" '- final Euentno y) ' VH r ft IV.-NO. 137 ' PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1918 PRICE TWO CENTS C'orntdnT, WIS, thi rtntio I.IMH COMI-ASt l. y lublic FINAfe lOGMD'S !IL GROWS; IVOYS TO GO f 1 t'A Am1-nQC!UrlnV; Mied ilUDdbbdUUlb fenjrlip1med bv News ferwneinieu uy iicwd T?erit; Surrender Hi III INE BLAMED FOR RUSSIAN BACKDOWN 1j - " obilization of Army Mad Been Ordered Halted 'TONS PUSH ADVANCE "" hcviki Base Hone on Threat of Civil War in fcN r.Dvmiinv , ' ., , ,,- RL1N (via London), Itb. .1. . Hsing eastward irom .. 1 and Uono (a irom 01 mu.t I .l,.nArl th I 400 miles), wc iwtc ....-. trv of the enemy ana ",r"m veral dl- .... a I'pnerai. bc nnn c- , nl commanders, . ouicc.b -men," the German War Office red today. ' tdditlon to prisoners we iook nn 120 machine guns, ocr .,.nmoblle8. food-laden trains. 'Incalculable other material." Wt hac occupied i-eai u' itlng the frozen Sand Uher," the H said. "We nae nwmi Bgh Wcnden and arc now before itar." ..... il, tiet nf Wtnden Is nrty im ""''"" mr.d Yolmar. 01 votmar. ...." farther toward Petrogra.i .... are on the direct rallioad -line i niea to the capital- By JOSEPH SHAPLEN J.Tnrf-nA1. IVb IU lueiaje:" ruii'vu.. , American Ambassador i rai.c. .... Allied envoys at noon ioua .." wring for a uutck departure from ...v Thev were oerwiieim". "'" - - !. -..,1 I the sudclen news ot wn. .. ...vn willingness- o mum " iilrtated peace. me declared, ( r. tnat eeu sepal ace ieace not mean a bieal: between i.us- the Allies r Lctilne was the chief advo-, the wireless sent out from here . icing ltussla's -willingness tcr sign iCerman peace. Tour other com- Maries supported I-enlne, while four iscd him t opinion prevails here that. Petro- '. e-.- tn i. ,1-m.IaiI vTlthln a fort-I sfatewlll bedeciueu wiinui a i t, jc ' i ? ......, ine,o.i ArPr. t , 1-aI, 11 felelaveu). 1 .C iceji.w, . - . w i. .i r.r Hia nnsslanArmy on :fc '""''" -'" .,.,,,-.. 1 iwnoieironumeoinu"""" halted and wired the soldiers in Itrograd: "Do jour dut ! uctena ine ulutlon 1" IBy an overwhotiiilng majority the ( Mievlkl and revolutionary Socialists tiie left in the central executive com- Kee voted to defend Petrograd at costs. A mobilization of all work- lit being considered. tie information was nasnea iojub lotny Institute that If the majority allsts do not break with the Ger- nf Government the Independent So fts will start a civil war. e Germans have occupied Hapsal sport on the gulf of Finland. ftfl-, t'mllea aiuthwest of Iteval) and ca an mo omciai aim members of I . s . . I ! o let Irom Dvlnk (125 miles east of Riga) .' enemy Is advancing toward raofr. ( Important railroad center about 100 I northeast ot Ovlnsk and I7S miles sitliwest of Petrograd. fht Austro-GernianH are concentrat- r niAnn is.ji criieiveABeAM- r ... .- i.ii . i .v..s ... .,,, iiuui, wuiie . forces of the Ukraine Itada ure con- I slratlng at Brest-Lltovsk, under CI et - generals. , report was received from Kleff ay tnat the llada had proclaimed ptance "of the Austro-Hungarlan ectorate. lie -first ot the foregoing dispatches i AmDassaaor Francis and the Allied omats were to leave for "San Fran. It" which may have meant "San t"ran- but was garbled In cable trans. Ion. fritls would be the only comparatively "o cney couia travel, un tne north, "Finlneh revolution is under way: the west and southwest the Austro- rniana are advancing, while on the n tne Cossacks are threatening. v , - VRMANS SWEEP ON; i r AIM AT PETROGRAD LONDON, Feb, 21. erman detachments twenty -miles "or VltehBle distributed nmiMo. 1 1 declaring resistance tn Rnmnn,,l i e...n. ...... t.t f.... . I ' ,uu,v, aiiu e,iv uciiiimii jgrces are Mtrln to occupy Petrograd. accord- in..i..-M . i... w ... " Si't iwniB,owi nsv xnr, veMUBIIl XwS gra.v . . W FOR DEFYING CENSOR ill -Editdr "and Col. Repinirton ?bIUihed Forbidden Articles DDK. Fh. 21-.K. A. n -.. l ! .TjvttilnW fnfiiln i. . M ijwianUColonel lUplngton military N pt the 5 paper, were, today fined E .aW for pubi'shin refer. ff-V'TsK"':r-Si-,j:s.r-wi. ana (0 ine Versailles' conrerene. .. tides "in question had been for- )tffHM4 Butchers en Strike ma HAncK , i - , . - TiJUrtss i mri RED NOSES REAPPEAR AS WINTER COMES BACK 2z f&zszs. ! Kill Recedes Ited iIocs cleamed lodav where in. tcrday u( roses tried loM'ossom and bloom In Die springlike thaw that made , nood of u,e Hihujiuiii imer. ! "nperaluredtmiof 4". degieesvvas caused ,,y ,,, HnIri(t of le weatn,r "' Ul" 1""'" '" wlmr Th,? cl,,lly uctl0II .ellt tll(. .nMCUrv ,, tn ,, "'H - reHi at 8 o'clock this morning from a lilgli mark of 51 degrees yesterday morning. The change (o colder. c coullng In the Weather Uureau, was duo to the movement of ii high-pressure area moving fiom western C nutria southeast ward across the t mintt . I'uli and con tinued cold weather will prevail tonight and tomorrow, with the lowest tem perature tonlghtv uliout IS deeieex and diminishing northwest .wind", todaj's forecast said The Ice-filled water uf the SYhuvlklll ImiI recedsd almost to normal thlsmoin- I..- .Il I (... ... -.!.. MH nun iipiiik u'liniin iu 'iKIllt'CIl feet above normal, a lecord since 1!0I, As a result seveial mills nlong the liver at ManaMink mid Venice Island vine shut down. It was the first time that Icllnrri elthei "now or at am future time ,,!!rll8'""d."lJ,"oa,',1"'Lnf"r,e,lll"' VPt anything fiom an Institution to close on account of a flood. So lapld- , :, , ...... ly did the flood-tldf ubate that little actual damage wan done. It uui said. 1'iilL.AUELil'HlANb KKKr WINNING IN DO(! SHOW Take Down Many Moie Trophies at ie Trophies at mnel Club West Chester Kennel Club Meet N'i:w YoltIC, 1'eb, 21 ThroUEhout lVb. 21 Tiirouelioiit the day lMilladelphluns continued heir n Inning streak at the Westmlnstei 'Ken- ltel Club's dog iliow. 111 pointers. V T. l'acne's Mldklff Zuka was thin) in meiicau-bied bitches and hi the limit under rift pounds In the open class for the tame weight the blue ribbon was won bv the l'ane cntn. Jlldklff Imperlu JIaud, and Htei won first In wlnneis, with Joseph (J Amistrnne'it Post Tlmil ledger J!eseie In i the open class fori bitches, fifty pounds and ocer. the Uobi White ICennels mnil Its Initial appear-1 anc-e ami scoreu icn place Willi j.jns. downe I'rlit , In the field tl In liss William ZelB ler. Jr.'s (heat Island, Hinging Hells, Comanche Itap and Mary lontroe, the ftreatest htilnE of neld trial performers In the countrv, were first, hecoml.nnd thlid. The Hob While entiv, I.ans. downe I'rlm. was fourth In Sehlppetlies TiaUk 1. Smith MWettt nil H.lRvna fn.m American-bred tn winners dogs with his llamiv liov In YnrLsbiioM m. .,.. , lianllffe'H Lena and I.Ittle Marvel were.!"1 1 udrintnl nml 4lil.l t. ..... a . -i. Hecond and third In the open to Galen o.vh ni. vviiireiis King, and Tna was reserve In winners to the same dog. Mrs, Jlarrv S, 1'eastei, among other sue- esses, nas (list In riilliimluMH with Peaster'n l.lttle .luanlta. . . RUNAWAY SON IN FRANCE NCE I ,,,, ii VE I BEGS MOTHER TO FORG Mrs. Katip Loeb's Boy Gets Fliend to Wtite He's FigTrtjng With Cunadians Somewhere In Philadelphia there Is a worried iiu.thei Mrs Ifatle Loeb who doesn't Know where her son Is Should the mother see this, she will know that her bov Is with the Canadian I railroad troops In dance. I A letter has reached this elty written I bv n. friend of the missing son The mis. i "' suites that the fcon was doing his! ,.b)l p-rance and that he bad en- listed unuer tne name or ".lumes Calu- nan, -o. -, .ut..o-i, .mi e,, eanauian i rauioau troops, i ranee. - .,. .-.... r.t. . tne nun iiriin iuiiriiess. je says that he wants his mother to Wilte tn ' hliit because, .perhaps, he may never fcomo back to PliliaiJelplilu, 127 KNOWN AMERICAN "-4-A' ' VAt. A VJUVialllXa Eighty-one Not Yet Reported Upon and 1917 Saved WASHINGTON. Feb. 21 The War Department this afternoon Issued an announcement placing the total Identi fied American soldiers dead as a result of the Tiiscaulu sinking at 127, Including tluee otllcers Klgbt-one who sailed on the Tuu canla have not et been reported upon. n1.,e Kn0B'1 lo "a'e uee11 saeu ar , - ar-irrnn i cTTTV PKRTIIcfrATK . sirf - wu.Kiuawtaau . mr, , ... .,. KA I . Ill 11. ill, -.It Mirvi' I -"- - -w -- -4 - .... w - "Secictary McAdoo Announces In-1 crense of Interest for Next Issue WASHINGTON, Feb 21. TJie next issue ot treasury certificates of Indebt' - ,i.. ;in i.n. ,.,,..-., ... ., - -. Kecretarv-MrX, m imimineen. nVi l. - of 500,000,000 In the short-term certifl- cales at 4 uer cent, elated February 8 was entirely subscribed, although only the New York and Kansas City districts exceeded their allotments. "The amount of subscriptions from the country at large was distinctly dis appointing," Secretary McAdoo said. With the first Issue, the banks were asked tn set aside 1 ner rent nf tlmle resources each week to prbvlde for their allotment to ine niwee tiv issuck. ijiric of observing this request (s bellevesV toj ltatA nnnueil the "fllsnnrwilntln,-' onh-1 scrlptlons from the smaller banks and trust companies. The increase fiom i per cent to 4'i per cent has caused considerable mur muring in financial circles as to the probable Interest rate on the third Lib erty Loan. The treasury announcement states specifically, "There will be no further Increase In the international rate in con nection with the Issue of certificates in anticipation of the third Liberty Loan," FOUR PENN TRACKMEN DECLARED INELIGIBLE 1 i 'a ' Price, Davis, Bartels and Meard- wood Fall Behind in Scho lastic Work Coach Lawson Robertson's track nlan were given a rude and untimely Jolt this afternoon when four of the best track men at.Penn were declared ineligible be. 1 cause of scholastic condition. The ath- 1 lefea harreif from comDeimon until thev I make e up their back, work are Harry x'rice, capiain oc iiir urowsuumi v irMiii; FTed uavis. star sunnier irom aieroers burg; Rd Bartels. a sprjnter and weight man. and J Meardwood, n sprinter. Prhw-and Davis were 'to havd reDre- 'lt.A lU-nn In ,h atinllnl nt1ilrls iraines bf the Johns Honklns IJrllverslty ( m.' u.,.l-e in . Baltimore: Tholr 'fiir jw.- ,i ;;: .'- ."-... . t -': JTas? r:r r Dl?IMl?I I CfABNe 1 JCillilBiLL LUtlNd OFFER OF DEGREE ' FROM UNIVERSITY. ,XT l a i. a 11 Won't Accept Anything From Institution So Lacking in Courage TAKES SLAP AT PROVOST Tells of "Hypocrisy" in Ask ing Him to Be "Out of Town" Tomorrow Joseph IJennell today refused to ac cept the degree of doctors ff letters scheduled to be conferred on him to morrow Washington's lllrthda) hy tho t'nlveislty ot PcnnsjIvahH This sensational development rams this afternoon a' the I wtitt of a tilt between Mr. Pennell and the I'lilveislly when in a letter to Pmvot l'rigiir Pahs Smllh.llie famous altlst and either de. (ro 'JC'"B " courage aim juiu.e. Jlr. fennell's tetter" wai hi answer to nne rltten tlJ ,,,, ,,,. 1)ro0,t lSmtll Informing him briefly and without ex- plana,lon tl,nt ,he tu',l'e, of ,hP l'n- Uerslty would not confer the degiee to- 0"ow' "ererr.ng uuureciiy 10 tne action or cue .rj ciuu in recenuy summomuB nun hrforo the governing bod tn amwer lharget of haxlnk- nnde null- tharget of liaMni: nnde nntl-KnglNh te- mailcs In the dub and his subsequent , ,, ...... i .. resignation ns a reBiilt of the affair, the renowned nrtNt charges Ibe I'nlverslty jwas wldel) Icnowji In mllltiiy and niedl wlth sacrlflchiR him on the altar of cal circles, died today lit his home, 11.1.' local prejudice. lie further claims that the action of the trustees Is thq result of fear of local ilimor" TKI.T.S 01' T,Mv WITH SMITH. ltevonlliig also that In a tall: which he bad with the provost on last Monday It was suggested that he " be out of town" for Washington's Birthday ns a best means of evuillng humiliation for himself and of the Institution, Tennell ftaH the provost for 'hvpocrlsj" and ,, , .., ... ,,, ... declares the authoillles would hae left him the "victim until the last echo liaa filed away." nespne tne tact mat tne wnole seetli- line uniiercurrent or ine Art i;nin anatr palpablj nt the liasls of the cnlver lt'H action In not conferring the ele-' the TVntli Peniisjlvaiili nlunleers. In glee, Mr. IVnnell In giving publicity to the Clll War and made an exiellent the I'rovosfs letter and his answer. ' recor(1, l4ntor i, aH mn,ie tmgeon cb irges that theie was no definite lntl- , ,.,,.,., . ., . 'm-vtlon of the nature of the piotests maov ol l"r ' ,r"1 '" """ " against ills lecelvlng It. lelved special mention fiom Ibe legl- The Tenuell leslgnatlon. ivhlch has been the subject of heated dlscussjon lnUmceil nH brigade surgeon at the time art circles for the last few days, vrar1 . , ,.. . , ... ,. also linked with the. .umor that Charles i t-"'e r-lttsburglt riots iu 18 . .. . M. Hums, eteran nrchltect. member of Major Turnbull was born In Phlladel- ( ine -ri uiuo aim irienu 01 j-enueu, was 1 to he rebuked bv the house committee for the expiesslou of niitl-Lngllsh views. The lommlttees meeting Is scheduled llir Ullllliuirrp ...ccuiiB IS se-lieuil eu Aft r Rra.iiatliig fiom the t'n! for late this aftei noon and is sluoiided. . , , , .... . .n In nistery. ot Peiinsjlvnnla In 18 I, I)r. T ' ' 'studied liiedle'lno nt Vienna II -u..uS vi.i.i ic AKi-isr n tne meantime ir en.is or I ennell. pointing to the aluable service be has endered to the uovenimenl, lit the draw- Ing of Insplilng lKistcrs for tho Liberty I-oan and other patriotic movements, nre (onthiueil mi I'ste oiir. folnmn Seven i ANZACS PLUNGE INTO HUN LINES I Npvv 7pj,1nilf1 Trnnns flan- ,-,-,, ..... -- y. . V 1-k S t.iivo HriRnnPVS in Itmn . Near Polygon Wood WAR PLANES IN BATTLE PARIS, Feb. 2.1. German forces northwest of! Rheima delivered a surprise attack against the French during the night, I ... but it wan repulsed, the War Office nHnn..n,.j ibl. nflernnon "v i." The official statement added that the number of (.erman prisoners uupiuriru iiuciii eji i'hiid iiiri Moncel on Wednesday was over fiOO and included a number of officers. LONDON, Feb. 21. New Zealand troops successfully conducted a raid this morning east ot Polygon Wood, capturing a few prisoners, according to the War Of fice statement today. Enemy artilleiy was active during the night in the direction of Flesquieies. Aeilal cavahy has been success fully and extremely busy during the last few gorgeous days in" the high, freezing, sun-filled heavens. , , , , ... , tili - ,. llinuenuuigs aeuui uniuns aie uc, tempting to hold Olt Ilnig's cloud- I during the construction of the Frankford hiinlllnre lincers which are dailv ob- elated structure, has proved more (.at iiurdllng lancers, wnicn are uany oo lBfactory t0 tlie ,)atioiis. The former serving preparations for the Geiman route, he contended, was zigzagged nnd offensive carried the cars over four steam rail- nTIi '..- n .. Allirty-IIVP utuimH weii icii have been destroyed in the last three days and nineteen driven earthward uncontrolled, a' total of fifty-four "quletused" by the Britishers, of whom only, ten are missing, despite the severest and almost unending fighting day and night. While Hlndenburg and Ludendorff are poring over tlTe details of their Impend ing; dr)e, the air is filled with tho throb blng of mot6?s,'tho faint patter of ma chine (tins and the thunder of air bombs exploding In towns and vjllages bthlnd the firing lines. The' British airmen have dropped huge ouantltles of explosives on billets.' am- j mwnUion Uumps?, rw''' tjoiM&and 1...iua in1 N'arUiw-n. JrMcno. ..They "Zr,7 . . . il' .. .. ' i tpMi enrmj sswwn ttywcjewv ssC' MAJOR CHAS. S. TLMINHULI. MAJOR TURNBULL, NOTED SURGEON, DIES AT HOME Widely Known Philadelphian Succumbs After I?rief Illness Major I'hailex Smith luinliUll who Chestnut slrceU. after a short Illness k" lmen as sMe.tei S Marvin Although he had been complaining for J P'I'lent "f ll.e National lllscult Com some time. Major Turnbtilt had not been I,al" Wnltei r llalllng'r, loading confined to bid It li.nl not been be.alcll"ot ","1 eiiKlneer: Oeorge Burn lleveel that hlrf ccndltlem was serious. """ ' I'MiKier and social leformer. Maior Turnbull was tli author of "ot "' I""',K "t w "f tli highest of- several books, which wele legirdcd as ,, , ,,.,,. , ., , , meoicai aucunriiie's iii wan niiiieiueiiiii and auinl suigeon iu seeial of the ir.nimii iiii-iiini en ,iiii,ii-iinii. ouwi i ' I!"" wa ieldent singeun of the Tsen York Oplilrinlinlp and Aural Institute. I..lln I.....II.I.. .. f l.lln.lAl..l.t . hl.ll I Maior Ttiu.bull also had considerable military e.perlenct. lie enlisted with mental mid division headriuaiters for r 1 a. Xovember 10. IH1. lie was me M)n o nr ience Turnbull. who was -.,-, i ,,,,im.,i ,i,. u i i,i, ,i.v. .,. Mlin., f, , n,. fnlveisltv Turnbull Mimlleil iiiedle'lno lit Vienna He mar- tieA M(sK niizabeth Claxton, well known , Philadelphia's smlal-c holes, ' j. , . C-ICIODer " '" In the eailv eighties Itoctnr Turnbull Wa, appointed surgeon of the United States (Icologlcal Survey ill Wjomlng, - r- i JITNEY REVIVAL BEFORE COUNCILS ' Pncnlnfinn TntvnrlllPPfl tn. y,-jU.v..-w.. - w- . v. v. .. -" i 'V - . . . , I, o tr a i i a rVlrit-nrhns Transit in City COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER A lesolutlon making possible levlvalj of "Jltnej and motorbtis renke n aj lain wale " -" Hie cltj's tangled tiansportatlor. pioblem was lutioduced 1.. fl..ii..M f.i(t,nlt tl.lia nflnr.nn I,, ,";;"""" , " " 7" . ,Z ' Common Coiincllnian Aueibaih, Tnentj-nlnlh vvaid Attacking the piesent tiansll seivlce ns 'Ineffectual and liiailniuatc," the resolution called for Hih tieatlor, of ii Joint committee of Select uuil Common Councils to ronslder the ndvlsibllll) of modlfjlng the restrictions em "Jltnejs ,""" "" J""w he. pioposed 'om - died by tbn two utul niotorliuses. 'I lie mlttee to be uppol fhamhein is lo lepoit not later than,fall to the pavement. Vvalsh's skull April 1, according tn the resolution, im'vvns fiactuied and be died before reach- new methods of ttunspoi tailor, other, than tits piesent trolley service. The ' 1 I, tl resolution mov Ides ' committee, in resoiuiion pioviues, would look Into the legislation, that Urova ine -Jllliejs one in Dusiliesn Willi n Iat In ...milfe Intr Ibe beaw In.nllnir I and other restrictions. A letter jas. read from Thomas II. j Mitten, president of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company, In reply to a resolution adopted b Coum lis two l weeks ngu, requesting the lestoiatlou of J the Second and Third streets ((hides I burg) trolley line to Its former loute I on Urow n, Nvv Market. Laurel, Front I and Richmond stieef. Mr Mitten said I the present northbound loute, -via Cllraid avenue aim -Norns street, wlilcli was ... , d aB temporary expedient road grade closing, entailing many delays. "IRISH REPUBLIC" PLANS WASHINGTON "EMBASSY" Representative of Crushed Sinn Fein Government win tie Bent to ,. U. S. Capitill - NKW YORK. Feb. 21. The "Irish Republlce" Is going to open an embassy In SVashlngton with an ambassador and will fly the tiigot the republic that whs put down after a few days' battle by. the British, two years ago. JT The establishing of the embassy was made possible as a result or a meeting held here in which 000 was subscribed to maintain ., mn.v, ,,h,e contributors being the Bolflievlkqiub of New York, W T$i fflh Ambassadqr will b DnTat. rule- urs-arteu.; wriu-.,.n stateil l thatliiV wouii -l-jri.'," .i.il. mi visit to 11'rtuliUii jg. "--it ' i .." i a"' lately en ms arrivi lei: "DRY" LEADERS ' OPPOSE EXTRA j SESSION PLANS Little Supnort Found for Governor's Legisla tive Scheme LE(;iSLATURE NOW "WET" Friends of Prohibition Be lieve Special Meeting Would Endanger Cause ' Si' far is suppoit fiimi urJtir advo- y i.itcs .if tpe prohibition amendment Is i one ei neil, (lovernor lliumbauxh has' little or no backing In his reported In- J teiillcni tn call an extla session of the l.rcNhitme ti, rutlfj this national Icgls latlnii itirsiuv i invas ainoni. pnlltl clans of nenrl ever line of thought his ibvilnped Iheli i ppo'ltlon and It inav In alnui.t inm lulvel added that thtre Is ulijeitinn bv the advocates of Ultlnll-wlde pnililliltiou I In Philadelphia It was developed today j Hint such aidim advoi ites of nation wide piohlbltlou ns the Rev. Dr. Carl 1 II drummer piestdeut of the Inter- Chun It reiteration; I)i Homer Tope, head of the I'hlluiMphla District Autl K.ilonn tnutti itlulm.. iia. nf ,h ' Methodist Kpl-ropil Chureli. the Itev Doctor Jlelk. of the l.tithei.in Church, and other clernviiidi me ni.iliil calling an etl. seslnii of Hip l.eglslatute. Dr iiiammii houevei conilltloued his at titude upon the thought that some of the ! present lcgWutnts might be influenced I by the iccent nil.ni of Maivland and Kentucle) Add I.. Ibis the thought of lals of the ivnnsvlvinla Hallroad and i'" "' 'he Ilaldwhi Locomotive Works and It beeoiues leadllj appatent that (iiirnor HiiitubaUKli has conceived the Idea of ill esliu session nf the LegMi tuie wltliout iniisnltlng such factors In the piiilllbltloii movelllellt m:iii.ti m: xow oiiosi:h 'Ibe big ipimiii against a special ses sion ns IndtiMtiil bv these advocates , of ' latlllcatlon" Is tint the T.eglslatuie as nt piescnt runstlluled Is ngnlnst lall ftuatloii And there Is no assurance that a majoilt of these legislators bae changed their minds Iu the last Legislature when the lo cal option measure came up 4r u vote there were 01 f,,rtl nr, '"L "C! jJJJ ' v yl.' Illy Kveut)-twr who voted oposaV it Kipilied.; IH to local option bill Ju the loirer Vhat the tesult ntilrt Jia j ,,. , ,l. ,. , -, . .i.i.l mined, because the local nptlonlst nevrr ini. n n,.,. ,ii.r iikI. .if.ii in ii,. t.,r ,i,n.i., These men will, of coulee, sit In any speelal session wlilcli f.oveinor Brum- baugh may tall, and advocites of the I n rttill.tl Inn , tfln.i t Int. n In li.l.n I .Inn , ijiiwiii.ij.ivi. iiiiiiuniiuii nun iiiiiutiii .ui,t ., nl, , . uliihiail tt lnnnwb lff I.. these inembflis. .Wither do thev want lejectlon, with Its eonseriuent effect upon the country, it Is prefened to fight It out at the prlmailes and later at (lie election, when prospective legislators mut show their Intentions , OPIN'ION OP LKAIUIHS I Sample thoughts on th etm session 'pioposal nte given by lleoige Ilunilnni, .Jr. leading Philadelphia flnJnclei, who said' L seems to me that It would be In- t ndvlsible to call u neclal meeting of the Legislature to consider the prohibition amendment unless tl.eie is very positive ,x UppcB that the present body vv ould - .. ..... IM. (II - - .vote ror raiincauon. inr oumi m , i-peclal session Is an expensive operation, .and while, the expenditure would be I amply Justified If nfllrmatlve action 'tesults. It would not. In my opinion be so Justified If the teal object is only that J uf putting membeis, who may be can ! dldates for ie-eIectloii, on recoid, and pioseculliig an educational campaign. ( onllnueil on ruse lour. olniiin Tliree ACQUITTED (IF HOMICIDE Connors'. Alibi Plea Convinces Jury ill Manslaughter Tiial A Jin v today acquitted William Con puis. 2.117 Ludlow stieet. of a charge of manslaughter, arising fiom the death of Viicent .1, Walsh, 2127 Anh street. 'Ibe verdict was retuineil befoie Judge Uenrv. In Quarter .sessions C "r1',pll',l?AV,n, ,,efen.Iant - jlllti wlrut.K Walsh nnil calls .sessions conn, ji on June sed him to , lug the hospltul. The fatality occurred ut Twentieth and Market streets. CoiinojH and other witnesses declared . .i," iiefendant was not near the ""? the ass "ault en Walsh The ...,. , ii:i.i iieen tozether earlier In the evening and had quarreled, but no blows were exchanged JOY-RIDERS WItECK CAR- Automobile Collides, With Biead W'agon Two Young Men Anesled brand-new car oeniiiging 10 i.. .Nord. linger, of the St. James Hotel, was taken fVi. .. irarace at Twents-nlnth and Fletcher streets early today by Jo.af(ernuon when an eutlie tni)t of ,,.u hlih'ave ue At TiJ.niit "'plrVV !1t . collided with a bread wagon. Two men. giving the names of Jr seph Maher, twenty-two j ears old, 2125 North ' Thirtieth street, and John I rederlcks. 169 uover ie. 7 imuer , ..... Tiiev nre anegeu .......a- Iim "lit. Xelthel Was lnlnrerl '-'r.1" '" '.;'..""' though the machine wus almost a corns nlto Avrtclsa Magistrate Collins, of the Twenty sixth and York streets police station, held the two men under $800 ball each for a continued hearing on Tuetiday on i the charge of having stolen the car. I I FIRE ALARM AS "JOKE" 4 Six Engine Companies Called and Neighborhood terrorized A practical Joker touted sl lire com panies, with two battalion chiefs, and some 150 residents out ot their warm beds In the wee hours today, by pulling a fire alarm at Twenty-seventh 'and Cambria streets. Shortly after the alarm was turned Jn, six Are companies uppeared on the scene. This, aroused 1L- t,H. Al(ptthiSI-hnai1. vT fl sa k.ln. urn tiiiw.o """--" " f" ."" located, an 'jevurnirn 10 mmr weiwme u.a. .l,l, Itnhreru! on for thn 4nlt..r -..-,.,..., . 1 .7 ",,'--'., CiThe nonce are now on ine,iraii. w th CSfeaia oi.ninsy ewejo .uviiiissaTCHl lor BL -M,ll,r , MIKaKWI . ' , -'-W-'-. TWO VICTIMS OF BRIDGE COLLAPSE IDENTIFIED Only two victims of tho collapse of n V. It. R. bridge nt Sixtieth street nud Enstwltjk nvenuo hnd beu Identified up to 5 o'clock this afternoon. They were DEAD Louis Sknlmnge, ngctl forty-two, OlftB Gleumorc avenue, mttvloJ, laborer; And tew Piltirio, ni;ect thirty, 510 Noith Sixty fourth street. JOHN PURROY MITCHF.L REPORTS AS ARMY AVIATOR SilN DIEOy, Cal., rcb. 531. Mnji.r John Punoy Mitchcl, i 3T"-or rf New York, today leportcd for duty nt the Noith Island army aviation station. f ADMINISTRATION SCORES IN R. R. BILL TEST WASHINGTON, Teh, 21. Aunilnisliation foices today won the flint slrfimish ou-tho inUioail tantiol bill in the Seilntc. By n vble of 52 to 23 Scijntcor Cummin's amendment ! educing by $2,000,000 the compensation bill to be paid the lnllionsd wng rejected. COAL MINERS TOLD TO WORK TOMORROW So that they v 111 not letnul tho conaisfontly hlh dally output, nveinBinp 200,000 ton3 of antlunelte. the mine woikein' epiesentatlve3 notified the opcratois today that they would woik on Washington's Biitlulny (tomouow) thmugh patilutlc motives. Announcement to this effect wa-j made by the nnthiA cite opcintors' committee In the Lafayette Building. LEW M'CARTY MAY NOT PLAY THIS YEAR NEW YORK, rcb. 21 Lew HcCniy, tho Giants' slugging catcher, may not be back in the game this ycai, according to re ports here, for he is still sutfuiiiig fiom injuiics received -last ec.tson. He will go to Hot Spiings, howevci, on Match 1, to gether with seven of his teammates. BASKETBALL SCORES MEDIA HIGH .. 0 2035 W PHILA. 2D . 8 13-21 RIDLEY PARK . . 5 712 NORTHEAST 23 . 2 1113 ARCHBISHOP'S END EXPECTED ANY MOMENT Aged Prelate Sinking Rapidly After Alarming Heart Attack -'.tie nprriUUm of Atchl . . usiiop rieneyr- r some tlmeMfr H, "lm has been 111 for utremely iMllleal - ' Although It bad been reported that lie ad Improved during the last two .lavs, alarming heart svnintnms ileveloneil iHte this . if lei noon It Is bellevdl- that the iihblkhniiV nilvaueeil age will be a gleMt obsiaeln In overcome In the pieseut crisis and theie ale giave feais (bat be will tint lallv tluousli the pie'i alt.nK Contfnucd application to work hi spite of his Illness Is lespoiislble fm bis e'rltlcal condllloii "ALIEN ENEMY" PROVES HIS LOYALTY TO U. S. rim .,,.., Ti', i,l ,r TTnnlA dm It, ' ., . ' 1'orts UjpreRlStercd Compa- ttiot to Police . Here Is an alien enein who Is an alien filend A Herman, loval In t'ntle Sam and the Stils and Stripes, was lerpouslble today for the anest nf a fellow alien accused of evading icglstiatlou both for aimy ilraftees nnd enemv aliens 'I lie pilsoner, Morris K'ohif tvventv-nlne (jeais old, .'Hi North Ninth street, was repoited t the police of the Fifteenth slieels-iud Snvder avenue station bv the patriotic "alien filend," Who, the police said, has taken It upon hliu-elf to go among his acquaintances lo see that lliey obe.v the national laws for registra tion. The police withheld the name of the volunteer detective, He hlin'elf Is registered as an 'enemy alien" Kolm. who was at rested bv HMrlcl Detectives Smith and Osteibeldt, was) ,,,,..,. .,,. ,.,,.,., authorities bv turned over to tne 1 ederal autnorltles uv Magistrate Baker this morning, He told contiadlctory stoiles anA said he bid lost ills reglstiatlon cards. He has his Hist Ameilcan dlbenshlp papers, ' ROOF FALLS; MAN UNHURT Woiker in P. It. R. Shops Escapes Injuiies When Buried by Cave-In Walter P. Huhbs. aged fortv-seven veais, J0I Noith Twenty-Rev entb ,i., I'omHen reevlced tnlurU ., . amn- received Injuries no mor KPr. ous than laceiatlons of the back ,1,1. r'nns,l,ala Jtallioad shops at Pavonla. where he was working, caved In, bun- Ing him In the wieckage Fellow woikmen dug him nut of the wreckage, expecting to find him crushed o ileal i, mil were astounded tn find """ vintiaiiy uninjured r,!. , , . . Vviiy iippoiniments . . . . . A. OlnlaT,: 21 4 Soii.h ir.;."V.r. Ji! t 'Hti .. nnn ii i nir in in.im. I ln.n.nln- IU .Im.I i . " Inspector, Depaitment of Supples. Jisoo; Kobert c, roiter. 2.'27 I'ltzvvuter etieet, Inspector, Uureau of Hlghwats, ,1200. and Melvln -f. Hecklei, 7013 Tor- Recieatlon, T ' a day, ' -- iiQ.. n-o,,!. Havana Kesulls rillHT KACR, thrae-jear-cilda, 31, fur. Phoneta 110, .f'olllni rickle paney, 108, S lo S 7 lo 10 2 toB Klteicr T to X lo tl 1 to s Iianay iic 101. Murphv Sto t to a I to a Tlm. 1.0f Ulanni. Hweat Marsueriia I 0"c mr Ham. Little Manard, Kalbrln and l Hl'CONtl HACH. Si; furlonaai Meamer, Jiu apoii I.-aie. 10. AlViiJri - , - "r: - 'Aiv - 51 - "ir.' I teJinnnilAasiw, is . usnsii iiuiiinan. n in a T in ill i tn s i . '. .... T ''".:.; -.'-.' i i rerjorxea iu nmo sieucu cmearo ri.ufford Ul .;,' . ,p a to i C -contract. Doolau.. after; 'playTSg i'siii.s . j ie j . hW for ten cars. 1nmna in HACK. .!& fuptnnss, Lh. ier1a anil WBM taken . flVp hvWd&1.. -.1., i,. . tman wheru hb, P ..'i'B"j.'"i" : I i i ! I sritkinai nroueriies. .na n if -ri An. lid. ioeuna i.....u a ia ..,-. --,",-.. : ',- -a.j. i ttJL&l!J1 . ' . , . ' ; a , .4 !UKSrka lUf .rL-TWm V'T M'iM.ti w l .mBrrm , . u - URGE' PROBE OF . MAYOR'S BONDING CONCERN HERE Councils Asked to Find Why Smith Company Has Most of City Business . t ti.. .l-.illriil inlin-i , nivveoyjAprneir "i-1 " - t l7l.nl lonelluPi'V'-Sl'm ?ne MT' Smith's surety company was eturted In Common Council tills anernuou .., - resolution introduced by Common Conn- ellirmn Chailes II. ou iaBri., u. .. - -..rl. second Waul. The resolution, greeted bv the loude-t applause In a long time, was downed iinaiiv bv a vote of fift-two to thirty. showing surprising antl-Admlulstratlon stieusth. 'lbs National surety e om pany. for which the Thomas II. Smith Company Is local agent, has done be tween' TO and "5 per cent of the cltj' bunding business In the last six months, aeeoiellng to Mr von Tagen. Three ears ago, he said, It did but 17 per cnt of the total "Theie must be some reason for this," he said significant!) The resolution called foi the appoint ment of seven membeis of Common Council to Investigate rhaiges of favoritism said to have been shown by lontractois to the concern. Mr. Von Tagen suld the Major's connection with the bonding business In this city has caused gossip and should be Investi gated. HUGE GERMAN SPY PLOT FOUND IN FRENCH TOWN Plan to Aid Expected Teuton Drive With Internal Rebellion Is Promptly Crushed paiiis. fi:h. si. A fmiuldable (if i mull spy organiza tion, the object of which was to create Insuiiectlons In France while the Ger I man offensive was in full swing, has been dlscoveied Iu St. Ktlenne, 11 was announced today. Tfle organlzitlun Is said to have been elliected by a German baikeeper. Many anests have been made. Including a diaftsman In a St. 1'tlenne arms fac tor), who was connected with the re cent strikes, WEST PHILADELPHIA LEADS Speedboys Outclass Southern in Dual Track Meet, 37 to 17 Wes.1 Philadelphia High School opened Its Indoor tiark reason this afternoon Mia" West b) leading their ilvals from South P . delnhla High In a'dual meet In the ' I'hiladelphla High gym. The Speedbojs Mh,,';l K'11 superloiHy In the distance , run and shot put by winning the first tluee places I 'At the completion of six events, the West Philadelphia team had tallied J7 ., ,,,, ,, ,, ,.,, .., ,,.,,. delpbla. Hummsrles isrr.-. . 1 ..!. T 4... I t. r ii treim urn iiusii nun uv -iiiiuars. . . '':!'. ...Mod,n.lnry. South Plill. ' 1 !", JlllCliril. I 'H. ll" rf cn Nhn(.nnlVVnli l.- l!rlsl W'ekt Phllft : seiioiid, Msclntte, VVt Ibl) - Ihlrtl, Calon, I West Phlla. lllatsnce. 84 fl. 8 In. ' lUMii 3umi lie oecween wuson ena j.llM. jfBM s u Half mile Wuii by Thonm. houtb I'hlla.) s,iiil iUron. vt Phils t thlrC Cten, u(l hila. Time, 2 rnln Urn" !!20 vur J daab W on by Naes-ar. West I'bila i aeeond Kalney South pl.tla., tblrd. I'trretl, West Plilla. Tlma, 28 4 5 see, June rein veoii ur .i-oea. ac j-ona roncl ncK. vve.c ,.; r. waugl.. " ' .1 . V M-V. ' I. r i Mike Doolan Signs With Cubs Mike Dotan. former Plillly shortstop. urchatved" the Clumn ororn-d out C unt per a liaMtil by FOUR MEN KILLED, SIX ARE INJURED, ASTRESTLEFALLS P. R. R. Structure at 60th' Street and Eastwick Ave nue Collapses 4 DEBRIS HOLDS VICTIMS Groans of Survivor Beneath Wreckage Spur Efforts of ' Rescuing Crews l'our woikmen were Instantly lelll4 and six others were serlottsly Injured when a railroad trestle on a. small bridge at Sixtieth street and Kaslwlck avenut collapsed shortlv after 3 o'clock tht afternoon. The trestle was, constructed iccently In connection with the building of a pusenger and freight sen Ice by Die l'ennsjlvanla Katlroad to Hoc Island. As the foundation ot the tresle gave away four narrow gauge cars loaded with building material tolled Into n excavation about ten feet deep. The men who viere billed were found burled underneath the wreck. At D o'clock tills afternoon four work men were fetlll burled In the wreck. Their moans could be heard by a. squad of policemen and woikmen who were trjing to rescue them. "Please help help " groaned a jouth whose face was visible. Police surgeons and other doctors were rushed to the scene. An ambu lance from the University Hospital brought seveial puhnotors along, The pulmotors weie placed into operation and air was pumped to tl e injured men, all of whom were unconscious, with the j exception of the jouth whose face could no seen, The woilcmen killed and those In jured, according to the Pennsylvania rtullroad, were all emplojed by Thomas J', alley, a contractor of this tity. I'lrst Information of the accident reached the Slxty-flfth Btreet andWooe Itnd avenue station through a telephone message from one of the clerks of the If. A. May Foundry Company, at Sixty first street and Kastwlck avenue. Immediately a patrol wagon fllltd with policemen and a complete "first aide to the Injured'' equipment was rushed to the scene. When the police reached the l piace uiey lounu several injured work- ... i ,. .. ... . .. i . . vi"c"j"i"'ec upier ions ot airt, ana IrM.-, .. "i'"' WWni'7rganlnV1ihd"lUMWvA j feebly for help. . - r - ( WQjyjAN FOILS ROBBERS " . .-., . r . T' I SAVES RAILROAD CASH i Heroine, With Revolver, Force! Armed Man Who Held Up , Her Brother to Flee Wi:sr CIIKSTHH. Pa. Feb, SI . Miss L'vejjn Bush, sister of Harry Bush. station agent at Isabella, on the -Wilmington and Northern Railroad, saved the cash from sale of tickets,- the ex press money and other cash from three men who were holdlnr up her brother at the point ot a revolver last night. While the men were going through the pockets of the agent, from whom they secured thlrtv-elaht cents. th vnnr , JS.XB g &"? $$. She also had a tevolver. Dropping the money upon the stair way. Miss Bush ran suddenly Into the office, getting the drop upon the man holding a revolver and compelled the tliree to back out of the building. When thev reached the outside one of the men fired three shots at the j-oung woman, but she did not reply and the rnen escaped. There was over 1200 in the money bag saved by her action. N. Y.-CHICAGO "FLYERS" Tp BE CUT TO 4 A DAY flnii Fnnli WfiV rtav unit Mimlit TJCTI11 .. .,,, , .. .,.,. ,,,,, Be Limit Set by Railroad ' J 4 Administration JUsto IIHQIIIVlirAV T?l. . M-. . s ..AK1 MAoiii.uiu.,, rcu. .i, Anrougn passenger sen Ice betw een New York and, Chicago will soon he limited to one fast tialn each way day and night that Is, two trains each way every twenty-four hours It was officially stated at the tallroad administration offices here to day. I This marks the Inauguration of a ns. tlou-wlde clipping of fast passenger service between virtually ail cities of the country. What line will be used for the reduced New York-Chicago service has been left to Regional Director Kmllh at New York. trains now run between the two cltles, , four ltaving terminals at the same time i i 3 None, according to Director McArim. r'r carries a full complement of passengers. JSgS THE WEATHER FOItEOABT j'or Philadelphia and vicinity! jritr'x ud coiiHrtiffil coW tonight and Frtdattjffi r'"' 0,C"' if"Peratur" 1onlahtahouirm m teOTtt; diminishing northfatt-.'yf , icind. Sun rl . S 'T m.Sun sets.. 5ip,n,- Ajf fHKST-CIIT STI1CT1I 'fTl.'T it. low wsttr. S s.m.lrxiw water. B X n.m.I'', j mh water.lO-: a.m Illicit. vuLter.10.4T 2"U & ..... . .' ' " - , . TKJIII'.wXKr, ks JWC amnj tW f I I I I s 9 no iu us i i i ii a PTTiV - i ', iTTTTrn 1 1 SO 20 20US m. " " ' . Woodrow WIMk. :' George Wtuhifigton How the first PreiWt ItWfUa I head in the Frenek iWeluUitMq, r, crisis d8Cjid by 'th-akm wfc I as PmicaMtcbiCroatsMrfc ' H similar .Mvplutlwry 'crfhf in, Rusaii.? ' -7if--h l-kl v ii a.-l.l'Ii.ltU- T- ' vorioiu imw waai ayafaaaa; p f ''I 1mr'W14, ') .. in "tat 1 L 5 1 .A , rm xm 'v i. ifii 4 8 s m w m 'T M..iH "ja t ! . B - -T,)l, v-f. wn ' " mm ' ' ' rMWf'f, ryil'i'sfllli,'!! 1.1 ,., fm,.m. s..Ul rF ' - , Vt ' L f. :-
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