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Evening star., 1917-05-20
DIED.

harlow. On Friday, Nay Is, 1917, at Previ.
dence Hospital, NAY BARLOW.
Funeral Tuesday. May =, at 10 am, from J. h.
Wrixht's chapel. 1887 10th street northwest.
Interment private.
BEALL. On Saturday, May 10, 1917, NARY
STEVENS BEALL, secretary Of the Columbia
Historical Society, wife Of the late Alexander
e. BeaI. Remaips at Joseph F. Birch Sons,
3O34 N street northwest.
Funeral at st. John's Church. GEORGETOWN, D.
relatives invited.
BoWIEs. On Friday, May Is, 1917. at Ash
ton, Nd, the infant son Of Marie and George
Bowles.
Interment Monday. May Fl. .at Rock Creek
cemetery. %
BUTLER. On Saturday, May 10. 1917. at $50
a.m., at her residence, 1107 11th street north
west, Mrs. ANNA e. BUTLER. widow Of
Rev. John George Butler.
Funeral from her late residence Monday. May
Il. at 2:50 o'clock. Interment private. 90
Evening star., 1917-05-20

On some lines the Prussian state
railways are using storage battery
cars at less expense than steam loco
motives or gasoline electric cars.
Evening star., 1917-05-20
CARD OF THANKs.

POWELL. We wish toSs express our thanks to
relatives and many frishds for beautiful noral
hand and. father. JOHN a. POWELL.
BIZ HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN.
Evening star., 1917-05-20
Steamer to Leave at 1 O'Clock.

The steamer which the recruiting
party is to use Is scheduled to leave
at 1 o'clock for down the river points
southern Maryland and the northern
neck of Virginia. This territory is
untouched by railroad. and it is felt
that admirable timber is available in
pected to devote his entire attention to
the securing Of recruits, and as an in
centive Vice Chairman F. v. Killian
has offered a prize of $25 to the mer-
chant who secures the greatest number
of acceptable sea soldiers.
The Marine Corps personnel will In
clude doctor. and the booster COM
mittee is prepared to bring to Wash
ington all men who are considered by
the recruiting officers as eligible for
service Notification to this effect has
been sent through southern Maryland
and the northern neck Of Virginia.
Evening star., 1917-05-20
FOR ADDITIONAL
~
BOOSTER RECRUITERS
Merchants Need Ten to Complete
List for Trip in Interest of
Marine Corps.

There Is room for just ten more busi-
ness men Of Washington in the party
Of 100 which is to participate in the
trip down the Potomac next Saturday
and Sunday under the auspices of the
Retail Merchants Association in the
interest of recruiting for the Marine
Corps. The party is to be limited to
100. and already 80 prospective partici-
pants on the trip have signed up"
Joseph Berberich and F. v. Killian,
chairman and vice chairman of the COM
mittee Of the association which is ar
ranging for the trip, are making every
effort to make this the most interesting
outing which the organization ever has
staged. Already they have received as
surance that the parade which is to
procede the boat trip will be a sue
cess. This is to start in front OF The
Star building at IL o'clock next Satur-
day and. headed by the entire Marine
Band. is to make a circuit of the down.
town section. The parade will end on
the ellipse south of the White House
with big patriotic demonstration.
Evening star., 1917-05-20

Beautiful, Crisp Quality, Sheer
White Organdy, woven to retain
its high finish no matter how
often laundered. The extra width
means small yardage for the gar
ment.
Evening star., 1917-05-20

Purchase of forty pieces High
grade Sheer White India Linon,
the permanent leader among fab
RIGS of its class. Woven from
selected combed yarn.
Evening star., 1917-05-20
29c White :
French Percale

No smarter or more serviceable
white skirting. suiting or wasting
than this excellent quality yard
wide French Percale. Mondays
price will bring hundreds.
Evening star., 1917-05-20
:30c and 49c
Whit. Pique

Superior, snoW-white quality, in
welts OF assorted sizes; q inches
wide: firm, durable and in the
front rank Of fashion.
Evening star., 1917-05-20

40-in. Extra Fine Chiffon Voile,
the beautiful. soft, clinging quail
ity so perfectly adapted to the
new garment modes for summer.
A liberal saving tomorrow.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-16

Mr.. F. c. Miller, of Waycross, spent
a few days in the city this week.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-16
WARSH|P CONTRACT
AWARDED BY U. S.

Washington, March l5.-Contracts
for what is believed to be the largest
single order for fighting craft ever
given any nation were placed today
by the navy department. Private
builders undertook to turn out four
battle cruisers and six scout cruisers,
costing nearly $ll2,000,OO0 for hulls
and machinery alone and pledging
themselves to keep 20 per cent of
their forces OH navy construction.
The major shipbuilders have agreed
to accept 10 per cent net profit on the
battle cruisers, whose cost will be
about $76,0O0,OOO
A fifth battle cruiser will be built
at the Philadelphia navy yard so as
to not strain the limit of facilities of
private establishments.
Although besieged with offers of
merchant work. for which they get as
high as so per cent profit, the build
ers have placed their facilities at the
disposai, making it un-
necessary for the president to con-
slider communicating plants.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-16
CAR NICHOLAS Of RUSSIA ABD|-
GATED; EMPRESS UNDER GUARD
ARCHIVES OF SECRET
POLICE ARE DESTROYED
Especial ito Leader EnteEprise)

Especial Ito Leader Enterprise
Petrograd, March l6.-The En-
press OF Russia has been placed under
guard
Gar Nicholas has been sent to his
winter palace at Tsarskoe Selo, where
he formerly spent most of his time.
Two regiments of soldiers were pro-
vided as escort and assumed guard
over him.
Premier Golstzine, minister of the
interior, and Protopopand, the minis
ter of justice, were among those ar
rested and brought to the Duma
building by revolutionary executive
committee orders
Premier Golstzine was later releas-
ed but the other two ministers still
are held
Practically the entire archives of
Russian secret police were burned by
revolutionists
The strongest anti-Gernan feeling
anlmates the population.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-16
BOIL WEEVIL PLENTIFUL
AROUND EDISON ALREADY

Edison, March 14-Notwithstand
ing the unprecedented cold weather of
February the boil weevils of this sec
ton promise to be ready for their de-
vastation before the cotton is ready.
Many of the farmers of this section
who expected to plant cotton on GER
tain ground are changing their minds
about it when they find so many boil
weevils inlbedded few inches below
the surface of the ground. They are
being seen now as the plow turns
them up or as they fly about.
One weevil, having survived the
winter in the country, rode into town
a few days ago on the wind shield of
L. M. Killingworth's car.
The boil weevil seems to be able
to take care of himself.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-16
TO ASK FOR REVISION
OF LICENSE ORDINANCE

A large number of our merchants
will appear before the city council
at their next meeting to ask for re-
vision of the license ordinance recent
ly passed.
1t is generally stated that many
lines are assessed entirely out of pro-
portion to the stocks carried or the
business done. The merchants are
entitled to fair deal on this license
matter, as to great extent they car
ry most of the. burdens of both direct
and indirect taxation. There is not
day but some civic body calls on
them for support for various merito-
rious occasions, and it is we'll known
that the ad valorem tax on mercan-
tile stocks reaches pretty we'll the
limit.
The license ordinance of previous
years was thought satisfactory and
it was with some surprise that the
merchants found themselves facing
new fiscal demands. The committee
in charge of this feature OF the CITY
administration, no doubt will lend
their assistance to revision, as the
demands of these affected vocations
are just and fair.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-16

PRESIDENT WILSON
WILL ACT QUICKLY
TO AVERT STRIKE

Washington, March 15.-President
Wilson was notified Immediately to-
night of the calling OF the strike, and
he began consideration OF the steps
which might be takes, to avert it.
Although the president has been
watching the situation closely, he had
not abandoned hope that a compro-
mise would be reached, and so fas as
revealed had made no definite plans
for intervening. No statement was
Forthcoming from the white house,
but it was we'll understood that some
move would be made as soon as Of
ficials were fully advised.
The general belief in official circles
is that the president will make an ap-
peal to the patriotism of the men, urg-
ing them not to tie up transportation
facilities with the country facing
great international crisis.
There was every indication that the
president would not call the repres-
entatives of the two sides to Wash
ington again, as he did last year when
the strike was threatened.
1t is moot question what steps the
government could take to prevent pa
ralysis of transportation facilities and
consequent weakening of The nations
resources in the international crisis.
The general opinion among officials
seems to be that the president could
do little beyond appealing to the pa
triotism of both sides. A provision
to empower him to take over the
roads in such an emergency was
among the administration recommen-
dations for railway legislation which
failed at the last session OF congress.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-16

was rejected by the brotherhoods
and the announcement was made that
the strike call would go into effect.
1t was seni-oficially announced
that all freight employees on the New
York Central. Baltimore and Ohio,
and Erie would cease work at 6
o'clock Saturday afternoon.
The strike will extend on Sunday
afternoon to the following roads:
Group of northwestern roads, South
ern railway, Norfolk and Western,
,Virginian, Chesapeake and Ohio.
The time when the lockout will ex-
tend to other lines was uncertain, it
was said, but the men will be called
out in groups every twelve or twenty
four hours.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-16
ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF
CO. c. OF FIRST REGIMENT

Additional members of the First
Regiment, which will be with Com
pany c, when mustered out in this
city:
Sergt. Vim. ]. Cone, Fitzgerald.
Sergt. Hiram G. Mccormick, Pine
hurst.
Corp. John Howe, Fitzgerald.
Private J. M. Smith, Rebecca.
The above names were omitted in
our printed list of the personnel Of
Company c, they having been assign
ed to other companies at the border.
However, they will come back home
with the home company and will be
mustered out at the same time.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-16
RETURN OF MILITIA
IS AGAIN DELAYED

Friends as we'll as relatives of the
members of Company &C" of the Nat
ional Guard will regret to learn that,
along with the various other units
still on the border, the date of their
departure for home has again been
postponed to afford the railroads time
to provide sleeping cars for their
transportation, which all unite in hop
ing will be in the briefest possible
time
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-16
MAYO LANDS HONORS FOR
FITZGERALD

Fitzgerald Camp Woodmen of the
World through her delegates, R. ].
c. Spell and B. W. Mayo, to Head
Camp Convention at Americas this
week, conclusivcly demonstrated that
our city and our camp are thoroughly
abreast with the great movements of
Woodcraft, and with the current in
dustrial movements of the world, by
the splendid showing made and the
recognition received therein.
Out of the 5000 Woodmen in
Georgia, eligible to fill the seven
Head Camp Offices, Fitzgerald fur
nishes one Officer, namely, B. w.
Mayo
And when we consider the fact that
this convention was attended and par
ticipated in by some of the most able
and distinguished statesmen of the
United States, it is then that the re-
suits accomplished by the Fitzgerald
boys become most gratifying.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-16
BOOSTERS HERE

Messrs. Wilkerson, Harp and Pax
son, three good roads" boosters of
Abbeville, are in the city in the in
terest of a movement to connect
Montgomery, Ala, with Savannah,
via Abbevi1le Wilcox county pro-
poses to bridge the Ocmulgee at Alb
beville and connect with Dodge coun-
ty and on down to Statesboro OH the
Eastern Dixie Highway.
LET THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE
FIGURE WITH YOU ON YOUR
NEXT JOB WORK.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-16
TO DECIDE
TODAY AS TO NATION
WIDE RAILWAY STRIKE
Especial to Leader Enterprise

Especial to Leader Enterprise
Washington, March l6.-Develop-
ments affecting the United States in
the worldwide crisis are as follows:
Nationwide railway strike threatens
serious interfek Ne with preparedness
plans.
Russians revolution will cause little
change in wars conduct and officials
insist that it emphasizes the anti-Ger-
man feeling there.
All naval construction records ex-
pected to be eclipsed in building new
naval craft
President Wilson will decide today
whether to take any steps which
might bring about a settlement of the
threatened railroad strike.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-16
May Not Listen to Wilson

Only successful intervention bv
President Wilson, it appeared tonight,
can avert a strike The brotherhood
leaders gave no indication that even
an appeal from the nations chief ex-
ecutive can change their purpose to
obtain basic eigllt-hour day and pro-
rata time for overtime through the
'use of the protective feature" of their
organization. They refused fatty
to submit their case to the eight-hour
commission, headed by Maj.-Gen.
George w. Goethals, or to await the
decision of the supreme court on the
constitutionality of the Adamson
law.
Strike to be Progressive
Photographers, yardmen and
engine hostlers on the New York
Central lines, east ana west, the Nick
Plate and the Baltimore and Ohio
railroads and in the great yards in
Chicago and St. Louis will be the first
to leave their posts.
They will be followed on Sunday by
the same class of workmen on the
Southern railway, the Norfolk and
Western, the Virginian, the Chesa-
peake and Ohio, and a group of
northwestern roads.
The brotherhoods presented to the
conference Of railroad managers
demand that the provisions of the
Adamson law be put into effect at
once. The railroads declined and sub
mitted a counter proposition.
Railroad Counter Proposal
The counter proposal of the rial
roads was that the entire controversy
be submitted to the Goethals eight
hour commission. This proposition
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-16

DIR. w. B. McWhorter spent We'd
nesday in Albany on business.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-16
RAILWAY BROTHERHOODs |SSIIE
CALL FOR A GENERAL STRIKE
STRIKE TO EXTEND TO
ALL ROADS SHORTLY

New York, March 15.-A progress
sive strike" of the 100000 members
OF the four great railroad brother
hoods, to begin at o'clock Central
tinle) Saturday on eastern roads, was
ordered here late today The walk
out will extend to all the railroads in
the country within five days. Chiefs
OF the workmens organization set
the strike machinery in motion within
a few minutes after an ultimatum de-
ilvered to the conference committee
OF railroad managers had been reject
ed. A compromise proposal offered
by the managers was declined without
debate.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-16

DR.. and Mrs. ]. NJ, Luke left for
New York, where the doctor will take
a special course in a clinic.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-16
BRITISH CAPTURE
PORTION OF TURK
TOWN, BAKUDAH
Especial to Leader-Enterprise.l

London, March 16-A portion of the
town of Bakudah on the right bank
of the Diala river, about thirty miles
northeast of Bagdad. has been occu-
pied by British troops. y
The Turks continue to fall back on
the right bank of Tigris.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-16

Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Brewer and
daughter, Miss Hester, left early this
morning in their car or Macon to
spend the day.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-08
WARTIME ROMANCE
in KUHN ENGAGEMENT
Commander at Camp Meade to Wed
Washington Belle.

Wartime romance today reached
into the topmost ranks Of the United
States army. The engagement Of Maj.
Gen. Joseph E. Kuhn. U. S. A, com
manding officer of the national army
cantonment. Camp Meade, Admiral,
Nd, and Miss Helen Squire. of'wash-
ington. was announced today by the
latter's parents.
Gen. Kuhn is accounted the man In
the army who has seen the most ae-
tive service. As United States OBJ
server with the German armies in the
first months Of the war, he was SO In
dustrious that the most rabid German
press accused him Of espionage. He
In expected to be among the first COM
manders to go abroad.
Miss Squire has been a social mentor
for many well-known new arrivals IN
Washington. She Is widely known
here. in Baltimore sad Philadelphia.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-08
Hurricane Fire Has Thrown
Kaiser's Troops Into
State of Chaos.
ALLIES AWAIT SPRING
AND AMERICAS AID
Nothing Can Hold Us"
Then Is Opinion of the
British Troops.

British Front in France and BEL
gium. Oct. THE Germans at
tempted no counter attacks of i'm
portance along the new battle front
during Friday night and both sidA
took a breathing spell after the ar
duous work of the last two days.
The artillery. of course. maintained
its ceaseless firing at various points.
Defenses Abandoned.
A cold. drizzlins rain was falling
this morning. adding still more to
the discomforts of the men lying
out in the mud and water in this
inhospitable zone. At some places
along the line the Germans found
themselves in such exposed positions
as a result of Thursdays drive that
they are reported to have pulled
Meir defenses back a short distance
to more favorable ground. British
patrols. which pushed out into
enemy territory. found the forward
shell-hole defense in one section
abandoned.
Caught In Barrase Fire.
The prisoners already counted num-
Der more than 1000. Many of the
men captured are in excellent physical
condition and range between Is and
30 years of age.
Many of the enemy's losses were
suffered when at least five divisions
OF troops which had been massed for
pretentious attack were caught I'm
the British artillery barrage and
crushed in its overwhelming sweep.
The troops included a division of
Guards and another division of pick
cts. men from the flower of the Ger
man army. Not only were thousands
of men wiped out, but the well-defincd
plan of the German high command
for an attack was utterly disrupted,
The collapse OF this scheme. the
extensive defeat inflicted by the Brit
ish and the heavy death toll in the
German ranks are things which it is
difficult to an army which has already
shown marked signs of deterioration
in morale, since the British began
their series of drives at the opening
of the battle of Flanders.
The diminution in the fighting spirit
of the German troops along the Ypres
battle front is generally admitted by
prisoners and has been evidenced in
the tactics employed recently. One
German officer said that the worst
effect on the morale of the Germans
was occasioned by the British artjI-
lery fire. which he characterized a.
too terrific for words.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-08
FLAMES BURST
FROM HARVEY'S
LIGHTING CITY
Spectacular Fire Is Soon
Brought Under Control
After Alarm.

Fire, the flames Of which lighted up
as day lower Pennsylvania avenue
for fully half an hour. did more than
5000 damage to Harvey's restaurant.
111s Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
late last night. The roof Of the build
ing was totally demolished
Frank j. Wagner, fire chief. and
his men had the leaping flames under
control thirty minutes after they
burst from the top Of the building.
He stated that at least 5000 damage
would be sustained. The origin Of the
big blaze was unknown at an early
hour this morning. according to CHER
Wagner
During the blaze no one was in
tured. The old Lyceum Theater,
next door to the restaurant at lila
Pennsylvania avenue, was extensively
damaged when Niagaras OF water
flooded it during the battle against
the flames on Harvey's roof.
This theater was scheduled to open
its door on a new burlesque company
today. Damage done to the theater
could not be estimated on the mo-
ment by Fire Marshal Nicholson, who
arrived at the scene after the blaze
had been put out
Although joel f1lllIudIls INC man
ager' of Harvey's, could not be
reached at an early hour this
morning, it Is stated that the build
ing of the restaurant 70 heavily IN
sured-
Approximately 1000 persons. Just
coming from the various theaters
downtown, saw the flames burst
forth from the roof Of the building.
which has long been famous as the
original home of the steamed oys-
ter. at HIS o'clock. Colored work
ers in the boiler room of the build
ing had been the first to discover
the flames, and had turned the
alarm.
Almost immediately after wagons
from Engine Companies l6. II 2. G.
4. 1. 10. and . came Gathering down
the street With them were hose
towers and trucks Z. :, ,, Z Two
alarms were sounded.
The fire fighters had the blaze
completely under control at 11:45
o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-08
RESIGN FEARING
Lever STATUTE
Council of National De-
fense Likely to Lose
Committees.

A Washington dispatch to the Phila-
delphia Ledger says
1t was Officially announced today
that all the subcommittee of the
Council OF National Defense and its
advisory commission, which have had
to do with the contracts for raw ma
terials of the American war, have
rendered their designations to the
council and to the heads of the gen.
eral committees Of the War Indus
tries Board.
Acting on the advice of private
counsel. which includes the best law
yers Of the country, these commit
tees have decided that to continue
In voluntary and advisory capacity
to the Council of National Defense
would render them liable to prosecu-
ton under Section 3 Of the Lever food
control act.
This section forbids any person
acting either as a voluntary or paid
agent or employe Of the United States
In any capacity. including an ad-
visory capacity" to advise the execu-
ton Of contracts on behalf of the
United States for labor or materials
II he has in any sense a pecuniary
@A ShS will dGt OF DelOnRS
to any firm or company directly or
indirectly interested in its execution.
Willful violation of the section is
punishable by fine not exceeding
10000 or imprisonment not more than
hve years. or both.
The government would not control
or direct steel production. it would
simply make its wants known. and
Gary. James A. Farrell, president of
the United States Steel Corporation,
and the officials Of the other iron and
steel companies would act through
subcommittees on sheet steel. ferro
alloys, pig tin, pig iron and lake trans
portation. scrap iron and steel, tin
plate, tubular products, cold-rolled
ana drawn steel. wire products, wire
rope and malleable castings to pro-
duce the goods according to the re-
quirements OF Baruch and of Judge
Robert 8. Lovett, who has charge Of
priorify' determining the order in
which government contracts shall be
filled. -