final Euentna public Sfe&ger finI . l r. VOL. IV. NO. 139 PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1918 CoMiionT, 101S. t Tilt rcnto Uwn Courist PRICE TWO CENTS 'tf AYS RALLY W DEFENSE' OF CAPITAL en. Women and Even I' Prisoners Offer to Fight WIETS NOW URGE BATTLE TO FINISH enine and Trotsky Form igh Defense Council" at Petrograd WTIAL LAW IN CITY ' " H ny iieauquarters nastily fcMoved to Smolensk, Losing Touch With Troops ii'icnivnTnv i.i. 'it If HI1UUII1U un, .vu. -I. Official conrmation of United Press (pitches from Pctrograd that the jlins "ill tight the German in- !on and that allied ambassadors s preparing to leave the city if the ituatian becomes dangerous, was cehed by the State Department dy. i. Under date of February 18 Am- sador Francis cabled that the Tiet had announced its intention of lending Pctrograd. He added that 'the Germans reach Pctrograd the lied representatives there would are. nc am noi inaicaic vvnerc y would go. ,v i,On Thursday of this week the KvrMsn ' IPrsuc liEoarn. printed n eablcgr.im, from Joseph Shaplcn. tlio United Press itaff correspondent nt the Hussion, cap ital, dated ' Petrograd, Kebruarj 20 t(dtlajed)" In which the rorrepondcnt ttscrtcu irai mc mien uipioiiiai, leaded by Ambassidor t'rnncis, wcro sparing to lcao Petrograd In the event it the Germans marcjieu on reuograci f liy JU&CiI'il lltrl.tt f PETROGRAD, Feb. 22 (evening). FiMen, women and even prisoners of ar arc tallying to the defense of he Russian i evolution. A thousand tomon have offered themselves for "army. """ " Fifty thousand vvotkmen soon will JWVwady to take their places in the i" Uttl line, it is declared. . -Ten thousands ot war piisoncts rfa Petrograd and Moscow mostly Uuutro-IIungarians and Slavs, but Ifecluding some Germans are will- to join the defense, the Bol- lihtviki absett. iTelegiams tcceived from Soviets all paits of Russia utgu a light fto the finish. ;A 'high defense touncll' h.is been Wormed, composed of Premier Lenlne, Foreign MlnlBtor Trotshj-, htahn, Pio- LihUn and Karelin Tlio city his been f pltctd under martial law. SU The Russian west front military quar- Ur has been lustily moved to Smo lensk (fitly miles east of Vitebsk, 509 nlles south of Petrograd and 2.10 mlleso it of Moscow). It has lost toui.li Irlth tlio separate armies. The Germans 111 I.Hnla have seized ihundrtd railway engines anil thou- tnds of car?. J, rirrnoartivn, rci 21 (night). . The people's commissaries nro In kc of tlio Husslau armies icticatlng Btll they njal o 11 stand IX fore Petro- irad. This la especially truo of tho Wrkmen'a representatives. Members of tho Constituent Assembly ve decided to convoko that body as on as possible. It Is announced. ilturrlcd preparations for defense, nro Marked by confusion and desperation. m ! IENINE BEGS BERLIN TO REOPEN PARLEY ft. liUXDOX Vc I ppl the nussla,nols-ievll: Govern- hi o iar apparently nas been ablo 1 Weet the CJenmm steam roller press.. W on toward JIoscov and ivtrm..,,! ly vvlth proclamations nnd vvordt, tlis- vwict irom Amsterua.n nnd tv r n. ten today tndlcattU n. fiantlo ffort Ming maJo by iho Holshcvll.l in Im,vi Germany conBlder now pcaco teirrs. ni'i'-i 11 11 cate that I'rcmt ir I.enn o MnnthC to Berlin to re.cnl.-r iitai-e sotmtions recently tenr. mated nhmniiv Hri.t.I,ltosIt c. ... . . .weanwniie. Knsien Kryienl.o. riol. BeviK commander-in-chief, waa endenv. Nine to start cuerlll.i vtatfurn m-ninc ! adanclns Germans, who Imm tidied T!liihlt.i. Tf la 1A. .!..... w Contlnutil on rats Hie, Column II I' itr .w n .. ,. in mc uattaiion ot Death" A gripplnp; Btory of womifn'a nerolgm in the muse nf freeilom I1 becrins in this isMin nf th ' rHuenins public 2Tirbgcr on Page D. It is tho truthful nurrativo By EVA ZAIUfTZ A Soldier in the Ranks ft the famous womun's fighting .Wit of the Russian at my. Her kiorv will tin continued nevf iyv;--H. m.;. . ,, , SP WILSON TO FIX WHEAT PRICE BY PROCLAMATION President Expected to Issue Order Tonight $2.20 n Iiushcl Is General Belief W. 'IIIXaTOV. iVh IS President V.'ll'on tonlRht will lue a proclamation fKltiR thn price fur the 1918 wheat crop .Statements to this effect wero mado to iliv In il.nfonned i-lrcled. Various prkra havn been sURKested for the crops since the President's proclama tion of last August flxliiB $; ns the prlco of the 1117 jleld SiiRRestlons for the 1018 jleld raiiKo from $J 20 to $2 73 per bushel. Several congressmen favor tho lamer llcure" It Is probnble, how ever, thnt tho President will IK a prlco lieaier tho $2 20 mark SOLDIERS PLOT TO KILL OFFICERS ON BATTLE LINE Pour in Pacific Coast Camp May Be Shot ns Result of Charges fMI 1, i:Vls'. T.K01111 ah I'eli 23 Internment until tho end of the war nnd pcihaps the Urine squid, Is faced today by the four soldiers of the .Mnetj-llist Division who nro under nt- lest hero clnrRed with plotting to hill, their ollUers nnd deliver their comiadcs ll ,i, - ... .1.... , 1 ... iiiv vjviiiiiii U". puun i- .iivjf nciil Into action In 1'rain.V Ueflnitc chntRcs of treason, lned on presidential vuurantf, It Is expected, will ho lodged against tho men. t'ntnii f (leers todiy nro awaiting positive In structions from the War Department at WaMilngton before proceeding further In the tase. Army officials still maintain secrecy concerning tho names of four men, as It Is declnred tint all nio Austrian' An Investigation to detcrmluo If Mike llellan the Austll.ui vmio was nirested for inaUliifi unpatrlullo remarks, was lonnected with tho four plotters. Is un der wav todiy Camp ollldals also are I'ontluulng their vlRorous drive to weed out dlslojal aliens fioni the Mnety-llrn Division WIDENER BUTLER QUITS FOOD SAVING COMMITTEE Organization Ridiculed by Pi ess, He Resigns to "UpTiold Dignity of Family" P.efentliiB newspaper public itinns holding up to ridicule the movement In which he was Inteiested, W S. Turner, butler for Joseph i: Wl.kner and chair- ...an of ll,o lonunlttee on food conferva- tlon of the oiRanlzatlon of hutleis, chefs, stewards and household domestic! of Philadelphia, Ins resigned from the com mittee, dcclailng that his action was taken ' to maintain tho dignity of the Wldcncr household " In a statement given out to the news papers Turner paid high 'ttlbute to the patriotism of his cmploxcr and dcclired Uiat evetj thing osslblo Is being dono In the Wldcner household to connervo food and epressed tho opinion that ' this Is no time foi the newspapers to Joko about ,i f ei Ion j cffoit such as this proposed by tho butlers, chefs and stewards" City I'ood Admlnlstiatar Jay Coolco detlaicd that the orgaulzitiou s n most worthy one and that attempts to rldl eulo It are unjust and uncalled for, CENTRAL HIGH DOWNS GERMANTOWN FIVE, 3(5-30 Coach Lewis's Proteges Lose Thitd St i aight Interscholnstic League Contest .'crniantoiMi lllRh School basketball to mi dropped lis third straight Rime this morning, when It lost to Central IIIrIi by tho score of 36-30, In nn Inter scholastic League game plied In tho tleiniantown T. M t A. 1hoClleden second quintet nlso was defeated by tho un. . ! "Ill- Coaeh LcvvlHH proteges hiarien wuu a rush and were the first to sioie, on Dletwalder's flihl Kal, mid Dleterlo's foul. 'Ililslc.id how over, was hoiiii over . n,A l... i-nti.il. after which thev verc never headed At one time in tho sec ond half the Ci Imsoii anil iO-il vas ahead bv foul teen points Vocgelln was star for Cential. while Dletwaldcr and Ulrklcy plnjed tho best for Gciinan- lTinanton , . t-ntrat TIlBh niridcv forwaril iprlnEir lUrnniime forward I Inkelstlno MMBlder ...... center ArmstrnnB l'ei"e ......... mird .... W. Hek.nj. j.rforil suard .. Xoetelln l'?J. ioalsrillrklej 7 Pletwsl.ler B. fiprlnser. tl Arinslroinr I , Ilockmaii, 1 , oe. llti. T. Poulu Uieli rle. 5 nut of J.' Voe. SJlIll II out of 1.' It-furer Jdllica ItuinsiJ, lima of halics .'Ojiiiimites. tlirmintown xtatt . Central lllch forwuril forward ii. liter sunril ...A , l ooper , I'lolnptmi , , JMiloues Toll Mpens .... Anthony .... ..... llirilow Hactn r Hem ml .... .. " t leld coil Cooper crouiplon, i l ir .!..., i n.Dii.r. .1. sticlr. J. aiau. .. pie. xii 'l itnbmiu J IVmls llatner, T out of IS, Mull. - Q"t of " Y. M. C. A. DELEGATES PLEDGED TO PROHIBITION Convention Unanimously Resolves to Suppott "Dry" Constitutional , Amendment HATtRISnUrtO. Pa, I'eb. 23 Kvery dclegato attending tho fiftieth anniver sary convention of the Tennsvlvanla Htato Y. M. C. A. was pledged to go homo nnd vvoil: unremittingly, for tho adoption of tho prohibition ninendnicnt In resolutions unanimously adopted at tho closing session this afternoon. Other resolutions were adopted rec ommending u continuation of tho Y, M. t; A. work In tho cantonments, tho mushroom settlements about munition plants and other war Industries and tho conservation of tho hos at homo as well as tho support of those In tho trenches. Tho convention speakers urged tho peo pie to cut out luxuries and to take n. deeper Interest In the building ot ships nrd tho production of munitions. ARCHBISHOP NEAR DEATH " Prendcrgast Rests Well, but Doctors Hold Out No Hopo Archbishop Prcndergast Is still In a critical condition. It was announced, to day, day. Hie uiaimniB iivui. riiiiiiuius CUI4 tlnuo and It Is believed that the pre Lite's diath Is only n mutter of days The archblshlp Is resting comfortably, but his ugu Is against him und his pllSICIallS IIUIU uufc in. nvi.w ... ma recovery. Philadelphia Hoy in Canadian Servl.ce iiitLiwiii V Y.. l'vb 23 Alrmnilfr xt.iii.rman ihlrty-vn years . old, of 1'hlla. .a-sioiL. tn .nlltteJ tqri rtuwi cuuun 'TSin?-'.A.I..n .In r Lkf m HPRHHp vHH KjflMHKMH SENATOR DAV?D BA1RD EDGE, NAMING BAIRI), DEFINES OWN AIMS f,,i Republican Leader lllllUtll Accepts Seat in Senate as Hughes's Successor GOVERNOR A CANDIDATE i Acceptance by Divld llilril, of Cam den, of his appointment ns 1 nllcd States "enitor from New Jcise, was made public todiy bv tlnvcrnor Kclge, who at tho same time ivued a stnlenient dealing with tho poit-ltillltj of his own citidldicv to sluiced .Mr. Ilaltd I . I-etennlnathn to uphold the Prcl.len. and regiet tint ho could not 'Join tho bos who hivo Bono with tho colors were eprcved b Mr ISilnl In his mes-. sage ot acceptance Mi liilrd, who is a llepubllcau and foiniei Micrirt of Caiudcii Count, vias nppnluteil by tho tiovemor lo fill temporarily the .i i amy i.iused h the ileith of Wllllim llugliet, Democrat, of Pitrrhon, ' 'I ho Kcventy-elght-v ear-old South .Ter- sev P.epuhllcan leadet will serve mini oembci, vvheti u su'isoi will be elected to serve until M lrch I, 1919, tho expiration of tin Hughes term t 'n "!'10 thue a Senatoi will bo elect ei ":")t ,p, fV!l1sK0"' UIin l,eBln nlng Match I I'll 9 (ioveinor IklRe. told tint there was much specul ition about his entering the semtorlal rate foi the lennlnder or tlio Hushes teim and the full term, slid that he was prcpaiul to present hli po sition nttei the Assembly adjourns and his legislative program Is completed, pM:ifii:ivro sirppoiir wn.so.v In announcing tho appointment. Gov ernor IMro mado piblli- two Interest ing telegrams, one of which he had tent on 'lhursdaj, Pebru iry 21, to Ml. P-nlrd, In 1'lorlda, wh"ri the latter has been spending n vacation, and the other tho replv received jcsierduv 'J ho (!ovci noi's telcRrnln to Haiti! was as follows 'Will on accept appointment ns Pulled .States Senator to till term of lato benator Hughes until xainiuy tllltd by election In Nniembir. as pi ov Ided by statute," Itnansw eiing pleaso i.irefullj ami frankly consldei, above all othei considerations whati-ix ver. that tho peo plo of Xcw Jersey, while iccoruIzIiir ne cessity of Individual thought and action undei oiillnary londitlous, Insist tli.it their repiesentatliis in Congiess, in nil matters peitaiiiiug to war. absolutely support the Pusldcnt as (oniiuander-lu-chief of our fori is on land and sea." p.i:imns iiiAa.n r rioiiT. Mr. Ualrds nply to tho Clovcrnor was an follows1 'On the nniilversirv of tho father of our common cnuntiv, and rcpljlng to jour wire offering me tho appoint ment of I'nlted States Sinntor, to nil tho existing vacancy, I beg leave to gtatefullv aicept jour kind proffer, fully nppreilat lug tlio splendid honor eon feried upon me, tho oppoitimlty to icp icsent tho great Mile of New Jcrsej in tho highest legislative body In tho woild I am likewise ileeplj giateful of tho imsclflshni ss of those friends who h.ivo urged my selei Hon, which, as jou know, comes without my solicitation, "I accept with n full realisation of tho Rrcat rcsponsibilltj I am a, man of few woids; In thanking jou for tho con fldenco thus reposed I vwint to assuie jou and through jou the people of Xcw Jersey tint during my brief occupincy of tho distinguished oflico of Senator, my ago precluding cousldciation of thu iuiik iciiii, ruy iiuercst, partj, pu sonal or otherwise, will bo suboidln ited sei upulously and lojally to the pitil otlo duty of Mippoitlng tho President and strengthening- his arm I aui an apostlo of the cried that a united Americanism will win tho war. That creed knows no political division. I nm grateful for tho opportunity to nsslst In Continued on Pace lour. Column hit LINER SURVIVES FOUR ATTACKS BY U-BOATS Italian Ship Arrives in United States Safely After Thrilling Tiip From Euiopo .AN ATLANTIC POUT Telr 23 A thrilling tale of attacks by four (lei man submarines was told here today by passengers arriving on an Italian liner from Italian. Spanish and French ports Hartley B Yost, American consul gen eral at Clcnoa, was among tho passen gers. 1 ho liner was attacked on four scp arato occasions, but each time escaped unharmed. At one tlmo the vessel pas sed through a channel between Islands In the Mediterranean where her leeway was not moro than sixty feet. Mto belts were adjusted on each or the pas sengers and the lifeboats wcro ready for any emergency. WAGON HITS LOCOMOTIVE Losci Wheels When Frightened Horses Back Into Tiain t S walla H Sous milk dealers, of Oorgas I'm ins, nt noxborough, weio warned not to leave their wagons standing by the Heading traiks nt Cresson Htreet below Iloxbuiough. It was disregarded "llie" horses became frightened nt tho nnnroach t n. southbound oxpress and backed the wagon Into the locotnothe. Tho Impact tore oft the rear wl.eols. No ono was hurt. BEHINrj H1NKM CAREFR OI CAREFR OF.rHTHR CfV WJT. SHIRTS, COLLARS, CUFFS SMUDGED WITH SLUSH Trolley Car n Fast One Hits Laundry Wagon With Disas trous Results Silurday shirts will have to be stietclnd over Sunday In ninny West iiuaueipuia nouns, mid strnngo as It I liny seem, the Philadelphia Ilapld Trail. ,slt Company Is to blame. Instead of ueinR mo slow, ono of Its Woodland avenue cars was too fast this afternoon, nml It bumped headlong Into a wagon if the Locust I.iundry Compiny, near 1 orty.nlnth street, overturning the vc hlclo and scattering several hundred smris, i Hilars, cuffs over tho Tho driver llemard Stockman stret. vas i'oiircii tn foil without suited In the matter. being con- Hie accident 1i.ini.AA.t i.... . .... thSWr4v' "rUd ""nrnlnBt.M,o7oiiml"? ,.,".,'t, n unrelentlnR sun. Mmiv l'I UlO Slllrt Inn l..l .ii ii. . , .. vm,i rp.iBplurB(''1 levond ncoKiiltlon sineiiK..1 . "10t"n.tn was arguing, r.n,m2!' M?s extricated from the WtM'llpaff,; to ,,,n fnllty TWENTY HORSES SAVED FROM KENSINGTON FIRE Ram and Snow Prevent Serious Damage 1'iom Ill.tzc in IX celsior Stoiago Warehouse ir.. ..... t . . . I ....in. noises wen losiucil tills aft ........in iiiiii, mo Kiaiuos tiT the .1 w , .. .ii.ii . iiiiijiun. folllldrv nt Keith iiiui l.iuiel M-, ....... iiiitnnihiiiii, ..urn lo was disiovtied In an nuklor tnr. l.tl.,tu I., .ul....l... .. 1 'if"" wan,ll0us "I t door, at 072-9SO ."in in at n nireet ' 1 li.i tiXnr ' rv'.,ourr- " ' " i-.ni.d i.v ti... pium hi iijiii t i.-m eisinr t'nmp inv. wit 111. ..111. nu I il i..j . nrui imrii sinet was il inuigeil I f5ii r? ,,,'.ht "'"'una, having its loot full of lmlis I 'llm lain and snow whlili bid fallen in iliiilnir the winter hid moistened tho jexiiisjui pn that a herlous tin. wns pie ventdl "llii! diniaRii was only fjoo, 'Hi.' hoists In tho Paxton foundiy wun I t iken nut of tlio ptables betnie the lire engines nnlvul MRS. CATT AND VICTORY SMILE ARRIVE p E9 . !Pr ' Bi"" " & JL " "L?f'i '7-r ' k: eJHV H1 I 1 JH-! ' ' ' IM-: E9li --i -iiH a P v' Tf lr 1 i lfPoJ M 44?wPSF tj h ' ?W M -i ' oBi 1 I . KitHi'SKM M' ' T - I ((&ii?M Mi ii-l i a bvi-Vf fyg&Ai $mH i An Evi.NiNd Public LuiRUt stalT photographer snapped this pic tuic this afternoon ns tho president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association stepped from the West Philadelphia station of the Pennsylvania Railroad and gtcctcd Philadelphia suf fragists with happy smile, jubilant upraised hand and tho news that the passage of the suffrage amendment iu tho Senate appeared certain. SUFFRAGISTS OF CITY EAGER FOR BIG DRIVE Spirit of Determination and Enthusiasm Displayed at 4th Annual Convention An eager spirit of determination to launch u new 'big drive" for suffrage In this Stato which shall result iu tho ratification of the l'edoral suffrage umendment by Pennsylvania glowed In tho hearts of tho women who are at tending tho fourth annual convention of tho Philadelphia Woman's Suffrage party, which opened today nt tho nollcvuc-btratford and will concludo to night. Thrce-iulnutn reportil mado by tho Ufleen,dli.trlrt leaders of tho association weio m irked by a unanimity of convic tion that tho prosecution of tho cam paign to tnsuio the ratification of the suffrage amendment in this State should he carried on Jointly with tho wctJ of women In the way; nnd. In fact, should actually bo regarded ns pa it of war worlt Itself ' An appeal lo loso no tlmo In starting the campaign was made by Mrs. George If, Wobensmlth. who Implored her hear ers to do their utmost t bring tho Pennsylvania Legislature to the sup. port nf suffrage. Sho denounced Ttepre. sentatlve Ganr, whom sho called the nntl-suffrago "whip" of the IIouso, as "a minace to the Stnto" pf vital Impor tance, she sold, was tho Immediate) open ing of o campaign to see to It that men of suffrage leanings were nominated for tho Legislature at the approaching pri, marles. I h tin. Georee A.Pltrol. local, consreo ' hti CITY FACES BREAD CARDS IN 60 DAYS, COOKE'S WARNING Must Commandeer Home Supplies Unless Other Measures Meet Crisis MILLERS' OUTPUT TAKEN Order Now in Effect Forces Flour Makers to Sell to U. S. Exclusively 'J lie silo of wheat flair by millers to nnno but tho Government has been forbidden for the last sl ds by nn order fioni tlio food admlnlstritloti In Washington and unless the saving thus accomplish! d meets the Allies' require incuts It will bo ueiessiry to coinuun deer the htipplj-ln Flilhdolplil i hemes within slt ilis. Jay Cooke, IVdrfil n en ailinlnlMrutnr for Plilladelphli said tndt Itread or wheat irds will lie ueiesiatv molt nftcr such action, ho added The Munition In Kttiopn Is critical I hellivoivei) Vmeili m should know it I uless wo can ship them tlio tequlied foodstuffs In time llicv will have to Rive up the light It Is up to America tn savo tho div and I liavo Implicit eon fldenco In thn. Ameiliin titiblliV" Mr Cooke Mid 'I am (Irmly convinced they are willing and leinly tu fuco nny rnn tliiReiicy In tho tight for freedom and democracy If the only know the sltui tlon ' JIY I&HL'i: CAP.DS .Sit divs ago an ultimatum was 1- suiil rinni jisliliiktmt forbidding anv inlllir 111 tin; I'nllnl .States to nell fioni to an peison without a Government onthiueit on I'sce 1 our, ( ohtrnn fun WHITTED IN CHICAGO DICKERING WITH CUBS . claim of Authority to Make Deal Denied by Philly Club CHICAGO, I'cli !3. Gcoige Wliltted, ono of Pat Moran's star outfielders, arilvcd In Chicago last night and today will talk business with President Weeghman, of tho Cubs It Is said that Wliltted has been given per mission to malto u deal for himself nnd he seems to prefer playing with his old teammates, Alexander, Kllle for nnd Dodo Pashcrt. Wliltted came direct from his homo In Durham, N, C. Komcthtio ago he vias offered n con tract by President Ilaker of the Phillies, but ho returned It and announced ho would not sign at thn salary offered, Kor somo tlmo Wliltted has been dis satisfied In Philadelphia. During ono or tho fall series games ho told a member of tho Giants that ho would rctlro from baseball before ho would put In another season with the' Phillies. Then camo the announcement this winter that he had been asked to stand for a reduction In salary. rteport of Whltted's permission to arrange a deal to take him to tho Cubs was denied at the office cf the Phila delphia National League team. It was t vi ted that tho nlaver was without nn. thority to negotiate with any other club r ? S'iL.'.". --v m i-M-iltilVlii i il, i.i ..,w.' i : BASKETBALL SCORES SWAHTH. HIGH , LOWER MEKION 3230 15-20 021 1-11 22-yi 1820 TRINCETON 15 CORNELL 10 V. CUES NOR.... 12 MILLERSVILLE .11 H0BLITZELL GETS ARMY COMMISSION BOSTON, Mass., I'tli. 23. Dick Hoblfuell, the Red Sox tirst basuuan, hat. littn commissioned a irst lieutenant In the army, according to wold received licit' todny. UoblitzUI, who ij a dentist, ii in Cincinnati. FIRE IN 'i PASSYUNK Eire in the b.jhtment ot the 1108 rahsyunn nvenuc, lite this afternoon damaged pioperty and hlock, cattsiiif; loss estlinntcd at ?1000. Thoui'h the flic was luntintil to thu t'nscmeut, thi fltcimu vveu' compelled to flood tliu Hist tloor. OLD MAN ARRESTED FOR SHOPLIFTING uJJUn Nol.iu. a stventy-ive-yeai-old man, who said ho lived at b2j Noitb Tenth stieet, was arrestid aud uccuacd of shop. llttiur; iu the tlve aud ten cint stun at 0011 Ounuautovvn avenue today. He will liuvu it burin. In thu Gerniautowu police statiou tomorrow. He. hid a Img contululng forty articles, supposed to ltju been stolen in tbc sture. "FLYING PIG" RILLS TWO U. S. SOLDIERS Four Men Also Wounded When German Trench Mortar Makes Hit GAS SHELLING F AILS 1'AKIS, Feb. 2J. Ailctte, the 1'rencli North of durine the nitrht raided ... " " - 1 1 in the region of Chcvriunv. brinir Ing in material and twenty-five i prisoners, including two officers, the , War Office announced today. The I renclt also penetrated German trenches in the Champagne, securing ten nriannirr flir. li.n.ni MU LONDON, Feb. 23. Scottish troops carried out a suc cessful raid in the neighborhood of Moncy-le-Prcux last night and made a few prisoners, l'icid Morshal Hoig reported to the War Office today. Prisoners also were brought back by a raiding party cast of Wjtschacte, be reported. Near the Mcnin road and south of the Houthulst road hostile artillery was active during the night. WITH Till; AMKItlCAN AP.MT IN Km NCR, Teh. :.' (delayed). The Ccrmans opposite tho Americans on a certain section of tho Lorraine front attempted to bombard tho Yanl.ecs hi the first line with mustard gas shells late Ihursday night. They failed, their diells falling way short Tho fumes dissipated themselves In No Man's Land, tho American not feeling them at all. Two Americans were hilled nnd four wcro wounded when a 'filing pig" (trench mortar) dropped Into the Amer icans' position .lust at nightfall 'Ihursctay evening a part" of llftcrn Germans was discerned nlong the barbed wlro In front of the Hermans' positions American artillery Immediately opened up on them nnd the Germans heat a hasty retreat. Later the Americans routed nnother party of Germans attempting to repair Continued on Pass Pour. Column Three LAST QUOTAS OF FIRST DRAFT BEING FILLED Doylestown nnd Other Neighboring Points Send Selected Men Phila- dclphians Going Monday The last quotas of tho first elrnft for the National Aimy left Dojlestown, Willow Grove, Perknsio and Lansdale this afternoon for Camp Meide Several hundred others also left from western Ptfnnsjlvanla and northern New Jersey Dojlestbwn sent nineteen. Willow Grove, twenty-seven; Perkaslc, twenty-four, and Lansdale, nineteen Tlio last draft units from Philadelphia will leavu this city on Mondaj', 1957 being needed In all to fill tho quota, Camden Is sending SOS men to Camp ptx on Monday on a special train. All torn, I'ennsyivania win send more than 8000 men this week and next, moro than half of whom wilt go to Camp Meade, with the rt distributed among Camp I.ee, In Virginia, and Camp Sherman, In Ohio. Of the local quota, 1300 will go Mon day and the rest on Wednesday This Is the last of tho first draft, and tho socond draft call In expected by March at the latest, It Is said. Premature Blast Kills Four SPniNGKIBLD. Ill, Peb 23 Three shot-nrers were instantly niiica and a fourth burned so badly that ha died In n few minutes when u shot exploded pre- ".-.,V- - -X. :-..,.--.' . ' . J,.. 11-30 1130 OERMANT'N ALUMNI ... AC. .21 . 7 13 8 COATES.VILLEH. W. CUES. RES. . 17-30 13-2.3 AVENUE SnOE STORE Jonepli Oiccnbnum shoe store. M'CORMICK SEES HIS LEADERS HERE War on Penrose to Be Demo cratic Slogan, Says Committeeman G. O. P. LEADERS MEET aiici C McCorinlck, Demociatlc na tional coiiimltteenian from Peunstlvanla .?"' ''WL" al"on ""V"10 'nt rp.uii)nr ifiicm.inviii!n.v e.. ui.'i.I adelphla todaj for a general Democratic; conference) on the coming campaign, de clared his party will direct Its principal energies ngalnst Penroselsni. 'Iho sentiment Iu Pennsvlvanli Is 'stionger against Senator Penrose and 'il1' followers than It has ever been. It Is even stronger than It was In 10M. Wo Intend to make tlio light against Pentose, and what ho stands for will bo our main issue, ' declared Mr. McCor inlck Prohibition iccelvcd some considera tion nt tho confeience, but no action was taken and there seemed tu ho little Interest Iu the Issue, l'ew opinions wcro expressed and these expressions weo half-hearted. It looked as It tho mat ter ot tlio approval or disapproval of the national piohlbltlon amendment might bo Ignored ns a htato Issue and left for tho scvcrul communities to handle. William It Wilson, Secretary ot the Department ot Laboi, accompanied Mr, McCorinlck. Ho declined to discuss poli tics in any waj. The llepubllcans and Demounts are paralleling each other today with con ferences at the Ilellevuc-Stratforei, occa sionally casting sidelong glances at each other and at rumored results. Tho Democrats are attempting to ob viate discord over the gubernatorial situ ation Tho llepubllcans nro trying to pour oil upon the troubled waters and bring about pcaco and harmonj Jo&eph V Uuffcy, of Pittsburgh, nephew of Colonel 'tJhn ' Guffij-, who eoutrolled the dcstlnj of tho party In this Htato for w many jears, was the tontlnued on Page Pour. Column Four NEIGHBORS COME TO AID OF UNFORTUNATE FARMER Start Kclicf Fund to Replace Cattle Victims of "Condition Powders" WIL.MINC.TOV, Del. Peh 23 George W Illackburn, the Hares Corner farmer who has met with a succession of misfortunes during the last two weeks, has lost another cow, making tuolve which have died following tho administering to them of 'condition powders." Two horses tiled, making a total loss so far ot fourteen animals. Two horses und three rows, as well as a cat, nro still sick and the recovery nf some nf them Ix doubtful. That Ulack burn has the sjinpathy ot the com munity was demonstrated in a sub stantial way n fe davs ago, when n number of the neighboring furmers held u meeting and decided that ho should not bo permitted to bear tho entire loss, which will exceed JJOOO All at the meeting agreed to contribute to a relief fund, If Illackburn could bo prevailed upon lo nceept nsslstanie, while some agreed to donate cattle to replace some of those that havo died One woman fanner In the neighborhood offered a flno Ilolsteln cow, while others made similar tenders, Illackburn has been pirtlcularly un fortunate Ills troubles started two ytmrx ago, when a disastrous flro visited Ills farm. Three weeks ugo chicken thieves carried oft 102 tine chickens. Itcsults, at Havana KlftHT ItAri-: II furloncs: MIm Pranrea. ins, How. nrd . ... . .1 to I n to 1 3 to S Droml tin. itlrhey .'lot even iteinarkakle. Ins, Hull nisn 4tol Time, 1:15 1-3, Scratched Milton Camp, bell HKCOND ItACU, 0 furlonia. Nettle Walcutt, 103, Howard even 1 to 2 out Lnilura, 113, Kleeier., ..... i to 3 ; to S iirniuwiit no, xo- - , CENTRAL 22 OERMANTOWN ..16 J. v-'J-Ui ; Oi - . - ,. " - -'i!-:, kb: &,. tiSBf MAYOR'S BONDING DILEMMA SOLVED BY HIS DIRECTOR' Twining Fijids Way Out by Urging Contracts Be Abrogated STOP WORK ON SUBWAY War Used as Excuse for "Ditching" Keystone State Construction Co. Bid Transit Dheclor Twining In R stats inent geti to the moinlng newspapers nnd published today has found a way out for Major Smith, whoxj dilemma was revealed In tho Kveniso Public l.tDiien .vesteidiiy Director Twining iccomnicnded that the city abrocato,nlt ontrncts for high-speed transit lines except thoo for the rrankford elevated, the Clt Hall tube nnd the central de livery loop. The dilemma from which the Major's Transit Dltcctor would extrlcato Thomas II Smith lies In the latter's twin capac ity ns Jlijor of Philadelphia and city contractors' bonding agent. Mayor Sm'tli Is the controlling stockholder In tho Thomas 11. Smith Company. Th 1 bonus II Smith Company Is the Phila delphia agent for the National purely Companj. The National Surety Com innv gtnranteed tho bid of the Key stone Mate Construe tlon Company. The ievstono State Cfiistructlon Company won tbc , it contracts U- build thn Ilroad stieet subwajs from City Hall to South si reel and from Iluttonwood street to htlles tilreet for JC.070,000. The National hurcty Company bM bond was for the purpose of protect ing the city ngalnst a difference In ensts hhould the Kevstone State Con Klructlou Comtnnv fail to fulfill Its eontiacts eauslng tlic-m to be nivarded to another contractor at higher fig ure than the Kcjstone Companj 's bid. Tho National Surely Company has been unablo to obtain the necessary co-surety for the Kejstono Construe- tlon Companj s penal bond, an required bv i.iw, io insure luiniimcnt ot tho con- tincts Otlnr bonding companies have ii fused to aid the Nitlonal Surety Com nn The eltv has not olllclally cxe euled the contracts, which wero nc eeptcd last summer, und the contracts have lain dormant. Ili:SPOVSIIIIMTV IS HUAVV The two $6 070,000 Ilioad street sub way uintracts held by tho KcjstQnt State Construction Company are Included In tho abrogation urogram With the contracts abrogated, as per the Twlnlnr suggestion, the National Surety Com pany would bo relieved of Us present irsponslblllty, a lesponslblllty which It has been estimated might amount to millions, due to the great Increase In mftlitial costs since, the McNIchol bid vi as accepted. -w nay ,y"ni Abrogation or these, two contracts,' surety men pointed om, was the lesser of two evils open to the Major. If he, as Major, causes the contracts to be canceled, he loses about i0,000 In com missions ns bonding agent; If he, as bonding agent, nbtulns backing for the contracts mid, ns Major, causes them to bo exemted, his company maj- lose nuge sums of mnnev "Camouflage" for the Major was the verdict when Director Twlnlng's abro gation lecommendatlon became known The sudden decision of Director Twining that abrogation of the IJroad street sub waj' eontiacts was necessarj. It was pointed out, was not made until the nvhNlNcj Puitmo J.edcji.11 revealed the Major's position More "eainouflago" whitewash was ap pile rt by Majn- Smith himself when he declared that to go ahead with the transit program Including the Tlroid street subnaj would bo ' tteasonable" ut the piesent time pnoiii: TO GO ON Another serious angle of the Major's position as reputed owner of $0 per cent of the slock of tho Thomas D. Smith Companj- loomed up today when Com mon Councilman l'red Schwnrz, of the I'orty-flfth Ward, chairman of the Com mittee on Municipal Government, after a conference with tho Mayor, announced tint he w'ould arrange A hearing as soon as possible to probe the Major's private business activities Mr. Schwarz's eommltteo Is the body towhlch Com mon Council referred tho resolution call ing for nn investigation of tlio Majors assoelitlou wllli municipal bonding companies and alleged favoritism shown to certain inntrnctors. Mr. Rnartz visited the Major this afternoon and was closeted for nearly an hour In the Majors office. When he came nut he said that lie would get In tone 11 as soon as posslhlo with Com mon Councilman Charles H. Von Tagen, of tho l'orty second Wnrd, who Intro duced tho resolution, and added that ho would arrango for a, hearing, Mr. Schwartx's consultation with Mr, Von Tagen will take placo jjarly next week. It Is believed. Major Smith has asserted that he wel comes an Investigation. SIINSATION CIIL'ATL'D Publication by tho Kvevino Pusng I.tiiutn of the failure of the National Surety Company to make good as surety v In the subway Jobs awarded to the Kej stone State Construction Company months ugo, caused a sensation In po litical circles, John P. Conncllv. glty Solicitor, na law officer of the city, asked today the legal status of the contract and bonding concern with regard to subway work, said, "Tho question ot surety for these contrncts has not come befejro me In my official capacltj-, and for that rea son I must aecuno to express my opinion in ndinnce. I read the Kvenino Pnfir.m I.r.Donn's story with Interest, but m,ut' S decline to malto nny comment." i;ery phaso ot Mayor Smith's con- Continued on Paso Five, Column Oua TWR WTCATTmR. f. " ' - - iw rOttkCAST Vor Philadelphia and vicliilt fonloit and Sunday, with aloulu nVJ (no temperature; lowest temperature"', ck tnnipht about i8 or 30 degrees; qenttl ' gouliitCJf trtiin". J lENurit or dvy if., bun rises.. .l s.m ISuu seta.. S.l p at i.i i 4 WAR K RIVElt T1I1K CHANflKa' C1IK8TNUT BTKEKT vv Ijiw water. i a.m.' ijow water. i.i,a High waier.Ilfoa a.uj.iiin naiT.i.ai, I -vMPKKATIIlte AT KAC Txo'fiH. ia'j H'l.i H 1 n 'ti V v 41 vm m Ar,' J llJ'vi , JV can-.' j., J'&i.
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