"li. .'. . u ' '' .. '. . . -- " -: ..' - ., ': : r .. .. .. Vb'SI w . .. ' .v: ' vr'''j.!'" " ' - Sfe " . '- B' '' !, K--..0 . f Ped Ships' Held iHere : $50,000 Paint Works Fire : A. Merritt Taylor Smiles at Dean Lewis's "Traitor" Charge : ,City Nej PAINT PLANT AGAIN ASKS PUBLIC HE1 SWEPT BY FLAKES rTRAITOR" CHARGE DENIEDBYTAYLOR People's Transit Champion vf Expected Such "Pleas- antries" & ', V? J . fe'f to: KW- feV.r EVW 1 rV m. k.-;H &&E AJ ste. ANSWERS LEWIS'S EPITHET Time Will Prove Who Wns Really , Guilty of Treasbn to Public Interests Dr. Lewis's Charge "rpiIE worst traitor to democracy -Ms the, man who rushes into print with charges against n docu ment of such great importance ns this lease before he knows what is actually intended by that document. Let him inquire into the purpose as well as into the language of tha document; let him seek earnestly to discover accurately the state of nffnirs and not attempt to hold a set of men up to public condemna tion until he is certain they have not earnestly done their best." tr, William Draper I.ewl, Major Smith's lepal transit mlvlsor, h-fr Joint I'mmrll manle Committee un Finance nnd Street Hallways. Mr. Taylor's Answer "TplME will prove who the real transit traitor is. When I de liberately decided years ago to champion the cause of Philadelphia nnd Philadelphians with relation to transit development I expected to encounter just such pleasantries and therefore am not disappointed." Accusation by Dr. William Draper Lewis, Mayor Smith's legal ndUsor on transit, that A. Mcrrltt Taylor, former Director of Transit and leader of tho opponents of th proposed Smlth-Mlttcn lease. Is n "transit traitor" were cjenlcd today with emphasis by Mr. Taylor, who Intimated tli.it "treason" existed elsewhere. Tho former Director Issued tho follow ing statement: In reply to Dr. William Draper Lewis's charge that I nm a "traitor," time will prove who the real traitor Is. When I deliberately decided .c.i-s aco to inn plon tho causo of Philadelphia ,nnd Phil adelphians with relutlon to transit de velopments, 1 expected to encounter Just such pleasantries, and, therefore, am not disappointed, NO COMMENT FROM TWININO Director of Transit Twining declined to comment on Mr. Taylor's statement. Pre liminary statements from the administra tion, however, nre expected In reply to Mr. Taylor's charges against the leoso before the next public hearing, which will bo held September 21. This was agreed upon at tho first public hearing before tho Joint Councllmanlc Com mittee on Flnanco nnd Street Hallways yesterday, when Doctor I.ewl'i, d-mymvt that the leaso guaranteed ttin company C per cent Interest, ns charged by Mr. Taylor, tittered his "traitor" charges. McNICIIOti TO STAIIT WORK Jerome II, Louchhelm, president of the Keystono SU.ito Construction Company, Senator McNIchol's concern, today an nounced tho signing of tho two contracts for the Arch and Locust street less of the delivery loop subway, amounting to about $3,JJO,000. Ground will bo broken on these two operations within three weeks, If nothing unforeseen occurs, Mr. Loiichlselm stated. Senator Vare's Arm, the Philadelphia Subway Construction Company, Is expected to announce today Its decision on tho $2. 900,000 worth of subway construction work which tho company declined to accept last week. NATUltB OS WORK Tho signing by the McNIchol linn of two of tho four big subway contracts probably will bo followed by two others calling for work under llroad street, which were ac cepted by the company. Tho company, Mr, Louchhelm said, would defer signing ihem until It was assured that labor and materials could bo obtained. "It Is not our Intention to tear up Broad street also until we are certain of being able to push all the work simultaneously," he said. The two contracts Blgned call for the construction of'subways on Arch street be tween Broad and Klghth and on Locust street between llroad and Hlghth. The lrst operation will consist In propping up tho trolley tracks and sewejrs and Installing the excavation machinery. The contracts duly signed by the com pany, wlll.be turned over to tho City So licitor Monday for slgnaturo by the city's representatives. Formal notice that work may proceed will bo given to the company oon thereafter. THUD OF FISTS MARKS FEUD IN FIFTH WARD Trail of Broken Noses and Black Eyes Leads to Police Station The thuds of flying fists still beat a mutinous rhythm In tho. Fifth Ward. Broken noses ami black eyea are Increas ing dally and the trail of trouble leads to the Third and De Lancey streets police station. Among the latest victims of the Carey Deutsch feud for control of this area of terror Is Bernard Bertram, a North Amer ican reporter, who was arrested because he sought to obtain Information concerning a meeting last night of the Fifth Wurd .Alleged Republican Club. Martin Michaels, n boy, of S35 Do Lnneey treet, who offered to tell the newspaper by whom Bertram is employed of his arrest, was attacked, It Is alleged, by Policeman TJram and Thomas Qulnn, a Deutsch fol lower, Bertram and Michaels were arraigned be fore Magistrate Baker, at the Seventh and Carpenter streets station today. Bertram was fined 18.60 or given the alternative of Ave days In jail. Michaels was arraigned before the same Hiailstrate. accused of attacklnir Oulnn. 'JKe said that Michaels stiuck him' when he '' was' ordered to stop Interfering with the po- Jr.fcltvi. Mtehnftln wnft held In ISnn hull fni i" kfiMiTt. Mauri Levin, of Fourth and Pine ; streets, acted as his bondsman. ' -There Is hint of further trouble In the ' tTUth today. There Is an abundance of ;-.7; plain clothes men and politicians from other V.wards keeping .a general watch Jn the neigh- ; hwhood. $y ; , , Cam4ia Street Laborers Get Raise The fwa of; . Camden Highways De- nt .laborers wilt be Increased from ,ot-Jy day beginning Monday, it mfj.OY,, irc., (""- i &?; . iftMlnc r yr ft? . "8th & 1 APPEALS BOARDS MAKE DECISIONS Cases Passed on by Local Draft Bodies Finally Reviewed 81 MEN ARE CERTIFIED Number of Exemption Claims Denied by Tribunal of Last Resort Both District Appeal Boards for this city today nnnounced a number of decisions on pleas for exemption from military service. Ten uppeals for exemption on Industrial grounds were considered by Board No. 1, seven being granted, two refused nnd one granted for three months. . Twenty-three appeals from decisions of local boards wern refused and eleen granted, It was an nounced. The appeals were based ns fol lows: Dependency, twenty-one; physical, seven ; aliens, six. The following men were certllled for servlco: LOCAL tlOAlttl. No. 3!) Abraham Sillier. 21120 H.,:.th t. willlnm C Paikanl. 2:ifl X. American Jinx Hlusmsn, 2112 . .'Id pi. .Joseph It. Kelly, llM.liirksotl St. Howard H. Iilrkrrsnn. 1 :t 1 Durfor St. ?.',"?. I'erson. Ma: X (1th l. m,!"!?1?..!1.- ,Ami1". -""' " Mil vv,1n V'."- '-' OIilslnne st. !ii-U!"ni?J",r,Kr ''I'' .M-Kcnn si yimX.iKrir.'bvf ,-''" N' awrenro st. wilt.- '"Jr'e"i. 1'IL'L' H. Lawrcnre t. t).hCn ! "ckrr. KIH Duly st. "J I' ". ' Jnlioiit. a.tis s I'runt si. lei" '1!"" Vk, -'"4 " Amerlrnn st. Phmi v."oMt''. .73:1 W llloil St. Mcirrls Vlnlmky. ,l-ii .Mrey st. LOCAL 1IOAUI) N'O. M ' Herbert t,. Jennesa. sun N. I'nssyunk ave. .'''..'"Hif"' -1'-'7 Mel'Mlan St. iin??.-Nii K'l,!",l'-li. It'ltl H. Ilntisall St. !" it HuntiiiB iD3ft s. ::m si. No puml,'r"' Ulraru rt. fiimii lloast llnuse, LOf'AI. HOAIID NO. 3.1 I.Uwor.l AIMIInnla. la.T.i M. ilst st. John . Coyle, L'l-n Dickinson st. LOCAL llOAltn NO. -1(1 M,,'."i,r prl .Mushier. SL'S.I (V.lar ae. Vriiy 'I..I''ielloo, f.Olll l.irellwoiMl uve. John H. JlclJermott. r.Sl." Norfolk st. LOCAL liOAltD NO. (1 It. Walter Peterson, 3.1, 'J33 H, jnth st. LOCAL IlOAHIl NO. 4H nm.inuel XV. Wlrkman, f.M'H Do Lnneey st. Lrnesl H U'lttlnitlon, IIO.M Market St. John It. Knrrn, Oxford I'n Joseph S. .MeKenn, f.iKO Chestnut st J.'!nif" ' .Me.Nulty, 4ti III Walnut st. W nm L. McUlllan, r.LIJ Ludlow st. William Srott. 34 h. filth st. Luilaldo llustar, l.:M I'hesimit st. Iloniird I'. Clark. .'.114 Hansom st. Wallrr W. I'.iyn-, i,'ta H. nsth st. I'ntrlck J. Tlnrney, 1 1 M. r.M st. William Itoberts, ill It Locust si. William A. Wilt, L'7 H. H.dtleld st. I riincls M, llrown, Jr., 4."iiu Chestnut st. Itaymond Kloetu, s.vi y. Mith st. Howard II. Alexander, 281 S. ."Kith st. James A Currati, Tin H. Cecil st. William Cocklnir, ns.'ll! Locust st. Woolsny T. (llll-rt, till 1 Chancellor St. William It. Wood, ir.ll N Halford st. .Michael McLauuhlln, HI la Chancellor st. Aloyslus 11. Doyle. ."'.'I Cedar ave. Ilenlamln V. Keith. .""07 Chestnut st. Ldivanl V. IColly. ..I.'il De Lnmey st. Norman Harton. Keen A Co . nth nnd Chestnut, D.ivld II. Mount, 4.'is chancellor st. John II. Htcelo, IKl'JT Locust St. Waller T. II. l'nrker, Ktltil Chestnut st Joseph A. Iloyer. 10, H. (list St. Llnm Kaufman. riOlfl Market st. lloward Walter MornlnicHtnr. MHa Chancellor st, Charles (Irand Jenn. r.iy."i Hanstcad st. CUITord Hiring. Bt.VJ Chestnut st. Charles I'nftlaub, M20 Chestnut st, Walter Youuy. 10 H. Conestoua st. Norwood Hharpless, tW.V2 Hnruce st. Charles IMwnrd Uennitt, ,",iMl3 t:hestnut it. Luiceno C. Crnwl. r,7."i." Chestnut st. Hat llaronlan. J14 S. niith st. Oeorso Henry lleverly. Jr.. ."71 1 Ludlow fit. Joseph I, llnyle. 21S S 53d St. l'hlllp A. Stokes. W.f Chestnut st. Joseph Krupla, ri.",r,;t Walton ave. JacolJ Walner, TiOll Irvlntf st Henry J. llusliwoud, 1'4.1 H. Alden st. Itoland L. Lhmllnt'. n.li." Walnut si. William r. J. McOonnnhv. mils Walnut t. Daild Allen Hlonn. 131) H. rcac-i st. Benjamin Collins, ri71,"i Chestnut st. FISH PRICES UP TODAY BECAUSE OF THE STORM FLAMES SWEEP FRONT STREET PAINT HOUSE Produce Market Also Affected by Weather Conditions Apples Join Scarce Group The bad weather has been felt even In tho city's produco and fish maikets today. A storm, raging oft the coast, has picvented fishing boats from going out. l'rlces of fish, therefore, nre somewhat above normal. The report of J. Itussell Smith, of tho Mayor's food commission, follows: Wcnk, dressed (medium). Weak, dressed (Inree).... Trout (round) Croakers (medium) Croakers (lame) Porules Sea llnsa Ilutter (medium) Ilutter (InrKc) H.illhut Kle.lk Cod Flukes ' Pollock Hako (larKe) Hake (medium) Illuellsh , Hnlmon (dresedl White Cntltsh (dnsse.l) . lted Cntflsh (dressed) ... JInddock Houeta irucKcru uarKei , Uuneta mackerel (Mmall) . Kea Hobtns Shark 1 1 to 1." rents in to IN cent 1- to 14 I'ents ti tu in rents II to 12 cents 14 to IS cents If. lo 111 cents H lo II cents 1- to 11 cents 311 to 33 cents l.'i to HI cents VI to II cents 1." In 111 cents 14 to l.'i tents 13 to II cents 3(1 In as cents 'J2 to 21 cents III to IS reins 14 to IS cents , 12 to 14 cents l.'i to 111 (ents V2 to 13 cents 3 In 4 cents 3 to If enls rilODL'CH Tho produco market nlA) shows tho effect of the weather. The supply continues as usual on ft Saturday. Peaches continue ery plentiful anil cheap at from twonty 11 vo to sixty-five cents for a ilve-clghtp hushel basket. Kggplants and snuashes are tho two vegetables which nro very cheap. Kggplants hell for from ten to twenty cents for a llvo-elghths bushel basket of about, twenty medium-size plants, and squashes from teti to twenty cents for a five-eighths hushel basket of from twenty to twenty-live medium-size squashes. These nre wholesale prices. Apples have gone Into tho scarce group nnd aro high In price. ABUNDANT Watermelons, celery, peaches, squashes, eggplants, cabbages. NOIIMAL Turnips, limn beans, oranges, potatoes, garlic, green string beons, cu cumbers, carrots, plums, beets, lemons, Bwcct potatoes, parsley, lettuce, peppers. HCAHCK Apples, corn, tomatoes, rasp berries, pears, bananas, onions, blackber ries, huckleberries, pineapples, cantaloupes. LEASE -NEW THEATRE Have Elliot, Comstock and Gest to Broad Street Playhouse The new theatre being erected on the site of Horticultural Hall has been leased by KUIott, Comstock and Oest, New York pro ducers. acting through the Shubert Inter ests. The new playhouse will be devoted to both dramatic and musical productions. It will open next February, according to tho announcement. According to the plans, there Is to bo n seven-story oftlco building In front and the theatre In rear .with an entrance' on llroad street. The theatre will have a seating ca pacity of 2000. Hlllott, Comstock and (lest mre rated among the newest and most suc cessful producers in New York, They brought "Experience" to this city last year. Food Controller Named for Ohio WASHINGTON. Sept. 8. The name of Fre4 C Croxtdn, Qolumbusv o as Ohio food administrator, today was sent to I'real- WlMsW'.o'.Wrvfc';lkir;jrad Admin- .. fc j wH'. Lst m ... . Htf Vw ., 1 yHBa 3A X.JkV-1 AVfr 3 ' , '"ft i f I'M fitE ti WP5yFV r?ijKraAf If "" ii?uP!sBIHR9Pv lB5?Bfc'( Hew' 'fit''StJJSIJ'' tMt, More than $i"0,000 damnRc was done early today by fi re which virtually destroyed the building 11-1 North Front street, occupied by George 1). Wctherill & Co., paint manufacturers. Only the walls of the structure remained and adjacent properties were damaged. An explosion preceded the fire. Two Dead, Thirty Hurt in Munition Explosion at Frankford Arsenal Early Today Conlliiueil from Time One primers to I lie dryhousp. Tlio material damage apparently Is not gieat. WHISK'S OUTPUT I.O.ST "About a week's output of detonators at tho arsenal was lost In tho first explosion. Tho primer dryhousv. which blew up also, was obnut half full, but I don't know whether It contained experimental primers or those perfected for use. "Slnre wo have lind trouble with our primers wo have been buying primers of private manufacturers. In view of tho fact we have been requested by who lo appro priate only $1!D(I0 ns an emergency sum to inako repairs. It Is not likely tho loss to buildings will prove heavy." Kirn alarms were qulcklv sounded and police from the Fifteenth. Thlrty-thlro, U'evetith, Tliiitletli and other districts were called. These, with the regular army soldiers from tho Ordnance Department of tlio United States army, took charge. Ambulances hurried the Injured to the Kiinkford Hospital Tlio sinallness of tho casualty list Is oonMilcred remnrkalilo In view of the fact that between 300 and fiOO persons were nt work In tho buildings and yards of the arsenal at tho time of the blasts. PLANT TU.MPOItAItll.V CI.OSHD Immediately nfter tho explosion the arsenal was ordered clo.-yd until the of ficials could determine the extent of the damage, tako oaio of the dead and In jured and decide whether or not operation of tho plant would bo advisable today. Men anil women presenting themselves for work on the early day shifts wern turned away by the gato guanh;, who said there would be no wotk today. At fi:4r., however, Colonel Montgomery, commandant of the arsenal, mdcted that work should proceed today as usual in all tho buildings not destroyed or damaged. This Indicated Hint the accident was not as serious as had been feared. Ity 8 o'clock almost the usual number of persons wero at work between 4000 and soon. All the buildings were frame except It. A. houre No. 5. a new brick structure. The live bhuts came close together and Immediately shells of various hl.es most of them loaded with Hhrapnol were burst ing on nil sides. . PANIC IN NKIC.niioltllOOD Tho neighborhood In the vicinity of tho (levcrnment plant was described as it ver itable bedlam Not only, were thousands of men and women attracted to tho scene In various stages of fright, but others, by the hun dreds, wero seen running away In every direction, especially nfter the nioro severe explosions occurred. (iuardsmen on duty men familiar with the layuiit of the arsenal said that the rain alnnn prevented the loss of many more lives and of the plant Itself. Tho steady nnd heavy downpour unquestionably, they said, prevented tho ilamcs from reaching tho largo magazine whero thousands of pounds of powder aro stored. Moro than 300 members of the Forty seventh Regiment of the New York National Guard were on guard duty nt tho arsenal when the explosions occurred. They nro commanded by Colonel Jnnnlcky. William Fisher, of 1802 South lClghteenth street, was one of those at work In the dryhouso Just befoie It blew up. Vo heard tin- slzz of the burning powder nnd wltli another fellow workman Jumped for the door. Ho i cached It Just in lime. Ho said that he felt as If tho whole "lower regions" had broken loos-e. Several men were stopped while running madly away from tho sctno while their clothes wero nbhizo and their wounds bleed ing. They appeared temporarily deranged, but were quieted by ambulance physicians. A number of the noldlers, who were pris oners in tho guard house, are being heralded as heroes by their comrades. Theso pris oners wero released nfter tlio fire broke nut and they succeeded In rescuing a large number of gills nnd men. liefore the arrival of the firemen a num ber of soldiers, who are doing guard duty at tho Government plant, hastened to the t-cono to help carry tho Injured employes out of the burning structutcs. WOIIKKH'H VKltStON According tu Oscar Wlstner, Jr. of 2117 Fast Itellmoro avenue, there wero nt least 200 employes (it work In Plant It. A. 2 when the first explosion occurred, and that many of these wero girls. IIo said: My sister Clare and I wero working In tlio loading room. We were filling shell.''. Suddenly there was a blinding flash and u terrific explosion. All of my comrades were thrown to the ground. When tho shock was over Ihero was a mad stam pede for exits. I was trampled upon by Severn I men and I know many others were In a like predicament. I got out of the crush as best I could and sen relied for my sNter. Flames wero shooting about In many directions. (Jlrlw r.crenmed many fainted, while others wero moaning from the Injuries they had received. I found my sister covered by ii mass of wreckage nnd dragged her, unconscious, through the flames to safety. According to Wlstner's version, shrapnel Mow in nearly every direction nnd, ho said, It was almost a miracle that moro persons were not Injured The girls were sheltered In neighboring dwelling houses, while tlio Injured were rushed In any conoynuco that could be commandeered to Hie Frank ford Hospital. Although tho flames wero still burning at 1 o'clock. Hie firemen had the blaze under control. Among tho-.o who helped the lat ter was Colonel Ceoign Montgomery, com mandant of tlio arsenal. Scores of persons living near the arsenal wero hurled uit of their beds with such force that many of them wero Injured Fully iiOOO persons had assembled about the gales of the arsenal nt I o'clock. The. scenes occurring when those who es caped weio taken from the arsenal grounds wero pathetic, ltolsitlves of tho employes hastened to the siene When the unin jured employes met their mothers nnd sis ters there was great lejolclng. Mothers wept for Joy j many faintod from sheer mental and physical exhaustion. AltTII.T.F.iiV ASSUMHl.Y ltUINK.D The group of buildings destroyed were known as the aitlllery assembly, and deslg. lialed as 11. A. No. 1. 11. A. No. 2. IV A. No 3. anil It. A. No. I. Uacli of these buildings was COO feet In length. Tlio windows nnd doors of No. 2 tveie blown out, nnd No.. 'S and No. 4 Were blown to pieces. Within a few feet of this group of bulid Injrs stood tho dry house, which was 100 ffit long nnd fifty feet In width. It had an outer wall of cinders, sand and con cicie, n'so a hoard wall, making a total thickness of five feet. The dry house was completely destroyed. Last night thirty-three men were work ing tu No. I building. Nearly 12,000 per sons are employed at the arsenal nt the present time nnd between four and five hundred were working theie Inst night. The explosions caused a general panic in the arsenal hospital where there were many women patients. They sptnng from their beds and ran, terror-stricken, about the place, but tho guards prevented them fiom meeting with serious Injuries and allayed their fears. (isnmn Shrceder, foreman of shop No. I. In explaining the accident said. "It was tlio detonators which caused the great damage. A detonator is n spiral tin ee feet In length nnd three and a quar ter Inches In dlnmeter. It is filled with fulminate, which Is made of metcury, pic ric ncld ond ulcoliol. This combination makes the most powerful explorho Known. There wero five detonator presses working In No. I building. Kach of theso presses wiide 250 detonators nightly. There wero also three primer presses working." if was solely thtoiiglt the heroic work of the firemen that the Humes won- kept from spreading to n large magazine in which wero stored eighty tons of black powder Hud tills become ignited it Is pos sible that tho whole noith end of Ilrides burg would have been destroyed. Two eain ago thero was an explosion In the same dry house, killing one man, There have been several explosions at tlio xtrcunnl since Hie llrtt of Hie year. There was a big explosion In No. 3 build ing on February 23, and in April a' fuse box exploded there, killing two men. Thero was another explosion on June 14 when one or two workmen were Injured. Among others who had a narrow escape from death was I.udwlg JCglinsky, who was employed at a small building near the scene of tho explosion. The roof of this build. Ing fell In, hurling Zgllnsky to the ground. He managed to crawl out without aid. Ills Injuries were nttended to by Doctor Thomas KlilFon. ARSENAL FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM INADEQUATE, APPROPRIATION SHOWS Proof that the facilities for fire protection nt the Frankford Arsenal nro not complete Is borno out by the Government's appro priation of $21,000 for Increasing facilities for fighting tires nt that place. Tills appro, prlutlon was Included last Friday In the general appropriation of Jl, 145,000 voted by the Appropriations Committee for tho Frankford Arsenal. The Items for which tho appropriations wero granted also show that tho Frankford Arsenal for a long whMe has been In need of additional buildings and other Improve ments They also show that tho forces at the aisenal for a long while have been working under crowded conditions. Tho items fur the arsenal follow: For additional amount for a primer shoi. nnd planning room, $35,000; $1C:,000 al ready appropriated. For oddillonal amount for a combination wall and picket fence along the north sld nnd n picket fence along tlio east and south sides for tlio arsenal reservation, $12,000; first appropriation was for $20,000. For additional amount for the construc tion and repair of reads, Including rallioad siding, $20,000; $10,000 previously appro priated. For additional amount for extension of high-explosive loading shop, $1000; $10,000 previously appropriated. For nddltloii.il amount for painting shop, $10,000; first appropriation was.$30,000. For additional amount for nrtlllery firing rango, Including an explosion chamber, $25,000 ; first appropriation was $75,000. For additional amount for small-arms firing range, Including n proof house nnd target, $35,000 ; amount appropriated pre viously, $25,000. Tile appropriation of $21,000 for In creasing facilities for fire protection con tained In tho sundry civil appropriation act for the fiscal year 1917 Is continue! avail able during the fiscal year 1018. For a sea wall along' the Dclawaro Itlvcr. $30,000. For enlargement of Instrument depart ment, building and construction of a shrap nel shop, $292,000. For a general storehouse, $2(1, 000. For additional dry houses, $3C,000. For three magazines, $50,000. For liii-i easing facllltlei for nssembllns nrtlllery ammunition, $150,000. For Increasing facilities for the manu facture of small arms ammunition, $125,000. 4 For a target range, $15,000. For an addition to the fuse phop build ing, $30,000. 40 MORE MEN CALLED IN CAMDEN THIRD DISTRICT Will He Examined on September 11 to Malsc Up Additional 20 Per Cent Required The Third District Exemption Board of Camden has called forty additional drafted men for examination September 11 nt 1729 Ilro.idway. Camden. The men are sum moned to make tho 20 per cent additional over the first call. Twenty will report nt 10 n. in and twenty at 3 p. m, Tho men called lire1 AT 10 A, M. Kevert SI. 0on. 2010 Arllnitton st. Arthur Aumermuhr. 1442 llelleylew ave. Adam KwallkowaM. 02.1 Hverett nt. Thoma Hzalaglewlecz, 4S.I Jackson st. Paul Koncilk, 1013 H. 7tli it. John M, .McCaffrey. 7n0 Jit, Vernon it. I'harlei School. S3 Jloman it. . John Ilrntch (142 Central ave. WoJeleh l'oorleiny, IMS Morion it. Charles Turner, 1108 mechanic; it. Alexander C. Sloon. 1021 l',rlnceis ave, (Muriel Heck, ,-i03 Kerrv ave. JleMn Herkley. 1710 Tlniia it. Albert Kdmumli. 1152 Thurman it. (leoria Iieduke, ls:in r (ith at. Itaymond Phlle. llll'J Dlvlilon it. Alexander Toreko, 1K2S H. 7th it. Alfred Fremel. 1221 liecntur it. Anthuny Klstcr. tettiS Tloua it. Joihua Hind. Ilia 8. Nth it. Charlei Ilrunk. 12U7 Hherldan it, K.UBone Schcpcarter. 838 Tulip if. AiiKaloian 1)1 Klarro. 1843 Uroudway. l.ouli llumbrey. 7H.1 Pine it. John l.eo Miller, 123i Prlnceti ave. Lawrence Dune. 1.147 I.ouli it. i Frank llulllck. 0S2 Tulip it. Kdward C l.ucai, 120N Park boulevard. Herman lllsd. ToVtMwitnut it. Clement! Clchin, 1221 Thurnun it. Himnn llvdei. 118.1 Hramore it. Joaet y.unowikl, 11H7 Hyramora it. l.ro Houcliucke, IMI3 Norrli it, lleronlm Uontirikl, 031 Mechanic it. Bar Berry. 74.1 .Cherry it. ttdwln Mnrklewlei. 1223 Whitman ave, Jlmmle Preiton. COi) Central uve. Antonio uaroponi. on -vioisi, i4uu 'lomaayewixi. vii vtwiei M,500,000 CARGO IS DETAINED HERE U. S. Refuses Clearance to v Ships Suspected of Plan ning Aid to Germany FIVE NEUTRAL VESSELS CnrRO valued at $4.C00.000 Is aboard five neutral ships which today ore tied up In this port bocauso the United States Gov ernment suspectB that tho shipments nre intended f&r Germany. Tho cargo, which consists of all, cotton, foodstuffs and different sorts of merchan dise, uccordlnR to the manifests, la con signed to neutral countries. But Federal authorities working In conjunction with Collector of tho Port William II, Merry, suspect that the foodstuffs, after reaching the neutral countries, might be sent through certain channels to Germany, Since the live ships have been detained moro than 700 sailors attached to the ships have been Idle. Their salaries Vlnce being detained have amounted to moro than $30, 000. Collector Berry said today that none of the f)ve Bhlpa would leave this port until each captain has received a United Htatei Government export license. The ships now being detained carry the flags of Holland, Norway, Denmark and .Sweden, The ships have been detained for about nve weeks. The captains of t,he respective siipa wept n Aiiinuo vwy last week and CLIFTON HEIGHTS TO DO HONOR TO DRAFTED MEN Enlisted Ien nnd Volunteers in New National Anqy Will Parade, Es corted oy Guardsmen All Clifton Heights will turn out this afternoon to do honor to the young men selected for servlto In the nrnt National Army, and those who have volunteered for service In the various branches of tho army and navy. Tho celebration will be In the nature of a parade and outdoor mass meeting. Tho farewell demonstration will, bo led by Goorgo B. FranUcnneld, the chief mar shal. The thirty-one men passed, sixteen of whom have been certified for service, and the men who are already In the army or navy will be In the line of march. They will bo escorted by a company from the Third Infantry, nnd a mounted, detail from the same regiment. After the parade, the meeting will be held on the recreation grounds of tho Clif ton Jlclghts School, nnd each of tho men will be presented with a wrist wntcii by the new Army and Navy League of Clifton Heights. Tho presentation will .bo made by B. Ollpln Itoblnson, president of 'tho league. E. J, Gelger la chairman of 4he committee In charge of tho celebration. Last Berks Unit lo Start, for Camp READING, ra' Sept. 8. A big demon titration will be held at Hamburg, near here. When COmtianV V.. tile nnlv remnlnlm- Berks County mlltary unit, leavlnfr.for Camp jiiicouiv,;yvi.:, immin i.ewi LAW has w entrain-on Mofid(ursjWrnlnir. FY t " Ik, SSL Second Disastrous Fire in Few Months Visits Wcth erill Factory CAUSED BY EXPLOSION Fire swept the plant of George I. Wcth erill & Co.. paint manufacturers, at 114 North Front street, ngaln early today. It Is tho second disastrous fire nt tho plant In the Inst few months. The damago was esti mated nt moro than JC0.000. Three alarms were turned In. Tho fire, HUo that which preceded It by several hours nt the Frankford nrscnal, was started by an explosion, according to wntrli ifien Tho Ilames shot upward with terrific force. The smoke wns so dense Hint It was noticeable within a radius of more than a mile. No one was Injured, ns nearly ns could he learned. V. S. CONTRACTS DFI.AYEI) Besides wrecking tho mixed paint de partment, destroying valuable machinery nnd stock, nnd doing sciloits damage to the building Itself, the fire will caiio delay In many orders placed Willi the llrm by the Covernment. Much of tho "battleship gray" paint, olH nnd other materials used by the Navy I'e partment nro supplied by the firm. Officials1 of iho company today refused lo make any statement. It Is known that the rompniiy has almost priceless German dyes In storage nnd which cannot be replaced on account of tho war. Whether any of these were lost In today's lire could not be learned. The explosion, which occurred at I 10 o'clock, was heaid by Michael SlcCune, watclufian for the flim. He said It wa on the third floor In a four-story biick building of the plant on Appletiee street. Windows were shattered by the force of the blast und within a few seconds smoke was pouring from tlio building. The watch nintr ran for assistance nnd notified Police man O'Keefc. of the Fourth and Rico streets station, who turned In the first alarm. Two others wero founded In rapid succession. Firemen had dlfllcitlty In icachlng tho burning building owing to the tint row al leyway, and wero baffled by the dense smoke. It was several hours before tho lire was announced under control. Several llrcmcn had narrow escapes. Tho roof of tho building caved In unexpectedly, nnd several Jumped for their lives. MORE TROOPS START FOR AUGUSTA TODAY All Regiments Now in City Will Have Left by Next Wednesday More Pennsylvania troops are scheduled to leave Tor Fort Hancock today. All of the regiments In the City will be on their way southward by next Wednesday, accord ing to an announcement made at dlvlson headquaarters In tho Lincoln Building. The sixteenth Infantry, under command of Colonel G. C. Richards nnd stationed nt Oil City, I'n., H expected to leave today with the Held battalion signal corps of Pitts burgh. The units which left yesterday wero tho Third Field Artillery, from Wllkes Barro; tlio Tenth Infantry, Greensburg; tho Eighteenth Infantry, Pittsburgh ; ambulance company No. 4, Coraopolls, and the head quarters ambulance company No. -4, Pitts burgh. The Third Field Artillery, under com mand of Colonel Asher Winer, wns tho last regiment of the nrtlllery brigade remaining in this State. Tho headquarters was at Wllker-Barre. Its batteries stationed at Ha stlcton, Plttston and Nantlcokc. Tho Third Regiment continued Its recruit ing drive and all through the day there was constant stream of applicants anxious to get In before tho last call. At 4:30 In the afternoon ninety-six men were waiting In line for the examining physician. The marlno corpi sent out a call for horseshoers, cobblers and tailors to Join the marine corps reserve. Tho navy Is offering several good berths to negroes who are willing to enlist ns mess attendants. Seven nre wanted Immediately, the ages specified being from eighteen to thlrty-flvo years. Sweden Mixed in Plot Revealed by U. S. Continued from TtiRe One I.uxburg suggested refusal and, If neeess sary, Spanish mediation. On July 9. following up his sinister moves, I.uxburg advises that there bo no show of concessions on Germany's part, and that she pobtpone her reply until she had heard further from him. At that tlmo ho saw a change of Jlln Isters coming and counseled his Govern ment cither to turn back the rgentino ships or "sink them without leaving any traces or letting them through." I.uxburg significantly sugggested that "they are all quite small," STKEET ALMS nOXES OPPOSED Chamber of Commerce Asks Director Wilson to Remove Them Tho Chamber of Commerce has sent a protest to Director Wilson against tho placing of collection boxes by charltablo In stitutions on street corners nnd other high ways. It reads In part: "Boxes placed promiscuously nbout the city aro unsightly and the Chamber of Commerce believes that the Interests of the public nre not properly guarded It appeals by any nnd all Inbtltutluus for funds nro permitted to bo made In this manner.' President and Mrs. Wilson in New York NEW YORK, Sept. 8. President Wilson has put asldo the careH of war for a few days and, accompanied hy Mrs, Wilson came to New York today. After breakfast ing on their special car the President and Mrs. Wilson motored to tho Brooklyn Navy Yard, where they boarded the presidential yacht Mayflower for a short crulso In New York waters. IN DRAFT CAS Appeal Board -No. 2 Wis! Information Upon Which to Decide Exemptions HEAR APPEALS ALL 1)A1 - -j A Public co-operation In disclosing ttun raise appeal ior exemption from th t Iirniy ' hfm'u " xmier Ulard, cm man (if Draft Appeal Board No. 5, ttt In the Federal Building. Nlnety.five rent of the nppenls that come befor. . board are on tho grounds of dependent I cuiimcn. iiiiifiun, Ki(tiitiiiircnia or otk. relative!', nnd tho chairman Is nnrtln,!.? nnxloiis that Impartial Justice be KlvaJ mi. nun. nu jiuiMiii nm iwungiuuy huh l.lti.l ntinllipp'M lir.tnleHKtlr.s.1. .. i 1........1 X,. ... . i m ,ji,.ii ini.iiii .... . nitcm in rxecti'JJ session iiiiin iiwiih luii. ij, inn inecniefcltj of I lie nonni, nronie lirocjiwoou, jr' nppiicaupiis ior appeals nu nay jl o'clock this afternoon. The board 'Jt tremendous mnss of Individual and rr- .i..i .nniu i..r.A i. n.,.i i,. ..!- .. ? J llllil iii"-i,.- ,,i-twii; iv nut. in U.-.IUK ine 1 J eral ngenls for Investigations of doubtl cases wnercver possioic. Bribery chaige.i nnd alleged framlnii claims for exemption of men fiom thm,o nrmy nre under consideration by r;ni(J Mates lommissioner i.ong nnd the Grtr4 jury, involving meniners or local dlttrl ilmft boards. Drr Dayld II Farlnr . 2102 Spring Garden street, charged Kj bribing Dr. John llgan of the Seventh nu trlet Draft Hoard, to obtain the r elect inn K A. Heed, whose hotel near Tenth rj Market strots wan recently raided, n. closely qU"stloned by the Commissioner ! Mi-i'iiiuiiiK iu -ui;iui i-.k.ui m lesumoim Doctor Farlpger approached him one evj! mug ami sain iiiai iiccu was in poor phn icni coniiiiion uecause oi mo lact that I (.kiill wns fractured on November 22 In lie nsked Dr. Kgan to mark Reed asunSt for military mtvIco on the ground tht u was subject to fainting f-pclls, partlcululj In hot weather. In addition he said Mutt Dr. Kgan would ilq this a plain envelopt would be handed him. To further question tho speaker said tho cnvelopo would contifc' a Mini of money. 7 Dr. ICgan reported tlio matter to theboui which informed tho Department of Justla 11 Is said that Dr. Faringer said that tk. money offered was not Intended as a brlU' but was merely to be given to Dr, Eeu 10 ueirny me fxpensu necessary rorlosstr1 time, etc., entailed In looking up th recori of Reed's Injury nt Hahnemann Hospital, s A subpoena was Issued by the Unit. States District Court yesterday for Ham It. Ualtz, secretary nnd treasurer of tin. .1. & P. Bait Brewing Company, to testify iunui! mm; ine UAi'iuimuil Claim or Jou It. Ilnltz, which came before the Rranotm at the lnstunco of John P. Dwycrj secretujl iu irniL ixiuru .mi. aj 11 was uiscoren tho witness wns on hlsa-acatlon In Mah nnd tho hearing could not proceed. Mri Knne said yesterday subpoenas would t issued lor other olllclali of tho company who might bo available., Tho grand jury g;ue further considerate yesterday to the case of Maurice Brown, tho West Philadelphia druggist, accuse! by Mr. Dwyer of presenting a fraudulent! claim ror exemption. The Jury Is also considering the case of Andrew Rosenbaum, n guard nt Indepen. aenno unu, who was recently placed unto $600 bail under charges ho had offered to luivo Walter Donohlio and Frank Browt exempted from military service If they! would support Common Councilman Ism1 Deutsch, of the Fifth Wnrd, who is a car didato for Select Council. Dr. James It. Cameron, a dentist, of JOIN Chestnut street, nsked for formal cxerap-l Hon' upon tho ground of his necessity lajj tho staffs of tho Pennsylvania nnd Enlnwv'l pal Hospitals, seriously depleted slnoo tbitl war. fel Beyond Issuing a statement of Its certlfr cation for military servlco yesterday Dli-, trlct Board No. 1 vouchsafed no Informal tlon ns to the character of the appeals juIk mltted to It. ;-1 . , if ,-...... ;, . ,...... V. L.uiiucii uiri inuiiy jjurneo Flames of a gas stove Ignited the dr; of Allco Hyers, of 1101 Broadway.'Camden,1 this morning, nnd sho was badlv burned 01, the face and body. She was taken toitbl' cooper Hospital and Is expected to recoTW SHIP ARRIVALS I Following is tho United States Govern nunt list of vessels nrrlvlmr from foretn countries ut ports, on the Atlantic coast anil Gull of Mexico for twenty-four hours tmti September 0. 1917. ns posted today In thil Custom House. Tile list shows nrrlval oM foity-two vessels, of which ten aro AraerM can. seven IIi-IIInI. thlrtnen Vorweirlan. fhl Danish, two Spanish and one, each PorW-S gucsc, French, Homluran, Italian and swea lsh: Ardsrorm, Iirlt.: Afrlcnnlo. Svred.: ArrllravJ .'.paii.; iiceemenr. Jiril.: L'udo ires rcrrw Npnn 1 Currlllo. Amer. 1 Camauuey, Amer.i CW thtldo Cuncu, Nor,: Onprern, Itnl. ; Columbia Nor ; Tnpan, Bond.: Caroline. Fr. 1 Kedu. NJ Kills, Nor.i Blkn. Nor. 1 iirnsnn, Amer.: Hull Marrsky. Han.; llnnsn, Nor.j lljcltcfjoril, l(ir:il(lpa N'nr , Wf.rnl.l Mitr .lunli lv. IlCllH run. I!.in. 1 Knrnnn. Ilrll.; Kentucky. Briti Klraten, liurk, Nor.: Manchester Clcllla, WritPJ Muunlbro, Amer., Marina, Amcr.. ilorlmeM lirlt. ; N. V. HetfdliiB, Dan.: Prince ArtJ' imi.; j'etioftHvnuiR, Ainer,, l'ori niuni". ." Plymouth, Amer. ; I'onta Delsada, Port.: nnteu lln.r it.,, limit Amo, HLnnvn.r hark. A0T.1 .steKelliore, Han.: H. V. llarkness, Amer.i VeK un, ..ail., .,11111111 11) , ui, ,9 TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES! Alfred Schweitzer, 4311 N. 8th et., nnd AniA i,opsnni, 101 jiuiionwooii si. . Mi James I.e Nolr. 2018 IV. Norris t nnd mkW ltpnwlilr Olft W VnrplH Hi. 1 Irvln V. IMunlii, U. H. N.. and Minnie (1. GlrirdJ t'nlverslty Hospital, . ...I Hoy Walters. 123(1 H. 24th St.. and Marie 0M- dahl, 232 N. 15th st. . 'VII Hurry V.. Dublncp, Klou Porter et., ami Corffl II. Lord. Kill!) Porter t. . Thomns P.illottn. 227 N. Juniper at,, and VOTJ lurm nmun. ...: . juniper bi. k Klmnr I'.. Hayles, 5lnrrus Hook, Pa., and Eio n rt. !,., ri..,.,n T. Adam F. Porey. 24SS Krnnkford nve., and tnri linn M llnlicrhprtv. aJ7(l Arnmlnuo QVO. ' Joseph If. Mansfield. H10 K. llewson at., I" l'lorenco .m. Acnew, 4iu .Mempnis i. Horace M. Vauchan, Unk iJine, Pa., Prankle Helneman. 41.17 Chestnut St. Harry J. Hwnnlek, anno Uermantown avt. MI Marv J. Coleman, ir.ll N. 2Uth st, -J rreu imrrid. .njn Auuisan hi., unu .m.- a rirviuiiii, j.i.,1 ril2WUiiT BI, , William J. Hilly, 113211 Lnrrhwood st,. "a Jlattle Dolliv. M.". H. Halford st. , ,,'jl Stephen P. Hobnta, 1220 H, 23d st., and Slsni Knompnsslk, 3N4., ,SrnedV' at . .,,11 Anion i-Jeminn, l-iii m, Taney i., an" "; iionvnii. -iHi .-. 'laney bi. Arthur i. Wnodfleid, 227 H, 41t at.. T..... !.... .- . o.t... ,!,.. a. ,.,.lll, .4, IlUSnil, (li'la, IIIW "II . Q..M Harry 8. Kreaevant, New York city, ana e""t j. rureeu, luilley J'nrK. pa, . , Vl,l Milton Bhaw. Camden. N, J nnd Ethel Shsj Joseph Anlsko. 32. Monroo st nnd Mary Tr .i, .anuy, anti 4'arrisn at. , , Joseph Anlilto, 325 Monroe at,, and Mary Mil n.i.. -. Frank 12. McCloskev. ltllR Morris at., and P" T. llCKley., 11)14 S. Jlonaall at, , ' Daniel N. Kllbv. New York city, nnd E" .iiaucn. fw YorK city. . ... Samuel XV. Horwell, Hnlmeiburs:, IM. na nl NT llnlilnlnn Tinnmr JcBfph V. Wilt, niilN( fl2d st., and BIi . .r.erce, uu.1 n, ana it. WSM DOLLAR EXCURSIONS tVERY DAY 7:00 A. M. from Chestnut or South street Ferry n?PAvTrIFTSITY 0J55.AE CITY WILDWOOD OCEAN CITY STONE HARBOR CAPE MAY rr .., .. ADDITIONAL TRAINS To Atlantic Citye-Sundays to Sept. 16, inclusive 7:30 A, M. r returnInK train fri"" Atlantic City, r."r"'.t" ci"' i jnciusiv a i m. H .; H.M
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