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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-24

Abe Cavincon. "A Columbus. o., bantam. has
entered local Hstic circles, He was Eddie
O'keete's sparTing partner tina last two weeks,
Abe is a real boxer, although his name does
not denote same.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-24
PENN TEAM LEADING
ON BASKETBALL COURT
Jourdet's Quintet Tops Tigers
by the Margin of One-Half
of One Game
I>TIRCOLIEGIArE IENLIT.

SCHEDULE FOR THIS WEEK.
Tuesday-PrinCetOn ". Yale, at New
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-24

Two negro fighters who were topnOtchsr,
back IN the sos Will meet at the Broadway
Thursday night. They are John Lester John
son aud the kentucky Rosebud. each OF whom
has passed the half Century milestone. They
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-24

Mickey DouIey knock me out2 'TIs to laugh.
lie will stop more gloves I'm Is minutes next
Monday than he has done in his entire career -
Bobby Reynolds.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-24

E0CAL TENNIS LEAGUES ARE
NOT PULLING TOGETHER
lnterclub and District Organizations Not Work
ing for Best Interests of Game
in Philadelphia
BY WILLIAM t. TILDEN. ID

more hopeful That is the number Of
young players which are coming nm
around the CITY.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-24

The Douglas Club will change It's fight night
from Tuesday 10 Wednesday in the future.
Young Jack TolRnd and GuEsie Lewis VIII clash
in return match In the wind-up q the next
show at the llth and Spring Garden streets
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-24

Joe Welsh will make his come back
appearance February at the Olympia in q
viii he the semiwind-up TO a return setto
between Jimmy Murphy and Johnny Dundee.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-24

'lle Is a great little battler and should have
been given the decision over Johnny Ertle Ia
New York" So quotes Jack HanlOn, speaking
or Jack Sayles who meets Joe Tuber at the
olympia tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-16
RAN ANCE

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
LONDON, Feb. 16.-Stormy, rainy
weather put a stop to heavy artillery
fighting along the western front last
night, but furious infantry combats
occurred both around Ypres and in
the Champagne region. These strug-
giles, however, resulted In no Important
changes In the general situation.
"The English attacked three times
last night against our newly conquer
ed positions southeast Of Ypres," the
German war office reported this after
noon. "Aft these attacks were repu's-
ed and 100 English prisoners were
taken.
"In the Champagne region, tho
French again tried to recapture posi-
tions northwest Of Tahure, taken from
them by our troops, but failed, as on
the preceding day. Stormy, rainy
weather hampered activity generally"
Tho French war office made no
claims of important successes for the
French In the fighting In the Cham
payne, reporting merely the recapture
Of some communicating trenches east
Of the Tahure-Somme-Py road In hand
grenade assaults. The rest Of the
front was quiet last night, Paris re-
ported.
Stormy weather has also held Aus
tro-German and Russian troops to
their trenches on the eastern front.
Berlin this afternoon reported heavy
snow storms all along the battle line.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-16
Did Anarchists Set Fire
TO the Chicago City Hall?

The blaze, though checked with
small loss, would have wrecked the
laboratory, where many chemicals
are stored but for the opportune dis
covery by DR.. II. M. Phillips, labora-
tory employe, that flames were lick
ing their way up the walls of the
cloak room. A quart bottle contain
ing some kind of oil, was within a
few inches of the flames. When Phil
lips threw water on the bottle It ex-
ploded, hurting glass about the room,
and filling the entire seventh floor
of the city hall was an unusual odor.
Another bottle, which had contain
ed an ounce and half OF some
chemi ical, was found in the room. The
top of this bottle was blown OFF, in
dicating it had already exploded, pos
sibly at the start of the fire. A white
precipitate that remained in the
bottle was to be anaiyzed today by
DR.. John Dill Robertson, city health
commissioner.
DR.. Robertson asked a thorough
police investigation. He said the cir
cumstances of the fire coming at the
time this laboratory is analyzing the
poisons found in Crones' room, were
undoubtedly suspicious.
Police took the same view of the
case and determined to question every
night employe of the city hall as to
the identity of any persons admitted
to the building last night.
Chief Of Detectives Hunt announced
that he has positive evidence that
| Crones and John Allegrini, who is
held in connection with the plot, were
together in saloon on Thursday, the
day of the banquet and that Crones
| changed hundred dollar bill In the
saloon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-16
Speech of Root Contains Am
munition for Coming Ma
tional Campaign.

rUnited Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-The battle
cry of the conservative wing Of the
republican party for the com ng cam
paign has been sounded.
It was accepted in political circles
today that the speech Of Elihu Root
before the New York state conven-
ton in which he bitterly attacked the
Wilson Administrations foreign pol
icy, the democratic tariff and de
,.nounced the administration as gener-
ally incompetent. will serve as a ten
tative platform upon which the Root
followers will go before the people in
the coming campaign.
Dealing with the Lusitania negotla-
tons, Root declared:
mo man can draw pistol who
dsres not shoot The government
that shakes it's fist first and its finge-
afterward falls into contempt
This quotation, Roots friends de-
clared, may be expected to be one OF
the most prominent that will be used
in the coming fight.
The former senator declared the ad-
ministration to be "blindly stumbling
along the road that continued, viii
lead to inevitable war;
Preparations were being made to-
dav to distribute thousands of copies
of Roots speech throughout the coun-
trv as the first broadside OF campaign
documents. Reports about the con-
vention hall today were that the
speech was intended to revive Root'a
candidacy for the republican presl'
Dental nomination.
From some quarters came sna sus'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-16
BAL. kANS


.lJnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
ATHENS, Feb. 16.-Mrs. Walter
FarwelI of Chicago, and Dr.. Forbes,
Boston physician, engaged in Red
Cross work in Serbia, have been re-
leased by Bulgarian authorities at
Monastlr, after three months deten.
tfon.
United States Consul kehI at sa-
lonika, was notified by Bulgarian
authorities today that the two Amer
leans are now enroute to Sofia.
Whether they will be allowed to con.
tinue their journey home from the
Bulgarian capital Is not known.
Some concern had been felt here
for the safety Of both Americans,
since the expulsion from Monastir OF
neutral consuIs, under whose protec-
ton. they were. In raid by Bull.
aarian soldiers on the Red Cross
headquarters at Monastir, both were
roughly treated.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-16
President Will Not Act on the
New German Plan, Until
Colonel House Returns.

.
limited Press Leased Wire Servicel
\ WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-What the
United States will say or do regard
mg the German intention to sink
armed merchantmen after March l, IS
not likely to be finally determined un-
u Colonel e. M. House returns from
europe, 1T was directly intimated to-
day.
Colonel House, now in London, is
ootaining the English view, it is un-
eerstood. He was given advance in
,ormation Of Germany's purpose and
aer reasons. when he was in Berlin.
While Ambassador Bernsrorff was
proceeding to the state department IN
~ even more optimistic mood than
usual today with Germany's actual de-
cslon in the Lusitania matter in his
pocket, the armed merchantmen con-
utoversy seemed destined to hang hre
.or some days. Colonel House Will
NOT reach America much before the
une Germany's new order is expected
go into effect.
Germany's message on the Lusl-
y. @hla case is not to be published un-
" !, Friday, it was said today rms is
.ue desire of the German embassy
oased on the fact that word cannot pc
..ertain .sin to reach Berlin before then,
.oliowing today's conference. 1t Will
aot be published in Germany until
sh such word does reach Berlin and II Is
aoped to forestall press reports OF the
.eeeptlon of the German message oy
printing the message itself.
Settle Old Case Today.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-On the
- OF satxlAmGnG today of one sx1ve
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-16
Reds Are Active.

CHICAGO, Feb. 16.-Anarchistic
propaganda has gained new impetus in
the United States. The alleged an
archist soup plot directed against
Archbishop George William Mundelein
and his distinguished guests at the
University club banquet last Thurs
day night, was but one development
in the new anarchistic campaign.
These we're theories Of Chicago all.
thorities, federal and city today, as
the search for Jean Crones. alleged
principal in the soup plot continued.
"The activities Of the reds have
doubled in the past few mont'is.' said
Detective Captain Hunt. "Ws iave
known it for some time. and have been
on our guard
The search for Crones had practi
caIly narrowed down to Chicago to
dav. Police guards were thrown
about the homes Of fifty known anar
chists in the belief Crones may be
hiding in one of them.
Police said the arrest at New York
last night of Alberto Coda Camille, a
waiter and acquaintance of Crones
the arrest at Milwaukee of Marco
Bonino. hotel chef and the arres:
at Pioua, Ohio of Baptiste Serafino
were developments in their campaign
to round UP every known friend o.
Crones The authorities admitted
they have not accused any Of these
men Of completely in the Chicago
poisoning plot.
The nation wide dragnet for friends
of Crones has produced scores OF let
ters, police said, indicating plots II
many cities.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-16
POWER BEHIND THE THRONE
WILL SETTLE THE QUESTION

international dispute, the Lusitania
case, the United States was confront
ed with new and complex problem
regarding Germany's order to sink
armed merchant vessels beginning
March 1.
After nine months of delicate nego-
tfations, conference scheduled TO-DAY
between Secretary Of State Lansing
and German Ambassador Bernstorff
was expected to write "finis'' on the
IHsitania incident.
Ambassador Bernstorff. by his own
request made this morning, will see
Secretary Lansing at the state depart
ment at noon.
The tentative draft of Germany's
final note on the Lusitania was at the
German embassy. With Germany's
concessions, il was believed it meets
the American demands. Formal ac-
ceptance by the state department was
expected before the end Of the week.
Coincident with the final steps to-
ward massage Of the Eusitania incident
into diplomatic history, was the sharp
turn in official sentiment against rec
ognition or acquiescence of the new
German admiralty order affecting
armed merchantmen. From the high
est official quarters came scarceiy
yelled announcement that this gov
ernment will uphold the allies inter
pretation of international law and
deny Ger1nany's right to sink without
warning merchant ships armed only
for defensive purposes.
The sharp reversal of sentiment
and complete "about face Of the ad-
ministration on the German order, IL
vac understood today, was the result
Of President Wilson's own study and
consideration by yesterdays cabinet
meeting. Some high state department
nt,,c,als will support the German con-
tantion and are convinced the teu-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-16
REPUBLICAN BATTLE CRY
HAS BEEN SOUNDED

gestion that VIM. Barnes, Jr., may
even attempt to get through an en-
dorsement of Root before the .Ssofu-
tions committee today.
Root pledged the republican party.
II returned to power, to foreign pol
icy, frank and fearless and honest,
and leaving no doubt anywhere "ot
Americas purpose to protect her in
dependence, her territory and tne
lives and just rights of her citizens
under the laws of nations"
He vigorously denounced the Wiz
son policy of dealing with Mexico.
but the greatest demonstration came
when he referred to the failure Of the
American government to assert it
self when Belgium was invaded. In
olating the neutrality Of Belgium.
Root declared, Germany not only
shocked all liberty-lovfng Americans,
but broke her international law con-
tract with the United States.
Whether middle west republicans,
particularly those with large German
American constituencies, will approve
any reference in the republican plat
form at Chicago to the Belgian affair,
was a subject of great speculation to-
day.
In the prepared copy Of the ex-
senator's speech, Root referred in
friendly manner to Colonel Roose-
welt as one of the critics of the Will
son Administrations foreign policy.
For some uneXplainable reason, he
omitted this reference to Roosevelt in
his speech last night. &
The fight in the convention today
centers around the naming of the
big four" the delegates at large to
the national convention. Despite. a
fight threatened by the anti-Whftman
faction, it appeared certain the gov
ernor would be named as one OF the
delegates. No reference was made to
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-16

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORn, Feb. 16-Smddenly
bursting into fame, the steamship Boil
ton Castle was destroyed by fire early
today at her slip in Brooklyn, and
the steamer Pacific, lying nearby also
was burned to the waters edge when
the flames ate their way through the
structure of pier number 36. Both
vessels were in the service OF the Rus
Sian government.
The Bottom Castle was loaded with
parafine, gasoline and oils and the Pa.
c1tic nearly half loaded. Fire Marshal
Bropsy and Fire Chief Kenlon immed.
lately began an Investigation, detain'
inc members Of the crews for ques
tioning.
He believes the fire started under
suspicious circumstances and suspects
a possible bomb plot.
All available fire apparatus in Brook
lyn was called into action to prevent
general conflagration and every fire
boat in the southern end of the city
played streams on the burning vessels
and the pier.
For time it was feared the fre
would go beyond control
Twenty-Five coolies were said to be
missing from the Pacific. The ships
officers said if they had escaped. the
coolies likely would have fed from the
scene and were not certain the men
had perished. Six members Of the Bol.
ton Castles crew were also said to be
missing.
Joseph Johnson, an engineer of the
Bolton Castle, told vivid story OF the
fire. Johnson was walking on the for
ward deck, he said, when there was Q
terrific explosion in the forward hold
Instantly the forward portion OF the
ship became furnace of fame ano
Johnson dived into the slip and swan
to pier number 36. The pier, jam
med with stevedores and freight, in {
few moments also was mass o.
flames. The fire next leaped to the
Pacific and both vessels and the pier
according to Johnson, were complete
ly enveloped in fire in an incredlbl,
short time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-16
Nearly One-third Of the Business Section of
Fall River, Was in Ashes When Fire
men Finally Quit.
EXPLOSION IN BASEMENT WAS START
Four Story Hotel Destroyed, Forcing Many
People Into the Snow Filled Streets
in Night Clothes.

A series of terrific explosions made
the fire doubly hard to cope with. Par
ticularly in the paint shop of P. P.
Morris, which adjoined st. Mary's
cathedral, the largest Catholic church
in the city. The explosions were Of
tremendous force. Showers of burn
ing brands were flung over the edif1ce,
but its granite walls and slate roof
withstood the flames.
Big Canadian Blaze.
TORONTO, Ont, Feb. 16.-One
person was killed, two were seriously
injured and the building occupied by
the American club was destroyed by
fire. following an explosion in the
club rooms here early today. The
fire was declared to have been of In
cendiary origin and reports of Teu.
tonic plots were soon in circulation
The blaze was preceded by heavy
explosion (which shook the entire
building.
P. I. Hurston OF Dallas, Texas. a
guest at the club. was trapped in his
room and perished.
Edward Johnson, caretaker of an
adjoining building, and Captain A. r.
Mainard, paymaster Of the Ninety,
seventh battalion, american legion)
who were staying at the club, were
seriously hurt.
Two eighteen-pound shells were
found on the lower floor Of the club
building. 1t could not be learned,
soon after the fire, whether these
were the property of the club or had
been placed there by outsiders.
Deputy Fire Chief Russell said he
was certain the fire was incendiary
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
Four Blocks Burned.
MIDLAND, Mich, Feb. 16.-Two
persons perished in an early mornine
fire that did $4,000 damage to the
business district Of Midland today
The victims were Miss Della Taylor
of Elkton and VIM. L. Daker, presi
dent of the Peoples bank of Midland
They were caught by falling walls
and burned to death.
The knights of Pythias temple and
four business blocks were DESTROYED.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-16
Parafne, Gasoline and Oils Made Terrific
Blaze Which Taxed the Efforts of
All Fire Departments.
STARTED FROM MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSION
Bomb Plot is Suspected and Several Lives
Were Probably Lost in the Confla-
grafton at the Pier.

Firemen aboard the fire boat New
York at the risk Of instant death.
nosed their vessel alongside the Pa
cifc when the fire was at Its height
and averted further disaster by towing
away gasoline laden lighter.
Burning brands were already fall
Ing on the lighters deck about which
were piled $50 barrels of gasoline.
Six lighters were drawn along tho
vessels sides. More than fifty steve
dores and their families sleepinSi
aboard these lighters were saved by
tiremen with bridge OF rope.
When the fire was brought UNDER
control early today. 1t was declared
that no lives were believed to have
been lost. Fifty naked men were
rescued from one sand barge.
President Claude Wood, of the At
lantic Steyedore company, said there
was more than million dollars worth
fof merchandise on the destroyed pier
and estimated the total loss in ships.
merchandise and pier at upwards OF
$4,O00,0O0.
Damage Of $4,000, 900.
NEW YOt.h, Feb. IA $4,000, 900
fire virtually destroyed two steamers
anu udIldStu OtASI SSooOAD CT NlO
New York Dock company's pier in
Brooklyn early today. 1t was brought
under control only after hours of hard
fighting by engine crews and firet
tugs.
All but one of the twenty coolies
missing shortly after the fire broke
out have been accounted for. The
captain of the Bolton Castle and a.
seaman aboard the Pacific. the two
vessels burned, had thrilling escapes
from death.
The two steamers were reported to
be loading with war supplies for
Vladivostok or English ports. This
report gave rise to rumors Of bomb
plot. Another report, however, said
that a short circuit of electric wires
In the offices Of the Dock company
started the blaze which swept rapid
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hunted Press Leased Wire Service.
FALL RIVER, Mass, Feb. 16.-
Nearly third Of the business section
n this city was In ashes early today
land flremen from half a dozen sur
,ounding cities were aiding the local
lighters in winning fight to put out
1res that were still burning.
The fire, starting in a department
sore late last night. was not under
control until this morning and for
wyeral hours it was thought the en-
tire business section would be de-
sroyed.
1t was reported one man lost his
ufe. but this had not been verified
early today.
Fought Fire all Night.
FALL RIVER, Mass, Feb. 16.-Aft-
IA an all night fight against $780,
~ IRE which swept the business dis
uict OF this city, the combined ap-
nratus OF New Bedford, Taunton and
Newport checked the flames early to-
ktay
Starting from an explosion in the
Easement of the Steiger Department
Estore at Spring and South Main
EAtreets, the flames shook every build
ling in the entire square, including
/ The Lenox Hotel, and Just missed the
Ecty hall and st. Mary's cathedral. A
shift Of the wind early today turned
the flames toward the congested tene-
Enent district where a large mill popu-
htton lives, but they were checked
before reaching the buildings.
At 2:30 a. m. the fire was reported
to be under control 1t was reported a
fireman named Sawyer had been cleo
trocuted, but early today the police
had been unable to confirm the rumor
Tenants of the Lenox Hotel, four
story brick apartment house, which
vas swept away by the flames, were
Eiorced to run into the snow-filled
streets in their night clothes.
Hundreds of mill workers also fled
70 the street from their homes. Fur.
nlture. thrown from the windows OF
nearby houses, was piled high in some
o. the streets.
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ENGLAND

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
LONDON, Feb. 16.-England Is now
putting her whole soul into the war.
Public announcement today Of tho Is
suance Of two new and drastic orders
In council, was followed by the plain
intimation that the government has
decided to introduce series OF ag-
gressive measures during tho present
session Of parliament, designed to Sc
cure a more vigorous prosecution OF
the war.
The London press today generally
appIauded the announcement that the
government will assume control OF
practically all British merchant steam
ers after March I. The order in coun-
Gil issued last night exempts only
vessels engaged in coast wise trade or
those of less than 500 tons. All 9TH
ers must obtain government licenses
before sailing.
The Chronicle hinted that this dras-
tic step may be followed by another
governmental decree. fixing freight
charges on British shipping. There
has been complaint in many quarters
that ship owners have been reaping
fortunes since the tremendous in
crease in rates Of shipping.
The second order In council banning
the Importation OF all materials for
tho manufacture Of paper, tobacco, fur
nlture woods, hard woods, veneers
and slate, came as no surprise. It was
authoritatIveIy stated several weeks
auo that for reasons Of economy and
to find more room in ships bottoms,
the government would restrict Impor-
O
suaar supplies supplemented this de-
cree with the announcement that the
lmportations OF sugar for 1916 VIII be
from 20 to 25 per cent less than IN
1915.
Both orders In council were Issued
few hours after Premier Asquith
told the house Of commons that the
government was preparing to exert Its
maximum strength In the war and to
that end was taking stock OF all lts
financial and industrial reserves, as
we'll as putting into effect the con
scription measure. 3.
ALL OF CREW SAVED.
LONDON, Feb. 16.-The 4,272 ton
steamer Tergestea has been sunk of
the east coast. All members of the
crew were landed, according to des-
patches received here today.
The Tergestea was built In 1871
and at the outbreak Of the war was
owned by an Austrian line and regis
tered at the port Of Trieste. 1t is
probable that she was captured by
British warships and has been In
service as British freighter.
DESTROYER AFIRE.
NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-The British
destroyer Viking was towed into Dow
er harbor afire on the afternoon OF
January 2e, according to advices
from reliable sources to New York
shipping firm today, having been dis
covered in a sinking condition In the
channel. Two of her crew were res
cued by another vessel that put into
Dover, but advices received here car
ried no information as to the fate OF
the others.
The Viking was one of the largest
British destroyers in service, dis
placing 1000 tons. She was built in
1909. Ordinarily she carried about
seventy men,