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leave her there; she could get home
safely. The tall man whisned sharp
Is; a coupelet appeared out Of the
mist. Take the lady to the address
She gives you, Henry" he ordered.
Then he insisted Sally into the car,
lifted his hat and closed the door,
The next morning dawned bright
and sunny. To sally Anne the fog and
her dereliction of the night before
seemed a dream. She preferred to
think of them as such. But she
couldn't help pondering a little as to
who the tall man might be. He had
not appeared to be any more familiar
with the place than herself.
Jerry's cheerful signal wistle from
down the street interrupted these
thoughts before Sally had decided
Just how and when to Tess up to her
oscapade. OF course she would do it
sooner or later; she had never kept
anything from Jerry yet, and she
! wasn't going to begin now.
Almost before the first hug and
kiss were over Jerry sprung the news.
His beloved captain was spending the
summer nearby. 1t seemed they had
Just met at the station. Blacks wife
isn't here yet" Jerry explained; "she
stayed in town to go to some social
high jtnks-thought she was going to
have a fine chance to show him off.
Blake hates that sort Of thing so he
skipped. They had some sort Of tiff,
I imagine Guess that or the fog or
some thing got the old boys goat, be-
cause he told me about going up to
that big public dance hall last night.
Picked up some fair mystery and
danced with her all evening-satd she
wore q wedding ring and didn't act
as though she were used to being out
alone. That sort Of thing isn't in
Blake's line usually"
Sally Anne thanked her lucky stars
that Jerry couldn't see her face. She
didn't reply. How would you like 1t
If l did thing like that?" Jerry
asked.
"How would you like 1t If l did it"
counter-questioned Sally.
That's a proposition I refuse to
consider because it's inconceiVable," "
replied Jerry in voice he seldom
used. by the way, dear I asxel capt
Blake to lunch tomorrow-s 1t all
Alright"
as he a tall, dark man with deep
voice, Jerry? Sally Anne's head was
pressed close to her husbands coat
"Why, yes,' answered Jerry puzzled.
"Then l think, Jerry, IT'S up to you
to decide whether you want him or
not i don't quite * SO. gsi1S' 't sssy
tried to lift the :ittle head from his
shoulder, but didn't succeed. Il want
you to like my captain; he's a mighty
fine man.
Il do" half laughed half cried
Sally. "oh, Jerry, you haven't an idea
how lonesome was here without you
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need some .FecOnstructing, dear, as a
"But hoy sbUut having Capt. Blake
here, JerU
Sure vel nave him. Blake's a man
"a big man. His kind would under
stand. He'll know you Just slipped on
the fog"
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jim that awful fog. And when you
didn't come last night thought l
should go mad without some one to
talk to. And, Jerry, he talked a lot
about his first lieutenaut-and that's
you, though 1 didn't suspect 1t at the
time; SO it wasn't so horribly, awfully
impossible, objectionable wicked,
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THERE'S no room in my heart for
blame, dear, it's too full of thankful
ness that it was Blake's hands you
fell into. If some bounder had insult
ed you! But it would have been my
fault for bringing you here and then
leaving you as / did. Guess I sort of
forgot you werent soldier. Guess l
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TlME,s CHANGES.

Mrs. Allow do You manage q
keep your maid?
Mrs. BIN tellyou. IA the old day.
we used to give the maid Thursday
evening out Now she takes the reef
of the week and Thursday Is our night
out. -Boston TranscripL
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was it? And he danced wonderfully
Jerry-and l love it so-and you never
take me-
sally! Are you trying to tell me
that you were Blake's fair unknown
"Yes replied Sally Anne, bravely.
Can you forgive me, Jerry-this first
and last time?"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-13
DU POINT PLANT FORCES
TO Be CUT GRADUALLY
Nearly 5000 Will Leave Car.
ney's Point in Groups This
Week

With the completion OF wal contracts
at the du Pont powder plant at Carneys
Point this week. nearly 5000 war work.
ers will be released, officials have an
however. that there will be no
wholesale dropping of men. They VIII
be released in groups as the various
war work Is finished. part of them leav-
ing today and others each day during
the week. The working force at the
plant will be reduced to little more than
1000. Before the arlmistice was signed
10000 men We're employed at the plant.
The majority of the men have dis
missed themselves" declared G. IL. Yves
ton. at the Carney's Point plant. When
the armistice was signed they realized
the war work could not continue much
longer and began going back to their
old jobs. Many have returned TO small
towns. Government employment agents
have assisted in finding places for those
who had nothing in view.
There seems a great demand for
labor OF this sort today and the workers
nave experienced no difficulty in obtain
ing new Jobs. We could easily dismiss
the entire 5000 at once this week, as our
work is well up. But we are letting the
men 60 gradually and as they choose TO
prevent any possible disturbance In
labor circles"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-13
PROTEST AGAINST NEW OUSTED MARKET HEAD
COMPUTATION TICKET CALLS CHARGES FALSE
Charles W. Baldwin Blames
Politics for Dismissal
by Daiesman

hat politics is back of his cnOva as
superintendent of city markets. is the
assertion of Charles W. baldwin, who
quits his job January Is under the
charges of having accepted donations
from market men and Of having sold
city property.
Protests against the dismissal Of Bald
win have been Forwarded to Director
Datesman, of the Department of Public
Works, by officers of the city Market
Association and by business %organiza-
lions. In reply to these and other de-
mands for Baldwin's retention, Director
Datesman said
This is merely a routine matter and
there is nothing more to say about it,"
In notifying Baldwin of his dismissal
Director Datesman outlined the charges
and read ~atiidavits Of stall renters in
the Second Street Market to the effect
that Baldwin had accepted money and
other gifts.
In discussing the charges Baldwin
said:
Il am a Penrose man and I knew
SIX months ago | was marked for the
axe. | paid Blake McCaughn. penrost
leader in my home ward. Sl2.37 and ther
my troubles began. For "A long time
there has been "a deliberate effort &c
frame me. If | issued an order my
superiors would shelvc il and offer cX'
cuSes wien | asked about it. tolC
them If they asked me to resign as q
political eXpedient ! would get out. but
they took the other way"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-13
United Business Men File
Complaint With Service
Commission

A protest has been filed by the Cniteo
Business Mems Association with the
Public Service Commission against the
new order of the railroad administration,
which goes into effect February /. and
changes the present rule of issuing
monthly Communication tickets. good for
thirty days from date of issue, to one
which requires those tickets to be bought
on the first of each month, and limits
their use to the month In which they are
issued. The Chamber Of Commerce, also.
protested to Regional Director Mark
ham. and asked for an opportunity Tor
Philadelphia commuters to be heard be-
fore the order becomes effective.
The United Business Men assert that
the railroad administration has no Jaris-
diction over. passenger traffic and rates
within the State, and the acquiscence OF
the patrons of railroads on in~tra-State
lines in regard to ate regulations our
ingt the war was from a spirit OF patriot
ism only that the new order is not and
cannot be a war measure. 1t ADDS tha'
the Public Service Commission made an
order December 4. 1916, making monthly
or Airty-day tickets valid from date
of issue, and that the order in tha'
respect has worked satisfactorily for
four years. The association asked the
commission to notify 1t II the Penhsgl
vania, the Reading or the b. n o. rail
roads have applied for a change of the
order and. IL so. to fix a hearing TOT
representatives of the United Business
Men to protest.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-13
MILLION NOW AIM
OF JEWISH DRIVE
Original Goal to Be Out.
stripped by Close on
Wednesday
NEED OF FUND GREAT
Colonel Lit Expects Report
Today to Be Most Fruit.
full So Far

Donations made in the campaign of
the Federation of Jewish Charities have
outstripped the original goal OF s75O,O0O
and sl.00o.o0 is expected by Wednesday
night when the campaign ends.
Colonel Samuel d. Lit. chairman of
the committee in charge. today predicted
that today's luncheon of team captains
l~ieutenants would prove the most
fruitful vet held, due to the canvass of
Jewish Sunday schools and other or
CARNATIONS yesterday.
Need for the federation fund. Colonel
Lit declared. is urgent because the
United Hebrew Charities cannot supply
impoverished families in need of food,
clothing, shelter and medical attention.
within a stones throw of your warm,
comfortable home" said Mr.. Lit, there
are people actually in want; families
that are starving, that have no fuel to
burn. because the United Hebrew Chari
ties an supply their needs. There are
young and old people, sick n in pain
and nc one relieves their suffering or
helps them: there are orphans who in
vain ask for a roof over their heads. be
cause our orphan asylums could not meet
the conditions created by the influenza,
Il said the same thing in substance at
a dinner the other night in front OF
some prominent New York Jews. These
men were startled. But thai was no,
why / said it. l said it to startle the
Philadelphia Jews n to awaken them
to a realization OF the true state of at
fairs. As long as there Is one person in
want, in pain or in distress, there Is an
ugly blot on the Jewish community o,
Philadelphia.
The institution OF which 1 have the
pleasure of being the head. the Noun,
Sinai Hospital. is the hospital of all
hospitals in Philadelphia that cares for
the poorest of the poor. But II has
not the money to do all the good il
should do by a long way. Now I ash
you: Why should a Jewish hospital
in this great. prosperous city not have
sufficient funds to alleviate the suffer.
ing of the poorest OF the people Of the
faith?
About fifteen charitable and philan,
thrcOic Jewish institutions in this city
are at present in the federation. Blu
here are more than forty outside of 1t
All these institutions will be mel ged II
the one body. And let me tell you tn,
chief aim of this whole work. 1t is Il
make once and for all an end to all dire
poverty and unrelieved distress anon,
the Jewish people of Philadelphia"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-13
KILLS CHUM;
HURTS HATBORO MAN
Louis B. Kearns
Tried to Keep News
From Family

&How he was wounded by the same
Aell which killed his pal and how
IS tried to keep the news of his in
.ury from his relatives are incidents
I'D in a letter which Corporal Louis
3 Eearns has written to his sister. Miss
lay Kearns, of Hatboro, along the
Nd York road. Corpora! Kearns is
Nth Company G of the Fighting i11th
Regiment. and he describes the two in
Ndents in this manner:
FIN your letter you tell me that
rn've received a telegram telling that
[4was wounded. I'm rather sorry, for
WANTED to keep that from you but
ice you have bare news | might as
|e1l tell you all about it.
<''I was struck by fragments of a shell
nd wounded in the back and leg. The
me shell, exploding. killed my pal,
Wallace Pool. 7 was only a few feet
Jay when he was hit. Wallace and
had not been separated a single day
IInce we started to the 'front.'. We went
1ter the top several times. on the day
W went west that shell which killed
I'm and wounded me gave me n bau
iAse of shellshock, and / woke up in a
hospital. Don't worry about my in
turies. for I'm coming around al.
4 Private Lester Selner, of the same
Init. writing of the same battle, says:
\ "ln less than six hours we had sew
Snty-six casualties out of a total of
E6O men engaged. Every officer was
billed or wounded. and our company
Was commanded for a time by a cor
poral. ] carried a wounded lieutenant
off the field. 1t was anything N a
pleasant job but duty is duty, and we
the Hun some real, ~up-to-the-
minute American fighting"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-13
ONLY u. S. MA VAL OFFICER
ATKING ALBERT RECEPTION
Lieutenant Hans X. Koebig Pres.
ent When Hero Ruler Re.en.
tered Brussels
He Vas Chosen Escort to Am.
bassador Whitlock-Sisier Lires
in This City

THE honor of being the only United
l. States naval officer present when,
King Albert. of Belgium, reentered his
capital Of Brussels fell to a young man,
not quite twenty-six years old, who is
well known in this city.
Lieutenant Hans h. koebig is the
fortunate man and the story of his ex-
periences was learned from letters writ
ten 10 his sister, Mrs. John W. Ley
jdon. 2Ols Skunk street.
Lieutenant Koebig is a Californian.
but has often visited his sister here.
He was in the Naval Reserve for six
years before the outbreak of the war.
When he was assigned as ensign aboard
the St. Louis. lie was soon transferred
10 tne Nakomis. a transformed yacht,
whlch conveyed transports overseas Il
uozeh times or more. Never once did a
snip under the protection of the Mako
ms surfer the slightest harm. It was
py This work that Koebig won his lieu
tenants commission,
captain Boyd. his old commander n,
me 81. Louis. was appointed a nava
commander of the port of Havre anc
ne chose koebig as his assistant. The
uuties OF both. with a constant stream
OF transports and provision ships enter.
ing n leaving the harbor, we're heavy
When the Allies lad swept Belgium
Brussels vas once more ready to b,
occupied by its lawful owners. Lieuten.
ant koebig was chosen by Brand Whit.
lock. American ambassador to Belgium
to conduct him there. With a specia
leave in his pocket, Lieutenant Koebis
set out in his car across France to tn,
Belgian border. The trip took three day!
and during that time Mr.. Whitlock hac
many times to congratulate himself OF
his escort.
Brussels was a city of noise and re
joicing. Flags were flying and window.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-13
died FOR GREAT CAUSE"
Lieutenant Walter Godshall Will
ing to Make Sacrifice. He Wrote

Mrs. Amanda G%odshall. of nea Rich
landtown. Pa. has received notice of the
death in action of her son, Lieutenant
Walter Godshall.
lie went to Camp Meade September.
1917, ard remained there n month,
when he was sent to the officers train
ing camp at Camp Gordon. He went TO
France with the 325th Infantry. lie re-
ceived his commission in July. and was
assigned to the 320th Machine-Ciun Bat
talon, Company b.
Two weeks before his dealt he wrote
to his mother. saying II am willing
IL need be to sacrifice m life for the
great cause" He further said, II am
exceedingly happy, but my happiness is
more sober because of the sights | see
every day. We are putting forth great
efforts. and making great sacrifices. But
what sacrifices would we not make in
order that right will triumph over
wrong? Might IL now with right. We
sacrifice not for ourselves but for hui
mainly and Gods cause. For such a
cause 1. Is n JOY to sacrifice"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-13
Two Philadelphians Hurt

Atlantic city, Jan. 13.--Two munl-
ton works RS, II from the Amatol and
the other from the Belcoville loading
plants, were seriously injured here.
Vincent Donnelly. forty-two years old,
of Philadelphia, reeled from the side
walk neadforemost into a passing taxi
cab, sustaining serious injuries about
the head and body. The battered form
of an unconscious mar was found beside
the railroad tracks at Chalfonte and
Mediterranean by two colored
men. He was taken to the hospital. In
his clothing was ound a tag and photo
graph, indicating that he was an en-
ploye of the loading plant at Belco-
Vile. He is either Joseph Carly or
George higgins, and came from Phila-
delphia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-13
GOSPEL MEETINGS BEGIN
Five Churches in Northeast Section TO
Continue Service

Five churches Of the northeast dis
trict ~inaugurated community gospel meet
ngs with n mass-meeting yesterday in
st. Johns Evangelical Church, Sixth
and Dauphin streets. The meetings will
be continued in st. Johns Church every
evening this week.
The congregations which are uniting
in the services include st. Johns, Fiftieth
Baptist. Seventh Street Methodist Epis-
copal. First Mennonite and Susquehanna
Avenue Presbyterian. The combined
choirs of the five churches will lead the
singing.
The Rev. r. NJ. Glasgow will have
charge of the services this week.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-13
PRAISE FOR PIONEER INFANTRY
Philadelphia Writes of Com.
mendation for Valiant DUTY

In a recent letter to his parents, Pri-
vate Gilbert Bonnem, of the a. T. f..
enclosed a copy of the general orders
issued by Major General c. p. Sum
neral in commentator for the valiant
duty of the Fffty-second Pioneer In
fantry performed under fire.
The Pioneers salvaged and policed the
hattlefields. conducted prisoners of war,
attended to burials and repaired roads
during the Meuse-Argonne drive.
Private Bonnem is twenty-eight years
Of age and the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Gus
BCnnem, 1913 Diamond street. He is n
member of Company ID. Fifty-second In
fantry, trained at Camp Wadsworth, and
within three weeks after being sent by
his draft board to camp young Bonnem
saw service OF the front lines.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-13

I'm honor of $50 boys in the service,
fin Eighteenth diNision of the Tenth
Ward yesterday raised a service nag AT
Tw~enty.second and Race streets. with a
great crowd conEregated to attend The
ceremonies. The flag was unfurled by
Miss Anna Roach. sister of the only man
from the division who was called for
the last final saCritce-Walter Roach.
Music was furnished by the st. Francis
hand. Speakers were state Senator A.
r paix and Richard Weglein.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-13
BOY SCOUT SAVES CHUM
ulls Skater From Lake After Ice
Gives Way

Ia fourteen-year-old Boy Scout is the
no of a thrilling rescue of his cousin
the waters of ChamouniX Lake,
hitch was witnessed by scores of persons
fe yesterday afternoon.
|The lad, John Burk. 2160 North Dover
rect, pulled te~n-year-old Ben Griffiths,
l33 North Myrtlewood street, from a
la in the lake, after the ice had given
Nv where he was skating.
4 Mounted Park Guard Hargreaves
&mmandeered a passing automobile and
hit the boys home, neither of whom
tpeared any worse for wear as a re-
n of their experience.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-13

SERGT. VI. HUNT teau Thicrry. At
the latter place he helped carry wounded
from the battlefield.
Regarding the fighting, he says: Il
wouldn't have missed il for Rookie
feller's millions. Maybe you think |
did not handle those Germans roughly.
I can claim about a hundred Of them,
but | didn't have time to count them"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-13

u q 7 m II n & II 3
and high-explosive
shells began to fall
around the trans
port train he was
attached to, he
writes to his family
at Laverock, Chest
nut Hill.
Serg a t Nc
Keown Is a MEM
Der of the 3O5th
Motor Supply Train.
to the
F,ightieth Division.
The division was
trained at Camp
Lee and was men
toned for valor
several times in
dispatches. e
writer tells of one
battlefield ~traversed
by the motortrain
where he and the
other driver fire.
uuently stopped the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-13

his life for his
country. He IL
Corporal Harry w.
A n d e + $ o n. 1919
North Palethrope
street, who died in
France November
4, of pneumonia.
The War Depart
ment's notification
Of the death has
just been received
by the boys aunt,
Mrs. Ida Ma.lon,
1915 North Front
street.
Anderson W a $
] $ I seventeen
years old when the
war broke out, but
managed to pass
"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-13

II aiming officers
and enlisted in Company II, SiXtieth In
fantry. He had been overseas since last
April, following a course of military
training at Gettysburg n Camp
Greene, y. G.
In pre-war days, young Anderson
lived with his grandmother and two
orphan brothers at the Palethorpe
street address.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-13

lead men along the road in search of
4 Another time the trucks were routed
but at 3 o'clock in the morning to
Sescue the occupants of a Red Cross
hospital which the Germans were she'll
hg.
4 american motortrucks made the same
Kind of reputation as American soldiers,
{e said, and did wonderful work over
he almost impossible roads of the waN
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-13

street, FORMER re-
serve policeman
here. who is now a
in charge
Of the military po-
lice at sens
France.
But still. I'm
longing to get back
to the good old L.
:. A. he says in "A
letter to his broth
er. Martin Hunt.
traffic policeman at
sixth and Chestnut
streets.
Sergeant Hunt
served on the
Marine and at Cha
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-13
BOY SOLDIER dies IN FRANCE
Corporal Harry ". Anderson,
Seventeen, Is Pneumonia Victim

Another youthful hero. who did
the way of his desire TO fight. has given
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-13
TREATED GERMANS ROUGHLY
Former Policeman Wouldn't
Have Missed 1t for Millions

Myself and the Mayor here are the
leading guys Of the town" writes
Michae Hunt, 243g North Newkirk
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-13
MIND ON POLICY In BATTLE
War Risk Insurance Seemed Best
Investment to Sergeant McKeown

His $40. 900 war-risk insurance looked
like the best investment in the world
10 Sergeant J. A. McEeown when the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-13
CHEMIST

Chemist, four years practical and sales
erience, desires to change duties In
S%njtions research to chemical plant that
Suires expert technical supervision or In,
Stment Of capital.
BON Il 1870. LEDGER OFFICE.