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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-18

S1th an actual population Of less than
100000. tho proportion or reristrants
IMPLICATED population of 1921. 900. using
the rule established. This was due
70 the automobile and other plants in
that region. which have called many
IA Its revised estimate, the bureau
fsxed Detroit's population at the in
f1tcd figure for the purposes of the
dyaft only.
this plan was fair. but they realize
SHINE inequalities may result because
OF tho large alien population in some
sections. All aliens of draft age wcre
required to register. and their num-
ber figured in the allotment basis, but
unless the law is changed they must
bs exempted from service. That will
put an unequal burden on citizen regis
tsants in the communities of large
foreign population.
MEASURE Is DRAFTED
By SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN
To-day Senator Chamberlain. chair
man of the Senate Military Committee,
revealed that he had drafted a meas
uSe to mako all aliens. wherever pos
sfble. under existing treaties and ex-
cspting enemy aliens. subject to draft.
The Senator said he had not discussed
tho question with administration off,
Gals, and probably would not introduce
his bill until he had secured some
opinion from the White House or the
War Department.
.Meantime. Representative Dent. the
chairman OF the House Military Com
rntttee. submitted to Secretary Baker
a. bill introduced by Representative
Rogers. of Massachusetts,, proposing to
adopt the other alternative regarding
ALIENS. It would provide that the
dEaft quotas be apportioned according
t., the population of military eligi-
bses." instead OF according to total
population. thus excluding aliens from
the totals upon which appointments
are made.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-18
CHAIN is TIGHTENING
Damaging Evidence TilinG Up Against
Alleged Murderer OF Humphries
Family,

EBENSBURG. PA, July 1T.-George
Z. Tompkins. Jr., charged with the
murder of Edmund ]. Humphries, his
wife and son. was seen running ziRzar
out OF tho cornheld where the body
OIL Humphries was found last Sun
DAY. according to George Nehler. a
mine foreman. who looked at Tomn
kins in the county jail here this af
ternoon
This latest evidence. the county au-
thoritics say. forges the chain of cir
cumstantial evidence tighter around
Tompkins
Nehlcr. with his family, passed
through the Carrollton fair grounds
last Sunday in their automobile His
attention was attracted by a stray
dog near the HUMPHREYS automobile,
whose head was covered with blood
stopped my machine about 100
Earos from the standing automobile"
Nehler said. and decided to investi.
sate. walked to the automobile and
was startled to find two bodies in the
lonneau or the machine. hurried
BACK 10 my car and was going to drive
on as did not want my family +, see
the bodies. The children asked mo to
get ehe Jog LOT them and l returned"
Nehler said that when he picked the
dog up he heard a noise in the corn
hcld and turned. II saw that man
(Tompkins) running zigzag out OF the
the cornfeld." he said.
The man, apparently dazed. walked
over to the standing automobile with
out noticing him. Nehler said. Nehler
ran with the dog. got into his auto
mobile and drove TO Ebensburg. where
he gave the first alarm of the triple
murder.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-18

great delicacy as caviar to, the Rus
slams. is now $3.50 to Sc n pound. A
medium-sized ham costs SIS to s23.
The German people perhaps never
ate less than they do to-day, and GER
tainly never paid as much for it, They
have gotten through the "leanest
weeks" of three years. between Fob
ruary and the present time. With $50
600 tons of grains still to come out Of
Roumania up to July 10 and the aid
OF vegetables and greenstuffs. will got
them through to the end Of August.
when flour from the new crops will
begin to be available.
On the whole. it is very difficult to
torn any accurate idea of how much
or how far the hunger blockade" has
touched the vitality of the German ma
ton. number of Instances came
under my personal notice in which
persons affected with tuberculosis rap
idlS grew worse on the diet. largely
had proper food and plenty of II they
would probably have lived for years.
some of them even recovered perhaps
Among the healthy and robust 1t
might almost he said that the en-
forced simple life has improved the
appearance of the Germans on the
whole. The equator" or national
waist line" of Germany has shr,,ni -.
many hundred yards. In many in
stances rotundity has given way TO
So''c'hinS IKE anEularity. The bay
window" effect. especially in the mas
culinc scenery" is disappearing fast.
inc big beer" tunmieS are not so
often met with. In walking about In
the workingmcn's districts. was
struck. however. by the observation
that there was an Increase of "pallor"
quite general to all
USDERFEn MEN COLLAPSE
WHILE PERFORMING HARD WORK
heard OF occasional cases of men
doing heavy labor collapsing. but not
OF single case of death from actual
starvation. That the lack of milk
nutter and fats for SO long a period will
NJ be without its effect upon tho con-
"t"ni'"n of very young children secms
reasonable conclusion.
About 100000 children from the
large cities were scheduled to he sent
10 the farms in the provinces for the
summer. both to assist with the crops
and to get the benefit of more and
better food. Up to the time left
Germany. over 10000 had already been
sent from Berlin to East Prussia
summing up my personal obscrva-
ton on. the food situation and what
judged as being reliable information
from others. ] would feel justified in
concluding that the collapse of the
German people and their acceptance of
dictated terms from starvation alone
is still considerable distance off.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-18
GIRLS. IN OvERALLs,
PLAY BASEBALL DAILY

CLEVELAND. July 17.-The two girl
teams playing baseball on the Nation
Screw and Tack grounds every noon
are not bloomer girl teams The loose
fitting trousers they wear are the uni.
form of the factory-just plain femi-
nine overalls. which are becoming
popular here. The girls are playing
out season schedule. There are twelve
teams in the league and the girls all
wear overalls
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-18
RAPPAIiANNOCk RIVER BRIDGE
DAMAGED WHEN CARS JUMP RAILS

FREDERICKSBURG. va. July II
a through freight train OF the Rich
mond. Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad. northbound, was wrecked
here this afternoon on the bridge over
the Rappahannock River. resulting in
a carload of lumber being thrown into
the river, an oil-tank car bcing thrown
down an embankment for nifty feet
and the bridge being badly damaged.
y wrceking crew was summoned and
cleared away the wreckagc No one
was hurt.
The Washington times., 1917-03-26
ADMIRAL LUCE HoNoRED
Navy and People Of Newport ceIe-
brate NinetIeth Birthday.

Rear Admiral Stephen. BIeecker
Luce, U. S. N, retired, celebrated the
ninetieth anniversary of his birth yes
terday at Newport. Mrs. Luce, his
son-in-law and daughter, Brig. Gen.
and Mrs Montgomery Macomb, who
went on from Washington for the oc-
casion, and Mrs. Boutelle Noyes, an
other daughter, were with him. In
the afternoon Admiral and Mrs. Luce
held an informal reception for the
scores of persons who called to pay
their respects. The house was gay
with flowers sent the admiral, and in
the room where refreshments were
served stood a large frosted cake,
ornamented with ninety burning can
dies.
Admiral Luce is recognized as the
father OF the naval training system
and of the Naval War College, ana
the navy as well as the people of
Newport paid tribute to him yester-
day.
Commander Rufus z. Johnston,
commanding the Naval Training Sta
tion, detailed Lieut.. John Borland to
take a battalion of apprentice sea
men, with a band and 4 bugle squad,
to the residence OF Admiral Luce and
tender him full honOrs. At noon the
column swung into Rhode Island av-
enue. AS the battalion halted the
admiral was standing on the YER
anda. The buglers gave the two
ruffles, the band played Hail to the
Chief" and the colors and arms came
TO present.
As the battalion reformed and
marched once more in front of the
admiral, the jackies sang Nancy
Lee" the famous naval song which
Admiral Luce introduced to the navy.
Mrs. Harry A. Williams. jr. of Nor
The Washington times., 1917-03-26
SKETCHES BRIDGE,
SUSPECTED AS SPY
Scandinavian Prisoner at New
York Had Passport Issued
At Paris.

NEW YORK. March ga we'll
dressed young man, who gave his
name as Carl II. SKIOLD. and said he
had Just come to this country, was
arrested yesterday near the Brooklyn
tower OF the Brooklyn bridge by
Traffic Policeman william Hayes.
who found him sketching the con-
struction OF the bridge.
Patrolman Hayes said that whsn
he arrested the man he attempted to
throw away the book In which he
had been drawing, and that later, on
the way to. the Poplar street police
station, SKIOLD said that he had Just
landed in New York, having worked
his way as a fireman on the EspaRne
from Bordeaux. At the police station,
however. SKIOLD seemed TO lose what
little knowledge OF English he pos
sessed. and would do nothing but
shrug his shoulders in answer to the
questions OF Lieutenant McAhIiffe.,
In the mans pockets were several
Letters in Scandinavian addressed to
Carl III. SKIOLD, Storgarten. Halmstadt,
Sweden, and a passport issued in
Paris and dated February %. 1917.
Capt. Thomas Tunney, OF the bomb
squad. and the Federal officers at
police headquarters in Manhattan
were notified and SKIOLD was held on
charge of vagrancy. His letters
and papers will be translated and
examined There were no other
sketches besides the half-fnished one
of the bridge in the mans possession.
The Washington times., 1917-03-26
MUNICIPAL OWNED
CAR LINES SOUGHT
Drive on Congress Planned for
Next Month to Take Over
Companies Here.

Two indications were apparent to-
day that a drive will be made by ad-
vocates of Government ownership OF
public utilities on Congress next
month to have street railway lines in
the District taken over and operated
by the Federal or municipal govern
ment.
The first was a meeting of women
car strike sympathizers with Mrs.
Charles Edward Russell, in the Ethel
hurst apartment house, where plans
were made for a monster citizens
petition asking Congress to take this
action.
Series of Meetings.
The second was. series of parlor
meetings planned for this week in
representative homes throughout the
District, to ascertain what part the
union played in bringing about a
strike on the lines OF the Washington
Railway and Electric Company.
Mrs. Jessie Hardy MacYaye. advo-
cate of Government ownership and
head of the women's committee work
ing with the wives OF car men. said
at the meeting with Mrs. Russell she
Is prepared to speak in street meet
ings to get citizens to petition Con-
gress to take over the railroadS
Would BE Averted. j
"ThIs strike would not be the fate
of the public IL the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company were ope-
rated by the Government" said Mrs
"The public, not the union
or the company, is the greatest suf-
ferer in a strike.
"Government ownership would
mean that such officials as those who
were responsible for this strike would
not be in office.
I'VE plan to give every citizen an
to sign this petition.
Congress will get 1t as soon as it
and We expect quick &C
tion."
Cloud Over War Plans.
Other speakers said the spectacle
OF a strike was a cloud over war
plans. 1t was pointed out the Ma
tion's Capital would be in a poor po-
sition to defend an assault IL its pub
ilC service ilneS are liE6 up
Mrs. T. R. Mcdaniel, before a meet
ing in the home OF Mrs. Fred Decker,
1910 Fairmount street, said a union
Is. necessary where a large number
Of men work for a corporation.
Mrs. c. H. Whitaker questioned her
closely about activity of the unionists
to bring about a strike.
No More Tag Days.
Mrs. Whitaker said that unless
the families OF striking conductors
and motormen were badly in need of
funds, no more tag sales would be
held under the auspices OF the com
mIttee.
Clarence P. King, president of the
Railway and Electric
Company, sent word today to Mrs.
he would be pleased to
talk with the women's committee IL
II would call at his office. Mrs.
said the committee would
decide today whether to accept the |
Plans were outlined at the meeting ;
with Mrs. Decker for daily talks by
Mrs. Mcdaniel to community gather (,
ings, explaining the unions side.
The Washington times., 1917-03-26
THAT JAR OF MUSTEROLE
ON THE BATH ROOM SHELF
Has Relieved Pain for Every
One in the Family

When little Susie had the Group
when Johnny got his feet wet and
caught cold; when father sprained his
knee; when granny's rheumatism both
cred her-that jar of Musterole was
right there TO give relief and comfort.
Musterole is clean, white ointment
made with oil of mustard. 1t will not
blister like mustard plaster.
Quick relief for sore throat, bron-
chitis, tonsilitis, Group, stiff neck, asth-
ma, neuralgia, headache, congestion,
pleurisy, rheumatism, lumbago, pains
and aches of the back or joints, sprains,
sore muscles, bruises, chilblains, frost
ed feet, colds on the chest (it often
prevents pneumonia),
The Washington times., 1917-03-26
ONION BREATH SMART.

TOWNSVILLE. Ga. March &-The
demand for onions for planting by the
gardeners Of Thomasvilie is said to be
larger than ever known here before. and
every man is Dragging about how finely
his are growing. No longer does the
average citizen seek to disguise the odor
Of this erstwhile humble vegetable after
he has partaken OF them at a meal, but
he is proud OF the fact that he can af-
ford to eat them. and at their present
prices. he feels that he is in a class with
the Northern millionaire residents.
The Washington times., 1917-03-26
Use "Tiz" for aching burning,
puffed-up feet and corns
or calIouses.

Goodbye. sore feet. burning feet
swollen feet, tender feet. tired feet
Goodbye. corns, callouses, buniong
and raw spots. No more shoe tight
ness, no more limping with pain or
drawing up your face in agony. '-Tiz-
is magical, acts right on. Tx"
draws out all the poisonous exuda-
tions which pun up the feet. Use
'Tiz" and forget your foot misery.
All how comfortable your feet feel
Get a 25-cent box of "Tiz" now at
any druggist or department store.
Don't suffer. Have good feet. glad
feet, feet that never swell. never hurt,
never get tired. A years foot COM
fort guaranteed or money! refunded
-Advt
The Washington times., 1917-03-26
WILSON'S AT GOLF
WITH DIR. GRAYSON
Motor to Country Club This
Morning for Round on
the Links.
LANSINGS RETURN TO CITY
Mrs. Houston and Children to
Return From Aiken, N. c.,
on Thursday.
LANSINGS RETURN TO CITY

The President and Mrs. Wilson, ac-
companied by Rear Admiral Cary T.
Grayson, motored to a country club
this morning for a round of golf.
The Secretary OF State and Mrs.
Lansing have returned to town after
a weekend visit to New York. Miss
Nataline Dulles, Mrs. Lansing's niece,
who is in Bryn Mawr, Pa, is expected
back tonight.
Mrs. David Franklin Houston, wife
OF the Secretary of Agriculture, and
her children, who have been in Aiken,
N. c., for several weeks, will return to
tswn Thursday.
y
Senator and Mrs. Peter Goelet
Gerry have leased the residence of
Henry White, former American am
bassador to France, 1924 Crescent
place.
Senator James S. Freslinghuysen of
New Jersey and Mrs. Frelinghuysen
are among other newcomers to the
Senate circle who already have Sc
lected a home. They purchased the
handsome residence In Sixteenth
street which was formerly the Bra
zilian and later the Chilean legation
before the diplomatic establishment
of either power was raised to the
rank of embassy.
The Washington times., 1917-03-26

have prepared for It. The amazing
speed with which they are now
bringing forward material and forces,
pressing a further advance, shows
how well. they had planned for this
development.
II Is unQuestioned that the British
possess now a distinct superiority in
artillery and ammunition, while the
Improvement in' the British and
French morale and enthusiasm Is &C
companied by an exactly opposite de-
velopment among the Germans. One
hears constantly in England "how
the old army died." but little about
how Germany's old army died at the
Marne and at Verdun, in the coast
battles and on the Somme. The old
German army is almost as completely
gone as the old British army, which
was far smaller, and the new German
army Is unequal to the old, while the
new British army Is far better. The
confidence OF officers and men is
wonderful From highest to lowest
they are sure they will win u COM
plete victory and crush Germany.
In the public square at Nesle we
talked to a group of women and old
men about the horrors the Germans
had inflicted. While we were talk
ing a British subaltern Joined the
group and listened to the narrowing
tales. Suddenly he burst out, "Wen
collect the pay for all this in Ger
many, and we'll be there before we
stop, too" This Is the determination
of both British and French.
Tax on Inhabitants.
rha .1actaoIa ~ .y.taratfc davaa
tation that the Germans wrought in
the abandoned district has filled the
allies with a determination they never
have known before to exact rspara-
tion. At Nesle a woman from a neigh
boring village said she had to pay a
tax of a dollar every time she went
into her village, which was necessary
every day. When her money was
exhausted and she was unable to pay
she went to the German commandant,
pleading. He ordered her thrown
into a dark cell for two weeks, leav-
ing her two little children starving.
This case is typical OF many.
We also talked to a blind young
Frenchman. His father and mother
had been seized by the Germans and
sent to Germany. He was left with
u
but friends divided their food with
him. His mind has been affected.
It is almost a blank. There are such
cases everywhere in the occupied
towns.
We talked with many shopkeep-
ers who were compelled to furnish
supplies to the Germans since the be-
OF the war, never getting any
money, but only the certificate of the
German commandant that supplies
had been taken and promising pay
ment some time in the future. These
were nsver paid, bat the people
boarded them carefully, hoping that
they would be redeemed after the
war. When the Germans destroyed
the towns on evacuating them these
certificates were almost all burned
or lost. Thus the only record of
these transactions has disappeared.
The people were invariably COM
PEELED to pay taxes sand fines of all
kinds, which took everything they
had. II they failed to pay any sort
Of property was confiscated in pay
ment. At Nesle a heavy fine was an
for those having dogs just
before the evacuation. Everybody
was compelled to pay II. and tb An the
Germans left with the money.
The Washington times., 1917-03-26
A DRINKER, 100 YEARS OLD.

CHICAGO, March 26.-Smokes,
drinks, and chews tobacco does DR..
Herman Berry, who has just cele.
brated his one hundredth anniv.r
sary. The doctor admitted ne has
used liquor the most part OF his life.
He says most people don't live very
long nowadays because they don't
know how to.
The Washington times., 1917-03-26
PUT CREAM IN NOSE
AND STOP CATARRH
Tells How To Open Clogged
NoEtrils and End Head Colds.

You feel fine in few moments.
Your cold in head or catarrh will be
gone. Your clogged nostrils will
open. The air passages OF your
head will clear and you can breathe
freely. No more dullness, headaches:
no hawking. snuffling, mucous dis
charges or dryness; no struggling at
night.
Tell your druggist you want a small
bottle of Ely's Cream Balm. Apply a
little of this fragrant, antiseptic
cream in your nostrils, let IT penetrate
through every air passage OF the
head: soothe and heal the swollen.
inflamed mucous membrane, and re-
lief comes instantly.
1t is just what every cold and ca
tarrh sufferer needs. Don't stay
stuffed-uD and miserable.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1917-03-26
PARIS PAPERS CUT DOWN.

LONDON. March 26-Paris morning
papers have appeared for the first time
with only two pages.
The Matin publishes an ironical draw
ing. with a note asking the reader To
look for further information to page l.
Morning papers will publish two pages
only on Mondays and THURSDAYS.
The Washington times., 1917-03-26
Benefit FOR PIERCE GUILD
operetta "Flora Belle" to Be Pre-
sented for First Time.

The first presentation in Wash
ington of the operetta Flora, Bella. /"
which will be given at the Belasco
Theater. April o, will be for the bene-
ft of the Pierce Guild. Most of the
boxes have been taken and the audi
ence promises to be one of the most
brilliant of the season. Mrs. Will
liam Hamilton Bayly is president OF
the guild.
Stanley Mortimer, who has been the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont
for a few days, has started for Aiken,
S. c.
The Hon. Mrs. Alfred Anson will
come to Washington Saturday to be
the guest of her father. Brig. Gen
Charles 7. Alexander, u. S. A, re
tired.
=
Miss Carolyn Ogden Jones, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Paul Bartlett, is taking a
special course in nursing at Johns
Hopkins University, in Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1917-03-26
oIIveru to Retain Residence.

The retiring Senator from Pennsyl-
vania, George T. oliver, and Mrs. Oil
yer. who have a home in Massachu-
setts avenue near Sheridan circle, will
retain their residence in Washington
through the spring.
-
Mrs. Armstead Davis ana her
daughter, Miss Halle Davis, enter
tained informally at tea yesterday
afternoon in compliment to Miss
Olyve Graef and Miss Mildred Brom-
well, schoolgirl daughter OF Mrs.
Charles Bromwell. Mrs. McKenna
Pultz and Miss Margaret Clark pre-
sided at the tea table
Mrs. Davis brother, Henry Arm
stead, who was her guest, has been
called to New York on business.
Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood has
cards out for a dance Thursday even
ing in compliment to Miss Antoinette
Gray, of New York. In Difference to
the fact that the guests belong to the
younger= set, the cards rad from 9
until IL o'clock"
The Washington times., 1917-03-26
Mrs. Prince Here.

Mrs. Eugene Carr has as her guest
former Governor Prince. Mrs. Prince
is a member of a commission dele
gated by the present governor of
New Mexico to purchase the silver
for the battleship New Mexico, and
will have with her at the launchin9
at the Brooklyn navy yard, Mrs.
Eugene Carr and Miss Virginia Carr.
An interesting feature of the Red,
White, and Blue ball to be given at
Rauscher's on the evening of April
IL for the beneit of the Working
Boys Home, will be the fortune tell
ing booth, with Mrs. James Hamilton
Lewis in charge.
The decorations will carry out the
patriotic scheme suggested by the
name chosen for the ball, and a COM
mittee OF pretty girls, headed by Miss
Halle Davis, will sell tri-colored
cockades. Among those who will as
sist her are Miss Anne Hopkins, Miss
Margaret Clark, and the Misses Tuttle.
Mrs. Josephus Daniels, Mrs Henry
F. Dimock, Mrs. B. H. warder, Mrs.
Thomas Ewing, Mrs. William Slater,
and Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson have
been ADDED TO the list or patronesses,
which already includes:
Mime. Naon. Mrs. William Gibbs Nc
Adoo. Mrs. F. K. Lane. Mrs. Willard
Salisbury. Mrs. ]. w. Wadsworth. jr.,
Mrs. Hugh L. Scott, Mrs. George Bar
nett, Mrs. Aksel Wichfeld, Mrs.
George T. Marye, Mrs. Stephen B.
Elkins. Mrs. Marshall Field, Mrs.
Larz Anderson, Mrs. John B. Hen
derson, Mrs. Archibald Barklie Miss
Mabel Boardman, Mrs. Perry Belmont,
Mime. de Sibour, Mrs. c. c. Glover,
Mrs Arthur Graham Glasgow, Mrs.
T. T. Gaff, Mrs. William Littauer,
Mrs. Samuel Spencer, Mrs. Henry,
Cleveland Perkins, Miss Patten, Mrs
Hennen Jennings, Mrs. James Nc
Donald, Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh, Mrs.
Charles Boughton Wood, and Mrs.
Horace Westcott, many of whom
have bought boxes and tickets.