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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-31
SAMMEES FOUNDER
IN THREE-FOOT SNOW
Huge Drifts Slow Up Even the
Missouri Mule i'm
France
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY L.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. Dec. 81
Hikes through near-zero weather and
three feet of snow are giving the Amerl-
can soldiers n real taste of the rigprs
OF army life.
A holiday dullness has settled down
over the camp. The greatest activity
Is being reported from the hospitals.
which are filling up with cases of frost-
bite, Chiblans and pneumonia, caused
by the intense cold. This morning the
thermometer went down to : degrees
above zero,
Huge snowdrifts add to the difficulties
of troops on the hike, but the men are
accepting the hardships cheerfully and
pied through the snow with fewer strIe-
Clers than during the wet weather last
month.
The chief complaint Is over the dIi-
Guilty Of getting dry wood for the fires
The autotrucks are having u hard time
getting through ana the roads il terri.
tory in which maneuvers are being car
ried out are marked ~ long lines or
stalled lorries and aniblldnces.
Supply-,rain mules frequently slide
from the road into the bitches, and the
drivers. noted for their ability to turn
the air blue at least provocation, extend
themselves to the hugh delight Of the
passing doughboys. \ Missouri mule
stuck in a snowdrift with his heels going
like. piston rods is an affair to be
handled gingerly.
The Americans are showing st eady
improvement. and high Frencn officer
who has been in comD lcohing them
over praised highly their sodierly quail
t'tS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-31

ttDMA. Ol ulcelnDT6.
b'altra sera areoplani nemici attac-
carono nuovamente PadoNa, lasciandovi
cadere oltre veuti bombe che uccisero
tire pcrsone q ne ferirono attire tire. Con-
siderevoli damn furouo arrecati allie
chiese, agli ospedali, al monument. ed
al priNati palazzi
lie chiese del Carmine g oil San VAL
entino furono in parte distrutte dall'in-
cendio che 81 sviluppf In seguito allo
scoppio delle hombe.
Dispacci giunti dalla fronte di bat
taelia annugziano che durante Ia
giornata di ieri non ST Ncrifcarono enc
sole azioni di artiglieria. le quail furono
partlcolarmeutc ,inteuse intorno Monte
Tomba
I,cco II tcsto del comunicato ufilciale
pubblicato, ieri. dal Ministero della
Guerra in Roma:
I.ungo pintera fronte 81 son6 Nerl-
hcatc solo azioni di artiglieria. Qneste
furono particolarmente intense mel set
tore di Monte Tomha.
\ pieve di Nioligo gil aviatori tnglesi
abbatterono un pallone frenato nemico.
Ieri sera aeroplani nemici ripeterono
Ilucursione sopra Padova, lasciandoVi
Cadere Nenti bombe explosive ed M
cendiarie. IRE persone furono uccise'
compreso un bambino tire attire furono
ferite compresa una donna.
Motif damn furono arrecati al monu-
menti, al privati palazzi @ ad altri fab-
lricati compresi due ospedali.
II fucco scoppo' nella Chiesa di san
Valentino uuando fu colpita. La
splendida Chiesa del Carmine fu paraial-
mente bruciata.
Relativamente ALA incursione nemica
sopra Padova. vericatasi venerdf sera, e
durante la quale rimasero uccise tredic'
persone sessanta feritc, ST apprende
che essa fu faVorita da un magniiico
chiaro di luna. lie bombe furono las
ciate cadere cicino gil hotels, club G
Il, lhiese
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-31
new COLONNSLEAD
BLUE AND GRAY MEN
National Army officers Re-
place Guardsmen IN Com
mand of Division Units
HEADQUARTERS BLUE .AND GRAY
DIVISION, CAMP MCCLELLAN, Ala.

DIVISION. CAMP MCCLELLAN, Ala.,
Dec. 81.
The four National Army colonels de-
tailed to command the four infantry
regiments of the Blue and Cray division
toda" began their first weei< OF control.
The national guard colonels. II is ex-
pected. will leave some time this week
for an officers school at Fort Sam
Houston. Tex. Their orders have not
come through. however. nor is It known
officially that they are going TO the
Texas training camp Orders concerning
their suppression were made public yes-
terday. together with the statement tina.
the change was temporary.
Colonel John u. Frazer. OF the 18th
Infantry, gave way to Colonel J. T..
Woodward. formerly in the Adjutaut
Generals office at Washington Colonel
Thomas II. I.andon. of the 114th, who
formerly commanded the Third New
Jersey, was succeeded by Colonel Fred
G. SyritZlnRer. once major in the
Fftieth Infantry regular army: Colonel
Chas. T.. Little. of Maryland. head Of the
1l5th was replaced by Colonel Frank
Il. Watson. formerly major In the
Twenty-sivth Infantry: Colonel Hans
ford j., 1'hIellteld took charge of the
ll6th, In place OF Colonel Robert +.
Leedy. of Virginia.
The new officers are all regular army
men OF long experience. holding their
&C omissions as colonels In the National
Army Their work here will be some
what In the nature OF instructors
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-31
POILUS WIN LINE
AT MONTE TOMBA
French Troops Operating
on Italian Front Score
Notable Victory
1890 PRISONERS TAKEN
ROME. Dec. 81

ROME, DtC. o.
French troops, assuming the often
sive for the first time in the Italian
theatre Of war, gained a notable vic
tory between Osteria, Demonfendra
and Maranzine on the Monte Tomba
front, the War Office announced to-
day.
The French captured 1890 prison
ers. Besides the prisoners, the poilus
took sixty machine guns. seven can
non and much other material.
British and Italian airmen coop
Grated in the victory.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-31
RESERVE SEAMAN DROWNED
New York Man Washed Overheard
in War Zone

WASHINGTON. Dee. 3t--James Syl-
Vester Byrne. seaman. United states
Naval Reserve Corps, was washed
overheard In the war zone during a gale
and lost. Secretary Daniels announced
today. 4 dispatch from Vice Admiral
Sims said that Byrne was serving on
board vessel operating In The war
zone.
Byrne enrolled in April. 1871. iu New
York city. lie was 81 years old.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-31
WOMAN BURNS To DEATH

NORRISTOWN, Pa, Dec. 31.--MrN
Ellen Van Fossen, eighty-six years Oh.
one of the oldest residents of Norristown.
was burned to death at her homo at 147
West Penn street, where she lived with
son. a Norrstown merchant. m
In the absence o. her son, she At<
tempted to light a lamp and set are ID
her clothing. When smoke was seem
issuing from the house, neiKhbors found
her living in the midst of flames ,Whfch
were consuming the house. The FIRE de-
partment extinguished the flames.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-31
BERLIN, Dec. 81.
French infantry attacked and sue
ceeded in penetrating parts Of Ger
man positions around Monte Tomba.
tOday's official report stated.

This Is the first official news that
French troops have actually been in ac-
ton on the Italian front. although their
presence in this theatre Of war has been
known for weeks Recent dispatches
placed them on front line positions and
1t has been assumed the poilus took
part in repclling recent Austro-German
attacks. This is the first time. however,
that they have assumed the offensive.
BERLIN. Dec 81.
British troops have recovered n por-
ton of the Cambrai territory captured
by the Germans on sundays, the War
Office announced today.
On the lillian front. according to the
official statement. the Teutons captured
375 prisoners. The French penetrated
the Monte Tomba positions on this front,
the statement adds.
LONDON. Dec. 81.
German troops still clung to a part
OF British front trenches in the neigh
borhood Of La Nacquerie. south of Mar
Going. which they gained in a powerful
attack yesterday morning, Field Mar
shal Iiaig reported today. As result
OF successful counter-attacks, however,
the British regained the more important
part Of this section, known as Welsh
Ridge, which lies FIVE miles southwest
of Cambrai and just east of the Marco
/ ing-Gonnelien road
! Many prisoners and machine guns were
taken by the Tommies.
At Npres the British Commander-in-
chief reported the British line was ad-
vanced short distance on both sides
of the Hpres-Staden railway.
London regards the German assault
I In the Cambrai sector merely as one
| of a number of highly concentrated
/ local attacks. which may he expected
at any time now. possibly in prepara
tion for ihc much advertised German
drive. BY such attacks the enemy
feels out" the line.
In the mist of the Sunday dawn the
Germans attacked in mass formation
the troops ploving their way forward
through deep mounds of snow. The as
sault. delivered in two directions against
the British salient on Welsh Ridge, was
evidently intended to wipe out this spur
which extended into the German front
Both sides of the salient We're attacked
simultaneously in great force. while q
weaker thrust was delivered against
the apex.
North OF the ridge. in the direction oi
the Bois Couillet. and south OF the ridge
the Germans pierced the British fin -
lines. but before they could consolidate
the positions the British artillery turned
murderous fire upon them, and Wher
this let up the counter-attacking began
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-31
E,und Dead in Gas-Filled Room

LANCASTER. Pa, Dec. 3l.-George
Hess, of Gum Tree. Chester County, was
found dead in room filled with gas in
tie Imperial Hotel, on Wcst King street,
yesterday morning by Mary Hess. a do
mestir. Deputy Coroner d. n. Frank
q. Hartman found death was due to ac-
cidental asphyxiation by gts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-31
NOTEVOLE VTTTORIA
AL FRONTE TALTANO
| Monument Sono Stati Dan
negiati e IRE PersOne
Uccise
ROMA, 81 dicembre.

I'm communicate uificiale. pubbli-
cato oggi daI Ministero della Guerra
in Roma. annunzia che lie truppe
francesi. di rinforzo a quelle italiane,
hanno assunto rofensiva c che per
la prima volta mel teatro italiano di
guerra hannO guadagnato una note
vole vittoria. ira Osteria Demon
fendra. .Marazino 60.
| francesi catturaronO 1890 pri-
gionieri. nonche' sessanta mitra-
gliatrici, sette cannoni cd altro
materiale da guerra.
Gil aviatori italiani ed inglesi 81
coOperaronO per la vittOria.
The Washington times., 1917-10-26
Logans Entertain
In Compliment to
Hurley and Wife

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas F. Logan en-.
tertained at dinner at the Willard
last evening in compliment to Mr..
and Mrs. Edward N. Hurley, of Chi
cago. Mr.. Hurley, who is chairman
OF the Shipping Board, and his charm
ing wife are among the recent inter-
esting additions to Washington so
ciety. Mrs. Logan's mother, Mrs.
Malek c. Loring. OF Chicago. was also
among the honor guests. Other
guests came for the dance which fol.
lowed the dinner.
Those asked to meet Mr.. and Mrs.
Hurley and Mrs. Loring were Miss
Helen Woodrow Bones, Mr.. and Mrs.
Patrick Joseph Tumulty, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bernard Baruch, Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Frederic r. Harris, Judge and
Mrs. Charles c. McChord, Col. and
Mrs. George Downey, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward F. Carry, of Chicago: Mr..
and Mrs. Philip Patchin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Schmidt, OF Philadelphia: Mr..
and Mrs. Robert W. Stewart, of Chi.
cago; Mr.. and Mrs. Burton, of Chi
cago; Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Lyford, of
Chicago; Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Bedford,
OF New York; Mr.. and Mrs. Walter C.
Penfield. Mrs. Victor Kaufman, Mrs
James henneyt OF Rniladelpnia, MISS
Amy Bennett, Miss Katherine Beach,
Miss Marie Sims, Miss Luella Dixon
Baron Castelli, George Creel, Hugh
Gibson. Enrique J. Amaya, OF the Ar,
gentine Republic: Samuel Piza, Ray
mond Baker, Stephen N. Bourne, OF
Philadelphia: Bainbridge Colby, Ames
Brown, Martin Eagan. and Arthur
Bradley Campbell.
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Congressman and Mrs Henry d
Flood will go to New York today tC
attend the marriage on Saturday oi
Mr.. Floods nephew. Lieut.. Thomas
Boiling Byrd, and Miss Margaret
Lewis, daughter OF the late Mr.. and
Mrs. Daingerfield Lewis, OF Virginia
The ceremony will take place at 4
o'clock in the chapel of st. Georges
Protestant Episcopal Church
Mr.. and Mrs. Flood. who have
spent the greater part of the autumn
at their country place in Virginia
will be at their apartment at 2O29
Connecticut avenue. upon their return
from New York,
The Washington times., 1917-10-26
FUR, ESPECIALLY
PELERINES, MUCH
ALA MODE NOW
By MARGARET MASON.
There was nothing further from oul
thoughts

There was nothing further from our
thoughts
Than fur some weeks ago,
But now what q hurry
To get something furry
Because it looks like snow?
No.
Because they become US so.
NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-"well Norah,
have a pelerine," said my next door
neighbor to her new maid the other
day. Norah's face grew long and
sorrowful Indeed, Nam, and will
ye after havin' an operation2" she
demanded in husted and sympathetic
tones.
II you are uncertain like Norah
The Washington times., 1917-10-26
American Loans to
The Allied Countries
Nearly Three Billion

American loans to the allied
governments have closely ap-
preached the three billion mark.
Treasury figures show that this
Government has extended to the
powers engaged in war on Ger
many credits amounting to $2,-
2s6, 400, 900.
The loans have been distributed
as follows: Great Britain, ST.
$4,000, 900; France $4,000. 900:
Italy, S255, 5,O0O, ,000t Russia $685.
O00,O 900; Belgium S5s, 400 900. and
Serbia, 100000.
The Washington times., 1917-10-26
MunIcnIc md Dance

A musicale, followed by an Informal
dance, will be given tomorrow even
ing at $50 o'clock at Dumbarton
Club. corner of Wisconsin avenue and
r street, for the benefit of French
orphans The program will be given
by Mrs. Edith Marmion Brosius,
harpist: Mrs. Charles Fairfax, aud
Arthur Deibert
The Washington times., 1917-10-26
THE CITY'S SOCIAL SIDE
Dorothea Ozyen,
Soon TO be Bride.
Feted and Dfnea

Much Of the gayety on today's So
cial program centers about a charm
ing bride, Miss Dorothea owen, daugh-
ter of Senator and Mrs. Robert L.
owen, whose marriage to John Cam
eron Hawkins will take place tomor-
row afternoon at o'clock in the
Bethlehem Chapel, Cathedral of St.
Peter and st. Paul, with a reception
to follow at the home OF Senator and
Mrs. Owen. This evening Senator and
Mrs. Owen will give a dance at
Rauscher's for their daughter, pre-
ceded by a dinner for the members Of
the bridal party.
Mil Lillian Birney, who will be one
of Miss Owens attendants, entertain
ed the bridesmaids at luncheon today,
her guests including Mrs. Hepburn
Walker, of Pittsburgh, who will be
matron of honor; Miss Joyce Shaw
Kennedy, OF Rosslyn. L. L; Miss
Laurie Smith, of Sayville, L. l., and
Miss Alice O'Gorman. of New York.
The out-of-town bridesmaids are all
members of a house party which
Senator and Mrs. Owen are entertain
A1lbS oAEhCs do
given at the residence of her sister,
Mrs. Harold Walker, with whom she
makes her home In keeping with
the vogue for simplicity in wartime.
there were no floral decorations, but
the places were marked by dainty
name cards representing the bride
and her attendants.
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Chief Justice c. ]. Smyth of the
Court of Appeals and Mrs. Smyth,
who have been at the Grafton since
coming to Washington, are taking
possession of the residence at the
corner Of Twenty-third and Califor-
mia streets. where they will make
their home. Justice and Mrs. smyth,
who are from Omaha, Neb., are cul-
tivated and charming. and will be
pleasant additions to Washington's
official society.
Charles Cowles Tucker will enter
tain at dinner at the Chevy Chase
Club On Monday evening in compli-
ment to Justice Smyth.
VIII Return to City.
Mrs. Joseph Davies, who is visiting
her. sister in the West, will return to
Washington next week.
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Mrs. Cootes, wife of Capt. n. n.
Cootes, left Washington the first of
the month for Norfolk. where she will
pass the winter. She leased her house,
1926 Seventeenth street, to Ralph
Thomas, one of the temporary secre
taries OF the British embassy.
Col. George Harvey, U. S. A. will
come to Washington next week to
spend several days.
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Mrs. David Franklin Houston, wife
of the Secretary of Agriculture, spent
the day in Baltimore. She will re-
turn to Washington tonight.
Miss Helene Hamilton has as her
guest at Stoneleigh Court, Mrs. John
G. Battelle, of Columbus. Ohio. Mrs.
Battelle is en- route from New York
to her home.
Mrs. Wilson Haywood and her
daughter, Mrs. Howard Hume, have
returned from a visit in New York.
Mr. and Mrs. George E. Hamilton
will remain at their country home
near Bethesda, Nd, until after
Thanksgiving, when they will open
their house in New Hampshire ave-
nue..
The Washington times., 1917-10-26

as to the nature of the lady's ailment
1 will do a Noah Webster to pelerine
and elucidate tho fact that IL is "a
lady's cape or tippet. What fur is
a pelerine-is a foolish question these
days for one sees them on every
hand or more literally on every
Some Are-Some Aren't.
Most Of the Enartest new ones
show slits for the arms in fash
ion much resembling the dolman of
yesteryear. Some reach to the waist
line and others, without the arm
holes of course, merely ripple around
the shoulders. Some are crossed In
front like a surplice and fastened at
the waist line beni1d. There are div
ers variations and each one more
stunning than the other. Usually q
combination of two furs is used in
their evolving when the fur is of
the short haired variety such as mole
with ermine or seal with ermine but
those Of Kolinsky, sable fox or
skunk are richer in the one long
haired fur.
One peachy little set in bright blue
peau de peche and mole has a long
scarf of the blue bordered In the
mole to be swathed around it's own
ers lucky little throat and caught
with a stunning silver ornament. The
sassy little close fitting hat has a
crown OF the blue topped with two
bobbing pompoms of the mole while
the turned up brim Of the mole is
caught at just the right spot with
the twin of the silver ornament on
~ a
peche finished at the bottom with
a band of the fur and pompom
swings on q silver cord.
Outlines New.
A startling little jacket of seal Is
diagonally bisected across the front
with a two-inch band OF vivid green
and silver brocadC. The seal muff
and the huge flat seal bag show the
same green and silver bias streak.
This little jacket shows a stand-up
military collar, but on most Of the
long fur coats of the season the
notch collar, which is worn
spread open covering the entire back
shoulder expanse or folded UP snug
and close In chin chin style is feat
ured.
The favored model for the long
coats SHOWS the rather close IltteQ
top with a well defined waist line
to which is ATTACHED the full rippling
skirt
New knitting Bags.
For the ubiquitous knitters who
cease not from their purling in pub
lie even though the snow flies come
newest knitting bags of fur, sleek
and capacious and thereby hangs a.
tail, or rather a score of them
adangle in the row along the bottom
of the bag. 1t Is a Kolinsky bag
that has the tail trimming, but much
more artistic are the bags of mole,
or seal, embroidered in a design of
vivid worsted flowers on the side
as IL to say, 'T flaunt all my bright
colored wool on the outside OF me
but inside treasure only wool Of
khaki and navy blue" A cunning
turban OF the fur wool, embroidered,
goes with these knitting bags. Cynic
that I am, these set set me wonder
ing IL the poor soldier in the frozen
trench wouldn't be able to get lots
more warmth out of the fur bag and
bonnet than out OF the wristlets and
muffIers which tteir owners will
eventually evolve.
The Washington times., 1917-10-26
Plan Halloween Dance.

The Robert E. Lee Chapter, U. d.
c., will give a Halloween dance on
next Wednesday at Confederate Ne
mortal Home. Preparations are being
made for many holiday guests. The
ballroom OF the home will be RayIy
decorated with Halloween suEges-
tIons and refreshments appropriate
for the occasion will be served. Holi-
day favors will be distributed.
The Washington times., 1917-10-26

Mrs. Alexander Biddle, of PhiIadeI-
phia, who will pass the winter in
Washington, is expected to arrive
next week. She has been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Drexel Biddle at
Radnor. Pa.
The Washington times., 1917-10-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Montgomery Blair
will remain at their country home at
Silver Spring, Nd. this season. Their
daughter. Mrs. Adolphus station, for
merly Miss Edith Blair. Is with them
during the absence Of Lieutenant
Commander station on sea duty.
The Washington times., 1917-10-26
Mis- PIKE to Wed.

Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Pyke, of Wide
water, Va, announce the engagement
Of their daughter, Miss Hanna Carr
Pyke, to Capt. Henry Pierce Torrey,
u. S. n. C., son of the late Col. z. w.
Torrey, U. S. A. The wedding Will
take place about the middle of No
vember at Port au Prince, Haiti.
The Washington times., 1917-10-26
Mrs. MackaySn1ith
Will Return to City
Early in Movember

Mrs. Alexander Mackay-Smith and
Miss Virginia Msckay-Smith. who are
in New York for a short visit, ex-
pect to reach Washington early In
and will open their house
in Sixteenth street for the season.
They spent the summer months at
Seal Harbor. Me-, where they have q
lovely home.
Mrs. Mackay-Smith viii have with
her this winter her daughter, Mrs.
William Bell Watkins, of Philadel-
phia. Lieutenant Watkins, who. 10
with the national army, is on duty At
Camp Meade. '
Miss Flores Howard. of New Or
leans, has arrived in Washington for
a visit OF several weeks, and is with
her aunt, Mrs. Richard Weightman
at the Grafton. Mrs. Weightman has
rented her house for the winter, and
has taken Miss Aida Henriques' resi-
dence, 1898 F street, for the season.
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Plans Halloween Party.
Col. William Horton, U. S. A, will
entertain at a Halloween party Sat,
urday evening at the Chevy Chase
Club. The club will be the scene OF
several parties that evening in cele.
bration of Halloween.
-
Mrs. Hampson Gary will return at
the end OF the week from New York,
where she is spending the week.
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Mrs. Delos BIodgett returned to
Washington last night from New
York, where she made a fortnights
stay at the Waldorf-Astoria- She was
accompanied by her sister-in-law, Mrs,
S. II. Peck, OF Mobile, Ala, who re-
mained in New York Miss Helen
Blodgett. Miss Mona Blodgett, and
their cousin, Miss Maize Porcher,
went to New York last week to pass
the weekend with Mrs. Blodgett and
Mrs. Peck.
Lieut.. Edward Lowe, L. S. r., of the
flying corps. and Mrs Lowe have
come to Washington and are at the
Lafayette while looking for a house
for the winter. Lieutenant and Mrs.
Lowe are from California, where they
have a beautiful home. Lieutenant
Lowe is a grandson of the late Delos
Blodgett.
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Mrs James Mcdonald will go to
New York next week to make an in
definite stay.
Mrs. William A. Mitchell, wife of
Major Mitchell, U. s. A, has moved
from the Marlboro to the Damaris-
Gotta.
The Washington Alumnae Club of
the Pi Beta Phi Fraternity asks that
all Pi Phis who have recently come
to Washington send their names to
Mrs. Wilson Compton, Florence Court.