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DATEot
WAR'S END
TO BE KNOWN JAN. 1
EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY,
DECEMBER
CAPTURED
.lent. J. HARVKV DOUCIIAS
oorth C'nnndUn .Mnunted HlBm
nnA ThHlllnV Tatm nf It. l'.M.l-
of K WnnndMt t'unmtliin Officer who
That nnd Other Information
Will Be Found in the
Mummers' Pnrndc
1II Into the Hand of Ilin l'.nrmr.
Wopyrloht, 1D17, bu l'e J'ubl.'o Ledger tyMiHiny'
CORKSCREW PROJECTILE
That and tlio "Onc-Mcol-n-Dny"
l'loat Arc Amonir Prom-
iscd Novelties
Stop u-orrylns about tlio duration of
tlio war. Thcro Is no need of rucsslng
further 113 to when It will end. If you
will curb your anxiety until January 1
you will learn tho exact Unto that tho
conflict will ccaeo, tho placo whero tho
finishing round will bo fousht and other
details which will ha of much Interest.
On this day considerable light will also
bo ehed on tho causio of tho war nnd
many of tho present camouflages will be
laid bare.
This nnd moro Information of a rather
.tartllnB naturo will bo found In tho
mummers' parade. It will ba told by
weirdly dreesed' prophets nnd clciilltla
contrivances which will appear among
the exhibits
Jinny now doath-deallntr devlecs will
also bo displayed In tho moving cornlvri
of MirprUcs, Among others which will
Ki t-hown Is tho corkscrew projectile,
This Is said to be one of tho most dan
Herons of dentil .messengers. In addi
tion to tnUIng a zigzag coureo It travels
In n clrclo at tho xumo tlmo and Is cal
culated to reap lives In all directions.
A mode! of this projectllo will bo shown
nn a long float, but In order to prevent
any undue commotion It will bo fired
only at dummy soldiers, ny way of
intra precaution tho shell will bo mado
'f pastehoard.
In tho way of more peaceful exhibits
thero will bo a float on which will bo
t-hown that man can llvo or. ono mcnl a
!.;. It Is said that this does not apply
lolely to nctora nnd authors, but also
to practical human beings who work for
.1 Urine This float will tend to proro
that tho plans advocated by Mr. Hoover
nra only Scratching tho mirfaco of econ
omy.
T)Y NIOIIT time. June 6, my tempore---
turc, which was taken regularly
twlco a day, was very high. I was fcol
Ing very 111 nnd not taking much Inter
est In life.
Tlio next morning when tho doctor
removed tho dressing he dlscorercd that
nan Kns poisoning in tlio wound. Ho wulklns or Hallam down for a clean
called In tho surgeon, nnd they held a i sheet or a pair of trousers. Hn would
consultation nnd decided to amputate carry Tho empty bottle down wrapped
my arm. I wnsn't keen on this, and I around with the dirty clothes to bo ex
told them ro. They said I would prob- chanced for tho clean ones which would
ably die If I didn't havo the operation. ' hldo the bottle on Its return trip.
i wa no uisgusted at being a prisoner , " mis was tne parcel room, which
order from one of the doctors articles of
mis naturo could be becured from a llttla
red-headed German named I.oefelslnd,
who wns In charge. Ho nlt.o UeDt guard
over tho store of methylated spirit for
hospital usa. He was not ncrso to mak
ing a little money now and then, and'
we uscu to securo n imttio of this
precious liquid for our lltt o rtoro at
th price of a mark. We would send
of war that I didn't caro what haouened was tho
to me. They held n long conrcrsatlon Patients.
and finally decided to wait a dny or eo
to see how the wound progressed. Thank
goodness, they did. If I had not been
In such good health when I was wounded
I would probably havo cashed In.
That day a man camo In with a tlgn
board for the head of my bed I felt
llko a convict when I saw my number
.1.29. Under the word "Krankhelt" was
Zvrbrefhung compl links Untornrms,
MaschlncgewehraechUHs" (complicated
fsacturo uf left fore-arm, shot from
machlno gun). I suppose this was put
there to remind mo that I did not have
hydrophobia or any other disease. At
the bottom was chalked a large II, nnd
a list of tho articles Included In Diet II.
There wero two kinds of diet, and the
only difference between them, no far as
i could mako out, was the number,
GOOD HOOTS DISAPPUAIl
ttutklnii emptied nil tho valuables
from tho pockets of my-uniform and
carefully removed tho badges. Ho did
tho Mima tot Wells and carried our
clothes off. to ho washed. Every pris
oner on 'Mering tho hofpltal had his
clothes taken from him nnd sent to tho
laundry. Hospital clothes wero Issued
when ho was nblo to get up, nnd on
leaving for camp his rlotheB, which wero
tied in a bundle and kept In racks In thn
basement, wero again given to him.
Ho very seldom got his original uniform
complete, us tho boches had a great,
liking for good boots, and often helped
themselves. The Russians Buffered par
ticularly In this respect.
I havo seen ltusslans In logs lined
up In tho courtyard wnltintr tn im t.-ik.n
As only flvo days remain for completing j a ' camp, h'omo of them were with
ntrnngcmentH for tho big show. Common I out rocks and had nothing on their feet
Councilman John II. Italzley, chairman I but thi hospital i-Upperx. Thev were
of 'Councils' New Year Committee, Is I "fori without n tunic, to say nothing c-f
kept on tho lump. Ho makes a dally ! " ereat. coat,
tour of the nummier club headquarters. TIIINKtxn of HOMK
i , ....... .. .,. ............... M.in i... - .. ... . . . suiinoriuu
wu hi : ui in hiumv .....uu .., .uy nrsi mreo wecic.j In the Iioajita i. ,,.,.,, tho watchful eyes of tho dor
r,11 llin cliftMurd tirrl rta rr.nr,l.lir.!ilr- t ti. tw.l 1... ...............,,.. ... ... It PJSV in" iiii-iiiui .. . .,v v,w
.... ..... ......... ,.. . .- - ( .....-V.-V-. .v uiirttiiumiy, .,10.11 or run......... t..
Mrf nn t'n... T ... ...... . ll,a. j.i
most Interesting for tho
t thi: PAncni, itooxi
Tho parcel room was In charge of a
German Unterodlzler (noncommissioned
officer) who had on his Hafr llvo or six
Kngllsh nnd Trench soldier nnd ono
Itusalan iiergeant-majur. Ono or two
members of tho staff, accompanied by a
hospital orderly, would go to tho station
with a small handcart and collect the
parrels when their urrhul was an
nounced. Word toon Went round tho
hospital that a certain number of parcels
had come, and tho excitement was In
tenso until the list was sent round giving
the names, of tho winners. In thn mean
time tho serial iiumbetn which were
stamnwi nn nvrrv HArrcl when It U'nn
censored wero entered In a book opposite I
tlio nanio of the recipient. Tho parcels
wero then opened and tho scaled tins ex
tracted. On each tin was printed In ink
thn hospital number of tho man to whom
It bMongcd and then It was placed In a
unall room used for tho storing of food
stuffs belonging to prisoners.
When this work had been completed
tho men wero allowed to enter Iho parcel
rom one by ono and tako away tho . In 1'hlkidelphl.i
packages und unsealed tins to tneir
wards. Hvery man was notified of tho
number of sealed tins that Had been
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"LONG LIVE THE KING"
CpvHtht. 1917. Lr Mry Itolrti nintbsrt old th PuUle ldrfr Omrsnr.
A Human Story of Chltd-Deslre. Court
Intrigue and txive, tho Latest Novel
Ky MARY ROBERTS RINEHART,
&H94m J
CHAl'TEK XI Conllimeil ' The chauffeur ceased struggling and
rtt.-t.-xo n miiu. Lesl.le tho car, i " nsiiJ brake. His head was ttlll
i this thin trAV ha'
think It Is. I give you my '
' that if you advise m cot
I teturn and liberate, you."
1 Ho was very proud ot-htt Mki
J hd thought It out carefully. Hn
lererytlitng to gain and nothlaC'Wr
"i"'i' .by t except, perhaps. iiM Il.'
"Certainly." N'lkky reDlled
! 1 llllll U (llUh ..ill... P--. ------ -- , ... I....1 a . . . 1 llfll l 1 II 111 ISt ( A Ik. ..... A I. ..!.. 1 . . l .
.. ni n Hm iiv Bettlne his on-. """"' ut naving qono tiiat. no com-i - " " i"c i-i.ut .u iiicii'uiui owl iu no miew no wnn wv
inrrtTnto stooping iMt"n over tho' '"''I a struggle moro furhus than ' earth-although that will not bo neces- take a citizen f Rkrnte BriMW.iA
ffitelWwVf to 'nful'1u'- -' f hV" 7? hMM' ?n'' bf0RUi0 ' O0""1 l,1 B therolXlr,warM,MhlnH,,'OUl fB J
jn&if's .1,:r,t,oist"htslknTot z ' S-sscs i Xrt' dr8 r; Thcn r-- !y : F-m
ealel that he Una lost ins Knuo in me . .... I 'NOW where does the letter go? I havo ' served. "If I com back. ro MiHt
melee. And fcecond thought gave him a The chauffeur wakened, ten mlnutm n fancy for delivering It myself," rleht If I do n7 lher ri a mW
better plan. After all. to get the letter ater. to And hlmsellf securely tied with' -If I ,c, volll tll(115r I Jf StaiirVrbK t-os.lblllU.1 itojf'
was not overythlng. To know Its des- his own' towing ropo and lying ex-' -This: If you tell n.e, m-nnerl,-. ..,.1 ..VIT.1 JZ?JZ;!2Z.ZX J '"f.
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KE&TlNN HELD IN J0HEM1A
Emmy Dcsthin, famous prlmit
ilontm of tho Metropolitan
Opera Company, is bcitiR held
n virtual prisoner of the Aus
trian Oiovernmcnt at her home
in Hohcmin, according to u
statement just mndo by Fred
eric 0. I'enl'icld, former Am
bassador to Austria.
iiiiation wouiu ne imporinm. no i.iiu n uruu-i)- o in mu i-uiiu ui ui-nui. nc-. nu goes wen, I will return and relensm "nd I yuufs" said N'ikkr
tlmo to think further. Tho messenger side hint on tho ground sat a steady-! you. If 1 do not return, naturally you The chauffeur took & final
was coming down tho kU-p. not eyeu young man witn u cut lip, Tho will not bo released. And. for fear you inn und. n far n lm could see.
stealthily, but clattering, with tho ring oung man had l.gbted a cigarette and 'meditate a trencher, 1 shall gag you final shuddering look at tho vaUta1' j
Nlkky flung his long length Into the lured sldo of his mouth. dlstsnco In tho wood wn Just passed.! "I will tell you." ho raid ullely'.'y,ia
n.. .... h.i ,i.a v..i..t.n.t if u-nn I 'T.,U hu ... no -., ...v. .... .. i And. bei.lUSO von nre n. Iil-nvn mar, nt..1 rt v vls f ti.-r TtrlMfTtf '.'.uf
.I'tltlVUII, tilt.. IIIUIU .1WU..1V... .. -..-.. wua. ..n ru.'il ..o ww ..j ,. j .v (I. mr - -- ..... ........ ...... WV.....1Ut.u 1mvlM.U f j .
oari; cnougn 10 conceal nun, inn iim.j a ' kihi .mkkj, we snail navo u iiiiic
was a largo body In a tmall pluio. ln , tall;"
ev,r. tho chauffeur only glanced at tli-, T10 chauffeur muttered something In
car. kicked u tlru with a practiced foot , afHUi ,m(ol!) ot Kiirnla.
and got In. "Come, cornel" Nlkky observed.
Ho headed for the open country- "Speak up. No hiding behind strange
Very soon his passenger knew that ho I tongues. Hut first. 1 hao the letter.
. was In for a long tide possibly, a cold . That tnves your worolng about it. .
I rldo certainly. Within tho dty limits You can clear your mind for action."
i the car moved decorously, but when tho : ... hriV), a fM friend." he said. .
suburbs wero teaene.l thn urivor put on ..,,, ...u .a, irt.er ,,, ,. - ,n ,,.
IO ar x haw tki.mmi:i rnr.i mt
all his power.
j N'lkky grew very uncomfortable. Ills
long legs itched. Tho place between tho
shoulders w hero tho conclergo had
, lauded his powerful blows throbbed and
boat. Also ho was nuzzled, nnd he
hated being puzzled. He was unarmed,
EMMY DESTINN PRISONER I too. Ho disliked that most of all. Gen
1VT imur i-v- nniiPMi 4 I l'ro,1" l,)'1ln. ',0 fo" lllH I"".loii htl
IN HOME IN IsOIIEMIA mlllatlng. Ho was a soldier, not a py.
-- - - Ills training had been to light, not to
Prima Donna's Indecision Results in I hide and watch.
Ucrv.-iHn.i nf IWrnit- fr. I.envo ! Nlkky, nH -ugh no thinker, was not
Country
ATL.ANT1'! CITY. lnv. i7 -lhnniy
Destlun. grand opera prima doutia, a
fmorlto with thousands- of music lovcrd
Is a prisoner of the .
Austrian Government, interned in Un-
hcmla, when but for a "woman's hide-1
clslon" fln inltht be singing In Amerlcn i
placed to his credit. When ho required, Kredcrli t'ourlhind l'enlleld, lately;
ono of tho latter ho went to tho base- ambassador to Vienna, cleared up the I
ment tnrrying with him plates, cups i mystciy mu rounding tho whereabouts of .
or any other container he could get hold ' the ginnd t.per.i. ktor in a ctatenienti
of. Th'o tins were opened nnd dumped , lure Ho said:
Into theso receptacles. This regula- ".hn is In lloheml.i. where she owns I
tl-n waa enforced to prevent prisoners , n rural castlo In a village. When wjth-
recelvlng compasses or other articles or , In two or threo months of the tlmo
lit.o when escaping wh'clt might bo en
closed very easily In tho ftilso bottom
a foot, and he knew rather better te.in
moit what dangein threatened tho
lountry from outside nit well. Also, In
the back of hl.n Impulsive bead was a
destination. Hut what that destlna
tluii lo you are to tell me."
Tim nun on the ground grinned far
donlcally. "You know better than to
nt.k that." ho said "I will never U 11 '
Oll."
Nlkky hud thought thing.? out fairly
well, for him. In thnt ten minutes. In ,
a buMncss-lIke fashion he turned the i
prostnitu prisoner on his Fide, so that '
ho faced towaul thn chasm. A late
moon showed Its depth nnd the vu'ley in
which tho At- flowed swiftly. And hav
.111? thus faced him toward the net
world, Nlkky. throwing away his ciga
rette because It hurt bin llti. nut stone
or two from tho loadway behind his
923 MARKET STREET '
For Tomorrow, the Latt of Oar Famoat Friday Saltt ot tkt
Year, We Have Prepared the Most Generous Money-Saving Bar
gains Ever Offered.
9iff0r&u6w
sort .f doggedipial'ty that was near to I prisoner ami anchored him thiro. Then
obstinacy. Ha bad started, this thing'10 '"t down nnd waited. Hxcept that
and ho would see It through. And a. ''Is ear3 wero burning, he was very
tho car approached tho bonier, he In tan calm,
to realize that this was not of tho Ter-. "Any newnV" he asked, at the end of
COATS! COATS!
rorl&ts tit home, but something sinister
abroad.
l'or some time they climbed steadily
ten minutes' unbroken silence.
His prisoner said nothing. He was .
.limning, doubtless Weighing things.
of a tin. By means of a little diplomacy
nnd fdelght-of-hunil wo were very often
nbl.i to get an unopened tin to our
r'oin without being detected. I tucked
many u tin Into tho bro-.d sling which
supported my plaster cast nnu mus goi
mountain, anil a. falling back gear by
gear, until they climbed slowly In tho
rho wou'd leielve her flnal papers '0;', , .
rho went there, lly treaty agreement Mkky unfolded his length quietly. Tho
between Austrta-Hungniy nnd the United !"0'"s worn i.-rlndlng, tho drUcr bent
States .1 subje, t of tho monarchy re , low olcr "Is wheel. ery deliberately,
tiiilns a full sullied until the last Amer. "ow that ho knew what ho was going
lean turners nre Issued. After much I o do, Nlkky unbuttoned his tuniu and
Hut Nlkky. who knuw the road, bided li I ,0"'. '" ' H 'lfe n "" 'rayal. a fam-
tlme. Then at last, at 2 o1ock. came ' ". f l' " "f ','" , .
the rteep nsrent to the wry crest ot the , ;' ft..'' ,"'1"lM' V Y agJ-i"- '
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negotiation I obtained for her a permit
allowing Mndam I'estlnn and her wom
an Herniary tn ipilt the country on
condition that sho leavo within forty
( 1. i..i.1 n..... u'.M fi . Gf .tin
tnir nerfnrmanen. or. llroail slreet nr.Tt ' I'lt... T M-nu ..,. ut..i. ..., .,,.... ...... ''l. -" " '"v ' '. '".. . ... .1
TuVdav linueli inVAre.t i,. V. . raclia vh'cU h''a '"" uUntl"!, cr "ouios eight hours. Her plight Is a pathetic
neenll'o the fact that sever-.l hundreds ZL f i h J, "''"'l ,l!olne "'J belonging to tho patients. Each bundle Mciry t,r fomlnlne Indecision. Instead
neepito the ract that se-.er.il hundreds around inc. I lay thinking of homo nnd bore a tag with tha name of tho man f. m,.V,- . ,mr iad.ini Dellnn
&2 SSrr,'""-0?? T:jinK w,wn W,ul1 '" - ShSmkW-nic.V Whenapanywas pUlti!l Xo ''elapse. " Khe
MoIIIgh, who will be stago manage" of
iho big carnival, says the parado will be
better In quality than that of former
years.
On account of tho reduction In number
of trains to and from Philadelphia, hun
dreds of out-of-town visitors will como
from New York, Haltimore and other
duo to leave for camp tncro v.as greac j wasted tho tlmo allotted in foolish
excitement In tho parcel room, sortlnh preparation and when It had cxplied
out mo ciouies lor no mrn wui wci.j
going. Very often It would be found
Theio wero threo nuns in tho hosplta'
who were the1 only women on the staff
with the exception of those worklnt? in
the kitchen. Two of them nnslstil lnii.t !-... ...,-v n,.i....igrv nrflUa erre
tho operating room and tho other did all I missing, and a hurried nttempt would I
tho X-ray work. Ono named Sclm ester nn mado lo substltuto theso from bun-
(sister) Hdelberta was very nlco to us ,ies belonging to men who had died or
MlO mado a POint Of Visit. nrr ,.l!l- rr.nml.. .l. ..Mil I., l-lirt lwtnnltnl. V lle,l I
nearby cities by auto to seo tha pageant, j almost every day. Two or threo limes' to Imaglno thn day when tho war would
sho brought flowers from tho chapel, be over and tho last man was to leave, j
which the placed In water on tho lock- Wo wondered whether ho would wear
crs bcMdo our boK She often spoke anv more clothes than Adam.
oi ncr brothers, uno of them Waa
In a German Iteglment of Guaids and
li I
was addressed to a border town in l.i.-J
onla. Hut Mia town lay far behind 1
iiiein. mo address, then, was a false
ono. He whistled softly. Ho was not,
as a fact, as calm as ho looked. He
had nevtr thrown ri man oer a preel
plo. before, and ho disliked thn Idea,
l'ortunately, his prisoner did not know
lh.. HeIdes, supposo ho did push
him MM.' l.r..., ...... .. ' .
plan ho had In mind, rash under mir :, ........ .J '"... " ""finely
clreumstanceii. in a moMr.g car-i-ar- uTact e.vo m,,. -.VJi .. ,vV,l"u !
tlcularly rash here, where between the I befe i!aXr Tvon T '
rllff and a pietlplco that fell far away I Half an hour
below, was only a winding ribbon of, "(-ome, come." raid Nikky r.errelv
uneven road. . "Wo nro Insimr im.- ..- ..i,..V"CP11
S'o ho waited a moment. loveles". nn ton. Ills swollrn n,', .im ,i... ",,." I
Tremendously Sacrificed!
500 HIGH-GRADE $19.75 to $24.75 '
ilk Plush and Cloth
COATS
OFFERED TOMORROW AT
slippil It off It was a rash thing, this
HANCOCK MEN QUIT
PI. AY MIR KKAI. WORK i!??a. -" ' ? ftt.ntMnco the .
4L M. M. A VTAW IIUIAU I I J MXMtWk't 1
tcoNxiNrnn TOMOitnow.
WILL USE CHURCHES
TO STRESS WAR AIM
CAMP HANCOCK, Augusta, (la., Dec
27.
Drill began this morning, tho Christ'
WIMCIM-IiAItt.':. Pa., Uee. 2T Of
ficials of the Wllkes-Ilarre Street Hull-
way Company havo issued a call for
nlng of tho war ; tho other had lost nart
of his hand nnd was at heme. Sho
1 wont regulaily to tho chapel threo times
SnecilllizGfl Drills lJetfiil. 1W I a aui' i'! I'Wycd for the snfety of her
, . . ,- . " brother at tho front nnd for tho end of fpnf.. :,, Votinn.Wiilo Cnmnaifn to
Platoons, HI Vai'lOUS the war. ' V xsuon'",(" .'i"npnBn
War Trinbo " ,ho occa!',o' of theso Islts tho .Show Tcrmanent Tcaco Is
' ' "r 1 TICKS conversation was weird and wonderful Sought
to l-.ear. Our German was becomlnr 1
undoubtedly mora nucnt. but rur- vo-, ,-f.' VOKK. Uec. 27.- The Church
cabulary was very limited. Schwester I .. , . . ,. M.
Edelberta was very religious nnd dld Poaco Hnlon announces a nation-wide
not believe any ona could tell a He Gray campaign of education through tho
supremo Issues ot tno war as in-j mo cars at mis time.
tod by rresiuent Vinson in ins I
moatncA fr, l-irnrreq. Thn c.lninalim tffTVnt?!? iTlTl P.W
..a .1,,,.,. dldn t bcther hlrn In tho snehtfiRl. 1T. ' ' "... "". - ---- --- . "- ku..w.. ...4,..
a'lc' ."... . .. - --. ------- .---" : --- uin i,rt nndorta ien jointly witn
tho Leacuo to linforce Peace and will
bo In chargn of a committee of ten, of
tho Ileal authority forbado her to tuke
tho train. That Is why Philadelphia
this winter has no 'Olrl of tho Golden own, of course: bo waa far too pool
ucm .--no nouiiiiess win ne iietnined , and Ho countud on ono tiling; an nuto
In Aiistttn-Htingnry until the end of the mobile driver acts from the spinal cord,
war" land not from the brain. Therefore hli
brain my bo seething with Ii thousand
frenzies, hut he will shovo out clutch
and brake feet In an emergency, and
hold them out.
So it happened. Tho man's hands left
tho wheel, but ho rtopptd his car. Not
too soon. Not beforo It had struck the
cliff, nnd then taken a sickening curve,
toward tho odiro of tho precipice. Put
stop It did on tho rery edgo of eternity,
and tho chauffeur held It there.
"Set tho hand brake!" Nlkky r-ald.
Tho lamps wero near enough tho edge.
may my. and then, with one ' was nervous n ..,,...., ... v.. ., .
singularly rlllcleut gesture, he Hung his I hit prisoner, hi desperation might roll
tunic over tho chauffeur.! head. Ho over the edge himself, wtilr'h would be
drovo a car himself, did Nlkky not bis most uncomfortable.
i win mi you." he said. "And you
will freo me. And after that
STREET CAR CO. CALLS
FOR WOMEN CONDUCTORS
I'rofcrenco Will He (Jivcu at Wilkes-
linrrc to Ucl.itives of Employes
Who Enlist
to mako application for , o ,naI.(1 ,,,, aitzy
as Btriet-car conductors. 1'ref- .
mas holidays having ended, and tn mar- u" t ''old conversations with her on ,..'
tlal music, played by tho regimental all sorta of subjects, but usua ly re-1 ,""",;
bands, tho men went to work shortly llRion. His German waa terrible, but that ',ne
didn't birther him In tho slightest, lie
Thn trninlnir this week la morn of n went right ahead making the most glar-
cpeclallzed order. Tho new work given '" mistakes tn grammar and Inserting
tho platoons In each company, which English words- whero ho did not know
causes the men to bo divided up accord- j -bo German. A great deal of gestlcula
lng to their skill along specllled lines, Hon and pantomlmo helped her to un
makes tho work .moro Interesting for derstand.
them. Tho spirit of individual rivalry ! ,no .d" II0 Ma ller 'lhat be was a
can bo brought Into play In order to uuu, "' ""'"" Bu'-", """" ""u mat
mat
women
nosltlons
renoo will bo glen women relatives of
employes who enlist.
The women will not bo employed m .
inotormen until necessity demands. Of
ficials say the labor shortage Is be-1
ginning to appear bcrlous nnd that they !
could placo several women conductors on i
A HMDE
ikidav l.vr.Nisr., nnrKHium sn
Al'AIIKMV Or MUSIC
THE MESSIAH
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Jk lleuutlfiil miIIk In a l.ot of
fiJI ful.rlr, trltimiiiiiM nml ttle fe:
!'ier.! use a rare bjrealn.
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Iko for greater effort.
In tho grenade and bomb throwing.
tho accuracy required in this branch is
ho exacting that tho soldiers are divided
up Into teams, ono lining up on ono sldo
f a given tp.L'o nnd another group on
tho other. Then each sldo in turn
throws to tho other side, with tho Intent
of reaching a designated marl;
which William II. Taft. president of
the league. Is a member. The announced
lini will bo to point out thit tho funda
mental purpose of the war Is a perma
nent peace guaranteed by a league of
nations.
part of their religious rites Involved the
burning of bones. Ho Invited her to I o i
present one dny at this ceremony. I W'ilson Line Cuts Service
She went away very much Impressed. I ,IINUTON- j),,',, lice. 27. -
up. I put my feet on the floor nml then I I'la . IcllLv.0 th. helgnt congestion.
knew nothing more until I found my
self back in bed. IVatlclna nnd Hallam
had been htandlng nearby and caught
mo na I fainted. Later on lu the day
Miss Drnm Lost Nineteen Pounds,
l?ut Gaineti a Soldier Husband I
NirVV YOniC, Dec. 27. Tho head-,
quartern of tho National iVomiri'n party
in this city has learned that JIlss
Alice Dram, noted as tho prettle.st nnd j
youngest of tho "hunger strikers," had
been married for moro than a month I
Miss Dram was married November 30 '
to (""barlci Kmenon Itldgen, u roldlcr .
at Camp Merrttt, Tonally, "V. .!., threo
days nfter sho was releuised from tha i
hei eaf ter Its boats will make only threw Occo.pian workhouse, v'hoio sho was
round tilps a day between this city and , Incarcerated with a number of other)
T'cnnsgiove. nils will givo mure inneco hiiiio iiousn picaris .-ovemoer ii. jicr
In
tho Wilson I.ine ha- announced that
A spirit of sportsmanship pervades . FaVun for ten minutes, but had such ' load freight nnd er.ablo tho lino to relieve I hunger strike had caused her to loss
.cu ....w... .......o ..........h. ..-iu ., i,!gi, temperature at night that I was
is. nevertheless tho seriousness of the sit-! ,10t ttiIowea up again for three or four
nation In theso mciiH minds. What Is ,iaySi wi,en I wan given a completo scf
true of tho grenado and bomb-throwing, , of hospital clothes,
where tho bklll acquired in baseball Is . Ah soon ns I was strong enough I
brought Into play. Is truo also In bayonet mado a tour of Inspection of my new
practice, whero agility cornea Into nlav
An olllcial check of tho Twonty-elghth
Division of tho United States Army, en
camped at Camp- Hancock yesterday
xhowed that only fifty men wero nbsent
without leave. With 30,000 soldiers en
camped here, officers are highly grati
fied over tho showing. It Is a splendid
record, especially as reports from other
.Southern camps Indicate scores nf sol
diers absent without leave, ono ranging
as high ns 400.
tho rom-estlon. Tho company has a num
ber of s boats running on tho line from
Philadelphia lo Hog Island for tho
Government.
nineteen pounds nnd sho had Leon
Invallued to ber married tlstcr's homo
In Wllllamsport, la. Tho two had
ocen engaged bevcral years.
HIGH HEELS AND SKIRTS
ESCAPEBRITISH RULES
Uppers of Women's Boots, However,
Como Under Restric-
r tion
IX3NTON", Dec 27. Tho British Gov
' crnment'a reported Intontlon to. regulate
the height of women's shoes resulted In
a fuslllado of questions fired at tho cab
inet spokesman In tho IIouso ot Com
mons recently.
"Is tho Government aware of tha
ecarclty of leather, and will It tako
steps to prohibit tho manufacture of
high boots for women?" asked Lord
Claud Hamilton.
"Will tho height of lieols bo limited
also?" queried another member.
"Will an order bo undo for tho
lengthening of petticoats?" asked Sir J,
D. Itecs.
Tho cabinet spokesman answered that
... "It had been decided to Issue an order
prohibiting tho manufacture of boots
for womon with uppers of more than
a specified height." Ho Ignored tho In.
qulrles as to heels and petticoats. .
CHANDLER WILL ATTACKED
Ex-Senator's Son Cites Undue In
fluence as Grounds for Contest
. PORTSMOUTH, N. II., Dec. 27.
j Charging that an older half-brother used
undue Influence on his father, John V. II.
Chandler, of this city, tho youngest son
' of tho lato William E. Chandler, former
United States Senator from New Hamp
shire, announced last night that he will
;,; . take steps at onco to break tho will.
: The estate Is between '1150,000 and
'. S200.00CI.
. TTnder tho terms. of tliA wilt h rntntA
fi It divided among the three sons of tho
Senator by his llrst wife, John I. II,
Chandler, son by a second wife, was not
mentioned except for tho statement- that
he wan provided for elsewhere. Ho re
cently Inherited the estate of his mother.
,, Jlrs. Mary Jlaie unanaier, presumably a
fAM olle'- He - hllrS , William ,.D,
OMMMT, editor ..oi u CMsWrti Monitor,
home, Tha hospital contained about
llvo hundred beds, mostly occupied by
Ilussians. Thero wero about nfty Kng
llsh patients nnd tho samo number of
French. Tho wards were, all full and tho
corridors on ,every landing, were clut
tered up with beds to accommbdato the
overflow.
Tho building was of four stories and '
constructed in the shape of tho letter I
"I..." Thero was a pmall paved court
yard tn the center, Inclosed on two sides
by the hospital, and on the other two by
high brick walla In tho rear of prlvato
houses. In this courtyard, and against
ona of tho walls, was a small stono
building used as u mortuary. It nearly i
always contained tho bodies of onp or
two patients awaiting burial. Almost '
over" day we would ueo a stretcher cov.i
ercd witn a wnito wiect carrieu acrors to
tho mortuary,
A DIT OP GItAFT
In ono corner of the yard was a pig
pen and chicken run. Tills was tho pri
vate property of the Inspector of tho
hospital, who used his Government posi
tion to great advantage. The stench
arising from tlio pis pen made this cor
ner of tha courtyard almost uninhabit
able. Wo had no other placo to tuke ex
ercise, and between the pigs and the
Ilussians wo preferred to stay Inside.-
In tho basement wbb a room used for
tho storing of clean hospital clothing
and bed llnon. On obtaining a written
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"HE HOME OF STYLE & ECONOMY!
Announcement is made that the
regular spring issue of the
Philadelphia telephone directory
will go to press on Friday,
January 4th, 1918
The Bell Telephone
Co, of Penna,
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Paramount-Artcraft
Pictures Have Their
FIRST PRESENTATION
IN PHILADELPHIA
In This City's Two Leading Photoplay Theatres
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hiirket Street Above 16th
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Where they nre screened In the most advantageous manner, amid
most appealing environment, perfect ventilation, oriuinnl Ideas nnd
with prog-rams of nrtlstic music excellently rendered and other features
that make the Stanley and the Arcadia
THI? THEATRES OF QUALITY, PRESTIGE
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GUARDS
AND FIREMEN
Wanted to Protect
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HOG ISLAND SHIPYAR
An opportunity for physically sound men, between
111 and CO years, or exempted men over 2G years, to do
active patriotic work. A minimum helffht of B feet
7 inches und satisfactory references aro necessary.
Men with Rolice, army or navy experience specially
desirable for cuard duty.
Good pay, with clothing, board nnd lodging pro
vided. Experienced FIREMEN arc needed nt once.
Trolleys Take Itouto 37 (Chester Short Line) cmlloute SH
(Inland Road Line), which chu tic i-etched by cars, oil
Itoutes 11, 15. 13. 35. 30 anil 70. FANE, Be. Companys
cars meet P. It. T. cars at 94th street. CMO and 7:40 a. in.,
und run direct to the ynrd with FHlH service.
Boat haves Chestnut St. Wharf 12 Noon and S:S0 P; M, Safurd
cit'reet to Hog Island v . ,??
Apply at Employment Office, Hog: Island,
Sat., Dec. 29, between 1 and 4.P.M., with
Discharges from Army or Navy 'and Rf
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