Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, March 12, 1918, Final, Image 1

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VOL. IV. NO. luL!
hECONDDRAFT" ,
l,TO CALL 800,000
INSMALL GROUPS
Announcement Made of
Plan for wexu Army
Increment
N0 DEFINITE DA I h bilr l '
Ki n Will Be Summoned to '
IJlen " , , ....... ,i i
f Colors as iNceucu -ki-i-
i tural Wants Provided For
How Next 800,000 Men
fill Be Called to Army
The fall "I" lie ',,,,1 for K00-000
tJl to be. ram. Brailuall to Vamp
nwd arl-c- " transportation
WlSilooo skilled artisans
-ill be railed HN summer.
. ivirmllltarv w-Mlcr Mass I Mill
Iwol.auslril before deferred classes
"frinduK am. sldllcd I url.
. other i lasses besl.les (lass 1
"... ui. ...,ni.il If need arises.
"'V . ...t..t.. lnwilu ll1t
bo
Special iriuiiM.h ''""..
filed In '!"' ,1II',S ".' ,1,c ''
rrratetl I
OHM-
.i .l...un .. link., ntirli
nlnlnic slrn tlicm M'eilat
ehnlcl quallllMtloits.
Men will lo ilrnwn I" relatively
uiiill crniips tliroiiKlioiit tho ear
tasurli a nay as to create, the least
mnlble Interference ulth Industry
a asrlnilturc.
. ... n.i mini ...i.i t. ii'itv .
Hg. llftllllllUM, .lttl--H -,
, , i 'IfnHnl. i 1 I
0jt hundred thousand men, tho to-
E'rinnl "second arali." imu no mo .
frjUinal Quota to be fed Into the nilll-
htry mill Inmatl groups, from wccU to
IfJs or monln to inonin n neeueii, uu-
ccrilne to omclal annouuccmeni louaj.
ThlJ vast number will bo mviucu into
StAte quotas and, Willi certain c:.cep-1
.'tUrns. It will bo drawn from Class 1 to
ifsilitf replacements In cxIsttnB units anu
to furnish te needed supporiins tcki-
nt for tho ptoscnt armj. Ten thou-
VitA young men sUillcd artisans somo
f nhom may not bo In Class 1 have f
ketn asked of tho States alicady b$
Proiost Marshal General Crow dor, and
nionn .ih. mimcr men will bo
a .m mmner Vn ro to tcchnlcil
WMd this summer to go to technical
Itntalne schools for special filling-. Agri
tyirWs will bo given deferred rating.
r-dat Is set tor tno seconu uraii.
intern precludes the fixing of u
inltt date, for tho plan Is to feed In
inew men as occatktn icqulres. The
tatlea depends on a number of tU-
ntlra
li.The
I undine
'irnnged,
General
r.V"J. l"'lrl, '"..'. '" """""
,mUU3lljr ai... au, ,
DCPAnTMllXT'S STATKltllXT t
! Tht War Department statement today
lurs:
'The atale of the pi epai edness of tno
Pirrav to assimilate iccrults arles from
ftay to day and fiom week to week and
itMiw most bcieniiuc manner oi lec-iuiiiim
Kill. fn,..a nltl 1 ,A l wlthllrAW tllPlll
flrom civil llfo as fast as they can bo
Ittttmllated by the nimy and no faster.
According to this plan, men will be In
Mid Into the t.erihe In very small i
&S XcrerS Ttff 800.000 , 'TutA rZS"lv ZZl ! '"'nooi. HalUmd wa prCdcd.r tMi,owed.a corresponding deelln- In price. I "m ZS' l.'U?0. t'"1?" ""r1
KKfrBsri !l5rJttar,, r"T a"uir "Tr ,u B v? pvz:
ft . call to? anoUier cantonnient. HKLL1XO TO AVAllltlORS, CItAUGi: , Altet tho reading of the annual report Hill fmther break n the maihet, duo ' the plcdg to aid In tho futi.ro la ro'
i trou'ps thus fedTn will be com- D. Claicnca tllbbouey, piesldetft of lud been, on motion, dispensed with, I to the ai cumulation of butter caused by , ,'a '''l ;,",,bi ful' tlm "tronirctt
ttlrely small, corerlng probably the tho Law and Older Society, then called Lerl t, Rtie otfered a lesolutlon appror- mfnt high mices and tho fait that ! '.,. " mJ S!; ' V'l. ' " "'-".'e l K'e"
" . !i- "? '!..f." '"."!l ""L"",:T?; ""J:", ."'"itho approach of spring will mean a Wl.son's tillage torwarded ,.
calls will be in part dependent on ' "' ' """l"'' ',V"..". I KI , '7J,'. " ,.r. "T" still outlier Increase lu tho supply ' tilght. to the American u e, I
TAfrfatitlnll Itl PnilffrOKS A HOW HUH UUUStfi HIIU i-tlilJ lf tttov, r-j- -.. i .... i. niimidi tvmnuuuu LUIHJCIJ1- " 1 'it fnc,iNn lll. a It "'""
iegisiaiion in i oiiBrcHs. iwiww ..... .. ... t,,i I i..r- ti, cs. ....-. i. . , i.. r, i,n .-m,,.- ru. iiiiinfi.i. at fli-?.o tor uelhcn to tin hniiM
tno clialt H consuieieu uj .t.-tn.t .., tlm t.thi. ii.uwU.lr um nrrA t. n .,...-i ti ...... .... . ,i.i . i.,i wewiion. Is bellecd JIkH to came fcomu
Crowdcr nh "bPiectivo" nnu ub ... y r'., " '.1 '" I " u'u'ie 7'i: ""J".,.':. V ,J '"-- 1"-"1' !" muiuei, 11. v. '. " ' smnrlso in tho Allied ..mltntc.
... i ,.n.,iKin ,itLi untinti tn cifjai uruecior iu uiu ihuh-v, un iwiwh uwm ivum unvutt'u .... , . .-.i t i iu .i-.i m... . . "
kronpi apportioned umong the vailoushls licence Just one ear ago the police
lutes, from week to w-eclc or from month I hao made twenty-fire arrests fiom the
!o month, as they aie needed. In order j
dlslrlbute the burden enually orer the
:nrloin States, howeier, it Is necessary '
make arithmetical computations of
ibe share of each State, and It Is not '
melieablo to make these compulations I
v such small numbers. ."or mere
Vnln fjritttv ihfr. it 1.1
Hcesary to assume a total of consld-'l'00
we size and to apportion it among
i several States as their Immediate
tn. Tli mini lu ....il. .. ni..i
U, and the various shares are called ,
ate quotas. The announcement of the
iota does not mean that any such
t number of men will be called to
Bury sen Ice at once and. Indeed.
MS no neCeSFnri- IphHnn (n Iia ilaln nf
for the reason that a constantly
Wnilng situation causes chancreH In
m number of men ho aro to bo called
me colors.
."It is unwlso to attempt to mal.o a
" . i nu,n"ti,' f men that will
iiitu ror immediate military serilce
s.mio oi tno development of .the
! complex problem of snnnlv nn.i
mniTwlrtntlyti.
Kit Is alto unwlso to make public an-
j".t"i5iii3 oi spcclllc ngures, which
CwllMtd on ! Thirteen. Column lt.
'BOAT SHELLS MEN
SUNKEN SCHOONER
kH on Survivors Socking to Res-
w. v-omraues After Torpedo
ing of Unarmed Vessel
In4on. Marefi 1" ti,. ,
Zi ?"J"r Nnn' Wlgnnll was tor-
;, 8JUn1 b' a submarine, l
Mnounced tadav.
P ubmarlne shelled sun Ivors who
PiCKlng up their comradi.., rn. '
"'"I
fOeducation at
the University
'The Gownsmnn Wn! ..,..
ipuncent Ratlm nt n, nnn
152? .f .e """Ion of
Women to 1I dcparlmenU in
teaPhi2ftilution in Weat
Hi article will appear on the
l KHlt.!l t .
r--,"i age oi
Tomorrow's
ting public liedger
lyh.and Every
NAVY WINS HIGH PRAISE
FROM HOUSE PROBERS
e
merges From SweepingInvestigation With
Flying Colors Problems Solved With
Rare Skill, Says Report
U H.lilnrtiin. March l!?.
rnui
-L nt
11: L lilted Stales navy wiih this
i f f niM-in.i ttliv... .. ,.,..... i.m i. ..iii.
I)C n subcommittee of the llouso naval
, niiairs conimlttco submitted Its topnrt
f,,,lo"lns " sweeping ami far-uaching
lm estimation that lasted tin eu months.
, tho r(mi.su of th(v lmcM1(;a.1(,n tho
i K'liiiiuiivv neaiu lite lestiinnn), of secre
tary Daniels, .Major General Harnett,
loiniuanilaiil of the. Murine Corps, and
I o'.ilcf.s of all tlii arlous bureaus. All
of tlio sessions were eeoutlio In order
i to guard ugnlnst valuablo Infoim.ition
I leaking out ami Into tho hands of the
I enemy.
The Investigating committee leached
these eomluslons'
rirst. That nil expenditures huc
been made with "Judgment lautlon
und ecotiomj." taking Into consldcra-
i tlon 'tho hasto necessary to In lug le-
1 Hints ainl tlm uliiiorinnl eondltlons.
Second The tuny, with limited pel-
sonnet mid in.itei Inl was siiddenlr
iwlleil upon to faro man illflliull unil
untiled piobletns of sea varfnie It
has 'met tho situation with late chill.
US: COMPLAINT
CLOSES SALOON
License of "Mad House"
1 .
Kevoked Served Uni-
formed Men
CABARETS AGAIN SCORED
-
me nr.-i nceute to be reioucu oj
juuucj hnoeniaKcr and Wefscl, In tho :
uquor Ilccno couit, was that of tho ".Mad
House, londucted by Thomas J. Kelly,
at I14C Ilast Ailzona street. Kelly will ,
not bo allowed to cutitlnuu bis llcetuu
for the lemaludci' of the license year,
w - lili.li nds on Jluy 31, but will liae to
close his place todaj.
tj10 abiupt end of tills llqUor-elliug
prlMlegc camo about thiougii a com-'
blnntlon of circumstances, nealnst whlcli
huni-.thelo appeHred to bo no defense, as the
tavemlteeper did not appear In comt at
iu Tho 'lr8t 1)low ia"tho cc.Uhe was
strut': by Albert H. Lailner, counsel to- i
Kelly s creditors, who aiiuotmocd thai
his clients wero willing to stand tlm (
financial lobs connected with the closing
up of Kelly's place for the betterment
of tho trade, and Joined In tho applica
tion for a levocatlou of the license.
"The biewetrt of
city will not
0f llc tioiei nment. because Kelly
...... , in,. ,,lnif
Honors to salloia and soldiers. 'Iho
saloonUeener Is now under J3U0O ball,
charged with totaling the net of Con
gress which foibids tho salo ot In
toxicants to men lu tho Covei nment
lighting set lcc.
The pollco Horn that district know the
place as the "Madhouse," and one bluc
eoat testified that nt midnight Satur
days crowds of peoplo gather outside
tho placa to witness tho dlsordeily exit
of Kelly's nations. Since Kelly recelcd
place. Two of these wero ot ueuy niin-
self, one for beating ms wuo anu an-
other time for an assault on a patron.
Tho policemen bald ho was drum, min-
self neally all tho time
,,,.. rvtrm'Mi'n -Mi'V
...
On the nlglit ol l enruary : me po-
lal,led tho saloon. In a back loom
"icy wim menu .. ... m....w.,.
nearly all runU and causing a general
clisturuancc. .1 uw tu.a nt.o ..
the room. w lien mo I'"' " '
tercd tho placo tho soldiers and tall-
..-.! i . p. timmi,. roiumn Four I
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GENERAL SCOTT ITCHES
FOR CHANCE AT FRONT
Veteran Passes Physical Test und I
May Have His
Wish
Wutlilnclmi. March IS. Impatient to ,
. . -.... ,.... .i.. r.A...n.,
get
inio action aitaiiisi iu utuim.i.
oveiseas. Major General Hugh L. Scott,
former thl'f-of-staff of tho Army, now
In command of tho SoenH -eighth Na
tional Army Division nt Camp Dlx,
left Washington today for Wrights
tow n.
This typical American soldier, battle
scan ed in the servico of his counti y
for mote than forty-four years, tame to
Washington to talto u physical test, and
passed It with flyins" colors.
Ucnerul Scott makes no secret of his
, desire to be sent Into the fray In com
mand of tioops in me neiu, anil incra
Is a possibility that his wishes may be
granted.
U. S. BUILDING PLANS
CALL FOR $300,000,000
1 ... ,w,n,, r n,.i- .,.i rn.
$100,000,000 for Powder and Gas
rianin iMiioiiu .uuiiy uib
,. ,
Items
s.T,. -Pb nnv.n
llaaliliiKlun, March 12. Ihe , aoern-
inent will spend approximately JSU0.-I
000,000.1.1 IU building program In 1911
Maior AV. A. Starrett, cniot ot ine emei-
AfaCni.
goncy dlMsion or ine war muuoirio
Doard, announced today,
The program Includes six concentin
tlon, storago and terminal points on the
coast: thlrty-ono Interior storage points;,
150,000,000 tor betterments, additions
and Increases In flying fields tor the
army signal corps and $100,000,000 tor
powder and gas plants and for the
manufacture of elements included In
high explosives.
' ..ii.HmwLi. ,. fiiIa t.f iirttmo Tn iiimru i hv f i'tt i finn inn nim-im wic iini.i lti i . .. .. .. u.i. . .i.. ....& , iiiirticr.i rir irntsi.mul.t ...i a. . .
I1U11 i
Weekday a Full Pjige.of Live
.in.l
high
ucBreo oi suceesH.
Thlid Tho elllWenej of the pre
war organization, the readlnws and
IltneKd of Its men and ahlpx for ihe
illlllcult and aiduous ta!H Imposed by
. wcro put to tho nclil tett. Thus
In no way liae they been found
wantliiff.
Ingenuity and din.itui
"V feel that the lnit tele months I cast of ArmentletcH and cast und uorth
Mcecnta for tho unij u remarhublc ! ...v. c -...
record
nf .w.l.l.... . .. -. '
ircaslnir power In both personnel and
material, of tapldly evpandlun ichourees
w. .ivuiv-t iiii'iu, in liictiuuy in-
aim well.iuatuiid plans for tho future,,
whether tho war be of Ioiik or shoit
duration." Chairman I'udRett. of tho
imbcommlttcc, reported.
"Moto than 100O ships hae been,
ainied and equipped by tho nay," the I
tcport declared. "The Kie.it need of
merchant ships has caused a slowlns up '
? .V,1" ,".." VN K,r'';,t t-ul'dtne liroBrant of
u,tun:piiijfa .mo ucMroypiii, I'ui ircKi n;
inuicitlons are that this worl, will scon
bo resumed We are tut nine out de.
stiojerj 111 fiom one-third to one-half
the time It w.i belb-Mil posslblo betote
tho wui
.
P. R. R. OWNERS
ASK PAY OF U. S.
Stockholders
I
Directors to Negotiate '
With President
ROND ISSUE APPROVED
-
itli.n tho btiel space ol eighteen
minutes i-toehholdeis o' tho renusyl-
v.inl.i llallroad today did these hfc-, nio-
mcntoin tilings
uthorled jti Inerc-ise m the indobt- '
edness of tho coinpany to the amount
ol 77i.O0Q.O00. I
Knipoweted the diuUois to lugotlalo
with tho 1'resld'iit of tho fnlted Mates'
loiiieinltig compeiitatlon to bo paid the,
I'onn'lvunla system by tlie Government I
dmln tlu p-iiod ol Wdeial control.
......... , ..... ,,.. ,.,.... ..,.
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,-odd properlKs tho Cornwall and
iJtbjiion
ltallioad Company nnu the
Susquehanna, Uloomsburg nnd Dcnvicl:
Jlallroad
Company. Then adjourned
vllhout a dl&tcntlni; xoto hMng legls- I
tired. I
stoiMioIdeis' meeting
atteiiued .
'i'hn mutation to negotlato with the
President eomernlng lompensatloii to b
fuiillniifd nil r.im I Irf, Cotmnn l'lie
DELAY ON 'DRV VOTE
OPPOSED IN NEW YORK
Many Assemblymen Attack Move as
Amendment Loses Giouml
to Itefeiendum
Aliuiiv, . i Jlaivii u mi one
opposition developed to an tu'ou on the
part of llajuiity Leader Adlor to seeuic
lndtllnlto postponement In the New Vor'.:
Assembly of the vote on tatlllcatlon of
tho prohibition amendment. Immediate
ly following tho offering of tho resolu
tion all sided attacked It. It was mani
festly an ilfoit to give the "diys" time
to repair thdr leiices from the Inroads
inadu by tho nfercnduiu advocates.
A tiio-thlrds oto Is necessary tor the
uduptlon of the Adlcr resolution, and
alllioueli strenuous efforts wcro being
made lato this afternoon to lino up
enough votes. It appeared doomed to,;,
defeat, Tho leferendum advocates then
I"3"1""1 to pressjlolr measure.
GERMANTOWN WINS FROM J
WEST PHILA. ON FORFEIT I
The hard-earned cago Mctorj turned '
In by West Philadelphia Jllgh jesterday
. -.. ..,., .. ....
niunyj iui- nciiiing, i no ncnoiastlc
r.pnirne officials lnC9ti7.itn1 nml ir,i,,,,l '
that West Philadelphia player! two In-
ollglblo men, with the result that the '
game
High
. A est Philadelphia beat German-
town by ltf to 14.
Tho nila tays that all players must
be lu Classen on tho morning of tho
game, but It developed that McCann,
forward, and Voung, substitute, who got
lu part of the game, weio absent yes
terday and did not put In un appearance
until tlmo tor tho game.
Tho classroom absence cf Voung and
j)tcann waa unknown to tho West
Philadelphia coach.
Hawinu Results
i-iijw
HA.5, lliroe-jeur-olils
rlHltnlucr. l fllitullltHt
Atn.tzniilnn. 108. l'lt.
Ii to 2 eien t to 2
. i to I .1 to 'J tl to .',
.15 tu l u to a a lu i
Hah '-iiie. ill, inn . . , i. io 1 i 2 u to 6
ju - inuin, iH.iiiiiimn...i5 to I utos aio i
Il.lh OillP. 111. Hall
nra nil, turn, iciume iieiucr xa,T
ntoii, iuiriain, oeuiiuu, .uniun camp.
tel lBii.1 anin .ji'-o ran.
i t riiiir in .t l ui it anu k. ij t lU'Viiu i lie iupv.tirtt nun nnu . ... .. u i ...
w5i.T.. Jli; lliiuniw. s to 5 7 to 10 ito a 'Tristan and Isolde" were on the program,
Jm ut m.rnc. 1)5. Uull- , ' f last night's concert of tho Phlladel-
man . . ...... r, . . y to 1 .oicnl0!, a" '',' , ,t, Hi,riner- t , '
.U- .."' ' to S ;
.
Hot Springs Results
rmsT hack. ru'ionem '
Lift l'rlnce. 103,
Obert 4ol 8 to S 4 to 5
Slack Ilais. 100. Hod.
rlaurs IStol Otol
Mb" Hwren 107, TroxlDr , mm
Tlmo, 1:1S. . . ,
sl,.,(tvik itAon. O furlansi!
Slliey Hhaplro.lOS. liny 1- to 1 ." to J r, to 2
J KnitM iio oftrt . " 7. . to :i to ?.
si.ter bu.1I'. 108. DorVcli ::::: ..... iiil
' 'nine, 1;HI,9,
PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1918
ANZAC TROOPS
RAID MESSINES
TRENCH LINES
Kill a Number of Germans and
Take Prisoners in Forays.
Haiir Reports
9 !,nndoii, .Mai. .. 1
usti.iluii tionpB made HUieefriul
raids ast mid norlheiiM c.f Jt.'u'lnes
lnl nlKht, hllllnB a iitiinbet .f i..nn.itis
and taltliu; u few prisoner field Mar.
nh.il IIhIr reported toda.. 'I he Auttra
llalin I'.mualtleR were llBld.
Tlicm waH mutual cuiiionudliiLc t.,utli-
""" " !.....
lrl, .M.iri.i t'J
There weie lively litati.ii.li.nnts of
the tight b.uil; of th' Hi ik. 'iml abo in
Lorraine In the ttsloh ol N'ollton and
Anccrllle the Afar tubce unnouiuid to
d.iv. A German all plane n.is hhot ihrnji
hist nlRht. fallltif: noitli of Sfsons
Tllc ,rcc ncc.M11tH f t, clK.n1J m.
, ,
(lilnc "ere made ptlsonetf
.Mil SUItVr.Y 1IOAH1) NAM til)
Committee of Three Will Aduse a?
to Aeronautical Program '
AVimlilneliin, Jlan h U pnoiiitment
of a committee to Mir ley the iloiem
i luent aeronautical lnoKi.un was an
nounced by the War Dipartineut toduy.
The conimltti'o consists of Know den
SlaiHlijll. New Yuil., and l.'diTard 'eIN
AutllOl'lZcl0' "'Q 'lllC0e,v Willcox t'uiiipany.
ana .i imru in.ui wuiw amr wu u-
announced later.
The War Department h Jimouni emilit
emphasized that the appointment of th"
tominlttee was In line with th genir.il
policy of the Secretary of War to Keep
., ... i , , . .i i . m .
thoroughly adxlsed ot the d.talls ,,t
AarlotiM depattments of th" Corel nment
an,! o.irtleularlr with lnoustil.il condl-
l tlous Involved in the v.-orkluK out of i
the various war programs
'J he department feels tnat ndi I. e of
the committee will prole of tho eteattst
' ' ' :""s "" u"r",P"'I " '""
'BUTTER HITS 1.") CENTS
IN DOWNWARD TUMBLE
7" T ,,..
"'"P r"fC enls in Day With
Further Fall Kxpectcd From
hxcess Supplies
tlelltf of the houbeholdcis i.l I'.nla
delphla from tho high pi Ice? of butter
that hiv.0 betu piovailliiK was seen
toJa. m (0 facl th-ll 100 tubs) uf (ua
crean-.ciy butter sold
on the produce '
ts i ,i.ii '
o cents a Dumiil 1
e-.cliange at forty-Ilr
v linVsnIn. il rlron nf three .'outs flom
that tho food admlnlstiatlon will soon
I evle the pi oi ailing prices 10 oi i-iiaigsu
the consumer for butter
. --
...,..,, ,,,,.
LOU TKLLKGKN NATUlt.U.IZKD
, Act or Gets Kinal Papei, Renounc
ing Allegiance to Netherlands
New Vorl., Maith 1.' I-utl Tillegcn,
the actor, now ur'pearlng in Philadel
phia, today became a cltl.en of the
United States when he ici"lvcil his tliul
liatu-.-alUatloii pap(i.
Tellegen. who is tho hu-banit of Uei
aldlno Furrar, Is J. Dutchman, and his
oatli Included n denial of allegiance to
ijuecn Wllhelmlna.
.....,. t- .,fnrc u-miivlU",n1, dUJ ilt Mi llomo t,:1-! "'ouillig
MOTOUCCLK INJLRLh WOJIAN , , ,,, tcvtntlcth jeai. TIo wasu former
Machine Runs Amuck and Jumps
,i. rt,ln TTnbl
Pavement KiUcr tielU
Losing control of the imi(orcycl
i,i,.i, ho was riding,
Anton Vakutchtkl.
,...... .ireet near Lehigh avenue, ran
n,,,i,, on tho Lavement near his
home and l.noclted down and seilously
liijuied Mrs. Mar' Lynch, sixty years
' si,a wa taken to St. Marj-b Hos-
Pital. "hcie pnysicians sam sue was
suffering from a fractured leg and other
nJrlw' VakutclwW was arrested and
I lleId '" "uv ,. '"', ,, u"u "w""5
.v,., Mmrlhtralo Campbell. .
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MAUYLAXD DRY RILL KILLED
Urcs for This Session
Viiimpolli., -Mil., March U'. Theio will
bo no State-wldo prohibition legislation
passed by the Mnrj land Legislature this
year.
Tho Wohner prohibition bill wa
forced out of committee today and klllco
In tho House bya Mva voco otc, thus
ending all prohibition action tor Mary
land in 1015.
DIDN'T PI. AY WAGXKR MUSIC
Philadelphia Orchestra Says Police
. Rnnned It at Pittsburgh i
t1""""1 1VJ1L h
, Manned It at Pittsburgh
ritl.burcb. JIarCll .. -MUiougn mo ,
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prelude and "Love-lcath of the ASagner .
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stohowkkl. conductor of the orchestra, .
when asked to oxplaln the- change. n
.,, r.n.n. said: .
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"I WHS torn wuen i e-nieieu ine jiqh
last night that the police would not'
permit the performance of tho Tilstaui
music oecauso it was uy u urwiian com-
,po,s?I'v.r..,i n comment on th. nrtin
He refused to comment on the action,
I DUt Promised to express nimseir to his
'" board of directors when he returned
'to Philadelphia,
but
Photographs -of
U. S. PROMISE
OF HELP MAY
SWAY SLAVS
Rejection of Teuton
Peace by Soviets,
Wilson's Purpose
TKOTSKY-LHNINE SPLIT
ENCOURAGING SIGN
Japanese Intervention in
Siberia May Now Be
Sidetracked I
TOKIO SOON TO DECIDE
Germany Pushes Invasion.
Teutons Reported Only 10
-Miles From Odessa
IVs.lilnclon, "I.irUi 12.
In iMi.it is regarded .n an ehienth
hour dioit to cheat tho Gerniani and
their aide, I.enhio, of their shameless
ltUHo-tjenn.in pe.ice, the Vnlled States
today is pledged to an enormous bargain
to do IU utmost to lestore ltusila's
place In tho sun. minus Gciman domi
nation. !
'I his is the ulcdgo Ticsident Wllsoi,
has made In a message to tho I'usslan
' m.i etK, sitting today to latlfy o re-'
jtrt (,, ijCnim, ,Mcl " I
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'-asi Wed: I'nslden' A ibon was
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I to the llusslans.
' "c 'P'" between Trotsl.y and I.tnlnc,
noneier. apparently convlneed him lint
'hcie w.us a chanco that a. friendly word
I'roin Vmerlci would helu the ilusslan."
' east atlde tho German terms and do
something ton.ird (lghtlng tho imaders.
Wllson'a pledge Is: "I bfg to assure
tne peoplo ot Ilussla through tho Con
gnv.s that It (tho fnlted States) will
I'vall Itself of nery opportunity to so
uie tor llussl.i once inoie complete
soitielgnty and Independenco In her own
iililrs and full lestoratlon to her gieat
i"!e III tho life of llurope and the mod
el ii 'loild.'
Tuls means that Anifilci intends to
tlRht on to suih a point that, slttliiK
In the final peace conference, she can
demand of Gernuuiy the tellnciulshment
I'1'.1.'6 territory she has plundered from
l,eIpless "uss1-1' Wilson uddj that the
J,,.,,,; of America goes out to Russia
lu Hb attempt to bo forever fre from
thiough t,eeral channeN to lusui'o Its
-"" uuu iir,.uv ueuiiry .s it muh
.started last night, there was somo fjuo.s-
'" to an whether tt would lie delivered
I Promptly for today'H ntslon, though It
I was f.lt It would hare a beneficial etfect I
w. in.- i.utMiui iiuoin wneiner it u,h
ibdlMind today or not
hunio diplomatic authorities thought
its pilmar.i jiurpnM- might h.ne been to
I p-i-iifon i the Aiiierli.iu objei tlons al
nady made In tho Siberian situation
iiiilliiurd mi I'.ije fur, Inliiiiiu 'Ihrre
hi:nja.mi j. smith dil's
Schuylkill County Commissioner
Victim ot" Pneumonia
I'ultxMlle, Vs., Mai t li 11' IlOnJaniln
J. Smith, County Coiiimsiuncr and
president of the military eemptlon
nempHper publishci.
JUitlc of the
peace and bailed as u deputy
under ten sherln's, Iteptiblleans an
ocrats. He was elected U. men
sheriff
UUfl Delll-
the Counti Cominl'Hloner.s In 1010 anuiiratlne to reach this city wounded, to
again In 1914 as a Kepiiblitan. ., ,,.,., ... .,... ,,.., ,...., ,
When the eemptlon board was ap-'""
i poniiLu ne iiius iiiuue ine president,
It was winio atteucilng to theso duties
that lie nas btrucen with pneumonia
three v eol.s ago. Ills widow and seven
11 .n t.tH!rn .,!, ...,.. .., .
auun eiuiureii euiviie.
GIRL HURT IX AUTO CRASH
Machines Collide at Gloucester;
oung woman liirown Out
An automobile collision at Gloucester
.. .ui..i ini,.ni,.i in. , .
inuaj ,itoi.j ij." -.ib icmietta
DIckenshcetB and shook up beicral ether
persons.
Miss niclen,sneetf was thionn to the
'another car dilrcn by Howard i:mr
camo togetner at joy and Illdgnuy I
streets, Gloucester
MUs Dickensheets. daughter of Geoigc
W. Dickensheets, a lumber merchant.
was taken to her home, l.'O Monmouth '
street. Doth cars wcro damaged.
AERIAL MAIL DELAYED
Postponement to May 15 Due
Lack of Landing Fields
to
i
Hcslunlng of tho Washlngton-Phlla-
delnhla-Xew A'ork alrplano mall serilce '
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nan oeen posiponru iv m npru m to .nay
15 because of inaiiiuty to obtain ade-
eiuato landing li'ios in mis cuy and New
York. It was announced today by tho
niuuitu "!""" " -"i.iuii.
Tho proposed sue near League li
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Tho proposed site near League Island
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i ...... c.Vu n.nnmln.n.
Maurcr Seeks Rcnontinalion
,,.,.,,. March IS -James iMnuicr,
naDers for renonilnatlon us member or
lt urriifi wumi, nnwim, nUB
the Pennsylvania State Legislature. H0
I Federation of Labor.
1? P.r'?""L.l, C" ---'""a State
i-eu
20 Dead, 45 Hurt in London
london March is. Tlio total casual.
Loudon March 12. Tho total casual-
ties In Thursday'a enemy raid 0cr
ties In Thursday-B enemy raid ocr LoiN
don were twenty killed and forty-fire
injured. Lord French, commander of
homo defense forces, announced today,
Big News Events Will Appear
Cormmnr, 1011, t inr
BASKETBALL SCORES
HADD0NriELD..17 15-
ADDITIONAL SUMMARIES OF INDOOR "QUADS"
Two mile Won by Cullmnu. Centinl; second, Uonulumn,
Noithenst; thiul. Col.tiult. rinnkfoid; foutth, Kled, Noithcnst.
Time, lOg-IO 1-5.
llish jump Tie f.d filsl between Wilson niul Qulnn,
West l'lillndelplila; thlid. Reynolds, Noithenst; lfouttli, tie be
tween Mitchell, West rlillndclphln, nud Kussell, Centinl. Heislit
ft feet 4 Inches.
240-ynrd dnsh Won by Jlniuey, South rhllndelphi.i; sec
ond. Sngcr, Wcht rhllndclpliln; thlid, Blshup, Ceiitjnl; fouith,
Mlddlctoii, Noithcast. Time, 20 seconds.
EIGHT MORE AMERICANS SLAIN, "PERSHING REPORTS
WASHINGTON. Maich 12. u'ight Ann i lean soldiers were
killed In action, Gcneinl l'eishlnj; tepoitccl to the War Depnit
mont tills nttemooii. They wete 1'ilvntes Wllllain H. Dailin,
Wlllinm J. DeLisle. Michael Gnivln, Kdiinul J .Kelly nnd Robert
Kotouch; LiiUtenant Kdwaid McClme Pcteis.Jr., Trivate Jnmc3
1. Totts, 1'ilvnte Cluiiles W. Sutter. Two men weie sevciely
wounded nud twenty-one slightly wounded In action.
HALT FARE WAR ON PHILADELPHIA AND WESTERN
friiu Milt, caused by a lecent advance in the late of faro,
iiynlust the Philadelphia and Western Railway, w.ib wlthdiawn
'today from tho Public Seivice Commission by attorneys for the
coiltplninalitb, .
BIG
SHAKE-UP IN ARMY OFFICERS ANNOUNCED
WASHINGTON, Match 12. A big shnke-up among higher
ups of the nimy was announced by the War Depaittnent this
nftcinoon. "Major Go'ueinl Thonins II. Barry is telleved of the
Elshty-sixth Division and assigned to command of the Central
Division, in Chicago. Several other changes weie made.
WOUNDED MAN
TALKS OF FIGHT
lUarine in Methodist Hos-
pital Blames Loss of
Arm on Spies
a! AIMED BY A M T N E
Tli., i)f. llMd oli ii dozen or moie
pow-elei-stalii'il relies p. hed up In "Xo
Man'n Land," Joseph llainage, thltty-
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Iliemliup ,""" '"" "'" L"r "" -'""" ""
"""'" '" "'" -"'"""" .v.,,a.
i.o-.r ins leu aim nau necu mown on
i.. .i, ..i,.i .. i .i,ii.
".' ." v'.iwi. w. ... ,. ,t.,w ,..,...,
ho 'says was planttd by (.Vnnans who
were gr.ihed r. . Ai.-.irijan soldloif.
I'.amugo, vlins homo Is In Gonzales,
Tex., in lived at an Atlantic port re
cently aboard uu AmerUan transport.
On tho tamo ship arrhed about eight
other marines und soldiers suffering
from different ailments. They are now i
confined In hospitals In cities along the I
tlu Atlantlu coast. I
The
explosion ottuwed at about Z
o'clock
on the morning of January 11,
fnlted States Marino Corps, was In the
llrrt-Ilue tienches of the American
scitot, somewhere In I'rauce.
ARM ULOWX orp
"l was taken to a base hospital raialn-
taineu uy tno American lieu i ross
where I lecslved flibt aid to tho Injured.
i Alter recuperating It was decided to i
send mo home as much as I hated to !
i go."
Whether the men who had .set off the
time mine had been killed. Injured or
luivvu iJi.ci.iici -., jMiimhu uimii i iwiuiv. i
"France Is simply riddled with spies
nt tl10 mel,e"t tlnl' continued Ramage,
-
Combined on rase l'lre. folimin On
i
vpie oirnp pnii ntT pnvTC
MA bHOl 1UK UU I OXTS
' I
Plant of J. F. Shaw Company in'
Wilmington" Leased
MII..I..I.... B.t. Murcl, 15 -K. I du Thomas, of NoUhot; t h Tcia of
Pout de .Nemouis & Co. havd teated th.jth. Held In the twelve-pound shotput.
plant of the B. I'. Shaw Company, at
Second and Lombaid streets. This plant
will bemused In the fabrication of piping
as well as auxiliary parts tor the ex-
jploslies plants now under construction
tor the United States Government
These shops will be taken over as a.
utilt of tho shop system of the, II I. du
Pont de Nemours & Co. The present,
organization of the Shaw Company Is
to bo continued tor the operation of thel
Shaw plant. ,
Pcirio lAnarr. Comwm
GIKLS
-32 WOODBUllY 11
1030
CENTRAL LEADS TN
BIG INDOOR MEET
Crimson and Gold, With
Four Winners, Shows
Way With 28& Points
WEST PHILA. IS SECOND
By PAUL I'REP
By tahlng firsts in four of the ilist
seven events on tho program in tho an
nual Indoor "auads" held In tho Second
Regiment Armory this nfternojn, Cen
tial High foiged to the fiont nnd led
with a total of 2S';. points. West Phila
delphia was second nlth JM'i, Xortheast
third with 10, South Philadelphia fourth
with J3 and l'ranltford htoied only ;.
McMullen btarted the Crimson and
Gold on their way when ho annexed
honors In the half-mile l?i fast time.
Manner came through In tho mile and
Russell in the high hurdles. Thomas, of
Xortheast. tools tho shot-put. and Rain-
e' 0I. h?ul11 rmladelnhla, was tho win
"" r y"a h.
., A capacity gathering was prekent tor
this eient the biggest Indoor trail: car
nlial of the season. Kach school had Its
following present, and more than thrco
inousanu aiienoeu.
Tho mile run waa ona of tlm b:g races
of the afternoon. Haffner, of Central
High, went Into the lead with the sound
of the starter's gun and for eight laps
went along unchallenged. When the
ninth lap began Radebaugh, ths cVlpplcd
Xortheast leader, shot to the front and
ror one lap and a half he was tho die.
tator. Tho twelfth and final ln fnn
Radnor again taking the lead, which
he held until rfho finish.
Radebaugh Ian a game race. Tho
Xortheast headllner has been suffering
iroin u. sirmnea ligament in n.s leg fori
tho last week and for tho latt two days
ho has been forced to submit to the
'Oiallnrr' nrn.. . n,,4 1. i , .i
.d. "" ' ,. VZ-i ,-.V " '1"' ,or
""" ,"-"- '" ' iiauner to run
"", i" '"" uic time or (,:m .
far from a recotd. It was very good for'
inn tracu under tlio conditions.
. T'le 'S-Jnrd high hurdles race was a
I close one vlth Russell, tho Crlmtnr, nn,i
' Gold lad, showing the way to Steven,
his heavo of 39 feet Ei Inches, out
stripping in. oiuers.
The 40-yard dash waa one of th.
best contests of the afternoon, with
lUlney, of South Philadelphia, nosing
Continued en Tar. Mere n. Column Vour
Baby Killed by Fall on Stairs
Isabella Paschelll, flftwn months old.
43 AHnA itri,t. i,ti, )a,1qv nn t,A,..
S943
after
a fall down stairs at her home.
in the Evening,
PRICE TWO CENT'S,
IDITCU TDAAlKt
ntion lauvrort;
NEW PLEA OF
tf ,
FRANCE TO D.&-
Several Divisions
, i
il Army M
jLuuonai -army Men .
Probably Will Go
11IG ACTION IS SEEN
XT.. , . , W,
ON WESTERN FRONT" J
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' Figured Drafted Units' fa
Have Been Kpf.t-.ar -X
Trained Than Guard "
ALLIES' RESERVES SHORT
Neither British nor French
Have Enougrh to Withstand
a Heavy Offensive
Washington, March 12.
France has made a new and
earnest appeal to tho United States
for more speed in shipping flghtinfr
men across tho Atlantic,
It was learned on high authority J?S
ffvInV tbn no .......14. - .1.- . iflvt
appeal decision has been" reached to -j
Hend abroad very soon some of the M
National Army divisions men called vf
under the selective sen-ice.
Tho War Department's Initial plan
was to movo tho bulk of tho National
Guard dlxlslons befoie calling on the
Xatlon.il Army to supply troopa for th.
tiring line, nut un Inspection of the
Army forces, resulting from tho new
Trench plea, has comlnced army alt
thorltles that many of the National
Anns dlilslons are In better shape than
the X'ational Guard.
13XPCCT BIG ACTIOX SOOX
lhc nrst movement of dratted Sam
mces "oier thero-' Is the result of a
demand for inoro reserves In anticipa
tion of the great west front action ex
pected this jear.
More American soldiers, men able to
enter tho trenches with but llttln, more
training, ato urgently sought. Neither
France nor Great Urltaln has enough,
troops to spate to meet a powerful of
fensive in the west and nt the same jj
aime guaid against all danger of attacV i?f
iruiu omcr n,uarier.. ja
A .nnVtll. ..a,...... n . ..!. . a m I i il
. ,,,v,.,,.c iptiio juieu is i vital ii.- ;
cesElty, It has been pointed out, and ohljr. ttik
tho United States can now furnish Ui ty
necessary foiccs to assure leserrea If' aji
i French and Itrltlsh troops havo to b k ,J'ffi
i snuieu 10 tne Italian, saionlca or other 'jo
.iw'.w utwfc uia- ua iiiieairncu.
COXFIDKXT or DRAFTED MUX
I Iti face of the in gent demand greatest
oouflilenco Is expressed In the National
Anny tiuopy Their training, officers
bald today, Is a splendid record of effi
ciency for ufce men who have directed
tlio work.
The National Guaid has been handi
capped by the fact that a largo percent
age of Its men had a smattering of mili
tary knowledge that coiered a great
deal of ground, but most of which hafl
to bo unlearned beforo tho training tfi
the newer Ideas of warfare could begin.
In their own defense National Quart!
officers haia chained that in filling ub
depleted eiuotas with drafted men thV)
poorest sort e.f soldier material was
sent from the National Amiy canton.
meat. These men, they bay, greatly
, delaj ed tho National Guard training
program It Is admitted that the armv
would prefer to keep tho National Army V,
divisions in this countrv for n. Rnm.n.i.. . .v
longer period of training; but the Qer- " &
man menses is great, and it must b, X.
met retrurdleHH of tn saerltle. r.t v.iti. X
ff,r, nnlli.t' ln,.,ti..,l .v ,
,.rf ,,v..vrf ........ ,"M
it is uiso neiievea hero that the mov. ,;
ment of some of tho National Guard w,;
divisions win send tne second draft men
to tho t'antonments at a much earlier
time than contemplated a month ago,
Some camps will be available just an
boon as the divisions now occupying ,
them movo out.
WOULD HANG HUX SPIES
Congressman Kelly Urges Resolution .
for Extreme Penalty
Wanhlnsloii, Match VJ. AH Un
man spleb convicted In American courts
would be hanged by the provisions pf
a. resolution iiurouuceu in ine nous, to- '$-1
Hnv bv Ttenresentatlio Ivellv. Tnn. ?!
sylianl.i. i v-tg
"It'H time to quit Interning German jtjl
i n-Anf a lliil nit tuff thftni Uwaa Bo..aM." ji 4
WBtbllVd Mill IM'Vlll 1IKCD oijuvic. lJ?tJ
meals a day," Kelly said.
GERMAN VIOLINIST ARRESTED
Concertmcister of Cincinnati Orches-?",';
m llelil for Vlnlntlno- Pnmlf ' ." :
mann, concertnielster of tho Cincinnati), h
sjmpnony urcneifira nu proressor at!.)
I violin at the College of Music. wa ar$ ,
I rested today on orders from AVaihlngton.i"i
ueenuaii, wuo "b uom in u.rmaaj'.
violated terms.of an enemy alien pernri'J
granted hlni se, era! months ago, sv" 38
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VOIiKOABI
yar J'hituGelplila and vlcluitti:
tettlcd thia afternoon and tonight,
posslMj some light rain; tUoh
warmer; Wednesday fair and .am
ichat colder; fresh to strong icwfasjk'i
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Bun rlin., 0:10 n.m.lSun nts.. foe,''pji,jK'l
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