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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-10
RECITAL FOR WAR WORK
American Organ Players Club
Opens Interesting Series

i. Tertius Noble. the celebrated or
ganist. last evening opened. under the
management of the American Organ
Flayers' Club. the series of recltals TO
pe given every Wednesday night in st,
Clements Church. In all, five recitals
VIII be given. and further TO engage pub
ic attention. the organists will repre-
sent the countries of our war allies. the
OBJECT of the entertainments being 10
benefit the Emergency Aid War Relief
Fund.
Last nights program was played by
skilled artist. formerly Of York Min
ster. England, and now organist Of st.
Ihomas's Church In New York. Mr. No
Die is not n stranger to music lovers
In this city. his work being well known
through other recitals and well liked.
Both style and playing and interpreta-
ZION In dealing with the classicists as
well as the modern composers for or
Ban were excellent last nightN There
was much appreciation of the program.
which was varied and interesting.
Pietro A. Yon, formerly of the Vati-
can and Royal Church. Rome. will play
on the evening of January 16.
On subsequent wednesday evenings
consecutively. Firmin Swinnen. formerly
of Antwerp Cathedral, and Charles
teinroth. organist Of Carnegie Institute,
Pittsburgh, will be heard.
The last recital. on February 8. will
Rave Henry 8. Fry. Ralph Kinder. Rollo
Maitland. Frederick Maxson, s. Wes-
ley Sears. OF the American Organ Play
yers' Club. and ANDREW Wheeler. of the
philadelphia Music League. sAddresses
\ WIN be made at each OF the January re-
eltsh Those who will speak are. In
erder Of successive evenings; The Rev
49oie 9. Washburn. ID, D.; the Rev
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LONC LIVE THE KINC' GsndfassS



Then. for any sort OF work. could
sweep and clean"
IL shall inquire" said Herman Spier
But he j;d not intend To-, lie had other
plans.
The old mans bitterness had been In.
creased by two things First. although
he had been dismissed without notice
in the middle of the week. he had beer
paid only up to the hour of leaving
That was n grievance. Second. being
slow on his feet, one of the royal motor
cars had almost run him down. and the
police had cursed him roundly for being
In tho way.
why be angry observed the con.
clergc. on this being reported 10 him
The streets are the Kings. Who are
the dogs of pedestrians but those that
pay the taxes to build them?"
At last he determined 10 find Haeckel
the student lIo did not know his Chris.
tan name, nor where he lodged. But
he knew the corps he belonged to By
his small gray cap with Il red band,
He was very nervous when he made
this final effort. Corps houses wer,
curious places, he had heard. and tul
! Of secrets Even the great professors
]
without invitation. And his experience
had been that students paid small re.
spect to uniforms or to age. In truth
he passed the building twice before he
could summon courage to touch the great
brass knocker. And the arrogance OF
its clamor, when at last he rapped
startled him again. But here at least
he need not have feared.
The student who was also doorliecpei
eyed him kindly. Well, comrade?' h,
said
Il am seeking student named
llaeckel. OF this corps" said old Adelbert
stoutly.
And had violated all etiquette. too
had he but kr wn it
"llaeckel?" repeated the doorkeeper
! Il think--come in comrade. ] will in.
Iure."
For the name Of llaeckel was. just
then. one curlously significant.
He disappeared. and old Ade'bert
waited. When the doorkeeper returned
1t was to tell him to Follow him and
to lead the way downstairs
There dawned on the old mans eyes
a curious sight. In a long basement
room were perhaps thirty students, each
armed with IA foil and wearing a wire
mask. \ half dozen lay figures on springs
stood in the center I'm a low row, anG
before these perspiring youths thrust
and parried. Some of them, already
much Scared. stood and watched. This
then, was where the students prepared
themselves for duels Here they fought
mimic battles that were later on &c
lead to the much-priZed scars.
Old Adelbert stared with curious
! rather scornful eyes. The rapier he
detested Give him a saber and a free
lance and he would show them. Ever
yet. he felt, lie had not lost his cunning
And the saber requires cunning as wei
as strength.
Two or three students came toward
/ him at once. You are seeking Hacckel? p
one of them asked.
II am. I knew him, but not we'll
Lately, however, / have thoughts h,
here?'
The students exchanged glances. "Hc
is not here" ono said. where did YOU
know him?"
HE came frequently to shop I know
of-a cobbler's shop. n neighborhoot
meeting place. \ fine lad. liked
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CAPTURED

NXII
TN SPITE of the uupleasantness and
i uncertainty of our life we did our
best to be cheerful. The little phone =
graph worked overtime, and many pleas
ant parties, We're held around the beds
Of the more seriously wounded officers
Jack Firstbrook, of Toronto, was one
of these. He was in the T. +. G. and
had been severely wounded in an air
duel one bullet which had pierced his
lungs was still lodged in his body and
he was in serious condition. He,
Addie Slime and would often discuss
our home town" and talk of the peo-
PIE we knew and the good times we
had had. :. 1t was wonderful thing to
be able to transport ourselves out of
our surroundings. and back to the days
when II seemed that the sun was always
shining.
Kenneth Macdonald, who had played
football and hockey for Queens Uni
versity. was there, too. and with him
discussed everything from football
rules to Canadian politics.
The German n. c. o., if he wsNes TO
impress a certain command on the mind
of soldier. stands very close to and
directly in front Of him and shouts at
the top of his voice.
If. after this gentle hint" the soldier
makes a mistake. he is brutally cuffed
and told to try again. As result OF
such treatment the German soldiers are
terrified Of their II. C. o.'s and will fight
hard as long as they are directly under
their command. But let the n. g. o.s
become casualties and up go the hands
OF the German soldiers as II by magic.
Every morning the nurse came through
the ward and dressed our wounds She
was harmless cid person who meant
well, but knew very little about surgery.
After she had once roughly poked the
iodoform gauze down into my wound
took the instruments from her and
applied all my own dressings.
SOME EXPERIENCES
We heard some interesting expert
ences from men who had been taken
prisoner at the beginning CT the war
one officer had been placed in mems
camp where they refused 10 recognize
his rank. He did not mind this so much
as the brutal treatment and the terrible
food. He had seen men ruthlessly shot
and bayonete dto death for very trivia
| reasons. His life of hardship had giver
him very bad indigestion and for this
reason he had been Sent TO Constance
to be examined by the commission. He
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Young Republicans Elect

Porter L.. Cope has been chosen as
president of the Young Republicans.
other officers elected are: First vice
vice president, Samuel II. Clayton: third
vice president, Charles H. Sayre; fourth
vice president, William y. Herbert, re-
cordlng secretary, Charles II, Metz
financial secretary Edison Mussclman
treasurer, Maylin J. Pickering dircc-
tors. Daniel McD. Bruner. William j.
Burns, John J. Cainc. James \. craw-
ford, William +. Gushing, Jr., Charles
NJ. Foster, John G. Lindsay, William
MacLean, Jr., Charles \. McGruder,
Trevor r. Mathews, l.. 6. Pri7er, David
&. Scott and James 4. Tanner,
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him. But recently he has not come. and
knowing his corps. came here to find
him."
They Had hoped TO learn something
from him. and he knew nothing. He
has disappeared" they told him. He
is not at his lodging. and he has left
his classes. He went away suddenly,
leaving everything. That is all we
know"
II sounded sinister. Old Adelbert.
heavy-hearted, turned away and imbed
again TO the street That gateway was
closed. too. And he felt pang OF
uneasiness. What could have happened
to tho boy? Was the world. after all
only n place of trouble?
But now came good fortune, and, like
evil. IL came not singly. The operation
was over and his daughter on the mend
The fee was paid, also And the second
followed on the hee's Of the first.
He did not like Americans. Too often.
In better days. had he heard the merits
of the American republic compared with
the shortcomings of his own Government.
When. as happened now and then, he
met the American family on the stair
case. he drew sharply aside that no
touch Of republicanism might con;am-
mate his uniform.
ON that day. however. things changed.
First of ALL he met the American
lad in the hallway and was pleased to
see him doff his bit of n cap. Not
many, nowadays. uncovered n head to
him. The American lad was going down
Adelbcrt was imhing, one step at a
time, and carrying a small basket of
provisions.
The American boy. having passed
turned hpCi 1tpH hacl "A
to carry that for you, If you don't mind"
Garry it?"
Il am very strong" said the Amerl-
can boy stoutly.
SO Adelbcrt gave up his basket and
the two went up. -Four long fights Of
stone stairs led to Adelbert's room. The
ascent took time and patience.
At the door Adelbert paused. Then.
loneliness overcoming prejudice, Come
in lie said.
The bare little room appealed to the
hoy. ITS very nice, isn't it?' he said
There's nothing to fal' over"
And but little to sit on" old Adol-
bert added dryly. However, two peo-
pie require but two chairs. Here is
one"
But the boy would not sit down. lie
ranged the room frankly curious. ex.
cl'tmed at the pair Of ring-doyes VIII
lived in box tied TO the window sill
and asked for crumbs for them. Adel.
bert brought bread from his small store
The boy Cheered' him. Ills interes,
In the old saber. the intentness with
which he listened TO its history. the
roiteness with which he ignored his
hosts inhrmity, all won tho old mans
heart.
These Americans downstairs were not
all bad, then. They were too rich, oi
course. No one should have meat three
times day. as the meat-seller reported
they did. And they were paying dou.
BILE rent for the apartment below. But
that, Of course, they could not avoid
/ not knowing the real charge.
The boy was frankly delighted. And
when old Adelbert brought forth from
his basket a sausage and. boiling II
lightly, served him n slice between two
p'cces of bread, an odd friendship was
begun that was to have unforeseen con-
sequences. They had broken bread to-
gether.
CONTINUED TOMORROW
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Regains Her Handbag From Burglar

In an encounter with n negro high
waymau in front Of her home, 1906 lo-
Gust street Miss Helene Martin, we'll
krowu society woman and tennis player.
succeeded in regainlng IL handbag that
had been snatched from her and trippcd
the footpad up. The negro escaped
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Baltz Rejected by Army

Jacob b. Baltz, the young brewer, who
was acquitted Monday of Ia charge of
perjury IN connection with his exemr-
tion affidavit, has been rejected as IA
recruit in the gas defense division on
the ground that he is 9till eligible for
the draft
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KNIFE" SCENES WERE
TAKEN IN FLORIDA
Picturesque Estate Vividly
Filmed-Elsie Ferguson Dis
cusses Movie Requisites
BY the Photoplay Editor

Among the distinctive features OF
Alice Brady's new Select production.
"The Knife" taken from Eugene Wal
ter's play, which Is now being filmed In
the Ffty-sixth street studio. New York.
will be the southern scenes with which
the story opens.
These were taken ON the Emerson
plantation near Jacksonville. Fla. and
suggest in architecture and grounds the
real atmosphere Of the old South. For
generations past the Emersons have
played large part in the affairs Of their
state. and their home IL typical cf all
that southern wealth and culture imply.
In their generous welcome OF Miss Brady
and her company they lived up 10 the
Emerson traditions Of husptality and
gave tho star and her director. Robert
G. Nignola, every possible aid in their
work.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-10
EROUBLES OF TROLLEY
/ RIDERS ON SD STREET
Poor Service That Makes West
Philadelphians Eager to
. Change Their Residences
RICKETY CARS IN BUNCH
Rapid Transit Company Ac-
cused of Failing to Fulfill
! It's Promises to Public

On. lightless NIGHTS We all agree.
We know the reason why.
And wheatless days we can endure
When we are given pto
And when II comes TO mestless DAYS
we do not much complain
But trolley Jars, plus heatless cars
VIII render us profane.
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Elsie Ferguson, who has duplicated
her stage success in motion pictures for
Aircraft, in discussing the best course to
nursuc for the amateur desiring TO get
IN pictures recently said Tho time
has passed when inexperienced persons
VIII he able to attain IA position of I'M
portanCc IN nlma Real artists have come
into the industry and the cost tf produce
ton has become 50 great that directors
can no longer take the time to train their
neoplc in the art ~ acting. | would em-
nhatically urge that beginners start their
career on the stage. If they would attain
real artistic success. | would advise
them to set positions in the chorus. The
other girls around them will act rs
support during their first days. Thus
they get used to stage ways aud study
the art, 50 that when the opportunity
comes to play little part they viii be
equipped for success"
Miss Ferguson whose latest picture,
Rose OF the World" Is at the Arcadia.
also stated that too many beginners
mako the mistake of copying successful
artists when / started to study my
art hy observing the methods Of others"
said she, "it was rather in a negative
way. ! said 10 myself that 20 copy what
they did would mean the elimination or
III the personal qualities from my work.
what | could learn with the greatest
advantage to myself was what to omit
BY following that plan I could build up
ny own artistic method. yet not be a
copy Of somebody else had seen" Miss
Ferguson started her career in the
chorus of a musical C,.medy. The Libor-
t. Bellies Her ascent to her present
place on the stage has been gradual. nut
I has been steady. Her advice, there
ore, comes as result Of actual expo.
"iencc.
GnldMNn'S "Auction Block" l. srhnd !.
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\ True and Thrilling Tale OF the Expert
"nces Of Wounded Canadian officer
Who Fell Into the Hands of the Enemy
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uled for today and Tuesday ut the
Regent.
Charles Gum will make his local
screen appearance on Wednesday In
Framing Framers" at the Family.
Emily stevens will be the screen star
On Wednesday in Sleeping Memory" at
tho Fairmouut
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Cops TO Form New Organization
An organization Of policemen, under
!hs sanct!on y !. p'rsctor e 'fse|'c 2 Y
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Goldwyn's Auction Block" is schcd.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-04-23
HUNS PREPARING FOR ANOTHER
 ATTACK

London, Tuesday.-A Reuters cor respondent, writing to the Lon don Times from the headquarterT of the Allied Armies in France says "The Germans are licking their hurts after theirr recent thrashing and evidently do not in' tend reattacking the Allies until they are all ready. They are openly re- inforcing their armies on g. great scale and strengthening their posi- tions all along their battle fronts, but the Allies are daily bringing up fl lesh troops, and they are al- SO preparing for the attack, and are in a better position now than at any time during the presen greas offensive.
 "It is the expectation of the various Allied commanders that the battle will last through the summer" ..,J. E al
The daily Alaskan., 1918-04-23
GOv. RIGGS ON
 WAY NORTH

Seattle, April 2S.-Thomas Riggs, Jr., the newly appointed governor oF ;1a Territory of Alaska arrived in this city early Sunday morning from Washington, and will leave for Juneau, the capital city of the territory on the first boat sailing for there from this port.
 In speaking of the outlook for Alaska, NIr. Riggs said it was his prediction that at the close of the war there would be a great rush to Alaska, as many returned sol diers, craving for adventure, would go to Alaska where they could find f, and that & great many Of those going north would perman- ently locate there.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-04-23
RAIDS MADE IN
 HUN SUB BASES

London, Tuesday.-According to advice received this morning by ;he British Admiralty, British naval forces made raids on German submarine bases located at Ostend and Zeebrugge early this morning, and after engaging the land fore es for some time succeeded in run ning five old cruisers, which had been previously filled with con crete, into the channels cf the har- Dor, where they were run aground by their crews, and then abandon cd. By this means the channels were blocked against the ingress and egress of submarines.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-04-23
VOLUNTEERS IN SUB-BiSE
 RAIDS

London, Tuesday. - An enemy destroyer was torpedoed and two ,,s our block ships were blown up in the entrance to the Zebrugge har' Dor, Admiral Geddes announced to- day on the floor of the British House of Commons.
 In announcing the British naval raid on Ostend and zebrugge this morning, the Admiral said that it is too early to say whether our object to b,ocb the channels to these submarine bases was attained or not Only volunteers participated in the ra' . and was coOperated in by the French.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-04-23
BRAND UNION u.
 J MEN TRAITORS

Washington April 23. - Senator Poindexter, in a speech which he made On the floor of the United states senate yesterday denounced as traitors the Seattle Union men who threatened to striek on May first as 8 protest against the exc cutior of Mooney. Senator Poindex- ter said that such men were trait ors, and that no other name could be applied to them and that they. were deserving of the death penal ty, tho same as any other traitor. who would stir up internal trouble in a time which is so intensely critical to the Nation and the world at large" =. xI
The daily Alaskan., 1918-04-23
Great Airrnan
 Laid To Rest

With British Armies in France, Tuesday.-A number of American airmen attended the military fun eral of Baron Richthofen, the great French flyer, who was killed when his machine was brought down by enemy shells. French and British airmen were also present as the re- mains were laid to rest.
 A British lieutenant crawled thru barrage which the Germans had purposely laid around Richthofen's wrecked machine, but the brave British soldier worked his way to the place where the machine was, and then crawled back bringing the body of the famous French air maa back with him. ---.-. E.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-04-23
1WO ARE KILLED
 IN COURT ROOM

San Francisco, Tuesday.-Ram Singh the defendant in the Hindu levclt plot trials which have been in progress here for several daysi past today shot and instantly killed Ram Chandra the chief witness of the defense, in the court room where the trials were being held.
 United States Marshal Holohan immediately demanded Ram Singh to surrender, and upon being met with refusal, the Marshal then shot Singh, killing him instantly.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-04-23
ALLIED TROOPS
 LAND IN ARCTIC

Moscow, April PA report has been received here that British and French troops have been landed at Mourmansk on the northeast coast of Kola peninsula in the Are tic ocean to reinforce a British de- tachment which was sent ashore several weeks ago.
 The Allied troops are cooperating with the BOlsheviki forces in pro tectins the Mourmansk coast rail way ,ainst attacks from the Fin uiSh White guards.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-04-23
OFFICE
 BUYS BULLION

Seattle, April 23.-Under a recent ruling of the Treasury Department the Government Assay office here is now authorized to purchase any bull lion upon which satisfactory as says c"n be obtained, provided that it consists of not less thann 1-lOOO part gold, and has less than S-lV bsSe metal.
 The gold and silver contenR on ly is paid for.
 The price paid for silver is the New York quotation, less that frac- ton of a cent, for the day pre- ceding the receipt of the bullion.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-04-23
CANADIANS RAID
 GERMAN LINES

Canadian Army Headquarters In France Tuesday. - During the past twelve hours the Canadian troops have raided the German lines in seven places. In the raids the enemy was gassed with thousands of lachrymatory and lathal shells. The Huns were also harrassed by special artillery shots which swept the trenches occupied by the en- emy. At closer range the trench es raided were hailed with ma chine gun bullets, and the German front was hammered with trench uOrtars. iAN
The daily Alaskan., 1918-04-23
GERMANS CLAIM
 THEY VICTORIOUS

Berlin, April 22.-From a re- port from German headquarters in France 10 the war office here it is claimed that the Germans have cap tured 1S3 American prisoners and 25 machine guns.
 TLa report states that German storm troops advanced to a depth of two kilometers into the American positions at Seicheprey, and the Americans sustained heavy losses.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-04-23
PREMIER WOULD
 RESTORE GALACIA

Zurich, Tuesday.-Two hundred thousand persons participated in the demonstration held yesterday in Budapest, calling for electorial reforms.
 Premier Yon Seydler appeared be- fore the people, and in speech promised the Polonaise leaders that Galic.a would be restored to Pc land. tA.HS
The daily Alaskan., 1918-04-23
.BIG BATTLES ON PICARDY AND
 FLANDERS FRONTS IMMINENT

euts, when the break comes 1t may be simultaneously on both the Picardy and Flanders fronts.
 Reports received here from Brit ish headquarters in France, the in formation having been obtained from German prisoners, say the German comander has issued an order abOlishing the Bo-called massed formation attacks.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-04-23

London, Tuesday. - The ever increasing raiding and activity of the artillery duels along the Somme and Arcre river banks at numerous points north of the Lys river is talk en as an indication that a twin battle is brewing, and that at tacks are shortly to be made by tho Allies against the Huns and the Hun against the Allies. From re- ports sent here by war correspond
The daily Alaskan., 1918-04-23
4e CASUALTIES
 ARE REPORTED

Washington, Tuesday. - Reports from General Pershing's headquart- CTS in France give the casualties for today to American troops at forty three,
The daily Alaskan., 1918-04-23
ENEMY WOMEN
 MUST REGISTER

Washington, April 22. - This morning President Wilson issued proclamation by which all women alien enemies of Austro- Hungarian or German birth are required to reg ister with Federal authorities. ', ;,
The daily Alaskan., 1918-04-23
5000 MEN TO WORK
 ON GOVT RAILROAD

' Washington, April 22.-OfficialS connected with he Interior Depart
 ment in speaking of the Alaska
 railroad situation estimated that there would be probably three thous and employed this season in the construction of the government road
The daily Alaskan., 1918-04-23
AUSTRALIAN WHEAT
 TO REPLACE
 EUROPE SHIPMENTS

Washington, April 23.-Negotia tions are said to be practically completed for the delivery of over a million bushels of Australian wheat monthly to American Pacific ports to replace the shipments of wheat from Atlantic ports to Eu- rope
The daily Alaskan., 1918-04-23
BIG GERMAN GUNS HAM
 MFR SONINIE FRONT

Paris, Tuesday. - The big German guns are roaring with in creased fury this morning on the Somme front and east of Rheims.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-04-23

Yesterday: Max. 45. Min. B.