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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-05
PRIEST IN KHAKI
GOES OVER TOP
Smiling Father Kelley, of
Meade, in Three Charges
With 10th
HIS HAIR TURNS WHITE
Giant Clergyman Ministers
to Wounded While
Battle Ragged

The Rev Francis A Kelley. of Albany.
N Y, who served ae Camp Meades first
chaplain and director Of knights of Co
iumbus activities. today figures in the
war dispatches from the st. quentin
salient
Father Kelley, a Hercules in stature
and known in army circles as Smiling
Father Kelley" held close to his boys.
according 10 the war dispatches. and
actually went over the top three times
In one day
He finished the day with his hair
white" says the Associated Press cor
Respondent
ignoring the wishes Of his men and
fellow officers, the priest was on the
firing line for hours, ministering to the
badly wounded.
Father Kelley is known to thousands
of Philadelphians who were in the ad-
vance guard of selects to arrive in
Meade As chaplain of the Tenth New
York Infantry. he was camp chaplain
for several weeks and relinauished that
position when his regiment left for
France in october, last year.
At Camp Meade
THE Tenth was at Meade and doing
guard duty until the selectives from
this city and other points in Pennsylva- -
MIA were trained sufficiently to take over
the work. And Father Kelley who
stands more than six feet in his stock
fngs, was the active SKY pilot for the
camp.
He was not only the SKY pilot for
the New Workers.. but served as director
of Knights of Columbus activities for
many weeks. and Philadelphia mothers
will remember the advice he gave them
q few days before their loved ones de-
parted for camp. Standing outside his
tent near the Admiral railroad station.
he sent this message through the EvEN-
ING PUBLIC LEDGER to the mothers. sis
ters and sweethearts of Philadelphia
draftees.
give him a kiss and n smile as he
says goodbye If you do that, 1t VIII
send him away with the feeling that
yo.. do not entertain a single fear con
cerning his safety Tell him to make
good by fighting his level best. Tell
him you will be proud of his exploits
on the field of battle. but remember the
smile. That smile will linger in his
memory and do much toward easing his
mind
Two weeks later the Tenth received
orders to leave camp and Father Kelley
said farewell to hundreds of his new
friends AS the regiment pulled away
from the station Father Kelley stood
on the platform of the rear car anc
waved to the group of Philadelphians
He was on his way to France.
when Tenth Left
Standing al the dust ridden station
was a lone woman who had been fortu
nate enough to arrive in camp a hall
hour before the entrainment of the regi
ment. Her boy was there and as thu
train pulled away from the station thu
soldier band played Goodbye, Little
Girl. Goodbye"
Mindful of the priests advice th'
mother smiled and waved farewell Il
the brawny Sky pilot
A year has passed and more thar
10000 men have passed through CamI
Meade on their way to France. In tn,
brief war dispatches "A few have hee'
mentioned for bravery and dash dn(
today Father Kelley figures in one .O
these terse messages.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-05
INTERURBAN FARES BOOSTED
Tickets to Points Between Nor.
ristown and Allentown Up
Seven Cents

The price of all one-way tickets from
the SiXty-ninth Street Terminal to all
stations on the Lehigh Valley Transit
Company line. between NOrriStOwn and
Allentown, will be advanced seven cents
each, beginning November |, according
to announcement by the LehiGh Valley
Transit Company and the Philadelphia
and Western Railway Company today.
The fares on express and other spe-
cial cars from the SiXty-ninth street Ter
minal to stations beyond Norristown will
he increased in proportion.
The new joint passenger tariff sChed-
ule has been filed with tho State Public
Service Commission at Harrisburg
Fares to stations east of Norristown
will not he affected by the new sched-
ulc.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-05
SAILOR YIELDS SWITCH IRON
Fractures Negro's Skull During
Free Fight in Trolley Car

William Douglas, "A negro. had his
skull fractured by a blow from "A switch
iron and a white girl was slightly cut
in a fight between sailors and negroes
on a southbound trolley car in front Of
the Nineteenth and oxford streets police
station last night.
The car was crowded with sailors
and girls returning from dance when
several negroes boarded II at Columbia
avenue. One of the negroes, 1t Is alleged
nsulted a girl and her sailor escort
threatened him. At oxford street more
negroes boarded the car and free
for-all fight started
Tho car stopped and the sailors threw
the negroes off the car, one of them
hitting Douglas, who was taken to St
.loseph's Hospital. The girl refused to
give her name.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-05
wins GLORY AS AVIATOR
Hazleton Pianist Recommended
Three Times for Decorations

Lieutenant Walter i. Erwin, of Hazle-
ton, once pianist, has been recon-
mended three times for decorations and
mentioned twice in orders for daring
work as an aviator in France.
The story of his latest feat is thrilling
In battle with nine German planes of
the Fokker type, he downed one. and
although his observer was shot dead he
escaped from the others. The German
plane was shot down from a height of
l2000 feet.
Before the war Lieutenant Erwin was
Professor Walter i: Erwin. playing the
piano of the Rev Henry w. Slough, an
evangelist. in revival campaigns through
eastern PENNSYLVANIA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-05
STATE FIRE MARSHAL DEAD
&. Chal Port. of Huntingdon, Dies
i'm Hospital Here

state Fire Marshal G Chal Port. of
Huntingdon. Pa, died today in the Pres.
byterian Hospital He has been suffer
ing from uraemia, and was brought TO
this city last Monday.
Marshal Port formerly served as Cor
oncr and Sheriff of Huntington Count y.
At one time he was chairman of the
Republican county committee
For nearly ten years he served as ran-
tain of polio" with the Pennsvlyania
Railroad Company He was appointed
fire marshal by Governor Brumbaugh in
June 1916.
Marshal Port was born in Hunting
don, November 25. 1873
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-05
Last Day to Register
for November Election

Today is the last day TO register
for the November election.
Registrars will sit at all polling
places throughout the city from
a. m. to 20 a. m. and from p. m
to 10 p. m.
Only those physically unable to
register today and those who may
be unavoidably absent from the city
will be permitted to register at
later date to be named by the
registration commissioner.
The total number of voters. regis
tered on the previous two registrs'
ton days is 100000 less than those
registered at the same time last
year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-05
THREE MADE ARMY OFFICERS
Philadelphians in Medical and
Quartermasters Corps

The names of three Philadelphans ap-
pear in the list of men awarded commits
sions in the army, announced by War
Department The appointments follow.
To be second lieutenants, quaTtcrnlas-
ter's corps (enlisted) Stroup
Bridge, '2620 Gray's Ferry road
To be major. medical-Cieorge Paul
Mueller. 1929 Pine street
To be first lieutenants, medlcal-Wn-
liam James Creighton, 1905 Chestnut
street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-05
Stay at Home, Urges
State Health Board
STAY at home!

Stay at home!
Avoid crowds at places frequent
ed By large numbers Of persons.
DO not use the trolley ears or
trains except as your duties or
employment may absolutely re
quire.
Crowded cars afford unusual IA
cilities for spreading the disease.
Make them less dangerous for
those who must use them In peces-
sary industry.
This is the gist Of a preventive
announcement issued by the State
3oard Of Health.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-05

Captain William II. milford, son of
Spencer X. milford president of Eng
land. Walton & Co. Inc. leather tam
ners, has been advanced to the rank of
major, Major milford enlisted Sep
tember, 1916. and has since been as
sociated with the quartermaster's de-
partment in France
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27
CLEMENCEAU IS
BACK FROM FRONT

Paris, Feb. 26.-Premier Clemenceau
who returned to Paris last night from
a two day visit to the Belgian. Brit
ish and Portuguese fronts, said today
to a representative of the Matin:
MY impression was an excellent
one. I passed all Sunday son the Bel
gian front. I had pleasure in seeing
how high it's morale is. The army has
been completely made over and is res
olute to defend to the death the little
remaining corner of it's country.
I'm the morning and afternoon
visited the Portuguese and British
fronts. The Portuguese troops suffer
good deal from the biting wind
blowing from the dunes and swamps.
In a few weeks fine weather will be-
gin again and the valiant little Por-
| tuguese army will be able to repeat
the exploits it accomplished in other
sectors.
GAS to the British armies, I cannot
sufficiently praise their bearing ano
morale. Everywhere the defensive or
CARNATIONS are in admirable order
Our friends await with phlegmati<
| impatience the formidable shock an
nounced by the Germans, which, &C
cording to them, cannot now be lonE
in coming. / wish particularly to en-
phasize the perfect harmony that ex
lists between the Entente allied head
| quarters.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27
MUST MARK EACH
EGG BY APRIL |

Hearings for twenty alleged viola
tors of the law regarding the mark
/ ing of packages containing cold stor-
| age eggs were conducted by Dairy
and Food Commissioner Thomas Holt
yesterday. Eight more alleged viola
tors will be given hearings today. TIL
/ law requires that all dealers in cold
storage eggs shall mark the packages
in which the eggs are kept for salo
and the bags in which they are sold,
cold storage eggs" so plainly that
there will be no difficulty for prospec-
tive buyers to tell the kind of eggs
he is buying.
| All of the alleged offenders arc
dealers in Bridgeport and New Ha-
ven. Beginning April 1 a new law
will go into effect with regard to cold
storage eggs. This law, passed at the
last session of the General Assembly
does not annul the present law, passed
at the 1913 session, but rather am
plifies it.
The new law requires that in ad-
Gition to marking the packages con.
tanning storage eggs, the person sell
ing them shall stamp each egg, with
indelible ink cold storage" 1t reads
as follows:
"Any person who shall sell or Offer
for sale any egg which has been pre-
served by any artificial process o.
which has been kept in storage more
than fifteen days in any place whert
the temperature is reduced by means
of chemicals or other agents, or which
has been incubated for twenty-fou
hours or more, unless such egg shall
be plainly stamped with indelibIe inl
with the words cold storage" pre-
served or incubated' as the case ma
be shall be fined not more than $25.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27
SHORE LINE KICKS
ONUNIFO RM RULES

A uniform system of traffic rules
for all the street railway lines in Con-
necticut, with the exception of the
Shore Line Electric company, was
adopted yesterday at a hearing before
the public utilities commission of rep
resentatives from all these companies,
for the purpose of adopting such
rules.
The rules of the different systems
were gone over in detail, and it was
agreed that rules can be made which
will be practically the same on about
all the lines in the state. The one
dissenting voice was raised by the
representatives of the Shore Line
company. This organization claims
that the difference in speed in run
ming its cars, and its general system,
are such that it could not conform alb
soIutelv to the rules of the other COM
panies.
The rules of the Shore Line, ac-
cordineiv will differ slightly from
those of the other lines.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27
Mothers Here
Interested in
New Treatment
Relieves Colds Over Night and
Group in Fifteen Minutes
Applied Externally.
NOTHING TO SWALLOW,
YOU JUST RUB IT ON.
Local Druggists Have Arranged to
Sell 25c, 50c, or $1.0o Packages
on 80 DAYS Trial.

Local druggists report great deal
of interest, especially among mothers
with small children, in the remarkable
external "vapor' treatment, known as
Vick's vapoRub, recently introduced
here from the South.
This treatment makes unnecessary
dosing" with injurious medicines,
using flannel jackets and chest pro-
tectors, or keeping the children shut
I'D indoors. You can let the little
chaps run outdoors and get their
needed fresh air and exercise. If
colds do start, nip them in the bud"
by using VapoRub-it is externally
applied and can therefore be used
freely and often, with perfect safety,
on the smallest member of the family.
VapoRub comes in salve form and
Is applied over the throat and chest,
covering with a warm flannel cloth.
The body heat releases indicated
yapors that are inhaled with every
breath, all night long, through the air
messages to the lungs. These yapors
loosen the phlegn and clear the air
passages.
In cases Of very severe chest colds
or incipient pneumonia, first apply
hot. wet towels over the throat and
chest to open the pores. VapoRuh
| Is then absorbed through and stimu-
iates the skin, taking out that tight
! ness and soreness in the chest
! Ask your druggist about the 81
days trial offer.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27
LOSS OF APPETITE,
LOSS OF WEIGHT,
SLEEPLESSNESS, ETC.

are all overcome by Recupertahs. they
are made after the formula Of DR..
Albert Robin, the famous French
physician, and are geing used very
largely in Paris and other European
capitals.
When taken for short while they
will give positive relief in all cases of
nervous exhaustion, mental depres-
sion. lack Of vitality, general debility,
anemia, etc.
The GlycerphoBprates of which Re-
cupertabs aar composed, contain the
element necessary to overcome these
Conditions. They are now being pre-
scribed and recommended by many
physicians in this and foreign coun-
tries as the best, quickest and surest
nerve and blood tonic that they know
Of.
Recupertahs are for sale at all drug
stores at soc and 800 per package or
will be sent direct upon receipt of
price.
Curtis Chemical Co., No. Ala West
gard ST., New York. Distributed in
Bridgeport and vicinity by ]. d. Harti-
gan, No. 81 Fairfield Avenue.--Adv.
RI tt"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27
wEPowAGE JAM BREAKS

Milford, Feb. 26.-Ice in the Wepo-
wage pond behind the Town Hall, lift
ed by last nights freshet and the
rush of water from the upper reaches
of the stream, broke this forenoon and
was swept into the street. Water
flooded the basement of the Town
Hall in which are the town clerks
vaults, the police station and lookup.
Police, Home Guards and civilians
stood guard over dangerous places in
the street until the ice finally foated
under the Memorial bridge on New
Haven avenue and then out into the
Sound, releasing the jam.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27
WOOD have a fine lot of
block wood for sale. Your
order will be promptly de-
livered. D. j. Carten,
Broadbridge Road. Tel.
Stratford 1854. B2sd'
NAMES ROADS CONFEREEs.

Hartford, Feb. 26-Gov. Holcomb
has appointed the following to repre-
sent the state at the good road con-
vention in Little Rock, Ark. April
Is to 10: Charles ]. Bennett, Hart
ford; Robbins B. Stocked, NORFOLK
Arthur Fifoot, Hartford; Arthur NJ.
Waite, Sharon; Archibald Mcdonald,
Putnam, and Donald A. Adams OF
New Haven.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27
HAYS CONFERS
WITH ROOSEVELT

New York, Feb. 26.-Will H. Hays,
new chairman of the Republican Ma
tional Committee, had a half hour
conference with Col. Theodore Roose-
welt today at the hospital where the
former president is convalescing from
two operations, which he underwent
several weeks ago.
Mr.. Hays said his talk with Col.
Roosevelt was in the nature of con-
gratulations over the former presi-
dents recovery and that no question
of politics entered their conversation.
"For the most part our conversation
was devoted to the war" he said.
Mr.. Hays intended calling on Will
liam #. Taft and Charles E. Hughes
before leaving for Washington this
afternoon for further conferences with
party leaders.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27
S;TRATFORD

Especial to The Times.)


Stratford, Feb. 27-At a meeting of
the Okenuck tribe of Red Men held
Monday evening at the wigwam,
Church street, it was voted to hold
a carnival beginning the last week in
June and extending to July 4. Plans
were discussed and a committee was
selected for the big event. On In
dependence Day, a tableaux will be
presented which will include scenes
from the Discovery of America up to,
and including the present war. Asa
l.. Parketon was appointed chairman.
The following members were chosen
his assistants: George A. Fairchild,
George Spall, Arthur Dennison, How
ard Dillon, Harry Prenovost, Fred w.
Nettleton, Herbert Doolittle, Evart L.
Beardsley, Charles Graham, Louis
Peck and John O'Brien. A sub
committee of SIS will be selected az
the meeting next week to assist the
above mentioned men.
A campaign to increase the mem
hership to 800 was tentatively start
ed at Monday evenings meeting. Her
bert Doolittle was elected chairman
His assistants will be: Asa L. Parke-
ton, Arthur Dennison and Harry
Prenvost The organization has, al
present, a membership of 259. A
drive for Al new members is the goa,
to be reached. Six applications were
received and placed on file. A de-
tailed report of the membership drive
will be present at next weeks meet
Ing.
Many Attend Rehearsal.
The Liberty chorus held a rehears
al last evening in Christ church par
ish house. Fifty persons were present
Several wartime songs were rehears
ed under the direction of Mrs. Ed
nund H. Judson. Some of STRAIT
ford's most cultured and we'll know
singers appeared. Included anon
the list were: Miss Florence Allen
Miss Marcia Phillips, Philo B. Haver
Harry Brown, Edmund H. Judson an
Frederick S. Beardsley. The song
rehearsed were America" ''Sta
Srangled Banner" Columbia, Ger
of the Ocean," cover There" "Joa
of Arc" Keep the Home Fires Burn
ing" and Onward Christian So
diers.'
The chorus will hold another re
hearsal this evening at Red Men
ball, Church street, and will appea
before the public for the first time o
Thursday evening, when a war rail-
will be held. Mrs. William B. Bri!
toll, chairman, desires that all tn
singers bring their music, especial
those of the new war songs.
To Hold Social Meeting.
On next Saturday afternoon, IL
Bully Sunshine Useful Juniors of tow
will hold a social meeting. Mi
Helen Garlick, member of the clu
will be the hostess and entertainer
program is being prepared by MI
Richard Howell, who supervises Il
children at their meetings. They a
now taking up the study of parli
mentary law.
Collected $41S.62.
Latest reports from the vario
public schools in town from the car
paign instituted few weeks ago f
the selling of War Savings StamI
show that $41S.e2 has been collecte
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27

SWEET PEAS, VIOLETS, EsSSApS
DAFFNODILS.
JOHN RECK 6 SON
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27

CORTEZ c. ROCKWELL, plumbing
and heating; jobbing a pecialty. 305l
Main and Hillside avenue. Phone
Stratford 1872 or 114-3. B1O*tf
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27

STOVE AND FIREPLACE Wood for
sale. D. L. Clarke & Sons. West
River ST., Tel Milford 254-3.
B 81 d.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27

The children are responding most
generously to the cause. Much of
the success already attained is due %
the teachers who have explained the
cause to the children. Washington
school leads in the amount of money
gathered, $165.5O. Other schools and
the amounts taken in are: Franklin.
SsO.75; Center, $97.37; Nichols. SIS.
and Sedgwick, $40.
Returns to Duty.
Postmaster William B. Bristol OF
Elm street, has returned to his duties
att the local post office following a
weeks vacation spent in New York
city. Mr.. Bristol reported a very de.
ightful time and while in the Me-
tropolis witnessed many shows.
Mrs. Lowell Improving.
Mrs. Harold c. Lowell, wife OF
Town Clerk Harold c. Lowell of Kine
street, who underwent an operation
for appendicitis at the Bridgeport hos.
pital last week, is recuperating &C.
cording to reports received from tina
| institution.
Birthday Party
Hugh Hamilton of Broadbridgt
avenue, entertained a number of hi
friends at his home recently in hon
or of his seventeenth birthday. Games
vocal and instrumental selections wer,
the chief diversions of the evening. 4
luncheon was served. Among thos,
present were Misses Winifred, Cath
crime and Mary O'Rourke, Catherine
Hamilton, Gertrude Marlaneaux, Johl
and Hugh Hamilton and Mr.. and Mrs
| Hamilton.
New Arrival.
Mr.. and Mrs. George D. Vail, SIS
Stratford avenue, are rejoicing owe
the arrival of baby boy who cam
to gladden. the home, Sunday, Fet
"a. Mother and son are doing wei
Recovering.
George H. Bateman, justice of tn
peace and proprietor Of the Stratfor
Lunch, is recovering from ar attac
!; of grippe.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-27

Collected $41S.62.
Latest reports from the various
public schools in town from the cam
paign instituted a few weeks ago for
the selling of War Savings Stamps,
show that $41S.e2 has been collected.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-01-09
GERMANS TO REGISTER FEB. q
Half Million UnnaturaIized Teutons in
United States Affected by Presi-
dents Order.

Washington, Dec. S1.-The week of
February 4 was set aside by the de-
partment of justice for registration of
the half a million unnaturalized Ger
mans in the continental United States
by police and postmasters, in pursu-
ance of President Wilson's alien enemy
proclamation directing this action as a
means of minimizing the danger from
enemy sympathiZers in the United
States.
After registering, no German may
change his place of residence without
the approval of the police or post
master on pain of interment for the
war.
General registration will prevent
avoidance Of the requirement on the
part of Germans by moving from dis
trict to district, which gradual regis
trauon would have permitted.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-01-09
FOREWARNS OF HUN DRIVE
"Prepare for Loss of Men and
Ground" Says General Maurice,
Official Expert.

London, Jan. 3.-The probability of
the Germans now taking a vigorous Of
fensive attitude on the western front
was pointed out by Maj. Gen. f. B..
Maurice, chief director of military OPP
erations at the war office, in his week.
~ talk to the press.
There were two factors that contrib
uted to this probability, the general
said, the first being the steady flow
of German endorsements from the
eastern front and second the fact that
the American forces were not yet
ready to take any considerable part in
the operations.
The public should be prepared, Cen
eral Maurice said, for some losses of
both ground and men if the Germans
attempt really determined offensive
operations. They would not, however.
be able to infiict any such cases on
the allies as the latter had inflicted on
the Germans during the last year he
declared.