b- L.-J tfV 14 in i IT r . A. r U; r lx? r a Ik b i. wv J? & IV- . i V J "Must be sprinkler equipped" Uncle Sam Inndvcrtlslngfonvn rehouses tnhlrngo recently, tho Government definitely nil noanrrd that 'nil InilldlnRS hndtobosprinklcrprotceted. There is n moral In this for yon If ynnrnlnntis not pro tected. Pimlmit about Globe Sprinklers they pay for themselves. I J 1 GLOBE AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER CO. tost M nslilnittnn vc IHrMn.pn nl lJ.W 1.1 Hi.,. r -.xi,, 9 w w. g X.HALLER GROSS DIES AT HIS HOME IN BUCKS COUNTY Philadclphinn of Noted Lineage $, and Active Careca Had Long , ' Been 111 A. llaller Uross, Mm of- Prof, fcamuel v C Oross, a famous surgeon, died today ct atjils home In Langhorne, Pa , after an Illness of two j ears Mr. dross's wife died two years ago, and worry oer her death undermined Mh healtli. vMrs Gross was Jutla A. Bullitt, daughter of tho late John C. Bullitt, who framed the charter, on , which Philadel phia's present government is founded Mr. Gross was seenty-four ears old nd at qne time represented the KlgMh 'Ward in Select Council He read law ff!n the olllcejof William Henry Itawle i and was admitted to the bar In 1867. " Mo was retained In several Important cases fdr the United States (lovernment. In 1868 .President Grant appointed him United States Attorney for New Mexico III health subsequently compelled him , to resign the post. In 1871 when the defalcation of State Treasurer Kvans .,'caused a sensation In Pennsylvania, F. Carroll Brewster, then Attorney Gen eral, tendered Mr Gross the post of Deputy Attorney General, which tho latter declined Mr. Gross was a school .director of the Eighth Ward for seven ..years. He was elected to Select Council ' In 1882 being nominated by the Demo . cratic party. Indorsed by the Committee ' of One -Hundred and supported by many 'Independent Republicans He participated In numerous Demo cratic conventions and In 1881 advocated the Indorsement of the late Supreme Court Justice James T. Mitchell, at- that time. Associate Judge of the Court of Common. PJeas No 2. Hls-euggestlon was unanimously adopted In his earlier years Mr. Gross was prominent In Democratic politics and de. voted considerable time to literary work. He possessed many talents, and In addi tion to being an expert linguist was an accomplished musician. He is survived by one daughter. HUNGRY, BUT GLAD JO FIGHT, Corporal Morris H. Starr Writes of Going Foodless for Day i Although he has often been compe led to go without food for twenty-four hours, Corporal Morris H. Starr, in a letter) to this mother, said he. was glad to make this sacrifice to help the cause gi of Uncle Sam. Starr Is attached to the sunnlv com- ES lany of the Thirty-ninth Infantry and its home In this clt is at 2630 North pev 'eniwiun m rci. He has been in the mU'st of the fight. big during the lasfthtev months and looks forward to an eariTY Allied vic tory. v i "We have been moving -Jpnstantly," he'wrote "mostly at night, ai.d on these trips we have been compelled to go with. out rood lor iweniy-iour iiuup. i men tion this so that you will realize that our life over here Is far from being a picnic. , 'During the last few weeks we have been located at all times within the lines of battle Our regiment has re ceived the highest praise from General Pershing for loyalty, I have a citation Which 1 will mall home. It tells of the ftrst time our regiment went over the top. We captured many towns -and ow 100 Huns- "Help the Bed Cross It is worthy of all the Time that you can devote to its , Interest." ( LOSE ONLY SON IN WAR ,,Quakertown Aviator Is Pneu monia Victim in France In a telegram from the War Depart ment,' Mr. and Mrs, Morris Metx, Quak ertown, Pa, have been notified of the 4. death of their only son, ivannoe K. Metx,' in a' base hospital in France, o f broncho-pneumonia. He enlisted Sep tember, 1917, and at the time of his death was a cor poral In D SqUad ron, Frrt' Mrine Aviation Corps; .He received a greater nart nf 4ll train- v Ing at theWvlatlon L'K. MET21 Hiauon, mmuim flU. U DAIICU "l " - k,,, n. middle of -tieDtember, Fla He sailed for In addition to graduating from the , Quaker-town High School, he spent three veara it State College and finished at th University of Nebraska. He-was fc n racthe member of the First Ileformed A Church and Sunday School Quaker S town. He was twent-three years, of. i? . r T J ' Ss r' ' GRIP HOSPITAL TO CLOSE) 11 X.i .... '? PWloptrUn Institute Will Betome pib t& 't ifi-- for Knlliteq Men,,, X 'tih The' PhllopaUlan Literary Institute if 1 which has been a temporary hospital I IS Ja. influenxa natlents, will reopen tcv tn? .w- o m-vIm nllih fnt pn. morrow mni --",-- -.----- - morrow ".-?,-.--; 'hVfnr. th filll t.-Hila ira,j "- -iVi ii.SVH 'role ' n nnni'i iv. ii.il; i TSt an emergency hospital in thirty VK-'james F. Herron. president of the ln ' .-, tit!itj"ld yesterday that the last of ' i.rl" !"" "" BROCKWAYa .Ai important as the the stsDuiiy oi me anditne dealer who 'A cpmMiripvfi "icii ;rrv "i BROCKWAY MOTOR TRUCK CO, IM4-S4 'Jtreet k-V ' w;si ? I . ,U t j ," ... . t-. scranww omtiics WIN HONOR CROSSES Major Vail and Captain Watres Decorated for Bat gallon's Advance Two Scranton officers, Major Itobert M. Vnll and Captain Laurence u. Watres, both of the 108th Machine-Gun Bnttallon, have been awarded distin guished scrv Ico crosses., according to a letter from Lieutenant Arthur P. Mat thews, adlutant of the battalion. He commanded the battalion as It swept through a wheatflcld, clennlng out Ger man machine gunners. Private Charles S. Witman, Company I), 150th Maehlno Gun Battalion, who was wounded, writes that the American hdvanco surprised the Germans at their fcosts "They, prepared tho feast, and wo ate It," he writes Lieutenant James O. Newphcr, of Mount Joy, has been hilled in action, according to Information In a letter from Lieutenant Merle Burkhart. Priv ate Abram B. Martn, of Lancaster, died of wounds. Private Oliver J. Herbcr, of Saegersv llle, has been killed. Lieutenant Krnest Hoover, nn Al toona physician, w 1th the 369th Infantry, has been wounded. Private Thomas Carr, Company K, 111th Infantry, for merly of Chester, was .killed, In action Private George F. Gallagher, Company B, 111th Infantry, of Chester, has been wounded. Private Lewis Drejer, of the same regiment, of Honesdale, met death hero ically, according to Sergeant Albert Mor rison, his chum. Private Clarence F., Klsenblse, of the same regiment, who was only eighteen jears old when he enlisted, was wounded by shrapnel, according to word received at nTs home ut Beading. GERMANS KISS CAPTORS But Overjoyed Bodies Receive Indignant Punches in Return German prisoners are so overjojed at being captured by" tho Americans that they hug and ktss'the khakl-clad sol- dlers. who there upon arc very apt to let go with their fist Private Philip Dubin. attached to Company D, 109th Infantry, who lived at B22. South Front street, writes of his experience with kissing hoches and of being gassed twice and once wounded "I am at present In a classification camp waiting to be sent back to my c o m p a n v," he PHILIP DUBIN writes. "i -was gassed in the first drive around the 23d or July and was sent to tho hospital. Three day-j after I ,was discharged from the hospital we received ordersthat we were going across the Vesle nivcr at 5 a m. ' "While advancing through two ul lages a shell exploded. It a was heavy loadid gas shell I failed to get on my mask quick enough and t again received a dose of gas. "I am gli d to sty that I can account fqr twenty or thlrtv Germans, about four or five with a baonet and the rest w Ith my old pal. the rifle " WINS PROMOTION IN NAVY1 Independence Square Boy, Now Pharmacist's Mate, Lilies Sea Life William F. Leary, a twenty-year old Independence Square boy who entered the Navv thirteen minutes before Con r grcss declared wirr against Germany, Is now serving on a destroyer in French waters Fortune hns smiled on the youth, for a few days ago he was promoted to 'phar macist's, mate, first class. Young, Leary Is the son of 'John Leary, who for eight years iwas en gineer ut the Mc Call public school, Sixth and De Lan cey streets Ho left W. P. LUARY high school in Feb ruary, 1917, and found employment in the compaslng room of tho EvuNivo Pub lic Lf.houh. When the Kaiser begun to sink American ships he grew restless, and, certaln-that the navy would play a big role In the war, enlisted. Since then his father has moved to Laurel Springs, N. J." "A great lite," says Leary in his last letter, "and I am enjoying It. The war will soon be over, but before I go homo I shall make a trip to the Kiel canal and seo something of Germany. Everybody in the fleet looks forward to that trip. Can't tell you anything about the ser vice, but can assure you that It's not Berlin or Hoboken for a boche U-boat when wo meet one.". TWO INJURED AT FIRE ' i Soldier's Leg If Crushed at Frankford Arsenal Blaze VA soldier's right' leg was crushed and a civilian suffered slight burns on the hands In a blaze yesterday afternoon which destroyed the , coat conveyor at the Frankford Arsenal. The Injured soldier Is Robert Hann? who was fighting the blaze. A falling beam crushed his leg. William Byers, of 4353 Grlscom' street,' also was in jured. DERHAPSatrade buHetm-jvill'take, the placie of your salesmen called to the, 'colors. ,,' We can take careofthe details: HERBEltt M. MORRIS A4yartlsif Aaaacjr Evrx fKm4 f Smtti PrmmiMn 400 CkafUut Strt, PaUadaUhla quality of any truck i .concern wno magea it still it. we invite vnciw lines. Market bbLbbbbV -.f:'WRUBBBBT - leBBBBT 0RBBBBBL iPJHBB F ,X-.g - fsRRRraHRRRH- lUlClh in fi ii in i i i in i,i I ' L ' i -rMHrW JPHHbbbrV t 'tJBRkRR RRRRRRRRRa. i aYtlh - 1 Wsmw LIEUTENANT LOUIS E. HERSH Of 2013 North Eighth street, has been commissioned a second lieu tenant in the ntotor transport corps, Camp Johnson, Jacksonville, Fla, CANT CARRY COMFORT KITS War Department Forbids Privi lege to Soldiers Going Overseas No morn comfort kits may bo taken by American soldiers overseas, accord ing to a ruling of tho War Department, received by the Southeastern Pennsyl vania Chapter of the lied Cross. Klt, however, will be sent whenever prac ticable by the Ited Cross to depots In France for distribution to men through the foreign commissions The refusal of the War Department to allow men to s.irry the comfort kits hereafter Is explained by the rapid movement of troops abroad and the lfm ited amount of Kpacc available on trans ports The withdrawal of the privilege to carrv the kits was made at the re quest of General Pershing. TEXTILE SCHOOL HAS CADETS Sixty-five Student Army Corps Members Begin Studies SIM j -five members of the btudent Army Training Corps began ctudles todaj at the Philadelphia Textile fichcol. These men will be known as the Textile Unit of the S A. T. C, and they .were i started today on the regular textile course of the school. Thin course, however, may be changed b the War Department to conform to th needs of the army. These men hav their barracks In the building formerly occupied bv the Columbia Club, at Broad street and Sus quehanna avenue, hut will 'join with the unit at Temple University for mlll tarv drill The Temple unit has bar racks In the old Second Regiment Ar mor;,. , HiEtBAK&BlfiDihr' imi. -dtaas umy, y 5U.VE8SKIIHS StaTU)KEUS Mi I Service Jewelry - It is a welL deserved compliment for those at Jiome to wear some emblem, marking the service of their soldier. A complete series in miniature has been produced with or without the Service Bar or Flag. Aviation "Tank Corps t Ordnance Artillery Infantry And all new Branches as authorized- Business Hours - 9 AM to. WAR -"mstiP Payment Due Nov. 1st. Pay Up the Back Dues Abo ' Those wonderful fighters of ours are, looking to, the War Chest for the com forts that make their hard ships bearable. Every hour of every day and night they need this heaHening- help. And they'll need it lonj? after peace is declared. Don't fail them. WAR WELFARE COUNCIL 40t Chute ii, nia, , - i Aste cmzE AH) FOR CLEAN STREETS Director Krusen Appeals for .Help in Crusade Against Dust Asserting that tho streets of Phila delphia wljl alwavs bo more or less dusty -and dirty Health Director Krusen has Issued an appeal to the people of the city to help keep, them clean by ex ercising greater care In their dispo sition of refuse and waste papers Di rector Krusen also Issues emphatic warn. Ing against sweeping sidewalks without first sprinkling them. In his appeal Director Krusen sajs! - "Street dust cin largely be controlled by dally flushing. The public otTlclals, In spite of the low -water pressure, have carried out this jart of tho health pro gram There remain, however, the' pub lic sidewalks whl:h murt bo kept ciian and 'fret- from dust, Hvery householder and storekeeper is both morally and legally obllgtd to keep the walk lit front of the house or store free from papers, rubbish, ashes, dirt or other refuse ' Dry sweeping is absolutely forbidden Sweeping the dust into the windows of neighbors and saturating the air with germs of disease requiring passcrsby to hold the breath and blink the eves Is an Imposition upon the rights of others. The health menace of dry (.weeping needs no explanation Tho police have been noti fied to arrest violators of this order. "Furthermore, the public can help to 'educe the dust nulsnnce by depositing their house sweepings, dirt and refuse In receptacles of suitable structure ns to avoid leikue and In such amounts ns to prevent spilling on the pavements and streets The health laws make this, pre caution mandatory. If eurj house keeper abided by this ruling faithfully thcro would be no need for placing a threatening club In the hands of every police ofilcer. 'Tho careless public must leHrn to be more careful Persons In tho hnblt of throwing things Into tho street mut be broken of the habit. Promiscuous snlt- Lters must use their handkerchief!, " Not a'Fifh Story Ornnvlllr. Pa, Oct. 28 Homer Scott Forsvthe, a slxteen-venr-old bev, re lumed from a dnv s hunting In the wilds ofL!cklng Creek with the limit of six Rra squlirtl" Forsvthe savs lie saw one old grav fellow poke his head from a bunch of leaves, nnd, letting go a charge of squirrel shot, two large grav squirrels tumbled to the ground. His friends are speculating as to what he would have done In the event of this happening When he made his Mxth shot Quartermaster S&gnal'Corps Coast Artillery Marine Corps Motor Transport 5.30 P.M. CHEST aJM' jjL NEW FOOD CAMPAIGN ON I. - "Eat Every Meal With War in -. Mind, Hooer Asks A. campaign to familiarize cverj housewife In the city with Hoover's latest food conservation pleasures wos begun today. . The educational barrage will reach a climax December 1. when 20.0(10,000 new "Home Cards" will be distributed throughout the country to Keep the reg illations constantly before tho minds of the people. The rules arc effective Ipi- medlntelv, however, livery table should bo spread nnd every meal should be cnten with the needs of all the wprld In mind, eaten with war conscience ns n guide," Is Hoovers message to the nation. MELTING POT MADE SOLDIER .I,,, i . Philadelphia American Son of Pole nnd German Woman i German and Polish blood, fused In tho American melting pot, Is fighting for the United States ami wor'd democ racy. Three t-ons of Mrs A. Kujawn, 629 Stulh Tlftv fifth street, aie In the service. The mothct was boin and reared In Mer lin, Germain, ami tho father was born In Poland. One son Is In France and his let ters home are writ ten In a strain de signed to cheer the mother who give him to her new countrj. He Is Frank.-, the vouni?- rttANKKUIAWA et 0ll of tlin 31211, Flelil Ar!lllir An. other son, Albert, Is' In the aviation section li nnk writes his mother to believe no discouraging stories as to the wel fare of the soluleis In France "As soon ns thev stnrl that." he wus 'turn them over to tho poller lliev il serve to be put In jail. Don't believe them " MGs& DEVELOPMO (.PRINTING' "THE BETTER KIND".. FRANK J.CURRY THE CAMERA SPECIALIST 8!2 CHESTNUT3TREET 812 The occasion de mands thej)cst qual ify and style. Underdown's SHIRTS nrp nhnin tht. nurnirn 3 for $4 in ciu.ility and stlc Jiiff, Attached or Detarheil A. R. Underdown's Sons Bobber Goods an Men's Fnrnl.htors 202-204 Market St. "" " " l.italilMiril 8lnee -1R3H m V I Savings of Half and More in This Big Linde Warehouse Clearance Sale Two Weeks of Exceptional Furniture Bargains , Our, annual Fall Ilouscclearing this year is a much more extensive event than ever before The. great influx of new families into the Philadelphia dis trict has resulted in tremendous buying of homefurnishings. This has left us with enormous quantities of broken lots and odd pieces. n Six months ago we placed gigantic orders for new goods, thus saving two and in some instances three big advances in price. These goods are due to arrtde and we must make room for them. In, order to clear out our warehouses we are going to sacri fice hundredsof suits and single pieces at prices that will make the Furniture trade stand aghast. ( These offerings are all of the highest Linde quality, dependable in every .ay. They include dropped patterns and btn'ts and single pieces of which we have only 911c or two of a kind. Thcc will be sacrificed for a third to a half their presents value. This sale is posi tively the biggest bargain getting event of the season. Shop early for the best selection. sj vi si SIS from in 13, Sofa. Arm nn Three-niece Library Arm nnd Fireside chairs; back covered in high -grade tapestry. antecd. V m from S75. Most elaborate American vvuiuui or unimue sS- "ae-i nfYif JIlrrisFi. 1 ,' t-- t-yf J75; ChlrtoroDe. 6l: Bed. c: Dressing Mauie, oo. -r,. 18? from 1215. This elaborate Queen Anne four-niece hulte In" American Walnut or Butler Oak. Buffet, 0 Inches; China Closet. 46 Inches: Serving Table. 38 inches; Extension Table, S4-lnch top. Rugs and Linoleums at 30 to 40 Savings Enormous purchases made months ago, before several big advances went into effect, enabled us to secure these wonderful savings for our customers, Every Rug and every yard perfect. Compari son will show you what astonishing bargains these are. Shop around. Wilton Rugs i 9x12 ft.; highest grade.... $97.50 Savin.fi ft.: hlerhest trrade. 87.50 6x9 ft.: highest grade...... 56.00 36 in. x 63 in.; highest grade 16.00 36 Heavy Wool Wilton Rugs 4.6x7.6 feet , $21.00 6x9 feet W-50 8.3x10.6 feet 55.00 9x12 feet 60.00 Seamless Wilton Ruga 36 in. x 63 in.; wool. $9.50 8.3x10.6 feet; wool 50.00 36 in. x 63 in,; worsted,.,. 11.50 8.3x10.6 feet; wonted. . , . . . 60.00' Select now, pay lW'1it T tAttmmim- im LEBANON GUNNERS CITED FOR BRAVERY Carried Messages and Rations Under Fire to Isolated Comrades Four Lebanon men of Company D, lODth Machine Gun Battalion, have been cited for braverv In general orders by Major General Charles H Mulr, com mniider of tho "Iron Division" ft copy of the order of citation re-e-clvcd by Mrs John McKlnncy. of I.eb- nnon, gives the names of tho four, her son, ith ate George T. McKlnnev, being one of them The other threo Lebanon bovs are Bugler Amnion lim n .,., Privates Oraj". Harrj Klllott nnd Herbert Under heavy tiro of tho r.ni,. it..,. tarried rations and mrvs.iBes to a nrt J E- Caldwell tyQ. New Hand Books And Hand bags BUSINESS HOURS: NINE UNTIL FIVE-THIRTY SO from (9,1. High-grade 3-plece Llvlnfr Itoom Suite. Upholstered seats in velour or tapestry with cane backs and arms. Mahogany frames Best material Suite. Tull-sized spring seat and strictly guar- OiQ fFpf H mis from HSU. Beautiful Queen Anne Suite nny. Dresser, 132 00; Chiffonier. 530.00; Bed, Dressing Tabic, (28.00. Louis XVI Suite In ainnuKtiiiy lyrmari, sir fits from flsv. Butler Oak Bui Inches; Serving o leer, extension, is Axminster Rugs 9x12 ft.; best seamless. '..,$45.00 8.3x10.6 ft: best seamless. 41.00 7.6x9 ft.; best seamless,,.. 37.00 6x9 ft.; best seamless 25.00 n.axiu.o it.; neavy seamless ai.au 6x9 ft: heavy seamless... 21.00 Special Half Price 'Lot of Splendid Rugs ' 8.3x10.6 ft Wool Fiber Rugs... $7.50 30x60 in. Mohair Rugs 5.M 4,6x7.6 ft. Wilton Rugs 14.00 4.6x6.6 ft best-grade Axminster Rugs..,. .0.75 11.3x12 ft Tapestry Brussels 15.00 i r a small deposit, Goods delivered when wanted 'W' WT ' Open Friday Evening Until 9:30 is.? i i .j'hJJKll of the battalion that was cut off In the righting at Fismettc. The general order sajss "It gives me pleasure to record In gen eral orders a tribute to the valorous con duct of tho follow Ing-nnmed enlisted men of this division, who have distin guished themselves by extraordinary gallantry In connection with military operations against an armed enemy of tho United States under the following circumstances (O. O. 10): 'On August 10. 1918, when a part of tho 100th Machine Qun Battalion was In action at l'lsmctte, they were tut off from our force on tho south Bide of the Veslo Itlver and for two dajs nugler Amnion llrown, No. 1256825 nnd Pri vates Oeorge MtKlnncy, No. 1266923: Hrrv Klllott. No 12B6887, and IteVbert Clrnv. No 1263137, Comptny D, 10th Machine OUn Battalion, through machlnr gun nnd sniper fire c.irrlrd messages nnd rations over the broken bridge cro" Ing that river at great personal danger to themselves This service required tho highest courage, was performed volun- tnrllv nnd merits the esteem ana re- spect of their comrades. JEWELEkS-SILVKRSMITUS Original Shapes, Many Leathers, Distinctive Colorings, Exclusive New Shades In Alli gator Hide. CO-OPERATING WITH THE UNITED STATES GOVERN MENT, WE URGE IMMEDIATE CHRIST MAS SHOPPING. Mahog 25 00: William and Mary 4-ntece KuIIa In JJ Buffet. 54 Inches long; China Closet. 46 IniF Tnhlp. 3S Inches; TTtpnnlnn TnKIa Table, 38 Inches; Extension Table. - wcn top Velvet and Tapestry Rugs 9x12 ft; Wilton velvet.... $61.00 8.3x10.6 ft.; Wilton velvet. 53.75 9x12 ft; seamless velvet,. 45.00 9x12 ft; ten-wire Tapestry 31.50 8.3x10.6 it.; 10-wire Tapestry 28.00 9x12 ft.; seamless Tapestry 22.50 fL'Hm ikm J? "ftqiiK k t& Stoi Open 9 A. M. to 5:30 P. M. Get this it's important! i I The other day a man came into our store Perry's, 16th & Chestnut and said he wanted to see an Overcoat. I One of our sales men took him to our second floor and started to show him some coats. I After a while the customer decided on the Overcoat he wanted, and then ' said to our sales man fl "o you know, I've been to So-and-So's and to So-and-So's in search of something like that, but they couldn't sJww me a thing that came anywheres ii. TIT.-.. I.-l nvur it. imi) iiuu, i little or nothina of' its class at all very jew really mgn grade Overcoats. I .had no objection to price I wanted the best and I expected to pay .for it. You certainly have a wonderful lot of fine ' goods here more than I've ever seen in one place, and I'm mighty glad I came in. Yes, thank you, that's the coat I want I'll take it right along with me.' I It was one of our handsome double breasted beaver Ul sters a $75 gar?' ment. If You'll get what you want at PerryV witnout s i n x or . iz : i CjJ limit De your ngurj $20 or $85 ! &'i .'.! :m Fall and Wint$; Suit V"fiMf,l II J WJ-MV&V t UU unm tt imwr i Overcoats K in Big VarUtym "S Perry & wkt t mw 11 tx. xv 13 16th&Chcftniij O ,.. mvi v'.rti"' ', lf- $&. .-1-. . . j it: W mi iffyfa-k KfS.- : n.-'fij 1 a 'trrf -3 Sffi mi mi i&r il i r,2 W mzi -SftHVS m t MM -m WM '-?. i T,v,JU 'Ai iftul aauiBs; ntAXKl lMUCi t t-nr - -' "ttM-r 'v f i v :syTawr2,i:'ii, ,; SMi m . ly ' f'VXi' T ,CV l' & m . .. j j -jb.waHattx&&4 ktJt- KV'. HB... ' tj njh.3
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