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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-10

none OF them Is left at stopping points
Several hours before the arrival at
the camp, the commandant will be no.
tined by telegram from the one in
charge of the group. stating when
they will arrive and the number Of
mon in the party.
Local boards will investigate all
cases OF absentees, and make report
OF them. The local board will forth.
With make inquiry concerning the
,sher. abouts OF any. men who hav.
tailed to report to the local board for
military duty or who, after repairing.
have -ahsented themselves from tho
point of entrainment and were not for
wprted TO the mobilization CAMP
I'm the meantime. the vacancies
caused by these absences will have
been filled by the alternates. At the
final roll call, fifteen minutes before
the train arrives to take them to camp,
all absentees will be replaced by al
terpates, who then come into the mill
tary service.
III the absentees cannot he found. or
II 1t appears that their disappearance
was wilful and made with intent to
escape military service. their names
will be reported to the adjutant-Een-
eral Of the army. When found, they
will be arrested as deserters from tho
army and will be delivered to the
nearest military station as prisoners.
The same report will be made Of those
falling to reach the camp unless their
absence Is accounted for,
III this absence was not Intentional.
however and the absentee reports for
service. he will be forwarded to the
camp for duty. Full reports will be
made OF each such case. either inten-
A1oaal or otherwise"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-24
ST. LOUIS BROWN TEAM
OPPOSES THE EXEMPTION
Three Of Them Say They Won't Play
Ball if the Army Needs
Them

ST LOUIS, Mo. Nov. @i Three men-
hcrs of the Browns who ar" wintering here
today bitterly opposed Ban JohnSon's pro-
uoscd request asking the Government to
permit each club Of the two major leagues
to reserve from the National Army eighteen
PLAYERS That such Il request SmackS with
slackcrism and does not speak the patriotic
sentiments of the ballplaycr is the opinions
of the three Browns. Interviews with tho
three players follow:
IaNau-"I am married, but il am called
in the draft I will not claim exemption !
am u surgeon and | believe ! will be able
to assist Uncle sam, | don't know if
would be one selected to remain, but won't
play ball If Uncle sam wants me-
Sislcr--'T am married and have one
child, but with me Uncle Sam Is ahead
Of baseball. How can the uagnates de-
eide who shall play and who shall go to
the front? Tell the fans that If Uncle Sam
wants me III throw away my baseball
uniform I'd rather score a home run with
three on against the Kaiser than win the
worlds series"
Pratt am married and have two chill
drcu I believe that ballplaycrS, like boys
in other prot. SsuuS aud other business
fields, should abide by the draft rule
The three players said that they did not
want politics or alleged higher-up influence
to keep them out Of the draft quota.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-24
SEES LANSING
ON LA TOILETTE PROBE
Jnuuirv Into Wisconsin Senator's AL
legged Disloyal Utteranccs Will
Open Monday

WASHINCTrON, Nov Ex-senator Pom
creme. of ohio, conferred with Secretary
of stat" Lansing today To complet" tn"
arranccmruts tor the investigation Of Sena-
tor La Follcttes alleged dtsloyal utteranccs
which reopens Monday The senator said
he lust wanted to reaSsure himself as to
state department documents which are to
figure in the investigations particularly with
r,glrd to the I.usitania ca-c.
The investigating committee was uucer-
tain today as to who would be the first
witness on Monday. William Jennings
Bryan secretary of state during the early
stages Of the negotiations ever the Lusi-
tania sinking. will he "a hand to testify
carly in the week, but whether he will be
ready 10 take the stand Monday morning is
doubtful
Senator La Toilette, probably with coun-
sell will be present Throughout the iuNeS'i-
CATION to watch and to exercise the privi-
legc of cross-eXamning Witnesses which
the investigating committee has decided to
grant him
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-24
SAVE ALLIES BY SAVING
WHEAT, URGES DIR. PRATT
Expert Declares Our Surplus Can Re
Increased by 2OO,OOO,OOO
Bushels

The serious shortage of wheat upon
which the fortunes of our Allies So vitality
depend, was graphically described today
by Dr. Henry :. Pratt i'm his third of a
series of food conservation talks at Haver-
ford College. Doctor Pratt, who under
Herbert Hoover had charge of distributing
food to 10000 war-stricken families in the
NervinS district of northern France has
made thorough study of food conditions
in this country.
There will he dangerous shortage of
wheat, said Doctor Pratt. "in the Allied
countries this winter for two main reasons
In the first place, crop conditions throughout
the world are below normal The United
States, which generally has a surplus of
100000, 600 bushels, will have but so, 600, 900
bushels to spare The Indian and Aus
tralian crops can be of no vital aid because
lack of shipping precludes such long voy-
ages. Whatever grain leaves the Balkans
or Russia finally reaches the Central Pow
ers Before the next wheat crop the Allies
will need more than $50, O,0O0. 900 bushels of
wheat. Deducting the amount they will
produce themselves, there will still be a
shortage of $50 900 bushels
This deficit will have to come from the
United States and Canada. our surplus will
be 10000. 600 bushels. that Of Canada l2O.-
600, 900 bushels. With this the Allies will
still he minus 3S0, 600. 900 bushels II is
now up TO us, by stringent methods of con-
servation to cut down our consumption so
much that our surplus can be materially
added to. The food conservation committee
In Washington estimates that Of our normal
consumption of G0O,0OOO00 bushels 2OO,-
OO0, 900 can be saved"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-24
PHYSICIAN DENIES PART
IN THIERICHENS AFFIDAVIT


Denial "f the charges that he had en-
'ourag"d 'ho making of "a false affidavit in
h"hilt of Captain Man V, Thcrjchcus, Of
IN" German cruiser rrnH Eitcl Friedrich.
was mad" today 10y pr. Victor Lesser, li22
N"uango street
w" fals" affidavit is alleged to have been
mad" following the conviction Of captain
IhI"rrhruS rh" ailGayit. which was made
ny Mari" Funk, Young German woman.
"''lar"d that sh" had testified falsely
against tho sea raider II WAS on the tcsti
n"uy Of ih" Fwl, woman that captain
lh"rirh"nS was convicted of Violating the
Mann whit" slave act
Judg" Thomson. in the Federal Court
yesterday, in d"nviuc motion FOR a ucW
lrlal 10 Captain ThicriChcns. accused Doctor
Lesser of counirinE and encouraging the
fHhk woman to make an affidavit. in which
Sh" said that she had testified falsely
against tn" captain
~ have douc nothing wrong" Il Doctor
Lesser t"GlN. "If the United States at1or-
h"N wants f" question mo | will gladly
answer MS summons aud call on him and
t"II him "f my actions iu this case. am
innocent Of any WrouEdoiug- and that's all
that | VIII say now"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-24
CONNIE MACK RUSHES
TO JOHNSON'S DEFENSE
Says Men Who Are Rappng Ban Make
Him Tired and Tells
Why

These men who arc hlistcring Ban John
son make me tired" said Connie Ma"k last
night. MIR johnson has more patriotism in
his right foot than many Of them have in
their hearts.
johnson has offered his services 10 his
country in amy capacity. without condition
How many of these men who are condemn
ing johnson hav" been near recruiting
office?
"'Thcrc is a big difference between taking
the initiative aud following the crowd. It's
nothing to Johusou's discrcdit il hc has the
love of the game at heart. He mad" the
suggestion of the exemption plan to see how
il would he received, and now he's being
called every name on the calendar by per
sons who were too cowardlN to say Il word
until they felt public opinion.
LET me say once for all, Ban johnson
would be the last man in America 10 do
anything to cmharraSS the Administration
In it's war on Germany No citizen mas
been more whole soulcd in helping ms
country since the declaration of war H."
has instituted Red Cross baN3. collected
money for the Griffith Bat and liall Fund.
and never turned down one project when
baseball was asked to help war charity.
"Thereforo | say it is an outrage that Il
man who has done so much good tor ms
country should he so bitterly assailed. John
son is seeing farther ah'ad lhaH ""N"'uH
else in baseball
"If the game is allowed to die the ma
tinn will make a colossal mistake, just like
England did at the start of the war. Eng
land abolished its favoritc sports, ana IT -"
affected the morale Of tn" country that It's
leaders saw the light and were forced To
restore them.
In the above statement made in I'hila-
deIphia last night, the ordinarily HStu'c
Connie Mack appears to overlook IN" point
at issue No one has questioned ban
Johnson's innate patriotism or sought 10
belittlc such aid as he has assisted in Civ
ing various war funds. II is his Judgment
which is in question.
Johnson advanced scheme which was
first Of all impossible under the laws con-
corning the draft. In the second place he
virtually proposed to take tn" matter "i
oxen,ptiou as regards major league players
ont of the hands of the Provost Marshal
General and vest it in the managers OF the
big league teams.
According to JohuSonS idea, Connie Mack
hi,,seIf would he unable to designate which
of the Americans under contract 10 IN"
Athletics should be permitted to remain at
home and which should be sent to the front
line trenches.
This would have little appeal for the ma
ioritv of those concerned. and Is on the
GOO nf If too ridiculous for argument,
Connie Mack Is about the only man con-
uorted with the game who appears Wiling
n sunport johnson in his proposal,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-24
MEMORIAL FOR ST. ROSE


y celebration in honor of the tcrrrutcnary
of st Rose OF Lima. patroucss of that
church, VIII hc E"ld in the church of ST
li'sr. liaddou Heights. tomorrow. The
celebration is to commemorate" the 3Uuth
anniversary of the death Of st Ro~r the
first American saint ana special patroucss
of tn" Am"ric as.
In the morning th"r" viii Ice a solemn
high m"Ss of which the rector. the Rev A.
'lujnIau. win be tn" cclehrant assisted
toy IN" ItcN, W =. Gormun. of IIadd, n
Heights, and the Rev r. NJ SChwertucr
of New Nor, The iturGical parts of the
mass will he sung 10y IN" choir of the
church of - l'o~c. under the direction of
Nancy g. Smith "rrnnst
In tn" evening there viii bc an inaugural
organ recital 10y W Iiam T. Young. organist
e the central North Broad Street Church.
assisted by Laura Kaufman Gerhard con
tralto suloiSt and the church of St Rose
choir. After tn" organ recital there will be
a sermon on the subject Of st Rose of
Lima by the Rev T. N Schwertner, editor
Of the Rosary NaGazi1". The services of
the evening, which will be brought To a
close with honcdictiun and an organ selcc-
tton will be open to all who desire TO at
tend,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-24
PICKETS VTCTORS \
BEFORE us. JUDGE
Jurist Rules Against Work
house Labor and Wear
ing Prison Garb
ENTITLED TO COM FORTS
ALEXANDRIA. Va. Nov. .

ALEXANDRIA. Va, Nov. "a
demanded to the District of Columbia
jail the Woman's Party picketers won 4
complete victory from Federal Judge
Waddl here today in their legal fight for
removal from the Occoquan. Va, work.
house. u.
The southern jurist ruled that prisoners
of the type of suffragsts could not be com.
PEELED to serve In the workhouse or wear
its prison garb, he employed at hard labor
there or lie denied privileges and comforts
given inmates of the jail
Appearance of Miss Lucy Burns and Mrs.
Lawrence Lewis at opening Of today's ses.
sion OF the habeas corpus hearings was
greeted by rounds of handclapping from
the crowded courtroom. Both militant
leaders were so weak from hunger.striking
that they had to be supported by attend
ants. Physicians had advised against their
leaving the district iail and travelling here,
but the two women were determined to give
testimony II needed.
Judge Waddill held that transfer Of the
suffrage pickets to the workhouse after
they had been sentenced to the jall was
Illegal Whether they were brutally
treated as their attorney Dudley Field
Malone alleged, was ruled immateriaI.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-24
DE SAULLES WIDOW
HAPPY; SEES HER BOY
Court Permits Youngster to Take
Lunch With His Mother
i'm Jail
MINEOLA, l.. I. Nov. "a

" fIDlIN, ls ! NOV -
Mrs. Blanca he Saulles. despite the fact
that she Is on trial here for the murder
of her former husband. Jack DE Saulles,
is one Of the happiest women in the world
She is with her son. Jack DE Saulles. Jr"
who, according to her counsel. is the inno-
cent causa of his mother taking the NE
of his father. The court is not in session
today.
In accordance with orders issued by JUS
tce Manning, little Jack went to the Mas
sau County Jail in time for lunch aud with
permission to spend two hours OF the art
ernoon with his mother.
The "white widow" as Mrs he Saulles
has been so aptly referred TO, has addi-
tioual cause for happiness.
She Is reasting on the memory Of yester-
day. when she sat in the courtroom and
witnessed an undoubtedly favorable inn
preston on the jury as her counsel out
lined the defense to be offered
She saw jurors smile when her attorney
told of how she eventually decided to OBJ
tain a divorce after she was almost crazed
from domestic ufclicitics' she saw them
frowu as her attorney referred to her hus-
bands women assoc atcs from gay Broad
way.
She smiled again as she left the court
room and when she arrived at her room
in the Mass ~ county jail. She was ap'
, parcntly convinced that her attorneys
! words had gone home" and, accordtnh
| to her own admission, She felt better that
at any time since the trial began.
Mrs pr Saullcs win I've first To take the
stand Monday morning and the first Of the
| twelve witnesses to he introduced by the
defense.
Tho climax of the defense will he the
! contention that the defendants hrair
| snapped when on the night of the tragedy
| She became convinced that her former hus
| band had fully decided to take her Sot
| away from her.
| The case probably will he ready for tn
| Jury by next Wednesday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-24
COOPERATION Is PLEA
FOR U. s. WAR ENJOYS
Purposes of Conflict Matter for
Consideration Later, Says
Colonel House
PARIS. NV 2t

FARlS, NV. q
y comprehensive plan of unity and CO.
ordlnation in the war is what the American
mission, headed by Colonel T.. NJ. House
is now seeking. Discussion of war aims
VIII come later. The supreme war council
a' winch Colonel House and General Bliss
WIN represent the United States is schcd-
uIcd 10 mold It's first session November 90
Nhlle Colonel House today asserted that
the American mission would not now dis.
CusS war aims. he admitted that this would
he matter fer later considerations II Is
pointed out that the conferences i'm which
the Americans are now taking part are
not TO be confused with the proposed SUI
nreme interallied council re5ore which it
inns BODY Is organized. the matter of war
AIMS will be discussed
Colonel House said that his conference
with Premier Clemenceau had been highly
satisfactory and that he expected tc meet
with him frequently
American pep" as eNemplincd bv the
energetic way in which Colonel House and
MS fellow-American comm .ssiOncrs are at
tacklng war problems, moved raris to adj
miration.
MI of the commissioners are busily en-
gagged in conferences, Every effort is be-
ING made To clear M all details so that the
american delegates to the interallicd war
council-Coloncl House and General Bliss.
VIII enter the meeting with fun KNOWLEDGE
or the whole allied war plans
president PoinCarc entertained tho
American mission at luncheon The COM
miSsloners had half dozen conferences
scheduled for the remainder of thc day
and evening
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-24
PURSE sNATCHER SUSPECT HELD
Girls Pocketbook Containing 5000 Re-
covered After Mans Capture

An alleged thief, accused of snatching
the pocketbook of Miss Gertrude Ross, OF
2Oi7 South Fourth street, which contained
more than $500. was captured today after
an exciting chase on Fourth street. near
Arch. The prisoner gave the name or
James f. Gillespie. 27 years old of Law
renee street near Morris. He was held In
$1,000 bail at Central Station.
Miss Ross, who Is employed by the Le-
high Star Bedding Company BIZ Race
the Arm. Gillespie, the police say. snatched
she nurse and ran. The girl screamed for
hsiu Harry clyman.i 2lie Dover street,
csclir~1 dtlsenie aft>r ths latter "a tFip-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-24
THANKSGIVING PRAYER CALL
Baptist War Commission Urges APP
peals for Soldiers of U. S.

The war commission of the Northern
Baptist Convention has issued a call upon
the Baptist churches and people to set aside
Thanksgiving time as special season of
penitence and prayer, in which appeal the
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ
in America joins.
Thanksgiving Day and beseech God To
"fortify the will of our soldiers in training
camps and on the battlefield, that they may
be kept from impurity and may be stead
fast in temptation to give strength and
grace to our Government that II may shield
our soldiers here and abroad from vice ex-
ploiters and deadly evils
The call is signed by George W. Co'e-
man. of Boston. chairman OF the commits
sion, and the Rev. Samuel Zane Batten, of
this city, secretary.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-24
MADOO SUPPLIES DETAILS
OF REDEMPTION METHOD
Secretary Notifies Federal Reserve
Bank How to Pay Treasury Ger
tificates of Indebtedness

The Federal Reserve Bank. Of tho Phla-
dclphia district. was notified today by tho
secretary of the Treasury concerning dc.
tails of the redemption ~. United States
treasury certificates of Indebtedness The
instructions are as follows:
Notice to holders Of United States treas
ury certificates Of Indebtedness maturing
December Is, 1?l7-Thc series of $500
ooO,ooO treasury certificates ~ Indebtedness
dated September II and maturing December
l"' 1911. Is hereby called for redemption on
December 6, 1917. at par and accrued in
tcrest pursuant To the provisions for such
redemption contained in the certificates
ON december +, 1917, interest on all certifi-
Gates of said series will cease TO accrue
The series of $500. 900 600 treasury Ccr-
thcates of indebtedness dated September
20, 1917. and maturing December Is. 1917.
Is hereby called fer redemption on Do
ccmber II. 1917. at par and accrued in
tereSt pursuant to the provision for such
redemption contained in the certificates
ON December II, 1917, interest on all Ger
thc ties of said series will cease to accrue.
I'm" series Of treasury certificates of in
uebtednesS dated october -. 1917, and ma :
turing December Is. 1917, will not be rc-
deemed before maturity, but will be maid
On December Is, 1917 Dated November
~ 1911 VIM. G. McAdoo. Secretary of
the Treasury" "
lhe bank also received notice of the with
ora"al or Government deposits and was in
S'ructed to give notice to all Liberty Loan
dopOs'tHrieS IN the district for the with
drawai of 20 per cent of the amounts ON
deposit with them On Liberty Loan account
TO reach the Philadelphia bank not later
than November 30. The bank will also
notifN repositories that further calls will
toilow for Withdrawals on December Il,
IL and 10. The amount of each call sub-
Sequent to that of Noven;rer 80 will bc
announced well in advance and whole
amount credited November 10 on Liberty
loan s account VIII be withdrawn on or be-
fore December Is
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-24
I.r.ey Telephone Rates Cut in Two

- Communities to Philadelphia have been
cui in half by the Bell Telephone COM
,,any II was learned today. The COM
nrunities, woodbury.. Haddon Heights and
Haddonheld. which formerly pald ten cents
80 now having five cents for calls to Phila-
gI,i,j, officials of the company in Cam
don said today that the readJuStmrnt OF
The toll rates to these points was due T."
the large number of additional subscribers
which permitted them TO eNtemu inc "Fe'
cent call over an eight-milc zone
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-24
Meade Eleven at Bellevue

The Camp Meade Gridlron men VINO are
,o tackle the USaacS this afternoon al
Reading arrived last night at the Bellevue.
e,tratfoTd, Lieutenant Jack Sheehan, of
Overbrook. is manager, Lieutenant FranE,
T Reiser being his assistant. Lieutenant
T. r. THOMAS accompanies the team as
medical adviser while Sergeant Victor g
oImstead is in charge of the publicity
,,nrls with Joe Cunningham and Dwight +,
Dorer AS his assistants The team con-
sists of Lieutenants' Wehl, Myan, Wen
drick. Knauer, Armstrong, Jordan, Tigne
barry. Richards, Gilbert Glidden Schock
Wvmard, Ernst, Lehman and Boone; Pri-
yates Browne Crossin and Regan.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-24
Subway Tie.up When Truck Jumps

ue-up occurred In the subway today
shen the rear truck of an elevated jumped
me track near Twenty-second street. The
.nrd rail and ties were torn up for a dis
sshce OF nearly 200 feet. There was plenty
settlement. but no one was injured. A
speciai emergency service with one truck
delayed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-24
Will Have Informal Hockey

CAMBRtpG =. Mass Nov. 24-Hockey
is to he played at Harvard this winter on
the same basis as that Of football. A mass
meeting will lie held next Monday for men
who wish to report AS cand dates for an in
formal team No games will be scheduled
with other colleges. but contests will be ar
proceeds to be devoted to war-relief funds
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-24
jewelers. Want AuctiOneers Ousted

Philadelphia jewelers. will present a
petition to the Chamber of Commerce, ask
ing that action bo taken to suppress nu-
merous fake auction places that are flour
ishiug i'm the central business streets
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-24
Finds Woman Dead on Steps

an unidentified woman about thirty-five
sSsIs old was found dead today on the
Of the house at HOS Buttonwood
The body was discovered by John
HIS Ridge avenue. The woman
@0< M foG< nix inches tau. weighed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-15
HOLLAND PROTESTS.
Objects to the Holding UP of Food
Supplies by Great Britain.

WASHINGTON, March l5.-Holland
has protested to Great Britain against
detention in British ports of more than
a dozen steamships loaded with food
stuffs and supplies for the Dutch gov
ernment. The ships are under govern
ment charter and some OF them are
said to have been detained six weeks
or more.
Virtually all the detained vessels be-
long to the Holland America line. Six
are understood TO be in Halifax and
eight or more in Falmouth. Many are
loaded with grain, which the Dutch
population sorely needs, and which, ac-
cording to the information available
here, soou will deteriorate if il has not
done 50 already. Other ships are load
Ell with fertilizers, without which crops
in the Netherlands will not mature.
The Dutch government is understood
TO fear that ultimately the detained
ships may be taken over by the Brit
ISL government, which is said to be in
sisting that 80 percent of Dutch ton
mage be employed in carrying goods
and supplies to Great Britain.