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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11
u. S. STUDY OF GERMAN
URGED BY DIR. CLAYTON
Allies Concentrating on Enemy's
Tongue as War Measure, Says
Education Commissioner

New York. April ll.--American study
OF the German language as war meas
ure is advocated by DR. Philander 7.
Claxton. United States Commissioner OF
Education.
Doctor Claxton, addressing 200 young
women of the Teachers College Of
Columbia University on Community
Centers and Democracy yesterday,
made an allusion in his lecture to
charges Of pro Germanism preferred by
William r. Hornaday, president of the
American Defense Society, who had
protested against the commissioner being
allowed to speak. After his address
Doctor ClaNton said:
II never reply to these attacks because
every United states citizen Ia allowed
the right in the constitution TO criticize
put4ic officials. I am as patriotic as
anyhody IN the country today At the
same time; / believe we should get
singing a hymn OF hate.
IF we were never to deal with Ger
many as anything else than an enemy
IA would still he worth while to teach the
German language In this country. No
one can deny that there are more Ger
mans In the trenches who II they could
listen in on our telephone lines, could
understand what was being said than
there are American boys who could un-
derstand German message they might
-t:ngIand and France are paying more
Attention 10 the teaching. Of German now
than ever before, and YOU can rest assured
that the study OF English Is not being
neglected in Germany today.
"Heine and Goethe are still on our
library shelves. and they are stl worth
4aadluR"
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continued from rage ohe
loyalty to support any other govern
ment which carries on the war.
In moving the second reading of the
bill Sir George cave. Uniontst member
for Surrey said IL was the duty of the
country to do everything it could do and
then only should it he entitled to use to
the fullest extent the help given by It's
Allies. Germany had made Europe an
armed camp, he added, and the ncces-
sty Of taking every man who could he
spared was overwhelming.
Sir George declared that he had been
advised that the application Of the man
power bill to ireland would yield large
number Of men, but il only five divisions
could be got from Ireland it would be
worth while He did not believe the
army would he needed TO force the OPP
Grafton Of the measure.
The speaker added that even IL there
was an Irish Parliament today the ques-
ton of ConSCriptiOn in Ireland suu
would rest with the Imperial Parlla-
ment.
Sir George. being continually inter-
rupted by Nationalist members, said he
doubted whether the voice Of ireland
had yet been heard in the matter. The
speaker Of the House appealed to the
Irish members to give Sir George fair
hearing.
After Sir Charles Hobhousc. the for
mer Postmaster General and Donald
MacGean had criticized tho bill, express
ing the opinion that the number of men
over forty who were fit for service did
not justify raising the age limit, John
! Dillon, the Nationalist leader, said that,
apart altogether from Ireland, no case
had been made out for the bill itself.
! As to the Irish proposals, they would
destroy the hope Of an Irish settlement
during the war.
| lie challenged the Government to
make a plebiscte in Ireland, and de-
clared that Antrim would vote with
! Clare against consCription The farmers
of Ulster, he said, were against con-
| scription.
! Sir Edward Carson, iuterrupting, said
| mo more than the farmers Of England"
The estimate of 100000 men from Ire
| land, continued Mr.. Dillon was nom
/ sense, Two years ago the figure was
/ put at 10000. and since then 10000
I had volunteered. He believed that nc
more than 10000 could be obtained with.
/ out doing infinitely more injury by de-
stroying the food supply.
/ The real purpose Of the bill was to
divert public attention and inquiry from
| the true causes of the failure on the
western front Mr.. Dillon said. The
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11
FIXING OF WOOL PRICES
Is NEXT ON PROGRAM
Protection From Cotton Goods
and Leather Gougers Also
Being Arranged
WORK ON FUEL QUESTION
War Board May Curtail Pleasure
Motors and Other LuXuries
Output
Washington. April ~.


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TTNlIE pathways ot happiness for Doug
las Fairbanks and his wife have
diycrrcd aud henceforth the popular
motion picture star and Mrs. Fairbanks
will seek the fuhllment Of their dcsti-
Iics along different roads. There Is TO
10" no divorce. however. merely q mu-
Nal agreement TO disagree.
with Mary Pickford. "Cnarlie Chap
I'm aud Miss Emmy Wchleu. Fair
hauks participated in the Liberty Loan
campaign here two days ago and Incl
dcntally subscribed $4,000 to the Lib
c1" Loan through the local committee.
y gold nail bearing his initials--D. +.
lis resting in the base Of the Liberty
s'atue in South Penn square
Another woman. said to be notion
picture actress. is concerned In the sep
aratjnu. Mrs Fairbanks admits, with
out naming her
Mrs. Eairbanks's statement
Says Mrs Fairbanks. in the first
and only statement she has ever issued
There has been 80 much gossip for
the last eight months ! think the time
has com" to- end II all With - definite
statement. II lis the only right thing
! can do either for my boy or myself.
NY husband and are the best
% friends bat Wr have decided there
must b" q separation Just because
We W'" such good friends there WILL
of course, hr no divorce. They are
uu grounds for that For the pr"s-
eu' I shall ily" with my son ia New
York.
"l am very much Interested iu war
worl.--thc helping Of ramilirr Of soldiers
lorr without their brcad-wiruers for the
l.tt Ht..r H#..U tfH1
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CAPTURE U. s. FLIER
First American Aviator to Be Taken
Alive by Foes

tn.efrrdam. April fi--A semiofiicial
|.IIIn dispatch says the Germans have
T.I1 InfIr 1ret Sapture Of an Amel iean
..|.lIf II4 Is said 10 have been shot
az. n an inc western front OF Sunday.
II t|n1l'Ian HfiHtof Ie dr4rrInf1 nf
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WIFE LEAVES DOUG" FAIRBANKS
AND BLAMES ANOTHER WOMAN
Daughter of Daniel J. Sully, Cotton King, VIII Not
Divorce Film Star Who Has Been Aiding
Liberty Loan Drive

choosing away from mine There Wa-
only rne thing to- do.-lot him take IL
as II came to him i'm his own way. WhlI'
and the boy wond our separate way
10 was the hest thing for ms all ll'
has always been the kiudcst aud best
Of husbands in his home li'c. car
only wish him happiness In the tuiu.'.
won't Defend woman
~ cannot defend any woman with
whom my husbands name has been
connected will not malign her She
is associated with my husband In hl'
business THAT. Of course, is no con
Germ Of mine. have made mp my mind
that ! win no longer shield her by
that / mean that for the last eight
months whenever Eossiu raised Us ugly
head ! was the ono who kept denying
and defending and explaining.
"Now ! am through. For the saEo
of the boy have come to realize thar
the only way 10 stop this gossip along
the rialtos Of both. the Atlantic ana
Pacific coasts is 20 plainly Sratc that
this time gossip has foundation 300
fact. May the whispering and the sur.
missing stop. now that il is publicly am
nounced that my husband and have
separated.
Mr. and Mrs. FAIRBANKS were married
boo 1907. Mrs Fairbanks was the
daughter Of Daniel j. SulIN. of Watch
lill, a. l.. the wc'l-I,uowu cation broker
So the time of their marriage Douglas
Fairbanks was forced to give up his
chosen profession of tine theatre hr.
cause of tu" ouIectjo ions of his fathcr-Iu-
law.
But since his first pir,ur" "rn" lamb"
his DoUuIaritv as an actor. has iurr,a .,I
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11
GROSS ABUSES IN GERMAN ARMY
AGAIN DISCUSSED IN REICHSTAG
Speakers Demand Dismissal From Service of Men of
1869 and 1870 Glasses, as Well as Abolition of
"Strict-Arrest" Punishment

treatment to which many men had to
submit. Much scorn had-bcCu expressed
at reports Of how Russian soldiers had
been driven forward with blows. but un-
fortunately such things had happened
in the German army also.
This produced n commotlon on the
right. and when the speaker prepared
TO cite instances the NiCc-Presidcnt
called on him TO conHnc himself TO the
motions before the HOUSE. Herr l;ysscl
therefore proceeded 10 complain that
men unsuited for service had not been
discharged as promised. aud after citing
instances. declared that strikers, and
those politically unacceptable to the
authorities. had been called up a. a
punishment In RustrinEcn. for m-
stance, 20 men who Joined the minority
Socialists on January 81, 1918, were
called 10 the colors on February g.
bad Food served
There was q general complaint among
the soldery Of insufficient aud bad food
he said. and he declared that sprEeants
and uoucommissioncd officers employed
I'm the army kitchens regularly sent
provisions home and that while the men
were often given bad food and some
companies were actually known as star
walton companies" there were many Of
uccrs' Kitchens where an officer could
obtain as much food as he wanted for
l.iu marks.
In one ease he had attempted to make
detailed complaints to the military au-
thoritirs. II was that of a captain COM
maudinE Il company iu Belgium who
abused his authority by permanently om'
ployiug a carpenter tu make cases for
foodsurfS which he continuously sent 90
.sg.. l.. % a.
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So TAKE HosEMAN TEST
All Who Pass Will BE Needed to
Fill Vacancies

Ftrty-ciuht applicants for positions as
noscmeu of the Bureau Of Fire took
the civil service tests for appointment
TODAY All who pass viii be appointed
iu thc near future. as they viii he uccd-
ed if the two-platoon system is made
effective.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11

Berlin, Via Amsterdam, April 10
The Reichstag recently held one OF
its periodic debates on abuses in the
army, the immediate occasion Of the dis
cussion in question being n petition from
the majority bloc 10 the Imperial Chau-
cellor for as speedy as possible dis
missal from the army Of men belonging
to the 1859 and 1870 classes. or in any
case for Fastening their withdrawal
from the front line FOR permanent home
service.
The petition also urged that Land
Sturm men who had been In the field
without intcrmission from the beginning
Of the war and At the front for at least
a year should be permanently traus-
ferred 10 crsatz troops in the interior
In addition resolution adopted by the
main committee Of the House called for
the abolition or at least the strict
arrest" and for granting all grade three
a right to furlouch, while the modifCa-
ton Of the punishment Of minority So
cialists called for memorandum OH the
administration Of justice I'm the army
and navy from August T. 1914, to Sep
tember, 1914
Promises Not Kept
Herr Stuckleu, the majority Socialist
that despite the Governments promises,
there appeared to be no serious inlcu-
ton Of releasing the older classes. 1t
Vas true that there was an order that
LanGsturm men over forty-five who had
been more than six months i'm the field
were to be withdrawn from the firing
line. and that this had been complied
with. But the distance Of two or three
Iilometers to which they were with
drawn could not be termed removal from
the firing line. and moreover this order
should be extended to include fathers OF
large families. only surviving sons, and
transport troops. and so on, who often
had to perform their duties under heavy
fire.
The communicating of Landsturn
men for Industrial work. lac continued.
should not be regarded as the equiNa-
lent Of dismissal, for men really released
were no longer members Of the army,
but became subject to the auxiliary scrv-
ice act, and could thus enjoy their rights
with regard to wages, and so on.
Herr Ryssel the minority Socialist
spokesman. delivered himself Of a critt-
cal speech There was no end, he SAID,
Of the complaints of the failure TO with
draw older men to the depots, and ii was
not an Improvement. but an aggravatiou
OF their position to transfer them from
the trenches to munition columns. The
atmosphere at the front, he added, was
by no means enthusiastic. and it was
rot to he wondered at considering the
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horty-avc hoscmcn haze
from the service since the nrs, 1, !.
YEAR and these vacanc,c. ba,, +
filed. rs well as the $50 men ~.
for the new system.
From recent eligible lists mos, /,
men needed to Gl vacancisa ~, y
IN, double platoon have been ana, II
but there arc left enough yacanc,. w. y
au who pass today
The Sentinel=record., 1918-02-01
Eastern Fuel Shortage
 Reaches Acute Stage
May Be Necessary to Again Close Down Industrial Plants Unless
 Weather Moder0teS.

Washington, Jan. 3l.--A new coal shortage as acute as that which two weeks ago brought a government or der closing down industry, was re- garded as inevitable by the fuel ad- ministration officials tonight unless there is an immediate improvement in weather conditions.
 Coal production this month fell off sixteen million tons---about one third of the normal monthly output--ac- cording to reports to the National Coal association and snow and ice have restricted coal movement 50 that the entire east the officials ad- nit. faces critical situation. Under preferential orders issued at the time the closing decree was put into force coal Is moving first to ships, house holds, public institutions and pre- ferred list Of war industries Other industries, it is admitted will suffer severely unless there is an immediate change in weather conditions.
 Fuel administration officials are
The Sentinel=record., 1918-02-01
PERSHING HAS MADE NO
 REPORT OF AMERICAS FIGHT

Washington, Jan. 31.--in the ab- sence of any report from General Pershing the var department tonight was unable to throw any light upon the German raid yesterday upon the trenches held by American forces.
 It would not be improper, Secre- tary Baker said to deduce from the casualty list the fact that American troops were in possession of trench sector and had been "in military con- tact" with the enemy, He emphasiz- ed the fact however that it would be most improper to draw the conclus- ion that their present location in the allied lines permanent, although admitting an announcement that Pershing had taken over a portion of the line would come from the Ameri- can expeditionary headquarters
 Secretary Baker said frankly that Gen. Pershing from his position with the troops would be better able to determine when this information could do no harm.
 The reference to California draft ed" in the dispatches from France Is explained by the fact that large quotas of these troops from every state have been included n both reg uiar army and national guard divis- ions.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-02-01
GERMAN AMMUNITION
 CAPTURED IN ARIZONA
MEN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BE- LEVIED TO BE TWO GERMANS
 COVE PAYMENT SOUGHT.

Moreno. Ar'z Jan. 31 Shotgun and rifles of German make a quanti- ty of ammunition, four cans of powd- ed, 25 pouud sack of lead bullets, tools for making bullets and other ordnance appliances were said to have been found in the possession of two Germans who were arrested at MetcaH, near here late last night.
 One Of the men. who is believed to be Walter Arthur Ungelenk. was a former officer of the German army. The other is neIieved to be William Mouter, accoid ding 10 officials here. The men had teen working in local copper mine since 1915, In their room officers found photographs of Ungelenk in q German uniform of the kaiser and of his family. They also found souvenirs of the German army. A book found was sad to contain addresses of American rifle and American manition manufacturers.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-02-01

The government steamer Leota, official boat of the Mississippi river commission, and the tcw boat Inspec- ter have been anchored in Walf River and are believed to be safe from dan ger either from the ice of the flood waters.
 The other craft in the local har- bor have been located in canal W hich has been constructed between a sand bar in front Of the city and the Tennessee bank of tae river Unless unusual conditions prevail no fear $ felt for their saety.
 Reports from Tiptonville. Tennes- see tonight stated that fifteen of the twenty five boats said to have been wedged in the ice passed there today. 1t is believed the remainder of the craft either lCdged on sand bars or were sunk.
 The gauge here tonight registered l1.7 feet, rise of about foot dur ing the day.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-02-01

Pleuss and Aitcheson, or Camp Upton, a member of the marine corps, who refused to give his name and Louis Beschner, civilian of New York, who complained that Hyde had kidnapped them with an automobile in New York and had threatened to shoot them. According to the privates Hyde ordered them to get into limousine which he had hired in New York They obeyed. Beissner already was inside and he explained that Hyde had invited him for a ride. A short time later the soldiers said Hyde ordered a member of the marine corps into the ear.
 Hyde then ordered the chaueffeur to drive to his summer home in Greenwich. The party arrived here early this morning and at the point of his revolver Hyde ordered them into room of his house. It was not until after ten o'clock when the lieu- tenant dozed that the privates es- capped Hyde was taken in charge by an armed guard of police and physi- sians declared him insane.
 Lieutenant Hyde Is the son of tho late Seymour J. Hyde of Greenwich and is wealthy. He is a graduate of the first Plattsburg training camp. Overwork is thought to have brought on his mental breakdown.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-02-01
STRIKES THROUGHOUT GERMANY
 ARE GROWING IN MAGNITUDE

no details have yet come through Bavaria now has a representative among the delegates who will watch the proceedings in behalf of King Ludwig, who is declared to have viewed with serious anxiety the pre- vious course of the negotiations.
 Reports have it that the king of Bavaria is in favor of a security peace"
 In Finland the revolution goes on with fighting between the white guard. representing the government, and the red guard, the revolutionists. Unofficial advices coming through Stockholm report successes every where for the white guard.
 In Russia the Bolsheviki troops in vesting Kiey have forced the Ukrain- ian defenders of the city to capitulate.
 The losses to British shipping last week by mines or submarines were nine large and six small vessels, which in the aggregate is seven vessels more than the losses in each of the two proceeding weeks.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-02-01

demanding that customers on their preferential list shall be supplied at all events
 Under present conditions they see little chance to supply the less es- sential industries.
 The sixteen million ton loss in pro duction in January was due, the Ma tional Coal association sets forth, en- tirely to car shartage. The output has been curtailed, it Is declared, to an extent nnequaled in years.
 Fuel Administrator Garfield today took steps to put stop to the issu- ing of widely different rulings by state and local fuel officials in con- nection with the enforcement of the Monday closing order. Hereafter before making general interpreta- tions the local officials must consult with the national administration and obtain permission. Different inter- pretations of thes order in various states, 1t was said today, has caused endless confusion.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-02-01
NEW REGULATIONS FOR
 PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS
HEREAFTER THERE WILL BE NO UNCONDITIONAL REJECTION OF MEN WHO HAVE REM
 EDlABLE DEFECTS.

Washington, Jan. 31-lNew regula- tions for selective draft physical ex aminations were issued today by Pro- vost Marshall General Crowder in preparation for extension of the pol- icy by accepting for special and linn tied service registrants unfitted for general military duty. They will bring into the service under the next draft many men who otherwise would be exempted
 The local boards are directed to pass upon registrants for general military service unless when they come within the standards of un- conditional acceptance or rejection All other cases must be referred tc the medical advisory board for fur ther examination Hereafter there will be no unconditional rejecting ol men who have remediabe defects
 Under the old regulations men un- der five feet in height were uncon ditionally rejected In future men of 5S inches, if exceptionally we'll pro- portioned. may be taken and if not exceptionally well proportioned their cases must be referred to the medical board. Registrants above IS inches when not exceptionally well propor- tioned also are to be referred to the medical advisory board for classifi- cation.
 The minimum weight established by the regulations is 100 pounds, un- less the underweight is plainly due to some recent illness and otherwise the registrants have no disqualifying effect" But the cases of registrants weighing between 100 pounds and III pounds are to be referre dto the med- ical board.
 Registrants under weight in pro- portion to their height unless plainlK due to some temporary cause, also go to the medical board.
 The provost marshal general an- nounced that specific regulations and information soon are to be given to the medical advisory board concern ing special and limited military ser vice for registrants unfitted for gen. eral service.