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VOL. IV. NO. 161
TREASON CASE
WITNESS MAY
NOTBEFOUND
JTagebl att Reporter
Doubts if He'll
Testify
a
prosecutor admits
NEED OF TESTIMONY
Iplan Did Important Work
WSf Oil UBI JllC".U"j3(j
i Paper
I5V0MEN IN COURTROOM ;
'tir. !ti "nnviniiirj dtvm'fl us
rl "' ' I
ft?'- w a --.. 3 r cA,t;f:,...
JHC11 AUCUBUU UL OUlUllUll
Face Federal Court
Jury
P . Doubt as lo whether Ilohert Szepin-
Jcy, one of tho Government's chief wlt
k beMCS at the treason trial ut Ixiuls
lalVcmer and Dr. Martin Darkow, editors
Wkf.the Philadelphia Tagcblatt, would put
lntn appearand) on mo wiincss siami.
iwero expressed today by August V ller-
Lkert, a reporter of thit paper. This f.ict i
smadfc known by Herbert In nn Inter-
I,W after ho had testified at the after
noon session.
SiepancKy, whoso homo .ii In
fVDoylestown nt tho tlmo ho was lilcull-
fTled with tho tlerimn langungo news
paper, tool 'Werner's placo cich Satur-
dy when tho latter usually took a ilsv
eft. Through Szepanscky llio Govern-
J ment hopes to proo that certain editor
ft Ills appearing li tho Tagcblatt'ti Sun
jJJiy Issue, tho Sonutagblatt, wero pub
1 Hihed at tho direction of Werner. Mnn
fief these editorials resulted In Indict.
iJments being found against vveniei mid
Doctor Darkow
In niiestlonlng Herbert, slntnnt
'United States District Attorney Hrncst
l Harvey asked him when ho last saw .Sze
panscky. Herbert replied that ho hadn t
een him sinco last December
;. .. .. . ... . !
May nn Aniung Mliiting
r T liao niv doubts whether Szenan-
icky 13 In this lclnlty no," Mid Her
btrtin the corridor of tho Federal Hulld
;lnf. "1 guess ho Is unioug tho missing
Xo&ody bceins to know where he In Ho
,a left tho employ of tho l'lilladcIpliU
DDlatt'and inato- of his former odlce
Its hao no Idea whero ha In,"
Pna of tho Governments' olllctalstas
sting In tho mosecutlon." ndmlttcd
later that bzepansiky was nn ImporMnt
witness In the tase. Ho refused to fsj
Vhether tho (lucrnmctit Knew wJVio he
M
i Many Women Spectator.
Tha trial, which has been irollic on for
breo days before judco Dlcklnsou, In
the United States District Court, brought
forth largo crowd nt tho morning nnd
afternoon sessions. Jlany of tho specta
tors were women. ItelatlNcs and fi lends
f both defendants woro In tho court-
reom. Tho wlfo of Avcrntr, sat nt his
lice. .
i Wrltlnir of editorials usually wai done
br Werner, according to the teptimonj
Tof nichard Tllchter, foreman of tho toin-
';Klnc room of tho Tugeblatt, llkliter
i,Bo testified that nil tho news nrtlcles
'.and their headlines wero written b
iA Doctor Darkow,
' Stubborn r&lstanco was offered to the
Government's efforts to Bhow oxcluslo
Circulation nf llm Tnirpblatt nnd tho Sllli-
day edition, Sountagblatt
I Th purpose of tho defense In flght-
Wlni circulation proof Is to minimize If
It cannot dlsproo tho offense.
William A. Gray, counsel for tho de
fendants, ohlecled tn Introduction Into
tt evidence of tho sworn statement of
ttlatlon as made to tho I'ostotllco De
ment. Ho pointed out that tho state-
lent was dated April 1, 1917, nnd up-
iea to the six mouths preceding tnat
We. Tho charges in tho treason In-
letnjent coer a period from April 0, to
toptember 10. of last jear.
v Judge Dickinson said ho could not
th time see tho propriety of admit-
HI tho statement as evidence, but no
the matter under ndvisement until
can look up certain acts of Con-
ess on tno subject.
Th matter of tho circulation state-
ent looms larco because of tho ncces.
Wtyol showing tho extent to which the
iropaganda alleged to liao nceu primeu
l the two German papers was fur-
led throughout tho city nnd tho couu
The defense gained another point when
siaetracked nuestions bskco oi jiei-
t
Continued on Psie hlx, t'olunin One
ITESTPHILA. HIGH
ATHLETES HONORED
t
Utmbcis of Basketball. Track and
owimmine; ieamu necuivu
Varsity Letter
........... ..-i..
H a meeting of tho West Phlladel-
BUI1 Itfel, UAnnl Aftitotl,, AnKnrlutlnn
Mi thts afternoon, tho members of the
"wi DasKetball, swimming ana iraiK
inis were nwnrnH with (heir letters
lid A. W A fiv thl Hnlenrilrt work
Brlnff (lin Inat RHnwin
ICaptaln Clark, of the basketball team.
vea bis letter for baaKetbati una
ck. the tlrst time In the history of tho
wool that mie student has rcce ved
O auards nt mm (Imp. Kleht mem-
"sof the track, seven of the basketball
"' n 01 t)i swimming team reeeiveu
islr .,vBiit- c
The following wero rewraded with
lr "W": Track. Canlaln Stedem.
On. Olllnt, T?AvtmMa sjuAt- Mltnhell
rk . an.d Covehlll; sw'lnimlng, Hbldet.
?"', ureene. siettnoiasr. uetcnseii
I Itlddaffh; hnsknlhnll. tTnntalll (Martt.
ir, Kneass, French, Adams, Mac-
Wflh Bnil lllinarfM
LfV y?: A.'s were given to tho follow-
It.bwlmmlng, Captain Williams, Mur-
, Jicnrn, eneppara, (jomrau, iniueri,
nSr. ItvnnM b,l f!lnir.f-! tinwUet.
N, Charitun. Barnall. Meters nnd htouL
H .
AHEtlOUSB COMPLAINT VV
rubllu t'ervlcof'oininlsHlolier A'coris,
H.", m Cllly Hall today, Heard llio
pnilnary complaint of L. V, Miller A
-ini 1110 rennsyivaniH. itaurosu
pany.to crevent It from dlscoutlnu.
ja warehouse ncr tho Nortl) Phlla.
ptw nittlion.
1 ratlroud d,lrri In ImtiRforhi the
I bUlldlnr Inln nn Ynreful nHlce and
tha consignees -unload their con-
i ironi the cars, rue casa win
Germans Lose Four Ships
in Sea Attack ort Dunkirk
London, Mnrch 21.
Two enemy dcstioyers and two torpedoboats nrc believed to hno
been sunk in action ofT Dunkirk, tlto Urltish Admiralty unnounccd today.
Tho Gcimnn wniships uoro bombarding this morning when thoy
were attacked by French and British naval forces.- No Allied vessels
were sunk, although a Biitlsh destroyer was damaged. It was brought
safely into harbor.
Two British and three French destroyots participated.
There ucrc a few Biitiih casualties, but the French did not sustain
any at all.
Tho (icrman destroyers took to flight after the bombardment of
Dunkirk. They aie believed to have come fiom Zccbruggc.
Dunkirk is on the French coast, about twenty miles west of tho
jwiut where tho west front lines touch tho North Sea and nbout
thirty miles west of Ostcnd, the German naval base in Belgium.
WILL BLOCKADE
HOLLAND PORTS, i
GERMAN THREAT
Netherlands Must Bear
Consequences of Ship
Seizure, Says Berlin
U-BOATS TO LIE IN WAIT
I'resldrnt Wilson's statement mi tlin
seizure of (lin hutch ships is piilillslinl
nil ii.irc 10.
'I lin Hague, Marih SI.
I'rcuilcr Ioti(lnn, spcaliliic; Id the
Chniiilicr in reply to trllkbms nf llio
('iivrrniuenl in roiiiiedlon ltli llio
shipping situation, (oilay cJiaratlcrizrd
America's policy as "all but uiiieo
lent."
Zurich, March -1.
Holland must expect that subma
rines will blockade all her ports as
it icsult of the taking over of Dutch
ships by tho Allies and America, it
was Hmiofllcially stated in Berlin
todiy.
Tllft Molnfirlmifla wtsiitaf n cAtvi
....
pcllcd to bear nil the consequences of
her decision, the Berlin advices said.M1M1 haH H "ww! t wm be mniip
London, March 21.
'llio Allies havo decided that their
onh tourso Is to requisition neutral
ships In their ports, Lord Cecil, Minis
ter of Hlocksde, dei hired In the House
of ('ominous, todiv
'I lirough nn ngieeincnt between tho
I'nltcd htate ami tho Allies, ho said, I
Holland can have KS.OOO tons of wheat
from North America nnd 80,000 tons
frpni South America. Ho said ho hoped
Holland would send ships for this wheat'
as soon ns possible
COMMANDEERING SHIPS
SHAKES DUTCH CABINET
T.nndnn, March 21
Tho commandeering nf Dutch ship
ping in British nnd American ports, ns
a result of the failure of tho Dutch
Government to enter Into a commer
cial agreement with tho Allies, menaces
tho security of tho present cabinet at
Tho H igue. according to .1 press jeport
from Copenhagen todnv
During deb do tu tho Second Cham
ber of tho Dutch Parliament on the
shinning situation some sham criti
cism was made, although no steps wero
taiten toward a voie censure
Queen Wllhelmlna of, Holland is re
ported "lo bo greatly disturbed over the
predicament In which her tountry finds
Itself
Tho Dutch Premier, Doctor Loudon
said that Hollands cctensln rolonial
possessions made It necessary for her
to maintain a merchant fleet.
The thief fenturo of the Dutch ship
ping situation now lies In the nctloii that
Germany may make
1,000,000 TONS OF DUTCH
SHIPS SEIZED RY ALLIES
VVslilntlon, March Si
Cinn million tons of Dutch shipping
Is today beneath Allied Hags, ready to
swell a depleted merchant marluo In
the war against Germany.
This significant addition to tho American-Allied
fleets was accomplished over
night, after Holland's answer to pro
posals for agreement had proved Im
possible of acceptance.
In tho caso of tho seventy-seven ships
In American harbors, a presidential
proclamation was tho means whereby
t ontllineit on face hlx. Column Two
RAILROAD MEASURE
SIGNED BY WILSON
No Ceremonies Mark Last Act Creat
ing Law Establishing Govern
ment Control
j Mnalilnclnn, March 21 The railroad
bill, which endured a stormy vojage
through Congress, was signed by the
President nt tho White Houso this nft.
ernoon Xo ceremonies tf nny kind
attended tho final creation of tho law
under which the canlcra of tho nation
will bo (onducted by tho Government
during tho war,
Tho bill, designed -ft establish the re
lationship of the Government to the
transportation si stems during tho period
of Federal control, creates a revolving
fund of J500,000,000 to be used In tho
purchase of new equipment. In .making
extensions and In meeting t,thcr re
tiuliemcntn which will nrlso from time
to time. .
It provides for a sjslein of compen
sation, based upon the average earnings
of tho roads during 1915, 1916 and 1917,
The amount of compensation is roundly
estimated at (960,000,000 annually.
The measure provides for the return
of tho rnllrcnds to prlvato ownership
after the end of the war.
Lancaster Car Inspector Uurncd
t.na.i.r. !,.-. March 21. Josenli'lc.
Moudy, a Conestoga Traction Company'
inspector, was ournco touwy uy cmc
trlclty. While standing on an Iron plate
disconnecting a heater wire In a car he
formed a short-circuit ind received a
shock of nearly 600 volts which knocked
him unconscious. 1
Art Alliance to Entertain Soldiers
A musical ami supper for men In the
military and naval services will be given
Sunday afternoon by tho Art Alliance,
.is Wnimit street. Miss Julia Ileln-
rich, formerly pf the Metropolitan Oper
Company t liana Klndler, cellist, .and
DANCING COSTS
CONTINENTAL ITS
LIQUOR LICENSE
Court Refuses Renewal
After Judges Visit
Roof Garden
RULE HITS ALL HOTELS
hinging nnd dancing In places where
lifpior Is scld and that mums high-
class cafes and fashlouabln hotels us
well ns onlinarj saloons and Hit ir ' b ick
rooms" was declared unlawful b
.ludges fihneni.iKer and Wccsd In llio
llcenso court today.
llio ruling was mado specifically In
tho matter cf tho application of Harry
A. Kckman, holder of tho Continental
Hotel roof garden and bar license, for
renewal, but tho Kckman application
and tho lemonstranco against it had,
by agreenunt, been mado a test tasc,
and tho llrenso court Judges In their
lengthy oplulm mado It quite, clear that
tho findings In this case weio nppllcihlo
to all llko cases
Hotel men whose operating Incomes
ho been materially Increased bv danc
ing, singing ktid otficr amusement fea
tures offered as attractions to tho pub
lic In ronf garddis and other places
whero Ilouor was sold will suffer un
less a successful appeal Is made from
Ill) I Iff"! I'm CUUIl UC-IKUII, J JUL i
pCii poem protuble. tliotiRh rif liotl
,v siairiiiciii, liiu null l jnrii siiy. will
bo mado after a meeting at which tho
situation created by tho ruling will bo
considered
Soino proprietors of flrEt-cIasn hos
ieries said It was possible porno forms of
entertainment not placed under the II
tensn court ban would bo substituted for
those dlsannroed. Others said they ex-
nected to conform to the new order and
do nothing. Will others said they would
UgbUralher than lt.latUJWdJjct. the.,
serious loss their business would sulfer.
That they might havo Ilrst-hand In
formation "the best ovldenco" In tho
Continental case, Judges Shoemaker and
Wessel visited tho Continental ltoof
Garden ,'laturday night, nnd In their de
cision they explain that "tho dancing
floor was crowded with jouug men
many of whom wero soldiers nnd sailors
and women, nearly all of whom were
minors or slightly nbovo twenty-ono
cars of age '
They emphasize that tho "conditions
KUrroundlug theso joung people were;
such ns tn exercise a deleterious In.
fluenco upon them "
The court's views were expressed lu'a
fifteen-page opinion, which In conclusion
has this summary on the much-discussed
dnnclng nnd singing In licensed places
"In view of the statutes and decisions
wo are of opinion:
Tlrst. liiat tho reasonable use of In
strumental music In public licensed
places Is not unlawful.
"Second That a llcenseo to sell Ilouor
may not, In tho licensed premises, uso
vocal musln or moving pictures, give
thtatrlcal or quasl-thcatrlcal entertain
ments of any kind, nor permit dancing,
( ontlnued on Pare Hie. Column Two
VEAN GREGG AT LAST"
REACHES MACK CAMP
Vetcrnn Southpaw Delayed in
Long Trip From North
west Stage Snappy Drill
.larloonxille, Fin,, March 21.
Veau Gregg, tho veteran left-handed
pitcher obtained by Made In tho big
deal with Boston, arrived hero about
noon, llo has been en rc-uto from his
homo In Northwest Canada for nearly
a week, and stated that traveling was
very slow until ho reached Chicago,
Mods has been looking anxiously for
his appearanco every day, as the long
leader advised Gregg to leave his home
on March 8.
Mack vi as highly pleased when ho re.
tumed to the hotel after llio morning's
practice to seo on tho register, whhh
lie scanned the first thing on entering,
the name of Gregg, Tho veteran will
make hla first appearanco of tho year
In a uniform thla afternoon.
Today broko without a cloud In the
sky It vi ns tho most perfect day Imag
inable, and tho Athletics were quick
to selso tho opportunity to get to the
baseball park In short order right after
breakfast. They were soon down to
work under tho Instructions of Manager
Mack, vi ho is Invariably first up In the
morning, and tho first to arrive at tho
nark,
Thcro was nothing particularly signifi
cant about tho practice this morning.
It was the samo old routine, with bat
ting holding tho most prominent place.
It was noticeable this morning that the
pitchers have about lost any stiffness
that their arms may have suffered by th
first day's work. They are beginning to
put plenty of steam on tha ball, both In
pitching to tho batters and In warming
up with the catchers.
' Indiana Govenor's Life Threatened
Indlanapollt, Ind., March 21 The llfo
of Governor James P, Goodrich was
threatened In an unsigned communica
tion which was turned over today to
the United States Department of Justice
for investigation, The letter warned the
Governor that he would meet with vlo.
lence, unless he took steps Immediately
to stop William Jennings Bryan front
.r,uino- mt the National Dry Federa
tion rflMtiBa- here April 3 to inaugurate-
11 oil i, a nritin. ft jf,inmiantwiiri.--iiiitirft..n........ .,.. r .... .
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1918
LIBERTY BELL
TO TOUR LAND
FORNEXTLOAN
Use of Relic by Nation Is
Proposed by Coun
cilman Lewis
M'ADOO APPROVES PLAN
Mcnsures Introduced Provide
Increase in Municipal
Bond Interest
Tho Liberty Hell will bo the latgest
nallonil drawing card In tho third Lib
erty Loan drlc If n rerolutlon lulro
liiccil In Councils this afternoon by
William M I.ewl't, nf th" Iblrty-secoiid
Ward, Is passed
Tho Lewis resolution, framed nfler n
conference with William U Mcdon, HI
rector General of llallioids and Secre
tary nf tho Trc.isur, provides that the
city lend tho sacred relh- to the Go
ernnient to bo used In h tour of tho
principal cities of llio lounlry In con
nection with loan t'ainpilgtis
Director General McAiloo Is reported
ns being much Interested In the plan and
to bo anxious to bo nllowed tho tiso nf
I'tho bell In a general drio in all the
larger centem of.populitlnn
After a preamblo setting out the fact
tint Philadelphia Is nluns In tho fore,
front In patriotic moeinents the rem
lutlon calls for tho appointment of n
committeo of ten members tho from
eatli chamber to m iko the necessar
.11 itiiiKt:iiii;iiin JUT IIIO lOUg lOUl 0 10
bell oer tho country
Tho resolulon in nart u nn fniin,, a.
"Revoked, That tlin Liberty Hell be tern
porarllv lonied to tlin Federal Govern
ment, miner inn supervision of tlin mil
mcipai nutiiorltles, tu bo used in the
third Llbcrtv Loin drive In American
titles and that ,i committeo nf ten mem
bers of Councils be named to 111.1K0 the
miessnry arrangements"
Tho Introduction nf tho resolution
caused a variety or tomments, tho most
of which wero favornblo to tho scheme
Tho nbseneo from tho city of JIasor
Smith prevented his being consulted on
tho subject
Tor tho first tlmo for manv vein
Philadelphia city bonds will bo Issued
at a l'i per cent Interest late. '1 be
chango has been nude necessnrv in
order to make city bonds 1111 nttrnctlc
Investment In a market ulroadj n'ooded '
wltli Government bonds. Tho Increase
was reiommended tn Councils tod ly bj
Controller Walton In his letter tho
Controller sis "In view of tho high
rates of Intcfest being charged for
tredlt today, as evidenced bv tho United
States Government Increasing Its rale
of Interest upon Its lertiflcates of In
debtedness from 1 to i'i per cent, and
the present market price nf outstanding
city loans, with arn selling on a 4 2",
10 4 1j per cent basis, nccordlng to dato
01 maturity, n win no impossible to
sell a 4 per cent cltv. loan nt par at
this time."
"It will bo necessary In tho Very near
future for llm city to sell $3 000,000 of
Its $12,150,797 loin apprr.se d Juno 2.
1916, and the entire nmount of the $2,
BOn.000 loan approved January 7, Ills,
in order to replenish Its consolidated
loan fund
"1 would therefore, respectfully sug
gest that ou amend tho respective loan
ordinances so ns to authorize Interest
not tu exceed four and one-half per
cent" Iho ncccssiry amendments will
(ontlnued on face Six, ohiipn Iwo
BRITISH SHIP LOSS
REPORTED DECREASED
Admiralty Statement for Period
Ending March 20 Shows Less
Tonnngo Sunk
Inndnu. March II British shipping
losses in me wees, ending .narcn ;u, 1110
Admiralty announces. Included eleven
vessels of more than 1600 tons, six under
that tonnage and two iisning boils
In the previous week the losses wero
fifteen ships' of moro than 160U tons
and three under.
OTTMCKfNEARING -
AS ENEMY OF COUNTRY
OuHlcd University of Pennsyl
vania Professor Accused
in New York
Scott 'carlng, ousted professor of
the University pf PennsIanU and To
ledo University, was Indicted In New
York today for nlleged violation of tho
espionage act Nearlng was Indicted
with other officials of tho American So-
clallst Association
Nearlng has been In tho limelight for
many months because of his paclflstlc
and other preachings Ho was ousted
from the University of Peunslanla be
causo of his socialists preachings and
his determination In a fight for what
ho called "free speech" Later he was.
dropped from tho faculty of Toledo
University because of his preachments
on pacifism
Tho latest notoriety of tho former
Phlladelphlaii came a short time ago
when admission to a hotel In tho central
section of tho city was denied him. He
was scheduled to speak In a largo audi
torlum, but tho use of the hall was re
fused. Tho meeting was held later In 11
private hall
.Nearlng has been carolug on his
campaign In small meetings throughout
the country and has appeared recently In
New Jersey. At the Conference of the
Methodist Hplscopal Church last week
he was roundly scored for his teachings,
and the Itov. Pr C. M, Boswell declared
he should be Jailed .or Interned, as he
did more harm than any ten other per
sons In tho country, doctor Boswell
told of his Influence In the making of
slackers.
The charge against Nejrlng ton
tains four counts, all based upon the
preparation and distribution of a pam
phlet entitled 'Tho Great Madness,"
According to the papers, the pam
phlet was turned over to tho Hand
Hchool, of Social Science, for printing
and then was distributed throughout
New' York and the country between
September, 1917, and March; 1918, It
contained arguments tending to inter
fere with the loyalty of members of
theiJJnlted States forces and or those
Wihon Sends Secret
Message tn Senate
Washington, March 21. A
sealed communication from Presi
dent Wilson mirkcft "i:rctittr."
was laid before tho Scnato this
afternoon. Tho instructions ac
companyinp; it wcic thut it was
not to be opened except In execu
tic session and the greatest curi
osity rcKardinc its contents wns
it unco amused.
No inklii'g of the messapo or
data it contained leaked out, but
it was supposed the document hud
to do with treaty malteis, and in
some tjuarters thcro was au in
clination to attach to it the ut
most Importance, It was expected
thcio would be an ccctitic ses
sion before night.
WARSHIPS CRASH;'
4 DEAD, 10 HURT
Lieut. Commander Rich
ard M. Elliot, Jr., Among
Killed in Collision
DEPTH CHARGE EXPLODES
Washington, March 21.
One nflUcr nnd tlirco enlisted men
wero killed and at Ica't ten nien vvcio
Injured when tho United Ktutcs do
strnvcr Manlcv collided with a BrUMi
niauof-nar Mitch 11, tho Navy Uc-
pirtmciit announced tuddv.
A depth charge on tho Mauley c
plodrd when tho collision occunod and
both vessels wcio damaged
Tho dead:
i.hutkvant cciMtNirn TttriiAnn
vtr AM. KM. tor. Jit . list rark menu".
New V ork.
rllCtI, HAM,, SID Ulsley nienue, t harlf-
ton VV.
l.i:MS rottl V tmltmlnS nute, 11 Hilt-
irr nlnep, Nw Vork ilty
tltvni.hS M.Vf.nMI wit-r tenitr. VO Mrr-
rlilt street, West sprltisnvict, Mss
'tho rcriously Injured are-
IMnant Chester Loidwehr, electrl-
' "' Jfi Spencer street, Llizabclh
Clnrles Pierce, eiiglucmnn, IS r D T
Box 10, Lako distal, Minn : Fred nich
anl Lnvson, eiigluo man, 121 Pleasant
street, Onnge, Mass.; Clirenco 1
Decheus, ilremui, 2001 Vlrglnli street,
.toplln, Mo ; Call Cecil Russet, sea
man, His South Hunter street, htock
tun, Cal. ; filch ml H. G illmaii, seaman,
second class, Troth, K. C, nnd Albert
Wallaco Cecil, llreiuan, llrst tlass,
S27
N'orth 'lweiit-seciitti street, St, Louis,
Mo. -
'I lie slightly Injured are:
Italpli H Chi Isty. ocniati. J." North
rt 11 et, Ol ils, lie.; John V. Menu, Uto
pian, V.un.idn, ,.i ; l.du.ird Henry
Peters, stauiau, IS I. iw renin street.
New Have 11. Conn ; John I', Gimim, lire
nmi tlrst class, 5031 'lhlrt-sKth ave
nue, South Minneapolis, Minn.
Lieutenant Coiutu mder Klllot was
born in Plilladclphli. April 12, 1888. Ho
entered the naval service under appoint
ment to Aliuapnlis from tha Highlit Con
gressional filstrltt nf Pennsvlvanla, Au
gust 17, I'UiB. Ho was appointed an
ensign June 5, 1911, promoted to lieu
tenant Junior grado Juno B, 1915, pro
moted tn lieutenant June r. 1)7, and
tcmporarlh appointed a lieutenant com
mmder from rebruary 1, 1918, whlio
serving 011 the Mauley.
Ills wife, Mrs Joan Hlllot Is In Neil
York city now
Tho Manley was a new tpo destroer
Its speed was thlrt5-hvo knots, being
among tho fastest In the service. It was
launched within tho last year nnd has
only been in Kurope.in waters for a short
time
ELLIOTS DEATH TOLD
TO FATHER AT LUNCH
Tho father of Lieutenant Couunandei
i:ilintt lllchard McCall Hillolt, a prom
inent banker was luinhlng nt tho Hit
tenhouso Club when Informed of tho dis
aster. Ho Immediately 1 ommunkated
with tho Navy Iiepartnuiit In au effort
to learn further details
Lieutenant Commander Klliot wan
only twentv-nlno vears old ell as
horn In hl'lladelphli. and enteied tho
naval scnlio under appointment to An
napolis from tho Highlit Congressional
district nf ePnnsylianla, August 17,
190B Ho was appointed au ensign June
B, nil, promoted to lieutenant Junior
grado four ears later, and to lieuten
ant In 1917 I1WII0 seivlng on tho
aMnley ho was temporarily appointed a
lieutenant commander, cl'bruary I
His homo is at 1SJI Dclanroy place
About a ear ago he married Miss Joan
Parkard. HIh wife Is now In New AorK,
unaware of his deatli
THIEVES CAUSE
GAS EXPLOSION;
IMPERIL SEVEN
Escaping Fumes From De
tached Meter Start Fire in
Bakery-Dwelling
In an attempt to rob tlio gaB meter
In tlio homo of Wolf KhorootBliy, n bull
ei, l'ranklln street anU Montgomery
avenue, early today, thieves were tlio
cause, of an cvplosloti. that rocUcil tho
houne. Betting It afire.
Golne to tho basement Hhorcofsky
found It In tlameii There were peven
persona In tho housa at the time, all
escaping.
Cleorga If, Green, a lodger. Jumping
from the third-story window, larided on
an awning In front of the house, twlsl
lug his leg,
(Ian escaping, after the thieves Had
v reached the meter from the wall, la
puppoped to have caused the explosion
The damage la estimated ut 1500,
To Authorize Oil l'rico I'ixiug
Vlilnglon, March 21. President
Wllimn Is authorized and directed to fix
prices on gubollne, kerosene and fuel oil
under a till! introduced In the House this
afternoon by Itepresentatlvo Norton, Re
publican, of North Dakota. Hoarding
of oil, which at present is tending to
1 1 army nnd navy, would b prevented, by
disorganize tne supply aysvems or ine
CormtanT, 1018, at inr
GERMANS IN HEAVY DRIVE
PIERCE BRITISH FRONT LINE
HERALDING 1918 OFFENSIVgi
where Germans
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RACING RESULTS
riist Havana lace, 5 fuilongb Laudator. 105. G to 1, 5 to
M. I) to 5, won; D.ibli, 114, Klejjei, 8 to 5, -t to 5,becoml; Salon,
lid, McCianii. 1 to 5 thhd. Time, 1.07 2-5.
ITALIANS PIERCE HUN LINE? CAPTURE PRISONERS
KOMH, Match 21. Italian tioops iicnctiated the tnemy
posltioitb along the Silo sector today, infHcting c.tbualtieb and
cnptuilug' inlboners and vvni mattrJnH, the War Office tepoited.
5000 GARMENT WORKERS RETURN IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO, Maich 21. More than five thousand gaiment woikeib
ictmncd to tliclr woik in 125 Chicago bhopb today when employ
in, agieed to a 10 per cent wage inciea&e. he vioikeis vvalUcil
out Monday when denied thch 15 per cent incicabo ilemnnds.
AMERICANS RAID
BOCHE TRENCHES
NEAR LUNEVILLE
U. S. Artillery Pulverizes Ger-,
man Defenses Before Attack
llnrnono Unfnrn AHnnV I
on Foe
Milli tho American Army in l'r.inte,
Jlarch 20 (Delajcdl.
American troopi In tlio Luncvlllo
region Miciessfully i.ildcil enemy
trenchet lite today after nulvcrUliiK
tho Herman dcfeiihCH In nn artillery
preparation which sliouk buildings for
miles lu tho i wi i.
Tho laid vuih mado nt the conclu
sion of mi unusujlly heavy bombard
ment by tho enemy.
l'rcuih urtllleiv and inrantiy partlcl
paled lu tho attack.
BIG GERMAN SEAPLANE
BEATEN AT HELGOLAND
Tnnilon, March 21. -A nritlsli sea
piano patrol, fljlng In Heligoland night
on March It, encountered tivo enemy
seaplanes ten miles northeastward of
Borkum, mis an Admiralty announce
ment, 'Hie enemy wan engaged and one of
his machines was driven down lu flames.
Our machines returned safely."
19 GERMAN AIRPLANES
DESTROYED BY BRITISH
LONDON, March 21 Nineteen Ger
man airplanes wero destroyed by Urltlsh
aviators and nlno driven down out of
control on tlte British front In Trance
and Belgium, sa tho official statement
on aviation operations Twelve British I
machine l are reported inissliig The
statement lead.
"Nino tons of bombs wern dropped
Monday on enemy rest billets and am
munition dumps and also on tho Uuslgny
railway station and two airdromes, one
of which was occupied by large bomb
ing machines.
Aerial fighting was exceedingly In
tense, encounters occurring between
'large formation. Nineteen German
airplanes were destrojed and nine were
driven down out of control. Twelvo of
our machlnei, are missing,
"Six hundred bombs were dropped
during the night on two airdromes used
by enemy night flying machines nnd on
ammuillliuil iiumim aim vitit.B.
machines returned;
All our
Home. March 21. The official teport,
recounting the destruction of two hoittlle
airplanes and two captive balloons,
cays:
"Our aviators set flro to two enemy
i-anllve balloons at Coneicllano and Col
Mirona, Two hostile airplanes Aver
brought sown, one uy rrencn aviaiora
Ban uiacomo a vegua, ana me
a. and the
I other bT British airmen e,tfee AsUso
rrsuo I.rNiit Courier
bombard allies
llie nriows iiiilic.ite the sectors
of Hip western liattlc fiont
where heavy iittillery lire hy the
(icrnmns is believed to herald
the lone; expected spiinir olTen
sive. Hrpiniiiui; in the Mcssines
sector in Belgium, tho (Jcimans
mic Inn line shells and pus. nlonjr
the British and Ku-ncii fionts us
fas as tho River Mouse, the
linmlmidment heinc particularly
heavy on u British line extend
injr seventy-live miles from tho
Scarpe lo u point below St.
Qucntin, and in the Kiench sec
tois of Rheims and the Chain
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HARMONY LOOMS
ING.0.P.RANKS
, . p . . . , w . , .
.vw - - wvvv, ,, . . ....., , M uiuiiK uiu nn-un. j,jc
Names of Sproul, Scott
and Houck
SUBMIT
PENROSE MAY
After n long period of marking time
there are Indications that a rlate, com
posed of Senator Sproul for Governor,
C'ongressm in Hcott for I.lcoteiiint Gov-
I ernor and 1'atil W Houck for rcnomlna-
lion for .Secretary of Interna! Affairs,
will head tho Ilepubllcan ticket for tho
piimary election. It villi receive the
Mipport of both the l'enroie nnd Vare
factions, It Is predh led.
There Is no announcement to this ef
fect from leaders, but many Vare fol
lowers from various parts of Uie btato
have been behind cloed doors with
Senator feproul tho last two or threo
dav, and several of them havo un
hesitatingly predicted that the ahovo
slate would go through. 'I his Is con
strued to mean matters have come near
to .adjustment.
The opposition of Penrose followers
to Congressman hcott was the stumbling
block It has been gradually vanish
ing Now thero nro many leadern who
say the principal Pcuroso leadeis have
agreed to his candidacy. Nuturally-there
Is ample possibility foi a complete ie-
versal of the present ststo of affairs,
Noiiiluitlon papers are being circu
lated In ceveral rountlex In behalf of
former Judge William K Porter, of New
Castle, nnd Attorney William N Mc-
Nalr. of Pittsburgh,
ii k out-and-out
tho Democratic
'dr" candidates for
nomination for Governor
Porter and Bic.Milr, It was Ftuted
from llarrlsburg today, ato both officials
of the "dry" federation They have
agreed that the "drj" Democrats ohould
have a standard-bearer, and hbth are
to be In position to be a candidate for
the antl-llquor men to tally around. vs
Continued en raze Mt. Column l'ho
FORD ENEMY GETS 5 YEARS
Pleads Guilty to Sendliip; Threaten
ing Letter Demanding $10,000
Detroit, Mtrli., March 21, Aften en
tering u plea of guilty to sending a
threatening letter to Henry Ford, John
Slusarskl. twenty-five years old, was
sentenced to five years' imprisonment at
Fort Leavenworth.
Slusarskl demanded $10,000 from
Ford and threatened To kill the,, manu
facturer and Ills son, lSdael, unleea the
money wu sent to nipt.
arrestee, wnu
PRICE TWQ CEJ4TSJH
W
Prussians Advance 1.9
A.t j(-
Uoxxrocm nnotiHSi
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tin and Scarpe
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THREE ENGLISHS
POINTS STRUClgfe
Teutons Win Ground
in ear i-tanipicouri 'itiSi
aim ijouverai , 4mjJl
in a irtr r,.,, . nn,n (. 'I
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rroms rrora iviessmea
to River Meusc
GREATEST BATTLE LOOMS
Kaiser Masses Huge Stores
and Transfers Gallwitz'a
Army to West
With the British Armies in
France, March 21. v
The Germans are reported
advancing at several points be
twecn the Scarpe River arid St.
Qucntin. German infantry has
penetrated the British front
linctat points north of Lampl
court and Louvcral.
Later it was reported the
(Zr ni-s it .. I .
viviiimiin ncic UUVUUCIIIg OH fr'jj,51
St. Quentin ridge, on the edge&J
of the Cambral salient and atee,'
. m . Vs, "t
inrougn the Uauchc wood in
the same sector and throurt
the brick fields near CrolsiUe-lfei
sur-Villers. " r X?
London, March 21. , "
CiGlinnn nrtillprv nnnnnd nn ot .''
dawn today with a terrific bombard- -ment
against the whole British front
between the Scarpo River to a point
south of St. Quentin, fifty miles in
an nir line and comprising nearly
1 sevcnty-fivo miles of front. An
nouncement of tho German can
.nonade was made by tho War Office
'at noon.
Following this activity came re-
ports of violent bombardments by
the Germans on the French front
" d Champagne
The intense German artillery $
activity may be the beginning of the
I long-heralded and much-advertispefM
lucrman oiiensivc on the western, ww
front. 'CC?
The Scarne River lies east of.,
Scarpe River lies cast of
An us, anu tho front lies between
that sector and a point south of St &4
Qucntin. fV
tot.i !!.. I.. n...i .. KT ,
Iro In Mcsslnes Sector
ih,i in in .iicnuif4 nrrinr ' ..
1 lom the samo hour on consider-
nblo 111 lug vi.m reported lu tho Mes-
slncs sector. (Mc.xHlnca la In Belgium,
six: miles soutli of Yprcs and about
thirl -llv o miles noith of the Scarpe.) j0i'i '
At I o'clock this morning tho Gcr- Sy' '
inn lis Itrmiii linTiiltnrilt( ilm 17tan-(
Vtll V nilfl A fr-ftftavttnHMa .A. .lll. Jl 1 f
uu. m,,u .,i(,irui,c-cn sc-i:iurH Willi BO-', ?
shells. (Auncntleics Is six miles touth j. r V,
of Messlncs nnd Fleurbaix Is four &,' 5
miles south of Armeutlcres) Thlsf '!,
jiiuc-, suuiu ui jviiuviiiicres i inist
bombardment was still under way at'
.. . .r'l 17V
6 o'clock. Thus alone almost the whokaiV" i
of tlio British front coiiuonadliie began ' . ' ,
in riiiumo nun specu up, dui at tne )ia
nnll hnlli nf i fitillrif iin lli-f 1ia d Atl .
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tails vicro iiiuii.iuie. " H (ffl
Kremli Front Also Bombarded wJ'LM
Iteports fiom tho Fionch front tcli J:'
of an Intense und sustained bombard- "i
ment In tho sectors north and south'jW J'
cast OI iiucuns, miu uisu hi vuuuuj?r ,
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points 111 inw wimiiij'ubuo. ". -. ,
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1 VIUICIIC uuiuwa.u.,,1 . m w .4,..,
Ul lllC ..I. Mau ,.,vi-w., -v,.M ...k.,0
by the enemy between Curler's woijU
and Hezonvnuz, which was icpulse
the statement adds. Enemy uttcmpli
lu Cliampugne and In Loualue aleei
vvcie lepulsed wltli bciluus lossos. A
number of prisoners were fujte&j
Ficnch raids ut Alictte and Amman
couit resulted in prisoners.
Americans In Battle Zone
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German artillery violently boinbe
ed tlio French llnep In tio So1
(four miles enst of Tahucc) ajuj
Boupplct (four miles cast of bo1
rt'cluiiH. preceding u strong fttU
In the Coullercs and BezonvauxT
gions (north of Verdtin) u. Oev
thrust resulted In hand-to-Uan(
lug. The enemy was, vcpujsetl.
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