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The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
PROVIDES PLEASURE
FOR Fighting men
National League for Woman's Serv-
ice Starts Recreation Centers.

tBy International News Service.)
New York, July THE uniform is
your admission ticket" is q slogan
that will soon De greeting soldiers and
sailors wherever they are concen-
trated. This reversal OF the old pref
udlce that often barred the man in
uniform from decent amusement
places is being fostered by the Ma
tional League for Woman's Service,
the branches OF which throughout the
country will soon be providing recrea-
ton centers for the boys in khaki and
blue.
The social club for sailors and SOL
diers opened by the league in New
York has proved so successful that
plans are going forward under the
direction of the leagues social and
welfare department to establish SINH
lar clubs elsewhere, the whole system
to be modelled on the English can
teens, the operation of which has been
studied by experts for adaptation TO
the needs Of our own men. The plan
has the enthusiastic Endorsement OF
the military authorities. as well as
OF the Y. NJ. C, A. and other mems
welfare organizations. In fact.
branches of the league are instructed
ilOH itdoAuoi NOiS III -NN"
York to consult local military authori-
ties and the Y. NJ. c. A. before open
ing a club.
The Canteens in New York have met
with immediate favor among the men
in uniforms. Here the soldiers, sail
ors or marines may meet and be en-
tertained. or spend a quiet hour in the
library or in the game room, without
any cost whatever. Uncle Sans uni
form being the ticket that entities
them to everything on the card free,
from cigarettes to dancing. The
league has enlisted well-known enter
tainers. musicians and singers. while
piano dealers, cigarette and tobacco
manufacturers. candy companies and
stationers have stocked up the can
teens with supplies-all free.
Members OF the league. their daugh-
ters and other relations. among them
many maids and matrons of social
prominence. attend the club as host
esses and dancing partners. Mrs. Her
bert c. Halcomb. of the leagues So
cial and welfare department, origi-
mated the movement, and takes per-
sCnal charge OF the entertainment,
seeing to II that the club is maintain
ed at a place OF healthy amusement
and not as "highbrow' meeting for
the mems moral uplift.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
Wild Bosrs in England.

Wild boars once abounded amonf
the primevsl forests Of the Br1teh
Islands. and furnished a favorle
sport in the days before the fox aud
pheasant reigned supreme. In the time
Of the Pianfagenets they were pienti-
full In the woodlands around London
James hunted them In 1s1 near
Windsor. and down in 1855 v'fld swine
still had their haunts in the more -
cluded parts OF England. The presencs
OF these animals in the woods and
marshes that surrounded Oxford dur
ing the Middle Ages seems proved BY
the famous boar's head procession tt
Queens College. which commanders tes
every Christmas the tabled feat OF q
scholar OF that foundation who coouy
choked q charging wild boar With q
volume OF Aristotle's philosophy.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
BRASS ORNAMENTS
STOLEN FROM COWS
Mrs. Seth Seeks Miscreant Who
Robbed Bovines.
tn The Wasbipptop Herald

Special TO The Washington Herald.
Baltimore. Nd. July why should
anyone wish to steal brass knobs from
the horns of Mrs. Catherine Seth's
cattle?
This is puzzling Mrs. Seth: II Is
puzzling her neighbors out in Wal
brook; and is positively worrying re-
porters who set out to solve the mys-
terry. A small advertisement in one
Of the local papers, offering IS reward
"for the arrest and conviction Of any,
one stealing brass knobs or anything
else on my CATTLE" started all the
speculation.
Mrs. Seth, who is the owner of sew
eral fine dairy cows, believes in safe
ty first. Therefore, when her cows
reach an age where their horns might
be dangerous to the safety of the pub
lie, she saws 'em of (the horns, we
mean. and fits neat little brass cups
over the roots of the horns. This
gives the cows a wonderfully rakish
appearance, in addition to protecting
the stumps.
The scheme worked out well In
practice and everybody was happy, in
cluding the cows. But some mis-
creant stole said ornaments.
When questioned as to what any
thing else on my cattle" might mean,
Mrs. Seth remained indefinite. 1t was
suggested that the crime might be
the work Of some eccentric psycholo-
gist, who wished to ascertain. per-
haps, whether a casual nexus existed
between the possession of brass horns
and the production Of milk, or the
price at which 1t was sold; but the
residents Of Walbrook SCOT such .
theory
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
WILSON TAKES HAND
TO FIX Steel PRICE
Government, Weary Of Waiting
Moves to Adjust Conditions.

The price of steel will be fixed by
the Government within three weeks,
according TO ofic.als connected with
the Shipping Board, the Federal Trade
Commission and the Council Of Ma
tional Defense. 1t 10 declared that
the Government has grown weary OF
waiting for the steel men TO reach
an agreement. and has determined
finally to take matters In Its own
hands.
The Federal Trade Commission now
Is at work on an investigation OF
steel production costs, the result of
which IL will report to the President
Following this. II is stated, o steel
price will be fixed.
The Department OF Justice Ia In pos
session Of a. vast amount of evidence,
regarding the activities OF the steel
trust. and the Government will not
hesitate to use this In bringing about
a quick settlement on a steel price.
Government officials declare that Il
Is especially important that the steel
price controversy be brought abruptly
to an end. and placed on q basis of
at least partial Government control,
inasmuch, as the entire industry now
is in a chaotic condition. Manufacture
ing establishments dependent on the
steel mills for materials are operating
only 25 to 90 per cent of normal. This
is delaying the output OF the entire
country and the delay affects NUM-
uons of war as well as other products
pvital in the carrying on Of war prep
arations.
Recently q compromise on a price Of
$50 ton for steel was tentatively
reached between the United States
Steel Corporation, which now is pro-
ducing nearly half of the output, and
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08

The Coroner: Everybody acted very
pluckily.
Miss Ely: think so. They all stuck
to their classes.
Evidence OF naturalization was then
given by parents. So terribly were the
bodies mutilated that in one case, a
soldiers wife, a child could only
be recognized by an Egyptian medal
hanging on its neck. Another girl was
identified by a mark on her neck,
and a third child by a particular but
ton which his mother had sewed on
to the wristoand of his shirt on the
previous evening. One parent said the
Identification was only by a linen
collar. A piece of blue overall was the
only clue in another case.
A detective who helped to get chill
dren from the wreckage said the bomb
entered the building at the north
east corner. and went through two
floors. 1t seems to have been diverted,
because when 1t reached the first
floor it went through the center of
the building. 1t came to rest and ex-
ploded on the ground floor. There
was no panic among the mistresses,
who actd herO!cally and with GOODNESS
and courage. Some of them We're COW
cred with blood from the wounds of
the children. They were magnificent.
The Caretaker's Ordeal.
The caretaker OF the school said he
was in the playground when he heard
the aeroplanes approaching. He told
the children in the playground TO go
back into school. The first aeroplane
to come over dropped a bomb on a
house opposite the school, the sec
ond dropped another bomb and the
third dropped a bomb which hit the
school. Witness carried out three
bodies. the third being that of his
own son. aged ).
In many cases, II was stated, the
bodies had been stained yellow. and
doctor explained that this might
have been caused by picric acid. or
1t might have been the effects of
T. N. T.
In all the cases the jury returned
verdicts that death was due either
to shock or hemorrhage set up by
injuries caused by an explosion of
bombs dropped by enemy aircraft.
In paying a tribute to the way in
which everybody In the school had
acted, the coroner remarked that
everything had been carried out as
efficiently as IL 1t were a ship which
had been struck by torpedo. There
was perfect calm. The teachers did
all they could just as though they
were used to such emergencies.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
new RAILWAY PACT
MAY alter Finding
Senate Strike Investigating Com.
mittee Told of Potomac Contract.

Beiated announcement that the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company has made new working
contract with the Potomac Electric
Power Company. making liberal con-
cessions to the railway, may have
some effect on the Senatorial findings
In the strike investigation.
The fiscal affairs OF the company
were delved into at some length by
the Senate Committee, for the pur-
pose OF determining whether the COM
pany could afford to pay the higher
wages sought by the striking com
ductors and motormen. II has de-
veloped. at the hearings before the
Public Utilities Commission, that the
Washington Railway and Electric had
made the new contract since May 2.
when the valuation findings on the
Potomac Company were handed down
by the commission. Its terms grant
greater concessions than the original
contract. which the commission be-
lieved still In existence.
The commission had received no
notice OF the new agreement and be-
lieved that the only agreement in
existence was the original agreemen.
of June, 1906. which had been verbally
mOdlneQ Omcldls OF tne company
testified, but which notifications hau
not previously been put in written
form.
what did you want to put II in
definite form for, IL you had been
acting upon It for ten or eleven
years." asked Corporation Counsei
Syme?
II thought 1t was a good idea," re-
piled Mr.. Ham, vice president Of the
w. r. & e
Why? Queried Mr.. Syme.
1T is better to have It in definite
form, rather than in indefinite form.
replied Mr.. Ham.
The commission denied the petition
of the W. r. & E. to be admitted as
a party to the rate proceedings OF
the Potomac Company.
Financial statistics offered at the
Senate strike hearings were baseo
upon Public Utilities Commission
records and are thus not up to date
as disclosed by these developments.
None of the members of the strike
committee cared to comment on the
matter last night.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
Mai. Carpenter to Join
Advocate Generals Staff

Maj. Henry ". Carpenter, United
States Marine Corps. retired. has been
detached from duty In charge OF the
marine recruiting once in this city
and assigned 70 duty IN the once OF
the Judge Advocate General OF the
navy.
Maj. Carpenter served two terms as
Judge advocate Of the general court
martial at Norfolk. Va: organized
and was In charge of the police de-
psrtment at the jamestown Exposi-
ton, and later was warden Of the
United states Naval Prison at Osvfte,
p. ]. He served. In 1901. as provost
marshal Of the schley court OF In
quiry.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
CAPE Patrol FLEET
LOOKS FOR U.BOATS
Naval Opinion Is Divided on Pres
ence Of German Submarines.

The navy has received no confirma-
ton of the reports of submarine
operating off the Virginia capes. No
chances are being taken, however, and
large patrol fleet is closely COW
ering all that part OF the Atlantic.
Naval opinion is divided as to the
possibility of a submarines presence.
One officer said yesterday that there
was little doubt of the fact that one
had been sighted. Another officer,
OF equal authority in these matters.
said that he believed the presence Of
U-boat impossible.
At the time of the attack upon the
destroyer Jones, off the capes some
months ago, the navy developed some
very definite theories as to the craft
which attacked her.
Information from the officer OF the
deck of the Jones was of so specific
a nature that the naval authorities
concluded that the submarine was Of
the cargo-carrying type and that she
was here on a mine laying mission.
Whether or not mines were laid and
found by the United States patrol
fleet has never been made public.
The submarine, which attacked the
Jones, had a very lucky escape. She
was sighted from the deck of the
Jones while both ships were cunning
with all lights out. When the order
to switch on the Jones searchlight
was given the light was switched on
to small dynamo, which burned out.
There resulted just one flash of the
searchlight and then darkness.
Before connection could be made
with another and larger dynamo the
torpedo had been fired and the sub
marine submerged. Had the search
light burned for just the half minute
necessary to train the Jones's guns.
the submarine would have been an
easy target. as she was only few
hundred feet away. and running on
the surface.
In view of this incident the great
est precautions are now being OBJ
served
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
REGISTRY CLERK LOSES JOB.

Albany. July 6.-Lack of patriotism.
or rather an attempt to capitalize 1t.
has proven expensive and humiliating
for an upstate city clerk. The city
clerk involved was the only one In
the State who claimed the Federal
compensation for work In connection
with the registration June 5.
The adjutant generals ONCE was ad-
vised today that the man in question
has been reduced from his position
as city clerk to janitor of the city hall.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
TO OPEN ANNAPOLIS BIDS.

An expenditure of nearly 2,50O, ,oc0,
by which the facilities of the Naval
Academy at Annapolis will be greatly
increased. will be involved in the
opening of sealed proposals Monday
by the Bureau of Yards and Docks of
the Navy Department for extensions
70 Bancroft and Sherwood Hall
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
WANT CAPITAL CHANGED.

Paris. July T.-Lesders OF the repue-
lican movement IN Catslonia hare
launched q campaign to make Barcs-
Iona the capital Of Spain tnstead OF
the ancient city of Madrid. said q
dispatch from Barcelona today.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08

the Government Chairman Denman
Of the Shipping Board strongly OBJ
jected 70 this price and opposition
from other Geovernment quarters re-
suited IN the postponement OF the
fixing OF the price until the Trade
Commission can report on production
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
Fountain Pens Lost.

During the past two or three days
cur dozen Parker fountain pens, val
led at s10l. have been stolen from the
Peoples Drug Store, at Seventh and
X streets northwest
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08

Mrs. Sarah z. Lyies, wife Of Mar
ket Master Lambert D. Lyles. died
III morning at her home. ia North
'--ette street. In addition to her
F-.band she Is survived by the fol-
!7vin= children; Mrs. John Curtin,
-Seph Lyles, Ernest {. Lyles. Mrs.
Philip Park. Mrs. Bernard Barnett
CGd Harrison Lyles. The funeral
will take place at 4:30 o'clock Mon
day afternoon from the home.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08

News has been received in this city
~ the death Of George Henry Carr.
- MorTistown, y. ]. Mr.. Carr died
from injuries sustained July by
Fc.aE thrown from his mount. during
n" progress OF a polo game. He
married a Miss Bessie Lee. OF this
city, who with a son survive him.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08

A house and lot on the east side of
Royal street, between Queen and
Princess streets. was sold at auction
oday for Robinson Moncure. trustee,
nd purchased by John ID. Normoyle.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08

provement in your
skin. This cream
does not rob the
pores of their nat
ural oil, but nour-
ishes the tissues
and clears the COM
plexion. This CQI
sale.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08

S1.00 S. s. s. Blood Purifier. 7Sc
s1.75 S. S. S. Blood Purifier. SI.24
S1.00 GUIDES Peptomangan ... 5ac
Sl.50 Graham's Blood Purifier: will
clean and regulate your system. ese
enges-a wonderful blood purifier;
b'AtS I5r
s1.00 Hoods Sarsaparilla ... 75c
S1.0O Nuera Syrup of Hypophosphites
an excellent nerve tonic and tissue
builder; full pints ...........7a 7ac
Soc Stuarts Calcium WaIers. sec
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08

A number Of women Of this city. to-
day registered in the interest of food
conservation. Women conducted the
registration at a stand in the north
end Of the city market. They expect
to conduct the work at the same place
next Saturday. Later cards will be
distributed in the churches and after
ward. II is expected to have the police
distribute cards to those who have not
REGISTERED. Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett
IL local chairman and Mrs. NJ. z. Hern-
don, secretary. Many other women
today assisted in the work,
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08

IN inc IITCuIt OOuTT lot AItNdHuII "a
Country today Judge Frank h. Whit
irg. Of Berryville. presiding in place
Of Judge J. B. Il. Thornton. the court
OverrUled the motion to set aside the
verdict and for a new trial in the suit
of Miss Anna f. Deahl. OF this city.
who was several days ago awarded
a verdict for 5000 against the electric
railway company, in suit for per-
so1al injuries.
Miss Deahl was represented by At
t1rney Leo P. Harlow.
The suit was brouSht Jointly against
the Virginia Railway
Company and the Washington Brick
and Terra Gotta Company.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-13
SEARCH FOR MISSING
MEN Is GIVEN CP

All hope of finding Ben Sweasey
and w. G. Weaver. who have been
missing from Seward since Oct 2S,
has been abandoned. Two parties
which went out from Seward in search
of the missing men have come back
without discovering trace of the
men, although every bay and inlet
was thoroughly combed. No sign of
the men having landed at Alalik Bay
could be found. nor has any trace of
their belongings. except the grub box
and dory found near Cape Elizabeth
been uncovered. 1t is now believed
that the men ran into storm while
on their way to Alilak bay, that their
dOry was swamped and the men
drowned.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-13
GOLD BULLION MINE
PLACES BIG FOOD ORDER

Nine thousand pounds of fresh beef
and 500 pounds of fish were shipped
today to the Gold Bullion mine In the
Willow Creek district by the Carstens
Packing company. of Anchorage. This
supply is intended to last the employ
es at the mine during the coming win
ter and until such time in the spring
as the trails will permit easy trans
portation to the mine.
n. d. Boutwell,. general foreman at
the Gold Bullion mine left here for
the property on this mornings train
taking with him twelve miners. This
force will be increased later in the
winter.
The fact that the Gold Bullion Is
preparing to 60 ahead with develop
ment work on such an extensive scale
is evidence that the Willow Creek
camp will be the scene of great ac-
tivity next summer.
The 5000 pounds of meat and fish
includes sixty-three quarters of beef
and is the biggest meat order ever
filled in Anchorage. according to j.
J. Hales, manager for Carstens.-
Anchorage Times.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-13
PROTEST MADE AS
TO SOILED FLAGS

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. Dec. ID
The American flag has withstood the
smoke of many a battle, but certain
San Franciscans do not see why it
should be made to Withstand the
smoke of countless factories and have
asked President Wilson to help.
The president is asked to issue a
proclamation calling for clean flag
at all times when 1t can be kept
clean. Those directing the movement
ask that the flag be not displayed
where it will come in contact with foc-
tory smoke and other agencies that
mar its original cleanliness.
They also ask that the flag be
flown only in the day time, and that
the banners of the allies be more gen.
erously shown.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-13
Horses Take War Names

LONDON, Dec. 13. = Rosehorse
nomenclature is peculiarly sensitive
to current events. Horses are named
largely after events or people who
are in the public eye at the moment.
The war has had a marked effect In
this respect. The racing at Newmark-
ct this week, for example. was featur-
ed by horses bearing such war names
as Armageddon, Verdun. Bapaume,
Jutland, Grand Fleet. Home Service.
Entente Cordiae, Big Push. and Dawn
of peace.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-13
COMMITTEE ASKS
FOR Information
Senate Military Committee Demands
Of Chief Of Ordnance why Ma
ton has no Guns

WASHINGTON, ID. C.. Dec. l;.---
Members of the Senate military af-
fairs committee demanded today Of
Gen. Crozier. chief of ordnance. that
he tell the committee why it was that
his department had no guns for its
soldiers. and had to get its artillery
for Gen. Pershing's men in France.
Gen Crozier refused to make any
statement to the committees. saying
that to do so would reveal important
secrets to the enemy.
Further investigation by the COM
mittee revealed the fact that this
country is not making half as many
rifles now as were made for the AL
lied nations at the beginning of the
war Members of the commission de-
manded that Crozier inform them why
during the ninth month of the war
there were still many soldiers without
clothing or proper equipment.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-13
GEN. KORN|LOFF
BEEN DEFEATED
LOYAL Cossacks Be,,teu BY Bolsheviki
and Feared Uprising Will Fail
Attempt Union Forces

LONDON, Dec 13.-It Is reported
mere today that Gen. Kornilof had
been defeated and badly wounded in
a battle between Bielgolou and Sunni.
According to Petrograd dispatch his
capture is hourly expected. The dis
patch adds that the extremists will
capture Rostov on the Don. All
signs point to the failure of the loyal
Cossacks, and 1t is believed they will
he forced to join the Bolsheviki.
A dispatch late this afternoon
stated that the battle between the 10y
al Cossacks and the Bolsheviki
troops was still on and was still In
doubt as to the outcome. Gen. Kor-
niloff is reported to be fighting his
way out to join the forces of Gen. Kali
edines at Novo Teherkask.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-13
HIGH LIVING COST
EMPTEs OLD ARKs

SAUSALITO. Cal, Dec. 13.-The
ark dwellers who form a picturesque
colony in the bay off here, are grad
ualy moving to land habitation. Since
the closing of Tiburon. near by, as
port of call for railroad passenger
traffic, the arks have been disappear
ing, until now but a small part of the
original colony remains.
The desertion of the arks Is due to
the high cost of living. the war. and
other causes. Most of the arks were
inhabitated by people who had dwell
ings elsewhere. They find now that
they are unable to maintain both a
land and water residence.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-13
YOU PAY OUT YOUR COIN
AND TAKE YOUR CHOICE

LONDON. Dec. 13.-The German
foreign secretary. DR.. Won Kuehl-
mann, is quoted In q Central News
dispatch from Amsterdam as saying
1t was absurd to imagine Germany
would enter a peace conference with
large claims.
The Saxon finance minister during
the budget debate In the Saxon diet,
according to a dispatch to the Times
from Amsterdam said that Germany
must demand a large indemnity with
out bothering which Of her adversar-
les should pay for It, adding: Let
them only think of America"
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-13
SAILORS TERRORIZED
BY TARGET SHOTS

AN ATLANTIC PORT, Dec. 13.--
Mistaking for a hostile bombardment
the stray shots from a government
rifle range where troops in training
were practicing at targets, the crew
of a Norwegian bark huddled below
the decks of the vessel and meekly
offered to surrender to government
surfman. who went out to investigate
the strange actions of the craft
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-12-13

Joseph H. Choate. one-time ambas-
sador to Great Britain, circulated
some years ago story which imme-
diately became famous for the reason
that 1t so clearly and with such fine
humor branded the refusal of our
government to furnish its foreign rep
resentatives with permanent resi-
dences. 1t happened that he was walk
ing the streets of London late one
particularly damp and disagreeable
night, when suddenly a police officer
accosted him and suggested that he
had better be hurrying home. Where
upon Mr.. Choate made the astounding
reply: IT have no home. I am an Am
erican ambassador. The Forum.