ASiSi"' -& &r -.v- j A '3 5 (""W SJ. -,4 IS.RAILROADS ARE SWAMPED, SAYSHARRISON War Board Head Plans to Bar 450 Nonessentials ASKS GOVERNMENT HELP WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. Administration officials are greatly nUuti by the declaration by W. G. Itt president of the Brotherhood of Riilwy Trainmen, that "there is not going to be a railroad strike." fly a fllaff Correspondent WASHINGTON. Nov. lfi. The olumc of railroad business of the United States lias gro' a to enormously In the A" months stneo u.ir was declared that the railroads now ilnd themselves utv b'e to move It- This admission was made today by Fairfax HarrNon, chairman, In thlf of the Itallroads War Board, formed it the outbreak of tho war to coordinate the enersles and facilities of nil tho rail roads In tho country. Mr. Harrison sounded a noto of warning that probably tho railroads rooti will he unable to proldo transportation for nil classes of commodities which they have been movlns, and declared In a formal Mute merit that tho tlmo Is nlmost hero when the railroads will ho compelled to distinguish la transportation between tho things that are essential and things that nro not es sentlal. 'The Railroads' War Board has, there fore, furnished to Judgo Lovett, the Gov ernment director of priority, and Doctor Garfield, tho Government fuel administra tor, at their request, a list compiled by a commlttto of railway traffic officers bIiovv lug commodities tho transportation of which Is regarded as nonessential under present conditions," says Mr. Harrison. "One part of this list Is mado up of about 450 com modities whoso transportation It Is be I'eved could be dispensed with without any considerable Inconvenience to the public. SOME WOULD CAUSE INCONVKNin.VCK "Another part contains about seventy-fives commodities which It Is believed the public could dispense with, but not without Incon venlenco. It Is for tho priority director and the fuel administrator to determine hw many of these commodities Miall be denied transportation. "We hao no doubt If nonessential com modities nre elmlnated," Mr Ilnrrlson goes on, "the railroads can transport all commod ities required by tho Giw eminent In carry fair on tho war. and by tho people for their mbslstence and comfort. Furthermore, those responsible for tho operation of the rallwavs do not wish to be understood n conceding tli.it tho trnnsportntlrn lines hale reached the limit of their rapacity. Thev are still Increasing tho nmount of traffic they nre handling, and with greater rer dne of sltlll and energy bv rallwav officers yiM emploeH and Increased co-operntlon from the shinning public iind Gniernment officials, Including the regulating authori- l lit', ine ireignt serv'ce rendered can still ,1 re largely augmented. 'The Itallroads' War Board Is Issnlnc- to railway officers and omplnjes nnd to the publlo detailed suggestions. In addition to I those already made, as to methods by which , in resuu can He accomplished, nnd we ' haie no doubt that these will be recoiled ! and acted upon as similar suggestions here tofore made haie been. 'The dinicultle-i with which thp rail v ways were confronted at the beginning of , the war was lery great. Some of these have ' teen nicrcome. Tho Increase during the t first me months of the war of IB per . cent In fre'ght tramc handled, with lr tually no Increase In locomotives, was equivalent to the addition of 6000 locomo tives and 300,000 cars to tho number In 1, service. The difficulties now confronting 9 v the rallwajs nri even greater than those -. thev fared nt thn bepinnlni? of thp war. I f!AVT nrrr l'.vntrntr sins "They cannot get anywhere near all the nun they need: they hao lost many of their most efficient officers and cmploses because of their enlistment In the service of the Goi eminent or for other reasons, and the new men. of course, are not ns efficient U those we hae lost. It Is Imposslhle for the carriers to get the materials and new equipment they need, because It Is thought by those In authority that the national wel-, fare demands that the output of the Iron and steel mills and of tho railway equip ment concerns bo devoted to other pur posts. "Great, however, as are the difficulties which the 'railways nre encountering In their efforts to render adequate sen Ice, we believe that If the Government and tho public will be patient and will continue to tlve the management of the railways their cooperation most of these difficulties will be overcome." In explaining the reason for the traffic congestion Mr. Harrison says the statistics now available show that In the months of April to August, 1917. Inclusive tHe first live months nfter the United States entered the war the railroads handled 16 per cent more freight trafflc than In tho tame months ef 1916, which ar broke a!l records up to that time. The traffic handled in those five months of 1917 was 53 per cent greater tban that moved In the same 'months of HIS, and. In fact, exceeded the total traffic moved In any entire year prior to 1901, ? "Ferhans the mosr remnrkAhle flfrures are ' those regarding the movement of coal," Mr. ; "mson goes on. "in tno six monins H May to October, Inclusive there' were 'vcu iuv.vuu more carioaas oi anmraciie than In the same months of 1916, an In. rra to .. . .- .aa . ..... t ... u. .a ,cr icm, mm iui,tfvv mute vn loads of bituminous and lignite coat than In the same six months of 1916, also an In- city, nnd Paul M. Warburg, vice governor of the Federal nmn. t.,...i ...i. . pearcd be'ore the Interstate Commerce Com mission today t0 tell the truo story of Present American railroad finances. The two flnanclcrs-LboU, now In the Government ournVtCeCrnrrICH''U. ,h9 ,,lM""y f hc "l quarter of a century of railroad operation nnd finance, and showed how railroad te curltles hive changed from gilt-edged securities to half. doubtful ones chiefly be mnL,iuu '?Ck ",' adcluato revenues to make dlvldend-palnB earnings possible. They explained that they were more concerned with the financial end of the railroad business than with operating. a tliough both recognized the rapid rise In the cost of labor and material as the Immediate c-nuso of the railroads' difficulties. They took the position that for the Interstate commerce Commission to grant a general Increase of IS per cent, sought now bv eastern and western railroads, would be o'f Immediate asvlnnnre In the restoration of public conlidem-o In the American trans, portatlon sjsteiv This would im.au that new capital would be Invested, greitcr earnings made possible, extensive? necessary Improvements and extensions mde nnd the whole railroad system raised to n inoro efficient stand trd There Is tremendous Interest In both omcl.il nnd rallroid circles here today over tho discussion of tho possibility of a Gov ernment loan to American railroads en gaged In bv President Ila, of tho Pennsvl anla Railroad, and scvernl members of tho Interstate Commerce Commission it ves terday'a hearing. Railroad executives pri vately admit that they would much rather have a lirge percentign Increase in rates than accept loans from the Government, as they do not wnnt the Government to have a mortgage on their propertj On tho other hand. It was pointed out tho Govern ment Is actually running the entire railroad s.vstcm for tho period of tho war, so little difference would be made. There Is H general feeling that, should the Government make loans to the. rail roads. Government ownership and operation of them Is Just around the corner. The grasp that Federal officials now have on tho operation of tho roids thiough the war machinery and for war purposes would never be relaxed, it Is feared TO DEDICATE ORGAN Bishop Garland Will Officiate at Valley Forge Ceremonies The memorial organ given by Willi mi I. Austin In memory of Lieutenant .snwler, of the Light Dragoons, will be dedicated to morrow afternoon In the Washington Memorlnl Chapel, Vnllev IVrgc. bv tho lit Rev. Thomas J Garland, Bishop Suffrairin of tho diocese of I'cnnsjlv.ml i Mr Austin will make the address of presentitlon ttnl tho Rev W. Herbert llnti- etui f the chapel, will nccepj the nieorlal. The program will iniludu un organ re cital bv Frederick M.im-oii, organist of the First Baptist Church, who has composed u memorial fantasia for the occasion EVENING IiEDGEB-PHlDADELPqiA; FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1917 GRIM TRAINING FOR U. S. OFFICERS Quick to Learn Tricks of Trade at Special Camp in France HUSTLE ALL DAY LONG School for Young Men yho Hope to Win Commissions Pro duces Results in Fast Time By HENRI BA7.1N htaff Corrripmdrnt nf the I'vrntnit S.tdotr tlth the Amrrlnn .truly til Trance AMERICAN FIHLI) HKAl'Ql'AnTURS. Oct. 21. The training of joung Anicrtcin officers that I witnessed In a special camp today ban a grimmer seriousness and intent than I can Imagine anv thing of the sort could nssumo at Plattsburg. Fort Sheridan or nny similar enrnp In America There Is, first, tho psychological reason that theso em brjo lenders of thn Sainmees In Mo ranks are receiving Instruction upon the soil of France, nnd that the, environment surround ing them smells niou of real war than would tie possible 3001) miles nwiiv arross blue wntei There Is nl-n something of tint Insp'ratlou anil quilltv mmlng from contact Willi thn French people: those III horizon blu about them, thono in civilian clothes who nie doing their bit behind the lines. Feir Frame stands out among nil naW'ns that are taking pait In this war as an example In ilevotlon, ctnirago and tortltudo bcvond compare In this "ihool of vvhlih I write several hundred mbro ollhers aro elolng every thing mill learning evervthing that the cillsted man has t jierform mil bilnglng It to a elcgree of perfection ere ho can bo trul listed ns a soldier of modern warfare, 'lliere Is nothing of the lild-glove. fireside, easy.chilr side of tlielr work, and when taps sound at night, their untrained inusclm nche, and the eoi is a welcome thing. There Is nothing either of textbook Courses or of dignified elrllls its iiractli.il hustto from morning to night 'thev are eilgglng trenches, leaiulng the use of machine guns nnd V I! rules, throwing live grennles, discharging service slit Us, Roing through nttacK lormntloii and jibbing liuniiiary nocllts 111 the eje, the tliroat, tho heart anil thn stomach , taking gas tests, going through even phase of haul work that Involves trench warfare. There Is an old regular nnnv adage th it "inv sort of man phsslcillv fit can bo lounded Into a soldier, but that the of ficers are especial eieitiires endowed frean the gods Tills, as niaiiv an ancient belief t luit cslsted In the ilajsj of elvlilzed ln-the- open warfare, has tone by the board. In Its place has risen the certntnly of knowl edge that tho real difference between the soldler'tn tho ranks and the officer com manding him Is truly nil: that one Is ns good ns the other In the stuff that makes tho fighter. What Is more genuinely Impor tant. In order to properly command men anil Inspire them with confidence, what Is needed Is not theory or ' book larnln' " or a better nunllty of cloth In a blouse, but ac tual experience and knowledge of the work Itself. ntrrTim than wfst rotNT This Is General Pershing a oponlon. as well as that of General Robert Milliard, I. veteran Infantry officer, In charge nf the camp of which I write. Ho Informed me today. In tones of genuine enthusiasm, that the commissioned men when leaving this school to undertake commands will be bet ter soldiers than they rvcit know them sevles, and that they will go up against the Roche with a knowledge and confident c Im possible weio they merely graduates of West Point This Fchool l purely for Infantry officers, who. In the main, will become second and tlrst lieutenants when they "gradtHtc," If tno term ni.iv be used 11 Is an established French Institution, e-omblnlng permanent barraeks and, to a certain degree, modern comforti for tho men when oft dut. As It Is the Intention to Rreitly rnli.rge It, a number of new buildings arc In course of erection The location Is In a beautiful sec tion of rural France. I saw theie today a battalion of French soldiers going through all tho stuntn of humeri) warfare, while emlirvei officers troni over the sei looked on The pollus captured uioik Gemnu trcnche.s with nn edit Indesrilbible. demonstrating rocket signaling, bavonet charges, grenade and liquid lire, and evcrv branch of field work Immediately afterward tho outhful Amer icans were put through the samo m-ineu-lers, entering Into the work with a genulno will It seemed odd to mo ns t saw these Soung officers-to-be, working and ictlng ex actlv ll!e so m.inv Pammecs In training, ns witnessed In other e-amps. They will know the game 1 thought when they "t-et on tho real Job" Anil to know the game from the ground up is the way prope? iv to tilm thn 1 irbarl.in One things stands out That Is the i.fl of tho rifle The rifle Is the American weapon, and according to General ltull.ird, who Is hero in loci per rent harmony of opinion with Generals Pershing and Slhert. ever man in rank or file In tho new Amer li.in nnnv must be a iu.iiksm.iti, In addi tion ti In lnc able to handle the gienad" InstiuctoiH are both Rritlsh and Fremh From the former a general e-niirso In Pioneering, lapping using machine guns nnd Mokes trench mm tars Is olit'ilned. and from the latter b nonet attack, sniping, grenade and liquid lire vvmU Thus the methods In uso In both armies now holding the line against the Iloohe am absorbed There ale thirlv -seven French and Rritlsh ofltcers on tin Job A number with whom 1 talked expressed enthusiasm at tho mental and physical stulf In tho future Sanimce commanders, ami It was easv to under- '1 t r U rr. ...-. .. -..-- ui 10 ier ceil. A total of 116.000 carloads of freight jave had to be hauled to the National Army nl National Guard camps, and up to the time Of Die l.,iit rann,r vnr OJnti 17 0110 trloa.i3 of freight had been handled for' the ""Wing Hoard. "Another Important phase of the sltua "f" to which attention should be called Is Wai . rallway this year have had to aanaie the largest passenger buslnsss ever mown. This has been a serious obstacle 10 needed rai,nMnna l . I- 1 f.. ' i? ,Von btween August I and November tMlii y ,ranPorteI 1,200,000 koldlers to ' inv i "mPsi cantonments and points or vSi Ikf.l,on' T1,ls troop movement In Sit? i use f aPProxlmatey -7'10 sue- Of ODIlrua ll.n l . and trZZ ' """ passenger iranio tar. ,p.movenlent8 've complicated mat th &rirh.nire""t ,he dimcuUy moving t. tra iimi. . ta rio iroop movements J. feovin. . e ?s made a"1 the railways nre vioij l0 tj,e tr,.in emMa ni. .,,. SooJbQUl 75'000 carloads of supplies a CREDIT OF RAILROADS ON BRINK OF COLLAPSE. ik ACCORDING TO EXPERTS WASHiNnrnv v is "rpxlpredlt l on the brlnft of collapse. BONWIT TELLER &, CO. Uhe Specialty Sicp oTOriqmationb CHESTNUT AT 13 STREET Extraordinary Special Offerings to close our Anniversary Week Sale Women 's Suits, Coats, Gowns, Blouses at extreme reductions W HP !! o I-1 rT 1 C . omens laineur oc rur i rimmea ouits Unrestricted Choice (for Saturday Only) of Every Suit in Stock, Heretofore Up to $75.00. 32.50 Comprising the season's best styles in the most desirable fabrics and shades, with and without fur trimming. Sizes 34 to 46. Absolnlely none reserved. Women's Odd Coats Greatly Reduced to 30.00 The original prices of some of these Coats were two to three times as much as they are marked for this special selling. Included in this collection of Coals are many diversified types, featuring light weight Coats for those who will soon go to southern climes, medium weight and winter weight Coats in a wide selection of colorings. They are developed in vclour. burclla, tricotine, and tweed mixtures. Not every size in each style and color, but collectively there are all sizes. , -- Women's Frocks 28.00 A collection of velveteen, serge, satin and crepe dc chine afternoon and street dresses, taken from our regular stock that have formerly been $39.50 to $45.00. Women's Blouses FIVE HUNDRED Blouses of Georgette and crepe de chine in flesh or white; also suit shades, including navy, brown and black. Hand embroidered, tailored and frill effects. Reduced to 4.90 Were 8.75 to 10.75 i stnnd why nfter seeing them at work. For they nro the pick of the home training camps, coming from every branch of pro fessional life, university ffraduatcs, formcl nrmv enlisted men, patriotic sons of pa triotic and wealthy fathers Intellect K written all over their phvsloKiiomles. "A sure ns shootln', they'll deliver the Koods ' fompany fonnatlon Is preserved among them exactly us If they were enlisted men. Fach company Is split Into two clashes of about sevent-flve men each, nnd, to facili tate Identification In Instruction, every niau wears a liio.nl band around his rervlce bat, these ribbons denotlnK the particular branch of VMirfnie In which ho Is speclall?.lni!, for there are special as wedl as general classes It Is deiiernl ttullard's intention to have this llrst lot of men net as Instructors for their fellows to fodow And a point I noted with genuine pleasure was the ab solute cordiality between the llrltlsh, French and American olllccrs, thoMi Instructing and those being Instructed They wero truly as one family and truly win king together us brothers and allies In a great cause The stuff they showed me bodes III for the barh.irlnii Iloche, for which tho gods bo pulsed llefore leaving fur headquarters, (Jcneral llullard drove ine some miles away to n special school where American aviation inedinnlcH aro receiving Instruction from French experts ('ourf-cs In repairing all kinds of airplanes are In progress, Including the practical rebuilding of it lighting or ob servation plane The work at this fcIiooI consists of tet books and lecture Instruc tion In th afternoon, with practical work in the fine noun This practical work con sMs In part of the lemoviil fioin a midline bv a French evpert of some Important or unimportant part, w tilth the Auierlcin has to find as mUsing, and Improvise or rein sert Into position Kvitv Imaginary trouble that can cone to an engine t deliberate!) treated, and the student has to Iccate the trouble nnd muster It. The French Instruc tors are high In praise of American aptness, as nhow ii in tills school, and several told mo that, ns mechanics, "les Amerlcalns" were 'epitant " Airs. Warren l'leach (Juilty NI'AV UHK, Nil l Mrs e'h.u lotto A Warren wlto of Whittle) Wan m, bus Pleaded guilt) to making a' false declari Hon on dutiable gowns and other apparel brought bv her from Furls I N'ovi oilier hi Federal Court heic ' AVIATION MATTERS PUT SALOONISTS "UP IN AIR" rilllSTIilt, l'a., Nov. 10 To make hay while the sun shines this winter Is the slogan nf t.ic pmprlttors of eight liquor establishments In llldley and Tlnlctim town ships which opchi-cl last night after seven weeks' dark gloom, the litpirtmetit eif Jus tice closing the c stabllshmtnts on Septem ber IS, because they weie within n live mile zone of I'haiidlcr Field, the tlovern ment Aviation School nt Csslngton. Tho school closed ) esterdny and the Government notified the hotel men they could tesunie bus Ileus It Is Accepted by the hotel men that tlielr tllarea will hen In h rletafetWliiMt'.Ut dents return northward In' the siirlnr f I.oulslnnn, Some doubt Js expresseel ft some uf the establishments will seek - a tlenn ti.vt Minnll, In vlitr nf lit nlmnfttJl k.M n l,i nlnuln rtf llin tiloeet. In Atirtl. IdtR. 1JV The places affected are Colonial nnd H ' Lrlnervllle Hotels. In Lekiervllle: Itose- dnlo Inn, How Creek Hotel, Frln Hotel.vJ Fsslngton Hotel, Illversldo Hotel ana n r Uittllng place owned by Charles (Joelli, alljlS in i.ssingion. jtx .... ..... U 11.11 h hhl nnl.nmt t ne jiivernioe. ciuici, iv " ,.,. Institution, patronized mostly by vealuy I'hlladelphlans, Is a stone's throw from the aviation grounds. PxA 1915. W n t "- - m inn i - 3 Tomorrow J d m One of the easiest III things in the world ami 's t0 c'lcc' us UP 0n what wc say l Iff I about the Girard Cigar. Puff for 1 III! P'' vo" "'"'' ';'"' '' for """'' n lllll pleasure, say wc. never yets on jHlj lll your nerves, say wc also. jUI Wff The proof of these things is in MMff Jw the puffing, so stop at the next cigar llil WiNv counter and say "Girard." ! 8gj Wc and up vm Is n a Zf oat uay ( In spite of e In spite of Ihe scarcity of GOOD COATS, due to th demand for them this season, wc are prepared for you with the coat you want at prices governed hy moderation. Why not investigate: 5 ? ft 3 I r:t -k.aaK.a'ci JJ Tomorrow y S Is S ) Coat Day n c extraordinary I i- 4-lsjn einat van ?? ? Snciudin? 101)0 Fine Clotli Coats Fur- '4idfokfig? Sik Trimmed Nf Plushes Fur-Fabric JH2? Velours Trimmed W HH Pom Poms Novelty II H WZ Mixures Trimmed Mmr and Others Kight on the threshold of the ThanksRiiinK season, when most stores ask highest prices for their coats, this sale Mantis as a most im portant economic event in local rclviilinir. Think of it not one of these ; coats ever sold for less than $30, and most of them are worth $35. Every coat is a new winter model many are luxuriously fur trimmed, otltcrx trimmed with Krranii fabric, plush, velvet or self trimminu. In all the newest shades. All sizes. imtst ips nwi.uiiir siu'OMt rt.iioit 5 I I GEORGETTE WAISTS ;2 Worth fc II 11 84.98 Dainty waists every one of tlieni Tailored or dressy stjles I'utton, I.'ilc, embroid ery and lace trimmings, Xew collar and sleeve1 effects. All leading nit sliadcs. Illrrh'a Mre-rt riiicir "$5 SKIRTS- Of (ine Velvet, hlas.li Cft nr, pockets, belt. Very full. A US flare. a"fa ll U n r e s tricted choice of any suit in the house, whether in the Basement m on the Second Floor, at a ' reduction Every new style Every new color Every new mate rial. Sics for wom en nnd mioses Marked Prices fs i ifei SK' I ; 7 , DAME FASHION FORECAST FEATHER TURBANS In All Colors ani New York's latest craze in millinery , 13 feather hats. We are showing five of Mine best shapes in brown, blue, purple, reu, Kreen, wnuu ami ii.uck; innimcci in different styles, IIIIIScipn sTKI.l.T M.IIOK Si of Fashion and Quality Silky Taupe WOLF SCARFS Value $20 to $25 Other Furs Up to $150 IIIIISCIP.S HTHKKT l'l.OOH Women's and Misses' Silk and Serge DRESSES j& I. iii. rtu . V I ii e nr. unit of vtool eerie mid m od I I k rir4ke4, ov rlty lend ron. nrrratlit nisdrla. All rlrhlr trliniurel. All colora ulid Irn. UARtlAl.V DAhGMUt'T ;wuvMttvmtitwtwuMttuutwutvitt t Saturday Is Children's Day J No School Tomorrow! Why not isit our children's department with "the Kirls"? A Hirsch label in her appaiel means money in your pocket, too! CHILDREN'S NEW f i 7Ts D.ilnl) ii ml ilillill.li i A clrr Hint Jl sr lirr! Trlniieird Jut rlclit unci eolorH to nult ull. And un r. erllrnt value. Serge DRESSES sv $J.98 hi unci f w CHILDREN'S WINTER COATS ml u ClV AO little win- TU.iirj lt the wlntlH blow won't worrr If uhe I tin of tlih nturdy I lr rnkti. I lnil tliruiicliOllt nnd nerflly lr)mmeil wltli fur or nlunli. Worth h sooU deal tnorr thun $A.0X. llIRhCU'8 1'IIII.DKKN'S I) KIT. 5 ; "V . . ' VI t A Tr-t-J.. Women's and Misses' Ft Trimmed COATS 7 1 t UJ I r1 (lnti ! eitW J'rv ' " ''"J Itjr.'Arar. AH tjtww.jtfgr net BMtwIeMeh , M HFjm. m vi u$a n. V, ' A1 vh .i JiJ A1 ' 2 m j ; THE HOME 9Cjm, . AP. KA Vuulfrllt. tnniMut -ffW.. YtA n'1 1 1, $ -. ';f 4 ". ifc$$i H 9ar jkMtfeen " .. ;f '. L-m r,s " i ii - ?tii&j IVw hj, I. . 'J. ..vc. s-''r-'A'. i".
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