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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-09

NARBERTH-For rent new nats at $50 per
month Apply HARRIS. opposite station.
Narberth. Pa.
pETACHED HOUSES mod. improvements;
$40 uTf Harris. Real Estate Nsrherth, Pa
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-09
Narberth

NARBERTH-For sale. new houses from
tate Opposite station. Narberth. Pa.
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BOARDING
sUBURBAN

MANTOwN--Reaned people desiring ac-
commodations where good table. good serv-
ice under comfortable SURROUNDINGS, are OBJ
tainabie Phone Germantown 220.
WANTED--Refned young couple TO share
luxurious residence In Philadelphia suburb.
L., p o. Box iO4 Phila delphia.
LOGAN -pesirsble board eo.yysnient yCi to
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-09
NEW IERsEy-suBURB.N
rENNsYLyANIA FARMS

STlVEN ACRES. Broom house. barn. Chicken
houses. orchard on state. road. u mile.
Lorth p bsifry station ,, and mile North north
hoid eoo1l end farming uteneile. Will be sold
's|l X nsssss Z : r. r
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-09

TWO well-furnished rooms. with bath: pri-
yate family. Address Box 1852. Cynwyd.
Pennsylvania.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-09
1917 Chalmers Cabriolet, 5000

a splendid closed car. ideal for private use:
seats 2 pcrsons with abundance OF room.
exceedingly comfortable: extra tires and
rims monrv back guarantee.
CENTURY MOTOR CAR co.
OF
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hIerlnn
A NEW MERTON HOME

1890 yr., 4 be lroons. 2 haths, lear garage
JAMES r. SCOTT Phone Merton 500
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-09
USED AUTOMOBILES
1918 Maxwell, $3.50

A car that is SO near new Il is doubtful II
you could tell Il from new. carries n factory
new-car guarantee and regular factory new
car equipment, az well as an extra wheel
and new tire mounted on rim
CENTURY MOTOR CAR CO.
39On Chestnut at
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-13
EWSFOR UNDERTAKES
Statistics Show Dying Grows More Unpopular Here Each Year

There II an opportunity In Seattle
To lay "A foundation for wealth by
starting "A department store To handle
false teeth. hair restorers and wigs,
canes and reading glasses--in fact
all sorts OF supplies for the aged.
The hunch IL passed along after
perusing a report Of the city health
department. The report shows that
octogenarions are becoming positive
IL commonplace. there are numerous
nonagcnarians, and there1l be plenty
Of centenarians In few years. II the
present trend continues.
At the same time. there is CORE
spending change at the lower end I"
the scale. Fewer persons OF the less
nnnages are dying each year
There ~ nothing to do but spccu.
late on how old people In Seattle VIII
live In another century or so. May
be we will have Kids Of 125 monopo-
llzLpgs the swings In the public
pr IN. like young-hearted folks OF %
do now.
The Puget sound climate probably
can be credited with some OF the
tendency to keep on living that ~
exhibited IN Seattle. The health DC
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-13

The Italia ans--insluenced by
dcvil.made rumoss still re.
treating before their German.
Austrian 'kancrads"
Then British and French
troops poured into Italy. com.
manded by Foch
Al once the Italians began to
make some sort OF n stand
An Italian boy soldier. loaded
down with a heavy bag OF sup
plies. was climbing a steep path.
No horse or automobile could
make Il. everything must 20 on
mems backs
The young Italian was very
tired The load was too much
for HIN. but he kept plugging
ahead
lie heard footsteps. \ brisk
old man. dressed In the horizon
blue OF France. came UP beside
him.
Pretty heavy load for you.
son" said the old Frcnchman.
speaking Italian.
"Oui. m'sicu." agreed the son
OF Italy. speaking French TO be
courteous.
Let me give you a hand" said
the old French soldier. and he
seized the heavy bag and threw
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-13
PROFITEERINC
OF RENT HOGS
TO Be PR0bED

The Good Tcmplars OF Seattle are
on the trail OF tho rent profitecrs.
A meeting will be held Monday )
evening. June II. In the Y. VI. c. A.
TO discuss the problem Of getting
homes at reasonable rents.
Representative OF tho real estate
interests. the Central Labor council
and other bodies viii attend
The investigation OF landlord prof
itecrs by the Good Tcmplara is part
Of a program under way In all Wash.
ington cities.
The Good Tcmplars believe that
the workingrnan will be discourage
from raising family and that those
who have children will be forced to
raise them In circumstances which
will interfere with their rearing az
good citizens II the rent hogs are al.
lowed TO put decent homes out Of tn.
reach OF the average man.
Mrs. Anna ". Walker. Mrs. Emily
NJ Peters and william Purgh are on
a committee 10 arrange for the meet
Ing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-13
PrettySafe Man, Eth?

Il over his own shoulders. and
tho sons OF the tao old Latin
nations kept climbing. After a
time the man In horizon blue
said, Let's rest "A minute and
they sat down bcsid. the path.
Soon some Italian general
staff officers appeared-one Of
them being on tho kings person.
al staff. OF course. the two aol.
dicrs by the roadside came 10
their feet 20 salute the high OF
flcers.
But the Italian officers stop
ped The one who belonged 20
tn. kings personal staff cjacu.
lated ono word:
"FOCIi"'
That's who &; was--Foch. 'Iye
Patron" which is French for the
Big Boss.
lie had been caught acting
like common human being.
But IL didn't feaze him. He
didn't forget that he ia lie Pa.
iron. He aaluted the Italian
high officers stiffly. threw tho
bag on his shoulders again. and
with the Italian hoy soldier he
side him. protesting volubly.
those two started up the path
again.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-13
DRAFT ACE men
BEING REPLACED
BY WOMEN HERE

Men 81 draft age In non-esssu.
tial industries are automatically
adjusting themselves to the new
work or fight" order that Eoc-
into effect July !.
Employers and the young men
themselves are active In making
establishments. Women arc re-
placing men rapidly
Elevator operators Of draft age are
quickly disappearing.
Tho Metropolitan Building Co. the
largest building landlords. are oper'
ating elevators exclusively with
women.
Dozens OF other buildings are fol.
lowing their lead The county-city
building is one OF the few which has
made no readjustment
According To officials of the Jan
itors'. Watchmcn and Elevator Oper.
ators' union, there prahably are not
more than dozen members vet re-
naming who viii fall within the ap.
plication Of the new draft order.
There are not many walters left In
the city who are OF draft age. either
according to the officials OF their
union. The majority OF the possible
20 affected are disqualified from mil.
itary service by physical disabilities
and IT is not known yet whether
these must change occupation.
Young men have practically dissp-
peared from clubs as walters. door
men or attendants. At the Rainier
club the last man OF draft age left
Wednesday. and he was a Canadian,
returning voluntarily to Canada to
join the forces OF that country. The
last American was Andrew Caberato.
the head waiter. who left n couple OF
weeks ago TO 20 with Capt. Gibson.
Alfred g. Aycrst. who conducts n
big auto repair and service shop at
1890 Broadway. began making ad.
just.nents last week that would re.
lease men for war service.
Men who worked behind supply
counters. who left for service. were
replaced by women. Then he repiac.
cd gas and oil service attendants by
women.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-13


Meantime. the battle continues.
with the main German offensive
shifted south OF the Aisne, about
midway toward Chateau Thierry.
Paris is still the objective, but in
stead Of continuing HIS effort to
reach the capital along Won klucks 3
old pathway thru Complegne. Hin
denburg is seeking a new road about
Is miles TO the east. along the Paris
soissons railway.
Hard Going Ahead
To make an effective start along
this route. Hindenburg must first
capture the forest OF Niilcrs-Cotter-
cts This in a very strong natural
position. about 10 miles long and
five miles deep. II provides splendid
shelter for artillery. and especially
for machine gun nests Hindenburg
cannot hope TO take the forest except
at n frighfful cost in casualties.
Gen. Foch can well afford TO aban-
don little territory I'm this sector. II
he thereby entices Hindenburg into
consenting TO further bloody sacri-
fices.
The territory north OF Compiegne
now in Hindenburg's hands is no
more than n burial ground given to
the German dead. The slight prog
ross made by the Germans toward
Nillers-Cotterets has the same sig
nificance.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-13

fact that a lot OF young people come
West and grow old. for IT would take
more than IA years to Kill off 900
people at Seattle's death rate. but the
big fact is that people are growing
old here. and growing old gracefully.
at that
Take 1916. for instance, a year that
was unaffected by war conditions.
and compare II with 1910. when the
death rate was Just a bit heavier
than the average. Among the lower
ages. isl infants under I month of
age died in 1910, against l6e in 1915,
ia Of age of month to ! year.
against 1906; 81 OF age OF I to years.
against 4e: ~ Of age 2 10 years.
against Al. 55 OF age 8 to 10 years.
against 3s: and so on. up until the
so TO so age is reached.
Then see how the prolongation OF
life shows up. There were 37i per
Sons between the ages OF so and so In
1916. against 303 In 1910. 36s OF ages
so 10 10. against 2g7 400 OF ages 20
TO so. against is3; 1877 of ages so to
90. against o5: and II OF 30 or moro
years. against II Of that age In 1910.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-13

while the enemy made further prog
ress on the east. it was indicated by
last nights statements.
The French war office reported
further progress in the region Of
Belloy wood and st. Maur. with the
capture OF 400 additional prisoners
and "A quantity of material There
was no change on the front from st.
Maur To Antheuil.
Quit Noyon Salient
Official admission of retirement
from the sharp Noyon salient was
made in the Paris report. The,
French line was voluntarily with
drawn on Monday to the line Of Bail<
ly and Tracy lie Val. Joining the
Marne battle front west OF Nampcel.
This represents retirement 10 4
maximum depth of about four miles.
North OF the Marne. allied troops
occupied Montecourt. two niles
southwest OF Chateau Thierry and
the southern portion of Bussaries,
seven miles northwest OF Chateau
Thicrry. ut is in this region that
the American marines and United
States infantry are fightingJ
The German war office described
French evacuation of the Noyon
salient as having been forced by
loss of the heights southwest OF
Noyon. Thirteen thousand addition
al prisoners were claimed. Referring
to the fighting north OF the Marne.
Berlin said:
"Obstinately and regardless of sac
rifices. the enemy kept up his vain
attacks northwest of Chateau Thier-
ry. Several assaults here broke
down with sanguinary losses"
Field Marshal Haig reported sue
cessful raid near Locre. on the Flan-
ders front, by French troops last
night.
The Italian war office reported
successful patrol operations and the
repulse of Austrian raids.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-13

Tn. new legislation. which VIII
place the draft on IN. same basis as
that OF Britain and facilitate the op-
GRAFTON OF the lnteraliied draft
treaties. is expected to be launched
In the December short session
Under an agreement among all IN.
allies IL is understood the military
ages OF all Of the allied nations are
To b. made uniform.
Under the proposed plan. as con
Eress leaders underr,s II. not all
the men thus rendered liable for
service would be pgt into the army.
Military service. IL IL stated. would
not go beyond 81 nor under 81. under
the present plan. The listing of men
between IA and ss would provid.
first a vast. reservoir OF young men
for training who would be Instantly
available for military duty a. they
became -. and second. a great mum
b~r OF men capable OF performing
other s~rvicr upon which the ef
fccilyen~ss of the army depends.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-13
EWING RESPONSIBLE
FOR DEATH OF BOY

Henry C. Ewing. Of the real estate
firm OF Calhoun. Denny Ewing
was held responsible by coroner's
jury Thursday for the death Of John
Phillip. i0-year-old boy, who was run
down at Summit ave. and Harrison
st June 6.
Careless driving" was the cause
cited in the verdict. The boy was
riding on bicycle when struck by
Ewing'a auto.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-13
u. S. Army
TO Russia
Government Planning Ex-
pedition With Aid and
Troops for SIavs
RUSS WANT OUR HELP
ny CARL u. GROAT


WASHINGTON. June Ia
The American government IL
striving hard to n,ake some ar.
rangement whereby aid. even
troops. may be s~nt TO Russia
under Russian American leader.
ship.
Russia will not approve any
expedition under Japanese l~ad.
~rship The country now looks
To the United States as its best
friend. The facts reached the
United Press to-day from = reii
able source.
The government plans to h- abb.
TO announce July I that .nlllioi
men have left American ports fol
Europe. Thereafter IL will hsv. {,
cut down the pace set in tn. Ma,
and Jun. record. so that supplies car
be forwarded
This will give the opportunity q
aiding Russia with other troop.
Many difficulties stand In the path
II is admitted. but the government
leaders are doing their utmost e
reach a solution.
The United Press is abb. TO stat.
that the tentative proposal which
has reached the greatest support
here shapes up thus;
The empty troop ships would bs
used 10 convey sr-rs~ American
troops To Russia. They need not con
stitute a vast force. Loyal Russians
available allied troops and japanese
and Chinese troops would cornpos.
the balance Of this great interua
tional expedition.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-13
POSTAL TELEGRAPH
co. SuRRENDERS

, ness has an equal right with labor to
organize.
Postmaster Gen. Burieson was
criticised by r. +. Flahcrty. Wash.
ington, ID. c., for opposing unionism
among postal employees. F'iaherty is
secretary.trcasurer of the National
Federation OF Postoffice Clerks.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-13
OH, YOU RED HEADS!
Brunettes and Blondes, too! Get in Contest!

each is in demand. Pictures will be
received for the next ten days only.
Name, address. phone number and
height should be written on the back
OF each photograph.
A committee of men from the
naval training station will probably
pick the prize winners.
The pageant and carnival is to be
great. out.of of.doors spectacle. Pro
ceeds will go to the Naval Relief
society AZ Washington. ID. G.
The pretuest blonde will carry the
role of Peace. who will be escorted
in the closing act of the pageant by
200 soldiers. sailors, marines and
aviators. The part OF Venus will be
carried by Seattles handsomest red
haired damscl. while the winning
brunette win play Cleopatra
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-13
FRENCH CHARGE
THROWS ENEMY
ACROSS RIVER

PARIS. June 13. - French
forces. delivering their first
counter attack on the east wing
Of the new Disc front. last night
hurled the Germans back across
the Mztx river.
The report announces that the
French troops were withdrawn east
OF the Disc along the line OF Bailly.
Tracy.le-Nal and Nampcel. This
movement was made successfully
without the knowledlr, OF the enemy.
The French made new progress
around Belloy and St Maur. captur.
ing 400 prisoners. some cannon and
machine guns. They also recaptured
Montcourt and part OF Bussiares.
north OF the Marne.
Fighting Il Desperate
The most violent fighting is going
on between the Aisnc and Villers-
Cotterets forest. where the Germans
progressed slightly. gaining a foot.
ing on Coeuvres and ST. Pierre
Aiglc.
LONDON. June 13.-Successful 10.
cal operations in Flanders and a
British raid near Arras were report.
ed by Field Marshal Haig today.
Local operations were conducted
successfully last night southwest of
Meris and east of Dickebusch lake +"
the statement said.
"In the former sector, we advanc-
ed our line a little and took a num-
Der OF prisoners. In the latter sec.
tor. the French improved their posi-.
tons in the region of the Ridge
wood and took 80 prisoners.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-13
29 HUN PLANES
ARE SHOT DOWN

LONDON, juno i3,-British air
men assisting the French on the
western portion Of the new Disc
front have destroyed 20 enemy air
planes since the drive started last
Saturday II was officially announced
by the war office today. In the
same period they have dropped 81
tons OF bombs.
Operating on the Picardy front.
British sirmen shot down two enemy
machines. drove two others down
out OF control and dropped is tons
OF bombs. badly damaging the rail.
way at Cambrai and the bilicts at
r'ramicourt. One British machine is
missing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-13
BY FRED s. FERGUSON
United PRESS Correspondent

WITH THE AMERICANS WEST
OF MONTIDIDIER.J June ia com.
parativc lull has settled over this
sector again and only normal fire Is
maintained by the artilleries. Amer
leans are actively patroIling between
the lines and are constantly alert
Prisoners report heavy losses
among reserve units as u result OF
our recent heavy bombardments. No
change has been made in the enemy
divisions opposite our lines lately &C
corlInR 70 priAonera.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-13
YANKEES FIGHT
II DAYS; HOLD
DIFFICULT LINE
ny LOWELL MEIL.ETT

LHNsd ffTss tOrffspoudsSf
WITH THE AMERICANS On
THE MARINE. June i3.--4s PM
The Americans holding the
threemiIe front between Bour.
e~ch~s and Torcy repuised two
German attacks In their twelfth
day and night Of fighting. They
took fifty prisoners. including .
captain and captured . number
Of machine guns. The enemy
suffered heavy casualties.
There were some American vic
tins. chiefly from the heavy bonn
OF Bouresches last night
Prisoners were taken from "a com
pany OF boches quietly flltering into
a raylne to the left Of Belleau wood
The Americans cut them off and
after a brief fight the German cap
tain surrendered.
The bombardment OF Eoureschcs
in which some eight-inch shells wers
used. was believed to presage an at
tack in force. But the only fightinl
that followed was when n company
OF Germans appeared at the edge ot
the city early today due to losinG
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-13
Chivalry Dead?
Not Entirely!

Chivalry dead in Seattle? We'll.
decidedly not, that is. outside the
school board,
Professional millcrs OF the city
are going to see that the girls
who como among them to take
the places OF men called into war
service get tho same wages as
the men whose places they take.
Representatives OF the millcrs
at the Central Labor Council
meeting Wednesday night report.
ed that many girls are entering
Seattlc's flour mills.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-13
POPE WILL SPARE NO
EFFORTS TO END WAR

ROME, June i3.-The pope. writ.
Leg to the bishop OF Lombard. de
plorcd the neutrality-suspicious. which
which have been placed on his at.
titude regarding the war. II was
learned today. He declared he would
continue to spare no efforts to end
the war
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-13
WORK OR FIGHT ORDER
ARRIVES IN SEATTLE

The text OF the work or fight"
draft order was received Thursday
In Seattle by the district exemption
board, and was being analyzed by
members. TO allow them to deter
mine it's application Thursday after.
noon
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-13
BATTLE ROARS
ALONG 75-mILE
COMBAT FRONT

LONDON. June l3.-Tlse bat- =
tie Was raging today over ~
5O-mile front from Moutdldber -
the villers-Cotterels forest. Co.,
prixing all the new Oise llne -
the northwestern portion of ~
Marne front.
South OF the VillersCotterets for.
est there was intermittent fighting
clear to the environs OF Chateau
Thierry. adding a 25-mile fighting
area to the main battle zone. On
the Disc front. the French continue
TO progress slightly on the west and
hold the Germans in the center.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-13
AMERICAN SHIP
ESCAPES DIVER
AAIERICAN sIIIP

NORFOLK. Va. June i3.-Capt
Wade. Of the American steamship
Edward Pierce. reported today that
his vessel was under she'll fire for
two hours and was chased by a sub
marine until the lights Of Cape
Henry were sighted early today.
He said i2 shells were fired and
two torpedoes launched at his ship as
she outdistanced the U-boat.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-13
Flag Day. Every Day 9s Thrift Stamp Day. Honor The Flag
AuStrianS
Desperate
Vienna Newspaper Man Re.
veals Terrible Conditions
in Dual Monarchy
REVOLT FLAME GROWING

EDITORS NOTE kdviees from Aus.
a. thru Rome yesterday. stated that
sctiesity all Of the dual monarchy had
r-en declared IN state Of siege. only
fsw regions being excepted. The reported
conditions which have led ap 90 this six.
rifisant situation s~s forth In the words
sf an Austrian rswsaspsr man. ars de-
scrfhsd In the follow ms Dispatch
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-13
Wounded Man Is
Contractors Son

Elmer II. Curtis. Jr., of Seattle, Is
reported severely wounded in action
In today's casualty list. His home
Is at 1921 East James 1t. His father
Elmer Curtis. is "A house moving con.
tractor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-13
WAR MAP on PAGE :

Compiegnc and Chateau Thier-
~ are the gateways to Paris.
Tho not in the same locality.
they are each about As miles
from the capital. They arc the
objectivcs of the encmy's pres
ent defensive. See today's war
map on page Z.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-13
BOcheS Fail TO
Get COI1lpiegne
Battle Continues Fiercely as Enemy
Shifts Main Attack to Aisne Hun
Losses Are Terrible

PARIS, June 13.-"The Germans yester-
day used five divisions 10000 men) be-
tween the Aisne and the Forest de Villers-
Cotterets," the Exchange Telegraph cor
respondent declares today. Their losses
are estimated at 10000"