msmmsmfmami Tjsrn .: iA f j. ' Lf i hi l? lM X;RETAIN IE PENN POST feneral Plans to Return V - t .. a, . S Affpr Siv Wpnks' Trin to France iftNEWS PLEASES HIS MEN BK' : . ... fiStirorpnna Snppfrnd in Then Ef- ,. - ! forts in Prevnnt Snrcntl Of By' 3 r w w ---- tf Measles Danger Past i fcAMP MKADU, Admiral, Md , Nov. IS ! Stories to tlio errect mat .uajui uran c. t Joseph il Kunn naci compieiuu iiii vTS;-' ei ,-. ..,...,i ihfl t-int. ninth Hon In I'rancc were wet at rest today when Wjff'it becamo known thai flu? . "bklpper at C Little Perm will remain on tlio Job. l'S'7c Ho Intends to go to Franco somes time during the prccnt month, nnd will remain In tho war rones for a period of six weeks 'Purine that time ho will learn the latest rrlnklcs In warfaro and then return to Mi happy family In the Mar) land hill During his absence Hrlsudler (lener.il Nicholson, commander (it tho J 17th Hrlgaela, will be In command A tlm dMsloti That General Kuhn h to rj-taln iciinmanil ot Penns)lanlaV citizen ?oldlerH Is welcome news to the men who iro In training If i ny man has ende-ared lilm"eIf to the bojs It Is tho Joial and rialntftiiMng !' rural Although a strict disciplinarian, ho It al ways concerned In tho welfare- and happi ness of tho enlisted men. and this trait has won the affection of tho men who will follow him to I'rance. Announcement wai m ide at division headquarters that tho surgeons lino lifjen successful In their IlKht against the spread ot measles in tho 314th Infantry regiment and that all dinger concerning tho sptt.id of the disease Is past. Only three caes developed and the men artllcted are isolated from their comrade As a further thick the regiment Is segre gated from other units, and U denied the prl lieges of public buildings 4& I w. J, 1 'ft -H tL. ORDER OF $250,000,000 IS PLACED FOR SHELLS 'sV r ) If" m R Millions More Are Needed, but Limits of Capacity Have Been Reached ni:v runic, Nm n Total Inauir) for projectile- for 7-inil-Ilmeter guns pirt of the Government GO, 000,000 .shell program h T1.000 000, of which .'5,000 000 were to bo for field plecei and 8,000 000 for jntl aircraft gun" lie cause of lack of capailt) ordj about two. thirds of the business could lit pt iced now and part of this about 7,000 000 shell, was awarded to Canadian nmpinies Some of the lontnots were let at agreed prices, while on others pivmetit will be made on a ioM and ptnentigi bisiw Tin total Invoked In thn ordets placed is est! mated ut ii minimum of $."10 000 000 Concerns sharing on tin order are pic rigid to tho utmost i-eciec- and It is Impossible nt this time to give details of tli distribu tion Hut it can be Mated that the foi lowing companies wen unong those that received Hrge orders Amerlian 'in Com pany, T II Svmlngton fonipan), New oik Air Drake Compan), American Car and Foundr) fompanv and Worlhlngton Tump and Machlnerj Cumpui) Oem ral Kin trie Company, It Is understood also received i substantial tontract Tho War Deiiirtment Is bendini' iverv effort t" Increase pndurtlve cipintv, nnd it Is likely th.it other anil possum i irger, orders will be pliio-i In i few months. WOMEN FRUSTRATE EFFORT TO BLOW UP TENEMENT Thwart Supposed Black Hand Plot in New York by Puttinp; Water on Bombs NIJW YOI1K. Nov 15 To women who were not afraid to hindlo d)nimit bombs early today frustrated an uttempt to blow up a xnement building In which were housed s'Meen families Two bombs placed on different floors In the building wero dis covered with their fuses burning One of them was found by Mrs Ue n jamlu Newman and she threw It Into her kitchen sink and turned tho water on It A small part of the bomb exploded elcstrojing tho sink but no ono was Injured The other bomb was found by Mr Calentl Vonaveso She eairled a pill of Avater out to tho hall and threw it on tho burning fuse extinguishing it Police bellcvii that Hlaek Hand oporithe-i Bought revenge upon home one living In tho building PRESIDENTS FOOLED BY NOVEL CAMOUFLAGE Man and Cannon Appear From "Nowhere" at Demonstration NI'.W YOIUC, Nov in War camouflage, many Interesting things about It and bow recently at Washington Uarrnqks President Wilson was foiled 'by Ingenious examples of It wero told" of last night nt the Architectural League of Amer ica In the Pino Arts Uulldlng The speakers were Captain A) mar, r C lli oamoutlago contingent of the Kngmcers' Corps: MaxImlHin Toch, long an authority tn the subject, who has reccntlv traveled from tho Great Lakes to thn Clulf doing .such work, nnd Krnest l'lxeotto, the noted artist, who also hi" becomo a camouflager It was Captain Kmbury, who, after out lining tho work of the cimdufliRe contln cent, (old of the President Wilson episode Lieutenant Shcirill Try, n former Cornell man, h id organised n Ilttlo camouflage en tertainment to which at llrst a few of tho generals of the b irracks were Invited Hut when tho word got nroimd there cam" a score of requests for invitations from other generals and civ 1c dignitaries, and atop of th help was one which read" Wh) Icive mo out? Ing" woonnnw wir.oN" The exhibition was In tho open and tho llrst thing Try t ild was: ' ("jentlenien there's u mm In uniform standing within five feet of )ou Can )ou see him?' "They Iookeil ever) where! and couldn't se an mm until Pr) blew a whlstlo and, well, the rork emened and a man In uni form nroso at the Preside nt's elbow The President Inughteil like a lm) and then sild In- hid heaid of a dunlin) three -Inch gun we had In lib "'Vet Mt President said Prv 'w b.ive the gun 1th right l.eie- with us' "Jhev "I ired irnuuil nnd ouldn t see .my gun until Piy again blew his whistle mil n very natural birceu of foliage p irii d and there was the gun. 'The rubber bulb was handed tho Pres ident anl when h seiueezed there v t an explosion from tho end of tho dummy p tinted to look like line uteel that mused the President to Jump and seen nuns and in ejor and brig idler generals mil alt the colonels Jumped with him TURKS DRIVEN 7 MILES; BRITISH LOSE 2 SHIPS Allied Cavalry Advance in Pales tine Brings in 1100 Prisoners I.OTu Nov 1", Ww Turkish pos. tlonc in Palestine have been attacked by the Ilrltlsh villi- drove back the enemy a dls tince ef si vi n miles It vi is announced by rienenl V U Miuriie, chief din etor of milium operations at the War Olllrc Tin Adiulriltv iimoiiiii c that n Mrltlsh destiovei nnd n Fin ill monitor, wlilch viere operating In (injunction with the army In Palestine, hive In en sunk by a bubmai Ine 'oven men are missing from the destroyer and tvvint)-sx from the menltor Genei.il Maurii e in his st itement on the land opeiatlons sild the Tuikish force con fronting General Alldili) tho Ilritlsh com maiidei his now lost Inlf Its entire effec tives He h .Id the- number of prisoners and the boon taken In tho latest attack lnd not )ct bei u leported but that ono cav.ilr) ellvliiim which vias onh n small part of ihe lone ingeged took 1100 pilhoners, two guns mil fimitun niaihine guns Genual M iiirlei- snld the Ilrltlsh front in Palestine now runs along the- Wndl Surar, whli h was the biblical brook Kedion This posiilnn Immnllitilv cove is Jaffa and the taihiav June lion mi the route to .leiusalim Tin W.n Olllce annoiitiies that the Turk ish forces in M(oput imli having vilth driwn tliirtj to llftv miles north of Tekilt. the British returned tn their origin il posi tions nieeirillng to the plans tn ulo before the- Tckrlt adiance Tekrii is on the Tlgi is nlnelv-se ven miles northwest ef llagd id It wis u stiongly Ititreiiclitel Turkish position which tho Ilrlt lsh outflanked and captured on November 6 AKKEST ItKOIJE ISLAM) .MAX CUKSTKlt. Pa. Nov If, Kdw.ird Lan dry, of Woonsocket, IV. I . is behl bj the local authorities for Rhode Island otllcl lis, who veiled here to apprehend the man on a ihiri,e of vihlte slivery. I.indi) was known In this cltv in Joseph 11 imond Josephine Harries, nlmteen )ears old wis arrested b) the- police fclie Is from Woon Miikit and admitted th it she left tbuu ic ccntly to Join L.indr) In this elt Peter J Qulnn an attornev (mil an uneli of the. girl, te-lgriphed I'hiif or I'oIIce an. u t, hold the girl until lie arrived here )'JV"IHI'L AV.V11 "inn wny xr K j t X. 4 S?2eqfi5gSSsS&-4V5 nmTrr ,:, " ii axji-iW w: mm We Are Reserving Christmas Victrolas Now It is not too early to lmc us put aside your Victrola for Christmas delivery. This year we have estab lished at Our Four Stores a Special Victrola Record Service for those who prefer to send Records. FtTMi i LJ 1 I Pfjr yictrolas,$15to$400 Easiest Terms ' Talking Machine Co. 143 South Broad Street Branchea 'Open Evtninpa Broad and Columbia Ave. 52d and Chestnut Sts. 4124 Lancaster Ave. l.l.V m H00VERISM IMPRESSED ON ROOKIES AT DIX War Department and Food Ad ministration Urge Conserva tion in Camps MUST CLEAN PLATTERS Cantonment Greatly Impressed With Henrlnfr and Appearance of French Teachers CAMP DIX, WrlBhtntoun, X J , Xoi 15 Hooverlsm nnd )et more Ilooverlsm Is tho order which has icvched Camp Dl from Washington The War Department and the food administration hnvc becomo concerned over the wni'nRn In the food that Is going on In the various cantonments Whether this nlinn Is bind on ted facts or only the potential possibilities of wast age in tbee (.imps, where the amount of foodstuffs lnndled In a day Is staggering, Is not divulged In the order The messes here arc run under tho regular arm) )stom, a s)Htem developed through ileeudiH or ex perience of service, and to tho outsider, at least. It seems to bo tho last degree of, cflieleiiey and utlllratlon Hut there is u greit dunce of Hiving and eeonomllng 111 food wnstngc ollli ers here point out ami tint Is not eoveied In an H)stcm or riiiilitlnn 'I h it is the "cle in plate polk v will h depends for Its EUCCeSH cell tho e-e-ipir.lt! II of even mm In tho camp irlinrs have dinned this into their men eur sime the llri-t draftee arrived here Hut a rookie who has been drilling for four or live hours ran not be relied upon tyi ,ici urntelj g nige tho exact quantlt) of food lie can Mow aw a) at ono sitting. ''amp Uli 'niitlits -it present look as If i e Miotic or Hun rildlng p irtv bad c-tught them unawares I'ver) Infantrv cnmpiny has bun reduieil to ri-innaiits by the i vodus of finon nun who have gone i-outh to Join either Xutlonal riuy divisions This movement is now almost eomphted and lis effi 1 1 was Miggiilng last evening when tho men lined up for retreit and in place of the i omp inles of .'SO that used to lorm for till i ceremori) inanv eompmles wete onl able to assemble! a scant lif'v en slvij men eM ew.n,lf.lHn Lwivir. ivrllt OtY G tCIH porary as the first contingent of the eecond in m.r ui-i .i rnntiAa win tifuln to tirrlva next week and before the end of tho week. there, will bo 6000 new men in jno uhw Tho men hero nro learning tho customs. Insignia and other distinguishing charac teristics of tho French army, Thero aro llvo olticcra and six noncoms from the French army detailed here and their horizon bluo uniforms give a picturesque touch to tho mass of ollvo drab khaki. The rookies hero have been confused as to the rnK of those men and ns to the military ccurtesles due them Tlio natty blue uniforms and tho soldierly bearing of tho Frenchmen nre In themselves sulllclent to arouse tho ad miration and envy of tho rookies here, but added to this Is the fact that every man seems to havo u little bit different uniform from his brother. Virtually nit of these men havo won medals for bravery nnd either wear their ribbons or tho mednls themselves i:cry man wears on his left slecvo chevrons which Indicate length of service Hv the lime tho rookies hive learned to tell tho rank of the French officers the Eng lish and Canadian officers will bo hero nnd wilt add another complexlng element In tho mass or military ctleiuetto th it they will havo to know. 'I ROIXKY STU1KK SETTLED BurlinRton Lino Compromises on Wajrc of Twenty-eight Cents un Hour MOUNT IIOMeV, X J, Nov. 1C The Hrlke of conductors and motormen ot tho Huillngton ( oiint) Transit Company was i-e tiled when it was agreed to tn iko tho wage iwentv-elght cents an hour The men urn' leielilhg twent)-llve cents nnd ned for tlilrtv Persons trivellng from Mount Holly to 1 urllngtoti mill Moorestown wire plens(d to see the i us running again after tho roid bad been tied up since c irlv yesterday morning nnd hundreds hid been greatly inconvenienced (KAISER'S SOLDIERS SEEKING REPUBLIC Hundreds Surrendering on West Front to Enter Into Propaganda Campaign WORK IN NEUTRAL STATE York Piiel Chief Names The Aids YOKK, Pi Nov 16 Hohcrt 12 Cephart, fuel ailinlnwtr nor of .erk Countv, has selected tin si business men to co-operato with him iinidon H Campbell, lire sldent nnd cent r ii manager of the fork ltallwa)s Conipui), I. W tiiirdner, purchasing agent of tin , ork M mufiiclurlng Compaiiv , .Max firuinbiilier. pioprietor ef the Hi n-Ton De pirlment More, tills dt) 11 P Klltori, treasuier nnd manager of the f useiueh.innn ChhMiir fompanv . Wrlghtsvllle, and PtuI Wliiebrenner, a binkir and manufacturer of Itnnovei Governmental Regulation of Electric Signs WE are in receipt of an order from the United States Fuel Administrator regarding the use of coal for the purpose of gener ating electricity for use in opera ting illuminated advertisements, signs and other forms of exterior electrical display lighting. The Philadelphia Electric Company is de sirous of aiding the Government in every way possible in this measure, instituted f or the purpose of conserving fuel supply, but it is necessary, if the fuel savings resulting therefrom are to reach the maximum figures hoped for, that we receive the earnest co operation of all our customers, and the public generally, in the matter of limiting sign and display lighting use according to the directions contained in the following order: Order of United States Fuel Administrator (Please read carefully) The United States Fuel Administrator Hereby Orders and Directs that until further or other order of the United States Fuel Admin istrator and subject to modification hereafter from time to time and at any time, , Upon and after the fifteenth day of November, 1917, no corporation, association, partnership, or person encaged in whole or in part, in the business of furnishing electricity for illuminating or power purposes, and no corporation, association, partnership, or person maintaining a plant for the purpose of supplying for their o.vn use electricity for illuminating or power purposes, shall use any coal for the purpose of generating, producing, or supplying electricity, or supply or use elec tricity generated or produced, in whole or in part, by the consumption of codl, for the purpose of providing, maintaining, lighting, or operating, before the hour of 7.45 P. M , or after the hour of 1 1 P. M., electrically illuminated or display advertisements, notices, announcements, signs, designation of the location of an office or place of business or of the nature of any business, electric search-lights, or (external) illumination or ornumentntion of any building, except in the interior of buildings, and except as in special cases hereinafter further or otherwise provided or limited, namely. (a This order shall not apply to the United States Government, the government of any Commonwealth or State of the United States, or to any city, county, town, or other governmental sub-division in any such Commonwealth or State, (b) This order shall not npply to the maintenance of street lights by any city or town or within any city or town under a contract with the officials thereof for such maintenance, or to the maintenance of any lights for any purpose by, or m compliance with orders of, any public authorities, (c) Electric signs affixed to the street fronts of buildihgs over the street entrances thereof or over the street entrances to stores, shops, or other places of business therein, or extending therefrom over the sidewalks, for the purpose of announcing the name or business of a retail shop or store, or the name and location of a theater or other place of amusement or of a hall or other place of public assembly, together with the name of the play or othjer entertainment given therein, or of the purpose of any public assembly to be held therein, as the crse may be, may be lighted or illuminated or operated by electricity, generated or produced by the use of coal, during the period from one-half hour after sunset until such time, not later than 11 o'clock in the evening at which time in the case of a place of business the same is closed for the conduct of business therein in the same manner and to the extent that such business is conducted therein during the day-time business hours, and in the case of places of amuse ment and public assembly hereinbefore referred to until one-half hour after the time fixed for the beginning of an entertainment or of the meeting or other public assembly, as the case may be: Provided that the size of any such sign and the amount of electricity needed to operate and illuminate the same shall be reduced at any time upon direction of the State Fuel Administrator of the State within which such sign is located; ' (d) This order shall not npply tq porch lights upon houses or hotels, or at the entrances to buildings occupied or open for ingress or egress during the night-time, or to lights upon private driveways, walks, or in the grounds, of any hotel, manufacturing establishment, or residence, or upon the platform of railroad stations, approaches thereto, or in railroad yards or grounds, or to lights to mark the loca tion of fire escapes or exits; or to lights for any similar purposes when authorized by any State Fuel Administrator of the State within which such lights are located: Provided, however, that the number and power of any such lights, by this paragraph (d) permitted, shall be reduced at any time upon direction of the State Fuel Administrator of the State within which such buildings or grounds are located; (e) Nothing herein shall be construed to extend the length of time, fixed by agreement or otherwise, between any person and a State Fuel Administrator, for which any such sign or illumination may be dis played or operated. " , If the above order is not quite clear to any one interested, further information fnay be obtained at bur Main or District Offices. The Philadelphia Electric Company LONDON', Nov. 15. The second Herman counter-attack in three da)s aRainst newly won Ilritlsh positions north of I'nsschendnele was "completely repulsed" esterdny nftcr noon, Field ."Marshal Half reported this afternoon. The German attack enme after greatly increased enemy artil lery fire. vVASlUNOTON. Xov 13 With "llcpulillc" as thdr password, hun dreds of Oermnii troops are btirrcnderltiB voluntatis on tho west front, the Ameri can t'overnment Is bemlofllclally Informed 'Ihese Mirrondcra nre the result of tha Trench ,ovcrnmcnt's follow-up campaign since Tresldtnt Wilson's democratic qer many appeals were showered over the Ger man lines from Allied airplanes. Thosil surrendering do no with the un derstanding that they are to he treatod, not as enemy prisoners, hut permitted to work for a German republic. "The advocates of 'a republic of Ger many,'" said a report to tho American Government, "who nre conducting n bril liant campaign from the aecurlty of a neu tral neighbor State, are distributing atriong German homes nnd through the German armies this Important Information. "Let "llepubllc"' be your pirssw ord.' "'To tho comrades on the west front: We have secured tho Issue of the following general order to the Trench army, "Who ever surrenders himself and gives the piss word republic will not bo treated as nn enemy prisoner of war. If ho desires ho will bo permitted to work with us and with our countrymen In (he same cause for tho freedom- of Germany."'" According to a fcmlomclnl source today hundreds of German troops have? nccepted. this Invitation. They go over to tho French side In twos nnd three. District Detective Enlists as Cook The record established by the llamiyunl: police station for furnishing fighting men to Uncle Sam was Increased today, when It was announced that District Detective Hugh McLaughlin, of that station, lins en listed ns a cook In the coast artillery nnd villi leave Saturday for Governor's Inland. New Yorlc. McLaughlin Is an experienced cook, nnd, In addition, .has had fighting service with the Texas Hangers Ho Is the man from the ManayunV In the Rervlce of his count tonth enlist in tne Rervice or his countn iH addition, three other men ln. .ISiT?.! I.... l.nAn 1-nll.jl in . 1. - . I11 selective service route. ' Get Back of The Boy Scouts of America Help raise $100,000 December 3d to 6th Keep this in mind and give your help in time, interest auci iiiuucy. u W. L. Doutlo wm permitted to attend tchool while bound out" to hit uncle, only for short peri ods during the Winter months when there were slack spelU in the work. Man? e morning he was obliged to work so Ute thet It was necessary for him to run all the way to school, a distance of two miles, and not infre quently he had to pay the pen alty for being tardy, through no fault of his own. CAUTION Be sure the prtcestamped on the bottom has notbeenerased orraiied Cepunght, IV. L. Douglai Slot Co. W.L.DOUGLAS "THE SHOE THA(T HOEDS ITS SHAPE" ,00 ?3.50 $4.00 $4.50 $5.00 $6.00 $7.00 $8.00 W. L. Douglas name and the retail price is stamped on the bottom of every pair of shoes before they leave the factory. The value is guaranteed and the wearer protected against high prices for inferior shoes. You can save money by wearing W. L. Douglas shoes. The best known shoes in the world. Thequality of W.L.Douglas product is guaranteed by more than 4oyears experience in making fine shoes. The smart styles are the leaders in the fash ion centres of America. They are made in a well equipped factory at Brockton, Mass.,by the highest paid, skilled shoemakers, under the direction and supervision of experienced men, all working with an honest determination to make the best shoes for the price that money can buy. The retail prices are the same everywhere. They cost no more in San Francisco than they do in New York. They are always worth the price paid for them. Sold by over OOOO shoe dealers nnd 105 V. I Douglas stores. If not convenlont to rail at W. It. Douglas store, ask your lor.il denier for thsm. Take no other niako. Write for booklet, showing how to order shoos by mall, postage free. President W. T Douglas Shoe Co , SIO PtmrU ot., ltrockton, M. l 0 0 W kllllfiBr' XeaaaaaaaaaPsaaVrWfK&r X V '- JBSs "7 J VtUH 1 1 SeaaaaaaaaaaaW jai 7 4 U. V'7J IrtaaaaaaaaaVt taV W BOYS SHOES Bsstln tn World S3 OO ii 2 SO H&nff&4 BEWARE OF FRAUD None genuine unless VV. L. Douglas name and the retail price Is stamped on the bottom TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE W. L. Douglas Stores in Philadelphia : 1 17 North Eighth Street 4010 Lancaster Avenue 1117 Market Street ffltSSSS) 'O-t.l TV:i.tli TJVnn Sf JVI1 Snufli lii-emel Sf . Hnnlli t l ttnutli S,1 Cf Chcster, Pa.-4fll Markft St. Wilmiriston, I)el.-701 Market St. Trentoii, N. J 101 East State St Stores marked with a carry complete line of W. L. Douflai Shoes for Women. Southern Pacific Lines Motoring In Wonderland Where the rugged grandeur of massive buttes and vast canyons may be enjoyed on a delightful auto trip over America's Oldest Highway THE APACHE TRAIL See Arizona's ancient cliff dwellings and the remarkable Roosevelt Dam as a fascinating diversion on your way to California via the SUNSET ROUTE Sleepm direct to" the TRAIL tn cotmtclion with. the SUNSET LIMITED I if decision in a recent rate cue the Intentate Commerce Commitsion said: "The cmvat wtr. dearly wkhmtbeir right, ia bringing thac matters to our attention when they did ... Thar tAKM liiM , eddod IwJsncs ol tl lamghtedoeu and tarn ol responnbilltr io lh performance ol.tivy dutw. Jovud the public & which so many ol their ofidsis naaagag j .MssHjit the afam ol the Mpoo.ro propoai." Ask tha SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES for feenUm oa THE APACHE TRAIL OF ARIZONA ' r. .. Dituuro, u. r.- r. a., Chestnut at 16th, Philadelphia. O ifaliQm i ' ";'.'7 .-j i vx'ji m nr . -wobi fr-j;,7h:m.irr. mrnm 6 .'1MW '' 3 ". 1 .1 M j. Jal "fl .Mil 4 11 pifraHn Jos. B. McCall, '.j President. ?! -v-Mi'jsa &?Mi tat . , i 'y WHkjH M rr r. 4'TI e'JT 'H,' -jJ&iMH2 , ? ,
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