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The Washington herald., 1916-10-05
EITHER TAFT OR T.R.
SLAPPED OTHERS BACK
Elevator Greeting Story Told by Will
cox-"Not Love" Says Mccormick.

CBy the International News Seryiee.)
New York. Oct 4-"There are two
things which cannot be successfully
warmed over-a cold dinner and an
old love" This was the comment of
Chairman Vance C. Mccormick. of
the Democratic National Committee,
tonight on the meeting OF Col. Roose-
welt and former President Taft at the
Union League Club.
From what I have read" added
Mccormick, the widely advertised
love feast provided plenty to eat but
very little love"
Chairman William Wilcox. Of the
Republican National Committee, was
authority for the statement today
that either Roosevelt or Taft accosted
the other with a slap on the back.
This was after dinner and took place
in a club elevator. The greeting was
accompanied by a compliment on the
speech of either Taft or Roosevelt, ac-
COrding to Wilcox.
George W. Perkins, the prominent
Progressive, offered to lay odds today
that it wasn't Col Roosevelt who did
the cordial back-slapping.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-05
R0UMANIAN BLOW
AT ENEMY FAILS
Bulgarians Push Back Foe.
Begin Counter Invasion.
By the international New, service,

my 'hc 1htcrnauonHl News servtce-l
London, Oct L-The Roumanisn in
vasion Of Bulgaria has failed and the
Bulgarians are attempting a counter in
vasion, according TO official statements
reaching here tonight
On the greater part Of the Dobrudta
front, however. as well as in the Car
pathisns, the Roumsnisns and their Rus
sian allies have struck heavy blows az
the Teuton-Bulgarisn armies. capturing
more than 1000 prisoners and making
progress in important sectors.
According to report from the German
war ofrice, the Roumanisn forces which
constructed a pontoon bridge across the
Danube between Rustchuk and Tuttukai.
crossing into Bulgarian territory and ad-
vanctng as far as the town OF Rjahovs.
were forced TO fall back as the result of
wide encirclement movement set into
motion by Marshal Won Mackensen, COM
mander-tn-chief in this region.
The report negleCts 10 state whether
clash at arms occurred on Bulgarian
soil or how the RoUmanians made good
their retreat.
It previously had been announced that
Austrian monitors had destroyed the pom
toons upon which the invaders crossed
the Danube.
Meanwhile. moving from Vidin. on the
Danube, the BUlEaTisns seized the river
island Of MBlak KaIatat and opened a
bombsrdment OF the Roumaniau city Of
Kalafat on the river bank
Roumanian troops in Kslafst and a
force entrenchinE around the nearby viii
lage Of Giudicin were dispersed, accord
ing to the Bulgarian report
The Washington herald., 1916-10-05
EUROPE CALLING FOR
VAST wheat ORDERS
Commerce Chamber Probers Hear
24O.00O,00O Bushels Are Needed.

After gathering its entire wheat sup
ply and that OF its various provinces,
Europe must still get from the Juitcd
States 24oCooOG0 bushels OF wheat before
the demand abroad will be supplied
This statement was read 10 the board
of directors OF the Chamber OF Com
merce Last night by Albert SChulteis a
member Of the committee appointed by
the chamber to investigate the high cost
Of -four and wheat throughout the couu-
try.
The authority quoted by Nr S~hult,fs
is Broomhall said to be tho worlds
foremost authority on breadstufs
Further information disclosed the fact
that already America has shipped since
the first of July l0-UuO0D bushels Of
wheat to European ports. or moro than
one-half within these three months than
is usually shipped annually.
John g. Capers, chairman OF the COM
mittee, in his report stated that the conf
mittee had found among the reasons for
the scarcity or wheat and -four that OF
the present crop. Il per cent had been
damaged 10 sH~n an -Nteut that it was
OF no use as material for -four and that
it could only he used as feed for live
stock.
The board adoTted y resolution stating
that the Chamber OF Commerce had
learned with regret and sincere sorrow
OF the. death Of Justice Thomas H. And
erson, Of the Supreme Court Of the Dis
triCt, and an honorary member Of the
Chamber OF Commerce.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-05
PHYSICIAN near Death
in fight With PLAGUE
Hope Practically Abandoned for Dr.
A. L. Hunt.

All hope Of saving the life of DR.. Ar
thur l. Hunt. IS years of age. who is
suffering from an attack of infantile
paralysis. was practically abandoned last
night by physicians Of the United States
Public Health Service and several OF
the most prominent local physicians. 1t
was feared that DR.. Hunt would not live
through the night.
DR.. Hunt, so far as is known. Is the
first doctor to fall victim of the disease
since the recent epidemic. As an in
spector os contagious diseases in the Dis
trict, he had but one case of the infan-
tile malAdy-occuring last July.
In his own case, DR.. Hunt first dis
covered the symptoms last Friday. DR..
Charles Bell. a colleague, Immediately
was called in but at that time was un-
certain as to the nature of the ailment.
The case developed rapidly. however
Several surgeons, friends of DR.. Hunt,
connected with the United States Public
Health Service, went into consultation
with some of the most prominent phys
icians Of Washington in an effort to save
his life. Their efforts proved futile and
Dr.. Hunt steadily grew worse.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-05
AIDS HER FATHER IN
100000 LOVE SUIT
Daughter of Wealthy Manufacturer
Denies He Proposed to Plaintiff.
Dy the InternatIonaI New. serytc.

(By the International News ServieeD }
New York, Oct. 4.-Pretty Miss Dorothy
Lyon, now a student in Wellesley COL
leEe. today come to the aid Of her father.
Whitney Lyon. wealthy tooth powder
manufacturer. in defense OF a S1O0. 900
breach of promise suit. She made an
affidavit which will be used at his trail
The plaintiff in the breach Of promise
action is Miss Margaret ConneH, a Fifth
Avenue mOdiste, who rents one Of the
buildings which Lyon owns. She alleges
he invited her to his home in this city
and at New Canaan. Conn. and made
her the guest Of his daughter. He pro-
posed marriage, she asserts. in West
minister Abbey, London, during a trip
abroad
Lyon denies the promise Her daughter
testified that she had never understood
her father was engaged to the dashing
modiste. She admitted. however. that
Miss ConneN was a guest at the Lyon
home. attended social functions with the
Lyon family, and accompanied the family
on motor trips. She denied that her
father danced with Miss Connen.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-05
CAPITAL WOMAN WILL
We'd ITALIAN PRINCE
Miss Margaret Draper. Daughter of
Former Envoy. Engaged.

Boston, Oct. 4-"The richest young
woman in Massachusetts," Miss Margaret
Preston Draper, is announced today to
be engaged to Prince Andrea Boncom-
pagni, OF Rome, an officer in the Italian
army recently wounded In the war.
The date Of the wedding has not been
announced from Washington, where Miss
Draper now makes her home
She is the daughter of the late Will
lam F. Draper, former Ambassador to
Italy, and her fortune e estimated at
ABOUT 100000. When she made her debut
In Washington in 1911 live hummins
birds and butterflies were liberated in a
miniature garden constructed for the oc-
casion.
Miss Draper's godmother, for whom
she was named. was Queen Margherita
of Italy. At the time Mr.. Draper was
Ambassador in Rome, Mrs. Diapers
jewels were said to equal in value those
Of the Queen.
Prince Andrea, who was born in 1884.
comes of an old Italian family
The Washington herald., 1916-10-05
Married MAN OF 73
IN HEART BALM SUIT
Widow Says Member of Her Church
Proposed-He Denies 1t.
SPECIAL to The Washington Herald

STsaal 10 The Washington Herald
Philadelphia, Oct. 4-Declaring she
was disappointed in love and suffered
humiliation and the loss of a dowry
MIS-. Sallie S Hammond, a widow OF
49, appeared plaintiff before JuGEc
Rogers and a jury in Court Of Com
mon Pleas, No. >, today. in a suit for
breach of promise against George
Hoffman. 73. reputed to be a wealthy
mill owner.
Mr.. Hoffman has been married for
ty-four years, and his wife and sew
eral of their grown-uE children we're
in the court room
Both the plaintiff and defendant
are members of the Baptist Temple,
Mr.. Hoffman being one Of the oldest
members of that congregation Mrs
Hammond is said to have taken an ac-
tive interest in missionary work
According to the plaintiff. she be-
came acquainted with Mr.. Hoffman py
seeing him at chul ch. and beginning
in November, 1918. she alleges, he be
gan paying attentions to her, taking
her home from church, visiting her
and taking her to lectures and to the
theater.
IN the following May. she alleges.
he proposed marriage, having all the
time represented himself as a single
man, and offered as a special induc,.-
ment II she would become his wife
to se'tle upon her S65O0O
She says she accepted his asserted
propo osal, and that he continued ply
ing a-centions to her until the tolIow-
ing August, when Hho learned that he
was married.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-05
HIT FOURTH LINE
French and British on Somme
Battle in Rain.
CBy the international New. Service,

Nby the international News Service }
London, Oct with the French and
British before the German fourth line
after more than two months Of almost
continuous fighting, the autumn storms
for which Picardy is famous have brought
a temporary lull in operations on the
Somme.
Rain fell for the greater part Of the
day, and IL was only between showers
that the allied artillery could carry on
its "softening" process against the new
line of defenses which the infantry now
faces.
There were scattered engagements Of q
violent, but local character.
During the night the British regained
complete possession of Eaucourt LAB
baye. while the French carried a power
full line of field fortihcations, extending
from point near MorvaI to St Pierre
Vast Woods
During the day the French advanced
still farther east OF MorvaL
In a recapitulation OF the events Of the
last two months, Gen. Haig today points
out that the British now hold all the COM
manding heights south Of the Ancre to
the point where their line joins that Of
the French.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-05
CABINET RESIGNS
Greek King Accepts Resigna-
tions-Looks to Venizelos.
By the international New. Service


London, Oct. 4.-The Greek cabinet has
resigned in body and their designations
have been accepted by King Constantine,
according to dispatches from Athens to-
night.
The monarch met with his ministers at
the royal palace this morning. request
ing each to make a written statement of
his views in connection with his resig-
nation.
These statements are said to have dis
closed that with the exception to the
ministers of Justice and communications,
the entire cabinet was in favor of inter
Vention on the side of the entente.
Meanwhile, King Constantine has been
In touch with former Premier VenizeICs,
the revolutionary leader, and has sound
ed him as TO desires.
.. ]. Stevens, correspondent Of the
Daily Telegraph, sends the following dis
patch from Canaea, Crete. where NJ.
Venizelos Is in charge of the revolution
ary government
M. VeniEelos has been sounded in a
telegram sent by a representative of
King Constantine as to whether, IL the
government is willing TO declare war on
Bulgaria, he would insist on leading the
new cabinet or would be satisfied with
representation /on it by one or two of
MS partisans, or. further, whether he
would be willing to support his govern
ment without participating in It,
M Nenizelos replied that he was
ready to give his support to a govern
ment favoring war, and asked neither
Tor the premiership nor representation '
The Washington herald., 1916-10-05
wilson NOTE WRITING
DENOUNCED BY COLONEL
Roosevelt Sends Singing Reply to Sec
retary Lane Regarding Policy.
CBy the international New. Service,

(By the International News Service.) }
Oyster Bay, y. Y, Oct. 4-CoI. Roose-
welt today sent a stinging letter to
Franklin X. Lane, secretary Of the In
he had admitted that the note-sending
policy of the Wilson administration has
been a failure.
In his Battle Creek speech, the Colonel
quoted Secretary Lane for so saying
and the Cabinet officer quickly informed
Mr.. Roosevelt that he had not ex-
pressed such sentiments
In his denial. however, Mr. Lane as
serted that by the note-sending policy.
the United States had achieved the
greatest diplomatic triumph Of half
assertion as basis for a blistering at
tack on the administration.
The letter in part is as follows:
You say in regard to our note-sending
TO Germany, we have achieved the
greatest diplomatic triumph OF half
century In February. 1915, in our first
note, We Informed Germany that II her
submarines caused the death OF any of
our people By sinking ships on which
they were travelling, we would hold her
TO strict accountability
For over a year thereafter we con-
tnued to write notes, and the Germans
continued to sink ships on which our cit
izens were travelling. They killed all told
some 900 noncombatants, between one
and two hundred babies under years
Of age, fifty OF whom were under l year
Of age. There were several hundred
women among the persons killed.
We did not hold Germany to strict
accountability We did not hold her to
any accountability, strict or loose. For
one year We permitted the killings to go
on unchecked. No atonement has been
given US by Germany for our people who
were killed"
The Washington herald., 1916-10-05
D.. C. TROOPS OFF
Militiamen Leave for Border
Late at Night.

The Third Infantry left for San An
tonic. Tex, last night, after three
months and thirteen days, at Camp
Ordway. the last section pulling out of
the yard about last midnight
Too much work was left for the last
minute, and as a result, the guards
men and their friends who came to
see them OF were subjected to hard
ships usually avoided even in war
time.
The camp was cleaned up and left
In better condition than when 1t was
first established. All the rubbish was
cleaned up and most of the soldiers
performed a long days labor with
only one meal since Tuesday night.
The paymaster arrived in camp early
and paid all OF the men, in
the recruits for the First Sep
arate Battalion, who will stay at Ord
way until the return of their batta-
lion at a later date, when they will
be mustered out OF the Federal serv-
ice.
The camp presented a scene of con-
tinuous activity until o'clock, when
the troops left on the march for Ross
lyn. An old negro who was a cook
in the Federal army during the civil
war came to see the boys before they
friends OF the District soldiers were
at the camp to say farewell and a
crowd of more than 1000 gathered at
Rosslyn about 5 o'clock, when the
troops were supposed to leave for
Texas. On account of the delay in
the movement. they were forced to
wait on the siding until late at night
to witness the departure of the
guardsmen.
The first section. which was scheduled
to leave at o'clock, was drawn out OF
the yard at $40 o'clock The second sec
ton, which was to leave at Sis did not
leave until 1910. and the third section,
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-05
CORRESPONDENT BRIDE"
MURDERER SENTENCED
,By the International News Service,

'By the International News Servfce)
Grand Rapids, Mich. Oct 4-Scott
Maussella, alias William Allen. aged
farmer. who confessed to numbering his
Correspondent bride" Anna St. John. a
Mayfield On. ". widow. was sentenced
to life Imprisonment today on a plea OF
guilty. The rapidty with which Mus
sella was sentenced set a new court
record here. He was arrested Monday.
Authorities declared that Maussella's 5
sentence would not interfere with the
Investigations that are already under way
into his past. Dozens OF letters were
discovered today and the police declared
they showed that Maussella either is or
has been engaged to n dozen "matri-
monial bureau afTinites'
The Washington herald., 1916-10-05
CAPTURE OF TORREON
BY VILLISTAS IMMINENT
CBy the international News Service }

CBy the International News Service.)
El Paso. Tex, Oct. 4-DispatChes from
Chihuahua City this afternoon stated
that the capture of Torreon by Vilustas is
imminent. Three troop trains carrying
l.5OO CarranZista soldiers left Chihuahua
City shortly before noon to intercept
Villa in his threatened attack on the city
proper. The garrison at Torreon is said
to be wholly inadequate.
Villistas have been extremely active
about Torreon for the last few days. ac-
Cording to dispatches from Chihuahua,
holding up trains in outskirts OF the city
and sniping extensively.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-05
ROOSEVELT TO ADDRESS
ROUGH RIDERS IN TEXAS

CBy the international News Service0
New York, Oct. 4.-Col Roosevelt is go
Ing to invade the home of his former
rough riders" and speak at El Paso,
Tex, It was announced today.
The itinerary so far is incomplete, but
II 10 known that 1t will include stops at
various border towns in the Southwest.
This drive in particular will be aimed
at Arizona and New Mexico, which Re-
publican campaign managers believe can
be carried for Hughes.
Col. Roosevelt's popularity in border
States and dissatisfaction with the Will
son Mexican policy are looked to do the
trick.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-05
FIELD MARSHAL NAMED
NEW JAPANESE PREMIER

CBy the International News Service }
Toxic, Oct. 4-Field Marshal Terauchi
has been appointed by the Emperor to
succeed Count Okuma as premier of
Japan.
In appointing Field Marshal Terauchi,
the japanese Emperor passed over Count
Okuma's recommendation that Viscount
Takaaki Kato succeed him.
Ieraucht is governor general of Korea
and has been regarded by powerful in
fluences in Japan as the logical success
sor to Okuma. He is known to have a
great influence with the japanese mill
tarist party and is said to favor a more
aggressive policy by Japan both on the
Chinese question and the California i'm
migration law problem
The Washington herald., 1916-10-05
G. O. P. SEEKS VOTE OF
UNORGANIZED EMPLOYEES

(By the International News Service0
New York Oct. 4.-The Republican Ma
tional Committee is making strenuous ef-
forts to corral the unorEanized rail-
road employees vote. Headquarters have
been opened in New York and Chicago
and pamphlets have been issued to the
1900, 900 railroad workers.
1t was stated tonight that 50 per cent
Of this vote has come into the Hughes
camp. An effort also is being made to
convert to Hughes the 10000 organized
railroad men who will benefit by the
passage of the Adamson bill.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-05
PUPIL WEDS HIS TEACHER.
He Is 16I She Is 22-Romance Be-
gan Two Years Ago.

Memphis, Tenn. Oct. He is l6.
She is %. They are married and hap
py. Two years ago. when she was 20.
Miss Sadie Patrick, Of Arlington.
Tenn, came to Memphis and secured
a position in The public SCHOOLS. She
had one pupil 70 whom she became
greatly attached. He was James L
Yarbrough, at that time IL years old.
This fall James was in the NTH
grade. Miss Patrick was again his
teacher. School ran along smoothly
for month. Then the principal
noted a marriage license had been is
sued to James L YArbrough and Miss
Sadie Patrick. He questioned teacher
and pupil. They admitted they had
been married.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-05
40 NFURIATED WOMEN
TRY TO BURN HIS BODY
CBy the international New. s

(By the international News seryIce)
Lexington, KY. Oct. IA squad of
county police, after strenuous efforts, to-
day saved the body of Roy Dickson from
cremation at the hands of forty infuriated
women.
Dickson was killed yesterday bv a
sheriffs posse after he had kidnapned 19-
year-old Catherine Lethig in Shelby
county. A strong guard of officers escort
ed the body on the way to an under
takers establishment
The women, carrying cans of kero-
sene, fought with the officers in an
effort to get the body.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-05
ALLIES PRESS FORWARD
ON MACEDONIAN FRONT
CBy the international New, serrI,

(By the International News Serviee.) }
London, Oct. 4-The allies have pressed
forward on both wings of the front in
Macedonia, according to dispatches from
Salonik.
The latest gains have been made by the
Serbians and British. The German war
ONCE admits that the Teuton- Bulgarian
armies have withdrawn before the Serbs
in the Presbs Lake district, on the west
ern end Of the front It is stated that
the retirement was made to prepared DO
sitions.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-05
ALLEGED BALLOT BOX
SUFFERS NOT GUILTY

(By the international News servIceD
Huntington, w. Va, Oct. 4-Greenway
Hatfield. brother of Gov. Hatfield, and
eleven ether residents of Mingo County
today were declared not guilty in Federal
Court OF charges of fraud growing out of
the elections of 1914.
Witnesses had testified in War Eagle
precinct of Mingo County that ballots
had been cast to the number of l59 the
exact number OF voters in the precinct.
Some of these voters had testified that
they had not voted
The court held that insufficient evidence
was produced to substantiate the charge
of fraud.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-05
MARTYR TO SCIENCE.
Chemist Killed by Explosion while
Conducting Test

Bayonne. N. J., Oct. IN. T. Peck, ex-
pert chemist of the Texas oil Company,
today gave up his life in the interest of
science.
While dozen officials Of the company
watched the expert making test with
Barian nitrate, Peck ignited the chem
ical, A terrific explosion followed.
Peck was thrown to the floor, his CLOTH
ing caught fire, and his face was burned
beyond recognition. The officials, tenn
porarily blinded by the flash, stood by
powerless to aid the injured man.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-05
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
CHOPS MAILING LIST

The Federal government yesterday aft
ternoon took another step in the general
enort to decrease the quantity OF paper
used for government publications be-
cause of the high prise of paper
The Department of Agriculture an
nounced that beginning yesterday its
publications would not be sent to any
one except upon written request The
department has been issuing publications
on every agricultural subject, which
have been mailed to thousands of per-
sons and firms. The mailing list by the
order, will be cut in half it is expected
The Washington herald., 1916-10-05
MOB LYNCHES WOMAN.
Riddles Body of NeEress Charged
with Numbering Planter.

Arlington, Ga, Oct 4-Sarah Connolly,
a negress, was lynched by a mob which
took her from the jail at Leary today,
according to a long-distance phone mes
sage from that place.
The woman and her son, Sam Connolly,
were charged with having, murdered E. NJ.
MELVIN, a planter. last Monday. The
son was taken away for safe-keeping.
The mob, organized quietly, quickly
broke into the limsy Jail. carried the
woman outside, and riddIed her body
with bullets. -...
The Washington herald., 1916-10-05
PLAN s00-MILE PIPE LINE.
OIL Directors VIII Build Rennertes
in Three Cities.

New York, Oct. 4.-The directors of
the Sinclair Oil and Refining Corpora
tion, at a meeting late this afternoon
authorized the construction of pipe
line" from Cushing, Okla, to Chicago
and the erection of three refineries at
Kansas City, No, Fort Madison, Iowa,
and Chicago.
The contract for the building of this
pipe line. which will be 500 miles
long, was made with Booth. Flynn,
Ltd, of Pittsburgh. The pipe line
and refneries will be built on money
secured by the sale of $4,000, 900 of
treasury bonds and $1,000 of treas
ury stock.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-05
WIFE DEAD, HE GIVES FEAST.
Husband Learns of Death of Woman
Who Deserted Him 23 Years Ago.

Newburgh, N. Y, Oct 4-Standing be-
fore his dinner guests last evening Joseph
Krill, of Cornwall, said:
Ladies' and gentlemen: Several Of you
have asked me for the occasion of this
spread, but told you to wait. The time
has now come for me to tell you. Twenty
three years ago my wife elected to run
away with another man. leaving me with
three sman children. I tried to locate
her, but never succeeded until last week.
when through relatives 1 learned that she
was dead. The greatest joy of my life
was to hear that she had gone forever
and that l am now free. To celebrate
this have called you together and want
you to rejoice with me-"