Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, July 25, 1918, Night Extra, Image 2

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PROBING DRAFT
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frrict Appeal Board No. 2
eted With Colonel
Easby-Smith
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JSED OF NEGLECT
IWe Than 1000 "Names Rc-
s&driirnrvl tn T.nrnl Hi(lios Sail
Itf' n TT.n...flml
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Vl cxoaeipa wim oinnr. .1. o. ini-.-
"WiiuiFederal draft invrstiRa.or. 10 cx-
tff'1l fharirng nf iloilnil tiffin V In tit 6
r.tlonof tho draft law.
.itlVhmAliitt to l-.Mnrr iiM at Ihp be.ld-
&TWrters of the board, SIT Chestnut
-XartAct. and Is a closed session. Inquiry
Vlnto the 'activities of the bonn'l grew nut
YOt-' tile complaints of local noaru inem-
f&fcm that official business passed nn to
little board for rictlon has been filed away
.iwlth ,no ellort maap to iecmo me issue
involved.
."ft Radical changes In tho make-up of
$tn,Doartt are cxpecieci to lounw iui -
f,tourt: that thq board has boon lax in
Oportlng nt leant 1000, and possibly
VTtOOO draft delinquents to the State draft
headquarters at liurrisburg.
,Tne list ol ueiinquciiii. mhs luuim .
-,ti rV.1nt.al r-ncliV-Smllh nn .Tulv 13. and
ty'hl8 return here from Washington last
l&riteht. -where he had been to place the
l At!'' 'matter before the Federal draft olltelals.
'' he strongly hinted at drastic action to
; be-taken with the board because of the
'alleged negligence of the members.
'investigator, on July 13. nnd on his ro
! turn here from Washington last night.
Wliere ho had been to place the matter
.jbefore-the Federal- draft officials, he
strongly hinted at drastic action to be
''taken' with the board because of the
alleged negligence, of the members, lie
1wiU ca.ll upon the board today for an
explanation.
.'i The lint Includes men from local boards
, Nos. IS. 19. 21. 24. 26. 2D. 30, 31, 33.
r4, 37, 38, 43, 14, 15. 47 and 50. The
names had been reported between Au-
CU8t and November of last year, -and
since that time had lain In the fftlce of
, the district nppe.il board without alvv
action having been taken.
Each of the boards named, Colonel
Easby-Smlth says, had returned from
, one to ten lists, each list containing be
tween two and fifty names of delln-
anents
7 TaUh If T"ei rai iilioUinnti tt 1n'i1
board No. 32, reports having returned
114 names to the board, upon none r.f
.which, he says, was the proper action
f taken. Local Board Xo. 3G returned
.nine reports of draft slackers, all of
v which are said to have been pigeon
holed.
, Draft regulations provide that all
f'thaae sheets should have been recorded
ivhjr the district board and then forwarded
tO' the office of tho Adjutant General
oat" HarrlsburK. The names of the men
.Who had already entered some branch
;fiH Service would have been stricken out
fcM the remaining ones announced as
'l.stnift "evaders.
Ki'Cotbnel Easby-Smlth refused to dls-
ine action to no i alien against tne
when he concludes his lnvestlga-
L's,nrobabI- this u-eelf?1 Tie will send
flriirrepo'rt along with the action he
vreexmmends to. Provost -Marshal Oen
j.Ml,Crowder, for his approval, he said.
tSti'i'H '! hard, for me to npproxlmate' the
,,act number' said Colonel Kasby-
Smith, "but I can only say that lists
.from one sheet to nine were found by
and sent to llnrrlsburg on July 13.
S asked that questionnaires bo sent to
'these delinquents immediately. In order
,tnat we could get their status ns
.' quickly as possible. And some of these
naata had been In the district board's
. canas since last August, uiners nad
-;Dn sent mere as late as .November of
'laat year."
TJUtrtct Appeal Doard Xo. 2 has been
.Wider fire of various charges for somo
ctime. Walter Wlllard, an attorney, Is
hatrman. '
.In explaining the latest order of Gen
fjral Crowder to the effect that all
tSCIaas r""meri are to bo called during
$1M nex;t few weeks, Polonel Kasby
;salth said that the calling of these
f'aaen will not necessarily mean that
I;,CIa 2 men will bo called, too, as by
;?iai ume many ot tne June registrants
;,Who have iot been classified ns yet
twill, receive their classification, nnd as
fateatof them will be In the first elass.
Rj.that division will be strengthened
. '.'Philadelphia will furnish most of tho
jbtctocs cancel oy uie uran authuritieK
jto go to Camp Sherman, comiiiHncing
Aogust 1, The quotas for the 2330 men
for Sherman and 27i8 for Camp Cus-
yier. uauie ureeK. .micii. were announced
xvaay,
.Another communication said to have
'come from Grover Cleveland Hergdoll
?wa received by his mother. Mrs Kmmn
L.C,Brgdoll. He again expresses a dc-
ijsir io emer tno nviation service as an
t instructor.
sr.Tha message was sent on a nnsini
V (Balled in San Francisco on July 18. It
,.read:
I' ."Dear Mother Am feeling flno
f, .Everything Is well. I would like them
kw-aecepi my proiwsitlon. DUG."
i'JtThe proposition referred to Is that the
Paderal authorities -drop prosecution nnd
I2r v enter me aviation service.
I ;ThU offer has been declined by the Gov-
vnuneni ouiciais.
K'JtiAnnounces Arrival in France
v. Sergeant Herman F. Zerbaueii !: r.
ilMltVI4 in France, according to word rp.
vriaaiWd bv hrs s'Ater frn llap.,, T..
jnw-wortn .Nineteetith street, with whom
t'- - ---- .,-.... .., jvuuou.
H uvea, ue formerly was stationed at
Met. Benjamin Harrison with the
.Kxty-flrst Engineers.
i jSV i - , ... , ., .
VW.VXi? V""" a aiaani,u,t LILt.j'NSfcS
hen Chobanlan, New York ilty and
rcaret Pasrallan. 1424 Itu.h t J
.J. tticnaraa. on x, in a Bn,i
C. Ealturltk. .M.lr. ijtt.nPnu -
ra Connor, .4227 Olive i.. and Sarah
r. wi oiurs mi.
rneymour. n: t'emlrlon at., and
Hill. 12 Pembertcn at. ' a
k. TS4 Jackaan at,
bCranafe. 1K4 V. rtrnaH . i
ulnn. 200 N, Ch.rtwIrU !.
rata 11. Uralne. 4!A.1 l'tiutfA. n..
rlhtl M. llalley. 4U11 OaaKe nve.
L,ln'.'."r sl?v ..! """B'un at., and
Carter, Hnlmeahuia. r,. and Delia
., biou crarirn at.
SC.T'l"1- 831 -"Idse ave.. and
H. Montcomrrr. H131 Rldaa
tvnarion. u. n. navy, ana iatn
CahaCI. 130.1 Green at.
'.' Uaarkman, Oaran nrrnleaf. Oi..
arv A. Ryder. 727 Pine 'at.
W .' Hartknrr. "92(1 N. nth at., and
,'ma.itev. oooa . American at.
I,W. eaasar. Baltltnvre. .Md... and LI I
larnut. A27 Oerrltt at., and Fran-
lurnar. iHuunmrf. aiu.
Diaxr. Din cine ai,
ofrte. 4.111. N. 3d at., and Alice
It . disz K Maarner at.
ft, Net Vork city, and Mary
Wt'JB. Front-at. V
;.j' Tnonpaon snoi cainarine at..
lla.La. Rue Patteraou. 1.11 X. Ruhv.
Boo TBI 10- Chadwirk at., and
IKia, 101 a. t,naimcs at,
Hjanedr. 3& Huntingdon St.. and
uan. flMin m. aizn ai
r: ' -:-.- - -a .
uajnaen. k. j.. ana cir-
gnu . uamorty at.
L H11ED BY-AUTOTRIICK
Run Down While Riding Bicycle
icar Lnkceidc Park
llnrilpntown, N, .1., July 25. -While
riding her bicycle along the highway
nenr Lakeside i'ark late last night. .Miss
Grace Herbert, nineteen yenrs old, of
'rovpvlllp, near hrre, was run down and
killed by a heavy automobile truck rtrtv
en by Albert Duncan, of Trenton, ti ne
gro. Miss llerbert'n nerk was broken nnd
her chest crushed. She was the daugh
ter of George Herbert, of tills city, hut
lived with relatives near tlrovevllle.
I'uncnn Is In the Mercer County Jail
nwnlllng the filing of a charge of man
slaughter. INDUSTRIAL COAL
FOR STATE SHORT
Must Plan to Take From
Domestic Users to Sup- !
ply Factories i
SO POTTER POINTS OUT,
- s i
Dcclnres Allotment 300.000
Tons Sltort of Amount Which
Will Be Needed
While tho anthracite coal tonnage
allowed the Ktntu of Pennsylvania by
the Federal fuel administration nt
Washington Is larger by 233,000 tons
than the nmount asked for by the Slate
fuel authorities for extra amount I for
factories and Is not suniclent ny nt least
300.000 tons to mee
icet the minimum In-
dlistrl.il needs of the State
So declared William Totter, Klnle fuel
administrator, shaking this nflernoon
nt the Chamber of Commerce befoie the
annual meeting of tho Pennsylvania
Retail Coal nenlers' Association.
"It 1 am right," continued Mr. Pot
ter, "this 300,000 tons of nnthraclte
must bo deducted from the nmount that
1 have nsked for the domestic purposes
or Pennsylvania. It will, therefore, be
up to every retail coal dealer In this
State" to conserve this amount of do
mestic; coal In order that we shall not
only keep Pcnnsyluinln's vital war In
dustries supplied with the minimum
needs of anthracite, but nisi 'keep the
home fires burning.'
CoiV InduMry Yltnl
Mr. Potter told the coal dialers, who
will be In Fesslon here the rest of the
day and tomorrow, that their Industry Is
so vital to the life or the nation that.
In his opinion. It will always have some
form of Government supervision.
"You come, face to face with tho hu
manities," he said, "and I am glad to
bay that, with very few exceptions', the
retail coal merchants hnvo patriotically
pu operated In winning this war by en
deavoring to distribute tlieir stocK witn
even-handed justice, and with ear never
closed to the cry of the. poor and needy
In coal." '
Tho retail coal trade is so vital a
factor in the dlstilbmlon of fliel, Mr.
Potter declared, that the national fuel
administrator fell It Incumbent upon him
tn appoint one nf their number a member
of his national administration.
"To Phlladelphians." added Mr. Pot
ter. "It Is. particularly pleasing to know
that 1 refer to S. It. Crowell, vice presi
dent of the George II. Newton Coal Com
pany, and a former president of your
association, who Is representative of the
entire retail coal trade within the na
tional administration."
Klaboratlngon the national fuel ad
ministration's refusal to allow Pennsyl
vania the allotment of anthracite coal
asked for. Mr. Potter said:
Muat 'iiere Anthracite
"As a result of this decision, It has
become necessary Inthis greut coal State
to conserve anthracite In every direc
tion and to cut It out cntlrelly from
twenty-nine bituminous counties. The
allotment of anthracite granted by Doc
tor Gartleld Is the amount this State re
ceived in the year l!tlfi-l!U7, plus a gen
eral increase of ll4 per cent for this
tear, beginning April 1 last. This allot
ment Is all we shall ncehe. It will,
therefore, bo till to your association to
co-operate) with us, as you have pa
triotically done tn the past, to see that
the I'rtnl you receive shall be Justly dis
tributed, that no customer shall recnive
any excess of his needs his needs In
cluding the conservation which Is abso
lutely vital, nnd which can lie aided by
postiKinlng the lighting of the furnace
as long as possible In the fall, and also
In the various directions which hiivr
been made public by the conservation
"ii"""""
department
connected with the Slate
fuel admnlstratlon of Pennsylvania.
You should exercise the greatest care
mat no nnuiraeiie . Hni it. .... .....un-
.1 .11. 1. ..!.... 4 In,li...
try tnai is noi esmmuai, -r ....... r ,s .i
In possession of a permit from sh-
lngton. I do not apprehend that there
will be any shortage ot bituminous fur
domestic purposes."
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MUNICIPAL PLACES FILLED
Civil S'rviee Loinmii-sioll A -
iomliiiciil.s iii L,ity IJiirciiiis
The folkwing municipal appointments
welt- announced today by the Cixll Sei
ice Commission Albert H.irtranft. 3S14
Noith Darien street, and Peter Staby,
2126 Knst Mnnniouth street, firemen.
Bureau of Health, J I nun a year: .lames
B. Little. 3307 Ciesson street, machinlsis'
helper, Bureau of Water ; Mary V Mc
Crane. 2C01 pine sheet, bathhouse ma
tron $2.50 a day: Barclay l.ealhein.
1907 Kast Arizona street, chainmnii, citu
transit, $600 a year; William Mohr, 171
Huntlntr Park avenue, hydraulic In
spector, city transit, $5.5(1 a day
Michael l)i Pletrovatlno. 1121 Federal
stieet. lioilerinakerH Helper, liureau ol
Wnt..r. 13.25 a iliiv: A nert i mo. illll
Kdmund street, bookkeeper. Bureau of ,
Correction. $lou a year. j
POISON KILLS CAMDEN BABY j
Cliiltl Swallows Contents of Hot
tic Found on Kitchen Table
Two-year-old James Kelly, of 513
Ferry avenue, Camden, swallowed the
contents of a bottle of poison he found
on a kitchen table Tho child died In
the Cooper Hospital '
The mother of the boy told Coroner l
Pratt that she had left the bottle on the '
table and that the youngster removed It i
and poured the contents tn his mouth.
She carried the boy to the hospital,
where ho died shortly after being admit
ted. The Coroner rendered a verdict of
accidental death.
SUES TO RECOVER BOOZE
Herbert Salus Begins Court Ac
tion for Hum Jnkcn in Haiti j
Court action was started today to re-
cu.cr t.'o cuseB ui ore., MAirrn iutnc
of whisky and a charter removed by the
police from the clubrooms of the Pro
gressive Association at 1S21 l"llbert
street, i
Action In replevin was entered by
Herbert Salus against Director of Publlo
Hafe'.y Wilson and Superintendent of
Follce Robinson.
Salus says the , association is Incor
porated and properly chartered, and that
the police had no right to Interfere.
Another Piper Mill Clojed by Strike
By the Aisociattd Prett
Franklin. N. H., July 25. The plant
of the International Paper Company
here was cloud today as the result of n
trlke of 200 papermakeri and puln mill j
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BASE HOSPITAL
FOR THIS CITY
n 1 l..TV7:. T-:
VJUlt-I tl Jtiitl CI1 X I IIS illSll-
tution Here Virtually
Agreed Upon
EXACT SITE tJNNAMED
!
A base hospital Is shortly to be es
tablished In Philadelphia, according to
a letter sent by General Peyton C.
March. Chief of Start of the United
States army, to former Senator Kdward
r. Hlewitt, of Scranton.
"The subject of a base hospital in
or near Philadelphia Is now well In
hand and a decision is likely to be
readied soon," General March writes.
"As to the lesl of the Slate." he added,
'Pittsburgh probably will be a second
center nnd other points are under con
sideration." Senator Hlewitt is chairman of a com
mittee named by T. J. Jennings, presi
dent of the Pennsylvania State Associa
tion of Kilts, to work nut a plan for the
establishment of a base hospital at or
near Philadelphia where Incapacitated
soldiers and sailors can be cared for.
The Klks offered their new home on
Arch street near Hrond for any use the
Government may see lit to make of It.
Auditor General Charles A. Snyder Is
a member of the committee.
In a letter written to Governor fltum
baugh ami referred to the State Com
mittee of Publlo Safety, Senator Hlewitt
suggested:
"Why can't Pennsylvania pnvvldc for
a largo base hospital In or near the
port of Philadelphia and 'In the' mean
while have the Commonwealth establish
a training school or schools, with a lim
ited course for men and women desiring
to beciflna war nurses?"
The Governor told the Senator he
senses the gravity nf the matter, "tho
Importance of which demands that we
should all unite In taking such prelimi
nary steps as will avoid any dlfliculty in
the care of our unfot lunate boys who
may be i etui nod to us from the seat of
war."
(T
Sixth's" Convoy
Sank 3 V -Boats
Continued from I'iirp tine
an the Kaiser's submersible was ram
med A few hours later the transport's
gunners sighted two more submailnes
dead ahead, apparently lying 111 wait
for the American troopships. The gun
ner Immediately opeurd lire. Destroy
ers inied around protecting the trnnsi-
ports. filing ngaln and again, llnth the
uudeisea boats started to submerge, but
before nne had completed the task the
shelltlre of the Americans had reached
ItH mail: and the craft sank.
Tho destroyers hurried to where the
other siibmailne hail disappeared be
neath the surface, and many depth
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lilt- ""lllir- II l'K1l 1 llllj tllllJIlll'lllirU UM
purpose.
Tin-re was a hu;e splash f oil and
wn, ,, , a fpw ,.,.,,,, ,hp surfat.,.
,-.!,, , ,.OVPre,i wlth ,,11, ai,nost
. R eeitaln Indication that the C-boat had
I ,,,.,, .lestioved, Corporal Cochran said
llu. Mll(lk.ls rle ,,,,
llnlUted u Year Ago
Corpora! .Cochran enlisted last July
and was in tiaining at Camp Hancock,
Cla lin.ll llin t.,iii,u,.i'ni,.. Ininna l.rol.'..
! camp and started for the front.
Kor a time, before enlisting, he made
a fair bid to heroine one of the foremost
bantamweight boxers of the city. He
had fought fifteen lights, winning almost
all with knoikouts. when his mother
burned of his participation in boxing
bouts and urged him to give up the
fighting game, lit- did so almost Im
mediately. A brother. John Cochran, Is now In
the depot brigade at Camp Meade, Md.,
and another. Hariy, will go to vamp
with the next draft contingent from his
district. Corixital Cochran was a meiiv
.r r,f jjt. (Jregory's Catholic Club,
Fifty-second and Master streets.
CORP. JAMES J. COCHRAN
Philadelphia lad killed in action in
France. He' wai a member of the
old Sixth Infantry, National Guard w ;
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A crowd of jackic from League Ulanil wclconieil the Ciinp Div riilers upon their arrival here today for llic
Willi West Show to be given at the cnliMcd men's club, tit RocklcilpeVtomorrow
GERMANS COVER RETREAT
WITH REARGUARD ACTIONS
Retirement Under IVay. Apparently in Orderly Manner Al
lied Line Advanced Three Miles on Front Between
Jaulganne and Onlchy-lc-Cliatcau
liy the Assncialcd Press
German real guards hnvc again
hill led themselves at the pursuing Al
lied forces on the north bank of the
Maine. Before the momentum of their
Idow the Allies were obliged to with
draw from the little wood to the north
of the town of Treloup and were
forced back cut of the vlllngo of Chas
slns, a little further east.
The success of the Germans was,
howeer. short lived, for they were Im
mediately drlen back by ji renewed
attack by the Allies.
Northward along the line toward
Solssons and to the northeast, toward
ltheims, there have, been heavy bom
bardments, but no Infantry lighting Is
reported.
Withdrawal I'mler Way
As the days ot heavy fighting con
tinue on the battlefield north of the
Maine It becomes Increasingly appar
ent that tho German retirement la well
under way. This withdrawal is ap
parently being conducted In an orderly,
if not deliberate, manner, being cov
ered by such rearguard actions as that
reported at Treloup and Chasslns.
A study ot the map of tio region
where the struggle Is going nn shows
tkat nlong the line from Jaulgonne
northwest to Oulchy-le-Chateau, Just
north of the linrcn. or even farther.
the Allies have press-ed ahead during
',, !
ine last two days. Aa nearly
imntion of the enntrnding forces can
.r iirirniiinru hi present lite ucr-
limns lime been rnrred Inirk or hnve
retired oer much r tills line n din
tame of nearly three miles hlnce Tue
dny. Deadlock Tnnnrd North
North of the Oureu River the slum.
Hon Is obscurA owing to the ln'k of ,
.n-i.uis khhi iui inrougu omciai re
liorts or picss dispatches. It may be
said, however, (hat for tho moment
the line from Snlssons southward to
tho (lurc'i has reached a mate ot
equilibrium and that the deadlock be
tween tho ofTenso of the Allies nnd
the defense of the Germans will prob
ably continue until the former bring
' up sulllcient fresh, troops to bteak the
line at borne vital points.
SEIZURE HAS SLIGHT AFFECT
ON TELEPHONE SERVICE HERE
Both Companies Now Using Equipment to Capacity, Says
Official, and Opportunity for Early Improvement
by Government Is Small
PRESIDENT WILSON'S order for the
Government to tako control of the
telephone, telegraph and cnblc (systems
of the T'nlteil States, July 31 will not
radically affect the operation of the public-service
corporations here, In the
opinion of the Philadelphia minagers,
none of whom Is In fear of losing his. Job.
'Even though tne Government should
lee fit tn consolidate the Philadelphia
companies and place a Government man
ager over all of them, as was done In
the case of the railroads," said Ed
ward M. Cooke, vice president and gen
eral manager of the Keyton Telephone
Company, "I think the general workings
would remain the same.
"Both tha telephone companies are
using their equipment to tho limit and
there Is no duplication of service, so I
feel that both will be needed Just the
same In the future. As to any. shifting
ot officials or workmen, I do nof believe
Ihe Government will attempt to make
any radical changes.
Look 'tar Conference
"Understand, please, this is all sup
position on my Tt, fcr;a yt w hava
SHOW COMES TO TOWN I
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UHH!lMJMUmn..l
The progies youth of the Otircq.
however, lint placed In Jeopardy tho
village of Fcre-en-Tardenois. which Is
one of the most Important German
bases In this )fgon.. At laM acennnts-'
the French and Amet leans were 'al
most d'rectly-souOi of this place.
Military critics ;!n Paris Incline td
the view that' General I.udendorff, tho
German commander, will probably
launch a new attack on some other
sector of the front in nn effort to gain
a local success to gloss over his fail
ure at the Marne. He might by this
means also wiest the in'tlatlve from
General Koch and force the latter to
remove some of his troops fiom the
Solssons-llheinis area. It seems to be
agreed that tho logical point to ex
pect such a German .attack Is some
where along the Hrltlsh-held Hue.
Tho British In the meantime are not
Idle. They have lieen conducting
raiding operations In the Hebuterne
sector and have iepnletl attempted
German raids aloag the Amiens front,
to the south. The enemy artillery ha',
been active at Arras and l.cns, vital
points of the British line.
Tho French have carried out a raid
ing operation south of Montdldler and
have captured prisoners.
SENATOR URGES U.S. TO WAR
ON BULGARIA AND TURKEY
King, of Utah, Visits Wilson to
Advise Immediate Declaration
My the I'nited Press
WubiiiKt.in, July 25.- Senator King,
oi I'inn, enned at tne wnile Mouse to
day to urge upon Picsldent Wilson an
immediate declaration of war on Bul
garia and TurkOT. King takes the stand
tnai t Jiesnj two nations can lie separated
from their German alliance more quick
ly If they know that this tountrv is
from their German alliance more ipilck-
read v. to declare war upon them.
King also urged tbe President to sup
port his bid making labor "stealing"
among flrnw holding Government con
tracts Illegal, i
Senntiir Henderson, nf Nevada, also
called upon the President to ask Ad
mlnictratlnn backing for hK bill to create
n mineral corporation similar to the war
finance corporation to encourage the pro
duction of minor iiiliiciulu In this coun
try during the war.
lngton .(ind, no orders whatever havo
conn, t5 us except that our work Into
continue as usuel till lifter July 11
Just what disposition will then bo made
It la Impossible to say."
corporations wcrn, loath to express
opinions till they had received moro de.
luneu oruxr from Washington. It Is
probable heads of the organisations will
bo raked In confer with Government of
ficials there within tho next fortnight,
when definite plans will be made.
The question of wages was nmnng the
first to arise In the minds of local men
on the announcement of the change. It
was suggested that perhaps the Gov
ernment would raise tho wages of tele
phone and telesrcph employes as It did
In the case" of the railroads. Mr. Cooke,
however,' said that telephone compnnles
had raised the wages of operators SO per
cent In the last year.
"It Is exceedingly hard to get opera
tors at this time," he declared. "The
Government munitions plants, and other
war work are attracting girls ard
wpmtn who formerly would have taken
up, work with our company. Of course,
an Inorsass In. tha wtcs seal far m.
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FIRECRACKER BURNS FATAL
Mother Injured in Futile Effort
to Save Daughter
Bums resulting from playing with
matches nnd a firecracker resulted ill
the death today of six-year-old Uleanor
GrofT, Seventy-ninth street and Acmie
1), West Philadelphia
Tho accident occurred yesterday after
noon, when the child attempted to set
off a firecracker she found In tne tuteet.
uer dress ignurii nnd tno cniid was
soon wrapped In flaigev, Tho girl's
mother. Mrs. Alia Gruff, threw a bucket
of water on the child and then beat oV
the flames, severely burnlns tier anna
and hands.
Both the girl and her mother were
removed to the t'nlvcrs'ty Hospital.
The child died shortly after midnight
The. mother wjis released from tne Hos
pital after receiving treatment for her
burns.
General Young Urges
Army of 3,000,000
Cenfiniifd from Piute One
should not be' all the change made in the
draft laws. The maximum should be
raised to forty-five or fifty years. Many
men are not able to fight when they
reach fifty, but they could be put into'
noiicombatant brandies nt the service
and relieve for fighting duty thousands
of men held from the front.
"Former President Tuft's editorial
n. this morning's Public Ledger sounds
a warning that we need a larger army.
That Is fight. Tills tenimrnry victory
on tho western front does not mean
tho end 'of the war Is near, unless we
pour 3,000,000 fighting men Into the no
tlon and make the Marne the start of a
march to Germany.
"This war cannot end until the Ger
mans are either annihilated or uncon
ditionally surrender. To effect an un
conditional surrender, Gei man's army
must be.ilrlcn back across thu Ithlne,
oi else all the Germans killed."
General Young returned to Washing
ton today, after visiting his daughter,
Mrs. John H. Gibbon, Media, wife of Dr.
Gibbon, wlio Is with thq Pennsylvania
bas hospital in France.
With the general was his secretary,
11. II, Sheets, wno also is secretary of
tho National Association for Universal
Training.
The general retired after fifty-six
years of scrvlco In the army. He now
is governor of the Soldiers' Home, Wash
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DETECTIVES' PARTlniTI .AMPOFlfYTA I
DETECTIVES' PART
IN PRIMARY TOLD
Lieutenant Wood Says Men
Went Into Fifth Ward at
Maloney's Request
AIM AT "HIGHER-UPS"
Prosecution at West Chester
Conspiracy Trial Tries to In
volve Police Officials
Bv a Staff Correspondent
Weat Cheater, July 23.
Detective Ueutenapt Theodore Wood
today shed some light on the relation of
police officials "higher up" with Samuel
Q. Malcney, a private detective during
tlio Firm Ward muddle.
Wood, testifying here at the trial of
Isaac beutsch and six policemen for con
spiracy to violate the Shern law In con
nection with the prlmsry-of September
19, 1917, Icld how James Tate, then cap
tln of detectives, Instructed him to visit
Maloney the day before the primary elec
tion. Wood. Informed Maloney, he mid, that
Tate sent him. The private detective ask
ed what ten police detectives he assign
ed to the Third district that afternoon.
Maloney stipulated that Harry dark,
an acting detective, be placed In charge
of the detail, witness said.
That night, Wood said, Coogan and
Itlchard Doyle, detectlveo and members
of the detail went to the Third district
WcutenanT Wood" wanted then,' t thai"' '" 4 T "MS "!" ."""V
same . hour the "Frog Hollow" thugs
were attacking the Flnlctter Club. Wood
testified he had not sent for the two
men.
Assistant District Attorney Taulane
Inferred a ruse had been employed to
get the detectives out of the way while
the raid was on. Not a single prisoner.
Wood asserted, was taken to the station
house after the Klnletter raid occurred.
drilling nf Rill Atlrarta Crowd
Flagging Interest In the trial re
vived with the appearance of "Little
Nick" Itltt on the stand today, and
crowds trooped Into the courtroom to
hear the wiry little gunman.
William A. dray, nttorney for the de
fense, this morning continued his cross
examination of Ttltt, a leader nf the
thugs, who evaded arrest for nearly
seven months after the murder of Po
liceman lippley.
It was evident from the start that
dray meant to play off Itltt against
"Jimmy" Clark, who testified yesterday.
Clark stoutly maintained he was un
aware of the purpose for which the gun
men were to be used, llltt's admission
tended to show Clark In the light of a
leader of the strong-arm men, not only
guiding them, but commending their vio
lence. All tho defendants except Wlrtschaf
ter and Hnyden, the negro, were absent
when court convened this morning. They
at rived ten minutes Ta.lt-.
IHsgiihted by l'ollre Tactlrs
Assiitant District Attorney Taula'ne
gave reiteration to the story of Fifth
Ward police violence by calling Morris
I'ccharskl, 419 Pine street. The youth
testlfiedrWlrtschafter arrested him on a
false charge after I'tam had struck him.
Albert Flnkeneschcr, a former vice
squad policeman for whom an attach
ment had been Issued, was on the Stand.
Even the vlce-snuad men, he said, were
disgusted on September G, registration
day, at the thug tactics of tho Fifth
vard pwlce. Wlrtsehafter especially.
The ex-pollcemnn was one of four as
signed to accompany Isaac Deutsch by
Lieutenant Dennett. The Vare leader
pointed to a Deutsch campaign badge, lie
said, with the remark, "Anybody that
wears this Is O. K."
Arrest of Allen Old Myers, chief of
tho Hums agency In Wllkcs-Bnrre, on a
charge of criminal conspiracy In con
nection with nn Investigation of that
city's police department, interests ninny
persons wno nave followed tho Fifth
lard conspiracy trial.
Myers, who Is under $30(10 ball, fol
lowing his arrest at the Instigation of
Mayor Kosek, of Wllkes-Barre. Is be
lieved by some persons to bo the mys
terious "O. Myers" whose name lias
been mentioned In the course of the
Fifth Ward case.
w-.ijers, as a newsnaner man. nc
unoernooa io ne wanted by the defense
io prove tnai an antl-Vare "frame-up"
to entrap willalm E. Finley, executive
secretary of the Republican City Com
mittee, hnd been laid. This alleged con
spiracy was aimed to prove the passage
of the M000 bill In. payment of tho New
Vork gunmen through Flnley's hands.
Schwab Would Ban
Steel Leaving U, 5.
Continued from Fnse One
tlibi enthusiasm, tho Kast will Boon know
It.
" 'Olve us the steel, we will build the
ships,' la the cry that we heard all
throughout the tour. The trip has placed
the shipping board on the map. One
can go into any little corner store nnd
the talk Is if ship. The people krtow
the riarnetf of the ships to be launched,
the tonnage, line, all the details ot the
Same.
"The West desenes credit; they are
leading the nation now, but, of course,
the West got away to a flying start. I
look for the satno er.ihuslasm here, and
hope to see some of the prixe pennants
awarded out there to come to an eastern
yard, to a ynrd along the Delaware
Itlve'r district. Competition plays al
most ai big a part as enthusiasm. The
West Is an Inspiration, It has' both to
the nth degree."
Two From Here
Die in Battle
Continued from Tax One
erallsslmo deWate him. Sergeant Con
nelly was cited for downing; two Ger
man planes In air battles.
Sergeant Cohen Is the' son of Reuben
Cohen, and Is recuperating from a bad
abdominal wound suffered last March.
The bravery which brought hl4 his dec
oration occurred In Jhe Lune.vllle Bector,
where he spent eight hours at guns,
firing altogether more than 400,000
rounds of ammunition as wave after
wave, of Germans came oyer No 'Man's
Land.
He was finally wounded by a German
bayonet and awakened In a base hos
pital. While there he was notified to
report at headquarters to- be decorated.
Sergeant Connelly Is declared "an air
pilot of remarkable adroitness" In the
official citation. Details ot the fights in
which he sent two of his adversaries
crashing to earth were not reported.
He la a graduate ot Princeton Univer
sity and Is the son ot. James A. Con
nelly, of the firm of James Connelly &
Son, manufacturers of cotton roods, 162$
Dickinson street. He has, been In France
more than a year.
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CUT LAMP QUOTA 1
ABOUT CITY HALL
Fifty Arc Lights on Broad
and Market Streets
to Be Dimmed
PLAZA GROUPS ALSO HIT
Few Storekeepers Negkct to
Comply With First Light
less Night Order
Beginning tonight, fifty arc llshta en
Broad street and Market ctreetX near
City Hall, must be darkened by theSfuel
administration's "Ilghtless night'? order.
The cluster lights on City Hall Plaza,
arc also to be darkened. Only the bot
tom tier of lamps may he lighted; -"Tha"1
big "Food Will Win the War" sign Is
banned, too, "so far as Illumination It
concerned.
The order restricting all outnlde and
shop-window Illumination was obeyed
generally throughout the city last night
the first of the Ilghtless nights fuel
administration officials said today.
A number of alleged violators were
ordered to appear at the fuel administra
tion ofllces late this nfternoon. It was
nlleged they neglected to turn out dis
play or shop-wlndow ughts.
Although the number of violators trail
.. ...... i.,c viuci ueuume cneciive last
night. Inspectors darkened 1200 llfhti
on Market street west of City Hall, and
120 stores on South street. In uih In
stance the business men failed to darken
a sufficient number of lights. j
ueweiry stores were granted exemp
tion today from total darkness. In win.
dows where stocks are displayed one
sixteen candle power electric lamp may
be burned as a safety measure.
N'o lights will be darkened in Fair
mount Park, as it was docided that there
Is no more Illumination there than nec
essary for safety. Illumination In the
amusement parks has been restricted
through a co-operative agreement with
the fuel administration. AH lights
deemed unnecessary, as determined by
inspectors, are to be darkened.
Changing the working schedule so that
some factories now active during the
day will operate only at night will bo one
of the methods to save electric enerry
discussed at a special meeting of War
Department nnd private engineers called
here next Wednesday by State Fuel Ad.
mlnlstrator William Potter.
Such a drastic change, If It goes Into
effect, proluibly would apply first to non
war Industries. The hours suggested for
work to replace the old schedule are
from 11 o'clock at night until 7 In the
morning. .
Work or Fight Rule
for British Strikers
Continued from I'sne One
try and Birmingham men Is denounced
hotly. Even In Birmingham itself
many of the engineers refuse to be
stumped Into an Irresponsible strike. On
the Clyde there seems no sign of
sympathy with the strikers and. work
'here Is continuing smoothly. The same
mny be iald of many other centers.
On the other hand ROOfl notices to
cease work Tuesday were handed In at
Mi'nchester. where the amalgamated en
gineers hnve a membership of 15,000. f
It Is declared a majority will Join the
strike unless the embargo is removed.
It Is reported also that the engineers
at Newcastle have decided to follow
the strike lead without waiting action by
the national conference; The men at
Lincoln did not go on "strike Wednesday
ns threatened, hut will await the result
of tho conference.
The executive committee of the .Lon
don district of tho engineering trades,
comprising seven unions. Including the
Amalgamated" Engineers, last night
passed a resolution stating that, not- '
withstanding tiro Oovernment's explana
tion, tlie executive committee was not
satisfied of the necessity of the embargo
and would call meetings of the. siembers
40 consider the situation.
ine iewisnmn oraucn oi ine reaera
tlon of Discharged Sailors and Soldiers
passed a resolution pledging themselves
to work In .munitions factories, even If a?
strike was called, and to stay at work
until the strikers are drafted In the
army and replaced by skilled workers
who are now fighting.
The Woolwich Arsenal workers held
a meeting after which they telegraphed
the Coventry munition workers, who
began a Btrlke yesterday, as follows:
"Stiikc now and you will earn the
blessings of the Kaiser and his arrty
of murderers. But you will earn tho
lasting condemnation of all thOEe who
are fighting and working In the Allied
nations to gain real freedom for civi
lization. "We warn you seriously If you persist
In striking' that this Government owes
It to your brave brothers, who are fight-,
Ing the aermans with their' life's blood
while you are fighting with words and
full bellies, that you be immediately put
In the front of tho firing line and that
your leaders should be shot,
"Strike, and you may go to hell. Wool
wich will remain at work and earn the
right to shake the 'hand of the soldier
when he returns."
TRAINS FOR ARMY SERVICE
Lynn A. McCracken, of the Chester
Shipbuilding Company's force at Ches
ter, Is taking a course tn physical train
ing with the shlpfitters In order to get
Into the army.
McCracken was for some time as
sistant head ot the payroll division of
the accounting department
DEATHS
A1TKEN. Suddenly. July S3, at Kelly
Field. San Antonio. Tes?. CHARLES E..
son ot Charles 8. and the late Annie J.
Altken. asrd 31 years, 11134 Luiidowna ave,.
Dua notice of funeral will b slven.
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HELP WANTED MA LB
HKJUEK wanted, able to construct sravlty
chuta ayatem for dlatrlbutlng concraia Job
In Phil. Apply 1120 Race St. See Mr.
Lted. ,
LAIIOItKHS wanted for Indde work; food
wasea, 6-hour day; no loaa of time and a
10 per rent bonua. Amerlran Electrotype
Co.. glierldan Bids., 9th and Chtatnut.
.MP,N wanted In pipe and futttr factory;
aieaqy wora. Apply goi Arcn ai.
MACHINISTS' HELPERS, with erecting
noor experience; nriciaaa wasta paia io
good men. Apply between 7:30 and 8:M
a. m. and 1:30 to 2:30 p. m. American En
slneerlns Co., Tlant No. -2, Wheetiheaf tan
ana epviva at.
MACHINISTS Flret-clit nun wanted with
macnine ana erecuns .noor experience;
nret-claei waxes paid to sood men. Asplr
between 7:30 and S:S0 a" m. and 1:10 to
3:81) p. m. American Enslneerlnt Co.. Plant
Vn 9 Whaatahaaf tana and 8ettvtva...ar.
INSPECTORS 'with machine end erectuur
noor eapeuvnev; nrii-rmi wun paiq to
aood men.
appiv oetween i:auani S-.SO,
a. m. and 1:30 and
:30 p. m. American En
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CLERKS Men wanted, with experience en
atockroom reeordi; sool opportunity far
tlsht parties. Apply between 7.30 and M
a. m. and 1:30 and 2:30 p. m. American Ba
glneerlns Co.. Plant No. 2. WfeeatiBeaf Une
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