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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-15
DISAPPOINTMENTS
DUE AT HANCOCK
Old Regiments Will Receive
New Names and Many Men
Will Be Detached
IN REORGANIZATION PLAN
Divisions Will Be Reduced to
$4,000 and Regiments Raised
to 5000
By a StuH Corr,Spogdcut

BY stag Correspondent
CAMP HANCOCK, Augusta, Ga. Sept 10.
10.
Many men in Camp Hancock are doomed
10 suffer the pangs of bitter disappointment
WITHIN the, next few days when the plan
or reorganization now being worked out
is announced. Regiments which have cher
ished traditions and proud identities for
many years will receive new names and
numbers, and officers and enlisted men
will be detached from their own commands
and will be sent among strangers
Major General Clement and his staff
have been laboring for the. last ten days
upon the plan of reorganization. Only
few men on the Generals staff know ex-
actly what the plans will bring about.
Naturally, there is much suspense through
out the camp, and II is of such a nature
that instead of a general feeling of re-
lief, now that the division is in the field.
all feel as II they were about to lose old
friends.
1T has been pretty definitely established
that the personnel of the division will be
reduced to 10000 and that remaining men
will form a depot brigade of reserves. One
Philadelphia regiment It Is expected. will
men and officers, It is anticipated the in
fantry regiments will have a personnel of
approximately 5000.
A machine-gun battalion will be created
for each infantry brigade, a mortar trench
battery for each artillery brigade, each of
which will be patterned upon French army
regulations.
1t Is anticipated that each infantry COM
pany will have two captains under the new
scheme. and there probably will be two
first lieutenants and three second lieuten-
ants.
When Philadelphias boys awoke in camp
this morning they found plenty o; work for
them to do. Within the next few days
they must not only put the finishing touches
to their quarters. but also prepare to start
unrler the schedule of training.
This morning squads of men were busy
pulling stumps from the drill ground, other
men were rakng UP rubbish and debris
from company streets, while still more were
cutting underbrush from about picket lines
and in the rear of mess halls.
The last section of the Sixth Infantry.
conveying the companies from Bucks and
Montgomery counties. pulled in late last
night The train was delayed several hours
in South Carolina
Under the auspices of the War worl;
Council of the Y. NJ c. A., concert was
given in camp last night by Misses Mamie
and Rose Maginnis These young women,
engaged by the association, are travelling
about the country visiting cantonments
Major Eugene Swayne, of Philadelphia,
commanding Field Hospital No. 3. has been
appointed division recruiting officer. He
| is examining recruits for the negro steve
| dore regiment and so far has passed about
| 1t3
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-15
SOAP POPULARIZED
AT ANNJSTON CAMP
Cleanliness the Order of
Day Among Troops at
Mcclellan
HEADS MILITARY POLICE


CAMP MCCLELLAN, Admission, Ala, Sept.
10.
All of the men in this camp must Keep
clean. That is the order that went iorth
today from the division headquarters. Inc
orders require that every man must take a
bath at least twice n week. They must also
wash their hands with soap and water be-
fore every meal and must use individuai
drinking cups. The laundering of clothes
will not be tolerated in the bathhouses, ana
the sanitary units are charged with the en-
rorccment of the sanitary code established
through the orders
Sanitary squads to look over the various
camps and consisting of officers, noncoms
and enlisted personnel will be formed py
tho division surgeon, and the sanitary IN
spcctor of the division is to he in charge or
their work.
Major Robert b. Brown, commanding the
first squadron New Jersey cavalry. was to-
day named as the chief of the military po-
lice with his assumtion of the charge OF
the police matters, there was considerable
expansion of the work effected also Under
this plan the cavalry squadron and the
First Troop cavalry of Maryland, as well
as Company Il, of the First Infantry, of
Newark, n. j., will be included in the po-
lice organization. Captain Harold Wake
field, of the latter organization. will con-
tinue as the head of the detachment In
town. but will be under Major Browns
command.
IL is the plan to extend the scope of the
police work. General Morton has said that
the police work in the town had been salts
factory, but that the policing of the road
between tho city and town had not been
adequate, and he has instituted this new
plan to give 1t better chance One troop
of the Jersey squadron will be on duty each
day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-15
FREIGHT RATE INCREASES
ARE POSTPONED BY |. C. C.
Proposed Raises on Several Commodi-
ties Delayed Until After January
13 of Next Year

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15-Proposed in
creases in freight rates on many commodi-
ties were today suspended until January 1S
by the Interstate Commerce Commission
When the railroads petition for 10 per
cent increase was denied, the commission
gave the railroads permission to file pro-
posals for increases in certain class rates.
The railroads have filed these schedules, but
the commission feels that In some instances
they have "overstepped" the justified ad-
yances.
The following suspensions were ordered
today to give chance for further investi-
cation:
Rates on bottles from eastern manufac-
turing points to western cities.
Rates on fresh meats and live stock be-
tween points east OF the Mississippi River.
Rates on canned fish from New England
points by rail and water to southern points.
General increases between points west of
the Mississippi River.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-15
CENSOR TO RULE
AT CAMP MEADE
Drastic Regulations Pro-
vided to Frustrate Work
of German Spies
TO CLASSIFY DRAFTEES
By a Sto1 Correspondent

BU a star Correspondent
CAMP MEADE, ADMIRAL, Nd, Sept. Is.
Major General Joseph Il, Kuhn, COM
mander of the Seventy-nipth Army Division
today placed Little Penn" upon n war foot
ing, and when tho draftees arrive on We'd
that applied to the eXpeditonary force in
France will become effective.
Believing that German spies are making
frantic efforts to gather important military
information, General Kuhn is determined
to shut off every source Of information
which will in any way aid the enemy to
become familiar with the military strength
Of Camp Meade.
Correspondents are given permission to
use the names of enlisted men and nom
commissioned officers, but must not desig-
nate the unit to which the men are attached.
"All information concerning the camp
must be obtained at division headquarters,
where an intelligence officer will pass upon
the merits of newspaper stories and censor
them when he deems it necessary"
WAR DISCIPLINE FOR MEN
That the enlisted men will be subjected
to war discipline almost as severe as that
imposed upon the men in General Pershing 8
division, is virtually certain, and 1t is not
likely that the men will be permitted to
write letters to relatives and friends. Cor
respondence will probably be limited to the
regulation army postcard, which conveys
such illuminating information as Il am
well'' or 81 am in the hospital"
Explaining the censorship rules, an Off
GER attached to headquarters asserted that
French military experts are coming to
Camp Meade to instruct the draftecs in
modern warfare, and that this work must
be kept secret These officers, it was cx.
planned, are on their way to America and
are accompanied by several Americans who
have been observing French methods.
TO CLASSIFY DRAFTEES.
That the draftees will be classified upon
their arrival and ultimately find places in
military units in which their training will
assert itself, was also made known today
"All of the men," said the officer, "have
been assigned, but when tho men arrive
there will be many changes. We will fol-
low the system employed by tho Pennsyl-
vania Railroad and place men in positions
where they can employ their natural talents
to the best advantage.
"For instance, an expert mechanic may
find himself assigned to an infantry unit
but when we learn his capabilities he will
be transferred to a motortruck division OF
some other organization where his train
ing can be utilized to the advantage OF
the army. Agricultursts and men who in
| civil life are employed In outdoor work
will BE- assigned 10 infantry units"
A negro motortruck company arrived
| early today from southern camp and
was put to work Immediately. The trucks
arrived in time to haul clothing and food
| supplies to the various barracks. Despite
| the rain, which has been falling since late
| last night, construction work Is proceeding
| without interruption.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-15
PRIZES FOR PATRIOTIC PLAYS
Drama League Offers $500, $3.50 and
500 for Best Three

The Drama League Of America, with
headquarters at Washington, d. c., has Of
fered three prizes Of $500. $3.50 and 800.
respectively. for the best three patriotic
plays suitable for performance by ANA
teurs. George Pierce Baker. Edith Wynne
Matthison, Percival Chubb and Walter
Pritchard Eaton will be the Judges. The
successful plays will be published by Sam
uel French
The Federal Bureau of Education has
offered its cooperation by bringing the
successful plays to the attention OF schools
throughout the country
The subject must be American, but need
not be historical and the word patriotic is
to be construed in its broadest sense The
time may be past. present or future. and
the plays may be in one or more acts.
ONLY plays the production Of which will
take about three hours will be eligible for
the first prize.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-15
SUSPENDED PERIOD DELAY
NEW JERSEYS SOLDIERS
Departure Southwark of First Field Ar
tillery From Camp Edge Is
Held Up

CAMP EDGE, Sea Girt, N. j., Sept. Is
Colonel II. NJ. Reading, provisional COM
mander of the Twenty-ninth Army Division,
has approved a proposal from the trans
portation companies for a suspended pc
riod" in the southern transfer of troops
from September IT to "a, and from Octo-
ber l to ..
This is the reason for the delay in the en-
tranment of the First New Jersey Field Ar
tillery, the signal and hospital CORPS which
would have taken place today had cars
been available. There Is no certainty that
they will depart on September "a, but 1t is
certain they will remain in Camp Edge until
that time.
During the suspended periods no troops
or freight will move South, those periods
being used to send back accumulated emp
ties"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-15
TREEMOUNT ALUMNI TO MEET
General Hancock and Archbishop Ken
nedy Once on Roll of Seminary

The hfth annual meeting and banquet Of
the Alumni of Treemount Seminary, Nor
ristown Pa. will be held inothe Norristown
city Hall today. II is expected that more
than 200 graduates will attend.
The institution was founded in 1874 by
the Rev. Samuel Aaron, who continued as
head of the school until 1859, when he was
succeeded by DR.. John wanner Lock. who
remained as principal until the closing in
1887.
were the late Archbishop Kennedy, who
recently died in Rome Major General Han
cock and Lieutenant Governor Eliason, of
Delaware.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-15
MORTGAGE FOR $4,000, 900
Recorded in Lancaster County in Elec
trio Company Deal

LANCASTER. Pa. Sept. 15.--The largest
mortgage ever recorded in this county was
entered on the books this morning II was
for sl0,o0o,O00 and was given by the Metro
politan Edison Company to the Guaranty
Trust Company Of New York.
The Metropolitan Company Is a consoli-
dalton Of all of the electric companies In
Lebanon County. and their plants and lines
extend in Berks and Lancaster counties,
making It necessary to record the mortgage
here. The mortgage contains ninety Ave
pages of closely typewriter facts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-15
Church Cornerstone to Be Laid

The cornerstone Of the First Reformed
Church of Philadelphia. at Fiftieth and
Locust streets. will be laid tomorrow after
noon at O'Clock. The Rev. Edgar r.
Appenzeller, the pastor. will preside at the
exercises. For many years xhe church.
which dates back to 1929. was located at
Tenth and Walnut streets In 1915 the
congregation moved to West Philadelphia.
woryhiping in q hall at Fifty-second and
Locust streets and later in the Seventh
Day Adventist Church, at Fifty-hrst and
Locust streets.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-15
wEps GILLIAN ENGINEER
Miss Emma W. Prentzell Becomes
Bride of Louis A. Rodriguez

Miss Emma w. Prentzell thirty-two
ar. o,d Of ss2s North Twenty-first street.
was married today to Louis A. RODRIGUEZ
thirty-two years old. rspresen.a.''e s Ma sn o,
VIC '.,.o.rvis,nr the construction Of six new
supmarines at New London. Conn. The
su.",annw was performed by Magistrate
cs,eS Ta,sm r. pennock in his ONCE at City Hall,
anS % the bride was given In marriage by
her father; . luncheon Il the Bellevue
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-15
TOBACCO CENSUS FOR ARMY
Secretary Baker to Find Out How Many
Men Use Weed

WASHINGTON, Sept ia census OF
all the military forces of the United States
who use tobacco has been determined upon
by Secretary Baker The result Of the GEN.
sus will decide whether or not tobacco shall
be made part of the army ration.
Secretary Baker took this step upon the
solicitation of Representative Kincheloe, OF
Kentucky, who has been waging a tight
against the action of the General STAFF OF the
army in refusing to put tobacco in the
daily ration Of tho men.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-15
FINDS 100000 IN TREE,
e9wboy Believed to Have Discovered
Priests Treasure

HoENix, Ariz.. Sept. 15.-N. r. Whit
~ OF Solomonville, reports the discovery
pIs ~ rs,vv'voo, cached in an out-ofthe-way
Inc discovery was made by Joe WaIsey,
o~Doy While hunting stray cattle he
S,.a,. upon an iron box hidden IN tree
~ =. its contents consisted of old Span
olo coins and gold vessels. The gold
~ ~ taken 70 Stafford. the seat Of Ora
sss ;',sjs + ;:s'';s'';' ;:':ss; s; s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-15
/. Howard Gendell's Widow Dead

Mrs Anna Gendell. 622s Jefferson street,
widow of ]. Howard Gendell, who at one
time was City Solicitor In this city. died
today of heart disease at her home. She
returned to the city only short time ago.
having gone away for her health.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-15
CANADA'S WAR ELECTION
BILL PASSED BY HOUSE
Gives Vote to Women Relatives Of Sol
diers and Disfranchises Con-
scientious Directors

OTTAWA, ont..i Sept. 15.-Canada's war.
time election act was passed by the House
NJ Commons early today. Nine hours Of
twenty-minute speeches preceded the vote
~. the closure rule was invoked to limi'
9 essssee ~ ~, 6,ufrssokls.s sllsps sss con,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-15
win Bless New Parish School

WIN biess NeW Ttrisn ochVOt
The new parish school of the Church Of
81. Matthias, psla, win be solemnly
'bissso1 tqepor1ov afteruoon hy the RI Rev.
= =; sss;si;'s sss's:ss;1 :
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28

Poultry and Eggs.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Packing Com
pany, corner Laurent and Madison)
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 27
HENS-3A lbs. and over, lie; under
By lbs. 14c; springs, over 2 lbs, lie;
ducks, Zoe; geese Sc: broilers, 2 lbs and
under, 1sc-: old ROSTERS, &c; shaggy young
ROSTERS, lie.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28
SURVIVORS SING
Shout "Ru1e Britannia" as Res
cue Craft Nears Shore.
Women Witness Victims of Cold
Buried at Sea.

Queenstown. Feb. 2S-The horror
of the Laconia's destruction grows
as the stories of its survivors were
pieced together
And with 1t came to light a story
of women's bravery and defiance that
stirred Queenstown to its depths.
When the rescuing patrol steamer
brought the survivors into this port
there was a defiant sound of voices
from her deck. Eager observers made
out the picture of dishevelled women,
snatched from death in the cold wat
erS OF the sea, standing forward on
the little boats deck and leading in
the singing of Rule Britannia" The
women We're huddled together, hair
streaming over their shoulderstand
like the men who were saved, wearing
life belts, inflated and strapped across
their shoulders
Every soul on board sang the song,
their almost historical voices raised in
~defiantly strong tones.
Carried Tiny Baby.
First ashore was a tall stewardess,
hair streaming and cuddling to her
breast tiny baby that was almost
lost in the voluminous wrappings of
the woman's hfebelt.
The pitiful company struggled
across the gang plank and were met
with eager sympathy They We're hur-
ried to a fleet of waiting automobiles
and carried to the Queens hotel. There
mangums of champagne and bowls of
steaming soup awaited them. A big
staff of Red Cross nurses and surgeons
looked them over and hurried the sur
ViVors off to bed.
Their suf- erings had been intense.
The night air was biting cold. They
were adrift from before midnight un-
til Just before dawn. Eight of those
who took to the frail life boats when
the giant Cunarder slowly sank under
the waters persisted from the cold,
the horror of the disaster and the
agonizing fear of the icy waters that
Tapped the gunwals of life boats, they
We're buried at sea-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28
PURER ENGLISH, PLEA
Educators See Need of Nationwide
Reform in Spoken Language.

Kansas City. Feb. 2s.-Affiliated
organizations of the divisions of SUI
perintendence of the National Educa-
ton association. in annual session
here, continued their sectional meet
ings today leading up to the second
general meeting tonight. Much in
terest is attached to the first session
of the association of state supervisors
and inspectors of rural schools, sched-
uled for this morning.
A state program of rural school
education and rural development in
the south were subjects to be dis
cussed Placing of the English Ian
guage upon a firmer foundation and
d plea for purer diction turnout the
entire school system of the United
States also were to be discussed ut
the various meetings today. The
after-training of normal graduates.
according to a systematized plan, was
to be presented by Charles c. Nc
Cracker, of the Western College for
Women. oxford, Ohio, before the con-
ference on normal schools p. P
CIaxton, United states commissioner
of education. and other speakers of
national repute were to discuss the
question
The business session of the nation
al conference of deans of women to-
dav concludes the convention of that
organization. The Society of College
Teachers of Education ended its ses-
sions yesterday when L. D. Coffman.
dean of education of the University
of Minnesota, was elected president
The annual dinners of the Internal
tional kindergarten union and the
Educational Press Association or
America were given today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28
COPS PICKED Them
Kansas City Newspaper Man
ARRESTED" in Topeka.
Shook in Cell ignorant of Anti
Cigaret Law.

When Sanford FARRELL and John
Keys, two reporters on the Kansas
City Journal, alighted from a Union
Pacific train at 3 O'Clock this morn
ing. they were met by Sergeant
Thomas Morgan and a squad of po-
hcemen.
We've got you this time" an
nounced Sergeant Morgan in gruff
tones.
Glad to hear it, replied Keys. but
We're not bone dry law violators and
don't use chewing CUNT after dusk
Forget it," said the sergeant.
you're cooler bound
The party piled into the patrol
wagon and speeded through the
streets TO the police station. Here
they were booked. The jailer led the
way to the bull pen" and the Kansas
City newspaper men decided to make
a wild dash for liberty.
The door stood open. Passed the
amazed jailer they dashed, only to run
squarely into Sergeant Ed Walker.
Now Walker is a man of dimen-
sions ana facial foliage. and he seized
FARRELL with one hand and Keys with
another and showed them into the
great iron room with pickpockets.
thugs, wife heaters, hoboes, hair oil
DRINKS, "snowbirds," bootleggers and
other gentlemen of distinction. The
color line is not drawn in the city
bastiIe.
"Oh, if Able Gordon was only
here" moaned Keys, as he brushed
back his Paderewski hair. Gordon
is police reporter of the Kansas City
Journal and formerly was on the
State JournaL)
What have I did" he cried, al
what have 1 done to deserve this
tyranny. Talk of Rome. of Sparta, of
the depredations of the Goths, all
combined is huge picnic compared
to these ruthless Kansas cops. 1
wish L had stayed in little old Kay
See
Don't Cry" He Said.
Don't cry, young man." said Jar
rell. for he has gentle manner, with
both men and women, "Harve Par
sons and Bob Yates will turn us loose
in the morning and L will never tell
Angelina that you have been in Jail
Half an hour later a healthy look
ing cop appeared at the grating.
DO they hang folks in Kansas
asked Keys, who, being a sport writer,
does not read news of the Kansas
legislature as often as he should.
Heaven forbid" replied FARRELL.
1T would indeed be a disgrace to my
family"
Come out of your dreams" rudely
interrupted the blue coated defender
of Topeka's peace, you're wanted
without
without what?" asked Keys.
The officer did not answer and led
the reporters to Sergeant Morgan. He
produced the following telegram:
Pick up DARRELL and Keys, two
Journal reporters, at the Union
Pacific. We have competent au-
thority that they are violating the
anti-cigaret law Frisk them
throw 'em to the lions, and then -
laugh heartily with us.
THE Kansas City Journal Staff
That's a of Joke, re-
marked Jarre1. as he nonchalantly
called a taxicab.
II knew it was joke all the time"
assert the indomitable Keys.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28
u. S. EDGING INTO WAR
Paris Press Compliments Wilson on
Prudence But Sees Clash Inevitable.

Paris. Feb. 2S.-The morning pa
pers, while without exception COM
mending President Wilson's prudence
and his determination to have the
whole body of American citizens be-
hind him, agree in recognizing his
message to congress as distinctly a
further step in the direction of war
Georges Clemenceau, in his paper
l. Homme Enchaine, reflects the SEN
timent expressed generally when he
says;
"A pacifist out and out, President
Wilson does not stand for peace at
Many price. On the day when the
Nignity and sovereignty of the United
Mates are menaced or attacked he
will enter on another course His
first step was to exercise moral pres
sure on Germany. such was the mean
ing of the rupture of diplomatic re-
lations. AS that failed. he has pro-
claimed armed neutrality and thus has
began the exercise of material pres
sure. This pressure will be trans
formed into material action and that
means war
The Figaro thinks that President
Wilson knows we'll that war is in
evitable but that he will not have
1t said that it was let loose by the
United States.
The Petit Journal referring to the
torpedoing of the Laconia believes
that events are likely to force the
presidents hand.