'
OTY NEAR QUOTA
ON LIBERTY DAY
t
Officials Announce That
Oversubscription Is Pos
sible in This District
EARLY RETURNS MISLEAD
Conservatism of Banks in Re
porting Only Paid in Totals
Lessens Apparent Total
Unfurl Flags, Buy Bonds;
for This Is Liberty Day
Today is liberty Day, designated
by Tresldent Wilson for observance
throughout tho entire country In
connection with tho third Liberty
Loan drive.
Jiang out tho American flag and
the flags of tho Allies If you have
them. This Injunction particularly
applies to occupants of Iiousch or
ofllcc buildings ulong Broad street,
between Columbia nvenuo and
Christian street, which will bo tho
sceno of bis parades today and to
morrow. Today a.'.OOO school t-lilldrcij will
march nlong Uroad street. Tomor
row there will be tho big parade of
soldiers und civilians, "Tho March
of Democracy."
So unfurl the Hag and buj a
Liberty liond!
Liberty Day was marked today with
the cheering statement that Philadel
phia and the Third federal Reserve
District In all probability has como close
to completing Its quota In the third
Liberty Loan.
This statement was made by oinclals
of tho Federal P.cserve bonk and of
the Liberty Loan committee. Phila
delphia banks are wry conservative,
they pointed out, and despite an ef
fort to have all subscriptions reported,
most of the local brinks have reported
only those upon which a first payment
has been made.
Official figures arc reported on tho re
turns received by the Federal Heservo
bank. The total yesterday showed only
C9 per cent of the quota of this dis
trict subscribed. As an example of tho
misleading character of the returns, a
Federal Ucserve bank nl!li-tal said that
one local bank had received over J3.000.
000 In subscriptions, but bus reported
only j:,000.000 to the bank.
"Wo havo tried to get all tho banks to
report their total of subscriptions re
ceived," this ramo olllclal tald. "We
want to get the matter on a uniform
basis. However, Philadelphia still
Btlckg to Its conservatism. The largest
number of banks have refused to report
aubscrlptlons until the contract entered
Into by the purchaser Is binding. It It
nn hlnillni. until there has boctl SOmc
til consideration.
Uons on which a first payment haw not
been made are reported. Philadelphia
does not appear near the ton of the list
Issued dally from Washington giving the
returns from the twelve I-Vderal Heservo
districts merely on aeeou.it of this Phila
delphia conservatism."
Oversubscription Predicted
One of the Liberty Loan officials to
day said that the loan would be more
than 20 per cent oversubscribed. He
believes that the total for the country
now Is far over the three billion mark,
and that the oversubscription will reach
close to :,000,000,000. Philadelphia will
go far over the top In the last ruth of
the campaign, he raid. Tho Intimation
Is that many large subscriptions will be
announcedw In the last few days. It
Is expected that Philadelphia will Jump
from Its present position near the end
of the reserve districts to the leadership
of tho country.
A meeting of the doctors of tho city,
under the leadership of Major W. W.
Keen, will be held this evening in the
ballroom of the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel.
Arrangements have been made for an
overflow meeting In the Clover room.
The committee points out that the
Government figure each doctor to be
worth 310 men In other branches of the
service. This city has sent SM doctors
to tho front, they say, which totals 252.
090 men at this valuation. There will
bo number of stirring addresses by
prominent physicians.
Poor ltlchariM Parade
At 12:30 o'clock the members of the
Poor Itichard club left their home In si
body, and preceded by the Creat Lakes
Band, marched to tho Liberty Loan
statue nd bought bonds. A member
dressed as Benjamin Franklin led the
way.
With President Wilson's ringing ap
peal for tho observance of the day tug
ging at their hearts, and with the burn
ing words of former President Taft
lingering vividly In their memories,
Philadelphia Liberty Loan workers arose
today whh a grim determination to ex
pend the last ounce of energy needed
to bring this city up to Its rightful place
among tho Federal lteserve centers of
tho nation In the great race for patriotic
honors.
Liberty Day Is really the beginning
of s. two days' celebration, which is re
lied upon to arouse the latent enthusi
asm of the people of tho district und
bring them to a realization of tho vital
necessity of oversubscribing their quota.
A. O. H. SENDS APPEAL
TO HELP LIBERTY LOAN
"None of Irish Blood Under Amer
ican Flag Can Hesitate,"
Says Letter
.An appeal to purchase Liberty Bonds
la contained In a letter cent out to tho
1I.7S0 member of the Ancient Order of
lUbernlana In Philadelphia by the Stato
ecrUry, John O'Cea. Tho statement
read hi part:
'To refuse to buy Liberty Honda where
Circumstances permit la to refuse to do
A pbjtln and vital duty. To refuse to aid
the cvernmnt Is a confession of doubt
in tho trenUh of th nation or of the
juetlce of It cause, Xo man or woman
yf" Irish blood under the American flag
pun bKlUt or. doubt
Th rssponsa of the membership of
our order to the but Liberty Loan was
gMttfrlns'. Almost all Btate, county and
itvielon treasurs etrp drawn upon to
invest In thssa bonds. But since that
"), thre has ,bn further sccuinu-
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the roup of draftees with their relatives and members of the draft board at district draft headquarter, Fiftieth street and ( he.ster aenut . Helow arc the Mutt and Jeff of the
contingent, beinfr Marshall Atkin and John J. Bradley, respectively. Tho third photograph .shows mcniLcrs of the draft hoard prcscntinc; one of the departing men with a comfort
kit prepared by the Woman's Auxiliary of Di.-trict No. 11. Each of the draftees was presented with one of these kits and t!00 additional kits we.u sent along with the men for un
applied men at the training; camp.
DR. BUENZ GOES TO PRISON;
13 GERMANS SENT TO CAMP
Train Here Takes 73-Year-Old Hamburg-American
Line Head to Atlanta "Irish-Teuton" and
Two Ex-U. S. Army Men Interned
Dlt. CAIU.I lii:i;.N'Z, funnel- Human,
minister to Jle.sio and consul gen
eral In Xew Yoilt, and directing bead
of tho Hamburg-American Line when
war was iclared against Oermany.
parsed through Philadelphia today on
his way to Atlanta, Oa., where lie will
bo Imprisoned in the Federal peniten
tiary. Tho sentence wus imposed more than
two years ago, following Uuenz's con
viction for ills part In a conspiracy to
make New York n supply base for Uet
man raiders. After the sentence wan
passed, Doctor liuenz, who la heventy
thrco years old, was granted a respite
because of ill health. Iteri-ntly ins ildcc
In an automobllo in Central Turk. New
York, were brought to the attention in"
EXPECT VERDICT TODAY
IN CASE OF EASTMAN
Editor of the Masses and I lis
Associates Await Result
of "Anti-Draft Case '
New York, April 0.
A verdict Is expected today In the
case, of Mas Kustmun and tiuce as-
boclates accused of complicity to balk
operation of tho military draft law by
publishing antl-conicrlptlon matter in
their magazine. Tho caeo went to the
Jury In Federal court hero last night.
Tho defendants, Kastman, widely
hnown as a writer and lecturer on social
Ittlc subjects and who was cdltor-ln-chlef
of tho puullcatlon : Kloyd Dell. Its
managing dllor; Art Young, who con
tributed cartoons, anil C. Morrill Itog-
I era, business manager, were Indicted for
lolatlon of tho csplonago act.
Y'esterday's nndons of tho trial were
occupied In t.umming-ui addresses by
Morris lllllqult, .Soeiallst candidate for
Mayor in the last municipal election, rep
resenting the defense, and by Assistant
District Attorney Barnes for the Uoi em
inent. Copies- of the Masses for May, June
and July, last year, which hud been ad
mitted in evidence, were analyzed by
each side, the prosecution citing edi
torials, cartoons and drawings which It
claimed were seditious, and the defense
summarizing the explanations made on
the witness stand by the defendants
and others who were nucbtloned. While
tho "overt acts" alleged comprised pub
lication of certain matter In the August.
September and October iwucs, tho Is
sues of the three months Immediately
prior were admitted in evidence, as it
w'as held they might served to establish
the Intent of the publishers und to indicate-
their policy respecting the war and
related subjects.
"A clearing house for nuts" was i
phrase applied to the Masses by Mr
Barnes In his summarizing address. He
was referring, he-said, to tho peculiar
"temperamental" system of management
of the magailne, "a publication which
wa not run, but which, In reality, ran
Itself," as he characterized It.
KAISER IS BOMBED
ON ZEEBRUGGEMOLE
German Paperg Say Emperor Was
Not Disturbed by British
Aerial Attack
rnnlirn. Anrll 2G. - A British nlr. I
SG.-
,na bombed Z.ebruw. Mole while The
Kaiser w In.pecUhe Uia jnuIU of the
recent naval raid there. German news- i
declared today
Kaiser remained ouuhe Stole and,'
jtU Inspection, q- ,
EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PU1LADELPHIA, FBIDAY,
CHEERING DRAFTEES LEAVE WEST PHILADEL PHIA FOR CAMP
I-Vdcral authorities und lie was declared
able tu begin Ids (sentence.
Thirteen other Hermans, two of whom
formrrly were soldiers In the L'tuted
States army, uls passed through Phil
adelphia today on their way to Karl
Oglethoipe, !a.. where they will be In
terned for the period of the war. One
wore his kliuki uniform.
Pn of the prh-onere was Oustuv vou
Hclnberg, who said that In- was born
In Llmerk-k, Ireland, and that ho was
adopted by u family who took him tn
flermany and changed his name. He
served his time In the tlerman army and
Is now ii major In the reserves, th
ought to bo plain "Mlko" I'ustlehorne,
of Limerick. Ireland, hr- avers. But this
did not prevent uuthoiltlis ordering him
illtl-lllOll.
SPEED SHIP BUILDING,"
SCHWAB'S ONLY AIM
To Disturb Present Plans
Would Retard Program,
' He Declares
0.-.AA.1 (n 1.,,ttr1tn ulilnv fnt 111. C.llV-
eminent sums up tho wholo policy of
Charles M. Schwab, new i-hlef of the
Kinergency Klcet Corporation, who will
arrlvo In Philadelphia today from un
Inspection tour that Included tho Sub
marine Boat Company, at Newark. N. J..
and other shipbuilding plant uround
Newark Bay.
Speed and more spied Is to bo the
slogan cf the program.
"What wo want Is ships," ho said
forelbl .
"To disturb the plans now In force
would retard instead of speeding up
their construction. I do not say that
lliero will bo no cliangcH In the ship
building program, but at present I can
not make a dellnlto statement as to
what course I tlmlt pursue In this rc
fpect." . ,
l am unalterably opposed to any
thing that will In any way obstruct the
speedy progress of shipbuilding."
With Mr. Schwab wns Charles A. l'iex.
vice president of th3 Emergency l-'lcet
Corporation, who will havo charge un
der Mr. Schwab at headciuartera In tills
city.
"Mr Pie?, will have full cliargo un
der me here," said Mr. Schwab. "Ills
position la that of vlra president, and be
will tako up his duties In Philadelphia
as soon as our olllces are ready. We
shall bring about 11000 employes from
Washington. .,,,, ,- ,
I shall return to Philadelphia Irl
day, though I cannot glvo tho exact
tlmo of my arrival. Admiral Bowles
is accompanying mo In his olllclal ca
pacity. Itegurding my Inspection of Hog
Island. I Bliall probably go thcro the
end of this week or tho first of next
week."
193 COLLINGSWOOD STAIIS
Twelve Moro Go Into Service From
the Jersey Town
Colllns.uood. N. J., April 'JB This
borougli has 133 Btars In Ps service flag
hanging In front of the public library,
with the departure of eight boys In the
draft quota from this district today
for Camp Ulx and enlistment during the
week of four others.
Among the draftees Is a volunteer, J.
Oearhart Crate, who managed to get In
tho latest group of Camp Dlx recruits
by appealing to bo sent to camp ahead
of his draft order.
I r T.1.1.I - ll.l
,. .,.1 Aorll -0 Y'dward
L '"'"i'Sn.,l,,?mK" 7,, ".'W.
,it0'n dan Company, who was arrested
I city", litr!jW held under ball, chanwiO
in iiirn. -!... linn uriiuuiiL iuiliv iii iiilis
wjtu ieauos'r'& irom oiot can iimm.p
FIRST "BOYS" LEAVE
FOR CAMP LEE, VA,
-112 City Draftees Start Five-:
Day Movement of Penn-
sylvanians
Kuur hundred and twelve draftees
k-ft this city shortly before S o'clock
this morning for Camp Lee, I'clers
burg. Vu.
Thoso men arc the first of the April
call in the Eecond draft from Pennsyl
vania, which numbers S3 17 men.
The men from this city were sent
only from seven local boards. Tin
other forty-four boards will send their
(juntas duilng the next four days.
The quotas of today's movement from
tho locul boards here is us follows:
Hoard
Vo. 1
No. : . .
Vi ii
o. I
M.-'i llonl Men
, Jl No. iki
. 4 Xo. 4il I1T
. Til No. It 47
. 43
It- uddltion to Philadelphia select.
ii.14 men from other parts of tho State
wen- sent to camp today. They will all
K to i 'amp Lee, near Petersburg, Vu .
ii.i will virtually all tho men from Ikit
und the State called in this movement
mly a small number will bo sent to
Camp Meade, Md.
The Philadelphia draftees embarked
f loin the Baltimore and Ohio 1'ailroad
sliaion nnd the North Philadelphia' fcta
tloii of tho Pennsylvania llallroad.
Tho movement of men In tills call from
here will continue until Tuesday. Thc
btavlest movement will bo on Monduy.
when from here and other parts of the
State, UI03 men will leave for Camp Lee.
Tomorrow the Stutc tends L'OiO men, and
on Sunday 7"i men, and Tuesday L'JOl
men.
WOULD FIGHT, NOT SING
French Opera Company's Baritone
Wants to Enlist for War
Xeiv Yurlt, ApVIl iC expressing a
dcslro to light with tho New York
troops. CuhtcllaiioH Varillnt, baritone
of tho French Opera Company, re
ported to Captain Triuiram Tuppcr, In
churfto of tho Twenty-seventh divi
sion recruiting campaign.
The singer pledged himself to report
for physli-iil examination next week
nftev ho hud had an opportunity to
settle personal all'iilrs In .Montreal.
"1 am not happy in these clothes."
declared tho baritone, (.weeping his
now plaid suit with his hand. "I want
to bo Just a common prlvato In n light
ing outfit. I want to havo n part In
overthrowing Prusslanlsm, and I thin:;
I can do moro for tho cause operating
u machine gun than in any other
way."
Firemen Purchase Bonds
roHtFavlllr, To., April 20. Satisfied
that Liberty Bonds are better than other
collateral, the l-'lremen's Belief Associa
tion of nhis city has voted to expend
every cent of Its funds, J 1000. for the
causei. All three lire companies have
subscribed to the boinN and every volun
teer Ilreman has done likewise.
HONOR MEDALS
The medal of
highest nward of the United
States. It is presented in the
name of Congress for distin
guished gallantry in action or
for heroism of an especially dis
tinguished character not per
formed in tho regular line of
duty. The distinguished service
cross (right) was recently au
thorized by order of the Prcsl
dent. It is awarded for distin
guished heroism In action which,
hoyvever, dpes not merit tho
medal of honor.
BEEF MAY BE BULL NOWADAYS, !
BUT IT S DEER AT WAR PRICES
Housewife Returns From Shopping to Find Firemen ,
Laying Down Water Barrage for Protection
0f Her $2.64 Roast
When Mrs. Charlis Jloi-hwuld, of !'-"
Xorth Thirteenth street, left her home
today to go to ii muiby slore all wui
peaceful. .But when she returned two
score llremcn und a lloek of hose wagons
and engines were mobilized around the
house. Clouds of smoke wero pouring
from tlie doors and window.".
ilo.-. had already h.-tn uttarhed tn
in in by fireplugs and the lire lighters
were getting ready for n general of.
ft nslvo. Several of the llrrladdlis, arm
ed with (ixes, were .-limbing n ladder.
All this wus taken n ut a glanco by
the amazed Mis. Ilochwald.
"Stop !" she irled. "There is no fire."
The lireiiien looked amazed. Neighbors
who had began to move their furniture
TAKE GRIEVANCES
TO BUSINESS MEN
Twelve Former Policemen At
tribute Dismissal to Under
hand Work
Twclvo former policemen, who claim
they havo been dismissed from the forco
by "underhand methods." will appear
! tonight nt n hearing before the munlcl
pal committee of tho Vnltcd Business
Men's Association tit the Colonnado
Hotel.
Tho hearing Is iart of n movement
started by tho association to divorce
police from pohtlcu through an appeal
to voters.
Tho men havo been asked to tell their
version of why they were found guilty
of "conduct unbecoming un ofTlecr." Sev
eral of tho former policemen wcro dls
misted from the police force recently
by mcmbcrB of tho pallco trial board,
which has been reorganized. Harry
Felix, counsel for the Bureau of Police.
liaB been Invited to be present nnd place
the in!i under n mluuto cross-examination
should ho deem It e-'iedlcnt. Mr.
Felix, however, has not slsnined his In
tentions. The meeting tonight, members of the
municipal committee- said, was arranged
ut the Instance of John Collins, of 2107
South Fifty-seventh street, who was re.
contly dismissed from the position of
engineer on tho police boat Ilryburn.
Collins was one of the speakcro at the
lust meeting of the committee and told
Its members of tile conditions under
which iiollcemeu worked and the? alms
nnd ambitions of tlie Patrolmen's As
socintlon. which organization wns ad
mitted to membership in the United
Business Men's Association.
FOR U. S. HEROES
honor (left) is the
APRIL 26, 1918
LEE
, to the sidewalk were alo some. what
surprised.
"lo to tliu kitchen,"-said the woman.
. "I think the cause is there."
Two bravo llrcmen groped their way
through tho smoke. As they tienred tho
kitchen the nppctltlzlng fumes or roast-
, lug beef freighted the air. The llremcn
managed to reach the kitchen range
and there tht-v found u big round of
beef rousting In a pan, uncontcloils of
danger.
i It had le-en roasted beyond recogni
tion. The rescuers curried lis remains
to the yard nnd tumid olT the kitchen
range, which wiis gohig at full blast.
Tin- loss caused by the fire Is estl-'
.mated at Ji.iil, us beef is deer thesi
I duvg, even if It's bull.
HIDING HER HUSBAND
. SAYS THORNE'S WIFE
-Member of Prominent New
York Family Not Seen
Since October
New vrl.. Apr.l 20. Mrs. Mary
Casey Thornc, wiiosc marriage in ion
to Joel W. Thome, son of tho late
Samuel Thoriie, banker and member of
0110 Of XeW Yoi-li'M ntilnwt rr....11lnu .!!..
1 pleased her husband's relatives, has not
I seen or heard from him since last Or-
! tober 10. lie disappeared on tho third
birthday of their sou from their home
at i Hast Poventy-slNth trcet. Sho
charges his lelatlves with keeping him
away and says she hopes publicity will
umob nun ouea.
Samuel Thome, ono of Joel Thome's
three brothers, a lawyer at 27 Cedar
street, said ho had nothing to say ex
cept that his sister-in-law's story was
"wholly erroneous" and thut Joel
Thome's whereabouts was known to his
family.
Adrian If. I.arkln, of the law firm of
.lolliie, Iirkln and Kuthbone, ald In
behalf of the Tliomes that Joel Thorno
was In business "out West," but would
not bo there permanently. H was said
by another that If Mr. Thome wished
to i-ommunlcato with her husband she
knew how to do to.
Mrs. Thome Was it Miss Mary Casey
and was born on Third avenue, us she
proudly acknowledged yesterday. She
is now thirty-two years old and her hus
band Is forty-nine, she, ald,
"Hvery one who knows me," said Mrs.
Thome, "knows I was Mary Casey of
Third avenue, though I lived In Hast
Hlghty-second street for a long tlmo
before my marriage. t H true thut
tlie members of my husband'B fnniily
wero decidedly displeased with his
marriage, but when before tlie tnarrlago
I nsked Samuel Thome, Jr., to come
und see me in the country and asked him
what objection he had to mo he said
.None.' It would have made no dif
ferent to me. I loved Joel nnd ho
;oved me. 1 love him dearly still and
shall do everything I can to get him
DUCK.
Ge'ts Verdict Against Mrs. Gould
Trenton April 26.- A verdiet of ;jog
damages obtained by Louis Ocvlrtsman
aealnst Mrs. Hdtth Ooiild, of Lakewood.
has been nfflrmed by the Supremo
Court. Oevlrtzman was run down wh
walking along a road near South Amboy
by one of the Oould automobiles? iiih
skull was fructured and ha suffered
other injuries alleged to have resulted
In Impairing his eyesight, hearing and
memory llo sued for 110,000.
Follows Husband in Death
lU.ton, April JO. Mrf. Amelia
ruiehard, ssyenty-ono years olddied
hero from shock, occasioned last Sat
urday wherf stm awe-lia to find her 4us.
Unfl ds4 t 'her side. ' " M "
WYOMING VALLEY
TOURED BY SPROUL
Gubcrnntorlnl CnmHtlnto Greeted by
Rcpublfcuns In Tour of Luzerne
County
H IIKrs-ltnrre, April 26. Slnto .Senator
Sproul visited Wllkes-Ilarro and the
Wyoming Valley yesterday and got a cor
dial reception, lie spent the morning In
Wllkes-Haire and tho nftcrnoon In Pitts
ton, West PlttHton, Wyoming. F.dwnr.ds
vllle. Kingston, Dorraticetown, Luztrno
und PlymouMi.
Last night a lcreptlon was held at the
Hotel .Sterling, and Senator .Sproul was
greeted by many KcpubllruiiH. Among
them were ex-Judge Fell and Junes,
JntiU'u II. Kvuns, V. H. Hendcrshot, V,'.
A. Valentine. L. P. Holcoinb. t!uy W.
Moore, John A. Hourlgali, II. F. Wil
liam", Joseph Fleltz, Foster Heller, (jliy
Flyte. 15ees l.loyd, Andrew Hourlgnu.
itliur II. James, lllcliards Powell und
. li WIIllainH.
OPPOSE ZONE RATES
ON SECOND-CLASS MAIL
, World's Salesmanship Con
', gross Says Change Would
Work Against Nation
Drlrolt, .Mlrl... April 20.
Th World's Sulesmaiii-hlp CoiiBrese,
meetliiB here, opposes upiillcatlon of a
znup tale on M.'1'ond-clai-s ninll matter
win. li would reMilt In liu'reiiecs ranK
iiik from 30 to CiUO per cent over the
present i-lass ninll matter rate. A leco
Intlun vhp adopted urKlni; upon Concri'ss
llir- advisability of repenllnK the section
rt the war-revenue act which provides
fdi tin. zone rate before it Coca Into
i ffr-i-t.
The rniiKiess also uws (oneress that
' if. nftnr the war. It Hecms best htill to
-on.lder an Incrcate In the aecond-class
tate. nich consideration xhould lie based
upon ii careful analysis, not only of tin
lost of handling second-class matter, but
of the effect upon the postolllee business
In Kfiioral should tho circulation of our
periodical prewi be lestrictcd.
It was pointed out that any considera
ble Increase In Krond-elass mall rate
Mould at tins time rciloUHly restrict the
sulllclent circulation of liuiRazlnes, pe
riodicals und other publications when all
of thci-c publications If left unham
pered, are in a position to render untold
service to tho nation.
Speaking on "Tho truth about the
mnicazlne-zone legislation." William II.
Xlulono, president of the Postal I.lfc In
surance Company, New YotU, snld:
".Sometimes we understand and appre
ciate bitter by way of contrast.
"At the beginning of the war tho Can
adian (Jnveriiincnt did not Increase the
in.-t of postage as did the Government of
the I'nlted State. The Canadian rate
on Mi-ond-eliiKH matter was one-half a
i nt ii pound, delivered anywhere within
the flitted Kingdom, and this late was
i educed, as ii war measure, to one quar
ter of a c.-nt a pound that the entire
public throughout the llrltish posses
ions might have rconomlcal nccess to
Important reading matter. Thus did our
neighbor show a realization of tho Im
portance of the press ami the assistance
it could give In w Inning the war."
FACING LYNCHING,
GERMAN BUYS BONDS
Austrian Miners Arc Given Coat of
Tar ami Feathers by Loyal
Wilkcs-Barre Miners
Wilkes. llnrre, April 2C Adam Mil
broadt. n (Simian, was led at the end of
u rope from bis work In the Ashley fcliops
and threatened with liaiis'.ng, and
Mike Brule and Sieve lirosut, Aiistriaus,
were taken from their labor. In tho Min
eral Spring colliery and tarred and
fcatheicd because they refused to buy
liberty Bonds.
Mllbioadt Is said to have deelarcd that
ho had bought none of the flrtl or sec
ond issues and that lie did not plan to
buy any of tho third. Workmen called
on him to subscribe jesterday and he
itfuf.cd. In ii few- minutes UU0 workmen
had him on the end of n rope and weie
dragging hint fronl the shops. They
were looking for a tree to hang him.
Mllbroadt begged for mercy and
agreed to buy u bond. To glvo him
the chance the mob led and dragged
him through the stiecls of Ashley to the
only bank In tho town, where he sub
bcrlbcd for n $500 bond.
THE MENDELSSOHN CLUB
Marcia Van Dresser Soloist With
Choral Society
The Mendelssohn Club cave lis spring
concert last night In the ballroom of the
Bellevue-Stratford, with I), l.lndsey Nor
eleu us tho admirable conductor and Mar
cla van Uresser, the well-known operatic
soprano, as tho admired sololnt. A young
soldier named Jenteu eontrlbtited some
I exceedingly well-rendered baritone solos.
Miss van Uresser, who made a sensa
'tional success as soloist with th PJilla
! delphla urehestru last season and at her
local recital, craved Indulgence of the
'audience for the condition of her voice
Ion account of some throat truble. but
had tho not called attention to this ail
ment none but an cMwvt would have un
it Iced that slw wns not In the best of
i form, as she sang very brllinntly.
I Tho Mendelssohn Club, which has one
'of the best-proportioned choruses and as
. seinblv of the most excellent voices of
any similar organization In the country,
sang wlili tine tonal quality and full
,(uantlty. us well in with Its characteris
tic notablo finesse in compositions of
many parts and great technical dllllculty.
' Us iirtibtlo methods arc the evolution of
I many seasons of experience, of severe
drilling und of long and conscientious
.teamwork. Mr. Norden bad his forces well
in band, and under his direction they
'sang to the enjoyment of a large audi
ence a program vvmuii inciuueu tne roi.
lowing: "The Plume Orass," J. Sahk
novsky: "Dusk of Night," A. Atkhungel
sky; "Wanderer's Night Song," Charles
Wood: "My I.ove Is Fair." fnldlcolt :
"Wings of a Hove," Howard Brockwayj
"Faster Verses," S. C. Smolensky :
"Cradlo Song," Johannes Brahms: "O
Praise the Name." A. T. (Iretchumnoff ;
"I.ullaby of Life," Henry Leslie, und "1
Wrestle and Pray," J. S. Bach.
GLOUCESTER OVER QUOTA
Jersey Town Expects to Double
Allotment When Drive Ends
ninurentrr, N. J.. April 2C. Dr. Har
lan S. Miner, chairman of tho Gloucester
City Liberty I,oun e-ominlttee. has an
nounced that by Saturday the city will
exceed tho required amount of subscrip
tions for tho Liberty Loan to win an
honor flag.
ItcportH submitted ycBtcrday showed
that 1021 subscriptions have been re
ceived for a total amount of $80,950.
The city's euiota Is JT6.000, und it Is
necessary to secure 1200 subscriptions to
win the (lag. The city will likely double
Its quota before the time limit expires,
SONS WILL PAIIADE
Large Turnout of Veterans De
scendants Expected
Parading as a provisional regiment,
the entire uniformed contingent of the
Sons of Veterans of this city will par
ticipate In the Liberty Loan parade to
morrow. Members of ramps attached to the
Sons of Veterapn reserves, as well an
camps not attached to this body, are
expected to turn out.
Criuds from towns adjacent to iMiltu.
delphla haVe been Invited to loin with
the locsl camps. Tho point of formation
for the. Pom of Tttyruns wll be Kiev-
ciiiH'Bvivvt mm uras wvsmis.
SLABi
HUNT
OF DRAFT BOARD
Member of District No. 40
ivuuBeu oy liaise Ac
cusation Father of Jacob Gable Will I
"""'"' l" "e uros3 if
if Writer Is Caught '
Tbreatcning letters carrying tu.
tons tin to tho disposition of crtaIn
.'alms of draftees for exemption vm
Investigated by agent, of the Dfpartl
of Justice, according to SamU.u
chnliman of Local Hoard No in ..
Mr. Buck has recently iceclved a ,.
her of letters without signatures rSl '
wh eh was sent to the War Cn !
and returned here. He bell??.! M1'
writer of the letter, , Lad IV? 'he
Herman clique, which seek, to lilnderik"
workings of the selective service la-
The climax came n a ietttr mi.-Vi
the bo,rd for Its ruling,' nVh"'1
Jacob liable on grounds that S',li
pull" and the infliietu.. ni...IFal
weighed In the decision ii, his c,
was niCR,d that a man physically im '
nblo to pass tlie army tests had W
sent In place of voung liable l'n
Tho writer wus apparently Un(1 ,
misapprehension In the rate of niM.
since lite corps was to have left td
for Camp Lee. Virginia, for
He will 1)0, permitted to May here uiui
Monday to lend his ,,am ' .
iilmt down the writer of ti,0 .lt
Comparison of huiidivriiing po'lnti i
hn tact that all the .et.ers- a.Un'Vf
terent subjects and punwning to come
f.-om different persons-wpre written bv '
the same man. In comm-mlng on th'.
rase. Mr. Buck pointed lo the dlncoveVr
of an organized uttempt ome months
ago to tccurc exemption for men for
monetary conldcrntlons .
"I have been as quiet ns I could"
Mr. Buck said todav. -about theis
letters, as they all have been colored
with a personal tinge But when the '
draft board as a whole is attacked and '
aeemed of underhand methods In the j
selection of men for the army, then f '
n-fuso ;o sit still and see this pemU i
clous w oik go on unhindered
"I shall call upon the Federal author!
ties today and lay the case before them.
If necessary I will biro a handwriting
expert myself and with t.io asfistance ,
of loyal citizens run down the villain"
Tho father of young Gable added in
terest to the case by offering (o turn
over $300 to tlie lied Cross when the
writer of the letter or letters is placed
In the hands of ilie police In retard
to his son, Mr. fjable said lie believed
that lie knew the writer and Jealouiy
was the meilro of the attempt to i)!i
credit htm,
GEN. BARBER'S COMMAND
DRIVEN FROM GADSDEN '
New Jersey Troops Forced to Retire j
..v.w .......1.0 v. a voueoizixijia
in Alabama
In Hie field vrllli 1 Kty.rwntli Infmlrr,
inenlirre In AlabiiniH, April 16.
Ill the face of Breath superior num
oers of the cneni.i Ti-nn. ssecam Gen
eral Cliarbs W. llaibus .-ominand of
N"w Jersey infants men and their aux-
tllar.V Units ore tfiiht In teln.nl frnm
il
the city of Uadsebn. falling back upon 1
the division base at Camp McClcllan. 'i
riireatened with being tlimkcd and pos- ',
slbly surrounded by strong enemy car- i
airy units, which were a part of th41
..-..........., , iiuui-. .--.-fit Jlelllly irom i
... .iivtnj ...v- oi iiuiii5iiie. io in- t
sue-or of tlio TeniiHssm- iroopt driven.
fmm tho city on Wcdnesdjy morntat'l
when the Kiflv -severitli Brigade took
(jiidsden, iiciier.il Barber was compelled
late last lilglit to ordir a forced march.
In a heavy downpour of ralri1 tho
camp was broken, and ,it 3 this mors
lug the big column of combatants nulled
out or the oump In the wake of the Held
.......r. ..io.ii n-ii iiou.-r coinnianu oi
Colonel u. 13. fioodWMi nt 1 o clock.
It Is likely that then- camp tonlfht
"in in- imi-iieu in Wellington, nineteen
nilles from (.ladtden. o in lie site evacu
ated by tho brigade on Tuesday mornlnK.
Tlie Second Battalion of the llSlh
Infantry, tho Trenton i-onutiginent, less
two companies, formed the advance
guard under command of Captain Peter
son, of I'lalnlleld
rormlng the rear pu.ird w as the Third 1
Battalion nnd the machine gun com- i
..iuy oi me nun inrnnry ano one
battery of the 1llth 1-Vld Artillery,
Two provisional troops from tlio 101th' i
.vmmunuion I rain brought up in tne
r ar. The Signal Corps men are main
taining communication during tne rc&u- ti
lur hourly rest period- " '
"SEND SOLDIERS AND WE j
WILL WIN," IS MESSAGE
Special Envoy to U S. from France
Urges Haste With Men and
Ships
Washington, April ;C -HdouirdO 5
Billy, Deputy Krenc'i High Commis
sioner, who has just returned from
Trance, brought thl- message to the
American people: "Send at once a
many men as you can. build as many
ships as your shipyards tan turn out.
and wo will, all together, win the war,"
Materially as well as morally, M, d
Billy said, tho French annv Is In spleo
did condition nnd the long war. with
Its great losses and trjins periods, lui
affected neither qualltv.
"I will say frankly thai I look forward
to the future with absolute confidence,
notwithstanding the enormous dlfflcullW
of tlie moment, provided every one
understands clearly his duty toward our
common cause," ho said. "And your
duty. Americans, Is to make haste.
"The collapse of ltu?sla has allow"
Germany to bring new troops to th
western front. They now outnuber the
Allies. Tho Question of man-power on
our sldo Is becolng the vital point.
;onscquently the training of American
troops nne their transportation to the
o'ther sldo must bo curried out on
tealo unforeseen a few months ago.
MAY PUBLISH NAMES
OP DEFAMERS OF LOAN
Chicago Committee Chagrined by
Abuse nnd Insult uncreu w
crty Bond Salesmen . ;
Cl.lr.gn. April zT- Aontoh'S $
chagrined nt tne """'?"".' "",: 0tla
who have reported that tl e r PWi oi
advances have met with abine ana aru
suit, tlio executive c ''""-;. rnmid-ll
L ebrty Loan urivj in '' '"; of,
ering tlio publication of the nsmes 'j
f'"Uha3 been a revelation to learn that
there a?e so many antl-Government c' W
insu,7dlmTn,fslYs,a?f;Tg3
dare do It. only they thlnts they r '
Helena. Mont, and somo oilier o
munltles. It Is saia, now pui. -.
names of loan siacaers.
tvm i.jnno Kellber Candidal
Bishop Joseph K. Berry vylll not
his Indorsement to imam - "Sitta
J. Denny O'Nell or any other candid UJ
for fiovernor. -h i" -." i,
Church. I think that would u an-:
thing to do," he declared Iwt
a mass-meeting in mui, ",;-:
Of the. pavtoiiai juvmwnwM r-t-
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