f.aLtoWa. ' jft-g-IW BTlBMfflWMIIIIWWfllllll " " ii ' ' T - ' -vilM " " " srFr? Tj.'Tf "-i", -i i. iiiniH Jt.?X& " ' ' '" , ' I x 'A i? try? AV -T'MTfr T K"' HOOVER AND FOOD KINGS IN CONTEST f.HS. Chief and Distributors Jockeying for Position on U.,v uontroi jfoiicy .. .AIM TO SAVE PROFITS Men Who Aid Government Seek Most Conservative Sys tem Possible WASHINQTbNV July , Herbert Hoover, the food administrator. nd representatives of some of the rreat food picking and illstrlbutlnc house of the 'United States are engaged hi a silent her Hlesn contest for the control of the food JKIco situation In tho United States te Whether the regulation of fod prices In tho United States Is to be firmly grasped In Hoover's hands or controlled by tho ihcat packers and allied foodstuff monop olists Is to be determined by the lesuo of the struggle. , Surroundlnc Hoover In his work as food 'administrator Is a numerous corps of men connected with the big food distributors. Hoover Is aware of this and expects to bend Oiem to his will and gain tho value of their Wide- experience In handling foodstuffs for th bneflt of the general public In tho United States and tho Allies In general. On the other hand. It Is alleged that cer tain of these men still retain a desire to ad vance the special Interests of the big cor porations with which they have been con nected and use Hooer as a national sales man for their products Fersons familiar with the situation and there are several In Washington and else whereregard It as a fair light, tho con testants going into It with their eyes open and with full knowledge of the game and (ha prizes. , It Is not claimed that any trickery la being resorted to. but that giant policies, directed by giant personalities, are clash tnii on the vital food question Tho men In the food administration who are In sympathy with the corporation method of handling the food question believe that by impressing their methods upon tho nation they can feed the American people ade quately, taking, of rWee, their profit. Hoover Is the champion of absolute gov ernment regulation of the distribution of foodstuffs without nnv suggestions from the men In the food distributing business. These two great forces aro quietly work ing against each other. SOUTH WANTS NEGROES; MANUFACTURERS OBJECT St. Louis Authorities in Quandary Over Disposition of 12,000 Riot Refugees ST LOUIS July 6 Whether the 12.nno East St. Louis riot refugees should remain here or should be deported back to the South was the question facing officials here today. A committee of buslpess men (mm the South, headed by L XV Valiant, of Oreen. ville. Miss., has arrived to charter n spe cial train or steamboat to take back "heme" fiegro families who migrated here under promise of better working conditions. Local Officials are opposing this breauso of pres sure brought to bear by manufacturers, who Insist negro labor Is necessary for tho . operation of their plants. Another was added to the death list of between forty and reventy-fKo In Hast St Louis last night when IVter Twardnusky, ' a laborer, failed to herd n guardsman's command to halt Friends sav he could not ppeak English and did not understand the command. He was shot and killed. $3,5551000,000 BRITAIN'S WAR BILL FOR .1 MONTHS Amount Implies Yearly Expenditure as Bic; National Debt in Peace Times LONDON, July 6 In the last three months. It was learned today. Great Britain has spent J3.BB5. 000.000. This Implies a yearly expenditure as big as the national debt was In peace times. ' Chancellor A. Bonar Law believes that the entry of the United States will greatly reduce the financial burden, but If the Ivar continues through tho winter the expendi tures will rlso higher than they wero this yar. , . Child Killed by Trolley CHESTrn. Pa, July 0 Darting from the sidewalk to the street. IMwarcl Clrabow nkt, four years old, stepped In front of a trolley car at Third and Ward streets and was crushed to death The crew of the car was released when an Investigation re. vealed that the accident was unavoidable The House that Meppe FOUNDED IN 1865 ADOPTED ONE-PRICE C J. Hcppe & Son- A Mndsuinnunnieir Day's DeKribfr- A cool porch A comfortable chair A good companion and a Vactrola VICTROLA IV 4 10-in. Double. face Records Total co.f. Pay $3 down, $2.50 monthly. VICTROLA VI, ' 10-in. Double-face Records Total cost $28.75 Pay $4 down, $3 monthly. VICTROLA VIII .$40.0;) Records, your selection 4.00 Total cost $44.00 Pay $4 down, $3.50 monthly. VICTROLA IX $50.00 Records, your selection. ................ 5,00 Total cost. ..,....... Pay $5 down, $4 monthly. Call, phone or write for illustrated , ;?f. LE BATTERIE ITALIA TUONANO IN TRENTINO Colonne Nemiche in Mnrcia in Val Galmanara Sono Canno- neggiate o Disperse LA BATTAGLIA IN GALIZIA II Generate Brussllnff Ributta Violent! Contrattacchl Nemici ncl Settore dl Brzczany ROMA, d Lugllo. Mentre nella Oallzla contln.ua Tofrenslva del generate Crusslloff, che pare abbla gla' costretto tedeschl ed auMrlacl a prelevare truppe dalle front! dl Francla e del Carso. sulla fronte Itallana si nota una magglnre attlvlta' delle nrtlgllerle che potrebbe ancho prelutlere ad una rlpreRa dl offcnslva da parte del generale Calorna. . Ierl sera 11 Mlnlstero della Ouerra pub bllcava II peguento rapporto del generale Cadorna circa la eltuazlono alia fronte ltalo auMrlaca: I'er tutta la glornata dl Ierl I'artlgllerla e1 stata plu' attlva eu tutta la fronte dl baltaglla. Sull'altoplano dl Aslago le no stre b.itterlo dlresiero II loro fuocn contro rolonne nemiche In marcla In Val Oal manara A nord o ad est dl Gorlzia 1 notrl re- parti In rlcognlzlone esegulrono Incurslonl tiello llneo nemiche caueandoM grandl dannl rd nllarme. A sud dl CaBtagnevlzza II nemlco tento' --- , ... . r,..i. ,,tt u( .11, 1, u l.UIII bardamentn, contro le nostra llnee. ma fu arrestato complelamente prima che aveeso potuto svilupparlo. Come Rl rlleaa dall'annunclo datnne Ierl 1'altro a sera. II sottomarlnl nemlcl hanna potuto affondaro tin solo plroscafo Itallano nel corso dl una Intcra scttlmana. sebbene otto navl a vela o quattro battclll da pesca pure Itallana slano rlmastl vlttlme del sol tnmarlnl Questa e' la second settlmana In cul un solo plroscafo itallano o' sllurato nel Medlterraneo, mentre un totaln dl 1150 navl a vaporo od a ela entrarono jiel portl ltall anl o no mclronn IV da notaro che flno a tro settlmane fa a media dello perdlte Itnllane a cama del sottomarlnl era dl Petto plroscafl per settlmana Le autorlta" naall Itnllane rlvelano soltanto alcune delle precatizlonl che I nl rorcafl Itallanl prendono contro I sottoma. rlnl. 11 resto rlmane un segreto per II puhbllco sebbene si nbhla raglono dl credere che sla comunlcato alio autorlta' navali degll hlleatl I'er ora la costa Itallana o' soregllata da batterle montate bii trcnl, da veloclsslml bnttelll a motore. da Idronero Planl n do piccloll dlrlgiblll oltrecche' da torpedlnlere e da sottomarlnl Itallanl SI sa pure che tuttl gll alleatl dell'Inteia co operano a tenero chluso I'Adrlatlco ed il Canale d'Otranto, llmitando col' note volmente II campo dl nzlone del sottomarlnl oustrlarl. SI sente ancora per Roma l'eco della celebrazlono dU'In(lependenco Day nnicrl cano o suonano ancora lo parole dcll'nm basclatoro Page: "La demncrazla deve vlncero o perlre. Non vl C nltra nlterna- ' r' 'a nemocrazia Mncera" certnmente, rd II mondo sar.V slcuro per gll Ideall democratlcl." Alia celehrazlone In Piazza del Campl dogllo lPi-onunclarono dlscorsl nnrhe II ren atore Vittorlo Sclalola. mlnlstro senja portnfogllo; II prlnclpe r-olona. slndaco dl I.oma; U senatoro Tommaso Tlttonl, gla' nmbasclatore d'ltallu a Tarlgl, ed II sena tore Magglorlno Ferraris. L'OrFF.NSIVA ni'PSA Telegrainml da Petrograd dlcono che 1 prlml vlolentl contrattacchl degll ntistro tedeschl Ii Gallzla sono statl resplntl com pletamente da'.lo forzo del generale Brussl loff. Lo'dlvlslonl teutonlche tentarono In ano dl cacclarn I . russi dallo poalzlonl occupate nel prlml dun glornl della loro nffensUa a sud-ovest dl Ilrzerany Due nttacchl lanclatl dopo una vlolentlsslma preparazlonn cho parea avesso dovtitn dls truggera le poslzlonl russe, furono rlbultatl dal generale lirusslloff Altrl contrattacchl del tedeschl ed nus trlacl In altrl settorl della fronte dl bat toglta furono puro resplntl dalle forze russe. Intanto nel settore dl Kovel In Vollnla. contlnua II vlolento bomhnrdamento. o da Berllno si annuncla anche attlvlta' sulla fronte tenuta dallo forze rumene. WASHINGTON'. C Lugllo Gll Rtatl Unltl hanno oonsegnato nll'am basclatore Ingleso altrl lfln mlllnnl dl dol larl a tltolo dl prcstlto, o no hanno conse gnato altrl CO mlllonl nll'ambnKlatore Itallano. f'osl la Gran Dretagna ha rlce vuto flnora dagll Statl Unit! prcstltl per la somma dl 685 mlllonl dl dollarl ; 1'Italla per 160 mlllonl; la Francla per 210 mlllonl; II llelglo per 45 mlllonl, o la Serbia per 3 mlllonl, mentre cento mlllonl sono stall mewl a dlsposlzlone della Itusla Questa ultima romma non e" ancora stata acccttata non avendone avuto l'ambasclatore russo la necessarla autorlzzazlone Btore- ) Ud'pson'sf; ".. HEPPE $ J5.00 3.00 OUTFITS iSsJfi By Kv Sf VUtioUXVI :oo If VICTROLA X. $75.00 Kccordt, your .election 5,00 Total cost $80.00 Pay $5 down, $5 monthly. VICTROLA XI $100.00 Records, your selection 0.00 Total cost $108.00 Pay $8 down, $6 monthly. VICTROLA XIV $i5o oo Kecerds, your selection 10.00 Total cost ' $160.00 Pay $10 down, $8 monthly. VICTROLA XVI $200.00 Records, your selection 10.00 Total cost ,..$210.00 Pay $10 down, $10 monthly. catabgues and full particular, $18.00 $25.00 3.75 .$55.00 EVENING LEDGER HI ! ! I I SLAVS PUSH DRIVE ON LEMBERG LINES BrussilofFs Army Fighting Furiously for Possession of Strategic Points COUNTER-ATTACKS FAIL PARIS. July fi. "The Russian army, to which you have communicated your 7eal, has shown the entire world what free sol diers arc capable of achlcvlnK," de clared Minister of War I'ainlcve in a telcRram sent today to Russian Min ister of War Kcrensky. "The whole French army greets you enthusiastically' the message con cluded. PETBOORAD. July fi The Russian army In Gallcla is fighting hard to get possession of strategic lines nf railways In the Drzezany-Zborow rector. Thcso lines eomergo at Lemocrg. ar.d their possession Is necessary If the Russians are to recapture the ancient capital of Ga llcla. German, and Austro-Hungarlin troops hae been delivering powerful attack against tho new positions 'f the Utisilins all along the lighting front In central Ga llcla. especially n the heights along the Zlota Llpa lllver. Tho arratilta were driven home with great energy, but for tho most part hrntca down under the hot lire of tho Russian bat teries Thotfl were followed by a great llare-up of nrtlllcrv dueling Activity on the Rumanian front Is on the Increase The reorganized Rumanian army has been strengthened by detachments rf Russian troops and there aio some British artillerymen co-rperatlng with It In the Moldavian Mountains Russo-Ru-manlnn fnrceq are carrying out raiding at tacks which nt some points developed Into local engagements of entno consequence TEUTONS CEASE INFANTRY ATTACKS UPON FRENCH PARIS, July 6'. The Germans ceased their Infantry at tacks along the Alsno River heights and at Verdun last night, falling hick upon their artillery There was some Infantry activity In Champagne, the War Oillce reported today tho Germans attacking west of r.irnlllet and southwest of Tnhurc. They wero easily repulsed by the French tiro. Tho Germnnn tried n raid north of the Alsno River, but failed Between tho Alsno River and La Miette and northwest of Hill No ,10 1 on the Ver dun front there wero violent nrtiilery duels. CAPTURED WAR MATERIAL REVEALS GERMAN PLIGHT By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS WITH Tlin BRITISH ARMIES I.V THE FIELD. July 6 Pome of the countless makeshifts with which Germany In tiding over her dearth of war metals and war power weio revealed at headquarters today. First of nil, prisoners say there Is n fierce demand frnm the German lighters for more guns and that orders have been given by German commanders for a curtailment In the expenditure of shells wherever pnioiide Captured cartridge shell cases are r steel now. Apparently lack nf brass nnd copper has made the enemv trv this inctal for ammunition cates fur field Kumi ami howitzers Steel cartridges are also bung Issued to soldleis now Attempts have been made to make these iteel i ares available fnr use In machine guns, but up to rhe pre-ent they persist in a tendency to burst and iam the guns Captured automobiles from the German lines show construction almost without brass or copper. Motor lorries show fabric nnd wooden tires Instead of rubber Estimates from prisoners give about 11 per cent of tho preent Germa-i fighting Infantry made up of men twent,v-nnr i-nl twenty-two yearn old From 12 to T, Dr cent tire men avrra.ing twentv Lads , r nineteen are now being brought to the from In largo numbers, nnd aboui & or 10 p. i cent of the fighting Infantrv is made up f these youngsters German prisoners -,lv home depots are now filling up with eight -cen-ear-old youths, and even bovs of sev enteen aro undergoing examination prepa-i tory to conscription. Haig Reports Repulse of Raid LONDON. July 6 Repulse of an .. I tempted raid on British lines In the neiKb borhood of Bullecourt was reported todav I by Field Marshal Ilalg I Mil SYSTEM IN 18S1 gfcFbgac11 1008 VUtioUXVI :oo u uowd b.r - PHILADBLPHIA, FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1917 I'l -' I I ! -! IMS I I II I "" GIRLS SACRIFICE LOCKS TO FIGHT FOR RUSSIA "Legion of Death" More Embar rassed by Haircut Than by Ne cessity of Wearing Trousers PARADE IN CAPITAL Amazons Step Forth With Ginger and Snap of Trained Soldiers By WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD PETROGRAD, July 6 Russian women who took the stern oath to do or die when they Joined the "legion of death" had a hard time making up their minds to cut their hair short, man fashion And Petrograd agreed today lhal It was this eropped-head Idea that made the women fighters embarrassed as thev paraded yes terday the first time In history, probably, that an active fighting force of women, trained and ready for the front, was formally received Into the ranks nf a na tion's warriors Tho publlo agreed the feminine fighters wero more embarrassed by their loss of hair than by the trousers they wore. The "legion of death" Is composed of 400 university students and society girls They wear a uniform exactly like thn malo Rus sian soldier They paraded yesterday through the Ncvskl Prospekt en routo to recelvo a blessing nt the church of SI Isaacs They were armed with rifles and cairled a regimental standard. A dozen binds heraldod their progress and 5000 Cossacks formed an esqort of honor. :iome or the girl warriors were smiling, defiant of the trousers and bobbed hair; others were plainly striving earnestly to overcome that embarrassment The whole legion resembled a boys' parade In the size and nppearnnm of Its personnel but they stepped forward with a ginger and snap of trained, mature soldiers. When the legion was first organized nnd a pledge adopted to die fighting. If nec essary. It was voted to adopt tho masculine haircut A few of the feminine soldiers demurred But they quickly submitted to the barber's scissors when the others de risively dubbed them "bnushevlkln," the Russian equivalent for "pacifists " FRENCH OFFICER SPENDS "VACATION" AIDING U. S. Captain Capart to Serve on Staff of General Squier, Signal Service Chief WASHINGTON. July C Captain Capart, chief signal oflleer on the rtaff of General Retain, arrived In Washington today on his ' vacation." which will consist of attaching hlnifelf to the rtaff of General George O SUler. chief signal oflleer. After Captain Capart had spent many months campaigning with the brilliant French commander he vvns granted leave to rest up. but he elected lo conm to this coun try with the consent of the French War Ministry nnd help the new ally preparo for Its part in the war WANTS GREEK PLEBISCITE Russia Objects to Manner of Alexan der Taking Throne PETROGRAD, July fi Russia's only oh Jectlon to the recent dvnastlc changes in Greeco Is that Prince Alexander succeeded to tho throne without a plebiscite An ofllci.il foreign oifiVe vtiifement lodnv declared free Russia approved of Cou stntlno's abdication, but held (hat the nomination of his successor was contrnrv to the Greek constitution and the rights of the people alone to determine the form of their Government that Mlffli liaf !l IB RSfltH rxlM! ill ffll rv-JY'i r: i . The Si,,"1 ff l...m AUSTRIAN SLAVS AID NEW RUSSIAN DRIVE Czecho-Slovak Brigade, Which Deserted Teutons, Helps Rout Enemy DEMAND INDEPENDENCE Leaders in America Say Subject Na tionalities Will Push Reslstnnco to Vienna NHW YORK. July 6 "The dispatch from Petrograd, dated July 3. announcing the first offensive of the Russian army under the new regime, Is not only significant as showing how futile were the hopes of Berlin nnd Vienna of a sepa rate peace with revolutionary Russia, but It also shows how far tho Czech revolt against Austria has progressed The offi cial bulletin states that the Chcskoslovatsk Brigade occupied thn strongly fortified enemy positions on the heights of .the west and southwest of the vlllago of Zborow and the fortified village of Korshlduv; that the Cheskoslovatsky Brigade captured sixty two officers and .1150 soldiers, fifteen guns nnd many marhlnn guns, and that many of inn captured guns were turned ngalnst tho enemy. ' This statement was Issued hern tndnv hv the Slav Press Bureau, nn organization backed by Czecho-Slovak societies In this country, aiding their brethren In Austria to win Independence The statement con tinued: "This Cheskoslovatsky Brigade Is a unit consisting of former Austrian soldiers of the Czecho-Slovak nationality, who, during the war. surrendered voluntarily to the uussians. reruslng to fight for Austria nnd against their Russian brethren, and Im mediately offered their servlco to Russia Tho old regime was not very enthusiastic about this offer, but the new revolutionary government did nuthorlze the formation of a Czecho-Slovak ntmy This army wbn actu ally formed, and the report shows that It la not only In actual service, but that the first victory of the Russian revolutionary army against Germany and Austria was gained with the help nnd assistance of Vecho-Slovaks The great political sig nificance of tho nctlvo participation nf a Czechd-Slnvnk army In the struggle agnlnst Austria and Germany cannot be overlooked, becaure thereby the Czechs and Slovaks best show that thev do not desire to live under Austrian sovereignty If the Ameri can prlnelpio that no government rhould be permitted to exist without the consent of the governed Is to be carried out Czecho slovaks must be granted independence "One of the effects of th" Bohemian revolt ngalnst Austria is well Indicated In the re port that thn Austrian Government has par doned tho Czech leaders Ivrnmarzh and Klofac This is a very palpable ruse to deceive tho world nnd make It believe that there has been a change of heart In Vienna Nothing could be fnrther from actual truth Thn fact Is that Vienna sees the handwrit ing nn thn wall and that It Is adopting nn apparently conciil.itoi v attitude, not onlv to nppeasn tho revolt of the Czechs but also to maun tho world bellevn that the Czechs have no cause for complaint But It la too late The thousands of Cmchs who have suffered death on the Austrian gallows and from Aii.rlnn tiring squads for loyalty to their nntlonalitj cannot be brought back to life. Tho demand for Czech Independence cannot bo stilled by opening Austrian Jails in n few isnl.ited cases The world also knows that as long as Austria Is petmltted to exist the war has not been won; tint, to use the expression of a member of the British Cabinet, vvln.p Geim.my could not conquer her enemies, she did onmiifi her friends, chiefly Austila; that AuMtl.i can never be anj thing el-n but a vassal of Ger many and a standing menace to the peace of thn wot Id. Wo are dealing with a case of deathbed repentance, which, moreover is Insincere, because those who know Aus tria aro consrlous of the fact that were Pronounced Klee-Ico J&R AUE, msm IN just a few years the popularity Jfe! of this beverage has crept all over l America. Clicquot is a crincrer ale 111 is really made of ginger, pure MP mm juices, cane sugar ana deep I spring water. CO J 1-.. II 1 ' . . . ,u,u '.'', ""; ca5C. 'v Boti grocers nna tlrugGists.alsont fountains, hotels, clubs, restaurants, cafos' Without nvntnn U is the lua,i,Jr B'nger ale of America; n i lpith Clicquot Club Co., MiUit, Man., U. S. Hit' r, '"1 III ihiujiM! ' llll 'I gj .Ua 1 unrr"' '" if 8Wi mm Austria saved eres would resume at the earliest possible opportunity her Iniquitous .ways and particularly the oppression of all Czechq-Slovaks This nationality will never again voluntarily submit to the rule of the Hapsburgs." DROWNS AT LINCOLN PARK Young Man From Philadelphia Victim of Accident rAULRBORO. N. J. July smue Goldman, eighteen years old, of Eighteenth nnd Callowhlll streets, Philadelphia, was drowned In the Delaware River at Lincoln Park late on Wednesday afternoon He had been In bathing and after lrlng walked out on the old slip of the Billings port ferry In attempting to wash the sand off his feet before putting his shoes on he tumbled Into the river and drowned before assistance arrived ,... His body wag recovered within nfteen minutes, but a half dozen doctors who were summoned were unable to revive him. STRICKEN WHILE IN UATHING Paralysis of Heart Proves Fatal to Lebanon Soldier LEBANON. Pa . July 6. Harry Hlmmel i -i..t.. n ,.M,d MA nt this cltv. was fatally stricken wllh paralysis of the heart while ORining in nwmuni i-. .. .....-, ntpn Park near here Overexertion from bathing following a hearty supper Is thought to have nrougiu on me .m... ... Hlmmelberger was seated on a raft from vvWh his body slid into deep water Hlmmelberger was a corporal In Com pany II. Fourth Pennsylvania Infantry, nnd looked forward to seeing service In France Will Settle Game Bounty Claims HARRISBl'RO. July 6 Members of the State Game Commission, have authorized the oftlrers of the commission to co-operate with the Auditor General's Department In clearing up contests on the claims for, game bounties There are many claims calling for thousands of dollirs which must be gono over. Innet Bcccher Hit by Motorcar NEW YORK. July, C. Miss Janet Beecher, actress, was run clown when she stepped In front of an automobile in nn effort to tatch n Fifth avenue bus at Fiftieth street First-aid treatment was given her on the lawn of St Patrick's Cathedral PIANOS RENTED Seashore or Country BELLM TF your commercial sta tioncry instantly com mando respect, every argu ment in your letter has additional selling force. Beck's Stability Bond puts character into every letter. Ask your printer. Charles Beck Co. Paper, for All Kind, of r&ix. Good 1'rlntlns ,609 Chestnut Street Philadelphia W-' i WW ra - ii 1 1 A. I CELEBRATED EXTRA DRY 1LNGERALE ."""Mfisi riuio ounciS V i,.;' rOM fi irr.nT c-omf, WaU c MINUTE O-Kr AMOUNT Of 4'CK"(PPER)Wf SwEtTE"&0 ITHtu. " a Vl " '"REST 5UU"" I b'he Clicquot ClubCo. lILLis.MASS. S wd Rrnndson of Marshall Field Til CHICAGO, July 6. Henry Field, rritiij. son of the late Marshall Field, Is serloutir 111 nt the Presbyterian Hospital In lsij York. His brother has been called to ht$ bedside. Browning, King & Company Palm Beach Suits, $7.50, $8.00, $9,00. Light and darkt plain and nor folk styles. Men's and Boys' Khaki Trousers $1.50, $2.00 White Duck Trousers $1.50, $2.00 White Flannels $4.50 Office Coats $1.50, $2.00, $3.00 Dusters $1.50, $2.00, $3.50 Rain Coats $5, $7.50, $10, $15 1524-1526 Chestnut St. MMnMBMMH ,;'A ,y.'j K i ''31?'- ' - ". E mJP &ftr;y2
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