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The Detroit times., 1915-10-29
Best Stories of War Are
Killed By Censorship

name to be used. The military au-
thoritiss have excellent reasons for
the anonymity they insist on. The
rule 10 applied to big ash as we'll
~ to little ash.
Twenty feet away from this prom
inent man . soldier Was killed BY
. bursting shell. Ten feet away an
other was injured. That night the
prominent man insisted upon long
automobile ride In order TO see the
wounded man. He was found Sit
ting up In bed and smiling. The
prominent man shook hands with
him.
II want you 70 take my watch"
said he, 'ss q memento of . day
We shall both remember"
->1nent man was Presi.
dent Poincare.
This paragraph u TO clear the
name Of . man who WAS called .
liar 100 years ago.
No one now recalls his name.
But be lived 90 miles from the bat
tleAeld OF waterloo. and on the
morning OF the battle he Was In his
garden. doing Whatever people do
In gardens. BY and By he called
hiu wife. b4
II hear the sound Of gums" said
he.
His wife did not hear them. No
one In the neighborhood heard them.
Scientists later on were attracted
by his absurd claims. and demon
strated conclusively that he could
not have heard the cannon. The
mans life was embittered by the
controversy. He wrote = pamphlet
in which he repeated his claim. and
college professors all over the world
took his reputation apart stick by
stick. Every one believed the pro-
fessors and no one believed the man
who heard the guns.
Because he did hear the guns.
During the recent lighting at Arras
people heard the sunfre plainly at
Havre. which b 120 miles away.
Those interested have made In
quiries which seem 70 show that In
this case. at least, the sound bound
Cd Ike Q rubber ball. There was
the sone Of hearing by nrst intent"
and then . belt Of silence. and then
another zone in which the sound
was heard. and then another belt
The Detroit times., 1915-10-29


,CspyssgAe. Nle,& ~ ussssss csssyl
PARIS. Oct. 3s.-French censor.
ship OF news to foreign papers II
liberal ana intelligent. Nsvsrths-
LEASH Il has its rules. One u that
whom . correspondsnt II taken On Z
TIP 70 the front be must submit for
censorship every line he writes
about It. He II under no such obli.
CATION IN relation to news secured
In ether ways and which 10 to be
sent b. mail. Another rule IL that
Of anonymity.
mo names. gentlemen. please"
saids the censor on one OF my recent
trips.
But the man In y prince" plead
ID the correspondents. III we can
use his name the story is god
one. Without . name II 10 value
leeo.s
Nevertheless. no namea" said
the censor.
Stories about princes have . trsr
ditional fascination for the newspa-
Per reading public. Perhaps they
have no such attraction IN reality.
However. no correspondent would
slight . yarn with q prince n II.
Correspondents have been known
to detsa utterly pitning conversa-
lions merely because the other fsl-
low was . prince. One cosrespon-
dent know bought SIX worth OF
clothes because he thought he was
ID meet q prince. And after all the
prince didn't come.
The story which follows may be
printed because did not get Il
under conditions which involved q
suhmission to the censor. Since
nrst heard NJ Il have learned that
another correspondent got It almost
Ut nrst hand. and wrote It. and
turned II In for censorship.
Sorry" said the censor. mo
liames."
But Il Ia true" protested the
correspondent.
THAT does not alter the case"
replied the censor. smiling.
So that half Of the interest OF the
tale In In the fact that very prom
inent man was almost killed BY
shell are during recant visit TO
the front. and the other half II that
the censor would not permit his
The Detroit times., 1915-10-29
HUNTING, BUT
WRONG GAME

eELfNS GROVE. Pa. Oct. 90
Miss Hflda l.. Leland OF Herndon
appeared at the once OF County
Treasurer Graeber and asked that
ofIicial: "Is this the place to get IL
censef"
"what kind?" he asked.
"A hunters license" she said.
Shs got one and after paying for
II remarked with apparent satisfac-
ton. "Now ! am free to hunt a
husband. since ! have legal per.
NIT"
II finally developed that she really
wanted marriage license.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-29

means exvSteucS.
II was difhcult for me to regain
ny composure. had been rshered
into Mr.. Albert's studio by his Jap
anese servant. He had told me HIS
master would be Is or 20 minutes
late for dinner. This. after I my
self had been i've minutes late on
purpose. The very contretempts
had hoped to avoid had occurred.
Then, % sat stifny and awkward.
~ awaiting Mr.. Albert. I had real.
ised suddenly that bis rudenets to
me was caused by some other girl.
Internationally some one had been
having tea with him. Just - un.
Questionably had heard some girl
tip-toe down the hall. through some
other room, after my arrival. and
then leave.
For the moment. at the realiza-
tiou Of all this, l almost lost my
composure. could feel the blood
leave my cheeks and lips and my
hands grow cold. Some indennable
feeling OF shame. for what I scarce
~ knew. swept over me. ] wanted
to 10 home. And then ] had sccld-
ed myself into something like self
possession once again. what non
sense to feel like this!" I told my.
self. Certainly l have no right to
interfere In Mr.. Albert's profession.
al life" The manner In which he
conducted II could mean nothing to
me. why! did not even know
whether or not his mother was liv.
ing; or whether ne had sisters or
sisters-in-law. It might well have
been some feminine relative who
had stopped in before dinner to see
him about something important aud
had thus detained him.
In my own heart instinct told me
this reasoning was folly. But for
the instant Il served 70 reassure
me. So with the cowardice al
young people feel at the first twinss
Of pain. [ put aside toe deep
thoughts on the situation until some
further dats.
And presently my host. Mr.. Al
The Detroit times., 1915-10-29

nog eoap. Thooe 80 not at al -
peosive. With the resinol soap and
warm water hattie he affected parts
thoroughly until they are free nom
crYsts and the shln n softsned. Dry
ven gent1y, epr0aA q 3 thin layer
% The realnol ointment and cevgf
ylN : 1ieAt oon6aUo. THIS sh0u1d -
$3.50 tW)oo q 0oy. Uo0n11y TIE A.
Sss11f i1fe11o - tuS11ng So
-
The Detroit times., 1915-10-29

I'VE don't know" said tie o1csr.
when viii you Aro aoaipf"
I'VE don't know was ~ reply.
perhaps In 10 minutes. DorbaDs In
two weeks"
"Hsve you been, under Ase!"
I'VE don't know" said 10. "The
Germans are often. Of course. We
don't know that they have been
firing At u.s.
The onlcer asked tor some novels.
He sid he was bored.
An odd story comes fre0 poutrar
Mousson. AT one point th1eo ne
trenches Of the two 800 e1oeely
approach each other. 0as morning
a German called across the - feet
that separated him from the vfsnch.
man:
Don't shoot. want 70 throw you
q note" y
Then he rose above the rampest
and threw over : stone 20 which =
note was tied. The note read a
follows:
I'VE win attack At II o'cleck. Get
ready for us."
At IL o'clock the 0sruans ~
tackled. and were cut t. pSoeos ~
the concentrated gun1re o. he alert
French. Ever since thsA the yfench
soldiers have been WONDERING yhy
that warning was given. The ncte
was not signed. eomswhefe r. nat
incident - q great story.
War Is becoming an Oddly matter
Of fact occupation In rome pextD q
the line. At 2 o'clock eaeA 6a1s 1or
example. the Germans shen =,
verdinghe. Thser II nothing len
Of Elverdinghe. OF course. but tAet
makes no difference. The Oh st1aee
are kicked about = BIT BY The 6apQ
Are, and the town 10 rendered .
little moro utterly uninhsbitabae
than II had been before. AZ nxe
minutes Of two the member e tAe
Elverdinghe garrison 90 into their
bombproofs. only leaving sentrlee
on guard. When the she'll IRE sNA1
they 70 out and methodically clear
the streets of the: broken stone that
has been thrown into them.
This II to be In readiness for
any German attack that may -
launched. The thor0ughfares -
the various parts Of the line an
kept clear. Meanwhile, day and
night. horses stand harnessed 70
guns in Elverdinghe. ready 70 ~
spond to an alarm Instantly. They
are for all the world Ike hre COM
panies on the Fourth Of July, The
mon sit about with blouses aubat-
toned and smoking cigarettes. o..
hitting that same combination Of
ennui and readiness that nremen
do. This has been the rule for nine
weeks.
Charges that the Germans have
shelled hospitals are ~ rule to be
taken with q grain of salt. In most
cases they have merely shelled the
part OF town in which the hospital
happens to be. and the house Of
mercy has suffered. But In the
case Of the hospital Of Zuydcootc
this explanation does not sufIScs.
Zuydcoote hospital consists u .
group of buildings. ~ in al. 1t has
never been used for any other pur.
pose than that of q hospital. No
other building of any sort 10 within
quarter of q mile Of 1t. Red
crosses are painted on the root.
II could hardly be mistaken for any
thing but what It IL. Il has been
repeatedly shelled by lirmen. No
damage has been lone ~ yet.
The other day q party Of observ-
ers rode by q military cemetery. In
which the graves were marked BY
the usual temporary wooden crosses.
Eleven hundred crosses there"
said the ofz3cer in charge. land one
stick"
On looking more closely they saw
that one grave was marked only BY |
an upright. II lacked the crossed
arms.
"The grave Of Jew" said he.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-29
MAN HURLS HIS
ALIMO NY ON CHI

AKRON. o.. Oct 29.-Probattou
Ofiicer Switxer recently gave Harry
p Hood Instructions M to the prop
er way to pay 50 = week alimony 10
was ordered to give his wife.
Hood tied up $3.50 In . small
package and threw II upon the
porch OF his wife's home. Mrs.
Hood asked Switzsr to make Hood
give up the additional 50 cents, and
added that It would be more salts
factory II In future the money was
paid through the court.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-29

WIN oc1omA, nnG.
worm. rashea and
similar itching. burn.
Ing skin troubles.
At any reliable
a.rggtst's get . Jar
Of restnol ointment
IN . cake O resi-
The Detroit times., 1915-10-29

A woman II never quite sure that
man loves her II she II in love
with him herself.-Judge.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-29

4 PERFECT self possession does not
0ways mean innocence: II sometimes
means exporience.
The Detroit times., 1915-10-29

Psi.tisE-the plsi. nsst klnl eAss
n rlght-rnes JeA DeDt>-Ma1n l61o
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-19
RAILROADERS AGAINST
THE FULL CREW LAW
Committee of United Business
Mems Association Hears Ar
guments.

Testimony in support of the plan to
repeal the full crew train law was sub
mitted at an informal hearing by the
Transportation Committee of the United
Business Mems Association this afternoon
at the Hotel Bingham. The committee
announced two weeks ago that it would
hear evidence relating to the full crew
advisability of a repeal to the meeting of
the association next Wednesday.
George II. Jackson, formerly a locomo-
tive engineer and now employed at the
Baldwin Locomotive Works, declared tho
full crew law should be repealed because
were paying for unnecessary employees, he
asserted. Jackson was questioned by Ed
ward B. Martin. chairman of the Trans
portation Committee, and by Edward M.
Abbott, counsel for the association
"I'm not here in the interest of the
railroads or anyone else" Jackson said.
II believe the full crew law should be
repealed because extra brakemen are not
needed in these days of automatic brakes
and couplers The railroads are suffering
an injustice"
"A plea tlliL lile Iull crew law operated
at the expense of unOrganized railroad
employees was made by James K. Linn,
assistant stationmaster at Harrisburg for
the Pennsylvania Railroad. 1.-THE orga-
nized railroad men have won salary in
creases since 1910" he said. land part
OF the money paid out has gone to extra
brakemen employed under the full crew
law. Meanwhile unorganized employees
have been unable to obtain a raise In the
scale of pay"
He was asked II he had been Influenced
by the railroads to testify today. 81 am
here in the interest of the unorganized
employees" he replied. I'VE began our
campaign for the repeal of the law sew
eral weeks before the railroads an
nounced any contemplated action. How
ever. we have since decided TO cooperate
with them.
William r. SadIer, an attorney for the
Pennsylvania Railroad, said the heavy
payments demanded by the full crew bill
had cut so heavily into the railroad sur
plus that 1t was the primary cause OF
the plea for the increased freight rates
granted recently by the Interstate Com
mereA Commission,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-19
FREDDY JAKE" FOUND
GUILTY OF ASSAULT
Melincoff Convicted on the Tes-
timony of young Jack"
Hanlon, Pugilist.

Freddy Jake" Meincoff, tenderton
character and gangster. was convicted
of assault and battery on Young Jack"
Hanlon, pugilst, today, by jury In the
Quarter Sessions Court after an hours
deiberation. Previously, Louis Blumberg,
of 7th and Rodman, who was with Melin-
coff when the attack was made on the
prize fighter, was also found guilty. Judge
Little deferred sentence on both men fol-
lowing applications for nenw trial. Dail
was refused in the case of Mellncon and
the argument for a new trial will be made
Wednesday.
Details of the underworld feud between
Melincoff and Hanlon were presented and
caught eagerly by many men and women
of the underworld, who doubted that
Young Jack" would squeal on "Reddy
Jake"
Hanlon testified that he had left a crap
game in a building at 9Th and Vine
streets on November 20. and Melincoff
and Boomberg were standing on the
step. He said that the two men brushed
against him and felt his pockets for
weapons, but he had none at the time.
II walked to the corner" said Hanlon,,
land said l guess you told Max Zura
that l called him stool pigeon ana
while he was talking to me he cut me.
Bloomberg, it was testified, was stand
ing nearby with two revolvers. Jake
then took one of the revolvers and handed
back the knife which he used to slash
Hanlon's face. Hanlon said he did not
run because he was afraid of being shot,
but took off his coat and declared his
willingness to fight Melincof even though
he had the knife in his possession.
District Attorney Rn1aTa
derisively referred to Melincoff as "a
white-robed angel with a halo about his
head" and in summing up his case TO
the jury declared that the habit of gang
sters and ruffians in settling their dis
sensions themselves must be stopped.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-19
JAIL WALLS ECHO
DOGS DISMAL WALLS
Beans" Keeps Mournful Com
pany With Unhappy Master
in Prison.

All through the night there echoed
through the corridors of the Camden jail
the heartbroken wall of a dog. 1t wasn't
the cry of an animal for food or drink
I There was something in the mournful
| howl indicative OF despair. The dull gray
cells and iron barred doors, coupled with
the silence of the night, no doubt told
the dog-for dogs can think-that 1t was
the end of all.
He knew that in one of these gloomy
places his master, George Henderson
whom he had not seen for many days,
was Gagged like an animal. He wouldn't
greet him at night as he turned the cor.
ner with his dinner pail There would be
no more friendly bones tossed on the sly
under the supper table. The run through
the garden and the walk at night to the
corner cigar store were over. No one
understood the dog like Henderson. There
was something in common between them,
sympathy which would brook no inter
ference.
This friendship started ever since Beans,
as the pet was named, came to the Hen
keren home several years ago. He Is
Boston bull but his ugly face bellies his
nature.
Intuition told the dog that his master
was In trouble when he saw n stranger
call al the house for Henkeren. The lat
ter's wife and child burst into tears. That
was several days ago. Then the dog
scampered down the street and gave his
master parting lick on the hands be-
fore he got out of sight.
He returned gloomly to the house and
has been in melancholy mood ever since.
Yesterday Henderson was to have been
sentenced for assault and his wife and
child started for the Camden courthouse
to hear sentence pronounced. When they
were two blocks from home they noticed
that Beans was following. He was chased
home two or three times, but as they
were entering the courthouse they saw
him at the bottom of the steps. He man
aged to get into the court room, but was
chased out by angry men in blue uni
forms.
For some reason Henkersen's case did
not come up, and his wife and child left
the courthouse. Not Beans. He remained
outside and set up a mournful cry.
Henderson heard him. He told the
guards 1t was his dog and burst into
ears. Jailer Dave Logue, who overlows
with sympathy, told Under Sheriff James
Hewitt. He, too, was touched by the
dogs devotion. So he made out a com
mitment and Beans was committed on the
charge of "disorderly conduct" and placed
in a cell with his master.
The dog leaped on the neck OF Henker-
sen and the corridors resounded with
joyous barks. Even the other prisoners
knew about 1t and the word went about
that II was Henkersens dog. When he
was taken away many hands reached
through the barred doors to give him
friendly pat.
Beans had a good supper and a cot in
an anteroom near that of the Jailer. He
barked frequently to let Henderson know
that he was still around. But during the
night he yearned TO be near him and he
cried until sleep relieved him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-19
SUBMARINE RIPS
NEUTRAL SHIP

Continued from Page Ono
on, came reports today that other Yep
pelins had been sighted in the air.
II is believed here that they are scout
ing and that they have a general plan
whereby they can signal the approach OF
ships TO the various German submarine
bases.
This Is the first time, with the excep-
tlon OF tho raid along the British coast,
that the Zeppcllns have actually been real
factors In the war operations. II is gen
orally believed that not only Will they
be used as scouts but that another vista
tlon can be expected from them at the
first favorable opportunity.
That such a raid Is expected Is indi-
Gated by the extreme precautions taken
in all of the coast cities. Antl-Rir craft
guns have been mounted at many points
and double crews are In attendance at
all times Further precautions in con-
nection with the displaying OF lights are
being taken.
Although the German threats have intl-
mated that the blockade would be general.
officials today were inclined to the belief
that few of the German understa boats
would venture out of the Channel and the
North Sea They believe that the Liver
pool shipping Is in no particular danger
despite the fact that German submarines
already have made raids in the Irish
Sea
Further losses OF ships are expected to-
night The German submarines have now
had time to make their aEreed-on bases
and they are certain to try to sink every
shin they encounter.
Whether the Norwegian Government
will protest the torpedoing of the Bel
ridge is not yet known.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-19
SUFFRAGE CAMPAIGN OPENS
Every Voter in City Will Be. Reached
in Educational Movement.

Every voter in Philadelphia will be
reached by the educational campaign
which has been launched by the Woman
Suffrage party. 1t was announced today
that the Equal Franchise Society, with
headquarters at 80 South sth street, would
take part in the work. The suffragsts
plan to reach the voters before the ques-
ton comes before them at the November
election.
Miss Caroline Katzenstein and Miss
Mary II. Ingham, leaders in the suffrage
movement, were appointed to canvass the
18th legislative district. They will carry
on an educational campaign assisted bw
Miss Anna McCue. a former Kensington
mill worker, who has just returned to
this city after working in the interests
OF the movement In Delaware. Funds for
the work were donated by Mrs. Lawrence
Lewis of 1920 Pine street.
This afternoon Mrs, NJ. c. Morgan gave
a demonstration of candy cooking in the
newly installed kitchenette at the fran
chise headquarters. Recipes were sold
and the funds will be devoted to the
cause
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-19
BIG ZEPPELIN BURNED
WHEN HIT BY STORM
Second Dirigible Lost by Ger
mans-Crew Interned by
Danish Authorities.
copENHAeEN. Feb. IS.

COPENHAGEN, zen. TO-
That the Germans have now lost two
zeppelins in connection with their at
tempted enforcement OF the British block
ade from under seas and the air is ad-
n,itted. The two vessels wrecked are the
La. destroyed Wednesday, and the L-4'
abandoned last night after being fred by
it's crew. The La. of the Shuttle-Lanz
type. is one Of the biggest Of the pre-war
zeppelins.
The captain, Count laten-Hallermund;
one lieutenant, one deck officer and eight
petty officers have been taken In charge
by the Danish authorities and Will be IN
termed with the crew of the L-3 until
after the war. -Four petty oftloers are
missing. Both of Captain Hallermunds e
legs were broken when he abandoned his
ship.
The survivors OF the LA attempted TO
conceal their identity when taken to bsj-
berg. They declared at the official In
uuiry that they had escaped from a
wrecked fishing boat which struck
mine, but the magistrate refused to credit
their story They then confessed they
were survivors from Zeppelin.
In Wednesday nights storm, they said
the airship got into difficulties. They
tried to steer In the teeth of the gale,
but the motor smashed as they ncared
shore. and, driven down by the snow,
the captain gave orders to set the ship
on fire and leap for their lives. The
whole ship was ablaze as the men leaped
overheard from a fair height, some two
or three miles from shore.
The survivors swan about, clinglng
to the wreckage and eventually reached
shore near Varde, where, realizing they
were on neutral ground they made for
the railway station and tried to escape
by passing train.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-19
CATS AND DOGS, ALSO KIDS,
DISTURB HOBO'S DRY BATH
Small Boys Mistake Visitor to Philip and Diamond
Streets for Hostile Aviator and Bonn
bard Until Police Arrive.

sure 70 receive painful wounds. Then
he settled down IN his bathtub trench
until the enemy brought on reinforce
msnts In the way OF three or four
impudent terriers
Noise OF the conflict brought two police
men 10 the scene. and they ended the
battle and brought the stranger to the
lth and York streets station.
He said that he was Chick Evans, OF
nowhere in particular and anywhere In
general Chick said that he saw the
bathtub fall from = contractors wagon.
and as there were some loose bags IN II
he cuddled up ana went 10 sleep, His
open-air siesta was spoiled By the inquisl-
tive neighbora. While Chick was ex-
planning. the driver who lost the tub re-
turned 70 the neighborhood and picked
4 Up.
well. We can't send you 10 JAN for
stealinE q fsw Ninks q sleep said Mag
iBtrata Glenn. but Hhea you're n this
vicinity. fe saHIzz seH 70 kasp vide
avate. Ter ihe eepz are alnafa on the
fch
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-19
Man Injured in Fire

,orthn,ast oornor ~ Ia+h and Wsis,,,
streets, early today. John Holmes, who is
employed at the club, was burned about
the hands and arms. He Is in Jefferson
Hospital. Holmes was scrubblng the door
of the billiard room with gasoline. He
used scrubbing brush, and the frlctiof
of the gasoline on the wooden floor set
fire to IT, The flames spread rapidly.
He ran to the telephone and called tbs
Electrical Bureau. Before the arrival Of
the firemen a maid threw rugs over the
floor and smothered the flames. when
the firemen arrived there was little for
them to do. The fire burned a billiard
table, a couch and a couple OF Turkish
rugs. The loss Is $T00.