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SLEEPY FRENCH TOWN j
TRANSFORMED BY WAR1
Many Changes Noted Since
Advent of Blue-Clad Poilus '
and Khaki-Wearing Sammees i
ALIVE WITH MOVEMENT
Only at IJight Does Quaint City
Ileturn to its Former Som
nolent Condition
By HENRI BAZ1N
gtajf Corrrsvontlent then In o Public I tdyt.
with the Ameticait Amy in trance
AMKitlCAN' ItUADQUAnTDnS IN
ritANcn. Dec. :i
In this little city, situated in about
the center of the American army rone,
there Is n curious transformation as
romoared with the da)n of peace Per
haps this Is more Impressed upon me
than upon iny of in) accredited con
ferees, because I know Trance through
3 ears of Intimate association, whereas I
lTXjl ?Ve Lu,altl a
gUll I" -I .-- --- "".
The little city Is quaint and ancient
placed nmld the most picturesque sur
roundings, standing upon an elevation
overlooking volle)s and a winding white
ribbon of river. Before the war, ns t
remember it upon a Islt jears ago. It
was a topically French provincial" town.
Its few streets lined with occasional little
shops. Its two ngc-worn churches filled
with living devotees of the faith and '
.ahltifltf AiWl PAmlVicJ llllflAI Mia ASH ITnAitfl
cruiUMvo-wiu iviuii uiiuvi me ivij nuun
of the upsc and transept It had but
otio hotel, where tlio .dxent of half a
Ooicn guests was nn etent, and where
the table d hole was of genuine qualltj
Ml 11,1,1 hn. rlianiriMl tno In llio .lnal
J?. i'"d KSfiL TW" ' te'i
and the ancient tombs The last remain
tsthey will alu-ajs while the town lUes
Tlionrsthaxolncreasedlnnumber.be-
Ing now full 80 per cent, men In uniform
,he blue-clad pollu of franco and the
khak-clad Kammeo from over tho sea
At almost any hour of tho daj ono can
Hnd amid tho cry old inhabitants the
soldiers of to Allied nations at prajcr
HOTEL CIIAXara TOR WOrtSi:
Tlio hotel has changed, too and alas'
. .S ;.t.I pi! 11 I
for tilt worse. Tho dining room serves
tho dejeuner and the diner In three and
four shifts, mostly duo to Inllut of
American soldiers and olHcers, tho
former because hc feels that with his
pay ho Is ablo to give himself the
novelty ot a French hotel meal, and the
Utter because he Is perforca often "de
7;M
,.iHv ..(iivti ..id nuii.a nw nam louneieei
through ancient tales of delicious Trench
cooking, and both pas Just 100 per cent
moro for Inferior food, more hastllv pre
pared than even a ear ago, when khskl
was an unknown quantity Thoso who
know the old dass Just sigh and use n
cuss word, except If thej nro French,
when they disturb tho atmosphere with
gestleulatlons and make It a point to
stop" at tho little city's ono hotel ns
short n tlmo as their business will per
mit And the shops
nnn ,t. i ... .i '
would not recoirnlzn th.ni ( ri,. ,"".
nuuiu nui lecognizo mem They Ime '
mushroomed out Into quite pretentious i
auuiio tun ut RimCiaCKS tliat nnlinrli
uii uiui uue u Homier witn moro mono
than is quite good for him would buy I
Things that have llttlo usefulness about
mem even vvnen tneir rorm and usage
oo pre-ienu caniciotc, ' tho Trench I granted Jn uuitlon to theso monej
would classlf) them; meaning, and that grants In two cases ?2t00 wis appro
with a vengeance, merchandise of an printed for educational purposes, pa
lnferlor character And ns to price. It's meats to bo mado as needed .mil up
A No. 1, copper-bottomed proved, and in eleven cases awards ng-
ris"m"m.ni,,n... gregatlng 58000 were mado for other
SI.LLP1 HTnULTS TRANSroitJIED worthy purposes Pa5mcnts In thes-e
The sleepy streets of old are allvo with cases will not bo mado until tno bene
movement, N'ot a mlnuti passes during lelarles' plans for the uso of the awaids
the day but that a camion, or nn Amer- ha0 l,ecn approved by tho commission
lean auto truck, or a four-mulo army ' Tennsjlvanlans receiving bronze medals
wagon, or American and Trench nuto- arc
mobiles rush through, bound here and John K I.ou deceased of. Somon
there At every corner tratllc Is Con- I street, Hellertown. Pa Died attcmpthiB
trolled by American mllltirv noil.. ,0 M0 Manuel Pols and Doinlngoa J"er
srmrH Miti, S!5i ' police, , rlera tv,cnly cnrs 0,i, from hUffocatliiK
armed with revolver and a regular po-1 at Hellertown, Pa, Novembei JC. l'H7
llccmana bills Troops aro going and Medal and award to widow and son
coming, passing on to training fields or Trunk Grablnskl. deceased, 36(1 Kast
coming-homo utter a da) 'a wintry hike I J"11!, street, Nantlcoke. Pa Died nt
And French trnon. nro ennot.ixi tempting to s-ive Trank Tlllplak eight
hi ..J , V.,1. p.. 5 constantly on years old, from drowning nt Nunrlrok
the move, qulto often nondescript in i fa August 1. 1917 Mednl and uvv.irds
character, becauso tho little cltj has to mother and her dvo children
become ono of tha ninny points In Franco George Vuknle deceased. 33u Ixcut
behind the lines where poilus. who hnve i "trcet. McKcesport Pa Died attempt
hen in linmitni ,.in,i .,.i .. ; 'Ing to save I rii D Shearer from -u-Men
in hospitals and found after ro- f0Catlng nt McKeosport Pu . Oetobir IB
covery from wounds or illness Ut to re- 1917 Medals and awurds to widow und
turn to tho fight, nre re-cqulpped for son
th.A fotnlnir .if tlir.1, i apimi. Nnim.ni Frank P Mullali 2923 Gas i-tieet
Kverv mornlnir at G n'rlmV inntr l.e
fe .1e'SXnBiw Qlu'lJ$ ?!
i i . ' uv..vi,i ..u
window of m room several hundred, nt
limes a thousand, soldleis of Trance,
mostll' past tho ace of vouth. buti-nrbert
In new uniforms, wearing new helmets d'am Middle. 'COS Mefvnl-t Vtree. Me-
and earning new or partly now equip- Keesport, Pa Saved Karl Iljcis fiom
ment They nre bound for a not too fnr suffocation at McKcesport Pa onobci
distant railroad station to "do their 15",f1)I! ,, ,. ,, ,
mu?n 0frromrtdh0Itd;r.d 'Ua"J "'" n"C' mSS," ' tf"' At?em it'eT toTe
Wtum from tho doing George Vuknle from suffocation at Me-
At C In the evening all lights In tho Keesport. Pa. October 15. 1917
little city arc screened against Uocho air , l "r , Daniel Thomas, deceased 5j0
raids nnil nt K mm fn, n. omnkiM ' Decker's court Scianton Pa. who died
H.I...I. ; ? r a" occasional Rtlemtlng to save Jos.pli Stcpanlch and
straggler, the Ureets are quiet as a tomb Joseph ltogno fiom suffocation at Scran
Frcm overhead ono could not locate the ton Pa, December 10, ljlt, a silver
city at nil, and that's the reason why i medal and awards go to widow and
Only policemen, anti-aircraft men and daughter
correspondents nro abroad j and any of
these are llablo to challenge from the . , i.w . -. T.Trl . iirmr
other for the display of a pass DEATH AND INSANITY
TWO J'tlOCDHtlOXS
Tsplcal of the chance that lias come
over the little cit is the story of two
army bands that passed a few minutes
apart today under tho window beforo
which I write.
The flut was plajlng a funeral dirge
n olllccr chaplain following It. and be
hind him an American ambulance con
taining the bod)' of a soldier who had
died of 'natural causes Besldo tho am
bulance walked, four to a side, his com
rade pallbearers. Behind them the dead I
mans ccmoanv. without arms savo a
flrlng squad at their head
feitaIVth.ra,nS.taIMafS
elly of pneumonia In a hospital bed.
nd5et who died for his country as truly
If he had fallen In battle. As tha
cortege passed eieijoociy gave tlie raiuie iiiinni"iw. .-..,.
to the dead, tho rank and file en the Police Lieutenant Barnltz testified that
Pavements and sidewalks standing at ' Herbert Hbeling, alleged to havo been tho
respectful attitude, while civilians took man who took the lire bombs aboard
off their hatu nnd women inado the sign I steamships In cigar boxes, was In Bloom
of the cross. Ingdalo As)lum, and Ma Klein, who
VTIthln three minutes, nnd with the .eluded the best efforts of the police to
sound of the funeral march still to be j capture lilm, had died In n Jiospltat a
heard In tha distance, other music struck few weeks ago.
my ears coming down a cross street.
It was the "Sambre et Meuse," thoBquad. asserted onoJJf tho plotters told
most Inspiring march ever, coming from
me eighty-odd pieces. Including drums
nd bugles, ot n Trench army band.
A colonel, w Ith the Croa of the Legion
upon his breast, rode first, and behind
Mm a full regiment of French Infantry,
'tepplng ISS a minute. Hvery man was
lOflfl! fa linnliaa oniivlin m' ofia Pnnl.
p pany swinging past and machine guns
rawing, while the Tricolor new among
them. At Its passing, again a salute
from all who looked on, the same salute
from male civilian and military man
m was given the dead Just a little be
fore, but quite different nevertheless,
since It typified pride and not sadness.
As the regiment passed nnd I returned
to my typewriter, I thought of destiny
end low Jt plays Its part In the affairs
f men i that among the llv ng company
khakl-clad, Samees, who had but a
tithe of time before passed behind a
vend Comrude. tuntiv ur ilenllnerl in
t the samo fate as these blithesome-step-l
mni? fiino a .-.,.....& ... jii. ... th. I.-.
tlefleld or going over the top ; andthougli
ho stride of the khaki-clad had been
aircellke and slow, the stride of the
wue-olad rapid and Inspiring, that which
would be their portion wpuld ejuly come
them as written Jn the Book of the
Great recorder
Weekly Toll of Ships
Taken by Submarines
Slnco tlio mliWlo of April $07
British vessels, C8 of moio than
1600 tons, luivo been sunk. The
weekly totals follow:
. . . Over Lndr Cher fn.l.r
Week moo l(H.ii .k li.uu looo
ftPNI Jl 4(1 IV H.pt. 1(1 N "II
April .'S HI 13 Sept 13 . n "
?!"v .! Vi w "tt. mi . It y
May .' . is ,-i on. 7 14 5
mir ill" Is " IHrt 14 . 1' R
M- 211 . 1J 1 Oct SI.. 17 H
Juno 2 . 11 a tvt. J., it
Juns li . LJ In Nov. 4 . I 4
Juno 1(1 2 n No-. 11 1 -,
June 111 LI 7 Ki is ' 7
July 1 n -, Njv .-. . 14 J
Jul J) 14 :i Uru s 1(1 I
Julj 1 . 14 I )) t( 11 7
Jul 1-' LI .! ll-c ll II a
July L" IN n ltf M II 1
All B SI 2 lire 3(1 IS a
Aug 1J 14 .' Jan fl Is S
Auk Hi f. .1 Jan 11 11 .
Aub ."I 11 n Jn L ii "
Hcpl !'. SO 3 . I
Hept U 12 .. Totu'j MS sll
'CURBING OF U-BOATS
BIG AID TO LINERS
sh'Ps Now Pss Through Dan-
ger Zone Unguarded, Says
British Medical Oflicer
ATI.ANTIP CITV, Jon 24 The Brlt-
Ish Admiralty Is bending American-
bound passenger ships through the sub-
marine zone without conoy becatifo of
a rapid Improvement In the sltuat on due
. n.. .., .. .. ........ .
n" ' or me 1 mieu Mutes tic-
sl'ojcrs, according to Major Kmdjll
Kmerson liiltlsh medlcil corps w hu ha 1
Just rr.tllrnei from n jara MlUtc ,
.11 . . .....
,0 base 1,MI,t'U!) u thc 11-"'dt" f""11
Hc " an American, n resident ot
.Worcester. Mass, who has icturntil to
offer his ecrMces and eperlcnco to Sui-
CCon General Hofmh In Wnsl.lnrin,,
JoriTmcrsonaid" a8h",B,"-
' kaw nothing of any comov from
, tho time wo sailed and were told that
many ships are now irosslng without es.
ort tbrough the f-boat zone There
has been a wonderful change In the
'lighting spirit of tho Allies since tin
Ame.r'can1 troops began to get across In
considerable numbers Tils fee ng pre-
alls out on the front ami hack in Hie
munition pUntS
"The llelglans particularly are op-
tlmlstic In sp te of all the lno suffcrt-d
T,1C5 nre supremelj conlldent that the
tn of the ltocho upon Uelglnn soil Is
beeomlng limited
hero fund
AWARDS 26 MEDALS
Commission Recognizes Brave
Acts by Money Grants and
Pensions for Some Heroes
1'ITTSBL'IIGII. Jan .'1
tcih)-siv nets oi Heroism we
Tnciii-si nets oc heroism were
recognizcn nj tno Carnegie lieio l'unil
rnmmioinn n nu e.,,iri,.n. ...,,,i
meeting
It, raw n
e ics btlvcr medals were
awarded, In in, letcen cases bronze meil-
als Ten of t o heroes lost their lives
and to the dependents of nlno of these
pensions ngcr. ".itlng 54500 a vear were
I McKeosport, Pa Assisted In nn attempt
to save Ira 1) Sheare. from sufm, atlng
1U .vicueesport, l-a ejciouer 10 isi,
Tarl li j era. 200 J Versailles avenue
McKeosport 1'a Attempted to iv
' Grg Vuknk from KUlToiatlou at Mc
CLAIM GERMAN SPIES
Missing Alleged Aids of Von
Tvintolen Traced, Says
Police Witness
N'HW YORK Jan. 24 Of two miss-
in,. iAr..i.i.ci nt Hia Imml of Germans
nho p0ttC(, t0 destroy food and munl-
" "' leaving American ports one
I closed in testimony at t he , rla 1 hero
of Trans von Blntclcn. German nava
reservist, and twclvo others charged
I Inspoctor Tunncy, chief of tho bomb
nojff
cir.a
hi m that Kbelllig
IMUCCU UUI11U3 Oil
the Lusitanla nndr iat he "cursed the
captain of the subtr.arlno which tank tho
liner becauso ne nau spoueu u
"cigars'."
Tunney told of many rutes to Jearn
the Identity of tho pa) master of the'
plotters, and after closo questioning of
s .! A.ln ll'nlna.l n r1.n1.1 lit llA I
SSSTrnaSTill 500 WOMEN'S WOOL
land, but refused to namo mm.
Inspector Tunney also declared that
Charles von Klelst. the confidential go
between In the relations between Von
Itlntelen and hla subordinates, told him
he had seen a check for 10,000 In pos
session of Dr, Walter Scheele, a Hobo
ken chemist, another defendant, mado
payable to "Hanson," who la alleged
to havo been Von Itlntelen.
President Refuses Exemption
HAZLirrON". T-a . Jan. If Jacob Hu
blnofsky. an attache of the Bethlehem
hteel Works and formerly a Haileton
Feporter. received notice that President
Wilson had turned down his appeal for
exeniDtlou on the ground that he Is em
PkDeS In munitions plant This Is the
lrt case taken from the Haxletoij dis
trlct to the ration's Chief Executive
EYENIXG PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY.
THE AMERICAN FRONT
SOON TO BE REALITY
U. S. Troops Expected to Tukc
Over Full Section
Shortly
FORCES BUILDING UP
Secietaiy linker, Il0ecr, With
hold Exact Number of Soldiers
In Line
WAKIIINV.TO.V Jan .'I
' If the President raid It. then it
will bo 1I0110," a menibei ut the Cabinet
I asset ted conimeiitliiR 011 the published
statement that President Wilson In
foinied Democratic Senutois Moniki)
night thnt thciu would lo pl.iccd
abroad bj net Juno twlco thn nuni-
ber of Amcilcin
pluniK-d.
troops origin illv
Secretary Baker s.-Id that ho could
not comment on it ptutcment of thu
1'iesldcnt. but authorised the follow
ing for iiuotatlon:
"TIlO MOClntn lif thn ilpnnrtmrnl
has been a constantly developing one. I
and mnnv dltllciiltl"i nmi iimitniiniw
hao been oveicome t cannot discuss
inumbeiH of men In I'mnco or antic
iimeci to 110 In lranco at any jiai-,
I tlcular time but wo havo made Hub '
niniiti.11 piojjrcs"
It Has dcelaicd on authority nt tlie
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Vnr Dcpaitmcnt that thn situation
n111' coiulltlun of tlie American tioop
"'' oml m '"' 1,KP 1 01110 up full tn
"jtV,o".I,,IrIlli'.,Sn. t'"-1 ial,0"fc' ,m"
KC11C1 all7atloU lllcllldilU' lllsO tllC lOll
'"'!'' omratlons. which a.o made
ib.ci. t l,j Iho lompllcated questions
V-.-UpJ's? t'i !UI'I'Iy frum tllc
hrn iii, ,1 i.,..i,i.. .,f 1,1
n, L , , ', ' ,tsl1 ll! ?C,lt !'.',''
"etc, I "d& troops" fornml ' a '
no I. eimn of thS f ct was male
wJ m, ti.J? S, ?L Yi?, .!,,
?,?""" l,l P'annllon that those
"" 1"ue."n"!t"",J uut ll,elr traliilns
,0"irc A Klmll.ii' announcement,
ilthcr dlrcttlj fiom Clcncral l'crshlim'
or fiom the iltpirtment. Is cvpcctcd
when Ameilenn tuinns IlnnlU inke
"'"" 'U",KJI1 nuois iinaii inm
'.Yrr "'"' ? f tho battle line
tni'v ""' distilled to light mi
Itecent pnss dlspitthes from lien
cial iVihIiIiik's hiadiiuiiteiH lino
Mu.wn th it n lonsldernlilo p irt of his
fincp nt iinv into, now vvns icimded
us fulh tinlnrd Tlio War Input
mint his hid little to s.iy on this
subject There have neon no hints
diopped lis tu when thn Amerli.in
fiont would bo established, but thu
impression Is guliilng sticngtli hcic i
that tho dn) Is not fnr itlst.int. '
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BAKREI) IRISH PAPERS '
CALLED MENACE TO U. S.
Officials Say They Weie Denied
Mails llccause of Attack on
the Government
AhHIXGTi . Jan 2 1 Irls.li papers i
published 111 New ork wero denied tho
mulls last week licr.uiso their edltorlil I
""r"-"-"""-" i " iiiu nium "
"n'A nectstaij foi the Government to
check tho 'dangerous piApsganda" thes
" '" "''" e-in hi iuiib nr some" iimr, ne
.,,.ll.,.. ... i... .i..,u ,. . .
t
'""ii'ih I" I uriuniLV 1 'ri ll lint lie uill- n....... .i , i .i 1 ..li,,)
clals )islcrday who h milled tho c.imk i ind of l.itei bivo Inked tli I iiitea
It was stated e.i.i. lor some time ' States In their dlM us-loii to I be extent
tho ntlenllon of tin dt-partnunt has of ntta king President tVllson ror li n
teeii called to the liisi, papers nnd lbs me faded to linludi '"'""' '",? a I
n-iture of ninttei nnniarlng In their col- tho unions wlileli hliould be nuovvcu
unins Much of till- It was said, was i tho light ot free determination oi ua
held to bo potent for cr) great harm, government I
VOPURCHASING ORDERS ACCEPTED OOj
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cnrcfiy
923 MARKET STREET
1 J$Mt $& fv&al
'ir.,5 Clearing Women's & Misses' 9
$20 to $29.50
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13GEOUGETTE
Fine Georffctte crepe, in all new
roll collars, etc. Values to $3.
5 BARGAIN
$12.50 HEAVY WINTER
COATS
Children's Coats
$2&$3
Values up to 17.50
la i',iT""; ' IT'.
l-l-J.-.- Ill i-.t
M YiW' l.'V
-1 -v.iK- 11 I'-tt
r -. .:--.'!. is w-
-nil nllni-u nil. Vnliina to SI Mm f U
l ,""'- --.-s. yrmm, 900 y
7 $1 Voile Waists, 49c 1 11
I hTiu.iiT 1'i.uuu mmWkm i
Children's Dresses
59c
alues up to f 1.00
WOMEN'S
SERGE
THE HOME OF STYLE AND ECONOMY O
P H
g
-rg
5SC30w AjtCmvS
SERVING TI1EIK COUNTRY
(Above) I'riMtto Howard K.
Ho.ijr, of 'J512 South Eleventh
street, n member of Company A.
1011th United States Infantrj, at
Camp 1 1 uncock, is a In other of
Edwiud Hone cited fur biaveiy
in the Philippines for btinirini;
in a wounded officer under liic of
the natives. (Helovv) Sorneant
Albert J. Hendiie", vvlio has re
turned to Camp Sliciman, Ohio,
after a visit to his homo at "U.J
North Thu teentli street.
nnd vvni of siini n usluie as i mate
.llelileil iitilnlon on tho nations pur-
i,0!-CH, "' ",,u ru,,.,'v ""u!"s.,l.,,?.,!,u."iV1
lUl IICIUIIIIJ III l.'VJ !' -
mint In tho union
The dcpai uncut has not dciidid ju-n
whit will bo dono In tin '.isih of nv
eral pipers, but It wni leinwd llmt I
Hubert Tord. ulllor of the Irish Work1
coufcrrid isti"lda with olll. lals of tin
department. epl illicit to their sallsfa.
tion that ho had oveiv dcsin to bo
lo)iil to tho fulled Matis and that
lie would not permit am publication of
matter objected to bv the c.ovcinnicnt
'I he Irish public itlons hive pi luted I
It was staled, vciv strung nil iekH on
tho lirltlsh Government foi Us attitude i
,.1 II, a lllsi lllllllll ion i uesiion.
x n w
m jm
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Fur-Trimmed 1
Plush & Cloth
COATS?
A in ice fco lcmarkably low
that these high-guide coats will
quickly find owners tomorrow.
All newest matctials, styles and
colors.
New Spring $
9
DRESSES
Values up to $16.73
Wonderful showing of new
arrivals from New Yotk in
newest silk or cloth fabrics
und colors for sprinp.
s.i;iom i i.uuii
YAISTS
styles.
RASEMENT C
$ml
9
Woraen's Coats
$4.00
Values up to sa.00
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Mm, mWlmMmmWtmM
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mssssmsifissi
sntin fit am mn. g
DRESSES le 2 jg
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FARMERS DON'TWANT
I1I XV fll)l C IM HI AD !f
1JLVH UUILO IH HrtUof
Montgomery County Farm
Bureau Tables Offering to
Aid Food Production
PLEA FOR PROHIBITION,
n1n,.., r-i,- cinn.nn Ti.nt
UelCKntes Cheer Statement Thnt
U. S. Mnde iMistako by Not
GoinR Dry
i!tI:iST(i N. I'a. Jen J4 A ills
cutslon ovei women going Into the Held
behind the plow to speed food produc-
Ion was iul off nt a spei Inl Jolnl
esslon of the Montgomery County J arm
Burem and the public t.afety committee
ot Monigoncry Count), when a com
munication from Claiencc bears Kates.
I h ilrm in it tlwt f.A..titlvn rnmmlflrn rtt
he Chester I ounty rami llure.ui, to
Miss Mnrj i!lbM)!i. of Wvnnewood,
ftei lielng rend, was laid aside by N
I 1.114. I(r. II lift HIAellAil SlF T .11 Vm
eieie uni irked tint while it lontnined
inane goou fcnturen, many wero
ldlrulnu3 '
Hiss Gibson suggested women wolk
dig on tin funn at u lecent meeting of
the federation of Women'M Clubs of
Montgomcrv County, In Conshohocken
Slu N oiu of ten women dlreitlng food
upplles in Alontgomer Countv It was
asked that tho letter bo lead nud In
dor mil lij the meeting, wbkli Included
v ouslilorubli- number of women.
The iittn dated Januar Si. lead In
n in
lu Mini enileaeor lo have Weinifil
iii i iii rum wmk ou mo lcndeilng it
i.i. i.. ..f .!.. ... hilI .liie
-l" i" I w men in in til"- i.h.ivt. ....m.
Th. i. i nli mi. ureviiillvo of llli Illl-
XoiVorhV "C
I'lneni funitii III I elation to nri win-
ter Tlmt ilem.uiilM nn actio 1 hi .Ml'
lloowr iveu moro drastic' than the
.inurillnsrv mandate Just promiil
giiril for the coil administration rela
tin to the coal famine Mr Hoover
should be leqiiested to amioumn b Tcb-
rlisrv 1 i to tlie l.irinel n Biuirainj' i
cost of production and a per ceiii profit
for everv needed stnple, to the otent of
saving Never mind tho cost."
'rite fut tlmt u number ot farmers
do ailimll) own nutoinnblles seems the
cuvcilng ei uso u smrvo tno union uy
h iinperlng the farmers Agriculture is
the prim it) basli" ludustr) '
A statement that iho Government had
in ule a mistake In not securing prohibi
tion during the period of the war was
loclfeiousl) applauded ns also was a
couch mu itnui of the Idea of sending
bums from the ihv to the farm and
if bending high m lion! bocs to till tho
January
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JANUARY 24, 1918
coll. The announcement that the food
commission Svas preparing to help the
farmers all over the Stnlo by tno use
tractors provided b) the subscription
$:oo.
000 made by public-spirited illl-
reus was greeted with cheers ono man
shouted while the work of the proposed
tractors was being discussed that 'ho
ttllU VUnO linu IIIWIV flwrau. .......
tractors "
"Give us prohibition!' shouted John
i:. Mcyparran, master of tho Stato
Urungc, who continued'
"While tho nconle wero freezing a
brewcrj hi Philadelphia was working
fuTtlme and the naidwlii locomotive
Worl.H could not get what was needed to
work n frai lion of the time.
"There Is not 11 man who will stand
moro 1)UKimcnt tian th American
fanner. .Sending the high schfAil bos
in ilin fnnn nuiild result onlv 111 n
KJf'WJSIT
I tho business men from tho city to the
I .... ..en nil Mfnn,- Thn fiirmers Will i
Tho farmers will
farmers will
they will Us-
bow to nutocrae:
beforo
inn fi lhl timnnsltlnn
'Thn fnrmir linn It In bin bead that
the Government did not play fair: that
It promUcd to send men from Iho cities
to help harvest the crops, and those who
went from tho cities from all over the
United States would not make up n train
load"
KAISER SHOVED ALONG
Lutheran Synod Fnils to Agree us to
His Denomination
YUltlC, Pn , Jan 14 In the confer
ence of the mlsslonar superintendents
and Hoard of Homo Missions and
Church Kxlentlcn of tho General Liilh
erun Sjnod, several speakers at
tempted to classify Hmpeior Wllhelm
II deiiomlnatlonilly, but gavo It up
This was not done, however, until the
Hmperor hid been shoved from ono .
ri,r,i,inni,.iih.,
Tho i.ublert ramo up whtn tho Kev
taui Gcrberd'na of l)es Moines Iowa
" .... ... .
tut Gcrberd'na of Des Moines Iowa
)7ono.!ran;.reVsTfu!oNSri;,,'!!
Mini" Tho convention Hosed scsterdny
Ulkl I IIUVH
'
DEATH URGED 10R S1MES
Scranton Business Men Ask Firing
Squads for Incendiaries '
StcnANTON. Jn. Jan 24 Tho death
penalty for enemy Incendiaries has been
urged by tho members of tho council of
the Scranton Board of Trade. It was
asserted that tho situation would be
qulckl) relieved If tho culprits wre
placed In front of n firing i-quad and
meted out tho punishment duo to traitors
Tli. i.oml nt n mnvlinum nnd minimum
liSbb?h?,bordcrnn,ent,,M
Fifth
WHITE TRUCK
SHOW
PROMINENT truck users of Philadelphia and vicinity
have co-operated with The White Company to display
the latest examples of their delivery equipment in the
annual White Truck Show and to invite inspection by all who
are interested in delivery efficiency.
The exhibition consists of trucks having capacities of 3- to 5
tons, Willi a great diversity in body design, showing how each
type of truck has met the particular requirements of the busi
ness in which it is employed.
The wide variety of types, covering tlie full range of trucking
operations, may be judged from the following partial list of
participants.
StrawbriJte & Clethitr i'.i-2 fons
Atlantic Rtfining Company., .lit -2 fans
Newton Coal Company S-fon Jump
Calf Refining Company f!i-2 (ens
Vojnf A Son f tt-2 fons
Clover Dahie 1M-2 tone
U. S. A. Standard Ambulance ton
United Cat Improvement Co 5 ton
Weet Phlla. Macaroni Co.. 3 ton
The Li tit i Fire Company Combina
tion Chemical and Heie IVaon.
Abbotft Alderney Dalriii 5 fonj
THE WHITE- COMPANY
216-220 North Broad Street
22 to 26
KAHN DEMAND SPEED
s. ... ,m r mn i mnTi I
ON MILITARY TRAINING'
""
PcaCC - Time
Measure That
Should Be Passed Now, Ad
vocate of System Declares
WASHINGTON', Jan. 24.
'The universal military training bill
Is a peace-tlmo measure. None ot Its
supporters contend thnt tho training of
boys ot eighteen, nineteen and twenty
should begin now. llul l. law must
bitten now. In time of war. because
when peaco returns n wave of pacifism
... . ...- ,., ,.-
! ... .,,, .... ,.n i...., ..,i i, nnssaco
,,,ln swe,JI Mcr ,l10 "md aim its passage
then would bo Impossible.
Iteuicscntativo Julius Knhn. ranking!
Republican member of tho Houso Mlll-'ful
Here's a Rock Bottom Price Take It!
$rr Mahogany
Tan Boots
With Fabric Tops
Special This Week
$
We have offered many un
, , , , valUM this ScaSOIl.
"ia,C"l"f lnlS scu!s0";
as Philadcluhiu women will
teStlty and lllChC OOOlS ClaSS
You can't duillicatc it outside of Jl few
exclusive Rruund-floor shops
lowest YOU d )aj N7 llie pair.
$4.85 Is a Wholesale
t olmirlit o u 4 Viisi 1ti4ai nrixn nt
predominant stjlcs and values have cicr been
offered.
This Is the chance hundreds of women arc
watn(r for. so Bet accordingly. Come in while
(he) are still here todny not later than
Saturdaj. ThiH event spells ECONOMY in
capital letters, for there's 100 value be-
hind it.
ROYAI, BOOT SHOD
1 120810 Chestnut Street
Annual
ii'nfc Belt Manufacturing Co 5 torn
Th Bell Telephone Co Vh-2 font
Hercale Powder Co Ji'2 ton
II. Strahorn, Newport, Del.
JVl-2 Ion dump
Stedman Bent S ton
J. J. Sweeney J'S-2 fons
Beam-Fletcher Corporation ..... .5 font
If Atf Trantit Co iHi-2 ton but
Eastern Coal 6 Supply Co. ....... J fons
E. f V. Croisan, Rosette, Del.. , 2-ton dump
Aetna Explosive Co., Scranton, Ta,
l&-2 ton
10 a. m.
n
thcunlverMl "mlnln" bill' In iL Honc.
l"u8 Interpreted the measure today. TH
" !-... mi, .r k,.
lucky, that universal tratrllhff atlv'ocatt-1
1 would seek "to thrutt the bunleii '
fighting the war on lcimature souths
wero stamped as groundless by Vr
Kaliu.
I to cave nolke today that ho soon
would move for hearings bstore the
Military Affairs Committee, and as coon
ns prefslng war measure arc out of
tho wnj Would seek a voto on tho mill
tary training bill by tho House
"No one has to argue to establish Ui
necessity for unlveisal training He lias
only to point to present conditions," suUt
Knhn. "Wo have had to begin w-orh
w Ith the national army from the Ground
up,
ntl
Very few of Its members over una
"? training. If they had been trained
umIcr rome gJlten,( HUC., x propose
e qouUI havo had an army In Krnnco
In four months Instead ot a mere hand
of men."
4
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33 tOI) 1101CI1.
iv here at the
Price
t Kttlt uitnti
The
handtomttt
military model
of the year.
special.
$4.85
to 8 p. m.
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