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EVENXXG PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1918
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MAN SCHOOLS
BREEDSED1TI0N,
Si-mer U. S. Senator De
scribes Startling Condi
tions m JNortiiwest
WISER IS
EXTOLLED
i
,,
lltschland Uebei AllGS i
U ' . .-
& Daily and "Star Span-
or . -n .' TT-tnrntn
rglea iJanuei uim"..
ft'fo'actice b stopped b Icgl.In
&P.er 'former United States Sen
ib4 --,. nrnlpr united Hintes neu
SlJra fiS
...schools In the Northwest v, here
SS aSS SS
HT of "Deutscniarm uoer ahes
n1".... ... uv Mr Yniintr nnrl
K,S Metcalfe, formei Lieutenant
Sfvernor of Nebraska, as to the cdu
Si conditions In the Northwest
2m as a shock to the lepresenlatlvea
tite councils of defense nnd Gov
P.f7nm other sections of the
ivited States taking rait In the meet
ifc. and their words served as an in
cenUve to insure the adoption or the
commiieB in""
Wliat Speakers tliargcJ
Pensatlonal statemrnts mads bv the
i.neakers weie
M-Ridding the legislative halls of the
Rmmtry of men like La Follette
hould be as beneficial to me cause
fir. America as the defeat of an en
Itlre German division
BNinety poi cent of the teachers in
f!. ..man epbnnl niA traitors
fehere are 100 schools In Nebraska
ffs.r. the children have nev er sung
k." .. ("-. i .-mlAi-1 ninnar "
12
?. ,. j vn,.4.vi ifliara I
nree ... "-"""-."". i
Me school children sing the national
Bntnem ot ueiinuuv i.. ua,
Investigation In Nebraska showed
fmibnc school with an attendance
imin sphool within a stone's throw
Md on enrollment of thlrU thtee
Former Senatoi Young said
Kin the Northwest this education
T u. .lillrlren In tllpse Oftltnall
Jehools bas enabled tho politicians
toV&ntrol the electlonH and make
their Influence felt everj where We
mi est rid of this state -of affairs
Ifjtiie legislative chambers of this
SSfntry were freed of men like 1m
FoHette it would be of as much bene
8ts. driving back an entire division
of German troops on the western
frcnt
German rajters Help
The nevvspapeis pi luted in (Jeiinin
TT.. MinnAr(lii jinil nhpttlncr thlc In
liUous propasanda. and if 1 had m
" - ..,.. , .. ,
way every publication in that tongue
mild be abolished immediately Not
I great majoiltv of the Inhabitants
! af.this countrv are being caniotiflaged
larQugn lne uccumn which me propa
tidistg have In mj opinion 90 pei
ont of the teachers In these Gentian
Vthools In the Northwest are tialtors
d my platform at this time 'is one
ltaguage. one flag one country and
mm Hod."
iMCondltlons fullv as staitling weie
Sliced before thp conference bj Mi
JWtcaite, wuo supported tlie couis,e
ttken by Mr Youiis So complete
fc4 the educational tontiol of tho
Wrmans Detome lie
siatcil tli.it ii
Vtt nnsaprl lu thp rJpli .id; . T u,n,n
irtim .evernl vr.n.i nir, ,,Lii,Ui
$i majoritv of the patents of the
cwiaren aiieiiaing nnv school to do.
jermine the language In which the
i ichours should be t.niE-ht nnrl nil at.
I'fotts to repeal it had been in vain
imiii tnis verv aav
BfThe influence of the Geiman
I ichools and the support which ii.in
been given them bv the ninRcrmon.
!ih mad our public schools almost
rwglljlble." said Mr Metsalfe 'We
;2W$ lusi. recentiv completed a thor-
onsa investigation or tlie subject, and
ltm ennaitlnnc. n lilnl. .. - -...-i
lively appalline There are eight
trcts m the State vvheie thp Oer
wn schools and b this I mean
r&eols where German is the language
Hed in all courRpn nt lc. . ..!....
ky the scholars and the teacheis
M-ve driven the public schools out of
eflBtenee through lick of support
'Si."1? b,,1 nlv foui or five
pupils In the public schools w hlle the
attendance at the German schools Is
llMiLhun.1le? per tent Kreatei.
I Another attack on the Geiman press
- voicea Dy Gustavus Oehllneer.
Met dent of tt, tv.1.,- i t ":.., r'
V.. ,,i -w.w wiiaiuucrr or c-om-
werce r comA frn, i.a t.urti. ,.-,
toLd'..by ivhlch 1 mtan ,hat hlo is
W3ng the Rtnta .. l-t-u -
?f ".; l! "arked as German ter
YrtT' ? " g my bellef "'at we must
,.1 nul t,,e conditions that
kifl . a ,Germans "ho have lived
t,i ...... ',m l"lr ,3Ve or Uie
their birth must take the pirn-
RMYnPPirirno nacn
If FOR MESSENGER DUTY
rSL. . I -
i iZlYPOdry TO I,nr1VAIr lmnni4.ini
i Documents, War Officials
Explain
tt."BtUn' Apr" War Depart
A S,ciVs omitted today that there
JTthltit?n 'I. of army oftlcers kept in
rj?l?,0n on duty to act as mes.
tSuliX-IM noA. men ot the so-called
WaiBn. . 3 ,hat have obtained com
uWtuj to etcane the draft, hot nn the
titi 5hf a.re of"cers of long service
H k &. . :-"U a 11IO IITHtJ Ul liuu
Wi MX,: "tls explain It Is necessary to
t. . om:tr at hand to conv ey doc
MT v m "e omce lo tI,e other that
rovtn i -'.""'"tiiaoiB cnaiacier uuu
Sn loyalty and devotion to dut
' oi the papeis they .handle are of
"'test alue
& AND FEATHERS
OPPOSED BY JUDGE
EffifUAble to Handle German Sym-
Puliers, Federal Juiist
Explains ;
IwUeVf J'. 9,.- APf" Tar and feather
ft bv if.I.m1n sympathizers are op.
IsWtw ynm Jud(te John C Knox
outhi?3r,i.M."rln T Wanton, for
fher. V.n dIrl:'' o' New York
i.bi- lni"K to be gained by the
" ..'i5J .th 'a,v n their own
iW.... JUiKe Knox here today
i?P r,P"nt ot Justice is doing lie
nq aolng 1'' w.ll ana Hi. nunl.
Sua cu.r that through the co-
SVS". ot ttl courts, which are
. Cuv8na lno secret service,
".putlt all over" the Germans,
Mamarn thut tnlhfr rnnlt
m .
H n.K imlnti Anil A
H : nHiipniinnal ' " ""UI "u'gi nsuiizaiioiw and Gov- ' endurance, ami tnose uno visit w
11 llSIIilllal"" ' nil n nla 9 I . V,
i ' ',"",u " f this coup- Vr, F'X '.T.".'"" I if "Ln f. ao Ington now take out life Insurance
s condemned In resolution ; fo, ward to" a continual 'of Ylo'Sna I nnn" of Mc'.s and' Hgure" who0 JS
try: ". ' : .i. a ,ei-irji filiation con- l'O r es eoernnp nninl... ,. -.' ml" UI tacts ana inures, w no ju
loBta D. "'.' '. "..i,ii.. tlmi l.lotes i-"o u :"- with the Income tax nnd other fea
air are thev preachlns the gos,pel "anonng anu ouiiKerms oi vessels ana .-".u itu ..i.,. ... . "T. "-",'" . ,n,i ,, c. i majors and brigadier geiie...... ......
ifthe Kaiser but thev are doing "entals of docks and terminal facilities Pol ce to change their l"d .""I,,1,1 " I , ,,,,. ,egular arnil Further, he said,
their share In enabling the natuinl It also would empower him to prescribe I lnJnr f " ,?Uuel Hour 'll.o Plai ''i"ll"!ki!,b.1' ,, ,,
hedpOIUCian to Keep ins control over i priornv or wminage service, prioruj in ",,",,- ,, i,-.,,,,. investigated and Suigeon i.enrrai "' -
tks. Voters In this lespect Canada ' w hlch cargoes mav be carried and dl-h oX-TTcJ Sin fu i do" before with the Assistant fcietarj
In been much wiser than this coun rect the routing of American vessels or I ? L..C. 'ie.?nl, .nJrin.e n.lent of no- t, Bepresentatlve Dvei that the Is .
try. There no Oeiinan whetlie: foreign shlpa under charter to Amerl- , ""'" ' u"i"' ,a a' posltlve statement not onlv Im workable mmu''
titurallzed or not has the tight of ' can clflzens LMto miirJir F,v women and preewan tl such specialists as
laffrage in any election I am speak- I Another clause of the bill would em- I n' "en nfoves of the bureau wore de- Mavo Brothers are o he able to y
Mr as a vvild-eved patriot now for.nm.er the President to reeulate inv. I "c" f T.?.10... -,.J ' ,- A. min,nnn ...mnllsh what tiiev are fitted to do for
IWILSON WILL ANNOUNCE
BOARD ON WAR LABOR
'Union Leaders Want Men Who!
Tjl mmma.I 1i ?..- T - .1 T 1 f. 1 .
i imiiicu hcw uoaru itemincti as
Its Members
Mnshlnirlon, April 4 Secretarj of
Libor Wilson Is expected to nnnounce
within twenty-four hours his recommen
dations for appointments to the National
i War Labor Doard, vlitcli was suggested
in me report of thn ronfrretiri. nf
epoi
tle
representathe of capital and labor that
. , ","" ma nine-Muni economic
standard In Its approal of many radical
principles In faor of organized labor
..'. "'"f i"" iinie-norn economic
l.-ibor otnclalB and union workers are
hoping the stcroterv will rn,iiM
ituallv the ramn men as sat on the
Planning board
Se.oietary Wilson Is expected tn n.im
lie substitute uhlchOthe members of
I the two committee will name in eent
I of aWnce of regular members, hut hnih
regular members, but both i
'WOULD GIVE WILSON
.,,
CONTROL OF ALL HOPS
Bills Provide Wide Powers for
President Over Sea
Facilitien
. .. elilnRton. April t
iwo Ollls. Intrnrlttrftrt v.. cn.t .
Fletcher, of Tlorlda, chairman of the I
commerce committee, following confer-
M.," I r',alrma" Hurlev of the
shipping board, provide vast extension I
of Federal powers over Milpbulldlng I
.-..i,. -iiiim,ii!k uiies .jocks ana lermi
nals
The President would be authorized b;
the legislation to prescribe through the
shlpp'ng board charter and freight rates
and to take over ships, docks, wharves
and terminal facilities In one bill, and
the. second measure, amending the law
creating the shipping board, would ex
tend its authority over ownership and
transfer of PSSPlp. prktlmr or nnrUr
en! ,,... n.i: i,.n" u"7- C"
.......... ...,, uuui uiiu iitic ucvu re
ferred to the commerce committee
In explaining the new legislation to
day Senator Fletcher said the shipping
board had discovered and thwarted at
tempts of Ocrman capital to secure
control of vessels owned or under con
struction in the United States for pres
ent profit as well as to provide Ger
many with a merchant fleet after the
war To cn!arg the powers of the
board to deal with such attempts Is one
of the chief purposes of the proposed
laws.
nthorltj Over Charter
Besides authorizing the Tresldent to
prescribe ' rate3, terms and conditions"
under which American vessels miv b
chartered one of th bills would author
ize hhri to dltappiove existing charters,
prohibit chartering of anv specified
class of vessels: prescribe freight latcs
for American vessel coastwise or
ic - ieaii - goim?. to presenile in any United
I Slnfon rint I rjfrn rnnrir"! nn1 forma
atates I""1 ratC8' charges and terms .
for dockage, wharfage, .stovedorlng. '
ages courses and uso of protective do-
vices and other matters affecting nav i-
gatlon. equipment, fueling painting and ,
arming' of American vessels and to ex-
elude vessels fiom danger zones
Would Affect Private fltlt-ns
American citizens and others within
American jurisdiction would be Pr-
hlhlted from chartering anv foreign v es-
sel without the President's -ipprovai or
to import or expoir koous cxcccuiiik
io nnpoii .ii fi'" k""'" '"'."
1000 ions in. weight on terms requiring
tlie heller and bujer rcspe.llvelv to pay
tt asportation costs
'l. n.Hi.1. n.il n nnn A- .I..H.P tl.rt lllll
would be limited to lx moiitha after the
.no i-ioiucMi n ,.u.. ... .... ...
nar or' ,f ,,B sl,ou,rt deem ?VmP",'i '
snonuge wairaiuvu, i a Uu... .. ,
vear. nean iitiwi.ico ., .v.a .... .
prlfconment and $50 000 fine are pro-
p 'sed for violation of the President's reg-
ulallonr
The second Fletcher bill relating to
ownership of vessels, would penalize,
during the war i-ale. transfer, lease or (
charter of v es'els owned In whole or
part bv American citizens w ithout ap
proval 'of .he shipping board It also I
provides tliat an snip construction tun-1
tracts mutt receive the board's approval
and prohibits clearance of American
built vessels w Ithout its consent Trans- '
fer of shares of stock In shipping con- '
cerns also would be subject; to the
board's censorship Senator Fletcher
Fald this provision especially was de
signed to prevent German capital from
securing Interest in American ships
Construction of three additional con
crete ships of "BOO tons has been au
thorized by the United Slates shipping
board and it is announced that of
ficials intend to change radicallv its
policy toward small-ship construction
Vcsiels of steel, wood and concrete
contracted for fiom now on will be all
,h a th ssno-ton class, as It has been
found that small vessels are not the i
ones that will give the best results from
an economical operation standpoint
Orders have been sent to some con- i
struetors on the Great Lakes to change
their specification to permn us con.
pletlon of 6000-ton vessels, as the aim
of the shipping board and the Emer
gency Fleet Corporation from now on
will be tonnage
The new concrete ships authorized In
crease the tonnage of this sort under con
struction to 41,000 tons Three 3500-ton
conciete ships are now being built at
ards in Georgia Florida and California
One 7600-ton vessel is Hearing comple
tion at San rranclsco, where the new
,n....nA aiM nin hM hunt All of this
I
ir- - . uinFii ii v iiir ijxji iv.c , --.
Luim.to - -- --- i re
work Is contracted for on a financial .
basis of fifty-fifty between the builders
and the Government
1000 Rooms
700 with Bath
A cuisine which
has made the Astor
New York's leading
Banqueting place.
Single Itoom, without bath,
6 J2.50 and $3.00
Double M.00
Single Rooms, with bath,
6 14.00 to 7.00
v Doable 3.00 to $9.00
Parlor.Bedroom and Bath,
$10.00 to $15.00
Times Square
At DVondwkY, 4Uth to tb Streets
-the center of New York'. ocll
,nd button, activities. In close
1 mSSW
i if
(LOQUACIOUS CONGRESSMEN
FIND SENTENCES MEASURED Lwim GenrrR.P.rt. a7 Dth.
- I nt Training Camps for Week
Discussions of This, That and the Other Counted byn Ending March 29
Words for Edification of Posterity and
Present Generation
Contress Talked at flat of 100 000
Words Per Day "Headline In dally I
newspaper
. , '
rtu iiau inr iniKlll uilHrpppiii in
NI103B iuoks oro ouut 01 icanier. aim
who can keep the wind n-blow no mat
ter what the weather! His verbal bar
rage has the power of heay suns In
battle, and when he lifts his olco on
high the cry shingles rattle His am-
munition necr falls nor eke his great
asn-
came a
ggled
rsome
Jiggers He fat him down In Congress
halls and listened to the dinning and
waited long to ascertain which side
would make a winning And, thlnklnc
long and silently at lat this wight did
long a;
onder what would be the sum of
for ev ery dav "
For dav and nights and nights and
I days he worked with pen and paper, ind
! burned tho midnight tungsten lamp a
most Improper caper He did not eat,
I he did not sleep and though vou think"
I 11. ftr. he never even took a drink,
I for Washington Is drv sir
At last the mighty task was done I
and ere he passed to Glorv he called
I the correspondents in and gave each man
,.- .
'On hundred thousand words per
dav I find men Is the total plied up
hv wordv rongressmen who dally veil
and ,(.,, ,, (s enuugl. I find .j fill
CREEL GUARD SLAIN
AFTER FIGHT, THEORY
Police Disregard Belief Spies
Shot Bureau of Information
Watchman
Uaahlngten, April I
James King night watchman at the
Creel Committee on Public Information
na shot to death hortlv bcfoio f
o clock this morning In the hallwav of
the building occupied bv the committee
nt 10 Jackson plate this cltv
Tile scene of the inurdei Is almost
directly across the street from the
White House and the State Wai and
Navv Building , Because of the fact
that stored in the s-afts of tho Creel
bureau is supposed to be a mas' of In-1
formation which would be ver valuable
to the enenn, the Initial theory of the
police and special agents called on the
case was tli.it Hi" inning was ure "o.
or a jcinnn bpj
However later developments whiih
show cd
made a
that the dead watchman nan
number of enemies nmong the
,,, ,..- nftv-slx vcarb old and re
(.ldcd (n sout,east Washington The
tl00ttnK wa' discovered bv Levlnla
jIuler colored who hcirrd it thot and
i'unnlng upstairs saw King ttagger and
fall She rushed into the street and
r-nnrted the IcIltlnR to .r F IJeacu a
,7',, messenger, who tummoned aid
ir' , t m; State, War and Navy Bulld-
J r"' "le , w JJousP KUard
'".""VXr woman and Beach in-
,a,,t ,1,1,. thev saw no nit run rrom
"" . rhp llclti n suicldo
" . ,.n,,,,,..011 of King's pistol
showed that ho had tried to file II four
D.IW.V.I ...... .......
.,,. i,nt nn bullets weio CMiicuen
Name Successor lo Ousted Ollicer
Mount llolb, . J. April I The Be
publican members or tne uurnugton
County Board Freehohle took
ntintinns in the orllce of countv suner-
' , .,,., , ,, .i,i.i inH nie,isiirs he
eCctnK Kdward T Haines. Republican,
; jiount Holly to success John B
Burtls, Democrat of Mansfield wno wai
ousted bv the board Burtls his taken
the case to the Supreme Court
t.iiei!it?!u .wiuwur.,
l..t.. 1.. tlua t.li.lr1lllt I HICfM tll
"Can I Afford Not
To Own a Car?"
This is the question you must ask yourself today
when the Government demands war-time efficiency of
every one in every walk of life. There can be but one
answer.
A realization of our conservation needs must prompt
you in making your selection it should be a moderate
priced car of proven war-time efficiency itself; with an
established reputation; economical in its use of fuel; low
in cost of operation; comfortable to ride in; easy to handle;
with abundant power.
The one car whose percentage of these essential
qualities is highest is Oakland, the "Sensible Six,"
leader in the thousand dollar price-class.
Purchasable now "in club" of three or more persons
on TIME PAYMENTS.
H. P. BAKER MOTOR CO.
918 N. Broad St. Bell Poplar 7667
,
i y: '-"-1
li
THAT EXTRA DAYLIGHT HOUR
can soon be put In to advantage, healthfully and restfully, out
Ehlbe Park way.
Few know, by the way, that Bhlbe Tark. the handsome and
appropriate home of the Athletics, was designed, bpllt and
equipped by the Steele method of building construction, Think
this over, Mr Manufacturer, between Innings.
Steele Service insures the completed construction of Indus
trial planto ready for operation on Um and within the building
appropriation.
WM. STEELE & SONS COMPANY
Engineer Constructors
PHILADELPHIA TORONTO
i mi mi hi
tueU sheet of leaded tvne sirs
and
If jou'll pardon me t think thai that
is wnv tnev tie. sirs
"In maUtiiK up these telling facts I dm
jlOt
make subtractions for
Sundays,
holidays nor let for recess-day dls
tractions The sum-up for the month
of March is something like three mil
lion, which Indicates a four-jear term
would total to a billion
"I looked the records o'er and oer
and find that In those annals the Sen
ate scored the heaviest and nearly
blocked all channels to legislative meas
ures, for, without the closure ruling,
r-nri m tnr
UOO WOl. IOri
there Is abundant cnance. uon wot. xor i
anv kind of fooling The Houc Is I
gagged and hence, 1 find theirs are
the lowest showings for gags are verv
sure to stop th boldest kind of blow
ings "But that Is strange to me and what I
will cause you all to wonder Is that '
there should be such a few to furnish ,
all this thunder Tor every time the t
ober clerk calls out tne roll sedate,
sirs, the 'great majority' 1 eep still and
let the 'few1 debate, sirs
"And adder vet, oh much more sad,
tn view of good effected, the resume
Is sure to leave one verv much de-
Jeeted I long to gather still more facts
hut have Inhiled much gassing and so
to Heavenlv realms 1 fain would now,
kind sirs be passing
And then ho vanished out of sight i
and ceased his plaint lonfcsslonal and
left behind his drv dead lion
The
Ilecord called Congrclona'
CLASH OVER HIGH RANK
FOR U. S. MEDICAL MEN
Corps' Reorganization Pro
posed in House Is Opposed
by General Staff
Washington, pril
Tresldent Wilson., Surgeon General
Gorgis and tho general medical board
of the Council of National Defense wero
lined up against the general staff of the
army todav In the fight over the Owen
Dver bill to tcorganlzn the medical
corps, which is expected to break early
next week In the House
I he bill would authorize tho granting
.if high nulltarv commissions to medical
..fllcerp of the armv In order to give them
the autliorin to carrv out the tasks to
which Ihev will be asbigneu .
Ke.'1-tnrv nf War Crow ell, In slating the
,nisuioii of the genera
staff said in I
letter to Pr naiililln Martin, nca.i o
the general medical hoard, that the
War Department ' l unalterably opposed
to the bill beiuuse it wouiu p m. ""
,i. A man in the. serv Ice
Doctor Martin replied to Crow ell o
dav The percentage of medical officers
p.ovlded bv the bill would not be as
gieat he explained as that provided bv
th" French, F-ngllsh. Italian German or
Japanese armies
It would not provide more majors
and brigadier generals than are In tho
regular nrmv unless you consider the
old Himv of'fiJOOO the regular atmv
lie said The Dver plan bases the
number of medical ofllcers on a pei
centoge of men In the nrmv For In
stance, If we have 2 000,000, the medical
corps would have levcnlv geneial of
llcers thirtx -five majoi gencralc and
thlrty-nvc brigadier generals An armv
of that size would have 333 genera!
ofllcers '
Tassage of the Owen-Djer bill n
the House is expected after the con
sideration of the legislation to base quo
tas In the next draft on the numbers
'In Class 1 under the new classification
n stem
It will not get tnrougn wnnou.
I a stiuggle However, in new ot '
, termined opposition of tlie general staff
. , , .... .
E.JIT " JLJVJLIJL1l.il J Jtf. ft 11
PNEUMONIA CLAIMS
"" LIVES OF 121 SOLDIERS
UsMilntlon, April 4 There were 121
deaths from pneumonia among American
troops in training in the t'nlted States
during tho week ending March 10, ac
cording to the report- of the Surgeon
General made public todav The death
toll from all causes was 237, as against
223 for the previous week Camp Pike,
at Little Hock Ark, led all canton
ments with twenty deaths, tlftccn of
which were from pneumonia. The num
ber of deaths In the .National Army was
118, while the regular armv had nlnet
"The health of tho troops In the United
Ktalvs continues very good" savs the
report. "Admission, noneffective and
death rates are somewhat hlghei than
last week, duo chiefly to the prevalence
of influenza, bronchitis, with compli
cating pneumonias In inanv of our
northern camps National Guard camps
-, ,, ...1,1. ,iflnhU
in i h'"u'i ivjii 1 1 1 u - v mi tiiuai imuiv
low rates"
DELAY OF CONGRESS
HAMPERS BIG GUN
Nay Ordnance Work Also Af
fected by Lack of Proving
Ground
Marhlngtnn, prll I
Peveloptneiit of Amer'cA a 103-mlle
gun is being hampered bv Congressional
del ty in appropriating for a naval prov
tng ground
llile was learned orlicial! todav to
gether w lth th fart that important
ordnance work of the navy Is suffering
from tho same reason some authorities
suggestel that the delav means a
marked effect on the war Some of the
undertak!ne for which the proving
ground Is needed ought to be tested now
In order that thev could be put Into the
struggle. the ald
The N'avv Department's original estl
mato of J2.000 000 for a proving ground
territory In King George Countv. Marj
land has been sliced to $1 000. non and
now slumbers with the unpied nival
appropriation bill
The piojecto which need testing are
m.i untried dream ideas the experts taj,
though the 105-mlle gun mav not prove
to b" more thin n-v etiological advan
tage With Hi posslbilltv that Hie llud
American and Teuton navl's mav be
come Involved in the stiuggle Hie nav s,
gun development now Is vital II is de-
olared 1 arK of trriltniv on which lo
test out the gun? thercfoie In held tn
mean thit in an rxteni the naiv rf
flclincv is irinpi.d ..i h impend
THE TAILORING
THE genius of Rodin
could animate a lifeless
lump of sculptor's clay and
transform it into a master
piece. In less gifted hands
it would remain a lump of
clay.
So it is in ciothesmaking. A
fabric may be of the finest
virgin wool, but unless it is
cut with practised skill and
tailored with infinite care
it is 6nly so much yardage.
Your Kirschbaum suit is cut
over a pattern chalked by a
designer accomplished in the
art of draping woolens to fit
varying human dimensions.
From basting stage to finish,
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GERMAN PEOPLE DOUBT!
SUCCESS OF BIG DRIVE
Skeptical Regarding
Bom-.Sf
bastic Reports of Victories
in France
COUNTER-BLOWS FEARED
Political Object Gained, Says Critic,
Whether or Not Military Victory
Is Won
The Hague, April 4
A neutral who left Vienna a week ago
and pis"ed four dajs In Germany while
on hlr way to Holland. sas that
while on paper the German mllltarj
success appears striking, the Oerman
people are beginning to feel skeptical re
garding the result As far as he had
time tn judge there was a widespread
Inclination demontrated In favor of an
tarlv conclusion of pence
It Is noteworthy that In the Austrian
Sundas newspapers quoted by the
agencies here till keptlclsm Is read
able between the lines
The military critic Ilelchsporl said
vesterday that In Vienntre-Berlln polit
ical circles It is held that
'The political objective of the offen
sive l attained whether the military
objective is achieved or not, the military
object being to spira!e the French and
the British
The counter-offensive has begun and
the moment for the decision lia nr
rived
Cnunter-OHen'Ire Preparing
Similarly lh mlllMrv .rltlc nf the
trele Prc writes
Tor a couple if davs past the Oer
mans have suspended their advance be
cause there was everv appearance the i
nntente armies were preparing a counter-offensive
it will now be proved
.. I.nll.bi. ,l,a n.rmana ,.1.1 a.trrPil In '
separating the French armies The
rrcnth army operations number prob
ably twentv-nlre fresh division" A
critical point of tho battle approaches '
Thee are uttlclcntly remarkable ad
missions In view nf the bombastic Gei
man claims
My Informant railed attention to the
Austrian situation as a factor namely
the extremely critical food situation
which Is cnualh conflrinable tn the latest
Austrian papers received here
On his Journev he met considerable
difficulties at the hands of German au
thorities, being repeatedly urged not to
mention the icononilc conditions In Aus
tria and Germanv In Vienna the only
food rcalb ratable is bread which Is
good, but In a reduced qmntltv and In
I sufficient
Meat can be paid to he nonexistent
j f0i the majoiltv of Hie peop'e I oi Mie
fPV, who can obtain n vmall portion It
IOs,t (! weight m gold The rnfTee is
i n inngri ilnnkable i , In di ., pr i
aSSS
MENS CLOTHE
Kirschbaum Suits and Topcoats made
in Philadelphia are for sale at
LIT BROTHERS
8th and Market Streets
Men's Section Second Floor
food distribution sytlem has been lu
troduced. their rations helm obtained
dally at a children a food bureau
At 8 o clock at night the streets of
Menna are virtually emptv Public
lighting has been nhnct discontinued.
the regulations for being abroad after
lur.;;'" ',fme rnW ' ,h"
The trams no longer run nt regular
intervals, but on a timetable, like tram
service
The German papers, while reporting
Lmperor Charles's tour of Bohemia, do
not add the statements in Vienna papers
which give accounts of the appalling
scourge of famine which caused the
royal visit
The Vienna papers admit that' owing
to actual starvation the death rate Is
enormous nnd dlsenses aie rampant
(doubtless due to some forms of hunger,
such as tjphus). and are beyond the
control of the Vienna medical expert
who have been sent thither
A0.00O Children to fie Hemmed
Flftj thousand children from the dis
tricts most afflicted are to be removed
w Ith the utmost speed to selected coun
trv districts in lower Aurtrla, where
the local LondltlniiB give a beltti chance
of sivlng their lives
ThursdivV Vienna papet publish a
telegram fiom the Hungarian tele-
grap'ili' correspondent of Ze Bureau I
denv Ing on official authority the state
ment In several Vienna papers that "an'
appeal has been tuccesfullv made to
the patriotic feelings of the Hungarian
population and large supplies of pro
visions have been secured for the relief i
of Bohemia and other parts of Aus
tria, especlallv Vienna
The iigencv savp it In empowered to
Kite the Htorv Is untrue Discussions I
arc now pro. ceding betweer the Aus-
man ana Mungni an uuv eminent wnicn
iuiit.ci i-miiniirii in,. m j imuiiuiK vji
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Our Silver Sale Continues
Despite present conditions
we are, during this sale, offer
ing many desirable sterling
ilver and silver-plated arti
cles greath reduced- many
fo half price.
S. Kind & Sons, 1110 chestnut su
Pt VMOND MERfH VNTS JEWLLERS SILrKRSMlTH3
itooJit purchased during Ikis
i"f iftiitto' br evrhunged
the garment is shaped to
your proportions its style
and fitting qualities put last'
ingly into it by adroit hand
work and thousands of 'deft
needle strokes. No mere
surface glossing with a press
ing iron which the slightest
wear will undo.
Appreciating the decisive
influence of good tailoring
upon the looks and the wear
of clothes, men more and
more are insisting upon the
label of the maker they know
a label which tells them
unmistakably by what code
of standards the garment has
been prodLiced !
RE1D & FORT
1204 Qhestnut Street
Also 11 South 15th Street
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'IBRITMllLlllt WlfHT
1 SI FRANKS GfjiC.
t..,. it.ii- m..Iim nr,.,,-4
pour "H0 Machines DcstroyM
' by Lieutenant McCniddcn in
Ninety Minutes
ntfattn, prll 4 - ICIng George ha ap
i proved the award of the Ictorla Cros ta
Second Lieutenant James By ford Nt
Cudden, of the roval flying corps, who
had previously been awarded the dls-tlngulshed-servlco
order and t-ar the
mllllar.v crass and bar, and the military
medal
Tho Victoria Cross was awarded for
most conspicuous bravery, exceptional'
perseverance and keenness and very
high devotion to duty McCudden had
previously accounted for fifty-four
enemy airplanes', of which forty-two
wero definitely destroyed, including
tilnttccn Inside the British lines, Only
twelve out of the fifty-four were driven
down out of control
McCudden twice destroyed four two
seater enemy machines In the same day
ind on the last occasion all four ma
chines were destrojed In ninety min
utes Jersey I'cach Crop Promising
Hammnnton, N. J April 4 Indica
tions point to a. heavy peach crop this
jear the trees being In llrst-class shape
and the buds but little injured by the
cold winter weather. IUspberries and
straw bertles also are tn good shape, but
the blackberry crop will In all likelihood
ti far below normal, as the plants were
badlv winter killed" The number of
I "-- Bi,r,,cn, i,ere will be -in excess of
lift ear
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