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tlllPOSTOFFICES
IPENBDMANCE
W )tHvery of Letters to Sam-
mees ureauy acuitateu
by New System
NS OF MAIL HANDLED
G. Maddox, Director of For
eign Mails, in Charge of
Big Work
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By HENRI BAZIN
Corrfipoiidrat of fe ri"l tntoer wit
., ins American ,irmv i n.mn
AXEIUCAN FIELD HEADQUAIlTEnS IN
- FRANCE. Sept 24.
American pogtomces aro now open Irt
France. They are. In complete working op.
eratlon. established by the Postit Depart
wrent at Washington to expedite and facil
itate the forwarding and receding of mall
between France and the United States.
Each office U designated by ft number,
which, iconeequently. doea not dleclose the
location of the receiving utatlon In France,
rtor even specify ltd section of the army
xone. This Is In accordance with the wise
tirovlsioh as to secrecy In army movements'
and locations. ,.,,.
A method pursued by the British Gov
ernment, and which caused a certain con
fusion when Britain entered the war. has
been wisely avoided.
Correspondents of American Snmmees
and officers desiring quick delivery of their
malt mfter it reaches France can be nssured
that from one to Jive days will always be
eved between the receiving port and
addressee. ,, .... ...
To secure prompt delivery all that will
ha necessary In addressing mall In the
tlnlted States Is to specify the rank, com
pany and regiment, plus the postofflce num
ber with the words "United Htatcs Army
Poitofflce" preceding
Already many tons of mall are handled
eUUy through these offices, despite the fact
that letters are not yet addressed accord
Ing to the new system. Forty experienced
civilian clerks brought over from the United
States are on the Job. They are under the
personal direction of Superintendent It. G.
Maddox, director of foreign malls at Wash
ington, who has come over to Franco for
this purpose. Before selecting the post
efflce bases, the postal department consulted
with Oenerat Pershing, and it was through
this cable conference that points designated
l the numbers were chosen. It Is pro
posed that after a short period of tlmo
motor' trucks will be In operation for the
collection and dlstr'butlon of thn malia
throughout the American zone. Domestic
postage Is all that Is neccsary
One of Superintendent Mnddox's nnslFt
ants Is Colonel Cowart. of Confederate army
fame. Colonel Cowart Is seventy years of
age and has been for forty ears connected
with postofflco work In wavh'ngton. where
has has lived during that ptrlort. He Is
designated as the special representative of
Postmaster General Burleon. The ex-Confederate
officer H a dlstlngulshed-look.ng
man
An Idea of the volume of matter these
offices will handle Is to lie found In the
fact that for the last two days 1100 sacks
of letters alone have been distributed, In
addition to many more tons of newspapers
and periodicals.
60,000 More Italians
Reported Captured
Continued from rase Oire
union of all political elements and Home's
unfaltering support and confidence.
"Let the- country time confidence." Gen
era I Cadorna concluded.
Italian newspapers all over the country
today commented on the nations extianr
dlnary calm under the thr" of 'ie
Germanic irnaslon. The eacuat!on to the
new battle lines has been carried out with
out serious losses. Every report from the
front emphasized that the army was still
of fighting efficiency.
ITALY'S COAL NEEDS
TO BE MET AT ONCE,
GARFIELD PROMISES
WASHINGTON. Nov 1
Fuel Administrator' Garfield announced
oday that plans were complete to supply
italy with nil he coal the wilt need. Ship
ments have gone forward In largely in
creased amounts nlnce news came of the
Italian reverses. Many additional vessels
soon will be available for this traffic. Coal
shipments destined t Italian ports are now
being sent from Atlantic ports at the rate
of approximately 200,000 tons a month
Within a short time, under the orders Is
sued by the fuel administration, coal will
be going to Italy at tho rate of 400,000
tons monthly. Twenty-five more vessels
are to be pressed Into service to meet Italy's
coal needs.
The great battle of the northern Italian
plains Is swinging Into the first stages of
lta crisis today, With Von Mackensen's
hosts now within gun range of the Taglla
mento Illver at some points. General Ca
dorna must soon indicate his plan ul de
fense along that line.
Cadorna apparently Js attempting to keep
the German command In doubt about his
.forthcoming stand. Only the barest in
formation Is being given out through offl.
clal channels leading here today Thes
cables Indicate that the Italians are making
a desperate effort try 6utflank the German
brigades, taking advantage of every feature
of the terrain to halt and confuse the ad
vancing Teutons.
It Is now believed the high point In the
fighting will not be reached before Novem
ber 7 or S, It la expected that the struggle
Will still he In desperate progress Novem
"htr 15, when the first great Allied confer
cnee. with America participating, Is held
in Paris.
t?M CAMPS TO BE RID OF SPIES
Special Officers Detailed at Canton
ments for Intelligence Work
' WASHINCTON. Nov 1 To counteract
any espionage work that might be done by
"'onemy sympathizers In the vicinity of Na-
" Wonal Army and National Guard camps
while troops are In training, commanding
JKcera informed the War Department to
4nr that special officers had been detailed
. $mr Intelligence Work.
The chief of this branch of service at
each division will be given the title of as
riMant chief of staff. Directly under him
-wtil be an espionage officer, who will direct
work of cnicers skilled in military In-
nee.
Fati U Fatal to Afced Veteran
SVILLE.. Pa Nov. 1. Ira Troy.
eighty-five, died at the PottavlUe Hos-
1 this morning from the effects of a
LI fracture when he fell down a fllcht
. ? JfyJjr' ij ?r nt hla home here yesterday. H
L'V-Ww 4 ' member ' 'he National Llfrht Tn.
Bntry, of this city, which was one of five
a ecpvn!ei u ari" ui uaaiurujion nrsi
mT lBe ca" m rr"i wincoin lor
ttetw in APf". 'Jr " " ouioreag or tnt
Civil War
rhilVlph!a Oupk Cet tlUQ Verdict
M.ifNT HOLLT. N, J, Nov 1-Dam-
. - ,.tvult!rc to ItOOO have been awardd.
i.. . H y In Judg Carrow's court in favor
. 4 Mrs. William B Goddard. !0J
. ,, , i,i .inUR, PhlladelphU, against IL
i ,mi i .f I,neatewn, in a suit
i it, - .-vr fw interim wmty4 fcy
LEP0RZEDI CADORNA
RESIST0N0ALNEMIC0
Lo Retroguardie e la Cavalleria
Valorosamcnte Combattono
Ostacolnndo l'Avanzata
del eutoni
L'EROISMO DI UN PRESIDIO
Berlino Annunzia la Catturn di Cento-
venti Mlla Italian! Prigionicri o
di Millo Cannoni
noMA, 1 nuvembre.
Dalle notlzle che pervengono dalla fronte
d battaglta Italians, appare che la sltua
zlone mllltare e' molto mlgllorata e che,
I'lmpeto della Irruzlone nemlcn e' stato
attutlto e l'avanzata delle truppe austro
tedeschc, per quanto rapldlsslma ncl prlml
gtoml, precede ora lentnmento ostacolata
dalla cavalleria Italians o dalle retro
guardie che complono sforzl Innudltl ed
erolcl per ostacolarla, e quanto meno rltir
darla. La rltlrata secondo gll ordlnt emanatl
dal Comando Supremo Itallano e quasi
ultimata e rammnssamento sullo posizlonl
che formeranno la nuova fronte dl dlfesa,
formata dal corso del f.ume Tagllamento,
procede col masslmo ordlne e tutta rego
larlta'. Iji. cavalleria Itallana In unlono nl con
tingent! formantl la retroguardla complono
contlnuamcnte Incursion! ed attacchl per
ostacotare rltardaro l'avanzata del ne
mlco ft dare cost' tempo che 11 groHso delte
annate Italians possa prendere posto nulla
nuova llnea dt dlfesa del Tagllamento.
Durante la glornata dl lerl 1'altro si erl
flcarono vlolentl scontrl tra le aanguardle
dell'eserclto Invasorc e le retroguardie lta
Dane suite colllne dl SanDtnlele del Frulll,
lungo II corso del canale Ledra, presso
I'aslan ed a Pozzuolo.
La cltta' dl San Danlele del Frlull tro
vasl apprcjslmatlvamente a dodlcl mlglla o
mezzo a nord-ovest di t'dlno e solo a circa
quattro mlglla dal Tagllamento, e qulndl
alia portata del cnnnonl della nuova fronte
dl dlfesa su datto flume II canale Ledra
puo' conslderarsl un piccolo ruscello che
sabocca nel flume Tagllamento a pocho ml
glla a norcl dl San Danlele. La clttadlna
dl Paslan trovasl a tlrca tre mlglla a sud
oest dl Udlne, come Pozzuolo trovasl a
sel mlglla a sud dl detta cltta. Tenendo
conto delle localita' ovc si Rono soltl gll
ultlml combattlmcntl, sembrerebbe che le
armate teutonlche abblano occunato mllle
mlglla quadrate dl terrltorlo Itallano.
Ecco 11 testo del comunlcato del generate
Cadorna. pubbllcatn l'altra sera dal Jllnl-
stero detla Guerra itallano-
Durante la glornata dl lerl si sono verl
flcnti arl scojitrl suite colllne dl San
Danlele del Fr.ull. lungo II cana'e Ledra,
a rnslan dl Schlavonesco cd a Pozzuolo.
II valoroso contegno del contingent!
formantl la retroguardla delle truppe In
rltlrata o della raallera permlse olle
rlmanentl truppe dl procedure per l'occii
pailone delle poslrloul che formeranno la
nuova llnea dl dlft-ra
Un dlspacclo de Londra annunzia rhe a
Bcrllno Mono statl pubblicatl comunlcati
ufficlall nel quail e' detto rhe 1 progressl
complutl dalle forze nustro-tedesche. In nc
cordo al planl etabllltl dalto htato mag
gtoro tedesco, Kino stotl tall d i permettere
alle truppe teutonlche dl fate prlglonlerl
ccntoventl mlla Itallanl o dl catturure mllle
cannoni.
II liollettlno tedesco pubbllcato 1 altra
sera dice. "In Italia abblamo avuto rom
battlmentl con pleno successo nel planl del
Tagllamento. II numero del prlglonlerl Ita
llanl e' numentato a centoxcntl mlla 11 nu
mero del cannoni catturatl a mllle."
II bollcttlno tedesco pubbllcato lerl dice
"I movlmentl dtlle truppe formantl la quat
tordlceslma armata e l'armata cleH'Isonzo,
che nvanzano sulle Alpl Carnlche si svol
gono secondo le Inteuzlonl ed I plant del
nostrl comandantl."
Vn dlsp tcclo da Parlgl dice clip II go
verno francese e' plenamcnte convlnto che
gll Itallanl In unlone nlle truppe franco
InglCkl, gla' Invlato dl rlnforzo, potronno
arrestare 1'lnvaslone neinlca nel terrltorlo
Itat.ano.
II segretarlo generate per gll Affarl Es
terl In Francla ha dlchiarato che II popolo
Itallano e' un popolo forte e coraggloso e
rapra' anche da solo rlparare alio sfor
tunato Incldente capttato ad una parte
delle sue armate. Egll e' convlnto cho lo
forze Itallane devono esscre lsplrnte dalla
ferma nttltudlne e dalla flducla del Ite
Vlttorlo Emanuele.
t'n dlspacclo dalla fronte dl battuglla
dice che II p'u' devoto coragglo ed urdl
mento e' stato dimostrato da un dlstacca
mento dl truppe Itallane dl guarnlglone In
una poslzlone Uolata. La posizione durante
l'avanzata delle forze nemlche sUUa fronte
tra Plezzo e Tolmtno fu assediata e rlfluto'
dl arrendersl contlnuando a combattere e
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SHOES
Styles in Walk-Over shoes are not euesses. Shoe-styles
followthe mode in clothinp;. Not only do the designers
of Walk-Over shoes secure advance information from
clothing desiencrs of what men and women arc eoing
to wear, but a special representative (a style expert)
makes regular reports from Paris to the Walk-Over
designers. From tip to heel a Walk-Over shoe is made
en the Know-How plan.
Thi 'KntwHtw"
nmtsfnn 43 yean
of txpsriincts
The WALK -
1022 eh St,
EVENING LEDGBRr-PHILADELPHIA; THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11917
a tener a bada l'awersano. Oil atro
tedeschl allora laseiarono del contlngerttl
Intorno atla poslzlone anildetta e prosegul
rono oltre. Un plcclone vlagglatore lasclato
llbero dalla erolca guarnlgiona Itallana
glunto lerl 1'altro al comando recando un
messaglo net quale t' detto: "Non cl ar
renderemo mal I" .
flembra che I'erolco presidio abbla vlverl
soltanto per dodlcl glornl e che la poslzlone
do csso dlfesa e' dt grande Importanza
potra' avere un complto rllevantlsslmo
quando gll Itallana rlusclranno a prendere
la controffenslva.
FIND PARTS OF BROTHER'S
BODY AT DOCTOR'S HOME
Doctor Chamberlain Fails to Explain
How Gruesome Remains
Got There
niCHMOND. Va Nov. 1. Dr. Asa W.
Chamberlain today was In a state of almost
complete collapse following sensational dls
coverles affecting tho accusation that he
murdered his brother, Albert Chamberlain.
Unabla to explain the presence of dis
sected parts of his brother's body burled
on his property, tho sixty-four-year-old
physician continued to profess Innocence of
the crime. To questions regarding dis
covery of some of his brother's organs
under the physician's Icehouse, and legs,
arms and other members burled In post
holes on his property, Doctor Chamberlain
only shook his head, declaring his Inability
to account for tho gruesome finds.
Meantime authorities are waiting for re
sentment In the physician's home county to
subsldo before returning him there for pre
liminary examination.
TWO CHARGED WITH THEFT
Man
and Woman Accused of Lifting
Diamond Pin and Ring
William Patton. twenty-seven yoars old.
of 18GS North Lambert street, and Clara
Collins, twenty-live, of 1123 Thompson
street, were held In $600 ball for a further
hearing Monday, by Magistrate Collins In
the Nineteenth and Oxford streets police
station today, accused of the theft of a
diamond ring from Frank Yerkes, of ST0
North Twenty-tecond street
According to Yerkes ho met tho couple In
a cafe at Twenty-fourth street and llldge
aenue pctober 29 and treated them. Later
he was taken to Pattern's home and put to
bed
Next morning, ho testified, ho was sent
homo In a taxi and upon his arrlal dis
covered that a diamond stickpin and ring,
allied nt J800, was missing.
REARRESTED AT PRISON GATE
Forger Must Stand Trial on Similar
Charge From Poughkeopsie
Andrew Kehn. of New York, today was
arrested as he was released from the East
ern Penitentiary, where he berved a term
for forgers H Is accused of a similar
offense In Poughkcepsle. and the nrresi
was made by DetectUe Marks on u war
rant from tjiat city
Kelm was found guilts of swindling ho
tels and stores on forged t lieckn
SSDflS
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S.B. COUGH DROPS
Give the youngsters
all they want. Smith
Brothers' keep colds
away and prevent
sore throat.
At druggists, grocers, confection
ers also news and cigar stands.
Tht world our, alt
Walk-Oiir shots
TradtMark.
took for it.
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1228 Mwket St.
GERMS IN VACCINE
KILL TEN CITIZENS
Public Health Service Ad
mits Lockjaw Has Fol
lowed Scratching by
Doctors
MOSTLY IN ONE PRODUCT
WASHINGTON', Nov. 1.
Death from lockjaw lurks In smallpox
vaccina sent to many cities and military
camps In the United States.
This was Indicated at the ruullc Health
Service today by official admission that of
ten deaths since July from tetanus follow
ing smallpox vaccination, several of the
fatalities occurred from tho product of ono
manufacturer, ono of the country's biggest
dealers In this acclno and largely patron
ized by army and navy purchasing agents.
It was emphatically denied that any
deaths have been officially reported from
Tennessee, where flvo are said to have
died of lockjaw. Tho ten deaths admitted
occurred at Ludlngton, Mich.; Cincinnati,
0. 1 Washington, D. C , nnd Jacksonville,
Fia. Five died In the latter city.
Xono of tho ten deaths officially Investi
gated Mnce July occurred at any military
camp.
Although an analysis of the manufac
turer's product failed to disclose tetanus
germs, his entire output on the market has
been recalled.
Surgeon General Ilupert Blue, chief of
tho Publlo Health Service, and Doctor
Heet, his nBslslnnt. pleaded that there be
no hjttcrla. Kvery manufacturer of vac
cine. It was stated, Is under especially close
watch. Utery one's output Is officially tested
beforo being allowed on tho market.
The manufacturer whrso vacelno devel
oped cases of lackjaw Is not a flerman
nnd Is not under suspicion, Doctor Bluo de
clared. He Is a veteran chemist who in
closo to tho Government and has always
borno an excellent scientific reputation.
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MASKED CROOKS REAP
HARVEST HALLOWEEN
Residence, Store nnd Auto
Thieves Keep Police Depart
ment Busy
Criminals disguised as Halloween mas
queraders reaped a small harvest In Phila
delphia. Tho largest loss reported to tho police
today was that of Wlllard Clough, S437
Queen lane, whose residence was entered
by sneak thieves during tho night. A
money box containing 1140 In. cash and a
number of checks wcro Btolcn.
Three adjacent stores, nt 1200, 1202 and
1200 South Ilrond street, were entered, but
tho total loss was J5.61 In stamps taken
from the drug storo of Hlmer U. Nallor, No.
1200. The restaurant of William K. Otter,
at 1202, nnd the poolroom of Joseph Cow
ard, nt 120C, were visited by tho thieves,
who broke Into rear windows, but nothing
of value was taken.
The auto thief also got In a fairly busy
night. The car of C. It Wannamacher. of
110 South Fourth street, valued at S2200,
was stolen at the corner of Twentieth and
Chestnut streets, -where It had been left
stondlng. and that of O. K. Merts, of 29
Philip road, Germantown, valued at $760,
was taken from the corner of Sixteenth and
Filbert streets. Miss May Brannlgan, of
537 West Krle avenue, left her car for a
short while during a lslt to friends In the
neighborhood of Glrard avenue nnd Carllslo
street, nnd when she had finished her visit
tho car was gone. It was later recovered
nt the corner of Eighteenth nnd Master
streets, with every Indication that it had
been borrowed by Joy riders
Tho plate glass window of Samuel Lodge.
928 Poplar street, was smashed with u
brick during the night, and a sweater, a
shirtwaist, a man's union suit and miscella
neous articles of clothing of the total value
of $1E were stolen.
Collieries Close for All Saints' Day
POTTHVIf,I,i;, Pa., Nov. 1 -- All but
three of tho collieries In the lower anthracite
region are Idle today, due to the observ
ance of All Saints' Day The exceptions
are Good Spring, Drookside and Lincoln,
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron
Company operations In tho west end of this
county, where they aro working short-handed.
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Two delightful Hawaiian duets by Louise and Ferera
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3 Superb Operatic Arias
10 Tuneful Dance Selections
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MEANS IS INDICraD AS
SLAYER OF MRS. KING
Pleads Not Guilty After Grand
Jury Acts Examines All
State Witnesses
CONCORD, N. C, Nov, 1.
Gaston P.. Means today was indicted by
the Carrabus County Grand Jury for the
murder of Mrs. Maude A. King, wealthy
widow of New York and Chicago. Means
was her business agent and It has been
charged that' he had dissipated her fortune.
He was brought Into court and arraigned
before Judge Cllne. Through his counsel,
he entered a plea of not guilty.
Tho Indictment followed three days' In
vestigation by the Jury, which examined a
scoro of witnesses, Including a group of
Chlcngo bankers and witnesses presented
by Asslstnnt District Attorney Doollng, ot
New York ctty.
The feature of the investigation was the
Perfumed Lingerie
A novelty in jewelry which
appeals to fashionable women.
Made of green gold, beau
tifully engine-turned, with an
invisible pad which can be
saturated with your favorite
perfume per pair $6.
S. Kind & Sons, 1110 Chestnut St.
DIAMOND MERCHANTS JEWELERS SILVERSMITHS
Is!
including
3 Masterlv Violin Solos
8 Delightful Concert Songs
20 Popular Song Successes
m
lury' obvious Inslstenca on discovering a
clear-cut mouyc ioi " v. .-.--.
Up to the t(me of the verdict Means and
his supporters hsd appeared to grow In
creasingly confident of his release, basing
their confidence on the fact that the Jury
had Insisted on examining the entire IUt
of S.late witnesses
Wills Probated Today
Wills probated today Include those ot
William Cook, 1312 South Ruby street,
which In private bequests disposes -of prop,
crty valued at I1J.000; Isabella de Coursey,
1032 Spruce street, 110,000 i Millard P.
Gates, Jefferson Hospital, :200: Michael
folller. 674 Union street, $6600: Emma I
Decider. Methodist Hospital, $4620, and
Anna ! Lange, 1217 North Randolph street,
$2225.
City Balance $21,874,553
The amount paid Into the city treasury
during tho week was $918,690, nnd the pay
ments were $776,635, This, with tho balance
on hand from last week, not Including the
sinking fund account, leaves a balance of
$21,874,663.
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