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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-14
Food Selection viii S0lUe
Problem of Conservation

Vie whole problem Of food con-
servation is one of using judg-
,nent In the selection of foods. There
plenty to go a, ,ound and send all
snat Is needed to the soldiers in
france If we will only use our brains
IN selecting the food that we will eat.
Cut down to the limit on such
.oods as can be shipped abroad, like
meats and wheat bread. Serve fish,
sSneese, dried beans, dried peas, rab-
sM, Drts, poultry or eggs as often as pos
ssole. 1t is wholesome diet and
II you will accustom yourself to 1t
you will not miss the meat to which
you have been accustomed. Expert
;;nent IN using vegetable oils in cook
tsIs and on salads. Fats are fuel for
s ne soldiers. Stir your coffee we'll
sna don't leave any sugar in the bot.
~ tSm OF the cup. It is waste of food
.nat Will help the Boches more than
anything else.
Corn bread is Just as nutritious
ana Just as palatable as wheat. Save
me wheat for the boys in the
iissnchss. Have wheatless and meat
Sa SisSs days frequently and you will
aelp win the war.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-14
Ways to Conserve
Coal and ,SdUe Money

THE following suggestions for the
4 saving Of fuel made by Governor
Whitman to the citizens of New
York are just as good for Phila-
delphians:
Do not burn coal in an open CRATE.
DO not have every room heated;
close off spare rooms.
See there are no cracks at floor
line of furnace, permitting air leak
age into ashpit.
Keep entire fuel space of range or
furnace filled; thin fires mean waste.
Feed fire and shake CRATE at
regular intervals; two or three times
daily is sufficient.
Shake down the ashes before add
ing coal; stop shaking when the first
bright coal drops.
Don't leave feed-door draughts
open.
Keep the ashpit empty; sift all
ashes to recover good coal dropped
through CRATE.
Clean flues frequently.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-14

One Hundred Miles on q Cal
Ion Of Gas.
Machine Knits Socks for
Sam mics.
Gigantic Non Rotary Snow
Plow.
Patching the Puncture-
Advertising With Shadow
graphs.
Automatic Train Stop.
Lizzie Does the Washing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-14
Bequest to Baptist Home

4 bcquest Of $500 to the Baptist Home,
Seventeenth and Norris streets. is included
In the will of Julia \. Yerkcs, of Fox Chase,
which was probated today disposcs Of prop
crty valued at $4,000.
Other wills probated were those OF Ella
L. Longnecker. 20lj Chestnut street. which
in private bequests. disposes of property
valued at Ss320. Caroline II. SiGg, Samari-
tan Hospital. $500: Julius Uhrman, Jcffer-
Son Hospital, S4500; John James, 1926
North Twenty-first street. $4,000 August
Srous, 1901 South Flfty-siXth street, $il4i,
and Lizzie l.. \. Ourt, 1880 Summer street
$4,000
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-14

Keep the Bread from Burning.
Coal-GasDriven Motorcycle.
Dining Car for q Honeymoon
Train.
Not a Toy.
Portable Army Ice Boz.
Dock Tenders from Old Auto
Tires.
Service De Luxe
Adjustable Pillow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-14
AUTO KILLS AGED WOMAN
Run Down While on Her Way to
Church

LANCASTER. Pa. Nov. 1i.--Mrs. Susan
Gehman, seventy years of age. was fatally
injured last night when she was struck
by an automobile driven by ]. o. Nissley.
a real estate dealer. The accident occurred
at the corner Of West Chestnut and North
Mulberry streets, and Mrs Gehman died
while being removed 10 n hospital
The victim was on her way to attend
services at the Church Of the Brethren on
North Charlotte street. Nissley halted his
machine in the least possible time and
carried the woman TO ST Josephs Hospital.
The physicians there pronounced her dead
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-14
Railroad Employe Fatally Hurt

Thomas Reynolds. sixty.three years old,
ESQ Gaul street, an employe of the Phlla-
delphia and Reading Railway. was found
early today by fellow employe on the
tracks at Memphis street in an unconscious
condition He had apparently been struck
BY freight train which passed shortly
Defore. He was taken to the Episcopal
hospital In the patrol Of the Belgrade and
Clearneld streets police station and died
shortly after admission.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-14

Safety sharpener from Scissors
and Knife.
Fruit Squeezer from Old Sew
ing Machine.
How Much Energy Has Your
Babyl
Camp Stove for Any Weather.
lighting the Way for Repairs.
Home Made Tractor.
Double Drive Makes Learning
Rasy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-14

affecting innocent
people? Why. do
you kno W, my
grocer, yes. my own
grocer, wouldn't sell
mo any sugar to-
day at any price?
And he had the au-
dacity TO tell mo /
should try to econ
omize on sweets
that before the war
Is over I'll have to
whether ! am will
ing to or not. / call
IL outrageous -
Poor little wom-
an! Poor little,
nuttering bride q! 1t
is such as you, I
fear, who will soon,
all too s soon. be
brought close up to
-. f,,f alya1atAp
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-14
Many Illustrated Articles
Science, Mechanics, Invention

Making Newcarsfrom Junk"
Keeping Your Watch Honest,
Grind Your Own Wheat,
Toys Made From odds and
Ends.
Seining Salmon.
Monster Derrick.
Opening the Worlds biggest
Bridge.
Shooting the Shoots" in a
Canoe.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-14

Hair-Bobblng at Home.
Save Your Tobacco.
Clock that Winds Itself.
Concealed Lights for the warl.
Sink-Protecting Dishpan.
Saving Time Means Saving
Money.
Take the Dog Along.
A Table Either Round @
Square.
Enter the Pajams Girl.
Protects the Credit Man.
Water Screens that viii not
Clog.
Handy Coiia psibie Bed.
Safe Support for window
Washera
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-14
uMA" SUNDAYS
INTIMATE TALKS
ri, vife Of the famous evangelist
: ~ S;,cusses everyday topics IN
b,lpful and wholesome way.
VIII the War Strike You!

=, ,SpIGNANT young bride. just back
a ,rom the throes of unaccustomed mar
s.,Inr. caught my arm the other day.
% %'r. Il simply outrageous" she burst
.s. borr,d way this awful war Is
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-14
Hints for Practical People

Highchair irHangsEvcrywhere.
Table-Golf Made Interesting.
Saves Plumbers Bills.
Physical Culture Car.
Folding Windowsfor the Porch.
Battles the Burglar.
Combination Work and Play
Table for the Kiddies.
More Warmth from Furnace
Heat.
Substitute for the caddy.
Unbreakable Vacuum Bottle.
Mud Guard Velocipede.
An Electrical Pistol.
Electrically Lighted Handbag /.
Knockdown Hobbyhorse.
Handy Light Holder.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-14

Coroner Hartman conducted an inqusD(
but has rendered no decision. 81
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-14

The High Cost Of Poverty Is at least 81
ertrd charge ddded to the cost Of each ton OF
coal you buD, II you're buying by the loose
coal or pdper.bdg method. That fact has
been established by Investigations made by
representatives of the EUenim1 Ledger york.
ing Wtth the Bureau Of Weights and Meas
res IN an effort to ascertain real coal con-
dittonS. Definite instances Of underUetght
as reUedled by the official tCeiOhing Of coal
purchased from groceries in central Phila-
delphtd tccre described in the Evening Led
ger yesterday No,o whdt haze these gro.
GERS aud the coal dealers tpho supply them
to say for themSelvesf
"WELL' you SEQ the weight figures on
W. bag aren't intended to be taken
too exact" said William Court, who has a
coal yard at Cumberland and Richmond
streets, at about the point where he was
explaining what a waste of time and labor
1t would be to attempt to weigh his bags
after filling.
"Then why mark the weight on the bags
at alp" was suggested.
"Oh, WELL we used TO weigh 'em once,
before our filters got the hang of things,
and it wasn't necessary no more" he ex-
planned. A pair of broken and ap.iquated
scales in the rear of the yard confirmed
th!s statement. Anyway we weren't raised
with pencil. We were raised with
shovel" Mr.. Gouri added genially
Being persuaded none the less to a tilt
with the pencil the coal yard man with
much wrnkling of brows produced the fol-
lowing:
Cost Of Pea CoaI-Per Ton
S340 to railroad company.
1.25 freight.
1.50 paper bags for ono ton.
.25 storage in yard.
80 bagging charge.
1.5O charge for delivery.
$3.50 total to himself.
AS against $11.55 per ton paid him by
his customer, the grocer-and anywhere
from $3.50 to the sky got by the latter
from the customer-the deduction is OBJ
vious.
Then you're clearing about SO per ton
on this paper-bag trader" was asked
The coal dealer earlier In the conversation
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-14
Little Oddities of Life

Down In Modern Chinatown.
A Bungalow No One Will Rent.
Tall Stove Pipe Prom One
Stove.
What's in a Namei
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-14
COAL PRICES SHOW DISREGARD OF

Standard twenty-quart basket Of
coal, as sold on Wood street for a
quarter, with entire disregard of
weight--an open defiance Of the law
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-14

Pearl Farming in Japan.
Biggest Shortcake in the
World.
Only Women Shop Here.
Real Horseless Carriage.
The Washington times., 1917-12-23
j. s. IS USING
MANY TYPES
IN TRAINING
OURSOLD|ERS

Out Of the crash Of world war have
0srgOd many engines Of death. Some
- thsm burst without warning upon
n aStoundsd civilization. Others
although In erudsr form-harked
Back % the conflicts Of q century aro,
Wherein their bGsio principles were
orn. 1st eaeh new weapon, whether
emboofoo = new discovery Or
Whethet Il was merely an tmprovs-
meat upon something gone before.
.Akes use Of some destructive force
which has been tried out, ana ita
Saalitioe sstahllhhed. during three
veers OF fighting under conditions
Nnlch are the most extraordinary
ever known to man.
To the armGments Of beIlirsrsut
nies, the wars OF . thousand yoara
nave contributed. To what precsdent
he1 taught the professional warriors
- the world has been added the pro-
encts Of the genius Of q dozen ma
uonA And from the sum total the
United States Government has been
eormitted to pick and choose the
S9Upment o. our overseas army
machine guns. rides. side arms, HIGHT
eAd heavy Artillsry-every piece Of
smeu and large ordnance OF . ma
oond army divtgion.
shine guns we have ohossn the Vvielr-
"a little apld-hrsrs-heayy, inter-
meoiAto and lleht-whIoh win send
warns Of EtOSl-3aeketed bullets a
ne rate Of 900 minute into the r1rks
e German solidiSry.
Used ~ BrItisA.
Tor repellipg attacks on trenches
- for fixed base work, the United
etAtss selected from the equipment Of
he allies the heavy viekerss- Tirs1
gun used By the British. and. IN
aome modified form by ali OF the beI.
hGeronts. To this type Of gun the
eemy has added one whfoh ia, ths
eroauot Of American Fsnius-the
Browning. T
For the intermediate typs-a Run
Aastfy mobile yet adapted TO fixed
nase use the Lewis gun was choaen-
This IL the gun which was offered 10
ne United States, rejected, ana then
taken up by the nations OF Eurone
We dubbed it The Belgian Rattle,
For the light type Of machine gun
NE United States has chosen an Amer J
The Washington times., 1917-12-23
ONGRESS is ASKING FACTS ABOUT THESE GUNS

the same a. that used d the rifles
of the nation for whose army TIE
machine gun Il mada Ths buIiets
fired from modern machine gunn, =
uss terms easily undsrstood By ths
layman. are eustoEaFily slightly Les
than Is Of an inch IN diamstr q
the base. about ! inch long. Gnd tapls
sharply to . point.
A early ~ the thirteonth ounturN.
some long-forgotten Chinese balll1sios
ian m the land where gunpowdar n
believed to have originated, soncafvod
the idea Of mounting four barrell
upon . hugo ungAinly truck, and oe
, firing them simultaneously by a.
plying tinder to the touch-hoias. Thaa
weapon, captured ~ the Preach IN
1890, II believed to have bOsn thb
nrst machine gun.
From then on down through he
eges many attempt were made %
develop rapid-Ars guns. Including tho
cannon Of Louis XII. which nrod ATTY
shots at once, but Il was not until
mor, discovered one Of the two gfsa9
modern principles oe machino-Run
oporation-the utilization Of part az
the gas which escapes from the pow
der to throw open the breoch of tho
gun. eject the empty shsli. load IA =
fresh one. and close the braoeh.
Twe1ty-sevon years later Hiram
Maxim. another American, who wns
destined later to become An Enrilah
peer, discovered the second graat
principle Of machins-Eun operatioa--
the utilization Of the force Of roool
imported By the cartridge 10 DO tn
same work which Bessenor accons
pished By the use Of escaping sAa.
Guns Are Dl9srnG
While the machine guns WIN
which the Omitted States army win Be
equipped are vastly different mona
the early mOdels developed By Maxim
and Besssmsr. every machine gun ,og
the present faIls either into the Ras.
operated or the recoil-operatod eiasA
Each OF these classes may be a.
sioed INTO subclasses. according 70
me system used IN cooling the barrel
of the weapon, which. without some
'uch device, would be put out OF bud.
hess By overheating; and % machins.
runs are also spoken Of a. beinn
or watsr-cooled.
A third distinction fs made accord.
ng 70 the weight OF the gun, ana
naenine guns are spoken Of A. bairiw
= light, intermediate or heavy evpa
me heavy type may either be ESS-
'perated or recofl-operated, but Il Il
sually water-coolsd. The intermo-
late and the light type may either
. gas or rocon Operated, but are
lsually air.eocled-
The vickers-1Eaxim rapia arsa
which wtli-be one OF the prfncip6
leavy machine guns used by the
Jnttsd States forces, ~ these distInS
Continued On Page 20: Column -
The Washington times., 1917-12-23

lean weapon-the flight" Browning.
which Is very different from the
heavier type OF the same name, and
which can n fired from the shoulder,
In much thUsRme manner as a rifle is
used. To the light Browning, an
emergency light weapon has been
added. 1t is the Chaudchat, the gun
by which the Frenchman swears.
When II came to selecting a rifle
for the United States soldier, the Gov
eminent found that It could obtain no
better than our own service weapon,
the Springfield, which is interna-
tionally known as the best military
rifle in the world.
Took Emergency Gun.
But face to face with the fact that
our Government Arsenals could not
produce the required number Of
springfields, and that to equip COM
mercial plants to do the work would
result in a disastrous delay, the War
Department was forced to choose from
the rifles in use on European battle
fields, an emergency weapon. The
emergency rifle was found in the Rrit.
edish rifle model of 1914, which re
modelled to take Springfield ammunI-
tion, is now officially known as the
United States Rifle, Model 1917, and
enormously spoken OF as The United
States Enfield.
WhsthAr an army sent against the
foe OF the United States is properly
equipped Is OF vital interest TO the
nation. That is why the sixteen
United States Senators. who comprise
the Committee on Military Affairs of
the Upper Branch, have for the past
week been cross-eXamininE scores of
experts-army officers and manufac-
turers aIike-in an effort to determine
The Washington times., 1917-12-23

whether the men IN our ovsrEses
/ forces have been. given the proper
/ tools with which to carry on that
"seven-tenths OF a soldiers business
which Is done with rife and machine
gun.
And there Is no part of a soldiers
equipment which holds for the folks
back home the fascination and inter-
est exerted by the weapons upon
which the soldiers life may depend.
That is why the published reports OF
the hearings OF the committee charged
with making q survey OF the conduct
OF the war, are being read in every
home where the service nag hangs
In the front window.
Slightly Confused.
But talk OF Vicker's Maxima. Lew
ISIS. Browning's; air-cooled, water
cooled, recoil-operated. Eas-operatsd,
light, heavy and intermediate types.
as well as OF springnelds and EnnsIds
is apt to be BIT confusing to the lay
man. But all confusion can sasily be
cleared up with a bit OF machine gun
history and a few words about the
rifles with which the national army
will be equipped.
rHst as 10 the little rapid frers-I
machine gun Is in no respect q
cannon. II IL just what its name in
dlcates-a weapon built as nearly as
possible ike rifle, but firing at q
rate which varies in different tvpes
from 300 to $50 shots a minute: so
the term machine gun" or more
properly machine rifIs" sinpIy
means that the weapon is a rifle |
which is not operated by hand. but
by intricate mechanism. ITsuaIlv the
ammunition used in machine guns is
Continued Last Column, This Pags)
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-16
Left right above: Harold Baddock E1hu
Theodore N. a and Earle

Washington, Sept. 15.--One million
dollars for libraries for the soldiers
and sailors That is the aim of the
newly formed library war council.
some of whose more prominent mem
bers are Elihu Root, ]. P. Morgan,
Bishop John M. Farley, Theodore n.
Vail and Harold Braddock, the
councils chairman. Opportunity will
be given every American citizen to do
his part.
The library war council, working
in conjunction with the American
Library association, is going to estab-
lish libraries wherever our soldiers
may be. In this America is only fol-
lowing the experience of the other ma
tons engaged in war. Germany was
the first to establish travelling libraries
for its soldiers, sending out volumes
from the Royal library at Berlin under
the charge of trained librarians. Great
Britain and France have also seen to
ii that no matter in what remote To-
calities their soldiers and sailors were
serving, books followed them.
The task that the library war
council has set itself is not only to
supply books. but to erect libraries and
TO provide, through the efficient or
ganization of the American Library
association. trained librarians who will
not only care for the housing of the
volumes but see that they are care
fully selected: provide for their up
keep and be careful to meet the de-
mands of the soldiers.
American authors and publishers
appealed TO by the library war council
nave been quick to respond The pub
fishers have agreed to furnish the first
Soo'o0o volumes necessary at cost; and
this has been made possible by the fact
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-16

that the American authors have vollln-
teered to forego any royalties on books
that are needed for these travelling
libraries
When the library war council first
issued Its appeal there arose some
Misrepresentation on the part of .he
public, which evidently thought that
books alone were needed Cellars and
salrets were ransacked for old, dis
used and practically worthless volumes
winch We're donated by the owners I'M
DER the belief that thereby they were
performing a patriotic service. 1t Is not
volumes thaf are needed, but money.
knowing what Is to be done; buildings
erected' DOCKS transported, librarians
paid, ii is a grave ouestiop l., ~,
minus Oh the more prominent members
VI the american Library association
whether the sum origino1I,,
s-.ovo.oUu-Wtll be enough.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-16
DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE.

The representatives Of Boise valley
development from most of the towns
IN Boise valley held a very enthusiast
TIC meeting in our club rooms Wednes-
day evening. President Joy acted as
chairman, and O. *. Nickerson. secre
tary.
1t was decided that the best means
OF getting in communication with per-
sons in the eastern and middle west
ern states who are contemplating the
selection of better location in which
to live. is afforded by running in the
classified columns of the leading daily
papers published in the states from
which we wish to encourage immigra-
ton. suitable add calling attention
briefly but pointedly TO the principal
resources and advantages afforded
prospective settlers in Boise valley. and
mention the fact that descriptive lit
erature on any subject will be fur
n!shed by our league on application.
When requests are received, they viii
be answered by a personal letter the
Idea being not to lose sight of a pros
pective settler if there is any likelihood
Of interesting him.
In order to organize our league on
working basis, 1t was decided that
permanent president and secretary
should be chosen. Therefore. e. p.
sherman, chairman of our advertising
committee. was elected president and
b. e. Hyatt of the Boise Commercial
club, was chosen secretary These Of
ficers were directed by the league To
proceed al once and get stationery and
necessary supplies to enter actively
into the publicity campaign. A limited
amount of funds have already been fur
nished and more will be provided as
the work progresses and the needs of
the organization require
The Idaho Society of Engineers will
hold meeting in our club rooms Mon
day evening, Sept. IT. Subjects of i'm
portance will be discussed. at the close
of which light refreshments will he
served.
a meeting win be held Tuesday even
ing, Sept. Is, for the purpose Of organ
izing a male chorus. This is Important
AMI something that will appeal to the
mascally inclined of our city. 1t the
conclusion, arrangements haze been
made to serve refreshments.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-16

position and delivery. and our club is
very grateful to Mr.. johnson for re-
spending to our invitation
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-16

rooms In private homes to take care OF
all visitors who may not be able to
obtain Accommodations in our regular
establishments.
SUPPLIES PURCHASED LOCALLY.
1t was called to the attention of our
club some time ago that supplies for
our soldiers stationed at Boise bar
racks were being purchased and ship
ped in from Portland. which supplies.
it was represented, could be purchas-
ed locally as cheaply as in Portland.
Our board of directors promptly took
this matter up with our senators and
representatives in Washington, and the
following telegram has just been re-
ceived from Congressman Burton l..
French:
Mr.. B. e. Hyatt, secretary Boise
Commercial club, Boise Idaho: Glad
to advise you quartermaster at Boise
barracks has been authorized to pur-
chase locally subsistence supplies when
price Is equal to or less than Portland
prices. quality. conditions and trans
portation considered.