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BLIO 'LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY.. MARCH 23, 1918 , . ' ''' .TV;
(CANALS PROVIDED
, IN RAILROAD BILL
Improved Inland Waterway
Transportation Contem
plated in Measure
THIS PORT INTERESTED
iNeccssltfcs of Business Make Value
of New Construction
Obvious
Prussian Militarists Delude People With Poisoned News
untlmiril from l',i( One !
mazo of corrldorM and stnlrcases ot tho
llolchslag building, Is the alto of the
press conference" where tho ed
itors of the Hcrlln and German pro
vincial newspapers receive instruc
tlons from representatives of tho Gov
ernment In regard to news tho' latter
de-ilres or does not desire them to pub-
ihMr'ni lllie.Knlser's 8latcmen wield
their absolute power over the Oertnan
press to Influence .public opinion
everywhere In Ocrmanv -- .....
papers nre printed and read, telling
I . I. . . . J""'"""IH wnnt not to
K)f J. HAMPTON MOOKK ' Z,lu',mt l?, vrlto rnd now to write.
Wa.l.ln.l--, March 23. j "'' l'1'mt "r ,cl 1 wvlnu out
'. . .... . . .. ,lc that will be accented In th- -.
In ho rallroad-oomrni i.iii is n para- molest hamlet of tho empire as the
graph of great Interest to tlio advocates spontaneous opinion of their favorite
nf Improved rlvera and barbers nlonR ' JT,',1' ' 'n',c.r "w" not a llttlo
,, Allan... seaboard. It provKlcs that , "XST Jfi
the rrcsiuein. wiicnor ii "luj rn. -i ....v.iim.iiiinn institution of the "press
titrable, shall expend Mich proportion of conference" In the otherwise deserted
tho revolving fund resulting from the iieiciistfijr Ijiilldlnv
iteration ot the railroads "for the utli- L '" lln Irst months of the wur, the
,aon and operation ot canals, or for , P
t. HlisA1.'iII onttatnif flnn nr 111 MLz.ltrOtl i IlV thn tocmu !. t .- , '
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THE CENTER OF MILITARIST POWER
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CANADA QUICKLY RESPONDS
TO CALL FOR MORE SH
Mid cpciatlon of boats, barge-. tug.i and ,ers W(,re bound to submit only nr-,
other transportation facilities on the ju. es unci liens at a military nature!
inland, canal and coastwise waterways." " 'r:'1 n l,c ' Prussian cen-
And the President Is farther authorised I , , ' r ', ,'v' "uu" "Kn to argue mat
in this connection to operate and use I "' 0,n nd even general political
such facilities and to "create ,.r employ .;". ... ,m' t'"iT 'IB on iho
such agencies and enter Into such con- "''""' "n,st ' "miequence be cen-
li acts and agreements as he shall deem
In tlfo pub'ilclntercst.
This Inland-waterway provision was
left In the bill by both Senate and
llous-o substantially as It was tlrnfted
soied.
lidllor. I mlrr Dure,
IMltois vcfifsliis; to nc ept this view
were continually In tumble. Xews-
eopfls-
leu
lien i .. .
by tho Interstate Commerce Commie- ' i" "-' I'uusianiiy nemg
. . ... ,... . .. .. ... . i cated and siiomcssiMi ni i,ni
Hon III me instance m me rrt.-Miu-iii .inn in.,,...,.., . ----- -.-. . .twt ... .,.
Ilrector wneral of railroads. It was ' f" ' i,ll''st, ";7e,''-'ested and Imprls-
Intended to rernond In the Incieasliip f-n, ,.'',. ,77 "' lu,out t110
sllatlo for .he u-e or waterways and , VneVcI -i n 1.1 nV f " iil? V eY.e,"
,Hnals In conjunction with the railroads. V n -s? ?,.?. iV'C npcl,?,nS. with
nod to lolicve our transportation dim- 'Xi. censor's permis-
cdtles, ; ,..,'. . .
s originally drawn the word 'canals ' '',",". '" ' ''" uetween the press
as not Included In the bill us 'proper' y """ ";e censor became so strained that
Mbe pui.hased under the authority cen. L,. iOVe,1'""H'"t ,,ecIdei' somethlnK
t-rrerl. This wold was lu'ertcd by the """ "l """ lu concinaie anil at tne
lotirstale and Porefltn fommen-e ''oni- .'m mo. If Possible, definitely fetter
m'ttec of th- Mous- at the request ot c '"" ' ,le,wPapers. The Her
tn. president of the Atlantic Deeper ' ' "'""""ers and editors, who had
Waterways Association, who argued that ,""' l,cc'n complaining that they got
unless the IMosldent was given jurlsdIV. I 1, ,""' "f."'"- "ere blandly Informed
lion over canals they might not be In- "'U' the (.overntnent Itself was will
v uded within th- meaning of "trans- "fj. rKiV0 them military und pollt-1
portatlon systems" as dellned In the 'P; ''' mntlon regularly, part of
resident's proclaniatlon taking over th , V. L .. woull ',0 Permitted to pub
railroads. There was much discussion I '"''"ll 'c S("" communicauons would
on this, point In the House, which re- 'e.Uctly confidential. This was the
Milted In an amendment striking out the "'"" ul l,,B ',reas comerence. the
word "purchase" wheie It applied lohst meeting of which took place In
i.uials. but leaving It easily within the lanuary, 1913. Kver since then It
jievvcr of the President or the dliector'has iifet twice a week, through all the
general of railroads to take over, utilize , trials and tribulations of the war. And
nil operate such canals ns be deemed Jet, even In Germany, most people
laeful for the public service. i know nothing about It, und this is
the tlrst detulled account of its pro-
Intunct Waters lo llo L'ed ceedlngs that has ever appealed In
Bringing canals thus within tho 'pur-, ""' newspaper. The German Gov
view of the director general of rail-, emment naturally does not wish the
mads was a -distinct victory fur tho At- bondage In which It keeps the press to
Hntlc Deener Wttterwiivs Association. le widely known. are exaggerated and that Inste.nl nf
The director general had already given Every Monday and Thursday morn-1 ten thousnad prisoners the Hermann
assurance that he would use waterways Ing, at about 11 o'clock, you notice a have lost only u llftli of that number,
und canals to aid transportation wher- thin stream of Individuals, with the while the retreat of the German troops
vcr he found them serviceable. An In. ' Inevitable leather portfolios, under was carried out according to orders,
land waterways committee, i-omlng ' their arms, disappearing with un lm- without even the knowledge of their
largely under the direction ot the chief portant air Into the silent Itelchstag , opponents. While the start represcn
nt engineers of the army, was formed, building. Once In a while a big gray I tntlvo Is making this announcement,
ii nd this committee has already started j motorcar, decorated with the mono- which every reader of oftlclal German
lo get down to brass tacks. It Is making ' gram of the War Olllco or the Foreign ' war news will at once recognize,
Inquiries as to the availability of cer- j Qltice, dashes up and disgorges a per- ' n hundred pencils are busy taking
Uln natural streams and artificial water, sonage In uniform, bedecked with Iron down Ills words, which will appear In
ways. , crosses and ribbons of various orders, print with slight variations all over
Included among these, of course, Is whom the Individuals In plain clothes, Germany by evening. If the major's
Hie Mississippi River, whose advocates salute with low bows and much obse-1 Information Is particularly meager and
have never been slow in coining forward nuious dolling of hatA ' the neutial pies has been full of
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Orders Placed for 43 Steel and 46 Wooden Vesat)
Cost .$G4',000,000 Prime Minister Thanks ij
United States
Sin
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(lltanra, March S3.
ItOHCIlT IIORDKN, premier of
the Dominion ot Canad-, gavo some
Interesting details to the House of Com
mons In regard to tho quick response
that has been made by tho Government
to the call of tho Allies for more' ships.
He said much has been done In the Do
minion through the Imperial Government
through the Imperial munitions board.
Orders have been placed by tho Im
perial munitions board for forty-three
steel ships, with nn aggregate tonnage
of 211,300, and , forty-six wooden
vessels, with a total tonnage of 128,
400, The total value of these vessels
Is 561,500.000. Twelve shipyards nre
now working on orders from tho Im
perial munitions board and their ca
pacity Is being brought up to approxi
mately 250,000 tons o. year.
Ilerths vacated by the completion of
ships ordered by the munitions board
will be utilized at once by tho Domin
ion Government. Kour careo
ships, with a total tonnag of '
nre to be completed and pli
commission this year. Next year;
ever, fifty steel ships are to com
Kor the present year the Cloven
ims aumorlied by order in coui
expenditure of j:5,000,000 on shl
Ing.
The Trlme Minister express
thanks to the United States Ooreri
for Its action In nrovtdlnc that the
dlan Government might ebtaln In)
country 80,000 tons of ship plate
angles to meet empDUiiaing n
ments for this year. These mai
are to be supplied at the same prli
which they are supplied to the V
States Government. The Prime Mini
also told of the efforts being madei
the Government to bring about tMVi
tabl shment of a mill for the roll
steel ship Plates and angles tn Cl
In order to supply requirements' In'
ani in succeeding .years.
-,.
SENATE BANS RELEASE
OF DRAFTEES OVER 31
May Have to Rnise Limit to
45 Yeai's, Says Senator
Chamberlain
HEINZ EXTENDS TDMEf
FOR FLOUR REP(
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Those Who Hav
Make Returns Must
Hurry, However
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The tower of tho German Reichstag building, the source of the poisoned news supply which keeps the deluded people of the Central
Towers in submission, is shown nt the right of the photograph loom ing above the famous Brnndcnburger quadriga at the extreme western
end of the famous avoiute, Unter den Linden. The qundriga was brought to Paris by Napoleon, but later returned to the German capital
after the downfall of the "Little Corporal."
unu,,,, .... !,- t-,i.tn r,,ini !i , i mi i . ! n i ,ni,i riprinnnv'u forplirn oollcy from man. whom one Is surnrlsed to t.ee In successfully used by tho Government
ully merely comments upon tho latest i tho press. After listening to vehement ; civilian gitib at the conference and against the press as an argument to
olliclal war bulletins In much tlie same I criticism from the editors of the Vor-1 not on boaid one of his beloved
viiouh wuv as do the military critics waerts and the l.elpzlger Volkszcitung. IMjonts. putting his theories Into
of the German newspapers, who. in
deed, draw- most of their, Inspiration
from hlni. If the Kiench or Kngllsh
bulletins hnvq announced a German
reverse, ho tells the members of the
conference the reports of tho enemy
Missouri if they can bo nwle to re-
! conference room, The president of
pond to the demands of commerce. The the conference, an elderly newspaper
Southern States arc naturally favor- ; man, but a reserve officer. If you
sble because of their faith In southern '' please, and In full uniform, lines a
ports such as New Orleans and ualves- ' bell to Intimate the meeting has be-
ton, which would undoubtedly bo well sun, and the liveried attendant hastens worsted
jcu uj " iiiii'iuku .msHisaipiJi, um to leave wie upariiueui. I'ureiuuy rios-
the Immediate demand of, the Mississippi nK the door, before which ho mounts ,
boomers Is not so much for channel guard so that no profa'no car may .
depth or for tractlblllty of flow of , overhear the state secrets presently
water as It Is for material assistance tn bo discussed.
t two flights of! bad news, which the censor hns with
enter the piessl,lel(1 tr'"n t,le Oerinan.paper, home
DUIU spun aiuuiiK ill; new siapei un:ii
may ask for particulars.
"I hove no more Iniormatlon lo
Impart," Is generally, In such cases,
the gallant major's laconio reply, and
tho applicant for more news subsides.
cow dissatisfied Journalists craving
real news.
who are also members of tho lteichs-1 practice In the German navy, In which Of all the Government officials nt
tag. Herr von Mumin rose with aihe holds the rank of lieutenant com- the conference. Count Wedel, of the
flushed face and declared disdainfully; mander. T.'sually, when not roused Foreign Ofllce, used to play upon tho
"We are not in the Reichstag here, I to action by the Foreign Ofllce. this , vanity and weakness ot tho Berlin
and vou have no right to criticize the j supposed confidant of Grand Admiral! Journalists with the greatest virtu
representatives of the Imperial Gov- von Tlrpltz Is remarkably silent and pslty. At one time the Turkish Am
einmeni'" ' . reserved, not associating with his less 'assador In Jlerlln, Hakkl Pasha, had
YVhereuncin ho gathered up hi
luminous manuscripts ana leil
llrrnlmril (ireat Iirbitrr i next meeting of the nress conference
The great debater of tho conference
Is George De.rnhaid, manager of the
great publishing firm ot Ullstcln
Ilrothers and editors of the Vosslschc
Zoltung. This clever young man from
tho first readily entered Into the spirit
of the conference as planned by the
Kaiser's Government, and resolved to
prove his ability t? the powers that be.
loom, never to leturn.
Nevertheless, Kxcclleni! vou Mummi
was wrong; the press conference W an
exact replica of tho neicnsiag. ine
press representatives are Just as 'pow
erless as the representatives ot tho
German people In tho Imperial Parlia
ment, and the Government bamboozles
and desplces them nulto as much.
Yv'hll.- the Journuusis niiucK iiib
reserved, not associating with his less "assauoi- in jseriin. iiiki.i i-as na, nnu
ils vo. , aristocratic colleagues, many of whom 1)ec" criticizing the po ley of the cr
l te honestly doubt his sanity. nJn" Government. His remarks had
1 u,t ' displeased the Foreign Office. At the
Foreign Office frequently at tlio con- M the hope of one day becoming one
fprence. It must not lie supposed mai , of tliem. While annarentlv with nr-it
they arc ever victorious in these tus- vigor defending the Interests of the
sles; In the end they are Invariably press, he has In reality Invariably fur
forced to give in and Ignominious y to thered tho designs of Prussian autoc.
make ameims, nnnwii .-,.-, ""- i iaty, always placing his argument!!.
live taienis at its disposal at critical
('HiiivuflitKe I rd
In the organization of steamboat and
Large lines which might be operated It
so subsidized. Tho Itlck Warrior Itiver,
which reaches the Alabama coal fields,
t also velng considered for this kind of
Government nld. I
The argument is that If these rivers,
i'.n be made to carry what the lalhoads
M'c, Incapable of carrying, they will be
giving distinct service to the country
in the prosecution of the war. The law
provides not only for tho utilization
and operation of canals and waterways,
but alto for "thn purchase, construe- ,
Hon and utilization and operation ot
boats, barges, tugs and other transpor- i
tatlon facilities." I
It Is a broad commission thus given
"l'rrHunsc's" Uomlnsle
At a separate table. In a distinctly
dominating position, are ussembled
the representatives of the Imperial
Government. Kach department ot the
Government has Its special delegate. ,
A colonel represents tho War Ofllce. 1
n ma lor the general staff, a command-
.... !,., Vnvv llennrtnient. whllo tho as
Frequently the Government dele
gates read a report they have prepared
for the conference. It may bo about
the submarine campaign, or tho food
situation, or Germany's relations with
some neutral country. In such cases
tho ofllclal In question invariably
warns tho Journalists not to take down
his words in shorthand, but merely
make notes of the most Imp
points, nud to write tlio stoi
ti,. lnfnrmntlun thev vvaiueu,
Once in a while, to keep up ap
pearances, the Foreign Ofllce doles out
some trifling diplomatic Information.
Impressing tlio newspapermen by first
pledging them to absolute secrecy, or
leads part or a letter icceived from
one of its innumerable confidential
gents in neutral countries, nui, us a
times, uernhurd's ambition to rise
from the poKltUn of n miserable no,...
paper editor to a place In a Govern
ment depurtment. with tho coveted
title of "Rat," has, however, so far
been disappointed.
Revcntlow" Is u fanatic, and Bern-
imru nn utterly unscrupulous udven-
Wn.lilnrton, March 23. 1
'I'lie news Hint the GermanB had broken
through Hrltaln's OVfenses on tho west
I front roused the Senate today to demand
. for more Igorous prosecution of Amer
ica's part In the war..
1 Resuming its clean-up of War De-.
partment bills the Senate took up the
resolution for registration of all men
who qave become twenty-one since the1
."Hi of last June.
I Senator Hardwlck, Georgia, a con
sistent opponent of the draft, soURbt to
I amend It to exempt all men who have
leached tho age of thirty-one since June
, ;. Ills own vote was the only one In
lilVUr Ul IIIIH piUllUBUI.
Hardwlck said If Congress doesn't
want to exempt men as they reach the
age of tjilrty-one it should raise the
ago limit.
."We'll undoubtedly have 10 raise If
reports we now hear are borne out,"
said Senator Chamberlain, "bbt this is
not the time to do It. We may even
tually need to take men beyond the oge
of thirty-one and we may have to go up
to forty-five If the war lasts. Rut the
thing to do now Is to make avallablo all
the men wo can by adding those who
leach twenty-one."
"Wo ought to prepare as rapidly as
possible to double our army," said Sena
tor Hoke Smith. "Undoubtedly before
Itin Cm.nl l l,l .l,l,.l,. I.1,.,Y I . WO liniSIl B will 1IHVU lit UlllC 111 OlUCr
,',ioi ...,:. ...i.r.i. i .I."-.", linen. Wo ought to double our ordnance
absolute contempt for Journalists in I '."n.i'tal, "hJlTiWwHh
i-enernl nnrt tlm nixmlwr- nf u, n. I everything and then get behind It with
km
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sutmU -a
ferenco In particular, confided ITakkt
Pasha', vagaries as a great Stato se
cret to tho newspaper men present,
adding that Hakkl seemed to bo n
strange kind of Ambassador and that
the Turkish Government would do well
to recall him. That very same eve
ning the turbaned Turk appeared at
the Foreign Ofllce In the Wllhelni
Strasse, before TIerr vou Jagovv. ex- WOOL IMPORTS INCREASE
postulating, rcmoiistiulliig, piomlslng ., ntmnrMT vcnn
amendment and denj Ing any Intention I OK CUKKLNF YEAR
of offending the German Government. I ,
A Journalist, bursting with Impor-, RPre;nts for Period Ended With
real punch."
The resolution, however, was laid
asldn and a number of minor bills
passed, including providing commutation
of nuiirlrrs to oflicers In field service,
Tills glve.i them the same payment
for quarters as bus been made to men
mi duty In this country.
rule, the Foreign Office Is as secretive hturer, but thero nre ulso men of chin
as tho War Office and carefully keepsacter and honor among the members
the despised Journalists In tho dark' of the press conference. There Is. for
about all really vital matetrs. i Instance. Helniuth' vou Gerlach. editor
NtwiiRifr nuided of the Welt am Montng, who. In SDlte
. ... . . .i.- of his noble birth. Is nn imnutl.. ,.f i
kedown The iiovernmeiit un l "'" democracy and seems destined to nlav ' To malie Ina
lerely to press in this way because the ,, th SlUlcnl ovo. Wedel told the wl
nportaut ' conference, like the Reichstag again. ,, f (.prmun.. He and his us- meeting of the co
,y later.. Is divided within Itself Into numerousl sIstnnti ,, ,,"; ' '. i confusion of tho
embassy Immediately after the press
conference and told poor ITakkt every
thing that had been bald about him.
Count 'Wedel, knowing Ills man, had
hit upon this Ingenious way of bring
ing the Turkish dlplotnut to his senses I
without the ofllclal Intervention of tho
Foreign Office, which, of course, denied I
all knowledge of the Count's conversa
lions with Journalists. i
Hubduffl Hie .lournalNM
make matters worse. Count '
hole story at tho next
nferencc. to the utter
January
Show 187,903,620
Pounds
Wanblncton, March 23. Tremendous
Increases hi the Imports of wool during
the current fiscal year ended with
January are shown In the report Just
published by the Bureau of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce, of the Department
of Commerce, as compared with the cor
responding periods of the fiscal years of
1916 and 1917.
Total Import? this year amounted to
1 8T,9GS,G-0 pounds valued at $94,685,
Howard Helnz,federal food ado
istraior tor rennsyivania, tcoay ansuTMd ,
all householders who have more thimj-
llitrlv ilnvn' KitnnTv nf u-hrnl flmn'---ul.'
have registered It that they need hli.,
no iear or prosecution as noaraer-. ,,?,
This statement was Issued In rcsponW .'
to many anxious inquiries received' 6)"'" '
the administration. H-''
Those who have reported haVe .1 ,
shown their willingness to co-operawV
with the Government In tiding bve, ,
the period of extreme flour shortage K
during tho next few months. AH ufc! .
persons will ' bo treated with every
consideration and niav rest assured t
that the food administration will lm ."I
tnke steps to prosecute them for hoartk? n
ing. in cases wnere tne quantity-si,
flour reported Is very excessive th e
food administration may find It nece-f,',
Kiiry to arrange a plan for redlstrtbtf- ''
won. - H-iUy tM
ueiore me next wneat crop is nar-, '
vested conditions may develop which i, - '
may make It necessary to nsk a neigh-
borly sharing of "the flour In some ln-;fs
MHiices, unu shook tills prove to o V
111 a f(t,r1 oilmlntalrallnn u.,,1,4 , Out. . ' '
Information now In hand as tortile
nniount and location of all flour so that't ' vs
this sharing, should It become peces-; 1
sary, would be made with the leaftA--inconvenience.
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For the benefit of those persons w ha : M
linn, iniiiuKii iiiiauiiucrBianuiiiK pt,.v
lack ot knowledge of the fopd ad.-;-'
ministration order, failed to register s
tho amount of flour on hand. It, Is aa.-V i
vised that they may, by making lm-' $?
mediate report In writing to thetU3
county food' administrator. escapjVVt S
suspicion of hoarding, provldlnr'suelVv. "
report Is made promtply with suittfble . J
explanation. i,'' '
i no puouc ' must , unoersianu inM . .
food administration orders ar,e Irsum, '
because of military necessity and' ft." "
Is expected that they will be promUMt.-".. '
complied with. -$f.:
A novel method ot sugar corisew4 .
tlon was hrought- to the uttentlon M '
the food officials today by Frank Ohbj.
of Ardmore. He has a family of, yw. ' jnj
un eacn inonuay morning tne s-wfits
Dowi is nueu witn v teaspoonruiii
.l,l.r Thlo nllii.ra .n-h .nmKM Lit
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mo luiiui- mo spooniuis ui cacn
1'Tnnh minihip nt thn fnmlttt la a i
ber of the home oollce force. Bndl'-. ,'.
ports to the head of the' housed,,;,
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filing of a motion to dismiss the com- ,.
plaint on grounds of Insufficient e-U ','
deuce, the case of Frank J. Godsol. ac- Jjf.j
cused of wrongfully accepting millions J '
tf,
press delegates, who 'BIO, as compared with
I I LM. II 1111 II. 11 III I- 1.1 111 -lui .1 i-iin. -' - -
fancy may dictate, so that it may ' hostile parties, according to tho pout-i various terms of Imprisonment for no. were very subdued and submissive for pounds valued at $48,648,372 f
Vnreltrn Office Is represented by an ex-, bo differently worded In each paper icai opinions m 'J";"''""? . '"":, "Heal otrenses In times of peace and a 'onB ume al,or- aunougn tney were , ami ii,ow,a pounus laiueo
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for' 1917
at till!.
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rfnZ .1,. n.mrim-nf nf thn Interior This stratagem accounts for the Liberal newspapers are forever of nrr9t UurliiB the war. They and , emment had speculated on their lm- the quantity Imported this year Is far
-".'...'.- iJj rv-..-tr-.n m.iit nn ill. Btraneo uniformity ot most German wrangling witn the neiegates ot toe, u few more kindred snirlts have re. bltual Indiscretion in this manner. , below that of 1D1G, wnuo tne value has
ii.t ah these functionaries seem ex-' Jiowspapers since the war. ! Clerical and Conservative press, iiien, peatcdly tried to Incite their col
tremelv bored and look with undls-, Influence of the military authorl
nuite anart from political differences,
gulsed and haughty disfavor on the, ties, over the ienm.,, mind Is so great -ore "J v r, ...
to the director general of railroads. Ho assembled Journalists. Every Berlin . "? " " , , "T "i. ".,? bo the naval delegate gives out a
and most or me more important "- "''" ..";.. '...... ,.i,- v-. i statistical statement concerning the
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numDei ot snips me u-uuaw ii.iw
torpedoed during the week, adding
that it must not be published before
lnay Uko over existing barge lines or lie I paper
mj uuiiBuuui new ones, unu ne may nrov
operate them. Whllo it is not publicly ' this
Inclal papers send a delegate to . the , newspapermen as they like Not
assembly whose business it is to so the Foreign Office, whose titled rep-
announced. It Is believed that a nan nf I . . .. i. .v,,.- ,t fM. resentatives often nave violent aitei-
the director general's plan for the lm- " " "interests of his emplo;
provement of transportation by water I ThV.o delegates must be In posses
as well as by rail will Involve tho ad-
.b .nv. . tl
general stair anu toe ruirmii uii.-,
but their hopes were doomed to speedy
disappointment. A great show of
secrecy Is. Indeed, mado In order to
Impress and flatter the newspaper
men. All communications made by
the Government representatives are
divided Into three classes:
First. Absolutely secret communi
cations, which only the press dele
gates assisting nt the conference may
T. .,a u.iiiih thev are not allowed
to report, oven to their chief editors
or punusners.
Second. Confidential communica
tions, which the delegate may report
to his editor at the ofllce. but which
must on no account bo pub Ish.-d.
Third. Communications which may
bo published at once or on a certain
fixed date.
ItevleiTs Military Situation
a. n -nin the meeting begins with
a short statement by the staff repre
sentative, reviewing tuo huh. a., o.w-
vatch
iloyers.
' These delegates must be In possession
Justment or co-ordination of water and of a card establishing uienr laenuiy
iall rates, so 'that one transportation and right to a .tend the conference
' :,".. '-".,0' .SL'f . ! ...Sed1" A" 8S Genn'an ""newspaper
ether out of business. editors thought they were going to be
! let Into some of the secrets of the
i-iiiiiMifipiiia la Inlrrratfd
No city relatively has a greater Inter
ft In fills new grant of power to tho
administration than Philadelphia. Kvcn
in Washington It Is regarded as lelng
the foremost Inland waterway city of
the country. Jt Is no advantageously
situated geographically as to Invite tlio
envy of some of the western cities
whose representatives do not fully ap
preciate the Importunes of the Deluware
River or tho military value of Its na
tlonal bervice. This was shown recently
when some gentlemen from tho valley of
the Mississippi actually disputed the
"wisdom of making a $50,000,000 appro
prlatlon for housing shipyard workers
near the seaboard. They thought ship
building was too much encouraged wheie
the Industries aro congested and rather
Intimated that some of this housing
money might go eWst, even as far as tho
Rocky Mountains. All of which proves
that education and agitation in tho mat
ter of Inland waterways Is not waste en
ergy, and that Philadelphia with all Its
natural -advantages as an Inland water
ways city, must contlnuo to fight to hold
that which It has dnd to acquire that
Which It needs.
In the matter of canal and waterway
utilization as contemplated by the new
railroad law, Philadelphia needs, and to
far as that Is concerned, the nation also
needH, two very Important extensions of
the Delaware River, one across the Stato
of New Jersey from Uordentovvn to New
Tork Bay, and the other south from
DJUware City across the thlrteen-mllo
Htiafch through Delaware and Maryland
to the Chesapeake Bay,
New Canal a Nerrlty
We have tho old Delaware and flarl-
tan Canal to New York, but as every
one knows. It Is antiquated 'and not
suited to give first-class modern service
President Wilson, when Govvrnor of
New Jersey, gave his sanction to a
.mea.ure providing the right of way
'across the State for a new canal when
ever the Government should get ready
to construct oKe. The President, there
fore. Is familiar wth the value of this
enterprise, Surely the Delaware River,
i-cmul... I.. J.'.i.l .1.. 11 .. l.r l.alia llirf
.' H11II IIIUUBIIiailJ ,in ,..,u
V bounds toward the city of Trenton, Is
uitllled to thin outlet. If It had It ore
..from the Great I-tUoa would come
through the New- York State Barge
'. f-n . I .ai ..! , .1.. InJiial.lal nalah.
'-.-Il-I UirCCl lit VilC lltuwoili-l vv -
' lltlimentW along the Delaware.
i tie cnwapeaite ana, Lt-iawpra vni
Clerical and Conservative press. Then,' peatcdly tried to Incite their i. Nevertheless, Count Wedel's method increased greatly.
leagues to rebel against tho Govern-1 has since undoubtedly been repeatedly Of the grand total the greater part
ment's treatment of tho press, but 1 employed by the Kaiser's Government i was In clothing wool. Imports of that
without success. The vast majority of whose representatives at the press con- class during the seven months ended
German Journalists nro poor, subservl- ferenco often impart Information as . with January. 1918. being 146,303,429
ent Individuals, easily led. flattered and a great secret which they deslro to pounds valued at $75,629,000, as corn
cowed by uniformed btaff Officers and I be widely known and talked about. I pared with 113,099,448 pounds valuedat
CAMDEN DETERMINED
TO PUT THE LOAN OVER
Organizations Now Forming
to Open Big Drive for
Fund
Camden County' Is planning for the
opening drive of the third Mberty Loan
with a determination to "put the loan
er." so far as the quota for the county
rjincerned. The arrangements now
Ling made' Include the greatest organ
beln.B .. v, iinslnss men that has ever
'""l.i.rrthe county. One of th.
oPenlnrl-LotoCa
th" ,il hie Vccaslon-and it Is only up
'"" coeratTo" of organisations of
""Jamw"' Scott has been placed as
vifrmin to orgartlw this opening tea-
chairman to or nlzalln, can
hXmaUr.V'Vrtro0n'trat'0nby
yolunteerj... . fU Thr
cations, especially with men llko the
famous Count Reventlow, who repre
sents the Agrarian Deutsche Tagcs
zcltung at the conference, ami other
similarly aggressive Journalists on the
staff of Pan-German papers.
During the submarine "controversy
with America furious disputes took
place between Count Wedel, who at
that time was the delegate of tne
Foreign Ofllce, and t'.ie advocates ot
ruthless submarine warfare. Tho
Foreign Ofllce wished the German press
to refrain from attacking America
and President 'Wilson too violently, and
newspapers like the Taegllcho Rund
schau and Koelntscho Volkszeltung re
fused lo obey. At ono tlmo Count
Wedel declined to continue attending
the conference until the correspond
ent of the Cologne paper hail apol
ogized to him for his conduct, and
for several weeks the Foreign Ofllce
remained unrepresented.
Why Von Mumm ItmlKiird
Before this Incident, Count Wedel's
predecessor. Ambassador von Slumm,
a diplomat, of the told school, had re
signed his position on the conference,
In consequence of being accused by tlio
representatives of Socialist papers ot
Invariably withholding all really In
teresting and Important information
. . . .
yard nana also nas oeen tcnuerea tor
tho event, as well as other bands. An
effort Is being made to get a lot of troops
from Camp Dlx, but Just how many will
depend upon how many automobiles can
be obtained to go to the camp and bring
the boys to Camden. The rallrSads have
not the cars to provide railroad trans
portatlon.
A squad cf marines from the Philadel
phia Navy Yard has been arranged for,
and many fraternal organizations and
clubs are taking up the matter, ot turn
Ing out their full strength.
The committee in charge atks that
every ono take hold of the demonstra-
tlon wun tne' mea, ot malting it reaiiy a
big affair to show our boys In France
that the folk at home are standing be
.tilnd them.
titled diplomats.
"I.M" Ciiin Impulsion
Count AVedel caused a great crisis In
next morning. Nevertheless, tho Ber
liner Tageblatt prints tno report ini t)le conference quo day by declaring
Its evening edition, thereby rousing, that the For.i-n rmii -?,i. P.,!....?
wild indignation In the breasts of the part nj. realIy hecrct nformat011 t0
men of the Ttokul Anzelger and thei the Journalists, because It would bo
Vosslsche Zeltung. Its chief rivals, known all over- Berlin a. few hours
which nave coinpucn wun me immi later, as a mutter of fact, the famous
"memorandum" of the Gcrmnn Navy
Department proclaiming ruthless sub
marine warfare, which subsequently
led to. tho sinking of the Sussex and
President Wilson's ultimatum, was
communicated to tho press confer
ence before publication und Imme
diately came to the knowledge of some
speculators at tho Berlin Stock Ex
change. As a result ot this Indiscretion all
the Austrian, Hungarian, llulgarian
and Turkish Journalists, who liad
until then been allowed to attend,
.ere expelled from the conference.
Only Germans are let Into the secrets
of the confeience now, and Germany's
allies are rigidly excluded. On this
occasion It was also discovered that
the delegate of the Berliner Lokal An
zelger, a Krupp-owned paper, was In
reality a Russian subject. But this
"enemy alien" wns not expelled, bo
cause he hailed from' the Baltic prov
inces,, wiucu were even at tnat time
for motortrucks, was continued until' the .V
afternoon of JInrcli 28, On that dat St.
t.nitea states commissioner Isaac J
Hltt will hold the hearing on the motto
to dismiss.
the caso wl
Areordlnc In dlslrt nfflelnlfi thln'
dlctment from France has not hn Ati-I.vll'i "'!
itlon fe 1
s. The taking of evidence vJhi:. j
will begin April 2. ',.!-'i 1
b ine-jn-., a
isea urt'it.T 'M
delegate's request and consequently
been outdistanced.
German character Is essentially
quarrelsome and Inclined to envy and
denunciation, nnd very often tho en
tiro hour and a half of tho press con
ference Is spent In vehement mutual
recrimination among the Journalists,
while the Government delegates sit
silent with a sardonic, contemptuous
smile upon their lips. Tho German
Government plays upon theso differ
tinces and rivalries among newspapers
exactly tho same way It does on the
hostility among the various parties
n the Reichstag. In consequence, it
has succeeded In tiansformlng the
press conference, which was ostensibly
n concession to tho newspapers re
belling against tho dictatorship of the
censor, into an institution for still
further enslaving the German press:
I have mentioned Count Reventlow,
the celebrated submarine enthusiast
and hater of America. The count is
.a pale, clean-shaven, youthful-looking
Naturally, this kind of information Is 1 537,712,903 in 1917 and 182,202,339
always false, especially when It Is pounds valued at 47,935,418 tn 1916.
of a military character. In such cases, '
the general staff hopes this doctored1 Reserve Militia Gets 43 Recruits
Entente T'.huYm .d lnd " tlie' .ff "' "M'""
astray, Mantau avenue. Forty-first street and
It seeim Incredible, but In spite of the last few days. Forty-five men were
this truly shameful treatment most sworn In last night, the blEgest day's
of the Journalists attending the nres worlj Rl,n.ce.tlu unlt ,vaa f"rmcdl Th?
conference and the nanei-H 1 ,.? "n't will bo known as Company F,
.-.Jill (rf i ;.!. PV, ne rep' First Infantry, Pennsylvania Reserve
lescnt gratefully accept tho scraps of , Jtllltia Captain Charles S. Townsend
news the Government flings them is In command,
from time to tlmo, nnd, In return, obedl-' ' - - -
ently carry out all Its directions, with British to Save Daylight
rla"n"o?CtoSSt0-eSIloS5r!n" "Jnn' Murt'" S-wlch time
I ini (.5.1n ,1 f ii VJ Rtumnund.v,i,i be advanced hero f.ne hour, begin
still fewer Socialists, like Ifelmuth vonl nlng 2 a. m. Sunday. Great Urllaln will
Gerlach. the German Journalists write' thus precede tho United States bv Just
the articles tho Government wants ' one week In Its "daylight-saving" pro.
attack or pralso, hate or flatter, at tlio f gram.
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word of command from tho general I
staff or tho Foreign Ofllce, It Is Im
possible correctly to gauge the power
um ".?! lAcrciscs over tho mlr.Ss
ot his subjects or to read between tho
lines of a German newspaper without,
knowing how the press conferenre
works. This Institution Is one mo
triumph of the extraordinary Prussian '
luiciiv iui urh-uuization ana subnrdlna.1
nui, ,11111 mo war nas revealed,
Tlie German press is rcallt v
ed terl hv ll.o l.-nl.- ,..i i.il' ,M!11'
?'"adyTi!?.Q?,;"P" I8, &"" .I"!'" tn ..." -f I.?' . Press conference
'" " ' "-- - i mo sioiy ot toe uerman people.
"nYaln M. T- IV n J.
To Pass Tax Rise to Tenants
(lllillle, N. . March 23. At a .meet
ine of the Mlllvllle Pronerty Owners' As
soctatlon, which represents almost all of
the largest dwelling' landlords of the
city, a resolution was passed notifying
the voters that should the city be au
thorised to purchase a. water plant for
.-referendum election
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ARCHBISHOP OF YORK
1115.000- at' .-referendum election ton
determlniql to see this war through to a
finish and Is depending on this nation to I
Ihrow Its strength Into the conflict for
a decisive victory.
Both In honor of the visit of the dls-
tlngulshed churchman and to afford him
tho opportunity to accomplish these de
sires, the Episcopal Church authorities
of this dloceso have planned a series of
religious and patrlotfe meetings so ar
ranged as to afford the general public
A, royal welcome awaits the Most an.opportunlty to hear stirring messages. '
Angiican.Chur.chman to Ar
rive. This ;Af ternopn "Will
"'". Vs.peak. Tonight
Rev. Cosmo Gordon Lang, representing
the Anglican, Church; Archbishop pf Tork
and' Primate of. England, and noted ora
tor, statesman and clergyman, who la
expected, to reach Philadelphia late this
afternoon and who will speak tonight.
During his-stay In this city he will
be the guest.of Bishop Philip M. Rhine
lander, of the Protestant Episcopal Dio
cese ot Pennsylvania.
, ArchbUhorS, .in, arriving in the
United States February 28, explained
that the object; of his visit is twofold;
Tint, to help cement the ties ot friend-
mtnitituiuii iinB g on ia way t0
Washington, where he will call on Prest.
dent 'Wilson,
The visiting prelate will appear In
public In Philadelphia this evening for
the first time when he will address the
Ohio Society of 'Philadelphia at Its an
nual banquet a(.the Rellevue-Stratford.
Mount Joy Man Killed in War
Lancaster, !., March 23. Word has
been received at Mt. Joy that Guy Culo
of that place, was killed some time ago
In the Holy Land, near Jerusalem, fight
ing aa a soldier. In the British arrnv
hip between1 the Jwo-jfreat, Anlo:Saon iutnat , J-, W.', Parr one or,'tsi 323
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MRS. ANN ELIZA HASTINGS
Hale and hearty, she will cele
brate her . 105th birthday this,
evening at the homepf htjt son-.
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Elkton iMarriace Licenses mt'ivy.
Klkton, -Mil.. March 23. The folB
Ing counles were Issued
censes by the clerk of the court heren
uay: i.ea r. aiaynor and Anna.:
Hawthorne, Philadelphia : Bd-
-Smlth and Rose J. Hanson. Phllai
phla ; George V. Haas and Aud'ery "
lieiungs, I'nuaaeuinia ; lauis Taa
and Hilda Moore, Philadelphia; Ja
T. irvvln and Iiura V. Hoot. Phia
phla; Samuel J. Wooley, Jr., and;,
ii. i nomas, rrenton, .-v. .; narow
Dlkcman, Louisville.' Ky., and Mae
nan. Philadelphia: Raymond R.
Chester. Pa., and Marguerite v Or
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William It. Morrison. Indinapoli. Ina'i'tWN)''
Annu Mnrrla. Phohus. Va . .'
M'llll.m II lr,lltl Kailnn llnl.l alul fm.
I,. Hoencer. KeyRtonn Hotel, ir '$
William O. WTeitlaVe, U, ft. navy, and TtaeV
It. nice. Cheltonham. ' a.
William McKlnlek. -.133 S. Pere't,f,i)-"
Jeuie MCAiuurn, 4.im n. i-ercj- u'
Morrla Sandler. V.".' N. 8th at., and'
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William It. ninehart, 2:113 S. 15tlt aUia
A-nrlla l Bexlon, sui. H. jump
John Donahue. 1S.11 N. Oarlen at.,, an
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Morton A. Neller. 2240 N.' Broad 'aCii
Dorothy 1. ooidimitn. iimM. lam a
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Robert Van Patren, I'endelton. Ori.(
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Martin Sumertln. MS N. 8th at., and. OH
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John C. Karr. 0S.1I Trinity place, and I
beth M. Hell. M52 Malcolm at." (j
Nathaniel itunaica.. j,n. r. , ai.
Katharine lofuna. IJS5 H. lflth.43Pi
John W. aiedhlll. Camp 111, N.1J.. ,
rjmlllo M. Mlek-t. Shamokln. Pa,- i,'
Albert lien. 2140 N. th t andWllht
A. Wolf. 214S N. 7t at. -y ,
Richmond dray, 2028 Aldr at., aim .-,1
Mumford, nil jioniaomtry ave.- '
lti?i ' Ttev.har. 444.1 N. 1th t.. andll
M. Hnelflnrw Wyoneaaln. P.,.- .
James S. Ulnn, 1021 lU5lon ava.,'5
Ixittla Carter, 21 Hulton at. ,rjf 3
liarry uanwn. wi i:..i, -i., m.j
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Loulia 2wrlle, 414 13. I,lvlntft
William v i..nnn.i.rf. Ionv Xt-
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William Allen. ISM B. Mth-at.,
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John II. Smith. 4443 N- IfaiwrMaJ
Ida Darcaa. 1018 W, Barks at. J
William Fo.tar. lsp -., a
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Otto B. Uaaa. na 'Brias yt.,,1
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