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Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-18
METERS OUTRUN
AMERICAN GAS METERS

BUENoS AIRES, May 25.-(By
MaiD-A North American resident of
Buenos Aires received his monthly gas
bill the other day. His home is light
ed electrically. He uses gas only to
cook. His domestic establishment is
very modest. In his kitchen it is a
two-burner stove. There is no other
means gas can be consumed in his
home unless it leaks. Buenos Aires
gas is SO thin that sometimes it flick
ers out Of itself even when turned on
full-head. SO leak is not an i'm
possibility.
To guard against leakage the North
American always has his gas meter.
Gas is also notoriously expensive in
Argentina. Therefore the North Amer
lean gave instructions to use it very
economically.
But-his gas bill for April was
S3340, gold.
He told an English friend about the
bill.
That's nothing" replied the friend
my bill was $40"
The gas company however, has
some excuse for its prices. Coal from
which gas is made is nearly $40. gold
per ton.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-18
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NOTHING SACRED TO BOCHE
(By j. w. Pegler)


Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD. May 15-(By MaiD-
Whole towns erased by dynamite, or
chards sheared off at the ground and
towering rows of roadside trees
methodically felled-.-these scenes of
merciless destruction illustrate why
the British soldiers want retribution
against the Boche.
Tommy goes ahead repairing the
roads and clearing the debris from
village streets, admitting that it was
military good sense for the enemy to
obstruct the lines of pursuit.
But the Germans said they did these
things to prevent the concealment of
troops. And the soldier reasons it
this way: The Boche aeroplanes never
get over anyway to observe where
the troops are massing. so what diff
ference could it make whether they
have concealment? Also, the Boche
was careful to ruin orchards, but he
left many acres of dense but unpro-
ductive woods.
What's the answer? Strafe 'em.
Peronne Cathedral refutes the plea
of military necessity. Dynamite blew
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-18
MINING ACTIVITIES IN
SAN JUAN DISTRICT

SILVERTON, Colo, June 16 -
Mine operators and prospectors dur
ing the past ten days have been ex-
ceedingly busy making preparations
to conduct activities upon the larg
est scale ever attempted during the
remainder of the year and as re
suit shipments SO far this month are
little below the rate maintained for
the first five months of the year. The
most consistent shippers during the
fore part of the month have been
the properties operated by the S. D.
& G. Leasing company and the Pride
Of the West, operated by A. w. Har-
rison.
w. r. Hines, of indianapolis, arriv-
ed in Silverton this week for the pur-
pose Of familiarizing himself more
fully with the district and especially
the San Antonio mine, Red Mountain
district. This mine was operated
last year by John Roper. The proper
ty is well-developed as it is an old
time shipper and this year will add
many thousands of tons of ore to the
output from that district.
Manager C. b. Sheenhan Of the
Telescope, Red Mountain, has install
ed a compressor and transformer and
soon will commence work on the
Maud vein, which is more than five
feet wide and rich in galena.
n ha m IA
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-18
ADDITIONAL REGISTRATIONS

The additional registrations under
the conscription law made this week
bring the county's total up to $50.
The names follow: Precinct No. o.
Montoya, Alfred; Esquibel, Amado.
Precinct No. 11.-Dick, Cecil Arthur.
Precinct No. 81. Romero, Flies;
Lucero, Rubel Simon; Ong, Archie;
Valdez, Joe; Watts, Max; Chase,
John; Baker, Julian; Cloud, Julian;
Kent, Graves; Frost, Victor; Carell,
John; Bach, John; Koebler. John M;
Eagle, Amos; Bean, Christine, Rich
ards, Harry; Bean, Patrick; Grom,
John Elk; Tree, Benjamin; Eagle,
John; Richards, Andy. Precinct No.
22.-Lienbray, Denis Louis. Precinct
No. 23.-Martinez, Matt Precinct No.
25 = Martinez, Antonio; Dvorak,
William ].
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-18
AMERICANS AT THE FRONT
(By United Press)

LONDON, June 16. Coupling
freight cars on the Northwestern
railroad at Kenzie street and Cali
fornia avenue, Chicago, is what Paul
Gassard of Council Bluffs, Iowa, often
looks back on reminiscently as he lies
in the hospital here, recovering from
a German bullet received at Vimy
Ridge. Gassard participated in the
murderous assault on the Royal Ca
madam Rifles at Vimy on Easter
Monday. He was the first man to join
the 97th battalion the American Leg
ion. AS for his wound-"It might
have been worse" he says.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-18
HOLDING
POSITION
British Successfully Re.
pulse German Counter
Attacks
tBy United Press)

LONDON, June 16. = The British
are holding the positions captured
Thursday night south of Ypres, which
were hotly attacked yesterday after
noon. General Haig reported today
heavy artillerying accompanied the
counter assault but few Germans sue
ceeded in penetrating the British fire,
the entire attack being completely re-
pulsed
Front dispatches enlarging upon
the importance of the sudden drive
yesterday when General Haig thrust
his force northwest of Bullecourt for
ward
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-18

ADVANCE
New Offensive Results
in Substantial
Gains
(By United Pressl

ROME, June 16. General Cadores
forces have swept forward in anoth-
er successful offensive east of Adani-
clio, capturing the strongly fortified
positions at Corno Cavento, according
to official reports. Prisoners. two
guns and other booty were taken.
~ -
PARIS, June 16. - Great activity
in raiding and violent artillerying in
some sections is the only fighting re-
ported in to-day's official statement.
At East Rheims the French penerat-
ed the German trenches taking
number Of prisoners.
In the Craonne sector west of Mont
Cornillet, violent artillery fire is re-
ported.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-18
ALL SPAIN Under
CONTROL OF ARMY
No Direct Word Has Been Received From Spain in
-Four Days friction Between Premier and
Army Leaders, German Agents Blamed

Win the censorship curtain was
dropped, crisis was seen between
Premier Dato and the army leaders.
One of the last dispatches received
from Madrid quoted Dato as denying
that Bilbao garrison had revolted.
Spain has been the hot bed of Ger
man propaganda. British newspapers
attribute the internal dissentions to
Prussian agents.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-18
LIBERTY LOAN MAY
REACH $3,OOO,00O,Oo0
tBy United Pressl

WASHINGTON, June 16. - Over
whelmed by the rush the last minute
that Liberty Loan subscribers caused,
the treasury department wires tabu-
lators to continue their work all
night and all day Sunday in their ef-
forts to determine the amount of the
oversubscription.
Indications are the definite results
viii not be known before the middle
of the coming week. Reports Indicate
the Loan will probably exceed the
first estimate of $1,000, 100000.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-18
(By United Press,

LONDON, June 16. - Behind a
heavy veil of Spanish censorship, an
other drama may be occurring. Vague
reports of the assumption of power
over the whole of Spain by the army
have been received here. No direct
word has been received from Spain
in four days.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-18
SUCCESSFUL TRIP
THROUGH SAN JUAN

Messrs. Clements, Leiner, j. S.
Young, Chubb, L. D. Smith, Cy Gra-
den. +. Z. Wilson and Schmaedecke
composed the party who left Duran
go Thursday morning for trip thru
the San juan in the interests of the
San Juan market survey.
The party reached Aztec and held
a meeting at z p. m. ut which the
following were appointed as q COM
mittee: j. A. Bass, 7. A. Pierce, VIM.
holland, c. +. Noble and Homer Dud-
ley. The Aztec people are very much
Interested and good meeting was
held.
Then the party drove to Farming
ton where a meeting was held at s
p. m. At large meeting was ap-
pointed the following committee: A.
h. Davis, Harry Baldwin, C. C. Bero
and G. ii. Algert. The big meeting
was held at the City hall All were
enthusiastic over the railroad pro
spects.
The party reached Shiprock at
1890 Friday morning where they
were cordially received by Supt. Cogg-
shall. At a. m. they left for Cor
tez reaching that point at IL a. m.
At Cortez another large meeting was
held at which the following persons
were selected to work with the other
San Juan committees: Il. X. Lamb,
Clark Hechtman, r. Outlet, James
Clark and Judge j. j. Downey. After
the close of this very successful
meeting the party left for Dolores,
reaching that point at 2 p. IN. where
large meeting was held at the City
hail. Messrs Stanley A. Curtis, Geo
Oitchfield, II. Rogers, Charles Bear
and Harry Pyle We're selected as a
committee after which the party left
for Mancos.
Reaching Mancos at p. m. the
party joined meeting at the Man
cos Mesa Verde Club rooms where
many matters of interest were dis.
cussed and at which David Halls.
Louis McCann, NJ. l.. Eickinger,
Rob't Wilson, Albert Rocssler and
John Steimle were appointed on the
committee to work with other San
Juan committee in making the mar
kot survey necessary for the govern
ment and also for the states inter
ested in the Shiprock-Gallup railroad.
The committee report a most in
teresting trip. Found the people ready
to take hold of the problems being
engineered by the Exchange. They
found money circulating freely every
where. Crops were never better in
the history of the San Juan. There is
he largest acreage of crops and the
price prospects make all feel at their
very best. 1t is grand opportunity
for all our people and we hope that
all will accept the opportunity.
The party report that Mancos is
ooking for big crowd on the Fourth
and Mancos may be assured that they
will have a big crowd on that day.
There will be a string of autos 30
miles long.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-18
liver FOOD BILL IS
REPORTED TO SENATE

Advocates think hundred and
fifty-two million for food administra-
tion is too large. An agreement for
reduction will be reached but other
wise the bill will be pushed on the
floor as it stands. Strong opposition
u certain,
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-18
American Schooner
Escapes Submarine
(By United Press,

tBy United Prcss)
WASHINGTON, June l6. The
American schooner Ritter, attacked
by German submarine. was damag-
ed by shell fire the state department
has been notified. Although badly
shattered by shells the Ritter was
not sunk.
The announcement does not disclose
the place and date of the attack. The
Ritter was towed into port.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-18
Pershing Lunches
With french General
lRy limited Pressl

PARIS, June 16. - General PERISH
ing by special effort has completed all
the work Immediately facing him.
General Petain, the French generals
same, entertained him at lunch today
at his headquarters. He expects TO
return to Paris this afternoon.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-18
HOME FROM EAST

Among the arrivals on last nights
Eastern was Mrs. Wesley Helm, who
had been in Kansas and other points
east for number Of monthA
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-18
(By United Pressl

WASHINGTON, June 16. - Japan
has turned down the American re-
quest that she join the United States
in giving advice to China to compose
internal difficulties. This developed
when advice showing that England
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-18
Belgian Mission
Arrives in America
tBy United Press)

Wy ofINSH Il fNsoI
WASHINGTON, w June 16. - The
Belgium mission to the United States
arrived at an American port and is
expected to reach Washington tomor-
row. 1t includes the former minister
10 the United States, NJ. Moncheur,
General Leckerc, Colonel Durrell,
Jean Mortens and Hector Cartier.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-18
JAPAN AND ENGLAND
TURN AMERICA DOWN

also rejected the American sugges.
tion, was received.
Japan was apparently somewhat
cmbittered because the United States
failed TO consult her. Great Britain's
refusal perplexes the officials as they
know ~ rsasoA for It
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-18
NEW CITY ATTORNEY

The firm of Russell & Reese has
been appointed to look after the city's
legal business, filling the place made
vacant by the resignation Of Harry
B, Austin.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-18
Anti-Conscriptionists
Arrested in Capital
(BY United Pressl

WASHINGTON, June is Three
women have been arrested and other
arrests are expected as result of an
anti-conscription riot in the City hall
park this afternoon during which hat
pins were used on policemen who at
tempted to break up the small mob.
The women met to protest against
\ the war.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-18
(By United Press)

7 WASHINGTON, June To- NC
n-sponding to the mandate of the Pres
ident, the senate's agricultural COM
mittee, reported the Level food con-
troll bill without recommendations
putting the initial fight up to the SEN
~. L-
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-18
Entire PetroIite
Crew is Saved
(By United Press)

(By United Press)
WASHINGTON, June 16. All
members of the Petrolite crew were
safely landed the state department
has been advised.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-18
-four Drowned
in Des MOineS River
(By United Press)

(By United PressJ
DES MONIES, June 16. - The po-
lice are dragging the Des Moines riv-
er in an attempt to recover the bodies
of the four persons whose motor boat
crashed into bridge piling, and sunk
with those on board.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-20

said Lieutenant Ellis, OF the Sixty-hrst and
Thompson streets station, who started the
young man as a policeman in 1910. "He
was not afraid to do his duty. and the
police department will miss him. While
under me tat this station ne always got
along fine with everybody. He was one of
those quiet fellows every one likes"
According To n niece who is looking after
affairs at the disrupted little home at BIG
Meplon avenue thea gref-stricken mother
Is bitter against the gang politics which
caused the death Of her SON When she
heard of the formation of a new indepen-
dent party today, organized for the hercu-
lean task OF cleaning up Philadelphia she
expressed the desire to be allowed 10 attend
the meetings Of that party, or. at least
to send q representative to remind those
present OF her son, who died because of con.
ditions prevalent here.
MY aunt" the niece said, will never
get over this. When she heard the news
from a policeman, she went out of her head,
and all last night had to be kept quiet
with hypodermic injections. She is gutter
now, but Is under the physicians care and
can see no one.
"It was a disgrace that Georgie, who
would never have anything to do with poll
tics, had TO be taken on by gang like that.
He never mentioned Ware or McNchol-all
he thought about was doing his duty. When
my aunt is better. know she will want to
do anything she can TO help make this city
a better place to live in. She is a good
woman and she had a good son."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-20
DEMOCRATS PLAN
STATE CAMP
Secretary of Labor Wilson,
a Gubernatorial Candidate
Possibility, Attends
MORRIS DINNER TONIGHT

The Democratic campaign for next year
when Governor, Congressman and a
legislature are to be elected, is being
planned at lengthy conference held in the
Belevue-Stratford Hotel late this after
noop
Secretary of Labor William b. Wilson at
tended the meeting, He has been mentioned
as possibility for the Democratic guber-
Material nomination since Vance c. McCor-
mick, chairman Of the Democratic National
Committee, declined TO run several months
ago While the conference was in progress
Secretary Wilson declined to commit him
self on a possibility of becoming candi-
date.
"Oh, I can't talk about that now" he said,
put am not aspiring to the Governorshp.
nave my hands full now"
Among those attending the conference in
Addlton to Secretary Wilson were \. Mitch
en Palmer, National Committeeman from
Fennsylvana acting State Chairman JO-
seph F. Guffey, Surveyor of the Port Charles
kurtz and the Democratic Congressman
from Pennsylvania, who came here from
washington to discuss the 1918 campaign,
Ihey are Representative Guy Il. Campbell,
OF pittsburgh A. r. Brodbeck, of Hanover !;
j. " Lesher Of Sunbury; Bruce F. Ster-
hng' Of Uniontown A. +. Dewalt, of Allen
Town, and II. A. Steele, of Easton.
All of those attending the conference will
pe present at the dinner to be given tonight
roland s. Norris, the newly appointed
ambassador to Japan.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-20
Start Fund to Aid
EppLey'S Mother
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
OF the depths to which an apathetic munich
pality can sink.
Mrs. Eppley has not yet seen the body OF
her son. 1t will be brought home this after
noon from the Pennsylvania Hospital The
funeral will be held on Monday, with a high
mass at St Gregory's Roman Catholic
Church Interment will be at St Dens's
Cemetery at Ardmore.
81 want 20 see every man punished, no
matter how high his position, who had
ANYTHING 20 do with this crime" was the
tightlipped comment OF John Eppley, the
murdered mans brother.
"Why, they took my George without even
giving him n chance to have the last sacra-
ments," the mother Is quoted as saying
but, then, George was a good boy He
lived a clean life, he did, / know IT, He
went to communion regularly and was
regular communicate at st. Gregory's
Church Fifty-second street and Lancaster
avenue"
Mrs Eppley came TO America from Ire
land when a girl. She has lived in Phila-
delphia for many years All her children
were born here. One son, John. is all that
she has left.
"Eppley was a good, efficient officer"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-20
DEFEATED, TO CONTEST;
CAREY HAPPY, THOUGH SUFFERING

The primary election In the Bloody
Fifth" Ward, which resulted, on the face
Of returns, in a victory for the Penrose-
McNichol-Carey faction. will be contested
by the Smith. .Deutsch faction, It was
announced today by Isaac Deutsch. defeat
ed Republican candidate for Select Council
man.
81 feel that the ballot-boxes were packed
on me- he said. "If they were opened
you'd find that we won"
Admitting that he was doubtful If he
could obtain an opening of the boxes, he
said that the first division alone the ballot
box of which was spirited away, would turn
the tide in his favor. lie claimed the sec
ond. seventh. eighth tenth. twelfth. four
teenth, fifteenth and sixteenth divisions.
DOUBLE-CRossED, SAYS DEUTsCH
II was double-crossed in the thirteenth" :"
declared Deutsch. There were 1877 voters
registered and l51 votes officially cast.
These were recorded as for me and 81 for
Carey. while Hasson, my running mate for
Common Council, got 40 and Blumberg. his
opponent, 129. Add 40 and 129 and you
have two more votes than registered voters
and seventeen more than actually were cast
In the fourth division five votes for me were
thrown out because they were marked with
pencil"
Asked whether or not he and Carey would
make up" Deutsch replied by saying that
he would be a candidate for Select Council
on an Independent ticket n a new party is
organized in the city. The inference was
that he would support Carey in the Novem-
Der election, II necessary.
CAREY PANIED. BUT HAPPY
Deutsch and his followers freely admitted
that the murder of Detective Eppley and
the blac<jacking of Carey by thugs hurt
their cause.
Carey bruised and battered. sent a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-20

BATTLES FOR
MAGISTRATE
Four Places on G. 0. p.
Ticket Won by Organiza7
tion Candidates
DEMOCRATIC VOTE SOLID
Eisenbrown, Borie, Grelis and
Boyle Given Support Of All
Wings of Party

The primary fight for the nominations
for magistrate centeres around the minor
ity places, with six Democratic candidates
getting close vote for the four nomina-
tlons.
with the first division Of the Fifth Ward
missing, ex-Magistrate william F. Camp
bell who was placed on the slate after ne
had made political peace with the o,ey ad-
ministration, led with a vote Of 111,7so.
Frank w. Mem polled 106.Se1; Atkinson
Costello, 1l2,949, and CharleSp-p Rooney,
944S2. -
Magistrate william J. Tracy, w..S was
turned dow for reRomination by the Or.
ganization leaders in favor of Campbell,
waged vigorous campaign, especially going
after the labor vote. He polled only II, 500
votes, however, and in no ward did he re-
ceive a higher vote than the four slated
candidates
The four winning candidates in the DEM
oCratc primary were VIII Am Esenbrown.
Edwin KA Borie, John J. hGrels and Joseph
s. Boyle. Eisenbrown and Borie were
given the support OF all wings of the DEM
ocratic party. The fight for the other two
nominations was open for all Of the other
candidates. Eisenbrown polled 9547 votes
and Borie 74S4.
The strength shown by Grelis surprised
the Democratic len 1ers. He received vote
of S409. The contest for the other nomi-
nation was close, with Boyle receiving
b74S votes as against 5265 for John ].
McQuaid, who had the personal support
of City Chairman Edglr w. Lank.
Boyle received 447 votes in the Forty
sixth Ward, McQuaId's home ward. while
McQuaid polled only 2o6 in that ward.
The vote given the other aspirants who
polled anything like a substantial vote was
as follows:
Republican-Charles A. Gill, 5376; ]. M.
r. Jermon. 5363; T. w. MacFarland, SASS
Milton II. Reedmoyer, 1869.
Democratic-Richard V. Farley, 327S; |;
Charles f. Gill, 1914; j. NJ. r. Jermon, 972.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-20
GUNMAN TELLS
POLICE HE HAD
! SCORE OF PALS
All Herded Into Republican
Clubhouse Night Be-
fore Primary
CAME FROM JERSEY CITY
Costello Says Band Was I'M
ported by Little Neck and
Told There Was Work to Do

The confession Of John Costello to the
.oi,ce last night declares that he and prob
shlv twenty others were imported from
Iarssy CITY and taken to a house in the 800
block on South Front street by Little
Neck" go-between' where the men re-
NAMED all night.
sarben in the morning we were taken to a
p.nublIcan club in Pine street, near Sixth,
whsra we met a man with glasses whom we
"a not know" Costello's statement de-
sisres. This man told us to make our
selyes comfortable, as there was work for
Us to DO. -
% is probably the Fifth Ward Republican
league. at 531 Pine street, which is the
enlv organization in that immediate vicinity.
The officers of the club are Isaac Deutsch
rresident; John c. Doyle. vice president
Max Deutsch, treasurer, and Michael Bag
donof secretary.
bsInT the Ware leader of the Bloody
Fifth" is described as about feet 10
inches tall light compleXioned well built,
and inclined to be slightly bald.
4 Max Deutsch, who is his brother. is dark,
medium built gray hair, gray mustache and
wears glasses.
Doyle the vice president of the organi-
ration, is a man OF possibly ffty-five years
short, stout, light smustache and slightly
bald
Bagdonoff is short, heavy set. light hair,
very thin on the top of his head, smooth
face
When reporter called at the clubhouse
This morning, the door was opened by a
negro, Isaac Hazard, Of 420 South Sixth
street who is known as RED OK" because
of his slightly red" hair, and who is the
steward of the club.
Hazard could supply no information as
"a the personnel OF the club beyond the four
aforementioned officers. He could not de-
scribe them Asked for a list Of standing
committees, he referred his inquirer to Bag
donoff At the latters home, 419 Pine
street a Jewish woman who answered the
door said that BIgdonoff was asleep and
she could not disturb him.
The other officers of the club could not
be located at their homes Their descrip-
tons we're furnished by business man in
the district, who is personally acquainted
with the contending factions in the ward.
The club is three-story brick house
which has been repainted and decorated
with bunting and flags. There is a large
parlor which is apparently used as a meet
ing room, and contains about n dozen
chairs a table and some old pictures on the
wall The floors are covered by small rugs,
Large doors open into a back parlor, which
Is also utilized when the full membership
CT the club turns out.
hallway leads back to the dining room,
but the reporter was not permitted to go
there, where three or four members were
loudly discussing the election returns