'.'1 ' tiff EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA,- TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1917 '7 ' OBJECTOR CONVERT TO CAUSE OF WAR CUMMINGS SCION OF SOLDIER STOCK HOSPITAL VOLUNTEERS TAKE COOKING LESSONS JOIN IN PROVIDING 1 r 4u- -?' v'TTj SMOKES FOHSAMMEES; "pi- i Leaves Dunkard and Menno , nite Comrades at Meade i to Become Orderly LIBERTY LOAN BOOMING Total Subscription Now $1,167,-000,-315th, of Philadelphia, Leading With $150,000 Itu n Mt'0 ''"' rstiosrtr ' rAltP MKA1";. Admiral. Md.. Oct. 23. The week I" nn Isolation tamp ha .meed one of Utile I'cnn's coiiHclciitlou! Eton" that army life Is not ho wicked an ffSS bet" l to belike and as n resul i Ihln conversion, iiuiiiei i-. iiiic, "I miniton M1- lmM 'l"'11 hls I'unknnl a Mennonlte comrades to become a jlrlVd orderly to Major .1. !. Harney. Kant to Urtsadler Ocncral Nicholson. . tie donned an olive drab uniform today A Went at Ills work with nn carneitnesg X1. on praise fiom coniin.indlnKfflcer r-i?'.'... hi. rnmrndes. althoURh tlit convert ..militarism experienced a chanse o w.rt alter weaim. .. .... .... nd returned to the barracks, where the il.r rellKlonists arc housed "l don't think that I shall ko hack," cald Bible today "I nm opposed to war. but 'tTheIJl3th infantry. "Baltimore's Own." Mi won the honor of being the first Nai ?,. Army organization to leave the con lonment for the purpose of participating. In home parade. ThU reKlment will bo to - .. .. ...!. I. iinimini rmrr ,iiiyr Aiiltlmore tomorrow afternoon nnd head a TJbertv Loan parade in the e enlng. More than 1700 men will participate. Today's parade of civilian workers was ttuW oft this mornlnf? after It had become Vnown that the army of mechanics had ubscrlbed more than JG7.000 to the loan within twenty-four hours. This' amount ivtlls the camp's total to $l,lG7.hnn, The 3I5th Infantry Philadelphia's own !! leading In the free-for-all with a to tal that 13 near $150,000 and crowlnR like weed, The Philadelphlans arc hard weased by the 313tH Infantry, of Balti more; but Colonel Rosonbaum Is confident that the regiment will finish In front or the Maryland outfit Until next Saturday the cfforti of the Liberty I-oan boosters wilt overshadow all Other doings at the camp and occupy the time of every man Although today's drive 'en the part of civilian workers promises to 'garner a substantial pile of mibsc'rlptlons, the atar performance Is scheduled for to morrow, when the division assembles on the 'parade grounds and makes its llnal yell for funds. We are going to whoop It up." said Oen-' Jral Nicholson this morning, "until every man In camp buys a bond What we want to report to Washington is that Camp Meade has made a J2.000.000 subscription, and audi a report will put us In tli-st place .among the cantonments." Little Fcnn established one record to day and a record that will be dilllcult for any camp to touch for Lieutenant Colonel Huntington, division surgeon, reported that. despite the fact that nearly 18.000 soldiers ,are living in the camp, not one man Is itrlously III "Many of the regimental hoi-pltals." hald Colonel Huntington, "are empty and the fur that have patients are doing a mighty small business for their patients are af flicted with only minor troubles. Iteports lathered at Washington show that Camp Meade has fewer men In its hospitals than any cantonment hi the country. We have had but one death in the c".imp and only 'die serious cass of illness to denl with, pvo weeks ago tlvu men developed 8nip toms of pneumonia, and as the army con siders that disease as communicable the patients were i-enl to the Walter Heed Hos pital, In Washington They are doing well and entirely out of danger. In fact, not one of the five suffered u virulent at tack." i Announcement was made at division head quarters today that every seeded man In jamp will be given an opportunity to obtain a iomniis.lon for an otllceis' school is to open on Januarj 5 and I 7-10 per cent of each organization will be permitted t at tend. Application for nilmlssion to the K'hool niurt bn tiled before December I Candidates arc to bo selected by icglmcni.il commanders " SAMMEES MAY SOON SEE REAL SERVICE Baker Predicts All-Winter Fighting and Intimates U. S. Participation f'MEN READY AND EAGER WASHINGTON. Oct. 2.1 American troops may soon be on the king line in France. Tills is the lnterpre Utlon placed by ofllcials today on Secretary ot War Baker's weekly review of the mili tary situation. After telling of the spleudidfdiyHlcal con dition of the Americans overseas nnd Indl Mtlns that they aie ready now to oppose the Hermans, Secretary Raker said, there probably would be no halt In the campaign Miiist tle Hermans on the west front 'tiring the' winter months. "Bad weather already nievalls nlong tho western front, wintry conditions will soon Mt in and the terrain will become Increas ingly difficult for nttncklmr troons." he said. ..N'eertIielcss, the potency of Allied ma terial and men. the accumulation of the technical means of I'mnhni mid the nrenara- Ikms which have been going on for many tiontha will make It possible for the British Od French cominaiideis to triumph over Wttiral obstacles and with fewr short In jervals we may expect the offensive to Pfrei forwaid. It Is not anticipated that the Allies will go into winter quarters this Jwr." This ktateinen:, coupled with the Secie tary's remarku nn ih nmutitliiii of American ""?. Is tegarded au mot significant. Sec- ry uauer declined to elaborate .on ins VUw today. must speak for Itself," he said. I."ntll iiuw otllclals here believed that the Allies would continue their drive only until My had tecurcd all of the dominating po 'lons on hilltops and then would suspend 'titrations through tho winter months. American troops, although ready to take Held, would not eel Into the fizhtliiK 'utl ithe B),rlnB drlvo started, UXwus be- HeCletArV UhWai.'m MinlaHmi t(,nl flier IrmiM i.- . . . ,.,..,. w w, , , v iv" c no let-up forced the cdiiciusioh """y that American troons mlcbt be. on Hrlng Une within u tevi weeks. run. . b'e" tne ix'l'cy of the War Uepart ? . decll'e to let any American troops '9 to th n.., ift. . r ,,i .. .. . i.p " ow-i'oo irenuueu uniii uu army 'r eilOUUh to in. to ,. nn,l ulimulni walnit the (iermaia had been trnnsiwrted g rrance. The oh ect of this was to break "ik, r morula uy u strong uiqw rrwu thl i oe and to kien up the morale of - lift lerlca" troopa mid the nation, fcjff maly troops have been transported U: nc may not bo disclosed, All men It ma "J"",bers lB forbidden by the censor. , liti.,. ' " iu, nowever, linn me unueu i;, "ow na8 u substantial force In . ttary paker'B utateineiit on the con- Of the Amprlpnil HrrVitlnn trrima uraa tam of - -- --... ntn avivva j"iana; to wasninitoa olllclala today. J1M r men lu France ftejttire month m tralnltur. ore Iw plnl4 physical t V m$0$ HENRY H. CUMMINGS Student at Temple University and former member of transport sec tion 520 of the American field service, who lost his life on the American transport Antilles. OFFICERS OF GERMAN SHIPS BROUGHT HERE Men From Vessels Interned at San Francisco Confined at Glou cester Immigrant Station Sixty-five ofllcers of Herman ships In terned at .San KrarfcNco at the outbreak of the war were brought ti, the Immigration Station at (llnucrster N' ,I today, where the) will remain until the tSovertmient can build larger quarters for them Three "of the ofllcers were neecnipanled by their wives mid threo children. Members of the crews of the vessels from which the olllcers were taken vveic brought as far Hast as Hot Springs, N. ('., where they were placed in a detention camp. The company of national guardsmen from the Forty-seventh Heglinent. New York, which has been on guard duty at the Im migration Station, was replaced today by n company of the Twenty-second Heglinent. N'evv York, from Coventor's Island. The Forty-seventh It'glmcnt goes to Spartans burg, S. C. Un account of numerous inmplalnts te celved by tho Cloucchter police that the girls of Gloucester anno.ved the guardsmen, it was rumored that the members of the Fort) -seventh were to be rep need by negro troopers. I"blle declaied the young women gathered outside the picket fence which sur rounds tin Immigrant stminn and conversed freely nnd sometime boisterously with the gunidvpien to the detriment of the duties of the latter. It was, therefore, somewhat of a surprise, according to the police, when they dis covered thnt the members of the Twenty second Itegln'ient arc not colored troops, but college men STRIKE TIES UJ' A. C. I Activities at Important Points Affected by Freight Clerks Walkout ItK'HMONI). Va.. Oct :'( -With one of Its noitliern tcrmluats, Richmond, tied up by striking freight clerks, the Atlantic Coast I,lne today faced eoniple'e suspension of woik at its other northern termln il. Pin ners Point, near Norfolk, where a general stilke nf e'erks, supiiorted by longshore men and "truckers." war called shortly be fore noon. In announc ng the tie-up. strike head quarters here xtatid clerks also were out at Charleston. S. C. (truckers out ill con junction); Columbia, S C, and iJarllngton, s. t;- 1000 Ambulance men in Heading llUAUINO, Va, oA. 2 More than loan Alle.itowu Camp ambulance men paraded through the elty last night, camnlng for sev eral hours In Penn Square The men ate their supper In the square, with a crowd so dense that all but stieet-car traltlc was sus pended The coining .of the military force proved a big boost tor Liberty Horn! sties and for the aviation unit of -00 men be ng oiganlzed here SOCIALISTS WANT FRKE MUSIC Union Musicians Protest Plan to Fur nish Bands at Political Meetings HKAI'I.Vli. Oct. "3 An effort to have union bands furnlhh free inus'c at the So cialist mass-uicctlngs being held here In the hot political tight Is being bitterly pro tested by members of the Musicians' I'nion The Socialists are being opposed by the American party, a fusion between the licm ocrats and Republicans, for the election of four Cty Councllmeii at the November elec tion. Your Uniform Is Your Pass to These Events Today 11 : IS a. m French Class - - Post 1,1 luary. Acting Chaplain Yates. V. S. N.. Instructor. Surveying Piof 11. V. Henkert, Urcel Institute, Instructor. War Emer gency Cult Couise, Maiino Harracks. .Motion Pictures - Strand Theatie. Uermantovvn ave nue and Venango street L'nlform admits. Motor K'lglnc Mechanics Walter S. Carman. Stand ard Motor Company. In structor. War Emergency Unit course, Marine Bar- acks. Typewriting Prof. J. Wm. Dltter, N. K. High School. Instructor. War Emer gency Unit Course, Ma rine Barracks Automobile Mechanics lMw. Kllngenberge, Hurley Motor Company, instructor. War Kmergency Unit Course. Marine Barracks. High Kxploslves Dr. A. W. Henzell, Instructor Post Library. .. -fllble Classes War Woik Council Building, in the yard. Bible Class A. Waldo fate venson. teacher. Navy V. M. C. A. Annex Building, In thn vard 1 .00 p m. L' : IS p in. 7:00 p m. 11:00 p. m 3:00 p. m. 3 :00 p. m. 3:00 p. m. 3.00 p. m. 6:00 p. m. 6:45 p. in. 7.30 p. in. Community Singing Na tional War Work Council Building. In the yard Motion Pictures V M C. A. Annex Building, In tho histructlon In Wrestling and Jlu Jitsu, at Training Station. Directed by J. U Mason,' Supervisor of Iteo leation of the city of Phil adelphia. Dancing Class at tutted Service Club. '.'07 Soutli Twenty-second street, In struction In modern danc ing free to enlisted men In uniform by Miss Wnlz. Address by Dr. A. Mckin ley on the 'Causes of the War." Motion Pictures fur nished by the Stanley Theatie Comluiny. lle freshments: Old t. Ste phen's Club, 19 South Tenth street : 7:30 p. m. 7.30 p.m. 8.00 p.m. 8 too p.m. Motion Plcturps, courtesy of J W. Bradenburg j lobbv of Central V. l. Q. A. Four mtnute talk on second Lib 8 OOP. W. erty Ixinn.by Dr. Thomas SonwiyT J&-. jft the Unlver J 4 M. 4 Antilles Victim Had Long Line of American Fight ing Ancestors MOTHER NEAR COLLAPSE Only Absence of Code Message Gives Her Hope That Son Is Still Alive A heritage o" patriotism which reaches back through many general ons compelled Henry II. Cummlngs. n Philadelphia youth, believed to have been lout on the tiansport Antilles which was sunk last week, to go nnd help the Allies. While no official word of IiIh death has been iccelvul theie li every reason to believe that he Is the one of that nanio mentioned In the news dls niitc-lic. The mother of the j, oil tit N on Hie verge of collapse at her home. 4228 Uegeut street as a rtsult of the shock. When Cuintnlngs went abroad last March with tin- Cornell unit his relatives and friends were not surprised History was simply repeating itself In the Ctmimlngs family. Awav back In the period of the French and Indian War his great-grcnt-great grandfather had done the same He was I.leutennnt Benjamin Cummlngs Later I on ins great-great-grandfather. Major Hen- Limit! CtimmlliffV flint Ititrnlvlinrl lilmnplf ultll I'ncle Sam's forces In the War of 1812 Then Captain Charles Cummlngs cuui'nted his ancestois In the Me'can stiuggle Major Henry II. Cummlngs Kept the family name on history's pages during the Civil War Still later Lieutenant fiarles and l.(eute'.i ant Itnlph Cumnilugs gave valuable aid ii in the Spanish-Ann rlcan War On his mother's side the blood nf true Americanism distinguished her klufolk Captain Charles I,. Pierce, grandfather of the youth, was cited tur bravery In the Civil War. Ills deeds of heroism were many. Mo was always at the forefront of battle and became the Intimate friend of lieneral Phil Sheridan. Former President Frank lin fierce was a grcat-great-uncle of Cum mlngs. , It Is little wonder that the call of pa triotism was strong .within the youth who is believed to have gcne down with the' Antilles. Cummlngs left here lat March as an ambulance driver with the Cornell unit and wu later tr.insferied to the amnuiultlon wagun train He eolIaped duilug a gas attack on the Aisne front and on leeover lug was ordered home. It was IiIh Inten tion to tnlisl again on rg.ilnlng his strength. Cumnilugs had agreed to cable Ills mother a code word when he milled. Mrs. Cununlngs d'd not reiclve the word, nnd tills W the only liupo she has that her son may not have been the utio listed among the lost WAR EXPERTS 'IO SPEAK Curl W. Ackerman and Others at Uala Cynvvyd Dinner Tonight With such eminent autliorlt"es on the great war as Carl W. Ackerman. war cor respondent; ColuinTl Steele, head of the Hrltlsh-CniMf'.liui Hecj-iiltltig Commission In this city, and Lieutenant llictor MncQuar rle. of the Br tlsh army, on the list of speakers, the tenth annual dinner of the Uala-Cynwyd Neighborhood Club, to be .held at Kugler's tonight. Is expected to eclipse all former annual functions of that suburban organic itlon. Approximately JSti covers will be laid. I'enrgi C. Klauder, president of the club, will be to.istmasier. other speakers will be Franklin Spencer Kdmonds and l.'dwln O Lewis, a member of the Philadelphia bar. READING MAN A.MONO LOST W. L Katise Leaves Widowed Mother at Stony Creek P.n.niC. Pa. Oct 2.1 Wllliiiiu 1. Katise. who was lot on tile Antilles, was ji field artlllervman He Is believed here to have been Injured In France, thus ac counting for his being on the hoiucboiind tralispoit He was a son of Mrs Sarah Fause. a widow lift) -eight years old, of Stony Creek DENIES CHARGES OF VICE AT CAMP, General Rafferty Declares Statement of Minister Is Wholly False POLICE ARE ON THE JOB CAM P McCLKMiAX. Ala . Oct. 'J3. Brig adier General W. C. Ilaffcrty, commanding the Blue and Oray division, discussing with the correspondent the story to the effect that vlcous conditions existed about army camps, made a complete denial of the minis ter's statement with reference to McClellan. The following statement was authorized by Ceneral Jtafferty: "Any reports that conditions at Camp McClellan are bad are absolutely without foundation In fact. The authorities of this camp cannot and will not shut their eyes to the fact that whenever 35,000 men are con gregated In n military r.iimi tiir nri.. community of parasites which must be given continuous attention. livery new enterprise which comes to the town la examined crit ically by the commander of tho military police to determine definitely that no un principled and unpatriotic men may tratlic under the guise of legitimate business In the morals of the young men composing this division. "The military police are co-operating Closely with the civil authorities and are receiving practical assistance there. So close has been this co-operation and so ef fective the scrutiny by the military police that I have no hesitancy In saying that in my opinion the moral surroundings of thts camp could not be Improved. Nothing that can effect the physical or moral welfate of the men Is being overlooked." Colonel H. li Ooodvvyn, of Virginia, has been named commander of the head quarters train. A number of other assign ments were made, Including those of Major Hugh It.'ltlley. of .Maryland, to command the horse section, and Major Alvln H. Graff, of Newark, N J to be the c'oinmand,er of the supply train. Captains William Hep burn, of Freehold, N. J. ; K. H. Frer. B. B. Carter nnd Thomas F, Flynn, the latter of Patersou. N. J., were named to command truck companies,. READING'S .LABOR BUREAU Branch of State Organization Being Fornved in Berks Capital UUADING, Oct, 33. Heading will soon have a branch office of the new State Labor Bureau. Five members of the Heading com mittee liavo been appointed, with one more to be named before the committee can get down to work. The appointments nude so far by the State Labor Commissioner are Krnest J. Poole, of the Carpenter Steel Company, representing the employers ; George U. Tyson, of the Tenn Hardware Company, employ t A. V Bowers, of the Blue Label Press, representing labor; the Ilev. 1. K. Dterlng, labor, arid Miss. Ella blh V, Trice, welfare director of the Brfc. sMrvKRvftHw , reiMwenttatj later. Hm txtlf mmiM wfii wrt hmMh- JV A 1 jflHHHHBHHRl iSiP 'JR I In the kitchen of tho Adelphia Hotel today, eight m embers of Uase Hospital No. 118, composed mainly of Jefferson Hospital students, began n course of training in cookery under the direction of the hotel chefs. Their first lesson is illustrated above. "KID" M'COY WILL TRAIN DIXBOXERS Former Lightweight Cham pion Is Assigned to Duty at Camp resents 'Vice criticism Bn a Staff Corrcsvomhnt CAMP 11N. Wilghtstown, N. J., Oct. 113. It was niiuounccd here list night that Lieutenant Norman Selby has been assigned to Camp I I-c to take chaise of Instiucllon In liolng This did not cscllo much com ment until It was learned that thu lieu tenant Is no other 111 in the famous "Kid" McCoy, who, a generation ngo, was admired by all tight fans when ho held the light weight championship of tho world and whose prowess with tho gloves made ring history. Tho "Kid" ban been oideied to report Immediately to tho c.iinp to take up his duties in leaching the manly art Boxing alieady has become ouo of the most popular sportn in the cainp. Thero air a number of rx-puglllsU In the lauks and the "Kid" will not lack experienced instructors nnd parrlng partners to assist lilin. It Is n safe bet to mnko tint the fniiiier chnmpiuu will have an easy time developing an nctlvu interest In tho spoil. Ceneral Kennedy yesterday made his first statement for publication. The general shuns nil publicity, but tho frc-jurnt chaigcs of vlco conditions mound tlw cantonment, the last being made, by 1 T J I). Ilogeis. of t In International Ljilversity I nlon, moused the (loncial's Ire. lieneral Kennedy has devoted his attention l'i making thu e.iuip clean and the moral suiiouiiillugs of the ciuip havo embed favoiablc comment Tho General said: "The ic-iiilt hau been thai numerous well iiie.inlug persons, without wunaiit, havu attacked tho moral conditions. Wo gladly welcomii an Investigation of moral condi tions at this camp and would llko Doctor riogern to visit It nnd, K bo llnds that he ban been mistaken. I shall expect him to give just as much publlilly to the rctractlJn as he has In the unfounded charge. "Speakeis who brand the i.iutounients as hotbeds of vice should be compelled tohow tho evidence or stand branded before the publlu as liars and ( l.uiileieis, and also be open to piosecution." The olllcers lu charge of the Liberty lvan feel that the 81,000,000 maik will be pasted when tho campaign closes tomorrow night The total subscription last night stood at $!I2I,200 Tomorrow being Liberty '.oan Day and a holiday , olllcers are expeel, i to pass the mark by a garrison finish. II iry P. Morgenthau.. former Ambassador to Turkey, will speak to the boys lu the morn ing and the afternoon will be devoted to a sports' holiday, In which about BO0O men will take part In various regimental con tests. Captain IMwaid D. Freeman yesterday leturned from Washington, P. C, where lie was detailed to study the Insuiauce sys tern for soldiers. He explained the rystem to the staff and regimental olllcers. They, in turn, will see that the men In their com mands understand the system and In due course the system will be In ctfect at Camp Plx CHARGED WITH DYNAMITING Man Arrested Suspected of Blowing Up Greenwood Home SCHANTOX. Pa., Oct. 23. A dynamite explosion today wrecked thp home of Wil liam Springer, at Greenwood, near here. Members of the family were painfully hurt when tho concussion threw them out of bed. County detectives have gone Into the mines to arrest Steve Zarambo, who. Springer bays, threatened to blow up bis home because of u trivial dispute between the two men. Girl Dies of Infantile Paralysis Margin et Kern, ten years old. the daughter of Hlwood Kern, of 719 Hldrldge avenue. West Colllngswood, N. J., died at midnight last night of Infantile paralysis There are threo other children In the Kern family. The house has been quarantined by the Board of Health. The funeral of Margaret Kern will" be held tomorrow morning. V...'U PURE FRESH PAINT Believe Me Oar Method of inspecting and estimating- may not only save you considerable ex pense from depreciation, but it is done entirely without obligating you. Get our estimate no obligation Kuehnle PAINTER , II &i6fh St,i5r5 STUDY IN CONTRASTS IN DIX SOLDIER LIFE Despondent Rookie Commits Sui cide, While Persistency Wins Despite Disabilities COULDN'T KEEP HIM OUT Uu a Staff Correspondent CAMP DIX, Wrlghtstowu, N. J., Oct. S.I. ' News of two contrasting stories re. tolled the camp this morning. The ouo Is the storv of ii niokle who committed suicide and the other of u man who, by persistent elfoits, won a place in the National Army. Louis P. Uepifcl, of New ink, N. J., com mitted suicldo on his leave of absence .Sun day by taking gas. It Is believed that the leiisou for the act was melancholia produced by ill cad of a transfer to a southern encampment which would have meant an emller departure mei.-o.is. Hu was attached to the Twelfth Company . Third Battalion. lT.Sd Depot Brigade. The other Is the case of Prlvato Joseph William Voyex, of Kast Orange. N S.. which .night to be an Inspiration to thousands of men who wcie rejected by the medical ex aminers. Vovcs wanted to get Into tho in my To all appearand"! he W a huskv sp"i linen of American in niliood but he was shy four molais. and the lobulations state that a man shall at least have two molars and that thev shall form a grinding sur face The loe il board turned him down Hut Voves pleaded to be sent down to the camp, anyway, and was ready to take a chance on the at my doctnM l'liiallv the local board sent lilm down to that It would have him out of the way. Voyes nine down after his friends bad already arrived, took his physical exainlna' tioii and was assigned to the machine-gun lotiip.iny . HIi examination papers finally c'liue to 1 ght In tho procers of routine anil the missing molars were maiked In con spicuous coIoih all over his lecord. Voyci was summoned up anil given his pnsspirts back to Newark. But In the time he spent at camp Ynyes's conviction that he was soldier burn was more strongly developed than ever, lie discovered that if he couldn't eat Hermans hu could ut least help make the world safo for democracy If be was tho man behind a Lewis machine gun. lie believed in himself to the extent of $).:in, which was what It cost him to buy foui molars on tho open niail.ot Willi i perfect set ot manufactured leeth he sped back to Wrlghtstow u and jubilantly went up for another examination unci was turned down for a tobacco heart Deeply disconsolate bo staggered Into the V. M. C. A shack and met Secretary Itoger Wes tertleld, who lu addition to being sympa thetic Is vlso a man of action. He took the ejected rookie up to see the divisional sur geon. Colonel 1'.. K Kkwursel. who heard iiill!!!l!I!iO!!ll!IINIVNVlllIID!lllllff!N I i I f thf tale examined tli - man again nnd passed htm with tho comment that We want men like that" So Voyes Is cr.ee more Private Voyes. u member In full standing of the "suicide club," technically called the machine-gun compiny, nnd for saking Dame Nicotine and dodging doctors. The medical staff of the division Is now moving Into some of the buildings of the new base hospital section, which Is now nlmost two-thirds completed."' When finally completed It will bo one of the largest and most complete base hospitals In the world. It will bo composed of sixty-six buildings and will have 1000 beds. The buildings, one story high, will nil be connected, ex cept the Isolation wards. Tncy will be of much better construction than the average barracks round tho cantonment. There will be Isolation wauls for Infectious diseases, surgical, psvchlatle, psychological and X-ray winds. Major W. Co e Davis, of the regular anny. formerly the sanitary olbcer of the camp, will be the head of the hospital aiid of the hospital staff of fifty doctors and seventy eight nursis. There will be an enlisted personnel of three men. Newspaper Men to Dine Soldier Paul .1. MctJahau. a newspaper man for more than thirteen years In this city, who has been selected for service In the Na tional Army, will bo honored by bis frlcnd' at a dinner in the Pen nnd Pencil Club, 102C Walnut street, tonight. SOROSIS SHOES the new military boot the season's smartest model for street wear and all around ser viceability, where style must be combined with ''sturdy strength. the lines are trim and grace ful, the workmanship and finish elo quent of that subtle touch of quiet elegance for which Sorosis crafts men are famous. made in Tan Calf, Mahogany shade, with low military heel. Sorosis Shoe 1314 Chestnut J WML-dressed is merely a matter of knowina where to bu Bring h lere all iii of exclusive style and perfection of fit. Come, if you like, firm in the conviction that you cannot be fitted in readyfor service clothes as perhaps you may have tried elsewhere and been disappointed. Select a suit or overcoat from our great assortment of Fall and Winter models try it on examine it test it by the standard of "the best-looking clqthes that you have seen and admired on other men. If you will do these things we will sell you that Fall or Winter Suit or Overcoat, or both of them. Fall and Winter Suits in Correct Models and Proper Fabrics , $15 to $50 . .'' Overcoats $15 to $75 Jacob Reed's Sons 1424-1426 CHESTNUT STREET , Big Army of Givers Needed i Furnish Comfort to Army of Fightent it Is well (o remember that srnnk coU money, especially when It comes from t bacco. You probably burn two or'thre doV lars' vrorth of smoke each week In th! way. If so, you no doubt renllie hovy mueij a few smokes every day will be appreciated by the Sammees In France. Up to the present time nearly JH.Otrp has been contributed to thli worthy fundj There has been a hearty spirit of co-operi-tlon In contributing from those, In all walks of life, But It must be remembered that there will be many thousands of soldiers In France nnd It will take a large amount of money to provide them with erpugti smokes to pass away the time. CHESTNUT HILL BOYS AT CAMP REMEMBERED The Vnys from Chcftnut 11111. District t. now nt Camp Meade have been very kindly remembered by the various Mubs. business men's asuoclatlons nnd individuals of thai suburb. Through the efforts of Joseph JennlngA of the draft board : Ji.seph White. ,of lh Chestnut Hill Business Men's Association, and Harry Schaeffer n talking niuchln an records, pillows, nweaters and football and. baseball outfits have been sent to the camp. The Chestnut Hill Uepuhllcatt Club, try its president. Allnn namsey, has donated a large sum of money to be used as a draw Ing fund by the boys for such things as they will need from time to time. The local League nf the Women's Kcrvice 'Li also Inviting the mothers and friends of all the boys to meet every Wednesday eve ning to prepare Christmas gifts for all the boys now nt camp, when eaclt boy will b Individually remembered. NELLIE, CANINE HEROINE."' OF YPRES, DIES IN CAPITAL Mascot of Belgian Mission, Rescued From War Zone, Had Toured America WASIIINOTON. Oct. 13 Nellie, th" battle-scarred little vvirf-halred terrier which wagged nm ylpped her way Jnfjj the hearts of hundrtds of Americans on her tour of this country with the Belgian war mission. Is dead "Nellie," canine heroine of the Battle of Ypres, rescued from "No Man's l.and" wlt'i four shrapnel wounds In v twidy and brought to America as the mission's mascoL died of an ordinary dog disease. A l'ull Line of iMisiCi and Children's Shoes New Hosiery Kxcluslve Richelieu and Itembrandt ribbed hosi ery In white or black, and a complete assort ment of shoe shades. IMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIU l r I I . j r I I ' I I ' S Co. Street 1C1 'BHralfMCHnH Cfoihes your your ultra-critical ideas lidc it - v i M--- tlKPfet:" a , jLmr & . i nt' 1 ff tut 'UA ' w & m H 'Jfc 1 xMiJjr )Pwwi.; i Siip -t IM .'-w m; 'JPWWsV " j" wap a
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