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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-18
WEST PHILADELPHIA

Mrs w. A. Harris, of 14O6 South 51st street.
will entertain her card club at auction bridge
this afternoon. Her guests will be Mrs. Rob-
ert Cox Mrs. Carl McBurney, Mrs. Harry
Higbee, Mrs. S. B. speake, Mrs. Torrance Nc
Ilvaine, Mrs. Ralph Grim, Mrs. George Doak,
Mrs. Harry Porter. Mrs. T. A. Holcome and
Mrs. Sherman Hoefick.
Miss N. Chantrey, of $3.50 Walnut street, en-
tertained at 800 followed by supper, on Sat-
urday night. Her guests Miss Ray Sum
ner, Miss Marian Stout, Mr. and Mrs. James
Hlndle, Miss Anna Du Gan, Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Thomas, DR.. G. Fred Myers, Calvin
Hahn, Norman Althouse and Fred Schuyler.
Miss Alice c. Baily, of 1917 Baltimore ave-
nue., has as her guest for few days Miss
Virginia Durham, OF Atlantic City.
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THE large affair of the day will be dance
i given by Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Frederick
Houston of Drum Mor, Chestnut Hill, in
honor of Mrs. Houston's daughter, Miss Char
lotte Harding Brown, in the Rose Gardens of
the Bellevue Stratford. There will be about TOO
guests. The bathrooms will be elaborately
decorated, and supper will be served at mid
night at small tables decorated with ferns and
small candles. Miss Houston will wear a
gown of black chiffon velvet. Miss Brown VIII
be very simply dressed in white tulle, and Miss
Margaret Houston will wear a dainty frock OF
blue satin Many dinners will precede this
dance among which will be that given by
Mrs. Herbert W. Warden, of 1920 Pine street.
in honor OF Miss Huberta Potter. daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Baily Browder. The
guests will include Miss Hansell French Earle,
Miss Lucia Alice Pardee Warden, Miss Edith
f. Baily Miss Louisa Gibbons Davis, Miss
Roberta Brown Downing, Norman Dunning'
Walter w. L. Fotterall, Henry H. Houston,
William Foster Fotterall, William H. Du Barry
and Joseph G. B. Moulten.
Mrs Austin S. Hecksher, of 2213 Walnut
street, will entertain in honor of her daugh-
ter Miss Anna M. Hecksher. There will be IA
guests present, and will include Miss Gertrude
Tower Miss Inez Drayton, Miss Katharine A.
Bowie Miss NJ Evelyn Chew, Miss Isabel
Wurts Page, the Messrs. Newbold, Daniel L.
hutchinson Jr., Shppen Decatur West, oliver
Hopes, Andrew Van Pelt, Stanley Stokes, Mas
kel Ewing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Nelson, Of 1928 Pine
street, will entertain in honor of Miss Alice
Chapman Thompson, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Chapman Thompson. There will be II
guests present.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-18
NORTH PHILADELPHIA

The January dance of the Terpsichoreans was
held in the Gold Room of the Hotel Adelphla
Saturday night unique feature has been pro-
yIded for the dance this month in the form OF
several exhibition dances involving number
OF the latest steps. The Lulu Fado will be in
terpreted by Scott BrIeF, member Of the
TerpsIchoreans, assisted by Miss Helen John
ston, and the fox trot will be demonstrated by
Charles Murphy and Miss Hilda Matthews.
The committee in charge Of the dances con-
sists OF X. ]. Birnbrauer. A. Wallace Borton,
H. Kinsey Kerr, G. H. Knauer. j. P. McCul-
Tough. ]. E. Pierce, A. @. Smith, W. v. Winder
and c. H. wolhnger. and the patronesses are
Mrs. H. Birnbrauer. Mrs. Nj. q. Borton. Mrs.
NJ j. Kerr Mrs c. d. Knauer Mrs. NJ, H. Me-
cullough, Mrs c. " Winder and Mrs. C. E.
Wolhnger.
The .Dutch Company" the club OF the
philadelphia High School. will present their
annual play and dance at New Mercantile Hall
Friday evening. February 10.
The play. 3 musical comedy entitled "A
Dish of 'Dashing Dutch Din" Is original with
the club members ana contains many of the
catchy songs OF the season. The dances, by
chorus OF 20 members, are being coached by
C. Paul Ray, JF.. and the singing by Clarence
Seaman.
Horace H. Brown. OF the University Exten-
sion Society Is directing the cast. which is com
posed Of the following men: Robert v. Bolger'
samuel W Marshall Lee NJ. Ray, Louis F.
schwartz. William @. Gerhard, J. Kitchener
Fry. sidney scuIl. Frederick Heuer, Leonard
conlsy Walter Frumbauer, 3. tanning Buck
lev William Marshall. George Rieger. Arthur
" Psarose. William Wagenknisht. Mont aAis.
william stephens Paul Webb Asby Paul 90
ssnh s. Dsnay. Jaean Endera. clarenee Car
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-18

freely among the native population and made
sincere effort to learn whether the German
garrison had subjected the Bruxelans to
humations OF hardships that were not In
evltable in the administration OF a captured
city by invaders. l could learn Of none that
were scandalous. For two hours talked with
Mr.. Louis Richards the American proprietor
of the Restaurant de Ia Monnaie, and per-
sistently sought from him specific instances Of
abuses which had come under his observation.
He was in a very resentful state Of mind.
naturally, for not only is he fond of the land OF
his adoption. but the effect upon his business
was deplorable
But when It came to the citing Of instances
Of oppression, the most drastic example was
given when he said, 'well, they take all our
pigeons. They very expensive birds used
by the Belglans in their popular sport OF flying
matches. 1t seems high-handed thing to do"
AS the boom of the German guns around
Antwerp could that instant be heard in Brus-
sells, and as information from the outside world
might have been invaluable to the forces de-
Tending the beleaguered city, 1t did not
to me unreasonable that the Germans should
have conhscated the carrier pigeons.
And, on the other hand, II seemed to me that
much was to be said in explanation of the
strict regulations as to lights hours of closing
and public assemblings which had been made
for the better ordering of the city by officers
like General Won Parowtzky and Major Boyer,
For those officers, among hundreds of others,
some of whom had not come off luckily
they had, had been shot at from ambuscade,
from cellar windows and from attics by civil
ians As consequence their attitude toward
the Belgian population was not precisely trust
| full.
Nor would It have been surprising II German
officers who had 10000 dun dunn bullets
| taken out of the Maubeuge forts had not been
| in very placable mood But Major Aber
cron. the commandant of Maubeuge, had been
scrupulous and tactful in his dealings with
the unhappy and anxious population Of the
| town that the Mayor OF Maubeuge said to Colo
mel Thompson when German officer by,
| "As to the conduct of German soldiers, we
have nothing to complain Of"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-18

back. DR.. Clarence w. schaeffer and Thomas
Dawson.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-18
TIOGA

Miss Ethel Clawson, of 1880 North Gratz
street, entertained informally on Saturday
night, when her guests included Mrs. Oscar H.
Clawson, Mrs. Ella Clawson, Mrs. G. G. Her
sche Miss Ruth Wilson, Miss Ethel Johnson
Miss Alice Yonker. Miss Kathryn Parker and
Miss Beulah Knauer
Mr.. and Mrs William e, Hiltner of 1924 We
mango street, had as their guests over the
weekend Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Coll and
their daughter, Miss Margaret Coll.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-18
The War Lie Problem

There are three or four more points In your
article which should like to touch on briefly
They come in the masslng of statements
toward the close of your remarks.
Notably you say this:
''Do you imagine that the thing has been
exaggerated? Far from 1t; the volume OF
crime has not yet been appreciated" And
you ask your readers to "peruse the horrible
accounts taken by the Belgian Commission
which took evidence in the most careful and
conscientious fashion"
Now my observation is that there has been
the most frightfuI exaggeration. War. as
everybody knows, is a breeder of lies. This one
is no exception. Everybody believes what he
wants to believe and most persons seem TO
resent the truth If it falls to fit in with gossip
and rumor already accepted. Partly. in the
case OF Belgium. this is SO because the sym
pathies of the world have been passionately en-
listed for Belgium and partly because 1t is
not In poor human nature to wish to change
our opinion of persons of whom We have be-
leved the worst and for whom we have
pressed the deepest loathing.
Lies, lies, lies have multiplied with the pass
ing OF the weary days of August, September,
October, November and December and not
always have they sprung from malevolence SO
much as from credulity, Anything was be-
lleved, from the preposterous statement that
eggs were costing 1 mark each in Germany to
forged proclamations and edicts. purporting to
be addressed by the German Emperor TO the
German empire and beginning, 1T is our royal
and imperial will" Every traveller who pays
marks in a German hotel for an early break
fast of three eggs, bread butter cheese jam
and coffee knows that eggs are not costing
mark each. and everybody who is at all IA
miiiar with the wording OF imperial proclama-
tions knows that when the German Emperor
addresses the empire he does not touch on the
fact that he is also king OF Prussia by speaking
OF his royal win
Stock War slanders Revived
Many OF them have been the stock ISLANDERS
OF every war. and they are stories as old
as the annals OF the race. They were told
| during the Civil War in America heard them
in Cuba during the Spanish-Ameriean War
And the wisest words I ever read on thii
whole matter were written BY the good and
ehlvalrous Lord Roberts only a few months
before his death. They are theses
saaay ] give 3 word of caution to my eoun
trsmen agalnst the anspoftananlike praetle
a abusing ons's snemlesf Let us agela uha
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-18
War of 1912 Cited to British

The path OF war is, indeed, the path of
destruction and there is no nation, least of all
Great Britain which unnecessarily destroyed
the Capitol of the young American Republic in
1918, that is in position to read Germany
lecture in these matters. Who that has wan
dered among the shrine places of England has
not felt pang at some of Cromwells work,
but what republican does not feel that Eng
land is freer today because of Cromwel7 2
These burnings and blood lettings ter
rble, but they seem sometimes to be part of
the discipline of pain by which humanity finds
its way to what is righteous and wss
The Germans are, as all the world knows
a drinking but not drunken people. In war
time this decent moderation is not abandoned
In all my travels have observed the soldiers
closely and I have found them neither profane
nor drunken. On the contrary I have time
and agan-at Laon and at Charleville in France
and at Metz and Aachen in Germany-seen
them kneeing in prayer before the high altars
of the cathedrals.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-18

Mss Jean Beagary. OF Boyer street, will en-
sfsain at luncheon on Monday. January Is. In
a0nor OF Miss Beatrice Flood. whose marriage
2 Harry Buttsrworth viii take place Wednes-
sss, January a. The guests at the luncheon
III De Miss Elinor Flood. Miss Butterworth.
~ John Bromley Mrs. Keith Downing. Miss
as'sn GoFmley. Miss Ruth Eisenhower. Miss
shsedoFa Jsllett. Miss Mildred cayerly. Miss
Lealss AfeKala.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-18
CHESTNUT HILL

AFa' Frederick smonin. of East Willow
siove avenue win entertain at dinner on Fri
y night. January q. before Mrs. Troths dane
= class. The guests will include Mr.. and
- D. Earle johnson. Miss Kathleen MeDon-
sagh and Frederick FraIey Shoemaker.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-18

Philip Yeagle has returned from Birdsboro'
Pa, where he spent few weeks.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-18

A grand mask party and dance will be given
by Chicopee Council No. Iii, in their hall, cor
ner Kensington avenue, Cumberland and
A streets on Tuesday evening, January 10.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-18
LANsDOWNE

Mrs. Howard Reed entertained her daugh-
ter's dancing class at her home on North Lans-
downe avenue Saturday evening. The members
are Miss Margaret Voelker. Miss Sue Reed, Miss
Elizabeth Reed Miss Murel Krawl, Miss Janet
Krawl Miss Laura Krawl, Robert Statzell'
Thomas Krawl and Harlan Statzell, Jr.
Miss Elsie Jones, of the Mansion House, will
give a bridge party January 23. Her guests will
include Miss Edith Keene, Miss Grace Wilson,
Miss Katherine Rhoads. Miss Myrtle Cotton
Miss Muriel Korell, Miss Dorothy Law, Miss
Dorothy Roller and Miss Mildred Taylor
Mrs william H. Bird, of Broad street, (Ches-
teri, will give a luncheon this afternoon
in honor of Miss Grace Maxwell, of East
Greenwood avenue, Lansdowne Covers for 20
will be laid.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-18
NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA

Miss Rebecca Mausbach, of 15l5 Franklin
street. left Saturday for New York to visit
Mr. and Mrs. George Gattel. She will go to
wikes-Barre latter to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Gump.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-18
GERMANTOWN

Aiza Emily p Dean. daughter OF AIr and
hia Norman R. Dean. Of 1ss East Pomona
sasst has returned TO Mt Holyoks School.
-.s--. after having spent the past four weeks
IN her parents
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-18
Asks Doyle as to the Dum.dums


OF the $4,000 dun -dum bullets I do not speak
from hearsay. l helped to open and helped to
photograph several boxes OF these diabolical
missiles, In your Chronicle article you make
the question rhetorical potent instrument.
Permit such What, then, sir, of these
$4,000 dum-dum bullets. packed in reinforced
boxes that piled high in the marie at
Maubeuge?
And in view OF the fact that the Germans
had almost begged the French not to the
towers of the cathedral at Rheims as points for
signaling to their batteries, I thought 1t rather
a splendid thing that, in spite OF the refusal,
the Germans did not demosh the towers.
That their guns were not trained the
towers l had proof in the late afternoon of
September 20, when 1 walked along the
parts of Fort Brimont about five miles from
Rheims, and again the glorious afternoon
Of Sunday, October 25, when 1 stood on the
heights of Fort Berru. about four miles from
Rheims, and looked down on the ancient city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-18

~ Jeanne Lord. Of slls Germantown ays-
- 3 spending a few days IN New York
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-18

Mrs Selma Sterling and Bernhard Lindeman
are making their home with Mr.. and Mrs
Philip Sterling, of 2O42 East York street
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-18

4Fa J, Edmund Bronson. OF % West cheltsn
sssaas' has returned from short stay IN
aAzhinston. D. C,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-18

Plans are completed for the winter carnival
to be held in the Union Tabernacle Church
Coral and York streets, for three nights. Jan
uary 81, %. %, under the auspices Of Glass
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-18

The La Sale Club presented the Gentleman
from Mississippi" In Chester yesterday.
Arizona republican., 1915-10-20
YOUNG AUTO THIEF SLAyS
 LOS ANGELES POLICE SERGEANT

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 19.-The out lying foothills, cheap lodging houses of the city and haunts of young grad uates of reformatory institutions were searched or watched tonight for Harry Duncan, who shot and killed Police Sergeant ToolOn, sOn-in- law of Congressman Martin Madden, of Chi cago, at the Duncan home early to- day. Toolon who had previously ar rested three boys who confessed to motor car theft, went to Dun- cans home to arrest him as an as sociate. Duncan arose from the bed while Toolon and another officer were talking to his mother. pro cured a revolver and fired a series of shots from the head of. the stairs. Toolon was shot in the heart.
 Duncan and his father escaped from the house, and the rest of the family were taken in custody.
 When hit by Duncan's bullet TOolon fell back into the arms of Patrol man White who helped him through door to the rear porch where he died. Duncan afterWard made his way to a two compartment dugout near his house, and remained in one section while the police reserves were summoned by White who searched vainly on the other. A short time
Arizona republican., 1915-10-20
Lord Derby. Entrusted With Task of Solving Recruit ing Problems, Calls on Every Man to Offer His Services in War
BACHELORS FIRST
 THEN MARRIED MEN
Says Unmarried and Mar ried Men Should Be Placed in Respe ctiv e Groups and Called Upon According to Their Age
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIspATcHl

LONDON, oct. 19.-Lord Derby, to whom the government entrusted the task of solving the recruiting problem, in an address at a mass meeting at the Mansion house this afternoon made the suggestion that every man who recOg- niZes that the state has right to call on his services for her protection" should enlist al once. The unmarried and married men, he explained would be put in respective groups, the bachelors carried first, and the married men to he called later. according to their age.
 By such a system, he pointed out, there would be no sudden unmanage- able number of recruits but a steady supply as they were needed.
 It is generally agreed that the con- troversy in England over recruiting has been silenced A majority of the con scriptionists have decided to give Lord Derby's new scheme fair trial and as sist him get men to increase the size and fill the gaps in the army. It is understood that the volunteer system is receiving it's last trial Despite the opposition and those favoring a nation al service for all they would endeavor to force it's adoption should Derby fail l Ait hiiONii ipICeS al tTdlIlIOll nave not weakened for the Balkan campaign, the majority of the British are confi- dent that the task will ultimately be accomplished. The Bulgarians have cut the railway between Uskop and Nish, so it is likely. except in the ex- treme south where they have the sup port of the Anglo French, the Serbs are falling back to stronger natural posi- tlonS. lstip and Kotchana are said to be already evacuated. When Italy and Russia complete the formality of the Bulgarian war declarations it is pos siblc that their action in the Balkans will he defined. It is not expected that anything but an allied success will have any influence in Greece and Rumania. Russia is trying this in Galicia and Nolhynld where General IvanOff has won local victories, keeping the Teutons busy. Otherwise the interest in the east centers in the north where the Germans continue to attack Riga and south and west of Dvinsk. Both sides claims gains. British submarines in the Baltic are interfering with trans ports between the German ports and the Courland coast. The west is oriet
Arizona republican., 1915-10-20
Autos As VlHa Loot; Oue Sold
 F0y Mere Song
ASSOCIATED PRESS D1spArcHl

FL PASO, Oct. 19.-Automobiles originally worth thousands were sold as low as forty-five dollars by the Villa government at Juarez. The machines are part of the confiscated loot from the south. A dealer is reported to have purchased fifteen.
 Several foreign make cars sold at exceptionally low prices because of the big United States customs duty, which had to be paid before bringing the ma chimes across the border. The carload of high grade silver and lead ore. val ued at thousands of dollars, which was recently seized by the customs officials when it was discovered in a shipment of cotton, consigned to the Villa agent in the United States, was released upon Identification by the Topia Mining company of Durango state and returned to It's original owners.
Arizona republican., 1915-10-20
FINANCES AND RELIEF ARE
 ID BE BETTER SYSTEMAT|zED

mittee. making six in all. Another set of books was opened. An accurate record will be kept of all contribu- tions and the relief extended The enlarged finance committee will CO., operate closely with the relief com mittee and make a report once q week to the executive committed
 The relief work is progressing well, but we intend to make our resources stretch as far as possible" the chairman of the press committee explained.
 Metcalf and Morenci strikers have been invited to come to Clifton for the parade tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. Metcalf has already ac- cepted and Morenci undoubtedly will. There will be speeches by the strike leaders. The object of the parade will be to prove that no considerable number of strikers have left the dis trict and also that they have lost none of their enthusiasm.
 The militiamen have planned a field day for Saturday. The Clifton High school athletes will take part. There will be baseball and football games. foot races and other usual field sports.
Arizona republican., 1915-10-20
Exbl0si0m Kills Fourteen
Associated Press Dispatch)

BUTTE. Oct 19-Fourteen were killed in the Granite Mountain mine of the North Butte Mining company by an explosion of five hundred pounds of giant powder Eleven of the bodies have been recovered Eight others all working at the surface seriously injured Fred Bray shift boss will die.
 The bodies have been recovered but Identification is only partial the remains badly manged The cause of the explosion has not been determined
 Three top engaged in lowering powder to the 2S00foOt level containing 300 pounds of giant powder the collar of the shaft to be lowered after which the bosses and miners to go below. Five waiting in the doghouse at the of the shaft when the explosion occurred.
Arizona republican., 1915-10-20
After Three Days Peace" Conference Between Mine Owners and Strike Com mittee Conferees Near a Point Where Started
NO ARBITRATION
 ON WAGE SCALE
After Arbitration Proposal is Rejected Discussion of Miners Separate De- mands is Resumed, But is Soon Broken Off
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH

FL PASO, Oct. 19.-After three days Of peace" conferences between the Arizona copper mine owners and the committee representing the strik- ing employees tonight found the con- ferees not far from the point at which they started. Not one demand Of the strikers had been definitely rejected or accepted
 The days development was a prof fer by the miners of an arbitration proposal covering all the points ex- cept the wage scale This was re- jected by the managers. Then the discussion of the miners separate demands were resumed but was soon broken off
 The operators suggested that the strikers bring in amendments to some of their demands tomorrow and the strikers delegates adjourned to their hotel to talk it over. That ended -he days progress.
 An arbitration system was sug- gested by the strikers providing that new wage scale be drawn up by the conference, that the men go back to work pending the arbitration of other grievances by a board com posed of two men selected by the miners, two selected by the em- ployers and a fifth, who should be an employe of the federal department of labor. The award of this board was to be binding on both parties.
 The managers rejected arbitration, for the present, on account of the request for the conference specifying that it should demand discussion of all points at issue, and that no ar bitration was to be undertaken.
 Under the terms of the arbitration proposal. the wage scale would be threshed out at the present confer ence and then the miners would re- sume operations pending arbitration of all the other demands of the strikers.
 An arbitration board suggested by