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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-30
UPHOLD MINIMUM
CURRENT CHARGE
Service Commission Finds
"Stand- -Ready-to-Serve"
Basis Justifiable
aRoLLEY COMPANY LOSES
Long Controversy of Phoenixville
Line and Philadelphia Sub
~ urban Electric Ended

1IARRIsBUfaG, Oct SO.--In an opinion
written by Commissioner John S. Killing
a. ruling on the complaint Of the Phoenix
vile, valley Forge and Stratford Railway
Company against the Philadelphia Suburban
Gas and Electric Company, the Public serv-
Ice Commission holds that the justice
ola minimum charge or stand ready to
serve charge 70 patrons of utility has
been we'll established" Under the condi-
tons under which this service is rendered
by the respondent, a reasonable demand
charge would seem to be just and proper,
the commission said.
The companies have been in controversy
oyer rates for months and proceedings in
the Chester County courts have been pend
ing. a temporary injunction being part OF
the litigation. The trolley company refused
TO accept a new contract last year, con-
tending that rates were too high, and TOOK
the electric company into court to prevent
discontinuance of service, while the electric
company brought suit against the trolley
company. There Is also a complaint OF IN
adequate service. The trolley company uses
most current in the summer.
on the complaint Of interruption in serv-
ice the commission said II will not pass at
this time as the company is making an
efto-t to prevent further Interruptions. The
minimum charge is upheld, with $3.50 a
mor.f fixed for minimum demand Of Soo
ltiewnts and the trolley company was dl-
rec,M to pay for service rendered since Oc-
tober IL, 1915. at two-cent rate SUBJECT
20 minimum charges The electric company
was directng to make a new tariff covering
service to the trolley company in accord
ancs with the decision.
The Center and Clearfield Railway Com
psny Of Phillipsburg is the latest trolley
combany to file notice Of intention 10 IN.
crease fare from five to seven cents, II
also discontinues sale Of twenty-one tickets
for a dollar and increases express and mer'
cbandise rates.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-30
us. GOVERNMENT is URGED
TO END PRINTERS STRIKE
Employers Say Press Feeders Halt
Work on Federal Contract
Jobs

NEW YORK. oct SO.-Rather than grant
the demand Of 200 press feeders for an
Increase of 81 a week, the Association for
Employing Printers has decided TO APP
peal to the Government for assistance.
The employers informed representative
Of the feeders that they will increase wages
So week as a war relief. The employers
believe that II the feeders refuse this offer
the Government will step in to prevent de-
lay in the completion Of printing contracts
connected with war work
At least 200 employees in the association
have war printing contracts, Floyd Wilder,
secretary Of the association, said after the
meeting. The employers are confident the
feeders will receive no support from the
International Association.
Unless the press feeders and the en-
ployers agree soon there is danger the hal
lots will not be printed in time for the
municipal election on November g.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-30
Scranton Coal Man Dies

SCRANTON, Pa, Oct so. - Joseph "
Birtley, seventy-one years old, died here
yesterday. He had heen general super
intendent of the Price Pancoast Coal Com
yany for twenty y-eight years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-30

toRiiere Ia maschera che portavano per
saIvars dai gas asfissianti.
81 osserva pure. che le truppe oela
seconda armata erano composite dl terrl1
toriall cioe' al uomini richiamati allie arm
e dell'eta dai s5 al 40 ami, naturalmen.e
memo resistenu non sufficientemente isru-
III. Contro auesti uomini 81 scateno Ia
furla delle formidable artiglierie tedesche'
Motif nutrono la ferma convinzione enc
TItalia sia stata tradita da spie le quali
hanno saputo bene informare II nemico dei
punto piu debole della Inca italiana' IN
fatti lie forze tedesche hanno attaccato Ia
fronte del settore difeso soltanto da terri :
toriali cioe' da un punto ad oVest oil
Tolmino fino a Pontebba.
DIspacci giunti dalla fronte delllsonzo
assicurano che lie truppe italane cola
operlnti hanno offerta una splendida re-
sistenza ALA opprimente numerosa pres
stone nemica.
I'evacuazlone dellaltpiano di Bainsizza
g. ayvenuta con Il massimo ordine senza
perdite di cannoni di uomlni
81 conferma che lie forze austro-tedesche
avanzano lungo le valli che conducono
nella pianura Friullana e marclano verso
Irdine irradiando la pianura come lie
stecche di un ventagio spiegato.
I'm telegramma da Berna annunzia che,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-30
Gil ITALIAN ARRESTANO
L'AVANZATA TEUTONICA
lie Truppe di Cadorna Resistono
allImpeto della Irruzione
degli Austro-Tedeschi
ROMA 40 ottobre

Notizle ufficial pervepute dalla fronte di
battaglia confermano che Tavanzata dele
forze austro-fedesche sulla fronte del
TIsonzo e. stata arrestata che lie truppe
italiane valoros imente stanno compiendo
II loro dovere per contendere lavanzata del
nemico sulle pianure.
lie forze austro -tedesche sono giunte
poche migla da Udine, mentre gil italiani
in perfetto ordine ST ritirano sula linea del
fume Tagllamento, secondo l plani stabilltl
dal Commando Supreme, da dove sara
dehnitivamente arrestata la marcia degh
austro-tedeschi.
lie llnee sullIsonzo sono state in prece-
denza preparate rafforzate in modo tale
da opporre una resistenza motto superiore
q uuella che sarebbe stata possible op-
pore dale linee dale quail gil italiani 81
sono dovut ritirare. questora sulle
linee del Tagliamento sono state inviate
lutte le riseTve disposblli di uomni e di
cannoni i'm numero sufficiente da potter far
fronte all'evenlenza della lotta.
Treni carichi di materiae e munizoni
contlnuano ad essere inviati verso II nord.
Tutta Italia e. fermamente convinta che la
odierna stuazione militare sara Chiarita
nella maniera piu soddisfaciente ira due
o tire gornl Una competa fducia e. gene
ralmente riposta nel piani di Cadorna per
sventare la minacciata grande invasione
tedesCa
Al communicate uficiale che annunziava
rattacco del'ala snistra sula fronte
Giula che faceva apparire che la Seconda
Armata 81 sarebbe ritrata cd arresa al
nemico senza eombattere ha fatto segulto
un altro communicate che Chiarisce la posi-
zione di quelle truppe le quail non avreb-
bero commesso acun alto di Villa ma
furono costrette a rltirarsi di fronte ALA
Vioenza dcll'attacCo nemiCo IL quale
avanzo con forze numericamente quattro
volte superior con batterie d crosse cali
bro. Sembra pura accertato che lartigleria
tedesca in questa avanzata ha fatto largo
uso dl speciali proiettili con gas assistant
e materie infammabli, dopo aver adoperato
una qualita' di proiettili che sviluppavano
del gas producenti un'irritazione insop-
portable da costrngere / soldati itaiani a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-30
Allies VIII Plan
Mighty Offensive
Continued from PaGc OrN

Continued from Page OrH
Of the nations, revised and sanctifed when
the United States entered the war.
But while prepared to go to the limit of
human endurance to win the war the allied
statesmen believe that there is a possibll-
ity OF winning it before another year is
passed To do so, however, it is felt that
the most colossal efforts must be made
With the first breath Of spring it Is In
tended that there shall get under way such
a series Of offensive preparations as will
pale into insignifCance all that has gone
before. With ever increasing intensity and
on all fronts If possible, IT is the purpose
TO .aunch blow after blow at the intrenched
enemy until, at the time when the full force
Of American military participation is
thrown in, all Europe will be resounding
with the fury of the conflict
This does not mean that in the interim
there is to be no fighting Of consequence.
The Italian situation demands immediate
attention, and the steady pounding of the
German lines in the west must, of course,
go on But in war winter is the season
OF preparation and it is to this work of
preparation particularly that the interallied
conference may he expected to devote its
principal attent on.
1t is a problem calling for the best
thought that the united brains Of the ma
tions can give to it. Mountains of am
munition, forests Of guns. gigantic stacks
of equipment. food and raw material must
be piled up in unheard-of proportions.
The entire system OF supply and trans.
portation must be rcorCanized and every
ounce of produc ne and Transporting en-
ergy must be conserved and utilized with
the utmost economy and lack Of waste
Whole nations must be dedicated anew tC
the tremendous task ahead, and through the
period Of these winter months of prepara
/ tion nations that are hungry and cold must
I -, Ca ,a1 ft,,, tk,N a.
! short of food and fuel and shorter of tht
| means of transporting them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-30
ALLIES AID EXPECTED
TO TURN TIDE IN ITALY
WITHIN NEXT WEEK
MASHINGTON. Oct. 30.

The turning point In the great struggle
between General CadoEna's Italian forces
and the invading Teutons on the plains of
north Italy will come within a week. off,
cia Rome cables declared today, 1t will
take cadorna at least six or seven days to
withdraw to the Tagliamento line and con-
so,idate his forces there, the cables say.
BIZ that time neavy re-enforcements from
the Allis both in r en- and munitions, are
eapected to clieck the Huns.
the prevent organized preparation for a
turr on the Teutons, however. Won Macken-
set Is forcing his troops day and night.
Kaiser William Is expected to join Emperor
Kari at the front Immediately to urge
further. haste. All dispatches indicate Ger
MAR IS playing her last trump card in an
effort TO force an end of the war through
Italy.
II IL officially declared here that political
conditions in Italy are improving under
the crisis The leading Italian newspapers
are calm the cables show
iii Is too early to describe the result OF
Tie strtSglc" says the Idea Nazonale. 1T
~ now lay duty and honor TO sustain
this big offsusive, And she is doing so with
perfect co.sidence that she will be able tc
show herself worthy Of her destiny and the
confidence u her Allies"
Italy's { tbinet crisis official cables add
has been WI litually settled under demands
for iDatant action, to repel the Hun in
radersl SOM i1o will be retained as Min
lister Of Foieign Affairs with Bissolitti and
Nitu holding Important portfolios under
Prime Minister ORLANDO. Maintaining the
morale Of the civihai. population viii be tn,
big task Of the new cabinet.
Entente military men make no attempt
10 conceal the general chagrin felt al
Allied Daisjudgplent OF Italy's needs and
Cermany's strength.
u Is now too late for this country tC
send munitions needed by Italy but France
and England are expected to get vast sup
piles to cadorna Immediately. The twenty
HFc SHIPS, turned over 70 Italy by the ship
D|lIe hosrd when the great Teuton driv,
started canrot begin 20 deliver their eargS
..IIhIn a month of1cials saw
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-30
WILL CUT ARMY COATS
Radical Changes Ordered in Uniforms
to Meet Modern Needs

NEW YORK, oct. 3O.-RadicaI changes
IN army uniforms to meet the requirements
Of modern warfare, as We. as 10 narfnct
further economies in their manufactures
have just been inaugurated. Overcoats are
to be made shorter. shoulder pads are to
be eliminated from wool service coats and
Tor the first time manufacturers will be al
iowed 10 use cotton thread in the sewing
me decision to make shorter overcoats
results from observations made I'm tbo
trenches. where British soldiers have cut
eight to ten inches from their coats IN
prevent their movements from being ham
pered
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-30

secondo | calco1 del cornando .,,.I m
lie perdite sofferte dale forsc ss,IlI.1o
tedesche sulla fronte delrTsonzo s,n.p ..,p
tano a circa ventimila uomini, a'non'
Un communicate uficiale a, n.
annunzia che la truppe austro. llno
hanno invaso rItalia settentrIonsssiuue siuescne
trovano di fronte ad Udine, fino
giorni or sono sede del quartlere eensss,l pOchl
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-30
TeutOns Take Udine
in Mighty Offensive

Continued from Page One
authenticated Swiss reports received here.
"Our enemies are probably playing their
last card" commented the newspaper Tri-
huna today. "A battle which is developing
and which may occur on the Frutli plain
may be decisive for the whole Entente
Even II the center and the Julian wing
are connpeIIed to withdraw this will have
no fatal consequence" said the Fopolo
d'Itaha
I'VE are steadfa't and ready e. reject
with scorn any attitude creating difficulties
with The directing powers said the Osser-
vatore Romano.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-30
Hit by Onrushing Autoist, Bow Die

LANCASTER, Pa, Oct. 3O.-Iohn H.
Stauffer, aged four, son of Mr. and Mrs
Howard b. Stauffer, Of Landisville, died
Iast nlght from injuries received when he
was hit by an automobile in front of bio
home yesterday afternoon. The driver
Of the machine did not stop.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-30
Tax Bonrd o Herr AppeaIs

Tor the pcrpass Of hearing appeals. mem
If44 81 the Duard of Revision OF Taxes will
|t'l sessions daily from November Z until
lis .|0M4 of Iho month Assessment In
.I..4.I |,1 I1It are connned largely 70 a
I.|| NJ .131 |n in8 conlfal and southern
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-04-13
Among the Farmers

George Everett has enlisted in
the golden band of autocrats,
who ride in motor cars, having
bought the Overland IS from
Henry Wolf. The Auto Club
have voted Henry Wolf full
size Iron Gross for having enlist
ed George in the ranks of the
real road enthusiasts. This
makes three of Dickson town
ships clever farmers who ride in
autos. J. N. Carroll and Will
Davis being the other two, and
I'm glad to see the change come
over them. AS | said before, If
there is any people on earth who
deserve to ride in autos, it is the
farmer.
| was in Memphis last Friday
and heard u. S. Senator Bank
head of Alabama tell the story of
how the start was made for u.
+ S. Govt. Aid to roads. Of how
Uncle Sam had appropriated rs
million dollars to help the farm
ers of the various states of the
Union build real roads and how
easy it is now for the farmers
to have roads and have the Gov
eminent pay a dollar for every
dollar they pay, thro' their coun-
ty or special improvement dis
trict. When see Monroe coun-
ty farmers paying the enormous
tax they are paying each year in
dollars and cents and see too the
blood tax that they pay all be-
cause they do not have real
roads, | wonder how long they
are to be satisfied with the mis-
cradle conditions that are con-
fronting them. Those progress
sive Allendale farmers who took
things in their own hands and
had special act put thro' the
recent legislature extending
Road improvement District No.
l down to Allendale 6 miles
south of Brinkley) knew what
real roads meant to them.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-04-13
Pass.nc IA the Loadse Cane.

The loaded cane has gone out of
fashion, principally fer the reason that
such a thing 70 a source of danger ~
ing around 'eose, as cane is apt to
do; but a wtistling cane has been in
vented by which help may be sum
moned by one who is attacked and for
any reason unable TO make an cutlery.
The apparatus is entirely hidden in
the handle Of the cane, but yet exposed
sufficiently to be quickly reached by
the hand OF the person carrying it, and
two or three hard compressions will
cause whistling noise, which will at
tract instantly the attention of anyone
within a distance of several hundred
yards.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-04-13
Emperor Blocks Street Traffic.

The presence of the imperial family
and the courC in Tokyo makes the city
far more conservative than those of
the provinces. Automobile owners In
Tokyo lag behind the rugged farmers
of the Hokkaido in progress, and
Tokyo will wait for hours to use
streets over which the emperor is to
pass. This willingness to suspend
business on such occasions is lessen
ing and officials are making these
ceremonies less burdensome than for
merly, when whole districts of a mod
ern city were tied up simply because
the emperor was returning from his
summer palace in Nikko. Osaka II
more modern in spirit-Maynaro
Owen William, in the Christian Her
aid
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-04-13
Quaint Theater Notice.

Surely the quaintest notice ever is
sued by the management of a theater
for the benefit of the audience is the
one which is to be seen in the Ger
man town of Brunswick. 1t reads: ''For
the benefit of the public it is ordered
that the front row of the pit shall
lie down, the second row of the pit
shall kneel, the third shall sit, and the
fourth shall stand. In this way every
one will be able to see" Let it hastily
be added that the notice was posted up
in the Brunswick theater in 1884, and
that is now one of the curiosities
of the museum.--Christian Science
Monitor.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-04-13
Free Speech

~ , sssio woman had lived with
y u lanlly in the South for many
! ~ day her mistress had oc-
|sss.s sspflmand her quite sharply
nm that had gone wrong.
M. said nothing at the time.
i - later her voice could be
srs. s sitchen in shrill vitupera-
Nh, .sllng and everybody, with
~ II. .a of pans and
aaaIs,I load became the clamor and
euVe the ordinations that
Il ' sa,,, hurriedly down to the
a.,. WY Liza" she began. in
~. who on earth are YOU
NJ !, I amt talkin' to no.
u, ., "a negress replied, @but I
h." !, in dis house hyars me :"
N' Magazine. "'"fs me
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-04-13
SO Reward
LOST MULE COLT

will cheerfully pay $40 cash
for any information leading to
recovery of one young light bay
or brown horse mule, nearly 2
years old, lisa nice smooth colt
with a very dim brand on left
shoulder, and had been sheared.
Strayed from my farm 6 miles
southeast of Holly Grove abou
Dec. LIST! Is thought to be in
Postelle oreMarvell territory.
torsreward address
SAM ABLES,
2-l-17 Holly Grove, Ark.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-04-13
$25 Reward
STOLEN HORSE

will cheerfully pay $500 re-
ward for any information leading
to the recovery of lost horse and
arrest of thief.
Horse was a bright bay and
was taken from pasture 3 miles
north of Bripkley about Nov. 9.
Was branded with slight brand
on left shoulder with P. N. Had
black points and was about 20
years old. For reward apply to
or address
FRANK w. OWEN,
Rrinkley, Ark.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-04-13
cash Reward
FOR LOST Heller

Will pay liberal cash reward
for any information leading to
recovery of one red and white
spotted heifer, with horns, age
about 2 years, marked swallow
fork underbit in right ear, swal-
low fork and overbit in left ear.
For reward address or phone
C. F. CONVEY,
Jan. 2, 1874 Keevil, Ark.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-11
PROMINENT DOERUN MAN
PROBABLY FATALLY SHOT

ALBANY, Ga, Dec. Ill. P. Myers
prominent merchant and farmer of
Doerun, in Colquitt county, was proba-
bly, fatally injured today by the acct
dental discharge of % caliber rifle
while preparing to kill hogs.
Mr.. Myers and friend, Mr.. Jen-
nings, according to reports received
here, had gone to Mr.. Myers farm, two
miles from Doerun, to kill hogs. While
Mr.. Jennings was loading the rifle with
which to kill the hogs it was acciden-
tally discharged and the bullet entered
Mr.. Myers right side.
DR.. J. NJ Barnett, who was, called
from Albany to attend the injured man,
telephoned back for an ambulance as
soon as he arrived there, and the in
jured man is being brought to the
Phoebe Putney hospital here The eX-
act nature of the wound will not be
known until an X-ray examination is
made after reaching the hospital here
but symptoms, so far developed, are
said to be very unfavorable.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-11
Will PROSECUTE
DISHONEST
DEALER
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION Is
GOING AFTER COMPLAINTS. >

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Charges
by Food Administrator Hoover that
some dishonest wholesale and retail
dealers and food brokers have been
criminally responsible for the food short
age and rising prices, were taken under
investigation today by the Federal
Trade Commission.
Victor Murdoch will be in charge of
the inquiry which will be prosecuted
with vigor, with all the Trade Commits
sion's board to investigate powers be-
hind it. 2
Speculation in foods are declared to-
day in astatement by Commissioner
Murdoch to have far reaching results
in causing the unrest Unprincipled
brokers and dealers aresaid to order
goods beyond their requirements on
rising market, believing they can make
money if prices continue to go and can
at least prevent loss by rejecting ship
melt.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-11
AUSTRIA ANGRY
AT PRES. WILSON
PAPER SAY MEAN THINGS ABOUT
HIM.

AMSTERDAM, Monday, Dec. 10.-Com
menting on the American de 2.ava.ion
of war against Austria Hungary, the
Neuesweiner Tagebalatt of Vienna,
says, president Wilson's sud(:e i'it a
that thewar must be declared against
Australia Hungary on the grounds that
she is Germany's vassal, is the crazi-
est of his career as a va inGiter
1--WE are not frightened by his dec
iaration of war That Wilson Should
think he knows us better than we
know ourselves makes us laugh"
The Vienna Fremerenblatt says ct
S natural presumption that Wilson
,aes in Russian events the danger of
possible peace and desires by his move
to head off the stoppage of the gar
nering of enormous advantages OBJ
tanned by America from the devasta-
ton of European states by war.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-11
NEGROES HANGED
HOUSTON CRIME
Thirteen PAY DEATH PENALTY
FOR RIOT IN AUGUST.


SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. Ii
Thirteen negroes were hanged at Fort
sam, Houston shortly after seven this
morning for completely in the riot at
Houston > August 23rd. Themen all
were, enlisted men iof the twenty
fourth United States Infantry and in
Guided one sergeant and four eorporals.
The announcement of the action of
the court marshals came with a YER
dict made at the Southern Department
headquarters nine o'clock by the
chief of staff, who also gave out the for
NAL statement in which were included
the names of men sentenced to life i'm
prisonment.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-11
OSBORNE FAMILY
TO BIRMTNGF1A

The family of the late Mr. Osborne,
who died in a Macon hospital several
days ago, will move to Birm !gham to
make their home in the future Mi i.
Osborne had bought the Lee planta-
ton in the Listonia community a"d
had decided that he was going to farm
and reside in Cordele. The family was
occupying the residence of j. B. Ryals
and had arranged to remain here.
Birmingham is the old family home
and since Mr.. Osborne's death it has
been decided that the family should
go there to live. The community will
regret to lose them, and will sympa-
thize with the bereaved family on ac-
count of the death of Mr.. Osborne.