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for the money.
The Washington times., 1917-10-23
CENTRAL UNION
AIDS TEACHERS
PENSION FIGHT

The Central Labor Union OF Wash
ington Is pressing the fight for Govern
ment pensioning Of all school teachers
in the District.
Following consideration Of a resolu
ton from the High School Teachers
local union. the labor body. at a meet
ing last night in the Typographical
Temple. enthusiastically endorsed Gov
ernment pensions for all teachers. Sam
De Nedrey. delegate-elect TO the Ameri
can Federation OF Labor convention al
Buffalo. on November Il, was instructed
to bring the subject before the national
body in a strong effort to make the
movement a national one.
A resolution from Navy Yard carpen
ters, local 52s. Brotherhood Of Carpen
ters, requesting the Capital Traction
Company to extend trackage from
Eighth and NJ streets southeast. at the
Navy Yard, to Seventh street south
west. was favorably acted upon. Ths
proposal is to be carried by the Cen
trail Labor Union to the public utilities
commission. and pushed by the labor
organization in a determined drive &c
secure uncongested service for the Navy
Yard workers
The Washington times., 1917-10-23
DR.. SHAW URGES
|. GIRLS TO WORKAT
!. KEYS FOR COUNTRY

DR.. Anna Howard Shaw today
urged Americas girls to take up
typewriters in defense of their coun-
try.
"a vital need OF the Government
at the present time is for stenograph-
ers and typewriters." said DR.. Shaw,
land the woman's committee of the
Council of National Defense has cir
cularized the State divisions asking
them to spread the idea among the
girls and young women"
These jobs pay from 5000 to 81 .On q
year to start. and are open to girls
from eighteen to twenty. with good
chances for advancement. ERamina-
tIons are held throughout the coun-
try by civil service commissioners
every Tuesday. All needed informa.
tion can be obtained at your local
postoffice. DR.. Shaw's circular says:
THE commission urges. on the
ground OF patriotism. that women
who are trained in stenography or
typewriter, or both, enter open COM
petitive examinations at once, and
that those who have not such train
ing Immediately Undergo instruction
in exactly the same spirit that has
moved them to attend classes in frst
aid nursing, that is, the spirit OF
helpfulness."
The Washington times., 1917-10-23

in the camp. also furnished tks
capital to the camp canteen. enabling
II to make its purchases and carry
on its business. In this establishment
everything could be purchased which
was purchasable In Germany. and for
months after the commencement Of
the war. articles OF luxury were sold
at a profit and articles Of food sold
at a loss for the beneht Of those who
required an addition to the camp diet.
There was q street In the camp OF
little barracks or booths which the
prisoners ehristened Bond street. and
where many stores were In operation,
such as a tailor shop, shoemaker,
matchmaker, and 50 on. Acting with
Powell. succeeded in getting the
German authorities to turn over the
kitchens to the prisoners. Four Of
the prisoners who did most excellent
self-denying work In these kitchens
deserve to be specially mentioned.
They were Ernest L. Pyke. Herbert
Kastner. Richard II. Carrad, and
George Ferguson.
The men In this camp subsisted to
a great extent upon the packages Of
food sent to them from England
Credit must be given to the German
authorities fer the fairly prompt and
efficient delivery OF the packages OF
food sent from England. Denmark,
and Switzerland to prisoners Of war
In all campo.
The Washington times., 1917-10-23
SOLDIERS TO Be GUESTS
OF CORCORAN GALLERY
US. Army Men to Be Welcomed at
Art Exhibition.

Men of the military service In
Washington Saturday night viii bs
the guests Of the Corcoran Art Cal
Iery at a special exhibition IN their
honor from to 10 o'clock
Following its decision OF last week
to admit all offieefs. soldiers and sail
ors to the auditorium without the
charge, the gallery management de-
clared today the exhibition Saturday
night will be the first of a series Of
entertainments for the men in uni
form
c. P. Minniger0ae. director Of the
corcoran Art Gallery, win have per-
sonaI charge Of the exhibition.
A feature Of the exhibition will be
a series of war cartoons by Louis Rae
maekers, the celebrated Dutch car
toonist. Exhibit. OF the cartoons was
to have ended today. but because OF
the entertainment planned for the
fighting men It has been decided to
let 1t continue until Sunday.
Thirty-three landscape paintings BY
Charles Rosen, the American artist,
are an attractive part Of the exhibi-
tion.
The Washington times., 1917-10-23
AVOID ALL MEAT
# KIDNEYS AND
BLADDER BOTHER
Uric Acid in meat exciteS Kid
neys and irritates the
, Bladder.
Take Salts at first sign of
Bladder weakness or Kid
ney-Backache.

Kidney and Bladder weakness result
from uric acid, says a noted author
ity. The kidneys filter this acid from
the blood and pass IL on to the blad
der, where II often remains to irri-
tate and inflame, causing a burning,
gcalding sensation, or setting up an
irritation at the neck OF the bladder.
obliginR you to seek relief two or
three times during the night. The
sufferer is in constant dread, the
water passes sometimes with a scald.
ing sensation and is very profuse;
again there Is difficulty in avoiding IL.
Bladder weakness, most folks call
II, because they can't control urina-
tion. While IL is extremely annoying
and sometimes very painful, this is
really one Of the most simple all
ments to overcome. Get about four
ounces Of Jad Salts from your phar-
macist and take a tablespoonful in a
glass Of water before breakfast, con
tinue this for two or three days. This
will neutraliZe the acids in the urine
so It no longer is a source OF irTita-
tion to the bladder and urinary or
Eans which then act normally again.
lad Salts Is inexpensive, harmless,
and Is made from the acid OF grapes
and lemon Juice, combined with Iithia,
and Is used by thousands OF folks who
are subject TO urinary disorders caus-
ed by uric acid irritation. Jad Salts
Is splendid for kidneys and causes no
bad effects whatever.
Here you have a pleasant, effer-
VeScent Whitewater drink which
quickly relieves bladder trouble
The Washington times., 1917-10-23

that he has no special appropriation
for installing new courts, but that
the matter will probably be taken
care of out OF general funds. The
courts at Potomac Park. which re-
main, are practically inaccessible to
people not having automobiles.
The site at Sixth and b streets
was the subject OF a bitter fight In
Congress at the time of the appro-
priation for the building. Congress
man Fitzgerald argued that the op-
ponents of the plan were for the
most part a group OF Washington
real estate men who wanted to see
the building go up on private ground.
He at that time submitted a denial
by Col w. w. Harts, then superin-
tendent OF public buildings and
grounds, and secl etary of the Fine
Arts Commission, OF the report that
the commission opposed the site.
The building is to cost $2,0OO,000,
and is to be temporary in character.
The structure will be a frame one
with a stucco front.
The Washington times., 1917-10-23
SUFFERERS
SOON RELIEVED
Peculiar, darting, piercing pain
of neuralgia in sciatic nerve
relieved by SIoan's Liniment

Don't think there's no help for your
Sciatica because you've tried other
remedies. SlOan's Liniment is SO pene
trating and effective, It gets right
down and stops the pain by relieving
the pressure on the irritated nerve
Probably some inflammation or con,
gestion is causing this irritation. The
cOunter-irritant effect OF SloGn's Lin,
iment soon Quiets the nerve and stops
Its paroxysms OF protesting pain.
Simply bathe the aching part with a
little Sloan's Liniment This clear
clean, liquid will not stain the skin
1t gives you immediate relief with
out rubbing. The wear and tear OF
suffering from Sciatica, Neuralgia
Sprains, Bruises or other external
aches not only makes you less able
to endure the pain. but may have q
weakening effect on your strength
You can always get Sloan's Liniment
Generous size bottles at druggists
e"n~vWhe-o "S- r0~ 81 90
The Washington times., 1917-10-23
RUSSIANS WILL NOT
cOUNTENANcE SEPARATE
OR COUNTERFEIT PEACE

Russia will not countenance a coun-
terfeit peace nor seek a separate
peace, nor will she discuss peace
terms Of any kind unless in full
agreement with the entente allies.
This, in effect, is the declaration of
Boris Bakhmetieff, the Russian am
bassador.
NJ. Bakhmetieff further states that
Russia's desire for an early peace is
like that of the United States, Eng
land, and France. After reading re-
ports OF the instructions furnished by
the workmen's and soldiers council to
NJ. skobeliff, delegate to the peace
conference at Paris, he issued the fol
lowing statement:
THE idea OF a separate peace is
absolutely out OF all consideration.
at Is not even thought Of by any
statesman or representative of any
party group In Russia"
The Washington times., 1917-10-23

communication, the Germans eastern
drive advances ultimate allied vic
tory.
HaiE Success COmpensates.
Moreover. the allies Flanders sue
sesses more than Offset the eastern
progress of the Germans, and Gen.
eral Haig's typoon FIRE and attacks
will continue all winter in an effort
to shatter the German line and shake
the German stamina.
This weakening morale Is increas-
ing as evidenced by the growing
number of deserters who reach the
allied lines.
And that Germany fears western
developments is proven by the fact
that she is now seeking some sort
of armistIce in the Balkans in order
to free more troops for the west and
Italian fronts.
Meantime, Bulgaria is playing a
double-edged game with her Hun
ally, threatening a separate peace in
order to get what Bulgaria wants Of
military support and coveted terri
tory.
No Separate Peace Near
Diplomats here say the Bulgars are
repeating their pre-war dIckering
with both sides "to raise the ante"
Actually there is little prospect of q
separate Turk-Bulgar peace at the
moment, officials say.
They agreed with Premier Lloyd
Georges statement that only a last
ing peace should be accomplished.
While optimistic over the outcome
and more than well-pleased with the
Flanders successes. authorities here
join him in warning that the country
must realize there is still bitter work
ahead before the foe is beaten into
submission
The Washington times., 1917-10-23
Lemon Juice
For FreCkIeS
GIrIsI Make beauty lotion at
home for q few cents. Try I'll

Squeeze the juice OF two lemons
into a bottle containing three ounces
Of orchard white. shake well, and you
have a quarter pint of the best freckle
and tan lotion, and complexion beau
timer. at very, very small cost
Your grocer has the lemons and
any drug store or toilet counter will
supply three ounces OF orchard white
for a few cents Massage this sweet
ly fragrant lotion into the face, neck.
arms, and hands each day and see
how freckles and blemishes disappear
and how clear, soft, and white the
skin becomes. Yes! II Is harmless.
-AdYt
The Washington times., 1917-10-23
PREMIER APPEALS
FOR SOLID FRONT
AGAINST GERMANS

Germany's new Russian smsshes
means chiefly that she is trying to
gain a separate Russian peace, while
at the same time trying to cheer the
tagging spirits Of her own people.
That was the view today of Secre-
tary OF War Baker and other high
officials.
But Russian diplomats here have as
sured there will be no separate peace.
while Secretary Baker declared that
as II lengthens the Teuton line of
The Washington times., 1917-10-23
GEN. BLISS APPLIES
FOR WAR INSURANCE

Application for $4,000 worth Of In
surance under the new war insurance
law today was made by Gen. Tasker
H. Bliss, chief OF stan OF the army.
Other applications for insurance in
cluded a group OF twenty-seven appli-
cations from Company A, of the 167th
Infantry. Each application was for
$40, 900 worth of insurance.
The Washington times., 1917-10-23
KAISER HAD DOGS
WATCHPRLSONERS
IN TYPHUS CAMP

the typhus epidemic, OF course, had
been stamped out. The Germans en-
ployed a large number of police dogs
in this camp. and these dogs not only
were used in watching the outside
of the camp in order to prevent the
escape of prisoners, but were used
within the camp. Many complaints
were made to me by prisoners con-
cerning these dogs, prisoners stating
that men had hFen bitten by the
dogs. 1t seemed undoubtedly true
that the prisoners there had been
knocked about and beaten in a ter
rible manner by their guards, and
one guard went so far as to strike
one of the British medical Officers
in the camp.
There were about thirty-seven
civilian prisoners in the camp who
had been there all through the
typhus epidemic / secured the re-
movaI of these civilian prisoners to
the general civilian camp at Ruhle-
ben, and the conditions at witten-
berg may be Judged by the fact that
when It was announced to these civil
ians that they were to be taken
from Wittenberg to another camp,
one of them was so excited by the
news of release that he fell dead
upon the spot
In talking over conditions at WILT
tenberg with Won Jagow 1 said. Sup
pose / go back to Wittenberg and
shoot some OF these dogs, what can
you do to met" Soon after the dogs
disappeared from the camp.
The Food Supplied To Prisoners
The food in all these camps for
civilians and for private soldiers was
about the same. IT consisted OF an
allowance OF bread, OF the same
weight as that given the civilian pop
ulation. This was given out in the
morning with a cup Of something
called coffee, but which in reality
was an extract Of acorns or some
thing OF the kind without milk or
sugar: in the middle Of the day,
bowl of thick soup in which the
quantity of meat was gradually dim
inlshed as war went on as well as
the amount of potatoes, for which
at later period turnips and carrots
were, to a large extent, substituted;
and in the evening, in good camps,
there was some sort of thick soup
given out or an apple, or an almost
infinitesimal piece Of cheese or sau-
sage.
In the war department at Berlin
there was a prisoners-of-war depart
ment in charge of Colonel. later Gen
eral, Friedrich. This department,
however, did not seem to be in a posi-
tion to issue orders to the corps COM
manders commanding the army corps
districts of Germany, who had abso-
lutte control of the prison camps with
In their districts. Colonel Friedrich,
however. and his assistants endeav-
ored to standardize the treatment of
prisoners of war in the different corps
districts, and were able to exert
certain amount Of pressure on the
corps commanders. They determined
on the general reprisals to be taken
in connection with prisoners of war.
Colonel Friedrieh's ReprisaIs.
For instance, when some OF the
Germans who had been take prisoners
by the English, and who were in Eng
land, were sent by the English to
work in the harbor of Havre, the Ger
mans retaliated by sending about four
times the number OF English prison
ers to work at Libau in the part of
-M l. -
The Washington times., 1917-10-23
Years in GermanyBy Ambassador James Watson Gerard
CAPTURED ALLIED
SOLDIERS GIVEN
MISERABLEFOOD

cation, men in delicate health. were
compelled to sleep and live six In a
oox stall or so closely that the beds
touched cath other in hay lofts, the
outside walls OF which were only four
feet high
Finally. almost In despair, I wrote
Identical personal letters, after hav-
ing exhausted all ordinary diplomatic
steps. to General Won Kessel, COM
mander Of the Mark OF BrandenberK,
to the commander OF the corps dis
triet In which the Ruhleben camp was
situated, and to the minister Of war,
,he only result was that each of the
ofncers addressed claimed that he had
been personally insulted by me, be-
cause ! had presumed to call his at
tention to the inhuman conditions
under which the prisoners were COM
pelled to live in the Rhuleben camp.
The commander Of this civilian
camp of Ruhleben was a very hand
some old gentleman. named Count
Schwerin. His second In command
for long time was a Baron Taube
Both Of these officers had been long
retired from the army and were given
these prison commands at the COM
mencement of the war. Both OF them
were naturally kind hearted but cur
even temper. On the whole, think
that they sympathized with the pris-
oners. and did their best to obtain
q bettering OF the conditions OF their
confinement The prisoners organized
themselves IN their various barracks,
each barrack having q barrack cap
tain Of the barrack. the captains
electing one OF their number as q
camp captain or "obmann."
In the Case Of Powell.
The man who finally appeared as
head of the camp was an ex-cine-
matograph proprietor. named Powell.
In my mind, he, assisted by Beaumont
and other captains, conducted the af-
fairs of the camp-giyen the difficulty
OF dealing with the prisoners on one
hand and the prison authorities on
the other hand-as well as possible.
Naturally, he was always subject to
Opposition from many prisoners.
among whom those Of aristocratic
tendencies objected to being under
the control OF one, not Of the highest
caste in England. and there were
others who either envied him his au-
thority or desired his place. The
camp authorities allowed Powell to
yisit the embassy at least once
week; In that way l was enabled 10
keep in direct touch with the camp.
At two periods during my stay in
Berlin I spent enough days at the
camp to enable every prisoner who
had a complaint Of any kind 10 per
sonally present 1t to me-
The organization Of this camp was
quite extraordinary. / found IL i'm
possible to get English prisoners to
perform the ordinary work OF clean
ing up the camp, etc. always expect
ed of prisoners Themselves, and 50.
with the funds furnished me from the
British government. the camp captain
was compelled to pay q number OF the
poorer prisoners to perform this
work. Secretaries Ruddock and Kirk.
OF our embassy. performed the unin-
teresting and arduous work of super
intending these payments as well as
our other financial affairs. This work
was most trying. and they deserve
great credit for their self-deniaL
Additions to the Camp Diet.
rrrfNA he Nfah
The Washington times., 1917-10-23
SPECIAL NOTICES

NORTH wAsHINGToN's RALLY for the
Liberty Loa1 at American Theater. Rhoda
Island ave. and lst st.. wednesday afternoon
at O'Clock. Good speakers and music. All
citizens invited to be present p. W.
Pritehett. Sec'y. Gen. C. H ourand. Prss-
FRANCIS c. wALLACE-Rspresenti Bas-
tian Bros. Co.. Manufacturers Advertising
Specialties In celluIoid and metal Emblems.
badges. buttons. signs. etc SIS. Washington
Loan and Trust Building.
The Washington times., 1917-10-23

mors Of the bad treatment of German
citizens in England. Thus the com
mander in the district where the camp
of Doeberitz was situated issued an
der directing reprisals against prison
ers under his command on account of
what he claimed to be the bad treat
ment of German women in England.
1t required constant vigilance to seek
The Washington times., 1917-10-23

embassy in Paris to inspect the pris-
oners OF war at Havre. the Germans
for months refused to allow me per-
mission to send anyone to inspect
those British prisoners at Libau.
Cases came to my attention where
individual corps commanders on their
own initiative directed punitive meas
ures against the prisoners of war In
ther districts, on account of the ru-
The Washington times., 1917-10-23

sponsible for any given bad condi-
tions. For instance, for a long period
of time contended with the German
authorities for better living condi-
tions at the civilian camp OF Ruhle-
ben. I was promised time and again
by Colonel Friedrich, by the camp
commander. and by the foreign Of
fee that these conditions would be
remedied. In that camp men of edu-
The Washington times., 1917-10-23

out instances of this kind and cause
them to be remedied.
Divided Authority Worked Bad
Conditions.
did not find the Germans at all
efficient in the handling OF prisoners
Of war. The authority was so divided
that 1t was hard to find who was re-
The Washington times., 1917-10-23
TO LEARN CARE OF FEET,

Medical officers with American
military units were ordered today to
give at least one hours Instructions
every month to instructing enlisted
men In the care of their feet and
shoes
The Washington times., 1917-10-23
Additions to the Camp Diet.

BY arrangement with the British
government, was also enabled to
pay the poorer prisoners an allowance
of 8 marks a week, thus permitting
them to buy little luxuries and neces-
stiles and extra food at the camp
canteen which was early established