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FOR WAR GARDENS
t Movement Grows in City
H, Wit" rt" woc kJnuui
Children
FARM LABOR IN DEMAND
The utility var Rarilen Idea spread In
Philadelphia suburbs today, shllo the
Jitv's plnn for orcnnlzlnK college nnd high
rhool students nnd school children iib ngrl.
cultural workers went on npnec.
City nnd county olllclnla nro utrlvlng to
increase tho numiicr of utility gardens that
re expected tn bolster up tho nation In Its
Economic warfare. New offers of co-operation
are being received by many sctnl
nubile, organizations. Among thoso who arc
acting ns connecting links between avail
able labor and available land aro James A.
Tiir of the v'acant Lots Association of
Philadelphia, 1123 Land Tltlo Building;
Miss Caro Miller, of tho School Gardens,
Seventeenth and Pino streets; aeorgo C.
Anderson, township clerk, Ardmoro; Mrs.
Harry T. Lccdom, secretary of tho Com
munity Center of Bryn Mawr; D. W. At
kinson, of the Delaware County Varm Bu
reau. Media Court llouso; Burgebs Georgo
Grayson. Mill road, Darby, and Mrs. S.
p Cray, president of tho Vacant Lot
Association of Chester, 192K West Third
itreet, Darby.
Mrs. Gray announced today that they
wero doing inoro work this year than over
before and that tho way things looked nt
present It would bo necessary to get a
power cultivator to pieparo tho land for
the would-bo fanner.
"Wo have Just been given by the Chester
fair Association," rhe said, "a largo
Blot of ground In the edge, of the
CV city, on Tnlrvlew Heights. There wa are
r' ...nqpini imrrlenH for tho splinnl .1-ilMmn
and wo expect every bit of available space
to be used. We aro working on tho same
principle as tho Philadelphia Association
and hope In tho next few weeks that all
owners of acant property In this city will
let us uso their land."
"We are hard nt work nlonr tho lines tn
operation In Philadelphia," saif Mr. Atkln
ron today. "Wo need nil tho land we
can get, nnd If donated can easily lind tho
people to work It. There has been a good
deal of -Nacant land turned over already to
our committee, but not enough by far to
ratisfy tho number of requests that como
In each day
"3"sldes land, wo need good farm labor
all through tho county. At present I have
many positions open for men nnd one wait
ing to be filled by a man nnd wife. There
Is a great scarcity of good men who under
stand tho handling of teams and general
farm stock."
All through southern Pennsylvania towns
the garden hai gripped tho people as tho
best means to leduco tho cost of living. As
one goes along' tho country roads through
the larger of the towns tho lawns and
Tower gardens are seen being turned slowly
Into vegetablo producers.
Kach place has Its own Intercitlng little
atory to tell how this or that lawn or
pasture has been cultivated for edibles for
the first time, while many an old-timer
shakes his head nnd proplipsles curious ic
suits for tho small farmers.
Planting season Is now on. Every road
side has its vista of ;:awly plowed fields,
With tho happy farmer sowing tho seed that
will result In tho great summer crops
Planting season will last but n few weeks
longer. Ground not harrowed and sown by
that time wilt llo unproductive for the
remainder of tho year, nnd It seems that
erjbody realizes that now Is tho timo to
Bet to work nnd let others make uso of tho
Ground that Is lying idle.
Burgess' Grayson, of Darby, said today:
'There aro persons around Hero with many
acres who ought to a-ld thoso not sp for
tunate, and there nro many waiting patient
ly for a chance to got tho good of nature
out of the greatest of nil her gifts, the
soil. - ' V
Monlsville. In tlio northern suburban sec
tion, is developituji$cyionie gardening
movemen." Servient voh(gh school, ana
higher-grade studefltscaie to bo enlisted to
co-operate with the farming Interests of
rj, me eei-nun. uiwniwjuu yarns arc- 10, ue
fl. transformed Into nroftl(Itlc trnrdens nml co-
A operation of tho pioposrd organization with
l the granges In tho CiTUon will bo developed.
h Reports from nUjbJls' Camden to the
t t-uy j arm jarwin;ormninco louay
Irdlcated that matiiC'a)jpTlcat!ons-jire being
receUed from perflJJ$j,Jvho. wfshto cultl
ate a small plot nnTiJjcJn'nlohg tho family
Income. What is iwedeu-inore now, tho
l.s committee says, isffore offers of land for
IS Dlantlmr Tha committee would llko to
hae offers of plows, and horses.
Preliminary plansfpr tho mobilization of
high school Htmlentsifor agricultural work,
drafted by a commjlteo of educators ap
pointed by the Mayor, wero adopted at a
meeting of the mobilization committee held
at City Hall yesterday. Tho Mayor said
that he was to impressed with the feasi
bility of the recommendations In the report
that he would appoint a permanent com
mittee of citizens ror supervising tho working-out
of 'tho proposition within n few
days, with Franklin Spencer Edmonds, former-
professor nt tho Central High School
and former member of tho Board At Educa
tion, as chairman.
Dr. Hollls Godfrey, president of Drexcl
Institute, la In charge of the Department
of Kducdtion of tho Council of National
Defense. The Board of Education, rep
resented by Henry B. Edmunds, the presi
dent and other members of tho board, us
well as tho Department of School Superin
tendence, and the Itev. John E. Flood, sup
erintendent of tho Roman Catholic paro
chial schools, nil supported the proposition,
not only as practical, but also as a notable
opportunity to glvo tho youth of the nation
a chanco to aid their country materially
in time of war. ' '
Tho Central V. M. C. A. and Girard Col
lego offered to tho committee tho uso of a
vomplcto equipment for more than 1000
toys.
Following tho meeting of tho School
Mobilization Committee, Mayor Smith con
ferred with tho City Board of Strategy on
plans for a Stato-wldo scale for solution
of the problem of assuring greater food
supplies. There wero said Jo be three
food perils-Mack of seed, Insufficient farm
labor and , shortage of fertilizers. The
strategy board, which Is to meet again
his week", comprises Ii T. Stotesbury, W.
W. Atterbuvy. Arthur W. Sewcll and Alva
C. Dlnltey.
ALLEGED REMARK SENDS
AUSTRIAN TO JAIL
Charged "With Expressing Wish That
Some One Would Blow Up
1 Remington Arms Plant
Ireupo uuaBt, n native oi auhuu -.Ployed
at tho Remington Arms Company,
'Eddystone, Is In tho Media Jail awaiting
' hearing on account of a remark ho Is
i alleged to hnvo made. Tho remark is
who to have been this:
"I hope some one takos It on himself to
blow un tha Bemlncton ArmB Company.'
E Ha was arrested on tho ordoivof Captain
B? Clearman, of tho company's polfce force.
W . Tha .... t i l.Anr.t Mtnlrtfl nf F.6V-
gtf ral threats against the company, and tn
iVurvelltance there Is unusually keen now.
- employes Bay that especial euro i -v,
ng taken not to have any trouble come
" mo piant because an oraer iui i,v.,..-
.. rlnB u .- -.-. 4-A nnvnpnmAnt Iff
it " uy me uuucu omic-j v.u, ...- --
r tlhai.ta.l . l....ll.. nfllMntil rftfUSB to
S,Vlscuss this,
Pii r. 1 ! " "
t vutiun vvneej i;rusnes duiuic -
, Jfaaslns of the wheel of a sun v;i
tr ms root painiuny injurtu ;
JWto Thorn wan drlllln laat nljW wUh
sMfcrjr la t'aurooryBroad tit!(and
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THE WORLD'S WAR
Through Woman's Eyes
By ELLEN ADAIR
German Cruelties in
(TU Tllli r, "".xwu.l, April 16.
"Tt THE German could oven win the war,
IntnnvSw" Vn hls nftmo from bc
Thn n nB but an Insulting epithet."
atroeltl nrma.U vd" nd German
airotltles as shown In tho big retreat hao
LONDON', April 15
been so savage that
the foicgolng com
ment Is on the lips of
ocry nil led soldier
now occupying
Kronen villages
which tho Oermans
have recently
nbandoncd
I have hitherto folt
that stories of Ocr-
inn ii ttnutltiABn hhJ
' &v. y cruelty should be
oil nnd treated with
great caution. In
the past, no doubt,
many were greatly
exaggerated. But
now. In cory official
BLLI'V Miaiii i-uiiiinuniqua irom
nn . th BrltISh fr0nt'
nna in every letter from personal friends
m'n' ow" who aro nt 1'resent occupying
villages which the Germans have retreated
from, como reports confirmed ngaln and
again from a hundred different sources of
tho depravity nnd malicious conduct of tho
Germans.
The abduction of hundreds of voung
trench girls between tho ages of fourteen
and tucnty.fho by the retreating German
troops is nn official fact! Tho various
cablo servlcos hao no doubt nlready re
corded It in the United States. And this
wholcbnlo abduction of women Is not a
Fories of isolated nets performed by drunken
German soldiers, but a systematic abduc
tion with official authority behind It.
RACIIKh WEEPING FOB. CHILDREN
"In tho Village Xhcre wn am nt nrfn
thero is more than one Rachel weeping for
her children," writes a friend of mine, a
British officer, "Ono old lady was qulto
prostrate with grief over the abduction of
her pretty young granddaughter by these
devilish Huns. She never cxpeots to seo
tho child ngaln and, Indeed, It Is quite
unlikely that she ever will."
The village of Neslo affords many ex
amples of recent German outrage. Tho
peoplo have been under German rulo virtu
ally slnco August, 1014, and tho horror of
the final das of German occupation Is still
fresh upon them.
"Tho women of Neslc. hearing that the
British were advancing on their village and
wholly unnerved by the last nets of outrage
dono by the retreating Germans, rushed
out to meet our troops and surrounded our
embarrassed Tommies with acclamations of
Joy nnd floodj of tears." So writes n
British officer who Is now In Nesle.
"Most of tho recent trouble," ho adds,
"was caused by drunken officers. The
female population, from the ages of four
teen to seventy, wero submitted to outrages
which I shudder to dctnll. The least re
prehensible was the act of one German of
ficer who rode his horso Into tho bedroom
of a woman In whose house ho was
billeted."
In Nesle the work of tho American relief
committee really kept tho unfortunate
peoplo alive. Shortage of food has been
terrible.
"Look at my poor llttlo children," said
one Frenchwoman to a British officer, "See
Elkton Marriage Licenses
ELKTON, Md, April 24. Tho following
marriage licenses wero Issued hero this
morning William E. Beckerman and
Clara Bonder and Charles J. Ketterer and
Catherlno R. Byrnes, all of Philadelphia;
John Sellhorn, New York, and Violet Kraft,
Philadelphia; William Adams and Christine
Zlcgler. Trenton, N J.; Arthur Samuels
and Ada Maker, Elkton, Md.
TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES
Harry N Dorwart. Iti21 Fnlrmount ae., and
.Minnie Duwnon, lfil'l I'alrmount ave.
Antonio 1)1 ntulls. 1710 Dorrance St., and Lucia
VerKORtlnl. 31120 Richmond t. . .u ,
Oorh.uluH 0. Hnman. Art Club, anil Ethel .
Hutthlnas. 17J7 N. 4Sd I at.
Ernest D'lEnnzlo. 701 Washington ae.. and
(.ostnnzla Ulnnnvlto. 701 WashlnEton ae.
Vlnccnzo IVrolll. fill S. 0th St., and Jllchela
Pcrolll, Ml a 0th st.
Albort J. Alhrecht, 165.1 N. 28th at., and Hora
J WoWelTer. 173S N -I12d at.
)Mnrd JUlJIroy. r.O-'U Westminster ae., and
Mary I. Multane. 5710 Heechwood at.
Frank Vranakoff. 415 Dickinson at., and Lillian
Ceaari Culttella. 609 N. Mth at
and Roselle
JopliLbel. 8" N- Ktn "'' and Esther Pota,h
man. VM N Marshall at.
tntnnln I.ODO.
lUi'i i eruuu niii ' ..
Chlcmncco, no i
r.nla V IviPlV
MeCleJinn sr.
Slli V. Seymour i. nu
Helen M NCir " " , -- ..
John Farliy. 2207 V. Hitter at., and Ida M.
Artun1". 2417 K. Dauphin at. , ,
Huehlo Stcrndden, fl118 Tulip street, and Jennla
J. I '-" "' ,;"!! ' not. XT ITth .
N'l'il"n S Mon. 118 N. Peach St., and.Johanna
mVah0MrcooperS wYorkNa Yard, and
WmdJSliw1!. iaVchew' at., and Ilolena
ITlWSTlfsTl "turner t.. and llarbara
fl McneuaVn. 2341 W. Thompson at.
r,t" nrd I. r roxler. 3Tn Woodland ae.. and
lie en M Linn. 4000 Woodland avo.
Herbert Mason. 4750 Tacony at., and Mary A.
T?neV&noSwskl.S4425 K? Thompson at., and
3 KonVtancSi klfflito?holez. 2357 WBaret st.
Jan Kan "ch. 3253 Miller St.. nnd Anna Janlec.
Wfl,'?mUrll,fwli!,.,,IOJ n. norland st.. and
W '5m.i C. rarry." 2030. N. 7th St.
Antonio Pino "40 m " ""
riuBBlert. 1140 S. tht
William II. I-oifari, 4J-1 We
Vlolot M. Core. M N. 41
Ctarle. K..K1.I.. MJ Qu.
Westminster ave and
41st at.
Queen at., and Stella
nrnf.zvnakl. 242 Queen at . , .,
VriA M. lteppert, iMllerlon. ra ana mh .
Slcher. Allentown, ' .
o..m,,.i .toseoh. New Ao.rk city
and Malka.
Kazmann. New York city.
Karl Htrohm. 300. Iluscomb st
and Margaret
.RlHS-raalfTsr&.lBtl. at,
and
yfr&sr. fotn3.v-.
and Lillian
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i trick : Harmett. United Slates Naval Rome.
"I i unrinriH I'owera 403 Queen lane.
P!
..env'TCa: Mt.MorriarN.
Y and Mary
and Jane Mc-
JU;V' Wnl.h. Sit. Morris. N. T.
Francei O.
and Ella
A Mooro", 5838 girard . ., .,
r-ritnk II. Uphorr, uuu iu i"i "
15 Kuss. 2217 Qermantown ave.
More Divorces Granted
Court of Common PJeas No. 4 granted
MM. DleTerrC.ux!frcm Edward J.
erfux ..,. frnm trorry 11. Hart.
1 dltt. U. I-obart from John L. Lahart.
Martha W,
Thompson from A. cookman
Florenco c
keiiiabeth Knsstow from John Kratcrovr.
v olet B? bean from William F. Bean.
K fa P. Jones from CJeoree. B. Jones.
Marearet Sea from Henjamln Bee.
Thomas P- Rodcnbauch from Ella. M. B.
nMt?lamgT. Stlrole from Edward J. Stl.ala.
MW?ed Curtis from Jtorrla Curtis.
Florence Flats, from Jultua Fl' .,hmM,
AnnlB Wolfschmldt from Harry Wolfschmldt.
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vjMisiixiu- JWlJiJJliitJlLJADl!aJJHI,
the Somme Retreat
how they aro starving. Tho Bosches Mole
nil our cows nnd wo had no milk. They
took our hens and wo had no eggs. They
took our potatoes. They lived well, but
cared not whether wo lived or died."
Bapaumo nnd Pcronno nro smoking ruins
now.
HORRORS OF BAPAUME
'When In future tho Germans talk of the
world's need of their culture, Bapaume and
Pcronno should for ever shut their mouths."
Such Is tho terse comment of an eye-
witness,
"Obscene words aro scribbled on the
walls, tho streets portraits of children aro
smeared with filth. Books, pictures, little
things In French homes which wtro not
worth tho looting havo been so defiled that
ono turns away In nausea. The Germnns
have left Bapaumo In a state to make both
the mind and tho stomach sick. Among the
broken mirrors nnd crockery and beforo
retreating, the Germans had an orgy of de
struction I found ono typical Instance of
their vlndlctlvcncss. It was the photo
graphic group of three little French girls,
evidently once a family treasure, but now
mado foul as un Insult by a German
trooper."
In all tho v Hinges which the Germans
hnvo recently evacuated there has been
wanton and useless destruction. Trees have
been killed, sheep-dip has been flung down
wells, and obscenity has had free course.
Even Images of the Virgin Mary have been
defiled.
, In tho Pcronno neighborhood the half
starved populace welcomed the British with
great emotion.
"In one place," sas an officer, "my men
released boiiio hundreds from barns In which
they had been actually locked by the Ger
mans. Groups of old men. women and
children, to whom tho British were only a
myth, welcomed our advance guard with
tears. 'Are you many7' asked one woman,
doubtfully, 'We are two million,' I said.
Sho clapped hor hands delightedly."
A pathetlo tittle story comes from tho
town of Noyon. The other morning a re
port ran through It that General Nlvelle was
coming.
Windows were Immediately hung with
flags and garlands. Crowds flocked Into
tho streets. Thero was shouting nnd ex
citement everywhere. Noyon, enchained
by Prussian rulo so long, was to bo liber
ated. Her saviors wero on the way
Suddenly a brass band was heard, and n
battalion of tho Ninety-second French regi
ment, a mass of bluo tunics, went marching
up tho street. Above them, carried by a
tall officer, floated a tattered, half-burnt
flag. At sight of it tho Inhabitants fell
upon their knees. They halltd the colors of
France.
Then cheers went up ns the battalion
hdrrled to the central squaro of the village.
Out of n motorcar stepped General Nlvelle
himself. Tho band struck up the Marsell
laise The Deputy-Mayor and the old men of
tho town stepped forward. A little girl
with hair tied up In tricolor ribbons was
bcsldo him and solemnly presented to the
general a nosegay of flowers gathered from
the town gardens. Nlvelle raised her In
his arms and kissed her.
The Marseillaise the most wonderful
song in tho whole world was sung by
voices hoarso with emotion
For nfter thirty months of Oppression
under German rule, Noyon was free
(Copyright.)
JAMES DUBIN, CHAMPION
DOWNTOWN PLAY WRITER
He's Wroto "Spirit of 177G," Acted in
It, and It's Better Than Last
Year, Ho Says
A lad In the Barb of a messenger boy
dropped Into tho office yesterday afternoon.
Instead of depositing the letter In Its place,
whistling throukh his teeth, making faces
at the blR editor man behind his back and
kthen scrhplnn; out as most of his kind do,
this lad stood right still.
"I'm supposed to be the champion play
Inventor of downtown," he said. "You know
downtown don't you? Well, I wrote a play
and I've performed In It already. It's called
the 'Spirit of 177G,' and thcro's three of us,
and It's better than last year. It K be
cause new things has been put Into It. My
nnme's Jacob Dubln; I live nt Eighth and
Moore streets. Sam Isdanger he's helping
me, nlong with Charlie Yogel, and here's
my picture'
That's all.
John Howard Brown
NEW YORK, April 24. John Howard
Brown, auther and editor, died at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Charles Henry Webb,
In Brooklyn. Mr. Brown was seventy-six
vears old and was born In Rhlnebeck, N.
Y. Ills great-grandfather was Major John
Pawling, of the French and Indian Wax
fame.
m?1'! Ml
MAY 1
is the date the Bell Telephone
Directory goes to press
If you are planning to move, or 'desire
your telephone directory listing changed,
call the Bell Business Office at once.
And while you think of it, 03k about
Directory Advertising Bates I
CASH FIRST OF ALL
IS ENVOYS' DESIRE
Balfour Party and U. S. Will
Hasten Loan to
Finance War
MEN UNNECESSARY NOW
WASHINC1TON, Aprlt 21.
Financing of tho Entente Powers to per
mit them to carry on tho war ugalnst Oer-
innny with maximum power Is to be ar
ranged with tho least posslblo delay. Ar
rangements for the first loan, which, con
trary to expectations, will bo to Great
Brltntn, now nro well under way. The
Treasury ofllclalo let It bo known today
that a statement dealing with tho subject
will bo Issued very shortly.
The amount to be lent to England Is as
yet known only to Secretary of tho Treas
ury MoAdoo nnd Lord Cunllffe, director
of tho Bank of England. It will be given
In oxchango for British Treasury bonds,
which bear 3', 4 per cent interest. If the
present arrangements nro carried out.
The French loan has been discussed by
Ambassador Jusscrnnd and Sccrotary Mc
Adoo, but detnlls concerning It nro being
deferred for tho present.
Whllo the financing of tho further con
duct of the war was being arranged tho
members of tho British mission today pre
pared to get dou 11 to business nlong tha
lines planned for the seeral section's Mr.
Balfour prepared to apportion the work
to his various aidi, now that the social
formalities required by International usago
hao been completed
SMJMP IN BECllUITINO
Meanwhile the nineteenth day of tho war,
so far ns tho United Stntes Is concerned,
found tho mllltnry situation far from pleas
ing. Whllo both houses of Congress de
bated tho army draft bill, enlistments for
the army wero reported to be falling off
to a serious extent. It is bcllovod hero that
unless something happens to cause another
wave of patriotism to swcop over tho na
tion it will be almost Impossible to get the
men required to fill up tho ranks of tho
regular establishment and the National
Guard except through conscription. Navy
recruiting continues apace, but the men
who would volunteer apparently aro hold
ing back until they can havo oorao assur
ance of seeing actual fighting.
Otllclals closest to tho Administration
wore very much pleased today over tho
dispatches from Ambassador Francis In
I'otrogrnd, setting nt rest tho rumors that
Russia was about to iv nscnt to a separate
peaco with Germany 't now I believed
that Russia will Ugh, on, nnd It is likely
that arrangements will bo made ns speed
ily ns possible to relies the economic
pressuro now existing there In fills con
nection deep Interest Is felt hero In tho re
convening of tho German Relchstng today.
It Is behoved that this session will bo
most momentous, because of tho general
spread of strikes throughout Germany nnd
tho fact tint tho reform forces plan to uso
this Industrial unrest ns n er with which
to forco their reform program How suc
cessful they will bo Is problematical. Tho
German censorship Is far more drastic than
It has been since tho war began, nccordlng
to tho reports reaching this city from tho
Scandinavian countries.
RUSSIA AND GERMANY
It Is being more and more emphasized
hero that the entire program for the United
States In the present war. Is dependent on
tho developments in Russia and In Ger
many. So lopg ns Russia can hold out
ngainst any ocrwhclmlng rush of tho Ger
man forces this Government's part In the
war must bo confined to the use of Its mate,
rial resources and tho navy whllo prepar
ing to raise an army that will become
effective within tho coming eight months.
But If Russia should be crumpled up, then
the necessity may force tho United Stntes
to take far moro speedy action than offi
cials at this time nro planning.
Tho President nnd the members of his
Cabinet aro again understood to be con
sidering a plan for better co-ordination
and co-operation of tho branches of tho
Government. The Council of National De
fense and its advisory commltte? are tn
be speeded up, it Is believed But officials
deny that for tho present at le.T-t President
Wilson will take any steps to have now
Cabinet places created. The agitoUon for
a secretary of munitions and a secretary
of transportation have not had the approval
of tho President at any time. Ho has
believed that It would bo better for tho
advisory boards created by the Council of
National Defense to continue the work that
such departments would take oer.
MORE PLOT STORIES
Circumstantial stories are again current
here regarding German plotting In Cen
tral America. They make It plain that
German officials, acting under the direction
of the German Minister to Mexico, planned
general revolutionary uprisings In all of
Central America designed to hold the atten
tion of tho United States and prevent this
Government's going to war with Germany.
No official Information on the subject Is
T
ItiV .
U. OF PSFIRST SQUAD
READY FOR HECK ARMY
Fifty College Lads Will Leave
Tomorrow for Virginia
. Farms
An agricultural army Is In process of or
ganization today at tho University of Penn
sylvania, and tho first division, composed
of fifty students, will leavo tomorrow morn
ing for service on farm lands in Loudon
County, Virginia. This will bo tho first
contingent of any kind to leave Philadel
phia In response to tho nation's need for a
great food supply In the crisis of war.
Tho "army" will be composed entirely of
university students, and It Is being organ
ized rapidly today by Dr. J. Russell Smith,
professor of Industry nt tho Wharton
School. A total enrollment of 2000 students
Is expected, and as fast ns they enlist for
service they will be shipped to strategic
points In tho agricultural sections of tho
country where tho Inlr i-carclty Is acute.
Each division will bo in chnrso of an agri
cultural captain a university student who
has had experience in agriculture.
WHARTON MEN ENROLL
Eight students from tho Wharton School
enlisted this morning, and they will go with
the first division tomorrow to Virginia.
They follow :
L. M. rtous, 10 years old sophomore. Au
burn, N. Y.
Nelson Lot I. 10 eara old, sophomore, 1328 Col
wtn t . this iltj.
( J llnblmcf, 23 cara old, sophomore, East
OransH. N. J.
Harold Webster, 20 ear old. aophomor. 4830
i-enn st , iTanKtnra.
II. a. Oarb, Jr.. 2J ycara old, Junior. 222 Fall
St.. this rltj
Joseph L Moore, 22 ycara old. freshman, New
York,
Walter Iloozo. 21 sears old. sorhomore, New
V ork.
Nelson U Hall, 20 years old. freshman, Oswe.
co, N. Y.
According to the regulntlo:m of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania agricultural army,
ull students enrolling must remain In serv
Ico on the farms until October 15. Thoso
who havo had good matks In their Btudlcs
will bo "passed" by their professors with
out examinations. Others who hate not re
ceived ns good marks will bo given exam
inations boforo departing for tho wheat and
planting fields.
BOURSE. BUREAU BUSY
Tho Bourso Bureau for placing farm
labor. Fifth street entrance, the Bourse,
nnd tho Bureau of Employment of tho
State Deptrtment of Labor and Industry,
151! At eh street, nro to co-operate in thoir
work of placing men In tho farms of this
vicinity and In tho grain fields of tho
Northwest. This was announced today by
A D. Chlfiuolne, Jr., who is In charge of
tho Bourso Bureau, and Paul Gendcll,
superintendent of tho Philadelphia branch
of tho Department of Labor and Industry.
Following Is a list of thoso who applied
for farm service here and In tho grain fields
of tho Northwest today:
Walter K Cropper. 1712 S. lftth st
Walter A. l'elton 134.' Orthodox at.
Jacob Werner, Lancaster, Vn,
Walter roster, 2420 t'arpentcr st.
(Icorco Sumner. 4131 Terriu st
.Ton! in Datlil I'oucll, 1212 S. Wilton t.
Benjamin Moirrrmin, 2124 W Norrls at.
Alexander Melt7cr. 1M0 N. l'rnnklln st.
Wlnlleld HroAMi, 12 Queen st
Arthur C 'ull 1N30 M Hicks st.
Thomas I'clh. L.015 N Martha st.
Kdwnrd J. ltan. 2141 N. 4th st
lludolph Lonrncsser, 3757 Waldon St.
Lugcno Crawford. 213 N. 0th Ht.
FEDERAL OFFICIALS MAY
HOLD OTHER POSITIONS
President's Executive Decree Abro
gates Temporarily Dual Office
holding Regulation
WASHINC.TON. April :4. President Wil
son by executive decree today permits Ked
oral oflleo holders to hold offices In State
and municipal Kpvernments when ly so do
Ins they can aid tho work of mobilization
of men nnd supplies for vvnr uso.
A statuto heretofore prevented a Federal
ofllce holder from holdiiiB any other office.
2 Silk Waists for
REQUIAB 51 ' ALUrS
MAIN' 7-COOB
2 Camisoles for
IlEQTjr.AB 750 VALUES
MATTT TLOOB
2 Bungalow Aprons for
HEUUX.AR 7So VAXUES
MAIN riOOB
2 Corset Covers for
BEOULAB 7SO VALUES
MAIN riOOB
2 Night Gowns for $
BEOULAB 7So VALVES
MAIN PLOOB
2 Pair Silk Hose for $
BEOULAB 750 VALUES
MAIN TLOOB
2 House Dresses for $
BEOULAB SI VALVES
BASEMENT
3 Waists for $
BEOULAB 76o VALVES
BASEMEN
100 SUITS
100 DRESSES
100 COATS
iMt .
MILLWIERY DEPARTMHWit TOM;
Offers 1 Trimmed Hal wirlk.UiiMl
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HEPPE GIVES
PIANOS AS MEMORIAL
"The Worthy" Benefit in Annual
Donations by Famous
Music House
Seventy pianos were Riven to worthy
families this afternoon by I. J. Hcppo, of
C. J. Hcppe & Son, 1117 Chestnut street.
Ilcfore bclns distributed tho Instruments
wero tuned nnd put In tho best possible con
dition. Tho pianos were given only to thoso who
could not afford to buy Instruments, and
it wan nccossary that nil applicants give
references to show that they wero deserv
ing. V. .T. Hcppe Inaugurated the plan of do
nating pianos to tho worthy In 1906 ns a
memorial to his fnthcr, C. J. Hcppe.
In order to Insuro each person nn equal
chance nf receiving a piano, tho applica
tions were plnced in numbered envelopes
which were picked out by a committee of
newspapermen.
Tho lucky recipient was obliged to pay
only tho cost of hauling. Since the memo
rial was established tho Hcppe firm has
given awny nearly 000 planus.
Tho list of successful applicants Is as
follows:
Mrs. C. Schwlerer. 813 North Edirewood street.
Kranceca Valento. 820 Cross street.
Anna Klnir, ri'.M8 Woodland avenue.
Miss M. U. Latch. f.SIO Hummer street.
Mrs. Ixah, H018 Uransback strrot.
Ilenjamln llallnson. vol New Market street.
Mrs. 11. Mcllory, Itil Martin avenue, nryn
.iinwr.
John fireman. 3130 North t'hodwlck street.
Mlsi J. Alden. 431 I'nlon street.
Mrs. J. Pancoist, 31IJH Kolsoin street.
T. J foartv, D31H .Twin street.
i: l- Murd.ili, V.I.IA Catharltin street.
Miss Jennla McClaln, lOUJ Bouth Dorrance,
atreet.
Anna Dohrny, 427 Cedar street, Jenklntown,
I'll.
Mrs. IT. riitlbln. 1.121 South Twentieth street.
Mrs. Joseiih I'lumlcj- SIS North American
street.
Mrs. O. A. Karrell. 25V.' S. Hicks street
Mrs. V, White. 213 West Thompson street.
Mrs. s. Ituchanan. 220S Aspen Mreet.
Mrs. It. Klcfer, 711 Kast Hilton street.
Mrs. St. Cnrrenter. 1P13 South llonsall street.
IJonJumln ltoblnson. 4820 I'eim street, Trank
ford William O. Neld. 2 North Second street.
Darby. ,
D.ivld Slllman. 840 North Franklin street.
Mrs. Itasmond riaclc. 4JT.0 North Twentloth
street.
Mrs. Mary Qulgley. 1203 South Twenty-elahth
street.
Kva Address, 878 North Lawrence, street.
Clara v. Driver. 1037 North Tawn street.
Xlrs. M. McLaughlin. MS lliuM street.
Mri. Joseph Kearney. 0(110 lladdlnaton street.
Truvclla Wolf, 2.120 PepvUa street.
Vhocbo Pnnnel, Mircus Hook, l'a.
Mr Notl.i Mcdljnn, 121 Walnut place.
II, McAnaney, 2121 North Percy street.
Kntherlno t'llo. 4H34 I'Hrrlsh street.
Katie Cohen. 413 ltltner street
Joseph w. node. 8 Willow Grove avenue.
W,mlmoore
.Mrs. Hjclarlo. 1123 Mister street.
Mrs. 3. Lents. 1241 North Twenty-seventh
street.
Mrs. Tonnlo MaJchura. 010 North Hancoek
street.
Mrs. Armstrong, 2M Montana street.
Mls Murtha M. Nute, 0103 North Fourth
street,
Mrs. Mars' Hairan. 2A27 Wharton street.
Mrs Arsen Vemcnldjlan, 21112 North Itopo
street.
Mrs. i: nthlan. 7522 Avemio R.
Mrs Mary McCalw. 3149 Reach street.
Mrs Harry Archut. 2032 Martha street.
Sirah Fisher, 025 Oreen street.
Hoso M. Schenkel, 4427 Halmon street.
Itohert live. 0I7 Itelnhird street.
Sally Model 2127 South Fourth street,
Ida Link. SSI North ltandolph street.
. Letltla Kucker. 710 South Twentieth street.
Mrs. Louisa Casey, Dill North St, Bernard
atreet.
Sirs. J. Coopersmlth, m; re Lancey street.
Catherlno Mcflchrln. 2234 Temherton street.
Joseph Southwell. 3414 Jasper street.
Mrs. .lulli May. 2150 North Thlrtfenth atreet.
Mrs. M. Lacovara, H20 llttnbrldgn street.
Marffaret Harrett. 013 Fallon street.
Mlsi Oraro Clndhart, 2232 Seara street.
William Varley. 3ir,7 North Wendlo street
Lavlna C. Aaron, 4702 Oarden Btrert. llrldca
burir. Mrs SL Ttav. 4047 Folsom street.
II. F. Itementer, 1001 South Llnuood street
Mrs. Sauer. 108.1 North Flftv-slsth street.
Helen Harklns, 2.10(1 West Dakota stieet.
Mrs. Dllks, 730 Walnut street, Camden, N J
Mrs. C IltiKhea. 2318 Manton street.
Helen William. 3030 Warren street.
Dig Gold Shipment for Japan
XHW YORK, April 24. Tlie Subtreasury
has transferred $3,260,000 to San Fran
cisco on account of shipment of un equal
amount of gold to Japan.
2 Dressing Sacques
KEOUIiAR 730 TAXUES
maxx r-coox
2 Middy Blouses
$'
REQUtAB 7So VA1UEB
SIZES 6 to 44.
MAIN riiOOK
2 Pr. Bloomers
$'
BEOULAB 750 TrAfffEB
MAIN rXiOOX
2 Girls' Dresses
$
1
BEOULAB 7BO VALUES
'main TLOOX
u
3 Pr. Silk Hose
BEOULAB 500 VALUES'
MAIN TLOOB
2 Wash Skirts
BEOULAB 760 fl VALVES
MAIN 7LOOK
1
3 Girls' Presses,
LAWNS AND OIWONAMS
BEOULAB 600, VALUES
BASEMENT
I
2 Petticoats
BXeULAB 750 VALVBS
BASXMXNT
Buy ONE for $15 aid yon get
Positively the g re.tet value
SECOND FJJOOB
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Attendance at Arihual &
Lessened by Fear of 1&.MT
Outrages Against Raili-oaSi
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XXT A OtITVAtnAt it mm
w.. ....:. "m"".y"i AVTU. ?.
..... iticptics maae me attend
small at the opening session of the in
convention of American BoclMv of t
Daughters of the War of 1112 here today? a
Mrs. Robert Hall Wlllea called th!
ventlon to order and the rollcall of Hst'
gates showed the attendance far below thM
expected. Mnny of the dtlegates aent bt !
votes by proxies and expressed reluetaJBaW
to make the trip, because of fear of
outrage against the railroads hv alien
mlcs. Reservations made for a nariv -nf-
forty nt one hotel were canceled shortly,
before tho opening of tho convention. "7
Sevcrnl real Daughters of the War of ISlt &'
U.M In ult.nil.Hh. ........ . m)Ji
Lockwood. whose father fought In that's ' fi
;.V -""-" "id uiJciiniS prayer. , f ,
vvnr mniir win .n-...m n .... ..
part of tho two-day session for huslnMsr ; 1
which will precede the election of national, p
uinvcia un xiiursuay.
Mrs. Wllles. present nresldent of the
clcty, Is tlie unopposed candidate for thitM
office.
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HELD FOIl FATAL NEGLIGENCE J
il
. . Wlfl
Negroes Accused of Leaving Obstruc- '(j
tion Ungunrdcd. Causing Girl'a Death J
Accused of falling to maintain a reVV,
light on a concrete mixer, the arm of which h. i
struck and killed twenty-year-old Iaicy -W"
Hnnn ns she was riding past In an auto- '&
niolilln on the night of April 12, two
negroes, watchmen of the mixer, were held ,' s!
without ball today by Coroner Knight te 'S
ikwniL mo itLiuu ui mo urann jury, Tny.i; wfl
aro Cornelius Pierce, forty-five years old. $!: ,S
11.11! Smith VI, ,11. utrtnf ar.,1 TT. .1.. T-.'.rV: ;-."'
forty-four years old, 1258 South TwentUtt.-Vis
Bireti. ns
Miss Hann was riding with CharlMV.i
Awtrlnntl nf Ttnatlnlnn nf Wnlr.llnn -.'-
nndDxford road on the night of her death. Z
Awkland tcstllled that there wna no light h W
nil thn nitvpr nnrl tt lnnmd nut nf Vtm Anml aJfi
too suddonly to permit him to avoid It. He fRl&
ran Into It nnd the girl's head wan struck p M
UKciiunL uiiu ui un uiiuh. one aiea UUit
night Willi a fractured skull In the Frank, tt
ford Hospital. V -ijj
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