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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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 (
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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.
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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"
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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
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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.
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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!
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