The Washington herald., 1916-08-24
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Secretary of State Lansing late yes
terday admitted that he had instructed
Ambassadors Penfeld, in Vienna, and
Gerard. in Berlin, to make formal in
ouiry of the Austrian and German gov
ernments for facts concerning the at
tack by submarine on the American
steamer Ovego.
Oficial denial was made by the War
Department yesterday that members of
the Massachusetts militia now on serv
ice at the border had been paid only Sc
for nine weeks active duty, through
shortage of Government funds to meet
the National Guard payroll.
Secretary Daniels will consider pro-
posals from various cities, including
Washington, suggesting sites for the
81, 900 900 Government armor plant, Sep
tember 13, and also any offers from pri-
vate manufacturers for the sale of their
establishments to the Government.
Notice was yesterday given by the
health department that September
will be the last day dogs will be at lib
erty whose owners have not obtained
license for 1851 Dogs without the
proper license will be impounded after
that date.
A telegram yesterday from Reno, New,
where Mr.. Hughes, the Republican can
didate, spoke twice yesterday. informed
the Congressional Union for Woman
Suffrage that Mrs. Jennie Logan, county
chairman of the Womans Party at Reno,
had been appointed by Herbert Hum
phrey, National Committeeman of Ne
vada, to select eighteen women from
throughout the State to cooperate with
! the men in the reception to Governor
| Hughes.
A committee representing the Ma
tional Education Association, headed by
| D. B. johnson, president of the associa-
ton, yesterday afternon called on Presi-
dent Wilson and urged h,m to begin an
inquiry into home life on farms, eepe-
cialy the life of farmers wives.
/ Mrs. Marie Moore Forrest, Of his CITY,
daughter Of the late Commodore W. S.
Moore, will leave for the Pacific Coast
within the next few days, where she
will take part in the Congressional
Unions campaign in Seattle, Portland,
/ Sacramento and San Francisco, 1t was
ters OF the Congressional Union for
Woman Suffrage and the Woman's
Party.
The Boy Scout program OF events to
| be held at Benning racetrack Labor Day.
In collaboration with the automobile
races of the American Racing Associa-
ton, has been announced.
Much damage resulted TO banana plan
.tations in Jamaica from the tropical
hurricane which swept the island last
week, according to masters Of steamers
bringing cargoes of the fruit to Bal
timore importing companies.
C-bor1ipr faIsa Ir,D1sopnent Israel
Diamond has filed suit in the District
Supreme Court. to recover $4,000 alleged
damages from William Tenn.
Diamond claims in his suit that the
defendant procured his arrest on a charge
of which he was acquitted in Police
court.
The entire estate OF William o. Robin
son. is left to his wife. Bertha Robinson,
according to the will, dated June %, 1911.
The wife is named executrix. =
Ada NJ Downey yesterday fled suit in
the District Supreme Court to recover
$4,000 alleged damages from the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Company.
Alleging carelessness on the part OF
the employees she claims she received
numerous injuries while boarding one of
the company's cars.
The Postmaster General has issued a
warning to all employees OF the postal
service who take part IN the handling
Of parcel post packages, to exercise all
possible care They will be held to strict
account for damages done to the mail for
which they are responsible. Complaints
that packages have been received in bad
condition is responsible for the warning.
Secretary Daniels requested Thomas A.
Edison, chairman OF the civilian naval
consulting board yesterday, to call a
meeting Of that body in Washington for
September 10. to consider questions OF
organization under the new appropriation
bill.
An automobile owned and operat-
ed by Jacob Katykin, 645 Florida ave-
nue. northwest. skidded at Florida
avenue and Q street northwest COL
liding with a Capital Traction Com
pany car. No one injured. The dam
age was small.
The following delegation will re-
present Encampment No. So. Union
Veteran Legion at the annual encamp-
ment to be held at Gettysburg. Pa.
from August 2s, to September l: Col.
William Daily. Past Junior Vice
National Commander John T. Brady.
Adjutant William J. Weisse, H. r.
McCalmont and George Grindley.
Funeral services for James Crog-
gon, who died Tuesday. will be held
today at the family residence at 2:3o
O'Clock. Interment in Congressional
Cemetery.
Funeral services for Francesca Ceri-
n1ele, who died Monday, will be held
at the residence of his son, los C
street northwest today at o'clock.
A horse owned and driven by W. NJ
Casper, 1S47 Seventh street northwest
collided with an unidentified automo-
bile at Massachusetts, avenue and
Eighteenth street northwest yester-
dav the horse received the only in
jury.
POLICEMAN SLAIN BY
GANG OF AUTO BANDITS
Special to The Washington Herald
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