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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-06
Social Activities

Mr.. and Mrs Benjamin Curtis Tower
OF Boston and Devon. Mass, are receiving
congratulations on the birth of daughter
this morning, Mrs Tower is living with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Charles A. Potter, of
the Angecot. Chestnut Hill, during Mr.
Towers absence in France, where he is sery-
ing in the United States army.
Mrs. Joseph B. Mccall Jr., has taken
apartments in Louisville, KY, to be near
her husband. who Is stationed at an artillery
officers training camp in the South. Before
her recent marriage Mrs. Mccall was Miss
Louisa Gibbons Davis, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Gibbons Davis, of Chestnut Hill.
Mr.. I. b. Cox, of Ridley Park, has recently
received his commission captain ihDthe
aviation section of the signal corps, u. S. r.
mr. and Mrs. c. Fred Schermerhorn, of
HHa.d!ey Park, have taken apartments in Ocean
City for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Humbert B. Powell of
wayne, entertained at dinner on the Fourth
before the dance at the Merton Cricket Club
Their guests We're Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Elliott
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph w. Emerson, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. p. Cochran, Mr.. and Mrs c. W.
Baylss and Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Rawclifre.
Mr.. Halstead Mills, of New Haven, will
spend the weekend with DIR. and Mrs NJ. r.
Ward and Miss Eurana Ward. of Wayne
Mrs. Robert Thomas Newland, OF the
Wood Norton Apartments Germantown an
nounces the engagement Of her daughter,
Miss Florence Anita Gemmi, and Mr.. George
Harold PIN, also of Germantown.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Schwab. OF Wayne.
are on a trip to California and will return
on July 20.
Mrs. Percy Gleason has returned to her
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-06
1918, BY John C. winston CompanvJ

must have been as gall to the beasts. ~ -
them for sure that the United states MANN
the fight for real ~ ,11
Were our doughboys scared by the(f ~
experience under fire? Not so az yo4 ~
notice It. Their officers had hard Wr
restraining them from going over the
and charging the boches' trenches. whlcH ~
course would have been very foolish Ul0
to do. Every one of the fighters from ~
States was boiling to mix II up with bayoue<
trench knife and grenade. The Anef1C4r4
stood up under fire like seasoned vetefnn
and kept a. merry machine-gun fusiue
going in answer to the shellfre. 4 y.
1t is typical of the Yankee that he cannQk
rest content until he has paid off old sccre4f
and when morning dawned the An1er1cn4
infantrymen set out to exact retribution from
the Huns for the one United States scldiey
killed during the night. v
Snipers-the best sharpshooters In 0enesni
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-06
Welded at Camp Meade

Mr. and Mrs, Addison A. Christian of 45l2
Walnut street, announce the marriage of
their daughter. Mary Ker to \. Irwin Brum-
baugh, of Greensboro, Md, on Thursday, July
4. at Camp Meade Mr. Brumbaugh is q
member of the 3l3th Infantry
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-06
What's Doing Tonight

Municipal Band, concert and dance, Tacony
and Tucker streets. Dancing permitted in
roped off section. o'clock
Fairmount Park Band, concert, belmont
Mansion. o'clock,
philadelphia Band, concert, North City
Hall Plaza. o'clock.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-06
EDWARDS-KAROW

The marriage Of Miss Dorothy karow.
daughter of Mrs. Edward Karow. of Savan-
nah, Ga. and Mr.. Nelson Edwards. son Of
Mrs. Richard S Edwards. of 2l11 Locust
street. will take place this evening at
o'clock in st. Johns Church, Savannah. Mrs
r Lester karow, of Savannah. Will he
matron of honor and the maid of honor will
b" Miss Lester Randolph. also of Savannah
The bridesmaids will be Miss S. Worthington
Mitchell, of this city; Miss Grace Garter of
Albany. \. V. Miss Charlotte Strong OF
Short Hills. y. j.. and Miss Jane knowles.
of Miami. Fla. The best man will be Lieu
tenant Commander Richard S. Edwards, and
the ushers will he Mr. f. Banna Stevens Mr..
Thomas Harper Mr.. George MacLean. MIR.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-06

Mrs Carl williams. of School House lane
and Green street, Germantown, isDvisiting in
Washington for few days
Lieutenant Paul Esling L. S. r.. has
turned to camp after spending a brief fur
Tough with hiI parents at their home in
Overbrook
Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Risley and their
family. of the Belgravia, have taken a cot
tage at Media, where they will remain for
the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Edgar Trout of Nentnor,
are spending the summer with Mrs. Trout's
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Wendell, at
their home Walnut avenue, Wayne.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-06
NAVY HAS SUFFICIENT EYES
No More Spyglasses or Opera Glasses Are
Needed

Captain A. n, Wood, in charge of the
Philadelphia branch photographic office
announces that his Office has been informed
by Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roose-
welt that spyglasses, telescopes and opera
glasses, called for by the navy some time
ago have been received in sufficient numbers
and that more are required.
The navy still is In need of binoculars
(prismatic only, sextants and chronomstefA,
however. and another appeal for them is
issued to the public.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-06

home in East Orange after a ten-day visit
with her mother Mrs. Robert Shoemaker,
Jr of 5l36 WAYNE avenue Germantown.
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CONTINUED MONDAY l
The Sentinel=record., 1918-09-14
ALSO LOSE ALL CLAIMS
 FOR DRAFT EXEMPTIONS
Smith & Wesson Factory Which Re- fused to Abide By the Boards Flnd- inqs is Taken Over By Government Close Of the War.

Washington, Sept. 13.-President Wilson took the war labor situation Tn hand personally today and applied to flawless and faithless employees, force Tn keeping with drastic meas ures which he disclosed had been adopted with his approval in dealing with recalcitrant employees
 Striking machinists and other wan plant workmen at Bridgeports Conn. were informed in a letter addre sesH directly to them by the president, tnar they must return to their work and abide by the decision of thr war Ia . Dor board, or be barred for a year from all employment over which the government exercises control and lose all claims for draft exemption on oc- cupational grounds.
 At the same time the president an nounced that the plant and business of the Smith and Wesson company of Springfield, Mass, the first employer to Haunt" the rules of the war labor board approved by presidential procla.- nation had been communicated by tHc var utpdilmtHL lO De OpeTdIcu TOT the period of the war.
 In effect the president gave notice both to employees and employers that no labor controversies will be permit ter to stand in the way of production of materials needed for winning the war. The great majority of both em- ployers and workmen is cooperating heartily with the government.
 With the board communicating powers granted by congress the large measure of control exercised over aif plants doing war work. the operations of the federal employment service and the far reaching work or fight order of the provost marshal general. the pres ident is prepared to sec that the few inclined to stand aloof do not interfere with the output of the industrial army.
 Frank P. Morrison, secretary of the American Federation of Labor. in a statement tonight said the action of the machinists at Bridgeport. lis to be deeply regretted"
The Sentinel=record., 1918-09-14
STRIKING MAcHINiSTS
 MAY GO INTO THE ARMY

Bridgeport, Conn.,, Sept. 3.-Striking machinists from the Bridgeport mu- ritions plants held a mass meeting this afternoon and remained in scs- sion two hours awaiting an official copy of President Wilson's letter de- manding that the men return to their work. The message has not been re- ceiyed and adjournment was taken to D. m. Monday Strike leaders said that if the letter had been received at that time the machinists would vote on it.
 Samuel Lavitt, business agent of the local machinists union, said that if the presidents letter was as drastic as indicated in press telegrams, it was his opinion the strikers would accept the alternative offered and go before their draft boards for induction into the army. Strike leaders refused. however, to accept the newspaper version of the presidents letter. say ing; "The newspapers are unrella- hia |"
The Sentinel=record., 1918-09-14
FocH ACCEPTS BATON
 FROM AMERICAN K. OF C.

New York, Sept 18.--A cablegrau. from Marshal Foch, accepting the marshars baton offered him by the Knights of Columbus and predictins further successes for the American army, has been received by James A. Flaherty, supreme knight of the or ganization, it was announced tonight A reference made to Metz by the allies chief may be regarded as significant in view of the American drive in Lor- raine
 In its message to Marshal Foch tht Knights of Columbus pointed out tha LaFayette left his garrison at Met to help the American colonies Tt was from Metz that LaFayettt went to help your ancestors, said th' Marshals reply. "and we shall one day see your victorious banner floating in Metz"
The Sentinel=record., 1918-09-14
MIXED LOT OF PRISONERS
 TAKEN BY THE AMERICANS

American Headquarters in Lorraine Sept I3.--t Reuters The St. AIhie salient, created by the Germans, at 2 great cost to secure an adequate frontage of much value to them. and which no efforts of the French lad been able to wrest from them. has been eliminated by the combined American and French forces The attack was made in the tine honored manner of attack on bolh sides of the salient with elastic pres sure around is apex More complete success could hardly have been ob- tained and all objectives were reached well in advance of the expected hour The enemy had probably determined, In
 view ol the pressure applied to accept
 strengthening of his line here as he had done further west, but if that
 really was his intention, he lost 6 surprisingly large number of men. Apart from any that may have been taken at the apex and on the western
 side of the salient, those captured in the southern attack greatly exceeded expectations.
 The eroups of from loo to 300 pris- oners streaming back through the ad- yancing guns were the most mixed lot imaginable. There were some fine big eunners. more than six feet tall and there were children of l years frightened out of their wits
 From one o'clock in the morning tho sky bla2ed with the light of the great artillery battle. something which hat not been seen for months on this par
 of the line When the troops went over. what daylight there should have been was obscured by the driving mis- and rain Later in the day the weather improved somewhat, but the raiT sodden ground made the progress o
 the troops and heavy guns exceedingly difficult
 The southern attack extended pas Montsec, great natural fortress 120j 1 feet high, practically to the Mosele al i Ponta-MoussOns. This is open, roll | ing, grass land country. It would h' difficult to find more advantageous fighting ground
 The Germans undoubtedly were get ting their guns away and the suppor l offered to their sacrificed infantry was weak in the extreme Of tht counter battery work there seemed tC
 be none at all. Though the day wa'
 unpropitious, the aeroplanes dIC
 splendid work, sweeping on the retir 1 ing infantry and driving them clear O
 the road besides pushing every Ger l man plane out of the sky and bring
 ing down several balloons in flames
 including one most prized by the uei mans on the high ground at Marie -l n-lAs
The Sentinel=record., 1918-09-14
SUSpECTE0 TRAIN ROBBERS
 BATtlE WITH OFFICERS
CHIEF OF COLORADO CITY DE. TEGTIVES is KILLED AND ANOTHER OFFICER FATAL.
 " WOUNDED.

Colorado Springs, Colo, Sept 13.-- Chief of City Detectives John Rowan. was shot and killed and John n. Riley, city detective. was shot and probobly fatally wounded in a battle with robbers in the downtown dis trict late this afternoon The rob bers are thought to be three men who are alleged to have held up and robbed a train near Paoli. Kansas, on July 10, last.
 The robbers were run down at all automobile filling station near the central fire station by the detectives Twenty shots were fired in the bat tie which followed The robbers es- capped in an automobile and were last seen headed for Denver.
 The car was driven by woman who was at the wheel at the time oi the shooting.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-09-14
AM ERlcAN ARTILLERY WORK
 DEMORALIZED THE GERMANS

With the American Army in Lor- raine, Sept. 13.-Brilliantly supporDe by the French, General Pershing ha accomplished the limited objectives of the operations undertaken in the S. Mihiel region The two forces push ing respectively southeast and north west took position after position from the enemy, advancing with a rapiditS precision and dash that disheartene him after his reverses of receh months. Few late actions have yielf- ed so much groud of so important nature.
 The preliminary artillery work il the dark hours of Thursday morning was demoralizing in the thorouGhnes of it's destmctiveness. Tine enemy wa' prepared for a possible blow in this region. but never saw such shellins with gas and shot that left him pow erless to bring up his reserves o' maintain communications His road " ere torn up his supplies and materi als destroyed, his ammunition dumps sent skyward and villages behind hi' lines fired. A large number of prls oners, quantities Of supplies and man. guns fell into the hands of the allles
 Eventual stabliZation here Will fre' important lines of rail communicatlo' as well as roadways. and leave in th' possession of the French and Amer jeans high ground which will be 0 great military advantage when th' N ct season begins
 In the military sense the actioi has been normal in all it's aspects ey cept in the rapidity of execution. Thi does not mean that there has been III
The Sentinel=record., 1918-09-14
PULLMAN URGES TROOPS
 BE SENT TG ITALY
PREDICTS THAT 100000 OR 300, 1000 AMERICANS WILL PUT AUS
 TRIA OUT OF WAR.

Washington, Sept. 19.-Presiden Wilson was urged today by Reprecen,- atiye Tillman, of Arkansas. to sen( 200,000 or 3O0,O00 American troops tC Italy. He predicted that such q force assisting the Italian armies would put Austria out of the war
 Mr Tillman, who recently returned from the war zone, said General Diaz the Italian commander-in-c told him that if such force had been available at the close of the nine-day drive of the Italians along the PiavC river he could have invaded Austria
 During a visit to the American from Mir. Tillman said, General Pershina told him that if the United States sends the men and supplies the wal can be ended in 1919.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-09-14
PERSHING REPORTS 13,3OO
 PRISONERS WERE TAKEN

Washington. Sept. 13.-The number Of prisoners taken by the Americans in flattening out the St. Mihiel salient now numbers 13, 300, General Pershing reported in his commurique for today re- ceived late tonight at the War de pertinent. No mention was made Of the number of guns and other booty captured.
 The enemy, General PershIng said, is retiring before the steady advance of the Ar ercans and is destroying large quantities of ma terials as he goes. The text of the statement follows:
 Headquarters American Expe- ditionary Forces, Sept. t3.-Sec- ton A.-ln the St. Mihiel sector we have achieved further success. The junction of our troops ad Vancng from the south of the sec tor with those advancing from the weot has given us possession of the whole salient to points twelve miles northeast Of St. Mihic! and have resulted in the capture or many prisoners.
 Forced back by our steady ad- vance the enemy IS retiring and is destroying large quantities of ma terias as he ooes. The number Of prisoners counted has risen to 13.5oo. Our line now includes Thillet, HattonViIIe, St. 6enoit Xammes Jaulny Thiacourt and NieVilIe.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-09-14
AMERICAN ARMY TAKES $500 PRISONERS

from the great fortress and 1t seem ingly is not without reason to expect that with apparent supremacy in the air, Metz and the surrounding coun- try henceforth is to be badly harrass- ed by the allied flying squadrons
 Meanwhile the maneuverings in the west front around Cambrai and St Quentin should not he lost sight of by reasons of the present Ameri- can offensive. Here the British and French are daily enlarging their gains in the process of outflanking and capturing these two important towns which are all but within their grasp.
 Further to the north in Flanders the British are tlso keeping up their encroachments in the region of la bassee and Armenteres, both of which places are imperiled
The Sentinel=record., 1918-09-14
BOND EXEMPTION BILL
 PASSED BY HOUSE

Washington, Sept 1S.-The admin istration measure designed to stim- ulate the sale of Liberty bonds by making a larger amount of them held by individuals and corporations Tree from federal taxation, was passed by the house tonight without dissent- ing vote.
 All of the bills important features -exempting from income and war ex- cess profits taxation the interest on Liberty bonds up to $30,000, of the fourth issue and $f5,000 of previous issues, authorizing regulation of l-ib- erty bond transactions and increas- ing war savings stamps authorization from two billion to four billion were left unchanged by the house. The bill now goes to the senate with prospects of speedy enactment next week.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-09-14
14,OO0, 900 MEN ADDED
 TO ARMY RESERVOIR
THE REGISTRATION OF MEN WHO BECAME 21 YEARS OF AGE
 ON JUNE 5 WAS 157, ,ee3.

Washington, Sept. 13.-First re- turns today to Provost Marshal Gen eral Crowder from the second grea mobilization yesterday of the nation man power for the war on Germany indicated that at least 1 14,000,0 900 mer had been added to the army reservoir The estimated number of men between IS and 21 and 32 and .45 years was 13,000,000.
 Ten states, widely scattered. and the District of Columbia gave substantial details by telegraph during the day and on these figures General Crow der announced that these states were exceeding their estimated registra- ton by S.5 per cent. The states re- porting included Louisiana, Tennessee and Arkansas.
 Complete returns for all states art expected to be in hand by tomorrow night at the latest. They may show { total registration of nearly 15,000,O
 Some local boards, jealous to givC the speedy service requested by Gen eral Crowder, engaged today in an un expectd race to be the first to report bringing their returns to Washingtol in person, or sending them by courier
 Complete returns from the registra tion of August 24, when youths wh had reached their 21st year between that date and June :, 1918, wer called, also were made public today They showed that 157,963 men ha gone into the draft reserves agains an estimated number of 15S,011.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-09-14
lBy the Associated Pressl

(By the Associated Press)
 The American army has carried out the initial task assigned to it. the leveling of the famous St Mi hiel salient in Lorraine.
 In a little more than 24 hours, not only had the work been accomplished but General Pershing's men had all the important towns. villages and strategetic positions in the sector within their hands and were stand ing on the hanks of the Moselle river at Pagny, looking across the stream into German territory
 And the southern outer fortifica tions of Metz, the German strong hold in Lorroine, were only four miles distant
 Large numbers of Germans had been taken prisoners, more than 12,- 000 had been counted and others were still on their way back to the prisoner cages and many guns and machine guns and great quantities of ammunition and other war stores were in American hands.
 From Nationwide, on the north. across the salient eastward to Pagny, the Americans have closed the mouth of the big sack that extended south ward to St. Mihiel. trapping within it by their fast advance all the enemy forces who failed to take refuge in flight when the great bombardment of Thursday morning heralded the approach of the offensive In ad- dition, along the eastern side of the heights north of Ilattonville, the Americans have debouched from the hill region and are astride the rail road running from Commercy to Verdun.
 Likewise the Thiaucourt-Metz and Nancy y-Metz railroads are in Ameri- can hands
 Beginning in the northwest and crossing the salient eastward, Fres- nes, Les Eparges, Nationwide Preny and Pasny, and all the ground lying
 
 The towns of Vigneulles, Thiacourt. Pont-a -,Mousson and St. Mihiel are far in the rear of the present line.
 Montsee, the dominating height in the center of the salient and from which much trouble had been expect ed, fell without fighting.
 Among the numerous prisoners taken were men from Austro Hun garian armies.
 Although the operations of the Americans has been described as having limited obiectives," it never theless cannot but have most i'm portant bearing on the future of the war
 From the strengthened line growing out of the obliteration of the St. Mi hiel salient the Americans are now in splendid positions to act with their : brothers in arms in sections east ward when the time is ripe for a strike into Germany direct Also they now are aligned on territory , from which it is possible to get be- hind both the Meuse and Mosello rivers and thus make null the re- ported plans of the Germans to sta bilize their front along the Mouse should they be unable to hold the al- lies in the west in check Already allied airmen are heavily bombing the Mcselle region around Metz and it's outlying Notifications having dropped many tons of bombs ] on the strategetic railways leading
The Sentinel=record., 1918-09-14
ST. MlHlEL SALIENT
 COMPLETELY WIPED OUT

With the American Army in LOT raine, Sept. 13.-The St Mihel salien has been wiped out and the enemy forces are now virtually with thelr backs on the famous Wotan -Hinden- burg line, with the American and French paraleling them closely froIn Verdun &o the Moselle
 The line now extends past Worry Jaulny, Xammes, St Benefit, Hattoa- vile. Hannonville and Herbeyille
The Sentinel=record., 1918-09-14
CUBAN SUGAR CROP
 IS CONTRACTED FOB

Washington, Sept. 13.-The sugar equalization board announced today 1t has closed 8 contract with the Gu ban minister for the purchase of the new Cuban sugar crop at price ol about S5.50 a hundred nonnds. freignt on board at Cuban ports. The pur- chase was made on behalf of the American. British. French and Italian governments. The crop will begin to become available in December and the allies portion will be allocated under the direction of the food administra- tiOn
The Sentinel=record., 1918-09-14

hard fighting. There has been ngn,~ ing, both brilliant and fierce, because one yitally important point was held by famous and well tried German division. Nevertheless the division was unable to stop the steady advance of the Americans thrown against them and in addition lost many prisoners to the Americans.
 The only enemy weakness was his artillery, the reply of his big guns being deficient and spasmodic throughout eyidencing that he had previously re- moved the greater part to a safer po- sition But his machine guns were vicious enough to compensate for this
The Sentinel=record., 1918-09-14
FATHE R IhN LAW OF Roe5ER
 SHOOTS DENVER POLICEMAN

Denver. Colo, Sept 13.-Patrolman Frank McCabe, of Denver, was shot through the arm tonight by a man named Babb, said to be the father n-law of Frank Lewis, alleged to be one of the suspected train robbers who killed a detective in a battle at Colorado Springs this afternoon Me Cabe is not seriously hurt Babb was captured
The Sentinel=record., 1918-09-14
WATSON TO CONTEST.

Macon, Ga. Sept, 1S.-Thomas F Watson. will contest the close vote in Wilkinson county which decided the reuomination of Congressman Carl Vinson in the democratic primary, said a message from Irwinton. the county seat, today. The Talliaferro county vote also will be contested. it is said If the contests fail -Watson's friend. say he will oppose yinson as an in dependent.