'."'! :& - v5 .- r wfm i"i , ..! IJSv . . RV 1 F r -wjv t " j- ft C U7AD HI AMC fV anmi ri.ttno tV m?nivn Aur?n fllion in Arms. Fleet Twice Normal Size and Indus tries Mobilizing . AVIATION SCHOOLS WASHINGTON'. Oct 2T. V ' America Mar prpnaf.'M are drlvlntr a-had whll bond campaign!, censorship nnd lh. coiiBremional rcet temporarily ekMurt tHe cdur.try'i flRStlng plans. " ,, a. A. million men under arms In th.e United - , JHates. a (liable vvellvlrtll.d army In V l'rrtceK an Atlantic fleet mice as ntroiiR M ever before and' tho country's Industries tpldiy mib!tlzln ole'J for war. is a sum ary of present 'var tre;ii. Compared to the hist land forces Soaked in tjattjen n Kurope America's arm Is ti:i' puny, but the country's war pnijr m s Just retting uihIt wu and la II x and one-half months shows (trenter prosress than any other nation ever made in 'he same period. How many "enfeles" the army Is training In twenty-tour aviation schools the War Department Is not te'llnir. Hut when aprimr comes a ouivl Ml fn'te-l States will hme the blgcest aviation 4llslon oT anv bel IR reSit Before itex iprlne ,t"ntnr mur-nii inn men will he m'lml " 'he colors hv 'lrri, preparations f" vli .-"i ar alrrtv under way at the War nipnrvivn' How. fast morey l. hlni? pent mav be Judged .from 'Ik- fni" '"tV 'he money to e Boated In he rooml 1. iery I.mi w'li !. nly until Ja ua w;in n Mil.vl loan Way be floated. A billion dollars . Rr.nK into :nr:lniiit hips to overcome submarine frlghtfulness and J00.000 men wilt be working on Mils war measure before Mie country's resou-c-s re fairly touched While European countrle have mobilized many times more men In the trenches they eannot compare with t'.te United Stales In resources at this stai;e of the var. This nation's fighting strength Is increasing tre mendously, while thev me alreadv hi or near their zenith. ThU Increase has been tenfold In army personnel. The SO.OOn oitlcers today alone almo.'t equal the number of men In the United Htates army be'oi tho war PLUMBERS' STRIKE HALTS REPAIRS IN MANY HOMES, Masters' Association Refuses to Ac cede to Demands of Journeymen Ia. strike of Journeymen plumhers has re Milted In noteholders In certain parts of the city not being nble to Ret any lepalr work done. The Master Plumbers' Asso ciation announced today tts Intention of refusing to accede to the demands of tile Journeymen. The strikers are demanding nn Increase In wages to 56 a day. time and halt time for all overtime and double pay for work n Sundays and bclldays. The strikers asserted this morning that 10 per cent of all the Journeymen plumbers In Philadelphia were out on strike, but the mployers asserted that only 1200 out of 1JO0 have quit working. "MOVIE" MEN PATRIOTIC Glad to Display Unc'e. Sam's Pleas on Screen Free of Charge E. The United States Civil Service Commis sion Is pleased with the patriotism shown by the movlnR-pIcture men In this city, who hava agreed to throw on their screens free of charge an advertisement to the effect that the Government Is sorely In need of tboutands of typewriter operators and stenographers of both rexes for war work Ht Washington, according to a dispatch received today. Officials of the commission declare that the "movie" men. almost without exception, were not only willing, but eager to serve thi Government In the manner requested and attach a striking significance to their action. Not more than 100 of the 20,000 "movie" men npproached throughout the United States refuted to display the ad Ttrtlsement L. BERKOWITZ IS HONORED Employers and Associates Give Rous ing Sendoff to Army Volunteer Louis Berkowltz. advertising manager o? the Frank & Seder store. IJIeventh and Mar. ktt streets, received a rousing send-of from officials of the firm and ISO employes last night. Berkowltz. who has enlisted In the army and goes to Fort Hancock on Monday, carried from the store about everything a soldier needs, from c'garettes to a wrist watch, as gifts of his associates. The affair was held on the fourth floor Immediately after the store closed. Arthur f. Fink, a member of the Arm. made a patriotic address, which was followed by the singing of patriotic songs. On behalf of the employes I). Hvane. superintendent , of the store, presented the" gifts and offered a prayer for Berkowlti's safe return Muslo was furnished by an orchestra cam posed of employes. In his address Mr. Fink dwelt upon the good fellowship existing between the em ployes and their co-operation with the ad vertising department, which was built up by Mr. Berkowltz. Following the exercises a brief reception was held. 44 SURVIVORS OF SUNKEN SHIP TELL OF SUFFERINGS Xeach Home After Rescue at Sea by Italian VesBel AN ATLANTIC POnT. Oct. 27 Forty four survivors from the Standard Oil tankei J?Utorla, torpedoed ISO miles off Qlbraltai 3n September 10, V.th the loss of the cap tain and; nine of the crew, were landed here today. tny toia tales or sutrering in an open .beat for twenty-two hours without food or water and In wet clothing, and of their res-. cue by the Ital'an steamship Andreda, which landed them at Funchal, Maderla Islands. SOLDIERS' VOTE. MEN TO MEET Commissioners Will Confer With Gov j 1 ( " rnor and Secretary on Tuesdav HARniSDUnO. Oct S7 Election com- onsrs, appointed by Governor Brum- to take the vets of Pennsylvania on election day. will coma hera Tuesday afternoon for a conference MMh the Governor and tha fiecretarv nt fsW Commonwealth. ii i- Ttta men wui oe given Instructions at 8?3' Matt time and necessary supplies will h mtaliiln il to them. Mr . , .fV-lHI FBLNCETON MEN IN WAR Claims 756 and Aviation 111 of Alumni nd UnderjrraduaUg HCETON, N. X, Oct ST. A list of unaargraauacea ana Sl-iinnl in 1M. a nearly correct a .ll.l. ttw oireumatances. was lvm nni Ly 4JW wmarittea. an follows . fli mtnnta. zi; . sin .v HOOVER APPEALS TO HOUSEWIVES ON EVE OF FOOD PLEDGE WEEK By HERBERT HOOVER National Fuoil Administrator (Written fnr the fnlledl I'rieal HERBERT HOOVER SMALL RETAILERS VEX FOOD ADMINISTRATION Authorities Admit Inability at This Time to Control Profiteering Dealers W I L L T R Y PUBLICITY WASHINGTON. IM. ST. Small intall dealets are the thorn In the side of tlie food ndmlnlstr itlon. ottlclals admitted today that they cannot control the retal er In food commodities. They de cere that ns n result of this merchants are chat King prices which are excessive, and there H no method to prevent them. Several plans nre in the minds of the food ndmlnlstr itlon to check the profiteer ing letal'er. The mod feasible plan at the present time Is pitiless publicity, lteglnnlng on No vember I. when the majority of food com modities go under license, the food admlnls trat'on will begin to publish dally the cost of foniR State food administrations will announce the actual cost to the retal er or various food commodities In every locality. The question of the prices to be paid will then be up to the public. Food adminis tration oillclals believe that with publicity ns to cost, the pressure of public opinion will force retailers to make their profits reasonable. It Is admitted b some of the food ad ministration eperts that small retailers arc justified In charging higher prices because of their overhead expenses. They cannot compete with the 1 uger concerns. Should the war continue for nny length or time. It Is predicted that It will be necessary to take steps which will literally wipe out the small dealer, who Is forced to pay higher costs because of his lack of facilities and organl tatfon. Ken now tne food administration has under consideration a plan to cut distribu tion cost which Is a radical departure from present methods. It Is the plan to de. liver grocer.es and food commodities In the same manner that mail Is delivered, fnder this method the Government would estab lish a central delivery station. All dealers in food commodities would send their de I. very wagons to this point. From the central clenrlng house there would be de liveries made at stated Intervals during the dav, In the same manner that mall Is de livered. It Is estimated that this would eliminate, as a big factor In retail prices, the cost of delivery. Food experts declare that distribution charges are too largo a factor In retail costs at present, nnd their plnn for a cen tral delivery system seems to bj the only lemed.v. They are now considering asking f'ongrefs rbr the authority to establish such a system. Several legislative experts are working now for the food administration ilraftltiK bill" relative to the rood problem, which Congress will be asked to pass upon In Its next session. Herbert Hoover has re't hlmseir weighted down bv limitations ind will seek broader powers. The power to deal effectively with the retail merchant will be one of the first things he w II ask from the next congres sional session. "MILADY'S TOILETTE" SUBJECT TO WAR TAX Beautifiers Will Sustain Levy of 2 Per Cent of Sale Price Medi cines Also Affected It is going to cost more to keep c'ea'i this year than formerly, because the new war tax stipulates that the manufacturers. Importers or producers of all soaps and powders must pay an assessment to the Government tf 3 per cent of the price for which these articles are sold. Milady's toilet will be particularly af fected, Inasmuch as all perfumes, ersences, cosmetics, petroleum Jellies, hair oils, po mades, dentifrices nnd tooth pastes are sub ject to a similar tax Regarding per fumes, there Is a tax equivalent to It. 10 per wine gallon on all those that contain distilled spirits. Owing to this tax. which has been put on the wholesaler, the pur chasing price of this article has Jumped S5 per cent, according to local druggists. In fact, the entire drug business has more or less of a tax Imposed upon It. as all pills, powders, tonics, plasters, Ilnl Inents and salves also have a .S per cent assessment on their selling price. The law Is exceptionally stringent regarding theee lines of goods. It emphatically states that proprietary medicines made from "any pri vate formula, secret or occult art and used as remedies for diseases or affections" are Included In this tax. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Roper, at Washington, has recently decided that many of these patent remedies are Insuffi ciently medicated to- render them unlit for us as a beverage. ThU has resulted In many of th,e manufacturers either modify Ing their formulas or dlmtnlrhlng the quan tity of, alcohol In thtlr preparation, for Commissioner Ropsr has already made out a long "blacklist," and he states that unless there Is a great change numerous of these "remedies" are going to pay taxes as liquors Instead of medicines. C6 Penn Horse Doctors in Army Tin 1'nlvtrsity of Pennsylvania has fur nished fifty-six graduate- veterinarians for actlva. military service. Two members of mMrs viwyi Aa.vuitr - J-"t4V3 and Prgfafwr CUeafiA J. JeNsr- EVENING LEDGER- PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, OCTOBEli 27, WE ARE nskiiiR that every home " nr and every public eating plnce pledfje themselves to the food admin istration to carry out our directions as to economy and the elimination of waste in food so far as their circum stances permit. This is not an onerous service to ask, yet it Is just ns vital a service to winning this war as tho sending of soldiers to France, the subscrip tion to Liberty Bonds or the build ing of ships. If the millions of men, women nnd children among tho Allies are not kept in health and strength, the soldier cannot be maintained in war. They arc the first line of our defense against domination by Ger many. Their flngs nrc ours. They must be fed. The food administration is working night nnd day to secure tho equitable distribution of our supplies to protect both our producers nnd our con sumers, nnd in no way can this great section of our labors be so effectually aided as by economy and saving of waste. We have abundant food for all the world fighting against Germany, nnd at reasonable prices, if every one of the 20,000,000 homes and 3(10,000 pub lic eating place? co-operates with us. Washington, October '27. CAMP DLX GETS OFFICER WHO HIT(TEDD"f IN EVE Colonel Moore Leaves Little Penn to Command Negro Draft Regiment I i inir.m-.r t . . ....... ., i LIBERTY LOAN JUBILEE I On n staff i 'mrr kiih ii f i'A.MI' MKAUti, Admiral. .Mil.. Oct. 27 t'olonrl Dan T. Moore, of the Sloth Artil lery, who Jumped Into the limelight jcsler day when It hm-atiip known that he was the young officer who dimmed Colonel Koosevelt'a eye, continued to iwVupy the spotlight at l.lttle ivnn today nnd, Incl dcntally. packed up bis belongings. Colonel .Moore received notice this morn ing that lie Is to be transferred to ramp DIs. where lie will command n regiment of negro artillerymen. This unit Is to be a part of the new Ninety-second division, which will he made up nr negro draftee. The colonel dec-fined to comment on the transfer, but new that be was slated to leave I'amp Moai." Tell heavily on the men In Ills regiment. To celebrate the kuivcsh or the Libeity l.o.in campaign General Kubii has planned for a big time totilgbt. At 7 oVIrck lie will light a bonfire on tlic drli grounds, nnd for an hour or more the division nil) express patrlo!lm in song and oratorv. Two thousand draftees; will arrive, to morrow from Haltlmoru. Philadelphia and points In Pennsylvania itnd Maryland This I'hlladelphlans am scheduled to arrive at 1:16 o'clock and will be assigned to depot brigades, l-'ifty-three Phlladelphlans were discharged today after sui-ieon reported that they were physically unfit for military service, "he discharged men nnd the num ber of their lecal boards are: I. K Wilson W. A. Klxhfr . . . IT J" Orth . H. Nelrel P. J. flnllon . . . . .1. Mc.Mnrkln . . U P. Ililiim . A. K. Milton . . . . J. M. Klti'stein . . .1. A P. Donahue . U. Khi-rmnn .1 TUooin . . . P Krenrh W. H. Forneman . .t. P.urh .1, Pollock It. 1.. HpelfKs Mentis S. Peterun . . . . ' H. Pmtllsh. ,tr . Thomis ... .t S. Mrt'onasliy . . .t i-. Ilanfanl . . . W. V. i-Hllaliaii. . .t. P. AtMmon It Sutton 13 .1 rattoii . . . 21 t.1 W. I! Chalmers . . L'l It . .1. Sparks it 13 .1. I.ct-omlnshl .... A 13 .1 1. Hums t II' II. I'litler s t.'l W. IJ. Mundy .. . . g A-i 8 P. Stearns T P! .1. Mri'lafTem . . .1.", 13 II t'nlberk .. . 13 .1. MrAleer 1L t.'t .1. Dnnahu t 13 S. Snnnnmriin .... j 13 . T Henry .. . . II 13 T. II. Prankuhnw . L'T 13 .t. Ilurke -,i 13 P. McKliwin M t .1. Kelly at T T, lister R 17 S. llorzelofi ; 7 II. Itotlner 1 "it I' V. T. Xeata . . '.411 t P. Kolondnn .... 47 M J,. I.. I-ouenthal .. 40 .'1 M. I'lomntena ... Ill 31 X. Jafta to i.uue i-enn noys went over the top today and did It so efficiently thnt Oeneral Nich olson, who witnessed the movement, called them real soldiers. The unit that executed the movement was the 314th Infantry, an organization that is 100 per cent Pennsylvanlan. "It was a rare formation.-' said fJeneral Nicholson, "or what Is popularly called the over-the-top movement, and todav's performance Is the first in 1'ncle Sam's new army. The boys did It beautifully mid desene credit." .More than 400 men divided Into separate rlfie. bomb, machine-gun and grenade units appeared on the drill field at II o'clock and beaded by Colonel Darrah. executed the dif ficult and Intricate maneuver. Oh Ing to th lensnrshlp It is Impossible to descrlho the stunt other than to say that the nleii in olive drab displayed a pep that would be dimcu:t for regul irs to duplicate. ABBONDI'S SJ7 Smith T ITALIAN IllISTAI'ltAXT Smitli Twelfth Street TABLE D'HOTE Luncheon, as nt lllnner, SO. 75 lent Carle nt Vlndrrale Price. MlliHHMHIIWIUillliraill Tour Will Wife Save At Least A Dollar If yon brine th entire family bere tomorrow for dinner. W aerva tha beat only at a. crlc that tives llttl prolt but lots of patrons. SPECIAL Mt'SIO yfrXfow TfTX"' TliKrk rrkoiEiyy ANOVER Twelfth and Arch Sts. fSnlrawee em illk StJ CLAUUB U. HOUR, Usr. 8 ,4S DIX POLICE ACCOMPANY MEN LEAVING FOR HOME Military Guards Also Stationed in Nearby Towns to Avert Possible Trouble Uy o Staff forrcswaitnt CAMP MX. Wrlghtslown. .V. J.. Oct. 27. On every trail) leaving Camp I)lx today bearing soldiers taking their lenves of nb sence there are one or more members of the special military police attached to the amp. and military policemen me slntloned In a number e. the smnll towns adjacent to the amp In which n large 'number of the men on leavo will cnngiegale. This step, taken for the first time today, Is an Incident to Hie departure evcrv week end n f several thousand of the men on leavo to visit their relatives nnd friends In nearby towns. It does not Imply that there Is any lack of discipline ,r morality among I he men, but Is a meiisuie Intended for the protection of the men themselves In case tltny get Into nny sort of trouble nr run out of money while out of ramp, iipd In order ti. Insure their prompt return to camp nt the expiration of their leaves. About 100 men fiom camp, Ini-lutllng the lerlmcjital hand, left today for Pilnccton where the football team of. the JOTtlt Field Artillery Is scheduled to play the Prlnce lon "Infoi mals," a picked letiin made up of iitulei graduates and alumni of the univer sity T,wo ft.othall games scheduled to take place at Camp DIx were postponed. KNOCKED DOWN BY TRUCK Mini Painfully Hurt While 'Entwine ' Auto on Street William S. Vnrmill, fifty-four veais old, of IMS Hii'Sltnit street, was kum-keil ilovvn in the "orncr of Thlitv-fourtli and Walnut "troeiN by it delivery truck today, lie whs alien to tho rnlveralty Hospital with ii dNIocnted shoulder nnd painful bruises Hhnut the bend mid fare. Varnnll was walling Tor street car Ht lip time, when a . friend passing In an automobile waved an Invitation to ride with him The delivery truck, going west on Wiilmit street, was obscured from Varnall I lv an auto stnndlng near the curb, nnd ns be stepped out from behind Hie slancllng '"'' be w struck down. The driver of the truck. George Hell, tvvenl.v -tlircp yrars old. of :tnns Pnbot street. (VII- H1IFMPII V w ' "i!0 How this animosity was fostered and fed by the German Government, how it has been fanned to a fury by misrepresentations and deliberate deceptions, is re vealed by A. Curtis Roth, former American Vice-Consul at Plauen, Saxony, in the i The National Newspaper Published in Philadelphia TOMORROW Mr. Roth, who left Germany with Ambassador Gerard, was possessed of exceptional facilities for observing the German temperament and pene trating the official plans of the Prussians. s The suite where a card-index of American "crimes" is kept with German thoroughness, the "diabolically cold precision" with which the military leaders have laid out their future operations on this side of the Atlantic and the fate which will befall America and Americans if Germany wins the war are all depicted in this vivid account of the secret schemes of Germany. In addition to the Roth revelatipns, the Sunday PUBLIC LEDGER will contain sixteen other features of primary importance. "a 'V af ti REV. DltV WORDEN'S FUNERAL Services Held nt Tabernacle Presby terian Church Funeral services for the Rev. Dr. James A. Wordcn, who died Wednesday at his home, 4208 Walnut street, were held today fiom the Tabernacle Presbyterian Church. Thlrly-Hevcnth nnd Chestnut streets. Doc tor Wordcn was a member of the Walnut .Slieet Church, but the services wicre not held there becnuse the edifice, seriously damaged by tiro In January. Is still In course of reconstruction. The Rev. Dr. John A. Mct'allum. pastor of the Walnut Street Church, presided ; the Rev. Hotnce Stanton offered prayers and the Rev. Dr. William It. Roberts, staled cletk or the (lenernl Assembly, and the Rev. Dr. Alexander Henry, of the board of publication of the Presbyterian Church, with which Doctor Wordcn baif been connected since 1887, made addresses. .Members or the Loyal I.cglon nnd or .Meade Post. tl. A. It.. r vvhlcli lie vvas chaplain, attended In n body. Prominent laymen. Including representatives ot or ganizations or which Doctor Wordcn was i member, ncted as honorary pallbearers. Interment will be made In the Wordcn family lot at Princeton. N. .1 IW; Y. M. C. A. SERVICE FLA (5 Cermnntown Association Unfurls 120 Star Emblem Tndny 1?0-stnr service Hag will be unfurled Ibis afternoon at the Oermatttowii Young Men's Christian Association In honor of the 12n members of the association with the nrnind forces of the Culled States. Addresses will be. made by Livingston H .Jones, president, nnd Uayard Henry, for mer president, of tho association. A de tachment of marines rrom tho Philadelphia fVavv Yard nnd members of the association will tako pan In tfie exercises, which begin at 4 o'clock The flag is IK by 2S feet .Military Funeral for Lieutenant Heck A military runrral for Lieutenant Karl P. Heck, of tho Third Regiment, who com mltted suicide by shooting hlmseir at I'nml Hancock, will be lipid tomorrow afternoon nt 1" o'clock, from the home o Ills father. Hammond Heck, UK," North Seventh street. A detail of the l-'orty-spvrnth New York Infantry, now stationed In this city, will be piespnt lite services will be conducted by Hip P,"v. .1. M. Hoelaer. pastor of the Sixth lOvangellcnl Church. Klflh slteet nnd Indiana avenue. Interment will be made In Mount Pcflcn Cemetery. fcfevi' 1917 SLAVS TO ABANDON BIG FINNISH BASE Prepare to Evacuate Hel- singfors, Great Naval Depot ASSAULT BY FOE FEARED PKTROCmAD. Oct. 57. ' Preparations for the evncuatlon of llel-slngro-.-s, Finland, were reported under way today. The newspaper N'ovoo Vretnya asserted today that the Germans are making ex tensive preparations for landing troops for the occupation of Finland, expecting that their task will be easy owing to the growth of the pence propaganda there. The CleT man plan, the newspaper declares, is to make a swift assault on Russian troops and cut the railway which runs througn Finland to Tornea, thus Isolating Russia from Sweden. Ilelslngfors Is a naval depot of Finland. It Is guarded by the fortresM of Svenborg. PATRIOTIC Say a Prayer for the Boys "Out There" f. Chorus. l - y arfuyer for thehiyjoi.tthere, forour he-roes oer the ... , t JT 7 . J rsR-lngfisy. hy nlijhlandi'.iy, They re.fhjtl-lng .for you and mi,, When.llir f tnlrthflflnnil, In no mini land, We know they'll do thtlr ihr,J. Boii"- nKiyliir, , their liveithey)!ive, On Sale at All Music (CopiWo'i'. inn, 6) Jor Morris Muslo Cj.) se ON GUARD AMERICA! "The average German today hates the United States with a hatred far more venomous, far more implacable, far more unreasoning than the hatred which has been visited upon any other belligerent." LEDGER classified aa a fortification 0f t,, arTT" The city Is nn Important lln ?hl bi way from Petrograd. tn Mil- Russia hna nlready announce,! ... . of ncval. Its big naval ZnUV4 onuio oi me uuit of Finland j ,n,r evacuation of tho fortress ' " KrLal pare twenty tittle from Petro.i ""? upper exirrmlty of the Finland i.,i?',f the third Kreat Russian naval ffkY.1 tho hay, is npparentlv stni i..rrL".,-"J a oil -" """E new, in MILITIA SURGEONS NAMPn TRENTON', Oct. 273urgeon. ... . for the seven battalions con,t?im0nl, ' new State mllltla of New JePsev ne l"s nounced by Adjutant &.,'' " son, Each of the seven ,...'. u"r have a captain and first Icuten.m ? '" medical corps, ranklnir ni ..",?' n th. "yiKing as assist. V" . gcons. i no nppointees nre as fniiL as fniuL "ur ham. Atlantic Cityi Plrt LleuUnaei ""inlnt.' I.otier, llrldgtton. ""uitnant John g Hecond nattallnn Captain Jnni. .. renre, Merchantvlllet First IJeifi..1! ." Uw. L. Htlllwell, Homervllle. ''"lensnt Ai"; Third ruttnllon Cactaln n. I'""- I'"k'Jw?L. F" Lieutenant twt '"""ft H Fourth Ilaltalinn Captain Milton v niliabetbi First Lieutenant tluat.v P"t. Mnrrlstovvn. v Jtck,:' Klflh llattallon Cantaln t.M....j . .. Newark: First Lieutenant Jarnei ' M?rnii Kewark. "' JicWia.' 'n, Hixin iiaiiannn usptain William Pateraon: Flrat Lieutenant Ilit , v AW llarkensack. " Dttl Heventh llattallon Canlaln n. Mueller. Jersey City: Flm I.le.'.t.iVj,1', t nand F. Ming. Hnboken. 1"B"nint rtrJ;. SONG HIT jinjei for lb hoys out Departments, 10c Copy A. Curti Roth. 1 MHi fi Fit iJ' fb .'4 r ) ft I f tt j t Hi if i lint) t : ",4 bave JoU4 tbs m4 MM. r1 V -K-- 7- aaBBaaaBBBBBBBBBBai s-iififfiM
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