M. of. l" rt. .j ij V- Euentrt0 public flfedger J,J1m,W -j v .t v; NIGHT EXTRA Mltt4!13A FINANCIAL EDITION 1 I VOL. IV. NO. 130 sr ISWISS FEARFUL OF INVASION BY GERMAN FORCE i pitfle Republic Threat- ,enea wiui r uuj uj. Belgium ,t HINDENBURG LAYS PLANS RMay Hurl Great Force Against lit. French Right Flank, Disre- W' carding Neutrality By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS (CcPvrloM, lilt, lv the United Press) .i fiTotr'tT Kivlt.zirlnnd. Feb. 13. l . ..-.. T)..l:,,. a Ru-lf-zerln'mpH Alter jpeiB'"1" " "" tarn next i Hlndenbure is mossing troops against the French right flank with vit stores of ammunition with many guns. 7( flip neoDie nere are trcniui; ft. whether the treaty of 1815 will be t the next "scrap of paper." $ Germans in Zurich are openly l boasting tnat lAiuenuuru vuum 1 smash the Swiss army in forty-eight ; -hours. ft PRUSSIANS BRAG OK POWER f The Prussians, while gorging them & selves on tlttto republics, brae they 'ft could occupy this city mo um ...... f. They declare Switzerland's 1600 ma I rhino guns, sixteen' six-Inch cannon, !,.' .i.i,. h!iterles of three-Inch field guns w . H .v nf ammunition are In- ij. ana pmnn m.uv . - - lufflclent to cause muen trouoic. IT They say thero aro only 100,000 fe troops under colors, and that of these if. out 45,000 are on the German border, which could bo swept aside mid France entered before 'the remainder of the Swiss could be mobilized. The consensus of opinion of persons j, I hae talked to Is that If Hlndenburg r .. . . t,.. i,.A.ian,i i 'does not attempt to cross Switzerland In 1 '. in effort to turn the Trench Hank It will V be because he considers It strategically i , INVASION FULLY I'l.ANNHD t am told tho Ocrmaiis Iih,vo planned the Imaslon to the last detail; even kkeleton gocrnments for the cantons (Swiss Stitos) exist. At the trial of a number of suspected ples lit Veey documents placed In evidence named a ce.rtaln tailor as the ' Mayor Qt a toi upon Prussian occu- patlon. tx- Today Switzerland la struggling at- tantly not only to maintain us neuiran fi Wltlfor Independence Itself, fjjrnmn agents are threatening the tunch republic with reolutlon, hop In he reolutlon wlll.spread Into Italy nl France. The Prussians boast the rii,msn im1a ar. Vittr rllfirlntlned 'V than the rest of the world; that It 'rolutlonary docirlncg are scattered .oroadcast .other nations will wticvumb. "while Ocrmany wll remain unscathed. rrtUSSIAN ACIKNTS AT WORK ' Switzerland Ms swarmlns with agents . of tho rrmslan war purty, niKcusslng ' the question of what the Russian Bol i shelk movement lould have hoped to ' eeomplsh In wltierland. France. Italy. J Kngland and een America, the cele- brated Journal do flenec declared: j "A great reolutlonary wae, coming f from tho Orient and crosilng rjermany. Is now swirling nt the foot of the Alps. Concerted, methodical Internationalist agitators are gronlng In other cities. These tend to prnoke by lolencc a ', riutlon which, from Switzerland, f would gain neighboring-countries." ( The paper Is one of the most BUbstan Jf Hal In Hurope. The warning was prompted by sensational deelopmentH k. .if ih. Ijb, fur url.M (hrnlielinnt (!fr ijjiwan Switzerland. jef Labor troubles are Inireaslng. Purely f political siriRBS imc aivvauy uuuurrcii. It j, Others are brewing. I hid told they are tj,ill Inspired by "foreigners not belong ) lng. to Allied countries." 4 LABORITHS" DKMANDS Iff 'The latest menace came from tho rad j, leal Laborltea, foreign-Jed, In the shape w' oi an uiiimaiupi iu uic i.vj.ciiiiiicni, ur ft manding withdrawal of certain war h! meaiures, Immediate release and In t demnlflcatlon of deserters who are forced R tn work and comnleto demobilization of I'J1 'the armv by May 1. The Laborltes declared that If within forty-eight hours after the ultimatum Contlnned on Taae FlTe, Column One BIG .APPROPRIATION BILL Urgent Deficiency Measure in House .Calls for More Than f 1,000,000,000 i WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. The largest wr'iJUttiiuii mil Ul CIIW Jlivacill noaiuil will be presented to the House tomorrow. V, It Is the urgent deficiency bill, carrying appronrlntlons of more than $1,000,000,- ',000 to meet' expenses of running the 7 'war machine up til) July i not taicen f crt of In tho regular appropriation bills. '. The estimates submitted to the appro- y pristloni' committee totalled Il,600.oqp,- M 'o!o : ibl. i vvt uw. llio conimiuco ifrtrvu vil ovv,- ,000 as not absolutely necessary at (, ini line, cnairman nneney saw uiuay (' hi expectd the' bill to bo pasntd before ,t Halurday night. SIX MORE SAMMEES DEAD h General Pershlnt? Notifies Washinc- KJt toil nt Further flssllnltiei t& .WASHINOTON. Feb. 13 Six deaths Ittnong ihe'Amertcan expeditionary forceaJ Ij.ii riniicQ ncrv - ririruricu iruiw- K,sTam from Qerieral Pershlnr today. The k,aa; KPJUY4T1S FRANK ORKEN, Ferrldale. iaHVATIl WILLIAM noqKRS. R. V. 3y 'D. !. BUnhelm. a C. ,EROEANT KKNT S. IMTCHIH. gun- i ,ii9l wouna. ?uui rori I'epnsyivHnia "VratMet. Indlanannlls. Ind. f JJtlVATK. JAMKS S. BRUMLKV. Fay- .,;.ttwvlll ,'r.nn I' RIVATK 'BWfr HOWAn, rallroid GROUNDHOG MISTAKEN; ROBINS ARE ON THE JOB Mild Weather to Continue, Says Weatherman, 'Mid Signs of Early Spring It begins to look as If Hr'cr Ground, hog made n serious mistake on February 2 when he crnwled back Into Ills llttlo hole In the ground Just because Old Sol' reflected his shadow. For the last Tour days the ancient superstition of the groundhog und his fix weeks of extra severe winter weather has been shat tered, It has been so warm, and ns Mr ahend as the Philadelphia forecaster can see. It Is to contlnuo warm Ileal springtime weather Is due' To stay awhile, at least, for the first heralds of the gentle senson have made their way as far north as the suburbs of Phila delphia, On the Main Line this morning commuters reported the first robin and tho first whlppoorwlll,. To support the arrival of the warm weather heralds the weatherman said today nnd tomorrow would continue to be fair and warm, with the highest tem peratures about tho same as yesterday's high point of 53. LUGGING SCHOOL BOOKS DANGER TO CHILDHOOD Campaign Begun to Stop Practice and Overcome Tendency to Round Shoulders A campaign to prevent public-school children from canning more hooks tlmn they actually need to nnd from theli homes and between clnssrcoms Is being Inaugurated by William Stecher, dlrectoi of physical education. TIiIh was begun today In the Edward T. Steel rubllc. School, Sixteenth nnd Cayuga streets. "A child delights In carrying a num ber of bookB and ns many other posses sions ns can bo lugged around," said one of the physical directors. 'This re sults In children becoming round-shnul. dercd. Wo aro launching a campaign to stop this practice. Each teacher Is to see that oory child In the class carries only the books that are abso lutely necessary." LIMIT SUGAR PRICE TO 8 1-2 CENTS POUND Maximum for Eggs G7 Cents May Fluctuate Up to Marks Set by Jay Cooke I Prices for eggs and sugir may fluitu- axe in me lucurc, nui not nesomi U7 tenia it unreu lur kb uiiu a 'ft vein nd for HUfari or 9 cclt) ,.,., q s tho latest mandate of County V ueiiin m'i-ii iui kko iiu o - leiilfl ill This 'ood ( Administrator Jay Cooke and he sas that It's going to be llcd up to from now on, Hawaiian sugars are vlrtuallv eff the market The prices quoted by tho fond administration are on Cuban sugars, which, with the Louisiana products, will from now on constitute the bulk of the sugar supply of the country. JOHN D. ASKS POUR DEPUTIES Needed to Protect Pocantico Hills Home, He Tells Sheriff NKW TORK. Feb. 13. iJohir D. Rockefeller has Asked for four special deputy Hherlffs to guard his gro-unds and tho home of his son, John II. Rocke feller, Jr.. at Pocantico Hills. B. M. Kills, superintendent for Mr. Rockefeller, has advised Sheriff Nosslter that the deputies are needed to protect the grounds and keep trespassers away. Sheriff Wlescndanger assigned Mr. Rockefeller four commissions as special deputies three jears ago. These ex pired with Mr Wlesendanger's letlrc ment from odlce sit weeks ago. Sheriff Nosslter will appoint the dep uties ac hnon as Mr. Kills nominates four subordinates, for the commissions. "POLAR BEARS" PLAN DIP Polict$ien to Take Plunge Into Ocean's Icy Waters Policemen Thomas Hradley and"Jolin Lawler, the two "polar bears" of the Fifteenth and Locust streets station, are making plans to take n plunge In the Icy waters of tho Atlantic, and for that purpose will Journey to Atlantic City on Sunday. They expect to be In tho water bright and early Monday morning, It Is the boast of each man that he has never had a cold or been seriously III during many jears of service on the force. GARFIELD AGAIN DELAYS Report He Will Revoko Monday Or der Late Today WASHINGTON. Feb. 13. Fuel Ad ministrator (lartleld's formal order dls continuing heatlesa Mondajs was again deferred today, 'it was said at the odlces of tho ad ministration that the announcement probably would be forthcoming late this afternoon. UNCLE SAM TO RAISE PAY Horizontal Increases for All Gov ernment Employes in Prospect " i WASHINGTON. Feb. 13 Horizontal Increases In pay for all Oovernment em ployes will bo carried In a bill soon to bo drafted by tho House appropriation committee, Chairman Sherley said today. Tho Increases will probably range from 10 to 20 per cent. Tho mounting cost of living has caused many representatives to Intro duce bills granting Increases to the em ploves of various departments during tho present session. These -bills will be combined. ROOSEVELT PROGRESSING Condition Continues to Improve. Doctors Are Cheered NKW VORK, Feb. U. Colonel Roose velt's condition continues to Improve, His physicians today said they were gieatly cheered over the progress he Is making. A bulletin Issued from the Roosevelt Hospital this afternoon said; "Doctors Martin and Duel report very satisfactory progress for Colonel Roosevolt. He Is, of course, weak, but, on the whole, his condition Is most satisfactory,',' , . . - U. S.- TRANSPORT F.IX1ATED ATIiANTlf CITV. Feb. IS A United States transport, which vent aahoro yesterday In tho fog pear, tbo north end of Beach Haven, waa floated this morn,- Tho transport vvasvpulled fron the sand bar ,by , tvyoiu whloh . warn AUSTRIANS MAY RENOUNCE TEUTON JUNKERS TO MEET UNITED STATES' DEMANDS President Will Make Peace With Dual Monarchy Only in Case People Break With German Militarists Possibility of Separate Pact With Vienna Strong, Washington Believes, and Wilson's Address Is Considered Invitation to Masses of Kaiser's Ally Hy JOHN H. HEARLEY ROME, Feb. 13. Pope Benedict welcomes President Wilson's latest address to the enemy and the world as "nourishing the peace seed, which Is already sprouting," it was learned in Vatican circles today. The Vatican bcllccs the responsibility has now been hquarely put up to German militarism, which must answer the President's declarations. The Pope confidently expects early replies, especially from Austrian Foreign Minister Czernin. By ROBERT J. BENDER t'ultrii rft Staff Corrrivontlrnt lUopurlghl, ISIS, bu the United TrrnJ WASHINGTON, Feb. la. Peace between the United States and Austria can come only when the Austrian people break with the German Junkers. Possibility of such peace is stronp. To drive home the former statement while convinced of the lattci one, President Wilson made his momentous address to Concrcss, the United Press can state semiofficially today. The President wants the Austrian people to know that this is not a I swashbucklinc nation. His address feeling spreading throughout tho world and at tho same time to Bcrve notice on the German Junkers that America is not gulled by the vagaries of Von Hcrtling. In seeking a definite interpretation of the President's message, tho United Press sought also to clear up fundamentally a peace or war message. It was both. The President is more than ever determined to wage the war to .1 successful termination, but all times he is prepared to meet the Teuton peoples in negotiations for peace. A separate peace with Austria' can come if she will break with Germany. The Picsidcnt has not backed down ftom his original stand in peace. He will not deal with the German break away from tho absoluto control of Von Hindenburg nnd Ludcudorff. They need not dethrone their Kaiser, who is regarded by the President as a tool in the hands of the militarists, but they must inaugurate electoral reforms such as will nssurc this Government's dealing with the people of Germany, not thc'Junkers. There must be no armistice with the German military party a peace that merely would allow It to prepare for another war. Strong arm rnethods in Germany must yield to democratization. As for details of the other bases for peace, the President is willing to be shown if his views aro not the most practicable. I'NDI.R TWO FIRKS ' The IJerman-controlled Austrian iov- eminent Is under two fires the ilemandu of tho people for peace and the demands of the Herman Junkers for continuation of the war. That the people in the end will win is the conviction of tbo Presi dent. Tho (iermaii militarists must even tually bieak under tho destruction of their false pioml-es. They ridiculed the American niniv but that was before they saw that this country Is preparing, not for 11 eai's expedition, but for a war that will last Indefinitely to win her alms. The Austrian peoplo after AMERICAN GUNS SCORE TRIUMPH Violent Night Bombardment o Enemy's Lines Accom plishes Purpose WITH TUP. AMKR1CAN ARMY IN FRANCK. Feb. 12 (Delayed). American artillery triumphed oxer the Germans In the gun duel which began with jesterday's (biood-red sunset and continued until today's dawn. It Is not yet permissible to announce tho object of the American firing, but tho bombardment entirely accomplished Its purpose. All night long the sky nickered and flared as tho gun flailhes danced like wlll-o'the-wlsps up and down the hori zon. No Man's Land was continuously al most as light as day. with myriads of star shells and green, orange, yellow and red rockets shooting up from the Roche trenches in anticipation of an In fantry onslaught. There was little Infantry action during tho night and today. There was routine patrolling and sniping, but no clashes oc- CUThe "unusually good visibility prevail ing today brought out numerous Allied and enemy airplanes. The sky was periodically broken out with black and white ahell puffs. ...., An Omaha reserve lieutenant dined comfortably at the offlcera' club tonight, after a narrow escape from death or capture during 'a daylight raid over tho Metx Industrial region. The Omaha officer and numerous other Americans, flying with a French squadron, encoun. tere stiff opposition from enemy air- Plhes , ... The Nebraskan turned hla machine gun on a Boche, who returned tho fire. Tho Nebrarkan'a machine waa literally riddled and Its gas tank was punctured. But ho dropped hie bombs and returned to hie own lines. "I think I'm going to like thla bomblnr game." he said, then aBked for a second helplrig of Ice cream. British and French Liners Safe. AN ATLANTIC .PORT., Fev( 13 A British liner nd a French, liner docked . .Li. ..ri' Inil.vf . Ulu Ann HAnun PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1918 was designed to answer the peace doubt as to whether or not it was I Junkers. The German people must j i"" i-rrhiurni mane ins msi war aims spee. h to Congress demanded strongly tho throwing off of tho Junker Inter ference. For a time It looked as If they would vein. Czernin wavered hetween tho crossfire and then yielded oncp more tn tho tiermans But once again tho President has stiuok out to show the Austrian the futility or their alliance. And his mes Mge might have been shortened to read "Break away from tlermanv and the democracy o America win receive sou Stand by Germany and jou must take (onllnued on I'ato rite, C'alunin ne 1 GERMAN FIRM'S CASH SEIZED BY GARBARINO Rai(1 on Schutte Koerting Co. Take $50,000 in Fischer Home Armed with search warr.tnts, two squads of agents of the Department of Justice,' under Frank L. Garbarlno, tn. day searched the homo of Mrs. Adalbert Fischer, at 6001 Wlssahlrkon avenue, In Gerniantown, and the plant of the Schuette-Koertlng 'Company, at Twelfth and Thompson streets and seized papers that Garbarlno says prove beyond a doubt that the plant and tho homo were owned by Germany and that all monies had been sent there to Koerting. In the home of Fischer tho agents nlso found and helzed (50,000 in gold. It is expected, said Gabarlno today, that the home, plant nnd casli will be turned over to the alien property admin istrator, A, Mitchell Palmer. Federal authorities today said that the law firm of Prltchard, Saul, Bayard & Kvans, In the Land Title Building, was acting as counsel for Mrs. Fischer and that they were busily engaged In transferring stocks held In her and Fischer's names to other ostensible own ers. While no woman can be interned as the law now stands. If the wife of Fischer can be held on any civil charge or If she or the other members of the firm of Schutte-Koortlng Company have violated any civil law, they will be arrested at once. Curfew Law Now in BoTdentown BORDBNTOWN, N. J.. Feb. 13. The City Commissioners of Bordentnwn at their meeting last night passed the cur few ordinance for Bordentown on Its third reading, prohibiting children under sixteen years of ago from being on the streets at night after 9 o'clock, unless accompanied by parents or their guard ians, $50,000 Fire Loss in Shenandoah rOTTSVILLC, Pa, Fob, 13 flre entailing a loss of J50.000 deetriyed'a large warehouse and Ha Contents of flour, hay and grain on West Coal, street. Shen andoahr today, belonging to Convllle Broe, of Shenandoah. It" la believed crossed wlrea was the origin. TJ - RUMANIANS WILL BATTLE TILL END; GERMANY DEFIED Teuton Ultimatum De ; manding .Immediate i Peace -Is Ignored TRUST IN THE ALLIES I (Though Surrounded by Foes, Troops Occupy Bessarabia. Disarm 300,000 Slavs WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. Rumania has Ignored (lcrmaii)'s twenty-four-hour ultimatum "to conclude Immediate k ace " Arrordlns t a message dashed by wireless from Jasey to Salonlca and re lajcil by cable lodu to IT. Constnntln AngnUri'.i, Rumanian Minister here, Ru mania has "disdainfully Ignored" cr mnn'n thriut and "will sunlxe or per ish with tho Allied cause." With Teuton dlUsloim on one side, the llnlshelkl on the other, and many miles away from a friendly force, King Ferdinand's plucky nation Is fighting harder today than ecr before, accord ing to oflklnt dlputches received here. OCCtlPV Hi:SKARAI!IA I Rumanian troops, tho cable rtntcd, hao crossed the itixer pruth and now occupy the entire Russian province of umarat.u. win, i, recently deciami its Independence. Rolhhcvlk ttoo.s have been defeated ln several battles mid uTZIlyTirZl' slonal government. Rumanian Interven- . Hon came after Ilessarabl.i bad appealed ' for assistance tn check the ravages of Russian troops which were pillaging tho country and destroying military supplies. One force of 300.000 Russians, for meily under command of Oeneral Tcherh.itc hoff, bavo been driven across the Dniester, where they were disarmed 0Ured( by tho Fkralnlaus, tno uispaicn de- llesvarnm.i nas nccnnio ii Ru- inanlan protectorate with the approval of Ukraine. Tjtie Rumanian (situation, while scriin. has Improved -.omowhat since the (iov einnient decided to continue In tho world war Arrival nf (Sernmni's ultlmctum on the heels of 1'kralnlan peace, threw the country Into dci-pondeiic.v. The Min istry, rather than suffer the humiliation of submitting to dishonorable peace, re- signed. Public sentiment then came Into action and. backed by tho wholehearted support of the nation, the (lovernment hurled Its defiance Into tho faca of tho Knlser. Whcther'Rumanla can withstand a do lerilllned, offensive by th" Central Pow ers Is' problematical," military ""crlllcs ngiee. The civilian populace Is now ex isting on one bread ration per week, to dav's cable decloied. livers thing Is iiiiik elven ungrudgingly lo tho army Whose various ' morale Is high In splto of Its prec position. FAITH IN VICTORY" Tho linveinnient and people decided Irrevocably tn cast the din with full btmiLlAfti-n nf ItH tTiiiRnrniences. The former unintentional bettaal of tho Al-1 lies, a mistake which forced the evarua- Hon or seven-eignins 111 inc country up foro the advancing Austro-fiernian legions, has not dampened Rumania's faith In ultimate triumph, Rumanian statesmen heio sav. Diplomatic' Washington was prepared to see Rumania conclude a separate peace even before I'kralne surrendered. With tho coupe of the social revolution- Ism 111 South Russia and the consumma Hon of tho Ukraine-German peace pact!ncIlty mentioned by George J. Baldwin ICC Iilini-UILUicn, .Miii, ,,,. n wi,,.-t was expected momentarily. Today's 1 dispatches seemed almost Incredible, RAIN l'LOODS BUFFALO Rowboals Uscd seei-vr. men nescuca v rom ice r ioc BUFFALO, N. Y.. Feb. 13 Rain and melting snow flooded more than a square mile of the city The water In mora than twents streets floated furnltut i around on the first floor of hundreds of homes and row boats became tho c nl means of transpottatlon. i At Woodland Beach early today nearly, . , , ,, . . 100 fishermen were rescued from nn Ice I 'ST LOUIS. Mo lct. 13 flofe which had broken looso from the. John T Adams, cf Iowa, today an.' sciith shore of Lake Krle, Five of the, nounced his withdrawal from the con. fishermen, who were adrift on n smaller . , , . ., , .,. i,,.i,ii.. floe, were brought la by tho coast cunroi'"1 for "-'balrnian of tho Republican In ,i powerboat, AVIATOR EXPECTED TO UIE Son of General March, Injured Yes. terday, in Serious Condition FORT WORTH, Tex, Feb. 13 Tlio!1"1' J"st wtlHt le1 to " withdrawal of death of Lieutenant Peyton C. March. '"J"'" ?"?, not d,'1Ul.8"1 , ., ,. , . t- ii,.,a i... ...i.rH,,. ..,.,.. ciJ I Hnvs Is the candidate of the Pcrklns- Jr., Injured late jesterday when his airplane crashed a thousand feet to earth, waa expected momentarily today, according to base hospital authorities at Hicks Field. His skull was crushed. Mrs. John Mllllken, of Washington, D. C, was reported en route to the bed. side. Lieutenant March Is the son of Major General Peyton C, March, who Is to become chief of staff. REPORT SHIP TORPEDOED U-Boat Lands Thirty-seven Sur- vivors of Oferino at Canary Islands MADRID, Feb. 13. The stenmshlp Oferino has been torpedoed, It was re ported hero today. Thirty-seven sur vivors aro said to have been towed by tho submarine and landed at the Canary Islands. Lloyd's has no records of such a ves sel. The dispatch did not give her na tionality. Two City Appointments City appolnlments. today Include. Wil liam E. Staff 0511 York road, teacher. Board of Recreation, f 1000, and Thomas J, Bolden 1106 Fitzwater street, clerk. Bureau of Water. $009 Peter Shields Home From France Peter Shields, a real estate operator, of 18J1 Walnut atreet, has returned to Philadelphia after a visit to Franco on a special mission for the United State, Oovernment. me nature or wntcn n CurjlunitT, mis, nt tii QUICK HAYS UNANIMOUSLY ELECTED G. 0. P. CHAIRMAN ST. LOUIS, Mo., Teh. 13. Will H. Hays. Indiana, was minnluiousljr rlcctctl chairman of tho Bcpubllcan National Com mittee this afternoon. No other name -was placed betotc the commit lev. CITY'S P. R. T. COMPLAINT BEFORE COMMISSION HAKMSBUHG, 1'eb. 10 Complaint of the city of rbJladel Thii ucQluit the tervtee of the Philadelphia. Sapid TrjnUtCoai pjiij v ill bo tai.cn up by tho Fubllc Eerrice Csuuals&ton.Uie tUlt. ilitiuoun. KEELS OF 4 STEEL .SOLDIER PARADE SHIPS SOON TO BE SUCCESS DEPENDS LAID AT BRISTOL; ON BAKER'S WORD W Begin Race Between m , .-, Two Government-Con- tl'olletl Yai'ds ADMIRAL BOWLES HAPPY , The keels of four htcel merchant shlps will bo laid nt the said of the Merchants' Shipbuilding Corporation, at Bristol, within a few davs. It was an nounced today by Rear Admiral Francla T. Bowles, managing director of tho lhiiergency Fleet Corporation, This work, coming close behind the laving of the llrst keel at the Hog Island shlinrd of the American Inter national Shipbuilding Cnriu-iatlon, sig nalized tlm b-.gHn'np nf n race be tween Philadelphia's two groat tlovern- inent'ioiitro'lf .1 ihlpjiirdii to turn out ships 1 1 v '11 tl - 11". A glowing tribute to tho lusompllKhcd facts at Bristol was paid liv Admiral Bowles, following his lut-pcition of the plant sestridiis "It was 11 big Job to lomploto In five months" h said, "The wmk was credi table at every point' It makes possible the laving of four keels within ic very few dnvs. 1 can give no hi Illu details, but ovcrstljlng l In roadlnr ja for tho, actual building of ships." Admiral Bowles refrained from mak- ing Invidious comparisons between tho ' results acjiiavcn at jinsioi nmi ttiose at the mil. h-abused Hog Island yard; but ho did not deny that Ihere had been inticli gi'e.iter mogress In tlie I'nner results mjdaved t Ilrlslol nnd those ,. . ... ,, .. ..., ., ' "-'" ."'ivni'i limn ,11 ,nc inimin, '"'his may be due to the fact that the Bristol operation was started fltst," he said. "Perhaps work wa conducted there under greater advantages." "Would It not have been better," he was nsked, "Ir the (ioiernnient had picked out more Brlstols nnd fewer Hog Islands?" o CRVINI oVKIl SPILLHD MILK "That," lie replied, "Is n matter of Judgment There Is no good In talking about spilled milk (let the ships built and stop talking Hot bus. That Is the program Wo will never help things by threshing over old straw." Admiral Bowles was asked If there were not considerable "staging" and "camouflaging" In tho laving of the first keel nt Hog Island, which was proml- nntlnueil on I'sre "eien Column One ADAMS WITHDRAWS; HAYS TO LEAD G. 0. P.I Iowan Will Nominate Indiana Man for National Chairman, Insuring Election .National committee, lie win piato win II. Hnvs, of Indiana, in nomination this afternoon This assures tho election of Haya. Previous to this announcement back, ers of both Haya and Adams held a caucus, Adams was In attendance. Tho Hltuntlnn was canvassed from all sides. du Pont contingent and todnv Senator , Penrose, of Pennsylvania, Joined his forces with Perkins and du Pont Thereafter Hays's stock rose appreci ably and it became apparent even to thc-o not on the Inside that Adams could not win. Sharges and counter-charges of pro Germanism flew thick nnd fast In the I morning hours. The latest fling was at j Hays Ellas D. Salisbury, of Indlan anollp. chairman of the Progiessive State Committee, telegraphed every I member of tho committee charging that tno nays jiruKlcBi.o uib." m niuiuim catered to the German vote, Salisbury's wire paid: In Indiana the progressive ptcten slon of Will 11. Hays Is u Joke. Ho did not and cannot bring tho pro gressive vote back. In 1916 the Hays organ catered to the German vote and with It carried Indiana, Indiana progressives will nut approve of audi practice nnd will never stand for tho Hays-Ooodrlch-Hemlngway-Keat-Ing leadership OutBlders may be fooled by their pretensions, hut the boy at home kno wthem Hayn la In Indianapolis, where ho Is attending to hla duties as chairman of the Indiana State Council of Defense, Ilia homo Is at Sullivan, Ind., whore he practices law. Ho Is about forty years of ago. Hays haa served his party In Indiana In humble ns well as Important posi tions. His first political Job was the chairmanship of Ills precinct commit tee, In 1900, Frcmi 1901 to 1908 he was chairman of the Republican Committee of hla county. In 1901 ho. waa made a I'tntic l.rnurn Counsel NEWS 'Vl i. Secretary Favors Turnout t-i -i i i i -n of Philadelphia Boys, Woi'd Pl'Om WasllillgtOll c A R S CAN BE HAD The Washington's Illrtlulny parade ot Philadelphia National Army men from Camp .Meade. Md , en Broad street ap. prnached reality today. Kncouraglng news c-am from Wash. Ington, while Mayor Smith nnd othci city ofllcl.Us worked on arrangement for the entertainment of the troop, I scheduled nlmost m heduled fur a big, in Hi,, ntllccs. It was said, und It Is be-"blow-cut" and "send-on"' hero before neved that tho flro was of incendiary thev arc tianspnrted overseas. i origin. The matter now n-sls with Kecretnr j .PU-,, vn-vvu v 'n, miniiv ..r cc... ti.l .,.! 1I..HI-.. ullli lllr.ln. r"0 MI.VVS AS TO OKIUI.N (;P0ral of Railroads MrAdon , and both' favor the plan propuhed by the I.Etionn, nles that the flio wns duo to an explo uii'otdlng to todas's wmd ftom tho.slon. Ho seemed anxious tu dispel any capital Impression th.it.lt was of an Incendiary The iiupstlnn of whether or not traflie 'origin. He said that his examination londltloiis will penult tho transporting of the premises indicated the fire started cit the 312th Field Artillery nnd 31Sth'l " toilet In tho rear hall of tho second Infantry from I'nmp Meade tn Phlla- floor, next to Dlotzgen's offices, which delphli for tho parade was put up to run at right angles from the offices oc Dlreitor Oeneral McAdoo today hy Sec-.eupled hy Sagoisky. retary Baker The matter was turned over Immediately to the tiansiioilntlnn division for 11 report. Olllclals of tho transportation dlvlson said that warm weather for the last week has worked wonders with the traffic conditions and 'that congestion In eastern Pentrayhanla tnat rongestioii in eastern pennayivaniai Iliad been relieved to such a degree that ' they conlldently believed transportation could be furnished for Pennsylvania's ..,.... .. I, ,,., ,..i ,,.. .., , finest" w Ihout upsetting tho ulans for expeditious shipments of food, fuel and war munitions. DIICISION RKSTH WITH HAKUR In splto of his (tilery, the decision about the -nldlcr-ltoy parade appears to be enllrelv In Hip lian,! nf K,rlurv Baker. It lests with I1I111 whether he will penult the men to make the trip and also whether railroad transportation means shall be furnished them One nf Director General McAdoo's as sistants mado tho significant stntemeut today following Secretary Baker's In- nulry of Mr .McAdoo whether transpor tation could be furnished, th.it If Mr I Baker should say so the necessary cars would have to bo furnished regardless of other railroad conditions. Thla appeals to take the matter en tirely out of the hands cf Director Gen- I Continued on I'ase Hie, Column Two j ADMIRAL HERE TO SPUR NAVY YARD TROLLEYS Peoples Takes Up Plans for Improved League Island Service "Women First" Rule Applies to Trolleys rpHE rule of "women first" ap-' -1- plies to P. It. T. trolley cars as well as to ships torpedoed by German U;boatH,. according to a ruling made today by Magistrate Harris, .at the Thlrtysecond -street and -Woodland avenue- po lice station. Henry Jackson, a negro, was sent to jail for five days, accused of complicating the problem of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company at Eighty - seventh street and Eastwlck avenue (his morning by knocking down sev eral women in his haste to board a car. Jackson, nicknamed "Cannon nail," caused the trouble after he had been compelled to stand, he said, from 5 to 7:30 a. m. waiting for a car. Rear Admiral Christian J, Peoples, who arrived here today to Investlgato trolley tiansportatlon to tho Philadel phia Navy Yard, said that ho would try to icmcdy matters along constructive lines. He was accompanied from Wash ington by Louis MclL Howe, transit ex pert of the Navy- Department. Rear Admiral Peoples Indicated that the Navy Department was , Interested only in transit conditions as they af fected the navy yard n.nl not in any other phase of the situation. Ho had a lengthy commence, with Michael Francis Doyle, who represents tho 9000 employes of tho yard, and later, uccompanled by A Merrltt Tav- lor, appointed by Secretary Daniels an special transportation expert PRICE TWO CENT' j .. j ij" TIMESUILDIillr; UH LANDMARIt IS FIRE-SWH" r Blaze of Mysterious Otyfitig. gin wrecKs structure at $5 8th and Chestnut S'ts.Wl I fVAVJ MAN SLIDES DOWN ROPE . i m,. ........ - AJ'f2 liirniing escapes 01 Tenants.; ."A as Flames Eat Up $25;000 f ?J in Their Rapid Spread. TISIKS BUILDING FIRK FACT OltlOIN In ofnrea of Arm engaged a Onrernment rontrnct. Mytry. I'amiern-by nay they heard explosion.1 (Irruimnts of tiulldlnc and Are mar- shall deny eiplonlon. l.OHN J2.V.O00. INKl'KAM'K Vully rotered. OW.Nini ('. i itumpp. Fifth and Cherry strreta, leather manufac turer. Ki:.SO. FUlt FOUR ALARMS l.nw water preimnro and shortage of, tlreinen. i:sr.l'i:.M ('. m.' Wessela slid down rope In pnjnnias. loadore Nagorakr and clerks ran fur Uvea after rosea. Ing 1 00,00(1 worth of diamonds.. Slates from ronf endangered Bre men. Tower nnd enat wnll tlireat eneil to fall nt uny moment. tV siiectacular four-alarm fire swept tho upper portion of the old Times Build ing, Hlghth and Chestnut streets, this morning. Starting at about 8 o'clock In thp rear of tho second floor whero Ilugeno UletzKcu has been doing Oov ernment work on drawing Instruments, tho fire raced up a dumb waiter shaft and In less than live minutes tho third, fourth nnd fifth Moors of tho building' were blazing. Much mystery Is amused' by the fact that the lire started in it plant doing (Jovcrnment work. Persons passing at the time flames wero'dltjcovered stated that they heard an explosion, but It could not lie verified. No chemicals or other explosives or Inflammable material wera Assistant Flic Marshal ( illagher de- . ncservo uiucer victor crawrora says ",H?-.1w,'e" " arrived in uie nan ot tna VT building the names were comlns through J "'" """ 0?lT "f ""' "' """ ot-'-si "pc', "? w ',' - door n" Interior of WJj. ; ".' .. '." "' ..iT" . ,i" u ol """ ?a'i , ,,'"JsL tWKJ?-S5 'l' ii e-'1 f,i Vlrt'.VL,--V. mJ.,!!I ,? .2HJz. nf vii if h.in i 'Iv.. !.- ' ':. ..... noi ai inoriVUta Llncoln'n JJIMll- ""' ...'" ".."' """'"'. .."'" "' ?' -,7 '3 "".v, ion inaiiaKir ne liager lives hi sey and drives In every day. but was not seen about the place until this morning. Gallagher stated that It seemed to him tint If uny one wanted lo injure Oov ernment work he would have fired tha Illetzgen factory, which Is located In i,'w Jersey, .111.1 noi 1110 IIUIO omcea '"'"'' Ti.NANTS I.OSi: PROPMUTY The occupants of the building were as follows: C M, Wessels, fourth floor, where ho also lived In a rear apartment. HI) olllces were a show place of valuable paintings and objects of art, which wcie ill deMroyed. Ihigenn Dietgen. second floor, maker of drawing Instruments for the Gov ernment, where the fire was dis covered Isldor Sagoreky. second floor, a dia mond merchant, who lost about $3000 In fixtures. Tho Confectioners' Journal, third floor, lost furniture and valuable rec' ords United Ogir Stores Company, ground floor, loss slight, mostly from water Tim Philadelphia Jewelry Hxchange, the Philadelphia Shoe Shining Com pany and ii billiard hall In the base ment. TOWER THREATENS TO FALTj Much concern was caused by tho fact that the tower surmounting tho build- ? Intr llutt.,1 rlntirernlili nnil th ClieNtniit . "." -------- -.-- ,"--" " "iTO street wan aiso saggeu oauiy. r.rnv.ai. ployetc of the Gtes Candy Store. Sar-''S i ,. , l. ......... ...,.... rr.. . .Ca- noil-ir. U1K lic rs'iif, ,iiicci,i-.h ajiic-i ji: writing Machine Company store. Hoi vita landcr-Fleshman Company and Cuba-W Junction cigar store, tenants ofCliestj ii nut street portions of the building, were)' $ ordered out of those establishment!. .' 11.ft.A.-t--A-.1 UllhuAIIIAIllllf tftAtfVI4 .! ft mm u nf li a iiiltirrl lnuAr hn unnn an thAx ' metal MipportH cooled sufllclently t p r- jmlt them to work. The firemen did not kae tho building until after noon.t I ll.fn.. . t. m nfrli .1 nf a ..pah, a. , "K.. .MM ..,.. .. ......T ,, ,- j wreckers from Otto J. Fuchs'n estah- S) llshment, 130 South Fifteenth street, .m firemen dircctea a, nign pressure cross: . lire on the tower but it failed to bring; Q, .it nown. .ij r Ocrunants and others who claimed tai'tA know say that the loss to building and, I contents will oxcoed the SZS.OOO .esti mate made by the owner. The upper-j ( litvia .,.. ....... -. n-i -....-j- wVj j4 lower floors are damaged by debrla and V I wilier. . . I The klgn on tho Regal Shoo Store 'r across l;fgnth street at tne southeast-' corner, caugni nre cany duc was aoon cxunguisnea. jt, Tli .. Villi A I n e-t t.VilfV Iu u l'inilivihi.1 J IVia nlUr surua nwnH hv tf f niimnn , K' 'W "- .-.... . -v. aMil'l I learner koou manuiaciurer, 01 inriii m ana vnrry Fireis, ana nm aiuevQj 4 estimate.! at -I'io.uoo, Tiie, agent ttjhi tno uutiuinf? is j. a. i'aueronf oi .iltrS Boutn I'Uicenin sireet. -'7. i no rnniniiv uiin wnirn in nanutAT, . Lii z:; coniinueci on rase nrrp. -oiunfll rwur I -i "-J4.4U. mtTi "XXTTn A rnrri?T . o i urn vvun.j.iiuxvi- FOllEOABT i..'ll''.Sfi Vor J'hltadctnMa and t'lclntty: (inn buihiiv ly.uct muiiim, uit t-umKL, est temptroturti ,nioitt JJvJrf Norlhirrr, 4.' -j i,r.vii(iiiir (,! i.,s.j s Bun tllllc '30 ,i,lHuriet;j mja DELAWABi; K1VKK TIIIK inrHta CHKSTNI,rr'TRBIt j, -J ? w"r-, 2.?i? J'2- "H .f.l.ii 1MW miW(vi'i"',v ' TKMI'!K.VJl)KK,,AT -CI ri m 41 ?J 1 rM $ m t! WlVATK JO,'oA8TON. railroad ac- Vrouuhtffrom, tfrgotU. ,TM tt:wa would not discuss. rpntlnoea 0n Pge Ptif ff lemn On Cnt'n,ri ?n V'f nr. M' Kl' &"",. S '. & Vl j..S&Mli. I (x
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