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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22
JERSEY GOVERNOR SIGNS
"FULL-CREW" MEASUr
Rejects Trainmen's Appeal and I,eSx|
Constitutionality Of Matter
to Courts

TRENTON. NJ j.. March 22.-Afterf
nearing today OF railroad representativ0
and trainmen on the Roberts amenlG
"full-crew" bill which has passed the Lee11<|
lature, Governor Edge announced he woutx
sign the measure. Representatives OF tn
Brotherhood OF Railroad Trainmen PLEADED
with the Executive to veto the BILL declat>
ing 1t was unconstitutional. ~ p
The Governor expressed confidence In tln3
fairness Of the Public Utility Commission,
which Is to determine the justness Of cornS
plants from railroads as to overmannln1f
of trains or appeals from the trainmen thnt
not sufficient numbers Of men are employe44
He said the courts could determine the law'e
constitutionality.
This will put the burden of proof upon
the railroads in the matter OF crews. and In
my Judgment that is where 1t belongs" SAID
Mr.. Edge.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22
AVIATOR LOST
FIGHTING FOR FRANCE
James n. Mcdonnell Falls Within Ger
man Lines-His Fate Remains
Unknown

PARIS, March 22.-James r. Mcconnell
an American aviator. has been lost, accord.
ing to reports reaching here. Mcconnell
fell inside the German lines. and IT Is not
known whether he was killed you,ao, 49,
escaped, although it is believed his macline
was wrecked.
Mcconnell was veteran member OF the
American-now the Lafayette-r,scadri,le
and was teammate of Norman Prince
victor Chapman and Kitten Rockwell, before
they were killed in aerial battles. Lieu
tenant william Thaw Is the ONLY other
original member left in the Escadrille, as
Elliott Cowden is in the United states and
SER nan IN Russia, thus comprising the
original SIX members. Mcconnell was born
in Ithaca. but lived in New York. McCon-
nell was reported brought down on Monday
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22
BIG ARSHIP STATION
FOR ATLANTIC CITY
Negotiations Between Glenn Cur
tiss and Elkins-Hendrick
Syndicate

ATLANTIC CITY, March 22. - To make
Atlantic City one of the most important
aero stations on the Atlantic seaboard. with
aerial lines radiating to New YORK and the
north coast resorts. as well as to Philadel-
phia, is the purpose of Glenn Curtiss. whose
aeroplane plant is near Buffalo, and the
Elkins-Kendrick syndicate here.
Preliminary negotiations are under way
looking to the merging of the Atlantic City
plant, which lis now turning out aero
trains" TO be operated between Atlantic
City and Philadelphia during the summer,
with the Curtiss interests. Details will be
arranged when Curtiss, who is now in Flor
ida. arrives here early In April to look over
the ground.
The negotiations with Curtiss contem-
plate not only large plant to Ali orders for
flying machines for the Federal Govern
ment as well as for amusement and com
mercial purposes, but big practice field
for both land and water planes.
Mr.. Curtis has been looking for a location
for seacoast plant for some months. His
decision to locate in Atlantic City. IL satis-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22
Police Court Chronicle

A peace advocate with tired looking
high hat and a string-bean moustache
jumped on the rear of an express wagon
near Frankford avenue and Cumberland
street and explained his views regarding
present-day strife.
street cleaners. an old woman and three
dogs. Passersby cast lazy eye toward the
meeting, but the word peace filed them
with disgust and they ambed right along.
But the orator was persistent. He paraded
all the bromides made famous by the anti
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22
WOMAN FORMS MEDICAL CORPS
FOR SERVICE WITH u. s. IN WAR
Or. Blanca Hillman, of
Drexel Hill, Promises
Detail of 100, to Be
Trained in All Lines of
Work
BY M'LISS


Hundreds Of women doctors ,,,,,,u,,,
we city stand prepared to give I'm tbo;r
piactice ana lend their services IN the co,,n-
Try In the event Of war VIZ o'''
.iundreds of them who are triad sur,.or.
anu physicians. having practiced for a nun,.
oer Oh years, are taking war emerpencv in.
s.Iuc,lons TO be better fitted should hostiIi-
o ne physician, Dr. Blanca Hillmau. of
-, Hlii, mas obligated herself TO nro-
ouce when the Government needs ~ a cnrns
or one hundred women doctor. ons o.,ia.s
wo"en trained TO the last minute de,ail In
service. '' anu hospi'ai
D'ctor Htllnlan will have dor,or ,,i,,or.
~, INV 'he workings of aircraft as they
Ga e WORKINGS of a case of measles
anu sho, VINO VIII be able to step into an airshn
aar,, uoctors s Kit over their shoulders, and
necessary ~ VIC aeilai route IL
mere Will be doctor euues,r,e,,,s ,,,,,
""en all the vehicles are out. will be oh,o
nion" 'uht .n morse and Paul Revere II to any
pace their presence is demanded "''
DIVISIONS OF WORK
The Inc corps will have doctor arh,,,ro,
ui,Vers, doctor chauffeurs and col,ece ,yo,,,o,
'e.srapners and wireless operators ,,so
A., Hteauy Doctor Hillman has besough,
.ne Government to aid her in ber val,
,nu ,har .ne Government has issued its vote Of
usanhs ana Its offer to help in 4he tr.inin,
of the women. III ''e training
:, MY corps of lOO," she told M. ..,vu, h.,
u..lueo INTO sections of ten women each
VINO WHO VIII learn different branches Of war
arn am c,,;a MOST OF them are doctors, a few
training any ''eoical
! nave permission from the Government
70 seno my wireless section to the Govern
.neht ,n wireless school. When / get the ayiA
tlon corps assembled shall once more mako
application to the Government to have tho
women taught aeroplaning. The thing ia
IN lts infancy now. but I expect in the end
TO oier the services of 100 women trained
In all the details of war aid.
The majority of the women doctors have
acknowledged their state of preparedness
and their willingness ito go to the 'front.'
through the Philadelphia College womens
Chapter Of the Red Cross,
The war in Europe" said DR.. Gertrude
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22
SING SING CONVICT OUT
TO SEE DYING WIFE
John Quinn Gets Temporary Leave of
Absence From Penitentiary Fol-
lowing Daughters Plea

NEW YORK. March 22.---With loyalty
to his dying wife as his only restraint. John
Quinn walked out of Sing Sing Prison to-
day and FASTENED to her bedside here Tenn
porary leave of absence was granted Quinn
by Governor Whitman after his six-year-
old daughter Lillian telephoned the chief
executive:
please. Mr.. Governor, let mama see
papa before she dies"
Quinn is now serving the last three years
of seven-year sentence for burglary. No
guards accompanied him. and he is on his
honor to return to the prison and finish his
sentence after he has seen his wife.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22

reached wHsn shs -
cided upon the sstabliak xIsS ri
Of aernautical stations. CurtiI1 NJ
ested also In the com.nercio NJ N z
aerial lines, and believes line frorlI Z
delphla TO Atlantic City will bs foj11|
shortly by similar lines to the north ~
coast cities and thence to New Yofk \
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22
Thieves Raid Dental Company

Gold dust and gold leaf valued at $500
and $50 in cash were missing from the
strongbox of the Pharmaco Dental Com
pany 907 Walnut street when the manager,
NJ \. Robbins, went to the office this morn
ing Detective Nolan and Sergeant Lyons
of the Fifteenth and Locust streets station.
discovered that the thieves had entered
the building from third-story window,
broken into the second-floor office and
opened the box with a jimmy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22
Rush to Shelter of Old Glory

NEW YORK, March 22.-There was
rush of applicants to the Naturalization
Bureau OF the County Clerks office in The
,ial ,ii OF records, Manhattan, For the first
time since the dwindling of a sudden stim-
ulus that attended the diplomatic break with
Germany applications for first papers ex.
ceeded 200. and sixty-f1ve persons who had
declared intention sought second papers
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22

Walker. vice chairman of this chapter
mas proved that woman doctors are as
strong. as efficient, as resourceful as the
men, and that their surgery is as brilliant
VALUE ALREADY TESTED
Graduates of the Woman's Medical Col
lege here have gone to the front in France,
Serbia and Belgium and give noteworthy
service. DIR. Rosalie S. Morton Is an eX-
ample She wears the insignia of the
French Government and all last summer
worked in n base hospital in Salonka, doing
brilliant surgical work there. We nave
other women i'm the Paris hospitals.
what the women doctors have done for
the foreign countries they will do for this,
and more too. We are getting ready for our
part We are glad to do it, too. because
If this war has proved anything at all, 1t
has proved that, given the opportunity, the
woman doctor can compete successfully IN
every branch of medicine and surgery with
man. This war has pushed the woman
doctor movement forward hundreds of
years"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22
New Reading Bridge Near Carlisle

CARLISLE, Pa, March GA contract
has been given by the Philadelphia and
Reading Railway Company to the Jones'
McGraw Company, of Philadelphia, for a
new concrete bridge in this county across
the Yellow Breeches Creek.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22
$4,000 Fire at Mahanoy City

MAHANOY CITY. Pa, March 22.-Fire
sntailing a loss Of $4,000 early today de-
stroyed five business places, when fur
mace in the hotel of George Drignaytis
burst. A faithful dog in the hotel, after
arousing the inmates, was suffocated. other
. buildings burned were undertaking estab-
nshment Of Charles Scherer. tea store of
2 J. Tolan. Michael Lopriore's grocery and
Valentine Krauter's cafe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-25
Az Has Serious Accident mt
Cavite, Philippine Islands.
Lieut.. Marcus, in Command OF
Craft, Among Dead.
GAS FUMES CAUSED BLAST
PIunger Was One of Oldest
Types Now in Use.
Vessel Was Built in 1902; Dis
placed I2O Tons; Crew of 8.

Washington, July 25.-An explosion
yesterday on the submarine Al, at
Cavite. Philippine Islands, killed five
men and injured three of the officers
and crew.
The dead as reported today in 9TH
cial dispatches are:
ARNOLD MARCUS. Junior lieuten-
ant.
H. H. LANG. machinist's mate, first
class.
o. HOPEWELLr gunner's mate,
second class.
]. NJ. CURRY, chief electrician.
K. A. KUNTZ, machinists mate.
Following are the injured;
Chief Electrician Scharlin; fireman.
second class, A. NJ. Jacobs; machln-
lists mate, second class; j. P Hixon.
Sec. PANELS Issues Statement.
A statement issued by Secretary
Daniels said:
1.-THE cause of the explosion, from
the preliminary examination appeared
to be due to a collection of gasoline
fumes in a pocket within the boat
The cause of the ignition of these
fumes has not as yet beer deter
mined"
The explosion happened at 4:40 p
m. yesterday.
The AT was one of the Oldest type
submarines. She was built in l9OZ
ana mad Il uISpldCeHlShI VI OHiy
tons, with maximum speed OF nine
knots and ordinarily carried crew
of nine men.
Lieut. Marcus, one of the killed,
was in command of the vessel
The disaster to the Al is one OF
the few serious cases in the American
submarine fleet in recent years
The F-4 sank off Honolulu about
two years ago with it's crew impris-
oned and suffocated by chlorine gas.
Another recent disaster was that
of the Ell at the Brooklyn navy yard
which resulted from difficulties with
a storage battery then under test.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-25
PASS BAD CHECKS
Unknown Parties Try To Check
on State Funds.
Forged Paper Detected by To-
peka Clearing House.

Evidence of attempts at fragrant
forgeries of state funds came to light
today in presentation thru the Topeka
clearing house of a number of worth
less checks on the state adjutant gen.
erals fund thru the Kansas Reserve
State bank The crude attempt at
forgery was clearly indicated thru the
use of the name Kansas State Reserve
bank.
Numerous Irregularities were evil
dent in the checks, one of which was
drawn in favor of First Sergeant Rich
ard Harting in the amount of $50.
Another check for $3S was also pre-
scented. The checks were purLorted
to have been signed by c. E. Martin,
adjutant general and B. H. Harrison,
paymaster general. No person named
B. H. Harrison has ever served as
state paymaster. The check was
cleared thru a Chattanooga, Tenn,
bank.
The attempt at forgery concerns a
fund provided by act of the recent
legislative session, when $3.50. 900 was
provided for paying Kansas guards
men for service while on the Mexican
border. The fund was the difference
between state and federal pay The
fund is on deposit in the Kansas Re-
serve State bank. Fraudulent checks
were rejected when presented I the
bank
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-25
BABY Meter DEAD
No Protest to Doctors "Death
Sentence" in This Case.
Two Babies, 5 and 8 Months
Old, Also "Left to Fate"

Chicago, July 25.-Society was re-
lieved of Baby Meter early today. DR..
J. Haiselden's verdict of death to in
fants of hopeless imperfections was al
lowed to stand. No one of the med
ical profession interviewed.
Anticipating investigation from the
coroner's office, DIR. HaIselden, who
remained at the child's bed side until
it died, declared that eff it was hu-
name to take the life of a crippled
horse, why not that of a baby DOOM
ed to imbecility.''
Health Commissioner Investigates.
Two more deformed babies are in a
hospital here under death sentence of
DR.. Harry J. Haiselden, who per-
mitted Baby Meter to die yesterday
because it was one of natures err
rorS.'
One is Baby Mattys, five-months
old and the other Paul Hadzima,
three-months old.
Baby Meter and Baby Bollinger-
the latter Haiseldens first case-were
only few hours old when they died
States Attorney Hoyne says, DIR.
Haiselden has done nothing wrong
Officials of the state board of health
have stated they will take no action
while Health Commissioner Robertson
announced he would make a COM
plete investigation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-25
Six Days of PrOdigal Sacrifice
Come to Naught.
BOmbarded French Infantry
Make a Heroic Charge.
LIKE COMEBACK AT VERDUN
Crown Princes Troops Massa-
cred in Desperate Attempt.
Army Trying to Overcome Dis
appointment in U-BOats.

With the French Armies in the
Field. July 25.-In one snort stroke
French forces early today completely
wiped out all Germany had gained by
six days prodigal sacrifices in blood
and steel and powder along the Che
min des Danes.
The defense of this highway paral-
lels in heroic brilliance the throwing
back of the German waves at Verdun-
Since Thursday morning the crown
princes attacks had been continuous
and furious His troops suffered enor-
NOUS casualties as the price of foot by
foot gains. Then these same French
troops who had endured the continu-
Gus bombardment and attack, sudden
Iy leaped forward and swept the Ger
mans out of their costly gains.
The reason for the German attacks
and the massacres OF her troops APP
parently lies in the belief of the Ger
man staff that serious Austrian peace
tendencies must be overcome, the
Teutonic population must be cheered
up by action on land in view of the
submarine failure and enthusiasm
raised for fresh war loans by some
stroke of the army. In addition, the
observations on Chemin les Danes
are dominant in this theater of the
war and so long as the French hold
them, the German lines are menaced.
Powerful Attack Repulsed.
Paris, July 25.-Once again French
troops flung back powerful German
assaults last night, against the Cali
fornie plateau-the sixth successive
night in which the Germans have
vainly tried to batter thru the Chemin
des Danes line.
The Germans bombarded us vio-
lently and launched an attack at s
O'Clock against the French gains OF
yesterday" the war office said today
They were completely thrown back
THE French lines did not cece any
ground, the statement continued
We strengthened our gains. 50
Around Hurtebise and Cornillet,
in the region of Alsace north of AS
pach, German raids were fruitless
The enemy abandoned prisoners to
our forces.
ION the left bank of the Meuse
there were artillery actions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-25
CALL 100000
National Guardsmen Mobilize
Today for Training Camp.
New England Lads Must Go to
Far South Camp.

Washington, July 25.-Practically
100000 national guardsmen were
called out today for training.
They will be held in home quarters
from a week to a month, because
training camps in the south are still
incomplete.
The states responding to this second
guard call were: Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Del
aware, Maryland, District of Columbia,
Virginia, North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, Tennessee. Illinois, Wyoming,
Idaho, Washington and Oregon.
Their training camps will be at
Charlotte, N. c., Annison, Ala. Green
vile, S. c., Houston, and Palo Alto,
Calf
The exact length of training is not
stated, tho the general assumption is
that the men will be held in the
camps until early spring, when they
will be available for the proposed
great drive against the Germans
The war department has ordered
contractors to put extra speed into
building the woodwork of the various
camps and in several instances more
help has been added.
AS a result the first camp will be
ready next week and sections OF the
first groups called July Is will doubt
less be on the move
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-25
Reorganization of Board To
Comprise Only Six Members
Baruch, ROsenwaId and Scott
Probably viii Remain.
NOW WILL RUSH SHIPS
Sand There VIII Not Be Much
Talk About It."
Millions in Contracts for Air
planes Already Have Been Let

Washington, July 25.-There is to
be one more big reorganization and
then Uncle Sam will settle down to-
completing his first years war pro-
gram.
President Wilson today is ready to
announce the long expected change in
the present national defense council
organization.
Assured of a definite end to wrang-
ling in the shipping board with the
sweeping changes made yesterday. the
president will now take up the slack
in the defense council.
An industrial war board" of six
members, directly responsible to the
council of six cabinet members will be
announced probably this week.
The war board will probabl- include
Bernard Baruch, in charge of raw
materials; Julius Rosenwa,d, in Charge
of finished materials; Frank A Scott.
munitions and three other men Whose
names have not yet been ascertained-
Will Have Executive Charge.
These men will have executive
charge of III the Industrial work and
under them will work committees on
labor, medical supplies, etc. sep
arate priority board" to determine
what products shall be given priority
| be directly responsible TO 1.-The war
| board,
The advisory commission to which
all the various subcommittee have
heretofore reported, will be retained
| but no longer in its former capacity
Even as in the case of his ship
ping board shake up the president is
| making the defense council change to
| stop motion, disagreement and hasten
summation of war plans already be-
gun.
More Steel Than Wood.
Ships will be built at once-both
steel and woodland there will be
/ little talk about it.
This was the decision of Chairman
| Hurley of the shipping board and
General Manager Capps of the emer-
| gency fleet corporation as they set
tied into their new position today to
| take up the great marine construction
work where it was stopped by the
| Goethals-Denman row.
Admiral Caps is going over the
various ship building plans while
Hurley is comforting with ship build
| ers. Both men promise action as soon
| as their nominations are confirmed by
| the senate and they can Officially
take hold. AS to the number of steel
and wooden ships to be built they are
unable to say until they have studied
| the plans drawn to date There will
be more steel than wood vessels, how
| ever.
With this great work at last def
| nitely under way. the machinery for
| turning out aeropianes was speeded up
| today. Millions in contracts already
have been let for building aircraft and
with the $64O,00O,e00 available. for
early use, there will be no let up In
construction and training of aviators.
Food Bill still Up.
| This war department called for the
mobilization of 1000 additional ma
tional guardsmen who will train for
service in France. Congress battled
| with the food bill in its last stages.
All departments were called upon
| by Secretary McAdoo to draft esti-
mates Immediately of their expenses
| for the fiscal year. Billions must be
raised by taxation and bonds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-25
Win Victory but Suffer Losses
Is Report.
Into Battle on Front at KreyO
Against TeutOnS.
TARNOPOl, CITY OF RUINS
Germans Now Beyond Point OF
Drive Last Summer.
Give I'D StanisIau and Enemy
Threatens HalicZ.

Petrograd, July 25.-The Russian
women's battalion, raised by the twice
wounded girl officer, Vera Butchkar-
eff, was in action on the front at
Krevo yesterday for the first time.
They are reported to have been sue
cessful altho the battalion suffered
some losses, the extent of which is not
yet known The Novoe Vremya cor
respondent at the front reports that
the women behaved in an exemplary
way gaining the respect of the men
soldiers.
The Command of Death" is the
official title of the battalion raised by
Mademoiselle Butchkareff. 1t re-
Gently left for the front after a re-
view by NJ. Kerensky. Most of the
recruits are from the higher educa-
tional academies or secondary schools
with few peasants, factory girls and
servants. Some married women were
accepted but none who had children.
Most of them are between 1S and rs
years old, of good physique. They
wear their hair short or have their
heads entirely shaved. The girls car
ry the cavalry carbine which is five
pounds lighter than the regular army
rifle. They were drilled under the
instruction of a male sergeant of the
Kolynsky regiment.
City Still Burning.
Amsterdam, July 25.-Tarnopol,
abandoned to the Teutons by the Rus
slams in. their Galician retreat was
still burning today, according to the
Berlin Lokal Anzeiger.
Some of the Russians violently re-
sisted the Austro- German advance
the newspaper declared. South OF
Dvinsk the enemy is assuming strong
offensive over wide front, indicating
veloping in the direction of Wilma"
Push Russians Back.
Petrograd, July 25.-The present
proximately that occupied after the
German-Brussiloff drive last summer
except before Tarnopol, where the
enemy succeeded in pushing further
into Russian territory.
The Germans chose the junction
point of the Seventh and Eleventh
armies for beginning their offensive
their first blow being struck between
Zboroff and Pebako, on a 20-mile
front Without great effort, as is
admitted in the Russian official COM
munication. they pursued their ad-
vance to the line of the Sereth. This
uncovering of the Russian positions
south of Tarnopol forced a retirement
all along the diagonal line southwest
ward, cutting the Etrypa and Zlota
Lipa to Halicz and the Lomnica. The
Russians have been obliged to retire
to the right bank of the latter river
with a prospect of further retire
ment to the original Russian positions
east of Stanislau, occupied before
General Brussiloffs advance.