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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-02
TRADE FLEET GROWING
l4i0 Seamen From Training Ships Placed
in Service in Two Weeks

The force of men graduating from train-s
ing ships into the merchant marine Il steadily
augmenting each day, and if the present rate
is kept up there will need be no fear OF a
lack of man-power Tor the ships being built
for overseas service.
In the last two weeks the free sea service
bureau has placed in active service in the
merchant marine 1440 seamen, of whom 1900
are graduate apprentices from the training
ships Meade. Calvin Austin. Governor Cobb
and Governor Dingley, based at East Boston.
ton.
There are now eleven ships III the At
lantic squadron. The steamship Minnesota Is
the latest addition to the fleet. The Ship
ping board has authorized the establish
ment of a training ship in New Orleans.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-02
LITTLE RECREATION
FOR NAVAL NURSES
Lack of Amusement in Hours OF
Duty After Heroic Self
Sacrifice

while scores of clubs including the Union
League and the big country clubs. women's
organizations, the Y. NJ c.. the Knights of
Columbus and others have been bending
every EFFORT toward making things pleasant
Tor the soldiers and sailors stationed In
Philadelphia and its vicinity. virtually noth-
ing mas been done for the women war work
ers, it is said
f"r instance. the naval nurses, both those
attached to the Naval Hospital on Gray'a
ferry road and at the Philadelphia Navy
Yard and those Just waiting here to be
Shlpped abroad have been passed over COM
pletely.
There are between sixty and 12O Of thes@
nurses here from time to time. The Gov
ernment has them uuartered in old houses
at Twenty-fourth and Fitzwater streets right
opposite the naval hospital and on Spruce
street near rwenty-fourth. ss
Their rooms are very small and they have.
according TO their own statements, hardly
space enough to turn around There Is only
one small sitting room to each three houses
so they have no place In which to receive
callers. They are not allowed to go out
with the sailors they may meet during their
course OF duty and have no means of making
other acquaintance.
Most of them arc from other cities In
fact, virtually all who on duty here now
are from sout of town. The majority are
receiving only half pay. which means they
are virtually giving their services
They have no place to go on their day on
or in the evening when they have several
hours off. Those not on active duty but
Just waiting orders have nothing to do most
OF the time. They can go to n movie in the
daytime or they can sit on the benches in
Filter Park at Twenty-third and Pine streets
and watch the children play.
Recently some kindly disposed women have
? asked them to their homes at times but
these girls have place where they can
feel they have a right to he. No womans
club has thrown open its doors to them, they
say.
The attention Of some of the leading mems
bers of the Phiomusian club has been called
to the situation and an investigation will
he made. 1t is also planned to interest mer7-
hers of the Acorn Club in the plan to pro-
vide place where these young women can
enjoy little change from their crowded
quarters.
Miss Martha Pringle. head nurse. who can
he found at the Naval Hospital, Gray's Ferry
road near Twentytourtn street while depre-'
eating any suggestion that the nurses are at
all uncomfortable, will be glad to confer with
any committee anxious to do anything for her
charges
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-02
SONG CHIEF GOING TO FRANCE
Waikin Davis and His One.String Fiddle TO
Serve Y. NJ. G.. A. Abroad

Watkin Davis. song leader of George Long $
evangelistic campaign at the lnasmuch Tent,
Sixtieth and Locust streets, will engage in
Y NJ C. A. work in France Mr. Long has
released Davis, and he will be given fare
well service in the tent tomorrow night.
Mr. Davis will carry his one-string fiddle
to France to entertain Uncle Sans soldiers.
Davis and his fiddle are known throughout
the country The fiddle was made of cigar
box and a three-cent string. He can play
any tune on it. Davis used his fiddle in
vaudeville for many years.
Several years ago he left the stage to en-
gage in evangelistic work. He has been
very successful at the Inasmuch Mission
and the Inasmuch Tent.
Mr. Davis also has a strange collection Of
musical Instruments, including frying pans.
tin cans and a ladle, which he will use at his
entertainments in the "Y" buildings in
France,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-02
CITY CAN PULL THROUGH
WITHOUT FLOATING LOAN
Heavy Miscellaneous Payments Make Un.
necessary the s., 200. 900 Issue

Owing to the heavy payments made to the
city from miscellaneous sources particularly
from realty taxes recently. It has been de-
cided not to float the temporary loan of
$l.2Oo,OOo which Councils authorized In June.
This loan was authorized and made available
only in the event of an unforeseen emergency
occurring during the summer recess of City
Councils.
There is no necessity for negotiating the
temporary loan" said City Controller John
NJ. Walton, and the money will not be bor-
rowed. The receipt of general funds from
liquor licenses. personal property and realty
taxes water rents and from other sources
have been such up to July 81 that I feel
assured there will be sufficient money In the
city treasury to meet all outside obligations
other than mandamuses until the large re-
ceipts of real estate taxes. which are due
and payable by August 81. come in" =
The average receipts of realty and school
taxes and from other sources during August
Is about l2,OO0,000. The receipts of the city
treasury during the week ending Wednesday
amounted to S3,060,i25.55,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-02
CHEER UP MEETING TONIGHT
Families of Soldiers to Meet at Same Hour
as Men in Camps

A "cneer-up" meeting will be held this
evening by the Mothers of Democracy at the
Kingsessing Recreation Center, Forty-ninth
street and Chester avenue, at 1880 o'clock
This is exactly the hour at which the men
in the camps meet and by coming together
at this time the mothers, wives sisters and
sweethearts of the soldiers feel that they
establish a certain bond between those at
home and the men in camp. Mrs. Alfred
Curtin Hirsch, lieutenant of the organzatlo
will preside this evening. The program will
include songs by a group of high school
girls. led by Miss Marie Nofer address,
and the reading of letters written by the SOL
diers to their families. These meetings have
been indorsed by the authorities in Wash
ington, and have been very successful This
Is the third of this series. There are no
dues for the members of the organization,
and every one is cordially invited to join.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-02
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Bar Harbor Gay in AugustNe,us of Captain Waker-Nancy
lynne Chats About Several Matters-Queene
Cleans Car in Peculiar Costume

day and she had only one suit with her, so
she persisted. And all afternoon
"Queenie was there with her hair in a
braid
Queenie was there in her white smock ar
rayed.
Far away from the city, which think was
a pity,
Queenie was there in her white smock
arrayed."
NANCY wYNNE.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-02
FAREWELL TO FATHER McSHEA
Priest Leaving West Philadelphia Parish to
Become Chaplain

Parishoners of the Church of Our Mother
of sorrows in West Philadelphia. bade god
speed today to the Rev John b. McShea one
of the priests of the parish. who. has received
a commission as a chaplain in the U. S. army
and will take his departure for Camp john
ston. at Jacksonville; Fla.
Father McShea has been connected with
the parish Of Our Mother of Sorrows for
eight years and was endeared to the hearts
Of It's hundreds Of worshipers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-02
LIBERTY SING" TONIGHT
wissahickon Holds First Patriotic Song
Festival

Wissahickon will hold its first Liberty Sing
this evening at 7:30 o'clock on the grounds
of the American Bridge Company Club.
The singing will be lead by Albert n.
Hoxie, leader of the Marine Sings at the
Philadelphia Navy Yard Miss Mae Farley
and other solosts will assist. Music will be
furnished by the Police Band.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-02
What's Doing Tonight

Wissahickon holds first Liberty Sing" ON
grounds of American Bridge Company Club.
1880 O'Clock.
Munieip.i Baad eoncsrs. Twenty second
street. below jackson.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-02
MELLEN ASKS SEPARATION
One. Time Head of New Haven Road Sues
Wife on Ground Of Desertion

PittsfeId, Mass, Aug. 2-Chares S. Mel
len. of Stockbridge. formerly president of the
New York, New Haven and Hartford Rail-
road has filed in the Berkshire Probate
Court a petition asking for decree of sep
aration from his wife, Katherine Lloyd Liv-
ingston Mellen, now of New York. on the
ground of desertion.
Mr. Mellen is sixty-seven and Mrs Melen
is forty-six.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-02

Mrs. Frederick Brown is spending the
summer with Mrs. George Farnum at West
- Cornwell, Conn, and will return home about
October Is.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-02

Mrs Henry Morris, of South Sixteenth
street, is at the Bay Voltage Hotel in James,
town. r. l., for a stay of several weeks.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-02

Mrs Thomas L. Elwyn, who is captain OF
the Motor Messengers of this city. has gone
to North Hatley, Canada, for several weeks
visit.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-02

Mr. and Mrs. George Brooke are in Yor
Harbor, Me-, and will stop at the Marshal
House for several weeks.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-02

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Granger Kennedy, Jr.
are at Northeast Harbor, Me. They will
stay until the middle of September at the
Rock End Hotel
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-02

Mrs. William H. Horstmann' Is spending
few weeks in Northeast Harbor, Me.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-12
100000 YEAR
FOSSIL IN WEST VA.

Pieces of the vertabrae of a giant
gdiornis, or dinosaurs, just picked
up in the bed of Ten-mile Creek.
near its junction with the West Fork
River at Lumberport, are attracting
considerable speculation among stu
dents of geology. Some of the pieces
have been sent to DR.. w. J. Holland
OF the Carnegie Institute at Pitts
burgh, for investigation and report,
while other pieces have been plac-
ed on display at Hedges and Oy.
ster's store at Lumberport, places
the age of the fossil at 10000
years, but other students, preachers
and teachers do not agree with him
and estimate its age at 5000, 1000
years.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-12
Ends Stubborn Coughs
ia q Hurry
For real effectiveness. this old home
made remedy has no equal. Eas-
lily ard - prepared.
5000


You'll never kaos how quickly bad
cough can be conquered, until you try
this famods old homemade remedy. Any
one who has coughed all day and all
night. will say that the immediate relief
given is almost like magic. 1t takes
but q moment to prepare, and really
there is nothing better for coughs.
Into a pint bottle, put 21a ounces of
Pinex; then add plain granulated
sugar syrup to make a full pint Or
You can use clarified molasses, honey,
or corn syrup. instead of sugar syrup,
if desired. Either way, the full pint
saves about tw,ethirds of the money
usually spent for cough preparations,
and gives YOU a more positive, effective
remedy. i keeps perfectly and tastes
pleasant. I'm like it.
You can feel This take hold instantly,
soothing and healing the membranes in
all the air passages. 1t promptly loosens
a dry, tight cough, and soon you will
notice the ph1egm thin out and then
disappear altogether. A days use will
usually break up an ordinary throat or
chest cold, and it is also splendid for
bronchitis, Group, whooping cough, and
bronchial asthma.
-ax IS a most valuable concentrated
compound of genuine NORWAY pine ex-
tract, known as the most reliable remedy
for throat and chest ailments
To avoid disappointment. asl, your
druggist for "21a ounces OF Pinex" with
full directions and don't accept anything
else. Guaranteed to give absolute So. ,
faction or money promptly refund4
The Pinex Co., Ft WAYNE Ind.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-12

big shells dropped in on US, killing
enc man and wounding the rest Of
them. was sent to the hospital and
was unconscious for "a hours. | was
there four days and then sent back
to the front line. After being at the
front two days | was returned to the
hospital and don't know how long
will be here this time, but hope not
long. But. still cannot stand to be
around tha guns. The noise almost
sets me crazy. So | don't know if
can stay with them any more or not.
Think / will be all right after | get
little rest and sleep. On my way
10 the hospital yesterday | had the
extreme pleasure of shaking hands
with Major E. H. Bitner and was
very glad to see him. Have been
looking for him ever since | have
been here. He told me l was the
third he had seen from home since
he has been over here. The other
two we're Lieutenant Gerhardt and
Lieutenant Hannis. He only saw
them once. Surely would like to
meet him again and have a long talk
with him. From the letters / have
had from home lately l judge you
must be doing some business these
days and the disease (infuenza)
must be something awful-almost as
bad, but not quite so noisy as the
war. Hope it won't last much longer
as it will be awful on the poor peo-
pie who have the disease. They will
be cut Of luck this winter. Well, the
way things look now it won't be
much longer until we all can come
home to stay. / hope it won't, for |
certainly am tired of France and
would like to see the good old U. S.
once more. Will write you some real
soon. Give my regards to every one
and tell them l hope to see them
soon.
As ever
HARRY.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-12
MART|NSBURC BOY
AT FRENCH CHATEAU
Entertained BY Baron and Dau-
ghter-AISo Patrols Rhine.

1t must be fine to gracefully glide
down the aerial lines in your doughty
airship and land close to an imposing
french chateau, have the baron come
cut to meet you and take you right
into the chauteau and introduce you
to his fair daughter. Gee, it must
be great to be an aviator. This is an
experience that befell Lieut.. David
7. Thornbu.g, of this city. according
to letter just received by friend.
Lieutenant Thornbufg confesses that
this is one OF the favosite pastimes of
the average American aviator. To
land near one of the handsome es
tates in France, for there is nothing
too good for the America and as they
all are good fellows it follows that
they are able to comport themselves
very favorably in the ccles of the
most aristocratic class. Lieutenant
Fhornburg did not say this, but it is
the t.mth- He did say that he has
flown in almost every conceivable
machine, from the tinyn speedy craft
to the great bombing planes. 1t is
also stated in his letter that he would
be soon assigned to the specific duty
OF assisting in patrolling the Rhine.
He has seen Mnlhaffet, who played
with Gettysburg, and Slipsleigh, a
crack basketball player from Freder-
lex, Md a
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-12

Generals office show that 1857 Of
6cers and men were brought before
general court martial of whom TO-.
S7S of So per cent were convicted
More than half the charge against
officers were listed under three,
heads: Absent without leave; drunk,
enness and conduct unbecoming an
officer.
Conviction of enlisted men for de-
sertion, the general said, were actu-
ally less than in the previous year,
although the strength of the army
had increased many fold.
The report shows that one enlist.
ed man who had been tried and con-
victed of being a spy" and that 1888
were convicted of sleeping on post.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-12
From Harry Daley

Mr.. r. L. Snodgrass is in receipt
of the following letter from his for
mer drug clerk, Sergt. Harry Daley,
of the 91Sth Field Artillery. written
on November Il:
Suppose you think have forgot
ten all about you. but l have been
kept on the go for so long a time it
has been impossible to do much
writing TO any one. 1 met with mis-
hap the first of this month. was in
a she'll hole with my captain and
some other men when one of those
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-12
CONTROL FIVE YEARS.

Continuation of Government con-
trcl of railroads fer five years, or un-
til January /, 1924, was recommend
ed by Director-General McAdoo in a
letter 20 the chairmen of the Senate
and Hou-e Interstate Commerce Com
mittee.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-12
QUICKLY OPERATED ON

Mr.. Levi Miller, of East Burke
street, was rushed to the City Hos.
pital yesterday for treatment.
Mr.. Miller has been sufferer from
hernia for some time. He was at
once operated on for strangulated
hernia.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-12

Floyd Dormer, son of Annie Dor
mer, and Annie Williams, daughter
OF Braithwaite and Lucy Williams,
were granted a marriage license by
the county clerk. They will be mar
ried today at Darkesville. n
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-12
NOT ONE SOLDIER
OFFICIALLY EXECUTED
None Put to Death for Purely
Military OffenSe.

Not single member of the Amer
lean army has been put to death
since the beginning of the war be-
CAUSE of the commission of purely
military offense, Major General
Crowder, judge advocate general de-
clared in his annual report to Sec.
rotary Baker
Records of the Judge Advocate
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-12
INDEFINITELY POSTPONED

The supposed meeting here Tues
Cay of the Public Service Commits
sion has been indefinitely postponed.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-12

Bailey Hay for sale. HENSHAw,
HOLLIS & co. II z II
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-14
The Married Men Who Go>to War and the Wage-Eamne Have Built And How It is to Be Held From Harm

!W v women, comparatively few of them, will go. Children, infants, the physically incapacitated-all these re- main at home, forming the families of the men who go, and striving to hold from harm the little homes they have built Grim prospect this, of war!
 The married men who are going into the army will be the ones who will have the greatest burdens to bear-the greatest heartaches and the wage-earning wives will share their burdens, for many of the families left at home are more or less dependent upon the heads of the families-the men, the husbands and fathers who are leaving them; and, don't mean financially dependent, entire ly. Not for money alone--far from it. but dependent upon them for the little daily things that mean so much to wife and children; dependent for those things that go for the unity of the family life the little words of praise, the little words of advice when wife, mother and chill dren need it; for the leadership, as 1t were, lacking which any craft, however small, must come to drift.
 Thirteen Million Men Register as Fighters Play the Germansr the head lines in the papers famed and burned the day afer Registration day, and glor- ious, splendid American manhood showed it's loyalty and patriotism.
 The man who loves his country is the best man in his country. He loves also his family, and his family loves him; for them he's going; for them he's fight ing; he's fighting in order that they may t,pY 1t1< A1 T-,- .n,.- l~N 5-, l., ,y. fighting for rights and privileges and freedom and he's fighting as much for the protection of his own as if his own particular firAside were in instant dan- ger.
 We have prayed Gods help for the women who have given their sons to this terrible war, and now we must raise our voices in prayer for the women who must give their husbands--the children who must give their fathers-it is hard to say which is the greatest ordeal-but ir either case, huma anity, which has extended it's sympathy to the mothers whose sons have gone. must now, with all its bigness and fineness and splendid chivalry aid the loved ones left behind wives, mothers and children.
 The women of independent means whose husbands have gone to war are to be envied. for they can give their time fully and wholly to war work-making band ages for our wounded men--doing any task that comes to hand, but the others will soon be earning their daily bread and thus will be deprived of giving their time to what they would most like to do.
 I stood and looked a few days ago into a great box of bandages made by the Red Cross workers-al1 of which had> been cut and rolled in certain way out of certain material. suppose because thisF particular way and this particular material has, by experiment, proved to be the best. The minds eye stopped; the thousands of husbands, fathers, sons and sweethearts lover there'' will have these self f-same bandages, which loving hands have worked over bound about their wounds. and many thoughts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-14
Mothers Friend
 in Every honl'
Comfort and Safety Assured Befor
 the Arrival of the Stork.

ln thousands of American homo
 there is a bottle of the splendid an
 time-honored remedy. Mothers FrienS that has aided many woman throug1 the trying, ordeal. saved her from sui fering and pain, kept her in health q mind and body in advance of babys coming, and a most wonderful infltg ence in developing a healthy, lowell disposition in the child.
 Mothers Friend relieves the pain ans discomfort caused by the strain on ths fragments, makes pliable those fibre and muscles which nature is expanding and soothes the inflammation of breas
 glands and other soreness. The tenG ency to nervousness and to mornins sickness or nausea is conteracted.
 By regular use during the period tn
 muscles expand with ease when bab
 is born, tension is reduced and the pal
 and danger at the crisis is naturalls less.
 Mothers Friend Is an external reme8 dy. Is absolutely safe and wonderful effective. It not only allays distress ii advance but assures speedy recoverS for the mother.
 This splendid preparation may be ha at every drug store, and is one of tn greatest blessings ever discovered fos expectant mothers. Write to the Brad field Regulator Co, G11s Lamar Bldg Atlanta, Ga, for their 'Motherhoog Book so valuable to expectant moth CTS, and in the meantime do not fail ts get a bottle of Mothers Friend at tn drug store and thus fortify yourself against pain and discomfort.--Adv.