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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-09
EREACH WIN TRENCHES
tsg17 ON ONE-MILE FRONT

smashing blow struck by the French
In the Champagne region yesterday re-
suited in the capture of German positions
on front of nearly a mile to depth Of
goo to 500 yards, it was officially announced
today
The Germans Immediately reformed their
ranks and swept back over the snow In a
determined effort to recapture the lost posi-
} tions. The French repulsed these attacks
with hand grenades and the enemy retired
suffering heavy losses, the War ONCE de-
elared The fighting occurred on the front
extending from Butte du Nlesnil to Maisson
de Champagne.
On the northwestern front of Verdun
German attack in the Avocourt wood was
repulsed, il was announced.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-09
FULL CREW" INCLUDES
DINING CAR WAITER
Superior Court Makes Important
Ruling in Reversing Public
Service Commission
SCRANTON. Pa. March 9.

'A' 49, N''
The Superior Court sitting here today,
In an opinion written by Judge Hear, re-
versed the action OF the Public Service
Commission in refusing to recognize as a
member Of the full crew" a railroad en-
ploye who. In addition to assisting the con-
ductor. also looks after the comfort OF pas
sengers in a dining car. The decision will
have a tremendous bearing on the interpre-
tation Of the full crew" law throughout
the State, Railroad employees insisted that
the man in the dining car could not be
recognized as a regular member Of the crew.
The bIqhnr CONT saws no ia a member of
the crew.
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-09


Turkish forces have concentrated before
Bagdad and are preparing TO hold the
Arabian Nights city at all cost Dispatches
10 ~" -" "'ce today indicated that
are now within a
~ A General Maude's
man fore several miles In
the rear - change their
pjans and ty without
battle Bagds ..tl for several
days.
The rapid adva.ee 5t the British up the
Tigris has caused the panicky Hight OF
many Mesopotamian tribesmen who aided
IN the defeat OF General Townshends
forces in the first march against Bagdad.
These forces have made no attempt TO
harass the advancing Britishers The
failure OF the Turks to attempt a stand at
Ctesiphon, where the British met defeat in
1915, Ia accepted here as indicating That
they cannot offer effective resistance at
Bagdad. Ctesiphon was strongly defended
against attack from the south, but It's works
were dismantled by the Turks, who re-
treated without firing shot.
The Grand Duke Nicholas Is moving more
and more rapid down on the Turks from
Persia His center has pushed on from
Asadabad, and on Monday the RUSSIANS
marched into the town of Hangover, an ad-
vance of forty miles from Hamadan ana
the same distance from Kermanshah. Al
ready the Russian lines are being mar
shaled to attack the Bidesartch pass. which
alone bars the route to Kermanshah and
the Mesopotamian frontier.
BERLIN. March ..
The Turkish official statement says:
"On the morning of March two British
cavalry regiments, with six armored auto
mobiles and two gunboa;s, attacked from
land and river our outposts west OF Azizie,
eighty kilometers southeast OF Bagdad The
attack was repulsed with heavy losses. We
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-09
TAxICAB QUARTETS
NUPTIAL EQUIPAGE
Two Philadelphia Girls and Their "ln-
tendeds" Motor to Elkton in Wee
Sma' Hours

An elopement that had its inception in
Philadelphia shortly after midnight ended
in Elkton, Md, at 3 o'clock this morning,
when a Philadelphia taxicab landed at the
Cecil County Court office. containing Ed
ward II. Phillips. New York, and Eliza
beth Pohlamus Philadelphia, and Kingdom
Straw. Brooklyn, ~ Y, and Mabel Cav
anaugh, Philadelphia.
At that hour the marriage license clerk
was in dreamland and the quartet waited
at a local hotel until o'clock when Deputy
Clerk Vannort opened the office and issued
them the permit to marry. The Rev.
George p. Jones was next aroused from his
slumbers and performed the double cere-
mony, when they hurriedly left town for
Philadelphia.
Others procuring marriage licenses In
EllSton today were James b. Ball and Elva
II. Spruce, Philadelphia Howard l.. Miller
and Media Swank. Shickshinny, Pa. Will
liam H. Kyle, Wilmington. and Katherine
L. Keefe, New York; Gayton Swoope and
Ruth Gutshall, Huntington. Pa. Lew Wal
lace Kenney and Nellie b. Neese, North
east. Md. and Erwin r. Craig and Martha
Taylor, Earlville. Pa.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-09
Teut0n Naval Officer
Falls Into Plot Net
Continued from PAGE One

| Continued from PAGE One
three years and admitted visiting Cuba re-
Gently, although he insisted the visit was
merely a tourist trip.
Fritzen, who Is said 10 be a naval officer,
was arrested at the home OF Frank $. Hart.
a music dealer, for whom he worked as a
farmer some time ago. .Fritzen had arrived
yesterday afternoon from San Francisco
for visit with Hart and he was arrested
while asleep. lie submitted calmly and is
held on charge Of suspicion Of a felony
pending further advices from Washington.
FRITzEN MAKES STATEMENT
at no time was an agent for the Ger
man Government while was in the United
States" said Fritzen II am not a spy
and never was one.
AT the outbreak OF the European war
In August, 1914. | was in New York.
am a captain in the German navy and l
made every effort to get back to the Faith
erland but was unsuccessful.
81 remained in New York for few
weeks after war was declared. Then
went to Havana because | thought 1t was
better for German to be there than in
the United States
ut was not long after the outbreak Of
the war in Europe that | was shadowed by
United States secret service agents
''In December. 1914, | returned to New
York and early in 1915 came to California
and worked for Mr. Hart. went back
east after a few months visit here and
later to Cuba again.
From cuba ! went t. Vera cruz. In
January, 1915. ] went TO New orleans and
thence to California again.
while I have been In Los Angeles
have made several trips to Tia Juana in
an effort TO get to Mexico City.
AT the time OF the attempt to destroy
the Weland Canal in December, 1915, |
was in New York. and can prove an alibi
by German-American friends who saw me
there
II don't know Wolf Won Tge Captain Won
Pspen, Captain Boy-Ed, Hans Tauscher
Paul koenig. Richard Emil Leyendecker,
Fred Letzler or George Fucha"
RECEIVED MONEY FROM FAMILY
Frit2en admitted he had received money
several times fTom Germany. but said it
came from his family. which is wealthy.
He declared lie would not fight extradtlon,
but would return to New York immed lately.
II had nothing to do with the Cuban re-
volt, he told the reporters but I know
there was crooked work somewhere in the
elections and that was responsible for the
uprising
- knew the Department of Justice was
after me, and thought | was n spy. On
several occasions | was accosted in New
York as the German Ambassador"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-09

BY JUDGE HENDERSON:
Affirmed. rn'hdelD&.
Covert Va Mccarthy, Huntinrdor "
White Va white. Philadelphis Irsx never1<
irmed. 0"'u"o'a. A.
stewart ste .. '. stewart PhlladsIDhl.. Atsr.., !.
BY JUDGE HEAD!
Baltimore and Ohio W. Public s.r.,-
mission, Reversed. 'e'"ce Con.
Philadelphia and Reading Va Puh,,. =
Commission. Reversed. '''c serv~
Central Railroad Company v, Puhu. -
Commission. Reversed. uonc Servk.
Commonwealth VS. Dietrich schuv,Lt,,
City vs. Phillips. Philadelphia. Avn. IT.
BY JUDGE KEPHART: An'rmed
Wolf VS. Bank, Philadelphia Re,..
Holscher vs stone Company. Pb,IsSsdd
Morris VS. Fahey. Chester. Anirn,s ~
BY JUDGE TREXLER: N
Lumber Company VS. Parry, pbu..
Affirmed. fhiiadelphl.
poTety VS. HOwrock.. Municipal cou,,
Wolfe vs. McDevitt. Northumbert..
nrmed. M,
Rosenthal vs. Long. Huntinrdon A.. r.
Commonwealth VS. Sachse. Munc,n.11 hrmsd
Reversed 'psi Couf
Malone vs. whitner. Lancaster n. -
Malone Va Grocery Company, Lancss,srssd
versed. h.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-09
HOME AND SCHOOL BANQUET
League Will Entertain Tonight at tn,
William Penn

The Home and School League will hold
its annual banquet tonight at the William
Penn High School for Girls. Fifteenth and
Wallace streets. An address will be der
livered by Howard Nudd, secretary OF the
Public Education Society in New York. and
a discussion will follow. Leaders in the
discussion will be Superintendent CARRIER
his assistant superintendents. George
Wheeler, Albert ". Raub and Theodore l..
Mcdowell, and Secretary Of the Board OF
Education William Dick. There will be some
story telling by Miss Mabel Powers.
Members of the Home and School League
met at the school this afternoon for re-
ception before the dinner.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-09
BRAZIL SEEKS SECRET
WIRELESS OF GERMANS
BY II. B. ROBERTSON
Special Gable Scrrice Of the United press and
EveniHD Ledger.
RIO DE JA!SEIRO, March ..

RIO DE JAlSEIRO. March 2.
tlandestne wireless stations on the Bra
lillian coast are believed to he in operation
| by Germans. Searching investigation by
| the Brazilian authorities to prevent viola
ton of neutrality has resulted in this in
! teresting bit ot deduction on the part OF
officials:
ON February s there was an engagement
between British warships and German ves-
sells off the island of Fernando de Noroohna,
on the northern coast of Brazil
Within few hours after inhabitants OF
this island reported seeing the flashes Of
big guns and hearing the cannonadng Ger
man interests in Rio de .Ianeiro gave cir
culatton TO a story that the British cruiser
Amethyst had met three raiders off the
coast and had been sunk
The story was denied by the British Con-
sui No information was obtainable from
the Brazilian Ministry of Marine Notwith-
standing. this, the German interests cir
culated very circumstantial and detailed
story of the whole battle.
week later--about February 15--the
British cruiser Glasgow put into port. and
from one OF its officers was obtained a story
or the sea engagement agreeing in almost
all particulars with the report the Rio
Germans had the day of the battle, except
as to the Amethyst being sunk What has
struck the Brazilian officials with particular
Significance s that the Germans were COM
pletely advised regarding this battle on the
day II occurred The suspicion Is. therefore
fairly well grounded that some German
wireless station promptly reported II to
German sources
The fact that such wireless stations
operated by Germans could be depended
upon to give possible raiders nforma-
ton as to the sailngs and arrivals of Allied
merchantmen at Brazilian ports as well
as furnish other information, has led to
redoublng of the Governments efforts
to find their location and force their dis
mantling.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-09
WILL LEAVE MISSOURI
UNLESS STONE RESIGNS
NEW YORK. March O

NEW 1Oth, Marcn u
Unless Senator William J. Stone. one OF
the little group of "wilful Senator's who
blocked President Wilson's armed neutral
ity program, retires from the Senate at
once. Missouri. the Senator's home State.
is going to lose a prominent resident.
Miss Harriet Stilton. of st. Joseph, Mo.
well-known suffrage worker declared
here today that she was not going to con-
tinue living in Missouri If Senator Stone
is allowed to remain in office.
81 love my State, but my country more"
she said
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-09
BERLIN ADMITS LOSS
OF GROUND TO FRENCH

BERLIN. March Q.
In violent fighting on the Champagne
front French troops penetrated isolated
German trenches on Hill 49,, but were aft
erward expelled by a German counter-at
tack, II was officially announced today.
AS a result of the French attack, which
was preceded by intense artillerying, the
French retained only farm position sit
uated on lower ground.
West of Wyteschaete. German storming
detachments penetrated an English posi-
tion and returned with thirty-seven prison.
ers, two machine guns and one mine
/. thrower.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-09
Refuse to Sing "The Fatherland"

SOUTH NORwALK. Conn. March g.
When the high school pupils here were
called upon to sing The Fatherland" they
revolted. and many began The STAR
Spangled Banner in opposition. 1t has
been decided to omit national anthems from
the exercises hereafter
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-09
TURKS TO MAKE
/ BAGDAD STAND
Prepared to Hold City at All
Costs, Despite British
Gains
GRAND DUKE ADVANCES

LONDON, March ..
Turkish forces have concentrated before
Bagdad and are preparing to hold the
Arabian Nights city at all cost. Dispatches
10 -" -" N'cn today indicated that
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-09

BEhLIN. March g.
Semiofficial denial was made here today
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-09
Special Session of Georgia Assembly

ATLANTA, Ga, March 3. - Governor
Harris called a special session of the Geor-
gia Legislature ITO meet on March 20 to
consider a 'bone-dry" bill and a deficit Of
$so,ooo In the Confederate pension fund
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-13
FROST Is ONLY DANGER
OF LOSING CORN NOW

An estimate Of $4,000, 900 BUSH
els of corn for Kansas this year from
the largest acreage ever planted in
this state, with an average yield OF
1872 bushels for the 9,174,000 arces,
Is made by the bureau of crop esti-
mates of the United States depart
ment of agriculture. based on the
crop condition OF September / This
increased estimate of 100000
bushels over the estimate of August
I is due to the recent rains stimu-
lating the growth of corn. The only
danger of losing the corn crop now
is bad frost Several Abilene per-
sons have reported a light frost the
last two nights, but II any, they have
not been heavy enough to harm the
corn crop.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-13
District Court Is
Holding Its Session

The September term of the district
court opened this morning at 600
o'clock The greater part of the day
was taken up by the court setting
cases for trial.
In the case of the State of Kansas
vs.. Arthur Bowles, the defendant was
sentenced to the reformatory.
The case of Kansas VS.. George
Schnell, was continued.
A judgment for the plaintiff by
agreement was given in the case of
J. w. Hamilton VS.. A., T. & S. f.
The cases of Welch Mfg. Co. VS..
Central Kansas Business college and
u. F. Swing VS.. Belle Springs Cream
cry Co., were dismissed
The cases of Mary Bricker VS.
Christian Bricker, Donald Douglas VS..
Mile Douglas, and G. Il. Shepherd VS..
]. NJ. Hammond, were dismissed at
the cost of the plaintiff.
In the case of F. b. Lesher VS. Oren
Bossler, Arthur Hurd appointed a
guardian.
Samuel l.. Smith, charged with wife
desertion, pleaded guilty and was SEN
fenced to the state reformatory at
Hutchinson. He was sentenced on
two accounts, one for desertion and
one for failure to support of wife,
two years on each account
The case of State VS.. William He'd !
rix, in which the defendant was
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-13
Second Draft of
100000 Is Coming

Washington. Sept 10.-Altho II
was given out Saturday that no plan:
for another call for the draft was
considered likely. today a new an.
nouncement was made stating that a
half million men will be ordered to
arms by mid-winter.
Two million men in active service
and training camps by June 80 is
the plan of the war department. An
other draft OF 100000 men this win
ter is planned
This became known yesterday
when statements of Secretary Baker
and expert advisers before the recent
hearings of the house appropriations
committee were printed as a public
document.
By october 10 the department ex-
poets to have 100000 under arms.
II sufficient equipment and accommo-
dations have been obtained for these
men, another draft will be recon-
mended to the president.
All war department estimates were
asked by Secretary Baker and grant
ed by the committee on the assump-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-13
LOOK OUT FOR TALL, LIGHT
COMPLEXIONED MAN; AGED IS

About the first of June new asso-
citation was formed in Kansas. 1t is
called the Kansas Retailers associa-
tion and is for the purpose of catch
ing check forgers. The first case
was about a month ago when all the
papers in Kansas advertised for a
larie, good-looking woman. She
was caught a week later. Here is
the second case:
Look out for man about five feet
six inches tall, light complexioned,
pale, thin face, weight 14O pounds,
about 3S years old. Signs his name
T. d. McCombs. Checks drawn on
Peoples State bank, Garden City,
Kan. Checks returned, no funds.
Notify officers if found"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-13
Solomon Man Met
With Fatal Accident

state that the right of way maintain
or was riding with his head down.
He may have been oilng the engine
as the oil can was thrown far from
the car when the engine struck it.
Friends in Solomon who talked to
Land before he started home, say he
complained of being tired and rather
sleepy. When a person rides in the
open for a long time he becomes
Grousy and it is thot that Land was
in that condition and did not hear
the warning signal when it was Civ
en-. The body was placed on the train
and taken back to Solomon.
Funeral services we're held this aft
ernoon and burial was in the Solo
mon cemetery. He is survived by
three children, the oldest being about
12 years old and the youngest g.
Mrs. Land died only recently.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-13

r. A. Land of New Cambria, track
runner on the Union Pacific from
Solomon to New Cambria, was in
stantly killed Monday evening when
the eastbound passenger 10, ran
into him. His head was torn off in
the collision.
Land was on his way from Solo
mon to New Cambria and was travel
ing in his gasoline car about IS
miles per hour. The engineer of the
train saw him coming and gave the
warning signal several times. When
be saw that Land did not stop, he put
put on the brakes and threw the lev
er into reverse. The train was going
at least 20 miles an hour when the
collision occurred. Land was killed
instantly.
Passengers who saw the tragedy
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-13
TO TT. SILL WITHIN A WEEK.
Given out Officially That Troops Are
20 Leave.

The exact date of the departure oi
Company II cannot be given but the
Topeka Capital gives this informa
ton
1t has been given out officially al
Camp Doniphan that the main bodies
of the Kansas and Missouri troops
will arrive here the last of the week.
All will not come by the end of the
eek, but by the first or middle of
next week practically all the guard
units are scheduled to be out on the
flats under canvas.
The mess halls and officers quar-
ters, which are still being worked on.
will be ready by that time to accom-
modate the remainder of the guards
men. In less than ten days. one high
post officer stated, the soldiers from
Kansas and Missouri would be here
and ready for work.
The section Of the camp where the
Oklahoma guards we're quartered has
been built up with wooden mess halls
ready to receive new troops. AS the
Kansas and Missouri men may be
stationed here for the winter, better
we're necessary. The
slope of the ground and the care TAX
an Of it by the Oklahoma men makes
il the best camping section Of the
grounds.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-13

tion that the president will issue the
call.
There are about a million men un-
der arms today-soldiers militia and
marines. When the first draft mobil-
ization is completed there will be
over 100000 men. Another draft
this winter will complete the two
million men expected.
Heavy appropriations for machine
guns and rifles were allowed on the
plea of shortage in these munitions
by General Crozier, who declared that
failure to follow an adequate pro-
gram in the past had left the coun-
try short on field artillery. machine
6 uns and rifles.
II the second call for the draft is
made as dispatches today state, this
county will have to furnish about ESQ
more men. 1t was called on for 256
in the first draft but the enlistments
cut it down to Al. Enlistments have
been few since June 80, but may cut
It down to 240.
To obtain Al examination of 300
was made; to obtain 240 1t will re-
luire nearly 1000 of the drafted list.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-13
Suit to Recover Pedigree.

o. W. Burton of Morris county
brought suit against william Ralzoi
of woodbine, today stating that the
defendant sold him a horse some
time ago but failed to give him the
pedigree. The defendant had agreed
to give the pedigree when the horse
was delivered but the plaintiff alleges
that it was never given him and fur
thermore. Mr.. Ralzof had refused to
give It to him.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-13
TALKED ABOUT HIS GIRL.
Saline County Man Files Slander Suit
for 81, 800.

Damages for s2,5OO for alleged
slander are asked Of district court in
petition filed by William Sanders,
in behalf Of his daughter, Esther N.
Sanders. II years old, Of New Cam
bria. Richard II. Johnson also OF
New Cambria. is the defendant. John
son. according to the petition, has
circulated false reports about the con-
duct of the Sanders girl which caus-
cd her anguish and embarrassment
--Salina Union.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-13

charged with wife desertion, was dis
missed by the county attorney
In the case of John J. Hartman VS..
Carl Andrews, the jury decision was
held over until tomorrow.
The case of State VS.. Philip Healy
is set for Wednesday, September 49,
The third day of the district court
found three cases for trial. In the
case OF James Balsam VS.. Katie Bal
sam, the plaintiff was granted a di-
yoroe and charged with the costs OF
the court.
The case of Frank Schumer VS..
Charles Crawford, was up before the
court this afternoon but the jury's
decision was not given. The plain
tiff in the case claims that he bought
a horse that was supposed to be
sound but when he took the horse
home he was lame in one foot.
The case of c. N. Hull vs. Thomas
Williams. was dismissed
Yesterday afternoon the case of
John j. Hartman VS.. Carl Andrews
was tried The plaintiff charged that
the defendant had injured his valu-
able hog The defendant admitted
hat fact but claimed that the hog
had eaten more corn and grain on
his place than the damage to the hog
amounted to. The decision was in
'avor of the defendant. lie was given
S2770 and the plaintiff paid the
.ourt costs
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-13
NICHOLS TO MAKE
FIGHT FOR AUTO TAXES

Mayor Nichols is going to the con-
yention of the league Of cities Of the
state to fight for some rights for
cities Of the second class. Il desire
especially" said he today, TO have
an amendment to Chapter "a OF the
laws OF 1917, which will enable the
cities to use. for their own purposes,
all funds raised through registra-
tion fees on motor vehicles. motor
cycles. etc. shall prepare an amend
ment with that end in view"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-13
SIXTEEN WOMEN ARE NOW
READY TO GO ABROAD

Reports from the towns show that
there has been fairly large registra-
tion of women, though not nearly so
many as expected
Abilene has 1877 registered for food
control, 1865 for service, 16 for in
tarnational service. The last are will
ling to go abroad.
Hope, 81 for service, 80 for food
control.
Manchester, 8 for service.
Solomon, 33 for service, 80 for
food control.