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The Washington herald., 1917-12-17
MISSION Head GETS
SILVER SERVICE
John S. Bennett Recipient of Testi-
monial from Congregation.

A silver service was presented
to Superintendent John S. Bennett of
the Central Union Mission. last even
ing in commenoration OF the tenth an
niversey OF his conversion.
No more beautiful tribute could he
paid than was offered by the humble
men and women who told in happy
but fearful voices the story Of what
Superintendent Benefits helpin G
hand had meant to them.
Superintendent Bennett thanked the
congregation for their beautiful trib-
ute. and promised that by the help of
God he would do even more effective
work during the coming year.
A special musical program was CIV
en-. Superintendent Bennett was con-
verted at the Jere McCauley Mission,
in New York ten years ago Sunday
night, and has bJ2n engaged in mis-
sion work about three years, having
been in charge of the Central Union
Mission for the past two and a half
years.
There was no less warmth and cheer
at the Gospel Mission. on John Mar
shall Place. Here the sermon was dis
pensed with, and the meeting given
over to testimonials. Announcement
was made by Superintendent II. w
Kline that on next Saturday the mis-
sion will present its Christmas gift to
the kiddies of Waship gton-a splendid
new home where there will be operat-
ed day nursery, infant welfare sta
ton. club rooms and Fairgrounds.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-17
REFORM BUREAU ENDS
Series OF MEETINGS
Members Confident Prohibition
Amendment VIII Be Successful.

Confident that the prohibition con.
sttutional amendment will be psssrd
by Congress today. members OF the
International Reform Bureau. vhS
have been in session here since D..
cember Il. closed their series Of sevcu
meetings with rallies yesterday after.
noon and evening in tho First ConEre-
gational Church. Tenth and G streets
northwest. and the Luther Place Nc,
mortal Church. Thomas circle.
Senator william II. Thompson. q
Kansas. and Representative Charles Il,
Randall. Of California. and Represeni.
stive Aben W. Barklcy. of Kentucky,
were speakers at the meeting in thS
Luther Place Memorial Church.
The principal address was made by
Rev. Wilbur T. Crafts. Ph D.. OF this
city. superintendent Of the Interna.
tional Reform Bureau. Who took foI
his subject. THE Last Million Thai
May Win the War"
What last million may win tho
war; asked Rev. Crafts The la-t
million soldiers may do il. or the last
million shells: or tho last million
pounds of food; or the last million
votes against the beer autocracy ut
our own land: or the last million
Prayers and sa-r fetal gifts OF IhS
church.
These are our seven battle lines.
the breaking down of any one Of
which either in England. France ot
the United States may lose the war;
and the last million in any or all oI
these lines may determine the Lssu,
Of the strife. on which the fate 4
democracy and even OF cIvfIizatrOu
seems 10 depend"
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SOLDIERS MISSING
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gineers. November 20; emergency ad.
dress. Timothy McGrath, 1I6s Boyles-
ton street, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
RanIet, Dalton, private, engineers,
November 30; emergency address
Dalton N. Ranlet. father, lis Forty
fourth street. Corona, n. Y.
Seaman, George II. J., private, en-
glneers. November 30: emergency ad-
dress. Mrs. Anna Seaman, mother,
1852 Emerald street, woodhaven
Long Island, n. Y.
Swenson. Paul NJ, sergeant, En-
gineers. November %; emergency ad-
dress. Mrs. J. Z. Swenson, mother.
S66 Wadsworth avenue. New York
City.
lingo. Peter J.. private, Engineers,
November 80; emergency address,
Mrs. Anthony lingo, mother. 24l9
Arthur avenue. New York City,
Ueltz, Herbert F., private, EnRi-
nesrs, November 30; emergency ad-
dress, Mrs. A. Karl. mother, 7S Union
street, Newark, New Jersey.
Upton, Frank, corporal, Engineers.
November 30; emergency address,
Mrs. Jane Upton. wife, Al West
Twenty-fourth street, New York
City.
Van De Mark, Myron, private, En-
sineers. November 30: emergency ad-
dress, Mrs. A. R. Van De Mark.
mother, New Paltz. New York.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-17
two WATCHMEN DIE
while ON DUTY HERE
J. W. Simpson and George Cousins
Victims-Woman Asphyxiated.

]. w. Simpson, 80 years old, II
watchman in the Center Market, was
found dead yesterday at 1884 Eighth
street northwest by R. C. Coffin and
David Soules, 122 H street northeast.
Emergency Hospital ambulance was
called and DR.. Edward Lewis de-
clared death was due to heart failure
George H. Reed, 626 F street south
west. yesterday morning came to re-
lieve his partner, George d. Cousins,
1880 L street southeast, a night watch
man. at johnson and Wimsatt's lum-
Der wharf. He found him apparently
peacefully sleeping. with his pipe in
his hand and his head bowed, seated
in a chair.
He called to him that he had come
to relieve him, but received no an
swer. Cousins was dead.
Gas escaping from a>partly open Jet
was declared to have caused his
death.
Escaping gas also caused the
death of Mary Farrell. 81 years old,
NV Thirteenth street northeast, early
yesterday. Mrs. Nora Walsh, in
whose home Miss Farrell roomed, dis
covered her lying across her bed and
gas was found escaping from a tube
attached to q small cook stove.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-17
IMPROVED METHODS IN
|. WOODWORK DEVISED
Forestry Service Shows Gains for
Industry Through Its Efforts.

Improved methods of using wood,
discovered by the Forestry Service,
have increased production in some
cases. spesded up processes in others,
and added considerably to industry.
This Is shown in the forester's annual
report.
Some OF the things discovered in
c!ude:
Improved processes Of producing
ethyl and grain alcohol reduce the
cost 5000 per day.
Process discovered enabling ship
building material to be dried in forty
eight hours.
Time required to dry maple shoe
last blocks reduced from twenty-one
to two months, and losses reduced
from Is to 6 per cent.
Problems of speedy drying Of cdr
plane material largely solved.
Learned how to increase yield OF
naval stores by 30 per cent. increasing
net returns $3.50 per crop.
The production of lumber this year
was estimated at 10000 900 board
feet from 5000 saw mills. Pulp
making plants used II per cent more
pulp-wood than in 1914, the last year
figures were obtained.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-17
BLAME THE KAISER," !"
: SAYS DR.. VAN DYKE
Former Minister to Netherlands De-
cIares William II Caused War. 7
Blame the Kaiser.

Blame the Kaiser!
Or. Henry Van Dyke. former Minis
ter to The Netherlands and novelist,
made this imperative demand with
considerable vehernence yesterday aft
crnoon in the course Of q lecture, un-
der the auspices Of the District War
service Commission. at the Central
High School. Eleventh and Clifton
streets northwest
Il do not believe in shifting the re-
sponsibility for the present war and
its attendant atrocities" DIR. Van
Dyke continued. 'I do not even be-
lieve in putting II partly on the
Kaiser's military chiefs or advisers.
II is the Kaiser's personal fault. Blame
him"
DR.. Van Dyke said he had witnessed
the fleeing of 100000 Belgians across
The border into Holland for the pro-
lection Of women and girls from out
rage by the Hun soldiers and the
safeguarding OF youths from mutila-
tion. He paid glowing tribute to the
humanity displayed by Holland in
shielding them.
Rev. Earle Whitley. pastor OF the
Vermont Avenue Christian Church.
who presided. introduced the speaker.
IN attractive musical program was
rendered by the Marine Band. Com
nlunity singing of patriotic airs was
led by Kenneth s. Clark, representing
the War Department Commission on
Training Camp Activities.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-17
DIVORCED MEN find
EARNEST CHAMPION
Samuel Saloman Says Alimony Club
Is Mistreated.

A stirring plan on behalf of the ALI
mony Club was voiced by Samuel
Saloman before the Secular League
yesterday afternoon when he rose to
question the speaker. Miss Maude
Younger, of the Woman's Party.
These men," said Mr.. Saloman.
have just as many grievances as the
suffrage pickets.. They are thrown
into cells in the company of common
criminals, manacled and forced to
work as the most ordinary offenders.
And for what? Because they refuse
t1 contribute to the support OF
women whom they detest and who
detest them"
Mr.. Saloman also declared that he
knew of a women applicant for en-
ployment with the Woman's Party
who was refused a position because
she refused to picket as a part OF
her duties.
This statement was declared untrue
by Miss Younger, who emphaticalIy
denied that any employe of the or
SANITATION was required to picket,
saying that many employees had never
picketed during the term of their
employment.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-17

Backed by German men and approv-
al. Turkish frightfulness went the
Huns one better in giving free rein
10 a hatred OF the Christian Armeni-
an and Syrian peoples who formed the
best element in the population OF
Turkey.
For GOO years these two races had
been prosecuted by their masters. At
intervals and on special occasions the
Turks have resorted to oppression,
rapine and murder, until it Is little
less than a miracle that any Of the
objects Of their oppression survive.
Not only have they survived; they
have preserved social, racial and re-
ligious integrity.
Throughout the Turkish empire il
was the people OF these two races who
became the backbone of the nation.
They were the farmers, mechanics
merchants. lawyers. doctors and bank
ers, while the people dominant in num-
bers or authority were indolent, un-
educated and unprogressive. Almost
invariably it was the Armenians and
Syrians who came. eager-eyed. to the
schools for education, who made the
most OF every advantage offered them,
who made life, even for the Turk,
tolerable in a land without modern
advantages.
While the religious intolerance Of
the Turk often melted him to deeds
of wickedncss, and cupidity not in.
frequently led individuals to follow
the example of INSCRIPTIONS and rapa-
cious government officials in acts OF
tyranny and oppression. political mo-
tives have been proved by government
investigation to be wholly the reason
for atrocities committed during the
present war.
Turkey for the Turks" became q
watChword which led many to believe
1t possible for Turkey to rid herself
once for all. of those who were 50
provokingly prosperous. and who were
when harassed. able to secure sym.
pathy from foreign powers and thus
create political dangers.
The plan and desire were to ex.
terminate the Armenians and Syrians
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after which it was believed all other
foreigners as well could be driven
lout
How well their program IL succeed
ing may be Judged when We know
the number Of Armenians and Syrians
who have lost their lives as a direct
result of the persecution and atroc-
tiles OF the present war is variously
estimated at from 100000 to 2O00. 900.
The number Of these people now home
less in Turkey, or refugees in the Rus
sian Caucasus. Mesopotamia. Egypt,
and Saloniki. who are wholly depend
ent upon American charity to keep
them from starvation, is conserva-
lively estimated at 100000.
So It came about that this once
thriving and prosperous population,
innocent. unoffending. industrious,
possessed of homes. Of business prop
erty, farms and gardens: living in
comfort and in many cases in af-
nuence, were suddenly stripped of all
possessions. driven from their homes
and left TO wander in the interior,
or to find such livelihood as they
could obtain in places already over
crowded and among people TO whom
they are strangers and where their
coming seriously complexities an
already well-nigh insoluble food prob
lem.
The tragedy that has befallen these
people may perhaps best be under
stood from one OF the authenticated
stories. Here it is:
An American doctor coming down
the mountain side from the Lebanon
noticed in the distance a throng of
children and wondered why so many
were gathered in one place. Upon
coming near he discovered that a
camel had died by the roadside and
these famished children were in des-
peration picking the last shreds of
flesh from the skeleton of the fallen
beast.
Children eagerly picking grains
from the dung Of animals have be-
come common sight.
Second installment appears tomor-
row.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-17
THE HEATROCITIESINARME
First Complete Story of the Massacres by the Turks
On Whom Uncle Sam May Declare War;
By DR.. FRED P. HACGARD.
Written Especially for The Washington Herald

ARMENIA-the word spells tragedy!
Included under the shadow of this
historic name are not only Armenians,
Syrians and Greeks. but Jews, Mar
onites, Arabs and others. All these
dwellers in Bible lands have suffered
untold agonies during the present
war, at the hands OF their Prussian-
dominated Turkish masters.
Hundreds of thousands have. died
the martyrs death; the remnant is
now left to perish from exposure.
disease. starvation.
The Turks, have outdone their men,
tors, the Prussians. in frightfulness.
1t seems inconcsivable that in this
day and age human beings could
cruelty. drown. tear to pieces. burn
by wholesale and starve to death
other human beings.
And yet this is what has happened.
From one million to two million
helpless Armenians, Syrians and
others in Turkey have thus suffered
since the outbreak of the war. And
two million more. driven from home,
are starving. =
Atrocities and sufferings In .Arme MA
have been so terrible as to almost
challenge belief. They stagger the
imagination of those who were not
eye-witnesses of them. There is docu-
mentary evidence of an overwhelming
character to support the awful indict-
ment against those who committed
these outrages
Before l go further, note this care
fully:
In April. 1914. three months before
the assassination of the Austrian
crown prince. Germany sent TO Turk
ish officials sealed notices announcing
that war had begun and calling for
mobilization. These were not TO be
distributed to the people until August.
A Turkish general. whose reliability
cannot be doubted educated in Ber-
lin. by the way. boasted to Ameri-
cans of this forehandedness. and an
nounced with a knowing smile that he
meant to be ready to act efficiently
when the time came.
The time came soon enough.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-17
NEW COAL BUREAU
TO QUIZ CONSUMERS
Branches to Be Established by Ad-
ministration Throughout City.

A new bureau to handle requests
for fuel will be established by John
l.. Weaver, District Fuel Administra-
tor. and probably will be in opera
ton tomorrow.
Jesse c. Suter is In charge of coal
consigned to the District bureau.
branches will be established through
out the city.
The size OF the purchasers home,
kind OF heating plant, amount of coal
on hand. amount purchased last and
when. and the amount usually pur-
chased by the applicant must be GER
titled by all applicants. At the sta
tions, coal at the disposal Of Mr..
Weaver, will be stored. A. L. Snead.
in charge of national distribution of
coal, has promised Mr.. Weaver every
ton needed.
Many persons. Mr.. Weaver declar-
ed, now go to dealers declaring they
have no fuel and obtain a ton or
more while they still have a supply
sufficient for several Weeks.
One fuel dealer declared that Sat
unrdey when he produced the form,
out OF twenty applicants for coal
fourteen refused to certify their
answers.
The home Of every applicant will be
inspected before action on taking on
fuel request Either an inspector
appointed by Mr.. Weaver. or a police
man will investigate.
Those who have purchased their
fuel by the bushel or other amounts
regularly, Mr.. Weaver said will not
be allowed to obtain more than that
amount at a time.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-17
CANADA Votes today
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been issued and great preparations
made as regards the women's vote,
which it is thought will 20 at least
60 per cent. and many say 80 per
cent. for Unionists. Special women's
political organizations have been per-
fected in almost every city and town
in the Dominion. 1t is figured that
at least 10000 soldiers, ali told, will
vote. The results OF the balloting
rom overseas~wiu not be known for
our weeks. 1t has been figured out
'h"t these will be from q 1000 to 1.50O
o 'rldiers' votes to each of the con-
'iuencies, so that in cases where
baurierites win in Canada by small
majority, the soldiers vote when II is
available may cancel said small ma
jority. politicians say that on the
average there will be at least two
women's vote-that is Of wives, moth
ers. widows, sisters. or daughters OF
soldiers-for each military vote.
A cable from London announces
that at least 81 per cent Of the total
vote Of the Canadian corps has been
taken and that some units have
already polled a 100 per cent of the
ballots.
The most dramatic OF all the in
cidents OF the war election has been
the securing of votes of men wounded
in action. while fighting for the Do
minion. the Empire and the great
cause which has brought them volun-
tarily into the most bitter struggle
in the wolds history.
As the day of the elections in Cam
ada approaches, speculation grows
keener among all rankS The corps
will wait for the result from the Do
minion as it would wait for the out
ccme Of a great battle. The men who
have endured, fought and suffered
for Canada look to Canada at home
to be worthy of Canada in the field.
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losses would continue when three coun.
trie at least. are looking forward to
hard winter.
Since Germany's losses Of subma-
rines do not yet equal her output, II
follows that her total effectiveness
Is constantly increasing.
The reason for this ascendency OF
the scale Of sinkings was given to
me by an authority, who declared
1t meant that during the last month
the Germans have been employing
their cleverest U-boat commanders
The handiwork of some Of Germany's
wiliest skippers is seen by the Ad-
miralty In the sinkings of the last four
weeks.
The sinking Of a destroyer with a
torpedo. for instance, requires the
most careful handling Of the U-boat,
because destroyer draws little watef
and moves quickly. These best COM
manders Germany Possesses are now
operating their craft in the Atlantic.
But the submarine will not be beaten
until the output of ships exceeds ship
ping losses, and until more U-boats
are sunk than are built in the same
period-neither Of which happy state
exists at present-even then the sub
marine will be, in the words OF a
famous admiral, ''the damnese nuis-
ance since the days Of Captain Kidd"
The Washington herald., 1917-12-17
D. c. Jews to Celebrate
Victory in Holy Land

overjoyed by the successful occupa.
tion of Palestine by British forces
and realizing that this may mean the
national rebirth of the Jewish peo-
pie. Washington Jewish residents will
gather in the Pythian Temple, tomor-
row evening and conduct a public
mass meeting Under the auspices of
the Washington Poale Zion Society
and the Jewish National Workers Al
lance.
DIR. Zhitlowsky, B. Zuc' 'Hrman, of
New York, and Zen Zewie of Jeru-
salem, will be the principal speakers.
Mr.. Ben Zewie was one Of the leading
Jewish editors banished by t. Turks
from Palestine few years a. >.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-17
WOMEN CLAIM
VOTE Is DUE
FOR WAR WORK
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw
Delivers Speech at Close
Of Convention.

Gentlemen on the Hill. we have
been patient long enough. You are
asking every service. every sacrifice
OF US. Give Us our political freedom
in return"
This was the current of DR.. Anna
Howard Shaw's address at the mass
meeting at Polls Theater yesterday
afternoon at the close of the Forty
ninth annual convention Of the Ma
tional american Woman Suffrage As
sociation. Ambassador Gerard had
been announced as the principal speak
er, but serious illness in his family
prevented.
The speakers of the afternoon were
Miss Helen Fraser. of London. Eng
land, an officer of the National Union
of Suffrage Societies OF Great Britain,
the nonmilitant organizatIon; Mrs.
Nellie McClung, Of Manitoba. an Of
ficer of the suffrage association of
that province, and DR.. Shaw. the lat
ter speaking from the text Of the
Presidents words Of last May: I'VE
shall fight for those things which are
nearest our hearts-for democracy,
for the right of those who submit to
authority to have . voice in their
own government"
1T is time" said DR.. Shaw, "for
our representatives in Congress to
stand for those fundamental principles
on which our government was found
ed and for which our soldiers are
hghtng In France. We have been
told repeatedly that we must wait for
this and for that great question to
be put out OF the way. II this meas
ure, our Federal amendment, is in
your way, Gentlemen on the Hill, the
best thing for you to do is to put 1t
out Of the way-in the only way that
1t ever can be put out Of the way.
For a long time we felt that we
were unable to make much headway
in Congress, because We lacked the
means with which to work. But
now. with the States of the West
that turned the last Presidential
election, and with the great State of
New York also won for suffrage. we
have the army and the munitions
with which to fight. We want to
serve our country-we are serving"
Mrs. Nellie McClung delivered a
home trust to the audience that filled
the entire three floors of the big
theater. rs 1t not a bit funny"
she said. that 1 stand here, a fully
enranchised citizen under his majes-
ty the king, and ask you. whose
country was born in a fight for lib
erty, to bestow that same liberty
upon your own women?'
Miss Helen Fraser described the
political situation in England. and
the truce Of all political parties
which resulted in the franchise bill
now pending. This bill extends ,suf-
frage. and gives full parliamentary
suffrage to all women of 30 years or
over. 1t has now reached third read
ing, and being the agreed-to COM
promise of all parties. including the
suffragists, Is assured OF passage at
an early date.
State and Congressional chairmen,
remaining over from the convention,
held conferences yesterday at suf-
frage headquarters and the Willard,
to map out the details Of their cam
paign in Congress for the Federal
a m n d m en- I. Practical political
methods were outlined, the women
voters present contributing their ex-
perienCe.
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JURY FREES MEANS
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Clerk OF the Court stonestreet then
ordered the defendant to stand.
Means raised his right hand His
wife was half standing in her chair.
Prisoner. look upon the jury: jurors.
look upon the prisoner cried the
clerk. Have you reached a verdict -
I'VE haye," came the strained and
feeble answer Of the foreman.
rs the prisoner guilty or rot
guilty?"
There was silence and the foreman
of the jury hesitated. then cleared
his throat and seemed to stammer.
Not guilty" finally came the half
inaudible reply.
Means smiled and sank back into
his seat His wife began to weeT
bitterly and he leaned over and patted
her shoulder.
J. Lee CrowelL. counsel for the de-
fense. arose and asked IL Solicitor
Hayden Clement had any other
charges against the prisoner.
Il have not" was the reply of the
solicitor.
CrowelI then moved for the discharge
Of the defendant, and he was legally
free at 1924.
Court was then adjourned and all
Of the members OF the Means family
rushed to the side Of the, son and
brother who had been freed. They
kissed him and grasped his hand.
Throngs attempted to rush to the front
Of the courtroom and congratulate
Bud" Means. Judge Cline ordered
them back. however. and told them
they might congratulate Mr.. Means at
some other time.
Means went Immediately TO his home
his hew home that he had never
seen. Mrs. Means. feeling certain Of
innocence Of her husband, had taken
a house in Concord for the winter and
furnished it. Means went there i'm
mediately. and there he met Mrs. May
c. Melvin, sister OF Mrs. King, who
has stood staunchly by his side
throughout the trial.