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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
GALA AIR RULES CITY
ASLOAN DRIVE OPENS
Fluttering Flags and Flarlng
Posters Form Patriotic
Holiday Dress

PHILADELPHIA to-day is wearing a gaia
air I'm celebration ot the opening or u''
Liberty loan campaign tlags' posters
-ticlicrs. signs strcamcrs and every
concciyable form Of decoration as
sumcd their proper places In tho holl-
day costume Of the city
The largest canvas sign that has
ever been built In this city appears on
the Market street front Of the SnclIen-
burg store, between Eleventh ana
Twelfth streets THIS immense poster
measures "A by i92 feet In It's center
is AN American eagle with q spread oi
twcuty-four feet. In the four corners
are actual size pictures of an airnlane,
a submarine chaser. an army truck
and heavy siege gun Of the long-rango
type. The sign Is IN red, white ana
blue I,easons for buying the Liberty
Loan bonds are given on the sign.
Other signs closely approaching the
above IN size appear on the CONNER
cial Trust Company building, the Corn
Exchange National Bank, the Shelmir1
store, Germantown and Lchigh avenues;
the Penn National Bank and at League
Island and at Hog Island
Thousands of posters have been dis
tributcd throughout the city by the Lib
crty Loan committee. These. according
to plans. are being attached TO Wind
shields Of automobile, on trolley cars,
wagons and other Vchicics in tho city.
Before Monday evening, II is hoped, no
vehicle in the city win be uuadorncd
Broad street ANpears in sunday
best" The work of decorating al light
| ing uolcs with flags and signs bearing
Liberty Loan slogans has been COM
pIctcd Tho tuga of all the buildings
along Broad street, spicl> asd span nov
/ nv again one Of the finest displays Is
/ that OF tho West End Trust Building,
, Broad street and South Penn square.
Slides distributed to all Of the moving
I uic,urc houses I'm the city arc being
( used at today's performances. Easel
I signs, distributed to all parts of the
/ city appear on prominent corners. Ar
raugcmcnts with the leading hotels have
/ resulted in an agreement to carry Il Idh-
! crty Loan line on all menus. This VIII
/ be changed each day during the cam
/ pagn.
Slips to be put in pay envelopes have
been distributed TO concerns I'm all sec
tong. There + an appeal to the worker
on each Of these to put some Of the
weeks wages into tho loan. FOrty'scveu
/ different kinds Of folders and pamphlets
are ready for distribution, and 100000
, copies Of the Liberty Loan song Will also
bo given out Appropriate and claborat,
window displays are shown in all tht
large stores. Many women have Libcrt!
Loan appeals on their knitting bags.
Opening the door to take IN the morn
iug paper houscholdcrs found a card
board Liberty BELL hanging on the front
door knob. bearing an appeal: "l;ini
nr again" This notice was placed Their
by Boy or Girl Scout 1000 of whom
were busy hanging the bell posters ol
door knobs last night. The girls. unde
direction Of Miss Mary Ellen Cassatt
distributed 10000 bell pacards.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
GREAT POWER CENTER
TO BE AT POTTSVILLE
Will Supply Philadelphia Light, Heat
and Current at Great Coal
Saving

POttsvile, Pa. April 6.-It is re.
ported that two big power plants will
be constructed in this region, capable
Of transmitting light. heat and power
TO Philadelphia equal 20 half a mil.
lion tons Of coal annually. 1t is be.
ileved the PHILADELPHIA plant will be
located In Pottsville while the New
York plant will be located In Iacka-
wanna County, in the upDer part Of
the anthracite region. Officials OF the
league have been In conference with
Government officials on the opening
un OF the canals between the anthra-
cite region and New York and PhiIa-
delnhia. and believe with this addition
| "a trnuspcytatlon facilities ana the
/ rev uoNeFhoqsee there viii belono
further foltage ef coal.
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Continued from PAGE Ono

tOnlinued from ihEe un'
taken in by tho loan, will start things
al Cleveland
Billy" sunday opened the Chicago
celebration.
opcnlng day found every city, town
and Countrysidc placardcd with Liberty
posters. stirring appeals by the coun.
try's most famous popular artists toId
the loan story from millions of buI-
boards. I'm street cars, newspapers ana
magazines. ,
Each state. county and municipality
was organized banks, merchants, post
men and local organizations ana "u-
thoritlcs carefully tutorcd by headduar-
terg at Washington were rrimed 10 push
the sales in their localities TO oN'rsno-
scriptiOu
In tho 81 Louis, Atlanta and Dallas
districts war trains with special en-
nibits and men from the French, BRUSH
or American armies will preach the
loan.
SpeciaI attention has been given to
organizing sales forces, and 1t is osu-
mated that virtually every citzcn VIII
have bccu approached before the cAa-
paign ends.
though workers pluuned to gather n
vast number Of subscription pledges
Some cities reported even yesterday that
their advance pledges indicated incir
communities would oversubsclibe carry
ON 100000 doorllnobs in New YORK
there hung q replica of tho Liberty
Bell with the slogan, Ring 1t NGanl,
placed overnight by Boy Scouts lnis
forenoon the Scouts rang the doorbclIs
to call attention TO the device.
The var capital was to have an I'M
prcssive demonstration While ba'tle
planes soaring aloft showCrcd posters
and liberty literature from tho skies a
paradc. including all branches OF the
lighting forces, was to wind up F'hns! i
yania avenue past the White House.
Nary PiclIford, Marie DrCsslcr, Ch1rlc
Charliu and Douglas Fairbanks, movie
stars. were to furnish o diversion on the
south front Of the state, War aud Navy
Building, selling bonds from booths.
The loan started off with an increased
interest rate over its two predecessor
Ia, per cent. The bonds will be non
convertible. maturing In ten years from
| May ?, 1918.
Interest will be paid semiannually OF
September 10 and March IS.
Meanwhile at the Government Bureau
of Engraving and Printing here thou
sands Of crisp new bonds were being
{ rushed from the giant presses for inme
diate distribution to strategic subscrip
| ton centerg. More than 100000 will bC
completed by the close of the week.
/ Twenty-Five towns have already over.
/ subscribed their Liberty Loan quotas
| kilograms to Treasury headquarters Al
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
MEDAL FOR CHAMPION
SCOUT BOND SELLER
Secretary McAdoo Himself viii
Make Presentation to Boy, Who
Will Try Again

The proudcst boz I'm todu,s Liberty
Loan celebration will bc Arthur White
twelve years old, champion BOY Scout
The no" will bc presented by Sccrc.
tary OF the Tr"osur, McAdho with q
medal for his achievements during the
second loan drive. The presentation viii
take place ut the unyciliug Of the Lib
erty statue in South Broad street.
Arthur lives at JS90 Carpenter atrrct.
and Is IN" son Of !. ". White. During
he last Liberty Loan campaign he sold
III bonds, amounting TO approximately
Si6,5O0. Most of these were sold in the
Eddystone ammunition plant
The bond champion is a member OF
Scout Troop No 1888, connected with the
Ninth Presbyterian Church, Fifly-Eev-
enth street and Washington avenue
You bet I'm going to sell some more
bonds this time Arthur said today.
I'm going to Try to beat my record and
I'm going TO be champion again, if !
can
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
PLAN TO STABILIZE
COTTON TRADE PRICES
War Board Summons Manu-
facturerS for Conference
in Washington

A. .c.,r, D.. l,.,.- ..,,.,,,, ,,.:,,.i., .r,.
l'aIm "i voluntary prlce control is 10 b"
made by the war Industries board, ac-
curdiug to announcement of the pur-
.p,,.., ,r g, conferences ,,i,, -opr,so,t.,.
uN'' v' '"e No'''" NOTWITHSTANDING 'n'
du-trtcs ~ b, hold here nest Wcducs-
da,
.,u. .......... ..,......,.,...
'"' ''"'D '' " 7'"' "' "''''''' 'N '"1'
the action l@ believed necessary 20
stabilize the Industry. aud stated that
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
North Dakota Suffers
Because She's So Good

Washington, April 6.-"Virtue is
its own reward" means little In the
young life Of North Dakota. For
North Dakota is so good that she's
likely to have a food shortage for
her reward. This is how it came
sbout:
Because every one Is so good the
state penitentiary is almost de.
serted, causing a critical labor
shortage in the blDder-twine fac
tory operated BY the convicts. And
Il lpe farmers have nothing with
which TO bind their CROPS a short
age Is likely TO result.
ooverpor Frazier IS here today
aeklng the Department OF Labor
ibf assieianca He doesn't want
tnf more efimlnsls. but Ne does
oN. Binder tNlne
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continued from Page One


distribution az noon Of 100000 posters
Nearing the oficlal campaign slogan
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO Do TO
HELP THE BOYS"
The distribution was made by 100
BOY Scouts who. with 1000 Of their COM
radcs. marched through q court Of honor
formed by 1900 high school girle. co5-
tuned as Goddesscs Of Liberty.
Many hands Assemble
simultaneously at various points along
South Broad street assembled SOU
sa's Great Lakes sailor Band. the Lu La
Temple Band, the philadelphia Police
7and. the 4. l.. and NJ Band and tn"
Girard College Band. Down the center
" Broad street, stretching from the
7tatue. gathered the italian Chorus
ana Band, directed by Maestro Arturo
Andreoni; the National League for
Womens Service, In charge of Mrs. John
a Harris Jr. the Emergency Aid aides,
In charge OF Mrs. Norman Macleod, and
thu Motor Messengers, in charge Of Mrs,
Thomas T.. Elwyn.
a squad Of marines. commanded by
Lieutenant Charles Z. Kciuust formed
q guard Of honor about the statue Of
Liberty
During the prcliminarjcs OF tho dcn1-
Onstratiou Secretary McAdoo was cs-
corted 10 the Bcllevue-Stratrord Hotel
where he and his party at luncheon.
Secretary McAdoO and his party will
leave tho Bellevue Stratford Hotel at
1:4J o'clock. Tho party will be preceded
by a platoon Of mounted police. Mr.
MCAdoo Wi, ride in an automobile with
T. J.. Passmorc. governor Of the Phila-
dclphia Federal Roecryc district Gov
crnor E"umbaugh, Of Pennsylvania {;
Governor Edge, Of New Jersey. and
Governor Townsend, Of Delaware, viii
bo next In line. Mayor Smith viii ride
in a mOtorcar with Lewis H. Parsons
director Of the third Liberty Loan cam
pai6n in the Third Federal Reserve dis.
trict. which includes Philadelphia. The
reception committee will follow on foot
After this procession has passed the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
Patriot Refuses to Pay
ilinony to German Wife

There can be no question Of the
patriotism of Allen Robinson. He
admits il and. in fact. boldy
Haunted Il in the face of his wife
as a red rag Of courage.
In Domestic Relations Court
Robinson was asked why he was i,
arrears 20 the extent OF SIZE in the
payment of SO a week to his al.
vorccd wife for the support of her
two small children.
We'll" explained Robinson
"Prcsident Wilson says It is troa.
son to give aid or comfort to The
enemy. My wife is a German
Asked il his children were also
German, he had to admit tina,
he didn't know. The court will de
eide whether or not tho tots are
sufficiently hostile to prevent Rob.
insons payment Of money for thslr
support.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
"GERMAN OFFENSIVE COMPLETELY
BROKEN" GENERAL FOCH DECLARES
VIII the French Armles in the Field, April 6.


"The offensive has been completely checked The future
will give the full of the victory which have already
attained"
newspaper correspondents by
General Foch who received them his headquarters the front
already hard his newly created task coord
mating British French and American military effort the west front
The veteran hero of the ae User and Smme the
highest spirits radang degree of confidence that contagious
Turning the wall where there huge coord map showing
the daily German advance since March 2 Foch sad
"You March 27 the absolutely fresh advance by the
Germans Indicating fragmentary gan) and here
at is already April and the German offensive, after suging
forward has encountered obstacle and having dashed against the
breakwater, has exhausted its force the beach,"
Foch surrounded by his brilliant staff of French officers
while in the adjoining American British and Italian military
abored cooperative efforts toward establishing
Of command Of The Allied forces on the west front
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
NEW YORK LAUNCHES
CAMPAIGN WITH A RUSH

New York, April q
The campaign for the third I'M.
Loan although scheduled 60 beTIr
9 o'clock this morning really sts....
at midnight. The campaign was launel',
IN many sections with enthusiastIc y,
les. patriotic demonstrations and puSa.
meetings. F-V-
The New York Federal Reserve Al
trict, with an allotment of 5000 O6n Sa.
has set as its goal one half of ths ,.,,,
amount Of the loan--S1 500, 000, ,O06 ~
The fact that today Is the 6rs, :,
nivoTsary Of Americas declaratlon !,
war against Germany caused thoiiss.x
Coo" tn he flown, and several patrio,l.
paradcs arc planned. 'V'
ihe New York Life Insurance n.
pany leads the local subscription N,
to the third Liberty Loan win n SA
scription of S15,O00,OOO. OF this amos,
$3,jO0.O0O will be allotted TO Fedssl
Reserve centers outside Of New Yors
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany has applied for SO, 800 900 Of n,
loan.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06

Swedcsboro, y. j.. April c. Edgar 7.
Ilurit, of this place, a Gamer has con
traCtCd for 1000 acres of tomatoes AZ
$50 a ton and for about go acres IN
Cumberland County at the same figure.
These growers expect to be able to fur
nish about six 10 eight tons an acre.
Ilhrff is after additional acreage, while
some other Gamers have contracted at
SO an acre.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
STOLEN BICYCLE USED
TO RUN DOWN THIEF
Owner Mounts Abandoned Wheel
and Ovehauls Fugitive

George Metz, seventeen years old,
who lives at 3G04 North Bonsall street,
met his match this morning in the per
son Of j. S. Schulz, Of 1901 North Elev-
onth street.
Schulz told the police le went 70 the
bank this morning and left his wheel
outside. In the meantime. George
mounted Il and rode away. Schulz came
out of the bank in time to see Metz and
gave chase afoot Metz took to his
heels afoot, leaving the bicycle for
It's owner. Schulz climbed aboard his
captured wheel and captured Metz,
Metz met more than his match when
arranged before Magistrate Wrigley.
He was held under $500 bail.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
Won HERTLING TO TELL
OF FRENCH PEACE, OFFER
German Chancellor Will Address
Reichstag on April 10 and Give
Alleged Details

London, April Count Won Hortling,
the German Chancellor, will address the
Reichstag when it reopcns on April IS
on the alleged French peace offer to
Austria. An Exchange Telegraph Com
pany dispatch from Copenhagen quotes
German newspapers to this effect.
Tile Chancellor, the dispatch adds,
will give details of the French demands
and proposals with a yiow TO showing
why further negotiations with France
are impossible
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
Open for Business Atlantic Service Station
at 10th and Walnut StS., on the Lincoln Hi6hwa]

Again the Atlantic Refining Company makes
notable contribution to Philadelphia architecture
This time it comes in the form of service station of
Grecian design partly Surrounded by Ionic colon
made, beautiful i'll conception and execution.
1t is difficult to conceive Of any connection
between this architectural masterpiece and the COM
mercial life of the city and its environs. Yet the
practical has been combined with the idealistc with
true finesse.
The colonnade and buildings are done in white
tile An ingenious system of indirect lighting gives
the effect of some strange and beautiful apparitop
standing out in bold relief in the dark of night
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
Special Trolley Routes
During Loan Inaugural

Tho Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Company, cooperating with the
Liberty Loan committee, has issued
the following notice: Reroutlng FOR
Saturday, April 6, 1918, during the
exercises on South Penn square
inaugurating the third Liberty
Loan drive.
For "a period of one hour curing
the exercises on South Penn square,
commencing at 1915 y. m, no cars
will be operated on Market street,
Chestnut street or Walnut street
cast Of Seventeenth street. The
lines regularly using these streets
will therefore be operated as fol-
lows:
Market Street
Routes Nos. 81 and 4i--Routcs
Nos. 81 and. IL will enter the Sub
way at Twenty-ninth street. Pas
senscrs desiring to proceed east
may transfer to the subway-cle-
waited at Juniper street station.
Route No. 21--Route No. Il viii
operate south on Seventeenth
street, to Ellsworth street, to Eight
eenth street and north over reg
ular route. A supervisor will be
stationed at Seventeenth and Arch
streets to transfer passengers de-
string to proceed east on Arch
street.
Route No. 32--Routc No. Sc on its
northbound trip will turn SOUTH
bound at Seventeenth and Market
streets. y supervisor will be sta
toned at Fifteenth and Nineteenth
and Market streets to transfer east
bound passengers to subway cars.
Route No. l7-Route No. II on
its northbound trip will turn south
bound at Nineteenth and Market
streets. A supervisor vii transfer
eastbound passengers to subway
cars at Nineteenth street station.
Route No. l6-Route No. Is will
be rcTouted east on Arch street at
Nineteenth street instead Of on
Market street.
Chestnut Street
Route No. l3-Route No. 10 will
be operated into the subway via
Woodland avenue and Market
street.
Route No. l8-Route No. IS on
the northbound trip will operate
from Twenty-third street, on
Spruce street to Third street and
thence over the regular route. On
the southbound trip. south on Sec
ond street TO Pine street, u
Twenty-second street and thence
over regular route.
Route No. 36--Routc 40. So on
northbouud trip will operate from
Twenty third street east on Spruce
street TO Third street, to Dock
street, to Second street and west
on Pine street TO Twenty
street and thence over the regular
route.
Route No. l9-Routc No. II will
turn short at Seventeenth and
Chestnut street, operating south on
Seventeenth street TO Walnut stree,
and thence over the regular route
Passengers desiring to proceed
eastbound viii be transferred to the
subway at Nineteenth street by the
supervisor on duty at this point.
II. @. TULLEY,
Superintendent Transportation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06

Who, at twelve years, is the
champion Boy Scout Liberty
Bond salesman. He will be pre-
scnted with a medal by Sccre-
tary Of the Treasury McAdoo
at the vnvciiug Of the Liberty
Statue on South Penn Square
today. lie lives at $500 Car
pcntCr street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
IENTTRE NATION is A-THRILL
AT THE CALL OF LIBERTy

10 o'clock this morning AMMAN.
Wires of confidence were arriving ,Ss
a snowstorm' officials reported ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06

Fifteen gasoline-hllipg stations and two notd
oil stations are encased in white pedestals along 4
driveway, fitting into the surroundings as part Of 4
general classic scheme. Seventeen cars may
accommodated at one time, and kept off the strd
the while.
The round building contains offices and sall
room while building at the intersection of the Y
wings of the colonnade houses retiring rooms, stoI
rooms and operating machinery.
In striving for the ultimate, we will maint1
24-hour service, with uniformed attendants on du|
1t is our desire to provide quick, safe and accurI
service to motorists We invite you to come and
the new station, whether to be served or just to|
shown,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
GE THAT SECURES THE LIB r
Wceekno IDENTITIES f mater p
B From mTfed
COUNTRY WIDE LOAN CAMPAIGN
HAS START IN PHILADELPHIA

pageant of the Liberty Goddesscs and
the FIVE masscd bands will move south
In Broad street to the Statue Of Lib
crty, In the musical program which
will form part # the uuVeiling exercises
Clarence Whitchill, basso of thu Metro
politan Opera Company, viii be the
solOisi Tho program will he directed
by John J.. Braun. pr. \. Howard
Thomas will direct the masscd buuds.
The great chorus has been trained by
Ur. EnOch Pearson.
The opening number will be the sing
ing In chorus cf what Are You Going
20 DO TO Help the Boys" The mas ~cd
bands will play "Oycr There" Clar-
Dncc Whitchill will 3iug Tho Battle
Hymn of the Republic" The Italian
chorus and Band will sing and play
tho "Ciaribaidi Hymn under the dircc-
ton Of Maestro AndreonL This honor is
given to the Italians because Bartholdi
the Italian sculptor, designed and made
tho original Statue Of Liberty
Little Miss Martin will then unvcu the
statue. and the chorus, with the assem-.
blcd crowd, VIII sing America" Mr.
NcAdoo will make brief address and
the massod bands will play &c "Siar
Spangled Banner
academy Meeting
Following these exercises. Mr.. lrcAdoo
and his official party win go 10 tho
Academy of Music, accompanied by the
Emergency Aid aides, the Girard Cot
logc Band. tho Motor Messengers. the
National League for womcn's Service.
Suusaa Great Lakes Band. a special
chorus nf 100 Liberty Goddcssos and
the sailors and marines At Walnut
stroot Secretary McAdou viii stop tn
brstow a medal upon Arthur White. ~
Boy Scout Troop so. ISIS. the champion
Scout bond seller OF the state in ths
second loan drive.
At tnC Academy OF Music Sccrctarv
NcAdoo introduced by Mr.. Passmorc,
viii deliver the opening address OF tho
national third Liberty loan drive.
SousAs Band will open the exercises
with "a march. The "Goddcsscq Of Lib.
clty" will sing
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06

distribution a! noon Of 100000 posters
hearing the official campaign slogan
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO
The Washington herald., 1918-10-13

As a result OF promotion. as OF Sep
tember p, OF certain line oricers Sc
lected for advancement TO the grades
of rear admiral. captain and COM
The Washington herald., 1918-10-13

mander. certain promotions have been
made. as OF the same date. by Sc
niority. TO the grades OF lieutenant
commander. lieutenant and iiouten-
ant Junior grade). Lieutenants from
Calvin II. Cobb 10 George NJ. Tisdslc
inclusive. are promoted TO lieutenant
commander: heutenanus Junior grBdel
from Murry Wolfe TO William knox
inclusive, 10 BeUtensnt. and Ensigns
Brady J. Dayton TO and including
George NJ. Jackson. who was ap-
pointed an ensign June Z. 1915, TO leu
tenant jUnior grBde).
Commissioned officers of the navy
on the active list on duty on vessels
Of the navy 20 which attached are
on duty In the field for the pur-
poses OF the general application 10
those Of the act Of April l6. 1878.
relative TO communication Of quarters.
heat and light. and while 50 or duty
possess the same night as is con-
ferred by said act upon officers OF
the army. A naval officer maintained
place Of abode for his Srtfe and
child in the State Of WashinEton Un-
til about June i. 1915 when he
temporarily 0ubiet his house IN
Washington, and rented q cottage IN
the mountains OF Canada for the
summer months. He maintained an
abode for his family IN Canada dur
ing the entire month Of July. he
was attached 10 naval vessel. ard
performed duty on board durinE the
entire month Of July. in the WAT
zone He Is held entitled TO conln1u-
tation Of quarters for the msinte-
nance or an abode in Canada for hi.
wife and child, subject TO the terms
OF the statute a. construed by the
Comptroller Of the Treasury.