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The Washington herald., 1917-10-30

Wilson, Taft and Roosevelt were
born yesterday.
They are not the present President
of the United States and his two pred
eccssors.
They are the bright, red-faced sons
of Antinetto and Giovaninni Ricco-
bono. The father is a shoemaker who
industrially plies his trade every day
in the National Capital.
And today in his little home on the
outskirts of Washington he Is the
proud and happy father Of squirming.
smiling Wilson, Taft and Roosevelt
triplets.
Loyal Americans.
And the three little Italian babies.
that were born yesterday morning.
were interviewed" last night
They did not say much. but their
expressions were translated as mean
The Washington herald., 1917-10-30
TWO PERSONS KILLED
BY BOY BURGLARS
Three Youths Attempt Melodramatic
Robbery in Brooklyn.

New York. Oct. e9.-Two persons are
dead and two others are not likely to
recover as the result of three youths
attempting lurid. melodramatic bur-
giary I'm Brooklyn today The dead
are: Samuel Resensburs. who first op-
posed the burglars, and Hugh Davis,
leeader ot the burglars. He was sho.
by a policeman while escaping
through an elevator shaft.
Those wounded. who may die, are
Harry RegensburS and his wife, Jen-
ME.
The three alleged burglars were
Hugh Davis, his brother, Leon, also in
his teens. and Paul Chapman. Leon
Davis lives in Providence, r. /. He
and Chapman are under arrest. From
them the police claim to have learned
the circumstances OF the burglarizing
or the ReSensburg home.
Leon Davis. who is married. con-
tracted debts of $4e0. He visited his
orother in Brooklyn to consult as to
means OF payment They met Chap
man ana the three. it Is alleged. plot
ted midnight hald on the Regens-
ourg apartment. Hugh Davis said he
was familiar with the apartment, hav-
ihs IVed In the house for years. They
We're armed with two automatic re-
NolVers, a blackjack. a Jimmy and an
ctomizer fall ot chloroform
According to 'Chapr,an's ALLEGED
confession. Hugh upon. entering the
house discovered a man and woman
asleep. He sprayed the ehToroform In
the mans face, but the latter sprang
up and went at HIM -
hugh hit him with something
SAID chapman. according to the no.
lice climbed in and a man cam,
running out of another room and the
shooting bosan. didn't shoot II
must have been Hugh. He then re-
lated how they tried to escape. He
and Leon succeeded. but Hugh was
shot
The Washington herald., 1917-10-30
GREAT HUN Drive MAY SURROUND ITALYS ARMY
u. S. Troops XII German Soldier Who Refuses to Hal
War Revenue Tax Will Affect
Many Commodities Thursday

he in the will feel added burden Of the
esse Thursday Some of the going into effect
odlk doy :,
One each admission theaers movies ete
e61drsn under twelve pay total of cent tax.
EiGht passenger fares by rail and
trips les than forty miles.
Three per freight charges
per for bths parlor
vessels.
Ten per N club dues than Sra annually
One each IS cents charge for parcel post.
One cent each express package charge
Five each telephone telegraph and radio
costing fifteen cents
Eight cents for every sIoo of life insurance
BY Saturday the postal will into effect Letters
III carry stamps instead OF and cards will
sorble the present number of stamps
The actually effect Thursday but deal
collecting this for time Cigars
and cigarettes 80 cents to
liquor drink sporting goods automobile income excess
profits and other have been in effect for month or more
The Washington herald., 1917-10-30
WILSON, TAFT, 7. r.
TRLPLETS ARE BORN
Mr.. and Mrs Riccobono, Proud Parents Are
Sure Chubby Sons Will Some Day Be
"Greata" Presidents of Z. S.

ing that they were determined to be
just as good Americans as the dis
tinguished men whose names they
bear.
why did you name your sons
after Presidents" the Italian shoe
maker was asked:
Me doa dat cause soma day they
too be bigga Presidents of America"
was the answer.
Parents Happy.
The address Of the happy father will
not be disclosed. for on practically
every occasion where triplets have
been born to a lucky couple there have
been scores of strangers fiocking to
the scene, to satisfy their curiosity.
According to authorities of the Dis
trict health office this Is the first oc-
currence of tripiets being born in this
city for about fourteen years.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-30
Doctor Charged with
Numbering Brother

Richmond. Va. Oct 29.-Dr. A. w.
Chamberlain is held in the Henrico
Jail today awaiting a hearing on
the charge Of having killed his
brother, judge P. H. Chamberlain.
The men came here three years ago
from Iowa and lived In Goochland
County. Last week the Judge got
a court judgment against his brother.
The doctor called. paid the money
and took receipt. The Judge was
not seen again. Searching parties be-
gan a hunt for him.
Yesterday the torso was found
buried on the farm. The head, arms
and legs are still missing.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-30
s. WEEKS-OLD BABY
rs FOUND IN WAGON
Capt Ernest Howard, of Seventh Engine Com
.pany, May Adopt Homeless Wait He
Found Last Night

for hours and had been drenched
by the rain.
The Ninth police precinct was noti-
fed by Capt. Howard. but when po-
lice arrived on the scene Mrs. How
ard was there and would not toier-
ate the baby,s being takes to- The
precinct. So the homeless child was
taken TO their home at SIG K street
northeast.
Both are anxious 10 adopt the we'll
dressed wGif. but as Capt. Howard
said. II have eight children now.
but my wife and i are considering
adopting the child. She is as pretty
as a picture, and In the best of
health, and is now sleeping like a
top with the missus.'
The Washington herald., 1917-10-30
WORLD-WIzARD
SEEKS SAFETY
THROUGH MAPS
Habits of Submarines Enter
Into Spirit of Edison's
Deductions.
BY JOHN c. MELLET.
I'VE never thought of that"

I'VE never thought of that"
This Is the answer official Washing
ton has been giving for several days
to a very pertinent question put by
Thomas A Edison.
Both question and answer became
known last night. following Mr.. Edi-
sons visit to the city and interviews
with various high government offi-
cials. 1t is well known that the great
inventor has been working on the sub
marine problem, and runors have had
it that he has perfected plans for an
invisible and unsinkable ship. II de-
velops now that. whether or not he
has designed such a floating marvel,
he has at least got to the root Of the
submarine problem.
Maps Operations OF Submarines
just as any scientist gathers all
his facts before attacking his prob
lem, Mr.. Edison asked for and re-
ceived many weeks ago all data on
submarine sinkings. Everything
the State. War and Navy Depart
ments had on ship losses. and all
that could be gathered from the
Shipping Board. allied embassies
and elsewhere. was turned over to
him.
Mr.. Edison then retired to the Sc
clusion of his laboratories to see
what conclusions could be drawn
from the great mass of evidence.
On his return to Washington he
brought, so it is said, not designs
for unsinkable ships, but a bundle
Of maps.
And his simple but disconcerting
question.
II was intended to keep the ma
ture OF the maps secret. but they
were shown to so many officials.
high and low. naval. military and
diplomatic, that a rough description
-et--tsens-4ee,fea- ost:-=--So military
harm being possible. this descrip-
tion may be set forth
One map. L is learred, shows where
ships have been sunk by submarines.
Marks are set down for each ship
lost. These marks for three great,
equilateral trangles The tip OF one
touches the western entrance to the
English Channel. with the sides rest
ing on the south of England and
the coast of France. The tip of a
second touches Queenstown, with its
sides protecting out into the Atlantic.
west and southwest The tip of the
third fits into the current OF the Gulf
Stream as il flows around the north
coast OF Ireland.
Having shown where the great ma
jority of the sinlings took place,
Mr.. Edison turned his attention to
the respective times OF the sinkings
In the first Triangle a certain small
percentage took place between mid
night and dawn; a vastly larger per-
centage took place between dawn and
mid-afternoon; a smaller percentage
took place between dusk and mid
night. Mr.. Edison specified on one
map, the time-percentages of sink
ings in each OF his three great tri-
angles.
Nighttime Natural Safeguard.
His final deduction was that by far
the great majority of 30 per cent of
the losses due to U-boats took place
in the triangles, and that of this
great majority. very nearly all over
s. per cent of the losses came in
broad daylight. Armed with his fig
ures and his maps. Mr.. Edison at
CONTINUED on FACE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-30
BETTING HELD LEGAL.

New Orleans. La. Oct. 2s.-The Lou.
isiana State Supreme Court today held
legal the individual betting system op-
Grated at the fair grounds last season.
Under this system layers operated
with the assistance Of bond stake
holders that the ruling practically le-
galizes betting this year and means
That the oficials convicted last year,
will be freed -. a. -. :. l
The Washington herald., 1917-10-30

A low and heart-rending wall at
tracteo Capt. Ernest Howard. Of the
seventh engine company of the Dis
trict nrs department. to divert his
ueIl-troddsn homeward path late last
nisht 70 an oYdtdeserted wagon in
front, of a stable at Sixth and L
streets northeast, where the little
chubby hands OF a 6-weeks'old baby
girl were stretched longingly out to
him.
Capt. Howard picked up the little
girl, who, according to him. was
dressed like a little heiress. With
no bedding the pretty baby had ap-
parently been lying in the wagon
The Washington herald., 1917-10-30
Fraternal Societies
Seek Change at Camp

There may be a change of policy
regarding the privileges extended
to fraternal orders at military can
tonments. as a result of a lengthy
conference between Secretary of
War Baker. and representatives of
Masons, Odd Fellows. and other
fraternal orders, here yesterday.
The representatives sought to
have the ruling altered which ex-
tends these privileges only to the
Knights OF Columbus and the Y. NJ.
c. A. No decision was reached yes
terday. but a representative COM
mittee of five will confer with the
Secretary today to formulate a new
plan.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-30
TEUTONS LAY WASTE
TO WERDER MANOR
Burn City as They Further Retreat
in Russia.

PetrogIad. Oct. 2.-The German
landing force which recently disem-
barked on Werder Peninsula has de-
parted, the war once announced to-
day. Before leaving they burned
Werder Manor and gathered great
stores OF provisions which they took
with them.
A new note OF alarm was sounded
by the officers of the Petrograd gar
rlson who adopted a resolution say
ing they could no longer vouch for
their troops. The resolution asserts
the army's 'irresponsibility is COM
piete. in the face OF the country s
ruin
A large number of Russian cities
arc under martial law TO insure order.
Premier kerensky. and War Min
lister NerkrovsLy are at headquarters
discussing a plan TO reorsanize the
army along racial lines.
Copenhagen. Oct. 29.-That the Ger
mans will soon be compelled to evacu-
ate the narrow Dixmude salient. be-
tween Dixmude and the Passchcndocie
Ridge, is the opinion expressed by
Maj. Moraht. military correspondent
for the Berlin Deutsches Tages Zei-
tung. This salient includes the forti-
hed Houthulst Wood, against which
the French and British armies are now
driving.
Maj. Moraht. who often is in pos
session Of correct information on Ger
man projects. says the British Of
fensive through months OF nibbling
has bitten its way so deep-three and
three-quarter miles-into the German
front anchored on Dixmude and
Warneton that the salient is untenable
and that the Germans will have 10 re-
tire to a new fortified line across the
base of the salient.
The writer comforts his readers with
the assurance that this action will
bring the British no nearer their OBJ
jective. psmely the capture of Ostend.
and says the British and Fre-.ci, ut-
fensive in Flanders therefore will be
catastrophal failure He comola-
Gently accepts the highest Gelrna N
estimate Of casualties of all kinds as
permanent losses. though the Ger
mans themselves count upon IS per
cent Of their own wounded returning
to field service.
Maj. Moraht prepares his customary
alibi for a reverse on the Aisne front
by attributing TO the French the in
tention Of driving beyond Laon and
upon Maubeuge and Brussels, and will
call II German victory IL the French
stop short OF this imaginary goal
The Washington herald., 1917-10-30
U. S. knew PLOT
OF GERMANY TO
CORRUPT BRAZIL
State Department Refuses
to Divulge Name Of
Spy Here!

The State Department has evidence
In its hands to show that more per-
sons than Count Luxburg. the dis
graced German minister at Buencs
Aires. were concerned with German
intrigue and the transmission Of mill
tary information to Germany through
the Swedish charge IN Argentina IT
was admitted yesterday at the state
Department that the dispatch teilfns
of German plans to colonize and stir
a revolt in Brazil were known here.
II was not one OF the so-calied Lux
burg kilograms.
Just who is connected with the new
instance OF devious diplomacy the
State Department refuses to indicate.
1t Is known, however. that the actvi-
ties of South American diplomatic here
are being closely scrutinized.
The indications are that the State
Department in handling this latest
telegram has not sent it through Am
bassador Da CANA, Brazirs repre-
sentative at washington. There Is no
disposition to question the attitude Of
Brazil. Her declaration of war against
Germany has thoroughly satisfied the
United States. But the prevalence of
strong pro-German opionion in many
circles there is well known. There
has been an element m the Brazilian
government that has consistently
truckled to the German colonists.
+ L. s. Now Interested.
As long as Brazil remained neutral
the United States was not concerned
with this. Now, however, that she
has become an ally, the United States
will undoubtedly be anxious to see
that all persons representing Brazil
are free from pro-German entangle-
ment
II has been Indicated before this
that practically all of the information
sent to Germany from the United
States passed orer the yuncensored
commercial cables TO America, where
Il was gathered by Luxburg and start
ed for Berlin on its CREASED way
through the Swedish foreign office.
The Argentine Embassy here, and
particularly DR.. Romulo S. Mason, the
Argentine Ambassador, are consider
ed absolutely Above suspicion of any
knowledge or completely in its traf-
fic. DR.. Naon is regarded as one of
the most meticulously correct diplo-
mats in Washington. There are posi-
tive idication5. however, that there
was some diplomatic connivance here
with the transmission of German in
formation to Buenos Aires, and the
indications were yesterday that the
United States is going quietly to work
10 find out about 1t.
There could be no possibility of any
trouble between the United States and
Brazil over such an incident. The two
countries are now allies in a common
cause. Hence, it is believed here that
any hint Of the undesira bility of any
person in the Brazilian service would
be promptly accepted in Rio de
Janeiro.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-30
Iowa IN Grin Of Cold.

Des Moines, Iowa, Oct. 2s.-A cold
wave caught Iowa in its grip today.
Snow is reported from practically all
sections.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-30
Italians Didn't QsIt.

The entire allied world had been
plunged into anxiety and srief by yes
terdRy.s oriicial Italian bulletin, which
said that some Italian units .'in cowA
ardice retired without fighting or sur
rendered 10 the enemy" A repetitfos
c,oNTTHt,rn IN pAGr ruo
The Washington herald., 1917-10-30

CONTINUED on PA6r TWO
Evening star., 1917-09-16

Billy Sundae" wins first prize at Asbury Park baby
parade The difference of final letter makes whole lot of
difference sometimes Little Billy Thomas of Ocean
Grove j. the first prize in the baby carriage division
of parade Evidently the judges preferred the Sunae Billy
the Sunday by q
Evening star., 1917-09-16

Marching along, strong, while two million relatives
friends and wewishers cheer them the skies New York
states National Guard here coming down 5t
between lanes of densey packed humanity
Evening star., 1917-09-16

Ex-King Constantine does
not seem to grieve at all about
his change of residence from
troubled Greece to peaceful
Switzerland. This photograph
shows his arrival at St. Moritz.
Underwood Underwood.)
Evening star., 1917-09-16

This girl Miss Lucille Meuse surprised
both the and the spectators by handy winning the
trap shooting the South Shore Club Chi
cago where Grand American Handicap Shoot held
Her score 46 targets out of possible 5o
Arizona republican., 1917-11-22

sumers have always boycotted them, and used cheap, nonunion coal from other cities. Therefore. they do not intend to break outside contracts to keep Evansville from freezing.
 Mayor Bosse wants to make sure the citizens get coal and at a fair price. So he has started his munich pal mine which will cost at least s100,000. The mayor is going to build it with his own money, and then sell it to the city at cost, plus 6 per cent interest on the original investment. Just now the city couldn't take over the mine but its charter and the Indiana laws do not permit a city to operate it's own coal mine.
 But Bosse declares he will fight for new law to permit municipal operation of the mine. In the mean time he is going ahead to get the new mine running. Law or no law the people must have coal, is his stand
 The mine will produce one thous- and tons of coal a day. Municipal coal yards will be established and tie coal will be sold at wholesale ard retail at slightly above cost. Tne city will arrange to haul it to the house of the buyer.
Arizona republican., 1917-11-22

for the damage or injury which a dog inflicts, even in legitimate selfdefense.
 It will be remembered that even men, when they were black and were owned by other men, were once de- clared to possess no rights that d white man was bound to respect, and that it took a great war to endoI' them with those rights. No war has yet been foUght-eXcept spasmodi- cally and always in a losing way by the dogs themselves-in behalf or dogs rights; and all the legal obli- gations or privileges which exist in the case of dogs are those which rest upon or are possessed b. human be- ings. The liability of the owner for damages, therefore may exist quite irrespective of the moral right of the dog to resist bedeviling.
 Men, in short, have made one lHw for themselves and another for dogs. The dog cannot fathom the mystery of the contradiction. Neither can We and neither, we suppose, can the judge who stands ready to vindicate any mans right to keep a dog, but who punishes the man when the dog fulfills his function.
Arizona republican., 1917-11-22
NO LEGAL RIGHTS
 TO DOG, SAYS COURT
(Boston Transcript.)

The dog never bit anyone unless he was bedevilied,' said a dog owner in court the other day. It was evi
 dent that he supposed that this fact excused him from liability in a case where the dog really did bite, and was surprised when he was, never theless, fined s for the dogs act.
 It is an interesting question in casiustry as well as in law. as to whether the "bedevilied" dog has a right to retaliate with his teeth OH the bedeviler, and inferentially as to whether the owner of the dog is justly liable for the injury done. The question separates itself into a moral aspect and a legal aspect The dog may be said to have a moral right to resist the bedeviler after due warning in the form of growl and an exhibition of teeth. This right rests on the immemorial obligation of selfdefense. But the moral aspect of the subject is quite different from it's legal aspect. The dog really has no legal rights which a man is bound to respect. and the master or owner of the dog is held to be responsible
Arizona republican., 1917-11-22
CREASE NOOD NAY
 BE DEATH CAUSE

A lady reader of The Republican on the south side of the river yesterday telephoned this paper in relation to the report of Chairman N. J. Ritter of the sheep sanitary commission, in which it was stated that the sheep supposed to have been poisoned in the north eastern part of the state, had prob ably died from eating some nOxious plant and had not been maliciously poisoned as was at first suspected.
 This lady said that the sheep might have died from the effects of eating greasewOod. She remembered that some years ago of flock of sheep that had been feeding south of the river 14 were found dead on the bank of the canal: An investigation showed that the greasewood they had eaten had formed a small round ball in the stomach. like a pitch ball, which might not have produced death but for hay ing drunk water which had the effect of hardening the ball. The fact that the sheep were found near a tank which was at first supposed to have been poisoned leads her to believe that they died from the immediate effect of drinking water
 Sheep on the ranges when other forage is scarce, eat greasewood, but usually sheep go a long time without water and no special harm results.
Arizona republican., 1917-11-22
TRULY SELECT|VE
 DAFT ASKED FUR
 BASEBALL LEAGUES
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel


 CHICAGO, Nov. 21.-Exemption for 2SS baseball players-eighteen from each of the sixteen clubs of the American and National leagues-wili be asked of the government, it was announced tonight by President John sci of the American League, who de- ciared that the high standard of the game would be destroyed if the play ccs were indiscriminately drafted for military service.
 resident Johnson said the Amerl- can league would willingly sacrifice the remaining players on it's roster if the clubs were permitted to re- tain eighteen selected men. As the payer limit was 25 last season, seven men from each club would be avail able for military duty.
 Neither the American nor Nation al leagues could hope to keep up the usual high standard of the game if some of the clubs were riddled through the draft and other teams, composed of older and perhaps mar ried men, were untouched,' said Johnson. Baseball is eager to do it's part, but we would like to be assured of players of quality on every club. Otherwise the pennant races would be very sided.
 Take for instance the champion ship Chicago club. Practically every member of the team called in the first draft was exempted because of de- pendency The team probably will be intact next season, as a majority of the players are married or have other dependents"
 The American league executive pointed out, however that some CT the other clubs, principally the Cleve- land, Philadelphia and Boston clubs have been seriously hit as a result of the war. The Cleveland club, ac- cording to latest reports, has lost ten men in the draft and Philadelphia stands to lose six. Three or four members of the Boston club includ- ing Manager Jack Barry are in the navy.
 President Johnson announcement is taken to mean that the league, if the desired players are exempted, will attempt to go through the season with only IS men. exclusive of man. ager, on every club.
 The club owners will meet on De- cember r, to consider a schedule and adopt a war policy. President Johnson warned that retrenchMent would be necessary as baseball, he said, faces a desperate situation He said that the two major leagues and possibly two or three of the minor leagues would be the only or ganizations to take the field nex, season.
 The American league executive stated positively that the league would play a 40 game schedule next season, instead of 154 games as has been the rule for years. The season probably will open about May l. three weeks later than usual