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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-09
QUARANTINE HOLDS
SAMMEES CAPTIVE
Outbreak of Scarlet Fever,
Diphtheria and Mumps at
Roosevelt Base
NO EPIDEMIC REPORTED
Isolation Inconvenience Patients
But Beats Drill in Snow
Filled Trenches
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. Jan. 2.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Jan. ..
The entire Roosevelt base hospit Al
was auarantined today as the result OF
n small outbreak OF scarlet fever dlph-
iberia and mumps. ,,,
Nurses. patients and doctors alike
were ''interned" in the contagious puiiu-
ing and will not be permitted TO ieaNe
there for ! month.
AT another place. miles distant a GER
tain militil contingent was also quar-
antined today Its members will not ne
permitted to leave their particular town
and no other individuals will be al
lowed to enter there.
Authorities today emphasized that
there is no epidemic and but few cases
reported. but the isolation plan was de-
cided upon in line with desire 10 take
no chances of disease spreading
Reports from the quarantine building
of the base hospital today held there
we're a lot of worse things than being
| isolated-such things. for instance, as
daily drills in the snow-flled practice
/ trenches.
| Numerous pltients were virtually
TO be discharged when the quarantine
order came. They were locked up giee-
fully, anticipating months rest, with
nothing to dc but play checkers, smoke
read and eat candy which one could re-
ceive IL one had some friend willing ia
go to the quartermaster's for 1t.
A certain pretty Wiliamstown. Mass,
nurse, transferred to another building
just before quar- Intine, reluctantly badc
gCod-by to her ward--al of them sur
ferers from the "itch'--a mild skin in
fection.
She promised them to make a daily
visit to the nearest town TO buy them
whatever they wanted. And on the
first day when she returned from her
shopping tour she had her arms filed
with packages of chocolates, canned pate
de fois gras. lobster. mouth organs,
French pastry, checker bo lrds, chew
| ing gum and other delights.
Capricious weather of the last few
days has flooded the valleys and swelled
the rivers throughout the American
| zones, and then followed it up with Il
/ sudden cold snap that turned all roads
into glass. ON such slippery surfaces
even chained truck wheels spin in futile
! energy.
General Pershing himself was q
weather victim today. Starting on Il
visit TO a certain area. he descended Il
valley road in his ear, and when he got
TO the bottom his chauffeur found it Inn
possible to make progress either forward
/ or backward on the slippery highway
Pershing finally had to get cut and
walk back to headquarters. Some parts
of the American zone reported n very
heavy snowfall as relieving the situa-
ton somewhat today.
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READING WILL UNITE
ANGLO-U. 5. ACTIVITY
Lack of Controlling Head
Impaired" War Machine,
Says Northcliffe
CITES WEEKS WASTED
Crewe House Night and Day Open
to Expedite Work With
America
LONDON, Jan. .

LONDON, Jan "
In "A statement regarding the appoint-
ment Of Earl Reading as British High
Comm ssioner in the United states, LORD
Northciffe says
"The nation is indebted TO Earl Read
ing for taking up the tremendous edS, TASK ,be
British War Mission TO the uniteu
States. the Treasury the Ministry. oi
Munitions, the air board and IN iact
all British interests in the United states
at tine when the interdependence OF
the United States and the United King
dom on each others war efforts has ass
sumed q scale l.ttle imagined ~ the
public. Tho speed of the Anslo,Ameri-
can war effort has been impaired III the
| past by the need of one controlling head
OF all British affairs in the United
| States. Precious weeks have been
wasted in correspondence ana equaiy
/ precious hours in cabling.
Prom the embassy at Washington
/ Earl Reading will be in touch by pri-
! Vate telegraph wires with all depart,
ments of the mission in New YORK.
am not i'm the secret Of his lnstruc-
/ tions from the Cabinet, hut doubtless
! he has been given the same tull au-
| thority TO act promptly ana on nus own
Judgment as he possessed curing nlss
last momentous visit To the lhlteu
states and Canada.
"'rhe Diplomatic and financial aspects
of his mission are only part Oh IL ne
will I've in charge Of an enormous or
ganization. While | was in New YORK
the purchasing department alone cele-
brated its fifty thousandeth cable.
"The daily difficulties of Lord Read
ing's task will be mitigated by the Erea
good will extended to him by the Gov
ernmcnt and people of the United states
and by the Pre- ident himself. His
knowledge Of languages Will facilitat,
the discussions with the ambassadors
and heads of the Allied war missions a
Washington
"Thc task of supervising the war mis-
sion in London, which / willingly ac'
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Urges All Trdinnen
to Stand by America


effort In the work we must do nj home.
IL cur armies are to save America from
the serious dangers that confront her
Upon the railroads rests a grave resp0n-
sibility for the success OF the war. The
railroads cannot be efficiently operated
without the whole hearted and loyal sup
port of every one In the service from the
highest TO the lowest.
II earnestly appeal to you to apply
yourselves with new devotion and energy
to your work. to keep trains moving on
schedule time and TO meet the demands
upon the transportation lines, so that our
soldiers and sailors may want for MOTH
ing which Will enable them to fight the
enemy to standstill and win glorious
victory for united America.
Every railroad officer and emplove Is
now in effect IN the service of the United
States and every officer and employc is
lust as important n factor in winning
the war as the men in uniform who are
fighting In the trenches.
II am giving careful consideration to
the problems Of railroad employees and
every effort will be made TO deal with
these problems justly and fairly and at
the earliest possible moment. There
should be "A new incentive 10 every one
in railroad service while under Govern
ment direction to acqut himself with
honor and credit TO himself and to the
country"
Together with the labor phase of Gov.
ernment operation, the railroad admin.
istration is considering financial prob.
lens with which the Government will
be forced 70 deal shortly From score!
| of roads came reports on estimated
! amount of additional capital to be RAISED
this year by issue of securities. Thes,
will be compiled by Interstate Commerc,
| Commissioner Daniels and presented t'
! Director General McAdoo late this weel
| TO be used as basis for computing tn,
/ sum which Congress will be asked Il
| appropriate to absorb the companies
/ securities.
When Mr. kruttschnitt has complete,
! his testimony today before the Sen
ate committee Samuel Rea. president o
! the Pennsylvania George Shriver, vic
president of the Baltimore and Ohio
and Frank Trumbull, chairman of tn
railroad executives advisory committee
/ will be called.
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u. s. ENGINEERS LOSE
ONE MAN in SKIRMISH
American Regiment Caught in
Barrage Fire While at Work
on French Front
AMERICAN FIELD HEADQUARTERS
IN FRAN NCE, Jan. 9.

AMERICAN FIELD HEADQUARTERS
IN FRANCE. Jan. 9.
A regiment of United States Army
Engineers has just returned from Il
months top" training on the same
front where the trench raid by the
Boches occurred in November, after
having successfully built n long line Of
new trenches outside the present French
wire entanglements under French super
vision. The Americans worked nights
without lights in completing the great
length of trenches. During the progress
of the work they suffered two casualties.
one man being killed and another
wounded.
The Germans. noting the fresh earth
on the snow-covered ground during the
day, one night sent out a patrol which
encountered French patrol The Ger
mans retired. but evidently signaled back
to their trenches, asking for Il prear-
ranged barrage. This was unloosed and
lasted short time, during which the
casualties occurred. The Americans re-
tired. save certain number. who re-
NAMED in the trenches under fire, This
was the only incident of note in this
tour Of duty.
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CALLS KAISER ASSASSIN
"Combines Worst OF Attila, Caesar
and Napoleon" Says Australian

NEW YORK, Jan. 0. - Crawford
Vaughan, former Premier of South
Australia and one Of the labor lead.
ers of the Antipodes, addressed a
mass.meeting under the auspica of
the American Alliance for Labor and
Democracy. characterized the German
Emperor as an international assassin.
He asserted that the Prussian ruler
who combines in one person all that
was worst in Attila, Caesar and Napo-
leon. had planned to govern the world
from Berlin through the Instrumental
ity of a gigantic military organization.
THE man who states that the pres
ent war is capitalists war states
what he should know is not true" said
Mr. Vaughan. If this war was one
for which the capitalist was responsible
it would be the very worst financial
venture on which he ever embarked"
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AGAIN AIDS DESTITUTE

For the fourth time in three weeks.
Lieutenant Bloomer. of the German
town avenue and Lycomlng streets sta
ton. has put a destitute family back
on its feet Neighbors reporting that
the family OF Frank Kramer, 4445 North
Cleveland avenue, was without food and
about to be elected from their home
Lieutenant Bloomer sent Detective
Young to the house to investigate.
on the detectives report the lieu
tenant purchased food and meat for
the family and had the landlord give
them a days grace. The Kramers have
four children, the Oldest of whom is
eight years and the youngest seven
weeks.
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william Cowen. proprietof ~
oyster house at ga South FIN, ~
street recommended the burnt -;
oyster shells IN the place OF cnss +
properly handled. he said. nese,|.$ {
much heat may be ATTAINED frc.s
shells, which are now wasted. m y
gestion has the Endorsement Of the ..
hers of the coal committee.
Edwin Wolf, president. and v.u.
Dick, secretary Of the Board Of ~
ton, have been directed by thu ~
TO demand of the Fuel AdmInistr,sz. y.
Philadelphia a modification Of thu ~
TO coal contractors whereby ths y
public school system has been s,,s<
in the apportionment of coal. wiz
consequent closing down Of meas.
dozen institutions of learning ~
city indefinitely.
Under the guise of n Goverr.
order which classes the schools a. !
essential industries. the local fus,
ministrators have refused to aIIo,.
coal dealers TO fill orders Of the =.
of Education.
Mr.. Lewis purchased two carlo.x
coal for distribution In yards =,
people are clamoring the stronr.ss
coal. He now has a fund of S7as,
handle his relief work.
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Hungarian Ministers Resign

ZURICH, Jan. 9.-It is reported that
the Hungarian food minister, Count
Hadik, has resigned. owing 10 differ
ences between Austria and Hungary
over supplies of Hungarian foodstuffs
for the Austrian civilian population.
The Hungarians assert that Austria's IS
demands are eXtravagant.< 1t is reported
that Count Serenyi. Minister of Com
merce. and Bella Mezossy. Minister OF
Agriculture. have resigned as n result
of attacks in connection with the coal
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oon,od ,s growing daily with the cor, con, !,
sepueu, e,ans ,.rrivsi ri of heads OF the american
saon, stant arr,esd departments % and others re- re-
ouirins Information and assistance; erewe we
have found 1t necessary to Keep keen |fe days
House open night ana Gay ,,,av he
M M thg delay Vim in our communications with the
limited states"
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General Waller HOnored

Brigadier General j.. w. Y. Waller,
head Of the marine corps at League
Island, has been elected commander of
the Pennsylvania CommanderN, order
of Veterans of Foreign Wars.
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Lecture on Constantirople

Constantinople before the world con-
fiict and now will be described in Il lee
ture to he delivered by Herant Baron
Matteossian, a graduate of Robert Col
lege. Constantinople, this afternoon at
the University Museum, Thirty-third and
Spruce streets.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-01-10
GOOD YEAR FOR 4
THE FREMONT
NATIONAL BANK

The report OF Cashier q. n. Cooper
at the annual stockhoiders' meeting OF
tho Fremont County National bank.
held Tuesday afternoon. showed thai
this institution had tho most success-
sui year in Its history in 1917. Two
substantial dividends were paid
The present officers and directors
ware rc-clscted for 1918 They sre: (:
George Rockafeliow. president: T. D.
Coulter. Vice president; d. N. Cooper.
cashier: Harry Combs. assistant cash
fer. The directors are: George p.
Rockafciiow. Henry Harrison. T. h.
Coulter. G. r. Tanner. DIR. W. r. Lit
Ito and d. N. Cooper.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-01-10
Ralph Durfee Says
Every Strike in U. S.
Will Cause Loss of
Many Lives in France

Alfred Durfee. superintendent OF
here. has boy in France. The fol-
lowing interesting portions are taken
from recent Iettor Prof. purfoe has
from his son.
Somewhere In France. Dec. Z. 1917.
Dead Folks:---f am writing this In
pencil because have run out of Ink
except for addressing and am writ
ing with French pencil. which Isn't
the best in the world. got letter
from you yesterday dated Nov. Il.
saying that you got my letter concern
Ing my arrival In France ! have been
worried for some time wondering II
yon knew I wac all right or not be-
cause know how II worries you. Our
mail is very irregular and sometimes
we get very cd letters after soma Of
a recent date. Yesterday ] got the
one of Nov. IL. and today a card dated
Oct. 10. and a letter dated Oct. 26-
have no. received any packages as
yet. but guess I will ges them In time.
I wish that in the future you would
number your lstters 80 that can tell
how many I get er
am still working in the kitchen
and will probably be put on cooke pay
later on II ] stay the-e. which ia about
S4l. have made an allotment OF sl6
per month which will be sent to you
and you can use II az you see ht or
put 1t in the bank.
Also tell those miners there that II
they got just ono month OF real army
life in Franco they would then realise
how well they aro getting along. work
ing eight hours a day. drawing at least
Ave dollars per day md a good warm
home and bed TO sleep In am not
kicking at oil but II makes mo sore tc
zee news Of strikes In the papers at
critical time like this when II few
men lay down on tho Job At home II
means the lives of sorue OF the boys
hese in France. Well must right on
Lots OF love. .T,
RALPH l. DURFEE.
les F. Hospital. 1T Sanitary Train
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-01-10
LEFT TO-DAY.
FOR CAMP FuAsvoH-

Raymond Marsh. for the past year
or two assistant secretary OF the Can.
on City Y. NJ. C. A.. received . mess
age from Camp Funston. Kansas. on
Monday rendering him tho position OF
Office secretary at the Y. n. C. A. hut
at the military cantonment there He
teiegraphed his acceptancc OF the on
cr and left on Rio 0-ande train
No. 10 this morning 70 enteT
upon the duties of the Job. Mr.. Marsh
is well equipped by experience for the
place he has been chosen to occupy
and his frienda here, sre confident that
he will make gocd.'p- nv s-r
Ho will spend a few days with his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs c. B. Marsh. et
Amhurst, Seb-. while eDrouts-
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-01-10
d. & r. G. to Cancel
Its Train Service

Effective next Sunday tJanuary 13)
the Denver & Rio 0rande Railroad
company will change Its train service
In accordance with suggestions made
by the federal railway administration.
Notice OF the proposed changes was
served several days ago on the stats
utilities commission. There VIII be
two thru trains between Denver and
Grand Junction and the Pacific coast,
three trains from Denver to Leadvis!e
and four trains daily from Denver 10
Pueblo with corresponding trains In
the opposite direction. The most I'm
portant, change announced Ia the ab-
oIition of arein No. sspcwS leayinpsy1 Pm
o6lo at 1:16 p m. daily for the Pa
cihc coast.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-01-10
Archie Thompson
Writes from France

Archie Thompson. who grew up in
Canon City. ia now with the army in
France. His parents. MIR. and Mrs.
X. b. Thompson. live at Winnemucca.
Sev. They still read The Record and
keep 10 touch with Canon City Affairs.
Mr. Thon: pson recently received n
cheerful letter from Archie. q part of
which we reproduce. 1t IL a good
kind of letter TO publish and read.
. Tho Letter.
With the Coiors. somewhere In
France, Nov. "a. 1917.
Dear Dad: received your first long
looked for letter today. Was more
than glad TO get II. Also received one
from mother, also Charlotte. She sent
me a great big box OF homemade fudge.
Gee, I think It wus the best thing !
ever tasted.
It's funny Hoppy didn't get In. Well.
one thing you Gao say Is that you
haven't got q Stacker In your family.
and any young man that Is able to
go. sure ought TO be ashamed OF him.
self for not enlistinS. II isn't all hea.
ven. but II sure is thousand per cent
better than one thinks It would be-.
We have good food and plenty OF It.
Those fellows who hang back will
have to do their little bit In this war
before II In over with. We work every
day. Get up at in th's morning and
hit the hay about 0. II isn't very cold
here yet. only in the morning. Just
like California All the country Is
green and very beautiful
Tell Rod II he goes he had better
Join the engineers. as quite a bit OF
both army and navy. and the army for
mine every time, Much nicer bunch
OF fellows. Tell Hoppy 70 write me
and give me all the round house
news. I haven't received my watch
yet Sure will appreciate It. Things
are awful high over here--fnuch high
or than In the states. Any time you
have any candy or tobacco you don't
need. why It Ia about the best Christ.
mas present you can got soldier.
We fellows have good time. We
20 to town most every night as long
ms we behave ourselves and got back
by $3.50. SOW them unloading tur.
keys hero today, 80 that means turkey
Thanksgiving. am glad your trade
still holds up.
Well, Dad, g. can't think OF much
mors to-wvits. - fellow has 70 be
cIrsfgtssesuhtS As Nfit6d.: - J viii ~.
member Il untii the war = evsr and
tell you whsn ! come home. Tsii Ill
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-01-10
Frank Kenly
is Going Up
in the Navy

Frank Kenly, who was a gunner on
the-U. SIS. Huntington. up to the time
re visited h.s parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Vim. Kenly. here a short time ago, is
now detailed at a school of special
instruction in Washington, d. c.. with
n promotion to Warrant officer MS the
goal in sight. Kenly has served term
and little over in the navy as an en-
listed man and he IL showing his abii-
ity by climbing the promotion ladder
quickly. He holds the navy record
with a 6-inch gun and 1t was his ex-
pertness In this line that got him the
opportunity he now has.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-01-10
Odd Name. In New Y.rk.

For odd names New York tnkee the
prize Almost every calling ir repre-
sentcd among the names Of New York
ers. besides every title, physical, men
tnl or moral quality, and eyery beast
and bird familiar TO man Here are
some New York names: Outlaw. Hogg.
Gosh. Dorm. Jolly. Nntry. Looney. Kid
der. Toni Hurt. f'nke. Grunt. Darnall.
Fun. Laffers. Krnssy. Guyer. Bunk.
Tough. Pain. Crook. Gee. Damn, Wit.
Mutt. Batty. StringeF. Fight. :Brz&L
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Rev. Van Keuren
Writes from Paris
to Canon Friends

American tted CroSs, Place DC ia
Concorda Paris. Dec. IL, 1917.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. f Gibson have a
letter from Rev. Floyd Van Keuren
now in France, O part OF which will
interest the many friends of Rev. and
Mrs. Van Keuren In Canon City
The following Ia taken from the Ies-
ter:
For the present his official title and
algo Mrs. Van Keuren's Ia 'Delegue de
Ia Croix Rouge Americaine. Service
des Refugees At least 30 our calling
cards inform us. but you don't have
to address our letters In that way
simply in care of tho address nt the
head of the letter with nve cent
stamp on the envelope. Please tell
our friends to use this address for the
future instead OF the Washington one.
We have been working in Paris
for q month but expect to leave on
Friday for our real station. Amiens,
which will be our headquarters for a
while We shall be the delegates OF
Tic hlAiCIiSk3u Ahtd SAo6S III 1tho A<p-
partment of the Somme. The condition
OF the refugees from the devastated
territory simply heggars description.
and now we know how little we have
known in America OF the terrible
things which have gone onrFfench or
ganizations have been working long
and yaliantly. but the burden ia too
heavy and too long. II ia a glorious
thing to see their spirit after three
and a half back-breaking and heart
breaking years.
Some enid at the beginning OF this
war that II proved Christianity fail
ure-the things have seen and heard
here seem to me to be the biggest
proof the world has ever seen Of the
reality OF Christianity. The magni6-
cent unselnshnesses and seifsacrifice
are mingled with real devotion.
have been 70 many church services
since arrived--our own church. the
American union church. a. Russian
Orthodox church. and some OF the
wonderful old Roman Catholic
churches. end at practically every
place ! found the services crowded
and with quite as many men az wo-
men.
"Our trip over was uneyentful
really thought it was most INTERESTING
the life boat drills. the darkened
decks. the sleeping on deck some
rights. and the constant hugging OF
ones life-preserver day and night. and
finally the sighting OF our convoy OF
destroyers.
Some things are plentiful enough in
Paris. but others are scarcs-we have
not seen any white bread in many
weeks, also mighty little butter ss.a .
tiny dose OF sugar per day. The war
bread at first was Interesting. but 1t
gets on ones nerves and ones atom-
ach after while. II Is almost the
regulation OIiye-drab and quite mill
tary. but there Is about the same
nourishment In Il as in a piece of
khaki
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my friends ''heiio"i'i am having q
good time. l wouldn't trade places
with Hoppy for love or money A fell
low has chance to see and learn
something about the world over here.
Must close.
ARCHIE A. THOMPSON.
Co. A. 26th Engineers. A. f. F.. via
Now York. 3.
(Censor's endorsement).
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c,oskIno the Emotions.

Clothes do help the mental attitude
more fhnn mnny women realize. L-t
us not fail to take advantage OF tht-
mems OF keeping ourselves well bal
anced. OF keeping emotions under con
troll. now and NIL through the time that
our men are Sighting so ,alinn,ly. y"
surely. for our safety and the safctY
II the women who shall come after
ua-New York Evening Natl
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ArFLEck Likes THihos
FROM HOME. ~. A4yf.i.

J. Melvin Affieck. Co. A. 6th regular
engineers. Corpus Christi. Texas. is n
favorite among his pals. nfst. because
he Is naturally popular. and second
because he gets SO mzny nice boxes
from home
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-01-10
SAMUEL AohEW GETTING

samuel Asuew. who is n member
OF the 34lst Geld artillery at Camp
Funston. and who has been IN the hos
pitaI suffering from spinal meningitis.
is reported TO be recovering and II
practically out Of danger. II 10 under
stood he Will be deaf In one ear. This
may mean bis discharge tor physicai
disability.