fmZmTT., s rggirsswi mrz'virmiwi .w , r? 'K,wi".wuHUMiru' .i'j wnn) '"'..''yi ,f Ti '-tFWBfW x k, . -v.j - v.; raSaffllSaS K.JV --f - HHHMWMIPV w -.. M-f 4lAA ' v rfSliv " EVENING PUBLIC LED&ER- faux, PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY,. JUNE 13, 118 i i VCTi TILT 1 VSAljt RATE BOOST fflNTEDBYP.R.T. lallard Says Six Cents Not Enough if War .Tax-Remains UTS BURDEN ON PEOPLr ives No Indication of What Increase Will Be Asked of Councils The public must bear the weight of enormous Income and excess profits Ixes of the underljlng companies of Ab Philadelphia Rapid Transit Com 'tny unless Congress shall so arrnnKe o new $8,000,000,000 war reenue bill at the underlying companies them fes must bear the burden of the tax- .ion, or unless the Btate Siiprcmc Court Ids that existing contracts between the n. T. and Its subsidiary companies re not Intended to Include a war ta-on. This was Indicated In a statement of Jls Ames Ballard, counsel for the P T., In which he declared that a fare excess of even the proposed six-cent e Is necessary to the existence of the npany unless It Is relieved of the tax den. t Is hinted that a demand will he do upon Councils for a fare rate her than six cents, an ordinance for Ich Is now pending, unless the Con- sslortal Wajs and Means Committee the Supreme Court acts favorably lo rd removing the taxation saddle from holding company and placing It in the underlvlng companies. Mr. lard declared It will be "absolutely essary" that n. fare of more than six ts be charged unless the Rapid Tran Company is relieved of the war Ellon burden, e reiterated his statement made in ihlngton that when the contracts e drawn up there was no thought of ar taxation and that It was given consideration In the documents, and B-essea mo opinion that unless the pany is relieved, the public must tne taxes in increased fares, special meeting of the United Bust Men's Association's sDeclal transit mlttees will be h'eld next Monday t to thresh out the taxation ques- Mr. Ballard will address the meet and give the holding company's of tho matter. r. Ballard declared the transit corn- la "fighting the people's fight" In ptlng to shift the taxation to the flying companies. ne penny will not pay Increased 'f and buy new cars and new rails. e buck Is passed to the public, and means Increased fares," he declared. declined to make a statement aa ;e probable fare in event tho tax n is not shitted. nsel for the various underlying antes expressed the opinion that :ress has not the power to shift tho Ion burden, in view of the exist ontracts between the P. R. T, and bsidiary companies. mch on Left Check Germans M3iUaaatfataW iiiBPfW 1 taftftftKK .IP' J Si i : J 1 MjHEPfL PHUADELPfflANS ARE SPEEDY WITH NEW GUN Crew No. 1 Drags One-Pounder to Position in Fast Time WEAPON HAS SEEN WAR MADE ARMY FIELD CLERK George G. Diffenbach, 210 West Chclten avenue, Germantown, is on hit way to France, hcre he will serve as a field clerk with Per shing's force. Tor several years Mr. Diffenbach has been assistant clerk of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals in this city PERSHING'S MEN ATE TURKEY ON EASTER N Served Hot With Seven Letters From Home, Writes Phila- delphian in Trenches &. ?? m: aed from Pace On mcourt, while Machemont and ncourt had changed hands several Hotter Greatly Disappointed ee critical days of tno orrensive then given the enemy at the cost jrnnous losses a not very magnlfl OBUlt. We now know that the pro- was to reach Complegne on the I day. General von Hutler must be ,- disappointed. attack was begun with fourteen ns, at full strength. In the line. included at the center dlvlslpns of russian guards na tour otner divisions. About twice as many ns have now been thrown Into this ten already holding thb sector, is rest being fresh reserves. se figures may be measured by the hat the total Herman forces In the amount to 207 divisions, and that Be before the offensive only sixty- rere In the general reserve, the icing engaged on the. (rent The we consider In the light of ma-, considerations like these what the tn command essayed and what It llhed the more we shall appro- the valor or tne irencn armies ka qualities of their chiefs ; and It kosstble to do justice to elH,r t such' reflection, lertaln anxiety Is pardonable In a before accurate Information Is Ible. Men read, that, although was no surprise tne uermans nave la back our line on a broad front, with childish Inconslderatlon they Mhy we can never have force enough H riKht Doint. At the same time ead that a committee has been for organization and defense of Wrenched camp of Paris. Adding a two, wntfre uicic ate umjr uue e, together,' they easily make ten nd Innocently set to work to pur- nr us by all means recognize the and strength as well as the un- Dousness of the German command. bv the hand of the UolshevlKl, hem a temporary superiority of Wit and daring have enabled b give effect to this advantage by method 01 atiacK. Dlfflcaltjr Facing Defense being admitted, let us look fairly dimcul position of our new com- In this defensive period. x rise cannot be wholly prevented, tches of ground not of essential an be safely lost provmea a neavy s extorted for them, it Is a freer form 01 ine war 01 usury, around lost tne Detter, dui tne Ing Is to take toll, to wear out not return again and again to Ltlstlcs of German divisions, for of the thing, but because mere. tt In the thrilling stories of the , lies tne neart ux me piumcm. utler had conceived a very pretty Ir the reduction of the Thlescourt courfhtll corner and the turning ent of the MaU valley, it seems that the French reply In these I ays has beesr conceived and exe vlth remarkable shrewdness. advance down tne aiaiz couiu noi Ince stopped. What then? Con- Ihe character of tne Datiienew. Ind east of the Mats tne central which was not to regain giound, Itroy the invaders, was won. vs I said, it was weviiauic wiai ine lih Thlescourt hills should have Ion the other fide of the Oise. aim of the uerman commaua, it leady plain enough, was openly- veaterday. wnen tne ease nanK Lallent from Moulln-Sous-Touvent vlsne, near Fontency, ana us sup- In the soum 01 un aibho iiuhi ly, through Cutry to Dommlera. scene or new aeveiupmcni )i knstve. This wide. attack la Turkey and seven letters from home served hot In tho front-line trenches Easter Sunday are a sample of the way American fighting men abroad are cared for. "What could be sweeter?" writes George Meredith Fay, 915 South Six tieth street, "to his brother, Oscar Fay. His letter asks If the folks back home have heard of the scrap the Ninth Regi ment of Infantry has been In. The men are stationed at the point of the fighting lino nearest Tarls, where the bulge of the German drive was stopped by the Americano Infantry and marines. Fay'B regiment, with the Twenty-third Infantry, Is on tho right wing of tho marines. George Meredith Fay Is one of four. nroincrs, an pnuaaeipnians. Albert is In the navy, while Oscar nnd Harry live with their mother. They are preparing to Join the American defenders of the French capital na won as poratble. "You might add," sa'd 0car Fay to day, "that our father Is German born and once served In the German army. He Is now out West. He told us that If he were young enough, he'd be there with Geor.ge, fighting for America." "The only trouble we have here In the trenches," writes George Fay, "Is vermin and, rats and Germans, and we bother the latter more than they bother ns. We had a few come over to our trench the other day, but we just tolJ them to go back. They couldn't worry us. One or two stayed behind to keep us company and to tell about the war from the other side of the line." The letteia of George Fay are full of the good American spirit of fun, without a word about hardship or terror or death. He has seen some of the hardest fighting of the war and adds to his letter: "We should worry." That Is the Bplrlt of the American army, he says. The Vlnth Infantry and the Twenty-third are known as the Syracuse Brigade. Press dispatches said on June 10: "This is the oecond time the Syracuse Brigade has held the point on the line nearest the capital, the former occasion being on an offenslvo when the Allies were still falling back and the brigade went In at -Coulomb. They captured machine guns." AWARD TO BOY SCOUTS ' Miniature of Statue of Liberty Presented for Loan Work Philadelphia Boy Scout executives to day p Seed In position atthetr headquar r. wiv. ?.r.i.. ,ft V handsome fao simile of the Statue of Liberty standing at Broad street ana oouu, ... ".-"".- The miniature was presented to the fl" i... V" T.,i.v Tassmore. governor of the. Tfhlrd federal Reserve Bank, in ?oPutsC1 in Philadelphia" during the last Liberty Loan campaign. The presentation was made at the Scout Court of Honor, which was held last night In Room 296, City Hall, at which time medals also were presented to meritorious scouts who had advanced lS their craft since the previous Court 0tDUtr?butlon was made of 200 merit badges by Acting Scout Executive H: A. nVirSon and Field Executive George W. Boyle? five life I and star barges by Scout CommsBloner Charles Edwin Fox: one eaate badge by Dr. Charles D. Hart, chf ?man of the Philadelphia S:out Council l; twenty fresh-air badges and thrA" addressarwas made by Lieutenant F A. Sutton, who saw service during the Galll'poll campaign. ROCKLEDGE GRADUATES Miss Louise lies. Miss Emma Jonas senn Miss Mabel Mattaon. Arthur Emerson. William Sutton. Jr.. and GMrge Cegcllkowskl, all of Rockledge. members of the class of 1918. Rock ledge THIgh School, will be awarded their diplomas at the commencement exer- Cl P?of?dDr'Montford Melcholr. of Glrard College, will deliver the address to the class. , Secretary and Mrs. Baker Will Be Guests at Camp Mendc t Tonight Camp Mrnde, Admiral, Md June 13. They can drag the gun through shell holes and over all sorts of obstacles for a distance of 100 yards, assemblo the rapid flrer, place fourteen shots In a twenty-Inch target at 600 yards and all within fifteen minutes. And over Bmooth ground they can do It In seven minutes. That la a thumbnail sketch of what gun crew No. 1, In the 316th Infantry (Philadelphia's Own) can do with the famous French one-pounder that Is cm- ployed to destroy enemy machine-gun nests, tanks and observation posts Or ganization of gun crews to handle these one-pounders, nnd the proficiency at tained by the Quaker City selects, Is one of the striking achievements In the training cf the Liberty Division, and fur nishes material for one of the most in teresting chapters In tho hlst&ry of Llt tlo Penn. Each Infantry regiment has three of these guns, and If fhey fall to mako things unpleasant for the Hun, then Little Penn commanders will admit that there Is something radically wrong with their outfit. Tho one-pounder Is capable of firing ns many as thirty shots a minute, and because of Its lightness has proved an effective weapon. In close-up fighting the guns are operated from a tripod, and can be shifted as fast as tho dough boys can work their hands nnd feet. A gun crew consists of nine men, and to be selected for this service Is Indeed a tribute to the abilities of a soldier. The crews In the Philadelphia regiment have been selected. Oun lias Seen Service Crew No. 1 has much to bo proud of, for a genuine fighting gun, one that has Been service on the western front, has been presented to the bunch. It was sent to Lieutenant Paul Rochat, one of the French officers at this camp, and he turned it over to the Philadelphia crew. Sergeant E. JMlosser, of Denver, Col., and a regular army man, Is tho com mander of No. 1 outfit and has selected the following Phlladelphlans to assist: Corporal H. Williams has been given the pest as supply officer and A. S. Roberts has been made gunner. The loader Is William Lawler and Mark Kelly Is In charge of ammunition. John Groomo has charge of tho tripod nnd Charles Stler acts as wagoner. The wheels of this unique field piece are handled by Harry Czarnlcckl nnd John Clapper. At the Initial performance the gun was taken to the ride range and on tho 600-yard field proved Its accuracy, for Rosser fired 124 shots at a twenty Inch target and made seven clean hits out of every ten shots Today this bunch of fighting men wheeled the gun onto the field In the rear of the Philadelphia section and in dulged In a bit of "knock down and settlng-UD work." which consisted of taking down the gun, advancing over 100 yards of ground and then assembling the piece. Heavier Than Machine Gun Handling the one-pounder Is more dif ficult than handling a machine gun. owing to its greater weight and the bulklness of the ammunition cases. But , weight counted lor mile loaay, lor uio Phlladelphlans went through the stunt with the ease 'and grace of acrobats. Rosser, whose duty It Is to select a suitable spot for tho gun, ran. crawled and squirmed over one hundred yards of ground and then signaled to Kelly and Grooine. Taking a firm grip on the tripod, these two doughboys crawled over the ground to the spot chosen by Rosser and In the twinkle of an eye put the tripod in position. Roberts and Lavvler came up a minute later w Ith the barrel of a gun. It weighs seventy five pounds, and dragging It over the ground Is no small task. Clapper and Czarnleckl were the next to arrive with the ammunition belts, and In less than three minutes Rosser had the gun In action, No shots were fired, but as the actual firing Is purely a mathematical problem. It can be assumed that Rosser In the first three shots put an enemy machine-gun nest out of business. Gun Crew No. 2 In the Philadelphia regiment Is commanded by Sergeant William Carroll. His supply officer Is John SyJad, and the following men make up the crew: James Donahue, gunner; Charles Friday, loader; John Carnahan, ammunition carrier; William Bumm, tripod handler; John Holtz and Walter Keating, cannoneers. and James Demp sey, wagoner. The cannoneers have charge of the wheels, but when the gun Is carried to an advanced position they act as ammunition carriers. Discussing the work of the one pounders, Lieutenant Rochat asserted that they are the most effective small nrtlllery pieces on the western front. "They are particularly effective," said the Frenchman, "when employed to bat ter down an enemy machine-gun em placement. This work cannot be done with machine guns, and as the one- pounders are very powerful aml'almost as easily handled as machlno guns they perform n notable t-crvlce." The guns have n rnngo of approximately 3000 yards, nnd In design resemblo tho French 76. Mn, linker To Sing for Soldiers (secretary of War Baker anil Mrs Baker are to bs the guests of the Sloth field artillery tonight Colonel H I, Landcis, commander of Hint unit his, arranged a regimental j-eceptlon, which will bo followid by dnliclng. The rigl ment will pay Its tespects to the vlsitoia by singing review at 6 o'clock Mrs Baker has promised to sing, so naturally enough the artillery men are In a happy , mood today i Announcement was made at division headquarters today that Brigadier Gen eral Joseph A. Gaston has assumed com mand of the 164th Depot Brigade Richard Carle, In furs .and frills, will enteitnln the bojs nt the Liberty Theatru on Friday, Saturday and Sun day, v FUNDS FOR SUMMER ENGAGE C0UNCILMEN X Mi BIG FOURTH AT SUN YARD Commitlee Plan) Fine Program for Imlepemlcnce Day A committee of the Run Shipbuilding Company met yesterday at the Chester plant to discuss a program for tho Fourth of July .1 N" Pew, president of the company. Is honorary chairman, nnd Robert Hale chairman A children's parade Is to be one feature of the celebration Tho soldiers guard ing the plant will head the parade, and nlso will give an exhibition of drilling Athletic games will divide the after, noon with a ship launching, and several other Interesting events. The Sun baseball team will play an exhibition game probably with a team from one of the other shipyards, and the Trnpshootlng Clnh will have a try at clay birds In the morning. EM 5-.&"1 ,.. , r , ' f - . Transfer and Loan Bills, With Supply Measures, on To day's Calendar Meeting primarily to pass the J 1.200, 000 temporary loan bill through Com mon, both branches of Councils this nft ernoon will pass bills that the Adminis tration wants out of the way before the summer recess. The most lmportnnt-of tho measures Is a transfer bill that pro vides over summer funds for a number of exhausted Items Before tho councllmanlc meetings members of the Finance Committee will meet for a final revision of all demands for supplies and other needs Money for these needs, the total of which has not yet been ascertained, will be raised bv taking It from Items that depart mental heads will not need because of stoppage of much municipal work until after tho war. Councils todav will likely pass legis lation giving Mayor Smith. Solicitor Connelly and Director Twining, of the Department of Transit, the right to settle with officers of the Keystone State Construction Company on the amount to be nllowcd that company for the stoppage of Work on subway contracts. Chairman GafTney, or Councils' Finance Committee, hopes to get most of tho Administration measures out of the way before night. The final transfer bills will be passed at a meeting next week, and at that time Select Council will pass tho temporary loan bill. DIES FROM WOUNDS Bernard H. Bolt, of South Bethle hem, Pa., was injured in action with PershinR's forces in France. He held the French War Cross for aiding in the capture of fonr Gcr- Bones Brittle, Suffers 20th Break lldKersfnivn, Mil., June 13. Leslie Mc Donald, son of Frank McDonald, near Opequon, again has broken his leg, making the twentieth time the youth has suffered either a fractured leg or arm because of the peculiar brlttlenoss of his bones. HI.s case has attracted wide spread attention among the medical fraternity. WARNER TRAILERS Two and Four Wheel Types xl Ton to 7 Tons Capacity IMMEDIATE DGLIVnitT JOHN W. 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