The Washington herald., 1917-11-30
Arson to Aid u. S. Enemies
Combatted by Government
'Win the War in France by Stopping Pre-
ventable Destruction of Property, Is the
Slogan of Insurance Companies.

fires. -
The total IRE loss due to incendiary
causes in this country in 1s1s was
about s10,O0o,00o.
The total due to the same cause
In 1916 was about S25, ,00o. 900, but this
loss was largely in munitions.
The total due to the same Gauss
In the present year 10 already over
s1S, ,0o0. 900, and two more months-No-
yember and December-ars yet to be
heard from.
Traced to Germans.
That the widespread occurrence OF
fires II due 70 pro-German plotting II
evident from Investigation of the
causes OF fires and also from the
character Of the places destroyed.
Here are the principal fires of 1917
that have aroused Uncle Sam:
January = z-Brookiyn-Robbins Dry
Dock and Repair Co.-s10o,0 900.
Januarp 6-Palo Alto, Pa.-Eastern
Pennsylvania Railways Co.-storage
houses destroyed-S750,0 ,00o
January .ll-Lexington, Ohio-Cock-
ley flour mills-s10o, 900.
|. January A-East Aurora. N. T.
Griggs & Ball flour mill-sl0o,0oo.
February 10 - Beardstown. Ill -
Schultz & Baujan-grain elevator
saeo. 900.
February Nchieago - Mitchell &
Enninger warehouse and contents
500, 900.
February S-Louisvilie. Ky.-Ken-
lucky Public Elevator Co., elevator
and seventy-hve freight cars $780,
900.
March s-Detroit-Detroit Terminal
Railway Co.. elevator-sl.ooo,ooo.
March 22-Stonington. Come. w.
Campbell Co.. grain and grist MILL
$4,000.
April s-Lexington, Mo.-Lexington
flour mill and elevator-Sl5o.ooo 900.
April Jacksonville. Fla--Clyde
Steamship piers-Sljo.0oo.
April lo-Minneapolis-Marneld Grain
Co., grain, ,elevators-So0.0oo.
April A-Erie. Pa.-Erie and West
ern Transport Co.. elevator and 5000
bushels Of grain-s5oo.0oo.
April 3o-Chicago-Hales & Edwards
Co, two elevators and 5000 bushels
Of grain-s5oo. 900.
May 1l-Sioux Falls, 8. Dak.-Inter-
Harvester Co.. warehouse
8, 900. 900.
June Observation-Disclosures Ele-
v.tor .teS C. coz y elevator and grain contents
June l7-Detroit-wright and Parker
Co., warehouses and contents-sS0o.oco.
June 22-Laredo, Texas-J. Armengol.
900.
June B-Klamath Falls, oreg.-Mar-
tin Bros, -four mill and grain
no., 900.
July 22-Rochester, N. Y.-Whitney
Elevator & Warehouse Co.-sp0,ooo.
July 25-Philadelphia-Atlantic Re-
fning Co.-s2ooOoo.
August 10 Drumright, Okla
Standard OIL Co., II tanks OF OIL
s., 10000.
August co-Brooklyn-Pier No. Is.
two freight steamers, tug boats and
hghters-sl.Oco0Oo.
August 24-santa Maria. CAL
Brooks OIL Co.. entire equipment
800, 900.
August 24-Muskegon, Mich.-Peo-
ple's Milling Co.. entire plant-slSo.oo.
October, 6-East St Louis. H.
Harsh & Co, warehouses-AszsS.cOo.
October 6-Steelton, Pa.-John Hof-
fer Co.'S -four mills-SOo.0oo.
October l3-Brooklyn-Charles Will
liams Stores, warehouses-S5Oo.ooo.
October -Brooklyn-Dow's Stores,
warehouses and $4,000 bushels Of grain
81 o0o. 900. ~
October l6-IndIanapolic, Ind.-Acme-
Evans, -four mills-$S5o.ooo.
October Is - Covington, Tenn. Il
Churchill Cotton Compress. plant and
! 700 bales of cotton-s2S,00o
October H-Cincinnati-Early and
Daniels Hay and Grain Co., hay ware
October 25-Alunite. Utah-Mineral
Products Corporation. potash plant
s25o. 900.
October @-Boston, Mass.-ouincy
Market Cold Storage Co.-S15o.0oo
October 30-Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road piers. British steamer and two
buildings-S,0 100000.
November 2-Phillipsburg, N. j.
Milling Co.. warehouse
of -four, other buildings and ten
freight cars-s2,0oo.0oo.
On the Water Front.
This does not include, about fifty
fires along the waterfront Of New
York City and Brooklyn since the
country declared war against Ger
many. Most Of these first were in
food warehouses, factories and piers.
The largest took place in a Brook