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The Washington herald., 1916-11-15
E'SHOP EARLY
Retail Merchants Take Troll
ley Trip to Laurel, Md.

shop early and mail and express
early for Christmas" 4
That was the cry of the Retail Mer-
chants Association board of governors
as they journeyed out of Washington
again yesterday for a tour over. An
other of the lines of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company on the
palatial parlor car Columbia.
1t was the second day of the early
ohristmas-trade boosting, and will
linger long in the memory of those
who took part.
Laurel. Nd, was the objective point
yesterday afternoon. Gaining expert
ence from the previous days trolley
travel the representatives OF the Re-
tail Merchants Association stopped at
all the stations along the line of the
Washington-Laurel line and distrib-
uted matter calling the sattention of
the residents to the timeliness of the
Christmas shopping season, with the
holiday season less than six weeks
away.
Experienced in the handling of ad-
vertising matter, the Christmas-trade
boosters made visits to the homes and
residences along the trolley lines and
left messages of the Importance OF
shopping now for the Christmas needs,
when stocks are at their very best. A
call was made at a church festival at
Berywn, Md, and at every other con-
ceivable point where folk might be ex-
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-15
RUSS LOAN READY
Credit Of $5O,OOO,OO0 VIII
Run for Five Years.
tBy the International News Service.

my AAtGEhaIohaI Newo SeINICCsl
New York. Nov. H-Local bankers to-
aday concluded details of the new s5e0oo.-
600 Russian government loan. which will
bear interest Of five and one-hslf per
cent and run for five years The loan is
unsecured. except for the credit of the
Russian government.
A syndicate formed to underwrite the
securities consists of the National City
Company, J. P. Morgan & Co., Guaranty
Trust Company. Lee, Higginson q Com
pany. and Harris, Forbes & Company.
The latter takes the place Of Kidder,
Peabody & Company, which was in the
first syndicate formed.
dealers syndicate will be formed
next Monday and will include bond deal
ers from all parts of the United States.
The bonds will be offered early next
week on basis to yield more than six
and one-half per cent. The loan will also
be offered In a manner similar to that
employed by the bankers who fioated the
$J0,0Oo.OO0 City of Paris loan. In that
instance. S2O,0O0.0o0 of the bonds were
allotted TO the syndicate members with an
option of $3o.oOC.0O0 additional. In the
case of the Russian offering, however,
it is expected that the syndicate men,
bers will be allotted So. 900 with an
option on SIS. 900 900 additional. The bonds
are payable in dollars, but will be paid in
roubles If desired by the holders of the
security.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-15
sure OF SPEAKERSHIP.
ASSERTS CHAMP CLARK
House Leader Confident Democrats
Will Hold Reins.

Il expect to be elected Speaker of the
next House by a majority of at least
three votes.'
This was the prediction made yesterday
afternoon by Champ Clark. Speaker of
the House of Representatives. Mr.. Clark
has just returned from Missouri His
statement, expressed with such convic-
ton, was made<after a conference with
Chairman Doremus of the Democratic
Congressional Committee.
Mr.. Doremus tells me-" continued the
Speaker, that the Democrats have elect
ed 212 members beyond doubt and the
Republicans can lay claim to no more
than 211. There are six districts where
the Republicans claim the election, but
where the vote is so close that the off,
cial count will be required.
Unofficial advices to our committee
Indicated that We have carried each of
these districts. They are those of Steele
In Iowa: Tavenner, in Illinois: Scully, in
New Jersey; Weaver. in North Carolina :;
Martin. in Louisiana, and Beakes, in
Michigan. Two Of the small group Of
independents will vote with the Demo-
Gratis and other gains will give US the
control OF the House with absolute GER
tainty."
The Washington herald., 1916-11-15
WILSON SCORES
PRICE BOOSTERS
President Assails Men Re-
sponsible for High Costs.

President Wilson while procIaiming a
new agriculture for America in a speech
before the National Grange last night.
assailed the men responsible for the in
fiation of food prices. He said: We
ought to raise such big crops that cir
cumstances like the present can never re-
cur, when men can make as IL the supply
was so short that the middIeman could
charge for 1t what he pleased. 1t will
not do to be niggardly with the world
In respect Of its food supply"
The President studiousIy avoided
politics and foreign affairs, his only ref
erence to the latter being: Il wish for
eign affairs were as simple as agrfcul-
ture."
Nations Can Learn.
President Wilson told the grange that
some of the most interesting problems
Of our life and of the life of the world
lie before u.s." He urged that agricul-
ture be concerted from an occupation to
4 systematic business. Every nation in
the world. the President asserted.
ought TO come to us to learn how to
raise crops"
The Presidents speech follows:
L lind II very agreeable function to
act as semi-official host to interesting
bodies like this when they assemble in
Washington. and was particularly
gratifed when I learned that the Ma
tional Grange was to celebrate its fftieth
anniversary In Washington. Being some
yhat older than the grange. | eongra-
late it as an older brother
Not only that, but 1t seems to me
that some of the most interesting
problems of our life and of the life
Of the world lie before US, problems
in connection with which the farmers
of the United States will play a part
such as they never have played before.
ut goes without saying that the
physical life of the nation has always
depended upon the farm. 1t goes with
out saying. also, that to q large extent
the physical life of the world has
drawn it's sustenance from the great
areas of farmland in the United States.
We have sent food to all parts of the
world. and the American farmer has
contributed to the life of all the coun-
tries of the world. But you know
that as our population has increased
the proportion in which we could help
foreign countries as contrasted with
our own. has decreased, and there are
problems that are comparable with
problems of craftsmanship lying ahead
of the farmers of the United States.
Scientists Interested.
Il have been very much interested
in corferriug with the Secretary cot
Agriculture to find that although the
laboratory and the Investigations of
the men OF science who were not di-
rectly concerned with the farm have a
great deal to do with the promotion
of agriculture in the United States
as elsewhere. what has had still more
to do with it has been the intelligent
farming of the individual farmer
The Washington herald., 1916-11-15
OF Love" STORY
To Be DENIED IN court
Mother and Sister of Slain Woman
Will Help State.

St Joseph. Mo-. Nov. 1.-Two rela-
tives of Mrs. Harriet Moss MCDANIEL.
mysteriously assassinated in her home,
will testify for the prosecution in the
murder trial of her husband, Oscar d.
Mcdaniel, prosecuting attorney of Bu-
chanan County, it was announced to-
day.
They are Mrs Luke H. Moss and her
daughter. Miss Aileen, mother and sis
ter of the dead woman. They clung to
Prosecutor Mcdaniel in his protesta-
tions that he was innocent of wife
murder during the first trial. but have
changed their attitude.
Both will testify that the Mcdaniel
home life was not harmonious, COM
batting the prosecutors statement that
he loved his wife and left her on the
night of the murder with a kiss. rich
with love. 1t was believed that the
jury would be completed today.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-15
''GATE"' FOR HIRAM
Hughes and 7. R. Leaders to
:. -. Gov. Johnson.
CBy the International News servic.

(By the International News service.)
New York, Nov. 14.-Hiram w. John
son has been eliminated as a 1890
possibility by both Hughes
and Roosevelt devotees. according to
authoritative information at Repub-
lican headquarters.
When returns indicated today that
the Gohden State governor had an
nexed about 100000 plurality for
United States Senator and Hughes had
run behind him at least $500 more.
both Hughes and Roosevelt managers
agreed that they would try to make
him an impossibility for head of the
national ticket four years hence.
Hughes leaders charged johnson with
treachery to their Presidential candi-
date. Roosevelt leaders declared
Johnson iss in the Coloners way and
must be .'.:''-'-- 4 II the Colonel is
to be the next united Republican
Progressive nominee.
Vengeance upon johnson was vowed
even while rumors were in circulation
that the chopping Off of a cipher from
1000 plurality for Hughes had so
changed the returns that there was
yet chance tsat the Republican can
didate would appropriate California $
electoral vote.
In the midst of incessant telephone
inquiries from Wall Street and po-
litical headquarters nationwide as to
whether the $500 error had actually
been discovered. National Chairman
WILCOX said:
1T is untrue that Mr.. Hughes ever
declined to meet Gov. johnson"
The Washington herald., 1916-11-15
DAYLIGHT Saving MOVE
TO GO BEFORE A.F. OIL.
Gompers Starts Ball Rolling by
Referring Request.
,By the International News service.)

CBy the International News Service.)
Baltimore. Md. Nov. 1.-The daylight
saving movement-the movement which
has been sent to this country from Eu-
rope. with the idea of getting people to
set the clock back an hour or two hours
ard thus save an hour of daylight" will
he taken up for discussion by the Amer
lean Federation OF Labor before the con-
vention of that body closes in Baltimore.
That organized labor would take up this
matter. which would affect more than
any other class of people. the laboring
man, became assured today when Presi-
dent Gompers officially referred to a COM
mittee a request for consideration which
had been sent to him. This request came
from Marcus NJ. Marks, president of the
Borough of Manhattan, n. Y, who is
leading the movement in this country.
Slowly but surely the labor men are
getting down to real business and today
saw a big step toward the end. The
fraternal delegates were heard from, all
Of the resolutions which will be acted
on at this convention were handed in,
committees were busy organizing and the
elaborate program of entertainment was
started
The Washington herald., 1916-11-15
Love SEALS HER LIPS
ON BLACKMAL STORY
Alleged Borrowings" of Chicago
Woman Due to Mans Stupidity.

(By the International News Seryice.)
Chicago, Nov. 14.-Miss Anna E. Sharp
ley came back to Chicago today in an
effort to help. unravel her tangled fnan-
cial affairs. Weeping bitterly, the woman,
who is alleged to have borrowed ss1 900
from new friends without securitys laid
bare her past life in an effort to show
that she had been driven to doubtful
business dealings in order to satisfy de-
mands of a blackmailer.
The confession also came from her lips
that she is the woman who In Philadel-
phia and New York was sentenced to
prison for raising money orders.
mot a cent have profted from all of
it." she sobbed. HE took II all and
demanded more and still more He knew
the secret of girlish indiscretion and he
made me pay dearly. He is dead now
and not for worlds would reveal his
name and risk having my story made
public. For in spite of what he did, I
love him STILL"
The Washington herald., 1916-11-15
GERMAN civil FORCES
NEXT To Be Modified
New Move Expected to Release More
Men for Front.
BY WILLIAM BAYARD HALE.
international New. servieel

Berlin (via Sayville wireless), Nov. IS
(delayed).-Very significant of the Ger
man will to win is the determination
made known today to mobilize the civil
forces of the empire in elaboration with
the armies at the front.
A new department has been created to be
known as the war bureau" distinct from
the war ministry. under the direction of
Gen. Groener, with jurisdiction to sum-
mon the civil forces of the empire in re-
enforcement Of the military.
Legislation is now in preparation. 1t
will be drafted in the Bundesrat and
probably confirmed by the Refchstag at
an early special session.
England months ago undertook a sim
liar procedure. While particulars are
lacking, and also, indeed, not yet con-
firmed, it is probable that the German
scheme will mobilize on a vast scale the
man power and the female energy of the
empire in support of the armies at the
front.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-15
MERCURY DROP BREAKS
BACKBONE OF AUTUMN
Zero Weather and Snow Storm Hit
Country.

Autumn's backbone was broken yes
terday.
The cold weather on the Pacific Coast
and mountain region has started its east
erly pilgrimage and yesterday spread a
six-inch layer of snow over Central New
YorlS State and freezing temperatures
were reported from as far south as CEN
trail Alabama and Mississippi.
North Platte,<Neb.. comes forward with
the lowest temperature. 4 degrees below
zero. FL Paso reports p above and Den
yer, above. Des Moines. Iowa, and Du-
luth. Mimi. report above. The low
est temperature for Washington last night
was 81 above.
Chicago reports the first death from
freezing. The body Of X. A. Davidson,
Co. was found on a vacant lot where he
had frozen to death.
The weather sharps see no snow for
Washington in the near future.
All the members of TIE local police
force donned their overc )sts yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-15
BRIDE OF 4 MONTHS
victim OF JEALOUSY
Woman Charged With Staying Girl
For Revenge.

IBy the International News Service }
Philadelphia. Nov. 1L-Mrs. Mary Bies-
ehefska. IS years of age. was today placed
under arrest charged with the murder
Of one of her boarders at her house in
Port Richmond. a suburb.
Following the cxhuming and finding Of
arensic poisoning in the body OF Mrs
Sofia Rojewskl, 21-year-old bride of
four months, the coroner ordered the ar
rest OF the accused woman and later in
the day a man whose name the police
will not yet disclose, was placed under
arrest on the suspicion of knowing some
thing about the case.
The husband of the dead woman had
lived at the house for a year before his
marriage last July and friends of the
man are alleged to have told a coroner's s
detective OF the jealousy aroused in his
Boarding mistress over his marriage. The
accused woman has a husband and three
children. the youngest 10 months old.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-15
SEARCH in BLIZZARD
FOR LOST GRAIN MAN
Lone Hunter Believed Lost in North
ern Minnesota Woods.
(By the International News servie..) }

CBy the International News servtee.)
Chicago, Nov. H-Hundreds of persons
today are searching the blizzard-ridden
woods in the vicinity of Ely, Mimi, for
Horace Z. Jackson. grain authority and
member of the Chicago Board of Trade.
who has been lost for four days.
Jackson started out on a hunt Friday
and when he did not return efforts to find
him failed because the heavy snow of
Saturday obliterated his trail through the
A reward of 81 600 is offered
for his discovery and every searcher is
to be paid so.
With the hunting season but two days
old. four deaths have been reported from
the north woods. Three deer hunters
were found shot in the Wisconsin woods
and Charles Pronek, 10, mounting guard
on a stump while his father hunted near
by, fell off, and was killed by his own
rifle. near Amigo. Wis.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-15
DEMAND AMERICANS RELEASE

II Paso, Tex, Nov. IA peremptory
demand for the release of three Ameri-
cans held in the JuaTez Jail was made
upon the Carranza authorities this after
noon by the American State Department
through agents here
The three Americans held at Juarez are
Joseph Williams, Benjamin Brain, and
William Ibis. The State Department also
demanded the release of Albert Harold
an American held at Chihuahua City.
Ibis, an American, was arrested by Car
rama authorities at Juarez today charged
with declaring that the garrison of that
city could be bought by any one who had
800. He is threatened with execution.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-15
SELLS PRETTY Wife;
Slain BY PURCHASER
Failure to Make Prompt Payment Re-
suits in Shooting.
NV the Inte-.fIon.I Ns

(By the International News Service.)
st. Louis, Mo-. Nov. IA strange pact
by which William F. Hussman sold his
pretty wife to a man ten years his
junior ended fatally today when Ralph
II. Shotwell. the purchaser, shot Huss-
man through the heart.
The deal was arranged a week ago.
Shotwen promised to pay $500 for Mrs.
Hussman within a week, and she, ac-
quiescing in the sale, promised to pay
party of the money herself.
Convinced that Shotwell was trying to
evade payment. Hussman went to his
home today, and after an argument drew
a revolver. His weapon failed to dis
charge and Shotwell killed him. An ex-
animation showed that the main spring
had been removed from the elder mans
revolver.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-15
FASHIONABLE WOMEN
Caught IN drug raid
Tweny-three Fall Into Net in ExcIu-
sive Back Bay District.
(By the International New. Service, ,

(By the International News Service. }
Boston, Nov. H-In a sensational raid
on several houses in the fashionable
Back Bay section early today the police
took into custody twenty-three women,
all declared to be residents of that colony.
No charges were made against the
women. but it was alleged by the au-
thorities that they were obtaining mar
cotic drugs.
DR.. Elliott D. Robbins, dean of the Bos-
ton School of Anatomy and Embalming,
was arrested on a charge of Illegally dis
pensing drugs. The names of the women
held were not divulged by the police.
Scenes of the widest CONFUSION follow
ed when the police broke into the houses.
Many Acknowledgement women tainted
and some of them tried to fee through
the streets.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-15
HEROINE UNDER ARREST,
Woman Who BattIed with Robbers
Charged with Theft.

Chicago, Nov. 1L-Mrs. Margaret Yer
valin," who saved her firms money by
bravely battling with a bandit. was un-
der arrest today on the charge OF en-
bezzling $1,000 Her employers sNore out
the warrant reluctantly. Though at
tackled and beaten over the head with
a revolver. she had continued 10 fight the
robber until he fed.
The police heard today that VervalIn
was not her real name. Her husband, il
was understood. had failed in business
and she had taken upon her shoulders
the financial burdens Of the family, using
an assumed name.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-15
"SUFF" LEADERS PLAN
CAMPAIGN FOR 1917
Not Cast Down by Defeat in Two Big
States.
tBy the IpternntIonaI News seryic.

my Ine SCTNAccsD
Chicago, Nov. 14-Defeat Of votes for
women in South Dakota and West Vir-
ginia, the only States that voted on suf-
frage at last Tuesdays election, has by
no means discouraged suffrage leaders.
who already are beginning to plan their
1917 campaign.
In West Virginia the proposal was
voted down by an overwhelming majority
In South Dakota the suffrage cause LOST
by only about 5000 votes out of more
than .60.OC0 cast.
Western suffrage leaders who have been
in close touch with campaigns in both
States today attributed the defeats to
two factors. One was he lack of proper
in advance of the campaign
and the other, suggested particularly by
Democratic women, was the attack made
by the woman's party on President VIII
son during the campaign.
A conference OF national suffrage lead
ers probably will be held soon to map
out the 1917 campaign.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-15
GERMANS FREE AMERICANS.

Amsterdam, Nov. 1.-THE German gov
ernment today released several Americans
who were detained after being taken from
the Dutch mail steamship Koeningen
Regentes. A German submarine held up
the vessel and took it into Zeebrugge last
week. The Americans were permitted to
return to Holland.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-15
BRITISH SEIZE PASSENGERS.

New York. Nov. 1.-THE Scandina Wan
liner Helig DIVA, arriving today. reported
that British authorities at Kirkwan re-
moved two passengers and all the Eail
before allowing the vessel 70 proceed
The passengers taken off were Conra1
Stfanowsl1i, a Russian, and Christian
Paramar. a Dane. No reason was given
for their removal. Capt. Hoist said,
The Washington herald., 1916-11-15
HUGHES MAY 90 10 FRONT

Ottawa, Ont, Nov. 1L-Maj. Gen. Sir
Samuel Hughes, who resigned yesterday
as Canadian minister OF militia and de-
fense, declared today that he would de-
vote all his future energies TO helping
the recruiting movement. Some Of his
friends, however, believe that the former
minister viii seek a commission In active
service and 80 to the front. He won hIEh
honors in the Boer war.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-15
TELLS TALE OF SUFFERING.

New York. Nov. H.-Harrowing tales Of
the suffering of the railroad switchmen
during the excessively cold winter months
were told today to the Federal Board of
Arbitration which is endeavoring to
throw light on the eight-hour law, by 8.
d. Reid, a Baltimore & Ohio switchman.
Il have seen swltchmen endure most
terrible suffering during the winter
months" he told the board. 'T have seen
them at work with icicles hanging from
their eyebrows and their hands and feet"
The Washington herald., 1916-11-15
BRITISH FORCES
TAKE BEAUCOURT
Capture Third Village In
Ancre Battle.

CBy the International News Serviee1
Germans a moments pause to recuperate
from the sudden thrust in the valley Of
the Ancre before dawn yesterday. the
British duringth last twenty-four hours
struck blow after blow on this new bat
tlefield, adjoining that Of the Somme.
In the ferocity of the attacks. as well
as in the measure of success already
scored, the battle now under way astride
the .Ancre brook bids fair to rival. if
not outdo, the great Somme combat.
Capture of the village of Beaucourt was
the outstanding result Of today's fight
ing. Having flung his claws into the
western outskirts Of this hamiet-sman,
but a strategic value-in yesterdays in
itial onrush. the British lion throughout
today pounded his way deeper and deeper
into the German defenses, until with the
approach OF dusk the Teuton commander
withdrew the last remaining scattered de-
Tenders.
Observation-Disclosures is the third viii
Iage to fall into British hands since yes
terday morning. The loss of the two
others. Beaumont-Hamel and St Pierre
Divion, was admitted by the Berlin war
office this afternoon.
Take 5000 Prisoners.
Considerable more than 5000 prison.
ers-" the British hish command reported
tonight. have been taken since the
Ancre battle began Again the state
ment adds:
More are coming in"
The next twenty-four nous are ex-
pccted to develop the supreme test on
this front. for by tomorrow the Germans
are expected to have rushed sufficient
renforcements to this originally thin line
to put up a more stubborn defense.
In conceding the loss of Beaumont
Hamel and St Pierre Divion, the Ger
man official report said that these two
villages were sold at considerable Sacri-
fees to the British. A significant ad-
mission, however, is added in the follow
ing passage:
ObjectiNes Gained.
Our tenacious defense caused US con-
siderable losses
The day brought the British also a To-
cal success east of Butte de Warlencourt,
where in the words of the midnight re-
Fort. practically all of our objectfves
we're gained and some eighty prisoners
were taken.
The extent of the British success, the
force of their attacking momentum, Is
shown by the fact that the afternoon re-
port claimed "over 4OOG' prisoners, while
the midnight statement records the cap
ture of considerably over 1900" This
means an addition of more than thou
sand prisoners in the afternoon and early
evening.
On the Franco-German front the day
was comparatively calm. The Paris night
communique reports the occupation of a
mine crater in the Argonne and violent
German csrHOnading against Pressoire
and the Btsches and La Maisonette farm
sectors. south of the Somme.
Gun duels continue to rage east of the
MeTse, on the Verdun front.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-15
U-B0AT TOLL MOUNTING.

Confidential adyices received in
Washington reveal that during the
past two weeks more ships and
greater amount Of tonnage has been
destroyed by German and Austrian
submarines than in the preceding
three months
1t was learned that the loss of life
also has been considerable. although
provision was made in all cases where
the vessels attacked did not resist for
the safety Of crews and passengers.