J'"' V 7 'EVENING PUBLIC LEWElPHnELPHmV ' WEDtKESDAY, FBTOTJ&RY -K i& 14. ,s - S Tf H t IS i; fcw I FT, k v? 1 v. $. If I i MimAillAild UEil t AMERICAN FOOD pTons of Flour Ar rives Allies Restore 1 i k, Grain Genitalis Stole a i.,Sj;rS.'TO GUARD TRAINS I Shipments Must Pa6s Through f Regions That Also Are Short of Supplies f?mtl, Feb. S. The American food administration gives out the following ." Vtatement relative to the relief of Ru mania and other countries: "The American steamship Western Plain has arrived nt Ilumanlan port with seven thousand tons of American flaur tforMhe relief of the Rumanian population, who have sufTered an almost total failure of their crons. Kven from these poor crops Germany requisitioned k large quantity of grain and trans- Tted It to Germany. f'One hundred thousand tons of this In was found In barges on the Dan- be when the Allies entered Rumania nd was restored to the owners. "In accordance with promles made to the Czeeho-Slovnk Government, the United States relief administration hns delivered to It S000 tons of flcur at Trieste, which Is being transported by Csecho-fclovnk trains to Prague. There has nlso been placed at the disposition f the Csecho-Slovaks nt Trieste C000 tons of pork and 10,000 tons tt flour. Additional quantities are available for them at that point as fast as transporta tion run ho nrrnnecd. ... inn .... .. .-............!. .!.. ta i nn iiiuiriiii v in i rximiiin litLiuii ia ecentimted by the fact that all trains ftom Trieste to Bohem-a must pass through Italy an Jugo-Slar and Aus- trian terrltcry, and It has been ncces- tin tn make nrrancements with these ether neonle to Insure safe transit. Since - ---" . .. . these territories are extremely short of food themselves nnd have very little table government, American soldiers ro expected to accompany mo trains as guards. "The supreme council of supply nnd relief has established an Inter-AUled mnnininn onmnnavil nf one represent- atlve from each of the American. British, BVMrh n.l Italian Governments to con' trol the transportation and distribution of food from the port of Trieste to the interior. Tlallroad communication to the principal part of the Czecho-Slovpk ns well as Jugo-Slav territory will be handled from that point. "Captain Thomas C. Gregory, of San Tranclsco. is tne Mmran tri. n mtlve and member of the Inter-Alllea mlwlon. He Is accompanied by I - leu - tenant Colonel W. V. Causey, of Chi - earo- Maior George K. HurKe. Kwamp- -!i?'iu , - Maior Harold B. Ferguson, ?V!i:: ril neut cnant Kmery ?..AnJ5e .;.SV E. Theodore i . i ipntpnint Kmerv ' 'i ieutenant Theodore nrrt ? Sergeant O? "OIU0, ilCW vi, . B. Marker, Jjnsford rr nh nt Whlttli "iV. T . Vprwint o r c-il Cortiorai H. Cash, of Whittler. Cal. ; torporai ... , . .-... Tj.i.l n nonln. San Francisco, and Prof Uncoln Hutchison, of tho University of lean relief administration at rrgue. lean relief admin! Coblen., Feb. B. (By A. I'.) The de W TV rtS" I. SVj .irr J ' P 22to& conserve the rapidly dlminismng xoou upply has resulted In a big reduction In reauests for leaves or aosence. ur- alera were given today forbidding Amer-1 f uml)Ur(r Febi B (uy Ai j.) I Thousands of persons again had to lean soldiers to go to Cologne, in the Tng council "of the Grnnd Duchy of trudge long distances to work, unfor Brltlsh sector, unless they return .the Luxemburg has Introduced In the tunntely through slush an inch deep. ms same day. It was suggested that tne E. At... 1 m rAlnrtn A 41t tn n r 'Americans suius io wiubhc d..umi vic " fotl with them. The British authorities J liare announced that the crowded con-tr-M'on In their area makes billeting al most Impossible. sW IsilsBf rrswrm rAllrr raflnprlo ta- 'J. aflM ! ntianxnii rhn vAilrliint ( In iVia 'American area are taking to procure yfoodatuffa. The records show that in VIA 1(WDII' :0 IlI3 JtlDVUO "CIU teiV lived guilty of "having In their pos vVMlon property of the United States." Ji4oldIers. Iki l- v PRICE $700 Ask our Rental-Payment Plan fB'Sj t .& '. -f- ssKiflR9BH LENINE CALLS FOLLOWERS TO ALL-RED PARLEY Exhorts Bolshcviki to Convoke Communist Conference Eclipsing Paris and Berne I Moekholm, Feb. B. (Dy A. I) An exhortation from Premier Lenlno ad. dressed to nil llolshcvlk committees In SK5 tTLTt IT a communist conference Intended to eclipse both the I'cace Conference nt Paris and the Socialist conference nt tlcrne. Is pub. Ilshed by the I'etrograil newspapers. Lenlne declares that the UoWicvlkl alone will havo the r'ght to.tako the In I tint ho atthe proiosed conference. HeUlngfom. Feb. 5. A decree Issued by the Central Soviet of Moscow has called to the colors all men between the ages of twenty-nine ami rony-nve )t. Th mn will he ordered to prosecute the war In case the proposed conference on the Island of Prlnklpo falls. ........ Paris. Feb. 5. (Hy A. P.) Polish K?KToB?f?.f!;t lo,n1 by the military authorities of the Oer- man army ocupylng iWts of Uthua- nla nnd lthonin to the Russian soviet government has signed an agreement by ;;anCshpotrhtV,er,m,,SnheUo,o "fPiWk'm.n? over the Hrlnnsk-Kovno railroad which Is under Jiolslievist control A Foldler' council with llerr werle. I Spartncin leader, at Its heiiil. controls Wfol ro??ln:irvn,oh1 !, ?eC: ported It Is said that the general A sMilier council vvmi nerr erie. staff olllcers of this nrmy are all Itol shevlsts. NORWEGIAN CABINET RESIGNS Defeated in Parliament, lta .- . r .-... .-wY ivnucisen UOiernmcm vims um-u Chrlstlnnlii, Feb 5 The Norwegian fnlilnt. lwifltlpil Ii :iy i.-unnar Kiiuuscn. nas ..--...-..-,..----.. --j -- --- --. ""t J "1,", to main am Us control of JPa?llnm?iU The resignation has been accepted b the King and speculation as tn the new mlnlstrv In- eludes the possibility that II. 11. Urjn V.intnKhn m n ali nt Wii snillfflon. Will ... ..n.. ..-. ... .. ..- . do namca roreign ininisier. The cabinet, headed by Gunnnr Kiiuu- sen. was formed on Jnnuar 29. 1913. It had a rather stormy career, its person- nel ' 'ng. for tho most pirt, changed slnce M formntlnn The cabinet weath- ?nVturirnde1Hn,uTobroVcV',.t.s reslenatlon was brought before the Nor- Wfclan Parliament. It chnrged blun- ders In handling the food situation and United sVatVs to place the'natlon on'a food allowance .. CHINESE RED DICTATOR SLAIN Dianyo Itichomnil Murdered as Tfp Srimk Di.rtriup -it StnrMinlm lie BjitaKs uocirine at sioiMioun ui. Uiu. UUv.,.t u, ulu,,,uu,. Stockholm. ib. 3 (By A. 1' i ( nianvc Hlchoman. head of Chinese Ilol. , shevllc propaganda In the Fnr Knst nnd me jiresiueni m wie i uiiicw necwuii m tho Communist party ha.H been murder- ed by nn unldentlfi.d person, nccordl.ig " dispatch from l'etrograd. He was ed by an unidentified person, according to a dispatch from l'etrograd He was 5!'ot dow as,!'e. bep"n -a PuWc 8!'"c '' sll0t down as he began a public speech. ?h.c. murde.r.' '', '' "dd,0,1?:":Lpecte1 to i iiii in iiiipr. il ii ii ii in1 ii. in .:. ,)tive important conseauences. ltlrhnm.m exercised nn absolute die tntt rshlp over the Chinese living in lea living near l'etrograd to Be tortured anu snoi. DUCHY MAY VOTE ON REPUBLIC Luxemburg Council Introduces iiiii Hroviclini! tor KetcreiHlum cnamner or Deputies a dim providing fni- n rpfprpmlilm tn ilpelilp vvhpthpr thp people of the Grand Duchy wish to ' outlynB districts to central London for change the form of Its government to ,;" :",,,., that of a republic i their stares. A proposal to have the plebiscite de- Today will decide whether the staffs termlne nlso If Luxemburg wishes to be i of the electrical power stations will Join politically annexed to France or Bel- I the strikers. glum w-as stricken from the measure as , "" " premature. I Glasgow, Feb. 5. (By A. P.) The - i number of men returning to work on the Emls His Life Un.lcr Trolley Car c'ya1 has materially Increased, ranging ,. , . r n,,..r, ,,iij at about 80 per cent nt some works brand'flf.a'oldrrnedlonVl'gaV.-nd from 60 to 70 per cent In others, mnker, threw himself across a troilev I yesterday. The resumption cf vJork in track near Dallastnwn. late last night, other affecttd shops is promised for to nnd was Instantly killed by a car , day. C. J. Heppc & Son Stroud PianolaPiano one of the six genuine pianola-pianos Player-Pianos so called are not Pianolas. A Pianola is a certain type of player-piano made exclusively by the Aeolian Company, of New York city. The Pianola is obtainable only in six different makes of pianos all on sale at Heppe's. The six genuine Pianola Pianos are the Steinway, Weber, Steck, Wheelock, Heppe and Stroud. Among the more popular models is the Stroud. The Stroud contains the Aeolian - Pianola patent and its price is most moderate. Call, phone or write for cata logues and particulars. Your present piano will be taken as part payment. about C.J.HEPPE&SOH 1117-1110 CHESTNJXT ST. 6IH&THOMPSOK.STS. NO INTERVENTION IN BRITISH STRIKE Ministry of Labor Declares Government Interference Not Justified civic guard proposed Plan. Submitted to London Authorities to Maintain Puhlic Service Dy the Associated Prcis London, Feb. B The Ministry of Iji- hor has declined to Intervene In the llrltlsh strikes, declaring that It con- CUra In the view of the government that present circumstances do not Justify In- tcrvCntlon rians for the fo.matlon of a civic guard to maintain and protect public service have been submitted to the nu- thorltles, nccordlng to the Mall, which aVR tnat a ,,mnr ,, nns been sue- ' "?'' -ployed In Switzerland I the Netherlands nnd AlutrnlM 1 ho news- paper sinies inni snoum mv inimuii . the strikers warrant sucn n course me the strikers warrant such n course th cltUens may be asked to form a guar -alnta.n transport. WMIn.-nj.dfoo supply services and also to guard powe rd food er atniirnH flmtr tnllln nnd Initiortnnt fnc- ' torles. ' Mlnldterlitl Announcement A statement has been Issued by- the Ministry of L.abor In reference to de manda made by unodlcinl coiifercnccs oi jinaon memocra oi nu or ionaon members or tne tngmceriiiB nnd eloctrIcat trades unions These de- mands Included governmental Intervcn- tlon m tno nrious labor disputes anu the Identification cf hr's'.atlon In Far- "ament establishing fortv hours as the legal working week, The statement points out that no communication In support of these de- tnnnris linn Deen received iroiu i i irwv;- . . ...... - .1.- ..-.. ,,.. . ,., i. ...,inn In un.r v.... , . . - -","-" volved. On the ccntrary. the statement says It Is "understood that the execu- tlvcg aro opposed to the action sug- s.a .. n Is rec-tlled that agreements er'e recently concluded by the union executives with tho emploes for the in. troductlon of a. fortv-se en-hour week. Thp ptntern(;nt continues: , "The Ministry cf Labor has rece.veu Intimations from the executives of some of the principal trades unions that pres- can be dCealtewh0enecHvciyon:y by the executive councils of the unions. ineBo bodies themcelves appreciate the fact that " l3 ,helr responsibility to enter ,nt0 arecmtnt3 ani t0 discuss with em- Into agreements ployers any questlcns that may arise in connccton ltn those agreements. They """ ,ha, th Mm:,try of Labor :...., , ,, ,,,. r,i,i ,irp is nt their u'sposal, If they sliou cl desire to avail themselves of Us services, but n the meantime the ministry concurs in to avi m the the M. tn8 ievv of the goVcnimcnt that present circumstances, due. as tliey are, almost holly to unonictarstrikes, do not Jus tify government Intervention." I.ntidon Walks In Mush There was no Improvement today In the strike situation In London. All the tnhPH ami underground lines, with the ixccptlon of tho Metropolitan which, however, has only one line running Into . cltvw,re gtni ted up. The hotels BVatanrl!S offer only meagre Imlta- , tinns of rcculnr menu Some Government omces nnu large dusi a n mnln.ln.plM f.nm lha h. Evt Exclusive Representatives SjKDc 'rlSr,- , jJSfx. FOE'S SOCIALISTS SHIFT WAR GUILT Germans at Berne Seek to .Have Other Nations i Share Blame EISNER RAPS PRUSSIANS International Committee Will Investigate Causes of ' Hostilities Dy the Associated Press Berne, Feb 8. Responsibility for the great war will bo Investigated by a com mission appointed by the Socialist con ference. In session here. This commis sion will be made of two Drltlsh, two French, one Hungarian, one Austrian nr.d two German delegnics. with Presi dent Hjalm.ir Rrnntlng acting ns a rrember. The personnel of this commis sion has not been announced. It wns declnred by speakers "thnt the prime object of the conference wns to Influence the Tcnce Conference nt Paris." This statement was made by Tleter J Troeistra, the Hutch Socialist lender, nnd ono of Hie British delegates. The Oermar majority Socialists, In opposition to the resolution Introduced by Albert Thomas. French Socialist, calling for investigation of responsibility for the war. Introduced n resolution to the effect that tho war had been the consequence of the Imperialistic policy during the last decade, but It was the duty of the SoclallstH to establish tho mmedlato iause.s. Tho resolution says that the causes of the war were tho Austrian ultimatum to Serbia, tho gen eral mobilization in Russia and Gcr- OdXiS Mild? Sure!-and " - - - c BW 1 Chesterfield I " Bfo CIGARETTES wa aflM ja aavBwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaM jafcppMaaaaa. amSKV. JgsSBBBsjpgKsgSHaaaajaBSM . ? ' TrXrmi T ,""''' r1 t- - - - - ' il. ": " 1"! ' many's declaration of war as a result of Russia's mobllUntlon. The German Socialist, the resolution says, demand n full Investigation of the facta to establish collective nnd per sonal responsibilities, but wait for their comrades In other countries to demandj n bImIIIk. I.iimII.iiIIii. Ih t1..l- nm.., r trles. The German majority Socialists de clared that the entry of German troops Into Belgium was n violation of the rights of peoples which nothing that hns occurred since hns Justified. Following nn attack on the German Majority Socialists by Kurt Klsner, the Bavarian Premier, yesterday forenoon, another German delegate, Herr Mullcr, a Majority Socialist, denied that Ger many was entirely to blame for the war and defended hla party. He said: "It was not Germany alone, but the mill tnrlsts of the, whole of Europe, who were the originators of the war. German So cialists would havo last forever'all their Influence upon the people if they hnd ventured to oppose the war. We can not accept tho Judgment of our enemies but only that of neutrals." Eisner In his address said It wns clear where responsibility for tho war rested. "It wan with tho. Prussian ofilcers, sup ported by German captains of Industry nnd bankers," he said. 'jThe majority Socialists must not conic here as peni tents, but simply to say whether they have recognised thnt they have com mitted nn error." Carl Knutsky, n German delegate, who has been mentioned ns one of Germany's delegation to the Peace Conference at Paris, spoke nt last evening's session, mnklng a renewed attack against the German Majority Socialist party. AUSTRIANS LOOT SHOPS Maddened liy Hunger, Thousands Pillage Linz Food Stores London. Feb. B. (By A. P.) Thou sands of persons In the district of I.lnz. capital of upper Austria havo been plundering the foodshops nnd committing other depredations, nccordlng to re ports from lilnn transmitted by the Hx change Telegraph correspondent nt Vienna. The people, the reports said, had become maddened by hunger. The advices ndded tho disorders had not yet beivn suppressed. i The one thing you've always wished . would do-SATISFY. Chesterfields do it. They touch the "smoke-spot." They let you know you're smoking. They satisfy Yet, they are mild I That's some combination for a cigarette to "put n across But Chesterfields do it! It's the blend, a new blend of pure Imported and Domestic tobaccos and the blend can't be copied. Try Chesterfields today. GERMAN REDS aiT WEIMAR PHONES Interrupt Communication With New Seat of Teu- ton Government FRESH TROUBLE BREWS Mandate of Ehert Regime to Expire With Convening of Assemhly Dy the Associated Press Berlin, Feb. B. Independent Social ists Interrupted telephone communica tion between Weimar and Eisenach and Erfurst for several hours Monday after noon, according to ndvlces received by tho Tageblatt from Weimar, where the National Atsembly will meet tomorrow. An Alpine corps of 1000 men, under command of General Merker, has arrived at Weimar and will police the city. Theso aro official government troops, but will bo assisted by the garrison of Weimar, which Is loyal to the govern ment nnd prepnred to defend the Na tional Assembly. Unverified but constantly recurrlnc rumors from Eisenach outline plans to oppose the work'of the National Assem bly. Majority Socialist members of thi Soldiers and Workmen's Council nt Er furst have resigned, on the ground they cannot share tho responsibility for the council's present actions. Olllcers In the Erfurst arsenal have refused to report for duty until weapons taken from the $gfttlfyaUtfittacaQr. jet arsenal and distributed among 'civilians there have been rettTrhed. Weimar, Feb. 8. Delayed. (By A. P.) The process of temporarily trans ferring the German seat of government from Berlin to Weimar la expected to bo completed, tomorrow when Count Brockdorff-Ttnntzau, the foreign sec retary, wilt reach here. The five mem, bem of the cnhlnet nnd the executive rbfilclals under Chancellor Ebert arrived, la welmnr cnrly this afternoon nna established quarters In the palace. The present government considers that Its mandates expire with the convening of the Constituent Assembly, and Its first task will be to move the Immediate appointment of a new coalition govern ment. In the organization of which party Interests will be eliminated. Berlin, Feb. 6. Majorilr Socialists J- This Cover-All Khaki Suit Mule of floe ouilltr Llmkl with k rtuntoroof rolUr and sleeve ad jimtment. - side. 2 hln and 3 top rockets wllh silditloniil wrench pockets, Died by ill toitinnllitti and me riianlca. Rold ,e'"I Kliere nt ti and S3, Our rrice. $2 .00 When ordering br mall Eire cheat meas ure. Only One to a Customer. The National 533 Market St. i a cigarette jPd If iy BBBBBT they Satis won a plurality tn the State elesHeiw t Bxony, according to' complete return made publlo today The' delegate to th Saxon Council were apportioned as fol lows: Majority 'Socialists, forty: Demo crats, twenty-five; Independent, fif teen; Conservatives, thirteen, and Stresemann party, three. ' Want Fewer Licenses in Berks Readlnr, Tm Feb. B. Exactly 40B ap plicants, a falling off of twenty-three, " listed In the offices of Quarter Ses sions Clerk' William M. Dunkelberger here for liquor licenses of all kinds for 1919, The previous total was 42S, but some very well-known landlords hava decided to get out of the business for gooa, wunout waiting ror prohibition to come. There are six new applicants. BIG SHOE BILLS JAN.BE COT "I will always wear shoes with Neolln Soles," writes Mr. M. Newman of the I. Newman Mfg. Co. of Minneapolis. "They are superior soles in every way, vatcrbroof.more comfortable and more durable. After many months of wear they remain in good condition." ' Mr. Newman, and millions of others, have found that the answer to the shoe bill problem lies in getting soles that wear a long time NeOlin Soles. They are scientifically made, very tough and yet, have the other qualities that soles should have comfort and absolute waterproofness. Get Neolin soled shoes for your whole family. They are found nearly everywhere and in all styles. Have worn shoes re paired with Neolin Soles. They are made by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio, who also make Wingfoot Heels guaranteed to out wear any other heels. fleoliit Soles nn bb M b PS XOVL 1 CL "I t '41 '. 1 t !- i 1 ' V 0
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