1i V ,r Ll, EC, ,'in it?' UP raoii 'ZTK.Lt. K k'fv' f ST.',-- i ?tt Vt fCE GOT MONEY PHT PROHIBITION f' HerB Aecnt Tells Senator "Urif Conference in Phila delphia IN THREE YEARS a-Amcricnn Chief Proposed BBhlngton Office to Influ ence Congress fVf ' tl .'V WASHIN'OTON'. Murch S. n.vX. "conference In I'hllsdelph'ii In tlic i'inmi(r of 1014. nt which Hn BKrettnetit B" "War nude for payment of large nutn of v in ili X'uilMnnl CfrmatTAtnprlcaii Mtanco by tlie National AtwocltUlon of JlJIWUmWItO will, uauvi vm... w.. . . wmM'' timon,5 t,lc niembcra of the m. .....1 1 .Im. (.. .nn. r. ti ..Mill sneo nKuuipi iiruiiiiniiuii i:kii.i...i.ii r. the principal mibject of tho lienrlnK by the Senate Judiciary Committee afternoon on the Klr.R bill trf annul 'charter Kranted by Conirrewi to Ilia tlonal German-American Alliance, mi of Commerce and Labor, mid he W-trent to Philadelphia In 1914 for a con- : V jTence with Dr. C. J. llcxumcr. of l'hlln- ,ielphla, then president, and James Kel MIr. of Indianapolis, treasurer of the Al- . .. i-. ... . .. .. .., . ..i..ii....in.. '. .Afflonar the inemberH of the Alliance nf fei'cJtteraturc ngnlnst iirohlbltlon legislation lt?iimd to arrange for hendlnK hpealterH Sli'.'fader the auspices of the ulllancu to SR-t-'Witrlcta In which elections were to be BW having some, hearing on prohlbl. j Anureao emu iiie ueiinan icoiuo imvr sj turny- a siron unjcciion to uauiK ,V I lhlf flrfnlr tnlcn frn ntlitn uinl tin. m ,0rman-Amerlcan Alliance yuan ued to I1 "Mti HMiilhlllnn 1..II !... 1 " . . .. . I vJTDKea wiin iiexamer nuu Keller, no 1. sl,l tn n!nv fnnri ih. ,nr,n,i f I :M,J?:aL,;?..p..? ."" . .. .A,.1. ,. P. ' of Wt .7 -"""" '" -"'"" iiiuiiiuiuuii. -..i.. .. ... . ... r.T QAVIi JI2.000 IN YUAll I . .. 1914 approximately $12,000 was .!. tHn.tklh,l n Ilia ulll'.nna. nl.Mil 1.a v- ' Yaame In 1915 and about $10,000 In 1'JlC, .' jAnareae said ..",,'".,.,...., ... . ... I v "--'-' ."... .. ., , ,.,, ,,,,(. ,n v'T .Tfl wnhu. nl i.n Btiann .t.uw ...l.t I.. .. .1 sf dJUon, to tliese umounts fur separate CftMnnatirns tn Inwu. nml rtthur Mlf.lnu f Andreae said It was ijulte possible they rfJ,Tvero; no coiim not distinctly recall. Jft' "!"" iu no unuerstoou tin alllanco i ri'tHi.u lor us nuriHise mo i)ron:iir:it no or &;"' German cult nnd he had no conneo- uon,' mm it except to further tho cam- f JHriun Against prohibition. . M Senator Walcott. of Delaware, told ,.lcomm,tte0 ' tlila point that he bo- gvt,'alntnrohlbltion had vlotutpd tn char R$Sj r rights and forfeited Hh rfcht tn M iw ,. ;i mo 4tniuiii.-u in cuii naiirniiiir ;,5I?7mian Knjr und fct.'nntor StvrltnK, ftv. ' it.-."-' i " " L ".... '"'"hik, (419 OtUOP membePM Of til PnnimlHo,. i,,V - . - - vviiiuillkVVj R'.V. .1i.1 mill. 1.1... $$&' ihVpon takln ho stand Andrea.) said fffSf-Ha ,hd been unable to brlmr l.efnro n, a'.ti . mu nun iiiiiL. IA-5WBn,'ttee ,he IwolM and papers of the R i "t0"' Association of Commerce and eWi? en directed by the ffiSfll"""'Weo. because the documents were MiJ; before the Clrand Jury In ntta Ijp5!' "d In custody of United States Si JT'wrney numes at I'lttsburgli. He was Si-mtta WIlihTE ; 1 but i.. ii, i . ' JPI!!?i.. ' 3l1' Hu"'H should i Jtwrn tliem over to tie committee, lie lawmt. , . S2U' ..Tlntteit Slot,,. AHr,.-,.,.. Itnniou .r. I ItUnieS MUSI fiitjttmtnt nnd continually promp '.'V-featortKInc In liulzzlne tbi. wit. td bell; nes... i ?". eater ...... ya'K1''-4" adniKtcd lhat the Xatlonat ihWAmaeliiUBn of fAmn. .,.t r .'., .'... &-Mfcd by tlie United States itrewer.-.' ; Western Oily Believed to Be Head w4El"u?n,ta!,J. u"a.s ror lts s-upport quarters for Movement Six fS"SK,?'-n,".?.UTU." ,"Ctt0r', "" "" .rvnrwvw aiueri iraucs. Sty JiAt the suggestion of Attorney Humes. yjlsnlor oterllnff questioned Andreae ?.v,cWy with regard to his being urged feK'V4'ru'lntenance- of nn ofllco In Washington ' Orem' which "le I'HIance could wield Its ' Jtnnuence upon the Senate and House Bf'iMannuriiatien r,t iy,a ,,.ii. . ..... I KtTrewers. ! K'l tuP .t-..tau.... . ....... , .. . ... ' ,,tf. i. V- T ..VJi,.M.L.H,..V-, Jt J; ItlAtmn 1A L lirM Kl.lll I. lUMtl.l ha. n I Kl-tf.'S?" " ln" was so' 6ul Ia,cr admitted Ttail ir inis was so, but later admitted V.llftl f600 for rental of oftlcea In Wash- ;4'iwion. ff.ff " it.n?a Bum inae. in iyn, lJJlu 'jiHa pernaps jsto.oiio, c0il,00u V4nr' 1700,000 was spent by the National K ; JAodntlon of Conimerco and Iibor, but jjNisearccly as much as a million." RHI6H COST OF CORN NOW. tM,pNDER HOOVER SCRUTINY &HS? , Kji-.JfJinnlng to Reduce the Differential grSBatwcen Price to Consumers and MEI6 Producer nWAfUH.VGTOX. March P.-The food ...T.c ... .a.,M. tun ,iua Lai.cii ifuiuiiva I.t0im . .jilfi'Meluce the "extortionate" ,HiYrUMtiUi . the price for com iiald by tho crn-- Hmtr and thitt received bv the nri,dn.r i F-ttem,n r.eraroui exchanges and con. ini,,,!.... roughout tho country w It h a request I ki-.w ei.-i- ." ...,: . :"." W,w V .e1 "I'Miiwi, m .u wuui snou u be I , .,.. .. . aiinuuoce.i inai somo truuer nir i.eo . lliozza .tlonev nsserledi-. . ...n. . .x i-ifnnt?(i "iHTy?" Probably would result an youn 11s In the House of Commons that t!00 1 YA1 EtKUrtill IUIUIVKJ3 Z: -co. U.,. formulated. Oftlelals , Hritlsh-bullt merchant vessels ..r HiOOi MPVAPP fW IT-RflVTC!' .v'l-ftifletd to Indicate whether they had in I inn or over were completed last year.1 AlfciACEi Uf U-liUAlOi .V'mlitel KBSUrlnir the. farmer nf nmr. ...A..A.. Thee tinprpiralD I OK? line. .... . . jii.i,.Mine.T t.v. "?-"" '"""t E v. t-t . --w.,w w. ... iyn iince, ki ''.vTlt-kt1lrh.,l lrun.,.nFlni ,,.... t V13.I.. .1 . .,...i,.i,i.it VOOlllllonS, ,' !V' " "?" uemyeii movement of the 1,. tr-tSTDD.. and thn fun) thut ,i I-,... .....'- r-arap,. and tho fact that a large part of J? .Mahto to rot Iiave brought about the Cs.'.JWesent Kltuatlon. Speculators wero said said 'V.Y-. be taking advantage of ccndltlons to ,.;,Ver the farmer a low cash price for IV DC tfmt ttttenT - ,J n.tho met-ntlmo tho public lias been , i(Ryln high prices because of tho abnor. i.,',f'HJl' conditions. '., T-i ,. J'4.J - )..,. T11n.A t Ty L -.. . uu uiuu in ruciory .viaKing i t , "'wr Glycerin for Explosives ?.-. raauiton. Slarcti 9. Fire ot ou Crleln damaged the plant of ralker-Stralman Company. Iltrra there, causing ii loss of thousands rs Tho plant was manufuctur. pcrln for Government use In high V. uinctuis say the company 1 larto contract. k'. Landscapes Brine 560,753 YOrtlv, March 81Tho land- 'left by tlio late Walter Clark. u acauemician, were sold here at riemn Art Association for a total (tS. The best of the prices was M, by Charles Wlnthrop for .jNevv jxinuon.- air. w Inthroo .IIIB for "Tho Old Mill, uVe- i: fi. tor -un tho Iload to WD." in Elections Ordered I.ClTf, March 9, Carrama a call for an extraordinary ('Congrew, to meet prll 1, , for the election of Dtpu. tors, and a I'resldent of the ' No' laws rgultlng these v; been formulated since m convention last year. nt eUwure Kaiser Plots Labor Revolt Among Allies Cetntlnuril fnm run One roncntatlvcs show that for tho mof t l'rt tho German Invaders nro bains wclronied In Iluudun territory presumably In tlio hopo tlint tho Teuton nrrlvnl v. Ill mean re-establishment of order. How for tho Lenlno nnd tlerinntt propaganda limy alrcuily have none has not yet teen determined. It In filt. however, that In view of llio Kremlin; Herman menace and In view nf the e. posed propaganda plotH measures mlunt well ho tKken to romhat It and further solidify the relationship and under. ' standing between the fnlted Stale ami tho All'ts. ! di:m:oation to am.ii's . As a result, It Is probnhlo that u dele, j Katlon of American public men may ito to Kniclnml noon to preiirh the Amen- ran lunotnt" In tho war. Mixly t" htiKllfeh view and return to Ainrncn 10 tulk to this country on tho Allien, Th personnel of tlio ileleifiilloii bin not been determined upon but It would Include political and Intellectual leaders men and women lepreaentntlves of labor ami professors In fomet of the nation's leading Institutions nf IvariiliiK ZURICH NOW SPY CENTER OF WORLD By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS X.l'MCII, Switzerland, l'Vb. H (by mall). This Is the spy center of thi world the hub from which radiates the Herman network of espionage. Nothing the Swiss may do can prevent It re. nialnlm; ro. When I was In Stockholm elithteen months arjo the place aK binning with International lntrlcue. There was a spy behind every column In every hotel, the ilrst fiddler In the Tslivaho orchestra probably was In tlio pay of the rictmat.s. There one mw strange elshts. Myt-elf In the smokliitf room of the Oriind Hotel accidentally rsn Inlo a ltusslan who fKr it few days had hi en pointed out to me as on nf fliA litiJ Irllnu t Dutt-ntfinil In full ; i " ,"',',," ','.'. '" confab with u man In civilian clfrthea whom I uti -.-,1 as it military nttacho or the (irrm.in embassy In Stockholm. ''inn i if miii tut .r iim ini,ifi in..i .."" . ' '1' . ." "!"." '."-. ".'"'" """ cnancea since incn. mis is It, Xo neutral country imywhe'e has more consistently tried to keep down spying Inside her teirltory than has Switzerland. Hut there are some very clever spies. An American official told mu iie saw a (.ernian naval officer In ! .-iiris lecenuj anil ininieniaiciy reiiorieu ni, . i,.. . . ., ., his presence to tho French authorities. "1,1"1 nf ''otary was to strengthen the The American had linown the man In ' ' of tho nation In this war crisis. (Sermany and there could bo no mistake. Allen D. Albirt, a past president, fol He was able tn give the secret servlco ! lowed with a tribute to the Interna such detailed description that they rec- I tlonal nfllcers osnlzed uho the spy was The ca I was'sen Wall over Franc., ' yU the spy got away "' capture tlie next convention and to Shortly afttrward in Kurloh the Amerl- bow their good feeling toward Lnn ". met the officer spy In the Ilahiiof- caster brought biro a fifty-ton enie of ,,''r'!a,.7lw. l,cr,n?n V-!''"''1 , ,. i Westmorolatid County's best coal, and .-..J;,VuL,.t..ou. '".'? '"?. '." V"1"'-'- 'll'm't, Itotarlan Miller presented It to the local ' i-reaTllck'Nhe AnerlVan conipll- niented. Tho German chuckled. ! "I had dinner at Clro's. three tables ! irom you. mat very nigiu. Ann you u-arA Mflnf nhAiil ia Tl.e ..uu ,.. from you. that very night. And you "111. lll lllh t&fWM b llll.. tl LID -tC ( i . . . . . ...... . and so, his w Ife and our old friend, ' Colonel Whatshlsname, with you." All of which was true. "Vet you got away, eh?" "Sure. And I'm going back to 1'arls nekt week. You might tip them off. It'll furnish them with something to du and , won't do me nny harm. So long." i The German tpy, however, is no better thi,n tlin mi reel nirenfH of Frnnc lmr. I land or America, as the work of tho i n".1''1 Sli,t''? Secr,,t f,crlJ0VL '" B. no further, amply proves. Perhaps he s not so good even. Hut he N legion nnd I .!;) li hpUg lii iioilliv 1,., muL.,.i nt, I ....... ..v ......... ... i"....., ... ..., .... n quaniuy. ' . UNIONS TIE III- INIJIIKTRY I IV nw T ItnU1 tfTIII.'I.''vJ i l"COUraBlng enllstiiiciits and Ited I'ross li JJ1U Livuun OlUllL,S,,0r); vnnudelphln Ilotarlans ranked ! ' Tlio. WnlVn...- Ilig Walkouts ST. LOFIS. Mnrch !. St. Louis Is In, tho throes of a gigantic labor war. be-1 lleved to be the inauguration of a cen-, trallzed movement to make the city tho lading union center of tho .nation. Al- ready sK strikes are in progress, and five more are imminent. Inc luded In the Industries uffectcd aro tho Wagner 131ec - i trio Comiiany. which has large con- lli f.,1, ,i'l ,.. ..It. vvt.ll'H.IJ - " ,,. .,,,.,..... . . ... .n . I . . ...I. . aci lor wur tiupiiiivti ior ma uniieu niates uuvei iiineiu, nun too .uitiiincareut Chemical Company ar.d John T. Mllllkon & Co. ami Monsanto Chemical Worke. also working on big Government orders, Manufacturers of inunltlons, ulietnlcnls ' ternatlonal Past President Allen D. ' Ier- con ,'f"10 "avorevoio per esso. and garments ure principal Induetrles I Albeit and another by W. 13. Schilling i '" "ltrl l'utltl ,1,H" ll'iee Italiane. nel affected, while the other Industries men-1 on the Kansas City convention. Surges- ttore delle montagne, t-l verlflcaroiio aced by strikes or threatened strikes tintlH for future P.otary work vvi made ' duelll di artlgllerla con nunientata vlo are the Liggett & Myers Tobacco Com-j iurt talks by Charles II. Lehman, I lenza. pany factories, National, LooscWIIes ' ores Ident, Pittsburgh P.otary: th ltev. ''" avlatoil llallanl ed alleatl furono a:id Union Itlscult Companies, the job- 13 y Hvernieyer. tir.sldeiit Ca -le ti I to. n,,jlt' attlvl e., durante la glornata dl Z IS tieiariineui 01 tno Minions llaiu - are compuny and the Laclede Gas Company, which furnlshea tho principal B-IS ufi,,' f01' tl10 clt' a,,(1 county. URITISH BUILD 200 SHIPS U 1Vl4 1m s m t lunnac ol l nno-fiflh rger Vessels Import 2 Per Cent Off Shipping Con-' 1 .(. -.rr.- i".."',..i;.'.".''." """. 1 en. nee. luev. m itrtiisn tesseis 01 itiUW ...u .....I .... .,...! ...... ..-.... I0"'1 Him .lr. .lilllO I.-II M US ili'S, HI" vwving a loss or .0 per cent compared , I ...III,-. 1 ill i! -m, r.l,i.,i .-n ......a I Wlthl'JHl. The actual cargo Imported. However, -vweu only uuoui J, per ceni ichS ; He gave the following nartleulars of I merciiant vesseia or itu tons und up- ! ward completed the last thrco months ""d brought Into service: November, twenty-two ships of 130.- tons gross; December, twenty-one hlps of HC.75J tons: January, ileven shlpn of 35,588 tons; totul, tlfty-four ships ot 301,715 tons. Particulars of standard vessels lo. . eluded III the Rbove are: November, two j, .um. I STEAJI PIPES UNCOVER TRICK OF SMUGGLERS ?30,000 in Druirs Slipped Into New York Through Tubo Insertions in Trunk . xijw vortlv. March 3.r,-oiio,ri .1,. arrest of Herman I.amniers, a Hollander. cuetoms authorities announced they had ",n.c.v"!.a. "M..0l V.' ?"?t : Bllng devices they had ever Men, and had seized "000 tubes of a drug valued at 130,000, public tale ot which Is tor bidden. Dr. Frank Hrdwurn. a lieutenant com mander In the naval reserve, tried to dlnpose of the drug for Lamtners, and made u full statement of his connection vltti the case, customs officials say. The drug was brought here In a trunk aboard the steamship Nleuw Amsterdam February 8. It waa concealed In tubes Inserted Into 2000 holes bored Into tho edges of the boards of the trunk. Steam heat, acting on the unseasoned wood of the trunk, caused the joints to swell, disclosing the tubes. Hank Draft Treaty Bill WASHINGTON, JIareh 9. By, un a.ilmousf vote a favorable report on the Administration bill to t Ve effect to alien draft treaties .which may here-l B RnaviiHieu,,iiiciuutos loose arm 1 Uss'-and:VCMiMuW''alrylyl i.r.viinv Vlnrnl, 0 EVENING PUBLIC WORLD LOYALTY TO NATION THEME OF R0TARIANS I Enthusiasm in War Work , I Shown by Reports at Third District Conference l.AM'AKTKR, I'.i., March !). The annual ennferrnco of tlie Thlid District of tho International Association of Kotary I'lubs, embracing clubs of rmisjlvunla. .Maryland, Delaware and tho District of Columbia, was held here ycBterdaj , more than BOO members be. Ing present. Many were, accompanied by their wli.es. The address of welcome In behalf of the local Itotarlnns, was made by Samuel 15. Krulm and on behalf of the city bj-'Sollcltnr II. J. Myers, lepre sentlng .Mayor Trout Harold M. nust, district governor, responded. U. Leslie ' lMdgeon, International president, wuk inesented to the convention and In a brief sneech ilecl.-ired fhtil th. iirhiti,i . Tn" rr.n1.un; llot.rUitu. In an effort -1'.' -or distribution to the poor of Lan- easier, .luring the course of the address of Ouy Gundaker International vice nreslil.nf. whn nnl ,m I'Tiniur,, o.t Democracy." he evoked an enthusiastic outburst by reference to the enfran chisement of women In the true democ racy. Lndles In tho pnllery were among the most demonstrative In the applause. Mr. Gundaker raid, among other things, "that today the selfishness and Ignorance of the masses were the greatest menaces to democracy," and declared that educa tion Is the only weapon with which to ' fight them. "Ilotary, ho said, "Is mo blllzlng an army to prea.I propagnnela i ( ,,.,, 1(1 i,v Kldo with the men who ,., ' S ,,, ' r,iiv ' carrj too runs. , . . r,, ...Lt. t. - - ..',... n-r...i., .....i.a nout inIH' K lllil .Imunl lli.ll Tinlfil Hn, ii'.r. I r-iittiiishistte workers in war ticllvllliM. ..tniii. in ...m.,.. ur..in.. i..:,w ' among the busiest -..inkers. ' The consensus of opinion was that ever thing posslole must bo done to hi lp America and its Allies to a glorious victory In this war nnd wotli.ng intuit be , left undone that mWht fuith"r thlt end. The Government must le Miiportei with men and money, nne' rnldlers and their families iiiu-t be tared for. The P.otary dubs must make themselves a active part of their communities an an nd stand behind the national leaJ.-rs In evervthlnif. 1 At the model P.otary luncheon at the Hotel llruntwlck Dr. Isadore Hniuntntl. uiuiii ot tlie uuae Mreti lenun, !"" j on Lancaster anu .ancijier ..uuuv. Tho afternoon session was devoted t .r.K. ti, ceneml business, but ihr. was an address on war activities by In- tary Andcrnni 11 waiters, liresiueni , johnttovvn notary: George V. Iimb, jirei-ldeiit Ilarvlfbure notary; Charles A, Tjler. president Phiia.Lipii'.n P.o- tary. Last evening was ucioim n ro dal" functions, a fomlillmentitry organ recital at the First Pres,bv:rln:i Ciiuich I by notarial! Charl 13. Wi.smr. Lamas- Iter, assisted by vocal solo'et., mid u 1 .n.i.ior.ilaiice at the Stevens House. -mi"' f tJ n t Fnll ' At 11 short business session this eve mln" Harold N. Ilust, of Wllkes-Uarre. I was re-elected district governor and Wllke.-Uarro was choicu as tho nesa 1 nieellng place. ., T ti l. t-A TT.i,.-.. .. , ltn.-.Tl'in T. npp DnRhPSe ACT03S I . ins. V.W., ..-. --... .--.- Ocean und Back ns Transport in Eleven Days LONDON. .Match !. Tlio Tall Stall Ciazetto httn tho Vntcrland bus niado a round trip between New York and France In eleven eluyn. The Vaterlund Is tho former Hamburg-American liner, the largest In tlio world, which was lieu up at -now ...aH taiepn OVer Pi tlie I lilted hlatcs ......... .1... .,t..,c.i,1 tin. it'iir Slop lvil when iiv entered the war. She has hluco been lu tho transport service under tho name of tho Leviathan. She Is of n4,282 tons and her tiansutlantlc .vnviieen In 1914 were made In live to six elayu. Crossing tlio ocean then, how ever, was an altogether different prop. I osltlon from today, and that 11 ship ot 1 the size of tlio Vatcrland has sue- eeeeled In achieving her normal record ' .i....i.n !,, ,,,.,1 cil.morlno la ft t-A. I UCOlM." ...lliw ii. ..,.......,. .w - .. markablo perfotmunec. BIG MISTAKE, SAYS THIEF, k t.-i nrtnmvf' niinMc AFTER ROBBING BURNS Porter "Scared Stiff" as Ho Is Haled Into Court for Taking .Dctec ' tive's Cigars 1 Nl'W YOTIK. Slarch 9 William T. Hums, the famous detective, has been robbed. The man who did It. Ileverly Hyacinth Dlckerson. a colored porter, stood before Federal Judgo Julius M. Mayer yesterday, his eyes rolling hi fright. "Ah Jes took one box of rlgars, Judge," he pleaded. "All reckon It was 11 mistake on ma part a big mistake, Judge." Frank St. Itoosa. Assistant Fnlted Ct.itit lllnm.v ,.t,l .Y.irlcra Mu,'. .l.u ' th dgars were belrtg sent by sip, Burns to the manager 01 ms tiunaio agency when Beverly happened upon them lu the. old Postofflce Building, where he was worklnr. He was arrested as ho was trying to Jeave with them under Ida uml. t . ifr'litl''itoewiv U 'i Ihai'-otlieV paekafW JLEDGER-IHILABELPHIA, 3ATUKDAY, EVENTS AS INTERPRETED BY AMERICA'S LEADING CARTOONISTS LA PR0SSIMA GRANDE OFFENSIVA TEUTONICA II Fronte Italiano c Qucllo Franeesc Suranno Attac- cati Simultaneamentc Published and Distributed Under PKKMIT No. 341 Authorized by the net oC October (i, 1917, on lile nt the Postofflce of Philadelphia, Pu. By order of the President. A. S. BURLESON. Postmaster General. ItOMA, V Marzo. Dalle Informa-.lonl glunto al iuartirr Gnier.ile Italiano e da dlspacol pcrve- i null dalla Kilzzem ajipare. evldente die le putenze centiall hanno cotniiletiito la lorn prcpnrazlone mllltare e die II prlnc'phi dl una grande offenslva contro gll Alleatl e' Imnilnente. Notlzie al rlguardo IndUano die If. nperazlonl tlell.i Gernianla III Francla ilovraiuio essere condotte slmultanea ineiito oon l'offtnslva aUKtrlneii contio I'ltnlla Truppe nustro-ungarlehe sono state concentrate In largo nuinero lungo la Intern Illicit, Itallmia c die fortl con tingent! aiistrlael Kino tuttora In movl ineiitn verso II front" italiano, La st.impa eiLstrhica .'nrtlnua n rlpetero al popolo ijella ilupllce run. narchla chn 11 frtnto Italiano o' dcbole (he la loro (fi'.-nstva .'ontro l'ltali.. raKglungera' un cnmpleto success!, II quale portera' nil una hnuicdlata oil- cluslone dclla pace. Quest., clicliarazionl dell.i stauip.i nemlca co'tltulscono 1'usuale prepara zlone pileolnglea e tnlltlca dellii Ger nianla I. dell'Austiia prellmlnaro ncr itn.'i nimt'.-i rvfT.tn.jl Da nntlze erlnn'le dolln frni0 U ellnvi. die. In rlspijsln it I bo'iibardamento aeieo dl Vtnezla, (ulndld Idroplanl Itnlanl hnnnn compluto una lucnrsione sopra la base navale nemlca dl J'ola. tornando Hiilvl alia I'tazlone dl partenza. Durante 11 rerun) -r:.i,l" ,i,.i r,..,i. "'""" Hr,I'r'1 ' nc ''' mlrava Venezla duo aeroplaul auslrlacl. no a difttruggeie II Polite di Illalzo, furoni abbattutl dal cannonl antliierei llallanl . caddero uell'Adrl- nlleo. Nel glorno segucnlc gll Idroplanl ' Itallanl houibardarono con successo gll j "Iiangai-i." iieinlvl a Mi. tin dl l.lvenza c Parenzo. Dalle ultimo notlzie glunto dal Quar- tlr Generale Italiano i-l apprendc die, noiiostaule le sfavoievoll iinidlzlonl del tempo, si e-' verlilcata una rlpresa ill attlvlta' sulle linen Italiano al noid, cho ' dledn luogi. a brev I combattluientl dl 1 fanterla ed artlglleila, duranto la glor- tin tn ill lerl l'altro. Nella parte occldentalo dell'Altlplano dl Aslago rlpartl dl truppe austrlache, die lentavauo dl avanzare per effettuare mi uttacco e'oiitro le poslzlonl degll I Itallanl. furono spazzatl dal vlolento e , mlcldlale fuocn d.'ll.i mltragllatrlcl e co- strettl a darsl nlla fuga. iioii tenz.i aver huIiIio conslderevoll perdlte. .Nella Vallo I'osln.l le pattuglle Hall if fllmnit 'illlt'luttlnia nr.it jll ji.VV-., I nne furono attivlsslme e lion dleeferei tre- Kua "' ""nice costrlngendolo a combat " ".". nu-ii. on uuuuiiere line acrconavi nemiciie . irue panoiu rronatl, 11 1. . , ,. III. I-cartllg for Son, Kills Himself YOP.IC, Pa., March !i.--Cmrles S. Still ",ubu ,ron' ",c Mll wr fonnerly u constable and for many years Flleago was loading a wagon with a leading Democratic politician, com-' bricks when lie was struck. A workman mltteel suicldo hero by shooting In tho shouteil. but It was loo late. He died head. luu tho way to tho Jefferson Hospital. The House of Taylor HOTEL BROADWAY, mm f 1VV HI 1 1 lal I !!;;;jj 400 Baths 600 Rooms MijiiMiiiii WASHINGTON-SUNSET ROUTE To CALIFORNIA via NEWNORLEANS is one of the main arteries in the NATIONAL SYSTEM OF TRANSPORTATION serving twenty Cantonments and Cahips located directly or indirectly on its lines, and endeavoring, through its agents, to furnish the most convenient and expedi tious service to those who travel ,o LOUISIANA, TEXAS, NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA and CALIFORNIA PULLMAN STANDARD and TOURIST SERVICE-DAILY Let the nearest agent qerve you. F. 1L ?OSTON, East. Pass. 703 15th St, N. W, Washington, D.C. MM TUB APA01IK TRAIT. .V . v - ',W..'t, .it it v . r ADDRESSLESS LIST OF CASUALTIES GIVEN ! l War Ofliee Issues Names After Information Committee Refuses WASHINGTON-, March . Tho first American 'ilen.ilured" cas ually list minus home addrors was Issue, today. The War Department, llndlng that the I'libllc Information Committee Hood llrm In refusing to Issue the ll.-l with, out the addiiMtes, iubllshed the names 111 full. The list contained ceveral romiuon iiiuues, which may Immediately iislllt In causing eotifusljn iiinoni; lelatlvcs thin country. yr Instance, the Mlghtly wounded t ImL showed 1'rlvnte ltd wind .1. Fairell. u name with inanv duplicates, (ither iiameN not much out of llio ordinary are ltay Moore, Hugh Hunt, John M Votini; and John SI. (Iretne. The list follows: Killed In action First Lieutenant Louis J. Jordan, Private William Stover, I'llvato Tony Wrnclewkl. Died 111 auloinobllo nccldent Corpoial Italian C. Wise. Died In airplane accident Lloyd Lud wlg. Died enrni)'M ga I'livatc John II. I.rnest and Private Jolm.M. Vnung. in of natural causes Private Alec llcirj, pneumonia ; Cook Jones H. Fow ler, pneumonia; Dald A. Pugli, pnell inniila; I'flt'ate Janus 13. Dnuceppe, pneiinioiita; Nicholas Daley, heart di lation: John 13. Freeman, meningitis j Private eienrce It. Collins, emphysema Prlvato Alexander McAllister, Mjarlct fever. Severely wounded Private Frank J. Coyle, Private Cjrll Johns, Private HurIi i ' Hunt, Private Willie 1 Pierce, Prl- i Sll,t" -"cr Milan. Slightly wounded- Corpo'al llarrutt ' -"Ice, Private llrnest II. Stevens, Sergeiint llenjamln S. I.lpsept, Private i.folm Hiinell, Corpoial Murrlr Jasniow, l'si i.ieuienaut jomi .n. Greene, tor pornl John A P.ohde, Prlvato Harney 13. Pogtogue. Private Paul Skniopolls, Private Frank Klvlapkowykl, Corporal llitsveet. Private Allien .1. Carron, Prl vaie Hugh .Mellon, Private Pay Moore. Prlvato Antonio Yvner, Prlvato Garlleld JollMi, Private 13nnls Lewis, Private Toureiicy '. lloroughs. XAVV XKKD.S SUI'l'LIKS Bids Asked on a Kuinlier of Arti cles for League Island lllds nre asked by the navy department for tho following supplies to be de. llvercd at the League Island Navy Yard, proposals to be iiubinitted by giving the schedule number: Schedule iniml)r POOH n.un'!s TO i.-r cent n.lile .irl.l... I'm Mill plan portfolios t T I .'. 4011 east. str-l itter botes 1 T 1 .' S40 Vernier eallp.rt, -l-llieli, ll.lueb,. 171." tniibriiss ell cups iiiiiti I'll III self.lnrklnR creasu curis. ernlrm.. icon loin) nili rometers, 1-lnrh siul J.lneh.. 1T1." TOO llro control telephones 1717 KILLED BY FALLING BRICK Workman at Tenth and .Sansom Streets Struck on Head While at woik on the building opera tion of tlie Philadelphia Klcctrle Com pany iinnev, Tenth and S.'insoni strt-ets. this afleiiioou. Nicholas Flleage. thirty. three years olei, was situeK on tint head , and k filed by a brick which became dli-, MARTINIQUE 32D STREET, NEW YORK One Illock from 1Vnnttanl.t Sttitlun nqually Convenient for AniUMCiiicnts, Mhi ptiu; or llualncba 1S7 Pleaiant Rooms, with Private Bath $2.50 PER DAY 257 Excellent Rooms, with Private Bath, facing stre't, southern exposure, $3.00 PER DAY Alts Altractlte lloonia from $1.50 llio Iteatuurunt friers. Are Mint Moderate Aet ' l T. BROOKS, D. P. A, 1600 Chestnut St Phlladelphip.Pa. Olf Aunnvi 11V vetlTu .."... ' - . . . MARCH 0, ;L918 cwr- Ac PRESIDENT GIVES 0. K. TO WAR FINANCE BILL Removes All Doubt as to Stand on Measure in Letter ' to Representative Moore lit n staff CnrrfinifMi WASIHNHTON. March ?. All doubt a to whether I'resldent Wlbon favors the passage nf tlio war I limine., corporation i.in. wnici i i . r, .. -n for the iipproprlatlnn of jr.no OOn.nno to be used by the Secretary 'if the 1 rea urv In flnani'ltig war imiiistrier, wan dispelled .inlay when Congressman ' Hamilton Mi ore. nf Philadelphia, re ceived a lelter from Hi" President Hal ing that be Is eiitliely In favor ot It nnd considers It a necessary war meas ure. The Pit shield's reply lead: Jlv Dear Mr. Moon : I am vi ry happy to answer the question i-niitulned In your lelter of March . I mil entirely In lavor nt the adoption ot tlin war llnance cor poration bill. I deem It, In fact, a necessarj war mensum. Very sincerely yotns. WOODHOW WlLSuN Pecans o no Democintlc member of I he Senate or House had stated with au thority that the Preside lit favored this Important new departure In legislation, doubt hud tslste.d In the minds of many Congressmen as tit whither the Presi dent was strongly In lavor of en" whether II was 11 pe' plan' of Secie tmy McAdooV. Congressman Moore wrote tit tin President asking him for his position on the bill an follows. So fur as I have observed, tin Democial has stated with authority that you approve the war llnance cor pointion bill as a war measure', I det not know whether 'ou would run to make 11 statement to me upon .'w. subje-e't. but I ntu liank to say I would not want 1.1 vote for the transference of such lieiiendous pow ers over securities vid tho business nffected by them unless I knew what such 11 leeoutsn was in the Jiidgiuint of the President, essential for war purposes. If you feel justllled In writing me upon this point, I will appreciate It One of Several Philadelphia Sugar Refineries 1 ". jl "at) -' I". " '"iv".1-, I '1 WIl'rWrajiaa-iiJ-SBaol-.-. L 10 i I I II Ml yr-, 7V- TXJZA'CS . &a&SSS?XiJ5 rrt sJU- X-srtcrJco tTAtvHicx fir If this siiKlfCstlon dots not meet with vuiir iipprovul. will you not au thorize Mime one to lu.ike a POltlvo ilii'lanitlon as to the urgency of this ' The Ways and Mean" Committee Is now preparing to report the bill, but I have heard many members of tho llouto Inquire as to the I'lcsldentd attitude then on. vivn lVn'rni!IM)inPl! VINEIiAM) lO Hb 1 lULib&S, AND POItlv SO HIGH. TOO iU" ' W1ViV "" A" i New Jersey Grape Juice Center Banifches Flics, Too, as Dis case Carriers) ,...,. . , ,, pie In Vliielntid I T() j,01lr(I of Health of the New Jer- .e. ,0BI, jla, tHntlct a Klboh on war pori:. You cm itiieo tain sun in uie borough, or grapes, or beiries or any form of fruit. lint no war pigs or files ! The first as a carrier of typhoid mid other deadly get ins has been sternly banished nlong with tho second. There will be no pork In Vinqland this season In lend lt succulent flavor to grnpo Juice, no mouth-watering deli cacies of war sati-age; and, perish the thought, no scrapple! "Hut we'll not sci upon that point." say llio citizens of Vlneland, "since we'll also be freo from diphtheria and Infant paralysis " The raising of pigs Is for bidden as a health nieaure ,-5fliMBf Coe of them are ,tiifals' ISHHHH Soin; "Oner There." 'W&iW lgBM Pent Bros m-,,r--iyFv'' y., A T THE Government's request, -- Philadelphia ,'Banks recently participated in a syndicate loan of one hundred million dollars to finance the Cuban Sugar crop. This is of special interest to Phila delphia's large sugar refineries with a production of one billion eighty one million pounds yearly, but it is of greater interest to us because it augurs a wider range 'of operations for American Banking and Ameri can Business. We are being educated, in spite of ourselves, to the opportunities which await us in foreign markets. Are you preparing to secure your, share of this new business? The foreign exchange facilities of thisBank has been developed to help the pioneer, as well as those con cerns already established in the field of international trade. CORN EXCHANGE NATIONALBANK CHESTNUT SHOOTS DOCTOR WHO COMES TO SICK CHILD Police Chief, Worried by Daughter's Illness, Fires as Physician Enters House 1.ANCASTI5II, March D. Dr. Isiino Simon, prominent physician of Kllrabethtown. who last week began the erection of the Simon Hospital, tlio l llrst hospital In tho borough, was j,rol). 'ably fatally shot below tho heart about 2 o'clock this innrnlnc lis he McpnM Into tlio house m cmer or rcllco I 1 Hrovy. of Kllzabcllitown, o. Doctor Simon was tho Iliosey famllT i physician and waa iittendjng rtroseyt mini! daughter, who Is III with rn,u" mcnla. After bringing n pntlent to 1 Lancaster hospital hist night he becam anslotis over the condition f (,e ihm, i Iliosey child, nnd when he reached E!M bcthtown nt 2 o'clock ho walked Into the llre.sey home, n. was Ma custom. llroscy. who had Just entered his hora, for lilt nlRht meal heard tho footsttn. I turned nnit fired. ; The ball pasted directly under Doctor Simon's heart and ho fell headlcni ! across tho front htcpa of tho Brosty home. He was brought to St. Joseph1! ' I Hospital hero and Is In u dlng conji. I """ Ilrr'!-'-v vim arrested by chief l!urRC! neorge D. Hoggs, and Is belli, I"1'1 P'l'dlng developments. ,)octor Simon Is n native of Mnytown i ,..1 ins recentlv married In Ml..., . Miner, nf chambershurg. ' Chief ntirgetu Hoggs said this mem inif that Chief of I'ollcn Hrosev I. . . madman" sllwe tlio shooting, "n0 j. 'absolutely wild and Insane today,"),, I mild "and T bellevo that worry over th I Illness of his four children had nuYctM ' his mind before tho thno ot tho ihoot. I I US." "LAST DAY 111 VISIT Coal Saving Stations Don't lie n Slacker, Be a Sifter" gars preferred for cet, fragrant mildness Co., Mfr., Phifa. AT SECOND ST . . ... . ..n . - - UL.... iMim -kaflKa ., ? .. - hi,... r -' T TffT ?l,jm:t,,'") :.e-7 ill .'. .i,'i. -..1... ,.riULA iRUU.9.. V-iaTXI ti Li'ini. j . .-:j AtIiSSR i.rT. v bj .