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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-01
DEATHS

BApER.-June 80, T. ROGER BAUER.
Rai, fSn 9f George and yirsinia Bauer aged "a:
services, Wed. 80 D. M. from the hasnssI rss;!
%sdsr G 9oad "is kns PnrE 2 aefnse K
g. DuRAYp.Ljnne Is Is, AMANpnI. MANn rsEE widcv sssii g
samuel l.. Durand, aged 98 FunerSi -
MOB, Mop, y; m, at Charles Shurtleff' 8 pariorS
ssIS Market st. Int. Mt. Morish Gem.
Of EJhRLEf-Iuly Jsm.s . /. MAHGARET H.. wife
friends iry,sd to funeral. n rbuFs Es,as fsd
from residence Of mother. 49is Girsrd ave.
solemn requiem ina ss Church Mother OF Scf.
w ,HIdA.ZzARD-July1 1. SARAH b.. wife Il
William Hazard; Relatives and friSpds
Ryltsa RSrEer to sye tuners1 shsrSn wsd H from
PTospee. Hill cem Friend. may a, v{sw v{s'yas:: g.
.JAMEs'@june 40. MARION c.. dausht.v
OF late Samuel a, and Louisa James. bS3
VII. ,sta6T%S.lsS: 81. 4. so ANNIE !ns. Roas.r.l
friends invited to funeral We'd s:sSs !. na h..
from l7Bs y. MsscheI st. Solemn rsouiSuii
mass st. Michaers Church 10 a. m. III.
sTER&i@Iunee 80 -, GEoRaE atG adHEeefr B.. hu.Sslu
Of Mary Stern. Relatives and friends. alol
SonGordia Lodge; No. 2sa. r and a ~!
fs oas. t'fSSm sa 81 No % Al ans sshysSissSs yeisnsSsss
Relief Association. p. r r.. invited 70 ssfy-
int Int Nj. Mt' Morlsh Gem. mo Friends may csiI
Tues. evening. Auto funeral
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-01
NAVY TO RECRUIT
MERCHANT CREWS
Will Train Men for Big
Cargo Fleet Now
Building
OVER 100000 NEEDED
Officers and Others for Ships
to Be Secured Through
Voluntary Enlistment
OVER 100000 NEEDED

Recruiting and training facilities Of
the navy will be used to organise crews
for the hundreds of ships comprising
the shipping boards program for the
next twelve months, according to an
Associated Press dispatch today from
Washington.
Chairman Hurley. of the shipping
board. recently recommended this ac.
tion to Secretary Daniels. IL became
known today, and the naval secretary
agreed at once. offering all the facilities
of his department.
According to officials who will super
wise the work, the shipping board esti-
mated that at least $4,000 officers and
in excess of 100000 men will be re-
qured to man the minimum tonnage
now expected. They are to be s6-
cured through voluntary enrolment and
will be put through intensive training
to ft them for the various duties on
board ship. The bulk of these men.
naval officials said today, may be taken
into the naval reserve.
Necessity for extending still further
the shore training stations of the navy.
and the probability of establishing sew.
eral additional stations to meet this new
demand already have been discussed.
Training Of the officers and men for
the merchant marine service will be sun.
plemented by instruction on trainibe
ships as is now done by the shipping
boards training section,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-01
AUTOISTS HELD FOR CORONER
Cars They Were Driving Hit and
Killed Pedestrians

Two automobile drivers were held for
the action of the Coroner by Magistrate
PennOck at the Central police station
today in connection with recent fatali-
ties
They were Samuel Marks, 2i22 South
Opal street, and Or. William h. SAMUEL,
526 Pine street.
Marks was driving a motortruck which
on June 27 struck an unidentified negro.
The negro died at the Polyclinic Hos
pital early today.
DR. Samuel was held in connection
with the death of Ernest Rost fifty-eight
years old. lOS South Sixty-second street,
June 22, Rost, a postman. was found on
the sidewalk near City Hall and was
taken to the Hahnemann Hospital by
DR.. Samuel. who contended he had found
the man unconscious on the sidewalk
and thought he was suffering from apo
plexy,
To-Day the physician surrendered to
the police upon learning that witnesses
had stated the car which had taken
Rost to the hospital was the one which
had struck him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-01
DEAF 10 AID MEN
MADE SO BY WAR
National Fratcrnal Society
Considers Care of Soldiers
Who Lose Hearing
OPEN CONVENTION HERE
More Than 100000 Invested
in Liberty Bonds by Mem.
bers, 1t Is Announced Z
OPEN CONVENTION HERE

Care for American soldiers who lose
their hearing was considered by the
National Fraternal Society of the Deaf
at the opening session of the triennial
convention today at the Adelphia Hotel.
The need fer teaching the afflicted SOL
diers to care for themselves and over
come their handicap was brought to the
attention of the convention by f. j. Cat.
tell. city statistician.
The message of this official was inter-
preted in the sign language to the dele
gates by DR.. A. l.. E. Crouter. superin-
tendent of the Pennsylvania Institute
for the Deaf, Morint Airy.
THE war will add many thousand to
your ranks" said Mr.. Cattell "It is
your patriotic duty to prepare for them
to care for them-and lead into the
paths of your instruction that they may
be able better to provide fer them
selves"
The aid that the fraternity and it's
members have given the Government
during the presentc ~risis was narrated
by H. c. Anderson, grand president of
the organization. He said that. although
the members of the society were un-
able to place themselves at the dis
posal of the country for duty on the
firing line. there had been n whole
hearted response to the Government ap-
peals to boom the Liberty Loan cam
paigns
The Srand Division of the society
he said. had placed more than $4,000
of it's funds in bonds, while the members
Of the organization could point proudly
to purchases aggregating 100000.
One of the features of the morning
session was the report of the special
committee to consider the question of
admitting women into the society. which
Is of beneficial character.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-01
U-BOATS STILL LURK
OFF AMERICAN COAST
German Intention Believed to
Be Effort Against
Troop Shhips
Washington. July /.

Washington, July !.
That German submarines are still
lurking off the American coast is indi-
tcated by recent department messages.
These tend to show that operations are
on wide circle, farther out than the
original attacks on coastwise vessels.
Apparently the German intention still Is
to make desperate try for troopships.
The U-boats evidently are playing a
crafty waiting game in as much as nc
ships have been bagged since the Brit.
isher Dwinsk was torpedoed inbound
nearly two weeks ago. The reason for
operations far out from the coast lies In
the fact that the American patrol was
getting too hot on the trail. And nevy
men say it is part of submarine strategy
to keep moving about so as to keep the
defenders guessing.
Taking the U-boat situation as a
whole. officials say that the German sub
mersihles are nearly beaten. They have
been destroyed at so high a rate in re-
cent months that the figures can not be
other than appalling to the Teuton
chiefs, it is held; and American and
British ship construction is now grow
ing so rapidly that soon the output will
exceed the destruction comfortably.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-01
80 Die In SIOUX CITY FIRE
Death Roll Is Expected to Reach
Fifty

Sioux City. Ia. July 1.-Thirty-nine
bodies have been recovered from The
ruins of the Ruff Building here and fire.
men estimate that probably fifty persons
had been killed when the building col
lapsed Saturday, carrying down with 1t
two smaller adjacent structures Thirty.
three persons were injured, none prob
ably fatally.
The ma jority of the victims burned to
death. As the larger building topplcI
II turied under tons OF debris the smaller
structures occupied by the Chain Gro
cery Company and the Beaumont meat
market, imprisoning customers and EN-
ploycs.
Twenty-Five bodies have been identi-
fed The bodies Of fourteen others,
seven men and seven women, are un-
claimed. Accurate figures relative 70
the numbers of missing were not avail
able.
The cause of the accident has not been
determined. w. j. Becker, one of the
| owners of the RUN Building. said the
ground floor had been lowered eight oi
| Ten inches, but that contractors had con.
| sidered the building safe.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-01
NAB SLACKERS HERE
AT RATE OF SIX DAY
Twoscore Now in Moyamens.
ing to Be Inducted Into
Service This Week

An average of six arrests are being
made daily in this city in connection
with draft lodging.
This was the statement made by r,
u. Clark, head of the Philadelphia con.
scription squad" of the Department of
Justice, which, in connection with
Provost Marshal General Crowder's
work or fight order, redoubled its eff
forts today.
Forty-twO arrests were made last
week by Department of Justice agents,
Mr. Clark said. and twenty-six of these
caught were southern negroes who were
without registration cards. The agents
charge these men have been moving
from place to place since the draft law
became effective to evade military serv-
ice.
Forty alleged draft dodgers now in
Moyamensing prison will be inducted in
to the military service this week, accord
ing to Clark.
Pool rooms are the principal haunts
of draft dodgers, Mr.. Clark says the
agents have found. Many raids were
made on pool rooms through the city
within the last few days and many
slackers We're caught.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-01
MINERS ACCEPT CHALLENGE
Workers to Show Labor Shortage Is
Due to Poor Homes

Pottsyille. Pa, July 1.-The Anthra-
cite League has accepted the challenge
Of the Coal Operators Association to
prove living conditions in the last thirty
years have driven tens Of thousands of
miners away creating a scarcity of
labor. The league suggests editors of
the Philadelphia morning papers he
made judges of the dispute. The
operators place the shortage of labor
exclusively on the draft.
Representative Frank c. Reese, Of
the league, says:
we will show the newspapermen the
submerged homes the miners are re-
quired to live In at Gilberton and in
other towns. where four and five FAM
lilies have to live In one little frame
structure; where miners children are
permitted to attend school only half
the time. and that nearly every solool
district in the coal region is bankrupt
because the corporations dodge paying
| their taxes"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-01
MEADE GETTING READY
FOR ANOTHER ARMY
After Liberty Division Goes
Overseas As 900 More Selects
Are Expected There

CamD Meade Admiral Md Iulv

L.
Following the departure of the Liberty
Division this cantonment Is to be the
home of nearly $4,000 selects. and ma
iority of these men are to be drawn from
Pennsylvania. This is the belief of rank
ing officers who are in touch with the
war chiefs in Washington. They admit
that a definite schedule concerning Little
Penn Is yet to be completed, but are
certain that the camp will continue to
he the training ground for Pennsylvania
men.
when the Liberty Division leaves for
overseas service there still will be left
at this camp more than $4,000 men and
a stream of new men will begin to ar
rive when the barracks are made ready
for them. Hundreds of Philadelphans,
recently called to the colors have been
sent to Camp Lee, but this course, ac-
cordng to ranking officers, was made
necessary owing too the congestion at
Little Penn. Had 1t been possible to
absorb these men they would have been
sent here, but for more than month
the camp has been filled to the brim. In
fact. the camp Is SO crowded that many
men are living under canvas.
That the Ninety-fifth Infantry Divi'
sion. which is to be organized here, will
not remain as long as the present outh'
Is certain, for events in Europe demSno
a short training period on this side. Foui
months or possibly five will be spent a
Meade by the new division, but under M
circumstances will it spend eight months
Many changes In the commissioned
personnel are expected during the mex
| few days. for it is certain that severa
officers of high rank will not 60 tC
! France with the division. This apple:
to ma jors and lieutenant colonels, who
win be drafted for service with the ne"
division at the camp and units 10 b'
organized at other cantonments.
! Yesterdays crowd of visitors SMASHED
all records. for the military police esti
mated that 10000 persons visited th'
camD.
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TU0 Philadelphians
Lose Lives in Battle
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
Private Kaufman, collapsed when she
learned that her son had been severely
wounded. Kaufman enlisted in the
marines in May 1917, month after the
United States entered the war. He was
then only eighteen years old. He formerly
resided at 7iO South Third street, the
address given in the casualty list
Private Fannon, who was reported as
having lived at 10 North PaXon street
is not known at that address. Mrs.
Elsie kneale, who resides there, said
today she had received telegram from
the war Department announcing that
ramon had been wounded but said she
had sent it back with the information
that t&nnon was unknown to her
Private EeCk was recently cited for
bravery in action--probably in the ac.
| ton wherein he was wounded
Word of his being wounded was re-
| ceived yesterday by Howard j. Reckfus.
by whom Beck was adopted six years
! ago. Mr. Reckfus several days ago re-
ceved word of the citation Of Beck for
bravery.
Beck is twenty-five years old, and en-
listed four years ago in Battery u, Sew
enth Field Artillery. During the Mex
lean border trouble two years ago he
shot and killed n Mexican sniper who
had fred upon him and missed.
At that time Beck was tried by court.
martial and was fined so. This fine re.
Gently was remitted by the War De-
partment, and it Is regarded that tn,
blot which it had placed upon Beck's
military record has been removed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-01
DIAGNOSING STRANGE MALADY
University Hospital Doctors Study
Disease That Killed Three

Physicians at the University Hos
pital expect today TO diagnose the mys-
terious disease from which thirty mem
bers of the crew of British vessel
were suffering when the ship doclled re-
Gently. Three of the victims have sinced
died.
The diagnosis will follow the return
to the hospital of cultures of the VIC
Tins, which have been examined at the
University Of Pennsylvania laboratories.
An effort was made st the labO-
ratories to isolate the germs and to de-
termine whether, as the physicians be-
lieve, the disease is a violent form of
pneumonia. The physicians say the dis
ease is more severe than ordinary pneu-
monia, the victims experiencing pains
similar to those accompanying a tropi-
cal disease known as ''break-bone
fever" The pains affect the muscles
and joints.
All the victims are Iiindus and DR.
r. Il. Buerke. resident physician at the
hospital, declared that possibly the men
come Of families in which pneumonia has
never been known, in which case, he
said, the victims would suffer more
severely than ordinarily.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-01
MOTOR TRUCKS TAKE PLACE
OF PNEUMATIC MAIL TUBES
Shute System Lease Expired Last MidnghPresdent Will
Disapproved of Continuation of Service
and Vetoed Appropriation

in operation in this city almost continu-
ously since 1898. A tube connected the
Central Postofiice with the Bourse Post
Office as early as 1892, the service being
extended to other stations six years
later.
Twelve stations were Joined to Cen
tral Postotiice by the tube system. The
farthest uptown stations were North
Philadelphia, at Broad and Cambria
streets. and Fairhill station, at Hutchin-
son street and Lehigh avenue. The
farthest downtown stations were South
wark, at Tenth street and Washington
avenue. and Southwest, at Eighteenth
and Christian streets.
The pneumatic tubes were leased by
the Postotiice Department from n private
corporation. Their discontinuance fol-
lowed a long fight for and against their
retention.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-01
ADOPTS DELIVERY RULE
Wanamaker Store Complies With War
Industry Board Suggestion

In accordance with the suggestion of
the conservation division OF the war
industries board that retail merchants
adept delivery restriction rules and limit
The time purchaser may retain goods
before returning II. John Wanamaker
has issued notice that his store will COM
ply with the suggestion.
Not more than one trip daily will be
made by the Wanamaker wagons over
any enc route, with restrictions on spe-
cial deliveries. and the time permitted
for the customer TO enjoy the return
privilege Is limited to three days.
Cooperation of the public Is invited
in tho enforcement of the rule. together
with a suggestion that carly morning
shopping will facilitate the adoption Of
the new rules.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-01
GERMAN Ban ON new CLOTHES
Cannot Be Purchased Unless Alb.
solutely Necessary
By the Associated Press
By The Associated Press

perial clothing department issued an
ordinance today under which new
clothing can no longer be obtained unless
the application Is accompanied by a
certified statement giving in
detail a list of the clothes already in the
applicants possession
II is provided that henceforth coats
shall be unlined in the back and lined
only half way down inrfropW The num-
her of pockets is limited To four, while
than three pockets
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-01
Appointed to CITY Jobs

City appointments today were Edw n
T. Toy, s4S North Forty-second street,
engineer, Bureau of Police, $1,000: John
Haviland 1S East Walnut lane. in
spector, Bureau of Water. $1,000; Stuart
r. Afford. 39l2 Spruce street. assistant
teacher, Board of Recreation. 5000 ;
John d. Hahn. 1916 North Fifty-third
street, rodman. Bureau of Surveys
5000; Anna Spence, 2121 North College
avenue. head nurse, Bureau of Health
1850; Fred Morganroth, 3O2 Olney ave-
nue., inspector. Bureau of Street Clean.
ing, s1200; Mary V. Lyons. 1898 Ches-
ter avenue, head night nurse. Bureau OF
Health $50: Clifford A Barron 52T6
Jefferson street, rodman. Bureau of Sur.
vsys. $500: and Il Stanley Biting. Jr,
Department of City Transit. $3.50.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-01
HAS FINE RECORD
Chester Shipyard Baseball Team Has
Won Eight Straight Games

The Chester Baseball Club still olds
the lead in the Delaware River Ship
building League with a perfect record
Of eight straight games. II trimmed
the Merchants ship boys at Chester
last Saturday to the tune of to !, in
spite of the fact that the Merchants
got eight hits off Masborn, two more
than the Chester boys made off Reese.
Earl Twinping, the chestov's gar
twirler was out of the game with
a bad arm, and Masborn, new res
cruit. took his place. Luck was with
Mashorn in several pinches
The New York team dropped from
second TO third place, thanks to the
Hog Islanders, who took Saturdays
game from them by a score of to 2
A three-bagger in the eighth by Madds
scored Castle and Pearce. and sunk the
New York ship. 1t was the fiftl
straight for the islanders, The New
Workers still have hopes, though, and
will not give up their drive Tor hrs
place so long as only two games stant
between them and the coveted goal.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-01

THE pneumatic tube system of con-
l. veytnG mail to and from Central
Postoffico, Ninth and Market streets. and
from branch stations, went out of'service
last midnight.
The lease controlling the operation Of
Wilson on saturday vetoed the postohice
appropriation measure containing provi-
sions for the tubes. The bill was passed
again the same day with the provision
for the pneumatic carriers eliminated.
Extra motortrucks were employed to-
day by the local postofiice in transport
ing mail to outlying sections. The
change, OF course, had been prepared for
and no interruption OF service resulted.
The pneumatic-tube system has been
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-01
CAR STRIKE CONTINUES
Action by Federal Board Awaited a,
Columbus

Columbus. o., July NO settlement
has been reached in the street car strike
declared here early yesterday by street
railway employees. Present indications
are that the resumption of the street
car service viii depend upon how roOr
the national war labor board, TO which
the differences have been submitted, will
take a hand in the dispute.
Union men say the strike was called
becauh of the dimsissal of seven en-
ployes by the company, who the com.
pany officials claim were discharged for
Violating rules. Employees in the l2i
industries engaged in making war ma
terials for the Government will moi
be discommoded.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-01
IS LYNCHINCS THIS YEAR.
Three Women Included in Number
During Last Six Months

TuskeEee, Ala, July 1.-Thirty.flva
persons. Of whom one was white. were.
lynched In the United States In tho
hrst six months of this year, accord.
ing to announcement by the division Of
records and research of Tuskegee Instf.
tute. The total exceeds by twenty-ona
the lynchings for the first six months
during a similar period In 1915. Three
women were included in the list.
Eight lynchings occurred in Georsis.
elsht In Louisiana. seven In Texas, four
IN tennessee, two In Mississippi ana
one In each Of the States Of Alabama.
arkansas. Florida, Illinois, North Car
olina and South Carolina.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-01
PARIS RAIDED TWICE IN NIGHT
First One Frustrated; Few Bombs
Dropped Second Time
By the Associated Press

Paris, July Herman airplan nes
made two attempts to raid Paris be-
tween IL so O'Clock last night and 9 1870
O'Clock this morning, The first attempt
was unsuccessful. On the second oc-
casion the raiders dropped several bombs
on the outer suburbs ..
An alarm was sounded at II 80
O'clock Sunday night and forty minutes
hter the "alI clear" signal was given
The second alarm came at l2.48 O'Clock
this morning. The French artillery posts
opened fire and other defensive measures
were taken. The "all clear" was sounded
for the second time at 2 80 o'clock a. m
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-01
HUNGER SAPS GERMAN MORALE
Berlin Paper Declares Peace Is of
Urgent Importance
By the Annotated Press

Amsterdam. July In a despondent
article on the present food situation in
Germany the Socialist newspaper Nor-
waers OF Berlin, frankly points out that
the general shortage is undermining the
morale of the people.
Among them, IL declares, the ques-
tion of IAN early end to the tragic
world war has again become Of urgent
imnortance"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-01
BATHING SUITS SKIMPY
National Park Police Make Som,
Women Put on More Clothes

National Park, n. j.. July 1.-Several
hundred persons from places nearby
bathed in the Delaware here watched by
special policemen to see that they all had
proper bathing suits, Complaints had
been made about the improper suits worn
by men and women. Borough policemen
got orders Ct Mayor Edgar Waters and
few of the bathers were ordered to put
on more clothes. Some OF the women
wore old dresses over their suits.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-01
KING BAKERS SECRETARY
Boston Man Succeeds Private Assist.
ant, Who Was Drafted

washington, July 1.-Stanley King,
Boston, has been appointed private sec
Since September, 1917, King has been
special assistant to the Secretary. He
was formerly secretary and director OF
the w. II. McElwain Company. shoe
manufacturers, OF Boston, and a d.
rector Of the Boston Chamber of Com
merce.
He succeeds Ralph Hays. Of CIevs-
land. VINO has been drafted.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-01
Wills Probated Today

Wills probated today were those of
Gideon Sibley, 5035 Springfield avenue,
which in private requests disposes Of
property valued at $4,000: Ernest
Rost, who died in the Hahnemann Hos
pital, leaving property worth s26, 900
Martin Schwarz. 1894 North Twenty
ninth street. $1,000. and James Elihu
Merchant. 1929 Fawn street. $500.