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ALLIANCE HEAD
ADMITS 'BAD' ACTS
Members Knew Tliey Were
Doing Wrong, Von
Bosse Says
TIED UP WITH BREWERS
Had to Do This to Control German-American
Vote,
He Explains
in
SIhjT Corrapofdent
Washington, March 21
Before the bill had been taken up by
Congre'ff'to rcoUe tho charter grunted
the National (Jenn.in-Amerlcan Alliance,
the members of that organs itlon real
ized they were doing many things thev
ought not to do and lealng undone
miny thliiKS tho Alli.ime should t il.e
up. and It had been duldcd to make
radical steps to iiform the orgaulzi
tlons and methods, tho Senate Judlcl ir
Commltteo was told today by the lle
Dr C J Von llosse, of Wilmington.
Del , president of tho organization
Whn I)otor Von Uosso wns recalkil
to tho stand today, to conclude the sen
sational testimony .he gao on Tuesday,
he conceded tint tlio clurter of the Na
tional !erni.iii Alliance Is to lio levoked
by Congress, but said its loss means
but little
Tlio only regret of the iK.uil7atlon
over tho loss of the elnHoi will be
hn Increase It will cfted In tlio bit
terness of racial feelings between the
Oerman and Aincrli an people. Von tlosvc
said. Tho eradication of this bltter-
ness of rail.il feelings has been one of
tho chief alms of tho Alliance, ho as
serted In spite of their strong opposition
toward tho United Mates going to war
with Germany before war was dcclatcd,
Doctor Von Bosso said, tho German
Americans h.io now dedicated them
selves to bring the war to n speedy
conclusion In favor of tho United btates.
The German American AHUnco has
been tied up with the brewery Interests
much moio closely than the niemboi
ship of tlio Alllanco d( sired. Von Bosse
continued, but without the prohibition
question there could have been no al
liance, becauso the German-American is
rot a partisan In politics nnd cannot be
induced to vote politically en bloc, but
will stick together on thu liquor ques
tion. "Like all men looking backwards,
the National Gorman American Alli
ance sees things clearer today than jes
terday," said Doctor Von Bosse ' They
. realize that much they did IimI better
been left undone, much that they might
have done was not done. They realize
It Is now high time to take stock of
themselves and to tevalue their work.
"vyti.it they did they did In good faith
and in honesty of purpose They have
fought prohibition nnd organized to
mako their opposition politically elec
tive. This caused them to bo tied up
with tlio brewing industry much more
than they liked But without tho pro
hibition question there could have been
no alllanco of Germans In n political
sense Temperamentally the German Is
not a partisan In politics and he cannot
be controlled or voted In a body The
leaders of tho Alllanco knew this, and
know also that united action by them
could only bo brought that about
through mnio all-Impelling common In
terest . I'lannrd Itadleal Clntllgen
"Had not these proceedings for the
l revoking of tho chatter been instituted
the membership of the Alliance would
themselves have soon taken steps to
mako ladlcal changes In organization
and methods.
"Under tho circumstances the losing
of tho charter means little
"What wo regret is that tho manner
of revoking It has been made tho vehicle
of furthering tho bitterness of feeling
already existing between tlio racial In
tegers In our countiy something we
havo sought since our entry into tlio
war to lighten and lessen
"We are ut war with (iermany, and no
nailer now mucu wo may havo differed
m opinion iwroro the war. no matter
vvhero our svmp.ithles then lay, we have
3 -wnencans now Put one duty, and
that to bring tho war to a speedy and
successful conclusion. To this end we
German -Americans have loyally dedl-
.iiu oursevves."
Less Defiant Today
in marked contrast to his attitude
of last Tuesday, when ho was dellant
ano. vigorously defended tho alliance
ino Kevi Dr. von Bosse was today nf.
"uiu unit conciliatory toward the com
mittee as a. wholn nml torcr inni-tcna In
his replies to questions by the commit
tee memocrs.
Jie llled with the committee reports of
the organization's receipts and expendi
tures, which show that about $80,000
vias spent by tho organization In tho last
Jlsht jears. In comparison with Its
large membership the alllanco handled
but little money, ho bald.
"But none of the money ever taken
n or spent Dy our officers went for Im
proper purposes," Von Bosse asserted
wim emphasis.
. The allegations mado against the al
nanto by Gustavo Ohllnger, president
of the Chamber of Commerce, cf Toledo.
O, the first man to testify before the
cmmlottee. vvcro rather general, vaguo
and Indefinite! and for tho most part
uruunaiess, vqn nosso declared.
COLE LIBERTY
We are glad to announce that the
fire or the nineteenth will cause no
interference in our service to car
owners.
Our entire stock of repair parts
was saved intact.
We have converted our used-car
building 233-35 N. Watt Street (be
tween Broad anpl 1 3 th) into a service
station.
We are immediately prepared to
give prompt and efficient service to all ,
owners.
In. a few days we will announce
the location of our new salesrooms.
JL. S. BOWERS CO.
245-47 N. Broad Sfreet
t Dlttributort
, Kcritou Fhon-r-Kc 4t4t, Bell rhone Intuit 4JJ0.
sSicj.'. A,..,. i..iCjk(,ii.hiW., .i sj," ve,. ,':- f.,:
Continental Hotel
Loses License
ConllmiKt from rnf(, 0lle
Other with, or without music, ocnt or
Instrumental.
"In conclunton we think It necessary
to wiy that. In tho consideration of other
petitions for licenses, tho applicants
liavo advertised to the well known fact
that dancing to the nccompanlment of
mulo, Is practlcnl In reupcctnhlo hotels
nnd tlini Him l idfi .tinni.i ....... ..
".. ..."...."" """"" l'""0 Mill-.
....inn)- nigioiu rnvor The correctness
of this leuronliiR Is undeniable, nnd no
hae not In-lm.it n th it the rules laid
down hy us m.iv be disregarded by any
on The reasonable uo of Instrumental
iimilc may lipvo a beneficial effect, but
tin nvlfliiulnii nt 4 tin . ... .... -. a .
to places licensed for the sale of lltnior I
hln,llli1Ail nflllu,.nn..... I.. f..l . . ,
produces conequcnces injurious to tho
individual and to tlio community.
"After mature consideration of tho
evidence, argument of councl nnd the
facts whl h arc known to the court we
nro of opinion that this license should
rot bo granted, nnd it Is accordingly re
fused "
Hotel Men To Take Action
Tho opinion of the licence e-ourt for
bidding singing and dancing In licensed
hotels will work a seilous hardship on
the hotels In this clt, prominent man
agers raid today
The bplnlnn of the court lias been
awaited with Interest A meeting nf the
Hotel Men's Association will bo called
nv i-resuient J .vuiicr l'lazler, of the
iioiicvue-strauord Hotel, within n few
d.tvs tn consider the qutstlon I
"There cm Jio no doubt about Its in.
Jurlng our business," said Manager Bon
ner, or tho mtz-Cnrllon. "However, If
wo are told to el'mlnato all dancing ani
singing 1 guess ve, will have- lo do so"
None of the managers would comment
upon tho new erder. The.v all said it
would take soim elavs of consideration
beforo the.v could give out mil definite
estimate ns to exactly what it would
mean to them,
It will not be so bad lt.lt Is unlcr.
sally enforced, ono man said.
It means an enormous loss to us .ill.
even though it Is universally enfoiced,"
sulci another
A statement will bo Issued bv tin
hotel men after tho meeting to bo
held either this wi I; or In the first
part of next week They all are appar
ently planning to follow tho order. It
is possinio some other form of put, r.
talnment, agreeable to the license court,
will bo substituted for tile- cabaret.
Opinion enters liter; I'luise
Judges Shoemaker and Wessrl in il,ir
opinion cover. tig evciy phase of the
question of the legality of coupling
dancing and singing with liquor selling,
pointed out that Hitry A. Kcknian ill.d
his application In, the regular way, but
cn.li ii remonstrance nail been tiled "al
leging mat tlio petitioner while holding
a license for tho same place during the
last vo.ir was guilty of violations of
the law, In having maintained n place
of amusement upon tho licensed prom-
ises Ho I? still the holder of tho pros-
out license foi that proprtv The pre-
ceding license Judges, Mai tin and Kin.
letter, on 1 ebrili i ., wero petitioned to
revoke lis. license, but tie matter was
submitted to tho present llectibe couit,
composed of dirfeient Judges, so that
all the facts m'glit be considered by us
In deterinnlng tho question of the re -
ncwal of IJckm.in license."
The opinion goes Into a description of
tho llcenred propel ty, the history of the
old hotel and the many phases through
which It has passed since Its establish,
mint almost as a landmark of the city
The Judges specify that the main room
for patrons has all the appearance of a
1 1
dince hall with tho added aecommoda-
tlon of n saloon Tho Important ques- preparations begun for tbn closing of
Hon which arose In tne application for xh county schools next mouth tho vlil
a renewal, the court states, was "May Ie supply nf teachers for lieu season
i licpnsen tu sell ittnnr npimit ,i tneinc ', reported todav as alarmingly small
a iicensto to sell llcpur pcimlt uincing j, ncluded In the diaft, and
and music on the Icensed premises?" tho fur.c tl,H year was legaided as a
In deciding this pioposition in the i mlulmuin
negative the Judges point out what thai
intended policy of tho Commonwealth
Is In legnrd to tho liquor-selling privi
leges and the decisions of prior llcenso
Judges nro quoted extensively. One ot
the latter was tho well-known dictum
laid down by Judge BrcBy'nnd Sulz
oerger, who said, "Licenses to glvo dru
in.it la and other artistic performances
aro nf an order entirely different from
tavern licenses "
"When a hungry or thirsty man needs
to eat 'or drink, lie does not require the
ttlmulus of niii-le or artistic perform,
ances, or dancing to aid his appetite
On the other hand, we know It Is u
well-known custom that young men
frequently favor young ladles by
en-
abllng them to visit places where music
and the drama are to be enjoyed Theso
accessories are, however, alien to tho
true purpose, of a tavern Thev aro
attractions Intended to mako people
resort to a tavern who would other
wise not go there, nnd tho people thus
to bo attracted are women, especially
young women, seeking for diversion and
amusement."
Judges .Shoemaker and We-.el near
the end of their long opinion tako up
the act nf 1881 nnd s.iv ' Ponslderlnir
hi. act as a remedUl uUie obj'ecl
of which Istto promote public peace and
advance moral conditions, it Is lmpos-
slblo for u to conceive that tho Legls.
laturo Intended to prohibit tho use of
liquor In theatres, circuses and amuse. I
ments, but permit it In places where '
tho public is amused under conditions !
which Invito familiarity of a moro In
eldlous and dangerous form. Tho pol
icy Is to keep tho sale of liquor away
from places of amusement- Those de-
siring to view tho drama or opera havo
dono so for years with profit and pleas-
ure, notwithstanding tho limitations of
tho act: the, desire of persons to daneo
may still be gratified In proper places "
"Upon our visit to tho 'Garden' on
tho evening of March 10. 1918, wo found
tho dancing floor crowded with young
men (many sailors ind soldiers) and
women, nearly all of them being of
EVENING PUBLIC
voutliful appearance, and cither minors
or only slightly ubovo"rcnty-ono jears
of age. The condition surrounding those,
young people were such ns to exercise a
deleterious Influence upon them.
"Ono Instance Is that of Clarence
Whitley, a minor, who, In company with
a Blrl (also a .minor), was at tho 'gar
den' from 10-.4S p. in. until midnight of
January 29. 1918, and liquor was served
to them While the Whitley caso may
have heen exceptional (and therefore not
such ns to require tho retention of tho
license, Com s. Kiichs, 19 1'hllii, Bt9.
1SSB), It nevertheless caused President
,.,. ..-! , ,t..,n, i, . ,. .
"," " "- ,' , " -"
clnc A "Brant case,' and It shows the
Mlinccrs Incident to-the npptlcint's con.
,,uct of ,n' l'l"'"", notwithstanding the
t'ar( which he claims to exercise These
fnctn ptcsent several questions, only two
st tt liliitt n i III tn Ml u I r 1 A T fit li I it t tti a
1) Slay a license to sell liquor permit '
.1 . !... .....1 ......I.. It... II a.1 . '
dancing and music on the licensed prem
ies? (2) Should this application be
granted?
"In the elaborate arguments of coun
sel we have not been referred to n single
case in which nil applicant has been
permitted to conduct a llccnso under
clrc-um'tances similar to those existing
nt the Continental Hotel, and our Inde
pendent evnminatlon has d.sclosed none
It has iieen unironuly.neld to be tin-
lawful to enlnrgo the T-phcre of the
licenses" activities by furnishing
amusements of various kinds in ordei
to attract persons to their saloons.
'gardens1 or shops Until the policy of !
the Commonwealth shall have chnnged '
"' I.'RlMallvo action, we will continue
lu ciuuiie win mw as u nas ueen nun-
''"' "'" ' "" necessary, I'rim.ir-
"' 'or the public good nnd, secondarllj,
. lor inv, inierc-sis,
DEFEAT FOE FIRST, U.S.
STAND ON PEACE UNION
r,.wf n:.,.. T . ..r xt..
.i.i.iuc. liocu i.ihuc; i lxa-
tions With Huns, Is Gov
ernment View
tiHblncton. March 21.
The Government, though favoring a
Icigiio to enforce peace, Is cold toward
discussion of the proposal nt this time
This was authoiltatively stated tenia
In tho wnko of talk about the plan both
in tlio Hoii"c of Lords In Hngland and
In tin- 1 nltcd States Senate It etas
pointed out that the discussion now
would sene no good purposes in view
of tho fact that the eh. inc. for oiganlz
Ing sue It .1 league now appeals remote.
Dlsiiission now would tend toward
useless neaco talk. It was c tn 1 1, il. nml
! the Government Is anxious that all
Ami i lean thought should ho centered
now on the single task of winning the
war
The- Uoicrninent is now convinced
that no peace Is possible bj negotiation
wltn the ruthliK looters of Jtusslii and
ltunianl.i. and thinks that until 'ivutnn
, militarism has been given a death blow
'a league to enforce peace Is onlv n
theory Tho best way to make a basis
for such a league Is not by talk but by
, war actions, olliclals say.
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SIIORTAGK IX TUACIIKKS
Normal School to Open Classes
Relief Measuic
is.
I.iuiiaslrr. I'a.. March 21 With
The Mlllersvlllo Statu Normal Scluol
In an effort to oveicome the shortage
has arranged for shor'-lerni courses
to tit students for class-loom Instruc
tion Thee classes w 111 bo started about
April 1.
PISTOI- PLAV IX STREETS
Duel Piecceles Arrest of Aliened
Thief nnd Murderer
laige crowd witnessed un exciting
pistol duel at Twenty-third and Morris
streets when Policeman Donohue of the
Twentieth and Pedeiul streets station,
arrested William Huston, also known
as Henderson, ot Thirteenth near Mount
Ve rnon
Huston emptied his weapon at tho
patrolm.cn without Inflicting any damage
The police charge that Huston Is a
packago thief, is wanted on a charge,
of murdei in a small town out West nnd
Is also wanted for robbing a mall box
Huiib Defied by Mercicr
Washington, Match 'i An Amster
dam cable received here slates that
Cardinal Mercler has addressed to the
I cainoiio clergy unci laymen oi iieigtuin
ft. iIf t.ti"...!';
i,y tne rjmndn invaders Tho prelate
forbids Belgians to aid the Germans In
any way in accomplishing their task,
EJi3f2rsri3SJrjyiSrii?
Maxtfson & DeMan)
1115 Chestnut Street
Opposite Keith's
Get Next Season's Furs
Now and Save
IT IS a clear gain of dollars upon dollars, sometimes &
running into the hundreds, for those who need a scarf a
for spring or furs for next
Our Removal Sale Brings Savings of One-half, 'k
More than One-half and One-third I
pi
"Fashions will change little," say designers. And i
iha nlnn nf nnvinir mnloa hnvinir nice" r
Purchases will be reserved
payment of a deposit, payments
Fur Goats
75.00 Pony 37.50
119.00 Marmot 59.50
149.00 Muskrat 74.50
179.00 Mutkrat 89.50
250.00 Nutria 125.00
290.00 Hud.on Seal ....145.00
325.00 Hudson Seal 185.00
390.00 Leopard 195.00
'Fur Sets
55.00 Raccoon 27.50
65.00 Taupe Fox ...... 32.50
105.00 Taupe Wolf 52.50
125.00 Black Fox . 62.50
135.00 Brown Fox 67.50
195.00 Croit Fox 97.50
1 97.00 Beaver 98.50
197.00 Pointed Fox 98.50
Spring-Weight Scarfs-
59.00 Wolf, all colon... 29.50
65.00 Fox, all colon.... 32.50
99.00 Ermine 49.50
Mall orders promptly filled. Re
aalrlna and remodeling dt low
eott. Charge account opened.
LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY,
POLICY OF U-BOAT SECRECY
TO BE ABANDONED BY U. S.
Chairman Hurley to Follow Example of Sir
Eric Geddes and Show Task Now
Before America
Wnshlifjtlnii, March SI.
ABANDONING l" policy of tecrecy.
J tho United States Is about to Join
with Clrtat Urltaln In frank discussion
of "" llumarmo menace.
ST ImilOAlIU lltimi ttlll -i
To Impress upon the people of this
country the vital necessity of Indi
vidual and united effort to beat tho
U-boat, Chairman Hurley, of the ship
ping board, has prepared a stUcment
to follow that of Sir Krlc Geddes, Tlrst
Ixird of the British Admiralty, before
tho House of Commons vestcrday.
Hurley will openly show thn great
icK before the United States in
rp. ocli next Tucedav at New York,
The embassy made public sttlklig
'iffMM ivirofiillv romnlled In idimv the
i nun'.im'i. inmaila tl. rtormms ,r
m.iklng on the world's shinning '1 his
tt.itenient President A'lison and his
"War Cabinet" had before them Ves-
tcni,,y nt u. t01ig mnfcrctica III the
s lltl, iiUM. Most of that coiitcrciicr
nas (1.xl)U.(i, t , p.lrned later, to
the tonnage problem fn-lng the wot Id
And npperontly it was agned that
llurlev should make a statement on
the serious work alii ad of the lulled
States Including tu plovers as well a-"
abort I e
rigures compllrd by expel Is of the
,
GREAT GERMAN DRIVE INDICATED
BY TERRIFIC FIRE
Cnnllniircl fmnl l'.iw One
pulseil by rrrnth lire Willi srrlmis
losses.
Circ.it Aitlvllv In Air
Tor tho list two weeks tho ft out
. - - I-V. tlniii
has been glowing muie mu-nsi. ...e..
thnu 100 raids have been e-anlcil out
hv both sides, vvlillu tlio Inttle In the
. n,.. ,,
The Germans'
nh has never ceisen.
Imvc nude p irttcul.ulv fie.iiled
at
tempt" to prevent thp Allies from lly
lng ovei their lines, tnc.invvliile nnklnij
the most dospeiate clToitH to tccon
noltcr the Iliitlsh dispositions of
oiccs Tills has tesultcd In uiiiaIm;
clashes In the air.
The whole lino has been the scene
of violent unci Dloouv iigiiiniK in m-
past, especially the zone mound Cam
bial, which lies twenty inreo nines
1101 th of St. qurntlu,
If, ns so'nio observers are liu lined
lo believe, Hie i.iiiiion.iilliiB Is really
the preliule to :i German drive. Hie
Krealest battle or Hie war may ho In
prospect.
Bombardment May He Ku
However, the possibility exists that
the Germ ins are cannonading on th tt
section of the front mentioned lo cloak
operations elsewhere
It had generally been believed the
fiermnn blow on the western front would
fall upon tho Krench But It the artil
lery activity Is any Indication of Its locu
tion It means the British will have to
bear the brunt of tho offensive.
One Indication the bombardment mas
bo the introduction to it German de
fensive Is contained ill a recent report
Wc Can Use From
10,000 to Yi Million of
White Jeans and
Middy Cloth
Send Swatches
Indicating Quanlilu and
Price
Z. & S. MIDDY CO.
57 Hope St.
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
I
winter to buy now while
in our vaults until next fall upon
to be continued monthly.
155.00 Sauirrel 77.50
149.00 Hudion Seal .... 79.50
179.00 Kollniky 89.50
Purchasing agents' orders
accepted iclth usual 10 per
cent discount allowed.
ra
II
alllid nations show that since the war
began tho total loss. In world tonnage,
dun to enemy action and marine risk,
Is H.8a7,G62 gross tons, of which the loss
In 19W nlono was C.723.023 tons.
The 'total output of world tonnage In
the same period wns only C60C.275 gross
tons, tho total for 1917 lie lug 2,103,355
tons
In addition to the latter, tlio total
enemy esels captured since tho war
began amounted to 2.G89.000 groxs tons
The figures given out publicly for the
first time by the IlrltMi Admiralty
"speak for thcmwlves," It Is stated It
is no longer felt nccifcs.iry Iw hide the
facts. It Is explained On the subject
of loes the Adtnlriltv "disclaims nnv
dislro to prophesj about so uncertain u
thing as war In its submarine phase"
It would bo Incorrect, however, to ns
mmm in,. Admir.itiv mns. ihni losses
bv Mibmirlnes will continue to decrease
or that production of merchant vessels
will coitlnue to Incic.ise It Is einph.i-
sized that the piifillcatlon al this time
or tlio real facts regarding tho li-hoat
threat Is solely to Insure tho vigorous
en-opei itlon of all concerned In boom- i
lug building while "sclenco Is placing
at our cllipis.il means of offense and!
defense of which we have been 111 ticecr'
The- Hill lev st it. nient will offset imic'h
of the cueradvcttisinc of Amerlca'sj,lilp- '
building plan-
ON FRENCH FRONT C Th?Gcrm.Tar,ll.ery has been rein-
'"fi.ued with Austro-Iluiigarlm guns, the
..lTIM.il ,.1.,',-trnilit s.lld
from Copenhagen that tho chiefs of the
Getni.iu urmy hail invited neutral cor-
resnondents to leave Berlin on Wednes
el.ij to "witnesM the offensive against the
Allies nn tho western front"
t.erniilns Mass HllKe stores
Tor sonio time reports have been com-
( mg liut nf Holland tint Germany was
i missing vast quantlttes ot aiiiniunltlon
Wind units tllinn tho wcslt-lti ftnnt nml
, ... , :
"J K""" "pon tho wcsteiii fiont nnd
that von lltiideubuig virtually was re
organizing the western front luniy mid
putting the German soldiers In Intensive
training for an olTenslve.
In this same connection It has been
stated the Germans might try to drive a
wtdve bitwien the two armies If ruoIi
was the si heme of the Germ in high com
mand tlio German armies would be Hung
foiw.ird In the district from which the
arllllerv nitivitv was reported.
i At tin same time some rreneli mill-
taiy experts have predicted the (iortuans
B'
authority of the Kirschbaum
label, every fabric, domestic
or foreign, is submitted to
the most rigid scrutiny
known to textile science.
L The acid test which de
tects the slightest trace of
cotton. Nothing but 100 per
cent all-wool is accepted.
2 The tensile test to deter
mine whether it possesses
the necessary strength to
insure good service to the
wearer.
3. The weather test, in which
a sample of every fabric is
exposed to the elements
sun, rain and storm.
4 Inspection of every yard
MARCH 21. 1918
might launch a Joint offensive on
several eectots of the western front.
Within the last week another group
has been formed on the western front
under the command of (lenernl von Gall
wltz, who was Von Mackensen's chief
of artillery In tho drive hrough Serbia.
However, avcoidlng to the German
War otllco reports, Von Gnllwltz's com
mand Is far removed from the Scarpe
St Quentln secfor. Ills forces (nnd ho
Is said to have u reserve of more than
.100,000 men) evidently arc located on the
Woevro I'laln and In the Vosges Moun
tains. Anirrlrnn trnnpa are on a part of
the line In that region.
British troops carried out successful
raids In the St Quentln rector last night,
capturing about a dozen prisoners and
several machine guns
other successful raids wero made bv
the British at Messlnes, on the west
rianders fremt, and nlo In the sector
of the Kouthoulst forest, north of the
ypres-Stnden railway. German positions
were entered nnd some prisoners were
captured
Crolsllle.sur-VIPrs, mentioned ns one
of tho objeit'ves In the German forward
movement Is on the Senee nicer, nbe.ut
four miles south of the Scarpe Cambral
is nbout twenty miles southeast of tho
point where the Scarpe cros.es the front
I.mitilcourt and I.ouernl cannot be lo
rated on tho Inrgest n-alo maps avnll-
ible in this country
It Is r, curded ns slgnlfle-nnt th it the
i ',e rin.ui IiIkIi command nccord'ng to n
, Cuiicnhigeu dispatch TucmIhv Invited
' neutral countries to go to tho west to.
I seo the start of tho "grand olTensive
Thev wne
have left on this trip jes-
tenl.iy
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AUSTRIA A' Alt TILLERY
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Aiiiiteribiin, March 21
,turcls,11K M0t.nte of the artillery
i tlrii'g on the western front was re-
l ' ' - "
j ti,0 eMunonadlug has been especially
severe between DKntudo and I.e Bissee,
along the south Innk of the Olse Illver.
north or Blielms in tlio Champagne and
on the Verdun front
The tepnrt cl limed the capture of
i trt l-'rcu li prisoners In tho Verdun
sector and sc tenty-elght others nt Apre
inoivt, In tU AVoevre plain
Trench artillery directed a destruc
i live mo ni;tiiiisi i.uiiij wmiii i
i ,,,.,. c,i,;C of the Wccv re plain
tive tlio against P.irroy wood on thto
According to the German War Office
report, a terrific Infantry battle was
under vviv while big guns were raging
over tho greater part of the western
front
Djnaniitc Near War Plant
viittintiker. Ml... March 21 Korty
'Kht sticks of cly n unite were found near
the powerhouse of the Natlotnl ItiK
id llli-ctrli I'ompinv plant Here Ked-
,) ,,mhorltles announced today
plant Is engaged In war work
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THE KIRSCHBAUM
ALIWOOLTEST
i'Jifr--S
EFORE it can go into a
garment bearing the
Kirschbaum Suits and Topcoats made
in Philadelphia are for sale at
LIT BROTHERS
8th and Market Streets
Men's Section Second Eloor
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AZIONI DI ARTIGLIERIA
ALFRONTEIfALIANO
Gli Aviator! Italian! ed Allc-
ati Conseguiscono Altro
Vittorie Aerce
rubllsht-il n nirtrlb'lted Under
fEMMIT No. 3(1 , .
Authorli'rl by the set of OrtoW ".
inn. on file kt tho fonlcrtlce of Phila
delphia. Pa.
lly order of the PrRliti-nt.
A. b mmf-i-soN.
Pontmnter Oeneril.
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llonin, 21 marzo.
Da rapportl Bluntl dal Quartler
Ocner.ilo ltnllano si rllcva die, durante
la glornntn dl lerl l'altro, l'artlgllerla
iiemlca fu alquanto attlva nulla llnee
oho si estendono ad occldente del I,ago
d Gnrda, con lo scopo dl molestnre 1c
truppe ltnllano cd ostacolarne do opera,
zlonl mllltarl.
Dal Lago dl Garda al Montelto l'artl
gllerla teutonics llmlto" la sua attlvlta
alio ronsueto azlonl con oblcttlvl non
Importantl
lfn vivace scambln dl fuoco dl fucttcrla
si verldco' altraverso 11 P'ave tra I rl
Pirtl dl esplorazlone. I.ungo lc Unco
del dettp flume avvennero parecchl
scontrl tra pattugllo d'lncurslone, con
cslto sempro favorevolo per ell Italian!.
Vbtentl ed en cacl nz'onl da parte
delle batterlo lindane si verlPcnronev
contro le poslzlonl nemlche sulla sponda
sinistra del I'lave tra Noventn e Grl
soleVa, lungo U basso corse; del Plavc
o presso fan Dona' ill Piavo.
Gil nvlatorl ttnll ml ed ntleatl furono
attivlsslml e complrone varlo Incurs'onl
sopra lo linen nemlche bombardindo
eflleacemente 1 poslzlonl nvversarle e
so"tencndo varll scontrl con gll nviatCT.1
nemlcl.
Durante dettl scontrl due pallonl fre
nntl nemlcl furono Incendlatl dngll nvla
torl Italian! Duo neroplanl avversarl
furonti abbattutl' lino dagll avlatnrl
francesl In prosstmlta' dl San Glacomo
dl Vegll.i o l'altro dagll avlatorl Inglesl
presso lo poslzlonl sull'altlplano dl
Aslngo
Hcco 11 testo del cojnunlcato ufficlale
pubbl'cato, lerl, dal Mlnlstcro delli
Guerrit In noma:
Ad est dal I.igo dl Garda frequentl
fuoehl " mo'estla si verltlearono da
parte d"ll'artlgllerla avversarli.
Dal I.ngo dl Card i al Montello lo
n?Ionl dl nrtlgllerl.t furono llmltate o
dl seeondarla Importin.t.
Seamblo dl fuoco dl fucllerln, attra
vrrso II Plave, si eblie tra I rlpartl
dl esplorazlone, e varll scontrl si
verldcarono tra lo pattugllo d'lncur
slone I.a nostra artlgllerla effettno' efll
ciel fuoehl d!truttlvl contro le posl
zlonl nem'che sulla sponda sinistra del
I'lave e prcclsamente tra Noventn c
Orlsolern
I nostrl avlatorl fecero Incendlare
duo tnllonl nemlcl presso Conegllano
c Col Mlrnnn
inn aeroiilanl avversarl furono nb-
by woolen experts, whose
unerring eyes seek out! the
slightest imperfection in the
weave.
5, Shrinking by the thor
ough London Cold Water
process and not the steam
method ordinarily used.
Steam takes up 50 to 60 per
cent of the shrink in a fabric
our cold water process
removes it all.
Then, when the fabric goe,s
to the hands of Kirschbaum
tailors, it somehow seems to
impart to them an added in
centive to lavish upon it all
the skill at their command.
They know their handiwork
is npt being wasted upon
inferior materials.
REID & FORT
1204 Chestnut Street
Also 11 South 15th Street
battutl unl dll AvUteri
presso fun Olacomo dl Venn
dtill Inglesl lUirAltlptano dl -
Ie Insldlosa propigand-'
tedesca In Italia e stattn. r
Intenslflcatn tanto al .front
austrlacl hanno tentato lnvMio
ternlzzare con la truppe Italia
frendosl flnanco dl far recap
lettere del soldatl alls loro
nelle reglonl Invase nella
celtta' como Mllano ove mlsterle
furono dlstrlbultl manifest!
notlzlo dl dlsfatte sublto dagll
ed ove stranl rumorl hanno
a propagarsi. . c
In Napoll si c' tentanto dl alh
li' popolazlone con rapportl dl
e dl prosslmo Incurtlonl neree. f
Qucsta propaganda e' conne
I rumorl dl pace npparsl slmujt
mente e cho non hanno altro
non nuello dl tentare dl IndeboH
reslstcnza nkzlonale, e dl far
false speranze dl pace alia vlfUN
una offenslvu nustro-tedesca In ItaM
Oecnr T. Crosby, capo della
slone Interalleata per I credltl dl i
e' glunto In noma ova ha rtvevuto i
cocltcnz cordlallsslma. Tuttl 1 wUt
hanno pubblfcato la sua fotogTawi,
lunghl nrtlcoll blograCI. I, IstltiKo,!
lomaio lo nn ricnieswni tencre una
tunc In francosc circa II suo vlanto '
esplorazlone in Abissinla.
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