afciff,.- 7Kn f-iHWHWT-Jj X' (vl. .fcSffiWfVffwaW T' 'J -n.'irw n ..: - -yr . ' r 'n . v 1 TPi,V.. "" ' i v V. Yr'M txjlon&fis. .? " "" "-A' j "J""! W ' fc'i. ' 'WEPTO?!- EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER ill)l v "'--v . hj ry I ?J 1DERED T CAP HANCOCK SDortation Bier Problem .hd Conference Is Held to Discusg Subject r l, i US 'I f rfr KfeMEDtfIS SUGGESTED b ' :w tftmoanv B. Philadelnhin Encri- Meer8, Arrives, and Immediately W Starts Maupine Camp i t r r .ii . . . . ft CAMP HANCOCK. Augusta. Co., Sept. 4. ,i' ' The Btate railroad commlKslon has ap- Ii' pointed a. special commission to Inveatljrntc bi'l . ondItlons at CftTnp Hancock. f V A t.nlntlvo ahlSitlnn nt llin trnlWllortn- tPi tlon problem between Camp Hancock and l. BliarilM la n M n,, n r I , asldrfl 1 nt 1. ('(Ill ftrenca between members of the Hoard of Commerce and Oeneral Manager Wicker ham, of the Georgia ttnllroad. The Board oC Commerce for the lant two weeks had been Wiring otllclals ot tne rail road to run shuttle train between the camp and the city. Thin would necoiltnto the 'V laying of a ppur track. At the conferenco Bru( ir. " ICKtrcBllillll em... mu -w- pany would lay the truck nnd operate huttle trains -pa certajn dnja of the week If the Mar board at Washington would per mit tho company to withdraw freight cars from commercial business for the transpor tation of troops. MAKES OKmit OF IMt'IlOVCMHNT Mr. 'Wlckersham told the. members ot tho board that Ifrfiuch, enra could be withdrawn from ordinary crvlce, they will be fitted up as comfortably 'a posslbo for tho troops to ride In Trfe camp Is about the miles from tho city and the running tlmo would bo short A charge of tvvcnt-flve cents per trip would be made. MerchantsVfeel confident the company will be given liermhslon to uo tho freight cars for the transportation of troops Company It, Engineers, of rhlladelphla, arrived In camp lust night They found quarters in good shape Equipment was quickly unloaded with the aid of the motor supply train The men slept last night In. their meps Bhacltx They will put up thett cam as toila) Starting today the engineers will begin to map out the camp and locate favorable terrain for trenches OTHKK OltnnitS EXPI.CTED It Is bellev'cd by otllLers of tho staff that orders will be Issued In the next day or so for the movement of the Tenth. Sixteenth and Eighteenth lufantrj lteglmcnts The Eighteenth I'eglment is the lirgest Ingle unit of the entire division and Is the only regiment which has a machine-gun company Its personnel iiumber3 4000 irten It has been definitely established tint there will be a, michlnc-gun battalion In each brlgado nfter reorganization of the division Is effected Major Oeneral Clement was Herenaded by the Second Artillery Hand lat night in honor of the npnlvers-irj of his fortieth year In the National Gqarrt of I'ennevlvanli An Impromptu reception was held nt the Hermitage, his tejniporarv he idqu.irters, and he received the congratulations of all the officers of tho Held 000 Attend Picnic at Boiling Springs CARLISLE. Pa. Sept 4 ("irll-le h first community picnic, held todaj at Polling Springs Park, attracted 5000 persons from this town nnd- the neighboring vicinity Local merchants were hosts for the day and contributed $100 given In prizes for contests, aKo food. KITCHIN MAKES APPEAL FOR NEW ALLIED LOAN Declares Advancement Asked Necessary if War Is to Be Fought Out WASHINGTON', Sept. I. There Is but one proportion before tho House; whether wc shall make u new loin to the Allies amounting to four billion dol lars. Wo havo niniln their i.iuso our muse Every move they tnnke benefits iim. Tlve aie .no longer able to finance tliemvclvn So far wc are What are wo going to do atout It?' This was MaJorll Leader Kltchln m opinion, given today In the genoial debate on tho hlggcgt Inonev bill ivcr e oiiBldcied by any legislative bod tho $U,538,ar.,ICu bond and certificate bill Mr Kltchln pointed out that three bil lion had been extended In ctcdlts aliridv to the entente nations To llnani'e Hum- until next Jiilv, however, fotn billion additional Is an absolute necessltv, unless peace Is es tablished beforo that time The bond lssii of peverr billion lontrm platid In the bill Is fffset b foro gn securi ties for the s lino amount, maturing not later than tho United .States bonds and with Interest panblo nt tho sune time. Mr Kltchln pointed out 'Shall vc help our Mile or sh ill we ie fuse to help them'' Mr Kltchln demutulid "If we are going to light this war nut and wo are going to light It out to n llnWh wo must make this additional loan The figures iiro stargtrlng, but necissarj In this crisis ' E.M'LUNS CEHTIEICATES Expl lining the Issue of certificates of in debtedness provided for In tlm bill, Mr. 'Itth'n slid they had been pltnned as. In vestments n deem ibie at n time and bearing Intirebt to givo an opportunity t very small Investors to 'do their bit " "We expect to raise between one am: two billion dollars In 'chicken feed' with the certificates. ' he said He pointed to the Instant sun ess of the scheme in England to bear out his statement Repiosentatlve J Hampton Moore dls russlng the bond bill laid particular em phasis upon t! e fact that the United Stntes In live months of Its w.ir had expended neailv as much as England In three eirh "I assume that the peoplo of the United States will p itilotlcallv complv vvlMi evh"H obligation which the President and ("d'n gress Impose upon them to w n this wu",' said Mr Moore, but If It Is true that we are 'In for a long and costl w ir,' ind vie begin our pirt of It with $l 000,000 000 of American obligations. Is It not fair to om own people, and to our Allies ns well lint we tnken an early account of their win stock and of ours' Jf we begin rith nrnit Prltaln, the greatest of the foie'gn nations tvlth whom wo are eo-operatlng the con trast will be Interesting. GREAT BRITAIN'S DEBT "Dati complied bv the Department of Commerce nnd submitted to the Waj i ind Means Committee shonw that the public debt of Ure.U Britain .March 31 1114 vv is 3,I43 7J9 ooi; thnt one jer liter, March 31, 1913 after the war Ind stirtnl It Ind advanced to J1 673,74 000. a ;intter of onlv $1,200 000 0,00" In One whole vtnr ml tint more than three vcirs later Julv '1 101. the Interim being war i irs it had In creased to $JI S97 Ofil! 000 or onlv about $2 90"000 000 more thin the t'nltid Stateb w ir i"t Including loim In five months The depirtment data submitted to the com mittee show that Great Britain s debt In cluded advances to her allies nnd to Brli lsh dominions of an equivalent of $3 S00 -000,000 If p lid, these advances would re duco the total British debt for a war of AMERICA'S GREAT NATIONAL AkMY WELCOMED INTO WAR SERVICE WASHINGTON, Sept. 4. President Wilson has addressed the following message to the diaflcd men who Icavc'homc and assemble in the Uaimng can tonments this week: , ,, fi Tho White House, Washington. To the Soldiers of tho Nntionul Army: You arc undertnldng n groat duty. Tho heart of tho whole country is with you. i:crything that vou do will bo watched with the deepest interest and vltfc h '! ""it nllr-'i'H "nt only by those who are near and dear to you, but by the whole nation besides. For this great war draws u? nil together, makes us all comrades nnd biothcrs. as nil true Americans ftlt thcmstlvc3 to be when wc first made good our national independence. The oye9 of the world will be upon ou, because you arc in some special sense the soldiers of freedom. Let it bo your ptitlc, therefore, to show all men cerywhcrc not only what good soldiers you nre, but also what good men you nrc, keeping yourselves fit and straight in everything and pure nnd clean through and through. Let us set for ourselves a standard so high that it will be a glory to live up to it, and then let us live up to it nnd add a new lautcl to the crown of Amci icn. 2Uy affectionate confidence goes with you in every battle and every test. (Jod kcci) and guide jou! WOODROW WILSON. To the New York troops the President sent this message: Please say to the men on September 4 how entirely my heart is with them and how my thoughts will follow them across tho sea with confidence nnd also with genuine envy, for I should like to bo with them on the fields and in the trenches, whete the teal and final battle for the independence of the United States is to be fought alongside the other peoples of the wot Id, struggling like ourselves to make an end of those things which have thteatcntd the integrity of their territory, the lives of their people and the very character and independence of their governments. Bid them godspeed for me from a very full heart. Cordially and slnccrclv vouis, WOODROW WILSON. more thin three ears to an amount below the IniUbttdiKss now la ing Incuned by the United States for Its live months' participa tion In the wai 'The llf-uie-t quoted nnv not bo the latest utile 1 tl figures ,ut they servo to show thnt fie United States up t" lat", Is certa nh doing its bit llnamlall, eompired with vil at lire it Britain h is done. The pulille debt of Prance as reported t the committee bj the same tlcp.iitment, was $0 1)7 840 (ion on January 1, P'H, be fotu tho war started, but jumped rapidly ui tl' pill Hi, 1H7, when the total vva i 17 727 01 1,000 This huge lutlebtedm ss of I'. inn, where most of the bird lighting his been sustained Ij less for the time j(rs than the live months' cost to the I n ted sutcs and It Iniluded loans of ni .1 4 000 001,000 francs to allied coun tl l s The Hii-sl m debt, as reported to the eiiumittii began at $4 34 1 mOO.ooo, Jnn- Kii I lit I, and hovered round about $L, 000 00(1 000, Januarv 1, 1917 ' GKRMANY SHORT OP COAL Great Ansiety Prevails Over Winter v Sunnlv Miners Overworked AMSTERDAM Sept I Thete Is great anxletj in Germnnv about tho winters coal supplv" The census of coal was taken last snturlav The eonl' controller admits an actuil coal shortage The annv Is unable to toleac enough miners The miners win are working are suffeitng from lack of proper nutrition and from ciMtlnuous overtime work and their aboi has income Inefficient Palling Wall Kills Workman WILMINtWOV, Del Sept 4 Henrv Bartell, slxts-flve vears o.d, of Guyencourt, was crushed to deith vcsteiday nt that place when a foundation wall fell while he was at work He was brought to tho Delawarci Hospital, but died on the way USED BLAZING SHIRT TO FLAG THE EXPRESS Philadelphian Stops Train to Bring to Hospital Two In jured Companions A blnlng shirt was used as a torch bj Homer Beeves of 5610 North I'ourth street to llag a Heading exprets train, about fifteen miles outside Ocean City, to bring two men Injured In an nutomobljo accident to a hospital In Camden Beeves was driving the machine when It skidded on a panel spot on the road near Petersburg nnd rolled down an embank ment near the railroad track. The Injured men are W H. firav. C309 North Ultth street and Walter Waldls. of Ogontz The) are In tho Cooper Hospital, Cnmdin, where Graj's condition Is said to be serious Punning Into a sandbank between Glass boro and Claton on the Glaaeboro pike n machine containing nine occuj ants driven hv Samuel I'laum of 147 Cumberland street this city, turned over The machine was en loute to Camden from Atlantic City. Plvc persons were injured and were taken to the Cooper Hospital The injured arc: PT.AUM Mils KATB, fottj, Internal Injuries. I'LAUM, UEHrci'CA, hw nai wounds anJ a I rnliiible fraeture of the lull Pl.Al'VI ANMB, eight months olJ, Internal Injuries n.Al M noSB, four, cuts ot tho hands mid head Zcblejs Hold Reunion WILMINGTON, Del, Sept. 1 The fifth annual reunion of the Zebley family was held In Brand) wine Park Monda). ("h ules M tfcblev presided and Samuel H Itay nard was the principal speaker There wcro Eevoral hundred members present. ti it. ' & IJi hi' f-HL. s3 4 ffs , 4'-! - 5. j e mlrj. n.i t!1 &r iwmllvnliivtmlffl ilifiiJf'iiiDti J . J N. ' : imi . . . J. . 5rfft "rV rr-',J ' ?& fr "A 1 m. 1 -; 4 V y. 171 WOE: ftVrJ,, -A. cLt a ,. "0 li:.7ii.X mi 5 FPR MEN rtvLY K UM-- & '&, .i , JjJTLif.. j.. Aty . fr", Ufj . l . rrJ f-. ''"".ttwft . rv v , ?m mXi X ' ?v will find it a well stocked store, with, adequate variety to meet your style wants and your sixe needs. You will find it an economical store, with, prices low, quality higli - and values consistently gfcod. You -will find it a conscientious Store, anxious to please you, careful to fit you and always ready to adjust cornplaints, your way, with, a smile. Ifou will find it a reliable Store, selfongonly what it knows to be, "Vrom Mrst to ast and Cast to libber 'REAL SHOESr And you will find it convenient and centrally located open day and evening, at lOl Market Street Thiladclfhia Headquarters for the "wetl known Rl VfJL Shoe Co. Alio aM6 North. EifJitk et POLAMINACCIATADALLA FL01TA ITAO-INGLESE I Soldati del Kaiser Mnndnti in Aiuto dell'Austria Non Imprcs- sionano il Gen. Cadorna nOMA, i Settcmbrc. I.a flotta Itallana 0 nuella Inglcse operantl nel Oolfo ell Trieste si Bono rphitc ad un pnnto a coll otto mlglla da Pola, la fortlsMma bapo navalo auitrlaca, dove I'lntera flotta nemlca, liiflleme con InRcntl forze, pono ora rlnchluoe e la loro nalvczza resa prcc'rtrla dal fuoco Incensanto del monitor! Itallanl cd Inglesl 0 dello nltro unlta' nav.ttl. Sulla fronto carlca. dal vcrsanto Kettcn trlonalo (II Monte S (i ibrleo flno al nllone ill Iirestovlz7n, la battaglla eontlnni nniora nenza lenn Sono iiuestl I duo puntl iiinB glormento fortlllc itl della llne.i auitrlaca 0 non nppena cho II nemlco para' nlogKlntei (la eil nlloia nulla potrn' nrretare la mania deKl'ltallanl verso terreno plu' facile, verfo muKglor gloria. Heco II enmmunle.ito ufilclnlo eni.an.ilo elal generalo Cadorni e pubbllcato icil sera dal Mlnlstero della linerm- .Sot tutti la fronle, lerl, 1 fu una grando attlvlla' dello urtllletle 11 fuoco fu plu' intenso ad est dl Oorlrla c huI l'altoplatio del Carso Nel Vallone dl llrcstovlzzn, dopo fu rloso rombattlmento, not porlammo In nvantl la nostra llnea e facemmo parecebl prlglonlerl Un violent!) contrattaee-o del nemlco fu atreslato dal nostro fuoco II numero ill prlglonletl e-atturatl kt bato 0 domenlca nulla fronlo Cilull.i am monti a otto ufficlill e 3Ti soldati Come r.ipportnmmo lerl, iiuando gll nl liinl rleoniUlitarotio lavumposto nella Valle Zebru (frontc Trcntlna) e-sl cat tuinrono unche un c.iimono e tra mltr.v gllatrlcl. Intanto gll austrinei eonilnuano a portar rlnforzl sulla loro llnea tna tpiestl lion val gono nd nrrest.are 1 impeto dello truppa Itallane. H' aeeertato (he la ticrmanl 1 hi mandito un 1 Intet.i dlvMnup e un gran numero dl nrtlgllerle In aluto degll austilacl e die 1 soldati tiele"-chl occupano un buon tratto della Unci ill battaglli Kssl lnnno pres.0 parto negli ultlml seontrl ma foiio stall sbaragliitl c la poslzlonl die "il ellfendevano Bono passatu In mano degl Ita llanl s calculi cho negll ultlml dodlcl giornl dl fombattlmento gll austrlaci hanuo perdu to 110,000 uomlnl dl cul ,1300 ulllclall CI si aieeit.a cho II gener.ale Prrocvlc, cho dlrlgi va le opcrazlonl mllltari digll auitrlari Milla frote Car'-lc.a, s,la Ktato eleatltulto d el Mio comando o cho In mio posto la stato nomlnato II gener.ale Koeves-i Al generale Ilornevle' si attrlbul'co la recente dHt.ilt.i delle forze nuitrlache e plu' chc altro la perdlta del Monte Santo AT CHRISTENING ' Pa , fept 4 Pursued by MURDER T'flTTIVn.Ll .Tnhn si.hutr with an ax. John Punnlck of Tuicarora turned upon I1I1 aiiallant and fifot hm dead with a shotgun The murder took place at a christening at Tus carora s'chutz bellevfd the celebration had gone far enough and was trjlng to break up the assemblage when tho trouble occurred State police arrested Pupnlck and he Is now in Jail heie He recentl) qualified for the arm), but was exempted because he has aged parents dependent upon his earn ings He Is twenty-four vears old Schutz was married, with a famil). PARTY LINE PHONES SHAREINRATECUT Reduction Ordered by State Commission Extended to Residence Service . SUBSCRIBERS SURPRISED Thousands of Bell telephone party line subscribers, receiving their monthly bills today, were agreeably surprised to nolo a perceptible reduction In tho rate they were accustomed to pay. Tho most mv coping reduitlons. which became, effective .Septem ber 1. vvero mado In business rates, and were expected, as tho Hell Telephone Com pany several months ago announced that these rale changes would tako place, fol lowing tho older of tho Public Kcrvico Commission, pi,- users of nrlvato rosldeiico phones, however, hid received no Indication of any change In charges, It being only rumored that they, as well as business houses, would reap the advantages of tho new rates Iteretoforo tho users ot the four -party line s)stem. which permitted, without nny cxtn chnrge, thirty tails per month, vvero rhirged at tho rate of $J inoiitlil) I'tidcr the new rates, whllo tho fiat ehargo re m ilns the snme, tho number of calls Is In. creased l'"orty Calls per month aro now allowed the users of this 8) stem The two-party line s)str-m, embracing GOO calls per )oar. Is reduced from $3 per month lo $2.50. The s) stent of tabulating the calls ha3 iiIko been changed, being reckoned from month to month The same number of calls us In the four-party line s),stero aro permitted. A reduction was also made In tho direct lino unlimited service Tho r.ato Is now $S7 per jear. Instead of the former rate of $00 No change was made In two-party unlim ited service, which Is at tho rate of $13 per )ear. SHOTGUNS PROTECT MELONS Delaware Farmers Angered by Motor ist Pilferers OnOPvGnTOWN, Del , Pent 4 Parmers are suffering losses from automobile turtles who destroy watermelons while seeking ripe melons At Greenwood farmers have formed a protective association and unmet guards aro watching the fields In other sections fnrmeis are guarding their melons with shotguns. Frenchmen to Talk on War in Utah hAI.T I.AKH CITY. Ptah, Spt 4 Hdourd de Hilly, member of the Trench mltsbn to the United States accompanied by Colonel James Martin, Captain 13, J, P. Itouvler and Lieutenant Henri do Cour tlvron, of tho Trench aim), nrrved hero todav, following conferences with military nnd diplomatic authorities at Washington M de Ulllv will address a public meeting nnd tell of Trance's participation in tho war The frenchmen villi leave for San Tranclsco tomorrow morning ACKERMAN REVEALS GERMAN CONDITIONS Famous Correspondent's BookJI Appuur aeriaiiy m Evening Ledtrer. Boorinninrr Tnmn-.. " ' '""iv.iuTV l Thcro Is a demand for direct lnformaUo regarding nctual conditions in derm. -" " "i.vt.miijr uc-sirous of know 1 Ing tin- true nttltudo of tho German p.osu" President Wilson's nolo has aroused n7 Interest In this connection. The ofni , " communication f Allow eel n prophecy n, i by Carl W. Ackcrmarr, n. widely Kno n T roricspondenl. who- hat) been In the , heart nf tieriiiaii turmoil during the i"7 threo .vears Itn said: "Tho world cani1' afford to consider peace with Germany S' tho people rule. Tlio sooner tha Ifu I .States nnd her nllle U4i this to the n. man people, ollle tally, tho hooner vve t n havo peace Permanent peaie will foii tho establishment of u republic" ' This prediction was mado by Mr Ark man on the titlo p ige of his new iw "Germany tho Next Itepubllc" lleali,!?" tint tho people of tho United States dAi,' to know the sentlmcntinf tho German ni. In this cilsls, the lfvr.KtNei I.udoer if, arranged to publish tho book In serial fori' Tho first Installment will appear In 5at,,. tlnued dally thereafter. con- N IAGARA FALLS $.12.00 5.un Trrp r-eptember 7, 31; and October S i SrECAI, RTKKI, TBAIN I.EVE3 rhllndclphla. Hroael St.Statlon, H 18 A 11 Wfst Philadelphia - - . 8-Aif Torlor -ar. Iti-ftaur't Car. Day CoachM la ! leturrmne Huqurlinnnn Vullej T.ckctr .ooil tor nni:o DATS. stoB. over a' Uuffalo and Harrlnburg retunu lnir lliJStrutcd Ilooklet of Ticket Agenti. PENNSYLVANIA R. R. E, S 4 4 4 X Bake Biscuit, Bread or Roast i Meat by Electricity This "Hoi- point" Oven otte is de. signed for ues with tho "Hot. point" Grill. Bakes pattry of all kinds, potatoes, etc. Rositi meat and game. Does not heat t up the room as ens or coal flame ovens tHim do. I'ricc, 5J.SU. Krnnlr TT. Stownrf VAnnt-in rn ,11 ev ,1:1 .. an si. old Mint Hide. 4-Os- . 4 4 fc"Vfi ' r ,." 1 w DTGIR H - l H B j ' MINTS Watch the TRIANGLES Everybody's Goin' Right to 'em Speed well rather 1 , Just the fastest eaten fastest selling' mints that ever perched on a counter. .One, two,-three and they're gone. Gone yes but not forgotten. No one ever forgets TRIANGLE MINTS. They just freshen you all up like an April shower. Get the fresh, dewy, minty taste that delightful snap and pep. Don't miss it. It's there! If you like mint, you'll like to nibble brittle, crackling TRIANGLES. Every crunch releases a fresh minty vapor makes you sit up and take notice. Go to any live, , up-to-the-minute confectioner, druggist or tobacconist and get your first package, 01 i js.iiwiyjiio. Peppermints you bet, and concentrated Triangular elixir of Clove, Wintcrgrecp, and Cinnamon. Distributors Ripley, Johnson & Co. 34-36 South J 6th Street Philadelphia, Pa. ) IV mm y i.& .wa in 1 1 j ' ... ,"i" i , RH K TgiBT.MMfr. .TL ML .i; w. m VBKTHHMliiJflMIflM mma
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