& r HASPLANTO WIDEN BRQADATFUBERy G. W.v Hoydhouse Suggests Revision of Parkway ; Plaza liines OTHER CITY NEWS BRIEFS Liquor Indicted as "Allir of Tuberculosis" in Pamphlet Just Issued A plan to widen the streets ear the rark.wa.jr rinia with a view of aiding" tramd has been proposed by George W. Hoydhouse, of 'the Builders' radiance. The suggestion hag been advanced that Councils authorize the revlsldn of the Parkway Plaza lines In ordef that the curb lines on the west side otj Broad and the north side of Kllbert rnay recede to the original bulldln? lines, thus Widening the thoroughfares from fifteen to .twenty feet. According to Unfile experts, the corner of Broad and Arch streets Is1 not only the most congested corner In Philadelphia but also Is buster than any corner. In New York. Streets already havq been widened there. It Is proposed to havo Blmllar work done at Filbert and Broad streets. Liquor "Ally of Tuberculosis" An Indictment of liquor; as the "ally of tuberculosis" has been delivered by the Philadelphia committee tof the Pennsyl vania Society for the Prevention of Tu berculosis In Its pamphlet just Issued. It was pointed out that llqijor not only wrecks the nervous system, but also Impairs the brain and makes the Inroads of he white plague easier. M. J. Hoover Wounded Cleaning Gun Maurice J. Hoover, real estate man of .Philadelphia apd "Wynciote, Is In the Ablng ton Hospital as the result of an accidental runshot wound. His condition Is not con sidered serious. He was cleaning tho gun when the accldont occurred. 130-lb. Detective Nabs 230-lb. Negro After a hard chase and a still harder fight, James McKenna, a 130-pound de tective of the Adanta Express Company, captured James Jones, a 230-pound negro, at Twenty-third and, Market streets. The prisoner was held n $1,000 ball. He Is accused of attempting to steal silks from a. freight car. Lad Falls Through School Skylight Patting through a skylight on the annex of the Isaac Shepp4rd School, Howard and CambrK streets, Seven Heinz, thirteen, of 1801 North Mascher street, was taken to the Episcopal Hospital suffering from severe cuts and bruises. The lad was at play on the root when the accident occurred. Launches Drive Against Diphtheria A Campaign aga.nsti diphtheria has been TannnhrA bv Dlr.elrtr ICruaen. of the De partment of Public Health and Charities f.very cuubii, duio uifutii, iuiu in mo nu and case of hoarseness should be looked upon with suspicion it the present time, he said. See a doctor at once, la his advice. Church Observes Sixtieth Anniversary The Christian Street MethodlBt Episcopal Church, Christian , street near Twenty eighth, throughout ,the week is celebrating its sixtieth anniversary with special serv ices. The Rev. David Lord Is pastor of the . church. J WILL TRY TO ADJUST WAR LABOR DISPUTES 1 President's Special Commission Goes West in Effort to Quiet Mine Workers "WASHINGTON, October 1. President Wilson's special commission ap pointed to seek adjustment of labor disputes that now are retarding work In war Indus tries left Washington early today for the West, on a two months' tour of districts affected by strikes and threatened tie-ups. The commission, headed by Secretary of Labor Wilson, .first will direct Its energies toward settling1 the troubles In the copper mines of Arizona and will proceed direct to Phoenix. Conferences will be held there between operators of the Clifton and, Mo- rend mining properties and an effort will bo made to secure agreement on wage sched ules that will be acceptable to the thousands of miners Involved! n the controversy. Serious trouble In, the Arizona mines has been averted temporarily through the as surance of the commission that the Govern ment will use Its ipower to see that the just demands of tla miners are met The miners are back at work after a long period of Idleness, largely through the personal Intervention of Secretary Wilson, but they have served notice that they again will take up the question of calling a general strike unless their grievances are settled by No vember 12. t t Extraordinary efforts will be made to re store peace among the Arizona miners be fore? that date, and mediation work will be Inaugurated by! the commission In certain mining districts In Montana and Colorado, where trouble Is threatened because of wage conditions. Jenklntown Church 50 Years Old The Jenklntown Methodist Church, of Vfhich the Rev. Edwin C. Griffith Is pastor, Is celebrating Its fiftieth anniversary this week. Bishop Joseph F. Berry was the speaker at the morning service yesterday, and at night the Itev, Dr. J. O, Wilson, dis trict superintendent, -delivered the sermon. toMMMtrtmamM V ; Your Patriotic Duty J 'United States Government Bond of the i Second v Liberty Loan j '. of 1917 ; ; Help Yeur Country and Yourself Your' Bank -yvHUupply full information and. receive your subscription. r We 4hall be glad to be of any service to prospective subscribers. Gmaham, RrVKSOK Cq. NAVAL CREWS MAYMAN ALL U.S. MERCHANTMEN University of Pennsylvania Prominent in Training Officers for Proposed Service By a Staff Correspoiuicnt WASHINGTON', Oct 1, Many of the United States naval officers believe that complete naval crews will have to be put on all American merchant ships when the fleet being built for the United States Shipping Board Is put In operation. Secretary of the Navy Daniels made that statement today, . Ho said that neither England nor France has manned her ships with naval crews. But a majority of our officers think we will have to do so. This Is due largely to the fact that the United States has not been a maritime na tion for many years, and at the outbreak of the war we had virtually no merchant ships on the high seas. The number of trained American seamen Is small, In comparison to the number that will be needed when the maximum produc tion of new shipping Is reached In this country. Several Important cducatloncl Institu tions, like the University of Pennsylvania, tho Massachusetts School of Technology and the Case School of Applied Science, at Cleveland, are training officers to man the merchant vessels, but the number of mer chant seamen H not being Increased rap Idly. Because they can make more money In other walks of life now, they aro not being attracted In largo numbers. Secretary Daniels said there would be many advantages In manning all merchant vessels under the African flag with naval crews'. All men aboard ship would then b. under navat regulations, would be thor oughly trained and there would be no such thing as a seamen's strike and complete tie-up of shipping, such ns Is threatened continuously now. Furthermore, the navy Is experiencing little trouble in getting men. At the present time the only men In the navy who are aboard merchant Bhlps are the gun crews. These crews range In size from sixteen to thirty-two men. After It was decided to arm merchant ships, so Sec retary Daniels explained today, the navy had difficulty In supplying these crews, but now Is In excellent shapo In that re spect. Most of the training In the navy had been with the big guns, so it was necessary to take first the crews from the gunboats. Immediately every ship In the navy began to train crews with the small guns to hit miniature targets. Secretary Daniels to day expressed himself ns more than satis fied with the results accomplished. ASKS PRIVATE CONCERNS TO REPAIR CITY'S WIRES Chief McLaughlin Declares Men Left Because of Poor Pay in Mu nicipal Bureaus Open letters to lareg public utility cor porations, asking them to furnish men to help repair the municipal police and fire signal systems In case of emergency, have "been sent out by Chief James F. McLaugh lin, of the Electrical Bureau. . The necessity for such action, Uio chief today explained, is duq to the number of men who have recently quit the city ser vice because of small salaries. Many of the municipal bureaus are feeling keenly the joss of good men who have gone to private concerns for much better money than that paid by the City. Another cause of recent defections from Its working forces of many bureaus Is tho report that mechanics In the city employ can expect no salar Increases until such time as a tax Increase makes possible In creased' expenditures along this lino. , The letters were addressee to the Phila delphia Electric, Philadelphia Rapid Tran sit and telephono and telegraph and steam railroad companies. SAVES ALASKAN LIBRARY Mrs. Pardee Supplies Fund to Keep Town Institution Open Through the generosity of a Philadel phia woman, Mrs. Alfred C. Pardee, citi zens of the far-off town of Fairbanks, Alaska, have been enabled to keep" open their town library and to add a liberal sup ply of new books to Its equipment. At the , critical moment Mrs. Pardee, whose family had been intimate with Oeorge C. Thomas, to whom the library was dedicated, came forward with an offer of S500 in cash and $76 a month to be ap- piled toward running expenses. FORESTERS START WAR FUND Sunt of $200 to Be Paid Beneficiaries of Men Who Die in War GLOUCESTER, CITY. N. X. Oct , 1. Announcement was made here that a war emergency fund, has been estab llslied by the Supreme Court. Foresters of America. The purpose of the fund Is to pay thefSnVral benefit of any member who may die while In the, service of the United States during the war and such extraordi nary relleT as the supreme executive coun cil may determine. Sunday Scjiools Hold Rally Day Rally Day was. celebrated yesterday with special exerclseartn 111 the Sunday schools of Protestant denominations In the city. October Victor Records On Sale Tomorrow BELLA 1129 Chestnut EVENING LEDGER-PHILiELM:iA, MJfflPAY, OCTOBER 1, 1917 GERMANS FEAR LINE WILL BE CUT Desperate Onslaughts Due ' to British Menace of Com- munications, Says Baker SECRETARY REVIEWS WAR Mobilization of National Guard and Assembling of National Army Proceeding Smoothly WASHINGTON, Oct. 1. Desperate onslaughts of Germany's picked storm battalions are duo to her fear of the British menace against the Teuton lino of communications leading up to the Ostcnd and Zeebrugge naval bases, Secretary of War Baker's second weekly war summary said today. Further, the Mcnln road battle shows that the fighting stamina of the Ger mans Is deteriorating, Baker declared, THE SnpUETARY'S STATEMENT His statement says: "The Ypres salient continues tho center of military Interest along tlip western front. Tho battle of Menln road, which promises to be one of the great battles of the war, Is following Its normal course. "LaSt week wo recorded tho gains of the British In this sector. This week we .must note the desperate attempt made by the Germans to retake the lost positions "Beginning last Sunday, the constantly Increasing violence of the counter-attack reached a culmination on the 27th Inst., when seven powerful onslaughts by tho picked storm battalions of tho enemy en deavored vainly to regain tho lost objec tives. The village of Zonnebekc, the center of the conflict, Is now firmly held by the British. "It is evident that the efforts of the enemy In this sector arc not actuated merely by tho desire to regain lost terrain, of little more than tactical value, nor must their persistent attack bo considered merely the normal reaction of, a modern field engagement. In which counter-attack Invariably follows upon attack, but rather. It Is to be noted, that the enemy realized fully tho immense strategic Importance of tne urltlsh thrust along tho Mcnln road. "This new British advance In tho Yprcs salient now definitely threatens tho enemy's line of communications to the Belgian count. The Ostcnd.Lllle Railway, which In a Inrgo measure feeds tho German naval bases at Ostend and Zeebruggr, the latter the home port of tho German high seas submarine flotillas, now comes within tho rango of tho tiro of tho British guns. BRITISH PROVE SUPERIORITY. "The superiority of the British over their enemies was conclusively proved during the engagements of the last week. "The battle of Menln road furthermore, shows that the lighting stamina of the Ger mans is deteriorating, not that the enemy did not display great skill and dogged de termination In his repeated counter-attacks ' "During the recent operations In thl3 sec tor the Britten caputrcd 4848 prisoners, In cluding 128 officers. "Along the French front, particularly In the Aisle sector of Braye-Cerny-Hurtcblsc, artillery duels of Intense violence are re ported. "Along the whole French front German norm contingents harassed the French line, thougn their attacks were everywhero ro pulscd. The operations of maximum Im portance were north of Verdun, where the enemy made use of liquid fire In an effort to record some distinct success. WASTAGE OF MANPOWER "The outstanding feature of the recent engagement was tho wastage of manpower of the enemy. "So great has tho wastage of enemy forces become, owing to tho Improved me chanical means of the Allies and the per fection of their methods of combat, that the Germans am obliged to maintain in .reserve as a minimum guarantee for the safety of their battle lino In the west at least forty divisions. "The western front thus remains tho principal battle front of the war. It is still strongly held by tho enemy, and his defensive strength, while shaken, remains powerful. ON THE ITALIAN FRONT. "Emulating their German allies, the Aus trlans have made desperate attempts to Vegaln the lost ground which tho Italians have taken during their offensives of the last few weeks. "The Italians have now completed the LINDE Autumn RUG and CARPET OtLI did This Sale brings to the homes of this community the big gest money-saving opportunity they will have for many, many months. The bargains it offers are really so great that it will pay you to buy now and lay your purchases away if you do not need new floor coverings at present. The astounding savings are due to the radical changes notu being forced upon the textile industry. Every Rug, every yard of Carpet and Linoleum, is positively guaranteed first-grade quality of standard make. Wilton Rugs $82.50 Highest Grade, 9x12. . ..S67.30 74.60 Highest Grade, 8.3xtO.G.. 64.30 60.75 Highest Orade, 0x9 .SS.50 75,00 Best Seamless. 9x12 8S.00 70,00 Best Seamless, 8.2x10.6.. S7.30 60.00 Seamless, 9x12 47.30 40.00 Seamless, 6x9 31.30 52.50 Standard, 9x12 41.75 60.00 Standard, 8.3x10.6 40.00 21.00 Standard, 4.6x7.6 13.00 60.00 Worsted, 8.3x10.6 ...... 45.00 Miscellaneous Rugs U7.50 Best Tapestry, 9x12 ISI.OO 25.00 Best Tapestry, 8,3x10.6., 18.50 18.00 Best Tapestry. 7x9 .... lt.50 22.60 Seamless Tap., 9x12 .... 17.50 17.60 Body Brussels, 8.3x10.6. 30.00 25.00 Body Brussels, 6x9 .... 18.00 36,00 Body Brussels, 9x12 ,... 20.00 84.00 Body Brussels, 8.3x10.6.. S7.50 80,00 Seamless Velvet. 9x12 .. 24.00 33.50 Seamless Velvet, 7.6x9 , . 25.00 42.(0 Seamless Tournal, 9x12.. 31.50 88.50 Seamless Tap., 9x12 .... 31.00 Select Nowl Purchase Held Until occupation of tho entl BalnslMa Pt' and are consolidating thVlr posit ons there. "News from Russia continues slight. ur ther reinforcements of the enemy forces are reported In tho Riga sector, and Indications are that the Germans contemplate extending their gains across the Dvlna. ''The Oerman offensive was hutted after the capture of Rlgn, apparently to resume the Rumanian campaign with a view to complete the cemqueft of Moldavia and, If possible, push, on Into Bessarabia In order to seize the rich grain and other supplies known to be stored there. AMERICAN MOBILIZATION "The mobilization of the National Guard In their camps Is proceeding rapidly and the formation of reorganized divisions Is taking place. This reorganization Is ne cessitated by the conditions of tho present war and requires larger regiments and cer tain machine-gun and other units not typi cal heretofore. Some misunderstanding or the reorganization has arisen, but Its pur pose and military necessity are Delng ex plained, and tho division commanders aro doing their utmost to prcBervo tho local associations and historic memories of these State forces. "The assembling of the National Army In tho cantonments has gone on with smooth ness and success. Equipment illtllculties nro not serious and are being rapidly over come. The most obvious shortage Is In rifles, but an adequate supply for nil pur poses will soon bo at hand, and no delay In training results from the shortHge. All overseas forces arc, of course, adequately supplied." WILL BE NAVAL PAY OFFICERS Two Phlladelphians Among Graduates Qualifying for Commissions Two Phlladelphians D. M. Miller and C. A Soars are among the graduates from the Naval Pay Otlltfers' School In Washington, In the largest class In Its his tory, having completed a ten weeks' course and qualified for the positions of assistant paymaster, with tho rank of ensign, on tho vessels of the navy These men not only handle tho ship's money, but also have supervision of tho commissary and general supply and ure assigned to a regulsir station In battle, In command of a division of bluejackets They were addressed at their graduation by Rear Admiral McGowan, paymaster gen eral of the navy. t'orree t Tailor for Itreiny vim Our new Fall fabrics are tho pick of the foreign and domestlo looms. All fabrics and a wide variety of patterns. 13th & Sansom Sts. iBSF1 L i-LJii.i T"l i1 The Great Army of omn who wunt to kcp their flood looks v,l find an unfnlllnc ally In our Pkln Food. Complexion Is the soul of beauty, and thin Ideal prepa ration oleannen poftens and nourishes the akin and protects It Tubes, 35c Jars, 1 LLEWELLYN'S rhlldrlphla' Standard Drnr Store 1518 Chestnut Street Postpaid Thruout U H. LIGHTEST E STRONGEST FOR POCKET OR KIT GIVE ONE TO YOUR SOLDIER BOY AND ENLARGEMENTS "THE BETTER KINO" F.J.CURRY 8IZ CHESTNUT ST.8I2 All Floor Cover ings in our enor mous stocks re duced. The aver age reduction is a full third, but on many pat terns it is as much as 50 per cent Axminster Rugs S4250 Seamless, 8.3x10.6 820.75 24.50 Seamless, 6x9 18.00 42.00 Heavy Grade, 9x12 20.00 22.50 Heavy Grade, 6x9 ...... 16.75 x3.50 Heavy Grade, 4.6x6.0 ... 9.75 50.00 Best Seamless, 9x12 .... 42.30 35.00 Seamless, 7.6x9 20.75 18.00 Best Grade, 4.6x7.6 .... 12.50 35.00 Seamless, 9x12 26.75 32.50 Seamless, 8:3x10.6 24.50 Carpets 32.50 Axminster, per yd ...31.25 2.85 Vehet, per yd 1.15 1,75 Tapestry, per yd 7 2.50 Body Brussels, per yd .... 1.23 Linoleums $2,25 Best Inlaid 81.75 1,36 Inlaid, ecj. yd. 1,43 1.50 Inlaid, uq. yd. 1,10 1,25 Inlaid, sq. yd .90 .75 Cork Linoleum, sq. yd so ,C0 Neponsct, sq. yd. 45 .75 Sunoleum, sq. yd. 35 Wanted on Payment of Deposit CUT DOWNI'RAVELING, R.R. WAR BOARD URGES Public Asked to Abstain From Unnecessary Going to Speed Up Troop Movement The publlo Is urged to refrain from un necessary travel In order that as many cars iu. ...., 1,0 nvallnhlfl tar the mo e- "7 ...""I V,. .i naked mem 01 wuuio. .....,-..- ... to ccononilzo in tne use ox carw. Thli request Is made through tho nail- J E- CALDWELL fy(5. ENGAGEMENT RINGS ( o Open Saturdays Until Five Don't Buy LOOK! And Have a With (lie rlnlnr cont or leather, with extravagant FIIILADKLI'IIIA SIini'N AT TllllIK MIT' I1NII AHKINO Till! ri'MMf 810 TO S15 FOR NIIOKS, we ran runtlnrlngl) prole the hourulnei. nf our modern economy iluwnalalrit ellli leniy. Me irnmlileil In huge leather contractu, m figured, horupeil and t.ueil, ull that our policy of Si to 85 the pair sated Mliould be upheld. We hate nueeeeileil In the fnce of all obstacle", anil now with no little prldo offer for your judgment 200 STYLES IN MEN'S FALL SHOES ON EXHIBITION auil xrti want ou to come In Jut h jou illil lant year. JJUOl' J. T.IOHT A CIOAIl. TICK lil T1I13 SHOns, the leather, the iiolei. examine them, ask all the iict!nnn jou want, tliat'n nil. Thej are all laid out In front of jou. We want jnu to nee the nmnrt. nnappv lull utile, the thorough way they are made 'tlliout any obligation to buy. Me want jou to compare tliem with hoei of other Philadelphia nhon -I'HOVK TO YOUIl OW.N HATINKACTION THAT OUK IIAKHMKNT rlCON OMIKN, OVn 1I1H LllATIIKH CONTUACTS SIAIIIl IIKFOKK TIIK RISK IN I.KATUIMI .SAVi: YOU KIIOM 2 TO ft TIIK PA I It. Prove that He have here thU Full, (he most ItllCOKD-lIKKAKINO, I)l)l,I.AU-rOlt.l)OM,AIt SIIOjJ VAI.UKH KVUK OFFKIUM) IN PltII.AIm.FIIIA. EXHIBITION OPENS MONDAY And Continues Until Tuesday Evening, 9 P. M. Mondays and Tuesdays 9 A. M. to 9 P. M are the days!- DON'T BUY. WE WANT TO SHOW YOU. THERE IS A HEARTY WELCOME AND A SMOKE WAITING FOR YOU. DON'T FAIL TO COME IN. Royal Boot Shop Kni IVfcUff "Better Shoes at I UK JTiKiW Basement Priced unut tin iiiniiu uiui in u un eiii .1 mi iiuiinn i " mmunnniin HKrilJkiJL The choice and the responsibility are yours you may buy Reed's Clothing or you may go elsewhere and pay the same amount or more and get less for your money. Fall and Winter Suits in Correct Models and Proper Fabrics ' , $15 to $50 Overcoats $15 to $75 JacobReed'5 Sdns roads' War Board, it1 was artnounced toda that from now on 2500 cars dally wilt b required to move food and supplies to tht men in training: camps, and the demand of the Allies for cats to carry export Roods to ths seaports will bo virtually doubled. The board expresses Its thanks for tho co operation o" the public nnd shippers up to the present time. Tills co-operation his, released thousands of train crews and loco motives for usa In the freight servfeo and cleared thousands of miles of track, thus facilitating the movement of troops nnd supplies. . The savin of freight cars has enabled J tho railroads to move npprtfxlmately 25 pet cent more freight since war was declared. than during the same period last year. AT 7' Quality Lighting Fixtures Our name assures you more than an artistic article more than superior finish. It is your guarantee of quality, backed by 30 years' successful experience. The Horn & Brannen Mfg. Co. Retail Salesrooms 427-433 North Broad St. "A short walk along Automobile Row" I Smoke ON US N. W. Cor. Market and 13th Sts. DOWNSTAIRS Entrance on 13th St. OPF.N KVK.MNGS TO OtSO jhliii miu mi t mi iinimnii m utniui uiii mn a iiiuuiii: 'n.miiuuuiiniii fiiu mJiiniUJii:Q : umiiEiiimuiuiii e GJoi&r that Clean Git men approve The man of today has passed the stage wh'cre 'freakish" fash ions are accepted. Me wants distinction in style, quality in material and the highest stand ard of workmanship. These essentials have made our clothes the standard of ex cellence adopted by men of dis criminating taste. iSfr vssb n W3r - 7-t ,v - "jftVVuis ri theCUtimJ "SFBCIAT." FOR yovsa mks Coat, narrow shoulders and sleeves, with. J5JrIj' room arrotK back close fitting- waist, deep vent Vest with or without collar trounem narrow from belt to cuff. . Fall Suits and Overcoats , atv$15 $l,;$2i With $20 the at which we beg to spread ourselvi I There's no use talk ing this is the year-1 when a store has to have the goods! CfThe value a stog can give you for ycfe money today depewlfc. J in large measure q when the store boufcbl" its woolens! . , CJ The man who waitt till the last minute to get his fabrics for tttfci season sat on a fence; watching a bull mai" ket, and waited in vui for some one to.jwt thej ring in its nose! Q We didn't wait! We J bought firt . andh watched the leap and bounds af terwaardi Come in and Chihf! PEiigp N.Tfe. T i 16th & Ch t gajENRY -LINDE L424-1426 CHESTNUT 'STREET , 1ANRIRS ftfffWKff :'!' -.. ' r U4f. caM mMWp AysM j;m I HHtlii J? Optntandajf
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