-" ---: '0Wi!S$lm-!'M'n y i j i. ;.i 6- i fi.l 5 f If m I" m I sas.? s ssasii. iBSS r Hp? , rsf & HF "Wf- I S I"W .'-NilrM 3F'.3gE JSHBSU SHK VftSt Iff ifizz 'STATES SHIFT COST -OF NATIONAL GUARD i TO THE GOVERNMENT In' Many Cases Federal Ap propriation Is Greatest. Arkansas Gives Nothing. Mississippi Allows Only . $10,000. rtox a Inrr cossKiroxDKNT.l "WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 In view of the Mltatlon for Increasing the national Ie- fnt, the report from the Militia Board that the National Guard Is deficient In. ! jttejigth become highly Interesting. This s faBtiiney reaches the serious figure of -jrlnrly 18,000 men. The report shown that In." no State Is the prescribed minimum peace strength of all organizations of the , mllltla maintained, nnd that In many In stances tho deficiency has reached such f figure ns to leave the organizations of as value ns military assets to the Foil , rl Government Many of the "States tlu not pay their "Share of tliccost of maintaining the State mllltla, hi a large number of States, the Federal appropriation Is greater than that rr.nde by tho State Legislatures. In some. - of thse States the Federal approprln lion Is three or foilr times, ns great as . that made by the State. In Arkansas, the State Legislature for the" lost two yehrit nan macie no provision whatever for the support of Its organized" mllltla. In the State of Alabama the Federal appropria tion Is four times as large ns the State appropriation. In Louisiana It Is twice that of the Stale. Kentucky receives nve times as much from the Federal Govern ment as It appropriates for tho mllltla. MISSISSIPPI FAR BKIllND. -J, Tli? '.greatest discrepancy Is found in i?Jt Mtl3lppl. where, the State takes seven 2" times as much from the Federal Govern . J Went as It appropriates. In Montana, Texas and Tennessee the Federal appro priations Are nearly four times as largo as those from the States. Pennsylvania xpends more tnan Is appropriated by the federal -'Government. , This table shows the' amounts appropri ated by the Federal 'and State Govern ments oTthe respective States; UP f- .IE : ius" i J' S-sT :a I i . ':(. ; -i MM?1 ,T uAUfcam. J Arizona 2 I Arkansas 23,00iOO . 30,01)0.00 23T,'l'lX).(5 72.04.1J lb'1,833.00 1M0O.0O 74.014.0(1 M1T.31 23,000.00 11.IUO.00 23,000.0(1 4(ll,0ir,00 A 000.00 l.tl.OOO.OI) BT.100.OK 20,000,00 ' .14.O02.8.1 flo.140.tn US,4UV!.jd 44.TOI.OS 70,4-l.,J .ib.oj.i.si T.VR2.T.1 Sl.2iO.3T lO(l,0O.3S .ii,t:s.o 4 4.oot.iu J California tc' Colorado J Connecticut ' 'Dataware Jf '-District of Columbia. I Florida neorcla ...4! Hawaii leaho .1.. Illinois 20T.lRft.IA ndUna JtU.-lO'.-.d! Towa lOS.SM.&l Kansas Xentuoky ..,,,.. Louisiana ...,.. Mains Maryland Xluiuhuettts . Mlchltrin Minnesota Mlsiliilppt .,.,., w.iiw.ai n.i.Ms.nl n'i.511. m IW1.40T.I.1 S4.OOT.42 1M.MO.OI 10g.KI4.mi 112.7n2,.S WI,4TI.M 11.1,0.10.43 .iT.4ns.4.t nri.74io.na io.Tn.ai 30,000,00 33,000.00 T5.000.00 0iVt,B73.1 18S.BIO.3S 102.400.00 10,000.00 n.ooo.o io.ono.oo 3S.500.OO Missouri .. Montana ..... tftbranka. .. Nevada .., ,nbw Hampshire .tl.ir.-0.14 BT.T.'S.OO lon.is.4tr , .inn.nns.m 42VOOS.70 lJl.flVW. 37.1.20.1.10 . fr"f."i4.T4 xrz . .w .mico .;, ' New York . North Carolina North Dakota , Ohio Oklahoma .... Oregon Pennsylvania , Tthivl Island . South Carolina South Dakota Ttnnrstto Txss Tftah , Vsrmont ;-. ;?::: H4.2SO.R1 J iTa.T2.T.O)l 4.1.304. R7 i.tMo.on 102.032.33 Tl.R30.na 33.040.31 310,014. R3 40,102. OS 33.121.04 4O.0SI.7S s3.nRn.tri 133.inn.3l 2S3S?,12 4TB.T12.10 33.om.no TO.ooo.oo 3!3.300.Of S3, 430,71 1 3.000.00 1 S,70O.l0 23.TOO.00 3T.ono.ro 43.3(0.00 4i,ono.i T2.ono.nn 0.4"3.0fl (t3.4tn.nn 41.7S3.K3 "Jtrjrints. ini.OJn.RS 3S.ashlntnn nn.sin.nn wst Virginia ...,,, jnnTl.Tit Wtsconsin ,.., inT.IWi.fn TvVomlnr ........... 20.4T7.IS 1. vs.ndn.ro 20.230,00 Total ...-. 'M..'.33I..S1 M.KIi.140,77 15.647,347 MEN FOR WATt. There are 1S.47S members of the mllltla. The numherof males avnlaljle'for..ml,ll try duty Jn, the United States In time Qf Wftr-'.ls i5,647,it7. Thls'.ls shqwtl In the fol lowing table: a; ' n an : 1"B B5 tr )S o tr a? 3 " Alabama ........ ,144' ArlMWM Tin- ULrkantaa 1,290 Oallfotnl -....;... S.684 Caleradn 2,223 Connegtlcut .... 2,e2ii Galawars 4gi DUt, el OolumbU. 1.820 KJortd ,, 1 1R0 tm,n4 40,773 32T.8S1 03,784 134.223 l(Hi.4nT 32.410 80.27K 10T.1KI BTT.S78 14,803 33.814 1.18I.D0T au.sst 288,833 338,370 34220 330,443 101,810 1673 3TT.818 S1,TK aiT.KS 401.2& 604,034 48,070 132, 380 ' 41 . (Zens 1.1IB.4SI 302,745 70.771 B4U.RW i.lia.Bis 1SS.103 217,313 70,883 37ft, T oc.aro 40.4JW MJ.S73 19 '401.143 Ui.Mttl 314,ur.' ft8S,U2 203,082 237,006 44.034 78,340 171,088 407,01)5 (M.RA3 88,384 1,330,33m 880, 55T 475.810 3T0.22T 437.433 338,343 101.323 271.373 TtaS4 aid. 741 4U1.IU S4S.T43 im 267.107 ' 00,331 107.SU HswaJl wism z,oi3 SKI (5iaiio uUijola Intlaaa jowa X4UU ..... . Ksatucfcy- .... Louisiana ... Mslae S2I 6.941 2.3S1 3.07 .1.370 2,8.211' 1. 100 1.441 1.1 T f airland astaanusitis A.KKS Isbisan 3.312 2.021 1.2ffl 4,034 376 l.lio iMi 473 IS. 481 3,743 HJ 1.SI1 7.SJ1 10,743 J. 402 lisBbahlra ss9 ias !Ttw tairk s.iivS rtlt carslbia. 3611102 in uaasta . i,nzs ffl wsfif 37ftlH m Hi .... Vffll ntiartvanla. . . . - Hhftna lalnd XUltil lroHo S.623 JJputtl Pamela . . Si TtlBfM J Tl 5,870 sal ars S.817 M.440 ncia TZ 44 4BT.823 04.04 I Bftvleu. rriunu et truith. v2m i ira mn hum to SHsead la 0lMill44 mllltla, mitl mm jj jo. kr&soh oa anssiKo woman 0 y Sw?uts Penetrate Nor tH Jer- fey Mountain. WlAftK, K. . J. k. V Tbfoe Bar (fnn mating 4rcM of lb SeHitii o iroUBtaiu tod tax tram of Mrs. Waltei K Park kmui. mus:e. wtw tis4WK.Mird u k t aluu- hr iiiuiM4 seed-o j at ite fcetton u tlM Leks,-,(4 Kail- trt(4i of foot Mints auonuud to fe MM 9t Mm- Block, ': a. riMtuiMio 4t tm OJ.UiJI. mad tfe dr.,s Mkui uf .; ii wess ul i,- -.,,. j Bftck ' - .. Hi af srt tkmnv, apinneftats MjMlMluiH fe jt1 :-5r ! al V: ' WPJ? w , V4fsjt. jr vcmovmrt ntL. mm inn i n innii -, m - . - IS' CANNON SHOTS OVER BORDER MAY CARRY HINT.TO MEXICANS ' ; ' Gv;. -- r i. ,w . utiefrez Complies With - . -iwu jy mi v JXafriing and Orders Gov- fernor;Maytorena to Cease r riring. WASHINGTON', Dec. ll.-Orders to General Mnytorena to cense flrliiB nt N'aco unless it can be continued without endangeriijK Ue lives of Americans on this side ofgthe border were sent by Pro visional President Gutierrez, of Mexico, today In response to the demands of the United .StRtes.J , , : 'i.i; .1. v ' Although leaders' of . both Slexl'ca'n actions Jiave disclaimed nny .Intention of vlnlnlltirv 'Im.l.an .Bpl.nn.. 'aHI.I.I. n f ..W.H....9 .K..(b..wui ,v,,UV,j, Ul.li.li.IO IU" '.daV. declared 'thai' the firing' ','ncrqVa I the International boundary there or nt any other point must be completely stopped. General Taske Bliss, , now In personal command nt Jfaco, Ariz., wired the War Department that conditions there were quiet. Th? omclal warning' sent to "Oaiw ranza at Vera Cru'z through ''Consul Canada to control his troops under Gen eral Hill and, Ip General Gutterrei ' at Mexico City to call Governor Maytorena orr is expected to be effective. It Is certain. If any additional stray shots carry across the line nnd. Injuro Americans, that General Bliss .will net. Every official of the Administration, from tho President down, Is convinced that tho firlns of a few cannon shots in the VICTROLA OAK VIII VICTLA XIV MAWa4r oa oak '" " .......... . A.i .....,..l. ... ...... , ! I ! - lV ' '" """"" " " ' ow listen To MS I fux Keep ?oier - ' i ii in, 7 OAV JoG L&T , Yco CAMT IMSINUATC I WHErJ I S.T ' . -f fMV owe Niktir" TH6' 'a". J JhJm A CHEAP V-.dOOD AMD - - 21 t NIQHX ,DhopIT3-iTU5T- eKAT Af4D (SET AWAY V READY -6GT V , . OPP' AMD THIS UMOflRI-AMDlMG 'j-t-'p DlMr rJ TtTP S TTAT?- W 1 ,fC S- im fJoitJe Td I j; A happen INAHY J?fl1k,CB.Br?J !maI W CAfJ'T" !'V6 f tI - WHsf A I t2V RbUfiH Pan J Sr Tr r Your Tp Ju6T Jb ''fasC- ) 1. for V Mtt- V WT 'T V Kcep PEACE THAT"-.. ,' ,:,., tAJHAT .....-- no YoO PAI". FK S.-Tlr VW'-moTH.y I rae md of a 3uy i am i i)-7" "n: ? r KJlrl - fiWi V-- A-,-.vaft swsaGaaa rLaM2Z!s Vgmp$y Jx 9 J larMiiBBgsifiiilsllBtM& J M iibIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIBBobBBBbBhb!H1b9H KaasaaiBaaSBiaaBsiSBiiMEiSQBfflsiaSB j f . j . 1 ' . 1 11 I1,, ' ' ' ' "- r" ' " ' MWMJBWlttr A child and d i - hi' --.,.,. L" ..'.. . .'J KELLY POOL A ' general direction of tho warrlnc Mexican , factions M Naco, Sonova, would have a goou cnect on nny further lighting nlonK tho border. ,It would, bo In no way an act of war, orllclals explain, iind would hard ly even Be considered an act of reprisal. , m it would nave the effect of con- jgftSMsrswa b i 'TtJegrnnis from Consul SUllman. at ; Mexico City, stnte that General dutler- 'l-4s in complete control and Is going ?,ie?(1 ,WU' th? ,n,k ot """ rr- iimtlent'-.aoVerrlmenL. 'Vllln nnri '.nni. hft AVrltes. nri nt 111 In fl,. pnnii.i .... . pitting their plans for ; campaign against Vera Ct'UZ Should tile npirnlliitlnna nnu, : n")rogress 'fot1 a peaceful settlement fall. : 47o;b'oo rdR street work s) AcHorrof "Wilmington Council Will , AId Unemployed. WILMINGTON, Del.. Dec. ll.-As the result of the action of City Council last nlptht In approving the agreement en tered into .with the Street arid Sewer De partment, about 170,000 worth of street nnd PWf,r Wnrlf uHll h ..n.n.nA.1 i I -- "-. .,... v UltlltlCtlVCU 111 a. fnofi'iine.i- giving- ..work to Hundreds of the'unemploycd, 1 Tero Is authority., for a bond issue to tmeet this dmouHt. but Council will riri. .Van;e thej, money, .to the other depart-. -menu .jii iiuvancr 01 me Dona Issue, so that work may be started nt once. LETTER'S est Coal EgR $7, Stove $7.23, Chestnut 37.50 Large Round Pea Coal, $5.50 Lnrntst Coal Yard in Phlladtlnhin . OWEN LETTER'S SONS 1 ronton Ave. & Westmoreland St. mm"'m?''mmaBmu:mBtBBBaBIBnBmBKBBBISBBKKKKHl I' jmrnmimfM oes: it s an .-..: ."Victor prices are uniform all over the United States, but at Heppe's you-may purqhase-any Victor outfit at the cash prices aricLsettlby cash, charge account, or .- ' "'" - "' "" H'ortuaocmouyijubd, cnarge account or Qurrnta.l.payment plan, by which all rent applies to your purchase, withoutany extra' interest charges fnr fhk nriuiiao-A ra iAi:aM.r ' . . ., ' , ,. .,; ; States. Patrons tell jw.u aiC uur ian., ' $ VJCTBROLA IV 6 Wncji lijqljleaoe R.e.sorjs rP.tr'- Vf-n V"i .'" 't'il -cj.aawD ?5J VTfrnriTA rr. a lo-inrt. Tn..:L:t.l'Ji:''liv', "''f" " "" M.v-.,ir 54.u4ngw ,,, , aiC.0, "J i1'-;:. ..it. ...i.. VitTROLA VIII ..,. Records, ygur prectfpn Tntat u . lPe!t) Pay Sr::;::;:::;;;;:;:::;;;;:;;;;;;;;:;; fa. rmmtor itti i . - . .,. 1 ',.. r ' ' ' .' . ..'-r ... ..'". I MONEY WRANGLE 925,000,000 Needed to Finish Canal NKW YORK, Dec. ll.-The sum nf 23,O0O,O00 must be thi'own into the barge canal before It can be finished, In ad dition to tho original appropriations, of 3101,000,000. This is the estimate of Ite publican engineers and legislators who are advising- Governor-elect AVhltman. A bill providing for tho extra ?23,OOO,000 lond lssuo Is likely to be one of the first mensures set before the new Legislature. BMIP1 J8S-?ur Record, go VearV Uruurpaned Service-l&mllgM 1 The Ideal Christmas Gift 1 Pianos and Ilf7riv Evervthinn 8 n r PVictroIail lvgi yiuiuy g Player-Pianos v xi $ Musical I WEYMANN BUILDING, 1010 ChestnutSt. 1 mmmm heppk ifMam remembers . 9 ' HEPPE Victor Prices and Terms " O " -- - r a T WU us that pur serviqe is a .great advantage in record shopping, ' yutius complete with prices and the terms of our rental-payment ' .'' ',;;' , " ; - ' ' -. i '.........il.....,,,, $15,00 ' 4J0 l. .... 1 1 .... . . . . . . t ., "' ... - i- 19.50 t t I mthU5 ?25,00 4J50 52W0 ..,.,.. j..., $30,00 t in. 5.00 dowa. $a rawthlv. . t ... t y7,UU Write pt largis jUtrat4 catalogue. Am tA, H puud tkm-wvtmif-b mmmt and ike vU HEPPE & SON "- .1 ....'J ' -r- - .in1 , - - -L . . Pastor KUled When Traiii Hits Auto NEW YORK, Dec. ll.-IUturnlng from n wedding In Now York, two ministers of Pnterson, N J., their wives nnd a chauffeur were struck by n train on the Lodl branch of the Now York, Susque hanna and Western Ilnllroad. on tho outskirts of llockensack, shortly after 6 o'clock last night. Opo of the party, the .Rev. Dr. Charles I.ovel.md Merrlsm, of the Auburn Street Congregational Church, was killed Instantly. The others are In iHackensack Hospital. what a - entertaining teac it applies to your purchase, withoutany Wa deliver free anywhere in the United VICTROLA X .Re9iis, yeiir selection '. Total cast ...... . i . Py $5 4oWn. ?5 montRly. vrnrnpnTA vi ' ' t i BjKV ywirlectain..,'...i.,.. . Tt' Ht v . v ' : 1 1 BPjyn.mntiy. VICTROA XIV . ,4 famriK ywir wlMifgn ..,(!.,. iTlQ "'8HtWyl'''' WOTROW. XVI ,v , He-4, yW lelMtitw ,...,.., TVv1 -a..1 ' 1 Pay ?10"toV$i6aiontbiy." 1U7-1119 Chestnut Street 6th md Tfampmn Street """"' inim POSTBAG FROM BATTLE FROIST First-hand yccounts of Land and Sea ConJlicts Told by the Fighting Soldiers and Sailors Themselves. ITU real tar eorrtipon&entt th rrtttnt European ttrucel "re " med Irt Ae trenehf and hi men tht quarttr dtele. Profeitlenal wr .em are not permitted at th front. All then know l what they can oltnn from the teoimdrd occupant Of am- balances taken lo fn rror. j" Evening Ledger wtlt print from Urn to time the only tntlmate tit of th war the reflection of toldler ana nfor (n fftelr letter ome. Oermo litter), when obtainable, a$ utll a thote of the Alltet, will be printed. Horses Stabled in Parlor From a sergeant of the Lancathlr Futtllert, In a letter to M uslfe. It you could only tour round here and sec what destruction the Germans have itone'to villages nnd towns! n one house ihey stnbltd five horses In the parlor! they could not get them out. so our peo ple had to tnko the windows out to move, them Just fancy w.hnt would hop pen If tney managed to get Into England! All Company Officers Shot From Private J. Slmmonds, of tho Jtt nattallon, The Queen'), to hi) wife at Great Bromley, near Colchester. It Is true I have been wounded, but In the left leg by dcrmuh shrapnel. One of our worst days was September 11. It rained all day, nnd we were shut up In a iinmll field. The Gerrnans flred right, left and front, and it looked ns If mi one In n Company was going to get out alive. My company lost all Its ofTlcers execpf one, and he was wounded next day. Such n fine ofilcor. " Mr. Denton, was shot one day when we had the order to retire. It eccmed too hard to leave him, so I took off my waterproof nnd went back, for him. Pour ot us carried him on this sheet under fire for five miles. All the time he kept saying, "Leave me, Slnimondsi tave yourself." Now and ngaln he would spy, "You are brave lads: God bless you." A nermnn shell drooned within a. fw 'jards when we were dressing his wounds, Dui, inanK uou, iikc nil imngs uerman, it vts a Had one. Welsh Ca'lled "Singing Fighters" fiom Priiofe II. J. Parsons, of the It. A. it. C, to hi) brother at Xeath. I have met scores of Welsh boys from over the hills, and they are brave little fighters. They are known out here ns the "Kinging Uoldiers"; they sing all night BALEM-IS BH3LE GD. Diamonds and , , Precious Stones Mountings- of Plattaurh Original shapes ana decoraiions Distinctive Engravings and Engine Turnings. Shown exclusively by this House Chestnut Street ctor -h ' , My. v ,.,..,.,,.,.,..,-... .875,00 Vi .,..., H....f4t. ...... Mt Mt " (85.O0 1 .siob.oo ....... 10.00 ,-,'fJp.0Q 4,.. .f...4f.,r. . I....... '. ..$159,00 . . 10.00 .5160.00 .$200.00 ; 35.0 $225.00 - tomou, Pim. . . , ..... , . i .M. and all day. sometimes to wo aeeotmnatf mont of bullets and shells,- which shrlvt x ii.AU. In 1, l.j..M.A ""lies v oyer men. ... .io ..f...wco. Irish Flag leads Charge Krow n tetter from Corporal Mtehatt -a U JIOTO, oj ltv iiwii untim., We are, British soldiers, nnd proud of"! tho name, and' proud to belong to in : great British empire, but In doing ouff duty for tho glory and honor of thfg empire we iinvo Always niso in our minds lo add, If wo can, more lustte tcl tho fair name of Erin. Our flag of greeni with the narp ana eimmrock and thi words 'linn uo ojragu, is -now ffltled-S and lorn, but still loved nnd cherished,. Talking ftbout the dear old flag, r hll : endenvor to descrjbo how at d , whinj the fate of tho day seemed to waver lu tlie balance, wnen mo rutmess enemy S by sheer weight of numbers was prtss-j Ing onward nt every point of vantage, the faded flag turned n threatened de-'J feat Into decisive victory, On our left were tho Jlilnsters, on ourS right tho leinsters nnu connaught nangers. All were nara pressed, artdJ were about to retire, when nuddentv from the firing line one of our comrades 'M rushed out nounsning mo oiu green flag. and shouting, "Erin Go Brnghl" with fj tho blood coursing fast through my veins I wntched with prldo and fldmlra.. tlon tho marvelous cprect produced byj these simple words. With a mlghtyl cheer that seemed to rend the heavens, and that roso nnd swelled even above the din ot battle, thoso hard-pressed sons of ; Erin charged down on the advancing? enemy with fixed Bayonets. The Germans" were completely staggered by this unex-j. pectfd turn of events when victory, seemed just within tneir grasp, but they; were given little tlmo for hesitation, for to slightly niter the words ot a well- known irisn Dalian ,i Like lions lenplng nt a fold. When mad with hunger's pang, Illirht up ngatnat the Uerman (ines ' Thote Irish heroes sprang. The Germans turned nnd fled in all d. rectlons, completely routed nnd wholly' disorganized, sucn was tne errect onths t Irish Guards ot the sight of their ' old ' green flag and the cry of "Erin Go;-, Bragh." TURK MINE SINKS TURK SHIP1 Gunboat Lost in Bosporus 1100 Turks Captured. LONDON', Dec. 11. A dispatch to the Dally Telegraph from Athfns says that:J n TurKisn gunooat nas Dcen sunk by a' Turkl'h mine nt tho entrance to the.: Bosporus. The Indian Ofllce reports that about 1100 Turkish -prisoners, exclusive of Tvounded, and nino.RUii were captured at KUrna, on the Persian Gulf, which was occupied on December 8. Sleeve Dvttons . ft. VIQTROLA IX WAHpaANV OR OAK ays her VICTHQLA XVI 44 m -Wr. si t eJ "ife , I ;v -S' !&: JftSJjif-f-' 'ih-xhi.; yyg &4sfcr K SU- -.-V iJakisimsMsbz, ftsBMs tiiiKhi. dj'fr BV:'iSid f t' Sg :'iB$v SMjJ jWHScfWB .rzSmfJi4M! .&- 'mm&jf. .JtX L 2t" f- ti m.&&Fmv&.?& ym llseli