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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1918
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nftt for $200,000 as
JityV'Share of Work
Before Councils
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FOR DATESMAN
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fe j'rjfn .. ... . .t
. yiwHiiumrjr hi niiiKcmcnis lor tne
WMWh Ward housing plan for workers
U imt, MiVbK Inland Bhlnbulldlnc Plant
WtWftf- compile. Major Smith today
, Mtti Council for JIOO.OOO add for au
lorlty tu "tart the city's share of tho
HfWrtt'jby entering Into contracts with
th,lncrrcncy Fleet. Corporation.
r, JA jvond bill on the samp plan au
f '.WOlses. Director Datesman. of the De-
Irs'? -tttftjiljnArif' dif ttillill. WnrL-M In m1A nn.
r1 'muila-nnd carries nti nnnrnnrinllon nf i
P flOO.Ooo to Mart tho work. The money I
tnim. measure is to no used for the
grading of ft boulevard eighty feet In
itOMh. extension of Island road from
.. .Mi .Venn, In Ho T.lsnH. mkln
' ' direct route between tho Hlmwood
'"Ahousimr section and the. big Government
l. w Ir a inmn fr mm tlttf f Im Iii-iii In
Bfctl Program to Councils. Mnor Smith said: J
tp-Ssi "flio, establishment of a large ship-
ft, building plant by the Fmergency Fleet
Wn Wrpora ton at w is.nn.i. immedla cly
', , foutl. of me i-niatc.pn.a county 1.I110
SsJ 'and the expressed desire on the Dirt of
tho Houslnc Committee of t.ie Hmer
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. .Tfinv. VWt Oornoratlon In ttlarn nnnn
ic r.rnrw-rlv In h acnulrod 111 ll 111 th
. ..A..tt,n.A.lm turf nf 'f,m DM It .1.l(,l
'ifliiltMnViii ' T -cfc niiaucifiiiiii, ,
rear Hok Island, houses approximating
3000 to 000 In number, has resulted In
(entathe arrangements for necessary Im
provements In that section by the
municipality. Since some authority Is
.tscklnc. complete arrangements have
riot been made with the Housing Com
mittee, nuv iv in iii--nrnuio uiui some
aitlon bo taken now looking toward the
fatlllcatlon by Coumlls of suth flnil
nlans for work lo bo done by the city In
e-rder that we may bo In a position to
show the committee that wo lire ready
to proceed promptly Immediately upon
their completion. I would, therefore, re-
Jv quest tho Introduction of tho accotn
jfx partying ordinances to bg referred to
r jour committee for later jutlnn.
r'l v "These onllnancco are somewhat un
V fisti4 In character, but tt l Incumbent
upon the t Ity Jiuthorltles to jierfmm
i their functions In the most effective way
V meet the WHr i incrgeniy.
"llei-pectfully ours,
feI, "THOSIAS II. SMITH.
"Jlaj or." j
Tle sam unneu riinies Miipping
Board, Kmergencv Fleet Corporation or
Its agents Khali dccllcato to tho city ot
Philadelphia without further cost the
beds of nil streets within the area, se
lected, together with suUi other prop
erty or rights of way that the city may
have required for nny ot the aforesaid
Constructions.
The said United States Shipping
Board, emergency Fleet Corporation or
Its agents shall also waive all rights
which the I'nlted States Government
may have ti any exemption nf State and
municipal taxes
Section 2 The Major be and ho Is
hereby directed to niessuge to Councils
thn nmnunl r.f the nhliiTRtlon determined
fs upon, for which tho city becomes jlablo
,- under the agreement for mo wnoin or
any poruon oi me program us set icrin
In Section 1.
X Section 3 The amount of $200,000 Is
hereby appropriated to the Department
of Public: Works. Director's office, for
, F-the purpose of meeting such obligations
v' vs may im iieicrimnrii ny mo HKrrcment
ijp or for such other imrpoMw outplde of
,, uiu pvic. itn iiil-ii .in may un nrccisai y
b for the construction of facilities for thu
ejcveleipment 0r the said stlccted art a.
.Section t. 1 lio Director of the De
partment nf I'ublle Works Is hereby au-
ftjf iBorized to ndrertlse for and enter Into
Kiit.iB'ntracla for tho construction of sewers.
R5E '.water pipes, grading, ditching, the eret t-
E .- tntr t .. .........I... u,..ln ...nnt.l... .. a
-y nri. ui il '.iiijiiik ruiinrii, iiini iiiut-i jf ui
PIT- for such otlicr-ournoMiM euitstdn of the
SB' lerled area lis Itjay lie necessary for
Kt ene construciiou oiMne lacuuies lor mo
ftjci ut.viviiieni in ino bhiij neiecieu area.
,? ' j to. i:.vti:.'D pout i.'aiii.itii:k
? An ordinaiiee Introduced b Chairman
Onffney, ot Councils' Flnaneo Commit.
tce at the request of Director Webster,
of tho Department of Wharves. Dorks
and Ferries, authorizes the condemna
tion of twenty-nine acres of river front
property located north and Kuuth of
Oregon avenue and between Delaware1
Avenue and tho Delaware River, for port
qtvciopment purposes.
In lino with harbors Improvements,
Councils received communications from
the Chamber of Commerce and the
Maritime, Hxchnngc. Indorsing the re
quest of Director Webster, for an ap
propriation with which to build two
new city Ice boats.
A resolution in Common Council pro
tided for a joint committee to decide on
the advisability ot removing restrictions!
Vli. Jiliiry miu iimiui uui rwrrviCB lo
tsT como to the rescue of the "Ineffective
EPj&f and Inadequate" trolley service.
JS-f 'XTlio elimination ot a J3&00 general
fj&t superintendent, the general switching of
rtVs" hdlt dozen of the more Important
$,. BJaceH. the advancement of a number of
W engineers and assistants on medlt alone
Tjj and the creation of n $2500 place ot
2 i I TlrrttlHoH ftr In nnnlh.p l.lll lnlrnliifA.I
,1 lit Councils this afternoon which 1b dea-
fWfs isnatrd to linprovo the emclcncy of the
b5. Bureau of Water. -
?? Thq reorganization Is tho result of
rwjj mipmi niuuy un iiiu part, nt lirecior
li -ii-niu.ni, ui mo jrparillicilt oi t Uliuo
u . nr..i .. -... .1.1. m r i 1- ... .
nuini-i ami c uit-i c.iririuii j, cavis, ot
ilia II. .van.. rtt llfnln. n h .. ., .1
Mjtt" "- 'l"-. w. l.ll, alllll IIIW CIIUIIKC-.
WTV If. nn.tllnn n n. .lanlnm l.. - ....
EVt "- ivut.(VII m.M UklUlbU U IIH.f- III! lll-
w.f- .Htlcal hlgnlncanco and to have been sole-
,1- ly decided upon on tho grounds of Im-
ifif proving tho service. Thirteen thau-
fj-V, "and iUo hundred dollars Is the amount
ft$r Jnvolyed In the change and as this
1 tVJL, ' ' ii.imv uvmiuijici iiirouKn iiiev
'Y.eftMll'S In positions no appropriation
u -la nuLa.l
'X T1,e ono h'sh-prlccd otnclal to leave
: . .v" "vririco an mo result or tno Bnake-up
171.1 Allr-n .T. r.ttltof whn An..t .k. l...
1 Jl alt-vlr-M nitaplif fn.lu ...n l
'- -.w ,... ,., cmio hbu unu vno
i tar tt number of years, as tho ?3G00
, funeral superintendent of the bureau,
Y lias had charge of most of the stations
"'Tjljor Die 1(55,000.000 system, On April 1
5"Mr. Fuller will retire, to trn . eh. .,-
P "lorf rolls and his position will be aban
(K ironed bo that the salary may be divided
p.i t.montr testing experts, eta, provided for
f'f Si'.'V'tT itbe. bill to be Introduced thli
rafternoon by Chairman Joseph P. Gaff.
y, ot Councils' Finance Commlttse. J
Host, of the men advanced iimici- fi. I
go nave tor many jears been cm-
t,in tne nureau or Water and are
pniy iaminar witn ihelr new
Thrift stamps
-WASHINGTON'S HONOR
.t L .. I'' ll ! !
jUy;Pfcilaclclphlan3 Show Practical
& i rPtrlotism in Purchas-
Bi'i? .-A'
ingri.Gifts
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-of the most practical kind
by-Philadelphia, who urn
ft nd war savings scamps
winnoajr gms. in or
rvocnortuntlv m h. r.
Ir WtWiajia of the-stamps, .the
Kara o HM wap navltin rwui.
.19. Wihmt.atreet, will remain
UTUbM will he nwirrted "n.i
usuiii iweuu to tlie troop
rvm lIlfJ'.lVHIfH MUAmflM Up IU
timo-.nnd also itathe ulrl
JVWtml sales are laigeat, .
fut Ttmwrve iim reportit iu.
low kbits or war, ss vius
14. tn Kl.evl,f.b.l . MMnitJkt
AjJgSIAN' CAPITAL TOTTERING;
Ajjjuijjju JiiJN vuis itJUAL; nu jvjujjjj
fntlnM fnm l-aie One
'?" lo agencv dispatch from the Bus
elan capital today.
..Ft 5ncck the new Invasion haj
i.V..''0 "Ported. In addition to the
movement of the armies operating at
minsk nnd from Kovel, already re
ported, General Ifoffmann has mine n
lores across the eastern coastnl waters
J.ih G.ulf of nita Into Ksthonla, ac
VI Si"?. ,0 Bn onicl.il statement Issued
ai isernn.
ihHj.""?u ''POP' have already passed
through the Usthonlan tcwu of Wcrder.
25L... F.RH. ot no11 Sound, and only
f."'. "lxt.V;"ve miles south of nenl,
Ul?.fiTh,fr ,Ru"lnn naval bnso mi the
southern shore of the Gulf of Finland.
fifcH.iP'S1" ,nat "" Hermans have es-L-
Jra ,crmmlnlotlon between Moon
;?J,,?,l Islands, from which the HoL
SSLMi or were Misted In the last
iLi8n,iant',,he I-xthonlan malnliind.
hcandlnav Ian Ulspatchos say the Oer
D1."" "Rn " to seUe all of IMhonla and
I'iiV -. lm',,(an''U''lv extending their
naval operations to the Finnish toast.
f"h of , tHInsk region the Ger
J"?" h advanced more than twelve
miles
, y,"; "'",", '"'" 'es or me itign-
L, ?,' ."" ".' ""'""Wis r,).rr,!'
sudance at Inin9. n, ".".V1"11 P,1 r"
E. .hi" it.I-,,'en' ,,0rtl f the railway.
-,.'? ." 00n overcome. From the
?w.f0irlr.'.,''.i of D'nsk Itself Hoff
manns battalions, among which aie
many cavalry unlt, presed north nnd
northeast.
A along the vnst stretch from Dvlnk
J,uu,i1,warJ I'Utsh. which lies near the
,,".c,an norIer. Teuton commands took
tlvely no on, lo t.,,.1," ' iui'i.,'.K
been left In the rear a nd the fieri nans
are nenrinr. ti. .,,. ..e .... .i.--i
' pf fortresses from which Uener.il Brusl.
I." n "'"im, uiiu iii i i it- in i k v
loff thrum his great offensive of 1916
In all these widespread operations
the Germans took about 2500 prisoners,
which Indicates that the Russian front
has been Urtually stripped hire of
troops by the Bolshcvlkl Booty amount
ing to several hundred guns and it large
nuantlty of narrow-gauge rolling stock
Is reported.
At tho same time Aiitro-IIungarlan
fones are moving forward but the
Vienna otTiclil stat'inentf :ue r ireful
lo point out that their inl"lon Is merely
that of ocrupjlng Austrian ferritin v
evacuated bv the Russians Terrltoiv
In the eastern rorher of Transvlviiiiki,
given up bv the Ruilans last vieik has
now been taken over bv (lie Austrian,
loniplethig the expullou of the Itus
slann from all lands claimed In the
Pu.il Momrchy. Vienna announces this
movement hh In iimfnrinltv with lli
treaty nf pence signed with the Ukraine.
Tho news that Leon Trotskv bad fenl
a wlicless mc".ige lo the Gernnn Im
perial Chamellor, I'oiint von llerlllng
accepting the peace terms of the I'entnl
I'owerM, has caused great exilteinent In
Ilerllu, atiorrilne to all Cubango Tele,
irrntili ilisn.iti h from Amsterdani Cliiu-
celjor von Hertllng In expected to mske
a statement In llie ueirntag
bc.ulng on Germany reply.
today
GERMANY LAYS DOWN
NEW PEACE CONDITIONS
Till: HAGUn, Feb 21
Hit-patches from German sounes re
ceived hero today declared Germany
woultl make no peace with Russia until
tho latter guarantee-! the independence
of the ItussUn Foles
The dispatches said Germany rtc'lrcs
guarantees of Russian debtM to tho Cen
tral Powcis nnd that the iltlrcns of
Germany are willing to represent
ncutr.it countries In regard to the claims
of debt
Ms!TI".mi.VM. Feb 21
Germany will recognize JJusslas al
leged "willingness" to "Ign tho German
peace terms only when a written agl ce
ment Willi the signature of Premier
I.enlno mid Foreign Minister Trotsky at
tached Is delivered Into her hand', ac
cording to both German military and
civil officials.
General Horfinan'i assertion that the
agreement must be delivered In minsk
at once was backed by Foreign Minister
Kuehlmiinn In the BelchHtag jesteidaj
According to dispatches lecelvid hero
today, Kueblmann warned the llcirlihtng
that peace with Russia would be con
sidered only after the actual tlgnaturts
were on caper.
LONDON' Feb. 21
High Interest was aroused today by
the report that tho British Government
had notified the British Consul at Kiev
to Inform tho t'kralnlan Government
that Fngland would not recognise any
peace In the east which docs not take
into Hecount the helf-determlnatlon of
tin. Inles as lo their own future. It
? the general belief that Fngland s
acuon rcuecn iiic- umiuui- i-. , ...v
Allies.
FRENCH URGE JAPANESE
TO ACT IN SIBERIA
PARIS. Feb 21
The lloHirvIM have caused regret
here, but no surprise
The Fclio de Paris expects that the
? ", 'the lied' council It
Iw.
hopes London and Washngton 'will
ceaso te compare me iiusmuii ..un mc
French revolution or to expect the
revolutionary ferment' to spread from
Riibsia to Germany and Austria." Such
Ideas, it, asserts, stand In the way of
necessary action by Japan In Siberia,
W&zm
An Unbroken Record of Achievement
A Washington
Birthday Celebration
With Special
Preparations
The dinner will be the best our chef can
produce, and that's going some for he
has a "rep" almost as good as George
Washington had himself.
The price Is very little loo little, In lad but
It's a holiday who caret?
$1.25 Per
Ii to 8 JO
- Dancing Music
Reservations!
are alicaya necessary at the Hanover.
You' can't eat standing.
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L0fe
Twelfth and Arch SU.
(Entrant oh lllh at i
,( CMUDI, if, WOlIIt. Mjr.
which several other newspapers abo
adrocate,
All the newspapers agree that Rus
sia's csplttllitlon seals the doom of
ltumanla, which will have no choice
but to make the best terms possible.
UKRAINE TO HE TEUTON
PROTECTORATE, REPORT
,M8Ti:itDAM. Feb. 21
rkralnla. the new Russian republic,
which has Just concluded pence with the
Central Fmplrcs. Is to bo converted Into
a prttectornto under the guardianship
of Austria-Hungary. It was reported
from I'etrograd today.
Tho t'kralnlan Ilada (the central gov
eminent at Kiev) has nlready ancepted
the prlmlple of a protectorate. It was
said.
There has been no Intimation that
L'kralnla was to be transformed Into u
protectorate to bo guarded by tho Teu
tonic armies, although It was reported
when tho t'kralnlan peace pact was ef
fected that both Germany and Austila
would lend military nsslstanto to tho
new icpublic It It was considered necessary.
Anzacs Plunge
Into Foe's Lines
Continued from l'ne line
the roofs inachlne-gunnir matching
columns, disrupted transport trains nnd
vviecked big gun pit" The (Inc. freezing
weather his aided them greatly
Meantime Brlllfli Hoops are busy
raiding and repulsing rnld". .Short,
Miarp clashes are constantly occurring
on tho frozen earth of No Man's Itnd.
Tho Ice in shell holes Is sufficiently
strong to support tho death grappling
men
FRENCH CAPTURE MO
PRISONERS IN RAID
PMIIS Feb 21 A strong 1 reneii
.iltnk was made jcMinlav on the Ger
mans in liralne The Fremli entered
the I i"! mini lines over n large fmnl and
captuietl more than 100 prlsnneis. ac-i-nrdlng
to the Whi (lilli e unnniintenient
Aimther Gel mini inld ngaln't the
AmeiiiMii till. M whs iittemptid 'litfdlv
nlglil but llm raiders weie discovered
and the nrllllci v iispomllug to rpi ke I
Mlgniltf. laid down a lie.tvv barrage al
most Iut.iuth 'I lie Genu ins' path li.uk
to ihelr line was marked by led lines
Fncinv pliines lb w over the entire pi
fltion lepeatidlv Ono American mi
i bine. In n dash over an enemy trenc'i
epnocil It with machine gun bullets
'Dry' Leaders Do Not
Favor Extra Session
rniitliiuefl frnm 1'age One
desirable though both these objects ma
be"
Walter F Ballhiger leading proponent
of the prohibition amendment said:
"I do not favor an extra session ot the
Legislature being called lo ritlfy the
constitutional amendment.
"I am In favor of tho amendment, but
believe It would be useless to lay It be
fore the Leglslatuio constituted as at
pretent. with a laige nnjorltv of mem-1
hers of tho Houe who voted against the
local option bill, which would have
given the voters of each county the ilgld.
to decide whether liquor might lie i-old
in thill county or not
"Thus far. four 'drv and two "wef
Stales havo ratified tho amendment and
no Stnto legislature, has lejccteil It A '
rejection by the Fcnnsvlv.inla legis
lature would bo a setback and would i
have a detrimental Influence upon bome
of tho other States. I
"I believe we should put in our best (
elTorts to elect members of the Lcgls-1
lature who are favorable lo tho amend- ,
ment and also favorable lo Immediate
Slate piohibltlon Wo should also ask
Congress to prohibit tho us-o of food
stuffs and coal to brewers.
"The brewers use about f.S.OnO.000
bushels of grain per ear and several
million tons of coal. Drink also retards ,
farm production and tho mining of coat
to an extent which is appalling If thl
business was abolished, upward of
$2,000,000,000 per J car now spent for
drink would po Into useful Industries
prosperity would bo Increased, man
Vnwer of the nation Increased and a gen
eral speed-up toward winning the war
would result All of this, however, would
bo accomplished by the latlllcation of
the amendment "
Bishop Berry said "I ran see no good
reason for calling a special session It
would be an expensive business nnd
would probably accomplish no good re
sults ;i99j
wm
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IOVER
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WILL SEIZE BAD
COAL ON ARRIVAL
Shippers Who Defied Fuel
Administration to Be
Prosecuted
.
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OR I) K UK
viiuuitoi
IGNORED ITS
Two carloads of coal sent to Philadel
phia after it had been condemned by
Balrd Aldcrstadt, Federal fuel admin
istrator of Schuylkill County, will be
seized on Its arrival here this afternoon
by Fuel Administrator Potter In addi
tion to sclrlng the coal, drastic! action
will be taken against the shipper and
Jobber who violated the law In shipping
the fuel here, Mr, Potter has notified
United States Attorney Francis Fisher
Kane of the effense an urged htm to'
take action Immediately against the
gullt men whose names for the present
are withheld
The condemned toal was sent from
Wilkes. Barre unit Pottsvllle, nnd It l
said that the operators showed a spirit
ot Indlffeience when ordered not to
rhlii tho fuel Accoidlng to Mr Alder-
stadt the coal had 25 per cent of im
purities and was unfit for fuel
Theic were ulnetj tons In the two
cirs 'Ihtv will ntrlve here over the
Philadelphia and Readng Jtalwaj
Believing there was no lntntlon to
violate the oideis of the fuel admin
istration the Federal grand Jut v today
Ignoied bills of Indictment against If
W. Gettv, of Philadelphia, and Mrs.
LMIth Giant of Rending
Gettj was rhaiged with 'burning fuel
on heitless Monday" February 4, In his
real estate olllce, CO North Thirteenth
street
Mrs Grant the' Government con
tended, obtained n ton nf coal from the
Peoples Ice and Coal Co , Beading,
while she hid sufficient fuel In Her 1,n
to meet leiiutiiinents In her ease there
Is'tmeel 1" be ,t misunderstanding
The order foi coal was given over the
phone Mrs Grant leipiisle!! pc.t mal
fur kitchen i.mgo U"c nnn
when she
was iiskeii wtiat quantity sue iiad nn
hand she rcplleii that she liad none. On
making dellverv Ibn driver discovered
tibotil half a ton of nut In tho cellar
mid linnirillitelv made u complaint to
bis ciiiptmcrs
Mis Grant thought the dealer nn the
lilinue was liiillrlug about pea co.il
wlierei-i be vi as unking as to any grade
iailo.nl of nticalleil-for soft eoal
was sold at aiutloti today on behalf
of the Philadelphia and Reading Bull
wav b the nut tloneerlng linn nf Wil
liam 1 Flank Son on n. pier lit the
foot of Somerset street on the Delaware
t ",?'- ,.,.. V -
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!rf.v-r aJ8s JM -iylffiTii'rni rff iffB.lWf.Sa
GEN. ALLENBY'S FORCES
APPROACHING JERICHO
British Invaders Now Within Four
Miles of trie Ancient
City
LONDON, Feb. 21. Geneul Allenb)'g
forces advanced to within four miles ot
Jericho yesterday. It was officially an
nounced today.
"Desnlte heavy rainstorms we have
advanced through a difficult country en
a front seven and three-quarters miles
Mld east of Jerusalem," the statement
declared. "We advanced our front four
miles further nortnenst ot Jerusalem nnd
ore now within four miles of Jericho "
Jericho, situated fourteen miles north
east of Jerusalem. Ii famed In biblical
hlstCTy for having been taken by
Joshua's hosts, when the walls fell nfter
Joshua's forces had marched thirteen
times around the city blowing their
trumpet
SON OBTAINS MOTHER'S
RELEASE FROM ASYLUM
Ma- LipschutK's Plea Ptevnils After
family Tioubles Aie
Ailed
Aflei a somewlut scnsatlor.sl b'ailng
; at which the f.imllj troublea of Benja
min Llpshut!", n well-known cigar
1 manufacturer, and his wife, Saiah. were
ventilated. Judge Roses a In tho CJuirter
Session Court todav elUcliaiged Mrs
Llpshutz from the Friends' Asylum of
Frunkfoid The matter came beforo
the tourt on n writ of habeus corpus
obtained by John .1 MoDevllt. Jr, ren
resenting Max Llpshutz, the son of the
couple Th charges made against his
mother were denied bv tho son, and lie
stated thero was absolutely no need of
keeping her confined Sirs. Llpshutz
was sent to the nsvlum about two weeks
ago bj bet husband, nfter she had
undcrgono examination by physicians as
to her mental condition
Attorney McDevItt Informed the cenirt
that Mrs Llpshutz was merely suffer
ing frnm an acute nervous attack and
that the Idea of having her confined In
nti asylum was repulsive to the son
'I ho vonnger Llphut7 pleaded that
Ills mother lie plated under Ills personal
care and that of phvslclans acceptable
to the tourt Ho nit Id that such tils-
agreements as there hud been between
his father urd mother could be adjusted
through his Influence and seillcltatlnn
for his mother's welfare Judgn Rogers
slated his belief that the son had taken
tho proper lounie and granted the ap
pile ltlon
MILITIA AIDES NAMCD
IIM'.RISBI RG. P.t , Feb 21 (hailes
II Smith and Clllford I'einbeilon, of
Phlladrlpiili, were appointed til si lieu
tenants today nnd assigned as ahles lo
the staff of the brlgaiilci general com
manding the Pennsylvania icserve
mllltla
S7k war and your
CLOTHES
i
To release for war-work, men and women
now making things you buy ;
To save as much wool as possible for our
soldiers and their allies;
To buy clothes when you need them and
only then;
To buy the clothes that wear the longest;
To buy the clothes that give back, for the
' materials and labor put in, the greatest
amount of satisfaction and value.
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HART SCHAFFNER tk MARX
GOOD CLOTHES MAKERS
MlMfiniBnmnniuMi
HERTLING AGAIN
TO TALK PEACE
Gcriiuin Chancellor Scheduled
to Answer Wilson In
Speech Today
AMSTERDAM, Feb 21.
Word from Berlin as to the Reichstag
proceedings was eagerly awaited today,
as Ihls was tho day on which Chancellor
von Hertllng was scheduled to make his
new peace speech.
It was expected that the addiess
would be a reply to the lecent war alms
speeches of Premier Lloyd George and
President Wilson, nnd that thn Chan
cellor would devote a considerable part
of it to tho Uktalnian peace, the re
newal of hostilities against the Bolshe
vIM and tho offer of the Lenlne-Trotsky
Government at Petrograd to give fresh
consideration to the terms of the Cen
tral Umpires.
WASHINGTON, Feb 21
The Austrian Socialists' reported
nvjve for peace negotiations with
America vius deemed heie a direct out
growth of Piesldent Wilson's offers to
Austria. Iroiv much power the group has
to Influence the Government, however,
Is unknown.
The Socialists' step Is legnrded more
as a straw showing tho way of the
wind however, than as anything Im
mediately fruitful for peace between the
two rations Austrian and German pop
ular dlssatlsfac.lon villi the lenewcl
Rirtlan elrlvo Is apparently mounting,
accoidlng to icports here, and this feeling
coupled with a general war v tartness is
r-nsldcred to bo behind the Socialists'
c.loits for peace,
KMPKHOK HAUL'S WARNING
Threatens Martial Law if Pnilia
ment Docs Not Pass War Hutlgct
ZFRICII Feb 21. Finpcror Karl has
warned leadern of Parliament he will
dissolve that body and govern the coun
try liv martial law If thev do tint pass
the war budget, according to Victim dh
patclics today
Patriotic nnd Loyal KradiiiRi
liramntlt reidlngs on pttrlollem and
loyalty by Miss Jennio Manhelmer will
lej pirt nt the program nt the monthly
meeting of tho Sisterhood or Rnijcnh
Shalom e'liiiKrcgatloii tonight at tho
Lorraine Hotel Theic villi l musical
numbers, by Mrs Lewis J. HowelH and
Mr RritrniMy Poland. Miss Marjorlo
Abi.ihains, a member of the Motor Mel
ee nger Service, will lead tho singing
of the "Star Spangled Banner" Girl
Scouts of Troop 17 will be ushers
ou are asl
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ROBINSON AMENDMENT
PASSES U. S. SENATE
Eliminated From Ilaihoad Contiol
Bill Compcnuation for Improve
ments After June, 1017
WASHINGTON, Feb 21. The Senate
late today, by a vote of folly-four to
thirty-four, adopted Senator Robinson's
amendment lo the railroad bill, eliminat
ing from the compensation to be paid
railroads that bared on Improvements
and bettcrsments made between June
and December, 191". Robinson said this
will save $0,500,000 yearly,
Pennell Refuses
Degree From U. of P.
Contlniird from I'ace line
Indignant at the Imputations against
his and Burns's patriotism.
The letter fiom. Trovost Smith fol
lows' Office of the provot,
February 20, liS.
My dear Mr. Pennell I nm advised
bv the trustees of the University of
Pennsvlvanla that the degree of doc
tor of letters voted to you April 2
11117. with tho expectation that you
would be present June 21, 1017, to
receive It, will not be conferred on
University Day, February 22, 1D1
With rerdlal regard", I am,
Sincerely jours,
KDGAR F SMITH.
PF.NNF.LLS ANSWF.R TO PROVOST
Mr. I'ennell's answer to Provost Smith,
under dnte of todav, reads'
Philadelphia, February 21, lftts.
To tho Provost of the University of
Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, Pa.
Sir I nm In receipt of your letter
dated February 20 advising mo that
the degree of doctor of letters voted
to mo on April 2, 1017, will not bo
conferred on Washington's Birthday
ns arranged
I note that In your letter vour care
fully avoid referring to tho offlclil
communication verbally to me on Mon
day, tho 18th, ami ngaln repeated on
Tuesday. May I. therefore, remind
vou what that communication ws7
That In view of eertiiln protests re
ceived tho University wished to with
hold until June the honorary degree
which they had voted to me on April
2. 1017, and had proposed to confer
upon me on June 21. 1117. when I was
limbic to receive It owing to mv being
In France nt the Invitation of the Gov.
eminent of that lounttv.
May I further icminel vou that you
later proposed In confer the drgreo
upon me on Washington's Birthday
nf tills year?
May I alHi lemlnd vou that I have
reielved rrom the University no Inti
mation as to the nature of tho protests
which have caueil this action to be
taken, nor elo I know the persons from
whom these protesti came, nor havo
1 been given an opportunity lo reply
to them 7
1 was aln Informed In your official
:'
r' -Hi
irU?'t. 1
W.V. ",' i
ESfMBxnrf
communication of Monday' ii,S
me: that they still wished te. L
the degree, only they thought It i
Msable for the ITnfief.ir,7nf Jl
at the present moment, and. th.3
nftbart mn In l.ntl ttnlll 1. V ",Tfl
;.. ;oi.:r. ?A'. " hi . n" " 1
should he forgotten. ca
Vou yourself were so thouahtrJ
to suggest that I should wmi. l
letter regretting that I was efciH
READY TO SACfllPTPs. i..3
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It Bccun, (iiriciuic, mat the Still
llles of the University or pSE
si n titi sis ra ton, fun .. .a Clin
riAiititAie In Aflnln !.,... TT
v vM n iu iii mill iuihi nreii
ftifiit flint Arn r-mlt t .i'
nm tf-j .,.. ssuujt nj isi4crino a
or, rather, let the stigma ef Ik
ucinivii ico. mpw,i .11.1 until theV fc,
nothing to fear for themselves by i
action which will be Just in i.J
should not be Just now Is not 3
inovuiK it. ii uukii wnv n fn...- -
10 unuerstauu. i snouid have m,
posed that a degree awarded bri
Institution of the antiquity in
nlty of the University of pni
vnnla. In recognition of work US
they considered worthy of the hh
huiiiIiI line a hsAH K.i .,J .. "n
ot local gossip. But It seems tiuii
w'as mistaken, and that In the attiSJ
ities rear or local clamor they V
llrt.u in. iiic ill. .ICllltl uniu lh. i
echo had died away. "
T,i .'nut- lnttAi- nf .....,.U
nothing whatever as to Hie tZ$L!?lt
ment of the conferring of the !
ns -was veroanv suggested to rn
Slonday. 1 am, therefore, uni
wiietncr you now- wish to tint
this or to lefuso llie degree allow
. nut. sir, lo enable you with,
best grace possible to escape T fi
me complications which have ii
brought upon your head and lhi.il
of the trustees. I wont.i ... .."
owe nothing to the FnWe-r.lltl
l'eniisylvaiiiH, and that I refau v3
r- n. oiij in. urn iiiiir III Hceest
thing frnm nn Institution o 1J
In courage and Jimtlre. V.r. .
yours, JOSEPH rnNNEllS
tV'hAii nl ..1 ,.!. .K
In recarrl to tlie rennpll let. t.
Smith apptarcd deeply concerned
,l.tnAl 1 1, r. . l.n Unit ..,. .
UTV.U.ii. tun. IIV llrtU IIULIIinP- A ..!
nn.l ......a.I ,1. fcnnnl -S,it
""" ' " ",C i--i"'ner over te hil'l
'One letter was written in m, tHi
nf.ll " u.lt.l .nl.l. 'lr...l .. '."l-J
the degree would not bo conferred jS
Fehriiary 2J Mi. PenncU's rpplvB
of i nurse, his mvn cotnerii." 't.;
That little attention Is being plf il
Wnslilngton to tho aspersions cjil h J
Pennell h pitrlnllMu w.ia proved by tit
War Dcpartmtmt'H niinuunecment tixU
that tho famous htack-and-whltfc srtli
Inn lieen iiipolutcil n member of 'tfi
tominlttec whith villi selett the artlstl
who will make a plctorl.il lecorrl r,f it:
war These mm will be given cartilnM
cwiniiii-'-Muii- in .ui.- cnKuiccrs rcserril
inrps fj
Assoclitril Willi Pennell mi lh JL.fl
mltlce am IMwln II Blu-htleld. ihtitM
Miti.,, - ....... . .-. ..uouii, JierDeriAd-r
aim, I'ass Gilbert, Oliver D Orover, AriS
thur T .Mattiiews. i;dinund C. TirbdlJl
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