i; VjV up it iff m f EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1917 ,! ASKSLUTHERAN COUNCIL TO BUY LIBERTY BONDS Dr. T. E. Schmauk, Presi dent of Body, Makes Ringing Plea CHURCH LOYALTY PLEDGE a mark of Itn foyal support of the nournment In tho war. tho rjenernl Coun ell of the KanRcllcal Luthornn Church of the Inlted Stntcs, which today arcmblcd for Its fiftieth nnniersary cplchratloti. wad urged by It" president, the Ilev. Dr. T. H .t.Mmik of Lebanon. I'a , to subscribe from Its funds to the Liberty Loan. FollowlnB this appeal. Judge William A. Staake, treasurer of the hoard if trustees of the fietieral Council of the Lutheran Church, announced tluit 77fi0 worth of Liberty Ilomls had been purchased from the iru'tecs' fund. V special committee to drntt "resolutions on loyalty was appointed thli afternoon with Kranli M llltcr. former chairman of the C'lxll SorMce Comm sslon ns cliHirmau. The delegates to the convention met this afternoon In WUhcrspoon Knll to hear the annual report of the president and other officers and tn elect odlcers for the ensuing biennial period. . . . "Assembling as we do on a day ret apart by the Trcildcnt of our country for united endeavor by all citizens to Increase our na tion il resources," said President Schmauk, J recommend, as n pledge of our earnest ness and loyalty, that we subscribe to the Liberty Loan out of the current funds of our treasury, the securities to be turned our to the ministerial pension funds." VAST MAGNITUDE OF WOIUC "The occasion Is unprecedented." said Dr. Bchmauk In beginning his address, "our country Is at war The magnitude of that which confronts us, a church within a na tion. Is xet to be realized by our people. It has become, and will be more and more the duty of the Church to c irry out and lle up to the principles of I.uthernnlim In relation to civil nffalrs and to support and obey the State. We must follow our sol diers and go after them with the gospel to uphold them In a spiritual environment. "A special committee has been appointed on arm) and navy work to act In conjunc tion with other Lutheran bodies As the Goxernment desires to deal with the Church as a whole we have made" an effort to unite with a 1 other Lutheran co-operating bodies with considerable success. "The grae situation created In our con frecatlons by the temporary withdrawal of large part of our rising generation from the home center must not be overlooked. The situation Is ct eating unparalleled op portunities for the building up of the King dom of Clod among our youth In the field. TVe must rise to our duty." MISSIONS AND PENSIONS Missionary work In the Danish West In dies recently purchased by the United States and which nre the oldest Lutheran settlements in the Western Hemisphere. Was descr bed by Doctor frichniaulc. A com mittee was sent to the" Islands lat year and has returned with a detailed statement of the conditions there and a formal ap plication from the Islands to be received Into the (General Conference. Doctor Schmauk told of past efforts to establish a pension fund for m'nltcrs. It being desired to make this n qundrleenten nlal project Ho referred to tho ben,uet of $5000 left for this purpose In February, ' 1917. lij Mary L. Baer, a member of Trin ity Church. Lancaster, Pa. He called attention to the fact that tho eounc l's contract with Krepp Seminary to obtain Clennan instors for the faculty ex pires this fall This contract has not been maintained since the beginning of the war. he said, nnd the arrangement will not be renewed nt the present time qukstion of Mnitrfm Taking up the Important question of the merger of the Oeneral Council with other bodies. President Schmauk said the ques tion today Is whether Its separate existence ihould be continued or whether It should be merged Into the Cnited Lutheran Church cf America. All Lutheran bodies have been discussing the question, he sahj. Ho pointed out that the Norwegian bodies have united and that seeral Her man bodies have gone together. "For nbout t quarter of a century we hae co-operated with the general bodies who are now In kling us to unite with them," he said. 'These bodies stand on the same confes alonal basis and hae reached this basis through the influence of the Oeneral Coun cil. The proposed constitution for this United Lutheran Church Is In thorough har mony with the ptinclples nnd policy of the General Council and with Its constitution. I propose that wo act on this matter Im mediately " mi:i:t in histowc cui'ncii A thousand delegates, from every State In the Union, from Canada and from for eign lands, met In old Zion Church, on Franklin Squaie, this morning. It was from the pulpit of this church, when It Btood at Fourth and Cherry streets, that General "Lighthouse Harry" Lee uttered, 118 years go, that famous culog? of Washington, "First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen." Today, from Its 'u:pi ramo a r ngtng call for the Lu theran Church In America to consecrate It self, taking its Inspiration from God, to the support of the nation in its war. Tho call was sounded by the new Dr Echmauk His sermon followed nn address of welcome to the delegates by Dr. Ildgar Fahs Smith, provost of the University of Pennsylvania. Confessional services wero nrsi held and tho holy sacrament admin istered. ' The convention, which will continue for full week. Includes tho hUnnlal meeting the General Council of the .National m th rt 806.060. regard the convention ?h.l, ni.7? ,l ln!n?rl""t I" the history of Ion" ?nT, ' '" l! fl" "w" "nven !?..,!? M't0Ty ot the en"nl Council. .i BA!n r?m cvcr' Hu,e n"'1 'ro'n Can- ?!? ? "y ,m',ortnt changes In the conduct and serMces of the Church are to L ,'BCUWf , A new Prayer book and a hew hymnal, -Including prayers and hymns I. Mi YJl'Sl F0ldlt nnd sailors, nre to be submitted for approval. In opening the convention Doctor Schmauk ...i ii .. ,Ve nPA "Ufehes Mnmllnff be wildered, though not forsaken, In the great-e-U of the uncertainties of man centurlei. ,.."? fnr "a we arc citizens of the United Mates It behooes us to say right here and now that v.-e loxe this land to which we owe our rellgloui and clll liberty Hint nil our prosperity That we nre a church that stands squnrely on the scriptural doc tllnc of unfaltering obedience and loyal sup P rt to properly constituted authority, nnd that wc claim It Is our right, our prl liege and honor to be true, with all our resources and een unto death, to the Star Spangled Banner, which our fathers unfurled to the breeze. men go Connor. Witness Says Vare's Police 'Deviled' Him Cnntlniiril from 1'nco One "You Flgned name not your own, didn't you'" Klnuder raid. "Yej." Mr. White reipiot.nl that ICIauder be bound over for the Grand Jury. Mr. Connor tald the prisoner was already under ball. Klnuder then volunteered the Information that the other men arrested had obtained ball, but thnt he hnd not urn mo Town Meeting party ball for the others?" nsked Mr "Yes." replied Kljudrr. f.eorge Ilnrtnctt, of iMOt South Hutchln son street, who--c name was supposed to have been forged to the lists mentioned, i-nld ho signed his namo himself. Tho wit nesi said he also saw many other whose names were said to hae been signed ulso sign for themeles. , SeM-ral attempts to show that candidates cf the Town Meeting party were present when false signatures were added to peti tions failed. Questions along this line from ,Vr. Connor always brought replies In the negative from the witnesses. James Oraes. of BUT South Second street said that another man signed the petition for him because was too nervous. When Arthur II. MoKce. of 2122 North rrurth street, was called and Identified his signature Mr Connor sought to ronfuo him. "Aren't you a Democrat?" asked Connor. "Certnln'.y." replied the witness. "Isn't the Democratic arty the Town Meeting party as well?" Mr. Connor was silent. Smiles spread through the courtroom which wns packed by nil factions, as It was yesterday. Attorney Itohert A. Lamberton, candi date for Common Council from tho Twenty second Ward, admitted that ho knew only four or five others who signed the peti tion. Nothing more serious than this was brought out In the cross-examination. Much surprise was manifest in the Inde pendents' rnnks when Frnnk J. Hlcrd, 1!28 ast Mead street, said that he had been brought In on a bench warrant. Itlcrd de clared that he had not been subpoenaed. This brought Thomas Ilacburn While, coun sel for the Independents, to his feet He nsked where the man was who sworo that he" had subpoenaed Itlcrd. "If subpoena servers are swearing fn'se- ij, saiu .Mr. wmte, "the court ought to know It." ThomUs .Mitchell, of 333G North Lawrence street, -admitted that he was not a citizen. Asked why he signed the petition, tho wit ness said he did not know what he was signing. He declared that he signed every thing he was nsked to sign. Judge Davis cautioned him against such a practice. COUNSHL IN IIOUItLY CLASHKS Numerous tilts between Mr. White nnd Mr. Connor marked the closing hour of the hearing. Judge Davis war obliged to talk to both. i K. J. MngnlnV. of the Twcntv.sMvmit Ward, said he s,wore to his petition after getting twenty-tight signers. When the w.tness had left the stand .Mr. Connor and Mr. White nrgued as tp what the witness had testified to. In n side remark to Mr Connor Mr White suggested that names nLpve tho number of the twenty-eight men tioned might have been added In the Coun ty Commissioner's olllcc. Mr. Connor comp.nlncd to the couit about this remark. Judge Davis suggested that the attorneys eliminate nil side remnrks. While William A Powell, of 3110 Callow hill street, was on the itand Mr Connor questioned him in detail as to what he knew of the citizenship of the other signers. Mr White objected, nnd Judge Davis ruled that It was necessary for the nlllants to have some knowledge which would Justify them In making the affidavit, but they should not be required, he said, to show that the signers had paid State and county tnx nnd other such details concerning them. Entire Aisne Crest Won by Poilus Continued from l'ati One "Ladles' Way." The northern slops of the ridge, which was In possession of the Ger mans, slid nwny abruptly Into tho valley ol tho Allette Hvcry Inch of these German positions was honeycombed with caverns, tunnels and subterranean quarries. Mnnv wero two stories deep, electrically lighted nnd venti lated, livery ono of them the Ocrmnns had converted Into a. vcrltnho undergiound fot tress. Where there wns a slMgle' tunnel at Cornlllet at which place Hie French first rncountered this German rabbit-warren system of defense there were tl-.tce tun nrlu here. Some 'of them proved almost In surmountable defense". Tuesday's battle involved the capture of a score of these German coach, lunneis nim mi.-irrlrs On the ciound held by the French before the drive thnt K on the southern slope of the ridge there were similar caverns, grottoes and wnircns These were manned and kept filled with French troops. Monday night the caves on both sides of the ridge Germnn nnd French were gorged with reserves, awaiting tho rush of the battle on the plateau. Tho entire ridge, llterallv. was alive. like a gigantic anthill. Tho massed forces below waited on both sides for the dei-Mon of n battle on tho cnitU above, the manifestations of which caused the whole ground to tremble. The French artillery concentration was of unheard-of Intensity HntterlfS secretly Installed weeks ngo opened with nn appalling suddenness a veritable volcano of steel. For eight days preceding Hie actual attack Itself great guns had pounded minute by minute, day and night, nt the German posi tions. Although the Crown Prince had tho fifth division of the Prussian Guard mining the five divisions (".I.OOU men) facing the French he rushed up two other Guard divisions and llkewjse a Pavnrlan division, thus concen trating In tlio zone of attack the very Mower of the German army. He Intrusted the defense of Fort Malmal son to the second division of tho Prussian guard In pursuance of their past tactics the Germans massed reserves In the caverns, Intending when tho French Infantry dashed over the plateau to rush these out of their safe subterranean vvnrrcns for a counter attack. Hut when the French attack did come, the poilus out-Hlndenburged Hlndenburg. He hind tile very llrsl wave of the French at tackers came specially trained battalions of poilus, who seized the entrance to c.vv t-nn and blocked them effectually with machine-guns, grenades and powerful forces They literally walled up beneath the ground In the vast and intricate underground gal leries the huge reserves which the Ger mans had massed there Of the fighting elsewhere on tho French front the War Olllee today said: "Fast and west of Corny nrtlllerylng wns most active. On the r.ght bank of the Meusc throughout the night there was In tense artlllerylng. "Northeast of Hill 341 an enemy nttack was thrown back In severe fighting, except for a foothold which the enemy gnlncd on one of our fortlncil works. A counicr-ni-tack subsequently restored this position to us. "Around Courlercs crest a German at tack faded under heavy losses." ARMY KEPT RUSSIA FROM EARLY PEACE War Should Have Been Ended by Christmas, Ke rensky Tells Parliament FANATICS AND TRAITORS PHTIIOGIIAD. Oct. 24. Peace by Christmas might have been won by Hussla but for tho demoralization of her nrmy, Premier Kerer.sky told the preliminary Parliament today. "If unconscious fanatics, assisted by con scious traitors," s.ild the Premlsv "hnd not destroyed the fruits of ftno:racy's military efforts, we would hnvo 'iad n lion orable peace by Christmas." General Alexleff, former commnnder-ln-chief of the Itusslnn armies, told the Par liament llussla was passim- throiii-ii nn extremely painful and difficult period, be cause the nation's spirit Is overwhelmed by the deadly Idea that llussla Is incapable of continuing the war. The army could not depend upon tho rear to enable It to be come a strong, disciplined force " Kerensky protested against the latter statement. General Dukhonln declared that the landing of German troops on the Verdor Penlnsuln, on the eastern shore of .Moon .-luunu, wns iironaniy ror the purpose of preparing ngalnst possible counter-attacks by tho Kusslans ngalnst the Islands in the Gulf of Hlga He does not expect tho ;er matis to undertake any serious land opera tions on the Hsthonlan coast before spring Leonid Andreyeff, famous Itusslnn au thor nnd strongly pro-war In sentiment, has Issued nn appeal In the ltusskaya Volln for Allied naval aid to llussla In the Haltle operations. He demands that the Hrltlsb licet In partlcu.nr help remove the German peril to Pctrograd. warning that tho loss of tho capital would have a most demoral izing effect upon tho whole country. American Minister to Humniiia Vopleka addressed 7000 Russian troops In the Mo ilavlan sector, exhorting them to light for the Allied cnuse and the security of their newly won liberty These soldiers recentlv had shown signs of demoralization and dis obedience. Voplcka's address roused thcii uKuuiiK spirit ue was loudly cheered OVERSUBSCRIPTION OF LOAN BY NIGHT Washington Predicts Mark Will Be Exceeded by Half Billion $5,000,000,000 BY SATURDAY WASHINGTON, flct. 21. Llbctty Day will see the 3,000,000,0(10 Mt-oml Liberty Ionn oversubscribed by nearly half a billion. This wns the cnnfldent piedlctlon of Treasury Department olllclnl nt noon to ilny, when reports began to come In from p'i quarters telling of a genernl loosening of pursestrlngs nil over the nation nt the behest of Liberty lo.tii workers. And the Imped for two bl.llon oversubscription, rais ing the totulvto five billion, is expected b Saturday night. At the opening of business today. Treas ury Department figures showed t-'.tfi.l.UOO -Oim worth of bonds liad been subscribed. At least $1.0(10,000,000 will lie the total of to day's bond sales. Treasury otllclals believe. That will mean the oversubscription of the minimum tlgtires sjt for the loan by half n billion dollars. With the minimum of 3.000,000.000 passed. Liberty Loan workers will renew their efforts during the last three davs of the campaign for an oversubscription to the maximum figure of $5,000,000,000. Totals for the twelve Federal leserve dis tricts when the Liberty Day drive get, under way were; i New York, H3.1,O0O,000. Ho. ton, 13.1,000,000. Cleveland, J 1(1.000,000. I'lillmleliililn. HJ.t.1,000,000. Minneapolis, (tR3,noo,00U, Atlanta, IS.IO.nno.oOO. Dnllns, 2.1,ono,ono. Sun I'rnnrlsrn, (110 000,000, St. I.ntlln, it 100,000,000, Knn.n. City, (00,000,000, Clilengn, (.11.1,000.000. lltiliinonil, (110,000,000. Federal llescrve officials of the Atlanta, Dallas and Kansas City districts reported that they had n total of nt least $90,000,000 more than had been reported. It was reported today that tho final count would show subscriptions of moro than MW nnu lino to the loan by foreign races In tho United States. The last complete returns from New Toils city, which were compiled October it, showed .mibacrhitMttA there of $23,210,800 , by ih'.rly'-fduf fortSSl rncci trfi i.J FUEL AUTHORlTiES.lW OHIO COAL CONSUM - On October 29 Will Get OutpHtf Home, West Perm and Mich- ,v iVnn MSnoa ., WASHINGTON, Oct." 24 The fuel Ad ministration announced today that on Mo .'. day, October 9, the entire prbduction mt the bituminous mines of Ohio, western. Pennsylvania nnd Michigan will be turn over for the emergency requirements of th domestic consumers of the State of Ohio, - The entire coal-car supply of these thr States' railroad lines will bo available, e cept thoso necessary for the maintenance Cr the roads themselves. i A- fS E tSZSi Men's 14Kf Gold sVatcKes HcnuMful mnttnli in high era do Wntt hen for tin nmn who np prM late. unmethiuff d'frrnt from thf or.lln.ir $75.00 to $135.00 C. R. Smith & Son Market Street at 18th &X S '. -'5'$i'.W?w'' ' i , V.?,-' '' KEiSMsSSPSi ' ";. Jf K ". -; VV'N -, mwssmim AFTER the theatre here means keener enjoyment mat- even than the play no tcr how good the show And the dimmed lamps the little tables make for very spirit of adventure was. at the ffi as m ii ws m& IJUrciiiJ KOWSV! mss M "' jyjiUi&jmziM'" '-liv-i jufAyj.iu' 'VjiyiKMi'iiyffijigjEgjDSSRffisn 2;E3S2M23 FRENCH STOPPED SOUTH OF PINON, SAYS BERLIN BIirtLIN. Oct 21 --- West of Allcmant French forces ntt.lcked nnd, coupled with their drive near Chavlgno. made German positions untenable, today's olllclnl state ment said. The French nttack was ar rested south of Plnon. A German counter-attack almost com pletely ejected the enemy from the south ern edge of Houthoulst Wohd, said the statement, describing the fighting in Flanders White, Brown, Gray, Black KTVIE AXI THK AIIT OF MAKIKO I.VRGH rr.r.T appkiii .ivtir.r. is aitmed ix iMTF.nr.v waV nY r" Stylish Sooc3 For Stout women mwr- ,m I- wM'l-s EER. Plf-s frnm 4 In H 19 STYLES IN BLACK SEAFRIED BROS., 2811 Girard Art. Opn Ev-rr Evanlnc Except inuriaar. $5.00 & $5.50 'hurch and marks the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the council and the 0th anniversary of the beginning of the Protestant Reformation In Uurope by Mar tlo Luther The Lutherans of the entire country, who XIVf.r130 Victrola companionship Think what it means to tho woman alone at homo all day I Whatever her mood, the Victrola will amuse her or thrjll her. entertainer and friend, tool Vfe have every record in stock always ior immediate delivery and our service is yours for tho asking. Victrolaa, $15 to $300 G. W. HUVER CO. Th tome of Stroke !! .SnELLENBURgR ri mmmwmimBsmm We have opened in The Arcade, Fourth Floor, a department for the display and sale of Antiques We cordially invite you to visit this exhibition. In conjunction with New York and London's leading dealer in Antiques, we have gathered a superb collection of Furniture, Tapestries, Chan deliers, Bric-a-Brac, etc., every article of which is guaranteed to be genuine. If you are interested in these beautiful relics of bygone days, we know you will be delighted to see and choose from this collection. I N. SNELLENBURG&CO. Fourth Floor ySjjyJE M aWson & DeMarry 1115 Chestnut Street Opposite Keith's Theatre) 1lVS&F. Vt&h fv ." vV t. ''. Six Specimen Values of High Grade Sets Skunk Sets Ban el Muff and Smart Scarf 34.00 Winter Trice 40.00 IlK'JIElliiillMISilfillliniiaiUIIIIUiMiUIIIW Natural Raccoon Sets Barrel Muff and Wide Animal Scarf 38.75 Winter Trice 43.00 oi.nHuniuiniumriiinnniiiimin!iiiuirii!itiiiiri'niriiiiii!Li!ii:i:imiiiEmiiii.m:!ni!!:iiiiiui j Hudson Seal Sets Barrel Muff and Smart Scarf 42.50 Winter Trlee S0.00 mil Bisiimmuiiiiin! & Our October Fur Sale and 15 Per Cent Off is Ending, But Fur Weather is Coming The time is almost here when wc must raise our furs to the regular winter prices, but few days, very few, only six actual shopping days stand between you and the regular winter prices. 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