davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-31

margarine that looked like butter.
Judge Connolly held that statut,
-rurErf tn tats rrprHt-d an ea'ffrr
lass making illegal the sale Of cleo.
Tut Jasnowski held that the sale ~
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-31

order 20 reverse ruling against
Jasnowski IN an oleomarEarine pros
seutinn ef iats.
The prosecutor brought an artioa
against Nav PiNiey for selling ole,-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-31

pvfptfng--ske plain neat kina-that
n rf9ht-TTwer Job Deps.--wsin sn7a.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-21
PRINTABLE IN 1919

1t is Il help to popular Government the
world over when the people OF Il city the
size of Boston elect as their Mayor II man
OF the character of Andrew j. Peters BY
SO doing declsively they serve notice upon
all the other cities of the country that Bos-
tonians are sick and tired of the maladmin-
istration which has made of their City
Hall for the last four years a headquarters
for proiiteering politicians who abused
great public trust TO promote their friends
DHILADELPIIIANS have about twenty
two months before them in which TO
make it possible for this city's newspapers
to print just that editorial, with n change
of three proper names.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-21

readjusting the personnel Of his stan.
General Gocthals becomes acting Quarter.
master General-all officers are In the
acting" class. or virtually should be,
holding their posts only because no better
man can be found. War Is no respecter
of persons or of regulations.
General Goethals's new task is commen-
surate with that of building the canal. In
one respect 1t is vastly more difficult. At
Panama the great engineer had an opera
ton of set design which, once decided upon,
could not vary much within certain limits.
But the Quartermaster Gencraship faces
problems of ever.expanding dimensions.
subject to all sorts of change to suit new.
conditions and AN infinite amount of criti-
clsm. For going ahead and getting things
done General Goethals is the man. Team
work with Mr. Baker Is II different proposi.
ton from the teamwork which was hoped
for in vain between the General and the
Shipping Board civilians The Admins.
tration is wise to keep the best brains In
the service In constant practice and close
TO the heart of things.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-21
HUNS CORRUPTING THE TURK

THE Turk has usually been considered
ideals of civilization. lie has been labeled
''unspeakable." From the record one might
have thought the Turks had reached the
maximum OF intolerance. rapacity and
brutality.
German kultur has piled Il new Pelion OF
Prussianism on the Ossa of ottoman char
acter. The Hunnish zeitgest has turned
the conventions OF civilization topsy turyy,
but it was not within the realm of imagina-
ton that it could corrupt the Turks. In all
the centuries OF Moslem occupation of
Jerusalem, the sacred shrine of the Chris.
tians, the Church of the Holy Sepulchcr,
remained unmoested until the very eve of
this years celebration of the Nativity of
Christ. Before surrender of the Holy City
to the British the German .ofiicercd Turkish
troops looted the Church of the Holy
Sepulcher of treasures valued at moro than
IL million dollars and sent to Berlin the ia
nous ostensorium of brilliants. No such
desecration has been known in Jerusalem
since the Romans under Titus in 20 a. d.
ravished the Temple Of Solomon. and even
then the conqueror tried to save the sacred
treasures
Possibly the war lord coveted the jeweled
monstrance on his trip to Constantinople
and Jerusalem, which began the Turco-
German Entente. Sent Won der Goltz to
Turkey to train its army TO Teuton mill.
tarism and opened the way to the Sultan's
alliance with the Central Empires in the
Great War. 1t has repiained for civil.
a. ',rist o,v %, .1l
touch to the medieyalism of the Mosem.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-21
AUSTRALIAN LOSSES

The Australian Government has iss,o,
some very carefully compiled statistics bo,h
as to the numbers and the PERCENTAGES ~
the losses among the Australian troons thai
have actually taken part in the Euronean
war. WV"
In this compilation troops still in train;rs
are not considered and In the general ust 30
casualties those i'll from disease are also
enumerated. The body of troops considered
totals 3o6,00o, and among these the casual
ties, including sickness, reach a total of
1000 VI
The showing is not nearly as bad however
as 1t seems. OF the 102 900 casualties a total
OF 47.000 are attributed to sickness. MANY
of these men would inevitably have been iii
of natural causes and some would have died
had there been no war. The dead from
wounds received in action, including of
course. those who died far from the battIe
field. number $4,000. 1t will thus be seen
that after more than three years of war, the
ratio Of Australian soldiers killed in action
is almost exactly one out of twelve. The
remaining casualties include the badly
wounded. the slightly wounded and those
made prisoners of war. The total is heavy
but II represents three years of war. Ac-
cording TO this average. the war will have to
go three full years after American troops
get into action for as many as one in twelve
Of the American soldiers at the front TO lose
ths&r itves from battle causes.--LouisviIls
I0UIMX MVUk t s, 5 III. KS. 80 = y a N
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-21
A TOWNS RETORT
TO PENNYPACKER
PhoeniXville Council Declares
Borough Did Pay Autobiog-
rapher's Father

To TIC LditOr Of ihc EroriH1 PuUlic Ledger:
Sir--In tho installment Of The Autobi-
ography of II Pcnnsylyanian,' by tho late
Governor Pcnnypackcr. published in your
ISSUE OF November 90. 1917, there appears
the statement that the authors father DR..
Isaac A. Pennypackcr, paid the costs of in
cooperating the borough of PhoeniXville and
that this sum. so expended, was never repaid
him. This statement has aroused much in
terest and some resentment in the native
town of the Ex-Governor, where his father
had been honorcd by being chosen its first
Burgess. The pride Of its people has been
hurt and an inquiry set afoot TO determine
IL the ex-Governors information was correct
In the event of his statement being estab-
lishcd as true, it was the expressed purpose
of the Town Council to pay at once tis bill.
which the former Governor declares is still
owing.
was accordingly instructed by our Bor-
ough Council to search the towns records for
evidence of payment of these costs, and
among the earliest actions recorded as taken
bv the newly incorporated borough l find
the record of the following in Councils first
minute book;
April IS, 1S49, DIR. Isaac A. Pennypacker
presented charter to Council
February 20, lS5O, Dill presented DN inc
Burgess (Dr. Isaac A. Pennypacker) to Coun-
ell for charter, fees. etc.
March 4, 1850. bill of Burgess (for char
ter cost, expenses, etc.) presented. when on
motion an order was directed to be drawn in
his favor for the amount of the said bill.
In view of the official record of the above
proceedings of the Town Council of Phoenix
willie, which are deserving of more credit
than the memoranda or the personal recollec-
ton of the autobiographer, who SO enthu-
siastically makes himself and certain Of his
ancestors the heroes of his tale, it is authen-
,tically established that the borough did pay
its debt to the elder Pennypacker for his out
lay at tue time of the towns official birth.
The spirit OF the people of PhoeniXvile
will not quietly endure this statement of the
eS-Governor's in his unique autobiography
to go uncontradcted. and j am merely
expressing the request of our municipal oiti-
GERS when I ask you to give equal prominence
I'm your columns to the statement from It's
Town Council that PhoeniXvile owes neither
the late Burgess Pennypacker nor any Of his
descendants any sum of money for expenses
and costs advanced to pay for the borough's
incorporation. C. Fl. KELLEY.
Clerk of the Borough of PhoeniXylle
Phoenixvile Pa, December 90
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-21
MAILING ANOTHER LIE!

VNIHEN you hear "A German lie, nail it
w on the spot! General Nicholson is in
command at Camp Meade, and there were
brought to his attention stories of short
ages in overcoats and heavy underwear.
The General did not have much to say, but
lie said enough. Our staff correspondent
quotes him as follows:
ANY story dealing with the so-called
shortage of clothing at Camp Meade is
pure and unadulterated German propa-
ganda We will have division review on
saturday in honor Of Secretary Baker. and
nearly 10000 men will be supplied with
heavy clothing and give striking evidence
that there is no suffering at Camp Meade.
Certain men who are slackers and others
who have German names are writing fool
ish letters to the papers, in which they
relate stories of hardship. They are lies
and written either for the purpose Of aid
in the ranks. Any man in need of extra
clothing can obtain 1t by making an appeal
to his company commander. We have an
abundance of underwear. overcoats and
other articles that are made to wear and
not to lock at, and II any commander
refuses to issue them to his men l would
like to know it.
There is chance for every American to
serve Lis country by tearing the mask
from German propaganda. The news
papers will help him to do it and SO will the
Government, which will furnish any citizen
with documentary proof.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-21
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

I. Charles A.. .Piez. Of Chicago. formerly Of
Philadelphia. Is vice president and general
manager Of the Emergency Fleet Corpora
ton.
2. Odessa IL q large city In southern Russia, on
the Black Sea.
8. California IL the Golden state.
4. Apollo was the sun god In classical myth
0logy.
8. LonEfellow wrote "Hiawatha."
o. Coal is more or less eompietely fossilIzed
vegetation Of the carboniferous era.
Z, The first medical school In the United Statek
was established ut the University of Penn
sylvanln In l764.
3. Fabian tactics; sort OF dilatory strategy
meant TO- keen the enemy cccgpied. but
without offer Of battle. So called from the
Roman general Quintus Fabius Maximus
Cunctat0r Delayer).
General w,ss:,s s.S. ses't wa. called "old Fuss
y. =. l3ss2I|e = e 49, q sysaa dssisA e..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-21
Tom Days Column
McArOni Ballads
XCIV
DA NEWS FROM TRIEST'

ia 4NLV - IRoh ihlEcl
You skeenny leetle Office man
Dat keep da books,
Wat for you geeve Italian
Sooch ogly looks?
Wan day wen from your deenner-time
l see you COM
You sneered at me baycause dat I'm
So plain an domb.
Wen cen da street l sat to eat
An you went by,
/ s'pose dat you was full weeth meat
An cak' an pic.
l seen you sneer an shak' your head
At wat l gat:
Som garleeck, halfa loafa bread
An wan tomat!
You skeenny leetle Office man
Dat keep da books,
Who was Get made dees granda lam?
Eth? Stylish cooks?
Com! TAX dat leetle pen for me
You use so wal
An maxi some figures now, an see
Eef you can tai
How NANNY roads, an mines, an streets,
An buldin's high
Was made by men dat fed on meats
An cak' an pie!
Den see how mooch by men dat fed
On wat I gat:
Som garleeck, halfa loafa bread
An wan tomat!
You skeenny leetle Office man,
You, too, can read
Desc sailormen Italian,
See wat dey deed?
Dey TAX wan gondola or two
An nevva rest
Onteell, by dam! dey busta through
Eento Triest'!
Dey cut seek rope, dey seenk two sheep,
An safe COM back.
You theenk you coulda made dat treep
On pie an cak'?
No, meester man, bow down your head:
TAX off your hat
To garleeck, halfa loafa bread
An wan tomat.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-21
BEHIND THE TIMES

WYE THOUGHT we had passed the sedi-
w ton stage long ago until the little
group of willful college boys across the
river put out their short.lived journal.
Since the days of sedition we have had the
make-the-rich-pay- y-for-their.war' campaign
and the Observation-Disclosures"
campaign. We expect college men to be at
least abreast Of the times. In this case
they are three stages in the rear
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-21
What Do You Know?
QUIZ

QUIZ
1. Who Is the British First Lord Of the Ad-
miralty?
9. Where Is Ypres:
3. What IN instinct:
4. Who was Circe?
8. Name tho author Of "The Culprit Fay"
O. Which IL the Buckeye state?
:, How il an amendment to the Federal Con-
stitutiOn proposed and ratified?
8. Who was called "The Father Of the Con-
stitution"?
o. What Is heat?
TO- Who founded the American Red Cross:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-21
PENNYPACKER AUTOBIOGRAPHY
The Organization Of Patriotic Societies. Changes
on the Bench and a Trip to Cuba Made the Early
9Os Active Years for Mr. Pennypacker

The instalImcnts Of Governor Pennypacker's =
autobiography OF n rennsyiyanian" temporarily
viii appear the editorial page OF the Evening
Public Ledger.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-21

The pacifsts want TO stop the war;
fighting democracy wants to end il.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-21

II does not matter much whether the
former Gar has escaped or not. The big
question is, Can Russia escape?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-21
More Court Incidents

Judge jenkins, being Democrat, only
following the next election was succeeded
by Mayer Sulzberger, Republican. Sulz-
berger was a Jew, born up tho Rhine in
Germany, and holds high rank among his
letters and of strong influence. Small in
stature, with shoulders slightly STOPPING,
large head and a ready tongue, he is the
only man / have ever met in my life who
talks all the time and who always talks
we'll. Every sentence has something in 1t,
keen and incisive as well as philosophical.
At the bar he was rapidly closing up the
gap between John G. Johnson and himself
for the leadership. He had a large prac-
tice, and by it had made a fortune. Why
he was willing to leave 1t behind him and
start upon another career has ever been
something of a mystery. A learned and
most able Judge. his success has been
somewhat qualified by the fact that he
could never quite forget that he was no
longer an advocate. A thoroughly good
hearted man, with much of the milk of hui
man kindness overhowing in his soul, there
was, nevertheless, remnant in him OF
that Eastern tyranny which is shown on
the Assyrian monuments. where the sue
cessful heroes are seen gouging out the
eyes of their foes Saving for these linn.
itations upon his practical usefulness no
greater or more capable Judge ever sat on
the bench.
One day a young lawyer began to argue
upon that most intricate of subjscts--the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-21

The Government. is not asking chill
dren to finance the war. Let them have
at least this Christmas as usual
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-21

Maybe the etymology of Bolshevild
can be related to the 'baksheesh" Of
Prussian gold.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-21

We judge from the sugar hearing
that to at least one Of the kings only re-
venge Is sweet.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-21
The Slayer OF Eppley

The slayer Of Eppley came here to,
vote and not to kill and the Fifth Ward
shooting was only an accident, he tells the
jury. And the Quartering OF an army Of
Gll1psa in the Independence Hall district.
~ - sn'y A. eeelrspt-e
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-21
NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW

Tho commander of the German cruiser
Geier which sought safety in a United States
port at the outbreak of the war, used our
protection to further an intrigue designed to
embroil us in war with Japan. This is to be
taken as another triumph for Prince Max of
Baden's "ecumenical conscience. New Yorl,
Sun.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-21

A Baby Bond. like all other babies
will grow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-21

Representative Jeanette Rankin. of Mon.
tana. the first woman member OF Congress,
has introduced a bill to enable American
women who marry aliens to retain their citi.
zenship, Here is an attempt at legislation
which apparently is made without full appli-
cation of the fact that custom makes the
law, not law the custom. or a look ahead to
the securing of much that must be through
treaty and not statute.-Youngstown Daily
W
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-21

Pronunciation purists are making consid.
cradle ado about how to pronounce the word
''cantonment." President Wilson is said to
be content with the customary way Of putting
the accent on the first syllable, and as he IL
4 1etfIo l)rDuoalo H1oRtnG 11U|3e v &. &;
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-21

in the middle, worked both ways with un.
wearied zeal. and kept 1t up for half an
hour and perhaps longer. | -at there and
blandly listened. After while Sulzbcrger
arose from his seat and paced to and fro
behind me with his hands hidden in the
folds of his gown. Presently, unable to
control himself longer, he came leaning
over me and whispered, you damned
hypocrite."
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-11-16
TRADE MARX REG

Ladies and children's coat trade has been
very satisfactory and gratifying. We have
been able to continually show new models,
and in spite of the high markets have been
able to make very reasonable prices. We
have at all times been able to put on our
racks good honest merchandise that only
time and service can prove its worth, and
we know our prices are cheap, because our
customers tell us so-and they-you-the
consumer-we believe are the real judges.
Our stock of ladies', misses and children's
coats is very complete and we solicit your
inspection. 1t is no trouble to show our
goods.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-11-16

This stock consists of neat serge
dresses of modest designs, but very
popular in pattern and prices; also
crepe de chimes and georgettes for
party wear, in all desirable shades.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-19
WHY BRITISH FLEET
 NOT DISLODGE GERMAN
 IS GIVEN IN STATEMENT

LONDON Nov. 16. - Sir Eric Campbell Geddes, first lord of Brit
 sh admiralty, replying to critics who had asked why the British feet had not been sent into the Bal tic, says: Before the Germans at
 empted operations in the Gulf of Riga, they deemed it necessary to occupy the islands commanding the entrance to the gulf. Islands, which command the entrance to the Baltic, belong to Denmark. Would it not )e an act of madness for the Brit jsh fleet to pass through into the Baltic with the certainty that the Germans would occupy and fortify those islands in our rear? If we lid pass through, should we find the German fleet there on our ar rival? The operation of passing
 through would occupy considerable time as, putting aside the question If Denmark's neutrality, there are extensive mine fields to be cleared |"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-19
Word Comes From Two Different S trees That Germany Getting
 Ready.
VATICAN ONE OF THESE
Another is 8 2umor That Is Current on the
 Amsterdam
 BourSe.

LONDON, Nov 19--A Rome spec ial declares the Vatican hears that peace terms on the part of the Cen tral Powers will be announced of ficially before New Years Rumor has been current and persistent for some time on the Amsterdam Bourse that the Central Powers will make an offer of peace before December, in the hope of a proposal for a pre- paratory conference at Berne.
 Much importance is attached to the report that George von Hertling, the new German chancellor, accept ed the office on the condition that he be allowed free hand to hasten peace. It is understood that only by so doing it was possible for him to secure the consent of the majority of the German Reichstag
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-19
WARNING ISSUED
 AGAINST BOGUS
 BUYERS OF FOOD

WASHINGTON, Nov. IT, = The Food Administration issued the fol- lowing:
 Reports have reached the United States Food Administration that men claiming to be it's representatives have attempted to buy the home canned products put up by house wives in various parts of the coun- sry, claiming that they did this by order of the Food Administration.
 These men are imposters. the Food Administration never having sanctioned their policy or activities Former rumors that the government contemplated the communicating of home-canned goods also have been officially denied.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-19
MINIMUM PRICE FIXED.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-At a conference between J. P. Cotton, chief of the food administration 8 meat division, and representatives of principal livestock exchanges. the minimum of $15.50 per 100 pounds for hogs was agreed on, as against the price range around $20 during the past year. Minimum prices of other livestock will be announced soon, to be followed by maximum wholesale and possibly re- tail prices later.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-19
AMERICA'S PROBLEM TOLD IN FIGURES
 FOR MONEY NEEDED

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19. = Ex penses for all purpose Approximate fiscal year 1917-191S, $21 ,ooo, 900, ,ooe
 Expenses for all purposes fisca year 191S-1919 (estimated) $29,ooo 100000.
 Total expenses for all purposes in first two years of war, $50,o00, 100000.
 Amount expected to be raised by ordinary revenue and war taxes sio,ooo, ,oOo,oo
 Bonds or other form of loan to government necessary to meet defic it in two years, 0,0oo, ,ooo,0
 Money raised by bond issues tc De expended as follows:
 Loans to Allies in two years (es timated), 5000 900, 900.
 Expenses of United States gov crnment, 5000, ,o00, ,Ooo.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-19
SPAIN NOW HAS
 COALITION CABINET

MADK ib. Nov 17.-A Monarch ical-NatinDel coalition Cabinet has been foriaed by Marqaes Manuel Garcia Plieto de Alhuemas. who takes the resi 1 Premier. The Cabinet includes
 Minister Of l'o sign Affairs. &c., nor Alvafedo iaterior, Senor Bah amonde; SIpsnce Senor Ventosa i; Public Works. cal Zamora: Jus tice, FeFnandez Rida: War, Juan de la Cierra Garein. Amalie Ji- memo; Public iAstruction, Senor Rodes.
 The cabinet comprises three dem ocrats. two catsla aists, two adher- ents of senos Malra. one follower of Conc ie Rsr,ahones and one independent
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-19
SAYS IT CANNOT INJURE
 ITS EXISTENCE
Says America's Demand for Shipping Would Ruin Its European
 Trade.

TOXIC, Nov. 19. = Negotiations between the United States and Jap an to have the steel embargo raised have been broken.
 Americas demand for Japanese shipping would virtually destroy the European trade of Japan, so the latter asserts, whilst the equiv alent offered Japan by America is inadequate.
 assistance to the Allies cannot reach the extent of where it would in- fringe on her national existence.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-19
ITALIAN PREMIER HAS
 FOUR SONS IN THE WAR

ROME. Nov. 17.-Vittorio Orlan- do, new Italian Premier, has three sons at the front. One was on the bainsizza Plateau from which the itaiians were expelled at the be- ginning of the present Austro-Ger- man offensive, and it is not known what has become of him. A fourth son or the Premier, who was in training for machine gun service, started for the front on the day the offensive was launched.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-19
FOOTBALL SCORES

SPOKANE,-Wa State, 2S; Montana University, o.
 SEATTLE - Tie game between University of Washington and Ore gon Agricultural College
 EUGENE, Ore.-University of Ore gon 21; California O.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-19
RUSE
 SAVES FREIGHTER
 FROM SUBMARINE

ATLANTIC PORT, Nov 19-Fires kindled on the deck of an American vessel at the approach of submar- inc, and the information that the ship carried explosives, caused 8 German submarine captain to hurry away and submerge without firing a torpedo.