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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-17
BERLIN PRESS ASSAHS
GERARD ON CENSORSHIP
Two Papers Bitterly Attack
Ambassador for Wanting Ger
many's Methods Changed

BERLIN Aug IA vigorous attack on
Ambassador Gerard was made today by the
Berlin Morgen Post and the Cologne Ga
zette two influential German newspapers,
for the attitude toward the German censor
ship he Is alleged to have displayed In a
confidential communication to the State De
partment
American correspondents in Berlin re-
Gently handed TO the Ambassador n protest
against British censorship of cable dis
patches and mail matter they had sent to
the United States They pointed out that
the British censor severely mutilated many
Of their dispatches and that large per-
centage Of their mail stories failed to reach
America at all
In transmitting the report of the State
Department Ambassador Gerard is report
ed to have sent along confidential note
recommending that no action be taken by
the American Government unless Germany
removed tho censorship on news sent to
America How this alleged confidential note
became public property is not known, but
the contents of the message soon were
learned in newspaper circles.
1.-The American Government and Its or
gans already have endured many brutal
English infrinEements," said the Morgen
Post Even Americans reproach their oiii-
cials They have degraded themselves by
giving up their neutrality and honor as nc
completes of England so II Is presumable
that they will also endure this infringement
and the attitude of their Ambassador
whereby the British infringement is sup
ported.
I'VE doubt whether the German Foreign
Office will be satisfied with Gerard's con-
duct We hope the Government will find
means to correct his strange attitude. The
German censorship does not concern him,
and he has no right to criticize measures
necessary for the safety of German inter-
ests"
The Cologne Gazette editorial was in
similar VEIN
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-17
INCREASEI In NAVY
BOOMS SHTPYARDS,
BELIEF HELD HERE
Delaware Concerns May Get
Big Share of Orders
From u. S.
CRAMPS HOLD FOUR SLIPS
HoU Big Nary Plan May
Boom Industry Here

CHIPBU1LDING men believe
~ Government yard at League Is,
land will be able to handle only small
part of battleship construction work.
Three big shipyards are ready to
bid for contracts: The William
Cramp Ship and Engine Building
Company, the New York Shipbuild-
ing Company, of Camden, and the
Sun Shipbbuilding Company, OF
Chester.
The Cramp Company is able to
take between S20,000,000 and S25,-
100000 of the work during the
three-year construction period.
This would supplement the pres
ent force of 5000 workmen by an
other 1000. i.
Officials of Cramps have notified
the Government that they have re-
served four slips, which can be put
into use at once for battleship con-
struction work.
The Sun Company, incorporated
at $5,000,000, WI be ready for con-
struction work within three months.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-17
ANGoRA BAPTIST PASTOR ILL
Rev. Ralph C. Madden, With Nervous
Collapse, Goes to Mountains

The Rev. Ralph c. Madden. pastor of the
Angora Baptist Church, is suffering from
nervous breakdown and has been granted
a two months vacation by his parishoners
Mr.. Madden has gone to the AdirondaclSs
To- recuperate
Percival C. Cundy. of the American Bap.
tist Publication Society, Is recovering from
an operation. following his return from a
trip to England. Mr.. Cundy. who is one OF
the most popular statesmen in the big build.
ing at Seventeenth and Chestnut streets,
has three brothsrs in, the British army.
The Rev. DR.. George T. Webb, associate
editor of Sunday school publications of the
American Baptist Publication Society, is
spending a few weeks at Avalon, N. j.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-17
URGE MAIN LINE CLEANUP
Residents of Wayne and st. David's
Receive Notices From Confer
ence Committee

d. Knickerbacker Boyd, of the Wayne
Public Safety Association, and Marshall r,
Pugh, of the North Wayne Protective Asso-
citation, have sent out notices to residents OF
Wayne and st. David's asking each individ-
uaI to do his part in making those COM
munities clean and attractive. They are
acting for a conference committee from the
two communities.
The notice is styled preliminary notice.
The idea is TO awaken a wider civic con-
seriousness so as TO improve both the APP
pearance and the health of the two Main
Line suburbs. II is pointed out that the
gestive. not administrative, and that it rests
with individuals TO promote the general
welfare.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-17
ROBBED BY CLEVER RUsE
Opium and Morphine Stolen from Drug
gist by Purchaser of Plaster, Who
Goes Behind Counter to Apply 1t

The sale of a small piece OF adhesive plas-
ter cost a kind-hearted druggist uptown 50
last night. A well-dressed man entered the
store OF W. II. Miller 2066 Ridge avenue.
and after buying a piece Of plaster asked
permission 20 go behind the prescription
counter to place II on his hip. The per-
mission was granted and the man seized
the opportunity 10 steal three ounces OF
morphine and opium.
The police were notified today that tha
wooden store OF John AIeCloskey, "a North
Front street. was out $3.50 as a result OF
the theft OF several bags Of worsted A
wagon backed up at the store yesterday
afternoon and the driver calmly loaded the
bags and drove on.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-17
MCCORMICK TO SPEAK IN
CAMPAIGN THROUGH MAINR
Chicagoan Will Tour-Progressive Nov
Wilson Man

NEW YORK. Aug. IA telegram fror
Medill Mccormick of Chicago. was received
by Chairman Cole, of the Speakers Bur,ss
at Republican national headquarters todav
saying he would accept the invitation h
speak in the Maine campaign. McCormIck,
speaking dates will be arranged later,
Word was received that George w. storct
of Santa Cruz, Cal, a delegate to the pro'
gressive Convention at Chicago in iaia
when Colonel Roosevelt was nominated n,
President, had gone over to the Wilson
forces.
Following President Wilson's notification
ceremonies at Long Branch September
the Democratic national campaign viii M
launched in earnest. Speakers will stump
every state in the Union, and the wonsn
in States where they have the vote viii b,
especially active
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-17
Buys at Broad and Louden Streets

Albert NJ. Greenfield, Inc. agents. have
sold to Louis Dennis lot on the northwest
corner of Broad and Louden streets Logan.
This lot contains 1O1 feet on Broad street
by 106 feet on Louden street. Mr.. Dennis
will erect on this lot six three-story stores
and apartment buildings on Broad street
and one three-story apartment house on
Louden street at cost of $4,000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-17

Shipbuildlng plants in ana near Philadel.
phia are preparing for the greatest boom
i'm their history as a result of the passage
Tuesday by tho House Of Representatives
of the big shipbuildng program for the
United States navy officials of the Del
aware River plants are virtually certain
that big part of the business will come
to this city, irrespective of what provisions
may be made for development OF the Phila-
delphia Navy Yard to make possible the
building of ships there by the Government.
officers at League Island are certain the
passage of the ship program VIII assure
passage of the amendment setting aside an
appropriation for the Philadelphia Navy
Yard for the building of ships. The naval
program, however, Is so extensive, II is
pointed out, that no matter what part of the
business may go directly to Government
plants there will be a large percentage still
left for private concerns
The William Cramp Ship and Engine
Building Company, the New York Ship
building Company of Camden, and the Sun
Shipbulding Company, of Chester, all are
expecting a generous part of the orders for
ships. The Sun Company, which was recent
ly Incorporated for So, 900, ,000 will be ready
to do actual construction work within three
months.
SLIPS READY AT CRAMPS.
officials of Cramps have notified Secre-
tary of the Navy Daniels that they have re-
served four slips which can be used Inn
mediately in construction work for the
naval program. This reservation has been
made at the expense of other contracts, one
of the company officials said today, in order
to aid the Government in the prompt ex-
ecution of is plans.
Robert Haig. general manager of the Sun
ShipbulldinB Company, said today that no
overtures had been made to the Navy De.
partment by that company because 1t
wished to make no promises until It's plant
was fully completed and ready to begin
work. The first of the six slips now being
constructed, he said, will be completed by
the end of September and the other five
will be ready for use within six months.
Mr.. Haig declared that the plant would
be able to handle about $4,000 900 of the
building program during the course of the
three-year period which has been specified
as the time for starting all construction
work.
An official at Cramps said his companv
would be able to take between $4,000 OOo
and $25,O00,OOO of the work during the en-
tire construction period.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-17
MORE PLAY STREETS PLANNED
Committees Named to Select Sites for
Half a Dozen

Play streets in addition to the two al
ready in operation will be established as
the result Of a decision reached today by
the members OF the street Fairgrounds com
mlttes. So popular have the two street
Fairgrounds proved that the need for
other centeEs has been clearly shown.
Subeommittees were appointed to select
sites for a half-dozen new play streets
and TO solicit funds with which 70 pur-
chase apparatus
II is proposed to establish several of the
new Fairgrounds IN congested parts OF the
city north OF Market street and one will
be situated In the TsndsFlOln-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-17
BALDWINs MAKE BIG SHELL
First Eleven-inch Piece Turned Out at
Eddystone

The munitions department of the Bald.
win Locomotive Works at Eddystone has
completed its first 270-millimeter (approxI-
mately ll-nch) shell for the French Gov
ernment These shells, weighing about $40
pounds when empty, will not be loaded until
they reach France The company expects
to turn out several hundred daily from
now on
The Eddystone Ammunition Corporation,
a subsidiary of the Baldwin Company, Is
still working on 3inch shells for the Rus
sian Government. The Baldwin locomo-
tive shops at Eddystone are completing
gasoline trench engines and automobile
tractors for the Russian army.
Officers or the Remington Arms Company
are credited with the statement that their
Eddystone plant is turning out 1000 com
pleted Enfield army rides daily for the
Allies.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-17
Health centers Attract Mothers

Mothers with their babies are going 70
fhe municipal health csnters established BY
Director Krlsen for advice and help The
Director said to-day the city's baby
aaviag stations are daily demonstrating
Iheie great value 10 ne community. At
Zach one there a 3 doctor from the Division
ol child Hygiene, whose duty Il y q gITs
adFiea lp m0thers as e cars of their babies
81 81 sease4z " The year ana - advise
s,,asn aHoul g heeoue nlethef4
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-17
Travels 1900 Miles to See Doctor

NEW YORK, Aug. Hills right am
shattered by bullet and two other wounh
in his breast and face. George Greenslade
superintendent for the United Fruit Com
pany at Banes, Cuba, arrived here last
night for treatment. He was shot by dis.
gruntled employe.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-17
British Steamship Relocated in Canal

CRISTOPOL, Isthmus of Panama, Aug.
1.-THE British steamship Ilford from
Cruz Grande for Philadelphia, which
grounded in the Panama Canal, has been
rehoated
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-17
@Get Out Your Mittens," He Advise.

ought 70 be out for fail Is approaching
rapidly" says r. Rho. = Farmlngton
weather seer. Watch out from the 22d
10 the l5th of the present month Clear
and eold Hlil follow ; storm The tenn.
perafure sili Be much below normal ana
eontinas so tAs nrst week el ssptslnbsre
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-17
Polilh Towns % be seIf.gOYerned

LONDON. Aug. 17.-It Is announced from
Vienna says an Exchange Telegraph dis
patch from Copenhagen, that a system OF
self.government will be established Ia com
munities in Polish territory occupied By tue
Auatrians A large nunber 81 interned
home,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-17

BoRDENTOWN, y. j.. Aug. Thames
Eldridge of Bordentown, who has a wife
and two children and is employed on the
dredge National of the National Dredging
Company, OF Philadelphia, had his right
arm torn OFF at the shoulder by being
caught in machinery while at work on the
Delaware River today. He was hurried
to 81. Francis Hospital at Trenton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-17

WASHINGTON, Aug. IA treaty be-
tween Great Britain and the United States
for protection Of misunderstanding birds on
both sides of the Canadian boundary has
been signed at the State Department by
Secretary Lansing and Ambassador Spring
Rice.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-17

WASHINGTON, Aug. IA record of
all recent submarine attacks on merchant
vessels is being compiled by the State De-
partment, Secretary Lansing said today
but in only one case has il been found
that Americans were involved. That case
still is being investigated.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-17

CHICAGO, Aug. IL Forty-hye provI-
sional regiments, aggregatlng approximately
$4,000 men, have been organized among the
veterans Of foreign wars of the United
States since the sending of State troops TO
the border, These regiments are prepared
to be mustered into the Federal service
Immediately in the event OF war.
LONDON, Aug. I7.-EngIand will have
no Minister OF Trade. Premier Asquith
said in Parliament today that he did not
believe the creation Of such post advisable.
NEW YORK, Aug. I7.-PassenEers mr.
irving here today on the Cunard liner
Alaunia, from London told OF seeing two
warships towing captured German sub
marine to an English port as the liner
was passing through the Channel
LONDON, Aug. Observation-Disclosures of
the Greek army is proceeding satisfae-
torily, Lord Robert Cecil announced IN the
House Of Commons this afternoon
BERLIN, Aug. IT.-Fhe Russian mill
tary aerodrome on Oesel Island, on tue
CQurland coast, was attacked BY naval
planes with good results on the night of
August y, the Admiralty announced today
The machines all returned safely
LONDON, aug. ia motion for al
journment win be taken up By Parliament
On Tuesday, The next session slu begin
oNto1sf A.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-17

HARRISBURG, Aug. 1.-THE Harris
burg Pipe and Pipe Bending Company,
which recently finished 100000 shrapnel
shells for the British Government. has an
nounced a new contract for 200, 600 high
explosive steel forgings.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-17

As result Of injuries suffered after being
struck BY an automobile owned by John r.
ReineR & Co, OF American and Hork
streets, James T.. McAeill through his
father James p. Mcneil. OF 2406 Allegheny
avenue, today began suit in the Municipal
Court 10 recover S209 The fathers claim
Is for $50. The acoldent occurred on April
~ this year, at Twenty-fourth ana Clear
held streets. while young MCNEIL was on
roller skates The hey n II years old Ia
their answer the defendants deny any nesli-
genee On their part
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-17

BERLIN, Aug. 17-Since the Importa-
tion of tea has been cut off by the British
blockade, all kinds of substitutes have been
tried, but few of them have proved salts
factory. Last spring experiments were be-
gun with the young leaves of the grape
vine and the result was surprising II was
found that the tea obtained from the leaves
had an excellent flavor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-17
News at a Glance

WARSAW, Aug. t7.--Crops have been
especially bountiful in Poland this year
and apparently there Is plenty Of food
there but the poor complain that they have
not tasted meat for year The Germans
are building roads around the city at a
cost OF about SS,O00,O00 to facilitate the
marketing OF the crops.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-17

BERLIN, Aug. 17.--As n result of the
scarcity of meat the Germans now literally
.'eat crow" In the southern part of the
empire thousands of young crows are shot
In the forests and on the fields and brought
TO the market of the cities.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-05

A T midnight on February s last,
: N while fircmcn were throttling
~ a blaze in a business building
Al AL Pearl street. the cry or
. man whose lungs were already full
a. smoke floated up from the depths
o. the cellar of the building next door.
~. 40.
The mar was Bernard Myies. an en-
S.ncor 81 Inc tire patrol, who had crept
INTO tn. cellar 10 open a whereby
the food caused by a ro'yen main and
anentcd by a cataract from the high
pressure streams of the reme could
IL. dra med away. His mission accom-
Pushed. h. tried to retrace his steps
20 the front Of the pit, but the choking
.nohe If drugs. oils and hops forced
linn back.
rll,ing his hat over his face and
pressing his crooked elbows against
the hat az a shield. he Eulped a few
bfcaths IN a corner as yet Imprisoned
~ smoke and again tried to fight his
Way to the stairs that meant deliver
ace, Again he had to retreat, his eyes
blinded. his lungs scared by noxious
Ihalstjons, Staggering 10 the rear
"sl 81 The cellar, he encountered a
current Of pure air.
l'lpo flashed within him Tn the
dlrtloss he CROPPED his way. following
~. precious draught, onl: to fnd that
= raino from a grating formed by stee.
bars. smoke now pervaded the whole
cellar. Myles had just strength enough
10 .hou> Help. Help" az he fell I'M
Conscious To the floor.
y The call was heard. In a few min
mt. men Ner. poundiny at the graf
ing hu, no, a har could be loosened BY
TIC ordinary Ureckinc apuaratus OF
The Fire. D.nar,msnt' II was a time
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-05

or AZ most whose g~randfathers came
poor from Spain with nothing but a
shrcwi brain and a pair OF t~.reless
arms. .As a general thing the pros
per.ty which Ia nded them in a position
20 demand .wo millions, four millions,
SIX millions Tor their properties has
been the creation of the eighteen years
since the war. indeed Of the sixteen
years OF the present century. for cuba
in 1899 and 1900 WAS barely stirring TO
life under the ashes Of ils holocaust
upon the altar Of freedom.
Tuinucu. AZ | have said, was only a
type Of the devastation. The cane
fields lay black under the sun, the
mautlcd. the hu,s ana houses of the
working folk burned, vanished, the
people themselves dccima.ed. scat
t.rcd. The cattle that had ruamcd the
ticlos n thousands had been eaten.
horses were few. But the SOIL. the
wonderful soil under tho mercy OF the
ain and at the long trumpet call Of
the sun went on with its miracles. and
cuba. uut Of the agony of reh.rtn.
cam" swiftly TO its own again.
The s~teadyins hand Of the big re-
pubic wdS there for the little An'!l-
Ian democracy 70 lean upon Il willie
and then II was told 20 march on
alone. And It has marched and bids
fair. If reason rules, II become the
riches: garden on Gods footstool.
What part the native Cuban OF the
older stock Will have in this great
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-05

before New Years Day $50 .OO0. 900 had
been offered. The idea was TO purchase
a selected group Of Cuban estates ON IA
plan Of which the details have not been
made known. hut i included the
largest. the best equipped with ma-
ch.ncry. the best provided with a sup
ply Of ane il is useless To- name
plantations and properties in an article
Of this general nature for the Amer!-
can public. but nside a month options
had been secured on seventeen Of the
largest. most powerful in the island.
THE seventeen estates total $500 600
bags lou az an island total ~ 81 .00o.-
geo bags al a total cost Of $45 900, 900.
II cpvcrs one-siXth Of the output Of
Cuba entire. There is.the purchase in
a nutshell. II IL henceforth to hA
cracked and the meat therein eaten.
What" l asked Manuel Rionda the
other day, "s CIba's greatest need now
that capital sufficient for her wants is
here or IN sight"
"a hundred thousand ahle bodied
woriansner." he answered. There -
work for all that number all the year
I round.
1T 10 hard 10 inst!l ambition into
the Cuban field hand. lie Is content to
work three days in the week II therein
he has secured the cost Of living com
sortabiv for the remaining four. He
rats well, for food is cheap. Outside
that his wants are few and he Is avcrse
to increa sing them.
We have some bettcrment in this.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-05
A train load of sugar cane on
the way to market.

h tall stack at early morn In an
hour It was answered by a flash of
flame and a rolling cloud Of smoke
above the cane fields 4 couple IT miles
away. and all tina: day and night and
for days and nights thereafter the
flames roared and swep. tile miles and
miles Of cane until til" smiling land
of green was one Wilderness OF smok-
ing. his ckensl ruin. The Spanish SOL
~,i."rs never lifted a hand TO interfere.
Francisco and his family Ned ~
night 70 Sancti Spiri'us and so 10 New
York fnr the remainder NJ the war.
Tu.nuci lay IN the no; centre cf the
fighting, now held 10y the Spanish. now
by the patriot forces. All the li,.lc
dwellings -: the working forces were
burned by one side 81 the other. They
fought and skirm!shod all over tn.
place. The hatcy was a graveyard.
out because Francisco-"Pancho"-
was personally beloved by ihe fighting
cuhans and WAS respected highly by
the fighting Span!srds the sugar mill
AMI the dwelling house. though occu-
p!ed in tura by zach side. was spared
from The flames 10y both. \; the close
o: the war Francisco made an effort.
although III fai..n. health. to rcNiNe
his fortunes. Tdlnucu he found d
stark dcsolation. He died Of "A broken
heart.
Here then was the lainentable stu
alton thai seventeen years ago ,oomed
i'sfore Manuel Rionda. II was typ
cal Of wh.t all agricultural Cuba had
20 face. He loved Tuinuca with the
passion OF his land loving people. II"
loved his family with the racial inten-
sity Of the Spaniar,i for his clan. and
with enormous courage he sct abou;
the rebuilding. the restoration III
Tuinucu.
II seems ridiculous now that tho
firs' year tho rus'cd gear wheels
turned and the old mill crushed the
corn the crop was hut li'tl" owe 5000
bags. Yet II was hailed with triumph.
The nest was over J."oO bags. to-day
i,s great mills. vast vacuum ans. Us
crystalliz"rs and whirring centrifugal
turn ont 10000 bags between D.cem-
her and the opening Of May. Surely
there IL something in sugar in Cuba.
80, in fine, Il came nhout that Man.
I u"l Rionda grew Intimately to know
the ms and GUS of cuba's sugar in
dustry az few knew II. combining III,
, detailed knowledge of the Cuban with
the larger view Of the American bust
ness men and financiers. lie had