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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1917-05-30

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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1917-05-30

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-27
BRITAIN ADMITS BIG
MARINE DEATH TOLL
81 Lives Lost, IL Still Missing
From Hospital Ship-Two
-- Destroyers Sunk

LONDON. March q. - Thrty-one lives
we're lost and twelve persons are still MISS
ing from the hospital ship As.urlas, III ~
pcdoed without warning by German SUI
marine, the Admiralty announced 'iate 'o-
day. - ,.,,,
Two British destroyers have been SUNK
the Admiralty announced late today.
one struck a mine In the English Chan-
mel. Four officers and seventeen OF the Gre"
were rescued. ,,.,..,
Another sank as the result of COLLISION
one of the crew being drowned.
The Asturias was Royal Mail packet
steamship of 12,O02 tons prior to being
reuuisitioned by the British Admiralty
When Germany announced her policy OF
sinking hospital ships, on the ground tna'
the Allies were using vessels painted with
Red Cross insignia as troop and supply
ships the British Government formally in
dicated that there would be reprisals II
the threat was carried out.
The Asturias was sunk on the night OF
the goth. accordins to the Berlin official
report. which, however. gave no details.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-27
FRIENDS DISCUSS
PEACE CONFERENCE
Yearly Meeting Hopes for Great
Assembly in London at End
of War

Plans for peace conference in London
at the close of the European war. to be
attended by 1000 delegates of the various
societies of Friends throughout the world,
was announced and discussed today at the
second day session of the Philadelphia
Yearly Meeting of Friends. held at the
Fourth Street Meeting House, Fourth and
Arch streets.
The purpose of the conference is to de-
wise plan whereby more permanent peace
ful relations may be established between the
different nations through clearer under
standing of conditions.
Messages of the proposed peace meeting
were interpreted by Friends attending the
session as an indication that the conflict
abroad will soon come to close and II is
hoped that the conference might be held
in the autumn of this year.
one of the communications OF the peace
meeting. read and discussed at the session
today. came from John r. Garrett chair
man of the peace committee. One thousand
delegates from all parts of the world, the
majority from the English speaking coun-
tries. are expected to attend the meeting.
Four hundred delegates are to represent
the United States and Philadelphia has
been requested to send representatives mum.
bering not less than twenty-five
Other discussions taken up at the ses-
sion and assented to by the members at
tending were that civilization during the
twentieth century had fallen far below the
other achievements of that period, such as
science, industry and commercial deyelop-
ments and that the loss of soul was n
greater calamity than any military defeat
a country might suffer
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-27
HOLD.UP MEN SHOOT
VICTIM IN ANKLE
J. A. Phillips, of Chester, Makes Fight
to Retain His Money

Refusal of ]. A. Phillips. of Chester. to
accede to the demands of a pair of high
waymen who covered Phillips and young
woman friend with revovers early today at
Wood and Marshall streets. cost the Chester
young man "a bullet wound in the right
ankle. u1SLlJ <s
Phillipss alleged assailants, James Doris
3l1 Marshall street and John Farris, Gil
Wood street, were held without bail today
by Magistrate Beaton for further hear
ing. Phillips is at the Roosevelt Hospital
where the bullet in his ankle will be ex-
tracted today.
Phillips and a girl were walking along
Wood street when near Marshall two young
men approached the pair drawing revolvers
from their pockets
Come across with your coin,' one of the
men is alleged to have said.
Phillipss girl companion screamed, but
Phillips said: IF you get any money from
me you'll have to fight for it," One of the
holdup men answered this by firing at
Phillips. The latter sank groaning to the
sidewalk, while the highwaymen took to
their heels. Ferris ran into the house at
Sll Wood street, and crossed over the roofs
TO sos Wood street, gaining the street again
at that address just In time to be nabbed
BY Special Policeman Wunderlch and Kirby
OF the Tenth and Buttonwood streets sta
tion. A few minutes later the policemen
arrested Doris.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-27
NATIONAL GUARD WILL
INDORSE COMPULSION
Favorable Action by Convention
on Universal Service
Planned
NEW YORK, March u

Endorsement OF universal military service
fs planned as one of the first actions of
the National Guard Association convention
at its opening session today. In spite of
determined opposition by elements of Ma
tional Guard, officers Of the executive COM
mttee asserted the perilous situation of the
country would bring the action.
From thirty States officers Of the guard
gathered at the Seventy-frst Regiment In
fantry Armory today Mobilization calls
started many of the delegates hurrying
back to their commands. Alternate dele
gates from unmobilized organizations were
left in their places.
Governors of four eastern States sent
messages at the last minute that "condi-
tions of the last twenty-four hours had
made it difficult to devote time to anything
but the pressing question of immediate
national defense"
The purpose of the convention it was
announced, lis to crystaliize public SEMI
ment on the preparedness movement"
At the sessions tonight Secretary of War
Newton ID. Baker is scheduled to speak
Other speakers are Senator James Hamil-
ton Lewis, Governor Whitman, of New
York. and Governor Walter f. Edge, of
New Jersey.
Major General John F. Organ. COM
manding the division of this State, and
Major General Charles NJ Clement. of the
Pennsylvania National Guard, will deliver
addresses.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-27
NEW JERSEY TROOPS
READY FOR SERVICE
Governor Urges u. S. to Give
State Power to Place
Guardsmen
TRENTON, March 81


Adjutant General Barber notified the
War Department yesterday that the First
Regiment, of Newark, and the Fifth Regi.
ment, of Paterson, had been mobilized in
their respective armories and that further
orders as to their movements were
awaited.
Governor Edge followed this action with
telegram to Washington asking that the
disposition of the New Jersey troops for
the protection of property be ntrusted to
the State authorities in accordance with
plans already mapped out. under which the
State has been divided into zones Tor mill
tary purposes. The Governor also suggested
the desirablity of mobilzing additi,, al
troops to protect munition plants, ship
building concerns, railroad bridges, termi-
mails and other works of public importance
In the southern part of New Jersey.
The Third Regiment, of Camden and the
Second Regiment, of Trenton, or both are
expected to be included in the next call for
troops.
Adjutant General Barber sent kilograms
yesterday afternoon to the Mayors of sew
enty-sX municipalities inviting them to
attend conference tomorrow morning to
consider uniform action respecting means
for defense and the furnishing of aid, in
any form that may be possible, to the Fed
eral Government.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-27
PHLADELPHIANS WIN
in PHOTO COMPETITION
Awards Made at Middle Atlantic
States Meeting-Business
Session

Honor awards for pictures shown In the
convention Of the Photographers Associa =
tion of the Middle Atlantic States, being
held in Scottish Rite Hall. Broad and Race
streets. were announced today.
The winning portraits were shown by the
following photographers: Bachrack Balti-
more. Nc; ; Wonfor. Camden. n. j. Strick-
Ter. Pittsburgh. Pa. Miss Katherine jamie
son. Pittsburgh. Pa; Freeman. West
Chester. Pa; Donncr. Philadelphia; Deal,
Philadelphia J. Mitchell Elliott, philadel-
phia, and Miller. East Orange, ~ J.
The choice of these ten pictures was made
from 1000 on exhibition in the convention
Hall They have been awarded certificates
and will be accorded places in the National
salon of Photographs the highest honor
that may he paid any picture The winning
portraits cover chldrens and general por-
traiture.
Business sessions were held today. and
tonight there will be an illustrated lecture
on direct color photography followed by
an informal reception ana dance The an
nual banquet will be held tomorrow night
at the Hotel Adelpha. and the luncheon
To the women delegates will be held at noon
tomorrow. when Mrs Sara r. r. Price of
Chestnut Hill will talk Mrs. Price also
received women delegates on their arrival
today
The exhibit will be open to the public on
Thursday night. II. g. Pott state vice
president, has been in charge of the con-
Nention arrangements, aided by the ma
tional officers, John f. Sherman. of New
ark, president; j. w. Scott. of Baltimore.
vice president; W l. Goldman. of Reading.
treasurer; n. II. Diohl, o. Sewickley. sec
retarN
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-27
CAMDEN MAYOR NAMES
BOARD TO HELP NATION
Provisional Public Safety Com
mittee Will Aid in Or
ganizing State
Camden prepared for war today.

'dnlutn prepared Tor war To-Day.
Mayor Charles II. Ellis appointed $50 of
the city's prominent citizens as members
of a provisional public safety committee to.
day. This committee working with similar
bodies throughout New Jersey, will organize
the civil resources of the State for military
use
Mayor Ellis will attend a conference of
Mayors of New Jersey with Governor Wal
ter f. Edge, at the executive mansion,
Trenton tomorrow morning at II o'clock.
Governor Edge. who allied the meeting. will
explain his plans for uniform municipal
public safety committees in New Jersey and
Adjutant General Barber will make known
what aid the military authorities need
from civilian organizations.
n meeting of Camdens Public Safety
Committee will be held tomorrow night at
o'clock in the Lyon Tabernacle, Ninth
street and Wright avenue. adjoining the
armory of Battery b, First New Jersey
Artillery Officers will be elected. chairmen
of subcommittee will be appointed and the
general plan of the committees work will
be mapped out. Among the members Of the
committee are David Baird. president of the
First National Bank Judge Frank r
Lloyd, of the Circuit Court Charles A. Rey-
nods, president of the Keystone Leather
Company; f. Wayland Aver. head of y. w
Aver & Son: James Buckelew. superinten-
dent of the West Jersey and Seashore Rail-
road: David Jester president of the City
Council: Congressman William j. Brown
ing. the Rev Trela Collins. the Rev. G H.
Hemingway, Ralph w. +. Donges, president
of the Public Utilities Commissions Dr.
Paul NJ. Mecray. Charles S. Boyer. Dr. Dan
iel Strock, president of the Camden County
chapter of the American Red Cross; Will
liam I. Read, State treasurer and Warren
webster head of Warren Webster & Co.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-27
$500 REWARD OFFERED
FOR YARNALL SLAYER
Detective Captain Tate Believes
Murderer Was Negro Lately
Arrived in City

Captain of Detectives Tate this after
noon announced the offer of a reward of
$500 for the apprehension of the burglar
who shot and fatally wounded Harold T..
Narnall in the home of the latter. S22 Pine
street, Sunday night
Every clue thus far Investigated has dwin-
died to nothing. Three suspects arrested
were turned loose when Mrs. Iarnall failed
to identify any of them as the burglar that
grapped with her and shot her husband.
Captain Tate, of the detective bureau,
said today that his men were still on the
case and were following clues in this and
dozen other cities.
1t became known today that Mr.. YarnaIl
talked with DR. John II. Gibbon. his family
physician just before he lapsed into uncon-
scousness after the shooting
Il asked Mr.. Narnall." said Doctor Glib
bon, "how far he was from the burglar
when he was shot. Mr. Earnall replied
The burglar was six feet away from me ;
we clinched after the shot and rolled down
stairs
The bullet entered Mr., Yarnal's right
side near the lower rib and lodged in the
pancreas. Death was caused by hemorrhage
of the pancreas."
every policeman and detective in the
city and every police department in the
country now has "A full description of the
negro who killed Mr.. Yarnall The slayer
was about five feet six inches tail. with
very broad shoulders and was copper col
ored' lie was about thirty years old and
wore dark overcoat with brown suit
The police of Chester are taking an active
interest IN the case today. Chester has the
largest negro population of any northern
city' IN proportion to its size. and the po-
lice there are conducting a roundup Of
negro criminals
Detective Williams, who is working on
tie case SAID that in his opinion the negro
Philadelphan, but one of the foaters who
mas drifted in on the tide of southern
laporers who have come recently from the
southern States.
TWO suspects have been looked up in
nearby towns and Captain Tate is sending
men TO question them. The captain would
not state who these suspects were how
ever. or whore they were caught
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-27
SPECIAL SAFECUARDS
PLANNED FOR WILSON
Elaborate Precautionary Meas.
ures Will Be Taken When
He Addresses Congress
WASHINGTON. March

WASHlNGTON. March 81
Precautionary measures of the mos, .,.,
crate kind will be taken to protect p,.,,
dent Wilson from any harm. when bs a.
livers his war message TO Congress on.
wee; from today.
The Capitol will be closed dur,r.
the morning to every one except Son,
tors, Representatives. their clerks
those who possess special cards Of aa,,,,.
sion These cards will not be give, o...
until shortly before the President arr,,a.
for fear they might be duplicated or tranS
ferred and some one gain entrance NE
does not belong inside. ""o
The oldest and most trusted guards ,u,
be placed at all the many entrances ~ ~
building and special representatives of ths
newspapers corps will be at the press gaIH ,ie
lery door to see that no one who is ,et
bonafide newspapermen is admitted to tb,s
gallery.
The usual secret service and police n,.
lection thrown about the President viii, -.
greatly augmented
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-27
JACKIES' PARADE STIRS
NEW YORK RECRUITING

NEW YORK, March 27.-Six hundred
Tackles from the United States dread
nought Arizona paraded through the
streets of Brooklyn today for two hours
and inspired recruiting at the naval sta
tons.
Civilians cheered the sailors as they
marched through the streets with flags
hying and the ship band playing march
tunes. Applications came in increased
numbers at the recruiting offices after
the sailors had inspired the civilians. Naval
parades will be q part of the recruiting
campaign from now on.
The naval reserve ships Wasp and Glou-
cester have been ordered placed in COM
mission for the training of raw recruits,
Sea training will start immediately.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-27
Hot Springs Entries for Tomorrow

First race, selling. fllies and mares four
year-olds and up. furlongs-sBlack eBauty
l02; Quiz, i0a 'Clumsy Kate. i03; .se Lsi,
1o4; 'sister Susie l0T; Violet. 1OT; Dash, I'D;
Black Frost, III; sJosefna Zsrete, I12.
second race selling, hllies and mares. four
sschool for scandal. l02; Lady Mildred. iO7
hllsn 1n ,, smyth lS7 Souvenir. 1Qs Lady Powers,
Third race. selling. three-year-ods. 1 mile
sstgnorette. 90; sCrankie, 90; sEnjoy. 90: .Dy-
e9n. 1Of: EDNA f.. 10e sDahlia. 102; ,.Perseus
10; woodlsy. i04: SIR Richard. 1905
Hourth race. selling. three-year r-olds, l mile
Elixnbeth Thompson, 90: Burbank, 1O1: sHes-
ter Smith. I02: Taxi, 104: Ella Ryan. i04: :
Ells hy,e ie4; Alert. 100; Rhyinss. i1s; Nep-
5lih y.es: hsaeleap; three; ;;ysar-old. and up.
ceicy. ios Hsaeovis ne. Prince OF Como.
rlepdite. 1o3; Industry i05: Clara
~<U; ePetlar. 100; sPett Bleu. 107
~ f@1See.es iiis y!rst Star nj;
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-27
IUI lly ClllSE
OF STOLEN AUTO
Policemen's Bullets Halt
Flying Trio, One of Whom
Is Wounded
DOCTORS CAR RECOVERED
Alleged Thief Taken to Hospital.
Refuses to Name Com
panions

revolver duel between alleged auto
thieves ana motorcycle cops. speeding alopg
at the rate of forty miles an hour on the
Northeast boulevard, resulted In the cap
ture of a stolen car and the arrest OF one
of the fleeing men, He was shot In the back
and deserted by his comrades when the po-
lice pressed too closely At least a dozen
shots were exchanged in the fight and
aroused many persons In the neighborhood.
The car belonged to DIR. J. Hunter Smith,
OF 1897 East SusQuehanna avenue and was
stolen while he was making call at Eighth
street and Girard avenue. The physician re-
ported the theft of the machine Immediately
and gave an accurate description
Lieutenant George Fritz and Detective
Harmon, of the motorcycle squad, who are
acquainted with the methods of auto
thieves, started Immediately for the boule-
ward. where they figured the men would
drive to get out OF the city. Less than half
q mile east of Broad street they saw thrse
men in car which corresponded in sp-
pearance with the description of the stolen
auto. The action of the men, who were con-
stanily looking back, confirmed the sus-
picion that they were the thieves
The police fired a shot to bring the sus-
poets to halt. They found the physicians
revolver In the car and fred back as they
fired again and pressed closer. The stran-
gers replied with several shots. which whiz-
sed close TO their pursuers.
Aware that they were dealing with de-
termned criminals, Fritz and Harmon
fired again when within fifty yards of the
fleeing men. One of them threw up his
hands and fell back in the car. BY this
time the men had arrived at Castor Circle.
Seeing that the police were determined
upon their capture. two of the men jumped
from the car. leaving their wounded com.
panion in the automobile and fed. The car
proved to be the one stolen from the
physician.
The police took the injured man to the
Samaritan Hospital. A bullet had lodged
In his back. but the wound was not serious.
He was taken to City Hall.
The prisoner said he was Fred Traub,
eighteen years old. of 2542 North Sartan
street He refused to give the names of
his companions. In the prisoners pockets
were found a master key which will open
the lock Of any automobile and chauf-
feur's license
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-27
ROTARIANS in ANNUAL
SESSION AT READING
Third District of International
Clubs Observation-Disclosures
Speakers
READING. Pa, March g


Formal opening of the annual conference
of the third district of international Rotary
Clubs was made at the Berkshire Hotel
here today the address of welcome being
delivered by Secretary A. ID. Macmillan
of the local Chamber of Commerce.
The conference is made up of delegates
from twenty-three clubs of the district
which embraces Pennsylvania. New Jersey
Maryland, West Virginia and District of
Columbia 1t is presided over by Steward
c. Mcfarland, district governor, of Pitts
burgh.
Among the most prominent visitors are
Guy Gundaker. of Philadelphia, second
vice president. and Fritz Galbraith. of Gin
clnnati. first vice president of the inter-
national body. Both these made addresses
at the opening session today.
Among the most important business of
the convention is the election of a district
governor to succeed Mr. Mcfarland, who
is not candidate to succeed himself.