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PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1918
CoMIlOnT, 1918, It TBI rciUO LlNtl COUMXt
1i, '"
T ir ".,.,' . , US
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putrlt
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COOR TO WALTON
BLOCK CHANGE
MAJORITY RULE
Lependenta in Councils
KBelieve uonuouci i,m
Get Lcfeal upimo"
&nj, IN MAYOR'S HANDS
i...t.(- imrisiuu unviu"
1..lnrr P.ltV 3
inanccs
lj invu'"o -
f
statutes Overridden
by Vare Councilmen
TO ORDINANCE shall be
JN passed except by a two
thirds iolc of both Councils and
upntcd by the Mayor shin
,y extra compensation to any
onblic officer, servant, iv,-.,
" i.n. after uprVICCS
uent or cHnuu-" --
hTc been rendered or contract
made, nor providing for the pay
mwtof any claim against the city
Hthout previous authority by law,
ind sny officer drawing any war
rant or passing any voucher for
the same shall be guilty of a mis
demeanor, and on conviction
thereof be punished by a fine not
exceeding $3000 and an imprison
ment not exceeding one year."
Act of Assembly, May 23, 1871.
Rule 26. Na bill making a
ipecial or additional"appropria
tlon, or a transfer in any appro
prlation already made, shall bo
passed except after reference to
nd report from the Committee
on Finance, and then only by a
rote of two-thirds of all the mem
bers elected in each branch of
Councils." Proceedings of City
Councils.
It- Controller John SI. Walton li trio man
Keountcd upon by Independents In Uoun-
dl to block the organization efforts to
I iolllfy the fortyyears-old rule requiring
ft two-thirds majority for tbc passage of
Innsnclat measures. Although tlio Con-
Urolltr declines lu discuss tbo matter.
tilJent K. D. Gleason, of Common
flricIL declares lie believes Jlr. Wal-
Vwlll refer tlio matter to City Solicitor
Connelly.
Harry J. Trainer. Third Ward, and
iCPenrosa leader In Select Councils,
i tUa afternoon said: "In my judgment
fW City Comptroller will refuse to
Countersign warrants unuer any ci mc
f Items ofUho ordinance I believe ho'
ifoll be Informed by thol City Solicitor
htliit he has no legal right to pay money
. I'lnrf.r thin I. Ill
ll 'l, U .tfaiin Ia .v. tUn Mr Clxtfnr-v
rthoutd suddenly discover an old act
(which he says reduces to mere scraps
of paper, rules of Councils governing tlio
nBteil ofi two-third volo to nass flnanco
JaaUera.i
L'i. 'rh.A riill. ItnTCitfi' 'knA 111. frlnnil.
Ifchive abided by as long 'as they have
?btcn In Councils. So far as anv court
,4clslon Is concerned, there H no need
? for theiri on our nart. as tlio burden of
L$ proof will bo on tbo other side.
ir. -., i... . i.. ..,.. i. .,
y ii v-iy uiuroiier vvuuuu uutrs na i
.'tMnk he will do In the event of the
Mayor signing It will bo up to the Mayor
ana? his friends to mandamus tbo city
lor the $100,000 they want for the food
vconaervatlon. Thus they will have to
O lo court to test the legality of the
action of their friends."
I AWAITS MAYOR'S SIQN'ATURi:
Reports to the effect that Independent
;m,mb(Srs of Councils would carry the
wjinroeriy Immediately Into the courts
ereeet at rest by tbo action of Doctor
Oleason In signing tho bill In dlspulo,
0 that It could- go at one to Major
wrjth for his signature. The Major
Ming In Atlantic! Cllv llin lilll mm- lint.
BJ'l,lJr, remain unslgneil until Mondaj-.
kar Jnnh t r..rf.... ..t...i ....
Ijnnance Committee, when asked if ho
Hal heard lhat legal proceedings wero
vmonipiatea, tnia that Ho would wel
come any such inovo to ascertain the
aj" "" oi councils- rule ana the
t Z otl the subJect' Chairman Gaffney
5 ,itnat to hls certain knowledgo
;-.iur jiawin it, varo vas not ac-
winiM m adanca with tho Intention
Coubclls to eet asld.0 the Iong.stand
la rule.
Varedsalcl"lne CounclIa' ac'ln, Senator
f .V a? and is entirely a councllmanln
natter. I knew nothlnir ulmnt it
,Mnot discussed with mo by the Mayer
ft,1"? ine cl8c' You ca" Kiy tor me
n,L . .. cn,lr9 .confldcnco In Mr.
uaiiney's Judgment."
Ki!iibe,lef ??as P"sea by Comm
fCouncllman Francis V. Burcli. 0t t
on
the
. CWUnneJ en I'aie nflctn. Column iour
P0LICB PALS DIE TOGETHER
Thomas Nicholson nnd n. r.nr-aA
Atkinson Both Succumb
It . A
S?: i?-Sf"!S?aX ni" tra. former
id "Th,. kt. iS -nraa AtKlnson.
,.TAcnls Nicholson, e ithtv vum
Rl "-. urpwn street, also a former
i home, lumarrow irom
j cnotjon dleo) in the noosovelt Hos
. He nad been In the Dclien a.
C?.lSd..".Ea!r?,lman '" 79 nnd was
fn,,th time, to the old Twenty-
QAnd Rrnurn tlraala ,III-H ,i.i.J.
.Teslfned from the police force May
ifliu'non acerunt of physical dls-
Uiy, lie WBI A VAUran rf 4U r,l..i.
r' Before jolnlnr thn nnll Hn,vi.
Mfllcholson was a nreman for twelve
r- i
LABV.SEVERELY SCALDED
:
o-Year-01d Boy Falls Into a Tub
of Hot Water
;o-ar-ohifconrad Idleson. of BJ34
BHP'J 5.vnue, g In the University
Bllal-ffcierelv .ealded an the bodv.
anion la said to be orltleal.v (,
vi -.....- - r. ---v " - . 'i
iv Kit WW UUlQf WlMtAU,.
ELEVEN DEAD, '
46 INJURED IN
LONDON RAID;
Two Enemy Planes Kcach
ru.,i .....i ..... ....,..
ul illlll Liop nuniua. I
Favored by Aurora Boroalis !
LONDON', Mnrch S
i:iccn persons wero hilled and forty
six Injured In nn enemy nlrplano raid
over London last night. Lord French an
nounced today. Ho added that It was
feared six other wero utlll burled In
tlio wreckage.
Two enemy airplane?, of a fleet of
eCIl or eight, succeeded In reaching
the city, It wnn anted. These dropped
Kexernl homba. Tnn other planes, com
ing up tho Thames rttiiiry, were turned
back before reaching London
Othcis crossed i:tSe, dropping bombs
southwest, northwest mid north of Lon
don. Seeral houres wero demolished.
When upas of tho approaching ma
chines; wan flashed to tho capital the
danger signal was sounded and tho peo
ple took refugo In tho bombproofs.
In tho meantime tbo Urltlsh scout ma
chines went up and tho hlgh-nnglo can
non wero turned loos ag.iln.st the uld
era. FRESHMEN GIRLS WIN
BIG SWIMMING MEET
Defeat Upper Classes in Water
Tourney at Swarthmore
College-
SWAirniMOn.;, m , Mnrrh s. In
tlio blj: annual Mnnicn'n Interring swim
nt Swarthmore ToIIcko tho fast frefh
nan tram procd supcrlnr tc tlio nata
tnrs of tho other three olatscs by l.il1
tiifT 2S poInU to 17 from tho nearest
rompctltnrn. Tho junior team rlalmoi?
pcoond place.
Tho yearling daughters of Neptune
uero ehamploned by MIhho Walton and
Purdy. whe renred high. Miss Turdv
Hon tho dUon by nn exhibition of un
usual praeo and t-MII. .Summaries:
20-arl 4lnrtion bv Kurtx nntnr fr
orid. ItlfharHoon, pnphntiinro thlrI, alton,
frhmiti. T Inif. H .Vi nmml.
HncK crawl Won li ruhntinK Junior,
srforiJ, I'unlv. frrvhmnn. third, ItobertB
brphonmrp Time, I HftornI
iral for fnrni Won by Wnlter frfh
irnn Mruml ttlrh.irilon, sophonmro; thlri!
tlo between Kurtz, entor, anil riilinpstock
Junior
Ml anl dah Won bv Itlrhimlon. popho.
niorp ticrontl, S niter, frpuhman, third,
YttuTifT, juninr 1 Imp, '! " ." netori'la
1'luiitfv fr (Hntnncp Won bv JJrlsxs.
tunior, nT(mtl lonnclly frnhman, tliluJ,
lib hard-on. nnphoirorn. fltanrf 41 feet
l"tinrj (llhiff Won b runl, frrphmaii
sciond, Yotinir, juninr, third llrlffRi, juninr.
IIpI Won bv frpbhinpti, FecotiU. nopho
moron, third, fenlr.
GERMANY GETS PATH
TOlF,nS!1A ATfJUAMltiTAM
luuaiA, AiuniUNiaiAN
Direct Communication With For
merly Barred Regions Estab
lished via Russia by Berlin
t
.Irf)NDON. March 8. Separate trea
ties between Oermnny and Ilul.i reuu
lntlnB their economlo nnd legal telatlons
will pljrtly bo published
, Berlin seniloffclal aeency learns
that by the establishment of free transit
Germany has obtained direct commer
cial connection. lti ItuxHln, with I'eisl.i
and AfKhanlstan, from which It hitherto
has been barred. Not only Is fiermany
to have a. I'lear route through HulKarla
and Uobrudja to ronstuuza, across the
lllaek Sea to Datum and on lo the
Verslan frontier, but slio also linltts
llunuinla shall allow tho passago of
German and Atislro-lluiiKarlan forces
throUBh Moldavia and llcssarubla to
Odessa.
ITALIANS BOMB POLA
AS VENICE REPRISAL
Fifteen Airplanes Return to Base
After Raid, Washington Is
Officially Informed
WASHINGTON, Mnrch S In repilsal
for the recent bombardment ut Venice
fifteen Italian hjdroairplanes raided
tho Austrian base at Tola, according to
an ofllclal cablegram from Homo this
afternoon. All of tho plants returned to
their Italian baso in safety, It was
stilted.
During the most lecent raid over
Venice, tho dltp.itch added, two enemy
airplanes, which seemed ,to bo Intent on
destroying the bridge oer the lllalto.
were struck by the Italian antl-alreraft
guns nnd fell In the Adriatic. On tho fol
.owing day Italian planes successfully
bombed the cnem's hangar nt Molta
Ul I,lcnsM and IMrcnzo.
GERMANS' WEST DRIVE
IMMINENT, IS REPORT
Italian Officials in Washington Get
Woid From Switzerland;
Allies Ready
WASHINGTON, March S. The Ger
man offensUo on tho west front la
nbout to begin, according to ndlees "la
Switzerland ' reaching Italian oiilci.ua
hero this afternoon. Theo reports say
that the Central Powers hao com
pleted all of thelr.mllltary arrangements
OfllclnH here declared tint they believed
tho Entente front would hold at ocry
point.
Driver Held for Manslaughter
James Itlzzo, twenty-seven ears old.
1127 South Seventh street, accused of
manslaughter, was held In J1000 ball
for court by ltecorder Stackhoute, In
Camden, this afternoon. A truck ho was
driving ran over and killed William
Duttou, four years old1, Hro.idway and
Jackson street. Camden, yesterday.
President Signs Civil Rights Bill
WASHINGTON. March 8. President
Wilson this alternoon signed the soldiers
and sailors' civil rights bill, which will
protect American lighters from action
In the courts while they aro at the front.
Hot Springs Results
i'.i.ut ninl li mile!
Adlll. ll. VillUm... 3tol Oto5 l,to2
Mauler JlcClrath. JtO. .,.,.
rtuvnen. US. U'lllry..., i to 5
Tlmf. 1:14 4-r.
Harry lan. 100 -
Xl.frv Lali. !Ol. Willi 3 to J T Co 111
tjavelh. lisl t'olllni - lo 1
Time. HIT 4-3.
Havana Results
I'inST HACK. .. furlnnzi;
r5.nnl0,!J,1...Mr. 3 t 1 CI to B 3 to .1
M.r" .MU.'Hufh.i.n ..... 4 to 3 I jo a
Laudator. IIS. Orwtb... .s 3 to 1
Ttnwj'IKl I-"-. ... i
MKCdNn JIACU. C turloni . . .....
Tnden.aiii Ul. Prom. Tins jw u . y, a
lMl.ll,' "iiiii' 'M'ty-T vi
CHH(v MV "..'.; s '
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AT HOG ISLAND
,
Between
1000 and 3000
Walk Out After Dis
pute on Overtime
SCORE ARE ARRESTED
Demand "Double .Time Instead
t of Time and Half Bowles
Sees Settlement
WASHINGTON', March 8.
The Mrikc or carpenters at the Hog
Islniul hip urds lias been settled on,
ordern rich to Admiral Francis
Bowles late today, the shipping hoard
announced.
Hetupcn 1000 nnil 3000 lilpliuildei8
I at the Hob Island i.int of the Anicrli'iin
Intel national KlilnliulldltiR C'oiporatlun
nnllfd In a walkout tud.iy.
The strlKers, nioitl) ondorlicis, dc
ninnd tlielr old iia nf double llnio for
overtime work Instead of the new tclied-1
ule uf time nnd n lialf In effect tills
morninc. Tliey nre members of tlie
l'lilladelphl.i DlMrlet Council of tlif
L'nlted Hrotlierliood of Carpenters and
Joiners.
Hear Admiral l'ratu'li T. Howie? ni
itl'tant innnnRpr of tlie I2mcrj5cnc Kleet
Corporation, dlrcctliiB operation of tlie
Goxernment-controlleil Milpjard, paid
Hilt afternoon that tlio trouble was
temporary and would be adjusted fatls--faetorlly
bolli liero nnd In WiichliiKton
A fonferenee between ileltR.ites of tlie
brotherhood nnd rrprcFPiitatlC4 of tli"4
KmcrBency Fleet Corporation anil olll
claN of the American International re
sulted 111 n deadloiU i.irly tlilw afternoon
at the crrporatlon'M olllce, llroad .mil
Cherry slreeti.
The chief point nt Issue wan a differ
ence of pay amuinitlnc to fifteen mln
Iiles. The workers demanded an bom's
pa for fhe thirty uilnuteH' woiU before
S a in . for which they iecele furty-flc
minutes' pay under tlio new rates.
Another inference, was railed late
this afternoon, pending wonl from
Wnshlncton. Hos Island ndlelals said
the) wero powerless to Krant the de
e wero powerless to Krant the de-
imis for u ciianfo in waBe schedules i
deredby ,bo i:n,erKe,,cy i-eet Co,.;
ma
crd
por.
'William I., llulihcon, president of
the brotherhood, lefu.icd today to com
ment on the strike. nicordliiB to u dis
patch rroin Washington. IJIIH ISIS Ol Hie
lulled States Shli.nlnc Hoard soucht an ,
expression fiom hlni as to the demand
IIc a IltlotC(1 halnff llc ncw
nothing abi.ut the w.ilknut
Odlclals feared tlio walkout this time
will mean that the enllro new wage
scale fixed by the Shipbuilding Uibor
Adjustment Board for the rastern ship
yards will huc to be reconsidered.
Nearly a score of iifrrstirclfbratrtef,-l
hood agents and sinners wero reporieu
it the shipyard this afternoon. Among
the prisoners, who liter wero loleased.
bv tbo unipuny guards, was U. K, Smith.
business agent for tho Chester dlstilct
council. i
Members of tho workers' council I
quoted Hog Island odlclals us saying i
tlio strike was hampering the construc
tion of tbo shins. No siaiemeni couiu
,n obtained from officers of tho corpora- i
tlon. all Inquiries being referred to Ad-j
mlriil ttouleS
The discontented workers threatened
that HOOD men would bo out by tonight.
The strike Includes carpenters. Joiners,
shipwrights, caulkers, piledrlvers nnd
wharf and c?ock builders, and their work
Involves sevcial thousand laborers help
ing In rush Tdcrs for ships to help
win tho war.
Admit. il Bowles discounted the. extent
of tho walk-out or Its Importance.
"It Is a strike of a small number of
machinists and pllo drlveis, according
to mv Information." ho said "I under
stand there nre no carpenters In It. Tlio
workmen b claim of juuu sinners is a
gross exaggeration.
I look upon It as a temporary
mat-
C'onllnuril on Pace Fifteen. Column reirn
New City Appointments
City appointments, todav im-ludi
I,ouls M. Uoldeii. riOLT, Woodland
ludo Dr.
mil nve-
nuc. iissisiaiu iin'uiuai iiiPiit'Lior. iiureau
of Health, salary J1I00: llcubeu I,,
Krltz 940 South I'.ixon street. Inspectcr,
itureiu of Hlglivvajs. JIC0O; William I.
Ktackhouse, 2020 Kast Cumberland
Mtcct. apprentice, nepanmeiit of city
ries'eroV'lr-n-na.. Kuhn and o,i,r were as
treet in.uhlnlst. Iliireau of . slgnid to Investigate. Later ll Hall
Transit. i
,rl.i,tl.t bl
Health a oay. mill jiuium .ueizgrr,
n Nortli Maishall street, appicntlce.
Bureau of Survejs, J180 a year.
PHILADELPHIAN HELD
AS POSSIBLE HUN SPY
0. R. Kuehnc, Jr., Ordnance
Bureau Checker, Caught
With Munitions Reports
Oswald 11. Kuehnc, Jr., wjio says he
lives In Locust street near Thirty-second
street, was arrested by Department of
Justice officials at Washington today
on suspicion of being a spy. Ho was
released In $2000 ball.
"I think they will find my boy has
done nothing." said tho mother, at tho
homo In Locust street, this afternoon.
She added that she feared that ar. en
velone she received recently, containing
money, nlsht- navo l""' licr e"
under 'suspicion. It was a Properly
stamped envelope, the mother explained,
but the War Department print was
covered w Mi heavy pencil marks.
Mrs Kuehne explained that her hus
hand had been In this country for
wenty-seven years and that the boy
was brought up under American In
fluences. Ho worked, nt the Krankford
ArVcnal before golns to Washington.
Young Kuehne was a graduate of
Central Hlsh School and. being bucccss
ful In gettlnB University of rennsyl
van"cho larshlP from the city, took the
coUetc 'course, He has the distinction
nt finishing tbo.course, which Is a four
veu" period. In' three years. The boy
la Just past twenty-one years.
Kuehne, employed as a checker In the
Ordnance Bureau, was arrested Just as
he was apparently ready to leave with
.,.. nn munitions output In his valise.
It-Is also said he removed a conflden..
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Rescue of Survivors From the Ill-Fated Florizel, Ashore
i
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SHSfe FJtsVi, 'CLR(w hWfti
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4sBHMMtfhfiuPBL''?!!r .
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MnflHIHIHHSIIlHHIHIIHHIHIHIHMKiLlllllHfeiM
k ti nunt, int rn.itinntil Mini ivrvici
After many Willi iittcmpts liad been mndc lo resent' the Mirvivinu pas.senKcr.s nn.l members of tho crew of the lied Cross liner, which
was driven ashore in a blizzard on the coast of Newfoundland twenty mi es trom Cape Uacc 'cbrunry 25, the storm subsided and the
lifeboats of the rescue ships reached the side of tho Florizel. This, the lirst pliotoRinph of the rescue. show.s boatloads of survivors
lieiiiK rowed ashore. The I'lorizel itself is indicated by the ctoss. N Us the reef in the foreground, mmilnr to the one on which the
Florizel grounded.
CRACKSMAN GETS
. $10,000 IN GEMS
. . ,-,
stroncbox oi Bai'lly Bros.,
cheatnut strcetf drilled
Open During Night
,. - .,
TNJfl TRACE Ol' 1 II I h 1
siiinerliiunnn strength
and
keen
-eosn of touch took the place of ex
iloslcs, when a clever oiiuksman '-1
lay robbed a bl safe in tho office of
1
flfl V
Tiriiv tirothers. manufactuilng Jewel
e. 808 Chestnut street, nf dlKniouds
and plitinum Jeweli valued nt $10,000.
The jobbery, which Is one of tbo many
that have occurred -In tbc central p.ut
ol the . toolt place Kmietime b(
tween last night nnd early today
A pair of whit.' cloth glove, n bnuc
and i'i heavy steel bar found neiir the
?:""'' ,,,,',i,na ho viewed the
the only clues icii ini"'i v
"" ' ioUcM combination villi h
bill! bem nimox' lorn iii. ...i-.
that It wasJlf "'""hl "a,c iw' tbat has
uccuired In this vlclnltj In A long time
Entrance to the place, which is on
the second limn, was gained by opening
a icar window after the burglar had
climbed a llrc-i-cape. The cracksman
Is belleied to have left the I'laco in
the same manner Neither tho safo or
tlio window sills born any fingerprints.
llow long the man was in tho place
Is u matter of conjecture.
After a hole had been ililllcil 111 tlio
combination loik, the pollen believe, tho
cracksman pui mu sieei oar uKimi
n,l then. li nil Ills strcngtn, nroue me
locks and forced open the door
The lobbcry was discovered shortly
arter 8 o'chAk this morning, when Mar
tin llarlly, a member of the llrm. reached
the office Tim door leading to the office
was linked As ho walked III ho found
tho safe, which stands almost live fiet
high open and on the floor were imply
Jewel Iioncs which had bieu placed In
tho safe tho previous 'night
Police of the Klfteenlh nnd l,ocusl
streets station were notlflcd. Special
Detective iiitiiiini iun-. imvi , un ri
tonllniinl on 1'ttSe Flrtern. lolunin liie
A. C. DRESSERENTERS"
MEAD0WBR00KMILE
Cornell Star Will Compete
Against Ray, Fall, Ryan and
Devanncy in Special Event
A. C. Hrrsser, Cornell's sl.ir luuner,
and the InKriollcgUto eross-country ,
champion, will start lu the nicciai lnuo
race or tlie Medovv brook games to
morrow night with Jolo llay, Jack Hynn,
hMdlo Kali and Sllke Devanney.
Jack Moakley, tho veteran track
coach nt Cornell, today asked Samuel
Dallas, the Meadowbroolt Club secretary,
that his stur nillcr bo placed In tho
mllo event, ns Dresser has been run
ning In wonderful stjlo all jcar.
Tho entrance of Dresser Into this
race will assure Jolo Hay, the Chicago
filer, of fast pace and a , hard race
throughout the entire distance, and It Is
likely that Johnny Overton's world's
Indoor record of 4:16 will bo smashed,
Andy Ward, the National A. A. U.
champion sprinter nnd Kddlo Kail, the
Western Conference champion mller, ar
rived In this city late this afternoon,
from the Oreat Lakes Naval Training
School In Chicago.
i
FINDS SIGNATURE GENUINE
i
Banking Commissioner's Chargo of
Forgtry Not Heeded in Verdict
YOniC, Pa., March 8. That the signa
ture of State Uanklng Commissioner
Panlel P. Lafean on a Joint note of
$3100, given the Henry Carls estate by
Jlobert J, Lewis, the missing Tork law
yer, was genuine, was declared by
jury .today.
-iMr.' Ijifean declared his name im
,..-ul' n ,1. AatAW nh 4t, b,i,.J
sws; ;.:;" rSK
ISLAVS RETAKE
TOWN FROM FOE
T , r) t,1, l.i..,-,-,
Jambui'g, bS jMiles v rom i
Petrogpad, Wrested From I
Huns, Bolslicviki bay
,.,.Mr Mm.rr IJI.llll v 111?! 11
KILV SI ILL I IKlMLl llLlil
WASHINGTON. March 8.
General disapproval of the Kusso-
f;cr,a peace terms w expressed in
j, ,e S(atc l)C)artmeitt mes-
sages from Consul JSummers under
date of March 6 said today. He re
ported the anarchht movement
growing stronger there, and said
some people had been killed and
wounded by bombs.
Ciipi;.MIAi;i:.V, March S.
.Tambuig, sixty-eight miles from Pctro
grad, was recaptured fioni the Hermans
on Tiiesd.i), aiioidlng to an official an-'
liouncement madn In Petrogr.ul, a dls-
palcli received hern declares. ,
It is nisi) nnnoiiiiied ill I'elrograd that '
Kiev, tho capital of tho Ukraine, Is still
In the hands of tho Uusnlan revolution-,
nry troops and has not been occupied by i '
tho Hermans. A previous inessago hay
ing Kiev 1 i.id been lost to tlio enemy,
tho statement adds, was due to the re-'
Lclpt of u wlieless message, which must I
have oliglnated fiom enemy sources. I
COPL'MIACJIW, March S I
The possibility of German operations I
against I'elrograd from tho noith was
seen today In the llerllii announcement
lh.it a peace treaty lias been concluded
witli Finland
Tho Herman Hoi eminent promised to
glvo military aid to 1 'Inland such as
was given to I'kralula, nnd already
Herman forces may be moving through
Kluktiul It Is known that the Aland
Islands have been occupied ninl that
strong Heiinau naval foiees am lu Fin
nish waters
It Is reported tli.it the Ilusniaus'
Il.illlo Sea fleit has taken lefugn at
Kronstadt and Viborg, the latter being
I a Finnish port.
i Should tho Hermans occupy llclslng
fors on tho pretensn of giving aid to
the new republican Huvcrnment of
Finland, they would bo lu a position
I to movo against I'ctrogiad along the
llelslngfors-Pctrograd tallunv (The
two cities are about 170 mlle-j apart).
DANGER FOR GERMANS
IN DRIVE INTO GREECE
Ry J. W. T. MASON
NHW YOItK March 8.
New Herman dftlgns for a 6prlug of
fensive against tho Allies' position at
Salonika would result. If carried out, In
throwing Hieeco Into the arms of the
Allies for self-protection.
The Urceks at piesent urn rluctant
to take an active pait In tut. war. A
sweep by tho Central Powers. luvvevcr.
Into tho Hellenic peninsula, could not be
Continued en I'sse Vlfleen, Column Sit
WANT TO LICK KAISER,
MUST FIGHT SUSPICION
Four Dutch Sailors Have Busy Time
Denying Teutonic Origin When
They Try to Enlist
Four yiung Dutch sailors, ragor to
enlist In Uncle Ram's fighting forces to
help avenge the wrongs done to their
country's shipping by tho Kaiser's sub
marines, spent a busy time here today
trjlng to enlist and denying they were
Hermans.
Arousing suspicion on every hand by
their Teutcnlo features and accent, they
finally were Bent to the United States
Aiarsnais omce. jnero mey were advised
to try again at the army recruiting of.
lice, where aliens may be enlisted, the
navy ana marina corps mrrmg an non
t'ltliena. Tho quartet Josef Verjaus, Dirk Lev
ering, Josef de Vrlts and Keodflck Dirk
I1IJI arrived at an Atlantic port 'four,
feen dava ago. . They liAVe seen sersrieA
.(B-Vava. Dutch JSat.Indi. tfcey HirX
$",
BASKETBALL SCORES
CAWDSN HIGH. . . 14
OERMANT'NH...10
GEnMANI'N2D..13
GERMAN'NBES,., 0
822
717
AVIATOR FLYING TO WASHINGTON WILL HALT HERE
Lieutenant Geoige Flachahv. of the Flench Hying Squad
ion, is malting n flight from New Yoik to Washington today.
Ho is scheduled to make a stop at the jnoposed aeiinl mail stn
tion, just north of the Philadelphia Nnvy Ynid. The aviator is
cairylng a message to officials in Washington ftom Ttench
leaders of New York.
HELD FOR COURT ON CHARGE OF DRUG USING
Accused of having smoking opium and .having an opium
"layout" in his possession, William Ross, twenty years old, who
have an addiesj, on Ninth street near Sansom, was held under
$500 'hall for couit today by United States Commissioner Long
iu tho' Tcdeial Building. He was ni rested at the South Ninth
street house by.Coloncl WiU.GrcyiDeach, oithe'Iuternrtblieveuue
Department,
30.000 LETTERS FROM SAMMEES LOST WITH SHIP
WASHINGTON, March S. Thiity thousand leters home,
written by American soldiers In Fiatice, weie lost when the
steamship 'Andaula, -was sunk off. the coast of IieTanil late in
January, ihe Postoffice Department announced this afternoon,
he department' makes the announcement to-relieve.relatives and
friends of soldiers expecting'leters .written nbout. that tim.
CHICAGO "WETS" WIN POINT
Election Orders Scrutiny of Petition
for Vote
CHICAGO, March s The Chicago
election commission today ordered a
"dry petition" for a vote April 2 to
abolish the saloons In Chicago examined
for defects and withheld action to put
the liquor question on the, ballot until
such Investigation Is completed.
The. order vvaa a distinct "wet" lc-
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LIQUID FIRE ATTACK
ON U. S. LINES FAILS
American Sentries Also Disperse
Enemy Patrol on Si.
Mihiel Trent k
LONDON.
March 8. A German at
tack with liquid Are on the American
forces northeast or toui qn the wt. Mi
hiel sector)' was repulsed, according to
dispatches received here tcday. '
On the same front. It vu renorted.
American Matrl drove o;aH egwuiay.r-
)' rfflrt Pm8l: -J a . i
DETECTIVE CUM
SHORN OF POWEft,
rt. 'VS
BY SAFETY HEAD
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Captain Tate's Authority
Reduced by Sweeping fQ
Wilson Urder , fi
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AUTO SQUAD ABOLSHEB
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Men Who Ask Rewards for'
Recovering Stolen Goods '' ",
to lie Dismissed .,,
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Abolition of the detective auto thleOJ' Sffl
squad, curtailment of the power of Ca- -J
tain of Detectives Tate and reorgan!M, "
tlon of tho entire police department WHlStl
soon be made. fw
That was announced today bj; Dlrectof,''-
Ullnn TI.a nipAnlni. nlan viona It... . I'i
any rcquists for reward by a member'
of the police bureau for recovering stolenjifft
goods or apprehending criminals will i
cause instant dismissal.
when asked his views on the new por jj
lice regulations promulgated today by 4,A ,a
District
Ilotan said:
Director Wilson. District Attorney. - i
"I will not put my stamp of approvil, j--fj
upon the latest move Inaugurated ttfyyA
the Director of Public Safetv until ltX't'
shows results. The police department"";?!.;
under the new system can be Just as rott $f,f
ven as u was unner ine oiu system, ine Ttib
Mi.iin.1 .iiiuuicj n vu. vu itiii urvni, &
In every particular with. the police dV?'SV it
partment that li. It will do everythlnCr ?. ""i
I,.,. .. ,..- .. . 15 K S3
the public." frtiijjki
The new order, which will co lnt
effect tomorrow morning at 8 o'clacWiSHzitm
also compels the lieutenant of each dljJM
trlct to telephone the station house overy "a
hour. Just as a patrolman does now. ' -,,'.(i
STATEMENT BY DIRKCTOn
in a siHiemeiu cxprnining iiic cnangve -ry':
Director Wilson said: tV'j
"I have abolished tho detective auto "ijjd
squad, I have abollihcd tho so-called j. W
sneclal otlleers In every- district and. yv'i
divided the city Into five detective tones'
pnmnrlalMi fli'n nnllA rflvlalnn, vr.li,Blvtt W
nf tlm ffiOli rlllUlfin Jt? fil A
w. ... .... ,........ '-.'-i'
"The headquarters In each of the five ja?,"
envisions win ue us ioiiows: W
"First Division. Seventh and Car- cs-f
penter streets station. t fHfl
"Keeond Division, -Tenth and Buttorw&M
il nn1 eiriitta ulnllnn 1, id 'i.luI
.r" r"v"r, .-:""":... . . . r',i-ri
liuru division, .Mnciectitn ana u- s 3t,
ford streets station. . ?",
"Fourth Division, Front and Wert- jai
moreittim streets siation. ifiSi-J
"Fifth Division. Flfty-IUth and PInVCtS
streets station. - , SJi (
"A detectlvo serxeant will be tn-i'ii
cnarge or encn zone, acting in oob.i,
Junction with the captain of the dlviS?a.fl
Ion. He will have under him alt Be:"?JV,'f
rlftl nfflfipri now In lh rilvlklnn mautJH Vv '.
Plemented - by .a, number ot acting- Mtll&'Z
tctves how attached to central ha4.H'.id
TTin vnn trrn -vfT ttirt',(,i:i?'i'fi fl
'The First nuislon will be In chifrrS'.?
nf li0ttt1 tt Ascaatil ToimK flimliniMW "iAv,
who will have twenty-tlire act.nSa
tACtllAa Ullrl llrn inllnrniNiU .mIIavw. -l. 1 A
under his charge, "i
"The Second Division will be in .,1R
charge of Detective Sergeant Joseph, 'vS
Coogan, who will have twenty-seven ai3.i
acting detectives and two motortrvelB VAy'fi
policemen under him.
"Detective Sergeant Richard DoyU
wi nave c narcs or tim Ti, ni nivuinn trrv
with twenty-three acting detectives and. W"
Inn iniilnn.1 Ma ,ill..am. ... 1.1 . 't'.1
... ...w.... v ... jFi.ii.iinrii iiiiuci null. fl--
"Detective Sergeant Hugh Ayre with,
iHcuiy-one men ana two motorcycle t,
policemen under his direction, will be la 4N
charge of the fourth division. ':
-iieiecuvo Kergeant John Stucker wilUf
have charge of the fifth division. MeVr
will dlreit eighteen uctlng detectlvtt'sV
aild two motorcycle policemen. w,
SKKUIJA.VJ'S KUHI'O.NSIBLE ' fj.,,5
..i,..j -..,.. -. . ,,i... .. JilS 15
winter W.1111U111 i tin- ,-i xiiy rtHU willy
bo twenty-nve detectives cxeluslveKof
tho murder snuad. The detectlvn nee."
irenritH will he held rexnntiMlhl fnr ,hU
conditions In their divisions with tne.dIaH M
tlnct understanding that any laek'ofii'fis
effort means instant dismissal. "ifew
"If uny acting defective under thfcUL.
nAFnatiivt foltu In tin 111 a 1iilf t t If r Wa(i -t
back to tho street In uniform In twntXXr Si
m i c ri,i- i,-, A,it,. Aii....-tAwLy3 . 3
IUUI IIUUIII, lllia III nuniPU ICHCVCQUBVjL 2
t.nll.i llAiilanniilo nf rnanr -nallill Ita JIt . vH
'VI O ihuh,iiiiiiu ui. bujiutiiitiiiit ' if .'' c fc
their district. .fc
"Lieutenants must patrol the dUtrlefil?
!.. ,1 bAu I., .l. ...lit. !.. ,1,'
in Ulliiuiiii mm c in mutn Willi w-
Htuflnn linusp every hour. Street itrrv!
ccantH will perform tho duties of formetV S
.In I.. a Tl uvuf ni rf mania I nffiiuae &
1IUI II in. .... U).... .nvuirt:
acting as messenger boya for lleutenaptf gU
1,1111 i.AdCft M vt C i
CREDIT TO W1IOM CREDIT IS Djmfiifl
"Any demand or request ny a memoer
nf Hia nnllcA hilreall fnr A reward fni-thM,
apprchelslon" of a criminal or tw.fgv. ifflS
covery of goods means lnimedlate,fct5r'rr'S
missal. Every man gets credit foKH ? v-S
work ho performs. Jvo man will be,.j
.lened to nlaln clothes duty by a lit
tenant vvlthuut permission of the suei) ; J
inlenuent ci pouco. t .
i'TIipm will tin a sneelal nnusii at
......!. nll,A 111 ,l,tf Aattrl J.. P. '
keep close watch qn uuto thieves,-. a Hg tf
they will be equipped to pursue thentt. , j
II ilmai r? I '
"All v'ersons arrested by detectM (,
in Caen UIVISIOII will irtciYO UFHIWH vvi
by niaglstraies cuieciauy aasignea ; '
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II1UV uiusiv". .n
Director Wilson, ivou)a mKO nop
iher edimnent except to say that' hejt
asked Councils for ap approprlaUejkJj
PUI IU" J"I51" w-v..wv j.. ..?.
years ago nui couiu noi kci m mf
"I have now put the hew eyst
order." he saw, -ny rearrange
the forces at nana. .
The .shake-up In the police bur
lows the numerous complaints..
automobile metis auring recemv
and the existence or crimp gene
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