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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-09
FRANCO-BELGIAN HURT
IN ARMS PLANT BLAST
Philip Fragesse, Popular in Allentown
Society, Was Trying New
Kind of Powder

ALLENTOWN, Pa. June 9.-His right
leg blown off by an exploding shell at the
Redington plant Of the Bethlehem Steel
Company Philip Fragesse, Franco-Bel-
eian. employed as inspector by the Russian
C;oyernment is near death in st. Luke s
Hospital Russell Castor, captain OF the
Muhlenberg football team, an inspector en-
pIoyed by the steel company, standing be-
side him. was slightly hurt They were
testing a new kind Of powder being used
in the fuses in the shell-loadng plant. OF
French blood, Fragesse lived with hs
,,,other I'm Belgium until they were driven
into France by the German invasion Fra
gesse was popular In society circles in
Allentown and other towns OF the Lehigf
Valley.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-09
PRETTY GIRL CASHIER ACCUSED
Held to Answer Charge of Stealing
Gems of Employers Wife

Seventeen-year-old Marjorie Tucker. for
mer cashier Of restaurant at 10 Market
street, is being held by the Atlantic City
police, accused by her former employer
George May, of stealing $500 worth OF Jew
elry belonging to his wife,
Police officials said that they were re-
luetantly holding Miss Tucker who is very
pretty. Miss Tucker asserted that MAY
gave her the jewelry, including a necklace
bracelet watch and diamond ring and in
sisted upon her keeping them after she had
once returned them She was put in jail
in default Of bail to await extradition
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-09
SERBIA GETS $3,OOO,OOO
OF AMERICAN WAR LOAN
$923,OOO,000 Now Placed With
Allies, England Getting
$75,OOO,0OO More
WASHINGTON. June

WASHINGTON June ?.
4 $4,000 900 loan was today granted to
Serbia.
The loan Is to be paid in three monthly
installments of Sl0OO,00O each and is to
be used for the building Of military rail-
ways relief Of the civilian population and
Red Cross work The amount is smaller
than that granted other Allied governments.
A 10000 900 credit was turned over to
Great Britain on June account, hTinglng
the total of Americas loans to the allied
powers up to $923,O0O,00O. Additional
loans are to be made during the month TO
France England and Belgium. These viii
push the total Of American loans well
toward the billion dollar mark.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-09
Ciiv Annointments Announced

CITY appointments today include James
HARRISON, S64l Fisk avenue, engineer, Bu-
reau OF Water, salary $1,000; Edgar Wood,
Nixon street and Ridge avenue engineer,
Rureau of Water, $500; John Brown, 2ll7
Snencer street. inspector parks and squares,
Bureau Of city Property, $1,000, and John
Tyrrell 1916 Lombard street, patrol SER
gsant. Bureau of Police, $500.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-09
WILL FORM TRUCK COMPANY.
Harrisburg to Organize Detail to Be
Attached TO National Guard

HARRISBURG, June "a truck com.
pany to be made up Of forty chauffeurs
will be organized here Monday. according
10 an announcement by Adjutant General
Stewart today. .N#
The new company will be attached to the
supply train Of the Pennsylvania National
Guard
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-09
WILLIAM REDMOND,
PATRIOT, KILLED
Noted Irish Leader Dies of
Wound Received While
Fighting for Britain
HAD BEEN IN PARLIAMENT

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE,
June Q
William Hoey Kearney Redmond. Irish
Nationalist leader. brother Of John Edmond
Redmond died In an ambulance today while
on his way TO the hospital back from the
fighting line, where he was wounded
Redmond had been serving as a major
with the British army. The fact was
pointed out today--as illustrative Of the
perfect fraterization between all who are
fighting England's battles-that Major Red
mond died in an Ulster ambulance-manned
by the very men against whom he and his
brother John had been waging bitter po-
litcal war for years
The two Irish factions are fraternizing
on the hattlefelds as never before
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-09
MARINES WEDDING ANNOUNCED
Charles P. Holiday Married to Miss
Ethel F. Crockett

Announcement was made today OF the
marriage OF Charles p Holiday, member
If tlfe United States marine corps, stationed
a. philadelphia Navy Yard, TO Miss Etnei
~ Crockett, 2410 North Broad strest
The ceremony was performed BY the hev
1oduin Heyl Delk The weddins took place
June
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-09
PLAN SOUTH AMERICAN MISSION
President May Name Board to
Strengthen u. S. Relations

6 WASHINGTON. June 9.-President vii
~ Is considering proposal that he ap-
POINT South American commission, the
sue duties Of which would be TO strengthen
operation Of every kind between the
lmtea States and Central and South
american nations.
tne proposition was made 70 the Presl-
''s'o' @ me Pan Amsfic4n Union.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-09

WASHINGTON. June .
In nine states determined hunt for
.slackcrs is on today
As returns from registration Tor selec-
tive service are compiled in the Provost
Marshal Generals office here it IL found
nine states are more tnan 100000 short
Of estimates made by the Census Bureau
Some officials figured that this ratio
shortage Of 10000 men in nine States
would mean a shortage Of nearly half
million for the whole Union
only four out Of fourteen states that
have so far made complete official re-
turns have shown a registration exceeding
Census Bureau estimates.
startling shortage was shown by Mis-
sissippi reports Complete official returns
from that state showed the registration
3S,0Sl below estimates
Alabamas complete official reports
showed that state 34.961 short
Wisconsin went more than 1000 over her
| estimate.
North Carolina. Illinois and Connecticut
| also were well over the estimates for those
| States
The full returns from Mississippi are:
Total registration. l39.525; claimed anc
| possible exemptions, whites, 49,S31 tOta
| whites registered, 64,334: negroes claiming
exemption or possible exemption. 47197
| total negroes, 1859: aliens, 567, alier
| enemies, As.
| Alabama's returns were
Total registration, l79.S2S; claimed anC
| possible exemptions. whites, 1882: tota
! whites, lOS,6l0, negroes claiming exem
| ton or possible exemption, 451O6: tota
! negro registration, 69,956; aliens, 1873
| alien enemies 80.
Full returns from West Virginia showed
| that the state was more than $4,000 unde
| Census Bureau estimates.
| Maryland was about 5000 short
Returns from West Virginia are:
| Total registration, i27,409: claimed ant
! possible exemptions, 65.776; total white
| registered lO3,s56; claimed and possibl
exemptions, 6307 total negro registration
| ll,s72; aliens, 10,67s alien enemies, 1903
Maryland's results we're
| Total registration, l2045s; claimed an
possible exemption of whites. 53,9s9 tota
registration Of whites, s9,5O4 claimed an
possible exemption of negroes, 1851 tota
negro registration, 22,655; aliens, 1889
| alien enemies. 9l2.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-09
I.,nirgs confirmed as Alaskan Judge

WASHINGTON, June g. - The Senate
has confirmed the nomination OF Robert. w.
Isrnines 81 Juneau, Alaska. to be Judge OF
m United states District Court over which
4 naht had been made
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-09

SiiOi MO LEN MA r.
Frank ?. Daley, of 1910 Locust
street, a sergeant in Company NJ,
Third Pennsylvania Infantry, to-
day shot and instantly killed Hugh
Wyse, 1869 North Fifty sixth
street, corporal in the same com
pany. The shooting occurred in
their tent at West Alexander, near
Washington, Pa. 1t is said to have
been accidental
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-09
NINE STATES SHOW
10000 SLACKERS
Ratio Indicates Shortage of
100000 in Registration
Thror~t.out Country
OFFICIALS PRESS HUNT

NEW YORK. June 9.
Four negroes, arrested after a fight
with mob of nearly a thousand per.
sons in the San Juan Hill district, and
two other men. taken in the police
roundup of registration day slackers.
were taken to the Federal Building to-.
day. Police then prepared for another
raid into the district this afternoon TO
arrest other negro slackers in spite of a
warning that they would enter the dis.
trict at their peril.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-09

general Checking-up Of the campaign
today revealed that the poor have respond
Cd noby The educational campaign that
mas been carried into every section of the
district was originally designed for the
purpose Of laying the groundwork for fu-
ture campaigns.
financial men held that to finance the
war It would be necessary to enlist the CO.
operation of the people and to do this 1t
would be necessary to wage an educational
campaign. The average Pennsylvania up
20 three weeks ago knew little about bond
ISSUES To reach this average man and
70 teach him that Liberty Bonds were gilt
eoged Investments was the task of the local
committee. 1t was such a huge task that
.ne committee did not look for immediate
results. --
fnlladelphia's allotment. the committee
nsiu' would be subscribed by the rich men
slu regular bond buyers" But calculation
vas upset, for the average" man grasped
me me situation and rushed for the Liberty
nohd counters II is impossible to get any
ullhg like an accurate estimate of the num-
Der OF new bond buyers that have been de-
.eioped through the campaign, but 1t rs GER
III the Philadelphia distric.
petore the campaign the number of recog-
SiLed Sd bond buyers throughout the country
ola not exceed 400. 900.
Inc new bond buyers, the men and WOW
n sh who subscribed for $50 and 500, were
sSied Little Fellows" and to them will
50 the lions share of credit for putting
o'er the loan in this district
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-09
QUARTERMAsTER's RESERVE Cohrs

Ihonmas Rsrthoiomay 20. Vandling, Pa,
NliIWSs Moore. s3 % w. Parker st. Scranton
"a: Hsttes % 7O3 Electric st.; Scranton, Pa
pp:,MMb b: n Irwin, "a. 119 Franklin ave- scran-
itard Ton; I Davis. Elks' Club, Scranton, Pa
Eoorae vi Murphy, Hawley ia. s.-,,r
samuel Dorfman' Sol FranN''" ave-
Rirssrd c. Parker, 1925 Delaware st" Scranton
ui3aid Psiid $. casterline, 1920 Church ave-. scrsn-
ton s,rnSms ITs5 Church ave, scranton. Pa
Iohhn PuTceil los s. Webster ave- scranton
rIRe fs l.. McAndrew, A4s Phelps st. Scranton
Pa. -. t..r.. pa
Ms{ VA IEdNSTd o'Msrey. 4l4 colfax st. Scranton
r. AuhaIko. sss New st. Scranton, Pa,
AsSssE ,asn sHassos Plsko. al 80 -. scranton Pa
,'NIrEn STATES MARINE CORPS kEsER'E
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-06
RED CROSS
 MATINEE AT LYRIC
Superb Bill at Morning Show and All Receipts Will Go to the
 Red Cross

Tomorrow is the day for the Red cross Lyric matinee, which will be held in the morning at Il o'clock. All America is going to a morning mat inee tomorrow and all the proceeds are going to the Red Cross fund AL ready there is much keen rivalry be- tween the Keith vaudeville theatre of Atlanta and the Lyric in Birmingham, the former declaring that they will pass the record of the local theatre.
 Manager Semon declares that Bir- mingham will come out with flying colors and he points out that Bir- mingham has outstripped Atlanta in all campaigns.
 An unusually attractive programme will be presented at the Lyric mat : inee and those attending will enjoy big attractions and will at the same time be giving to the Red Cross fund for the aid of the American soldiers in France and America.
 full five-act Keith vaudeville bill, the same as at other performances, will be rendered. The Boys Industrial School band will appear in special concert and they will present an en- tertaining and elaborate musical pro gramme.
 Every cent taken in at the matinee will be given to the Red Cross and all the actors and house attaches will donate their services.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-06
ZEP PRODUCTION
 FULL OF THRILLS
To Be Shown at the Alcazar Theatre
 All of Next Week

Revealing in motion pictures for tho first time the secrets of the Zeppelin by which Germany Is waging ruthless warfare upon the allies on the wes front. ''The Zeppelin's Last Raid, Thomas H. Ince's first great spectacle since he gave Civilization to the world, will be shown at the Alcazal theatre all next week.
 As spectacle ''The Zeppelin's Lasi Raid'' is superb. It presents modern warfare in all it's aspects, but not te such lengths as to be gruesome. The attack of the Zeppelin upon the de- fenseless British hamlets is one of the most strikingly realistic scenes ever converted to the screen. Some of the night effects are of stunning beauty For the first time Is seen Zep in ac- ton.
 The inner workings of the mighty cl- gar shaped dirigible scudding through g cloud flecked sky thousands of feet above the earth, and it's plunge into the sea, a mass of flaming debris. Many oi the Zeps used by Germany in the great war have been destroyed in just such g manner as the one depicted in the new Ince production.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-06
AndertOn Severe on
 Liquor Law ViolatOrs
Police Get Next to Parties Unload ing Before Trains Get to
 Terminals

Judge Anderton is making it lively for those brought before him charged with violation of the prohibition laws.
 Quite a number of negroes and few white men have been observed leaving tho trains coming into the city at some stop before the central downtown sta ton, thereby avoiding possible search irg of suitcases and baggage, the police have got hep to this little game, and are bringing number of the offenders into the "hall of justice" every day.
 A number of small cases are tried each day before the recorders court, and are given nominal fines, but now and then a case is brought forward that is considered an unusual offense. Such was the case of George McCardin. a negro tried yesterday. George was caught leaving the train at one of the out-of-the-way stations and 10 quarts and one pint of whisky were found on him and in his suitcase. Judge Ander- ton gave him 30 days and asked him to pay $50 into the city coffers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-06
RECRUITING TAXES
 0N IMPETUS WITH
 LOCAL OFFICERS
December 15 Last Day Men Received in Camp, Making December IA Last Day
 to Enlist

Volunteering is showing a mighty in- crease in the city recruiting station and from 40 to 50 rnen are being sent to the training camps every day. The impetus in volunteering is probably caused by the fact that volunteers will not be accepted in camp after the 18th of the present month.
 Notice was received at the local re- cruiting station yesterday that married men would be accepted on the same terms as single men for service and also that negro recruits would be received for the colored quartermaster' corps of the national army, which is getting a nation wide reputation as the stevedore regiments.
 A number of men of prominence around town are leaving for the training camps. Among those who left yesterday were billiard c. A. Long who has been as- sistant purchasing agsr - -he Ten nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company for quite a number of years, and Law renee Simpson, manager of the boys clothing department of Loceman, Joseph & Loeb.
 A total of A men left the city yes terday and the same number and prob ably more have already been received and will leave today for the training camps The following men left yester- day for Rock Island Arsenal, Ill. Joseph W. Mcintosh and Richard G Zimmerman; for Fort McPherson, Johr T. Steward and William Jones: remount depot No. 312 Sol Berman: for For Oglethorpe, quartermasuer department Barney S. Blake, Nell B. Gay, Poul B Loskey, Conrad c. ONeal, Frederick Wilson, Thomas A. Blaylock, Grover c Summers and Felix H. Treadway; fol the ordnance corps, Paul J. Culpepper Thomas L. Fuller and Bartlet s. Horne for infantry, Dan F. Carreka, w. J Harrison. Reuben c. Chandler and Johr S. Lewis; for the coast artillery, Logar w. Jackson. Rufus B. Griffin and J. R Hilton.
 The aviation section of the sigma corps led in popularity yesterday witt IS recruits. They were: Henry s. Folkes Narce Owens, Charles R. Hughes, James T. Gray, Leon R. Wallace. w. J. Null lane, George F. Mosby, Orion w Schoelles, Audie Mccormack, William T Glover. Carroll H. Carson, Harry F. Car den, Berney F. Giles, Louie F. Poe John H. Clayton, Renely T. Moore, Roy M Price. w. c. Bryant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-06

The nineteenth annual conference or the Alabama society of the Daughters of the American Revolution convened at the Tutwiler hotel with IS out of 27 chap ters of the state represented. Following the bugle call and the singing ol America" the conference was called to order by Mrs. J. Morgan Smith, regent of old Elyton chapter. and the invoca- tion was pronounced by Rev. Middleton f S. Barnwell. The welcome address was made by Mrs. R. H. Pearson, regent of General Sumter chapter, the response being made by Mrs. William Gray. Fol lowing the report of Mrs. John Lewis Cobb, state regent, the conference LOOK the following pledge:
 T pledge allegiance to my flag and the republic for which it stands; one nation indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.''
 The reports of the state officers were made and were very Interesting. Mrs. G. w. Montgomery of Birmingham, chairman of the committee on patriotic education. made splendid report of that work. The fund for rural schools amounted to $12S0 and with this money three schools have been established, one in St. Clair county a second in Eto- wah county. and the third in Mobile county. There Is balance of $190 left in the treasury and pledges amounting to $315 were received This amount lacked s of being sufficient to establish another school. and that amount was donated by Mrs, l.. H. Cabaniss
 Mrs. Winston Garth donated $l5 to be given as prizes for contests in the three schools.
 The chapter reports read from Anns- ton and Montgomery were especially in teresting on account of the cantonments there.
 Mrs. R. E. Sanders, state historian, made splendid report which was very interesting in that 1t gave the origin of the name of each chapter.
 Talks made on given subjects were as follows:
 ..Welfare of Women and Children Mrs. Francis Tappey; "Hlstoric Spots and Revolutionary Soldiers Graves" Mrs. N. w. Trimble; Prevention and Dissertation of the Flag Mrs. A. Q. Lane; Revolutionary Relics" Miss Elm fly Ferguson: "Conversation." Mrs Gregory Smith: .Old Trails" Mrs. A. F. Mcclellan; Memorial Continental Hall, Mrs. O. c. Wiley: Daughters American Revolution Magazine" Mrs. J. H. Cren- shaw: "Conservation of the Home" Mrs. |G. R 'Shaffer; Real Daughters" Mrs, e. c. Thach; Children of the American Revolution" Miss M A. Warren; Sons
 Robert Jemson. Jr.. chairman of the and Children of the Republic" Mrs R. E. Sanders.
 local chapter of the American Red
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-06
RECORD OF THINGS ACCOMPL| BY CIVIC ASSOCIATION Junior Organization Plans Will Be Considered by the Board of Directors at
 Early Date

The Civic association went into gen. eral review of the recent activities of the association at the general meeting A number of the standing committees were head from, and the work since the last general meeting was reported.
 M F. Davis, vice chairman of the committee of 10O reported two unsuually lively meetings and stated that the com mittee was planning to help boost any and every life movement that the asso- citation fosters.
 pr. T. P. Byrnes, chairman of the H. brary and educational committee re- ported that he is going to call a meet ing one night this week for the pur pose of forming definite plans for organ lzing branch of the public library in the reading room of the association. He also advocated the holding of weekly ef- ficiency meetings for open discussion and to be addressed by some man of the city who has made a success of his par ticular line of work.
 c. F. Watson, chairman of the com m1ttee to ascertain the advisabili of organizing Junior Civic association for young men under 21, told of the merits of such an organization and 1t was de- cided to submit this matter to the direc- tors at their next meeting, for final approval and action.
 ASSOCIATIONS ACHIEVEMENTS
 The secretary manager reported brief ly upon the work that has been done since the last general meeting. This work included the following: Assisting in raising the community sing fund enthusiastic social meeting on November 5; organization of drum crops; secur- ing and entertaining the Good Roads meetings November P and 2S; entertain ing the Bankhead Highway committee at the Hillman, November 26; securing Southern Sociological congress meeting for 1918 for Birmingham; securing regu- lar meetings of American Institute of Banking; organization of the Auburn Alumni associations; committee of 100 se- cured 102 new members for the assocla- tlon for the month of November; com plete victory in opposing the proposed advance in steam heat rates for the city; thereby saving the city approximately $36,000; securing and entertaining the state Confederate Veterans, reunion; se- curing, with the assistance of the Civic bodies, the 1918 meeting of the Alabama Educational association; providing the machinery for the work of the Four Minutes men; organizing all important cities of the state for the raising of their respective quotas of the war camp community recreation fund; assisting in the farewell for the selectmen who left for training camps recently; assisting in the obtaining and paying of Charles E. Cottrell, attorney of Atlanta, for service in Meridian rate case; and 1t Is at pres ent cooperating with the committees ir charge of the consolidation of the Bir mingham college and the Southern Uni versity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-06
Senator White Addresses
 Howard College Students

With "The Period of Young Man hood and Young Woman hood" as his subject Senator Frank s. White addressed the students and fac- ulty of Howard college Wednesday morn ing at the regular chapel exercises of the college.
 "The stage of manhood and woman hood is being reached now, said Sena- tor White, in beginning his talk, "and 1t is very important that we build up a strong physiqe, intellect, and moral standing together with a good Chris tian influence at this period while we are engaged in our college work DO you think that you are building up your body strong enough to carry your burdens in the world?" he asked.
 Many tasks will come to you in life and we do not know what they will be, but time will tell You can- not meet these obligations and responsibilities unless you are prepared for them. !"