, . v,, 4 .whpw , . ITOI AN C I A L EDITION' 1 (X fj M s ! J , ?, ;$.. '.. 1 . . V s r . rt.i.s- uentna lubltc ffie&get NIGHT EXTRA NIdHT EXTRA I'.V. V VOL. IV. NO. 126 PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY FEBRUARY 8, 1918 Cnrtnniir. 101S, Dt Tim I'cmto l.rrora Consist PRICE TWO CENTS' 'O' ft 1 1 y . TORPEDOING OF TUSCANIA BLAMED ON SPIES IN U. S.; U-BOAT FLEET IN ATTACK Submarines, Tipped Off by Secret Agents, Believed to Have Aimed Also at Vessels Carrying Notables Sammees, Intrepid in Face of Death, Sang "Where Do We Go From Here" Total Loss Placed at 101, Including 73 US. Soldiers AN HUSH PORT. Feb. 8. Major Wade, senior American military officer aboard the torpedoed transport Tuscania, was saved, it was OYSTER BAY, N. Y., Feb. 8. According to a cablegram received here today by the father of George M. Ludlum, a member of the 213th Aero Squadron, which was (board the ill-fated Tuscania, all members of that unit were saved. The message reached here by way of Washington. German spies, probably in the obtained the information that made rines to make n successful nttack upon last Tuesday evening. Important pcrsonnges are said 'convoy, and it is believed the U-Boats link the vessels carrying them. All reports show the two thousand ito have acted with the utmost intrepidity in the face of death. One boatload of survivors pulled away singing "Where Do We Go From Here?" Loss of life in the sinking today is estimated at 101, including aeventy-three American soldiers. "A expected today. War Department officials declare the bodies of United States troop3 BELIEVE GERMAN SPIES GAVE TIP OF SAILING OF By ED Germany boil Information of the other vessels, with Important personages iressed today by passengers on ships insport. k',A distinguished personage from another ship, who witnessed the attack. three torpedoes wero fired at his dared hi belief that the U-boat commander was acting upon Information Stained through the German spy system. Circumstantial stories told by British naval ofllcers today Indicated that I at leait one German submarine probably One of the rescuing destroyers. It I missed me," and gave the direction Irom which , It. was.Jjrcd.. - Another destroyer, speeding to the i U-boat Is believed to have been sunk. I although destroyers searched In that This account Is corroborated by other naval ollicers and passengers from other ships. Virtually all accounts agree that cania, one passing close under her stcrm. From tho number of torpedoes I Hred and the varying directions from which they came, It would seem there may have been a fleet of submerslbles The Dlan of mobilizing several f Instituted with tho sinking of the Lusltaula and has been followed In many I Instances when tho quarry was regarded O I'A ESTIMATE 101 LIVUS WUKU LUST; 29 AMERICAN BODIES MISSING LONDON, Feb. 8. With the number of lives lost on the transport Tuscania placed at 101. tho bodies of twenty-nine American so'illcrs wire still unaccounted for today. The latest estimate of soldier dead tria seionty-three. and of theso forty- fcur badly mutilated bodies had been ,Mhed up on tho Irish coast, about slx- 'tten miles from tho scene of the dls- According to figures compueu at me American Embassy, the lost and saveu totals follow: . Amcr. f Soldiers Seamen tl men on board 3110 SIR UUiInr 13 -8 Xicucd '06 ISO Bdlet recovered 41 Several Americans were Injured and about ninety are In hospitals suffering from exposure and wounds. , rsone or tno acau was aemiiii:u. men features were unrecognizable, and, as none had been assigned to definite army units, they did not wear the regulation Identification disks. UTMOST GALLANTRY SHOWN Advices from Londonderry and Bel fast said that when' the Tuscania was ..attacked tho men behaved with the ut- .saost gallantry. Strict discipline was ebserved, from the highest officers on board down to thn privates and seamen. There was no sign of panic at any time. i in transport was one of a consmera W convoy and every precaution had en taken to Insure safety. No lights "ere allowed on deck and tho men were under watchful destroyers, ready to n fire at a second's notice on any thing .resembling an enemy periscope, T a addition to tho ordinary dangers Of the DaSfiflPA whlel, tliA nnnvnv i-na jy,cr8lns It was known that several " uermany's most active U-boat com l danders at &,. h.i ,i.ia iM,.nBt. nf1 tn watchfulness of the' gunners . , ... ucairnyers. HESCUK ships ntisnr:r As soon as news of tho attack had law. nahd destroyers, .tugs, mine l"Wrs and, trawlera rushed toward IW1S seen V..,. ....... ...in. .,. (..." ".i even wim wiitr rescue KZr ,he 0M ot life probably would have 17. : I ,ca"r out ror the coolness and PMClDlln Af lh. An.APnAnH R Second Officer Lynas, of the Tuscania. r. ai savea, said that tho Americans SMIlaVOd Snlendhllv fln mnlnlnln.! ap- pct'dhclpllne throughout tho ordeal." line Americans' nerve did not rieaeri ; afts they had been taken nihnm k.powtrf i. built young Quardsman l Wleconsln. who had been swimming r more than nn hnti. It, th Int. n..i... Ljha Atlantlo before being picked up, jmvu cneerruuy from the blankets wtucn lie nad been rolled when ho ywiore, all t '.,,... 1 . t 1 , 'b .tUM I got cnoujh swimming learned here today. United States, are. believed to have it possible for the Kaiser's submit-1 the transport Tuscania off Ireland . to have been aboard ships in the attacked in force in an effort to odd Sammees aboard the Tuscania complete list of United States dead is that it will be possible to identify , recovered. TRANSPORT FLEET L. KEEN LONDON", Feb. S. coming of the. transport Tuscania and aboard, according to the belief cx- which accompanied the torpedoed own vessel later Tuesday night. He was destroyed during the nttack. was reported, wirelessed: "Torpedo Just spot, dropped a depth charge. The .No further trace was found of her, vicinity for a long time. two torpedoes wero fired at the Tus -engaged In the attack. U-boats to mako a sinking certain was as particularly Important, ... ,. to last mo for tho rest of my life," ho declared. Asked what the men did when the torpedo struck and the ship began to settle, ho scratched his head and drawled : "Well, I gucs most of us wero won dering how cold the water was. Then some of tho fellows sturted up tlio Star Spangled Banner and we all sang like hell." The coolness of tho American soldiers on the Tuscania was shown by nn in cident that occuned ufter most of the lifeboats had been launched The oars men of ono heavily laden lifeboat had Just begun to pull away from tho sinking transport when the doubhboys crowding the boat began, to slug lustily: "Where do wo go from here?" An unconfirmed report reached here from Londonderry that tho submarine , which sank the Tuscania had been I l.nnA.i -.. rt 1 , . 1 uihk'u uiiu nrru un ov il upHirnvni i,,, whether or not the U-boat was sunk or aamageu is not Known. It was learned today that at least , two torpedoes wero tired at tho Tus- Contliieil on Pace Hx, Column six RUMOR ALUEBlNVOYS ' EXPELLED BY SLAVS ' . .. "TT ' All Entente Diplomats Reported on ' way to fciweiien rrom Pctrograd 1 WASHINGTON. Feb 8. An unccn firmed dispatch to tho State Department from Stockholm dated February 7, re. eelved today, says all Allied embassies and diplomatic representatives have ' been expeueu nom jiussia and are en1 "Thenar Deptrtment saLd the last ' word from United States Ambassadot Francis was a dispatch dated Febru ary 2. ' i The dispatch received today stated' that two trains had arrived from Petro- grad, the first bringing he Rumanian dlpomatla corps, recently ordered out ot Russia by the Lenlne-Trotsky Govern ment. 'State Department officials declined to comment on the situation in any vvav. saying that the Information was no more than that contained In the Stockholm dispatch. No uneasiness Is felt ut till time for the perronal safety of Annus, sador Francis. Snow Wrecks Warehouse LAUREL. Del.. Feb. 8. A large ware, bouse at Hharptown, owned by 8. J. Cooper & Co.. was wrecked by pressure of snow on the roof. Farming Imple ments stored In the building were badly damaged and six persons, four women iml two men, at work making lard and orrHnnle In the building . narrnwiv l'oaped with (heir lives when tho roof ' (t n, ' ."w Ill-Fatcd Ship Carried Men From Philadelphia NINE I'hilndclphlans are known to have been on the Tuscania. One, First Lieutenant Richards Jnrden, is known to be among the sun Ivors. The list follows: 107TH KNGINF.F.US james Mccormick, first lieu- tenant, Engineer Reserve Corps; wife, Mrs. Eva It. Mc Cormick, 1 108 North Twelfth street. RICHARDS JARDEN, first lieu tenant, Engineer Reserve Corps; wife, Agnes T. Jarden, 30 West TulpchocKcn street, Gcrmantovvn. (Known to be saved). WILLIAM J. LAMBERT, scr gcant; mother, Mrs. M. It. Lam bert, 3739 Ludlow street. EDWARD E. BARDSLEY, pri vato; mother, Mrs. J. E. Bards ley, 2048 North Seventh street. ASCHLEY C. LEAVITT, private; father, William Lcavltt, 1811 Master street. (Enlisted from Calumet, Mich.) 100TH AERO SQUADRON CHESTER II. REED, corporal; father, Henry M. Reed, 55 1G Spruce street. WILLIAM II. DONNELL, pri vatc; father, Richard Donncll, 7514 Brewster avenue. 158TII AERO SQUADRON ALBERT R. JACOBS, private; sister, Stella S. Jacobs, 1218 Somerset street. EARL W. WIDDOP, private; mother, Mrs. Anna Widdop, 513 Rising Sun avenue. COL. ROOSEVELT 'GETTING BETTER FVFRY MINI ITP' l -,Y-,lv """Will T-, . . . JbnCOliraging Announcement P.iSmn n.,4- f TJU.,1 O ospital to Si .,!. uuk v aiuoiJiim iu i3i,i, at Rest Alarming Rumors Wilson Sends Sympathy in Note to Mra.Roosevelt WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. PRESIDENT WILSON today sent a message of sympathy to Mrs. Theodore Itoosevclt for the illness of Colonel Itoosevclt. The message follows: "May I not express my warm est sympathy and the sincere hope that Mr. Roosevelt's con dition is improving?" Ni:W YOItK, Feb. 8. Colonel P.oosevelt Is "getting bettor every minute," It was announced this afternoon nt the Itoosevelt Hospital, where tho former President Is conllned. Following ii visit to the Colonel, Douglas Hoblnson, his brother-in-law, made this statement: "I believe lie Is better than Jio has been for u couple of days. I wuh given to understand that he had spent u veiy restful night " Theso announcements wero made as tho result of a widely ell ciliated rumor that the Colonel li.nl died. This rumor was spread over the muntry by brokers' wires and resulted In a llood of tele grams being sent tn the hospital. Among those who called ut the hos pital today, but were not permitted to seo the Colonil, weie' Oscur Straus, of tho Public Service Commission: Admiral Albert (Heaves, captain of tho Ma flower during the' llooseve;t umiiiwraiiuii . wrorBe u. en.,.l,.nii tir.wilentl.11 secretarv fne ' . ,i.r,j.,n, ........ . u. orteiyou, presineiium eeciciury ior siocnn"i" - - - '....,.,, f. Itoosevelt: lllchard It. Ilurd, head of the , Transit Coinpauy 11 he compa h .r .awjers' Mortgage Company, and Mlss.ltces. Eighth and D.iu l'k ' ' losephlno Strker, his pilvato secretary, imposition vmis voiced against the base H00"8 u) Jel,: ." RESIGNATIONS TENDERED BY AUSTRIAN CABINET Vienna Dispatches to Amstenium Report Abdication of Von Seyd- icr ami Associates AMSTERDAM, Feb. 8. The leslgna tlon of the Austrian Cabinet Iibh been tendered tfc Emperor Carl, according to Vienna dispatches here today. The dls- n'.itches were. dated February 7. Austrian Premier von Seydler handed the resignation to tl"e head of the dual monarchy -. CHILD BURNS TO DEATH T ., Live Coal from btove Ignites Dress of Camden Girl Four-year-old Margaret Carpenter wub burned to death today In spite ot her father's efforts to save her when a live coal, falling from the kitchen stove ot her home 2828 Mitchell street. Cam den. Ignited her dress. Tho father. Solomon Carpenter, beati.u.. ,i,,i,i there be a deficit, the com out the flames, but the child died nt the door of Cooper Hospital, vvnere she Was, taken. Her blazing clotiung set fire to the kitchen. Might damage was caused before firemen arrived, Activity in Locomotive Market NEW YORK. Feb. 8. The revival of activity among the railroads In buying locomotives was marked by contracts being placed for sixty-seven additional engines this week. The total of orders placed, which were divided among five roads, called for an expenditure of about 85,000,000, the entire numbir going: to tho American locomotive Companyv ELLIS I'USEY PASSMORK Vice president of tho Franklin National Bank, elected presi dent ,)f the Federal Reserve Bank. PASSMORE HEADS FEDERAL RESERVE Franklin Bank OiTicial Is Chosen Governor of Phil adelphia District C. J. IlIIOADS RESIGNS The I mn ul of ROieinois of the rYderal Ilesirie Hank, ineetlnir this afternoon. neiVpted tho reslKnatlon of f'h.irles .1. Hhnads as poiernrir of the hank and eleeted Mills I'usey Passmore, he presi dent of the Kr.inklln National Il.mti, as his Hileiessor. i Mr Passmore Is widely linnun In banking circlet, lit. has been associated uith the I-'ranklln National Hank since 1902, two jears after tho bank was or ganized. I llo llrst was assistant cashier. Two I years later he was elected cashier, sue ceidlnir J. It, MeAllster, who became I president Mr Passmore was born February 1, J 18C0. on 1'h.intllly Kami, owned by hir father In I'eell I'otiolv. Mnrvlntul Un h tlip of ':"' '' i,'(1 MaVy k. (Lincoln) l'assmoie. HKeducntlon was obtained first nt a public school ninl later nt the Friends' Select School at UIs.iik Sun. Mil., from whenee ho went '" hwartlimore ("oIleBe, where ho was graduated In the class of 18IT3. graduated In the class of 18'J I Somo time after lealng college Mr. I Passmore became Identified with Phila delphia banking Interests. Ho has taken t an active interest in the urrnirs of me Pennsylvania Bankers' Association and was honored In 1911 by being elected president of that organization. Mr. Passmore Is a member of the Union League, tho Art Club, tho Hunt ingdon Valley Club nml the Swarthmore Club nf the Phi Kappa Psl Fraternity. He Is an enthusiastic golfer and Is a member of the Philadelphia and del ni.intown Cricket Clubs. He Is a mem ber of the board of directors of tho American Ice Company nnd Is on that company's finance committee Mr. rassniore marrieu t.muy t-iiey StiPlmlm ami has two children, Mary l.llinilil i uiwmuin ut ""'"- "" iMucuwo-e His homo Is at Coulter anl Slokley streets, tlerm.intown Mr llhonilH tendered his resignation a short tlmo ago. llo will tako up U Cicss work, In whlLh he feels ho c.u render better servicn at this time. P. R.T. APPROVES Increased Fare VOTE SEVEN TO ONE i. ..nl. -Mitt on trmtislt If'UM' WUH '" ' ' meeting of th- appi. .. --; - ,,,,,,,.,,,,. ,,...,1,1 ktricl.liolliei .s Ul n" ' ' . ... , and the vote was as follows: For the lease, jjj.ui-. Against the lease, 17.J71. Siodek not voted, iS0,C52 shares The meeting was uneventful. 1 nomas P Mitten, president of tho lliipld Tran sit Company, called It to order and In tioducid William M. Coates, a itock- holder, who presiuen Mr Contes nnnounceu me puiiiosn ot the meeting, and without delay T. James Fernley offered a resolution uiglng thi passage, of the lease. T h'ci, was quite lengthy , portion of the ordl inu inuiuiimi, embodied a mv i iinim T Tl k fin itriUllifiiliT A 1VT A ilTii i... i.n, Marnnn. .in.i Aniot leans the 'Th proutiinnt i.. t .. iiotntt'd hy "KAWSli LBAMl 11 WMm AtilUI ? ,- s?. i - -- r ..ZcU' bm 'Stockholders Accept lurKisn rorce virtually - Agreement and Possible Annihilated in battle -; , ,?; th.s!pK,rrinV1Kur,,r J '" mo,,umentaI large portion or tne oruinanco relative port lo nenerai .wuuy . oi no uniisn T ,1Kreement reached at a confer- OI a irouey seivice that had become . It was burning anu tne explosion oo to the lease. . . , .expeditionary foico In Palestine, began , tmlay i.etween representa-1 Intolerably wretched. ,-ui red as a consequence. Charles E. ingerso,,. one oi me siock- holder who had frequently expressed his disapproval of the lease, was not j There wero Just thirty persons I,, ,11 If any of t, em were . , lease tlievkent he fact ' to the lease tiny kept the fact present, present opposed to themselves, Most of those present appealed to be conversant with the terms of tho lease, but Dr. Anna Snyder, a s-tockholder who nttends all meetings faithfully, ques tloned Ellis Ames Italian!, special coun sel for the company, about dividends. Mr. Ballard explained briefly that it . n nftv-flfty proposition between the company nnd the city. He also told her n.ny would be privileged to Increase the VIe tj,c next step In the evolution of the ruse will be a meeting of tho board of directors of the company with oftlclnls of the city, when the agreement will be signed, subject 10 me i'inuiai 01 tne Pumlc Service Commission. Today's nctlon brings the matter of the new lease for the proposed high speed lines and other transit lines virtually to a close a,ftcr a stormy career reaching over several years.. Lease after lease was drawn and discarded by Mayors Blankenburg and Smith and their successive Directors of Transit. CITY WOULD BID ITS "BOYS" ADIEU i Phila. Parents Want Fare-, well Parade of Sons Bound "Over There" BAKER ORDER PERMITS Regiments Training for Serv-' ice Abroad May Turn Out in Cities Near Cantonments I'liiluitelphlii wants to see lti soldiers P.unilc heto before the) po "over liicio." This common thought uiuc tuil.iy In tlio minds of IMill.iilclplila fathers and mothers when they Jparnotl the order Just issued by Secretin y of War ll.il.cr 'li.it wherever pu'slhle tln icglments In training for hi lire In t'liinee he per mitted tn'p.u.i." In cities near tlirli laiitonmetits It hinted nf the possl bllil) (if seeing thlit ilty's Jii.uiirt Na tional Army men nl lini Me.ulc. Md . marching thiuugh the Httrets nf th"lr 1 "holm, town" In ii f.ireuell pantile tint uiiulil slum- uli.it nil plllvli'iit part nf 1 I'nch' Sun's new r niaehlne as inntrlliiitril l,y the diafted men thai iniiiihcil hno a motley tliioiiR last AllBIIt Tlie prlilleKc nf K Im; Its ho a IIk 'Kcnd-oft" heforo tho units co overM'ii and Into the war u ,,11 tin- city uantn. .The i-hoers of niih a faicwell, It was iH'intcu ...it. uouid s.cei the ,-oidiors for hattle and a.onse latent pati.o.Nm In ii', ...' ""i V . , ! ' "i,r 1 -,?: ' , '"'" fr Mi-imy '"P"i tiimiHh in" rwitnna uu'l tho prospect was ieioited this aftei niMiii from I'.inui Meade as wmd reached there that the way liajl been opened by Seiretary Maker for one more lslt home "So near and .Mt so far" Is the situa tion of the 3U.O0U rennslianlaiis in In tenslie training at the Mar) land can tonment, a scant 115 miles ftom Phila delphia. The enthusiasm i.f the troops was uuiuicurii nere. wneie ineinor es arc hem of the ntspiriiiK spectacle of th National iliiard liniments lMradlnir on ii rr their letliru from tho Mexican border The heaita of mothers, sisters, wliei and sweethearts beat fast because) of the possibility of seeing their loied onis marching among well-dillled troops gi.lng off to flRht for their country. Tho ln.uOO I'hll.idelphlans at I'anip Meade are scattered milling ni-nily nil the organizations there and In some units, like the 315th Infnntiy. the ncr- sonnet Is solidly ,' Philadelphia. The least that the city looks for the triumphant gnoil-liy parado of the Philadelphia units Further, It was pointed out that Phila delphia could bo made tho niecca for nil the military organizations cf this sec- ""' --, ............ tlon of tho State, Deslguitlon of the city as the parado ground for eastern .. ..... . ...., .. .. Brigadier Ueneral Nicholson, commandor at Camp Meade. It reads as follows: "Tho country has a deep Interest In Its soldiers It Is entitled tn see them In tl.elr military organizations when ever nn opportunity can be affoided without prejudice to their continuing In struction. I would therefoie bo glad to have ou Issue a general order to all commanders asi.ing mem u avail mem tcseH (,f oitportunitlcs for icvIcuh nnd I p.inuirH IU It'miiinin mm mum.- uimn ., ..uios none their several ramus" v York has had the, privilege of seeing some of its drafted men parading n that city. Ilecentl) a rtgunent irom Southeast of Dead Sea RETREAT IN DISORDER WASHINGTON. Fib. S. Aiab foices under command of the Sheik of Mecca have completely defeated a Turkish aimy operating southeast of the Dead Sa. olllclal dispatches leceivid I today state. In a sanguinary battle, wHch began January 30, the Aiab tribesmen virtually annihilated the entllo Turkls'i force, cap turing 300 prlsoneis, Imludliig the Turk ish oonuuander-ln-ililef nnd his starf, the repoit states, Thn Turkish loss In killed alone es- ceeded 400. i:'Khten inacllllle gun. two Inountain KUI1B , u arKe amount of f .. . . ., . lian,is Df the Ainbs . - ... Hie engagement, accorumg to the le. ui ixe, " '"""'"'7; "'""; liy of the De id Sea. 1 he Turks, badly. beaten , eft many liners seven machine, guns, one mountain gun and a largo quantity of booty, rttlrlmr dl. "f'ler. Pursuing Arabs overtook tho Tan, whe hf malnlnc forces weie rut to pieces, In the Jerusnlem sector, Allenby re- ports, lalltvay communication has been opened up with t.io Jerusalem 'railroad, which virtually assures tho British line of communication In the drive ucioss the Joidau to cut the Hejaz railroad If this campaign, which military critics predict is Allenby's plan of FtraUgy. Is successful, tho Turkish conununlcat'on Hue with Medina will bn luoken, Tribesmen under t.io Sheik of Mecca. or King of Mecca, ns tho former sheilf of Medina now designates himself, have been of great tsslstance to the British expeditionary forces In driving the Turk from the Holy Laud. Shortly after the Biltlsh campaign In Palestine got under way the sherlf, ruling over Mecca nnd Medina by the authority of the Sultan, declared the In dependence of Arabia from Turkish rule. t'ABHKR "f PKTIJK FUST, a powerful tory o( sale.man.hlp. appears today so pas. 13. i-HMisjiiama iroops wnuiti luruisn a linn nppeiues sironj;. in m- .....m... uocument would' Ih' forwarded to tho big day in municipal history. supplies, ciiUlpment and general .ondl- VuMlc ,r,lor, Commission, In Harris Secretary Baker's order wns Issued to i tlon this nriny Is tho equal of mi) in i,urKi j,y BH.c(l messenger, tho Chief of Staff for transmission to my experience. Action by Secretary Daniels followed the various army commanders. Including j wlH forcibly lmirereit In this morn- the receipt of many comnlalnts that trol- lamp I'pton was ordereil to .vnv lorn s . Zionists, with others of lower rank i ".""' .''.-'V . ?".,'V1" '"'" fiuua ills. ' . nP,iestrians. J. A. U Waddell. of lor a ItlB parado that tlirlllol Hie city. jo, as n aa a ,,irK( number ;a'r"S "";" "J , " ' s "n''alle, "? tl-e New York englneeilng firm of Wad. An Ann ,mn mim ''.re ESS ' ' -rlT1 ARABS WIPE 01 T j-L-- ' ,m ,aM r.1 5 :- hzfiz isfisss " -" v n ..i..j. lUin lllll riiri'Pl r.lHU'll nnmnnn Iau QUICK ONE HUNDRED RESERVE ANJCAl'OLIS, Mil., Teb. 8. One hundred young officeis of the naval lesoive corps completed a course of intensive training in clcctiical cuglnccilng hero today. They were ordered imme diately to bcivlcc at sea at the naval shore stations. GENERAL 11RUSSIL0FF ARRESTED IN MOSCOW COFEKUAGKN. Feb. 8. General JJrusblloff. conimamlcr-ln-iliief of the Hub.iIuii nnnles under Kcrcnsky, has been nrustcd in JUobcow accoiiling to Berlin dispatches received today. (Buii, blloff was appointed commander June 4, 10J7, and resigned two months later licr.uibc lie could not fully agree with Ke:c.sr.'y's democratis attitude toward the nvmlcs.) LIFTS "IIEATLESS MONDAY" RAN IN S STATES WASHINGTON, IVh. .s.- l-'tiel Ailiuliiitrntor Cnrllelil loilay lifteil the .Mnnitii) I'ltishiK older In Ninth ('nitillu.t, Tennctvcc, (leorsia, Kloi lila, Al.i hnuin, Mississippi nml I.oiilslima. Moderation of weather conditions made this, step possible, fuel administration otllclali declared. The order of pref erence in eoal shipments, established January 17. will remain clfectlxe anil the penally ntt.ielied to violation of it. The fuel administration also Issued petinlssion to furnish necessary roal on Mondays to heat mid llutit all work shops and lofts uertipled by members, of the International Ladles' (Jarment Winkers' I'uloti. FIRST 'VEST-ROCKET SUBMARINE FIGHTER' KEEL LAID ' WASMIN(iTOX. Keb. S -The l,ecl for the first of the fleet of the -vcl Pocket suhmatlne lighters" Henry I'onl Is tnuklUK for the navy n lul.l , CMtu,,,,iyi ,,, VUK, Sl.cretury Ullllch ,du,. VmMh K;lrie rord ljoal .h.i.s not et l.eiii iiaiiiiil, but that whatever name was nlven It olllclal!)- prob ably i ild be i opul.u I) replaced with AMMEESINBEST HEALTH AT FRONT ' . -. Splendid Work Being Done : . . , oy oaivaiion ivnny anu Y. M. C. A. ' MEN ARE VETERANS By HENRI BAZIN ....,. i.mi,- i.irr ' vlth tlic Amittcan Amu l J-rtmce it, f.Vnt'ilr, I'll!)' W'lTll Till'. AMi:ilH'ANS l.N 'Mil', Kli:i,l), Kcb. 8. Tlie health of the American troops now i ,., , . i, .,,,, Thinks to the In 1-ianio l.i excclle-.it In.inKs lo me dally foot Inspection, "trench feci lire unknown. Knee are ros), eyes bright . ... ,...!.. ....ii,.,. .tr Ing's walk through the trenches anu back to the villages ami caiiioiiuiviiin , by the pieenre of lied Cross, V SI i.. A and Salvntlon Army eontlngentH jusi behind the line.. Some of thcsalva to n Armv nre within shell range. ineir orcaiiU-itlon U the m.u eni muu " " ' " ". . . . . , it ii iiiiii run iiiiiiris?xL iiiiiinv i.nj i ... t ii i" COS HO nnnrest lb hearts of the S.iinni a f ita VKtlH.hp.irtcd effotts for tho (oinfort of the holdlern Thtee IiimIch cau HMO nTC nejrei'l Hit ""in - c. ... ,...,,. ii.irn socks, menu, clonics ,,m ,Vash dishes, as well as bake pics, i cookies nnd doughnuts for the no). After a quiet night, with c-innonadlng "",'"""? il ton, ko eterau One selves to con lltl is like ve 'raits. One would Iniig no th. A nerlc, .ns had n - , s . . ...i,...tii.. ii,.,.,. i nYeVow:-V ntnl eairemess, This applies to the lank and file with- ..t Avi.i.iitlan. A nlaitooii WJH blac kc. "" ... .. i , 111.110011 was mat lien- . i.. i,u .nvnnels to ol.v late reflection One Samniee said, "If 1 stick one of 1 them Itoches with this knife he'll Ket 1 n.OUll itunuii ST. LOUIS CAR STRIKE ENDS; MEN VICTORIOUS Union Wins Recognition and Service Will Re Resumed Willi Ratifi cation of Astrecmcnt sit i.oi'I Mo.. Ken. 8. The street car strike Is settled. It ended today after five da' duration In ii victory ,. hn nn f.n. anil cars will be nmraiM . , a ..o.i.inl o 1 eer is conuuanoinK in-- , .. .,. ..,.;.-. """ " " ."" "' rr. ,r,.iiev trans t. lor team iramc anu moriiiig. .-.o . f " '-; ',,"" '"" '".""""' orinuoi, or any part . ,, imn.ot.O i ind J12.000.000. will bo were mrovvn y iii ""e. . s- uhttoi ior sucn purposes as mav Im ' ,;.., .,i..r .. nier or US fect ,.Ve.. of the strikers and directors of the","" , ' i"" ".uements that will bo railways nt the Chamber of ma,' ' SVcrtiry Daniels when the 0,cVwm be ratllled by ,i, gM LIS!!."1 hl.m'hl" ""'moon Is tlmt he Conmieice v. 1 1 Mm r. Itlei striking uiotornien and , mornUu!. VM rut,flo,0 the rti onducl" im, treet-car rystem -car rystem 1 than 100 I i.ittlm 1... . will lemiiln paralyzed Less cars were opjrated tills morning, but before night the normal. 1200. will be out of the sheds. t Is expected, The agreement Includes iccoenltlon 0f the union with the open-shop proviso, no.il leaves tho question of wages and hours itc. for arbitration. It already has been accepted by union leaders nnd company olllclals. GETS TAX OFFICE JOB -r, J. W. Smith Named Cashier in Ger- mantown by City Treasurer Jefferson W. Smith, of the Thlitecnth Ward, was today nppolnted by Receiver of Taxes W. Freeland Kendrlck to the position of cashier of Brand, Tax Office No. 7, Town Hull, Qcrmantown, at a salary of 1 1 800, Another city appointment was that of Robert C. Ooal, 8013 Walker street, to an Inspectorship In the Bureau of High, ways at S1500 a year. NEWS OFFICERS ORDERED TO DUTY! u nlcknanic. - DANIELS PROBES ! CAR LINES HERE - . Wavy Secretary Starts In- , .. . t-, ., vi:oiiyiii,iuu r unuwuijj Complaints SAYS HE WILL ACT Tiauslt conditions In Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Allegheny County were placed under personal Investigation to- day by Sccretnry of (he Navy Daniels. At the s.tmo time City Solicitor Con- "clly announced that ho had sent word '" ,loth branches of Councils that his . . , ., ,,, ., , . ... . - ,-..... ,it,(,n ., iv & . i, ,, nf ue ,,air m (la). 1)r (wo ,Ic gu(, t)at wlell (lrilul fO lllia s.lt luffli.tlr., A l.u . . ley service In Philadelphia mid Pitts- nurgli was Interfering with tho onera. tlon of munition plants. I Congressman M. Clyde Kelly, of Uraddock. had a conference vvh ,h, I Secretarv io,inv n ,i, .. ,, .called upon Mr. Uan'els for the nurpoKe .. . " " r ' -J niuiMiuii) i mt oi Kl!iifr support to the complaint which ('nininnilnrn hintLt I.. !.- .. fiifnf-f'ttmiQ Im ti... nittLi,..i. .n,....i. has forwarded to tho .Secretary IVTI'Vimj rr-A .......- m iw .-u.ui.i ui.Mi Tho Secretary Informed Congressman ,. ,, ........ -rf ,,,... . UilKll--l.-lll.ll IvellV that he linil be,.n nrali-l,in ,,...,. plaints nbout the hlndranco to war work Tho act sas - -i iiniiii'is. fr "',l,ch f 1' ":,r "'"terl.il Is b,vlg , , nlu ,,. ,. ,,,,, ,IrilklIo mni.urv wol,, , "- ut- in anu iron, mese punts. After ln (ViiniiltAii litu a.At-umvi 1 n it.. ..1 . ...m, ,.1w,. ,.. ........ . ., .. :: 7 "... ' . :" " W -'"""'". '..'.. jih ' ...r inaur, .0 me j-resuient. win tiirrv in in.iiifr m fii Prnvi . un. WOP.KEP.S SEE DAINIEI.S Twenty lepresentntlves of tho 1)000 . .. ii.. ii. 'iiuifx) nullum iiim iiiiii rnnrn in m i ,.,,.1. ---"s. vif,iit IXTiSI, meihanlcs nnd other skilled shop work- ,i,in 3000 fret ut each end). It Is pre cis of tho Philadelphia Nav) Yaid . left Uroad Street Station for Washing- I Contlnunl on I'ate Two. Colomn Three um ui i ;n ocioik tins morning to ask , Secretary of the1 Navy Daniels to com- mnndeer the Philadelphia Itapld Transit Company's lines to and fiom the yard In order that adequate transit service I may be provided. Michael Francis Doylo went alont; to Intrnrfiipn Mm nn .,... i Secretary and to assist them In lire- i selitlnif their e.iso ' I The men went with tr r.ii.. ... , Read Admiral Henjamln Tappan, who had pleaded and pleaded In vain with me i-nimueipn a itaniil Trnnslt Cnn.,,,, nml ,.ty authorities for the rei,. .i.. I ;i!lcr.Bo' " ';-y- ;f" "o1;s",.,s reduced 20 per cent hy the collapse of The whole hlstnrv Ae ,t,l '" attitude towatd the rt llfbTJSni "'" 'c lOIie ...... ....., ti,iip iu Hiiii irom tile vnrrl f on.hn.d . .-e Vojn VoU,,nn three I KOWI.ES niJ TIIR inu T n eTT nni.- . . -. . u vuuwi rt, ii, 1 A,UI.I C - t i . . . . u...... ocll u u,p,o to Ulllcials ' il" and Workers at Hog Island 1 Shlnvni-,1 1 anipyaui ' Rear Admiral Francis T. Bowles to-' uy sei un example ior officials and , ,inrl..n u, .I.A linn. I.I....I ...... . I I ..w...v,a ... ,..c .in,, iniaiiu snipyurd bH going to the plant at 7 a ,111, for all-day work In speeding up the shipbuilding program. Admiral Bowies, designated by the Government to supervise operation of the Government-controlled shipyards at Hog Island, Bristol and Newark, In spected the yard and put In several hours ot office work with officials of the American International ShlnhniMir,,, Corporation. BIG DELAWARE BRIDGE PLANS ARE COMPLETE f Mammoth Suspension Structure Approved by Officials FINAL DETAILS UP IN MEETING ON MONDAY Huge Span Will Cost $12,- 000,000 and Stretch 1745 Feet LARGEST IN THE WORLD Wide Roadways and Spiral Approaches Among Great Features iiim.awaiii: nitiiim: ri,.s 'cts I'eiinjlnirln-Nevv Jersey Ilrldg , Cnnimlsslonera lime romplete nlnn fop ttlsprnshiii brldse between rhlladeU lihln nnd Caindetl. Splrl nptirmirlies nt bntli ends ob vlnte i nut of bind enndetnnatton for strnlitbt nppronrlies 3000 fret Ions. Suspension spun to be 114.1 feet from pier to pier, or the longest of Its Ulrfil In the world. I'our railway tracks, two forty-foot rondnas nnd two twelie-foot prom eititdes fnrnlsli neronimndntlonH for nlj tbisses of Iritvrl. Nplrnl nppritneli nt foot of Arrh street brtwrrit Tiers 5 nnd 10 may bo moilltlril to permit exit to Front street rnther than Delaware avenue, ns orig inally phinned. Center of tbree-deck spiral, with per rent Krmle rnndiTnys, con be used fur market bouses nnd recreation cerf ters. 1'iiiit passengers will leave brldre by ttTo rsrnbitors at both terminals. New lirblue will rleur eliannel rer tlritlly by 1.12 feet nt hlft-h water and entire brldue width will be 114 feet. New Jersey commissioners a unit fur plan, which Is snlil to have, tentative- Hpprovn! of rennsjlvunhv comi mission. Tho Phlladelphla-CaiiKlen bridge, for years a dream of theorists, .Is much nearer an actuality than mot residents of tho twin cities renllze. Official plans for the long-talkcd-of structure are X'lr tually complete, and only detail matters of engineering will be Considered at a Joint meeting of the1 Pennsylvania and New Jersey Commission In Moyor Smith's office next Monday. Tho entire membership of the New Jersey commission .is committed to (he latest bridge plan, and the samo Is true to a great extent among tho Pennsyl vania commissioners. New Jersy engi neers nre a unit, while Director Webster, of tho Department of Wharves. Docks and Ferries, and Director Twining, of tho Department of Transit, although not 'finally committed to tho lutost plan, ar' said to favor Its principal features. Di rector Datesman. of tho Department of UD" ' I"". " i" I """? ' "" W.!" Public Works, Is wrestling with the ques. . " ul "l,(lul"' " "' '"- ware uvenue to Front street. SUSPENSION nniDOE A suspension bridge, with the largest central suspension In the world, und with graceful outlines and spiral ap proaches Is the plan upon which olfl cials back of the tv In-city project nre depending to solve economical questions and to provide the maximum facilities Ilurke. who comprise the commission ap- liovetnor urumnniiEii. which between 1715 longer ,er the ill be 15 feet ma '" The layout provide a clear width of ' fect b(.twccn I)lernea(, .c''inneTllOeV0rtical clearance above mean anurv !iiii';iuiaki.ri rlearanee. for naMgaxion khiu 10 oe raoro ..jii i.... a nr nil tVin nAriln nf h man i.uuiv..-..i. - - ..,. in'onier to minimize the cost of land and property damages for the long ap. ...., fhut would be ronulied (mora MAN BURNED TO DEATH Attempt to Fill Lighted Oil StovO "lln,J"' "'. . . Causes Fatal Explosion A" explosion of an oil stove In tha l,. nf tnlm Dunn, of 2817 High strtet, rsnui. last night mauc a .luinin lorcn of him nnd caused his death soon after m Copper Hospital. Thn v ctlm. wno was siaiy-iivj jtar. i,i .. tilling the stove with oil whlla THE WEATHER rom:oA8T 1 ior riiinir,jmiu unu nu... u.r "'""" lrf(" 1o,veat I""" a1'ou , ,. . ... t i.. .1...JI ((lJ .Mlv warmer, frith rain in the afternoon ana moni; nam eajicny 4 t .trlnil. ?: i.i'.nc.tii or DV jrv fcun rises.. 7.03 a.m.isun sen,. ai p.sa,.; . vvvvuk UIVKIl TII1K CIIANOE3 .... ....,... rwstnvit -. LrVa it.Kn'i'J chestnut btrekt y. 1 nw water, nsw a.m. ,w vraier. o:si p.m.- t -z Jnii "atenUtn a.n,.iuh wat.r.naa p.m., , - TEMl'KKATVKr. ..i r.v-ii nui. . ;tl, - Tut) 1 10 In lis-l 1 I 8 I I l,rN. uAsS n"l3i 3 'aV taa' 14 is )mT .A ?$ ZIZ v -.jcw Today's Installment .of Governor rennypacKer Autobiography t WII.I, HE FOUNII ON rAOB I ' OF THIS I88UW - ", j i "" s s . .r r !' ., tf t , ttJll , S m W -sa liVti . m m " L!& J?v 1 , 4 W n-? rntMl VM 14 lsl . -fu2 $ .'1. C - " s ifeiiMii v ',tv J . ' . n . v.,. v 1 - iiw ' .. . ,-r" AjftC-Vi ?:?.' 'VsU'J.. ' 'i.i-. ..' ...." j... leVi. , f IfAIV
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