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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1918
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U'h costing you more to In
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few years. Let us explain.
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GUARD SERVICE MEN
AGAINST VICE IN CITY
Committee of Thirteen Or
ganizes to Co-ordinate Work
of Care and Entertainment
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The task of entertaining and caring
for service men In this city, now done
hy various war work organizations, Is
to be co-ordinated by a committee of
thirteen of which Lieutenant Colonel
Churlea B. Hatch, of the marine corps,
Is a member.
Establishment of a provost uard here
by Secretary of War Baker and Secre
tary of the Navy Daniels has been re
quested by the committee. Letters have
been sent to tle two department heads.
1 The problem of protecting service men
from various influences, club officials,
way, Is Interlinked with the problem of
Kiting them adequate entertainment and
care.
The co-ordination committee selected
Includes:
Tho Rev. Carl II Grammer, president
of the Intcrchurch Federation ; tho Hev.
George H. Toop, representing the Ship
and Tent Club ; Mrs. H. S. P. Nichols, of
the New Century Club ; Miss Kdgar N.
Balrd, of the National League for
"Women's vService; Mrs. L'dward Brown
ing, Emergency Aid : Joseph C. Men
Rmln, of tho Knights of Columbus;
Charles A. Stlnson, Ilotary Club ; Mrs.
George II. Dunning, representing the
war work branch of the woman suffrago
organization; Lieutenant Colonel C. B.
Hatch ; O. F. McCormlck, of the council
ofnatlonal defense ; Leon J. Obarmayer,
of Ihe Jewish Welfare Board ; Harry
Jordan, representing the theatrical men,
and Calvin L. Lewis, of the war camp
community service.
War service club officials today In
dignantly denied Imputations of Acting
Superintendent of Police Mills that sol
diers and sailors were being "coddled."
Many of the service men, the cluh, of
ficials say, go to theatres or movies In
tho evening as soon as they havo ob
tained supper at a club.
HEARS HEAT CHARGE PROTEST
Overbrook Complaint Agaiust
Plant Before Commissioner
A complaint alleging excessive charges
for steam heat furnished -to 240 houses
In Overbrook by Lewis Jones, Inc., was
hoard today by Public Service Commls
s'oner Ryan In this city. The coiftplain
ant was the Overbrook Improvement As
sociation. The association desires the abolition
of the flat rate charged by the Jones
concern, which operates a central heat
ing plant, and the reduction of tho meter
rate from eighty-live cents to seventy
five cents a thousand pounds. The as
" soclation also wants meters furnished
and installed -without cost to consum
ers. Commissioner Ryan reserved decision.
Incorporate Darlington Firm
The firm of Joseph G. Darlington &
Co., 1126-28 Chestnut Btreet, has beep
Incorporated, with these onicers of the
new corporation: Herbert S. Darling
ton, president ; Roy E. Clark, vice presi
dent; Harry Ii Farnsworth, secretary
and treasurer.
Man Killed by Locomotive
While on his way home from work last
night Arceles Lewis, sixty-five years
old, of Forty-seventh street and Gray'a
avenue, was run oyer and killed by a
locomotive at Thirty-sixth street and
Gray'B Ferry road.
Advertising has
been the cause of
95 of business failures,
ur course, we refer, to the
advertising of the firms that
achieved success.
HERBERT M. MORRIS
AdvertUinfr Agency
Every Phate of Salt Promotion
- 400 Chestnut Street Philadelphia
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HERO SENT HOME
IN SCANTY ATTIRE
Major Robert L. Dcnig
Mourns Loss of Clotlics
and Souvenirs
IN EVERY BIG DRIVE
Wounded Philadelphia!! Re
lates Some Horrors of War.
Praise for Lieutenants
"I'e got no clothes to wear."
Tills was the greeting Major Robert L.
Dcnlg, Jr., veteran of eery big Ameri
can drive In France, gav friends who
called to-Bee htm this afternoon at Ills
home, 2131 Porter street.
Major Denlg, Invalided home because
of a wound In tho left arm, arrived In
New York yesterday on the Kroonland.
and came to Philadelphia last night,
back to the home he left sixteen months
ago to Ball for Franco with the Fifth
Marines. When he arrived he had on
some of the clothes he wore when lie
went over.
In an old blue uniform ho resurrected
from tho attlo today, heavy woolen socks
and a pair of white shoes, and with a
pipe between his teeth, he sat back In
an easy chair and told a story to Illus
trate his plight.
Throns Awnf Toothbrush
A wounded marine, hobbling out of
a Paris hospital on crutches to begin
his Journey back to the United States,
had barely enough clothing to cover
him. He stopped Just as ho was about
to enter the ambulanco when he learned
that ho was wearing all the clothes he
was to take home. Pulling his tooth
brush from his Jilp pocket ho exclaimed,
"I don't want to bo bothered with my
baggage," and tossed It Into tho street.
"I have lost everything," Major Denig
said, "clothes, souvenirs, pictures every
thing that I wanted to keep."
As ho talked he kept moving the mus
cles of his left arm trying to work out
the stiffness left by tho mach'ne gun
bullet that put him out of action after
three hours of fighting on October 3
In tho Champagne section of tho Ar
gonno drive. Ho can bend the arm only
a Httlo more than half way. Two
months ago It was In an Iron cast. The
bullet entered in the middle of the
forearm and toro a great hole where
It came out, laying the bono bare. Only
the scars and the stiffness remain.
Although ho Balled from, the Navy
lard here with tno firm Marines, Ma
jor Denlg has seen the most action In
command of a regular army battalion.
with tho Ninth regular Infantry. He
was In charge of the Third Battalion of
this regiment in the Second Division
when he was wounded.
Ilemy Casualties In Champagne
The Second Division suffered perhaps
Its heaviest casualties In the Champagne
sector.
"There yens about 5000 casualties
among the 12.000 Infantrymen who cap
tured Mont Blanc," Major Denlg said.
The1 Ninth and tho Twenty-third
regulars, attacking just east of Somme
Py, and tjie Fourth Marine Brigade, at
tacking from Somme-Py, captured Mont
Blanc.
"The Germans put on a wonderful
artillery show there," the major said.
"They developed it quickly, too. wo
had hardly got across tho road before
high exploslvo Bhells began to fall' on us.
One of my captains was killed about
twenty feet from mc. I lost five officers
and 240 men killed, and most of them
fell In those first Uiree hours before I
stopped a bullet.
"We had to go Into this battle the
up In reserve behind the French on Sep
! tember 26, and the night of October 2
wero ordered into position to attack.
"One sees little of tho actual battle.
What happens In tho few yards at each
tfido Is all one knows. The platoon com
manders the lieutenants do' most of
the fighting. They have to decide how
to meet the conditions on their little
front."
Tw HTiaHA.ra. llAllvAretl
Major Dcnig cited the fact that only
a few of the messages sent back frqm
tho platoon commanders aro over de
livered as proof of this.
Tho major told of a trap the Ger-
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REGISTEREn OUERN8EY COWS.
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BETnLEnEM. PA.
WOUNDED PHILADELPHIANS
ARRIVE ON HOSPITAL SHIP
Battlefield Heroes, Whose Fame
Will Survive Injuries, Reach
New York
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Infantryman's Spine Fracturcd
While Engaged in Work of'
Mercy
Phlladelphla soldiers were among the
returning American heroes, shot, bayon
eted or gassed, who reached New York
today on the hospital ship Mercy.
One of the most seriously wounded
Is Private Joseph ,Flocca, 885 North
Fortieth street, who served In the Elev
enth Infantry, and who was Injured
while dragging two comrades to a firsl
ntd station.
Flocca's splno Is fractured. He was
engaged in his self-imposed task of
mercy when a high-explosive shell burst
near him. His two comrades were killed
and a fljlng fragment of the shell
struck his back.
Sergeant Robert HUIes, whose home
Is In Kensington, another of the re
turning men, was leading a platoon cf4he
Twenty-sixth Infantry in tho Argonne
forest when shrapnel and machine-gun
bullets were hurled 'Into the little group.
They were on reconnolssance duty when
a German outpost, high In a tree,
"spotted" them and signaled to the Ger
man gunners. A bullet flowed through
HUles's thigh. Twenty-six of his men
were killed.
Few soldiers on the hospital ship had
more wounds than Private George W,
Jones, Jr., of this city, who served In
the 3Hth Infantry. In tho fteht before
Verdun Jones was hit by fragments of a
mani used In tho Champagne nnd Ar
gonne about which little has been said.
rivip" iio B.iid "ihnf mnrln n rllrlilntr
noise like that of a machlno gun. On
each Bide were real machine guns ar-
ranged so their Are would cros, directly
ff imnt nf th riornv. Am the- hullpts
tore across the field, they appeared to
come from the central point. Detach-.!
ments organized to wipe out the sup
posed machine-gun nest were mowed
down when they reached the place where
the bullets from both machine guns met
These devices' wero used In several
places."
"The Second Division," the Major con
tinued, "saw more action than any other
organization over there- It never stayed
more than a week In one place. After
the fight south or Solskons In July we
went to Nancy for rest and replace
ments, and there I was transferred to
the Ninth Regulars. Then we went to
tho Toul area whero we rehearsed the
St. Mlhlel show. We went over the
whole movement over similar ground
and practiced "with the tanks. Then we
moved up to a woods near the old line,
anS tho battalion officers went forward
to reconnolter.
"We moved Into position the night of
September 11 and Jumped at 5 the next
n,nrr.inv n- tmt no in thnt nirh
heMiise.'lt rained so hard, but the rain
was a blessing because , I, gave us cover
At 1 oclock In the morning the artlllerj
started. It was perfect. All the Ger-
man territory had been carefully pho -
tographed and every sign of life was
plotted on maps. Each gun was as -
slgned one of these spots to pound
"When the zero hour came G o'clock
we Jumped off behind a rolling barrage
and a machine-gun barrage. The bar-
rage was made by 75'h set fourteen
yards apart Other big stuff was pound-
Ing away all the time. There was noth -
Ing left for the Infantry."
V Merchants si
Pearls
Nature's Masterpiece
Nee W aces
Rings
EarRins
Studs .
AWonderful Collection
WHY NOT
"THE PLACE of a thousand mirrors!"
Some one once said of our Galleries.
Colonial mantel mirrors, in antique gold
with plate glass, $20.00 to $60.00;
other narrow Colonial designs, $7.50 to
$35.00; French mirrors of unique shapes,
$10.00 up. Ask to see the new one in
silver, just the thing for dining-rooms,
$15.00 tb $75.00.
The Rosenbach Galleries
1320 WALNUT STREET
Christmas Cards
PRIVATE JOSEPH J. FIOCCA
Arrived today on' a hospital (hip
with a fractured spine, received on
the battlefield while he was heroic
ally assisting two of his companions
high explosive. He received twelve
wounds In his left leg, five In his right
leg and his right arm was broken.
The hospital ship Mercy ilso brought
over Captain K. J. Stackpole, who had
been a reporter on tho Harrlsburg Tele
graph. He is a son of the publisher of
that paper. Captain Stackpole. of the1
110th Infantry, was leading his men on
the Alsne September 25, when he was
hit In the groin and leg
WEST CHESTER LAD INJURED '
Scmcailt Stcnllcn Wnll Sprinimlv
Wnimilecl in Frmee
nm,nl ""j i" i " ,. , ,
mdal ,TO,d hi,s, been Tcceia at
West Chester by relatives of the serl-
i ously wounding In France of Sergeant
Stephen Wall, a son of Bernard Wall,
late of Maple avenue. West Chester, who
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left on the first call as a member of
Company I, Sixth Regiment. " G. I
afterward transferred to Company 1,
111th Infantry. Wall was twenty years
old and had been an employe of the
Sharpies Separator Works.
William Mulcahey und Frank Darling
ton, of West Chester, members of Com
pany I, 111th Infantry, havo been
honored for efficiency In service. They
were detailed recently to the personal
bodyguard of General Pershing.
William Jones, a negro solU(r from
West Chester, attached to the 68th In
fantry, was seriously wounded in the
last lighting In France. Ho was a
former employe of the West Chester
Wheel Works.
JOHN H. SCRIBNER DIES
' Snort Illness ratal to 1 ublishcr and
I n,i;;n. Wnrl-
John imchcock ,,,. ;rPnllnent ln
publishing circles In this city and New
York, and for several ears connected
hwth the Presbyterian Boh rd of Publlca-
Hon and Sabbath School Work, died last
.night at his home, 7201 Chestnut avenue,
Oil.- T.anA aftfy n aViAfati III
Mr. Scrl'bner was seventy-three years
old. He had lived In Philadelphia only
uran.
n.cted with Charles Scribner's Sons Pub-
Ushlng Company, New York city. The
funeral services will be held Saturday
, In the Oak Lane Presbyterian Church,
of which ho was an elder.
A MIRROtt?
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and Calendars
FOREIGNERS' LOAN'
.TOTAL $60,000,000
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Sunscnners and Polish War
Veterans Share Honors at
Banquet
Induction Into the army Officials of
I cm mrDC ait Titnnrc',l,e Provost Miirplml General's offlco
bOLUlERS ALL HEROES1 said today, hoeer, that It has not
i been determined what policy would be
I "" follord In dealing with delinquents.
j Many Nationalities in City' URGEg ST7TiriuCrTpORT
I Praised for Work in Two l
Campaigns
Foreign-born citizens and residents of
I Philadelphia subscribed more tnan $60, -
000,000 to the third and fourth Liberty
Loans.
Representatives of nineteen nation-
alltles. which mak iin r.nnnnn nt hn
city's population, heard this glad news
last night nt a banquet nt the Bellevue
Stratford, at which eleven Polish heroes
of the war were the honor guefcts.
The dinner was held by the Liberty
Loan committee to honor tho foreign-
speaking groups which contributed this I
huge totnl toward winning the war, and j
to celebrate the victory over democracy's'
enemies.
The Polish heroes, every one wearing i
a decoration, were the center of inter-
et, ns were American soldiers and sail
o" of foreign races who attended
The Polish soldiers are the survivors
of a Polish Chasseur companv of 1ST
men
The loyalty of the foreign born of
Philadelphia was praised bv Judge
?S?h JTS&JZ. riu&rVZ
Jiohcnzlskor, Caslmer A Slenklewicz
i and other Liberty Loan workers.
' . T1.,e 8nca,r" nna a uooK.et prepared
' h,v tho committee, setting forth In detail
' the foreign contributions in this cltv,
emphasized the work of the forelcn-
, 1,orr' People. In tho booklet native-born
Americans are fu
rnlshed a rpal ohteet
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,ng efforts of foreign-born persons In ,
, Philadelphia and vicinity, which con-I
slttutes the Third Federal Reserve DIs-'
trlct. who by their Inspiration and ex
ample subscribed a total of thirty-three
million dollars to tho fourth Liberty
Loan, an Increase over the subscriptions
i..ade to the third Liberty Loan.
The results have been compiled by C
A Slenklewicz, executive secretary of
the foreign language division of tho
Third Federal Reserve District, to !
I'nlted States Circuit Judge Joseph Buf-
fington, chairman of the division I
PIEZ TO HANDLE CLAIMS '
Will Adjust Canceled Contracts Involv
ing Loss Under $25,000
Adiiistment of claims on o.inrnlccl shin
mntracts. which do not Involve n loss
of more than 2u.000 to the nrm.rr-pnrv
'''''. Corporation, will be In the hands
r.nn'oueretvfas' rniCTt hell!
quarters of the corporetlon today,
Contract claims, exceeding the amount
fpeclfied, will be settled bv Mr. Plez.
wun me i concurrence oi one oilier pe
per-
son, "o"?'?,?'0?,,.",11!1, "IJoved by
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HERBERT E. BLAKE, Succcuor.
1100-1102 Walnut St.
HURRY DRAFT classification
urowclcr IclM Hoard to Complete
RcronlH Up to 36
I'roost Marshal General Croudcr has
Instructed draft hoards to complete their
work or i'lnsirvlng registrants from
eighteen to tlilrtv-slx years of age as
nuicuiy at possibi... nmi to clarify none
wnose questionnaires n rcuentru um-i
December 21
Ueglitrants of thl class who do not
return their questionnaires will be
classed as delinquents, subject to prose
cution In the clll iMiurtx. as well Hi to
Pcnn Dean Sjjs C!t Alone Cannot
Surccil in Object
"Phllailplnhia can never fully develop
its port facilities as long ns Phlladel-
phla goes alone," said Dr. William Mc-
i Clellan, dean or the Wharton School at
' the University of Pennsylvania, In a
speech before the Heading Chamber of
Commerce today
The speaker said real development
could not como until the lxirt became a
live State matter, and that this could
not be accomplished until the whole
region from Bristol to the Delaware lino
, beennic Interested.
Doctor McCIellan's address was a plea
f, .IT stPlUe?!
make them realize the lesimnslbllltlos
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The crowding waiting eye
straininfr the miles of aisles
every minute the tension in
creases. A jrlnss of Borden's Malted
Milk irons out'the day's wrink
les and sends you home relax
ed. Ilevivinfr, satisfying; food-nnd-drink
any flavor any
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Sizes, Including "Shorts,"
"Stouts," "Longs," and Extra Big
Chest and Waist Measurements
in this
Extraordinary
Intensified Value Sale
of
Winter Suits and
Winter Overcoats
of $35, $38, $40 and $45 quality
at the
One Uniform Price
$30 J
f This is no starved collection of left
overs or has-beens or hastily-gotten-together
handf uls of clothes, but a Perry
Intensified Value Sale that began with
over three thousand Suits and nearly
two thousand Overcoats, providing all
sizes and in-between sizes, and repre
senting practically every angle of a
man's requirements in a Winter Over
coat or Suit. There are fine big double
breasted Ulsters in this Sale; there are
single-breasted conservative Overcoats,
and snappy button-through models
yes, and sheep-lined Overcoats for the
man on the motor truck or in the
motor car. There are Suits of plain and
fancy worsteds, cassimeres, cheviots,
flannels, form-fitters and quiet styles
and sizes for every build and proportion.
THE OVERCOATS
Single-breasied
Double-breasted
Fly -fronts
Button-through fronts
Velvet Collars
Cloth Collars
Close-fitting waists
Chesterfields
Double-breasted Ulsters
Convertible Collar Coats
Sheep-lined Coats
A large assortment of
fabrics, patterns, colors
THE SUITS
Plain wfirsted8
Silk-mixed worsteds
Blue Flannels
Brown Flannels
Green Flannels
Fine Cassimeres
Che.viots in dark patterns
and novelty mixtures
Blues, grays, Oxfords
Soft indistinct stripes
Conservative models
A few cut-off -waisters
JA11 of unquestionable $35, $38, $40 and $45
quaUty in Overcoats and Suits, but in this
Intensified Value Sale
at
One Uniform Price, $30
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