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HERS AT HANCOCK
GO TO WAR IN HILLS
PlOBth Artillery Tnkea Three
Days Hike Under Fighting
Equipment
CAMP HANCOCK. Oa.,.NoV. 13.
A three-tiny hike In which Actual war
i conditions were nlmuliiteil. was undertaken
J by the lOJth Field Artillery, formerly the
otomu ,i cMinnyit.-tnia, met weeK. it nan
bert expected that nhellt would ho (Ired
at dummy target, hut tho ammunition
failed to nrrhe.
The regiment left Camp Hancock Thurs
day morning In full mnrchlnft order, each
man carrlnjr a pack for h! pergonal equip
went, and the rolling kitchens accompanied
them.
The camp location wan chosen on the
shore of a pond In tho hills of. the lower
end of the range, about two miles south of
SelAlr station nnd wa Ideal In eery re
spect. Immediately on arrival, ground was
cleared for the (runs and camp site, with a
litrice open In tho center
Shelter tents were pitched, tho (run
parked, nnd within a few hours the place
made habitable and ready, If necessary, for
a permanent stny. Nothing more was done
that day, nnd as soon as ren!njr tness lnd
been sencd tha men gathered In their re
spective battery streets
Then the social side of tho life became
evident. Small flrei were lit. and group,
singing songs nnd telling stories, gathered
ahou them Uy a little flight of Imagina
tion Oi e could easily Imagine hlmtelf be
hind the firing lines of Kurotie
The whole hillside wnR hkIow with tho
light of the campflres nnd the deep Nolces
resounded from hill to hill, whllo dark
forms could he seen here and there moving
about In the shadows. All that was mls-
lng was the distant boom of cannon
Although "tapa,i.,wa not sounded until
10:16. lrtually fin,!!.' except 'tho guards
turned In early for w ttoovtlecp Plenty
of hlankets had been'ertrlcd and with the
fires In front of ''tfic, fonts' u ery com
fortable night was passed.
Tho next morning after the usual routine
of watering and caring for the. horses the
six batteries went out nnd took up position
for gun drill. Scouts were sent out In all
directions and road maps nnd position
sketches made, that the entire surrounding
country might bo made known to the com
manders In order to facilitate any Midden
mo es.
In tho afternoon most of the men were
allowed to rest nnd a number took a
plunge In tho lake, which, though nearly
freezing, was very welcome, (or the day
Was narm nnd the men were very dusty.
Once again tho scuiitH hid to work nnd
all through the surrounding hills they could
be found either singly or In groups looking
for good gun positions nnd obtaining a
definite Idea of the lav of the range, which
extends more than ten miles
That evening and the following morning
were but repetitions of the day preceding,
and a start was made for Camp Ilancoik
at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon, arriving
there before retreat
This w.ir the second trip that the regi
ment has made to the range Tho flrsfwas
ery tiresome, as the camp Kite was selcctid
much farther away and where tho watering
facilities were poor. At tho latter every
thing was Ideal there was plenty of good
drinking water near by, u stream In which
to wash and good soft ground to Mctp on.
I
-HELP SAVE GASOLINE
One-Half Is
Used
Riding
ii Pleasure
After a careful Investigation of the pres
ent gasoline situation. Van II. Manning,
director of tho Bureau of Mines of tho De
partment of tho Interior, has Issued the
following statement:
"One.hnlf of tho gasollno used In the
United .States (l, 2:0,000,000 gallons) Is
used In pleasure riding It Is CMlimated
that the United States Army will nted 350,
000,000 gallons for airplanes trucks, auto
mobile tractors and other machines, Thero
li no way of obtaining this In this country
except by saving from the existing supplv.
and this economy may bo procured by vol
untary cutting down of pleasure riding (for
Instance, the man who takes hli family out
on Sunday for n ilft-mllc rldo can cut this
bill In half) It ban been estimated thnt
by economical uso enough gasoline can b
saved to supply not only the United States,
but also Its allies for war purposes. The
following suggestions should bo observed
by automobile owners Do not allow en
gines to run Idle t'xe kerosene, not gaso
line, for cleaning purposes In the garage
Bee to It that the carburetor does not leak
Form the habit of shutting off the gasoline
at tho tank. By Judicious lobulation of tin
mixture of gasoline ami air In tho motor
both greater power and economy t.t fuel
may be obtained Automobile owners neeu
not lay up cars, but should use them e Ither
for trade or pleasure purposes thoughtfully
and Judiciously. If this advlca Is followed
thero will bo no undue scarcity, for the
United States possesses an abundant supply
for ordinary purposes "
WANTS MOKE ROOM
Navy
Department Asks
Yard Ranges
for 21,000-
The Navy Department is asking Con
cress for nn appropriation of $240,000 to
purchase 31S7 acres of land at Stump
Neck. , below the Indian Head proving
(rounds, and J1S7.000 for 1175 acres ad
joining at Cornvvallls Neck, for the purpose
of moving the armor pits so as to permit
an attack at a distance It Is etpl lined.
In asking for these appropriations, that tho
armor butts as they are now placed are
!n the alley and within 500 fet of tho
guns, so thero Is no room for attacking
armor atlong range, which Is essential
The department wishes to gain Information
on the effect of angle fire, the effect of
lines of the shells and to land shells at
the maximum range that this property will
give them, of 21,000 yards, and then re
'cover the shells to see the fuse action and
the action of flight. The acquisition of
this land will also do away with the prcs-
. ent practice of the men on the butts having
J to take shelter when the guns are fired
for ranging or other purpobes Army and
f " Navy Journal.
i SHIP GIFTS TO SOLDIERS FREE
City Will Transport Thanksgiving and
Christmas Packages to Camps
Philadelphia will ship free all Thanks
ftving and Christmas packages to Phila
delphia soldiers In military camps. On
kVruesday morning. November 20, motor-
itilrH lnnrteri with irtfta fni tha nltv'a
Midlers are pcheduled to leave for Camp
(Jleade. Motion pictures of the men re
serving their gifts will be taken at Camp
Meade and will be shown In this city.
All nackages must be left at Itoom 202,
OKr Hall, on any of the following days:
.Vovcmber 14. 15 IS. 17 nnd 19. Th vl
gtagaekacea to Camp Hancock will be sent In
: M express car wnicn wm arrive at Augusta,
cJM., on November 27.
. . .
'YWIDENERS' COOK AT MEADE"
CAMP MEADE, Nov. 1J. NobodV .will
afcmw to death at the headquarters of Ifce
IMtet Brigade, They have "commandeered''
Btt . ucmegnam, wno was once Cok
fit Wldeners, of Philadelphia. TMe
ara nauu to lose Joe, ror ne was a
eook. but the draft law waa no' 're-
r'W'iwuni. . jn laci, it hit tha
iyitoard.. for
trVBHW. -
HARD-BOILED EGGS UNPOPULAR
AT CAMP MEADE, BOB WRITES
One Must Get in Line and Stay There, He Tells
Sister Women Now Received in
Y. W. C. A. Building
CAM!' MKADi:. Admiral. Md . Nov. 12
D15AII 1JI:tTY Don't think thnt 1 am
getting u Knelled head and that I feci
too big to wrlto to my kid slter, bernu'o
inv In a it Is not swelling, nnd nfter seven
weeks In tho Kevcntwilnth Division I recog
nlre that 1 nm not as big phslcally or In
tellectually nn I Imagined.
The truth Ih tint the Job of lloklng tin
Kaiser Is n task that requires my undi
vided attention nnd n task that makes It
necessary for me to neglect my own little
IJetty and, In fact, almost everj thing
I have a llttlo tlmo for recreation, but
you cannot exMct mo to devoto all of tho
time to letter writing The guys In my
company wouldn't stand for It, nnd. bellevo
me, I don't Intend to get them sore. When
a chap lost s tho nspect of his company
niatcB he might as well hit the captain and
round out his nrmy career In the Jug
To he popular vou must get Into line
nnd stay there If one of tho lads (.ays
that vou must contribute two bits to tho
Kojal Order of llonehcads In South India,
It Is up to jou to rxtrnrt the two bits from
your Jean If jou don t, vouio maiked
In many respects the bovs nre like n bunch
of waiters, thev never forget a tight-fisted
guy or a grouch
iiavk to i.ivrn.v ai.o
What applies to tho nrt of giving also
applies to the nrt of listening Last night
Johnny l.vnns, nf fompiny I. 31 nth, In
vited mo over to his barracks "V nre
going to hivo a com crt, said Johnny,
"and want ou there '
So I had to trot over and llsttn to Johnny
for more than an hour He Is th star pet
former In the Hnppv Quartet of I'nmpinv
! fleorge Hatten Hill ICennnlv and I'r.ink
b'mltn are the other members of this musical
organization Thej sing well nnd 1 cn
Jo.ved It.
Well, Hetty, dear, vou cm visit Uttle
I'enn at any time and ftel cert iln of h ri
ceptlon. t'p to date the fair se have bee I
given little consideration at the camp. Im
conditions re different now The Y W t'
A Is erecting a arge building for the an
rommodatlon of women nnd the Young
Men's Hebrew Association Ins completed
Its building The litter building Is near
our section, so when ou vlsl mo I can
take jou over and treat ou to n cup of
Ilusslan tea and other dainties
SWITZERLAND IN ARMS,
COMMERCE PARALYZED
World's Playground, Hemmed in
and Besieged, Marks Time
During War
Hundreds of thousands of our peopio are
lust now recalling ,SvIs tours of the past
Switzerland was the world's plaj ground
:i llabcl of sightseers with a nation of ho
tel and pension keepers in cunning at
tend inco which amounted to posltlv genius
Tho Hausers nnd Kellers and l'jffcr
here were whole dj nasties of ministry; ho
td princes who might furnish Presidents
for the republic, that democracy of ' Tou
rlsme" with Lucerno as Its center.
Tho Swltzer was horn to cater for 'visi
tors Neutral of neutrals, ho leaned to no
nation nnd spoko fho tongues of nil The
twcnt-two cantons havo four nnllvu
languages, nnd lived bv running the coun
tiy as a scenic enterprise a titanic earl's
court of bummer nnd winter gtmes
Hut the great war wrought a nngleal
change I'or the tlrst tlmo In generations
Switzerland now has her peaks and vallejs
to herself Hotels are closed mountain
rallwnvs nnd laUo steamshlys slopped The
older gulden havo emigrated.
.Switzerland, tho fortress of Hurope, is
today hemmed In and besieged, with an
army of half ii million massed on the Ithlne,
as tho chief zone of danger Watch Is kept
lit tho pisses; high explosive Is icady In
tho tunnels that Kle accesj to tho warring
nations outside It Is tho emptiest, heaviest
of seasons
What tourist ever thought of Switzerland
ns a military nation' Yet a. democracv In
arms this nation his been ever since Toll
defied tho Austrian tyrant. The Swiss army
Is a mllltla force All male citizens are
llablo to serve for twentv-llve veirs after
attaining the age of twenty Kiev en jears
In tho elite, or active armv passing thence
Into tho Landwehr, or llrst rf-crve, lit hind
which stands tho I,andturm. whoso ago
runs from seventeen to tlft-flve
TIIH SWISrf AltMY M'faTKM
i:emptlnii from service entails a fixed
tax ns well as a supplement arranged on a
sliding sc tie, at cording to propertj or In
come Unch canton recruits and maintains
Its ow ii troops Tho l'ederal Council makes
laws and tialns and arms thcuo units. No
oillcer of higher rank than colonel In ap
pointed until tho army Is mobilized on a
war footing.
It Is tho cheapest and most efllcient of
nil armies, costing but 200 francs per head
per annum Hero militarism makes no fuss.
Thero aro no elaborate war colleges like
Sandhurst. St. Cyr and West l'nlnt; tho
joung Swiss olhcer picks up what he can
In a few weeks at Thun or Uasle
Hut then rifle shooting Is tho national
hobby. There aro 4000 shooting clubs In
the republic, with more than 2',0.000 mem
bers, and they receive substantial federal
grants besides encouragement and support
from their natlvo canton
Tho vvholo land Is one stupendous strong
hold, which tho garrison army can miko
Impregnabln nt short notice Hylt7erl md
Is sadly on watch today, her tourist reve
nue stopped and u whole yar of It say
200,000.000 francs already spent up m mili
tary preparation.
Specially trained Alplnt guard the high
Alpine roads at Alrolo In the south, east
on the Oberalp, west on the Kurka I'nss,
central nnd north at Andermntt. a village
In a grand cirque of peaks, and Itself 5000
feet above Lake Lucerne.
Here your "hotelller" of jesterjear Is
transformed. He's now an alert artillerist,
his waiters In uniform hauling howitzers
with block and tackle up a slope on which
a goat could scarce tlnd footing.
Guns roar from the grnnlte cliffs with
terrltlo reverneration Long tiles of men
crawl up the snow fields, or ascend an awful
precipice roped together and led by a guide
of classic repute another Melchor Andir
egg, another Imboden to whom aiguille and
glacier nre known as the tine-footed
chamois knows them,
IN' MOUNTAIN FASTNESSHS
What a fearful theatre of war Is this
mountain fastness between Andermatt nnd
Hospenthal! Here Is Switzerland's artillery
camp. Kach dizzy wall pokes a muzzle
out. The paths are alive with mules and
inert, staggering up and down with muni
tions nf war.
So the great forts are held. The St. fjoth
ard against Italy, those of St. Maurice
against France and Luclenstelg against
Austria, the ancient oppressor. It la a sad
but resolute Switzerland, defending her per
petual neutrality, and with no Illusions
about the guarantee pf Ave great Towers.
And what of the Swiss themselves? How
'do their sympathies lie as between the, bel
ligerents? Well, they've been hotly divided
from, the first through conflict of race feel
ing, aa well ns trade and political Internes.
'This Is no homogeneous land, remember.
Seventy people, out of 100 speak, read and
think In German'. Only 20 per cent tall:
French and 10 per cent Italian or Ho-
mapich, the .curious dialect of the, Engadlne
valley,' ,Ad there, are 800,000 foreigners
iW'in. iw.JJKDUDiic. it nas for cen-
EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13,
M It Spear, camp secretary of tho asso
ciation, entertained tho war corretpondents
jeterday nnd did so well at It that tho
ncrlbcs aro painting nil kinds of word pic
tures nbout the bulldlm? Tea and fancy
cakes nre served free nnd the scribes have
assured Spear that they will drop In ever
day and gather nny news Items that ho
may have
can mm: to i-i:nti:u or camp
And by the tlmo you get ready to demon
strate that Soldier Hob Ins the be-t-look-Ing
and sweetest sister In l'hllly. it will lie
posslblo for jou to ride direct! V Into the
center of the camp The Washington. Haiti
more and Annapolis ltallroad Is building n
loop Into tho ramp This will serve the
dual purpose of hitting tho Jitney men and
protecting the ladles from tho terrlblo uufc
at Admiral.
Ground has been broken for a regular
theatre, nnd If they build It ns fast as our
homes were constructed It ought to be ready
for tho John Drew ccinpiny on litda
night
Wo nre going to havo stmo time on
Thanksgiving Only a very few hovs will
get leave, so we nre going to make our own
time Hnch company will have an entei
tninment If we survive the dinner, and In
tho evening several big perfotmnnce will
bo staged in the Y M ' A buildings
A word about the Irish battalion nnd I
will close This outfit, which Is a part of
tho 312th Field Artlllcrv, Has a bunch of
new fighting men f n in the Forlj-nlnth
Draft District In West Philadelphia In
the bunch are George lleddlng, John J Mc
Derniott, Willi im Shi a, I.dward Klley.
Itlchard Kline nnd George Chambers All
nf the hovs live near the l'lftv -fifth and
I'lne street police station, which is the head
quarters for the draft olllclals Itlley has
the finest blanket In tho world III uncle
Is a blanket m muf icturer In l'hllly and
turned out a spec I il product for IM
Good night, jour c-wn HOII
.s -When vou arc reach to spend $4 SO.
plus tho war t tv, to visit nie, leave jour
olive drab spats and khabl colored topioat
at home We see tnough of those cole r",
nnd, like other soldiers, I prefer to think
nf jou a i a swe.t little girl of the clinging
vine, tpo rather than a member of the
Death Hattalion 11
President's Proclamation
on Control of Bread
WASIUNCTO.N', Nov. 1.1.
The President's piocl im.itlon pre
scribing Chivcrnincnt control of 'lie
baking Industry was announced last
night. After reciting tho empower
ing sections of the food control act,
tho l'icslilont states'
"All persons. Arms, corpoiatlons nnd
associations who manufacture for sale
lutad In anj- form, contract, crackers,
biscuit p istrv or otlur bnkerv prod
ucts (oNct'ptlng, however, those vvho'-o
consumption of nnv flout and meal In
tho manufacture of such products Is,
In the ngsregato, less than ten ton els
a month) urn herehj lequlrcd to pro
cure a licence on or lit fore December
10, lfllT. This Includes hotels, restau
innts, other public eating places and
clubs who erv'o bread or other bakery
products of their own biking.
"Application fot license must bo
made to tho I'nlted States food Ad
m'nlHtr.Ulon, Washington, D C , Law
Department, Llcenso Division on
forms prepared bj it for that purpose,
which maj1 bo obtained on lecpiest.
Anj roiscm. firm corpotation or asso
ciation other than these ht relnhcfoto
excepted who sl all cniuge or enrrv m
any business hcirlnbcforo .spec-Hod
lifter December 10, 1917 without flr-t
procuring such license will bo I'ahle to
i he penalty picscrlbed by said act of
Congit'ss."
tho last census showed hundred J of thou
sands The odds were therefore overwhelm
ing that Switzerland would nt first take a
German view of the war And so she did
Cantons In the center. In the north and
northeast staited with n string bus in
favor of their big neighbor aeios the Ithlne
They spoke German, had Germ in shopkecp.
ers minufacturers and editors
Tho German bl is cooltd a little nfter
Von Kluck s lieidmnj retreat fiom "ails
Then the HritMi White Hook startle 1 the
German hwlts with sober eloquence of fact
Meanwhile Flench papers In tho Jura
wtro doing their share, so that He i lln I ro
te sted to the Federal Asiembly In Heme
Tho populace were closely canvassed bj
both sides You couldn't buy a cake of
soap without reading the German 'case"
on the wrapper how she'd been nssalled,
ringed round with foes, and was now onlj
fighting for her life'
Tho Swl-s I'ensoi which Is to say tho
General htaff was manifestly pio-Oerman
French councilors llko M Ador resented
this, and tho Federal Assembly Itself be
came a battleground of the two opposing
camp'!
Meanwhile taxes go up by leaps ,n
bounds In tho beselged land Oidinarv
Impists havo been doubled Telegraph and
telephones rates havo been btlftly raised; all
fortunes moro than 100 and Incomes of
100 are to bo taxed to meet tho heavy cost
of mobilization
German might no longer looms ns It did
In the llrst days of ciushlng onset It Is a
er.v grave Switzerland todav, with little
worl for watchmakers, mechanics, or fac-torj-
hands, other than those engaged on
munitions of war Soup kitchens nro open
in once-busj' Zurich, iiclllng good uoup to
the needy at a penny a quart, or a big
portion of soup nnd bread for lSil
Hut, of course, the vast blank Is the lack
of tourists, who brought 7,000,000 a J car
to Furope's plav ground Hven last season
was ruined The Ohcrland alono lost
D0O,00n, to sny nothing of giving up alf
hopo of a winter season that new soirco
of revenue to tho high Alpine resorts
We
Close Out
.iibPrV?V if
1 33 Hats at
$5.00
$8.50, $10.00 and $12.00 Values
Wo have reduced to one-half and less a largo
number of smart street and suit styles.
Comprising the very ncweat velvet and hatters'
plush models.
Mavfeon
1 1 15 Chestnut Street
.. (OppHU0rKtUh'i),
THREATEN SUPPLIES
OF RETAIL PROFITEERS
Stale Administrator Heinz De
clares Quick Action Will
Halt Food Gouge
A sharp warning to profiteers who nt
tempt to get unwarranted prices for food
stuff has been Issued bv Hdward Helnr,
food administrator for I'ennsjlvanla. If
life Is made of tho war ns nn excue for un
warranted prices, profiteer will be punished
by having their supplies cut off, Mr Heinz
sam .,,,,.
I rho warning was directed principally to
"I'imir, rimu lilt, 1 iiuiiiiK "I liliKC tlCai-
ers his become n. much cnslti matter
through the activities of the national food
administration
I ho small dealer, however, has It In his
power to tnuso much hardship among tho
people, it was said. Mr Heinz explained
that the Government has the power to cut
off supplies from these nun This can bo
done by directing orders against deliver
ing future supplies
Tho small retnller Is caught b- Section 4
of tho act creitlng the food admlnltritlon
which provides: '
All cullers who demand excessive
prltes for foods, and who hoard, destroy
or conspire to restrict production of food
arc to havo nil future supplies cut ofT" '
This section, Food Administrator Heinz
warns Is to be rlglellv enforced against the'
proflteerer, little or big.
AMERICAN OFFICERS
LIKE AERIAL SERVICE
Colonel in France Envies Young
Subaltern Soaring High
Above Him
iiy.r. v. I'Eor.ru
A.MIiniCAV KIHLD HHADQiWUTnnS
Jrince. Oct 3 (bj mill) "If I were onlv
ten or fifteen jeais jounger I'd certainly
go in for fljlng"
The eolonel was Mandlng nn the lawn In
front of the Amerli in artillery barracks
pecking through ),i, 11,1,1 gi,.,..,., nt n(. (lf
Us joung lleiilenints so irlng u mile over
head Ac.iith his the t'all i the air service
Junior o'llcers m (v " according to tho
orders Men like the colonel, who wished
bo could lop orf ten vtars of his ago, will
have to go on in this war directing their
guns fi.ini the ground while the best joung
sters dodge shells among the clouds
Fljlng eaiiio near rilslng riln vtlth tho
order of things In the artillery Mo-t of
the jounger olllier.s npplltd for lnstiuctlons
in fljlng the veiy d ly facilities weie placed
at out dl.sposil A few others weio doubtful
about giving up the artml guns, but us a
uili- one llight was enough to make them
aviation fans
HIGH OVHIl UK! GUN'S
This morning as the colonel followed the
rllverv pi inn with Ills gl.isis the American
fljtr sailed up nnii (i0M the aitlllcij range
leatnUii' the gam,, he will have to pity at
the front He kept up high to be well over
the i ,ingp of 'hflltlro and the wireless sta
tion on the ground was getting I1I3 terse,
tecnnii i sentences about this shell and that
one hitting tho target or in caking wild
Another aeroplane Jumped Into the air
over the living grounds It iteered ovei
the birrat'ks, past the filming guns and
the sweating gunnels skimmed over the
Indolent nnsip balloon and disappeared
on a mapping tour Half nn hour later
ho returned He scrambled out of the cock
pit like an awkward joung bear hundleel
up In a nm -piece fin suit, masked with
wide goggles and clowned with a tan
hclnitt
'Hi- sure to look lit the liver," he nd
vked 'Its a wonderful sight from up theie
V'e went about twentj miles up strnun on
this m ipp ng stunt" He was an amateur
liver hick home and can handle a ma
chine alone If thej'U let him Seme of
his brother lletiten int.s saw him loop-thc-loop
tc, jirove It. but he ileen't have n
elniuo to do stunts it this camp The1
'leiitemnt skinned IT the fljlng suit and
handed It to me
In two m'ni'tes I was streaking across
T'e-nrice straight nt the sun The pilot
linked n turn mil f looked 'trnlpht clown
tha' wing w mulcting whether we'd land
on the b irracks or In the gonnlt The guns
weie there hut thev cnuldn t be seen,
though 1 knew e,iet'v where to look for
them So mtuli for the French artists
who paint on tne camouflage
somehow we didn't fall nnd tho ride be
gin to be a pleasure We sailed over the
river nnd salli-d luck ariln we dipped
low acro-s the red roofs of the barracks
again and then Jumped upward a thousand
feet Then the pilot pulled some Jiggers
that brought us down with a gentle bounce
In front nf the hangars
In twentv minutes I bad learned the
thrill that makes our voting nrtlllerj of
ficers go In for for tho most dangerous
game In the war.
21 MEN LIVKI) TJ.-.3 YEARS
Monroe County Octotrcnarians
and Do Some FiRurinjr.
Twentv-four Monroo County octogenar
ians had their annual reunion nt Strouds
burg, Fa a few days ago, nnd with paper
ami pencil's figured thev had lived lor,";
vears, an average of clghty-ono and a half
j'ears
And onlv one nicrlbeif his prolonged
years to abstemiousness Ho Is Fmunutl
Mosler, 11 mcro vouth of elghtj'-flve, who
had announced that ho yet has to really
know what tobacco Is, for ho never has
smoked or chewed It After comparing
notes nbout tho last 361 davs thev got
down to business ley electing these otllcers
I'resldent f" Lewis Waters, seventj-tlvo
J ears, Iro president Aaron Itelmer, eiuhty.
nine jears; secretary and treasurer. Chat les
Yctter 4eventy-flve j'ears. II It Illesecker,
who Is ninety and has been president for
threo jears, refused re-election
15. nnd O. Lifts Coal Kmbargo
HAI.TIMOnn, Nov. 13 The Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad has lifted Its embargo
on hard coal shipments to this port.
& DeMany
lb m
I? "s ,3
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EFFICIENCY THE TEST,
NOT PARTY, SAYS EDGE
Executive Assures Commissioner Bnb
bitt Thnt Former Democratic Af
filiations Do Not Count
TlttiN'TON', Nov. 1.1 II 11 Habbltt,
Stnto Commissioner of Iteports nnd editor
of tho Monmouth American, published at
Long Branch, In a tommunlcatlon to Gov
ernor IMge. says that some Monmouth
County Democrats regard his change of
politics from Democratic to It-p'ihllcin ns
.1 capital offense, because ho iccelved his
ippolntment as State Commissioner of Re
ports from Goveinor Fleldet, n Democrat,
and he asks the Governor If he should
resign.
In his reply to IMItor Habbltt Governor
IMgo stvs thnt he does not considtr It
Incompatible with the duties of the o Hee
of Mate Commissioner of Iteports that Mr
Habbltt should Indorse tho policies of tho
present State Administration. The Gover
nor adds
"I nm frank to sav that t do not believe
that the sallsfactorj peifornnnce of dutv
by n State oillcer depends uimn his political
views. If It Is to be issumed thit when
a mail accepts appointment to a State posi
tion he obligates hlmelf thtreby forever
to ndv orate tho policies and principles of
n partj, whether known to be right or
wrong I should saj' wo would have u most
partisan Gov eminent rud vtio totillj unre
"ponslve to the people'
AMBULANCE TROOPS HACK
AT CAMP, FLUSH WITH COIN
Return to Allontown Camp Jingling
Winnings of Football Game of
Satutday in Philadelphia
Al.I.FVIHWN", T'a. N'ov in After being
ihnnst deerted for two davs, the Allen
town ambulance camp filled up jesterilav
with honiec mlng football devotees vvhre had
been to I'hll tdelphla for the game between
the I'saius and Marines on Saturdtv They
were Hush with monev Last week, when
thej- hid pajday, a good many of the sec
tlo'is raised betting funds, some us high as
'",0M, and one 1'saae had $1900 to wager on
his team Thej- in waged to place most
of It
In connection with the football game, one
if the most f xnnao- reunions was
that nf the f tmllv of James V Cn-tclln. nt
tornev, if II.t7leton His son. Ihlgene
Movlus 1 iwttllc member of the Itnrvnrd
"cc Hon, is one of the fullbacks of the am
bulance s-rvlee team Another son Joseph
Cotello l a lieutenant In the navv sta
tioned nt l.c tgue Island, and a thlid Fpn,
William, is with the Tenth Cavalrj In Texas
and came on for the game A rlster. Miss
Annie CnMello, Is 11K0 III the United St ites
-,erv Ice, being dle'.ltlsn nt Governor's Island
The j wire guests of Lieutenant Cotello
Pertinent Facts Worth KnovviiiR
The ancients held the theory th it tho
earth was a fiat dlse
The present population of tho t.uth Is
ahout 1 no firm (ion
Tho in" in distance of the earth from the
sun Is '.12 sun nno miles
Gncdsev Is tho 11 imp given to the science
of measuring the surface of the earth
Itv far the greater p irtlon of the earth's
I ind Is coveicel with growing vegetation
Whnt wo now call the earth was at first
nothing more 1101 less than a gient globe
f glowing gas
Apprntlmntelj-, the mass of the earth
is c noo.ooo ono ooo oon.ooo noo tons.
As the globe intatcs, ono-h ilf Is nlwajs
exposed to sunl ght, nnd the other h ilf
alwnjK Imnicreel in cl.it kness
Among the planets the earth comes third
In ordi t of nearne-s to the sun, Mercury
and Venus being before It
Scientists are tin iblo p tell tho earth's
ngo exactlj , the It estimates range) from
l.nno.iioo to 10 noo.ooo je irs
In high altitudes the sun's rajs strike
tho i.utliH surface obllipicly and have thus
less heating power thin in low latitudes.
If a magnetic rced'o Is placed upon a
pivot, so as to oscillate frech, it takes
up a position which is, approximately, north
nnd south
Snake With Two Tails
While W M. Phillips, of Uocltv Tolnt.
rk, was showing friends over his ciop
thev discovered a chicken make Thov
I llled 11 and found the snako had a tall rt
etch end The snake which was aboit
four feet long, had undertaken to swallow
a snake of tho coach whip arletv, which
was about five and one hilf feet long. It
had swallowed Its full length of the snake
Death Stael for Pardon Henrinj:
IIAimi.SIIl'lUJ. Viv 13 -A respite has
bc'ii It u el tn 11 the elei troeiirioii .'
Frank Alfred Wendt Hair Countj. from
.owml.-r I. to number a to permit 01
an appeal to the .State Hoard of Pardons
Heppe
VICTROLA IV-A
4 ll)-in. Double-face
Total cost
Pay $3 down,
VICTROLA VI-A
5 10-in Double-face.
37
Meet I
1. ,m KLilftsHML
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Total cost $33.75
Pas S4 down. S3 tfiotithlv
VICTROLA' VIII-A $45.00
Rccorels vour selection 4.00
Total cost $49.00
Pay $4 down S3.S0 monthly'
VICTROLA 1X-A $57.50
Records your selection 5.00
Total cost .' $62.50
Pay $5 down, $4 monthly
Call, phone-or
G J.
Downtown
Uptown
" 'Mil
S?jiom!ra Pet;
KiM-.. i , tii i ,
1017
TEUTON EXPERTS AIM
AT SILENT ZEPFELINS
Attempts to Decrease Overpow
ering Noise of Great Airships
Thus Far Unnvailinjj
The chief Impression produced bv a voj"
nge In n Zeppelin Is one of overpowering
noise nnd Intense exhl'arntlon The noise
of the Zeppelin proceeds from the roaring
of her four rjlgatitlc propellers and olse
from the detonations of her petrol engines
of which In tho newest tjjie four, ench of
200 horsepower, are can led. Attempts hnvt
been made In the verv latest to npplj s.
lenecrs, but If leport Is to be trusted the
no'r Is dill groat even when the observer
Is on the earth nnd the ole-shlp Is high up
In tho nlr
The movement when the nlrhlp ncends
Is pieclsely llko that of a rapid lift rushing
up to the top of n fkjscinper In fine
weather thero in no unpleasant swajing or
-en sickness. The movement Is swift and
even The crew of the airship nre nccom
modnted In two long gondola-shaped car?
ni:wi:st tyii: of Aiitsiurs
Tho newet naval Zeppelins of the pal
tern of I, S nnd I, C now engaged In patrol
woik In the North Sea nre nbout 02fi fee
long and 50 feet in diameter TJiclr shape
Is familiar, tt Is that of an enormously
elongated cigar. Their gas cnpacliy Is nboui
1,000 000 cubic feet.
The airship of this tvpe Is divided Into
eighteen sepnrnte compartments. In each of
which Is a balloonet, or small balloon. Fach
of these has a valve for admitting fresh
hvdrogen. a valvo for emptvlnis It, fuel a
special automatic valve, which Is 'rue of
Count Zeppelln'M ci'rcts, for preventing nnv
dangerous pressure of gas Inside In theory
the airship would still float, provided bal
last were discharged, If two of the balloon
cts were damaged
The shape of the structure Is maintained
bj a frame w oik of wood and aluminum of
special design nnd considerable rigidity
Outside the gns compartments Is a double
bottom containing nlr or nonlnflammable
gas nn the s(o net the tars
Tho engines are contained In the two
cars, which lire built into the framewoik
of the airship and almost flush with Its
keel One Is placed forward and tho other
aft A pair of propellers Is coupled to each
of the cars, so that there are four propel
lers In all, two forward nnd two astern
The thrust Is delivered from the side of
tho airship nnd the propellers aro rigidly
llxed to tho framework of the ship
Zeppelins, like submarines, cirrj" two
distinct sets of 1 udders, one for horizontal
and tho other for vertical steering With
tho first set the airship ascends or descends.
Just ns thj subin.iilne, after being brought
to a proper trim, rises or falls In the water
ace'ordlug as her hj'droplnnes, or horizontal
1 udders, are turned
The vertical rudders alter the dlicctlon
of the all ship to right (starboard) or left
(port) There are live at the stein In
modern nlrsh'ps, two iniall on clthei side
and one of gieat size at the extreme stern.
Airships, however, are slow In answering
the helm, their fiaglllty compels the .steers
man to be exceedingly caieful In making
turns
Women's League Workers Heport
Various campaign committees of the
Women's League for flood Government,
which have been Investigating municipal
ssues will report nt S o'clock this after
noon at I'resser's Hall 171 1 Chestnut street.
The boaid of m lungers of that organisation
will meet at the a tine time.
A Diamond Brooch of Elegance
Oval laccwork design of un
usual beauty and distinctive
ness. Attractively set with
five large and one hundred
and fifty small diamonds.
$1700.00
S. Kind & Sons,
DIAMOND MERCHANTS
Christmas Trictrolas
HEPPE OUTFITS
$20 00
Records 3.00
$23.00
$2 50 monthly
$30.00
Records 3,75
VICTROLA X-A , $85.00
Records our selection 5.00
Total cost $90.00
Pay 55 elo-n 55 monthly
VICTROLA XI.A $110.00
Records your selection 8.00
Total cost $118.00
Pav $8 down. $fi monthly
VICTROLA XIV $1 6S.00
Kccords vour selection 10.00
Total coit....v $175.00
Pay $1(1 down. $8 monthly
VICTROLA XVI j $2is,oo
Records your selection . . 10.00
Total cost , $225.00
Pay Sin down. SI0 monthly
writ
for illustrated catalogue, and full .particulars"
Heppe & Son
1117-1119 Chestnut Street
6th & Thompson StreeU
Nq War, Tvx on VMrotas or Records
;'(', --v, ts. x '-4 t '."" 'ill-
CANADA TO HELP IN
' BUILDING U. S. FLEBt
Northern
ixuigllDOr Ih U'-it 1
Hntlirmnrl fr, O.. 1.. . "fllTl
chinery and Equipment
WAMHIN'C.TON'. .. ..
(.-.annua will aid In
will aid In -..,',' "
America's merchant mnrlne progra
-""!' euon nf
m. t.
dim manurnctuiers will he parmlttZi 7
offer ociulpmetit fur the greit flc, 1
under construction bv the L'nltel r,""
Shipping Hoard. oTlclalj announced 1
tit.
""""'" mini mi-era can BuonW 1."
tuiantltles
f,f xhlli ,t.,l ' "HB
'!.' deck machinery t
eiililpment
The
to equip their jwn merchant "n.--f:l.Utlt
T-. Ililt RllirirlUnl - ..
I...-. . t. . I . 1...H .. . ""'
huge I'cet
that
l building for th. uifij
"txtth.
Stntes
Hvcrj manufacturer will ba c!v. ,
pnrtunlty to compete for this um
whether American or Canadian Th. 2!,'
ping Hoard hail found the old .v.!.-.":
calling for bids too cumbersome,? "'
einergenoj. Instead of bill. tt.. . ... .
lids ih, -...'," -I
will be let
. bj tho purchasing n;.::"'r,c' '1
Shipping Hoard, subject to aiin-m, ' J"
high ofllclnls, to firms which car oife, i2
quickest delivery at the lowest price
It Is c:. ted, however, that the hhii
Hoard !n havo to negotiate 1 wfti
Cunadlan authorities for an ariVL
whereby the effect of the tariff on bh2!
may bo obviated "
Funeral of Herman Horn
Funeral services will bo held todr
Oreland for Herman Horn, preildent Hi
the Horn & Hranen Chandelier Manufacttr
Ing Company nnd vice president of th O"
nlngham l'iano Manufacturing CompttiT
Mr. Horn, who, was elghtj--one years oil
was born In Frankfort-am-Maln. UrmiiT
came to this country as a boy and strnd
as a volunteer In the Civil War with dJu
tlnctlon receiving two medals for brtvtrr
After tho war his rlso from his trade Ux
mnklng was rapid Ho Is survived by hli
widow, five sons nnd two daughters.
EX3SWCsK3sjy5jsSSS scwess-eaxsg
Our Chriit
mat atiort-
ntnt of dia
mond jewelry
is now ready
An nnesnsl
vntue nt SI0DOO
Itlnr of H-kt.
irnld vtlth 3
for your in
spection, w e
respectfully
dlnmonels.
urge you to call at an early date,
nnd make your selection.
Our diamonds are all person
ally selected, and as diamond
experts of lonj standing we an
A in a position to guarantee every
i?: stone we sell, exaetlv at renr.
stone we sell, exactly as repre
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sented.
Mitchell's
Diamond Stores
56 N. Sth.
17 S. 8th.
M
NSfTOOSJ I'stabll.hed ms'-Tire
1110 Chestnut St.
JHWCLEUS SILVKUSMITHS
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Order Today!
Come in to see us at once,
before our stock of Victrolas
is exhausted.
If you do not wish to pay the
full amount now take advan
tage of our rental - payment
plan and apply all rent to the
purchase.
Call, phone or write for
catalogues and full particulars
and order your VIctrola now.
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