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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28
AUTO INJURIES POLICEMAN
Patrolman's Horse killed-Mo.
torist Accused of Speeding

Mounted patrolmau phineas Morris
was seriously injured and his horse in
stantly killed when struck by an auto
mobile driven by A. y. cancelmo. q
chief storckeeper in the navy. at Fifty
seventh street and Baltimore avenue this
morning.
Sergeant King. who with Morris is at.
tach' d to the tfty-fifth and Pine streets
station. saw the accident and says can
camo was driving at terrific speed when
IL occurred He placed the driver under
arrest.
Morris was taken TO the University
HpeDital
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28

sdnts = llst1nsA q ~ q lt,'
i.Asione psssertsWeNteA 4 sOtAlissata
nellie, arce al Monte Asolone Z Monte
Pertica ed al saliente.di Monte Solarolo.
II nemico fu respinto con erAvi ,perdite
. 5i4 prisionieri rimasero nellie nostre
mani.
"l.ungo II medic Piave l'attivtta' COM
battiva e. aumentata grandemente du-
rante Ia giornata. Ieri fu completato
II possesso dellisola di Grave dt Papa
dopoli ed altri 3b1 prigionierl furono cat
turati Numerose force nemiche mandate
contro le truppe inglesi. furono distrutte
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$500 LEFT TO CHURCH
William MacLaughlin Will Give
Rest of Property to Family

The Extension Society of the catholic
Church will receive $500 under the will
at William Mac' .aughlin. l547 North
Fifty-s iehth street The viii disnoaes
nf an estate Of s92so. which is divided
nrirrlpnliy among his widow and
children.
those of Anne NJ Willie. $50 East
Westmoreland street. s35 900: $ muei
-. Bair 1T62 Ridge avenue. $50. 400
Thomas j. ZIegerfuss. 2012 Popar street.
s1i.100: Emily Collins 40 South Eight
"enth street Sl6.S00; Henrietta A.
tones. Avalon. y. j.. Sll.4S5
Followirr are the aDDraiSements of
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Bv The United Press
With the ltaiian Armies IN the Field

oct. 27.-iDelayedl.- slopes of the
four mountains wrested from the Aus
trians and held in the face OF the most
determined counter ittacks, are strewn
with dead. The bodies are mostly
those of the enemy.
A separate battle was fought for
each one of the peaks More than 1000
prisoners. including $50 officers. were
taken. and many machine guns were
captured.
BY reconquering the peaks VIII eli
We're lost last December. the Italians
brought to an end the continual Aus
trian menace of descent upon the
plains.
The bulk of the enemvs resistance
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MRS. FRANK !. GOULD FINED
Husbands Charges Agains, Her and Il
Mexican Heard

Paris. oct 2S.--The torrsctiona
Court on Saturday heard the CHARGES
Of Fra"li I. Could aga inst his Wife Mrs
"dith Kelly Gould and Mario C'ssnssus
a Mexican. The Court fined III accused
who did not appear. fifty francs each on
charge of having had improper rela-
tons.
Frank j. Gould is a son Of Jay Gould
"A member of various New York clubs
ard d rector in several railroads. Mrs.
Edith Kelly Gould, a former actress. is
his cond wife. his first wife having
been Miss Margaret Kelly Mr., Gould
married his present wife in 1908,
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RED CROSS MAN CITED
Lieut.. .Wise's Second Honor From
France for Serving Hot Drinks
By the Associated Press

Paris. Oct. 28.--Lieutenant Henry
Wise, of Long Branch. ~ j.. an Amer
can Red Cross canteen officer. has been
ri'ed IA second time for the, French war
cross,
The citation says that. duri.g heavy
iChti"e from October, 10 TO IA, he dis
played bravery In supplying hot drinks
o czecho- -Slovak soldiers.
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Foe in Retreat
on Oise-Serre Front


with considerable success. On the
right of the Eleventh Italian corps,
commanded by General Paolinos we
are advancing cast of the river (Piave)
md have reached the line in the
r"irhborhood of Roucadelle to a
noint half way to Gina DOlino and
ST. Pelo di Piave. where we are in
ouch with the fourteenth British
corns urdor Lieutenant General Sir
7. y. BabirgtOn. who has captured
Tcz2e and Borco Malamotte.
The prisoners already cnntured i'm
'odayS operations exceed 1000"
The british advance on the piave
'runt is in the Montelle region. and
they alreadN have pushed more than
two miles east of the river
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Bv the Associated Press

Vienna, Oct. rs Between the
Brenta and the Piave intense fighting
continued throughout Saturday, ac.
"Ordins to an official statement from
Austro.Hun?aiian headquarters.
The Italians were driven back in
'h' region Of Col Caprile.
The Austrian Fourth Division re,
rained Monte AsOlone west of the
Hronta and drove back the Italians on
Monte Pertica, the statement asserts.
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FRENCH WIN FARM
Take Organized Position Below
Deynze, in Belgium
ID. a. I-..:snl De-.

London, Oct. 2S.--"On the Lys front,
south of Deynze. French troops cap
tured "A farm which had been organized
for defensive purposes, taking 100 pris-
nncrs." Field Marshal Ilaig reported to-
day in his special Belgian cominun'que.
There Is nothing to report on the left
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n 4,

49, uU@<&J n.y. ~ t&s Qu9Jkl'r ~
hthno ssseeAto - nosevSye etslvitas
eRsttua6do tcdercse opetAssonI Al bonn
bardamento contro ie liMte a comuni.
caxiOne nemiche ripetuoAmente attac.
cando con Il fuoco delie mitragliatrici
lie truppe avversarie In posixione cd in
marcia. Dieci areoplani nemici sono
stati abbattuti durante I combattimenti
aerei. Sulla stasione ferrcvisria al
Levico, la auale IN sorpresa in piena
attivita', una uostrs aereonave getto',
la scorsa notte. 500 chilogrammi di
bombe."
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The American Second Army, under
Ma ior General Bullard. is holding the
line in the Woevrc. This was disclosed
by General PershinR in his coinmunque
for Sunday. received at the War De
partment
Repulse of heavy German attacks
Saturday evening on the front north
west of Nerdun by Major General Lig-
pett's First Army also was reported.
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ORDERS CIVIL WAR ENDED
.hina's New President Issues Man
date to Discontinue Hostilities
SnecinL Gable TO Erening Public Ledger

CopuriDht 1913, bD Ncir York Times Co.
Prkin. oct. .as--Hsu shih Chang. the
new president of China, has issued a
mandate ordering cessation of HOSTILE
lies between the northern forces and
he southern rebels. He IL an avowed
lacihst Today he will outline his
1olcy to foreign correspondents.
The Japanese legation has issued a
denial that conditions are attached to
the remission e." -" ''"""r indemnify
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28

Rochester. Pa, oct, 2s--Hartford p.
2rown, sixty years old, OF Hopo Valley,
r. l., former member of the Pennsyl-
lied of heart disease while visiting rela :
10 ives here. He was elected to the Legis-
l.nre on the Republican ticket in 1886.
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Foes Guns Busy in Belgium
Bysfhe United Press

Havrr. Oct. 2S.--'The eneiny's artiller,
was ac i've yesterday, especially agains,
the front lines and our communications
he Belgian War Office announced TODAY v
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)Ezfl,
191 To-day!

One hundred and ninety
one women in De)ineator
families are buying sewing
machines to-day-and every
day! Among the whole
million they are buying
fifteen thousand cans of
ta.clm powder - to- day!
Forty-nine thousand pairs Of
stockings to-day! One mil
lion and fourteen thousand
dollars worth of food to-
day! And these are only a
few of the many articles for
personal and household use
they buy-every day! Every
one Of them reads and is in
hucnced by. the contents of
- The {
Delincator,' :
Hs 61:g 6hsg'Hz;2ls 'HIlHoo, n o4ome,
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ADvERTIsE EAsENr
ADvER TITS ENtENT

From the earliest times Philadelphia
center Of the In Colonial
shipped this than elsewhere
deuson that articles and cheaper New York BECAME
made up New York women
that the word PhlsdelphA for sterling worth and
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Landau s2 OitOhre.

London, 2S OttObre.
Violenti comba ttmenti 81 veriflcarono.
sabato. nell'area di Monte Grappa, owe
gil italiani respinsero tutti gil attacchi
austriaci. In delta regione gil italiani
catturarono 5ii prlgi ioneri.
lie truppe inglesi, coinbattenti lungo II
Piave, f1n dalla notte dal 20 al - cor
rente hanno occupato risola di Grave di
Papadopoli ed hannp catturato piu' di
10 priglonieri. secondo ur communicate
del dipartimento inglese, della guerra
Durante la giornata di sabato furono
respinti violenti contrattacchi da parts
deRli austr,aci. II communicate ufilciale
italiano. giunto Londra. dice quarto
segue:
'Sul Monte Grappa Violent e ripetuti
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Gil ABSTRACT Sconfitti e Deci.
matt ALA Fronte
Italiana
Published and Distributcd Under
PERMIT NO Sal
Authorised by the act Of October q,
1877. on gle at the PostofYice Of Phiia-
delphia, Pa
ny order Of the Prss!dcnt
Post ma ster General

Rome, 2s ottobre.
II Ministero della Guerra. la scorsa
notte, ha pubblicato Il sguente comunl-
cato ufficiale:
"L'attacco della nostra Decina Ar
nata attraverso III Piave. nell'area del
risola di Grave di Papadopoli comincio'
questa mattina allie ore $40 lie truppe
italiane sulla desiya incontrarond una
vigorosa resieterAA Secondo gil ultiui
rapport, dopo violento combattinento.
tale resistenza e. stata sopraffatta e
ravanzata procede con successo
"Sulla nostra sinistra lie truppe in
Hlesi hanno avanzato soddisfaCente-
mente ed hanno raggiunto Il loro primo
obettivo in accordo del plant dell often
silva. abbattendo la vigorosa resistenza
del nemico
Putnam patriot., 1918-05-03

come to the point where four house
holds cut of five are mourning the
lezs Of member Of the family, we
VII be much freer with our money
but Why not sacrifice little now to
prevent the sacrifice of the lives of
the best Of our manhood and incident
ally 70 save some of your own self re
spect.
If your son. along with many 9th
ers. was killed in No Mans Lam"
as hundreds and thousands are bound
to be killed if your support is lacking
behind the lines-and you at home
with nothing of more Importance to
do than to sit and wonder how to
make more money, had not taken all
the Liberty Bonds that you could car
ry would your conscience ever stop
suggesting to you that you hadn't
done your part to save him?
Should there be any doubt in your
mind that the government really
needs the money, try to run a Pack
ard Twin-six on the same amount of
gas that you have been using in your
Ford The army which is the consum-
er of money has increased in much
greater proportion than even the diff
ference between Ford and a Pack
ard.
Our forefathers had faith enough
IN democracy to give their support to
the cause of independence when there
was absolutely no assurance and very
little probability of their ever getting
their money back. If they had faith
enough in the government when it
had no financial standing to give their
hearty support to it, it seems that
We, in the present crisis, should feel
ready to invest every dollar we own in
the most stable institution in the
world. the United States of America.
Putnam patriot., 1918-05-03
.....--...........--..
AMONG THE CHURCHES


Cor fIroYe and Pleasant streets.
Roy. Frederick Leeds. Priest-in-
charge. Notices for week ending May
and for Sunday 9TH after Easter)
May 5.
Wednesday, May. I. SIS. Philip and
James Apostles, the Holy Commun-
ion at 900 a. m.
Thursday, May ,. Special meeting
of the Woman's Auxiliary, residence
Of Mrs. F. f. Russell, at 100 p. m
Thursday, May ,. advice and gen
eral instruction on Holy Contraction
(being the first of series in the
church, at 7.30 p. m.
Sunday, May 5, Corporate Com
munion of St. Philips Altar Guild at
900 a. m 1t is especially requested
that the entire Guild be present at
this service
Sunday, May a.. Morning Prayer
and the Holy Communion with ser
mon. at 1915 a. m.
The Church School at 1890 p. m.
At this time, there will be a special
address to the parents and Guardians
of the children attending this school
Please cooperate with the rector by
being present.
Putnam patriot., 1918-05-03
VINCENT MENOY WRITES FROM
FRANCE

Tho following is an abstract of il
letter from Vincent MeEvoY ao~ in
France:
~ few lines % let YOU know
have arrived somewhere in France /
ann well. 50 don't worry over me as
viii take good care Of myself
The weather over here is nice Sc
Tar. ana hope it Viii keep that way for
a while We have very nice captain
which helps make things pleasant, SO
you see there Is nothing to worry
about, for if there Is anything he can
do Cor as he IS glad 10 do il
There are lots OF things that
would like 10 put in this letter bur I
am afraid 1t might be censored. am
going to find out more about what we
are allowed to write and then will
tell YOU more.
We came over in nice boat ana
l enjoyed the trip very much. Had
good time. but all we could see was
ship water and sky. We had fun
Watching those that were sick and we
played cards and games while of
duty. After we landed We nlave3
base BAN. Give my regards TO all Of
my friends
Putnam patriot., 1918-05-03
(. ...-..---......--..-....... ........-.--...-.
Mrs Leverett F Weeks

Mrs. L Weeks died on Monday
morning after an illness of several
weeks. She was attacked with pneu-
MONA early in January. which devei-
oped INTO pleuresy and two operations
followed, the final cause Of her death
being heart failure She was the
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Beniamln
Preston Of Waltham, Mass, being
born in that city in 1862 She was
married to Mr. Weeks in October,
,s,S7, and is survived by her husband
and one son. Carl.
The funeral was held Thursday az
ternoon at o'clock Rev F d Sae-
gent officiating Burial was in Gr9ie
street cemetery
There were many floral pieces. one
large wreath being sent by the fam
ihes in the neighborhood
Putnam patriot., 1918-05-03
George Sharp Byles

On Sunday morning the useful life
of George Sharpe Byles came TO a
close in his residence IN Norwich. af-
ter serious illness of a week In
1919 he suffered from a shock and
his health had been poor since though
he was able to be about at various
times
He was born IN the old family
home at Ashford. Conn, March L,
1858. the son Of Andrew II and Mar
tina II Sharpe Byles
In 1876 Ae and the late Frank Il
smith were taken into partnership
and the firm became J l. Barstow &
&c, On Oct 10. 1912. Mr. Byles sold
has interest to his partner and retired.
In Mansfield Mg Ryles was mar
ned to Mary Eva Hooker. who was
born IN that town Jan. Is. 1874. the
daughter Of Lothf5p and Rachael
Sholes Hooker. He WAS q 82d degree
Mason and belonged 10 Sphinx Ten
pie of the Nystle Same Il Hartford
He also belonged L. Norwich lodge.
y F. O f., ana the Aresnum club
He attended She Broadway church
Putnam patriot., 1918-05-03
Baptist Church Notes

The Rev. Stacey Harrison of Brook
line, Mass, who preached here April
2ist, will have charge of the services
Sunday He comes we'll recommend
d from Brookline and Avon, Mass.
Rev. H. c. Calhoun. formerly of
Nashua, \. H, now of Putnam. spoke
Sunday al both services.
The mid-week meeting was conduct
ed by Deacon Arnold.
The Sunnyside Club will meet with
Mrs. Edith Bowen. Sunniside. Satur-
day evening.
Putnam patriot., 1918-05-03

vIthHaadiag #ll the necessary work,
he often found time "a take the two
younger children with her "a horse
lack 10 visit her ELI home twenty
miles away
The following Is related by Mrs
Broadway
Well DO | remember Is regularly
as Sunday came all the family attend
ed church. my father enteri the
church by the door reserved for the
men. followed by my brothers, al sit
ting on the side with the men, while
my mother entered by the door re
served for the women and girls fol
lowed by my sister and myself, sitting
on the opposite side with the women
and girls The Moderator sat on a
high seat and called the people TO or
der in loud tones If any dared TO smile
or whisper. The Tithing man, too,
was on the alert. and if any person
presumed TO walk past the church he
was called to account and had to ray
tithes for travelling on Sunday Wien
MY father became too feeble TO atterd
church. the church people would often
hold meetings at my home for ais
benefit
Truly. the Elizabeth Porter Put
nam Chapter is looking forward @I.h
rare pleasure to celebrating this ! sae
the 2o0th anniversary Of the birth OF
Israel Putnam and the Tooth ba.6l.=
day If Is houored Read Daughter
Putnam patriot., 1918-05-03
LETTER FROM GREECE

Charles and Christas Terzis re
ceivei a letter tins week from Greece
from their father and mother Then
father Is enc of the selectmen Of kol-
hnas. near Sparta. They write of the
hard times there. the following being
some Of the prices at the present
time Sprine lamb, Sll0 to $I.25
per pound; three peuad leaf of bread,
S1oo To Sl50, shoes. $50 per padrt
shoes tapped. $1,000. beans. soc Is
6og per pound, ANA one quart ean
of aila easts from 81 TO SI.50.
Putnam patriot., 1918-05-03
REAL DAUGHTER
100 YEARS OLD
Members of Elizabeth Porter
Putnam Chapter, ID. A. X,
Call on Their Distinguished
Member.
Mrs. Sarah Bosworth Broadway In TX
cellent Health and Spirits as She
Passes Century Marx.

Mr.. Sarah BosWoFfh Haa8ay Of
Faztford was 100 year. OLD Tuesday.
Mrs. Sarah Boswofth Balaa< u one
Of the three Real Daughters Of nc
American Revolution In Connecticut
and is "A member Of Elizabeth Porter
Putnam Chapter Of Putnam. Some
years ago the Chapter made pil
grimage to Eastford to call upon their
distinguished member ON her birth
day and the custom has been eontin=
ued ever since.
The members Of the local chapter
found their oldest member in excel
lent spirits and enjoying remarkable
health for her years ON her Tooth
birthday. She chatted and Joked with
them all and told many stories that
were interesting and amusing The
venerable lady seemed never to tire
of talking of the old days and eYi-
denced a remarkable memory Her
eyesight is slightly impaired but aside
from this she Is in full enjoyment Of
her faculties Her father died when
she was y years old and she remem-
bers much of what he told her Of his
personal participation in the Reyolu
tionary war.
The Chapter presented her silver
spoon marked e1sIs-l9ls. from Eli
abeth Porter Putnam Chapter and
dozen beautiful roses Personal gifts
Of members Included candy fruit and
post cards
The following sketch s from the
Daughters Of the Revolution Maya
zine Of March, 1915, and was written
by Miss Abbic Keith
Putnam patriot., 1918-05-03
MANHASSET WAR GARDENS

Last season the Manhasset Manu-
featuring Company furnished garden
plots Tor those Of their employees who
desired them blowing the land and
furnishing fertilizer forty-six per
sons taking advantage of the offer.
This year they have already allot-
ted hfty-four plots and there are az
phcations for seventy-seven, ana tsa
company is planning TO pillow more
land on the east side of the Office
The plots are 50xlo0 feet, the com
pany furnishing 200 pounds Of fersil
izer with each garden.
Mr.. and Mrs Theodore Peloquin Of
Church street are visiting tins week
with relatives in East Orange, n. J.
Putnam patriot., 1918-05-03

one az our famous lecturers used 70
50 some people had three hands.
r,9at hand and tea haud and little
hehth3h Ha The firth wheel To a cart
Is freqneutly mentioned as an example
Of uSelvSSHesS. but the third hand is
worse than useless. il is serious
handicap. observes a writer. All of us
need g keep our right hand bus. and
NEST need To teach the left Land to do
lis share. hg: little behindhand
should be pren,ntly amputated.
Putnam patriot., 1918-05-03
A Real Daughter" of Connecticut

1.-THE Elizabeth Porter Putnam
Chapter, ID A K, IS very proud to
have upon its roll the name of one Of
the three Real Daughters IN the Con
nectieut Chapters.
Mrs. Sarah Bosworth Broadway
was born April 30th, 1918, in the
town Of Eastford, Connecticut Her
father, Allen Bosworth, enlisted in
the Revolutionary War at Ashford.
Connecticut, and the records Of his
service are as follows:
June 20, Private in Captain
Stephen Lyons company Colonel
John Chester's Connecticut Regi-
ment; in battles at Long Island,
white Plains, Fort Washington, and
Frogs Point Six months
May to October, 177S-Captain
John Summers company. in battle OF
Rhode Island
May, 1850 Captain Benjamin
Summers company
"Mr Bosworth had eleven children
sf whom Mrs Broadway is tbc only
Survivor She was the child Of see
ond marriage Her mother. Sarah
Harwood. who was married TO Mr.
Bosworth in 1902. came Of well
known Sutton, Mass, family. being
the youngest child of Ezra Harwood
and Lydia HiseoX She was born IN
September. 1916 Mr.. Bosworth died
ca March Is, 1891, and was buried r.
the old Eastford cemetery where. ON
his daughters 9Sth birthday, his
grave was marked by the Elizabeth
Porter Putnam Chapter, In 1856
Mrs Sarah HARDWOOD Bosworth. then
80 years old. eel grant Of l6o
acres Of land ~ ae5ount Of her hus
bands services. Nfs Broadway. new
soaring her looth birthday. retains
her faculties TO IA remarkable degree.
FOR although her oversight IS impaired
she can hear well. has clear memory
Of long Pass and recent events, aad Is
Fuast iateHestIHs tatNer
Since s6e became member Of sfe
Ehste=H Porter r4Hm Chapter II
aas become fixed custom fer @em-
beu ~ the chapter. usually large
number t. vsiy bes upou her birth
day. making il "a rea la 3sy IN
deed i is they Wha are indebted O.
scr, for many are the stories She tells
of the olden days
She remembers how. at the are Of
three Years, she commenced to 80 10
school, being carried on horseback
with an older sister by her father a
distance Of one and a quarter miles
Wagons were not in common use in
those times. In winter the SIX broth
ers would draw little Sarah and her
older sister on sled which they made
themselves, and great fun they had
even when the snow was deep. for.
dressed in their thick warm homespun
clothes, they cared little for the cold.
.The brothers were very proud Of
their raccoon fur caps, which they
tanned and fashioned for themselves.
Her mother spun and wove the flax
into linen which vas made into sheets.
pillow eases, and underwear for the
family
Wool from the Sleeps back she
also carded and wove into cloth which
furnished the heavy clothing for the
father and the children. But not