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The Washington times., 1917-12-25
TWELVE CAPTAINS
RAISED TO RANK
OF rear ADMIRAL

One hundred and eighty-six officers
Of the navy. many of them prominent
in washinEton, were today notified
OF their promotion on the reeommen-
dation % the selection board and ap-
proval OF President Wilson.
Twelve captains become rear ad-
mirals. fifty-one commanders become
captains, and 122 lieutenant command
ers become commanders.
Prominent among the latter Is Lieu
tenant Commander David Worth Bag
ship Jacob Jones when she was sent
to the bottom by a German submarine.
He was made q commander.
Thomas W. Kinksid, commanding
engineer at the navy engineering ex-
perimental station in Annapolis. well
known in Washington, was made =
rear admiral
Others promoted to rear admiral
were:
William strother smith. on duty at
the Navy Department with the naval
consulting board. He Is q native Of
Virginia and served many years here
previously as a member Of the inspec-
tfon board. Joseph Lee jayne, for
merly superintendent OF the naval OBJ
seryatory here, now commanding Z
battleship: Charles W. Dyson. Of the
Navy Department, In charge OF the de-
signing room OF the Bureau of steam
engineering: Clarance Stewart VIII
liams, chief Of STAFF to the commander
of the first force battle fleet and =
graduate OF the War College here;
Hillary P. Jones, comnanding div
ision of the cruiser force. former
eommandant of the Washington navy
yard: Edward W. Eberle. superintend-
ent of the Naval Academy and for
mer commandant OF the Washington
navy yard: Joseph Strauss. former
chief OF ordnance at the Navy Depart
ment, now commanding q battleship.
and william r. Shoemaker, member
Of the navy general board.
The Washington times., 1917-12-25
KAISER ATHEIST,
DECLARES SENATOR;
PROOF IN SPEECHES

"A sacrilegIous barbarian" is the
description Senator William II. King
of Utah gives to the Kaiser.
Senator King. in an interview. takes
up the utterances OF the Kaiser, since
he went on the throne. in one OF
which he calls himself the "instru-
ment of the Almighty"
THE latest htterances of the Ger
man Emperor says Senator King.
''to the effect that the year 1917 has
proved that the Lord of Creation Is
an unconditional and ayowed ally OF
the German people, is in line with
the many sacrilegious utterances that
have characterized him since he as
cended the throne"
Senator King voices the utmost alb
horrence Of this "cruel, fiendish. and
barbarous ruler" and declares he is
not a Christian but atheistic.
The Washington times., 1917-12-25
COXEY TRIES HARD
TO PUT $500 into
UNCLE SANS SOCK

Col. Jacob S. Coxey. of Massilon,
Ohio. is having the hardest kind of
a time today trying to play Santa
Claus to Uncle Sam to the extent of
$500. At this writing the chances
OF the Government finding the colo
neI's hve hundred in its stocking to-
morrow morning are so remote as to
be practically invisible. -.-.
Colonel Coxey is none other than
the leader OF the Justly celebrated
Coxey's army that marched on Wash
inEton years ago personally to tell
the dome on the Capitol or someone
what should be done to straighten
out the economic situation. Since
that time the world has been good to
the colonel and now he is well-to-do
In the course of business he sold the
Government $500 worth OF sand
When payment was proffered by the
Navy DEPARTMENT .Coxey wrote back
in effect:
"Oh. that's all right. old dear. put
it in the sinking fund" having in
mind. possibly. the Christmas greet
ing he would like to have served
upon one OF the Kaiser's U-boats.
But no matter how good money
looks. the Government can't accept
1t without action by the grand lodge
or something, and the reply the
colonel got from Charles conard,
naval purchasing agent, was that the
matter would be taken under ad-
visement" So it's good betting
Colonel CoEey will have to take the
$500 in spite OF himself.
The Washington times., 1917-12-25
SOLDIER SCULPTOR
GIVES BIAS RELIEF OF
CHRIST TOY. NJ. CA.

CAMP MEADE; Dec. 25.-A bas-
relief bust of Christ, the work Of a
sculptor who was drafted in a Phila-
delphia regiment, was presented to-
day to the Y. NJ. c. A. building near
est the barracks in which the sculp-
tor, Pietro Caivarra, was confined on
account of the measles quarantine.
The bust was formally received and
later will be mounted in a suitable
way and become a permanent part OF
the decorations OF the hall.
The committee receiving the bust
included William F. Cochran, the mil
lionaire social worker who is giving
his time to recreation work at camp;
A Z. Lindley and j. r. Sutton.
The sculptor was allowed to visit
the ''YH building and on account Of
the decrease in measles will soon be
given all liberties enjoyed by the
other soldiers. The work accom-
pIished by him while penned in bar
racks is regarded by some of his
friends as the finest he has ever ac-
complished. His speciality has been
religious subjects. This particular
work is after the manner OF Hoff-
mans head OF Christ, one OF the most
famous of religious paintings.
The Washington times., 1917-12-25
Beans, Minus Pork,
Turns Boston Against
Saturdays Sacred Dish

BOSTON. Dec. 25.-After ac-
quiescing in "meadess Tuesdays
and Fridays" and eighties Thurs
days and Sundays, the house
wives Of this city rebelled against
''porkless Saturday" They are
willing to foreeo roasts OF pork,
chops and ham, and even bacon,
but
How can one cook the famous
Puritan standby, baked beans.
without the generous cut Of
pork snugly nesting in the dish
1t can't be done. So baked
beans. with the pork. grace many
a supper table and they will
right along until Washington sets
its inyenting geniuses to work
solving the question OF porlSless
baked beans.
The Washington times., 1917-12-25
ANNUAL CHICKEN SHOW
AT ARCADE JAN. 1919

The Transforming OF scraps and
wastes into food, is the job that has
been assigned to the hen by Roy H
Waite, Of Maryland Agricultural Col
Iege and president of the National
Capital Poultry and Pigeon Associa-
tion. for the period OF the war. No
small part will the hen take. says
Mr.. Waite, in the winning OF the war.
The sixth annual exhibit. OF the as
ISOLATION will be held at the Arcade.
January 10 to 19.
Every kind OF chicken from Ply
mouth Rock to bantams and roosters
will be shown. There viii be many
prizes among them. Prizes will be
offered by walter r. Tuckerman.
George Z. Hamilton, John J. Edison, !,
Joseph H Bnadley, Henry Hunt, Louis
Kinsinger, jr., and Others.
The Washington times., 1917-12-25
N. Y. BABIES FED BEER
AS MILK PRICE SCARS

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-Because the
price OF milk has risen % per cent
since June. 1914. many babies and
young children are being given tea,
coffee, or beer ana wine by many
families in this city. according to a
report OF the mayors committee on
milk.
Many suggestions were made by the
committee as a means to bring the
price OF milk down.
The Washington times., 1917-12-25
CHIEF
L|KELyTOFOLLOW
SENATE INQUIRY

Out Of the investigation into the
War Department by the Senate Com
mittee on Military Affairs viii come.
among other things. a complete re-
organization of the plan for handling
the munitions problem in this eoun-
try.
Either a director OF munitions or
some equivalent official, charged with
the supreme duty OF overseeing the
production of munitions for the army
and navy win in all probability be
provided.
Just how the new order Of things
can best be brought about is some
thing over which the Senate Military
Committee is now raeking its brains.
Members Net PIeased.
Members of the committee. however,
make no secret Of the fact they are
not at all pleased with the munitions
disclosures. They are convinced there
must be an overhsuling OF the sys-
tenn.
1t is not unlikely that the SEN
ate Military Committee win make a
special report on the question OF mu-
nltions without waiting fully TO COM
plete the investigation into all phases
Of War Department matters.
The chief reason why some Of the
major generals, officers In command
OF camps, or who have been abroad,
have been called Is the desire of, the
committee members to know more
about conditions respecting muni-
tions. This applies both to condi-
tions in the camps here and to the
troops abroad.
The members OF the committee
want to get the views OF command
ing officers OF the line on the best
way Of dealing with the munitions
problem.
POssIble Cabinet Offiee.
1t 10 possible that a secretary OF
munitions, a Cabinet officer. will be
provided for. This. however, meets
Position, because II IL feared that
1t would open the door to politics.
Impressed with the need of equip
ment and munitions for the troops,
and feeling that all else must be
laid aside to win the war, the mem
bers OF the Senate Military Committee
want some man put into the position
ofmunitions director who has q grip
on manufacturing. and army proc
lens, and who will be able to drive
along manufacture with incessant and
unspartng energy
The Washington times., 1917-12-25
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
MARRIAGES INCREASE

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-The annual
report OF the Episcopal Church shows
an increase OF l,5OO in marriages. The
jump is believed due to the number
Of enlisted men marrying before
leaving for the front.
Other statistics show a smaller
number OF ministerial candidates, due
TO the departure OF young men for
the war.
II the marriage increase as shown
In this church holds good in other
denominations, It is estimated that
there were $4,000 more marriages in
the United States this year than last
The Washington times., 1917-12-25
DRY LAW HERE
NULL INFRANCE,
BAKER DECLARES

While War Department officials to-
day were inclined TO look on General
Pershing's light wine and beer order
as a restriction. instead OF license, the
sAnti-Saloon League in Washington
4ras preparing to have Congress over
ride the generals order and put the
American expeditionary forces on the
same bone dry" basis they occupy in
this country.
Secretary Of War Baker was in
eHned to interpret the order as be-
ing issued to restrict the soldiers
drinking liquors, rather than per
mitting them to drink light wines and
beer, and that il had been issued be-
cause the act OF Congress prohibiting
the sale of liquor to soldiers was not
operative except in America.
Law Made for L. S.
"The law was enacted to remedy
certain conditions in this country"
said the Secretary. 1T has not ex-
traterritorial features It cannot pro-
hfbit the sale OF liquor to American
troops in another country. At the
same time it does not prohibit Amer
lean troops from drinking alcoholic
liquors If they can purchase them"
Secretary of the Navy Daniels said
the order could in no way affect the
naval forces.
"An American naval officer. or en-
listed man is forbidden the use OF
alcoholic liquors while he is in uni
form" he said. He Will be in uni
form as long as the war lasts"
Representative Randall. OF Cali
fornia, prohibitionist. is preparing
resolution to introduce. as soon as
Congress convenes, calling upon the
President for information as to the
authority under which General Per-
shing acted
Randall VIII Protest.
General Pershing seems to have
issued an order which violates the
laws of his country" said Randall.
cit seems to me that no matter how
broad his authority may be he should
make his orders conform to the law
of the country he is serving. no mat
ter II he is in foreign lands where
customs and laws are different from
the customs and laws OF the United
States.
Following is the resolution he will
Introduce in Congress:
Whereas Congress has enacted and
the President has approved a section
in the act authorizing the organiza-
ton OF the new national army which
prohibits the sale or giving OF alco-
holic liquors to any soldier wearing
the uniform OF the United States. and.
-'Whereas the only soldier Of the
American army who has died in dis
grace in France was shown to be in
toxicated on French wine,
Therefore. be It resolved, That the
President be requested to inform the
House by what authority or on whose
authority General Pershing has issued
his order permitting the soldiers OF
the American army in France ito have
beer and wine. in violation Of the
spirit Of a law already enacted by
Congress"
The Washington times., 1917-12-25
REV. LEVI GILBERT DIES.

CINCINNATI. Dec. a5.-one OF the
best known Methodist ministers in
the country. the Rev. DR.. Levi p. Gil
bert, is dead at his home here at the
age or 80 years. He was former edl-
tor OF the Western Christian Advo-
cate. and occupied pulpits in Cleve-
land. New Haven, Conn, and Seattle,
Wash.
The Washington times., 1917-12-25
U. S NAVAL MEN GET
PLAUDTTS IN NAPLES

ROME. Dec. 25.-Appisuding crowds
followed several hundred American
naval officers and men, who "did"
Naples on Christmas leave.
Ambassador Thomas Nelson Page
IEzve q reception IN their honor yes
terday, at which more than a hun
dred Americans were guests.
The Washington times., 1917-12-25
EMPLOYEES GER BONUSES.

Employees of the Law Reporter Print
ing Company are holders today Of sub
stantiaI Christmas gifts in the form Of
cash bonuses given them by the firm
through Manager Frank B. Crown. who
began the practice last year. At that
time gold pieces were. distributed, but
Federal reserve currency has been sub
stituted this year and has received just
as hearty a welcome.
The Washington times., 1917-12-25
CAPT. W. M. MEREDITH DIES.

Capt. W. NJ Meredith. former direc-
tor Of the Bureau OF Engraving and
Printing. recently connected with the
Treasury Department, died at his home
1919 Girard street n. W. Funeral
services will be held tomorrow
from his home at 2 o'clock with inter
ment in Arlington National Cemetery.
Captain Meredith is survived by four
children.
The Washington times., 1917-12-25
srEALs HER UNoERWEAR.

CHICAGO. Dec. 25.-chieago's Hsle
thread bank robber went too far. He
stole a fair ones silk underwear as
well as the contents OF her bank.
and was caught with the goods on
him.
The Washington times., 1917-12-25

HEat wisely and plenty and waste nothing" This does
shall deprive many
de1icactes in the past it
that shall do with little less butter
white flour IF each small quantit ty
distributed millions
wives, a great deal in the aggregate.
The standard Of the American family IS
very become ccustomed to certain
fancy cookery. take this away will
atisfaction not question Of what to
cook, but how to cook it economically and we'll.
Flavorng Extracts play important part in the
foods, for the they act blend
giving surprisingly results in the of
material the making of leftovers Foods,
properly Favored flat unpalatable,
foods not pleasing to the taste not
economical, but Wasteful.
25e 500 bottle Of Flavoring Extracts Will last
average family months, and by
ploying it you advantage leftovers such
rice, stale bread, etc.
It desire the c.. F. Sauer Co. to cooperate
with Administra full
extent, help the of the country to
duty without dissatisfaction
families. you help Send in your
Flavoring Extracts They will
housewives, will later
send them
We will distribute 800. 90 PRIZES for best
recipes, follows the fifty recipes
paw $2 for the next six best package
to each.Send label from
package of Sauer's Extracts with your recipes.
Yours for economical living,
c. F. sGUER COMPANY,
RiBsaoha, Ri8ss "A Va. Araae-. Pres:
The Washington times., 1917-12-25
Sales Pass SI0,0OO.

Sales OF war savings certificates in
the District have passed the $4,000
mark. according to the detailed re-
port submitted to the local commit
tee by Postmaster Merritt o. Chance.
A grand total of S1O.356.s4 has been
sold under the postoffice. OF which
$s,OI7s7 is in war savings stamps
and S2,33s.OT in the thrift stamps.
Four thousand dollars worth OF
war savings stamps were distributed
am6ng the employees OF the Old Dutch
Market Company as a Christmas
bonus
War savings workers today are pre-
pairing for a vigorous after-holidays
drive in the District An intensive
speaking campaign will be begun to-
morrow. Prominent business men
will speak at all the theaters and no
opportunity will. be overlooked to
keep before the public the part Of
the war savings stamps are playing
in winning the war for America and
the allies.
The Washington times., 1917-12-25
WAR STAMP SALES
IN D. c. PRAISED
BY DRIVE CHIEF

Christmas geetings are extended to
the people OF Washington today for
their splendid patriotic spirit and
hearty cooperation in the war saw
ings campaign by D. ]. Callahan, d.
rector OF the District War Savings
Committee. The holiday season has
lent such an impetus to the war saw
ings drive that Director Callahan pre-
diets that the Capital will lead the
nation as st has done in patriotic
movements heretofore.
Il want TO offer my sincere Christ
mas greetings TO the citizens of WASH
ington for the splendid spirit and
generous cooperation they have
shown in aiding the great war savings
campaign which Is now well under
way for handling the Districts
quota" said Director Callahan.
NcAdOo Compliments Capital
The highest possible praise is due
the men and women OF the various
committees who have given their ef-
forts to the campaign. 4 know OF no
better way to speak a word OF tri-
butte for the spirit OF thrift and econ
omy that the people are showing than
to quote from a letter written me by
the Secretary OF the Treasury, Will
liam c. McAdoo, in which he said:
81 have no doubt that as soon as
you tell the public when and where
and how these securities can be
bought, your problem will be solved,
for l believe there are no more patri-
otic people in the world than are to
be found in the National Capital Of
the United States"
The Washington times., 1917-12-25

THE FOOD ADMINISTRATION SAYS
The Washington times., 1917-12-25
Tells Camp Details.

A letter from the baroness to her
son describes a trip to Fort ogle-
thorpe, the condition of the roads,
the topography OF the surrounding
territory, the buildings erected with
their small iron bed furnishings. This
Is regarded as tangible evidence OF
the woman's violation OF Section .
OF the espionage act.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-05-30
AN APPEAL TO WOMEN
Secretary ofAgricultural Points out that in their DUN
Homes they can Aid the Nations Army

of food a year. Every ounce of
food thrown away, therefore, tends
also to waste the labor of an army
Of busy citizens.
"Clothing is largely an agricul-
tural product and represents the
results of labor on the sheep
ranges, in cotton fields, and in
mills and factories. Whenever a
useful garment is needlessly dis
carded material needed to keep
some one warm or dry may be con-
sumed merely to crafty a passing
fancy. Women would do we'll to
look upon clothing at this time
more particularly from the util-
itarian point of view.
Leather, too, is scarce and the
proper shoeing of armies calls for
great supplies of this material.
There are only so many pairs of
shoes in each hide, and there is a
shortage of animals for leather as
we'll as for meat. Anything that
can be done to encourage adults
or children to take care of their
shoes and make them last longer
means that so much more leather
is made available for other pur-
poses.
Employed women, especially
those engaged in the manufacture
of food or clothing, also directly
serve their country and should put
into their tasks the enthusiasm
and energy the Importance of their
product warrants.
"While all honor is due to the
women who leave their homes to
nurse and care for those wounded
in battle, no woman should feel
that, because she does not wear a
nurses uniform, she is absolved
from patriotic service. The home
women of the country, if they will
give their minds fully to this vital
subject of food conservation and
train themselves in household
thrift, can make of the housewives
apron a uniform of national sig
nificance.
Demonstrate thrift in your
homes and encourage thrift among
your neighbors.
MAKE saving rather than spend
ing your social standard.
make economy fashionable lest
it become obligatory"
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-05-30

of meat left on the plates and add
them to the soup kettle. Celery
tops and vegetable parings can do
good service as seasoning in the
soup kettle and may be strained
out with the bones. Any left over
gravy or portions of cooked vege-
tables or cereals should be put into
the strained soup to add nutrition,
bulk and flavor. Let no edible
cooked foods go to the waste pail
or to be fed to lower animals when
they may be used to advantage in
the soup kettle. Don't fatten your
waste pail and wish for bank ac-
count.
Cream soups lend variety and
aid in using the inexpensive food
materials at hand. Skinned milk
may be utilized to advantage in
this way. Water in which agree
ably favored vegetables have been
soaked together with small
amount of the mashed vegetable
may be combined in equal parts
with skinned milk. Meat fat Cor
butter) and flour in the proportion
of one tablespoonful of each to
every cup of liquid vegetable
stock or milk will make a very
nutritious and attractive cream
soup. Where vegetables are scarce
and expensive the outside cover
ing, such as parings or pods can
| be cooked in a small amount of
water and the liquid used as vege-
table stock for favoring and nutri-
ton.
Stale bread crusts soaked in hot
skinned milk lend added nourish-
ment and an agreeable flavor to
vegetable cream soups. Fresh fish
of all kinds may be combined with
vegetables and skinned milk in a
fish chowder. This furnishes a
meal in itself.
To be an efficient home manager
one must keep the soup kettle
busy!
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-05-30

Franklin J. Pearce, proprietor
of the Buck Hotel at Summit
Ridge, was fined $50 and costs by
Alderman Stevens in Middletown
on Thursday for running an auto
mobile while intoxicated. He was
arrested on Wednesday and locked
up for the night. He had been re-
fused drink at the MiddletOwn
Hotel and got a colored man to
crank his car, leaving the yard by
the rear entrance. Chief Hdyard
arrested him in the public square.
At the hearing he denied that he
was drunk but a number of wit
nesses testified to the contrary.
Frank Chambers, aged 25, and
George E. Leonard, colored, were
fatally injured on Wednesday by
lumber sliding off a car which
they were unloading at the Am
erican Car and Foundry Com
pany's plant in Wilmington.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-05-30

The Secretary of Agriculture, in
response to requests from many
editors for a statement as to SER
vice women can render the Nation
in the direction Of producing and
conserving agricultural products,
has issued the following:
To the Women of the United States
Every woman can render i'm
portant service to the Nation in
it's present emergency. She need
not leave her home or abandon her
home duties to help the armed
forces. She can help to feed and
clothe our armies and help to sup
ply food to those beyond the seas
by practising effective thrift in her
own household
Every ounce of food the house
wife saves from being wasted in
her home-all food which she or
her children produce in the garden
and can or preserve-every gar
ment which care and skillful re-
pair make it unnecessary to re-
place-all lessen that household
draft on the already insufficient
world supplies.
"To save food the housewife
must learn to plan economical and
properly balanced meals, which,
while nourishing each member of
the family properly, do not encour-
age overeating or offer excessive
and wasteful variety. 1t is her
duty to use all effective methods to
protect food from spoilage by heat,
dirt, mice, or insects. She must
acquire the culinary ability to ut
ilize every bit of edible food that
comes into her home. She must
learn to use such foods as vege-
tables, beans, peas, and milk pro-
ducts as partial substitutes for
meat. She must make it her bus
mess to see that nothing nutritious
is thrown away or allowed to be
wasted
Waste in any individual house
hold may seem to be insignificant,
but if only single ounce of edible
food, on the average, is allowed
to spoil or be thrown away in each
of our 20,000,000 homes, over l.
100000 pounds of material would
be wasted each day. 1t takes the
fruit of many acres and the work
of many people to raise, prepare,
and distribute 464,OOO,OO0 pounds