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EVENING LBDGEB-PHILADBLBHIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 191T
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'FIND GERMAN PLOT
AS LAUDER SAID
justice Department Con
firms Unearthing of Guns
and. Ammunition
I FORMATION WITHHELD
edge's Visit to dixie
suggests -complications
Scnnto President's Illness Leaves
Ono to "flinch Hit" in Gov
ernor's PInco
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Su o BtalT Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.
Confirmation has been obtained from olIJ
clils ot Uia Department of .Justice hero of
,h .tatementby Harry Lauder, tho Scotch
comedian. In on addres3 to tho Rotary
nub at Philadelphia, that secret agents of
the department had unearthed guns and
large quantities of ammunition stored away
by Germans,
German ngents and sympa-
thliers In several localities In the United
Sti'liruce Blelasltl, chief of the division of
Investigation of tho Justice Department.
v is directly in chnrgo of tho secret
W.nt said that since the United States
entered the war against Germany consider
.Me quantites of arms and ammunition had
Sin found from time to tlmo In dllterent
H I widely scattered points, ivhero they
?." becn deposited by persons suspected
? helne unfriendly to America's war alms.
Tiintlce Department olllclals are observing
rret secrecy " iw" " w.v - --,
hnwever. and decline to make known the
nolnts at which tho war materials hoarded
E the Germans were found or divulge the
names of those charged with tho hostile
acts.
In this concern Uiey are to a certain ex
tent pursuing tho attitude maintained by
Fngland toward tho U-boats captured and
destroyed. Vy withholding all details con
cerning the fato of the submarines, It Is
asserted that the officers nnd crews engaged
In operating the fea monsters are terrorised.
The withholding of Information with re
rard to discoveries of arnw and ammunition
stored In secret places by German agents,
therefore, doubtlessly had been adopted by
the American Government for the purpose
of terrorizing others who may be engaged
In similar undertakings, It Is explained.
EXTENT OP DISCOVERY UNKNOWN
Whether the discoveries made by ngenU
of the Department of Justice have been
to startling as those made In England at
the outbreak of tho war, whenajncrcte
foundations, modeled to hold German trtego
guns, were found at several points of
strategic military Importance owned by
Germans, the olllclals will not reveal.
In several Instances many thousands of
rifles, large numbers of machine guns and
tens of thousands of cartridges were found
In houses and storage buildings In England
owned by German citizens, and it is re
gprfed as more than likely that discoveries
of a similar nature have been made In the
United States and tho Information kept
from the general public.
There have been unmistakable signs
about the Justice and State Departments
In recent weeks that steadily and surely
the Government Is tightening tho colls
about alien and domestic enemies In this
country. Several hundred German sym
pathizers have been served with lfotlce to
"be good" or suffer tho consequences, while
numerous German agents havp been nrrest
ed and sentenced or are awaiting sentence.
Evidence must precede arrest and certain
Information go beforo Internment. That Is
to say, the authorities have not yet' decided
to Russianize America to tho oxten.t of
laying violent hands upon citizen or resi
dents lacking presumption of fact warrant
ing such action unci likely to be sustained
In court. A man who Is nabbed by Undo
Sam now, either upon suspicion or charge
of sedition, Is likely to stay nabbed.
A, great deal of "free speech" has been
tolerated by the Government authorities
on the principles that "If the war cannot
bo talked about, we ought not to be In It."
Inquiry In authoritative quarters elicited
the statement today that, notwithstanding
this leniency, the Government is on guard
and from now on will clap the heavy hand
of the law on any Individual who trans
gresses the law In terms or deed falling
under the purview of tho statutes.
The Department of Justice has an
organization for watching tho disloyally
Inclined clement, which is more far
reaching than the public knows. It Is not
Intended that the public should know all. it
Is explained. Tho department does not
announce "policies," but does report results'
nuicu in carrying tnem out.
TRENTON. Nov. 2. Following his cam
palgnlng upon behalf of tho Republican
leglslatlvo candidates In which he Is now
engaged, Governor Edge will leave on a
vacation November 15 nnd remain away
until November 24, going to Memphis, Tenn.,
whoro ho will attend two weddings In the
family of Mrs, Sarah T.eo Phillip, Ids
mother-in-law. The executive's absence will
bring about a curious situation In State ilf
fairs, because, owing to the Illness of Senate
President Gnunt, ho will probably not bo
able to act in tho plnco of the Governor,
and Speaker of tho House Schoen, ot New
ark, the next In succession as the acting
Governor, will be precluded from nctlng un
less the president of tho Senato dies, re
signs or Is removed from olllce.
The Governor, however, will transact of
ficial business en routo nnd wilt bo accom
panied by his nsslstant secretary, Richard
A. Porter, for this purpose. Tho executive
will bo constantly In touch with the Capitol
nnd will return to Trenton Immediately In
case of need.
The Governor will be accompanied on the
trip by his military staff and a few friends,
Including State Treasurer Rend nnd Comp
troller Dugbeo nnd they will stop at Annls
ton, Ala., where tho Governor will pay a
visit to tho New Jersey troops at Camp
McClellan. Tho trip will not bo at tho ex
Icnse ot tho State.
EXPERTS CONSIDER
SHIPBUILDING PLANS
Public Hearing of Hog Island
Program Will Be Held in
U. S. Engineers Offlco
Questions vitally concerning the con
struction program of the American Inter
national Shipbuilding Corporation nt Hog
Island are being considered this afternoon
at a public hearing In tho United States
Knglneers' office, Room 81B, Wltlicrspooit
Hulldlng The hearing Is upon n certain"
part of tho preliminary construction work
to be done before the plant can be put Into
shape for tho fabricating of ships for the
Emergency Fleet Corporation.
The application filed by the corporation
with the War Department for permission
lo construct flttlng-out piers In tho Dela
ware River In front of Hog Island, which
Involves tho closing of tho existing opclilng
In the stone dike nt Mlffiin bar. haw been
opposed by manufacturing interests nt Es
slngton on tho ground that Bhoallng would
result In tho rlcr at this point.
Unless the desired permission Is granted,
In spite of tho protests, the officials of the
corporation assert that their part of the
Government's shipbuilding program will be
seriously Interfered with, and as the build
ing of ships represents tho most vital phase
of tho shipping strategy of the war, they
will urge that the United States Engineers'
office recommend to tho Wnr Department
favorable action upon their application.
When the plant la completely under way,
according lo prebent plans, 16.000 men will
be employed there continuously night and
day. The plant, whlrh will be tho largest
In the world, will cover 900 acres of land,
nnd fifty ships can bo built there nt onco
Hog Island was chosen by the Kmorgency
Board because ef Its Ideal site- It Is far
enough up the Delaware to bo safe from
attack nnd dose enough to this city to be
within tny reach of a great labor market.
Tho Island Itself H separated from the
.mainland by what Is scarcely more than a
ditch
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MEANS TRIAL PROBABLY
WILL START NEXT MONDAY
Court Denies Motions for Removal and
Empanclment of Outside
Jury
CONCORD, N. C, Nov. 2 Gaslon B
Means will bo tried for tho murder of Mrs
Maude A. King, his wealthy benefactress.
In his homo town of Concord and before a
home Jury. Tho trial will probably open
Monday, November 2G. This was determined
at noon today, when motions of tho State
for removal of tho caso to an adjoining
county and for empanelmcnt of an outside
Jury were denied.
Immediately following tho rulings, oppos
ing counsel agreed on a petition to Gover
nor Rlckett for a special term of the Cabar
rus County Criminal Court here Novem
ber ZG.
Tho caso wis formally continued until
that date. Means was remanded to tho
Cabarrus jail. No effort was made by his
counsel to obtain ball for him.
ELECTION FKAUDS CHARGED
1917 DRAFT COST STATE
LESS THAN CALL OF 1861
Entire District Board at Plains Town
ship Placed Under Arrest
WILKES-HARRE, Pa , Nov. 2. The clco
tlon board In tho first district of Plains
township was arrested today on tt charge
of having perpetrated fraud In the primary
election. The men under arrest are Henry
Poran, Judge ; Joseph Tabellno nnd James
Munnclly, Inspectors; John Koroskl and
James Kenny, clerks. It Is charged that
they placed upon the voting list tho names
of persons who did not vote, that the bnl
lotbox was stuffed and that a fraudulent
count was certified to tho County Commls
hioners. Martin Corcoran, register assessor, was
nlso arrested, charged with padding the
lists by using tho names of dead men und
men who do not llvo In the district.
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War Worry Kills Aged Man
YORK. Pa.. Nov. 2 Jncob Decker,
eighty-one years old, of I-oganvllle, was
found dead In bed, and It Is ?ald
worry over tho drafting of his grandson.
Paul Decker, for service In the United
States army was the cause. The grandson
left tho, home of his grandfather, where he
was reared, several weeks ugo for Camp
Meade. Md.
Sister States Pay Out More Than Did
Pennsylvania, Murdock
Reports
HARIUSBURG. Nov. 2. Pennsylvania
hag accomplished her first draft for the
National Army at a far less ?ost than Is
.the case In New York, New Jersey, Mary
land and the two Virginias. Furthermore,
Pennsylvania's 1917 draft has cost about
one-half of what Pennsylvania's Civil War
draft cost.
This Infromatlon was1 brought back from
Washington today by Victor G. Murdock.
lef clerk in the State Registration Of
Jee, who attended a conference yesterday
jetween Provost Marshal General Crowder
d representatives ot the States named.
Murdock represented Adjutant General
Beary.
Radical changes In methods of draft and
exemption soon will be announced from
Washington for1 tho second draft. They,
were discussed in detail yesterday. All
changes will be adopted with a view to
simplifying the machinery.
Lighten
the
Labor
of the
Home
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No more "blue Mondays" for
the woman who uses the
APEX Electric
Washing Machine
Thin Is a waaher with prand txctunlv
features. Don't Judge It by other wash
era you've neen Mee It nt work se
how It sucka water and nuda through
thH clothes Cleans dellcato fabrics
without wearlnff or tearing. 1'hono and
ask us to coma nnd wash a tubful of
clothe for vou free. No obligation to
buy. Price 8S.
8ISKVICK DKPAIITMKXT
We are headquarters for all kinds of
Electric labor-saving: uppltancea. you
need them In your home. Visit ur
showrooms let our experts demon
strate und advise you. No obligation
to buy ur service U fre.
IMione, Walnut 4001
ElUolt.I.ewU Klectrlcal Co.. nr.
1017-31 Itace Htreet
The Doctor
Prefers Them to Cathartics
He realizes fully the advantage to health
normal bowel action without medicine. .
of
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produce this desirable condition easily, effec
tually at the same time pleasing the palate
with their tasty crispness and nourishing the
body with their concentrated food-value. So
easilv digested that they may be given to
invalids; and if you're well "they KEEP you
well!" Children love them.
No drugs simply the
right food-combination
25c a package
At all drug and grocery stores? or direct from
DR. VON'S HEALTH BISCUIT CO.
2218-2220 Market Street
Don't Make a Mistake
Tomorrow!
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'Clothing for Men and Women Easy Terms, Low Prices
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$$ Jacob Reed
IL Cvt t'Gsa WITH APOLOGIES TO K.OB.
I BELONG to a club AND SUGGESTED they should
AND ONE day. ALL GO' together to.
A MEMBER confessed to me. JACOB REED'S Sons
THAT HE had. AN0 THEY went.
A SKELETON. AND NOW at the club.
NOT EXACTLY In his closet. THO' THEY each look.
BUT INhls" clothes. VERY DIFFERENT.
AND HE disliked. FROM ONE another.
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LOOKING 80 thin. I CAN no longer distinguish
AND HE oskod me. WHICH WA8 the thin fellow.
IF t believed In diet. OR THE stout one.
AND I said. OR THE member ot a.
NOI DRE88I 80RT OF nondescript build.
AND I sent him to. IN FACT all.
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"JACOB REED'S Sons.
AND THEN another man said.
..THAT HIS tailors.
sTRIED 80 obviously.
.TO DISGUISE bis Btoutness.
"THAT .THEY made his suits.
SAVOR MORE ot criticism
THAN COSTUME.
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AND I repeated.
'WHAT I told the other fellow.
AND A member ot a.
SORT OF'nondescrlpt build-
OVERHEARD THE conversation.
I CAN distinguish.
IS THAT they are.
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THREE REMARKABLY.
WELL DRESSED men.
WITH THAT unmistakable.
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FINESSE OF tailoring
THAT PROVE8 them.
CUSTOMERS OF.
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JACOB DEED'S Sons
I THANK yoit
Buy the Right Overcoat!
THERE will be more men buy
overcoats on the first Saturday
in November than on any other
day in the entire year.
Many will buy the
WRONG overcoat!
THE RIGHT OVERCOAT STORE IS AT
1217-19 CHESTNUT STREET
Our overcoats are all wool, fairly
priced, carefully made.
They are the difference between
comfort and discomfort.
"Right as a nail" in all respects!
We make them and we know them.
Let us repeat Don't buy the WRONG
Overcoat Tomorrow!
(Or any other day.) .
$15 to $75
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1217-19 Chestnut Street.
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