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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
SHIPMENTS
HOG ISLAND FLAG MAY
BE WORLDS LARGEST
Workmen Plan to Unfurl
Great National Emblem at
Future Launching

The largest flag in the world will he
raised at Hog Island. II plans already
afoot do not miscarry
The idea has not yet been officially
sanctioned. so far as could be learned,
but certain men in the big shipyard are
getting ready to put one over.
II is planned to stretch a steel cable
across the Delaware River from the
shipyard TO the Jersey shore and unfurl
the national emblem over the channel
where the big ships pass
Steel towers will be erected on the
land to hold the cable
Promoters of the scheme are corre-
spending with several persons in an ef-
fort TO get the dimensions of the biggest
flag in ths world. but no further details
have been given out.
The plan apparently has not been
mentioned TO Emergency Fleet Corpora
tion officials. but It is regarded as
foregonn conclusion that they would
give their consent.
One Of the largest flags Is in St. Louis.
Mo II measures rs by $50 feet. It
has thirteen stripes. each six feet wide.
There is another flag 80 by IS feet in
Akron. o
1t Is thought that the Hog islanders
intention Is to raise the flag ut one OF
the future launchings
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
NEW FIGHTING
PLEASES CAPITAL
Identity of American Units
in Picardy Drive Not
Yet Revealed
MANY AIDING BRITISH
Foch May Extend Thrust to
Link Picardy and Aisne.
Vesle Fronts
%%1s" 500 NeU Fr0cks of Voile Crepe and Organdie
Freshly Charming and Marked at Half Price and Less
MANY AIDING BRITISH
By the Associated Press
washington, Aue. 4

The British war Once official state
lnent today on the drive in Plcardy re-
veals for the first time the fact that
American troops are taking part in this
smashing blow there against the enemy
There had been no information here to
show that men from this country were
in the drive and the identity of the unit
or units Is not known.
Large numbers of American soldiers
are brieaded with the British for train
ing and they have aided in offensive
strokes. notably that at Hamel July 4.
when they advanced with Australians
and took considerable ground and some
prisoners.
The presence of the Americans behind
the British, line was believed to have
enabled the British to assemble large
forces for the present drive. but the news
that Americans actually are In the fight
ing and have won "a considerable sue
cess" was received here with sratitica-
tion.
You can't keep them out" was the
commnet of one high officer when told
the Americans were aiding in the
Picardy battle.
The fall of Montdidier and the begin
ming of the evacuation by the Germans
OI lHe -ANpSoh lloiN Ntit
greeted here with high satisfaction, 1t
had been apparent to officers who are
following developments closely that
Montdidier must fall very soon. The re-
treat of the enemy along the line south
east of that place promises to be peril
Gus movement. It was said. with the
strong possibility of important captures
in men and munitions by the French
forces.
Foch May Link Fronts
1t would cause no surprise TO OBJ
servers here IL Marshal Fosh extended
his thrust Immediately along the line
south of the Oise and linked up the
Picardy front with the Aisne-Neslc line
thus threatening the enemy along the
whole front between Rheims and Albert
simultaneously Even If the Germans
in tho Montddier-Noyon pocket escape,
u French drive south of the Disc would
Immediately put them In jeopardy again
if it met with any success.
So far the Franco British movement
has operated only the northern jaw or
the pincer thrust which Is expected TO
develop. A French attack south of the
Disc would set up the southern jaw OF
the movement.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
BRITISH AIRMEN
CONTRIBUTE TO
HAIG'S VICTORY
Destroyed AZ Hostile Planes in
Three Days, Besides a Mum.
ber of Kite Balloons
Special Cable to Euening Public Ledger
Copyright. 1918, By No,o York Times Co.

COPYRIGHT. 1918, By Noto York Times Co.
London, Aug. 10.
Much of the success of an offensive
such as that launched by the British
and French troops under General Haig
Thursday morning depends upon
work done in the air during the criti.
cal days which precede the attack.
In this respect the aerial events of
the last week are Of special interest,
for it had been a week of severe air
fighting throughout the British sector
Of the front. The British airmen not
only engaged large enemy forces over
hostile territory, but also defended in
most signal fashion.
As an illustration Of the formidable
character Of this fighting it may be
mentioned that on three successive
days recently the number of German
aircraft destroyed by the British on
their sector of the western front were
fifteen, twenty-siX and eleven. respcc
lively. In addition to these, eighteen
machines We're driven down out of con-
troll during the same period while a
number of kite balloons were shot
down in flames. Twelve British ma
chimes failed to return for the week.
"a Taking all the front together. nine
'ty-two enemy machines were destroy
ed and thirty-six driven down out Of
control, seventeen British machines
being reported missing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
FIGHT OVER BIG SHOVEL
Troops and Railroad Police Clash at
Peach Bottom

Lancaster, Pa, Aug. 10.-Troops from
the Aberdeen proving grounds stood
guard all last night over big steam
clash yesterday between them and Penn
sylvania Railroad police. during which
an army lieutenant was overpowered
and disarmed. The troops held the po-
lice at bay with their rifles
The shovel. had been Communicated
by the Government from n contractor.
but employees of the contractor moved
II to Columbia. The troops from Aber-
deem gave chase and overlook it at that
place. When they returned to Peach
Bottom they were delayed by a wreck
and later were swooped down upon by
the police, who demanded the restora-
ton of the shovel to the contractor. A
colonel from Aberdeen was called into
the case. Who win get the shovel has
not been decided
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
DOWN ll5PLANES
IN DAYS BATTLE
65 Hostile Fliers and so
British Airmen Brought
to Earth
LEAD ALLIED ADVANCE
Entente Machines, Swooping
Low, Rake Retreating Foe
With Shell Fire
LEAD ALLIED ADVANCE
London, Aug. 10.

London, Aug. 1o.--(By 7. y. 81.
One hundred and fifteen German ana
British airplanes were downed In one
days fighting in the air and five Ger
man observation balloons were Shot
down in flames. according to an othcia'
conmuniaue today. Forty-eight German
machines were DESTROYED and seventeen
others were driven down out of con-
troll. Fifty British machines are miss
ing.
Planes we're used for supplying the
advance troops with ammunition during
the. fighting. The airmen assisted the
tanks also.
The text Of the official statement
reads:
"on August 3 our airp,ane s1ua drons
co-operated with other arms on the
battlefront throughout tho day
The line reached by our attacking in
fantry was reported by our contact air.
planes.
The positions of the hostile artillery
in action and columns of German In
fantry and transport on the march were
signaled to our guns by our artillery
machines.
Planes supply Troops
"other machines supplied our ad-
vanced troops with ammunition from
the air.
Cooperation with the tanks was
carried out Systematically.
Our machines assisted the tank crews
with information. ATTACHED German
strong points and other enemy opposi-
tion with bombs and machine-gun fire.
Smoke bombs were dropped along the
line of their advance, which helped to
conceal the approach of the tanks from
the enemy.
Our contact machines. working with
the cavalry, rendered valuable service.
Flying low in front of our advancing
line. our fighting squadrons shot at and
bombed the enemy during his retreat.
causing havoc among the masses of
hostile troops and transports on the road
congested with traffic.
our bombing squadrons. flying n few
hundred feet above the ground, attacked
trains, railway functions and bridges.
Heavy Toll OH Enemy
"Forty-eight hostile machines are re-
corded as destroyed by our airplan-s.
and seventeen others were driven down
out of control. Five hostile balloons
were shot down in flames Fifty of our
machines are missing. Most of these
casualties were due to fire from the
ground.
"one Of our night-nying machines
failed to return.
"On August 0 our airmen continued
their work of cooperation with British
infantry. artillery, cavalry and tanks
on the battlefront.
German transports again were at
tackled with bombs and machine gun
fire from a low attitude whenever a suit
able target offered itself
THE bridges over the Somme River
were heavily bombed both by day and
by night.
Elsewhere along the British front
activity in the air has been slight. but
the ordinary work of the photography
reconnaissance and observation squad
rons has been carried on"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
JOINS Y. M. c. A. OVERSEAS
To Direct Motor Transportation
Service in France

Morris A. Bryan. Roanoke. Va. as
sistant to Comptroller McHenry. of the
Sun Ship Company, has enlisted for over
seas service with the Y. NJ. c. A. He
will leave soon to take charge Of the
motor transportation service in France
for the "Y."
The coast guards who are protecting
the Chester shipyards and who expect
to go over soor are all from Mr.
Bryan's state. and he said he could not
bear being separated from them He
only recently went to the sun plant.
Mr.. Bryan Is sanitation enthusiast,
and If there were anything wrong with
the drinking water or the food at tho
shipyard he would be sure to detect It.
1t is certain death to a fly to camp any
where around the assistant comptroller.
Mr.. Bryan's wife and three children will
remain in Chester indefinitely
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
Washable
Silk Underthings
Pinkly Pretty

Two delightful envelope che
misses are trimmed only with hem
stitching. One has a band top OF
crepe de chine run with wide satin
ribbon, the other is hemstitched
in points and adorned with ribbon
bows. S..
Trimmed with imitation Venlse
lace bands which mark the points
over the shoulders is another
pretty pink satin envelope chem
ise that has light blue ribbon by
way of contrast. $3.75.
4 nightgown that is a joy to
contemplate these hot nights is
of soft pink crepe de chine with
a square neck and short sleeves
formed of wide bands of lace.
60 Or
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
When Company
Drops in for Luncheon

It used to be that when company
dropped in Unexpectedly about
lunch time I had to open a can Of
sardines or something else that
looked like what it was-a make
shift. But now I'm not a bit
worried no matter how many of
them there are. because / know that
with very little trouble 1 can get
the best salad they ever tasted.
boil some eggs hard and cool
them by putting them under the
cold water for a minute Then I
take out the yokes, crumble them.
and mix with butter, salt. pepper
; and Al Sauce to taste. l put the
mixture back into the whites ana
serve on lettuce with any kind of
dressing I happen to have In the
house. It's the Al Sauce that
makes all the difference between
ordinary stuffed eggs and the flavor
Of this wonderful salad, that no one
but French chef has ever befora
been able to get.-Adpt
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
PULLMAN MEN GET BOOST
Government Railway Scales Apply to
Operating Department
By the United Press

Washington. Aug. 10.-Employes Of
the operating department of the Pull
man Company today were placed under
the same conditions of employment as
other railroad employees.
Effective August 1. wages. hours ana
other conditions were placed on parity
by the railroad administration today.
Wages of the Pullman employees are re-
troactive to August l.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
TO TRAIN FOR ARMY OFFICERS
Eight Young Men of This City
Going to Camp TAYLOR

The Military Training Association
conducting examinations of men apply
officers training camp at Camp Taylor
Ky, announced the selection of the fol-
lowing eight men to go to the school:
Francis George Burrows. 5052 Ludlow
terrace Andrew r. McCown, 1901 Quin-
cey street: Norman w. Gears. 422 West
Coulter street; Robert n. Gay, 6O63
Drexel road John E.mslie Grant. 1856
North Fifteth street; Leroy F.. Loxley,
40 South Broad street: William Henry
Russell. Jr., 6339 hardwood avenue
and Douglas Leaf. 1919 Lehigh avenue
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
SHIPBUILDER GETS FORTUNE
From a Gipsy at the Shore, Not
Rich. Relative

Charles Phillips and Noll Volk. Of
the Pusey & Jones night force. at
Gloucester. had "A good time at Atlantic
City. Phillips had his fortune told in
one of the gipsy camps there. but Is not
telling what the Eipsy told him.
Joseph johnson. contact clerk for the
New Jersey Shipyard, at Gloucester,
has been put in charge of the freight
register. Johnson was until recently
with the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Miss Jessie O'Hara is the new material
clerk in the Pusey & Jones purchasing
department
A twilight shift IS now working in
the Pusey & Jones cost department.
Nelson Powell is in charge. with Mr.
Forbes assisting.
Len Sykers. OF the Pusey & Jones
machine repair shop, Pennsylvania yard,
had to take a day off to get the salt
out of his locks after trip to the sea-
shore.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10

Wayne. Pa. Aug. 10.-Radnor town.
ship police have been given an increase
In wages of $40 a month all around,
which is following in the footsteps of
Lower Merton and Haverford townships.
In spite of the increases. the three de-
partments need men. because several
have been drawn away by the big money
yards.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
Pajamas of Pink
Tub Silk

are cut in one-piece style and are
banded at the neck, arms and an
kles with white silk. Young
women will like them. So.
(CentraD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
By the United Press

London, Aug. 10.-The destruction of
q German Zeppelin was officially re-
ported today by the Air Ministry in the
communique describing naval flying op-
erations during the 1st of August.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
Accidentally Killed Himself

williamsport, Pa. Aug, l0.--wilIiam
Rose, aged thirteen, accidentally shot
and killed himself while seated on the
porch of his home examining a revolver
pointed the barrel toward his head.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
SUN MEMS TASTES VARY
Coney Island Is Ones Idea of Week.
Ending Place

= Joe Scatchard, of the Sun Ship Office
Chester. will spend the weekend clean
ing a cottage at Ocean City, n. j.. for
his family.
Bill" Kane, chief counter, will spend
the weekend at Atlantic City.
It's Coney Island for Dan Mcintyre. of
the Sun. employment department this
weekend.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
500 Corsets in Three Models
Special at $1.25

All three models made of cool, lightweight cout
The first has low topess except that grad
breathing comfort .
model made with medium bust and is finished
with a band of embroidery about the top .
with mediumhigh bust and boned well
throughout and there REINFORCED
the abdomen. .,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10

Extra soft and extra fine are these WOOL
mixed white blankets with pink or blue bor-
ders. They measure 74XS4 inches and weigh
pounds. SIS pair.
For single beds these blankets measure
62xS4 inches and weigh Az pounds. They are
$40 pair.
(Chestnut)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
Table Cloths All Ready
to Use

Round, scalloped cotton damask
table cloths are splendid for
breakfast and everyday use. 81,
$l.25 and $1.50 each.
Hemmed cotton damask cloths
with a satin stripe are 58XS2
inches at S1.50 each; several
pretty patterns are in a cloth
6S inches square at $3.50.
Fully bleached table cloths of
heavy satin-finished cotton dam
ask show several neat round de-
signs. They are 72 inches square
at S3.25.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
New House Dresses
for Autumn

are made Of finely woven cham
bray in pink, blue or green braid
ed with white soutachc and en-
broidered with French knots
closely placed to form flowers.
They are in straight-line style
with a belt all around aud are
really quite pretty. $3.50.
(CrntraD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
Cooling Whiteness
for the Table


All these table damasks are
fully bleached, so their whitcness
is assured.
A satin-fnished cotton damask
in several pretty designs is 81
inches wide at 85c a yard; in sew
eral floral designs, 70 inches wide,
it is 81 and $l.25 yard.
A linen-fnished cotton damask
is 72 inches wide at Sl.50 a yard.
Hall Linen Damask
unusually heavy and fine, has a
satin finish and is in many at
tractive designs. 1t is 72 inches
wide at S2.25 a yard.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
Napkins

Mercerized cotton damask nap
kins are hemmed ready for use.
They will make excellent break
fast napkins. 15c, zoe and 25c
each.
(Chestnut)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
Men Believe in White Shirts
This Weather

Why have fresh shirt least and Of the
twice That's why white shirts for what
would look so we'll after all the laundering?"
Sound Mr. Mani You passing other
White
just We have plenty $65
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10

These have been none too plen-
tiful and we are glad to tell you
of this new shipment. These are
of good color, though second
quality, and are in sizes 6la to 9.
Csc pair.
tCentraD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10

Some are of the fine, sheer Frenc
lace cdging. Some are simply hens
frills and sprays of hand embroidery.
bit more, some even twice as much.
of the waists are mussed.
(MarkeD
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-05-30


There is more Catarrh in this Sec
ton of the country than all other dis
eases put together, and for years it
was supposed to be incurable. Doc
tors prescribed local remedies, and by
constantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurable.
Catarrh is local disease, greatly in
fluenced by constitutional conditions
and therefore requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Medicine,
manufactured by F. j. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, Ohio, is constitutional rem
edy, is taken internally and acts thru
the blood on the Mucus Surfaces of the
System. One Hundred Dollars reward
is offered for any case that Halls
Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. Send
for circulars and get testimonials.
F. j. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-05-30
RENEWED TESTIMONY.

No one in Perrysburg who suffers
backache, headaches or distressing
urinary ills can afford to ignore this
Perrysburg woman's twice-told story.
1t is confirmed testimony that no Per-
rysburg resident can doubt.
Mrs. Caroline E. Walters, Sixth and
Cherry Sts., w., gave the following
statement July 20, 1905: "Sharp pains
in my back would often shoot up
through my shoulders. When the at
tacks came on l could hardly get up
from chair and there was a dull,
firing ache in my back most all the
time. had frequent spells of dizzi-
ness and suffered with headaches, too
was miserable until l heard about
Doan's Kidney Pills and used them
Doan's relieved me promptly, and after
had taken them awhile my back felt
as though it had never been lame.
could sleep soundly and had no more
headaches, dizzy spells or other symp-
toms of kidney trouble"
GONE FOR GOOD.
On March 10, 1917, Mrs. Walters
said: "It is a pleasure to again rec
ommend Doan's Kidney Pills, for they
are wonderful remedy. l haven't
needed a kidney medicine since Doan's
cured me many years ago"
Price 60c at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Walters had. Foster -Milburr
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-05-30
SALE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY.

Sealed bids will be received by the
Clerk of the Village of Perrysburg,
state of Ohio. at his office in said VII
iage, until II o'clock noon June 1lth,.
1913, for the sale of property as
described below. and on the conditions
mere after specified.
said property or real estate Is de-
scribed as follows: The whole of in-lot
No. 210 and the Northerly " of in-lot
situated thereon and in accordance with
the recorded plat of the said Village
of Perrysburg. Ohio.
said real estate will be sold to the
highest bidder, and be conveyed to such
bidder by warranty deed as authorized
by an Ordinance duly passed April 23rd,
1918, authorizing and directing said
Each bid must be accompanied by
cash Or a certified check in the sum of
10000 drawn on some local bank, and
payable to the Village Treasurer, as a
guaranty, that If said bid is accepted, a
contract Will be entered into and its
performance properly secured. within
ten days from the date of acceptance by
Council
Payment is to be made all in cash.
printed form which will be furnished by
said Clerk.
Each bid must be sealed and endorsed
with the name of the bidder and marked
Proposal for sale of public property.
The Council reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
BY order of the Council of the Village
of Perrysburg.
Dated April 23rd, 1918.
FRANK FULLER.
Clerk of Council.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-05-30
ALLIED FOOD SHIPMENTS
REACH LARGE TOTAL

A general idea of the quantity of
food sent to European allies by the
United States from July 1, 1914. to
January 1, 1918. is given by figures
just announced by the U. S. Food Ad
ministration. In that period the Unit
ed States has furnished complete year
ly rations for 57.10O,933 people. In
addition there was enough extra pro-
tein to supply this portion of the diet
for %, ,194,570 additional men.
The total export of wheat and wheat
-four to the three principal allies is
equivalent to about 3S4,000000 bushels.
Pork exports for the 3h years amount.
ed to almost 2,000000,OOO pounds. Ex.
ports of fresh beef totaled 443, ,4S4, 400
pounds. The amount of food exported
to Russia is negligible compared with
that sent to the western allies.