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The Washington times., 1917-11-06

men were working night and day in
stalling them and our operators were
working earnestly to keep the bust.
ness moving. Upward OF 400 expert
workmen from outside have been here
since the middle OF March. A new
central office was placed IN operation
September 1 and every office in the
city has been added to.
All Girls Worked Loyalty.
There has been an enormous in
crease in our operating force and. OF
course, we had to employ large num-
bers OF new people. We have been
running five training schools for op-
orators, with teachers and equipment.
We have supplied all branches OF the
Government with expert operators. in
addition to many commercial houses
in this city. The army camps sur,
rounding Washington have required
upward OF eighty expert operators.
Our Federal Government telephone
stations have Increased 30 per cent,
and we have added upward OF fifty
switch boards for Government use.
81 am confident that IL the public
fully REALIZED the conditions under
which our young women at the
svitchboards have worked they would
be regarded as real heroines. They
have shown patriotism OF the highest
sort
The Government made heavy in,
roads into the ranks OF trained tele-
The Washington times., 1917-11-06
WOMAN IS SAVED
FROM SUFFOCATION
BY z BRAVE MEN

Heroism on the part OF two men
whose identity the police were un-
able te learn, saved the iIfe OF AF=
Charles A. Mason. of 260s Garfield
street northwest. She is today re.
covering from the effects Of near
suffocation. Mrs Mason was res
cued by the strangers when her
house caught f=e yesterday after
noon.
The woman. who has been I'll for
some time, was in a room on the
second floor OF the house yesterday
when fire broke out in some refuse
in the cellar. Attracted by the cries
OF . maid the two men, who were
passing, rushed irto the structure to
find the sick woman, struggling down
the stairs through the smoke.
Almost overcome themselves the
men carried her to the street in
safety. In the meantime the maid
called Fire Headquarters and engines
quickly arrived and subdued the
flames.
Mr.. Mason, a patent attorney, with
offices in the M.Gnl building. was
not at home. when the fire broke
out, and is endeavoring to learn the
identity OF the man who rescued his
wife.
The fire damage was $1,000.
The Washington times., 1917-11-06
Do Dennnd for Operators.

The telephone company has held
out special inducements to fhis class.
and in doing so has come into occa-
slonal clashes with business estab-
lishments which did not wish to lose
The Washington times., 1917-11-06
ADVERTISEMENT.
Count Fifty! No
Neuralgia Pain
Don't suffer! Instant relief
follows a rubbing with
"St. Jacobs Oil"
ADVERTISEMENT.
conauer. naIns-never fails.

C0nAuAEa nalnl-neNer IAllA.
Rub soothing, penetrating -st.
Jacobs on right on the ache or pain.
and out comes the neuralgia misery.
Here's a joyful experiment! Try IT.
Get q small trial bottle from your
druggist; pour a little in your hand
and rub It gently on the sore, aeninE
nerves. and before you realize it-in
lust a momert-all pain and neural
ria disappear. It's almost magical.
but the Joy Is. that the misery doesn't
come back. MOI The nerves are
soothed and congestion is relieved
ard your neuralgia is overcome
Stop sufferingi It's needless-neu
raIEia and pain Of all kinds. either In
the face. head. limba, or any part Of
the body, IL instantly banished st.
Jacobs on Il perfectly harmless and
doesn't burn or discolor the skin In
use for half q century.
The Washington times., 1917-11-06

Scoring 1871 out OF possible 200
at the smali-bore indoor shooting
range OF Home Rifles on the top floor
OF Union Station. Walter r. Stokes Is
today winner OF the regimental cham
pionship OF the Home Defense
League Rifles. Stokes is still in his
teens and a graduate OF Central High
School.
twenty-five hundred gunners were
listed against young Stokes. Dr..
George z. Cook. winner OF the VIM
bledon and Leach Cups in England
several years ago. was second. James
c. Wheate. ST., was third.
The Washington times., 1917-11-06
RABBI COMMISSIONED
LIEUTENANT IN NAVY

Rabbi David Goldberg, Of corsi-
cana. Tex. is the first OF a number
OF Jewish chaplains destined to re,
ceive commissions in the army and
navy.
Rabbi Goldberg's commission as a
lieutenant in the United States navy
was signed by Secretary Daniels last
night He will be assigned to duty
with the fleet or at one OF the shore
stations as soon as formal acceptance
OF the commission is received.
The Washington times., 1917-11-06

0CIl. -
F
Captain
Sartoris,
grandson
of President
Grant,
is leading
donkeys
and acting
as a
water boy
in the
French
Foreign
Legion.
Sartoris, a
former
captain
in the II. s.
Army,
enlisted
in the
Foreign
Legion
several
months
before
this
country
entered
the war.
He has
charge Of
four water
donkeys,
and twice
every
twenty-four
hours must
lead them
through
heavily
shelled
wood and
c0n1munlca-
ton
trenches
to his
thirsty
comrades
in the
front line.
The Washington times., 1917-11-06
WAR DEPT. BESIEGED BY
AMERICAN WIVES

The War Department has decided
that hereafter when foreign officers
OF the allied forces are needed in this
country for the instruction Of troops,
to ask for a certain number and not
for individuals.
This has become necessary because
. great many American women who
married foreign officers, notably Brit
ish, have besieged the department
with requests that their husbands be
invited here for this work.
The Washington times., 1917-11-06
Kill Rats! Trap Rats!
Save 100000 In
Food, Says Bureau

War campaigns are the vogue.
The latest campaign came today
when the Biological Survey Bu-
reau of the Department Of Agri-
culture opened a campaign
against rats.
xiii rats, trap rats, rats that
destroy sse6 oct, ,to0 worth Of fees
each year that should go to the
allies" says the campaign poster
prominently displayed throughout
Washington and being distributed
throughout the nation.
The Washington times., 1917-11-06
NoRwArs u.soAT loss.

LONDON, Nov. s.-The Norwegian
legation here announces that during
October nineteen Norwegian vessels,
aggregating 34.577 tons, and forty
eight Norwegian seamsn were lost.
presumably all by submarine or mines
The Washington times., 1917-11-06

phone men for use In the signal SER
vice OF the army. These men were
vitality necessary to the Government
and telephone companies everywhere
surrendered them to the detrIment Of
their business. Washington, telephone
officials today said, lost large num-
bers OF it's best men.
The Washington times., 1917-11-06
JUDGE AIDS FLEET soARp.

Judge John Barton Paine, a Chicago
jurist, today took up his duties as
head of the legal department OF the
Emergency Fleet Corporation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11
Salt Shortage Scare
Laid to School Pupils
Children Said to Have Caused
Market "Run"-Supply Nor
NAL, Saws Moskowitz

Further official denial was Issued
Yesterday by City Market Commission
er Noskowitz that there was any real
shortage Of salt in this country The
Commissioner said he was inyestlgat-
ING a report that the run on the SAT-
market was caused by misguided schoo!
children. who are instructed BY their
teachers 20 tell their parents what
staples TO buy in large quantities, 1t
is said that salt has been included IN
this list, and that foreign parents have
rushed TO the markets TO STOCK up on
salt as n vital necessity.
IL have been assured by the presi-
dent of the International Salt Com
many" said Dr.. Moskowitz. that p
Geo 900 pounds Of salt have been delIy-
cred in New York City during the last
ten days. but that If the panicky de.
mand continues the entire output o.
The country could not supply it.
III people will keep coo and buy
salt in normal quantities there is no
danger of famine. There is no need
Of paying increased prices, because re-
tailers are paying no more to whole
salers than formerly. The public is
requested to send in complaints 70 the
Complaint Bureau, Department of
Public Markets. Municipal Building.
Telephone. Worth 1900
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11
Japan Asks More Steel
Than u. S. Would Give
Empire Feels Our Offer in Ke'
turn for Vessels Is In
sufficient
Lstar CorrrsponGenoeI

WASHINGTON. Nov. lot was
learned authoritatively to-day that the
amount of steel proposed by the Unitea
States as compensation 10 Japan 1or
tonnage is considered By the latter. 70
be insufficient. 1.-THE negotiations, u
was stated. "are being conducted -, on
the basis OF give and take. Inc
Japanese authorities are said TO con-
slider the transaction as business IN
dertaking, and both parties are par
gaining" ,i.os
The agreement desired by the Cniteei
States was said to be a quantity o.
Japanese tonnage built and building
the amount being kept secret party
for military reasons. and 1t Is unueI I,
stood that the question Of ownership OF
The ships so transferred TO the use
of the United States for war purposes
has not been settled. II is one or the
details 20 be decided after the main IS
sue concerning steel in exchange Tor
ships is determined. -.
The Japanese assert that they nav Z
chin building capacity for turning ou'
.O00. 900 tons a year, but that the OUT
nut will be far short of this maximum
because OF their inability 20 obtain
steel and iron.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11
Bread Price to Drop
AS Result of Inquiry

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1O.-Tne' av-
craze cost Of manufacturing bakers
bread, as shown in a report made TO
the food administration to-day By Fed
eral Trade Commission Investigators. is
slightly less than ~ cents pound.
The Ingredient cost IS SO and the sell
ing cost II FER cent.
On the basis Of the report the food
administration has drawn regulation
governing the baking industry which
vii. De put into force in the Immediate
future. Under the rules as drawn only
reasonable profits may be made, and tie
food administration believes bread
prices viii fall.
The bakeries in which the inycstiG.-
tions were conducted were wholesale
establishments and chain store bak-
cries. The average chain store cost
was .oJS5 pound. the lowest whole
sale cost was .oG76 and the highest
.o76S. For the purpose Of computation
-four al Sll barrel was used as a
basis. The costs as figured did not
include profits either by bakers or re-
tailers.
Recommendation Of the trade com
mission include a standardized loaf of
10 and p ounces, in five styles: White
bread baked in pan. rye bread, res
taurant or sandwich bread, white bread
baked on hearth and specia. loaf, re
duction Of deliveries to one a day and
discontinuance Of the practice Of re-
turning uusold bread.
4 reasonable variation should be
allowed. the report said in weight, as
it is almost impossible for bakers TO
maintain an exact weight.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11
Shipworkers of Draft
Age To Be Retained
At Work in Yards

WASHINGTON. Nov. 10.-Plans to
insure the retention of ship workers
az tho vital task of shipbuilding were
announced to-day BY Provost Marshal
General Crovder after conferences with
officials of the Navy Department and
the Emergency Fleet Cooperation. Regu-
Iotions for the second call for the Ma
t;oral Army will provide a special quail
fled list for shipworkers of military
age and they will be excused from
.ervice in the National Army as long
as thcv are employed on government
shin projects.
Never Bloomfield, head of the indus
trial service of the Shipping Board.
said the War Department had agreed
also to return to shipbuilding pants
any of their workers who have been
drafted Lists Of these men will be
made up by the yards for approval
by the Fleet Corporation, and as fast
as their names are sent in the men VIII
Je released.
General Crowder's brief statement
dealt only with eXempting men to be
called in the future. He said that ex-
emption ends whenever man is not
actually employed on ship construction
ana llSLtu rs llttutu W llit AlfNh vi
poration or the Navy Department.
These lists will be checked weekly so
as to keep close track Of the exempted
men, and reports will be made to Gen
eral CrOwder monthly.
Under the Provost Marshal Cen
erals ruling, men of military age, idle
through strikes, could be called to the
colors Immediately, but Mr.. BLOOMFIELD
said the general feeling was that the
right to strike should not be taken
from the men.
General Crowder's statement fol-
lows:
"The new selective service regula-
tons will make ample provision to pro-
tect and foster labor supply appurte-
nant to the building and fitting Of
ships under the supervision of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation and the
Navy Department
"Men thus engaged will be classified
for military service precisely as though
they were not so engaged, but as long
as they remain employed in the build
ing or fitting of ships under the super
vision Of the Emergency Fleet Corpora.
tion or the Navy Department they viii
be kept listed on a special classiilca-
ton list which removes them from liza
bility 20 call as long as they continue
TO be so employed and no longer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11
Still Doubt Suicide
Of Mrs. Stiassny
Rich Widow Cheerful Half
Hour Before She Was
Shot, Says Maid

Investigation into the supposed SUI
eide of Mrs. Sarah NJ. Suassny. who
was killed by a revolver shot IN ner
apartment in 215 West Ninety-elghth
Street on Wednesday morning thus
far has failed to reveal sufficient eVi-
dence to make the District Attorney
certain that she took her own life.
Assistant District Attorney Doollng,
VINO spent all of yesterday examining
witnesses. pointed to the TACT that
,,itbin half an hour Of the time the
fatal shot was fired Mrs. Stlassny had
cbeerfullv conversed with her maid.
The maid knew of 10 trouble that
MIGHT have made her decide suddenly
10 take her life few minutes later
Mrs Stiassnv was a wealthy widow,
who lived i'm the apartment with her
nephew. Isaac Epstein, and negro
maid Fpstein will inherit a large part
of her estate. o I'll
Dora Watts. Mrs. Stiassny's mad
testified she had been called to her
rnietress's room at 1880 o'clock on
Wednesday morning, where she iouhu
Mrs Stiassny sitting up IN PED at
tired in a k.mono. She asked LOT a
newspaper, said the maid 10 read the
election returns. IN which she had eA-
pressed great interest
Half an hour later, according to the
witness. Epstein shouted to her. saying
his aunt had been shot. They then
summoned the family physician.
Mr.. Dooliug exhibited a nlghtgoWh
which. he said. Mrs. Stiassny had worn
ON the morning of her death. 1t had
been washed out hurriedly, he said, and
stuffed under wooden cover to a
heater in the room. 1t revealed a pow
der marked hole on the left side, where
tho bullet had entered Why 1t mad
been concealed he did not say,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11
Cancelled Checks
Loot of Daring
Highwayman
Attacks Bank Messenger on
al" Station Steps, but Gets
Nothing of Value

Somewhere in New York City last
night an unhappy man was hiding
hlled with the disagrecable knowledge
that the police were looking for him.
and the even more bitter realization
that the envelope FOR which he attacked
and knocked down Walter Thomas,
bank messenger, contained $4,000
worth Of checks. all stamped paid
and absolutely worthless.
This unfortunate indiyiual set upon
Thomas. who is employed by the state
Bank. 378 Grand Street, az the messen-
ger. while he was descending the steps
Of the uptown elevated station az
Grand Street and the Bowery. IL
chokcd all resistance out Of Thomas.
according % the victims story, feached
into his inside pocket and, snatehing
out the envelope, fed.
Thomas blew his police whistle and
the fugitive was pursued by two patrol
men. lie escaped, retaining the enyel-
ope and is contents. which may be
worth Z cent or 80 90 some Junkman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11
News in Brief

Tho Government is considering turning the
l4ocEott Building. Jackson Avenue ana
Tifth Street, Lone Island City. into mil
fam, hospital The structure, when was
forperIy the Borough Hall, IS now the head
quarters of the Lor. Island City He'd Gross
and has been offered for war service "i'hout
charge.
After every air raid the price Of beer IN
London goes down penny for several 1ays
10 keen the people in good spirits, according
to Fanny Smith. who arrived from the BRIT
isb capital recently. Miss Smith said that
beer cold i'm normal times for iourpence ha
penny q pound. After the town has been
bombed Londouer5 can purchase it Tor three
pence ha penny.
The Associated Alumni Of the COLLEGE oi
the CITY of New York reelected d.. Char'N
p. Tacani. Of the class OF %, president :.
Gavo Dunn. 50. first vice-presidcnt; Lee
Kohus. 81 second vice-prcsidcnt samson
Iachman. a.. third vice-presidcnt Charles
Murray. 81. treasurer; Jacob Holman, Vi'
secretary and John S. Battell. -. and How
ard C.. Green, 'O2, historians.
HIGHLAND FALLS. n. Y.--Some ardent
angler. eager for big catch, got all the
FISH he wanted by opening the dam at Sails
bury Pond and letting out all the water. lie
then took what FISH he wanted and left
90. GOO others TO die.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11
Milk Prices Now
Up to Farmers,
Say Dairymen
League Considers Cutting
Down Profits to Aid
Public

Whether New York milk consumers
will be subjected to another price m
crease this week will depend on the
farmers. The board of directors OF the
Dairymen's League. will meet to-mof
row or Tuesday 20 consider shouiderin6
part of the burden of war by cutting
their profits for the month Of Deem
Der.
officials Of the league refuse to fore
cast what the farmers will do. Inc
league has no price contract with the
dealers for December, but ordinarily
the farmers would increase their
wholesale price, rs December IS the
month of highest milk production cost
At the conference between Federal
Food Administrator Hoover, local food
administrators and the dairy interests
in Washington last Friday the retail
milk dealers offered 10 maintain Octo-
ber prices on milk throughout TINS
month if the farmers would decrease
Ithe milk price half a cent next mon'h'
President K. D. Cooper, OF the Da'ry
mems League, promised to call a board
of directors meeting at the earliest
time possible TO consider TINS propose
in Wow OF the stress OF war time req
eral Food Administrator Williams sa'd
Mr. Cooper. Albert Manning, secretary
of the league, and j. ID. Hller' us
counsel. who were at the Washington
conference. expressed willingness TO CO.
onerate with the food administration IN
every way.
Should the farmers refuse to drop
their price in December milk VIII go
I'D from one-half 20 a cent next
Wednesday, when the time extension
GRANTED b. the milk dealers expires.
Civ Markets Commissioner Mosko-
witt and John J. Dillon. State Commis,
sioner of Foods and Markets, received
yesterday from the New York state
butchers Association an offer to have
Us members distribute free milk that
was shipped to the city by the farmers:
The butchers propose TO make use OF
their wagons and ice plants to denver
the milk fresh.
At a conference in Food Administra-
tor Williams's Office yesterday q com
n,ittee of fish dealers was formed 20
acauaint the public daily with the COSY
and proper use Of seasonable hsh ano
other sea food. 1t is planned by the
committee to meet once a week. Men
meth Fowler is chairman. Mr.. Fowier
said the importation of fish had de-
creasod from % 20 10 per cent because
rho War Department had taken ever
fsbine smacks. and that the ablest sea-
mon Of all countries were engaged IN
some sort of work for their own gov
ernments in connection with the war;
He said domestic fish production had
decreased because a large number OF
Portuguese fishermen had returned To
their native land.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11
Lack of Transportation Is
Causing Great Loss in
Vast Region
Crv of "Save!" Fails
Senator Warns Country OF
Disaster Unless Situation
Is Quickly Remedied
Istar Coresponden.el

WASHINGTON. Nov. 1O.--"There Is
a serious condition in the West SEN
ator William +. Borah declared to-day
after speaking tour through ldaho
and surrounding states. at does not
arise ont OF a want of patriotism, Dut
q want Of means by which to effect
nate the desire of the people to 90
the proper thing in this emergency.
Last spring the farmers went Tor
ward and produced crops IN spieho'd
fashion. Now. when the crops are
beinc gathered. it is impossible TO ma
TRANSPORTATION facilities to carry the
nroducts 70 market. Any amount o.
Unit and potatoes is going 10 waste
far want of transportation. we hau
roitbcr elevators nor ears suinclehl 10
take care of the wheat crop.
"Tbis is an exceedingly serious con-
dition. and will result in utter discour-
accment in the production OF the crop
of 1918. There is very little use OF
talking economy and conservation Wheh
stufT is rotting and going to waste
about YOU. and there is no encourage
mcnt to plant crops under sucn conan
tons.
Labor Situation Acute
"Tbe second feature OF the sltua-
ton is tho want Of labor There mas
been q scarcity of labor in harvest
t;n,ps and rop-gathering times for sew
oroI years Now that the boys are
ka;rc taken from the farm under the
&c
ca1not find labor to plant and certainly
,ot sufficient labor 10 take care OF the
crops. ....;o, "a
cbonged through some method there
will he a vast decrease IN the crop
acreage of the West next year through
INABILITY to plant or SOW and take care
of II It is not because the farmers
are not willing to 90 forward; indeeo'
tbev are anxious TO; but this IS con-
dition and not theory. The serious
nnes Of il cannot well be exaggerated.
! am very certain that is effects VIII
be tremendous in the coming year. IL
is not a question of paying nlgher
wages. II is a question Of no one 10
employ. ..
without food. without transporta-
ton facilities to the seaboard and with
out ships the sending Of our armies 70
Europe will be futile. These are the
three great elements of success over
shadowing in importance all others,
however important the others may be.
"The present outlook is not promis-
ing for the speedy termination OF the
war. 1t may run on for two or three
years or longer. In any event, present
conditions admonish us to prepare for
a long war.
"The greatest granary in the world
hes west Of the Mississippi River. II
, n fails it will not be because these
people are not devoted TO their gov
eminent, not because thew are apathetic
or uniformed as to the responsibility
which rests upon them, but because
they have not the means in labor and
Transportation TO utilize their great re-
sources for good.
IF the people of the West could see
their crops taken care " and their
markets supplied they would respond
20 this call just as quickly as they have
to all others. 1t is not the apathy of
the West, but the helplessness Of the
West. which is a matter Of concern just
now "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11
Villa Calls Forces
To Attack Ojinaga
Escaped Prisoners Say Rebel
Chief Is Gathering Army
Fifty Miles From Border

Preside. Tex. Nov. l0.-Francisco
Villa is at the Naijoma Ranch, fifty
miles south of Ojnaga, opposite here,
and has issued call for all of his
troops 20 assemble there at once for IL
general attack on Ojinaga Monday. ac-
cording TO three ranchers who reached
here to-day from the Maijoma Ranch
after being held as prisoners by Jose
Chaves, a Villa colonel.
Hipolito Villa, brother of Francisco
Villa, who was reported TO have crossed
the line near here last week. was said
to be at the Chappo Ranch, twenty
miles from Ojinaga, in charge Of a
force of Villa followers under Poriirlo
Ornelas, who captured Ojinaga from
the Federal forces May 30.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11
en- Million Food Pledges
American Housewives Re-
sponse TO Economy Plea

WASHINGTON, Nov. lo.-Nore than
10000 900 American housewivez, II was
announced tonight, have now pledged
thcmselves 20 follow the food admin
istration's food conservation pro-
gramme a. result Of the campaign
conducted By state food admihistra-
tofs, assisted b. volunteer workers.
The exact number Of pledges that had
been reported signed tonight was
iO2l5,ZBO, with returns still incom-
xletA