Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, January 21, 1918, Postscript Edition, Page 5, Image 5

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ALL COAL SHIPMENT
RECORDS ARE BROKEN
Rush of Trains From Mining
Regions to the Big Indus
trial Centers
HELP GARFIELD'S ORDER
Twenty-ono Hundred Cora Sent
From Reading Within Twenty
four Hours'
HEADING, l'a., Jan, 21
It was the creAtest dar In the history
of the Heading Hallway for tho shipment
of coal. Every loeomotho and every
crew was pressed Into service and Sat
urday nlcht TOO carload wero sent
through. Yesterday 1400 more were for
warded. This Is ft record unprece
dented when It Is stated that the recent
nt erase for twenty-four hours has been
1200.
Tho coal trains were given rlcht of
way over nil others except thoso loaded
H'lth rerlshablo foodstuffs and material
consigned to the Government. Tie-ups
wero prevented by consigning only 00
per cent capacity to each locomotive,
bouble-htaders hauled n largo quantity
of soft coal. Philadelphia and vicinity
will get mors than their full sharo of-!
the hard coal shipments.
The company was equally busy In
sjndlnir empty cars back to tho mines
urM ofllclals expect to havo tho best of
the situation by tomorrow.
rOTTSVILMJ. Pa.. Jan. 21. Super
intendent "V. II, Keffer was personally
In charge of the movement of coal trains
from tho yards of tho Philadelphia and
Heading Coal and Iron Company at St
Clair, and 00 cars, containing more
than 10,000 tons of coal, wero started to
Philadelphia between midnight and 5
o'clock last evening,
This was done notwithstanding the
temperature early this morning was
below sero and tho stiffness of rolling
stock mado all movements of trains
slow. On this account locomotives were
hauling much smaller trains. A "Long
John" locomotive was only required to
pull twenty-flvo cars and tho 1600 class
thirty-five cars. The 1700 class, the big-
sest typo of locomotives, pulled fifty
cars.
SIIAMOKIX, Pa Jan. 21. Anthra
cite shipments toward Philadelphia were
heavier than at nny tlmo since tho
coal congestion became ncftte. Every
available engine and trainman, Including
passenger ci ws, was in service and coal
was given preference over all other
transportation. Extra firemen were on
many of the engines to aid In keeping up
steam, and despite a temperaturo of
from 8 to 14 degrees below zero, coal
was moved with unbroken regularity.
Short trains and short hauls featured the
eoal-speedlng railroading of the day and
will bo continued today. Almost as
rapidly as the blockaded tracks were
opened moro cars wero brought In, and
full time for the collieries Is expected for
the week.
COXXKLLSVIMjE, Pa Jan. 21.
Coke production in the Connellsvllle
region will show an Increaso of 83 per
cent within the next few days as a
result of the national fuel administra
tor's live-day closing order, according
to heads of leading companies. Con
gestion on the local sidings of tho Haiti
more and Ohio Itallroad was relieved to
a marked degree yesterday, and the car
supply snowea pronounced improvement
Production of coke In this reelon for
the last two weeks has been less than i
50 per cent of normal as a result of I
a shortage In tho car sudiiIv ami In. i
ability to get loaded cars moved from
sidings.
IIAZDETOX, Pa.. Jan. 21. The Le
high Valley Railroad canceled all branch
passenger trains for today and will use
the locomotives and crews for the haul
nge of coal. Crews havo been brought
from Croxton to help out.
HAItniSnURa, Jan. 21. Tho Penn
sylvanla Railroad moved several thou
sand carloads of coal through the liar
rlsburg and the Enola yards, much of
the movement coming from tho con
gested tracks between here and Altoona.
The movement on both Pennsylvania
and Heading lines was heavier than for
several weeks on Sunday, but the com
panies would give out no figures.
SHi:.VAN'DOAII. Pa Jan. 21. There
was marked activity' here to hasten re
lief of tho coal famine. A 'number of
colllcr'es had car loaders and shippers
out loading and shipping all Coal cars
available, which aro coming slowly owing
to tho ncute congestion, while the differ
ent railroads had extra crews and power
at work rushing the coal to tho eastern
and western markets.
STATE'S BANKS WILL
'NOT BE CLOSED
HAURISBirrta, Jan. 21. Governor
nrumbaugh will do nothing toward clos
ing the banking Institutions of the State
on Mondays. Under the Garfield orders
the State governments have the right
to close the banks and1 trust companies
on the next ten Mondays, but In Penn
sylvania only the Legislature can desig
nate legal holidays.
The Governor recommended in his
statement on the fuel orders several
days ago that the freight embargo and
the movement of coal might be aided
by the bringing In of 16,000 soldiers
acquainted with railroading and now In
the southern cantonments. However, he
has no power over the soldiers in the
camps and railroad men generally ha.vo
criticized the suggestion adversely for
the reason that the movement of so
many men would tie up the railroads
mora than f.iey are now.
The Governor rays he may ask the
Judges of the counties to recommend to
the saloonkeepers that they close (heir
bars on the heatless Mondays, but so
far he has done nothing. He has no
power to close the saloons.
RAILROADS FIGHT ZERO
COLD TO RUSH TRAINS
NBW YOIIK, Jan. 21. Desplto
weather conditions even worse than
have prevailed for the last fortnight,
railroads in tho eastern territory are
battling valiantly to untangle the con
gestion which mado necessary the dras
tic fuel embargo. Reports received at
ine omca of A. II. Smith, assistant dl
lector general of railroads, told of the
desperate efforts being mado to move
trains.
The' severe cold has slowed up trafllo
and hampered unloading and clearing of
ma n lines, yards, tracks and terminals.
Wort: of takinir loaded coal barges to
steamships waiting for fuel here was.!
iow ana ainicult owing to ice jams,
stiffened by a, high wind and a tempera
ture of S degrees above zero. Fully
to per cent of the fleet of tugboats has
been laid up because of damage from
Ice. At the coal pockets frozen coal
again caused great delay In loading and
unloading.
For tho twenty-four hours ending at
a. m. Sunday it was announced that
Mf2 cars of anthracite and bituminous
coal had been dumped 'fct tidewater ter
minals, compared with 1464 the day
before. At tldwattr yards were JOlf
cars of anthracite dnd 1469 of bitumi
nous. The day previous there were 229T
car of anthracite and 1407 of bitumi
nous, in transit within twenty-four
, hours of tidewater wero 1041 cars of
anthracite and 210 of bituminous. There
were JJl vessels waiting for bunker
. compared with ill the previous
twenty-Jpur-Iiour period.
Coal handled for New England showed
- increase, the figures being: Cars
dumped. 17J and yesterday, lis; in ves-
Only These Interests
May Burn Coal Today
INCLUDING the exemptions
from tho shutdown order pre
viously granted by Federal and
Stntc Administrations, tho follow
ing may uso fuel today:
fhynlcUn nmt dntlt' oltlc.
llo.piuis liomm for th Innrm nl
AryJ nl ell rharlUM Institution!.
I'ublle utilltlii,
Ialrn in foKlftUfTn.
tru tor (tor th ilia of drun
only).
nii, i .i m , m f .-... ,ivr,i
rneatrt!
mi1 niAttnti.nlotnrit .....
"i "w uiimii lucpitays.
irourj-H, irains anil
holiday achpilnlpa.
neirpatr en
. rdral. State, county and municipal
Hank ami tfunt companle,.
Illacktmlth (hop.
llotela. rluba ami rtitauranti (liquor,
munt not 1x) aerrril).
ptflcta ronn:tl with fuM distribution.
Manufacturers of woolen and cotton
yarn for plxtrrn to thirty-ounce mcltona.
Makers of alxttcn to Ihlrty-ounco mel
ton. Hpontfra and aprlnklers for the mel
tons. Manufacturers of woolen coat,
breeches, overcoats and blankets for the
army and navy. Uubcontractora for tho
same.
Manufacturer cf t'.'Ot and heavier
ducks for the United Ktatea Uovernment.
Cottcn arn manufacturers and con
tractor and- aubcontractors for audi
duck, as well na nnlnhtnc plants en
Raced In dyelnc three ducks: alto manu
facturera making these into tenta and
eoulpato for the United States Govern
ment. scls waiting to be moved." 172 carloads,
and yesterday, 118; delivered all-nil
Into New Englind, 708 cars, and yester
day, 57; in transit, all-rail, CG0 cars
and yesterday. 471.
Temperatures of ftom 20 to SO de-1
grees below zero wero reported from the
Pennsylvania coal districts and 18 de
grees below In the Mohawk Valley. In
New England ,te thermometer registered
15 below at tho western connecting
points and 20 below alone the coast. '
At some mints the cold caused rails
to break and numerous minor accidents
to metal parts on engines and other
equipment. Switches wero filled with
solid Ice, which caused several derail
ments. .Squads pf men working In brief
shifts wero sent out to clear the
switches. Workmen were compelled to
lay off In increasing numbers, the re
ports stated, creating further shortage
of help.
As the fuel administration's embargo
gradually relieves the shortage In New
York and its suburbs, the city looked for
ward cheerfully to Its first "heatles
Monday." Clearer understanding of what
tho Government desires has brightened
the outlook and pattlotlc business men
last night were ready to observe tho
regulations.
A resolution calling for Btrlct com
pliance with tho order was passed at a
special meeting of the executive
committee of tho Retail Liquor Dealers'
Association. Co-operation of tho police
was asked to enforce tho order, which
affects about 10,000 saloons In tho city.
Every saloon proprietor was urged to
close at sunset today and if they
kept open during tho day they were di
rected to ure no heat or light.
The members of the Society of
Restaurateurs decided to serve no
liquor except with meals and the hotel
proprietors havo decided upon Elmllar
action.
PENNSYLVANIA YOUTH
FOUGHT TO THE DEATH
First Americans to Fall
France Refused to
Surrender
in
M-W YORK. Jan. 21 How the first
Americans were killed or captured by the
Germans is a story that haa not been
fully told. Two accounts of the fight
received at the headquarters of the Na
tional War Work Council of the Y. M. C.
A. throw considerable light on it.
A French boy who fought In an ad
joining section with tho Americans and
who helped to bury James T. Gresham.
of Kvansvllle, Ind. ; Merle Hay, of Gild
den, la., and Thomas F. Knrlght, of
Pittsburgh, sent a brief description of
the fight to his godmother, who gave It
to a V. M. C. A. worker ln France, Al
fred M. llrace, professor of Journalism
at the University of North Dakota. At
the same tlmo Chaunccy P. Ilulbert sent
a description of the return of the sur
vivors of tho fight to their quarters In
a Y. SI. C. A. hut back of the firing
line.
The French boy says In part:
"Wo aro now right In the midst of the
Americans, but I assure you wo were in
a quiet section until the moment the
Roches began to get cross and started
to attack the Americans to make them
prisoners, and at the samo time at
tacked us also.
"They killed eomo and we have had
the honor of burying the first Ameri
cans who have fallen In France. You
;.",' .iT l"1B aouDiiess u. me iwpers.
It Is tho division and they have
taken a photograph of us.
"I tell you they are very good soldiers,
They do not surrender easllv. Thev de
fended themselves to the death. We
found them with thatr throat.) flit I..,.
cause they would not be taken prisoners
In telling of the return of the sur
vivors and drawing n word-picture of
the village In which they are stationed,
Mr. Ilulbert, who was a visitor, says:
"The men from thlH vlllago had Just
returned from their training in the front
trenches. Reside the fifteen straw bil
lets thero had been fifteen others. Three
of their number had been killed and
twelve captured in a German raid.
"Tho men around the hut stove were
net disheartened. They quickly assumed
the sangfroid of the French and told
gruesome stories about having seen six
Germans pounce upon 'Rig Tom' and
slash his throat open.
"Theso men live In a little village with
a narrow main Btreet and rushing stream
from which horses are drinking, ducks
paddling and old women washing clothes.
Lined up on the low quay are an Amer
ican soldier shaving; another brushing
his teeth: a little girl dipping a pail: a
grandmother trying to capture an elusive
duck and three French women up to
their elbowea In soapsuds. Half-way
down the street is a large barn: the bar
at the double door playfully bumps, all
who attempt to enter with unbowed
head. , A dirt squlrter, large enough to
i-.i i nn M,ti ! eiirrnunded by
tatla for cows and horses. Two rustlo
staircases mount to the next floor ten
feet above. . This l a Y. M. C, A. and
ffiU to" tako" Vrt hi U.e flrst trench
. j !(. IHItl ti'nn I1UVH IlilU til's
fight." ,
FIFTY YEARS A CHURCH
Episcopal Congregation of Holy
Apostles Celebrates Golden Jubilee
..-. .. e , fiftieth anniversary
of the Episcopal Church of the Holy
Apostles. Twenty-Arst and ChrttUn
streets, will begin tonight and continue
throughout the week.
Tonight has been designated as Ills
torleal Evening." There will b
service In the Sunday .school bulldliig.
For this service the same musical pro
gram will be rendered as was riven at
the .opening service of the church and
Sunday school on January 26, 186B.
Addresses will be delivered by George
W, Jacobs, accounting warden, and
Prof. William a. Casner, a member of
the vestry, ine Closing nnip' "
anniversary will be held next 8ui,day
night, when Bishop William B. Stearly.
a former recter, will preach the anni
versary sermon.
Wilmington Breweries Closed
ii. it uninwiy ri.- Jan. 21 Wil
mington brewers have not only closed
their breweries during the ffva days
directed Jn order to save coal, but have
tendered the use ot their trucks and
teams free of charge to the fuel admin
Utrator for the purpose of delivering
fit? They will make no deliveries
during that time.
EVENING- PUBLIC
ON GUARD AGAINST A FREIGHT JAM IN
y HgXT. TS
A corps of pulling locomotives Is
Powelton avenue, lest the tie-up
in Philadelphia. No sooner does
NO BEER FAMINE
IS EXPECTED HERE
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Brewers' Association Meets Functions Scheduled for Mon
the Closing Edict by Ctay Nights in Hotels Will
Earlier Deliveries Be Permitted
A famine In beer, a situation predicted i Tl6 exemption order allowing thea
by eome consumers of beer who are In- ! tres to stage performances and burn fuel
cllned to view the future with gloomy Monday night has been extended to balls
, t . i. .,. 1R..1.. i .-ii. ni.ii, and assemblies scheduled on "heatless"
forebodings. Is not likely to Mslt ri.lla-1 Momlay n!(chts ln tlic hotels, It was an-
delphla as a result of the fuel admlnls-1 I10unccd today by .1. Miller l'rasder, pros
tration's order shutting down tho brew-! Idcnt of the-Hotel Men's Association,
eries for flvo days. According to the , . Jhe .fuel order will not Interfere with
Philadelphia Lager lleer lirewcrs Asso-
elation, which Includes in Its membership
forty-two of the fifty-five breweries In I
the city, the breweries delivered to their
customers enough beer on l'rlday to i
last them until Wednesday, when the
breweries will resume operation. ,
Many of tho local breweries distributed '
so much of their slock on Friday that '
they had left only a very few barrels in
stock. But tho supply which was tent '
out was much larger than is needed for ,
usual daily consumption of beer, and It , chairman, nnu -Mrs. imam Hmaii, sec
was said nt various breweries that It retary. Othr "heatless" Monday en-
will bo possible to brew enough beer ln
a few hours to meet Wednesday's needs.
After that, It will be easy to produco
enough in advance to tide the saloons
over the ten consecutive Mondays on
which the breweries will bo shut down.
About 10.000 barrels of beer are con
sumed dally tn the Philadelphia district
according to figures from the office of .
' the Collector of Internal Revenue.
PARIS HEARS PERSHING
IN ENGAGED TO MARRY j
Photograph of Miss Patton, of Cali
fornia, Printed Denials
Again Made
PARIS Jan. 21. A Paris newspaper
prints a photograph of Miss Anita Pat
ton, of San Marino, Cal., and says It Is
reported that she is engaged to General
John J. Pershing, commander of the
American forces in France. The news
paper adds that Miss Patton "belongs
to an old American family."
I.OS ANGELES. Cal., Jan. 21. Miss
Anita Patton departed early Sunday
with her father, George S. Patton, for
Thomasvllle, Ga. Friends of the family
have reiterated Miss Paton's rccen!
denials of repoits of her engagement to
General Pershing, which, at various
times In the last year, have been in cir
culation. General Pershing has been a
visitor at the San Marino ranch homo
of tho Pat'tons on several occasions.
Several months ago California news
papers published a report that Miss
Patton would become the bride of Gen
eral Pershing, who was described as an
ojd friend of the Patton family. Thero
was no tangible basis for tho rumors.
It was said, except thut General Per
shing, while on visits to the home of
George S. Patton, father of Miss Patton,
showed tho young woman marked at
tentions. Lieutenant Patton, a brother of Miss
Tatton, Is. a member of General Per
shing's staff.
PLAN EXPERT HANDLING
OF BITUMINOUS COAL
Fifteen Operators and Fuel Admin
istration Transportation Chief
Confer Today
A conferenco for the purpose ot plan
ning an "expert handling of the produc
tion and distribution of bituminous coal
will be held In this city this morning by
fifteen bituminous operators and G. C.
Foedlsch, head of the transportation and
shipping department of the Federal fuel
administration,
A board consisting of four coal oper
ators and one trafTlo expert will bo 'ap
pointed and will be given full charge of
the matter. The conference will discuss
the application of the zoning system of
production and distribution of bitumi
nous coal in tho Penncylvanla fields.
Officials of the Pennsylvania Itallroad
said yesterday that they never saw more
coal In the West Philadelphia yards than
at present. Today Is .the last allowed
shippers ot freight for a Anal clean-up
before the inauguration of the new de
murrage rates ordered by Secretary Mc
Adoo. Shippers will be allowed to clean
up on anything now waiting to be un
loaded, but tills must bo completed be
fore tho close ot the day.
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Men's Overcoats Reduced
Prices Now $20 $25 $30
Fur and Fur-lined Coats Greatly
Reduced
The Remaining
Evening Gowns Yi Price
Is
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LKDQElt-lHILADELPHIA. MONDAY,
3C WWt. .JWtWK KKKtt., waMWrJWJnaWWaWft.'
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on tho watch at the Pennsylvania yards, Thirty-second street and
of freight which has pnralized traffic in Now York como to pass
n freight train mnko Its appearance thnn theso leviathans descend
on it and expctlinto it on its way.
FUEL ORDER EXEMPTS I
BALLS AND DANCES i
of tll0 succ(.eiilnK -heatless" Mondays ,
lim iviiuuia amiiirvu v- -. .
in spite of reports to the contrary, he
says. Most of tho entertainments arc
KCly- and dance for
the ,enetlt of tho Lankenau Hospital will
ba hel(1 tonight In tho ballroom of the
nelle-Stratford Hotel, as scheduled. The
affair, which -will begin at 8:15 o'clock
includes competition io.- 200 prizes. Last
year the hospital realized $700 through I
a similar entertainment, umclals of tho
commltteo In charge vie Mrs. 11. Klndlg,
tertalnmonts scheduled for the Iiellevuo.
Stratford are the euchre party and dance
of St .Francis do Sales parish, January
2S ; the Ixiung Republican flub ball, Feb
ruary 4, and the 1'hllopatrlan assembly
ball, February 11.
A lecture on "Italian Ait" which
was to havo been given by Minna Ten
ney Peck, of Iloston, for tho University
Extension Society at tho Central Krnnch
of the Y. M. C. A., 1421 Arch street, this
evening, has been poseponed owing to
tho fuel order. Announcement will be
made later as to the disposition which
will bo mado of the events scheduled
by tho boclety which fall upon the Mon
days cmbrnced by tho order of Doctn)
Garfield. MORE GERMAN BANKS
JOIN LIBERTY PARADE
They Are "American" Now
by Permission of Comp
troller of Currency
By
i Staff Corrrspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. 51.
Several national banks have taken
steps to purgo themselves of everything
German connected with their titles since
the United States declared war on Ger
many nnd all things German became un
popular In this country.
Banks with German names that
catered to depositors of German origin,
or were organized or controlled by German-Americans,
have appealed to tho
Comptroller of tho Currency for per
mission to delete the word "German"
from their titles nnd substitute the
word American or Liberty. Changes ol
title approved were:
German National Bank of Newport.
Ky., to American National Hank of New
port jGerman National Bank of Mule Itock,
Ark., to American National Bank of
Little Hock.
German-American National Bank of
St. Joseph, Mo., to American National
Bank of St. Joseph.
German National Bank of Vlncennes,
Ind., to American National Bank of Vln
cennes. German National Bank of Covington.
Ky., to Liberty National Bank of Cov
ington. TESTS FOR ENGINEERS
Candidates for Commissions to Be
Examined nt Recruiting Office
Kxamlnatlons ate being held at the
United States recruiting otllce, 1229
Arch street today, for candidates for otn-
cers In the engineering corps ot mo
United States army. Tho main require- '
ment Is that the candldato must hold a
diploma from a recognised engineering i
school. This provision Is regarded In
many circles as a mistake, as it is con
tended that many leading engineer
have been trained on tho job and really i
know more about it than college-trained
men. Applicants must also be ln good .
physical condition and between the agps
of twenty-ono and twenty-nine' years.
Written examinations will be hold for
those already In the army andVi mental
test for ,those outside the service, which
will bo much moro dlfltcult.
PHILADELPHIA
W S3S?nCWft3f V -? JtmWftWjg
SHORE MOVIES OPEN;
CHURCHES SAVE COAL
Atlantic City Authorities
Give Theatres a Chance and
i Decide Not to Force Closing
ATLANTIC CITY, Jan. 21.
Shortage of coal did not prevent shore
moving-picture theatres from taking a
chance and running as usual, while
city churches wore consolidating morn
ing services and omitting evening wor
ship to save fuel. In accordance with
pledges made to the Stato fuel adminis
tration. A modification of the Garfield
Monday holldaycloslng order to permit
theatres arm other places of amusement
to keep open on Monday and close Tues
day Instead was raid to l-.avn been tho
cnusu of n decision on tho part of shore i
auiuurmea uov o lurco uie auimny
closing Issue. Officials professed to be
lieve that the movie theatres are a resort
amusement asset during the winter sen'
son and said thnt church organizations
or individuals who choose to take Issuo
with this policy wero t liberty to lodge
complaints under tho Stato law.
LIMITED "L" SCHEDULE
' .
UTAUKX WfiRKIfRVj I ATfc r!
Not Enough Cars Being Run
to Accommodate Throngs
of Employes
I The modified Sunday schedule of the
elevated lallroad In this city marooned
hundreds of persons
this morning in
West Philadelphia
Running
about cveiy three minutes
! or more, by tho tlmo tho trains cot as
i far Into town as Fifty-second street, tho
, curs wciv ho jammed that few ot tho
' throngt at the stations waiting to Ket
l to work could squeeze In.
Many hundreds of peoplo who could
work today wero unable to get to tholr
places of employment on tlmo and most
of them wero finally forced tn tnko sur
face cars.
ANNOUNCE SHIPMEN'S
WAGE SCALE NEXT WEEK
Figure Expected to Ho Decided Upon
Definitely at Sitting on
January 29
The announcement of a new wage
scale for Delaware Itlier shipbuilding
workers, which has been under loii
sldcratlon for weeks past by members of
tho Shipbuilding Labor Adjustment
Board and committees representing
union labor and shipbuilding Interests,
Is expected a. week from tomorrow.
The members ot tho board, w'lth. the
exception of W. J. Lauck, a wago and
labor expert, who Is still nt tho Hotel
Wolton to co-operato with shipyard men
nnd their workers, havo gone to Wash
ington, where a sitting will be held
Thursday to go over the mass of testi
mony gathered last wcelc.
Following tho bitting of the board a
week from tomorrow In tho Walton, at
which It Is expected the board will make
an announcement of Its scale, tho work
men will bo privileged to make an ap
peal to tho board after tho tchedulo has
been tried for six months. This Is In
order to provide a safeguard against
changes In conditions during that period
which may make tho next scale adopted
Inappropriate.
Man Found Dead on Train
William Smith, 1201 Hlmgrovo street,
was found dead In his seat In a Utltl-
moro and Ohio train on tho arrival of
the train nt the station yesterday. Heart
disease was tho cause.
EVERY WORD TRUE
Private
Peat
For sale wherever books are sold. $1.50 net
After two years in Hell he is back with a smile, and
has written the greatest of all war books on life in the
trendies. For anxious fathers, and mothers of
American boys.
Dr. Qtrfleld, Nttlontl Fuel Administrator, says. Private Peat
stirs meetings to a marvelous pitch of enthusiasm with his talks,
and has a special power for bringing home to the American pco-,
pic the serious nature of their part in the great war.
Private
Peat
Lectures
JANUAltY 21, 1918
Official Closing
Order for Today
U U tho ilrslro or tho United
Slates, fuel administration that ilc
parlmcnl 'stores) anil other retail
establishments rlnso on Mondays,
fooil stores and time stores ex
cepted, only, Tho United Ktntcs
fuel ndinlnlitratlon has not Issued
any special order deallnc wlih do
partmrnt stores.
As a result of information fur
nlslinl hy (ho United Slates food
administration to the effect Hint
confusion exists In the minds of tho
public as to the closing of food-distributing
stores on Monday after
noons, the order of tho United
States fuel administration, dated
.January 17, has heett suspended in
so far as It provides for closing
such food stores an Monday, Jan
tary 21. This will penult food
stores to remain open for tho en
tire day of January 21.
ANOTHER KEYSTONE
NURSE DIES ABROAD
Miss Helen Fairchild, of Wat-
sontown, Succumbs in
France
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.
Tho death of Miss Helen Kalrchlld.
daughter of Ambrose Kalrchlld, of Wat
sontown, l'a., a nurse with tho American
expeditionary forces abroad, was an
nounced by tho War Department.
Miss Kalrchlld was attached to n, base
hospital. Her death occurred Friday,
ftho Is tho second American nurse to
die abroad. Itolli women wero l'cnn
sylvnnlans Tho casualty list reported fiom Gen
eral Pershing today, ndded eight vic
tims of pneumonia, bringing the total
reported fc'nco January 1. to 104. The
death rate from pneumonia is far higher
thnn from nnv other cause, as already
reported, and tho nevero weather con
illtlbns In France at thin tlmo mako the
rat0 mue, ,Khcr than in the American
training camps. To elate the exact
ratio per thousand men would disclose
the number of troops abroad, but the
surgeon general said last Wednesday
thnt iiu to and Including January 10.
tho admission rate wh'ch embraces the
total number of men excused from duty
was 1.1 per cent on account of pneu
monia, agnlnst .7 for tho forces in me
1 training camps.
The casualty list announced follows:
Xnrso Tlolen Fnlrchlld. Ilase Hospital,
hardening of tho liver; father. Ambrose
Fairchild, Watsontown, Po.
Private Charles G. Irons, Infantry,
pneumonia ; cousin, Lillian Ilalllday, Jer
sey City. N. J.
Private George W. Vroman. ammunl -
V?" V!yL":..Jl."e!e"!!,1.i-.tl""lhcr' Mrs'
Private William J. Cummlng, ambu-
Ianco company, meningitis : mother. Mrs,
James Cummlng, Ilrldgcport, Conn.
Private Arthur It. Peterson, ambu
lance company, typhoid fever; father.
I Henry Peterson, Providence, It. I.
1 Privato John V. SIssel, Infantry, pneu-
V,n'U! ""'" JO"" v ,51ssel, uaIC"c'
i ..
Corporal Claude I noblnson, engi
neers, myocarditis ; mother, Mrs. A. L.
Itoblnsou, Mount Sterling, O,
WILLIAMSPOIIT, Pa.. Jan. 21. Miss
Helen Fall-child, of Wtitsontown, whose
death In Franco was cabled by Ceneral
Pershing to the Wur Department last
night, was a graduate nurse ot the
Philadelphia Hospital and left this coun
try last May with the contingent' of
Philadelphia nurses. Her father, Am
brose Falrvhild, of Watsontown, re
ceived a letter from her dated Decem
ber 17, when sho was apparently In
good health.
Glass Works Resume Wednesday
MILIiVILLK. N. J, Jan. 21. Tho
South Jersey glass miutUfacturers re
ceived word from George W. Yost,
president of the Glass Manufacturers'
Association of the tUnlted States, that i
Doctor uarlieid nas consented to permit
all plants manufacturing bottles and
glass food containers to rcsumo oper
ations Wednesday and run without In
terruption until July 1
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PHILADELPHIA
January 24, 1918
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GARABED TO PRODUCE
ENERGYWITIIOUTTOIL
Inventor Snya So, and Almost
Convinces Congress His
Claim Is True
WILSON, ALSO, LISTENS
Armenian Describes Discovery on
Which Ho Has Obtained Special
Patent
WASHINGTON'. Jan. 21.
i Thero lias appeared ln Washing
! ton a man who lays claim to pos
l sesslng power to end tho war; to know
the secret that will make unnecessary
. tho cxpcndlturo of toll to produco en
' orgy; to revolutionize tho whole
world system of doln things; to im
part to society tho means by winch
tho now dense wildernesses may bo
mado habitable; by which tho need for
labor will bo cut in half and by which
mankind will bo delivered from nn
ago of work and care Into an era of
oaso ami nappincss. ins namo is
, (JarnbeU T. K. airagosslan.
I This man lias persuaded Congress
to shatter oil precedent by passing a
1 joint resolution granting him an abso
' luto and iron-bound patent on Ills
, discovery on ono condition that the
I Government of tho United States may
havo tho uso of it freo of nil charge
in tho event that n commission of
scientists, provided In tho meosuro,
1 makc-n a report that what Olragosslan
1 has discovered is of uso to society.
If what Mr. Ulragosslan says la
true, all tho discoveries and Invou
Uoiih of tho ages aro as nothing in
Vnluo to mankind when compared
with what can ho accomplished by the
machine called tho "anrabetl."
To bo concise, the "dat-abed." ac
cording to !' Inventor, is capable Of
producing and concentrating bound
less force with tho cxpedlturo of no
energy whatever, savo the woat and
tear upon tho machine. Coal In role
gated to tho realm of uselessness and
human labor Is to become to a largo
extent unnecessary.
The force which will bo concentrated
and driven by tho "qarabed," says its
discoverer, is greater than any forco
now known, and, for that reason, is ir
resistible by nny forco now employed.
Therefore, ho asserts, this war can be
won by tho United States in a shoit
tlmo by tlio uso oi tins as yoi unro
vcaled force to crush tho forces em
ployed by tho enemy.
"For Instance." to quote him. "lOO
'nlrrilnnpit of tremendous size nnd pro
portions, capable cf developing 10,000
or 20,000 or even 30,000 horsepower,
and able to remain in tiignt tnuen
nltcly to carry vast cargoes, could
easily defeat Gcrmuny ln a short
time."
At present tho machine Is dismantled
and tho parts aro hidden in a number
of different cities. Ho declares it can
bo assembled in twenty-four hours.
Girairosslan. whether or not lie is tha
deliverer of mankind, has tho quality
1 of boilevn(f in himself and tho powor
of compelling belief In himself by
others.
ltegarded as a fanatic by many Sen
ators and IteprescntntlvcB when ho
first appeared on Capitol Hill, Olragos
slan now possesses the .deepest respect
of tho very same men. They havo
been converted from skeptics and
cynics Into u group of hopeful believ
ers. President Wilson himself has found
tlmo to listen to Olragosslan. Tho
President is tho ono man to whom
Olragosslan has offered to confide his
secret. He offered to take Ills ma
chine to tlio White House, but the
President took the position that lie
would bo tlio only pcrkon ln tho world.
outstdo of Qlragossian, to Know tne
secret, nnd that if, by any . chance,
others learned it, he would seem to
havo proved unworthy of the confi
dence. It was a responsibility the
President' felt disinclined, to assume.
(AJTLINK OF INVENTION
In an Interview Olragosslan said:
"It Is a self-evident fact that motive
power or energy, the prime necessity ot
lite and progress, is a source wealth,
comfort and liapptnusn. The over-grow-
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10 a. m. to 8 p. m. January 22 to 26, inc.
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NOTICE
To All Laundry Employees
Laundries will open as usual
on Monday Morning
All employees will report for regular
Monday schedule.
All laundries will continue opera
tion without further lot time,
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ling demand for energy JiM Mtraded
me prorouna attention ot tninaers, ('"'
of ancient and modern times. nd th'
truly seductive problem , ha bsftli
numberless masterful minds. But with
the onward march of science o the
ever-Increasing acquaintance with tn
hitherto unknown laws of nature nd
the mysteries of the universe w b
come mors qualified to make Increaibl
discoveries nnd Invention, .
"A historical Chang will take. plc
when we produce energy by the Oar
bed. tho power of which Is unlimited.
Inexhaustible and Inexpensive, except
for the usual trifling expense of weiir
and tear of machinery. When It Is nald
without expense or tree energy.." not
Implied that power Is to lie prottea
from nothing. It is not the sO-callea
perpetual motion, nor Is It Bpontanevtt
movement.
"In order to form an Idea of the
Garabcd, wo have to Imagine n, work
ing engine, tho motive power ot which Is
not steam, but something else which;
can be obtained freely.
"The slzo of this motor and the quan
tity of energy to be produced by it are
dependent upon our will and enterprise.
It can be manufactured with less ex
pense and occupies less space nnd Is
very much lighter than the steam en
gine, with Its numerous appliances. It
Is portable and can be placed and put
Into operation wherever there exists a
spark of human life. Consequently, the
steam engine will become obsolete. The
future generation will see It only In
museum curiosity halls.
Tho Oarabed. being free from lol!er
nnd furnaces, there will be no mora ox
plostohs, no moro victims, no mors
smoke, no more danger ana no more
tollers to produce energy,
"In an area not larger than Boston
Common (forty-eight acres) sufficient
power can be produced under the new
system to supply tho wants of the whole
Industrial world.
SAID TO WORK EVERYWHEIIB
"Temperature, place and time wltl
havo no- effect on tho action of tho Gara-
i i t. M.. wmi- wltv. innl nnvnntArrS
I In the Arctlo or the Torrid Zone i ; It can
: u-nrir nn hlrli mountain toss with the
same regularity dnd order no In a dense
forest ; it will work without human as
sistance, automatically, ceaselessly, by
day and by night.
"Housekeepers In their cellars or In
habitants of a district tn a center can
Jointly assign a place for tho Garaueu
and uso luxuriously free energy for do
mestic purposes. It will also afford ex
cellent facilities for pumping water from
natural wells, rivers and seas, thus in
creasing the supply of artiflclil ponds
and for washing the streets of cities,
"Tho fire and lights of cities and
farms, as well as the whole civilised
world, will be supplied by electricity
through freo energy. Coal stoves, oil
heaters, furnaces and fireplaces, gas
pipes, lamps and chandeliers will for
ever be expelled from houses. Smoke and
ashes will disappear from rooms and
chimneys will vanish from housetops.
"Tho enormous quantity of material
which we are today destroying br burn
ing will servo more or less to benefit
humanity, and It Is most probable that
petroleum will supply the soap ot the
entire world.
"Freo energy will put cities, countries
ana arms on an equal level or civiliza
tion, destroying utterly the formidable
wall wh.ch stands between them, as It
will bo ot great service in communica
tion and reviving homo 'industries by
eliminating the expense for motive
power ln travel and transportation."
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