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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-15

, ou. o. the ao7 in the House. or twenty
less man majority.
about two-thlrds vote made bv the ene-
niles Of the Governor, IL ia clear that a
mere majority vote is possible only through
suons democratic aid. personally know
enat nearly all OF the members Of the SEN
ave are disappointed because they realize
thst they have wasted six weeks time and
a large amount OF the states money on
,nis iactional resolution. ANY other fool
sn attempts along this line will get scant
eo"S'uerauon In the House or Senate"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-15

che Ia guerra al sottomarinf sIea 6.1
aicuns restrixione per nessuna reG10e4
Daitra psrte essa non appars pIu' ~
soltanto auatiro piroscan furono sHon11l4
A Londra, mel circol navali ii dice ~
Ia guerra di sottomarini potra' continuo10
per un paio dI mesi. ma Ia marina d. oucrF1
inRiese avra' II sopravvento come lo oo11
nella campagna precedente. Per eeemr11
Mia giornata di martedr ben 40 piroGu6X
Q navi a vela entrarono mel porti brftnu1I1&
nella zona dchiarRta bloccata, o ne pof<I~
rono, di auesti soitanto ouattro furoG0
affondati T. una percentuals veraman1o
bassa- am
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-15
TWO FIRES IN ONE FAMILY
Blaze in Sons Home Followed by Olt.
burst of Flames in Fathers House

% Just after a fire had been extlnguished in
the home OF Frank Christaldo at 5117 Wal
nut street, early this morning. another
broke out in the home OF his father, John
Christaldo, at $40 Market street. Neither
Of the blaze was serious, but John Chris
taldo his wife and four children were
driven to the street in their night clothes.
The fire at the home OF the son brought
out the fact that he was under bail. accused
of larceny. His wife said this morning that
he had stolen 1928 from her and had run
away with another girl The son. she said,
was arrested yesterday ut the home OF the
girl in East Lansdowne, and held by Magis-
trate Collins.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-15
LA LOTTA 81 RIACCErVDE
SULLA FRONTE CARSICA
Gil Italiani Impegnati in Una
Violenta Battaglia col Tedeschi
sulla Fronte Macedone
vIGOROSI CONTRATTACCHI

ROMA. Is Febbraio.
Dal rapporto del generate Cadorns, pub
blicato ieri sera dal Mlnistero della Guerra.
ST rileva che sulraltoplano del Carso si
sono ripresi combattimentl con discrets
violenza. Ecco II testo del rapporto:
Su tutte ie 'front.' italiane di battaglia
Ell sono avute le solte azioni di arti-
glierla e attivtta' da parte del repartl dl
ricognixione.
II nostro fuoco di artiglieria ha rag
siunto ancora colpito la stazlone
ferroviaria di Jarvis.
Nella gona n nord al Sober, mel
dlstretto di Gorlria, II nemico opero'
ieri sera un attacco che fu oompleta-
mente respinto dalle nostre trupps
dal fuoco dele nostre batterie.
Aviato1 nemioi hspno lasciato osders
poche bombe sui Valione. Auto-piano
del Cnrso. su Golsmetto. nella laguna
dt Grade. lie machine neriohs sono
state quindi attaccate messe in fuga
dale nostre batterle antiaeree ed
insepute dallo nostre machine da
caccia.
Telegrsmmi da zurigo dioono che un CO.
municato austriaco annuncia che nella valls
del Vlppacco 81 sono avute violente asioni
di artlglieria con lancio di granats . nano
ud pdIlo ueku lthllhnlt enc Quo8U
rono un attacco nella roma di San Pietro
attacco che fu respinto. II oomunioato
austrIaco annuncia pure che furono fatti
prigionleri nella sone di Coalba tre uficiah
9 Ss soldau italiani e che altri rs furonc
catturati nela Eona del Tonale.
II Ministero della Guerra francesc ha pub
blicato IL segGente bollettino clrca lie opera.
zioni dl guerra nella Macedonia:
II ~ corrente dopo un violentissimo
bombardamento. | tedeschi con grandi
forze attaccarono la Quota 1850. ad est
di Paralovo riuscirono q Guadagnare
pareochl punti delie trinoee di prima
linea. Piu' tardi gil italiani contrat-
taccarono violentemente, nella notte.
tedeschi riguadagnarono Il torreno
perduto, cioe gran parts di ESQ.
Nella giornata scguents. dopo una
violenta preparazione da parte della
grossa artigliera o dele batteris da
montasna. gil italiani ripresero II con-
trattacoo in buone condiaioni. La bat
taglia dura ancora,
A Berllno O. state snnunciato che gil at.
tacchi degli italiani sui Cerna sono stat
respintl dale forze tedesche.
WASHINGTON, Is Febbraio-La situs.
zione per ouanto riguarda gil Stati Unit
la Germania diventa ogni giorno piu' critica
IL governo americana ha ormai abbsndo
nato ogni speransa di evitare un confiittc
armato con la Germania o con le attire po
tenze del blocoo teutonico. II presidente q
prepara a chieders al Congresso rautorix
zazione di usare ogni mezzo per la prote
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-15
SAVES CRIPPLE FROM FIRE
Driver Climbs Ladder and Fights Way
Through Flames to Bedside

wILKES-BARRE Feb. l5.-Joseph Kel-
ley, driver OF coal team, saved the
life of ''Bennie" Correll. fourteen years old,
The daughter of Howard Correl by placing
a ladder against the burning Correll home
and fighting his way through fire and smoke
TO the bedside of the girl She was over
come by the smoke and burned by the
iames and is now in n hospital In a serious
condition.
Kelley was slightly burned, but as soon
as the girl was out OF his arms he pro-
ceeded In the delivery Of his coal order
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-15
COLORS WILL CONTROL
ARTISTS NOVEL PLAY
Masque, to Be Given Monday, an
Experiment on Human Emo
tions Through Light Scheme
VARIED EFFECTS SOUGHT
Emotional? Control Your
Feelings By This Color Scheme

RLUE causes depression and hui
- mility.
Orange gladdens the spirit.
Violet calls to mind departed
memories.
Red whirls one into dashing ac-
Green soothes the mind of the be-
holder.
Yellow makes for honest en-
deavor.
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Cambria Steel Extra Dividend

The Cambria Steel Company has declared
a dividend of u per cent, payable March
Is to stockholders OF record February 2s:
also an extra dividend Of l1s per cent, pay
able on the same date
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-31
Stotesbury Ready
To Enlist $4,000
In Census Work
Plans Made to Get Helpers
with Aid Of Political
Organizations
ry,,s , s,,r co--,,pondsnt Of Tbs Trisun.l

Prom 4 siS Correspondent Of Tbs Troun.l
Albany, March 30.-Adiutant General
Stotesbury returned to his Office to-day
to face one Of the most difficult prob
lens OF the administration-the mill
tary census provided in the Robinson
law signed Yesterday by Governor
Whitman.
Offers of support are coming in from
all parts Of the state, but the main
task, the inventory Of the states man
power, presents pulling complications.
The compilation of material resources
is regarded as an easy matter, which
the various state departments can ae-
complish with little extra help.
The Adjutsnt General plans to utilize
the political organizations Of the state,
il possible, 20 assist in the inventory
Of men and women available in the
event of war. He is preparing an APP
peal TO be sent out 10 all county chair
men and other political party officers
70 enlist as census takers the Assembly
district leaders, election district cap
tdlHS anu OlANtio Nhp
up the political organizations in the
state. He expects TO get we'll organ
lied force of about $4,000.
The Adjutant General is already
using the data compiled by the 1915
state census. The State Department
has furnished the Adjutant General
with this information.
Other state departments are prepsr-
ing 10 assist the administration in the
work. The Automobile Bureau Of the
Secretary OF States Office is getting out
an inventory OF all the automobiles
available for var use. based on the
latest license figures. The State Indus
trial Commission. the Health Depart
ment, the Agricultural Department and
other branches Of the government also
have been enlisted.
No estimate can be made at this time
as TO the time required to make the
census or of the probsble cost. but il i.
hoped by the Governor that It may be
made at less cost than the state census
of two years ago. That wa: 100000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-31

culturally prepared Congress should
az once offer appropriate financial in
ducements for the building up Of an
adequate food supply for either pesce
or war.
"rhere are thousands OF men in the
cities who are hankering to get back
10 the soil. But most Of them are so
set in their habits of life and so re-
stricted financially. that they would
never make the move without some
great incentive. That is what Con-
eress should provide.
There are thousands Of acres OF
land owned by the government which
is now unused. Most Of this land
could be prof tably cultivated if the
government would help put upon it
these city men who want 10 go back
to the farm.
at is very true that the East could
easily produce enough to feed the
whole country il the ground were prop
erly cultivated. There are millions OF
acres of good land in the New England
States which have been practically
abandoned. The problem of farm labor
should be solved by recruiting an agri-
cultural army, in case OF war. Forty
per cent of the first volunteers in case
OF war are rejected because of some
trifing physical defect. These men
would make an excellent nucleus for
the agricultural army"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-31
In Memoriam

RAZUR0-Anthony, In loving menery Of .
dear husband and father, Who dspsrtsi
this life March 80, 1916. Wife aud Chill.
dren. >
BENNETT-In sad and loving memory -
Thomas hloysius Bennett, who passed avsy
March 30. 1915. Mass at 81. Chsrlss Dor.
romeo's Church.
often pray and think Of you when an I'll
alone.
Por memory b the only fiend that sssA ess
call its own. FstAas. :
cLEARY-Msrsarst. b. memory Of. DID
March 20. 1911.
DONNELLY-Kats T.. died March 80. 1911,
in loving memory. Dssdum. :
frsd. In memory Of. Died
March 81. 1915. :.
CEBHARD--fn loving memory AZ Cojessi
Edward Gerhard. who died u AtsmsaHs
Springs, Fla. March 80. 1918. :.
HueSEY-in Sod and loving msmssy q 81
dear mother. Winifrsd Husssy. AnnivuvSssy
mass will be celebrated on Saturday morr.
ing. s o'clock. ResuYrection Church. 3i3
Wet Ibist al. Relatives and friends Ia.
,itei. Gort. bu, not forgotten. Her Chi.
dr-n.
KlLLILEA--fn constant ard loving msaosy
Of our husband and father. rhaaAs Kllli.
lea. who died March %, 1915
srERN-In loving memory At Jssph St.ra.
who departed this lie March 20. 1908. :.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-31
City Club to Aid Nation
Pledges Its Resources to Will
son in Resolutions

Resolutions pledging the service Of
the City Club Of New York to the Pres
dent we're adopted by that orrsnizs.
ton yesterday and forwarded 20 Presi
dent Wilson, Senator'S Calder and
Wsdsworth and every Representative
from New York City. The resolution,
follow:
Resolved. first. that it is incumbent
upon the President OF the United
States, as the Chief Magistrate and
executive officer of an injured nation,
Md upon the Congress, promptly TO or
gsnize and coordinate the military and
Industrial forces of the country for the
proper defence OF American rights, to
the end that the rights of American
citizens, heretofore disregarded, may
be vindicated.
Second, that We pledge 10 that end
the service OF this club in any form in
which it may be found available
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-31
German Ship Engineer Was
Introduced to Scheele in
Hoboken Cafe
Duped, Witness Says
Did Not Know Cases He Made
Were to Contain Explosives,
Prisoner Explains

II Herr Karl Schmidt. chief engineer
OF the Kaiser Friedrich der Crosse. and
his four assistants are sent to prison
on the charge of manufacturing hre
bombs to destroy Allied ships, all can
lay that misfortune to Herr Schmldts
fondness for pinochle and an oeca-
sional glass Of beer.
II was Herr Schmidt who told Judge
Van Fleet and a jury in the United
States District Court yesterday how
pinochle and beer led TO his meeting
with DR.. Walter Theodore Scheele. who
put the explosives in the cases made by
Schmidt's assistants under his orders
at the request Of DR.. Scheele.
81 was playing pinochle with some
friends in the cafe Of Herr Poppen-
hsus. over in Hoboken. toward the end
Of 1914" said Herr Schmidt "Dr'
Scheele came over with the bartender
who introduced us. And that was how
I came to meet him
The witness said that it wa some
weeks later before he met Captain
Charles Won Kleist, the sixth defendant
Throughout tho cross-examInation oy
Assistant United States Attorney Us
borne he maintained that at no time
while his men were at work on the
cases which were converted into hre
bombs in DR.. Scheele's bomb factory. IN
Hoboken did he suspect what was gong
to be done with them.
DR.. Scheele, the witness continued
said that he was engaged in manufact-
uring artificial fertilizer. -,
Didn't Scheele tell you who he was =
asked Osborne. m
"Sure," was the reply. "He told me
he was a chemist and had been en-, q
ployed by the United States govern
mert and lived in the vicinity of Wash
ing before coming TO Hoboken."
The end of Herr Schmidts cross-ex-
animation marked the end of the trial
barring the summing IN OF both sides
and the judges charge. Judge van
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-31
Danish West Indies Offer
Agricultural Opportunities
The Fifty Islands Which To-day Pass Under the American
Flag Aside from Sugar Production, Are
Only Slightly Developed

cultural island. but owing TO the
mountainous character Of the country
The cost of production was too high TO
permit competition with other parts OF
the world.
The island of St. Croix. on the con-
trary, is especially adapted 10 agri-
cultural pursuits, and at the present
time approximately $4,000 acres are un-
der cultivation. OF these. 10000 are
devoted 10 sugar cane, 1000 to cotton
and 10000 10 miscellaneous products,
such as grass and other fodder crops.
In 1903 the sugar crop was 1925 short
tons. In 1915 this fell to $500 tons,
the smallest yield in fifteen years. The
estimate for 1916 is $4,000 tons. This
does not include the sugar that will be
turned into rum. OF which more than
10000 gallons will be produced.
In 1918 St Croix had 1000 acres
planted to sea island cotton, but owing
10 insect pests and the difficulties ex-
perienced as the result of the war
financial loss was threatened, ard since
that year cotton raising has been tenn
porarily abandoned. II is expected,
however, to become in time next in I'M
portance to sugar cane.
British Bank Recently Closed
There are two banks in the DANISH
West Indies-the National Bank and
the st. Thomas Savings Bank. A Brit,
ish bank, established in 1885, closed
recently, owing to the decline in busi-
ness, due to the fall in shipping. The
National Bank is capitalized at 81 ,000,-
coo. The islands have a currency dis
tinct from that Of Denmark. The
smallest unit in general use Is the .
"bit" piece, which is accepted as the
equivalent to the cent piece Of the
United States. One hundred bits make
a franc, and FIVE francs is the smallest
denomination Of paper currency.
The current wages in ST. Croix, where
sugar estates offer the principal means
Of livelihood, are IS cents for nine
hours of work. Prior TO 1916 the rate
was 20 cents a day, but the native
laborers gained the increase by strike
Imports from the United States of all
the islands last year totalled Sl,0s3,-
6l2. against SS4,642 in 1915 and $3.50
203 in 1914. Exports to the United
States were S552,s42. compared with
sSS2,442 in 1916 and 1897 ,534 in 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-31
Republicans for Training
Thirty Congressman Approve
Universal Service
From The Tribun. Bureau

Washington, March 30 Thirty Re.
publican Congressman met to-day at
luncheon given by Representative
Mckinley. of Illinois, 10 discuss uni
versal military training. The confer
ence was held at the suggestion of
Medill Mccormick, of Chicago. Rep
resentative Gardner, who was unsni-
mously chosen chairman of the meet
ing, in brief statement explained the
provisions of the Chamberlain and the
General Staff universal training bills
and urged that the meeting 90 on rec
ord as favoring the principle of these
proposals.
After a disc ssion. the meeting
unanimously accepted resolution.
proposed by Representative Rogers, of
Lowell. which read:
Resolved, That this meeting heart
lily indorses the principle of universal
military training for the young man
hood of the United States"
Upon motion Of Congressman Nc
Kinley, it was further voted to call
later conference, to which all Republi-
can members of the House will be in
vited. with the intention of placing
the Republican party in Congress on
record as favorable to universal mill
tary training.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-31
Koenig Says Leaders Are
Enthusiastic About Re-
nominating Mayor
Meeting Misconstrued
Senator Calder's Dinner Said
to Have Been "Maliciously"
Misreprcsented

Republican lesders in the city we're
ircensed yesterday at the attempt OF
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. propaganda IN
Manhattan and Brooklyn to misrepre-
sent the sentiment expressed snd the
action taken at the conference OF Re
publican leaders at the Union League
Club Wednesday night
William NJ. Calder, United States
Senator, on whose invitation the lead
ers from all the boroushs dined at the
club, and Samuel S. Koenig, chairman
Of the Republican County Committee,
both emphatically declared that there
had been no discussion Of dropping
Mayor Mitchell ss a candidate on a
fusion ticket next fall, as had been re-
ported in certain Hearst and Brooklyn
papers. o., .,
On the contrary, Mr.. Koenig said. all
but one or two Of the thirty odd lead
ers present were enthusiastically conf
mitted to fusion as the only way 10
beat Tammany at the coming election,
and were in favor Of Mayor Mitchell as
the strongest candidate. The dinner
given by Senator Calder was in the
form Of a preliminary conference to
discuss the ACCESSIBILITY of fusion, it
was said, and candidates would not be
considered until later conferences, sew.
eral of which are expected to be held
in the near future.
Kocnig's Statement
"The gathering was essentially Tor
sounding out the fusion sentiment
among the Republican leaders through
out the city" said Mr.. Koenig. at was
merely a preliminary conference and
the first get-together meeting OF the
Republican leaders on the fusion ques-
ton. The census OF the meeting was
for fusion and for Mitchell. Definite
nlans and candidates will be discussed
at future conferences. At the same
time II was a private dinner given by
Senator Calder, and such reports as
have appeared in regard 10 the gath,
ering have been maliciously colored and
sconstrued."
Senator Calder issued this statement:
1.-THE stories regarding the private
dinner given by me on Wednesday
evening have been so varied that II mas
occurred 10 me that it would be we'll 70
have the facts known. OF course, city
politics was discussed, and there wa.
practical unanimity in favor OF tie
Republican party joining in move,
ment to assure the continuance Of good
government in this city. There was no
formal discussion OF any persons can
didacy."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-31
Exporters Ask Law
To Permit Combines
Conference Points Out After.
War Danger to Foreign
Trade

Resolutions urging the Sixty"hftn
Congress, which meets on Monday, to
pas, the Webb bill so SIS ito place
American exporters on an equal foot
ing with combinations Of foreign buy
ers equipped to depress the price Of
American products" were passed yes
terday at a meeting of the National
Foreign Trade Council, az India House.
James A. Farrell presided.
Cooperation has become the estab-
lished commercial practice of many of
the grea. world trading nations" the
resolutions read in part at has been
reported 70 the United States govern
ment that in certain countries CO.
operation will be carried to the extent
Of prohibition of the private importa-
ton of various articles in order that
the entire national necessity for such
articles may be supplied by single
buying organizations. Many nations
are intcnsifyine cooperative policies
for foreign trade after the war, while
American exporters through legal
doubts as to the application of anti
trust statutes are withheld from sim.
liar cooperative efforts, which would
more widely distribute among manu-
facturers and merchants Of limited re-
sources the benefits of export trade"
The Webb bill, which authorizes CO.
operation among exporters. failed TO
pass the Senate at the last Congress.
Other resolutions also we're passed
urging the cooperation of the Presi-
dent. Congress. the departments OF
Nav War, State and Commerce, the
Federal Reserve Board. the United
States Shipping Board, the Interstate
Commerce. Federal Trade and Tariff
commissions end the Council of Ma
tional Defence in conserving all avail
able tonnage for the maintenance OF
commerce as support 10 national
credit in event OF war. A tariff along
non partisan lines also was advocated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-31

The Danish West Indies group OF
islands, which passes under the Ameri-
can flag to-day by the payment Of go
0c0.0 to Denmark, lies forty miles
eastward from Porto Rico. Out Of the
fifty islands only three are OF sui
hcient size to be known by name TO any
but geographers and local inhabitants.
These are ST. Croix. famous as the
source Of Santa Cruz rum; ST. Thomas,
which has one of the finest narbors IN
the West Indies and produces what is
said to be the best bay rum in the
world, and ST. John.
St. Thomas is the most important OF
the entire group by reason Of its fine
harbor. Its location on the direct line
Of communication between European
ports and the entrance of the Panama
Canal, as we'll as in direct line for yes
sells plying between the Atlantic ports
Of the two Americas or between the At
lsntic and Pacific ports Of these con-
tinents, makes 1t the logical centre Tor
goods destined to any of the ports of
the Lesser Antilles. II is 1,400 miles
from New York. 1920 miles from the
Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal
and 480 miles from La Guayra, the
chief port of Venezuela. St. Croix is
the largest and weslthiest of the three
islands, having a population Of about
$4,000.
Agriculture Neglected
When ships we're coming into 81
Thomas at the rate CT enc nearly every
other day. before the war, all laborers
were engaged in various tasks about
the harbor. and few could be persuaded
to take up farming. This was largely be
cause in the harbor they could earn 81
a day. and sometimes more. when EN-
ployed, while wages for country labor
were not much more than 20 cents a
day. As result, the island has not
been much developed agriculturally,
and practically the entire demand for
fruits and vegetables has been supplied
by imports from neighboring islands
and the United States.
ST. John was once prosperous agri-