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' fflGH SCHOOL TODAY
Governor Edge and Other
Prominent Men Will At
tend Ceremonies
BUILDING COST $506,990
Contains Forty-six Classrooms,
Gymnasium and Qther Mod
ern Features
Many prominent men of New Jersey.
Including aoernor i:dgo will participate
Jn the dedication of tho new Camden
High School on Tark Boulevard this
afternoon.
Tho exercises will open with n prajcr
by tho ltev. Dr. Holmes V. Gravatt. pas
tot of the Klrst Jlcthodlst Episcopal
Church of Camden, after wh'ch an ad
dross of welcome Will be delivered by
Mayor Ellin.
Governor Kdge will speak on the edu
cational progress of - tho dav and In
benefits. Other addresses w'll bo made
by Calvin X Kendall, Commissioner of
Education of New Jersey, and Provost
Edgar Fahs Smith, of the University of
Pennsylvania. The ltev. Dr (ieorge II.
Hemingway, pastor of First Presby
terian Church, will pronounce the
benediction".
The new school building is one of the many times as a most wicked munl
ost handsome structures of Its kind . .in,i.v I
most
In South Jerey. It was erected at a
cost of $500 990, Including "the furnish
ings, around was broken May 20, 1910,
the cornerstone laid October 14, 1916,
and the building ramplated during tho
present month
The school, which is built of stone nnd
brick. Is of tho Tudor stlo of archi
tecture and has u student capacity o
1400 There are forty -six iMassrooiiis of
all kinds, a gvmnaslum. 78 b 40, with
locker sp.icc for 1200 students, nnd other
l.ppolntmcnts In keeping with tho
progress of the da.v
The library has been arranged to hold
6000 volumes and Is equipped to house
educational cNhiblts. The study hill,
supplementing the library for this pur
pose, occupies the north side of tho
building on the main floor and is of tho
pamo size as the library It is equipped
with eighty box desks and ample book
shelving nnd closets
The science laboratories are nve In
number physics, two; chemistry, one;
biology, one. and physiology, one. There
Is also a science lecture and demonstra
tion room adjacent to both physics and
chemistry laboratories, seated upon tho
amphitheatre plan for 115 students.
The drawing rooms are three In num
ber, all with north exposure. There aro
live special! designed rooms 'for the
commercial department, Including two
bookkeeping looms, one stenography
room, one tpewrlting room and nno
geography room
Tho rooms for the household arts de
partment Include two sewing rooms, one
flttlntr and stock tooni, one nillllnerv
room, laundry with Meain drier nnd
electric Irons cooking laboratory, pan- ,
ifv nnrt illtllnt? 1-oolUS. I
jrv and dmlnc rooms.
The shop includes two wood shops,
machine shop, forge shop and foundry.
SCHWAB SETS ASIDE
OrtirnDl? AT? HAT 10170,
OLIZUKL Vl liUUollO
UUUaUHIa V. """"""
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Chief Overrules Bowles Noiuaish sas no continues
Evictions to House Hog
Island Men
Reversing the decision of Admiral
Bowles In evicting tenants of houses in
TV est and fcouth Philadelphia, Charles
3r. Schwab today stated that no one
would be evicted ln any circumstances.
In an Interview this morning shortly
before Mr Schwab, new head of tho
Kmergenc Shipbuilding Corporation, left
for Newark. X J, he Indicated that ho
knew nothing ofllclally of tho plan of tho
Kmergenc Fleet Corporation to seize
houses in those sections of tho city and
evict the tenants to mako room for Hog
Island workmen
"Tbero Is no need for putting families,
out ot their homes," he said. "There
must have been some misunderstanding.
Thoso people may feel assured that they
will not be forced to move"
Through this ruling Mr. Schwab di
rectly reversed the decision of Admiral
Bowles tn his plans for prov ldlng homes
for Hog Island workmen near tho sec- '
tlon where tho new houses for tho work
men aro to be bunt by the Land Title , president Bodine's Annual Re-
anu irusi company, as unnounccu to
day. Mr. Schwab spent about twelvo hours
In the city, but during that tlmo held
too conference with Admiral Bowles and
did not see him until they met on tho
train this morning Yesterday Admiral
Bowles waited at his office several hours
tor the new chief ot shipbuilding, but
did not receive a visit
When asked If the rumors were true
that Admiral Bowles would be "let out,"
Jlr. Schwab Intimated that this was not
the time to talk about that.
"To talk about that would be dis
organizing,' he said. "Uvery man who
docs his duty need havo no fear."
Admiral Bowles arrived at tho sta
tion some minutes ahead of Mr. Schwab.
The Admiral said bo had not been him
during his two visits to this city, but
declared he expected to meet the director-general
today nt the plant of the
Submarine Boat Company
Mr, Schwab said ho did not expect
to be settled In his offices at Broad
and Cherry streets before May 15 a id
he did not know how many employes
would come from the Washington offlce
CRYER, DEAD AIRMAN,
WASAPHILADELPHIAN
Cadet Flyer, Killed in Texas,
Left Insurance Business
to Enlist
Cadet Edwin D Cryer. who met his
death yesterday ut Calfleld, Tex., when
l ,Jih airplane burst into flames, It was
' learned today, wan a resident of this
oKy, living with his mother at.l..t
w South Mllllck street.
Before enlisting In tho aviation corps
hA was agency secretary of tho Phila
delphia Llfo Insurance Company, of this
city. Ho was twenty-seven years old.
lie enlisted September S, 1917, and boro
an excellent record.
'e expected his commission and a trip
liome this month
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GIVEN LOYALTY BATH
... . .. 11. .- Anvil AX
Samuel Iftrry Chovenson, of Mlllvllle,
A freshman at .lvutKern College, was
lted and .feathered- by fellow
..indents. In pUce of tar a gallon of
-xjk ?a.u Vii-tanil mnlMA,a wna ninriin
ft .th young; maq,und was then t
iKia witn m-i'viumni,- oi iwo
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WOMAN HELD AS U. S. FOE
Italian Said to Havo Planned Party
"When Germans Take Rome"
Itradlnir, r April 25. Sonta Fran
cardl. an Italian woman, said to be
allied with anti-Government, anti-church
and nntl-war ngltators, was arrested
hero on a technical cliargo of obstruct
ing by seditious talk operation of the
draft law. Complained of by fellow
workers In a West Heading factory, the
woman narrowly escaped being mobbed
by emplocs, An officer sent to tho
factory by Secret Service men rushed
her in an auto to City Hall
ATLANTIC CITY IS NOT
BAD, RABBI EXPLAINS
After Fifteen Years Beth Is-J
rael Pastor Outlines Views
to Itotarians
Atlantlr City, April 25
Atlantic Clt Is a good place for a
mlnl'tir to live, according to tho He
Henry M. Fisher, rabbi of the Congre- ,
gatlnn Ucth Israel, tho l.vgcst and
wealthiest Hebrew organization at the
shore, who rrccnllv celebrated the llf
teenth anniversary of his pastorate. In
snv Inir so tho ltev. Mr Fisher took fel
low ltotnrlans Into his- contidence. This
Is an uncensored clerical opinion of a
t nmnmilnttv vvllli-ll hn been held UP
In tho last fifteen jears I have seen'
Atlantic Clt grow from u town of half
the present population. Though there
aro many things which might be better,
it Is u good place to be in 1 felt, on I
coming to tho shore, that 1 had to wear
a silk hat; but I discarded it after the
nrst week nnd If any one wants a tile
of the vintage of 18S0, I can present
him with one
I have tried to go beyond the con
fines, of my church and bo of service
When I first caiiie tho First Methodist
! v,.i.n!ii e'hnrrii una celebrating Its
fiftieth anniversary, and I tent a mes
sage of congratulation To me It was a
perfectly mtural thing to do, but I
well remember what surprise It caused
some persons at th t'nm I trust cverv
ono will credit me In being sincere in
the practice of my faith Aside from
tho smbols of our faith, we are all
men trying to do our hit toward the
betterment of tho community It Is a
tine thing even to provoke a smile on tho
part of some one In trouble, notary
stands for scrvlc and a smile. That,
In a sense, is religion."
SCHOOL PFNION LAW
EXPLAINED BY BAISH
Retirement Does Not Affect Con-
bution District Must Make
to Fund
HnrrUbiirg, April 23. rennsvhanla's
A-..rt 1 t 1. .. nt.!- nA Im.ntr tif.l;fifl
:'pl "',,,,,,,, secretary of the
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Mate teacners retirement uujiu, ij
mniil fininnlnir leathers who may be
near the litlrcnient age under the 1m
nrMsinii that when the teachers are
pensioned It will mean an additional
ta: upon the district.
"When the question of election of
teachers and other school emploves for
the next term Is under consideration, it
irrfportant that there should be no
misunderstanding in referenco to the
prov Nlons of tho retirement act," Doctor
Tim t-mnlov ir.cnt of teachers who are
' near tho retirement age does not in
I any way affect the contribution which
a local imam uisirin im nunc iw mc
retirement fund This contribution Is
based upon the amount contributed by
the teachers employed In that district,
and Is not affected by the number of
employes retired while In the service
of tho district. Tho amount contributed
o the retirement fund is approximately
cne-half ot the amount contributed by
teachers of the district
"It is a mlstako to avoid tho employ
ment ot teachers who are near the re
tirement ago If they are rpjallfled to
tesch Such teachers will bo retired
-hen eligible for retirement, and no
school district In the State will contrib
ute more or less to the funil because
of their retirement All contributions
to the retirement fund are baaed upon
the salaries of teachers who are In ac
tive bervlce, and not upon the number
who are retired."
U.G. I. EARNINGS IN 1917
CUT $1,353,826 BY WAR
port Says Profits Must Be
Divided Cautiously
Unusual expenses, duo to the war.
havo cut the 191 net profits of the
United Gas Improvement Company
S1.353.S2C 13, as compared to the 1916
profits. The annual report of the com
pany, issued today by Samuel T. Bo
dine, president, shows net profits
amounting to $5,915,505.27. Tho net
profits for 1916 amounted to J7.2C&,
ZZ 42
Of this year's profits tho companv re
ports that Jt.656,059 was paid out in
dividends In January. April, July nnd
October The undivided profits, lifter
all dividends and Interest adjustment
on capital stock subscriptions were met,
amounts to Jt.3'2.75" 02 Mr Bodtne
calls attention In his report to the
announcement of tho company in 1916
that It desired to distribute, by way of
extra dividends, as large a proportion
of the earnings as possible ln the fu
ture but states that the directors have
not Increased the proportion of dlvl
dends owing to the fact that war con
dltlons are making such great demands
upon tho company that It la not deemed
wise to distribute the funds too gen
erously. .
The report announces that the com
pany has subscribed J250.000 for tbe
present Liberty Loan. How much of
this will be accepted by the committee,
It is presumed, will depend largely upon
the general subscriptions to the Issue.
The company subscribed $600,000 to the
first issue and $325,000 was accepted.
It subscribed $500,000 to the second and
$300,000 was accepted. The employes
took $120,250 of tho first two loans
from the company.
The big Item of cxpenso due to tho
war the report states, was because of
Increased cost of securing fuel during
the winter from which to make gas. The
report seta out In detail the heroic fight
the officials had to make to meet the de.
mand for gas In all of the cities In
which the company Is Interested. Special
stress la placed on the demand for gas
ln Philadelphia where 59,76,000 cubic
feet were sold In a single day the Utter
part of January. This Is more than
l 000 000 cublo feet more than ever be
,1' ...ai,,! from the company In a
simile day The Government added to
tne d-fflcultles when It selxed boats which
w.Pa bringing oil from the Gulf of
".?" "2 make gas for Philadelphia
i WexlP,. "
consumers.
Revenue Chlet Alter laxaDiea
.:::.... ... Am-n -nThe cam.
P-ikV 7&sDri. ftfc JKftK
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Ka5iv-y -
EVENING PtBLIC
"VETS" AID PHILADELPHIA'S LIBERTY
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40KNS5SHk H&w mt. sKp9Ht
f v .&3 :f.
UttMWiujijucijLUtw
bpenkds Horn "ovo. itieio ate buostinjr the f.ibo.ty Loan cnmpaiKii in in. a city, the four veterans
shown above nave till been in the frunt-linc trendies and invalided home. Hendinjr fiom left to light
they arc Private Jones, Second Lieutenant Lanpford, Sergeant A. K. Haldock nnd Sergeant Clayton.
Sergeant Baldoek was attached to the Cnnudian expeditionary force. The other thice are in the United
RESISTANCE TO IRISH
DRAFT IS MARSHALED
Political, Ecclesiastical and
Labor Forces Co-ordinated
by Anti-Conscriptionists
Dublin, April .5
Throughout Ireland tlm nntt-concrlp-tlonlsts
aro quietly and determinedly
mashallng resistance to tho draft A
Joint national defense conference, con
sisting of Dillon and Devlin for the Irish
party, DcVeier.i and firlllltli for the Mnn
Felners and llealv and O'llrlen for the
Nationalists, was In aesslon nil dav m
lonallsts. was In session nil dav ves-
ay at tho Mansion House working
plans for rcslstaiue and co-ordln.it-
the iKilltlcal, ciilesiastical and labor
on
tciday
out
ing th
forces.
To meet eventualities. Commandcr-ln-
the valuation. Already large sums have
been gathered.
SEIZE HOAKDED ."LOUK
Wilkes-Bnrre Food Chief Confiscates
2800 Pounds
twenty-eight sacks of wheat flour, each
irni..u.iia Ann. -.i nn.ir.nnrr rn t
containing l'JU pouncis, is i-iilii.cu,
against Frank l Moreno, of pringio ,
IJMI , La. .-.. .iii,ririn.,l l,r.fnrit Cnilntv .
Pood Administrator Washburn. With
Morello appeared Slnbnd Fantl, the
dealer who la accused of telling the
flour.
T.eports of neighbors led to discovery
of the food, nnd an Investigation of the
cards filed in the administrator's olllce
showed no report of the snlo or pur
chase had been made. Tho flour will
be confiscated und distributed to retail
dealers.
ARCHITECTS PLAN
TO HONOR MERCER
Will Award Him Craftsman
ship Medal This Morning
Af ter Choosing Officers
What architects must prepare to do I
after the war wlii be the main toplo
for discussion at today's session of the
fifty-first annual convention of the
American Instltuto of Architects, at the
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Art Club. The nomination and election
of officers for the coming year will be
held at this morning's session.
The first business of tho day will be
the report of the committee on creden
tials The nomination of officers, fellows
and honorary members and their elec
tion will follow I craftsmanship medal
will be presented to Henry c. Mercer
and an appreciation of the life work of
Senator Newlands will bo read
Discussion of the work of the archi
tects after the war will be opened bv
Milton B. Meadry, Jr TV, Cllpston Stur-
gis villi present a paper on the "Archi
tect as an Administrator." and 11, J
Itussell will address the convention on
the "Building Situation of tho Past.
Present and Future."
At 5 o'clock this afternoon the com
mltteo of the Philadelphia Chapter on
Preservation of Historic Monuments will
be tho host of tho convention at Inde
pendence Hall. A group of drawings,
showing what Philadelphia Is doing to
restore and preserve the historical
structures of the city will be exhibited.
Delegates to tho convention win assem
ble at the T-Square Club, 204 Quince
stTeet, at 8:30 o'clock tonight for a dis
cussion of matters, pertaining to prob
lems of the organisation The conventloc
will end tomorrow night.
COMMISSIONS FOB ELEVEN
Philadelphians Qualify as Sccpnd
Lieutenants nt Upton
Philadelphians who have qualified to
receive commissions as second lieuten
ants at the third officers' training camp
at Camp Upton, N. Y.. follow I
Henry H. Campbell, 1852 North
Twelfth street, Infantry.
William T Colborn, Jr., 0236 Wash-ino-inn
nMiu-. Infantry.
Walter It. Crosdale, 5027 Saul street,
"Herbert P. Klllott. 48 East Tulpe
hocken street, Qermantown, Held artil-
'Joseph B. Fulcoly, 16,1 West Hunt
ingdon street Infantry.
Kwlng Qaybrel, 2319 North Twentieth
wtrmt infantrv.
Edwin IC. Jenckes, E.15 -Angora ter
race, Infantry. '
Albert F. Meehan, 301 Dorset, street,
Mount Airy, Infantry
Frank J Morris, 1324 AVaener ave
nue. Infantry.
Wayne Sinclair. 2150 North Camac
street. Infantry. ,--., ,. ,
FranMrteo Zara. J24 1 to nahcrriy Ktitk I '
OmjVSOwh, field artttkry.&JMc
Chief Mahon Issued a prohlltltlon ngainsi uun -11 uieii- tcsuniony after tli raid been Instructed to bring suit at once to lonitinnde.i- these housts Is interesting " I I mo. '" actual -wmics, uureiorc, as tvtii
earning arms or ammunition In ten t - bUt, off ces, 1m, lmmlj..tely n5e.rt thrir llBllla n8 members of the 'ni" sa d "Zru"n Donkej enRlnes have ben, drained In ''" """ ?"'h'7 ? SS "
IrMi lounties Th,; ll , 7l '. J lw l,l,u sodatlon ,,,. tcnnnt hni, ,, , 0.,n.,, tlmt the an effort to burn out the crown platca ",j, 1,aan'0 ", nrI ' ' 1. "7; ,
Sir IWw.ird laison ordered his n '""'O It Is claimed bv the Insurgents- that owner had decided to make 1,1m buy the and .mei has been placed in oil In- "l ln lX5"r ",lv 1 1 ""ilii
Ulsterltes to reorganize their m.icilnert He.lirn...,l "mler a!,U,t' 3 "f ll,t" """Ut"!"" of the property at an Increased price or move tended for lubrication f machinery of cn favorable even jear .since 1191,
and a comic meeting Immediate y iftei loohc Home Is Dedicated association nil members in good standing ' kt 0,,. In other cases wi learned that donkev ingli.es In the camps and of tho b'ltlt iH e'nf J b 'X ,t?i , !
the Introduction of home iule. decl.u Ing ' "r'''n ""7n;. . Alrll 2.". -The arc entitled to vote at anj meeting, and the owners we.e making icpulrs with madilnery at the mills, tho Intent being, of the century that the margin has U
LNers position grave STo'Vito the express prpo-o of Increasing the of course, to ruin the bearings of the of consldeiable size ,
., hlnZb,0f. So. t.dgl. 'ru er''hf Demn l:l"?V '.'L 'i'I,:" ..i.'.,.U ,MlnffA-- rent. These owners hud no knowledge engines and other machinery. Il.l.ne. Keep, Cllmlilnr A
violence They report tho tension great, I rV '"i!"0,, "YJIL, 1 .TtV? ,, ."i""- nf horltv -,.. ol ,lu- tn.lt would comniandeer the nouses., ncPauv of 1(1 nr,ivltles of the dls- T,, balance, moreover, has continued,
howe'ver. Priests aro directing the col- IST'' .IPel.V.et." I 'ft rhTf ThlVe a row on for control of tho ?,"U, " UUbl U ""S a Br-U M'rPrlS l0 'ojal.Iement there evidently has been t0 cllmll dllrlng 1917 IlKUrC8 forth. Hm,
'lection of a "national defense fund,' In I .Vow ark. and W. M Muh.ni, if Trenton local organization. .11 ,, , . , . -Ann 01 ganlzed among the w 01 kers of the mills ni,10 months of which are now aval.
I. ,. .i.i-M. Kt.,.- i ,., ,mit .,f 1 ' iriiuoii. 11 '"'" i would be glad to see SnOn more . d c.,mns committee which has .le-Lt.T ti,.,. .w imrt. f nil m.l!l
LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA,' THURSDAY,
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Mates Infantry.
MISSING TAGEBLATT
MEN BROUGHT BACK
Two Employes Found Hiding in New
York and Are Arrested by
Cortclyou's Agents
Department of Justice agents brought '
baclv to this city today two Tageblatt
emplojes who left town nnd hid under ,
assumed names In New ,ork after the
iioverniiient rawl l.it Siptrmlirr. and
who could not be found by the Depart-
of this i It.v, and Inspector Itobcit Pol-
II tt of New York .
Thn witnesses nre Itobrrt rtctpansiUy
f i itur Mlfffrt, who vverc em-
fl' ' e, erTXVtnesses for"! Lr??r?S
eniIlu,m 8 treason proutlon ad .No
,UI1 )0 oeiU(1 , lir0lmlon' -of
thn Tiirnlilil. mll,nB.. n...t .... i.
the Tageblatt editors under the esnloi
age act In June Tho lloveiniiient oh
i.unen ineir
iiii-iii in .nisiu-n iiKims in nine ior tne me .nunuejpni.i young Women h Chris-
' T.T1,t,r,!ll.,f ""J 'l"-Kcblatt editors. tlan Association, nnd other otllclals of
.nTmY,oe-,To?o1ff,ce,,i;ilsr!r,:r,,ol tho oreanUHtlun In , refusing Vuullow
rorii.oirmen Itisn,.,.., a i v- . (.. i. several hundred membeiH of tho Ken.
TWO MIGHTY LOAN PARADES
WILL CLOSE DRIVE FOR WEEK
IE. T. Stotesbury to Lead
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1 lH'OUgh El'Oad Stl'eet
TV, . i, tttmi ti
Democracy Will Be
TWO parades will be features or the
Liberty Ixtan drive this week. '
Thlrtj-tlvo thousand children from the
city's hlgb schools and seventh and
eighth grades of the elementary schools
will march in the Liberty Day pageant
tomorrow. All public schools will be
closed at 11 o'clork by order of Kdvvln
Wolf, president of the Hoard of Educa
tion On Saturday uftcinoon 4O,00n uni
formed men will participate In the
I "March of Democracy,' starting nt 1
o clock from Broad street and Columbia
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avenue and pioceidlng south on Broad
.stieet to Wharton. This will includo all
i tho patriotic, war. lellgious and secret
1 societies of the city. Nearly 100 bands
I are expected to be In line Four thou
sand troops from Camp Dl have been
I promised, and all Camp Meado men In
the city on leave will march. About
, 1275 sailors will attend from Wlssl
l hlckon Barracks, Cape May, and a large
numner or raliors and marines from
the League Island Navy Yaid
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m0cracy" held tomorrow, Llbeity day,
, Instedd of on Saturday. Tho lommlttee
' rerused to change the plans, however.
unless President Wilson would levlew
the parade This lie was unable to do,
owing to press of business In Washing
ton.
No program had been mrnuged for
Liberty day when Edwin Wolf came to
tho nsslstanco of tho Liberty IOan com
mittee by ordering a school parade.
Twenty bands will be scattered through
the parade of the 35,000 children. It
will form at lilrard avenue and march
south on Broad street.
Motesbury to Lead l'uridc
William Steelier, director of physical
education, In tho public schools, will be
In charge According to present plans
the lino will be headed by E. T. Stotes
bury and tho fifteen members of the
Board of Education The 1600 "Cod
desses of Liberty" from the South Phlla
delnhla High School for Girls will be In
line. '
Elaborate preparations nro being
made in the schools today. Wherever
possible the children will be In costume
They will carry Liberty Loan and
school banners. American flags and
school flags. Each school will march as
a unit.
Eight hundred priests nnd ministers
from ail denominations will walk In tho
"March of Democracy." It was announc
ed today Bishop llhinelander will lead
150 Episcopalians, Bishop Berry will
head Boveral hundred Methodist Epis
copal ministers, the Hev. Edward Yates
Hill will marshal 160 Presbyterians, and
all other denominations will bo repre
sented The number of Catholic priests
to be In line has not jet been ascer
tained on account of the necessity of
their Saturday afternoon confessional.
Sixty-five industrial and al!eg6rlcal
floats of a patriotic nature will be
among the many novelties- of this great
naireant These have been prepared by
1 InJi.nl.litl AAtsnacnd In 4ha I
UmSv" w,U . tolte.' the memor.
able stands for freedom and democracy
made bv America through her history
The products now being supplied by
Philadelphia to Pershing's, army In
France will be shown, -j '
"Our nsddles Over There" '
Another feature will be a troqp of
little boys and girls wMl. fathers In
France. They wll mari.1inear.,ttu van
of the parade. urfourtd.eel by Boy and
girl scouts, They will carryi.a banner
with the Inscription
"Our daddies are p.et therIluy
bond and helfr brlnr IelmWfiru.,
CM-MUnd ?W 3OTWt vmm W
LOAN CAMPAIGN
1. W. U. A. IJNSUKUENTS
WILL GO TO COURT
Members Barred From Meet
ing Will Make Legal Test
of Situation
Legal action to test the vallditv of the
action of Mrs .1. II. Hudson, president of
t-l'igtoii and S'outhwnrk branches to vote I
at the quarterly meeting will be taken to-
day or tomorrow, accordhiK in Mrs
Ceorgc Vau. Jr. one of the leaders of
' "Insurgent- wing of the association
rr,lnk '' I'rit''"''r'' "J" I'en retained
is attornev by the girls who were de-
nl.il ruliiilllnnni. ,n .1... ...) n
in vi, ,..,!,. ..,,!. ,- ,.. I,,, iiiitioiiifr at
l.lglitecnth nnd Arili streets, anil has
35,000 School Children
ToiTlOrTOW "Mai'cll Of
ii l n , i
Feature Saturday
letter e-arrfeis of this city, headed by
Postmaster .John Thornton, will
'"art;h. The dav will be u half liolldn,
for "" In compliance with the procln-
inatlon Issued by President Wilson
l.iitiles In the "March of Democracy"
have been coming In to the committee
In a steady stream. The number ex
pecting to paiticlpate Is dally mount
ing, and this parade Is expected to be
the largest that has ever been held in
Philadelphia.
Foremost among ihe fraternal o.de.s
entered are the Knights Templar. 1500
' I,, ft, II .-AiT.ilt,. ..11. .......... .... ..
Shr'lners. 'with band : the KnuT of
Columbus. IS00, with three bands and'
floats; Loyal tn dt , of Moose, 3000 with 1
iXboT.t,ert,V,s
ivnignts icmpiar. Independent Order of
Odd Fellows. Knights of Pythias, Be.'
nevolent and Protective Order of Ulks
nnd the Tall i ednrs of Lebanon. Others
will take part, but they have not vet I
given the n umbels they will have 'in
line. " I
The. nllilnrv .,-ll - .l.- ,.
which will be nt the heud of the ilm!
will lie best ever seen In Philadelphia,
ine com,,, nice says
Iiaso Hospital No 28, formerly Jeffer
son Hospital unit, was entered yester
day Lieutenant John A. Bertoiet, .M.
It C, will enter n detachment of 160
men. Base Hospital No II, under
Lieutenant Colonel Ii V fleddlngs, M. It.
C. will pome down fiom Allcntown for
tin- parade.
Another entry yrsterday was Engineer
Depot Detachment No 410. V a. A.
which wilt inter-five and one-half ton
trucks, such as urc used to transport
army material; they will be in command
of Captain Kent, V s. A
SPROUL AND UNIONS ARE
NEARING AN AGREEMENT
rr ii ti ... .. -. .
Tulks Unionism as Well as Politics
Durinir Busv Dav in
uuiuiL, ousj way in
ScrantOll
rranlon, Pa., April 25 Senator Wil
liam C. Sproul. candidate for the Ilepub
llcan nomination for Governor, spent a
busy day meeting politicians and hold
Ing a reception, at which he was Intro
duced to several hundred. Ho wns the
guest this evening of J. Benjamin Dim
mlck nt dinner.
During tho mornfhg Scnafor Sproul
held conferences with former Director
of Public Safety O'Malley, Colonel F
M. Vandllng, 15. A. Jones, former Deputy
State Highway Commissioner, who was
let out by the Brumbaugh regime, and
Sheriff Schlager, organization leader In
Lackawanna County politics.
Later he met Samuel Castles, nreil.
dent of the South Scranton Republican
Club, representative Hugh Dawson and
,"". the smaller fry. Sheriff Schlager
steering hlin around the city.
He also had -a conference with Wil
liam CoHess, organizer of the Interna
tional Typographical Union, and John
Wolfe and William Hughes, pf the
Scranton printers, with a view to union
izing the offices of the Chester news
papers In which Sproul Is Interested.
Recently the Scranton Union adopted
a resolution, which was snt broadcast
throughout the State, opposing Sproul
for nonunion proclivities.
Following ihe conference. It was an
nounced by the 'printer -that; projres
had been madej and that In all Ofob
ability the iijlKmovltnao ii)lon!4.
APRIL 25, 1018
PACIFIC COAST OIL
MEN URGE REDUCTION
Recommend Closing Six
Classes to Save 50,000
Barrels Per Day
San Krnnelneo, April 23.
If Uncle Sam's war program Is to he
rnrrifi nut aiirveHnfiillv. the Immediate
saving of 50,000 barrels of fuel oil per i
day Is neoessarv, and it has been learned
I from unimpeachable sources that in I
order tti bring this economy nbo'ut the ,
i ii ,.n. f.,..i miMii i Wnr Korvlcn
I ft fUr U 9"!" $
National commission at Wnsh ngton
that by means of tho priority schedule ,
of tho fuel administration, "classes I
to IS .Inclusive," bo cut off fiom their .
i ,,m,H
vi in,. iiri-Koiii niii of production,
At the present r.ito or I""" ion
, there would 1 e aval al le ccnlb to
i .np.-r estimate. 9..000.0UO ban els of fuel
'oil during the next cnr. Itli con-
sumption nt the present monthly aver- I
, age, 96,000.000 bairels of this will be .
I used, leaving a mnrgin of only a million
imrrelK rnndlilons of transportation
nmi .l.ieHnn ore micIi hmvcvcr that
and production are Mich, however, that
i the output prohablv will be less than
luesc ngurcs nnii iiiu tviiuninuii w-
slderably greater.
Hence, It Is expected that within the
net few dajs the fuel administration
will, through Pacific Coast Adm'nlstra
tor Folsom, order the supply to classes
even to twelve stopped Tills order
will affect, among other plants, nianu
fiu Hirers of ngilcultural Implements,
shlpnrds engaged In tlov eminent work,
navy ards, arsenals, cantonnients, ex
plosive and munition plants, chemical,
steel cooperage, bather and paper man
ufacturers. Some of thes-e industries
would bo nble to find other fuels, but
would have to spend much time convert
ing maihlnei.v for operation by the sub
stitute 2000 Shipmen's
tt i l TT . '
HOmeS 10 (lO UP
f oiitlnned from lnKr One
I nt i:imvvnnd, but the big housing project
lias ueen nroppcn.
In giving Ills personal assurances to
the ousted tinants in West nnd South
Philadelphia of the good Intentions of
tho flov eminent toward them, Admiral
liowle.s said:
"Ileforc purchasing these tenanted
houses I was told that the occupants
had been properly notified to move,
otherwise I would not have onsdcred
them In no cani will u f.nnllv be put
out where there are Hog Island work
mn llvhtg and I shall i-ee that those
who do move arc not charged an mire.is.
enable rent by other owners or agents.
"I sent my licrsonal assurances today
to all tenants affected by the lenulsltlon
that they need not movo until thev had
I found other suitable and comfortable
I nu.uters. nnd furthermore there will bo
' no inoie purchases by us of occupied
.1.. .........
propni iy
"The manner In which we came to
houses built In connection with tho
plans of tho Hmergency Fleet Corpora
tion for housing the workers at Hog
Island. 1 nm going to encourage build
ing by private capital and I have In
structed the Land Title and Trust Cora
panv to usk for competitive bids.
"Wo have already selected the lots
The Oovernmciit will buy the land to
provide the site for the houses, it will
not bo in Llmwood. but will be ln West
and South Philadelphia and will be
within easy dlstanco ot tho tiolley
lines.
"In legard to the tenants, they will
all bo sele-c-tcd by the shipping board
and will bo peimittcd to buy or rent as
they choooe.
"If any of these tenants aie working
for tho shipyards they will lemaln. In
others all the circumstances will bo
taken into consideration. In e-ases where
tho occupants are iclatlves of the men
ln the service the most careful consid
eration will be given to them '
' m n T P A IM7DO IMHADCl?
I.
, I . IV. I.KiVIJima lHUUllOLi
..
, .-.vw a-swTa- tIAfV nTrl TT1
SPKUbL flUK UUVLK1NIM
"
Former Progressive Dele -
gates Support Senator for
Nomination
Leaders of tho so-called rtooscvelt
... i. a. .. I. is,r tlm Panntvltr in nr.
' iTOgrefcSllC ll.fa d ... !"
1 ganlzatlon. somo ot whom uro officers
and members of tho Washington party
city committee, have indorsed the can
didacy of Senator William C. Sproul for
tho P.cpubllean gubernatorial nomina
tion. In a formal statement, signed by
fifty -sis Progressives, who wero dele
gates from Philadelphia districts to tho
Ilepubllcan State anil national com en
Clems of 1912 and tho Progressive con
veutloi, of lfl!2. It was ueciareu i, at tno
--- . . ... ...
Itoosevelt llepuullcans or rniiaoeipnia
stand unitedly In favor of Senator Sproul
nnd that progressive Vetera throughout
the Slate wilt support him
The statement sent out by the "Wil
liam C Snroul P.oosevelt P.epubllcan
!''caBU0 of Philadelphia" follows:
"Progressives of Pennsylvania, to
whose Initiative was due enactment of
the splendid program of oclal and In-
dustrial legislation which has proved to
. ., lne state's greatest assets
under the stress of wartime conditions.
owe
lloosev
support
Lnrlnclples and guide the destinies of the
, oinmuiii"iui - . .,- ju,,b.uv
In the nation s iiir-
cnatnr Snroul's consistently- sound
and manly record In the Legislature, his
unquestioned ability nnd experience and
his four-square stand upon every Issue
confronting the people of Pennsylvania.
mee our umiuuiiucu iiiuuiocmriiu Ilia
Itoosevelt Hepubllcans of Philadelphia
stand unitedly 1n favor of his candidacy
and urge their coinpanlons-ln-arms of
1912 and Progressive voters In general
throughout the State to unite with them
In giving Senator Sproul an overwhelm
In Indorsement at the Republican pri
maries In May and the general election
In November'
The signers Include!
fl-muM Crotheri
John i. Cr?u' lr.m
Clarence p. Antrim
Thomas I llckB..
ZxSXi B. sejjotlelel
Thomas lloblna
ti llaraes UaWSOn
Ituah Creelmati
iluitat llahn
Hubert O. McDousal
VVm. II. Powler. Jr.
llfons ( llanaon
eJeorra VVII-on
lauae l
noth
Heldlnsrr
Willis D
llob-rl Cron J. Fred'k Jenklneou
Arthur O. .Oraham Joseph a. Hlmcock
Ham I r- Pcaneriooa K-nn-in il, CJool
VVm. W- l"siirusuu oausn
flteven A. garg-ent
ll, Ooudat llartlett
John p. Xtuhltraier
William II. Horn
Loula Traunwelitr
John Hurt
Cieoraa D. Cox
pr William Irwin
Harry Drake
Jamea O, Conner
Patrick Henry
rhariea II Hall
llauben H. Fowler
C'haa, A. ItlttenhouM
W 13. Sharpa
ptari X, LatsJeerCea
John IC. iVirne
John KlnnfytT
SStf. '"
..-VI
naon,
It to tne princij-itP i.n-.i v oionei - '- nwi i, ana 10
elt nas fo earnesuy umocaiea to 'BireiW ' jumice uitn ono's life
Senator hproui as tne candidate mere certainty can be nothlnc flnr
tiSpw
d
arr
GEN. BARBER'S FORCES
FACE BIG FIGHT TODAY
"Enemy" to Attack Munitions Plant
nnd Jersey Brigade Will
Defend It
In the I'leld with rift -seventh Infantry
llrlgude, liail-ilfn, Ala., April 25.
Although tho enemy cavalry forces
which were driven out of the city of-An-n'ston
esterday morning by the advance
guard of the Fifty-seventh Infantry
brigade were decisively defeated In that
engagement they renewed their hostllo
activities this morning and nro attempt'
Ing to reach and take possession of the.
big plants of tho Gulf States Steel
ones, wnero vast orcinniice ,.'
for the army arc being turned out.
Strong re-enforcements havo reached
iLM'teTlS tt
(hl) (,ay ii.n(. ccure,i Information
f the ndvanoe of the enemy, Ilrlgndler
General Harbcr will take up a position
along tho line of a stream to the west
if the plant, directly In the patch of the
forces operating ugalnst his command.
probablo that there will be somo
outskirts of the
rl(.; 1,eforeht, ,,, , mcP.
The 112th machine gun battalion may
,0 Kven n chance for somo combat fir-
lug before the day Is over and It way
be necessary to bring artillery Into th.
iftlon If the nttaeklng forces prove
Mro"K enough to Press the units being
pfnt , Gencral Uiirl)(,r t0 BU.lra the
bg pla-nt
SABOTAGE, ALL KINDS,
DELAYS SHIPBUILDING
Spikes, Bolts and Steel Rasp
Driven Into Lumber and
Emery Put in Oil
-..!.- ... ,i..i i ii,
i i ...t. viicti r.
I ..,r..rr... .- These figures are offlrlal but the if
I Six new railroad rpiKes nnd one steel ,1arpnt t,-ade balance Is not actually :
.drift bolt, tal-en lecmtlv from two fir large as they Indicate Argentine ex-
I logs at the mills of the Donovan I.um- p(,rt ngures are based on actual market '
I'r Company In Aberdeen, were wit- ...i.,,,,, i,,,. itr,nr.ri. , ,i, . i
'""-o i" !-in'iuK- i.i im... ...... ... .... toms nnn statistical purposes, accord. '
C,;"V,S ,"'"1 ,nl11' ;' tl'"i r ""' .'""'""'"Jllng to cemin arbitrary valuations fer '
.. . ... ... . . U. i i i. Vi-
the 1. W. W steps to rtr ve which rle-
mint out of tho communltv were taken
ast week by a committee composed for
mi- iiiriM. .mil. ii is muu. in in. ii mi.
o srfeel up 7 ;;VS,rociuction for tho
piograni of the War Department aro
more or less nullified
Perhaps fifty similar caes have been acttal a,uo throush lndcx nUmb-ilnj
ported within lilncts days In he Oraj si,. Ims a,,0 h t a adl,,aM ,
reported
llatbor dlstilet, which inipplles prob
ably half the spruce now being pro
duced for C!oi eminent use In this
country. A steel rasp sunk into an
airplane i-pruce log being sawed .it tho
mill of the (Jrays Harbor Lumber Com
pany, In lloqulnm, caused damage to tho
saws estimated at $1000 On this oc
casion the head saw, Instead ot belnr
stripped of teeth, was stripped Into rib
bons, which flew in nil directions, one
ribbon being of such blze that It circle
u man without touching him, according
to the rrnoit of the matter made at the I
termined to do what legal means hive
failed to do mid epiletly to rid this
section of the State ot the dlslojal ele
ment. The lit st act ot this committed
was tne ureamng up or. tne neauquarters
oi tne i v. vt . in .vi.erueen, me cniei
rendezvous In this section, nnd tho burn
ing of the furniture and literature found
ln the rooms. The second step was tho
rounding up of half a dozen knowu
workei.s and escorting them to the city
border, with Instructions to keep going.
$100,000 ron dqche helmet
New lork, Apill 25 J. P. Morgan's
tlciman spiked helmet, trophy of the
second b ittlo of Ypres, whl h he obtained
by purchasing J30.000 worth of Llbeitj
Loan bonds at a loan rally here, was
auctioned off again yesterday, Mr, Mor
gan having returned It for this pur
pose This tlmo It sold for $100,000,
Peter Doelger, brewer, buying that
amount of Liberty Uond.
I)17M1VT M17M 1717 A DI 1700
' TlMll iUCjli rrtllLEft3k3
.. ..
I AIT T TlT TV XTT. 74TT
' Vl HVJbU W HU1U11
1 John M. Clarke Writes That
University's Sons "Over
There" Are Always Ready
Spirit &hovn by University of Penn
sylvania men when they face the su
premo test "over there" Is Indicated In
a letter written by John M. Clarke,
president of last year's senior class and
the Christian Association, who Is serv
ing as a private In the aitlllery with
William I. Newstettcr, '18 class of col
lege, "I havo been supremely happv during
the last month and a half of soldier
life I am glad that I left the V. M.
C. A , but am also satisfied that I was
-
aoie 10 render it some service, small ns
t was. Now lat t, . . . . , "
ginning. I would not caio to be-in anv
olner Iac(.. ,t lh , , 0KP of J ou"h
to lmo com0 Xevvstetter n,?,, t
look foiward eagerly to being In action
noon. Probably by this time we will
have been 'up there' unless there Is a
nuuuni c-iiuiiEo in present expectations
And no doubt the all-compelling mo'lvo
of the war will be felt more strongly
each day I think P.omaln Holland, !,,
his book, 'Above the Battle,1 phrases It
well: 'It Is a splendid thins in fl-i,. .. i.i.
tho opportunities after tho war But If
it should be God's will tlat j pay the
uiiiniuia sacrince I would do It ciadlv
because such a sacrifice can represent
the happy consummation of all my Ideals
and beliefs I would consider It a tri
umphant end of a career. It seems
strange tq mention such a possibility
but our mutual faith n God s nb"n.
dant for the supremo test If it 'should
come. IU
'Tho llfo as a private Is completely
satisfying. I am learning to appreciate
Hie fine fabric of the men around nC
They may not bo so readily respons ve
to religion such as we aro educate,,
to know U. but these fellow a have their
noble qualities and are basically re
ligious. I learn each day to unnreciatn
the value of the human. Perhaps when
we are 'up there' our Idea of the value
of human beings may be lost. It would
seem to have been the way of this war
that men are regarded as mechanical
and sclentlflo forms. If it were not for
L'? 1.UI ?' tho sold,er that makes a.'I
this bloody sacrifice divine and Into,
prets each duty as righteous,"
Umbrella Makers Organize
Laueaater, l' , April 25 Represent
.L0,. i?e. l'nlt.'d Umbrella bundle
and bMck Makers' l'n on are here todrv
organizing the 200 workers of this clty
with a view toward better wages, better
Srna"droand&
i Licdii lid. nil t ui ii n n.irn Iia,-. .
BIG TRADE BALANCE
Southern RemihHr. p.,.
nirA :;:.. "u"ni":
"6" uu ivignc aiae rjf
Ledger
MEANS SETTLING DEBTS I
Cancellations Will Probably Be Rf
ouniai io, inouRn Uold Ship,
ments Grow
The announcement of financial .
rangements between Argentina and th.
United States and between Argentina
nnd the United Kingdom for the pat.
poe, among other things, of brlnrfor
down the extremely high price of
change, directs attention to an utur.
cedentcd condition in the foreign tra
of the country on tho Plate Th. .,.!
v"n,ra'l0!!n.,1:. ". kn I
ly Increased slnco tho beginning of tit
n'H '." i:urc,no,'lnl Is ftlH gro!r
This Is duo in brief, to tho fact that
Argentlna'H exports have been In rrtat. '
er demand than ever before, while cer
tain conditions, among the most Imwr. '
Hint of which Is tho lack of shlpplnc
hpace, havo combined to keep Import!
low- A glance at tho following figures
will show how the margin has Increased
in recent jars (all values In Argentlns
gold): 4
Year Totnl Imports Totut iim, i
1310 J1M.771 (100 172'Sm l
!" 11. ) Ml. ono aknSSH
iia
asi k.-.i ono isomiooo
a: ail ono ,j. KS
tnt:t.
ion.
inir..
mm.
. L'TisiRoon aiB.tsi tun
.... L'17 09 000 G43.3I10M
Cleaning of l'lturrs
o. -. .::. : "" "" "
unlt ot nuantitv winch are not chunf I
,,,, rhllnB,n. prlce, T,,c.0 y&lw
Jio mo M J
, , ,.. price, haw I
r.ativ increased rsneclallv In ik. i,rf
I " "Z'
! cl"n' ?"'"fS ?f '"? rt . Thc Arntlr
I "0',e""r'", 'u w"'. T Wke? OTt
rectify eport valuations became ef
differences In uverage market values and
those used In computing export vahi-j, i
The real values In the foreign tra.de
since 1010, according to official cora '
pilations, arc as follows
Artual
import vhIuc
.J37II 311 OOH
. in; n.'n non
. 4in sill ono
. -tun 2'.'7 mm
. .12J .vio miii
Artull
-tnort ilti d
JTinnttona I
.ll-.JltWHI -I
r.iii.fl'j.ooo I
nin
inn
inii;
int i
I'M i
tui itumw
401 115 (Ml)
"! 3. v.? !!
ii'.lKMA
-- AAA AAA 3
U,U VVU.VW
in acuiai a.wucs, mereiorc, as weu
as comii.ued with $103.5.4,18! for tht
corresponding nine months of 1916, intj
exports of $114,028,380, as comparMl
nx
$307,776,1 IC In 1916, nomlMI
the real .-ilu belnc ImgorUi'
nue,
$2CC,78T,7C7 and $:75.4G8,005. and M
ports, $114,028,380 and J3S8.003.S34. lot
1917 and 191C, respectively Importl
thus deci eased and exports Increased, u
compared with the previous year, when
tho dlfferenco had already passe-d all
records There is reason to expect ,
continuance of both these tendtnclei, U
crons aro repoited good, provldlni tM
usual surplus for cvport and the fir--
tors causing a decrease In Imports art I
more than ever In evidence
To compensato this heavy outjo otl
values it is naiurnuy to ue cajiccicu i.
In addition to the usual Items of pay
ment by which the trade balance U
rectified" Argentina will begin to liquidate
some of tho obligations held against the
I country In Lurope as well as Import
i Increased amounts of gold As a matter
I of fact both of theso movemenU are
tnkliic- n .ice. Ill 13IB tile 10, lotting lltm-
are given as entering Into the rectlflca-4
tlon ot tne trauo oai.ince iuitu:i .
foiclgn securities, $10,000,000, Interest.
on national, provincial anu municip'
ln.,1. r.l UTifi Interest and dividend
i,., in.,ii. r.r ruiit.n.s $4(1195.908: In- '
tci'est on mortgages. $37 947,024. par- '
ments on other foreign capital, J--.'";' .
389; transfer of savings $33,000,000:
expenditures of Argentinians abroad, i.
nmi nnn This leaves unaccounted for a,
balance of $37,812,402. which amount is
made up by two Items, a diminution of
credits, commercial capital, cancellation
of mortgages, etc . to the extent of .-
190,518. and an Increase In the txlitlnr
stock of gold amounting to $17,621,111.
It Is reasonable to expect that tb
last two Items, which represent clear
gain on tho part of Argentina, iu
steadily Increase during the rest of we
.. nH nll.n,,a-1, .1.A -,l MCl.-l nCft Of fOfelffn
llttl, UllllUUb" ,, ...... t II,
countries to export gold will probata
throw the emphasis more and more on
the settling of accumulating debts t
Argentina through the cancellation ot
Atgcntlno debts to foreign countries,
Movement of gold, however as yet con'
tlnues to increase Argentina in the, nm.
nlno months of 1917 Importing .';
AnM , .....,in n .Amnjivn Witt! 11,'
081,553 In tho corresponding montus w,
tho year previous. $25,853,245 in H
whole year 1916, and $4 200,517 In ttti
whole year 1915 1
It hnnlrl he noted that this U tlD
.... ,.. .,,! ,A..rH.d In sever
pre-war years, but the actual acquliltI
of gold by Argentina has been rauv
greater than the Import llgures nlc,";l
provision having been made In 1 "J
tne ueposu oi boiu " - - -- -.,,j
abroad which would ordinarily b WJ
ped. It Is because of the difficulty J
smnninir iroiu anu uiu uuj"' " ..
!!?1.&E
hiro owing accounts In Argentina cw
.....i i..m i.., rf.nnsiiinar the anwB.
..,.,. .... .....(., nmhnnfiador. I'no.
Willi UIU -1 bim .! "": . TTAiArie
deposits it In turn In the Federal IWen
Bank of New York.
Made Flying Lieutenant
WorrI has Just been received at W
vard College pf tho promotion o i ivt
S. Cadbury, of the class of 191. ?".,!
rank of first lieutenant In it he al L. J
service of the American army in 'Jl
Lieutenant Cadbury, son of luen c
Cadbury. of the Provident Wfe 1
Trust Company of -,hdfe1'PwS,t5
been abroad for some months, n v .
spend six months, wltl. Unit u,.0'hU.?4
tlio American Ambulance. In "Wffiffl
I..A h b.iw much tlcht ng In tne yi"".!.).
which he iwt'a received his
1IF.I.P W.WTHn M M.K.
LADonuna
WANTED
STKAmMVOnK
GOOD TXT
Arpiy
Nr W. COR. TH ANU UHOWN
of the French, army. w'nf5
ambulance service young u;ffroo
i.r.J mi uvlnllnn school ill r ranee.
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