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The Washington herald., 1917-02-09
BATTERY B BACK
AND IN BARRACKS
Tired Of Soldering With Pick
and Shovel and Say
Never Again"
Battery B got back last night.

Ddttcfy ID Sot pdNh ldsl night.
Worn out by seven months service at
Douglas, Ariz., and hungry from a fast
lasting from o'clock in the afternoon,
the 12o officers and men first to 60 to the
border from the Ristrict, detrained at
Rosslyn. Va, at o'clock ana marched
to Fort Myer. where they camped in
barracks
1t was some time after 10 o'clock be-
fore the cook fixed up a mess of "cold
Willie"-the army phrase for canned corn
beef-and hard tack. After that the men
took their bed sacks to the stables. of the
Second Cavalry, quarter OF a mile
away. where they stuffed them with
straw, carried them back to their 2xe
iron cots-and finally turned in" When
taps sounded every man in the battery
was sound asleep.
Welcoming Crowd Absent.
Nobody wanted to go to the Barracks.
For six days, ever since leaving Douglas
the men had thought of little else but a
big welcome, and the chance to sleep on
a real bed. But their dreams did not ma
terialize. Barring a few wives and rela-
tives, the welcoming assemblage at Ross
lyn was like the crowd that accompanied
DIR. Cook to the North Pole. And Capt.
Wilson, acting under orders from the War
Department, he said, at first refused TO
allow a single man to go home.
Instead, Immediately after detraining,
the roll was called
The men were piled on trolley cars,
about forty at a time, and carried to
Fort Myer. There the roll was called
again. In both roll calls all were pres
ent or accounted for"
Later. however. the orders were
changed, and everybody was excused for
When tne men of Nh. battery win DC
mustered out of the Federal service Is
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The Washington herald., 1917-02-09
THIEF VISITS MONDELLS;
CALL SCARES HIM OFF
Wife of Representative frightened. But
Children Think 1t Funny.

Representative Frank W. MondeT left
the front door unlocked when he left his
home at A10 o street northwest early
yesterday evening
Just before midnight Mrs. Mondell and
her children heard a noise at the foot
of the stairs Mrs. Mondell, followed by
the children, went to the top OF the stairs
and called down, supposing II was her
husband returning. There was no reply.
No lights were burning in the lower hall.
Mrs. Mondell called again and there was
no answer. This time she heard the
front door quietly creak shut and she
hurried and telephoned to the police.
Nothing was found disarranged or miss
ing by the police. Representative Mon
dell arrived just after the police and
came to the CONCLUSION that burglar
had gotten into the house but had been
scared Off by his wife.
The Monden children considered il quite
10 lark 80 a. ~
The Washington herald., 1917-02-09
Americans Quit Service
of Entente to Aid U.S..
If German Clash Results

New York, Feb. S.-FOrsaking war for
the love of IT. for chance to serve their
country, the first of the returning Ameri-
cans who have been fighting with the
allies. reached here from Europe today
on the French liner Espagne.
Elliot Cowdin, who has been an aviator
in the French air squadron. declared he
was ready to climb into a machine II
war with Germany comes. Henry Garlic
ton and Frank Haddon, ambulance men,
said theye were here to aid in the Oh
Eanization of corps in the United
States
The Washington herald., 1917-02-09
President Hastens to Pledge Safety Of
German Property Here in the
Event Of War
DENY INDIGNITY TO GERARD
Statement Of President Intended to Show De-
termination to Avoid Any Action Which
Might Precipitate Conflict with Germany

Steps to Germany the of subjects the
United States and the safe conduct Ambassador
American citizens of Germany last night absorbed
his advisers.
With the statement the White House
activities had left the unchanged was apparent that waiting for
the dreadful overt act that will pecpa physical clash between the
countries had been resumed and that snngs up to date had not fur
The Washington herald., 1917-02-09
Four Killed When U-Boat Attacks British
Vessel In War Zone, Announce
Advices to u. S. Embassy.
LINER CALIFORNIA WAS ARMED
Forty-one Persons Lost from Vessel, Reports
Consul Frost at Queenstown Warn
ing, Declares Captain.

London Feb sAn American fireman. George Washington
killed. according received today when the British steamship
Turino wass sunk by German Uboa in the
The sinking of the Tuno Of several reported today The
vessel Funs Line ship. of 2702 sailed Norfolk Jam
uay l9.
-Four killed. three being 6men According the informal
received by the American Embassy Wahsons Liver
pool An effort is being made by embassy find her.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-09
Body Guard Formed
to Protect Edison

East Orange. N. j., Feb. s.-A
guard has been established for the
brain which created more useful
inventions than any other brain
that of Thomas Edison.
Special police powers today were
granted for body guard for Edi-
son, whose creative mind will be
of the utmost importance to the
United States should war come.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-09
BILLS HIT SPIES
Justice Department Frames
Legislation to Meet Crisis.

The most drastic espionage and con-
spiracy laws ever proposed in the United
States were recommended to the Senate
for passage yesterday by the judiciary
Committee.
The measures, framed largely by the
Department OF Justice, and indorsed by
the administration, would give the execu-
tive departments pIenary powers to force
the punishment of offenses involving in
ternational relations. Under administra-
ton pressure the bills will be taken up
by the Senate as speedily as possible,
Give Drastic Powers.
All the measures are designed to add
drastic powers to the Department OF JUS
tice in dealing with spy and bomb plots
and other conspiTacies growing out Of
the breaking off relations with Germany.
The bills reported by the committee in
clude measures for these purposes:
To authorize the seizure, detention and
condemnation OF arms and munition OF
war in the course Of expectation.
To regulate aud restrain the conduct
and movements of interned soldiers and
sailors of belligerent nations.
To prevent and punish conspiracy TO in
jure or destroy property belonging to a
foreign government with WHICH the
United States is at peace.
To prevent and punish the impersona-
tion OF officials OF foreign governments
duly accredited TO the United States.
Rights Of search.
To provide for the issuance of search
warrants and the seizure and detention
Of property hereunder.
To prevent and punish wilful injury
or attempted injury to. or conspiracy 70
injure any vessel engaged in foreign
commerce.
To regulate and safeguard the issuance
OF passports. and to prevent and punish
the fraudulent obtaining, transfer, use
alteration or forgery thereof.
To define and punish espionage.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-09
Telegraph Tips

Albany, n. Y, Feb. S.-Gov. Whitman
today signed the bill appropriating mil
lion dollars for the naval militia. Nation
al Guard or volunteers to be used as
the governor or President may direct.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-09
For 1876
l,04o,S40 Lines

~ YAI over the paid advertising
NYAIN figures of 1916. This was
360,7s0 lines more than
the combined gain Of the other three
Washington papers.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-09

~ ArAT over the paid advertising
GAlN heures OF January. 1915.
making gains on top OF
gains IN Advertising lineage.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-09

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-29
Fifty-two Towns Bear Name
of Berlin, While There are
Twenty-three Kaisers.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.J ]
NEW YORK, May 29.-Comment by
members of the British and French
war commission recently in this coun-
try on the number of towns in/Ameri-
ca with German names, today resulted
in an unofficial Investigation revealing
that Uncle Sans map bristles with
kaisers, Kaiservilles, Berlins, Ger
manyvilles. Leipsics, Krupps and such
like places with Teutonic monickers
and American disposition.
The United States is the only ma
tion now at war with Germany which
has not weeded out German town
titles. street and boulevard names and
the like.
Russia renamed st. Petersburg, Pet
rograd. Germany responded by straf-
ffng all English, Russian and Italian
names. Berlin, Ont, was changed to
Kitchener. London renamed all it's
German streets.
Paris renamed its German cafes.
There are at present fifty-two towns in
the United States named Berlin. Only
eleven of the forty eight states in the
union are without at least one. Ohio
leads the list with seven
There are no Berlins in Maine, Mis-
sissippi, Rhode Island, Delaware,
South Dakota. Montana, New Mexico,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-29
MANY GERMAN NAMES
ON UNITED STATES MAP

Idaho, Utah nor Arizona. There are
two Berlins in New Hampshire, two in
Connecticut, two in Massachusetts,
two in Illinois and two in California
There are four in Pennsylvania and
three In Virginia and one in each of
the remaining states except for the
un-Berlin eleven.
There are in the forty-eight states
exactly forty eight Germanys, Ger
mantowns, Germanyvilles and Ger.
mans.
There are twenty-three Kaisers, five
Leipsics and three Krupps.
Then there is smattering of others
like keil, Washington, which also has
a krupp; Karlsruhe, North Dakota;
Hochatown and Hochheim, Okla,
which has Kiel; Koenig, Mo-
We have Leipsic, Del, Leipsic, Ohio:r
Leipsfc, Indiana; Leipsic, N. D., and
Leipsic Junction, Ohio.
There are five variations OF Ger
many In Pennsylvania There is
Koenfgsmark, Iowa There is Krupp.
Ky, and Washington.
Next come the Bremens and Ham.
burgs, Of which there are ten of the
former and thirty-two of the latter.
Most of them are in the eastern part
of the United States
New York has four Hamburgs but
no Bremens. Alabama has both
Bremen and Hamburg So has Ohio,
and Indiana, Illinois. Missouri while
Arkansas has two Hamburgs and no
Bremens. Kansas has one each
So far as known, none of these
German named towns has considered
changing Its name
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-29
Capture Of Duino Momenta1ilY
Expected and Then the
Road Will be Less
Difficult.
FIGHTING is VIOLENT
Resumption Of Artillery Fire on the
French Front May Forecast Pos
sibie Renewal Of
Offensive.
[By John H. Hearley, United Press
Staff Correspondent

ROME, May 29.-The southern
wing Of the Austrian line was being
slowly turned today under the tre-
mendous leverage of General Cador-
mas fun force of arms, exerted west
ward on the Hermada plateau north
of Duino. Duino ITSELF bounded on
one side by the Gulf of Trieste, is now
surrounded on two other sides by the
Italian troops and all but detached
from the Austrian hold. The Italian
fighting line Is within sight of the
towns ruins.
Capture of Duino was momentar-
lily expected. With this point in Ital-
ian possession the way will be open
along the coast itself for the advance
on Trieste--a way.ywhich is compar-
ative1y flate as opposed to the tower
ing crags and rocky Businesses to
the north.
In such an advance the guns from
British monitors in the gulf will be-
of great assistance.
The Italian advance was concen-
trated on this salient today and fight
ing was continuing with great viol-
ence.
On the remainder of the front the
battle was mostly of Austrian count
er attacks, the enemy striving to re-
ace against the Italian hold else
where along the line.
The italian troops are advancing
over battlefields strewn with huns
dreds OF Austrian dead. Any esti-
mate OF the number killed is impos-
sible.
According to Austrian prisoners, en-
tire Austrian divisions have been COM
pletely wiped out.
Vast caverns and dugouts in which
the Austrians stored enormous guam
titles of war materials, guns, mortars.
and thousands Of rifles, are falling
into the hands Of the Italian troops
daily.
The number of prisoners taken is
also increasing rapidly Hardly a
day passes without Austrians in num-
bers being captured.
Renewal of Offensive.
PARIS, May 29.-Resumption of
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-29
BREAKS RELATIONS
BUT HAS NOT DECLARED WAR

adopt a similar authorization with re-
gard to neutrality announcements as
between Germany and the European
allies.
The situation Is, therefore, not
clear today as to where Brazil stands.
revocation of neutrality proclama-
tions between Germany and the
European allies have permitted Bra
ziI to step forward toward war
declaration. Refusal to authorize
such revocation leaves the republic
officially without diplomatic inter
course with Germany and fully SYM
pathetic with the course of the Unit
ed States, but apparently without de-
sire to declare war.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-29
MEND|NG BREAKS
IA NEW RUSSIA
Minister of War Kevensky At
tempts to Cement Nation
into Cohesive, United
Force.
NEW ORDERS TO ARMY
Peasants, Who Started Trouble by
Demanding Division Of Land,
Are Less Hostile
Now.
[By VIM. G.. Shepherd, United Press
Staff Cnrrespondent

[By VIM. G.. Shepherd, United Press
Staff Correspondent
PETROGRAD, May 29.-The Lloyd.
George of Russia-Minister Of War
Kerensky-began today the supreme
test of his own career and of new
Russia's.
His new orders to the army, re-
storing discipline by authorization
for punishment of offenders, includ-
ing penal servitude for deserters, be-
came effective in the orders of the
day.
A popular idol throughout all Rus
sia, Kerensky is stalking all on his
ability to incite Russia's army into
fighting If the new provisional gov
ernment Is strong enough to back
him up, his supporters believe he will
succeed in cementing Russia into a
cohesive, united force. In the mean
time signs multiply that the peas
ants, whose initial insistence on diyi-
sion Of the land had for time
threatened the internal safety of the
government, are realizing more and
more the necessity for unity of ac-
tion. The peasants congress in ses-
sion today rejected almost unani-
mously resolution demanding i'm
mediate publication of all treaties
signed by the old regime in Russia
and in EN- phatic terms voiced dis
approval of determination Of Russian
troops with the enemy.
The decision not 10 press for pub
lication of the secret treaties" is in
strong support Of the government,
which has maintained that such
action should not be taken without
consultation with Russia's allies al
though it favored in general the pub
lication Of all future compacts by the
new regime.
Kerensky is s..l at the front, ex-
horting the troops to fight.
A new order issued by him was
published here today. 1t pleaded for
total abstinence from liquor in the
army
Unless soldiers abstain from con-
of stores of liquor which
they discover, new Russia will be
submerged in a pool of alcohol to the
of incendiarism and
other outrages," Kerensky declared.
81 demand that the use of alcohol by
soldiers and officers be prevented"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-29
\ St. Louis About Clear Of
(olored People Today, Fol
lowing Night of
Rioting.
W. MAY NOT LIVE
Of several Thousand Wrecked
property and Beat Every
Black In Their
Path.

,,ted Press Leased Wire Service ]
EAsT ST. LOUIS, ILL.,, May 29.--
ndreds of negroes were fleeing
81 st. Louis today, fearful of a
betition of riots which last night
ulted in the injury Of at least q
bre Of blacks.
mob estimated at several thous
ds swept through the downtown
ction, wrecking saloons, pawn
ops. restaurants and other places
here blacks are known to congre.
Ite and beating every negro who
ppened in the path of the throng.
[reet cars were stopped and negroes
ragged off and slugged. Five Of
be blacks were so severely beaten,
klt and shot that little hope is held
br their recovery.
iThe rioting started Immediately
klowing meeting at the city hall.
trotesting the importation of blacks
kom the south to work in the pack
hg houses and munitions factories
ERE.
While the meeting was in session.
report was received, that two white
ben had been held up at guns
3oint and that a white woman had
een insulted by husky negro. The
heeting was adjourned Immediately
Mayor Mollman.
Some one shouted, "get the
hunks" and the gathering was on
s way to reinforce mob that was
arading the downtown streets In
earch of negroes.
The fiot ended early today when
TX negroes who tried to cross the
Lads bridge into ST. Louis were
ragged into an empty building and
PICKED into uncOnsciousness
The crowd then started for anothe.
Pegro settlement, but police serg-
pant told the crowd that he knew the
elame OF every white man in the
hrong and would cause their arrest
lnless they dispersed.
AT this point the leaders called
NJ the men and went to their homes.
When Mayor Mollman's appeal to
ne mob was answered with cat calls.
le ordered all saloons and other
'laces used by negroes as meeting
houses, closed. Scores of negroes
we're arrested by the police for safe
.eeping
mayor Mollman telephoned Cover
or LoWden and Adjutant General
dickson at Springfield, asking for
roops, but was told the troops could
ot De pressed into service. An ap-
eai TO the commander of the COM
anles OF the Illinois national guard
lationed here met with the same re-
uIt.
II was indicated this morning that
aere will be no arrest of mob mem
The blacks today were swarming
cross the bridges leading into ST.
ouls, while scores departed earlier
a freight and passenger trains for
ther points.
!. lnirty negroes were in various hos
. sais suffering fractured skulls, cuts,
'uises and gun shot wounds. Police
NtOntinJ1n1 nv
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-29
MARRIED MEN
NOT EXEMPT
Some Of Them Will be Drafted
Into Service After Conscrip-
tion Registration is
Completed.
SOME TO BE EXCUSED
Every Man Who Registers Expected
to Answer Questions Fully
and Frankly, That's
All.

| n WASHINGTON, May 29.-
| 4s Only married men who have
| ~ persons depending solely
= upon them for support viii
gain any consideration in exemption
from selective service. However
Secretary Baker said today the de
partment hopes to exempt as many
married men as possible.
| An official announcement from the
war department today set at res,
the general belief that every married
man would be excluded from the first
levy. The announcement means that
men whose wives or children have
means Of support, would be liable to
military service.
An estimate from the census bu
reau revealed the fact that almost
one-half of the men available for
draft under the law are married. Any
sweeping exclusion of married men
would seriously deplete the available
material The announcement pre-
generals Office states:
THE act establishing the selective
draft authorizes the president to ex
clude or discharge from the draft
those In status with respect tc
persons dependent upon them for
support which renders their exclus-
ion or discharge advisable. Only
those whose dependents must rely
solely upon them for support should
claim exemption and, of course, all
married men between the ages OF FL
and 80 inclusive, must register
whether or not they propose to claim
exemption"
The problem of exemption Of men
with dependents stands out as the
most perplexing question in the form
alton of exemption regulations, it
was stated.
Samuel L. Brown, mythical young
American between the ages of Fl and
30. must be very careful, how he an
swers the inquiries put to him on
registration day. Uncle Sam will
check every question closely. An
other war department announcement
today contained these registration
hints:
Young Brown will first be asked to
give his first middle and last name,
and his age at his last birthday. He
must then give the street number,
city, county and state in which he
lives.
He must also be very careful to
inform himself specifically as to his
citizenship, whether he is native
born. and if not, where he or his pa
rents have been naturalized
The trade or occupation of young
Brown is another important question
and it is upon this inquiry that the
government may base its exemptions
from the draft
Great care must be used In an
swering the question as to depend
ents. He will be asked If he has
father. mother, wife or child under
twelve years, solely dependent upon
him for support
When Brown is asked If he is mar
ried or single, the answer must con-
Germ itself with his present condl-
ton. The question means are you
married now?
II the young man claims exemption
from draft he must give his reason
briefly and accurately. This Is not
his final claim for exemption. The
question is simply to give the gov
ernment statistical information. Reg
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-29
Sympathetic With Course of
united States in Becoming
an Enemy Of Germany.

~ - robertson, United Press
pro Staff Correspondent.J
fon, Dh JANEIRO,. May 29.--After
zisan uays of filibustering, the Bra
pre-, congress today authorized
resoat raueht Braz to announce Brazil's
tha g of neutrality as between
lao, United States and Germany. The
'a''se body, however, refused to
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-29

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-29
RothschIId Dead.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
LONDON, May 29-Leopold De
Rothschiid, son Of Lionel Nathan De
Rothschild, NJ. P, died here early to-
day.
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-29

Showers and cooler. Local
temp p. m. 6S; Z a. m. so.
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Daily Gate City and Constitu-
t;on-Democrat is received over
our own leased wire.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-06-19
FRENCH GOES TO TEXAS

Relatives here have received news
announcing the promotion Of S. FIR
mine French, of this city, from Sales
Manager for the Liggett & Myers
Tobacco Company in Oklahoma to
the same position in the State of
Texas. The promotion carries with
it an increased salary. Mr.. French
will have his headquarters at FL
Paso. He is a brother of Il. NJ.
French, Of this city, and his friends
are much gratified to know Of his
promotion and believe that he will
rise rapidly to a higher position.
Mr.. French is one of the most en-
ergetic and hustling young men that
ever left Mt. Sterling, and the
Advocate is proud of his success.
success.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-06-19

vision that the Germans possess
shall be brought to the western
shambles. There is no hope of vic
tory for them, and no matttr how
many eastern divisions they add, no
military possibility except of grad
ual withdrawal, after heavy loss, to-
ward the frontier.
"This war of defamation the Ger
mans are fighting bravely, in the
hope and expectation that they
will win the submarine war. They
believe that, the slaughter will not
have to go on much longer, because
the submarines will have DESTROYED
transatlantic commerce and forced
England to her knees But what
wiii America be doing meanwhile2
Are we cipher in this computa-
toni Is the force of the fathers
gone out of usi Does anyone in
this country believe that7 Already
our navy's work is giving assistance
in turning the scale, and that work
has just just begun began. The Il tide moi only
of actual warfare, but of construc-
ton, of the assembly of Germany's
own merchant ships against her, is
setting against the submarine. If
the U-boat is indeed to win the war,
it must win it very quickly.
1--WE are not going to stand back
with faint hearts and let it do it.
Money, materials, men, we have
them all; and time, which linden
burg cannot vanguish, fights on our
side.
''Let the misled Russians leave
the Allies if they will. We are in
the war to win it, and we shall
win it."