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TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1917-05-31
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TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1917-05-31

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-17
SOCIALISTS FACE
DEFEAT I'M RUSSIA
Rule of Radical Party a
Failure, Premier Keren-
sky Admits
NEW ELEMENTS f N T f X
By WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD
MOSCOW. Aug. II,


Socialism has failed in Russia. Premier
Eerensky has recognized the fact and the
great conference here on August 70 VIII
mark the end of Pan-Socialistic rule OF
Russia and the entrance of new elements OF
conservatism in commerce and finance.
Socialists themselves--and kerensky IS
one--realize that they failed in their at
tempt TO govern single-handed. This was
partly because the cities of Russia are So
ciaIistic and the country conservative and
also because the peasants refused to sell
food to the cities declaring money was OF
no use 20 them because of the high prices
in the cities.
In addition. the Socialists in the cities
were involved in continual quarrels among
themselves
This resulted in the July troubles and
killings in Petrograd. In addition, there
was too much of an attempt to govern be-
hind the scenes without assuming respon.
sibility by having Il majority Of Socialists
in the Government
Fear Of return to monarchy in Russia
is nonsense, all agree here today. re-
public is inevitable. although rumors OF
monarchical plots persist and resulted H.
the removal Of the Romanoffs to Siberia.
With this state of affairs, l<erenskys
recognition Of the failure of Russian social
ism is regarded as having firmly established
his greatness.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-17
WILSON FOR EXEMPTION
OF MEN WITH FAMILIES
Promises Senator Weeks He Will
Take Question Up Again With
War Department
WASHINGTON. Aug. II


s President Wilson today wrote Senator
Weeks of Massachusetts, that he would
take up again with the War Department
the question of exempting men with fam
flies from the selective draft
The Presidents letter was in reply to one
from Weeks. calling attention to, great dis
satisfaction throughout the country on this
point
Drafting married men with families. eX-
cept in the case where marriage has been
entered into for the purpose of escaping
the draft, is economically an unsound
policy" Weeks wrote, land it is unwise from
the standpoint Of successful prosecution of
the war to take married men as long as
there are sufficient number of single
men TO meet the Governments requirement.
1T will also mean very materially added
burdens to the Government in caring for
dependents, and it increases the distress Of
mind Of at least one person for every one
drafted
TO this the President replied
Your point with regard to the drafting
Of men with families is undoubtedly well
taken, and | have reason to believe il is
much in the mind at least of most of the
drafting boards. / shall take pleasure in
calling the attention of the War Depart
ment again to it,"
Weeks also asked the President to in
elude aliens in the draft.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-17

sara'costretts riconoacs re- cha !. ~
avvicinata orsmaI di troppo ALA chjr< v.
fatalmente la travolgera'. Disse inoIt[ ~
con In valida cooperazione dell'Amer,c.s wv s
potra sopperire al tonnelaggio neces.a
al trasporto dele munizioni q dejle dass'',"
necessarie ALA contnuazione della a'e g,,.se
sino ALA vittoria finale che doyra' esa.r
nul-altro che una disfatta solenna '.e
miitarism teutCnico.
Lloyd George fu applauditissimo al 49,,
il Ministro Asquith IL quale parlo' en- sne s
GU suilo stesso tono. per
Intanto lie colonne inglesi contlnua,.
ottenere grandi SUGGEST nellie Fiana,o "u
quotodlaramente reglstrano delle avan.
e dele conquiste di prigioneri. cannon,
vettovag,ie.
Lazione che 81 sta svolgendo a,,,,.,
mente nellie Flandre va prendendo ,'s.
misure sempre piu' gigantesche di pinrae
in giorno va diventando sempre min, ,ho ,',l
lcnth per Contlnuita' di azonc @ nor ta sIo'
delle truppe lie quail sono ansose A, d,'scla s'
una lezione al nemico, ma di oueIle io.e uare
che lasciano quei ricordi imperjturi 0hi
lie colonne combattenti attaccaro,,
il ncmico su d un fronte di move migI,. 'eri
tale volenZa che teutonici inyece a eoh
pierre una ritirata furono addirittura non.,
In fuga.
Nella loro avanzata vincendo una acoo.,
tissima resistenza da parte del tedasau,
specialmente presso Menin, gil ing,esi sannL sn.l
occupato Langhemarck ed ottenuto GO
pleto successo raggiungendo IL loro oh;ot,,
su tutta la Inca ad eccezione d un settos.
di piccola Importance sui lato sinlstro
Durante l'avaaz,ta gil inglesi hanno f,,,.
200 prgionieri cd hanno confscato r,o,.o
materiale da guerra parecchi canoni
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-17
BODY OF FERRYBOAT
SUICIDE IS IDENTIFIED
Woman Who Jumped Into Della
ware River Was Mrs. McKin-
ney, Widow

The body of the woman who committed
suicide last evening by jumping into the
Delaware River from the deck OF Penn
sylvania ferryboat en- route to Camden
was identified today as that OF Mrs. Mar
garet j. Mckinney. of 1858 North Newkirk
street, this city.
Mrs. Mckinney was forty-eight years
old and widow. The Identification was
made by Sidney Smith. with whom Mrs.
Mckinney boarded at the Newkirk street
address. Smith said that the woman had
been Respondent o: late because of illnesf.
Mrs. Mckinney left the house yesterday
afternoon. leaving a note for Mrs. Smith.
In this note she gave hint of suicide, ask
ing Mrs. Smith to take charge of all OF
her effects.
Hundreds OF passengers, many of them
women. witnessed the suicide. 1t was dur
ing the rush hour, when persons working
IN Philadelphia were returning to their
homes In Camden and suburban towns.
Passengers on the ferryboat had seen the
woman near the guard rail on the deck of
the boat. but no one was prepared for her
sudden leap. Without uttering a sound,
she suddenly clambered over the rail and
dropped into the stream.
The excited shouts of the passengers who
saw the act caused the pilot to signal the
engineers to back water, and the big ferry
boat was turned within the space of several
hundred feet Steaming slowly over the
spot where the woman had disappeared be-
meath the water the body was seen float
Ing on the surface of the stream.
& Deckhands. graphing with hooks, recov-
cred the body. Among the passengers
WAS DIR. Leo Strouse. of 3222 North Broad
M<root this city. He tried 10 resuscitate the
cQnan. but she was already dead
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-17
GERMAN PRESS OPINION
DIVIDED ON PAPAL NOTE
AMSTERDAM, Aug |

Despite the view OF the Allied press that
the peace appeal of Pope Benedict is Ger
man-inspired. it is not quite pro-German
enough to suit a portion OF the German
press.
The I.okal Anzeiger today warns Ger
many to remain composed, The Pope only
mentioned one of Germanys essential terms
the paper stated--that concerning her colo
nes--and this is unsatisfactory
Catholic papers congratulate the Pope
on his initiative. Others are divided either
making no comment, taking a position sim
liar to that or the Lokal Anze!ger or ad-
vsing that the Pontiffs appeal be given
careful consideration.
Several newspapers say that the Pom
tiff had sounded out both belligerent groups
In advance. They intimate that the En-
tente. therefore. probably is in sympathy
with his mediation.
The Catholic organ Germania insists the
step was of such sweeping importance that
IL is impossible il was taken without the
Vatican first getting in touch with both
groups of warning factions The news
paper pretends to know the note contains
one material point missing from the pub.
lished summary. namely. pre-war eco
nomic rapprochement
The Norwaerts refers, In connection with
the Pope's peace offers, to current rumors
of conference of iinanciers of the bell
ligerent powers recently held in SwitZer-
land 1t says the German public Is entitled
TO full information regarding the confer
ence 1t demands a statement from DR..
Helfferich, the Vice Chancellor, who as a
former Secretary of the Imperial Treasury
presumably had knowledge of it.
The Kreuz Zeitung, of Berlin, says SYM
pathy with the Pope's wish for peace must
disappear when 1t is seen he has united
himself with such conditions as restoratons
and no indemnities.
The Berlin Taglische Rundschau con.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-17
LESSONS FOR THE SOLDIERS
instructions Issued by the War Department to
Men Selected for Service in National Army
LESSON NO. 3

practice, bayOnet exercises and later more
advanced drilling About o'clock comes
the evening parade and retreat" when the
flag Is lowered or fured for the night The
band plays the star Spanglcd Banner
while all officers and soldiers stand at at
tention The ceremony is designed to
deepen each mans respect and love for the
Tag which he serves, it is always impress
Sive After the flag is lowered. it is care
fully folded and escorted by the guard to
headquarters, where it is again raised
SUPPER AND REST
supper comes between and o'clock and
is usually followed by a period of rest In
the training camps there will be many on
portunitieS for variety of healthful amusc-
ments-for sports, music, the theatre and
50 on. as later described Taps are sounded
by 10 O'Clock This is the signal to put out
all lights, retire and keep quiet. ut closes
the day for the soldier and sends him TO
his blankets a tired and sleepy man"
This is only sample of day i'm camp
ON some days your company will go off on
hikes After time there may be longer
marches. when you will carry your shelter
tents with you and will make your own
camp each evening These are days that
will be especially interesting. You will learn
the soldiers art of adapting yourself to
new situations and making yourself COM
Portable.
Your officers will ask you TO do nothing
that they have not many times done them
selves. They will ask nothing of you which
any normal, healthy man cannot do. After
a month or two of this training you will
find that you have begun to take on some
of the skill and the sef-relance OF real
soldier.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-17
GUERRA ADOLTRANZA
DICELLOYD GEORGE
Non Ua Fatto Nessuna Allusione
ALE Proposte di Pace Avan-
cate dial Papa
CTelegramma Speciale)
nNnpA I6 AROS

IN accordo coll usuale procedure dlpio-
,,a,ica opei Lloyd George non ma iatto
m"ssuno ailusione allie proposte di pace
avanzate dal Papa. mel suo discorso he''a
Camera del Comunl
Ne, tono del dscorco pero' compariVa
,taramen,e ouale atteggamento prendera
rIngbilterra. g gil Aleati dl consequence,
Durante II suo discorso II Presidente ae'
Ninistri disse: QCESTA EUNA GUERRA
An oI.TRANZA. Erase che suscto' un sub
bisso di dppiHusl.
:; dcdu,ie da detli applausi quale e ii
sentimcnto generate, che clio lie attuali pro-
,o,tn Il pace finranno nulla, ed il lavoro
doI pontefice finra' in una bolla di sapone.
Kennedy Jones, ex directtore delreconomla
delle vettovagl!e, ha dichiarato che gil amici-
della Germauia hanno preso questa inizia-
tiya di pace. ma sara assolutamente I'M
ncssibiIe che rInghilterra accetti le
condizioni di una pace inconcludente.
Mel suo discorso Lloyd George aggiunse
che le possibilita' di affamare r1nghilterra
sono evanite la Germania suo malgrado'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-17
BURGLARS ROB SAFE
OF DIAMOND DEALER
Get Away With Loot After
Smashing Strong Box in
Heart of City

\ safe belonging to Samuel y. liapert
dealer in diamonds and setter OF stones,
who had desk and bench room in the Jew
elry store of A. Lopatin. 7O2 SAMSON street,
in the heart of the Philadelphia diamond
district. was drilled, Chiscled. jimmied and
blown open early today and all of the con-
tents of value taken
The robbery was disco Vcred by l.opatin
when he reached his store at O'Clock this
morning The cracksmen had taken the
safe, which weighs about 500 pounds, from
the corner Halpert has in the front of the
store, around in the rear Of a long counter
to the back of the store in front of big
safe owned and used by l.opatn. Here they
forced il open.
Lopatin could not place an estimate on
the value of the material taken, but he was
of the opinion that all of the diamonds and
settings owned by Halpert were i'll the safe
Halpert is in Atlantic city but has been
notified and is coming to Philadelphia to
assist the detectives on the case.
The work was not done by experienced
cracksmen, the detectives believe, as -slost
of it was done with chisels, brace aiel bit
and jimmies. The thieves left two jim
mics, brace and bit. two pairs of gloves
and few other articles on the floor near
the broken safe
l-opatins safe is in a mahogany case,
which protects it by the Holmes system 1t
was so near where the thieves broke open
the smaller safe that they could have
touched it with their hands. 1t contained
the entire jewery stock of Lopatin.
Detectives HUM and McDevtt of the
Fifteenth and Locust streets station. and
Detectives Rich and Fisher. of the Detec-
tive Bureau, are working on the case. Lo-
patin notified Officer Brown. of the Fif-
teenth and Locust streets station. when he
discovered the robbery. The thieves entered
the store over shed in the rear and
broke the lock on a trap-door.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-17
Movement in England to AL
low Him to Act as
Spokesman
ENTENTE To- CONSULT
ROME, Aug. IL.
Pope Benedict is reported to be greatly
depressed over the general unfavorable
reception accorded his appeal for peace.
The PontiG is said to be spending
most of his time in his apartments
alone.
LONDON. Aug. H.

LONDON. Aug. IL
The Allies will not reply to the peace
Appeal Of Pope Benedict until after con-
sultation. In which all OF the Entente
Powers will have part
At the same time there Is some DISPOSE
tion in certain quarters to leave the
answer TO President Wilson.
The statement that all of the Entente
nations and their allies will be consulted
before "A reply TO the Vatican is decided on
was made by Lord Robert Cecil today.
In an interview Cecil expressed the opn-
ion that the appeal of the Pope might do
some good" IL Germany can be induced to
say what she Is really out for" but the
message was styled premature. He is
the first British official to discuss the
appeal in any way.
II am surprised he said. that the
Pope's appeal contained no condemnation
of the outrages against Belgium, of the
submarine campaign with it's killing OF
innocents, OF the Armenian massacres and
other unexampled atrocities
premature efforts toward mediation
usually fail but If Germany can be Induced
TO make known concretely what she is
really out for, II may do some good"
The suggestion that President Wilson
reply as the spokesman OF the foes Of au-
tocracy came from quarters pointing out
the exceptional qualifications and position
Wilson and America hold for making the
answer
II was pointed out that President Wilson
could reply to the appeal of the Pope
for peace as he was the first speaker for
peace
The American President IL regarded as
one of the strongest spokesmen for the
cause of the Allies
His statement that the world must be
made safe for democracy" summed up
more completely than anything that had
been said to date the aims of the Allies.
In addition the position OF America. a
newcomer In the war, is clear Decision as
to the form the reply of the Allies win
take. whether from the President or i'm
separate statements from each Government.
will probably be determined after the Al.
lied Powers are consulted
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-17
ST. QUENTIN CATHEDRAL
BURNS as BATTLE RACES
BY HENRY WOOD
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES BEFORE

viii lIiE FRENCH ARMIES BEFORE.
ST QUENTIN, Aug H.
The beautiful ST Quentin cathedral today
Is a smoking mass Of ruins. II is the latest
victim of German destruction
Beyond the cathedral may he seen the
smoke OF numerous villages curling into the
SKY The fury Of German destructiveuess
is again asserting itself while tho burning
and looting resemble that which preceded
the German retreat in March. there are no
indications that the enemy is preparing to
evacuate the territory in this region imlnc-
diately.
ERE and terror are being spread in the
French towns held by the enemy and now
coming under the guns Of troops fighting to
redeem them. Recently captured German
prisoners declare St Quentin has been COM
petely sacked Everything Of any value has
been carried off
All that could not be carried away has
been destroyed The houses Of the town are
filed only with smashed furniture Even
crockery was destroyed. smashed upon the
floor of the houses which the Germans
looted The convent was entered and the
furniture there destroyed. Clothing that was
found was torn to pieces and pianos piled
about haphazardy IN heaps
The ST Quentin cathedral was seen to
burst into flames suddenly ON Wednesday
evening All night long II burned. The light
from the great pile Illuminated the vast
German-denudcd, devastated plain before
the town for a distance of fifteen miles.
Early Thursday the roof of the cathedral
collapsed. The great arches went crashing
down into the burning debris All combusti-
BILE material in the cathedral was then grad.
uaily consumed.
As the fire died out the roofess. gutted
walls Of the cathedral remained. AS tt back
ground to this picture of desolation as
viewed from the French lines the smoke of
villages then began to rise
A report given out in Berlin declared the
st. Quentin cathedral was fred by French
al,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-17
FORT MIFFLIN'S DEFENSE
Barbed Wire Fence Erected Around
Army and Navy Reservation

\ high wire. barbed-top fence of the
strongest possible construction has just been
erected around the army and navy reser-
walton at Fort Mifflin, on the Delaware
River A sentry house has been put up at
the main entrance on Government road.
and Il guard is constantly posted there.
The fence is supported by strong, tubular
steel posts set in concrete on the property
line The dense shrubbery which heretofore
has grown either as a hedge or irreguarly
along the borders has been cut down, so
that there is now no means of hiding offered
close to the fence
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-17
FRENCH ON EAST FRONT;
RUSSIAN LINES IN PERIL
GENEVA, Aug

TENENN, NUE. T.
French troops are fighting with the Rus
slams and Rumanans on the Moldavian
front. according to advices from Berlin
today. Earlier It had been reported that
British artlerymen were assisting the
Russo Rumaniau forces.
The latest thrust Of Field Marshal Won
MaCkensen'S German army north of FOX
shani had pressed The Russians and Ru-
manians across the Sercth River to it's east
ern bank. The second phase of this of.
fensve is to push the Russo o-lsumanian
troops back to the Brlat River and the
Jassy Railroad which parallels it, This
would put the Russo.Itumanians around
GalatZ in Il serious prediCameut
Il Is reported that the $500 prisoners
captured by the Germans i'm !umania on
Wednesday night and Thursday win hp sent
to detention camps in Austria
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-17
Girl Injured by Automobile

Twelve-year-old Mabel Brown, Of 2l23
North Thirty-second street, is in the North
western General Hospital today suffering
from broken leg, the result Of being struck
by an automobile at Thirtieth and Diamond
streets during last nights storm. Vincent
Mcguire, of 269 Diamond street. the driver
of the machine, was held under $500 bail
today by Magistrate Collins. in the Nine
teenth and oxford streets police station.
for further hearing in October.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-17
POST FOR DIR. J. w. LUTHER

PALMERTON, Pa, Aug. l7.-Dr Jobr
w. Luther, chief surgeon and director of ,hn
Palmerton Hospital, has been commissioned
captain in the medical officers reserve
corps. He left for the Rockefeller
institute, New York, TO spend two weeks
under the instruction Of DR.. Alex CareI one
Oh lne Worlds famous surgeons After this
course he will return here to await ordnrr
to proceed to France
hr t. A, Christman will be in fen,
porary charge of the Palmerton HosnitaI
during the absence of Doctor Luther who
is graduate of the University of Pennsvl-
vania.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-17
AIRPLANES COLLIDE; TWO DEAD

TORONTO, ont. Aug. 1.-Two royal
flying corps cadets one a New York man,
are dead today, the result of airplaning ac-
CidentS
: II, j. Dorr, New York. was killed near
Toronto when his plane collided with that
OF George Squires. DORIS machine burst
INTO hames, Squires was uninjured. DORIS
next of kin is stephen II. Dorr, of New
Jersey.
William $. Gallie of Winnipeg was killed
when another machine crashed into him
just as he was making a landing
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-17
$4,000, 900 Oil Company Incorporated

and Refining Corporation, to own and oper-
ate oil wells, oil tanks and warehouses
Tor the storage OF oil and petroleum. was
incorporated here today with Il capital stock
OF Sl5,ooO,OOO The ncorporators are A.
NJ. Hailoran NJ, II. Morris. $. A. Williams
Wilmington Del.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-17
Food Control Office in Bourse

II. ID. Irwin, Phiadelphia's Hoover con-
trol representative, following conference
with Herbert C, Hoover In Washington.
returned today and started preparations
for his removal TO the second floor of the
Bourse Building, where he win occupy a
suite OF six Offices. fu
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-17
200 oil Workers Strike

MTTSBuRGH, Aug 17.--Following the
&ol Of their request for 20 per cent
tecrensc and the discharge Of Ave of
1nmbcr, about 200 workers at the
un, OIL Company field near Me-
~ o1Flke tedsy,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-17
LONDON Aug

LDNDON. Aus. -.
Continued Counter-attacks on the Lens
front were reported by Field Marshal Haig
today. one assault resulted in the British
being pressed back slightly from points
which they had established during the night
East of Loos. In the direction Of este
81, Auguste. early last night. the enemy
twice counter-attacked," ITaig reported
the second time pressing us back slightly
from points we had established"
The Germans struck back furioueIv and
fighting was in progress all night. but the
British soldiers. for the most part held all
the important positions they had won on
this front