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The Washington times., 1917-09-30

America IL now supplying Italy
with macaroni.
Italy viii pass up the United States
after the war. as far a. immigration
is concerned. There's too much work
to be done at home.
willing to starVe.
Everybody in the country wants
war and Italy is willing to starve to
win.
When the war Is over. America will
sons Of Italy wear made-in- Germany
atrocities.
The war Is bringing about new
labor conditions in Italy which will
force that country to the front in the
rank OF nations.
Italy will starve on crusts and
water to win the war, II It becomes
necessary.
The people Of Italy consider the
American people the deciding factor
in the European war. Italy will fail
without American steel.
There was a whole lot more of Al
fonse's lecture, but there was plenty
of new stun in II. For Instance, that
fact about Italy being supplied with
American macaroni.
Ship Maearonl.
Alphonse says that the United
States can make and ship the cheaper
grades of macaroni to Italy at a
lower cost than II can be made there.
Somehow. the visit OF the three
Italian aeroplanes 70 Washington last
Saturday started Alphonse on on the
subject OF Italy. He had been con-
trolling himself for months, but when
Resnati began doing circus stunts
right over his barber shop, It was
too much. He began boosting Italy,
and he hasn't quit yet.
That, OF course, was merely what
Alphonse thought. The reporter. who
had some other thoughts to gather
from other professors in this great
university, wandered into another
shop.
At the end of q session with the
rszor, the humble student OF italia
irredenta" rendered a dime tip.
Don't squander that" said the re-
porter.
who, me?" demanded this patriot.
81 send my brother tobacco. He night
for Italy. What you think OF Italy,
eh?"
That was the burden OF their song:
What you think OF italy,"
Italy. it seems, Is some country.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-28
NORTH CAROLINA SENIORS
ENLIST IN A BODY
University Men to Receive Diplomas
by Mail on Gradua-
tion Day

DURHAM y. G., April 2S.--The senior
class of the University OF North Carolina,
ninety strong, are this wee; reinqushng
their studies and will enlist Immediately for
military training at Fort Oglethorpe. Ga.
The president and faculty of the college
have heartily indorsedtheir action and SEN
ors in good standing will be mailed their
diplomas on graduation day in June. Three
college professors will accompany the col
egans to the training camp and sign up
for the three months military training.
The stimulus to. quit class rooms and
enlist in the Government service comes as
elimination of many months training of
900 students at the North Carolina Uni
Nersity, The liberal concession of the fac.
ulty applies to the junior class likewise
That is, the undergraduate class will be
given credit for work the remainder of the
term The university law class, all except
three members will take the trip to Geor-
ga with the senior class. Secretary of
War Baker who was to have delivered
the commencement address at Chapel I'M
will likely he detained in Washington.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-28
WASHINGTON. April %

Peace is the least expected event in Eu-
ropean history today
This Is the attitude adopted by the men,
bers OF the French and British missions
here to advise the United States entering
into the greatest war In history, Not one
member OF the commissions has yet ven-
tured an opinion when peace will come. All
of them expect victory, eventual victory,
they call it. But peace is apparently a
word not In their vocabulary
when we have knocked out the Hun
the British say.
when the struggle for humanity comes
TO it's bloody close" the French say,
To members Of the commissions. peace
seems as distant and hazy an event az the
millennium. II Is something which they
feel Is bound to come, but something which
they do not fix a time for nor do they base
any OF their acts upon II.
But when peace comes IL Is bound to find
the Allies prepared for IL Every day of
conferences in Washington makes this fact
more evident. No matter what the terms
finally agreed upon. about the. world peace
table. the Allies are bound 10 get the
greatest benefit OF peace.
This will come from the fact that the
Allies have and are waging an economic
warfare. Their war plans have been laid
with an eye 10 the future. rhsy have not
thrown Al Into The struggle e - nopent
but M k1xo GlY4n a! that ~ r49141
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-28
TERMS OF ARMY SELECTION BILL
AND PROPOSAL FOR VOLUNTEERING

THE bill before the House known the Dent bill and favored
Military Affairs provides
and National Guard strength first by vounteersas
presenand draft President TO
call for a volunteer of 100000.
The ective draft be be-
when obtained
by volunteers the President institute the draft
headed
seecte draft recommended by the War Department the President
the BILL amended Dent
Kahn the authorize
on for call for volunteers and providing for immediate institution OF the
draft
If he Dent bill passed unamended will be defeat for the Pes
: O.
the bill other bill will
be victory for the Administration and selection forces and defeat for the
volunteer advocates
The Senate bill virtually the submitted Army War
College
The House bill amede the amendment being acceptable the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-28
LITTLE HOPE OF RESCUE
FOR l2O TRAPPED MINERS
Fires Still Raging in Colorado Shaft.
Relatives Stand in Snowstorm
Awaiting News

HASTINGS. col, April 2S.--Rescue
parties today continued their efforts to
reach the raging fire which holds 40
miners imprisoned in the Nictor.Amercan
mine.
Seven bodies had been recovered early to-
day and workers. handicapped by smoke,
flames and the deadly after damp were
slowly progressing with little hope of reSCu-
ing any of the others of the crew.
National guardsmen were stationed ut
the entrance of the mine. Four crews of
expert helmet men worked in shifts. striv
ing To remove falls" The explosion, for
which no cause has yet been ascribed oc-
CURED deep in the hillside near the spot
where the men were working and it's ter
rife force demolished timbering, blocking
rescue efforts and making progress in
creasingly difficult.
The main shaft of the mine runs back
more than a mile and the explosion was so
inuffled that it was scarcely heard outside.
Around the black cash in the hillside,
marking the entrance, 800 women-wives.
mothers and sisters of the men---stood all
night in 81 binding snOwstorm, awaiting
word from those INSIDE" Almost every
family in Hastings has representative
down there,
No progress in determining the real cause
Of the disaster can be made until the fire
is extinguished.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-28
ENDS LIFE IN MISTAKEN
. FEAR OF BLACKMAIL
Youths Suicide in Evanston, Ill.,,
Attributed to Panic Over Tele-
grams From Girls Parents

\ mistaken idea that the parents of
girl he had been engaged to were threaten
ing him with backmail. led Randolph
BercsfOrd twenty years old son of Richard
Beresford. eastern manager of typecast-
ing machine company. to take his life in
Evanston. H.. last Thursday. Beresford
had received two kilograms from Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ f., Braunagle of G0lS SAMSON
street who believed mistakenly, Mrs
Braunagle explained today, that he had
secretly married their twenty-year-old
daughter. Edith. The kilograms ordered
young Bcrcsford to come To Philadelphia
at once. and added that the Braunagles
would go to Beresford's father II he did
not,
The daughter. Edith Braunagle. a grad
uatc IN last Fehruary'S class from the iirls'
High School, was not married to Beresford.
She did not tell her parents this until after
the kilograms were sent. Then she said
they had been engaged. according to "A
statment of Mrs. Braunagle today. The
BraunagleS' idea in sending the telegram.
Mra Brauuagle explained was to bring
Beresford to Philadelphia at once so that
proceedings to annul the supposed marriage
could be started
Mrs Braunage, who said today she had
always told BareSford he could never marry
her daughter. sent the first telegram after
the girl asked her last Wednesday what
she would do IF have married Randolps ?"
Mre. Braunagc had said again that she
would never permit her daughter to marry
Beresford, She took the girls statement
for NerifcatiOn Of her fear that they had
married secretly, she asserted.
Before he took his life, Beresford tee-
eraphed his father: The Braunagles are
going to blackmail me and ruin our name
Believe me, | am innocent" lie had read
into the kilograms threat that the
Braunage's had not intended, Mrs
Braunagle believes.
Mrs Braunsgle said in the telegram
she sent:
Come on AT once. If not will go to your
father"
When her husband came home she told
him of her fears and he followed the first
telegram with this;
"Will give you forty-eight hours to come
on"
Mrs. Braunage explained today that she
opposed Beresford's rush to marry her
daughter because she thought him erratic
and cNCtable,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-28
Elkton Marriage Licenses

ELkTON, Md, April 2s,---Eighteeu cou-
pies were granted marriage licenses here
today, 9s follows: James s. Lawrence and
Julia A. O'Bryan, Griffith II. Mellor and
Ada :. Clifton. Howard Ambron and Myrtle
Kane. William A. Craven and Florence Il.
Brinfohr Joseph l.. Vase and Henrietta
Wahe, all. of Philadelphia; Charles Crot-
hand and Blanche Coulter Lansdale, Pa. I;
william Z. Smith and Lillian Hill, Chester,
Pa, William Hostetter and Laura NJ. Ennis,
Lester Nd. Amos :. Wilmer and Lottie l.
Charles, Lancaster Pa: Charles IA. Dick
nson and Eleanor Hawthorn, Coatesville,
Pa. Winfield IOcan and Marie Riggs Read
ing. Pa; Harry r. Hackback, Newfield,
Pa. and Eta NJ. Kyle. Vineand. ~ j.
Alexander Cochran and Cecilia Schaffer.
Richlandtown. Pa: Ralph Charnock and
Pearl NJ. Taylor, Chester, Pa: Milton ID.
Nice and Sarah Heck. Port Clinton, Pa
James r. Lee and Elizabeth Grace, Marcus
Hook, and James Mccaw, Philadelphia and
Anna McCann, Pennsgroye, n. J,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-28
PROBE AT EDDYSTONE
TO BE PUSHED DEEPER
Coroner Satisfied With Jury's In
definite Verdict, but Advises
Further Investigation

The mystery surrounding the recent rN-
plosion at EddystOne has not been cleared
DESPITE the verdict of the toroner's jury.
which failed to find amy evidence Of plot
Coroner Drewes announced today that
while he was satisfied with the verdict
much of the evidence was indefinite ana
should he investigated further The Gov
ernment investigation and that of the COM
pany will be pushed.
IL became known today ihat NIcholaS
KIeclner. assistant chief Russian inspector
at the Gddystone Ammunition Corporations
together with several other inspectors, VIII
sever their cOnncctio with the company
within the next few days. Company officials
refused TO say whether or not the men were
resigning or whether they were discharged.
I<leckner at the inquest testified that he was
n former Socialist and that he was in SYM
pathy with the Russian revolution.
Captain William y. Wilhelm. vice presi-
dent and general manager Of the company.
said again today that he was still convinced
that the explosion was caused by a plot.
There are at least fifty ways in which a
chemist could have blown up the building,
he said
The relief fund for the victims today
totaled $2O.6O3fl.
Heroic offers also have been made by
several osicials of the Eddystone Ammuni-
tion Corporation to give portions Of their
skin in an effort to save the life of Millie
Melf. little Italian girl who was horribly
burned in the explosion She is said to be
near the point of death.
The first to offer TO make the sacrifice
was Captain Wilhelm. Thomas n. keefe,
an engineer, and two other officials also
have volunteered.
The little victim is in the Chester Hos
pital. Before the explosion she was very
pretty, il was said. Now she is in sad
plight and suffers intensely. She has made
up her mind TO recover and her nurses have
marveled at the child's grit
When Captain Wilhelm learned that skin
was needed for grating in an effort to
save the girls life, he said.
WHY shouldn't help her? It's the least
/ can 40 :or a girl who has gone through
all she has. ihs other boys will help too"
The verdict Of the coroner's jury was
received with surprise by many who had
played a part In the investigation.
After a secret session of nearly three
hours the jury announced II was convinced
the explosion occurred in No. 2 vibrating
room and there was no evidence to lead
the 3uRx to believe that The 6isasipr Was
M r. ;Qf I H1qt <. y i. I. 4, !. X. Y. q !. /.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-28
FRENCH TRIBUTE
FOR WASHINGTON
Magnificent Eulogy Deliv-
cred on Father of His
Country"
HONORED BY ALL NATION
wASllINGToN. April IS

WASlIINiTON. ApllI -
one Of the most magnificent tributes ever
paid To George Washington was given to-
day by Eniie Hoveacque, French Minister
Of Public Instructions. on the eve of the
French and British pilgrimage to the great
Americans grave at Mount Vernon.
Napoleon" said NJ, IIovelacaue. smiling
a little sadly "migh, have been Washing
ton aS II was he was only Napoleon.
The French statesman spoke with visible
emotion Of the Father of His Country
$50 other American" he said. ''is 50
near the hearts Of the French people as
your Washington. lie represented all that
France holds most dear, No other man so
iucarnatcs the sacrifice. the resistance
againt tyranny. the love of liberty and
freedom AZ does Washington. His name ~
familiar to every French peasant
1T was our intention when we came TO
! America to visit his grave at Mt Vernon
aud to deposit there the bronze palm. before
coming ON the capital that bears his name
/ to see President Wilson.
Tomorrow the French nation will pay
! q personal tribute to the immortal hero.
/ II win Toe mo- mere hat-raisng. polite ccre-
B IuuuN. II Will be q personal tribute straight
/ from the heart of the French nation. The
! know ledge that Marshal Joifre aud NJ Nivi-
/ ami met aud clasep hands over the grave of
| Washington viii mean much to the French
| people.
| II viii give YOU an Illustration Of how
! dear Washington is 10 France. one day !
took Robert Ilerrick aud Mrs. Martin Egan.
both AmcrScanS whom YOU know we'll to
! attend Il public meeting in u borough hall
| on the outskirts Of Paris. ! had never been
! iu this ham myself
! The first thing that. struck our eyes
| aS we entered the borough president :
| private room was u great picture Of Wash
! mgtUn. thought perhaps it had been
! placed there to honor the American Nisi-
! tors.
How long has that picture been there
! I asked Our host.
Eighty years. Monsieur was his reply.
! "Ou his desk paper weight-a
! bronze bust of the great American. That
| is one example of what France thinks of
| Washington"
! The entire French and British missions
| viii hc guests tomorrow on the Presidential
| yacht MayiIowcr on the trip down the his
| torc Potomac Secretary of the Navy Dam
! ies will be the host NJ. Nivsni and Mar
| shal Joffre will both pay their respects to
| Washington in addresses.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-28
ALLIED ENJOYS SHUN PEACE TALK;
WAR, PLANS FOR WAR, THEIR THEMES

can give and have then made reservations
for the future, These facts are becoming
more and more clear as the experts of the
Entente disclose to Washington officials
their war plans, On the other hand. they
assert, and the assertions seem to be justi-
fled by daily dispatches, Germany is
throwing everything into the war Of the
day.
Allied leaders are counseling the United
States wisely. From their mistakes we of
America are bound to profit. They do not
urge us to throw everything into the CORY
struggle rather they are advising the use
OF our resources In "A way which will bring
a maximum return for minimum loss, All
of this takes time--perhaps that is why
they do not talk of peace as imminent
"All's well that ends Well" these wal
experts say az they 20 about their work
from day to day fighting the battles of hui
manity and posterity.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-28
NAVY PLANS TO USE BOY SCOUTS
FOR COAST PATROLS DURING WAR

trained now with q view To participating in
patrol work If they are needed. There is
nothing compulsory about the service. n
the boys are pcedcd volunteers will be
asked. Those who respond must do so
with the fun approval of parents and school
authorities. They will then be assigned to
stations near their homes and at first will
serve as eyes" Of the men remaining on
duty, watching for enemy ships, reporting
the approach of suspicious strangers and
signaling.
Boy Scout headquarters estimated 5000
would probably he voluntarily engaged m
this important work out of the 10000
scouts in the country. Only boys of sixteen
years or more will be engaged in the work
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-28
ROOSEVELT ARMY PLAN HOLDS
STAGE CENTER IN u. S. SENATE,

his country. probably min" million "a"
loyal d"
For us To- authorize Roosrlct to rats,
his army would he legislation which will
make poSSibI" volunteer army for i'm.
medai" and intensive training. to be- re-
rruited 10y colonel Roosevelt. former COM
mandcriu-uhiof of the United States army
and navy" senator Harding said
ut provides the advance guard of Amer
lean ideals bearing the orifiamme Of NV
world liberty new world civilization and
new world humanity and armed assurance
Of our everlasting committal T." maintain
our national right.
"Our people have wondered why the
typical American tender and the typical
RooScvcltGn tender of the volunteer force
should find no encouraging American r"-
Spouse
To SHOW AMERICANISM
Harding declared the proposed Roosevelt
division would give form to "A Rooscveltian
expression of eager and ready Ameri"auiSm
and to provide an army of Americans who
believe in him and his gospel Of Nneri-
canism.' lie added
Aud surely the interest is not a mat
ter of politics here AZ home. cod for
bid there should be anywhere in places
high or humble any narrow prcjudiCcS
or pdrtsanshp in these solemn days Of
= great American crisis.
There viii be ama2cmcnt through th"
land If this proposition is defeated.
There will be an Imputatiou Of motive
for which neither the Congress mon the
Executive ought to give cause.
senator BOrah. idaho. declared tins was
the first time n Anglo-SaNon history that
nation has rcsorted to the draft at the
beginning Of war. transcription is al
ways the last resort Of democracy" he said.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-28
NEW WEAPON AGAINST SUBMARINE
is FOUND, SAYS LORD BERESFORD

The greatest interest has been aroused
by this announcement No details were
given. but it was indicated that the inventor
may have been an American. British
papers have long harped upon Yankee in
genuity" and predictions were made when
America entered the war that some Amer
lean would find a way to put submarines
out OF business
The optimistic tidings from Japan are
that that nation is contemplating a wide"
part in the war
Russia has reafiirmed her determination
to fight until victory is gained, while the
prospects of seeing American troops on tho
firing line seem to be brighter
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-28
NEW YORK. Apru IS.

NEW YORK. April IS
Under provisions of a bill which is to be
part Of the Navy Departments war legis-
lation approximately 5000 members Of the
Boy Scouts of America. who volunteer for
service, will be fed and housed by the Gov
ernment and assigned to patrol duty on
both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
This was learned on good authority here
today. II is understood Secretary Daniels
is taking 4 keen interest in the part the
Boy Scouts may play in winning the war
and has given the proposed bill his tenta-
tive approval. It was also learned that
Boy Scouts are already being used at many
points to instruct army recruits in the
art of signaling.
Boy Scouts along both coasts are being
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-28
LONDON. April IS.

LONDON. April 2S
England feels better today. developments
Of III" past twoniy-four hours have been o
greater induCcmcnt to optimism than any
others that have occurred for a long time
The new hOpefulness is reflected in the
press comments of Premier Lloyd Georges
speech in which h. told the nation that the
Allies are winning the war.
Good news has also come from France,
Russia. America and Japan.
Lord Bcrcsford, famous British naval eX-
pert, is authority for the statement that
new way has been found to combat the
submarine menace. and that it will be put
into force at once.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-28
READY FOR PEACE,
SAYS TURK CHIEF
Vizier, in Berlin for Confer
ence, Will Concede Moth
ing, However
NO TERRITORY DESIRED
BY JOHN GRANDENS
BERLIN, April

Turkey Is ready for peace-or ready for
continued war" declared Talaat Pasha,
Turkish Nizier, here for conference with
Berlin officials,
Turkey does not desire annexation OF
territory. and she has military strength
enough to- hold out indefinitely" he con-
unued our harvest prospects this year
are Of the best.
we have not altered one whit our treat
ment Of Americans because of Americas
assumption of be,liGercncy against the Cen
tra Powers
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-28
Will Complete Engineer Regiment

POTTSvILLE, Pa, April 2s.-captain
Gangloff of Company G. Pennsylvania En-
gineers. instructions from Adjutant General
Stewart TO recruit ats once an additional
company OF engineer for Pottsville, This
city already has one company which rem
dered good service on the Mexican border.
The new company. with one TO be formed st
Philadelphia and one at Palmerton, viii
eomplsts the regiment Of sngineers in Peen-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-28
Three Held in Little Girls Case

Mrs, Martha Mckinley and Mrs. Martha
Hall, 1901 North Twenty second street and
Walter Yost 1914 North Twentieth street,
were held for court in $500 bail each at
Central police court today in connection
with the presence of Jennie Gocal, 1914
Brandywne street, a 1fteen-year-old stu
dent at William Penn High School. in a
house on Twenty-second street near Co.
lumbia avenue, last Friday afternoon
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-28
J. P. Mccall Lectures at Harvard

At the invitation of Dean Gay, OF the
Grandate School of Business Administra-
ton of Harvard University, Joseph b. Nc
Call president of the Philadelphia Electric
Company, delivered lecture at Harvard
yesterday upon the subject of 'The inde'
pendently Operated Central Station" This
lecture was given as part of the course in
public utilities operation in which course
some twenty-five lectures have already been
given by some of the best-known men In the
public utility field in this country.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-28
WASHINGTON, ApriI 2s.

Guatemala has broken relations with Ger
many and handed the German Minister his
passports. il was officially announced by the
State Department today.
In announcing the break the Guatemalan
Government offers the United States use
of her territorial waters, ports and railways
for use in common defense and also all ele-
ments which may be available for the same
purpose
The notice of the break was conveyed in
the following communication from Joauuin
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-28
Big RECRUITING
PARADE TODAY
Mass Meeting on City Hall
Plaza Will Follow Pat
riotic March
TOM DAILY WILL REClTE
Enlistment Batting Averages
in Big League Ball TOicns

The figures above show the com
bined army, navy and marine corps
enlistments yesterday, the total
from April to today and the num-
ber of enliStments per 1000 men of
military age in the various cities.