R7T!tT nf ' t'&v V r t fKU f ' V EVENING PUBLIC LEDaER-PHILADELPiriA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY ; 8, 101U r "j 7FqrT$f '' ;apt. lukensS fate IS FINALLY CLEARED Main Linjc Officers Parents Receive Details of Death From Viblting Soldier Mvterv MirrnundlnK Uir death In iFrance of Ciptaln Alan W. Lukens. mii (of Mr. ana Mrs. Iwls N. Lukens. of llavcrford, nrid the reason for tlm many conflicting reporta Kent out by the War foepartment as to the fate of the joung officer nere explained esternay. It appears that Captain l.ul.nis. ;e. fverely wounded, managed to make ins bmv frnm ilm front line to a rttinip of J woods pome distance In the rear, where he collapvd, He rounu ny men from another unit nnd taken to a hot. . niini tnnnv miles from the sector held 1 by his illusion, the Kcvenlv-iilnth He had removed his shoulder (.traps nnd captain's bars before roIiir Into no. tlon, as wan tho rsutotn of nit officers, and ns ho died without regaining ion sclousness. It was home time before the hospital authorities managed to find out 111" liamo and rank througli his Identification tiiR The reason iifflcei remoei the Insignia of rank whs to make It as difficult as possible for tlm German fdnpers to pick them off. In the meantime lie was tirtr reponca missing by the Intelligence ofllcer of his rompanv. Later ho was reported wound ed on tho strength of n statement from two enlisted men who said they saw him making 1 way to thoaear and flnHlly he. was reported dead by the hospital. How ho came to bo llted as "accldcn tallv killed'1 In ededny's casualty roll, however, has not been cleared up Tho details of Captain Lukens's death were given to his parents by a soldier named Stewart, who halls from Saranac Lake, X V , but happened to be spend ing a few das In I'hllidelphl-i and read In the newspapers or tho uncertainty to what ically happened to the Main Line officer. Mourning of World at Sagamore Burial Continued from I'nce One card and was limited to fewer than five hundred.' President 'Wilson was rep resented by Vice President Thomas TL Marshall, the army by General Fcjton C. March and tho nay by Admiral C. McR AVlnslow, and delegations repre sented both branches of Congress Gov. ernor Alfred K. Smith and leaders of both "branches of the Legislature will represented New York State. RotiKh lilders Invited Among tho closo friends of tho for mer Presldrnt Invited were: Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, of Mas sachusetts: former President William Howard Taft and former Justice Chirles Evans Hughes A delegation of rough riders, who Fcrvcd under the Colonel In the hpanlsh-Amerlcin War had places of honor Thl contingent Included: Lieutenant Colonel John C. Greenway, of Blsbee, Ariz , famous football and baseball plaver In his college dav s ; Ma jor Roscoo Cliannlng, former Princeton football plaver: Major Robert Cliannlng, tennis p!icr: Captain W. 13. Dime, of Las Vrgis, 3v. M ; Captain Arthur F. Cosby, active In tho work of the mili tary training camps association during the war; George ami l narles 13. Knob, lauch, Chirles Mills, I3dgar Knapp, J, Lorlmcr Worden, W. A. Davidson, Ken neth I), lloblnvm nnd Guy Murchle. Others Invited Included: IJrlgadler General and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbllt, Mrs William K. Vnnder bllt. Mr. and Mrs Frederick Coudert. Major and Mrs. August Uelmont, Otto II Knhn, Odgen M, Ileld. Frank A. Munsey, Colonel Henry I, Stlmson, Owen Wlster, Mr. and Mrs. William Loeb nnd Mr. and Mrs. George U. Cor teljou. Omte on Crenl of Knoll Among the organlzitlons sending rep resentatives were the American Academy of Arts and Letters; Hi. Nicholas So. clcty. Camp Fire Club, Harvard Club, I?oot and I rocitett emu, Republican Club American Pefenso Society and Union League Club. 1 Burial vi as inado In loung's Memorial Cemetery In a plot selected by Colonel Roosevelt soon after ho- left tho White Unlive. Tile site of the trravo Is nn I lift crest of a. knoll overlooking Ojster Bay' cove. Only' Immediate, friends were present when tho collln of plain oak was lowered to Its llnil resting place. There were no honorary pallbearers 13m plo.ves of tho estate; carried tho collln, on which nppeared an Inscription only tho name, and dates of birth and death. rioral Tributes Arrive Ml Tiny Notwithstanding the request of Mrs. Roosevelt that no flowers be smt. floral tributes arrived nt Sagamore Hill throughout tho day. The names of most of tho donors wero withheld. One of tho bququcts, made up of pink DEATH OF GREAT AMERICAN PROCLAIMED BY PRESIDENT ' Washington, Jan. 8. ric fottoutiw proclamation on the death of Tlicodoro Uoosevell icas cabled from rarls hu President Wilton mid Issued tail night at tho State Department: t WOODKOW WIIAON, rniiSlUKNT Of TUB UNUM) bTATKS OF AMKRICAl A Proclamation lo tho rcoplo of tlio United Males: It becomes my sad duty to niinounco officially tlio death of Theodore Itooseve.lt, I'rosldent of tho United States from September 14, 1901, "to March -I, 1909, which occurred nt his homo nl Sacamoro Hill, Oyiilcr liny, Now Yoik, at 4:15 o'clock In tho intimitis of January 6, 1919. In his death tho United Stutc.i has lost ono of Us tnos; distinguished nnd patriotic citizens, who had endeared himself to tho pcoplo by his strenu ous devotion to their interests and to tho public lnterosta of his country. As president of tho pollco board of lila natlvo city, an member of tho Legislature and Governor of his State, ns Chit Scrvlco Commissioner, us Assistant Secretary of the Navy, us Vlco President and as President of tho United States he dlsplaci administratis Jiowcrs of a blcnal order, and conducted tho Hffalrs of theso arlotis ofTlccs with a concentration of effort nnd a watchful caro which pettnlttcd no divergence, from tho lino of duty ho had definitely set for himself. In tho war with Sp-Un ho dlsplajed singular Initiatives and energy, nnd dlstliisulshed hlmsolf among the commanders of tho army in tho Hold. Ah President ho awykn tho nutlon to tho dangers of prlvato control which lurked In our financial and industrial systems. It was by thus, arresting tho attention nnd stimulating tho purposo of tho country that ho opened tho way for subsequent necessaiy and beneficent reforms. His prlvato llfo was Characterized by a simplicity, a virtue and an affection worthy of nil admiration and emulation by tho people of America. In testimony of tho respect in which his memory l"i held by tho Government and people of tho United States, I do hereby direct that tho flags of tho While House and tho several departmental buildings b disputed nt half-mast for ti period of thirty das, and that suitablo military and naval honors, under orders of tlio Secretaries of AVar and of tho Navy, bo rendered on the clay of tho funeral. Done this sever th duy of January, hi tho year of our Lord one thou band nlno hundred and nineteen and of tho Independence of tho United Mates of America tho ono hundred and forty-third. WOODKOW WILSON. By tho President: Frank L. Polk, Acting Secretary of State. slonal delegation hero from Washington tti attend tho funeral also are discussing mo establishing of a permanent memo rial. , Senator Ixidge, of Massachusetts, an Intlmatn friend of Colonel Roosevelt, said their arrangements had not taken definite form Senator Henderson, of Nevada, another member of the party, added that action would bo postponed until after tho funeral, when members of the Roosevelt family might be asked tneir opinions. Long before tho hour ret for tho slmplo funeral services for Theodore Roosevelt this arternoon, silent crowds of villagers and visitors collected In the vicinity of Hagamoro Hill. Christ Episcopal Church and Young's Memorial Cemetery. Many tried In vain to gain admittance, to the spicloUH grounds of the Roosevelt estate, but mounted police, special deputy sheriffs and detectives kept all on the move. Visitors wero Impressed with theOiush that fell over the town as the hour for the services approached and the general air of sorrow on the countenances of the citizens. School children, dismissed for the day, assembled In tho Btreets and talked In subdued whlspcis. The dron ing of tho motors of the army airplanes (hat hovered over tho Roosevelt mansion seemed to accentuate the stlllners. Busi ness whs virtually suspended. Many buildings wero draped with crepo and flags dropped at half staff. A light snow, which began shortly after da) break, still was falling as tho hour of tho funeral approached. LTTALIA HA PIENA ' FIDUCIA NEGLI S. U. La Visita tli Wilson lia Tran quillizzato la Situn.ionc Politica IMPORTANTE RIUNIONE and white carnations, nerved to awaken many memories within the. Roosevelt family circle. It came from tho children of tho Cove School, where tho sons nnd daughters of Colonel Roosevelt first studied reading and writing, back hi the da before their father became noted Internationally. It was Colonel Roosevelt's custom for many years to pay a lslt on each Christmas Day to tho Cove School. 13ach Sear he sent a Chrlstnns tree and gifts for the pupils But on the last Christ mas of his life he wan leaving Roose velt Hospital and the piesents were dis tributed by Captain Archibald Roose velt In his stead. A movement to erect a monument here to commemorate tho life and work of Theodoro Rooevelt has been started by leading men of Ojster Bay and Nassau County, who for many jears have been nclgbborB and friends of the one-tlmo President. Although at present it Is intended to include only those who have been cltl 7ens of the town and county in which Colonel Roosevelt made his home, it was said that the movement might be ex tended to become nation-vide, If It seem ed to meet with public approval. Two 81te Considered The committee In charge of the ten tative arrangements Is headed by Dr. Andrew Snouden, who for many sears has been a closo friend of the Roosevelt family. After a preliminary conference tho committee has considered two sites aa suitable places for tho monument. Ono of these sites overlooks the cem etery that will be the Colonel's last rest ing place. The second site and the ono that meets much local approval Is Townsend Tark, tho public square of the village. Hero tho people of Ojster Bay and Nassau County many times have llstend to Colonel Roosevelt ad dress his neighbors. One of the chief ornaments now In the park Is a cannon captured by tho American forces In the Spanish-American war and presented to the town by colonel iiooscvelt. Although tho niT.ingcments for rais ing funds necessary to provide a suit- Woman Dies of Burns Mrs Barbara Lucas, IMS North linn, coik street, died In St. Marv's Hospital m a nwult of burns received on Sunday, i Mrs Lucas, who was a bed-ridden lr voild, attempted to nrlso from her ben urn' fell across n gas stove. Too weak to call for help, she lay there until dis covered bv her flfteen-eiir-old son, MclioHs, who tried In vain to extinguish tho flames New Orleans OWnes Jackson's Victory 'i Nnv Orlrnns. Jan. 8 (By A P.) Louisiana tddav observed the 104th an niversary of the buttle of New Orleans, and wiuio mere wtrc u'w vciruniunns I business generally was suspended The New Orleans cotton exchange was closed and bv special arrangement tho New .ihln iolti nl nnnf.nl Irtn nt IH greatness of Oyster Bay's most distln-lY"rU rttn" '-"change also closed gulshed citizen are only temporary. It - ' ' Is probable all cltlrens will bo permitted to aid Any amount, It was slid, from the pennies of the school children nnd the small coins of tho poor, to the larger contributions of the well-to-do and wealthy, would be accepted with equal appreciation. Members of the Fnlted States congres. Dotnaiii u l'nrici si Rittiiiraiino in Confcrcnza Wilson ctl i Rapprc-y Hcntanti ricgli Allcatt Published sni Distributed Undr prnMtT no an Authorized bv ih net of October 0. 1017 onm at th Fostofllco ot rhlla. detphls, Pa, By ordtr of the Pteslilfnt A S nt'RLF'ScW. roitmaater Qenera! Kama, 8 gennalo. La vlslta del Prcsldente Wilson ha certamente prodotto un buon effetto sill la sltu.i7lono politica dl qui , glacchc' ha contrlbulto a daro ngll itnllaul in generate cd nl polltienntl In partlcohre plena flductn nulla Imparzlallta', nchlet U 17 glusta dlsuisslonn dcU'Anierlca IV ora oplnlone oho nessuna Inglu- stlzla portra' iittendersl con 11 consenso dell'Amerlra. Tnlo oplnlono ha causato uu sentlmento ill tranqullllta dopo la tenslone degll ultiml passntl mesl, ilrca la slstemazlono rlguardnute la rosta orientate ileH'Adriatlco SI rltlene geiiernlcmnte clie Wilson o I'Amerlca agiranno come nrbltrl nella soluzlone della questlono cho sirebbe Imposslhllo In altra maniera. Durante li vlslta a Mllano II Prcsl dente Wilson ha rlcevuto parecchi rcgall Uno fu una statua fatta con un can none catturalo aglt uustrlacl, rapprc scntanto l'ltalla vlncltrlce che abbattc l'aqull.i nera austrlaca. Un nltra regain fu uno Bplendldo volume prescntato dt Olanl Capronl. II grande costruttore dl neroplanl, cho descrlvo II Presldcnto come "IAqillla Hlnncn, conquisiairico ill tutto." II volume 111 dedlcato per la costruzionc ill un glgantesco areopluno con II niinlA Capronl Intendo fare un volo transatlnntlio. ti Ki-ntiiipntn Wllsmi ilurnlite la vlslta in Roma ha rlcevuto Trx-presldento del Conslgllo del Mlnlstrl, On. Salandra, e I'On. Blssolatl, reomteincnto illmesspsl dal Onblnetto Itallanu per incline in vergenze con I stiol colhghl, clica lo asplrazionl d'ltalla da presentarst ana confetenzs della pace. IOn Blssolull n' uu forto sostcnltore Hell mea per i" Legi delle Nnzlonl. It Presldcnto la slgnora Wilson vlsl tarono qui' I'Ospedalo della Croce Rossi o dursnto talc vlslta nlla slgnora Wil son fu presentata la r'roco ill Merlto della Croco Rosa ltnll.ina, Psrlgl. gennalo. I rappresentnntl d'Amcrlcs. Inghllterra. Francis ed Rail i terrnno qUI' la loro prima rlunlone do manl. secondo un annunzlo urtlclale La conferenza sara tcntlta prcsso I'UfflcIo del Mlulstro degll lXerl o vi Interverraiino II Presldcnto Wilson, Segretarlo Lansing, II Mlnlstro degll Lsterl Balfour, Lord Robert Cecil, it Primo Mlnlstro Orlando, II Mlnlstro degll Ksterl Barono Sonnlno. II Prlmo Minis tro Clcmenceau cd 11 Mlnjstro degll Ds teri Plchou Balfour, Orlando e Sonnlno glungn ranno questa sera In Parlgl. Oil altrl sono gla qui' Romn, 7 gennalo IV stalo oggl nn nuuzlato i he Re Vlltorlo Lmanuels hi regalato nt Presldcnto Wilson la fninosa plttura "Trlnlta' del Monti" del plttoro Arlstlde Snrtorlo o la stntua "Vlttorla"dclRublno La Reglna Llena ha dlstrlhulto agll orfanl dl gucrra dl Udlne, Belluno e Trevlso la sommi dl dollarl 25,000 rlcc uta dagll ltallanl resldentl In Chlcsgo 11 Mlulstro della Gucrra ha offcrto spec! ill facllitaztonl agll ltallsnl cho si trovanu con l'Fserclto Americano in Francis, accloccho' possaiuo vlsltaro 1 loro parent I In Italia. II Scnatnrc Trascara, Tresldcnte della Croco Rossa Itallana, ha oggl onnun- zlato che questa ha nssegnato la inc. daglla dl merlto alia Slgnora Wilson per I lalts opera splegata u pro dells tstl-i tuzlonc. I I'n dlspacclo da Flume annunzla ch It Ooverno Jugo-Slavo aveva propostoi all'Cngherln una ronvenzlonoMnllltaro contro l'ltalla, o iho rt'nghcrla si o' rliliiinlti. Ill ronsecuenza lit clo n 1 Jungo-Slavl hanno espulso tuttl fcrrovl'r unghcrrsl dalla Croazln, Muuirlpal Jobs I'illeil Tho following municipal appolntmentK were announced today: Thomas hhaw, UiOJ Deal stieet, fireman, Bureau of Health, 1000 a vear, and Rose Cnlla hsn, 719 eolith 1'lfty-second street, rec i ration leader, Bui can of Recreation, (3a day NORTHCLIFFE NEAR COILAPSI London Publisher Suffers as Rv suit of Overwork t Tnndnn, Jan. . Viscount NortheH''. la threatened with a nervous and phyl-; cs breakdown as a result of overwork His phslclang have ordered him to dw nit mental labor at onco and go to the south of France, where he may have to remnin for some months , Absolute cessation of his participation In tho big affairs ot his country, and of the world, In which ho has been taking such prominent part. Is. ordered by tho doctors. His correspondence Is not for warded to him. DRINK WATER Unless you drink water of known purity you are taking a chance. This is not a reflection on anyone or any institution it is a plain statement of fact. To say that you cannot afford Purock is to say that you cannot afford to protect your body from disease. Surely no thoughtful man or woman in Philadelphia is so poor as that I Puroc Watrr is delivered to offices and homes in tterilized, sealed' ioe or fve-&allon demijohn. THE CHARLES E. HIRES CO. 210 S. 24th Street, Philadelphia Bell, Spruce 3643 Keystone, Race 1887 '!? 11 $ 4.50 PIMPS .95 i i Mi Daiijgrmj t AtS New! This Week SIzes2!4 In Pattnt itathe Kid or Dou-CWraMD f .!..,. Buying Now, for the remarkable values offered here today and all week, in Fashionable Boots and Pumps mean a clear saving of $2 to $4 on exactly the style Boot and Pump yoa may want. Chooseyours now. Royal Boot Shop r roR women xO Floor Saves? & I206-8&10 Chestnut St i v l m mm Tmr j v 923 MARKET ST. mm iugar-Saving Desserts Jiffy-Jell makes instant Jet- erts which are rich and fruity. It comes ready-sweetened. The fruit-made flavors come in liquid form, in vials. So they keep their fresh-fruit taste. One package serves six people in mold form, or 1 2 if you whip the jell. So these luscious des serts are also economical. Get it today. Try Loganberry or Pineapple fluvor. See what it means to you. 2 PachitQes tor Zj Cent At Your (lroccr'8 Jiffy-Jell- - Waukesha, Wisconsin (DC0) I iWm-mJVi I A Coat Sale rar rem. BARGAIN IMPORTANCE! .75 $liT.OO $OO.50D I I SAVINGS AVERAGE ONE-HALF! T.3 ".embrace, practically our entire "?1Z ?.mL",TuV,.,". "'V?v nV;V" A I desired colorings. All hires for llilPi ! enmni.u - .--- I women and misses. hrcontl lloor $4 and $5 Georgette Silk Waists $0.00 5 A C F $ 3 liovely beaded and hand cmbrolderod htjles. Also rich i repe de chine blouses. White, flesh nnd colors. Street Floor vv I n ISeeley' Adjutto Rupture Pad fncra tfUcitnty of a tru$$ B0 aVVBalaTaaMagsKB) v, , my Wlh.(.aM ar l 9. 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Made of splendid win ter weight materials In full length models. All tlzes for women and misses. Children' $1.S0 Embroidered Dresses Of II n enes 11 11 d sine h a in b. All 1 olors Mzcs to 6 years, 98" Children's Coats $g.98to$.75 Of woolens, mix tures and corduroys. Bites from 2 to It Girls' Serge Regulation Dresses Neatly trimmed with Sizes 6 to X.-B, 49 2 to ti years. ' -years. ' hjd. JJtOHOME OE 3JCVJLE J&D COiNOMY I I 5 a I li Chesterfields go straight to the smoke-spot; in short, they 1 II .iH j jl Jet you know you are smoking they "Satisfy" I llj II 11, P "B Give credit to the blend the "just-right" blend of im- 1111 ' 9 III ported and domestic tobaccos,. And the blend can't be copied. I 1 H Buy a package of Chesterfields today. &ftffvrtu&Am,U 1 ' iM v ' - , j "" v Jv.'1 y J'-'JK -i' - " -Av''a4 laSaBBBBBal ' ". .
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