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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-03
AIMS TO FILL ARMY
FROM CLASS ONE MEN
Crowder Urges Registration
Of Minors Matured Since
First Draft
WASHINGTON. Jan. 3

Immediate registration for. military
service of all men who have become
twenty zone years of age since the first
draft registration was urged today By
Provost Marshal General Crowder In
his annual report ~ tho secretary of
War.
II this is done and similar rcsistra-
TONS held each year. 100000 physically
At men of class one, the Provost Mar
shal General stated. will be available
for service every cwclNo months and
this " oulJ not nevessitat etaking men
from deferred exemption classes.
"rhe poI.cy and belief OF this Office
is that in all probability it will DC pos
sole to ill all cur military needs from
class one" tho report stated.
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SUITS

The $43 and $45 Suits are reduced!
The $3S and $40 Suits are reduced!
The $50 and $35 Suits are reduced!
The $25 and $2S Suits arc reduced!
The SIS and $40 Suits are reduced!
q Military Uniforms Officers Suits, Oh
GERS Overcoats, Sheepskin-lined and Fur
trimmed Overcoats' are reduced!
lSeparate Trousers are reduced! Dress
Vests and Fancy Vests are reduced!
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II was like childish rage, spitefuI but
irrational. | could not understand IT,
Surely long ago they must have dis
covered that | had myself been fooled
drawing. Had they jcered and laughed
at me- / could have understood. Sup
posing this affair came out in public,
there was not only my mother to think
of. the whole miserable adventures con-
necteG with little Eitel's drawings for
his dear papas birthday would have to
become known! Not il could help it !
Perhaps it was an accident l said
at length.
Il vas nae accident thon," Forsyth
asserted. The man that fired the shot
meant to have your life"
Would YOU swear to that in court
The gamekeeper stroked his chin con-
sderingly,
Il would not. he said. But it's what
think
you what I think The shot was fred
by a CNClist. Many cyclists carry guns
for fea! Of tramps: and this one had
just gone into the wood to try his
weapon
Forsyth eyed me queerIy and said
nothing. It was Peter who spoke:
We'll, well. III Just go down and
bring up that little fellow in the water,
and we'll see what he says to it all"
When he had gone the gamckeeper
spoke up:
Mr.. AberCrOmby. | ken fine there's
more in this affair than meets the eye !;
but If you don't want any scandal about
it you've only to say the word"
Forsyth" | said. knowing no was
to be trusted. "I'll be open with you.
There is a lot behind this. Later may
tell you about it. for | think you are a
brave man. and ! may need the help Of
a brave man. should you be disposed to
offer it. But say nothing to Peter Milne 4"
He nodded
That's all right then: the things as
close with me as a kirk door on week.
days"
"DO you think Milne will go spread
ing sensational stoTies?" ! asked rather
anIiously.
That's what I'm sure he will do" said
the gamekeeper. But. If he does,
what's his word against mine. when
everybody knows old Peter Milne for
the biggest leear in Kincardineshire
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wagon. It started for the barn. The
idly. They mounted higher and higher
in the sky. There was a strange still
ness in the air. The horses were urged
toward the barn on a gallOp. AS they
dashed up tho incline to the barn door
with the rain in sight sweeping
across the m&adowS from which they
had just come, there was a sudden
snap and the wagon came to II stop.
The harness on one of the horses
had broken. TO stop for an instant
meant the wetting of the hay and its
possible loss.
The Giant jumped forward, seized
the broken harness and, pulling
against the other horse, ierkcd the
wagon safely into the barn just as the
ra in came down in torrents.
Peggy and the Birds had taken
shelter in shed little distance from
the barn. Peggy wished that she had
gone to the barn with the others, for
it would have been very comforting to
hold the hand Of the Giant as the
wind hOwled, the lightning flashed and
the thunder rolled.
"Oh, Judge Owl will drown" cried
Bob Olink to Peggy. She looked out
into the storm, and there was Judge
Owl fioundering helplessly before the
wind. He had sought refuge in a
tree and had been blown and washed
out. Without thinking of herself,
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Tbo bo,,s, ur,s j., , s,,,a or ,ra.t q,
citcment my mothar sn fuII of ber o,Tn
nCu'e ns ,n' 10y a,.o ,,n o,.ag fn,. ,,, oCnl
di,ion Il" SLo et ,I, W sIa any mg tha
'''''""'' "I'''''" "'''
Hugh. did you have any money or
NaluableS in your ROOM
| "Whv." cried "what's thc matter
som, thing hapurned prenared 10 he
glad some thing had happened
,p,,rgI,, nr h,,r,,ra,." sot, .b. M,
etaIIn ,,,,os.i,.eT, ~ ,T, s'"'' s''u ''e 'o'
'''P' 80,
!, we sent an up ana down no purn'
looklhs t"r you SAID my mother
My room was IN state or complete
disorder. ne place Uttered with the
c0hIeHiS or ,,id the drawers, the mattress
and the pillows cut open and their
l!Sldes scattered everywhere Books lay
an about The backs had even been
removed from the pictures, and the total
debris made huge pile on the floor.
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fcopptiOht. 1918. bV Public Ledger Co
THE STORY THUS FAR

/.
Abercromby. a Scotch surgeon. finish
ing his education in. Berlin, accidentally
comes Ypon q crowd Of German plotters
KeppelstTasse @ Before e this s"RTr man !" ottS tito
Henrchel dies he asks Abercromby.
after the. latter's vain, attempt al res.
Cover Without quite understan ndinE.
ne s@he scotsman accepts Il. and his trou-
wsrnins to % return iTs"E the nacRet IS "pp AZ the
peril of his life he has several ndrr"w
escapes from death. and the last time
ffiend's home
While there the Germans attempt to
SS; ere ,hey k RsfoPf the
number. This gives Abcrcromby a
chance to eseape; and he ships ths body
son. A SPY follows this strange proccs-
Abercsomby follows NHS in disguise. aGVFS RaVi6g
planned to meet his resCuer on the boat
to England.
In Hamburg Abercromby learns that
in a fret oyer the added dangers he
pears drunken sailor singing. whom he
Follows and talks TO in saloon.
pits tSr rsss sssistaTt Is In the hTs
Abercromby jumps ri the chance nf
snterinE the boat disguised as III" miss
enness. get safely into the boat
Abercromby does not disclose his pres
enee unt!l the boat arrives safely. Then
ca., a. Miss ;Ss ThP1mn,psons b5TstisationS he
drawing. by Prince Eitel to his father.
ss birthday present. AberCromby
whole scene.
At home in Scotland all goes well.
One day while returning from a walk,
on a bridge near the house.
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its surface appearance of childishness?
Others, who knew more of it than did
|. did not think it worthless. ! forgot
where ! WAS and tiarcd up
"Oh. fool fool, fool :" ! cried.
"IIugh :" said my mother reproN inGly.
And ! saw that | had been addressing
the already CreStfallen constable When,
however, I explained that | had been
merely speaking of myself he cleared
up, feeling. | suppose, that he was in
good company after kirSty MaCkellar'S S
attack. turned to that mastCrful crea-
ture.
Did you see ANYTHING OF a peddler
with a yellow box"
"A pcddler?" said she.
Yes. a peddIer with yellow box"
"Ay," she said There was man
wi a yellow box selin things"
You talked to him.
No more than ordinary
when was it,
About eleven. or maybe twelve"
That Is when the other man was IN
the house,"
Exactly" said Kirsty
The officer coughcd and cleared his
throat
so" he said, while the peddIer with
tn" box held you in talk at the back
door. the Italian had the fun run Of the
house, eh? That IS very strange con-
duct, very strange, -
kirsty was Mustered, and had nothing
to say.
This gave me the chance of getting
rid of them, for there was a thing that |
was anxious to find out above everything
else. I had been trying to remember
whether a fire had been lit in my room
since ! came home, and | could not.
4 fire had been laid since | came
home, but had one been lighted?
We'll" | said to them. Just talk this
over in the kitchen. will yuu?"
They left me and in a second ! was
on my knees before the CRATE. Piece by
piece | removed the Goals No, II had
not been lighted Crumpled and dirtied
indeed, but intact, there was little Eitels
drawing for his dear Papa's birthday.
1t was 9 o'clock then. BY 9:45 ]
sent a note asking Forsyth to come and
see me at once. 1t was what ] was able
to read in that paper, In the three
quarters of an hour. that made me ask
him to bring his gun.
CONTINUED MONDAY
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deem house decorating firm who had re-
ceived instructions from the doctor to
call and estimate for certain structural
alterations and decorations to his
rooms. Mrs. A.. never having heard of
nor agreed 10 the same, was for re-
fusing admission, being somewhat hot
about It. but the man was pressing,
saying that he had train to catch,
and that he was only for measuring
the doctors room that day. So he was
admitted to the rooms and Mrs. \. lett
tho house to go in search Tor the
and on her ~oturn the man was gone.
Christina MaCEclar. aged AZ and 5
months. serving to tn" above. de-
poses that she heard II" undu" noise
in the interim. and that the Italian
departed in n great hurry.
Did not observe what goods h" car
ried with him"
He snapped his hook
That's as far as rye got and think
we'd hest now begin the inventory"
~ wish.' said my mother. you would
score that out about my being dis
pleased in the circumstance.
The constable waved his hand
"A v"rra natural feelin' II was, mem,
he said. '"T am Altered it must stand.
denCe. and it does ma do to tampcr wi
OffeeCal documents
My mother turned on the damscl who
stood at the door, flushing both Mortified
and angry. to see her harmless backdoor
gossip about the mistress thus chroni-
Clcd in an official document.
"Never heed MIN, mem, It's only
Tammy Bruce, though he talks "a II he
was the Lord High Justice. III see
his wife the night, and you'll see II she
does ma make him write down Just
what you would like said Him wi
his Christina MaCkCllar this and that,
him that's never given me but kirStN
siDCc I was AT tn" school WI his wife,
and he q postoffiCo laddic, he"iu' ahOot
on a rcd bicycle"
The brutal dirrCtnrss OF this attack
took the official breath away.
Nov, now :" he said; but the effort
at dignity was pale and spiritICss
Meanwhile ! sat linking M things in
my mind Th" murderOuS attack in the
glen was not the merely spiteful act Of
revenge over which | mad marreled It
was connected with the search that
had been made in my room. They were
still after HensChels paper then 1t
was extraordinary. Were they quite
unaware OF the Valuolcssness of that
paper? Why, | did not myself know
where It was now I had thrown it
into the fireplace on the night of my
arrival Then a sudden small CLEAN
Of light broke over my understanding
a suspicion that moved swiftly into Ger
tainty. Why should assume that the
paper was worthless merely because Of
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| regEy dashed out to save him Sh,
grabbed him and steered him into tn,
she'd
AS she did so she herself was caught
hN the storm. The rain washed away
the CamOuflagr Perfume and 4
could sec herself again.
There was a shout from the Giant
He was looking at her from the barn
So were Ben, Bill and Farmer DaltonS
all very much astonished. The Giant
rushed to her rescue. As she saw
him coming and struggled toward him
Peggy found herself picked up by tn,
wind, tossed about in a whirling burI
of rain, carried rushing for Ions
distance, and suddenly cast downward
She landed in her own hammock a.,
home. Surprised and delighted
though dripping wet, she jumped out
and ran as fast as she could for ths
house.
I'm mighty glad they got that hay
in,' she thought, as she gained the
door. That was "A real battle and
the Giant of the Woods showed him
self dandy fighter"
7Hc nert Of the Drcdmtand Ad-
ventures is "The War Of the Frogs."
in 1chtCh the funny folks OF the
MdrShldnd, aided by Peqgy, trin a
surprising triumph orer deadly foes.
IL 1ctH be published nCrt 1Ucck.)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-18
Alice Kent and the Days Work
The Story OF Business Girl Who " ouId Not Fail
IpTU

ana could vitalze the blurred Image al
chlldhood. 1t was known to me thai
my mother as a girl had been very
StudlouS and that, when grandfather
would not give her money for tuition
at the best-known female seminary
OF her day in that locality, through
one winter she had sat up half the
hight poring over textbooks, thereby
preparing herself to teach district
school; this work in turn Welded
enough money to supply her modest
needs at the seminary where Mrs Den.
ton at that time was a student, too.
Unlike my mother, was not studious,
at school ] Disseminated among les.
sons only by the mental note that some
were worse than others. / had no as.
plrations for college. even in the classic
atmosphere of Bellington But | did
realize that unless I expected to SUD.
port myself by manual labor (for which
my present job of lifting and CARRYING
heavy volumes in the library left ma
disnclined), I must go to school a Lin,
tie longer in order to qualify for work
that was. better paid and easier. In
other words, 1t was borne in upon ME al
fifteen that / didn't know enough to
earn my salt.
And l had discovered, too, that in a
place like Bellington, offering at thai
time few opportunities for girls to make
their way, personal influence was power
full; newspaper mention of Mrs Denton's
summer travel in Europe confirmed nv
earlier belief that she was person
OF consequence in the community. MY
mothers absent friend now doomed uu
in the distance as one who could and
for the sake of auld lang syne, would
help me to get on my feet. Not We,
had been able to redeem my watch
from Helen Earle, and its absence
weighed on me. And so, while I turned
over in my mind ways and means OF
making out till fall, kept counting the
days till Mrs Denton should come home
CONTINUED MONDAY
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IT'S death down there" spoke John
Dean in hoarse, suppressed tone. Poor
Dicky-a hero to the last :"
At daybreak the next morning the
warning of the expert little pet bore
fruit. Old Shaft Seven was belching
out smoke. the fire damp had begun its
dread work.
"If we had pierced that wall, where
would the new levels be now" was the
pertinent question Robert Gregory
gravely put to Mr.. Dale.
And the latter bowed his head, put
out trembling hand. and in his heart
was a great thankfulness.
In manner utilitarian too. the fire
damp cleared the way to safe progress
in the new work.
Robert Gregory did not lose his pres
tige with his employer. Nor did he
lose the peerless Beatrice.
AS to the mine owner. he surpa ssed
even. Gregory in providing the Dean
family A new home with permanent
comforts.
Little Nellie Dean mourned the loss
of her beloved pet There was that
which turned her sorrow into proud,
peaceful calm, however.
Near the mouth Of old Shaft Seven
modest granite block of stone was
placed. bearing the simple and touch
ing inscription: Sacred to the Mem
ory of Dicky-a Bird"
Mondays Complete Norelette-"THE
WAY THAT HAPPENED"
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L LMSTEALTtFY TERROR
N1 sJo4N E2GksuseN

,,,I.,
| with considerably 10 pain 7 was able to
! raise mNself litue.
| me peddIer with the yellow box, !
gasped.
m ocn ne $ all right: SAID Forsyth:
TOOK MN IN my stride and stamped
on Nun nov urlhk thIS; ANA ne heIu
feter old nat 10 my Ups
| ,,Iu you CalTh nm, ASKED.
NN, sad forsyih. Just caught
! nun on lllt sue oi ny nedd, az naSSeu;
ana knorkit me httIe ScreechIn deNll
oNCT me prie. ,
| ,II.ntl ~ tn'ie N'I t'lt. Ci'ali.'u N.
m ~" usTu az M" nun 10, ,mt Wattr Wmth VII
i ~ VA ~. ,,N III IN, a"G ~" lN'" -" '"e
SUI thSpI" I'M " iS'I. ..,,, ,.
,h. in ,.Hojo,, HTt ,,',nih foI u,M. .Du.u m",M.i ~
'''' "SHSn ~, -
,,i, 80 it Ei .''', a. " So tr
M ~ ~" -" t,'inbt,o -" y ~, -"
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ms no n ,erra Likely story for q man
o his reputation TO find credit for"
We saw Peter coming back alone. and
knew that the man with the yellow box
was either escaped or dead. He was
carrying something, however.
"Losh, the mans gone he cried TO
Ms. $50 n trace Of him left, except
this And he came forward with a
lot of pcddlerS goods: a handful of
boot laCes, clothes brushes, cheap scis.
sOrS. n tooth brush, and such like.
"They were swnlmin' around and round
in the pool below the brig" he said.
I'm thinkin' @hcy must ha tummilt
GOT o his box" He began to wipe the
scissors "I'll he kocpn' them for ma
self as a sort of souvcnccr.'
And the rest, too" I sad. Finders
are keepers"
"Hoot no he said, pleased What
would do wi a clothes brush, 7 that
only brush my breekS for funerals, We
ken; and yc ken i"s vera seldom we
have one now"
Th" rcgretful tone with which he con-
Cludcd gave me a cold chill
"Talt" We the clothes brush sir" ne
went on, AS memorial Of your nara
escape. Az, and Forsyth can have this
funny weH brush, as a SOuVcneer OF the
Clout he gave the tinker"
The Camckeepcr put the ;Oothhrush
in his pocket
"Ay." he remarked. "TlI take it: i'm
he Ncrra useful TO me for cleaning the
lock - my gun"
Above everything cIse now, wanted
to get home and have Il long meditation
over 'he event that had happened Hav-
ing fixed up the Eamekeeper there was
nothing tn fear from Peter Mines talk
Talk he could. But I know that when
people went to Forsyth for Corrobora -
tiOn they would ge1 none: and so Peter S
true story would merely add to his repu-
tation for romanCing Both men ac-
I hl Il
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LNROM Mrs. Pratt's house TO my board
l. ing place 1t was three miles and a
half, distance quickly covered by street
cars But-and not alone for the pur-
pose of saving nickel that dismal Sat
urday--T resolved to walk. AS | crossed
the bridge, trudged up the hill and at
the cemetery CrOwning it's summit
passed to look back at the village. then
went on down the long stretch of road
leading to the college green. and thence
beneath over-arching elms to Boiling
tons main street, the difficulty of find
ing work wherewith to replace the en-
ployment soon to end at the library was
for the time being put to flight by the
disturbing nature of this days dis
Coveries
For Mrs. Pratt, bearer or bad news.
] entertained the traditional sentiment
of strong dislike and decided that in
future | would steer clear of her, but the
memory of what she had told me could
not be so easily dismissed The earlier
| loneliness at grandfather'S seemed in
significant in comparison with the sense
of isolation which now experienced
What ii meant that Barbara was being
brought up in ignorance of her birth
struck home and vowed solemn vow
that she should never learn through me
or our relationship; nor should DR.. and
Mrs. Blake have just cause to suspect
me OF any wish to alter the plans they
had made for her; furthermore, I would
keep my distance from their village
Barbara should have her chance. But
for me Mrs Pratt's comments had
changed the universe
To be sure | still cluug TO the
thought of Mrs. Denton's home coming
in the fall; but no longer in the hope
that she would make me known to Bar.
bara The tone Of Mrs. Pratt's talk had
been so unfortunate that in the whole
world Mrs. Denton now appeared as
the only person who could tell me OF
my mother as | longed to hear of her
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CHAPTER vi
The Giant Tins Il Battle

(Pcggv perSmndcS The reformed
Giant Of the Woods To turn farmer
so mat ttCo country boys muY be-
come soldiers. Pc9oY in this dducn-
turc is made inriSiblC by CdmoUfdgC
pCrfume)
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THE DAILY NOVELETTE,
DICkY-A BIRD
By 1LVAH JORDON GARTH

at DECLINE to take the RESPONSE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-27
French Regiment ImmortaIized
Itself in Defense.
Chung to Top Turnout Bitter
AIl-Day Struggle.
CUT OFF FROM REST OF ARMY
Met German Onslaughts With
Terrible Slaughter.
Steady Fire of Machine Guns
Into BOche Masses.

With the British Army in France.
April 26.-One French regiment to
which had been entrusted the defense
of the crest of Mont KENNEL, with
orders to hold it to the last man, i'm
mortalized itself in yesterdays battle.
Turnout the long bitter day they
chung to their post and sent swirling
guns down the slopes into struggling
surrounded the hill and was trying
TO battle to the top. Some of these
fearless poiius at the latest reports
were still there and the staccato
chatter of their rapid firers sent out
the message to their general that they
were obeying his order to hold or die.
Along the Ypres-Kemmel railway the
defenders held for a considerable
time and inflicted heavy losses to the
attacking troops. Meanwhile, the
French infantry on the crest of the
hill was pumping steady streams of
bullets from machine guns into the
Germans.
Huns Encircied Hill.
The enemy troops kept pushing on
until finally they swung their line in
a circle about KENNEL. Throughout
the early hours of the day they tried
again and again to swarm up the
slopes of the hill but each time they
met with such a grilIing punishment
that they were unable to get forward.
Six hours of fighting passed before
any German infantry was able to get
near the top of the hill.