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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04
POVERTY ADDS
TO GRIPS WOES
Many Suffer From Lack of
Good Food and
Supplies
ONE DOUBLE FUNERAL
Wife and Daughter of Police
Sergeant Are Laid
to Rest
ONE DOUBLE FUNERAL

Scores of funerals OF influenza vic
tins were held today. and in many in
stances poverty has added to the suf-
fering of the bereaved
The double funeral of Mrs. Helen Nc
Gowan and her seventeen-year-old
daughter Helen, who died on Tuesday
at their home 143 South Twenty-fourth
street, took place today. Five other chill
dren of the family are still in the grip of
the disease. and their father, william
j. McGowan. la doing all in his power
to alleviate their suffering. Service was
conducted BY the Rev. Father Flood. Of
1t. pdtricbs Church, at the MCGOWAN
home. Sisters OF ST. Joseph's Convent
attended the funeral. and also held a
short service in the convent. Mrs Nc
Gowan contracted the disease while help
ing to nurse her daughter.
Another martyr to duty was Mary
Louise Cooley, who die dearly today at
her home, 404 West Chelten avenue.
Her sister Agnes died last Saturday, and
on the following day Mary Cooley, who
had spent many hours by the bedside OF
her relative. was attacke by the malady.
Her funeral will take place on Monday.
The sisters We're the daughters of James
j. Cooley. whose son Charles died nj
teen years ago today. q
Realizing that many persons were dy-
ing for lack of medical attention, Or
Samuel j. chClson, Of 1853 Belgrade
street, who retierd from practice twen-
ty-five years ago, resumed work again
today and attended a large number OF
sufferers in his neighborhood.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04
SOCIALIST
IN NEW CABINET

Amsterdam, Oct. 4.
Deputies Groeber. Centrist. and Scheid-
omann, majority Sucial-Dernocrat. have
been appointed secretaries of State
without portfolios.
Prince Macmillan of Baden has been
appointed German Chancellor. says an
official announcement from Berlin. The
official statement adds that Prince Max
imilian also has been named prussian
Foreign Secretary. He will announce
his program at a full meeting of the
Reichstag, October 5
Deputies Groeber and Scheidemann
probably have been appointed secre.
taries in the imperial cabinet Adolf
Groeber is one of the leaders of the
Centrist party in the Reichstag. Re
Gently before the main committee of
the Reichstag he criticized the Govern
ment and attacked Count Won Hertling
the leader of the Centrists. In the
Reichstag in March, 1918, he defended
Germany's methods of making peace
with Russia at Brest-Litovsk
Philipp Schcidemann is vice president
of the Reichstag and the leader OF the
:r.ajority Social Democrats. He, with his
wing of tile party, while nominally OPP
Oosing some of the Governments war
policies, has swung to the Government s
aid whenever the German arms seemed
to be in the ascendant This was nota-
bly, the case when, after the passage
of the mo anneXations" and mo indem.
rities" resolution of July. 1917. the ma
jority Socialists acquiesced in the nego-
tiations of the notorious Brest t-LitovslS
treaty after Russia had been crushed.
Although anything but an international
Socialist in practice. he has been active
through international Socialist agencies
in efforts to aid Germany's cause by
helping her peace offensives as much as
possible. He has been called a tool of
the pan-Germans.
The official title of the Chancellor is
president of the Prussian council of
ministers. Prussian minister of State
Prussian minister of foreign affairs and
imperial Chancellor. The Prince sue.
ceeds Count Won Hertlng, who was an.
pointed Chancellor last November 3 In
succession to Dr. Georg Michaelis
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04
AMERICAN BAYONETS
CLEAR OUT BOCHES

with the Americans in Champagne.
oct 4.-(By l. y. S).-The new Amer
lean and French assault in Champagne,
which centered astridc the highway run
ming due north from Somme-Py, was
through sparse woods, At the same time
strong pressure was directed westward
toward ST Etienne (three miles west of
the -Py-Attigny highway, near
which Mont Blanc is located on the top
Of a knoll amid heavy woods.
Krupp guns were thicllly cmplaced
there, but many Of them were Knocked
cut by the American bOmbardment.
The tremendous barrage fire which
preceded the American assault yestcr-
day smashed all resistance. Where ma
chine gunnerS were encountered the
American infantry advanced i'm waves,
going forward by means Of intiltration.
The first line would move forward.
lanking German machine-gun nests and
strong points. while the second and third
lines followed, 'mopping up.
The thick woods hindered complete
cooperation by the airplanes, but in
spite Of these ob.taCles the airmcn made
a new record in regulating the artillery
fire. The gunners kept a constant wave
of bursting shells In front of the ad-
vancing ranks
German batteries west of Suippes laid
down an enlllading fire which bothered
the Americans until our long-range
heaNiCs began to rear. The German gun
positions were positively drenched with
gas
AS the attack progressed it swerved
in northwesterly direction, menacing
the boches positions north Of Rheims,
Following the violent drumfire which
preceded the infantry advance the Amer
leans put out thick smoke screen
which cloaked their movements.
Several batteries Cf German field guns
and numerous machine guns We're in
Cluded among the booty.
some of the German machine gunners
put up stout resistance, but the Ameri-
cans. with fixed bayonets. swarmed over
the German machine-gun nests, sweep
ing them clear of bOches with the cold
steel
There was a savage struggle around
the Blanc Mont The Germans had
spent much time and care in making il
as formidable as possible. The slopes
were criss-crossed with lines of entan-
clement.
The American gunners turned loose a
storm Of shells against the German pO
stion and ii was blasted to bits. Pro
iectiles of heavy caliber literally rainet
upon the summit and slopes of. this
hillCck, sending up great geysers Of
earth and rocks and bits Of wire.
When the cannon ceased the infantry
swept up the slopes and began rounding
up the Germans from caves on the re-
verse slopes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04
RED CI((SS NURSES
FIGHTING GRIP HERE
Uniontown Sends Eight-Di-
vision Head Appeals for
More Workers

In response to the call sent out by the
American Red eros, Uniontown. Penn
sylvania, has sent eight nurses here to
help relieve the strain on hospital and
nursing resources duhns the influenza
epidemic.
Mrs. Gowlng. wife of Dr. Fred Gowing,
head of the Girls High School. has vol
rnteered her services as a trained nurse
for the duration Of the epidemic. Mrs.
Gowng. who followed the profession Of
nursing before her marriage. IL giving
her entire time. Several other married
trained nurses have been placed by the
Red Cross
In an effort to mobilize all nursing re-
sources In this division, the American
Red Cross has sent the following tele-
gram to all chapters:
I'VE have been requested by the Ma
tional Bureau of Health to mobilize and
have available all nursing resources to
prevent spread of influenza epidemic. All
chapters, therefore. are directed to put
an urgent appeal in local press asking
all graduate nurses, undergraduates and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04
FREE MEDICINE FOR
INFLUENZA PATIENTS

Police surgeons I'm the districts COW
cred by the Second and Christian streets,
the Moyamensng avenue and Dickinson
street, the Seventh and Carpenter streets
and the Fourth street and Snyder ave-
nue. stations have been given the follow
ing orders by Director Wilson:
THE volunteer physicians will bring
to your stations prescriptions for pa
tients who cannot afford to pay for them
These prescriptions will be marked
Emergency Such prescriptions will be
filled out at the following drug stores
which do city work and the medicine will
be delivered by the police to the patient
prescriptions for patients residing in
the Second and Thirty-third Districts
Will be taken to the drug store of n. s.
Run, southwest corner OF Thirteenth and
Fitzwater streets; for persons residing
in the Twenty-fifth Police District. to
the drug store Of Sam Rosen, northeast
corner of Fourth and Dickinson streets,
and for patients residing in the Thirty
seventh Police District, TO the drug store
Of George Sloninsky, 730 Moyamensing
avenue
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04
Official Figures on Loan
in Philadelphia District

Subscriptions 10 the fourth Lib
erty Loan officially recorded in the
Philadelphia district amount to
date TO s57 7.4Os.600. This total, AN.
nounced today b., the Third Fed
eral Reserve Bank, shows gain OF
SII I,633,350 during the last twenty.
four hours.
Philadelphia has subscribed S32,'
8O1, 700 20 the new loan, eastern
Pennsylvania outside Of this city
Sl7,632. ESQ, southern New Jersey
SO, 100 300 and Delaware SS6S.550.
Among the large subscriptions
announced today were:
North Philadelphia Trust Com
pany, S5OO,OOO.
Whitney 4 kemmercr, Sl5O,O0
Colonel James ElyersOn, Jr.,
100000.
William Sellers 4 Co., 500 900.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04

six miles of NOuziers Junction. n base
of great Importance, and is twenty
five miles from the great railroads
connecting the German army with
Germany He is also solidly estab.
lished at Challcrango, which assures
eventual junction with the Americans
on the other side of Argonne Forest.
lie has added another 5000 to the 49,.
900 prisoners taken since September
26.
Better still are the results along
the northern sectors of the hlttle-
front The German retreat over a
seventeen-milc line in the Armentieres
section was accelerated yoste day
with the Allies hot upon his trail.
the enemy gave up Armenteres and
Lens, the great coal city, without a
blow. lie is now well east of these
two cities and the mining region Of
Bethune is completely ed.
As a further result Of the ] treat.
the enemy now is i'm peril o. losing
the Belgian coast Sluud the Allies
succeed i'm forcing their way through
the gap between Ostend and IN'r IL
would mean disaster for Germans
Even if the drive should he stopped
on tho Esraut. General LudCLdOrR
no doubt realizes it will be difficult
to resist indefinitely the rowing
strength of the Allies in Flanders.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04
BUDD COMPANY TAKES
GRIP PRECAUTIONS

In an effort to check the spread of in
fluenZa among the 1000 car workers az
the plant Of the ". q. Budd Manufactur-
ing Company. Twcnty-ffth street and
Hunting Park avenue. a special nurse
has been engaged to visit the home,' of
employees whose relatives are afflicted
with the disease. She sees to the COM
fort Of the patient and gives advice as
to how to protect the other members of
the family
Gallons of Dobell's solution are being
consumed by the employees at the plant
who have been instructed to use II thrice
daily as a mouth wash and nose spray.
Dr. T.. II. MCllvain. head of the well
fare department and Miss A. l.. Fite
chief nurse, are directing a corps of
nurses in examining workers who dis
play the slightest symptom of the DIS
ease All discovered to be infected how
ever mildly. are sent home Immediately
Doctor Mcllvain and the nurse" wear
gauze masks while at work in the dis
pensary.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04
BLOCK FOES ROUTE
nv THE ARCONNE

French Headquarters in France. oct.
with the progress OF the Allies along
the front from the Asne to the Meuse
the Germans are daily becoming more
alarmed over their situation i'm central
Champagne between Rheims and Moron
villers heights. All the enemy troops
which have appeared In this battlefield
belong to good divisions and have fought
with the utmost tenacity The sole eX-
ception to this rule was the Sixteenth
Bavarian Division. which was with
drawn after single days fighting.
None but first-class troops are Of any
value between the Suippe River and the
Argonne, because the Germans cannot
abandon ground there without the great
est risk Allied forces are daily nearing
the lateral railways which permit the
enemy to move his reserves from point
10 point. During the last two days the
advance of the Allies has made the
route from the Argonne along the Aire
valley useless except by night. The en-
emys next line Of communication is
twelve miles to the north,
In this sector. hsNeVer. the Allies
have to deal with the German Crown
Prince, who does not desire to give the
order to retreat.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04

nuFeef Al1ea . FeDp1t q V4lF
Hsd cross Chapter for tm>Fsen s>r-
vice. volunteer servIcss are desired but
salaries will he paid when needed as
sthe rate OF SIS per month with living
for graduate nurses and from $50 70
$50 for others. Chapters should not as
division director OF nursins-they should
mobilize In two classes, one for service
In home town only the other for service
wherever there is need In the division.
Where possible they should form groups
Of five composed OF one graduate nurse
In charge and four practical nurses or
aides Report daily by wire available
persons In each class to division d.
rector"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04
GRIP SPA RES INFANTS,
DIR. KRUSEN DECLA RES
While Malady Aacks adults Ruthess No Patient Under One
Year Of Age Has Been Reported to the
Health Department

No alarm need be felt for the safety
Of infants during the influenza epidemic
That was the comforting advice given
today to tens of thousands of parents in
this city by Director Krusen, Of the De-
partment Of Health and Charities.
At the same time. Doctor Krusen adj
vsed immediate surrender on the part
Of adults in whom influenza symptoms
develop
when you're fighting the Huns. keep
on lighting said the health director
but In nghting influenza 1t is best to
surrender at once. Go to bed. have "A
doctor Summoned, and stay in bed until
you are we'll"
Tho tell-talc symptoms of the disease
which is sweeping through cities and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04
BY the Associated Press

Paris, Oct. 4.-Germany is now
throwing in general reserves into the
1ntt1e on the st. Quentin front. This
H<oounts for the stiffening resistance
<here and also along the German left
INK and marks the beginning of the
Mt phase of the great battle.
X notwithstanding violent counter-at-
/1<4s by the enemy. the Allies con-
IIIlue TO make gains
British armies commanded by Cen
0[4l Byng and General Rawlinson
Gontinue To press the enemy hard.
0eneral Debeney, east OF st. Quentin,
n slowly pushing the Germans back
E Coward the upper Oise Valley. Gen
1foI Bethelot is continuing his ad-
vance north of Rheims and has now
occppied the whole Aisne line from
XaiIly to Berry-au-Bac.
Principal interest along the front to
1ho east centers about the operations
nducted by General Gouraud in the
|hompagne sector Re-enf0rced BY the
nor1cans, General Gouraud has
|1c1 forward until he Is now within
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04
OSTEOPATHS CALL OFF
ANTI-INFLUENZA MEET

Discussions of ways and means to
be held last night because of the infiu-
enza epidemic.
The Osteopathic Society Of Phlladel-
phia was to have met in the Adelphia
Hotel to consider preventive means
When the members. about 100 in num-
ber many of whom came from outside
of the city. arrived At the hotel, they
learned that Doctor Krusen had ordered
meetings in all hotels and clubs can
ccled
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04
CAMDEN POOLROOMS
AND HALLS CLOSED

Poolrooms and dance halls in Camden
were ordered closed today. Saloons re-
main open, but patrons are not per-
mitted to congregate
Fifty deaths have been reported in
the last twenty-four hours
There are 10000 cases of influenza in
Camden County, 1000 of them being
in the city, and DR. II. H. Davis
president of the Board of Health, an
nounced today that volunteer nurses and
physicians from other towns are greatly
needed. All physicians are working
from eighteen to twenty hours day
and long lines of patients wait In their
offices for attention.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04
POILU CAPTURES BATTERY
French Soldier With Rifle Wipes
Out German Group
By the Associated Press

French Headquarters In France. oct 4.
---General Gouraud's army had and still
has the hardest task of all the French
armies. Innumerable feats of individual
courage are recorded. one French
soldier with an automatic rife captured
a complete German field gun battery
lie crept up on the battery position by
himself and shot all the gunners.
A lieutenant, "A sergeant and private
with automatic rifles took a trench with
lO5 prisoners, by making the Germans
believe they had been outflanked In force
A tribute TO the skin and courage to
an adversary was given In the last few
days by a mortally wounded German
GER:
''You have fought mngnihceutly You
VIII be In my country by Christmas. As
= soldier l congratulate you."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04

forced by a military decision will be
almost certain to leave Germany in a
position to menace the future of the
democratic world. Such a pease as
Prince Max will offer will be most
dangerous proposal in the sense that It
will be n German-made peace, and 1t
will be most difficult task for Mr.. Will
son to hold the Allies to its rejection
II he feels that II does not accomplish
the ends for which America ie fighting
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Americans Launch
DriUe With French
Continued from Page One


ing positions and the Germans who
have held their line i'm the defensive
system are in danger of being cut off
The enemy appears to be in full
flight north of the break i'm the line
Allied patrols have penetrated further
Into Cambria, from which the Ger.
mans seem to be Withdrawing.
There was fighting of the most des-
perate character before the last line
Of the Hindenburg system was smash
ed Fresh troops which had not been
In the earlier fighting here were pour.
ed into the battle Prospect Hill, a
strong enemy position, was taken by
storm.
An immense number of Germans
WIS killed during the fighting. Many
trenches were turned into shambles in
less time than IL takes TO tell II.
I. During yesterday afternoon the Ger.
mans delivered a terrific counter.at-
tack against Gouy and lie Catclet. I'm
confirmed reports say that they gained
slightly here. but their advantage was
short-lived. New British attacks were
,launchcd. and desperate fighting is still
In progress.
Prisoners from ten German divisions
and forty-one battalions have been cap
.tured. Regiments which came into the
line IlOfn y idilutIS anu Ntluun nAu
been identified.
Last available air reports are to the
effect that the advancing British
troops are six thousand yards beyond
the Beaurevoir line. Machine-gunners
in large numbers are said to have
noured through the breach in the Hin
denburg system aboard motor busses.
Many of these vehicles are double
!. deckers which used to run on the
sfreefs of London. They are able tc
follow the cavalry closely.
The Germans have fought desperate
" along this front, realizing that a
British victory would undoubtedly
have disastrous results, for back OF
Che HindenhIrg line cavalry and other
troops would find IL easy to advance
a. any direction.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04

camps are pains in the head and chett,
and sometimes in the limbs. a cough,
chills and snecZlng.
Doctor Krusen. In commenting on the
liability Of children to the disease. said
he has heard of no cases under one year
of age. He recommended that parents
Of very small children keep them out Of
trolley cars and other public con-
veyances.
The history OF influenza. the Director
said shows that the course OF an
epidemic usually runs from four to six
weeAs The first case in the United
states developed in Boston on August
2s, and the epidemic in that city is now
at its crest. The period of incubation
for the influenza bacilli, he said, II from
eighteen to forty-cight hours.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04
GLOUCESTER GETS
GRIP FIGHT AIDES

Gloucester took steps today to care
for the Spanish influenza patients who
have for the last two days suffered
from lack of medical attention and
drugs.
Dr. George NJ. Adams, of Wildwood,
and Dr. George j. Ralston, of Atlantic
City, came today to help fight the epi-
demiC After 4 survey of the situation,
Dr. II. &. Bowen. chief of the Bureau
of Local Health Administration of New
Jersey. wired the Red Cross I'm Washing
ton t@send six nurses and three doctors
Lack of drugs and the shortage of
physicians has caused many touching
scenes Many women and children have
cried when they were turned away.
The epidemic is seriously affecting
work in the shipyards and in war in
dustries
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04
STRICKEN WHILE
ATTENDING PATIENTS

Dr. John A. Kolmer. professor Of
pathology and bacteriology at the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania, while conduct
ing an investigation on influenza at his
laboratory in the Philadelphia Hospital
was stricken with the disease and con-
fined TO his home, 927 South St. Bernard
street.
Doctor Kolmer has been engaged in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04
MORE SOUP KITCHENS
WILL BE OPENED TO-DAY

More soup kitchen will be opened to-
day.
Two kitchens established yesterday by
the Emergency Aid. through the home
relief division, proved so. successful that
Mrs. John c. Groome. the chairman.
and her associates will broaden their
field. Other kitchens will start today
as follows:
No. 1896 North Second street. south
east corner Twenty-fourth and Wharton
streets, 1924 Kensington avenue 4iO9
Germantown avenue. 1901 Front street,
Fifty-second street and Lancaster ave-
nue. and 2601 Lombard street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-04
BLANC MONT WON,
PERSHING REPORTS
By the Associated Press

Washington, oct. 4-Capturc of. Blanc
Mont and other positions In Champagne
was reported today by General Pcrshng
In his communicate for Thursday an
nouncing gains by the American forces
hghunP with the French