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EVENING LEDGER-PHIEADELPHIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBEB 8, 1917
SAMMEES BURY
FIRST DEAD IN
SOD OF FRANCE
Salvo of Shells Whistling
Over Bocheland Marks"
Final Farewell
FRANCE PARTICIPATES
4
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V Knh'nn
Honored by Holding
Heroes' Remains in Sacred Soil
Defended by Their Lives
AMKIUCA.V VU'AA) HKADQLAIITERS
FRANCE, No 7 (delucl)
American artlllerjmen sent a nal of
uliells whistling oer to UocheUtiU tot!a n
' the farwU olley marking burial of Atner
tea's first dead from the flrlnir line
It 'was flttltiK 111 the Opinion of llioe
whose eyes glistened with tears throughout
the simple but dramatic funeral pen Ices
that the olle which marked the last fare
well should have been fired not In a muml
and wltl. WanK cartridges, but b mtrlciti
cunners shootinic the Kreit French "& and
Hpeedlnar each shell with ft ra cr that It
Mould tltid Its mark among the eneni
The colling of America's dead In altloti
were draped In the foldi of the Hug foi
which they died Comrade bore I hem to
a hollow square formed b American sol
diers and eteran French troop
From the massed ranks theie itep-d a
I'rench general He nalked stialght to tin.
three coffins ieerentl hesitating at the
first Then he stiffened tu the i-jlute doiTeil
his .ap. bowed hit face lined a though
the mute lemalni before him weie of hi
own children ,
"Prhate Untight he Kald hoftl he
boned before the ntaiest blet and I'lix.ile
Gresham," and he turned to the Ketone!,
"and Prhate Ha ' us he turned still fur
ther to face the third coffin in the name
of Fiance I bid tou faienell Of iou own
free will jou left a our hnpp prosperous
country and took a our place b our side
You fell facing the foe In li,nd In des
perate, hand-to-hand fight
The General hesitated i moment lciuked
at each of the three flag-draped cottlns and
then turned "
"All honor to them heiontlnued Th1i
families should bo proud to leirn of thtlr
deaths "We of France ask that the mortal
remains of these oung men be left with
us foreer
"We will Inscribe on their tombs
lis e lie the (Ir-t United "Intr., i-
dlers to fall on Irentli null fur llhrrl)
and Juntlcr.
' Passersb) will uiicoei tlielt heads to
their graves men of heart isltlng the bat
(efleld will go out of their wav to brine
their tribute of iepect and gratitude
l'rlato Knright l'riate Utesham Pri
vate Ha In the name of rrance I thank
you Ma) flod lecelie jour souls Fare
well "'
A great ollM if .veent -fives rashed
the final lley of fatewel! thtough the
leaden, raln'sofcked all 'I hen talwart
American wildleis tears tilckllnp down
their faces lowered their comrade"' !--mains
and covered them oer with the will
ior whkh the fought and died .
SUKU.S SINti ltr.QUUJil
No one who saw tli 1iiiijIl ceremmi will
ever forget It 'llnuughout the rain
drizzled dismall) '1 he detonation of ex
ploding shells and the Khrlelts of others
passing through the air sung the final sol
filers' requiem
Batteries of Amerkan aVtlllerjmen re
turning from theh dutj it the front met
the funeral procession Theh -tumbling
caissons halted, their tanks patted ant
rigid at salute the merlcans bade them
Bodspeed as the cavalcade passed wlowlj
through
Then the batter went on It Is grim
dread war now so It was with no thought
of the dead the had passed that these same
artillerymen hours later swung hustling Into
the alle where their tamp was located
Klld with towbo elps welcomed themselves
back home for a rest from front dutv
Fifty little French school children stiff
and starched up in their best bib nnd tuck
ei fctood In martial nrra to welcome ' les
Amerlcalns bade Their tln hands went
joyfully to the salute and one little girl
hung" a wreath of flowers on the grim muz
rle of the gun that fired the (list shell over
the German trenches Then she distributed
posies to the gun crew of that weapon Of
the sis; men of that crew, two ure from
Houth Bend, Ind . and there Is one each
from St Paul. Chicago, Cincinnati and San
Francisco.
The first batteries to do duty on the
front all-returned without casualties
J. J. RYAN RESIGNS FROM v
DRAFT APPEAL BOARD
111 Health Given as Reason 107 More
Men Certified for
Service
ittsfgiiallou of James .1 It.vun us a mem
ber of District Appeal Board No 2 which
has Jurisdiction over thlrt -two local draff
boards In this clt. was nnnounced todaj
Mr Hyatt requested Governor Brumbaugh
to release him from his duths on account
of III health "Mar Hmltli will nnino his
successor In a recommendation to the Gov
ernor, who will In turn submit the appoint
tnent to the President for confirmation
District Appiy Hoard No 1 toda ter
titled 107 men tor milKatv seivlce to the
Adjutant General of the State and to tho
following local boards No S. 11 men No
22, 4 No 35 !iS, No 39. 1 Kii. 11 S
No '. 5 No 4? 1 and No iv 11
CADORNA HAMPERS
ENEMY'S ADVANCE
Rear-Guard Troops and'
uavalry Engage ilacken-
sen's Invading Forces
ITALIAN LINE STIFFENS
WASHINGTON. Nov. 8.
The decisive battle of the Teutonic
drive in Ital is entering its first sialics
todaj with maneuvering- for position
by the opposing armies, Home cables
stated. Trench and liritish re-enforcements
are massing back of the I'iave
Hiver line and heavj artillery is being
rushed from the western front to Gen
eral Cadorna's relief.
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HOMK Vov S
General ndurua k rtarguard tioops and
avnliv d-taohments me genetallv hamper
ing the "nemv s advance along the I.lven
za lilvet according to dispatches from the
ft out tudav
Thu Italian resistance Is dedued to be
stllTetienlg all along the line Mllltarv ex
perts hete agtee that General Cadorna is
not going to maka a stand at the J.lvenza
Illver but Is merel) planning to dilnv the
enemv long tnough to complete his prepara
tions along the 1'lave Itlvet
The BrltMi and Flench te-enforcements
that wile sent tn Cadotnas aid are be
Ini; massed fllcng the Plave positions It s
thought here
Cadorna Is known to be getting his
heaviest artlller In place on the new
line
LONDON Nov s
Gerinaiiv l attempting a s8temalit
lainpilgn mi tlie Italian front along the
lines that she Used against ltussla accord
ing to Infoiinatloit retching here todav
fiom Hour
German tilers are contiuuallv soaring
over the Italian lines Jiopping leaflets tell
ing the Italian soldiers that thej aro sacri
ficing themselves for Knglatid The Gir
inans are attempting to fraternize with tho
Itillans whenevet there Is a lull in the
fighting
BRITISH RAID FOE'S LINE;
REPULSE TWO ATTACKS
LONDON, Nov S
A uu.essful tald southeast of Armui
tleies and repulse of two enemv attompts t
enter British lines north of Ilouex wete re
potted In toda's official statement
PVUIS Nov 8
lrench attack on German positions
atound bchnenholz In Alsace, netted 120
prlsoneis and othei heavy los- to the
enem toda s official statement dedam!
riLH'IXOS UIIGEI) '10 AID U. S.
No Hope of Philippine Liberty if Ger
many Wins, Says Senate President
MANILA P r Nov S .Manuel Quezon
president of the Senate In an address to
members of that bod) urged that the Fili
pinos show their gratitude to Vnlted States
b espousing Its cause In the war in whlih
he asseited the Philippines have more vital
Interest at stake than America herself lie
said the X nlted States would not be en
dangered bv a defeat, whereas the Philip
pines stood to lose all their hopes of llbertv
In the event of a German triumph lie
said
Let us fight for AmerUa and the cause
of small nations which means the ult
mate fulfillment of the hopes of the FiH
pinos If assistance of the Filipinos 1
accepted there will be no need of compul
sorv service Filipinos, even veterans of
the insurrection will volunteer to fight foi
the saUe of liberty.
jn tinit i ttt mi ! hm rfumM'HttHumtMt Htmrwi 11 tiutmM n hhiihh t wttn Hn mi4m n mt w iw t hih uhh i wh hhhhii i h b t wnm n n wi i uu l t ui u 111.
Mrue Economy-
l versus Cheapness
In these days of abnormal costs beware of the dealer
who says that he is selling anything at less than its value.
Either he is a "Public Philanthropist" or a member
of the Ananias Club and philanthropists are rare.
t We offer Reeds' high-standard clothing at the lowest
prices at which we can make a fair profit if we can't
mtke profits, we can't continue in-business neither can
any other house.
Buy value don't buy supposedly cheap goods f
the gauges of quality and service,
in Correct
Fabrics
Fall and Winter Suits
- Ijlodels and Proper
$18 to $50
Overcoats $18 to $75
MISS RACHEL JANB HAMILTON
Who was the bopinno soloist nt the
concert given last evening at the
Stetson Auditorium by members of
the Philadelphia Oichestra.
GLI ITALIANI ATTENDONO
L'ORA DELLA RISCOSSA
Dalle Posizioni Presso hi Piave
Saruiino Dense le Sorti
dclla Guerrn
h'INVASIONK ARREST ATA
ltO.MA X iiovenibK
Ual oinples delle notlzlo flnoia pri
venutw tlalla fronta Ittllana si puo' tlteiierc
cite l'lnvaslono teutonics e stata comphtn
mente arrcstata c cho ora le foie d .imbn In
parti si trovano fnecla n fac 'ti 'tngj II
flume Llven7a S'ecntido ctltlcl milltarl non
e' Improbtblle rhe 11111 battuglia prellmlnare
possa eiltlcarsl presso II detto flume ti
lo truppe iiistio-tedeachp o lo i trogu irdle
itallane dm vnghono teniporaneamente ar
ivstare Invanzata del licnilco tlno nlla om
pleta prcpataziono dello llnec sitlli Plave
Anihe dispaci I pervenutl dalli '-vlzreri
assleurano che il gcnerale Cjtlotna intrude
unlcntnente dl Kmpoiegglare col nemlco
lungo 11 corso del Liven 1 e non v uol in
gaggiaro una battaglla dellsiv.i tlno i ihe
lo sue tnrre non nbblnno lompb tniii.iiti or
cupato le posllonl sulla Plave In .niuido
al pi an I prestablliti
Le poslzloni sulla 1'inve per tin i due
settlnnne ono state foimldihltniente laf
forrate h si crede i hu su ipn ste ibbl mi"'
preso pnslllono I rlnfor?! dl ttumim an
nonl delle arml frnncckl ed inglesl
Tuttl I telegrnmmi peivenuti dalla fioute
dl battaglla asberlscono ilie la tittr.ita degli
Italian! dalle llnee del Tagllaminto fu o
lontitla e fu compluti on perftli onl no
e preitslnne e con mlnlmn perdlte
Delta rltliata lertamentp non f 1 iimipl
tata loinp iurlla che si effcttuo il 1 1 lo po-il-
7lotll SUll IFOI170
Dal lomunhato utllclilp Sui i pul bli
calo del mlnistero delta gucira ItaMann si
apprende die la rltltata hul flume l.henza
si lee neiesharit pel II dlmlnulto lelln
delle anue del Hume Tagllamcntii s ihe
In tale condlzlonl lesistere pei la dlfesa del
detto Hume faiebbe riutcito asnl petlcriloso
Gil aviator! Kallanl koiio stall attivlsslml
e rlusclrono ad attenue quattro aeroplan
nemlcl, come pure Ullcacemonte bombarda
lono I repartt austro-tedeschl che tentavano
tiaveisiie 11 flume o rlparare I pontl Bill
Tagllamento dlstrutti dagll itnllanl dopo ef
fettuata la rltlrata.
Lcco II testo del comunlcato del generale
Cadorna, pubbllcato lerl-
Avendo- 11 lnsso Uvello del Tagllamento
tesa dlltlcile K dlftbu del flume nbblamo
rltetiuto opportuno ritliare la nostra linea
verso 1 1 Llvenza
La illlrata si e' iffcttuata In buun
ordli e efllc.uemeute piotetta al notd da
contlngentl ill copcitura e verso II stid
dal ltparti che lostlttilvauu le nostie te
Uogunrdle Durante la glormta dl lerl e nelli notte
pioedentc I nostrl vellvoll e diriglbill
efllcaLPtnente e teitfi itamente bombard
nrono contingent! nemlcl he tentavano dl
Steinvav
Every Steinway is an
emblem of that perfect fu
sion of fine mentality,
swift conception and com
plete mastery of execution
known as tktll in its
highest form. It is this
thill that has set the
Steinway so far beyond
all other musical instru
ments, and so steadily
widened the separating
gap just as this mUHI
has so consistently im
proved Steinway mechan
ics, and yet made it pos
sible to keep the cost of
a Steinway within the
reach of all ambitious mu
sical people. Uprights, in
mahogany cases, $550 up;
grands, in mahogany,
from $825.
Diamond -Disc
PhonoflTanrtc
, jj...,
The echo of the rau
' sician's soul the voice, or
the instrumental tone,
that lacVs nothing but the
physical presence of the
original wholly musical;
. with no needles to buy or
change.
N.Stetson&C?
traverse re II flume o che erano Intentl a
rlparare I pontl aul Tagllamento
I nostrl aviator! rlusclrono ad abbat
tero quattro areoplnnl nemlcl.
Un dlspacclo da Londra asserlsca cht 1
tedeschl tentano una slstematlca campacna
contro le Unco Itallane. simile a quclla che
conduasero contro la Russia. Gil avlatorl
tedeschl cotittnuamento effcttuano voll sullo
poslzloni Itallane lanclando proclaml con 1,
quail Invltano 1 solditl d'ltalla a frnter
nlzzaro con quelll delta Germanla e a non
sacrlflcanl per l'lnghllterra
Anche nelle cltta' occupate 1 tedeschl
hanno predlcato che le loro occupazlone del
pae-d Itnllanl e' temporanen, polche' la
mlsslono degli esercltl nustro-tcdcschl c'
quelli dl llberare 1 Italia dal domlnlo Ingltse
c dl affrcttare la concluslone dellapace
t'u corrlspondento dl guerra manda ad
uh glornnle dl Parlgl cho la nuova llnet
ltallana dl dlfesa si estendern' lungo la
Plave ove le trnppe Itallane In unions a
quelle degli allcatl potranno oppono una
flera ttlstenza nl nemlco nnlmato dallo
splrllo combattlvo che ora dimostiano
Intftitto II Generalo Cidorna ha emanato
I un ordinanra on la quale si nnnunzla die
l uella 7onn inllltare delle niicrazlonl dl
j gucrra sono lnclusl tuttl I terrltorl che si
estendonn a nord t ad est del fiuml Po e
j Mlnclo
Dal partlcolarl rlguardantl la rltlrata
degli Itnllanl dalle llnee del Tagllamento
si rlleva che la Brlgata del Granatlerl dl
Sardcgna si c' novellamente coperta dl
glorli rlmanendo fermi al suo posto di
fronte n preponderant! form nemlcho
Dopo cho 11 nemlco nveva pa;sato II
Tagllamento, ed csercltava una forte pres
slone contro le nostro llnee nclla zona tra
Portogruaro e Pordenone nl granatlerl fu
ditn 1 tncarlco dl arrestare 1'avanzata
nemtea In quel settnrc
II v lolento bombard lmentn delle nrtl
Ellerie nustrn tedeprhe nnn valse a slog
,lai i 1 brnvl gnnatlerl I quail nttesero calml
e rlsolutl II nemlro e non appeni questo
venue n tiro lo nc coHnro con tin vlolento
fuoco dl fuclleila the dcilmo le flln nustro
lcde!Che Ma I vuotl ihe st vcrlflrarono
nelle file nemlche furono sublto tolmatl e
rnvati7.ita cotitlnuo frrcslstlblle Allora I
valoro'tl graintlerl fecuo uso delle gnnate
a niano e non peterouo plfettuarp una rltl-
rna nio n luimcto prcpnnueranto
for7e nemkhe
L milco utll hie nuppivtite ordino lot
tacc alii biionettfl p gii oroii I giamtieil
si lanrlaioni. tun loragglo leonino contro
lo oidp Kutnnlclie oinbitteniM flm he Mm
dopo Initio rinnseio tuttl nr 1st
ijplle
SAMMEES EXPECT
GERMANS IN. VAIN
Eager to Avenge Comrades'
Deaths, Regret Failure of
Expected Raid
HONORED BY POPULACE
WITH THU AMERICAN FORCES IN
FRANCE, Nov. 8
There were, a lot of disappointed Amer
ican soldiers In the first line trenches to.
day
Intcnso artillery activity on the part of
the Germans for thjo last thlrtyslx hours
had led the Sammees to believe another
trench raid vvai to be attempted nnd they
were waiting- for tho dermans determined
to avenge their comrades Tho artillery fire
it n but the expected raid did not ma
terialize
The American artillery gave the Ger
mans back full measure for the shells
dropped on tho Americans' side
The artillery forces which have been at
the front since tho Americans first took to
the trenches returned to their billets yes
terday They had remained nt the front
longer than the first batch of Infantrymen
In a drizzling rain they marched up over
the hill to a llttlo village In a valley be
hind the lines where, tho population turned
out en masre to do honor to the gun from
which the first chot wai fired
The entire command was drawn up on a
hillside and French school children sur
rounded them One of the pupils hung a
floral wreath over the camouflaged muzzle
of the gun nnd another stuck a bunch of
wild flovveri In an emptv shell case which
hung fiom the caisson The gun his writ
ten on It hlelft the words, ' First gun ued
against Germtns," followed by the date of
the flrlng of the shot
v.t the conclusion of the Impromptu re
view on the hillside the regimental band
plaved 1 he Star Spanglid Dinner and tho
lion. Ii national nlithpm vvhilp the entire
command stood at salute Then tho men
nnd hoise which had had a hard march
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DOWNSTAIRS
Entrance on 13th St.
or-EN Evas, to enot bat. urn
from the front were taken Into the village
nd billeted. The men Immediately "hit
th hay." They were worn out.
Ofllccrs with the artillery force said that
ton tho night of the German raid into the
American trench they kept their guns
trained on No Man'a Land, Bnd that they
wer suro that they kept the Germans
from returning to their trench.. ,
t me. and also that ih... ilT??M I
Germans when they did rturn """I t
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Keep Koly nos
inlfotir Kit"
This war has taught that it is wise to profit by the'exper-'.
ience of others.' Every officer from the training camps every
man who was examined for the draft has learned the em
phasis placed by the authorities on the teeth being in perfect
condition.
In England and France it was soon found that it is one
thing to have your teeth put in perfect condition as you enter
the service, and quite another to keep them in. perfect con-
uuion wnen vou reacn tne iront.
Trench life, or life in any capacity at the front, is exceed-'
ingly trying on the teeth, the mouth and the throat. There
are lone, strenuous marches, sometime -with Co.,t Qi c
! Tk oi ia llwl .rJl. i -n r . i f "y
water.
The air is filled with the wise- nf liik vic,:,T
And thflrA is wtrnrli miKrJvit5B 'o o a . ..
w i w . ww.-. b'Ufat T UD
of the
gums.
an annoying inflammation
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Kolynos Dental Cream was singled out by prominent
military dentists, and at, field and base hospitals, as one of the
prime essentials of a soldier's daily life. It cleanses and re
freshes the entire oral cavity teeth, mouth and throat; may
be used without water in an emergency, cooling the mouth
and to an extent allaying thirst. It relieves "trench gingivitis."
e?Keep Kolynos in Your Kit." Price, thirty cents.
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