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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-12

been assigned as new medical officer for
the 3OSd sanitary train and Lieutenant
Nicholas r. Burlington succeeds him as
commander Of sanitary squad A.
Graduation exercises win be conducted
by Major General Scott for several hun
dred students OF the officers training
camp on saturday, April 20. About 75
per cent OF the 500 men at the school
have demonstrated their fitness and
their diplomas will he commissions as
second lieutcnants. \ number Of re-
views will be held for tho students
during the coming week.
The largest communion service over
held In Camp Dix brought TO close
the Catholic mission conducted during
the last week by the Dominican
Fathers, Of New York More than $500
soldiers attended the services which
were held in knights Of Columbus build
ings Nos. I and .. Religious services
were also held for patients I'm the base
hospital by the Rev. John =. Grady Of
Railway
Sergeant George l.. Dye, who has been
attached to the ordnance department
here, was transferred to the aviation
corps and win report for duty at once at
one Of the flying camps.
Experts Of the psyche -psychiatic board
Of the War Department has begun
among South Jersey boys Of the 3ilth
Infantry the final tests on mental health
that are to eliminate from the ranks in
tended FOR overseas duty any men un-
fitted TO withstand the nerve shock Of
hard campaigning and battlefield activi-
ties Every officer and man in the
Seventy eighth Division will submit to
this examination.
BY reorganization and co-ordiua ton
Of several departments at division head
quarters Captain w b. Davis is made
division personnel officer and will have
the directing Of work of the returns
office. records, personnel, insurance and
qualifications
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-12
sINN FEM LEADERS
gOMEET NATTONALTSTS
mai Confer on Irish Draft
Plan at Invitation of
Dublin Mayor
PRESS is INFLA M E D
~ Except Unionist Newspapers
. Violent in Comment Upon Lloyd
George Proposal
Dublin, April Il.


,,,rr Griffith. founder of the Sim
-. arganization, and Prof. Edward de
ons of the leaders of that or
..S,otlon have consented to meet John
nnou chairman " the NATIONALIST
and Joseph Devln. Irish Ma
ne, member of Parliament for Bel
y, for a conference on the conscrip-
N ouestion. The meeting will take
" ~. noxt week upon invitation of the
IA Mayor of Dublin.
~, tome Of the native Nationalist
.,..s articles is exceedingly Violent and
,,h,v will provoke much mischief
wsos,,aho,,t the country. Official and
.,'noficial newspapers have forgot lher
y.S,.rsl Diorrels in their common fear of con-
ssrintIon. They declare ompulslon
~ enforced in ireland only at
~ cost Of much bloodshed ana win
ug,,erv loss, rather than military ad-
rsntaee, to British forces on the vest
ern front. -,,.-
THESE newspapers refuse to consider
~ empires need or lrelands danger.
,rna, believe. or pretend to believe, the
aovsrnments proposals are the outcome
!, political conspiracy TO kill home
10 There never was a time when
s.,stv and a sense of responsibility
,.are .yS,,',T more urgently needed. The Ma
,,onsist press never has time TO bother
'l,b casualties. which are more conspic-
,,ous by their absence.
welcomed by UniOnists
r,s irish Unionist press welcomes the
eo,errment's proposals, but does not
uSssrrate the difficulties of the situa-
,,or II admits the enforcement OF
,onScription will cause trouble in Ire
,snd hut blames the Government and
~ mismanagement of the whole prob
lam during the last two years. The
IRISH Times begs the Nationalist party
I. reconsider its attitude. 1t presumes
ne cabinet does not propose to make
ireland begin at the point where Britain
snds but will demand at the outset only
really young men who can be spared
from agriculture, shipbuilding and other
essential industries. The Irish Times
estimates the number of such men at
about 10000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-12
pAlIadelphIa Man in NAVY Dies

qfath az pas 3een received here Of the
thl N nsht years old. a mess attend
Iahneo, 'ne navy A sister, Mrs. VioIa
||teef nses at 1916 North RinEgold
.||Inned 's expected the body WIN hc
~ I" virginia. where he lived.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-05

Perth Amboy, N. J., Oct. 4.-Many men were killed and scores of others injured Tn a tremendous explosion early tonight at the plant of the T. A. Gillespie Shell Loading company at Morgan, near here. This explosion, which shook the countryside for miles around and caused citizens of South Amboy to flee from their homes, was followed by series of less severe ex- plosions and by a fire which for hours detied the efforts of fire departments summoned from all nearby cities and towns
 The number of dead and injured can not be determined until employees of the plant answer a roll call in the morning. Estimates late tonight, how ever, placed the number of killed and hurt at from 50 to more than hun dred
 Ambulances sent from here and car rying 25 doctors returned with many of the injured. Ambulances despatch ed from Elizabeth and other cities were reported to be taking other vic
 tims to those cities.
 Eight bodies were placed tonight in the morgue at South Amboy, and oth-
 CTS were being removed from the plant shortly before midnight. It is
 believed that several more men were ! in the building where the original ex- plosion occurred and that these were blown to atoms.
 The plant which is being operated l for the government by the Gillespie company, employs several thousand
 men and women. working in three shifts, but officials said that tonight 1 there were only about 800 men in the plant when the explosion occurred.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-05
LARGE WAGE FARMERS
 SHOULD BUY BONDS

Boston, Oct. 4.-An urgent appeal to Liberty loan workers throughout New England to make special efforts to reach employees of industrial estab- lishments In which large wages are being paid was sent out today by the New England campaign committee. The committee pointed out that hun dreds of persons were drawing much higher wages than ever before as q direct result of the war and many of tham virtually were free from taxa ton.
 Reports for the fifth day of the loan as tabuIated today were disappointing to the committee. Figures given out by the Boston federal reserve bank showed subscriptions yesterday Of $22, 593 eco, nearly two and a half mil lions under the mark which it had heen hoped to attain each day. T3c total for the district was $143, ,GSI ,000, leaving more than $350,O0o,000 to be raised and to make necessary an ave rage of $25.450,000 daily hereafter to obtain the quota.
 In percentage subscribed Conneeti- cut led the list of states with sub scriptions Of $26, .000. as against q cuota of S66. 6.622 000 Massachusetts total stood at $92, .000. but the quo ta for this state is nearly five times as great as that of Connecticut Boston's net total for the camuaign exclusive or ali contributions credited | to outside communities, stood at $33, | 3S5 900 tonight.
 Scores of New England towns. par
 ticularly in the northern section o
 the district reported themselves wei 1 over their quotas At the end of th' day Vermont was far in the lead wit 61 communities in the honor class
 Massachusetts mad r and Connect ! cut
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-05
LIBERTY LOAN FAR
 BEHIND SCHEDULE

Washington, Oct. 4.-The nation is marching toward it's six billion dollar dollar loan goal at just q little more than half the speed required 10 main tain q daily subscription rate of $S15,- 600, 600.
 Bond sales officially tabulated from reports of banks were announced by the treasury tonight as $855, ,132, 900, CT an increase of S229, 100000 in the last twenty -four hours. This repre- sents results for the five working days up to last night
 At the standard rate of sS15, 900 900 day, the record by this time should have been $1,575, ,O0O, 900. This method of calculation fails to take into con- sideration, however, the fact that many subscriptions have not been backed up by first payments, and con- sequently are not recognized in the official reports and that natural pro- crastination will cause thousands of citizens to postpone entering pledges | until late in the campaign. National headquarters today issued a reminder that only thirteen working days re- main before the subscription period ends October 19.
 | Epidemics of influenza have com i pelled the abandonment of public loan meetings in scores of cities, and has made victims of hundreds of canvass ] CTS and speaA Aers, but reports 70 head quarters today told of the quick
 change of tactics in many communi-
 ties by substituting house-to- house canvassing for mass meetings.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-05
SEVERAL HUNDRED NURSES
 TO BE SENT TO BOSTON

Boston, Oct 4-Word was received today from the public health service at Washington that several hundred nurses would be sent here at once. Many nurses who have come from outside the commonwealth are return ing to their homes. at the request of their local authorities. Several from Providence have returned to that city from Brockton. Others have returned to New York, Maine and ether states. It was said thar the increase in the number of cases in their own com munities was the reason for the with drawal
 Reports of exorbitant charges by physicians attending influenza pa tients resulted in a warning being is
 sued from the state house today. Health Commissioner Kelley cautioned 1 the several hundred physicians in--the employ of the state that they must
 not accept any fees. whatever, while | Dr. Waller P. Bowers. secretary of the state board of registration in medi- 1 cine, said that If evidence were pre- sented to his board of overcharging 1 by regular physicians. the board would 1 take immediate action. The public
 was asked to report any cases of this
 nature.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-05
16 ALLEGED INCONSISTENCIES
 INDICTED AT BOSTON

Boston, Oct 4-Sixteen alleged moonshiners from Fall River and Dighton were indicted today by the federal grand jury on charges of fail ing to register distilling apparatus with the collector of internal revenue. The men were recently arrested in raid which was declared by federal officers to have been the most exten- sive ever conducted in the north. The officers alleged tAat the men were con- ducting stills in their homes.
 True bills were returned by tho grand jury against Harry Elkins, Frank Dido, Frank Tombari and Rom alo Tomoso of Springfield, who are charged with conspiracy to steal gov ernment property from the quarter masters stores in Springfield.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-05

The plant was engaged in loading high explosive shells. With the first explosion, government officials tele- phoned to nearby army camps for sol diers to serve as guards, and several hundred, with a detachment of coast guards, were rushed to Morgan.
 The plant, which covers an area of 12 square miles, comprises many small buildings. situated along Cheesequake creek The first explosion occurred in one of these buildings, in which T. N. T. was being made, and the flames, spreading to other structures, caused a series of further blasts.
 The first blast was terrific. It shat tered nearly all the glass in South Amboy, one and a half miles away, and was felt for radius of nearly ten miles.
 Calls for fire apparatus and medical assistance were at once sent to other communities. The fire is still burning, but is said to be under control. The property damage has not been eSti- mated.
 The first structure blown up soon was a roaring furnace. For hours the fremen could make no effort to re- cover bodies, for the heat was so in- tense that no one could approach with in several hundred yards of the build ing.
 The scene at the plant was like 8 bit of the western front Seen in the light of the flames were men running madly about, some nursing injuries, while overhead rolled clouds of smoke. Here and there came the roar of shells
 exploding, like the bark of field arti1- ] lery.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-05
Condensed TeIeqrams

Production of the Miami Copper Go. in September amounted to 5O12,865 pounds.
 The tomato output of Maryland will be bought by the government for s16,- 000. .O00
 Bruno steindeI, widely known 'cellist resigned from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
 Total sale of War Saving and Thrift stamps to date in New York is placed at $30,7S0,349.
 Merchant tonnage completed in British shipyards in September amounted to 144,722 tons.
 The Order of the Black Eagle was conferred upon former Chancellor von Hertling by the Kaiser
 No first papers will be issued from Oct. until election day, the natural ization bureau announced. 27, 753 wounded and sick soldiers landed in the United States from rance.
 President Wilson, in the near fu- ture, will order uniform wages for the different trades in all war industries The Ford Motor Go. produces 15o tractors a day. Last October the out put was only 13 for an entire month. Two merchant vessels arriving at l an Atlantic port report that a U-boat is in operation 200 miles off the Atlantic Coast.
 Such progress has been made in the building of concrete ships that the government has ordered 59 tankers and barges Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, was received in audience by King Albert of Belgium. 1 Twenty pounds of quinine wa. shipped by the American Red Gross to the leper colony at Farafangana South Madagascar
 Seven thousand skilled workers ar. needed for immediate general military duty in the air service of the United States Army.
 Paul Anderson, of the Y. M. c. A in Moscow, who was arrested by thr Bolsheviki and held for investigation was released.
 Robbers who dynamited a safe 0 the First National Bank at Cecil, Pa overlooked $79 900 in cash and escapet with two Liberty bonds.
 An order for between 55,ooo and SO,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-05
Signs of Dissolution
 Of Dual Monarchy
It is Rumored That a Coali- ton Cabinet in Each Coun- try is Contemplated.

Amsterdam, Oct 4-The German newspapers are devoting much atten- ton to the political affairs of Austria and Hungary and say that the forma- ton of a coalition cabinet in each country is contemplated According to the Weser Zeitung of Bremen, the Austrian ministers have become panic stricken. and fearing that the roof will fall on their heads, are ready to make concessions to the separatist parties.
 This newspaper says that. Baron Won Hussarek, the Austrian premier, intends to form a coalition ministry and carry out reforms in the direction of liberalization where he believes Liberalization will result in Austria Hungary quitting the war and termi- hating the alliance with Germany, and lead, in effect, to the dissolution of the Dual Monarchy
 Telegrams from Vienna report that 8 great sensation was caused by the speech of the Czech deputy, Stanek, who expounded in the reichstag the Czecho Slovak programme and vio- lently attacked Germany and Hun gary. The speech raised a wild up- roar among the German deputies, who accused Stanek of treachery and shameless disloyalty. and the presi- dent called the offending deputy to order. But the effect of the speech was not confined to the chamber and led to a movement to combine the Christian Socialists, the German So- cialists and the Viennese progressives with the German National party in common action against the Separat- ists.
 l Meanwhile, telegrams from Budapest state that the demand for the forma ton of a coalition cabinet in Hungary becomes more insistent and that a plan is on foot to bring Count Stepher | Tisza and Count Julius Andrassy, for
 mer Hungarian premiers, and Count
 Albert Apponyi former Hungarian
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-05
RETRIEVE ARRIVED AFTER
 MAN HAD BEEN EXECUTED

Cleveland, Oct. 4.-PasquaH Blondi or Akron, convicted for murder of an Akron policeman, was elecjrocuted in the Ohio penitentiary at Columbus early toady just a few hours before papers granting a stay Of execution reached the priscn.
 SIowness of the mails was blamed by the clerk of the appellate court here for the delay.
 The reprieve papers were signed by Appellate Judge Grant at Akron d week ago, but the signature of an other judge of the appellate court was required before the stay would be- come effective. Attorneys Tor BiondI sent a court bailiff to Cleveland on Tuesday to obtain the signature of the other judge. Appellate Judge Law renee signed the papers Tuesday af- ternoon which the clerk placed in the mail early Wednesday. According to word from Columbus, the papers reached there at 8 a. m. today, but Biondi already had been electrocuted
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-05

900 tons of steel shapes was report ed taken by eastern structural steel plants for export to Japan.
 The War Trade Board ordered con tinued for the last quarter of the year the rate of imports of crude rubber which was effective Oct. l.
 Congressman Bertrand H. Shell of New York was chosen by the execu- tive committee of the Republican State committee to be their chair man.
 The War Department announced the seizure of two hoarded wool clips of and C. c. Clements, Corinth, Va.
 Production of crude oil for the world in 1917 amounted to 5e0,651, 600 bar re1s the United States producing 67 per cent, or 1000 y10 barrels.
 For charging exorbitant prices for foodstuffs to Allied governments D. L.. Whittmeyer & Co.,, wholesalers of foodstuffs, of New York, lost their license.
 Major General Merritte w. Ireland, medical corps, was nominated by president Wilson to be surgeon gen eral of the army for four years, be- ginning Oct. 1.
 1 War Minister Trotzky, according to | x Dl6lO Ol [ lSSu ucu dt4 order demanding all women of KaZan i be delivered into the hands of the Red Guards.
 The French National Committee, in charge of restoration of war damage, demands the Allied governments de stroy town for town and church for church"
 The proposed amendment to the Chicago Board of Trade rules making grain in carload lots deliverable at any time during the month in case of emergency was adopted Conservation and voluntary meas. ures in Canadian homes reduced the consumption of flour from S00,G00 te 600,000 barrels month, compared with pre-war consumption. Blame for the collision of two pas. senger trains on the Nashville, Chat. tanooga & St. Louis Railroad at Nash, vile, July g. that killed 101, was plac- ed on the operating officials"
 Government inspectors of airplanet and aeronautical engines and mechan ics in charge of planes will have tt make flight once week to giv' them proper idea of their responsi bility
 Judge Edwin B. Parker, prioritie commissioner, ordered the agTicul tural implement and farm operating equipment industry to use 25 per cent less iron and steel during the yea: beginning Oct. 1.
 Four men were arrested in NeV York on a charge of attempting t steal packages, from Wells -Farg Express Co. wagon. The package contained goods consigned to the gov ernment valued at $15,0o0.
 Harry Stein, an automobile deale
 of Sound Beach, is at the hospital i Greenwich in possibly critical stat
 from injuries received by the over
 turning of his machine yesterday Another man in the machine escape injury
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-05
fRr The Associated Press.)

Nowhere are the armies of the Teu- tonic allies being permitted to rest. On the fronts in Flanders, France Italy, Albania and Turkey the enemy still continues to lose ground, or IS being compelled to throw strong rein forcements into his battle line to hold back his aggressors.
 In Belgian Flanders British and Trench troops are still driving for ward, although their speed has been somewhat lessened by reason of the bad condition, of the ground.
 The enemy is swiftly evacuating the salient between Armentieres and Lens, and the British now are standing only a scant six miles southeast of Lille over a front of about four miles be- tween Wavrin and Equinghen, at the former place having gained posi- ton astride the IIens-Lillie railroad Notwithstanding violent counter-at tacks and line strengthened by fresh reserves. the British between St. Quentin and Cambrai have pressed eastward from the region of Le Cat elet and to the north have improved their positions in Cambrai so well that rparently this important town soon 'ig. fall
 Iaken all in all the situation of the
 mans in this region seems to be
 'cal and the crisis at hand. Far to
 rear aerial observers report the
 congested with retreating
 who are being harassed by the
 oc gun fire of the airmen. As
 ,nders fires are everywhere to
 ii and it is evident the enemy,
 Ing that he must give further
 iad, is vigorously applying the
 t.
 round Rheims the French have f''er extended their gains north and -fhwest of the Cathedral City where ; sy are. all along the Aisne Canal. To ;bc east in Champagne American forces are fighting with the French be tween the Suippe river and the Ar
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-05
Ban Not to Be Lifted
 on GaS|ess Sundays
Garfield Bases Action on Ad-
 vice of Acting Surgeon General Richards, U. s. A.

Washington, Oct 4.-F'uel Admins trator Garfield today refused to lift. the ban on the use of automobiles for the next two Sundays, as requested by Governor McChll of Massachusetts. to aid in combating Spanish inf1uen- "a. pr. Garfeld's action was based on advice of Acting Surgeon General Richards of the army. that contin- uance of the gasohneless Sundays would have little if any influence on the spread of the disease.
 Governor ,McCalfs request was transmitted through J. J. Storrow, fuel administrator for New England. and was subscribed to by all of the state fuel administrators in that section. They asked that the ban be lifted be- cause in the opinion of physicians there plenty of air and sunshine was essential to combating the epidemic and the ust of automobiles would con tribute to this end.
 Dr. Garfield stated that in round numbers there were 3,300,0G0 barrels oI motor gasoline in stock on Sept 2S, the latest figures available, and that on April 1 of this year, the so- called peak period. there were approx lnsatedy n,000,0 900 barrels on hand, indicating a shortage of approximate ly 7,500. 900 barrels.
 Prospects for the lifting of the ban on the use of gasoline Sundays within the next few weeks were indicated by Dr. Garfield. A plan now is being worked out. he said. through which ii was hoped to discontinue the Sunday ban. and substitute what virtually would be a rationing plan, so tha1 gasoline conservation would fall on nc one day in the week. In the mean time, Dr. Garfield said, the public should accept the situation with pa. 1 tience.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-05
RECEIVERS APPOINTED FOR
 DELMONICO'S RESTAURANT

New York, Oct. 4.-Wartime econo- mics practiced by wealthy New York CTS resulted today in the appointment by the federal court of two receivers to take over Delmonico's famous res taurant, which has been operated un- der the same name and family man. agement for approximately 100 years. The restaurant will continue operation under the same management, but di- rected by the receivers, until con templated reorganization is effected, according to Maurice P. Davidson, one of the receivers.
 An involuntary petition in bank ruptcy, which led to the receivership, gave $721 as the principal claim against the establishment, but Mir Davidson said the liabilities amounted to more than $2oc,oOo. The assets, however, more than cover the liabili- ties, he said.
 According to Mir Davidson, the as sets include. in addition to the good will. which is said to be of great value. $45o,0o0 worth of fixtures, sil- yer, china and linens and wine cellar which cost s65,o0 but which now is believed to have increased in value.