SNNSYLVANIA MEN REACH CAMP MEADE Contingent From City Draft Roiird 12 First to Arrive at Admiral FIRST 'MAN TU iitmxju St . , ,1 .1 -1lin mm T.ionlin Vrrnrl Kine rnnauuipnmuo """"b,-M From Service louay ior Physical Reasons PcAMP MI3ADI5. Ailmlrnl, Mil.. Oct. 12. BlJttle renn 1ms sent Its first man to the K ... n. In Vrnnce. Arias in1" ti. Is Jt. Acker, illtednr of the V M. t' h information ilepaitmcnt and ii native . nrlmklvn. He came H. Camp Meade a ef Brook n. .. ,i,n i,..i m.rli al,nh ago, I'm " "" . . f,nien to he selected In Iliooklyn. R Arker is an experi .riiuiunmini" -,! Pershing needs a inultlRiniher. SSer wh Instructed to com the sens at .. Although he will he missed, .his place t.i more than filled today when nearly flM men from rennsyUanla ntrlvrd It Ttw flrft to arrive wciw imj mni u,.. Ifcln Hoard No. 12 In I'lill.ulelphla and ll.f from Draft Hoard No. 13. They ar jj iiui" -i,.iv offer 1 n clock mid Ife assigned to the 315th Infantry. A Valuation from Bucks County arrived at u same hour and was fortunate enough to ''it placed In the 310th machine-gun bat- II lien from Boards Nos. 1 and 2. of Ches rf were also placed In that outfit, while feed men front Boards No. .2 ! and a Delaware coumy. wem "" " " training battalion Chester County men li. nnards Nos 2 and 3 were also placed 61 that organization. T Although glen a cordial welcome there fc .l ..... n..,,.,i.. fnr Inrlnv'n fit". 'was no special tcn-m.',, .... ...... ., fTV?'- . ...tl.. ... rflt-l.l..n S Announceiiirin " mn" - .......... - . ....... i.ri flunlfp tni ntdpt or Imp fftr Department Instructing Ceneinl Ktihn to'send fiOOO of hit men to southern train- In camps m orner to hi.ikp nmm mr i-ui- ZJA Irnnns. Ihe Se Cllty-lllntll Division Will I ho kept Intact 'i the problem of selecting the men to be RraWcrred has been put up to CI en era I Kuhii. According to his plan, as announced ... .I. ..laM ill1 1m rilrkeil ftfim the vmnjt me "- vntlous units, hut In no Instance will a ...I I.. Iln .....I.A.O flt.ll. Hltl.1 Unit lie laheii hi u .-iiiiinj. v..... v. .-.-. A men will be transfeneil. hh It Is ex plained that fifty will bo mining the Hist to to to Fiance mid Hint only tlllcleut sol diers can be Incluiled In such nulls. " Announcement concerning the men select ed for transfer will be made within a few 1 days. The following men fiom riilladclphl.i were discharged today iici'.'tuse of phMcal 'defects: Uirl llloonior. Hon id 2!) ; C. T. TCurk, zn . muiumiv uijihm. i ?.i.-iii Wolowicr. 47 V luih.ui-k. 17; Benjamin Miller, 31 1- llelber. 17: Sidney (1. Tu)d. 31, and .lonii .1 .Neiu, in. Tortv-ouo men fiom Maryland were aNo discharged ,, ISHINES SHOES BY DAY, l READS LAW BY NIGHT CAMP JIKADB, Admiral. Md.. Oct. 11. rEAI MOTHKIt When the War De--' partment gels down to the work of distributing medals nmnnD. ii. .. i.. tseventy-nlnth division the boys from the ..;.". col""f' districts of 1'ennsylvanla will be there. The element of luck has played a con spicuous role In their army careers, and most of them hae been catapulted Into real llvo organizations. For Instance, the men from Lackawanna, I,uierne, Pike and Wayne Counties to the number of about 500 have been placed In the 311th Machine Clun Battalion, whlclf Is one of the top. notch units In our division. And the following men.haxe been made seigeants In Company A of that organlra tlon, Mind you, thee appointments are not provisional, for the men have received their warrants. Heie Is the honor list: Leslie K. Davles, l.uzerne County; James . Ames. William J. Bushwaller, Kred W. liregory, Frank .1. Myers. Max V. Plum, Fred I Schuerholz, Wajne Countv; Lem uel A. Hutnlch and Oeorge T Williams. Luzerne County. You probablv read In the Lvkn'ino Lgdobh on Tuesday afternoon the account of Thomas J. Law, of L'dwards Mlle. Pa. Law was the first man In camp to receive his warrant as a sergeant major. Michael T. Glnley, of Sugar Notch, Pa., who In civil life, was chief clerk for a coal company, has been made a coiporal and la now chief clerk at battalion headquarters. All of these mep are elated, but the fact that they have received promotions has failed to give them any falo notlo-is con cerning their own Importance. They ale the same good fellows, but perhaps a bit moie Industrious. They me attending the school for non commissioned olllcers and will keep plug ging until they get shoulder stripes. ' A PltAVINO StlLlriKK Mindful that you are an anient cliuich woman. I shall I elate the following Incident thatoccUned last night and'l am ceitaln thajf If wllr ease vutir mind A joiiiim- man in one o'f the' hariacks who is quite religious became- the butt of ridicule because he in sisted upon rending his jiraers aloud. Just before" i etirlng ho would kneel down by his cot and pray. Seven of his comrades who occupy adjacent beds would laugh nnd-chide him, but never ojice did he complain. Tills was going on for moie than a week, but last night the captain of the company, learning .that the church boy was being subjected to the torment, laid a trap for the offenders nnd caught them. He punished every man by denying him liberty for thirty days. Then lie made the announcement that any man who wished to prav could do so and that nobody would interfere, t VKU.SES WITH A ZIP I presume that nu are having the same old trouble with the pacifists. They are pesls. but I am sending a few veises that ought to shame them a bit Herbert A. Houston Club Has Real Acquisition in Its Student 1'olisher, who Cuts Prices i Shining shoes by day, by night reading Blickstone that is the dual employment ef Herbert L. Talor, new dean of the shoe iMWng parlor In the Houston Club of the iCrorerslty of Pennsylvania. The new shine artist Is a graduate of the MUtj department of Howard University and tisiaxing a iiosi-grnouaio course in iuw ni Temp!e UnlveiMty He attends his law classes at night As evidence of his am bition, Taylor has set about to bleak up the "shine trust" and Is offcilnc thlitv r shines for a meie . This figure Is un heard of in the history of bootblack prices J lilt the University campus. AWAIll) OF SCHOLARSHIPS (Successful Examinations Will Permit Holders to Study Engineering cholarshlps each carrying a four-year collegiate course whlrh will enable the tl lift I A.fAU I. --.il .1 1.....I iuiuct tg Cllll-l I lit.' lillliuau UUHlliCiSH U-i H. tfrchniral engineer, will he- held by the Cof- K lUPa VfllrQ.lna 1 '...... !.... I.-.... 11.... ...1 .. F T..... ' .i, c , ,.IMIimilJf, diihiu Ul ,rv York during the i-oni.ng year, for the Penn- jinm,i ituuioati i no scnoMi'siiips were -,nl.lfl.-.1 . . .... . . .. . .A In- memorial 10 me l.ue l-raurci fThomton,"fornierlv piesldent of the Pcnn- fjnania Hniironii. The examinations are Kvpen to sons or einiloyes of the rallioad vuinny ana to nons or ilecensed cinpiojes. AlinllC.ltlritlH ffi, Agiiilni.lln.i. It. 1n,.tl.Inn Iti" ofnlle MlssKlpiil must bo iccelvcd by i ""',-' "' aim ror tiiose west of the Mississippi by May 20. 1918. U Beaten. Ton 111 In A..i,n'n. I.. -..-( , .,. , ,,j,iuui III V.UIIII tWEST CIli:STi:il, Pa., Oct. 12 Dvld Johnson, of Downlngtown. Is In the Ches ter. County Hospital heie. suffering from wrlous Injuries about the head, abdomen and groin and it Is said may not recover. LThi Downlngtown police say the Injuries l?ere Indicted by Alfred Allen, of the LMme. placei Allen ls locked up In the llnester Pnnntv n.tun.. n n. , .,. .. CI the liiliiriA . ! ..I, i ......... m-' v" -"- " inn nuKeii viciim. lie Kift .!! , .or il l,CHll"B "y Justice Wills, Pear u"lnu""1 "us l)ccn miable to ap- "I'm tha Hird," Says Alleged Slayer wJdEI?IS"B.M-.'". et-. 1 "I am the. Ininit mirtk '. ' "' al" lo "le- Tll,s state ova MiS trt oll,'c'11'e by Trophln Can mi rn 1 ,. ht S oroner naclimau'R Jury to dutTneVfnV". Jeko. ""b"" o I'unyi oi uaniei uciuy- 20-Year Guaranteed GOLD Filled Walthami uvwnn m g.. Thin Model j -- inuuci fc?t,oVr5iii,,V?" K?,nTu underfill reuul.llon feCt Mc'riSS1 .e'"' f,T"ir- There I. not Kk i.icrinc?.of QUalltjr lo meet tin nrl,. I wnpl, ,1 ''I". '". lraordlnarjr value and I? ' the SSiTJpJi"' .". V.''' """ " tlui P"i n0dtedAr Hl?" .r. P!'1' wlh ' .m.r.Tr.e Hum, Tha tVllallU IValtl,.... Lr iilm.i '"labia nlara thl name hold. ""i Jiall order, nromntlv flil.,1." HnKSittV i 'fi riififfisil EVJBNING LEDaEll-l?Hl)LADELPHIA, ' FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1917 LETTER FROM A SELECTED MAN AT CAMP MEADE TO HIS MOTHER Pennsylvania Boys WhoHaveReceived Warrants Elated, but Not "Stuck Up" Punishment for Tormentors of Praying Soldier Kchtoss, of naltlmore. n member of the 213th Infantry, dashed oft the following verses last night. Just pass them around to the croakers who are doing nothing In the war: Yer ran araue till yer silly. TT I n talk until yer dumb, Hul talk ain't no perfection ualnat (he muziie of a sun. Yer ran elalm that war's unholy, Takin human life la aim ...J'" Teuton'a sure to drill er While er preachln' peaco to him. ,Vhin, 'he world's plumb nil nlUn ., Taint no lima lo art and pout uet n hump on, prove jer human .nd n hand to put it out. Help u erunh Ihl. Herman vulliire. Illark, foul Bend of hll ati'iirx'd; IT It's peace we want, we'll km 11. , nut we've got ter earn It firm. Karn It with the bull' and hnvoiift. Alurtar. rlfl. shll and aim. a h man, enllt. nnd hln u v hip this achemln. trcacheroua tlun. Met Ihe l.su. farn It artuareb; Be a man, enllit, mv jmnl. Prove er worthy of jour mother And yer country and yer God. I agreo with this, mother dear, nnd I hope the same thought Is held by the folks back home. Soi ry I inn't vv rite ou more today, but I'm very, very tired. More to you. dear, tomoriovv. Your lov ing and devoted son. BOB. $350,000 IN WAR BONDS SOLD AT OGLETHORPE $30-a-IUonth Men at Fort Go Over Top Strong in Liberty Bond Drive CHATTANOOtiA. Tenn.. Oct "12 Lib erty l,oau committeemen assigned to Fort Oglethorpe have returned aflame with en thusiasm and admiration for the soldiers who had lesponded so liberally. A remark able showing has been made thele by men making $30 a month. .Soldiers of the Sixth United States Infantry have subscribed 50, 000; the Klfty-second Infantry, JB9.000; Klfty.fouith lnfanto. JG5.000; Eleventh, Fifty-second nnd Fifty-sixth Infantry, J1TS.000. These six leglments. taking $350. 000 of the bonds, have put the isAje up to Civilians here In an Impressive way. Veteran Knihvay Man Killed MATCH CIIl'NIC. T'n.. Oct. 13 John Kreundt. a I.ehlgh Valley veteran car in spector, vvns killed by a train at the I.e hlgh Valley station here early on jester day. afler rounding out foilv-seven jears of service. He Is survived by his widow, thiee wins and one daughter. Ho was a member of the Knights of the Golden Kagle and of the Knights of Malta. ELBRODUCTO The enjoyment you get from a good cigar de pends as much on the way it's made -as on the quality of its tobacco. When you smoke E Producto you'll appreciate how skilled blending can improve even the finest Havana filler and best shade-grown wrapper. Sizes and Shapei to Suit From 10c to 2 for 25c TheG . CIGAR Philadelphia CO. .'41-irfiv.' y&a ''.'t!':u tuff frtff; m .t?i m. a MIllllllllllllltilM There's a Story Back of This Label Read it carefully. Every statement is based upon actual results obtained rjght here in Philadelphia. FROM J1EAR HOT SPRINGS ARK.UAA. ItHt 4MY At HOiHIAlUlfOir .1. u. . fur tiraTurnT I U i kiiii( oi iiuir T.ouiitsiol lIHt tCtllOa of an mm aiim A Delighttul Table Water Why don't you give It a trial. Call, write or 'Dhone Walnut 3407 or Main 4G1. Call nd Simple It FREE at 718 Ckestnut St. lv MlP a. v .i.jm WILBUR DRWEES Roxborouch man, n member of tho Nineteenth Engineer Corps, who re ceived a gold mednl awnrded by the King and Queen of England at a snorting carnival participated in by United States troops in England. Your Uniform Is Your Pass to These Events Today l-'ililay. Oetoher 12. 2: IS. 7 anil 9 p. m., motion plutuiM Strain! Theatre. Herman town avenue ami Venango street; unifoim a limits. 8 p. in., Blhle class AVar Work Council Uulldlng, in yard. 6:30 p. in., French claa Recreation Center No. :. llulldlne 253. Instructor. Dr. A. W. Hanzell 7:30 p. m., amleille tn AVar Worlc Council Uulldlng, In yard. 7:30 p. in., bayonet exercises Training station. Instructor, Corporal Hnwkey, V. S. Jl. C. 8 p. in., motion pictures In lobby of Cen tral y. r. t a. 8 p. m , houI.iI for fifty men Tenth 1'rea. h.Meiian Church, t-ecnteeiith and Spruco street. S p in. audellle Itecieatlon Center .No. : 'RING-R0UNDR0SY' DONEATCAMPDIX New Drill Method Looks Like Old-Time Game for Kids LIBERTY BONDS ON SALE Start Made in Campaign Despite Rain and Delay of Speeches Returns to Philadelphia Pastorale TtnAniNi:. I'a.. o.l n. Vniwering a cull fiom hla former I'liarne. IIih Church of the Incarnation, riilliiilelphl.i, tho I!ev. Or Nathan It Melhorn Ikim lelgneil the pas torale of Trinity l.utheian Church, the old ext mill largest l.tithenui congregation In Heading He came hem in Aiaj, 1!IH, and will lea i this city on Noeinher 12 CAMP D1X. Wrlghtstown. N. J Oct --. l'latoons of soldiers ulaylng "ponpon," n orl of rlng-around-a-rosy game, to make their muscles pliable for bayonet ork; other platoons practicing what looked like n big football scrimmage In extended order, a Instruction In charging and the introduc tlon of boxing to entire companies as a means of teaching oMleis to use their tiits as a final ucapon. when their bayonets go nut of commosslon In a charge across "no man's" land" to the cnemy',8 trenche, arc new featuies of work to which Infantry men at Camp Dlx were Introduced today. The bayonet drills that followed these sport instructions In the 311th Infantry were the most spirited and businesslike yet wit nessed on the parade grounds, and officers of the Jcrscymen were delighted with tho working out of the novel system. Many visitors thought football games were ac tually in progress as they watched a man behind a long line hurl or punt a ball for ward and then toot a whistle that teemed to fairly lift the line Into the air r.s the men charged toward the pigskin. They rarely readied it, 1ioveer. before another whistle sent them prone to the giound again. It was the old and familiar "charge by rushes." with the football intiodiiccd to lead a motive and gie snap nnd more alertness to t lie rushes. Visitors lo the paiade giound nf the tlJth jeslorday thought the Noith ,lei FCmen had Invented a ielatle of the "gooe step" It was meiely an Invention of olllcers, hoeer. to produce a better carriage of their men In Ihe lines. This is accomplished by t lie marcheis turning their hands, palms outward, .thumbs to the rear. "Kin out" Is the suggestive order, and the movement not only pi events excessive swinging of the arms, but forces the cheat out and tho shoulders back. While rain and mud spoiled the plans for While rain and mud spoiled the plans for the spectacular opening of the Liberty Loan campaign yesterday with Its proposed 10,000-volce chorus and a patriotic address by Dr. Henry van .Dyke, former United States Minister to the Netherlands, tho weather did not prevent the men of the new- army from hustling to add their finan cial bit to uphold the cause for which they hae already offered to risk, their lives. Honor of being the first command In the camp to start the subscriptions tolling In for the (1,000,000 total which Major C. W. Cocheu, directing the bond sales, hopes to see reached here, goes to Battery It, 307tlt Field Artillery, commanded by Captain Kd ward U Fox, A meeting of the battery In Its mess hall this afternoon to consider the bond Issue developed Into a veritable de bate, with a dozen recruits pleading with their comrades to "come across" as well as "go across." There ari many wealthy recruits In the new army here, and It was rumored in tho afternoon the combined offers of seen of them would total more than $100,000. Head quarters, lioweer, has forbidden the pub lication of Individual subscription. Ma, 'Cocheu says lie hopes to see the list wQ distributed In small amounts among mnr men. Contractors, subcontractors, me chanics and laborers, who have been drain ing big wages from the Governmept for cantonment work, have been In tied to make subscriptions here and credit them 'to Camp Dlx. ALIENS YIELD ltEVOLVERS Surrender, Sell or Give Away Weapons in Compliance With New Law HArtmSHima, rn., Oct. 12. Unnatural Ized foreign-born residents have been sur rendering reolvers to local authorities, setltng'and even giving them away In many sections of the State In the last week or ten days because of the enforcement of tlw act of 1917. forbidding such persons to have revolers In their possession. This act, which was passed to check shooting affrays among foreigners, supplements the alien gun law of 1309. Thus far very few arrests have been made In enforcement of the law, as the no tices, printed In three different languages, were generally posted by wardens and pd Ih emeu In districts where there are Inariy aliens. I y 1 u I S&A, 2sV v The Promenade Lace Boot , Beautiful Mahogany Russia Calf. Eight inches high. Welt soles, iy inch military heels, and the new im itation wing tips so much in favor. Also with cloth tops and Buckskin tops. Hoiitry to Match Harian & Son 1318 Chestnut iH&MgMMMSgQgSGEMKDyuyO Mason & DeMany 1 115 Ckestnut Street Opposite Keith's Theatre) October Fur Sale 15 Per Cent Off Regular Winter Prices r HERE ARE FOUR REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD BUY NOW 1 We purchased our skins before the great advances in cost. 2 We made them up in the summer, when fur labor cost little. A Small Deposit Will Reserve Your Purchase in Our Storage VaultsJUntil Desired We planned exceptional values for tomorrow, realizing that many women will appreciate having their Furs at once 3 We sell direct to you, thereby saving you middle man's profit. 4 We are satisfied with small profits to realize large volume of business during a usually dull month. Taupe Fox Sets BarreJ Muff Wide Animal Scarf 46.75 Winter Price 55.00 Fox or Wolf Scarfs 22.00 (Very Special) Colors of Taupe, Blue and Brown, Kamchatka, Slate, Battleship Gray, London Smoke or Bed. Red Fox Sets Ilanel Muff Wide Animal Scait 46.75 Winter Price 55.00 iiiiiiaiiiyjiiiiauiPiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiisiiiiiiii Natural Fisher Sets Ban el Muff Wide Animal Scarf 97.50 Winter Price 115.00 Sl!il!lliltHffiill!l!lilini;iII!I!!li!iffill!! Black Fox Sets Barrel Muff and Wide Animal Scarf 59.50 Winter Price 70.00 1 iWMl'llWMiroiiiihiiiiimMiiiiiiiiiiiiiim Skunk Sets Barrel Muff and Smart Scarfs 34.00 Winter Price 40.00 imiuiutuutiitiuinmiitJiiiumimLiEtULmtiiimniimiiuuiium'ttHHuniiuiiiuuEiiiumiiuiiiiunuiuui Kamchatka Fox Sets Barrel Muff and Wide Animal Scarf HiHiiiiiuiin 1 - JHHIHj wSL. 1 cBBflfLrxgitek 1 JBr HUM . T . J n UU iiuii C 7 E3 f f 1 Jap Cross Fox Sets Barrel Muff Wide Animal Scarf ' 51.00 Winter Price 60.00 Russian Pony Coats Three-quarter Length Model Beaver or Raccoon Collar 46.75 Winter Price 55.00 IWilBMIIIIIM French Seal Coats IB-Inch Smart Model Skunk-Opossum Cape Collar and Wide Border 68:00 Winter Price 80.00 ''viiiiiiiniiiM Natural Muskrat Coats Three-Quarter Length. Hudson Seal Cape Collar and Cuffs 76.50 Winter Price 90.00 fl viuiiniiH Liberty Bond Accepted at Caih New Charge Account Solicited Hudson Seal Coats Skunk or Seal Collars 10-Inch Model 97.75 Winter Price 115.00 UMIIliUllinilllllliMM r 80.75 Winter Price 95.00 'Hts;nm.iiiiiiimummii.;mniiiiniM!umniminHiinanBiB miiidaiHiinmruinnimanHtnnniiiuaTiinuniitmivtTS Natural Raccoon Sets Barrel Mutt and Wide Animal Scarf 38.75 Winder Price 45.00 MMMIiraiM Hudson Seal Sets Barrel Muff and Smart Scarf 42.50 Winter Price 50.00 Expert MM Qrdtr Strvkt t.&vj Purchasing agents' or ders accepted. Repairing and Remod eling at a 20 per cent re duction. Place your order at once. Patrons desiring to open accounts may have bills rendered December 1st vpoti request. Hudson Seal Coats Verv Smart Design Large Capo Collar of Skunk, Wolf, Fox or .fail jxuuiisjijr 131.75 Winter Price 155.00 VIMMIillUM Choice Nutria Coats 45-Inch Model Largo Hudson Seal Cape 'Collar, " Cuffs and Belt 123.25 Winter Price 145.00 EfjcjEsniPiifflaiEiiiiiiiMiiiEimaii IliUilinillTIffl!!Il HIHUTI !HWMHH(M!nit 1 CBBtlMlli Selected Moleskin Coats Three-quarter Length Fox or Skunk Cape Collar and Wide Border 255.00 Winter Price 300.00 Extra Lmrp , 4 Hlji.v. . -iftftiiifinii i iTinfflfflifirr iimiliti i itfBhfsjS "---- --t --- m Mfi1rsffttoiiim&r.Ti H .' ( , ' 1 't i i e-tr I 1 ' H j . -r,j'l? , 'JT u1 a . ' .:& J
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