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The Monmouth inquirer., 1917-02-15
U-BOATS TAKE HEAVY TOLL;
Liner CALIFORNIA TORPEDOED;
AMERICAN SHIPS MAY ARM
AMERICAN SHIPS
MAY CARRY ARMS,
LANSING DECIDES

The position the Government
takes in regard to the sailing OF
American vessels to ports in
the war zone, as outlined in a
message from Secretary of State
Lansing to the American Line
in regard to the steamship st.
Louis, follows:
The Government cannot give
advice to private persons as to
whether or not their merchant
vessels should sail on voyages
to European ports, by which
they would be compelled to pass
through waters delimited in the
declaration issued by the Ger
man Government on Jan. 81,
1917.
1t, however, asserts that the
rights of American vessels to
traverse all parts of the high
seas are the same now as they
were prior to the issuance of
the German declaration, and
that a neutral merchant vessel
may, if its owners believe that
it is liable to be unlawfully at
tackled, take any necessary
measures to prevent or resist
such attacks.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1917-02-15
HOPE TO FIGHT FOR U. s. NOW

London.-About a dozen Americans
wearing Allied uniforms, both officers
and privates being among the num-
Der, called at the American Embassy
and offered their services to their
own Government II their discharge
from the armies with which they are
now serving could be obtained.
A large number of Americans who
are fighting with the Allies called at
the American Consulate anu made
q similar offer.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1917-02-15
ONLY CITIZENS IN EMPLOY
Bill in House Presented by Congress
man Griffin of New York.


man Griffin of New York.
Washington, Feb. 8.-Congressman
Daniel ]. Griffin, of New York, intro
duced a bill to require that all en-
ployes of the government and the
District of Columbia be citizens of
the United States
my attention has been called"
said Mr.. Griffin, 'to an article in one
of the papers regarding man in
Washington, occupying a high posi-
ton in the service of the govern
ment, who has just taken out his
citizenship papers. We are also fa-
miliar with the fact that many Jap
anese and persons of other foreign
nationalities are employed on ships
If our navy. | believe it is time
we should stop this and see to it
that none but citizens are employed
in government positions.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1917-02-15
GERMANS RUIN SHIPS; BIG LOSS

Sabotage Without Parallel In History
Aboard 29 Vessels in Harbor.
New York-Engines in every Ger
man and Austrian ship imprisoned
in New York .harbor by the British
navy have been deliberately wrecked
Officers of German blood who know
the truth estimate that $30000,000
worth of irreplaceable marine ma
chinery was smashed or made USE
less in the few hours before Count
Won Bernstorff delivered to the Gov
ernment of the United States the
defiant message from Germany.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1917-02-15

The liner California, sunk OF Ire
land, was bound from New York to
Glasgow. She sailed from New York
January 20 and carried thirty-one pas
sengers and crew OF 1S4 officers
and men.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1917-02-15
U. S. CENSOR STARTS
ON HAWAIIAN NEWS

SAN FRANCISCO. - Censor
ship was established by the
United States Government on
dispatches to and from Hawaii
and the Philippines. The first
message to come through pass
ed by censor" related TO the
German gunboat Geier, interned
at Honolulu.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1917-02-15

say that the (Spanish) Government
must stand on the double basis of
a Loyalty interpreted neutrality and
the defense of its rights and national
necessities.
premier Romanones announced
that he had handed Spain's note to
the Central Powers, maintaining re-
serve as to its contents but he added
that the hypothesis of the press was
well founded because the press knew
just how far we could go and the
point beyond which we must not go.
Perhaps the note will not satisfy
everybody, but the Premier counts
more upon the pruderce of the bel
ligerents than upon their friends in
Spain"
Premier Romanones has received a
great number of kilograms from diff
ferent parts of the country congratu-
lating the Government on "its firm
resolution to continue to maintain
strict neutrality"
Rio Janerio.-The Brazilian reply
to the German declaration or un-
restricted warfare has been despatch
ed to the Brazilian Minister at
Berlin, according to an official an
nouncement.
According to authoritative informa-
tion the Brazilian note protests
against the violation of international
law involved in the submarine block
ade and points out that such block
ade could If effective close the entire
high seas, a situation which could
not be permitted. The note protests,
by anticipation. against any hostile
act from which Brazilian merchant
ship may suffer by virtue of the block
ade and holds Germany responsible
for such acts.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1917-02-15

neutra
Medter
almost paraeng the
which 20mle path
to Greekte ritoraI s
The Monmouth inquirer., 1917-02-15
HUGH SUMS FOR
WAR PURPOSES
CONGRESS GIVES SEA FIGHTERS
EVERYTHING THEY ASK;
REDUCES OTHERS.
1925, 100000 FOR SHIPS

Could Rush Work on Warships and
Purchase supplies-Many Items In
creased-Army Bill Calls for $247,-
o61,1o Total.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-25

g.. p. PUTNAM. Pres.
p. =. Johnson Secy.
q. B. OLINER- Ties.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1917-10-19
THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD


just then, so he went to England
and prevailed upon some English
capitalists to finance the road.
In the sale of the road Mr.. Bam-
berger realized handsome profit,
and the money thus gained was i'm
mediately put to use in developing
mining properties and stone quar-
ries and in building resort on the
beach of Great Salt Lake. In 1890
he conceived the idea of construct
ing another railroad to haul lime
rock from quarries just north of
Salt Lake City to the shelters, and
this line eventually became the pio-
neer electric interurban of the in
termountain region.
The road, which was no more
than three miles long, was built,
and then the idea suggested itself
that the continuance of the line to
Ogden, connecting the rich farm
ing communities with the two prin-
cipal markets of the State, would
be profitable undertaking. The
three mile line was acceptable to
almost all interests, but extension
of the road was not approved by
other railroads which it would par
allel, and almost insurmountable
obstacles were placed in the way
of it's construction. But it was
built, few miles at a time, al
though eighteen years were requir-
ed to cover the thirty-six miles be-
tween Salt Lake and Ogden.
The second extension stopped at
Bountiful, on the edge of the farm
ing district, and there Mr.. Bam-
berger ran out of funds. To Gre
ate traffic he opened a summer re-
sort at Bountiful, and when he was
in position to do so he bonded
the road and built a few miles
more. At Pennington he estab-
lished another summer resort-at
the end of the third section of the
rOad-and today Logan is one OF
the beauty spots of Utah and one
of the famous resorts of the inter-
mountain country.
To various reasons the opposi-
ton attributes the political ascend
ancy of Mr.. Bamberger. All frank
ly admit that he is successful
business man, man of forceful
personality and unusual executive
ability, of keen foresight and ster-
ling qualities.
To the farmers and other resi-
dents along his railroad he is much
the same as father. He watches
after their interests as he does his
L i
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1917-10-19
HOW POOR JEWISH BOY BE-
CAME GOVERNOR OF
UTAH.
Gov. Simon Bamberger Was Born
in Poverty in Darmstadt, Ger
many, and Came Here When
13 Years DID,

out of the White House, Utah, the
ultra conservative, did a regular
Highland fling in the arena of poll
tics. From time immemorial there
had been an unwritten law that
the governor Of Utah must be a
m m Der Of the predominant
church. Never in the States his
tory had other than a Republican
been elected to the office of chief
executive. The unwritten law was
smashed, the political custom shat
tered. The people of Utah elected
as their governor for the next four
years non-Mormon and Demo-
crat. They even went to extremes
insofar as the unwritten law was
concerned, and elevated to the
chief executives chair Simon Bam-
berger, a native of Germany who
landed in America more than half
a century ago as a Jewish inmi-
grant boy, and the third Hebrew
governor of State in the history
of the Union, writes the american
Leader"
Born in poverty at Darmstadt,
Germany, Mr.. Bamberger emigrat-
ed to America when ID years of
age. The sweatshops of the East
held no attractions for him, and he
went West to Cincinnati, where he
obtained employment in bowling
alley. He worked at anything and
everything where there was de-
mand for labor, saved his money,
and brought the other six members
of the family to America, one at
time.
Upon the arrival of his brothers
he went with one of them to Indi-
ana and engaged in the mercantile
business on small scale. But the
West beckoned once more. In 1868
he journeyed to Wyoming, where
Colonel Grenville M. Dodge was
laying the rails of the first trans
continental railroad. Mr.. Bam-
berger was engaged by the Union
Pacific to run the company store at
the ''front," and remained in the
employ of the company until the
rails of the Union Pacific and the
Central Pacific were joined at Pro-
montory Point, at the north end of
Great Salt Lake, in 1869.
The constructive spirit predomi-
mated in the long run, however. His
observations while in the employ
of the Union Pacific led him to be-
lieve that he could build railroad
in southern Utah that would be
profitable undertaking and assist
largely in the development of some
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-21
SUMMER SEASON HERE AT LAST, LADEN
WITH SOLSTITIAL JOYS AND HEATS
Arrival Is Years Longest Day, With
Fifteen Hours of Light-But That's Nothing to
Bardo Norway, or Even to Petrograd

Summer has at last decided to be with
us and remain for the season.
Although today June 81, Is the date Of
arrival she will not get here officially until
ia O'Clock tonight just after you have
finished your dinner
Summer started very considerably. A
glance at the thermometer, which usually
begins to get real busy at 10 o'clock showed
that IL registered rs degrees at that hour.
Gradually 1t climbed and by o'clock this
afternoon had reached 81.
A humidity Of 81 per cent helped to
emphasize the fact that summer was but "A
few hours off.
incidentally, this is tie longest day OF tho
year too That ia. In the northern hem-
sphere Below the equator it is the short.
est and there instead of its being summer
for the next three months II Is winter, with
all the aCCumpaniments of the season
The summer solstCe which marks the
beginning OF summer Is, astronomically
speaking, the time when the sun seems to
enter the Tropic Of Cancer. This is true
Of course, only in the northern hemisphere.
as In the southern half Of the world the
suns entrance into Cancer marks the be-
ginning of winter and into Capricorn that Of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-21

summer From now on, in this part OF
the world, the days will begin to grow
shorter The longest day in Philadelphia
lasts about fifteen hours. Montreal has
siNteen-hour day. In Finland the sun will
shine today for about twenty-five hours
or the great cities Of the world, Petrograd
has the longest day nineteen hours, while
Stockholm's day is now about eighteen and
throe-quarter hours in duration. At Bardo
Norway, the sun has been shining un-
interruptedly for a month and will con-
tinue to be on the job month longer. Al
Rctkjavik, the capital OF Iceland. the day Is
twenty hours long, and in the northern part
Of Iceland the sun will continue above the
horizon for a week.
In far northern climes the festival OF the
Midnight Sun is now being celebrated In
past years thousands Of Americans and
Europeans hOcked to Norway in June.
owing TO the war the Norwegian tourist
crop is virtually nil this year and the men
who sell postcards and souvenirs at Trond-
hjem are not likely TO do much business.
The festival Of the Midnight sun is also
celebrated annually at Fairbanks Alaska
Last year a feature was midnight baseba II
game, which was witnessed by more than
a thousand fans.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-21
COCCHI ARRESTED IN
ITALY IN MURDER CASE
Seized at Bologna Death
Threat for New York Girl Who
Accused White Slavers

ROME, June 2l.
Alfredo Cocchi. wanted by the New York
authorities for trial on the charge OF MUIR
nerlnE Ruth Cruger, was arrested at Bo-
logna this afternoon. CocChi has been under
observation for several weeks.
The Italian authorities moved promptly
on receipt Of advices through American
Ambassador Page
NEW YORK, June 21.--An unsigned note.
threatening death was tossed into the rom,
IN the Polytechnic Hospital where Miss Con
sueln La Rue, who figured prominently in
the Ruth Cruger murder mystery, Is con-
hned, 1t was learned today.
The note was thrown through n window
from the roof of an adjoining building. II
was written in Spanish and warned the
dark-eNed beauty, who was the victim, Of
n mysterious attack by two men following
her disclosures In the Cruger case, that she
would be killed II she made further exnos-
ure about Invite slavery. The note was
handed TO District Attorney Swami and
two policemen assigned TO guard Miss La
Rue.
Despite this threat Miss Ia Rue has
given to the police the addresses Of four
alleged headquarters Of bands Of white
slave agents. one Of these is in washing
ton Heights, the residential section between
the Hudson and Harlem Rivers. Detectives
were set at work at once TO investigate the
girls story that young girls were lured to
these places and then shipped to dens OF
vice in South American countries.
The inefilclency shown by the police dc.
partment in handling the case of the miss.
ing Ruth Cruger was the subject of a con.
ference today between Mayor Mitchell and
Police Commissioner Woods, The Mayor
had before him a letter from Henry u
Cruger, father Of the slain high-school girl
demanding the removal OF Woods
Mayor Mitchell afterward announced that
the commissioners resignation had not beer
asked.
AT the suggestion Of Mr.. Woods" said
the Mayor, 81 have directed the commits
sioner Of accounts to begin an immediate
investigation of police activities in con-
| nection with the Crueer case"
The Mayor addressed letter to Mr.
| Cruger, promising punishment for police
culpability in the case, but defending the
| Police Department.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-21
VICE PRESIDENT AND WIFE
ENTERTAIN JANITOR'S BABY
Surround Child With Comforts While
Mother Works for Money to
Redeem Furniture

WASHINGTON, June q. - From a
humbly furnished room up TO a iavishly
appointed apartment IN a fashionable hotel
is a long jump This contrast, however is
a small matter in the young life OF Clarence
lgnatius Morrison, ten-month-old son of
the janitor of ST. Pauls rectory, who today
was the guest of Vice President and Mrs
Thomas k. Marshall
Meantime, a sorrowful mother is wonder.
ing how fast she can earn money to redeem
her furniture from a storage room, wnere
it was placed few months ago.
Matthew Morrison, the enid : father, was
empnauC today when lie sad that he would
not consent to have the child adopted.
Il have no thought of adopting the child"
said Mrs. Marshall 81 am mercy Keeping
1t while the mother tries to earn enough
to meet the expenses OF her little house
hold"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-21
SAILOR IN A HOSPITAL
WITH HIS THROAT CUT
Police Say Navy Yard Man Attempted
to Kill Woman and
Himself

The condition Of Richard Berry. sailor
at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, who Is al
legged to have slashed his throat after at
tempting to kill Mrs, Agnes Ryan, OF 1903
Parrish street with the same weapon last
night was reported today TO be serious at
St Josephs Hospital The Ryan woman,
suffering from knife wounds in the throat
is confined at the same hospital.
Berry, whose home is in Savannah Ga,
called on Mrs. Ryan last evening. He found
that she had gone out with another man, it
is asserted. lie waited until she returned
and then attacked her with his service
knife police allege.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-21
AMERICANS LEAD IN LOANS
Records Broken by 100000 Taking
$1,000 Average

WASHINGTON, June 2l.--The United
States is leading the International Loan
F,oaters' League with n batting average Of
1000, as shown by figures available at Lib
erty Loan headquarters today. The average
subscription of the approximately 5000, 900
subscribers TO the loan was $1,000. Ger
many i'm all five loans so far has "batted"
only $7lS per subscriber In her last loan
Eng and batted even less. with an average
of 500 per subscriber. The largest loan
foated by any of the warning nations to
date was for $5,11955S,OOO by England in
April, 1915.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-21
dTY MAKES PLANS
FOR FOURTH OF JULY
I, .,,.,,rOest Boy to Enter High
school Exempted From
Examinations
nruER CITY NEWS BRIEFS
...rr Liberties Church to Be
S0' Trrned Over to Printing House
After Meeting
!, Ia,ruER CITY NEWS BRIEFS

,-. stauding Fourth Of July Com.
Councis hicb John H. Bailey is chair
plttee, Sav a. announced the program for the
man ,oui oooiebration in Independence square.
annual ssla',nittee urritt also agreed to put on the
The eonln,a.'ror, n, religious services to be held
days paI,s pine street Presbyterian Church,
N the O,u ia pine streets. Bishop Berry, Of
fouItn Itn,todist Episcopal Church. and Bishop
tahse,6siander. the mIdr of the Protestant Episcopal
Rhine,a lii sneak al this service.
churcn' s,ny sneakers at the Independence
Tne reaaIabration will he Judge John NJ.
uuare Mayor Smith and Mr.. Bailey
Pat'esiH.V ai.o make brief addresses. Patriotic
will alsG ISL, he sung by school children from
songs noctions of the city, and the Decla-
v,IH various ~ Independence will be read by T.
iasa,, iallon Rrown, Jr., graduate Of the South
hEsemWodelphia High School in the class Of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-21
Lecture on "A Gallic Birthright"

The relation of France to the present war
and what the French spirit means in this
oay Will be told by DIR. A. Guyot Cameron
IN lecture on "A Gallic Birthright," which
ne Will deliver before the University Exten-
sion Society at its annual meeting tomor-
row afternoon at 3:l5 in Westminster Hall.
Witherspoon Building. Doctor Cameron is
one OF the most noted French scholars of
me present time, and it was through his
enorts that the French language and the
study Of French literature was put on
SOUND basis in Yale and Princeton Univer-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-21
34.5 MILES OF TOLL
ROADS BOUGHT BY STATE
Berks and Dauphin Turnpike Acquired,
Removing Fourteen
Tollgates

HARRISBURG, June 2l.-The state
Highway Department has concluded nego-
tiations for the purchase of the BerKs and
Dauphn turnpike between Hummelstown
and Wernersville, thus freeing 3i5 miles Of
what has been toll road between Harris
burg and Philadelphia on the route by way
of Reading.
The toll charges were $1.02 for the dis.
tanCe. Fourteen toll gates are removed,
The road becomes free August Is.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-21
Gives Life for HoneysuckIe

His desire to obtain n honeysuckle caused
the death of eight-year-old William Cronin.
Of 23S5 North Van Pelt street, who in reach
ing for the flower los: his balance and fell
into the Schuylkil near the Falls of Schuyl-
kill bridge The boys body was found to-
day by the crew Of the police boat Rescue
The spot where the boy fell was pointed
out by two youngsters who were with him
t the time of the accident.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-21
Mrs. Mary Ferguson Dies

mrs. Mary Ferguson, wife of Robert f.
FERGUSON chief clerk of the Marriage Ii
sense Bureau, died today in the Stetson
hospital after a two weeks Illness follow
ing stroke, She was past sixty years Of
mrs Ferguson who lived at 2O15 North
slarshall street, had been married more
than forty years. but had no children. Her
husband is well-known figure around City
I,ah lie has been connected with the Or
pnans Court for twenty-five years and head
tne Marriage License Bureau for six
s.ars' Funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-21
american" Socialists Aid Foes Plan

STOCKHOLM, June 21.-The self-styled
american delegates" to the Germa called
Socialist peace conference played directly
into the hands of the Germans today. They
notified the Dutch committee
that they would recommend that the pres
ent conference be made permanent through
out the period of the war. This fits exactly
into German plans which aim to have the
meetings here drag along in order that
Prussian peace plotting may be continually
carried on.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-21
NAUTICAL SCHOOL BILL
NOW BEFORE GOVERNOR
Measure Passed Unanimously by
House, Following Senate's
Action

HARRISBURG June 2l.-rhs Ware hill
to re-establlsh the Pennsylvania Nautical
School Is now in the hands Of Governor
Brumbaugh. The measure finally passed
the Legislature last night. when the House
Of Representatives passed it unanimously
on third reading
The bill grants a State appropriation Of
$4,000 provided the city of Philadelphia
appropriates the same amount for the next
two years
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-21
Van Stable Chief Asked to Resign

William IT. G. Neff for five years super
intendent Of the city van stables. and Ly-
man D. Cairns, assistant superintendent of
the stables, have been given four days to
resign by Director Wilson, Of the Depart
nent of Public Safety, Charges made
against them included one that they did
not weigh the OATS 1t is claimed UNDER
weight loads of grain were delivered and
receipted for.
Z Neff was appointed superintendent of the
van stables by former Mayor Blankenburg,
August @ 1912.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-21
Leaps TO Death in Delaware

The body Of a middle-aged man who
haped into the Delaware River from the
moi of washington avenue, last evening,
today is awaiting Identification at the
morgue In one of the pockets of the dead
mans clothing was found n visiting card
bearing the inscription, "R q. Herdol-
1heimers 500 North Seventeenth street"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-21
Pitch Pot Boils over, Fires Fence

The boiling over of q pitch.pot in the
back yard of the home of William Frisby,
isOS Reed street, caused small fire and
much excitement this morning. The back
fence caught fire, but an alarm was sent
In and the blaze was eXtinguished before
any serious damage was done.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-21
Ten Per Cent Bonus for Employees

NEW YORK, June 21.--Directors of the
Sinclair Oil and Refining Company voted a
wage bonus of 10 per cent to all regular
employees receiving less than $2500 per an.
mum. The order is effective Of April
and will be paid quarterly; that is, at the
end of each quarter each employe affected
will receive A per cent of his yearly sal
airy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-21
Farewell Service for Church

Farewell services will be conducted next
srrdav evening at the old Northern Liber-
vss church, on Buttonwod street below
s,y,h street The church which Is lO4
ears old. has been sold to Craig, Finley &
to. printers. who will remodel it into
printing plant 1t was decided to sell the
sSnrcb because the neighborhood was al
,sadv oove:churched" with Protestant
,hurches. doing the work which one might