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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-03
BURGLAR, WOUNDED,
FLEES AFTER DUEL
Injured Man. Found Far From
Scene of Shooting, Under
Suspicion

4 burglar who attempted TO rob the
home of William Warner. Bust avenue
and Island road. early today was COM
PEELED to abandon the task after q four
cornered revolver duel with Warner and
three policemen.
The burglar was shot during the fight,
but managed to escape in the darkness.
About two hours after the duel. man
suffering from n gunshot wound of the
leg was found at Fifth and Butler
streets. He compared with a description
of the man who attempted to rob the
Warner home.
He refuses 10 tell how he was shot.
The man gave his name as Charles Grif-
fenburg and was taken to the Samaritan
Hospital. Warner will go to the hos
ptal today with District Detectives
Printz and Quigley to see If the wounded
man is tho one who attempted to rob
the Warner residence.
Pr,ntz and Quigley, together with Fa-
trolman Bryan, were looking for an
automobile thief in the neighborhood of
Warmers house when they heard a shot
4 moment later they saw a man jump
from the rear porch. All three gave
chase.
Bryan caught the man as he was
about to jump over a fence. The stranger
drew a revolver and fired. but Bryan
dropped in time to escape the bullet.
Warner then opened fire on the in.
truder from second story window, and
the three policemen blazed away at hin,
at the same time from different direc.
tons.
The burglar evidently had good sup.
ply of ammunition. He fired at least a
dozen shots at the police as he lodged
n ~ in the nniphhOrhppI
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-03
SUNDAY VAUDEVILLE
FOR SOLDIERS ENDED
War Camp Community Service
Drops Entertainment When
Ministers Protest

No more Sunday night vaudeville
shows for men in the service.
They have been discontinued by the
War Camp Community Service, follow
ing protests by ministers and laymen,
who declared the entertainments to be
Sabbath dissertations" a committee
Is now at work figuring out some form
of substitute entertainments for the
boys"
Calvin l., Lewis, director Of the war
camp service. declared today that the
Sunday night shows were the best means
of keeping thousands of men off the
central streets.
But several ministers and laymen
have thought otherwise" he continued.
They say that the shows, which were
always provided patriotiCa.ly by theat-
rical people, were n violation of the
law. In addition, they criticized the fact
that many of the uniformed men
brought girl friends with them. AS a
matter of fact. only 25 per cent of the
men came with girls. Many OF these
men brought their wives
During week days and nights ample
provision has been made for the many
enlisted men in this city. No city in
the country takes better care of its
soldier and sailor visitors than does
Philadelphia. On Sundays, however. IT
is different. Any one walking through
Arch Market and other downtown
streets on Sunday must be impressed
with the great number of men in uni
form that he meets-men strolling aim
lessly, trying to find something to do
Isn't it better to get the men off the
streets. into a theatre or club, watch
;,,.r al, hA,I In,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-03
NEWSPAPER VETERAN
FIFTY YEARS AT DESK
J. St. George Joyce, Dean of
Philadelphia Writers, Still
Busy at Seventy-three

J. st. George Joyce, author. poet and
raconteur, is seventy-three years old to-
day and the present year marks his ffti-
eth anniversary in the newspaper busi-
ness.
lie observed his birthday and golden
jubilee at his desk in the office of the
EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER. Enthusiasm.
optimism, sunny disposition and keen
and ready wit are the elements that
make Mr.. Joyce forget the passing years.
As a matter of fact he is usually too
busy to bother about them.
Since his entrance into newspaper
work his life has been crowded with
action.
A great part OF his newspaper training
was acquired in Ireland. and lie figured
in many history-making events. Shortly
after becoming a reporter on the Galway
Express in 1867 he became interested in
the home-rufe movement and subsequent
~ established the yindicator, the first
home-rule paper founded in Ireland. He
later became editor OF the Glare Journal.
the Midland Tribune, the first Nationalist
organ In the midlands of Ireland. and
finally filled the editorial chair of the
Leinster Leader.
Mr. Joyce shared largely in bringing
about the election to Parliament OF
Charles Stewart Parnell, and until the
latters death was the great Irish leaders
Intimate friend.
On coming to this city, many years
ago, Mr.. Joyce became connected with
the old Philadelphia Times as reporter
His quick grasp of events of moment
and ability to write we'll on a large
variety of subjects soon won him recog'
milton. He became assistant city editor
news editor, foreign editor and editoria
writer, and remained with the paper un
til it ceased publication. He then JOINED
/ the staff of the Public Ledger. and latel
became foreign editor of the North Amer
lean. lie returned to the Ledger Com
pany some time ago.
Mr.. Joyce can reel off poem on mos
any subject as quick as a wink and ha'
the commendable trait of getting to tf'
point quickly whenever he talks oil
writes He is an authority on the ques
tion of European politics and economics
and has acquired an enviable reputa
ton as a writer of contemporary Irisl
| verse.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-03
OPEN CAMPAIGN FOR JOBS
Bureau for Discharged Service
Men Registering Applicants

The entering wedge of an intensive
campaign to reinstate returned service
men In places in civilian life will be
driven today at noon, when the booth at
the Liberty Statue will ba formally
opened for registration of proposed en-
ployers of soldiers and sailors.
The statue, which has been the scene
of so many stirring demonstrations dur
ing the last year, will be silent spec
tator TO another patriotic rally to be
given in connection with the opening of
the bureau.
Harold Stone, of Washington, national
superintendent of employment bureaus
for discharged soldiers and sailors, will
be the principal speaker.
The labor situation will be thoroughly
discussed later at a conference between
directors of the peace employment drive
committee and group of shipbuilders
and manufacturers to be held at the en-
ployment headquarters in the Finance
Building
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-03
PHILADELPHIA GUNNER
WINS VALOR CITATION
Sergeant Arthur Somers De.
fled Fire Coolly, but Took
No Captives

A letter of thanks to the EVENING
PUBLIC LEDGER for story about him
and his three brothers who are in the
service. has been received from Ser
geant Arthur Somers son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Nathan Somers. $50 South street
An EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER of No.
vember II. containing the story. found
its way to Sergeant Somers in the
trenches. and he discovered one mistake
in the story So he wrote to have il
corrected.
There was one thing in that write
up" he writes. that was not due me.
ers. | am an artilleryman and never
go over the top or capture prisoners"
He closes with a request for a correc-
ton of the error.
Sergeant Somers may not have cap
tured any prisoners, but he so distin-
guished himself in action that he and
the others of his outfit, the 307th Trench
Mortar Battery. were cited for bravery
by the brigade commander.
The citation follows:
The 30Tth Trench Mortar Battery.
on September 13. fired a barrage from
the most extreme front-line salient of
the entire zone of the First Army. less
than zoe meters from the enemy ma
chine guns and under most terrific
bombardment from a dominating posi-
ton OF his batteries. controlled by enemy
airplanes The perfect self-possession of
tho officers and men during the bonn
bardment as we'll az the orderly with
drawal under severe fire of guns and
personnel from the trenches after the
completion of the barrage. was highly
creditable. That no casualties occurred
was largely due to the cool example of
its officers and the fine discipline which
prevailed through the engagement,
Somers and his unit were at the front
thirty eight days and saw the finish of
the war in the Argonne forest fight Six
of the unit Were wounded there. the
fl rst to fall during the time the bat
terry was fighting. They were not seri-
ously hurt.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-03
CLOWN PRINCE SA W HIMSELF
IN HIS OWN DUGOUT MOVIES
Story Edith CaueH and Belgian Horrors Not Among Those Pro-
iected in Theatre Found BY Reading Sodier-h Vas
an AHKuifur Program

Pretty soft for the Clown Prince
Pretty soft
Bill Hohenzollern's oldest son had
movie" theatre, all his own. in a dug
out right up at the front--that Is, just
as close as the Clown ever got to where
the Yankee doughboys were making life
miserable for his squareheads.
Bugler w. Richard Wagner, Reading
soldier, was one Of the men who found
and explored this movie" show beneath
tho ground. Wagner is spending a fur
lough Of ten days at the home Of his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. II. Elmer Wag-
ner. lie has been invalided home to
recover from gas and wounds received
while serving with Company c. 32lst
Machine Gun Battalion.
Although Bugler Wagner did not say
so. It is certain that photoplays shown
at the Clown Princes private movies
did not include the story of Edith Ca
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-03

WE'LL horrors perpetrated on Belgian
women and children, THE Beast of Ber-
lin." nor "The Prussian Cur" None
of that light stuff for the Clown! His
tastes would run to Kultur subjects and
result IN the showing of numerous
scenes of himself getting in and out of
automobiles, drinking water out OF a
glass while shells and machinegun bull
let's fell thick some two or three miles
away, and personal demonstrations Of the
latest approved fashion for posing
cigarette holder.
Wagner says the dugout theatre was
oomy and was fitted With electric pianos
electric lights and other accommodate
Wagner also says that German SOL
diers did not starve, even though the
people at home may have gone hungry
He says that packs OF German SOL
diers were opened after they We're killed
and we're found to contain butter, jam
and other delcacies in quantities, in
addition to the ordinary fare of the
soldier in the field
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-03

Officers, commenting on the list. are
Of the opinion that perhaps no other
division in France has seen so much
real active service during the hottest
part of the war game, sacrificing periods
of relief in order TO play the game with
the same war spirit on another sector.
The official losses of the 112th Regi-
ment during its activity in the Chateau
Thierry fighting, along the Nesle and in
the Argonne and iT the Thiaucourt sec
tor of the Woevre total 2213, according
to the figures just made public. This
regiment comes from the northwestern
part of the State.
Total enlisted men lost we're: Killed
32S; wounded, SOS: missing, 263
Total officers lost were: Killed, IA ;
wounded. 36 missing, 4.
Total losses: Killed, 3i2; wounded,
1904; missing, 261."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-03
PET ROOSTER SAVES LIVES
Timely Grow Today Warned Fam.
ilv of Fire i'm Home

The timely crow of a pet rooster saved
the lives of several persons during a
fire early today at the home of Harry
Halkin, 246 Race street.
Fire started in the cellar, and the
rooster was awakened earlier than
usual by the smell OF smoke. He
emitted an excited crow which awakened
the cook. She ran upstairs and aroused
Mr.. and Mrs. Halkin. With their two
children all fled to the street in their
night clothes.
The youngsters held the chicken while
the fremen fought the blaze. 1t is
overheated stove. The loss was small.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-03
MAN MYSTERIOUSLY SHOT
Found in Stable With Bullet
Wound in Back

- Charles Griffenburg, 1900 e street
was found at Fifth and Butler streets
today with bullet wound in his back
by two residents of the neighborhood.
Griffenburg said he had been shot by
a strange man at Sixth street and Hunt
ing Park avenue. and went t0 stable
nearby. After remaining in vhe stable
for some time Griffenburg said he came
out to get a drink OF water. He was
sent to the Samaritan Hospital. His
condition is serious The police are look
ing for a man who attempted to rob a
house in the northeastern section of the
nj
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-03
GREETING FROM SPAIN
1--WE Send You Our Best Glad
ness" COrrespOndent Writes

The Commercial Museum today re-
ceiyed from correspondent in Spain
this greeting for the new year.
Just we get know that has been
signed the peace. and with the hearth
full of gadiess We would say our big
satisfaction by the Allied cause. and
more than since the U. S. A. are under
Mr.. Wilson's presidence. they get in. in
action, and We do not doubt our hapines
were already done.
I'VE send you our best gladness and
take sincerely part with the straight
wishes must be amongst you, and as a
sample of it in our buildings rises your
nations flag beside of the ours lovely
lands one.
Now we shall see our best wishes
commercial erected turning to trade can
free with you, and hoping so, we
sincerely remain, etc.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-03
TUGS CAN'T BUDCE TJISONDARI
Six Strong Boats Fail to Free
Stranded Transport

After a fleet of six of the strongest
tugs in the harbor had labored in vain
on two incoming tides to float the
American steamship Tjisondari, which Is
Pea Patch Shoal above Fort Delaware.
the tugs gave up the task until higher
tides and an east wind set in to aid them.
The seriousness of the situation was
made apparent by report tnat unless
she is foated this morning the work of
lightering part of her cargo Will be un-
dertaken.
The Tjisondari was bringing army and
navy material TO League Island and had
on board eighteen officers and seventy
enlisted me. injured at the Marne in
July. They had been transferred to the
navy tug Springfield and were sent
through this city to a New York hospital,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-03
STATE'SDIVISION
IN THICK OF FIGHT
22,384 Requirements Show
What 28th's Men Did
for Country
NATIONAL GUARD UNITS
Thirty Thousand Soldiers
Started Campaign of Six
Months Against Germans

The Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania di-
vision. made up OF National Guard units
from this State. has had a larger num-
Der of replacements than any other di-
vision in overseas service.
Corporal James A. Murrin. writing to
a Franklin. Pa, newspaper. gives fig
ures to show that 90 .3s4 new men had
to be used in a division that numbered
10000 men when it went overseas. His
article follows:
with the 112th Infantry in France.
Buxieres.-The Twenty eighth Division
has reason to feel proud that during
the six months that it saw continuous
active service at the front II estab-
lished a real record
''Of the outfits which had been overseas
long enough to have men entitled to
the first service stripe, IT leads the list in
number OF replacements. And figures.
in this case, do not lie; they show to
what an extent a division was hit in
fighting. And be It known that the
22,3S4 new men assigned to the Twenty
eighth division in the siX-month period
speak louder than mere words of praise
When the Twenty eighth came overseas
1t had some 10000 men on the rolls OF Its
infantry, artillery, engineers and other
organizations composing the Keystone
! fighters.
THE Second, First and Third Divisions
OF the regular army, which were over
| seas for a full six months before the
/ Twenty eighth arrived, saw much action
but 1t is to be noted that the Twenty
eighth, in number OF requirements, leads
even the famous Rainbow (Forty-second)
| Division. the Thirty-second and Twenty
sixth Divisions, other hard-fghting units
| Here is the official table that tells Inc
| tale and shows the standing:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-03
CITY LEGISLATORS To MEET
Republicans Will Name Slate
Committee and Select Seats

Members of the Senate and House
from Philadelphia will meet this after
noon in the headquarters of the Repub-
lican city committee. Eleventh and
Chestnut streets, to pick members of the
their seats in the coming Legislature.
The Philadelphia delegation Is en-
titled to six members, one from each
congressional district. on the slate COM
lative patronage.
William s. Leib, resident clerk of the
House. will attend the meeting and allot
seats to the members OF the House.
As q courtesy 1t is more than likely
that Senator-elect William j. McNichol
will receive the seat in the Senate which
was occupied for many years by his
father, the late Senator James F. Nc
Nchol.
The city committee will convene after
the legislators have finished their busi-
ness,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-03
BRITISH HERO TO SPEAK
Lieutenant Walker Will Tell of Zee
brrgge Achievement

Another hero of the famous British
naval attack on Zeebrugge will be heard
'py Philadelphians today when Lieuten-
ant H. T. c. Walker, of the royal navy.
will speak at the exhibit Of British
naval photographs being held at the
Lieutenant Walker was in charge OF a
gun aboard the Vindictive and his left
arm was shattered by a German she'll.
Three men were killed by the same mis-
s,ie and all the other members of the
gun crew injured.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-03
Two Die in Old Ladies' Home

Two aged residents of the Old Ladies
Home, Wissinoming. Mrs. Amanda X.
Puff seventy-eight, and Margaret
Puff was the widow of the late John
l.. Puff. Both women will be buried
tomorrow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-03
The UaLue of an OUercOat or of a
Suit is in the Clothes Themselves
not in the price tickets put on them!

q That is the basic fact to keep in
mind in an era of sales" How did
the clothes measure up from an
intrinsic point of view in the first
place? Were the fabrics right? Were
they we'll cut and styled? Well and
thoroughly tailored? Sewn to stand
practical usage and steady wear?
Lined. trimmed and finished with
superior workmanship? y
Our OuercOats and Suits this season .
are the finest lCe'Ue eUer made!
NOU their already lOU regular prices
are substantially reduced! !
G For COnlprehenSiUenesS, take the OUercOats
Conservative Chesterfield Overcoats box-back
overcoats, Raglan-shoulder overcoats, single
breasted overcoats with hy-fronts, button
through fronts, velvet collars cloth collars,
Overcoats silk lined throughout, silk lined to
waist silk lined in shoulders and sleeves.
Double-breasted Overcoats in close fitting
models, double breasted Overcoats in loose
fitting models, double-breasted Overcoats with
back BELTS with muff pockets, with big storm
collars Ulsters Ulsterettes, Great Coats in the
finest fabrics the mills can weave
q ComprehensiUeness in the Suits. Regula-
ton sack-coat suits; two-button suits, three
button Suits; straight-front suits, or with
rounded corners. Silk-lined Suits, snug waist
Suits, welt-waist Suit models. Golf Suits with
knickerbocker trousers-a great, big Reduction
Sale!
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-18
fine PROGRAM FOR
FRIDAY At COUNTY
FAIR IN EMMETT
Closing Day viii Be One Long
to Be Remembered-Free
Waterme to Be Served
During Entire Afternoon.
Capital News Special service.)


Emmett, Sept. 1S.-Present indica-
tons are that Friday of this week
Emmett will entertain the greatest
crowd in it's history, the one require
lnent to bring this about being good
Weather.
Friday is the closing day of Gem
county's splendid three-day fair. A
great program for the day has been
arranged as follows:
$50 a. m.-Grand parade OF soldiers,
sailors, beautiful floats, prize winning
livestock, etc
80 a. m.--Airplane stunts in n big
Curtss biplane by Lieutenant Martin
Bruce, at Hayes ID | lark.
L. Noon Big ban Lecue in the high
school lark. Big Juicy sal 1wichcs,
pickles and coffee Will be served FIRE"
100 p. m.-Fifty tens of wattrmelons
will be carved during the rest of the
day-all free.
200 p. m.-Address by Governor d.
w. Davis. Address by Adjutant Gem
eral l.. V. Patch.
The program will include singing by
a selected choir and by the famous
Alfalfa quartet.
400 p. m.-Splenrid program of
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-18
Mr.. Voi1es
Takes
Ad1er-i-ka!

II suffered from Indigestion and
constipation and my doctor told me
to take Adler-i-ka. 1t helped me in
two days and three bottles CURED me.
tSigned) O. L. Voilos.
Adler-i-ka flushes BOTH upper and
lower bowel so completely it relieves
ANY CASE gas on the stomach or
sour stomach. Removes foul matter
which poisoned stomach for months.
Often CURES constipation. Prevents
appendicitis. Adler-i-Sa is miXtul,
of buckthorn, cascara, Glycerine ana
nine other simple ingredients. White
head Drug Store-Adv.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-18

y y
sports Of all kinds will be given. such
as foot races, sack races. centipede
race, slow auto race, etc.
900 p. m.--Grand ball; free to scl-
diers.
Emmett's splendid band will give a
band concert both in the morning and
in the afternoon.
Fridays celebration is in the nature
of big homecoming for all returned
soldiers of Gem county. A cordial in
vitation is extended to returned SOL
diers of any other place TO join in the
days festivities. Everybody in fact is
invited to have a part in the big
barbecue and watermelon feast.
The beautiful exhibits of fruits and
farm products are attracting much
favorable attention, as is also the
splendid livestock show.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-18


the people heretofore have held in al
most superstitious reverence and
honor.
SCORES DENoUNcERs.
To-day every malcontent, every
muckraker every blatant agitator with
detached mind and disconnected
thought every nondescript reformer
ever seeking to promote virtue at
somebody elses expense, is denounc-
ing that great charter of republican
government as obsolete, as a whited
sepulcher, full of dead mems bones
and defaming the famous men who
framed it. Dean Pound, the distin-
guished law-teacher and juristic phi
losopher, recently said, "A generation
ago we were sure of our political in
situations. Now criticism has become
the fashion and-he might have added
the passion of the hour.
Il believe that this persistent de-
termined, insidious attempt TO over
throw our form of government strikes
at the very roots of Anglo Saxon in
situations. which had their origin in
the forests of Saxony and through the
mutions of the centuries and the de-
velopment of precedent eliminated in
the constitution of the United States,
which Mr.. Gladstone in an oft-quoted,
though l think historically inaccurate
panegyric, pronounced the most Won
derful work ever struck off at a given
time by the brain and purpose of man.
DEBATES WERE SECRET.
They unanimously enoiined secrecy
on their debates which they withheld
from the people, and they unanimous
~ forbade any registry of their votes,
so that their discussion would be more
untrammeled and they could without
reproach of Inconsistency exchange
and change-if need be-their views
and impart instruction to each other.
They knew that the daily publication
of their proceedings would inflame the
country and incite partisan discussion
which would interfere with their de-
liberations. They desired to submit
their work in its entirety and all his
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-18
cHAMsERLAlN's TABLETS.

Chamherlain's Tablets are intended
especially for stomach trouble. bilious
ness and constipation. If you have any
trouble of that sort give them trial
and realize for yourself what a first
class medicine will do for you. They
only cost = quarter.-Adv. T TIL 8
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-18
SPEAKERS PRAISE

Continued from page two.)
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-18

the people heretofore have held in al
most superstitious reverence and