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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-17

officials that the third Liberty Loan is
tagging and that the Philadelphia dis
rrlct has fallen behind what was cX-
pcctcd Of it today spurrcd Liberty Loan
workers TO their task with grim dctcrmi-
nation 10 throw more pep into the
campaign and. bring the figures for this
district mp to what they should he at
this stage Of tho drive.
TO reach the S25O.oOo,ooo allotted as
the quota Of the Philadelphia Third Fed
craI Reserve district an average oi
50. 600 600 daily must be subscribed. The
average So far has fallen substantially
below that mark.
These Liberty Loan meetings Will he
held tonight: Wilson Building, Fifteenth
and Chestnut streets; Mason school
New Market and Green streets; Taylor
business College. 1907 Market street
/ St I.ulsc's Parish House, $50 south
/ Thirteenth street; Parkway Building,
/ Broad and Cherry streets, and the four
corners of Chclten avenue and Greene
street.
only organizations having dtstinc-
, tive uniform will he permitted in the
parade to he held on Saturday. accord
ing to announcement today. +. j. Ber-
4 let SAYS that applications nave peell re-
r.iyod for admission of more than bO,OOO
marchers This would be impracticable,
he uoints out. as it would take nine
hours for the parade to pass given
point. To limit the number tn" ruling
as to uniform was made.
The Liberty Loan central committee
Yesterday originated new slogan, ~
star Week" This refers to cities and
towns in the Third Federal District,
/ many Of which have already received
/ honor fags" and some OF which have
/ bren awarded one or two stars Tor
doubling and TRIPPING their quotas.
10 enable the Boy Scouts to do their
/ ''bit" i'm the drive, continEcnts Of 5000
are being exempted from attending
school by the authorities for two days
each until the end of the campaign.
From this little array Of Juvenile workers
| twenty-five are assigned each day to
| the headquarters in the Lincoln Build
ing, while three are working in each of
the city's precincts
Ex-President Taft will he the prin-
/ cipal speaker at a mass-meeting in the
| Academy of Music Thursday night,
/ April %.
Another speaker will he NJ Andre
Tardeu. French High Commissioner,
who is the guest of honor and will ac-
company Mr.. Taft on his journey to
I Philadelphia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-17

has been able to obtain the services
OF sura man as Mr. Schwab to bc
the handspring Of the machinery that Is
10 hurry the steel to the shpbuiIdng
pants and 10 have tile ships i'm the
water at the earliest d,uc possible.
ut is no less spcud:s or Mr.. Srhwan
to leave his gigantic interests to nr'p
the nation in this hour Of IT'S ucod It
shows great patriotic spirit un the
part Of the steel master
This appointment without - doubt
viii mean complete coordination he
ordination between "hc steel manurac-
turing plants and the sh.pyards II
will mean a speeding up Of production.
not only in the plants controlled by Mr.
Schwab. but in all the steel plants of
;he country do not believe that there
is any man in the country I'm closer
touch with the steel situation than Mr.
Schwab. II" has all the data required 90
Shipbuildcrs Approve
The delay caused in eastern ahirhuId-
ing yards by reason Of the ahurtaC" in
fabricated steel during the severe vim
ter months has been a constant source
Of worry for most Of the shipbuildcr&
hut with the appointment Of Mr. Schwab
their opinion that quick action would
be forthcoming was unanimous.
Intense coordination and Quick r"-
suits along the whole line of the Nmori-
can shphuildnC program 10 the result
predicted by shipbuildcrs.
This is certainly fine to hear" was
the way in which J. b. Weaver. general
manager Of tho Harlan q IlollinEaworDh
Corporation. Of Wilmington, Dpl. rc-
Ceived the announcement "Mr SclNvah'S
ability to grasp minuJe and intric1t"
details, coupled with his great executive
ability, ] am sure. will result i'm the most
vigorous action and quick results !
don't doubt but that his appointment
will meet with the hcarticst approval by
the entire industry" he concluded.
Harry w Hand, vice president and
general manager Of the William II.
Cramp & Son ship and Engine Building
Company, was equally surprised and
pleased at the Appointment. but other
wise declined to make a statement ON
the grounds that his concern is now only
building vessels for the Navy Depart
mcnt. only small amount of work
remains to be done on craft builc for
the merchant marine.
Assurances Of the most complete Coz
operation with the new shipbuildiug
head were given hy j. Howard Pew,
president Of the sun Shpbuildng Com
pany, Chester who likewise was plainly
pleased with the selection of Mr..
/ Schwab "Pcrsoually ! am well ac-
quaintcd with Mr.. Schwab," Mr.. Pew
said, "and we all know what he has
accomplished SO far. | am sure | ana
every one else will be very glad to CO.
operate with him in the great work in
| every possible way
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-17
L. 5. Treasury Urges More
Speed in Loan Drire

Tho United States Treasury
makes public this announcement
regarding tho third Liberty Loan:
Unless the daily rate ot sub.
scriptiouS as indicated ny this re.
port increases, the minimum Of
$4,000, 100000 asked for by ScCre.
tary MCAdoo will not he obtained
on May !, the closing day Of the
loan. In order to subscribe the
$4,000, ,O00,000 il will he necessary
TO maintain nm average daily sub.
scription of $4,000. .OO0, including
sundays. NJ this rate $500, ,OOO, 600
now should have been subscribed"
OniciAl figures up tu Monday
night give tho country's total sub.
scriptious as $S29.6O6,OOO. divided
as follows. with the Minneapolis
district not reported;
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-17
SCHWAB EXPECTED TO SHAKE UP
PRESENT WORKING METHODS

tious in yards throughout the country
he is expected to bring the shipping
board out of the tanGlc into which it has
been plunged as result of being forced
to compete with the War department
and railroad administration in the rush
for steel.
This has been one Of the greatest diff
construction.
Charles Piez, who has been acting as
vice president and general manager of
the fleet corporation will remain as vice
president. The manager post has been
/ abolished
Chairman Hurley and other members
of the shipping board are not affected by
/ Schwabs appointment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-17
IRISH DRAFT BILL
MAKES HEADWAY
o.rIiament Will Link Con-
scription With Home
Rule Promptly
PREMIER IS URGING BILL
..,ons Votes Down Move to
eliminate Draft Clause
From Measure
London. April IL


!. .,,oment IS speeding up the man
,m oytcnC,ng couscription TO
pFu Al the came time steps are
''''' ,.,cn 10 grant Irish home rule
.s,sout any further delay.
- IN. Dillon. am Irish Nationalist,
in commons last night that the
v ...'S conscriptiou clause be omitted from
"" ...rover bill. but it was voted
ne p'su a majority Of l7S. The bill
cow ssed Y ON third reading by a ma
,orty Of 1913. ,.....i..., T., ,,..
TTs TTss Government is G2tcrmlncd IN us
"A nm both home rule and conscrlp-
~ .sa This was made evident by the
u..,ncement wv by George y. Barnes,
spa. shor of the war cabinet, thht the
n.y.,,ent nenor will resign If the House of
O'S, refuses to pass the hamc rule hiIl.
hn17o,ier LLOYD George Is cNcrting All
n,ngnetic influence to have the Irish
ifl,Iors ifs settled without moments
,.. Uc regards home rule as a war
'os,,re o anG its immediate establish
mept as essential.
London, April II.
Germany has just called up a fur.
a. half million men to the colors,
rio,d George announced i'm the
,touse of Commons, making ilnmedi.
!, massage of the British manpowcr
lbTl imperative.
The Premier said:
~t is desirable in the interests Of
,he war that we should settle the Irish
cuestIon and produce something like
oortentment in Ireland and good will
ln America"
Mr. Dillon said he had been forty
,sars in public life, during some of the
.tormiest periods of Irish history, but
n solemnly warned the Government
that he never had known anything to
anproach the feeling i'm Ireland today.
II conscription was applied, the
chaos and confusion ensuing would
he appaling, and, he declared. Ireland
would be turned into another Belgium.
The committee which is i'm charge of
the drafting of the Irish home rule
bll saws the Times. includes j. Austen
Chanlberlan, formerly Secretary for
India. This, it adds, is "A fact which
suggests that he already is or is about
10 become a member Of the war Cabi-
net"
The same paper prints an appeal
from Unionist members of Parliament
urging the immediate Introduction of
measure of home rule "as generous
As can be devised by the light of the
recent discussions of the Irish Conven-
ton and in harmony with the ultimate
goal Of federal devolution"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-17

Schwab in addition to being one Of the
greatest figures in the steel world Is
practical shipbuilder.
with complete supervision of opera
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-17
americans Win
BOche Positions


throw grenade into our dugout. our
fellows who were wounded were game
hfds There was no Erinning nor cry
kg Get into it again is our best bet"
Two BOChe Aviators Quickly Caught
# took two American aviators just
six minutes to captured two German
alrmen on Sunday. and today the
Americans will be decoratc% for their
Exploit
The Americans who thus distinguished
themselves are First Lieutenant Allen
5 Winsow, Of 262S Hampton Court,
Chicago, and Lieutenant Douglas Camp
bell Harvard graduate. whose father
director Of the Lick Observatory, at
Mount Hamilton, Cat.
The Germans were captured after
~o dramatic duels ana today they told
bow they did it.
Winsow,. who is Twenty-Five years
Old and a Yale man. while at school
edited the college paper and distin-
pushed himself rs an uarsmcn. lie
sands six feet two inches.
When the alert signal sounded
R said two boChes were headed our
way and Campbell and / went in pur-
suL They We're CaptivcS six !linutes
aller they had crossed our lines The
most satisfactory feature was that we
aught them N the aerodrome. 1t was
ne hrst time it has happened My man
vpehed fire at me from below while
fse were jockeying for position. AS he
poped dropped, getting a better range
,nu drOve him to the ground, 1t was
Y over in jilfy. l got out of my
a,achlne and asked the chap if he want
cigarette. He apparently did, for
y looK IT, ] though Doug might need
p wv so | started up again, but he
Il rousht down his opponent with the
l.lindn machine in flames minute
W The actual fighting lasted about
'ur and one-half minutes.
Iheh we left the field with our pris-
80 My man was CT Polish birth and
~ t~enty-four years old. lie said he
~ oeeh pilot for two Years In per-
y. French he exclaimed:
LUG war Is over. 1t all happened
VVhly | was confused. | had no
qne TO think
french Enthusiastic over Feat
me French people were enthusiastic
n. u'e AFFAIR a French woman who
Ixr little store insisted on treating
IA Anierlcans. She did it, too. but mis-
ue German prisoners in the crowd
I handed him n bottle of champagne
er,.u she had intended for one of the
The German rost no time I'm
|nns II Doug and / thought it a
y1Ae and laughed heartily"
~, llpbels story follows:
,aaa ne herman machines were up about
,u ysrds when We closed in. / began
-. suup bullets from my machine gun as
..,es o. we got in range. We nuttered
some and finally I winged one.
n'ae.llhe was crippled and it fell IN
INs Ire German cleverly volplaued,
shs'ssr' avoiding worse injury than
IL, nc received lie was burned some,
IA haalnaged to unlock the strap that
~ MN In lns seat.
tuh enemy mach>es were Of the
''oantine type.
IA prisoner was twenty years old
\ s es bulned so much that he. had
70 The hospital. His machine was
~ much burned. too II was thrill
4 al'erWard TO think of the danger.
'sos up about a day to realize that
,era. aa gone through me fight without
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-17
Warning Adds "Pep"
to Loan Drive Here

Continued from Page One
of the second issue at $50 for each 500
bond.
The committee points out that such an
offense is punishable under Federal law,
as well as under the charge Of obtain
ing money under false prctenseS, and
other State laws 1t intends to prose-
cute to the limit any one caught work
ing this swindle.
Warning by Treasury Department
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-17
Urge Increased Storage Rates

Washington, April II. -- The Great
Northern Railroad Company has made
application to the Interstate Commerce
Commission for increased shortage,
handling and insurance charges on west
bound Canadian shipments at Duluth,
MINI. Gladstone, Mich. and superior,
Wis. A variety of commodities are in
cluded i'm the proposed increase.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-17

luogo Ia grandiosa parata degil Italiauii
ALA quale interverranno in massa tuftl
eli Ordini. Associazioni. Federazicrk
club. ecc. Daremo in altro numero par.
ucolari ancho riguardo NJ comlzio che
81 terra nellD atcssO giorno alfAccado-
mia di Musica
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-17
Red Cross Man Dies in Paris

n W. ,April l7-Samuel D. Babcock,
ny, iork. is dead Of pneumonia at
||nce mere, Mr., Babcock had served
1fd cseptember last with the American
alhoricavnss as representative with the
Ma eNpedltionary force In the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-17
ehih Probably Fatally sealded

IA c'hlsa,.er' Pa, April 7.-Four-year-
4 sned 'ss doday was probably fatally
|1.1.f thls morning while playing
l0,. = 'rsshtub while his mother. Mrs.
|..II.. ,,''ay was lying on the floor
~ t'm an epllepilc nt.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-17

Charles NJ. Schwab, steel magnatc and
shipbu:ldcr today began his task to de
'vclop Americas merchant marine.
Drafted into the service by chairman
Hurley. of the shipping board Schwab
is counted on to realize lIurley's dream
of "A great maritime transportation Sys-
/ tenn for this country to carry the forces
to France that will end the war-and
develop the Country's commerce On all
parts of sthe world after peace.
/ Schwab will Immediately launch his
effort for tremendously increased pro-
duction. He will visit yards personally,
/ get into touch with the men, and is
/ expected shortly to shake up many
present methods and working spectica-
tions.
The building work will center on steel
ships of 5000 tons or more. The smallest
/ ship to be built after present contracts
expire will he a wooden vessel OF 5000
tons and there will be only small num-
Der of these built in Pacific yards, where
lumber is available.
small Ships TO go.
There Is small chance Of ships below
. this tonnage being used any place hut
I I'm coastwise and West Indian trade after
/ the war. Even with the present need for
bottoms i'm the transatlantic service
small vessels are uueConomical because
"A large part Of their cargo space Is used
up through necessity of carrying enough
coal for round trip.
concrete vessels are Still in the eN-
perlmental stage. Until their practica-
bility Is shown, Government shlpbulld-
ing plans will move on steel basis.
The determination to build larger
ships that can hold their own IN peace
/ times does not mean slowing up compile
tion of ships, officials explain Building
of the larger ships can more than keep
even with the completons of marine en-
glnes and boilers for months to come
| they predict
The appointment Of Schwab to post
where he will have complete supervision
of such building operations was regarded
here as definitely ending the discussion
on the merits of wood and steel ships
which broke out in the Denman-Goethals
controversy nearly year ago.
Practical Builder
Schwab. i'm addition to being one Of the
greatest figures in the steel world Is
practical shipbuilder
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-09-27
WAR DEPARTMENT
To HAVE CONTROL
OF ALL FOOTBALL

thf hcHNlho JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASEp NfHgl
Chicago, Sept 26--Control Of foot
ball and all other branches of inter-
collegiate athletics in the Big Ten
was completely rellnquished by he
faculty representatives of the western
conference at a special meeting here
tonight and placed in the hands Of
the war department for manage mont
The faculty representatives unan-
imously voted to take this action be-
cause of the chaotic condition con
fronting the 1918 football program in
the big middle west universities and
because it was found to be 'impOssible
to administer intercollegiate athletics
under the army restrictions"
Prof. Thomas e. French of Ohio
State University representing the foe
ulty committee, and Avery Brundage
OF Chicago, representing the western
conference committee of graduate
managers We're appointed to confer
with officials of the war department
to obtain a clearer understanding MS
to the wishes of the department. in
regard to carrying out the athletic
program
Reports from Washington indl-
Gated that army authorities were
strongly In favor OF continuing ath-
letics on conditions that they do not
interfere with the student training
activities but the individual com
manding officers at the different unit
vehsities seem to take a different view
of the situation.
Some Of the commandants were op-
posed to having the football clevers
make extended trips this fall to full
fill dates arranged months ago; others
proposed totestablish a quarantine for
two weeks when the universities opca
October I, which would result in the
cancellation of several early season
games
I'VE found It impossible to admin
lister athletics under the present con-
ditions." said Prof j. r. A. Prye, Of
the University of Wisconsin, presi-
dent of he faculty committee. THE
only thing we could do was to turn
the entire situation over to the war
department for its control
The decision of the faculty commit
tee to pass control of athletics into
the hands of the war department
means that freshmen probably Will be
permitted to strive for places on the
teams this season.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-09-27
FLUENzA PUTS
STOP To MOVING
Of DRAF TED MEN
tst aoSsrne JOURNAL srretL lrtsso w,ssl

Washington. Sept 26--Because of
cpidemlcs of spanish influenza in
army camps, Provost Marshal Cen
eral Crowder tonight cancelled calls
for the entrainment between october
Z and II Of $4,000 registrants
During the twenty-four nous end
ing at noon today, 6,139 new eases
of influence in army camps had been
reported TO the office of the surgeon
general of the army, One hundred
and sevent" deaths, resulting chiefly
from pneumonia, following influenza,
ana 723 new cases of pneumonia also
were reported.
Two camps Kearny, Calf, and Eus-
tbs. Virginia, were added today to the
list of those where influenza has made
its appearance, leaving only thirteen
camps free from the disease. The to-
tai number of cases Of influenza in
all camps was placed at 35, LAG with
3,0S6 cases Of pneumonia one out of
every four men at Camp Devens.
Mass, has contracted influenza, ii
was announced, and ten per cent of
the cases have developed into pneu-
monia.
In cancelling the call for the en-
trainment of the draft registrants
early next month General Crowder
acted upon Instructions from General
March chief of staff. Every state and
the district of Columbia had been as
signed quotas and the men were to
have gone to virtually all Of the camps
in the country The men probably
viii not be entrained until after the
Influenza epidemic has been checked.
II was saaid at the office of the sur
geon general of the army tonight that
every possible precaution is being TAX
en- in all camps to check the spread
of the disease, but despite all mea-
sures it Is believed the disease will
run its course and probably spread
to still other camps. Additional ply
sicians and nurses have been sent to
camps where the epidemic is most
severe.
The greatest number of new lnfluN
enza cases, 1907, was reported toda,
from Camp Dix While Camp DevenS
reported fewer new cases, pneumonia
showed an increase there, S09 new
cases and S3 deaths< being reported.
Influenza is also on the increase
among the civilian population, parti-
cularly in New England. The federal
government has taken steps to coop
crate with state and municipal auth
critics in combating the disease and
medical and nursing units are being
mobilized In communities where the
epidemic has gained great headway,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-09-27
RANCE IN F INE
SHAPE, DECLARES
ME- ETE0R0LQG|ST
ESPECIAL eossssrosDsnes TO ~ora,us ,oO.sAl

ESPECIAL coRHEsPoHpENcg TO MORNING JousSALi
Santa Fe, Sept. 26.--Unlted States
Meteorologist Charles e. Tdnney this
afternoon issued quite favorable
crop report for New Mexico in which
he says: 'Range Is maturing rapidly
in central and northern districts and
stock is generally fair to good con-
ditlon. Light frosts have been re-
ported from the northern counties.
The weather has been favorable for
the rapid maturing of late corn, beans.
kafir and fodder crops and for the
harvest of corn and beans. Apple
picking, packing and shipping are
under way in southern counties, about
three weeks earlier than usual The
fourth cutting Of alfalfa in the south
and the third in the north is begin
ming with good yield. some of the
fields having been finished.
Elephant Butte reports dry weather.
moderate temperature. an abundance
of sunshine with range conditions
fair to good, At Santa Fe the cut
ting of corn and the harvest of beans
are under way. with light to fair
yield. The dry land beans are poor,
The range continues good and cattle
are in fair TO good condition.
At Jemez Springs moderate tenn
perature with dry weather and a drop
to 80 degrees last Friday morning are
reported. Potatoes are excellent and
ready to harvest. Alfalfa is also ex-
cellent and practically ready for third
cutting. The range continues good
and stock is in fine condition. Plums
pears,apples, peaches and melons are
abundant.
At Roswell the week averaged be-
low normal in temperature, the nights
being cool. The corn harvest is fin
ished with heavy yield. Apple pick
ing is in full swing the crop matur-
ing about three weeks earlier than
usual. Some orchards are badly in
tested with worms. All important
crops except tomatoes and sweet po-
tatoes now safe from frost damage.
The range is fair to poor.
AT Mountain park apple picking
packing and shipping has started the
yield being about SO cars. The fruit
is of good size and quality
st. Vrain reports a light shower
and moderate temperature. There is
practically no corn in that part Of
Curry county and grain sorghums and
cane are poor. The range is fair and
there are some truck crops.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-09-27
U'ndatcd War Lead by the Associated Prcss)

Twelve towns and more than 5000
German prisoners have been taken
by American troops, fighting in con
junction with she French, in new
offensive begun with the break OF
day Thursday in the region extend
ing from the northwest of Eerdun
to within fifteen miles Of the cathe-
dral city Of Rheims.
The Americans advanced to a depth
of seven miles, overcoming Pthe stub
born resistonce of the enemy Penn
sylvania, Kansas and Missouri troops
were among the fighting forces which
in less than day won territory Of
great importance 10 the enemy and
further depleted his army through
men captured or killed or wou ldod.
The gauge Of battle has been
thrown down on a forty mile front en-
tending from the surppe river IN
Champagne, fifteen miles east u
Rheims. eastward through the ArGon-
ne forest to the Meuse river northwest
of Ferdun
In the first stages of the hattie tho
allied lines were pushed forward for
material gains-that portion imme-
diately northwest of Nerdun held by
the Americans to depth Of from fivo
TO six miles and that of the French
to the west nearly four miles AT GER
tain poilts
Under THE terrific Dombardmon.
y preceding the commencement of the
battle the Germans hurriedly q;it
nur1erous positions. and into these