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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-12
43 MEN AT CAMP LEE
TO TRAIN AS OFFICERS
Pennsylvanians Earn Oppor-
tunity to Study for Artil.
lery Commissions
BU q StdG Correspondent
I ann Lee. Petersburg. Va. Sept. L

lamp Lee, Petersburg, va, sept. l..
Forty-three Pennsylvanians who have
spent few weeks in the f55th Depot
Brigade left the camp today for the
artillery officers training school at
Camp Zachary Taylor, Kentucky.
Appointment to the training camp is
a reward to each one for earnest effort
TO make good. The course of training
at the Kentucky camp covers a period of
four months, and If the boys pass the
final tests they will win the coveted
god bars of second lieutenants.
One hundred and fifty men were se-
lected to attend the artillery school, and
in that number were the following SOL
diers from Philadelphia and other points
in Pennsylvania: Sergeant George w.
Allen. Norristown T. F. Allison,
Noblestown; NJ. V. Buzard. Clearfeld
William Davios Westmoreand Earl. G.
Day. York william J Donahey, Browns
Vile; Fred J. Fielder. Frank r. Fay,
Mexican County; Walter J. illegal
Clesrfield Benjamin l. Goodstein
Wilkes-Barre r. F. Gilbert, Luzerne
County, $ l.. Grossman. Railway: l.. f.
Hackman, Philadelphia Carl Hartzell
Harrisburg; Harry H. Krull. Wellsboro
George II. kostenbander, York: r. F
Lantz, Merchandising r. G. Lin.
denuth, York; James McGuinoss, Lu'
zerne County: Henry S. McCleary
| Philadelphia Clarence 3. McMurray
| Williamsport Edward H. Murphy
| Coraopoiis; John G Mack, Johnstown
| Charles Miller. Christiana: MulforC
Morris, Wilkes Barre: S. F.. Noble. Lu
zerne County; n. q. Pierce. Mercer
County; II. r. Pratt. Philadelphia T
NJ. Stonerod, Avalon; $ l.. Seeman
Wilkes Barre Wilson Slick, Johnstown
| Fred A. Werner, Swarthmore; F.. NJ
Westover. Luzerne County; George A
Yehson, Carbon County
1T is remarkable" said Chaplain
Michael Jessup, of the Depot Brigade
how these boys picked up militar.
knowledge, They were workers and ap
piled themselves so diligently that the.
have been rewarded"
i Chaplain Jessup before entering tn
army was vice president of Boston Col
lege, -one of the prominent Catholic in
stitutions of learning in New England
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-12

London, Sept IL.
4 report containing evidences of the
brutal methods employed by Germany in
the administration of her colonies in
Africa, made public today by Edmond
n. i. Georges. Acting Secretary Of the
Interior. Union of South Africa. consti-
tutes the British Governments reply TO
Dr w. S. Solf. the German Secretary
of state for the Colonies. that Ger
many would demand the return Of her
colonies at the peace conference.
The report is one of the most sensa-
German colonial methods and is con
sdered an indictment of German fit
ness to rule the black native of Africa.
The evidences upon which the report is
based are taken from official German
documents at Windhoek. from sworn
statements by native chiefs and by
Europeans.
Tribes Were Massacred
The natives were goaded into rebel
lion. which was suppressed by ruthless
cruelty, resulting virtually in the ex-
termination of the three tribes involved.
The Hereros were reduced from 10000
to 1900, the Hottentots from 10000 to
$500 and the Berg Damaras from 10000
TO 12,sOO. Thus 80 per cent of the He
rero people. disappeared and more than
half of the Hottentots and Berg
Damaras shared the same fate. How Vt
was done was to supersede the lenient
Governor l.eutwein by the notorious
Governor Trotha. fresh from Germany
to East Africa, where he suppressed the
Arab rebellion by wholesale massacre.
Governor Trotha issued an "extermina-
tion order" the terms of which provided
that no Herero man, woman. child or
babe was to receive merty or quarter. .
Take No Prisoner.
xiii every one of them take no pris
oners." he said in these orders. Evi
dence that the order was only too faith
fully carried out is recorded in a story
of Governor Trothas former groom. who
described how he once was ordered t.
kill a young HererC woman. He refused
in disgust. whereupon a German soldier
showed him how to do it, and then III
held the dripping bayonet in his face
An officer and German soldier were
standing around. but none interfered il
behalf of the woman
Another reliable witness, who wa!
with Governor Trotha for two years
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-12
WILL AID NONESSENTIALS
Government Considering Plan to
Establish Fund FOR Purpose
Ry the Associated Press ,..-...

Washington, Sept. 12.-To aid non
essential industries forced to tcurtail
production or suspend entirely during
the war, the Government may establish
a new fund of s5.OoO.00O or more to be
dispensed by the war industries board
to keep them on their feet.
This plan is under discussion. II was
learned today by the war industries
board, Federal reserve board,war finance
corporation and members of Congress.
and bill putting it into effect may he
introduced shortly.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-12
FRENCH GIRLS COMING TO U. S.
Winners of American Scholar
ships to Continue Studies Here
Ry the Associated Press

bordeaux. France, Sept. 12-One
here preparatory 10 leaving for the
United States. They are winners of
scholarships offered by the American
Government to women Students of
French universities to allow them TO
continue their studies in the United
States
The rector of Bordeaux University. in
an address Of farewell 10 the students,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-12
Recommended for West Poin,

Three Pennsyiyanians are included in
the list OF candidates for the military
academy entrance examination next
Echruary lust announced The three are
William Nj. Beattie. OF Paoii, recon-
mended by Senator Knox, and Lyon r,
Brady, 3f7 Second avenue, Du Bots. and
Aeredith 4sfry Phiiipshurs, seSom-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-12
HOPELESS ENEMY MAY CRUMBLE
ON HINDENBURG DEFENSE LINE

where to find cover against this
horror.
Taking it all around, we are in a
bad way, and now the eastern problem
crops up again, and I shall be in.
terested to see whether the English
again there. So far.as l can learn we
are moving a great many troops to the
east"
That unterofiizier of the German
minds Of hundreds of thousands of his
comrades, and does not allow his
newspapers and the suave words of
his politicians to hide the stark truth
army will defend itself for long
time yet on one position or another: {:
but each man in 1t will know he is
fighting losing war, and that in the
end. however far away and whateve,'
the agonies and courage of the men
there will be no joy bells for victory.
It is bad knowledge on which to go on
fighting.
British Troops Are Keen
On our side our men are keen tc
get this thing done quickly, to make
an end of it without letting it drag or
for years more of frightful conflict
and the belief in our army, as far as
have been able to test it, is thai
with the help of the American army
of reserve, strong and fresh some
where in France, the end may b,
quicker than the world believes.
Perhaps that is false belief, per
haps there must be years more o
| fighting before the German natiol
yields to inevitable things, but l thinl
the hope Of our men is.the thing tha
warns them most during these we
days when they are pushing ou
against the German rear-guards an,
following their retreat.
1t is very wet, and the rain i
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-25
Carter's nyelope Suits SIPS

Ca yel $ have created another new and ex- ceedingly fine under garment for women to wear this spring. It is known as Carter's en- velope suit, knitted of fine lisle yarn, with shell trimmed bottoms and top.
 As is true of all Carter's garments, these envelope suits are knit to fit-and
 ey do. And they come VI szes to fit all women, and their price is by no TrR.s high-1.25.
 (2d Floor)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-25
Special Offering Real Filet Laces 35c to SAYS a yard

A fortunate purchase of real flet enables us to present the women of Birmingham with most unusual group of these highly desirable laces They are very special. We will not say what they are worth It is entirely unnecessary But we know from direct comparison with other laces in our stock selling at higher prices that these are remarkable at 35c yard in some in stances and at the various other special prices ranging up to 4.75. The savings are such and the qualities so fine that women who lack ex- perience can appreciate them.
 Filet laces are more popular now than they have been during the past year. Spring blouses, spring dresses, fine lingerie must have filet trimmings, and these we assure you are genuine hand made; the finest procurable quality
 (Main Floor)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-25

1875 BRUSSELS RUG Full line of patterns for dining rooms, living rooms and sleeping rooms, 1G nH 9x12; very special value at | J 32.5O ADMINISTER RUCSA ruq woven for service and offered in pat terms suitable for any room in tho home and at very 0o NE special price indeed Zo.3aJs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-25

Prominent Birmingham women, capable of appreciating work of this character and of rendering decision that will be fair to all, will act as judges.
 Below we publish an entry blank which you can tear out and fill and bring in with you. If additional blanks are need ed they can be supplied in the Art Needlework Store on the third floor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-25
The newest VeilS and veilinQS

have arrived and the Yelling Store is ready to dis play for your approval the new ideas.
 Imported yelling in all shades offer an interesting choice at 35c to IFS yard
 The new circular veils in all shades, one-piece, ready for wearing; each 1.50. (M.n Floor>
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-25
New Jack Tar Shocks $2.5O to $3.05

For women and girls.
 The Jack Tar smock is middy and it isn't middy. It is more graceful and more fashionable than the mddy-especialy these.
 Come in solid colors and white trimmed in contrasting colors The waist is fashionably encrcled with belt attesting further to their good fashion. Like other Jack Tar garments although the coors light pinks and bues these guaranteed absolutely fast color. (2d Floor)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-25
Dresses nnd Hats For the little ones
 Tot sizes 2 to { yedrs

An early display of the newest in dresses the new est in millinery for the to 6-year-old tots, has been arranged.
 Colored washable dresses extremely smart and at- tractive, are tempting, too, because of their mod crate prices, beginning at 1.95 and going up to 500. ay
 Spring hats are of a tailored type, developed of Milan and Panamas, both black and white; they begin at 2.95 and go to 1000.
 The advantage of choosing early is easily seen Many novelties secured for the opening days will be quickly chosen, and these nor others so pretty will be possible later. Cd Floor)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-25

for furniture, but to place in your home furniture that we have assisted you to se- feet; that will prove lasting, comfortable and attractive, and source of pleasure and. satisfaction to you, your children and your children's children.
 In these days of high prices the values in this sale are indeed, a revelation and you have four days more in which to take ad-. vantage of them -sFs s'sss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-25
February Sale R0On-size (9r12) Rugs
Unmatched savings rugs of distinctive beaut,
 and dependable quality

In going through the list of rugs below there is something we must tell you so that you may fully appreciate the extent of the saving. Item Mo- l, for instance, is describ- ed as a 3250 Administer rug for 28.95." It is rug marked at present in our stock 32.50 If bought today from the manufac- turer his price would be such that we would be forced to sell (identically the same rugl it for poo. But we term it a g. 50 rug even though that is it's year ago price The same is true of the other offerings as all are rugs which have been in stock from 9 to 15 y,on1+hc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-25
LOVEMAN, JOSEPH & LOEB
Store Closes 6 D. m. Saturdays 9 D. m.
Buying for boys In the L. J. X L. Boys Store
 PA YS

The Loveman, Joseph & Loeb Boys Store has mis 5ion And that is to be of assistance to the parents of Birmingham In the spirit of helpfulness pur chased our now ready spring merchandise nearly a year ago. By doing this we have been able to main tain qualities and suppress the rising trend of prices Note how well we have succeeded in the following 
 WASH SUITS Pretty little suits for the juvenile Many new models introduce the season; made of good serviceable fabrics in fast colors Among the ideas advanced are suits with long sleeves, high neck for the early AE spring weeks In sizes to 8 1.tJ HOUSES New spring blouses for boys in to 15 years of age. Good dependable fabrics and making contribute to the service we know that they will render. most attrac- EOc tive assortment of patterns, choice JJC SHIRTS When boy gets to be twelve blouses no longer suit him. It must be
 shirt like daddys. These negligee shirts in pret ty striped patterns, detached QE collars, priced OJC
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-25
Remnants Carpets
 $ 1 .39

the remnant
 A small group of Axminster carpet remnants along with other weaves, suitable for rugs where small sixes Are required. There are greatly underpriced at1 l.S9 tho xprn- nant. (3d Fleer)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-25

22.50 HARVESTER RUC-Also vel vet rugs in attractive patterns, all room size, 9x12; very spe- m 7E cial as a February feature lJ.IJ 25.oo BRUSSELS RUcS-A com plete line of 9x12 rugs, unusually att tractive and ready to render most satisfactory brand of service. 25.00 isits old price, and it's new 01 0E
 and special price is klsJJ
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-25
Today! Tuesday! Wednesday,! Ihursday! The February Furniture Sale
 Has Four More Days to %
 Do not sacrifice the .snUings Of 5 from 20 to 33 1-3 per cent

The right kind of quality, the right kind of selections, at the right kind of prices. And if you care to take advantage at the right kind of terms our famous Club Plan way of paying. s
 Our organization is also tried and true It is the right kind of organization to ren- der you a sincere service. Our ideas of service are not simply to have your order
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-21
DAVIS THEATRE.

There will tJ four shows today, at l.et. 315, 6.15 and S.i5, and a sIecial bin of Keith vaudeville and feature pictures in the attraction. The head line vaudeville act is Joe DeI<os and his troupe os athletes in a sensation al human juggling offering. The next act Is Eosa-noud and Dorothy, two pretty girls who present a singing and musical act that everyone will enjoy. Tho third act ls Mcintyre and Robbins a clever si -> I- and talking duo in an original .Jmedy skit entitled An Alley Rehearsal Pauline Frederick, the beautiful emotional actress will be seen in the feature picture, "A Daugh- ter OC the old South" G five part ParamoWt production. Miss Fred efick pcruays the role of a Creole lrl in this splendid photoplay which was written by Alicia Ramsey and Rudolph de Cordova, and her charac- lerization is said to be essentially dif- fcreut from any which she heretofore has essayod in motion pictures. The Honeymoon Baby is the comedy to rnmnifte the show
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-21
HUMOR OF THE DAY

Jack Petts-Making love is a good deal like playing cards.5,,g
 The Girl-How so2
 Jack. Potts@There's a lot in know ing what hand is. worth.-London Answers. aoe
 "The world is against me-" he whined."
 Tn that" replied the sarcastic indi vidual. T should say the world was showing good judgment."i- t."i-Detroit Free Press. f}34 s}lIa & l5
 Child-so you're my auntie
 Aunt Yes, dear; e.4 am your Aunt Nell, on your fathers side.
 Child-Well, you're on the wrong Eide; You'll find2 that $. outl""-Pitts- Burgh Leader. so.guss gys
 ''who was here with you last night?" so
 "Well-er-Agnes was here. father"
 'Well, tell Agnes she's left her spurs and Sam Browne under the settee. Windsor Magazine.
 Have you ever been under fireT
 Lots of times"
 '1n the front-line trenches"'
 ''No, but I spend my summers hunting deer in the Maine woods. ."- Youngstown Telegram.
 The Kaiser = Rosner, don't those damnable French have asphrase that fits them and their diabolicaI asso- ciates?
 Rosner-Your majesty must be thinking of the Entente Terrible New York Evening Post.
 You know that sleigh of mine you borrowed last winter" "Yes." s"Why don't you return it?'
 Well, I've been waiting for snow so I could drive it ver.'-Chicago | News.
 Honey, I may be home a trife 1 late" s%t
 Where are you telephoning fron1?''
 'The office, of course. Why do you ask?" e 'fa0 ap &4
 ''Oh, nothing Sounds like bowl ing alley, butlno matter.1--Judge.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-21
THE KALEIDOSCOPE

Londons 22O0e policemen guard more than 1000 miles of streets and at least 1,250.0O0 houses and shops.
 The black diamond. found in Bor- neo, is the hardest known substance in the world
 John Ward a negro of Goldsboro, N. C.. has 13 of his Is sons in the military service, while his r daugh- ters have been engaged in war work
 England now has women engineers photographers printers, glassblowerA opticians. assayers, coil and condena. CT builders and engraEers.
 It costs some of the e big retan stores in New York city $5,90Q to s10,- GOO year for the cleaning of their windows and metal signs.
 An old squaw of the Ute Indian tribe, Paretta, by name, has given her fortune of $500 to the Red Cross of Salt Lake City.
 Luxemburg is a little state bound ed by Germany, Belgium and France and with a population just over 2so,- 900 people, l1s
 Women,s silk dresses sometimes contain tin to make. them rustic, and only the microscope can detect the presence, s s.
 The war dogs serving with the A. lied armies in France received daily rations consisting of a half pound of horsefesh and three quarters of a pound of broken biscuit~sl
 While there are many varieties and great quantities of curious fish in the abysmal depths Of the ocean (some have been trawied up from depths. of three miles or more), none of these are eatable The limit to which fish fit for food is. found is 1;e00 feet. x When William H. Pond, of Vine | land, N. j., built the first fire in his furnace this fall the family was smoked out of the, house, and it was found that squirrels had filled the ! chimney to the depth of six feet with ! nesting material When they were disturbed 40 of them ran out. Mrs. Rose Mason, of Brockton, who i died recently in her eighty-first year, had lived for 64 years in the house at l 36 Center street, where she went as la bride. and had watched the city grow up about her from the hustling l little village of old North, Bridgewa- ter to the present city of nearly TO- i GOO people tGl!4 SAes5l t8 f.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-21
HOW FAR SKY CANDLES BEAM.

We are often asked which is the farthest star from us. This is a big question. For one thing, it implies that there is a farthest star. Is there a farthest star? The current opinion of astronomers is that the aggregate of stars which we call our universe Is not limitless, and that it comes to aa end if we proceed far enough; but this does not mean that there are not other universes, and as matter of fact we believe that there are. To say which star is farthest would mean that we had determined the distance of each of the stars, of which there are found to be 55,000 900 as bright as the seventeenth magnitude, with the certainty that there are much larger number of still farther ones. As a matter of fact the distances of but few stars. say POO, have been deter mined, and many of these values are unreliable The distances are too great for measurement.
 The great star cluster in the con- stellation of Hercules, now nearly overhead, is mass of stars, perhaps 100000 of them compactly concentra- ted in small area of the sky, all though no doubt the stars themselves are far apart. We have been able to determine an approximate distance of this cluster is from us. We cannot say that it is the farthest object which we can see. We do no think that it is. We dc not think that it is much farther than nearly all of the stars no found in such clusters. But this is the greatest distance that I know which has been determined on a scientific basis recognized as valid. The distance is found to be of the order of 100000 light years. It's dis distance is thus so big that even the light year is almost too small unit to measure with
 A light year is the distance light travels in a year, travelling 136 900 miles each second for the 31,558,149 seconds of the year. It is about 0,- 800 0G0, 100000 miles. It is 63,0O0 times the distance of the sun. If the distance of the sun is represented by an inch, the light year would be rep resented by a mile. A watch which 1 ticks five times each second would require 36,000 years to tick as many times as there are miles ill light year. If the scale of the universe were so reduced that the sun, 93,000,000 miles away, was only a foot away, an object a light year away would be twelve miles away, and the Hercules Cluster if its distance is correctly l determined. would be more than a million miles away
 It is found that some spider threads are so light that enough of such threads to pass around the earth (25.- coo miles) would weigh seven pounds. Enough to reach a light year would weigh 7S9 000 tons. This would be a burden for 552 trains of fifty cars each, carrying twenty five tons. If the earth were a great windlass wind ing up the thread, 25,000 miles per day, it ould require ten years to winu
 up the suns. distance and 630 900 years
 to wind urN light wear.-Professor
 Samuel Barton in Philadelphia Ledg
 CT.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-21
POETRY
A s0S;s LETTERS.

By Carrie Miner Hewitt our letters bring yoHl neal aEer,. dear And as the wfltten aage,I read seem to feel yonr preselce, near ' our caeerE voice l. almost hear-1s The miles betweemtE seagcely heed I feel. your to5e455a1.=sse= se=-ro1,r-face:s And when, you write in merry veins The laughter in your eyes I trace And joyeusly my aFealt lespst pace Feel have you home. ,aga1f. I read not always what yo9 write: A mother reads between each 1ine. And tho yoi think syouesse5 hidden quite Your W .'riea-lSeDt stlfem 1frnm n5y
 sight .r .z gsa
 I read them there. oh son Of mine. And when no letters come from you, And doubts aifd fears bAse11my mind. l read again the.%eld ones athrengl1 And courage afil Is, nay. soul anew,
 oueh words of comfort there find. Then, when at nightlI cannot .sleen Not knowing where YOU are, my son, l ask the God r5trnst to keep My soldier boy. on land or deep,
 Safe. safe until the war. is won.
 nida]o o,,.,, ,-9,s mchnisttan Advocate
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 REFU GsEEs!l's oe* Dedicated to the ,Afaeriear ;y.srnm4tee
 for Devastated @FrSnceO My childron in their oEiIeltercd garden
 ptaF,2# g.e rzrs5,- gf.4--e.4. !.
 Wit5s sound ef laughter. and with
 footsteps fleet -SSii There was 2 garden bloornedcia France
 ore day, <~s ,-i@ scIs As cool and sweet Now burned and bleak and deso1ate. And they @S-
 Who ran and laughed there2 Little.
 tired feet gaas44a You stumble now along a weary way By mQtherS ll. whose hearts all so-- rows meet. 'si@ft9I iZE -- sSt&iCE zze . ,,.s 7, =-t.ze- ..4 My children in. their sheltered garden play, -i-' Witil sound Of laughter and with | footstepsa feet-4 &I-S- rgg But Q Gear 4God. thoses little, tired 1 That. kt',inble on road in France 1 e5 ,--Theodosia Garrison