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The Washington herald., 1917-08-18
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The Washington herald., 1917-08-18
Telegram From Woman
Causes Three Deaths

Chillicothe, Ohio. Aug. 17.-Because
woman named Dora from FL Paso,
Tex, had sent telegram to James
Nelson, notifying him that she was
coming here to claim him as her hus-
band, Mrs. James Nelson, late last
night, shot and killed Nelson. shot
her S-year-old son and then killed ner-
self. The boy died this morning.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-18
Italians Take Trench.
By AReuce Radt0 roI. n.

Rome, Aug. 1.-THE war office is
sued the following statement this
evening:
There was artillery action along
the entire front. Enemy patrol ac-
tions were everywhere repulsed.
After a mine explosion in the Mount
Nero Zone. We destroyed, after q
heavy concentration Of artillery fire,
an enemy trench, inflicting losses.
Yesterday evening" our aviators
bombarded the enemy camps east
Of Comon with excellent results. all
machines returning safely"
The Washington herald., 1917-08-18
Bomb Turkish Coast.
IBy Agence Radio 10 1. n. !

Athens, Aug. l7.-Travelers arriv-
ing here from Mytilene report that
entente aeroplanes over Smyrna re-
Gently bombarded the Turkish coast
batteries destroying ten granaries
and eight military posts, and scri-
ously damaging a Turkish torpedo
boat anchored In the port.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-18
PREPARE TRAP
FOR |. v. W.'S
Threatened Lawlessness to
Bring Quick Action by
Justice Department.

The governments trap is set
ready to be sprung the moment the
l. w. W.'s inaugurate their reign
of lawlessness in the West and
other parts of the country.
There were convincing evidences
at the Department of Justice yes
terday that the government sees a
situation fraught with elements of
great danger. and the whole power
of the government will be used in
sections infested by the disturbers
to stamp out troubles in their in
Cipiency.
Active in Seven States.
In at least seven States in the
West, where the /. w. WIS are
strongest and most active, Attor-
ney General Gregorys special agents
are ready to close in upon suspects,
whose activities have "grazed the
edge of treason" as one prominent
official at the department expressed
it.
Special investigators yesterday
were concentrating their efforts to
run down reports of alleged con-
nection of certain German interests
with the Industrial Workers of the
World. Officials here are inclined
to view with deep suspicion the
source of funds which are now in
hand to back the 1. w. WIS in their
threat to tie up numerous indus
tries by simultaneous strikes.
Government Prepared.
Attorney General Gregory declined to
discuss the 1. w. w. situation yester-
day or to comment on developments
in the Eastern cities concerning al
legged reasonable conduct of certain
individuals, except to say that the gov
crnment was fully prepared and de-
tcrmined to handle the matters
brought to its attention in the most
vigorous fashion.
Officials at the department in direct
charge of the I. w. w. troubles were
apprehensive that even though arrests
are made by the wholesale and i'm
mediate prosecutions begun, it might
be difficult to maintain order especial
~ in the far Western districts which
are populated largely by alien labor
ers.
May Call Troops.
Some officials declared that unless
the situation soon takes a more favor
able turn, the War Department would
be asked to hold troops in readiness
to put down outbreaks. They frankly
admitted that the !. w. W. activities
are becoming more menacing to the
peace of the communities where the
members n the organization are TO-
menting disturbances.
Although no decision had been reach
ed even tentatively to ask the War
Department for assistance, it was de-
clared that a call for troops to put
down the troubles might be forth
coming at any time .
The Washington herald., 1917-08-18
Gust Kaiser From Textbooks.

Denver, Aug. IA e.rr-i--, Z,
eliminate all reference To- Ra iser
Wilhelm and German militarism
from German text books in the To-
cal schools was launched today by
school authorities.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-18
40 P1 CENT PURE LIES.

y - rss. Aug. 1.-THE German Of
Aeisi report of merchants ships
sunk BY submarines is exaggerated
forty per cent, according to the re-
suits of the conference of admirals
Iof allies nayiss held at Paris,
The Washington herald., 1917-08-18
SUSPEND COFFEE FUTURES.

New York, Aug. l,-Trading in cof-
fee futures was suspended today on
the New York Coffee Exchange at the
SUGGESTION of Herbert Hoover.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-18
without Demonstra ton.

Ten minutes later the wagon return
ed and picked up the pickets at the
east gate. These arrests were unac-
companied by any demonstration.
Shortly afterward four OF the
pickets emerged from Cameron House
with a canvas banner on which was
inscribed:
The government ordsrs our banners
destroyed because they tell the
truth"
They got as far as Pennsylvania
avenue and Madison place when they
were surrounded by a mob. One lone
policeman attempted 10 defend then,
from the crowd while other blueceats
walked on the outskirts Of the crowo.
Miss Natalie Gray and Miss Lucy
Ewing held to the banner while pen
knives were pulled and IL was cut
from its framework Two other
picKets attempted TO battle the crowd.
CONTINUED on PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-18
REMAINDER TO FILL RANKS.

OF the remainder of the $4,000 who will be called the
draft thousands will be assigned 6 the ranks of National
Guard and regular army regiments to the strength.
The Others numbering between 100000 and 100000 will be
held depot troops and used h vacancies the first $4,000
men are rejected casualties
The Washington herald., 1917-08-18
PICK OF NATIONAL ARMY
TOBE RUSHED TO FRANCE
First Draft Army Will Comprise 100000
Selected Men for Immediate
Service in France
Service in France.

The first organization of the national will consist Of bu
$4,000 They will be picked and rushed France ahea
of the others drawn This made clear yesterday when the asgr
of troops the and the designation of regmen
commanders was announced.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-18
Orders are Final

Furthermore the police will arrest
every picket who attempts to stand in
front of the Executive Mansion. Maj
Pullman told Miss Paul his orders
were final and that he had given them
for the safety of the public and the
good of the women themselves.
The women arrested were: Miss
Lavinia Dock, of Pennsylvania: Miss
Edna Dixon, of the District; Miss c.
NJ. Flanagan, of Connecticut; Mrs.
William Upton Watson, of Chicago;
Miss Natalie Gray, of Colorado; Miss
Lucy Ewing. of Chicago.
Promptly at 4:3O p. m. as the State.
War and Navy Building was emptying
its crowd of government employees.
Capt. Flather, accompanied by Miss
Sarah V. Farley, the police matron.
walked up to Miss Dock and Miss
Dixon and placed them under arrest.
There was no resistance. the women
walking quietly TO the sidewalk while
the wagon was summoned. As they
were assisted into the patrol with
their banners there was cheering from
the crowd.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-18
Canadians Heroes.

To the Canadians belong the lions
share Of entente success on the West
ern front during the last q hours.
They stand tonight where they stood
after their wonderful dash against the
northern approaches of Lens two days
ago.
Hill 20 Is completely In their hands,
as are the positions west of the sub
urb, Cite OF st Auguste, which they
won IN that memorable charge.
They were the objects last night
of three OF the fiercest counter
thrusts yet delivered anywhere by
the Teutons. Crown Prince Leo
pold's picked Bavarians and Prus-
sian guards flung themselves up
the slopes of Hill 20. Fortune
huctuated for awhile. Once the
Canadian wall OF flesh and steel
was crushed in at points by the
sheer force OF more flesh and more
steel that made up the onrushing
tide.
But the rising sun this morning
saw the Dominion troops back
where they were. and also looked
down upon rivers Of blood and
hillocks OF corpses.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-18
'SUFFS;'
STOP PICKETING
Police Carry Out Orders
/ of Maj. Pullman When
Banners Are Shown.

Six of the silent sentinels who have
been assisting In the picketing OF the
White House were arrested by the
police late yesterday afternoon and
the riotous demonstrations about the
Executive Mansion were checked.
Although a crowd of several thou
sand saw the women taken into GUS
tody, there was no demonstration
apart from cheering when the women
were placed in the patrol wagon and
taken to police headquarters.
Mai. Pullman, superintendent OF
police, personally gave the orders that
brought about the arrests. He had
previously notified Miss Alice Paul,
leader of the militant suffra gists. that
their attempts to picket would no
longer be Countenanced.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-18
BRITISH DENY
CITY'S CAPTURE
Langemarck Not Retaken
by Germans, London
War Office Says.
(By the International News Service. 4

tby the International News Serviee.) }
London, Aug. H.-Doubts, that had
been raised in some quarters by a
growing German war office report
were dispelled this evening by a sup
Elementary British war ONCE state
ment.. Berlin had asserted officially
that the town Of Langemarck, five
miles north Of Ypres. was recaptured
by the Germans. The British war Of
nee categorically denies this.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-18
French RcpuIse Attacks.

Against the French troops in the
BiNchoote sector the Germans
launched a vicious counter attack
early today. 1t was completely
crushed. The French are absolute
masters of their positions on the
right bank Of the Steenbeeke River.
Brilliant work by entente airmen
was officially recognized today. Brit
ish aviators, penetrating far behind
the German lines. scattered tons Of
bombs on some Of the most important
military works and lines of communi-
cation. Great confia ga tons burst out
at many points. They attacked the
Ostend railway station and the Thour-
out junction, both vital places for the
dispatch OF reserves.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-18
Airmen Bomb Infantry.

French aviators, took an important
part in yesterdays advance north OF
Hpres They emerged victors from
many encounters with Teuton air
men high above the battle line. More
over. some Of them, flying at a low
altitude overhead the Rdvancing
French infantry, hurled bombs and
machine gun fusilades into the Ger
man ranks. Others flew beyond the
Teutons lines and sowed destruction.
Two Teuton machines were shot down
and two others driven out of control.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-18

Follow The Heralds serial on
War Departments Home Reading
Course for Citizen-Soldiers-
page 9.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-18

"One paper in
the me is
worth ten on the
highway"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28

Come here,' cried the mother of
 the family severely. Is that a pin see in the front of your blouse? How
 many times must I tell you, Caroline,
 never. never pin yo1rself together!
 Sometimes I wish there wasn't such
 thing as pin in the woridl"
 'Huh,' sniffed Caroline. Just one
 little pin-and you can hardly see it!
 l don't see why you make such
 fusst"
 NO doubt" said the father of the
 family, bursting into the conversation.
 you don't, but there is a great and
 basic truth underlying your mothers
 frantic efforts to save you. The truth is that men don't like girls who use pins instead of needles and thread. Men like peace and quiet and solid. dependable surroundings and it up- sets them frightfuily to eb made nerv-
 ous and harried
 "A girl who pins herself together certainly is not dependable.
 For instance" continued the father of the family, 'T was terribly in love with girl when I was an exceedingly young man. I think I was about 19 and I was merely filling in the time until your mother came along when
 was 25 and had attained horse sense. The minute I laid eyes on Isabel, surrounded six deep by my friends, knew I had met my fate. She was one of these thereal, fioaty sort of creatures who you expected would fit away on a moonbeam or something like that. There always were lacy scarfs and tulie wisps and ribbons waving about Isabel and she was a regular dainty little creature-to look at Yet the boys seemed to get over their fondness for her very quickly. They would say, oh. yes. Isabel was a nice enough girl, and awfully pretty but had you seen the new girl who
 had just moved in down on Hopkins
 
 Invariably after being in love with Isabel they seemed to turn instinctive- iy to strictly tailor made young won1- el1. It was because the tailor made kind absolutely cafinot use pins. That was the trouble with Isabel. That girl literally pinned herself together and she had a special brand of pins with out any heads on them. judging from would start out at a .kAle looking like a fuffyangel, with a white tulle scarf draped around her shoulders, and at the end of the first waltz her partner would have to ca a football dive under the fronshod feet of his friends in or der to rescue the draSgled remains of that tulle.
 q never knew another girl who hatO buttons so thoroughly as did IsaDel. At first you wouldn't notice that she had carefully stuck a pin in at each spot where a forlorn button hole waited patiently for its absent button, but things eventually brought it to your attention. That was the era when dresses buttoned down the pack. There was a young man calling
 on Isabel one lovely summer crening and ass they sat on the bread porch seat his arm accidentally fell off the railing and its Impetus was sufficient to cause it to wind about her waist. When the people down on Main street got the echo of that yell it caused intense excitement. Zed Sim mons. who was in the middle of a funny story, nearly bit off the end of his tongue he stopped so quickly, and Judge Belmont let the front legs c lis chair come down so suddenly that the barber's dog had no chance at all
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28
MIR. HOOVER ON SUGAR.

Mir. Hoover sets forth the sugar sit uation in a clear statement, He as serts that we can continue to expect that there will be shortage of this commodity, although, the price should drop and by conservation there should be enough to serve all necessary pur- poses and then we would be getting more per capita than are the people of England and France.
 The sugar shortage is due not to a lack of sugar but to the fact that there has been a decided change in mar kets. The allies which formerly se- cured a large part of their supply from Germany's beet sugar plants are now looking to this side of the Atlantic. This means q reduction of the raw and the refined product in this coun- try. It is one of the conditions of the war and it is aggravated by the fact that there is not sufficient shipping fa- cilities to overcome the situation. |.
 It is entirely possible for the allies to obtain their sugar from Java, but that means a long haul and the utili- zation of many ships which are needed to carry war supplies and troops from this country to Europe. It is there fore of the greatest importance that we should undertake to supply the sugar needs Of our allies even if we are obliged to curtail on our con sumption, in order to do so. until there is a decided improvement in the oceanic transportation facilities. To force our allies to go to the far east for sugar would simply. mean the plac- ing of an obstacle in the way of our cwn prosecution of the war.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28

casional sally by the German fast cruisers and destroyers, but the first experience should have been sufficient to warn the admiralty to guard against others. Yet that is appar- entIy what it failed to do when it con- tinued to send out merchant fleets pro- tected by only two destroyers as if the only danger that was expected was that from submarines. Germany took advantage of this not once but on two other occasions, resulting in the loss of warships and merchantmen which called forth much criticism each time. It was evident that while nc offensive policy was being carried out by the navy that a poor defensive was also being maintained and the change coming as 1t does indicates that new policy is to be insisted upon. The statement that Jellicoe may be em- ployed in some other service doesn't indicate however that he has been permanently she1ved.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28
NEW BRITISH SEA LORD.

The replacing of Sir John Jeliicoe as the first British sea !crd by Sir Rosslyn Wemyss comes with less sur prise just now than it might have some months ago. There has been much said against the inactivity of the British fleet, regardless of the fact that for the most part it has kept the German naeye bottled up, and there has been no little criticism regarding the battle of Jutland but the climax appears to have been reached by the failure of the British navy to prevent the repeated raids which have been made upon the conveyed merchant vessels in the North sea.
 1t is of course to be realized that the enemy will take advantage of ev- cry opportunity and that it may be next<to impossible to prevent an ot-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Backus Hospital Needs.

MT. Editor: We read a great deal of the millions of dollars that are con- tributed towards the work of the Red Cross, the Y. M. C. A., the Knights of Columbus, and the many institutions and orders for the carrying on of relief in the fighting zones of the present terrible European war. All this is most commendahle. believe that every one of us must do our bit in contributing to all of these calls for assistance, but also believe that we should not forget our own local insti- tutions, many of them already doing a gread charity work.
 would like to ask for the benefit of our own Backus hospital what has become of the endeavor to raise sufii- cient funds for the purchase of an X-ray machine fer this admirable in- stitution? I know from experience that such apparatus as modern X-ray outfit is badly needed in our own local institution and wonder why people who can afford to do not make some en- deavor to present the hospital with such apparatus as it requires.
 From information gathered while a patient, know that but few patients cost of maintenance. and in my own greater blessing just at this time than to provide funds for the carrying on of the, excellent work which this in stitution is endeavoring to render to our community.
 A FORMER WARD PATIENT.
 Norwich, Dec. 27, 1917.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28
STORIES OF THE WAR
Two Methods of Fighting u-soats.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press
 Two of the methods by whfck the British are effectively fighting the new 1nicrophone detectors and explo- siye bombs of enormous power ac- eording to a writer in the Tidningen, of Stockholm on technical information.
 Englsh experts have lately so per- fected the use of the microphone on anti-subrnarine vessels says the writer, that they are able to steer accurate submarine, while formerly they were unable to locate vessel beneath the surfact. The rnicrophones are placed below the water close to the keel of the vessel, and answer the same puF- pose as the microphones of telephone By listening to the beat of the suh- marines propeller they can determine the exact location of the enephy and attack him before he has the Slightest idea of what is happening.
 The dection instruments used with the microphones are very complex. One of tnen shows the distance of the sub marine on a graduated scale, the in- dicator responding electrically to the sound from the submarines propei- hors. The variations of distance are shown with marvellous accuracy. Anoth- l. on the port side or starbOard side. The electro magnet hand moves to the side on which the sound is loudest and the ship is guided accordingly.
 When the proper spot is reached bombs are dropped in the same mapner as from airplanes. Their under water force is so great that they can destroy a submarine hundred and fifty feet from the point of explosion.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28

you that this-was a most horribly efa barrassing situation, especially as his arm in lighting where 1t did had been activated purely by accident, and his efforts to explain to Isabers father be- tween yelps of pain, so to speak, waSe very pathetic. He never went to see Isabel ogain and she eventually mar ried 8 travelling man who after ne days every year, leaving her lonesome and pining, all because he couldn't stand looking at so many pins burst ing forth. So you sec
 "Maybe she didn't like him much, anyhow. and didn't eare,'' said Caro- line, hopefuily. .'Stiil, I guess I might as we'll go upstairs and sew on a few buttons-5ust to kin time Because expect you're making every bit of is up,"-Chicago News.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28
FEDERAL CONTROL OF RAIL
 ROADS,

That the time must come when the government must give greater atten- tion to the needs of the railroads in or6er to improve the transportation facilities of the country has been ap- parent for some time. The great question was how it was to be done, tut that has now been determined by the action of President Wilson in talk ing over tlIe railroads of the country and placing them under government control for the period Of the war from today at noon.
 By this action the transportation systems of the country are going to be unified. They will be under the direction of Secretary McAdoo, who has been made director general of railroads and while he will doubtless retain the services of the railroad war board as well many other experts in railroad operation and the differ ent roads will continue to be under the direction of their present operat- ing forces. he has the authority to de- eide matters of priority and to settle any questions as to routes and use of facilities and terminals wheVe the diff ferent roads would be unable to agree He also has the authority to go oveR the head of the interstate commerce commission in matters pertaining, to rates and he will have the authority to furnish the required equipment, the government guaranteeing all the time that the security of the stockholders and bondholders will not be endan- gered. This change will make it pos- sible for the government to advance such funds as may be needed for bet tering transportation requirements and on the whole should result in the improvement which is SO greatly naeHad
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28

 Jacques about it, but the latter. 6 clear headed northerner, despite his name only laughed. But he also, later, found cause for wonder, although he is about the matter.
 ~ Mr. Jacaues' housekeener, q, lady of old fashioned type, who goes to bed and sleeps when others seek shelter in dugouts, says; "I was in the garden, and Rolfe called to me, Come now, you'll see they're at it again. Quick!' I went to the square entrance at the eastern end of the dugout and saw there were some bricks lying at the bottom. I saw them begin to move slightly. Then they were lifted clear from the ground, two of them knock ing together, and chipping each othe9. One was lifted quite in the air about three feet, and I could have seen if there was any string or wire attached to them ''-London Chronicle.