a-nimur EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1917 OlfiuIV ;areatcamp siasm Marks Visit of lcli President to Amer ican Contingent NO CARTRIDGE TROUBLE, GEN. CROZIER TESTIFIED tOOPS' SPIRIT PRAISED Philadelphia's Action in Sending Flaor for Lnffivette's Tomb ("- Acknowledcred tu : JHFlELp HEADQUARTERS OF THE H- AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, K' oP. 1 Five British army officers arrived to day to assist in the training of the 8?' United States troopsi Others arc en route to the training camp. By HENRI RAZIN Blaft correspondent of the Evrsisn LrnotK with the. American Army In Trance, AMUIUCAN I-'IULD HKADQUAnTr.nS, Stpt. 7. The entlro American expeditionary force was honored In Its review yesterday .by President Polncare. who. with M. Palnlee, War Minister; General Penning and Blbort and their stairs ; General l'etaln, tlie French genernllslmo: General Duball, mil Itary governor of Parl, and four other French generals and their staffs, stood at aalute as the American troops passed with a veteran swing, the bands playing and colors flylnff. The review was upon a Klant plateau sur rounded by picturesque hills. Manes and ravines. Tho sljrht was heart-moving and Inspiring. The troops mued down tho field to a quick marth rtep plaed by nn Infantry band, The review was brief, and while It was In progress president Polncarn conversed almost continuously with General Pershing. The eyes of the French President flowed with enthusiasm ns he would point jwlth his stick to some pirtlcular regiment or to home maneuver or equipment that particularly struck his Interest. After the review all tlm American otfl eers advanced to the reviewing stand, where, after a formal gathering together, they tere addressed by General Pershing, who aid; "Our army Is honored today by the presence of tho President of the Krench Republic, who desires In addressing you to point out that our work Is one In spirit, act and Intent with that of the gallant army of France. "It happens that this Is the anniversary of tho battle of the Marne. It will go down In history as one of tho greatest of days, and It was a fitting day that this army should thus be honored, We all may well feel more patriotic for It and more fitted for the task Cut out for the great army of which this Is the advance guard." President Polncare, speaking In French, said: "General Pershing and gentlemen, I esteem highly tho irreat privilege given me today of viewing J7ur gallant army, I am deeply mved at the Inspiring sight. I have chosen this date, September 6, not only because it Is the anniversary of La fayette's birth, but also becnuso It marks the third anniversary of tho beginning of the historic battle of the Marre, "I received yesterday from tho Mayor of Philadelphia a magnificent thlrteen-star American flag to be deposited today on Lafayette's tomb In Picpus Cemetery, Paris. Ihavo turned this flag over to tho presi dent of the Paris Municipal Council for deposit at n ceremony, such ns' desired, at which I shall take great pleaaurft to be present. I nm deeply grateful for this offering, tomlng as It docs trom the birth place of American liberty, thus typifying the) American and Krench love of equal rights for nit men, as exemplified by your presence In France, espousing liberty's cause, I shall also nssist today In the decoration of tho graves on the Mania battlefield, thus performing three Inspiring duties as representative of Franco "I have been deeply moved by President Wilson's recent htatemont showing the vnlty of purpose between Franco nnd the United States. I realize that the gallant work of tho armies of the Allies on all the fronts from Ypres to Lorraine In opposition to the enemy has tho same high objective, namely, the protection of the rights of men, the cause of liberty and the equalizing spirit, as typified nt Philadelphia when the Decla ration of Independence was signed on on July 4, 1776. I cloe by offering homage to President Wilson and tho Republic of the United States." Appointments at City Hall City appointments today Include Charles It Sheeler, 2130 North Grats street, chief clerk. Department of Transit, $1500; Joseph C. Kerzman, 2121 Seybert street, teacher. Board of Recreation, $960: Ldward Hamil ton, 2921 Edgelcy street, fireman, Bureau of Water, $900 ; George Ii Yoemans, S708 iGermantown avenue, resident physician, Bu reau of Charities, 1720, and Kmll Evenger, 246 NortH Fifty-eighth street, baker, Bu reuu of Charities, $624. Police Find Body of Man in Canal BRISTOL, Pa.. Sept. 7. Edward McGeehon. twenty-two years old, wa drowned In the canal here early Wednes day; at least that Is the supposition of the police. Singing and arguments over politics 1 are alleged to have been heard late at night back of tho bushes nt the site where the man's body was found. Lightning Destroys Oakmont Stable CHAMBERSBURO. Pa.. Sept. 7. While the, women were milking cows nnd men working In the stable of Mrs. John Shook. at Oakmont, near Greencastle, the barn was struck by lightning. It burned with all Its contents, except the live stock, which was saved. The loss exceeds 16000. ? EP The Quality OF , Manns Blank Books MAKES IT A PLEASURE TO WORK ON ONE t & fcsr. m. El &fe If i P THE STANDARD FOR 69 TEAKN IW, ITf Ten will nnd In our extenalra . I ianrtnient af stock Illanlr Ilnnl, tti If.book for. Tour particular purpoaa. -.Mao or tne nneat materials. pr- jiecur aeaacnea ana aipertlr nu ll cnone aiQTKec souwe wm l-'-i.aena wne 10 xour vmce F .jt. nn Trinl srpSawwislsw RUssjIv WRhHH g r .m--ki tun ini Himimrthi ,. ?.. Chief of Ordnnnco Bureau's Statement August 3 Contra dicts Secretary of War By a Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Sept. 7. Despite tho fact that Secretary nf War Baker testified before the Senate Military Affairs Committee on Wednesday of this week that he knew of tho manufacture of defective small arms ammunition nt Frank ford Arsenal ns long ago as May 26, It was disclosed today that Brigadier General Croxlcr, chief of the Bureau of Ordnance, testified on August 3 before the House Ap propriations Commlttco that no trouble was being experienced with the ammunition made there, That was more than two months after tho War Department had received reports from the marine corps and ride clubs throughout the t'nlted States that tho ammunition made at Frankford wns proving faulty, according to the testl mony given by his superior oiricer, while General Crazier sat beside him at the hear ing before tho Senate Military Affairs Com mittee, The official transcript of testimony, as made public today, shows that Repre sentative Svvager Shcrley, of Kentucky, one of tho lending members of the House Appropriations Committee, questioned tho General specifically about defective ammuni tion produced at Frankford, and the general denied that there was any unusual trouble. This colloquy Is taken from the ofllclal re port of the hearings ns disclosed by the Appropriations Committee: "Mr, Shcrley You will remember that I spoke to you Informally some tlmo ago about a statement I had heard to the effect that arsenals were having dlltlculty In nuk ing proper primers What Is the fact ns to Government manufacture? Are vou having any dlltlculty In turning out satisfactory cartridges?" "General (.'roller No, wo are having no difficulty. Well, I ought not to say that. Wo aro always having difficulties; It is a troublcsomo mattor nnd something Is al ways trying to go wrong about It, and every once In a while succeeds. Then It means that there Is time and effort wasted, and, perhaps, something has fo be scrapped when v.o get back on the track again. But there is Just now nothing that Is suf flclently troublesome to come to my at tention "Mr. Shcrley It Is not true, then, that ou have In nny serious way had Jour output stopped or lessened from the Govern ment factories by virtue of manufacturing difficulties? "General Croiler No "Mr. Shcrley Have there been nnv re jections of any moment In connection with the cartridges, In particular their Inability to fire when used In machine guns? "General Crozler None sufficient to c.iusu us nnxlety. Cartridges for machlno guns have to exhibit a degree of excellence and, particularly, a degree of uniformity, which Is not necessary in cartridges which are fired from rifles, although we try to fire tho same cartridges from both, and gen erally do. In starting our new contracts, we have endeavored to perfect the specifi cations so that tho requirements of them will Insure ammunition which will be per fectly usable In machine guns, nnd In doing so some of the manufacturers claim that we have mado r-peclflcatlons that we have not manufactured to ourselves; In other words, that our own manufacture Ins not como up to those specifications, and In some cases that might be true But there Is no.general difficulty and no general, com plaint from the service about tho unsatis factory character of the ammunition, and lUiertla nothing to cause us, nny appre )if rtpTprf.-that' our ammunition will not be supplied sufficiently promptly, because of rejections duo to poor manufacture " That Major George B. McClell-in. former Mnyor of New York, was the chief inspector In charge of small arms ammunition when the defective cartridges wero turned out was asserted by Representative J Hampton Moore, of Philadelphia In a speccn on the floor of the House today. MORE STATE UNITS G0S0UTHT0DAY Regiments From Pittston, Greensburg and Elsewhere Scheduled to Leave GO AUSTRIACI ANCORA SUL MONTE S. GABRIELE SOME GONE FROM HERE Two hundred and one reserve officers at Camp Dix. N. J have been ordered to Camp Hancock, 0a., it was an nounced today by Lieutenant Colonel Davis, adjutant of the Twenty-eighth Division (National Guard of Pennsyl vania). The object was not announced, but It Is believed that the new officers will be used to fill out tf.e officer per sonnel of the Pennsylvania troops ac cording to the new system used In France. More Pennsylvania troops ore scheduled to leave for Fort Hancock totfay Tho next local organisation to go, however, the First Regiment Infantry and tho First Cavalry, will entrain next Tuesday Tropn scheduled to lea today Include the Third Field Artillery, of rittston; Tenth Infantry, nf Greensburg. Eighteenth Infan try, of Pittsburgh: Ambnlnncn Companv No 4. of Coraopnlls; and the, headquarters am bulance company of Pittsburgh. .Marked by patriotic outbursts and fare well demonstrations, four Philadelphia units of the twenty-eighth division left this city yesterday for tho South. They were ac companied by part of tho First Brigade headquarters, Including two officers uml fif teen enlisted men The entlro Third Regiment has launched a fresh whirlwind campaign after recruits. One hundred were taken In jesterriav nfter reveral hours' work, Those that left here yisterday wero Held hospital coinpnnles Nos 2 and 3, nmbulnnco company No 2, the mohlle field hakery and the First Brigade headquarters btaff. They left from various railroad stations or sid ings, traveling by separate trains. Station Agent Burned by Explosion I.ANCASTF.R. Pn., Sept. 7 Tho Cones toga Traction Cnmpinv's station at Man- helm was ucstroved uv tire, fna names wero rauml by the explosion of u kcioseno oil stove In attempting to enrry It out of the i I. .-. utntlms nrranl 1rn Ifnlcl tl MO La Vetta delia Forte Montagna e' Centro di una Violenta Battaglia FURIOSI E VANI ATTACCHI ROMA, 7 Settembre. I.a battaglia contlnua nncora plu' ac canlta, plu lolenta ch mal. lerl gll Italian! fecero altrl 700 prlglonierl e questo fatto e' Indlco slcuro chc essl nvanzano sempro vlttorlosl, 11 comnndo atutrlsco ha fatto trasportnre dal fronte russo-ru-meno e dal Balcanl un gran numero dl truppe e dl pesnntl nrtlgllerle ctie ora sono rlvolte contro gl'ltallanl c tentano dl ostacolarne 1'nvanzata. Kcco 11 testo del rapporto urflclale del generate Cadorna, pubbllcato lerl sera dal Mlnlstero dells. Guerra! I lotta a nord-est dl Gorlzla non rallentft. Nella elomata dl lerl cattu rammo 26 udlclall e plu' dl COO soldatl, Sul Carso, rlpetutl attacchl da parte dsl nemlco a sud del vallone dl Brestovlzza si Infransero contro la vlolcnza del nostrl contrattacchl e contro la tenace reslstenza del nostrl the fecero anche 200 prlgloni erl. Truppe e batterlo nemlche plazzate nella conca dl Baza, net settore dl Tolmlno, nd est dl Vnl Chlapovano, nella reglonc dl Volsclzza e sulle pcndlcl dell'Hormnda furotio bombardate con buon effctto dal nostrl avlatorl. Sulla fronte trentlna pattuglle dl nostrl Ardltl dlstrussero uno degll nvam postl nustrlncl ncllo vlclnanze dl Baone Chlese o accnmpamentl nemlct nella reglone dl Zurez, nd est del Logo dl Garda, D. H. Itapp Dead LANCASTER, Pn . Sept. 7. D. II. Rapp, for many years a building contractor here, died last night. Ho was sixty-nine vcarn old. Among the buildings he erected was St. Boniface's Catholic Church, Philadelphia, He was n fourth degree member of tho Knights of Columbus, AMERICA LAUDED BY LLOYD GEORGE Never Defeated and Will Triumph Now, He Tells Applauding Britishers DEFIES TEUTON U-BOATS BIRKENHEAD. Sept. 7. "America has never known defeat, and on this occasion, too, she will triumph," was the confident declaration of Premier Lloyd George here today that swayed a great crowd to thunderous applause. The British Premier admitted news from Russia was "disquieting," but he declared his complete confidence that Russian lead ers would "repair the machine now under fire" Lloyd George spoke In accepting tlUfrJJ! ciom or tne city, tu "German attempts to isow ai.. . '' among the Allies on the east and th, ,, .-..., ... -"..., o'liyuaucaiiy, q,. many only decided to Invade Russia with tho sword because Jh,er other method fail,?, "The Ilusstan revolution postpones an Allied victory. We had expected an earn, recovery, but we must be patient. ' "Wo are less concerned over the tit of a Russian failure on the war than . Its effect on the world's democracy "Russia's leaders are now ropalrl'nr thai mnchlnc under fire. I am confident Vs.. will succeed." l "W The Premier reiterated his oft-exnre...a defiance of the German submarine 7 palgn. . CTni' "I am absolutely convinced," he deelar.i with emphasis, "that the submarine, wm never be able to beat down the fmni;.': strength nor the Allies' hopes. fmlr' "Oermany boasts of her victories in it, east against no resistance but the aiiu success on tho west, especially that of Ik Italians, Is an effectual reply," the Premi continued. building tho station agent, badlv liurncu lizra lteist, was 1 7i V " j1 -sj Army Surgeons and Red Cross Nurses as well as Of ficers and Men in the trenches "over there" use and send for more of this TEUBA Toilet SOAP It is lteCRUSo they fullv ap predate Its clean sinltan. V pic and vvelglit.snvtnfr fca rrritiirffl as well as ls unusu.tl rleanslrur power This ahouM m-an something to joi. Sec that jour friends In unl form Imvo a eupp! c.irrj It ouraelf In iiochtt crip or kit No Mess Less Space More Washes Than in a Cake AUUle A Lot WwrVtJv wtroMHJ A414VJAiV4 HlA at IJruu, Dept., Sport lntc. Arms- A. .w and other More ami llnlluav X e w m Wands, If not at iour dmltr's, mall us n dime ana we will semi ou a full slzo tube, prepalil rTiii:-Miti i'ii. Central Trut llullrllnc- !,llII..l)i:i.l'IIIA, L', H. A, Cost About a Cent a Cube What 2 Cubes Will Do: Fry Steak, Fish or Small Chicken. Fry Potatoes. Make Welsh Rarebit. Make Pancakes. Chafing-Dish Cooking. Coffee Percolator. What 1 Cube Will Do: Boils 2 Eggs. Heats Can of Soup, Beans, Etc Cooks Cereal. Makes 2 Cups of Tea or Coffee. Fries Ham and Eggs. Heats Flat Iron (without soot.) What 'A Cube Will Do: Heats Shaving-Water. Heats Baby's Bottle. Heats Curling Iron (without soot.) When less than a cube heats what you want heated, blow out the cube and put it back into can to be used. 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