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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-01

xTwo out when winning run was
scored. Two-base hit, Rote. Home
runs. Wagner. Wertz. Double plays,
McCurdy and Weaver. Boss and
Madden. Struck out, by Wertz, 4:
Connors. .. Base on balls, of
Wertz. !: Connors. /. Left on base,
Engineers and Firemen. 2; Motive
Power. 5. Hit by pitcher. Wingeard.
Stolen bases, q. Waltz, Eberly,
Brown. McCurdy. Innings pitched
Connors, is. hits. .; runs. 0; Eve
Ter 2-S innings, runs. hits. Time,
lis. Cmpires Cook and Henry.
Scorer McCahan
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-01

Two-base hits. Thompson, Fetrow,
Fortna; three-b base hit, Reilly; struck
out, by Black, 6; by Mountain. 8;
base on balls. off Black, 4: off Noun
tain. o: stolen bases, Klerner. Nell.
Cobaugh, .; Thompson. Black, 2;
Mountain: wild pitch, Black; UNI
pire, Dick Nebinger.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-01

On Saturday afternoon at $50 the
Reading team, leaders of the Hill
League, will meet the Electrical De-
partment team of the Bethlehem
Steel League. The Electrical Depart
ment has a strong team and will put
its best against Reading.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-01
Standing of the Clubs

Schedule For To-day
Chicago at Cleveland.
Boston at Philadelphia !
New York at Washington.
Detroit at st. Louis.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-27

II 1oute Macch di Ccllcrc. Rcgio Am.
hasCiatore ltaliano in Washington, che
venne i'm Europa a seGuito del Presi-
dente Wilson, durante una interNista
relativa ALA Qucstionc dell 'AdriatiCo ha
dichiarato quanto apprcsso;
"Noi siamo cntrati in guerra col solo
" pr"cipuo lnteutO di mutare la nostra
situation" stratcCica g. militarc g per
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-27
SEIZE HOHENZOLLERN LAND
Nctz Court Takes Ex.kaiscrs
Property in Alsacc.l .nrrainc

Paris, Jan. 2i.-The commissUnary
Of tho Metz court has placed tho prop
erty Of the former German Emperor in
AlsaCe- Lorrainc under sequcstratiou.
The decree Of sequcstration SAYS at tie
beginning "Wilhelm II. - German sub
jcct. is now i'm flight owing 10 the vic-
torious advance Of the Entente army.
and has abandoned certain personal prom
crty in AlsaCe Lorraine
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-27
FLIES 260 MILES AN HOUR
Army Aviator Makes Ninety Miles
i'm Twcnty-two Minutes

Oklahoma city. Ian. 27.--,By \ -
Elying ninety miles in twenty-five min
utcs. an average speed of approximately
$50 miles an hour, was the feat accom-.
plishcd by Lieutenant Robert Baker, at
Post Field. Fort sill. okla. il has be-
came known here.
Lieutenant Baker attained tho speed
while making u flight from Fort sill to
Oklahoma city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-27
WANT UNION WITH SWISS
in Frontier District Of
\oralberp SIGN Petitions

Berne, switzerland. Jan. 27.--tBy A.
PD-Petitions circulated in the Noral-
union with Switzerland. have met with
surprising support
In twenty towns and villages. about
9s per cent Of the citizens 'gned They
are addressed to tho Swiss Government
and tho rcrce conference
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-27

sponded quite informally He then
drove on toward Rheims, passing along
the old battle line between loug lanes
OF harbod-wire entang'cmcnts. now rest
ing away IN the first winter Of peace
between long. muddy trenches reaching
over the hills and down into hollcws MS
far as the eye could sec and pas, the
wrecks Of dugouts, ammunition dumps,
aviation sheds hospitals, barracks and
all the other litter left behind by the
defeated enemy in his flight
II seemed as il the fields had been
sowcd hv Mars with the wastHE- or war.
in the hopc that It would take root and
blossom American. as we'll as French.
graves lay along the roadside. There
were German graves to he soon, too
DcseCrated cemeteries were found In
many cases At every turn of tho road
was a farm. deserted and in ruins its
fields dotted with sheil-holes filled with
water and crustcd ice. There was ,
constant panorama Of destroyed or char
rcd vineyards. gardens and homes.
visits Rheims cathedral
Tho President was welcomed at
Rheims by the Mayor and committee.
70 whom Mr. Wilson explained that he
had not como to the devastated regions
sooner because he had been wholly on
gagged at Paris with IN" business or
making n'ac'. Beior" IolnG TO tno
'a'nNirdL ne passed through the S'f'r'S
OF Il deserted GUY, Whl'h was once tu'
nome OF Ilo'o"V n'onI'' nuI "h're loss
'"ah 'o"o arc no" cNhE on an 'N'S,'"'t'
"n'oHE ln' r"'nS' n' NlS'''u ''v'l toS'
."n,-,lS. ,'' ul''"' 'us w W. ~, t''u,-
,'., e,s9,,H ".r u'u MS, anu ns ",u W.
cared for. Tho Champagne cellars
uo oo',v"' noo u o"r Wy Sdln 10 contain so"''
n,v'',''' '''''' VI "'''' "''' '''
,, , 49,
rr,,,,,I ,i, r,L.,, ,,.',. "
,bo ,,,tbo1,ai a,,,i phai,,, ra,.i,hoi ,,,
r,l.od n, aiI to- ,,,i.,r,. .,,,i ,1a-,,,a,ia,,
looked like a crnycvard In mo moon.
light There ,verc moro crows II, tbo
air. cirlrlinr oyre ,he riIrn1 ,ovyr ivan
there woro human beings h.Ioyy in ,he
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-27

late briefly recounted the story Of four
years of constant destruction, they
looked straight through to the clouded
sky. The snow furry that was cover
ing the bare ruins Of the outside also
was laying q blanket upon the inside of
the cathedral.
The chalky stone Of Champagne. OF
which the cathedral was built, is scaling
off from the effects OF German fire and
the falling snowflakCs were mixed with
an almost constant dropping oC frag-
mcnts. Pausing moment before the
scene Of the cruciflX, above the north
door, and before tho painting of tho
coronation Of the Virgin, over tho cen
tral door. Mr. Wilson viewed the de
struction wrought upon those master
pieces by tho burning of the ycafroldng
when the Germans set fire to the roof
Of the cdihCe. o..
iuins of statues lie about the side
door. and the great rose window, said
to bc the most beautiful in the world
where Field Marshal Won Moltke. in
1870, sat and watched the sunset, is
shattered by shell fire, until IT looks like
camOuflaEc sct up by the roadside. Mr..
Wilson followed the Cardinal 10 the
ruins Of the chapel whore oldtimc kings
Of their amounting, and to tho ruins Of
the museum, where priceless Flemish
tapestries were ruined
President Wilson Intends 20 accent
the invitation of King Albert TO visit
Brussels. 1t Is said i'm well-informed
circles but has not fixed the date for
his trip because of the press Of business
at Paris
ON his visit 10 tho cathedral the
President was shown whore thousands
oC shells thrown from German batteries
on two sides burst among tho huttresscs
which support the main structure and
whore forests of sculptures which orna
nont tho STRUCTURE. have hecu Scared.
nickod and torn by fragments from the
big shells, but very few of which ever.
reached tho vault
Works Of ART Are Wrecked
l'ari of the vault. however lies y
heap or twisted and crumr,cd wrcckage
upon the main altar, whore it was thrown
by explosions which wrecked most Of tho
stained glass thirteenth century vim
dows Cardinal LuCon took Mr. Wilson
outside, and thoy picked their way
through rubbish heaps 70 a point from
where they could view the shcll-riddlod
painting of the Last Judgment" above
the south door the symbols from Noah +
Ark, about the great rose window tn,
, statue Of 81 Anne and dozens Of other
. works Of art, Of which virtually none
. ESCAPED
As they left the cathedral the car.
dinal gave he President n stained glass
. panel from on" Of the windows taker
down in time to save it. The panel /,
unscarrcd It is circular and abcu
three feet in diameter II shows a ngur,
Of the Savior done in many ColorcC
glass Of the early centuries.
From the cathedral the Pr"siden
drove 20 view the ruins Of tho Tow
lIall u spacious specimen Of the rcn
aissauCc style Of architecture" and In.
Polais Royalo, an eighteenth ccntur,
cdificc. These two, with the cathedral
comprised the most celebrated historical
memorials of Rheims, aud not ono la,
escaped.
President aud Mrs Wilson rctIruc,
to Parts At $50 o'clock last night from
their visit TO Rheims
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-27

WashinVton. - gcnualo.- 'Iaocusa
faita dall official information bureau Of
the Kingdom Of tho Serbs troais aud
Sloyenes,' che eli ltaliaui aNcNano 'olta
via IN bandicra americana dal 'ptuara.
hattello scrbu.rroto. ucllAdra,icO. ma
dcterminato una prouta rispos,a del Fam
basciata italiaua L" qualo djchiara che
gil Jugo- -SlaN 81 scrNivano della haudiera
americana sui 'Dinara' per far passlrc
di Coutrabhaudo qucstu baitello IN
qualchc porto non occupato dallo lorz"
allcate."
L'Ambascjaia italiana aggiuugc clio u
"ninara' uu hattcllo austriaru. - per.
clio 4 dispositions dCgli hlloa'i sotio
tutola delrItalia come tutto le attire uaNi
austriaChe. Son c'cra ucssuua ,alda
ragiono d issarc Ia haudtera amer
cana
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-27

assicurarc In pace la soNranlta
dell Italia. So Ia costa della Dalmazia
non doNCsse Csserc annessa all ltalia
nostri gigauteschi sacriici sarebbcro
stati fatti invano.'
Ncncndo ALA conclusions. II tonte
MaCchi di Ccllcrc dissc che lltala non
Nuolc tutta Ia palnazia ma una piccola
partc, per la uualo non csito' dichiarrdrc
che doNra assulutamcnto HNcrc per
ragioni puramoutr militari. con II patio
I'll londra rltalia avr"hh" NNuio 'utid
Ia costa dalmata. scn2a parlarc iii FL
GmC. ora EItalia Nuui mantencr'
tiumc lasciaudo per II nuoru state
Iugo-SlaNu una grande partc della costa
della balmazia. partc che pru\Ncdc "a
nm adequate SboCco sui mare per In
nuoNa na2iorC L'liHlia per ragiani
stratcgichc. Uucilc c!uc' Cho salNrrebbcro
da oEu pcrcu'p Ia costa d'ltalia
, ull'AdriatiCo hH bisuguo della costa
Ccutralc della Dahuaaia. cd II uuoNO
state 1uEo-SlaNu aNrchbr costa alb
hanstan2a per custruro grandi haSi M
vail l.ltala sula costa dalmata Nuulc
appcua l2o miglia, laeciando nd aItri
csc migla.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-27
JOHN BURROUGHS


Il valuable and helpful hints in these lessons Any
young man who has undeveloped literary
talent ought to profit greatly by this Course
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-27

New York. % gennaio II Prcsidente
Wilson ha espresso, la sua ammrazionc
pcr 10 gesta dele Armatc Italanc .
Iappre2zanento ncr lc Hccoglicuzc
riceNute dal popolo italiano not scg,icnta
tclcgramma giuntn, i"ri, AHA italy
america Society duranjc Ia solcnuc
manifestations Ill omaggin allItalia
Nittoriosa, che ehbc luoEa ala Metro
politan Opera House. Ecco II tcstu del
tdegramma:
con spcciale piacere mi ayvalgo
deli orDortunita' di inviare un salute
ALA Societa' 1talia-America riunta per
commemorate 10 Valorosc geSta dcIl'
EscrCito Gtaliano rimportante partc
presa per Il finale sucCcsso
"l.c Cordiali spontanoc accoGlcnzc
fattcmi dalla Nazioue ltaliana ire sctti-
name or Sono mi hanno toCCatD pro.
foudamcutc, ed 10 sono s'curo iii Gius'a
mcnte intcrpretarlc come una manifes-
tazionC III simpatia del popolo italano al
popUlu dCCli Stati Until"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-27
EANUEL REBELS
HOLD TWOSTATES
Provinces of Minko
'sand Tras Os Monies.
81 Paris Hears
.EPORT KING IN MINkO
.oimbra Republican Troops
bin Royalisls After Defeat,
n Says Dispatch

xTaris, Jan. 21-PortugueSe royalists
" completely in control of the prov
les of Mimic and Tras Os Monies. &C.
'ug to radio dispatch from Mad.
'hc Journal des Dchats.
es to the Same newspaper say
is reported the republican troops
Gre defeated by the monarchists
mbra are about to 20 over 10 the
of the monarchists,
provinces Of Mimic aud Tras Os
cs are in northern Portugal They
been the center Of monarchist OPP
HONS recently, and it was reported
n Nigo saturday that Manuel II Of
3trtusal had landed in Mimic.
\ SLisbon. Jan. 27--(By \ PD -. Tn'
Nernmcnt is assembling large bodies
Ifttroops to put down tho ropal list re-
,&1lion at oporto. says an official state
Mint, in which the republican victory
,ykr the rebeIious Lisbon troops at MON
InAto hill, near the capital, is described.
rke statement says
7ItA certain number of units belonging
ns,be Lisbon garrison declared in favor
,ey,bo Oporto Royalist rebels January 20.
rfIeS, left their barracks and took un
,csitions in the mountains OF Monsanto
Move Lisbon. Their forces were com
med of one regiment of cavalry and
M. q batteries of field artillery.
1.-THE government Immediately ordered
-athfuI troops to surround the position
ma opened lists for the enrolment OF
,ivilian battalions under the command
IL army officers. In a few hours more
han 5000 enrolled. TIL" rebels were
and promptly defeated. Their
r,rrs we're captured and what remained
IA, their cavalry fed in disorder, close y
p,rsued by the republican troops.
,.The news of the victory aroused
rreat enthusiasm in Lisbon. Ayres de
Drnellas, the chief official representa-
1--we of King Manuel, was with the rebel
Lr3opg.
"a Lisbon dispatch yesterday reported
Nat Ornolas had been killed in the
MSnsanto Hill iighting)
sy'The government is concentrating
6lCe bodies Of troops. with the object
I'D s,lppressing the Oporto rebellion"
lrhc Portuguese Cabinet has resigned
Sgeu an official note the government
extlains that. although the MonarChist
noy ement in Braganza, Lisbon and other
,,,ares has been overcome. in still other
d,s,ricts the military and civil elements
ne seeking to revive quarrcls among the
T,sn,lblicans. Wherefore the minister's
noI desiring to weaken the Republican
roHccs IN the present grave hour, have
a tc.id,d 10 resign. but will continue their
Functions until new government is
fotmed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-27
OMAGGIO AL VALORE
DEL SOLDATI NALTANI
Tn Tclegramma del Prcsidenie
Wilson ALA Socicia
Italia-Amcrica

Published aud Distributed Under
PERMIT 80 AZ
Authorized bv the act Of October A.
1917, on file at the PostofI,ce Of Phila.
dclrhla, IA
By order Of tho President
A s. BtRLESON
POstmastc General
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-27

Tarigi. 26 Eeruaio..-ll rrcsidcntc dol
'hnsiGlio del Ministr ltaliani ON. or
laudo, AHA confcrcu2a della race, du-
ranto Ia discussions della Iloga d"llo
NaSionl Ia fa'to in scgucnte dichara
ziouc.
"Nessuu porolo quanto quello italjauo
. p'u' pronto di aCcettarc interamente
/ rrinCipi Csposti dal rresidente Wilson
nrincipi di lcgEe non solo, ma prinCip
iii prote2lonc . Eiusti2ia Contro la NiO-
l"naa. . prinCipi di soCialc Co-opcraziouc
solidariota' ira lc ua2ioni Questo q
un grandc c storico Eiorno che sorge per
/ dunto del pOpoli'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-17
RAIL PROBLEM
LAID OVER FOR
NEXT SESSION
Congress Gives Up
Plans for Consider
alton of Case.

Washington, Feb. 14.-An qppro-
priation of s75O,0OO, 900 for the op-
Grafton of railroads under the aus
pices of the government control
was approved today.
All plans for considering rail-
road legislation at this session of
congress were abandoned today by
the house interstate commerce
committee.
1t has been regarded as a fore
gone conclusion for some time that
congress would not attempt to
solve the railroad problem before
adjournment, March 4, but exten-
sive hearings have been held by
the senate committee and the house
committee expected to begin an in
quiry on its own account A bill
by Representative Sims of Tennes-
see, chairman, to extend the period
of government control for five
years. and other measures are
pending.
Members of the house committee
decided that hearings would be
useless as there would be no time
even for committee action before
the end of the session
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-17
ASKS PEACE BE
SPEEDED UP AND
" MEN SENT HOME
Canada Premier's Crit.
icisTn of Conference
Arouses Paris.

Paris, Sunday, Feb 16.-CBy the
Associated Press Bord-
ems speech here last night. in
which he criticized the delay in
cOnsummating peace while the
troops are anxious to return to
their homes, has made an undoubt-
ed impression here.
The same view is said to be taken
by some Americans, while the
British are not Indifferent to the
demands of their territorial con-
tingents, which are supported by
the labor element of England.
Stephen PiChon, in discussing OBJ
stacleS to an immediate peace dur
ing a talk with newspaper CORES
pOndeuts today said there were
many reasons why the treaty could
not be signed at once, even though
the league of nations project was
on the way. Plans are assured that
will form the basis of peace, he
said, and are being carefully stud
led. Among them is the disposition
of many of the fragments into
which the former Austrian empire
has been divided and another is the
treatment to be accorded Bulgaria.
The French people, he added,
want peace, but they realize at the
same time, the danger of precipitate
and unsatisfactory solutions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-17
FRENCH DEPUTIES
BUSY WITH GREAT
MONEY PROBLEMS

Paris, Sunday, Feb. 16.-The
financial situation of France is be
ing given serious attention by va
rious committees and groups of the
chamber of deputies, where it will
be the subject of an Interpolation
at an early date.
Frances war expenses are eX-
pected to reach total of $4,000
C00,000 francs, with resources to
meet it of 15S.000,0 100000 francs.
showing a deficit of 24,000, ,000. .000
francs. These resources comprise
$4,000 900, 900 francs from taxation,
"a ,000,0 100000 francs from four war
loans, 20,0OO.000,OO0 francs advanc-
ed by the bank of France. the prod
uct of short time treasury bonds
together with advances made by
allies and credits opened in foreign
countries.
In addition to the 24.000,000, 900
deficit, there are exceptional eX-
penses, of an estimated total of &c.
0G0 0,000,G 600 francs and make the to-
tai deficit $4,000 100000 francs.
1t is reckOned that the expenses
for 1920 will be IS, 500. 100000 francs
Cf which the existing budget can
supply only S,00O,000,00O francs
The question is, therefore, being
discussed in French quarters
whether. apart from Germany's war
contribution, a new division of war
expenses ought not to be cOnsid
cred between the allies in order to
distribute more equitably the bur
Gen, which, it is contended, weighs
more heavily on France than on
the others
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-17
LATE BULLETINS

Paris, Sunday. Feb. 16.-
The Temps today gives the
date on which President Will
son is expected to arrive in
France after his visit to the
United States. 1t is March 13,
the newspaper says
London. Feb. 1.-THE gov
ernment has decided to con-
Yene a national conference to
seek a settlement OF the pres
ent Industrial unrest.
Ottawa Ont Feb. 17.-Sir
WiIdred Laurier. former
premier Of Canada, who was
stricken with paralysis yester-
day, became unconscious early
today
Washington, Feb. 17-Vice
Admiral Henry T. Wilson, con-
vRlescent after a serious Ill
ness with pneumonia at Brest,
France, is returning home on
the batfleship New Mexico, one
of the warships escOrfing the
transport George Washington,
with President Wilson on
board.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-17
2,575 GIVEN AS
1878 MINE TOLL
Number OF Men Killed in Shafts
During Last Year Reaches Big
Figure, Reports Show.

Washington, Feb. 17.-Casualties
in American coal mines in 1918 re-
ported today to Secretary Lane by
the bureau of mines, included p
SIS men killed.
This is the penalty paid by one
peaceful industry during the year
Of war" said Secretary Lane today,
and it emphasizes the Lardly ap-
preciated fact that the worker in the
mining industry who did his full
duty during the war braved perils
as did the soldier at the front and
quite as willingly went to the su-
preme sacrifice.
THE war has been won and in it's
winning, there will always stand
the brilliant achievement and pat
riotic effort of the American coal
miner"
There was a decrease of 233
deaths from explosions of gas and
coal dust. Mr.. Lane said. and the
total fatalities during the year was
prOportionately less than in pre-
ViOuS years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-17
NATIONS LEAGUE
TARGET OF ABUSE
BY GERMAN PAPER

Berlin. Sunday. Feb. 16.-CBy the
Associated Press The so-called
league of nations" is the headline
placed by the Heitung Am Mittag
over its report from Paris giving
the outlines of the proposed constl-
tuition of the new world society. The
newspaper declares that the pro
posed league is simply "A compact
of alliance of five, great nations
who reserve the right to admit or
exclude other nations. The reser-
vation in the disarmament clause
that disarmament shall take into
consideration "the geographical sit
uation' of nation plainly means.
the Zeitung Am Mittag asserts. that
France shall be exempted from its
terms.
The Paris dispatches covering
the league of nations covenant
reached Berlin too late for com
ment by the morning papers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-17
KING OF YANKEE
ACES WELCOMED
HOME BY OHIOANS

Columbus, O., Feb. II. - Captain
Edward V. Rickenbacker, Ameri-
can ace" of aces, arrived here this
morning from Washington and was
met by a reception committee of his
fellow tOwnsmen. The mayor has
declared a half holiday, in order
that the entire city may honor
RiCkenbacker, and a parade has
been planned
Rickenbacker went to France as
General Pershing's chauffeur He
soon went into the air service and
after he received his commission as
first lieutenant, was made an in
struCtor at an aviation camp in
France. Shortly he went to the
front where he won the premier
ship of American aces by shooting
down twenty-six Huns.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-17
BRITAIN'S LABOR
HEAD PLEASED BY
CONFAB AT BERNE

Paris. Feb. IS Sunday (Hav-
as)-Arthur Henderson. the British
labor leader. who has arrived here
from Berne. where he attended the
Socialist conference, states that the
success of the conference exceeded
his hopes He says it would not be
exact to say that the conference en-
dorses the policies Of the pacifist
elements of the labor party of
France and England, and declares
that. in his opinion. the failure of
allied Socialists TO participate in
the Stockholm conference last year
was a political error
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-17
WAR DEPT. OK.
BOOMS ACTION
ON WATERWAY
Get ELakes to Gulf
Project Ready for
Legislature.

Springfield, Ill, Feb. 17.-Infor-
nal approval by the war depart
ment of the proposed plan of the
Lowden administration for the IlIi-
nois' lakes to the gulf waterway re-
suited in renewed activity today to
whip the needed legislation into
shape for presentation in the legis-
latures.
William Sackett, uperintendent
of waterways, was in his office to-
day after a trip to Washington,
where he accompanied Walter l.
Bennett, director of the department
of public works, who explained to
government engineers, the states
project.
Mr.. SaCkett called a conference
for tomorrow in this city of repre-
sentatives of cities along the water
route for the purpose of ironing
out minor difficulties. A number
of legal points also remain to be
cleared up. The bill will not be
ready for introduction, it was said,
for two or three weeks.
Objection of the federal engi-
neers to certain parts of the water
way bill of 1915, Mr.. Sackett stated,
were removed by changes.
Final approval by the govern
ment could not be given until the
states plans are complete and the
bill for the waterway is finished, &"
Mr.. Sackett said. The federal en-
gineers, however. sanctioned our
tentative plans, and We anticipate
no trouble in getting the necessary
authority from the government to
begin work on the waterway as
soon as we are ready"