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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-08
THIS is INSURANCE DAY
Governor B,'umbaugh Urges Army
and Navy to Take Advantage Of 1t

Today is Insurance Day. set aside by
Governor Brumhaugh especially for the
insurance of members of the United
states army and navy against death
or injury.
All fighters and others in service are
urged bv the Governor TO take advantage
of the liberal insurance terms provided
by Congress. and their relatives are
asked to urge them to talk" out the
maximum insurance possible before the
insurance period expires.
Governor Brumbaugh's proclamation
designating the day is in part as fol-
lows:
"Whc reas. Congress by an act dated
October 6, 1917. has provided that all
persons in the military and naval serv-
ice of the country, including the womer
In the army and navy corps, may Sc
cure life and disability insurance under
provisions and benefits that are liberal
and humane and
whereas. The time for such persons
as entered the service prior to october
Is. 1917. expires February ~, 1918; and
"Now, tho refore, l. Martin G. Brum-
baugh. Governor of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania. do hereby designate
February 8, 1918, as insurance day, and
I call upon all citizens having friends
OF relatives IN the national service to
communicate with their loved ones and
urge them to proceed at once to take
advantage of this great beneflcence and
secure the maximum of available in
surance. | also call upon all publishers
of papers editorially and otherwise to
urge upon their readers compliance with
this proclamation"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-08
WARE SEEKS TO GUARD
PAY OF ARMY AIRMEN
Plans Protest Against Re-
ported Scheme of Reduc-
ton in Service

WASHINGTON. Feb. s. Protest
against the plan to reduce the pay and
TO trim the service premium of milf
tary aviators" made by the aero club
Of Pennsylvania was brought before the
officials of the War Department today
by Congressman william :. Ware of
Philadelphia.
At the request of Joseph \. Steiumetz.
president Of the organization. Congress-
man Ware presented the claims Of the
Pennsylvania club before Secretary
Baker. In his letter to Congressman
Ware. Mr. Steinmctz says:
ut has come to the Aero club of
Pennsylvania that recommendations
have been made to reduce the pay and
trim the service premium Of our milf
tary aviators
I'VE beg Of you to oppose bitterly
any one who attempts to thus dsCDur-
age our flying men on whose services
we now depend to meet and beat the
enemy In the air,
I'VE have also heard that some score
Of our aviatorS who are over there have
been compelled to take commissions OF
Junior grade when they were honor.
ably entitled to commission of first
lieutenant
we must treat our boys fair and
square ana ! am writing to ask you "a
determine the truth of these complaints
and II justified to help us rectify them
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-08
PERSHING HAS GOT
HINDENBURG FOOLED
German General Guessing as
to Where Americans VIII
Strike Blow
BY j. w. T. MASON

NEW YORK, Feb S--Thc German
general STAFF Is completely confused over
Am,rIca's Campaign plans in France.
Won uindcnburg H. revealing the fact
that he doesn't know where General
pcrshing is going to strike by conCcn-
tratinr German reserves both near Metz
and i'm southern Alsacc. near the Swiss
bord,r
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-08

Just so must they resist each conces-
sion demanded OF the Russ an reyoiu-
tlon, the delegates said The Russian
conferees must firmly declare that they
will agree to a separate peace only u no
other is possible. but only then IL such
u peace Is based ON no annexatons ana
the policy of self-determination. Accord
ing to their present att tude, There u
be that kind of peace or no peace
they assert.
The Inamia Trude. organ OF the so.
Cial Rcvolutionaries of the Left, said
today that the Germans would hardly
dare break Off negotiations now. ana
we must continue ,ur policy OF deep
ouing the German revolution"
Referring to Foreign NJ II ster Trot'
| sky's reference to AN elastic policy, the
| Novayazishiin asked whether Russia
should permit German anncNationS III
/ the west even II they were rejected IN
I the east. The Bosheviki reply to this
| that # the Germans are able to annex
| tCrr tory on the western front II is the
| Allies fault. as they failed to join the
| l}reStlitoVsk conferences.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-08
SCOTS TO AID BLIND HEROES
Ca,edonian Club Concert and Ball
Proceeds to Be Devoted to Them

The proceeds of the tifty-ninth an
nual concert and ball of the taledonian
club, which will be held tonight AT
Moose Hail. Broad and Thompson
streets. will he devoted to the purpose
os aiding blinded soldiers 1t is planned
by the committee in charge of the ar
fair to divide the profits between the
Asylum for Blinded Soldiers and SAIL
ors, Edinburgh. and the Philadelphia
fund to augment the Government allow
ance for families of men from this city
serving In the British army. Every
Scottish society in the city Will par
t!cipate in the affair.
The talent will include Miss Flor
cnce Mulholand, Il contralto, and Miss
Mary Dolan, styled the Scottish cham
plon dancer. The caledonian Pipe and
Drum Band will contribute to the enter
tainment, and there VIII be special
orchestra to furnish music for the
dancing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-08
PATROL OF SAMMEES
VISITS BOCHE TRENCH
Nobody Home" When Amer
leans Slip Through Barbed
Wire Entanglements

WITH TIVE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. Feb. s.
An American patrol entered 'front.'
lire tcr'nan trench Thursday morning
but found II deserted. The doughboys
searched tho trench. and when they re.
turned to their rwn position their booty
consisted of a rifle and some "made-in-
Germany" sau"age.
ON Thursday American artillery
she'lcd and probably inflicted severe cas-
ualtes upon two battalions Of German
infantry that had been observed upon a
wooded road behind the German front
The American shells started a large fire
in the German rear.
Artillery firing has been lively on
both sides. The Americans bcmharied
the German trenches and the roads be-
hind them. white the Germans replied
with II heavy fire directed against the
american batteries Of "s"venty-hvcs.'
Thercupou the American gurners turned
loose with their "one-iifty y-hvcs" she'll
ing the German batteries of Seventy
sevcns."
The patrol. which. in the words of a
dnughhoy. paid uuiet visit to the Ger
man front treuc'cs and found nobody
at home" was composed Of Il lieutenant
from chicago, Il corporal from Los An.
geles and two privatcs.
The four An"ricaos slrp'd across "ro
MANS land" just hefor" dawn and made
their way througi n gap in IL" enemr's
harbed wiro. which lad been spotted the
previous night.
The Americans slid into the bochc's
trench "'ust as easy as though they
were sliding into he'd Tho lieutenant
and the corporal went ahead rcConnoit
c"inC TN"y heard German voices q
considerable distance back and the sound
of laughter rs II some one were telling
a good story.
The corporal found Il rifle leaning
against trench which ne carried bach
with him AS his first souvenir. After
obtaining valuable information, the party
returned to the American lines.
There has been n noticeable slackcniue
Of the Germans Sniping operations dur.
ing the last few d lys since our artillery
began to pay especial attention to thcii
4 snipng posts There were Il few air.
planes up Thursday. The weather is
now mild.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-08
U. s. ROOKIE AVIATOR
GETS BOCHE AIRMAN
Missouri Lieutenant, in First
Aerial Gun Duel, Downs
German Antagonist
FIGHT OVER SAARBURG
WifH i'.r ~ -.RlCAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Feb. s.

WI ~ 'f NN -sfNl'AN AkMl IN
FRANCE Feb. s.
Lieutenant ----- tdeleted by ccnsor),
from white Plains, Mo, had an engage
ment with the dentist at II o'clock
Tuesday morning. But he never got tn It
tooth pulled. At that hour. instead of
being in "A quiet French village, he was
battling for his life three miles above
the German city Of Saarburg. where he
shot down the first German airplane
credited to an American trmy aviator
not previously attached to any other
army.
The story Of how this young Mis-
1ouridn. fresh from the states who never
before had crossed the German lines and
never before fired machine gun IN the
air, accounted for a boche airman. reads
like wild war fiction. Another licuten-
ant. from Atlanta, Ga, attached TO the
same air squadron, obtained perms-
sion to accompany II French bombing
squadron on trip over the German
Ines to bomb certain plants in Saar-
burg Iicutcn mt ----- idcletrd) de-
,.idcd to accompany him to the dying
field to see the squadron leave. He
then intended to go and have his tooth
pulled
The French planes were wheeled from
their hangar and made ready to st trt,
II was a beautiful day Just as they
prepared to leave 1t was discovered that
one of the observers had not shown up.
lie was i'll.
cant you go?" the pilot asked Lieu
tenant ----- (dcleted).
/ II never fired machine gun excepting
/ on the ground. but Id be ticklcd to g,
1 10 o. a., NIiyg,pri "A IL,
/ answered
While the squadron waited he phonec
/ 10 his commander and obtained the
/ necessary permission. He donncd somt
borrowed togs and IN a few minutes was
off for Germany via the air.
The Atlanta lieutenant flew with one
group of French planes and the Missouri
ian with another. Tie French plane:
passed over the battle lines without In
cidcnt and were dropping British bomh'
at Saarburg when eight BOCht airmor
climbed skyward to eng ige them. on,
German headed straight for the macAin,
CARRYING the MissOurian. The German
flow in circles and fired rapidly at th'
French machine. TIE latter. having dis
| charged all its bombs. turned toNar'
the French lines.
The Missouri lieutenant took off hit
heavy fur gloves aud got into action VIII
his machine gun.
II didn't know very much about usiri
the thing" he laughingly said after
ward, $50 | just worked IT like hos'
streaming bullets"
The German machine suddenly crum
pied up and fell to the earth like rocket
The rest of the French machines b,a
off their enemies and all safely returned
The Atlanta lieutenant had two stu
brushes with German machines befor
he got back to camp.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-08
WANT TO ASSESS CULM
Banks, With Coal Price Soaring
Becoming Very Valuable

SCNBURN, Pa. Feb. S.--Northum-
berland County Grand Jury has rec
ommended that the County Commissions
erS direct the assessors to increase the
valuations placed on coal Culm bank :
for taxable purposes
At the last triennial assessment the
valuation of anthracite property in the
county was raised from S45OO, ,0OO to
81, 900. 900 by n board of mining experts,
working in conjunction with Judge
fore becoming "A lawyer. and the County
Commissioners.
Little attention was paid to the dirt
banks" as these Culm deposits are
termed in the coal regions Since the
price of coal has gone to the skies these
tracts have become very valuable.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-08
SHOULD MOBILIZE BRAINS
Marconi Says Allies Should Follow
Example Set by U. S.

LONDON. Feb S.-'rhe Allies should
follow the example set by America with
its naval consulting board and mobilize
tt"ir scientific brains, William Marcnni,
Inventor of the wireless. declared today
IN an interview published by the London
Chronicle,
9Th" Allies should assign greater
role to science" MarConi said They
should complete the mobilization OF their
scientific brains. They should afford
greater opportunities for mutual CONSUL
tation.
such an organization should he sim
liar to the war council America set the
example with it's naval consulting board.
We should initiate them"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-08
IL'AFFONDAMENT DEL
VAPORE "TUSCANIA"

| I'm dispacCio da LOndra reCa che
quelr Ammiragiilo ha annunziatO che
| 210 persone sarebbero perite in seguito
all'affondamento del Napore ''Tuscania,"
|avvenuto martedi' per opera di un SOt-
| tomarino tedesco presso lie coste dell'lr-
landa.
II "Tuscania" transportava truppe
americana dlrette in Fran"ia. ed /
superstiti che ammontano "A HlS7, sono
stati sbarcati II BunCrana Iarne due
ctta' della costa Scttcntrional? dell'lr-
landa.
| II Tuscania non affondo' Subito ri
mase ALA superficie dele acque per circa
un ora, pcrcio' vi e. da sperare che ii
numero del periti sia m;nore di quello
annunziato, poiche' vi fu abba stanZa
tempo per operae II salvataggio. u
Vapore trasportava 1I9 ufliciali 2o37
uomini di truppa dell Armata Americana.
La maggioranza dele truppe era c1m-
posta da Quelle della Guardia Naziorale
del Michigan e Wisconsin. LA dirisionc
imbarcata sui Tuscania proveniva da
Camp Macarthur, Tex.
II Dipartimento della Guerra in Wash
ington ha pubblicato IL seguente comuni-
cato:
u Dipartimento della Guerra q
state utficialmente avvisato che il
Vapore Tuscania fu torpedinato ed af-
1ondato che ! supcrstiti in numero di
l9l2, come finora G. state possible
accertare. sono stati sbarcati IL Bum
crana q I.arne, in lrlanda.
II totale dele truppe degli Stati
Unit che trasportava II vapore era
al 2l79. Nessun nome di persone
perite dl superstiti e state tinora
iatto noto al Dipartmento della
ri g,.t l,,t
non appena ST riceveranno.
Dispacci dellunited Press, giunti mel
pomeriggio di ieri da Londra. indicano
che u numero totale degli ufliciai degli
uominl dell'armata degli Stati Until, pc
rlu dispersi per raffondamento del
iuscania. e. di las COST dlvisi: Uiiciali
49, uomini di truppa 1O2.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-08
REVISE INSURANCE LAWS
State Board Has More Than Eighty
Measures to Scrutinize

HARRISBrRG, Feb. S.-More than
eighty laws ~ ~ raw, TO be gone over by
the state commission .rnich organized
here to revise Pennsylvania insurance
legislation. Senator Frank T.. Baldwin.
of Austin. was elected chairman.
Cove rnur Rrunbaugh is in favor OF
grouping the laws in IA code similar tC
thar on schools or coal, and this plan will
be &c Cusidcrad WrCh tine commission meets
again in hprll
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-08
HUN STAYS L. S. AVIATOR
Long Island Man Killed While
Awaiting Commission From
America

PARIS. Feb. S,--William 5, Taller, OF
RosIyu. L. l., dying in the French Es.
Cadrillc while awaiting an American
commission, for which lie had been
recommended, was killed Monday in an
encounter with Germans. who brought
down his plane behind their lines
Taller was twcnty-thrcc years old.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-08
FIRES ORPHANS HOME

POTTSVILLE. Pa. Feb. S-iieorgc
ri1mbcr' nj. one of the forty-six boys
phans home in this city set fire
to the home in two places. according to
his confession. Fire was discovered
both In the laundry and In the dormi-
tories, and Tamberelli himself sent In the
Irr alarm.
He admitted to the police that he was
guilty and that he had made previous
attempts to burn down the home Man
ayers If the home decided not to send
the hoy 10 n rcfo,ma;ory, but to give
him ,hance to refo,m at the home.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-08
Crossed Wires Cause Fire

Crossed wires are reported to have
caused fire this morning about >
O'Clock at the National Casket Company,
2O43 Arch street. Quick action on the
part of the fircmen prevented the blaze
from reaching "A number of valuable
caskets ready for shipment, The fire
was confined to the shipping room
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-08

efnment to the
American People.
These Messages will ap-
pear in The Independent,
with which is incorpo-
rated Harper's Weekly,
each week beginning Feb
ruary ninth. Prepared by
George Creel
Chairman of Committee
on Public Information
Appointed by
PRESIDENT WILSON
1t is your privilege and
duty to know and under
stand more clearly what
your Government is doing
- and aChy. Americas
ability to take her full
part in winning the war
depends first of all upon a
thorough understanding
of her problems by every
American citizen. Presi-
dent Wilson says:
"The war is bringing to
the minds of our people
a new appreciation of the
problems of national life.
These and other
lessons of the war must
be learned quickly if we
are intelligently and sue
cessfully to defend our
institutions. When the
war is over we must ap-
ply the wisdom which we
have acquired in purging
and ennobling the life of
the World"
Here, in the Govern
ment's message week by
week in The Independent,
you will find clarified and
explained the problems we
must think clear through
and the lessons we must
learn by heart.
Says President Wilson:
"The whole Nation must
be team in which each
man must play the part
for which he is fitted.
We must all speak, act
and serve together"
But first of all we must
think together and it is to
give you a true Basis of
Fact for your thinking
that these Weekly Mes
sages from the Govern
ment are presented.
As the files of The Inde-
pendent and of Harper's
Weekly are recognized as
containing the best interpreta-
tion of the times that tried
mems souls-from '61 to '65--
so today these two weekly
journals, now united as one,
are doing a similar public SER
vice not only for this genera
lion, but for those to come.
No greater or more welcome
opportunity for service has
come to The Independent than
its authority from Washington
to carry each week to the
American people Chairman
CreePs message from the
United States Government-of
work that is being done, and
plans that are being made to
carry the war to Victory.
First message out
today, February 8
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-08
DIVES $50 rEET TO DEXTu

EASTON. Pa. Feb San uniden}Is h
fed man committed suicide 1T the
way on the cable across ~ the cavity. and
plunsing distance OF $50 feet landing
o. the ice The ice was SO thick that
his body failed to break through.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-08


AVA tomorrow - fine, beautiful furs
right from stock. Seldom at any time
are such furs as these sold so low. Now,
with unusual conditions pointing the
absolute need of furs both for this sea-
son and next, such prices as these are
a clarion call to a sound investment
and sure preventive of cold and dis
comfort.
This Is a Partial List
NUTRIA SETS
Were 1900 REDUCED to 24.5O
6TAUPE FOX SETS
Were 5000 REDUCED to 29.5O
SLAP CROSS FOX SETS .,
Were $500 REDUCED to 34.5O
3BLACK WOLF SETS
Were 1900 REDUCED to 1880
4 FRENCH SEAL COATS
Were $500 REDUCED to 42.5O
6SABLE MARMOT COATS
Were $500 REDUCED to 42.5O
5 RED FOX SETS
Were $500 REDUCED to 1850
JAP KOLINSKY SETS
Were $500 REDUCED to 1850
4TAUPE WOLF SETS
Were 1O5.OO REDUCED to $3.50
BLACK FOX SETS
Were 1000 REDUCED to $500
ERMINE SETS
Were 125.OO REDUCED to $3.50
4SABLE MARMOT COATS
Were l25.OO REDUCED to $3.50
4 NATURAL MUSKRAT COATS
Were 125.0O REDUCED to $3.50
FISHER SETS
Were 1850 REDUCED to 67.5O
KAMCHATKA FOX SETS
Were 1880 REDUCED to 1850
3 NATURAL MUSKRAT COATS
Were $4,000 REDUCED to $500
HUDSON SEAL COATS
Were 1880 REDUCED to $3.50
SILVER FOX SCARFS
Were 10000 REDUCED to $500
2MOLE SETS
Were 195.OO REDUCED to $3.50
HUDSON SEAL COATS
Were $4,000 REDUCED to 10000
NUTRIA COAT
Was 25O.OO REDUCED to 125.OO
HUDSON SEAL COATS
Were 10000 REDUCED to 145.OO
IMOLE COAT
Was $4,000 REDUCED to 1880
IMOLE COAT
Was 10000 REDUCED to 245.OC
Many other reductions not quoted, but
well worth seeing.
small deposit ,eu secure Purchasing agents, order.
aer upon monthly payments aHs@sd 4" -" GO"
all promptly lOw COST '"''N'''"' ''
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-12

army in France were an
nOIEcsd a. Marine Corps headquarteri
today.
The list fouoWs:
KILLED IN ACTON.
PIFIt s~TEt. frank LsvEis Click.
ogden. Ttah-
BsFRt billie HsBFT JohahnInE-
Hasi~E. -. I,"BiH no.
Corr. Lsals What Johnson, Mon
EESss, NJ.
Private WsTy.H VindIry HoyIs,
EkaIhF. =.
PT1vHfs Marcia Alfred Brooks,
siEsis. Sts.
PT1ssis f.ssSEs Dslhs Murphy.
sbsgfasbsgK. e.
PSirsts Air HaiUaih, DaIIAA,
T~s-
p6,s,. FS.1 3. LsnhI. HoheA-
HstS. T-sa.
PyIgsis Ess~st :. Osborne, Bloom
lsKfss. fsEs
PS5vsts tfssSg EiHE Couehrnn,
Nssf5srs FsSgg. Ohio.
PS5vsfs BSyiH Alfred TaEElrt,
GhlssESs
DIED Or WOUNDS.
CsVf. gsEs nIssshasId, BROOKLYN,
=. Y.
PRIVATE Ed2hFd Raymond Burh-
LEILA, TBiSn HfiI. y. J.
~ ACTION, SEVERELY
Corp. willard ChFfHtOpher NeIII-
gan, Chicago.
Private Emil Albert Zeek, Toledo.
Ohio.
Private John CaIven Atrhison.
Oakdhle, Ill
Private godfrey W. lnderuon-
Proctor, MINI.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-12
-FOUR KILLED AS CAR FALLs,

AKRON. Ohio. June 12-Four oer-
sons were killed and two seriously
Injured today when an interurban car
left the track, crashed through the
railing at Glens bridge, and dropped
IS feet into the gorge at the entrance
Of CuyahogA Falls.