Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
COUNTRY HOLDSMANY
HOT SPOTS FOR FOES
Secretary Daniels Says All
Traitors Will Be in Jail
in Month
CITIZENS TAKE ACTION
Suspicion Of Disloyalty Brings Pun
ishment to Americans
Throughout Country

Baltimore, April G.-Secrctary Dan
iels, speaiting here, said:
Il thank God for a united country.
There are some men among US who
received American hospitality and who
sought 20 destroy the hand that feeds
them, There are some spies and traitors
who should be punished by law, but in
no other way, for We must condemn
lynch law, even on traitors. The Ameri-
cans are armed and determined and
witt mako Il 30 hot that I'm a month
there viii DO no traitors outside OF
jan"
Chicago. April G.--Victor Berger, Of
milwaukee,. who Is under Indictment for
violation of the espionage act. will
speak at n Socialist meeting sunday
AFTERNOON German songs by the Stadtc-
Nereingung Won Chicago das Sanger
bund are TO be given. The meeting is
under the auspices of the Young Peo-
pies SoeiaIistic League.
Other speakers announced 70 be pres
ent to discuss why We are under IN
dictment" are Adoiph Germer Louis
Engdahi, Irving Tucker and William
Kruse.
c. II. Auerswaid, pastor OF the German
Lutheran church here. Is charged with
Snaking seditious remarks. lie is re-
ported TO have said concerning the sink
ing OF the Tuscania:
THE soldiers on that boat said they
were going to get the Kaiser or go 20
he'll and l guess they went TO hell"
Washington. April 6.--The editor OF
the Lyceum World, Arthur Il. Gringle.
of Batesville. Ind, has been suspended
from membership and indicted for eX-
puislon from tho international Iyceum
Association, on the charge ot making
unpatriotic and reasonable statements.
Recommendation was made BY the
associations executive committee 20 the
Indiana council of defense that the coun-
ell carry Gringle's case 70 the Goverr-
ment for action. The Lyceum will try
Gringie for expulsion at rs meeting in
September.
spokane. April G.--The headquarters
OF the Lumber Workers and AEricul-
tural Workers unions of the Industrial
Workers OF the World here have been
raided by the police. who took fifty men
10 police headquarters and seized all
books and literature IN the rooms
No charges were preferred against the
men. Chief OF Police wier announced
that the headquarters OF the I. w. w.
would not be permitted TO reopen except
on a court order
The raids were made after negotIa-
tions for State action with Governor
Lister. called here early this yrcel, 10
Investigate the situation. had failed.
Many surrounding towns had com
planned that Spokane permitted the
I. w. W. TO conduct strikes In their
vicinity from the Spokane headquarters.
San Francisco. April G.--John Lind,
junior officer OF the steamship Sacra-
meflto, has been arrested by naval Off
cfais on u charge Of having disabled the
vessel on It's maiden trip 10 the island
port in February. According 70 Cam
tain +. w. Cullen. Of the Sacramento.
the vessel sustained q cracked cylinder
head while at sea. The vessel was towed
to Honolulu by another ship and IN
vestigation revealed the presence in tho
cylinder Of eight pounds of crushed
metal, Captain Cullen said. Lind Can
tain Cullen said, openly had stated he
hoped Germany would win the war The
police said Lind's home was In Seattle.
Red Wing, Mi nn., April G.-L. W.
Martin Nonpartisan League orCanizar
on trial here, denies that he is a pro- |
German and declares that he is not a
Socialist
In refuting the testimony Of Martin. /
the State called several witnesses. who /
were present at Kenyon when Martin |
entered barber shop and Is alleged to |
have asked, rs there a man here who |
win shave Il pro-German?"
StrOudsBurE, Pa. April 6.-Joilu y
Frahtz. charged with violating the
espionage act, was given a hearing By
United States Commissioner Britain M
East Stroudsburg and held under $4,000
bail for the May term of the United
states District Court.
Leonard Calvin testified that Frantz /
told him that ANY man who was fool /
enough to enlist for volunteer should be |
Hoffman testified that Frantz said tbat
III Wilson had the first shot through
his heart the war would stop"
New York, April G.-Partlcles. Of
glass were found in bread which WAS
traced to an East Side bakery I'm
which forty-scven Of the 1lO en-
playes are enemy aliens, according 10 /
a statement by District Attorney Mar /
tin, OF Bronx County, where the COM
plant originated.
Additional complaints OF glass being
found in bread. ginger snaps and other /
baked stuffs were made 70 the DO
hce Of all five boroughs in the city.
Albany, n. ". April 6.-Governor
Whitman has signed the bill providing
that only citizens shall be allowed 10
teach In the public schools in this
state. Teachers who are not citl-
zens may continue in their positions on
condition they apply for naturalization /
within year after the act becomes
effective.
SHORE TROLLEY LINES
WANT TO BOOST FARES