f'vti M V "' K.. Euenmg public Xedge? " THE WtiATBER Washington, Feb. 17 Cloudy, uith rain or tnow tonight and Tuesday, TEMrr.nATfnr. at each noot I S 9 10 111 II J 1 2 3 4 S ' Ho lit las ag 37 a 39 i MIGHT EXTRA. CLOSING STOCK PRICES T i . w r X V: ha ti w S'v h a jr. i YT VOL. V. NO. 133 MAYOR'S LEGACY p rlnusTnrHARiTV IF WILL IS VALID Announcement at Hearing of Case of Supposed Pauper's Bequest AMOUNTS TO $6100 Relatives of Man Who Died ' in Philadelphia Hospital Call Document Forgery ' Tho bequest of 16100 left Major Smith by Herman Mennerwlrtsch, who died December 16, lit tho Philadelphia Hospital, will bo given to charily If tho will proves ulld. Director of Public Safety Wilson, counsel for tho Maor. niado this t.tate ment this afternoon during proceedings Jto contest tho will, which wcro brought lisfore Register of Wills Fhcehati today by William Mcnnewltnch, a halt brother, end Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor, a half sister. Mennerwlrtsch and his half brother impelled their names differently. . "If tho letter-will, written by Menner wlrtsch, proves to be valid," said the Director "tho Mayor will not touch one Wnnyi of the money, but wllWgivo It to a charitable Institution, where. In his estimation. It Is needed " Mr. Wilson asked for a continuance of the case until February 2Cth. Thin was granted, as two witnesses to I ho letter could not be produced. Few at Hearing . Willi the exception of counsel, Fred mlth, a brother of the Mayor, was the only person present at tho hearing. i, Tho contestants cay the signature to the will Is a forgery. Herman Mennerwlrtsch died In the Hospital after being remoed from a" room at SIS Wood Btrect, which he Vented at 11.25 a week. "After his 'death the follow Ing letter was pro duced and filed at City Hall us his last will and testament: 4 "Dear Mayor Smith: I ask one favor of you. Please come to the Philadelphia Hospital. I can't lite. I want ou to ret me a awer. If you don't come In time go to Mrs. Mary Kchelser. 61G "Wood street, whero I room, and In my room look In books. You will And $575 'and two bank books. Give Aneta Full-,-wood. 2210 Lombard street, 1900 for me. She helped me one night when I was sick. Every one else turned their back. .Take 1200 to bury me and take the bal r ance for you, Mayor Bmlth." X' The letter was signed br "Herman f?,lf,nnwltseh' and was filled with mis. Aaltad wnnli hi nam nf thtt landlady ' of the rooming house, Mrs. Mary C Schleicher being among them. iPelnts to Spelling the half-brother. William Menne- j .wltsch points to the different spelling of 'the brother's name as a proof of forgery or the fact that the man was I not sane when he penned the missive. I Bath the '.claimants say they are In urgent need of tho money. The Bister has to support herself and two chil dren. Mayor Smith has an annual 'salary of 112,000, in addition to other sources of income. The Major's own insurance company, the National Surety Company, has en tered security of 111,976 for the Mayor. It Is understood that the Mayor's case will be based on the contention that the brother and slrter never helped Mennerwlrtsch and are not entitled to .any of his estate. VThe small fortune was found hidden around his room In tho Wood street .house. Of the sum, 1576 was In cash and tho remainder In securities and bank deposits. , Possession of the money was niver suspected, as the man was considered a pauper, frequently begging his land lady for food or on extension of time be fore paying- the weekly rental of 11.25. THIEF CHASE OVER ROOFS Pawnshop Invader Sets Off Burg lar Alarm and Capture Follows A chase over hiuse tons, nistol shots "and a fight in the dark figured' in the ; 'capture of Lerry Robinson, who. the .police say, attempted to rob Solomon's pawnshop at the southeast corner of , iNinin ana nainui streets eoriy loaay. Robinson forced an entrance through the roof, It Is said, and by sliding down a pole reached the shop on the first floor. On the way down he came In 'contact with a burglar alarm, which could be heard nearly a b!ock away. The negro climbed to the roof again, V and was trying to get Into a chimney when District Detective Ebald spied him. The detective fired several shots. Robinson laughed and plunged through the skylight of a nearby unoccupied t. house. Kbald followed and captured the negro after a hard fight. Rcblnson said he lived at Seventeenth and Lombard streets. He was held In (1000 ball for court by Magistrate Me Bleary In the Central Station. "JOY RIDE" IN ELEVATOR ?Heckless Driving by Building Operative Ends in 'Arrest "Going" up I" ""Going down I" Thus shouted Leo Wharton, Da!y street near Kleventh, as he tried to break all speed records In an elevator of an office building1 at Broad and San eom streets today, while prospective riders gasped for breath as ho whizzed oy. , ( :He made several trIps,"accordlng to Thomas Brennan, an employe of the building, and came to grief when the governors broke md knocked the cable ,oflt. The car came down and Whartcn was arrested. -Magistrate Mecleary to the Central Station held Wharton under 1500 ball ? for court. Brennan said the elevator vrta damaged to the extent of 175. Tipitsff Struck by Automobile Samuel Sutcllffe, a tipstaff In the I Court of Quarter Session, was struck by an automobile as ha crossed the street ' from Broad Street Station to City Hall this morning. He was taken to the Hahnemann Hospital where his Injuries n,V .-. w w ...vhv. a BDin wi n. riniia Y WEATHER-WHYS! sCloudv with proballu snow or rain. .. 'Wouldn't the weatherman give joh a palnf Tonight and tomorrow are in the tame case With gentle wind ihlfttng all over I v- the plaot. ' SSI I J 1 Sfcr 'ft-1 mm : I'ublUlitd Dally Exert Bunday, bubucriptlon Price tl a War uy Mall. Copyright. IMS. by Tubllo tidier Company. , s'sbiIIIII&iiIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIULVv KssKssssB v sz 5? ik BBBBV f VSRBBBBBBBBBbH . Hr iW;'tBBBB 1 Wr '&1sbsssssssssssss1 r VA ISBBBBBBBBBI bbbbWV AV j V lK ' ?L v. s MRS. GIFFORD HNCHOT Wife of the former chief forester of the United Stales who has become a Philadelphia!!. The Piiichcts are living at Twentieth anil Walnut streets. Mrs. Pinchot intends to take an active interest in uplift work in this city P. GRAY MEEK, EDITOR, DIES For 57 Years Conducted th Bellefontc Watchman ltellefonte, l'a., Ftb. 17. (By A. P.) o that steady progress can bo mado 1". Oray Meek, for moro than half a n.w.,,-1,-,,, .i.. .. . century editor of the Democratic Watch- f-rougnout the year, man, a weekly newspaper, died last night t im.i.i r.ni..., . at his home here. His death was caused To In'"' ron' Let by pneumonia. "I mean to Insist that tho heads of ,ln tho death of Mr. Meek Bellefonto l.nirimani- o,K.rii.o . ............ i . loses tho last of Its citizens who fori lt'I'a"men advertise for proposals and many years plaved prominent parts In Met contracts for every Important and tho political history of tho state. Ot,n-.0.r i ,tii ,..,, ,i,, those who preceded him to the grave. ncce8sary p,eca of municipal work that (Jui tin. Heaver and Hastings occupied can be got under way this year. Much 5!f.tabrutPn.ll,tlS.nr,o? .thhemBlefnlo5edh,i,o,lTtf:i'" the most needed work can bo com- ioi prominence lor so long a iiui Air. Meek, lie was County in 181 Srff'K! '?&r,rteiL" "r "' ny successor to became editor of tho Democratic Watch man and retained control of tho paper until his death. Mr. Meek was elected to tho stale .Senate In 1890 and before" his term ex pired wbb appointed Surveyor of the Port of Philadelphia by President Cleve land. DEATH PRECEDED LETTER Soldier's Missive Reaches Mother Day Before His Funeral The day before her pon, Sergeant William J. Clark, of the quartermaster's corps, was burled with full military honors "somewhere In France" Mrs. Joseph F. COvvan, his mother, of 2427 West Columbia avenue, received his last letter, dated December 31, 1018, In which he etated he was well and expected to be home soon. Mrs. Cowan lias received a letter from Lieutenant Hnlph D. Little, his commanding olllcer, and Chaplain Regan telling her that Clark was stricken with pneumonia January 10 and died Janu ary 19. On January 21, a day after Mrs. Cowan received his hopeful letter, ac cording to the missive, tlfty of his com rades laid him to rest and erected a email monument over his grave. Clark had been In the military serv ice for several years. After serving four years In the navy he entered the quartermaster corps and twice saw service on the Mexican border, lie was sent to'Frnnce January 2, 1918. CHILD BURNED TO DEATH Neighbor Stumbles Over Body of Tiny Fire Victim Dorothy, McCaughan. three years old, was burned to death today In the kitchen of her home, 2632 Latona street. During the temporary absence of her mfther, Mrs. Helen McCaughan, a cur tain caught Arc from a gasjet and the child went too near the flames and her clothing ignited. Neighbors saw smoke and rushed In the house. Mrs. Mary Letttmore, 2G22 Latona street, Btumbled over the child's body. The mother, prostrated with grief, was cared for by neighbors. The prop erty loss was trifling. MOTHER CROSSES COUNTRY TO SEE HER WOUNDED SON Mrs. S. M. Cariithers Comes All the Way From Eugene, Ore., to Sit at Hero's Bedside in Pennsylvania Hospital and Help Him Get Well No one would have dreamed that the little woman who quietly sat holding the hand of a pale, slim boy In the soldiers' ward at the Pennsylvania Hos pital this afternoon had Just come across tho continent to help the lad get well. All most any other woman would have been tremendously excited over this, her first long railroad trip, and the fact that she was reunited with her soldier boy after a long year of separa tion. But Mrs. S. M. Caruthers, of Eugene, Oregon, just smiled happily and patted Marlon Caruther's hand. . ' "I do want htm to get well quick, so he can tell me all about the war and what he has done," she said. "And, soon as he Is able we aro going to see Philadelphia together sort of parade the Sixty-fifth Coast Artillery, at-least the most Important part of It, for Phlla- delphlaifa to see." She smiled shyly, and her eyes twinkled as she boasted of her boy. Private Arthur Marion Caruthers be came 111 while on tho Haverford. which brought the victorious Slxty-flffh to Philadelphia, For a time physicians doubted whether he would recover. Someone asked him what he would most like to have and he said, "mother." That was how the little mother, work ing on the farm way off In Oregon, was sent for. In simple rose-colored cotton drets, her soft brown hair, Just touched here and there by a Btrand of silver, parted in tho middle and drawn to a simple knot at her neck, she seemed llttlo more than a girl herself. "I'm Just a farmer," she said simply, the smile lurking always near as she talked, "I have three other boys and SLi?k. Thtr are au youncju- man ! MAYOR PLANNING TO HURRY ALONG MUNICIPALWORK Begins "Get Busy" Cam paigu to Last Rest of His Term SAYS CITY HAS MONEY Believes Further Delay on Im provements Would Be Sheer Waste of Time Mayor Smith today began a "get busy" program that will extend to eery department. He bellees It will make up to remaining ten months of his ad ministration the busiest of any slmilur period In the ltj's history. The Mayor has Just completed u pre liminary suney of tho labor field , and also has been gleu reporttt and esti mates on costs of such materials as steel, concrete, read building materials, etc From theso he has reached the .decision that to further delay municipal work In the hope of stabilized markets or re ductions fould 1) a"waste of time." "Wo hae the millions." said the Mayor, "and I belleo that now Is the time to get work started. There hae been many necessary delays and some experts have advised even mwre delay. From w"hat I hae learned, however, I am convinced that tho city can do no I belter service at this time thnn to get I the necessary undertakings under way, ng a period nstpleted before tho end of the year and born in CetltCr that whlrh cannnt. Ka rtni,illA.l ulll finish." Mryor Smith Is particularly pleased with the competitive bidding on the part of Jlrms both in and out of the city for the construction of the city pier at the foot of Kenllworth street. More esti mates were submitted for this work than for any previous big municipal letting in years. This fact is believed by the Mayor to prove conclusively the healthy state of the market for such undertaking as the city plans. In discussing the Kepllworth pier, on which work will be staffed In the near future, tho Mi'yor said: "Director Webster has shown me the schedule of proposals for the new pier and It certainly shows that there will be na lack of competition for city work. Keen competition means the best prices obtainable for the city and that, Is all wo can ask. I believe contractors will be equally anxious to share in the under takings plrnned by the Department of Wharves. Docks and Ferries and other branches of the city government." "If the city can Interest so many firms In a single letting, think what kind of competition we can expect on other lines of work requiring about the same class of labor and much of the same character of materials? These estimates alone have gone far towards convincing me that tho city will not be the loser by getting work under way as quickly as possible. Will Auk Other Proposals Noon "I mean to let contracts wherever pos sible, and as we have plans complete for other undertakings In the Department of Wharves, Docks and Ferries, pro poals for other classes of work will be asked for in the very near future. The sooner we get work under way the sooner we can show results ." Tho department headed by Director Webster has 311,370,184.17 to spend without having to ask Councils or the citizens for any further loan authoriza tions Work contemplated for this jear Includes a start on a number of the seven large piers that ultimately will form what Is known as the Greenwich terminal, and which will afford facili ties for all classes of ocean traffic and Continued on Pare Tw'o, Column Sir mighty bad to enlist, but he couldn't pass the physical examination. So weyo an just worked ns hard as we could on tho farm, raising food for the soldiers. You know, our community which 1 'rom a man who had been neR "-chool-district twp? mui'f i-, Plcicusly In the vicinity of the liquor cnoot-district twelve mllet from I.u- i40g Soulh ..,, whi,h ,,. . a school' gene, our town, county and state led In the number of men In service and In amount of warwork done. 1 think It's fine the way Gugene, as a town, and Oregon, as a state, answered the call to duty. "Marion? Oh, yes, he enlisted In the National Guard of Eugene before Amer ce declared war, he was so eager to get In. He was called into service soon after America declared war and stayed at Fort Stephens seven months. He went overseas Just a year ago and was ieventy-two days at the front." The long emaciated figure on the cot, turned and the boy's eyes lightened up as he said. "'I was In the battle at Ar gonne woods, St. Mlh'el, Verdun and heaps of others. It was great." "About tho worst sight." he answered, "was those poor Vanks released from German prison camps. They looked awful." -- "He saw tho German peace envoys, too," Interrupted the eager mother. "They passed throug his company's lines on their way to Paris." Her very first trip east of the llockles was irougni with so much anxiety. Mrs. Caruthers didn't pay much attention to the country en route. "But none of It could come up to the West." she declared. "I'm glad to get to see the East I've lead so much about It. But I'll be glad to go back again." "Oee I Maybe you think I won't be glad to see It," breathed the boy, Mrs. Caruthers and Private Caruthers think In a few weeks they will be going baek to "God'a Cawttry." where tn eager W&lf "?' PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, WILSON KEENLY SiwB WATCHING FROM SHIPBOARD President Shows Close Interest in Effect of League Plan on America Aboard the V. S. H. Jicorar Washing ton, Feb. 17. President Wilson dis played me uecpesi interest toaay in American comment on the league of na- tions. received by wireless, lie devoted ronsiueraDio time to studying tne ais patche', e'pclally those emanating irom Washington. The A i e 1 ople w 111 be made ac nuatnted by the President with all the matters in connection ulth the le. gue, It can be stated on the highest authority, lie Is pn pared to clear up all doubt re garding application of tho league's prtn clnles lo tlm Monroe Doctrine. The President attended the ship's movies Saturdav nlffht and snent Sun day In the seclusion of his cabin until ; niurcii iiino vviicii ii tiiii'nueu uiviiiv serv Ices. Pari., Feb. 17. (By A P ) The Temps today gives the drte on which President Wilson Is expected to arrive In France after his visit to the United Mates. It Is March 13, tho newspaper avs. POLICE TRY GAG -RULE ON CRIME Ask Woman Robbed of S1000 to Say Nothing to Newspapers SHE THINKS DIFFERENT Police tried to suppress news of a 31000 robbery at 245 South Forty-sKth street today, but Mrs. J. 11 Morley, whose home was robbed, saw the matter In a different light. "The police asked mo to say nothing about the robbery to tho newspspers," she said, "but I do not agree with them If publicity Is not given to hold-ups and robberies the housekeeper Is apt to be come careless, believing the police have the situation well in hand. When they are made public the housekeeper Is on guard." Tho robbery occurred some time be tween 9 and 10 o'clock on Saturday night, while Mr. and Mrs. Morley were In Atlantic City. Five suits of clothes, Jewelry and several quarts of wines were Included hvthe haul. Kntry was made fby breaking the glass In the shed door and Jimmying the kitchen door. The maid, according to the police, left the house at 8 o'clock on Saturday night and at 9:20 a policeman passed the house. When the patrolman returned at 10 o'clock he dltcovered the robbery. The police believe It was committed by the same gang that twice broke Into the residence of Mrs. J, A. Wlllard, a sister-in-law of Morley, at 437 Bouth Forty-sixth street. The first robbery occurred Tuesday a week ago, and the second one, which puzzled the police be cause six p!an-c!othes men were sup posed to be guarding the house, was committed on the following Sunday. Thinks Victims Should Tell "If the pol'ce do not make these rob beries public I believe the victims should give them to the newspapers," said Mrs. Morley,, commenting on the robbery. Ilobberies. hold-ups and thefts In this city since the first of this year have totaled 3214,78. according to figures made public by Director of Public Safety Wilson. The family of Superintendent of Po lice Robinson is the latest victim of motor bandits. Mrs. Itosinc Skebbe, his stepdaughter, was held up and robbed of 32100 by thrco nnsked bandits on Providence road, Yeadon borough, Sat urday night. About 31100 wnt later re covered, together with Mrs. Skebbe's automobile, which the bandits had "bor rowed" for a short time. Lansdowne police expect to make arrests today. Samuel Handler, 1811 North Thirty third street, manager of a chain of gro cery stores In Camden, was held up by four masked men and robbed of 31838 early yesterday morning. Several other robberies vvero reported from the New Jersey city T.loiitinnnt nf Detectives Thenrtnr. Wood appealed today to all merchants and business men to lend their aid and cooperation to prevent the growing num. ber of hold-ups and robberies by using every precaution against thieves. He declares that the practice of counting meney with the lights turned There is not a word in the consti on and in full view of pedesflans and ..... . ,. , v,. ... ... the practice of some storekeepers of al lowing outsiders to know their banking habits is an Inducement to crime which the police are unable to contrcl HuHpects Gathered In on Main I.lne A'.ong the Main I.lno the police are rounding up suspicious characters and I arresting all those who are found on the streets at unusual hours of the night In an effort tc check the oulltwry. The Sltebbe hold-up recalls the fuct that two weeks ago. while a detail of police from the Twelfth and I'lne streets station were standing in front of the home of the Jato John a Johnson, In I answer to a false burglar alarm. Mrs. Skebbe appealed to them for protection Btore, 1408 South street, which she and Continued on rase Seventeen Column Here BILLTOIMPRISONRADicALS Five-Year Term Proposed in Sen ate for Violence Advocates Washington. Feb. 17.-(Bv A. P ) Au .AA...A ,ii j . l .t, ..j, &S-SUS u""vu ".."":. "i uihvuii it mrum nunisn persona . wno urge punish persons who urire 0fBgovmennylCol?nceM '" ,he ,0rm The penalty proposed is rive years' Im- i leuiiiiivti. . siutu jaiAJl ui U ilHC ur JE060 Aliens convicted under the law would be deported after serving their sen tences. CITY SOLDIERS IN HOSPITAL Twelve More Wounded Taken to Institution at Carlisle The following Philadelphia convales xnt overseas soldiers have been admitted If. the United States Armv Denrrnl Itnu. pltal at Carlisle, Pa., from U. H. A. I Debarkation Hospital No. 3, at New xorK cuy. Edward ; A. .Murphy, corporal. 8538 Clfar- neia ir"i ..v,- , rvmy, corporal, 1817 Dtlf limit nelj Nolin, corporal L'IJ7 Nnrth Orkney .trMt! Jn. i.aronr. corronl, 184 Fleaunt ftreeti William M. Krnnedr Reny, corporal, 181T mrwiril clscDcr. corporal 1831 Chtatnut ouo ri niiiner sireitl 1'aul A, Jamea J. Lynaky. mrrhanle, 401 at reel i norin Ninth irrill a"" uwsal. private, 131a rati, W Frank"" atrtai, Wilier Kowilaky. Rratry i TrOUtk rfonn I'lpneron, rni: rTaaK KmU FEBRUARY 17, 1919 ANGLO-SAXONS HOLD BALANCE IN THE LEAGUE IT C nnA Hnt'itn Prrili-ililv , - . J. dim JDrildlll rrODiUM) Will Dominate New Order PRESIDENT IS ELATED AT RESULT THUS FAR Despite Compromises, Virtu ally All His Ideals Prac ticable Are Included 'FREE SEAS" OBVIATED Point Eliminated by Preclu sion of Neutrals Religion Ideal Fails . By CLINTON W. GILBERT Man" Correspondent of the Evening Pub- He Ledger With the Teare Dele- ration In Kurope By Special Cable CopvrioM, ins. iv Punic .frforr Co. Paris, Feb. 17. After the league of nations plan had been drafted, mises over the League of Nations waiting until their own industry President Wilson was in a mellow, ' and his absorption in issues that i sets a chance of starting, jesting mood, unbent as he had seemed to hungry men to be merely This was the motive for the re liever unbent before, and even talked academic. fusal to sell to the French public gaily about the personalities of the conference. He evidently was ' happy at the result. He hopes to win enthusiastic support for tho league from the American public on his present trip. The French appear equally satis fied, although they make a reserva tion about accepting the plan with out provision for an international force. Everybody is pleased. The child is born and it is a child, not a monster. Those who wanted a league of nations have got it, at least in pos sibility, and those who wanted to preservo the present Entente have surrounded t with, forms of the ut most solemnity. The thing is not what Mr. Wilson had in mind when he made his speeches in' Washington. Much of the idealism has evidently evap orated. Part of Wilson Dream Faded As a mere question of practicality it was impossible to realize fully me inings wnson picturea in nisii speeches. For example, there will) be war. The , constitution of the I league recognizes this fact and pro-' vides what to do in case of war. ' Picsident Wilson recognizes there - - - will be war. The French are so'tT r, vf r. t fearful of war that they are not I LcaVP It to Me, Says Rej entirely satisfied with the provisions of the league for Franco's safety. War still occupies men's thoughts so that disarmament is difficult. It is not provided for in the league con stitution, but goes over for future settlement. ' "Freedom of Seas" Left Out 1 . , , , , . , . I Also, when brought jnto contact with reality, the great vision of the ' , , ., ,. freedom of the seas disappeared. dom of the seas. It is explained now there never was such an issue as freedom of the seas. Since under the league of nations there are no neutrals, there is no occasion to provide for the rights of neutrals during war. Yet this was the issue Mr. Wilson told Senators he was coming to Europo to make a fight on. The league, as drawn, probably represents all that is practical of Wilson's idea of an international or ganization. It is, in effect, a per petuation of the Entente, giving the Entente in peace-time powers which it exercised under the pressure of the necessity of war. Section three, naming an executive council of five ' f .., ! h Fntnntn ,.,. Bitiiv jjwiv.b miv ...v..vv, rv"c , i Tho foof nf rhn rnnKt.itiirinri la " " - ' -v.w.. . t ' i"D la" ul ''"' """'" "i mostly devoted t0 Jescribi"S the authority of those five powers. They decide the questions of disarmament. co"nty appealed to the Supreme Court. Thew (lecirlp when nations offenH ! The first action against Mr Sheehan tney aeciae wnen nations oncnci, wa,"rtartea by City Treasurer McCoach, against covenants of the league. .but was lost in the low-er court. Tifc They decide when war is to be made,, and what measures shall bo taken, Danger in Exclusions As the constitution stands, the danger lies in the exclusion of Gcr- many and Russia from this BmMZ&ZnS&to council of Ave. Potentially, Ger- , ... many uuu jvubsiu bio mu vi me greatest European powers of the future, and arc thrown into each other's anna by this exclusion from Continued en rase Sertntern. filuma Bit rra.'i 41 U Entered aa Eecciid-CI Mttfr at th Poitefllee. at Philadelphia. Pa Uniltr the Act of March . 18T0. Wilson's Greatest Task to Start World Industry Solution of Grave Labor Issue Would Regain Popularity Lost by Compromises He May Explain Ideas in U. S. By CLINTON W. GILBERT 8UIT Correipntidrnt of (lie Krenlnc Public Ledger With the Peaee Delegation n l.urope Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger Corvnoht ISIS hv Paris, Feb. 17. The job of get' ting the people of the world back to work probably will attract all the lcading business men and financiers I tion of miners and transport work of the United States as advisers and crs demanding thirty per cent in studenta of the economic situation crease in pay and u Bijf-hour day. here in investigation of reparation i These demands indicate what the lucstions. workers urc thinking. President Wilson saw Charles M. , iiaRu nf i.nhnrV n-mnnHu Schwab at Brest lind probuhly asked him to lend u hand. In taking the position that tho people must be got to work, Mr. Wilson seized the popular issue of the hour. Ag the situation Is shap- ing itself now. if ho enn m..W tho ' "w i workers of the world understand his position and believe he is trying to ... , , " ki iiiciii employment, lie win return to Paris more popular than ever, rc- gaining the prestige which he in a measure lost- through his compro- Economic Stiuation (Jravc The economic situation is so grave that Europe Nouvelle this week i heads its leading article: "Europe ALLIES TO SEND MORE MEN INTO RUSSIA VAE.ITi:;aTON. Tc 17. Steps toward Improving' the situa ti n of the American and Allied troops in Noithera Russia arc about to be taken under the diiection of tho supreme war council. It is undeistood that the contribution of the United States to a supplementary force will be several companies of engineers to aid in keeping lines of communication open to the sea. LAURIER. FORMER CANADIAN PREMIER. DIES OTTAWA, Feb. 17. Sir Wilfiid Laurier, former Premier of Canada, died of paralysis heie this afternoon. BOY'S ARRIVAL SAVES MOTHER'S LIFE The return from school of thirteen-year-old Theodore Bougort probably saved the life of his mother, Mis. Marie Bougort, 22!3l South Sixty-eighth sttefct, at noon today. Mrs. Bougort was uuconscioub in a room rapidly being filled with gas .from two gas jets, recover. She was taken to iSHEEHAN WINNER OF $350,000 FEES ister, When Told of Su preme Court Decision OPINION BY EXJUSTICE The Supreme Court todsv decided In favor of James B Phcehan, Register of Wills, In the controversy over about $350,000 feis allowed by tho state for the collection of ttv collateral Inheri tance ta in Philadelphia Phlladel'- ,1a f'ounty has fought five ears for the fes It has lost them As for the cash and Its fate. vvl. leavr it to ".limnu ' He'll tale care of It He said so t.l.iy News of the d Islnn came lust be- , 'ore noon and In a short time Mr. Shee- han's office was 'ainmed with his polltl- -M leaders, followers and hanfrers-on. sit i- T-. " T otia utiir nf tllA it ' hiikc of the H n.iv.iiser. fLrrennivitifii ami Director or t UIIUIC iar- . Public' safety W. is.,.. ... among th; , i first to present leiKii.iiionw jiiiiiy ,- sor luminaries, of .' -political llrma- ment cro at their ur What are you going to io witn It all?" Mr. Sheehin was a-Kra. , "Leave It To "Me. Hoy- i Hasel, Feb 17 (By A. P.) Count "What'll I do with If" he repeated, I J,on "rochtl rff-Hnntzau. the Go. man chuckling the famous Inimitable Shee- J orolgn Minister, has resigned, acvord han Ciuckle "That's a funny nuestlpn ing to a Weimar dispatch to the Vos to ask. Leave It to me hoy I II take , slscho eltung, of Berlin. Thero is no care of It all right It was a great confirmation from other sources nght. wasn't It? It ".a a dong fight, but it came out oil right In a suit brought bv the county of llerlln, Feb. 16.. delayed (By A-P) philarielnhla it was sought to have tht Spartacan troona from nrh',n..' fees paid Into the count! treasury. Jo-1 seph Glinilan. who leprrsrnted Mr. Shee- Mln.!l thatThe act" of "uly 1913. which" Mined that tne """" ,",'.'-" 'ai'ed the salary or reg.rs . .- ..a-, flplnhla County to w.u""i " puugni ,.... , ' -" '" m'K " uw US m nSSV nouses were blown , I ,.. ...Italian a, unborn hv Prpnl.i ltun .:'" V" ",", "', nZtt vA "i tient JunBernu,u; - --. - Tnen ioioww .JU ""; VfV kV, tv or t'niiauei iin atnn' .-.vt.u, '. t. ii.. int'sx dIua u'nn Thn tin "the 'collection for the state of the I collateral lnneruanco m uunus uia io terms probably will amount. It Is said. to between lour ana nvr uunuicu mou sand dollars. Former Jusllee's Opinion was written by former Justice Fox, who by foi en tc election to succeed himself in Novem- her. Justice Fox. after pointing out hot th suit was by the County of Philadelphia to recover I10J,HJ.74. al i.... a Mr. flheehnn In fees as agent for the commtn h I t three jea'rs of his tepn ended January Cantlnned on I'aie Two. (olumn Thret TKNt'H PKNriLS Na vtork VsWqiWHtllCllJB'esaaot d,-4aV.' I'ubltc Irdoer Co. in Peril." Strikes In England are significant, the latest threatened being the gravest of all, a combina- The high cost of living, which the i cnd f the war ,las not relieVC1' i,'HPili.1 Wm,i,i c A r M"" f the demand for increased jUr,lsn ou,tl 3"d LommiS wages. The surplus of labor, in- bioiis to Districts Held by creasing daily witn demobilization, c back of the demand 'or a short day. Workers think that with the day shortened thero will be work , . . 1 enough to go around. , Tho position of the British and French Governments aggravates the situation, for both insist on industry I automobiles much needed to start the industrial life of France. The French press is now dis continued on I'ase heventeen Column live the University Hospital nnd will SPARTACANSRISE IN GERMAN CITIES Seize Offices and Storm Bar racks in Nuremberg When Fired Upon CELSENKIRCITEN LOOTED By the A"riatpd Veti Copenhigen, Tol . 17 The t"lphnne. telegraph nnd newspaper u'flcfs at Nu remberg, Havana, have been occupied by Spartacans, according to reports re- celved here Tho miii.r, nir in v.,..,,1.. M j The outbreak In Nuremberg followed nn attempt by the government fiices to disperse a procession of Spurt.icani who were protesting against the reor- banlzatlon of the Bavarian army. Shots were said to have been fired from the barracks into the crowd which i,v " l?' r. -'tho army headquarters .md noize.1 th ItlO aritlV hon (111 II i ft At-n . .1 -i- .. telenhorip. t.tm-ir.i. j . flCeS. " "- or- i.Vuremlirn. i. .- apnea it.,. ? . Tat . ,. -.-.--. v www i -- " ur was z4,uuo ) marched Into Gelsenklrchen, in West-I phaJlll ear, mon,.' '" v I V""" ha local military and police forces, a portion of wh ch ini .. .. .. Sn.r,..an. Th( "J" ',"" '" , " Will. Hand crenaues and minvh hA - ' A.Mrt k, th. c...' 'Z ""' "no , " I r,' ' T JXTJ E.,""' ' uC.nv.i iw.n. uhukb ana me city .,i th.VJ . .m i- . ? ,lme aml i Tne committee of the Supreme Coun ch el fr T.J.'jf, raldlnB ?parta- c charBtd w"h the examination of tenVcheuT aU"n and Wat- , Humanla's territorial claims met at 10 ..JJ1'.! the Peac- Cei., 5 o'clock this afternoon no disturbances had been rrported anywhere In the city The expected outbreak rppears to ' nave oeen nipped in the bud by the -ar- rest late Saturday night of eighty mem- bers of a bpartacan and revolutionary. Boldlrrs' union, who had assembled In1 nan, n was cnargea, to plan dla- turbances for today. Gelsenklrchen Is In the Westphallan mining region, six miles northwest of Dochum. It has a population of about 40,000. Weimar, Feb. IB. (delayed) (By A. P.) The German people generally do not yet understand clearly the financial situation In which the war has left them, and they are too optimistic, declared Cntlaua ea rats Sertatetti. CiIubb MIsM' r; PRICE TWO CENTS , TRUCE TERMS AGREED TO BY TEUTON HEADS Weimar Officials Accept Additional Restrictions Imposed by Allies GERMANS GIVE IN AT LAST MINUTE Find Marshal Hostile to Re quest to Delay Signing of New Pact NEW RUSSIAN, PROPOSAL Clashing Factions .. v"y ,hc i'T ,i P?"$ topenli.grn. Feb. 17. The German government on Sunday night accept. ,1'e Allied terms for the extension of 'J'0 armltlce, according to a dispatch to '?. I'ollt"'n front Weimar. ....tciiiik ai wnicn mo acceptance '"" upon, me routlken's corrt- spondent says, was attended by leaders of the various parties. "eplylng to n request by Mathlaa" Hrzberger, head of tho German armi stice commission, for a delay in the -Miing or the armistice terms unttlV "'1 Monday noon, Marshal Foch dectarftA.'! th- armistice expired at 5 o'clock M. Aol day morning and that the last hour tor tlgnlng would be 6 o'clock Sunday afternoon. In order to be able to Issue tne necessary orders to the troops. If not signed then. .Marshal Foch said lie would be obliged to leave Treves and the armistice would no longer be la lorce. wIhV,,..thri..iG"man Government t rniHi S ."I "?'.. nccept ,ne terms ri until Sunday night, this action miv' i .Vomo to ,ate for th" Teutofi armistice envoys at Treves to meet truoh lnB,l8l"2ci that the revised truce bo signed by 6 o'clock Sunday ,?".? N1 word nn" been.recelved indlcat ng the effect of Germany's delayed ncceptance nor Is there any ord .th,at the "mended truce has been signed. Answering Erzberger's counter-demands. .Marshal Foch nM lh n.. .- stlce terms had been fixed b th hatda,- S of the associate governments and tHsf&.Si he was unable lo alter thm. rJrm i,onann. Ken. 17 inv a r ft.v German cabinet discussed the armistice terms from 10-30. Sunday morning un til 4 o clock In the afternoon, when an effort was made to summon the National Assembly to decide upon the answer, according to"'an exchange Telegraph despatch from Copenhagen. It was found Impossible to summon the assembly. It Is added, and after a conference with the party lenders. It was decided to accept the terms unconditionally, llerlln, Feb. 1C. (delayed) (By A. I ) The German cabinet, meeting in Welmnr, debated the new armistice con ditions through Saturday night and re sumed its deliberations before 11 o'clock this morning The result of the dis cussions Is not yet known here and under present wire conditions it Is un certain whether the ansner of the cab inet can he sent to Treves In time to affect 'he negotiations there. Mathlas Krzberger, the heed of the German armistice commission, how ever, possesses plenipotentiary powers to make the necesary decisions in cast the nnwer of h- cabinet Is delayed. The Berlin staff of the Foreign Offlc Is without special Information regard ing the armistice proposals, which ap parently were published here only .In part The staff, therefore. Is unable 10 express a definite opinion regarding the Germin-Pollsh frontier. The new frontier as outlined, how ever, appears at least ns favorable to the Germans as the present military situ ation and leaves them In control of the roalroad line through Schneldemeuhl to ,.ast Vruaa whlch ,.H a vltal arteryW,.. communication with the troops operat-" '"B against the Bolshevlkl, On the other h.a,nd ,ho tI,",aI"k1a'1n 'ne. which coin- arv frame,! hv the Pole,. Henri, n.r. many of nn agricultural region on which the authorities say Germany depends for a large amount of food and grain sup- '"" .... ,.. . .. , r., ,, x. -.,, , .'.,- n- ..-..-. -?-"----"-------".;." "!"""'" .Ic.V.a ,"". ."""VL '.J."." , , . ,... -.... rr . as the time allowed for acceptance of the Invitation to tho Princes lelands conference has expired, something else must be done Winston Spencer Churchill, of Great Britain, has proposed that the Invitation bo renewed, and that some of the con ditions that made the first invitation unacceptable to most of the different Russian factions be omitted. If th Supreme Council accepts this position, as sem possible, It probably will not Insist that n-wJ t.i the conference be held at Islands. It Is possible that. Instead of a general meeting of the rep-. .... nc.i.n ro.i.. t.S " ; " "'"r'. ",:.."?"" " "w nrKuuawuji- iny wo nmmicu, ur win I .C n-..... .... u a.... a.i-i.ii.. .. . oiu.u, -- . , "r w w the aseemouns ot tne conterenc at Princes Islands, f""ce commlal" resionslbllUy ; ,no WBr mcl Bl Jw:ou ocloCK nnQ . ftnanco commission is to meet atl ci " ' uiienioon, VfillTUC UCITt CAD TUfLTt I lUUlllJ IICLu fUA InCTlil.J Three Camden Hoya ire Acois nf If nririlnfv Vttia . . ......... .h wuo v A Accused of robbing thres store tk. Camden, Harry Hickman, Hoyden MMi' West streets, and Harold Lamfeli, Fourth and 'i'lne streets, was held the Juvenile Court by Ilocoraer -Mli house m camaen toany. The boys, each fifteen broke Into the Garden State Broadway, and the grocery Harry Caruso, Wea( anil Clhvtaw i ns.jann mu9iY, nan, a1rVtC iwmi i W ts m j&L r ft i l tfL ' t IV I r t - ' 7. t. rf ... I 'f.i, - r. '- ' :'j r i 3'1: teiasiL. ... ),- b &1LTJ1EE.
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