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The Washington herald., 1917-11-05
WINNERS ANNOUNCED
in Rifles CONTEST
-Four Qualify as Sharpshooters and
Four as Marksmen.

Col. M. A Winter, commanding the
Home Defense League Rifles. last
night announced the list OF qualifcs-
tions at the close OF the Union Station
and Polls Theater indoor shooting
ranges of the organization.
Included in this list are the follow
ing who qaulified as sharps hooters
with scores Of I60 or better out OF a
possible 2Oo. J. L. Rhodes. lS3; Z. n
stone, 167; c. J. Krapke. 175. all OF
Company X: H NJ. Lyon. l6s, Com
pany y. These qualified as marks
men, with scores OF 40 or better from
a possible 200: A. A. Carpenter. lSS.
Company X: NJ. G. Cohen, 142, Conn
pany l.; George W. Hall. Iis, and o.
c. Gates, lS4. Company y.
! The following qualifen as rifiemen
with scores OF 100 or better out OF the
200 possible: c. c. Logan, Company
c; d. J. Sullivan. Company F: W. II.
Cavanaugh, Company G; l. Atwater
and l.. NJ. Lisenring, Company X; ].
A. Moriarity and J. c. Sophian. Com
pany NJ; w. p. johnson. Company n:
z. 7. Jenkins, Company p; John Jor-
dan, Richard Mullican and John T.
Dent, Company q; H. A Dayne,
Company S; H. +. Sonnabend and G.
A. Sanborn, Company 7; II. P. WAL
ton, Company W; W. H. Brown, ]. II.
Shannon, W. r. Colklesser, J. ]. Cow
ling and W. A. Mahood, Company Y.
Regimental stan-Msj. Oliver A.
Phelps.
Regimental band-H. ]. Jueneman.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-05
POLICE CENSUS
ADDS VACANCIES
TO AID HOUSING
Complete Report Expected
by January l-Popula-
ton Put at 100000.

For the first time in the history Of
the police department. a census of
vacant houses and even Of vacant
rooms has been undertaken by the
police in connection with their an
nual police census.
The census of vacant rooms comes
In line with a suggestion from the
Chamber Of Commerce room and
board registration bureau, although
Maj. Pullman stated last night that
plans had already been completed for
such q census when the letter con-
tanning the suggestion was received
from the Chamber of Commerce.
Reports indicate that the work of
enumerating every inhabitant of the
new Washington is progressing rapid
ly. More than one-fourth of the city
will be covered within two weeks.
Maj. Pullman declared last night
that he expected to have the entire
work of obtaining the names compIet-
ed by the first Of the year. After
that the work of compiling the names
will be undertaken. This later will
be the major part OF the task.
AhC lAShlhb OI vacant houses ana
vacant rooms was taken up for tho
first time this year. Mai Pullman
declared that IL 1t was found that
the work of gathering the addresses
and names would be hindered too
greatly by this that the listing of
vacant houses would necessarily be
discontinued.
Every possible step Is being taken
to make the work as accurate as pos
sible. The census bureau, according
to Maj. Pullman. finds that the police
census Is even more accurate than
those taken by their own compilers.
since the policemen know the city
better than the men from the CEN
sus office could be expected to know
ii.
Every indication that the city has
at least 100000 inhabitants is found in
the progress thus far OF the census.
The incoming strangers arriving daily
are making the task of the present
census taking extremely difficult.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-05
"BUY SMILAGE BOOK"
IS new WAR Slogan
Contents Will Admit Soldiers to
Army Camp Theater,.

Buy "smilage" book for Sammy.
What's a smilage book? Why. its
what will admit the national army
men TO any one Of the sixteen Lib
erty Theaters" that are being built
in the cantonments for the produc-
ton of big time" shows and the
maintenance of other camp activities
that produce no revenue.
Marc Klaw OF the War Department
commission on Training Camp Activi-
ties, who coined the ''smilage" idea.
has booked Maude Adams and other
Broadway stars for the national army
circuit. The admission charges will
be Is, 20 and 25 cents, and will be sold,
for convenience, in books containing
81 and IS worth OF tickets. The book
will be offered to the public through
the Stage Women's War Relief, so
that relatives and friends of the men
at camp may buy them and send them
to the chaps waiting to go across.
Four vaudeville and four dramatic
companies are being organized for the
circuit, the vaudeville companies be-
ing under the mana cement of z. F.
Albee, Of the B. F. Keith interests
Each of the eight companies will be
under the direct management OF a
civilian representing the commission.
Amateur theatricals, also, will be en-
couraged. Among the plays TO be
produced are Turn to the Right" I"
Cheating Cheaters," Inside the
Lines" and Here Comes the Bride"
The Washington herald., 1917-11-05
PREDICTS POLITICAL
LIBERTY FOR WORLD
Rev. Earle Wiley Discusses War in
Anniversary Sermon.

Rev. Earle Wiley yesterday cele-
brated the eighth anniversary OF his
pastorate over the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church by preaching a spe-
cisl sermon on Failing shsckles."
using one of the sayings OF Jesus:
''Ye shall know the truth. and the
truth shall make ye free" as his text
DR.. Wiley declared that political
liberty is coming to the whole world.
and it is only a question Of time when
this phase OF the situation would be
recognized universally. He cited the
cases Of Russia and China as eN
amples. and said the handwriting on
the wall showed that Germany, after
the war, would strike away iH
shackles OF autocracy and Join the
long and growing procession Of democ-
racy and freedom of thought
He said the German people. in COM
mon with the rest OF humanity. would
come TO a better understanding upcI
the subject OF social liberties.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-05
CONTRASTS PRUSSIAN
and CHRISTIAN rule
Rev. DR.. Charles Wood breaches Be.
fore Large Congregation.

The Church of the Covenant was
filled last night with a congregation
that listened to Rev. DR.. Charles
Wood preach. His subject was 'The
PTussianized State and the Christian
Commonwealth" and in the audience
were many officers of the British
army who were entertained previous
to the sermon with a supper and
lors.
DR.. Wood described the Prussian-
izing Of Germany as a process begun
to Frederick or to any Of the Hohen-
fessed, 81 begin by talking; later ]
shall find pedants TO show that
was quite within my rights"
Such pedants were never wanting
to Federick or to any OF the Hoben-
zollerns," said the minister. with
their assistance the state has become
a fetish-an idol to which the people
are persuaded they are to sacrifice
liberty. property. personality, reason
and affection. For such a state the
first essential is power and the first
duty the expression OF 1t in the alb.
sorptlon Of all neighborhood states
whose territory is necessary for Sc.
curity. In contrast with this ALL
devouring monster is the Christian
commonwealth which Milton saw IL
spite of his blind eyes and which the
Pilgrim and Puritan embodied in New
England, and for which our citizens
today are ready to make cheerful
sacrifices as great as those demanded
by the Prussian Moloch."
The chorus choir of 100 voices. un-
der the direction OF Sidney Lloyd
Wrightson, made its winter debut al
last evenings service, and will sing
every Sunday night hereafter.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-05
HOOVER PUTS SUGAR
UPSET Price AT$7.25
Expects Households Will Now De-
feet Confectioners' Supplies.

Further efforts to clear up mis-
understandings and bringing relief to
the sugar famine were made yester-
day by The United States Food Ad-
ministration. II followed the original
announcemnt OF ss35 per hundred
pounds for raw Louisiana sugar, with
the announcement yesterday OF s7.2S as
the upset price OF washed plantation,
clarified seconds. thirds or open kettle
sugars.
After the price OF s6.35 for raw sugar
was announced, and attempts made
to put 10000 tons of Louisiana on
the market for the refiners. thus to
relieve the sugar famine. the pro-
gram met objection among the plant
ers. They withheld their sugar. and
after putting it through some OF the
various semi-reflning stages, sold 1t
very probably at prices much higher
than s6.35. to confectioners.
With the new figure Of S.S pre-
vailing Tor these semi-refned grades,
the Food Administration expects to
get the sugar that has been going
to confectioners, to domestic uses
where II is so urgently needed.
kilograms were sent broadcast
throughout the Louisiana sugar field
last night warning dealers that sales
above the two government prices
would result in revocation of licenses
and prosecution.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-05
AUTO INJURED MAN;
DRIVER PROVED Thief
Negro Deserter in Stolen Hudson
Hit Joseph l. Suit.

As the climax OF series Of auto
thefts and JOY rides Harrison L. Gray.
colored. is years Of age, last night was
arrested after knocking down Joseph
L. Suit. a District fireman. at the in
tersection of Vermont avenue and L
streets.
Gray. according TO the police, is a
deserter from Company A. First Sepa-
rate Battalion, quartered in Potomac
Park.
He last night admitted that he and
a companion were responsible for not
less than seven actual thefts Of
autos. Police think that they can
trace more than a dozen autos stolen
or abandoned TO these men.
Gray said that he had been away
from his camp for three weeks. Dur
ing that time he had stolen several
autos.
Suit is in a serious condition at the
Emergency Hospital. He was crossing
the street at Vermont avenue and u
street when he was struck by a high
power Hudson, driven at fast rate
of speed. The Hudson. police say. was
one that had been stolen from F. n.
Wilder, OF lOl2 Fourteenth street
northwest
The Washington herald., 1917-11-05
PICKET BOAT LOSS
ACCIDENT Of PEACE
Not Considered Casualty of War by
Heads Here.

The latest toll Of lives from the men
of the navy in the foundering Of the
picket boat of the battleship Michi-
gan, is regarded more as an accident
Of peace than as a casualty Of war.
This despite the fact that the drown
ings were undoubtedly due to the
care with which the navy. even in
the comparative safety OF home
waters, carries on its endless and
frequently perilous work of patrol.
The picket boats, II was explained
at the Navy Department, are kept
out in all weathers for the protec-
! ton of the big battleships. The steam
launches of the ships are usually
| employed for this purpose. There
have been a large number of accidents
in the navy's steam cutters in re-
cent years. For their size they are
perhaps the most seaworthy and
serviceable craft afoat, but at this
time when the rumors OF German sub
marines in the Atlantic persist they
are undoubtedly pressed into more
strenuous service than usual.
It was again commented upon here
that among the twelve men who gave
their lives in the service Of their coun-
try in this case three were Of German
extraction. German names have ap-
peared on every casualty list SO far
issued by the navy.
No additional details OF the loss OF
this boat have been received by the
navy other than the announcement
this morning that the failure of the
boat to return and the finding Of three
bodies indicate the loss Of all hands.
1t was explained at the Navy De-
partment that court of inquiry will
be automatically convened by the ad
miral in command of the Michigan's
fleet for the investigation Of the acci-
dent
The Washington herald., 1917-11-05

Men and women of Washington
prominent in the social and business
life OF the District will begin a sweep
OF the Capitals offices and homes to-
day, inaugurating the campaign for
the adoption Of 10000 soldiers by
residents of this city. and thereby
gathering washington's quota Of $780,
900 toward the national fund Of $4,000,
600 to provide recreation and social
security for soldiers while visiting
communities adjacent to cantonments.
All during the past week the COM
mittee, under the direction of Hon.
Henry White. chairman. has been
working out the details Of the cam
paign and gathering the volunteers
who will devote the next six days to
this patriotic work, and this morn
ing at o'clock, the captains and their
squads will meet in the board room
OF the District Building to receive
their cards and final instructions.
The first meeting at which reports
will be made is scheduled for Tues
day, in the Onyx dinlng-room, of the
New Ebbitt, where the committee will
be the guests at monday luncheon,
of one OF the patriotic workers who
has already adopted" fifty soldiers.
John Poole. treasurer of the fund,
announces that subscriptions will also
be taken at the Federal National
Bank. of which he is president. The
National Commission on War Camp
Community Service. under whose d.
rection the national campaign Is be-
ing handled. authorizes the state
ment that So per soldier is required tC
make up the total fund. and that this
amount will care for one soldier for
one year.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-05
THE WASHINGTON HERALD MONDAY NOVEMBER $ 1917
Mother Is in Hospital
As Slayer Of Her Baby

New York. Nov. T. Mrs. Elsie
schwartz, according 10 her husband.
Johh schwartz, has been urging him
10 employ for her a nurse to aid her
In the care Of their children. an infant
OF month, and baby boy Of
years. The babies crying had af-
fected her nerves, Mrs. schvartx Il
In knickerbocker Hospital, charged
with attempting suicide and with
homicide. Her eldest child 10 dead.
she was found In the apartment al
NO. 6o7 West 1S0th street; five gss
Jets had been turned on in a room
where she lay with her children.
Miss Maria Graves. a neighbor
picked up the youngest child and ran
to the hospital.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-05
AMERICAN SAW
TORPEDO ON WAY
TOWARD FINLAND
Ambulance Man Was on
Watch When Transport
Was Attacked.

Paris, Nov. 4.-Daniel Prescott, of
Medford, Mass, OF the American
Field Ambulance Service, was the
only man aboard the Finland who
saw the German submarine that tor
pedoed the American transport last
Sunday morning.
He and forty other men of the field
service, who were returning to Amer
lea when the Finland was struck,
having completed their enlistments,
have just reached this capital. Pres
scott. who was on watch duty on the
starboard bow of the steamship at the
time OF the attack, In telling Of his
experience. said:
THE weather was rather misty, and
I was looking over the sea when
observed what appeared to be peri
scope a quarter of a mile away on
the starboard side. l hastened across
the deck to report, and then saw the
wake of q torpedo coming toward the
ship. This was followed almost i'm
mediately by a heavy explosion. The
ship listed, the whistle was sounded,
men poured out on the decks and life
boats were lowered. 1 got off in one
Of the boats. The sea was rather
smooth at the time, but while the men
in the water were being picked up by
the lifeboats a squall arose, rendering
the sea very choppy.
Some OF the men were in the water
for a half to three-quarters of an
hour. Many of the crew of the Fin
land left the ship, but later returned
and assisted in bringing her into port
The officers of the vessel remained
aboard. They directed the work of
picking up the survivors and later Of
bringing the ship In. / reached port
on a patrol boat. The Finland was
docked shortly after 9 o'clock that
night"
All the members of the ambulance
service were saved. Among those on
board were: David II. Mills, Chicago;
Joseph s. Weeks. Dorchester, Mass; !;
Harold E. Selick. New York; Nor
mand S. Johnson, Peoria, ILL.,; Z. j..
Bloom. Peoria, H.; Prof. Walter Hall,
Princeton, N. J.; John Mays, Summit,
n. j.; B. E. Winslow, Ware. Mass;
Gilbert Z. Ogle. Terre Haute. Ind:
Arthur Brine. Boston: Daniel J. Sui
livan, Fall River. Mass: Lester ].
King. Aston. Mass. and Hawley
Quier, Reading, Pa.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-05
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inventions likely would be used by
American manufacturers under the
trading with the enemy Act, the
regulations of the Federal Trade Com
mission just having been issued for
the governing OF the release by Ii
cense of these patents, of which there
are more than 10000 to United States
1t may be taken as a comme ntary
on the German type and trend of
mind developed by Nietsche-Treit-
schke-Hohenzollern kultur that the
Patent Office records show little Of in
ventions of humanitarian aspect, conf
pared with patents of that sort to
other foreigners. For instance. in one
department, of hundreds of artificial
limb patents. only one German owned
one could be found.
Following are some of the German
owned patents of recent date that
may be utilized by the United states
against Germany:
A disappearing gun for submarines,
patented by Karl Voller. April 2S. 1914.
No. 1.095. .049-a rifle hidden under a
hatch and rising with it to fire, max
ing an automatic watertight Connec-
ton as II closes; a breech-loading
mechanism for machine guns, A. U.
Schwarzlose. September 8. 1913. No.
1,072,997; automobile gun, n. Koch.
June II, 1912, No. 1.02s, 1903: a pivot
stand for wheeled field guns, W.
Heilemann and H. Kanonberg, Decem-
Der s. 1914, No. l,l20,4S3.
An aircraft gun. firing both through
the hollow propeller shaft and out
side the periphery of the blades, at
will patented by Paul Daimler, June
2. 1914, No. 1.09S, ,7S5; a gun carriage for
ships or automobiles, nullifying &C.
cillation. Karl Roller. October Is, 1872,
No. 1.0il,3Si; barrel recoil for heavy
cannon to open and close breach AUTO
matically, Max Hermsdorf. July s,
1872, No. 1,0SS,s14; submarine folding
gun, julius Becker, February y, 1915,
No. 1,1H.3s machine gun, A. w.
Schwarzlose, September 9. 1913, No,
1,U2, ,s97.
An incendiary distributor of wide
whirling flame Jets. with a high ex-
plosive combination, patented by X.
Wieser, May Z, 1912. No. 1025500;
another incendiary shell with a
shrapnel combination intended for
anti-aircraft purposes, Karl Weller,
october 20. 1912, No. 1042176; gas
shells to be projected by small arms,
kari Burgsmuller, May 23, 1911, No.
ss3o23; an armor piercing shell that
bursts after penetration instead of
on contact, A. W. wratzke, Decem-
Der 8, 1908, No: so5042; shrapnel and
shell combined for armored bat
teries, Heinrich Brust, July 26, 1910,
No. 965a7S.
Among the more spectacular de-
wees are a smoke trajectory device
Tor tracing the shells course, by
X. Wieser, October IA, 1913. No.
loe7Ssl, and luminous projectile
whose burst releases a number of
parachutes buoying balls Of light
long burning, by F Ziegenfuss,
August 2s. 1914. No. 11oss5L
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placed in positions lost by the Ger
mans in the battle of Malmaison.
1t soon was found by the Germans
that their front lines could not be
kept supplied with food and ammuni-
ton. Their carriers were obliged to
pass through a storm OF shells and
machine gun bullets while crossing the
valley Of the Ailette, where their every
movement could be observed by the
French.
During the course Of the battle of
Malmaison aviators, with great au-
dacity, attacked the enemy troops
with their machine guns. bombarded
stations and points of concentration.
They fought 611 aerial enga gagements.
sixteen German airplanes were
brought down and three captive bal
looms set on fire. In addition, fifty
enemy airplanes fell inside their own
lines. the greater part Of them being
destroyed.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-05
TELEGRAPHIC TIPS

Boston, Mass, Nov. 4-With an ex-
pressing package shipping card fast
ened to her coat, Harriet A. Ander-
son, years old, will be expressed"
10 her grand parents in Beaufort, s.
c.. from here tomorrow. The child's
mother, Mrs. Eliza Anderson, being
unable to accompany her daughter on
the journey, decided the express route
the safest way of getting the child
from her home here to South Caro-
lima
New York. Nov. 4-Overwork in
continuous knitting for American SOL
diers and sailors. 50 uRda-mined the
health OF Mrs. Catherins fS.z, of
Flatbush, that she became despondent
and today committed suicide. She was
found by her husband in the kitchen
Of her home with a gas tube fasten-
ed to her mouth.
New York, Nov. 4-Housewives will
be unable to get their favorite cuts
in the butcher shops of New York
City tomorrow IL a threatened strike
OF butchers Is called. Thirty-five
hundred members Of the Meat Cutters
and Butcher Workers will walk out
II they are not granted a wage in
crease to s22 a week.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-05
.BACKACHE KILLS!

Don't make the fatal mistake of neg
lecting what may seem to be simple
little backache." There isn't any such
thing. 1t may be the first warning
that your kidneys are not working
properly. and throwing of the poisons
as they should. II this is the case,
go after the cause of that backache
and do it quickly. or you may find
yourself in the grip of an incurable
disease.
GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Cap
sules will give almost immediate re-
lief from kidney and bladder troubles,
which may be the unsuspected cause OF
general i'll health. GOLD MEDAL
Haarlem Oil Capsules are imported di-
rect from the laboratories In Holland.
They are prepared in correct quantity
and convenient form to take. and are
positively guaranteed to give prompt
relief. or your money will be refunded.
Get them at any drug store. but be
sure to insist on the GOLD MEDAL
brand. and take no other. In boxes.
three sizes.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-05
SAYS US. IS Testing
SPOT FOR DEMOCRACY
E. c. Snyder Addresses Patriotic
Meeting at Pythian Temple.

II believe in my heart that Amer
lea is the testing-ground for democ-
racy," said Edgar c. Snyder at
the patriotic mass meeting of the
Knights Of Pythias at the Pythien
Temple. 1912 Ninth street northwest
Those who stay at home" Mr..
Snyder continued, must stand back
of the boys and>men who are fight
ing fof a great cause and make SAG
rifles that the boys shall not have
died In vain"
Rabbi Abram Simon delivered a
short address on patriotism, follow
ed by Alexander NJ. Dockery. Third
Assistant Postmaster General Gay
lord NJ. Saltzgaber presided. Musical
selections were rendered by Misses
Viola Schuppert, Dorothy Snyder and
the Musurgia quartet. The meeting
closed with the singing of the Star
Spangled Banner by the audience.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-05
Coalition Cabinet
Is Formed in Spain

Madrid. Nov. IA Monarchical-
National Coalition Cabinet has bee,r
formed by Marques Manuel Garcia
Prieto de Alhuemas, who takes the
post Of premier. The cabinet in
cludes:
Minister Of foreign affairs, Senior
Alvaredo; interior. Senior Bahamonde;
finance. Senior Ventosa; public works.
Alcal zamora: justice, Fernandez
Rida; war, Juan de la Cierva; marine,
Amalie Jimeno; public instruction,
Senior Rodes.
The cabinet comprises three Demo
Gratis. two Catalaanists, two adherents
of Senior Maura, one follower OF
Conde de Romannones and one Inde-
pendent.