'W EVENING' 1JUBL10 LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, lAllOH 27, ioiS XW H "i ' . ..' . j U!A Ear ' f'0 ; . h.. W " . t ?i - mt i. k vt, & v3 lfc IS AUTOCRAT, IAT0R JONES AVERS sidcni Denounced for Isolation" and Demand for War Publicity Reiterated .POLICIES SPLIT CONGRES .- tllnrn nf TCvpiMillvn In Co-ordinate s ,v v" ... ... : ljC Himself Again severely Criticized Wnnlilnrtnn, Mardi 2". Senatorial criticism of tho war ad rnlnUtratlon vsas renewed today when Senator Jonc, Washington, stored Wll hn for Ills Isolation. . Tlio only vv.iy to crcato "vli-tory sfclrlt," ho said. It to tell tlio "liard, cold trutli about tho war, no inatfr how un pleasant It may sound." Jones declared 'I'opKrrMi Is nuking ah autocrat of tlio President. ' Willi tho II0U58 and Scnato "ready and unxloui to co-operate with tho Kvrutlvr,' h nfided, "tho 1'renldent should not only "welcome, but seek their counel nnd ad vice upon tho great problems cunfroiitliiR Wm. "Ho doet not do II a lainenlablo firt known to all here, and regretted by all The President should ro-ordlmto him se,lf, and tho sooner ho does It tho sooner tho Government will bo ifTcotlve "Do wo know tho larcenesn of the lank beforo us J I fear not. Tho light tir gain Is so llerco that It seems lint vrrsal. rrollteeiltig I everywhere The nation's needH aro common pre) "Wo haven't como to rcallzo vvlint wo do to win tho war Tho iconlo do not ( tnftw thi rent facts. "Nothing must bo eald that wilt aid . !. .. ..i V.a til At tin wtt&Llsmx-s; cry. It Is tho rciugo or me row am huh i tho craven or the shield of tho cnem h friend. No greater aid can bo given , Oerrmnv In thin dark hour than to lull our people hi a fnlso sccuritv " Jonei again brought out alrplano and ship shortages, declaring tho pcoplo had been brought to c.pea great things, cull to find themselves disappointed, j While Jones was speaking. Major Gen eral Wood was again conferring with Senators. Wood t deeply concerned over thotnlrplaiio pltintlon "Wo aio In a deplorable state he said today Opposition Senators bharply resented tho charge bj the Admlnlstiatlon thlcrs that they vicro plaj Ins politics. Thej pointed sharply to tho fact that tho present situation was developed by Sen ator I-odge, who has been, In season and out of reason, an uncompromising ad vocate of lighting the war until Ger many Is complete! crushed, regardless of cost. On behalf of tho .ilnraft board, Ad ministration leaders ludav Insisted that th charge tint it h id "utterly failed" was unwarranted ami tended to create in false opinion in tho minds oC Amer icans generally. At tho request of the Allies, It was slated, men and ma terials have been lushed abroad to make machines In both Franco and KngHnd In this way, American plants hiv. been deprived of tho services of tnanv skllbd workers, w ho now nro abroad. 1 he Wberty motor I not a failure, th so Senators also claimed They say that It Is doing far morn than had been expected of It and that it I oh is be ing manufactured In quantities It alo vtob declared that thcro will bt plent ot aircraft by July 1 and that thm the problem will bo ono ot getting them to the, front Universal military training, advocated by a mere handful of cc tutors two eara ago, was so near to receiving tho Senate's Indorsement todav that If It loses It will be only b the narrowest margin and because somo members who favor It do not bellevo the present mo ment opportune for launching It upon the country Senator New was determined to de mand a record vote on his amendment just to see where every Senator stands on the proposition. Ills amendment would mako all American outh subject to military training when they reach the axe of nineteen ears, but would not mako them liable to service until the attain twenty-ono ears Respite tho pressing need for prompt action on tho war department bill for the drafting of oung men who have reached the ago of twenty-ono since Juno S, the Senate progiani todnv railed for the sidetracking of the measutt to innkn way for the coinpaiatlvely unimportant Indian appropriation hill. TWO HUHT l.V BLAST Workmen Victims of Powder Explo sion at Iron Bridge Believed Dying Allentown, r.. March .7 John Maher thirty years old, of this city, and Charles Greenwood, thlrt)-two )ears old. of Slatlngton, both married, aro believed to be dvlng at the Allentotvn Hospital of Injuries suffered In jin explosion at the plant of the Pennsylvania Trojan Vowder Company, at Iron Urldge, three miles northwest of this city. The men were employed In the drvlng house when the building, a small nfTair. was wrecked by an explosion Maker's skull was fractured and both men sus tained Internal Injuries besides terlous uurn;. .$20,000,000 WAR-POWER FUND URGED IN CALIFORNIA ,State Railroad Commission Points Out Necessity of Increasing Hydroelectric Production to Conserve Fuel Sn 1'ranctsco, March 27. A1VI tho resuita for Southern Cal- J Ifornla nf it a R(,nf.iftiii in..Rn. .4 ,t!on of.hydroeltctrlc production and con -V..m..., . ... -- - " m.v-ihuw (lt7Clfc(i4 '?'","u" UH uiikwu oy wartime cou fjaSttonB. the State Itallroad Commission recommended an expenditure of ap- ixlmately KO.OOO.OOO in tho next two ir- bv thn pnmnftnlfts nnMilnn i ,u- ,lJetrlcta south of Merced to meet In- ' greasing demands for power and light "aBd Jo accomplish a conservation of oil "3'irh. commission's recommendations ", rr" the companies In the northern and 1 portions of the State will be later. The financing of the $11,000,000 of roelectrlo development and $4,000,- for distribution plants Is recom- m ior ins tsouineru California Udl Company. and steps to obtain a try supply of power ara sui tor the San Joaquin and Southern woHip-mes, ino construction or in Creek-Bishop line being ided for the latter company. 0ommlslou sajx It Is without If order the Los Angeles Gas and vorporution to accepv ine pro file city of I.OH Angeles for the of Its distribution system. Without power to order the Angeles to cieyeiop electric 4ltvere4to the corporation CAMP LEE LADS BOWLES FAVORS boost IN JERSEY CARFARES Head of Emergency Corpora tion Indorses Railway Company's Plea Trt-nlon, Mxrrli j;. Tilling of poor housing conditions and lack ot transportation of workirs In wir plants lit Hog Uland, tho ev 'V.urk Shipbuilding Compauv's ard and other pliers being fperjted by tho I idled State. Guv eminent. Admiral Tram-Is 1 IIouIck, of tlio llmergeiuy 1 leet Cor poration, testified today beforo tho t-tate Hoard of I'libllc 1 tlllty ( onunsIoiier! In favor of that body permitting the I'ubllc Servleo forporatlon to Increase i It" fires from llvi to seven ients and chirge two nnd ono .cuts for transfers Ilo said tint the ntiessltv for tho trans porting of cuiplovcs of the plants was so csintlal that ho hid contracted with tho company to extend Its lines in New ark In ordtr tint munition workers, could be rairled to their work on time x ii inc. t.iiiiifci ,'v , j inui uu ill t teri il used bv traction line were dm It ujiou in the testlmon) of I.otils Mor lirpsldeiit nf tho Connecticut Railway C'ompaiij, of New Haven, i onn , vlio sild tint under tho smill Incomes at the present time of many of the common car riers, It whs almost liupo-slble for thfui to keep th' lr heids above water. Ho referred to the Connecticut t'tlllty t"onimllsou's approval of Incre.i-cd fares for lines tn that Statu nftei It 1ml been shown that tho evpendltures of the concern'? wcro abnormally high and th.it application for lucre-ised i.ites had been llled bv other similar concerns on the giound tint inoro money was vital to continue operation of the lornpanies. V II, Mlllck, controllei of tho Mim hTttan and HmNun Tunnel Coinpinv of Vew Voik, emphasized that both labor and miterlils were Incieaslng In eott and w. 10 drawing largely on tho Incomes of that corpeiritlon Ho mentioned that since tho lalslng of tho price of u fare on 'tho upper Manhattan lines of tho oonipnn) that there had been .1 decrease In tho revenue presumablly due to peo- pli not tiding Ho slid that much of 11,., r,,lllo nt Mi., ,,,,,,. r ,1. -I...1 ffgf-mmtmggmmm.f.f .. -II .w - ... .. , Jta. rTESBBHsBnBLBr' -BrZ'Tr ;&h- ' '- ?--&IK iiit9 ; mjmm MMwmPk rWr J jfrm I W:iKmmWkM'mmLm Im ,w mm Mk I I m WZmumWtmmMJ MmtJmWMllCi-iflUmummm XtV II m.r WW JmW mWmmW m U.( K kwmmmmWmm mmmwmmkwW v ' 'ivimwmk T IS v.kV JkrM -jmuW dEi 1 mWLW&MW . Wk mMmmmWmmM 1 EdiisMimij1mMMi fiom mtrons using the tubes under feit ""' Hahllit) of tlio lompanv the river and In New ork aftet coming, u '' xpcctcrt that counsel for the ftom .New lere X-v, .Terse) cities opposing tlio proposed Suing that It was a difficult proposl-I rate Increase will tight it In tlio futiiie Hon foi mariv of tho trnctlati lines In on t,,p Kroun1 tl,al tho i.ov.inmcnt In .MaiclmsetH to g.t a fair income from te,lds "nan ll number ot the ,om- tholr lmldlnc-s bpcausn .if ti.c .l.irinc pan) h war Improvements to such an ex- i prices of labor and materials. J'rof Al-, fr,l 1' Itlplioe. .. (nnrlipr In Mi. Wn, . cestei l'olytechnlo Institute, told the commission that there had been an In crease of from 20 to 24 per cent be tween 1D1T and lOtC In tho cot of materials for the Springfield Street Hall way Company nnd about S per lent for labor for the biimo concern Ho re fcred to the Massachusetts Utility Com mission having allowed the Hay State Traction lines to Increnso fares in order to make enough money for operating expense Thinks I'ubllc Ought to I'a) William Chambers, president ot the Vlueland Traction Company and presi dent of tho New Jersey Hankers" Akso- em part of the State tn 191S was 330, 000,000 kilowatt hours; In 191G 1,010 000.000, and In 1917, 1 146 000,000 kilo watt hours of which latter amount 911. 000.000 kilowatt hours were produced by the h)dro plants and the remainder by steam plants consuming 1,310,000 barrels of oil It Is estimated that the growth of consumption In 1918 wilt be 110 000,000 kilowatt hours, requiring an additional plant capacity ot 25,000 kilowatts Seeley's Adjusto Rupture Pad Incrtaits mfftcltney of a trutt 60 Ttok JUfwUtor CREATEETRUCTURERHTIINIR Tlir irlf-adjuttlns feature ( this P isk ll tmtr to weiir sni na id Thau rren Reiulstvr llw t alurus reiure at will, Slokt mpiarai crew lly won brriiu trues that Mmc4 llllit In the hecliinlnc were not. Our la- Eotea spplUnrvfl sad ss'Tsntea smibm ur laiproTtuMBt far eienr mm bm V11 l tmmu s wit WHOOP IT UP HERE (7 BV 4hvmmaTbibWvbibV m W rjJVaVJHBBi - Hi t 1 t M. t ; r , 1 'ltu'sc men, vho aii members of Ambulance- C ump.inv. No '17, stationed at the Vncinu train ing (.'.imp, ait- londtictinir a tjtn paiRii for lecruiU for the ambu lance coips. One ot their means of utti acting ctovvds is' forotio of their number to appear in a Kas mask, as illu-.ti.itul above. In the upper photograph, left to light, are Captain S, Wllmer Tunnell, Lieutenant Hustell T. Uhls, .Sergeant Cluules A. Saun ders, nnd Private CJeorge .Ste phenson. elation, testified that llu.incl.il liifetllu tlons In thl State .in holding virj lirgb amounts of the I'liblle bervlc.i w curltles which amounted approinmtly to 30,nno 000 llu htlted tint it was Impcrntlvel necessan tint thenv sceur Itles bo maintained at tlielr m.irl.i t value or tho Statu CommW-'loner of Hanking and Insurance would in'-Ut tint each Institution charge ott so much for their depreciation Ho added that an) thing that disturbed assets ali-o elistuibcd prl- I vato owners of securities Mr, Chambers In reply to a question ' from counsel of the New .terse) league , of Municipalities, s I'd tli.it he thought It would bo best for tho I'ubllc Seivl'e Corpoiatlon to tako the 530 000 noo : which tho concern sas It needs from tho nubile than from th" stockholders pMliecl.lllV f tllO I.lttCI iOUIM llllglll II- fnt '"V1 n su n iann"r that 1.) tho tl'llO Of tlio expiration of tlio VV.ll tllO I'ubllc S'ervlco Corporation will hive paid only a small proportion of expenses Involved In the operation ot their lines. ' Communitv Stores neoerve (s Look for This Sign at Your Grocer's Telephone Orders Delivered EVERY week every grocer on whose win dows you .see the Community Store sign offers al least two popular home necessities at special low prices. THESE ALL-WEEK SPECIALS may prove to you the real economy in buying all your grocery needs with confidence from the grocer you know sells only products of proved purity and merit. ALL-WEEK SPECIALS Beginning Monday and Every Day This Week fllllllllllllllllllllllllliiiiiiir.ii.rT Postum The Nation's Substitute for Coffee Regular Large- Size Package 'i miiiii '""'"" ;llllllllllllllllllllllllllllniMiiiiirit Lipton's One of LIPTON'S best. Sold all over th'e world. It is a tea Vwlth a taste that tells Its quality. ami 1 1 111 ll minimum The U. S. Food Administration says: Save an ounce of fat a day and KEEP UP THE FIGHT. Waste fat and you endanger our supply of ammunition. rN0r-jWfcT I FOR RECRUITS U. S. SUPREME COURT TO DECIDE P. & R. TAX Cm eminent Appeals Suit of Kailway Subsidiaries to Re cover .$11,000 n .it peil was taken to tlio United St Mi s Supti inn Court todav by tho 5ov- eimmnt fimn .i il" M'Ui by Judgo Pick- , In on, in tlio I lilted States lilstrict i nun, nuarding thirteen t-ubsldlarlcs r the i-hil idelpiili and Reading Kail- niiv i iimiuti) a licovery of nlwut J41,- ono in ecl--i' uvi pild under protect fe.l llir- ve ii 1010-11 l.'-l.l Tlic insei- nil", ulv h iv. been dc 'iilnl twlei bv tin PI irht I otirt and .in bv ln limit Coiut nf Mipciils nnl ) i prr - hi i t tin h irih --t-foiiglit plms nf t ix llllg.itiiHi Hi this illstllet i liiipoitiut 1'gil lirnposltlon vias l iked l. As-lstaiit 1 lillnl States Pis til't Attorurv Kietmi In tho appeal p Hid Is of e oiivlderahlo Interest to law) ers i .mil inrporatlons ingigut in i in iuik.c tinii Willi the Goviriinicni Mi Krenip ,nni .nisi iii.ii iim ninvitv he tlio com- PUD In mi nunipMt proittdlng was J , Itrcgiilii, linnmuli iih th" suit having I been luniighl agiilusl til" fnlted States It should hav bun b) II petition. mtginitlv tin suits vvero to ice-over frmn i:plnaini l.edenr, is i ollee tor of lliitunil Ibvniue, tae-s amounting to ?"S noo, and ii verdlit for this amount i- lenderid but Juilgo Thompson later ruled that tho tiunpinles eotild not re cover from Mr. I.tdeur taxes paid to his predecessor, William McCoaeh, In 1 '10-11 t.', nnd iidueed tho verdict to $ IS, ooo Tho cohip uiles tool; an appeal, but Judgo Thompsons decision was up hc d Mlthin n few ifi)s of tlio tlmo the clilms would hivo been billed by the statute of limit itloii", tlio thlitecn sub sidlaiks hrouglit suits against the I lilted States b) filing Mimmons In as HUinpsit Illcveu months later they Hied their statements of claim and Mr. Kicmn contended that recovery was barred by tho st.ituto of limitations. Military Wrist Watches tr rcliul 1 ntll ttft-cn Jew- ilpl Ihjv.liiii nt K.idinm utat una narifH $12.50 C. R. Smith & Son Market St. at 18th --S- iou oave AH-WECK SPECIAL 20c nify JJiMMirC Red Label tea IS. A1I-WEEK A SPECIAL lU I TKt B 1D X KJV Jf mil Tl11 lb. IOC fS & I Wo ou;ej on J?arA Can t Snatch Victory From Us" Zurich, SInrcli 26. Commentine on tho offensive on tho western front, tho Munich (Bavaria) Ncu csto Nacltrlchtcn of last Sunday sas: "Tho first violent blow In a ast and dcclslvo battlo luis been strucfi agiiln. Our bitterest nnd most dan gerous foo on Trench soil, .England, has suffered a defeat, tlio magnl tudo of which cannot bo disre garded. "Tho Kngllsh have defended themselves with nil tho stubborn ness of their race, but up to tho present they hao been unablo to brins tho fight to a standstill. "A sreat victory has been achieved, but much mightier things aro Impending-. "Wo must not for Kct that wo aro experiencing only tho beginning of a dcclslvo battle. But wo aro firmly assured that no power on earth can snatch victory from us." Tour Seek House Seals Ttarrlfthurir, Starch 27. New Candi dates for House nominations are as follows: J. Henry Mump, Socialist, IHrst Herka: John II. Sliellenbcrger, Republican, Juniata ; Jeremiah K Doh mer. Republican, Second SchUlklll; c. V, Adams, Republican, L coming. A sHswSSJT ui8 " "' r5S ZaTsssBsttrX 3 ykTmmf jr fMm M Vtt 1 matt xkWf yM&tik HI . fp m WmmE - -jm li ! 1 v ; 1 1 1 HHiffVkP flP i ibs mt v.'"- !,M .$ vHHBW$klHMBW MbbHbS A Kf i.i ' a&flBMBK 4'c' aHK3BBBMKL3nHBnBSKSBlKS KbBBIbB rf 9 S S!w. . Kv j!bSSbvSbSS1HkbSSbSSbCH3& " 9SmUs HSEKiSmtFi mWSt mBHBbKP SVaBsSsSsSsBV. 3eS9BSBsKBsBsBsBsBsBsBsBsBsBslh. . f E.ZnmmrOL ft W 8tG3& uuA!HSVBSHSHKBI1SK'JSL :WV&8mmmmmmWW E. HSHSHBK ' wBbV W - & mm w .mkmKmsmwmm ' e i .m i fl Ll If 1 u IK. SK IttimHHHHHHHKBk IfVlE, - ss :BlKSilK V"-, mHUHBRr Hi Sn Father and the boys all serve One fights; the others produce and save PRODUCING and saving are less spectacular, but not less important than fighting The men at the front must have things to eat, to wear, to fight with; the only place they can come from is America; the only way they can come is through your efforts You can serve and save in the way you buy clothes Get good clothes . made of all wool fabrics, well tailored They wear so well and last so long that they save materials -and men to make the things our soldiers need- i Our label is a pledge that our clothes are well made of all-wool fabrics; a positive guarantee of satisfaction goes with every suit or overcoat Hart Schaffner & Marx , ' Good Clothes Makers ' ' Strawbridge & GERMAN OFFENSIVE PROMPTED BY GRIM INDUSTRIAL NECESSITY Coal Shortage, Transportation Troubles, Lack of Clothing and Other Essentials Outstanding Facts in Present Situation M a!ilnton. JIarch X. g,:: IIIUIAN V'S desperato gamblo on the est front Is actuated. In part, by tho grim fact that her Industrial structure as well as her food supply Is running down, omclal Information In possfsslon of this Government todiy proves this, and Indicates that sho Is making her offensive now In the hopo ot a victory beforo America's human and economic power Is finally mustered, Tho Information does not Indicate Get. many Is going to pieces right away by any means nnd It Is rocognlzed she has new lastern economic reserves, ilut the reports do show that Germany Is, Running short of coal. Having serious transporlatton dlf. Acuities. About out of cotton nnd has a had situation as to clothing. Lacking In leather, fats and oils Outstanding among Germany's trouble Is tho coal shortage. Many works have been stopped by lick of fuel. Due chiefly to transportation difficulties tho shortage la developing Into positive famine, of llclal advices declare. Reopening of Clothier are the iMmKnK8msk. mmKWmkCmitm . I...A ' -' MkiSSmmmmmk-- mmmEmmMiMmTWmk - 1s1sHs1sbsK ? imtmtmimwHtliSSiBs3i$BsmmmmWmmmmmmmz ymmwssZiSs&iSffiMmwSmwsmSR- ssVRnssBi i - HlBBEvrV' - i fliilP!fflHBi: ' wmmSSLm. w6s$!&$m& BBctBBS v8SS'ra3E K IX$$Sv9wSwHBsllBBBn. ST wfSl&SHbBBB BW?J VbIBB' ; H Vi ' ' .'&SEVaKSaHBBSBfc, WSEBBG&Smr 111 IHnPlI BtmmBKmm 9Mm mm M mmmm t" fMrnimmMmmomBl mmlm i w vm- -? -I schools has'becti postponed In some sec tions. In '.Mannheim every day In heat less day. Theaters, churches, movies and hills nro forbidden loat. Miortago Is hampering war work throughout tho upper Rhino districts. In Austria, conditions arc even worse Reserves of fuel are being exhausted Consignments nro being confiscated In tho south German market to keep essential war work running. Rhenish Westphalia, tho seat of many of Her man) 'n biggest war Industries, BUftern from fuel shortage. Lack of certain metals Is forcing dras tic: action, Ranks are ordered not to re issue nickel coins and all ten nnd five pfennig pieces aro being called In to Increase the supply of nickel, folnage lias bien stopped. Church bells have been requisitioned In somo places to be melted up for gun castings. Soldiers going homo en leave nro for bidden to rldo on fast trains. Km bargoes nnd ruthless slashing of the list of preferred consumers havo been ordered to lighten tho burden of tho overtaxed rail s)stcm, onco tho prldo of Germany. '..either shortage Is making difficult repairs of shoes and uso of certain Philadelphia Distributors, of th grades In shoemktng Is prohibit. i4 nnd oIIh nin low. u ....'. "Wl have been cm In iT " """""Wi Clothing scarcity has sent m,t a of ragpickers to Jomt ? "erv " I?4'! I'ollco are ordered to Prevent elvnTx,r fi.tiiuK running or mllltiir,, . t . "1 Restricted redistribution 'of , among tho poorer classes Is Vt,,.',10 duccd. wpiy n.-j BOMB PLOT SUSPECT IS PLACED ON GRILL Dr. W. T. Scheelc, Captured in Cukjl May Involve f)tk. s Suspects -ew lork. Jlarch 27,-Dr. .,.' T. Bchcele, tho alleeed nlnt... .' . "w ; man-horn chemist at who,e ilbor,V ' f In Hoboken. X. J th, Go,Z ', f charges bombs Tor tho dertructlcn Z ships of the Kntento Allies were ,.? " " "" "rougnt before tk. i. M.lernl Grnn,l .Tnrx- l n ..... tt .'i Is under Indictment by th9 j" Qrand Jury In Manhattan, cnarged ltk otners, mostly Hermans, with ...... 7,.' bombs aboard ships He fled mors uS two )cars ago and was recently! Tj AA In r-..l.n . .' - ..V"lV IN i recently inose wih- l.o.v,, ,1, V MU... 10EL III Ihflu ,.... wnom ne was mulcted were convletVi and sentenced to prison. ""iwa whom he vvns InrllMeri ., - . ,UJ T j-cuerai ouicers refused to dlsensi i.. diy tho reason for calllnjr him vTi!T' tho Grand Juiy, hut It Is underttl lliat thn Government , :',w Indictments shortly Involving wriUiS with whom Schcclo was assocllui t v Copytight Hart Sch jflner & Mace I rscv Msar. lerMarxvCIpthini C'V 1V;LEY. IM7 Wl '.,di$ n iKI fh iHiMj. w"f'i :;V,i iWl. V.'r !, iJTt Ac-r ... iML. kv-ftifii! l,. -H rm .c Bil
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