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The Washington times., 1917-08-30
WAR HORSE FLANDERS
MUST HAVE A RIDER
Gayety Theater Patrons Next Week
Will Name Him.
Flanders wants a rider.

Flanders Is the big black army
horse that Harry Jarboe, manager
of the Gayety Theater. said today will
be given to the most popular mounted
national guard.
The choice is to be determined by a
voting contest next week. Every
patrons OF the theater will be allowed
vote, and the officer receiving the
greatest number OF votes will be the
owner OF the war horse.
In event OF q tie decision a horse
will be given to each OF the two.
Manager Jarboe said today the plan
had met with official sanction.
Flanders will be on exhibition in
front OF the theater after Sunday.
The Washington times., 1917-08-30
The LOCAL MARKET
TRADING BRISK AT ToDArS
SESSION FOR SHoRT.PERI
General Variety Of Stocks Changes
disadvantages Gas Leads
saIss-Two Blocks Of Msrssn-
thaIsr Figure In Days Dealings.

Trading on the Washington Stock
Exchange during the regular session
was brisk today for q time. and
general variety OF stocks changed
hands as q resul..
Five shares OF Washington Gas
stock brought 73l1. while four shares
OF rarmerS and Mechanics National
Bank stock sold at 23i.
Two blocks OF Mergenthaler
changed hands, 10 shares At 1tS. and
10 others at l4Tx.
On the after call, two shares Of
Capital Traction brought 81 y.
The Washington times., 1917-08-30
SHIPPING BOARD ASKS
9l5 MILLIONS MORE

The shipping board today request
ed Congress to appropriate $e15, 5,ooo,-
COO additional for the building and
reauiSItioning program OF this year.
II this is granted the boards total for
the year will be 81, ,29O, ,716, 900.
Edward n. Hurley, chairman OF the
board. said In his communication that
S5I5, ,000. 900 would be used to requisi-
tion ships and $500. 700 900 to build
them
The Washington times., 1917-08-30
oNE-wAY TRAFFIC ORDERED.

To minimize the danger of accidents,
z street between Thirteeth and Four
teenth and d street between ThIr-
teenth and Thirteen-and-a-half have
been converted into one-way streets
Only west bound traffic is permitted
on F street and east bound on D
The Washington times., 1917-08-30
TobAYs SALES.

Washington Gas, 6a73h.
Farmers and Mechanics National
Bank. 4a231.
MsrEsnthalsr. 1oaI4s, 1oa14sH.
After call
Capital Traction, 3as1k.
The Washington times., 1917-08-30

cosinE prices furnIIhsd By ". .. HIbss
q Co., members New norf stock ES
tlanEs, Hibba Building.
The Washington times., 1917-08-30
CANADIANS HOLD
HOUSE MEMBERS
SON AS Stacker

MADISON. Wis. Aug. 3o-Agents
OF United States Marshal oConnor
started for Spring Coulee. Alberta, to-
day to arrest Byron Nelson. son Of
Congressman John NJ. Nelson of Medi-
son. held there as a Stacker.
Nelson has not registered under the
selective service law. Both he and
his father are conscientious objectors.
according to a letter received from
Congressman Nelson.
Nelson was married August 10 to
Anita PleuSs, a Madison heiress. The
marriage was to have taken place
later.
An eleventh hour switch was made
in the plans, however. and the wed.
ding took place at Spring Coulee. The
warrant for Nelson's arrest was issued
by United States Court Commissioner
French at the request OF United States
District Attorney Wolfe.
Denies Son Il Stacker.
Congressman Nelson OF Wisconsin
today denied that his son, Byron Mel
son, had made any attempt to evade
registration under the draft law as
represented in dispatches from Mad.
Ison.
According to these dispatches.
United States District Attorney
Wolfe at Madison announced he would
swear out a warrant for young Mel.
sons arrest for not registering. The
young man was in Canada on regis
tration day employed on the farm
of his father and has not returned
since.
Congressman Nelson said his son,
who is one OF the upper classmen at
Madison University, got leave from
the institution to engage in war
work, and since long before the draft
law was enacted has been working on
his farm in Canada because of scar
city Of labor. He wrote for a regis
trAtion card but did not get one. and
Congressman Nelson said the provost
marshal general advised him that un.
der such circumstances IL was neces-
sary for the young man to register
within five days after return to this
country.
The Washington times., 1917-08-30
THE BOND MARKET.

Prices furnished BY ". b. IIIbbs . c.
members OF New York stock Exchange.
LraA
The Washington times., 1917-08-30

SsIas nm tn II a m... l13,To0
isales up to 12 noon. ........ 3o7, 700
The Washington times., 1917-08-30
LOCAL BOND MARKET.

Georgetown Gas Vs.. 100 80
Warrington Gas 6's.... 1ooA go
RAILROAD BONDS.
Cap. Traction R. R. 5s.. 103E -.
Metropolitan R. R. 5b... 100 -.
Wash. Ry & Flee. ga. II q.
Wash. Alex. & Mt. v. SIS -. u
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-24
DENIAL BY WHITMAN.
Wicked FaIsehOOd, His Answer to
Exemption Board Charges.

ALBANY. July 2S.-Discussing the
charge that he had injected politics in
suggesting nominations for the New
York State exemption. boards. Gov.
Whitman said tonight:
The statement that the Governor has
attempted to secure partisan control OF
these most important boards is a wicked
falsehood.
'Of course the President may accept
or reject all or none OF the names
have nominated. have endeavored to
suggest to him men who I'm my opinion
and without regard to party Affiliations
can best do this work. Among those
have nominated are George l.. Ingraham,
lifelong Democrat and former Pre-
siding Justice OF the Appellate Division,
First Department Edgar NJ Cullen, also
a Democrat and former Chief Judge OF
the Court Of Appeals. and Charles T..
Hughes. a Republican and former JUS
tice of the United States Supreme Court.
and others perhaps less prominent but
In my opinion equally conscientious, pa
trIotic and competent.
The pest answer to the charge Is the
publication OF the names, and I sincerely
hope Mr. Tumulty will make them pub
lie" AAEnfk
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-24
GERMAN AERO CHIEF
SCORNS u. S. FLIERS
CaIls Reports of Big Air
Force a Bluff.

CoPBNHAoEN, July 2S.--The command.
Ing General OF the German aerial forces
has given an interview to the German
newspapers In which he attempts to dis
count the prospective participation Of
American aviators In the war.
Dispatches from the United States
saying hundreds OF aviators are TO be
graduated weekly and thousands OF air
planes are to be constructed cause the
General to speak scofhngly OF what he
terms the usual Anglo-AmericRn blum.
American fiiers. he says. undoubtedly
will appear at no distant date In increas-
ing numbers on the western front. but he
asserts American aviators thus far en-
countered have not been particularly
dangerous opponents and a new squad
ron would merely augment the numerical
superiority OF the Allies and not affect
the question Of aerial mastery, which he
asserts is dependent on the morale Of
the fiierS and not their numbers.
The German people" says the Cen
eral. need not be disturbed by these
fooliSh scare stories which show all the
characteristics OF American tongue
valor." He adds that Americas supply
Of army and navy airplanes is negligible
He cites the London Morning Post to
prove the Americans have not developed
a practicable type OF military plane and
says they must begin from the begin
ming.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-24
Winter Garden Benefit
Swells Tobacco Fund

THANKS to the men and wom-
en- Of the theatrical pTofes-
sion and to the splendid audience
that turned out for the bepeft
performance given in the Winter
Garden last Sunday night, The
SUNS Tobacco Fund for Our
Soldiers In France now amounts
TO S24,723.97. - '''v '-.'-
Our benefit yielded us all told
s3,1$2.02. Of this the receipts
less expenses were $2,2S5.06.
The collection taken up brought
in $943.66 and the sale Of songs
$3.3i. just reduce that into
cigarettes, pipe tobacco and
"makin's" and you will have rep
resented the contribution of the
actors and actresses to this pa
triotic enterprise.
We wish to make public ac-
knowledgment of our debt to. the
Messrs. Shubert, who donated the
theatre; to every one on our long
list Of artists who remained until
midnight to insure the shows
success, to the staff of the Winter
Garden, who gave US every CO.
operation, and to the girls who
gathered the collection. You will
find the names of all these gen
erops assistants elsewhere.
With this fine start for the
week, we should reach the $780,
900 mark before Saturday. Re-
member there are many ways you
can help the fund grow to this
figure. Our mainstay is personal
and collective subscription. We
are far from our goal yet. Then
you may deposit your Mutual GER
tificates and coupons in the
Schultz cigar stores or you may
buy tobacco orders. Further
more, don't forget to see the
baseball game between the New
York printers and the Boston
printers that is to be given free
to the public in Ebbets Field Au-
gust g..
The fund employs no agents
or solicitors. The story will be
found on pagv 8.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-24
HALSELDEN TO LET
SECOND BABY DIE
Chicago Doctor Again Arbiter
of Defornned ChiLd's Fate.

CHICAGO, July 2s.-Dr. II. ]. Haisel-
den Of the German American Hospital
has again assumed the role OF arbiter OF
life and death in the case OF n hopelessly
deformed child. He announced to-day
that he would refuse to perform an OPP
Grafton which he says would save the
life OF malformed infant entrusted to
his care and would let the baby die, as
re allowed Baby BolllnGeT TO die more
than a year ago.
The child whose case parallels that OF
Baby Bollinger is the daughter OF Will
lam and Eva Meter. Tho father and
and agreed TO abide hy his verdict. DR.,
Haiseiden examined the Infant and de-
cided death would be a blessing.
The child's upper skull cap was miss
Ing. A diminntive brain, which seemed
10 promise imbecility, was covered only
by a thin. transparent membrane.
There was no neck. The tiny head was
attached directly 10, the shoulders The
eyes bulged from their sockets. Both
ears were misshaped, The arms were
without muscles or tendons and incapa-
bic of functIoning. The feet were de-
formed. The legs were bowed.
"Ths baby could be saved" said DR..
Haiselden AZ he stood by the cot and
watched the mite OF humanity lighting
for its life. This could be done by cut-
ting "A patch OF skin from the back and
grating II over the exposed brain But
] win not do this No surgeon Is justl-
fed In prolonglng an absolutely worth.
lees life. II / saved the infant I should
preserve II TO a life OF wretchedns-. II
would be a burden TO itself and others.
Perhaps 1t would become menace to
sec!ety"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-24
AMERICANS IN FRANCE
REJECTED AS RECRUITS
Large Numbers of Ambulance Men, Deciding The.
Wish to Fight Are Told They Must Enlist
in the United States.

United states--that we are needed here
In the army.
I'VE applied first to the aviation SER
vice, and then TO the transport service,
but the American headquarters said their
orders did not permit them TO accept our
enlistments.
MANY OF us came over. not to dodge
military service, for we had Joined the
Ambulance Corps before war was de-
clared, but because we wanted to be the
first to the firing line. We are not
afraid to fight, but we want to serve
under the United States flag.
I'VE realize that the ambulance SER
vice is not the place for U.S. but the only
opening left Is with the French army.
Even there we may be refused because
we are of the draft age In an allied
country.
I'VE are men without country"
The life of the ambulance driver is
not altogether safe. Several have been
killed or wounded In the American SER
vice already this month. Sometimes they
are exposed to the fire of the enemy
without protection or weapons.
Many former ambulance drivers are
Joining the French army. Preston Lock-
wood. a Chicago newspaper man, was
an ambulance driver for year until he
learned French Then he entered the
French artillery school, and he soon will
be ready for the front. He says he
knows twenty other young Americans
who are doing the same thing.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-24
DRAFT SCANDAL
UPTO WHITMAN
Democrats Say Governor Gave
Exemption Plums to Politi-
cal Friends.

WASHINGTON, July 23.-Charges that
In naming the exemption boards in New
York State Gov. Whitman had been in
fuenced by political considerations and
had filled such places largely with Re-
publicans without regard to fitness were
lodged with the President to-day by a
delegation of Democrats from New York.
Henry p. Keith, internal revenue coll
lector in Brooklyn and a member of the
State COMMITTEES. headed the delegation.
which included many Democratic county
chairmen. The delegation visited Sec
retary Tumulty mainly with the idea OF
protesting against the men that Whit
man has recommended for membership
on the boards OF appeal for consideration
Of exemption claims.
The protest is likely to hold I'D the
New York boards until an Investigation
shall have been made.
New York state was one of the last
States to send In its list of exemption
boards for the Presidents approval 1t
ls alleged by the Democrats that the
boards were fixed up in New York much
like a political slate. In at least one
instance, 1t was charged. one Of the
members of the exemption board was
himself a Stacker, having failed to regis
ter although within the age limit.
The most influential members Of these
boards are :hs doctors. for the reason
that they can pronounce a man physi-
cally UNFIT for military service. The
Government is not likely to appeal from
a decision of It's own board. II is said
that the appointments OF some Of these
doctors in New York State have smacked
largely Of politics, particularly in some
Of the upstate districts.
The Democrats. Assuming that the
same conditions they alleged In regard
to the exemption boards would prevail
in boards OF appeal unless the attention
OF the President was called 70 the situa-
ton, talked for more than an hour to
Secretary Tumulty. detailing instances
which they regarded as clear illustra-
tons Of partisan basis in the selec-
tion Of the boards.
Members OF the delegation which Wis
ited Mr.. Tumulty charged that the whole
system of appointments in New York
State was rotten with politics.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-24
$S,OOO,OOOY YARD
TO BUILD SHIPS
U. s. Steel Corporation Forms
Company to Operate
Meadows Plant.

The United States Steel Corporation
took two important steps yesterday
toward the completion OF its programme
for the construction OF one OF the largest
shipbuilding plants in the world when Il
Incorporated at Trenton. N. J., the Fed
eral shipbuiiding Company with capital
of ss.oo0.ooo and concluded tentative
arrangements for the purchase OF eighty
six acres Of land In the Newark mead
ows. The corporation recently purchased
sixty-two acres adjoining. SO that II
now has 14S acres fronting on Newark
Bay The land purchase was closed
yesterday at meeting between Z. II.
Gary. chairman of the United States
Steel Corporation. and Joseph p Day.
auctIoneer and Aales agent for the New
ark Factory Sites. The deeds will be
signed to-day.
The new shipbulding yard will lie
between the PRssaic and Hackensack
rivers and Is the largest acreage OBJ
tained by any concern on the big fats
II extends along the Hackensack River
for several hundred feet. backs up on
the plant which the Ford Motor Com
pany Is building along the Lincoln High
way and has the tracks OF the Central
side.
VIII Erect Twelve Ways.
Plans for the new shipbuilding yards
have been perfected and IL can be stated
with authority that the Steel Corpora
ton will proceed Immediately to erect
twelve ways. The corporation hopes to
begin within six months the building of
steel ships.
Al the offices OF the corporation It
was learned that the company is pre-
pairing to build ships for the Govern
fnent to the extent Of the latter's re-
quests and the capacity OF the new ship
building yards,
The project will start with an esti-
mated expenditure Of $4,000, 900 and its
growth will depend upon the amount of
business received. The new undertake
ing will be financed out of the earnings
OF the Steel Corporation and win not In
volve any new financing.
Steel for the construction OF the ships
will be furnished by the American
Bridge Company another subsidiary of
the United States Steel Corporation.
viii Employ 5000 Men.
Although no additional Information
could be obtained at tho corporation q
offices yesterday II WAS said in other
quarters that the company would erect
on the new properly one of the largest
fabricated steel plants in the world and
that II was estimated approximately
5000 operatives would be employed.
Adjoining the site where this fabri-
eating plant Is to be erected Is ffty-five
acres or land which the Steel Corpora
tiOn recently leased from the Ford
Realty (Somuany of which Mr. na., a.
Vice. president and on which, II is under
stood plant will be constructed for the
building OF wooden ships More than
1000 workfneD are expected to be en-.
ployed in this department.
Robert McGTegor, who for eight years
has been looking after the Steel Corpora
tion's shipping business and has had
much experience in engineering and
building in the United States and Eng
land, win be general manager Of the new
shipyards
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-24
CALLED SIDESTEPPER.
Hamburg Editor Says Michaelis
Lacks Political Personality.


CoPENHAoRH, July 23.-Chief Editor
Won Eckardt Of the Hamburg FTenlden-
bIntt, one of the most prominent and
influential of provincial publicists. gives
In a weekly review an appreciation Of
DR.. 0eorg Michaelis, the Imperial Chan
cellor, and his speech in the Reichstag,
coincldlng with sentiments quite widely
expressed by the German press. He
characterlEes the new Chancellor as an
honest bureaucrat. not n political per-
sonality, to whom the Reichstag peace
resolution was evidently a displeaslng
necessity. whose heart is not in the
question OF the reform of the Prussian
franchise and who sidestepped the sub
ject OF parliamentarlsm.
The Chancellor's speech, according to
the FremdeHbiatt, excited neither en-
thusiasm nor opposition. DR. Michaelis
succeeded In imparting to the Reichstag
resolution q stronger coloring and taxi
ing from II the character of an untimely
peace tender by laying emphasis upon
Germany's strong position at sea and on
land.
Herr Won Eckardt concludes: "Dr
Michaelis. whose position at the outset
Is easy. as the political tempest has al
ready died away of itself. has still to
prove his qualifications for the post"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-24
VOLIVA, IN MOTOR.
TO WARN COUNTRY
WM Appear as Second John
the Baptist.

CHICAGO, July rs. - Wilbur Glen
Voliva, head OF the Dowieite religionists
viii set out this week as a second John
the Baptist, calling upon the United
states ITO make straight the path OF the
LORD Only, instead OF crying In the
wilderness, he has decided to obviats the
necessity Of crowds coming to him by
going 70 them, In Kansas City. Mime.
apolls. Cleveland and other large cities
And instead Of wandering around on
loot these hot days he will go In an
automobile.
The prophet of Zion City announced
to-day that he would send forth a group
OF evangellsts In automobiles late this
week In a campaign which will cover
the entire country and on which. he says
he will spend thousands OF dollars to
warn the world that this age In passing
and Christ Is coming"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-24
MICHAELIS HAD
HOLLWEG'S AID
Cologne "volks Zeitung" Says
Former Chancellor Picked
Successor.

BEsLIN, via London, July 23.--Dr. Won
Bethmann-Hollweg. the former Chan
cellor. left Berlin on Saturday for his
estate in Hohenfinow.
The Ta0lische RundschGu announces
that Count George r. Won Hertiing. the
Bavarian Premier. after declining the
Imperial Chancellorship, suggested that
DR.. Georg Michaelis, who afterward was
named. be appointed to the place.
The Cologne Yoiks Zeituno disputes
this assertion, claiming that the appoint
ment OF the new Chancellor was the re-
suit Of the recommendation Of his pred
ecessor, DR.. Won -Hollwes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-24
special Gable Despatch to THE Sun and "a
Chica0o Tribune


PARIS. July 23.-Large numbers OF
American hald ambulance men are ar
riving In Paris. Sixty per cent. Of them
are OF the draft age. Several ambulance
men have applied TO American Army
Headquarters for pOsltions in the supply
corps, but have been told they must en-
list and take their chances on being as
signed to the service.
Many OF these men when they arrive
In France realize their duty to their
country demands a greater sacrifice than
enlistment In the ambulance. and they
hope the War Department will accept
their enllstments In France.
Some are trying to enter the French
aviation service. They would prefer to
enter the American aviation service, but
are told they must return to America to
Join. Since most OF the men are paying
their own expenses they face a situation
In which they must enter the ambula nee
service or go destitute.
Il have been trying TO join the Amer
ican army" said one Of these men to-
day, but It looks as IL must join the
French. Seven of US arrived with the
Norton Harjes unit and we have been in
Paris ten days. We refused to go out
with the ambulance service because we
all are Of the draft age and we wish to
avoid criticism. Besides we now realize
what we did not realize while in the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-24
ARMY ORDERS 24,O5O TRUCKS.
international Harvester Company
20 BuiId 10000.

WAsHiS0roN. July 23.-Contracts for
24,0b0 motor truck bodies have been let
by the War Department. The Interna-
tionhl Harvester Company OF Chicago
will build more than one-third. its con-
tract being for 10000. The next largest
contract Is with the Grand Rapids School
Equipment Company of Michigan for
6,400.
The other awards follow: London
Auto Supply Company. Chicago. 1900
Mulholland & Co. Dunkirk, n. Y, 500
Hercules Buggy Company, Evansville,
Ind. 400; Theodor Kundtz Company,
Cleveland, $50; O. w, Stratton Com
pany, Defiance, Ohio. 1000; Eagle
Wagon Works, Albany. N. Y. l,20. ;
Continental Car Company. Louisville,
KY. 1000.