Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, October 15, 1917, Final, Page 4, Image 4

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flGUNS
POUND BRITISHLINE
Ittdge South of Broodseinde
-Heavily Shelled by En
emy's Artillery
JMAIG'S MEN MAkE RAID
fcMCortilo Armies Bnttlc for Pos-
Poolcappellc
LONDON. Oct is.
Alt night Ions' German artillery on the
s 'West Flanders front shelled British posi
tions on ths rldga south of Broodseinde, the
TVar Omee announced today. It was In that
vector that the British made an Important
I advance in last Tuesday's drive.
(Broodselnda Ilea between the Ipres-
Xoulers road and tho Ypres-Moorstcede road
, east of Ypres.)
In a, raid near Monchy les Vrtux yester
day tho British killed moro than 200 Ocr
mana and captured thlrty-(le prisoners and
two machine guns, tho report added.
'Weather conditions have Improved and an
early resumption of the British offensive
against tho town of rasschcndaelo Is ex
pected. Desultory fighting continued today In the
- mud at this scsllon of tho lino. Ths
brewery In Poelcappelle Is still the center of
the thickest battling-. Both sides havo re
peatedly captured the position, but neither
has yet been able to hold It.
TARIS, Oct. IB
Artillery firing which approached crcat
violence along tho Alsne, at Allies, at
Craonne and at lllll 344 on tho right bank
of the Meuse was reported In today's offl-
elal statement.
The Dunkirk region was air-bombed by
the, Germans, with numerous civilian vic
tims. L'ARTIGLffiRIA HALIANA
SBANDA RIPARTI NEMICI
Un Deposito di Munizioni Austri-
aco Viene Incendiato dal Fuoco
dei Cannoni Italiani
BOMA, IB Otlobre.
In quest! ultlml glornl, secondo lo notlzle
pervenuto dalla fronto dl battaglla, Italiana,
si sono verlflcato consldereoll azlonl dl
artlgllerla da Rombon slno al maro ed in
alcunl puntl lo Unco nustrlache sono stato
sconvplte.
Sull'altlplano del Carso lo batterlo Italians
sono stato abbastanta attlve cd hantio fatto
tuoco sopra numerosl dlstaccaraentl nemlcl
che marciavano ad est dl Casta gnavlzza,
dlsperdendoll e coatringendol! alia fuga.
Un deposito dl munizioni austrlaco, nella
regiona dl San Giovanni, fu Incendiato dal
fuoco del cannoni Italian!
Nella reglone dl Costabella, si sono verl
flcatl tentatlvl dl attacco da parto dl rlparti
austrlacl contro le poslztonl occupato dagll
Italiani, ma furono prontamento repress!
Le ultima notlzla pcrvenute al Jllnlstero
della Guarra In Rama recano cho frequentl
duelll dl artlgllerla el sono avutl dallo
Stetvio a Rombon, a che sull'altlplano dl
Balnslzza e sulla fronte merldtonale del
Carso II fuoco fu violento da ambo le parti.
Tentatlvl dl attacco da parte degll aus
trlacl alia poslilonl avanzate deglt Italiani
a Vrhoveo, sulla parte occldentale della
valle dl Chlapovano, furono tmmcdlatamente
resplnti
Clo' puo' rllevarsl dal comunlcato del
Generale Cadorna, pubbllcato lerl dal Mln
tstero delta Guerro. Eccono 11 testo:
- Dallo Stelvlo al Rombon bI sono verlftcatl
frequentl combattlmentl dl artlgllerla.
Sull'altlplano dl Balnslzza o sulla fronto
mtrldlfAtffiel Carso si o' avuto violento
fuoco da ambo la parti.
A vrhoveo, ad orlento dl Chlapovano,
reparti nemlcl tentarono dl ottaccare le
nostra poslztonl, ma furono prontamento
resplnti.
Un comunlcato ufllclale annunzla, pure,
cfle alcune torpedlnlere ltallane che lncro
clAvano net Mar Nero hanno distrutto
undid lmbarcazlonl cariche e sono rlusclto
a fare ventl priglonlerl.
II Vatlcano spera ancora cho l'lnlzlatlva
del Papa In favors delta pace possa appro
dare a soddlsfaclentl rlsultatl Nel clrcdl
ponteflcl si crede che la forza degll eentl
dovra' obbllgare gll lmperl central! a venire
A patti. Per questa raglone dl sforzi del
dlplomatlcl papall mlrano a. persuadero
gll Alleatl dl dare una risposta alio pro
poste dt pace In modo tale da lasclare al
Papa adlto a negoziatl.
II Vatlcano si augura anche che II Presi
dents Wilson comprenda cha II Tonteflce
einceramente appoggla la principals parte
del suo messagglo ed a' flducloso che agll
possa essera lndotto a. prendera un plu'
fav ore vole attegglamento verso le Intcnzlonl
dl Sua Santlta' a rlconoscere che l'ldea dl
ottenere un graduate dlsarmo, per mezzo
dell'abollzlone delta coscrlzlone, sla plu'
pratica dl quella dl una grande Lega della
Xazioni.
Notlzle da Farigt recano che 11 capltano
Bouchardon della corte rnarzlale cho dovra'
41scutere 11 caso dl Bolo Paacla. ha rac
eolto la deposlzlone del Slgnor Sottalana,
un maestro dl canto da moltl annl resi
dents a Parlgl. ed amlco dell'ex-dcputato
Cavalllnt, che fu (ntermtdlarlo tra Abbas
llllml. I'ez, Khedive d'Egltto. e Bolo Pascia.
Dalla deposlzlonl del Sottalana e' rlsul
tato cha II Cavalllnl arrlvo' In Parlgl 11
prlmo aprlle del 1915 e domando' It Sot
talana dl accompagnarlo al Credit Lyonnala
per rlscuotere un check dl un mlllone dl
ifranchl, che agglunse od un oltro mlllone In
carta monetata che 11 Cavalllnl aveva con
bs. Questl porto' la moneta all'IIotel Place
Vendome, oye entro' solo, o poco dopo venne
fuorl con un uomo che presento' al .Sotta
lana come Bolo Pascia.
La stampa parlglna, e speclalmenta
"ti'Oeuvre," notano che si a' molto parlato
circa la vtstta dl Bolo Pascia' In America,
nel 1!1S, a molto poco si a' detto dells fre
quentl vlsita in Svlzzera a rtguardo al prlmo
viagglo cha 11 Bolo fees In America nel
1915.
, SILVER SHELL CAPTAIN
VISITS JENKINTOWN HOME
jCmmander of First United States
Vessel to Sink U-Boat Will
Be Feted
Captain John Frederick Charlton, com-
" kMnder of the Silver Shell, ths tanker
, whose United States gun crew is credited
-with sinking the first U-boat since this
country entered the war, was In Jcnklntown
for a short time last night.
Tha Sliver Shell docked at New Tork on
Friday and ha was the guest of honor at
an affair on Saturday in that city. Late
yesterday he stepped from a train at Jen-
, klatown. His home coming was marred
, , wswhat by tha fact that one of his chll
' mat u 111. and becauss of lhl mn
was 111. and because of this condition
as declined to ba Interviewed concerning th
jtteUac In tha Mediterranean.
m an and woman found
OVERCOME BY GAS
3Mk Skat ta a Hospital in State of
' UencJousnB and Their
f " fwtJtf Inn T 53atI ai '
bade Br Herron and an unidentified
MoirMit were found unconscious In bed as a
iad!f f Inhaling gas In the Oermanla
Htel. lis lUca street. Both wera sent to
ft tlvtt ifrafltal. Their condition Is
crtouc
Jl atiUu.et fOUIUi llhllljna' ill thn rrwim lt
GERMANY IN CHAOS
ON ISSUE OF PEACE
Newspapers Divided -Into
Factions Clamoring for Ac
ceptance of Pet Theories
CAPELLE COUP A BLUNDER
COPENHAGEN, Oct. 18
Instead of executing a successful coup
and strengthening Its position by giving out
news of a mutiny in the German navy,
tha Imperial Government at Berlin found it
had only blundered again. This was ths
explanation placed today upon tho efforts
of the German Admiralty to "cover up"
and to make It appear that the revolution
ary plot was exaggerated and not nearly
bo far-reaching as pictured last week.
The political situation, revolving around
the question of peace terms, has now re
solved Itself Into absolute chaos. The
newspapers are divided Into factional
groups, each clamoring for Iti pet theories
as to how to win the war or to bring about
an early peace.
Tho Kaiser is expected to return to Ber
lin next Sunday, said a dispatch from that
city today, when ho may take a. hand In
trying to end tho disorganization which hag
been growing since the majority bloo Jam
med Its peace resolution through the Reich
stag on July 19. Tho Dusseldorfcr and the
Deutsche Tagcszeltung, of Berlin, havo now
Joined hand", in a campaign for the rcilg
natlon of Dr on Kuehlmann, tho Foreign
Secretary
Ths members of tho majority bloo are
standing pat, ready to renew their light for
a definite declaration of peace terms when
the Reichstag reconvenes on December 5
ZURICH. Switzerland. Oct 15
German newspapers or ecry shade of
politics, except a small Pan-Oerman and
Lutheran minority, arc demanding retire
ment of Chancellor Mlchaells, accoidlng to
quotations received today nen tho Co
logne Gazette, stanch pro-Goernment oi
gan, criticized MlchaelW for not dlssasKo
elating himself from Admiral von Capelle
WHITE PERCH PLENTIFUL
IN LOCAL FISH MARKET
Sweet and White Potatoes Still in
Abundant Market Apples
Scarce
Vegetables on tho Monday market come
from points nearby, according to the dally
report of .1. Russell Smith, chairman of
tho Food Commission of tho Philadelphia
Homo Defenso Committee, and thoso In the
abundant class are all plentiful and com
paratively cheap
Sweet potatoes from New Jersey sell at
from 76 to 80 cents a flvo-elghth bushel
basket, while white potatoes aro bringing
from 63 cents to $1 for tho same sized
basket Apples aro still scarce. All these
prices nre wholesale.
Whlto perch, tho report sajs, aro now
on the market and aro caught off tho coast
of Virginia and southward They are ex
cellent for frying. The small ones sell at
10 to 12 cents a pound, while largo ones
sell at 20 to 22 cents a. pound.
Tho food report follows:
ABUNDANT Squash, carrots, corn, beets,
parslay, lettuce, c&bbase, peaobis.
NORMAL Cantaloup, oranrea, lemons. Ep
pors. pumpkins, radishes, spinach, garllo. onions,
efsplant, potatoes, sweet potatoes, cucumbers,
turnips.
SCARCE Grapes, plums, apples, bananas,
cranberries, pineapples, celery, tomatoes, lima
beans, otrlnn beans, pars.
Wholesale fish prices:
Dressed woakflih (medium) lOo to lie
Dressed weaktlsli (larse) IRa to lOo
Round trout .. . So to lOn
Croakers (medium) 9a to 10a
Croakers (larse) 10c to 11a
I'orcles 10a ta 18a
Hea bass .. SOc to -So
Ilutternsh (medium) So to 10c
HutterMrh (lares) Ho to lllo
Halibut sua to 85c
ULal. mH -.--..-.-... 19 tn 1 At
Vlukes 14a to lftc
fouotK so tn lua
Hound mackerel 18c to 19a
Hake (laraa) lie to ISa
Hakn (medium) 80 to 9a
Bluensh , 30a to 31o
Dressed eels lfta to IBc
Dressed salmon ... 2V to 2V
Dressed catfish (white) 17c to 18c
Dressed catfish (red) Ho to ISa
Haddock . c to lOo
Ilonlto mackerel (larse), 17a to 18o
llonlto mackerel (small) ISo to 17a
Round eels 10a lo lie
Whltlns 8a fa Ba
L.ak Clscoes 10a to 17a
Hotline rocktlsh (larce) 28c to S0o
Hocknsh (medium) 20e to 2t)o
Itockflsh (small) 13a to 19c
Pan rocktlsh .......... 20c to 2Jo
Flounders llo to Uo
Cape May coodles 4o to fir
Snap blues . 0c to lno
Whlta perch (larae) lOe to .'Jo
Whits perch (small) 10c to 12c
Baker to Address Ohio Club
Secretary of War Newton D. Baker will
be the guest of the Ohio Society of Phila
delphia in the near future. The Secretary,
who is a native of Ohio, has accepted tha
Invitation of "W. r Therklldson, president
of the club, to address the members here.
TrMkANCKOR
WAS DROPPED
IN 1071 AND
STILL HOLDS
V&8SL
1W?1I
OUR boys in France may need
money. It's a long time be
tween pay days and a Franc
doesn't go as far as it used to.
We are able to send money to those
at the front at a nominal cost.
"For $100 and
pay $100 in American money or its
equivalent in French Gold to any
one in France.
Call at any of our offices for further
information.
Guarantee Trust & Safe Deposit Co.
rworporarsd 1871
Capital & Surplus, $1,600,000.(M)
Main OHce
316.-18-20 Chestnut Street
Uptown Office West Phllu. OIHce
1422 So. Penn St. a So. 52nd St.
(Opposite City Hall) t Market)
(Open about Nor. 1, 1917)
Philadelphia, Pa.
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TEUTONS' LATEST THRUST
The German fleet, numbering: ninety
vessels, has invnded Russia by way
of the Gulf of Riga, landing troops
on Oscl Island and capturing the
greater part of that fortified sta
tion. Arcnsburg, the capital, and
the town of Sercl nie in flames.
Russia concedes German mastery
of tho Finnish Gulf, but declares at
tacks upon Dago Island crushed.
$8 EYEGLASSES PROTECT
DOG'S OPTICS FROM WIND
U.
S. District Attorney Gives New
Evidence of Causes for High
Living Cost
CHICAGO, Oct IB. One of yo newest
features of tho high cost of ltng lnestt
gallon by Federal agents has jUBt been re
caled by United State") District Attorney
Cllno here He told tho following storj ,
"I dropped Into an oculist's a couplo of
days .ago, with a friend who had broken
his glasses. Wo found that gentleman, Im
maculately clad, carefully fitting a pair
of glasses on tha pug nose of a bulldog with
undershot Jaw and bandy legs.
"Well, we had to wait A lady. In hand
somo furs, held tho bulldog by the chain.
When ths Job was dons sho led It away.
I asked the oculist:
" 'How do you test the vision of a dog's
eyesj" Ho replied: 'I didn't test It for
vision. You see, It was like this the lady
had her dog out motoring, they ncre riding
rather fast and ths air was cold.
" 'She noticed that a llttlo drop of
moisture gathered In the dog's eye. It
trickled down his cheek. The lady decided
that something must be done. So she
brought him to me the glasses are to
protect his ees when ho goes motoring'
"How much did she pay for those
glasses?" I asked.
" 'Eight dollars,' " my friend replied
WILLS PROBATED BY REGISTER
Several Estates Disposed of in Pri
vate Bequests
Wills probated today Include those of
William D. I-ercll, 186 Bethlehem Pike,
which, In pilxato bequests, disposes o-'
property alued at $13,000; John Barry
who died In St Luke's Hospital. ?10,50C
Kate Summers, 821 East Glrard aenuo.
$7000; Thomas B. Ma lor. 0120 Locust
street, $6000; Winfleld S Hlnkson, Lan
kenau Hospital, $3604 ; Christian T. Bach
ran, C010 North Manino street, $3600;
Frederfck W Brlershenk, 623 Clearfield
street, $3260, and Anna K Harbcrt, 2039
Upland Way, $2600.
Our Boys
in France
50 cents we will
450 SHIPS DRAFTED
FOR WAR SERVICE
U. S. Requisitions All Ves
sels of 2600 Tons or
Over '
TO TAKE SMALLER CRAFT
Further Orders Will Increase
1,500,000 Tonnage Now Under
Shipping board's Control
WASHINGTON, Oct 15
America's merchant marine today ras
conscripted for war duty. Tho order of the
Bhlpplnr Board requisitioning; all privately
owned American vessels of 2600 tons or oer
went Into effect this morning;.
According to ths estimates of the Ship
ping Hoard some 4S0 ships, aggregating a
tonnago of approximately 1,600,000 tons,
passed Into the control of the United States
Go eminent.
These ships will be directly under the
control of Edward V. Carry, director of
operations, and the chartering hoard. A
series of conferences 111 begin Immediately
to determine what shall bo done with tho
vessels. For the most part Individual ships
will bo turned back to tholr owner to be
operated under the direction of the charter
ing bonrd at rates to bo set by that board.
This step I taken to gho the Shipping
Hoard power oer ocean-going rates, and to
equalise freight rates from American portn.
It Is hoped hat this will nut nn end to
speculation In ship bottoms, which has
caused keen competition among the varlouu
Allies for shipping space. Under the new
arrangement excels shipping space will be
divided proportionately among tho Allies
by the Shipping Board
The conscription of American 'vessels Is
a preliminary step Within n few weeks
thero will bo another call, when all ves
sels of 2000 tons or oxer will bo requisi
tioned. There will then follow n third
order, which will tako ships of 1500 tons
or over. If the Shipping Hoard finally
determines that It mint have nbsolute con
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trol oyer coastwise traffic, then vessels of
1000 tons will be taken.
nisks will be limited by the requisitioning
of these vessels. Tempted by the hh
freight rates, owners have been sending
unfit vessels across the ocean, and tucy
have also sent out ships which they know
aro too slow to evade submarines. AH oi
this will be stopped. The chartering board
will grant sailing papers to no vessel '
It doss not deem capable of standing a fair
chanco to elude the submarine or to put up
a fair running fight. This Is believed to bo
a step which will conserve American snip
ping. In a large mcasuro It will ell"j'na'e
tho gambling feature from the shipping in
dustry and will keep American vessels
Intact as far as possible. ,,i.,.
Many of the ships requisitioned tmlav
will bo taken out of the commercial serv
Ico and will bo mido Into naval csseK
Tho greater number of tho passenger ships
taken over will be outfitted ns transports
and supply ships.
U. S. TAKES OVER TWENTY
STEAMSHIPS IN THIS PORT
Twenty steamships, with an aggregate
lonnage of 60,000 tons and valued at near!)
$0,000,000, are being taken over by tno
United States Government In tho port or
Philadelphia today. The order became ef
fective at noon. From that hour on the
vessels were subject to the order of the
United States Shipping Bonrd
The Slerchants and Miners' Company
operate four steamship out of Philadel
phia which will como under Government
control. They nre tho rretan, 2360 ton
fcTossj Grecian, 2827 tons: Persian. 20r.
tons, and the Quantlco, 267G tons The
Clyde Steamship Company has the Georgo
W. Clyde, 1848 ton, Mohican, 2253 Ion;
New York, 2583 tons, nnd tho Pawnee,
about 1800-tons. Tho Southern Steamship
Company, which operates between Phila
delphia, Tampa, Texas Htv nnd Gnlvrston
has tho Algiers, 2294 tons; 0abnvv, 2fi7
tons; Ocmulgee, 2007 toh, nnd William P
Talmer, 2293 tons
Among tho ves-cl to lip (.iKcti vvlll be
n-Jlto a fleet of tanker Tho Sun Company
has tho Atlantic Kim, 1797 ton; Paragui)
1593 tons, Santa lllta. 3862 ton; Sun, 3510
tons, and Toledo, 2691 tons Tho Atlantic
Refining Company has the 11 C Kolgei.
Of 7188 tons, and the I W Van l)ke, nf
7198 tons Tho last mentioned company
has a fleet of about ten vcsels building
a number of which are nboilt ready for
delivers Of cfurse, thf(" would nlo lie
among those tnken Tlio Sun Company
also Ii.ih a number of new tnnkeiR nnd
pome on tho wn.vs vvhkh are almost ready
for delivery
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Packages of four, 10c
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SIGNAL CORPS NEEDS
100 RECRUITS AT ONCE
75 Stenographers nnd 25 Accountants
Will Receive Special
Nanking
ligent call for about sevenU five ste
nographers nnd twenty-five accountants was
sent out today by tho Signal Corp Recruit
Ing Station at Fifth and Sanson! streets, In
tho Drexel Building Orders had Just been
received from tho headquarter of the East
ern Department In New York lo get these
men for service In Prance and In the
United States within ten dass
All enlisted will recelvo tho rnnU of first
rlass private at least, nnd those exception
ally qualified will bo mndo corporals at
once They will bo sent Into active service
In n very short time, with very good oppor
tunity for advancement, according to tho
department
Tho recruiting office also Is looking for
wireless and telegraph operators and tele
phone men experienced In the upkeep of
lines nnd Hwltcltboards. Tho ofllce has
already sent about 760 men to the various
military posts In the Uat, some of whom
aro In training school In New Vol It
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Be sure you enjoy the fun all your
friends will be there. Telephone table
reservations received now. Call Wal
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gating persons connected with fled rv" I
activities In eastern North Carblina '
lowing a statement by Congressman ). '" )
II. Pou here In an address ltt nlghf. u, ,
anthrax germs had been found lmD
tinted In bandaires mntlp In t.i... . f'
by lied Cross workers. """'
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