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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-27
KNOCKED DOWN BY TRUCK
Man Painfully Hurt While Entering
Auto on Street

NJ i2iS Chestnut street, was knocked down
at the corner Of rhirtv-fourth and Walnut
streets by n delivery truck today lie was
taken to the University Hospital with y
d~located shoulder and painful bruises
about the head aud face.
NaruaU was waiting for g street car At
the time. when a friend passing In an
automobile waved an invitation to ride with
him. The delivery truck, going west on
Walnut street, was ohscured from Yarnall
hy an auto standing near the curb, and as
me stepped out from behind the standing
car ne was struck down.
The driver of the truck. George Hell,
twenty three years old. Of &O0S Cabot street
WAS arrested
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-27
L. BERKOwITZ is HONORED
Employers and Associates Give Rous-
ing Sendoff to Army Volunteer

Louis Berkowitz. advertising manager o.
the Frank & Seder store. Eleventh and Mar
ket streets. received a rousing send-or from
oficials OF the firm and 100 employees last
night Berkowltz, who has enlisted in the
army and goes TO Fort Hancock on Monday.
carried from the store about everything a
soldier needs, from cigarettes to a wrist
watch. as gifts of his associates
The affair was held the fourth hoor
Immediately after the store closed. Arthur
7. Fink. a member of the firm. made
patriotic address, which was followed by
the singing OF patriotic songs. On behalf
OF the employees ID. Evans, superintendent
Of the store, presented the gifts and offered
q prayer for Berkowitz's safe return.
Music was furnished by an orchestra com
posed of employees.
In his address Mr.. Fink dwet upon the
good fellowship existing between the en-
plcyes and their cooperation with the ad-
vertislng department which was built up
by Mr.. Berkowitz. Following the exercises
. brief reception was held.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-27
u. s. WAR PLANS
DRIVING AHEAD
Million in Arms, Fleet Twice
Normal Size and Indus
tries Mobilizing
"a AVIATION SCHOOLS

WASHINGTON Oct p.
Americas war preparations are driving
ahead while bond campaigns. censorship
and the congressional recess temporarily
obscure the countrys ngatng plans.
million mea under arms in the Cnited
states stable wel,drilled army in
France an Atlantic feet twice as strong
a. ever before and the countrys industries
rapidly mob.izng solely FOR war is sum-
mary OF present war strens.n "a.
Compared to the big land forces locked
m battles IN Europe Americas army Is
sti.I puny. but the country's war pr1gT m
ts inst getting under way. and It's Il. :, AK
and one half months shows greater progress
than any other nation ever made in the
same period.
How many eagles the army Is training
IN twenty-tour aviation schools the war
Depa rtnnsnt Is not telling. But when sprung
comes a: ound the United States will have
the biggest aclation division n any bellg-
erent
Before next spring ano;her haif-miluon
men will he raled - ne colorS bv draft.
prepa rations fo~ Vh'cN are already under
way at the War Department
How. fast money Is being spent may he
Judged from .he fact rat 'he money 20 ne
noated in the .rCOnd Liberty Loan viii last
only until ia va v .. vhe1 third loan
may be hoated.
billion dollars = going into merchant
ships 70 overcome submarine frlghtulneSS
and 100000 men will be working on this
war measure before the country's resources
are fairly touched
while European countries have modified
many times more men in the trenches they
cannot compare with the United states in
resources at this stage of the war. This
nations hghtng strength is increasing tre-
mendousy. while they are already At or
near their zenith.
This Increase has been tsnfod in army
personnel The sO.00O officers today alone
almost equal the number Of men in the
United states army be -ore tho war
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-27

classified as a fertilization OF m. a..
Inc city Is an important link IN n. ~ clos4
way from Petrograd =" tne ran.
russia has already announced sv..
OF Reval, It's big naval base on tbs acuatlon'
shore OF the Gulf OF Finland. and 1Ou'hsrn Y nn
euon bare swep,y OF % ,he fortress Of KronstsdS, S'
upper extremity OF the Finland s,,iS a! The
me third great Russian naval forttS s.iloorg
the pay is apparently still being Ss,Ion olI
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-27
MOVIE" MEN PATRIOTIC
Glad to Display Uncle Sans Pleas on
Screen Free of Charge

The United States Civil Service Commits
sion is pleased with the patriotism shown
by the moving-picture men In this city. who
have agreed to throw on their screens free
Of charge an advertisement to the effect
that the Government is sorely in need of
thousands OF typewriter operators and
stenographers of both sexes for war work
In Washington, according to a dispatch
received today.
the movie" men, almost without exception,
we're not only willing but eager to serve
the Government in the manner requested
and attach a striking significance to their
action. Not more than 100 OF the 20. 900
movie" men approached throughout the
United States refused to display the ad-
vartisement
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-27
PLUMBERS STRIKE HALTS
REPAIRS IN MANY HOMES
Masters Association Refuses to Ac-
cede to Demands Of
Journeymen

a strike Of journeyr;en plumbers has re
suited in houeeholders in certain parts OF
the city not being able to get any repair
work done. The Master Plumbers Asso-
eiation announced today IT'S intention OF
refusing to accede to the demands Of the
tourneymen.
The strikers are demanding an increase
IN wages to S5 day, time and half time
for all overtime and double pay for work
on Sundays and holidays.
The strikers asserted this morning that
20 per cent OF all the journeymen plumbers
IN Philadelphia were out on strike. but the
employers asserted that only 1900 out OF
1900 have quit working.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-27

Little Penn boys went over the top today.
and did it so efficiently that General Mich
olson who witnessed the movement. called
them real soldiers.
The unit that executed the movement
was the 8l4th Infantry, an organization
that is 100 per cent Pennsylvania
1T was a rare formation" said GeDoraI
Nicholson, 'or what is popularity called
the oNer-the-top movement. and todav's
performance Is the first i'm Uncle SAINTS
new army. The boys did it beautifully and
deserve credit"
More than 4o0 men divided into separate
riHe' nomo' machine-gun and grenade units
appeared on the drill field at / / o'clocl, ana
headed by Colonel Darrah, executed tho dir.
hcult and intricate maneuver Owing IN
IN" censorship it is impossible 10 describe
the stunt other than to say that the mo,
in olive drab displayed pep that would
be difficult for regul RS to duplicate.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-27
.SLAVS TO ABANDON
BIG FINNISH BASE
Prepare to Evacuate Hell
singfors, Great Naval
Depot
ASSAULT BY FOE FEARED

PETRoGRAD. oct. %.
Preparations for the evacuation OF Hell
singfors Finland, were reported under way
today.
The newspaper Novoe Vremya asserted
today that the Germans are making ex,
tensive preparations for landing troops for
the occupation Of Finland expecting that
their task will be easy owing TO the growth
Of the peace propaganda there The Ger.
man plan, the newspaper declares, is to
make swift assault on Russian troops
and cut the railway which runs through
Finland to Tornea, thus isolating Russia
from Sweden
HelsinEfors is a naval depot Of Finland.
It is guarded by the fortress Of Sveaborg.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-27
Al SURVIVORS OF SUNKEN
SHIP TELL OF SUFFERINGS
Reach Home After Rescue at Sea by
Italian Vessel

AN ATLANTIC PORT. Oct 27.-Forty.
four survivors from the Standard oil tanker
Platoria, torpedoed $50 miles on Gibraltar
On September 10, with the loss OF the cap.
tain and nine OF the crew. were landed here
today.
They told tales Of suffering in an open
beat for twenty-five hours without food or
water and in wet clothing. and OF their res.
cue By the Italian steamship Andreda,
which landed them at Funchsl, MADEIRA
Islands.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-27
SOLDIERS VOTE MEN TO MEET
Commissioners Will Confer With Gov
ernor and Secretary on Tuesday

HARRISBURG. Oct 27.-Electlon COM
nllBsloners. appointed by Governor Brum-
bsuHb 10 take the vote OF Pennsylvania
4oldiers on election day. will come here
next Tuesday afternoon for a conference
with the Governor and the Secretary Of
the Commonwealth
The men will be given instructions at
thet time and necessary supplies will be
furnished to them
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-27
Military Funeral for Lieutenant Beck

4 military funeral for Lieutenant Karl
=. Bec, Of the Third Regiment who com.
mitted suicide by shooting himself at Cam
Hancock. will be held tomorrow afternoon
at . O'Clock from the home % his father.
Hammond Beci &l57 North Seventh street
detail Of the FOrty.seventh New York
Infantry now stationed in this city. will
he present. The services viii be conducted
by the Eoy. j. NJ. Hoezer, pastor of the
Sixth Evangelical church. Fifth street and
Indiana avenue. lutermeut win be made
i'm Mount pcAce Cemetery.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-27
BIG Y. NJ. c. A. SERVICE FLAG


A 12a-etar service flag will he unfurled
this afternoon at the Germantown Young
Mems Christian Association IN honor Of the
l2a members Of the associa ton with the
armed forces Of the United States.
Addresses will he made by Livingston
T. Jones. president, and Bayard Henry, for
mer president. Of the association. A de-
tachment Of marines from the Philadelphia
Navy Yard and members OF the association
will take part in the exercises, which begin
1T o'clock The flag is ] by % feet
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-27
lsai PRINCETON MEN IN WAR
Army Claims 756 and Aviation III Of
Alumni and Undergraduates

|HINcEToN, n. j.. Oct. IA list Of
,NE||on undergraduates and aiNmni In
.N| |@|IIff| A. nearly correct a. possible
....| ne cIreumalances, was given out
|0|. ~ ne war coUniflee, a. follows:
u4FF I44 marines 70.
|f|I p.F|'[I| Ana aWhu|nnce. 21f,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-27
56 Penn Horse Doetors In Army

The University OF Pennsylvania has fur
nishod hfty-six graduate veterinarians for
active military service. Two members Of
.tha. falorlnnry school faculty dean Louis
A KIe|n4 and Professor Clarence y Mar
lhsll-.e|io have ioinsd ths armed forces
Evening journal., 1917-05-14
MRS. DORENUS HURT
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Car Turned Over When Hit
by Another Machine
in Ocean City
OTHER OCCUPANTS
WERE UNIN IURED

Caught under her automobile. which
was upset by another car crashing
into it in Ocean City. n. j.. Mrs. T. E.
Doremus. Of No. 25O2 West Seven
teenth street. this city, was badly
bruised and is at a private hospital at
the New Jersey resort Mrs. p. c..
Sisler, Mr.. and Mrs. George S. Ca
pelle. Jr.. and Mr.. and Mrs. Donald s.
Ashbrook. all Of this city. who were in
the car with Mrs. Doremus, escaped
without injury.
The car that crashed into the VIII
mington party was owned by a man
named Fitzgerald, Of Audubon. y. j.,
and IL is said was travelling at a fast
rate OF speed, when II struck the Dore-
mus car at the intersection Of a street
The latter car was turned completely
over. the occupants being caught un-
derneath.
Mr.. Doremus, who was in Ocean
City at the time. hastened 10 the scene
of the accident and had his wife re-
moved to a pivate hospital. He re-
turned here today and this morning IN
a telephone conversation with his
wife. she told him she was improving
rapidly.
Evening journal., 1917-05-14
RED MEN attend
divine SERVICE
Tamina Day Observed by
Local Tribes and Daughters
of PocahontaS
SPECIAL SER RMON BY
REV. ]. L. JOHNSON

Tamina Day was observed by the
various tribes of the Improved Order OF
Red Men yesterday, when special ser
vices were held at Scott NJ. L. Church
in the afternoon. The services were at
tended by a large number Of Red Men
and members of the Daughters of Poca-
hontas. The members marched from
their hall. No. 6l5 Shipley street, to the
church in a body. A special sermon was
preached by the Rev. John L. johnson,
q member of the order.
W. f. Beckerle sang a solo. a male
quartet gave a selection and the choir
sang Crossing the Bar"
Word has been received from Seneca
Tribe. No. a., Of Middletown. that they
desire the great chiefs to visit them
Tuesday evening.
Arrangements are being made for a
class adoption by the union degree teams
and the conferring of all degrees on can
didates at Knights of Pythias Hall, sat
urday evening, May 10.
Plans are being made for "Homecom
ing Day" to be held at Red Mems Fra.
ternal Home. Newark, June l6.
A moonlight excursion for the benefit
Of the orphans will take place shortly
and this will be followed by a genuin,
Indian pow-wow, to clear the debt, or
the Red Mems Hall In the autumn, il
conditions permit.
Evening journal., 1917-05-14
Second BATTALION
MEN soon TO TRAIN
Several Designated by Cen
eral Wickersham TO Go
10 Fort Myer
WILL CONFER ABOUT
THIRD BATTALION

OfHcers of the Delaware Militia are
to have a conference in the near
future with Governor Townsend and
Adjutant General Wickersham re-
garding affairs pertaining to the mill
tary organization of tlte State
One Of the subjects to be consider
ed It Is understood will be that OF
forming a third battalion, so that
Delaware can have a complete regi-
ment. instead Of two separate bat
talions as at present
Adjutant General Wickersham to-
day designated the members Of the
Second Battalion, National Guard Of
Delaware. who will attend the train
ing camp for officers at Fort Myer.
These men have obtained their dis
charges and will report for training
when ordered.
Members Of the First aBttalion Of
the guard have not been appointed,
as that battalion is under Federal
direction and members are not eligible
at this time to 80 TO training camp.
General Wickersham has received no
directions as yet from the militia de-
partment OF the War Department re-
garding the appointing Of men in the
Federal service to training camps, the
orders providing only for men not
under Federal direction.
The men appointed are; First Ser
geant Henry NJ. Denning. Company d,
4 Private Landreth l.. layton, Jr., Com
pauv b: Sergeant Harvey G.. Bounds,
! Company +: Corporal Louis G.. Gihney,
| Company =; First Sergeant James Bcc,
,Ir. Company G.; Corporal James ii.
Hazel. Company G., and Sergeant John
W. ODaniel, Company J..
The guardsmen detailed to recruiting
/ duty continued their search for recruits
today. Five men were enlisted. They
are William w. Lingo. Leonard sharp
and John Hendrix. of this city, and How
ard A. Graham, OF Conestoga, y. y. Hen
Dirk was formerly member Of Com
pany c.
Il is pointed out by Corporal Horn
that two-thirds of the recruits being Sc
cured here are out of town men.
Five men were enlisted in the navy
at the navy recruiting station today.
Three OF them are from out Of town.
II was announced at the recruiting
station today that all men enlisted as
apprentice seamen and for the yeo-
man service. will be allowed to re-
main at their home under pay, until
ordered to report. This Is because all
the service training stations are filled
20 capacity II is stated that the
jamestown Exposition grounds will b'
converted into training station fol
sailors.
The physical examinations for mer
enlisting in the navy are rapid, NJ
waivers whatever being allowed appli
cants. This is because OF the fact thai
the training stations are filed. Those
desiring now to enlist must be In per-
feet physical condition.
Evening journal., 1917-05-14
NOLbVEG MAY BID
FOR WORLD Peace
IN TUESDAY TALK
Another Report Says Plea
May Not be Made
Until July
HINDENBURG Objects
TO LIBERALS REFORMS

LONDON, May Chancellor Won
Bethmann Hollweg will probably
make announcement of the Central
Powers peace terms in speech to
the Reichstag tomorrow, an Exchange
telegraph dispatch from Amsterdam
asserted today The German Chan
cellor has just returned to Berlin
from a series OF conferences with Off
cials in Vienna. Prior to this he went
% German great headquarters for
conference with the Kaiser.
Other information from Germany,
received via Holland today, indicated
hat the Chancellor on Tuesday would
make a speech in the Reichstag out
lining the general military and po-
litical situation. but not covering Ger
many's peace aims. Such a statement
will be withheld until July, when the
3eichstag is to be reconvened, accord
ng to German newspapers.
That section of the German press
which is hstile to Won Bethmann
Hollweg declared today that the
chancellor recently went to the front
10 present his resignation to the
Kaiser The most circumstantial Of
these stories insisted that Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg raised a storm
of objection to the reform recmmend-
ed by the constitution committee
which would grant the Reichstag con-
troll over the army and that he and
his junker friends received the plan
Of nullfying the committees recon-
mendations by terminating the Reich
stag sitting rather than recessing
that body until later in the summer
or fall.
Such procedure would mean auto
matte death OF the constitution COM
mittee. necessity for re-appointmenr
and repetition Of it's work-which
would avert another issue between
the Reichstag and the army for sew
eral months.
Hollweg fatty refused 10 take such
course, insisting German liberals
could not be held in check IL such
trick we're played upon them.
He was said 20 have announced an
ultimatum TO the Kaiser that he would
resign il such a scheme were at
tempted and to have won over Hin
denburg.
The very fact that he did succeed
in triumphing over Hindenburg was
believed by Holland observers tC
have made his position even more in
secure since Hindenburg's advocates
arc now definitely aligned agains
him.
Hollweg returned TO Vienna Satur
day. On Sunday night he started th'
return trip to Berlin.
Evening journal., 1917-05-14
DIVORCED man MUST PAY
COST OF WOMAN'S DECREE

Upon motion of David Q Reinhardt'
attorney for Alice Bleyer. who was
granted a decree nisi in the suit for
divorce against John Bleyer in the
Superior Court last Monday, Judge
Rice today made an order requiring
Bleyer to pay $50 expense fees. IN
der questioning by Mr.. Reinhardt,
Bieyer declared that his wife had
agreed not to demand anything from
him in the way Of expenses for the d.
yorcc action. This she denied and the
order was allowed. The alleged
agreement over expense money was
not made prior to the commencement
of the suit, Bleyer said.
Evening journal., 1917-05-14
116 Students WORK
ON State FARMS
High School Girls, Too, Will.
Do Their Bit While
War is on
PROF. BERLIN TALKS
OF PATRIOTISM

Patriotism in the School, was
discussed by Professor A. II. Berlin,
principal OF the High School. at the
opening exercises of that school this
morning Professor Berlin said that
in the face of the present crisis each
one should look at the matter serious
ly and that "once we put our hands
to the plow We should never turn
back"
Concerning the response Of the male
students of the High School to farm
service, to which they were recently
called by Governor Townsend, Profess
sor Berlin called attention to the fact
that a number of students have not
yet enrolled but added that now that
the farmers are beginning to send in
their calls for help. he felt sure that
response this week would be even
greater than it already has been.
There is a great deal which you
students can do" said Professor Ber-
lin. "and / feel quite sure that you
will respond as readily as you al
ready have now that calls from the
farmers are beginning to come in
Professor Berlin also urged the girls
of The school to do their bit, and an
nounced that a meeting OF the senior
girls would be held this afternoon fol-
the purpose OF forming first aid class
1 Miss Margaret Metz. an instructor a
the High School and who has had
medical training. will be the In
structor OF the class.
Eight boys left this morning to g
I to work on farms down-State. Thirty
two boys altogether from the Higl
School have gone into farm service
/ Out OF 500 male students at the Higl
: School. 116 have enrolled for farm
{ service. Until this week there havl
been but very few calls from farmers
, As the season advances. however, tn
Continued on PAGE s-wo)
Evening journal., 1917-05-14
POISON
RUSSIA AGAINST
united States
Newspapers Say Washington
is Censoring Reports OF
Socialists Meeting
SEPARATE Peace IS
The German hope
BY WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD

United Press STAFF Correspondent.
PETROGRAD. May 14.-Germany's
propaganda is now seeking to destroy
Americas position in the eyes Of new
Russia.
What TO an American are some as.
tonishingly patent falsehoods OF the
position which the United States has
assumed are being given daily publ
cation In Russian newspapers. Today
all Petrograd newspapers featured
report from Paris that the Washing
ton government Is "censOring all
press reports from Stockholm relat-
ing to the June Socialists peace meet
ing"
Heretofore newspapers have print
ed similar reports including state
ment that the American government
Is forbidding all Socialists to leave
the United States 20 attend the Stock
holm conferences.
The animus behind such reports
Is plainly pro-German. Germany Is
bending every effort to make the
/ Stockholm prO-German conference OF
/ Socialists a success--tO achieve for
midable movement for separate
peace between Germany and Russia.
The propaganda is all the more in
sldious because the reports come
in the guise OF news I'm such shape
that Russian newspapers are impelied
to display them prominently.
Even Maxim Gorky, who is well ac
auainted with America, has apparent.
" been deceived by such reports. Hi
newspaper today contained an edi
e. torial bitterly criticising America 70
Y censorship on news OF the Stock
d holm conference