"' ", 'IWrfrWIfy v k-!s!'W5 .' .-y!v"- "V "-,' .?', . ..TSfl MVBNING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 19XS fAL WAR MEASURES . NEARING COMPLETION W Rail Control and Finance Cor- poration Bills to Be ML i . . i,aw ooon :! i; lu.ee. TO REVIEW RATES Other Chances Mndc in naUroud Ac ns Drawn up uy Administration , WAHHtNUTO.V, Mnrt.li 8. tim Th0 biff, uUI war mcamrcB iiic w.ir finjnee corporation bill, p.ihfciI l.y.llm fis.nato "It" ""'' llrce iHxwHiiR. '"1 filie rallroaJ control bill, wem cluro to KWl processes In (."uiibicwi today. VB The control umi imiimnn; i,-.uit. HMwforc Iho Uom Mill Senate. n.itlllca- Pilon of tlio iiRrcemrnl ruitlicil by con- 5 Sunt l lm,rk ",0 ,i,st Klr." l'."1.'!1"' &u HilnC Wrcclor tienrr.il MfAilmt Y?Z-.j .,, to contiul tlio rountrj a fiMportiitli.il hMei.iH iltirliiR the tv.ir. Vh. last step. I'rwltlent WIUon'H t-lKtia- .... I. r-xnpcicu iimuivuiwu. fWAtlho name tlmo House len.lers will HXy for oulck action on Hie wulrrnn slVY l0T. .q. i, II, n r.illron.l 'Si hv dtlnB Got eminent em.otirn'ge "ment to deielopm.nl ot Inland ater- !?,, fo tliat fuller usn ran be imtdo of fh'm In conntLtlon ultli Hie national from innferenco from com njltta the railroad l.lll proi Ides: fi n.(e Initiation bv tlio frealdent, I hXit to retleiv by tlio lntf rstiite 4 rommirce ("i mlrin, xtlth the tm 8 JfrliSlnR that Hie rominlMon ki I ;: K guided lately by mo ricwocmn fc-rfflHf .K-ermnenta. con- A ml tttonty-o no montiii, ; "," ": XrtuVloii of nery small Imlepenil $. ..! neomPe"U?io lallioafl In tlic couu- OYSTEKMKN SEEKING ASSISTANCE FROM U. S. i Rutlroai! Tio-Up Has Injured Their nusincss, Committee Will Tell Hull Chief McAdoo I CONGRESS AIMS DEATHBLOW ' HUN TROOPS WARNED AT "KULTUR" IN UNITED STATES '. OF U. S. 'TORTURES' TltllNTO.V. Mnrcli 8 Delays In trans portation li.n.e caued Mich ferlons Ins-! mid einbarraF'incnt to oyster alilpperi ot tlto .Maurice ltlier .district Hint tlic State Hoard of Shell l-'lshcrle ha ap pointed u committer, consisting of Vliarles A. Coicrt, Joseph M Kotttr and lieorce A. Molt, to confer ivltlt 111. rector Jlt'Ailno and l'ood Administrator llooirr. TJio coio beds were completely frezen I hi lor more tnau retell mccKh, durliiK which not a dollar's worth of oysters was shipped. Since the broaUInt; of the Ico thieo ei'ls nRo shipments iere re sumed, but the planters were then con fronted ultlf the tlcup on the railroads. They are not permitted to ship to Htiy olio destination In , les? than cjrliad lots, bo that dealers In xniall communi ties arc unable to obtain the few bur reH wcel.ly required for their bushu'i Kieti In c.irlo.id luts delays liavcVeer kClloll". A shipper at Illintie reported that lie had loi Jluan in three ucohs and could not continue business unless relict imim itsruied i In another case n ship, inent between C! I.isiilmrn and Woodbury. u distance of cleien miles, wan held up four days lllun more serious delays liavo been encountered In shipments to Senate to Act Promptly on Bill fdr Sale of Enemy Soldiers Told by oniccra They Prnnortv finrnmn Allinnw! WiU Hc 'i'rcatcil Brutally Doomed to Go if Ca&w EXPLOIT OF CHICAUOANl WASIIIMlTliN.-M.irch 8 of ileriuali-ou ncd Imlu-tibs and con fonsress, with (ln Administration-? icrns, legltlmntc American enterprise backlnB, aimed today lo destro tlerman I ('an Tap 't wartlmo Kalus, Smatois Kultur forcier In America. It was ready ' l'olnt out. to strike a death blow nt 1'russlan Inllu- ' ' Senate was rncteil tu iiRr.c to lavo 'hil.i &'? In Go crni ni II control & '"Awroprlatlon of ?r.no,noo.oOft HS W, .?,.'" f,iii for new equipment ? anil necessary flnanclm.'. K Pavment to the r.tllroacH of a re j illueil on the aerai?e net opet B lntaSmo"f 1915. .1310 atld 917. ... t1 InclUMon brnall rallMKiuH, tim v' .. ..iiA.. nf tlif mmmpiiiiai i''"""" 'i iimiiitii"" ' - a- ..,i. nif Iltlfl p. IPC L' lUllll.t- ti fllfr rail innn --. ., i tlon of tlic period of control w.n tlio ?!..". i.j.iL-Pu f.iiii!rpn made In ihrAdnilnlbtriitlon bill. Ah orlBln.illy dran Hie measure khio me i res, . t i . ... ....!. 1-iIpm. nvchlilro l: II- delphla ami other points. comiiieicl.il. Iuilustil.il. fliKim Ul. political and social, In tlio fulled States. "Itlp It out by the toots." was the slogan. Senator!, and ConKiesineii were deter mined to Rlio It no t hatice to rise uB.tln after the war Ah thn flist step In this drastic pro Br.im tlio Administration foices sub niltted to the Senate the incisure sub- Bested by A. Mitchell t'.iliner, custodian I of i nenty property, rIiIiib the 1'rcslib-nl power to sell all ileiiniin property In ' the I'nliril Stntes Tlio tuoperty would L'e concerted Into Mbeity llomls and used to buy shot and shell to be rent in I'oss the western front tit Us piesvnt i let man muicis. MAJOR M1TCIIEL CUTS WILD CAPERS IN AIR Former Mayor of New York Said to He One of Most Apt Pupils at Camp lieriiuiti-nw ncr IihIiMiIph liiuulnE up In lalue far Into the hundred nf mil lions of dollais. ir.uh Into lrlu.illy eicry State 111 the I nloii Some of them an- niaklni; littuh war iirnllN for their I litrnian stockholders tod.il The t'nlted I Stales, actliiR as custodian of tlieso In dustries, Is banking enormous earnings, to be turned ohm to (ieimaii Interests after the war f anj war roiits are to be made, ConBress wants Americans to make them III nuthnrlzliiB the sale , the measure promptly. It was the In- tentloii of lenders to brliiB It up today In tlio form of an auiHuttiiciit to the pending lillllon-dollar ureni dellclency I bill. I'uless somo Senator should im pNpCitedly make a point of order against tlio amendment, Its adoption today was I Mitually assured. I The other aspects of ileiiu.iu luihipncc political unu soel.il are to be taken cure of III sep.iialc legislation 'I he Sennto Jmllclary Subcommittee, In .olcd by Senator KIliB. of 1'tTih, li,iH about decided In rpcommend, wIUhiiu tlic slightest Inodlllcatloii, the King bill to break up tlio tlerniaii-Aniertcan Alliance and recde Its IVderal ohartei i llegardhss of whcthei tin ihjrgcs HEicllisl the Alliance nic well r.iiinilcj, l numbers of the subcoimullti weie of I the opinion tliat h.iphcuatpil tiganl.i tlons, especially ofe (Jeini.iii leanings,! were no lotiBcr eutltleit to i v. tn tlio t'ulteil States and should be Imiiieillately dlssolied Ulllelals of tin- Alliance are still waiting to Kilo fin lint listliimuy lu defenso of the ol gatilKiitlon s light to eMst and the topiinlttee will tindoubl edlv hear tlieiu befotc It make its u-port. Lieutenant Candy, Already Deco rated for Hravcry, Hrinps in Prisoner at Risk of Life AltMV l.V Viscount Bryec Assures of Sanction of Meet ing Here Tuft I if nole power to . roua !.. --.--,.,. .... :r,..,i r 3 itlwctor general aii.i o-n ii i-'"- - in.iUe lates. i. ,.,.( kiiei I leal V luciuueu .o.v inu rederal contiol Indellnllc 8 -i,. ,,r nuance cornoiatiou bill, conMdcrcrt s Important by the Adniluls tratlon as the ralllo.nl bill, faces trouble In the House. Strong opposition to a number of Its proilslotis Is expect-. it to delay Us final enactment loim- "d- . ... ,, It deieloped toda that In ainendliiK the bill to in oxide for nomination by iha President and confirmation b the 'T Senate of the members of a committee that IS to superxise new- secoiuics lsmivh V eoalltlon of Senators laid the fou- datlon for a bitter fight on a w ell-know ji ; pinker who Is said lo be slated foi membersli I) or llic innmilliri. As tlio Senato passed It, tlio mil limits the power of this cominlttio nxci new Issues to buperxlsion and iccom mendatlqus us to the wisdom ot floating such Issues. Tlio conmilttee'rcconiincn- j,i... .. , . ,.,., ... i. ..T i. tO&lKJIII flu e.'evi(, in in, ii .1-3 iiiui.ii -B&lal-t In . i. i.. , I tin. n.it.iflntl nf lien. r. "HBiiV in jii v , vii.inj, iivi,i..,.j.i ... ,..v- Kjless Issues us though the original pio- tl voion line aim imprisonment. lor xioia i1 flftn nf tlin enimiiit lfte' mdriH bnil tttn left in tlic bill. The measure uutliorUes the lending '(?. of 1,500,000,000 to industries and oilier M enterorlses engaged in work necchsarr Sf to' tlie war - - TO TRAI.N AT PRINCETON First Contingent Y. M. C. A. Work ers Will Prepare for Franco Fni.yCKTON-. X J., Maieh s -Princeton will bo the tialnliiB center of the first contingent of 500 Young Men's Christian Association xorkcrs xvho mn soon to be sent to France, In response to a request from Premier f'lcmericeaii. to eerie7 with the Kicneh ann, It waa here last night The rrlnuelou faculty, partlcularlv the French department, has x-olunteeied Its eerxlces in the luMriietion of tlio U 100 men wlio will lake charge of Iho V 'Ttncn l. ji i- ,x nuts. It Is said that ' the number will Include m.itiv lenreseni. Ji " citizens of the communities from re, uiui uiey aie recrinirii Japanese Mission on Way to U. S. WASHI.VCTON, Jlarch 8 -A Jiipaneso ttllltary and linluiitrlal ,.ils.on headed lijr Lieutenant Oenor.il K Ciilku.dil In ipected hero not WVdnesd.-i'. Tlio -.omcers arc conilns l vtudy the nar- F n- iiioDiiizaiion ot inuustiy In the SAN" I)Ii;CO, C.il.. Marili 8.- SmaFh- I -.- , ,.-,-. -, , , st;:,?x!!,7or:,,,:n,,uxw,c1F0R A 'VICTORY PEACE put in one "of tbo most thrilling Hours of his career 111 a I'niiadlan I'urtlss reconnaissance all plane beio lato jes terdaj. In spile of a fortx-inlle-an-hour wind that whipped across the axlatlon Held from the southwest, tlio former Max or of New York made sl perfect starts. hrndlltiB the controls alone. In lauding the llrst time, howexer, bo xx.ih com pelled to tuiii the lontrols oxer to his Ins'ruetor. laliniind Uruss. Mntor Mltcliel and Kruss aseendeil to an altltudo of i'.hou feet and remained aloft for slty-llxe minutes t'p there u llRlit soiithwesterl.x xilml was binning. accompanied b' a light rain, whli'.i later Ineiensed to heaxx showers 'Iho niaj.r hud the time of his life cutting llguie M at this nil it uric. The plane rocked (onslderablv in the iie.ixy xxlud during the last nh.i'c of the llight, liut he man aged to keep i-ontrol. "I will tin n Major Mitchel looso to handle his ship nloiio after about tlxe luoic bonis' Instruction." said ICruss after the llight. "Ills chief fault now ! APPROVES CONVENTION! MORE "PEP" NEEDED IN U. S., SAYS MARCH NKW YDIIK. Match S -Viscount' Jlrjce, ex-Ill Itlsh ambassador to the fulled Slates, hi a letler leiviied hereby ! U'illlnm II. Trfft. ppresseil approxal of tile "ln-thiiiar-fnr-penn,iiietit-pc.irf" national coiixentlon whlili is to be held I In Philadelphia In Max under the aui- j plees of the t,e,icnp to ihifon-e Peace, i Ylncoiini. Urjei' proiul-d lo use his best efforts to send n reiircentatixe of the i Hrltlsh League ot Nations Soclet.x, of which he Is a leader. . "I reJoUe that jour le.-iBUe ip Inking l such energetic action to gain the full New Chief of Stall Demands Speeding Up of Shipbuild ing and War Work WASHINGTON, M.inh X. America, must speed up her shipbuild ing so that tlio American army abroad can Brow and so It and the Allies can be, supplied, and sho must put more "pep" into her war wor... Tills in f abstain. p is the dvtrlnp Chief of Staff March lias laid down to other war chiefs. Seeking lo Injirt snme of his own "pep" Into preparations, he has with Tin; amim-h-ax ritA.Wi:, March $. Herman soldleis nio 'being told by their olllcpis that they will ,e u,rlucd and pinbably killed If ..aptured bx- the A.nei leans This was leiealed 'by a Prussian prisoner who has just h.cu cap tilled on the Ainiilciiti flout 'I'he w.iumhd HiriiMii was tarried in by l.lelltili.illt .leiseph f.-inbi. of tvj l.llls iiiemie nilengo, ,. r the men dci.or.iled feu bnixery In Pk mler I'kni euceaii on Sunday lam. "I lieanl the liermau gmaniiig out be.x und our barb.d wile, n, two of Us xxciil out to lln, 1,1,,,," M,,i c,,l,y, 'riiPio was auolher tiermaii out there who was tunning ami who showed light 1o Uriel on I, I, ii and he dreippul I got the voiinded man m, mx boh and il'iixxlcd b.n k tjnoiigh our eiil.iiigleiiieiitK lie was a big, lie.n.x filkni, but I got him In. all light " Canbv was suiprlid when asked whx he bud llk.d bis life In blllnr tlie tier. man lulu the American tinuh 'Uli. hi iieided ptlsoneis," he ex plained s i'.iiiIix talked In .,, wealing Ids War frnss. Inn it was nuidestly hidden undeineatl, his lalinoat An aiitoniallo pistol of Spanish manu facture was found on the capllxc, An AnifiiiMii army ih.iplaln lalled upon the prisoner in (he hospital and talked Willi lilin Winn the eierman ic- xealed the w.iinings that had hern I serxrd upon lilin by bis nllle'cis, ho was asked II he bellexcd such rubbish. The Prussian was iinnplii-ed and mumbled that ho did not know, lie was plainly foal fill, I, owe xi r. for lie fnttlxely ejul pxery oiip that entered the xinid xxlim h xxas the sol. patient. It xas not a i.ifo of solllai.x i onlliicmeiit as II b a largo room loutalnliiK twclitj e'ols ami an ordei ly Is iiIw.i.xn prpsent Tlio prlsniier's xx'imifled Irg xx.is mi -pended from a pullec appliance In pet uiit tlie xeoiiud to ili.iin ileiiulx and ! In xvas ticatcd with ciety kludues- flu Wednesila.x tin wi.ilhei xxa austrUn army sent to france, reichstag told 15 o r n e Dispatch Rejiorts Forces Shifted Violent Can nonade on British Front P.m.MIJ, March S Austiiau tioops I, axe been sent to Piiiuce, the piusslnli Mlulstrr of War .lniiouncril In the Kelclistug, nccoidlng to n illspdtili tecelicd from ltcnie to-el.ix-, Tlio number of Austilati inililiei a shifted was uo't irMaliul. JEILSKY HENS PATRIOTIC fciprinp; Wcatlicr KnockH Price From IliKh Point' SIONnoHVini.i:, N. J., Mured s. Hens arc hi lug In South Jersey nt a iHte tliat bhlti fair to bo of xal.io In till ing the national food i.ude,. As : irsutt of tlie Oox eminent ciub:i'g iigalii'l the killing of hens and Ihe arrlinl of sprlnB i like xx piiI her there h.is been a Rreat In j cirnse In egg production and pi Ices tuni I bled to thlrty-llxp ipiiIs a iIozpii, xxhole I mile, In this reglrn this xxeek. Koi the llrst time In m'in xee-eks con sumers am paying less II, .in half n dol lar a dozen for etnetly fresh egBS. I.ONDU.N. Mar. b K Mnstliaum l'lincral Next Sunday 'I'he funei.il of S V Mastbaum, the lihotopl.iy prodiiiet. will be IipIiI at 10 M.'iloek Sunday morning from his honip, I tl? siollth llroad slrpet Itabbl Klmaleh. i p.itor of Mlkx-rli Israel Snagogtie, will i iuiiiil(tixt 1,js mrx li-aci Intnrniniit 111 tut Ileaxy jamiomidlrig was announced . (l j0,t ha Cemeter.x, Krankford, b.x the Hiltl'h War Ulllio todn.x In tlio Kibes. emit lector (in the xallcx of tlio Scitpe lilierl u xlolent. elm I with ' big guns elcxelopid. ,'l'liptc xxas nl-o coiisbhrablo tiling on the west Vlandirs front, l.etwei.i the ptes-.Menlii lailway mid the llntith- lllll t foll'Sl itm.t, snt.n vnit -., "Vi 1,1? Uclawnro Colleco Gets lllcrh Vrk From Urevder for Guernsey ; , NHWAltK, Uel. March 8. Tlio VtUit Ainrix trollego PNperlmental farm hi fold to a Pennsylxnnla breeder th note , r.uernsey bull Anton's; May 'King lo,x ' STiioo, a reenru pni'n in mis mihio. TH farnijilso sold to the sanio purchaser 1 hnlf-slster of tbo noted bull, Moll Iloso i) I)., ror J76U. Moiiy Hose o C In a four-) ear-old Jielfer and xvlll fuf tdsh a record on April 1, which xvil . ..f. .1.1.. ..i.nll tA tinn ..n.l.i.li. Mf ...It, ll llllllll l.i.l, kU,.'Vr r,JI,,l4(. U 111111 f" and C4U Hounds of butter In a. year. . " The Bin- of both of thsfl animals w'aj1', mid bx- the collrKa farm two jenrs no'' for J 1000. A . .) Txxehe Picas for Pardons -ju J HAIluisiiUHii. marcii , TivelvA., cases baxo been listed for the Board 6t'u L Pardons, meeting hero on March 20ti'Ja There Is only ono tlrst-degree murder,1 (' f? case that of ,f. O. t'lirlsty. of Daunlll'2:,!? County I'AIHS. i,ikIi llieie- was roinewlrit uiarki d ini linn uitllleiy n.tlxltx in tlie ih.Ii.ii of laipampelle and AxoU'int, tbo Win Of lli. am niiieed tnilij A Tin Ion mm-pil-o ati ink nt Mom el. was ie'Ul.-eil with serious l"v. -, In , enemy and ten prlsomis lln hilling one nllli 1 1, wen captured .Inliu M. Unix cis, l.axxjer, M1W UtIC, March s. J P.owels, nlle of.ll.e fiirPllliiM 1 tlon la in cis nf Ne.e , k, dt. ,1 ,,i xeioil,X J. jestrrdax-, ;if 1 1 i i Illness: blollght nil. It Is said, In Dies tin M ' nrpoln. l.ske Miort I IV I I-. xx ml. Ill ciiniipe.tl hi xi I'l, the pet in, in nt adxl-oiy bo.ud. to x hleh lie xv.i. ap poltlle'd seipie lime ,gn ey I'lesldenl II son, Mr. limn im was nit -eight Jc.irs old. . I " 1 '" W 1 two-thlrd actual tltk Jtffi&f?:"'' !'' ''iJlKM fnnreal f',-fe I pioym?nt ywB ililllllHliaf v Si&xNmP itflhV 'MILD HAVANA FILLER. JS III l l "llH km. SHADE GROWN K, I ff WRAPPER By,, n r .n run .r. ,,,. niLi'lTMMaWTOllMlnullllllllll.llllllllllllllllllllllliJIIll mini Afsnv ahanea and alzes loc atraigtit to i lor ix 'XV '.'l " J Y'-i , r III lauding, but I think lie will tarred ' suppott of public opinion,' this xxlth a temple more bonis' of In- stt m tlon. Tlio major Is eine of tlie' best i.pplls I cur had. He Is destined to liviAitiic a cr.ukcrjack aiiuv corps (llcr. WILSON'S PLEAS MEET APPROVAL OF VATICAN legirttlug his own inability cut he to he n shipping boaret, ami 'Iho contention's nblce t Is "to sustain 1 Vance .Mci'onulek, of tlie xxar trade the determination nf our people to'flght I boaid, tlie need for speed and tbo full- i until IiiissI.iii mlllturlMii hao licen de- est rnerBv, feiited, contlrm opposition In u prema-1 Hlg Buns are a paramount need. ture peace and focus attention upon the ' March Is understood to nrllete thai I wanner and the mud began In tire litxn i sousht to xlsuallzo Amerlean needs and Mm xeiy gie.it dPllght of all the mhlleis , nil leadeis as Chair- I There was a balmy touch ot spring ill' tlie air. wrote, I TO"Kt to xlsuallzo e preb-l'0 Impiess upon sin fiiuiii Hurley, of thn IdiL'B.se.s Held to Do iMoio Peace Than liO.OOO.UOO Sxvoids for only adxautaBo the American people are hoping to sain from the xtar a per- ' influent peace guniantred by a league," I of nations" P.uMi;, IMi. Hi I by mall) Pi evident Wilson's pen Is doing moio for the cause of a Just anil lurpulsir peace than 20.fion.00ii mtorils. Vatican authorities and the Holy Kathcr himself candldl cNptuss this opinion 'I'he Piesidentt perlodlial addresses lo humanity, and not the xeirs, arc le gaided as Iho mile pnstn by xthlch hls torv will lneasuie the xxar's length. I.Ike countless other obperxers til" Pope sees that the waning peoples need politico light and guidance So Wilson's "dcnieicratlc sermons to the xtorld"' ad mittedly find a rympathetle and ap plauding audience in the xxhltc-iobed IlKUic of ttio Vatican l''oielgn nuncios all make M,,'stantlal-ix- the same it-port of th ""olv See Piesldent Wilson "hi leallty not only tbo popiil.n pulse, but touchei) tlio popular he.ut." Til" Pope, although a noble by birth, appaientlx Is a "laxv and order t'atliollo Socialist" In his own political phll osoph.x. lie is tald t hate under prop itiation a seiles of nc.xelleals and ad-ilies--es on labor and social subjects for publication lit the wai's end Ills llolliipps Is still hopeful that arms will be stacked befoie the summer's, end lie ecs peace iiIichiIx alipiei.iehluB HEAD Ol' FRENCH LINE DEAHl Juli'b Charles Roux, Noted Writer i as Well as Hhippinj: Expert .i: VtiKIx. .M.iuli .. A cabin re celxed here toda.x by eilllelllls of the li'nnch I'lic annoiiiiicd Ihe deatli .ill I'rance of Piesldent Jules t.Miui les Hou. He xxas speiit-sexen .xcats old and had been president e f 111" company sitico It'll I. M. Itotix xxas a writer as xxell as a shipping expert, the best known of his xxoiks being his "lllstoiy of the Sues Canal fiom tlio T.'nio of Pli.traoh." BAR .MAGAZINE I'RO.M MAILS March Metropolitan Printed Article, "Is Amerira Honest?" these arp pxen moro xltal tnan men for tlio moment Anel he has stiown Ihe war xtorkers that luoro ships must In hurried up to meet pressing supply proh. lems. It is axiomatic that with a limited supply nf shipping only a certain num ber of troops can be scut at ross and bo kept supplied. At prrrent, supply prob lems are ptpsslng, for with thn Allleel superiority hi material diminishing. It ,KIV ortIC, March S The Match ucccrrory thai Iho mailable tou liuuiber of the .Metropolllan Magazine ' uago be quickly Increased. Is barred from tlie malls today. This , March, for tlio moment, la Bixlug nt action xxas taken by tbo postotlleo an-' tentlon lo this phase. Ilo l trxiug to thorltles because or mi nrtleln In llic i........ ,i. ,,-., ,.r ..,..i. .;., Mmch number by William Hard, pii- ! ,1"p.r1 '", "LV " ' ", ,, ' " ""' ,cl titled "Is America HonestV" huslasm Tlio new- rhler Is nn especial- This article pui ported to show differ-i 'V dyti.imlc for. p. and there are signs ences between President Wilson's poll- that he Is stirring up things not alone ties, ns stated b.x him. and tlio nation's hi his own department, but In other actual course In ileallng xi Hit small l,at- hranches closclv allied. lll-.xmericail countries e oionei lionsc- T,. .Ille., ar nolllrlv l.nt ,...,, X'elt Is a leading contributor to the Mel rojiolllan. 1'islt Wardens Meet Today IIAIlItlSUl'ltR. Manh 8, Nathan P. Duller, Statn I'ommisslonpr of l'lshcrles, has summoned nil Stato fish xxardenn for a ce.nferene'e bete today to ar range for the spring xxork, xthlch Is to bo undVrtakeii as soon as xxeather Is faxorablc. Ileeause gf depletion of tlie forco due to war some xxardens may bo put on piopaga'lo" woik ly pressing nun tioxernment for more ships and their xlewa are leflected by March, folonel House nnd others who baxo had a full insldo liew of thp rltti. atlon, March Is conxlneed that the Allied American Hue In tho xxest cannot bet broken, but he is Impressing upon Ids co-workers the thought that iho Her mans will last correspondingly longer If big Buns, airplanes and other supplies, along it Ith a sizeable army, ate dclajcd. HE GOT HIS PAPERS Didn't Know Constitution, but Haw Two Sonn in At my I'.ill lotlMii Is a much better test than I .t knowledge of tho I'onstltutlon. when it ' comes to granting citizenship papers. In the opinion of Judge , Thompson, xxlm gianted flti.il papers lo Antonio Potento, nn Italian laborer, "111.' Indiana avenue ' Potento lias txxii sons In the Anieiic.iii army, but kiions little about the hlstorj and laws ot tho country. ' "Wlix- ilo you want to become, a citi zen'.'" he xxas arketl Potento, xtho found difficulty In un derstanding the Hngllsh language, mau- uged to explain: "I want to ne naturalized for my two' boys xtho aio in tim iiimy" I "Any man xtho has giten two sous lo the, senlco eif this country Is at tached to tlie ptinelples of America and is entitled to citizenship." remarked I Judgo Thompson. Aims to Lift Munition Duty , WASHINGTON, March 8-kaw tu.i- ! lerlals, paits of equipment needed to I hasten production of munitions or any , necessary xvar supplies, duty on width ' would bo pa table from appropriations j for the support of thn army, xvfuld lie I admitted duty free during tho xxar under nn amendment lo tho urgent deficiency appropriation bill to bo Intloduced by Senator Martin, of Virginia, ehaiinian of the Appropriations ronunlttip. tflttm ' I j"tri ' ' '!"!!? 'V'IW I ' ' ii .Hint Ii nl nn ! mi iiaiaa hwiiii ' iiVimfl?ffTWTffTTTTT i!'liililfilHlllli!!!,lll,rt,WiillliTllll , 1 1 ,1 1 Uli WHIM II III 1 ilj'ili'IlllltllJ 111 ill 111 ilium Philadelphia i not only . "THE WORLD'S GREATEST WORKSHOP" but THE GOVERNMENT'S GREATEST EQUIPMENT GENTRE To visualize this fact, we ha,ve arranged for an exhibition of products, for the prosecution of the war, furnished the Government by some of our customers. This exhibition will be on display in our Banking . rooms from March 11th to '16th inclusive, and will include many articles of great diversity. It will be well worth the time given by any serious minded business man for its examination. , Further, it'will furnish a concrete example of how the Government is spending the vast sums of money you loan it when you purchase ( LIBERTY BONDS CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS . THRIFT AND WAR SAVINGS STAMPS Much of this money is being spent .right here in Philadelphia and is returning to our.trade channels. You are cordially invited to attend. First National Bank .of Philadelphia I . '315 Chestnut Street "H. ,V-t:L:.ni a A M A D "M. MavPson & DeMan 1115 Chestnut Street (Opposite Keith's Thcalic) This Removal Sale Brings the Time When We Must Sell and , You Can Buy Furs at Half Price IN MANY instances you will find them less than half price ; in a few instances you will find them more than half price but in every instance you can buy furs from Mawson & DeMany at unheard-of reductions prior to removal to our new store, at 1211-13-15 Chestnut street, which makes clearance abso lutely necessary. n;J Purchases will be reserved in our vaults until next fall upon payment of a deposit, payments to be continued monthly during spring and summer. Fur Coats 75.00 Pony 37.50 119.00 Marmot 59.50 149.00 Muskrat 74.50 1 79.00 Muskrat 89.50 230.00 Hudson Seal 115.00 250.00 Nutria, 125.00 290.00 Hudson Seal 145.00 390.00 Nat. Squirrel 195.00 525.00 Mole 350.00 The Signpoit of ' Fur Sets 55.00 Raccoon 27.50 65.00 Taupe Fox 32.50 69.00 Taupe Wolf 34.50 110.00 Kolinsky 55.00 120.00 Black Wolf 60.00 125.00 Black Fox 62.50 1 35.00 Brown Fox 67.50 195.00 Beaver 97.50 197.00 Pointed Fox 98.50 Fur Value Extraordinary t Graceful Spring -Weight Fur Scarfs animal, stole, cape and 'White, laupe ajid the other colors ho wanted, for Easter and spring other smart moaeis. 47.00 Wolf, all cotora... 23.50195.00 Hudion Seal 47.501179.00 Kolin.ky 65.00 Fok, all colora'. . . . 32.60 99.00 Ermine 49.501155.00 Squirrel 89.50 .77.50 J Mall orders promt tilt Ailed, OtlfW foet., Purchasing agents' orders accepted uHtHuwtal-JO per cent, allowed. The Best Kind of a Charge Account Down Oil 3 Dili 01 $Lv Weekly LADIES' AND MISSES' NEW SPRING FASHIONS STYLISH SPRING COATS $20.00 Exclusive Models in all Colors ' ) Pay $1.00 Weekly Other Top Coats, $12.75 to $40 Our New Tailored Suits Win Favor Ladies' and Misses' Sizes, $18.75 to $45 BEAUTIFUL SPRING DRESSES Novelty and Tailored Street Styles cin r qca Regular and Extra Sizes ....( Silk Blouses . .$3.75 to $10.00 1 Separate Skirts . .$4.75 to $15 Cotton Blouses $1.00 to $5.00 Children's Coats. $5.00 to $15 Children's Dresses $1.00 to $10 - Ckfp ' J H I I i i 9 S NEW SPRING MILLINERY Exquisitely Trimmed Hats, $3.75 to $10.00 afJaaW I .'Aftf iaSV I &1 si Jf N. I t"V mIi7aM ; n i i VM Ml mi 5' I mill tt Wssaf ' '3 'iMlm ' Ji Im ' ,i C vl . i ,111 : ri u ' llll! Ill ' v'' Im I ' -M II I'll IJTV if IH ' : MulM Hull llU : "tl J lil IM i 7 ' 'y'Ma I ; 1 New Spring Clothing for Men, Young Men and Children Choice of the Foremost Styles and Materials $20.00 & The models represented at this price are so numerous that we cannot describe them. Every taste can be satisfied. A Wonderful Showing of New Spring Styles in SUITS AND TOPCOATS $18.00 to $35.00 fmm women a m UrrlC Women'. W (JOOCS Oxford Tiea act . Woinen'a Ruttet Calf. .$7, $8Men'a Cordovan .Oxford and White Nubuck...$8 Black nnd Ru. .$6 Shoea $9 and $10.50 Mitaea'. Children'a and Infanta' Shoea. All leather: Silk Skirts Neckwear Underwear Vz -Hose RUGS MATTINGS CURTAINS 9x12, Seamless $20.00 Large full size Brussels Rugs $1 rln in, nnrl nav $1 Weekly Axmlnster Rugs, 9x12, S37.50. Velvet Rugs, 9x12, $30 Tapestry Brussels CarpefJ 90c, $1.10, $1.25 per yd. Inlaid Linoleum, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 per yd. Print Linoleum, 75c, 95c, $1.00 per yd. China and Jap Matting, $12.00, $15.00, $18, $20 per roll full fortv vds.: large variety of patterns. Snowflakc and Madras Curtains, 50c lo $3.00 per pair Vacuum Carpet Sweepers, $9.00. ' ARTISTIC FURNITURE i : I ;!,.. Still... mild oak. unholttered in Moleakin. Special, TF" "-.-w .. ..., . , n fi.:rr!.- :.l. tiedroom auue, complete. L.aig: uu.ou, w...i.ui.it., ",. Napoleon bed, linulied in uoiden UK, ope cial $65.00. Genuine Reed Go-Cart, Cor. duroy upholatering. Large Rub. ber Tire Wheela. 'Special, S18. $1.00 Weekly $20.00 61 Fay It U $1.00 Weekly ? JMFAv lvyf fSj . o f jW Tins 48-in. Buf fet, genuine quar tered oak; lined silver drawer; French Plate Glass, beveled edge, large compart ments, special $20-00 This solid oak Refrigerator. Large ice chamber, zinc lined. Like cut. Special $2000 Pay $1.00 Weakly &AL 1 k4i t & ' .& jfit Tl -. ,. n It r -J ,tf Cl .Ai Sl 2 Ml ' t ' '.iQgLU IL!JL : w. K5
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