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GUARD OFFICERS
1 ASK WIDE PROBE
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oncrcbs to Probe Regular
Army Discrimination,
Colonel Brown Savs
CITES SOME CHARGES
Final Action Auails Return of
Men Who Arc Still
Overseas
A congressional lnnulrv Ik predicted
by Colonel Millard I Brown lnlo wli.il
la Mid to have hern t.vtciiMtU di-crliul-
(natlon b regular irni officer. against
National Guard offn ert of hlRh rank
j 'Tas'InK Hi buck," fo thai tho 'Vi
sional Guard tonimnnder would h dis
"credited and iemoid from command,
and covet hontlim which manifested It-
elf In a liumliel subtle vvavs arc xild
o have- featured tne reeuiar oinceri-
elatlona tovvnrils the mllllt.itiien who
leld Important commands.
This hostllltv manifested itmr soon
Sifter the I nited Mates entered lh
war, Colonel iliovvn declare, mid re
sulted In the formation or a protective
association of Mtlnnil Guard com.
uanders
The association plans to trim Us In
lestlRatlon (runs on the allcced ir.etues
if the rruulais n soon as sintleifnt Na
lonal Guardsmen ate link from I nnw
ivlthjthelr torrobnrativo stor'e- and their
support of the movement
Colonel Broun lonim.mded tlie 101th
Infantry, foimerh the ol.l lirt of this
Ity and the old Thirteenth of Vranton
le was supetTedeil bv a repulnr army
ifrlcer.
"After T left thev hid eicht oilier
.oloneli In cnmtnind of tho 101th, '
Colonel Brown assertnd
He dlrectU accused BrlKadier Generil
Thomas; W Darirth a teBuWi of mile-
nt; an error, and men pJs"i"B tne
uck" along to National Ouird officers
parrah, he said, was In command of the
brigade In vhloh the 109th was .1 unit
J Every National Guard division In
Franco except one has lost Uh original
Commander accordlnc tot oloiiel Brown
The exception is the 1 entv-evi nth Dl-
Ision of New ork wliliii ts ne.irtcn r
Major General John K OKvan There
re only a few Nat'otial titiaru omieis
ovv at tho head of their men he slid
SEVEN-INCH SPIKE IN HEAD
Man Found Covered With
Wounds Inflicted by W.iil.int
ltrnillnir l'n . Tun 1 V ill! -1 "-even.
nch railroad SDiUe bth Line 11 his fore -
fead and stab wounds nvei his face,
nek, ne.k and 1 host Jisiisji Vwia
ortj-flvo jears old, who lues on Kiur
old, prohnhl will die
;osia was rounrj n vmnrno rar
inese and t'letro Par7aneM an ho ticirrl
lis moms lit was irinsciiMis imd ut -ered
'He Manned me hut was un ib'e
'O give llie name of Ids iissailmt lie
' :st consciousness at tlie nospitil when
he spike vvas extrai ted
;osta was cnipiovtn at tiie irpcn-
ler Steel vv one, ana left tne plant
about S 3(1 list evening f"r home He
teas attacked hist before lie reached the
chuMklll avenue iirldge
STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER
Men Returning From the Army and
Navy Are Joining the Great Army
of Clothing Buyers in This Sale
Many of the thousands of men Uking advantage of the great values in
our January Sale of Clothing are the Army and Navy boys from overseas
and home camps, now returning to civilian habits and fashions. They are find
ing here the most comprehensive and most attractive assortment of Suits
and Overcoats in this city, at
An Average Saving of About One-third
As compared with pre ent market alue based on cost of production. In fact, on many
lines there's a .saing of one-third from OUR OWN REOULAR PRICKS, which rune,
been less than the real alue throughout this t-eason. This is especially true of these
Four Under-priced Groups of Ulster Overcoats
Now $17.50, $22.50, $33.50 and $41.50
A varieK of men's and otuur men's models at each price, and in the last three
groups aro I Nurs from the M KIN-BLOi M ( o. and HART, SCIIAFFNER & MARX.
At these fuur pruts aie ,iU plain ( la.sttilield and other coiihinntiw 0ercoat models.
Four Groups of Suits Reduced
Suits at
$19.50
Men .iml voting
men'" Suit- "Alio iml
othri iroml make-.
youthful .mi conserva
tive mod' '-, .il! of re
liable fain ii , vv. 11 tai
lornl An e. ciUnt
range of -ui
Evening1 Dress Suits now$23.50
A limited quant it v of t!i e nh mlid s'uits !f vour
sicc Is in the ii-foitinriit it s a i in oppottumt.
Weather-Proof Coats
now $27.o()
Orifjw ail made for Ann Oftln i ' ue, now pel
niitteil for civilian wear- lain-proof dtiit-jiroof art'l
cold-proof A a.inK of ,il out .un l nlf.
Men's Fur-lined Overcoats at
$33.50, $67.50 and $125.00
Models for men and o mi; mtn Ilandscnne Coat-,
lined with mainiot and nnii"l, at f n, the fabrics me
thoroughh leliuble, und in dcsiialilo lildiku, and
brown-and kui m vtu-es
Motoring Coats, a limited number
now S26.5Q and $ 17.50
MARKET STREET
EIGHTH STREET
FILBERT STREET
BILTMORE OSWALD
The Diary of a Hapless Recruit
A'PlUk 31 Havn Jut como off
Riiard duty ami fed nulte cv
hausied The sunt tiro nltoK'Uicr too
heavj I tan think of nbnut flvo tllf
feictit things I (mild tetnovo fiom
them without crcatl decreasing their
ui lllt The Mist would be tho barrel.
The artist who drew tho plctuie In
tho last onmp paper of Diwn nppeai
lug In the fotiu of n beautiful voni-in
must hive had mom luck that I have
ever hnd. I think he would have been
t loser to tho truth If bo had put tier
In a speeding automobile on Its vvnv
home from 11 loidhotive It vuielv H
1 proof of discipline to bear tin mock
lug, sllvoi toned hughtcr of women
ring out In the night onlv ten fed
nvvnv mid not drop join gun nnil fol
low It light through the birbed wire.
After tho war I am going to huv lots
of imbed who and cut It up Into ltttlo
bits just to tellevo mv feelings
Last night I hail the fright of my
life Soul" 0110 was fooling around tho
fence in the diukiipss
' ho's tliot c ' T cried
W'hv. 1 m Kaiser AMUIitn," came
the iiusvver In a subdued oice
"Well. 1 wish vou'd go awav, Kntser
IVilllnm said I nervouslv, 'you're
buvtlng the lights out of Hulp No 0 "
What a that"' nsked the volte.
'Not to commit 11 mil" nice with unv
one eteit in n inllltHiv manner," I
M piled becoming slight Involved
'Tfiits not stub i uonduful mle"
ram" Inck thn volte In otii)lTliiing
toms ' I lould mako up a 1 ule better
thin that."
"Don't tiv It tonight ' I pleaded
Theio wis siicine foi it moment
th"!! the volio continued sulullslv,
Kiv, 1 in not Kals'i William rcall.v.
Horiest 1 m not "
"Well who are ou"' I asked lm
pitientlv. "W'hv I'm Tutks" the voice replied
Tollts call mo that bet-iti. I tnko
so man of them in mv trousois"
"Well. Tucks" 1 replied, "vou'd bet-
I ter bo moving on 1 don't know what
I might happen with this gun lm
'tempted to shoot tho caitrldgo out of
it Just to make It lighter."
'Oh. voti can't shoot me" ci led
Tucks, 'lm tia7V I bet ou dldn t
I know that did von"'
I 'I vjvnt suie" I nnswet'd
I 'Oh. 1 111 aw full nav ' continued
Turks 'ever.vhody s,is n, und I
look it too, In the div light " '
I "You must ' I leplhd
I "Well, good nigh'." said Tucks In
I tho same Mibducd voiit "If voti tlnd
a flock ofj.lnk l.ib.itv Uonds iiioumt
I here leniemb. r 1 lost tin til ' lie ib-
p.uted In the direitlou of t-it It-
I"""1 . ,
I Mav -1 -There seem to be 110 pine
tin the seivice for me I tmnol cle
lido what rating to select To be n
quatteim lstei oiip nw-t ' now liow to
'signal, und sign illng ilvvavs lues mv
nuns tine mii-t know how to blow 11
Ihoirld Mill UI little whbulo In order to
heeomn .1 boatsw.il i mate, tiud im
ens tould never 'tind tint To be '
veomiti It Is ntiessarv to know how
to rattl pnpeis in .111 lmpoitnnt mm
per and dN-emiiiate ini-ilifoiimtloii
with a sti aight fa 10 nud this 1 ' ould
never do 1 feai tho onlv thing left
for 1110 Is to trv fen .1 lomniisioii 1 111
I stiro 1 would be a valuable uddition to
' anv ward! 00m
JI.iv C '.Man lh' dragH' Hev
Suits at
$24.50
The famou Moin
Uloili, Hart, .scballnc-r
A Jlu'v, and olhei
hirfli-Bfuch J-niU, in
mnli I foi men of
mi' .mi Hanil ome
fibi i limlv tailoioii
ami tin. Iie.l.
Suits at
$33.50
A lemaikalile lot of
fine Suit- fiom out
vi-1 j lie-t manul.icttn-i'In'-
I he Mnn-liloeh
( o , Hart, Sthatrnoi cV
Mai and nthoi . Mm h
be low the irtiului val
ue s i,j,o.
Strawbridge & Clothier
EVENING PUBLIC
there. ou flannel footed camel, stop
galloping! What nro ou dolne, any
way, iihjlng horaei?"
'Don't bo ridiculous," T cried out,
hot Willi 1 ago nnd humiliation; "oit
know pnfcitly well I'm not plajlng
hoi so. T rcallo n well us jou do that
this Is 11 kciIous- -"
At this Juiietuto of my brave tctoit
a gun-banel slovo In tho back of mv
heid somo one kicked mo on tho hln
nnd in some Indrseilbiblc m inner the
butt of ,1 tlfto becamo tntangled be-'
' tvveen my feet, nud down I went In n
' tloud of dust nnd oaths. One-fourth
lot tho cntlio I'elh'ini field (Utitlctv,
passed over my bodv, together with Its
iH-vv. while thiough tho loar nnd I
'ennfiislon laised bv this horrible cati-'
Mljsm I tould heai Innumerable C
'I. Os bowling nnd blackguaidlng me1
I in fienlcd tones, and 1 dlmlv distln
gulsli their fotms dancing In ia,e
1 amid descending billows of dust. The j
pnido ground swilled dUzllv around
I me but I had no desire to nriso and
, begin life anew. I felt that I had.
at the most only a short tlmn to live, I
nnd that was too long. "What Is the
1 Ulltmoi.) to n man In uniform, anv-
'vvaV' I lemember thinking to msself ,
Ins I lny there- with mv nose pressed 1
ft it to an ant hill "All tho best parts
of it are nild dlsttlcts, waste places,)
limitless Saharas to him. Death,
'where Is th sting"" T rontinued, as
an outraged aut assaulted m nose.
lop r shl Jilt1 h rrp1rlck A blokes Co. ,
no bi: t oMiNt l.D)
NEW ENGINEER FORDELAWARE
.Col.in.il l.a.ltie Will Uao Head-'
quartors in 'I liis City
I olnnel A illlim B l.adiie of llie
'sflTili totps. Vnted hlates llnslneets,
who his been with the V nltcd Slates
armv in Prime, 'his been appolntd
tnltil States ditrle engineer for the
, Delaware Ulver and liiv, with head-
'cuiarters In the Wltherspoon Building
The nppolmment wan nude by the fcecre-
1 '"'"olonel lloluo was stationed at Jack
sonville 1.1 IH'H and had charge of tho
liarbor and toast improvements of 1 Ior
da lie afterward became assistant to
U10 ehuf of engineers at Washington
While in Dianic be h id charge of
! several M-ctors of the I nlted Mates
mllltar.v op. rations
He will sueieid t D. human, who
1ms been tiniporanl in tharge of the
olllce
Fjr2&
Victor Records
c have man) koo.1 num
bers, bard to get. else-
G. W. HUVER CO.
Ilir flmn of rrir
1031-33 CHESTNUT
. 1'1 ui rt .
Suits at
$36.50
n v IubIi - (jiade
Suits, of fine unfinished
an 1 smooth vvoisteil
fibti.s llnely tailored
farm, nts, woith ron--i.loiablv
more than
our opt cial prifo
J (G fill.
sr.i
Pur-Collar Overcoats, at $33.50,
$36.50, $47.50 and $67.50
IuuiiOUs anl warm Coat, .i popular with
ounj? men. At deci-iivc i eductions.
Men's Trousers $3.75 and $5.75
Neat -tnped Trntiqpis, well-nmtlo in every patticu.
lai. hx.ipt.onal values at i'A 75 and &" To.
Mackinaw Coats and Warm
Jackets now $8.50 to $13.50
Youths' Long-trousers Suits at
$16.50, $18.50, $23.50, $26.50
?. i. u bran frcio'lilti ov I I l j, r fast
.MARKET STREET ,
EIGHTH STREET
FILBERT STREET
LEDGER rUILADEIil'taA,' FRIDAY,
DEMOBILIZATION
PLANS DISSATISFY
Complaint Among Soldiers
on Methods Pursued in
Discharge
MANY WITHOUT "WORK
Due to Dismissal by "Unit"'
System Instead of by Em
ploymcnt Needs'
flu a Stair Correspondent
Washington, I). I .Tan IT- Theie Is
hitler dissatisfaction on the part of the
American i-oldicra and the people in all
parts of tho countrv over the wav the
armv Is being demobilized, complaints
to tho vatlotin bureaus of the War De
partment Indicate
The svstcm or demobilizing the men
bv army units Instead of In aecordanco
with tho need for the paitlcular kind
of work they'tan do, as the British Gov
ernment Is d6lng has treated a great
body of cmplojed men and worked hard
ship on the soldiers who are unable
to obtain emplovment
Tteports to the emplovment servlco of
tho Labor Dcpiitment show that unem
plovment has material! Increased in all
of tho Mates.
General Marili s'altd a few davs ago
that twice as many men have been dl
ehaiged from the AmeiUan as fiom the
titltisli armv tip to dale since the ar
tnistlie While General Monh made this
annotinteiiient with apparent pride, pco
pto In ton, n with labot eontlltlons and
the welfate of the soldiers after their
dlsihirgn do not coivldcr It as a matter
to bo especially proud of In a lew of the
utieniplojment and hardship it has
worked.
As a direct tesult of this ranld de
mobilisation, without legnrd to condi
tions of available employment, the re
ports to tne Dahor Department show
that In fourteen States there Is an ex
cest of common labor over Jobs to be
had, whereas three weeks ago no excess
was shown In any of the States.
The excess of workers over Jobs Is not
confined to common labor, but Includes
clerks, uiriientem.and. men of the vari
ous trades. There Is an ovcruprily of
catpenters In almost every Mtate, for in
stance. Kngjand Is avoiding the uncmploj
ment proble.ni by demobilizing, on, tho
basis of Industry and letting men so n
Jobs nro found for them, InBtead of
discharging them wholesale by military
units and leaving llieni to find emplo
meat Knglandw demobilization plans,
were worked out carefully n year ago.
and tho return of her troops to civil llto
Is proceeding according to tho prear
ranged program.
If thn present rate of tho return of
men to civilian life Is tontlnucd an un
emplovment period of tonslderable
stress Is ftaied that probably will reach
Its peak In a month or two. If addi
tional ships are atslgned to transport
work, ns the result of negotiations, now
In progress among tho Allies to take
over German merchant nhlps for trans
ports, the rate ot return of overseas
men to peace time occupations will bo
Increased materially.
Meant lino the cancellation of war con
tracts la proceeding rapidly, and In
Good Time to
Change Those Stairs
DUTCH HALL
Or any style. Estimates.
Snedaker&Co.9th&TiogaSts.
JANUARY 17, 1019
many cases there Is a period of unem
ployment In tho plants which iad such
contracts to give them lime to get peace
time work, even when the plants do not
close down altogether.
rtecent meetings of tho unemployed
In Bridgeport, In western titles and In
various war work centers, have brought
to public attention the demands of men
who have been dismissed from their Jobs
for other emplojment.
Within the last week the War De
DRINK
The cost? Tis but a trifle when you
consider the benefits. , Purock is de
livered to offices and homes in steril
ized glass bottles. Six large bottles
or a five-gallon demijohn, 50 cents.
THE CHARLES E. HIRES CO.
210 S. 24th Street, Philadelphia
Eell, Spruce 3643 Keystont, Race 1887
partment Issued an order affecting men
ln-thc home camps which will relievo the
situation to somo extent This orticr
nrmlilrs that men who have dependents
and are needed In essential Industries be
discharged first and as expeditiously as
possible.
' The United States nmplojment Bu
reau IS trjlng to cope with tho situ
ation by finding Jobs and sending the
men to fill them.
WATER
TALKING MACHINES
REPAIRED
Everybody's, 38 N. 8th St '
FtrnTlr 100 loth .!. Open Kt, v.u.
THERIGHTWAY
It's not what vou nav fm
a true-k that's lniiortniit
it's what ou get for what
vol) do pa. This should
Include tho assurance tlm
ou tan get eervlto nml
parts not merely this veae
but In tho vears to come
when jou will really need
them.
If It does not vou am
making a poor Investment
regardless of what units
are in the truck or tlm
price ou pav for If. 'llie
Brockwav offer In hls
respect Is unusual let u,
tell jou about II
BROCKWAY MOTOR
TRUCK COMPANY
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