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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY. JANUARY 27, 1010
SOLDIER FOUGHT
MOB OF GERMANS
Philadelphian, Released
From Prison Camp, En
raged by Insult in Berlin
SERVICE AWARDS MADE TO RED CROSS WORKERS
WILL CONTEST WATER RATE
Cheltenham Refuses to Appropri
ate for Increased Charge
Adoption of n budget ordinance by tho
olllclnls of Cheltenham Township, with
nn appropriation of $2300 for mo hy
drant rentals In 1910, Is specific Indica
tion that tho authorities Intend to fight
tho 'unjust nnd exorbitant" charge of
tho Springfield Water Companv, nnd, If
necessary, to carry tho protct against
pavment to higher courts
Tho budget ordlnnnco has been pub
lished, Tho hydrant appropriation for
tho j ear Is fixed nt $2300, tho old charge.
Other appropriations nrei Maintenance
of police department, $25,000; ntmcnt
of bends nnd Interest, $10,800; lighting
hlghwajs, $14,500; salaries of emplojes,
$3800; removal of nshes and garbngs,
$4700! (Ire piotectlon nnd appropriations
to volunteer rompinles In tho township,
$6000 ; maintenance of bridges nnd high
wnjs, $38,000, for contingent or misce
llaneous (barges $2G,900, Hoard of
Health, $2000 The tax rato for town-
TO PROCLAIM DRY NATION
36th State Una Reported Rntificnr
tion of Prohibition Amendment
Mmhlnnton. Jan, 27 Thirty-six
Stntes. thu netessiry three-fourths, had
certified to the Stnte Department their
ratification of the Federal prohibition 1
amendment today, nnd preparation of 11
proclamation to tnuUo the amendment
cffictlv was wtlcred ...
Certifications wero received from Wis
consin, North Carolina, Ptnh nnd Kan
sas, tho latter being tho thlrt -sixth
State to report
' ship purposes Is fixed at ten mills
STARVED FOR FIVL. DAYS
Traveled Far on Two Bowls of
Soup, Says Max Borland,
Returned Hero
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RED CROSS WORKERS
GIVEN CERTIFICATES
Sen ice wanK Made to Member-
of Girl-" llijdi
School uili.u
Fought a mob of Orrrnns in the
streets of Her! n to save tlio American
flic from bclnu trampled
Wounded In the foot in the- li't Ger
man drive on the Marne
Captured In fierce fighting tint re
suited from the heroic tand of the
Pennlvanla bojs of the Iton Pulsion
at tho Marne
Forced bj tho Germans to do Kitchen
dutj dlff trenches and tx bn-bed n're
entnelements under hea bombardment
from American and Allied artlllir
Xearlj starved In the pr in pimp V
MercerberR Rcrnunv
Travtled five d 151 and s x n sli s w ti
only two bowl of oup to eit when he
nan being fent home bv the Hermans
These are onlv - few of the e
perlences of Private Mat Borliml, 1 Bog
Xorth HlRhth street, as related In him
self nnd hi' friends
Borland, who wis n member of Com
pany M 105th Infintrv Ms Just ar
rived nt New York, abonnl the transport
Coronla. He did not tell the stor of
facing tho hostile mob In Utrlin but
lifter several companions bad reialed
the thrllllnR Incident, he told of other
experiences on tint trip from the Ger
man camp to freedom
Borland and tnentv-one other Amer
icans were on the train and they were
Kuarded bv one German soldier A crowd
had Rathered at the stitlon nt one of
the suburbs of Berlin .
Pounced on Oerinan , keil 1 ios sei ice ertttl ties uiu to.
For the benefit of the Amrrh an ind I ,',, awarded to students of the Ulrls
others In the t-alti the populace had de. I UlRh "- hool uillirv of lied ros at
rlded to be on hand to abu them Ith" Philadelphia IllRh f-i lionl for tilrK
Stones and ,epithts wore hurled frielv, ( '-eventeciith and -p"inR (imleit
and Jim before the tn n was about to 1 Twentv of the recipients weto ntdenw
jret under wav one of the German men 1 of tho school live were members of the
in the crowd held up a larpe Amerlcnn I faculty and four wero mothers of the
and several Allied flairs nnd shouted to KrI, Twentv-flvo of tho rertltWics n
the doURhhovs that thev were Rolnc to.,,,, enn lwmr. ,( orl. rnmnlei,,! ,t,.i
llMI Ihnm ulin. . U . . . .1. ..,. - .. I . - .- - -
-..v.. wtr-,,, .utlt kllC IllOUgOI OI tll
banners Almost Instantlv Dnrliml and
three other Americans Ienpd from the
car window md pounced upon the Ger
man scrlmmnRe followed the flaps
were hastllv recovered ami ohied hv th
mob, which was throwing larce atones
the doURhbovs returned to 'he rir Itnr
land held toe American flaR as b vi is
climbing bark through the window by
the crowd eauRht him and pulled him
back A hot flsht ensued r ts were
wielded nnd Germans were thrown in
all directions and finally Bnnand a!
though badly bruised vias rescued with
the flap bv his comrades
Borland refused to dicu, this Inel
dnt. but admitted that 1 led tbe
douRhhojs through the streets of Berlin
waving the Air and shout i r mad v
Orderlv n I'lillndrlphlnn
When Bor and was first rip jretl he
was oiderly to I.uutenant i.rah uu of
Philadelphia also a prisoner who i
fused to let tho Germnn turpi ons oper
ate on h'm fur wounds
Captain Paul Ol ver t14 , -u
street, also w is aboard the c o-n i
Captain Oliver's compimons on tho e-s-1
said lie had been w minded but )
would neither admit ii"r derv thr
statement" He was in Prance i r
months with the motn- trinspcrt orps
Other Phllidelphinns ot tho traf
port were J Howard IVw of rdmore
C J. Derr, of West Philndelplm i i or
poral John Mavwhort .'. Iiojdit
street CompinvK lflith Infamrv I
ate Joseph Hoefel Q4I4 Nonh Twen
seventh street Conlpan P 1,1th It
fantrv , f-tanlev Lowerv 103-, ,,r
Sjdenhani street of ,1 nm n e i
eompanv of tti llth Infmti w
was wounded bv 1 hiKh fvpinsn s
on September while pRhtinR 01 1
Alsne tiohert 'Marsh if Ml ,
Yewdall street ' ornpanv li ofthepiti
struck bv a machine. pun bjl'et - m
thlRh In the urae battle on --ente! oer
b, James Kolb 412 Paaber s -e
Company P. of tie IPtl who whs
gassed on September 5 and Private ' I
MetiRes ri4P Westminster urn ' in"
jiany M, ot tuee Hint Infantr
Hod Cro erviic n-rtilu .He- wen- I0cl.1v auarclii! i .tiic!ui of ilic (.irl-' Ihpli Slionl tmliurv n. 12). of llir Kul ( rn-s. nt the I'll
-dionl for Cirl. ""cvcnlei nlli ami -irinn (.nnli 11 streets. Twenlv of tlic rcupients were -Indent-. Iiw vierc nicitiliers of llip fauillv,
mnll.crs of the pirl- Major Itolicrl 1 . Dctup I'lniwn in in-ct tolil f Ins cxpcriiniC) at (.lialrati 'Iliierrv
il nlclpliia llili
anil four vicro
four dinole 1C00 hours of viorl. don
I P T ti tpshurv nnde the present 1
tors Mijir P helt 1 Teti r if t 1
WANTED-FACTORY
-EVERYWHERE
EXECUTIVES
I" fi'i Urgimei t In ed Stves Marines Uvailrvn M ibe' linollirviv Minnn oodwonh lluili Kisihbiuin Mar
I'1 rf I pimni,s at 1 hitiau- Togliupver Mpv Puiris Marion Stioible giru Movers Dorihei Pfntteiiher,
1 1 ie n Vnoilin fpiturp of the ever- Hairlet llolstem 1 llz-ibctli r h miller Ivalhrvn Mullen, Marg.utt Kane Hdna
1 I -m wa tnp singing of a lied Cios I Inlso -itgeni Ml 1 Wall l'rpih ni,r Mrglui 1 lie dm in W innlfied
In nm written Iv Mis, II Brandt, ono llosem-off Matgirot Binbill llegro .smiil and Mrs ljub
1 the stiulrnts Miss M.irgiret Kani '
is Undent fitesldent of the luixlliarv
1 lie greatest ffoits of the .tuxilliiv
were given to suigl.il dieslngs and
tofugeo iiintnts Thie vns uNo a
knitting division, a rtdtnntlon group
1 fnrtorv gioup unking garmtiits ono
aftcinoon a week nt the Bed Cross fie
torv and a sictlmi whosc members
mended soldiers clothes
Through tho efforts nf Hip nuxllHrv
mi mbi rs a iloinllon of $110 was pin
to tiie Itriilsh lelief nnd $vn was rused
fur 1 hriMinas gifts for the v untied
soldiers m tlm l.plsiopal Hospital Pur
ing the pulenili 1 13 members did re
In f wi rl Iiiirmp 11 t lied Cross 1 prist
in is roll all 1.3S new members were
giliied bv this auMliaiv
rhoe awarded nitllbates were Mis
trorhle Mrs "Voiitig VIrs W Har
i Mi II K 1 1. 1 h"' mil Miss, s
Trained meii men of bruins, Inlllithe 11ml alilllli, nilrd In their
Imlnlne U liiinillp other men.
.'" ."', . f", tnrv stair there nre tnin nhle men whose onlr Iirl, Is
TRVIMNt, tr 1I11I11K In f irtorv nrminlnMoni In selectlnc nml limnlllnt
nlher mem In liKlnc mil mnl riinllni; wnrki in nil the lirn 11I new phnse, nf
1 11 tnrv 111 111 menirnt
tun inn take up imw n three months' innr-e of I'rnitb it Trnlnlnir in
MODERN PRODUCTION METHODS
I'md'uflon men 1U hue rlinrci of llio I its-mom onfrrriH r mi, er
lurf Tin inortlnkH ulll ( lirM on lurMli ornltiE of rmli frU iliirine
the twHp ud.-' oitr-4 nf thr term, lifRinnlntr ltinuir K,
V rllo nr tflpplmnt- for un -IbM pure di-riipthf Ifnllet or. hrttrr lill,
ilrnp in for 11 It it iith our Mr. I i-Kr, ht will t-Lidlj i;Ue .1011 full ri
forinutlun. CENTRAL BRANCH Y. M. C. A.
1421 Arch Street
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un 11-ta. '-. J'H wir,, 4JB tW-W & li.f.K W.s w.'Tf-r i-R"-i.B-il.i; J.iw j
LIEUT. ROLSTON ARRIVES
Wounded Hero of
Hope to 1 - it
Montf.iiicon
Fdther ooii
. - iff
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I.ieuten it ' Kp-ji i
turned from Pr i n i
the effects of - wound - e
ber 28 during the V.rne-1 in
Montfaucon . t g'' i ' i li
leave from hos -il ' -v -, h
nt Foil Washlnct p
Lieutenant Hoiston was i it, . '
the famous SlJth UeRlinert win t n
tlelpatpil with the -'event v 1 ir t t
slon In the Mnitfaurin flRh t"g '
September 2B to thtober 4
Tlio voung ntllper wait Ktiu a
rlRht hhoulder and seereH woundul i
nnu dav that Major Peprt of thl"
clt, vvas Killed I.ieuten int Itnlstnn a
shoulder bltde vmih badlv fract ird and
he has been In tht besplta' e,r s! e
alowly leiovering He wns t rr icl
home with other woundd on ii rner
can trins;Kirt whlih doi Wed it IbbiUen
Saturday night He was taK i to ir
rol) clinic Hospital In w ork
In r. long-dtstniiro tilipbom on . r
ration with his fathtr Ilohert Itrls'on
the lieutenant said he expeueo: smm t
be transferred to a hospital mnrir th a
city, and at the time of transfer prol h.
bly would pet a few dtjs leivi to it
his home
WAR MEDALS PREPARED
Now Open in New York
Hotel Pennsylvania
The Largest Hotel in the World
Directly opposite the Pennsylvania Terminal (Seventh
Avenue, 32nd to 33rd Streets) stands this new Statler
operated Hotel.
It is the largest hotel in the world whether measured
by number of rooms, cubical contents, ground-area or
any other standard; but its chief claim to distinction is
its character.
In luxurious comfort, in thoughtfulness for the
guest's personal convenience, in all that goes to make
a hotel of character, Hotel Pennsylvania is a worthy
newcomer to the ranks of the world's hotels that are
most famous with the discriminating.
Hotel Pennsylvania (Roy Car
ruthers.Rt&identMandRei) is unclo
the management of Hotels Statler
Co., Inc., (E. M. Statler, Presi
dent) also owniiiR and opcratintr
HOTELS STATLER, Buffalo,
Ue eland, Detroit and St. Louis.
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Cill Be l're'enteil a Soon a- I're.iilent
Sicu. Hill I
The Jv'aw Pepartintnt has .eiit word
to nil sbips and nations thnt the bill
providing medals m other decor-jtlnns
to be nwarded otlleers and men for dts-tliigulr-hcd
service during the war now.
oulv awnlts , he Piisldtnts signature
Designs f ir the second and third
classes of tht three decorations hive
been accept. ti hut 'ht submitted design ,
for the Medal of Honor the first decor
ation to be awtrded for g tllantry In
nctlou has bfen disapproved, and new
models are being prepared
flj
Slay Young Looking
iCcfp our face anrl haml toft anrl
prlowtnr ewn in Inter bv dally
use or our hkln Food it alio
rl?ns airl nourti-hm bioIutl
harmlctf Handy tubri 81c Kx
nuliite jars, 11
LLEWELLYN'S
I'lillmlelliliU's Mnmliril Druir Store
1518 Chestnut Street
Cliirtlrnla Talruiu, 83r.
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Another Big Drop
in the Price of Batter
Another tumble in the price, proving once more the real benefit every
American Store is to every community.
We are able to give you the advantage of these sharp declines because
We arc direct receivers, no middlemen's profits,
a direct connection with the source of supply.
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Butter UO
Without question the finest butter jou ever ate.
There is that somcthinR about the flavor of Louclla
jou will never forfjet
Richland Butter 62c"
Pure creamery butter, a good second to our famous "Louclla."
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This loaf appeals mightily to the man or woman who
revels in that Nutty Flavored Crust, made possible only
when the loaf is baked on the hearth.
An unmatched product of the Victor Ovens in Quality
and Size.
Other Products of the "tJictor Ovens:
Victor Pan 8c loaf
Victor Rye 8c loaf
Victor Raisin Bread .... 10c loaf
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Fresh from our roaster to your
cup daily. A blend that is finding n.
its way into more homes in four s.
States than any other. We believe
without question "the best cup you
ever served."
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5 P. C. Flour i I Beans
i 10c pkg i 14c can i
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"Asco" Corn Starch . . pkj?. 7c
Choice Tomato Puree . . .can Gc
Good Laundry Soap . .cake l2c
Arrow Borax Soap, 1 cakes 23c
Best Corn Meal lb. 5c
"Asco" Rolled Oats ...pkjf. 9c
Moss Rose Catsup bot. 10c
Pride of Farm Catsup . .bot. 16c
Pure Apple Butter ...lb. 12c
Best Peanut Butter lb. 19c
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Fancy Calif. Apricots . . .can 15c
Choice Rice lb. 10c, 14c
Whole Green Peas lb. 13c
Choice Salmon, y2 lb. can 12 lzc
Calif. Prunes . . ,1b. 13c, 18c, 20c
Calif. Evap Apricots lb. 27c
Mazola Oil pt. can 33c
Sweet Tender Peas, can 14c, 19c
Sugar Corn . . .can 15c, 18c, 20c
Chocolate Almond Bars, ea. 6c
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Kreain -" 9fifc
Krisp can ' -w
Why Pay More?
Pure
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We Make the Price Talk
10C
Rump
Round
Sirloin
Cut Prices in All Our ISO Meat Markets
FINEST QUALITY BEEF
Steak45cibIRibRoast30cib
Lean Soup Beef 22c " I Heinz Best Crout 10c qt
Fresh S5jSKi2g : 22cn,
Delicious Sausage 35.b Counlry Style Scrapple 18?
Everywhere in Philadelphia and Throughout Pennsylvania New
Jersey, Maryland and Delaware '
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