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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-09

GENENA, Jam Y,
Crowds marched through the streets
of berlin. I,eipsic and Essen shouting
1--WE must have peace." when news OF
the breaking off OF the Brest-Litovsk
negotiations became known, according
to reports here today.
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o
United States that dividends of taxable
confusion the miapprehenson Of difference
tax
proceedings brought by
to
the
1t s u m
plaintiff
this think
would
tax
nothing the of
is evide ownership"
from
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-09

company called the Western Potash
Company the
quantities Of other
valuable substances in solution.
told of
Of making
dividends previously
of
going
national reputation is sad who
will conduct with modern
and with view producing higher
bypoducts which being lost
crude process
a manufacture of potash there
dependent
that American field remains
seen we field imports Of potash
the
$40 Now brings around
toni fol grade
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Toledo fractions Gold Note Offer

Offering o
of
being absorbed rapidly
to
price
in such
the undertakes
refun bonds of 4 mills
of
February including
Q station
Traction Light and Power Company of the
Of
all
GLIDING he the above bonds, of $7s322376
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-09
SuppIee Mix Company Stock at SO

quotation a the
market
around 1894.
stockholders of suppee Company hold special
readumen share
recently taken is said
937Oo second preferred
S312 all a total of S1,25O000
Of 1916 Company had
stock 1t understood showing
the fits for he shortly.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-09
GOSSIP OF THE STREET
MARKET SEES MESSAGETOWORLD
IN ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT
Financiers View it as Provisioning Long War
or Early Peace, With Chances Favoring
Former-Gossip of the Street

THERE two opinions President Wilson's
L yesterday n
financial
taking
that the President had conceivable that
doubt the minds of would
why the United States
accomplish
big enuncaon the time
objection
he
the market o opening prices
long early odds in favor of long
of believed
fnancers that the speech time
of
the of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-09

Tenth. The peoples of Austria
Hungary, whose place among the
nations we wish to see safeguarded
and assured, should be accorded
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-09

Ninth. A readjustment of the
frontiers of Italy should be ef-
fected along clearly recognizable
lines of nationality.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-22

The for
der in the camp The generals statement follows:
r. E. Funston Kan
become
the
in
letter.
ordination organization N
this work.
play. If . win.
their
confidence
their
me n houtd DESTROY eirselfr
the
safe place to live in for the
is
-O" -
LEONARD WOOD"
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BIG Snow ATl AUDITORIUM
Dramatic Comedy by Manhattan
Talent Greatly Enjoyed.
BY ATOQZ.

Thru the courtesy of Mas Alsxan.
der directories, and = group OF Man
haitian people. five act dramatic
comedy was given at the Auditorium
last Tuesday evening to q large and
enthusiastic audience:
situation In the ordinary town, and
was written and directed by Miss
Alexander It was given at Manhat-
tan two succeeding evenings and
made quite q hit and a. the cast want.
ed to do something to tighten the SOL
to Mr. Wilson. now acting camp social
secretary. to b produced 1t the Audi
torium.
There were about sixty people in
the cast Space shortage forbids the
personal fn0Ation Of all the partici.
two youngsters who opened the show
in the first act to the grand chorus
finale In the last act played their
part with great credit.
Especial mention. however. should
be made Of the work Of the girl CHOIR
wen and executed their drills in Q
fashion that showed careful training.
They were recalled again and again.
Miss Ivy Fuller also did = clever bit Of
cSne a. 81: mana. .n o. e. Home
ancs ~ an oflicsr. The soldier boys
sn5oyed the show from start 70 finish
and showed u BY their hearty and I'M.
stinted Applause.
We take this opportunity thru the
medium of the column Of this paper
to thank all those who contributed in
any way to the unconditional success
Of the evenings program. Your effort
to entertain the soldier is also appre-
ciated by the Y. III. c. A.. the big
task Of which IL to serve the soldier.
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

On Saturday, June is, there were
numerous automobile parties who Wis
ited at the K. of c. buildings. one
group came a distance of some sew
enty-two miles and included men
women and children At one time II,
the day building number one was al
most entirely surrounded by machines
ana the quests used the large tables
IN the building was occupied by the
soldiers and their friends who found
the place one OF the coolest spots in
Sunday. June 16. Fathers kaufman
and Troy Of st. Mary's college cele-
DRAFTED the masses at number one
building. Father kaufman delivered
several very interesting sermons Of q
patriotic and religious nature.
Among recent visitors at the K. of
9. buildings. were W. F. Riordan of
Kar~as City and w. J. McGinnis of
st. Joseph. Mo. The latter was for
merly an umpire in the Western
League and relates some very ANUS
ing anecdotes of his baseball exper-
fences.
At building number one masses on
Sunday are at 1870, 9 and 1890 a. m.
Benedfction is at 1880 p. m. At num-
Der two building masses are at and
10 a. 81.
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MADE FOUR TRIPS ACROSS
Geo. M. Dallas, "Y'' Secretary, Has
Crossed Atlantic -Four Times.

The genial fat man, formerly Of the
staff of Y. NJ. c. A. No. 4. known
among his friends as the ex-mayor of
Pleasant Hill, Mo-, is busy crossing the
Atlantic in the interests of red triangle
work and the welfare of the boys in
khaki
George M. Dallas, who left Camp
Funston in April for overseas duty
with the Y. NJ. G. A. has crossed the
briny deep four times since bidding
farewell to his friends here. He is
very contented with his work Of CIV
ing the soldiers a taste Of home on
their journeys across.
Mr.. Dallas writes: Am greatly
pleased with this work and will con-
tinue it Indefinitely unless an enemy
submarine should by .happenstance'
put me out of business, but I look for
no such misfortune. We have been
favored with smooth seas on each of
my four trips and while ]. got seasick
on my first return trip it was by no
means as violent as 1 am told would
have been with stormy, rough seas. 1t
keeps us busy while in port getting
ready our equipment for the return
trip. My regards to all the boys. I
am feeling fine and dandy and get
ting along o. K"
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THE SONG OF A DOUGHBoY.
Oh. the kaiser II miser
And he wants the whole blamed earth
But III say that II he Eefs Il
ltn cost him all tia worth.
Chorus:
0tf yer fun A. Igit yer pistol,
Lead en- both an load EN- wen:
Beys fron Boston, boys from Bristol.
Al tSetAer. give I'm hell
Oh, the kaiser he's Q eorker,
, EAtnt No uee to rye that,
An Tiers somethiAs comm to I'm
&oaetAfn' eli OF Pershin4's bat.
CAoTus:
Cit yer gun an git yer pistol,
Load EN- both en- load EN- well:
Boys from Glaagow an from Knoxvtile
AL t'eether, give i'm hell.
There Ii some that says Old wnham's
Just Q duh. an easy mark.
But you'll have to give u to I'm,
Give 1t to- I'm day or dark.
Chorus:
Yes; vel 9ive Il 70 the kaiser,
Give In 6aycnet. an shell;
Boys from Paris an from Frisco,
Al t'getAer, give in bell.
-lNRI xUAWALT.
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4 BIG PROGRAM
The Auditorium Entertainment
Drew . Largo Crowd.
Splendid Singing, . Good Ad.
dress and Plenty Of Music.
By ATOOZ.

In spite Of the heat and discomfort
there was q large crowd in attendance
at the Sunday evening program which
talent IS We have ever had.
The evenings entertainment was
opened by Pvt. Staffaroni with his pi-
ano accordion on which he Is an ex-
pert. Mr.. StAffaroni 10 . newcomer
himself famous among the boys with
his playing at the different Y build
ing& Hig instrument 10 a novelty be-
cause Of its scarcity. That the boys
enjoyed his part Of the program was
manifested BY the vigorous applause
given at the end Of each number.
Tho Star Attraction.
We can easily say that our star at
traction for the evening was Miss
Irene Munson from Topeka. She has
studied at Bethany college. Lindsborg
and at Washburn. She has mexxo-
soprano voice OF large range with .
rareness OF quality. sweetness ana spur-
ity. Her pleasing personality won the
audience Immediately and each one
Of her songs were aplauded To- the
echo. Her best song was. TIL the
Sands of the Desert Grow Cold,
which was interpreted with fine ex-
preston. We are expecting TO- book
AiD0 Mun9On YOT return Qdto III tne
near future, which news We believe AL
WIN be glad to know who heard ner
sing. -
Mr.. Jackson of No. S accompan-
led Miss Munson at the piano. A. wen
as playing cor an tmpromptu sing
staged at the conclusion OF Miss Nun.
sons recital. Mr.. jackson is q epien-
did pianist and We will be glad to have
him como again %
Doctor Campbell >Speaka
We certainly had . splendid address
for our Sunday evening program deliv-
cred by our new camp religious dSrec.
tor, Dr. T. H. Campbell who comes TO
US from Columbus. O.. where he held
the pulpit Of the leading Methodist
church Of the city. Doctor Campbell
has the record Of preaching to this
largest congregations in the state.
which We do not wonder ut after hear
ing his Sunday evening discourse. He
held the boys from start to finish with
his fine voice and apt way Of putting
things right up to his audience. He
spoke on the subject OF q real Sac
rifice" with q ceiling effect on his au-
ditors. We appreciate the presence OF
such q man in our midst and are hop
ing the opportunity of many more Of
his messages.
Four reels OF movies completed the
evenings program. maxing one Of our
best Sunday evenings, thoroly enjoyed
by all present.
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Y. N. C. A. NO. 7

We expect very soon to have q
flourishing school in our building. BY
arrangements with the colonel and the
chaplain of the 41st infantry, all those
needing work in English will be de-
tailed to US each afternoon for study.
The mess and supply sergeants will be
sent to us several afternoons q week
for instruction in French.
The Bible class last Sunday drew a
to a fine talk by building Secretary
Berry. Following that we had preach
ing services with Mr.. Nesbit as the
speaker. In the evening a fine service
of the Soldiers league was held with
a good attendance and lively interest
The talk on Tuesday evening by Mr..
Nesbit along patriotic lines got good
hearing and was much enjoyed by
the men in spite of the heat
Friday night we had . home talent
affair with readings, boxing and
wrestling matches. The boys made a
fine show of 1t. We have q lot Of tai
ent in this regiment and expect to
make use Of 1t.
Saturday evening Mr. Troke gave us
a great evening with magic and music.
He sure had the boys guessing as to
how he did things.
On wednesday night We had DR..
for . religious service and we had q
very profitable evening together.
We have q big program on for this
week and expect to make the most of
It.
The road in front Of our building u
turned into q baseball grounds, where
a great game IL staged each evening
under the direction Of Mr.. chittick.
our athletic man. Those who fail to
get into the game act as rooters.
On the other side of the hut some
hot contests in vofley ball are being
pulled off for those who like that
game best
Mr. Chittick IL looking for teams in
baseball to play his crack team OF the
41st. If you have a team try your
hand at beating ours. Sec Mr.. Chit
tick and he will fix it up.
Mr. Peckman, our educational man.
is making the rounds of the build
ings this week giving an illustrated
lecture on the making of steel.
The boys of this section have not
lost their interest in the outside world
and especially in what is going on
"over there for every evening a
crowd gathers in our building to hear
Mr. Peckman or Mr.. Chittick give the
news of the day.
We have q promising French class
that meets twice a week under the
| direction of Mr.. Rigby, the French
teacher for the US of this camp.
The boys seem to like it, and are not
backward in taking part.
| We have q good class in letter
writing going for the purpose of teach
ing those who wish to know how to
write . correct personal or business
letter.
We are going to start a class tn
telegraphy this week for those who
get into that kind Of work in the army.
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bic CELEBRATION
Fourth of July Program VIII Be
for Soldiers and Visitors.
VIII Include Athletics, Speans
ing and Patriotic Pageant
GENERAL WOOD WILL SPEAK
Program Will Start With Race
From Fl Riley to Funston.
Governor Capper and General
Wood Speak ut 10:30 A. NJ.

A big Fourth Of July celebration.
including an athletic program. speak
ing by Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood ana
Governor Copper. and a patriotic his
torica1 pageant. will be held for the
benefit OF the Camp Funston soldiers
and their home folks.
Camp Open to Visitors
The camp will be open to visitors
the entire day. the same hours being
observed that are in force on visitors
and the mothers. fathers, wives. sweet
hearts and other relative of the SOL
diers will be given an opportunity to
visit with their boys.
A road race between Fort Riley and
Camp Funston will open the celebra-
concluded at the division athletic field,
east OF camp headquarters. Follow
ing this race. at 1890 O'Clock. Major
General Wood and Governor Capper
will address the soldiers and their
friends.
Baseball Came in Afternoon.
In the afternoon at the Army City
staged. Following the push ball game.
q baseball game win be played between
the Camp Funston team and 4 team
either from Camp Dodge or the Naval
Training Reserve station OF Chicago.
An admission will be charged for this
event. which is the only one that will
require an admission price.
Patriotic Pageant.
In the evening a patriotic histor-
tcal pageant will be put on under the
supervision of Geo. ". Brooks. CAMP
dramatic director, and the Army r NJ.
c. A. The pageant will start with
the discovery of America by Column
bus and will follow with important
national event inducing about fifty
scenes Of q very interesting and spec
tacu1ar nature. Each event will be
supported by large chorus Of singers
and performers. 1t will be one of the
highest class musical and historical
events ever attempted in an army
camp. A noted sCloist with fine So
prano voice will be used for the rem
dition of the patriotic singing.
The feature of the program and the
climax Of the elaborate public exhibi-
don Will be the presentation of the
present world situation.
The pageant will be given without
charge of any nature and will be
staged on the hillside at the division
athletic field. It will, commence at 8
p. m. By special Jispensation the mil
ftary authorities have granted visitors
to camp the privilege Of passing along
the Golden Belt highway in the even
ing TO attend this spectacular PERFORM
anNa
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MEDICINE DROPS

From Y Hut No. 2.
A wrestling mat has been added to
the equipment of the athletic depart
ment.
Oscar Higgins is busy these days
collecting autographs. preferably on
war roll cards.
Crew Of Provisional Ambulance A
put on good impersonation OF Harry
Lauder in costume as a preliminary
to the weekly boxing bouts on We'd
nesday night.
No greatly regrets to see Camp
Pastor whitsitt leave his work at Fun
ston and Riley. His personality and
preaching have won him high esteem
at this building, where he has been a
frequent speaker and visitor.
We have been selling a new camp
panorama for the past ten days. This
picture, by the Holt firm Of Manhat-
tan, is a good one and has found ready
sale among both officers and enlisted
men.
The Sunday morning sermon was
preached by Rev. j. A. Troke Of Me-
braska, substituting for Camp Pastor
Bennett, who had been scheduled. The
evening service was held on the hill,
LIZ. CnarleS A. INlSDeI OF Kansas lily,
preaching. At this service about thirty
war roll cards were signed.
While the men were waiting for
dusk to come, Monday night, in order
that movies could be shown. Buschel-
berg and Gill of the gun sheds pulled
off some entertaining music, the for
mer playing the piano and the latter
using the violin.
Secretaries Evans. Higgins. shouse
and Smith are attending the Y train
ing school at Funston this week and
next. These boys figure that. consids
ering the privilege of cutting once
each week and the substitution of
school for conferences two days each
week. they can afford to exchange the
other two forenoons of the week for
the certificate of attendance
The Friday evening concert of last
week was put on by Styles, Jackson
and Numire. Styles of No. 8, Jack
son of No. 8, and Numire Of depot
brigade--these are the fellows. The
character representations Of Styles
were particularly good.
Ben Smith and McPhail OF Conval-
escent Hospital No. 5, hitched up in
very harmonious (altho impromptu)
duet at the Sunday morning service.
Warren had his head shaved That.
however. was a mere preliminary in
cident-a detail, as it were, as was
also the revelation of the shape of the
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CAMP COMMENT

A social room apart from the cafe
terra to one Of the new improvements
at the Camp Funston hostess house
The new room is nicely furnished, va
camp having contributed to its dec
Grafton. Battery B, $40 field artillery,
gave the furniture, draperies and
books and the supply company of the
a40th supplied palms and other dec
orattons.
One Of the entertainers on the army
z. NJ. c. A. program the past week
was James w. Foley. who made a
poems of the James Whitcomb Riley
type and his humorous talks Mr..
Foley is probably best known as a
contributor to the Saturday Evening
Post.
One of the very neat and attractive
stores on the Zone and one that 10
found to be courteous and apprecia-
tive Of soldier trade Is the Army Goods
store. owned By Cal Hirsch q Sons.
The store Is managed by L. e. Bread
man. very congenial young man, who
In addition to being IN up-tc-ths. min
ute merchant is always on the look
soldier customers
Every officer of Camp Funston will
be required to take at least one hour s
exercise daily. says a headquarters
memorandum, which reads: "Al1 Of
ficers on staff DUTY or on duty which
does not require them to participate
in regular drill with troops will take
at least one hours daily exercise
Each officer will report at the end of
the week to his immediate chief that
he has complied with this instruc-
tion."
One of the very attractive places Of
business on the Zcne is the store
owned by Greenfield Clothing Co. This
house carries a complete line of mill
itary clothing and accessories and is
always pleased to have the soldiers in
spect its line of merchandise.
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every quartermaster man would like
to say. "Congratulations!"

H o. Fritz. one of the secretaries in
''Y" No. 8, in the quartermaster unit,
will soon be a member of the National
army. His departure will be a loss to
the Y. M. C. A. organization at Camp
Funston. He came here last Septem-
Der. and has since made the acquain-
tanceship of every Quartermaster man,
as well as dozens of other soldiers. He
helped to increase the cheerfulness Qf
many new soldiers. and it is due him
that his entrance into the army be ac-
companied by the degree of pleasure
which he was so active in bringing to
others. Secretary Fritz has been, 1t
seems to all the soldiers who knew
him, an ideal Y. NJ. c. A. worker.
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DRAMATIC NEWS
Monster Historic Pageant Bcing Ar.
ranged for July 4-Other News.

Good news. boys: Dramatic Eirec-
tor Brooks made hurried trip to
Leavenworth. Kan. Tuesday 10 meet
Mr.. Root Of the board Of trade. about
costumes, wigs and other articles Of
attire to be worn By our future SOU
brettes."
Privates White and Robins of Com
pany Of the 164 depot brigade made
such a good showing in the comedy
act. whats the Differences" at the
community house at Junction City. .
week ago. that Manager Afford OF the
Liberty theater induced the director
to send them over to the Liberty the
alter as a special added att. action.
Saturday night. Manager Affords
best which has played his house this
season.
The dramatic department has Just
received q great comedy vaudeville
playlet entitled, From Reveiile to
Taps" direct from New York. The
playlet is for a cast of nineteen and IL
from the pen of William McKiernan,
10 full OF good comedy. the kind that
makes you forget 25-mile hike.
Last week We asked for q "sou.
brette" for part in an act entitled
Mr.. Wright in Wrong" This week
pear a. Mrs. Kitty Wright. a bride Of
only a few weeks. Here II might be
we'll to add that Mr.. Jack Wright. her
husband. n a likely fellow about six
feet tall and very athletic. therefore
"a nod should be as good rs a wink
10 q blind horse'
pvt. Kinney White of Company 8
Of the i6< depot briga de has the honor
10 be the dramatic DEPARTMENTS first
leading man. II Kinney fights lover
there" a. strenuouslv Ms he acts then
there y hot time in store Tor more
Huns than one.
We have wonderfully clever COM
coy poem At the office entitled. The
Hanks Are Closing the Show" The
man who thinks he can do justice to
II. drop In and read II over
Director Brooks and Mr. CLAIM ~
the T. NJ. c. A. Auditorium are ar
ranging monster historic specfacIe
for the Fourth Of july celebration 10
be given in camp.
Boys drop in anv time at our hea6.
quarters in the Officers buiidin,
on the Zone and tell us what YOU havc
done or would ike to do.
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Big BOXING BOUT
Ted Lewis Will Meet Navy Rostan
About July 10.

A boxing bout is being arranged be-
tween Ted Lewis, welterweisht cham
pion of the world, and Navy Rostan,
welterweight champion of the United
States army. The negotiations under
way at the present time indicate that
the bout will take place about July
10. Arrangements are being made to
secure Otto Floto. sporting editor of
the Kansas City Post, as referee.
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poll The fact of importance il that
Mac Is now a harvest hand. The
sooner he makes his fortune. the soon-
er he can enlist and a harvest hands
wages are not to be sneezed at this
year.
Rasweiler OF No. read the story
of the "Unbeliever' to the men at
the air dome on Tuesday evening. He
had delivered the weekly lecture the
preceding week and had at that time
demonstrated his talent IN dramatic
work; the invitation to return this
week was the outcome.