jf m -fr jW4L 'fflftffi-23T" mM WWl 1 2 Mffiv. : ; ww!3$3:x$JtiiLA t ui. wrv p . -" t i I I m I I I II ' Ziri I I Iilir m mrm wWWm -"- 25s"2HEa EXTRA VOD. IV. NO. 144 V 1,1, A LJLA tklXJLlLLI. d 1 1 KC' VM& 5 " , D 10 AMERICANS CAPTURED IN FIERCE FIGHT Germans Take Prison ers Near 'Chayignon, but Are Repulsed ENEMY SUFFERS HEAVY LOSSES JIand - to - Hand Battle Rages in Trenches on Aisne Front OTHER ATTACKS FOILED Intense Activity Reported Along French Lines Rheims Hospital Bombarded PARIS, JIarch 1. Sharp flghtint; at several points on the French front, includinc n violent hand-to-hand encounter cast of Chavignon, was reported by the War Office today. "After a violent bombardment the enemy in the region cast of Chavig non attacked at 8 o'clock last night," said tho communique. "In hand-to-hand fighting the enemy was re pulsed with heavy losses, leaving some prisoners." (This is the fighting referred to by the German official statement in stating that ten Americans were made prisoners.) "East of Chavignon the enemy made an extremely heavy attack with two columns. They were com pletely checked. The heaviest cannonading pre- vailed at various points over a wide front. I ''In the region of Craonnc, between Mlettc and the Aisne, and in the Rheims sector the artillery hi!? was' violent during the night. ! "The nheims civil hospital was systematically bombarded and hct afire. "In the Champagne sector the enemy violently bombarded our first lines, notably in the region of Monte Suippc toward the Butte du Mesnil. "Sniii1ient of the Butte del Mcsnll t. rWr 7l..r . 'jfl.' 1 : . ...I....1- ..nB i 4xni8' morning a hcuyj iiii- launched against new positions, but was beaten back, except in an ad vanced clement. Simultaneously east of Monte Suippc a strong raid was defeated. "In the Argonnc region we raided the enemy's trenches and took som nrisoners, "In the Woevrc district artillery ing was very active during the night, especially in the sectors of Kegne villc and Itcmerauville." Chavlenon Is a, Fmall town lr. the Alsno sector about ten miles northeast of SolsBOns. Tho del man Hues In this Hectlon pass through extensive stone quarries, which havo been Uroiuslv fortified. BERLIN, March J. "Near Chavignon our storm troops captured ten .American prisoners," the Berlin War Ollice announced today. ( WITH THD AMKUICAX ARMY IN FRANCU, March 1. Preceded by a barraeo ot burstlns shells, about 100 Germans attacked an American trench on the Chemln-des-Dames front (north of the Alsnc) Wed nesday morning, but vvero beaten off. Buffering some losses. There vvc.ro no cabualtlcs nmong the Americans, although five Frenchmen who were fighting shoulder to fhoulder with the Sanimces vvero wounded. The Americans who withstood the German iittack on Wednesday morning acted with th coolness of veterans. 'While ,tho shells wcro tearing up tho soil of No Man's Land the uougnnoy-, 'manned the parapet with fixed bayonets, 1 and the machine guns ground out ouucis at the rata of 400 a minute. A short spasm of Intense and de structive Are from Krupp guns was tho prelude to the attack. Whllo the can nonade was in progress tho Americans took to their dugouts. When the Ger- (ontlniifd on rate Tour. Column Three "PEACH" On BE EXPELLED Schoolboy Has Altcrnativo Because Mates "Egged" Suspected Teacher f" t. vfAHTiprt Ph.. March 1. Harold K' 3nh.V... nr-Anlloilt nf thft Keillor ClaSS t. -ttl.i.rii 'iv...-. -- ,.... ..... jk- or ine noys limit ricuuui, n i.uv fi.KA.ti.i, i, .tlilrd rti?re' late vestcr- day afternoon by the school ofllclals In an endeavor to force, him to disclose names of tho boys who bombarded Prof, nmirit llnrfensteln with ezes while he was working at a blackboard. He was given an ultimatum and will be c.xp unleita he ''neacbes ." The students declare that because their Instructor was accustomed to make statements which they believed savored ot disloyalty against the Government 'Jhey could not control tnemselves. February Coinage at Mint - The coinage at the Philadelphia Mint for February (in pieces) wast Ilulf tloilars, 261,000; iiuarlcrs, 1.800.000; KCIs. 3,7ti5,000. und cents. 2G 860.000. re were no dimes coined. For sai- or 1.000. 000 oentHVnM were coined. Oil fOP l!rnnilr,r u nil Slnllll, Alilpriea. Lt.910,000 centavos. ffThe Yellow Dove," a Romance '.-. .. WARNS OF ICE FAMINE; HOOVER ASKED TO ACT Congressman John II. K. Scott Fcnrs Result Would He Worso Thuii Winter Coal Shortage I'll a Staff Corrcroit(!ritt WASHINGTON, March 1 Immediate llctlon OH tho part of thn fcinr mm. inlwloncr lo prevent un Ico f.i mine dur- Ing the coining summer was urged to- uay 1.V Congressman John It. IC. Scott. oC Philadelphia, who liolntit to tlie de creasing supply of ammonia, which Is otio of tho chief proil'tcts used In the manufacture of Ice. Scott asked that Mr. IIooer make nn investigation into the iiuetluii with ii view of providing conservation mens tres nt once. "Tho consequences of an Ice famine, or even nn ice shortage during tho ninitncr," bald Congressman Scott, "arc loo fearful to contemplate The co.il shortage tills winter was disastrous enough, but an Ice f.imlno would entail oven more suffering and would ho noth ing short or a calamity to the whole country Tim transportation of food would ho paral,vxed ami the preserva tion of n largo portion of our foods would no Impossible. The effect of such a fchortsKo on our milk supply nlono .in no rc-anny realized l surn a con dition jot our hfTalrs Is within the realm of even a sllclit possibility, the time to takfl precautions mid inalio rcRiiln tlons Is now; not when we are face to face with the actual Miort.icc." CZERNIN DEMANDS KING OF RUMANIA ABDICATE Austrian Orders Ferdinand to Give Throno to Drothcr or People's Choice A.MSTliRDAM. March 1 Count Czernln, AuMrl.ni TorclKn Minister, has fl'tVI'J nddrl nlirllfittlnii Hf l.'ltm 1 n.,1 1.... ...I I of llum'anla In favor of 1.1m luother, I Wlllliim, or a successor picked by the people, uccordlnr; to a lierlln dltpatch today. ......,... .,. nuy,,. HIIVII 1J4. ivuih ii lllllitlKl Ferdinand's brother William Is the I contrary rumors, an r.xcnanBc ic.e head of tho iionulRnliiR branch of tho Kraph dispatch from Petrograd dc Hoheiizolleni lamlly. llo waa born clarcil fodav Alauh 7. I8CI, the hi of IMnco l.co-1 - "0wmi.V"l,c"zo."c,r",', . , ' I'KTnOCKAD. Jlai-cli 1. vMlll.im mat i IcU I'llnccm Mnrl.i The-. .... .... j-ese, of ono of tho Hotirbon branches.1 Juno 20, 1SS1. lie icnounced hh mic cesMnn in tho 15uin.inl.in tlnono Decem ber 20. ISSil, and took Ida fathcr'a place ns n hereditary member ot tho Prus sian llouso of I.oid. . . GLN. KUIIN IS 1I1WI ON BALTIMORE VICE Only Interest Is to Knd Work of Scoundrels Prcyinjr on Men in His Command Hun malt Cnrmvomlrni CA.M1' Mi:AI)K. Admlivl. Jld . M.nuh i AlliioiiRii occi , B , fiiK.iRi- u any nmiten npull H Itli II I Illlllnt-A I. ft lot ll.. unll. vuiim irvkir,' i tilt nniiiun'ii iniiiiiup i un- ceniltir? vice condltlona In that city. Major General Joseph II. Ktihn, com mander of I.lttln l'cnn, today asserted and very emphatically that his letter to SMavor Preston explained ills vlewn. "My only Intercut concerns the oldlers," said tho (Jenetal. "And I hnvo no Intention or desire to rcKulato the life of tho' city other than puttlns nn end to tho work of scoundrels who prey upon tho men In my command,' ; MEXICANS TOLD TO FIRE ON U. S. TROOPS, REPORT "Border Guards Endcavorinf- to Avoid el . , n , ..I 1 1 W Clabh-Cavalry, Attacked, 1 Shoots Several HL PASO, Te., 5Tarcli 1. t'nited Slates tinop.s along iho border today are taking every precaution to avoid clashes with 5!exlcau troops, which are said to havo assumed n liostllo iittltude towaid the Americans. lleports that General Francisco 5Iurgiil.i, command ing tho division of the noith, has ordered his men to tlio on United States soldiers at tho slightest provocation, aro causing border commanders uneasiness. EGGS ON TOBOGGAN, NOW 33 Vi CENTS DOZEN Drop of 29 Cents in Wholesale Price Sinco Last Week Brings Them Within Reach A further drop of six- ond one-haif cents In the price of eggs was made to- day. falling to thirty-three and one-half cents a dozen, wholesale, from vester-I iIjv'h fortv cents. This Is a ilron nf twenty-nine cents In exactly ono week. Cccs which sold at seventy-five cents retail last week aro now forty-live. This Is tlio largest drop that has even been known. HUNS WON'T HALT SLAV DRIVE TILL PEACE PACT Kaiser's Delegates Tell Kussians Fight Will Continue Until Treaty Is Signed LONDON". 5Inrch 1. German dele gates Informed tho Kusslan peace rep resentatives arriving at uresi-LllovsK that hostilities would not ho suspended until peace is signed, according to a wireless dispatch from Petrograd today. DU PONT INCREASES SALARIES Advances of 22 to 35 Per Cent on Bonuses U I. du Pont dn Nemours & Co, today announced an Increase In salaries. Heretofore all salaried employes have been receiving a bonus of 20 per cent, payable monthly. Beginning today this bonus on salary has been increased. On tlio first f 100 tho percentage Is 35 per cent, on tho second 30 per rent, on the third "J5 per.cent and all above that ii per cent ROTAN AFTER AUTO THIEVES District Attorney Promises Vigorous Warfurc Against Them District Attorney Samuel P, nolan announced today that ho proposes to wage a vigorous warfaro against auto ...ni.iia ihinves convicted ill Philadel phia, mid will ask for the maximum isenteuco 111 all cases whero such thefts I . 1.....A lionn nrnt'Ail are sn '''" '":' ",;" ',-... .,.i.i. in me. pasc w "-ii- "-. . ""'"V' serving a few days. Till' CARKKR OP rKTEB.rMNT. rinnlni tor)r nf Mlnmantaip. la continued today on page 13, laxity or oiiiliui ni" i ...ii , ,,, this ciass of criminals, and men con victed and sentenced to several months' im,,risniiment have boeu paroled after GERMANS TAKE SLAV FLOTILLA; REACH DNIEPER i CnnhlPP M T?11t??1!in f!m fl ll I Vj,llnul L 'l ' lVUbhlilll VjllIL(. at Mozyr, Berlin Announces HUNS MASS NEAR ORSHA Workmen V r n m Aioicmv ""lKIIll.ll 1 U III iUUHCUW Throw Un Trenches Cities """" ul' iicnciicn VyjiiLn Demand Holy War HKKIilN (via London), March 1. "At Mozjt, III? inllcH southeast of .., ,1.-1,1, , V ,f,,(,U lilt I llllt lllflliltl of sK armored hoals, (hirly-fivc I motorhnatH and nl hospital hoals," the German War Ollice nunomiccd today. The statement added: "Southwest of Slaro-Koiiilautiiiorr German troops hurried to the assist ance of Polish legionaries, who were lighting superior enemy forces. Wo defeated llicin. "We have reached the Dnieper on I the northern Ukraine frontier. I "Near Kjctshiza (sixty miles east of Mozjr) we encountered a strongly , fortified hridcehead. W'v look ( lie ....... .., rn;nv station l,v stnrm. ' capluriltji a few lilindred prisonera." ,lV ., . . M)MM).. .March 1. I'rtKolT is in Cerman hands, despite ...! ..! ll,c enemy yesterday tlircvv lai-RC foiccs niraiiibt the Orsha front (B:2.r miles hotith of I'ctroRrad), it was reported here. Thousands of armed workmen nrrivinp; from JIoscovv due; i several miles of trenches beyond i Orsha. Soviet commissaries, arrlvlnc from many of tho larKer Itusslau cities, de manded that a "holy Mr" be proclaimed against the (lerm.in Invaders. They ad vocated aiming tiro entire population of tho country. Tho district commlss-arlcs who rcp- relented Kazan. Jvostrotna, Varatoff, TFnrllbln Vlatka, 1'ialsk, Maksinun, Vuionczcli, Pcns.i, h'levkn, Itavlograd, Tver, Kebastopol, Irkutsk and other laigc cities prolctted against vlgnlng tho Germ. in peace terms. .Some of tho smaller cities and vil lages favor the peace pact. COPKNtlAUUr. March 1. The .German advance against Tefro3" grad has apparently been checked, ac cording to Information fiom that city today. The German War Olllco claimed that operations on tho eastern front wero taking their normal course, nl- I HmuRh no claims of gains wero made. I 1 so Min' has becomo the itussian re- ! Blanco In the districts of I.uga, Psk rt and Vitebsk that the Germans aro mov- Ing heavy bodies ot re-c iiforecnionts to their front. It was reported today Herman officers arc said to bo train-, Ing bodies of I'kralulan troops, and will lead I hem Into battle against the J toil Gnat d. i A dispatch from Zmlch sas: "Aus- , trla-Huugary, declaring It Is acting on tho request of l'kr.ilue. Is Intervening, militarily In that country. It was re pot led bete today. Tho operations ate said to havo begun esteiday" Along tho northern frontier of I'kralnla detachments of armed working men, Poles and llolshevlk troops ato ! putting up a sturdy resistance, and it Continued n I'.me Pour, Column Three TWO HELD IN MAN'S DEATH i Motorman and Truck Driver Denied tj,,:i . F-itnl Arci-lnnf i aMl m l 'ilal cement I Gustavo Hess. 1231 North 51vitle- I wood street, and 51nvner Saxe thlrty- live years old, Hii South Wainocli street, driver and inotonnan, respective ly, of a motortruck and tiollev car which collided vesterday morning nt Mngaislne and penrosu avenues, vvero held this morning without ball for couit bv 5Inglstrnte llaker, in tlio Thirty-fourth dlstilct stntlon, following the death ves terday morning at tho .Methodist Hos- ..!..., U....I, Vli'l'iiliim I lilt I., lit, nn . years old. 2304 South Highlit slieet. who i was brushed from tlin rear step of the , trolley car und suffered a fractuio of j tlie skull. Iloth tho truck and the ttolley car. It Is said, vveto going In tlie s.imo direc tion nt tho time of tlie accident, the motortruck running against tho tldo of tho trolley. Abraham Dugatch, foity-threo jears, old, 929 JIcKenn street, who was a wit ness nt today's hearing, received minor injuries when ho fell down Insldo the car. ".MOUSE TEST" FOR NURSES Physician Urges Candidates Be Forced to Show Nervo NKW YOHIC, 5Iarch 1. Dr. William II. Park, director of the New Vork health laboratories, advocates tho "mouse test" for Vussar students who want to join tho nurses' training camp of the Council of National Defenso this summer. He would have a flock, of white mice turned loose lu the room where tho ap plicants aro examined. If tlie girls dlsplnycd hysterics and other things they would be pronounced temperamentally unfit, ASK SCOUTS TO AID GARDENS Boys Are Told to Guido and Boost Backyard Farm Work Asking Hoy Scout leaders to back up. help supervise and encourage boys and girls 4n cultivating their back yards. 5Ilss Carol Sillier, chief supervisor of the Back Yard Garden Movement, ad dress Scout executives at a meeting nt tho Grant School, Seventeenth and Pino streets, th's, afternoon.' "The lack of sulllclent supervision wns the cause of last year's failure of the in7ement." said Mrs. Miller. "Unless tho -prlng campaign is encouraged mid heartily backed by Scout leaders, we may us well not start It," of the Secret Service and the War, PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1918 MRS. LILY BUSCH MUST PROVE LOYALTY TO U. S. Her Hrcwcry Interests Are Held by Custodinn Until Sho Heturns from Kurope ST. LOUIS, Jin.. March l.-That Mrs l.lly Bosch's one-eight Interest In the eslnlo of tho late Adolphus llusch, the rewer, has been placed In ilinrgo of n leposltary named by A. Mitchell Pal- mer, I'nlled .States ciistmllau of alien enemy fropert). vwm revcnlul today by CtmrlcM Nngcl, one of the thiee Inislccs of the Hum It estate. Control of Mr Buseh'B properly nml Income will I iv retained by the custodian pending her iclum from Huropc, when 'V' '.Xllrt Mll,,, m he iii-trrmincii by ,,, pnll(., ,s,1rH lioveitllilflil. .l".01 ls "mutem that Mrs iiu-eh . .. . i,,,,ii,i,. i ,,,., i ,., ., .,., is a loval American, nml llnrrim,. n.iu .. Ii-K.il rlcht In icrclo coniinl of her own pioperty nml Income. Mrs. llusch made a ta retuin to the cltv nHscssnr . if $1.1130,130 In liecrmlicr. niii, ,. toc'kSr,.ii,i,.l bdnd,"r"my l"""l'tll,B ' . ' BUCKS COUNTY LAD KILLED BY HUN GAS Piivnle .Schumacher, Not Yet Kigh- teen, Reported Victim of Attack of Febiuary ''(! The death r lviv.it. ,lnrph A Si'liuuruliet. rw pent vllli tn.id, llensa lem, p.i . who vn Miffm ati d tit the penu.in k.im .itt.icl. K,bni,in. -j, p,m been tcported In cable dlp.i!ih-s In tho vnr lieimrtmi nl from iirtin.il r'erhliliiB lie was a i-oii of Mr. anil Mrs Charles v-clium.icier nml would have been I'lRlltecn w.iru nl.l H. .x c,i. ..r i.i.. month .. niiicini notitlcailon of his Jno'r!,,1,1,','!"..1'"" ,t-"-'',l ' m.mher.s o ''he .voune man enlhtrd In the recnl.ir l"'"L,n'.' Wll" "." '""""B his . borne on Julv t. 10I. lie' was allmheil to a "'"unc'''"-! 'bed ' r'" "'''" Vn" l'c'"-,,"',i 'American VontliiKen'l''laccorillii to III' UH received fiom iilm fevciiil week- k- . CHSAUKTTK I'KICKS HIGIIKU Ini'i-ensp of Tlitcc Cents on Kight Popular Impoitcd Urands SniokeiM of Imtiolte.l cltr.'irnllra wilt havo to pay an cvti.i tbreo centa on I I'vrij- pach.iKe or ten, nccordlnir to n new hc.iIi" of prices koIiir Into elf eel on elKht popular hranilM today. On a pacKauo of twenty the Jump will be tdV CI'lltH. Ileer drlnkem nre hard hit, too. I.lj-ht and d.ulc beer iiilviilu'o ten cents n uie loo.iy; hpcciai in anus or beer fmm twent.v-llvo lo thlrt.v -llvo cents, and hIois.iv was that tho Maor would Issuo tho ami porter slxij cuts a case Tlio I v.iil to me; then I won 1 submit tho LlK'!,tr.,y..,,1 L. '.V.,p,L ,,:',ltl,;s ,u"1 1:lljor ' c-.ill to tho executive coi.mltteo and "' "" -"" " ni'narc. FALLS THROUGH SKYLIGHT Woman Cleaning Windows Injuicd by Hi-Foot Drop Mr.s. Katie Knvder. fift-one jears old 18.12 North Ilroad sticet, fell thioiiKli a skylight while cleaning windows today and 1m In the .lewlsh Hospital suffering from sovi'ii) ciita niiout the arms ami bauds. She fell about sixteen feet into an empty storeioom. Her condition Is said to bo serious. An N-iay will ho taken tills afternoon to see if any boms wcio broken by the fall. SHOOTS CUSTOMER; ., , s t nn r lilNUS LlMi IN IMti , Tragedy Is Sequel lo Woman ,s 1 ,,,., ,., r,:,, ' I'jllOl't lo Collect Bill for Husband FRANK I.UTZ liecauso his wife lufointcd liini that rho hai lempieu I been Insulted when she al to collect a bill for meats and groceries, this morning, Harry .1. Wein berg, lCn", West York stteet. shot Trunk I.utz, -330 North Sinediey streit. who made his homo nt that address with his sister, Mrs. Kunnle Connelly. Then thinklm? that ho had killed I.Utr, he went to tho pavement In fmnt of the I Smedley street address, where ho placed ! a tcvolver to his head and killed hhn- self instantly. I.uu Is.unt In a serious condition, as tho bullet went Into his shoulder and tested In his elbow, l.utjs told tho po- llco that Weinberg Hrcd four times, tlueorof tho bullets entering tho wall. Welnbeig, with bin wife, conducted u dellcatesien storo ut 1005 West York ktrect. Shortly after tho noon hour 5Irs Weinberg went to tlio homu of 5Irs. Connelly and asked that sho bo paid all or lait of a bll of it It was Lutz that answered the dooibcll and found Mrs. Weinberg there Accoidlng to his story, told to 5lugls trale Carson ut tho Woman's llomeo- nrathio Hospital, ho told .Mrs, that Mrs. Coiine l.v naa no i that as soon he sho could get a little monev touether. the bill would bo paid Sirs. Weinberg InslsUd on beelug 5Irs. Connelly personally. This Lutr. refused today and he says 5trs. Welu- berg became very abusive, whereupon ho closed tho door In per face. Kvldenlly 5Irs. Weinberg went tn the store, where her husband was busily waiting on customers, iind reported the affront of Luis, for ln a few; mlnuteH tho door bell vvus pulled again and Wein berg was confronted by Lutx Weln- Continued on race Wx, Column Nix HOME GUARDS' CIVILIAN CHIEF ' TELLS OF LIFE ' Ai-nn P ArmiMfv Pnmutvla ... .' """ h.v,uuiiw Tale of Youth and Manhood HAD MILITARY TRAINING Won Lottery Prize, Shoveled , Coal, Made Cabinets, Be came Lawyer while the IMilladelphla Homo liefcir'e Reserve I., declared to have a nominal membership of abut fiDOii, and while plnnn are under way to recruit within Ihn rcxeive a imlfonneil reset ve n uniformed unci armed loRtmciit of l.'irtO men, nohod can bo found to evplaln upon who?e bhouldei'a ' iio-v testa iilllni.ilp rccponsllilllty for lh' niR.iiilzatlou. In no Individual, appar- ' , enlly, Im nuihorily vested to call the or. iMtili.itlnu Into action should cmer I Rency aline or Is II definitely lined H , to who would ilciermlnu whether an, emeiKcncy had or had not arli'en. It Is tiuo lh.it u icccntly Issued clr- ' cular declares that members of tho re- I pine "can bo Mimmoncd for emergency i duty only by the Major r rhlladel phla thtonsh their duty constituted ofll- cers," but In an Interview Amo I'. ' Mowlt, civilian dlteclor, emphatically "1"1 ""'l. l'e he Maor mlsht Ifs-tic ,llp ,'-1" f"1- ,1' reserve, they would not respond until ho (Mow It) Kavo in? nI(,r on the other hand, Mowitz said It was In Ida power to veto the Major's call. Then. tiK.iln, Captain of 1'olico Mill", who Is actliip c.donel of tho repcrvc. said that ho Is In supreme command and that all in dei a must cmaiiato from him cnnmvTioN' hv mowitk I.aler Mr. Mowltz ipialilleil or cor iccted hla oiIkIii.H assumption of nu thorlty. llo explained: "1 did not j-ay that t was cuprenio In callliiB out the tescrves. What I did ,,, ,, II. rt ( Vf..,., I t a .......... 1 1 I nrt 'fllllit llilt I ....I v..-v...l ..U.l.l.l.tl... ........ ...... . pass npnii me emergency, mm, ii i- pioved, tho reservo would bu called out." I 51 r, 5Inwlt. was asked what would result if the emergency were so great or oonsldcied so great that tlmo would bo lost in calling tho executivo commit tee together. Mr. Stoy'U asserted that authority for calling out the reserve would test with him as civilian di rector. And, again at this point, 51 r. .MowiU declared, without braggadocio, that Captain of Police Mills, who Is colonel ot 1. 11. 1). H, was under bis Continued on I'aBe Fifteen, Column bit -' i--n 'ALL LIGHT ISTAXE n nv noii mn w i r i AS 1V1AKUH WL HAIL : i7i(,.; r. t Electric Power Leaves ,,,l qtiwl Wi-mn! clIKl hllCOL Wl.ippeti House in a Near-Cimmerian Sheet I.K.IITI.IS IIAYI.UIIIT 'Ilm sun fnllrd Ii, work todu.v, ntnL inir It u da.vllglitlesM PrldM.,.. i:iei(rle llslils nli alilril In .Nature's Huh! iinservitliiin. -Ihls U Crlibi), Mnrrb I, Munh i nine In ttwntl,.,. V llEhtles.s 1'rlday, with tho uccent on tho last syllables. Introduced March, which entered like n sick, blind, dingy-1 black sheep today (and therefore should depart a month hence like a virile, vio lent lion of dazzling hue), iloth lights failed, natural and artl-! llclal. Tho sun tried In vain to peuc-' trato the thick clouds that veiled the city, and electtlc bulbs turned dark as I tho voltage of tho Philadelphia Hlectrlo Company slumped again, as It did about I u fortnight apo. J HO l.KlltleHM.f'tih, wiiti ii was un.iu- tlloriznl bv tlie I'Vrleriil fuel .'ulnttni.,,....- ' 1 lion, was Inleimlttent. It followesl tlin'1" tine of I'lmiegan, who was "off again on again ' The electile llghtlessnesM , r. lecteu tlio eciitral section of tlio cltv .' tlie (InjIlghtlcKsnes. tlie wholn town. .v nuzzling tain tbls afternoon added -1'' vuiu nroail street, to the (IreailticsM. , .In Ids talk on "The ItitiTiiiitlnii.il Tn inako matters wnr tlie eeni,... ., ' 0lthwest " 5lr. Illley explained how low l.iromeiri.. 1- f i,. f. f ! ,h' er"t N'nrthwest Is doing her bit lo low barometric pressure for the country , lieh, win ihls w ir. He said that sblp Hitugglul down near Philadelphia, tho builders of Oregon turns out n wooden Weather Bureau annouiued. Tills In- , vessel oveiy four days and it steamboat visible htunii centir, the core or nucleus eveiy ten dajs Through colored slides for tho nation's weather, was said to ,,e Pointed out the beauty und thu op- lio wunuet in: about the meadoiva of Nei Jersey. to complicate the situation further, British Columbia and tho Legislature of . .i i .. Ci 7T. zr ' Oregon and Washington as tho man tyilhnied nnjseM. tiijuinii Tobst uuallfled to carry the message of I TWO HELD FOR DEATHS cn Involved in Stabbing Affray and Trolley Accident Held Aliner C. Pollard. JIOOG South Twelfth stieet. and b'l.ink Palmer, Ii6:0 i:a-, munds street, wero held today by Chief I't-liuiy i iiiinier sellers lo await tlie i1C,,,,'f.(i,',,n "'.fS1'?, '"S:.." "T I ... -"...'.."............. ..rMI u, uemrn Hllfl 1 U. nlf f ll itt onf. li'ohi-lfiPi, t IL. died of Mat wounds of tho Momauh at ! the Hahnemann Hospital, tho same day! Irussell, who was twenty-live vcarsl old, was struck by a street car on I February 2, at Krankford avenue and ;,iieeU..,m,'ii,e',i;l',', "'C?.V ai,a ll,. eollap- of the public stand at the r,,ssel:,.V,'18,li?ud'!,:tV"s,r,efe,C,1,renCe ' " """vfllfo Vf.?"" M TUS oI,Kahs''s1.'abbed Unftt'vTi; .'n.f5!5'r' We, K1,,eJ' ,nclua i Weinberg I'eiereauv street, when u motoicar col .",,,!. w lldt''1 wln " Hohncsburg and Tncony jnoney. lut troCy ,,,., ,lf whlch i.alner S said to havo been the inotonnan, .Mlnotto Not (o Be Deported WASHIN'GTOV March i V . nVnotto, son-in-law of'iJST Swift, the Chicago millionaire packer jtind who was charged with German In- trlgue, will not bo deported. Whether or not he will bo Interned for the period of tho war Is now in the hands of At torney General Gregory, to. whom that phase of the case was referred this nrt ernoon by Assistant Secretary of J.abor Post, who ruled that the evidence did not creato BUincIcnt grounds for deportation. by George Gibbs, Begins in Tomorrow's Evening &&tf&i&8!2tiiZ CoruwiiT, 1018, it the RACING RESULTS first Havana lace, 5 1-2 fuilongb Fickle Taney, 109, anugcl, 11 to 10. 1 to 4, out, won; Confiscation, 107, Cramp, 4 to 5, 2 to 5. second; Tom Tit, 111, Onrgnn, 3 to 1, third. Time. 1.03. , BASKETBALL RESULTS GERMANT'N l'R. .13 TACUITY 18 GRAND JURY FINDS INSTITUTIONS IN GOOD CONDITION The Febiuary Oiand Jury, which made Its final presentation ti'diy. linb no fault to find with theconduct ot city institutions. Hospitals and pii&ons nre all In good condition, the Juiots say plthough home aie overcrowded. ANCHOR LINE TIBERIA SUNK B.Y U-BOAT NHW YORK, March 1. Tho Anc'ior liner Tibet la was sunk by a Gciuian bubmnilne on rcbiuary 27, according to Information received, today. (The Tibcria was n British vessel of -lSSO tons ('loss and was built In Glasgow in 1013.) FIRST PROSECUTION FOR BREAD VIOLATION Rnkoi. ni,.,,.r.rl Will, I .., ft, v b"ull"b 20 Per Cent Substitue Order JMny Lose License iIrr,.nl. HLARING HELD TODAY Our Hacks to Wall; Musi Save Bread rnH-; bread ration of every - person in I'liiladelphia must he cut immediately lo two pounds a week. "Ot'r hacks arc (o the wall and wo have gut to do it. "The Victor loaf alone cannot effect a Mifficicnt saving. "We must get 7."i,000,000 bushels of wheat to our Allies within four months. "The success of the war de pends on it." JAY COOKE, Food Administrator. Tho Ilrst prosecution for failure to observe the Federal bread regulation was announced today by Jay I'ooke, Fedei.il food administrator for 1'lillu- delphl.i, following a cut In the city's bread tat inn of from three to two loaves a week The olfender, whore name was not i I' ve aled. Is n baker who, it la charged, baked all-wheat biead In defiance nf tho order that at least 20 per cent of wheat substitute must be used for tho new Victory bread. It the charges nre- substantiated at a healing this afternoon. In ilm fv.,.,1 administration ofllces his license will "Tio revoked. -' -, 5Ir. Cooke also ' announced that the! Anthony .Marano, Till Kiocery store of "xTl V"",'. had been closed fnr thirty days for boosting the whole-1 I sale pi Ice nf sugar to ten cents a pound. ' I AIll,Ii:s TO V1CTOPV tit!i.-vi I Ain.ii.M iiMidOM UlthAU. The cut in Philadelphia's weeltlv bread allowance under the volunteer ration plan applion to Ictory bread. I TIiIh new lutlon, it Is .iniiounpi.,1 u riM.t ii. ... mmto iibsolutely nciessary If a bteail fumltie Is to be averted In tho next four months. Tho wheat situation Is so set Iouh. Mr. Cooke said, that nil per-i sons must m.iko further sacrifice If Philadelphia Is to do Its share In tho national wheat saving campaign. It was pointed out that tho wheat saving vvlilcli should have been spread over u peiiod of six months must now be crowded Into six weeks. Tho two loaves lepresent two pounds of lu end. They can bo eaten only at ten meals u week, as eleven meals must bo absolutely wheat less, ono of the substitutes, such as corn' Continued nn i'iiek M, t nliinin Hie OREGON IS IN THE WAR Portland Mali Tells Cilv Phil. tells VU Ullb ot . uunv; ,- .tii-iivjliu;-. "Tho ilonilnatlnir snlrlt nf ii.itrlnil.ni "egcn Is so Intense that the state was exempted from tho last diaft quota. LV.'ii,, '.'.:., .Ml.."" ,.",,,"' """,",,,"H. . unsiments. lawjcr and Hllei. author, of Portland. Hie who rnokel,,IK " today at tlie luncheon of tlie City CiUb, i" "m ,.1"" ,,rn "" ""' Mr. Itllev was selected tbiniicli the olllel.il iolnt action of Parliament of CalnK, America. llo Is now on a three months' tour through the i;,iat. 700 KILLED AT RACES n,,o Amnl-b-iin Ammii. nn,wl in ll. " :T """ '" " kong Collapse LIPNGKO.NC. yU London). March .1. 'i-iipro viere luuo casualties in llw OPERATION ON REDMOND - - . . . . ,. . . Irish Leader iuaKing -satisfactory Progress After Ordeal, Is Report LONDON, Jlarch 1. John Itedinond, the noted Irish leader, has Just submit ted to n serious operation, it was an nounced hero today. Tlio patient was said to be making satisfactory progress. . . I Tralhc Jnm lies Up Oats CHICAGO, March 1. It Is estimated that tnere are about 3.000,000 bushels ot oats lu the Chicago district which Cannot bo moved because of the Kastern congestion and the fact that preference Is now being given to corn because of urgent export needs. jj,,im'M.iJW-':-Ky Ilk vjiio iinivi m.ni rcsuo Ltwta Courier GOVERNOR COMES OUT FOR DENNY O'NEIL Will BilCk "Dry" CsUldidutO ,ror tj . i - - . , Iff. wun ii I'owcr oi ins ui ice. ; .. -- . iic: ovc;c;ifVrv:o COMMISSIONER GAINING .-, .. , ,. ..,.. '"kiii"! in iiiiiu.uiKn. in nn interview .it bis !,,.. n. i:e.,.n.... .,!.,. .i.i he is for Stale Highway Commissioner I .1. Denny O'.Vell for the Itepubllcan Hon.- ' Inatloii for Governor, mid that llo vv HI , n.icK him witli nil the power his ollice i gives him. 1 "I am for 5lr. O'Xoll," said the Gover nor. '1 bellevo this has been xx ell known for some, time." I tun surprised that any t1.11 tleular stiess should be placed upon It now." . I Governor, lliuinb.iugh has leen In favor nt piohlbltlon for somo time, and It has been gen Tally supposed that ho would suppoit O'Ncll. who Is running on an nut-lind-out dry platform. He made ,11 plain tli.it his position with icg.ird 1 to tlio llipior finest Ion should bo thor- otiglily understood tninughout the State, llo said hu w:ih moie against liquor now than at any previous tlmo, because it lias becomo a war issue now in addition to 11 matter of health and inoials. llo said he had not decided for or against a special session of tlio Legislature, and admitted he had tecclved letters for and n,..,i,. of bis cabinet and the bends f ,in..rtmeniM whom be has annotated .;,;; 1 tmlstr.lnn tocether at, tho mansion In llartlsuurg. lie in formed - them Hint he. wan, fr.r O'-ifil, and that he""w6ul(l"npi)reclato their sup- port of his favorite. The newa was brought to Phlladel- ,.i.t vt itentitilientis w llo aic lieic at- tending a big conference nt which the followers of Senator Penrose aro nt- tempting lu ferret out some satisfactory mr(llM of meeting the national pro- i.n.iiin,, nnieiulmeiit issue. They had n.e news direct from some ot the nicin- Miers of the cabinet, who were present I When Governor Ilrumnaugn epouo ins . :.. . n...iw,..,i. .,,1. i,i 11 mind on the subject, It Is not known Just what members of tho Governor's official family" were at the conference, but his cabinet Is composed of Cvtus I J. Woodu, Secre tary of tho Commonwealth; Francis Shunk llrown, Attorney General ; Paul W. llouck, Secretary of Internal Affairs; Nathan C Scli.nffer, Superin tendent of Public: Instruction ; Prank D. tteary. Adjutant General j G. C. Tort, State Klre Slarshal; Daniel V. Lafean, Commissioner ot llanklng; Charles 11 Patton, Secretary of Agriculture ; Hubert , S. Conklln. Commissioner of Porestiy. und John Price Jackson, Commissioner I nf Labor and Industry. In addition to 1 these thero are many who wcro an- l pointed the heads of departments by ' tho Governor I O'Ncll Is gaining strength rapidly now as a result of tho recognition by the Republicans of the fact that they must meet the prohibition amendment ibsue In some satlefuciory way. Ho seems to ' 'have gathered to hhn virtual!; . .,,.. .... 1 the on- tiro church clement A big portion of tho Independent Itepubllcans ure flock his standard and now the Gov einnr has started pulling wires in his inteiest Where O'Neil was looked upon ns having biuall ch.iuco ot gaining tlio nomination a few days ago ho Is now looked upon as having stepped well towaid tho lead. Word comes from Harrlsburg that "Bill" Kllnn, of Bull 5Ioos fame, is for O'Neil and many other leaders who havo been strongly aligned against Senator Penrose are for hhn. The fact that Governor Brumbaugh was with Uon- gressnian William S. Vnre, brother of state Senator V. H. Vnre, much ot tho politicians to Indicate that his announce- I meat of his support of O'Ncll Indicates j that tlie Vares are pieparlng to come out I for O'Neil. Senator Vara was not ready i to discuss tho gubernatorial situation today. CONVOYED SHIP IS SUNK American Vessel Saw Attack on Manhattan, British Steamship AN A5Ii:i;iCA'N POUT. .March 1. I .v. A.ui.iin .v. i-iiiii, .viarcn I. i News of the sinking of the British steam-' siiiji ..laniiaiiuii winiti in convoy was brought hero today by the American seaniship o B. Jennings. The Jennings i was only 500 feet distant from the Slan-' hattan when the latter vessel went down. ' vvnue tne -viannattan was the victim of a U-boat, the submarine was not sighted und escaped. Gas Overcomes Church Janitor Tho police of tho 5Ianayunk station (today ure Investigating whether Brutus ";": " nero. tiurty-nv-e years old. of Poit IloaI street. Iloxborough, em- Ployed as a janitor in the Cum.,, iinv. borough Lplscopal Church, was nccl- dently overcome by gas or whether he attempted to commit suicide. He 'Is In a serious condition at St. Timothv'M linn. Ipltal. The man was found unconscious Kin .l.a. t.naamnn. a .La i........... - ... .... wmdi.mv.i. w. ,., viiurcii. four ga-s jets were open, and there was also a leaking gas pipe. against It fiom all paits of the state. 'nli ,.- ,,, ....,:"''" ".""""" fci lie said he still had the mailer In mlmlWIIS , ,. .;,' IZm. is rT- V'l without having decided anvtnlng. The l0 "J J I,-l'' ''. 'di vnevth" ' $ Governor was hero to attend tho funeral ,v,et .f ' 'a".2"y J $ of D, Samuel G Dixon. ,be Into Health mnic.nt.'a.'i'nen0 h, 0"mi inc.'1 that' f ,0T"n"1Sn s C,ct of the Governor after Id. to..!tr herVdVn,!' ' his return from Florida, whero ho had ThVerlchens f tl ? PrlL iTe. VlJ?il snent two weeks, was to call all of the ," , T, V!' 2L" i,FTLnZ ?'l,eI ..Frl.ed- ,k ,-l,ii Vf'rffii - liiflaM illfilWMMMlWMUMf.Ii PBICE tw6; ALLIANCE PROPAGANDIST m & Former U. S. Agent Wilft Tell of German LeagUfemj - -- tS ri mi.'m mn ...,,..;...'N U1" inatM nun 1IX VULiVftJ- Mn. Vr.,.1, Tvr::-j j Ttji'slft vard Professor Nnmnri"Ir .. ft t t -M rcsponsioie," Avers Timm , VH - . ii llATI'MlllUIti: AMI SIIUTTI.K. J I'OI'K '. ? i , """' ''r,"nn l'ropKnlt:"Wia . n.irr in ,-r v.irki n Hrrril L, f-fl .rofi-.iir: a nmn IiIkIi In tlir Nllontv,,iai " n.i.,1 .iiiinntr, rt.i 'y-. ,7t,4B 1IbJIi, former nernt of tlin llrpurt- JWS inriit in rfiiNiirr, - MjiiJS rri-iiiiiinr iiiirrunrra or Mr, lt- uv Jrk. Adolpti Tlmm, I'lillndelplila kni fS mice, ",i Tbee tntrnieiiU vtere mnile today' SRl iirpllliilniirt u f ,n,.r...v.u w.M. ..... . m mltle IirnrliiR at Wa.lilneton. fy ' Oeparluro of I'hlladelphlu wltnessta.vl' WashhiKton today marked tho fight"' M' lmt'P tnntrrna intnln !. f..t Vi . . ..""". w "" -: mirier or tho ?.utlonul Clerman-Amer-' lean Alliance, with headquarters In this city, on charges that It breeds disloyal- 3i IV I,, 1. 1 !,.-, I J & ." " ,-i.j-vji i iiuiiiim - ,'; A general outline of sensational . ( (tlinony before tho .Senate Committer on T. ,i . ... ' m5: Jl""clary was Indicated. The witnesses.3 A '""I!" r"r "'e l"":utloti and defense, .'. ,"'." . r V r ., rom,otT.?W. fV3 Oinl llltlir IirOtir lr till. nrcanUafUn f fl disloyalty will be KVcti by him. accord- ' $1 'B to v. v. Hajek, former agent of th a uepartnunt of Justice here, who gitv -J mi iniiuiie oi ins lestimony before Icav- rffl Ing his home, 0130 Walnut mrpet. ihtX u 'i indrnlng. r g vvii.u HAJIK PltO-GKHMANS He said: "I will name a German minister In Aew Vork who Is tlio most dangerous propagandist In tho country "I will name a Harvard professor rrom whom n letter was read nt a meet log of the iilllancei saying ttiat lie In closed 5 for the defense of tho editors of Iho Tngcblatt niul asking for litera ture that would help hhn raise more funds 'l Will n.itrm i. I.UI. ....... , .... , ance who told mo that the organization 4! imm agents mu n month and traveling; expenses for the furtherance of German , nrnn.tc-n ml . I.. 41.1.. ....... .. :.!",, ." '" """ -juiiiry. 110 nata j.', mat all l.erman societies vvero nnri fd itO mcriTO tO nrOVent lionr,,nl. Anll..'....l "l I,. "..""'" T" ""u "- ''rscit ,tlmt .... m.1.,..i'".".,!, "llIWJr "". ''e"enei was jallea on her tesi tlmoni her relatives In Germany 'Would S havo to iav fni- It -k ,. ' ' "IRRBSPOIx'SlHUJ-' SAYS TMr Ing to Adolph Timm. secretary bt thafi nii..uciini,Viuiu i-ennsyivania branch .f III., ..Illnn.. ...l. ,,.- . I . t.nvv, iviiu rc-piico. eoaay to iy Hajek's assertion that he tecrcted him- ,BfS self at a meetlnc of the nliinnea h... 'J 5Ir. Tlnim's statement was aa riiinura. .fl "Answering tho new allegations ot .vir. uajeic, In which he asserts that he. kJ1.' 'at tended a secret mpHtm? nf tu .1. l , .... "' " " "" " ;, iiuiiru. in wnicn doctor Hexnmer r H slcneil.' nml '..ma r-A.....H . s .....--, ...... ..,. ' iii-viiiitnon VDij urged tho nlllanco to work for the sale "' 01 i.ioeriy tionus and he was sneered S at by tho other delegates these are ij tlie raets: , v,? "There never was any sneering ot rtl tho Liberty Ponds nt nnv m..iin . AiW tlie organization. rvneine ilnv...j. . tl 1 Vi .-...."- -- i..v. . r m ir.-.Bii.niuii iikjk piace over two years nv Ago. and nl tliat time, our Government JSfj In Washington had no thought of thei'l i.nieriy uonn issue. "So much for the Irresponsible utter.' ances of 5!r Hajek. Now I shall pub licly ask 51r Ilalck r uuestlon. Is (lf not true that a check you uttered ortVa bank was returned with the remark"! no funds,' und is it not fnnlier in.. ,.. the bank disguises the tact of vnnr A... posits, us that-check has not been pald-pKf yet"? it0M Hajek denied that he had said UillW meeting was held twe years ago. .ya it was last October and I can nrove va ",ls lne'"e because I have the minutes.'! li mtnnf.n 'K 4: he said. "Timm ilufin't know m.'C ll,' N.l.r. " I ll.im .l.i.n. I.Hn.A ...!!.K was in his n'llcp n leiv iljvi .. .i lataen to mm anil no didn't know whomWi-? be was talking, to." ""'lifi .n.jvr., ...... o , .ici iiiuiiiiierican,i itH though not u member of the alliance. JS3 in!d that lie knew nothing nbotit xh-i X & c neck, nut tnoutrh. that th rnKil'ir might bo due to his wife, whom ho 'Isf kfj suing lor iiivorcc. , General denial that tho alliance offl-W dally has been guilty of disloyalty M warranting revocation ot the charter JSB will be tlio clefenso of the organlzatloBJ! wuen iney appear Pernrc th eommlttMl'lS? tomorrow, it was indicated, ip a(!wi tion to 5Ir. Timm, vvltnssies summoned includo tho Itev. S. G. vott BosseJ'o VVllminirtnn. Del.. TirenliUnt o .,-. " . ---....- w iiq UK jt-Q tlonal organization. MK-S Dr. Charles J Hexamer. former preUfSl 4A... nf Ilia ..Illnnn. !.. .. ..-Z.n unii m ... unwiu. H.n again come la a for a big share ot tlie limelight in tlwjS? piobe that is now being conducted, lilt the Senile. Henry C Campbell. edlttA-Tr of tlie .Milwaukee Journal. Is authorlW.'cY'3 for tho statement that Hexamer lVn-Sf I ntv lnleiitlv nrn.n.nM,n K... '....'Tital I , , i . ......... uu nciuattoriv j viuirniiy iiuii-.Milfric.in, IS PrejUdleN.,J KUllli 1U lllti extent of a declnrnliaaf that our entire form of government'1ii ', fundamentally wrong. "t'Sf , , , j,. -... c.u a ureal. aeaI ln PUbHc about preserving llbrtyj ... .. ...,., ,,;, lu a -,.,; Continued on race Mix. Column IH(a '-l v 3eK. 'A mTT-m TTTTn A mTT,,.'SS riiii vvjUAXJiijjj . 'fe ,.,.,.. i s& i--.. m.ii.j-i.i.1 j ...-....'S- i u, 4 iiiiuuLiiinii una viginiiyrja noly fair tonight and Saturday?! lowest temperature toiilghi aRik ., . ii- ,,.-...'. i-MISW I.KNOTH OF OW, TS;4, J , n l.. i .Wl '1 1 il sun riii-u., u.j n.in toun sola.. 011 ,.' llf.l.AVV'AKTr: R1VEII TIIIK ru.iu-iji,:?i niRHTWllT nmi.iMi v .'...7 . C . . .7, i,.!1. .'j''!', Jtiail miKfy' .i.iiiau naicrj 4X1 uw vvaier.fiuv 0,111.114(111 wajiir,lt; tv vifKn ATirm: at lettZJ'mL I 9 110 111 1 18 1.1 36 I 38 US I 3D 4t luTiT Public iJLA l lh. 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