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URGDOLL IN OMAHA
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i li A preliminary Inquiry Into alleged lr-
tSfi- regularities practiced by District
FjS5 1 Ajppeal Board No 2 was taken up today
fe.fcth special Federal Orand Jury here.
Sr'"n Dwyer. secretary oi L,ocai
jp YDraft Board 32, Overbrook, was the i
;. "rlrat witness. Both Dwyer and Assistant i
Dtrlct Attorney Walnut went into
the Grand Jury room weighed down with
tha board's records.
$lr. Dwyer, It rai said, was prepared.
to 'five testimony In thirty cases handled ,
by, h! board. Later agents ot the Pe
IKIttment ot Justice were expected to
submit separate reports on each case
Charges against Appeal Board No 2
will be gone Into thoroughly t the
Orand Jury when It takes up the case
of Howard S. Baker, an attorney in
the Franklin Building, to whom this
" board gave a deferred classification on
appeal from the ruling of Local Board
No, 29, placing him In Class 1. Baker's
case, Federal officials contend, Is appar
ently one of the most flagrant iotations
of 'the draft regulations with which they !
have had to contend in Philadelphia.
Lieutenant llollon-ay Keturnn
Lieutenant W W Holloway. who re
turned to the city today from Provost
Marshal General Crovvder'i office. In
Washington, laid additional facts in
Baker's case before .Mr Walnut Tho
classification given Baker by the dis
trict appeal board has been revoked by
tha proost marshal general, and
Baker's attorney Is now protesting hi'
reinstatement in Class 1
Orover C, Bergdoll, wpalthy draft
evader, for whom Federal agents have
been making a determined search for
several days, has been heard from once
more.
District Attorney Kane has learned
that Bergdoll was In Omaha, Neb., July
-.
It Is believed he went to the western
city Immediately after writing a letter
to the Public Ledger on July 8, in which
1 offered to surrender to the Federal
authorities If granted immunity from
prosecution for draft evasion and allowed
to enlist In the army as a flying instruc- j
tor. I
In possession of this latest inform.!- I
tlon. as to his whereabouts, the Federal '
agents are today pressing their chase
with, greater energy.
' Do Not Expect Return
,The Federal authorities now do not
M .bellve Bergdoll will return to this city
fvKV Vftlnntnrtlv Tttt wU nnt hr.u t ar hm
W- classed as deserter under the question- I
ifmil '.kU. !. ...all ... -r .. ...1 !. I
--fc j 11 1 1? piii uimi ucai fiuiiujp , w lie ii iiiw i
Mvin days allowed In which to return
a questionnaire will expire.
j . - 3f- HOWARD WRIGHT DEAD
Mi iMadowne Man Was Official of
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Houard "Wright. 107 Greenwood
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'.venue, Lansdowne, was found dead In
befl today. Heart disease caused his
death,
MrVrlght was an active worker in I
th Presbyterian Church. He was sec-
fWUtry ot the Insurance Company of !
Korth America, the Alliance Insurance
Company and the Delaware County
Building and Loan Association.
lh, ov-Avnl v'A.,. r IVflnlt, -one
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aecratary of fte Presbyterian Sunday
ichool In Lansdowne. A few months
ago he resigned as superintendent of
th Sunday school In the L'pper Darby
Presbyterian Church
Mr. Wright leaves three sons in serv
ice and two other boys. They are Lieu-
tanant Thomas C Wright. Fort du Pont.
Haviland Wright. West Point; Faul "" '' Iuel conservation program at PavnP nttornev for tne ,.lroad ad. , the Cleveland. O.. Builders' Exchange.
Wruiht, now in France; Franklin B. c"y IJa11- I ,", ..,.,, . secretary, and . I Osgood Andrews, rep-
Wrlght and William S Wright " ip Planned to issue an (frder pro- minisiraiion resenting the Plate Glass Manufactur-
Btaldes his widow. Mrs Kdlth Davis hibitlng elevators stopping at the third Administration oinciaH, however, de-' ers' Association of America, treasurer.
Wright, Mr. Wright also leaves two floor ' clined tn Indicate Jus-t how differences on r,onel John " Wiggins, of Phlladel-
daughters. Mrs. Frank Crall. whose bus- 1 ""'B3'8, B"r'- superintendent of , queFtions between the Government ' ",hla' p.re,s,ld,?7t .f he ,National Assocla
and ls In France and Miss Isabelle ' clt' HaI1' today announced that consum-' iumi wmen ii umjrnra!i,,on ot jjullders' Exchanges, was hon-
Wrlaht. Mr Wright was flftv-eicht
ijreara 01a. iie was a member of the
" City Club.
DR. RICHARD RATHBUN DIES
Kj Noted Naturalist Was Acting Di
Em rector of Smithsonian Institution
By the Associated Press
Washington, July 16 Dr Richard
Rathbun. acting director of the Smith-
i4 aonlan Institute and noted naturalist,
'- died today at his home here. He was
,jj alxty-slx years old and a native of
JK JBtrfTalo. -V. Y
Bhtr, ;-Bince I6 uocior itainnun naa been
rW -Utant secretarv of the Smlthsnnlnn
7-.lBatltUte. and he had been In charge of
" Jtha National Museum since 1899. After
X - etudylng at Cornell and Indiana Unl -
Is- vruAt h hmn Ma rarx.c an a it
umT it as assistant in zooloe,-withThe
We" oton Society of Natural History itj
; ? 191. 1-ater ne went to Brazil with a
?i' ' olo'lc,al commission and served as as -
k-,H was the author of man) standard
"worics.
STREET CLOSING OPPOSED
Ssrvey Board Investigates Traffic Con
ditions in Holmesburg
Opposition to the closing of a section
f ot Tulip street at the request of the
'- BMumer Motorcar Comnanv. led tn nn
,tTetls-atlon of traffic conditions in
i,"S','tojesburg today by members of the
!.:VBard of Surveyors.
fw'i.,.j-,Tne big motor plant that will move
R,v jttAv frnm r.rni'A Cltv Pa tit a.
b-.Ct fQUlred a seventeen-acre site and will
5i.lMjtM a fartnrv elirhtv hv It? f- In
fxii ''lancth. The request for the closing of
yhf iTWp street from Decatur to Nopple and
i-p-f -trtei steels is Dasea on ine inaDHity
'gL'vt the llessemer Company to carry out
,.? (! 'htittdlnr nroeram unless rllf I-
5 orded by the city.
: Wan. Paralvzed. Falls Into River
f.- i" ' : ' " .
,. 'Mohn Otoran, nrty years old, 4 King
; street. Gloucester, employed on the con-
Bi 4atructlon of the new south yard of the
'"' SJCr York Shipbuilding Corporation.
Svi-. niAiiMitar Cltv. narrowlv rnnH
pr r drowning In the Delaware River yea-
. leroay. vvniie av worn near ine ena or
fi, tlw wharf he was stricken with par-'-(lysls
and fell Into the river. Several
MS.r r.wnrlrmn rushed tn tbn wharf nnd nlllterf
Mm out. lie was taken to Cooper Hos-
F!1a Inventories of Estates
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Tt.is-Hors.ce Sheldrake. 16951.15,
Warren R. Shrlver. JS8.329.lt.
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iSTORAGE OF COAL
! IN CLUBS BARRED
Rule Prohibits Laying in of
Supply for
Winter
TO GET DAILY LOTS
No
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Three hundred clubs in the eitv are
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coal for winter use. but their dally re-'
qulrements, ai nearly as jiosslble, will I
be filled Mr Lewis urged that the t
clubs get together on a combination
scheme. I
He said It would be possible for each I
political faction to mergo its many club
into one. while religion, club.s and so-j
clal clubs halng the same object cc-uld
do likewise
Mr Lewis said libraries, with one ex-
ceptlon, would be supplied with fuel,
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rtegulatlons for llghtless nights hae'porate f.rganiznions for the cash used I
":'""Ji3:r" ?L e 'e .A,imns-
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fo drastic a complete study of It is
urgeo. 01 every county tuei aamimura-1 and Afred A Thom r(,pre,entinK te I Allen Walker. New York, eastern dis-
t0D.rec.or Wilson, of Pubhc Safety, to- ra.hoad ex.cutnes. expected ,0 come ,0 ! Smmof'".' K!
day notified the fuel administrator the Washington onie time this week to go made cliaiiman of the temporary or
clty would make every effort to comply 'over these nueetions ncaln with .tudce ganlzatlon : K. A. Roberts, secretary of
niation or electricity tor lighting there
would be reduced approximately half
i., .UUo..uo "-. iiwi limn)
burn all day, are eliminated Not even
the Mayor's office is spared from the
campaign of fuel conservation, and sitv
of the celling lights there were ordered
out, ueaiucs niun uuius 111 ine large 1
chandelier in the Mayor s reception room
The corridor lights were cut in half
EDGE TO REVIEW TROOPS
Jersey Governor and Sta fltO Visit
e-i Cirt fimii
VJ.IIU1I
. " . ' . -'
Camp i-.oge, jea i.irr, July tR A day
1 0l ''"""P"11"'"' ""le out ot " ordl-
nary, and during which the men will
I applv themselves to the grind of the I
. ... . . ..... .1
E01a,er ?am' ?.?8 "'""". for the
troops ot the iiitn ana sivtn battalions
or tne .e jersej mate -iiintia today,
1 The men are working hard to get them-
Thursday, when they will appear in re-
view before Governor Kdge and his mil-
Itary staff, while thousands of their
home county folks look on First. Guarantees of the payment of ' sociatlon of Builders' Exchanges. "We
Governor Kdge is to hold a Governor s regular dividend for the period of, are making no complaints We are
Day next Thursday for Kssex. Passaic ' Fedeial control, which Is the duration proud to suffer In such a cause But
?h,.BhBf,,?Urta!11ii1Vtxrct'''1 0' he war and twenty-one months our leaders In Washington have no de
thetmm.aUryUd,ispurdwmch w'beVeld t".re.tr i sire to cause more disturbance than is
as a part of their entertainment.
With the exception of thu last Orange
company of the fifth, the company or-
ganlzatlons completed their target prac
tice toaay
GERMAN STREET "DELETED"
"Pershing" Replaces Objection
able Name on Camden City Map
Camden has rubbed German street off
the city plan. City Council decided to
day to rename this thoroughfare Persh
ing street In honor of the fighting gen
eral. IteBidents of German street sent a pe
tition to Council It was quite fitting,
they said, that German street ran from
Lemon street The latter will also be
changed to the name of a more honored
fruit.
On account of the German origin of
his surname, Klmer Howard Migrants
has tietltioned Court of Common Pleas
No. 3 for leave to strike from It several I
1 letters so as to change the cognomen to
Grant.
LIGHTNING'S ODD PRANK
Two Boys Escape Injury While Pet
Uog Is Killed
Pott. town. Pa., July 16. Corn and
Other growing crops suffered severely by
a furious storm which raged In this sec
tlon.
Robert and Joseph, sons of Ernest
Sayler, living In East Queen street,,were
lying In bed, fondling a pet dog, when
lightning entered the house, circled
around the bed and billed the doc, while
the lads were uninjured.
lia heen unearthed, acrordinp to the police, who allege thai a oiui;: man
pofi1 a an automnhile apent at Rojcrsfonl, Pa., took order for ii'cil ear ami
machine' of Philadelphia autoiM?. A sttrcy of ome of the purehaer of
in thr round-up at Cit Hall shown in the photograph
FOOD JUMPS 3 PER CENT
Adv.inre Rapid!) in Price During La?t
Three Months
Jy the Associated 'res?
Malilngtnn, July IS Retail food
price In the I'nited Ptate Increased 3
per cent from April 15 to May 15 of
this enr, according to estimates to
da by the Bure.ui of Labor Statistic"!.
During I be p.ir ending May lii last,
there as an increase of 5 per cent, al
though met Aegetables showed u dc
illne Holling beef ini reaped 32 per cent dur
ing the ye.u ; coin meal 30 per cent ; milk
2S per cent and pork chops 20 per
cent
For Hie fle jears ending May 15 last
'here wa-. an average increase of 63
per cent In th
e prlie of food, according
it..
the bureaus statistics
! RAIL CONTRACT HELD
Tr n7 FVTlTTTYTtlVTn r intD
jf ft Ul WhiW liAlll
Conference Will Be Held Tlll6
Week to Go Over
Question
'
-nlilnE(nn. July 1G
Tne form of llroatl contract to be
. . , . , ., ,
executed by the Government and the In-
dividual roads has-undergone no change
since Its general terms were announced
on JuIy s. llIIt f lmpI(,tP nBremlent has
not been reached on questions of dlvi-
dends and the interest to be paid cor
'by the railroads on Improvements.
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' i iii w.is siaieu auiiioriiiitive v aner
1 ma
'
learnen mat Samuel 1 mer-
mP5(.r. counsel for the security holder",
""" ",r i rwuui uum oe ,
j settled, but broadly Intimated the Gov-
ernment's stand for a general pollcv try
, . ,,,,,, ...
Bprn the matter of dividends would be
maintained
It is known that the security holders
and the executives are well satisfied
I with the contract .is a whole and have
o informed Director General McAdoo,
, who Is keeping In close touch with the
j situation from California, -where he has
' been resting after his Liberty Lran
campaign. It was said. h6wever, they
, w-ere not entirely agreed with some
of lhe Government views on dividends
ian(1 lnt(?rept ratPg an(1 !mrt reaC,ed no
oi sovissuiauj auouic iu9ui39jSk iciujoi
1 "' .i"?"'1" .""""" """ H-"
1 accept all the details of tne contract
' ne orait o' the contract, as an-
"ouncefl Jul" s ani1 lrawn b-v the rail-
innd admlnlqrrn tinn. (mhr.rllprl niircoa.
.,, , ... In'f(,rMd sll,-,
fl,nai!v agreement on its specific terms
i w m have to be submitted to Mr Me-
Adoo for his approval
1 before it is signed
ns rf the contract
which have provoked different opinions
ana unon wnlcn complete agreement has
not been reached provide briefly:
' Second. A reasonable interest to be
Phl to corporate organizations for the
! cash used by the railroads in additions.
betterments and extensions in its equip
ment.
iBIDS F0R repairing dam
Estimates Also Received for Wharf at
Torresdale
Proposals for the repair of the old
Falrmount dam and the Improvement of
vvnari racnities at tne lorresaaie pump
ing station were received and scheduled
today by the Bureau of Water. Esti
mates were on unit prices and low bids
total between $80,000 and $100,000
Repairs to the dam. the' cribbing of
which was hroken during last winter's
Jce Jam. will cost the city $45,000. the
money having been appronrlated by
Councils some weeks ago The cost of
the repairs to- the wharf is $17,000
Awards- will be made by Director Dates,
man. of the Department of Public
Works, within a week.
OIL LAND BILt GOES OVER
Senate and House Conferres Postpone
Action Until Afler Recess
By the Associated Press
Washington. July 16 Postponement
of action until after the recess of Con
gress on the pending oil land leasing leg
islation. Involving disposition of the Cal
ifornia naval reserves, has been de
termined upon
Senate and House conferees, who con
sidered meeting, during the recess, said
(today they had decided to defer further
conferences until August SS,
BUILDERS FORM
TO HELP IN WAR
Nation-Wide Fcdci' a t i O ll
to Save Nonwar Branches
From Disaster
" I h thought their demands were just. He
1TTT r t-vitc DrnnrcrvTrn ?ld not Rtinulat to Superintendent Rob
MILLIONS HLPKLSLNrLD, Inson, however, that reinstatement of
these men was the only arrangement
with which the naval authorities would
Conference C.-illerl Iw U. S. be satisfied. He merely asked that the
J
L. ll a 111 her ot Commerce I n"'nnea ana returned to active serMce.
I Many millions of dollars' worth of
Pledge Assistance tO Wilson Tnment property and supplies, he
0 ! pointed out, is now menaced by the cer-
, present danger of fire.
Allimtlr Cltv, Jul lfi Captain Brown, president of the Mas
More than 225 icpresentaihes of many ! ,.,""?... T??Z' r A,f clatlV'
. ,, , . , wmcii owns SO per cent of the vtvsels
billioiy. of capital imestcd in tile build- I'on the river front, and a committee had
ing trades industries throughout the
fnited States, meeting here In re-
sPnse to an emergency call issued by
the Chamber of Commerce of the United
j States, effected temporary organization
I of a nation-wide federation for the dual
purpose of co-operating with the. Gov
ernment In the winning of the war and
at the same time saving the nonwar
branches of the building industiy from
Impending d'saster
rui)-ne national associations cov-1
erlng eeiy branch of the trade from I
lumber and brick to plumbing supplies, 1
glass, paint nnd cement, including alro
several of the great labor federations in
as
mr iiuiiuiiiK mint's, miyuve reRionai
assoeiations. comprising the supply, en- Dyers and Cleaners in Com-en-gincering
and contracting bodies of ' TT wuioi
twentv-twn Stntes. nnd flftv.lbrea Inrtl
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tmuu in.iiiijiiit'iiiriiiK mills iruni ine
Ainti r,asi tn uv-jM urn
represented lii the great meeting,
oreo wun tne chairmanship or me ora
mlttee on permanent organization
Mege to AVIlnon
One of the first moves of the con
ference was to dispatch this pledge of
fealty and explanation of purpose to
President WIKon by wire:
We are glad to bear our shaie of
the burden of the war for liberty and
shall cheerfully accept whatever sac
rifices and readjustments may be es
sential ti Its vigorous prosecution.
"Our excuse for calling this confer
ence lies, first, in the fact that, as we
have heen studying the industries of this
country and their relationship to the
var program, we have found no single
Industry so far-reaching and bo much
disintegrated as the building trades,"
Harry A Wheeler, of Chicago, president
of the National Chamber of Commerce,
told the manufacturers, dlstrllvutors and
representatives of labor federations in
calling the meeting to order.
"We all recognize that the profound
disturbance of the building Industry
which has taken place is the normal re
sult of the war." said William B. King,
of Washington, general counsel. In de
fining the position of the National As-
actually necessary They are glad to
see any productive Industry making prog
ress when this is consistent with war
needs There Is nev desire to kill busi
ness. We are, therefore, confident of an
official welcome not only when we go
to Washington with proffers of aid to
carry on the war. but with suggestions
whereby labor can be ' wisely employed
In productive Industry. We shall be
serving the country In holding our or
ganization intact during the war so as ta
I resume work with the least possible de
I lay when peace comes."
Committees Named
The convention completed Its prelimi
nary work by appointing committees
on permanent organization, to re
port today, resolutions and other
matters. The committee on per
manent organization comprises Colo
nel John It. Wiggins, Philadelphia,
chairman; George S Bartlett, Chicago;
William A Fay, Cleveland : Franklin J.
Miller. New York; H. II Murdock, New
York; William F Powell, president of
the National Terra Cotta Association,
New- York; John J. Comerford, National
Retail Lumber Dealers' Association, De
troit ; Ronald Taylor, New York", and
Fred A. Wilson, Master Builders" Asso
ciation, Boston.
Ernest T Trigg, president of the Phil
adelphia Chamber -of Commerce, la chair
man ot the committee on resolutions,
with these associates- J H Kane, Chi
cago; B. F" Affleck. Chicago, president
of the Portland Cement Association;
Clarke Pond, Philadelphia; W. D.
Hanry, Pittsburgh: A, M. Maddock,
Trenton, president Sanitary Potters" As
sociation: W, B. King, Washington, and
Charles Gompertz, San Francisco,
Naval District Command
ant Urges Immediate Re
sumption of Service
U. S. PROPERTY IN PERIL
Conference With Pilots, En
gineers and Vessel-Owners
Precedes Appeal
Immediate resumption of nrotectlvo
activities by the city's fire and police j
boats, now Idle because of the, resigna
tions of their pilots and engineers to
enforce a demand for higher pay, was
urged today by Hear Admiral Helm,
commandant of the Fourth Naval DM
trlct, upon Superintendent of Police
Robinson.
The waterfront Interests of the Fed
eral Government, Including protection
for shlj)s loading great quantities ot
munitions and other war supplies, de
mand that measures bo taken at once
to settle the dispute between the pilots
and engineers and the city, Admiral
Helm was quoted as having said.
He cited tho destruction by Are early
Saturday morning of the Government
lighter W. G. Summer and the disaster
threatened to the steamship Saint Oll
er. loaded with high explosives, when
that essel also took firo from the
lighter while the flrehoat Kdwln S,
I Stuart lay unmanned at her dock
nearby.
j Admiral Helm's action followed a con
ference with represent Atlxes of the Pilots'
Association of Philadelphia and tne
Masters and Vessel-Owners' Associa
tion The commandant told them, mem-
I bers said, he had not known that the
waterfront was virtually without pro
tection from fire. The city keeps one
Arc boat and four police boats sta
tioned there. Only one Is in active serv
ice at present.
Hepresentatlvcs of the pilots and en
gineers IaIH hefnr .Uml,nl TIln. u
re"''n for their resignations some time
1 kk". ana 101a mm tnat they were asking
I reinstatement at the union scale of
I pay; namely, $1800 a year for pilots
tand engineers.
The admiral told them, thev said, that
narnor protection boats be properly I
an appointment to see Superintendent
KODinson later today, when Captain
Brown expected to present a demand
from that organization that adequate
flreboat protection be provided without
further delay.
Superintendent Robinson Is making
public his attitude on the proposal that
the virtually striking pilots and engi
neers be reinstated, has stated several
times that the engineers were asking for
$1600 a year, while the pilots wanted
$1800. This was correpted today by n,
representative of the em-lneers nhn M
tnat tne union scale of pay for them
was the same as that set for the pilots
imn nt n ri ATIiro Tn am nun
USE. OLD CLOTHES TO AID WAR
nun ji(jc ,uiiservauon
Atlantic City, July 16. Co-operation
with the Government for garment pres
ervation that will release more factories
for the production of materials for the
righting forces, and a drive to educate
the public to a conservation plan for
which the association wilt expend $60,
000 during the coming year, were fea
tures at the opening session of the an
nual convention of the National Associa
tion of Dyers and Cleaners here. Mem
bers were present from all sections of
the United States and Canada.
The association will endeavor to have
the Industry classed as an essential by
reason of the assistance It Is able to
give the Government In the reclamation
of clothing that before the war would
have been cast aside
It was the opinion of speakers that
the prosperity of the industry has come
to stay because the remarkable results
that can be obtained by modern proc
esses will have taught people ot all
classes a lesson In the foolish waste they
have practiced prior to the war.
The convention pledged Itself as 100
per cent loyal to the Government and
expressed Its willingness to give Govern
ment demands priority.
At the sessions today the convention
will hear a paper on conservation written
by Dr. Melvln T. Copeland, secretary
conservation division, war industries
board,
KUEHLMANN MAY DROP SUIT
Sought Libel Damages for Stories
of Orgies With Girls
Washington, July 16. An official
Berne dispatch Indicates that, accord
ing to the Neuste Lelpziger Nachrlchten,
the eult of former German Foreign Sec
retary von Kuehlmann against persons
whom he accused of libeling him, Is
about to be compromised. Von Kuehl
mann. his accusers charged, engaged In
bacchanalian orgies with dancing girls
on his visit to Bucharest to negotiate
peace with Rumania.
The dispatch adds:
"'The Pan-German newspapers recalls
the fact that the accusers of Von Kuehl
mann declared, at the opening of the
trial, they would not hesitate to give
Von Kuehlmann assurances of a satis
factory nature In the evnet of his leav
ing office "
Crushed to Death Under Coal Pile
Crushed under a ptle of coal at the
Northern Liberties Gas Company. 50
Laurel street, Rossle Boler. twenty
seven years old, a negro, 916 North
Alder street, was crushed so badly that
he died within a few minutes. t
Today's War Names
Following are some of today's
names as nearly aa they can be
expressed phonetically In English,
The names are In general unac
cented: ,
Foch Fush'
Clemenceau Clay-mong-so
"Marne .,, .'. Mam
Amlena .... Am.yan
Chalon Shalohng
Chateau-Thierry . . . Shato-tee-ery
Champagne Sham-pahn
Dieppe Dee-ep
Hazebrouck i ...... . Ar-bruk
Jaulgonne Zh,opUgun
Montdldler Mohng.dld-dyay
Rh.eims - Ranse
St. Que n tin .,,, Sant-kanta
' HMmBaKPHHBr
f bBhlbHki iabb5 v! ss ':bjh
'R8BBBBa
'" IbbbbssShkIbK'i? bbbc
A scene many times re-enacted this
corps recruiting
FERTILIZER EXPERTS !
PREDICT GREAT CROPS!
Larcer Harvest lliail Hoover
Has Hoped for Forecast at
Atlantic City
Atlantic City, July 16.
Crops greater than ever were har
vested In the United States or even
hoped for by Herbert Hoover and the
Federal Department of Agriculture were
forecast In reports submitted to a Joint
meeting of the soil Improvement com
mittees of the National Fertilizer Asso
ciation and the Southern Fertilizer As
sociation being held here.
"The whole agricultural outlook Is the
best In years," declared Harry Hodgson,
president of the southern association.
"The South ls going to increase its
wheat production 50 per cent this year.
Most encouraging reports are received
from all sections of the country as to
the wheat, corn and cotton crops. The
result has been most gratifying to patri
otic workers taking this means to strike
at the Hun. Every pour.'! rf fertilizer
available was utilized in the 'speeding
up' and farmers are working from early
morning until night at a great tension "
The convention pledged Itself as 100
per cent loyal to the Government and
expressed Its willingness to give Govern
ment demands priority as n means of
doing Its utmost In the vvln-the-war pro
gram. At the session today the con
vention will hear a paper on conser
vation, written by Dr. Melvln T Cope
land, secretary of the conservation divi
sion of the war industries board. The
convention will also take up the prob
lems of materials, labor, prices and a
broadened range of business. There will
be papers on the cleaning, industry as
an essential from the "standpoint of con-'
servatlon and sanitation. Ex-Senator
Everett Colby, of New Jersey, will be
one of the speakers on conservation.
The convention voted a fine of $5
upon each delegate absent from sessions
because of .Boardwalk Joys, the pro
ceeds to go to the Red Cross
3Q SHIPS ORDERED OF JAPAN
Shipping Board Announces Ad
ditional Contracts Awarded
Washington. July 16. The shipping
board announces that contracts for thirty
additional car.go ships had been awarded
to thirteen Japanese yards, bringing the
total number of new vessels ordered
from Japanese shipbuilders up to fifty,
ships of an aggregate tonnage of 380.000.
The fifty shlp3 will cost the United
States approximately $78,000,000 About
ti nnn nnn of the amount has been ex
pended and some of the vessels have
been delivered and put Into service. The
estimate of the shipping board, which
was submitted recently to the House
Appropriations Committee, asked for
an additional $65,000,000 for financing
Japanese-built ships.
ROBBED WHILE ASLEEP
Wealthy Bridgeport Woman Loses
$10,000 Worth of Jewels
fireenwlch. Conn., July 16. The sum
mer residence of O. H. War.ner, wealthy
corset manufacturer of Bridgeport, at
Greenfield Hills", Fairfield, was entered
by burglars on the night of July 5,
It was learned today, and Jewels valued
at $10,000 were stolen, Mrs. Warner
was asleep when the -Intruders noUe
lessly entered her bedrocm and removed
the 'jewels from the drawer of a dress
lng table.
The police of both Bridgeport and
New York have been aBked ly Mr. War
ner to aid In the recovery of the Jewels,
many of which were rings, pins und
brooches of great beptlmental value. He
has offered a rewaid of $3000.
OUTING FOR SERVICE MEN
Rotary Army and Navy Club lo Give
, Excursion
Tho Rotary Army and Navy Club will
conduct an excursion to Atlantic City
aext Sunday for e&ldlers. sailors and ma.
-Inea. Through the courtesy of John B,
Stetson, a twenty-flve-plece band will go
"'ttS party will leave the clubhouse,
25 South Van Pelt street, at 6.:45. with
the scheduled return at 11:45 p. m-
The party Is limited to 300. The entire
cost, Including meals at the best hotels
and bathing suits, is but i They will
go rain or thine,
J
ucck at 1409 Arch street, the marine
headquarters
HUNTING IS FORBIDDEN
IN CAMP PIX PRESERVE
P,,niiii Orrlor Prntirtc
Game Within Reservation.
Preparing for Wild West
Camp Dl, WrlBlitstown.N. J., July 16.
Through n. governmental order Just
Issued Camp Dlx will hereafter be a
game preserve and no gunning or hunt
ing will be allowed within the limits
of the reservation. This order is the
result of the activity taken by Major
Grneral Hugh L. Scott, camp com
mander, In the possibilities offered by
the big cantonment ns a safe home
where game could thrive so that when
the camp grounds are no longer needed
for training purposes, sportsmen can
enjoy many a day's sport on the for
gotten parade grounds and in nearby
woods.
Owing to the fact that the sailors In
the Fourth Naval district are anxious to
join with the Camp Dix men In the
presentation of the proposed big Wild
West show at Philadelphia, the com
mittee n charge has decided to post
pone the event for one week nnd It will
be staged on Friday and Saturday aft-
einooiis, July 27 and 27. The grounds
" '"'"" -'"" '" i"i -en Ue slnce that or tne SIarne In 1914.
at tlockledgc. outside tho Quaker City. I Tne Iensth of tront ot tne attack Is
will be used for the purpose and Lieut. , mpresslve. It is as big as that of
( ommand I' R. 1'ayne of the .Naval Mnrci, "i, but It is possible that what
Home and Frank Yvandle. secretary In has p0 far bep achieved may have
charge of the K. of c activities here, teen accomplished by means of great
are arranging details for the affair, concentration ot guns and trench
which will be held under the auspices mortars, and perhaps with the assist
of the Philadelphia Chapter of the anc.el of tanks, and that comparatively
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Friday evening with an entertainment
in me main iv. oi i ouiming oy the men
who came from Atlantic City and County
n the last draft contingent Folks from
back home are also to assist.
FLEE FIRE IN NIGHTCLOTHES
r-1 -i . -. i i r i any definite geographical objective at
Child s Lnes Awaken Mother at; all
South Marshall Street Blaze i Al present It Is quite Impossible to
i Fay which of these various courses Hln-
Four persons were forced to flee to denburg has decided on. It is even pon
tile street in their nightclothes today, j bible that he has not decided himself,
when fire was discovered In their home "" that he ls watting to nee what the
,-rt 2550 South Marshall street. flrst Ay ot thl? achieve be-
Shortly after 2 o'clock Mr, Harry Gal- fkn 15 ffrT.E.X
for was awakened by the cries of her otm,f parts 0f the front, so that he can
four-year-old daughter Annie. The room , develop his plan quickly according to
was filled with smoke She awakened 'circumstances.
her husband and ten-year-old son Jo- The news so far received is encour
seph. and all made their way In safety ' aging, for It is already possible to say
through the smoke.filled halls. i"at the attack on Ithelms has given
Louis Gold, 2618 South Marsha,, I Zsf?Xy"2?t SJSR
street, was awakened by the screams of Betwcen Ithelms and Dormans on the
the children as they fled to the street. Marne they made considerable progress.
Dressing hastily, he cllmhed over the
fence and forced an entrance to the
kitchen of the Galfor home.
One corner of the kitchen was blazing
and dense Btnoke was pouring from a
closet, where the fire started. He turned
in an alarm and the fire was extinguish
ed after damaging the room to the ex
tent of $100.
FIGHTING SQCIAL DISEASE
Stale Health Department Starts Cam-
paign of Education
llarrldburc, July 16. State Health
Department authorities. In carrying out
the plans for cpmbatlnr; social diseases,
hav;e sent to physicians and local health
officials the first of three clrcularstto be
issued establishing the new regulations.
The circular Is to 'be sent to ever.v
school board as well as the health board.
Physicians will be required to give each
person found suffering with these
diseases a copy of the State regulations,
with notice that a person who does not
obey them will be quarantined. i
The State's campaign against these
diseases was launched after conference
with army officers and Government ofJU
clals. and Pennsylvania Is declared to1
be taking a very advanced stand.
EDITOR PUT OUT OF ARMY
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Masses Employe Was Illegally Drafted,
Being Under Indictment
By the Associated Pross
hpartanburg, 8. C, July 16 Flol'd
Dell, associate editor of The Masses, a
Socialist newspaper published In New
Yorvv cjty, has been discharged from the
mllltaty service hers on the ground that
he was Illegally drafted while under
Fede-a' Indictment for alleged seditious
utteruncea. ,
It was learned today htat Dell, who
ndncu vciiipiiuii muiu miliiaiy uui,
win ue reiurneu to xve-.w voru ror tnat
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SPURS MARINES
JFtecruiting Drive Continues
With Renewed Energy
Because of Success
EXPECTING GREAT RUSH
Many Who Couldn't Get in
Yesterday Are Expected
to Return
Stirred by the results achieved by
American arms In the opening day of
the German offensive, officers of the
United States marine corps went Into
their campaign for 1000 recruits which,
like the German thrust, started yester
day. The second 'day began with as en
couraging an outlook as that which at
tended yesterday's drive, wlien thirty
seven men were recruited for,thls par
ticular branch of the service.
More men would have been taken un
der the banner of the globe, anchor and
eagle yesterday had the physicians at
the recruiting station, 1409 Arch street,
been able to make examinations more
rapidly.
As It was, according to the .marine
officers, many- who wished to volunteer
simply postponed their enlistment for
a day or so oh account df the rush.
Afany who were at the statlqp left upon
seeing the waltlnjr crowd, and promised
they would return later. .
Another Liberty Sing will be held at
the Statue of Liberty, South Penn
Square, this afternoon.
Sophie Tucker, comedienne, wlU ap
pear with her couipany today In Broad
street In the Interest of the campaign.
Girls of the Navy League, Emergency
Aid and Motor Messenger Corps and a
number or Boy Scout troops are particl'
pating in the drive.
Three prizes were awarded tho first
three recruits. William Roeschle, 2343
Korth Camac street, won first prize.
Every main member of his family has
teen foreign service with the marine
corps, he 'said.
Second prize went to John V,'. Rand,
6132 Locust street, nnd third prlae to
Samuel A. Frocey, 215 Second street.
German Intent
Is Still Hidden
Continued from race One
beori discounted long ago. In tact,
seeing that It has formed an awkward
salient In the French line ever slnca
the Crown Prince's attack ot last
month, we may take It an certain that
Foch has been ready to evacuate It, It
necessary, and that ho lias strong
lines made behind on the mountain of
pagne. '
A German advance would take them
down to Chalons and tno main lino
of railway communication between
Paris nnd Verdun; but that line tho
Germans have for some weeks past
had under their guns where It skirts
tho southern bank of the Marne be
tween Dormnns nnd Chateau-Thierry,
so that-nn effort In the direction of
Chalons would give them nothing
which they had not already got.
The news that tho enemy had suc
ceeded In crossing the Marnc and has
progressed southward of Chateau;
Thierry -a3 far as Chczy again has
the appearance of preparation for
greater things; for the chief Impor
tance ot an advance south of the
Marne Is that it widens out the front
of attack on Paris from the north
east, which prior to this battle was
limited to a twenty-flve-mlle stretch
between the Alsno and Solssons and
the Marne at Chateau-Thierry.
We know nothing yet of the
strength In which the attack has been
made, and until we do It ls Impossible
,n l,,r-n nl IT! nnllhll -,- Intunlfnn Y
to jlmse of Hindenburg-s Intention. It
iH nutte certain that the lone ivauso
Is quite certain that the long pause
has enabled him to prepare for a large
number of divisions hi battle, and" vvn
must expect this to be a very serious
effort, the most important in Us .effect
upon the wari aa a whole, of any bat-
few divisions have been taken from
the reserve.
The object of tho Germans may be to
use un th French rprvan nnA raw
them down from the north preparatory
to an attack on the Amiens front, or
, even ,arther north : or It may be to
I widen the possible base of an attack
I upon Paris: or'lt may be the real main
effort Intended to defeat as large a por-
) tlon of the French as possible without
but this was only one-half of the pinch;
ers vvhicn were eviaentiy intended to
pinch out'Rhelms, and as the other half
apparently failed to act the effect of this
advance ls not at present serious.
The Americans are reported to be
fighting stubbornly both In the neighbor
hood of Chateau-Thierry and near Dor
mant, and to have counter-attacked near
the former place and driven, the Germans
back beyopd their starting point. This
Is a good augury, and we may expect
our French comrades who shine In counter-attack
to follow.sult.
This battle, like that of the last month,
Is being fought entlrelyi byhe German
Crown Prince, who brought In Von
F.lnem's army, which had not been en-
gaged In a serious battle this year, and ,
which, holds the front to the east of
Ithelms. How far the Crown Prince has
been re-enforced by Itupprecht Is still
uncertain, and It Is on this .that the fu
ture depends. So far the Indications are
that Htnderburg has hot yet shown his
whole hand. He may call upon "Itup
precht to re-enforce the Crown -Prlnco
and try to carry this latest blow through
to the bitter end, butvat present It looks
as If we might expect further develop,
ments before long'on other parts of the
front.
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