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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-09
STORE HOURS CUT
AT WANAMAKER'S
To Open at 10 A.. M. and
Close at 4:3O P. M. Each
Day to Save Fuel

The Wanamaker store. beginning next
Monday. will inaugurate a six-and-a-
half-hour business day as a coal saving
measure. The store will not open until
10 O'Clock In the morning and will close
ats4:3o o'clock each afternoon.
This innovation, announced today. is
coupled with another move radical in
department-store methods. After next
Monday all privileges Of the return of
merchandise will be withdrawn. This 10
to save the waste of man-power and
mechanical power in sending and bring
ang back goods ofttimes thoughtlessly
ordered ..
Whenever the rault is on the part Of
the store. however, goods may be re-
turned and exchanged.
At least $1,000 kilowats of power are
needed for the war plants IN and near
Philadelphia. Army engineers have been
making survey of this section for
several days to determine how the
power Is to be distributed.
Following their reports, 1t was the
intention of the fuel officials to hold
several conferences with big business
representatives and obtain cooperation
to inaugurate the NEEDED fuel-saving
measures.
In addition to saving coal, the short
working day was adopted to relieve the
overcrowded street cars and trains Of a
considerable part of their early and late
rush-hour burdens caused by early
shoppers. thus leaving this means Of
| transportation freer for the greatly In
creasing army of munitions and ship
yard workers. The statement of the
Wanamaker store is printed in full on
page Z.
The Federal fuel administrator today
issued this statement, following the
Wanamaker store announcement:
ITO provide power to the extent of
$4,000 kilowatts for the use of the war
and other departs of the United States
Government. 1t Is necessary to reduce
the consumption Of electric power and
lighting in the territory supplied by the
Philadelphia Electric Company.
ITO this end conferences have been
held with representatives of various or
ganizations, including the shipping
board. the Emergency Fleet Corpora
tion, the War Department, the Federal
fuel administration. the Council OF Ma
| tional Defense. public utility companies.
the Public Utilities Commission, the
Pennsylvania Department Of abor and
Industry, the Pennsylvania Electric AS
| sociation. business interests, including
the department stores here.
THE administration requested depart
ment stores to consider the feasibility
of deferring the opening Of stores for
the selling of goods until 10 a. m. Nc
| order to this effect has been issued. but
| the leading merchants of Philadelphia
have indicated an unselfsh attitude OF
cooperation with the fuel administra.
| finn
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-09
HOME RULE BILL
IS BEING DRAFTED
House of Commons Likely
to Pass Measure, Says
Irish Secretary
TO DISARM ULSTERITES

London, Aug. o.
Replying to an inquiry by John Dill
lon. the Nationalist leader concerning
the Governments Irish policy. Edward
Shortt, the Secretary for Ireland, an
rounced in the House of Commons that
he would be engaged during the re-
cess in helping to draft Home Rule
bill which would be likely to. pass the
House.
The Government is determined to
seize $4,000 rifles which are said to be
In the hands of Ulsterites, Mr.. Shortt
announced. adding significantly that, II
the Government could get them without
Il ouble, so much the better
This statement was loudly cheered by
the Nationalist members
A little more than a year ago-July
25, 1917--the Irish Convention, upon
whose report the Government bill for
Home Rule mentioned by Mr.. Shortt
will be based, began it's first sittings
In London. Aside from the Government
| every political, social or industrial party
or faction, save the Sim Fein, was rep
resented.
The convention was the result of a
decision proclaimed by Premier Lloyd
George in the House of Commons on
May 81, 1917, as follows
THE Government have. therefore, de-
cided to invite Irishmen themselves to
put forward their own proposals for
! the government of their own country"
On April s, 1918, Horace Plunkett,
the chairman Of the convention, pre-
sented his report to the Prime Minis
ter.
There was majority report and
| minority report. In the former the de-
cision was in favor of an Irish Parlia-
ment, consisting of the King. an Irish
Senate and an Irish House of Com
mons. and it confined its powers, with
| certain exceptions, to the internal gov
ernment of Ireland.
A dissenting report was signed by the
nineteen Ulster Unionlsts, in which they
! declared that no agreement was possible,
since the Nationalists in the majority
report had put 1t beyond doubt that
what they wanted was full independ-
ence," or a Parliament possessing CO.
| equal powers with those of the Impe-
| rial Parliament.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-09
MANY UNTITLED COAL ORDERS
Requests Total 833,l57 Tons
Above 8l7.988 Delivered

Coal dealers in This city still have uR-
Allied orders for winter cbal totaling
S33,l57 tons. despixe the fact that 8l7,ssS
tons had been delivered to residences up
to August 1.
This is the announcement of Howard
White acting county fuel administrator,
Stock on hand August /. according to
Mr.. White, amounted to $1,000 tons. He
said there Is more coal In Philadelphia
cellars today by far than at the same
time last year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-09
PRAISE FOR U. 5. SOLDIERS
Captain Fernand Dumont Writes
Mother They Are "Wonders"

sixteenth street, Philadelphia, has writ
ten a letter to his mother Mrs: Helen
Dumont. who is summering in Atlantic
City, that he is now aide-de-camp to
General Dickman. and took part in the
recent counter offensive with an Ameri-
can unit, escaping without bruise. He
writes:
"The American soldiers are the Won
der Of Europe, and fight superbly. Cen
eral Dickman remarked that we should
kneel before them to thank them for
their soldierly bearing, their courage and
their unselfshness in fighting alongside
of the French and the Allies"
He also reported that both on July
4 and July IA the French soldiers en-
tertained the Americans with a French
menu and the French officers did like
wise for the American officers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-09
.ANTI-PROFITEER
MARKET PLANNED
Food Administration Will
Help Farmers Sell to
Consumers
PRODUCER TO GET MORE
Yet Purchaser Will Obtain
Fruits and Vegetables at
Lower Prices

Establishment here of curb market
to cut profteering in vegetables and
fruit is the plan Of the Philadelphia
food administration.
Farmers will sell direct TO consumers
instead Of through dealers handling the
food before It finally is laid before the
public.
Curb rorkets will have the effect OF
making higher prices for the growers
and lower prices for the consumers,
because under the present system. the
food administration says farmers in
some cases receive less than cost for
thei produce, wni;e retail prices re-
main high.
with the opening OF curb markets In
Philadelphia. the growers will be able
to sell from their wagons at fair
price and make profit, while the
price that recompenses them win be less
than that which the retail dealers now
charge the consumers.
First to Open Soon
test masket will be opened shortly
to try the plans. Jay Cooke. Philadel-
phia administrator. said today.
Curb markets have heen established
in various cities throughout the State
and have been well patronized. Pitts.
burgh tried the plan successfully last
year. The food administration in Alle-
gheny County caused the curb market
idea to be tried, with the result that
crowds focked to the market each week
The curb market operates much like
the cash-and-carry plan OF the ice sta
tions throughout this city. Consumers
pay cost and carry have their purchases
Growers or agents bring their produce
to a specific point in the city. From
In. ,aly hnf aolA Sxt.
ing buyers chance to get fresh vege-
tables and fruit. There are no deliver
les from the curb market. Everything
bought must be taken away by the
buyer.
An investigation in specific Instance
by the local administrator to determin,
whether or not curb markets would
benefit both farmer and consumer. de
veloped that green and wax beans wer'
being sold by farmers at less than cost
At the same time green and wax bean
sold in Philadelphia far above the pric
paid the farmers
Will Remedy Situation
The food administration, beslng II
assertion on the results in Pittsburgh
Allentown, Scranton and other places
says that cases like this are Terminated
instantly by the entrance into the f1el'
of the curb markets.
Especially urgent is the need Of these
markets now. the food administration
believes, because of the approaching
canning season and the need of mucf
preserving. Curb markets will allow
housewives to obtain fresh canning prod
ucts at prices much lower than in thu
retail markets.
The State food administration has an
nounced that 1t will assist any one II
starting curb market. The admins
tration has a bureau of experts IN thu
operation of curb markets and has prom
ised to assistance to all communities in
terested in the project.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-09
PHONE BOX A Bee HIVE
Swarm Chases Linemen From
Pole in Williamsport

Williamsport, Pa. Aug. 9-When
telephone linemen climbed pole in the
opened a box at the top they We're met met
by an advancing wave of furious bees,
which issued from the box. The inemen
fled and later 1t was learned that the
bees belonged to a bee fancier of the
neighborhood They had left their hive
and swarmed in the box. entering by
cracks and holes.
Efforts to chase them away were un-
awaiting. until they were smoked out by
sulphur fumes blown into the box with
| long njpe.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-09
RUSSIA IS GRIPPED
BY REIGN OF TERROR
Special Gable to Erening Public Ledger

Copyright. I9iS. By Ncrr York Times Co.
Stockholm, Aug. Q.
Travellers who have arrived here
from Petrograd tell Of the incredible
terror which regns in Russia.
The Bolsheviki are arresting en-
masse all suspected persons especially
Mensheviki (the Moderate wing of the
Social Democrats. of which party the
Bolsheviki are the eXtremists) and
Social RevolutiOnaries.
All officers have been registered at
Petrograd to the number of nearly
10000. Some thousand officers have
been arrested and sent to kronstadt.
Their final destination is unknown.
The arrests continue.
Uritsky has been named Commits
sary of Home Affairs. and has ordered
drastic measures for the maintenance
of order in Petrograd. Restaurants,
cafes, etc. are obliged to close at IL
O'Clock under a penalty of $4,000 fine.
The street patrols have been doubled
and the inspection of motors and pas
sengers increased.
The Czecho-Slovaks are considered
as the greatest enemies of Bolshevik
power. In a speech delivered to work.
men mobiiized to fight the Czecho-
Slovaks, Lenine declared that the
struggle against the latter was a de-
cisive fight which would determine
the future of the Soviet republic.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-09
PLUG BATHERS ARRESTED
Two Men Fined for Wasting Water
Fear Shortage

In an effort to prevent the opening of
city fire plugs for bathing" parties,
arrests have been made by the police
at the request of Chief Davis, Of the
Bureau of Water.
Two of the men-John Reilly. 1928
North Twenty-ffth street. and John
Webster, a negro-were fined IS after
a hearing in the Nineteenth and Oxford
streets police station. Chief Davis testi,
fed the water shortage is serious and
urged that the Magistrate make an ex-
ample of the prisoners as warning
to others.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-09

sPINDLER.-Aug.,s. 9. ,ANNA y. sPIND-
nsra SAT pr,in ssssaeSSee S,s a s0aiHlhM ins
MHi.RTlN;-A 8 ANNE ILEInER: widow
r%enceyilie, renee N. j.. Sat. aft. Aug. 10. Int.
a' iynNs'@in Pottstown. Aug. &. ELI.IE
v EVANS. wife Of the Rev, L., Kryder
Evans. y, p: Re.stiyes and friends, wem-
SsW ssIs school and Poitstown Minisisrlai Asso.
isvited. 10 funeral without a further n9s.ss. ass
ia~s p, All services at the house, Int
strIctly private.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-09
Will Hold Separate Institute

Shenandoah. Pa. Aug. 9.-At a meet
ing Of the Board Of Education It was
decided to break away from the county
teachers institute and hold a separate
institute some time during the school
term, which opens September 3. The ac-
ton was taken on Recommendation of
Superintendent Cooper and q large num-
her Of teachers. ~ -sL---l-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-09
Cannot Have German Cannon

Harrisburg, Aug. 9.--Harrisburg will
not get one Of the recently captured Ger
man cannon asked by Mayor Keister at
present. The Mayor was notified that
the cannon are being turned over to the
Treasury Department for use in the
Liberty Loan drive in September, The
Mayor will ask to have one OF tksm sent
here 10 rthe drive. s..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-09
Bow, II, Takes His Life

Lebanon. Pa, Aug. g. Christian.
seventeen year-old son of Mason Ober.
n South Annville township farmer, died
in the Lebanon Hospital from self
inflicted wound in the head. In a fit
of melancholy on account of i'll health.
the boy went into a. cornfield some dis
tance from his home, and was found
by a searching party.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-09
U. S. TAKES SHIPYARD
Government to Complete Ships
Building at Newcomb Plant

Newport News. Va, Aug. 9.-It was
announced here today that the Finer
gency Fleet Corporation had taken over
building and Dock Company at Hamp-
ton. The company has on hand about
twelve contracts for the Government.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-09
By the Associated Press

London. Aug. .. - One thousand
Russian officers have been arrested in
Petrograd under a plan by the Boil
sheviki to force them into Red Guard
army being formed, a dispatch to Co
penhagen from Helsingfors stated to-
day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-09
HELP wANTED-MALE

.ASHMEN q
SEVERAL FIRsT,CLAss MEN
GOOD PAY
WITH RAPID ADVANCEMENT
63 HOURS PER WEEK
FREE TRANSPORTATION ON OUR CARS
APPLY p. II. T.. co. POWER HOUSE
0U3 BEACH ST.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-09
SOUietS Declare
Defensive War

| Continued from Page One
after their flight, Is not taken seri.
ouSly.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-09

At the conference today the con-
servation committee is taking up the
question as to whether other large stores
and businesses with plants similar to
that of the Wanamaker store, capable
n generating more power than is actu-
Ally required to run the business. shall
be ordered to close earlier or not. Mr..
: Stevens said that he was inclined TO
give them an opportunity to take this
action voluntarily.
Where the private power plants are
diverted to the uses of the wal. indus
tries, the owners will be paid for such
usage. He suggested that If some large
stores refused to follow the action of
s the Wanamaker and other stores in
closing early. the fuel administration
might deem It a matter of fairness to
compel them to close. In this connec-
,61on be stressed the Importance Of re-
Itsvlng passenger traffic on the street
6srn during the rush hours by having
6kvrpers NJ the buying centers DUR
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-08
Chinese in T. S.
Doing Their Bit
(By Assoclated Press. J

San Antonio, Texas, Aug. S.-Na-
tives Of China, refugees from Mexico
and informed prisoners Of the United
States; $50 Chinese at Fort Sam
Houston and Camp Travis, are doing
their part to help the allies of their
country win the war.
When General Pershing abandoned
his pursuit of Francisco Villa in the
mountains and deserts Of western
Chihuahua, Mexico, and started back
to the border, the Chinese colony in
that section packed their belongings
onto wagons, carts and burros and
trailed out behind the American ex-
geditionary force. They feared Villa
and his bandits would carry out their
threats to kill all Chinese in Mexico
and General Parshing gave them per-
mission to proceed to the border with
his column.
Arriving at Columbus, N. M, the
Chinese were placed in an intern
ment camp until arrangements were
made between representatives of the
United States immigration de-
partment, the Chinese Government
and the tongs to which the Chinese
belong, for their transfer to San
Antonio. Here they were allotted to
the army camps and posts, where
they do all classes Of work for the
army and do it wei.
Many of these Chinese are wealthy,
having owned stores and ranches in
Mexico. They have endowed a bed in
the American hospital at Neuilly,
France, gave what was characterized
as the largest chop suey party ever
held in Texas as Red Cross bene-
fit, subscribed to Red Cross funds, and
many have bought Liberty Bonds and
Thrift Stamps. Many of the Chinese
have applied for permission to en-
list in the United States army.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-08

Give the baby only certified milk if
possible, but boil or pasteurize it
before using to kill any germs which
may have developed since leaving
the dairy.
How to Make 6the Ice Box.
In preparing the milk for. the baby
it is easier and best to fix the en-
tire supply for the day at one time.
The proper, quantity for each feed
ling is put in a separate bottle.
The milk may be pasteurized by
! placing these bottles in a deep sauce
pan filled with cold water and left
on the stove until the water bolls.
Then remove from the stove to a
table and allow the bottles Of milk
to stand in the hot water for 20
minutes. Cool by placing them in
cold water, afterwards putting them
on ice. Rapid cooling is Of great
importance.
If the family ice boxfis Inadequate
or if the mother cannot afford a
proper one, simple one can be
made at home in a. few minutes
time and at little cost that may be
the means of, saving the baby's life
The materials needed for the ice
box shown in the illustration are: A
60-pound butter< tub, a 14-quart
galvanized water pail with tight
fitting cover, a three pint enameled
pail with tight fitting cover, paste
board "a large suit box is ~best),
about two ecks of sawdust and one
half yard of, cloth for a cushion
cover.
First see that the hoops are tight
ly fastened to the butter tub. Then
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-08
omit No Step IN Prgparution
OfBabyS MIX, Urges Dr.: Bishop
BY DR.. r. II. BISHOP, JR.
Commissioner of Health, Cleveland
Ohio,

BY DR.. r. II. BISHOP, JR,
Commissioner of Health, Cleveland,
Ohio,
The three magic SIS should be APP
piled to everything which Of necese
sity must touch the baby's food.
They stand for Scrubbing, Securing
and Scaldfng. This is particularly
important in connection with the
summer care Of the bottle-fed baby
For the bottle-fed baby at all times,
but particularly in hot weather, is
in greater danger Of disease and
death from tainted food and filth
than the breast-fed infant. ~
When the baby must be fed from
a bottle, however, the mother
should know that clean cows milk,
properly modified, is the best substi-
tute for breast milk. The term
modified milk" means milk to which
has been added water and sugar or
other substance according to a,
formula suitable to the baby's age
and physical condition. This is
necessary because the composition
OF cows milk Is so different from
breast milk that very young babies
cannot digest it unchanged, The
sugar is added not to sweeten milk,
DNL ~ aNu a IlCSCSSdIy lOOu
Malt sugar or milk sugar is pre-
ferred to ordinary household sugar.
The right formula for modifying the,
baby's milk is most important.
Each baby requires different form
uia suited to his own particular
needs, and this formula, needs to be
changed every little while as he
gains in weight. For this reason the
feeding of very young baby on
the bottle should be under the direct
supervision Of a physician.
Be Careful to. Keep Bottles Clean. -
1t is in the care of the bottles,
nipples and ,corks that >the use Of
the magic SIS is most important.
There should be as many bottles as
there are feelings in "a hours. The
bottle should be cleaned Immediate
ly after feeding by rinsing in clear,
cold water, then by soaking in soda,
borax or soapy water. Bottles should
be scrubbed with a clean brush in
warm soap-sGds and rinsed with
scaldfng water. They should be
rinsed again with boiling water just
before using. %A
Use only non colIapsible nipples
which can be slipped over the, neck
Of the bottle. After each feeding
cleanse tthe nipple inside and out
side scrubbing it with a brush in
warm soap water. Wrap the nipples
in a clean cloth and boil them once
a day. Drop them into-a dry scald-
ed jelly glass and put the lid on
tight. Never touch with your fling
ers that part Of the nipple which
must go into the baby's mouth.
During the summer especial care
should be used in handling the milk
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-08
After Scalp of
Probagandists
(BY Assoelated Press. }

New York. Aug. a.-Offices1 of. Is
sues and Events, weekly publica-
tion recently barred from the mails,
a manufacturing plant, and the bust
ness places of three wealthy German
Americans were Talded by federal
agents today in an effort to trace al
legged expenditures OF German propa-
ganda funds. Agents OF the depart
ment OF justice conducted the raids,
with search warrants as Authority.
Charles #. De Woody, chief Of the
staff here, said tonight the inYesti-
cation had only begun. The object
of the search in this city, Reading
and Lancaster, Pa according 10 the
government authorities. was to obs
tain possession OF alleged records OF
collections and expenditures for
propaganda activities, together with
reported anti American literature
The individuals and corporations
whose offices were entered are al
legged to have been associated with a
group Of German Americans in the
two Pennsylvania cities in assem-
bling money for propaganda
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-08
Homemade ice be that Win safeguard the babyg mik

pack in sawdust to the depth of one
and one-half inches Next lay the
top and bottom Of the pasteboard
box out flat and fasten them to-
gether letting them overlap about
four inches From this pasteboard
make tube to fit outside OF the
water pail and fou andr oneJhalf
inches higher than the pail is deep.
Turn in the pasteboard two inches
at the bottom, making diagonal
slashes to allow the pasteboard to
lie fiat
Then place the tube on top Of the
sawdust and put the water pail in
side Of the tube. Next slash the
pasteboard standing above the pail
in strips about~two inches wide and
two and one-half inches deep. Fill
the space between the tube and the
butter tub with sawdust, packing as
tightly as possible. Fold the paste
board strips out over the sawdust
and turn them in to make neat
edge just below the rim Of the
water pail.
A round cloth cushion should then
be made and filled with sawdust to
fit the space between the top of the
water pail and the cover of the
butter tub. Nail two strips Of board
across the top of the cover Of the
butter tub to strengthen it. =.
After filing the small pail with
ice, place 1T inside the water pail.
beside it and stand the ice box in a
cool, shady place.
Copyright, 1918, by R. H. Bishop, Jr.y