r t S 'W "h t m ? & u IK lib t.i A" hi. ) K ":f lUTHOFCAMDEN' CITED FOR VALOR i i Old Thrf Regiment's 'Mighty. Drive Captured 2000 Prisoners 2 CAPTAINS ADVANCED Geoivre L. Solby antl B. Stone. of Burlington. Mnde Majors on Field TJifr- 1Htli infantry. Camden's old TJitril ncplhicnt, was cited for uniur pntsced cournco In tlic Anal drle of the wpf ahil two of Its captains were pro- mnll to tnalors on the field. "The regiment, composed entirely of. It Camden men and men of nearby com " initnltlcs was Officially credited with tlio 'capture of 200ft prisoner?, seven large cannon, 700 machine Rims and ast inllltttrV Stores and equipment. Letters from Major Georgo J Solby and from Prlvato Albert Staples. Just received, tell of tne regiment's achieve ments. Major Selby. who commanded G Company of the 114th. was one of the two captains Bhcn a major's gold lcaes. , Captain B. Stone, of Burlington. N. J wastho other company commander ad vanced ono urade on tho field. Inscribes Ailtnnre Major Selby, whoso homo Is at 318 UecliPtt street. Camden, In his letter, described an advance made by the HUh, supported by a French regiment. They were drhlpg forward against Sedan, shortly before the armistice was signed. Selby said thq Americans were trudg ing rapidly forward and had gone two ( miles' when they t-aw the French begin digging thelnsehes In. "Word was passed along the lino that tho Yanks were set ting too fast a pace. Tho Americans hen. dug themaehea In for fHe fcot, not fa'r from a (Jerman position. "Everything that looked like a Hun joined tho celestials in short order," commented Selby. "Ono of my men who was so damn dumb lie couldn't write his own name," he wrote, "heard a shout on a part of the sector liq was guarding. Ho saw eight boches running towards the trench. He wuh dumbj but knew how to handle a rifle and got secn of tho boches with out any of thorn getting htm. ' " One Still Running "The eighth turned and. Is running back to Merlin jet.y Private Staples, In a letter to his sister. Mist Mar Staples, 728 Vine . street, Camden, said ho had been slightly wounded at the capture of Sedan. On November 18, he said, soen days, after the Rrmlstl'.e was signed. Major General Morton, commanding the Twenty-ninth Division Issued a citation commending the 114th for Its gallantry In action and reciting the number, of men, cannon and In.iclilue guns captured by the rcgl- '" ment, ' U. S.-QWNED' MARINE ( DEPOSED BY SCHWAB Fleet, Corporation Director, Back From Vacation, Sees "Need of New Laws "Remedial legislation" wan suggested this afternoon by Charles M. Schwab, director general of-the Emergency Fleet Corporation, as the first proper step toward solution of the shipping nrob lem, when he returned tp his offices here nflcr p. vacation of two week. Looming largest among the many great problems facing the United States as a lcsult of the war Ih that of proper man agement of Its (3,500,000 000 merchant fleet and dc doping flio ability to utilize it, ha fuld. j "To Jme a successful merchant mat Ine, we first must havo tho operators of the ships financially Interested In flleni," Eald Mr. Schwab, who added that the lews expressed by Robert Dollar, widely known steamship owner of the Pacifies coasti coincided with his own? Mr. Dollar publkly opposed Government ownership as proposed by Secretary t Daniels in a Bpeech here eeeral weeks ago, and asked "necessary legislation and regulation to put the operation -of our ships on an exact equality w IJh those of nif competitors"- ermanency ot the shipbuilding Indus- Is another question of paramount im- iit portance, qeciarea Charles 1'lez, vice president ana general manager ot tne f VJUmergency Fleet Corporation. How this J rcan ba assured, air. piez ivaa not m r cllned to bav. 'Jany of the shipyards are going out of' business WltliTthe passing of Jhp'n-ar emergencjV ho said. ."This Is particu larly irue In the case of those yards .building wooden vessels. Some of tho 'steel yards also will drop out, for those thftt haVe been Improperly managed can .nofsurvlve peacetime competition. Most of 'the steel jards, however, will nnd show Id survive. We must find a way to perpetuate this Industry, on which huge suina of money and Infinite labor have beon expended," Ite rrAPTMH R&TTIUS Cf AlN tf.-K W ' """"" uM i Philadelpliian Killed in Cast JDrive. Dov Before Armistice Captain Prank Farnham Battles, son of Mr. and Mrs. .Frank Battles. 267 South Nineteenth" street, was killed In action Novetpbtr 10, the day before the armistice was signed, according to an official telegram received by h's parents. fto la believed to have fallen i in the final American push to Kedan, ah he Is Captain Battles was a veteran ot the ?.. nm , H'irHT I : rv , mnn. liiifi huw .Brinnn i, i wltlt Jt along the Mexican border. Ho fY was admitted to the first officers' train-- ing school at J'.ort isiagara anu received Oil nls ! ... his 'commission there. JllS'C - t n.irn HrnthArn ntsrt tinvA rnmmls1ftns a TvV as captains . in the army They are f i.AVllllam Walt Battles, Second Battalion, rt , 454th' Depot Brigade, now In France, and Wlnthrop Hilton Battles, Instructort r'J In aerial acrooaiica at Mineoia. r 'i Captain. Frank DaUles was a gradu r. ate of tho Episcopal Academy and of the (, 'University ot Pennsylvania. 191S. He t , . was a ineniuer ui iiio ueua im iru- ternlty and ot the Marliliam Club. IT'C linUT DBAD JinMIDAI DIIIC 1 ( , , n -., ,. Commander of Texas Made Head iHw 'A oPNavigntioh Pwreaj; , mtNiitnsioiii i'ct, --iuj-, ju i .; t Caplln .Victor BfuOf nov commanding fthvipr.dreadnovigit fejas, has been ' selAoted for detail as chief of the Bu reau of Navigation with rank ot rear tdnjlrai. t He was enter oi ma bureau , for,fouri,ent, ondlng lp Augmt. lfl6, ntvenoh was aselgnsa to, sea dutv. rt.' , SeoVtary TJanUni nnaUH4' td' " iHe"silng of CapUIn Hiiwt's .nomlna- four of dut urcWuf ;oiMtrtKHor U nvv MICHAEL BROWN DIES; WAS B. & L. OFFICER Held Post of League Secre tary and Engaged in Wool Business Michael J, Brown, seventy-four ears old, secretary of the Building andI.onn Association League, vice president of tho Spring Garden lnstltuto and for a num ber of j ears a member of Brown & Ueose, wool merchants, dfed today at his home, 1117 Mount Vernon street Tho cnuso of death was heart disease, following a ncnous breakdown ho Buf fered about a jcar ago. Mr. Brown was secretary of the City of Homes Building nnd Loan Society and for mnny jears was editor of tho building and loan column of the Public ..odger. He a born In this city, and wns tho son of Alco and Elizabeth Lanfy Brown. On reaching his twenty-first birthday Mr, Brown entered tho wool business, dentlfylng himself with tho firm of Gregg &. tlreen, 111 Chestnut street. When this firm went out of business, Mr. Blown became Assistant United States Appraiser, In which position ho remained more than sixteen years Subsequently ho reentered tho wool business, from which ho retired twcho 'cars ago. Mr. Brown was also a director 'of the Apprentices Library, Ho Is nurlcd by his widow, two laughters nnd a son. ' Thwart New Plot to Restore Kaiser Continued from I'uce Ono bach, head of the great Krupp .steel works, who controlled the finances of the monarchist plot In Ocrmany. fled to The Netherlands with tho former German Kaiser., Count von Bbhlcu. husband of Ber tha Krupp. tho Germnn "cannon qucon," Is tho descendant of I'hIHdel phlans, and Is widely known In social ind clifb circles in Philadelphia. He Is a cousin of Dr. Francis II. Bohlen, professor at tho University of Penn sylvania. GERMAN GENERALS PROVE REBELLIOUS lly JOSEPH HERRINGS Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger CopurioM, JJI8, tv A'eio York Times Co. Berlin, Dec. 2 One of tho Peop'e's Commissioners, the Independent Social ist Emll Bafth, has made a sensational statement to the executive committee of the Soldiers and Workers' Counoll, to Mia effect, that nt Lennep there was a, sanguinary encounter between the Sol llprs" Council nnd tho commanding gen rnl. which ended with the arrest of the "armor. The case 19 now being investi gated by the Government. It not being 'ilfp clenr who was at fault. "If, however," said Earth, "any gen eral believing In the support cf his roops, should dare to start a counter Tvolutlon In 'any part of tho fatherland, -r If any general should start to order iny member of tho now Governmen shot then wo shnul dunhesltatlngly deal v"h hint In like manner. Then the nroletar'ans will take up the fight ruth-oh-Iv and defend their Ubcrfywlth their lves." CientTals Ordered to Berlin Ueccntly the cabinet ordered the h'gh In command, Von Hlndenliurg, and vy generals.to conic Immediately to Berlin, and demanded the immediate 'Ism ssal of General Eberhardt, who was responsible for the I.ennep trouble. Minor officers who have Just returned from the front have repeatedly displayed in 'timlstnUihle sp'rlt of revolt, a most striking example being that of threi - t fhn C-8Pel celebration of the return of the troops. At Lohen the mlll irv watch fired ut them. Lieutenant Krucger shot and wounded ono of th soldiers, who then killed h'm. Captain Krosha and another officer, who accom pained Kreuger. wero arrested. Trouble hns been brewing over sine he commanders of tho western ainiler reached German soil Slxt von Arnlm lUTO m . SbSy 4 'Mrif'ilf00 abonthi8, uUleeJr(fm'daylo day-&ttUcli for iilWftTIWtfim'yt nMiMliBijMtlilnwWMirifililriMniWVialil n'tofm JiftKmilMLaA.KA'ttuAi. EVENING PUBLIC arriving at tho head of 600,000 men, wui me nrsi general wno seemed unable o renllzo the new situation and gave offensive orders, which were, however, withdrawn afterward. Ho wus followed by Hbcrhardt, who addrebsed the pcoplo In the military style, threatening all klndi of penalties unless ho wns Im plicitly obeyed. Ho strictly prohibited any red flag3 or red badges. Von Hothni Itrbclllolis General von Boehm gave very muih the same orders, to tho annoyance of Berlin and Hlndenhurg. Tho Soldiers nnd Workmen's Coun cil makes a public statement to the effect that the Casscl arch was adorned .1th only two red flags, which were quite overwhelmed In tho profusion of black white and red. The council had never raised any objection against uny ring whatever, but could not permit on In sult tb thp red Hag. An encounter like tho ono described here coul'l hnrdly bo avoided, said Doc tor SUedekum, now Prussian Finance Minister, to your correspondent In dls "usslng the situation, ut ho was nbso 'utely confident that tho peoplo's com missioners had the situation well In hand and that the soldiers' councils would sec Mint nn military coun succeeded Tho demand of tho executive commit eo of the Workers and Soldiers' Coun cils that tho people's commissioners dP tilst Foreign Secretary Solf, which de nulnl was suggested to th.it bnd b ho Bavarlin Premier, Eisner, will most likely bo answered by Doctor Solf tend, erliifr lilj resignation and with him the ivholo Huff of the Foielgn Office left ovei from the old regime will go. MEAT PACKERS ACCUSED BY TRADE BOARD Five Big Companies Declared to Have Combined in Re straint of Trade MuhhliiKlon, Dec. 2. (By A P) Tho Federal Trade Commission, In' a supplemental report submitted to Con gress today, chargirt tho the bis miat packing companies of the country with a tomblnation In restraint of trade antl with controlling the sale of livestock and fresh meats Evidence Is cited at length to Biipport tho charges Sn 1ft K. Co , Armour Ac Co , Morris & Co , Wilson f. Co , Inc., ind the Cudaliy Packing Company are named. "Tho evidence of the present day existence of a meat combination, among tho five big packers Is voluminous and detailed," th report said, 'This evi dence is convincing, consisting ns It does largely of documents written by tho packers or their agents and Includ ing the memoranda made by one of the participants in tho combination of the terms nnd conditions agreed upon at various meetings of tho packets." LIEUT. WILLIAM DALY DIES Retired Police Official Succumbs to General Breakdown William Daly, former police lieutenant of the Third and Do Lancey streets station, died this morning fo'lowlng a General breakdown nt his home, CG14 Angora Terrace. Befoie his letlremem a short time ago he was one of the oldest police lieutenants on the local force In point of service. Ho was appointed to the force May 28, .1887, and spent much of his early career on duty at the SKth and Twentieth Districts He also saw ser vice with , tho harbor police. Ho was imde btreet sergeant In 1900 nnd four jears later attained the rank of lieutenant In 1013 he was trans 'trred to the Twenty-fifth District. Third nnd Dickinson streets, and six months ago was abslgned to the Third ind De Lancev streets station. Lieutenant Dalv Is survived by n widow nnd sl children, three sons and 'hreo daughters The sons nro In France with tho American army. PREACH HEALTH IN PULPIT liuptist Ministers Favor Idea Teachers Appeal to Presbvlerians The preaching of doctrines ot health from the pulpit was recommended at the vecklv meeting of tho Baptist Mlnls ers' Union today, and a resolution to his effect approved. At the Ministerial meeting of the Presbyterian Church today. In Wlther- poon Hall, a communication from the chool terchers of this city was read, isklng the ministers to take an Interest nwaid obtaining for tho teachers an In- rease In salaries. Saturday, Dec. 7Saturday,Dec. 14 Full Speed Ahead That's the alogqh of the Automobile industry today. Peace days have brought a new era. The industry has weathered the stress and strain of four years of war. It 'contributed more material help toward the winning of the war than any other industry except one steel. As the third largest American manufacturing industry it took more than One Billion dollars' worth of war orders and far over-subscribed every Liberty Loan issue. Now we're back on the firing line of business.. We're going to cele brate our 'Business Victory. The Automobile Industry one of the most sorely affected by war conditions stood the strain, and comes out with flying colors. It proved it rested on sound foundations and was patriotic to the core. We are "on our toes." A new impetus is in the air. The era of pros perity is in full swing. Face-Front to the.better days. Motor cars and Trucks are better than you knew before. War has taught us how to do things better. HELP US CELEBRATE AUTOMOBILE JUBILEE WEEK DECEMBER 714 Philadelphia Automobile Trade Association On behalf of the Dealers in Motor Can, Motor Trucks, Tirs and Accessories. LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, WILL SUE M'fcOACH FOR CITY PLUMBING Finance "Committee Asks lie dress for Alleged Abandon ment of Bybcrry Contract The tlty will bring suit ngulnst II Ham McCooch, Jr , son ot the former City Tieasurcr, for his falluro to complete the contract to provide the plumbing at the hospltat nt Berrs Suit will also ho brought against tin National Surety Comp.iny which acted as bondsman for McCoach This Is the company of which Mayor Smith's con cern Is a branch It was learned that theso actions would bo taken at this afternoon's meeting of Council's Ilnanco committee McCoach gie up tho work, It Is said, because of the high cost of labor and muter In I The finance cominltteo recommended that $50,000 be appropriated to the De partment of Health and Charities sc hiit bids foi the hospital work could "do rvadvertlsed An appropriation of ? 100,000 was lec ommended to Mnvor Smith for rx penses Incurred Incidental to the wai Of this $00,000 will bo required for over coats for members of tho Homo De fense Reserve. The Philadelphia National Bank war recommended ns the loan and transfe agent for the cltj this afternoon, Councils' Finance Committee Tor this vvorK, the bank will rciclvo an annua payment of $24,000 The Farmers nnd Mechanics' National Bank formerly aited In this capacity at tho rate of ?28,000. but several month ago this Institution ns absorbed li the Philadelphia Natlonul Bank Ropresentntlves of tho Pcnn National Bank asked for an opportunity tu bit' for tho work, but tho Philadelphia Na tional was recommended, It Is said be cause of its familiarity with tho ilt finances It was announced that the firm ot A. Wrleht & Co. had given up Its contract with the city for the manu facture of bond and loan oertlllcate'' Tho Wright concern, It Is said, found thi . work unprofitable.. ' B.ink notl- companies will be asked, to submit bids In a few tlajH on cer j Iflcatis for tho $7,000,000 loan rcccntl I sold Tho meisuro providing for a 10 per cent salaiy Increase foi all municipal niilof3 receiving less than $2000 a year was approved by tho members of Councils' Finance Committee this aftei noon, and will come beforo Councils on Thurbday with a favorable recommenda tion EXTEND SOLDIER GIHS TIME Packages Hay Be Sent as Late as Next Wednesday Tho tlmo limit here for receiving Christmas parages for shipment to 'oldlers overseas hus been extended a ew da s by the American Bed Cross as in accommodation for thoso friends and rrlatlpes just receiving the "labels of ermlt" from the soldiers The original time limit expired last Siturday. Wednesday or Thursday is the new limit. AUToWugTmcirousE Hurled Through Wall by Colli sion With Trolley Struck by a trolley and thrown on to tho pavement by the Impact, un automo bile tiuck crashed Into the house of loseph Dewes, Tenth and Daly streets. today, wrei Ked too stue or me imuu-i ing ana utimageu mo corneals oi iu looms. Tha truck was driven b Jiff Gnl v'n. 121B Webster street. It was struck while going sputh on Tenth street. MOONEY WIRES PRESIDENT Asks What He Means by "Com mutation of Death Sentence ban Quentln, Cul., Dec. 2. (By A. P ) A telegram asking President Wllso" to "state exactly what you mean by commutation of my death sentence " be fore he leaves for tho peace conference was sent the President by 1 nomas J. Mooney from the Stale prison here today. HE WEEf AujfegKHMIMMfc. 'aht. nnllflTHtwIii' I'f i MONDAY, GLASS BACK IN WASHINGTON Possible Successor to McAtloo Re turns From European Trip VV nulilnnton, Dec. 2. Congressman Carter Glass, of Virginia, who has been mentioned quite promlnenllj as the pos slble successor of Secretary of the Treas. ury Mr-Adoo, returned to Washington to- day after a visit of seven weeks to tno Luropean battlcrronts Ho has not heard from President Wilson or any other odlelal. he said In regard to taking Mr McAdoo's place. nor have they an opportunity to communicate with him , He .left Lngland two dajs beforo the inounrement wns made of Secretar i McAdoo's Intended resignation, reached Hnlirax. Saturday and came on direct to Washington Although ho had booked passsgo to New York nnd It was sup posed tho ship would dock there, her course was altered on account of tho presenco of a large number of Canadian soldiers nboard, and she went to Hnllfnx Instead Tho Impression gained strength here todaj that Bernard M Barudi Is to be appointed to succeed Secretary McAdoo nnd that an announcement to that effect will bo made hy tho President before ho leaves this evening for France BRIDGE PLANSJXPLAINED "'rofrrisor Laird Outlines Scope to Busiurss Men Plans for the bridge over tho Dela- 1 ware Hlver connecting Philadelphia nnd I Camden were announced and explained 'o representatives of jthe Market and I Chestnut Street Business Men's Associa tions bj Professor Warren 1. Liilrd, the rng'neer In charre, this afternoon. Professor Laird met the business men 1 In tlie Select Councils chamber of City j Hnll Ho explained the conditions that 1 led to the choosing of Washington , Sqtiaie as tho Phlladelph'a terminus and Court House Plana as the Camden . end of the proposed structure. Tenta tive plans for tratllc legulatlons about, the bridge entrance also weiu Miggosted 1 by the engineer He had a set Ips of maps showing Just I what great triiflk' svstems will benefit bv the erection of the bridge and told 'iow this would belj) both tho cities and Stutes concerned. Shoe Drive Continues! Choice of StyleM a Great as Ever Price the Lowett fn Philadel phia. CALF SHOES AT "We're ttlll an unlimited choice for you. for DOutht theie tbooi wav In ii.dTft.nce ' Dourbt more than anr other ezcluiire men's on in Philadilphia orer In a Tear. Cuitom-oullt In the lateit natterns hr lead ine m a ken. Ever pair sold at a minimum Quantity profit with our Iow downntalri' economy expemei figured down to roolfbottom, fivei you the lowett prices ' you'to ever teen. $3 to 91 flavin at leait. AH the leading $9 to $12 shoes in tan or black calf or superb . Shell Cordovans at (Til to our prices now. . . v" I Remember, No Other Shop is Equipped to Give You Such Values Under $9 to $12. ML B00TSH0PB N.W.Cor.13lh 6 Market OPEN LVERY EVENING it ty ihwfc TlBIHMMTMllllifMliMPWMlMtfBlitffiilMf TliTuWii I y7. s' S I ' nfaJ r 1 77 A Ml A Worth mjjsbl A Frepared or the I hur 1M61 J our rook m bottom ArjIsiVK. j brlnritir .V S DECEMBER 2, 1918 TO EXCULPATE LA FOLLEITE Senate Committee Recommends Dismissal of Disloyalty Charge Wellington. Dec. !. (By A. P.) A formal report recommending dismissal of proceedings Involving disloyal y charges against Senator I.a Kollette, of Wisconsin, on account of his speech be tmf tno Nonpartisan League at 6.1. Paul, y, n r 117 WBH presented to ., JHRKKKKKtHKKNKERKKHKKHKHHK HMnvaM , w ITH AMERICAN AVIATORS IN FRANCE, Sept. 20, (Correspondence of The Associated Press) ". . the aviators went silently to their quarters for their great, heavy Arctic clothing. In the turn of a hand they were back on the field, swathing and swaddling themselves to the eyes, tucking chocolate in their pockets (for they get hungry : up in the air), or breaking open a fresh pack- age of chewing gum, which helps to alleviate nervousness, and has a steadying effect." New York Times. Please remember some soldier boy over there received that package of your favorite Adams gum, when you found it missing from the counter. If you can't get Adams Black Jack, try Adams California Fruit, Adams Pepsin, Adams Yucatan or any other Adams brand. A We JLJr Pure Adams Black Jack Adams Ghiclets Adams repsm tf Adams Spearmint U ) Stnd a Stick in tho Senate today by Senator Dillingham of Vermont, Republican, acting for the majority of the Privileges and Elections Committee. Ho) t'jiccr I'la)cr Breaks Leg Samuel Brlllaml, thirteen jears old, 2986 lllchimtid street, broke h.s right leg In two plncrs while jilavlng soccer nt tho .Tanus Martin Public School, Richmond nnd Ontario streets, this aft e noon lit was taken to the Lplfcopal o l) al AMS Chewing Adams California Fruit Adam's Yucatan Adams Sen Sen Adams CloVe CHICLE Every, LetterJtoJg&Sfflitef.jBi& mmmmrwmmmmmmmmmmmfmmmsmm 17 A X CUNARDER IN COLLISION Liner Orduna and British 'Tanker, Crash Near Galley Head -?' London, Dec 2. (By A, T.) The Cunard liner Orduna, Inward bound, was "n collision today with Ihe British tanker Ko"tkry, nenrtJalley Head. The Orduna proceeded to Liverpool and the extnet of the damage done: to her hH not been determined as 'if it u Gum " If ' St o- Si -? i -'5 3.! 'i Tr' 1 i i It v i i i 4 1 '1 I I f - M i I 0 1 J: i . ,!4 larthmn its mtMmmwntmmnWSnmemWnh
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