CB ) - . . EVENING PUBLIC LEDGERPHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1918 KILLED AT HEAD OF HIS COMPANY U,Too Brave," Is Tribute of Comrades of Sergeant Aaron Price 17 PHILADELPHIA DEAD Eleven Fall in Action, Three Succumb to Wounds and I Others to Disease f "All the boyi say lie vvns loo brave nil look too many chances " Tills la the story of the death In ac tion of SeiBcant Aaron Price, 2436 North Twentieth street, ns told In a let ter from Battalion Sergeant Major t.eon . Cohen, n Phlladelphlan, with the '107 th Engineers. Sergeant Major Cohen, had, fiom the 1 front for a rest, heard that Price's unit also was In a rest station nearb). Up went over for a chat with his old filend, only to learn that he had been killed In action. 1ll nt Head of Company "He was a mighty fine (.oldler. vvr'l liked, and had a chance to go to train ing camp or go bnclc to the States as an Instructor, but he wanted to stay with Ills company. "He was leading his company, after officers were put out of commission, and was hit by a machine-gun bullet." Cohen's letter to his brother, Harry Cohen, 5908 North Hutchinson street, was written No ember 1. lieutenant Walter M. (lodsliall. of Philadelphia, was killed In action light ing bravely, according to word received from brother officers by his mother, Mrs. Amanda Godshall, of Hichlancltown, for merly of 5335 North Twelfth street, lieutenant Oodshall fell October 10 while fighting with his command, Com Jany B, 320th Machine liun Battalion Lieutenant Oodshall and his brother, Elmer, went to Camp Meade, September 23, 1917, and on October 18 he quali fied for the officers' training school nt Camp Gordon. He sailed for France with the 325th Infantry In April, and after arriving there received his commis sion. In the meantime his brother was returned to the United States and as signed to Camp Lewis, American Lake. Wash., as an instructor, with the rank of sergeant Seventeen Phlladelphlans are among the dead In today's casualties, eleven killed In action, three dead of wounds nnd three dead of dlbea.se. SKETCHES OF THE HEROES Private William J. Hcliott, gassed In the latter part of October, had been through four big battles without u I scratch. On one i- j i if- i.., occasion he maac Dodged f ay 2 Miles h3 way for two Through Shell Fire n'llea through n heavy, barrage lire to Get His Letters In order-to get his mail from home, but escaped un qsUhed. Of the 110 men In his com pany when they first went to the front, h said In a letter to a friend In this city, only four were able to answer roll call for the last attack in which he participated. All the others were cither killed, wounded, gassed or missing. Private Schott enlisted on July 3, 1017, joining the old Third Regiment, X. G. F. He was sent to Camp Hancock fin training and was eventually assigned to Company !', liuth Inrantr. His Unix has been In France since July of this year and has taken part In all the heavy fighting along the Marne, the Flslu nnd the Meuse. Finally Company F was so badly cut up that he and a few others were transferred to Company 13, of the 109th infantry, and Company F, of the t 110th, was reorganized with men fiom a replacement camp. Private Schott made, his homo at 7120 Rising Sun , avenue. Private Attlllo laileviiln, wounded, en listed In the regular army a year before this country declared war on Germany. He was a tailor and owned his shop, but felt that it was his duty to help fight the Germans. He was assigned to V the Fifty-eighth Infantry and has been In France for sixteen months, taking part ir. all the battles along the Marne and around Verdun. He Is about twenty four years old and made his homo with a coutln. Humbert Claccl, at 1610 South Thirteenth street. l'rltate Joseph D. McCabp, who died of pneumonia In France following an at. tack of Influenza, was a member of Bat tery C, 321st Field Artillery, He was drafted last April and sent to France In May to fill the ranks of the artillery regiment. He was formerly employed on the 13vening Star, an afternoon news- paper of this city which went out of ex istence a year or so ago. McCabe was twenty-seven years old ami lived with his parents, Jlr. and Mrs. John P. Mc Cabe, at 3700 Mantua avenue. In his last letter he expressed great concern about his younger brother, James Mc- Cabc, a member of the marine corps. 1 The older brother had not been able to locate James In France and wanted his father to urge the jounger to be careful and take no foolish chances while In action. The elder McCabe had been married about eight years, his wife. Mrs Grace McCabe, living at 1314 Master treet. U euftnnnt Harlan Miller. 4G40 T.nrrh- wood avenue, gassed and wounded, went "to tne secona otneers training camp, held at Fort Oglethorpe. Ga. In August. 1917. After receiving his commission in the artillery In November, 1917, he was assigned to Camp Gordon for Instruction duty, particularly among the Italians and Russians. He went overseas on March 15 of this year and since then has seen much nctlve service with Bat tery B, 321st Field Artillery. "He was gassed nnd wounded In the leg aome lime Deiween me loin anu the 21st of October, and is now somewhere in mmocean en route nome. Lieutenant Miller is a graduate of liarvara, ciass or ivi, wnere he won many honors. He was connected with the Victor Talk ng Machine Comnanv When he enlisted. He has two brothers ana a cousin in me service, lieutenant I31wood Miller Is In ordnance, stationed at Washington ; J, Krvln Miller Is with the quartermaster corps and the cousin Is in the marines. l'rlvute. Charles I.. Knox, officially re ported missing following the fighting albng the Meuse on September 26, had rejoined nis com- Back With Unit Six Weeks Before 'Listed Missing pany six weeks be. fore tho notification that he had disap peared reached his mother, who lives ' nt 2114 South Opal IMJCL A letter from Private Knox ar rived three weeks after the official tele gram, 'Informing h's mother that he was safe and round. "I got lost during the thick of the fighting," he said, "and It took me a day or so to find my own outfit." Knox was drafted on May 20, sent tb Camp Meade, volunteered for Immediate service overseas, was as Igned to Company M, 316th Infantry and went to France In July. A brother, William Knox, drafted at the same time, died of influenza at a southern remount camp. Corporal James A, Dooily, Jr., wounded on Hepetmber 28, during the famous battle of the MeUBe, Is back In this coun try, slowly recovering at the conva lescent hospital. Camp Dlx. The young soldier cabled his mother after his Injury that he had only been slightly hurt, but, aa a matter of fact, his back and hips are bo wean mat it win on some time before he will be able to walk again. t- fTnrtvirai iidoqv vvuh uruneu in aen- , ' . .' --.' .-".--- . , -:, . rLl lemner oi mat year, irumcu hi imiui Meade and went to France In July, of this year as a member of Company M. V ',Sl6th Infantry. He was formerly em- . .VlnudW u ih Thlliir1nlnhtn VnwjVnril L'i' .n 1 1 veil with his liarenls nt 1613 Smith Tny tree.t UnabU to come, home for ThMkaclvlnB as ne nonea. cprporai pqeay moT niflswtge of, cheer to the people of rnnaaviipnia, praiing niceai' Honor Roll for the City and Its Vicinity Today KILLED IN ACTION I.IKI'TKVANT WAI.TKR M. !!- MH.VI.I., formerly or M.I5 North Twelfth street SMU1KANT JOHN (I. 1IINK. 34J.J North , lee utreet tl-.IHIIlANT FRANK K. HILL, 0J7 North Flft.icond ittreet JOHN 1 Me.MAIION, cook. 1S12 infer- soil utreei. rrltitff Itl .sSKI, W. HAOKRTV, 2C0.1 North Homier street LIIUAIII) T. MARTIN. 70S lMsujunk avenue (previously reported unonKl llvl. fhcum iwon.i.v. .1110 Kernon street MK.'IIALL J, (lOIINAN l.M 1 Hast Mont- Komerv nvenue. SAMI'EL K. KTI3KVKK, OK. North fif teenth street I.Ot'lS ROSLNlAKIfl, 21H (LiaMII street KI.VVOOI) (I, IA -J941 Aramlniia uvenue iiikii or not mw VII.LVRT CARMKI.I.O, ln.'D Kimball street lOS'KI'll I'lLNIIKItd. .tin lneksnn street LtUIIKNCK . Mlhlthltl.IT.t 4142 VVtstinlns,ter avenue. iiikh of msRVHi: irtCillNKIt JOHN , H.1NN, IMS Jlf Kiun street (Unofficial ) rrlvutes .IOsLI'II I). McCAHK. aTnn Mantua ave. hue lunoffli hilly reiiortejl NATHAN 1UII'.1MN, H1U North Frank. Iln street. ltOl'N'DI.U I.IEI'TKNANT HARLAN .MILLKR. 40t0 l.nrchwood avenuv (irussed. as welt as ununiledl I.IF.ITLNXNT SVDNKV TIIA1F.R. Jr., llaverford "" :! '1M.R. 4r 4111 fouth I'lfteenth street (previously reported ) CORPORAL I-RANK HAN. 2010 Ionic street (L'lliirrlilal ) CORI-OKW. JOHN O'DOVNKLL. 2MU J 'ii m I Indiana avenue. ((Tnoffltlnl ) CORI'ORXL HICHAlin l.FI KKK. .'314 Oxfonl street. (I'nnfflclal ) (ORl'ORAL KOIIKRT A. HrOTT. 170 i:nst Ontario street ll'nolflrlnl ) COKI'ORtL J. A. DOOIIV. Jr.. 1UI3 south 'ianey street. Prlvulcs MII.I.IWI .1. SCHOTT. 712(1 Klsing Sun "enile (uiiotTlclnllv reported) MCHOLtH KOSSVI,. 71'i Federal streit 1 I.TI.R l'OSTF.II, :Mi:U Carpenter "trei t IMKK1 HARRIS'. 24G North Sixteenth v street I'ATRIt K J. (OII.K, Wlssahhkon. Al'TII.Kl lAIIKVAIt. HUH South Thir teenth street III Mail IICNDV. in 15 South Franklin I'RLIII.RirK IV. SCHAt II. 2;; North Pnliinsnn ireei (inenrreet addres,) I'RLI) (iOimlKRO. S15 Columbia avc- mi" (t'nolTlilal ) U 11,1.1AM MivALUNd. man Shamaktn streit (t'nnrrirlal.) ItW.MOM) DECKLIi. 7445 Itlilnc Run ivemie. (I'nofflelal ) rilMtl.RS I. MAKT1M1. 1413 South lnnlia-r street (I'nortlilal N Itr.NJAMIN DONNr.R, 72J Mercy street. (t'nnrrirlal ) 41 Is(IN u. t.oilKTT. 17.13 North F.lghth street U'nofrirlal I MII.I.IAM I). THOMPSON. 20JS ilt. Vernnn street. (tTnorflelal 1 s'AII KL LKROV, 4141 North Twentieth street IL'nnfflrlnl.) MVRCIS RANKIN, Inn2 South KlBht- enth atr.el (t'nnrrirlal) SAMI'KL RAl'ALL. 320 Koseberry street. H'nnrrii lal.) IMI.I.IVM CI'SKK, 101S Wood street. M nnfflclal.) RLIIIKN IIOFAMT.. 2T1S North Thir teenth street (t'nnKlclal,) IOl'NT II. HIM.F.K. thU DlnmonJ street. filHKlK KM.MtN. 112 Mnntnn street. AKTHI'It tlK MARIS. Sixth and Pine streets. Camden N. J. (Unofficial ) ANTONIO Vl'RCIO, Chestnut Hill. (Un- oiriciai ) MISSING lU'dLKR A)YD Pa RIIINF.lt. Privates RK riOI.HLN. Lancnster. Pa RIDSKL I. DIIIKI.. 1737 North Lam- Icrt street ARTIIl'R II. .ION KM. 202(1 Arch street. SlDNhV II. Kfilll.rF. 2M Last Cunbrla street, THOMAS I'XRI.El. IU3S Kelton street (il.dltdi; (I. KKMMKRLV. 310 Queen Street (.r.OIKIi; HKATII McKINNKV. 231S houth Second street. I)IKD OF IHHF.tHK (I'HKM()ISI, III;. I'OKTF.II MIHSlN(l) CHUII.KS .1, late street IIOI'dllKRTV. 30H1 Wal UOl'NDF.II (PKLMorsLV .MISSIN(i) KKrORTI'.l) l.flll'TKNANT 41MKS P. SIrII.IIF.NM'. 1JN North 'irt-lirtli street CORPORAL JOHN J. MAI.ONK. 2111 Winter street. Privates It 1 MONO M. Cl'MMINtiS. 1033 Hltner AI.III-.KT J. MINKLK, HS4 Perklomtn street. 4AMKS P. nilRKK. 704 North Thlrty- sevinth street '.,l:.Vit(ii.V.'.IKNTKS- ,!rn nf' JOHN Tl'I.LI. riftj -fourth street and Westminster avenue ritisoNK.it (PRF.tiorm.v 10l'NI)KI KF.I'ORTKII ARON street IIATCHKI.OR. 0003 Tocum IlF.POKTKt) ON DUTY (PRFAlm'SI.Y MISS1NO) U'ALTHR IIOHKOVVICZ, street. 022 Hermuda i:i)VAIII J. FOSHF.T. S10 North Thlr- tv-flfth street 4AMKS MrCOLI.KlAN, 002 North Twen- tj -third street. everybody tho best of luck and a fat turkey' for their dinner. Private Nnthan Freeilman, who died of pneumonia superinduced by an attack of Influenza, was the son of Mr. and Mrs Isaac Freedman, 819 North Franklin street. He was formerly employed in the pressroom of n local morning news paper and was drafted last May, First sent to Camp Wadsworth, he was soon selected for overseas duty and was Bhlpped to Franco with the Fifty-third Pioneer Regiment. He was taken sick about the first of October and died on the 7th. Private ltlaio llunily, Companv C, 325th Infantry, has been wounded In the left leg and Is now convalescing In base hospital No. 6, "somewhere In France," The young eoldler was Injured en October 22. He made his home In this city at 1615 South Franklin street Private August II. Hlller, 180 West Diamond street, was wounded In action July 30, according to a telegram re ceived by his father, Henry Hlller, Ho. cent letters. v however, stated he was wounded on Memorial Day, shortly after he reached France, and has been con- fined In a base hospital ever since. An .inlnillnM nisHnnn&l iIa1I finttEArl n luilnen exploding shrapnel shell caused a revere Injury to his leg. He is with company 4, Camp Meade replacement detach ment. A brother, Charles B. Hlller, was lost when the Lake Moor was torpedoed by a submarine last April. Private George Kalman Company B, 103th Infantry, was gassed September 6, but has since returned to his command. He enlisted In the N. O. P. eight years ago, at the age of fifteen. He wae for merly a 'Student of the Central High School, and lived with his parents at 312 Mnnton street. Private Fred Goldberg, formerly of 815 Columbia avenue, was gassed on September 27, according to a letter from a hospital. He Is a son of Mrs. Eva rtniriherir. He was officially reported missing In action. He vvaa a member of i Company F. 316W inianiry, ana says he wiw In the trenches for thirteen daje and actually fighting for a week. He promised to bring his family a German helmet and says he captured one Hun. Private William Cualck, eighteen, 1C15 Wood street, was wounded In action July 17. The news came In a letter written to a chum In this -city, baying he was back with his company. He Is a member pf Company H, 109th Infan try. Hevenllsted In the old FirBt Regi ment, N. O, P., trained at Camp Han cock, da.,'and went overseae In May. Herieant llernnril V. Sweeney, Jr., son of B F, Sweeney, of Nlcetown, a patrol man of the Qermantown and Lycoming avenues police station, was severely wounded November 6. He was a mem ber of the Headquarters Company, 315th Infantry. Prior to entering the service he was manager of a retail grocery store In Louisville, Ky. A brother, Ser geant John Sweeney, Is In France. Lieutenant Hydney Thayer, Jr., of Haverford, haB been wounded. Among the first tq fight, he was one of the last to quit, receiving a machine-gun bullet In the arm on November 11. the last day of the war. A cablegram to hla parents, Mr. and Mra. Sydney Thayer, of Haverford, sca that he la recovering In a hospital. Young- Thayer, fought near Van with the marines and won hla commission at Belleau wood. Lleuten. ant Thayer was famoua aa a football, bawball an tennhj player-at the Unt- EM aSlTM Marin. ' n INSCRIBED I SiBiaiaiaiaiaiaV I fT K .yi . ff V SfANLEY DAVI5.CHAS.A.FARRHLL, K-tlltd.. Wounded CHAS. L.KNOX, Missing CTa&&fecI SerAt ROBtRT Sert. FRANK C. ? 5. BUTTS . HILL " Voondcd Kill cd TROOPS' CELEBRATION SHOOK BATTLEFRONT Private Harding Tells Family How American Soldiers Welcomed "Peace i I The tumult with which we guet the Fourth Is nothing compared to the man ner In which the bo.vtt In the ttenches celebi ated vvhen T they heard (ier- iiinny Had abiteti for peace. They simply broke loose nnd their joy Knew no bounds. i Fiom the moment the.v heard the good news they started celebrating, and throughout the night the skies were nglow with signal rockets anil other tlliii-tilTi.mtq 1- O. ,1.V,11M.U A ,,,,., ,,, of the fit-at tolcbrallon the Americans held is contained In a letter F 1' Harding has written to his family at 405 .South Twenty-third street Private Harding Is a member of the 305th Tiench Mortar Hatter.v. and has hern hard fighting since going "over theic" The letter, wiltteu the night of the dav of the signing of the armistice, was -ecelved toda. It follows in pail: "It Is with great Joy and happiness thnt I write to u nil, now that this wnr liaa rome to an end. I know how I happy you all hack home must feel to hear the good news. "I can hardly explain In vwiting how i happy the boys over here feel It Is a Leautlful moonlight night, and the boys are celebrating. Tho sy an arounu us is Illuminated where the fellows arc burning up ammunition and sending up signal iockets "In the distance we can hear the peal of the church hells some that have not rung since the war started. It all seems like a dream to tne, and too good to be true. And yet it seems strange not to hear the big guns bark ; but 1 trust In the Lord this is the end of It all "Outside of our quarters the bovs arc setting oft rockets and having a good time. It seems as If we are In a new woi Id " LAST DAY FOR SOLDIER GIFTS Red Cross Will Close Receiving Department Tonight This Is the last day on which Christ mas boxes will be received for soldiers overseas. After today no such parcels will be accepted by the lied Cross, which is in charge of seeing that the 2,00w,000 mem bers of the American expeditionary force in France receive their tokens of holiday cheer on time. nee-mma of the great volume of detail i w-ork entailed In the delivery of sol- ' . II L. ll'n r ntsn t m A n t fAtmd dlers' mall, the War Department found it necessary to set the time limit stated. All packages must be stamped with a "Christmas label" Bent In advance by the soldier for whom the gifts are In tended. In the event of failure to re ceive a label, the Ited Cross will supply a voucher that will be honored by the postal authorities. Chinese, III, Kills Hinuelf Mark Oth, a Chinese, thirty-six years old, of 0713 Germantovvn avenue, com mitted suicide last night by bhootlng himself through the head In the home of a countrypian, Mark Dewey, 4 406 Gcr mantow'n avenue, Oth rdbently vvas dls- cnargea irom at. juae b iiomiiuhi uuer five weeks' Illness with Influenza. Ho Is said to have been demented. TALKING MACHINES REPAIRED Everybody's, 38 N. 8th St. Vermrrlr M0 N.lOth St. Open l"rl.i Sat.Ern. The Comfort Robe Vour cirlf not complete without a 5A Wool or PluthMotorRobe. Getth8robettifiUndrd the robe tint's handtome well comfortable. Look, for tba SA trademark.; Aak. yqur dealer. Made In Philadelphia WM, AVKaWi SONS. Piialhl mmm I it , dj ii n -,. I wanwpw i IN FREEDOM'S HALL cJOSEPH P, MSCABE, Ser, Die-cT of Dtstase. W d.SCMOTT. b'tul.G.HARLAH MILLER. BIAGIO BUMDYiATflLIO IADEVAIA. G"asse.cT. Sc&ff:p.HAND THOS.A.REICHARDT- WAR CHEST HERE GIVES $7,500,000 .Sum Is Allotment for This District in United War Work Campaign niirclniHof the war chest have.ippio printed $7, 500,000 to meet the allotment of the united war work campaign in tli" Counties of Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester Delawaie and Montgomeiy. The campaign was not held In thlB lirritory, having been anticipated by the, war chest drive lit id bete last May Seven niganlzatloiis were associated In the united war work campaign. The nntonal goal was 170.500,000, and tilt , quota unsigned to Pennsylvania w.i twenty millions The allotment to the five counties Included in the vv.ir chest was i", 500, 000. The percentage share of each organization was fixed by the Sec ritary of War and approved hj the Pres ident of the 1'nited States. On the bas.U of these peicentagcs the scveial organi zations will share the appropilatlon from the war chest, as follows V M r A National Wnr Work Council $139fi-.10 00 Y V . 1' A. Niitlonjl W'ht VV ot k Couiull 011(1.000 00 K of O National I'athiillc VVur Cniiiii II . 1 n:o onn on Jewish We fare Ilo.ir.l tsa.iSIMiil American I.ilierU Aenociiitloll . 103.7.10 00 Snlviillon Army . let. 7 fill no Wur Camp CommunlO hcrvlce 01,0. 001). 00 Total appropriation of X7,5n.000 00 Several months ago an appropriation of $0,755,000, subject to collection of pledges, was made by the War Chest directors to the Hed Cioss. Also a num ber of appioprlatlons aggregating $280,- 000 hnvo been made to various organiza tions In the five counties looking after the welfare of the soldiers and sailors. CHANGED GERMANS' MINDS "Punched Heinic'n Ticket," Writes Atlantic City Corporal Atlantic il.v, Nov. 30 "Heinle had his mind set upon a picnic In Paris, but we punched his ticket," is the way Cor poral F. C. B. Anderson, of Company B, 103d Engineers. picturesquely sum marizes the dashing Yankee counter offensive which changed the tide of the world war. ' "The Huns did not pay the slightest attention to our Infantry nt the outset hut nfter we had thrown scrap Iron at them for the grcnter part of a day thej came over tn collect our hats as sou venirs." AnderMii writes from France. "Instead of giving up our hats we gave them cold steel. They started running then nnd they have not stopped yet." Elmer Farley, an Atlantic City boy, tells nf the citing of the Twenty-ninth Division, made up of Jersey guardsmen. for gallant fighting The repimentq now nr weHriiie their blue and grny division colors and are to have a distinctive uni form as a mark of valor. IIUi:.VKFAST AT MOELBERT'S 130 South 9th Street AM) SAVK MONKY Clean Food Quickly Served ;0o 55c 30o Galvanized Boat Pumps L. D. nrfr Co.. 50 N. id St, iiain 4VVV, AiUTKVf ) A Jeweler, Shoemaker or Restaurateur may utilize the evenings of an experienced and re sourceful advertising man ager at small monthly cost. This man knows the local field thoroughly and is well versed in the values of all advertising media. Ideas and copy. Illus trations. Complete service. t pBoyJBjg, Ledger. feiiliiW I IliB 1 1 ilMilWlH OF FAME oJ05 F.DALTON, HARRY PO0OLNICK. WounffexJ' VoundexJ W.A.THOMBSON Corp.R.LeFEVRE QUAKERT0WN SOLDIER LOST CHUM IN BATTLE Wiujur Clark and INorinan Taylor Fought Together Until Latter Fell Tno QuaKeitown boys fought side by side In the last drive against the hoche .ind one saw the other receive his death wound. The two brave lads vveie Aithur Clark and Norman Tavlor. The latter met his de.ith when tho 810th Machine Gun Battalion, Seventy- ninth Division, was etit up to the front line The chums found themselves right in the heart of action. Seveinl times the Germans tried to lout the line with a hall of shells, but the Americans never waveted. The shots pf (Marl, and Taj lor had denillv N'OUMAL STV.Yl.oit results on the en emy line, anil soon the two bo.vs from Quakertown found that they vveie evidently being singled out by the boclie. They stood their ground without flinching. In a letter to his pan ills ti.uk, who Is still in France, wrote: "1 was standing right beside Norman Taj lor when ho was killed. I will tell ou more about It when I get home." Talor was the foii of Titus O Tay lor. He trained at Camp Meade and went to Frame last i-unnner Ills par ents have not received word of their son's death from the War Depaitmcnt. K -If 1AIU dlEVVlELlttS th JJ DIAMONDS' The Continued Appreciation of the Diamond is largely due to the High Standard of Perfection demanded by Americans Important Sized Diamonds of the Finest Quality Obtainable Artistically Mounted in Platinam Bar Pins Brooches Necklaces Bracelets Engagement Rings Do your Christmas Shopping in the Morning eJlVlaezor - Sndividmlttssers Imported Coats for Motorists Sports Millinery Sportwool Suits $19.75 Up Ladiai' Tailor-Made Waitti, $2,75 Up .Mannlah style, with collars attached and detached. Silks and Linens. 1338 South Perm Square 1340 Just Kast ( liberty Hiatus , OmusHe Cltr Hall Innnnr. ninrrafi CALL FOE CRUEL So Sas Philadclphian Re leased With Seven Other Men (;iKN LITl'LE VUQV I oulti Have Starved sat lor, Ht'd Cross Packages, They Declare . Cnipoi.il l.etov S. CiiiiRleton null ,. ,' . , , , 1 Ilii7el avenue, has arrived In London with seven other Ameilcaus former lifts nf war the first to rearh the in iki, . i .'. u i ,.ni,t. HiJ,,ir,,w,"R n"ft ,l"'il weapon!- and ills- " p.iti lies reoelvid ti day All tli.i men ate members of the 102d Infant i. t They vveie captuied In Aprd at Seklieptey All told stories o' being placed at hard labor and Insulflcieiitlv 'fed 'Ihev would hive Mnrvcd. they i said, had it not been for American Ril I'los" package', received nt long inler 1 v.iK Ihigllsh prlsoneis tried tn n!d them, they said, but vveie pievenled by I the liirinins ' Congleton Is the son of Mi and Mrs Giorge i:. Cnngleton lie nail been a ptlsonei for seven months He enlisted I in It) jc. In Connecticut, while tt.ivellng ' in that Stale fur a Chicago firm, and saw service on the Mexican border lie was sent to France In September, 1017 Three tjomrniles Wiiniideil Three of Congleton's comrades were 1 wounded. Th(v vveie placed in vailous hospitals, but later joined the other pi ls- oncra who were taken first to t'onflans for a week, then to Darmstadt for five weeks, to Llmberg for three months and then to the Onl.idcn wotk camp. They weto attached to the Frtedrlchsficld camp until their release Novembe- 13. The men said they vveie supposed to g, l an American Bed Cross package weeklv, but were lucky if the Girmans perniltted this monthly. The packages were looted, especially those containing soap, according to the prison rs. Their treatment was v.uied in the illlTeieiit camps In Darmstadt they en dured civilian Insults While working on the loads the) often vveie vpat upon After the nimistlce was slgntd guards nnd civilians "got down on their kneis to us," they said. Llmhurg vvas called the ' injsteiy camp" owing to the numerous disappear ances of prisoners, the fate of whom was never repealed. The Americans even where observed a scarcity of men for onerous work, wom en doing the tasks in lumber sards and on the' railroads vvitii picks and shovels and unloading coal. Lilly said the women nnd men looked alike and. as far as the girls were concerned. ' you would not know that they were girls." At Opladen the women worked push ing ft eight cars at 6 ccntH a day, said one Ho added that thirty American prisoners were shipped to a cu.il mine. Here It vvas reported that a corporal named Lucien, whose regiment Is un known, refused to enter the pit German guards njishcd him over the brink and lie was killed bv the fall. He vvas burled tho neM day. Illnesit Among- Men The Aineilcan prisoners expel lenreil considerable Illness Several of them suffered from influenza. The men were permitted to write two letters or four pnMal cards monthly, but were allowed to receive only two. Four daH after the armistice the men were taken to Filedrlchsfeld and then to Holland, whence tliev sailed from Rotterdam on the IStli. Tliej arrived at Rlpon, 1'nglnnd, November 24. Lx cept for an average loss In vv eight of ten pounds each all tho men were in good health and spirit They will be sent to camp at Winchester James Fpitochelle of North Provi dence, It I , one of the group, related a gruesome Incident which occurred nt Haberdashery of Distinction Overcoats English Caps Scarfs Silk Shirts Gloves WOMEN'S TOPCOATS English Woolens $33.75 UP yi l tl VtSTfK v fsR vmm ; TsPMPV WSZSBBKBm the Limburg camp. A human finger was round in the soup. Tho American III tnn.P, ,t,AA ...n.1.. III 1.... .. ,, I guard declared It n great Joke nnd , ,,,;",. "'' ",c ",,Kir "" " ,nes' "ecora- Kpllorhelle said "The foo.I was all I but uneatabie Breakfast consisted of inlsernhle coffie anil n tin n err. nf bread, lunih, scup containing bits of ' ...,,,!,-, r.u'.i itmi iiuuiiutn mill 1W11H full of dli t and and We used to take out the potatoes nnd give the test to the poor Russian prlsnneii For weeks we hail to labor on Hint diet MVOLT REAL. SA i S FREED PRISONER Ilv I.KKOV S. CO.NCI.ETON I l.niiiliin, Nov 30 - The Herman revo- nii inn ii nenuiiiH, juiiging iniin wn.it ,s.iH in iLitmstuill, LliiibuiK and Opiilu- ilell The common people le.ilizp fur the first '""''l" the inllltnrlHts ilup.d them It 1 iiiiposible for nillltiirlsm to itturn to IM,er On .Novunhet (Iiiinaii m,irinrs went iiiung tne umiie waving reit ting aiming olhei soldiers At Opplailm the people and the gar- rlsnn were wild with jov- The entire garrison immedl.itrh packed up and all of them l ituined to their homes Mr gtiaryl. announcing the news, ti'ssed his cap and c.iitililge bell In the all, cr.v -lug" "Now well have fieedoin" 1 had acted as Interpietei and as a lesult was allowed the fieedom of the towns where we were quartirid t tnl'td with in.inv peisons regaiiling the food sltuntion. which was extremely sellout- Here Is ,i menu of ,i tvplca! f.unilv, sin li as 1 often dined with- I-'oi breakfast -V vuhstitutc for inffee. consisting of b.irlev, etc. nnd bread made of potato floui and s.iwdi"t For luncheon- A suitp made from sub stitutes for fats nnd potatoes or onions, alternating with i.ihbage On .Sundn.vs meat vvas allowed. For dinner -Bread and jam Ml restaurnniH were ,,,, . , IKOple I1IU1 pillll.v in mm Mini M'S'ii money but no gold, sllvel or copper Anyvva. they dldn t have iin.vlhlng tn spend it foi The factories weie making onl.v such necessities as win material, household furniture, etc i:veithlng was evpen slve I paid fifteen marks ($3 00) for a knife nnd fork Labours, who were mostly women, earned from seven to nine marks.- ($1 C8 to $i 16) a dav Pi is nneis did all the farm work All work clothes vveie made fiom papei. while diet-s i Inthes weie remade f i oin old things Phe tops weie paper and the soles were eitner paper wood Hats were made of sltavv Thl only amusement was.- the mov le 'ipvrlBhi mil HOG ISLAND STRIKE STILL ON i 1000 Locomotive Engineers and 250 Cement Workers Out A thousand locomotive engineer!- and leading crane operators at Hog Island were still out tndav, striking for an In crease In wages from eighty cents an I hour to $1.5. About 260 cement work ers also struck, contending their fore- I man had been unjustly supplanted There has been some talk among other emploves of the yard of a walkout In s.vmpathy with the engineers, especially among motortruck drivers, who were called upon to haul nbout the yard ma terial that had heen carried by the loco motives. There Is further unrest among these truck drivers becnuse of their wage scale, fifty-four cents an hour, which nets them $33 7G for n forty-four hour week. This, they sa, is Inadequate. The strike Is the lesult of reduced pay checks caused by the elimination of overtime nnd Sunday work at Xhe jard Rlnco tile armistice was signell The men now want $1.23 an hour to make up the difference between what they made from overtime and their present fort -four-hour week pa. LOSES JOB; ENDS LIFE ; Mill Worker, Hit bj Peatc, Hangs Mill elf ' Despondent because he lost his Job In a mill following cessation of war work, I Joseph K. F Sutton, slv.ty.ftve enrs old, fi'.'2B Norwood street, IJermantown, com mitted suicide today by hanging him self In the cellar of his home The hod vvas found suspended from a i after on n new rope which Sutton pur chased shortly befoie ending his life Relatives who missed him made a search and found the bodv. J EGVLDWELL 8f . New Lockets TO BE WORN BLACK SILK IMMEDIATE CHRISTMAS Business Men Lunch Here Because they are not detained or delayed through slow serv ice. The quiet, dignified, rest ful atmosphere permits them to relax and enjoy their rnid rday meal. as I UNDER FIRE TEN DAYS; UNHWflM . 1 r. L.. lnll, Jr., rorilicr CcntraF " (J iiigii Alliletr, iot liven Scratched ;, iM ..."wi.,! m'sh nvj,hnii",'h' .Jr' tor , ,,'-',, gf.ten't thoSfh't'Se" on.i... ..-.".?un the , i Meuse. iWunVr? fire continuously for ten days and golnc over the top five tlmeK without being scratched B Proving hlnself HiouBhtfurasTw!! as brave, he cabled his parents as noon as the a r m I stlc hail been signed and hostilities flop ped, that he hail come through i unhurt, and was In ' the best o? health in anil spirits. A letter hAnAlt'A a few davs later tnhl of his experiences in that tu i lib struggle along the Meuse, vvhli h Instill fiom Sepetmher 24 to No v ember i ntul vvlihli nrmv experts Bay Hnallv btoke the hack of the German i artnv " Sergeant N.ish whs ilrafled last year. Iiaineil .it lamp Menile nnd vvnt to I'Ynnre In .lutie nf this vear with th lliaihiu.uti rs i'iiii,iiiv f the 31Bth In Ifantrj. i'hlliiileliihl.rs own regiment of ein'live terv He in n He Is twenty-two ....-.. .... "'in iwa iiuicillB nt; 1217 West Hilton Mteet PLAN MISSIONARY SUNDAY Soiielv for Propagation of llie Faith Celclirates Tomorrow The ShcIiIv for tile Piopagatlon of the Faith will hold Its fourth annual celebration of Allslonaiy Sunday In the Cathedral tomoi row afternoon at 3 o'i loci; It will lie the Hi st opportunity the mission woiKeis nf the illocese have had to gieit Aichhlshnp Dougherty, who was a miHslomu.v Illshnp in the Philip-, pine Islands The Archbishop will pre side at the celebration mid make an ad dress I .v special muiii-iii iirogiam nas ocen mciMltil hi Professor William Sllvano Tn,lmUl njganlst of the Catliedrnl, i in gainst or tne cathedral, serm.in will be preached by the The Verv Ittv .lames A Walsh, founder anil supirvlsor nf the American Foreign Mlisimuii v Seminary nt Mnrv Knoll. gSKSSSJfeSSESgS Rii2 Carlton XciotyRoom A ROOM as beau tiful as it is novel. Not only a patri otic tribute to our Allies, but an example of Ritz progressiveness. We'd be very glad indeed to have you see the Victory Room. Come in! RITZ-CARLTON Broad and Walnut What's Holding You Back? IfiMP ou eer thought It might b souroclf" Hap nu pir tried to And oUtT ou inn tret th nffUtanca .you tiwd, throusli h i omplfto, thorough, intensely in t proline tour.ifi or irninine in ier hoiih! l)cilonment. hiih wilt enable roil. tn m Up a Hriontlfir anabnlii of yourself then to develop ouren Mrntmoiir nlh from daj to da while doing your rt-j-ulfir work Tin tourer- 1 for bmv inon nnd womn who w.mt flefinlti1. quick reultn. The plan lomblnPH lnillidual advice wltli rlnni.room lift ruction and dlscusulon. locturrs will b glpn bj well-known KprlnlNtH Mondfi fenlnKof faoh npfk during tin twelw weeks of the course. rh tvt In mndi-rntp Tin uppnlns meeting will bo held Mon 1,ix npff'mbpr 'J nt 7 10. fall or write for full nurtlculari. Instruction Department Central Y. M. C. A. 1421 Arch Street JEWELERS-SILVERSMITHS fe r i mii ft? i5szsi3sS?K2. Of enamel And Dia monds Or Of Plain Platinum For Appli cation Of jeweled Monogram or Crest. WITH JEWELED CORD SAUTOIR SHOPPING IS RECOMMENDED MODERATE PRICES DAILY SPECIALS Vegetarian Platter M Fish Platter . . . . 75 Meat Platter 75 Chicken Platter $1.25 Special Turkey Platter, $1.50 We may he a tittle hard to locate, but 10 it'll be glad you found us. lN0BlilUCH' IMKIU LW.TiurN 5ECOHD it M sm m aHa ., . ? ,m -rJ 1 -rf mi im 'r9 iude in tne gautuit sistn ana wtohuwr ")ri t .- . -' vv-s,, ,, y, I . T ' '
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