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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-15
Sylvester Offers Rewards To
Stop Activity of Hold-up Men
OutlaWryin Seventh Week.;
End Not Sighted

tempted to hold up the proprietor OF
q store at 1875 Half street southwest,
but was frightened away. Lewis is
alleged by the police to have attempt
ed the robbery.
DECEMBER 3-Tvo colored men
snatched So from Thomas E. Allen.
of the Government Hospital for the
Insane. at North Capitol street, and
Massachusetts avenue northwest.
DECEMBER 5-6:45 p. m.-Purse
containing g and keys snatched from
hand of Miss Rose Lindsey, OF 10
Eighth street southwest. while in
Seventh street.
DECEMBER 5. 5:45 D. m.-Se snatch
ed from hand of Samuel Hargrave,
Of 1926 Fifteenth street. by man who
stopped ham in front of 2l1l o street
and asked for change for SO.
DECEMBER Frank S. Schum. of
905 L street southeast, held up at
point Of gun at Delaware avenue
and B street northeast and robbed
of 50. pocketbook, gold watch and
chain.
DECEMBER s-Purse snatching
, and three holdups In rapid success
sion. Mrs. Nellie NJ. Ragsdale, of
300 Cathedral avenue, was walking
along Woodley road at Twenty
ninth street, when purse containing
$50. glasses. gold chain, bank book,
and travellers checks for 500 was
snatched from her hand.
DECEMBER Sat IL D. m. Henry
Burns. of S04 First street northwest,
held up at the point Of a gun by
two white men in Eye street, near
North Capitol street
DECEMBER Sat il:0 D. m.
Frank Heise. of 311vF street north
cast. held up at the point OF a gun
by two white men on Union Station
plaza and robbed OF gold watch and
chain.
DECEMBER Sat T:45 D. m.
James E. Sexton. OF l53 A street
southeast. was held up at the poipt
of pistol at Second and A. streets
southeast by two white men. He
called for help. and they fed.
DECEMBER 1o-Joseph Bailey. OF
PIC Fifteenth street northwest. was
held up at the point of a gun by a
colored man in lafayette Park. and
robbed OF some change and a gold
ring.
DECEMBER darlington Wylie.
clerk in a cigar store at sos G. street
northwest was held up and the
cash register Of the store was rob-
bed of SIS by a colored man, who
escaped after being chased several
squares by wyiie and crossing po-
liceman.
DECEMBER 12-Mrs. Louise Berg
holz. clerk and cashier of a stand
I'm the Center Market. had her
pocketbook snstched from her while
counting the days receipts. The
robber held a crowd of 800 persons
at bay, and finally escaped. He Is
still at large.
DECEMBER15-Th safe in the
office of the Hughes Company,
automobile dealers. 120 Connecticut
avenue. broken open, and more than
sl07 extracted. No clue OF the rob
bers has been obtained
DECEMBER 13.-CIifford NJ. woer-
tendyke. 4o5 Fourth street northeast,
felled by a burglar. whom~he de-
tceted in his dining room, and who
had gathered q quantity OF silver
ware. The burglar escaped. The
police yesterday arrested Edward
Cutler, colored. OF 300 A street north
east, charged with the assault and
with HOUSEKEEPING.
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Following is the record OF purse
snatching and hold-ups since Novem-
Der I:
NOVEMBER A purse containing
81 was snatchei from Mrs. Henry
Acker. of SO Sixth street northeast,
at Sixth and III streets northeast, by
a Colored boy.
NOVEMBER ia colored man en-
tered the jewelry store of Thomas III.
Unsworth, of 1886 Seventh street
northwest. snatched a clock from the
counter and flea.
NOVEMBER IA colored youth
snatched a purse containing S25 from
Mrs. Pauline B. Sabins, of 40 Fourth
street northeast, at Fourth and ID
streets northeast. Six colored youths
were arrested I'm this case by Police
man Ben Williams, of the Ninth pre-
cinct.
NOVEMBER IA purse containing
sIs5 was snatched by a colorcd man
from Miss Katherin Lauer. of 15S
Fifth street northwest, at Sixth and
y streets northwest.
NOVEMBER 16-A purse containing
20 cents was snatched by a colored
man from Mrs. F. NJ. Leisinring, OF
1901 X street northwest, at Fifteenth
and X streets northwest.
MY EN- BEh lS-lI. IL. AHlOIt. VI
ia X street southwest, was held UP
by two men. at sixteenth and w
streets northwest. and robbed OF $40
and a gold watch.
NOVEMBER GA colored man
snatched a purse containing Sl.J0
from Miss Geirgie Brooke, Of 1911
New Jersey avenue northwest, at
first and K streets northwest.
NOVEMBER IA colorcd man
snatched from Mrs. Mary e. Maher.
of 141s Kentuck avenue southeast.
at Fourteenth and + streets south
east, but dropped II when Mrs.
Maher grappled with him.
NOVEMBER 22-Mrs. A. y. Fried
rick, of 40J East Capitol street, was
robbed of her purse by a young man
who stepped from an automobile at
Massachusetts avenue, near First
street northwest. Edward Cooper,
white, and John Henry, colored.
were arrested in Havre de Grace,
Md. with a stolen automobile in
their possession. and confessed. &C
cording to the police, that they rob
bed Mrs. Friedrich.
NOVEMBER 2s-Harry Conn. Of
92l l street northwest, was held up
at Third street and Virginia avenue
southwest by five colored men and
robbed OF SIS.
NOVEMBER 24-Louis Schlosser,
OF Indiana avenue northwest, was
held up in Judiciary Square By a
colored man and robbed of n sis
diamond ring and $50 In cash.
NOVEMBER 25-Mrs. Lena Swan.
OF Garfield, n. g., was robbed OF
her purse containing Sli.75. which
was snatched from the seat Of her
carriage by a colored man at Third
and Canal streets southwest
NOVEMBER ga colored man
snatched a purse containing 81 from
Mrs. TT. G. Rice. OF 313j Highland
terrace, Cleveland Park. while she
was walking in Newark street. be-
tween Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth
streets northwest. No arrest.
DECEMBER Mrs. Bessie Karn-
inkovitz was held w by colored
man In her grocery store at IS n
street southwest and robbed OF s..
William J. Lewis. colored. was ar
rested in this case, and held for the
grand jury.
DECEMBER 1.-The colored man
who robbed Mrs. Kaminkovitz at
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-15
Census Bureau Atlas
NearS Distribution

The Statistical Atlas of the United
State. issued by the Census Office viii
soon be ready for distribution. The
Atlas compiled primarily as a popular
volume will prove Of great value to edu-
Gators and statisticians.
The statistics are presented in a
graphic manner, which renders them
easy Of comprehension and well adapted
for use for lectures and technical studies
OF the various subjects presented in tho
census reports. AS the edition is limited
these volumes can not be as freely dis
trlbuted as other census publications.
The Atlas contains ninety mine pages
OF descriptive text and SOB pages COM
prising SOS maps and 27s diagrams, and
includes comparative figures for many
OF the censuses from 1890 to 1910.
The illustrations cover the subjects Of
population. agriculture, manufactures,
mines and quarries, cotton. financial sta
tistics of cities, vital statistics. religious
bodies, marriage and divorce, and insane
In hospitals. The text includes a short
description of each OF the maps and dis-
grams.
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FIGURING THE COST.

A well-known statistician, accept
ing the unofficial estimate of Ger
mans and Austrians killed thus far
in the war and the official estimate
of expenditures by the allies to date,
reaches the conclusion that it is cost
ing $4,000 to kill a man.
At this rate it could'be figured out
that all the nations engaged in war
would be bankrupt before they could
kill off men enough to make per-
ceptible inroads on the enemy. But
in a modern battle the number of
wounded is out of all proportion to
the number killed. One of the recon-
mendations of the high-power rife
rs that the wound it makes is fatal
In only a comparatively small num-
per Of cases. A badly wounded man
mbarrasses the enemy more than a
cad one. He must be taken TO the
ear, sent to a hospital, invalided
ONE and perhaps be out Of action
/ or the time of the war. He is much
more bothersome and more eXpen-
'sive than a dead soldier.
Of course, figures that seek to
show the cost of war in this way
are misleading. The field of battle is
not the only field on which war is
waged. If Germany and Austria are
defeated it will be more by the pro-
cess of destruction of their trade, in
dustry, and commerce than by de-
struction of their armies. With mil
lions of men at their command it
will be impossible TO kill or wound
so many as to leave them PROSTATE.
Nobody anticipates the war will go
10 that length. 1t will end when the
people Of one country or another are
tired of paying the expense, not so
much in men as in the paralysis that
war iHfiicts upon all the agencies
that make life worth living.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-15
u. w. u. Freshmen Give
Annual prom" Tonight

The Freshman Prom" dance Of the
George Washington University. the
leading social event of the collegiate
year. will be held tonight in the ball
room of the Raleigh.
One-steps and hesltatiOns will pre-
dominate in the program Of twenty
regular dances. but ample opportun-
ity will be given to indulge in the
fox trot and other new steps.
The following viii be the patron
esseA: Mrs. Archibald Hopkins. Mrs
William Bruce King. Mrs. Henry 3. F.
Macfarland. Mrs Charles B. Camp
bell. Mrs Henry G. Perkins. Mrs. Al
exander T. Stuart, Mrs. William b
Flather. and Mrs. Gist Blair. The
chaperons will he Dean and Mrs VII
liam Allen Wilbur. Dean and Mrs.
Howard l.. Hodgkins. and Dean and
Mrs. Everett Fraser The freshman
executive committee in charge is
composed OF John IA. Stokes, PhilIfs
Stewart. Lima III. Ferguson, Robert
W. ChiCester. and Fenton NJ. Fadeley.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-15

When we're tpe high school cadets or.
eaniZcd?
This Is question No. 2 in The Times
Educational Competition.
Eastern High School is not going "a
be in the ruck when the answers begin
coming in. Inquiry among pupils al
that schoolg today proved that Eastern
Is neck-to-neCk in the race with Cen
trail and Western, and the Manual
Training and Business Schools.
Eastern always has prided herself
upon her scholastic achievements. and
for a long time debating honors among
high schools rested with her. Pupils
at that school are determined to bring
Tho Times gold medal to Eastern.
Notices OF The Times contest have
been posted on the school bulletin
hoard and announcement has been
made ny DR. Willard Small, principal
Of the school, TO pupils in tn" assem-
bly, han.
Dr. small today spoke in terms OF
high praise of the plan OF The Times
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-15
Fail To Identify Prisoners.
Identifies Prisoner as
Intruder Who Hit Him

Facing Edward Cutler. colored, in a
cell at the Ninth precinct station. where
he Is held on a charge OF housebreak-
ing and assault. Clifford NJ. woerten-
dyke. of 4o6 Fourth street northeast, to-
day Identified the prisoner as the man
Who knocked him down and escaped
after being found in the Woertendyke
Zone Sunday morning.
Despite Woertepdyke's Identification
and grilling. the prisoner stoically
maintained bis innocence and declared
the wrong man Is being punished"
Cutler was arrested by Policeman
Thomas at the grocery store at Third
and c streets northeast, where he il
employed. Thomas took the man into
custody on Woertendyke's description
that his assailant carried his head to
one side.
Woertendyke. on returning to his
home carly Sunday morning, found a
colored man rangacking the buffet IN
tie dining room. Without a word OF
warning the intruder turned and dealt
Noertendyke blow in the face. knock
Ing him to the floor. When he regained
MS feet the housebreaker was gone.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-15
The Silver
Lining
Edited by ARTHUR BAER.

Chicago Board OF Commences desires
another hour of daylight. With Walter
johnson going 20 pitch there VIC don't
blame en-.
Judge Ben Ijndsey's statement that
every boy Is worth a million to the ma
ton classes the kids among the income
tax dodgers.
Oh: Stop worrying. Rocky noun
tains make a natural coast defense.
Straws show which way the wind
blows. but the average man would
rather use the hobble skirt as a weather
vane.
Boy, page a geography. Just learned
the price Of New Jersey champagne has
kangarooed because of the hazards OF
importation.
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competition. lie said the idea of en-
couraginG pupils to the study of Wash
lngton history was an excellent ono
and that the nature of the competition
also made it valuable for the research
work required.
Today's question. relating to the or
ganization of the high school cadets. is
particularly timely. in view OF the agt-
tation for a better national defense.
This question should direct attention OF
pupils to the movement for cadet or
CARNATIONS In high schools. the reasons
for the organization OF the regiment
here. and the history of the Washing
ton cadets
This history has been n notable one
The yearly competitive drill is the rec
ognizcd gala event of the school sea-
son. The annual review and parade
on the White Lot have been reviewed
by Presidents and chiefs OF stan OF the
United States army. The Washington
cadets have always made a splendid
showing in the inaugural parade.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-15
WHY Mother Walked.

One Sunday morning. the Congress
man said. woman who lived I'm the
country district was nearly an hour late
to church. Since she was always very
punctual, the parson greatly wondered
and questioned her at the close OF the
service.
The horse that we were driving"
answered the woman. acted as II II
was going to run away, SO got out OF
tn wagon and walked all the way 10
town"
You shouldn't have been frightened.
sister impressively returned the par
SON
You should have nut your trust in
heaven"
Il did until the harness broke" was
the quick rejoinder of mother. land
then ! jumped. Boston Advertiser.
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neutrality-suspicious."

To tire Editor Of the Mail EaS
This verse is taken from the Thanks
giving menu card on d United states
man-o'-war stationed off Vera Cruz:
We've seen thu dreary sunsets off the
bloomin' L,bos light:
Heard the booming of the breakers on
the reefs there day and night. o.
We rode the heavy grOund-sweliS of
TuxPam dismal shore.
Till the smell of burning OIL wells made
our very nostrils sore
And we've watched the ancient prison
on the beach at Vera Cruz.
Till this everlastin' watchin made US
long to hit the booze.
We've seen enough o greasers. ana
we've got enough O. fight,
An gittin full o. fever in the soSgy
tropic night
We're not so sore at Villa. and Car
rama isn't bad.
We once had other notions, but they 70
all gone-begad.
IF they'd only let US finish what We
started out to do.
And had let us go the limit. an pull
Off & stunt or two
There would BE- no kick a-comin. from
us exiled lads in bic
For the cleaniH' u0 q, McNico's the
th'n@ We want to do.
But its everlastiu' waitin' in en- ever
lastin' place,
For a poor. degraded nation to COM
plete its own disgrace.
That swakes the sleepin' savage that's
inside o. every man.
And tho We do our duty. he gains the
unper hand.
Sure, they sent MS to Galveston for a
day or two in town.
But as soon as we got hODcfUl they went
an turned Us round.
So. we're hack again an waitin'. Just
like lonely Stork
For the loPg. long, hOped-for orders
that will take us to New York:
Back 10 breezy old Ma-hattan. an the
liShts ~ old broadway.
And bottle 60d a Vi"lie. and a good
show. by the way.
oh thev'd bar-e- ''-tNrd F"o01 under
i'm that old. big-hearted town.
For with Ne the s'SV's rhe limit-and
the roofs a-comiu' down
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-15
BELCRADE'S RECAPTURE

The efficacy of Servian strategy
and cf the Servian army in the field
have been testified again in the an
nouncement that the Serbs have re-
taken Belgrade. Thus - it becomes
more apparent than ever that they
were never driven out of their capt.
tai, but that they evacuated it and
retired into the interior of their
country in order TO mislead the en-
envy and draw him into a position
where a sweeping victory would be
possible. Having accomplished that
object, the Servians drove the enemy
back, out of Servian territory, and
retook their capital.
Thus, in a, truly wonderful cam
paiga, the Servians turned to their
own good account the fact that their
capital was in a particularly indie
fcnsihie location. Right on the
Danube, opposite Austrian territory,
open to attack by the powerful Aus
TRAN feet of ironclads, it was de-
Tended long time, and then turned
INTO = trap for the enemy. Since
Washington, with supposedly de-
feated and disintegratir4s army,
crossed the Delaware and won the
battles at Trenton and Princeton
that saved the cause of the Revolu-
tionary colonies, It may be doubted
If there has been a more brilliant
performance with more striking re-
suits, military and political.
Servia has probably saved its ma
tlonal existence; and saving Servia
may turn the tide Of the Great War.
Il Is rot at all apparent how Aus
tria can now mass a great enough
force against the heroic little coun-
tTy 20 reverse conditions. The ut
most efforts of both Austria and
Germany are demanded in Poland
and Galicia. They have concentrated
50 much of their power in those
regions that they very plainly have
weakened their line in the west; and
Joffrc and French are taking ad-
vantage Of this fact to force opera
tons there. Thus the superiority in
numbers Of the allies is at length
making itself felt While Poland is
being turned into another Belgium,
desolated and wrecked by the opera
tons Of vast forces that swing back
and forth across its territory, the
Germans are being pushed back in
Alsace and on the Mouse, and the
Germans have lost some ground on
the User.
il Is TO be borne in mind that the
severe weather of midwinter has
broken on the plains Of Poland. and
that suffering among the troops
there must be well-nigh indescrib
able and unbearabie. Yet they are
keeping right at the campaign. Vast
masses of men have been moved so
fast that it has been impossible for
them to dig themselves into the
earth as the lines in northern France
have done. As a result, they have
been compelled TO utilize every pos
sible erection throughout country.
villages, and cities, for purposes of
shelter. This means that the popu-
lation Of this great territory har
been largely turned out of doors and
driven away in utterly desperate con-
SiEon. 1t must be suffering even
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-15
Bay State Fishermen to
Protest Cold Storage Bill

Because of the absence Of Masachu-
setts witnesses. the House Interstate
Commerce Committee has deferred ac-
ton on the Mcclellan cold storage bill
hearings until Thursday. At that time
Congressman Mcclellan and cold stor-
age interests are expected to testify
Congressman Thatcher of Massscbu-
setts told the committee that fishermen
of ProvincetOwn, Mass. and other ports
of that section would find the bill ruin
Gus. II the two months cold storage
limit on fish was enforced
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-15
Will Address Keep-Wells.

Mrs. Arthur Macdonald. president of
The National Society .'f Keep Wells. to-
day announced that on Friday evening
Dr. John y Foote will address the or
r,nizaticr ~ "P'rils OF Infant Life
Th, lecture will be delivered in the hal
OF Calvary Baptist Church. and all
women have been invited.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-15
Card Party to Benefit
Garfield Hospital

For the benefit of the Garfield Hos
nitaI ,bere will be a card party and
dane. on January at Rauscher's.
The entertainment VIII be under
charge of ladies' board of managers
with this special committee. appointed by
Ms John A. Logan. directing affairs:
Mrs q n. Welch. Mrs. NJ. +. Hooker,
Mrs /. BurcheI. Mrs. J. W. Wheatley
Mrs I s wall. Mrs. Camp Stanley
Mrs 4. l.. Staveley, and Mrs. George
Barnett.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-15

S1il1fA "OAiA ~ DdN Oll d rainy uhys
Horoscope for today-Uncertain. Bad
day To embark in the electric fan in
dustry. Child born today under lucky
star. VIII be- too young to be expected
to give Christmas presents. Persons
born under this sign should beware Of
sharp instruments. especially knives
with pie on 'em.
Never have an adequate navy until
we're able To build 'em as fast as an
enemy could sink en-.
Kids desert Ohio farmer who marries
for the seventh time. Don't mind one
step-mother, but do object 10 a fligh
of them.
The longest way round is the shortest
way nome. But not with an armful
bundles.
So. do il early.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-15
Needs PhOSphateS.

Germany is today in need OF phos-
pilates to manufacture fertilizer, ac-
CordinC TO cablcgram from the
Amer can embassy in Berlin to the
State department. Ambassador Gerard
said German firms We're anxious 10
negotiate for the transportation OF
crude phosphateS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-15

more than the Belgians did, for the
Belgian hegira took place before the
terrOrs of winter were added to
the horrors of war.
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stantinople if the allies win to the
wars end. In short, the loss of
knrna is one of the most import
ant episodes of the war to date; yet
who has heard of Kurna before last
week?
Truly, this is a War of the World
and for a large part thereof!