RL fc, . L ML. I A bfc I', K . ir m ss fi& . -j? ". IB L.4. f ; f-Buttc-du-Mcsnll, four miles of Maln-de-MnssIgcs Jx, which Is one of the key post- of Chateau-Thierry, was cap- ' by the Americans In a recent i 'American advance. Jnulgonne the place where the Germans ' d the Mnrne for the first time ce the Initial singes of the war anil . tfcre hurled back b the Americans. ' iM ';$Iaris sees flashes, i4iU hears guns roar it. "-.. ft! liv ilia Attni-Snlr.,1 ,.. Purls. .Inlv IS. r'sa hR Inh.nhltnnt of Pnrl nnA ?burbs. sajs the Matin, heard io- jsa, ylfnt artillery firing In the earl houis lit i?.The sky towaid the east uas con- pWViArrtly lit up as if bv a great dec 3Striefll storm & (Trmoo ttVin t arn nn tlia Krtittdt n.4a Kf fr Sftr mldnlRht listened to the ian Kux tnOnade. while smill croun srnthprp. oh the high points of the eltv to watch the distant heavens JThe noise of the firing was pai tlculary loud In the southern iart of the city. BOMBARDMENT BEGAN' ON SATURDAY NIGHT Heavv bombardment of the Vnerlean Ines along the Marne begin on atur day night when the b g Oermnn lonK rftnge guns began to pour shell Into Pershing's army helping to bar the wv b Paris. 'The latest communication from Gen eral Pershing- sas J"In the Chateau-Thierrv region lutv 10 to 11 there was actltt on both slib s mostly that of lnfantr A Herman patrol numbering fortj anil equipped with light machine guns opened fire on the American lines near Torc and was driver back, leaving three killed Our own patrols were verv .ietive A patrol of; eight Herman all Planes attacked an American photographic mission at 8 , o'clock In the morning seven kilometers behind the German lines HAIG'SMEN' 4DV INCE AT DICKEBUSCH L iKE flv the Inited Vp London. Julv 15 British troops ad vanced on a front of more than a mile east of Dlckebusch Lake in Flanders yesterday morning, taking JOfi prisoners, .Field Marshal Ilaig reported todav j?'The local operation In the Dlike- fiiifi T.q1o a, tnr v.trili mnrnltii was complete!) successful the state- menr said i"We advanced on a .'noo-v.ird front taking a ridge and wood and attaining all our objectives We captured Jh prisoners, several machine guns and mUch other material kr J an nnn .rrcTDM,vc I 0,000 AUSTRIAN'S DESERTED AT PI AVE' jjjy By the Lnilfd Press 'London. July 15 Cortv thousand deserters from the Austrian arm fled .Inland after the Piave dlsaBter the Zur)ch correspondent of the Dailj Newb hJW learned from neutral sources, he mp 'declared in a dispatch toda S'Y J6 come or tnese are armed anil are hid- ' . Jnf in the mountains Taree thousand deserters were arrested In Budapest '?h ," stramed0! 'we-utt if" thePlavede- flSlne.nea?oarerrnUnnentf nil " ! feat, the correspondent said German Chancellor von Hertllnir'a ' -. i .. . .. .! 1. .. jwiii uiaieiiiems were ine rtiuu ui Austrian pressure, designed to bolster up ?Sf tlLn.faD"a'; mL0"?. 'IS .TBmpirea 'earnestly desire. - TPesplte the rigid censorship, it is j" lAflvnoH ed tbat the Austrian losses on the ' are in better shape to withstand the Hun J i. . i I, exclusive of si gJtly wounded nss-julls than the were four weeks ago ,",. , .ll i-""" J00,000' of "hlchi Their forces are much stronger and thev .!, SKj 10,000 were drowned Austrian Premier von Sevdler Austro- v.r -t.xiungarian foreign .vi nisiei nuniin anu IM count C.ernln and Count Berchtoldt. . .. ....... ... .. !. PS '4YeT.erareUoinglonoannnnea K laiers, are s,oing io v.erman neaueiuariers ka on an important mission i VAtlX TAKEN RY II. S. fr. W- . ., w - -, - rnns-isnr- -vr iiirvr o 1 tiUUl J Ul JLLl J The Americans attacking in conjunc re . nan witn me Krenen on tne Marne tion with the French on the Marne w front on the nleht of Julv 1-2 captured 1"? 'aux by storm Subsequent German by storm Subsequent German." counier-rtiaCKS were repuisea ny tne ' Americans , ror some uav u naa oecn reporiea r1hat the Germans veere massing re-in- Sr".ent?oV tn.the.Vauxjiector ATTEMPT TO ENTICE .FOCH RESERVE ARMY !& rfVar Expert Beliecs Marne ife Drive Paes Way for Strokes !Ss ft' r"nrtlnr IVnrlh Bj J. W. T. MA:;0 drove Into the French front when he thrust his Alsne front southward to th Marne, now serves tl separate the scene of the present offensive from the nrfci defending Paris and the channel Lit lie a t'rrav or t j neri irviiiiiiiir.ii nr. i riiir i un r t. i. .. , . . i, -.... i.. . i. - , .i i.t7iuu'sJi"r.,n.i.Mt,i,..c,.,ii.n-.vi1j-ii . - --- strriore tint in ipt nrr or in .o a. i Knsrprn in.ipniinrv npv nm a rion -i Nw orU Julx 15 ne .vas a newspapei man in .mw otk -" -" s"1-"11 ---a-i j,pnfr-rq iconIcted of Hpconrt deirrt-p murder t General Ludendorrt ha" launched hi. otllin Left L.ldone it. Ho.l.i. "" " r'f " fU "- - . and his Interview with Admiral Dewe, North Broad stiee. between S and 3 Btops at Filbert. Sansom. Chen, I The other members of t In ported r fifth offensive along the least lm- i,,,u, " L' -",,'" '" I" t,ten InrTl.ted The dealei Is David on the latter s ictuin to this t0untr clock today The cups will be awarded , , ' . . which have been eUm i. members ot the imported lfcffZTa'r .ne0nvf.ehr frTnV -! '" France, Ia W rtte, artsmi , MUtr , .,. ,, lWB, ...I the biggest scoops , news. -dXr oTVHr&V. otfi? b"ted?T.S?to" pee'd 'lm Telf "Son". aV.as" ',? 'efo''lco "e" k rt?aS5ITi1 nTJ:' -v night ... compelled ,,"; M1 IMller TbWBWld "V , A7 ,V. SS.-'W. 'enTral "SL'rfi Litl HitT" Ing a large part of the Allies' resenes '"ember of Base Hospital Vo 8 who ge. out of business at the order of the daughter of the late Franklin Town- l"b" ""'" " or best three-horsf .,. ',' 'h! Vv hive bee,, ihol shed ,? " Ma,rln0' L1,tle -N,ck Hltt- and V9Sfdr'nhLrea00Vn:r,he! ,,f lau- W lVnXTllU" "tied States food administration head-' -end of this cltv She is a niece of team drive, of best three-horse team. " the nev system has-liae. wo or "T . ,1 e. H gohne. If this objective were acorn- waTnoth hVmon'et", bS ' "" e.uarters , Washington Lawrence Townsend. former minister to Xtt.XwS '"" weeks" t"....; "of, Be . U.n5 ou? TrT t," "n'b' ?" Pllshed Von Hindenburg would shift his The letter Is from Fred' A Blumer Gartzman might have accepted from ' '1or,UKa' antl Belgium and of former '"V, the pr,l'ce will confer, and In all p.oba- ,-, trw,,J r'vJf?Z ' 3?",? J I TZLrTn von ludendorff ytt.'ff.'Stf tPnT u3 c WaSf. W PH1LADELPHIANS AT MARNE lV, ? $ T rSS:. Ju. - " ES5.V JTastward of this wedge. LudendorfT Is ' W . nnnf raaiimlnr hln riithlana olninkl S1. German man-power j coinaiu ui itic cufi A FocJi's nrlnclnal reserves fe?!?(.t'a on "" outside of the wedg KS?' not move his reserves from e.i! .. ix .. nil .a rAr Bsoln ... .. ..Iv.1.1.. .. ... I ..J KVrtY mv f.n.1. no UlvniT aa VUI1 l.UUeil- t'sjtdorff. - jjfl'The advantage of concentration. ,.m increiore, resiB wiin Luaenaorn On X. r?'h" land. . moderate ,err, f.e leVplnt pain r.iiripndnrff n.av n..l.n .... jjyiffof .the Alsne-Marne wedge will be wlth- lc importance to him till further deplete his own -''V-OW rln A fnfffM wlttinill Krlncrlni Tn eta i. LCvfp-i1' channel ports any nearer the ,. jr)t1i.B. .... . .... uca.ii iwii - RCI.VU UJf tile rllir 111 llliq lllllieri.O uainst Von LudendorfT s leadership Runt progress ny me Germans mav Bi expected unless von Ludendorff sees General Foch has not fallen Into trap and abruptly orders the offen- to cease. The" attack this morning against the jencjin positions at vaux gains evi- of being tor tne moment, at least, Idlarj' to the main offensive on the era side of the Alsne-Marne wedre IO, however. 'on Ludendorff suddenly ngs Ms drive from east to west, tne Attack may assume more import- as the beginning of another effort Paris. The situation, as far be seen. Is progreelng favorably Allien. Von Ludendorffs blood m U likely to result once more In lvcalamltyjfsir German man- . i'W m? "t-i wai rL a Jr f!y the United I'rct I'lt'AKD. DIM VIC Started Match 21 on a flftv-nnile front between Arras and the Olsr Stopped In just one week nfter the Hermans had ndvunccd about fortv miles to within striking distance of Amiens KINI)i:itS DRIVE Started April 9 on a twentv -five-mile fiont be tween the Ypres-Comlnes Canal and t..i Itassee Stopped In ten dujs after the (Jermans had penetrated fifteen miles, to with in striking distance of llaze br'ourk MAICNK DRIVE Started Mav 7 on a fortv mile fiont between Coucv-le-Chateau and Rhelms Stopped In a week after the Ger mans had penetrated thlit mile- to Chateau Thlerrv Olsi: DKIVK Started June on a thlrtv-flve mile fiont between Montdldler and Coucv -le Chateau stopped In three dis after the Germans had advanced miles Thev were later pushed hick nenlv half this distance I'll MP XE DKIVK S t a r t ed Iulv 13 on a llftv-mlle fiont be tween Chateau-Thleirv and Main-de-Masslees till continuing with initial German gains re ported U. S. CONFIDENT AS TROOPS BEAR n n .. . . . -. m liJI fVl'l' ilii IbLIi1j rilllJIl 1 Jr UiXlYEi urdav night "-n,the ieiueted the Gov ernment to assign agents tu watch the men iiiiii-i"ii T-Tnll TTii'in -ic The -wrests followed vesterdav and the fVIMLIILailS X1UIU 111 III as men ere brought to this cltv and lodged Germans Launeh Blow Against Paris nrlnv r-rv r crnt-rri f nfcAIJ I I UK SI KL lArLh E,,rl Report? SllOW Pershing's - c Men Living I'p to Na lion's Traditions wnshintnn. luh r, The American forces in France en- giged toil iv to the greatest estent since the I'nited States entered the war are .living up to he hlghes traditions of the ' service High armv ofhrers nnde tills verj plain this ifternoon In discussing . the senntv Infornntlon so fai obtainable . eardin th( hh ,, ,ln,. nf , ,,. , r. ?r;'nB ,tne..enn and now or the tide ul uiuiie in e.ermnnv s nnn greit at- tempi 10 oreaK inrougn tne Allied lines and eanture P.irls There are verv few official .eports aalla,),e aa ft regarding the fighting ' The armv was todav more or less de- , pendent on the reports of the nres ai). lr.ln.... ... .1 ..... i.im- uui uiefe repoi is, taken in connections with the known facts re- , uhed In no feeling of gh,.,m The Amer. Icans admittedl are a verj important ''" """eaij are a ver; 'actor in todaj s operations Hut thej t,n, A n- .,., j - . ""''"" "" l ""' reaoj igi- their Km nn mnpn a an, -- - - -nnj officers declired that the earlv K.ench WOfflrT .J6'1""'1""1 Thp Mencn War Office s-tatement savs ih.n thr. Vt-a.-y, n-.. ..., .!.. ... :,.. with JrVa l..,.rv I. u T' ""I , here that practlcall the entire Hi t nrnn ,,, , . . ' V, ' """-" is unnei tile command of Majoi General Hunter Liggett, will be hieusht into action in the present op- t,,,,"nns e.ermanv s fifth gieit eliiv. was ex- ..i i.. ...,,, '"'" u "" "" ,nt nere to in ner lk',c"le ' " la" mijor niiftiMi o actim. ,, "", 1,lM.1 m-ijnr onensive action "' ...v... ..... .,., .,,r ..n mans have elected to trj anew for Paris or " t-etsire bu iiea-i d from the north IntPIltIon ,'"- conservation must be practiced or hthe'fo?'." howeler XP Ue'rman "'"" rul" "' fol ' Is seeking to divert strength from farmer north, then he evcmuill) hopes to strike the channel ports The operation, thev predict w 11 be halted home ground will he given, but none believe the Germans will suc ceed in a strategical vlctorv If lie fails, as expected It is probable he i-annot undertake another major op eiatlon this jear Then with the Amerlcin strength constantij and rapidli growing, the man-power balance will swing against him That means he will be on the defensive and that in time he will be defealeel n r ,.Ar..i,, u. 2 o.,i, . satisfy me alread and that Is Just a mere trifle to what some of the men hue seen Hut cheer up. we are going '" n,-k tne KaUer before this summer is "' " Wjm . . .... s. THOMAS M. RIGHTER DIES ' n .-.. . .. "ura.nen. wuien oi Aiountv C.rmel i (.iiui ui i araisis '..i. . r n i Mount tarme-l. I' , Julv 15 Thomas M Illghter eoal operator and phllan- throplst is dead from a stroke of paralysis v. H.,2oki. a part ln everj thing that benentrd the town and was particularly Boid'.ii ii. drives and Liberty fc-fl.&.Yi'KffW' mw TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES J0P" &.B.uS0,,IJS!.B,f. L X.J -"" Jameii A Fle-nt V H s B CamD 1721 Walnut Meryl V .rB . .'. N2grr I'omtown Pa AIabl Al Knffman P.tt... and Joaaph V McDowell Camp l,e Va an, I llra Hammer ls Herman a V" "" William I, Hltler, jr .' w oodland ave.. and Clara V Kea'lay lls.'l tSdlind Verdei Maruaak Sfllll Bear, at and Kam. Una Yane-o SS1S Hfara at. Archie P. Plrkllny ll.'S llreen at and Jen netta II IJevarldge. 41'S N inth ,t John Ould. 12X7 N .1th at and Jennie Hal ton, Cfamont Pa Hiiro Hnftman N74 N laiwrenre at., and Mary Hawer. B7J N Ijvwrenca at. " Ja- H Jonea Jr.. White Platna N. T and Ruth V, Klaenhour, Kltchen'a lane lermantown Jeff nlb" I1P Olive at., and Verdelle I'.ray. 1S27 Olive at. Kill. Drown. 1-31 Pat tun at , and Suila gheppard 1231 8. Patton at. -"------- M VVtlVUV VI 4W M. Iliu VlallU I rillinviv.lllht II f lit lit l ni lllflllire.. . . .. . . ham nntirlurD r.f tlt. onnh.H fiOrlll'",-' v --- w. .,. vtK iAO- 1 ------ --....--.---tf ..tf ... , w vv.. er of hospital and it seems almost a marvel he is successful in applying for a new ?Lpb ' the facilities we have here for the han- iicenhe This will be Granted onle ir 1-LU0FR- i riline anrf th t ar- rxt ika i. n,,na. .- iicenhe i ins win e granted oniv it . ,"rner.1" ,he sick NV. rietmi .n m i..n h. ,.. i Mr Heinz is conv iueed of his good faith in.inp n : . .. . r. ....,.. ...... D.,,nl, ...., .. li,.... . ". .. . . . is leu out rne nave plentv of everv- K""u "" " auniiy io compij . I'UII II Hhfll IH e ne can- thing and are well taken care of iwlth the food administration's rules WllLl ULeTlLilll 41 in west ... I -.. ji ...... -a Federal Agents Su&pcct Ef fort to Destroy War Plant at Washington Park FIVE TO HAVE HEARING Beliecd Band Responsible for Explosions in Other Muni tions Works in New Jersey Susperted of having plotted the de struction of the ncu Government b-vg-loadlng plant at Washington Tirk on I the Delawire Itiver near Woodbury, N J, five men nrrested bv Federal I agents will be given a hearing todav i at the Perioral Iluildlng before t'nlted Stiles f'ommlsslomr Long The men are thought bv the Federal agents to be membirs of a sp band that Ins bien operating through South Jere3 towns ciusing explosions and fires In munitions and war plints The five men under arrest are William Herzog of Washington Park, V J who was born In Germanv , David Karsh, Marvine street and Dominic, Antqnlo and Gabriel Ulolante In others of Ber wmi N J All five men are draft dodgers the Federal agents hj, and two of them are alien enemies The plant it Washington I'ark was onI rrcentlv completed Several hun dred women are new emplojed there In loading powder Into bags Powder Is also manufactured it the plant Aciordmg lo Allen U Sinsthe chief of polite at the plant the Ave men ar- it'-ieti h u L' einitnM u tki r n nci - in nit' miitn hnllilincrv Their .netlons repentK .-.I .. .- ...! ... ....1...... I !.- caused them to be watched and late at- in nil pending a heirlng The three I lolaiite brothers filled te, register foi the draft according to the Teder il authoi itits All the suspects denied anv intent to destrov tin Government plant, but their ic lions were Midlclent to warrant their irrest it Is lid The men were closelv questioned h Federal agents last night, but whit the grilling revealed was with held The federal agents nlso refused to disclose the nature of the evidence against the men "LIGHTLESS NIGHTS" TEMPORARILY PAUSE Fuel Administration Post- pones Enforcement of ATew Edict tP1ltInthIs Lightless nights will no "" ,0n':m rtn"oun mAd" t011 " ln t,,e ful and It was explained cltv tonight Announcement of this? was el administration thp framing of the lichtlesu rperulatlons hid reoulred more time than wa exnected expecieu , " ls Kald lh latlons are being made so stringent that not a single loop- j hole will be found In them bj uouhl- v lolators faTv lnislness men Tiad ixpect- en nil' oruer io uecoine. enecine lonigni and harl -j- nrenaratlons to comnlv ---- - .--. ...... with 1h" edict The fuel administration 1. .... " .1 .. ... . UJV. !P1. T, a.7." ahh be handed down within a few davs . , , ..... .i ' I I ' . ........... .u,,Dt. ......... .,.,., ...c .,,.,.. t......... . ..... gasoline in order to prevent the exl.au, ' i, ni. nr ih, .lnn,lnn f ,lra,tir n,w I -.,..,.., W. . ..U...,.... .,, .....UH.M.l.T wth reBard to operation of pleasure I ehlcles the fuel administration tod y , announced that there Is an abnormal I waste of this fuel in this vlrinltj, par- tinniurh .urmnf .mttminliitlHtti mwi ji ............. n - -. service stations It was stated th jt was ttateel tlie supplv at piesent Is , i ent Irelj adeeiuate, despite the large ship- ments overseas for use in motortrucks , RAKhR I fiXKX I Trlf NVk- uiuiun uusiukj uivuiikJLij Arrilxifn III? UnARTlTlVirlhennecan1e8ecre,nl',othclaternlu1l nuvuuui v liuauuiiiu " rv, . ! ,i . i i r,. IJa 1(1 GartZIlian Appealed SlX irr I ' c -it l Weeks Suspension by Local nm " I j t UIHl'iniS aim LOsl f r For (lie first time in the State ()r i. i ,.,,..in,i n.. .... Heinz food administrator for Penn- s-vlvanla Gartzman's license was taken .., ' "r.":....,.T. " ..' """ ""'V'""1" " eral food officials were hoarding of flour, it being pliown that he had 105 barrels of wheat flour stored In a sheet near his hniinr onahiLhrnnni uhiel. ui. . . ,:"" ,han a su Helen eTJan ,v , .... . . . . " " run his business for thlrtj davs He ' aM sumcient eiuantlt of ' substitutes on hand. It was charged, as i tequired b the baking rules He kept hlH flour carelessl In an un- sanitary place, exposed to damage b weather, and therefore liable to waste. n another count He failed to make ite.Tu.1' to th" "rnn,ent German Army Commissions Now Open to Russian Youth Amsterdam, July 15. An attempt of the Germana to recruit soldiers from conquered Russian territory Is Indicated ln the Llbau Zeltung, which says officially: "Youths from the Baltic prov inces are nbw eligible for officers' commissions In the German army," M- , . it "S K - . iiariAiiinn uiieiiHe, ac;ceirainK lei reei- PREVIOUS GAINS OF GERMAN DVES I jrpiJc3Bjvijr,Es wWBIu& V J C - ,CpGvCriJ:i BRUSSELS; s Arm.oXeV 0R.otirffibt B EL CU M ' vtroro s. -v v Molts i I Arras oJrr Vntenc'ic"n?srru'l ,-- f daunted p j rtmvpM& N A'i I IrCatrau X Acsnri w AlbcrtV;, lnmKtftU V . ChunaS ! AniMrLiyFMn 7 ltr,o I i V Cnavlntf I X. - T "S"o S, SfLartre I slftnVflguTiiriy 0Laon nSusonnr i T73a7kW . . Uclhcl ,-tX. V. t iforrua!tS--rft .. I -, Mcniix.M. JlXLrrru tpcrruiy " A yOoSHICIUb- JV..CCfyCSt; f nmlnnrV i s i fs ff ,ili" ... o"-r-"'.v- f JXlZ?. - SCALE , o LV J PARIS 'faulcmmiers czmmmmMsa versnmes j..-.-.. " - it rum N Y TimrH ( urrent 11ltor The shailcil portion show the total gain of the German offensive up lo the beginning of the present linttlu. llie figures indicate the order of the four siiucsivc phases. Hit elrive on the Somme was launched Manh 21, that in Danders pril 9, the Champagne drive to the Marne Ma 27, and llie offensive on the Oise June 9 SECOND DIVISION OF AMERICAN ARMY IN LINE OF GERMAN ATTACK Special Cable to Kiening Public Ledger ovuriaht 191 fi hy A pit- 1 orh Ttuirs Co With the merlrnn rniv em the Murne, Jul IB Correspondents with the Amoticnn nitnv were permitted to state that the Second Division fought northwest of Chateau-Thierrv The ruling jNii peimits lev elation of the fact that In the Second Division fought the Tifth and Slth maiines, the Ninth nnd Twentv -third Infantrj, the Twelfth, I'lfuenth and Seventeenth Artillery and the Second Kngineeis. These comprise the complete Second Dlvls'on The big attack which opened this morning was on the Chateau Thierrv line, and it is presumed that the Second Division, named above, is bearing the burnt of the offensive MAJOR F.E. EVANS IS GIVEN WAR CROSS General Pershing Honors Phil- adelpllia Marine for Distill- guished Service in France Major Frank L lZvans C S M the voungest son of the late Rev C, I)r Frederick i:.,n- fo, manv veais pastor - .u.. n- .i. --.. -i..nt. ..e.v,ic in aa awaroed the distinguished se.vice li ' (eneral Pershing on Julv t . He has also been given the croix de guerre for bravery In action One of I the first to heal of It was his mother who Is now In her elght third vear and nrilel eniraired In Red Cross work ---- . - - - . ..... ... .Majoi i;vans was educated in tne pun lie schools here and at the old uuguv Academj and tne wouin jersev inscuuie-, lirldgeton, . .1 He was graduated in He was in the .Spanish-Amerlcan War until in- 'iSlhrmrcorT, lend'neS: tenant He was first lieutenant on Die CSS Dixie when that vessel brought a(l t0 earthquake stricken Martlnlepie H. wis retired .i n eantaln in 1905 He stat tes Senator Frank Brings, of New Jersey Four j ears ago lie returned to the marine corps and had charge of the re- crultlng offices in Pittsburgh and New- Vorlv In thH lat,er cltv he bioke all , previous records for enlistments, and on I h's departure for Quantlco he was given a gold watch and an automobile He , " "stored to the active list as a major bv special act of Congress, and he has , been in rranceavear ear-old son Townsend, is living at rh"' ' hase A brther. Franklin To"nsend alo of this cltj. Is a top sergeant In the war Insurance risk dl- vision of the arms in France Major , Hvans Is a brother of William H Kvans, KMNO PLBIIC WORK STARTS Bureau's Welfare Division Opens Cdinpaigit With film in Thiitieth Ward A health campaign among the moth ers and children of the Thirtieth Ward begins 'today, conducted by the Child Welfare Division of the Hureau of Health The campaign will continue throughout the summer. The city nurses have made a careful Investigation of conditions throughout this district, making accurate statistics on tho number of children there are i and on the health anil sanitary condi tions among them nnd the mothers I Two tents nave been opened on the MeCoach Playground at Klghteenth and Fitzwater stteets, and lectures, films and demonstrations on the pare oi I babies will lie given each afternoon anu 'evening Xo two demonstrations 'will he alike, nor will there be any monotony 'in tbe entertainments which vlll be given after the lectures. Fever Attacks 10,000 Porto Ricans fly the Associated Press (an Juan, Porto Rico. July 15 Ten thousand persons In- Ban Juan have heen 111 of a three-day fever during the last two weeks, according to doctors of the sanitary service.- In some In stances, business houses have been forced to close because of Illness among taUr cHuyiuyca. . , K ..w. .- .ai.ti& ?".;. .J V" (te Jki &$s&tQ6i8E SAD WHEN SHE FAILS TO TAG MAYOR SMITH Little Edna Hagcrly Visits b " ' Citv Hall in Interest of Na tional Horse Day . ... ,,..i i i. . ,, ., ,, i The saddest little visitor to CItj Hall todav was lalna Hagertv She came to tag Mav or hmlth for .National Horse Dav, hut the Major could not be tagged for the horses IMna was veiv prettilj dressed foi , llie occasion She had tagged the late . . ,-- Mavor JJlanUenburg and Maven Rev burn, and felt confident that she vvoul el he able to tag the present Mavor. Little Miss Hagertv, who Is the daughtei of former Magistrate Hagertv was ac companied bv ills Italph W Nazel. ictlng president of the- auxillar of the Pennsv Iv.inla Socletv for the Prevention of Ciueltv to Animals Joseph Smith the Miors secretarj met hei I I'ame to tag the Mavor. she said, for National Horse Dav" 'The Mavor Is having a conference" - ild the secretai.v I will take the '-'g ie nun Little l.dna was about to make a ' ' thP ,rlvlleBP nf I,er- sonallj pinning the tag on the Mavors ounu.ij jimiiuK me uiB un ine .viavors coat, but the businesslike attitude of the , secretin hinlshed all hope There was a tiace of teats In her ees ' as sue ten In every cit in the countt.v tod i the, . ., ,, ,.,., , Majors are being tugged in accordance ,nr,ln,w with an annual custom In Philadelphia :ith ' .' ".-. u. ine oninuuuon oi tags e proceeds of the distribution of tags j "H n u r"r '? maintenance of norscviatering stations .,., I ....,, ,i.. ii,...X... 1 .... , .. Men From Here in Fighting To day Near Chateau Thierry In the fighting that Is going on to day on the Marne. northwest of Chateau-Thierry Philadelphia Is well represented, and will undoubtedly help carr the brunt nf the attack This was learned when It was per mitted to become known that the Seo ond division was located at this point In this dlvi-lon the Fifth nnd Sixth mariners are fighting, and In these regi ments there are many Philadelnhlans, vvnose exact quoia cannot be ascertained Lieutenant Petty before his enlist ment was on the staff of St Timothv's Hospital, anu was an instructor In pathology at Jefferson College. He has a wife and I two children who aie In Ocean City. Doctor Pett enlisted In the marine corps when the I'nited States ileclarecj war He was first assigned to reerult ing service, and latar was an Instiuctor at the Diddle camp, Lansdowne He left last August, with the first marines to go fiom here 10,000 G. E. MEN STRIKE Emplovei at I,) nn Plant Seek Imreaee in Pay It) the Associated Press l.jnn, Mass. July 15 Work at the local plants of the (Jeneral electric Com panv was hampered today when emploves to the number of 10,000, according to the leaders' estimates, walked out, In compli ance with a strike vote taken Saturday night. Between 12,000 and 13,000 are employ ed In the several factories. The strike was called for Increased pay and changes In working conditions, although no defl. nlte demands had been formulated. The men are not unionized. Th company Is engaged uVon Important war contracts. i i &:1jMM1&j Speeial Privilege Granted . 1 at City Hall- and De partment Stores rkiiM?t tc tjvt i?i?m-'rrn OKIJLK lb IN JiFI'LCTl Operators and Patrons in Of fice Building Protest Con fusion and Delays Itullng of the fuel admlnlstiatlnn on the curtalhiient of elevator servlce.whlch iccame effective todnj, was suspended In two cases One was nt City Hall, and the othei at department stores The new sjstctn had not been In ope Mitlon an hour before the City Hall sent n hllrrv -nil f..- liAln I.. .t.A ..i iit Istratlon offlccs "Let us suspend the ruling until we I can see jou nnd talk It.ovei," was the I message. "It's got us tied up In a bow- knot and getting worse nil the time" The request was granted, and repre sentatives of the fuel administration got in touch with chief McLaughlin and .Suiierlmendent of Police JIllls As onlv dfteen of the twentv-two ele vators In the CItj Hnll are operating now. due to the subway work eliminating seven of the cars, Chief McLaughlin felt that he had a logical basis for asking a reprieve rrumlxe other .Suvlngn The depiriment stores weie also nl- I lowed to run their elevators as they j pleased tod.i. they having pledged mi-iiiseives io save twenty per cent on their coal consumption In other ways. This experiment vv ill be tried for a month and If the stores can prove that thev have carried out their promise, they will be permitted to keep on Mopping' their elevators at all floors The new ruling caused considerable confusion and much caustic comment on the part of those in a hurrv. Ah one harried "elevator starter put i It, "I'll need a gas mask If I am to get tluough the da without going eraz. Talk about hard looks nnd sarcastic remarks 1 have had nothing else all morning " The office buildings all followed the rule to the lettei as far as could be learned Those with express elevator service cut out that fcatuie. eliminated twe oi three of the ?ars from action and had the others stop at all floors save the second. The rule requiring at leabt live nas- sengers In a car before It could start caused llie most trouble I'ersons In a hurrj protested vehemently, especially i in biilldlngs wheie doctors and dentists An attempt by the d?fense to bar DIs have offices j trlct Attorney Rotan and his assistants from participation in the case ailed this I rh.vslrlans Complain ' mCvrnlng as the trial opened here. The Medical Arts Building, at Six-I Gray based his argument to have Dis teenth and Walnut streets, where the I trlct Attorney Rotan and Assistants I fuel administration offices are located, I Taulanc and Oordan barred on the was the scene of much excitement, phj- grounds that the cases had been trans sleians railing at having to wait until, ferred to Chester Count and should be five passengers hud entered the car, tried by District Attorney Truman L and also at the passing of the second I Wade, of Chester County tloor. Thej asserted that the Medical Arts .should be classed as a hospital and I that It was great hardship on patients as well as on the doctors to have to un- ideigo such delas The fuel administration was firm. However, pointing out than it would never , do to have the coal controllers set a bad example by net strictly obejing their own rulings Several of the department stores began their campaign tu save coal by cutting down on their lights today, and expect to be able to Keep then agree- ' .. lth thH futl administration in the letter. TROLLEY SKIP-STOP OPERATES SMOOTHLY No Confusion Results and Sys tem May Be Extended Soon The skip-stop rule foi the trolley s.vstem of Philadelphia, which went Into I effect esterda, worked with remarka- D'e smootnness toda 'ot an accident has been reported, .j irnnslt offlelnU n.,.1 tl, u a"rt lran,lti "ica's and the police mrree there has been no confusion Among the principal stops e'lmlnated are the turns on the enst n.iH net DM.. '"' v."-' '"" """ " e,lu"1' H- I gestlon nt those points is going to be much relieved by the new rules . . . . fll , sl)eed bul )la, 8(ml Carg stop nt times, if traffic conditions make i I iecessar. but motormen are under skipped As It Is, a two-way traffic street, the police feared there might be confusion there, but nothing has mate rialized along that line. 200 GIRLS FLEE FLAMES- Blaze Damages Baled Cotton in Spinning Mill Two hundred girls today escaped from flames on the fifth floor of the Ontario Spinning Company building, Phillip street, above Columbia avenue The Pre was caused hj friction In a machine used to open bales of cotton Automatic sprinklers extinguished the blaze before firemen arrived. The loss was small. THREE BODIES RECOVERED Rivers Give Up Dead Boy Believed Drowned Bodies of two Camden men who com mitted suicide last week by drowning and a nine-year-old boy who was drowned while swimming were recovered Police first found the body of the boy, Charles Ruppell. 5S4 Division street. Camden, -who sank In the Cooper Creek a few moments after he plunged into the water Saturday. A few moments later the body of Frank TJwen, forty-three years old, 39 North Twenty-fourth street, was found The third body.that of Herbert Blizzard, who jumped from the steamboat City of Philadelphia, was found In the Jlelaware Blver near the scene ot his suicide. Another boy. Kdwln T, Watson, fifteen years old, 617 Newton avenue, who dls- anneared from his home Saturday, Is be- fled to iSbw drowned fwhlle.wlm. mlng. '. sr 4 ?. ti -. F? miafaSaiJ ,.iaJ Continued from l'nue One "Thomas H. Smith" as having been Indicted with the seven defendants to J? "-'Jointly ho.e. m hi qui of Harry Holden, the fourth man nd- cepted, Mr. Gray launched an Involved iiuestlon concerning? Holden's nblllty to welsh his opinions with the evi dence, discarding from his mind all the points not developed by testimony. -That would be a psvchologlcal lm- possibility." Intel Jectcd Judge Hause. Fianlc Walter a farmer, of Frank lin township, was the fifth Juror ac cepted Walker said he had read little about the case and had no opinion In the case. Attorney Gray, for the de fendants, challenged Sumner G, Bros lus, a farmer, of London Giqvo, nfter he hnd sal dhe held a fixed opinion and would have "prejudices to overcome." Norwood Patrick, retired, of Charles town, was excused by mutual agree ment of counsel for both sides. Gray Shifts Strategy The fight of each of the seven vie fendants In the conspiracy case to make separate peremtory challenges of veniremen was denied by Judge Hause thl3 afternoon. Attorney Gray shifted his plan of stiategy nfter Evan Utghley, a mechanic, of Charles town, wns accepted. Gray filed an ob jection to Hlghley In behalf of Lieu tenant Bennett. ' I desire to exercise the right of challenge for David Bennett, one of the defendants, on this Juror," Mr Gra announced. "On what grounds?" queried the court. ' The rlghi of peremptory challenge," explained Mr. Gray. Gray further explained that Hlghley was acceptable to the other defendants 'You will have to exercise the right of challenge on behalf of all the defend ants or none," Judge Hause ruled, In denying the motion Continued Chntlrnge Fall Gray continued his objections on be half of Deutsch and the other defend ants besides Bennett against Thomas Lalrd the tenth puror selected Laird Ih a mill hand In Kast Brandwlne The eleventh puror selected Is Harvey, Trego, a farmer, of Honeybrook Gray again was refused the right io make a peremptory challenge on behalf of Cram, Fcldman nnd Deutsch Kxceptlons were granted b Judge Hause to each of Gray's challenges Gray's manner of challenging was be lieved to be an effort to lay the found i tlons for an appeal for a new tilal In attempting to get in separate chal lenges he was caref,ul to name all the seven defendants, selecting that number of talesmen on which to base his scpu- rate challenges Move Again Rotan Fnllrel Judge Hause overruled Uraj s objec tion Immedlatelv afterward District Attor nev Rotan and 'Assistants Taulane itid Gordon were admitted to the Chester County Bar on a motion of District At torney Wade. (rn Fails to (uanh Indictment As soon as John S. Williams, of Schuvlklll township, the first venireman, was called, Gray started to file a series f motions All were refUbcd b Judge xictusc, w uu rtiiiiru VAueiJiiisiis un uc half of each of the seven defendants Grav's first motion was to quash the Indictment and the second to dismiss the venire After Judge Hause had over ruled the motion and wranted permission to file exceptions, Gray filed another mo tion to bar District Attorney Rotan and his assistants Gray next objected to the trial of the seven defendants Jointly on two bills of Indictment, arguing that each bill should be tried separately. Judge Hause, In overruling the mo tion, said that the two Indictments de veloped from the same source, and both were misdemeanors FlrKt Juorr Accepted After Grav's motions had been over ruled the examination of the veniremen was begun Superintendent of Police James Rob inson was among the spectators In the courtroom About a dozen Philadelphia detectives were observed scattered thtough the No 1 courtroom the largest In the courthouse. James Tate, former captain of detec tives In Philadelphia, and Samuel G. Maloney, head of a private detective agenc), were present. Maloney was i ....la n .. n,Mn.j tr. i..w. i. i,aa o ...l.iinn .nrw." in. .h vih i "-"-" """ " . V"w '"- Ward for the September prlmar). The ten gunmen who ate to testify broueht here this mornln bv sllerff 0rtp and seera, deputlea I "Dutch" Mascla and "Left)" Costello, . manacled together, were taken from the Carey Bit. In Rear of Deutaeh James A. Carey, who contested with Deutsch for the leadership of the Fifth Ward, at the September primaries, sat In the rear of Deutsch In the court room. With Carey was Second Lieuten ant -Harry McNIchol, son of the late State Senator. The opposing counsel entered the courtroom shortly before the session convened ' Mr. Gray, chief counsel for the de fense, who recently suffered a nervous breakdown, appeared to be In excellent health. A venire of fifty men had been sum moned. That number Included twenty one farmers. Judge Hause several days ago said that farmers would be given a prefer ence for excuse from service at the trial l'ach side was entitled to 'eight peremptory challenges The gunmen who shot and slugged their way through the Fifth Ward last September were ordered from the court room a few minutes before talesmen were examined for the trial. Assistant District Attorney Taulane had the men taken from the room. They had been placed under guard Inside the bar of the court. Taulane explained that they would not 6e nerded today. o Murder Charge Now The defendants also were Indicted rn the charge ot conspiracy to murder In connection with the slaying of Eppley, but. District Attorrfey Itotan will not press the murder conspiracy charge at this trial. Besides Deuech and Bennett the de fendants are patrolman JonnWlrt- shatter. Loula Feldman.. Emanuel Uram, Michael Murphyrand qi.rencV. Hay. fendants are Tatrolman John Wirt- dtn. Hay den -U A A f. .'A,irfciv..siHs- vxwii4:,irvims -ai. i7 i.; ' -w r-T.T. "7".. Tiauxnm 'WlHas llraaMI'WW IIW'II I ill lllll I ' MIIHIll l Flames Sweep Interior of 4 Rowland Spring Com . ' pany Plant LOSS SET AT $100,000 Bursting Pipe Spreads Fuel Oil About Government Work in Frankford Building Four persons. Including three firemen, were Injured and damage estimated at $100,000 was caused early todav when flameg destrojed the Interior of the plant of the Rowland Spring Company Tacony and Lewis streets, Frankford, where springs aro being manufactured for Gov ernment motortrucks. Those Injured were: lit AN K HAItms. Enitlne Compsnv No. SS. jaronj. ie-f ana duck injured wne-n rnusm under fslllns wall; removed to Frank- Inrit Ifnanlfnl JOII.N Vtrl.AMIF.K. 4001 Paul street. egW iirrr hi iimni Hcnousiy uurneu on Doay. taken to Frankford Hoipltal l MM THNANT JOSKPII fcl.LNASSF.R, ten sine L'ompans No. 7, right lee Injured by falllnc eprlnr RICIIAIIT) lltm.ER, Englno Company No. 14, right arm cut. The fire is believed to have been caused by the bursting of a pipe, through which fuel oil supplyllng engines wai conveed. Engineer McLanger was making ft round of the works when he discovered the fire. He attempted to extinguish it but his clothing became saturated with burning oil and was burned nearly off. Meantime another engineer, hearing his cries. Bent an alarm to the fire bureau. When the firemen arrived the flames had gained considerable head way and a second alarm was Sent In. The Interior of the two-story building 'was bla7ing fiercely within a few moments and firemen had difficulty In checking the spread of the flames. While the fire was at its height an Interior wall collapsed Fireman Har ris wan caught under It, and had to be dug out by companions, who had es caped the crash An official of the company, stated that ninety per cent of the work being done nt the plant was for Government pur poses, and estimated that production woudl be held up about two weeks, as the result of the fire TODAY LASTTO GET SUGAR CERTIFICATES New Food Administration Reg-l illations Limiting Sales Be come Effective Tomorrow Thousands of persons face the pros pects of being denied sugar unless cer- "" tlficates of stock on hand are filed with the food administration before the end of today. This is the last day upon which cer tificates may be obtained and the new regulations of the food administration, pro-vldlng that dealers and manufactur ers of sugar cannot supply any person., but domestic consumers, except upon' certificate, become effective tomorrow. 'z ' The food administration has reiter ated Its warning to users and handlers of BUgar, except householders, that they will be denied iugar after today unless they have a certificate, but it Is said there are a large number who have failed to comply with the regula tion nnd have not filed a report of their stock Certificates ennnot be obtained without a report of stock first having been filed Imports of sugar continue to In crease, reports show, nnd the Increase this year, as compared with the same period last j ear. have already reaohed 50,000,000 pounds This does not In- , elude the Imports from Porto Rico and the Hawaiian Islands Thirty-five million pounds of Cuban sugar arrived here last week, a' gain of several million pounds over any other ! week this month or any week In June Total Imports of sugar for the ear have been 632,000,000 pounds, and deal ers say there Is little likelihood of a famine. The supply Is better now than at any tlma since 'the war ban, they say. MAYOR MAY FAIL TO ELECT GUDEHUS Ability to Force Selection of Vare Man for Recreation Center Head Doubted Doubt as to the ability of Mayor Smith to force the selection of Edward R. Gudehus, Senator Vare's private secretary, for the $3000 position of prin cipal of recreation centers was expressed today before the meeting of the badly split Board of Recreation Several members stand ready to quit rather than "vote for a man whose qualifications they question. If Mayor Smith attends the meeting of the board. In his capacity as an cx-ofllclo member, and persuades Direc tor Krusen to do the same thing. It Is said, they can, at best, bring about a tie vote for the Vare handplqked can didate Members said to oppose Oudes bus Include Ernest L Tustln, president ot the board, Miss Sophia L Ross, Wil liam A. Stecher and the Rev Dr. Henry , Berkowltz and James A. Hamilton. Members and ex-officlo members who can be counted upon to force the ap point Include Major Smith, Robert Smith, Director KrOaen and Kdward J. Lafferty. The exact status of Mr. Ham ilton Is not known. He Is classed as a Vare member. His vote may prove the deciding one. To add to the trouble surrounding the Vare candidate Director Krusen has never exercised any right he might have to" vote, and is said to have taken the stand, at recent conferences, of an ad viser and not an executive member. The) alternative tev trouble; s to not present the name of Qudehus at the meeting and to allow the appointment to remain un. filled until later ln the year, . KOOMfr FOR RKVT ymUCrc, near Broad, nicely furnlihtd nnna Vhnna fJnurA iDOl ' I uupia aiwi w frm uev v I a HKI.I' WAVTKII-MAI.K 'T" HAI1E8MA.' 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