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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-08-30
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-08-30

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attempt TO reach the Suez canal
Lieut.. Gen. Murray. commander OF
the British troops In Egypt. is re
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say. he captured 1900 Turks and
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-08-30
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The Washington herald., 1916-11-20
See BIGGER WAGE
FOR U. S. CLERKS
Campaigners Predict Higher
Salaries for Employees.

With the cost of living constan ntly
advancing and prospects of general
salary increase for government work
ers extremely remote under the exist
ing systems of promotion, more than
$4,000 employees of Uncle Sam who re-
side in the District are looking toward
the coming session OF the ty-fourth
Congress for the remedial legislation
that will recognize experience and
faithful service by increased compen-
sation.
The problem of the District resident
in the service of the government is no
easy one. The path to promotion is
choked with red tape and politics and
the knowledge that the richest coun-
try in the world pays its employees the
poorest.
According to the fastest statistics.
compiled July l, there are 42.064 work
ers in the government employ who
live within the confines Of the Dis
trict.
They are distributed as follows: Sem
ate and House, 566; Treasury Depart
ment, 1886; State Department, 254;
War Department, 2.740; Department of
Justice, 465; Postoffice Department.
1888; Navy Department, 1921; Inter-
ior Department. $3.50; Department of
Agriculture, 3,5sf; Department of Com
merce. 1857; Department of Labor,
36S; Interstate Commerce Commission.
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-20
FLlRTS FLAYED
Pastor Denounces Female Co.
quette as "Meanest of Kind"

'Flirts" were denounced by Rev. DR..
James L. Gordon in a sermon last night
in the First Congregational Church on
the subject, "The Greatest Mistakes in
q Young Woman's Life" He said that a
woman who will firt 10 the 'meanest of
her kind" DR.. Gordon claimed that the
greatest mistake a young woman can
make is when shez surrenders her con-
science to her affections.
In an appeal to the churches, the home
and the community for the protection of
lonely and motherless. girls from the
many temptations which he said come in
their path, Dr. Gordon gave the follow
ing as mistakes of young women:
1T is a mistake for a young woman
to sneer at Christianity, because it is her
best friend.
1T is a mistake for her to enthrone the
spirit Of hate. Nothing will take the rose
out of her cheek so swiftly as hate in
a woman's heart.
1T is a mistake for young woman
to take a glass of wine outside of her
home circle. II she drinks outside of her
home she is stepping on dangerous
ground. She will surrender her person
ality very quickly when under the in
fuence of liquor.
1T is a mistake for woman to be
careless in her correspondence with men.
1t is a mistake for her to accept a gift
beyond the financial ability Of the giver.
1t is a mistake for her to deal lightly
with love offered her.
But the greatest mistake in the life
of a young woman is to surrender her
conscience to her affections. TO surrender
her head to her heart and to give her
emotions sway in preference to right
thinking"
DIR. Gordon based his remarks on deduc-
tions from historical and biographical
facts.
He said that civilization in the past can
be judged by woman as q standard,
claiming that IL the women of q certain
period were bad the civilization was bad
and vice versa.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-20
HITS DOG With GUN;
BULLET PIERCES Lung
Hunter Victim of Own Rife as He
Chastises Animal.

Attempting to cbastise his bird dos
with the butt of a rifle, Frank Semri.
q years old, an Italian shoemaker, of
2307 Pennsylvania Avenue southeast, was
shot in the right breast by a discharge
from the gun while near Massachusetts
avenue and Anacostia road southeast
yesterday afternoon.
With several friends Semri had gone
hunting in Randall Highlands. When one
OF his dogs became unruly Semri thrust
out his gun, holding it by the barrel.
in an attempt to punish the dog. The
barrel discharged and p caliber bullet
penetrated the mans chest and pierced
the lower right lung, coming out through
his neck
Accompanied by Samuel Bonsivalle, OF
81 Eighth street southeast, Semri was
brought to Casualty Hospital in a pass
ing automobile. where Drs. Wellington
and CuTtiss. the visiting and attending
physicians of the institution attended
him
Physicians at the hospital said last
night Semri was in a serious condition.
and 1t would be impossible to predict
his chances of recovery for several days
to come. Semri Is married and lives
with his wife at the above address. Po-
liceman Ogle. of the Eleventh precinct,
Investigated the accident. and reported
that the several stories of the accident
were alike
The Washington herald., 1916-11-20
|AVIATRIx MAKES
|. new US. RECORD
Flies $50 Miles Without Stop
in Face Of Gale.
CBy the International New. Service,

(By the international News ,servfee.)
Binghamton, N. Y. Nov. s.-Ruth
Bancroft Law broke the American cross
country nonstop record today in her at
tempted sunrise-to-sunset aeroplane
flight from Chicago to New York.
Driving her antiquated Curtiss through
a 45-mile gale, she few from Chicago to
Hornell-a distance Of $50 (air Iine) miles
in s hours and So minutes. She thus cap
tured the brief honors held by Victor
Carlstrom. Carlstrom. on November 2,
flew from Chicago to Erie, Penn-45a
niles-in an attempt similar to that which
Miss Law made today
Thrice she flew straight into the face
of death and didn't quiver She landed
at Hornell because she had used all the
gasoline in the tanks. Had the supply
Of fuel lasted. 1t Is likely the nerveless
girl would have clung to her levers until
her goal had been reached. She had
hoped to make Governors Island. She
will resume the flight tomorrow morning.
She made her first stop on the snow
quilted acreage Of Hornell Fair Grounds.
She fell. rather than stepped, out of her
leather seat. A mask of ice glazed her
face. Her eyes were fixed like those OF
q marionette.
Her arms remained at right angles az
though she had not yet let go the wheel.
It was several minutes before the dar-
ing girl could walk erect or talk con-
nectedly.
. From Chicago to Hornell she few at
an average speed OF eighty-two miles an
hour.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-20
GERMANS ENCIRCLING
RUMANIAN RAILROADS
Attempting to Seize Every Artery
Leading to Bucharest.
CBy the International New

CBy the international News Servtee-D }
London. Nov 19.-The extent OF the last
three weeks gains by Gen. Won Fslken-
hayn in Pennsylvania and the menace
they hold to RUmania are indicated BY
today's official bulletin Of the Berlin war
office.
The report states that between Novem-
Der l and is 1.-THE Teutons captured Iss
officers and IS SSS men. For the first time
the real object Of the Teuton campaign
in that theater OF war is made evident.
This object is to seize the entire western
Rumanian railroad net, including every
road leading TO Bucharest It is already
partly accomplished.
Rumania's ominous situation, military
critics conceded today, is little altered by
the fact that the valiant resistance OF
King Ferdinand's troops and the cooper
alton of the Russians are impeding the
Teuton advance.
At one point of the battle front the
RumaniRns even scored a local success.
capturing four officers and 80 men. two
cannon and five ammunition wagons in
the region Of Drcgo Slavele.
AS against this. today's enumeration OF
successes by Berlin is supplemented by the
Russian war Office, which admitted a fur
ther pushing back of the Rumsnians in
the jul and Alt Valleys.
The Petrograd statement adds that the
Rumanisns on their part took a series OF
heights in a new offensive in the Tirgu
Jiuu valley.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-20
U.S.. FURNISHING HALF
OF Allies MUNITIONS
Germany Stirred by Part America |.
Playing in War.
By WILLIAM BAYARD HALE.

Berlin Cwireless via Sayville). Nov. 19-
Few things have made a deeper impress
sion on German public opinion than the
publication in the Lokal Anzeiger of
statistics purporting to prove that the
United States is now furnishing practi-
cally half the ammunition discharged by
the French and English against the sons
OF the Fatheriand.
THE supply of war materials furnish
ed by the United States to the enemies OF
Germany is daily taking on larger pro-
portions and is now 50 per cent Of the
value Of the total exports from the port
of New York, which represents half the
total exports of all American ports made
Up of war materials" says the news
paper.
The total of half the New York ex.
ports. according to September customs
figures, which were made in declarations
is S270O0o,OOo. OF these explosives. hand
grenades and shells amounted to $1,000.
oOc, smokeless powder to $40, 600 and
various items of ammunition to SlO,O0o.-
Oc0 a total of $15o, 100000,
"In addition to these items Of death.
dealing instruments, the invoices include
war and destructive tools directed against
Germany to the value of many millions
more. This statement included statis-
tics froR Philadelphia, Boston, Newport
News and Bridgeport"
The Washington herald., 1916-11-20
Lone SAILOR REMAINS
ABOARD DEUTSCHLAND
Crew Cannot Return to U-Liner Until
Bonds Have Been Deposited.

New London, Conn, Nov 19.-The Ger
man submarine freighter Deutschland to-
day Is In sole possession of a grizzled old
salt brought to fame Tor the first time
under the plebeiGn cognoEen of Will
Whiffen.
He is reinforced by a notice of libel
tackled to the wooden gratings on the
deck, and Capt. Koenig and his famous
crew will not be allowed to return TO
their craft until the owners Of the sub
marine have deposited bonds to cover
any possible recovery in the suits now
filed against the submarine for the loss
of the tug. T. A. Scott, jr., and her crew.
The suits are gradually increasing. 1t
was learned today. Another suit asking
SO 900 damages will be filed today In the
Superior Court by relatives Of Edward
Stone, fireman of the tug. This will
bring the total amount of damages de-
manded up to $4,000.
BY noon tomorrow the owners of the
Deutschland will have deposited bonds to
take care of the libel proceedings insti-
tuted by the T. A. Scott Company for
$4,000.
As soon as this formality has been COM
pleted, Sheriff ]. H. Tubbs, of this city.
will take possession of the submarine
by virtue of writs of attachment, cover
ing the suits brought by relatives Of the
men lost on the T. A. Scott, jr.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-20
TEMPTATIONS OF Youth
.DEBATEDBY CHURCHMEN
Young Girls Tempt Boys and Boys
Tempt Young Girls" Says Schiff.
CBy the international New.

CBy the International News service.)
New York, Nov. 19.-The comparative
temptations that New York holds out to
young men and young women formed the
subject of a symposium by Nicholas
Murray Butler, President Of oDmbia
University; Jacob H. Schiff and pthers
at st. Andrews Methodist Church today
in response to a request by the pastor,
Rev. Fred Winslow Adams.
As to the chief temptation for young
men they said:
Jacob H. Schin, young women"
Nicholas Murray Butler, "to spend more
money than their incomes justify"
Justice MITCHELL "to achieve wealth by
accepting low standards
Theodore Russell, representing the mo-
tion picture industry, bad women in the
red light district"
women: -
Jacob H. Schiff. young men,"
Katherine B. Davis. Of the parole COM
mission. "the desire for pleasure-the kind
that Is typihed in the glamour and glare
of Broadway
Mabel Crafty, general secretary ma
tional Y. w. C. A., clothes"
The Washington herald., 1916-11-20
U.BOAT SANK ARABIA,
GERMAN NAVY ADMITS
For First Time Declares Submarine
Torpedoed P. & o. Liner.

tBy the International News Service
Berlin (via SayvilIe wireIessD. Nov. ls.-
The German admiralty today admitted
for the first time the torpedojng by a
German submarine of the Peninsular and
ortentsa Liner Arabia The following on
cial statement was issued:
The German admiralty on November
10 reported that a German submarine 50
miles west OF Malta sank a I2.0o0-ton hos
tile transport sailing under convoy. The
British admiralty declares this report In
correct, since no transport was sunk, but
the liner Arabia was sunk without warn
ing by a German Submarine on Novem-
c. 300 miles east Of Malta.
This is an evident attempt to mis-
lead public opinion for the following rea-
sons:
"As reported by the German admiralty
on November Is. German submarine on
November sank a hostile transport of
1000 tons, so miles west of Malta The
transport Arabia likewise was sunk by a
submarine on November s. 800 miles east
of Malta
THE transport Arabia carried a Is
centimeter gun and was carrying hun
dreds of working men for employment on
war materials in France, among whom
were Chinese, as well as black and other
colored British
The Washington herald., 1916-11-20
AERO CLUB ACCREDITS
MISS Law With RECORD
Official Version of Remarkable Trip
Given Out in New York.

(By the international News Servtce.J
New York, Nov. Ie.-The following
statement. accrediting Miss Law WIKI
the cross-country. nonstop record. was
issued tonight by Allan p. HawIey and
Henry Woodhouse. of the contest COM
mittee Of the Aero Club Of America:
Miss Ruth Law left Chicago at IA;
a. m, being timed by James s. Stevens
vice president OF the Aero Club Of Illi.
nois, and representative of the Aero
Club of America.
"At lO:gS, Western time, Miss Law
passed Vermillion, Ohio. the report say.
ing that she was flying at O speed OF 10.
miles an hour. Vermillion is given as
3cs miles from Chicago.
AT IL noon. Eastern time. Miss Law
passed over jamestown. N. Y. The next
report stated that she had landed al
HorneIl, n. Y. had taken gasoline, and
had started at 3:24 for New York. She
passed over Cameron, which is twenty
five miles due south of Hornell, at $40
and lander at Binghamton. N. Y, for
the evening at 4:45.
THE distance between Chicago and
Hornell, by air line. is $50 miles. There
fore, Miss Law better's Victor Carl.
strom's record for a nonstop, cross-coun-
try fight from Chicago to Erie, which
was 452 miles. and becomes the holder
of the American cross-country-nonsto
record"
At Governors Island. preparations had
been made to receive Miss Law in case
she continued her flight to this city.
Mai Carl F. Hartmann of the United
States Signal Corps, received telephone
communication that Miss Law would be
in New York at $50 or thereabouts.
She had asked that red fire and lights
be set burning on the aviation field on
Governors Island that she might sight
from aloft, her landing.
There was no red fire on the island.
Maj. Hartmann ordered that pans
filled with gasoline and rags, be sci
out upon the sea wall and fred at sun.
down.
At 5:1S they touched of the broad pans
of gasoline on the sea wall.
The island sprang ablaze.
From the ships and ferries in the bay
1t seemed as though the whole military
base had burst into fire, and a hurried
call came to headquarters to learn what
the trouble was.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-20
LABOR LEADERS
HERE FOR FIGHT
brotherhood Chiefs Arrive for
Eight-Hour Law Battle.

The public is the interest most to be
considered in this controversy between
the railroads and the brotherhoods; both
sides seem to forget that they are our
servants in this matter" said Representa-
live W. C. Adamson yesterday in an
Interview on the national labor contro-
Versy.
Mr.. Adamson is the chairman of the
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Com
mittee Of the House. He was President
Wilson's chief lieutenant in forcing the
eight-hour bill through the lower BRANCH
pf Congress. His views represent those
of the administration.
Representative Adamson reiterated his
faith In the constitutionality Of the eight
hour law. He said 1t would surely go
Into effect January /.
President Wilson will talk with Mr..
AdamsUn within the next two days on
the matter OF putting through Congress
the railroad legislation recommended by
Mr.. Wilson In August.
This Is only one feature of staging the
arena in which the great railroad fight
will be conducted. The four powerful
brotherhood chiefs came to Washington
late yesterday afternoon. Stone, of the
engineers; Carter. of the Aremen, and
Lee, of the trainmen, arrived, with
Shepard. Of the conductors, who repre-
vents his superior. Garretson.
Senator Francis G. Newlands, Of Ne
vada, too, arrived yesterday. Today he
will begin the exhaustive inquiry into
Federal control Of transportation and
allied utilities
Representative Adamson. in discussing
he proposed legislation. said:
II believe in Federal regulation. I've
been fighting for 1t for years. l do not
believe in government ownership. What's
he use? A>sovereign has just as COM
plete control over the property of his
subjects as II he owned 1t. But do be-
ueve in Federal regulation. And the
only way to prevent strikes is by Federal
-egulation.
Il believe in this government taking
matters into its own hands. The people
run this government and they are due
all protection. Strikes are an outrage.
The laboring men have rights. But they
have no right to throw brickbats and tie
up the country.
Arbitration? / don't think much of
II. Both sides have redress in the courts.
There's always the opportunity of Iiti-
cation. Litigation and civilization 60
hand in hand. And when you don't have
litigation, you don't have civilization"
The Washington herald., 1916-11-20
new YORK CITYFACES
SERIOUS FOOD famine
Feared Starvation Soon Will Claim
Startling Toll.
CBy the international New

(By the international News Service.) }
New York, Nov. 19.-New York City
faces the worst food famine in its his
tory.
Already the city's poor are in unprece-
dented distress owing to the exorbitant
prices of food and coal.
While these facts have been vaguely
known for some time. the glare of pub
licity and the searchlights of public in
vestigation were for the first time put
into operation today with the view to
ferreting out the causes and finding rem
edies. From various pulpits of leading
churches, from offices of social welfare
societies and from the exclusive rooms
of the City Hall came statements she'd
ding light on the misery suffered by
thousands of men, women and children
and frankly conceding that If remedies
are not promptly found before winter
sets it, starvation will exact a toll that
will startle the world.
The predominant feature Of the situa-
ton, as regards the outlook for\relief, is
that competent authorities tonight agreed
that an embargo on shipments to the
belligerents in Europe is the only way to
avert the disaster. ,
These are the outstanding points in the
situation: 80 ss-
At least 50 per cent of the East Side
went to bed hungry tonight, according to
a statement by the Rev. DR.. Edward
Gabler. Other districts are also seri-
ously affected. Hundreds of persons ap-
peale6 to the churches for aid. Condi-
tions showed all indications of a repeti-
ton of the terrible bread line situation
Of the early part of 1914 u
Large numbers of children attending
schools are in a half-starved condition,
according to Mrs. Ralph Trautnian, pres
ident of the Women's Health Protective
Association. From 20 to 30 per cent of
the children are underfed, investigating
ministers found.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-20
ALLIES TAKE MONASTIR:
HARDEST BLOW STRUCK
BY ENTENTE THIS FALL
new BORDER plan
Mexico Suggests Final Solu.
tion of Trouble.

An agreement by the American-Mexi-
can Joint Commission this week, or the
immediate dissolution OF that body. ID
expected in Washington.
Luis Cabrera. chairman of the Mexican
section, will present to the commission
before noon today a document which is
intended to offer the only solution of the
deadlock acceptable to the Mexican gov
ernment
Secretary Of the Interior Lane, chair
man OF the American section, submitted
to the consideration OF President Wilson
and Secretaries Lansing and Baker on
Saturday night the outlines Of Cabrera q
proposed plan. President Wilson, accord
ing to report, approved the draft, in part.
The plan embraces, according to the
best available information:
IA promise by the United States to
withdraw the Pershing expedition within
five weeks
"A system of border patrol to follow
broadly the Scott-Obregon plan, which
provided that the American and Mexican
troops should come in contact only at
their respective wings.
5-The United States to lend its friendly
officers to the de facto government in its
effort to negotiate a loan in this coun-
try. Mexico's plan is to pay the interest
and principal out of revenues from the
taxes.
+The commission will continue its sit-
tings, unless the Mexicans are unyielding,
and take up secondary problems
The alternative is direct negotiations
between Ambassador-designat Arredon-
do andohe State Department here, or be-
tween the American Embassy and the
foreign office in Mexico City.