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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-16

Each contest period is separate and
distinct. $4,000 in cash will be award
ed as prizes for each period as indi-
Gated on this page, Remember the
goods and the firms advertised. Call
for their produce and incideptally pave
the way toward winning part Of the
100000 to be awarded.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-26
MYSTERIOUS LETTER
Barred TO PRESIDENT
NATIONWIDE PLOT

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. -- \ mystic
rious letter warning President Wilson Of
a nationwide plot to destroy docks and
war plants is being used i'm connection
with investigation Of disastrous fires
which started at different points today.
The letter i'm question declared the
plot was to go into effect January -.
II was read and discussed at the Cabi-
net meeting January 10. and later home
to stand guard by vital plants.
Whether the would-be spies were fore
warned CT not Is unknown, hut at any
rate the alleged plot did not bear fruit
on the day originally set.
The fact that big fires broke out to-
day almost simultaneously at Newark,
Buffalo and Baltimore. destroying hun
dreds Of thousands Of dollars in prop
er,v leads officials here strongly to
suspect that there is a wide movement
to concentrate enemy action on Amer
ica's war plants.
Neither the Justice Department nor
the War Intelligence Bureau professcd
to know any suspicious details SUI
rounding the CDnnaEratiOns, but secret
service agents are busily at work try
ing to check up on the suspected activity
of spies
II is believed likely home guards will
again be expected to mobilize On guard
at many points that might b cendan-
gered. No orders have gone out as yet,
however
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-26
THRIFT STAMPS SALE
PLANNED AT HANCOCK
Day Will Be Observed by
Rushing Campaign at Can
tonment
GIRLS WILL LEND AID
Warm Weather's Return Banshes
Horrors of "Winter in the
South"
CAMP HANCOCK, AUGUSTA Ga"

.,- ,,-,.r-e,,\ "a.
CAMP llANCO'N'
Jan. 90,
National thrift day Is 70 be observed
at Can,p Hancock. A great drive VIII
he made on the date to have every
pennsylyania soldier .at Camp Hancock
purchase n thrift stamp " not war
savirps certificate stamp. thus practic-
inc thrift and saving and further aid
ing his country In winning the war Tor
democracy.
The stamps will not be sold tho sol
diers. however. ON a patriotic basis. In
stead that feature will be discouraged,
Tho soldiers being urged TO invest in the
stamps as a saving and help to them
selves.
The army Y. NJ c. y. Is ln CuaI -
Of the campaign, and Wi! push t'u'it
stamps i'm every unit ul the l"tIlcH ,
eighth Division. George IL i''h"'I7'
secretary IN cna'Re ., III, Up t,,o
talhinehts' VIII up ,,,,t5,,,,, tho
campaign ana uiuy' "ia - t,a,,d,,,.t,d
sale OF the STAMPS N,'' w -, ,',,,t,,,,i. .
secretary LanoerS u m,o', ,a,.' r,,r
aSuc worker ana !" u,3N,"5 p,,',, I,'.i..,,,l
the thrlit campaign VIZ! -,
TO acqualnt every So."i'I ~ ,,'s '''I'i
both OF the IWrhlE-''SH ~, l''ot. 'ta "a
the Motor M"chahicS, WIN tlIp ,,.
cameo of thritt ana Ihc pun PoS' VI '''
stamps
Realizing the advantage OF 'Il' I'I"-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-26
SHATTER U-BOAT
BASES, U S. PLAN
American Naval Chiefs Urge
Allies to Take Direct Ac-
tion Against Foe

WASHINGTON. Jan. &c.

America. by example and by counsel,
is pressing England toward a more ag-
gressivc naval policy involving hazardous
risks, but which with n. tremendous
of the American and Allied
fleets can be afforded it is stated in a
high quarter.
"Tt has become a matter OF prime
it was declared, that naval
measures be taken against the enemy.
The Allied shipping I'm the Mcditer-
rauean, naval as well as commercial,
for example, is meeting with terrific
losses. The principal menace to the
Allies IN the Mediterranean and the chief
base Of Austro-Ger submarines is
Pola. 10 can bo attacked with many
prospects of success.
"The destroyers I'm the Atlantic and In
the North Sea have had a fair tryout,
They have not failed--ou the contrary
they have demonstrated their indis-
pensability-but they are not the es-
seutlal reply to the submarine, because
despite the fact that the destroyers have
proven themselves the U-bOats' most
deadly foe, and the number Of sub
marines captured or destroyed has in
creased, it cannot be said that the total
number of submarines possessed by Ger
many has decreased, nor that the en-
cheney Of submarines has been so affected
by the destroycrs' operations as to re-
ducc their destructive work to the safety
point.
"Germany's submarines must be coun-
tered at their bases. Experimentation al
ready has revealed that it is dangerous
to- delay other measures in the hope of
finding for the U-boats an antidote to
be applied at sea"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-26
MEN AT MCCLELLAN
TO BE CARD-TNDEXED
Thorough Rating to Be Made
of Soldiers and Their
Work
ImApQcAETEHs Blue ANp GRAY

IEADQCAETEES BLUE AND GRAY
DIVISION. CAMP MCCLELLAN, M
.,ISTON Ma, Jan. 2G.
Classification Of an officers in the
Blue and Gray Division according TO
their qualifications Is under way here.
Every officer Is being given rating
covering his physical abilities intclli-
ggncc, leadership. character and gem
oTaI value. ,Full information as to their
vocauous and their military expert
CuceB must also be contained i'm the card
when completed
Through a series of aixty-scvcu divi-
si1ms is IL planned to accurately classi-
fy every officer as to his abilities for
various kinds of work.
In the ratings every officer must
hc placed according TO observations of
superior officers, The lieutcnauts arc
rated by their captains but the ratings
must be passed upon by tho majors.
The same scheme is followed up along
the entire line including the major gem
erals As a method of rating the Of
ticerS those who have this work in
hand are directed to select for cN-
amplcs ten officers with whom they
have served and with whom they are
familiar and who range, in their cstima-
tiun, from poor to excellent With these
officers in mind those who. are to be
rated are TO be compared with the
officers selected for purposes Of COM
parison ana the ratings established on
that basis.
Physical qualities, intelligence. Mill
tary leadership and character will each
count fifteen toward the standard Of
rating and the general value of the
officer 10 the service will count forty
in maximum. \ rating of 100 is the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-26
ARREST MANY SUSPECTS
AFTER BIG NEWARK FIRE
NEWARK, \, j., Jan, 26,

Nearlg 1000 yards Of Government pier
property destroyed, seven big supply
barges sunk and the immense ship
building plant of the submarine Boat
Corporation damaged are the results
of a fire of suspicious origin, which
swept through the Government ship
yards zone in Newark Bay early today
All reports indicate that the blaze
was started by spies.
Chief of Police Long declared that
several shots were exchanged between
United States soldiers on guard duty and
a spv suspect was surprised on the roof
of one of the buildings in the early
stage of the blaze. lie said that the
man disappeared suddenly during the
shooting and added that he might
have been hit"
Other reports in circulation said that
another suspect had been captured after
a fight and that a man with two bullet
wounds in his body had been found
unconscious in the meadows half mile
from the scene.
Military authorities in charge OF the
zone admitted that sixteen persons.
three Of them women, had been detained
for examination. II was stated that they
had not been arrested but were simply
held that they might be examined later.
Most Of them we're taken on 'barges
anchored near the scene OF the fire
The military authorities asserted that
the firing which was heard early in the
day was designed 20 keep crowds back,
No accurate estimate " the damage
,fouid DC optained, Onlcials said. how
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-26
u. S. SOLDIER WOUNDED
IN BRUSH WITH MEXICANs

ELL PASO, Tex, Jan. 26.-Strong pa
trolls Of American troops are guarding
the border here today TO prevent re-
currence of attacks by armed Mexicans.
Military officials are making a rigid in
vestigation of the attack on the United
States border patrol last night by Mexi.
canssand to be members Of the Carranza
forces.
American soldiers aud the Mexlcans
exchanged shots for nearly two hours
and one American private, Harry Lynn,
Of the Sixty-fourth Infantry. was slight.
ly wounded. Several Mexlcans are re-
ported wounded.
The fighting is declared to have start
ed when several groups of AIexicans.
believed TO have been smugglers, at
tempted to cross TO the American side.
Soldiers on the Mexican side began fir-
ing and brisk exchange OF shots was
kept up pntil the Mexlcans had retreated
into Juafez.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-26
SIUOrd Held Only
AnSDer to HertLing

Continued from Page One
might. by France. on the contrary. the
principle OF nationlities has always been
acknowledged and used as the very guar
antee Of the right and OF the safety Of
the smaller and weaker peoples
WANT TO BE FRENCH
Count Won Hertling states the Alsa-
hans aad Lorrainians must be German
because their speech Is a German dia-
iecI We answer: The Alsatians and
Lorrainians are French. because, having
oeeh French for centuries they want to
become French again"
russian diplomats saw in tho Hert-
ing answer only the influence Of tho
anneNationist junkcrs.
Russia" they said "can make a
separate peace without materially in
Jurlhg tho Allies any more than she
already has done, but she can not afford
to have the Allies make "a peace without
considering her interests"
They pointed out that GERMANY
treated the Russian problem brusqucly,
while the United States was sympa'hctc
and added that IL the Allies were to
abandon Russia, Germany would enforce
her anneXationist demands by might.
Neutral diplomats, hopeful Of peace to
end the economic sufierings of their
countries, were pessimistlc over the out
look
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-26
let Locomotives Go
to Pieces, Is Charge

Continued from Page One
in this direction next Monday as there
were a week ago Confusion regarding
the Garfield order led TO the complete
shutting down Of many plants at that
time. when, under tho modified order Of
State Fuel Administrator Potter, power
might have been used for the operation
Of elevators.
Next Monday all industrial plant, and
that means the biggest cOnsiguees OF
freight in Philadelphia, will be permit
ted to use coal to furnish power for ele
vators The unsklled laborers who
otherwise might have day of enforced
idleness, can be used as freight han
dlers and the teams which otherwise
would be out of commiss on can be put
into service for hauling freight. II there
is not a material reduction IN the guam
tity of freight held in the Philadelphia
Yards next Monday 1t will be the fault
of the consignees who are most vitality
interested.
Railroad officials today stated that
there is no change of consequence in
the amount of freight now held in the
yards here awaiting delivery. hey de-
MED that there is any serious congestion
i'm Philadelphia, but insisted that It is
of the utmost Importance that freight
be moved promptly from now on to pre-
vent the possibility of Il jam ataiater
date.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-26
DIX MEN PROMOTED
ON BASIS OF WORK
Many Pennsylvanians at
Wrightstown Camp In
cluded in Order
ALREADY EFFECTIVE L
Fourteen Majors, Several Captains
and 300 First Lieutenants
Advanced

CAMP DIN. wrigLtstown y. j., Jan.
2G.-Major General Scott has an
nounced promotions by the War Dc
partment upon his recommendations in
the National Army at Camp Dix OF four
teen captains to the rank Of major sew
eral Icutenunts to captatncics and 800
second leutcuants To he FIRST licutenants.
Most Of the men promoted are tthu-
sylvanans and New Workers, with sew
eral from New Jersey and Delaware
who were assigned to commands here
following their graduation from the irs'
Madison Barracks training school.
The now appointments are made as
effective ON january %. The list iol-
lows:
l55th Infantry HrEado-To be first Lieu
a0oth nfpntr}--ro hg maj0r; J919 ,srt1n Ni 'H Il
Robinson. $. BARTON Burchard, Guy j. NM
man. i,rank E SandI,rGii, IL I'hFFb hFFbGiridaG"r'
Creis Barry. EiVard, r. SELLS, prey II,oI, T.
Maynard e; Schaus, ORLANDO Il Collins, n6,ujoS H.;
Harold g. Brcw,r, Lewis u. Mos"'r' p"N'''
ai0th" ITnrfaIit'rry -r"' de- majors: Edwin A.
Vols Jesse y. Hrimr, George An. lH H,Tr'
DC DON Ti HOE ,gs EiWsr5 T. y2ant jG Wcr =
Douohur. Kenneth VI. poty Raymond IL,
Locke. Leland Q. Uarrick, charlie y.
Crourh Eodcricli Dunn, Edwin ", Lear.
William l\ullas To- be- captain. NlliW ~
nm - r..
l5Gth Infantry hTsaag9ee--,.,Tio 'e irs' "''.
3llth Infautry-ro he major; II. COON.
10 he fret liog,smSnts Ro6erigk rF'Iir ROY Roy
A. SCHUYLER, Frank Il. curtis; JoHn ~
kennedy Nqrman punieid harol9a H. ,oTg,T'
Herbert l.. Vanderbilt, John Il: f.il'Un,,,.IE.h,
Samuel T. Ralrum. William :. lahcE; ralh
g. Fripp. John \. Smo2t. Tei59na R9ga DECKER
3i2th Infantry--'Tu be majors: Paul Dg,og-
yoise. charles NJ Butler. TO he ms' fr,l. M.s.
Triii Aicyandrr r.. Whaclrr ,iyorIa r fur-
vcs' IT,, Edward = SchicberliuF,, John $.
Crnefh,y1Ita NavIaud II. Harris, charles y.
It.Jiror1h Va it"S it,r = ioncs' James c. Knapp.
E,rns U'''f' II p..G,is J,srWh il Nckclvoy, John
\, M'NIWara' J"!'" Sltt,T ~, y 'Ed,yard Walter,
,iiiIf1f,omrI " iiiuubes CaoTra IT, Lewis l.. I'd
N"!n N1E"'t, Ml,,..atIl Gerald ". Dinsoh
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-26
TWO BALTIMORE FIRES;
LOSS EXCEEDS $500, 900
BALTIMORE. Ian. 90.

BALTIMORE, Jan. %.
Fires We're discovered simultaneously
early today in the Della Mills, near Eli.
colt City, a suburb of Baltimore, and
the Henry b. Smith Drydocll Company,
Curtis Creek. Both of these plants are
engaged in Government work
All evidence points TO incend aries at
the shipyard, and the coincidence of the
two blazes gave rise to belief in a
conspiracy. However, the Della fire, il
was explained by the management, was
due to an exploding electric bulb.
While an exact estimate of the double
loss was impossible early To-Day 1t Is
believed to have been between $500, 600
and S750,000.
Two men were arrested by the police
on suspicion of having started the dry
dock blaze. They We're Charles Brown
ana Charles PearCe, who went to work
as watChmen yesterday. They were
released later, however, and the police
regan a search for other suspects.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-26
WESTINGHOUSE PLANT
IN BUFFALO BURNED
DUFFALO. n. Y, Jan. %.

Fire OF suspicious origin today de-
7troyed the plant of the Westinghouse
Electric and Manufacturing Company,
Oh the terrace, erHaiinG loss of $2OO-
600 The plant is said to have been
working night and day on equipment
for the signal corps.
Several hremcn We're overcome by
smoke. The blaze was stubborn and
several times flying sparks set fire TO
frame structures adjoining the plant on
three sides. Street-car traffic on the
Belt Line" was completely suspended
during the morning rush hours, war
plant workmen experiencing great diff.
Guilty in getting to work. The fire broke
out anew on four occasions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-26
ROMA, &C gennaio.

ROMA, 20 gcnhdlo'
Notizie giuntc dalla fronte di battaglia
recano che, in seguito ALA rcccnte RITZ
rata effettuata dala forzc austro-
tedesche sulle linee dclle montague, mel
settore ira il piave G Monte Spinoccla'
combattimcnti tanto della tanteria
uuanto di artiglieria, sono dimnuiu dt
intensita'.
Dagli ultim dispacci giuntt daI
quarter generate italiano 81 rileNa enc
aaioni di minore caratterc da partc di
pattugle di riparti di incursione 81
sUno Ncriicatc mel settorc iii Monte
Asolone @ di Monte Melago. ] duelh dl
artiglieria furouo alquanto intenSi lungo
le poszioni ira I fiumi Brenta pave.
VIcevcrga gli aviatori austro-tcdeschi
rurono attivissimi ira lAdtgo ed II
Brenta lungo il Plave, ma non potero-
no consegurc alcun obiettiNo ptrcue
mantenuti a debita distanza dal tuoco
violento del Cannoni dele mitraghatrlcl
italiane, che inperdirono allc machine
avversaric di potter giungere sulle trim
Gee.
Ecco il tcsto del communicate uniciale
pubblicato, Teri, dal Ministero della
Guerra in Roma:
Nclla NalIe I.agarina ira ! fumi
Brenta q Piavc le nostre batterie
hanno ehiCaCemeute rtspoStO nj can
noni nemci spegando una magglore
attivita'.
Melago G sui Monte Asolone, pattu-
giie austriaChe furono disperse.
Ira lAdige cd il Brenta, ed ahche
lungO il Place, ST Neriiico una coUSl,
dereyole attivlta' aerea da parte del
nemico, ma le machine avversaric fu-
rono mantenute lontano dale nostrc
linec, dal fuoCo NiolentO dele nostre
mtragliatricL
II Vaticano ritiene, oggi, che il dis
corso del Conte Czernin rapprcsenti un
altro positive passo verso Ia pace.
Nei crcoli oliciali ST ritiene che al
cuni punti del discorso dello statista
austro-ungarico c quelo del Presiden-
te Wilson, CirCa le mire fondamentali
di pace, hannO qualcOsa di smile che
potra' condurTc a construirc Ia base
sulla quale dovranno ergersi le tratta-
tive per una pace decisiva.
Tn dispaccio da Vienna. giunto Teri
a Londra, aununzia che PAustria ha
declso di Continuare ! negoziati dt pace
con Ia Russia sopra una base che nor
implica anncssioni Cd indennita'.
II Conte Czernin avrebbe diChiaratC
al Parlamento austriaco che cgli nor
chiede ALA Russia ne un metro di ter
ritorio, ne un centesimo di indennta.
Tn ingegncrc naVale tedesCo, che
serviva con il grado di luogotenente
nela marina germanica, pa disertato da
disertato da liiel ed ha fatto present6
che un serio malcontento serpeggia ira
! gil uomini della marina tedesCa. Egl
/ ha dichiarato che continue riVolte av-
vengono ira le ciurme dele nayl da
guerra germaniche. Durantc una re-
cente divolta, scoppiata ira / marina
tedeschi. le autorita' miltari dovetterC
far uso dele mitragla trici per domarla
| Mel conflitto che ne segui "A uomni ri.
mascrO uccsi 20 feNti Molti tedesch
furono condaunati pene che variauC
dai cinQuC al venti ami di prigiOnc.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-26
CHAIN OF FIRE FOLLOWS
NOTE OF WIDE PLOT

ever, that it would run into hundreds
Of thousands Of dollars.
The fire started on a pier loaded with
'lI' creosote and tar toward the upper
END OF 2OOO-foot channel which the
Government has dredged through the
;one from the bay proper. Within a
ieW seconds the OIL barrels were tsv.
Dloding and scattering burning oil over
n! surrounding property.
At last accounts the blaze had not
reached any of the forty-eight big ship
ways in course of construction in the
ward, or the keel Of the new ship which
was laid few days ago. officials. ad-
miiting that the yards was in peril,
said they hoped to check the fire. All
the fire apparatus available, including
some from New York, was being used to
ave the ways
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-26
VATICAN SEES REAL
STEP TOWARD PEACE

IF|g0IT3' JIM ~
The Vatican today counted Count
Czernin's speech as another positive step
toward peace.
In official circles the many points of
agreement between the speech of the
Austro- Hungarian statesman and Presl-
dent Wilson's fundamental peace aims
were pointed out as evidence Of the
gradual building Of basic structure
on which peace might later be erected.
That there should be omissions and
reservations was TO be expected, ac-
cOrding to Vatican officials Their atti-
tude was distinctly optimistic.
The United Press comment however
reflected the view Of Italian Cfiicialdom-
that there was no genuine or sincere
desire for peace to be found In either
Czernin's or Hertling's speeches.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-26
KILLS HOPE OF EARLY
PEACE, LONDON VIEW
Jan. g6.

LONDON, Jan. 20.
That the truculcnt peace speech" Of
Count vou Hertling. the German Chan
cellor, has killed all hope for AN carly
general peace, was the view taken by
British officials and the press today.
The war aims speech Of Count Czcruiu
the Austrian foreign minister while less
tmpcrialistic in tone, was 50 vague ON
the most important issues that Il is
regarded as no greater help toward a
general peace parley than the German
Chancellor's militaristic uttcranccs.
The statement of Lord Robert Cecil
ot the British Foreign Office. that Ger
many is apparently unwilling to give up
anything aroused wide comment today.
PAN-GERNlANS CONTROL
According to Lord Robert Cecil. the
Won liertltng speech has emphasized
these points:
First. That the pau-Germaus are in
absolute control Of the peace policy Of
the German Government;
Second. That the German Government
is determined to come out of the war
with more territory than she mad when
the conflict began;
Third. That Germany is prepared 10
force continuance Of the bloody struE-
gle.
Fourth. Tlat tho Kaiser hopes 10
shear England Of some of her colonies
ana
Fifth. That Germany will not acccdc
to the restOr alton Of AlsaCe- Lorraine to
France. The demand of the German
Chancellor that England give up her
naval stations as a move toward the
freedom of sea navigation was ridiculcd
by the London newspapers
The big contract between the Berlin
and Vienna speeches was that the Aus
trian Foreign Minister addressed himself
chiefly to the United States. while
the German Chaucellor's address was
couched in tones Of general defiance
and il contained nothing to invite II con-
cilatcry reply from President Wilson.
DIVERGENCE Of VIEWS
It las been made apparent that there
is a divergence of views on peace
between the German and Austrian Gov
ernments. II is believed that Austria
would make peace along the lines sug
geSted by President Wilson and Premier
Lloyd George but for the grip of the
German militarists upon the Austrian
Government.
The French press generally takes the
same view of the TeutCniC addresses as
the London newspapers, although some
Of the Paris papers hint that Count
IZeIhil was plu.Ai5 t'u ''"I 'I''
invitation TO the United states 10 con-
tinue the discussions was Il pFetenSe'
British Socialists are eagerly watching
to see what effect the anneNatiuuigt
speech Of the German Chancellor has
upon the German Socialists. Ther" are
indications that it may cause decisive
break between the Socialists and the
army-controlled Government.
Amsterdam dispatches quoted Philip
Scheidemann, Socialist leader, as re
rretting the Won Hertling speech" and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-26
JERSEY GETS ROAD TAX
Payments From Fifteen Counties
Bring Receipts to S1,4S2,7S8

TRENTON. Jan. 26.--Receipts from
ne Edge road tax which have actually
been turned into the State Treasury now
amount 70 Si.4S2,7sS.76. This Includes
fun returns from fifteen counties and
partial payments from two others. -Four
IQrtse any payment.
sn-cl'dson County has sent In a check
tai approximately Sl69,OOO as partial
"a ent and has announced that more
be forthcoming shortly. Essex
-fnty has promised remittance within
4 few days, and SIMILAR assurance has
been received from Atlantic.
The tax in Middlesex has been held
up BY the freeholder contest and the
tfflusal % banks, pending this contest
4. = honor cheolls Of the County Collector.
1'Iiemiftances from Warren have been
2 delayed BY the tangle which resulted In
Klng up the operation Of the taxing
loaehlpery OF that county.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-26
TEST CIVIL SERVICE ACT
Pottsville Council Trying to Gust
City Engineer

POTTSNILLE, Pa. Jan. 20. The
Constitutionality and the practiCability
of the civil service law passed by the
last Legislature. which was supposed
to protect 1000 policemen, firemen. cleo
trcal workers and engineers from re-
moval from office, are being tested in
court here. the preliminary hearing
taking place yesterday.
City Engineer John II. Strauch was
In office when the law was passed and,