FOOD RIOTS IN PHILADELPHIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 February 1917, Page 5

FOOD RIOTS IN PHILADELPHIA.

SEVERAL CASUALTIES. Received Feb, 23, 12.55 a.m. New York, Feb. 22. One person was killed and four mortally wounded, while scores were hurt in food riots in Philadelphia as the re suit of high prices. RUPTURE EXPECTED IX FORTNIGHT. United Service. Received Feb. 23, 12.45 a.m. Amsterdam, Feb. 22. It is expected that the relations between Austria and America be broken within a fortnight. Mr House, American Ambassador, has received instructions regarding his departure. PREPARING FOR HOSTILITIES. Renter Service. Received Feb. 22, 1.45 p.m. New York, Feb. 21. Twenty-eight' of the largest hospitals have been mobilised, and a supply of a | hundred ambulances, with doctors and nurses, has been arranged, in preparation for hostilities. ' STRINGENT PROVISIONS IJSi ES'PIOXAGE BILL. Washington, February 21. The Senate passed the Espionage .Bill. Renter's Washington correspondent says that the Espionage Rill authorises the President to use the armed forces to enforce the neutrality regulations WHY SUFFER WITH ECZEMA? Why toss on your bed at night, and scratch your burning skin? Although Eczema is the moat common of all ;kin diseases, and often results from a trifling 'exposure to heat or cold, do not mider-estimato Ha danger. It often becomes chronic, causes dreadful suffering and disiigurcment, and even blindnes?, deafness, or loss of hair, Rexona. the Rapid Healer, is a dire eneir.y to Eczema, as well as to all other skin diseases. Rexona will make your sV.u healthy, destroy the germs of the disease for ever, and cause the building up of new skin tissue. A hot lmth with Rexona Soap, gentle anointing v-ith Rexona Ointment, a pleasant treatment, result—sleep quietly, skin soothed and healed, while soon all trace of the disease leaves you. You are healthy. Eczema yields to the powerful healing influences of Rexona, the Rapid Healer, Price, Is 8d and Sis. Obtainable every-,

and provides that soiling aode«, -' bopks and models of aeroplanes to | foreign Government in peace Sim m punishable with twenty years' iajpdN sonment and in war time With ia 9* sonment for life. Persons couumnSpfa ing to tho enemy prohibited movements of the force* are' with death or 35 yean' intprisoimMßt. ■, The Bill also' authorises the seizure of munitions on ships destined to aa of a nation with which America it *{; peace. MR. GERARD'PROCEEDING'TO MADRID. London, February 21, i. The Paris correspondent of the Bally Telegraph says that Mr. Gerard *illv / proceed direct to Madrid in order to - interview tho political heads and proi bably a moro exalted personage,, 'Poll" tical significance ia attached to thq visit. LINE ABANDONS , . SAILINGS. New York, February 2L The American Line has paid off Jw# , crews and abandoned sailings. TO6 theory is that; the ships are being MAv£ in case of necessity <w auxi!sitS cruisers. #