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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-07
FAIR PLAY HAS TWO
SETS OF CANDIDATES
Pairs of Office Seekers File in
Three Philadelphia
Districts

Filing Of the nomination papers for
legislative places on Fair Play tickets
at Hshrisburg developed double sets Of
candidates in three districts and one
more than the new party is entitled to in
another. Further complications were
caused by discovery today that two sets
of prescriptions of the name had been
filed in two districts.
In the Third Philadelphia district,
which elects two members, papers were
filed by Julius J. Lewis, Nicholas di
Lemmo. d. s. Malls and Ralph Pom
sello; in the Tenth, which elects two,
William J. Brady, Alexander Colville
and Thomas ]. Nester filed papers and
there are two sets of prescriptions in
the Eighteenth Philadelphia, which
elects two. papers were filed for Samuel
J. Perry. John F. Snowden. Edward
Hinkle and Francis W. Daugherty.
officials of the State Department de-
tions submitted by candidates under the
Fair Play name If they were in proper
form, and that it would be matter for
the nominees to launch proceedings to
termine who is entitled to use of the
party name.
The time for filing the nominations
expired last night. and several arriving
after midnight were refused. One of
them was from Ira Il. Erdman, of Allen
town, candidate for Senator. ..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-07
FLAG.RAEINGS HONOR
BOYS IN THE SERVICE
Community Celebrations at
Stenton Park and Ninth
and Somerset

Men in the service We're honored this
afternoon in two community celebra-
tions. one at Ninth and Somerset streets.
the other at Stentor Park.
A flag to honor the ia men of the
third and fourth divisions of the Forty
third Ward was raised at Ninth and
Somerset streets. Hundreds of civilians
marines. soldiers and Boy Scouts Joined
relatives and sweethearts of the honored
service men in singing The Star
Spangled Banner as the flag was un-
furled.
The flag was presented by the Service
Flag Association Of the two divisions.
In the parade that preceded the cere-
mony were seven bands OF music. vet.
Grams of the G.. A. r, marines, soldiers
Boy Scouts, members of the Red Cross
and the Hunting Park branch of the
Emergency Aid. Sunday school children
in red. white and blue. and relatives
and sweethearts of the service men.
After an invocation by the Rev. John
walenta. America" was sung and Miss
Lottie Loeben gave a solo. Albert s
Henry, Assistant City Solicitor and
chairman Of the association, made the
presentation address. and Miss Rose
Fitzpatrick, as the Goddess of Liberty
assisted by George Wagner Jr., youth
full draft eligible, as Uncle Sam, unfurlet
the flag
Edward !. Cattell, city statistician
made an address accepting the flag fol
the city After q solo by Albert DeeElei
the thronE ended the program by singing
Keep the Home Fires Burning"
A parade of relatives of men In the
service. children of the neighborhood
sailors, marines, home guards, Boy
Scouts and others preceded a double
fiag-raising this afternoon in Stentor
Park under the auspices of the Stentor
Improvement Association.
Addresses by former Governor Edwin
S. Stuart and the Rev. Forrest f. Dagger
were among the features of the pa.
triotic demonstration. The banners-a
large American flag and a flag for al
in the service, living, wounded and dead
were gifts of Mrs Henry Strauss. 2O0+
Wingohocking street. and other women
whom she induced to contribute to a flag
fund.
The parade moved at 2 o'clock from
Sixteenth and Cayuga streets and march
ed to the playground section of Stentor
Park. There Charles Cobb Van Ripper
president of the Stenton Improvement
Association, presented the flags ant
pole to the city. and Charles ID. Cham.
| plin secretary of the Board of Recrea.
| tion, accepted them. Miss Vesta Strauss
| daughter of the donor, unfurled the
| flags
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-07
SONS OF ST. GEORGE
HOLD ANNUAL GAMES
Patriotism Big Feature of Out
ing by Britons at
Maple Grove

Patriotism was n big feature of the
thirty-sixth annual games held this af-
ternoon at Maple Grove, Fox Chase, by
the Order Sons of ST. George. fraternal
society of Englshmen and Americans of
English descent.
The games were the kind held in
Great Britain. and in addition there
were Scottish dance contests for girls.
The proceeds will be given to dependents
of British soldiers and sailors. The Cal
edonian Club, n society of Scotchmen,
participated in the games.
The address Of the afternoon was
made by ]. Alfred Frost, president OF
the grand lodge of Pennsylvania, Order
Sons of st. George, and his patriotic
utterances were loudly cheered. All
stood during the playing of '"The Stal
Spangled Banner" There were races
for men. women. boys and girls.
A military aspect was given thu
gathering by the presence of British sol.
diers from the recruiting missions.
Among the contests was foot race:
for boys and girls. n 10o-yard dash for
men, a fifty-yard race for fat men. and
one over the same distance for women
an "egg- -and-spoen" and wheelbarrow
race for women.
The ffty-yard race for girls up to ter
years old was won by Mary Freeland
with Sarah Freeland second and Alice
Portington third
The fifty-yard dash for boys under ter
years old was won by James Parry; Al.
bert Greenhalgh was second and Law.
renee Walker was third.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-07

the address. william G. 1EelI. vcc
OF st. Peters Dramatic Aoeoc1otDct
present the service nag. which V(13
accepted by the Rev f. x. Bader. ~
Of st. Peters Church. The nag VIII Z
unfurled during the singing Of ',AulI
ica." Benediction will end tho ocG&< 4
monies. H&4
Mr.. He'll is chairman of the cosnnz1et&1
on arrangements. while Oscar SchfIll1!
is secretary and J. F. Wooislager -
treasurer. t4t
The roll of honor, which hangs IN -
vestibule of the church, includes thopo
names:
MEN IN THE ARMY
sSrnn w,iaT E,,. Fssn.,s ssTt5snq w.% Eh
Seorss KsaEsr Joseph ,Klocl. ,wiiiSm
o.sns sy john KMss MaR.. dTsra M.nSy Mss.
II Rose HswslS sssnd IssSSny
Thomss John Sorsn. % Leo SnR IcHIsass sss
r. aoe Leg Serars Mfs' se go.aps e
Aifh %:$ sEsSsr EsSs SsSs SsS. FiSs f:3%ss
nss GssmlE idsr,ur ksrasasz aeTarS WILD Jshe
lmsf. 3e:sph seenlllsr xlphoHs e ssIiss.
is is'RSsk Roepks. e Fredepick J. PessSsn, dssrss
Meyers, Gerard Klaiber. Frank durefSisy,
PaFseh. Mha Joseph Waller. a George @ stsise Frsnk
MsysS ss's Reny b "a Rs.S Sh %
hiSmsF' lam MerscSen cSse. Wilmer snyder, Indrsr
sH sssra oesFss s s ch5 5 sShSs 5c'sRs
ssPs s;.s,,s.
Anton Forsthaiier. Frank, Beck. cHsrisi
eis s'nGe Getelnnst. @ Frank kiota. joseph MeiIen.
%msnn nsfaf MsGH William s0iS Maoa Hrssn.
ramm. BERNARD oeseller. William II. Becker.
,sps ASh01si RsI-ehs if saees Nse
man. Fred Eits; Rudolph ts oshot JohHn H,,l Hol-
s Fl 'Sifsa %ss, FSiff }SssDf cfRaa ws
a '9sn Fred Becker sGsssa sea: Oh
John Massns. Fred. Lackman. Andrew
sr6 sssph tg0ssh
Joseph Mates Joseph HildsbrsRd; chsFisS
Ham ifnnh A. RoeiEe. Herbert Gutskunst.. xnarsw
;SgShny staphen Failer f George Kieschiek. Frsncis
fho@as 'SH %a% eI Little
schultz. Herbert Schultz.
MEN IN THE NAVY
George Kuhn, A. B. Hasenbeok. Hubert
| Hanback, Joseph Kielwasser GeorEs ".
Gf et XSSons GSIss Esss
dict Rolb, Joseph J,, T; Hanisk I.It Dr. Il. Z;
fhnsmfHif.Sr Hass HeSry schneiser EdWsrd aaSsrsns
Charles Schoentag. william Parker. Josep1
oa Ed@aEd J6seph
Harry Becker, Albert kowack.
IN NATIONAL GUARD
Edward Paul Roth.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-07
foDAY's MARRIAGE LICENSES

Charles w. Nicholson. Baltimore. Nd. and
Charlotte Hammond, 1884 Lombard st.
eGss cSsriot.s AsS Z, Walker, Halifsx. Va. ~ anu
Carl L. Strickland. Greenland. 8. c.. and
Ffs1ericK II. steffen. u. s. NJ. Phila.. and
9raes Hss:; .;,Sa Mad.sCn IGN VIZ SIr.,.o, :, ana
Kstharine r. Dnny. I25 catharine st.
E Barry. s6i N 24th st.
Joseph ID. Bardon, y. 3. N. r. r.. Cam
bridge. Mass. and Anna @. Leeds. eeos N.
nlhsrt B. Wright. 84s N. 18th st.. and Bessie
DuMar: 1899 Olive street,
Henry Troutper. Frankford Arsenal. and
Eii.sbsth sIlIys 7dss Keystone ws snsos ss !, -,
NsTis H. KsiIu%. ..Sy Ghsstei m; s::. .ns
chssss n.sy dspts HpRae'ia iaok sth 4. Fsh '' ana
oihy 4. Hscksrd: .37et N. i?th st.
.sSsy srGrI xy stss AZ y;rsSss T.yor st. and E's
Tfsncis j. Lamb. h0ll Cedar avenue. and
Wsbster Edrerton. 1918 Pem6ertoS st.. and
NaEtR Thomas. Bala,,
%aass ssltsAsss aisSoias SALEM x n and Eta
psrcivsl H. oranaer asia Reeent. St. and
H1vnond y, Wilcox, eai 2. Thsyer st.. and
scnts ;hlspashs sG4 2oss n IL Lambert G f. ...,.
sS'e sf,3eeeSsTs ds,nmfsssa SEQ g. stS tn w. An' nesne
Xlliiam J. Smith 2sis Jasper st.. and Ter
~ VI Friffer, sellnarrove. Pa. and Mary
!>fWsft, E'sher'6s !Eersx f. -
"; n %: q |, /,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-07
E)RTY BREWERIES'
TO CLOSE HERE
Government Ban Finds
Beer Makers Prepared
to Shut Down
RELEASES 1000 len
Philadelphia Brewers Asso.
citation May Request Modi.
A fication of Order

The Government order suspendng all
the closing Of between thirty-five and
forty breweries In Philadelphia and the
release of approximately 1000 men for
other work, as we'll as considerable
saving In barley. malt, sugar. coal and
ether materials used in brewing.
Philadelphia brewers would say little
about the order today, although they
\ admitted that 1t was not a great sur
prise to them. It was learned that
within a few days the Philadelphia
Lager Beer Brewers Association will
meet to consider the order and decide
what will be done about it, although the
prevalent opinion among those in the
business Is that there Is nothing to do
but submit
Charles Barth, general manager of
the Bergdoll Brewing Company. said:
There Is very little to be said. We
were not much surprised. You can't be
surprised at anything these days. I
don't see now what can be done but close
the brewery and let the men go. There
win be a meeting of the association and.
] suppose. the result will be some sort
Of request for modification of the
efder. We employ about $50 men here"
9. W. Bergner. of the Bergner & Engel
Drewing Company. is the president Of
the Philadelphia Lager Beer Brewers
Association, and Charles f. Ettla. is
secretary At the office of the Bergner
Engel company, Mr. Bergner was re-
ported out of the city and would not re-
turn for several days. AT the association
ONCE it was said Mr.. Ettla was out of
the city and it was not known when he
would be back.
The supply of beer is expected TO be
exhausted by February or March un-
less the order closing the breweries is
revoked. Since wartime prohibition is
not far off, however. some brewers are
said to be planning to convert their
plants for other uses.
OF the thirty-flve or forty breweries
in Philadelphia, some are very small.
two of them employing only one man
each, the owners doing much of the
work.
The larger breweries and the approxi-
mate number OF men they employ are {:
Bergdoll Brewing Company, $50: +. A.
Poth & Sons, ms, $50: Bergner & &NEngel
Brewing Company, 10; John F. Betz
I q Sons. Limited. 40; Baltz Brewing
Company. 100; Arnholt & Schaefer,
eighty-two; Prospect Brewing Company,
Z eighty-two; Robert Smith Ale Brewing
Company, sixty-siX; Weisbrod 6 Hess
Brewing Company, 100.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-07
"GAS" REPLACING
HORSES IN WAR
Killing of Animals Makes
Saving of Power.Fuel
Urgent
I'd SUNDAY REQUEST
Ninety.fve Per Cent Compli-
ance Is Looked for Here
Tomorrow
I'd SUNDAY REQUEST

The deaths Of thousands of horses
and mules In the war and the need to
replace them with motortrucks. supply
one reason for the necessity of saving
gasoline.
The second of the "gasless" Sundays
will be tomorrow. National Fuel Ad-
minstrator Garfield has requested that
for the present pleasure riding in auto
mobiles, motorboats and on motorcycles
be discontinued on Sundays.
Il look for at least a 95 per cent COM
pliance this Sunday" said J. L. Cole,
assistant State fuel administrator, ''and
hope the response will be unanimous.
'If the people only realized how
badly gasoline was needed abroad they
would not hesitate. They would Just
lock the garage Saturday night and for
get all about their car until Monday
morning.
You see. motortrucks and even
smaller cars are being used more and
more In France. Thousands OF horses
and mules have been killed and then.
too. 1t has been found that the gasoline
driven vehicle does more work In much
less time than does the horse or mule
drawn lorry
Also, feed for the horses and mules
Is big problem. Hay is 80 bulky that
1t takes up too much valuable space on
ships, space that could better be used
for munitions and food or supplies tor
the troops.
Now gasoline can be sent over in
tankships, vessels that cannot be used
to carry anything else. Hundreds OF
thousands of barrels are needed month
ly. not only ty us. but by our allies
If we can save in the eastern States more
| than 10000 barrels in one day we re-
lease just 100000 gallons for ship
ment overseas.
1T may seem tough, and undoubtedly
| it Is hard on the man who has only
| Sunday free. But it's much better tc
fall in line cheerfully on this Sunday
saving plan than perhaps to have tn.
sale of gasoline for pleasure car.
stopped entirely for month or 81,
weeks"
Eighty.fve per cent Of the motorist'
of Philadelphia obeyed the "gasless'' re
quest of the fuel administration las
| Sunday, while 81 per cent of those II
| the state at large fell in line.
This was a good showing and resulted
in a net saving of more than 1000
gallons Of gasoline in Pennsylvania. ant
Of more than $4,000 gallons in Phila
delphia and its vicinity.
But the local fuel administration /.
not satisfied. A number of cities ant
States had a better "patriotism'' pel
centage than did Philadelphia and Penn
sylvania. Illinois topped the list com
piled by the national petroleum wa
cent compliance; Ohio was second, will
SO per cent, and Wisconsin was third
with 81. New York was far down tn,
list. with "a.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-07
CITY DEATH RATE DROPS
Fewer Die Than Same Week of
1917. Desnite Towns Growth

Deaths throughout the city during the
week numbered 398. as compared with
400 last week and 40 during the cor
responding week last year. They were
divided as follows: Males. 212; females,
1856: boys, 67, and girls, 65.
The causes of death were:
Measles. 4; whooping cough. 1; diphtheria
md Group Al epidemic disease, /: tubercu-
iosis OF the lungs, 59 tuberculosis menin-
Eitis 2; other forms q a. tubereuSsis: 2: can,
and softening OF brain. 10; organic diseases
OF the heart, 4s; pneumonia, IA; bIoncho.
pneumonia. o; diseases OF the respiratory s,,
rhosa and enteritis, 80; appendicitis and
noncancerous tumors. 2. puerperai accidents.
8; congenital debility. "a; senility O; homi-
g.: all other diseases. SO; Coroner's cases
pending 3: total sos
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-07
MUST REPAY SHARE OF LOOT
Norristown Judge Imposes I'm.
usual Punishment ON Thieves

Lower Merton township boys who
stole $1,000 worth Of jewelry and other
valuables from the home of L. w. Will
bur. Cynwyd, We're punished in an un-
usual manner by Judge Swartz in Nor
ristown today.
now and November 9. a share OF the
amount of damage done by them. And
they are not to stay away from school
to do 1t. In earning the money they
are to keep an account of every penny
jot it down and report in detail to the
Court. None of the boys may go to a
movie" unless accompanied by parent
The boys, and the amount they are
required to earn. are:
william Tissot, sac: Eric THESE
Harold johnson, Robert Faust, Franl;
Dolan, each $25; Frank Moore, $50
Douglass Trend. William Gosser Basil
Walsh, Aloysius Mcguire, Yearn Jorg'
enson John Kleckner each $40.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-07
GIVEN ARMY COMMISSIONS
Nine From This City and Nearb,
Named by War Department

National Army commissions have just
been granted the following, from this
city and nearby points:
Second lieutenants, quartermaster-
Harry Thomas Allen, $40 Spruce street,
Camden, N. j.. Robert James Chalmers,
223 North Seventeenth street, Philadel-
phia; James Pliney Fisher, Willow
Grove, Pa, and Martin Luther Knodle.
1913 Market street.
Captain chemical warfare. service
Charles Bradford Fraley, Philadelphia.
First lieutenant chemical warfare
seryice-Willam Judkins Collins, Jr,
1904 North Fifteenth street.
First lieutenants, medical - Adam
David Barry, 1901 North Thirty-second
street and Edward Henry Thompson,
1865 Orthodox street.
Enlisted men. second lieutenant, air
seryice-Norman Horatio Wood, 2031
Tioga street. PhiladelphiR.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-07
Elkton Marriage Licenses

EIkton. Md. Sept. 1.-THE following
couples were granted marriage licenses
here today: Henry A. Moore and Caro-
Warden. Joseph Vernon Stanger and
Hhelma Blez. Ephram c. Wright and
Helen r. Elyanavick, Durard Q. Travis
and Helen Miller, James NJ. Tyre and
Mary Green, Hemning Stelherg and Sgd
ney Carlson and Joseph A. Burkhart and
Margaret Dugan, all of Philadelphia !:
Ashton H. Holt and Anna Meyer. Cam
den. Samuel N. Sallanlyne and Martha
Propst, Baltimore: Earl Johnson and
Narearet Ballentine. Chester, Pa ;
Harry Reinhard and Elsie Buss. Bethle-
hem, Pa; Berrice Carter and Elsie
white, Chesapeake City, Nd. F; George
Trace and Myrtle Meyers. Lancaster. Pa |:
John NJ. Henry. Safe Harbor and Mabel
<Gerhart. Pequea. Pa. Irvan F. Cartley
and Anna +. Moran, Honeybrook Urey
u. waller and ELLA Conway, Camden.
ana William NJ. Mathues and Elsie NJ.
RnDoks, Media, Pa.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-07
CITY CONTRACTORS FINED
Street Cleaning and Garbage
Firms Penalized for Neglect ,

Frequent complaints from many sec-
tions Of the city because of the failure
of city contractors to clean streets and
remove ashes and garbage led Director
Datesman. of the Department of Public
Works. to impose penalties totaling
S3737.50 for poor work in August.
Edwin II. Ware was penalized more
than any other street cleaning firm. His
fine totaled $s45.50. Other fines were !:
p. ]. Lawler, $476.5O; Cunningham &
Murray. 1850; Thomas L. Flanagan,
s741.50; II. Il. Ruch estate, $197.50; r.
]. & A. Peoples. $586:50; Frank Cur
ran estate. $766, and estate of David
McMahon, $47.50.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-07
DROP NONMILITARY COURSES
Old Penn and Temple University
Adopt War Curricula

All courses not allied with military
training at the University Of Pennsyl-
vania and Temple University have been
dropped and both institutions are now
on a war basis.
Students will work fifty-eight hours a
week and devote thirteen hours to mill
tary training. This course was adopted
following instructions from the general
stan of the army on the students. MILL
tary training corps.
Students will be fed. clothed and
housed by the Government, and will re-
way to make similar changes In several
other colleges and smaller institutions
in Philadelphia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-07
GERMAN PARISH
GIVES 3O7 SONS
St. Peters Church Will
Honor Many Members
in u. S. Service
RAISE FLAG TOMORROW
Fifteen Wounded So Far,
Grandparents Boast in
Broken English

from one Philadelphia community. the
oa,nolio parish Of st. Peters WHARF
German has been the prevailing lam
eu"se Tor several generations because
'ne rorefathers came from GERMANY
more than 300 young men have enliste
with the Allies to fight for democracy
White-haired women and stooped ola
men who even now speak English with
oihicuity, smile proudly when you speak
OF their grandchildren in service and
pr'he forth pictures of happy youths in
khaki
IL is our country now," explained a
sweet-faced old woman in her broken
English. They must fight for what
,ney oeiieve right I'm glad my little
boys can help"
Raise Service Flag Tomorrow
because all the people of the conn
ihuhity nave this same spirit of patriot
isrn' they nave planned n celebration for
tomorrow afternoon, when a service fiag
containing 3o7 blue stars will be un.
furled. Fifteen of the boys have been
wounded. but 30 far there has been no
reason for substituting a gold star in
'i'o nag
The St Peters Dramatic Association.
81. Peters Young Mems Society, st.
Peters Knights and the Good Shepherd
Society will present the flag to the
parish and 1t will be placed on the
church.
The entire neighborhood will be gala
with flags and bunting in honor of the
occasion, and 5000 persons are expected
to participate in the celebration, which
will begin at . o'clock tomorrow after
noon with a parade.
Sixteen hundred school children will
be In the procession. which will march
east on Girard avenue from Fifth street
to Second, countermarch to Broad street
and then to st. Peters Church. Fifth
street and Girard avenue. A living
service flag formed by 400 schoo! girls
will be one of the big features.
Exercises In Schoolyard
Patriotic songs and band music will
be included on the program, which will
be given In the schoolyard James b
s'heehan, Register of Wills, will deliver
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-07
WORKING ON WIRE CHANGES
Burleson to Probe Relations Be.
tween Railroads and Companies
By the Associated Press

Washington, Sept. 2. = Postmaster
General Burleson has taken up the task
of determining what changes shall be
made in telegraph and telephone busi-
ness affairs under Government opera
tion. Joseph Stewart. special assistant
to the attorney general; G. w. Atkins,
vice president of the Western Union
Telegraph Company. and John Barton
payne, Of counsel for the railroad ad-
ministration. will go over the con-
tractual relations between wire COM
panies and railroads.
Henry Carter Adams, formerly con.
nected with Michigan University and
with the Chinese Railway Commission,
and David Friday. head of the depart
ment of economics of New York Uni
vrrsity. will make a general statistical
inquiry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-07
RULES FOR BAKERS CHANGED
Hoover Permits Buying Normal
Supply of Wheat

The food administration has changed
the wheat conservation program SO far
as licensed bakers are concerned.
From now on the bakers are no longer
required to limit themselves to the use
of 70 per cent of their previous supply.
but may resume buying the normal guam
titles.
baking of Victory bread is no longer
permitted. Bakers may resume the pre-
war practice of making rye bread of
combined rye -four and wheat flour on
the basis of no less than two pounds
of rye flour to every three pounds OF
standard wheat flour.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-07
GERMAN HORDES SPREAD RUIN
Pillage, Dynamite and Burn
Towns as They Flee
By the United Press

Paris, Sept, (IV'la a. ND
With boundless rage the German
hordes are systematically pillaging first
then burning and dynamiting all cities
and towns as they retreat. Allied troops
have only two words vengeance" and
"reprisals."
Military experts today are convinced
the Germans will be forced to give up
the st. Gobain highlands. the key to
that region, as well as the Chemin-des'
Danes. fhe concerted advance of the
Franco British forces toward Cambria
and st. Quentin is now distinctly menac-
ing to st. Quentin.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-07
U. 5. TO BUILD SIG HOUSES
Bids for Navy Yard Workers
Dwellings Being Received

The Industrial housing bureau, Wash
ington. Is now receiving bids which VIII
be opened Monday for the construction
of SIS dwellings to house the workers
contracts will be awarded Monday or
shortly thereafter and construction cont
mepced wit..lu a few days.
The hoSeAs are to be built In Oregon
Tenth, Marvine and Thirteenth streets.
They will be OF brick. two stories high
and in rows The whole development
will cost about $3,000.000.