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OF BREMEN BAND
Daring British Submarine
Caught Unsuspecting Ger
man Gayly Flying Flags
ELB.E SEARCHERS DEFIED
.Young Officers, Who Had ta
inted Orders, Nnrrowlv Es-
caped Capture After Feat
One of these das the ItritWh Official
Gazette may bo expected to announce
that two youns otllcers ot tho Iiosnl
JCavy have received the Victoria Cro
The youthful commander and hit il u
tenant violated orders to sink the
Bremen. They were censured nflli lam
at the time, praised umMlclatK .1- ft
Iritn of tho lloynl N'nvy cr hid hr 1
Now their friend' epei' to -,ee tin m
ceUe their duo reward for vnloi
Chaplain J T l'oole It N . rf 11 s
Majesty's ship Cumberland, recounted
tho details nf the sin He 1 il
sketched tho thrilling nam, as ilre.tdv
recounted In tha i:i.mh ri m n
""edqeu, nt a meeting it th. iinf"
High School The school kiiN h 1 In
way, after the meeting handed him .1
chtck for $110 to b used In th Hi 11
Isli Ited Cros
Over n (toed l'lir
"I had the --lor ' aid 1 h 11 him ? 1
over a plpef-il of aiomatlc Kims' 1 i
cut In his cabin un tin 1 unihi 1 1 m 1
"from a friend of mint -oik- of tin ..t
fleers of tho submarine
"I'll not mi mint natii- if jmi il -it
Wind, and I'll call the -iibm nine tin
'A-B-C for tbero Is no Mich boat In tin
British navj, and I fmgit the 11.1m.
anyhow.
"It was ono of the big c-aft that
patrolled tho waters Ivlng about !er
many. They usually went out for about
ten days at a time Important work
kept the Germans tied up In port but
deadly monotonous The onJ rtement
was the chance of bumping a in'ne and
then'nobody came home to tell tho tab
"As I recall the facta the nfllccr"
aboard tho 'A-ll-c- hid found out wrnic
thins about the defenses of the uer
Kibe, The;, got It Into their heads 10
have a try for the ri. r--f moled they
might Bet as far as tho Kiel Canal
"Well, they tailed It our between
themselves and tinalh asked the crew
would they like to go off patrol and
take p. look In at the labe Tho men
were wild for It an j thing to bieuK tin
monotony "So the 'A IJ-r" dodged the mint fields
and .got Into the Ulbe Hon t Know
how they munaged it .Must ha. been
touch and go, and might 1 hano work
But they went through and got near
Dremerhaven It was a haul job, grow
ing more risky ever foot of tup waj
Finally they decided to put about I
fancy they dldn t know as much about
the Inside defenses of th ihei as thiv
had thought
They rind the Bremen
( They poked theh nerit. ope up foi
a final look around and then wan the
Bremen, tunning awash, cunning tower
open, flags flj Ing. bands plat Ing on
shore and the crowds waiting for her to
make her dock
"One look was enough. They put a
torpedo Into that German super-submarine,
and It hit where the conning towi r
'Joined tho deck It rai-ed the conning
tonerHOO feet In the air ami the hull
dropped to the bottom
"Then tho fun began The Hermans
knew there was a llrltlsh 'sub' in the
river hadn't suspected it btfoi'e De
stroyers swarmed about. Thev dragged
the bottom with chains s.-ei.il times
the chains scraped the hull of the
'A-B-C but she gut 1 It ar The
dropped depth charges all about Luck
ily every one misted our boat
"She crawled along the bottom and
then lay 'doggo' until the trouble bltw
over. Her luck held and the steend
her back to sea Went on patrol agiln
X Bhould say. The Hon is that some of
the principal members of the rew were
decorated The olllcers got a itprimand,
though disobeyed orders in going off
patrol. But every one expects thev 'II
get the Victoria frons now the war Is
over. It was a Victoria Cross job if
ever there was one
IAY GRIP DEATHS TO DOCTORS
Chiropractor Sav Fjeriincnt
With Serum W ere Fatal
T&tperiments vlth serums and anti
toxins In the treatment of IrUluenza were
responsible for the high moitallty iitii
In the recent epidemic atcoiding to I)r
John Iloss. of Ifort 'aiu- Ind presi
dent of the-Federation of t hiropr.utors
Of, the United .States
Speaking this afternoon before the an
i nual convention of the Chinipiactor As
sociation of Pennsylvania at tin Hote-I
Adelphla. noctor Kcss iritleized the
medical profession for its handling of
Influenza cases, and said the disease
yields more readll to chiropractic, treat
ment. Doctorloss conterdtd that the liuman
flyBtem. vchen allllltid with inllueuza Is
naturally full of toxemia poison, and
that when serums ale Injei ted into the i
blood In addition, the iffect often is I
fatal. .
Chiropractors hold that disease orig-.
Inates in the netc i enters of the spine,
hnd they confine themselves tu spinal '
treatment
MAY ALTER REVENUE DISTRICTS
Roper Sees Advantage in Con
forming Them With State Lines
Watblnitton. Dec 7 (By A V ) In
ternal revenue collection districts may
be, rearranged duilng the next ear to I
make boundaries colm ide w Irti State
lines. Internal Revenue Commissioner
Itoper announced today i
"Kxperlenco gained and careful anal
, sis of existing conditions," said Mr
ltoper, "warrant the belief that su
perior eftlclenc-y will result from an
oJIgnment of the collection districts tu
cooinclda geograpmca.il with state line", r
assigning ono district to every State aim
bud districts to several of tne more i
ppuloug and larger revenue producing i
itatea."
" 'ThA cost nf colleetinir taxex last ear
j.'TytB (112.003,000, or one-third of one per
. eeiic. oi nil toiieciiuns. as compared wiiu
f,fTI4( Ono nr nptcrlv nnc iur ient nf Oil.
!'. .'llctlons. the year previous. Commissioner
p f, 4UJiit;r ttnuuucjtju.
-rv Cnft.MH 17 DAfF MAV JH
lM$
Sixth aiotor Grind With $30,000
ISext Year
': Indianapolis, Ind., Dec 7. Aunounce
'nrnt wan made here today that the
,f JUtth 500-mlle race will be staged cm
OJ.' jnoianuponu motor speeuw-ay on
'
a- St), 191V. rne nurse will De av,uuu,
ilcJed ten ways, the first award being
bftfln
" T,' C Myern.- business manager of the
ttway, 13 uutiioniy iur ine uiiuounce-
, today,
.'ac. vni ie (no nrst on ine jn
luills snecdwar since 1916. Follow -
8j events that ear" the track was
Lffor. llieuuraiion ot tne war.
.aS' laet;' 600-nule event here was in
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hMlvwut' kalM- iumI Aaron
ur,ato:iatt( arenttt ad'. Dak
to r" imarnrvntvy uw iwiwtx
er 4?jtn on'iatJnwaj',.,
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UII.UUl J. ROMA
t.oM'rnor-cIci t J-pioul toiln)
an
nounced he has reappointed air.
M.iikev as chairman of the Work
men - ( onipcn-Jlicm Hoard anil Mr.
Koiiev a- nijiucer of Hit
-uruiiic I'titul
Stale 1 11-
COUNSEL PLANS NOBRE REPLY
Answer Will Hi Made to Charges
".iillst Sunevor
John M Vohre cm mcor or th
South Philad. Iphla distrli t. who was
diMin-sed b UucLtor Date sman. of the
iKpanment of Public Works charges ,
growing out c f Vare contracts at league
Islind Park, held a length confnence I
toila wltii Joseph P .vuCu'ilrn, his
counsel, .it tlii litt.rs ofllce In the
,:,,hT,i,1'",'!'l"used ,.v lutes,,,.,,, of
desi roving public records ot conti.u ts '
for niliim '1 n ti run nt ,iynuc .it I'aRUn
IbI unl I'atU Mis t(p to tlie cb.irgea
Im beliiK" pitfitnl tod.iv tuiil "tll be
nuide im foio Uitisrnan Monday,
Mi Mit'nlltii iU'lIIiimI to ko anv tlo
t.iIU torn 1 iMlntr tht inturo nf th rpl",
bat it N umlHrstntic! It will im lurlo cry
Intel c-titir? lnfot tn.itJon Pomvrnlnp Hie
mt boils .tihijitt 1 In luitnllItiK the Ltaguc
Ihl ittd In U (.(intt.tot
BIBLE TEACHINGS CRITICIZED
I'rofe-Mir Matlicws 'IV1U Friends
Error Should He Corrected
Put. nt cla Ilibl. teachings contain
too nun 11 of t.inatli cl ami misinformed
Itnl liilulnfiiPlliml
uVnT 'v,e,',,L"r,V',..lnd"m"U"und the "Slments still on tho way to
This opinion is' expresle.1 ,1,1, after- , the capital would support without re
noon bv Pmf Miaibr Mathews, of the perve the Kbert-Haase government.
Inivcisji of Chicago who spoke be- . They placed themselves at the gov
fon a cnnfeif nee of I'm nds at the ' ernment's disposal to defend the 10
Prli lids' Sell 1 1 Si In id Mvtetnth and . (.ults of tho revolution against endan
(h.iM strct-. goring intluences. "from whatever side
Ho advisid Miudav sihiml tt.u heis , ,, v mav come - anti niedire that "we
and those, interested in lellgiou,. educa- I ".'" mi mVin8 In our nower o
tion to get a betiei- understanding of ! ?'ia!' usfa" means in our power to
the i,n-i, m-inings of blblcal phrases 1 th"" end'
ami iiaiablis -o that the mav better
Krt """ K" l"- '" ,1""" l"",el
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ir r t r n r nnnfiirrttrnn vvtvt n
I I I Mr, 'hi. Vr,. IN tne most novt'i in tne woria. Its Piesi
l.C,UUU,UUU UL.I CVell tdO 111 U. 0. dent ls a menaer ot oI( clothes and Its
... ., ,. , ,, ,,, . ., VIlp President is a juggler, who until
lie, . !"i. Plil.ill I'ltMiU lor IJro-,two weeks before thf revolution used
"rain of Kdncatioii !
.
New Veirk. I ie 7 Adoption of the
nYr"K;'du'
pin ical iiueaii.n lor c nuciren "nu
voi.tbs. lobe aided h nveininint appto- I
prlatiuus w a- advocated b tho National ' was eiupiuyeu in sume minor oiuce. 'Huns located the battery at the first
Confeie-ni. ,.n child I.nboi here today Duke Hrnst Gunther, of Schlcswlg-! nre umi put lt out of action, teuWrnc the
in an addifss In lir Wlllard S Small, Holsteln brother of tho ICalserln. and ' infantry dependent upon Lieutenant Al
Stl'.es im 'a."o?"r,lu, :L'u ' l"""1 Prince Karl of Wrede have suddenly dis- bt s.yoword's one pounders, which
rh i. ai. j-.i'iinuno hi, and girls "vered that feudalism Is bad and thatcre ai60 put out of action, together
siv to i ighte-en eais old marching along they are rcall honest democrats. Ata,tn thirteen of sixteen machine guns
the gieat hlghuav of outh. ' said Doc-1 mass-meeting in Prlokenau, where the nMpUe tlfBe louden, the regiment made
tin Small Numerous Investigations i Duko resides, he said that, despite hlB ,ne ,nB described nhove.
show that at kai-t SO per cent of these political activity of the past, he was now . . ,t . e ,,.,,
hav d.l.its and ailments that impede ' "jL iflh hi, person and his wealth Two ot the taPtam' Williams, of
n.e.u, .1 .lev, lopnunt ' read 1th hJ P J 'f,,: Company 13. and Shumaker. of Company
L" TL. P y. "e klled Two others. Stone, of
WOMEN APPEAL TO WILSON
Cernian Jewish Counril Hopes
for Intervention to Stop Manure
Viiir.tt relnni. 1'ei 7 (B A P ) The,
Je ih Woman s council of Frankfort,
fliiimiiv which lepiesenis 45,UOn (in-
m in
n Jewish women, Iuih sent a wireless
.giam to Pi.shbnt Wilson appealing
him to int. u. in In Poland on behalf
lei
of the Jws I J McCullough wrote these words:
Tin t. It m. tin sas that horrible mas- i .., , ave reCelved the Croix de Ouerre
sacies have oicuned at many jilaces In , ., T, , ,. . , ,.
Poland, cspecialh I.emberg. and that from lhe rencU Government for dls
the Jtws li Poland ai e undergoing i tinguished service" In another place, he
medieval tortuies for the sake of their j Eahl. "I received a slight shrapnel wound
fa'"' in the left hip My wound is nothnlg but
1 a scratch."
MAY PROBE SECURITY LEAGUE i The p" "oth" M modest ho
Is Mis. J McCullough, 1033 Jackson
House Hnles Committee Derides Btreet.
tn fli. If r-Kolnl win Ri.rlit nf 'ii- I T1'o letter was written from a base
IO Wt iUhOlUUOIl nipll OI V aj ho,pitai ln prance, where McCullough
UitkhliiRtiin, Dec 7 (11 A P) i ald he was being treated ro ally by
unanimous ote today the House nurses- and Knights of ColumbUb and T.
Itules Ceimmltteo eleclded to leport a
rule giving right of wa for action on
the ie solution calling for an Investiga
tion of tilt National Kceurlt Leaguo and
its alleged activities In tho laBt cam
paign, including charging members of
Congress with dlsloalty
BERLIN'S FOOD DWINDLES
Hatioiis
Mee.t ll n.l,.l nit.il
(h i iiciiiiiviii vsiiit-aa
iNole Savi.
f cipenliavfii, Dec- 7 ( B P) n
olhc lal note concerning the food reserves,
Issued in Berlin, says that under the
most favorable ircumstaiices there will
unl bo enough breadstuffa after Febru
ary 7 for a dally ration of eighty grams,
which ls one-third the present ration
The note sas that the death rate con
tinues to Increase ln Berlin It says that
In October. 1U15. 1 0D7 women died In
iior-iin Mhiin in clrii.l.or 1 ni eiu r,, ,
her of' women who died was 'more than
3000.
Misfcc Step Io Yacht; Drowns
George Stephens, fifty-one years old,
missed his step while trying to board
the yacht Goodlly, at' Pier 34, North
Wlur;n, fell Into the Delaware Illver
and was drowned. He was hurried to
the Itoosevelt Hospital but attempts to
restore respiration failed.
Child Playing Near Donfire llurned
Teresa Dlodio, four jears old, 1833
West Indiana avenue, was seriously
burned this afternoon, when her cloth
ing took lire as she waif playing around
a bonfire near her home The child
was sent to HL Luke's Hospital. She
yvlll recover
To Raise Welcome Danner
A welcome-home banner was un
furled this afternoon at Thlrly.flrst and
Hunlnsdon streets under the auspices
of the residents of. the lhlrty-cond di
vision 4of he Twenty-elghrti Ward, Th
tlfrfittntr1 w jpiepvowve iwefc acraat.
EVENING PUBLIC
SEPARATE STATE
! ON RHINE URGED
Cologne Mass-Meeting De
mands Region Cut Loose
From Berlin
TROOPS SUPPORT EBERT
Lifeguards, on Reaching Ber
lin. Rally to Support of
New Regime
n5 JOSEPH HERRINGS
1 Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
Copyright, MM, hi Sew York TlnicM Co, J
IJerlln, Dec. 7.
Politicians In Cologne hnvo nt last
' taken tho first step toward separation
from Prussia by holding a mass-meet-1
ing mere winch, Willi great enthus
iasm, unanimously adopted the follow
ing resolution:
"In view of tho ladlcal political
jthang's, tecognlzlng the impossibility
j of orentlng a proper government In
Uerlin, and convinced that tho coun
tries adjacent to tho Ithlne and West
pliulla have in themselves sufficient
political, cultural and economic power
to form a new State this meeting es
pressos Its Arm -will to uphold tho
unity of the (Ipiinau fatherland, but
at the samo time to undertake tho
construction of .1 new Clerman State
to bo composed of the Ilhlnoland and
Westphalia and othu- adjacent coun
tiles as soon as possible to arrange
a proclamation of an Independent
Khenlsh-Wcstphallan republic a3 a
part of Germany."
3000 Women Present
There were about 5000 women pres
ent at this meeting, most of them
belonging to 'the old Centrist party,
which also furnished the principal ora-
t01'' "" were two members of tho
Reichstag, Trlmborn and Marx, and
Huber. tho editor of the Cologne Volks
'V'"; Ordinal Hartmann's organ.
rlio interests of the mines and the
lion industry, too, seem to be in favor
of sPpar.itlon from Prussia, Hugo
stlnness and August Thyssen. two of
V.- Uwst captains of industry in tho
("sinci weio piehent at the nrmistlce
negotiations at Sp-i, and Profeessov
Weber, of Munich, publicly accused
I them of having nought to arrange for
a French piotectorate over the Rhine
land and Westphalia. This they havo
'since vigoiousl denied.
I Tdegrams from Cologno state that
the eit has been looted by desperadoes
I since the German troops left. As tho
I looting threatens to become general, the
committee on public welfare has ordered
tho civil guards to shoot looters on
sight
Soldiers Support Ebert
Detachments of life guards who
lhi.(l in Berlin vestorrinv inr nr,-
ccpdeil Immeiliatelv Io nrrrunhj. nnou-j
. .1 .." ..
., t(,knlutlnn in im .ffor.t .1. ,i .i...
The resolutions are signed liv eight-1
-en different Be.lin tormations.
Tho government of the republic of
RrUIlSUlck nail hoast nf hoinrr no nf
. .. . - . x'.l4icuii-j v-----"-! -..,. t ...u
to perform at the Cafe Maxim. A
woman who can hardly read or write
is Minister of Education. Three years
sl, Was d'3"1"' f"- "mbezzle-
, f , , , .,.,
, . ,..,. . .
'"eui iium . numan n wiu, num. sue
ent government.
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SERGEANTJS MODEST HERO
Wni. J. McCuIIourIi Treats Croix
t r.. .. T T:.l
le Guerre as Mere Incident
Down at the bottom of a lone letter
,n . , i, , , ,, .ima,i
I to nis "-other. Just before he signed,
I ' Your loving Bon. Bill," Sergeant William
M. C A. workers
Sergeant "Bill," who ls a member of
Battery B. 310th Field Artillery, was in
action seven hours under the fiercest
bombardment of high explosive shells.
He was on detached service during the
battle, and he describes tho Germans as
being great runnerB.
"I captured a number of prisoners,"
lie writes "I chased one six-footer about
1000 yards, and when I got him he
started to cry. I brought him back to
, the lines, ana our commanaer got con.
T. .: . - . .
..Marohlu ulnahla
Information from
I him."
Klkton Marriage Licensee
lllkton. Mil., Dec. 7 Nineteen mar
riages took place here today. The con
tracting parties were Arthur Shipley and
Hanna Annltage, George M. Bender and
Kdna M. Clober, Edward Nlcklo and
Catterlno Davis. Frank M. Celduff and
Margaret McPaslan, Stanley Smith and
Florence Itanu. Harrv Okenaulst and
Myrtle Sloan and Albert C. Howard and
Lillian M. Sacks, all of Philadelphia;
uaniey j wiiuman, ryn mawr. x'a,.
and Blanche Mitchell, Philadelphia;
Maylen Warren. New London, Conn , and
Ldla Hasan, pmiaaeipnia; Joseph C
Huss and Hazel Fulton, Oxford, Pa, ;
Arthur Warren and Mary L Duhadway,
Marcus Hook ; James N. Law-son and
Isla Stone. Burlington, X. J : Wilson K.
Albright and Katheryn IlaBbog. Potts
town, Pa ; Howard Lamptlugh, Trainer,
Pa., and Clara D, Foraker, Dover, Del.;
Krwlck Barnsley and Ella M. Marston,
Baltimore; ltoy F. Klrkley and Verna
Krlck, Heading, Pa. ; Albert Salnsot and
Lena Clifford, Mlllvllle. N. J,; Ernest
Wilcox and Eva Itelm, Trenton, and Hor
ace L. Church and Dorothy M. J'rcscott,
Havre de Grace, Md.
Detectives Piiguised; Raid Camblers
By impersonating employes of the
Government's hotel ut Ninety-fourth
Btreet and Ttnlcum avenue, detectives of
the vice squad caught several men In
a gambling game, lt Is alleged, and
arrested all. The men were fined ?G
each today by Mtgiitrato Maclaary,
V
tf J6v--VUv, J; . " '
LEDGEKPHIUADELPHIA', SATURDAY,
CAMDEN HEROES PROMOTED ON FIELD
Captain Edward Tcst
Major Edw'ard R. Stone
CAMDEN'S OLD THIRD REGIMENT
ALMOST WIPED OUT AT SEDAN
Continued from Page One
blown to ulomK und nil m, men either
killed or wounded. Words cannot ex
press what we went through and are
still In. If peace comes within a w-eek
or so, I feel that wu who remain of the
regiment will live to see home. If not
well, I lint till en the beat I lim to
Klre. Life wan never no Hweet to uri tlint
remain an now. We Hiked them badly,
nr-lbut ut an nw'ul '""'"
Olhen Tell Same Star
Congressman Browning submitted the
facts at once to f'olonel Price for veri
fication Colonel Price replied by saying
that ho had had letters from both Major
Stono and Major Selby, telling the same
story
Congressman Browning made this
statement, founded on Colonel Price's
Information.
"The big battle began for them on
October 1J They succeeded In ad-
.". - i .,.' ' ..' , .. .1 1
l'nX had tried te 'and
failed to makts any palnp After making
' li,. f1iiiif.a 1narHhil thtv lil1 tn thn
position 300 meters In advance of a
French division on their right for five
dajs.
GermnnM t.otute Battery
'Major Stone sas that when they be
gan the action they had the support of
Min Pr.ni.ti hnfterv which crnfl to cover
.. ,...-.. .- ---
,),,, advance with a barrage, but that tne
Company II, and Selby, of Company G,
were made majors on the Held. Lieu
tenant West, adjutant ; Lieutenant
Smith, of Company H, ami Lieutenant
Ttoush, of Company E, were made cap
tains on tho field.
"But two line officers out of twenty
five and 288 enlisted men from the Cam
den city battalion, camo through with
out being hit. The majority of the
wounds, however, were from machine
gun bullets and were ln the legs.
"Major Stone stated ln a letter dated
November 2 that he expected a great ma
jority of he men to be restored to duty."
Tribute to Camden Men
Congressman Browning concluded his
statement with a tribute to tho heroic
fight of the Camden men.
"Dear old Third r.eglment," he said,
"has given a good account of itself and
has made a record that we Bhall al
was be proud of. To quote General
Pershing, 'their tieetin are Immortal anti
they have earned the eternal gratitude
of their country."
The lltth Infantry was cited Tor un
surpassed courage" ln this final drive of
the war. vvoru or tnis citation came
from France last Monday, and at the
same time it was related that the regi
ment had captured 2000 prisoners, seven
large cannon, 700 machine guns and vast
military stores and equipment. At that
time the promotion of Major Selbt and
Major Stone was announced.
Maior Selby, who commanded Com
pany O, lives at 318 Beckett street
Prominent In Guard
Major Stone, of Burlington, has been
prominent in National Guard affairs for
years. , , ,
Lieutenant Howard ls about thirty
years old, and he had been In the Na
tional Guard thirteen years before the
war began. Ho went over in commana
of a detachment of the Headquarters
Company, which was equipped with one
pounders. It was the duty of this de
tachment to keep at the heels of the in
fantrymen. Jn a letter received from him Decem
ber 1 he said that he had seen dead
piled on the field like cordwood. So
many were killed in the day's fighting,
he said, that lt was Impossible to bury
them all at night,
Lieutenant Howard was a manager
for the Pennsylvania Railroad when the
National ouara was canea into service.
Captain Edward West, who was pro
moted from lieutenant, was a lawyer
in Camden and was adjutant of the
Second Battalion,
. Captain West lives' at 510 Haddon
avenue. He wrote a, letter recently in
which he said that his battalion, of
which he was adjutant, went into action
with 759 men and finished with about
260. During: tho battle West went with
out food forty-eight hours, and got no
slaep for four aava,
Tpe old Third Regiment went Brat to
-"Uhe; tm nt to. vP ;iin(
Sr. Lt. Albert S. Howard
W,.!W
,- Zt-'i,'''"
'xpcfct&ntee
Major George L. Pelby
Annlston, Ala , where It was incor
porated with other New Jersey units
Into the 114th Regiment and made a
part of the Twenty-ninth Division. The
114th was placed in tho Fifty-seventh
Brigade, under command of Brigadier
General Larny S, Upton, whose wife is
making her home ln Cynwyd, near here.
General Upton was colonel of the Ninth
Regulars In the terrific fighting south
of the Solssons early In the American
fighting.
Colonel Thomas B. Landon, com
mander of the Third, was placed In
command of the 114th. and remained In
the post until the regiment sailed, when
he was replaced by Lieutenant Colonel
George Buttle. In France, Colonel
Landon was placed In charge of the
depot school of the First American
Arm"y Corps.
Made Heglment KBlclent
Colonel Landon, owner and head of
the Bordentown Military Institute, mado
the old Thlid Regiment an efficient or
ganization. The 114th was assembled at Camp
McClellan September 30, 1917, and went
to France late in May, this year. In
the transfer of troops at the camp
Company I, of Woodbury, and Company
L, of Atlajitlc City, were taken from the
old Third and put into the 104th Engi
neers, which probably took part ln the
advance of the regiment.
The publication of Lieutenant How
ard's letter and Congressman Browning's
statement caused great anxiety among
Camden families with relatives In tho
114th
Ma or Ellis, Camden, tead Howard's
letter when it was received, and since
then has been making every effort to
determine the exact casualties and how
many Camden men fell in the battle.
"I havo done everything possible, he
said, "to get to the bottom of the mat
ter and determine the exact casualties,
but so far have been unsuccessful.
"I fear the worst and I am confident
that the city Is hard hit, as Lieutenant
Howard Is a very dependable and re
liable oung man.
"While It Is very apparent that the
city has suffered heavily, I am holding
to tho hope that when we get to the
official roster of the regiment, we may
find that many Camden men have been
transferred to other units, and In a
measure will reduce the city's loss.
"The news ls very depressing und I
do not care to make any lengthy com
ment until I obtain official information.
I am trying to get this Information
through ProvoBt Marshal General
Crowder and General March, chief of
staff."
FRANKLIN R. MOORE DEAD
Vare Suppnr'-r Was Formerly State
Representative
Following a. lew days illness, former
State Ranrp.ffpntittlvn Frienkltn II. Moore
fifty-seen vears old, died today at his
icuciic, lewd won street, oi neari aiseHe
He was well known In political circles
in the southern section of the cltv and
was a Vare supporter. Moore served
two terms In the Legislature.
He was born ln this cltv nnrt wmt
formerly salesman for E. F. Houghton
and Company, oils. He was Past .Su
perior Chief of American Steam Engi
neers; a member of the Thirty-ninth
Ward executive committee and Potter
Lodge. F. and A. M. Four children, two
boya and two girls survive him.
OUT OF GERMAN PRISON
Captain J, Burke Coueart, of This City,
Released
Word that Caotaln J. Burke Cousart.
Company L, 109th Infantry, and several
omer American soiaierB wno were cap-
turea by the Germans at tne Aiame,
have been released from Camp Rastatt,
Baden, was received last night by Mrs.
Marie Couuart, wife of Captain Cousart,
6030 Wllllows avenue
The news, which came from the War
Department, stated that Captain Cousart
was returning to France by the way
nf Switzerland. Captain Cousart Is well
known In military circles of thla city.
For more than ten years he was a mem
ber ot the First Regiment.
WEATHER FOR NEXT WEEK
Forecait Sent Out by Bureau at Wash
ington Washington, Dec 7. Weather predic
tions for the week beginning Monday,
issued by the Weather Bureau today,
are;
North and middle Atlantlo States
Generally fair weather will prevail ex
cept about the middle of the week, when
rain la indicated; probably snow In ex
treme northern districts Temperatures
Bumvwiiai u,Dove normal.
South Atlantlo and Kaat.GuIf States
Rain Tuesday or Wedrtasdavi
nc
at
other-
wIm generally fair, watier fhdleatett
eunnjrtne wmk.i Tfrnpafsjiuren ganar-
''f ,.. .s
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DECEMBER 7, 1918
SEES 14 POINTS
AS GUIDE ONLY
Balfour Declares Wilson's
Outline Is Not Definite
Limitation
RUSSIA BIG PROBLEM
Foreign Secretary Wants U. S.
to Join in Government of
Wnr-Strickcn States .
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
ComrioM, 1918, vv Ktto York Timet Co.
London, Dec. 7.
The formal preliminary Peace Con
ference 13 unlikely to assemble until
after the New Tear, Arthur J. Balfour
tells your correspondent. This, he ex
plained, was only his personal view, as
the procedure must be settled when tho
representatives of tho associated gov
ernments meet.
The British general elections would
prevent, he thought, Lloyd George or
any of his colleagues from being ln
Paris before December IB, and then
would ensue a period of consultations
on the Immensely complicated ques
tions to come before the conference.
"Somi of these," Mr. Balfour said,
"may be carried on formally, some In
formally and others, perhaps, almost
casually, but I hope and expect that
they will lead to a most Illuminating
Interchange of ideas." I
Speaking of tho conference Itself,
the British Foreign Minister expressed
the opinion that the preliminary ses
sions would be the most important
of all. According to precedent the
country In which it was held would
determlno tho procedure and decide on
tho chairman.
As for Mr. Wilson's fourteen points
he took them rather as a guide to tho
general policy than a formal lerral
statement of tho limits of
V,.
e
cisions to be reached.
Mr. Balfour could give no idea as to
when the President could come to this
country. He expressed great desire to
see him here, but said the date of his
visit must depend on nls own conveni
ence. Asked as to the position of Russia at
the confeicnce, Mr. Balfour said:
"It is extremely difficult to say that
now. In Russia the Bolshevlkl seem to
control certain parts and other Gov
ernments other parts. It must not be
forgotten that there are certain frag
ments of ancient Russia States in the
northwest, like Finland which ask for
complete Independence, and I think
ought to have it. The conference must
decide what line to take toward them;
but unless things change completely, I
see no prospect of any government hav
ing title to represent Russia a3 wo used
to think of it."
Then Mr. Balfour was asked if he had
seen the Round Table suggestion that
the United States would be Invited to
take an aclve part ln governim; somo of
the territories left without Governments
by the war.
"Personally, I should wish," he re
plied, "to see the United States take its
full share in the work of the league of
nations. This Is merely my own view,
and I don't knew what jour President
thinks.
"It Is all very vague speculation, but
I am emphatic in my opinion that the
creation of something like a workable
international machinery for this pur
pose ls the highest function the con
ference can propose for itself. I do
not think the complexity of the problem
can bo exaggerated.
"One of the most striking and illu
minating phrases of President Wilson
apoke of making the world safe for
democracy. I don't think the world will
be safe for democracy merely by mul
tiplying democratic states Probably
the number of democratic Btates will be
enormously Increased ; but we must not
assume that because we have recreated
the map of Europe wars will be Impos
sible, or el en unlikely.
"I do not, indeed, believe that true
democracy will be capable of such long
designed criminal schemes as the autoc
racies have proven themselves capable
of. Germany cherished and deliberately
pursued a farslghted policy of interna
tional crime that I think it ts Impossible
that a truo democratic state could ac
complish. League a Trnatce
Mr. Balfour then referred to the his
tory of the Balkan States, and the criti
cism that the Allies were about to Bal
kanlze Europe, and create a. sstem of
Binall States, ever ready to fly at one
another's throats. He went on:
"It would be intolerable If the United
States and the associated Powers were
to call Into belns all these small States
and make no provision to make aure that
Europe was not asaln to be turned Into a
cockpit. It ls for tills reason that I
bolleve a learue of nations is needed
not only to control the criminal instincts
of treat autocracies,' nut to see that
war should not atnin be permitted to
devastate the world. I think that the
league ought to act as trustee of these
countries that nave not yet reached the
state at which true democracy can be
applied. Democracy is not a suit of
clothes that can be put on at any stage
oi Development.
ur. uauour paused, men said very
earnestly:
"May I add that I regard this as
one of the greatest tasks before the
conference? We may fall, but we must
make an effort to deal with the prob
lems thrust on mankind; and I think
the prominence President Wilson has
given the subject Is a valuable contribu
tion to the history of civilization."
PARIS PREPARING
WELCOME TO WILSON
Parla. Dec. 7. (By A. P.) The pro
gram for President Wilson's visit here
la not yet fully settled, according to
Marcel Hutln, of the Echo de Paritt He
says, however, that the crack troops
forming the guard of honor have already
been selected. It ts probable that Presl
dent Polncare will give a lunch for Mr.
ana rs. wnson on eaiuraay. December
14, the day they arrive In Paris.
The Socialist organ. Uumanlte, an-'
nounces that a- special edition will be
issued the dav President Wilson nrrlv.s
and urges Socialist and labor organlza-.
this special number wide' circulation,' .
It says, "our friends may be certain they
are aoing gooa propaganda work against
the imperialistic, passions of the present
hour and for a Just and final peace,"
NOTED MEN FOR SPROUL FEAST
Many Active in National Affairs
to De Five o'Clock Clnb Guests
Men active in the affairs of the nation
and representative business and profes
sional men of the city will gather to
night at the dinner of the Five o'clock
Club In the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel In
honor of Governor-elect EprouL '
Will If. Hays. Republican national
chairman; A. Mitchell Palmer, Demo
cratic National Committeeman from
Pennsylvania; Mayor Smith, a num
bar of ,. Cor.gresimen, . many State orfl
olal 'and prominent flfwas of the bar
and txtneb are am thfse who have
MoapUeii tnvltailOBs. , , '
ANSWERLASTJM
Two "Bcllh6ps" From Here Die
for Country in Franco
Side by side ln little graves In Franco
lie two former "bellhops'' of tho Belln-vue-Stratford.
They were known familiarly as Harry
and "Sparrow," and popular not only
with their fellowvVorkcrx, but also
among patrons of the hotel.
The boys aro Harry Ireland nnd
William McBrlde.
The news of their death came in a
letter which John Pusey, another Belle-vue-Stratford
boy, sent to a girl friend
In this city. She Immediately told the
comrades of Harry and "Sparrow."
Pusey said ho was marching along n
road near the firing line with tho 316th
Infantry.
"Wo stopped for a few minutes," he
said, "when I saw two graves near tho
roadside. I looked at tho names on the
crosses nnd I was struck dumb on see
ing that the were the names of Harry
Ireland and Billy McBrlde, who worked
with me at tho old Bcllcvue."
Ireland lived at 108 Xorth Woodstock
street. Ills father is a messenger for
Director Wilson, of tho. Department of
rubllc Safety.
BRAZILIAN NAVY WEN HERE
Officers in Charge of Seized Ger
man Liners Visit City
Brazilian naval reserve officers, who
are In charge of two German liners
Brazil seized upon declaration of war
with Germany, visited Independence
Hall and Congress Hell this afternoon.
The ships are at the navy jard, under
going repairs 'inev are the Avuruoca . , , f imnnrennPI Bullav
nnd Paranahba, which formerly piled Plpd n0 twns of importance, iiunay
between Germany and Brazil They was tho largest plauu reached. As a
were tied up In Brazilian ports to avoid ' matter nf fact, the only two consld
capture by the British nt the beginning rl.nDe places on our sector nro Troves
The "visitors to the birthplace of an,d, Coulenz.
liberty Included Captain Fontoura, chief , Under present plans the nrst Amerl-
Ofllcers Ollvelra, Ferrelra nnd Quelrez ; I can troops will reach the Rhino on De-
isngineers Lelte and Agulrre. and Lieu-
tenants Xester and Rodrigues
They wero taken to Indent nilonce
Hall by the War Camp Community
Service Others In the party were Mine.
Cathlard, of Jtlo do Janeiro; Miss
Rosalie Jones, of this city; Mrs. Mnc
Gregor and Mr. and Mrs. A. W (Steven
son, of the University of Pcnnsjluinla
foielgn student house.
HURLEY HOME SOON
?!. 1 T" .? . S"V . IT
t cciiwau s ucsjTC io uuti Hastens
i ... , w x,. .
Sailing, It Is Believed
Udwnrd N. Hurley, chahman of the,
United States shipping boatd. Im etpect-' population Indicates that tho
ed to sail horn,, from nurope "a few days ST" . ' ,u ,,ave a very unevent-
before Christmas." imrai) ,'" )t, niiinn Thi hp-
Chairman Hurley's return. It was be- ful soJ0""10"1 "T T W
llcved, was hastened somewhat bv the I havlor of the Germans In Treves w
pleas of Chnriea M. Schwab to be re- ' believed to be Indicative of their be
lieved as Director General of tho Kmer- havlor throughout the sector. Wo
gency Fleet Corporation. It is under- I ,,,.. OPCunled more than half of tho
stood that Director General Schwab ' , ",,,,,. ed to us without the slight
plans to resign from tho Fleet Corpora- sector nl otted t " vv """ " b
tlon iihout February 1. lest friction or oter. dl"lc.ul":,n
Mr. Schwab is know n to have had I Tho population feels it Is getting a
correspondence w Ith ofllclals at Wash- good deal from the Americans, anil
Ingtou relative to closing up his affairs seems to be perfectly willing to let well
ut tho Fleet Corporation odlces. He haH I rn0figh alone. Our modest demands
espressed the desire, publicly, several i ,, ' beeI1 immediately complied with,
times to be relieved but officials were " , jesterday from garrison com
said to havo persuaded him to remain ReP"B ,.. towns said that the
on the job until Chairman Hurley shall zanders 0nnt,0nJl!aw lnat l"e
retuin to take the helm. i day everywhere was quiet.
Food Conditions Fair I
EXPLOSION KILLS SOLDIER
Ij . i i . , r .-.
atnl Accident at Front Occurs
After Signing of Armistice
Corporal Donald T. Slenton, 1309
."Vorth Fifty-seventh street, was killed
by an exploding tank mine on the west
ern front on November 20, more than
a week after the armistice was .signed.
Ills parents havo been notified by tho
War Department.
He was with Company n, 103d Engi
neers, a unit of the Iron Division, which
went through stiff fighting from July
to November. He was a gradualo cf the
West Philadelphia High School and was
a student at State College when he en
listed. A brother, Kdward, Is in Com
pany B of the same regiment
2093 STsliTsERVICEFLAG
Twentieth Ward Residents Raiec
Memorial Emblem
Residents of the Twentieth Ward paid
honor to the young men and women
who entered service from that section
this afternoon, when a sen Ice fla.g, con
taining 2093 stars, was raised.
Also on the emblem were twenty
seven gold stars, representing bos.s from
the ward who havo given their HveB,
and forty-sK bllver sturs for those
wounded.
The Hag was laised ln front of tho
Twelfth District police station. lOlghth i
and Jenerson stteets,
mail bv clergymen.
Addresses nrr
city officials and
Lieutenant William McBilde,
At the conclusion of the raising of the
flag. Lieutenant McBrido lecelted an
American flag as a gift.
PLANE SPEEDS THROUGH SNOW
U. S. Officers travel 175 Miles in
Seventy-five Minutes
Waililnt-ton. Dec. 7. (By A. P.)
Despite heavy snowstorms over the
Alleghany Mountains, which forced an
ascent to 12,000 feet, the trip from
Pittsburgh, to vv asmngton. a uistance ot
'I7G miles, was maae in
terday by Glenn Mart
Diane. enulDncd with tv
tors and piloted by Major Harley W.
Lake, inspector ror tne division ot mil
itary aeronautics.
Major Lake, a mechanician nnd an
other pilot left Cleveland Thursday, but
were forced to descend near Pittsburgh
for the night. Temperatures as low as
10 degrees below zero were encountered
during the flight.
GIRL HELD IN GEM THEFT
Accused of $3000 Jewell Robbery in
Washington1
Mildred Ulwood, twenty-fivo years old.
Seventeenth street and Falrmount ave
nue, was arrested today on the charge
of stealing 13000 worth of jewelry from
a Washington store.
She and a man are Bald to hae
entered the store under the pretext of
buying. The girl was held In $1000 bail
for a further hearing. She denies the
charge.
gnniiiiiiii!!!1
VVID you once taste a
curry in India you
liked, or a goulash in
Hungary, or a salad
dressing in Russia? The
chef here is a much
traveled roan. Tell him
what special foreign
delicacy you want, and
in a twinkling he'll serve
the overseas dish to you
at the St- James tablet
.Elje &t. fame
Walnut at 13th Street
UwUr NfieJtftnegemtnt .
wf?81u? lk
SkStranPS ffimmmm
U.S. TROOPS DUE
AT RHINE SUNDAY
Extreme Left Expected to
Reach River at Rcmagcii
Tomorrow
20 MILES YET TO GO
Population, Getting Good
Deal From Americans, Lets
Veil Enough Alone
By EDWIN L. JAMES
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
Conitrloht, 1H1S, Iv the 2f, V. Tlmti Co,
Troves, Dec. 7.
The march of the American Army
of Occupation toward the Rhino con
tinues without Incident. Moving cast-
ward on a sixty-mile front, tho Third
Army yesterday got within twenty
mties of tho Rhino River, reaching the
line of Effelsberg, Adenau, Albcck,
Murlenbach, Alfleu, Drels, Aldequlp,
Peterswald, Koslanz. Iihaunen and
Hernsteln.
In the last two days we havo oceu-
comber 8, when our extreme leu win
touch the river at Remagen. The
plans call for the Third Army belnB ln
a position astride the Rhine on Decem
ber 12, although n Rllght delay may bo
granted the retiring Germans, who
are having dlfllculty uusnuse of slip
pery, winding roads.
Itoads Aro Tortuous
We also are having trouble with the
roads, which are very tortuous. There
are rough niliH ana wouunu icwum,
... 1& ,LAi,nl. CI, nA -
especially on our ieu, uuuut,.. --
. rtiis tiiThf fhrmiffh the
neniii's, urn " -
t rnntlltffl Ifl
" I. .la.. a e th. i'laF.
Tho absolute passivity ue. em. u-
I Food condlltons are found to bo gen
t erally fair, w Ith universal shortage of
nour. The cioining situation appears io
' than the food situation. A
' thousand marks are asked by Treves
tailors for a medlocro suit- Women's
clothes are even higher than men's.
Traveling around tho sector, one Is
met everywhere with the query. When
will we go home? Any sojourn along
the Rhine after peace Is signed will bo
most unwelcome to the American sol
diers, who feel that their Job In KUcwpe
has now been completed. The desire to
get aboard Uncle Sam's transports Is
growing daily.
Washington, Dec. 7. Genetal Persh
ing's report for Friday on tho advance
of the American army of occupation in
to Germany follows:
"Tfle Third American Army, advanc
ing along tho entire army front, today
reached the general line nf Udelhoven-Docweller-
Laubach- Drlesch -Todanroth-'
Nou-Worresbat.il."
Amsterdam, Dec. 7. (By A. P.)
British troops entered Cologne at 4
o'clock Friday afternoon.
Two Men 13 Years in Plant Aro Killed
Bethlehem, Pa , Dec. 7. Thirteen
proved an unlucky number for two
Bethlerem Steel Company employes yes-
iterday. John Varls and Oliver Bader were
i killed In accidents. Both had been em-
ploed thirteen years at the works.
DIA MON DS
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A Guaranteed iSatlnc of 25 Per Cent
CHAS. H. DEAN .
Above Sanuom
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bwjjauk'IH, widow or John Williams (ne
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funeral Mon , J p in , from renldenr of
OTfindflon, Arthur I- Kane, Hr., M20 West
mlnbter ae; Int. Mount Morlah Cem. Ite-
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HAW.ON. At Phoenix. Arizona, Dee, 'M
cccHiuc. Huo oi Aiex anu jaary jane Han-
euii hkcu f. iieiuiivva umi inenas invited
to luneral Bervlces, TueB.. :30 p.
from
narents resldenee. nroomall. nel. r-n c-nt.
vevanees at llroomall for IroHejs lravim?
ftth nt station at 1 p. m "
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TAL.KINO machine, the "Lola." equal to the
beat In tone & enntetn : infra.' samples for
sale; euvlnc you bin mlildle'n'a profits. Call
for dt-monictralloii in N. 7th at '.M floor
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Unitarian
FIRST UNITARIAN CIIL'RCH. -jlat and
Chestnut Mra a. Papazlan will apeak on
Armenia, America and World Peace on
Sunday. December 8 4 p. m.
imsiXKss PKniscovir.s
yotJNO aentlenian having- thoroughly knowl.
fdee of Hpanlsh commerce, la leaving for
Rpaln, January, wltllna to repreaent any Ann
dolns buslneaa with that country, parllcular.
ly In machinery and dry gooda. K -i.vs, L. c,
CAltr-KT CI.UWlNfl
UUIU.ACH carpet, rue cltMnlmr. acourlng
worka: make old runs new: estab. 20 years
Phone Tioga 4111.1, 11th. & Weatinoreland it.
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detached houae all ronvenlencea. In per
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