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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-07
BOY DROWNED IN RIVER

Downtown police recovered today the
body of boy who was drowned while
nlaying with a group on the decks of a
barge near Taslser street wharf.
The body recovered was that of Michael
Sheridan twelve years old. of 1i6. Fernon
street. He was running around The barge
yesterday afternoon when he fell overheard:
noIIce. worked all night before they could
And his body. which WAS pronounced dead
4 " ' S = 6 |fs 5 I, AZ J. \ I''F Z ssks. '' !.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-07
Australians Cut Mile
Deep Into Foes Line

IIurtehuiso and the Frc,mnnt farms the
tcNt Of ;hc official statement follows:
Everywhere the French maintained
their positions, VIGOROUSLY rcpulsng
an German masses. which were
smashed by cur artillery and sustained
great losses.
Including yesterday. 29.00o Germans
haNc been captured in the COurS" OF
the battles starting April l6
ON the rest Of the front the French
rrpulsrd many cuuuter-attackS aud
cleaned up enemy trenches near SON
NauN and east Of MoutSel
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-07

LON lhlN, NdN
continuous German countcr-attachs since
Saturday have failed to shake the British
grip on tho HiudcnburE line around Bulle-
court, and in the face of this unending
pressure the British improved their posi-
tions by drives of their own
Field Marshal IIaig so reported today
His report follows;
Early this morning there was sharp
fighting on the IIndcnburg line east OF
BulleCuurt. cur position was improved
and We progressed west Of the village,
taking number Of prisoners.
South Of Oppy a hostile bombing at
tack attempted after artillery prepard-
tion was successfully driven off.
AS the gigantic conflict continues on the
western front it becomes more evident that
the Allies are determined to make II one OF
the most decisive battles of the war and the
deciding one. if possible, There L. cNer-in-
crcasing pressure against the northern and
southern ends % the Hindenburg line, willis
there IS no lrt-up in the steady frontal
thrusts against the st Quentin sector
During the last twenty-four hours the
French have made some of the most im-
pOrtant gains since they opened their latest
drive on April l6. with twenty miles Of the
Chcmin drs DANES road in their hands, OF
the heights of the Aisnc River, as this
position is also known, the French are now
in a position to drive against the inner lines
defending I.aon, the chief German fortress
protecting the southern end of the linden.
burg line
Both north Of the AiSuc River and i'm
Champagne the Germans hurled forward
huge masses of fresh troops in a mighty
effort to recapturc their lost ground, but all
the assaults broke down before tn" sturdy
resistance OF the French.
Along the northern end of the line east
of the .NrraS and around Lens, the Ter
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-07
The Aeolian Family
OF the player-piano world
is on sale at Heppe's and include.

Steinway Pianola .,...,$l250
Weber Pianola .,...... $1,000
Wheelock Pianola =. $3.50
Stroud Pianola ........ 5000
Francesca-Heppe Player
Pianos ............... $3.50
Aeolian Player-Pianos i. $3os
Write for eetalogs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-07
EXTRA!
Unusual Values
in Used Pianos
Greatest Assortment
in Philadelphia

Never before have
we had the values in
FUSED" pianos that we
have now. Our stock
is enormous, and in
order to move them
rapidly we have made
the prices on many of
them extremely low
far below their actual
value.
These pianos are
guaranteed a II d ex-
changeable at full
value any tipic within
one year!
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-27
vi 4tct:s Ts &nthin &cx

young man friend six years my
senior. Ne takes me out oees.
sIonalIy and shows me . good
time. No goes with another ulri
about his same age. Hs 10 cup.
posed to be engaged 10 this girl. I
want 20 know N u 10 proper for me
20 60 with him. and " you think
he 10 taking me for feoi.
AlENA.
Ale Ia doing an injustice to
both OF YOU. II is generally ac-
ceptcd that a man. engaged. should
not keep company with or take 10
places OF amusement. or call upon
other girls. This holds true for the
engaged girl also.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-27

DIRECTORS
". c. Ames War Janson
Herman Chaplin Hans Peterson
". II. Campbell w. a. Peters
George Donworth James shannon
p. II. Finley VIM. Thaanum
Raymond II, Frazier c. f.. Villas
Eugene II. Favre, Spokane
VIM. +. Geiger. Tacoma
l., O. Janeck, North Yakima
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-27

theatre, beginning with the matinee
sunday afternoon. The Dancing
Chicks will appear In new beach
and sport suit costumes. Tho Fall
City Trio. direct from big Time. :"
VIII make their first appearance
with the Carter players tomorrow.
The Seaside F1irts" doesn't con.
tain a serious line.
The third episode OF Pearl OF
tho Army" the pathe serial. viii
be- shown.
oRPHEUm
The Yankee Prince" George
Cohan's comedy romance-mnsicai
play will be the Wilkes Players OF.
ferlng al the orpheum theatre.
commencing Sunday matinee. Miss
Gladys lyman will play the role OF
Evelyn Fielding. the American
helress. who is slated to DO welded
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-27
"COnvalescent"
Has Piano Now

NY Dear Miss Grey: How
can ! thank you! ! succeeded
In getting . piano from the
lady whose letter you sent 70
me. and ! have the premise OF
u for sIu months. ! am de-
lighted with II, and ! assure
you appreciate the Interest
on your part. which has made "
possible for me TO have Il. an,
sure the next few months have
In store a great deal Of pleas
urs for me. Again thanking you
and the kind people who re-
sponded 10 my letter. ! remain
Very sincerely yours.
CoNvAlESCENT.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-27

II ! werc you. would put the
direct question to him. Tell him
YOU have heard he Is engaged. and
ask him II II Ia true. Should he say
yes" ask him what he means.
then. BY inviting you TO go TO
places. This should bring some
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-27
ARTILLERY FIGHT IS
ON NEAR MILL 3o4

PARIS. Jan. 27.--Spiritcd ar
,illery comhats marked the oontin
ncd struggle for supremacy around
I'm 3o4 today. the official state
ment declared. The French fire
was directed with destructive q.
feet against German works. The
same sort OF fighting was In
progress around Esparxes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-27
new SHIP YARD IS
WON BY PORTLAND

PORTLAND. Jan. 27.-Work on a
new ship yard. covering four blocks,
for the construction OF vessels for
New York interests. will be started
here In few days. II was learned
today. The yard will be built by J.
-. c. Lockwood. Joseph Supple and
Fred A. Ballin.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-27

! TO foreign lord. William c. Walsh
viii play the young Yankee prince
George Rand viii have a capital
role as Steve Daily. the protegc OF
John L. Sullivan. who wins en-.
trance To tho nobility. John Shee.
han will be the English lord. A
new player. Miss Jean Mallory. Will
play Mrs. Fielding. Gerald Griffin
viii sing hts popular Irish ballads.
"hiT.TNE-TRAiL.HOlLIDAY"
Few plays presented in recent
aeasons have succeeded so well as
George ~ cohan's latest comedy
"fii,'the.Trail Holiday. Reports
from the road tour OF thls piece
furnish tho authentic Information
that Observation-Disclosures" Is do
INK capacity business everywhere.
II will very shortly be presented Mt
the Metropolitan theatre.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-27

al have . coin dated 1877. On
one side 10 Queen Victoria. on the
other aide. Hong kono--one cent
1877. Il 10 British i.cent piece,
belonging TO . Chinese colony.
Where can find out " u has
saIue7 RUSSELL.
All YOU cannot ascertain the
value OF tho coin az your public II.
brary, write to- the United states
Coin Co. f1fth Ave. building. 23rd
and broadway. New York City. y.
Y. This IL very large concern
and will surely know what the coin
is worth. II anything.
o.-Csn a boy Of rs Join the Sc.
attic Athletic club without come
one over ~ yssrs OF age In his
family being . rember7 L. N.
Ayes.
o.--My troubles are that my wife
goes to a public dance every other
nj qht. and will not stop. We have
two nice girls. ~ and 10. going 10
school. and they need their moth.
er's care now more than ever.
don't like dancing. and have 70 90
10 work at 4 .. m, so can't 90 out
nlqhts. We have nice furnished
home. Our girl 10 . fine pianist,
but she 10 commencing to neglect
her studies. because her mother
goes out most every night and she
wants TO 90, too. Now. the ques
tIon 10, do you think that a married
woman Of SO Crying TO look like
1s) cares about dancing 90 much
that she negIects her housework
and can't get up In time to Get her
chIIdren's breakfast I sure would
like your valued opinion. This has
been going on for six years.
worked at night the first year and
did not know. There would be an
easy way out II II wasn't for the
girls.
A DEVOTED FATHER.
A.--This mother is undo ihtedly
doing very wrong. II doesn't seem
possible that woman arrived al
the years OF discretion. with two
approving daughters looking to her
for guidance. could continue to so
thoroughly neglect her duty and
opportunities.
This seems TO be clear case OF
recreation carried 10 an extreme.
/
OIL am q Girl Of 10. have a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-27
N EFT RopoliTAN

METROPOLITAN
Androas Dippel will present The
Lilac Domino" Sunday night nj tho
Metropolitan theatre. for an en-
gagement OF four nights and spe-
cial matinee Wednesday. This pro
ductlon is said to be superlatively
bright breezy and clean. !, Is said
that the costumes are a fashion
show In themselves. being up.to-
themlnute In styls and quality.
There Is great dancing exhibit.
the whole gamut bcing run from
grand opera bale, to the modern
society steps.
A large cast. chorus and orches'
ira will greet the Seattle anii'
enc~s.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-27
Thank you.
L. D.

A.-Why not take up . good
course in rhetoric. II YOU cannot
take day classes, join the night
school class. This will be far bet
ter than trying to follow the work
alone and spasmodically At home.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-27

o.-csn you advise me what
books TO read to make me express
myself more correctly In writing |?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-27

satisfactory explanation and make
II easy for you to know what you
should do In the matter.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-27
AlhAM D "A

Headlinlng Orpheum vaudeville
At the Alhambra for the week start
INK Sunday matinee comes TITO Jap
anes. prima donna Hnruko nnuki
Besides being one OF the two jap
Anese pfima donnas In the word
today, she has an added claim here
She was born and reared In Seat
tie, where she was known at high
school a. Marion Ohnlck.
Beatrice HEREFORD. deiinsaior OF
the funny folks. Ia also hcadiined.
Ralph Riggs and Katherine
witehio are featured ia q dance d.
yertissement- Other entertainers
are. Sordstrom and Pinkham. In
comedy; Ames and Winthrop. com
edy. Miss Leitrcl, pretty aerialist'
Hans Hanks at tho piano. and the
Trayelogue. with Tiny" Burneiis
orchestra.
pANTAoEs
Tho grea, Pauline comes TO the
pantages next week Few mysti'
fiers have created the interest that
this famous entertainer has
aroused. Famine doesn't care
whether you call him scientific
phenomenon or whether you call
him a trickster. Just as long rs you
are entertained.
After Ten Years" q sketch. will
be presented by Hugo y. Koch 4
Co. Other acts are: Evelyn and |
Dolly, versatile entertainers. Sol
Goldsmith and Al Pinard In The
New Salesman" and Marie Russell,
the Belle OF Kentucky In "A
Study In Brown"
Helen Holmes will be seen In the
latest episode OF The Lass OF the
Lumberlands."
PALACE HIP
Heading tho new Hippodrome
Road Show. which comes to the Pal
ace Hip on Sunday. will be the -Four
Novelty Pierrots. presenting an
athletic and seish,-lifting act
Adamson a kekuku's Hawalians
offer an exceptional program of
Hawaiian music and dances. featur'
ing verda La Loke in tho Hawaiian
dance and the musical perform
ance OF Joe Kekuku. originator OF
the steel method OF guitar playing.
Other acts are: Alexander and
Fields, singing and talking come
dams. Wilson and whitman, In
song. dances and pianologue: Nat
and Flo Albert in an international
song and dance offering.
The La Joe Trio. cycle experts.
The feature photoplay will be
new serial. The Great Secret"
starring Francis X. Bushman and
Beverly Bayne.
OAK
The Seaside FTirts" will be
Monte Carter's new bill at the Oak
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-04
He aoked Concentration.

Speaking of Il man who was failure
because of his lack of concentration
and his inability to know his own mind
five minutes at time "A captain of in
dustry said he reminded him of hunt
ing dog he once owned:
"At sunrise the dog would start out
on his own hook after deer. He would
jump buck and run him for miles.
When the buck was on the point Of ex-
haustion the hounds nostrils would
catch the faint i'll the air where fox
had crossed the trail, and he would In
stantly decide that. after all, fox was
what he had come for, and he would
turn aside to pursue the fox. Perhaps
an hour later, when the chase was
growing warmer every minute, his keen
nose would detect the presence of a
rabbit and he would go after the cot
tontail with the inevitable result that
by o'clock in the afternoon that
hound would be thirty or forty miles
away from home In swamp with a
chipmunk treedw-Saturday Evening
Post
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-04
ATTACKED BY PET BUCK.
Hatchery Superintendent and Wife Set
Upon While Feeding Pet Deer.

Auburn, Me.-John f. Stanley, sew
enty-six, superintendent of the Maine
fish hatchery grounds, and his wife,
seyenty-one, were nearly killed by
pet buck which suddenly became en-
ragged. Stanley was feeding the ami
NAL. which charged on him, breaking
several ribs and cutting and Drllising
him. Mrs Stanley was awakened by
the noise and, clad only in her night
gown, rushed to the Enclosure to aid
her husband. The buck charged her,
too, and would have killed her but for
a collie, which set upon the deer and
drove him away.
Mrs. Stanley crawled to the tele.
phone, gave the alarm and then faint.
ed. Her husband was found half sub
merged In a brook and helpless. The
buck was killed by order of the state
authorities.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-04
George and His LEGS.

Bit by bit the historical grubbers are
digging out the truth about our i'm
mortal George We have heretofore
been told that he wore false teeth
and that at Valley Forge he unblush-
ingly deceived his ragged and despond-
ent troops with the arrival of ample
supplies of ammunition, which consist
ed of powder barrels filed with sand,
and now correspondent Of the New
York Sun declares that In the full
length portraits Of Washington by
Stuart, of which there &c cnc in the
New York public library, the legs were
not his own. II have seen the letter
from Stuart thanking the true owner
for his kindness in providing a SYM
metrical foundation for the bust of the
great president and presenting one of
the smaller portraits in thanks for his
Kindness"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-04
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH TO
BEAT GERMANY IS URGED
An Appeal For Mobilization of Sa-
wants Is. Sent to Allied
Countries.

Washington.-An appeal for an inter
national mobilization of scientific re-
search facilities to aid In the defeat of
Germany has been addressed to the
scientific societies OF England, France,
Italy and Russia by DR.. George X.
Hale, chairman of the National Re
search Council, recently created to
work out with the Defense Council
technical features of military and In
dustifal problems.
DIR. Hale who is foreign secretary of
the National Academy Of Sciences, sent
this cabegram to the Royal Society Of
England, the Academic DIES Sciences,
Paris; the Academic des Sciences, Pet
rograd, and the Academia del Lincei,
Rome:
THE entrance of the United States
into the war unites our men Of science
with yours in common cause. The
National Academy of Sciences, acting
through the National Research Coun-
ell. which has been designated by Pres
ident Wilson and the Council of Ma
tional Defense to mobilize the research
facilities Of the country, would gladly
cooperate In any scientific researches
still underlying the solution Of military
or industrial problems"
Leading textile experts have offered
to the Council of National Defense
their services in mobilizing the coun-
try's textile resources for war. Alex
ander II. Meyer of New York has put
forward plan to make available for
the council vast amount of informa-
ton concerning textile supplies. Let
ters have been sent to 600 department
stores asking If their buyers may serve
. - -
------- E----------s $3.50 1902
L. Il L.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-04
BATTALION OF GIRLS TO
PATROL JERSEY COAST
Governor Accepts Offer Of Services
Made by an Instructor.

Trenton, N. New Jersey will
ion this summer to have coast pa
troll guard composed entirely of young
women. Miss Ethel A. Grosscup,
daughter of State Purchasing Agent
Edward e. Grosscup, will be in charge
of battalion of 200 girls who will
have a camp at Seaside Park and who
will spend the entire summer in coast
patrol duty and training in Red Cross
work.
Miss Grosscup is a teacher Of phys
ical training In Hollins college, Hollins,
Va, one of the largest girls schools In
the south. She is already drilling daily
a battalion Of girls, using the Major
Moss military code. She has volun-
teered to Governor Edge and Adjutant
General Barber to establish n camp at
Seaside Park and to patrol the coast
during the summer months.
Both Governor Edge and Adjutant
General Barber have already approved
of the plan and have agreed to furnish
camp and garrison equipment. The
camp site will be on land owned by
Miss Grosscup.
Miss Grosscups offer was accepted
by the governor and adjutant general,
and the girls have received the permits
sion of their families to take part in
the service. Miss Grosscup has been at
Holllns college for the last year. Pre-
vious to that she studied in Madrid
and made the trip home through the
barred zone.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-04

nose or vertical dive, execute a tail
spin, tail slide or any other of the so
called stunts"
Miss Law is herself an expert at all
these stunts, which have caused spec
tators to gasp In awe at her daring.
And so her next remark seemed rather
surprising.
"None of these stunts is dangerous
when properly DONE" she continued.
II went to the French flying center at
Pau, where some 500 or more aviators
are learning this sort Of air work. This
is the only school of advanced flying in
France, and it is from here that the
fighting air men are graduated. All the
aviators in France have advance work
before they are sent to the front. 1t
would be suicide if they hadn't.
Fighting in the air is fighting for
position. Consequently it is largely a
business of lodging. The man who is
tricks up his sleeve, is the man who is
going to win. l have seen men stop
controlling their machines altogether
and simply fall through space for sew
eral thousand feet.
1.-THE point of this, of course, is to
give the opposing fiier the idea that
the plane has been struck. The oppos-
ing aviator, thinking he has put his en-
envy out of commission, will start
away. Then the plunging air man will
switch on his power, regain control of
his machine and overtake his enemy
without the latter knowing he is ap-
preaching. Such tactics naturally are
used at great attitudes"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-04
SHARK GOT HALF HIS CATCH
Sudden End of Fisherman's Great EN-
peotations.

Honolulu.-Whatp promised to be one
of the biggest ulua catches of the sea
son for Tax Collector Charles 7. Wild
er was spoiled when big shark took
half Of the fish's body as Wilder was
pulling 1t In with his reel
Wilder was having a fine tussle with
what seemed mighty game fish. His
line sagged, and he felt only a slow
moving weight at the end of 1t. When
he lifted from the water hn fnnnd only
half fish-the head and fore portion
Of the body. The tail and hind part
were entirely gone. Scratches on the
side of the fish showed that the shark
had made two grabs, the second being
successful. This seems to put an end
to the theory that shark cannot bite
under water or upright, for nothing
else could have bitten off that tail.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-04

An old negro woman had lived with
a certain family In the south for many
years. One day her mistress had occa-
sion to reprimand her quite sharply for
something that had gone wrong. The
negress said nothing at the time, but
a little later her voice could be heard
I'm the kitchen in shrill vituperation or
everything and everybody, with a rat
Ting accompaniment of pans and ket-
ties. So loud became the clamor and
so vindictive the ordinations that
Mrs. C. went hurriedly down to the
kitchen.
"Why, Liza" she began in amaze
ment. "who on earth are you talking
tor"
81 amt talkin' to nobody" the old
negress replied, but l don't keer who
in dis house hyars me."-Harper's Mag
aZine.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-04
MUST TILL THE SOIL.
German Sailors at Fort Mcpherson
Help to Feed Themselves.

Atlanta.-The All German sailors
who are now prisoners of war at Fort
Mcpherson will soon be engaged In
filling the soil in order to increase the
production of food crops in this coun-
try IL present plans are carried out. 1t
was stated that the authorities are
only waiting until all arrangements
can be made for compensating the Ger
mans for their labor, as required by
international law. A strip Of land will
be given them at the fort or near by,
and every effort will be made TO raise
at least enough food to feed the prison
ers and enough to cure for United
States soldiers, too, If possible.
The Germans now no longer salute
Old Glory, as was the case when they
first arrived. Since the declaration of
war they keep in their quarters when
the flag is lowered
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-04
Easy Generosity.

Mother Ito small son)-Bobby, dear,
I hoped you would be unself1sh enough
to give little sister the largest piece of
candy. Why, see, even our old hen
gives all the nice big dainties to the
little chicks and only keeps an occa-
sional tiny one for herself.
Bobby thoughtfully watched the hen
and chickens for a time and then said,
"Well, mamma, would, too, If 1t was
worms" dorchester Times.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-04
Misprints and Maxim Guns.

The late Sir Hiram Maxim says In
his autobiography that when he organ
lied the United States Electric Light
ing company the printer sent home Its
stationery with the heading, "The
United States Electric Lightning COM
pany." When he established bis new
gun company In England he told Of
this mistake In order to emphasize the
Importance of getting the stationery
printed correctly. When the first
sheets were brought to him, however,
he found that the English printers had
made his concern appear as 1.-THE Max
i'm Gum company"