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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-31
SUFFRAGISTS TO SEND
READING TO SAliMTES

News-hungry sammies in France
can count on the suffragists for cur
rent magazines and newspapers.
This was assured by President Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait in an enthu-
Efastic statement pIedging every men,
Der OF the National American Woman
Suffrage Association in the work.
Sc said General Pershing's plea for
newspapers and magazines for his
American boys would be answered.
There is no question as to the an
sver OF the women OF the country"
said Mrs. Gait. IAN opportunity like
that speaks straight to the mother
heart OF every woman.
at makes easy one OF the kinds Of
service that women love most to rive.
But more thant that, to us sufrragIsts
It is an opportunity to give comfort
TO men who are fighting our fight-the
fight for democracy"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-31
TOWED BARGES WILL
CARRY SUPPLIES TO
ARMY OF PERSHING

In a shipyard in or near Baltimore
barges are being constructed which
are designed to convey supplies across
the Atlantic for use OF American
troops as we'll as OF armies OF our
allies. For obvious reasons, which
the news censor in Washington can
explain, the exact location of tbs
shipyard is not given. II Is more
than possible, however, that active
German spies have followed the
building of these barges with daily
regularity and have duly advised the
German government of the progress
of the work and the purposes for
which the boats are being construct
ed
The barges will be ready for sea
service in from four to six months
They will draw about eighteen feet
of water. 1t is claimed that a tor
pedo fired from a submarine when
submerged would pass harmlessly
under the hull.
The bsrges under construction will
be towed at the speed of about eight
miles an hour. About thirty days
would be required in which to cross
the ocean. Tramp steamers do not
often consume less time in q trans
atlantic voyage.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-31
TWOGIRLS HURT
WHEN AUTOHITS
TELEGRAPH POLE

Three persons, two OF them young
women, were badly injured, and a
fourth had a narrow escape, when
an automobile in which they were
riding struck telegraph pole and
overturned in Bladensburg road, near
Twenty-eighth street, shortly after
midnight
The injured are:
James Parnell Stewart, forty-eight
years old, of 213 Ninth street south
west, owner and operator of the car,
IaceEation OF the scalp, left ear part
ly severed. and left collarbone
broken.
Mrs. Pauline B. jerks, twenty-one.
of 7G7 Michigan avenue northeast,
back broken.
Miss Ethel Brown, twenty-four, of
Bis H street northwest, decorations
and bruises on the body.
James w. Hale, of 213 Ninth street
southwest, was slightly injured, but
went home. Stewart and the two
young women were taken to Casual
ty Hospital.
According to the police. Stewart
was coming toward the city and was
attempting to pass another machine
when his car struck the pole. The
machine was demolished.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-31
S313,OOO,OOOMORE
ADDED TO NEW TAX
BILL IN COMMITTEE

New taxes aggregating 1915, 1000. 900,
bringing the total of the bill close to
the $1,000, OOO. goo mark, were added to
the revenue bill today by the Senate
Finance Committee.
The new taxes win be In the form
OF additional levies on corporations.
income, surfaces. and liquor.
Corporation surtaxes were boosted
per cent, graduated Increases were
made on Individual income over
$4,000 another 81 a gallon was added
to the distilled spirits tax and the
beer tax was increased so cents a
barrel This will make the whiskey
tax $500 a gallon and the beer tax
1925 a barrel
The two per cent on corporation
surtaxes will yield S162. 00O, 900 more
annually. The Income surtax increase
is expected to yield probably $50, O0O,-
900. The whiskey tax increase will
produce about 500 1000, 900. The beer
tax raise will produce about $e5, 0oO,-
900.
The committee will take up re-
vision of the wine tax later this after.
noon, and expects to increase 1t to
such an amount as to make additional
consumption taxes unnecessary.
Today's action OF the committee
brought the revision of the revenue
bill close to completion and the COM
mittee will report the measure with
in a few days.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-31
us. TRADE BALANCE
IS S3,635,OOO,OOO.
HIGHEST IN HISTORY.

A new high record in the foreign
trade of the United States was estab-
Iished in the fiscal year 1917. accord
ing to figures just compiled by the
Bureau Of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce of the Department of Com
merce.
Americas overseas trade for the
year reached the grand total Of S.
$4,000. 900.
Exports for the year totaled &c.
2s4.OOO,O0O.
Imports totaIed s2.659. 100000.
This gives the United States a ia
vorabIe trade balance OF S3.635.OOo,-
900. the highest ever recorded.
In every way the years totals in
foreign trade broke all previous rec
ords
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-31
BUILDERS SUBMIT
CONTRACTS FOR
UNSUITABLE SHIPS

The Shipping Board has before It
contracts signed by shipbuilders and
awaiting its own approval for a feet
of practically unsuitable cargo
carrying ships.
The vessels urged upon the board
ARE a modification of the tank steamer
type, adapted for carrying cargo Of
any description. With slight altera-
lions the vessels could be transformed
into orthodox tank steamers.
The advantage of this type OF yes
sci, 1t was pointed out today. is that
its construction gives II the same Ad-
vantage as is possessed by q battle
ship - compartment construction. A
torpedo striking one of the proposed
ships would open a big gap in the
ships side, but would not sink It.
Such a ship, experts say, might sus-
tain two or three hits from a torpedo
or from gunfire and remain ahoat.
Each hit would permit water to en-
ter only one tank or cargo compart-
ment
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-31
TO TELL
CORONER'SJURYO OF
FATAL GUN DUEL

George Hellmuth. policeman, the
Davy Crockett of the force, will be
the principal witness at an Inquest
this afternoon over the body OF
George Ransom, colored, whom He'll
muth killed in one shot in a revolver
duel on the street last night.
Hellmuth arrested a companion OF
Ransom. Ransom pulled a gun. Sew
eral fines he drew a bead on the po-
liceman and pulled the trigger. His
gun failed to FIRE. Without finchIng.
Hellmuth. looking into the muzzle OF
his opponents gun, and hearing the
trigger snap, pulled his weapon. He
brought it down once and fired. Ran
som dropped with q bullet in the
head.
Examination Of Ransom's gun by
the police disclosed that 1t was
Hve-shot rim-fire revolver. 1t was
fully loaded with center-fire cart
ridges. Each cartridge had been
struck by the firing pin, but had fall
ed to explode, as the center cap was
not reached.
According to Hellmutn's statement
to Captain Flather, he had Fred Gross.
colored, also OF ago Washington
street northwest under arrest when
Ransom, with several other negroes.
demanded that the officer release
their companion.
The trouble started about IL o'clock
when Lewis Marucci, OF IT'S Fifth
street northwest, drove his automo-
bile through Washington street. Sew
eral negroes. 1t is said. threw stones
at the machine and followed It out
on Sixth street.
The policeman's mother. Mrs. PAU
line Hellmuth, was sitting on the
porch OF their home. III Sixth street
northwest, when the stones began to
fly. Hellmuth was in he house with
his wife. His mother called him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-31
ATTACKS LIBERTY LOAN
ASUNECONOMIC PLAN

The Liberty loan was denounced
as "uneconomic" toda-, at the meet
ing OF the American committee on
the high cost of living. by Charles H.
Ingersoll, chairman OF the committee,
In an address at the Raleigh.
I'VE must pay more OF the cost
OF the war by current taxation" said
Mr.. Ingersoll. It Is uneconomic to
pay 81 .050, 100000 in interest alone
for every billion dollars we borrow,
but that Is what we shall have to do
under the terms OF the so-called LIB
erty loan"
Western Starr. member Of the
farmers executive committee on the
high cost of living. declared that all
of labor could not be free while farm
labor is under the yoke OF the land
lord.
THE key to the whole situation
lies In the control o. the land" he
said.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-31
BIGGEST TOMATO PLANT
GROWN IN HOME GARDEN
Sn Feet Tall and 1t Has Fourteen
Juicy 0fsprings.
washington's biggest homegrown

washington's biggest homegrown
tomato plant has been discovered.
1t grows in the backyard of Mrs. R.
p. Tate's residence at 425 Fourth
street northeast, and it's about six
feet tall.
A few months ago, Mrs. Tate was
marketing at Center Market and she
saw two small tomato plants for sale.
They were Just common tomato
plants, to all appearances, and they
were planted in a flower-bed along
the Tate back fence.
Miss Helen Tate, Mrs. Tate's daugh-
ter, took a friendly interest in the
plants growth and she tied one up
the fence. Once or twice. 1t was
blown into tangled masses, but each
time Miss Tate trained ii up with
strings, and now the plant has be-
come a neighborhood curiosity.
1t is not only a wonder in height,
but has grown fourteen big tomatoes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-31
Lemon Juice
For FreCkIeS
GIrIsI Make beauty lotion at
home for a few cents. Try I'll

Squeeze the juice of two lemons into
a bottle containing three ounces Of
orchard white, shake well, and you
have a quarter pint OF the best freckle
and tan lotion, and complexion beau
tifier, at very, very small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and
any drug store OF toilet counter will
supply three ounces Of orchard white
for a few cents. Massage this sweet
ly fragrant lotion into the face, neck
arms, and hands each day and see
how freckles and blemishes disap-
pear and how clear, soft, and white
the skin becomes. Yes! 1t Is harm
less.-Advt
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-31
VETOOF FOOD BILL
SEEMS CERTAINIF
CHANGES STAND

Veto for the food control bill will
follow II II is passed with the war
conduct committee and food control
board amendments included, It was
Intimated at the White House today.
President Wilson, after informing
Congressional conferees on the bill
that he would not stand for either OF
the amendments, let It be known he
would veto the measure unless II pro-
vided for a one-man food administra-
ton and omitted means OF meddling
with the Administrator conduct OF
the war.
Senator Smith. OF Georgia, this
morning moved to strike out the
Owens-weeks amendment creating n
Joint congressional committee on war
expenditures.
The committee recessed a: noon
until 2:3o o'clock this afternoon to
give Senators and Representatives an
opportunity to deliberate on the
motion.
Adoption of Senator Smiths motion,
which now seems certain, will dis
pose of the last serious point of dif-
ference between the House and Sem
ate over the food control bill
The conferees hope to be able to
make their report to the House to-
morrow or Thursday.
There will be much opposition to
ratification OF the conference agree
ment, however.
The conference decision to vest all
the food control authority in Herbert
c. Hoover and the striking out of the
Owens-Weeks amendment will be
met with the most stubborn opposi-
ton. particularly in the Senate,
where a big majority favors a food
control commission OF three mem
haFR
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-31
STACKER RAID STAGED
AT MARRIAGE BUREAU

NEW YORK, July 31-Deputy
United States marshals this after
noon conducted raid on 500 young
men OF military age who were at
tempting to get marriage licenses in
the municipal building. presumably
to avoid military service.
The attention of the Federal
officials was called to the fact that
the marriage "slackers" had renewed
their dash into matrimony. following
publication of a Washington story
that they could claim exemption,
even il married after the draft.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-31
CUBA GIVES FIVE SHIPS
To U. S. GOVERNMENT

Five ships were added to the Gov
ernment's emergency fleet today as a
gift from Cuba. The five are Ger
man ships, informed when Cuba threw
in her lot with the United States and
declared war. They have been pre-
scented to the American minister at
Havana.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-31
Use FOREIGN SHIPS
ON COAST, Is PLAN

The Shipping Board mas asked the
House Committee on Interstate and For
eign Commerce to report a resolution
empowering the President to suspend
the law and permit foreign ships to en-
ter coastwise trade II is hoped the res
olution will somewhat ease the shipping
situation, especially since Canadian yes
sells can take over much Of the Great
Lakes trade. enabling American ship
pers to US their vessels IN ocean :om-
merce.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-31
SHIPPING BOARD MOVES.

The Shipping Board has moved into
new quarters nthe old Interstate
building in + street, following the
emergency fleet corporation. which
moved July from the Munsey build
ing. The shipping board has the tenth
floor Of the building.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-31
Won FALKENHAYN NOW
DIRECTS IN PALESTINE

AMSTERDAM. July 31.-Germany's
commander on the Palestine front is
General Won Faikenhayn.
A photograph Of the former com
mander In chief from the east front,
taken In Jerusalem, appeared in to-
days Berlin Lokal Anzeiger.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-01
CARPENTERS GET RAISE.
Master Builders Agree to Demands ol
 Tfadesmen.

Master Builders Agree to Demands of
 Tfadesmen.
 Through an agreement between the master builders and officers of the Carpenters and Joiners' Union, tho demand of the tradesmen for an in- crease in wages from $s.60 to $40 day was granted and the threatened strike which has lowered for several days, has bean averted., The amicable manner in which the sthreatened trouble has been avoided sts pleasing to both sides in the near sei Antroversy. Work is plentiful at
 esent. and. with the high wages that szkhe carpenters in Hartford and Bris- tol are getting, 1t would mean that re- fusal on tho part of the master builders would cause some of the best skilled workmen to seek employment in either of these cities.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-01
EXPECT lATAL' BIl1II6
German Newspapers Hint a& Poesfbn-
 Battleslhips In North Sea-

ICy O0 1AUOllOT OA24S11 vtltn t$T1uSn
 Battlcsl1ips In North Sea.
 Copenhagen. June 1, via London. I3:46-The German newspapers all are printing aqn1versary articles on the naval batffe of the akagerrak. the mpressaon being quite generally expressed that . new battle between the Brttash and German fleets i1 . possibility of the near future.
 German naval writers for some time have been discussing tho prospect of the British fleet once more trying con- clusions with Admiral van Scheer's ships. Many of the writers have been governed by the prevalent German skepticism regarding the losses of the British ships claimed by the German admiralty, but denied by the British. and without comment omit ships like the TsgeE, the warspite and the Marl- borough from their calculations of British losses. Tho German admiralty, although retaining the names of the Tigerkands q battleship of the Queen Dlixabeth class-namely the Warspite Ion it's table < of losses, modestly brackets them with the comment,
 "danied by the British admiralty The anniversary articles also are intended to arouse enthusiasm for the ! national submarine subscription in aid of families of German sailors lost in submarine warfare.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-01
PROBE BEREAVEMENT
 OF SICK SAIL ORs
Secretary Daniels Orders Invest1ga- tion, Following Remonstr.nce by
 Men on Hospital ship.

Washington. June 1.-A civilian commission composed of Abrahap Fiexner of New York. Dr. William H. Welch of Baltimore. and Nathan Stratus of New York, will inspect the naval hospital ship Solace and other naval vessels at the request of Sec retary Daniels. and form their own conclusion as to the navy's method of handling sick sailors. Secretary Dan- iels said today he had determined upon this course so a complete study might be nlade of the whole problem of medical and sanitary precautions for the naval service.
 Already Admiral Mayo Is conduct ing an investigation of charges of mis- treatment contained in g round robin signed by enlisted men, patients on the Solace, and in addition Surgeon General Braisted is now with the l1eet making a personal inspection. <.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-01
ARMY OFFICERS IMPRISONED AFTER SPANISH DISTURBANCE
ARREST PARENTS FOR
 KILLING OWN CHILD
Melrose Mass, Couple Are Charged With shang-
 ling Their Daughter

Melross, Mass, June 1.-Joseph Wakelin, farmer and Mrs. Sarah WaksEn. his wife, charged with tho murder of heiriseven-year-old dauGh- ter. Loretta, we're ordered held With out bail for hearing June in the district court today. They were not required to plead. The prosecution desired time in which to prepare its case and the court granted . continu- ance after Q conference with attor- neys.
 The police declined to mako a statement regarding evidence by which they said they would attempt to prove the charge that wakelin killed the child year ago today while she was on her way home from school. Tho body was found In the woods and physicians' said death was caused by strangulation.
 The Wakelins were arrested early to- day. and made emphatic denial of the charge.
 It was learned that when District Attorney Nathan Tufts of Middlesex county assumed once this year he thought that a renewed, investigation should he made in an effort to clear the mystery of tho death of the little girl. who was strangied, Accordipx to medical sxan1ner's report, by sawdust or . cereal stuffed in her nose and mouth. Assistant District Attorney George s. Harvey was directed to look into the facts and a . result found evidence which he considered war ranted the arrest of the child's par ents.
 The Wakelin home Is in . lonely section. of the city. On the. morning of the murder Loretta was sent home by her school teacher to get . book. She did not return to school and later In the day her father found her body i'm the woods . mile from hin house. Several arrests were made but the ,in- quest did not develop sumcient ev1- tdencs to enable the authorities to bring anyone to trial,
New Britain herald., 1917-06-01

Heavy Gun Firing on Belgian Coast.
 Berlin. June 1, via London, 4:40 p. m.-Heavy gun firing last night reached stage of great intensity in the region of the dunes on the Bell gian coast and in the Ypres Bend, particularly in the Wytschaete sector, says the official statement issued to- day by the German army headquarters staff. sf ss s s
New Britain herald., 1917-06-01
WAR REVENUE BILL ]. ID. BE! ] l! FOUGHT OVER VI ] Senators Prepare to Wage War
 on Committees D | Report MAY INCREASE l!'|l suRYAzEs Efforts so Indlede News csnsorship in Esrtonase Bm Now Believed at End-senate spends Day Debating Food Control Bill.
MAY INCREASE SURTAXES

Washington, June 1.-tnce the general outlines of the re-draft of the war revenue bill have boon deter mined by the. senate finance commit tee. many senators today began to plan lights to be made on the measure whom 1t reaches the floor of the son. ate about the middle of next week. Some seek to restore tho house tn- creases of surtaxes on incomes Of more than $40,000 and, the house in heritance taxes. Others are hostile committee, particularly taxes on coffee, sugar. tea and cocoa.
 The committee late yesterday agreed upon . reduction from 10 to 5 per cent. on railroad. steamship and Pullnan car transportAtioh. "A pro- vision for taxing express and parcel post packages one cent; on each twen- tysflve cents paid for transnfisfon also Was Incorporated. .E.ss t,.S
 The committee will consider taxes on newspapers and magaSines-in con- fereqce with ,pubiishers ana post omce omciAls tomorrow night
 ' Censorship Belieycd bead.
 The administradon.G espionase bill with its newspaper censorship clauss was today again in the hands of the joint conference committees with in. structions from. the house tp eliminate the censor1hip proposal. 2 K The bill came back .tossthe con forces for, the second time s4a .A result of the house's, refusal 18A to IA. yesterday to accept even the confer, ence committee's modihed censorship provistbn. N
 There were strong indications today that the conferees would shortly re- port the bill with the censorship fec ture eliminated, and that tks bill will then hriaIlysb be accepted. s
 There wss no definite indication to- day from President Wilson what fur ther steps, if anys may be ,taken to s1.- act war censorship legislation. senate nehAtes Food Hilh. n Paasass by stlie ssaAa4st q tho ad- rsaipistrp lis \ m elly will not soc4Gf 6ss EGs tu RAMON a1ikhS. Final action was delayed today by | number of proposed amendments which were vet to be disposed of.
 Resuming consideration of the bill which provides for. a food survey and stimulation of production. the senate today took up for dizcussiop Senator | Fletcher's amendment to, permit the secretary of commerce to- promote wider use Of dsh to meet tho food stringency.. Tho proppsal- has the endorsements of the adIniIlistxation. Work of perfecting the b5lIt to au- thoftze . food administration and price hxing. second of tfe. govern ments measures, was. cpntinped today ! by the house agricultural cpmmittee-
New Britain herald., 1917-06-01
British Make slight Gain.

London. June l. 1:45 p. m.-"Qur troops gained ground slightly during the night west of Cherisey (Arras front)" says today's Nofncial announce ment. Patrol encounters resulted In our favor last night in the neighbor- hood of Gouzeau court. Succeseul raids were made by us northeast Of Loos and near Ploegesteen wood"
New Britain herald., 1917-06-01
PATROL DRIVER ARRESTED.
Ran Down a1id Killed Cldld in Water f hury Street. ;.s

Waterbury. June LA warrant is-i sued here today charges Docrman Jo- seph A. Petrosky of the police de- partment with manslaughter in con- nection with the death of Mary Kelly, aged eight; on May IA: Perosky was driving the police. patrol on May IA
 when it ran into the Kelly girl on East Main street, killing her almost instantly: Deputy Coroner John T.. Mozani finds that the machine was travelling about twenty miles an hour at the time and that the driver saw the child It sufficient distance to stop his ca, but did not do so. He finds that the death was carsed by the criminal csssiseness of Petrosky.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-01
Dirigo Sank VII Bombs After Bei
 Attacked w WithoJI Warning Mate Den
VESSEL RANsACKED
 BY HOSTILE F0IlE
London Also Reports Gunflrc As !. FrancesiAr., Whose Crew NJ sertbes E1pericnce oa LanAiI c.af.. .as | oa m sAsrbara. whoae Y Arrives at Gabsaltar Barhara \ Known in Gulf Trade.

-sIeondon. Thursday. May Fl, 1S ID. m. Delayed. )-The Americaii ing ship Dirfgo has been sunk IF German submarine. The crow been landed with the exeeptt0N John Ray. third mate, N who x drowned when the snall b0At1 being launched. The hOAt tackled without warning.
 X statement issued by fho 1 admiralty says that the par11l attacked .by gunflre by aArn1&n ma a&tHA which gave no wArntM0 IvesSSl &es subsequently, H Ssslt s5 .Ad1n &ter 1t had been ranea9kz of the sum bar1ne, wa aeHQAd 1t Plymouth. E M sSa
 Thaa Asigo was attacked o'clock th the morning. Tlss ses wa1SHNS lthorsh hay. s1laG
 wetA llSped bsf6fss ss , x'e JosSpl( t4vensy Asnertca1 M & t S,o Il csrinl ssr s!