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Evening journal., 1917-12-13
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LEARN FATE OF SOLDIERS

by the Julttu fTtsS
WASHINGTON, Dec. i3.-The War and
Navy Departments today through the
United Press urged relatives Of enlisted
men not TO lombard the Department
with queries for details concerning men
mentioned IN casualty lists.
officials Of both Departments repeat
cd assurances that every detail concern
ing men killed, wounded or taken pris-
oner. Will be wired their families the
minute It is available. 10 is impossible
10 get more than the bare announce
ment in less than from two TO six
weeks.
The Army casualty work is in charge
of Major J. : Jones. Here is how it
works: In every regiment both in this
country and I'm Pershing's force several
enlisted men record each casualty. They
report these 20 their commanders who
send the reports Immediately TO head
quarters whence they are cabled with
out delay to Washington.
Major Jones at once telegraphs to the
person mentioned In the soldiers emer-
gency address on file at tho War De
partment. telling all he knows about
what happened to the soldier. Later on
detailed written reports as 10 how the
men We're killed or wounded are mailed
10 the War Department This causes de
lay which VIII lengthen as the casualty
lists gr0w.
If O soldier Is captured, Germany UNI
der international law IS required TO re-
port to this government through dlplo-
matte channels. which takes about six
weeks.
The procedure Is practically the same
in the Navy.
Evening journal., 1917-12-13
xMas FuRLouGHs pENEp.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 80. - Secretary
Baker has vetoed the idea Of a general
CHRISTMAS furolugh for men ct cantor
ments and camps The chief reason
Is that the granting OF the furloughs
would necessarily throw great bur-
den on the railroads at time when
they viii be under severe tax 10 handle
their increased transportation prob
lens Of Of holiday time.
Another reason advanced by Mr..
Baker was that the general furlough
would be unfair to the men who were
far from their homes and consequently
could not take advantage OF It. while
others would enjoy the benefit
orders from the War Department VIII
be 10 reduce the furlough 10 a minimum
and the commanding officers on the spot
viii use their discretion I'm the matter.
Evening journal., 1917-12-13
What The Red Cross is
Doing for French Riddles

chaude one little fellow said in awed
and reverent tones when he had covered
himself with the water. 10 was the first
Ieau claude warm water he had ever
known
The "Asile-Caserne dc Luxembourg
or childrens asylum, Is a group Of large
buildings located on a hin on the out
skirts OF a village Just eight miles from
the front line trenches. There are eight
OF these big structures filed with chill
dren from two years OF age 20 ten.
Ranged around the walls Of at least
three OF the buildings are dozens Of in
FAINT cots where the toddlers sleep at
night. Even at two years Of age they
are sent 20 another building where
French teachers provide Kindergarten
paraphernalia as a beginner 10 their
education. The older children are max
Ing up time on more advanced studies.
School hours are from TO ~ and ?
TO e.
when the children arrived they
were iumpy and nervous and many
because Of constant lodging Of shells
around the places they called home
were irritable and hard TO handle. said
DR.. Julius Parker Sodgwick. or Mime
apolis. specialist on chlldren's diseases,
IN charge of the Caserne. To-day they
ere well and heppy and sickness among
them Is almost nil"
Tho juvenile hospital IN ono of the
buildings ia charge Of DR.. J.. ]. Durand
Of Seattle. another child specialist
contained less than ten patients. none
with anything serious. Aiding I'm the
work are Or. ~ %. pearce. Of Mime
apolis, and Dr.. Alice Brown, Of Win
netka. IN.
When the children arrive at the
Caserne they are given two complete
outfits Of clothing from a big store
furnished by the Red Cross. Though
every building has its foster mother
In the way of Red Cross nurse. the
mothers Of the children arc allowed II
be with them n the doctors consider
&c necessary. About nifty mothers are
now being cared for along with their
broods Some mothers make weekly
trips from the ruined village 20 see
how The children are Citing along.
Little Jeanne is one Of the newest
arrivals In the Caserne Her mother
brought her a few days ago and has
tened back TO harvest her crop. planted
at the risk Of her life and now being
harvested with the aid OF a gas mask.
Evening journal., 1917-12-13

Rena Leap, Mrs Henry L. Miner; FL
nance Committee. J. p. Hannum; Mill
tsrv Relief Committee, Mrs. n. q. Irons
Carnoy's Point. Mrs. r. p. Willis.
Pennsgrove; Civilian Relief Committee
Mrs. George Plat, Miss Clara Bingham,
Csrney's Point. Mrs. Frank Justice,
Mrs Edward Harris. Pennsgrove; Edu-
catlonal Committee, Or. ". H. Stocks,
Carney's Point; Or. c. L. Fleming
Pennsgrove; Military Units Commit
tee. g. W Carl; Entertainment Commit
tee, F. !. O'Connor.
Notes.
Mrs Irons and Mrs. Willis desire 10
thank the ladies who so readily respond
ed 20 their urgent call for assistance
to met the demand for special dress
ings recently made by the Army. This
work was carried out with prompt
ness. and the branch was enabled TO
send The dressings as called for.
The work rooms WIN be opened 90
follows
Pennsrove. Main street-NIonday
nights. 80 70 10; Tuesdays. a. m. 10
10 p. M; Mrs r. P. Willis In charge.
Csrney's Point. dupont Club. Zieger
Tract-Tuesdays i.50 70 p. m; We'd
nesdays, 8 2. m. TO 10 p. m, $50 70 >
p. m; Thursdays. 100 TO 5 p. m.
Saturdays, for children's classes. i30
10 Z p. m.
The people Of the villages are very
urgently requested n assist with this
work
Moving picture slides will be exhibit
ed giving an changes IN hours as made.
Knitting material may be procured az
the work rooms and this work can he
carried ont at home.
For material or instructions call on
Miss Rene Leap, pennsgrove, and Mrs.
C.. z. Wood. Of Carney's Point.
Community Red Cross Rally will be
held In Community Hall. dupont VII
lage this afternoon. James Kerney state
Membership chairman. and Sergeant
Major Bramhall, Of the Canadian troops.
will be the speakers. L. s. Army boys
from Camp Dix will give a minstrel
show. and moving pictures Of the Bat
tie Of Arras, France, and Red Cross
operations, will be shown.
Evening journal., 1917-12-13
ASKS wan TIMF CHURCH UNION,

BOSTON, Dec. t3.-Union services OF
churches Of various denominations as a
war measure. 20 increase efficiency, con-
serve fuel and release trained men
needed for religious and social service
at the front. are recommended In reso-
lutlons adopted by the Home Missions
Council Of the Massachusetts Federated
Churches and forwarded today 70
church officials throughout the state.
The council suggests that congrega-
tlons IN different neighborhoods com
blne either for the duration of the war
or, II considered more practicable, at
least for the winter months
Evening journal., 1917-12-13
Rv W. S. FORREsT.

Manager Paris Onlce. United Press
TOUL. France, Nov. l6. by MALL
Bathing, cleansing, dressing and nursing
little French war children rescued from
under the German guns should be a
pleasure for any true American girl, I'm
the opinion Of Miss Julia Norton. South
Orange. n. j., pretty Nassar graduate Of
the Glass Of 1916 and volunteer helper
IN the big refugee children's camp here
today
Miss Norton arrived from America a
snort time ago and volunteered person
ally for Red Gross work In Paris She
was Immediately accepted and sent "a
the AISLE Caserne dc Luxembourg near
Toul where French and American au-
thorities were hurriedlv evecuating
French babies TO safety from the Ger
man gas shells thrown into the villages
along the battle line.
Several hundred children were rushed
into lne LJ,clne BOO "a single day and
then came the colossal job of bathing
eXterminailng the living things that I'M
oviiably nhabt humans whove lven IN
caves for months and combating the
skin diseases also inevitable from such
conditions.
Bathing one child every i've minutes
was the record Of Mss Norton and other
nurses who tackled the big Job. once
bathed the children were turned over
20 the American doctors who despatched
them ar fast as possible and sent them
10 get their first good meal and good bee
they had known FOR months. some wer,
so young that they had known nothing
else but the horrible ruins and caves
Evening journal., 1917-12-13

NOTE.-The following is the second
OF the special article by ". :. Forrest,
manager Of the Paris bureau Of the
United Press, telling OF the work Of the
Red Cross at Toul, France, in caring
for hundreds OF French children res
cucd from homes within the danger
zone i'm France. The third and last
OF the series viii appear Friday
EDITOR
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-17
Advertising Clubs Board
Submits Detailed Scheme
to McAdoo
Newspapers to Aid
Secretary Tells of Difficulties
in Way of Launching Sec
ond Bond Issue

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. The Ma
tional Advertising Advisory Board OF
the Associated Advertising Clubs OF
the World to-day sent delegation to
Washington, headed by Herbert S
Houston, of New York, chairman Of the
board, TO urge Secretary McAdoo to
spend from 100000 to 100000 in
advertising the next issue of Liberty
Loan bonds.
A detailed plan, originally outlined
before the issuance of the first Liberty
Loan bonds, was presented to Secretary
McAdoo. calling for a division OF the
advertising among daily, weekly and
monthly newspapers, in addition to the
utilization of magazines, printed post
ers, circulars, billboards and other
agencies. A programme involving an
expenditure Of approximately Sl,25O,OOV
was outlined.
On the basis of an expenditure OF
100000 the following distribution of
the fund was suggested by the Board:
Daily, monthly and weekly papers, in
Guiding those printed in foreign Ian
guages, 100000; farm papers, $780,
600; small town dalies and weeklies,
100000; printing posters, circulars,
etc, 100000.
No decision was reached. Mr.. Nc
Adoo spoke of the difficulties under
which the Department would labor in
attempting to place such advertising in
a large way, and the limited appropria-
ton placed at his disposal by Congress
with which to bear all expenses of the
issue.
The delegation that called on Secre-
tary McAdoo included William II. Ran
kin, of Chicago; Collin Armstrong,
New York; William c. darcy, St
Louis; George w. Hopkins, New York;
John f. Shoemaker, Washington;
CORTLAND Smith, New York; Thomas
Cusack, Chicago, and William A.
Thomson, New York the last named
representing the American Newspaper
Publishers Association.
The board and the agencies which ii
represents, gave their services free TO
the government in advertising the first
issue and the same services, Mr.. Hous-
ton stated, would be given the govern
ment again without cost in advertising
the second issue. The expenditure
sought would be devoted purely TO pay
ment for advertising space.
"While the great bulk of tho daily
press will expect to charge for space,
the boards recommendation says, at
will gladly give the minimum rate, al
though the amount Of space to be used
would not entitle the government TO
that rate and will give preferred posi-
tion to the advertising"
The only cost for posters or bill
boards, the board reported, to be placed
in 1000 cities and towns, would be the
printing of the posters and the distri-
button. Space in thousands of street
cars has been offered without charge
and the only cost would be the printing
and shipping of the cards.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-17
French Editor
Strangled in Jail
Ministry Reveals Cause Of the
Death of Almereyda, Arrest
ed on Sedition Charge

PARIS, Aug. 16.-The death in a
prison infrmary yesterday Of Miguel
Almereyda, editor of the Bonnet
Rouge" which was attributed at first
to hemorrhage Of the lungs. was said
to-day by the Ministry Of Justice TO
have been caused by strangulation. Inc
autopsy showed strangulation to nave
been brought about by the use OF a
thin cord such as shoestring.
NJ. Almcreyda was under arrest on
a charge of sedition. His apprenen-
sion was a sequel TO that OF another
member of the Bonnet Rouge star
unon whom a suspicious check for
I5o ooO francs was found on his ar
rival from Switzerland. A charge was
nreferred of having dealings with the
enemy, and it is stated this IS TO De
changed to one of having reasonable
relations with the enemy, lnvoNihS
transfer of the case to courtmartial; !;
with the possibility OF the lnfiictioh o.
the death penalty.
Search has been made OF the houses
of a number of persons connected WIN
Almereyda and of the Offices OF the
"Tranchee Republicaine, an ultra,
nacifst newspaper, and LES Nations,
a publication Of similar character: IL
is also reported that the authorities
will examine a bank with Russian
name which is alleged to have drawn
funds from a Berlin bank.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-17
Food Bill Blocked,
Says "Old Guard"
Fight on Perkins Will Pre-.
vent Any Action at Extra
Session, Is Belief

ALBANY, Aug. 16.-While Governor
Whitman has called together all his
advisers in last effort to straighten
out his food bill predicament, the "old
guard" leaders are convinced there Is
little possibility of getting any food
legislation enacted at the extra session,
and they seem to be glad Of it. Per-
functory sessions of the two houses of
the Legislature were held to-day, and a
recess was taken until next Wednesday.
The "old guard" leaders privately ad-
nit that in persuading the Governor TO
agree to compromise bill they have
got him into a hole and that they are
making no effort to drag him out
The rural Republican Assemblymen
who jumped over the traces yesterday
were asked by men close to the Gov
ernor to-day to go back to their con-
stituents and try to win them over to
the compromise food bill. They were
told to put up the argument back
home" that the measure in no way Will
hurt the farmers, so that If they vote
for the bill next Wednesday they will
not be consigned to the political
morgue in their home towns. But II
the farmers continue to hold out there
is little doubt that the Governor s pro-
gramme will 20 to smash. 1t is known
that the "old guard" leaders expect
that this is what will happen.
1t seemed to be taken as foregone
conclusion to-day that George w. Per-
kins was out of the running as pos
sibility for head of the proposed food
control commission. The Governor
would not discuss Perkins, but still
chung to his announcement of yester-
day that he was confident the bill
NUnnlh he nassed /"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-17
Won Waldow Becomes
German Food Dictator
Will Be State Secretary When
Imperial and Prussian Bu-
reaus Are Combined

BERLIN, Aug. 16.-Germany's new
food controller. Herr Won Waldow, for
merly Lord Lieutenant Of the Province
of Pomerania. yesterday stepped into
the position made vacant in the recent
Cabinet upheaval. AS soon as the
Reichstag sanctions the combination OF
the imperial and Prussian food bureaus
Won Waldow will attain the rank or a
state secretary and will sit in the
Bundesrat
The unifcation of the German ma
tion's food administration under one
head promises to simplify and to make
more effective the organization which
under Adolph Won Batocki's manage
ment already had reached remarkable
degree of efficiency.
The retiring controller, Won Batocki,
found chaos when he assumed the office,
sixteen months ago. He bequeaths to
his successor not only an efficient or.
ganization and an experienced stan or
executive. but, what interests the pub
lie in a great measure, bumper crop
of potatoes. Won Waldow is Con-
servative. One of his under secretaries
is a Social Democrat.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-17
Tennis Champion
Says He's Through

BOSTON, Aug. 16.-T guess my
days as a player are about, over.
There's more serious work ahead OF US
all"
In these words Richard Norris Will
Jams, I'd, national singles lawn tennis
champion, is reported to have an
swered a question in Boston yesterday
as to his plans for the future, The
champion is also quoted as saying he
hoped to play in the national singles
tournament on the courts Of the West
Side Tennis Club at Forest Hills. l.. J..
next week. but doubted II.
George Townsend Adee, president OF
the United States National Lawn Ten
mis- Association, when informed Of
Williams's alleged statement last
night. declared he had received no in
timation from the champion that he
would not play at Forest HIS. and
that Williams's entry had been sent
from the Plattsburg training camp on
August 9.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-17
Mobilization in
the Kitchen

TORONTO, July 30.-Canada's food
controller is making great strides tow
ard organizing the country with view
to curtailing the consumption of food,
in order that a greater amount of
wheat, meat, etc, may be sent to the
Allies next year.
The interior organizations of the
food controllers Office will include an
elaborate system for the collection Of
data and for its dissemination TO pro-
| ducers and consumers. The various de-
partments include: Food saving, food
| industries, food distribution. informa-
ton and statistics, business and Office
and educational.
The food saving department will
deal with many problems, and will es-
pecially seen the cooperation of all
branches Of the government. Its con-
Germ will be:
(a) As to consumption in public eat
ing places, etc.
OBJ instruction In methods in con-
servation in private houses.
| (c) Instruction in preservation OF
perishable products.
| Cd Instruction in substitution OF
foods to take the place of those re-
| quired for export.
(e) Securing the cooperation Of ma
tional, provincial and local organiza-
| tions.
The food industries department will
have charge Of:
(a) Matters relating TO -four, bread,
meat, fish, dairy products, canned and
| all manufactured food.
| (b) Preparation Of certain foods in
! order 10 encourage their use and to
insure plentiful supplies.
The food distribution department
will be divided into sections:
(a) To deal with purchase, prices,
storage, transport and sale Of food for
home consumption and export prob
lens.
ID To advise with British and for
eign buyers.
1c) To advise with handlers and
shippers.
The information and statistics de-
partment will have these subdivisions:
(a) To gather statistics from gov
eminent departments and international
sources, and tabulate them for the use
of the other departments.
| (b) To ascertain the quantity, loca-
ton, ownership and sources OF food
supplies for home consumption and for
! export TO other countries.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-17
LOST BANKBOoKS

LosT,-Banksook No. ss,;SI "a rs -
wieh savings Bank, ~ y,nsnt Gsf
ave. New York city.
Please return 10 BANK
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-17
Mitchell Deplores Delay
In Whitman Food Bill

Mayor Mitchell wrote a letter yester-
day to Governor Whitman expressing
his regret that the food legislation had
been postponed for a week, declaring it
TO be a serious matter TO the people of
this city. He said that, in his opinion,
the new Market Commission authorized
by the last Legislature for the city
should receive the power to buy food
from the producer and sell it direct to
the consumer through such channels as
the new department deemed best.
The Mayor said that he had been try
ing for three years to obtain legislation
at Albany that would enable the city
administration to help the people with
their food problem, and had been I'M
successful until this year. Thus two
valuable years had been lost, he said.
"The bill that was on its way to pas
sage yesterday" wrote the Mayor, land
which understand you favor, contains
features that would be helpful to the
city, including the power to buy and
sell food and store it. The provision as
TO terminal markets is important. We
feel it should be modified so as not to
require New York City, through the
present plan of taxation, to pay for a
part of any markets that might be
QUILT IN Other cltleS upstate, DuJ TAKE
it the fairness of this amendment is so
self-evident as to make honest objee-
ton impossible, and l understand you
are agreeable to it."
The Mayor declared that unscrupul-
Gus dealers who speculate in and hoard
food, were using every effort to defeat
worthwhile food legislation by appeal
ing to the farmers with the argument
that 1--WE here in the city are bitterly
opposed to the farmers and their in
terests." The Mayor said there was no
truth in such reports.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-17
Court Takes Up Fraud
Charge by Hammerstein

A John Doe" investigation of COM
plant by Oscar Hammerstein, charging
that he was fraudulently induced to sign
away his title to the Lexington Avenue
Opera House. was begun yesterday by
Magistrate Grochl, in the Tombs court.
Louis ]. Vorhaus. attorney of lilo
Broadway, who, Hammerstein alleges,
introduced him. TO Frank Gerston, Of
the Gerston & Kramer Company, who
took title to the property, was repre-
sented by Charles G. F. Wahle. The
latter assured Magistrate Groehl that
his client courted the fullest investiga-
ton. The hearing was adjourned, with
out any witnesses being examined, until
August %. when the court will hear
testimony in chambers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-17

China and in this country was that
China would join the Allies.
Another immediate benefit TO the
Allied nations and the United States
By the entry of China into the warts
the use of that nations waters IS
bases. 1t is only a matter Of a few
weeks before the Austro-Hungarian
and German ships seized by the Chin
ESQ authorities will be available for
Allied uses.
The return of the American ships to
their American commanders is ex-
pected to have wholesome effect upon
the Southern revolutionary leaders,
These gunboats, while inferior to the
ships in the Chinese navy, would lie
able to cope with the units of Chinese
war vessels which have gone over TO
che Southerners. The American gun
boats can interfere materially with mill
itary and naval operations by the
Southerners.
Interference by American forces
would only be at the instance OF the
Chinese government. This assistance
has not yet been requested, as the
Southerners have not yet made any
great show of force. 1t is believed, too,
that the declaration of war by China
will tend to join the South to the
Picking government.
There is great satisfaction in Wash
ington over the entrance of China into
the war, principally for China's sake.
That nations interests now will be
safeguarded at the peace conference.
What effect her action will have upon
the Kau-chau question is not known,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-17
800 Quit at Navy Yard
VIII Stay Out Until u
Puts Pay in Patr;o,;,.,'

Three hundred riveters. eapl..
clippers employed at the n.r,a ";
walked out yesterday and M
their intention Of staying on, n usss,s
United States put the pay in us s,s.. =
again. For seven weeks, thew s. .aue
the delay in distributing paw sea, s.sl,a
has been increasing until now W.'la
is virtually a week in arrear, Se 'p
The yard workmen were.en,,.
declaring that it was not a s,r;l sas .
despite threats by shipyard .ns,e
throughout the country, tbs,.~ pols
be no strike at the navy yarS va
were equally emphatic. hovsvi ig
prophesying an increasing NUM-, = !.
individual walk-outs unless IT, t Y
pay question were settled. 'eeI
Officials Of the yard had no,,,.
say on the pay question, but 40 .
that il the exodus continued n. II 0s
question would be a grave ON. ''''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-17
SITUATIONS WANTED
Male
DOMESTIC SITUATIONS WANTED

CoOK.-Neat economical. three years cIoellen,
persoual reference: $40: city or country Mss
Shaughnessy's Agency II West i2d 81.