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The Washington herald., 1916-11-30
RUMANIANs FLEE
BEFORE TEUTONS
Civilians Join Soldiers in
Flight from Invaders.

The disorderly retreat Of the Rumanian
armies towards Bucharest continues, the
civil populations OF hundreds OF towns
joining with the defeated troops in q
wild flight. according to dispatches from
several sources last night.
The latest official report, from Berlin,
issued at the end of the day, announced
the capture of Pitechti, a town sixty
five miles north OF Bucharest, by the
army group Of Gen. Falkenhayn. The
statement adds that Field Marshal Mack
ensen's armies, advancing from the
south, and now within twenty miles of
the Rumanian capital, Is directing its
movements to correspond with those OF
Won Falkenhayn.
Meanwhile the Russian armies in the
Southern Carpathians have struck a
strong blow in a last-Ininute effort to
divert the tremendous pressure which
the Teuton armies are bringing TO bear
upon the Rumanians
A heavy offensive was launched yes
terday In the region of Kirlibaba, Pet
rograd reporting the capture of a series
OF ridges east and south of this place,
together with more than 700 prisoners
Yesterday afternoon fighting was TAX
ing place on the northernmost Rumanian
front. not far from its junction with the
main Russian front. That 1t was of the
most intense character was indicated by
last nights German report. An earlier
announcement had stated that the
Russians had succeeded In attaining
small local gains at a heavy cost. Last
nights statement said that the Russians
renewed their attacks and that no in
formation of the results was yet at hand.
Petrograd tells an entirely different
story from the German war Office of the
results In this sector
South of Kirlibaba," the Russian war
office reports" in the Dovtiana Valley.
We captured ridge OF heights along the
whole Of our front
News that the civil populations of
Rumanian towns had Joined with the
soldiers In frantic retreat before the in
vaders was contained in an official state
ment from Sofia.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-30
WELCOME
TO ALL GERMANY
Won Bethmann-Hollweg Tells
Of Nation S Plans.

Copyright 1916. by the International News seryiee.
Berlin Cby wireless to Sayville, N. ",
Nov. 29.-on the eve Of an order to call
into the direct service of the empire
all the strength of its manhood between
the ages Of IT and 90 years, the German
nation Is ready to treat for peace.
In an interview with the imperial chan
cellor.at Berlin. by william Bayard Hale
yesterday, recites the repetition of chan
cellors former statement that Germany is
willing to enter into negotiations for
peace. The chancellor, speaking of the
act that will be introduced In the Reich
stag today to call out the remainder Of
the nations man force reverted to his
former statements of peace.
IF our enemies are obdurate," he con-
cluded, ''and choose to continue their
hopeless endeavor we can only continue
to make them pay the bitter price OF
their folly. The German soul Is resolute
and undaunted."
Tomorrow we enter upon an enter
prise of defense of staggering magnitude.
Yet while the will Of the German people
grows even more determined to carry
the struggle on to any length necessary
to complete yindication of our national
integrity and destiny. 1t has ever been.
and Is now our desire to resume the
amicable exertions of peace as soon as
we are allowed to do So"
The chancellor today exhibited :he dec
Iarations he made on the subject of peace
some time ago. He compared his state
ments with statements made recently by
the President of the United States and
the British premier, Mr.. Asquith.
The utterances had 70 do with the es.
tablishing of a world peace court.
When he had concluded reading them
to a representative of the international
News Service he turned and asked:
II wonder whether anybody unfamiliar
with the documents could tell which of
US said which,"
The Washington herald., 1916-11-30
CITY and NATION
TO Give THANKS
FOR PROSPERITY
With Merriment and at ReIi-
gious Services, Praise Will
Be Offered.
POOR TO BE FEASTED
GeorsetownGeorse Washington Foot
ball Game Will Be Main
Attraction.

A nation will pause today In the midst
OF IN prosperity and happiness to give
thanks for peace and for the promise Of
future peace and manifold blessings.
Throughout the United States will rise
IN a chorus Thanksgiving prayers OF
gratitude for freedom from the horrors
of war, for the prosperous times peace
has brought, and for the promise OF con-
tinued prosperity and well-being. From
the hundreds in gilt and gold to the mill
lions In plebian garb. varied expressions
Of gratitude and good will go out to-
day.
WASHINGTON, the seat of the national
government, will offer up its gratitude
today in festive merriment and at relig-
ious service. In the churches the clergy
will preach sermons on thankfulness; In
private homes the turkey will be carved
and around mission boards the citys
poor will be guests of Washington's hos
pitality.
II is Thanksgiving.
In the hundreds of social affairs
planned in commemoration Of the ma
tional day OF thanks, all Washington will
take active part. With the promise of
fair skies, the day will be ideal for ceIe-
brations and exercises
President Wilson has planned to spend
a quiet day at the White House with his
family. He will probably attend church
this morning. In officiaI and social cir
cles. affairs of pomp and splendor have
been arranged, while members of Con-
gress, a few of whom have arrived for
pre-session business, will spend the day
with their families and friends.
The climax Of the days activities
will come this afternoon in the big
football game between Georgetown
and George Washington Universities
at the Hilltop. 1t will be the first
time since 1907 that the two schools
have engaged in such a contest.
In spite OF the high cost OF living
Washington citizens will forget their
troubles for a day and remember what
'they have to be, thankful for.
Prohibitive prices have barred from
many a table the national bird. but
substitutes are expected to diminish
in no way the days enjoyment.
The eighth annual Pan-American
Thanksgiving celebration will be held
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-30
"Ad" Brings Freedom
To Alleged Murderer
pecsl to The Washington Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Chicago. Nov. ee.-Through the
agency Of an advertisement, Daniel
Farrell. Of Brooklyn. under arrest
charged with the murder of q
saloonkeeper, walked out a free
man.
Farrell was arrested shortly
after the murder He had regis
tered at the Y. NJ. c. A Hotel a
little while before. Upon the time
OF his registration rested his proof
that he could not have been at
the saloon when Tiefenthaler was
killed.
He advertised for persons who
had registered at the hotel when
he did. More than thirty answers
were received, and the grand jury
failed to find an Indictment against
him.
TT does pay to advertise" said
Farrell, as he left the lookup.
cleared OF the charge.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-30
SEES RATE FIGHT
Adamson Says Laws May Pass
Unguarded Congress.

You can pour water on a rock and
the rock will finally wear out, and Just
so you can devil and devil Congress until
almost any legislation may slip through
In an unguarded moment"
Thus spoke Representative Adamson,
father of the Adamson eight-hour law.
before a body of Washington business
men in the Builders and Manufacturer
Exchange last night
And SO you may know the next move
Of the railroad officials in fighting the
etght-hour law" he continued ''They will
fight and holloa and hoIloa and fight to
get Increased freight rates under the pre-
text that the eight-hOur law will mean
increased expenses.
IF only the railroad officials behave
themselves and obey the law they will
be the most popular people in creation.
often tell them that it would be a
good thing for them to study law for a
while. But we are gradually making
them admit that regulation is the proper
thing"
Representative Adamson emphasized
that his bill became a law as an element
of public safety and was not intended
TO legislate on an issue between capital
and labor
He cited facts showing some engineers
had worked as long as thirty hours on
one run, with the result that there gen.
orally were wrecks because "the engi-
neer's head was not clear and his hand
was not steady"
IF we sleep on a Pullman while the
train is rushing through the night" said
Representative Adamson. have a
right to have all the trainmen In their
senses. which long hours will not give
them"
The Washington herald., 1916-11-30
HAND OF Death TO Save
ALLEGED white SLAYER
Man Likely to Gain Freedom as Girl
Is Put in Casket.

CBy the InternationaI News Servtee-D
Chicago, Nov. SION the very day the
little girl he lured to Chicago is laid
away in a white cssket, John Cochran
probably will step out of jail q free
man.
all her life in Moberly. Mo. She fell easy
victim to Cochran's wiles when he came
to town to perform at q lodge entertain
ment. He brought her TO Chicago. Fed
eral officials assert, on a promise Of
marriage, and then sent her out on the
street to earn money for him. g.
While Cochran was awaiting trial on
white slavery charges a telegram brought
word that Katherine had died from the
treatment she received in Chicago. Fed
eral officers said the case would have TO
be dropped.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-30
BILLY SUNDAY RAILS )
AGAINST NEWSPAPERS
Evangelist Opens Fire on Publications
in Hub City
(By the international News Service

my the international News SeFvice.) }
Boston, Mass, Nov. 29.-Billy Sunday
tonight took up the cudgel against the
''grumblers and assassins of character
who go about peddling their infamous
lies" He referred to the blast and
the trumpet" penny papers on Boston
streets which tell or purport to tell the
''inside" of the Sunday movement and
which EXPOSE the evangelist You'll
see II 1 don't throw them down the
throats of the dirty, God forsaken
things" he told the newspaper men,
And you'll have to have a lot Of lead
pencils sharpened when 1 turn loose on
that gang"
"A lot of people grumble about what
is given me- he said again. "If I
wanted to lower Gods Standard I could
go into the movies and make 8, ,0Oo, 900 a
year, but I wouldn't do it for $50, 900, ,0OO.
God saved my immortal soul thirty years
ago and I am giving my life and energy
to the salvation OF others"
The audiences at matinee and night
performances were the smallest of the
revival to date. The "trailers'' at the
night service totalled 80 md there were
seventy-three at the matinee.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-30
BEQUEATHS 100000
FOR TRAINING MOTHERS
Birth Control Propasandists Hard Hit
by Terms of Will.
,By the international News service.)

IBy the international News Service.)
New York, Nov. 29.-Birth control prop
agandists today received a severe jolt
when they learned that the will of Mrs.
Lizzie NJ. Palmer, widow OF United States
Senator Thomas W. Palmer, contained a
benefaction of 100000 to be used for the
training of girls for motherhood. The
news came just as the campaign commit
tee Of the Birth Control League, fresh
from a meeting in the home of Mrs. Amos
Pinchot, was talking over plans for the
continuance of the birth control clinic
for the carrying on of which Mrs. Mar
garet Sanger faces trial
Mrs. Palmer's bequest is accompanied
by the statement:
Il hold profoundly the conviction that
the welfare of any community is insep-
arably dependent upon the quality of its
motherhood and the spirit and character
Of its bones
The will, which was filed at Mineola,
Long Island, specifies that the institu-
ton to be founded for the currying out
of Mrs. Palmer's motherhood purpose
shall be located at Detroit or in Green
field Township, Michigan.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-30
Latest Developments
In Bigger-Wage Fight

Bureau OF Statistics, Department
Of Labor, will ask corporations and
other large en-. !oyers Of labor for
facts on living conditions that
brought bout general increase In
salaries.
Two hundred and seventeen men,
bers OF House directly on record IN
writing as favoring Nolan sS-a-day-
minimum-wage bill.
Senator Gallil ger. of New Hamp-
shire, majority leader Of Senate,
favors increase in salary for all
who get less MAN 5000 a year.
Senator MARITIME, Of New Jersey,
fevors generl advance to enable
employees to meet increased cost of
living.
Speaker Champ Clark declares
that increased wages for govern
ment employees connot come up un-
less committee passes a rule making
IT preferential legislation.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-30
Thanksgiving Message
From Vice President

By THOMAS r. MARSHALL.
Wice President of the United
States)
If We Gid not spend so much
time wronging and then trying to
right the wrong. every day might
be Thanksgiving Day"
Each Of US can. II he WILL find
some personal reason for special
thanks.
To me the nations reason for
thanks is not SO much for WHAT
We have been and for twhat We
have, as for opportunity for the
chance to show the world how
Justice may prevail without injus-
tice. how strength can be patient
with angry weakness, how pros
pertty may ennoble and not debase
a people.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-30
BAKER LAUDs ARMY TEAM.

Secretary of War Baker yesterday sent
the following telegram to the superin-
tendent of the United States Military
Academy, West Point, N. Y:
Il wish you would express to the mem
bers of the Cadet Corps my heartiest
congratulations on their fine victory on
Saturday. 1t was a splendid exhibition
of skill, and the fine spirit of sports
manship and good feeling displayed by
members of the Cadet Corps of the two
Academies is deserving OF the highest
commendation. The Army met a worthy
foe, and their victory is all the more
notable on that account"
The Washington herald., 1916-11-30
JELLICoE COMMANDS FLEET.

London, Nov. 2s.-Sir John. Rushmore
Jellicoe, commander OF the British high
seas feet, has been appointed first sea
lord of the admiralty.
Vice Admiral Sir David Beatty has
been placed in command of the North
Sea feet.
The first sea lord of the admiralty is
one of the most important posts In the
naval branch or the government. He Is
consulted on all questions by the first
lord of the admiralty, who, at this time.
Is A. ]. Balfour.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-30
100000 SUIT GIFT
ON HIS WEDDING DAY
Passaic Attorney Alleged to Have Jilt-
ed School Teacher.
CBy the International News Service

CBy the International News Service. }
Passaic, n. j.. Nov. 29.-On the eve
of his wedding. Max Applegate, a
prominent young Passaic attorney,
was sued for 100000 today by Miss
Bessie Coulthard, a school teacher, who
alleges breach of promise. Applegate
was to be married tonight to Miss
Clementine Rust, a local heiress. and
both parties declared the wedding
would be held as scheduled.
"One hundred thousand dollars is a
small amount to sue him for, said
Miss Coulthard today. when he left
me faithlessly to marry Miss Rust he
killed my love and turned me into a
detective who will pursue him until he
pays the penalty. He promised to
marry me as long ago as 1912"
The Washington herald., 1916-11-30
2I7 MEMBERS
OF HOUSE FOR
MINIMUM WAGE
|Ope Additional Vote Would
Insure Passage Of Nolan
Measure.
CLERKS SCENT SUCCESS
Labor Department 10 Study Reasons
that Prompt Big Firms to
Grant Raises
CLERKS SCENT SUCCESS

The movement for increased ware. for
government employees gained impetus and
encouragement by the deyelopnents res-
terday.
Supporters of higher salaries and better
working conditions for Federal workers.
We're pleased with the knowledge that
l. Two hundred and seventeen
members OF the House Of Reprssenta-
uves are on record In writing %
favortnE the Nolan SS = day mtninum
wage bill
=. EtheIbert Stewart, chief st.tis-
tiesn OF the Bureau OF Statistics, De-
partment Of Labor, had made srranEe-
ments for securing data from CORPORA
lions and large employer. Of labor
m TO what living conditions Convinced
them of the necessity for q general
increase.
g. Senator GaIIinger. of New Hanp-
shire, minority leader of the senate.
came out for Increased salaries Cor
employees receiving Iess than azyoeo q
year.
Z. Speaker Champ d.rk expl.fnsS
how the empIoyes must WORK n tAsy
expect action st the sksrt session sf
Congress-
Speaker Clark, who fsrors an Increase
for the government employees, summed
up. in an interview win The washinEton
Herald representative. the Legislative
situation which new legislatioa oonfronds.
He said: II was going 70 guess az
all, and tts al guess work, would say
1t was going 10 be very hard to get mucn
general legislation out of this short sas-
sion This Is especially true II OonEress
sticks 70 the old way and fools away
two weeks with the Christmas vacation"
Opposed to vacsttsn-
Il am teetotaliy opposed 70 tbs propo-
sition Of an extended Christmas vacation.
There are only ninety-ons days in chs
coming legislative session, that IA count
ing March As q fun day. When In re-
ality IL Is only hslf day. II We remove
the fourtean Sundays 81 r1akas seventy
seven days that Oonsress WI As-A ses-
sion. Congress does not want 70 work
on Sundays unless II has to, and public
opinion seems to be Against a. II We
subtract fourteen more dayT for the
Christmas vacation, that brings the work
ing days down to stxty-three
That is not more than enough time
to consider and act on the fourteen great
CONTINUED on RAsE Two
The Washington herald., 1916-11-30
DANIEL WILLARD REELECTED.

New York, Nov. 29.-Daniel willard was
today reelected Spresident Of the Balti-
more and Ohio FOR his sixth consecutive
term. Oscar G. Murray was chosen
chairman of1the directorate for the en-
suing year. The other executive officers
were reelected as follows:
George NJ. Shriver. A. W. Thompson.
J. NJ. Davis. vice-presidents, with head
quarters at Baltimore; f. c. BatcheIder,
vice-president with headquarters at Chi
cago; c. W. woolford, secretary and
Hugh L Bond, Jr., general counsel. =
The Washington herald., 1916-11-30
CAUTION FAILS TO SAVE HIM.

New York, Nov. 2s.-For three years
John J. johnson waited patiently to cash
5000 in express money orders which he
had stolen, according to the police, on
steamship piers here in 1918. Several days
ago he endeavored to Isass the orders
and the police trailed him to a Manhat-
tan avenue address where they were
forced today to batter down the doors
before arresting him and woman called
The Washington herald., 1916-11-30
ONE POPULAR LITTLE PAsTnSE

New York. Nov. 2e.-Diogenes would
have one sweet time pursuing his
quest in New York. He would be
lucky IL he escaped with his lantern.
according to the report Of the New
York Street Railways Company. out
today.
The report slows T. c since Sep
tember 9 approx -ate'y Aroo oonduc-
tors have been discharged for knock
ing down" fares.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-30
GERMAN DIET RATHER SLIM.

New York, Nov. 2s.-One piece Of meat
three inches in diameter and one egg
three times a week now form the chief
diet of German civilians, according to
Mrs, Lawrence Lanier Winslow, wife of
the third assistant secretary of the
American embassy in Berlin. Mrs. Wins
low was here today en- route to visit her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kelsey
Devereaux in Cleveland.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-30
GIRL SLAYER. SENTENCED.

Lexington, KY, Nov. 2s.-Miss Pearl
Johnson, 20. prominent young woman
of Pineville, today was sentenced to a
life term in the State reformatory on
conviction of the murder of Clyda
Dunaway, whom she shot. it is alleged,
because of jealousy
The Washington herald., 1916-11-30
1S-P0UND TURKEY MISSING.

There was one thief in Washington
who put his Thanksgiving shopping
OF until the last minute. An eighteen
pound turkey was stolen from the
back porch of ]. B. Clarke's residence
after IL o'clock this morning. The
fowl was valued at $50.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-30
HOMAGE PAID FRANZ JOSEF.

Vienna. Nov. 2s.-For the past two days
there has been an endless procession
passing before the bier of the late EN-
peror Francis Joseph in the Hofburg
chapel Persons of every station in life
were in the throngs The massive sill
Yer casket is closed. but tie placid fea-
lures of the dead monarch can be seen
through the thick glass window In the
nd.ss
The Washington herald., 1916-11-30
ANTI-wAR LEAGUE MEETS.

The Anti-War League of the District
met last evening In the Public library.
Rev. H. II. Parkerson, of Chicago. M
Mahoney, chairman of the league; Mr.,
Jones, vice president, and Nine. Thou
main, spoke.
No meeting is expected to be held be-
tween now and Christmas. =,
The Washington herald., 1916-11-30
STAYS IN FROZEN NORTH.

Copenhagen. Nov. 2-Reports that
Knud Rasmussen and members Of the
Crocker land expedition have siven up
their quest and are returning 20 Copen-
hagen were proved unfounded today
when the ship Fox returned here. The
Fox is the last vessel out OF the North
land this year and Rasmussen was not
among its passengers.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-30
ONCE NOTED ACTRESS HURT.

New Haven, Conn. Nov. 29.-Miss
Charlotte NJ Crabtree, who as Lolita"
was known to thousands of American
theatergoers, was badly injured here
taday. when her limousine, driven by
chauffeur. crashed into a car driven
by Moe Mertz.
Miss Crabtree is 6s years old and is
noted as one of Boston's richest wom-
en-. She has long been retired from
the stage.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-30
$4,000 GET PAY BOOSTS.
Clothing Manufacturers and OIL
Companies Give Raises.

New York, Nov. s.-Forty-two thou
sand workingmen and women Of New
York and vicinity were today placed in
vigorous shape to fight the high cost Of
living through a wage increase ranging
all the way from 10 to 40 per cent
The American Clothing Manufacturers
Association. with 5000 employees, an
nounced raise Of from IS to 40 per cent
II is estimated that 10000 in the families
OF these will be benefited. The Bayonne,
Elizabeth and Clsiremont refneries Of
the Standard OIL Company. bulletined an
increase from $40 to S15O for sn eight
hour day.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-30
GIRLS BAN CONVERSATION.

Toledo. Ohio. Nov 2s.-one thousand
local telephones were put out of COM
mission today and several long dis
tance cables were cut as the result of
activity of striking girls and linemen
of the Ohio State Telephone Company
last night. Police arrested three girls
and two men.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-30
BANK ROBBERS GET $4,000.

Hazleton, Kans., Nov. 29.-Four rob-
bers who early today blew open the vault
in the State Bank here escaped with
$4,000. and took with them two boys who
were in charge of the night telephone Of
fee.
The bandits cut telephone and tele-
graph wires before entering the bank.
They ned in motor car, which is be-
lieved to have come from Tulsa, Okla
The Washington herald., 1916-11-30
TAKE HOT BUNCH OF PRISONERS

Berlin. via Sayville wireless, Nov. 20.
Among the latest prisoners captured
by the Germans 'on the Somme front
were Algerian Jews and negroes from
Cayenne, according to the war cor
respondent Of the Tagelische Dund-
schau.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-30
ROBBERS SLAY SALOON MAN,

Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. "a thrilling
plot for a yellow-back novel was staged
when two unmasked gunmen attempted
to rob the saloon Of John Bacsik on the
southern outskirts Of Cleveland, killed
the proprietor and escaped. Police, af-
ter an all night chase in an automobile,
returned today empty handed.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-30
BoER EX-PREsIDENT DIES.

Bloemfontein, South Africa, Nov. a.
Marines T. steyn, one Of the widely
known officials in South Africa ana Pres
ident OF Orange Free State from 1896 to
1900. died here today while making a pub
lie address to a congress of women.
Heart disease is believed to have caused
his death. He was 50 years old.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-30
TWO HUNDRED TAKEN IN RAIDS

Pittsburgh, Pa, Nov. 29.-Apprehensfye
of the sudden wave of all sorts of crimes
the Pittsburgh police arrested more than
200 persons in raids that lasted all Of
last night and extended into today. Most
of those arrested were negroes. The DO
flee department today issued a public
appeal for more police.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-30
BoUTELL,s DAUGHTER FREED,

Chicago. Nov. ss.--Mrs. Alice Gates
Boutell-Ladd. daughter Of Congress-
man Boutell, was today granted a d.
yorce from Brooks Ladd, Of Boston.
She was allowed $3.50 per month ALI
mouy and $50 for their child. she
charged . statutory offensS