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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-17

on every Saturday since the start Of the
season. in May. there were special tour
naments on Decoration Day and indie
pendence Day. and monthly tournaments
also are held. The list OF contributors
Ia not limited to golf enthusiasts, how
ever. Every member was invited to
purchase season card. with the under
standing that the amount expended
would come to the fund. and the re-
Spouse to this call was generous.
Mrs. Horatio S. !Slmons has turned
! over TO the fund $2s5.75. the receipts at
the bridge, whist and lotto party which
she gave at her home. 264 Broadway.
Far Rockaway, last Wednesday. Mrs
simon has son who is fighting on the
French front and who has written her
telling how necessary tobacco is to the
soldiers and what practical benefit
THE SUN fund distributions are. Con-
seauently, when she set a date for her
card party she invited her friends to
| cooperate with her in furthering the
welfare of our fighting men through the
fundamentally of this project. The
Offering came too late to be listed this
morning, but will appear in the list of
| new contributions soou.
stock Exchange Busy.
Various members Of the New York
Stock Exchange modest. patriotic and
! generous men who have helped the SOL
diers to get thousands Of smokes.
| registered again yesterday. this time
with a check for $3s.lS. These donors
started giving a year ago and have been
! regular contributors every week
An item Of two dollars is listed this
morning as found money" the con-
tributor of this amount having asked
that it be set down that way. And
A. LII LII. -
| devote found money than to the comfort
and welfare of our soldiers.
Going to buy tobacco for yourself to-
day? Don't forget that the soldiers
| also enjoy smoking. There's an easy
| means of helping them when you make
| your purchase in a United or Schultz
cigar store. Simply place your certifi-
Gates and coupons in the fund box on
the counter. That's all The Arm and
the soldiers will do the rest.
! How the Fund stands To-day.
THE SIN and THE EVENING SUN 5000 90
, United Cigar Stores boxes including
special per cent. OF gross sales day g. 25S =
Otherwise acknowledged. .....,....... 229 o5s.47
| New contributions NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 94 Is
ro.,l .s.ss sss. 40
shipped and paid for. .s'sa. os.os
Reviewed through the Schultz Cigar
Stores ............................ 1880
Grard total. .sslso II
New contributions are:
Harriet I. Conrow. $50 Eastern Park
way. Brooklyn. ....................... 800
Mrs W. S Conrow, $50 Eastern Park
1 way, Brooklyn. ............ QUO
Dunwoodie Country Club. Yonkers.
| n, Y Cadditionan ...............,,.. 10000
Various members of the New York
! Miss c j Miller, 1 W ssd St 80
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-17

Felice Gerrero. director OF the Italian
Bureau Of Information in this city. n.
received message yesterday, he said
stating that the Generals have received
an indefinite leave of absence, but ,hev
retain their rank and pay.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-17
Wilson Greets Cycling scouts.

WASHINGTON. July 16-President Will
son to-day shook hands with twenty
three Boy Scouts from Pittsburg who
rode to Washington on bicycles bearing
n message Of greeting from Mayor Bah
cock.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-17

italian Generals Not Dismissed.
Cable dispatches announcing the dis
missal Of Gems. Cadorna. Poro and Ca
pello are Incorrect. according to DR.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-15
TWO HUSBANDS FACE
WOMAN AT HEARING
Prisoner Says She Left First
and Wed Second Because
of Mistreatment

Mrs. Grace Katta did not like her
first husband, so 1t is charged, therefore
she Is said to have found another in
the person Of John C. Coyle, Jr., nine
teen years old.
Her first husband had her arrested.
At a hearing today before Magistrate
Mecleary. Central station, Mrs. Katta
was held under $500 bail for further
hearing on the charge OF bigamy.
She was married to Lazza Katta in
November, 1917. They lived at 124a
North Second street, Mrs. Katta says
all was not well in their home, because.
according to her testimony, Katta forced
her to work and give her earnings to
him. while he did nothing. Tiring of
this, she left him and went to work for
the Atlantic Refining Company.
While with the refining company she
mot Coyle. She said she told Coyle she
was widow. that her husband had been
killed while working on the Pennsylva-
mia railroad, Coyle married her last
May 81 and they lived at 6Ol7 De
'Lancey street.
Everything seemed to be going nicely
until Katta decided 10 try to return to
his wife. Seeing Coyle, Thursday, Katta
told him he had married the woman
first, and arranged for meeting of the
three principals The meeting was held
this morning in Central station.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-15
GASSlFY LABOR
NCITY FOR WAR
Industries Begin Check.Up
in Preparation for Fed.
eral Registration
TRIGC IN CHARGE HERE

Philadelphia industrial concerns will
aid the nationein every possible way to
mobilize workmen for war industries.
AS these industries are extremely
short of men the Department Of Labor
has decided to register every workman
in the United States. Manufacturers
whose work Is in the non-essential class
at present will be asked to reinquish O
large number Of their employees for war
work.
Details Of the plan for mobilizing the
labor forces Of the country were
threshed out at a conference of State
directors OF the Federal employment
service at Washington. It was decided
that beginning July Is all labor must
be employed through this department.
Representatives Of many Industrial
establishments of this city are already
checking up on their forces. Those en-
gagged in war work need more men than
they have at present, and It is believed
a request for many thousands of work.
men will be sent to the Department OF
Labor at Washington.
officials of concerns here which manu-.
facture goods regarded as nonessentiais
showed hearty spirit of cooperation.
In many instances II may mean the
closing down temporarily Of plants
1t will be difficult to convince many
manufacturers that their goods are not
essential to the war, as some have point.
ed out that their products commonly
known as luxuries are really necessities.
Community boards will simplify the
work of selecting men from the nom
essential industries.
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KEEP
us. AGENTS BUSY
Kelve Thousand Arrested
in This City Since
First of Year
len X E EP MOVING
Many Forced Into Service by
Crusade, Says Gar
barino

81 Twelve thousand youths suspected OF
being "slackers" have been arrested in
this city since the first of the year
Frank l.. Garbarino, agent of the De-
q tartment of Justice. announced today
Some of these are now in Moyamen-
sing prison. awaiting investigation.
A force of twenty-five agents of the
department. of Justice has been assigned
- the work of rounding up "slackers'
in this city. but in the opinion Of the
there still will be slack
ers here when the war ends. They base
this belief on the fact that the men
keep moving from one city to another.
remaining in one town until such time
sas they learn a crusade is on.
N Garbarino denied that Philadelphia is
i sshaven of rest" for slackers, as has
been charged in other cities. He said
Philadelphia has no more military ser
Vice evaders in proportion than other
cities in the country.
y OF the $4,000 men picked up as
ksslackers," many have been released, he
said, while other have been inducted
into service at the FranlSford Arsenal.
4 THE idea of a Stacker crusade is
not to fill our jalls with men, said
0afparlno, 'put 10 put as many hleii
into the army as possible"
He said n great many of the men
were alien enemies who believed they
were not required to register for MILL
tNry service. These, he said. were re-
leased II it was found they were not
to be classed as dangerous" A lot of
men figured the Government could find
them il they were wanted" and did not
bother about the draft, according to Gar
barino, and did not realize the serious
ness of their offense. These men were
not classed as 'willful slackers' and
were shown leniency, Garbarino said.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-15
KEEMUN ESCAPED
IN RUNNING FIGHT
British Steamship in Thrill.
ing Battle With German
Supersubmarine
GAVE SHELL FOR SHELL

An Atlantic Port. June Is.
Bringing with her the most thrilling
story of fight between an armed mer-
chant vessel and a Teuton submarine
that has ever reached this port through
the mouths OF Survivors. the steamer
Keemun put into harbor this morning
after a running fight Thursday evening
with U-boat that mounted five-inch
guns and was as fast as the Keemun.
According to the story told by the
captain of the vessel. the submarine at
tackled the keemun at $50 o'clock
Thursday night of the virginia coast.
With the first shell from the sea
pirates. the doughty gun crew of the
keemun fired on the submarine, which
is said to be one of the largest OF Won
Tirpitz's foul brood
The range then was 1000 yards and
with shells from five-inch guns of the u
boat throwing UP fountains of spray
around the keemun. running fight
began which lasted until the keemun
fired her last shot at 1000 yards or
about seven miles.
The keemun's guns replied hotly, re-
turning shell for shell. with the sub
marine making the same speed the
armed merchantmen did. Both sped
through the water at twelve knots an
hour Just how many shots were ex-
changed could not be accurately learned
but it is said the battle was one of the
hottest fought in these waters between a
merchant vessel and German submar-
inc.
The Keemun made quarantine early
this morning and the naval authorities
here. it is said, obtained lengthy state
ment from her captain and forwarded it
at once to Washington.
Another sea fight off the American
coast. in which the British armed mer-
chantman Delaware sped to the assist
ance of ship under submarine attack,
was reported today by Ernest Lukis.
arriving at an American port from
Chile.
of Diamond Shoals. on the North
Carolina coast, two S o calls were
heard Thursday. he said. The Delaware
was acting as escort to an unarmed ves-
sci. 1t responded to the signal for help
and two hours later heavy firing was
heard from the direction in which the
call had come. The Delaware was not
sighted again, although she had prom
ised to return.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-15
DAY TO HELP FRANCE
IMPROVE IT'S PORTS
Philadelphian Goes Soon to
Better Facilities for Re.
ceiving Supplies

Charles r. Day, OF Day & Zimmerman.
Of this city, the only Philadelphian who
il a trustee Of the Emergency Fleet Cor
poration. soon will leave for France to
help develop French port facilities.
F. r. Stettinius. Assistant Secretary
of War, will accompany Mr.. Day. They
will confer with. General Pershing and
RAYMOND B. Stevens, the shipping
boa rd's representative overseas.
French ports are said TO be in need OF
expansion to receive and disburse
American troops and the vast quantities
Of supplies that are sent lover there"
One of the chief matters to be considered
IL development Of a plan by which the
ships may be unloaded more quickly.
Mr.. Day is particularly fitted for this
work. He was a member of the Colonel
House commission at the meeting of the
Allied War Council In Paris and he has
made a thorough study OF shipping con-
ditions and port development.
In Washington he Is considered the
best informed man on the shipping
board as to the wants Of the army and
navy, having kept In constant touch
with Admiral Benson and General
March. He Is also the point of contact
between the organization of which he is
a member and the British and French
shipping interests.
He has considerable to do with the
war work Of the nation. Occupying a
position on the board Of managers OF
the Franklin Institute. a distinctly, sci
entinc institution. he Is also one of the
foremost engineers In the country.
Mr.. Day also was a member Of the
civilian commission appointed by the
Secretary Of the Navy to investigate
the efficiency OF the navy yards. While
abroad he studied fabricated steel ships.
He Is known as a thoroughly capable
man.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-15
PRINCETON HOLDS
WAR COMMENCEMENT
Forty of Sixty-fve Graduates
Present to Receive
Diplomas

- Princeton, n. D., June 10.
Only forty of the sixty-five men who
received diplomas from Princeton Uni
versity were able to be present at the
171st commencement exercises today
The seniors were compelled to cancel
their class day exercises scheduled to
be held yesterday, because a large
majority OF their number entered the
Fourth Officers Training Camp several
weeks ago. and few class reunions are
being held.
The exercises were marked by sim
plicity. the festivities being completed
in one day.
Those who received honorary degrees
were Lord Reading. British Ambassa-
dor to the United States: Booth Tarking-
ton, writer, who is a Princeton gradu-
ate: Henry s, Drinker, president Of
Lehigh University; John G. Milburn.
prominent lawyer of New York city !;
Benjamin Strong. governor OF the Fed
eral Reserve Bank of New York: Pro-
fessor Albert s. Cook. of the English
department of Yale University Arthur
l.. Day, director geo-physical lab
oratory of the Carnegie Institute, and
henry i. Dawson. president of the
American Red Cross.
Lee Darlington Bradley. of Birming-
ham, Ala, was salutatorian for the
class. and Sinclair Wallace Armstrong,
of Middletown. Conn. was valedictorian.
Bradley Is now enlisted in the United
States coast artillery, and Armstrong
will be an instructor in the military
camp at Princeton.
John Grier Hibben. president Of the
university, announced that 2ts members
of the class of 1918 are in military
service. Forty-one Princeton men have
been decorated for distinguished service,
he said, twelve have received citations,
and thirty-one have died in the nations
service. There are $3.50 Princeton men
known to be in service. william Roger
Beal, of Pittsburgh who should have
been graduated this spring, has been
killed in France.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-15
MIDVALE MEN STRIKE,
DELAYING ARMY GUNS
Union Says Steel Company Re-
fused to Treat With Its
Committee

Manufacture of field pieces for the
American expeditionary forces is being
held UP by a strike Of machinists at the
Nicetown plant Of the Midvale Steel and
Ordnance Company. according to a state
ment issued by the company
II. d. Booth, superintendent OF the
plant. issued a statement in which he
set forth that the strike was caused be-
cause the company refused to treat with
committee composed of union and nom
union employees who dema nded 81. so an
hour for instructing women in the opera :
tion Of machines formerly operated by
men.
The guns being manufactured here
are being sent over to France for Gem
eral Pershings boys and we consider 1t
very unpatriotic for the men to strike
at this time" Mr.. Booth said
He declared the International As
ISOLATION Of Machlnsts for some time
past has been making efforts to inter-
rupt the output Of eight-inch howitzer
field guns at our plant at Nicetown Z"
and said recognition Of the union Ia the
principal objective OF the union repre-
sentatives, He anticipates an appeal to
Washington by the union.
william A. Kelton, business repre-
sentative OF the strikers. declared the
strike was forced upon u.s." He said
there is no basis for the charge that an
attempt is being made to interfere with
the output of guns and said the com
pany forced the strike by refusing to
deal with the committee. No attempt
Is being made to force recognition Of
the union. he said.
"Our demands are a minimum wage
Of seventy-two cents an hour instea d
Of about sixty-flve cents paid at the
present time, time and half time for all
work over eight hours. a fair bonus
system and the instructing of women
in rooms apart from where men are
working"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-15
BONNIWELL WORKERS
MAP OUT CAMPAIGN
Third Ticket Likely to Result
From Democratic Confer.
ence Here Today

Supporters Of Municipal Judge Bon
niwell who unexpectedly won the
over Joseph f. Guffey. the candidate OF
Democratic gbuernatorial nomination
the Palmer-McCormick wing, are meet
ing today In the Hotel Adelphia to plan
for the Bonniwell campaign.
A third ticket with wet" platform
may be launched as result of the con-
ference. Bonniwell's friends plan to re-
taliate in this manner against the Pal
mer-McCormick forces. who have refused
the judges demands for the selection Of
a State chairman favorable to his candi-
dacy. the incorporation of wet plank
In the platform. and the withdrawal of
]. Washington Logue, nominee for Lieu
tenant Governor, who is dry"
Two hundred invitations were sent
out for the meeting to Democrats who
are disgruntled with the Palmer-Mc-
Cormck faction, which is recognized by
the Wilson Administration in the dis
tribution of Federal patronage in Penn
sylvania.
II is expected that a committee, in
dependent of the State organization. will
be named by Judge Bonniwels sup
porters to direct his campaign and plans
will be arranged to combat the program
scheduled by the ePalmer-McCormick fac
ton for the reorganization Of the State
committee in Harrisburg, Wednesday.
Judge Bonniwells friends plan to
stage fight against the election Of
George H. Mclean. of Wilkes Barre. the
Palmer Mccormick choice for State
chairman. A candidate may be named
to oppose Mclean.
The reorganization of the Democratic
city committee Monday night will prob
ably be postponed because of several
ward contests over the election of city
committeeman. Leaders of the COM
mittee plan to ignore Judge Bonniwell's
demand for the election of James ].
Breen. hfs campaign manager, as chair
man. and re-elect Edgar w. Lank. pres
ent chairman, who supported the Guffey
candidacy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-15
MAJOR EVANS not WOUNDED
Former Philadelphian Cable. to
Wife He Is Unharmed

Major Frank F. Evans. u. g. NJ. c.. a
former Philadelphian. who was reported
to have been slightly wounded while In
action on the Marne, was not injured
and Is now In Paris on a furiough.
cablegram received by Major
Evans's wife. who lives in Washington.
brought this information today.
Major Evans rs the son Of the late
Rev. Frederick Evans. for many years
pastor of the Tenth Baptist Church In
this city He married Miss Esther
Townsend. daughter Of the late Frank
lin Townsend.
Reports were current that Major
Evans was with Floyd Gibbons. a news
paper correspondent. when the latter
was wounded. and that the marine com
mander had also been hurt.
Major Evans was newspaper man
for a time and scored a notable beat
with an interview with Admiral Dewey
on the battle of Manila Bay. He Ia n
veteran of the Spanish War
and has been in the service Of the United
States for many years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-15
CONVICTS EAGER TO AID
Eastern Penitentiary Inmates
Want to Help Win the War

Fourteen hundred male convicts at
the Eastern Penitentiary are ready
and willing to do anything within their
power to aid the nation In winning the
war.
Warden Bob" McKenty made this
announcement today. along with one
that the conyicts are now turning out
daily hundreds OF pairs Of woolen socks
for the American Red Cross.
They are anxiousiy awaiting call 10
produce anything that our machinery
will permit them to make" said War
den Mckenty. II feel that the large
number of nen we have here would
be mighty big asset to the Government
in anything they might be asked to do"
There are many woodwork experts at
the penitentiary. Warden McKenty said.
ana these men are anxious to help out
institution II especially adapted for the
manufacture Of many things essential to
the conduct OF the war, and the convicts
be asked to do their bit"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-15
ROBBED ON CITY STREET
Edward Reed Assaulted. Losing
Sl9-Policeman Arrested Four

Edward Reed. 252 South Alder street,
was attacked and robbed Of sl9 by
negro at Tenth and South streets early
today. A policeman arrested four ne
groes, one Of whom Reed identified as
his assailant
Reed was returning from work. AS
he passed the corner negro sprang
from behind a pole and hit him. He
was stunned and knocked down. when
he recovered the negro was running.
about a square away, and the money
was missing
Reeds shouts attracted Policeman
Stamper. of the Twelfth and Pine streets
station. He fired several shots at the
alleged thief and finally captured him.
As he took him to the police box to
summon the patrol wagon three other
negroes appeared and protested the ar
rest, saying the prisoner was innocent.
They appeared to know so much about
the circumstances Of the alleged hold up
that Stamper arrested them all. He
backed the quartet up against a wall
and held them there with his revolver
until the wagon arrived.
At the station house the men said they
were Earl Roundtree. Tenth and Lom-
bard streets. the alleged hold-up man !:
George Branner, Herman Began and
Ernest Morgan.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-15
PHILADELPHIA WOMAN EAGER
TO INCREASE HER WAR "BIT'
Not Content With Having Rolled Thousands of Bandages
British Soldiers, Mrs. Florence Roberts Plans to
Enter Munitions Factory

Mrs Roberts, who came from their ma
tive England to this country six years
ago, began rolling bandakes. Mrs. Rob
erts learned the art at the British Elmer
gency Aid. which was organized In Phil
adelphla Immediately after England de-
clared war. Many hours each day and
evening she spent rolling the soft cloth
and thinking Of her own relatives and
friends who were entering the service.
II mean to apply for a position at
some Of the Government plants nearby.
II don't succeed in getting a place at
the first, shall try another" said Mrs.
Roberts. II am sure there Is work for
me somewhere, and that l should not
sit at home when there IL 30 much to be
done. I shall be glad to do anything,
no matter how trivial, II it Is the place
I am most needed"
Mrs Roberts has an aged mother and
a number Of sisters and other relatives
still living in England.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-15

MOT content with having rolled
i thousands of bandases for the Brit
ish soldiers, Mrs. Florence Roberts. OF
800 Spruce street, is planning to enter
the employ of a munitions plant to give
more Of her time to war work.
Although she has never had expert
ence in the business world and her
training has been that of the home
maker she is eager TO do even the most
trivial work. just to be doing her bit"
Recent news Of the heroic death of a
young nephew Influenced her to some
extent. The nephew was Lieutenant
Reginald Chapew. who was killed as ne
served on a British mine sweeper. An
other nephew, just seventeen years old
was killed in action in France a few
months ago.
Long before America dreamed Of be-
ing mixed up in world war, Mr.. and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-15
Whaf British. american
Draft Treaty Provides

Exempts Irishmen and Austria
Hans in the United States from APP
plication of the draft.
Makes British and Canadians in
the United States between 20 and
a years of age subject to draft un-
less they enlist.
Makes American subjects in Great
Britain and Canada between 21 and
81 subject to the draft ,.niess they
enlist,
Provides that In event Of future
axtension of the draft laws In either
counfry its new provlz:cns shall be
toapectsd by both nations.