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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-07
u. s. BEGINS BUILDING
OF WAR SUPPLY DEPOT
New Great Structure Will Rise
on Leased Ground Along Sus-
quehanna River
HARRISBURG, Aug. 7.

HARRISBURG, Aug. 7.
The United States Government began to-
day the construction of n great warehouse
and supply depot for the assembling and
distribution of air and water craft, wireless
apparatus. machine-gun parts, etc, on
ground belonging to the Keystone Industrial
Corporation on the Susquehanna River be-
tween Harrisburg and Middletown along the
Main Line of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Twenty-one acres of land have been leased
with the privilege of purchase.
Engineers in charge say the building to
be erected will represent an investment of
between 100000 and 100000. The build
ing will be 364 by 901 feet In length, with
forty-foot runway around the entire
structure.
The land Is situated on a broad expanse
of water suitable for testing out hydro
planes and motorboats. 1t lies within a
half mile of Old Camp Meade, famous dur
ing the Spanish american War.
1t is announced that private interests will
erect hydro and airpane factory on land
adjoining the Government tract.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-07
Y. 8. STEEL TO BUILD SHIPS
subsidiary Company Buys Large Tract
at Mobile, Ala.

ths, YORK, Aug. Further evidence
roIn. 49,. United States Steel Corporation is
rrsn. was afforded here by the announce
Com, .hat the Tennessee Coal and Iron
siSs.hy the corporations southern sub
A. Mssad had purchased several large tracts
d.,,s,''om Ala, and would start imme-
struc., .he erection OF yard for the con-
snnonn on OF ships Of large size. Definite
yard rdusment aSs as to the size Of the new
time -"a 'ts capacity is expected in short
viii ported the entire new construction
hs .vue two years and will involve
pehditure Of 10000, 900.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-07
CADORNA ALA V1GLIA
DI UN NUOVO ATTACCO?
lie Truppe della Terra Armata
Conquistano Linee Nemiche a
Sud di Boscomalo
ROMA. 7 Agosto.

ROMA, Agosto.
Giungono dalia fronte di battaglla notizie
che fanno supporre vicna In rpresa del
roffensiva da parte del generate Cadorna
sui Carso. In questi ultimi giorni 81 e.
avuta una ntensa attvita da parte dele
squadriglle aerce, quelc italiane hanno
bombardato anche la grande base navale
austriaca di Poa, mentre hanno compute
missioni di scopcrta d ricognZione 1eri
ialtro poi le forze della Terra Armata, lie
cui linee 81 stendono ira Gorilla ed II mare,
81 impossessava con una rapida manovra
di una serie di trnsee nemiche modifcava
sostanziamente e sue linee mel settore di
Boscomalo. Piu n nord. sulla fronte Giu-
liza, ST e. svoto sui Monte Rombon un
comhattimento che e. teIninato con la
sconftta degli austriaci.
Ecco IL testo del rapporto del generate
Cadorna, pubblicato Teri sera dal Ministero
della Guerra:
Sulla fronte del Trentino acune pat
tuglie austriache in ricognizone furono
respinte le nostre pattuglie disturtarono
gil austriaci in vari punt catturando
anche prgionieri nella vale del Rio
d'Andraz
Sulla fronte della Carnia II nostro
fuoco ricaccio' indietro'e dsperse una
compagnia nemca che aveva pronunciato
un attacco contro la nostra poslzione
sui Monte Granada, nella vale del Fella
Sulla fronte Giulia reparti nemici
che combattevano ostinatamente per II
possesso di una posizione avanzata sui
Monte Rombon furono defntivamente
respInti dai nostri reparti d'assalto.
A sud-est dl Boscomalo moi riuscimmo,
con una rapda manovra, a prendere ed
consolidate alcune linee nemiche Mel
settore di Fiondar una dele nostre pat
tuglo catturo' anche alcuni prigionieri.
L'oFFENSIvA INGLEsE.
Notizie da Londra dlcono che probable
mente IL maresciallo Haig e. impegnato a
spostare la sun offensiva dalla fronte dele
Fiandre ad un settore piu' a sud. cioe' a
quello di Lens. lie forze inglesi hanno
infatti gia inzato un violento attacco nella
zona di Lens ed hanno raggiunto lie linee
principal che dfendono quell'importante
centro carbonifero e sembra che esse ten
dano a conquistare appunto Lens.
Mandano da Petrograd che II partito
costituzionale- democratic ha deciso di
partecipare ALA formazione del nuovo
gabinetto di coalizione ALA cui tesla e.
Kerensky. Questi e. riuscito ora a COM
pletare II nuovo gabinetto di cui, oltre ALA
presidenza, ritiene 1 portafogli della Guerra
a della Marina. II portafogio degli Atari
Esteri e. ritenuto da Terestchenko.
81 crede che In tai maniera la crisi e.
stata r!solta che Kerensky ritorna al po-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-07
N.vv Pharmacist Dies on Hospital Ship

LANCASTER, Pa. Aug. 7.-Theodore X
scott. for many years a pharmacist In the
navy died in his home in East Petersburg
last night. He was recently operated on on
,ha hosnitaI ship Solace. which he helped to
souin when the call to arms came he was
ssnt 10 the brooklyn Navy Yard, but was too
weak to conduct his work. He was forty
eight years old.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-07
STUDENT TELLS OF U.BOATS
Former U. of P. Man With Convovs
That Went to France

II. II, Pickwell, Of 2015 st. Albans street.
q FORMER University OF Pennsylvania stu
dent has returned to his home In this CITY
marines.
Pickwel as pharmacists mate, was on
one or the first American transports which
carried United States marines to France
Ihe ships were attacked both on the way
over and on the return voyage, he said.
Severai torpedoes, he explained, missed the
ships almost by inches"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-07
Democrats Criticize u. s. Officials

Resolution criticizing United States At
torney Francis Fisher Kane for appoint
ing T. Henry Walnut as an assistant and
other heads of Federal departments for al
legged failure to recognize deserving Demo-
Gratis in making appointments, was adopted
last night at a meeting of the Forty-sixth
Ward Democratic executive committee.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-07
Athletic Supplies to Southern Camps

= Hundreds of baseballs, an abundance of
hats and other paraphernalia essential to
ths national game will be sent to the south
srn training camps in few days for the
members of the National Guard who will
be ouartered In that vicinity.
These sporting supplies were bought by
The committee in charge Of the soldiers
leisure hour fund. Up to the present. time
contributions amounting to $4,000 have
been received.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-07
Predicts Normal Temperatures

Normal August temperatures may be
expected in Philadelphia for the next few
days, according to Forecaster Bliss. Yes
terdays average temperature was two de-
grees above normal.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-07

n IX4ALESvILLE, Pa. Aur. 7AJohn por-
t3s ss thrse-year-old son OF Nick Por-
IA sS,tx. vas fatally burned hare
7;iiG;| s. -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-07
Burned When Auto Tank Explodes

Isadore Modeoff, 1117 Skunk street, was
severely burned last night when the tank
AZ his automobile exploded as'he was back
ing the car into his garage. He was re-
moved to the Jefferson Hospital.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-07
Necessity of Weekly Meatless Day

The necessity Of having at least one
..stIess day weekly is pointed out by Di-
r.ctor Of state Foods Howard Heinz in an
appeal urging local committees to hunt for
Ir spp Who refuse to curb their appetites to
In an appeal sent out from State public
..,.tv committee headquarters he said that
sousswiyes had responded nobly and cheer
r,,,v and there was now need of waking up
the men to their personal responsibility.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-07
T'W0 WAR ROMANCES
IN FAMILY IN YEAR
c.ote Food Director Urges at
Least One Meatless Day
!. During Week
OTHER CITY NEWS BRIEFS
y. u..oballs and Sporting Goods Will Be
Sent to Southern Camps for
Soldiers

Two war romances within year have
.-,,rsd in the family Of Mr. and Mrs. Wal
-. clark. who are prominent in Philadel-
phis social circles, - ,
The engagement is announced of Miss
,,.ro,by Nevin, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
SS.,,es W. Nevin. of 2O2l Locust street,
% rheobald F. Clark, son OF Mr. and Mrs.
~ Clark is at the officers training camp
=, Wort Niagara. and the wedding will take
slace when he returns.
II was just about year ago that the
a.. war romance occurred in the Clark
s.a,,v Captain Walton Clark. Jr., now
18th the Second Regiment Field Artillery,
married Miss Elizabeth euPuy Scott. daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. D. hutchinson Scott
A. Mount Gretna.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-11-29
THE HOME COMING
PROMISES TO BE BIG EVENT AT
PENN TOMORROW.

Old and familiar faces are seen in
the corridors and class rooms of the
new Penn college buildings today as
the Penn graduates and former stud
ents are returning for the annual
Home Coming. Students of the past
who attended the school when it was
housed in the recently destroyed col
lege building, have come back to visit
their Alma Mater upon it's occupancy
of the new home. For the present
Home Coming headquarters are locat-
ed in the general Office of the main
building. Here registration is TAX
ing place.
Tonight's pep meeting at the Penn
gymnasium will open the Home Com
ing program. This years annual pre-
Thanksgiving Day pep meeting will
be out of the ordinary, and promises
to be well attended. Everyone is in
vited to attend this meeting.
The Penn Letter Club session to-
morrow morning, and informal class
reunions will take up the greater part
of Thursday forenoon. From nine
until two o'clock tomorrow the col
lege buildings will be open for public
inspection. The football game, the
Euphemian-Argonau reception, and
the Home Coming Banquet complete
the special program tomorrow after
noon and evening.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-11-29
IM|SSM NE RLE ALCOCK
IN RECITAL AT MASONIC OPERA
HOUSE, DECEMBER 6.

The artistic significance of the ap-
pearance here of Miss Merle Alcock,
the renowned young concert contralto,
at the Opera House on Thursday even
ing, December 6, is indicated by the
fact that the singer will be introduced
by Blakeslee Drug Co. Recognizing
the high standing of this capable art
list and approaching the full meaning
of the work that she is doing, the
Blakeslee Drug Co. has glandly con-
scented to present her to the elite au-
dience that will attend the recital. 1t
will be a most exclusive gathering and
will include many prominent must
clans as well as those who are active
in other lines of artistic endeavor. Ad-
mission to the recital will be by in
vitation only and most of those who
will be accorded the opportunity to at
tend the affair already received their
cards.
All music lovers are aware of the
high place that Miss Alcock holds
among concert singers. Her appear
ances always attracts the most cul-
tured audiences, as she has a voice of
rare and beautiful quality and a most
attractive personality. Her coming
here promises to be one of the fore
most musical events of the season and
! it already is the subject Of general dis
cussion in musical circles.
Miss Alcock was leading soloist
with the New York Symphony Orches,
ira on their last visit to Oskaloosa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-11-29

Prof Stranahan will also visit the Ma
tional Army cantonment at Camp
Dodge.
Mrs. T. G. Janney has departed for
Cochran, Georgia, where she will
spend the winter at the home Of her
son Frank and have a look at the
Southland in winter. Frank is on thu
road during the winter season and is
doing WELL
After Thanksgiving Day Penn Col
lege will be without the services OF
any special athletic director or coach.
Coach ]. l.. Lees contract closes TurT
key Day, with the close of the football
season. An effort is being made to Sc
cure an athletic director for the
school,
B. II. Miles, supervisor of Construc-
ton for Penn College on the new col
lege structures, and for the past two
months professor of mechanical draw
ings at the local school, has enlisted
in the, United States Army, and is
now stationed at Jeffarson Barracks,
st. Louis.
F. w. Mgdsick, an employee of the
Oskaloosa Traction and Light Com
pany, and a graduate of the State Uni
versity of Iowa, has been secured to
fill the position of instructor of mech
anical drawing at Penn College made
vacant by the enlistment in the army
of former instructor B. H. Miles.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-11-29
CarIin Did IL.

Last Saturdays demonstration by
the local organization of the U. c. It's
is generally regarded by the member
ship as having been the. greatest day
in the history of Council No. 514. Cred.
it for the success both of the after
noon class installation and the social
in the evening was due directly to the
untiring efforts and the real of H. p.
Carlin Senior Counselor of No. 514.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-11-29
The Wrong Letter,

A news item the other evening
stated that the Ladies Auxiliary OF
the Oskaloosa Y. M. c. A. had. donated
$50 to the Army Y. M. C. A., The item
should have read to the army work
being conducted by the Young Wo-
mans Christian Association
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-11-29
ADDITIONAL WANTS

hear from owners of
land in Western Texas. Give coun-
ty and town. 912 A Avenue West,
Oskaloosa, Iowa. 74d1w1-pd
The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-11-29
Another Loon comnleted.

The loop at the end of the Country
Club line has been completed and now
a new street car is running on the line
| to the country club and Waveland.
The broad ax., 1917-06-09
unbellsvabIs AmsrIos.


In the chapter OF Hugo Munsterbergs
unfinished autobiography, published In
the Century under the title, Twenty
five Years In America" the Harvard
professor tells some Of the amusing
misconceptions of America current in
Germany quarter of century ago.
'The one, however, who brought me
nearest to America was the historian
Hoist" wrote Professor Munsterberg.
'In the lecture room his real life work
was silenced. Who would care to study
American history? But In the drawing
room he did not talk of anything else;
America and America again. Sometimes
we had to listen to American stories
through whole dinner parties. I do re-
member that at my first Freiburg party
he reached his climax when he told the
fascinated company that he had been In
q hotel In New York where his room
had a private bathroom In which he
could have a hot bath at any hour Of
the night. The lady next to me relieved
the dramatic tension by whispering, 7
do not believe it. Well, no one be-
neved much Of what he heard concern
ing America"
The broad ax., 1917-06-09
A Sincere CompIlmsnk.

remember as q boy hearing the late
Rev. Sam P. Jones tell my father Of
what he considered to be the most sim
eere compliment he ever received, says
q writer IN the Dallas P1tchfork. "1
was holding a meeting In the city Of
Louisville" Rev. Sam Jones related,
"and spending the nights with an old
Methodist colonel who owned q fine
country home. During my first eve
ming at the coloneps home the old col
ored yard man was instructed to bring
out one Of the coloners finest saddle
horses for my review. The aged negro
did as he was instructed and led before
me a magnificent animal The horse
was deep bay stallion, and he walked
with high, staggering steps. said to
the old negro, What makes him step
so proudlyr And he answered without
hesitation: Dat hoss has got sense,
Brudder Jones. He knows who's look
In at 'im.'"
Sam Jones said that was the sin
cerest compliment he ever received
The broad ax., 1917-06-09
China and the Tartars,

The Manchu Tartars, who conquered
the early Chinese, have left the impress
Of their former manner Of life upon
many styles seen today In Chinese fash
ions Of clothing. For instance, the Off
cial coats, as seen in China at the pres
ent time, are made with very peculiar
sleeves, shaped like horses leg and
ending In what Is an unmistakable
hoof, completely covering the hand.
These are known as horseshoe sleeves.
This is owing to the intense love Of the
early Tartars for horses, from whom
they were practically inseparable dur
ing their generations Of wild wander
ing before settling down In China prop
er. The old cue Is also said to have
been worn in imitation Of the horses
tail and also as a useful halter to tie
about the horse when the Tartar curled
up beside his beloved dumb friend for
q sleep.
The broad ax., 1917-06-09
Length Of Wireless Waves.

In articles on wireless telegraphy
such expressions as 200 meter wave
lengths, 900 meter wave lengths, 1900
meter wave lengths are constantly
used. In reply to correspondent who
asks how the length Of the waves Is
measured the Scientific American gives
the following simple explanation:
'Ths length of an electric wave Is
determined by a wave meter. The nat
ural wave length of an aerial Is four
times its linear length, Just as the
wave length Of note Of a closed organ
pipe Is four times the length Of the
pipe, and the wave length Of the note
Of q tuning fork Is four times the
length Of the box which Is resonant
with the note. However, other consid-
erations make It difficult to measure
the wave length by a rule, and the
wave meter gives q more correct result
than can be found BY measuring the
length Of the wire"
The broad ax., 1917-06-09
The Length of Revolutions.


For its size and significance the Rus.
sian revolution was one Of the quickest
and least sanguinary on record. Six
days practically saw the end Of it.
whereas more than three years elapsed
between the storming Of the Bastille
and the proclamation of the French re.
public. 1t took six days Of barricade
fighting in 1880 to persuade Charles Y.
to abdicate, but Louis Philippe fled in
1S4S after only two, though the subse-
quent state Of siege lasted four
months.
England was ten years in establish
ing commonwealth, and five weeks
suf1ced to convince James ii. that
French soil was healthier for him than
English. The Italian wars of liberia
ton occupied most Of 1850, and the in
surrection in which the Greeks de-
posed King Otho in 1852 was over in
fourteen days. The quickest revolution
on record was that Of Portugal In 1910,
which was over In a day.-London OBJ
server.
The broad ax., 1917-06-09
HEALTH AND CLEANLINESS.

From all sources of information
clean living is recommended. The best
is the cleanest in the efforts to gain
and keep health. 1t is impossible to
keep healthy without keeping clean.
The bath tub is responsible for much
of the health that modern people enjoy.
Without bath tubs, many epidemies
and plaques would, as in olden times,
wipe out countless villages, depopulate
numerous cities, ineapacitate multi
tudes, terrorize everybody and slay
millions. Humanity owes a debt of
gratitude of splendid value to the per-
son who gave to needy earth the hos
pitable bath tub.
In cold weather and in warm atmos-
pherie conditions, the benefits of bath
are wonderful. Fatigue poisons leave
the tired body in the presence of a
well regulated bath. A sluggish circu-
lation is quickened by the invigorating
water and every organ in the body par
ticipates in the vitalizing process.
Bathing is a great natural stimulant
and the cleanser of universal reputa-
tion. There can be no healthy person
without frequent baths. And in spite
of the facts above mentioned, there are
thousands of flats, houses, apartments
or living rooms without bath tubs in
The broad ax., 1917-06-09
Monster Haystaets.

On the first approach to q Roumanian
village one Ii startled By the largest
haystack that the American WIN prob
ably ever have seen. Rod upon rod this
monster stretches upon the horison-
The explanation Is q simple one. bay
is one OF the largest articles Of produc-
tion In Roumania. Landed proprietors
and peasants, one and all, raise Il and
depend upon 1t for their support When,
however, q peasant feels grievances In
tolerable, It is q matter Of no great
dtmculty to set the proprietors hay
anrs-and no peasant In the district
would think Of assisting In the detec-
don Of the incendiary. So the law per
mtts the proprietor to force al the
peasants In the district b place their
hay with his, Q record Of ths weight Of
each mans contribution being kspe BY
both sides. In ths event oe nrs-and ID
now bshooves both sidss b guard
against an this-all oontribueprs suffer.
h proporti0.-E1cAangA
The broad ax., 1917-06-09

did you meet any nice men while
you were awayT
Eyes, mother; lots Of them"
Lots Of them! There aren't that
many In the whole world."-Detroit
Free Press.
Lava 10 Slow TO Cool.
Peasants on the slopes Of Mount
Aetna can still boil water over the lava
that flowed from the volcano during
the eruption Of 1910. Lava, according
to Walter Woodburn Hyde Of the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania, writing IN the
Geographical Review, often reaches a
temperature of 1000 degrees F.
Even the ancient poets recorded the
tenacity with which lava retains its
heat, and Boreln, describing the great
eruption Of 1869, says the lava took
eight years to cool It Is related that
steam was still rising In 1880 from
lava elected In 1857. And this Is not
the stream Of molten lava which
reached the sea at Catania on that oc-
casion was at least 900 yards In
breadth, forty feet deep and contained
1852, 100000 cubic feet It banked up
against the walls Of Catania, which
were sixty feet high, until It flowed
over the top and destroyed large part
Of the city. The huge promontory that
acts like a breakwater to the harbor Is
the remains Of that stream Of lava that
flowed into the sea-
The broad ax., 1917-06-09

this great city. How can the people
be healthy without proper facilitiesf
Clean air is necessary to health.
Clean air is fresh air that must come
into the room, constantly, all night and
all day, from the opening made by rails
ing and keeping the window up. The
process of keeping the window down a
little from the top and up little from
the bottom is perfect ventilation. 1t is
the correct way to ventilate according
to all authorities. Clean air is live
air; it is moving air; it is healthy air.
1t is what fearful people call a draught.
Dom t be afraid of a draught, because
a draught is the enemy of stagnation,
the foe of foul air and one of the
strongest forces against tuberculosis.
Keep in proper condition and the
draught will blow blessed breezes Of
clean air and health. Any kind of
smoke befouls the air.
A clean mouth and a healthy stom-
ach abide in the same body. Don't put
unelean material into your mouth and
expect the reward of health. Eat veg
etables and fresh fish to enjoy life and
a clean gastro-intestinal tract.
Tobacco and alcoholic drinks make
people unclean and unhealthy.
Clean clothing is also necessary to
maintain health.
Thought breeds action; think clean
1v
The broad ax., 1917-06-09
Eraurant Wild Flowers,

Readers Of the American Botanist
have been trying to decide which is
the most fragrant American wild fow-
er, and their opinions on the subject
exhibit remarkable diversity. In New
England the majority give first choice
to the pink azalea, with the white wa
ter lily second. There are many votes
for the trailing arbutus; but, as the
editor suggests, its fragrance is doubt
less overestimated owing to the fact
that It Is the earliest fragrant wild
flower Of spring. Other candidates for
the first place are the partridge berry,
the common locust, horned bladderwort
(of which John Burroughs says, "1n q
warm moist atmosphere the odor is al
most too strong'O, yellow jessamine,
spotted wintergreen and some Of the
magnolias.