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Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1917-12-09
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postmaster at Davenport, Iowa, on
December 8, 1917, as required by
Act of October 6, 1917.
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Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1917-12-09

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Act Of October s. 1917.
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December 8, 1917, as required by
Act of October 6, 1917.
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December 8, 1917, as required by
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Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1917-12-09

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December 9. 1917, as required by
Act of October s, 1917.
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December 8, !, as required by
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aeitern 1896 Nian,t an9enum,len.
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Stuutcn boran. Seit hcnt 1. Ipril
5ino lett 2s2,6O5 Srei,uiIliae ins
Seer aetreten.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1917-12-09

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The Washington times., 1917-11-30
WARNS j. s. MAY
(. LOSE GRIP ON WAR
WORK IN AMERICAS

The whole pan-American war situa.
tion was declared to be in a most
critical state in q statement today by
John Barrett. director Of the Pan
American Union, In renewing mis- plea
for the e7creatIon Of a special advisory
council to coordinate efforts of the
twelve Latin-American countries
aligned against Germany in the war.
Director Barrett urged the creation
Of this sdyisory council seeeral
months ago. A week ago he renewed
HIS effort, but the State Department
has declined to act.
Danger Of Trouble.
In an explanatory memorandum ac-
companyinE Director Barrett's state
ment today warning is given that
Something now should be done or
there will be danger OF troublefT
The warning Is added that the sit-
uatlon may yet get away from the
United States unless something enec-
tive Is done to coordinate. mobilize,
and direct the cooperation of the
twelve friendly Latin-AmeEiSan coun-
tries and to cheekmate vicious Ger
man propaganda, not. onlye in the
twelve republics which have broken
with Germany, but In the eight neu-
trail southern republics.
Director Barrett restated the OBJ
Jeets Of the proposed Pan American
council as follqYs:
Objeets of Council.
First. TO bring about cooperation
between the United, States and the;
twelve antl-German .Latin-American
republics in combating German
and to initiate stmilar
efforts in the eight neutral countries.
Second, to assure cooperation in
production and facilitating
shipment CT food supplies
Third, TO regulate shipping ana ex.
ports between the United States and
Latin America =
Fourth, to coordinate efforts to OBJ
tain the maximum man power from
the nations Latin-Amefiean nllleE
Fifth, to coordinate official aims
Of the twelve Latin-American eoun-
tries toward theS war. toward each
other, and toward ithe eight neutral
American countries.
Unless this is done and done
quickly" Director Rarrett warns,
,'German effort and propaganda may
completely offset and nullify all the
apparent advantages Of Pan-Ameri-
can cooperation and support in this
war"
The Washington times., 1917-11-30
LASTING PEACE IS WARS
OBJECT, SAYS PASTOR

"AmeTica today is waging war In
order that the world may have a
lasting peace" declared the Rev DR..
Randolph II. McKim. in q Thanksgiy'
ing sermon, Goods Cali to the Ma.
tion," at the Church-o OF the Epiphany.
-0ply' for a peace that shall bless
the. world for generations to come
with its holy light has she girded on
her armor. But for such a peace she
will give everything and sacrifice
everything. Millions Of Americas
sons are subject to military service
And 81 the republic takes our young
men and sends them forth to wounds
and death for the sake OF our liberty,
shall any man gainsay her right to
lay hands on the laboring men OF the
nation?s Shall any man dare say that
the republic shall not bid the workers
that they give their toll and their
strength to fell the timber that is to
build the ships and mine the coal that
is to drive them overseas?"
The Washington times., 1917-11-30
FATAL AUTOCRASH
CLASSEDACC|DENT
BYcORONER'SIURY

-
death from pnaycidibIs accident
was the verdict Of a coroner's jury
At Laurel. Nd, today after investi-
eating the deaths of Frederick Bran
nan and Mrs. F:n:iy r. Sausrs, both
Of washington.Swho were killed when
the automobile ~ which they were
riding plunged into stream, Al
Laurel on the might Of November 8.
The inquest vas postponed five
times ON account OF. the condition OF
William Esch, ths principal witness,
who was in Providence Hospital here
suffering from ~noclS. Esch was the
owner OF the car and with the tEo
victims and William Minder.. also OF
Washington. w6s returning from: the
Pimlico races when The tragedy oe-
CURED. !. y. ~
Esch's Testimony was that Bran
nan, his chauffeur was blinded I by
the glAring lights cf passing road
hog" at the poin. where the road
narrows1 into ii. b;idEe. Deputy Au-
tomobile commisris ner @. w. s. lfus-
grove Investigated the accident. The
Jury was unable 20 decide ON the real
cause. - I: -zaI .ss.a a
The Washington times., 1917-11-30
NTERNED SAILORS IN US.
ARE NOT PRISONERS

German seamen interned for the
war at Hot Springs, y. c.. are not
prisoners of war. according to a
statement from the Department OF
Labor. and they are being treated as
immigrants. The officers have quar-
ters equivalent to those given a first.
cabin passenger at an immigration
station; the men have the equivalent
OF the quarters furnished steerage
passengers detained.
The men are permitted to work for
from $50 to $25 a month, and may re-
ceive 50 and $40 from outside sources
to purchase clothing and supplies.
They are not luxuriously fed. II Is de.
clAred, but are given plenty OF a
simple fare. The food conservation
measures urged upon the country's
housewives are observed. 1t is said.
The Washington times., 1917-11-30
SURG. GEN. GORGASADS
Y. W. A. WAR FUND
lid. sTIcKNEY.

The. Washington Y. w. C. A. will
make a final effort TO raise the sum
of $4,000. its allotted share OF the
national 100000 war fund, at a
mass meeting to be held at the Be
lasco Theater Sunday afternoon at
$40 O'Clock.
. So far upward OF $4,000 has been
raised. No special effort was made
Thanksgiving Day, but the drive is
on again in earnest today. and Mrs.
William Adams Brown, OF New York
city, a member OF the national board
Of the Y. W. c. A, will address a
drawing-room meeting at Mrs. Edison
Bradley's tonight.
The Sunday afternoon mass meet
ing will be addressed by Miss Ber-
tina Conde. of New York city. also a
member OF the national board, and by
Surgeon General Gorgas.
The'fund is to be spent among wom-
Unaffected by the war, particularly in
the munitions centers and in hostess
houses at the camps.
The Washington times., 1917-11-30
GERMANS BLAMED FOR
STRIKES IN ARGENTINA

BUENOS AIRES, Nov. 3O.-German
agents and plotters are believed to
be at the bottom of a strike that has
been called here. tying up traffic on
the General Railway COmpany's lines.
Sympathetic strikes have begun.
involving workmen OF several frozen
meat companies and the general prod
ucts market. 1t appears likely that
the government will be force6to ope-
rate the railways and such other
utilities as are necessary for the COM
fort and convenience OF the public.
II is claimed that German Infu-
ences are at work in other cities OF
Argentina seeking to create discon-
tent among the workers.
The Washington times., 1917-11-30
PROF. HENNlVG HEADS
# CIV. U. SPANISH CLUB

Prof. George n. Henning, head Of
the department. OF romance languages
at George Washington UnIvsrsity, has
been elected honorary president OF
the Spanish Club at the university. L
J. scsstillejo1 has seen chosen Dresi
dent and Miss Elizabeth Cullen secre
-tary-treasurer.
: One of the features Of weekly meet
lnEs OF the ofganiEation is converse
tiOn only In Spanish. s7T'--
A meeting will be held tonight al
S o'clock in the assembly hall of the
arts and sciences department.
The Washington times., 1917-11-30

He later entered ths British flying
corps and soon distinguished him
self. winning his lisutenants COM
mission In the royal flying corps.
MoMENCE, III, Nov. 30.-A Iaconic
cablegram, -Escased from German
prison; letter follows prepared this
city for the further stirring news OF
O'Brien-
The message quoted was signed
Pat" and was addressed to his moth.
ar. Mrs Marg irse O'Brien. Before
taking up ayiatlon five years aro
Patrick o'Briea was q Locomotives
engineer on the santa Fe railroad.
The Washington times., 1917-11-30
MUCH GAME BAGCED
IN new YORK STATE

ALBANY, n. Y, Nov. so.-New
York States production of venIson
and bear for the present season Is
greater than. for many years past. 'ac-
cording to a report just made public
by the State conservation commits
sion. According to the last compila-
tion OF figures, 1856 deer and fifty
three bear were killed by sportsmen.
1t is estimated that the deer killed
represent 1s7-50O pounds OF dressed
meat. An effort is being made to de-
termine to what extent venison can
be depended on as food source.
The Washington times., 1917-11-30
MEXICO GUSTS U. S. sLAcKgRs.

Los ANGELES. Cal. Nov SO-Fully
800 young men who escaped to Lower
California TO dodge service In the United
States army. under the selective draft.
are finding small favor with the govern
ment there. Col Esteban Cantu. mill
tary governor Of the district. has issued
an order directing the immediate ex-
pulsion. OF all draft evaders.
The Washington times., 1917-11-30
AMERICAN A|RMAN
ESCAPES GERMANS;
FEIED IN ENGLAND


LONDON. Nov. 3o-Reported miss
Ing since August IL last. and be-
lieved 70 have been dead. Lieut.. Pat
rick o'Brien. OF Momence. Ill. has
turned up here with a story OF thrill
ing adventures encountered in maxi
Ing his escape from his German cap
tors. o'Brien, who was formerly q
member OF the British royal flying
corps until captured By the. Germans,
has asked to be transferred to the
American flying corps.
!. One Of o'Brten's Arst acts on reach.
ing London was to cable his aged
mother In Illinois that he was alive
and well and would see her shortly.
He was the guest OF honor at ban
quet rendered him last night by
number OF flyers. :
FeII 5000 Feet To Earth. T.
On the day Of his dlsappearancs
oBrIen- stated. ak British planes were
attacked by twenty German machines.
His machine. he said. was damaged
while at, a height Of $500 feet How he
reached the earth Without being killed.
he says. Is hard to understand. He re-
gained consciousness in 4 German hospi-
tai - 80
After weeks In various prison camps,
o,Brien was being transferred on, a rail-
way train 10 another. point The train
was moving at speed OF about thirty.
miles an hour when he Ieaped through
a. window. Whsr- he regained con-
sciOosness he wasslyfng by the. side OF
the track ...-,.s'
For seventy-two days the flyer was
a fugitive. When he reached the Hol-
land frontier, he came near being
eleetroeuted by coming in contact
with a charged wire.
Flight was Leng Hardship.
During his flight for the frontier
his food consisted OF a piece OF sau-
sage. turnips. and other vegetables
which he took from fields. He was
forced to swim several rivers and
canals in Germany. and on several
occasions had considerable difficulty
because OF HE inability to speak the
German language.
o'Brien Is twed.y-seven years Of
age. He was number OF the Amer
lean aviation sSus1foa at San Diego,
Cal, before entering the Canadian
army and receiyitAg his commission.
The Washington times., 1917-11-30
LC. c. EMPLOYEES GIVE
RED CROSS AAIBULANCE

The mercury In the thsrmomster in
the lobby of-the Interstats Commerce
Commission building went over the
top today. meaning that members
and employees OF the Interstate Com
merce Commission had subscribed suf-
ncient funds TO present two ambu-
lances to the Red Cross. The ambu-
-laness have been ordered.
The Washington times., 1917-11-30

In common with every other fair-minded man
and woman you want to know what the world Is
thinking, what public opinion actually is as TO
the great issues of the day and the epoch-maklng
events that are crowding the international stage;
And you. want this opinion undiluted, not garDled
or toned down to suit your supposed preferences.
THE LITERARY DIGEST gives you just exactly
this from week to week summarizing the views OF
The Washington times., 1917-11-30
PRESIDENT ARGUES EMsAReo

Methods of enforcing the recently
proclaimed embargo Of imports we're
discussed with President Wilson this
afternoon by Judge Sullivan and
board Of appraisal for the port OF
New York. t
The Washington times., 1917-11-30
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The Washington times., 1917-11-30
BRAVE CHAUFFEUR
CARRIES TNOAGED
WOMENFROM FIRE

The story Of thrilling FIRE rescue.
kept secret for twenty-four hours by
request of the man who risked his
life to save others, became known
today after the death at Emergency
Hospital OF Miss Mary N1gent, nifty
four years old, as a result of burns
received yesterday when an oil stove
exploded in their home at 603 Mary
land avenue southwest.
The hero OF the flre Is B. J. weis-
miller, a hre department chauffeur.
who entered the burning home and
carried out the unconscious forms OF
Mss Mary Nugent and her sister,
Miss Annie Nugent. seventy-Tine
years old. a 1SW minutes before the
room became a. furnace into which
no man could have gone.
sister May AIse Die.
The second death as a result OF the
IRE is expected hourlysat Emergency
Hospital, where Miss Annie Nugent
still il unconscious. Rhysicians saS-
she cannot live more than few
houFs.s 80. i
''we had Just reached the scene Of
the IRE yesterday and were told
there was q woman in a room on the
second floor" said Capt. J. Caring
ton, OF No. IA engine company. today.
Smoke. was pouring from cracks
In the window, ane It seemed doubt
ful that anyone could be alive. on
that floor. A ladder was raised and
Weismiller, my chauffeur, went up.
kicked Out window.
1--WE saw him kick in the window.
and a cloud Of smoke enveloped him
We saw him 6gain when he staggered
through the smoke TO a window
bearing q woman in his arms. He
handed her to another fireman. We
thought he was coming out, but he
disappeared q second time.
at seemed a much longer time be-
fore we saw him again. He had an
other woman In his arms. He was
Eearly overcome by smoke. Just as
he cleared the window, flames burst
out in the room Had he been few
moments later he would have been
lost, as he waE then very weak from
tnhaling the smoke and fumeS."
Modest WeismiIIeF.
Weismiller was very modest about
his part in the affair.
when I entered the room It was
Allied with smoke and very hot, but j
did not experience any difficulty un-
til just before reached the window
the frst time" he said, ',I-felt pretty
shalCy about going back the second
time, a. the room was getting SO hot
: knsw the flames would break out
in q minute.
Il could not think Of leaving that
ether unconscious woman in there
and staggered back. II was a Job
getting to the window. Ny. throat
was swelling and I could hardly
breathe made It, though, and just
in the nick Of time"
After q half hour in the fresh air
with nrst aid treatment the pfucky
fireman returned to his post.