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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-29
sdses OF three sraters caused by Ger

edges OF three eraters caused by Ger
man mine explosions.
~. On the left OF the Meuse there was
y a. lively bombardment in the region
. east OF LIE Mort Hommc.
+ On the right of the Mouse and in the
TWoevre region there was intermittent
sSartillery fighting.
In Alsace two attempts by the Ger
mans to attack northeast OF Baisch-
..sMiller were checked by our fire. tho
Germans being unable 10 debouch.
Won the remainder of the front there
Was the usual cannonading.
-~Midnisht official: In the Champagne
Hhr artillery fire caused an explosion
IN German ammunition depot in the
Fegion OF Vile ur-Tourbe
On the left OF the MeuSe there was a
Niolent bombardment in the entire Mort
Homme region. we'll in the sec
$ ,tor to the west OF the Thiaumont farm.
5Mon the right bank of the Mouse during
Abe day there was no infantry action.
HsS Intermittent artillery fighting is re-
Shprted from the remainder Of the front.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-29
AUSTRIAN SUBMARINE
BOMBARDS CAPITAL m. I,,,

BERLIN, May -Bombardmeu, o..
Porto Ferrajo. capital OF ;hc island ct
Elba In the Mediterranean, by an Ans.
trian submarine. is reported in q state
ment issued by the Austro- !Iuncariac
admiralty on May &c The announce.
ment says:
AN Austro- Hungarian submarine on
the morning Of May % very success
fully shelled important blast furnaces
at Porto FerTaJo. on the island ~
Eiba. The FIRE Of the land battery wa :
without effect"
81 1.-THE submarine later sank the
% allan steamer Washington"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-29
INTER GREEK TERRITORY
VIRTUALLY UNOPPOSED

49, 49, ATHENS. May 2S.-Cireece's protest
{Against the military operations under
ffa ken by the central powers and by
sSolsaria in Greek Macedonia was for
awarded last night 10 the members of
f5Sreek legations at Berlin. Vienna and
Ieofa.
Els The Bulgarians entered Greek ter
tEitory virtually unopposed, and this has
sesused comment in the press and con-
ssiderable agitation among the popula-
stion.
Sclaim they were unable TO communicate
;s.with their troops III Eastern Mace
r1onia, The belief is general here that
lit is the intention of the Greek gov
ternment to contine it's action to a pro-
stss'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-29
NOTICE

The ScaboRr6 Air Line Railway Com
pany announces THAI Train No g. for
uerly leaving Kichmoni at l:20 p NJ
for the south and Southwest, will cf-
fective sunday. May 2Sth. leave Rich
mond at 30 l.. VI
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-19

.>udycw Chcves Dulles. who came ur
from Wi'coN's Nken. :. c.. with Mr.. and
Mrs, EttOvr Fontana. MIR. and Mrs
George Willing. Ir.. are here with Mrs
Joshua i.1dd Howell. and Mrs. Charles
Wright has arrived from Palm Beach,
The J. Wilmer Riddles and Mrs. Ellis
SCull are coming down in Il few days
MT and Mrs. Lewis g. Stevenson
and ~ Il. Stevenson, OF Springfield,
III. were guests of the week.
=. I. Constantinidi secretary of the
Greek legation In Washington, was a
week end guest
Mrs. &. w. Andrews. Of Duluth, has
completed u tortniEhtS stay. and has
gone on 10 Rapidan. Va. where she
is the guest e! Mrs. i. NJ. Brady, at
parents. Nix. and Mrs. y. II. Comstock,
OF Duluth. have gone to New York for
Il brief STAY.
The riu shurgh colony includes, Mrs.
John G. Reilly. who is here for the
cure. accompanied by Miss Bertha
Reillcy and c. Herbert Reilly Bob
Bathsate. Of Pittsburgh. WAS a lunch
con guest on Monday.
Among the Chicago folk who are at
White sulphur Springs are Mr. and
Mrs. Frederick II. Bartlett. with MIR.
and Mrs. ~ sheldon Clark: Mr.. and
Mrs. y, l.. Randall Mir. and Mrs. IT, G.
iietzlcr and Mr. and Mrs. Edward e.
Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley Rutter
arrived from Chicago on sunday
The Boston contingent includes Mr..
and Mrs. ~. II! Shaw and Charles y.
Rogers, who came down for a fort
night. Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Uulings-
worth reached here on "Wednesday. Mr.
aud Mrs. Alex Il. Ewing are guests OF
the week.
Fr;,nk IL. Davis. who arrived from
Elizabeth. y. j.. on saturday. WAS a
guest at a h'eakfast given by Thorn
ton c. Lewis at his country home. The
Meadows. two miles from tho Green
brior. Among other guests from New
Jersey wcro Mr.. and Mrs. II Il. Nc
Clcllan. OF Eayonnc. who spent the
week END with Mrs. l.. l.. Benson, of
New York. ana Miss Matthews and
Miss Agnes Matthews. of Orange.
Registrations from West Virginia
include H. c. Davis, L. Ballen and J.
l.. Stevens. of huntington: y. H. Land,
OF Barbcrsville: G. NJ. Jones, of Oak
Hill: $. Morton. of Burnwen; Is. NJ.
McClanahan. OF Charleston, and = $.
Scott. of Macdonald. George w
stevens. OF Richmond. arrived on Sun
day. and frank T. Christian came from
l. ynChburg.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-19

70 bc possessed OF head Of heavy
beautiful hair: soft, lustrous. nuTy.
way and free from dandrun is merely
u matter OF using a little Dnnderine.
II is easy and inexpensive to have
nice. soft hair and lots of il. Just
get e5-cent bottle of Knowltons Dam
dcrlnc now-ail drug stores recon-,
ntnnd it-apply Httlc az directed and
within ten minutes there viii be an
appearance Of abundance, freshness
hufincss and an incompatible gloss
ana lust"r. and Try rs you Will Won
cannot lind q trace Of dandrun or fall
ing mar: bat your real surprise will
be after about two weeks use. when
you Will see new hair-ilnc and downy
at ftrst-yes-but really new hair
sproutinG out all over your scalp
banderinc is. wn believe. the ONLY sure
hair grower destroyer OF daudruff ard
cure for itchy scalp and il never fails
TO stop falling h;,ir at once.
IF YOU want TO prove how pretty ana
soft Your ha,r really Is moistcn n clotI,
with q little Dandoriuc and carefuIl,
draw II through Your hair--t,.Si,r one
small strand at a time Your hair win
%" soft glossy aud beautiful in JUS,
few moments. y dcDghtful surpris.
awaits every ono who tries this
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-19
HOW DISEASE is BRED

To the Editor of the Evening Ledger:
Sir-So much is said about sweeping dirt
from stores, what will you say as to street
cleaners on Pine and Fifteenth streets, Ger
mantown avenue from Hunting Park to
Wayne Junction sweeping streets without
water? Instead of letting the dirt lie quietly
in our streets they prefer to sweep It down
our throats. The same may be SAID OF
ashes and garbage gatherers. Last evening
one hauling a load of manure was letting
IL drop at every round of the wheel.
huckster who had a receptacle under his
wagon for refuse from fish-oleaning was
dropping particles all along the way. What
also is to be said of advertisements thrown
In houses and swept on the streetsT
I might go further and speak of tobacco
smoking on our streets Almost every step
ladies' and gentlemen must inhale all sorts
Of smoke from the cabbage leaf to the 30.
called Havana grown In Lancaster County
and other places far remote from Cuba.
In these days of preparedness protection
and talks but not acts as TO cleanliness, VIII
you not help to get City Hail ana the deten-
tion houses free from tobacco-yes and OBJ
scene stories and profanity? The former.
the temple Of justice. should be as clean and
pure as the Holy of Holes; the latter.
where our boys and girls are taken for all
sorts of good and evil deeds. should be for
an example which speaks far louder than
words and produces far better results.
DAVID L. WITMER-
Philadelphia, September 16.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-19
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
An Allentown Progressive Who Was Not Hopeful 192-Dease
and the Spread of Filth in the


Republicans minority party) to unite on
the same candidate (not party. thus "clar-
Tying the work, I do not understand. Why
you would call upon the Republican Cam
paign Committee to ignore and treat with
contempt the hystercal phenomena of the
hysterical Progressives is beyond sane COM
prehenson. Why you would stlll insist on
resorting TO abuse Of the Progressives--of
the best element In the land-when they
are sincere and loyal enough to try to help
to win back this nation to a status when
1t will again be honored and respected Is
something infinitely beyond the grasp of a
mental genius.
trust you will read this letter. You are
at liberty to publish 1t if you like. If you
do tie former. 1 am sure the vision you
receive will be more than a sensation. II
you do the latter. feel confident that the
future historian will have a comparatively
easy task In analyzlng the political situa-
ton Of 1919 TO 1915 in the United States.
J. p. BAcHMAN.
Allentown, Pa, September 16.
Nevertheless, It is a fact that many en-
thuslastio Progressives expected Roosevelt
to win. and many men of other parties
thought 1t possible that none Of the candi-
dates would have a majority Of the elso-
toral VOTE and that the House of Repre-
sentatives would have to choose the Presi-
dent.-Editor OF the EVENING LnporR.l
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-19
THE DOPE SITUATION
What the Local Press Thinks Of o..
ditions In Philndolnhi. -

Nothing that the Grand Jury sav.
Indictment OF the physicians charsss :. - ~
dispensing narcotics illioitiy ercs.s "lm
bounds OF moderation. Its apprec,ess.- tne
the gravity OF the offense is indloascS ~
its setting torth OF the presentment IN wr,,'
ing. There Is no question as to The e,,.a.
OF the trafic in such drugs IN th,. snt ',.n
There is no question. either, a. 10 ~. ~ ~
effectiveness OF the laws dealing vs,ts III
The Grand Jury does not venture ~ cr,.,.,t t
the decision Of the Supreme Court ,s,clse r.s.ls
has made one clause OF the Harrison act I'm ~.
operative. But II points out that thsra IN IN
defects in the State laws which shor,s sLe
remedied. Thus morphine and hero,n ~ ss
exempt from the restrictions that anr,.. s.e
cocaine. For those whom the deadiv <. ~, 70
has enthralled there can be nothirs "SDt h,l.
pity. IL Is the duty OF the State 10 re,s,,.
and care for them. No penalty, howsr."s
can be too severe for those who for "sssr ~.
minister to their urgent cravings, ana 80.
extend the field OF their profits bv t.,.,.a sa
Ing the Innocent and unwittins = pnhII.g
Ledger. u'he
The appeal Of the recent Federal c,rsra
Jury addressed to Judge Dickinson ir ~
United States District Court here FOR .,,s.s
er drug laws and their better adrn,nt,,s.
tion can have no more definite effect ,h.r
other pronouncements aimed at the ill,,s,.a
evil The legitimate employment of -.
came, inorphis, heroln and other Narcotics
has declined steadily in recent years Ma
ical science is increasingly averse IN ~.
use of these agents In any but exceptionai
Instances. But the quantities OF mornh,a
cocaine and heroin available in the ra,ai,l
drug market are out Of all proportion IA
the needs and uses of medical practice
Drug victims will continue to increase ara
multiply, and the economic waste thst
must follow when large numbers OF man,
and women are made imbeoile immoys1
criminal, invalid and inefficient will grow
greater despite successive warnings ana
appeals from successive grand juries. Gov.
ermental power should, therefore, be M.
lized In large degree, and II is likely thar
physicians would be the first TO approvs
such a project. No ordinary laws will bs
adequate so long as there are men 60 sod.
den in infamy as to profit deliberately bv
the slow annihilstion of the minds ana
bodies Of men. women and even children.--
Evening Bulletin.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-19
AN UNREpENTANT PROGRESSIVE

To the Editor Of the Eventr0 Ledger:
sir-I have been a reader of your paper
from its inception. For some time, how
ever. / have read your paper with much
mental reservation. and now must INFORM
Won that II can no longer hnd a place on
nv table. have ordered Its disoontinu-
anoa / endured your viewpoint as long
AZ I could. but your editorial on "A Land
slide" that never arrived In your issue OF
September Is was the last straw 70 break
the camei's back. Why you would go out
OF your way in setting forth argument why
Wilson is weak to heap ridicule and abuse
upon the Progresslves cannot UNDER
stand That part OF your editorial Is all
beside the mark, entirely Unnecessary, a
perversion OF fact and can attribute II to
nothing else than q mental alteration or a
disordered spleen. II seems very strange
that YOU are not satisfied yet with the atti-
tuda OF the Progressves who support Mr..
Hughes. no matter what you may think OF
them personally. You say: '"rhe future
historian will find Il hard to explain 1919.
contact with those Roosevelt men who
oouldn't see how the Colonel could possibly
lose because they felt In their hearts he
must win Their political vision had be-
come a sensation" Yes the future his
torian would certainly have a hard time OF
IL 70 explain 1912. had he no other data to
rely upon than editorials like yours. II Is
a caricature OF fact for you TO say that in
1912 the followers OF Theodore Roosevelt
expected 70 win. No intelligent Progress
siye (and he could not be a Progressive
n he were not inteligent) expected R0ose-
Welt 10 be elected. They expected TO defeat
TAFT. and their expectations were exceeded
what they could not foresee was that Taft
and the Republican party would be so disas
trously defeated as 10 leave the historic
party but two small States and to put Il
In third place as national party.
what the ProEressives could not foress,
WAS q victory with half = million votes II
| the natlon and $4,000 majority in the greal
| state OF Pennsylvania-
You further say that the result in Main,
| ',clsrines the work Of the Republican Cam
palxn COMMITTEES. which can now lGnor.
| hystcrlcal phenomena and ret 70 work I.
| consolidate known gains In the dlslnteerat ato(
| Progressive territory"
| What satisfaction you dsrixs from III
! f>ot that Il = possible Tor ffozrszzIxez Az
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-19
ENGLAND'S EIGHT HOURS
To tho Editor Of the Eventno Ledger

10 Ho EuHoT oy the EOentn0 Led0eT:
sir-I notice in your columns a letter
from James Smith on the above SUBJ
1ect As he draEs In the wrongs ef Ire
land by the tail, any comment on his aation-
ality 10 supsrfuouB. I suppose some HI.
bernisn genius will straight away discover
In the New York car strike another injustice
to his country.
II Irishmen employed half the energy and
genius they use in political agitation and
composing beautiful songs about their in
tense love for their interesting country, in
working industries In their land, there
would be no Irish question. II Ulster pros.
pers under the Government which the three
other provinces say rsilns them, one is
compelled to assume slnt II is more the
fault OF the people than anything else. Mr..
Smith doubts the ability " Germany to
shoot prisoners Of war. Thousands OF Bel
gian widows could reassure him on this
point II Ireland were n German province
the heads Of Mr. Smith and all who spoke
like him would soon be in q basket
have lived and Travelled ten years in Ger
many and know whereof speak. Also !
have resided three years In the south OF Iro-
land. and cannot help liking the courteous,
witty, hospitable people. Ireland's worst
enemies are many Of It's oountrymen, who
consistently, vindictively and venomously
vilify everything English and then expect
political CONCESSIONS!
Had the Irish cause been conducted with
tact and friendship It would have been won
long ere now. Great Britain does not
cherish unfriendly feelings toward Ireland
but certainly II does not consider a case
conducted mainly by vituperation and
slander. The internal differences between
Ulster and the rest OF the country must be
settled by Irishmen on their own soil i. for
one, wish them a speedy and friendly solu
ton. May. God bless the memory OF the
gallant Irishmen who fell at Ginchy.
AI1ISTAIR MCDONALD.
philadelphia. September ls.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-19

The B. and o. r. r. ran an excursion to
Harper's Ferry on Sunday. In all the cars
this sign was displayed, mo splitting al
lowed in this State" One man with a
plug Of tobacco, a respect for the law
and an eye for novelties watched care
fully when the train passed from Penn
sylvanla, expecting the sign to change
and give him some relief. But. of course,
Il didn't. BY the time he got to the
Maryland State line he was positively
sallvated. The District of Columbia
saved his life. In Virginia and West Vir-
ginia, we regret to say, he broke the law.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-19
The Germans are calling the use o

The Germans are calling the use Of
armored aeroplanes and motorcars in at
tacking the trenches uncivilized. II Is
hardly 30 uncivilized as the use of poison
gases and no more unfair than the first
use OF machine guns against infantry
armed with rifles. AS the purpose OF war
is TO defeat the enemy. almost any engine
of destruction that can be invented is
legitimate. The Allies can claim credit
for hrst rerfecting an aeroplane that can
ny low enough TO attack an army on the
ground. It Is not surprising that this
machine terrorized the Germans. nor is it
strange that they looked with horror on
the armored motorcar. plowing it's way
over the trenches and belching forth de-
struction upon the enemy in front. We
shall probably hear more Of the use OF
these new machines. and 1t may be that
their invention will hasten the end Of
the war
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-19
By-Names of Statesmen

r. s. A.-Not all OF those you mama had
popular nicknames. "Old Man cloouen,s,
was applied to John Quincy Adams. hs.
cause OF his eloquence In Congress IN hih
oio asei old Hickory" to Andrew jackson
because OF his hrmness ana fighting quail.
ties oid Bullion to Senator Thomas II.
Benton, OF Missouri. for his persistent ad-
vocacy Of sound money; "Oid Public F,no-
uonary" TO President James Buchanan who
used II In reference to himself IN ona 80 ~
anf ual messages; "Old Abe" an affaction-
ate title given TO Abraham LineoIn hssor.
he had reached middle age; 'srhe pain.
finder" to John G. Fremont because ~ ~.
explorations and discoveries; Ancient
Mariner OF the Wabash" 10 Riohard w
Thompson, OF Indiana. Secretary OF tha N.,'., ".
under President Hayes; "old Greenbackss, &,
70 Salmon p. Chase. because OF his financIs,
record; "Sunset Cox" to Samuel q 60
because or very ambitious desoriptton -
sunset WHICH he wrote for an Ohio na,vs -
paper; Little Giant 10 Stephen A. Doug
las because of his small stature and srss /,
ability Little Magician" 10 Martin Van
buren, because OF his shewdness ana s,,c-
cess as a politician; Sage OF Montses,.s...
70 Thomas Jefferson In retirement sf,s.
serving two terms as President: -a(,la III
conditional Surrender" 70 General C.e..
because Of his reply TO General Buc,snsr !.
Fort Donslson In lse2 when Buckner ssl ~
what terms Of surrender would be allowsS !
mo terms other than an Unconditional ana
immeoiste surrender I propose to move
immediately upon your works'; asrall syc.
more Of the Wabash 70 Daniel W v~s
hees because Of HE unusual height ~
reddish hair about the color OF 4 evea..,r-
ball and his home on the Wahash.i. s'alI,i
BOY o. tAe si4sh-s" 70 Henry Clay N. !, I
born ~ Hanover County va = .~ea-'..'
u<ef q ''nd enee known - sh: sI.z.ss
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-19
The Philadelphia Rhyme

An old Philadelphan, hiding behind
the alias of &C. Scribendi," writes to us,
jeering at our failure to find a proper
rhyme for the town. His own offerings
do not conform to the rule, but we give
part of his effort:
So SOsaa much ,S love st. ySus Esn.l' ways
Esad. ia go TO heiiphia.
Lops time the nag. e your Grub Street
And though those days were passing sweet.
i wonder why feilphia.
And Of that sweetness. some I trow-
An Tommy 'ere's ealthphls-
I'm not Of Philadelphia.
Them days is gone. them good old days
In lovely Philadelphia,
NVS Win am not "s'GRit a mlii GS.fn 70 fmnsiGpSia.
But e my gssh ssIY. e !. min. minus o.
As l have said before there's naught
'"'"A Ou' ""a' Is " c. scRIBENDI.
Now this which comes from E. H. w, is
something like:
His grandpa says hes a little pill"
His mother calls him her darling "eif'
With disposition nne
I say, with them. he's the finest boy
But, ohl what thoughts when hear all night,
This "Pill, l,"-lad,-elf Eeee-yaah!
KATHLEEN
Oh Kathleen ye wild colleen OF the hills.
Ye blue-eyed. dark-haired, lllied ELF ye,
How your sweet presence and sweeter voice
thrills
When ye're singin' Ion to PHILADELPHIA"
Now 'lilied' is a perfectly legitimate word
and means Astounding In or like lilies Even
though the popular conception OF an irish cot
leen may not be ''lilied elf" still II is not
unfair TO assume that In all Ireland there is at
least one creature answering to this description;
However. we have composed another verse. still
regarding Kathleen as an elf:
KATHLEEN (continued)
Sure many's the heart that we've captured
Kathleen. .
wid ye're singin' OF "or to Philadelphia"
Ye mischieved. self-will-ed elf ye.
In reading this IT is necessary TO read self
willed' In three syllablesi. e.. selfwill ed. All
poets in fact, since the world began have re-
sorted to this artlhce in desperate cases. And
this sure is q desperate case, to Judge from the
alleged rhymes that have been published so
far DAVIE.
A. ]. Bartling, of Greenwood avenue. one
of Oaklyn's old residents. has sold his
petaishrmwpbqjxzfffi 7(-Camden Courier
And Miss b., who sends the news in.
hopes that a printer bought 1t. because 1t
certainly would be pie for him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-19
Answers to Yesterdays ouiz

1. Concord, Mass, pronounced ''Kenk ord. !"
2. Pocket veto; II a bill that passes Congress
Is not returned by the President within
ten days h becomes a law as II he had
signed IL, unless adjournment prevent its
return. The pocket veto" 10 the failure
Of tho President 10 consider q bill that
hss passed less than ten days before
3. One vessel blankets another when 10 takes
the wind from Its sails.
4. Ides Of March; March ID In tho ancient
Roman calendar.
D. VIRUS; the paipable morbid product causs-
tive OF contagious disease.
Q. states and parts Of States IN Louisiana pur-
ch9sei Montana, the Dakotas, Wyoming,
colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, Okfahoma.
Arkansas, Louisiana. Missouri. Iowa and
=. United States Supreme Court, Chief Justice
white, Associate justices McKenna
helmes' Day, Clarke. Devanter. Brandeis,
fitney. MoReynods.
8. "kaison d,etre". literally. treason for be-
Ing; the Justification Of u thing for
fhasssssf ass4sss 81 masis. iss' north sas ssss: ss
minutes west.
10. Tho three arksi Nosh's; the basket Of bull.
on the Niiei the Ark Of the Coyenanf' 4
chest containing the Tables Of the Law
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-19

about 20 be issued by the War Depart
ment For every recruit which post
master secures he is to receive ss' pro
vided the man Is accepted The enthu-
sIastic supporters OF the new plan be-
iieve that II WIN not take many days to
get the i2,5oo new men, even though SIX
months were required 70 increase the reg.
ular army by 10000. They argue that
there are about $4,000 postmasters who
viii seek recruits under the impetus OF
the bonus offered. and that II one in four
secures a man who can pass the tests the
number win be secured AT present there
are no recruiting stations In the small
towns and cities. Men there who might
like to enter the army do not have Its
attractions presented TO them.