'IBPJpi'ifiJipffleww jgpjpt' J ' wTf fyw ,w mar"' "w ' mpP 2 "MRS. LIT STARS f AS BOND SELLER Scales Made by Single Com i. mittec of Women Total a Million GRAND TOTAL $12,496,800 The) Ions, steady pult if tho women Liberty Loan workers has been reward. ' , . . ,. , . , ed by another "million and a half da) Thursday's total. In fact, was better , than "Wednesday's, it w as announced last night by Mrs. John C Groome In report in subscriptions for $1,061,000 secured yesterday through tho concerted efforts of tho women. This brings tho grand total for tho women bo far up to $12. 496,300. The total of the stores' commltteo of tho central city alone was $617,350 Mrs. Samuel V. Lit, of Team No. 1 ot the stores' committee, went "over th top" for n total of $1,000,000 Mrs Lit has brought In subscriptions ranging from $J0 000 to iiuo.uuu cacn "Perfectly marvelous-." was the co-r,-, ,rt. l.iol g) h.itanx and physical ment of Mrs. Paul Dcnckla Mill", chair- , forces are h-ine; treated In papers read man of the central city district, when t0dj at the sessions of tho Ainericin the latest figures were read to her Slc Philosophical Km-let) This Is the s-c-mllllons, or about half of the women s oml diy of the organization- generil present total of $12 000.000. nre credited I meeting It will e-iu with n dinner to to tho efforts of Mrs Mills and hir i morrow eenlng at the I'nlvorslt) riub helpers. "It Is excry bit due to the Todays proceedings opened with an splendid teamwork they hae g!cn," oxecutlxc session at which a report of pays Mrs Mills In enthusiastic apprecla- the proceedings of the oincers anil totm tlon of the support glxen to her. CU was presented The open scslnii he- Women Canvass Homes enn at " o clock with Dr J G lloscn- ...,. ..,,.. ti-nnnnnn . .t..i- B.ni ten. vice president of the toclet In niui "". " -"v. iw ...c,, credit the workers of the women's Lib erty Loan committee concentrated their efforts on tho house-to-house canxnss. which to dalo has lelded excellent re kolts. Mrs. Unam HW.is.rn "the workers cpreau oue in -:. j ...... ...., .-,,., mo . street to League Island, ami at noon spread out In oxer) ward from Sprueo sent In glowing reports to headquarters Mrs. Walter J Freeman. district chairman, reported good results among foreign-born, although many of tin householders said their husbands had lhtl VL'1; .,Ii".r.iJ'h0!,3,.u.rv for'some Ra'tlona, Ones"' Dr or through the foreign committees Mrs. Samuel D Lit, leader of Team r,, t, , SS DoUn1,trep0nedde; " No. 1, of the stores In Mrs. Thomas SIO.OOO subscription from John Zlmmer- man. Mrs. Lit predicted her total would bo $1,000,000 before the end of the week She has passed the $900,000 mark Children of the Hol 'Angels Church parish, in Oak Lane haxe subscribed for $500 In bonds and to get the money - i.am !.. m -i. . to pay for them the will work on farms thin summer The announcement of the youngsiers was uiaug uc a me ling on Wednesda when the parish subscribed for Sill 750 i.i.-i iiu . .ue'uie-iii u i-ianes I'rrsem ', , , , , .. 'nl Puturc SupplUs Dr Henr Krai- Alctnry Car I AetUe I ,er hpn(, (jf hP (iclnrtmnt ot lnrnn- The xlctory car manned by members tolng Cnlversltx of Mleh'g-in 'Para of the Woman Suffrage pirt collected i sltlsm Among tho Itcd V'gae. Dr Wll- SS000 worth of subscriptions in a tour Him A Setchell professor of botany. that coxer Flftj-second street and Unlxe-slty of California Market, Sixtieth street and Market tin Broad Street Station and the Heading tftirnoon sntliig Terminal t the afternoon session the follow Ins The Hex Arthur Hart, rector of Si pirs will be read Joseph's Church. 'Willlngs alley and Third street, has turned In $11,850 In bonds to tho women's committee Figures from district chairmen of the women's committee show no abatement The South Philadelphia women worker vttinis -- -..., mo antral city committee, with $201,900, accord- in to the report Of Chairman Mm "Walter J Freeman The central city "nnTTTSW MOW wvwnwmcrn -rinr.,. . v-haixj FOCH'S DECISIVE STROKE London Anxious to Know When oommiiece-, reu i ! ram uenckl I Mates National Hi rbarium Depirtment Wills, was first with $617,350 other of Agriculture Wishlngton, I C.'Or- dlstricts reported ns follows West ganlzafon, Hnproduetlon and Hirc'dlty Philadelphia. Mrs B V Illchardion 'n Pedlastrum Dr Robert A Harper Tt;. Ai4.mii SEHKnn V-i,l... ...:.. """r" "'""'"-"""" c-nixcrsnx ; this tlmo oi iiuuuuui iein ouiuerauon it Is hauling coal prlncltnllx In tho tonnage or .ortll Carolina lumber s-i4.ifiu: 2-aiis ui r-enu iki I. .xiru nADJi. ..-nrA.un i.nn.. ..i.. .i.. ... ... . . .... , , ,..,... .. ZiZ rvinel, s Meilhen, J ? V' r, T .",c""?' .OI .' ' """ -Magnetized of aii differences nnu nihtrust' between . plan of the Inland waterways oigmlri- food 'Ihe Beaufort cut from IMinl rTrth rural Mrs Charles s wu , , . ' i T.," V Tu".rt "'"" "ctor or railroad olllctais aim cinpiojcH and tho tlons the Del iw are nnd Hultan Is to bo Sound Is also tho propertx ot the Gox nor In, rural, .iib imra n urtH. si 4.- tno dcnirtment nf tprrnfr Lil mnpnotia. ...t.n. i. ,.. rt u ttm e i . . . . ... . ............ i, .,.,, .. ..,. , Atti northeast Mrs John w t.. - i i . .1 -........ , eiiuiiiiriuiii.ii- , , ' ,' w ,Jt ""--, repuceu u a new canal asm en rin no .ihuivhi ttunu uh. riuriuu c-inaia hio JS950 Germantoxxn Mrs w U ?'"r n? IT "m" ?f "a-shlnon. understanding and helpfulness" operated at tidewater, but that will pat- not iltul to the transportation of the ?" .-11.14 lrSsr.V ,J '":.- Oexelopment of Magnetic Susceptlb Illy rrcsldent Ilea s message .ead in part urallx not be a mitter for consideration . country .luting tho war. thex nnv be Bradford S1G 50 and Nor h LhtiV, . 'I" Jl.a n " hl'J b- Prolonged Ilea-I aH follows. 'befoto tho war ends taken oxer In the Inteiei-t of transport ?to WlmerK,un. . r"atnnn my roiwUllon tl, a the From ,ho Delawate- Hixer the Hwa-' n food to notthem points Th- dllll Allied Reserves Will Be Called Into Action Ottawa, Ont., April 19 Dispatches from London express anxiety as to xxhen General Foch xxlll make use of the Al lied reserxe. which is bellexed to exist, liut has not been called upon, "There la still anxiety as to xxhen A General Foch xx ill mnUa it,. .tui..A atroke, noxv that the British haxe stood four weeks of hammering bx- the m,: mttnmet fl.T'iM-i n .e.r, .. s.t.... .- ! mms-j u.... .. A-v. v, csiiinuieu at 420,000 men, in a fashion xvhlch led the French xrrlters to describe the Brit ish armies as the 'w Ing of satrlflce ' aajs the dispatch ' "Experts do not Indorse the opinion advanced in some quarters that the advance, critical in the northern theatre-, lias been definitely checked It Is agreed that the Germans haxe not obtained tho dedslxe result aimed at, thanks to the extreme stubbornness of the British resistance. 'The battle. In fact, appears to haxe been following the course of the great series of German thrusts of October, J3H, which ended In Ypres and failure for the enemy There was then no al lied reserve. That reserx o noxv exists and has not jet been used There probably will be continuous fluctuations In tho northern area for some time to come, but the salient fact of the fighting 's the staying power ot tho British so), dltrs ' TRUCK HITS WOMEN ON WAY TO CEMETERY Seven Hurt When Steering Gear Fails and Machine Hits Uro- cession Serxen persons were Injured, one fatal ly perhaps, on the Northeast Boulexard today All were taken to St. Luke's Homeopathic Hospital. The most seriously Injured is Harry Vevison, forty-six years old, of 1333 itouth Lawrence street. He sustained tevere brustes and had concuslon of the train. The others are: Harney Roth, twenty-eight )ears old, mt izt Wharton street, cuts nnd bruises ; Mrs. Pauline Flick, flfty-fhe years old, C ISft Brown Btreet, broken nose and ftfcraaions, Isadora Flick, lift) -eight .years old, of the same address, husband 'it Mra, Flick, Internal Injuries; Her bert Flick, twenty-seven years old, same i.ro.n broken arm and Dosslble In ternal Injuries; William Wallace, thirty Sears old. of 131 J South Rosewood street. sv4rasiona jiarry iubci, ivriy-sexcii )cara old, of 108 Mllllck street, possible Internal Injuries. Krnest Koch, driver of a six-ton truck rfor Austin Greer, Jr, was held under iSW bond for a further hearing April 21 ty Macietrats Costello In the Paul and Utn streets police station. According to his statement today, he leM control of tho steering gear and 2t ihivTo'VKa ceSXWSi0,." for me tunerai or Jiarry 1-aicK, --& M -tttjst ?At-SSI.tlM m0 11 A .41 -.&. 1-71 1 ,!-- Jxiadnr Fflclc. Osljr Om Frdi SWf Sunk rU W- -rRn subinarlnea - ' mt . BAIHD ON COMMITTEES Now Jersey Senator Assigned to Banking and Minca and Public I amis Washington, April 19 Announce ment of changes In Republican member ship on Scnato committees by the llepuh. Ilcan stcer'ng committee Included the assignment of Senator Johnson, of Call fornln, to the Military Altai Commit tee. succeeding the Into Senator Brandy, oftdaho Senator Lenroot. of Wisconsin, was given places on the Commerce, Railroads and I'nbllc Buildings Committees Semi, tor lialril, of New Jersey, who recently succeeded the late Senator llinrhn. u. assigned to the Hanking, l'ulillc Lunds nnd Mines Committees, while Senntor France, of Mnrland was given a nlaon on , AEriculturo Commute. . Vl, Weeks of Massachusetts, was m ulo chairman of tho Committee on Hlpo-. lion 01 useless uepartmental I'apers PHILOSOPHERS HEAR VARIED DISCUSSIONS Art, Biology, Botany and, Physical Force at Second Day of Meeting thechnlr The first paper w.is read !) Stephen II Luce, curator of Creek untKmltles In the Museum of the I nlxtrslt) of Penn sylvania Ills- subject was 'Hlstorx "f the htitd) of rjreek Vase Painting An ' .i!?- , Helen D King, assoclato professor of .mhrvnlnirv it U lhr Institute !"'bnr M at Wl tar 1 nstltute, "Changing the Fc Ratio In the Itat ' On Typewriter Ke) hoards Other papers of the morning w re ' The Art of George Catlln." L'dwln Swift Ilalch , 'Typewriter Kexhoards. an In- Charles It Lanmnn professor of San- sKr Harvard Unlversit) : 'The VUadc Ji V'"'" .? '"" . . " es ,'T''' , .- .V ,f r , ?,?.. "' hBH"? Ten! 'J ,?.,,',' i l M.,, S U'-L V"'" il I " Dt William Morton Wheeler professor ?,f.rP ,"",!f ntm?,0,:. liUV? 1"":!',u: .." '""..V ;'"'- ..' 'rii.cn, ,.'v' . lanes of the Sense of Hearing H Dr George II Pirlccr professnf of 7oologj Harvard Unlxersltj The Perfecting Prlncinlt " Dr L II llallex. I?1? Prpfsor of horticulture. Cornell ' The Genus Galen in Vnrth mri I With Pr.llmlnary .Votes of Some Ncxv Species of Agarle- ' Dr Georgo T t- klnri nrofitsor of botany Cornell fill- xerst ' Tempi riture- Imbibition and Growth ' Dr U T MacDougal. director i-i kiie ueinnmeni 01 ooiamcai reseircn, Carnegie Institution of Washington 'Variation In tllmlii-n-i II.Kn.l i.-,, crick V Colxllle mrator of the t'hltnl ant pro(eb)0r 0f posies, Unixersny of PennU-nnla. and H Karra, Phliadel- imia Dr. Albert A Mlchclson xxlll preside nt the afternoon session A reception will be held this exening In the hall of the Historical SocIet of Pcnnsjlxanla, Locust and Thlrtcentn streets Lieuten ant Colonel Hubert Andrcxxs MUIIkau, Ph D , Sc D, xxlll s-peak on Selenca In Relation t-o the War Ho Is a mem ber of tho department of science and research of the Council of National Dt- l fCllbC. t i t nYirnnMiTn nnm W A K M KUVA I YN li V V. I' fcw .y y .w . A j . 4. v. I - NEW FACE TO SOLDIER Philatlelphian, Back From Front, Tells of Marvelous Skill Being Displayed : - r.W'M': tX:,'""'" V"""N- - w. "?.Th,"S, ""-V.. i ". '.1 ""''. "if: neake Bay Is i cached through Die cultx with this undertaking woulJ isiKinoii, iiiuaueipiiia , L,uminesccncc or iem "i" - ; ... ..,. -inim-inu -, .- , ,.., . ,- -, ... , ,, ,i,. r i-..,, t,... t. n ,-...... . . a,, i. ..f ilelni; llle uaunn iia ia.t inei-.iiie-aho unu e-eiawurt- canal I ills " -' "-- ------ -- - Major George K De Schweinl'.-z, pro- Moscow, April 19 fessor In the medical school of the Unl- When tho xjllago of Noxoselkl resisted xersity of Penns)lxanla and a leading jan armed requisition of money b) Ger Phlladclphla surgeo.t. Just back from the nian troops and killed un ofilcer In the military hospitals In France, tells of a ( resulting scufflo the Germans burned the former golf champion, noxv a soldier, village and from machine guns placed who was glxen a "new face" by war aroun(1 u 1Iley flred upon tl)e ,. SUTKhe0man0senraturirfaco had been torn habitants including women and children be)ond recognition by a shell and the xxho tried to escape, killing many of surgeons set-about to reconstruct lt them, according to reportH here i irsi tney tui u. ms uii " from the xlttlm'a chest Silts were , . ., ,.j nnn4i. nna "erw . mauc lur ma cjcd .u ...... . --w presentable" e)ellds and eyebroxvs fash. I xf.lni- Iin ste.hxxeinltz "That b just ono Instance of the work they are doing In plastic surgery." he said "In mechanical sterilization. In 4Vi 4reatment of gangrene and In frac ture work marvelous results haxo been accomplished The flap that ' ivas crane,, on tho man's face WU3 UIQ utBtvai x excr saw "Surgeons operate In relays, usually of eight hours They work for eight hours, stop for eight and then start In working eight hours more The stretcher bearers deserx-e the creattst praise They are on the front and are like the trawlers on the sea They do the tough, est kind of work, are as likely to be hit as the fighters, they never get the Vic. torla Cross and yet aro the bravest of the brave PROTESTS BAN ON ALIENS Swiss Consul in Chicago Takes Up Law Regardinu Licenses' Cblr.ro. April 19 The Swiss consul here has protested a city ordinance for- bidding tho granting of business llcn.es to aliens. Government authorities may take cognizance ot the situation In a letter to the city's legal depart ment the Bwlsa. consul said that the ordinance conflicts with the treaty be tween the United States and Bwitzer- r which provides that nitnr ooun- D tMerrere nun lawapiamg cm-Ofpltm- -to Ms4r pro- i m&r w mmm loneu ine new bum t-ir.v ... ..-. istcr f Foreign Affairs The minister est ot '"ls ut- bocmcu ner in rci i.id- p.rton to whom sent, the branch of the time Hxentually the jwssessor of th- ,, ,.,..., erty Loan drive last night with tho Ktr.icft ivihether naxal reserxe eoant drafted tutlcle could blush like a six- also mentions the fact that the Germans , biggest parade exer seen in the streets ""Ico (whether naxal reserxe, coast ?e?n.)ear-old schoolgirl, according to ! killed an entire family, even the little I "' that toxvn In thim-five minutes , guard marines, ett ). the rank or rating EVENING PUBLIC LEDGEE--iHILADElJ?HIA, FKIDAY, wssf 'Wmfc i x a- i m MMr w X. NEW LOCK ON NLW VCJKK w X BAR.GE CANAL BESIDE OLD W I ERIE CANAL LOCK , I ' W I REA PLEDGES NATION P. R.R. AID TO WIN WAR Pennsy President Urges Em ployes to "Keep Up Fight ing Blood" by Co-operating - xi III keep up our llRlitlng lilmid hx mux lug inure ear-, inuMnfr qulik er repair of enKlnes, rurs nnd trucks and lining more mid better railroad xxork tlinn rxer before. This is the pledge of loxnl-j t , tin na tion made by Simucl Hen. head of the t,,nvl.snl i Railroad, and sent tod n . e.cry olllclal nnd cmplojo of the !!'"el" Clocr co-opentlon to glxe tho nitlon thr best transportation sen Ice possible xxas urged by President Boa's statement in xxhlch ho stressed the necessity for lojaltj nnd fcelf-eacrlflclng i-erxlco to 'k-ep up our fighting blood" Mr Hea quotes a circulir issued by Director General jicauoo urffing in transport Uton serxlie We xxlll cheer fullx anu xxiuiiiKix niiipenie xxith eicli other The men at the front are ' depending upon us to tupplx their needs We must no- fall them We I will keep up our fighting blood by moxing moro ; rs. mining rjuieker repairs of engines, tars ard tracks and doing more and better lallroad xxork than excr before We must for get unusual conditions and ex en the hardships of a eountrj at xxar Let us c-enter txery effoit upon the ono gicit tisk of helping our fighting nroincrs xn -iw mu-,i xvoru 1S U Ull-fc " - m... ...... .4 I'Ul.tJ-MJ lu ' xx In tliis xxar nnrkwir l m siirtm rtrn lih.K V A IVIAAI,lh. x i r IN SLAV VILLAGE Wholesale Slaughter After, Demand for Money Is Refused A protest against this atrocity has been communicated to th Rrm,n rr. - ....-.. - - "' - emment by M Tchltcherln, Russian Mln- wero Informed that ono member hid participated guerrilla xxnrfare against them ' The people s commissariat of foreign affairs," the protest concludes, "ex. presgfg a fM) of lmll.na . ... tlon and most resolutely protests against such acts of violence as being unworthy of a cultured people and contradictory to tho elementary principles of human society. It Is hoped the German Goxern ment will Investigate thoroughly and punish the offenders" WOMAN BEGGED A LIFT IN AUTO; LIFTED $13,500 Weiner's Tale of Experience With Chance Guest Frees Him of Fraud Charge New York April 19. A Jury In the Supreme Court. Brooklyn, acquitted Charles Welner of accepting money under false pretenses after It had lis tened to his story of how a woman robbed him of tho $13,600 In question. "With the $13,500 in his pocket. Welner testified, he was about to step Into his automobile on a Hoboken slrett when a woman asked him to drive her to Newark lie compiled, made an engage ment for the evening, took his new acquaintance to the theatre and then went home with her He drank a glass) of wine and Mien left, he said, but lir a wiiw iai s waq or paper 0 In CANAL SYSTEMS WHICH WILL ON THE CHESAPEAKE AND DELAWARE. CANAL -wk' --" 1 III INLAND WATERWAYS MAY BE PURCHASED BY UNITED STATES Continued from Pate due .is a Pemisjlxnnlii P.illroid property, .i.l 1. -.. .. .. .a -- i. I ..1 ...... I , mak -mllit tmn nf it At utMont ..., .. -..,.,.. canal has been the subject of much congressional discussion nnd i-exeril at- tempts haxe nlnadx been made to btlncr It under Goxernment ownership All kinds of material from north and south, both raw and nianufactutcd pass through this canal Shipping goes from Ches.ipc.ike II av through the man) ilxeis one of theo being the Potomac which Is nixlgable. to Washington The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal empties Into the Potomac iHf Washlnglon The Ilappaltannock and Voik Hlxers tap large food-pro- duclng sections and allow shipping to the large cities The James Itlxer glxes ucctss to scxeial Important places In- Imlinir Nc-rfort News, the shlnbulld- Ing tenter. Cltj Point the powder cen- ler. and Richmond cre,. to Norfolk Ilampton Hoada also glxes access to Norfolk the tldexxatei terminal from tho West Vliglnta coal fields l'roir. j here the old Chesapeake and Albemarle LANCASTER COUNTY GIVE BOOM TO LIBERTY LOAN Parade in City Tonight to Follow Splendid Demonstration in Columbia Last Night LanittHter, Pa , April 10 This clt) will stage Its great Liberty Loan pn rade, thrice postponed ton ght, at the conclusion of xxhlch a Geiman flag will bo dragged in the dirt of Pcnii Square and then Durnect uesiuo me soiuiers- . ...-........, I-. nr, Ian lillnllln. ilia I i n .. of marchers xx'lll halt, and Liberty Bonds xxlll be sold from soap boxes Ten thou- - ..,,,, .,nrM , arn evneited to march T,e ! bo?ough of F Columbia ten mil 4000 persona passed u glxen point The school children of tho toxxn turned out 1500 strong Another feature ot tho celebration was the march ng ct more than 160 Red Cross nurses, whllt the bystanders sang and whistled "1 Don't Want to Get Well ' The parade was arranged by the women's committee of the Liberty Loan, assisted by l'eniiH)lvanla Railroad ofil clala nnd members ot the M and M Association Mrs Carrlo Itasbr dge High Levon and Harry W Zeamer lea the parade CALL ERIN TO TIGHT Georgia Irishmen Favor Home Rule and Conscription Ausutta, Go.. April 19 At a meeting of citizens of Augusta of Irish birth or extraction resolutions were adopted favoring home rule and conscription In Ireland, and tailing upon the Irish peo ple to do every means in their power to further the cause of the Allies Irish, men throughout the United States xvere urged to take similar action The fol lowing cable was sent to John Dillon, the Nationalist leader; "Meeting of the Irishmen of Augusta, Ga , indorse granting of home rule ana extension of conscription to Ireland We expect Irishmen in Ireland to fight with the Allies as the Irishmen in America aro doing" Fire Destroys Glass Factory .-HrbJ,TJ.,'.APJ" " ;Kl.r c' "nJe: i4sisjnnV'mt !. . '.. isvc. near nere, MT.iway TMir." "."". "H "" '"" ,,", " HELP UNCLE SAM IN - 4 'Canal now l.iIIpiI the Vnrfnll..in.lio.,.i. f't Inland Waterwax, glxis entranco In AHiiMiioi-ln nii.t ftr. .!.... t ...... mi.i- h fioernmcnt ownm. hiiiI mIiIim u lir , ----- --.-,- . -.- aim Iko lie frlgerator barges Phlladelphlans are particulate Int.-- ested In the Sc.iuxlklll and Lehigh Canals The hchujlklll Canal came lnv the hands of the Goxernment owing to 'lie fact It !s leased by the Philadelphia and Heading Hallwux George C Lea- t"n is going oxer the canal at tho Present tlmo as u Goxernment engineer -nd will soon render an cstlmito on the rat of putting the canal Into vse for transporting coal His burxey xvlll In- 'uclo me posEtouuv c: nuiiaing nirges for use on tno canal ine l.cmgn canal Is well equipped with 150 barges It Is oxxned b) the Lehigh Coal and Naxlja- "on Company This canal, howexer. Is capable only of 100-ton barges and the Goxcrnmeni Is making study to iletermlno if transporting this tonn ige xxould proxa an economical undertaking. Tho Gov- eminent can build barges for liny' or an of the tanals from the $500 000,000 re- xolxlng fund noxv at the disposal of thu railroad administration MAIL MATTER FAILS TO REACH ADDRESSES Men in Navy Suffer Loss by Send ers' Caielessness Tho dead letter branch of tho New lork postoffice has been swamped with mall for men In the United States Naval service which tould not bo dellxered because of bad addressing The result Is that postmasters of tho country haxo been Instructed not to accept letters or packages for men In the serxlco unless carefully addressed They must bear the full name of the xxhlch assigned All ot this must be used In addition to addressing mall mat ter ln tare of the postmaster at New ork Postmasters haxe also been Instructed not to accept packages containing perishable goods or packages which are not securel) wrapped und tied with" strong string It Is suggested that xxhenexer possible picknges be wrapped with cloth and left In such condition that i-n-pectora may easily examine them. NAVAL OFFICER WROTE U. S. SECRETS TO WOMAN Letter Sent by Italian Sailor Told of the Fleet Movements Abroad New 1ork April 19 An Italian sailor Is under arrest hero through a letter written by a naval reserve officer on board on American vessel In foreign waters and Intrusted to him for mailing here. The letter, according to a Federal As sistant District Attorney, was addressed to a woman and contained information regarding the movements of ships In the war zone the writing of which li against naval regulations. Ren Frlbourg, an Importer and ex porter, and Qeorge Masure, captain of tne Belgian renet ship Liege, were ar rested here by custom officials charged ullh a -nmnlrarv it Bund lflr nn4. side tho regular walls betwtsn the AP1UL 10, 1018 THE WAR INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR WAR VICTIMS Ileney Wants California tO Establish Great Institution to Care for Veterans Snn trnnrlsrn, April 19 lian.lsJ Hcncj. who is known from . . ., . . -1st to eoast and, Intldentallx, wants to be Goxernor of this State, Is bs-ck- ins a meritorious plan to put California xxell to the front In tho ciro of soldiers who max- be maimed in the grc it war In i-pcaklng about It today he said I xxant to i-co tho State ptoxldo a great Industrial tchool. xxheto our mrlmed holdiers nmy bo taken xxhen the u turn from 'oxer there' nnd be t tught tome occupation so that they max be telf-suppoitlng and Independent "When jou see the great number ot i crippled and blinded soldiers nlrcadx In the Hist sou arc forced to the rcall- b tll0 ttUdence Whether the Goxern zatlon that there Is a big problem to ment xxlll tike au action agilnst Dixls tolxe I want California to start the'w' "ffend upon the result of the In- solution ot this problem without dela 'The State should lnx- n big Insti tution nnd proxlde c peit medical at tention nnd expert training Artificial limbs should be proxldcd for all xxho need them and the men be taught how to if-c them , the blind should be taught to lend ns tho blind do mil be trained In occupations so that thej nexer need ask for charlt) We do not xxant It exer sild that one of out California boxs, maimed In this fight for democrac had to be nn object of tharlt ' .1, . .t t -r- i ne"-i i.iLiie'r nidi nine ui luuii-iiiiuuib Water Works Engineer Ilcsigns coulu not cquiesce In " Henrx Wnlraxen, xxno his been acting T, st.te,nont .lpclared tint If Dixls chief engineer of the water works at , ," "'"V", ,"e;areu '"lt "lus Gloucester. N J. slme Frank W Spence i ha1 Injured the feelings of any person resigned a month ago, has notified Cltj i In the nudienca ho was willing to make Clerk Johnson that he- does not xxant the ' nn apology although he did not think place Dining the week he was requlrea ols statements warranted such action to xxoik as a fireman sexeral times be- , . .,,. ,,,, .. ,. , . , ciLse the firemen quit to go to snlpxards I , H wus hinted that persons "planted to work Theie mo no upplitants for ln tho audience started the demonstra ting Job 'tlon against Davis WHEN IN DOUBT WHAT TO SEND "CAN" A WIRE TO YOUR FRIEND Western Union Has a Lot Served to Patrons Piping Hot for Christmas, Weddings or Whatnot Canned' gtcetlngs might well bo tho 'affectionate xxlthcs for a happj Christ title of a booklet issued by the "Western "ws Union Telegraph Company for the con- TOR A SCHOOL GRADUATE xenienco ot patrons. Two bundled and (Cholee of rlexen) fifty stereot)ped und original forms for Ma sour future be as successful ns telegraph messages aro Inclosed in the hVh?" a"u'llon.C0,K lour coxers of tho useful pocket secretar), giaduatlon which proxldes brief messages to be .-1 a'1) i'! "re) Pioud of ) our success rent on all occasions, cmbiaclng the ami ti.leum"meiFtS0url!SlrtUn,, holiday from New Year's Da) to TOR A BlRTIin VY ' Christmas, and appropriate messages to , ,, , "wvl""- bo telegiaphed when congratulations .. .. c '"' of twentj) and condolences aro to bo expi cased by I ,,aJ '.i.,.1 lu?Jl r'J,daAH nnJl . Ilio ire ' 'ta)H that lie between them be happ) Hereafter when ou wish to send a I ' Uirthdaj gretlngs I (We) wish xou rush message of the season's gicctlngs or a Ion? life nnd exer) thing that makes a congratulate a graduate, a politician or long life worth llxlng tho parents of a new bab), don't wrinkle I, We ol,U".ln, '" 1,C1' wishes for a verv )our brow deeding Just what to ta) l!i,.,!!l'. birthday nnd many )ears of Seek the index of the telegraph guide h' a'' Se'aco'anTlox'ttl. em, , Hero are a few samples Take lour La VvT, l'0' "" 0Ur Ua5 nnd c jour pick FOR NEW YEAR'S (Choice of ttnt-slx) My (Our) beet xxlshes for a New Year rich In blessings May tlia Nexx Year be a good xear to vou and ouis Is the xxlsh of )our friend We think of )ou with the affection born of our long friendship which the recurring )ear only strengthens TOR EASTER (Choice of ttxeut) nine) Ma) this springtime blossom for jou with floxxers of peace und contentment) This Kaster grettlng tatrles to )ou tho affection of an old friend Best xxlshes for a happy Taster May your Easter be a bright anu happy one Uxery best Easter wish to him (her) xx horn T am proud to call my friend. FOR THANKSGIVING (Choice of twenty) I never ceato to give thanks that I have your affection and friendship Although I (we) cannot be with you today I (we) have the memory of past Thanksglxlng Dajs nt home. God bless )ou all Let us never fall to be thankful that the years only Increase the Btrength of our long friendship Around the family table think of me (us) as I (we) absent, shall think of you. My (Our) love to all. FOR CHRISTMAS (Chi Ice of thirty-two)) Every good wish for a Merry Christ mas and a happy and prosperous New Year May the Christmas bells ring In for you an era of unalloyed happiness and constantly increasing prosperity. All affection and good wishes for A Merry Christmas to ou and jours. 4 May Chrtatmas bring ou Joy and aTiooa-F- I NO NEW CLASSES ' Rcadlnjr Teachers Directed to Con tinue Present Course Only ItesUIng, To., April 19 Charles 8 Poos, -city school superintendent, In structed tho principals hero not to form German classes when tho next term opens Those taking German noxv will not bo required to stop, ns most nro preparing for college, but Superintendent Foos Is making Inquiry of colleges to learn It French or Spanish xxlll bo ac cepted hereafter In place of German as an entrance requirement I German in the public schools will cxcntually bo eliminated, for u mighty sentiment Is growing Hgalnst It, said CountJ Superintendent Itapp Tho county P O S of A. executlxc commlt teo h is culled u meeting to Indorso tho Stile campB uctlon ugalnst teach ing of German STATE FINDS WORK FOR 13,030 IN MONTH Number of Placements in March Breaks All Records ltarrlnburg, April 19. The co-operatlxo xxork of the State Tuhllo Safety Committee and tho Puroau of Kmplojment of the State Derirtmen of Labor and Industry resulted last month In placing 13,030 workers in em plonnent, n lcconl tint surpasses by 1000 the total number of placements oxer made In n single month by the ilmplo) mint Bureau of the State The pi tcements wero made thtough oillces In fourteen cities, Including- Hnr tlsburg Alloonn, Johnstown, York, Phil adelphia, Allentown, Heading, Pltts huigh, New Castle, Nexi- Kensington. Seranton. IVIIllanisport, Hrlo and OH CU Of the total number of placements 12"h were women nnd 11,751 were men There were 269 men placed on Pcnn sxlxanla farms during tho month of March by tho Kmplojment Bureau and 100 found employment In anthracite rirwl lilt ittt.lnitita mliifia Tim rotil-1 lliltilf ll 3-6 men were placed In industrial and 1 miscellaneous cmpiojmeni nnu an x omen xxero placed under that ilasslfl- 1 cation Approxlmatelx 30 per cent of tho men . pliced In emplomcnt xxere laboreis Three hundred and fifteen xxometi ob- "l,nr" empiojineiu in muwni i and the remilnder in executlxc, clerical d domestle po8tlons j J)yjg UNDER FIRE THPATItr T T Tf I l'UU lllL.UUli lVljlV ,.., ... . . ,...,. .... . .. ..i. Pittsburgh Man, Hooted by Crowd, May Have to Explain to U. S. Authorities Pittsburgh, April 19 Federal agents nre Inxestlgatlng remarks mado bx. Ilnirx- Pax is, xxell-knoxxn theatrical man on the Alxln Theatre stage here, xxhlch resulted In his being hissed and hooted , xesiigaiion iiaxis ueienueti nimseu jes- i , terdrfy In n long statement, declaring mat ills address xxas xxtioie-neurteiilx in the Interest of the Llbertx Loin and the promotion of the xxar against Germanx. Ho declared he was misunderstood What criticisms I made xxero xx holly Impersonal nnd nonpartisan," he said "I said nothing xxhlc.i h id not already been said on the floor of the Lnlted States Senate and the House of Hepresentn tlxes. nothing that has not been printed In the dally press and nothing Which any true American, understanding that the things xx ere snld ln the spirit of helpful mas thev be manx FOR A WEDDING (Choice of txxent)-one) Heartiest congratulations Mas all jour da) h be ns happy as this day. Cod bless )ou hoth Wo rejoice In )0ur happiness ' " " laU aii old famll) ft lend send his (her) Broom" con8rutulat'"s to the bride und Max- this dax- be the beginning of n long, happy and prosperous8 llfofor jou FOR A 11IRTH (ChOU Of 11411-nlMnl Heartiest congratulations and loxe to mother und son (daughter) C lo IHiieS0- FOR A DEATH i (n-.x(Ch0l,c,a c' ,,v'nv-lx) amUSn? ZTjZVntt tyoUvr ereat (PUD heartfelt 'slmpathy!'"1 t0 you cyni&rou'.8 "fa ,U8t - SSSS&SZ FOR A PUBLIC MAN . i.iiuie:o p( (oriy) Heartiest congratulations on nomination iXriinni u" our You fought a good fight In a irnn.i cause Heartiest congratulations' your splendid success, """"ons on Congratulations t,pon jour Yvell won EiilbltslastlQOVsT tvntWrew, which U. S. DODGES HI( ELMW00D PS' "M T,,,,""Ml "uuaing CONTRACTS TOO m QUI A tleslro to forestall proHtM. ntractors nnd real ?..LWrltl rpnl estate which threatened to cost ill De.i ment millions of dollars, Is dLi""! naxo oeen tno real reason ,i J I i:imuood housing project In i,er ""I I of Hog Isliml shlpwork ' .'ak8.tM,iJ doned by tho Gox eminent " jnur wuiiurai jioxv cs so tar t,. ., no llltlmiltlnn nf 41.. -L. l.'T hM liTH1 tlin hnllHlni? hrni-rat., -,... ! tatBl would bo against the !",? ' Hi Goxcinment to nnl.n.i, ...." ' rtif subject noxv II. MW ho ?." Appralsil of the land In thf n nio iiui -j u eummittee of lh. v. estate board of which Thomii mS'l' cross Jr . Is president That bo5 ""t list nit-nt and heard an aita,. 1" V?' Shallcross. In which he told hoi il' Goxernment Is being protected- ar.i profiteering by real estite men mi -tho countrs n a" Chief Albright of the Bureau of ,. T cjs. esterday figured roughly 4k., , 1 t.. ..1. r, !. 1T- . ? "' "lit Ifl nuuou ni.v.,1 - uiu nuB island sM embraced could bo ereei.a ... ...am If this estimate Is correct the laSlri tors stood to make $3 710 000 jwT' legitimate pront of construction -ri'rJ axerage bid sent to the Ooxemmtnt k.2 lontractors xxas for ulmni tu..k''fl ca.h house ,1 This knowledge com ex ed to Admlm Bowles, xxho has been In rt.. ..".' with Chief Albright and the iJ"' experts, Is said to haxe decided the cm' feiecs to ndxlsc tint the entire prolyl bo abandoned In this conni-ii. .CT ate reports that a similar action mi taken at Bristol, where a contract f 200 homes for workers had W un.il ucu After tho award of the mni... Chairman Hurley Is said to haxelearnrt that the cost xxas becoming exceiiln' and that another series of rex elatlont' similar to tho original Hog Island n,! poe might follow ln their train. T prexent nn lepetltlon the uhlptrftr lioard told tho Merchants ShlpbulldjiJ Company to go ahead and erect uV houses Itself All ot these facts nre expected to be related at length in the forthcomlM statement b the admiral and to har aside the mysterj which has cloikd tho housing plan for some weeks. How. cxer, tho municipal officials declanl estcrday that thex gaxe up any hop, of the Hlmwood site being accepted some xxceks ago So confident was ( hlef Albright that J the plans xxould hardlx mature that taa took from the walls the maps fliotlnfij tho eMenslxo tlt xxhlch the mnnld-J pallt) expected to dexelop for Hoj Island At least that is the reason that the attaches of his office read Into hill orders glxen a da) or txxo ago, Huij nn- maps lie remuxeu i niei xiuriKuc iiuiiseu is saaiy airap-j ...ilnl.il ll, ,4 ll.A liiill.lni. nl.n I. V. 3 ab indoned He has had txx enty-Bve e-J ploxes at xxork on plans and blue prlnut and the) haxe glxen n deal of their tint since last Februarx But all the while some tiDsterlous Influence xxas holding up tho acceptance of the plans until the chief became a trlflo xxcar) of watcWjI waiting j Howexer, he xxas not entirely ailw all the xxhlle and his conferences xrlti' Owen Bralnerd. the nrehltefct in chirrT of the plans, and Admiral Boxxles teemejlj to haxe corxlnccd him that cxerythlnlt xxas off and that no houses xrould bil built here So confident did he ke- como in mis ncner mat ne oratm, the emplo)es to ston xxorking and took1 doxx ll the plots and prints and otto paraphernal! i xxhlch haxe been the mu nicipal IXhlblt V In the ambitious scheme for Hog Island SNYDER HOLDS UP BICL I FOR NINE AUTOMOBILES Auditor Wants Deal With Motor-1 truck Company Shown to Protect State llarrlnbiirg, April 10 Vudltor C- eral Sn) der declares he w ill hold up !, I reciulsltlon for tho rchnbursmmt rtj ' IliA Clnln Tllnl... n.. n.,.irlmlll ftf tht ...v ......... ...... ....J ...,. -- -w money paid for nine motortrucks untl after his hearing of the automoMK: compan) rcprtsentatlxes here una uy if It Is shown that the State paid mo for tfio cars than nn Indlxldual couU haxo obtained them for somebody wut bo surcharged Tho Highway Department turnsJ h some old cars In purchasing tho ntw0!J and an nllowanco xxas made The t was paid Februar) 8 or txv o xvteVs l-. fore tho Board of Public CroutilJ M Buildings approved it according 19 t"? Auditor General, and when this iaw brought out the Auditor General, tj as a member of the board had 'appro tho bill, started an Inxestlgatlon Sine; then he has refused to lelmburss tM Hlghi! a) Depaumrnt According to the Hlghwa) Vtffii ment, tho price of the nine cars to tM White Comp in itn lulling war tar, wj 513 305 50 with an allowance of JH". for the old ears , the Packard Compstf, bid J44.1C4 GJ with $7!00 alioxx anc I"J old tars und the Pierce l ompany HM'J with J6500 allowed for the old cars. 1 Auditor General Sn)der when sJ If thero was any political significant l the transaction replied j "I cannot say there If It looks o)' 'hut the Hlghwa) Depaitinent shouia haxo paid approximate!) $5000 more M machines than lt should I have IMpfj niatlon that tho depaitinent paid I'H moie for each of the trucks than v price ciuoted b) the same company IsWJ to a private indlxldual . ' "I do not want to sa) anxthlne ntnn about Mr O'Nell although I unders'tw ho has said sexeral things about ns. That Is not my way I haxe notWM agalnut Mr O'.Vell, and, moreover, muy be Goxfrnor nnd my superior tt tlmo next year nnd I want to finish W term in harmony and peace " a I J BOILER LAWS INEFFECWy Apparatus Must Conform to SUKj Board Rulo Only Bcfoie Opertlol HarrUburg. April 19 - M" General's Departmeit has dfdf,S1)J"JJ the Industrial board's ruling that ww. not built In conformity with the ' MKJ holler code may not be brought ujj Pennsylxanla cannot he enforcea j The opinion holds, nnwexer. j"",:,,., tininao ii:i ii -( s i j luiiiuiiii -- - board s rules svir oi-xict r-vrvniiePS FOCH lllLiOtil H4iww.. ' vTi I'arls, Apill 19 Tho following ffl clal note has been Issued here: m "The American military repre"" tlve In the supremo war council ''j, ofilclally Informed the (i ' S that ho has received the flljvl" mi blegiam under date of April W. 7 "'In the name of the IlePh.Be,a tne U'lUien muiea " '' r.iiniffii n i.i. nr.nineoa iim nomlnauoniK .. .... n.,-. - 4m.rni 4TI ll-IMimiiu sn-i"i- - "j--.i-j.MSi i General jucn us ramnwu --- of the Allien armies uiis- I-'rance.' " yoniA-iK inn 'i. iric$Ii JHKf I' ATT;iL'Jk- BANK wainihrlcUl Jiof ipwrf ' wynmvpm m t i,j. 't a. ' MsJHSl sffWt? W 1 v ' wmvuwiftfT SSuHVOO lrM: auiniNxsi rvuuiiiM - ..fk..:.. .a. - . r . t ,r .r .MiT'.j . . j..:'i y i "l O ,, . ' LW. -Jd it n vi4enriy, e-d
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