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GERMAN SHIPS BEING
 RAPIDLY REPAIRED

Wa hmgton. May 3.-Further sur. yey Of tha seized German and Aus
 rian ships shows that T will be ready or sea within five months, Only the discovery of concealed damages will delay he work beyond the time given
 The shipping board estimates that 535.722 gross tons of shipping can be placed al the dispo-al of the allies to supplement food transportation if the .adm nstration determines to make use of those ship@. In less than a mon;' difficultio- have been overcmOe which H was feared might have rendered the ships useless for a very iong time. The smaller vessels will be ready for sea m less than four months Only the great liners ike the Vaierland and Amcrika will require longer
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-04
Restaurant Hats.

The English woman has always de- lighted to go bareheaded after dark, but the French woman and the Amer lcan woman have always preferred to wear hat, even with a decollette frock at restaurants and other semi public places in the evening. This year some of the milliners are special izng on what they call restaurant hats, designed especially to wear with dec0l- lete frocks. They are, naturally, de cidedy dainty-of gauzy, lacy materi- als-and there are tremendous possi- bilities in them for beauty,
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cedIeu III NIT. unaways office. wa,
 admitted late Wednesday afternoon
 after a three-hr argument befor,
 Judge R. J. Lean chambers.
 Robert L. Rogs and col. Murphy o
 counsel for thelefense insisted that
 testimony allegs to have been given
 by Sims on thelight cf the arrests
 had been made der dures and under promises of imnhity. Judge Lea ad
 mltted part Of F testimony which
 the state contend had been given
 before Mr Dunaay's intimation of
 clemency The stimony admitted purported t3 he an admission that
 money had passe between McGraw
 and Burgess. andater between Bur.
 sess and Sins.
 l Cros@eNaminatiO of Sat,erneld di--
 closed that the seite bill in question
 vas killed by tine mmttee O. which Sims was chairmanhe day before the
 bribe is alleged thaye been given. The sta:e will conhd. however. that
 the action was in ti hope and expac- tation of reward
 William F. Hobbs.023 West Second stree, one of the C, detectives who arrested Sims, was ta second witness Thursday morning Ie related de- tails of his shadowinof the two sena. tors during the entiT day. ending In their arrest. He saidle had not been called into the caSeuntl Thursday night, February 22. he arrest was made on the eyenif of the 23rd. 'ross-eXamination of he city detec- tive was to be contiIpd late Thurs day afternoon. It wa!exDected that John E. McGraw, the Arns operative employed by Mir. DdnaNy to work uli the case. would be catd during the afternoon l. was antioated that he would be subjected to aeayy gru'ing at the hands Of the dense.
 Frequent tilts betwee Prosecutor Dunaway and attorneys for the de. fense enliyened the morng. One of he most sensational oclrred when Mr. DunaWay refused toglye the de iense the privilege of canning the entire transcript of tes ipny secured during the night of the 23i when Bur gess and Sims were held dthOut bond and subjected to repea'eduuesdonmg in Mir Dunaway's suite offices m the Southern Trust buldig.
 The transcript, sad 10 catan state. monts relating 10 several ther mem bers ot the General Assmbly has been in Mir. Dunaways car since the beginning of he bribery inlstlgation. He gave as reason for withholding the document from the defense tai it con tained information still bineused in his nvestiga ion. Judge Lea lied that a copy of such parts of the anscript as related directly to the Shs case should be given to the a.torlys for the defense but that other part. should be withheld pending urther use by Mr. Dunaway.
 Trial Of the case is expec'e edto % through Saturday, and it wa- regarded Thursday as even possible thu 1t might go over into next week. Iora than 55 witnesses yet are 10 De ex- Lewis Rhoton, former pA5e- cnting attorney, is taking active h!t in the prosecution of the case. lr. Rho'Cn figured in vigorous proseu- ton of bribery eases in Pulaski con ty during the 1905 legislature, whe occupying the office Of prosecutor. Hs work resulted in a member Of convi. tions.
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RUSSIA WILL STICK

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE. new spirit of free democracy natural ly cannot afford the least preteXt for assumption that the demolition of the old structure has entailed any slacken ng on the part Of Russia in the com mon struggle of all the allies.
 'On the contrary, the nations deter mination to bring the world war to a decisive victory has been accentuated owing 10 the sense oof responsibility which is shared by all in general and each one of us in particular.
 This spirit has become still more active by the fact that t is concen- trated on the immediate task, which oJ ches everybody SO closely, of driving back he enemy who invaded Ol3r ter rtory It is understood, and the an uexed document so expressly states. that the provisional government is safeguarding the rights acquired for our country will maintain a strict re gard for its engagements with the allies Q Rus-ia.
 Firmly convinced of the victorious issue of the present war and in per feet agreement with our allies, the provisional government is likewise con fldent that the problems which were created by this war will be solved by ,he creation of firm basis of lasting peace and that. inspired by identical sentiments, the allied democracies win find means of establishing the guarantees and penalties necessary to prevent any recourse lo sanguinary war in the iuture'
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to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as she had taken it with good results. did so, my weakness dis appeared, l gained in strength, moved into our new home, did all kinds of garden work, shoveled dirt, did build ing and cement work, and raised hun dreds of chickens and ducks. I can not say enough in praise of Lydia k. Pinkham Vegetable Compound and if these facts are useful you may pub fish them for the benefit of other women. Mrs M. 0, JOHNSTON, Route D, Box 19O, Richmond, Ind.
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sence. The undergarments of today are distinctly light and soft. and daln. tiness is the keynote of their style. The chemise at the left of the pie ture is made of pale pink crepe de chine, with Il pun of pink chiffon or georgette about the top embroidered in pink and blue wreaths. II iS fin- ished with a binding of silk, forming casing for narrow satin ribbon that draws it up about the bust. Satin rib bon straps extend over the shoulders. A very narrow lace edge finishes the bottom.
 Another pink crepe chemise is shown at the right It is trimmed with narrow val lace and narrow ribbons. Sllk launders and is very durable and cool.
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
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This dress and many others among the new models, gives much consider alton to buttons as finish They are round and covered with the material of the dress, so that they leave the matter of color contrast to the em- broidery Cor braidfng that stimulates iD. This Ornamentation is every where, and on dresses usually appears, as if does here, in bands.
 The handsome hat is of sand colored satin with an extension brim of melines. It is faced and corded in black, but touch of bright color is introduced in a spray of "bleeding hearts embroidered on the crown. A handsome tassel of black satin fn- ishes it. These blossoms may be seen again on the handsome bag that matches the hat, and once again, in less definite form, on the parasol. It is hoping against hope, but neverthe- less they may be the only bleeding hearts of which this mail has any knowledge. Matched sets of this kind are called cupid sets.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-04

White goods sales in January have become an established custom in dry gods houses all over the country. At
 lis time they make the best showing G the year in cotton and linen yard goods, presenting their new stocks ind all their leftover and short lengths --the latter marked down for quick tugurate their annual sales of lingerie and lingerie laceS and their new cot sOn dress goods. It Is the best time t1 buy things of this kind because socks and assortments are complete Hnd there is time enough ahead to make up whatever additions are need ed for the wardrobe before spring comes.
 The chemiSe has come back and is fully restored to favor. Perhaps the new one-piece ight-hangng dresses have contributed something to the re gained prestige of this comfortable bit of underclothing. It is shown in three styles--the straight chemise, the en- yelope chemise, and the pantaloon chemiSe. The envelope chemise, pie tured in the illustration, is on the crest of the wave in point of popularity. The pantal00n chemise is merely an- other name for combination" except that it is cut all in one piece, without any waiStine. The straight chemise is our old friend returned without any change from the pattern of days gone by.
 These garments are made in batiste and in crepe de chine and other wash silks. A search for heavier materials dnds them conspicuous by their ab-
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from my age that when going up stairs l had to go very slowly with my hands on the steps, then sit down at the top to rest.
 The doctor said he thought l should have an operation,
 and my frien n d 8 thought l would not live to move into our new house. My dauphtar asked me
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Captain J II. Avery and Frank G. Tn mpson have purchased the stock held by Dr. R. A. Simpson in the Su perior Bathhouse Company. Dr. Simpson has purchased a laree plan ation and will engage in rice and cot, ton planting
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orC:nary puttcrr"'Ik has the butte removed, our Bulgarian buttermllt contains all the original fats. The Pssteurlzed Mix Co. s11.t'
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The Chi drens Missionary Society Of Central NJ. F. church were u have held a meeting Saturday afternoon at o'clock. but has been postponed n account of the track meet at Oak lawn
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-16
DISTRICT PURCHASES
NEARLY $l9,OOO,OOO
Liberty Bond Buyers Here Number
Close to $1,000.

with final figures still to be reported
from several Washington banks. Indica-
tons early this afternoon are that Wash
inEton's total subscription to the Liberty
loan bond will be above 100000. and
the total number OF subscribers will be
close TO $500.
While all the banks have reported
their totals to the Reserve Bank at
Richmond, the Liberty Loan Commit
tee hes been unable, up to o'clock
this Afternoon to get complete reports
from all the banks as to the amount
Of bonds sold up to the close of sales
at noon yesterday, and therefore the
exact grand total is not known.
There also were number Of sub
scriptions made by individuals direct
TO the Treasury. and the figures as Il
these will not be available until the
Treasury has had time to segregate
them from the other subscriptions
with these and the banks yet unheard
from. there seems little doubt tina,
the districts total will be above $40,
600, 900.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-16
FIRST HALF-HOLDAY
GRANTED TO CLERKS
Bureau and Printing Office Forces
Obliged to Wait.

A majority of the Government en-
ployes in the Departments in Wash
inEton were given their first satur-
day half-holiday of the year today.
Officially all offices closed at
o'clock in the tSate. War. and Navy
departments. In the other depart
ments it was necessary for some EN-
ployes to stay at work. but most of
them were released.
There will be no half holidays for
the thousands or workers at the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
and the Government Printing Office
At the Bureau half holidays do not
begin until July ]. but there IS such
a pressure OF work this wear that
half holidays are indefinitely post.
poned.
The bureau is VOL king twenty-fcur
hours a day on Liberty bonds, the
printing OF Treasury certificates of
indebtedness and other Government
obligations. as well as the normal
run OF currency and revenue and
postage stamps. the demands for
which have greatly increased.
1t will be impossible for the bureau
to complete the engraving OF the
bonds for several weeks at least, even
though the pressesg are going TWEEN
ty-four hours a day.
Much the same condition prevails
at the Government Printing Office.
The big shop is deIuged with war
work
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-16
TONNAGE OF 100000
TO Be COMMANDEERED
Cocktails Declares No Nation Will
Be Favored in Seizures.

Two million tons of steel merchant
shipe building in the United States,
largely for Great Britain and neutral
countries. will be commandeered by
the Government, Maj. Gen. George
w. Goethals has announced.
General GOethals declared there
would be no favored nation. and that
our shipping needs would be consid-
cred frst.
The Scandinavian countries have
appealed for consideration of the ship
ping problems they are facing, be-
cause OF heavy loss OF tonnage
through submarine sinkings. They
need ships. they declare, to meet the
food situation in all Of these coun-
tries.
Half the tonnage building in Amer
lean yards is for British order. This
tonnage has voluntarily been turned
over by Great Britain TO the United
States.
At a conference with shipbuilders
General Cocktails asked for estimates
on their maximum production and ma
terisls and equipment needed for such
production. He said the Government
would not commander the wards as
long as private interests speded up
sufficiently TO meet the requirements.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-16
DECLINES TO MOVE
CAMP AT PETERSBURG
Efforts Of du Point Company Fail
to Effect Any Change.

Eleventh hour efforts of the du
Point Powder Company to change the
location at Petersburg, Va, OF the
army camp at which conscripted
troops of the District. Maryland. Yir.
ginia, Delaware and New Jersey will
be trained. failed today.
- After a final conference between
Secretary Baker and delegation
from Petersburg, headed by Senator
Martin, the Senate Democratic leader,
the Secretary announced that the
selection OF Petersburg will stand.
The objections or the du Pont Pow
der Company were based on the the
DRY that. the location of a camp OF
40, 900 soldiers within a few miles OF
the Hopewell munition plant would
interfere with labor and transporta-
ton conditions at Hopewell and would
hamper the company in filling its con-
tracts with our allies
Senator Martin and the Petersburg
delegation assured the Secretary that
touches The camp site at two points
and that the branch lines Of the Hope
well plant also touche the camp site
assuring adequate transportation
facilities 1t was also represented
tina the building OF the cantonment
will cause no strain on labor at the
Hopewell plant, as labor to build the
camp will be brought in.
Awarding OF contracts for construc'
tion OF the thousand OF more build
| ings laying out OF streets, and estab'
lishment Of lighting and water sys'
TENS will be awarded in a few days
The War Department today announc'
ed that contracts for ave cantonment'
have been awarded and that the
eleven remaining contracts will b'
let Immediately so that all the camp:
may be ready for the 625, 900 troop.
| To he called out September i.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-16
SHELLED BY U-BOAT,
U. S. VESSEL ESCAPES
Schooner Ritter lowed Into Port,
Damaged After Attack.

The American schooner Ritter has
been attacked by a German subma-
rine and damaged by shell FIRE. the
State Department was informed to
day.
Although badly shattered by shells
from the U-boat's gun, the ship was
not sunk.
The announcement b. the State
Department did not disclose the date
Of the attack or the place.
Dispatches to the department
stated the boat was towed into port
whether any OF the crew were in
jured was not stated. Neither does
the State Department know whether
the shcooner carried a gun crew.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-16
Leading Run Grtter..
ITrvIArnrnIrInrn
HLEAANUEN LEAUEh
IN MANY RESPECTS
Wins 0ftener, Permits Fewer
Passes, and Fans More.

Aside from winning eleven games
out OF fourteen pitched. tanning
more batters than any other pitcher
in the National League, and permit
ting fewer bases on balls in ratio to
games pitched than any other. Alex
ander. the. Phillies' star, has accom-
plished little thus far.
Ferdy Schupp has won seven games
without losing for the Giants.
George Burns continues as the lead
ing batter OF the Tener circuit. al
though three men have higher aver
ages but have not participated in
enough games to be considered for
leading honors.
The following records include
games played Wednesday:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-16
GEORGE Whitfield GETS
ATOP OF BIG DIFFERS
SIugs Out Four Safeties, Although
Others Have Fattening Day.

George Whitfield. OF the Phillies.
beat several other sluggers to {. yes
terday by grabbing on four hits out
of as many times at the plate and
leads the big league Differs today.
There was considerable mainland
ling OF hurlers yesterday. Right here
in our own back yard Cobb. Milan,
Rice. and Crawford touched up the
pitching efforts presented for safe
ties which fattened their averages.
Heine Groh. OF the Reds. continues
his ferce hitting for Christy Mathew
son. Groh got four out OF five yes
terday. Here are the marks:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-16
WESTERN STUDENTS
PRESENT PLAYLET
Graduates Simulate Newly
Landed Immigrants.
FOLLOW ORIGINAL DESIGN
Linger on Isle Awaiting Entrance
TO New Land.

A novel plsylet was presented by
the graduating class Of 1917 of the
Western High School at their class
night exercises held in the auditor
ium Of the school last night.
The playlet, which was adapted
from the method of receiving immi-
grants into the United States, repre-
scented the graduates as lingering on
Graduation Isle awaiting admittance
to the States OF Citizenship.
Those In the cast were Harry Cham
berlaine. Margaret Mulholland' Mari
on Johnson. George Hastings, Manly
Cobb, Frances Clark, Lee Ella war
rem, and John Hancock.
other numbers on the program
were an address by Harry Cham,
berlaine, president; the class song &C
companied by Beatrice Wilson, and
the class poem by Lee Ella Warren.
The committee was composed of
the poet, Lee Ella Warren; tine pTopn'
ct, Gordon Cooke; the prophecies,
Frances Clark: the preseLtatorian,
Wells Buckingham; the historian
Donald Heron: the salutatOrian,
Manly Cobb, and the valedictoriaa,
Judith Clark.
The Graduates.
The class. roll follows:
Isabel Babson, Priscilla Barley
Emily Barrick, Beatrice Benjamin
Alberta Bicknell, Amelia Bolen. Rose
Bowling, Kathleen Braitmayer. Mar
garet Braitmayer, Blanche Bryan
Wells Buckingham. kathryn Byrne
Marjorie Chace. Harry Chamberlain
Maybelle Church. Frances Clark, Ju'
dith Clark, Manly Cobb. Gordon
Cooke, Cornelia Cotton. Mary Craven
Katherine Crawley. Hugh Cumming
Grace Darby, Mary Dorsey. Law
renee Douglas, Allison Dunn, Max
Inc Durant. Esther Eckert
Maxine EIdridge. Olga Won Ezdorf
Ruth Gangwisch, Navins Gardner
Eleanor Garner, Margaret Granger
Marion Greene. Bernadett Hacker
Jessie Hair, John Hancock. Charles
Harnsberger, Nellie Harrington
George Hastings, Louise Havcock
Frances Henckels, Donald Heron
Harriet Hester, Katharine Hibbs
Bradley Hodgkins, Marg
Holden, Helen Hough. Amelit
Howell, Genevieve Hughes, Ger
trude Hughes. Eleanor ireland
DOIoNhg
Marion johnson, Katherine killeen
Ruth RIncer, Agatha Knox, Katharine
Knox, Virginia Lane, Charles Larkin
Edward Leasure, Margaret Lepper
Susan Lewis. James Littleales, DAME
Lloyd, Charles Longfellow, Rodericl
McCuIloch, Edward Mcintyre. AleXan
der McKelway, Margaret Mann, NelsoI
Marshall, Elizabeth Mayes, MarcellI
Mitchell, Dorothy Mondell, Elsie Mont
gomery, Margaret Mulholland Mar!
hewitt. Mary Alice Newton, Regini
Vandeveer, Polly Voorhees,, Lee ELL
Warren, Ashsah Waters, Edward West
Evelyn Wheeler, Helen Whitmore
Henrietta Nollner. John O'Brien, Ros,
Palmer, Adelaide Pearce, Edward Pen
nebaker, William Pennebaker, Ger
trude NJ. Perry, Evelyn Pointon, Eliza
beth Powell. Louis Prentiss, Heller
Prodigy. Herman Rakeman. Amy Raw
ings, Ruth Reed. Ruth Reeves. Edwin
Reynolds, Roberta Ridgway. Heller
Rosenbusch, Beatrice Shear, Margare
I Shedd, Elsie Sherman, PriscillI
Slaughter, Mildred Stalcup, Eugen
Stevens, Ruth Stiles. Katharine Stout
fer, Henry TiIton. Margaret Whitwell
I Dorothy White, Martha Wiley
Nancy Williams. Prescott Willis, Be
atrice Wilson, Edward Wingate, an
Meredith Wrightson.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-16
IN FIFTH PLACE
Griffmen Have Made Thlrty-siK
Double Killings.

Double Killings.
The Griffmen have turned In thirty
six double plays, which gives them a
rank above the white Sox, Tigers,
anc Red Sox.
The Washington backstops nave
turned in more passed balls than the
catchers OF any other club in the
league. Chicago and St Louis ap-
pear TO have the best catche-s, judg-
ing by the records.
Here are the latest figures:
Double Plays
Chicago. 80: Cleveland. ~; Detroit,
20: st. Louis. ~: New York. 20: Ath-
IetIcS, 81; Boston, 30; Washington, SO.
Triple Play.
ST. Louis Va. Clsveland-Austin,
Kenworthy, and Lavan.
Passed Balls.
Chicago, 2: Cleveland, 4: Detroit, 6:
st Louis. .: New York. :; Athletics,
8: Boston, IL; Wellington, Is.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-16
CROFT LEADS BoWLERS
Rolls SIS for Five Games In Mt.
Pleasant Tourney.

c. II. Groff. with a total Of 555 for
FIVE games, led the participants in
the FIRST round OF an elimination
duckpin tournament being conducted
at the Mt. Pleasant alleys.
The second round will be contested
next Friday. Following are those
who survived the first section: Groff.
555: Simmons. $40: Walker. $50: Leo
pold. 5O4: Jewell 49s: Morgan, 4s3;
Bell, AS: Price, 40; Vanderlip, AIS,
and Ray, t6s.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-16
NEWS AT ROCKVILLE
Montgomery County oversubSeribed
Liberty Loan Allotment.

Montgomery county oversubscribed
its Liberty loan allotment OF S2O8. 900
by several thousand dollars. despite
the fact that many residents OF the
county, who are in business in Wash
ington, subscribed through Washing
ton banks. The campaign in this
county was conducted by a commit
tee OF bankers. of which Robert G.
Hilton. president OF the Farmers
Banking and Trust Company OF Rock
willie, was chairman.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-16
WALL ST. MARKET
STOCKS ARE IRREGULAR AS
SESSION OPENS
Block Of $4,000 Worth Of Liberty
Bonds Sold at Par-U. s. Steel
opens at tstH. OF A-ssth-
! Iehem 3 of u at t4s-central
Leather Up -.

NEW YORK. June IA block OF
$4,000 worth Of Liberty bonds sold at
mar when the stock exchange opened
today. Stocks were irregular, United
States Steel opened at lSlh' on 4 :
Bethlehem B was OF =. at i4S: kennecot
y, at 4slS. and Erie h. at 25%.
Central Leather was up y. at ssh Ma
rine preferred y. at slS, and Tobacco
Products y, at CO.
The market was distinctly soft during
the first hour. without any pronounced
drops. United States Steel and bethie-
hens saEged over a point. and In equip
Inent issues there were recessions OF
smaller degree. l.
In late trading attention was oe,
voted to specialties. Savage arms
gained nearly eight points. CrucloL
Steel advanced two and Baldwin Loco,
motive one, while Union Bag anu
PAPER fell OF eight, but later TeCoN'
cred four. The close was STEADY
Today'E Quotations
z,,.V,tgops we're.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-16

Charles V. Etzler. Ralph Green. and
J. F. Hagan, who will join the field
artillery Monday. will go to Fort Myer
instead OF to Ohio. Yesterday Frank
Hagan gave up his job at the plant
OF the Washington Steel and Ord
nance Company. and his fellow work
ers gave him a watch fob. Ralph
Green. an employee Of The Times for
several years. will give up his duties
today, and Charles V. Etzler, who IL
employed at the National MetropoIi-
tan Bank, ends his work today.