Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, December 01, 1917, Night Extra, Image 2

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(StVauduleut returns discovered today In
lhAv'thlrtloth division of llie Twentieth "Ward
Lu-lil h iiumI a-, ii Ii.-ihIm fur tlirowlnc the
iVntlre election Into a qontet cfiurt, nrooid-
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fur tlie Town
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1 A total of 1? yotca were rpturned for the
illt-litton In auction, but when the bulliit-
TJ4 Wtjyaa ppened bnly l.Tp ballots ueie found.
k.1, rii j-'nHtt ordered the election olllcer of the
far. ...iL. ... ......!.. . .t.a iwiiiiI tnti.lii mnf 11
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U Ing'and recount the votes of the ilt talon.
The 'number of ote receive by the ruh
dld&tes In thli -division ihk not announted.
It will bo given out later this afternoon.
J The division mentioned was the first of
'the 110 divisions In which Henry J. Scott,
attorney for the Town JleetltiR nari, ron
i.nH..l ! returiiH exceeded the vole on
the check list.
t Judce Martin oimounced that all Ptl-
l.ltia for the onenlnic of bullot-hoxes would
iaB to bo nreseuted to the coutt by 3
tfelock Tuesday afternonu, Ueceiuber 4.
fnd nil evidence In by that tlm. He ald
rhh'' court would base its decision on what
bad been presented up to the time fixed.
Argument on the eoldler vole mil Man
iit""'l2r o'clock on Monday.
-.Action of the tipstaves connected with
h Klectlon Court broiiKht a stronK pro-
t today from Mr. Scott. He saw tnut
thditiostaves. especlully OeorKe A. frauw-
- Ltj l.n.i avnixlpil lliplr ulitlioritv
I and' should be curbed. Mr. .Scott espe-
S- clatlr resented the way mac men nuiu-
ii ,nrt to the court weie, jrineu auoui.
Bi Judee Flnletter said It might have been
Lneceasar)- tor the tipstaves to be a little
Krovtfi' on account of the actions of the
Bri-.iAtir.tv nttlc-jra and i-oma of the oer-
K ...-!.,. watchers ent by bth patties to
l-oVortoolc-Oie opening of the ballot-boxe.-.
Ir "ThU affair 1.1 gettlns to be s-t lung
F?-aim OttUVtheJudge sa'd. "that ccry one
p,tm getting a huib n"- - -
Str.T...Arxrr flrott that every one concerned
Uin th matter hefore the court uould get a
tti . . .nt'
PI' Before the opening, of ballot-boxes wi
7.-.... a lv'"ludiie1 of the election coll
as
ourt
U?Vr ssued tertincatert of electlofi to the newly
K.!"f2imrf,..iiJleuB Judges. It was hn-
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?Tbilbl"fO,tlie coujt to issue .vitmcates
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lBe4ffrom, 3 J.'to p. szr w
ontlpued gaina or " ii'; -
teS were maue, .iuaoi'"r -.v..-Ernst-announced
foday'tn fburt. Some
ha gains made on Organization petl
Lr rZ n.w.nitv of ballot-bo-tes In Inde-
fetU wards- were heavy, the Majorities
sVirreeland Kendrlck for ltecelver of
feVfJames B. Sheelmn for uegisier oi
Us and FredericK J r-nojer mr .
surer being consiueraoiy murarru,
ii-tf leading In the gains. cauere
b wre muue uy iwium .-. '',.
Iter-' i George Smith and imam j-
holson. Town Jleeimg muumuu-s iUi v..-
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urlter Invest'gatlow or the lote, polled
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cJSXPLAlN DISAPPEARANCE
Couplfv Found in Frnnkford Young
Wife Also Refuses to llrcak
. Silence
tir. Floyd Kelger, the young veterlnai Ian,
who, with his elghteen-year.old wife, dis
appeared from .their home at 819 1'alm
street six weeks ago, has steadily lefused
to explain Mi anion. Ho and his wife were
found yesterday In Fiankford, where the
jiAing couple were lUlng under an assumed
name.
"I don't know why t did It. 1 b.ie noth
ing to say." was the only reply that Kelger
would make to detectives. "I can't say
anything," the young wife replied to all
questions. "Since we left our West l'hlla
delphla home t have been constantly Urging
my husband to return, hut he wouldn't, and.
of couise, T had lo remain with him. 1
don't know why Vie decided to go away us
ho did, but he is my husband and I had to
comply with his wishes."
WAR CHIEFS IN CLASH
OVER FOOD AND FUEL
Priority Coal Order Obtained by
Garfield Stirs Hoover
Into Protest
WASHINGTON", Uec. I.
1'iesldt'iit WINon-may have to settle 11
dispute between two or the biggest figures
In the war administration that bldi fair to
become serious. Kooil Ulrwlor lleibeit '.
Hoover anil Knel Director Harry A. tiar
Held have clashed. The tiouble Is not ad
mittedly leilou. In fact, both oltlclals In
sist that there Is no trouble. Hut the fait
remains that a 1 oiidltlnn has developed
which may )no troublesome.
There Is a shortage rf both food and
fuel throughout Him I'liltcd States The
fuel detl.'lt N so meat that Oltector tlai field
t-ccuied a pilurlty older fiuin Priority 1)1
lector .ludgo lanetl wh'ch gave lo coal
and coke t-hipmeuts and cars the light ot
way on all lallro.uK After the order had
heed piepured, however. It was held up fol
lowing a piotet-t from Komi lilrector
Hooter. The latter takes the position that
food stutTs are needed much more than file
mid that the fuel order would woik great
hardship on the countr
Although the uctual older was held tip,
the operating committee of lallway Mce.
picsldents from their headquarters In Pitts
burgh are giving prt'ferenoe to fuel ship
ments on ull lines east of Chicago, while
the prloilty which has been given fuel ship
ments to the northwest has been with,
diawu, making Immediately ual!ab!e to the
great east, and especially to New Knglanil,
to.il In quantities.
In his protest against placing fuel ahuttl
of food In transportation. Kood Commis
sioner Hooer declared the necessity of
moVIng live t-tock and perishables, together
with corn, oats and animal feeding Muffs
mult be consldeied as pre-eminent or large
amounts of food will be lost. Mr Hoover
takes the position that the car shortage Is a
mutter of evtieme anxiety, as the corn 1 rop
Is softer than usual and must be moved at
once to points where it will be dried If ,1
great loss Is not to result. He also declares
that prices of grains are dependent on rapid
movement of grains fiom farms to market.
The prloiit lioaid tuday began consid
eration of the entile problem. H Is hoped
that an agreement can be leached which
will sat'sf.t both oltlclals. If not. however,
all of the facts will be pteseuted to Presi
dent Wilson, who then will decide what
shall be done.
ALL FOOD SUBSTITUTES
SHOW BIG PRICE JUMP
Cost Goes Up 30 Per Cent De
spite GreatlyIncreased
Production
WASHINGTON. Dec I
How- food substitutes have advanced In
prke concurrently with the campaign to
Increase their use was shown In olllolal
Labor Department statistics today on the
cost of living. The report covers the month
of October, which mowed an average Jump
of SO per cent over the previous jear.
Corn meal, urged as a substitute for
wheat, mote than doubled Its pi Ice of a.
year ago despite the gleatest coin crop In
the country's history. In 10 1C com meal
was worth about half as much as white
wheat Hour. It has since come ahieast of
Hour.
Potatoes, another mbtllute. weie Z per
cent, higher la-tOctnber than the pievlolis
October, notwithstanding this j ear's record
spuds, ciop.
Cries agaiint the ictaller were discounted
by the departments rtnding that "virtu
ally all wholesale pi Ices hae Increased
more than retail." This Is particularly
true, savs the leiwrt. In milk, meal, laid.
potatoes and Hour. Only sugar shows re
tailers boosting pi Ices faster than whole
salers.
Might Maple articles of di) goods alsj
showed marked Increases hi retail price.
MRS. DE SAULLES'S FATE
, SOON IN JURY'S HANDS
State Closed This Morning and
Argument Will End This
Afternoon
MINHOI.A. I.. 1., Dec 1.
Alts. Hl.im-.i de Saulles, on trial here for
the. murder of her husband, John Longer
de- Sanlles, piobably will know her fate
tonight. All Indications this afternoon
pointed to the, case being given to the
Jury befue C o'clock. The State clot-ed its
case at the morning session and this aftei
noon argi'inentM are under way.
Judge Maiming allowed the State one
hour and thirty minutes to present Its ar
gument lu the Jury and the defense two
hours. It is nut believed tlutt Judge Man
ning's cliarge to the Jury will consume
more than an hour
The .State rested Its case after two
alienists swore than Airs, de Kaullcs was
hane on (he evening that she shot and killed
her husband. They were Dr. Isham Harris,
superintendent of the Urookl)n Hospital for
the Insane, and Dr. Charles II. Pilgrim, of
trie Hudson Jtlver State Hospital,
For tho first tlmo since the trial started
Mrs. de Saulles today appeared to realize
the seriousness of the crime with which
ili Is charged. She was manifestly nerv
dus. (-pending moM of the morning clasping
and unclasping her hands and gazing; long
and earnestly lito the faces Of the Jurors.
THE? WEATHER
jf, iVPiaI Forecast
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Kor eastern. Pennsylvania and New Jer-sy-Tiilr,aml5olde,r
tonight! and Kunday;
madraUt porttiwest lo west wlluj.
'm larm.Mwtwan Indicated .over th
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WAR LEADING SUBJECT
OF COMING CONGRESS
Military Policies, Enucted and
Future Measures Chief Items
of Consideration
ALSO CUSTOMARY ISSUES
Wealth Conscription Versus Bond Sell
Iiir and Itailroad Financing Other
Leading Topics
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.
Coiigiess meets Monday primed to ask
otllclals running the war u number or
questions about war policies, war laws
passed last session and future war meas
lues. Congressmen anhlng today stuted
their constituents asked the same qucMlotis
of them
They will also tiy to llinl out whut steps
have been taken Id Insute pament of the
money loaned to HuiHn, why pneumonia
and other nlhnwits are mi prevalent among
men In cantonments and about tbo Lansing.
Ishll agreement on China
These and the rhopworn Usucs of suf
tvage. prohibition, concert atloti, appropila
tlons, taxes, censorship, fiee pret.s and war
expenditures foreshadow a long session
The "wealth conscription" forces are
lining up against bond advocates on the
expected drlo for more war revenues.
Prominent dnilnlstriitlon leaders arc In
far of Issuing ad.ttlonal bonds and
avoiding further tevenue legislation at tilts
t-esslon, The application of war taxes Im
posed In the last session Mill lemalns to lie
worked out by the Internal Revenue Dc
paitmeut with legal dashes over the ex
cess pioflts section Impending
It appeals i-eiuin that among appro
priation measures will b iWIef for un
loads. Gowmnent rt edits for the can lets
and outllght put chase for them of needed
war equipment are under consideration In
high legislative elides.
Hitter flghtH are In piospects oer the
press ilausei In the espionage and Hading
Willi thn etiimy laws. A meaMire will be
Intioduced to pi-event barring of unv pub.
llcatlon from the malls except after'a full
hearing by a Tegular court. Somu advo.
cates of tiff press and fiee speech claim
the Postofflce Department Is glM-n too broad
Judicial power
Slightly 1 elated was ultlclsm todav b a
House member of the pie.-.nt censorship
"" Miiii ino-.erman minor mongers
fertile Held.
"The cotmtij's full of minors." he f-,ili
They urn lnost! wild ami on their face
unbellovable. Hut people have heard so
much about ths cein-orshlp pietenllng pub
lication of certain matters that they me
leady to bollrVA nlmot im thing, partlcu
laily If they don't se. U printed. Some
thing ought to make the censorship sen
slble."
The ten-) ear fight ovtr the Goeimneiu's
cnusenatlon policy will come to a head
early In the approaching session. AVar
tlmu demand for enormously Increased pio
ductlon of coal, oil, gas ami cheap power
makes utilization of national resources one
of the biggest questions of the hour. Widely
dlveigent views ale held by menibeis re
guiding the Government lea.slng polio .
Some hold with Glrfoid Plnchot tluit leased
should be "airtight" with drastic lecap
ture clauses to prevent the public losing
control of the land and water power. Others
hold with the Department of the Interior
that a liberal long-let 111 leasing policy must
be adopted lo attiact capital.
Senators .Myirs, .Montana Pittman, Ne
vada; Walbh, Montana; Shields, Tennes
see, and Phclan, California, will Intioduco
leasing bills. Representative Kerrls, Okla
homa, will look after conseiMitlon meas.
urcs In the House.
PRESIDENT'S DECREE
TO CURB PROFITEER
Food Profit Defined as Normal
Average in Period Prior
to War in 19M
WASHINGTON, Dec I. The legal piotU
on foodstuffs has been defined by Piesldent
Wilson In an executive order settling the
mooted question of tho margin of profit
In the rale of foodstuffs. The Piesldent's
order defined "a Just, reasonable and fair
profit" as the normal average profit ob
tained In the peilod pi lor to the declara-
Hon of war In 1011
The effect of tho order will be to place i
on the middleman the obligation of obtain- j
JI HIT- III IV114 1C I Itti il itiT" uuntuiivii ii imui-
Ing no more than this peicentage of profit
fiom his dealings. I'nder the law the food
admlnlstiator has no power over the re
taller except those doing a latge amount
of business such as home of tlie "chain"
stores.
In connection with the cutler, It was
pointed out tonight, the order does not pre
scribe as the maximum pioflt allowed tho
middleman evactly the sume profit as ho
was able to make under fair competitive
conditions In the prewar period, but the
fcame percentage ot profit. This will take
care of any additional cost of materials ut
the prevent time
The executive order Ssued to Kood Ad
mlnlstiator Hoover directs him to learn the
noimal average yflt obtained In the va
rious lines of business affected pi lor to
July 1, HHI, "under free competitive con
ditions," and to Indicate, If 3Ir. Hoover sees
lit to do so, vi hat margin over coM. will re
turn this same t.tir profit.
100 MORE PHILADELPHIANS
ARRIVE AT CAMP MEADE
Eighty of Newcomers Contributed lj'
Hoard 19 More Due to Come
in Tomorrow
Itu ci Btaff CorrtapoMl'iit
C.UIF .MHADH, Admiral, Md.. Dec. 1
One hundred additional Philadelphia se
lectees made their debut at "Llttlci Penn"
tills afternoun. Although their arrival was
unexpected, the officers of the detraining
oMlce and military police met them at Uls-
ney, a small station in the camp, and es
corted them to temporary barracks until
they are permanently assigned to a di
vision unit. Klghty of the new ai rivals
are the contribution of local board No. Hi.
while the remainder were sent by various
other boaids from different sections of the
city.
, Another band of flfty-nlne Philadelphia
inen are due to arrive here tomorrow after
noon, according to the transportation of
flclaln at the camp. No Information was
received lo designate the local board or
boards that will furnish the latter number
of soldiers.
Heading Soldier Dim in 1'anama
Itl.'ADING. Pa.. Dec. 1 Word teached
here today of the death of Walter c,
S-.nlth, a Heading soldier of Company li
Twenty-ninth Iteglment. United States In
fantry, stationed at gamp Galllard. Panama.
Ife was thirty-five years eld, and was born
In Berlin, Germany, Death resulted from a
broken back which he sustained on May
8- In diving- from a .pier. He had served
wo enlistments In the United States army,
Jlr. Trig Off for West
Kinest T. Trlfc, president of the Phlla
delphla. Chamber of Commerce, has left for
a- business trip (o the Pacific coast. He
WrHl be B' about three week.
'm be w4 la. the war Industries.
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CoprUllt Ciinimltti-e oj) I'ulilte ttlfullUHMntl
Ivinj; (Jcorga greets ollirei's of an American patrol ship in the yw zone.
Tiiis olliciul photugtnph illuhtratcs si characteristic of the Diitish mon
arch, whoM' effort "m to he in constant personal touch with the fighting
forces of us nation and of the other Allied Powers,
MEANS GERMAN AGENT,
SAYS CHICAGO BROKER
State Contends Alleged Slayer j
Used Connection to Play
Stock X. ark ft
I'lPXl'llIlP C, Dec. 1.
Genu. ui) 's itoi.tgamta m Vmeilc.i spiulig
up In a new mid uno.p.'. led place today.
It came lo light in iut! I'ab.iuus County
In the North 1 iiii.liiin i.i'itlillK
GaMnii I!. .M. .ins! .11 1t1.1l ben. im- th
inuider of Mi Maude . King, w.is an
agent of Genu my lit Ameilm, accoidltig In
cvldeme JiU't iiteil here. Hacked by Gei
111,111 Information Mmiis npci.ited oil the
Mock exchange wHh .Mrs. King's money,
the State contends
.I0I111 II, Todd ,.1 I'lih-agu lu-ol.ei. testljinl
that Means jiail tt'dd hint he was a com
llierclal secict agent for Gtrmany. Means,
claiming knowledge, of the terms o." the
Grinutn ChanVellor's Hpycii. based i-pecii-latloiis
upon lhl knowledge, T"dd declared.
Jleans even, knew of Germany's uithlcss
l'-boat policy In advapce. Todd Malted to
testify. Ills t.Vtlmouy to Ibis t rt'ect was
rukd out b) t'le court.
The ITainbiiig.Amerlc.iii StH,tuiehp J'oiii
paliy was used y .Mean-i as a lefcrence.
To further substantiate his claim of ounee-
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private telephone (number of Captain ICail
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Means told Tmli that one nt his duties
.was to leain of textile Msitts 111 the I'nlted
States and forwanl them to Geiinaii).
Strenuous objections bv the defenee
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ii eouu lo mop Toon s teMlinoiy on
Jleans's German i ounectlons.
"We aie not llghtiing the Get nun wai :
We aie ti.vltig Gastoiji I J. Means," shouted
Attorney Cansler for the defense. Tin
court sustained the objection, but the tes
timony was nlieady with the Juiy.
Todd continued andjdet laied that .Means
was a large dealer In notion, but later had
the account t hanged Jo the name of his
father-ln-Iaw, W. II. ll.ttten.ou, for "busi
ness reasons." Todd di-clared that the nc-
j count was clio-eil out ah a. loss ot fll.uno,
or wnicii .Means letunuoii nut jjhiih.
TODAY'S MAHKIACSK LICKXSKS
ll.nrs Ii T.ilne, Isll ,N?, tutu si ami )larle
i 'lows. Wtiisliiianliiu- Slattou.
frlu .Vliieller, i'SHf Utah ,xt . bihI Tllll;- Sinner.
-'HIT Kutli st
t'liftUtKi-y Holmes lthsit), N. y uii't ilraie
Carey, I'ortsuiuulli, N ,n.
ItlilMrd It Iliiiianian. VViusnlia-'lu'i. U C. an.)
Allie clurmuli. Laiuiiser. Pa
John II. Wurrcii SnArjii, lie I . mid I'sndlle II
ll-nrj, :s,l llnmllio 'At.
W'llhur S. Iliirlh. '. lu .Mm t . mid lltli'.l
Nugent, 3U.-.I SUrttu 1st
Herbert )f Aiiderson, ,0:i clreeiiwny uve.. und
Kmma T UIiohiIs. a'1" t'plin,l s'
Vrsnklhi P. KHHimun. t lnrlwn' llail.ur. N .1.,
and Hiirah ilullulian. loiitin, Mhsm.
Allan l-iiB-rntmcn. .'ill.'. Trlnlt) itxl Vlulet
I'rAWfoul, ulnej Pn.
Horace li SftJer, Itoxi'-iroush, I'j ami Anna
II. llruKer. 4-'Ufl Terrl.t e ut.
(.'hi, rlei. I", HaUK'n, Hl'.i' (Ireen l uml Clara
Hammerman. Krle Pii.
fhlllo Irfrner. :iMI Hiltord t.. uJ PU U.
(Inlilmaii, sit .vioiiuini-iil uve.
Kt'vrnnl It. Thomas, Karliy, I'a hiiO Irene I,
(Jrat-e, rolllnjjitale. 1'aL
Halph li Tophsin, U'.'-'ii J.N. Alurslialt et.. uml
lllaticho Urove, lsc,:l Vi a7lh l
CorniMus J Chamberlain. 'Mild S. 1.1th m. uml
I'hnstle Hears, l'rancoi
ltlrha.rt I,. Iltnxuii. it
A. Ilraner t'umden.
S, 1 Kr'uiit s
N. A.
lelelk, N .1
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and t'nra
and Hinnia
(antl i. -Menoliln, Caneleu
Uuitave lluOno. tlisi N 'JlVtli ! ai.J hlahli.1
Worts. 3101 N. 17th st J
Asron M. Abriunaiin, Mini N L'lHIi at., ami
i..nM IMM i .rnmi ki r
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StajM Klnzburg. ansa Keiisliistuii ave.
... .il.i - ik.ll V ?,fl. .1
and
Kay Sihaefr, SilSJt KnHilon ate.
jmnri IllaKinaii. -iTi' Illdgti ur. and Jlaty
Ulbl.. til" Jacksol si i
Preston A HoatntierK. -'".'.ij Hlierldan St.. anil
Plorle MetiiT, i'.VJT S Hllerldan .U.
Frank C Hold. homrtui. U'a.. and llorence
Young. Troy, N. V , . , ,,
Thomas Traill. IS0H Arth i .(ami Annie Curry.
2(.ll Mt. Vernon ut 1 ,,
l'rederlek C VVIrlaml Olne. V'a . and Anna V.
tinli. ViVi IWiiiantoivn avt
Harrv lllnrter. hyj S 5lh at .land Anna lllner.
S'.a N. ,"ith t. .... I
Walltr J. Ioiitmufr tsn WVaira'U ave., and
MlUrecl Johnson, lu:.-. V tltlh t ,, ,
Thoina P O'llourK". t aimi Ideaue .M., una
Kl M. Kramer, t!IH Mu'lfllan at
Harry Rosiibrs, sit vvo d I t and lleckln
Vurlts. SO" Watklns V
ClroM-r O. Vanclesrlti I8n.l Itui Ik. il ami Anna
M, Punifll. l-'-'t. M", Tlosa at. -s.
tunac II, Hle, -Ills lmrnalrr ave. anvl Mar
tha l.mln. 4HS lamcaster ave. V
Wl.Uara I., t'hl. ISIS Chrrr t , and jnjud
nmrraoii. ISIS C'hrry at. . X.
IValter J, Matthevison 3SU rt. Kmrilley !.. ai.Nl
Martha Utttrnaon, 3Stl . Hmrdlry st.
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HarrXiuric. Pa.
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Hrhwartx. S1 Pine et, ,
Tboinaa Miner. St N. 37th t and Uasle
Ilratlon.i 3181. HpfUC ' . . .
Writ HuiUon. -'!" Turner at., and Amunaa
Udinunda, Atlantla C'llv, N. J,
Franklin UH. Tlmmtma. ,ljlJ, Havurford vc
and Vera I, Hayra. AlOT TbeoiMon t. .
Altiert While. I08S !lmaird,t,f .and Kter
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REPORT OF NO SALARY
TODAY EXCITES POLICE
2000 .Must Go Without Pay Until
Temporary Loan Fund Is
Available
Apnolm,ilelv iOilli menibeis of the
police foice won't be paid their salaiy to
day because of iisui!l bin funds. .Wws
that the Depai tinent of Public Safet) didn't
have siitllclent funds on band to pa off
the SSdii mtmlieis of the police foice spread
like tile. livery station holfe effected I
Meintd to be In an upio.ir. 1
Km t) -one police lieutenants appealed at I
"Hy Hull today In Hue with nil old cus
tom 10 uiitaiti the funds with which to
pa) nlT their men. Theic weie nineteen
lieutenants In tie llist batch to arilve.
Tliev came fiom the Hist nineteen districts.
Walter Glll.eil. ehlef clerk of the De
liaitiuent of IMiblle Safet), Informed the
lithei lleiilenauts u ho ai lived that they
weie too late., There was only enough
funds in pay off the men In the districts
lepi evented bv the tlrst nineteen lieutenants
a 1 rived.
A temporal) loan of $1 21111,01111 paused
yesterday b) Count Us will be used In pay
ing olf the othur policemen as soon as that
lo.tn Is signed b. the Mayor
M'ADOO ASKS CHILDREN
mr -nsinmnn .. . . ...
III irilYlHK W Mi TI-iltMIrT
y k uuiuu T I .till 111III1 1
Drummer Boy Spirit of 70 Is
Needed for American Tri
umph. Suys Secretary
WASIIINUTUN. Dec I.
The drtliii'iiei bo) i-plrlt of 'TC was In
volved .iKalust ici many by Secretin y
MfAdoo todu). Appealing to the schocil
c.illdren to -et their elders u mutIHi-Iuk ex
ainplo lu the L'.iiuo.hiiii.oOO war tin 1ft ciin
paiKli now openlii(f. the Sccietury of the
Trc.iMiry .ald:
"We niut-t win this w.n. We can and
we idiall If the buys ai.il kIiIh of America
(.. mi and mean It and feel it ami live It.
as the boys and uhli of ; eil and felt
ard helped
"The nation neccN that .oit of boys and
Kills toda), not lo beat our dtums, nor to
load our mu. Iiets, but to stmt it gieat woik
which inui-t be done. It. Is the part of
boys und Klrls toda) lo leach tint Blown
people of tbo nation the le.on o" thilfl,
having to the point of K.icilllcc. nlf.deti.ul
of eveiythlne uunecessaiy.
"If every boy und Kill ha)M ut home
toiileht, 'I will fiuht III this war: I will save
every pinny und loan It to my (Suvirniiieut
lu help cave tho lives of the bin brothers
of Ameiica; I will tiy to teach every Amer
ican I ht-e to do the mine,' then i'U.OUO.OOO
homri, the homes of all America, will be
filled with the hpirlt of '7C,
"Ainer'i"! will win aualn ux It has alwa)
won, tl Kit the hpienulu strenKlh, cour-
age and ucr'licc ill tli3 hearts of )outll
IliroiiKh the meb-aKe which Us m-Iiou! chil
dren will caM) lumie."
THUKE HAVE SCARLET FEVEIt
Jlother. and Two Daughters in West
Conshohocken Stricken
.N'fiimiSTOW.V, Pa Dec. 1. Mrs. Hd
ward Casey, wlfo of the president of the
West Conshohocken Town Council, mil two
dauehteis hro 111 with seal let fever, the
first teiiorted to the Hoard of Health of
vet Coiibhohockeii for some time. The
mother was the flitt of tho three stricken.
Two of McNIcIioI'h Sons Quarantined
Two soiib of the late State Senator
James P. McNIchol ure under quarantine.
They ure Kdvvard McNIchol'' who Is de
tained In his barracks at Camp Meade,
becauhc of the discovery of measles, and
Joseph McNIchol, who Is In the Municipal
Hospital, with a slight attack of scarlet
fever.
Unregistered Austrian Arrested
POTTS VILLI-.. Pa.. Dec 1. Michael
Krego. an Austrian, who refused to Rive an
account or ntmseit. was ptaceu in the county
alh and will be tHKen to Philadelphia to-
,lay for tilal In the Federal Court. Al-
tlhoURh of eligible orb, l'Tego has no reu-
lXratlon caru lie was arrestea at urancli
da
,To Be Sentenced on Mail Charge
AlBN'TOVr Den. 1. A (notion to set
asldb a verdict found by a. federal jury
acal
( omcera mm , ouiers oi tne Kent
Moto
Cortioratloii of Uellavllle for-allearad
aiieoi
JJudi
UlUUi
B.of tl rruilU.was del4br Jadi,
in. trie L'nTted 'tat.,&Wrkr Court,'
etAd JitMn. ,w
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HELD FOR CIGAK THEFTS
Philadelphian in Montgotnery Jail; Part
of 25,000 "Smokes" Found
NOIHUSTOW.V, Pn., Dec. 1, I.cwls St,
Hrown, a cigar dealer, of Philadelphia, was
committed to Jail by Magistrate Clark
In default of $1500 ball, charged with the
theft of 13,000 cigars frt-m a Heading Hall
way freight train at Woodbine last Satur
day, Detectives found In Philadelphia
stoies cigar boxes numbered like tho
stolen from the dealers, the d-teethes
declare, they learhed that Urown had sold
them cigar) at reduced rales, with Instruc
tions to keep quiet sbo'ut It.
llrcwn said ho got the c'gais fiuin a
iiisn numed "Ous" with whom he hnd been
dialing fcr years, but of whose last namo
ho was unaware, "Gus," nccord'ng to
llrown, delivered the 25,000 clgai'H 11 two
laigc automobile trucks.
U. S. UNITED BY WAR,
MARSHALL ASSERTS
Pro-Germanism Is Fast Being
Weeded Out, Says Vice Presi
dent, Back in Capital
WASHINGTON', Dec. 1
'Thli war Is woith all It costs the I'nlted
States, U will give us 11 pine Americanism.
Within a year we shall be able to weed
out the pio-Genimnlsni In eveiy comniun
ity."
This rtnteimiit wi.s made thin iltui-noon
by Vice Picsldcul Thomas It Marshall, The
Ice President arrived In Washington today
after a "swing uiound the .wcMeru clr-
Hit."
"The wai spirit l glowing all mtr the
cKintr)," he i-ald "The division among
the people Is disappearing, and everywhere
they are getting behind the Got eminent.
This Is tn' to many causes. Chief alinng
them is the tact, established by hlM'U'y,
that It never pays to be against your o-vn
Government In lime of war Tuose wmi
were against the Government when we
went to war aie finding this out And
gradually, me by one, they arc gett ng
uhoattt the band wagon."
I NEW ADVANCE IN COAL
I PRICES IS ANNOUNCED
l Increase Over November Rate
Will Be 10 to 15 Cents a
Ton at Retail
The Ameilcan lc? and Coal Comp my
I today advanced Its retail prices for coal
ten to fifteen cents a ton over Its prices In
November.
The George H, Newton Company, another
leading retail concern. Is quoting an ad
vance of ten cents on pea, with other sizes
unchanged; but Its prices 1110 i.Ject to
change to prices ptcvallinj: ut tlmo of de
llvet). Tlie prices quoted by these two compa
nies In October. November and December
aie lee.ipl'ulated as follow.-!:
Arn'r lc A I'oul l'n lleo. 11 N'.AlimCn
I lie .N.iv llrt
K . Ss H" s.;i S.L'.-,
ste s ;.-, c.iai s.iiu
.Nut s -& s.iill s.iitl
Pes T :i.1 7 '.'.-i T.'.'.'i
IW. .Vnv Oil.
s.:is ss a.-, s..-,o
S. 10 S 40 c I.I
.S.ICi s 111 s Nil
T no t: '.in ; tiii
NINE NAVAL CAPTAINS
TO BE REAR ADMIRALS
Promotions for 158 Other Ofli-
cers Recommended by
New Board
WASIUNGTliN. lee 1
PioiiiotloM of nine captains to be rear ad
mit als, forty-"l commander to b- captains
and US lieutenant commanders to be com
manders, will be lecoininended to President
Wlbon by the navy selection board,
' Adm'ral Ilenr) TlKinas Mnyo, fhtilim.ui
of Ills board, handed the.-e tecomnieudatloiis
to Seeietaiy of the Navy Daniels today.
The promotions will be for the petlod of
i the war and are designed to meet the Head
I f' naval ofllceis. At the conclusion of the
w-r the men prcmotcd will be diopped back
to th-lr
pi event tanks.
I OIUttlNATOK OF NIGHT
HIGH SCHOOLS PASSES
Doctor Leipsiger, Native English Edu
cator, Dies in Hospital in
New York City
NHW VOIIK. Dec I Dr .Hail) .Maitus
I.elpzlBer. noted educator, died here today
at the )It. Klnat Horpltal.
Doctor I.elpzllfer, bom lu Ihwland In
1654, was an apostle of free education and
toiicelved the Idea of evening hlph pcliools.
AlthoURh the plan vvus getierally ictrarded
im Impracticable, Doctor f.elpzlKer cpilcldy
hhowed the need of such hchools und they
were a nuccess from the start.
Solomon Wagman Dies Suddenly
Solomon Wairmitn, nlnely-three years old,
for nearly fifty years a Philadelphia wool
impoiter. died Hidden!)- yesterday at his
lesldence, 1961 Noith Patton btreet, Mr.
WHKIliau letllcd ft cm uctlve business ill
1800. Since that time he took pint In the
oncanlzatlou of numerous Jew-IMi charitable
societies. His wife, ten children, thirteen
grandchildren and one treat-grandchild sur
vive. The funeral will be, held from the
residence at 10 o'clock tomorrow moinlns.
J
VERD UN
YPRES
CHAMPAGNE
ARG0NNE
WAR PAINTINGS
EXHIBITION
Made Under Fire by the Oflichd
Painter to the French Armies
J. F. BOUCHOR
Beginning Tuesday, December 4
For 7 Days Only
BELLEVUE-STRATFORD
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I TEUTdNI TENTERWN0
UNA NU0VA OFFENSIVA?
Di Frontc alia Resiatcnza dcgll
ltaliani il Nemlco Sposta
le sue Truppa
1 AUSTRIA PER LA PACE
Durante un Comunttimento Acreo gll
Aviator! ltaliani Abbtittono un
Acroplano Nemico
ROMA, 1 Diccmbre.
Un diHpaccio giunto stamnne an
nunzia cite tcntativi di rinnovare
combaltimcnti di fantcria .sit larga scala
sono stali impcditl da violent! dunj'i di
artiglleria, tuttora in progresso Jwnijo
tuUa la frontc.
Notizie da Verona, la ntiova base
italiana. indicano cite gli Italian! at
tendono cite il nemico tent! una of
fensiva in un nuovo punto.
Da ijtialclie giorno i tedesclii c gli
austro-ungarici banno elTettuatosposla
men'i di truppe lungo il fiumc Piavc e
Kiill'nlli)iano d! Asingo, cd i critic!
militari liaiino espresso la loro opinione
chi' i futuri att.icchl degl! invasorl
snranno dirctti nelln rcgione occidentalc
del prcsenle teatro delta guerra.
I Icdesclii, dopo aver fallito nei tenla
livi di spezzarc lc lince italiane Bulla
frontc del I'iavc e sull'altipiano di Asi
ago, vogliono nra csercitarc le loro
principale pressionc nel scttorc tra il
ilume Aslico cd il Lago di Garda, nclla
Hpcranza di poter avnnzarc in detto set
tore e tagliarln da qucllo mcridionale
lino all'es-tremo limite orientate Sella
pianura vcnetii.
ItOJIA, 1 dlcemlite.
Dalit untitle utllclall Rlunte dalla front
ill luttiiKlla hi rlleva die lumto tutta la
fronte Italiana e' In cotso un vlolet'to boin
biirdnmento da paite delle nrtlffllerle, spe
clalmente sull'iiltlplano dl AslaKO ove Invano
II neinlco so sforza per conseRulre qualche
success1!!. I.n leslstetiza deRll ltaliani con
tlmia vlftoeiwii e durante le loro azlonl of
fensive t'HIlKKoiio null austro-tedeschi per-
dlto cTiislderevoll.
I teuton! hanno ihmovalo tcntativi dl
vnicare II Plave, verso II basso corso. ma
sono stall sempie Impedltl dal Rlusto
vlolento fuoco delle artlKllerle Italiane, co
ndiuvatc da ouelle deUa marina.
Ne'Ie vlclnane di Passarclla ell aiiitro
leieclu teiitiirono dl Bettare un ponto dl
barche sulln Plnvc. e lo avevano cpiaRl ultl
nvtto, ciuando un hioii tore Inglese lo dls
ttr.s.'e col fuoco dl suol cannonl.
Un coinb.ttt'mclilo aereo avvenne sopra
AslnKo e Kll nvlatoil ltaliani rlutclrono ad
abbatteie una inacchlnn nem'.ca.
13c co II 1eto del comunlcato del Comando
Supremo litallano, pubbllcato lerl dal Mt-lilf-teio
de'la (.Jncira In Itoma
.i.a lot'.a dl ait'Rllerla. clie va dl
ventalido sempre plu' Intetica lunuo la
i"eia frint". fu speclalmente dl e"trema
v'-ieiizn nelln zona dl .Melettn. sull'altl
n'ano dl Vx'nen. e "e'la p'pnura Iimipd
il medio eil II h s'.o cirho del flume Plave.
Nelln zona del llttorale Adriatlco Un
nionltore inplcru colpl' e spjszo' un pint"
d' burche die It ntmlci avva Rettato
hui Plave. Me'te v'clnanze ill Pan-nro"a,
fp evi'''nt'"iento ne-eo si .o-Klcsi
nel clelo dl As'aeo ed uii aeroplanl ne
in ci fu alibattut'J. , , ,
I 1 FCora crtte I notl i avjlatoi' bonl
bHidaeouo ertlcacemente un neevmpa
inntu iiem'c-i tni Konza-c e Keltre
l"n dlsii.icclo da Amsterdam reca che 1!
president del conslEllo del nilulstrl Seldler,
durante una seuuta at pariamemo ausjri
aco. ha dlclilarato die l'Austrla e' pront
per 1 neRoliitl per una pace Rjnerale senz:
vlo'axloiil territorial! oil economlehe.
Teleciafano da ParlKl c'.ie 1 delecatl
Consleliu Supremo ill Uucrra lnteralleatt
con un ticno elettrlcj si .sono tecati in vc
tnllloM nv alle ore 10. hanno ln:zlato
discus-Ion! per unlflcai concentrare Ii
condotta della Rucrra
lt riutilune c' stnla picsledula dal Pre1-,
dente del ConsiRllo dsl Jllnlstrl Trance
Cleme'ic iu. JM Statl L'nltl hono rappr
sentatl dal iretierale Hllss c dal colonne
House. 1 uuall cluneio uccomparinatl d
loio alntantl ill canipo,
ln dlspacclo dn Vienna annunzla t
l'Auslila st.i comlucendo I neROzlatl
pace con la ltussla con i-plrlto conclllati
I'll dlspacclo de Pletioxrado annun
che II uoverno del Holshevll.l ha ref.0 p
bllco II tiattato teKieto che era stato e
cluo nl principle! della RUerra tra 1'Ing
teira, la Hussla, la Kraucla e I'ltalta.
II tiattato contlene I patti in base
uuall 1'Italla salebbe cntrata In RUel
e cloe' che IiiRhlltcrtu. Husila e l-'rn
acconsentlvano die l'llnlla si fosse ann
II Treiitlno. II Tllolo nieildioiiale, llstrli
Dalmazta, iilcune Iscle dell'arclpelaRo g
ed ulcunl tenltorl ncII'AH'a Mlnore. e
l'Afrlca.
lAitlcolo iiulndkesinio del trattato tl
"La KrCnclu, riilKhllterra e la rtusal
obbllRano dl sostenere 1'ltnlla nella su
poslzlone a permetteie a rappresen
della Santa Sede 01 fate pat-si dlploi
per la cone luslouc della pace od altr
geieiize peitlnentl 1'uttuale guerra."
Hog Island Lures I'ireincn
51oie than 100 firemen of the city'
depaitment have leslRiied ree'ently II
cept poltlons with higher wases ft
ihlpvard at IIor Island, It was reil
that Uattallon Chief Jlesklll and C.l
Diver wero Incuided In the numb
otllclals would not confirm the rii'"
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