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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
YIELD TO WAR NEEDS
U D. Forces Manufacturers to
Vut Production and Help
in Essential Work
Washington, Aprl c.

n ""shihBlOn, Npfl u.
DEMONSTRATION of the co-ordinated
D'Nels at the disposal of the war in.
r-'uies board was given when repre-
,.s,iVes s's,iVes Of the musical instrument
.a.fy agreed TO curtail their OUTPUT
ss ~ April and May 80 per cent
W. uNert their surplus energies into
am. ehdhnels. Although the official
~ ,ceihent stated that a "yoIun-
- asreement' had been reached IL
M earhed that the men that met win
4, I industries board were inclined
t 10 think their business should
tano,rsseu aseu III the list of essentials and
ae va. " operate as in the days before
M Iha-'pn or the matter brought lit.
iaetnrsnee IN the attitude of the manu-
aDnsalos' 30 the war industries board
ft,nonsss 70 The fuel administration. The
psn '1s was immediate and the business
ases,, ssle made TO understand. IL was
dves heu' ,' thao they had two alterna-
dsneitner to agree 10 curtallment
o. M Dy the war industries hoard
II, uepflyed Of fuel in, such ouanI-
naslas, would bring the same result. The
0ufSe. NOse tue FORMER
q M primary diversion as the result
bsbes,issu ssurtsllment will be into channels
Of ,Sa the alrplane industry. MANY
Nee \, pants are equipped 10 Construct
Qanti,,sseulre for the planes in great
aothers aH' u the woodworking facilities
fSs srs are to be utilized.
eatire pros p Is merely mark in the
du,,,,"l asl administration and The war I'm inI
vas stateS th are cooperating, and II
nent desI,ns .hst an important announce
eissn.sais with the control of non.
lan would be given out in a few
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
ORDER PROBE INTO
PETROLEUM RATES
Wide Difference in Increases Sought
by Railroads Cause Of Inquiry
by |. c. c.

Washington. April 6.--Railroad freight
rates on petroluem and petroleum prod
ucts will be Investigated by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission.
The investigation was decided on I'm
view of wide differences IN the amounts
and percentages of recent rate Increases
sought by tine railroads. IT, appeared
said the order, that an equitable adjust
ment cf rates could be effected only by
general investigation covering the
whole situation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
BERKS BAKERS ORGANIZE

Rending. Pa, April G-Nirtually
every master baker IN this city and
county attended meeting at which
the Bcrls County Bakers Association
was formed Cooperation with Food
Administrator Charles r. Davies. who
was present, was given as one Of the
objects of the new ORGANIZATIONS work.
The officers elected are: President
William T.. Seaman, Hamburg :; vice
president. j. ]. Fleming, Reading; Sec
retary. j. Fred Schofer, Reading treas
urcr j. \. Schofer, Reading.
II Is believed the associations primary
object is TO get the price Of bread. cut
by Davies TO nine cents recently. back to
ten cents, as soon rs possible. \ mem-
Der stated that every one-ceut raise in
the wheat prices means five cents more
on the barrel.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
HOLDS PARADE
Women's Loan Committee Opens
Campaign for Subscriptions

Stroud~burg. Pa. April G.--Thc Nom
roe County womeus Liberty Loan COM
mitteo opened its campaign with "A big
parade More tklu 500 women we're iTi
line led by brass band. Mrs &. II.
Staples, wife of the late Judge: Mrs
William \. Gilbert, Mrs. VIM =. Ellen.
berger and other prominent society
Tn" boy scouts pulled q hig cannon
containing the words Feed Me" The
East Stroudsburg State Normal School
girls aud Stroudspurg High School BOYS
Werc ip line
At the courthouse an addr,s, was
made By Clinton T. Eilenbcrgrr Tho
women after the parade posted tho
town with Liberty Loan posters aud to-
day NOR" thau 100 workers WITH sell
liberty Bonds.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
BLIND WOMAN KNITS
DAILY FOR RED CROSS
Despite Her German Nativity,
She Is Doing All She Can
for Boys of Uncle Sam

~. Louis, April q.
Mrs. Julia Eompcr sevcnty-oight years
old, of 23j0 Tennessee avenue. who has
bccu blind for more than twenty years
aud whose haudIEos and knitted gar
mcntS have been worn by the soldiers
Of Germany and the United States in
three different wars rs now knitting
sweaters, socks, wristlcts and scarfs for
the American Red Cross. Despite her
allictiou. she has managed to complete
uu average Of two sweaters week
since Christmas.
'llcr ucedlcwurN u 'ts present form
was begun To create diversion when she
became blind, and Is declared by ufU-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
AID TO AUTO BUYERS
Credit Corporation Formed to Help
Purchasers

Dover. Del, April G.--Thc Credit En-
tension Corporation Of New York, with
a capital Of S2i.000,00O, was chartered
here. The incOrporators, all Of whom
reside In New York. are George Y.
Reilly, William y. Rogers and Philip
J.. Nleser.
The new concern plans to deal in
notes, bonds, mortgages and other cvi-
deuCcs of Indebtedness of any person,
firm or partnership given in part pay-
mcnt ia purchase Of automobiles or
vehicles or Of real or personal properly
and 10 credit therein.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06

clals OF the Red Cross TO be far superior
20 that of many knittcrs who have their
sight
Her first activities as war worker
began seventy years ago, during tho Ger.
mou-Danish war over Schlcswig-ITol-
stein, when Mrs. kcmpcr was an eight
yoar-old schoolgirl at Hanover. Ger
many Lint and bJudagcs and a few
knitted socks We're fashioned by her
uou and sent. together withothc output
of her playmatrs, tu the front.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
BANK ROBBED IN DAYLIGHT
Two Men Hold Up Staff and Get
$4,000 in Montreal


Montreal, April 1.-Two robbers en-
tered the Cote dcs Nicgcs and branch
of the Royal Bank of Canada. held up
the office staif, cut the telephone wires
aud escaped with more than $4,000
while crowds were passing i'm the
street.
j. Bertrand, q teller was injured
while attempting to protect the funds
ina his care.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
MYSTERIOUS WOMAN
PUZZLES ROCHESTER
Stands on Corner for Three
Hours and Gazes Steadily
Skyward
noehester. \. v. April 8.

Mystery shrouded the appearance Of
q strange woman as she stood for three
hours ut Hudson avenue and Merrimac
street, apparently gazing aimlessly. but
intcntly. at the sky.
Persons passing the corner and those
living in the immediate vicinity wers
surprised at the stoicism Of the stranger
and finally woman telephoned 10 the
Joseph avenue station. Pa,roiman
George Hunt responded and as he took
the woman by the arm STE Struggled
TO free herself but made no outcry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
LOYAL CONGRESSMAN
MURDER PLOT OBJECT
Cooper's Family Nearly AS
phyXiated by Gas at Ohio
Home
Youngstown, o.. April G.

What Is believed TO have been an at-
tempt to kill Congressman John Cooper.
in retaliation for his activities in be-
half Of Congressman Irvine L. L,enroot
successful loyalst candidate in the re-
cent Disconsin senatorial election. has
been foiled.
Police say fume nuc in the Cooper
home was disconnected. permitting fumes
from a gas furnace to circulate through
the house. Representative Cooper had
left for Washington. but his wife. twc
children and maid were overcome
Three neighbors who went TO the Conner
mouse Tor call also were overcome
"hIle they were trying to revive mcm-
berS OF ihe Cooper family
Members Of the family say thc,. sov,
TWO strange men near the house NVedu..-
day evening. and this fact. couplod with
me frequent telephone calls. requesting
me tlme congressman Cooper would re.
turh from Wisconsin, has led both the
fahiIy and police to believe that the
dlSconnectlng Of the nue was a deliberate
attempt on the Congressman's life.
Washington. April .-Represcntative
cooper, who went to Wisconsin to make,
SpeeCheS Tor Scnator-eleCt Lenroot. in
"hich ne vigorously denounced German
SEmpathzers and the /. w. W. has ar
rived back in Washington. Upou his
return wednesday to Youngstown lvbar.
ne was expected to remain over night
with his family, Mrs. Coopcr ,,,i INV,
a man had been suspicously lettering
ABOUT the house and one of the children
had discovered him peering through one
or the windows
MT. Cooper left Unexpectedly for
washington Wednesday and did NOT
Know until his arrival here of what
toiioWcd at his home. He received word
touay that his oldest boy, entering the
youngstown house at IL o'clock Eedues-
DAY night, was almost overcome by gas
as lie entered and found Mrs. Cooper
and four children ana a maid unron-
SclouS. They could not be resuScitated
for more than eight hours Investiga-
ton disclosed that the house had been
broken into and the fue pipe connecting
the natural gas to the furnace had been
taken down.
Mr.. Cooper communicated tho facts
y the Department Of Justice, which Is
investigating
y have expressed myself very freely
about the l. W. W. and German SYM
pathizcrs,' said Mr. Cooper. "aud viii
continue 70 do - regardless of attacks
OF this kind. -hcy came near killing
my wife and four children, who have
nothing to d" with the war. ! wish
they wo&ld come for mc-not for
conan and innocent children. I'd make
1t warm for any one VIII" tried to reach
mo in this way"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
BALTIMORE WATERS OUT
az Two Hotels Filled by
Liberty Day Crowds

q ~ 's' Nd, April O.-on the eve
~ great military parade and al a
..,,.', wen the hotels in the city we're
q ~ III ~ capacity, ninety-two walters
.a1I !. .o's,s Belvedere ana STAFFORD
' etfike because the manage
||.|| ,Q tn increase In pay snd
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-30

CormicH's confidential statement said.
ANA when returned from Italy,
there was Il perccptible change. When
| landed they hurrahed for America
the wonder worker Of the world. but
when got back there was some an
prehension. They would say We
wonder if there is lack of coordina
ton in Washington We wonder if
YOU have all the big men you might
bring together in your government ;
They we're very polite but you sensed
a difference in their attitude"
Premier Lloyd George, Representa- :
tive Mccormick said, expresses
great anxiety lest America should
too greatly multiply the calibres of
ordnance in use. Lloyd George. said
Representative Mccormick, was very
insistent" regarding Maj. Gen. Leon
ard Wood
Regarding opinion of officers in
General Pershing's staff regarding
Generals Crozier and Sharpe, Repre-
sentative Mccormick said: .I would
rather not mention any names. but
the most important American officers
said:
eff Sharpe and Crozicr do not 60
we do not know what may happen.
When General Biddle was recently ap-
pointed assistant chief of staff
American officers were all broken up
about it,"
Representative Mccormick asserted
positively that France could not sup
ply the ordnance needed for the
American forces. The French chief
Of staff told him the German line
could be broken with enough artil-
lery.
General Sharpe's confidential state
ment included approval of plans to
call into service several hundred thou
sand more men than had heen orig
inally planned and also for hasten
ing transportation of American forces
abroad.
Il think 1t is to our advantage
General Sharpe said. "to put as many
men in the field as we can possibly
get there. even If they have to suffer
somewhat. The greater the number
the greater the effect will be on tho
enemy"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-30
BAKER ANSWERS CHARGES.
SECRETARY OF WAR MAKES
COMPREHENSIVE STATE
MENT.
Says There Have Been Mistakes and
Short COmings hut War Department
Has Made Every Effort to Correct
Them--By Delay Better Rifles Has
Been Provided for Army.

Washington. Jan. 2s.-Secretary Ba-
ker today replied to Senator Cham
berlain's charges of inefficiency ins the
war department at a public hearing
before the senate military commit
tee. He began by making a verbal
statement without manuscript. He
said the statement was not exactly
supplementary to the recent one, but
a comprehensive statement on all
army activities in the war. He asked
that he be not interrupted.
Secretary Baker said he thought
most of the criticisms were due to the
impatfence of the American people to
do this great thing quickly. He con-
ceded that there had been delays and
SHORTCOMINGS. but the war depart
ment had made every effort correct
them. Although more than mil
lion men are now under arms in this
country he said the number Of COM
plants were relatively small. probab-
iy not more than eighteen. The COM
palint OF neglect of patient at Camp
Wheeler. he said. 1t developed was
unjustified. resulting from the dis
tressed imagination OF widow"
He said the soldier who needs rint
now has one and better type than
IL the British Enfield had been adopt
ed. In defending the lack of Lewis
machine guns. Secretary Baker reiter-
ated the assertion that Gen. Pershing
does not want Lewis guns for ground
forces, but only for the aviation di-
vision.
Secretary Baker said there were
now thirty-two divisions of troops
ready TO go to France and added: 81
don't know how fast it may be neces-
sary to send them. but 1 do know how
fast we have sent hem and how fast
we plan to send them"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-30
REVEAL ARMY SECRETS.
SOME TESTIMONY BEFORE SEN
ATE COMMITEIcE RE-
LEASED.
Illinois Representative Brings the
News From France and Tells of Of
ficcrs' Wishes.

Washington, Jan. 25.-SOme inter-
csting disclosures regarding American
army affairs at home and abroad were
made today through publication of
confidential testimony given recently
before the senate military commit
tee, in executive session.
Statements of nearly all the wit
nesses heard behind closed doors. ex-
cept Maj. Gen. William Crozier, chief
of ordnance, were given in the usual
printed report of committee proceed
ings. One that created something of
q stir among members of congress
was that of Representative McCor-
mick of Illinois, who back from q
visit to the allied battle fronts, told
the committee allied officials were ap-
prehensive regarding coordination Of
American war management; that
Premier Lloyd George earnestly sug-
gested Maj. Gen. Woods appointment
tative abroad and that high officers
i'm General Pershing's command urg-
dnance and the quartermaster gen.
dnancef, and the quartermaster gen.
eral. Maj. Gen. ii. j. Sharpe. be su-
perseded.
In the confidential testimony OF
General Sharpe he defended the de-
cision to send General Pershing's ex-
pedition to France sooner than had
been provided for. He said he knew
and formally notified Secretary Baker
that clothing shortages would result
but that even with the sacrifice of
some lives. as many men as possible
should be summoned for the effect on
the Germans.
Some of the statements i'm secret
session of Major Generals Greble,
Organ and Wright after their return
from the French front. also were
made public. General Greble said
that in October the allied artillery
was unquestionably superior in effect
than the Germans and that General
Pershing's men were we'll clothed and
equipped.
All Of the testimony of General
Crozier was ordered kept confidential
Representative Mccormick is
shown to have told the senators tha;
allied opinion developed "some appre-
hensiOn" over American aid '9se,
Between the time when 1 first
went to England" Representative Nc.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-30

wheat for the allies Mr. Hoover says
that Belgium must be given 1900
600 bushels and that Cuba and the
neutrals must be spared at least 11,~
100000.
Europes beef demands for the next
three months, Mr.. Hoover says. VIII
amount to 7O,OO0, 900 pounds a month
against a pre-war importation from
America of only 1000, 900 pounds Il
month.
OF pork products the allies war;
for the next three months 10000.
900 pounds against an average Of
100 100000 pounds in the last two
years. The American production is
put at 750,O00,9)O month and Mr..
Hoover estimates that a saving of at
least 25 per cent will be necessary.
sugar saving Of ct least 10 per
cent. will have 10 be made here, Mr..
Hoover declares, if Europe is to get
enough to sustain the population.
Of compulsory savings Mr.. Hoover
says:
The program in many particulars
rs of necessity largely voluntary bur
III some particulars it can be enforced
under the food bill. In any event no
measure that has not the loyal sup.
port of the majority of our people
can ever succeed. The results of vol
untary conservation during the last
six months abundantly prove the de.
sire of the vast ma jority to make the
sacrifices necessary to feed the allies
and our own solGiers.
"A large number of our people are
not in n position to reduce consump-
ton. The responsibility and burden
therefore must fsll i'm a larger degree
on those more fortunately situated.
Those who have most must save
most"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-30

The first OF the lectures to be given
on Fuel Monday holidays under the
auspices of the Chamber of Commerce
and Council OF Defense was delivered
at 1870 today in the auditorium OF
the Girls High School by DR.. E. w.
Skies. president OF Coker College. DR..
Skies spoke on the historic relations
OF England and the United states and
the debt Americans owe to the moth
er country. DR.. Skies address was a
complete. satisfactory and convincing
answer to the often asked question.
Why should the United States enter
the war on the side OF England and
France?" Every man who has ever
asked this question of his neighbor or
himself should have heard the lee
tore. DR.. Skies mastery OF his sub
ject is 80 thorough. his grasp of the
historic significance ana effects of
world politics during modern era so
broad ana sane that he Is able to
present the subject. as great and com
pick as IL Is. in a clear. simple and
convincing manner. As a speaker. DR..
Skies In one of the most eloquent who
has ever addressed a Sumter aud
ience. but his eloquence is of that
high type. combining the utmost sim
plicity OF style and diction and the
strength OF broad and exact knowl-
edge. Quite a large audience was
present. but there were untitled seats
it the auditorium that evidenced n
lack OF appreciation on the part OF
some Sumter people of ar unusual
opportunity TO acquire information
ard at the same time enjoy an intel
lectual treat.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-30
NEEDS OF OUR ALLIES.
AMERICAN PEOPLE TO PE ASK
ED TO MAKE GREATER EF.
FORT TO SAVE FOOD.
conservation Program for Year
imperative Necessity" Prompts
Message From England-Lcss Can.
sumption i'm United States.

Washington, Jan. 25.-Greater saw
ing OF food will be asked Of the Amer
lean people by President Wilson to-
morrow in a proclamation announc-
ing the food administrations 1918
conservation program.
The critical situation in the allied
countries and the amount of food the
United States is expected to SPARE
them was set forth in preliminary
statement by Food Administrators
Hoover who quoted cablegram from
Lord Rhondda, the British food con-
troller, which said:
Unless you are able to send tho
allies at least 100000 bushels oc
wheat over and above what Won have
exported up to January 1 and in ad-
dition to the exportable surplus from
Canada, I can not take the respon-
sibility of assuring our people that
there will be enough food to win the
war;"
Although the food administrators
plans contemplate creating the export
surplus largely by voluntary effort
some measures of forced conservation
Will be employed, notably in the con-
sumption of wheat flour. which will
be reduced by arbitrary means at least
80 per cent.
In giving the volume Of exports he
hopes to supply to Europe, Mr.. Hoov-
er declared that no more food will be
sent out of the country than is save
and that in no event will the Amer
ican food supply be endangered.
| imperative necessity" Lord Rhon-
dda's message said, ''compels me t.
cable YOU i'm this blunt way. No ona
knows better than 1 that the Ameri-
can people, regardless of national and
individual sacrifice, have so far refus
ed nothing that is needed for the wal
but it now lies with America to decide
whether or not the allies in Europe
shall have enough bread to hold out
until the United States is able tC
throw it's force into the field.''
Mr.. Hoover replied to this mes
sage
| "We will export every grain thai
the American people save from theii
normal consumption. We believe oul
people will not fail to meet the emer
gency."
In addition to 100000 bushels ot
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-30

Mrs. ]. G. Cotton, aged 63 years,
died Wednesday night, January 23rd,
at the residence of her daugher, Mrs.
c. E. Jones, on Blanding street. with
whom she has made her home for the
past twelve years. She was original j..
ly from Eas.over, and there the BODY
was taken for burial Thursday after
noon, accompanied by friends and
relatives. The deceased was a men,
Der of Broad Street Methodist church,
missed
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-30
Red Cross Notice.

To the auxiliary chairmen and Sec
retaries of the Red Cross chapter Of
Sumter:
Don't forget the meeting i'm Sumter
next Thursday Of all the auxiliary
chairmen and secretaries. Now is the
time to do q little more than your
bit" and get some new members to re-
port.
Read again tn. etter that has been
sent you by the Sumter chapter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-30

The greater part Of the fall planted
oat crop of Sumter county has been
killed by the recent freezes and
there will be the smallest oat harvest
of years unless a considerable acreage
of spring oats is put in. The short
age of oats will ipe seriously felt by
the farmers, few nf whom have an
adequate supply OF hay to last, with
out oats, until fall
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-30
Oyster Supper ut Bethel.

There will be an oyster supper at
Bethel school house. Friday even
ing. February 1st. beginning at z
o'clock. The proceeds will be ap-
piled to Privateer's quota of the
fund for the county home for tu-
bercular patients. The public is cor
daily invited.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-30

Washington. Jan. 26.-Rain SUM-
day. followed by generally fair wealth
er thereafter. is the forecast for the
South Atlantic States for the week.
beginning tomorrow.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-30
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medium In Sumter.