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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
WOUNDED SOLDIERS
LIKE HAPPY BOYS
ON FIRST PICNIC
Battle-wom Tommy Atkins
Transfers Amiens Railway
Station Into Scene of
Gaiety.

DUBLIN Sept. Il.
II seems rather a paradox to describe
the arrival OF trainoad of wounded
soldiers at a railway station as scene
of revclry, yet such is the account given
by the special correspondent Of the Free.
mans Journal at Amions under yester.
days daje. lie writes;-
"a train Of twenty carriages came in
loaded with COO TommIes. sixty of them
were wounded, sent down from the fierce
front between Mons and Charleroi. These
were not serious cases-sufFicicnt only to
put our mon out Of the battle line for
speli-bullct wounds and cuts on the legs
chiefly, swathed hands and splintcred
flnsers, and gashes ana rips in arms and
shoulders. Not one had a face wound;
and every one of these boys was clam
orous to get back again in the thick OF
the business. The station was hushed
and quiet-uutl the fateful train came in,
And what happened? Why nothing more
or less than gala performance in khaki.
Instead OF a dismal cortcge this incoming
troop train presented scene Of sheer
Gevelry.
Every carriage window was fun OF
brown, jolly dirty, shaggy faces--faces
with weel-old boards to them, but alight
with quIck keen cheerful eyes. Hats
We're waved, songs were sung. and from
the first carriage door which was flung
open u Highlander hoped out to the
astonishment OF the waiting crowd and
did hng-a fling with a limp to It it Is
.f.,t
and most entertaining to the crowd. They
would say very little Of the lighting save
that it was lighting and no mistake.
continuous roar of flame and fury. hard,
hot. thirsty work. Plenty to cat though,
everything splendidly managed, and not
a single man Jack OF them caring n jOt.
The clamorous demand of all these
KAY wounded was for fag. Their COM
nissariat had been excellent, their grub
prime and coffee. but somehow in this
great world shattertng war which was
Just beginning and ringing its grim tale
of devastation and death down the ages,
somehow there had been a most deplor-
able shortage of cigarettes, \ Wood
bine.' Nobody through the entire length
and breadth of the Amieus long arrival
platform had ever heard of 'Woodbine'
but when. after much gesticulation and
dumb show. Tommy had made his mean
ing plain, there are showers of black,
pungent French cigarettes in the yellow
wrappers at his disposal.
The fraternizing was splendid, i'm
mensely jolly A Blackburn Tommy,
after having shed his last possible button,
produced a mouth organ from somewhere
inside of hIm. and played with the eNecu-
tion of a master at this rcvelrous busi-
ness that familiar ditty. We Won't Go
Home TIL Morning There was a speedy
-aRa hilarious setting-tO, partners bowling
and scrapnc Nn spite of limps and
g-r,, IN, f-as Of
British soldier and his brother across the
water We're dancing Il jig with all the
abandon in it Of Hampstead Heath on
Bank Holiday"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
BATTLE ALONG AISNE
TERRIFIC, REPORTS
SOISSONS 0BSER YER
Conflict Wages Desperately
-Four Days Before Allies
Realize Advantage Over
Slowly Yielding Germans.
LONDON. Sept. II.

LONDON. Sept. H.
Describing the battle of Aisne from
scissors, under date of September Is in
the afternoon, the correspondent of the
Chronicle says:
The unending, terrific struggle lasted
iour days and only now may one saw that
victory is turning in favor of the allies
Inc town of Scissors cannot yet be
entered for it is still ralled by artillery
ana rifle fire, while rear columns of smolto
mark several points where houses arc
ournins III the centre of the fighting
lines where the allied pontoon corps have
been trying to keep the bridges they suc-
ceeded in constructing.
Men from the front tell me that tho
combat has been veritablc SLAUGHTER
aHd tnat the unceasing fire of the last
lour Gays puts any previous warfare
completely in the shade.
several crossings were effected Sum
uaE' put the German guns got the range
ana compelled the forces TO withdraw,
up heavier guns and these changed tho
prospect. The British got a battery
across the river and the Germans were
unable TO reach it, The Germans there
lore moved to another position from
which they compelled the British to re-
tire and leave six guns behind. German
batteries hitherto not discernibIe were
revealed, but under the protection of n
heavy bombardment two British batteries
got over and, planted at the bridge head.
very soon recovered the six guns and the
two German batteries we're captured.
on the western side the French sue
ceeded in getting over three batteries and
regiment of infantry, About 1900 pris-
oners have been taken today.
u can clearly trace the abandonment
during the last three hours. of a number
OF German positions by tho smoke of
tEeir guns moving further over the hills
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17

WAR MAY RECONCILE
CHURCH AND THE STATE
Heroic Work Of French Nuns and
Monks Recognized.

PARIS, Sept. 17-war may reunitc
church and state in France.
Hundreds of nuns have been recalled
from Belgium, TO which country they
we're expelled when the religious orders
were dissolved, and are working as hos
rital nurses.
Moreover there are $1,000 monks on tho
battlefelds. 1t Is thought impossible that
the heroic work of both nuns and monks
should be lost on public which Is ever
quick to recognize devotion to duty.
Probably the Concordat in France will
never be seen again, but under new
Pope it is believed that the war will in
duce n better understanding between
church and Government. Churches still,
will remain the property of the state
There will at least be an era in which
not only national monuments like Notrc
Dame but all churches will be main
tained and repaired at public expense.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
TURKISH ARMY REPORTER
WITHIN RUSSIAN BORDEE
Petrograd Hears German Cavalr,
Officer Is in Command.

PETROGRAD, Sept. H.
It is reported by semi-onicial sourC
that Turkey has concentrated a larg
army on the Bulgaria frontier.
General Won Sanders. Prussian cavalr
officer, who has been assigned to serylc
in the Sultan's army, is expected to com
mand it.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
Genuine Antique Embroideries

4"44NIH4S NIIIIqUE EINDrOIGefI9S
we nave very choice selection of valuable Tapestry
hoaeTes IN the Flemish, and Chinese art which
should be appreciated by collectors could be framed
glass Tor an exceptional wall treatment.
ALSO
n hld Shipment has been of hand
worked bulgarian Embroidery of a more Inexpensive type
suitable Tor pillow table covers
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
FALL OPENING-NEW MATERIALS
Curtains and DraDerfes

INTIaIIIS aTlN UrapGrieS
NEW FLEI NETS Grenadines Madras and Scrin IN White sof
ivory and deep kcru tones for sash and long curtains
and coorings ''' ~ "'"eS' ue''S"
IAlEsIRES yELVETs AND BRoCADEs for Hanging and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
Furniture

Oh ne h9Grs OF our showrooms be best
ie'ou FURNITURE Tor Country Residences Town Houses
Prices: 0'''N' at 'P'N"' -''
Mahogany Gate Leg Table 42in. top value $500 90
Mahogany Desk; value $500. S45 90
Mahogany Adam Dining Room pieces; value $4Oo S3A5O0
Mahogany Four-Post Beds; value $500 10000
Engsh Upholstered lIesde Chair; value $500 G23.OO
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
KAISER NEW PLAN
TO RUSH 5 CORPS
TO FIGHT IN FRANCE
Withdrawal of 100000 Men
From East Prussia Defense
Risks Exposure of Berlin
to Russians.
PETROGRAD. Sent. Il.

PETROGRAD. Sept Il.
Information was received at the War
Office today that eight German army
corps, Numbering a2O,OQO mon, which had
been s"nt East to rcpol the Russian at
tack in East Prussia. and to strengthen
the Austrian forces in Gulicia, have been
withdrawn and are being rushed to the
western zone OF operations in Franco.
Crh.s report contradicts yesterdays dis
patch that tho Kaiser had gone to East
Prussia 10 take personal charge of the
campai2n there. leaving the German
armies in France 10 pursue defensive
tactics against the advancing a.liesD
LONDON. Sept. II.
Tn" movement Of eight German army
corps from East Prussia to the theatre
Of wLr in France is taken to mean that
tn" Kaiser iuteada to aim hual terrific
blow at the allies in an effort to crush
the opposition in France,
Such It course is directly opposit, that
which Yesterday was believed to be the
German plan. The withdrawal Of the
S2oQ00 soldiers in the East can only re-
suit IN Fastening the advance Of the
cars troops toward Berlin.
COPENHAGEN, Sept. Il.
According To It dispatch from stock
holm, General Won Hindrnh"rg. the Ger
man commander in East Prussia. has
hnnu recalled ~ talk" command of an
oih"r army To bo sent against the British
ana French troops.
lThis dispatch is coutirmatory of one
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
- VETERANS AT REUNION
Survivors of l32d Pennsylvania Vol
unteers Meet at Antietam Field.

HAGERSTOWN. Md. Sept. IG-Forty
survivors Of the 1921 Pennsylvania Vol
unteers. which lost 1852 men in the fight
ing at Bloody Lane. held reunion here
today the 52d anniversary of the AntIe-
tam battle Exercises were held at the
old DunkaFd Church, one OF the land
marks OF the field.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-04-30
LONGSHOREMEN'S
STRIKE ENDS

Port Arthur, Tex, April 30-A nine
weeks strike of the longshoremen in
this city has been settled and the men
are again at work The strike was
caused by differences between the
longshoremen and contractors, or
Istevedores. The new agreement pro-
vides for an increase Of l IL cents
= bale in the handling of cotton. All
coastwise work will be done at the
rate Of 40 cents an hour. The dis
charging Of cars for assembling will be
paid for at the rate of 80 cents an
hour, but the unions relinquish their
claim that tbs is longshore work.
THE work at the docks is to be done
half and half, white and negro, in sep
arate ganghs, with the Galveston wage
basis applying in virtually every case.
A representative of the United States
Department Of Labor assisted in max
ing q settlement possible.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-04-30
COPPER STRIKE
DECLARED OFF

Hancock, Mich, April 30.-By a re-
ferendum vote of the various locals
interested, the Michigan copper strike
has been declared OF. The Bulletin.
official paper of thes triking miners.
in announcing this fact, says: AT
the meetings held prior to taking a re-
ferendum Of the proposition, the ques-
ton was thoroughly discussed, and the
men realizing that all concessions
asked at the time of the calling Of the
strike had been granted by the mining
companies with the exception of recog.
milton Of the union, they felt as though
thsi demand might be waived, and
that they could return to work with
the feeling that the strike had been
practically won. The companies de
mand is that all union men return
ing to work must surrender his union
working card, but whether the fires Of
unionism which finds q home in his
breast can be Quenched by forcing 4
man to renounce his organization re
/ mains to be seen"
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-04-30
HOUSE LABOR
- 2 GROUP SCORES

Washington. April 80. - Blocking
what appeared to be an attempt to
prohibit an investigation Of infant
mortality and dangerous occupations.
the labor group in the House of Repre-
Bentatives won decided and impor-
tant victory when the appropriation
for the Federal Ghildrenss Bureau was
under discussioG An amendment pro-
posed BY Representative Johnson, of
South naSsprovided that this ap-
preparation shat not be expended for
investigation that the Public Health
Service Is required, or authorized by
law to make and are making" Rep
Fesentative Buchanan, Of Illinois, q
member of the labor group, resorted
to every parliamentary trick to defeat
this amendment, and heatedly declar-
ed It would defeat the efficiency Of
this view was accepted and the clever
| y worded amendment was rejected.
Congressman Nolan, Of California,
member Of the labor group, appealed
for thee hildren. He said: THE
Ckildren's Bureau, during the dEst two
fiscal years Of its existence, had had
stan OF n1teen persons. Its 0pprop-
ration for salaries has been $96. $40
per annum. In addition to this 1t has
no moneys except two. small allott.
ments from departmental funds. One
for printing and the other for. contin-
gent expenses. Because of the small
funds 1t the disposal Of the bureau
the investigating intended to eliminate
conditions causing infant mortality,
has been limited to Single small. city.
yohnstown, Pa" Labor Member Keat-
ing, Of Colorado termed present con-
ditions "a slaughter Of the innocents. .
and in urging rejection Of We COM
mittee's report. and favoring $164,64O.
the amount asked for by the head Of
the bureau. Miss Lathrop, the West
eru Congressman said:
Gentlemen may talk aboV eXtrava-
gance. as much as they like, but In
sist that while the people Of this coun-
try are in favor Of economy they are
In favor Of the right kind OF economy.
A few weeks ago we rushed through
this, House, by unanimous consent, q
bin apprepriating 100000 to stamp
out hog cholera. We would have
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-04-30
MI LIONS FOR
ROAD WORK

Washington, ApriS 30.-Funds avail
able in all of the states for the i'm
provement of roads during the year
1914. are shown in the Official Good
Roads Year Book, recently issued.
The year book discloses that appro-
priations by the state legislatures for
road Improvement in the various states
are available as follows: Alabama,
100000; Arizona, $535, 724; Colorado,
1915, 900; Delaware. $4,000; Idaho,
$275. 900; Illinois. $4,000; Iowa, ST..
$4,000; Kentucky. $25, 900; Maine, ST.
$4,000; Maryland, $3,7OO,OOO; Mass
echusetts, $2.447.S15; Michigan, 81
1892; Minnesota. .5,672,254; Miss
issippi, $1,720, 900; New Jersey, $780,.
00O3 New Mexico. 1881, 1874; New York,
S6,O00,OOO; North Carolina, nearly S.,
100000; North Dakota, $2,365,OOO;
Ohio, $s,5oo.Ooo; Oregon. as,2sS,OoO;
Pennsylvania, $500, 900; South Carol
ina. 100000; Virginia. about $4,000.
900; West Virginia, $2,286, 557, and
Wisconsin, 1920, 900.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-04-30

, made the appropriation $4,000, 900 If
the experts h;ll told US that by the ex-
penditure of such a sum. they could
save the lives of the hogs Of this
country. would have voted for such
an appro priation, and you would have
voted for such an appropriation. Mr..
Chairman, and the people of the coun-
try would have approved of such an
appropriation. It it is essential to
protect the lives of the hogs of this
country, how much more important
/ 1t Is to protect the lives of the child
rem Of this country. The experts tell
us that each year 100000 children die
in this country before they attain the
age Of one year. We are assured that
fully one-half Of these deaths are d.
rectly traceable to ignorance and lack
Of care
Never before did the halls of Con
gress ring with such pleas for thel it.
tie ones and in opposition to the COM
notices report, which favored only
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-04-30
LAW INCLUDES
SECTION HANDS

Denver, April 3O.-Labor Commits
sioner Brake has sustained the United
Mine Workers union in its contention
that section men working in the yards
or around the grounds Of smelters
come under the eight-hour law, which
provides that men working lin" smelt-
ers. ETC., shall not work more than
eight hours in any twenty-four. The
state official waived aside the techni-
cality raised that section men did not
work Gin" smelters, and held they
were subject to the gaseous fumes
the same as Nthe other men. It was
shown that the railroads recognize
this when carmen are working in the
yards. In thsi case, however. the rail-
road brotherhoods protect their mem.
bers, and as the section men are unor-
gained, 1t was believed they were
powerless. The United Mine Work
ers. however, came to their rescue.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-04-30
BREWERS WIN
f.. LONG STRIKE

Hancock, Mich, April 30.-When Of
ficers of the Brewery Workers union
submitted their new wage scale to
the Park Brewing company, nine
months. ago, the arrangements refusal
to consider the demands caused q
strike. OF late, however, the COM
pany has changed its viewpoint Of the
organized workers, and last week sign
ed q contract in which the original
demands were granted. These are:
A nine-hour working day, time and
one-half for overtime, and minimum
scales of from SIS to &17. according
to classes Of work. The strike-break-
ers have disappeared and the union
lists are back on the job.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-04-30
ELEVATOR WORKERS

Springfield, Mass. April 3O.-Fsilina
to secure a satisfactory reply to re
peated demands for higher wages, the
elevator constructors Of this city. are
now on strike. The men ask IN
eight-hour day. Saturday half-holiday,
time and one-half for overtime, and
double time for Sundays and holidays,
For skilled workers the wages asked
are 81 day and for helpers $2.75
Minor working conditions are also re
Quested g..
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-04-30
New Subscribers

The following names were added
% the Majoritys list last week:
John Hoffman, Wheeling.
G.. A. Mooney, Wheeling.
Morris Cause, Wheeling.
VIM. Tundis, Wheeling.
D. w. Steele, Wheeling.
Mr.. Cumberledge, Wheeling.
w. S. Patterson, Wheeling.
VIM. F. Yost, Wheeling.
J. L. Covalt, Hundred.
Geo. Grammer, Wheeling.
Frank 4nurlow, Wheeling.
John Hunter, Wheeling.
Henry Grammer, Wheeling.
VIM. Kentzel, Wheeling.
John Hoffman, Wheeling.
Andrew Schaffer, Wheeling.
w. M. Corbin, Bridgeport.
James Cassidy, Wheeling.
Chas. Longwell, Wheeling.
F. Palmer, Wheeling.
Owen Reeder, Wheeling.
Geo. F. Bloomingdale, Wheeling.
Frank Lalecly, Moundsville.
Thos. Jolly, Wheeling.
Geo. G. Clark, Wheeling.
S1Exohn Forbes, Moundsville.
II. A. Shrimp, Wheeling.
VIM. Hollow; Wheeling.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-04-30
PROTECT JANIToRs

San Francisco, April 3O.-The Jani-
tors union has asked the Labor Coun-
ell to assist in getting the building
laws of this state so amended that
in the future buildings will be SO con-
structed that windows may be cleaned
without danger to life or limb of JAM
tors so employed. So great are the
fatalities among men engaged in this
work that insurance rates are prohi-
bitive, and in. some cases companies
refuse to insure the men engaged in
this particular line Of work..
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-04-30

for this purpose, and it Is shown that
hundreds Of women employed in Toll
edo laundries receive less than $6 q
week. The Laundry Workers union
has 25O members, and efforts will be
made to increase the membership to
1000. The unions agreement with
-proprietors expires May /, and new
contract will be submitted. calling for
. f1fty-four hour week and increased
.sa9RM
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-04-30
LAUNDRY WORKERS

Toledo, April 30.-Local unionists
are assisting President Brock, Of the
International Laundry Workers union
In an organization campaign in this
city. Mass meetings are being held
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-04-30

THE MAJORITY can supply you with
photo engravings bearing the Union
Label Of the International Photo Mn-
gravers Union. The union label pp-
pears in the 1rl1reG picture. when
ysu 81 Aet 800 tH0 E#Aes sAo AKA waA
- ~. v-r -
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-04-30

$25,640. By an emphatic vote the re-
port was REFLECTED, and the bureau
was voted the amount it requested.
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-19
Taxes Are Due No,v;
Whe,, Must Be Paid?

Taxes are now due. and have been
since Dec. 81. When they should be
paid and when they become delinquent
have been set out in a circular letter
from the office Of the auditor Of state
to County Treasurer S. NJ. Cause.
Taxes become delinquent March l.,
but the whole of the tax or one-half
may be paid before April without
penalty. If one half Of the tax is paid
before Apri! 1, the second half may
run unpaid until the close Of business
IN the treasurer's office Sept. 80 with
out penalty. If the second half is not
paid before Oct. 1 the second half is
subject to penalty of 1 per cent per
month from Sept. 1. If the first half
is not paid before April 1, the taxpayer
loses his right to pay his taxes in two
installments. and the whole tax is sub
ject to penalty of 1 per cent per
month from March until paid.
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-19
In The District Court.

The case brought by the Guarantee
Mutual Hail Company VS.. r. G.. Tweed
which was submitted Wednesday. was
decided by Judge Nichols this forenoon
The controversy involved premiums al
lege! to be due by the company
Tweed's defense was that he had re-
fused to accept the policy and had re-
turned it Judge Nichols held for
Tweed.
Ms Viola Smith of this city. was
granted a divorce from Alonzo Smith
Wednesday on the ground Of cruel and
inhuman treatment.
Mrs. Minnie a. Shaffer was granted
$50 temporary alimony in her divorce
proceedings against Harry c. Shaffer
The suit brought by the Eadie Music
Company VS.. c. w. Johnston. on a
claim on promisory note for $3.50 was
submitted. Johnston filed a counter
claim for service rendered. Judge
Nichols took the case under advise
ment
Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-19

grow there. Despite all these rich re-
sources the cost Of living Is excessive.
Bahia, Rio de Janiero. and Sac Paulo,
were told Of in a paper by Mrs. James
McNally, who gave an interesting de-
scription Of each. She told how
Bahia is divided into an upper and
lower section, how many Of the houses
were built in the eighteenth century
with red tile roofs and brilliantly
painted fronts Of green, pink. OF blue.
giving the appearance Of an old-wcrld
city. Rio de Janeiro was described, and
Mrs. McNally told of the wonderful
change and growth made in the city
during the past ten years. 1t is now
one Of the most beautiful cities in the
world. She described the beautiful har-
Dor, the Sugar Loaf mountain and
other peaks, covered with climbing
plants and vines, MOSES and ferns,
which surround the city. The last
place, Sac Palo. is the educationa!
center of the country. and much politi-
cal activity is shown there.
Brazil Literature, Art. and Archi-
lecture" was the subject Of Miss Lo.a
Scott's talk, and in it Miss Scott gave
in most explicit manner the develop
ment of cultural Brazil On account
of the newness of the country it IL
nearly Impossible to describe art and
literature, and preceding the account
Miss Scott gave brief history of the
country. Cultural Brazil is composed
Of Portugeses, Indians and negroes.
There is no color line, the distinction
being the brain and not the race. In
comparison to the crudeness of the in.
terror, the culture on the coast is
eNuberant, and the cities beautiful. 1t
is hard for us TO appreciate their liter
ature as there is no intellectual SYM
pathy between our race and theirs.
The care for grace. style. ineness, ana
quee~ deviations in reasoning. The
Portuguese influence prevails.
TIE program was opened with folk
dances and songs by the children of
the kindergarten of the Rogers school
taught by Miss Maude Swingley. Miss
Edna Swingley played the accompani-
ments. Mrs. W. H. Bardwell and Miss
Ella Zug gave three pleasing piano
duet. Spanish Dances" "Bolero," and
Spain.
Miss Anna Maude Kimberly is chair
man of the travel department and
Mrs. \. G. Dickson and Mrs. d. ]. Col
liZs assisted. The out-of-tcwn guests.
Mrs. Harry Alden Goodland. Kansas
City: Mrs E. p. Fosg. OF Cleveland, O.;
Mrs. Nichols. Of Minerva; Mrs. Mayme
Frederick, OF Conrad.