final uentn0 public ffirtiger finaU j f I I VOL. IV. NO. 119 KRYMOQ 1 AS CHIEFTAIN OF I BOLSHEVIK ARMY Resignation Due to Seri tj ous Differences With ft PnrmrnSSiU'ieS ETROGUAD FOR PEACE ftcity Soviet Adopts RcBolution Accepting icrni wuv-.v... by Germany pnTROGRAD, March 7. ...... n,mftniler-ln-chlef tnsin iwrwnKu. ""- S , S; VO.U.CM and n..i.unr dSt0Xta- c..r -Met .nany i4d a r..otul..n accept U,c Her- rn'XTund h-n- COO Kus E8dtUc1,SatT.nlc!fltho1.t1ncrcx. fUBccs fro,.. GHllionla reported to Z lwtliule today. wWrt h,dren-S bodies thn In the Trotsky was asKcu iu num? - Ld B.lhonlan olllclaU that continuation . 1. i of the German '""''? ,,, nriU land ' the execution of 10 J5"""8., "" - I .. ...i.,if,. 10111n. result in Stalda.h..Ia'ic.nrr.koff. .TttrFN-TS' TLOT TBAUCD V ronwlracy of students and olllcern ., To v the HnUhcMk !ov eminent rSS2 il a raid on a lu.uso lie he ,1 OlllCOro w?"XKool, "Xr "aiding tie ... ,.... t.l , "" . .. ., fnri'ftt 111 IKrauian ... .-,- i ,.,r.l i . ,-, in, ir ,, i. ,u.w." - the occupation 01 iMeu. "'"""..;"".: Zhitomir (100 miles west of KlcffJ. in Urien"ral retlcur. leadlnc n Ikralnian detacliment, sought to cut urt the l.u- , tlai from the lentral prolnCeH At j Knotop (HO miles northiast ot Kliui. ?i' In tho proMnce of Clienilgoff. I'eavy lorces of reolutlon.iry troops netcaieii retleu'r. compelling him to n'tio.it. 'I he Oerniaiis did not paltlcipalc in this action. , , , American Ambassador l-'ranrlH, wiring from Vologda to tho .N'oiwegian fiioy hre. urged the latter to afford cery pro tection to Amciltaiih In Petrograd. According to the I'otnmlHsarlat "f V'or eluu Affair". I'ram-iH nnd bis sl.ift h.ixe left Vologda for Perm (capital of the ?jprovlnce of that name, 0S0 miles cast 'Ol voiogaa am, lesi xuau ouw uiuvo num ,th Siberian border). Despite the rlgnlug of peace with Ger rl'ttUny, the l'usI,in flovernment l" re refrnovlng Its ,iiiah!s from the capital. r The Foreign oillco w inoMng to .ijni- Noxgorod .(capital of the province ot ( inai name, Ji inucs wn ut iunw. c'ixHOa contlnuo their exodus. M ' di:ki'si: tricmviiiati: l c --at- fjommlssarlcs Bom hbruje Itch, Schul- :,so and Prochlan liavo been named a lfensive trluim Irate. p 'nefugeej arrhlng from cities newly occupied ny German forces declare, the Germans are forming a corps of ltui-1 el conicrlpts, under German com-, manders, which w ill be bent to the Jtench front Tho Itusblans are threat ened with deatli It they refuse to Join the corps. Tho newspaper Prada, supporting Premier Lcnlne, sas: "Junkerlsm is flaunting llr reaction ary banner with tho oblous design of destroying the revolution and restoring the bourgeolso regime. A liusslau conn Russians and riermans einrmrnrt In n battle near KletT. The enemy was vic torious. The Ccrmuus arc ruehlng heavy re inforcements from the southwestern rent, coiu-entiatlng them near Krem fc: ene-tj, thlrty.six nillcr toutl.wcst ot 0s fr trof. In Volhynla. ntavy forces of Austro-Cermans aro moving toward Choline (a town In Bess. ) Arabia on 111 lieSS- I he Dniester, near the Oat- t leian border), aiming to occupy all ot elan bor I'olhjnlH, si ler-oaensive now woon nrrnr,i t,i. .innu. ...., ,.i , i. , n... nnn.. i in s commiuep ai anv iimo im h n, ... . . ers nn excuse for completing tho dc- rallied to the aid of a derelict schooner ' , '.V" senate this afteinoou voted 117 iin, Zuki r of this ,1 "v un, fonnirl Stole ?800 M, ttruetlon of the levol.itlon. off the coast of Iceland In a teirltlo gale, ; -B. .. ns h-t u,,o having a jo ,- in e.nber nf tho Art I'liib died "udd "i,l I l "Peace la unfortunate, but , loos not S the use ot a breeches buoy fresh , tl JPoln l"''" . " J j''1 ' 1U' vesnlnj in Bellalro. Kin . in-cnril-1 MAHANOV CITY. Pa Man-h 7 I'matler, mi tho struggle ngalnst Ini- W,"T ""d food weie tran-fericil lo t he ,ol'lnVJ ';, ''?:?.' 11,10.,I,C,'1, llw f ing to word recVhed by his fil.-nds here. Three unusual netions tit law were i forms." ', K.. T1, k,.hnn-r Fnent twentv-one t he war by private, enlcinrbe. !."...". .J:M ..?...'.... ...V. V. ..'.'.. I lodin. Mrs. S.illle Block e barges Mag- i iMUV k luiiijniH, t Tli..l..... ... ,.,.-... . . . ,jj '..""in ai .iioMiieu iniercepicu a ra U die from the Herman chief of staff to S the Austrian staff stating the Cer- I i mans wero occupying one Russian city , rter another and demanding that the 1 Austrian do likewise In tho southwest.. i There is also a heavy German concern 1 tratlun between I'Hkoft and Luga. These forces are not attempting nny opera I ions, but tho UusslaiiB are watching ; Inem, fearing they may break tho peaco ; nfrtement and try n surprise attack. ' The Pravda's urging against a Itus- ' llaii counter. ofreiiHlve inrt tr. ..nnelr,,, W conJldentlar advices received In 'Wash. . .iigion jesu-raay that Premier Lenlno fr "T. "" to deliver Russia Into Ger- .L f. "anus. The Pravda supports ; ," ren er. li" fl.GERMANY TO OCCUPY Kf ODESSA, PACT REVEALS tk.4 AMSTERDAM. March 7. Ma.rVt.G,er,tta"f:.P "n?.i??u?5' Odessa. L', Rn .:," "niaiinuii ,ri on ine uiacK P Srh" ,r,evfalccl today by the terms UtSS r.7 '."a.r, ."ISHL??""" rf: E p,,,- " '.,D. 1'ii.vi i owers arm f. ?la1la n ?f ,lle terms of the pact Vm .l.i."u,V'amH. "Ila11 B've neceseary (l to the Central Powers In trapsport- r,bniTr5;"Uf,, Mollvla "nJ " 6. SumH'la 'merged from the war with t. a lOflS Of llfftU,,, ieiOO .,.! r.ntn 2fS.i? ot 'errltory nnd minus all her S?"' on the Ulack Sea. Rumania will HI1 J1HVA fill rtlltla a !.. . i . . .. . io"le'Vy f of Bulgaria. "' "" u,,afr ,;on,rc, 'li Tha War nrnvAfl iHdiuIiiaih. . nuiri. iriVY' -?.'"""? yu,a.".ur '" eJK ASSi "j ..' but as betrayed Ik i.vn.. , 'i "i " was Detrayed l"ty rtussia. and by tho middle of October Continued en l'.le Kluen, Colrinn Four WH HOSPITALITY MALIGNED '.-Btpry of Unfriendly Treatment of ffc Tuscania Survivors Denied B.y?.DN; MarchT Arthur. Warren BfcuTi i "'.!ln?.a counsel for Ireland, de fC. ln e House of Commons today Eat survivors of th tnrneelooel eWlTw- I.Ju?ca2la. had bee" Inhospitably fted m Ireland. ' wnsi nave been received that ''J!'1''" rescued fioiri the Tun- Jjahffn.JnsulteeJjbyrlliinJfiiln ANGRY MOB Wealthy Builder Near Pitts- burgh Turns Patriot After Punishment riTTSBUnCJH, March 7. John Przymusalla, a contractor, of -0 1 Singer avenue, Went Park. Stowe township, was tarred mid feathered last mldnlsl.t hy a mob of moro than 100 lesldents of MctCces Rocks and Stowc township, following unpatriotic utter niiiTS and I1I3 belief In German righteousness Ho was taken to tl.o Wlndgap Fehoolhousc. several mile from McKces Itocks. Przymusalla Is u well-to-do builder and has lived In West Park for nearly fifteen years. Last night ho was de coyed Into an automobile on the pre tence of belns taken to Inspect a build ing site. As soon as ho was beated the driver put on full speed, and, desplto 1'rzj muriilU's protestn, ho Mas taken out Into tl.o countrj. When tint uuto mobllo vvai lin.iliv stopped, ho siir. rounded by tho pos-jr-, lectured 011 the propriety of 11 Ins In America, prosper In hero and at the samo time sympa thizing with her enemies. After confessing that ho made un patriotic utterances, ho was rtrlppcd and the tar and feathers applied. The cfllcacy of tho troatment resulted In tho xlctlni making a brief patriotic neiurcss nt Loon tin released. ----- - For some time rumors of un-American . m,n,(ll1 ,, ,. i propaeauua ema.na.iiuK irom hull icru try, navo ueen current nna resiaenis 01 I"" vwiiniiuiti, y u.t,,i ov-i, urituuhiii; uiigercd. WOULD INTERN BRYAN AND SHOOT PROFITEERS i ... Governor of Morida Cheered by I .Soldiers as lie Denounced Clan , .... of Pacifists JACKSONVII.l.i:. Via. Manli 7 im,. T ,V,lu lMmn.i ,11.. ilr.tnrnn. nf Florida. In a'iddres.i ' esterday at tho '. Florida .Slate fair, attended by 1000 tot- dler:i from Camp Johnson, (aid lie wished l.c had been at Tot onto, Canada, to lead tho soldiers in their stampeding a meet- lug there at which William Jennings Bran uiikucccsrfully attempted to speak. ( "Kicry mother who mourns n son. an a lesult of this war: eery wlfo who mourns a buiband: every girl who mourns a sweetheait. can lay her loss' ...... ..,,,,,, i ., i at the feet of William Jenn ngs Brjan, Carnegie 'and other pacifists who led this country Into false Ideals of peace Governor Catts eald, as tho crowds cheered. . "Bryuu should be suppre-sed for the lest of the war," added tne Governor. In reference to tlio four American toldlers sentenced to deatli abroad for sleeping at thtlr postb, Governor Catts said It the sentence Is carried out ho hoped a means would be found "to shoot every war prolitetr." LINER AIDS SUFFERERS ON DERELICT SCHOONER Crew, -11 Days at Sea and on Point of Exhaustion, As sisted . A.V ATLANTIC I'DIIT. .March 7. P.iskriii-pra nhn.int tlio Sramllnai Ian. American liner He-lite ul.ii. arriving here I days beating her way back into her course utter being blown out of It b gales. Ainonp the passengers to arrive- 8 Captain Jess V.. ejiant Cramer. Ameilcan mllltarv attac'lie at Copeiih.iBen, v,ho, It Is bellevid, brings Important informa tion to hc State IJcpartmcut regarding conditions In elermany. Wchard U Jerko and Laurilz norenfelt, Norwegian rinv-ornineiit ofllclals. camo to confer ... ,..,.,..!. ... M'nl.lnnn pnwolnr. ? " "" iTof Ves ricUonS on fooshlp- mcutH to ruorwny EMBARGO AND BLOCKADE ARE STARVING DENMARK Returnint; Consul General Pictures Famine and Destitution Among Rich nnd Poor AN ATLANTIC PORT. .March ',. The embargoes of tlio Amies and the Uermau submarine blockado have brought Denmark' to the actual verge of starvation, according to Peter Oscar Do Treschow, Danish consul general at Chi cago, who returnee) here today frcm a visit to his nutUe country. "The people of my country are actu ally starving," said the Danish oniclal, "and tho poor and ordinarily vvtll-to-do are being bit alike. Money will net pur chase necessities, because the supply of everything needed to sustain life la so low. Food prices are frt g"tllng be ond the reach of most persons." De Treschow will go to Washington to present the situation to the State Department and hopes for a modification of tho Amerlcan-embargo. ENEMY-OWNED PLANT SEIZED HERE TODAY Large Concern, Name Not Disclobcd, Will Bo Taken Over in Name of Government The seliure of- n large enemy-owned plant In Ph'ladelphia. the name of which was not disclosed, will takn place today. nrccrdlng to Georgo H. Rowe-ll, legal representative of A. Mitchell Palmer, al n property cusioumn. Ti.n nu is similar to that of h'ehutte & Kocrtlng." Mr. Howell said. "It Is a large and important concern, and the discovery of enemy control was purely accidental. I expect to take ever the properjy In tho namo of the Govern ment." , SENATOR BAIRD SWORN IN New Jersey Solon Surprised When Name Is Quickly Called WASHINGTON. March 7. Senator Ti.ir.i of New Jersey, was sworn In today to .--"' . -"... ..... .!. I.M cAnalA. ' Hughe. I ..Balrd's ftrat HUmcCU nu ,wv vi.s-v. orrldal act was to answer ..-.. T. M fvaii. no. cannva npgona. ICOINCILS ASKED TO WIDEN SCOPE OF VARE INQUIRY Lambcrton Resolution Would Investigate Total Payments of $3,500,000 MAY GO BACK TEN YEARS Heated Argument Over Pro posal Resulting From Inves tigation of Moral Claim A resolution to probe all of Stato Ken- ator Kdvvlii II, Varo'a city contracts on work dono at Lcaguo Island Park wa Introduced In Common Council lato thin afternoon. Tho resolution, which would widen the scope of the ,'mv'h Inquiry lesulllng from Senator Van 'a "moiM claim" for J150.00H, woulil Include Investigation of j every la-ague Mind contr.u-t awarded to I the Varc firm In the last ten year:,. A total of nbout $3,500,000 paid to Senator ' Varo by tho city la lnolrd. ' A heated discussion followed Intrcdtir. tlon of tho bill by Common Councilman Kobcrt IX Lainberlon, of the Twenty, j second Ward. rnom: into varitm rr.Atw v reaoiuiio,, waJ nrf.r.H ,., m, rZHl l:''Tfy- f Co"nc,,-s" F1,,anco I " wiMiB ma committee power to make mi cMinuMlin imcstlgatlon lulo Senator -.iro's "moral ol.ilm,- The reso lutloii kIw.. tln I'oinmlttc.. power to s.,mMiioii wltnrs-cr. to put them under o.ith and to otherwise conduct itself as ,l" """'""'k "ri. win, ,1MV t the powers of aiourt. l!oth sldb liaie hull. a"''1 ,l ,ltl,lr" rr f "c1' authority, and ",0, rflu '" -"- lti...;ii ..!. seiious opposition... ,, .." ...i- i.nwiuiiun was p.Ti.scti ami chair- Slcl-i"1'1" ,"I'"J" Is expected to announce "tllC J.lte for tllft llr.sf Itnrln .. t ..1.11. the new plan v HI be effective. ' , A bill authorizing tho location of i; - -. I new g.iollno lamps in dllfercnt parts f the clly waa repi ried to Coiumon ' Council by tho Gas Committee, with a favoi able recommendation , 1 M'ADOO'S POWERS CUT . wjj. i IN WAR FINANCE BILL I - I Amended Measure Gives Prisi.lpnl .',,".", UlVC,S, 1 rcsldent '.uviiuihj. m iuinu .viemocra and Control Committeo WASHINGTON', March 7 Tho lloU'O Ways and Means Committee put tho llnlshlng touched to t,n war finance "fori. 4'oratlon bill this nftornoon, prepnralory to reporting tho measure. As amended by the committee, the I powers of Secretary of the Treasury Me- .Moo are far less sweeping than tho?o that would have been conferred upon him by tho original Administration bill. The power lo appoint the members of the corporation Is taken from the Sec- I retary of tho Treasuiv nnd rlvi, ir, il, I President, tbo appointments to be niado onlv wltb tlie consent of the Senate. The I'resldent also was given con- troi or ine capital sioeu Isviies commit-' ,cc ,.f ,,,, corporation, whleli McAdoo I V"lrt. . ia,e dolll nated under the nrig-l "dl bill. The president inay abolish It utlontril Senator Outns nmcrirl. ment ivejiilllng the President to mako the appointment nibject to conllrmatlon ? W rS'.'3"'' UrK,t1',t,1?, Prmlslons of llio bHl as reported, the lVdoral l-.,np,n Kfturt r.n .1 .... ....I ..H..li.. . . ... . - - , . nokllUlli; to make the appolnunent without con - bulling llio Senate. DETECTIVE BUREAU SHAKE-UP EXPECTED, All Police Captains Sum moned to Meet Tomorrow in Robinson's Office. A couterenco among all the police captains In this clly will take place to morrow In tho offlco of Superintendent of Tollce Roblnbon, Word wan tent lo each police captain to appear In Super intendent Robinson's ofilco tomorrow, following a rumor that a reorganisation In the detective bureau and other changes In the Department of Public Sufety would soon take place. Director Wilson today admitted that a reorganisation of the Detective Bureau was being planned. He refused to dis cuss the nature of the reorganization, There was also a rumor that Captain of Detectives Tato would bo asked to re sign. I wont discuss inai, was an inai Director Wilson would say when que. .i.,a uiiiber tbn rumor about Cantani tloncd whether the rumor about Captain Tate resigning was true Those familiar with police conditions, however, said that laptaln Tato wouldn't be asked to resign. This was alto con tinned by persons whose word on po lice matters usually Is considered to be uuthorltatlvc. The iiutH bquad, whore meoiods of capturing thieves has been criticized re. contly by merchants and persons whose machine's have been stolen. It Is said, Is also receiving., the attention of Director Wilson. Recently t a conference among police ofllclals In Superintendent Robin son's cfllce plans were outlined for dif ferent methods (o be used In running odwn automobile thieves. It vvas re ported at City Hall today that the new system adopted at the conference held In Superintendent Robinson's office would be placed Into operation possibly to morrow, Income Tax Arguments Ended WASHINGTON. March 7. Arru ments of suits to test the validity of the Income tax laws were completed In. the Supreme Court today. The Government huU hn cases advanced for hearing so that idaar-ouUrullna-s, may be made PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1918 I L v JSjteafc&TajasBBSBM Ur&4i0B59iB5291 alsasam sMr SLIsB r i .'.'. ' f V KIIIEDA HEMPEIi TO WED The fatuous soprano nnd Rraml opera star confirmed rumors to day that slip is to becomo the bride of William H. Kuhn, n New Yoik silk mafrnnte. FIMKDA HK1NIPET, ADMITS SHE'S TO MARRY SOON Opera Slar to Hccomc Rrido of Wil liam U. Knhti, New York Silk MaRiinlo l.i in AMii;i.V. Maich ',. Mi-s 1'rled.i llimpel. t.iiuoiis coprano and grand opera star, ept.ts to become the brldi. of WIIII.iiii II. Kahn, New 1 orU ill, mtgii.ito. ' "c, wc arc to be mairied, and unite i possibly wlille 1 am in southern Cili- i - - - - - i 1 fn.i.l . .... I.I III.. Iln ..I n,l ... .-II... . . I lofo,-.. ilinr.. luir bo.u mnv rumors ' tiMMi.., n.i,., .., ,.-- , ,.. nii'v, iu.i.ij. ,,' i- ...,. .. i.l.,,. ..nc .,.,-.. int l.nf II, lu I. the first time wo have conrcnted to mako ! iiuniii" me annoinu emem. ' ... . . !' . ..... .. . Ir .ns ucmpr! inei iann lour jear i nB"- '"" j.ir- after (he camo lo riv V wil.MMi'W -". A. AJIlillll A. 1'iiiladclphian Who Joined Canadian Klyfntr Corps Kcpatiiutcd . t, ji i '.lames M. llutcbeuson, Iwenty-slx . . . ,., . ,.,... ... .-.. . l.'r oiu, in i uij-iiiutui turn aim ' Overbrook avenue, appeared this mom-' ,nR More JMf.e ThonllOIl at ,hc ,.-0lI. , eral Building and was lepatrlatid, re- noiinelng his allegiance to tho King of ICnglaud and loassuming bis obligations, as a cltizin of tills nation. IIo left at ome for an aviation camp In Tens vvhero he will tivrvu.,aa an aviation lp tructor. I About two nnd a half vears ago be I Joined tho Itojal I lying i orps In i an ad.i and was obliged to tuke tho oa lb of allegiance to the Imgllsh sovereign, lb Ia,ely returned to this country with tin express deslro to enter un Ameilejti aviation camp as nu Instructor, but found It necessary to become rep.itrl-iteel Ho was bom and raised in Philadel phia ARTIST llKIIX DIES Former Member of Art Stricken in Florida Club f.,, ..;.. It... ..I. w,. ...ankM VI .11 ir.t ,. . .1.' Ji. .J ,u i.e. Ham H and Ulabi-th 11 llrlll, and Is I pocket wlille aellng as nurs; for the survived by a widow, daughter of tlie ' plaintirf. who was ill. uto U P. llrown, and a sist I. -Mrs. S I Mrs. John Ilorl alleges that while ,it- I.. Haiiiliicr. of U3'l .Mount iiiionl. ,. , i. ,, i i,si....i - 1....1. .. . PUl, . The elate of the funeral b.i- no, vet been ret RAILROAD CONTROL AGREEMENT REACHED Conferees Compromise on Amendment Making Wilson's Rates Subject to Review WASHINGTON. March J llou"0 and bopate conferees todio reached an ugicement on tlie lallroad control bill. Adoption of the compromise proposed b Senator Robinson eiuleel the dead lock on the rate-maklng provi?iun which hail delajcd llnal agreement for several davs. The Robinson compromise provides that the President shall have power to Initiate rates and make them linmedl ntcly iffectlvo subject to review by the Interstate Commeice Commission, which was to take Into consideration the fact that i the lalhoads are being operated ,,, , , bo KU e,V I reel y In tl t,i.i v.. ...:..'" "' " lnp as a unit without competition. Tho com- President's recommendation coiu-euilng .,iv tiri-ii ,r iniictisi-ii rates This provision is much like that adopted by the Senate nnd dnes not give the President full power to mile rates, as tho House bill ellel, Government control after tho war was llxed nt . tvventy-one mouths by compromise. The House bill Hxed two years, the Senate eighteen months ' MOTORTRUCK KILLS BABY Driver for Philadelphia Store Ar rested After Camden Accident Four-year-old Kdmnnd Dutton of Camden, vvas Instantly killed todav when struck by a motor truck at Ilroad and Jackson streets, Camden as he vvas crossing the street. The truck, owned by a Philadelphia department store, vvas .driven by James Rlzzo, of 1128 South Seventh wreet Philadelphia. RUzo was arrested and will have a hearing tomorrow. Young British Flyer Killed .FORT WOitTli.Tex.. March 7 e-rrt. Burt. Hurlbert., nineteen, of thartgyal ieje nwwyimv IGERMAN PAPERS AGITATED OVER JAPAN'S PLANS Teuton People Already Warned to Expect Ac- ' tion by Tokio REASSURED BY LEADERS, Mikado's Next Move Awaited by Washington, U. S. Hav ing Taken Stand Oi:Ni:VA. March 7. The Ocrman preH Is greatly agitated ocr tho poslbllltv of Jiip.mero Inter xntlon In Kiberi.i. and tho lb rnian people have already been warnid to letpect It. ! Advices from Berlin today auoted tho Socialist newspaper Vorwaerts as say ing that President Wilson Is undoubt edly glWtig deep consideration to tlio matter and that there probably will been an International agreement by w hlch Japan vlll land troops In Asiatic Ilussla to prevent tho Traifsiberlnn Hallway and tlio FUppltPM at VladIostock from falling Into Herman hands. Tho Khelnisb Westfallan riazctto ns-slire-i Its readers that "Japan could not possibly get an army to tho cattern front," The Welcer V.eltung, tho organ of tho German chipping Interest", adds Its as Miraneei to those of the Ithelnlsh West fullan Gazette. WA5J1IINC.TON". March 7. America halng 1ft Japan know her position on .lap in Intervention in Li beria, onicl.il awaited Ind.iy Japan's I next moe. I Sources love to tb Japanese Ian. I b.issy .ild lilt Government would bo I advised If Japan decldtd to move troops Into Siberia despite the American posi tion tigalii"! li Theic wax iw way of knowing what the Japanese piopost to do. Specula- .1 I I ,1 Lmiyn fiiiflinrl. iinu piitjvu ouiii ,t.-, ouiii1 " .... ,.,.,i .i. .. .1... ...n,,ia nnler ;i. nrn IIOIUIOK lll.ll rnu ui,,.. ....... . bi rla Inasmuch ai the Allies are agree nlll.V wlllln OtllCI'S bclieed tl,0 AniCtlCU. - " a'r- .r.,"R..0.bJ.e.Ci!.1!I ilh.!"1.' ! " mmiuhh,,, ,,.... ...- - I... ...!-.- . .-....tl.. ... Idfltl uiorvrmion iriiijionfiii. v .v.. . It Is fully realized here tint Japan ciiinot be halted If ehc dei ides to under take tho venture. The American explanation of uttltudo admlta of further discussion by Japan, and It Is entirely popslblo that she will inuko a statement of Intent and extent ot proposed operations. i'.veiy effort 1" being made to let Kus in lennw that the United States does not countenance Intervention In the Slav noi coi nation IlortC(, Kast or west i.cnine . re treachery to his country and his attempt to deliver to Germany, as exclusively related by tho United 1'iess ' vcslcrday, offers perliap3 ine mosi po- tent reason against Japanese nucrten- Hon ;it ids t ine. Autnoriuea icar in.u .tin- Itusslans. remcinberjng the last blo.vsj,., ' - .. ... ". ..,.1 -...oil., l.l. I. .. 1,1. ! rill!,. tllP I-IISI, WOUIU rucii; hi-.-- n ,.,-n r.enlne's policy, Join tho German army, light the Japanese und also be u-id for lighting the other Allies Ousting of I.enlne Is anticipated. That another Ilusslan GovcrntiKnt will nrltc Is deemed icrlaln. And this Govern ment may attempt to upset the nusro German peace pact, even though the task is enormuiis. TOOK HUSBAND'S WATCH AT WAKE, SAYS WIDOW I Schuylkill County Man Now Faces Trial Woman CnargcH Nurse I IOtIH. .Mf. filllH' wiurft tlKMNia .MJK' I irln W.ilMh f!(Io JSfMl f i out Iit PettlcMit ,.-,t.n. .....-.'...,..... . , Chailes Milpi. picked tlie dead man's poi ket, stealing his watch. Tim Rev J I) Itappela. lector i;f tho Greek Cath olic Chin, li at l-'rai'kville, claims Siisoi) el.iin.igis fiom Prcf. Hasll SldoMskl, or ganist, alleging staneler. SUGAR DEALERS WARNED i U. S. Orders That Coiinumer Benefit by Any Special Discounts I WASHINGTON, Mare'h 7. Warning ; that any special pav ments, rebates or allowames granted bv sugar rennets n,ut be carried through tn the consumer, Is contained e-nu'alned In a statement I Issueel b the Pulled Slates fonil admlu- i-(ration I Rellut..- aro said to be olfeilng a sue- I ial allowauc- or extra ceunpen-'atloii to. ilislrlhuloi-H by icasou of the special1, services said to be performed by the dls. sugar will In no case exceed flfteen ,'enti L. ortiVed in Prenvl?ou's TcgubttV.ir "" '' . WOMAN HIT BY TRUCK Accident Attributed to Reckless . . . irinuiorssiiicsiiifii or k-hii emuvaieiii i improve ami recently he evpressed a maces weie demanded for political pur !,oancuPZ''ded,ucSied'bPyCS,Ce "" to be lu the homo of hi, aged iche?, ee',6 rZ? '7 x'cZi' Thv;: h:a "ru" "oB," '"tcPuMcTncrr',ybybo,hfactlo,,sot elee-lared. so that his gros niareln rm Ket better until a few days ago. I Political wiseacres eleelar,i ehm it.. Driving ot Auto about hl-i health almost about the tlmo . that he died. ..'"."TP' lMl. JInrch 7T,Mrs. Ariangcinents for the funeral have Philip LebbhiM, .revent.v jeats old, ot . , , . , '' na'c Drldgeport. was badl Injured by being "ol ,,fc" 'on.pleted. struck by nu automobile, truck of the. Tho rise of Mr. Mastbauni, who was Itadenhausen Compaii, whose plant Is eelucated In the public schools of Phlla. ut Bridgeport. , delphla to a fucteir lu tho moelern tiic- The machine hit he- woman, e-je-wlt- ture Held H Inteiestlng. His tlrst posl nMi,pi hiiv. when the eltlvet nftmnloH .. . . . . ... .. ,.,.,,.. ...... . . i,ni tn beat a bakery team into the two. way bridge ,-iosslng the Schuylkill River between Norrlstown nnd Hrldgeport I The woman was struck as she vvas cross. Ing tbo street fion. the inhldle of tho bridge pathway to tho sldiwnlk In Dildgcport and hurled down the em tiankment along the river. Havana Results KIUHT rtAfTi, n furlunsi! Palm httt. 111. Illll... 1 tot 4 to t a to t Donner. 113. Oreth ovenlto'.' jark LatTan. tin, Jlc- e'rann .. 3 to I rtm l;14 !..",. SKf'ONT) HACK. furloiija: ' vingflM 8 to 1 a to l 8 to Wodan. IH. Ulleman u to a 3 to .1 I laM.a A 1 n IftpVAHAA in Carctome. Ill, 1'IU. Time, Ilia 4-3. Hot Springs Results FinsT RACE. K mile: ' Mas Murray, tit, Lvk, 6 to 5 1 to 2 1 to 4 Jlarsartt N,, ltl, llob. inaeiu imh flltniiOD Irlor Male). 100. TrulM. ..., 4 te I VTrnie', trl8 4..V .' . SsJaNU RjkCB.,11 furloWBj; Cortp.ioiu, 191s, r.f tni BASKETBALL PEDAGOGY.. GEIWANT'N. .17 28 in O 10 onus 017 rWAKTIIMOKE li DAUBY HIGH. ,11 ADDITIONAL RACING RESULTS Third Hnvntin ince. 0 fuvloiiy; Mnignre' L I0S, Collin-. ' " to 1, 9. to 1, cvtn. won: 'Amazonian, 108, Pit?. 2 to 1. w :.. bcconil: Tlonlstown. 1 113. Wlngfield, 1 to 2. third. Time. 1.11 l-.'j Fouith llnvnna tncc. 5 furlongs Brisz. 100. McCimi'i. o to . 2 to 1. even, wnii; Jnnieb G., IOC. Sillier, G to b, y to 0. second; iJitie Get. 1U1, Hunt, out, thiul. Time, 1.01. Third Hot Springs race, 3-1 mile TroltUb, 107, ltoulns.,11 11 to 10, 2 to 5. 1 to 5. won; Pnitizan, 103, Lykv,2 to 1. -1 to ." becond; Pctiovna, 10D. Willis, 8 to j. third. Time, 1.13 d-5. Tourth Hot Spilnss ince, 1 1-8 miles Dick WMIhsth. 1C. Gentry, 3 to 5 1 to 5, out, won; Daddy Holbot, 10S. Connelly. 0 to 5, 1 to 5, bccoud; Lottery, 101. Willis. -1 to 5. third. Tlmr. 1 02. Fifth Hot Spiings race. 1 mile. 70 yauls Seieuato. I'll. Rodriguez, even, 1 to 2, 1 to -1, won; Thonihlll. 100. Willi-,, 2 to 1. even, second; Bueltnnll, 10S. Riddle. 5 to 2. thiul. Time. 1.15 2-r Sljcth Hot Springs race. 1 1-10 mllob Doilna, 103. Eilckt-'n 0 tn 1. 2 to 'l, even, v.on: Alhena. 10."). Rodriguez, 0 to 11. 3 to i, becond: H. C. llabch, 07, Majestic. 0 to 5. thitd. Time, 1.47 3-5 Fifth Havana race, 1 mile Tippo Sahib. 108. Pltz. 3 t- 1. even, 2 to 5, won; Phedodcn, 108, Wlnglicld, 4 to 5, 1 to 3, sec ond; Elizabeth H., 102, McCrann, 2 to 5, tltiid. Time. 1.30 1-5. Sixth Havana tncc, 1 -ill". '20 j ,;iils-i:ddiu Henry. 1 1 I. Ball, 5 lo 1, iJ to 1. 2 to ."', "..; Nnsbvllle, 1U0, Dv.yer. 7 to 10. 1 1.' 3. .0 ... Ijiuc. 102, McCtann, 0 to f, Utlitl. Time, 1.42, NORTHEAST FRF.SHMEN WIN MEET Tho Northeast High School, with 31 1-2 points, won the an nual indoor quads of the local high schools. West Philadelphia finished second with 27, whilu Cential had 22 and South Phila delphia finished last with 7 t-2 points. EXPENSIVE TIRE'ALARM F0RvrT0"BLAZE' An unusual, amount of smoke issuing from the chtniniy at 1301 PanTsh street shortly befoie 5 o'clock this afternoon caused an extltcd passerby to pull a box at Thliteemh ami Parrlsh streets. Eight file companies, a patrol wagon and two battalion chiefs weie summoned to check the smoke. The healei was being made in thehousu and sott coal was being U3ed. S. V. MASTBAUM ! DIES SUDDENLY ing -Picture Magnate is Victim ot Septic , . -.. . . Plllsnninfr w.wW...... Mtvwpii n, .xT-e. t..T.... Stanley V. Mnstbauiu, managing dl nctor of the Stnnlcy Company, the Stanley Hnol.lng Corporation nnd thei Stanley Theatre, died today at the home of Ids motlMi-, Mrs Fanny Mastbnum, 18::' Noi ih Hreiad street. Ills death, after an Illness of about sevtu weeks, was due to septic poisoning which set In following an attack of the grip. News of Mr. Mastbaum's death came as it ruiprlso to his many friends and those enMgeil In the moving-picture inciustrv After ho whh taiten ill Mr Mastb.-iiini . ml.,, e i,u i .- ... . """'v' " ! '"" "ioau sueei. ills health began to i At tho bedside when Mr. .Mnsiimiim "d cro his mother, his wife ,er mfmbers of famI. To,,Brums phone messages from different sections of tho city were pouring Into the home ' of Mr. Mastbaum's mother Inquiring ..... ,,,-iuiiiiiL, tlou was in ii rniianeipnia deparlment store, vthcie ho was emplojed as h bujer of orle"tai lugs and tapestries. Rut lve soon gave up commercial life. Thoso who knew Mr Mastbauni pointed out today how he brought to this city the best and most Important (Urn productions and mado motion-picture entertainments here grow from mei dloere amusement to one of tho highest standard of entertainment. This, ac-' coidlng to men Identified with the mo-tlon-plcture ventures, was accomplished by adopting methods that were In the nubile, favor, not alone lu thh city but throughout the United Stales. Resides I being interested In theatres bearing his , ,, m Mr. Mastbauni also had the per- eve"isonal direction of many other theatres in ihi cltv and New York, Had Mr. Mastbaum lived until April I he would have been thirty-eight years old. Those who knew him Inti mately aald today that from early child hood he had a keen, commercial in- Ceatlaaed ear race JV, ('taaaa.Xa rciLto Lzdozi ConriNf SCORES PEDAGOGY 2D . GERMANTN 2D ,13 , 0 1225 1010 .0 J3 i JUDGES REQUEST 218 NEW PLACES Municipal Court Would . Add More Than $200,000 I in Tic Parrnll to Its Payroll c-r o ..r. ,-,rm.,. , , I Two hundred and eighteen new posi tions in the Municipal Court, at a cost to tbo city of moro than JIOO.OOO a vear, were nsksd ot Councils today by I'resldent Judge Charles I,, nrown. At the rami tlmo a request for $53,000 for Improvements nnd extensions to the court buildings wan asked. Roth ie epusts were refencd to Councils' Finance Committee. This most unusual demand for such " largo Increase In Un eeurt staff came "" " t""i" "" lu many memiiiiH ot I oun- ",M '"'miMi Willi tho steadily mounting cost of maintaining tho Municipal Court. and It wa s openly said that the now ! new places would never ibe crante-el i.v h J ,rhaBT'm0!!,P!rUnCV'- ,fS '! " Un' ions would be paVced'toprsot , friendly with Senator Roles Penrose Varo of,lcc holders In City Hall'dur. ' B . ,H te" mona have dismissed ,nanv Penrose rollri,.Ara ,i ,. ,.. t. many Penrose followers, nnd It Is be lleved that these and otherB would be cared for, In the event of the approval of the planned legislation. When the probability of opposltlci, to the new places became evident, those friendly to the plan pointed out that It Is entirely within the power of the Municipal Court to make all tho ap. polntments and secure the payment ot thu salaries by mandamus proceedings When Isaac R. Klllott. the assistant clerk of the .Municipal Couit. was asked why the positions were not filled and the treasury mandamused for the money, ho said the court officers deemed It best to give Councils an opportunity to save tho costs of mandamuses. The HChrdtile submitted In eh. ,-. demand aski money to pay salaries for lot new pronation omcers. the r snlnrU. ranging from J2500 to $720 a year: twenty-four new stenographers, eighteen clerks and twenty-nlno Interpreters, tele, phone operators and assistant clerks These 1J7 positions aro asked for the main officer In City Hall. Increases In the force at Twentfirst and Race streets, according to the sched. ule. total twenty.flve. These Include clerks nnd attendants, six new places are also asked for the establishment at Twelfth and Wood streets. .A total ot 116,000, . for. lmproveni to cviwiruuins vw . pwwnflffS. If PRICE TWO CE1 RATI 17AR MHDDI? umuiuunumia a I?IVF7n A TV flr AUVi j . , 1 .K. riALUAl $DUwr BY MAGISTRA' w no.,'..' irvv' Surveyor Held' on Liblif; Charge Made by SenUi ; ator Varq 'TV, POLITICIANS AT HEARIIW S4 f-t t- , iS Sweenintr Denial bv Contr tor JIarks Proceedings ;S&K M Records Were Not Chanjfedu , John It. Nobre. district survevor. -w'd held under $5000 ball for court tVn hearing held this afternoon In Central ty? police station before Magistrate Wati?al The charcn wns for rrlmlnAl UMllil.k' . . ... . , " 'Sf against Senator lMwin II. VaraaiMW' 'J grew out of testimony given by fabr5j,iiJ before Councils' Klnanee Commlttei i? ti Willie cousiucring a claim ui ine Bwn?in' ator for work dono at League Jatnifh Park-, llall was furnlthtd by a bondlnrV company. f ' Tho hearing, which lasted !es than a v hour, was of a more or less tartaujfl character. Itit attracted a lar crow'd'' of politicians and near-polltlolane. J. Nobro was not asked lo take tho stand: ' At tho hearing last week beforeAtha 3 j Klnance Committee Nobre testified that,.. at a meeiing in ine mice ui jiuo, 4 Mntnl.- nrown Senator Vare had askact-.' eh nf re-ri.Tln records In connection 'TTrth I-. his work at league Ivlanfl Park fee ufc tlmo of the Cafflu Investigation In'thV, fall of 1011. )$, Charging that tnis siaiemem w p. raise, sscnaior uro jvbwiuj " irA Million uiicri! H,31 tcnWmcny'ysan intended to show that" M Senator Varo made no oucn request . cerning" tlio ocsirucuon or aivenuivu A15t records an ulleircd by Kobre. V-Ti VAIIK nROTUKnS DENY CZIABOBB 4&9 Senator Varc. called as a wUnMj Jf. mado emphatic and complete denial o.al;J Did ou aik Nobre to chance the.ws ircords fo as to conceal payment?iWaJ counsel asKed. 'Jim I mOM CCriilllUJ UIU nut, no caim ffS niii vnu have unv Knowledge of any .Ji chanco?" 1 -Ji "Aosoiutcij- nunc. 'tvittt Senator Vare waa on the stand MtOj imeen niiiiuico. no v. w"w'4 MM amincd. y ... TTTIlllan. C VflPa V.OOK1 rill-lllAII ,, ,,,o.,,, ... .-.-, j.y.. nwini, fhA stnnel three minutes. &tZ clared that Nobro's sUtemcnt waj'aAwV&fl solutely false. Attorney Genera; urovvn rccauea,w(.v- meeting In his office, and testified ,the)t$ '1j no sucn request was n.aae ay oenfwr, Vare. "I would not De cousei tor any awn -who .would make such a request," ! 1 . ., num.. t T..1A ... titj I .iir. iirown. Xifij.v,w-&.J rSenator Vare'n eiecretary at IE rrHva uln,lln egtlmAnV. ,,.vv d,. .,. .- ........... Tf;?.,''' T. Hay Philips, a stenographer at WsVV Catlln Investigation, testified that'NoWeV"! on the witness stand. SenteraberYrff.Sit 1911, said that tho League Island oon'-&j";) tract was the pest executed jor in Fail', ,tl delphla or Pennsylvania, and thav'hV-i, had never been Influenced by Senator'V'i Vare. i erff Previous witnesses were called slmpljr fj to lorlfy Nobro'ei testimony last week' SjJj beforo the l-'lnanco Committee of Coun- , j ells. f "'J Vllllam T. Connor, attorney for Vare. 'jS nnr Am,,- .TiiHt-A .Tnsnll T H.ee,,llj.v-3 ....U .U....V. ..uupw v uu... a . ...vwM.tvn. ,v V representing i-oorc, maoe Dnei sue-n"s- ments. 'W4 (4nnnnr. In iisklnir that Riihstnntlnl Kill l llxcd. declared that Nobre had -cow-i: oh.IIii ui-iiiirlit til i-.ti fi mari nf tils J- Tj"i, I11UIJ rwps,tii. w um .- limn vm. itia iBtlMUa!! a Hon, and that It was dono wtffl premteiUjtfcifl tation and deliberation, lUtTIIUDflVq,,- !';? VJl"tXZt !3i--. .. .... - .. " r'lU . e0t TnTu.Vl ..J .. .: "W. Continued on rate Kleven, Colomn Mm gv li ..lvRfi TIR. FT.EXNER TO STimVaSSftf MENINGITIS FOR NAirtM "'fjyj.'MH Loaned bv Armv to Find Waw laT-jfi Preventing Epidemic t$J$n Training htation ' .f,k WASHINGTON. March 7. Dr. Slaafi;. Klexner has been loaned to the navy iky-'" tho army for the purpose c.f making f-'s-J Investigation In connection with the pret'fl venuoil ot an epiuenno ot rpinai mefllfl-v gills at the Great Lakes naval tralnkwri" ) station tVI'L'f Doctor Flexner, who holds the 'ranJUiji oi major, v, ui yoBijjuuo jiib resena -work at Rockefeller Ilnstltute untlUltrV has compieieu me survey at cureay - - tm . z,,1 BON Alt LAW SKEPTICAL, ! OF HUN "OFFENSIVir .4 i;-.' ni m , n A 11 A m it '- V - iens vvommon lilies ire tycu,iaf i, Laa i v,r;ii,niov,j n-i'-''- l1 I" liaiimoiiil AelY.;- "' "'' Iftil-aK LONDON, March 7. Chancelter ' fav'vJt the Kxchequer IJonar Law declare k M the House of Commons today thatf1 " was a "little skeptical" regardlwjr'' -v German ortensive on tne west irofKjj lie saiu mo Aiura navo an f.BUpi v WIlciiniliH aupci luiiLjr 111 too hij- nrf and that the soldiers are confident?! can vvtthstnnd any attack. JiV-'S Tho value of America's partlclp he said, depends on the success of I nnrt nneratlons. f The Chancellor of the Bxoheq pressed regret that the Allies . able to assise uumania. us aeel British victories In Mesopotan an Immense moral and military The Central Powers are unable'.fc Turkey, he said. '-', , ' . THE WEATH FORECAST A. For Philadelphia and vttkn erallv fair tonight and . Ij colder tonight, irtth lou8rt j ture emouc ia or oi atgrMm, northern tcinas occoimn?' IKN OTH or DAY ' i Sun rH.- -a e-ra-isan sew., J DELAWARB 'KITIbji'' ,. atmiwiT m T ' i. ,w-vmuau.a,4 i "-. Ci. I I . .Uhl .J, f ' .Ito ,
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