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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-20
Many Additions to the Special Lots of
Mems Winter Suits and OvercOats

you may buy here--from $500 to $1,000
more remarkable, of course, are the SPECIAL
de for this week end-small lots from regu-
uped with remainders of special purchases:
S27.5O and $4,000 Suits-now S23.50
Discontinued lines from regular stock; Hart,
Schafner Marx, Stein-Bloch and other good makes.
Mems $500 Suits-nOw S11.50
Mems $1,000 Mackinaws-nOw $3.50
Mems $500 TrOusers-now $4.25
Men $3.50 and $4.0O TrOusers-$3.00
Youths $16.50 and SIS Long-trOusers Suits,
Tan Rubberized Cravenette Raincoats, heavy
fabrics-$7.5O and $3.50.
Mems Fur Ovefcoats, at $500, $4,000 and
$500, worth $500, $1,000 and $4,000 more.
Day and Evening Vests-$350 to $3.50.
zz-S Second Floor
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-20
STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER
Gifts for Soldiers

In our Army and Navy Ser
vice Department are shown more
than 200 useful articles for the
soldier or sailor. Quick and easy
selection made possible by the
variety. Suggestions:
Sweaters-S5.OO - $500
Flash Lights 90 to S2.75
Blankets-S7.5O to $3.50
Bedding Rolls-Sl0.0O
Sleeping Bags-Sl0.50
Puttees-S7.50 to $500
Safety Razors. Trench Mirrors,
Toilet and COmfcrt Kits at
varying prices
Wool Helmets-S3.50
Olive Drab Shirts-S3.50 to $500
Officers Strap Wrist Gloves
$3.50
Olive Drab Air PillOws--S2.00
Olive Drab Bath RObes-S6.5O
-. >Second Floor, Market St, East
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-20

COlOred Umbrellas
are the Fashion
And Excellent Gift Articles
Two special lots, Just in time for
gift shoppers-don't miss them;
they are sure to go quickly at these
popular gift prices:
Silk Umbrellas at $500
In blue, garnet, green, purple and
changeable blue-and- green; carved
wood handles; wrist loops and case
$500.
Silk Umbrellas at $500
All-silk taffeta, in blue, purple,
garnet and green; variety of styles
in bakelite handles. many matching
color OF cover; wrist cord and case
$500.
- Aisle :. Market Street
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-20

$4,000 and $4,000 OvercOats-S25.O
Storm listers, eXtra-heavy, also some fine Ches.
terheld Overcoats from the Stein Bloch Co.
$500 to $4,000 OvercOats-nOw $3.50
Trench style and plain models
$1,000 to $500 OvercOats-nOw $3.50
Plain back and fancy coatings.
$500 to $4,000 OvercOats-nOw Sl4.50
Youthful and conservative styles.
$3.50 and $500 Suits-nOw $3.50
$500 and $4,000 Suits-nOw S14.5O
Youthful and conservative styles including spe
clal lots from recent sales and from regular stock
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-20
$5.75 to $3.50 Silk
Waists, $3.85 & S4.65

CREPE GEORGETTE WAISTS
in black, white, shell pink, suit
shades and fashionable light
shades; embroidered, beaded, braid
ed or trimmed with filet lace-all
most attractive and every Waist a
special value-$3.S5 and $4.65.
Crepe GeOrgette Waists in
Many Styles, $5.75 to $8.75
Exauisitely beaded and embroid-
cred models. pretty combinations
of crepe and satin. and some trim
med with dainty laces. Shell pink
coral, peach, tea rose and Jade.
zA@ Second Floor Centre
Evening star., 1917-09-16
EXPECT UNION HEADS
TO CONTROL STRIKES
Informal Agreement Made by Ship
ping Board and the Navy
Department.

The shipping board is depending on
the national heads of the Metal Trades
Union to control shipyard strikes at
Portland and elsewhere on the Pacihc
coast pending investigation by the
shfpbuiIding labor adjustment board.
Under an informal agreement made
with the union heads by the shipping
board and the Navy Department no
strikes were to be called until after the
adiustraent board had tried to bring
about a settlement. Members of the
shipping board are of the opinion that
local unions on the Pacific coast so far
have not been fully acquainted with the
terms of the agreement and that
strikes generally will not be called when
union leaders have made the situation
clear
At San Francisco, where $4,000 men
have threatened to strike tomorrow. the
situation is complicated because many
of the workers are not shIpyard en-
ployes and the agreement does not IN
clude adjustment of their grievances.
These men. however. threaten to car
ry out with them many shipyard metal
Evening star., 1917-09-16
ASSAULT CASES AT FAIRFAX.
William Burgess and John Adams to
Be Tried in Circuit Court.
4 Correspondence Of The star.

Special correspondence OF me Siai-
FAIRFAX. Va, September 13.-N IL
liam Burgess. Colored. who is charged
with attempted criminal assaults on
Mrs Mildred Miller and Miss Mary Da-
Wis in the lower end of this county,
about three weeks ago, will be placed
on trial during the term of circuit
court which convenes Monday. The
authorities refuse TO announce the eN-
act date of the trial. not desiring to
having a crowd at the proceedings. The
prisoner is now in Richmond and will
be brought here, probably with mill
tary guard.
The grand jury that will consider the
Burgess charges has been drawn, but.
following the usual custom, Clerk of
the Courts F. d Richardson refused to
furnish the list for publication.
AS soon as an indictment is returned
against Burgess he will be placed on
trial, and, as there are but few wit
nesses. 1t will be quickly over. 1t is
stated the authorities have a confess
sion made by Burgess.
The case of John Adams, colored.
charged with criminal assa ult upon his
hirteen-year-old stepdaughter Sue
Bowles. which is alleged to have oc-
Cured August 25 at Clifton, will also
be tried at this term of the court.
Adams is in the jail here.
Evening star., 1917-09-16
GRADUATING
IN ARTILLERY SCHOOL
Course in France Is Very Difficult,
Including Topography, Ballistics
and Telephony.
(Cnblegram to The Sunday Star and
New York Times. Copyright, 1870

PARIS, September 15.-Americans at
the artillery school, who have just been
graduated, are fully on level with the
French students and have gained espe-
cially good marks in regulating gun
fire. The first part of the course was
devoted to the 75's. later to the $50
short Schneiders, the 220's and other
calibers. Henderson, Torrye and jack
son, who were graduated with the high
est marks, have made application to
10 in the American Army. Debouchet is
nRely to go to Russia. he speaks
FrNnch and Russian fiuently.
OF the others. nine will be instructors
under Commandant Thomas in the
AmeTican artillery school, where young
Amer ican officers, not recruits, but
West Pointers and others who have had
preliminary training, are expected to
begin work in short time. OF these
Instructors. Alden, Brooks. Crocker
Ely, foreman, Hall, Hammersley. Lock-
wood, Howard and Munroe already have
been installed where some thirty
French officers also are preparing to
receive the Americans. One French in
Structor named Corle is only nineteen.
He volu'n teered for active service
year before his class was called and
was decorated for bravery in the Cham
pagne treuches- Seriously wounded, he
was pickle i up for dead, but recovered
enough to undertake less arduous work
in the artillery service. Almost child
in appearance e. this frail youngster can
tell our boys astounding stories of the
war if they nan break down his natural
modesty sufficiently.
Two Ameri aans, stephens and Can
son. preferred to take a finishing
course in a Frcnch school. where even
colonels with ,Nventy years service are
learning the latest artillery methods It
is likely that the Americans will be
sent there when the first course is fin
ished. The Sc;:anne course includes
topography. balIi5tics. telephony, get
In,
fire under real war conditions. For in
struction purposes q miniature battle
field, with forts, trenches and military
posts, has been laid out on scale of
one to one hundred, on the same prin-
ciple as the trench lines are laid out
for practice behind the front before
attacks. All calculati ons must be made
as accurately is in actual fighting
All the French are awaiting the
Americans eagerly. and it is no exag-
geration to say that they are expecting
Evening star., 1917-09-16
News Produces joy.

News that Battery B of Field Artillery
is leaving Washington tomorrow for Camp
Mcclellan caused JOY in the camp of Capt.
Eogt's men The other battery will go
Into camp between the \ Battery location
and that Of the cavalry squadron. Capt
Vogt has been assigned TO meet them at
the detralning point and assist them in
the transfer of their equipment to their
new camp site.
The artillerymen are making the most
OF their advantages for drilling. Having
only thirty-two horses, their work is lim-
tied so far as mounted drills are con-
cerned. but dismounts1 work is being
pushed with vieor. Reconnaissance. the
occupation Of positions. semaphore sig
mailing and other similar work, as well as
personal hygiene and first-aid duties, are
being studied and drilled every day.
Both the cavalry and artillery from the
District stood inspection today by Brig.
Gen. W. g Rafferty,, commanding the ar
tillery forces here.
This afternoon the boys from the Dis
trict enjoyed the customary week end
half holiday, and they We're at liberty to
go to the city or enjoy themselves in 9TH
er WAYS II. H X
Evening star., 1917-09-16
STANDS By Irs GUNS.
Chattanooga Railway Company Re-
jects Terms for Settling Strike.

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. September
15.-Manager F. W. Hoover Of the Chat
tanooga Railway and Light Company
informed Federal Counciliator John B.
Colpoys today that his proposition TO
settle the carmen's strike could not be
accepted and that the company would
stand by its guns and fight to the finish
The proposition submitted by Coll
poys was to the effect that the com
pany should recognize the union and
allow the men to return to work. ques-
tions to whether Objectionable op-
eratives should be retained and other
details to be submitted to arbitration
What the next step to bring about a
settlement will be is only surmise. as
is also the character Of reoommenda- =
tion Colpoys will make to the Depart =
ment of Labor at Washington.
Evening star., 1917-09-16
BUILDING SEA WALL.
Dredge Atlas at Work Improving
Lincoln Memorial Setting.

The United States engineer service
dredge Atlas is employed in sea wall
building about the recently reclaimed
area in front of the Lincoln memorial.
and when this work is completed and
the grounds on the river side of the
handsome structure beautified it will
have proper setting. The portion of
the Georgetown channel taken into the
Lincoln Memorial Park. after being re-
claimed from the river. consisted of
flats which at low water had but a
few inches of water over them. Now
the sea wall comes out to deep water
and its building will straighten out a
kink in the north side Of the channel
wall and improve its looks from the
river
Evening star., 1917-09-16
ARE READY TO ENTRA|N
FOR CAMP AT ADMISSION
Battery B, Field Artillery, and Sig
nal Corps Company, D. c.
Units. Leave Today.

Battery b. Field Artillery. and Com
pany 3. Signal Corps. of the District
National Guard have their camp chat
tells all packed away on cars-eNcept
tents and cots-ready to move out OF
Camp Ordway this morning and en-
train for Camp Mcclellan, at Anniston.
Ala.
haen stationed in the railroad yard to
prevent any interference with the two
trains on which the two units of the
District Guard are to move southwark.
Military precaution prevents announce
mant cf the hour at which the trains
are to move out. but doubtless there
will be a big crowd of relatives and
friends on hand to bid the boys fare
we'll and load them down with the
customary boxes and bags of fruit,
cake and other goodies
Evening star., 1917-09-16

one baggage car and four tourist
coaches. There are 13J men and four
officers in this organization. and they
are carrying thirty-one horses.
Company b of the Signal Corps will
travel by route different from that
of Battery B. The Signal Company
has seventy-four men and three Of
fcers and is carrying thirty horses
These two units are being hurried
south so as to get them across the
rails before big movement of New
England troops begins.
Evening star., 1917-09-16
Leave Granted Yesterday.

The soldiers were given as much
leave as possible yesterday in which
to visit their homes. but every man
was required to be in camp before
midnight
The two units will move forward in
senarate trains. Battery p. under
command of Capt. George Bonnet. is
scheduled to get away first. having at
least sixteen cars. including six fiat
cars three box cars. two stock cars,
Evening star., 1917-09-16
GRAND DUKE DERANGED.
Michael Alexandrovitch. Brother of
Former Car. Asks Many Privileges.

PETROGRAD. September 15.-Since the
transfer of Nicholas Romanof the for
mer emperor to Tobolsk, according to the
Ririeviya former Grand Duke Michael
Alexandrovitch. his brother has been
showing signs of mental arrangement and
has been bombarding the government with
requests for various privileges.
The grand duke now asks permission to
go abroad to take u cure and demands
The trial of two officers on whose evidence
he is accused of completely in the Hitrovo
monarchist conspiracy.
Evening star., 1917-09-16
Do Things in a Hurry.

When they do things down here at
Camp Mcclellan they do them In
hurry. If a railroad spur must be run
to some point of the reservation to
facilitate the handling of freight the
construction quartermaster tells staff
of foremen what he wants done. they
blow their whistles and n thousand or
two laborers flock to the scene. The
job may take day or it may take two,
but seldom more than that.
In the various camps in the reserva-
ton here there is but one thought these
days. and that has to do with the re-
Every man wonders where he is going
to land. There is no one who Knows
for certain whether he is going to be
in the engineers, the ammunition train,
the medical department, the artillery,
the infantry or something else.
The reorganization Is a big task. and
il is not likely that il can be effected
within n short time. 1t involves the
wholesale transfer of large numbers of
men from organizations where there
are excessive numbers. There Is sur,
plus of infantrymen. and these men Will
be used to fill in. Fears that large num-
bers would be barred from the perma-
nent organizations and shunted INTO the
depot brigade or reserve units were dlS-
pelIed this week The entire enlisted
to fill up all the units required for
complete division. To make up the
deficit 200 men have been asked Tor
from the National Army at Camp Lee
Petersburg, Va
Gen. Morton's plan for a rigid dis
cipline has met with the favor of the
officers in the camp. They went to see
a wholesale reassignment of officers ana
a fully disciplined camp. To Il man they
realize the necessity for real work and
drastic discipline. and they are gong
to help Gen. Morton to the limit:
II. H. h.
Evening star., 1917-09-16
Battery Captain Assists.

Capt Louis c. Togt. commanding
Battery \, is cooperating with the
cavalrymen, ana has included details
from the squadron in the artillery
classes. These details include one ser
geaut. one corporal and five priFates.
and they attend all Of the dismounted
drills of the artillery. They study the
telescope, range finding and other sub
jects- Glasses of commissioner
officers are also attending the stand
ing gun drills The cavalry drills have
not been abandoned. All of the
mounted cavalry drills are being held
Just the same as in the past.
Stories to the effect that the artil-
Ierized cavalry Will be in France with
in n few weeks are without founda-
tion in this camp. \ thousand and one
stories Of this nature can be heard in
n ten-miuute walk through any Of
the organizations. While it is possible
that the artillery will be one of the
first National Guard units sent abroad,
there is no reason to believe that the
artillery would be sent earlier than the
rest of the division.
Five reserve officers. from the quota of
200 sent here for assignment to various
organizations after the reorganizations
program has been completed. have been
attached temporarily 10 the cavalry
squadron for instruction. These officers
have been sent to the cavalry for the
purpose OF receiving instruction in COM
pany administration and other duties.
Evening star., 1917-09-16

wonders from them. The artillery
course is exceedingly hard and com
plicated. and the French themselves
spare no efforts in perfecting 1t.
Evening star., 1917-09-16
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The ninth annual opening of the
Washington School of Business Admin
istration and Accountancy is TO be held
Monday evening, october ]. at o'clock
at the Y. NJ. c. a, when the principal
Speaker will be DR.. J. Lee Nicholson,
Instructor in cost accounting of Column
bia University and chief of the account
ing division of the Department of
Commerce. His subject will be The
Day, of Special ialists-Cost Accounting"
Or w. H S. stevens. special expert.
federal trade commission, who Will
preside. viii speak briefly on The b.
c s Man"
Evening star., 1917-09-16

" hfIe
dav last. bound to this city with oil in
bulk for the gas light company, stand
ard Oil Company's tank barge No. So
ran ashore at Douglas point. Nd, and
at last reports was still hard and fast
ashore. The barge was in tow of a
Baltimore tug when she grounded. 1t
may be necessary to pump part of her
cargo into another barge before she
can be floated-
"Co-operation Among Our Members"
will be the subject for disctssion be-
Evening star., 1917-09-16
Means of Transportation
Inadequate When Seekers
for Recreation Visit City
ecial Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
CAMP MCCLELLAN. ADMISSION, Ala.
September 1.-two of the far corners
of the big reservation are being pre-
pared for shooting ranges. one of these
will be for the small arms practice and
the other for artillery work. a COM
plete system OF trenches is to be built
and the surveys are now being made
by the engineers of the division. They
will be constructed under the direction
of Maj Charles l. Dulin. the construct
ing qGartermaSter here. and will be
fioored and cribbed with the idea of
sending large forces of our troops into
them TO remain for periods of a week
at a time and receive instruction in
all of the varied modes of trench fight
ing.
Soon the batteries of field guns will
be laundering, and the shrapnei will
be splitting, Ranges for the big guns are
being constructed, and the artiilerymen
will be able to bang away without fear
OF dana sins any ones property or
frightening neighborly farmers
horses.
But development of the training
reservation has been but one of the
problems for the military authorities.
One of these is transportation between
the camp and Admission. 1t has been
proven to = certainty that there is not
a sufficient supply of vehicles. With
only about one-haf of the troops in
camp il has taxed to the fullest meas
ure the means Of transportation
Anniston mas failed to provide for the
business that has been laid at its doors
Now the city is clamoring for the facili-
ties that are lacking.
Evening star., 1917-09-16
Left Stranded in CITY.

The city is hospitab1e to tho point Of
surrender II has invited the boys into
It's streets, the people have welcomed
them into their midst; the town is
pros psT1nts aHd booming. Bat the peo-
PIE have forgotten that something
must be done for the boys after they
get them into town. Every day he
tween in the afternoon and 8 at
night thcas1uis - OF troops visit An
nistOr. For -ht pISt week there has
nave not jheen icit stranded IN the city
because 3c the jaadcquacy of trans
portatton baeil 10 camp.
me military authorities have turned
their attention % the lob Of providing
suHicient entertainment and diversion
FOR the nieg TiEaL m camp TO keep
fhem amused and out Of the idea OF
going 10 to"n every night. The steps
now contemplated win require time
ho~efe 81, because they involve con-
s;ruction Of FIVE big buildings capable
OF seating thousands of soldiers. the
co!crellnS OF the walls and bottom Of
a big !dtie&aHd the introduction of a
system Of raption picture shows
Some kind of = railway is needed
ara II !S tCo late no" to start its con-
&trucfion. The town is not wealthy
enough to make such a thing possible
The transportation question. could b.
settled through a train service over an
existing spur Absence of equipment
makes this impossible. it is said and
It could HpJ be made practicable now
when thousands Of troops and vast
quantities Of supplies Of all sorts are
coming IA.
The city and military authorities are
workias hand in hand in joint admin
istration. This is especially noticeable
~ The police work. For weeks a com
Pany OF the New Jersey infantry has
been on duty as military police in the
Evening star., 1917-09-16
D. c. CAVALRY GETS
BIG GUN PRACTICE
Mai. Herron's Squadron TAX
ing Lead at Alabama Camp
in New Line of Work.
BATTERY A C0-0PERATES

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CAMP MCCLELLAN, ADMISSION, Ala.'
September 15.-The cavalry squadron
from, the District of Columbia, COM
rnanaed by Mai. Leroy w. Heron. has
taken the lead over all other caValry
outfits in initiating artillery WORK.
Glasses for the officers and men nave
been started and details attend the
drills of BATTERY \ of the District Ar
ttlIery, which is here. This work was
started at the direction of Mai. Her
ron today and it was explained that
while no orders officially changing the
squadron from cavalry to artillery had
vet been issued. the Washington men
are preparing for the change and are
anxious to acquire every available bit
of instruction along the new line OF
work
Evening star., 1917-09-16

city. Elimination of all liquor and all
disorderly houses from the city and
its vicinity Is a primo purpose OF the
military authorities.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-11
KEYRATE HERE
MAY Be LOWER
Addition of New Firetruck
Likely to Bring Reduc-
ton, Say Experts.

Fl Paso's new keyrate. if one Is -s-
tablished. will be greatly influenced 10y
the recent action Of the city council in
ordering new motor aerial truck and
the complete motorizing Of the local fire
department.. according 90 \ T. andrews
state fire insurance commissicn~r. ard
r B. Cooley. IT,. cher engineer OF the
state fire insurance commission. who
arrived in Fl Paso "Wednesday night
The two officials were beins shown
around Thursday morning by fire chief
Holm w Wray. and VIII remain in II
Paso for several DAYS on a trip OF in
spection OF the local department, the
waterworks system and other import
ant work in their lie Of duty
Second TO Dallas
FL PaSO's present raie OF u cents IS
second only to that OF Dallas Whlch is
l6 cents. according 10 commissi oHer AZ
drews- \ rating Of one percent loi Inc
addition of a motor apparatus 10 me
fire department is allowed by tn T',.te
commission. and il is thought that as
the city has had three new motor trucks
since the last visit Of inspection " has
an excellent chance 70 reuuce us Key
rate The work OF checking up Inc rec
ords of fire chief Nray ana the IRE
marshal Daason and Of gong over me
department was started Thursday
morning By commissioner Andrews and
engineer Cooley.
''Of curse We cannot state whether
the keyrate will be Influenced or not.
As we only began work this morning.
but 1 viii say that you have certainly
cot a fine city" said engineer Cooley
1t is going TO take Us several days 10
go over the fire department. the police
system. read over the city ordinances
and other work. and Of course we viii
determine what action viii be taken
then
Rating May 60 Down
i believe that the installation Of the
three new motor trucks. two at the
Central station and one in Highland
park viii influence the keyrate. as a
rating Of one percent-nOt one cent
Is allowed for the addition of a motor
lire apparatus TO the department
T. ! Barrows. our rating engineer.
VIII arrive in the city tomorrow from
Austin"