'-t- Tv!J Msm EVENING' PUBLIC LEDGER-PHIL ADELPHIA MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1918 MUST WIN ftp IN THE WEST . I . . fjnfente eace This Year Seen-tf Hindenburg Is El v stopped (RAISER'S BIGGEST BLUFF w f-V? ', Germans Trying to Scare KMJPP DIVIDEND REDUCED Demands of Army Necessitate Spending of Shnro of Piofits COt'F.NHAat'N, Feb. 18 The Krupp Company declared nn annual dividend of 10 per cent, compared with 12 Pr cent a year ago. The Increasing demands of the nrniy have, necessitated the spending of n large shnre of the profits on new plants, tho annual rcirort says. IVIYACI AZIONI DELLA PORTUGUESE TAKE ! BRITISH TESTS PROVE PRISONERS IN RAID! AMERICAN TANKS 0. K.1 Hnig Reports Activity in Tractors Expected to Play Im- Neighborhood of Neuvc Chapellc portant Part in Campaign in France LONDON. Feb. 18. WASHINGTON. Feb 11 t'ortugueje troops have been ac'lve American lanks hnv proved , on the west front again. Kleld Marshal ' fill under tests conducted by Ilrltlsh They toolt n few the neighborhood : ,jTheir Enelnies by Making . Ifnuinui f ' -Faces, Says Observer . ARTIGLIERIA ITALIANA 4 0y WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS (Ctrlright, Hit. bu the ll flcrf l'r(lt) BF.lcNE. Switzerland. Feb. 17 (de ' iaved). Hold on the went front and tho war Is won. y Therein Is the whole alory of my Swiss Impression.. I don't mean that peace will follow within twenty-four hours of Hlndcn. burg's fiasco, but I certainly believe n Allied peace Is possible this jear. This conclusion I unha-ly. It was reached by a process tantamount to mathematical computation. 'From' personal observation, I know what the French punch Is llko and what British bulldoglem Is, while from my study here I have gained a fair Idea .., of what dermany can do. From this Knowledge I don't bcllee the Germans have the proverbial chance In a thou sand, despite Hlndenburg's strategy and Ludendorrt's tactics, 1 Hlndenburg can expect little or ro aid from Austria. Fjnperor Karl's position Is too wabbly to warrant sending Aus trlans, Hungarians, Czechs, etc. Into their slaughter on the west front. The rrusslans may browbeat them Into activity against Italy slmultane Truppe Tcutonicho Bersagli- ate nella Valle Frenzcla c Col dclla Bcrr.etta llnlg reported tod-iv. German prisoners In of Neue Chapellc. "Ono of our posts drove off hostllo raiders near (!arelle," he said "Several casualties were Infllrtcd on the enemy In a patrol cnc'iintci In tho Messlnci sector. "Tho enems's artillery wis active l south of Arras nnd Ciimhrnl on the road north of Lns nnd 111 the neighborhood of I Zonncbcke." Published and Distributed Under PERMIT No. 341 Authorized by the net of October 0, 1917, on file at the Postofflcc of Philadelphia, Pa. By order of the President. A. S. BURLESON. Postmaster General. I'rcmli nnd Anierlcin army experts nnd are expected to play an Important inrt In the operations on the western front this enr. Tho United States, It was explained here, set aside $50,000,000 tor the construction of these traitors, which will range from twelve to 250 horse now er M-iny of the tanks have nut onlv been oompleted but liac been shipped to France The Amtrlr-iu tnnks are fnshloncd nunc nfter Fiench than British tpes I " The basis f rhese new war weapons Is v.. c ..... id.. found In the caterpillar tractors The two ftammeis Uie British used tho Amerlc-m ti actor as a WASHINGTON. Feb U. Two dentin lnoo for their so-called tanks or land from tiatuinl causes were cabled to the hnttleshlps, but the British conccnttated War Department by General l'e railing attention on extra guns, extra armor I today. They were George, I. Hurley, and extra motlvo power, with the result Fort Valley, Gh , and George .T. O'ltrlen. ' that they proved somewhat cumbersome 300 Last Tlilrtj -third street, New Voik to support Infantry ni tlon, It la ex- ' city. plained i FRENCH VICTIM OF INHUMANITY ! 1 TELLS WOES OF GERMAN PRISON UOMA, 18 febbrali. Dallo notlzlc glunto dal Quartler Rene. ralo Itnllano si rllcvn cho vlolentl nilonl i di artigiieria si i-ono erincate suiia j Sergeant Charles Breycr, Barbarously J rented by irome norcuca c speci.umente in imcii.i del Trentlnu. Vlvnel boinbardamentl furono effet tuatl dallo b.Uterlo Itnllano nullc posl zlont ad occtdento del lago dl G,trd.i o sopru quelle nil orlento del flume Jsl LM ously with a German offensive ngalnst . 0entlislma. 1tmik hut Ms nnnpnpn nlmitt all ' Urenta. Atu'he lungn lo poslzlnnl ilel medio corso del flume IMavn l'nrtlglleila Italian. i fu abbnstanz.i utlfv.t c- (-pe-wo Czernln said In December that ns Ger- I Lo batterle Itallanc domlnantl la Velio ' Cot della llerrittn cffit-, F - many Is fighting for Trieste. Austria ' """" V'" """ " i leauy-un-iue-treninei Miramra. i- -- ' . .. .. a. . -. ...... .. .. In irnrin inu iilnnri ntiri'URii riint'lil i'iiti.1 ..... 1.1....1 t,... ..? .l.n l'lni'll mans on frontiers other than Austria. centratl contro lont'tiRenll ill tiupp- 1 army. The pollu Is but tho wreck of a Ludendorff has virtually reorganized ' neinlcho In movlmsrto lungo.la pre-. man. and therebv liingx this tale. whUn .UA nmun ormv ulilh nmhahl., ..Ill tlettlL Valle l Klllle liemllcl rctnit.lUtl II ll. tnlft im. 11H. with fulOliet . W'O "" vo. ...... -'. .--- " 1 . . .: ... . . v: . r. v , ... . wo l delta lierrena i sal over a mazing lire 01 wiwi in Lo b.ittirie della grossa nrtlglleila luiU".' that had been occupied bv the Inglese con pleno successo cotrlniiro I sergeant's people since 1SIU. and built al sllenzlo nuelle avvcrs.irle, sulle up- in 137!) poste poslzlonl dl fronte a Montello. j i)Ki. Sergeant ltiever. :i 5011th of Itlpartl dl truppe niHtro-tidesche In 1 twent-fni'ir. holld and stuiily, was a rlcognlzlone presso l'altlplano dl Aslagi, lnas.P1. mechanician In the French lungo lu Valle Lngarlna ed a slid ' dlrlirltl balloon service. Cnoii Oitober Captors, Portrays Horrors Which He Shared With Others By HENRI HAZ1N Staff f'orre.jioiirfriif f.lfiiliiw I'ubUr l.rtwr villi the a'mcrfcdit .truly In trailer WITH Till: AMl'lllCAN AltMY IS 1 wv In better health than the Fictitli, Till: I'lHLP, Jan. 10. and he noted that a least 75 per cent In iieihnps the most nm-lent town mure Fiench wuc lu varied Hinges of within tho borders of the Amerh.in luberttilosls than tietmuiH, nrmv'n srine, I was Introduced todiv Ills iiplnlon as to tho conditions In 1,1 ii. ,.nir,i,ni ,r,mnii,llnip a hunch of Germ my are Inteiiitlng. So far as he could Judse, tho ilvll popnlitlon Is suf fering veiv much.' The guards about I'upiriuM tnlTiiattnnsI Film Service. LUI'BJ'I'Y NOW IN U. S. ARMY Major Raoul Lufbciy. of Water bury, Conn., foimer ace of the Lafayette Escadrille, photo Kinphcd in Paris while vveatiiiK his, United Stales army uniform for the lift.-, time. llcer for Troops Causes Arret WILMINGTON. Del, Feb. 18 U.S. PLANS TO RAISE $18,000,000,000 IN 1918 Cost of Running Government This Year Estimated at $53,000,000 a Day WASHINGTON. Feb 18- The greatest financial drive In this country's history Is under way today to, obtain over eighteen billion dollars fai' Government expenses this ear. According to tho estimates of the Trensury Department, the United States will spend over 153,000,000 every day during 11118, the grentcet portion to bo spent to run tho war. It Is expected that the third Liberty Loan will net tho Government far above $1,000,000,000. Internal revenue returns for 1H18 will show $3,400.000 000 ns tompared with !he$800,92,(U0 collected during 1917. according to Treasury Depattment esti mates. The total Internal revenue teturns for 1018 will crpial one-third of the total revenue of the entlro world two cars ago. L'xeesn profits will bring In $1,200,000. 000. The next largest amount, $650, 000,000, will come from the personal Income tax. The pennies thnt ate paid with nickels nnd dimes for admission to movies nnd from dueH paid to club treasuries will net $50,000,000 Tho pie tincsmio Virgin Islands, lately acquired, I will furnish their share of the revenue $10,000. Out of this vast sum to be raised by Internal revenue only $760,1)00,000 rep resents tho revenue of the commodities luxed tinder tho old low The remain der will be the tangible results of the revenuo net of October 3, 1917 , AMERICAN SOLDIERS BEST mtmmm -- - - High Nova Scotlan Prelate Pays Tiibute to U. S. Boys comprise 20" divisions C.400.000 to 3,000,000 men) when tho offensive, starts If It starts. Despite the armistice agreement, the cream of the division from tho Russian front have been drafted to 'the west The older troops on the west front have been replaced by storm, troops. Austria will old with artillery and guns captured lu Italy and Elsewhere. The Germans are boasting a horrible new gas." They brag that this gas al ready has been tried out lu Italy and at Cambrit. But If the Information which 1 have'Ivtrue the Allies have no used to worry much. GERMANY'S MGGl'ST HLUFF Germany Is putting up Its biggest bluff. Dying of rot, she Is trying to scare the Allien by making faces. Doubtless she has ono punch left, after .which nothing. 1 The masses are thoroughly war weary. "The election at Ilautzcn Is a proof of this. Btutzen, an agrarian center, always- was violently Pan-German and adamant against Socialism, llefore.the recent election the war party, certain of the result, proclaimed the outcome would show the extent to which the people were booking the Kaiser. A Socialist was elected by a largo ma jority, throwing tho militarists into con aternatlon. Through the latter's own de mands the election cry xvas "for or gainst- reconciliation and peace." However, as George Archibald, Ameri can Jockey just out ot Austria, said: "Don't let this German peace talk fool you too much. Just aiye them a win ning streak and they'lrlnslst on annex ing New York, and Chicago.', On tho other band. If they pull airUoffenslve Just give 'em another dose of thjit Ver dun stuff and they'll be eating out ot your hand." . the cinip nete men in middle life, and I Charged with getting six bottles of hoer w, re pa.pab.v better nourished than the ""SV'rnuri? FmFZTZ' , villaus about Ihni. Lp,.n ono occa-l, wn r slnn hn exi hanged two dvs' rations "' to the Fcdcinl autlioiltbs OWN DEPTH BOMBS . KILLED U. S. SEAMEN Many of Jacob Jones's Crew Me,t Peculiar Fate Bagley Had Narrow Escape i WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. Explosions of her own depth, bombs Was responsible in a great measure for the loss of Ufa on the destroyer Jacob Jones, which was torpedoed by a German submarine December 6. This was dis closed today when the Navy Department ""received the, report of the board of In quiry appointed by Vice Admiral Sims to Investigate the circumstances sur rounding the sinking. j The explosion of ono of the depth bombs, which apparently felt Into the Pannva. furono rcinlntl dnl vtnlento , r i. ., ... . i.. ,.i. ...... .r.., n,n l,.il. , ....---. . - - --- - j l 111 III Ik , ,-ll ill ll ill' hii' ' ' iuocco ui iui-iiitih ueiin iituiriiu ii.iii.iii i ri0n i,n occupied was iibeiing over bocho IIiks It was brought to e irtn by an enemy nlrcraft gun. and as It dropped, the tcrgeiint landed upon the ground, the only living memhi r of the crew, with five lnoken ribs and a broken right arm. Ho lay well within No Mans Land as tho balloon had drifted oro falling, and during the night was picked up unconsclom bv a Ger man patrol and taken within their lines as a prisoner. Interrogated by tho Ger man ennunnnder, he knew nothing nnd Durante queste azloul gll uitro-UdiLhl rlportnrono consldereioii perdue Una pattuglla Italiana In rleognlzlone rluscj' a rngglungero In llnee nemlche a Glare dl I'aphdopoll, causa ndo tin grandc ,allrme nella guamlglono nnstrn-ieuescn, 'cho sLcredeva sorpieca d foitl conlln igentl ItalUul Ik-co II testo del coinunicaio umciaio ptibblicato, lerl. dnl Minlstero dclla Guerra In Itoma. Vlvncl azlonl dl artlgllerbt"?! foiio verlflcatc nd occldente del Lago dl G.irda, ad orlente del llumo Ilrenta u lungo 11 medio corso del Plavc Le nostre battel le iffettuarono i r flcace concentrnzlone di fuoco tofira truppe neinlche In tnovlmento nella Valle Fienzela e nellc iiendlcl poste riori dl Col della Uerretta. Con xero successo le batterle penntl dell-artiRlierlii brltannlca controbnt Icrono II fuoco avversalo sulle post zlonl opposte dl Montello. Nella Valle Lagarlna ad n sud dl Canova. sull'nltlplano dl Asl.igo, rl partl nemlcl In rleognlzlone furono replntl dal nostro fuoco dl fucileria Una nostra pattuglla ciiuso' un grande allarme nelle llnee nemlche a Grave dl Papadopoll preso II Plave. II Minlstero della Marina ha lerl fatto notl 1 dettagli dell'ardlta Incurslone com- piuta con successo da tre torpedlnlcre black bread for u V ernilu-fllled pillow because the guard uidae the offer. He told me he had not deprived himself of tho bread, because, "Monsieur, I could not cat It. itiivhow " The sergeant's home Is ono of the most ancient In this section of France Ills old mother took me through It and showed mo Its gient rooms with bniid liewn beamed ceilings and enormous Ilre plnnw It had been tho resldenco of tho abbntt of a monaster! to wlilch It was connected bv undergiound tunnel, al though the latter was two miles nvviiy. Outside the entrance, carved In the ancient Mone was this" almost Inde cipherable inscription lu nnclcnt French: "Tni qui eiitro rn cette inaton NV fslre chnsfl ou rHtstin n'siipnrte t.sriKuo Hlinnilonuii fslct ihuso de sorte 1U tu eeral r blenvenu'1 " ,H lie wearily waneu to tuo ui,or wim NIJW YJItK', Feb, 1 -1 hat tho Amellcaii soldiers vhu passed tluougli Noin Scotia mi their way tu llunipe wro the best he had over Men. was tho opinion expressed here todav bv the Hev. Claieiidon limb Wuirell, Aiihlilshop of Halifax. "I never haw moro splendid-looking fellows than thoso who came from voiir country und passed through Nova Scotia cm their way to tho Luropean lighting front," sald'the Archbishop. COMMONS WILL DEBATE ROBERTSON RETIREMENT Asqulth Expected to Reply to Lloyd George's Coming Statement on Situation LONDON. Ftb. 18. Lively delate Is looked for In the House of Commons this , week, over the lcllrement of General Sir William ItobertBon as chief of the Drltlsh General Staff and tho rumor thnt Lord Derby may leslgn as Sccic tary of State for War. llflicf was ex pressed today that the real activity might not begin until tomorrow, when tho military estimates will bo up for discussion, I'temlcr l.lovd George may take ad vantage of the opportunity tomorrow lo mako u statement on the military situation. II. II. Asqulth, former Pre mier, Is taking a conspicuous part In tho political battle which Is i aging around the Government, nnd It Is pos sible that he may reply lo tho premier. Llojd George's friends are supremely confident ho will come through the strug gle with fljlng colors mid that he will bo In n stronger position than ever when the smoke clears awny. EISENMAN QUITS DEFENSE COUNCIL Cleveland Man Out, Raker nouncc3 in Letter to Sena tor McKcllar An- WASHINGTON, Feb, 18 Charles Hlscnman, ot Cleveland, has left Wash ington and Is no longer connected with tho National Council of Defense. This wns disclosed today In a letter from Secretary of War Ilakcr to Sonator Mt Kellar, of Tennessee At the same time. Senator McKcllar mad. public a letter from General Goethnls, acting quartermaster general, stating that Captain A. I'. Peieless, who exposed tho woolen scrap contracts, had been discharged because of lack of efficiency. Captain peieless charged thnt Hlscn man not only defended the contracts of the base sorting company, but threatened to "show who was giving orders" when ho (Captain Pcrcless) foiced tho can cellation of the contracts. YOUTHS MUST PR(N THEIR AGE IX) New Draft Regulation Al2l Work for Bureau of Vitif iiAiuiisHuna, Fk ii j nv oittiu 1'inu urenu hat j, oracrfl 10 nil nrmy recruiting 0 flu. UIbIa nnlll,,, nll.H,i.u t.,u U....V Mtii-iiuun lo g xvar Department order that n under twenty-one jears or r i enlisted until his ago Is verifies order has resulted In hundreds J lialnrr iOAlia,1 n a 1 1. .. . Vital Statistics. The writers h for deflnllo Information regardl dalo of their births. ' Slato hlrtli registration was sti Il.Hn.iilt.liln l.nllu.i. .a. .aum...!..... .nlll. n h ..I ... . . I uiuiiii'iii.rui.i, inn (.iir OlllClal t. formation regarding all persons wC iwrive jcarn oi age, dui nas nothlik show for persons older than that. flL ir Millie uui in iiii nine Kept hul registrations, ns did also churchta. J Many boys under twenty-ont JS1 old havo written to Dr. Wllmeri State Registrar, for proof nf ts-i. : desiring to enlist ngilnst the dftlftS their parents before they rcjed'iLa majority, but believing that rati they nic older than their parentTj Ilecrults must furnish proof of'i l.trlhu frnlrt rlt.lll tlll.l -.. . .1 .... ..... ..u... a,.., ...j ,.i.,i,- i-Luni, ii; records or municipal records, 'if h litinnaKlhlA ,1ia tm.pnl,ln .., -"It ,...,.v..-....v ... .....,i,,ia uiiiceri I Interview tho parents, ' DISCHARGE ALL r.V.nuiZS """iiflat'i Teutons Turned Out of Ship Ii frit Diluni!... J . ,. . I iui uuiutiuu oi war 'fl AM Coimans. Includlni; those tin turnlha flciti nnnfir am.l . w I 111 t II I l lM ''V -.. L11J I iiinx-fin l .. building plants lu nnd about tiiS'l phl.i havo been discharged by JJJ! ironi i iiHiiniuiijii. linn iritei ., 'm nrinnlln,iiil,l liiensiirA n.i.t ,,..v..... ....... ' :, , "M-mEc-t SP1CH Hllll IS CIICCUVC lor th Jqj, iir inn iiHr. j Hundreds of Germans eniploy.J-(iH v I'-lr Ulilt,l,ll.lt..n r....J u V'.nM the Wllllnm Cinmp Ship nnd BJ Company were affected by this c,S There were no Germans in Uncoil Company. J j? IIIOII vwillMiniMilii ix- hiivii "'Jin'"" - . a I would say nothing, even with u revolver me a courtesy he Insisted upon despite held ngalnst his temple, llo vias finally kicked out of the commander's presence and thiown for the night In n cellar. without any attention being paid to his Injuries. The next morning, with his Injuries Mill unattended to, he was taken with some fifty Fiench prisoners to the rear of K.itlii'l, In front of which he had been picked up. to Vauzlers, and two days later he wan sent with 400 other prisoners to Germany, where ho was Interned In a prison camp with French and LiigllMi prisoners. Lleven elavs nft"r his arrival there he was removed to u hospital after Inspection by a Ger man surgeon, nnd his aim rebroken for the purposes of resetting. It was too inv protestations, sergeant ureyer saiei "Au revolr, Monslcr Jc suls content d'nvolr souffero pour la France Avec vous d'Amerlque, nous aurons la vie tolre sur era barbares." EEjaraMsiaiMBtMarasjsjsraHiMs Mason & DeMariy 1115 Chestnut Street Opposite Keith's i4,iinnn nAtin. itniti dt rtitccnrf. in not ! t late to make a irooel Job. and conn,?- ifell' 11 febbralo corrente La tor- ' eiuently his urm will be a useless inem- riedlnlere) Itallane, eludendo la vigilanza del nemlco,,ragglunsero la bala dal Golfo dl Quarnero 0 torpedlnarono una grossa navo austrlaca che Ivi era ancorata. I prlml colpl falllrono ncll'lntento, cd allora una della torpedlnlerc 'rli'oluta mente avanzo', nonostanto 11 perlcolo dl verdersl taglfata la iltlrata dalle nnvl nemlche, e glunta a buon tiro lanclo' II siluro clio fece colare a fondo II ber for evermore. Ills ribs toolt caie of themselves as best they could In two months he was returned to the prison camp, where he spent eleven months in all There lie developed pleurisy and no wonder: hut he was Indifferently treated In the prison In firmary That ho did not dlo Is becauns lie camo ot sturdy stock and tli.it it waj rot wiltten During his experiences in Al "raid" preeero parte 11 comandanto Tenente Klzzo, II eiualo nello scorso dlcembre effettuo' fellcemento una In curslono nel Porto dl Trieste sllurnndo la corazzata nustrlac.i "Wlen," ed 11 Poeta Gabrlelc D'Annunzlo. D'AnnunzIo linelo' In mare tre bot tlglle contenentl del messaggl agli aus-tro-ungheresl II detto "raid" rappresenta l'undlce slmo comptuto dagll Italian) nel portl anstrlaci. AL REG 10 CON SOL AT O ITALIANO DI PHI LA. Popo un'assenzi dl parecchl mesl, du rante I quail fu Incarcato dl reggere I'lm nortante Consolato Generate It ill.ino dl Water when the destroyer listed, almost J New York, torna oggl In Philadelphia II resulted In the -death of Commander David Worth Bagley, of the Jacob Jones. Bagley had fallen Into the wa ter, the report says, and was being dragged aboard a raft when an explo- "slon hurled him high Into the air. It Was with considerable difficulty that he was rescued and he was unconscious when finally hauled aboard the life- raft. When the destroyer was torpedoed, Commander Bagley ordered the men to quit the -vessel with all haste. A young officer, recalling the presence of tho ' depth bombs, all of which were set to explode at a certain depth, rushed to where they were stored with the Inten tion of setting 'back the fuses so that they would go to the bottom without ex ploding. The vessel was listing badly jby that time, however, and he was un Able to reach a them. When the vessel went down, a series , ef explosions followed. Those men di rectly over the exploding bombs were killed. The death toll was sixty-two en listed men and two officers, but the fiumber who were killed by the bombs nsver will be known. It Is the onlnlnn i''t ,jff the board of Inquiry, however, thatl '4.1 M Wdtw-OW " ll vj . , , 4"WANTS TO FIGHT FOR ITALY 1 j " ' ;' 'Italian Refuses to Sign Papers and ; '.' ti Placed in Prison Wt-tMAiJCH CHUNK. Pa., Feb. 18 Car- tn Cpunty Exemption Board No. 1 ran f iwglnet lt first real snag Saturday .Men Outdo Slgnlnl. of Summit Hill. fa. a ooscreperuus ana reiusea to sign Mpern or) to be examined Finally beard aecioea to imprison the man oV u M case up with army offl- .Marnutt hasbeen In this country seven 1 iim iicu 10 appeal eor exemp- t He ia n aia not jvanp to nght mertcan mrci-s, dui iiiat n de- loin me Italian inrir. tlAjred alft.ekera. alt In fh , tna,Laniai voai ana .Navigation . were arreetefKby the Lans- .-..?? HTO4' ran ninire UrfW. Hitler In the county J-?il" a jtswct faXatOIKtrooiitrs una dy before United States' , HUa for'Powder Workers &WNV X. J., 'Feb;, 1 1 v et uuUki In the weakly taw new ewonoaae-at n 3jS iCMKl)n lo- Cav. lift. Gaetano Poccardl per rlpren dere il suo posto a capo dl questo Con solato. La notlzla del rltorno del Civ. Poc cardl e' statu accoltt con viva t-oddls-fazlone dall'elemento sano della Colonla Italiana dl Philadelphia, ove egll gode una stlma ed una flducla llllmltnta per le sue non comunl quallta' di funzlonarlo Integerrlmo e colto. Durante la permanenza in New York II Cav. Poccardl seppe e'reondarsi di vlve slmpatle e. benche' in momentl cost' gravl a causa delle guerra, seppe con rara competenza ed accortezza dlrlgere gll nffarl dl quel Consolato Generate e degnamente jappresentare 11 Patrlo Go- verno. Con -It Cav. Poccardl torna la sua gentile e dlstlnta conHorte, Slgnora I.il llan Pocardl, un angelo dl carlta' che sin dal .prlnclplo della guerra ha tanto fatto e si e' tanto cooperata per lenire le soflerenzo delle famlglle e degll orfnnl del soldatl Itallanl combattentl alia fronte, per la Croce Ttossa o per I pro fughl delle terre Itallane lnvase dal inodernt Unnt, plroscafo ncmlco che era II plu' grando the camp he witnessed many inhuimn ira queiu ancoran 1101m num. nets upon the part of his Jailers. Ho told me enough of them to fill three. piges of tjpewrltten paper. I cite but'i tw o I Upon one Instance, because a Fiench prisoner wished to share his soup with a fellow countrjnian, the Germnn sntinel reached through the wire Inclosuro I nbout the camp tird 1 tabbed the glier I In the stomach with a bnvonet The man later dleel. 1'pou another occasion. without any apparent reason, eight , boche barbarians In uniform entered 1 the stockade and beat to death an I'ng 1 llsh prisoner When they were through j with their bloody vvoik tho victim was a mass of bleeding death at his feci As the sergeant protested he was struck In the fnco by the butt end of a rifle He carries a scar across his cheek us ovldence thereof. The Sergeant told me that tho food , was Insufficient In quantity and quality In tho morning a something- supposed to be corfeo w as glv en e ach man The other two meals consisted of soup, soup made of 11 little flour and water It had the advantage of being hot nnd that wns all In this soup at certain Intervals 'there were supposed to be 100 grams nf meat weekly With the soup was served 100 grvms of black bread dalls. so soup that It could not be eaten without retching. During the last four months of his stay In the camp this ration was reduced BO per cent Tho prisoners had nothing In the nature of bed or cot They lay on tho ground under cover, nnd that was all When It mined the ground oozed wet, and when they were dry they felt more than otherwise, (he vermin surrounding them On December 29, 1910, Sergeant Breyer was tent to Switzerland ns n hopelessly III prisoner. He was interned there for eleven months, being le patrlated December 1, 1917, a physical wreck, suffering from Internal trouble, and with a withered right arm. Ho told me that In Switzerland he taw many Interned French and German prisoners. In tho main, tho Germans WHEATLESS WEEKS IN 1019 Concrete Ships Will Help Win the War c arc urK.inmns a company to build rc-enforced concrete steamships (and barges) for tltc coast-wise trade. Standardized cargo ships of 400 tons like those in use between Norway and England, designed by a Prominent Marine Architect will he launched monthly, begin ning Memorial Day. Kive such ships arc being de signed here for tiic Vcvv'York Ilaltimore Service The U. S. Government has contracted for ten of 3500 tons each Concrete ships can be built far more eiuickly and at two-thirds the cost of s-tccl ships no steel plates, no expensive riveting, reaming or caulking. Unskilled labor (chiefly) under expert supervision can be used. The present ship-shortage will last long after the war is over experts predict 20 years of activ ity in ship-building. Unlike munitions companies, we arc not dependent on the war for our profits Famine conditions due to submarine sinkings arc responsible for recoi-.d-breaking prices for tonnage. Don't allow "war thoughts" to deter joit from sharing in stupendous shipping returns. Speed, economy and efficiency assure quick profits in monthly lividends after our first launching. Limited amount of twelve per ;cnt cumulative preferred treasury stock will be sold at par, $30 per share, witn bonus of common stock to present subscribers. Common dividends should yield extraordinary returns. Terms cash. Withdrawal of preferred or reduction of common bonus optional with company without notice. , Details regarding personnel, plant, location, construction plans and brilliant future opportunities of a confidential nature will be civen at a personal interview. Write today for preliminary prospectus and appointment with our President. CONCRETE SHIPS P. O. Box 602, PhUa., Pa. 'I t Our Great Removal Sale of FUR& At One-third, One-half and Even Less Than One-half Former Prices Has created a tremendous sensation. Because: Shoppers know turs next season wiijj cost double what they do now in this sale. Because they know these are furs from our regular stockj absolutely trustworthy as to quality and beau tiful in style. Because they realize what an unequalled oppor tunity it is to get such a dress essential at such a saving. 1 With us, price is no longer a consideration. Every Fur Garment must be soldf I before we move to our new building, which is now being erected on the site of the old i CJiestrtut Street Theatre, 1211, 1213, 1215 Chestnut Street. Purchases will be reserved in our storage vault until next Fall upon payment of a deposit. Payments to be continued monthly during Spring and Summer. j Oklahorrtnn Predicts Great Scarcity Unless Price Is Raised WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. Whentless days will be replaced In 1919 by wheat less weeks Charles II. Hyde, of the Ok lahoma state council ot national defense, told the Senate Agi (culture Committee today. Farmers nr. tirnduclni? sn llttla wli..i at the present fixed price, Hyde declared, ' that the use of wheat will have to be suspended for long periods In 1919, In order that thero inay be enough of the ' uoimnuuuy lu scnu to mo xroni. NEW DEER LAW A "JOKE" Formers Declare Amendments Rob , Bill of All Value -" J ' . M,lm,l-riD T T TH..I. 0 . . niiwfi.yo, ii, -.,. r ,u. a.. runners In this section of the State are aroused i over amendment to the bill In the Legls-1 lature that was Intended to give tlie-m I the right to kill deer caught destroying' croos. This bill has been so amended that the farmers must first get permis sion from the game warden to do the killing and then specify the place and tint such killing Is to take place. .. TUe twppitblllty of being able to pe- i siieiHa if in oe uono magca iWiiHnwmiig or a.JOke ! aava',! ft. The masterpiece of the master wizard 2&NEW EDISON "Tho Phonograph With a Soul" Just as Edison's marvelous genius harnessed the powers of nature for man's SERVICE, so in the Neiv Edison, he con trolled them for man's ENJOY MENT. The living voice and the reproduction are indis tinguishable. No trouble to demonstrate. Wc enjoy it ourselves. MODERATE TERMS Moit Ccmplttt Stock of Nu Rteordi LUDWIG PIANO CO. , 1103 Chestnut Street ottO Kdl.oa, Vint VIeer; JC lal IHHH ...... .,., -t " f Jf t f t A h .. A . uCML -- -. tfi-iirfia. , Superb Coatees 150.00 Hudson Seal Coatee 97.50 Very smart model. Kolinsky Squirrel collar and Cuffs. 245.00 Hudson Seal Coatee 125.00 Stylish model of all Hudaon Seal. 255.00 Hudson Seal Coatee 145.00 Superb Style, liaudioeK-ly lined. .Kolinsky Squirrel Collar, Cuff aud PocUets. 350.00 Hudson Seal Coatee 195.00 Beautiful Capo Model, with handsome Shawl Col;, lar ot Chinchilla Squirrel. 395.00 Hudson Seal Coatee 225.00 Handsomely trimmed with Kollnnky Squirrel Col li r, a wonderful draped belted model. 495.00 Russian Kolinsky Coatee. 295.00 Handeome model, made of the very Dqest ItUtilan Kollniky Skins, trimmed with tails and paws all around bottom. I Sets Far Lower Than Cost 49.00 Nutria Set 24.50 49.00 Australian Opossum Sets 24.50 49.00 Raccoon Sets 21.50 D9.00 Taupe Fox Set 29.50 69.00 Jap. Cross Fox Set.. 34.50 75.00 Kamchatka Wolf Set 37.50 79.00 Black Wolf Sets 39.50 95.00 Red Fox Sets 47.50 95.00 Jap. Kolinsky Set... 47,50 105.00 Taupe Wolf Set 52.00 110.00 Black Fox Set 55.00 110.00 Beaver Set 55.00 125.00 Ermine Set 62.50 135.00 Fisher Sets 67.50 145.00 Kamchatka Fox Sets 72.50 179.00 Cross Fox Set 89.50 195.00 Stole Set 97.50 . . 7 Scarfs I 1 5.00 Skunk Scarfs 7.50 .21.00 Taupe Wolf Scarfs. . . .". .10.50 2I.OO Kam. Wolf Scarfs 10.50 21.00 Black Wolf Scarfs 10.50 29.00 Red Fox Scarfs 14.50 35.00 Taupe Fox Scarfs 17.50 35.00 Kam. Fox Scarf 17.60. 35.00 Black Fox Scarfs 17.56' 45.00 Hudson Seal Scarfs 22.50 45.00 White Fox Scarfs 22.50 49.00 Black Lynx Scarfs 24.50 63.00 Ermine Scarf 31.50 75.00 Slate Fox Scarfs 37.50 75.00 Jap. Kolinsky Scarfs 37.50 79.00 Cross Fox Scarfs 39.50 1 10.00 Mole Scarfs 55.00, 90.00 Marmot Coat.. .45.00 45.1ncu Flare model. Large Cape Col lar. 125.00 Nat. Mutkrat Coat . 62.50 Three-ouarter Loose model. . ColUr aud Cuffs' of Hudaon betl anil Natural Muskrat. 150.00 Nst. Muskrat Coat . 75.00 Three-quarter Flare model. Large Cave Collar ana Cutis 01 ivonniky Muskratt 175.00 HudorrSTal Coati . . 87.50 Tbree-auirtei length. Loose model. Al Hudson sel, Out Go All Coats Without Let or Hindrance! 240.00 Hudson Seal Coat, 120.00 Hport model. Large Cape Collar of 'inupe vvoitr 185.00 Nutria Coat. .125.00 Snsppy Pport model. Large Cnpe Collar ot! Nutria and Nutria Belt, 290.00 Hudson. Seal Coat, 145.Q0 Full ltngth looae model. Large Col lar and Cuffi and Border of Taupe Wolf or Bkunk. 275.00 Hudson Seal Coat. 185.00 Full length Flare model. Fine Skunk couar, cans sua liorder. Hudiou Seal Ilelt. 390.00 Mole Coat... 195.00 Sinnrt Sport model, with large Cape Collar of Taupe Wolf aud Mole Bclf, 490.00 Mole Coat... 245.00 Full Length model. Taupe Wolf Co fe- ".. .D1l. Border. Hraart Flare MedeL Very good style. Cob . 245.00 Large CM 01 l 365.00 Hiubon Seal Coat l.Vlnch Full Flnrn modal. Collar, Cuffs and Wfde Border of. Dim; eftuuk. . 425.00 Natural Russia! Squirrel Coat, 276.00 t r-nii ij.nirth , 1 mn.i.i wills Bur- der of Hnulrrel and Large Bkunlw. CoInr and Cuffi. '( 850.00 Natural Mink Coat 575.00 Beautiful 4S.lnrH modal, with irlof Mink Uordcf and Urge, elaborat collar, Remember, This Is an Unprecedented Sale. Don't Miss the &avin Mail orders' promptly filled. Repairing and Remodeling at low coat. ' Purchasing' agents orders accepted with usual JO per cent nllowed. ,4 .h i&u,:. .7 .nr4 VAi aefeiUuA -rfi.-'fo V'jMirTilf'ti'illliil ilWl
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