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The evening world., 1918-01-16
Food for American Forces De-
strOyed by Fire.

OSWEGO, N. " Jan, l6.-Thirty
thousand cases Of canned goods. held
for the American forces. were destroyed
in a nre which burned tho Fort stsnwix
Company's st9Iehouse at Fulton during
the night. The loss Is estimated at
$50, 900 Seed for the use OF farmers
next year was also destroyed. The Full
ton Fire Department worked IN the
worst storm OF the year and saved the
main plant. The cause OF the hre is
unknown.
The evening world., 1918-01-16
Boishevik Government supports
Claims OF Armenians.

PBrRoGRAD, Jan. l6 Omitted
Press).--The raoplo's Commissaries
to-day issued a decree add 1ssed to
Armenia supporting the claims OF the
Armenians In Turkey and holding
that Russia's independence and her
adherence TO the principle OF solf-
determination OF nations necessitated
withdrawal OF troops from Turkish
Armenia.
The decree urged the organization
OF a local militia there and an cleo
tive peoples government, with repa
triatlon OF Armenian exiles.
The evening world., 1918-01-16
ITALIANS AGAIN ATTACK
ON THE MOUNTAIN FRONT
Berlin Claims They Met With No
SucceSs-Many Artillery
Engagements.

BERLIN. Jan. 1s (via London)-Ttai-
Ian troops again attacked the Teutonic
lines south OF Monte Fontana Secoa. on
the mountain front, yesterday, but failed
TO achieve any success, according to to-
days army headquarters announcement
Numerous artillery duels took place
along the front between the Brenta and
the Piave. The British artillery in
creased It's fire in the Piave sector north
OF hontello.
The evening world., 1918-01-16
WON'T SHOOT AvlAT0RS.
Germany Denies Report Concernins
Distributioh OF Wilson's speech.

AMSTERDAM. Jan. 1.-THE wolff
Bureau. the German semi-oficial agency.
denied report that Entente aviators
caught distributing President Wilson's
message In Germany from the air would
be shot aA spies II says:
The fact that the message obtained
the widest publicity In all German news-
papers sufiiets 70 brand the story as
ridiculous invention"
The evening world., 1918-01-16
Many Women Hurt nj Food Protest
In Barcelona.

BARCELONA, Jan. l6.-When an
immense crowd of women surrounded
the approaches TO the City Hall to-
day 20 protest against the new food
regulations the ballustrade OF the
main stairway collapsed. Hundreds
OF the women fell and thirty five were
injured severely.
The evening world., 1918-01-16
AMERICAN SOLDIER BEATEN
AND LEFT FOR DEAD IN PARIS
Attacked Without Provocation by
Ten Ruffians, Eight of Whom
Are Arrested.

PARIS, Jan. 16.-T. ]. Durand Of the
American Army. detailed TO the French
Ministry OF War. was attacked without
provocation yesterday by ten young
ruffians at Ivry Sur Seine. a suburb OF
Paris. and left for dead.
lie was picked up and recovered con-
sciousness after being cared for in
drug store. Mr.. Durand was able 20
describe his assailants, eight OF whom
we're arrested.
The evening world., 1918-01-16
EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN
ON MEMS JOBS RESTRICTED
New Labor Administration Says
. Males Should Have Precedence
Lower Wages to Be Frowned On.

WASHINGTON. Jan. l6.-The newly
created Labor Administration announc-
cd to-day that It will be tho Admins
tration's policy to prevent the introduc-
tion OF woman labor In positions for
which men still are available.
= II will also be the policy to disapprove
any reduction OF wage scales because OF
the employment OF women In place OF
men.
The evening world., 1918-01-16
Negotiations Reported 10 Have Be.n
Resumed Monday.

AMSTERDAM. Jan. 1.-THE peace
negotiations at Brest-LAtovsk were
resumed on Monday afternoon, ac-
cordlng to the Berlin Volks Zeitung.
The evening world., 1918-01-16
Argentine Ambassador 10 Sail for
Home Saturday ton Visit.D

WASHINGTON. Jan. l6.-Ambassa-
dor Romulo S. Naon will sail Saturday
for Buenos Ayres FOR visit" II was
announced at the embassy here to- day
lie has said goodby to the Secretary OF
State. but has not visited the President
The evening world., 1918-01-16

Inspiration Copper Company-Produc
tion cost for 1917 was below II cents per
pound. Earnings were not far from sll a
share against dividends OF SS.25 share.
over 50 per cent OF mill capacity is now
The evening world., 1918-01-16
GERMAN FACTIONS
KEEP ON FIGHTING
OVER PEACE TERMS
Chancellor Postpones Delivery
Of His Speech to Reichs-
tag Committee.

LONDON, Jan. is.-No authoritative
Information has reached London re-
garding the political struggle In Der
lin, but IL is learned that Chancellor
Won Hertiing's speech before the Main
Committee OF the Reichstag has been
postponed for a few days According
to n Reuters Limited despatch from
Amsterdam tho crisis continues 20
rage around the fixing OF Germans
attitude in the now phase OF the
Brcst- -Litovsk negotiations.
Pan-German newspapers continue
70 attack Foreign Secretary Won
Kuenlmann. The Rhelnische West
falische zeitung says:
won kushlmann would win
the prize for showing how .
brilliant military position may
be utterly ruined. The ques-
ton 10 whether the struggle al
Brsst- Litovsk will be . victory
for Germany or for the clever
Advocate Trotxky. who fully re-
vssls his intellectual superior.
ity oVsr the representatives. OF
the Central Powers.
Gen. Won Hoffman, alone saved
the situation, but Il oan only be
saved permanently " hs 10 sup
ported from Berlin"
Count Reventlow In the Tages-
Eeitung admits tho strength OF the
peace movement and says It would in
eYitablY ruin GermnnY,n fliira
The evening world., 1918-01-16
Bill TO Insure Against Unemployment,
and Sick meas Defeated,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE House
to-day defeated the resolution by Repre-
sentative London OF New York. Social.
list, for commission 90 inquire into es-
tabtshing national insurance against
unemployment, invalidity and sickness
The evening world., 1918-01-16

United Cigar Stores Company-ReEu-
lar quarterly dividend OF So share on
common stock, payable Feb. u 70 stock
record. Jan. %.
The evening world., 1918-01-16

Jersey Central-Regular quarterly dlW-
dend Of per cent, payable Feb l to
stock record Jan. 20.
The evening world., 1918-01-16

ouantlties OF spices and the odorous
smoka from these and the burning
rubbed combined to form a gaseous
barraBe which was almost intolerao'e
one fr sman, Herman Kruithon, OF
Engine Company No. 2o2, was oVor
come and removed to the Long islano
College Hospital.
FIRE COMMISSIONS BRENNAN
TAKES PERSONAL CHARGE.
when tho gravity OF the situation
became apparent Fire Commissioners
brennan and Deputy Thompson went
to the scene.
Police reserves from five stations.
uncer command OF Capt. Rohrig'
ordered the evacuation OF nearby
tenemsnts and formed lines through
which no stranger from within was
permitted to pass out without being
questioned.
Al a pier within 100 feet Of the fire
two steamships were loading WITH
supplies for France. Precautions we're
lAAcn 70 protect tnem.
Al 7lo'clock this afternoon the fire
was apparently under control, and 1t
was believed that a part Of the build
ing, the furthest from the water front,
would be saved.
Just two blocks from the Robinson
Stores are the ruins Of a grain elo-
vator which was destroyed by fire
last November with a loss OF 81, 10000
worth of food.
In etplanation OF the presence OF
the ship which provoked Mayor
Hylant protest, Byron r. Newton.
Collector OF the Port, said to-day:
Il lave been aware for some time
Of O bad condition existing at this
pier In BROOKLYN in regnrc TO the
loading of explosives and have known
that tho Supervisor OF AnchoraRcs
had been watching it, but neither tio
Collector OF Customs nor the Super
visor OF Anchorages nor any other
Federal authority had control over
II. That lie a matter entirely In the
hands OF the city authorities. Had
this ship been out in mid-stream
within, the jurisdiction Of the Super
visor OF Anchorages II would have
been promptly dealt with"
The evening world., 1918-01-16

Pacific Mail Steamship Company-Rog-
ular quarterly dividend of IA. per cent.
on preferred stock, payable March l to
stock record Feb Is.
The evening world., 1918-01-16
NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE.
CHICAGO CORN MARKET.
ITEMS FOR INVESTORS.

Sears Roebuck-Regular quarterly div
idend OF 81 per share on common stock
payable Feb. lb TO stock record Jan. 81.
The evening world., 1918-01-16

North American Co.-Reguar quar-
terly dividend of IA per cent. payable
April 1 to stock of record March 81
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-14
TIPSY TOPERS TIPPED TO TREAD
LIGHTLY ON J. BARLEYCORN'S HEAD
Weekly Whisky-Sipping Parties Now Are Barred to
Labor's Heartes by Hard-Hearted "Philly' Judge,
Who Limits Them to Chocolate Fudge

have too good a time. You work three
or four days and then go on drunk.
Th ssoon gets to be weekly habit.
and about once every seven days you
line up In front of this bar and expect
to be left off with a severe reprimand.
I'm going to do something I hadn't
ought to do. I'm going 20 give you an
other chance. Now get this: From now
on, II any of you fellows come up be-
fore me on this charge. It's the House
of Correction for ten days for YOU all.
They have fine farm up there ana
IL takes lots of work to keep It In order.
II YOU fellows won't work at your trades.
by thunder I'll see that you do work on
this farm I'm tired OF this KIND OF
thing and it's going to stop In west
Philadelphia"
Magistrate Harris then sentenced
Philip Riley, twenty-eight years old VINO
saws he comes from Baltimore. to SIX
months In the House of Correction Ril-
ey the Court classified as an 'old Of
fender"
"You say you are a carpenter? SAID
the Magistrate. do you know any
thing about farming? You do? All
right: six months in the House Of Cor
rection ~
81 don't mind an occasional drunk"
Magistrate Harris concluded, but this
thing of strong, healthy men making a
practice of getting drunk when the ma
ton needs men has got to stop
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-14
BERGDOLL BASKING
UNDER SOUTHERN SKY
Speed King, Who Dodged
Draft, Enjoys Life Beyond
the Rio Grande

Grover Cleveland Bergdoll. daredevil
autoist, aviator and speed king, who
lived up to the last appellation by hiking
1t for Mexico when Uncle Sam drafted
him for war. is now living life OF case
under the palmcttos In the country Of
villa and chilli con carne.
Bergdoll broke all records for speed
when he was summoned before the draft
board of the Overbrook section. He
vanished apparently from the face of the
earth. In view Of the way he dehed
aged country constables and authorities
generally. his disappearance came as n
great surprise.
Alibs for his failure to come to the
aid OF his country were offered by
friends of his sporting days. but they
could not down the stubborn fact that
he fed TO escape his duty to the Govern
ment
Agents of the Department of Justice
have been keeping an eye on Bergdoll.
They know he is lolling around in
Mexico and has an ample supply of
funds. He is making friends with the
MeXicans through his bank roll and
nonchalant manner, IT is said.
A Government agent said today that
Uncle Sam can put his finger on Berg
doll at any time, but he cannot be
brought back to the United States, as
violation of the draft law Is not an
extradItabe offense.
There is considerable conjecture as
to how Bergdoll gets his money. Many
believe that he took a small fortune
along with him when he fled.
Should be ever return to Philadelphia,
even after the war. 1t is generally be-
lieved that he will find a welcome
from various constables.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-14
GRAIN MEN PROTEST
AGAINST WHEAT PLAN
Claim Rule to Use Word Gar
licky" Would Be Unfair.
Discuss Dockage System

Philadelphia, Baltimore and New York
grain men this afternoon voiced their
disapproval of the use of the word
"garlicky." that Is to be used on wheat
certificates found to contain any garlic
whatever. Their opinions were voiced
before George Livingston, representa-
tive OF the Department of Agriculture,
at meeting at the Bourse. To use the
word 'garlicky" would be obnoxious in
the case of wheat unfortunate enough
te have few grains of garlic In II, ac-
cording to the score of men who spoke
on the question.
The dockage system now proposed in
wheat shipments received some support
and met with much disapproval II
was the general opinion that no farmer
should be excused for shipping dirty
wheat and that his penalty should be
the loss of the sitting. Other argued
that the farmer was the loser in the
dockage at elevators, but In rebuttai
others showed that the grade of the
grain after being cleaned was raised,
consequently the farmer NATURALLY re-
ceived higher price for his product.
rhis' plus the amount obtained from the
sale OF the screenings, proved profitable.
The rules for the grading of wheat
that were considered today were drafted
by the department following eighteen
public hearings throughout the coun.
Try Today IL the first meeting of five
that will be held to ratify or reject the
rules as arranged by Washington Of
ficials. The other meetings will be held
during the next week at INDIANAPOLIS.
Kansas City, Spokane and Minnea polls.
Following these meetings the rulss
VIII be changed II they are found TO be
TOO severe or not severe enough, and a
general conference OF men handling
wheat--farmers. shippers and buyers
VIII be held in Washington.
William Richardson, Philadelphia Ex-
port Company; Louis Lederer, Balti-
more asorEs w. Warren. Philad( (lpbia,
sns Y ,ns; z q s;s csss!ss z 4 were anops
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-14
TOBIN ALIENATION
SUIT SOON QUASHED
Jury in Ten Minutes Refuses
Claim Against Wealthy
Glass Manufacturer

In less than ten minutes of delibera-
tion the jury sitting in the alienation
suit of Francis Tracy Tobin. a Phila-
delphia attorney. instituted against Will
liam M. Burgin. glass manufacturer,
returned verdict late this afternoon
for the defendant Tobin charged that
the wealthy glass manufacturer allen
ated the affections of his wife, who was
Miss Mary Black, daughter of the for.
mer owner of what is now Hog Island.
The defendant and the former Mrs.
Tobm are married to each other.
According to Tobin. he married Miss
Black in 1898. and at her request the
marriage was kept secret for ten years.
He said that his wife feared that II a
wealthy aunt of hers learned that she
he'd married Tobn, since he attended
different church, she would he disin-
herited Tobin contended that the rela-
tions between him and his wife were
kindly. solicitous and loving. and that
she visited him every day at his offices
and frequently went to lunch with him.
The attorney then said that this
cordial relation existed between him and
his wife until April, 1903, when he dis
covered that Burgin was secretly paying
attentions to his wife. The plaintiff
Tobin. contended that this disclosure
blasted his happy relations with Mrs
Tobin and that his martial happiness was
shattered. Mr.. Tobin then said that
when all attempts at reconciliation fail
ed he Instituted divorce proceedings in
the Delaware County courts and Mrs
Tobin retaliated with counter action
The husband was granted a divorce on
the ground of desertion.
The point of issue in the case before
Judge Carr and the jury In Court No. a.,
was as to whether husband not liv-
ing with his wife was entitled under
the act to recover damages for the loss
of the love. affections, service and SC
ciety of his wife.
Attorney Henry ]. Scott, representing
Mr.. Burgin. did not offer any defense
for his client, but LAID his case upon
the demerits of Tobin's argument. Mr..
Scott ccntended that since Mr.. Tobin
was lawyer, he knew his case bore no
grounds for an alienation suit, and
brought the action more as a joke than
anything else He laid stress upon this
point-in that fifteen years elapsed be-
fore the courts were appealed tc to order
damages paid him.
Several lively Tits arose between
Scott and the plaintiff during the trial
today. In one instance where Tobin
refused TO answer questions and started
in by making speech on another CUB
ject, Scott shouted You talk too much"
Tobin Institutes the alienation suit to
recover 100000 from the wealthy glass
manufacturer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-14
YEGGS BLOW SAFE in
INSURANCE OFFICES
Reorganized Police Force Fails
to Put Stop to Crime
Wave

The third safe robbery within the last
week. despite4 the reorganiEed police
system, occurred today when a large
safe on the second floor of the branch
Office of the John Hancock Insurance
Company. Broad street and Girard ave-
nue., was blown open by yeggmen. They
took several hundred dollars and some
valuable documents.
The robbery was discovered by the
janitor of the building when he entered
the Office to clean It. The door Of the
safe was found lying on the floor, while
the furniture and partitions were COM
pletely shattered. Papers were scat
tered everywhere; and there was a gen.
eral atmosphere of chaois in the ONCE.
How an explosion creating such havoc
could have occurred without attract
ing some one to the scene Is a mystery.
The robbery bears all the evidence of
being committed by professional yegg-
men Of the type who are accustomed to
blowing open the safes of postofflces in
small towns.
The company has numerous branches
throughout the city. and considerable
sums of money are frequently kept In
the safes In the different branch offices.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-14
BROWN WILL STUMP
STATE FOR O'NEIL
Executive Has Long Confer
ence With Brown-Senator
Grow Sees Sproul

Governor Brumbaugh was closeted for
two or three hours today with Attorney
General Francis Skunk Brown. After
the conference the Governor went to his
home in Germantown. Mr.. Brown gave
out n statement in which he announced
he would make a speaking tour in be-
half of the candidacy of ]. Denny O'Neil
for the Republican nomination for Gov
ernor. O'Neil is Governor Brumbaugh's
candidate.
State Senator William f. Crow, chair
man of the Republican State commit
tee. came to Philadelphia today and held
conferences with number of leaders
from various parts of the State and
with two or three candidates for office
Among them were Senator Sproul. cam
didate for nomination for Governor. and
Paul w. Houck. candidate for renomina-
ton for Secretary of Internal Affairs.
Among the others at the conference
were w. Harry Baker, secretary of the
Senate and secretary Of the state COM
mittee; william S. Lieb. chief clerk Of
the House; Charles a. Snyder, Auditor
General and William p. Gallagher pub
licity manager OF the State committee.
A general conference of the leaders
will be held tomorrow when 1t Is ex-
pected Senator Penrose will be in the
city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-14
BOY OF 10 SHOOTS UP"
GERMANTOWN; ARRESTED
Had Three Revolvers Which Shot
Steel-Jacketed Bullets-Had <
Target Mania"

William Wolfe, nineteen years old
who resides at los East Rittenhouss
street. was held under $500 bail today
oy Magistrate Pennock, for what ap-
peared to be target mania" ~
district Detectives Bolay and Welch,
VINO arrested Wclfe yesterday afternoon.
SAID Wolfe had In his possession thrse
revolvers. including a thirty-eight- -calbsf
automatic. The suspected weapons had
caused mysterious holes which have beec
appearing In the walls and windows Of
various houses in Germantown during
the last two weeks. All CT the holes
were caused by steel-jH cketed bullett
put the police were unable to find an{
cue as to the reckless marksman unth
the arrest of Wolfe
MISS Bertha Rosenheimer teacher Of
Gernan and Spanish in the Germantowl
nlen school, reported to the police la4
ftriday morning that a steel-jacketee
pullet, pierced a window of the schools
room and buried itself in an oppo:
site wall, barely missing the head ~
one OF the girls. %
mour- street, told the Magistrate Of hayy
Ing found two steel acketed bullets "A
his yard, and one which had entered on
OF the rooms of his home. "a
Wolfe, when questioned as to what -
was shooting at, replied that he Wa
shooting at mark. "You must B,
crazy" saia the Magistrate. II guess.
am replied Wclfe. The prisoner sa's
ne had purchased the revolvers from ,
pawnshop on South street.
Magistrate Pennock bound the prs.
2ner 2n,i over for further hearing nsx'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-14
PURE FOOD MEN HERE
TODAY FROM 7 STATES
Foust and SINNERS Start
Crusade Against "Fake"
Products on Market

Food commissioners representing
Pennsylvania, New York. Ohio, Della
ware, New Jersey, Maryland and the
District of Columbia will meet here
tomorrow to plan an active campaign
that will drive out of business food
dealers who are enforcing ''profiteer"
methods through "camouhaged food
stuffs." The commissioners will hold a
session in the Adelphia Hotel
Several sausage manufacturers are
to be prosecuted this morning by Spe-
cial Agent SINNERS. of the State Dairy
and Food Commission, who charges
they are preying on consumers by SELL
ing fake" food products.
These are the first prosecutions in
the campaign of the State food depart
ment to drive all war profiteers out Of
business. II is said that 20 per cent
Of the sausage sold In Philadelphia con-
tains as much as 40 per cent water. i,
Dealers who handle egg compounds
made Of coal tar dyes and cornmeal Will
be the next on the commissioners list.
They will be forced TO withdraw their
goods from the market because they
do not contain any ingredients that are
substitutes for eggs. ~
Foust also asserted that investiga-
tions begun at the request of DR.. SAM
uel q. Dixon. shortly before his death,
have revealed not only that food dan
gerous to health is being put on the
market. but that labels are being cam
ounag>d y comply rspsrnotally with ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-14
ARREST 5; SWINDLED
SOLDIERS, IS CHARGE
Sold False Oil Stock Here to
Relatives of Men in Service.
Say Police

With the arrest of eight men caught
In raid on a brokerage office in the
Widener Building this afternoon. the po.
lice believe they are on the trail of "a
general system which is being operated
to swindle the relatives of soldiers, A
similar raid was made in Baltimore on
February % on an office said to have
been conducted by the concern arrested
today.
The raid was made by Detectives
O'Connor and Marks on the office of
John Herck & Co., on the sixth floor.
They lined the prisoners up in pairs and
marched them over to City Hall. The
sleuths also took along quantity of
letters, books and other data.
The prisoners, all of whom are
charged with obtaining money on false
pretenses. are Martin Colegrove, of
York road and Lycoming avenue; will
liam Cravis of Thirty-second street and
Montgomery avenue; David Kollovitz. of
Berks and Myrrlewood streets: John
Briggs. Of Fifty-second and Vine streets !;
Gustave Hitler. of Broad and poplar
streets; Herman Womelsdorf. of Fif-
teenth street and Girard avenue; Henry
Grouse. of Eighteenth and Ritner
streets. and Samuel Magid, of Broad and
Poplar streets.
They were arrested on complaint Of
Mrs. Emma Bonnem, of 2121 North
Nineteenth street, She said she received
letter purporting to come from the
herck office In which she was informed
that her son. who is now In the army
~ camp Meade. had an option on 100
shares Of Lost City oil Gas Companv
STOCK ana that 1t would be necessary
Tor her to obtain $500 to cover margins
or her son would lose the stock. Mrs
sonnen said she paid the money and
later discovered that her son knew moth
ing about the so-called stock,
In pamphlets sent cut from the kerc,,
oifice. 1t is alleged. a glowing account
or the oil fields which the comnany
claims to own in Oklahoma is given
Briggs. one Of the prisoners caught IN
todays raid, was manager of the Ra,ti.
more office. according to Detective
oConnor, but escaped when that nIace
was raided by the police.
me prisoners were given a hearing
neiore Magistrate Watson in the Cen.
trai Police Court and held in bail for
further hearing.