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EDITION
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IV. NO. 180
VOI
bunkenburg,
PEAT Ymm
ayor,isdead
fefcd Comes at German-
iftovvn Alter L.ong
., Illness
iLuTED HIS LIFE
ff TO GOOD OF CITY
JjStive of Germany, He
fecame Model Citizen of
He .
Adopted ijanu
Successful injjusiness
Ipablic Friends and Foes
Unite iij expression
of Regret
Joyor Smith's Tribute
lo Dead Predecessor
fflien'told of 'the ileutli of foimtr
jlJjof. niankcnbuig today. Mn.vor
Smith said:
"I am vcrj et soi r to hcui' of
the Math of former Mayor Blank-enburg-
He was a well-intentioned
man, a splendid citizen, and lila
,jeath Is a loss to the clt of Phila
fciphta." I l (.ttetrli of lie career of fonncr
? Mijor Utankcnburs in prinlcil on
ft ntt ,
Rudolph BlanUcnburg. former
JIor of Philadelphia, one of its
v most patriotic adopted citizens and
fimiliarly known as the "old warjALL. EXT0L ms PKOINTY
1 vnr nf reform." is dead. The end .
4 ""--
5 ame at 7:45 o'clock this morning at I
iil home, 138 West Walnut lane,
l ,
CpmtOtOWn.
.gel'as unconscious for more than ,
totj-four hours before his death,
IhM was no sign of suffering when '
it' breathed his last. Vith Mr. j
Wanlcenhure in his last moments
ire his 'wife, Mrs. Lucrotia Blank
Mure, and this adopted daughter,
HfccAdolphsen. -- - -
4 Although he had been ill for the
hit three" years, it was not gen-
.,rTUy believed 3Ir. Blankenburg's 111
't (ess was of a critical nature. Those
Selose o him often warned the old
Kf jtejitcr for reform that his health
WMroald' not stand the strain of cam
fpaVnjng, but he contended that he
shrays felt better 'Alien he was out
f wt the firing line for the cause of
Unpeople.
,. , , . ...
His last appearance at a public
meeting was at the Academy of
Music last October,. He received
'
Wi n ovation when ho appeared on the
l u?e to advocate tho election of the
retardates of the Town Meeting
! puty. Even then he was out-acainst
tie sdvice of his attending physician.
J . plankenbug was f requentlj- car-
rhtyi over many a crisis throuch the
mlirf :-i i ': "
j,?tmng vigilance and devoted at-
teatiptt'of his wife, Mrs. Lucrctia !
JLiiitnlenburg. Althouch a strono-
j ekmpion of reform herself, she had
tw Keep a watchful eye on her
. r - "vi.ui tjc uii net
twfgctfc life partner, or he would
fecollapsed man, years ago.
frTli V,, . tu'i "" ,piratioii 10 i.iv "-"" . .1: spring uatden streets. It Is. expected
a .Mr. Blankenburg's health took a'' nnd sVue, A1' ., .',ip,, ! ,,?. "at at lc-ls,t ,0-000 ''" " present
ijety serious turn ,t:nn. 1, 1t
U serious turn during the last
Wof his administration as Mnvm.
Kd he was compelled to take sev-
i" cnyri vacations. He rested over
We Week-ends at his bungalow at
IjKOno Pines. But even in this nook,
JS tVheart of the Poconos, he was
m "ee from care, for very often
a n bothered by .politicians and
pevseekers, who sought him for
Wecial favors.
l ..vvQiio ni linnil lln. Ai-iiiittt.., I
it. ' -. v.((..ii.ii, ,
WwoDinb,e ,lBhter in beha1' ot
BMtt " :, """"""veiny ono ot II1Q fill Tr CI1U Dill a K""" !' , , , ,
lst Practleal fofn-n.... i .,.'. . ,. it-. ...- "Tlie ileutli of
iit. . r'.wi i ei
ivnuea Kinint, tti " ... ; . i.
.' "tviii tin iii inn
lown. ... "" rccoru tor
IWiL,?3 so wel1 1now "it ho wa
iZ.,iVUmmoned to otler cities
tSjff ln beha,f of K1 Bovern-'dvlo
Bjfr. nioi......
Wis ,?',' as 7i 'eai' 'a
K 16'at. fie had been In
ifaesj for bpitp.. ,,.,.,,, ,..
tairiv t ". '.. "''"r Bovernmcnt for
IBi.-.j"."'1 years. Ho was one of
kVWteenrri ,ne,ml'e's of the old Com-
BSr One Hundred.
.- untnnfti . .. .-- :
S " etumn Im ni- ........,..,
"W MUIo attenuoi, to p.ctu eue !
Kaie. I "02i2!,t? p!ctV.'?,,e
t that h -. r.." VI "i
Un. ' T7 ",ttt no was IlEhtlnir fm-n
Ww"':" '.!?. believed to bo worthy I
ive of i,iu fact that ll0 was on
n. ..?! lls koventy-llfth birthday
s.!' tfiinn
SKF ?-e-revaslMnXtWraru; p
us a1ma.i... . . lie was a-nne. i". it ,...... ,. .-
. IIIIII Mill. !.
!? electloi,
W wST S1" -S"w mayoralty 'In
in . -- " tiiu nuiviiniiiv 11
iit t,?Imax T ?ne of tb
mi in t:,:r campaigns
reform
ever
. mil country.
Ta Practical IJefornier
arn,'.?0..tl, he was a nractleal.
"fy ato.3r nlnknur lmme-'
n.'. BlPPed assessments r i,
itr r 5..?!5er o'llcoliolders by ward'
Kra.'W'f'WM that do-,
wo? nSLiL1?1 "tent-would be the1
"' appointment at mi timu
s ."fought about nPPdp,i ;;;-..
'eltvfl,,a,!!c',al ?'anaKe!nent, by
- .-..-a m nanita from
ir r. st, c
EX-MAYOR RUDOLPH BLANKENBURG
1 - Hip lH
I Mfw SHHH
mMMMNitwcaKtaHiKwmamttMnwiKwiaNsM fSinrn r-ni urn im ju i i
jpMHmKMHmmNM , ..f .rvr....1n... , ., ,, ,,',,,', I
"The Old War Horse" of Philadelphia Reform, who died at his
nomc in Cjcrmantown early today.
REFORM LEADER LOAN DRIVE GOES
LAUDED IN DEATH OVER $40,000,000
Partisan Feeling Dissolves Bad Weather Blocks Pul
' in Tributes to Blanken- lie Rallies, but Not
burg's Memory Subscriptions
piomiucnt men uoiiutoi uuiittciiiy '
'and soolall with former .Mayor Ulnnl.-
jrnuuie louay eNpresBeii sonow at 1113 ,
Ooatli. I'olltlcal friend and foe alike I
aereril tluil his death waa a loss to the
cltj. State and nation. All character-1
izid him a tho highest imo of -mei-i
lean citizen. Some of these cprcssions
follow . ,
(iforee li. I'orur Philadelphia has lo.t l0 hlaj somewhat neater "tho top,"
one of her best friends. There are thou-1 according to leaders In the local drUe
Eands of persons liero who will learn ' i0dav
with sonow of Ills death. ITeST one rhe ,i)ta tdles ln Ile United slates
of l,iims.Mvanla's foiomost citizens, lion. aro 0llcaly pced at Illtlo more than
oicd, 'lespectcd and loved cveiyvvheie. i!;jiUoo,ooo, but it la undeislood they
To me his death Is a personal loss. , ,)axc rcncllld ull nUual flgU,c neater
MINATOIt i:. II. y.Mti; Mr. Blanken- ' MOO,000.ouu.
butg-s ijaicer wiia one of sleillng and w.,g,n,Kloll repulls today stated that
rei.ognied lionest.v. I kntw him as " Mlnucapolla has not been hcaid from,
lefoimer since I tame of age and In an(, j.hiindelplila llkowlso Is inisliiR in
all that lime never knew him to do I ,a(0 rep0,tK Willo an error In trJtm
anjthing that dlil. not bear the stamp i mjbS0 prevented Cleveland from being
of sincerity. Like most leformcrs, no , tIl0 UBt
did not alwavs use the best means to In addition tu the total of SSI. JUT. 710
reach the ends ho had in mind. Un ! olclally announced b the Third lie-
....,,,
men who differed with Mr. Ulankcnbuig
in politics give lilin full credit for want-1 thus bringing this district Into the $t0.
Ing to better municipal conditions, llo , 000.000 class
ub ." " ' In pplto of Hie Inclement wcatliei uli-
was a highly respected citizen, and as RcH),ons ,)0ured Into the war coffers of
a Mayor did bis best, and the illy f the country In an unending stream con
loses a good, honest man" Mantly glowing In volume. Many large
1 FUb.-cilntlons have bten lecorded. but
t'll 1 iu,antiiii .... .
niankenburg as I knew him In his pub-
lic and prlvato life was a man of the I
strongest convictions and a power t-1
'dnd every movement iii which he intei-
tsted hlmlf. His Probllj was unmies-
"0"d nnd ,le was an important figure
In the civic life of Philadelphia. ,
tVI.Ti:il UHOHIti; sviini ' wuui"
say foimer Maov Hlankenburg was a
man of er high iMc Me. and, not-
withstanding the fuu that In some ie-
" "- ....- ........Mi... 1.10
. ?. '.'folJteS has bee . in"
jio'thow A,,, wci, for the
foreign uirio. ne ,T ,.min
,rlotlc American. lie was a good citizen
and has left to bis famll the Uetltagc or ,
a good name I
llHrrj J. Johnson, president I atrol-
men's lienrvolent lTnteitlv AKsorlali.ni: ,
"The death or lornicr aiuju, '"""Y,
burs means that tho policemen of tins
city have lost their best friend. He was
probable the onl) Mayor of this city who
ever took an Intciost in tho life or a
nollceman Ho was always ready to
m-otcct the policemen from political per-
sicutlon to which they are frequently
subject In this city.
' "lie was always ready to lend an ear
. .,,. nf iii comnlalnts of the police-;
J ""J "- .. . ... ..ti
, in bis death the police of this,
, ,,, .pm t me nun
city have not only lost a good a
nd faith-1
I'nrm.r .,1.1 ir t..-
..--, ... .. .,, tl,r.,..
sin-lludolnn manucnuun, i . h'."
to me. He was a stalwart Independent.
always lighting for tho better tilings In
affairs. He was as steadfast and
honorable as It is t"' " " . ""
n be. and neveis in his long life did he
tiro n his efTbrts to Introduce reform
!l .,.!' i... .nmnit and In politics.
m u. -''. .":";v- , ,i,.. Pommu-
Ills tieatn ta ""'- -" -
.. ..
nlty. ,.,,. ,-i was asso-
cll M' d" ,I'0 "".i r ' ? ". ,
cialetf with Jir,umii, :,",'., f,'
' -"' i" 2. ?Z niuee of Unc
hlinln the days of the Committee of One
Hundred, ami trom 11 ut i . . -. .--
. . -, ...i.t. bin, in lils civic worn,
f. "... " Vmeomluni that can be
associated w th mm in ni ...v ..-.-
The greatest encomium that can be
i "....... ...a ,, him is that he went
nrlinounced on him w that he wcntlat0 ot indon. and nt the same- tlrm
r,".i,,r virs of his udmlnlstra- .... , ,.. . .,, nun.;M an
i L;it":3 euri'" ). r ii-rr "c
lately honest. ., ' r" Z
nf hlu cltv and auopteu counno. --
ot Ills city " "" ' .. ,,, resnented
motor tne i..B..i" --
by all mho wtow ii"
HELP US IDENTIFY V. S. SOLDIERS
The UvrLiNU I'uulIc 1.i:ihikii rouuests Its tenders to nollf It of tesl
dents of Philadelphia, the entire State of Pennsylvania. New Jeisey and
Delaware, whose names appear in the casualty lists from France toda or
at any time In tho future,
This move Is made in the Interest of public Information, us the ud
dresses of soldiers are not Riven in the casualty lists. ,.,,,
ll'ublleatlon If tbl. request has. th. approval eP tua Pit talon of News, commute,
m I'ublloIijformllon. Washington J .-
OFFICIAL TOTALS TARDY
"
Aitiiougii oiiioi.il (iRuve fiom Waaii-
Ington placo the Third Kedcral Itcscrxc
District, or which rimauuiimia m u
editor, fourth nmunc the larse cities In
tho third Liberty Loan drixe. the llgnros
nnon which this Ktnndinc 1 hawed weie
icported at 10:30 o'clock j.c.-'teid.iy
r.iorulni? and are. therefure. declaied to
h0 entirely ton small This city ought
ticnu I'lsinui, Butxeui-iiL OllUStt lll'IJO
wtre n, tIle ncBi,UOrhood of J7.0U0.000.
niniiv 111mA veil) lie fui tlii'iimifie- bpfntn
,le cmi of t)lc ,,.ive j8 ln sglt-
Today few large public ilcniuiit.uu-
t.1011 me ,elic-Iuletl Vtta.us' of tlie -vlni3.
ra alll
man ha!
tu,n ar
nu sieet storm, but the weather-
iis piomlscd mole cheerful condl-
nfter todav :iml nil ii-r!iii!7.-itfnns.
of the city aie prepailng to make the
mosi ot tne iair weainer vviitn 11 ar-
rives.
Workmen In Hull,
. ,olomo.llB
vvoruers or 111c liaiiivvin i.oLOinotlve
W-- . meet todaj at noon at the
- ""J"-!
c
Hairy louder, the Scotch coined on, will
Illldrcs, .,,,, ,.olKcrs. If it is i-alnlmr t
U0 )mc t,e mcelns (? s,ci,eduled. the
meeting placo will be changed to Lit Lit
-rcnlpie.
Suu(,aK (jnM, 1,1CS Suui Training
School Hand will give a concert during
()(t ,noctnBi .t 4-.S0 o'clock the band
nm glc nnotIicr conceit In front ot the
L-non i.Cague.
Lab0r leaders aie lapldly bringing
tI)elp me nto tno dl.xc .yny r,,ies
arc fcui.duled for today In Industrial
plants tlnoughout tho district. Leaders
'met jesterday in the Adelphla Hotel to
perfect their organization, pledging no
strikes of labor men during the war.
Udward Keenan. president ot the Ccn-
tral Labor Union, declared he Liberty
L.oan siaciveis uurinr tins crisis in tuo
national history me not worthy ot be
longing lo a union He said: .
"If a man is so stiong In his smpith.v
with the Central Powers and Is a Liberty
Loan slacker. 1 sa throw him out of
the union. We can l afford to hae divi
sion of sentlmciu. This gieat contest
Continued on I'me snifii, Tubulin four
DOGLESS DAYS IX LOXUOX
...... ..- ,.., .. n..-'...- r
"'ay owners tvui i cla uev..u u.
High.Cost of Living
Ing has begun to (Jc-crcase the dog popu
-ning to the gh, T1, places for p..
..;..t ,- ,, ,d inainc-nml that
nZ ' ,Z S tho
inu oi.a ,.,v- .-
n.,i,,,i,lu out on tho streets to search for
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PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1918
BLAMES MAYOR
FOR VICE REPORT
DISGRACING CITY
Fosdick Says Exposure i
Followed Refusal to Aid
in Clean-Up
"PHILADELPHIA A SNAG",
Commission Chairman Dis-,
claims "Purity" and Poli
ticsDry Zbnc Unlikely
Points lunpluisized
in I'osdich Inlervietv
.M,'. .. smith and police dcp.ii't
uiut HitnhcUI co-operation with
nuiic.i.il uncstlg.'tii's and result
uii puiiln- hmiulliiK of I'hlladel
liiui u 'woift city In counti."
Nut like 1 that "i1r " ?onr will
in (-.huIinIkcI nrouiid JMilladclphla
M'pt ns .i "last rcRort" In the
event of fui titer failure of authori
ties tu a id Uuvcrnnicnt In wIpliiB
out v ne and "hootlcffglliR."
t'loan up c.inipalsn of I'osdlck
umiiussirin Is not of "piulty
It ii,'iic" or "refoiiii" type, but ono
solelv tor development of 100 per
I nt phicaily lit tlghterK
ticnei.il I'ev.shiiiK i insistent
th.it ml lit men iilixtcsill) and
mm .ill -be sent overseas
CominiH-itoii Is not disused In
in olIlci.il co-operation woik uny
wlicie with ministerial organiza
tions, and such Inquiries b) lcprc
spiitutlvcs of churches arc entirely
iiHlepemlent of Government cam-p."Bii-
Vice lcpuits of only four Amort
cm cities liavo been glen pub
licity, and then only when city
autboiltlcs decline to aid Govern
ment ioprcsentatles in clean-up
work.
Of these four cities. Philadelphia
Is tile most conspicuous.
; a M!i7 t on faoo,irff,i(
Wuslilinttmi, April I-.-.
Mayor Smith and the police depau
1 menl of J'hlladelphia were solely re
. sponsiblo for trie "black oe" given
I Philadelphia, when tt was hold up to
pub!lq,.scorii throughout ,tlw. country b'
widespread publication of the now
famous l-'osdlck "vice lepoil," char
I acterlzing It as the "worst city In the
1 country."
In the first Interview he has given
since the teport was made public, I!a
mond I!. 1'osdiek. chairman of the Com
mission on Training Camp Activities of
! the War and Xavy Departments, told an 1
1 '
r.vuvts-u Pum.iv.' Lunacn tcpresentatlve I
today that if the municipal authorities
of Philadelphia, had shown tho blight- '
est inclination to co-operate with the
commission's re,;it.sentatlvcs w'aotso in- 1
v causations influenced the leport. the
"lid' would have been clamped oc I
quietly and Philadelphia moil have
been saved tae disgrace of a publ'f '
"branding"
"But wo couldn't get an help from
tho municipal authorities." declared Mr.
l-'osdlck. "and we were forced to use
extreme measuies to protect the sol
diers and sailors called to pla.v their
pari In tlie world's greatest war.
'our Investigators emphasized the
operations of dlsoidvrly house owners
and "bootlegKirs" and laid before the
police authorities evidence of the wide
open law violation". They told of the
existence of every house of 111 fame
and ever.v shady looming house men
tioned hi the report and asked lcpeatcd
1 that these, lcsorts be closed by the
authorities as u protection to men In
t'lilfoim about to cinbaik for foreign
serv ice.
Nulloii NeeiU VIhiiIiouiI
I'heie s onl one great purpose behind
the work oft he commission and that's I
1 to vvin the war," said Mr. Kosdlck em
phatically. "Manpower and manhood
vvill win It. and we're got lo copsenc j- , Administration and foil An.
this phs'cal and mentsl cacrg no mat- ' ' uu Aiiministiation anil coal ASo
ter what the cost. There's no sentiment ciation Join in Warning Against
or politics In this campaign. It's up to
,,u r. iiil. n niit llfrlitluc- ittrn III tri llt-lil
and w-e-ie going to do It.' J
sizing that lack of co-operation by Phil-
adelphla'u municipal authorities was
hiionsible for publication of the vice
port, declared that Philadelphia was one
of only four cities In the country ; "intcs-
tlgated- by the commission when the .
clean-up" campaign was given any pub- ,
llcity. The others, he po ntcd out, vv-crc ,
San Mitonlo. Seattle and Kock Island
"Vlajor I'ooli-I'ooliril" "
t somehow vve couldn't get the Maoi
ar the police depaitinent to take action.
They merely pooh-poohed tho Idea of any
sueli law-breaking and camouflaged the
I situation, despite the Indisputable cvl
deuce our Investigators had dev eloped. No
amount of persuasion or no threats of
dnsile measures teemed to have the I
leant effect.
eet. i
You know the result, wo weio forced
to ohar.ncls of publtcll.v to clean up Phil
adelphla. and we've nt last succeeded In
eradicating the evils we complained
about and which wcro sapping away the
very lives of our boys In uniform tlie
countrj's representative. whom tho na
tion depends upon'to save tho world for
democracy.
"All (his talk about liollticn huvlntr
part In the cxposo Is puro bunk. I ilont I
r . II . 1 I..I.I..I. ..llll...l ..I.....I. .. .1
'w,l'n"'r"-l
an. 1 ao ivnow Liierv a .uviwii icu uy
ConllnutfJ i" l'.ir Two, lolumn J-'our
WIND RINGS FIRE ALARMS
firnl Wlro Mnt r.lnticnster Pitv
Hunt Imaginary Blazes
Ciosscd wires IcaOliiB to the lire
alarm bell In the tower or the Gloucester
City Hall were so swajed by the wind
as tU UiriltC u uisviucv aim awuiuin
alarm, calling out nremen aim citizens.
No blazo could be found and the mys
tified and aroused- firemen became con
vinced they were being made the targets
of practical Jokers.
Investigation revealed that prossed
wires, swung by the wind, had caused
'the -alarms.
V
Si
JUST 1 YEAR AGO
Baring Secret Peace Bid to
France Shows Czernin
Statement False
APPROVED ALSACE CLAIM
Freedom for I5elium Also
Pledged in Letter From
Austrian Emperor
j age" Hill Objections
I'.trls, April !-'. -
I That the Austin German Alliance UiiOiImkIuii, prll r.
wiih perilously near breaking Just one i lloui leaileis i-ened noth,e n the
I s car ago li shown b on olllclil note I -i'nte today that under no ilmim-
1 , ...,,. , n .., HancM would the icld to the demand
, given out by the I reneh C1ovc.-inm.-nt ,,, ,0 up)c ,)u fo). 10 C,ln,na
I contntnlug the test of a secret "pcoi of the labor evemptlon r'uiusc from tlie
I letter." wittteii by I'inpcror Chin lc ' ' atiotajje" b.ll
of Austria I'ro-'im.-'. fji fin HKicemctit n the
, Tim leiini- vv 1,1, h il ite.l Mnicli "'""""'e "',-e unytlilnB but prnliii-iiis
. I He lcttei. which wan dated .miiicii T)( S(,1Ut(, nrouw,i lo ind.Riintloii
SI. 1017. recoi!nl?ed Trance's claim to (IK!lft what Senator Mct'umurr called
AtKiice-Loiraiue nnd pli'dKcd the rcKto- "I5oli'lielk labor." wan equallv ileler
I ration of UctKlum and Scrvia. 'ininnj to ro.ioet nil mcaHure uronling
Tlic letter wiih communicated to, iininunlt to Ktrlkwt I.' war work.
i rrcildeut Polncarc by I'rluco SLsttn - While the nu-aicurc remains In dcad
. ile lUnirbon. the Austrian Ktnpcror's luck the legal right of labor to Kti-U.e
brothcr-ln-law. In It Chat lea asked ' during the war remains unchanged.
that "KliRliilHl's -iewn" l)e nlo ascer- -me bill can not he tled In ny way
tallied. until tlie iwn houses settle their dispute
I The action of the 1'iencli Goxcin- uer labor's rlgh s during the war.
I iiu-nt In making public this Important Meanwhile howeer, the Hepaiiinem
communication show-H up as false tho nf Jus;'ie, which otlghiated the bill, was
i recent, HtutemiMit by Count Gzc-nln, ti-jlng to tiolnt u o t" un unde--1
the Austrian foreign minister, thut landing
! I'l-unco had made ovcrlitics for .1 sepa- -
i rate ncaee tit Austria. .Iut wlcit ri-
fect the puhllcatlon will have in rcl:-
tlons between Vienna and Uerllii cm-
not now lie ffirrseen.
At the time the letter was
Willi' ii
' things were looking ver I1I.11U foi
I the Central Powers. A brei.-li laid
ideveloptd between the Cnlt-d States
1 and Gcrman.v over the submarine situ
j ation. The lirltlsh armies In Taikej
I had captured ll.igil.iil. shattering the
1 Henna 11 dream or .1 continuous com
jmeiel.il link from Merlin to the Per
sian Gulf. Tho Gentians on the west
ern front were in tetrcat and the
I I'rltlsb had just captured Peronnc.
1 Revolution had broken out in Ku.ssia
and none could see how far the unrest
would spread westvvaul.
' Ti-M of l.ellet-
Tlie te.t of the nil f,mpi loltii
follows. , ".My Dear Situs: The end of tho
third year of this war. which has t
1 brought so much inournihg and
I grief into the world, approaches. '
1 All the peoples of my empire arc
more closely united than ever ln the
common determination to safeguard ,
the integrity of the monarclij nt
' the cost even of the heaviest saeil-
llces.
"Tiianks to their union, with the
generous co-operation of ull nation
alities;, my empire, and monarchy
have succeeded In resisting the
gravest assaults for nearly tin ce
years. Nobody can uucstion the
military advantages seemed by my
tioops. particularly in tho Uulkans.
1'i-alses I "rciitli ICesislance
-rrance on her side has shown
force resistance and dashing coui
-ago which are magnificent. Wo all
unreservedlj admire tho admirable
1n t rift' l1lln1l lu t 1-1. I t Ilk II tl 1 tu inn
bravery which la traditional to Iter
army and tho spirit of sacrifice of
the entire l'rencli people.
"Theicfore it Is a special pleas
ure to me to note that, although
for the moment adversaries, no real
divergence of lews or aspirations
separates manj of my empire from
l'l-anco and that 1 am Justified in
hoping that my keen sympathy foi
I "ranee, joined to that which pre
vails in the whole tuorarchy, will
forever avoid a return of tlie state
of, war. for Tiiich no icspou'iibiilt.v
can fall on me.
"With this in mind and to sliow
111 a dellnlte manner the reality of
these feelings, I lies jou to convey
piivutely and unofficially to Presi
dent Polnialre that I will support
by every means and by everting all
my personal influence with my al
lies I'rauie's jtisl claims regarding
Alsace-Lorraine.
Would IScslore Itelgiuui
' llclgium should bo ciithely re
established In hei sovereignty, le
tainlng entirelj hei African posses-
Continued on I'iik errn, ulumtt Unr
IJIGGER COAL SHORTAGE
NEXT YEAR, FORESEEN
Coming Famine
,,,,,,
April U" A coal short-
age ncM 5car which will exceed that of
ic-!tlm winter just passed and necessitate
ie-'.. ,,nir ilr.-u.ti., metiind tim,, -nt
used In the i.'arfield holfdajs, is fore-
Besn i) ti,c conference of State fuel ad-,
mln.strators with Mr. Carfield, fuel ad-1
mlnls.,.lt0r. wi,c!l closed last nlirht. Ar
.. ., .,. Sallon.,, c.,., ..... i
nlatlini Indues a statement which Is sub.
ftautlated by figures furnished by the
I-nlted States Geological Survej. show-
Ins the sains alarming condition.
j ,,reiate tho public ai make It ready to
i. .,.,,. whatever measuies may Ie de.
ciueu- Up0n to avert a fuel famine next
winter. It asks all Individuals.
dustitcs and communities to acc.pt un-'
. .,., I. l .1
dCIUSUiy w ai"ivr uieasuics lire iiiv,, viu,
and admits that unlca etfcctlvo meas-1
ures ror relief aro taken nt onej the
coSl Juin.1 will fall seriously short
the needs of tl " country
tut nceos ot im. i unrj.
i TWO 'ACES' FLY 1IKKE SUXDAY
Briton, Frenchman and American to
'
Soar on Bclmo.tt Plateau
-- -
Phltadclphlans will have an oppoitu
nlty Sunday afternoon to sco flying
"aces" of two nations lit action when
exhibition flights will be given at tho
. iilmnnt Pluteau by Colonel W. V. Lee.
b W Sr .WW
lion torees. .in American uirunian, yet
I to be selected, will also -lly.
Tho flights will be given as part of the
campaign for eiillstments being con-
UIKICU t.3 iiiu unuoii aim niiuumii iw
ducted b tho British and Canadian He-
crulting Mission, tho headquarters of
which are at Sixteenth and Chestnut
.......
streets.
.The cxhlblion will begin at 4 o'clock
Sunday afternoon and will consist ofi, eome indicating that as much, If
knmn nf till, mnnt Rnpnlaf-illnr f.alniew li"' - ,T . t... .t..
some of the most spectacular feats
knon-n to fliers on the battle fronts of
'OJurop,
CcpTnciiiT mis. tt lur
BRITISH
HOLD
HOUSE INSISTS
ON STRIKE RIGHT
OF WAR LABOR
I Leaders Serve Notice Thoy
1 " Will Not Yield to "Sabot-
Child. Klin Ucr Iij Tntlle.v Car. Dies
. ),,-oiliv Until Ilatignan. see-i .cars
...hi nf !:t t.p nvtiit-inn Mtrot illpil to
'ilnj ut St. Timothy's' Ilospitar Trom In-
Juries received when she was run over
by a trolhj car ves;,-rdav inntnlug 11 1
Lavirlngton and P. cliln .lie.is)
EXTRA
IRISH COWEiXTlOX 'ADOPTS
HOME RULE PLAN, 100 TO 42
LONDON, April 12. The plan for pioposcd self-fjovciumcut
of Iclaud was adopted by the Irish convention, 100 to -12, tt was
rfficlnlly re, ouod by that body today. The Inn provides foi
the e&tnMibhiucnt ot u parliament for the whole if Inland, with
full power lov all internal legislation, ntlmlmstiatiou and direct
taxation. Self.-governin.cnt, tho report fcays, is to become a law
Immediately. The Ulsterites filed a dissenting jvlnoiity report.
MOTORCAR'S VICTIM FOUND HURT ON S1U1SLT
David John&on, sixty-seven years, old. a s.ilesmnn, of J2iJJG
Noith Jlroad &tteet, was found today lying- on Broad atrttt neat
Susijyehanua uvenut cut and bittised on the fate and body. He
was takin to St Joseph' IIo;pital The police btlievt that he
wawa btiutlt by o ptednitj nutomobtk.
FREAKISH WINTER MOVES TO AVERT
LINGERS IN APRIL FAMINE IN FUEL
Queer Storm "Pocketed" Consumption Survey Ord
in City Can't Get , ered to Fix Emergency
Away Priorities
FORECAST IS DOUHTFUL MYERS TO MAKE CENSUS
i.viiii;k i'(iiti:c.si'
l i .rltlrd il.lil ml t. lined (nld IimIo
uii'l s iiiirdti.v t iirnai'lil.v rain or -linvv.
I'll ludvliih.u I
Illulne hard lo get
Hit of Ibe lit't.elifs
-l'l.la ,!(,, I, IV
a vviutbii tiein.li.
,,
ler I'orecuster Ill's
..... .. . ...i
That is vvliui Weather l-'oree-uster Ill's
' . . , .i , .i ,
called it loda when he declared that'
ibis Is one o
. ,it . ., J
llic most ir.-aklnh ApriH
..... . . ., t. t.., i ..
sionns Philadelphia ha. had ... '
.vears.
The fight to "go over itie top" means
that off the N'orth, Jersey coast Is a
storm center that Includes Philadelphia
in Its farreaehing fmbrac- To the
north there la a hlg't prciisure zone:
"nil "'' Bame condition exists to the
east at tea. evldentl.v. although the
....,.,- ,,,, ,eceUeil no rtnorts from
' M aluer Uurcil" e-eueu no rtports irom
sea. Phlladelp.ila s storms mane .-iietr
' esil to the north uud east The siolm
a ,u , i. ....l
' ..,.. ,.,
I riom vvhl.-h It
"" ' . . , . , ,,
Wlmer. sturk. eold. grim winter,
I foiced Its unwelcome presence on Phila-
deliilda th s morn'ng. During yesterday
In-land the di-y befoie. while there was
a
good deal of
grumbling, comments on
I.I.. ...n. ttint- tttff iillnr.,! Ill til A Slllrit of
mo ,ts. .v. ..... -.-- --
lev Ity. Today tho general denunciation
1 of the wcathernian was jiummeu up in
""d feeling exclamation,
I fThls thing's gone far enough:"
g thermometer stood nt
3 tici-rees. At T o'clock It had letreal-
cd to the :0-dcgreo mail; and at S
.a.i,.ni. l,o.l ..n.li.lif il Ihn !14 ilpcren murk.
it Is tho belief of the Wtathor Bureau
lv ....
M V'v.l ,..,. ....... .... - ---. -
ttat it u stay at tnw man; nnc
' ,u. i.in!iinrlpr or tne lav.
During the three days tho sleet and
rain storm has been raging over tho city.
a. total of 2.3 Inches ot rain has fallen.
Of this amount .00 or an inch fell
a-... ih. tH-rntv.foue hours endinc at
' . Z. ,.!
J XX
""" - --.-.-.
rivers Into perilous roughness cu-
dancerlng ferryboats and other craft
winds were not as high us yesterday
.., at 3 o'clock, the velocity this
rn B "' ut twentv-two miles as
morning being but tvvenij -two mues as
.!.. t mil v'.ftlfnt AKtpr,ln. l-.ariv
Early
I ,1,0 moraine however, renorts began
UKUIlia, fc,, ...... ..... .
vo ."r"',, anmaff. ha been done by the
not mora, damage has been clone iy tne
' -winds of the last Jew hours. t
I'ttiic Ltiwce Cuunst
COUNTER-DRIVE
NEAR GIVENCHY
HINDENBURG
SLIGHTLY HURT
BY AIR BOMB
German Field .Marshal Re
ported Under Treatment in
Strassburg Hospital
lailiiliill. Ap! II 12.
Kielcl Muishm lllmleiihurg Is ic
poited undei treatment In a private
hospital at Strassburg rroin a sllglii
wound said to hae been caused by 11
bomb droppn from an llied airplane
on the wes- 'ronl. a Zurich dispatch to
the Dall Kprrss declares
itindcnburg ha been in supieinc-
coiinnand on the western front for mole
than oae .near and has porroually ill-
reeled operation of the German tioopa
in too uig I'liRiuy oicensive
HAKES l.'t.OOO TIES IX YEAK
Shipponsburg Woman Seeks Title of
National Pastry Champion
Cnrll-lr. I'ii.. Mull I.'. Mnnuf.ielui
In? unaided In the last jenr u total
of to. oon ple. Mri.. John Tarinan. of
Khinpen-burg, is going after tlie national
Plt-baklng honors She aids her husband
In conducting 11 small restaurant In that
'inn, wh'ch has become famous for It
These. aliliiiuKh made at the ra:t of
iblrtv-tlve per da :Z) psr week ami
occr inoo per inon'.n. are still mftuineiem
to mett the demand, she expects to
set a liiclior iccoid from the ,vuir which
bcg.m April 1
ushliifilon. Apl 11 I,
l''urniiiiit.d b lust winter's coal cilsls
the Uovetnmeut toda began n nation
wide campaign u present a recurrent
raortage ntt vvintei.
Ih" tuel udmliitstiallon oideied an
,
' InimeUlatv suiv-y
Imuiedlut' suivt-y of all steam fac-1
,
tones in the country to check waste In,
, ,
(eiei lunsumiuion. i-utiu. 11 was
icuilieu on uikucsi l,uiiiuiii). ure to oe
I Ren e.llclency ratings, which, should a"
i .. ,., .. , , , .
l"w" im-. noun, uciciiuiiie iiiuicieucc
in fuel dclUcrles. David M. Myeis, New
York fuel engineer, will conduct the
survey.
Tills pressuie is lelled on to foice
adoption of economical fuel equipment
In hundicds or plants now- feeding fuel
Into wasteful furnaces
Th action follows warning b t went j -
two State fuel administrator lieic es-
teiday that "unless eltectlve measuies
-. ...... -.- .. -. ...... .... .-,.-
Pi
".r.",'."'Z..r"V..'':.a. "'
Isl'ilng April 1 will fall stiiously
SllOlt
or the needs or the country.
Hlaborate education woik tlnough
out the country, preaching fuel saving,
Is expected to follow soon, together
with i.idlcal lallioud measuies to In
crease the flow- of curs to and from
the mines.
Reports h) the N'atlouul Coal Asso
ciation here showed today that bitu
minous mines had fallen short of full-
time production 34 ner cent during
, ,.. n,,nH,nH nf .mi,
, the nrstquaNer of-1318
Lack of
--" " "-'
i "H Is clearly apparent that milm
a way U found to remove the reside-
tlons now acting us n biake to produc-
"n. tne aswiciauou staieu. "ino out-
nut
1"!
for PJIS will rar. -je.ow- that of 1
which was approximately 50,000,
u0 "' les" than th amuunt necewary I
4-h lAf.t tllrt tVlllif-ln'u II fllhlllllA M .-. n1 n
,- , -"-- ""'" - "1:
I ' -- " "" .'. .wt.vt. m
' !osa of . approximately 4B.O0O.O0O tons
ln Prouuetion uunng tne nrst tnree
, months of this year.'
Swelling war demands, It was pointed
' uut h"e day. mu:;o necessary not
I only sustnliilnr the normal output, but i
" i
,
btutc 15U)S Liberty UonUS
lurtMiuri. April IS. General Mui-
ager W. J. llonoy announces that an Ini-i
vestment of JlOu.OOO Just made by oirt-,
c r he State Insurance fund )n tliV
Liberty Loan win give the State
. .. ma . ....... t.. . ...
fund 1300.000 In such bonds In addl-
iinn. tin, fund has tioo.eoo in th nm-
ernment's farm labor boiils
LI
Vrben you think of struts;
UtlBlc ot WWi'BWr-UtVT -"
PKICE TWO CENTS
Foe Progressing at
Another Point, Haig
Reports
GERMANS HURL NEW
MASSES OF TROOPS
Division of Opinion as to
Hindenburg's Present
Aims
AMIENS STILL OBJECTIVE
,. .
bllliply Smashing I' Ol'WUrd 10T
Gains, Teuton Prisoners
Say
1
231) DAY OK BATTLE
London, April 12.
"The enemy captured .Mcrvillc last
night," I'icld Marshal Halg an
nounced todav.
"We fell hack to new positions in
"' neighborhood of Xeuvc-Agliz.'
LOXOOX. April 12.
The British, by u counter-attack
have regained their positions north
of Festubcrt (a mile north of Given
chy, just south of the Lys River,
and about the center of the- British
northern front, into a, part of which
the enemy had forced its way, Field
1 Marshal Haig reported today.
"In the neighborhood of Mcrville
and Xcufberquin there was severe,
continuous fighting last night," the
statement continued. "The enemyH
, pressure is continuing to make
, progress."
The British center in the
Klandcrs battle has thus been pushed
back seven miles from the original
i line along the Layes Kivcr, it is
, shown by Ilaig's official statement.
! (Merville is on the north bank
I of the Lys, three m,iles due west of
Estuircs and seven miles west of '
the Layes; al&TgUvliieh the line tan:
at the beginning of the battle. Nouf
t UeUin is a mile and a half north-
, east of Merville.)
j For the last twenty-four hours
the Germans have been hurling huge
masses of troops against the British
and Portuguese positions along tho
Franco-Belgian frontier, having re
laxed for the present their pres
sure against Amiens.
Following their lctitemcnt from
Armenticres the British have fallen
back to a point north of Stecnwcrck
and Estaires, on the Lys, which in
dicates that the Germans, at some
po'ints, have advanced almost six
miles since this new struggle started
in the north.
Field Marshal Haig, in hi3 official
advices on Thursday night said that
the Germans had pressed their at
tacks sttongly along the entire battle
front.
British Counter-Thrusts
Heavy and continuous assaults ntrt
driven home In the sectoi of the Law
inter, between Lolte and Lestrcin (,
mile south of the Lja
The l-'lf t -first Division of b Jliltlsh.
army distinguished Itself for gallantry
in the lighting in tills district and by
powerful couiifi-riiiii.ii thro,... i,i- iv.
povvenui eouniei-tniusts tlirew back th
Genitalis from some of tho .miimi n.
eieuuans ironi some or tne ground ihey
nad named -
! i;,, ,"
' ..' vjciiiiuns ieie aoie 10 gain somfl
K'ound also l .,,, , ?ne $
boihood of tlie Ploegsteert Wood. Tlie
enemy continiie.l t.i ii,rn,. r.-u .
Into the fighting between Ploe-steert
and Ypies. but wag unablo to shako Ui
Bilttsh fiont in that region. All of
tlie assaults were repelled with "heavy
losses.
Lovv-fling alipiaues uai ticluated in
. the fighting. The Gerinans forded Luvve
, Cieek. wading acioss near Lirtmi
i But their exploit was e-Uremelr eoitlv
I the Urltlsh machine guns slaugMerlnr'
,,,t. ,, ... Kr,.aT 1 Mlllhpin lllhniii.1. ... -
after wave came un thev were ,mm. .-
....-. . .. ' "
ndviinen l.nn,1 111. . llln.A
The battle aiound Armentlarex h.
been less sevvie and on a smaller scale
that that for Amiens. The former really
Is two Independent, synchronized battles,
pinching off Armentleies by an attack
on a ten-mile front south and on a 8bt
mile front north of the city
Some German prisoners jtaken at Vtiny
declaie there were no flxeu objectives .
after the initial ones, They were order!
to push on as far as they could. '
Military critics are divided In bpl-
Coiitiiiutd on I'uje six, Ottawa, T
"Tv
"At the Back
of the Front"
A War Nurse's Intimate Dfafry
is a vivid account of tho condi- '
tions which American soldfwe
arc facing in Picardy, Toul i$t
at Verdun.
'' This personal narrAtii dB
appear in duily inslallmla, Js
ginning ia 1
IVJiUVlVtVUVT o
Cucnina public
Tl
Tw'i
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