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The Washington herald., 1917-08-28
new RECORD MADE
in CATTLE PRICES
Steers Sell at $l6 a Hundredweight
In Chicago Yards.
OBy the International News service.) J

(By the International News Seryice.D
Chicago. Ill. Aug. 27.-Cattle scared
to SIC a hundredweight today at the
stock yards. Eight carloads Of corn
fed steers. the only receipts of the
higher grade received anywhere in
Middle West markets, were grabbed
up az this figure by the packers and
the record price of last week ex-
Ceeded by 80 cents. At S16 cattle were
81 higher than the high mark last
year.
Other grades sold without change
in price.
Twice as many cattle were received
today as hogs, 5000 cattle coming in
and 1900 hogs. This is the first tins
in the history Of the yards that twice
as many cattle have been received.
Scanty hog receipts were attributed
TO the fact that there is a dearth in
the supply and that the country
shipper is holding back for a steady
market.
Hogs sold in one instance today al
SlL65, cents over Saturday, but
the bulk were disposed of at 1850 ID
$3.50. The high sale was made to a
speculator.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28
The Inner Enemy.

Perhaps the first American casualty
list. from somewhere in France"
will serve to bring Americans to their
senses regarding the enemy intrigue
being condusted in the United States.
The nation Is too lenient, too easy
going. War has not yet brought it
to the point where 1t will crush alien
plotting under its heel. 1t is too
eager to 'Tet well enough alone" to
let the spy and Teuton agent pursue
his feline course without molesta-
ton.
As a result, we have an alienism
that is growing instead of decreasing.
We have the sinister threat OF I. w.
W. sabotage In the Northwest. We
have a foreign language press which
is not openly seditious. but is grow
ing more brazen m fighting the ma
tons war policy. And we have out
breaks Of incendiarism from time to
time. eliminating the past few weeks
in the Mare Island Navy Yard ex-
plosion, which IS officially traced to
enemy agents, the destruction of a
bridge near the site Of the projected
naval base near Norfolk. and the
blowing up of a patrol boat on the
Elizabeth river, near Chesapeake Bay.
Tardily we are preparing to deal
with these things. The Council of
National Defense yesterday recon-
mended the appointment of a COM
mission to Investigate" the I. w. w.
We were not aware that this motley
collection of freebooters needed any
investigation; but II they do. we hope
it will lead to prompt and drastic ac-
ton on the part OF the American gov
ernment.
The navy ought to be able to take
care OF itself. II there are any spies
in its inner organization, 1t ought to
be able to ferret them out. If any
Teuton agents are worming their way
into American navy yards and aboard
American Dreadnoughts, ample warn
ing of their work has been given.
The American navy should not be
compelled to undergo the British eX-
perience. At least three British men
Of war were blown up, mysteriously.
in the early days of the war. Their
loss was commonly attributed to the
work of spies, and in consequence
measures of precaution throughout
the United Kingdom were doubled and
tripled. The American government
should not wait for a similar expert
ence before needing the obvious warn
ing.
The nationwide spy hunt" has
been announced by the Department of
Justice more than once; and. indeed,
the Secret Service is doing excellent
work But 1t is clear that it must
do more. The responsibility does not
solely rest upon it, however; 1t rests
upon all the people. many of whom
have glimpses of pro-Germanism at
work which they should at once re-
port to the authorities. Only in
eternal vigilance is there safety.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28
HOME DEFENSE MEN
RECEIVE EQUIPMENT
Newly Elected Officers Get Accou-
terments at District Building.

Officers appointed at the last regular
meeting of the Home Defense League
OF the Ninth Precinct yesterday re-
ceived the items Of their equipment
from the League Headquarters in the
District Building.
The appointments were as follows:
TO be lieutenants: J. c. Mcconnell
and ]. NJ. Casten. To be seTgcants:
Section No. ]. DR.. J. 5. Arnold. with
George \. Howe as assistant; section
No. ., James W. Downs, with Walter
]. BOyCe; section No. >. Mark IL.
Burnham, with Merrill NJ. Blackburn;
section No. 4, Maurice B. Norman,
with Adolph w. Sieverling; section No.
5, Frank A. DeGrQot. with Elmer w.
Holland; section No. 6, SamueI
Thomas, with Silas +. Robb; section
No. :, NJ. o. Bull; section No. s, Cor
nehus Barber. with l. William Down
ing
In addition to the appointment Of
Mr.. Robb as assistant in section No 6,
he was named clerk for the company.
1t was decided by Capts. Schneider
and kennard that the precinct be di-
vided in half and to make Lieuts
MaSee and Mcconnell responsible for
the instruction and rapid assembly of
the sections assigned to them.
Last night the men were taken
around the section in which they live
by Lieut.. Hodges of the police de-
partment, starting with section No l.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28
Army and Navy News
Best Service Column In City.

1t may be that the L. S. Marines
serving in France will substitute for
their winter field uniforms Of forestry
green, the olive drab OF the United
States army. Dispatches from France
indicate that the change is a mill
tary necessity. But the soldiers OF
the navy will still retain their dis
tinctive corps device-the globe,
anchor and eagle" says a Marine
Corps note. And SO. when you see
war photograph VI an American
soldier with the glfbe, anchor and
eagle on his hat or helmet you'll
Know at glance he's a L. S.
Marine. It's the only way you can
distinguish the soldier OF the navy
from the soldier of the army"
There is no shortage OF rifles for
the American forces sent to Europe,
although there may be some delay in
equipping all men of the national
army with the weapons they are to
use in training. II was said on Au-
gust p at the War Department that
the difficulty was to find the rifles
owing to the desire Of army and State
officials to keep a reserve. The forces
sent abroad will carry an average of
at least two rifles per man as an
adequate protection against loss and
wear and tear. 1t may be necessary
for a short time at the national army
training camps, however, for one COM
pany TO use the availa able training
rifles in the morning and another
company in the afternoon. This situa-
tion will end soon, however. as an
enormous supply OF Enfield rifles al
ready ordered to supplement the Ameri-
can Springfields will be delivered soon
after the national army forces are
modified.
To meet the pressing and increasing
shortage of officeds for the navy the
General Board is credited with two
suggestions. The first is TO graduate
800 cadets who have completed two
and one-half years of the four-year
course at Annapolis on January l and
to commission the next class the fol-
lowing September. This would reduce
the shortage by 100. The plan is TO give
them short intensive courses which
would prepare them for specific duties
The second suggestion is to give Junior
commissions to capable men in the
Naval Reserves. Many OF the Reserv-
lists who are at present rated as en-
listed men or petty officers and are
doing the work that ordinary recruits
are accustomed to do are expert yacht
men or have at least specialized in
various branches OF seamanship, and
II is belived after a comparative brief
course of training would make ex-
cellent officers for certain duties In
the navy. At present there is consid
cradle uncertainty as to the status OF
the Naval Reserve force and its Of
fcers. but It is hoped that changes
now under consideration at the Navy
Department may clear the siies-
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28
DROPS DEAD ON STREET.

Patrick Curtis, 20 years, of Rich-
mond. Va, who maintains offices in
the Victor building, dropped dead
early yesterday afternoon in Seventh
street between L and NJ streets north
west. He is believed to have suffered
a stroke of paralysis. Coroner hewitt
issued a certificate of death from
natural causes.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28
The Presidents Proclamation.

II was high time, indeed, that some
distinction be made between ncutraIs
contiguous to Germany and the gen.
eral neutral world. For some time
it seemed uncertain how such a dis
tinction could be made. But the
President has met the problem and
solved 1t in the proclamation he is
sued last night
1T is obvious" as the President
says. that a closer supervision"
must be exercised over American ex-
ports to those nations which are SELL
ing goods to Germany than to those
which are not. In other words, there
must be discrimination. and sharp
discrimination, between neutrals.
This frank statement by the Presi-
dent will cause some offense In Hol-
land. Denmark. Sweden and Norway.
Hitherto they have tried to establish
themselves on a neutral level with
Argentina. for instance. They have
dwelt upon the fact that they are
violating no tenet of international
law in trading with Germany. What
they failed to dwell upon is the OBJ
vious requirement of prudence and
self-defense on the part of the Uni
ted States.
These contiguous neutrals" are
willing, undoubtedly, to guarantee
that American exports shall not be
transshipped into Germany. Indeed,
It was for the purpose OF making
such a guarantee. with certain limi-
tations. that some OF them sent mis-
sions to the United States. But these
guarantees are not enough. The
American government must have
further assurances. We must know
whether our feed and fodder going
to Holland, for instance, is fattening
stock intended for German consump-
ton. We must know why 1t is that
dairy products are being exported
by these neutrals in such immense
quantities to Germany. despite the
fact that most Of them will be faced
by a grave food shortage this coming
winter.
These questions cannot be answered
by begging the question" or by fall
ing back upon legal rights. The
United States is to be hard put to
furnish supplies for its allies and
it's own people during the coming
winter. We are being adjured by
Mr.. Hoover to practice an infinite
variety of economies to meet the sit
uation. In such a condition it is
folly to part with a single ounce of
foodstuffs which may find its way
into German
But the embargo does not stop with
foodstuffs. II covers a great variety
of products. most OF which would
be of the highest value to Germany in
her military requirements. We can
exercise a liberal policy towards
neutrals outside the war zone in re-
gard to them We assuredly can
place them in an entirely separate
classification from the four neutrals
which today furnish the sole connect
ing link between Germany and the
outside world. with the single ex-
ception of Switzerland
The Exports Control Board has in
its hands a weapon which It will not
use tyrannically, but with due re-
gard for the tremendous economic
pressure which is to be placed on
Germany during the next eight
months.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28
ESCAPES FROM ASYLUM.

Dewitt Carlock. q years. feet, s
inches. 80 pounds. black hair, grey
eyes, wearing a blue checkered cap
md dark gray serge suit is report
ID to have escaped from the Govern
nent Hospital for the Insane at St
Elizabeth last night. where he was a
oatieut
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28
POLICE SEEK DESERTER.

The police of the Sixth precinct
have been asked to look out for and
arrest Patrick Rady, a years old. a
soldier in the United States Army at
tired in regulation uniform. alleged to
be military prisoner and a fugitive
from his command stationed in the
Northeastern section OF the city.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28

Some Baltimore newspaper man
transferred the Washington Baseball
ClUb to that city again yesterday,
It's a tough job trying to make a
major league city out of a minor
league town.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28

Twas great new that came from
Russia last night The mobilization
and dispatch Of their troops to the
front listens well to the entire civil
lied world.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28

The man VINO said Never run
after a woman or a street car
thereII be another one along in a
minute" never waited twenty min
utcs on a Washington corner. For
a car, we mean.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28

Blind" men applying for a license
to beg on street corners ought to be
hauled up before an exemption
board who will examine their eye
sight. in view Of reports OF X-ray
gowns and shorter skirts predicted
by the fashion sharps.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28

The government fines any steam
ship company 5000 for every alien
brought into port who cannot pass
the literacy test, while MeXicans
imported across the border to help
in farm labor are exempted from
the law by the government.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28

The average small boy is the orig
inal conscientious objector"-to soap
and water, as applied TO the neck and
ears.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28

How times have changed. There
seems to be no disposition in Berlin
to regard the Pope's peace offer as
a scrap OF paper
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28

Another protest against a dry coun-
try is put forward by the BARRIERS who
say We can't smell nice if alcohol is
eliminated
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28

We hope that Major Pullman gets
those fifty additional policemen with
out delay. They would At in nicely
in the southwest Ecton about now.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28

Another scientific retreat might be
the best method for Germany TO meet
the present drive Of the allies.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28

No objection is heard to canning
the Kaiser. but preserving is an al
together different proposition.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28
TUESDAY. AUGUST 3. 1911.
A LINE o. CHEER
Cwittsn especially for The Washington Herald.l
By John Kendrlck Bangs.
IIlLE.

Poor man. who doubts a future state,
And can't imagine Death a gate
To something better further on
To which the soul may come anon!
One might as well a candle be
To burn and spUtter greasily
And in the end for all its stress
Just gutter into NOthingness.
tCOpyright, lsI7.J
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28

The two is" in Dixie stand for
integrity and independence.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28
What They Say at The Washington Herald
Quality Circulation

When advertisers refer
to Quality Circulation
they refer to its likelihood
to bring returns. rather
than a circulation made up
of individuals born with
gold spoons in their mouth.
Quality Circulation in
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28
VACATION HERALDs.

rhs Washington n ERALD will be mailed,
apou request. to regular subscribers on vacation.
st their vacation address, anywhere in the
United States or Canada, at the sane 20 cents
per month rate as they pay on delivery Of the
PAPER to their Washington address.
Give old aS well As new address whsn writing,
and state definitely how long the paper is TO be
hume address
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28

the kind that produces results from advertsing-not PeO
pie with needs and money to supply these needs-but
thrifty people who realize and take advantage of buying
through advertising.
The kind of people who have the buying to
pay but one cent for the daily and Sunday HERALD
as against two cents daily and FIVE cents Sunday for
any other morning newspaper represent real discrm-
mating Buying Quality Circulation. Advertisers appre
cate the Buying Quality of HERALD Circulation more
with each succeeding year
The Washington herald., 1917-08-28
WITNESS:

In 1914 The Washington Herald gained about quarter
Of million lines in paid advertising the
preceding year.
In 1915 The Washington Herald gained over half mir
lion lines in paid advertising over the Preoed-
ing year.
In 1916 The Washington Herald gained million
lines in paid advertising the preceding
year.
In 1917, to date. The Washington Her MoM
aid has gained nearly half fEjSnsSV
million lines in paid advertising tsss g.
over the preceding year.
Tensas gazette., 1917-11-30
Every Woman Wants
Peat Bous in ireland.

Ireland possesses 25,0OO,OCO acres OF
peat bOg-One-seventh the total area
of the island. Much of this peat Is
concentrated in the center of the coun-
try, in the Bog of Allen, but there are
also large tracts In other localities.
To utilize this peat, not merely for
domestic use, but also for power pur-
poses, is n problem which has exer-
cised the minds of prominent lrishmen
for many years, and the department
of scientific and industrial research
appointed Il committee, with Sir John
Grifiths of Dublin as chairman to In
vestigate the whole question. Some
successful attempts have already been
made in Ireland to deal with the sub
stance on commercial basis, but any
efforts to utilize the deposits must al
ways have regard TO three circum-
stances-that peat contains and re-
tains large amount of water; that,
compared with other fuels, 1t has a
low caloric value, and that it is ex-
tremely bulky, involving Il high cost
of carriage.
Tensas gazette., 1917-11-30

started on foot across n field to seek
cover behind hill held by the French.
We had barely clambered out of N,
car when n shell burst Geo yards ahead
in field near the road over which our
car had been speeding.
"Well, he did try one on us" laugh
ed the French officer. "hut it was Il
bad one. I'll wire the kaiser to take
away his Iron Cross"
Over in the dugOuts behind the
French trench line an assortment of
poilus were whiting away ut knick-
nackS, playing cards or taking cat
maps. The dull boom of guns came
across intervening hills from the Yer
dun front, only few kilometers away.
Our escorting officer led the way on up
over the hilltop past an anti-aircraft
gunner who wished us "b6n jour" and
lamented because he hadn't seen a
German for many days.
Calls II Dull Life.
At an artillery observation post our
coming was an event. The officer in
charge confided that 1t was Il dull life.
The Germans hadn't sent shell his
way for long time. He was glad to
meet newcomers and mighty glad 70
break the mOnOtOny of days work
by pointing out the BOche trenches in
the valley below and the great Nau-
quois mine crater on the yellow side
of VauquOis plateau. No sign of life
came from trenchland. At one point
where V-shaped German trench
seemed almost To run into Il E-shaped
French trench-only 60 feet separated
then-there had been little grenade
tossing few hours earlier, when poi
lus and BOches needed warming up eX-
erciSes after breakfast. That was all.
Back we went To the officers dug
out for quite palatable war bread and
wine.
"War out here" he said as we were
leaving, moves like molasses."
Tensas gazette., 1917-11-30
ORDNANCE NEEDS MEN
Many Posts Open to Americans
in That Service.
Chief Officer Announces That Oppor-
tunities for Technical Men With
Unit in France Are Good.

Paris.-The ordnance department of
the United States army in France
wishes to correct an erroneous impress
sion prevailing-that, by reason OF be-
Ing particularly desirable branch of
the service. 1t already has enlisted its
full quota. On the contrary, there are
openings in every class, from private
TO the highest ranking nOncommis-
stoned officer.
Enlistments are required to fill the
positions of clerks, stenographers. typ
lists and general office help, both at
headquarters and the various depOts
throughout France. Many armOrers
and carpenters are also needed, and
Il prompt warrant for a grade com
mensurate with ability displayed Is
assured.
An especially attractive opportunity
is presented to technical men and
graduates of mechanical schools. The
ordnance department offers To such
men chance TO specialize along the
lines of their individual training. Pro
motions To the grade of commissioned
officer are made on the merits of the
work done, and many enlisted men
have won this reward solely upon the
grounds of the ability and training
they possessed.
EnlistmentS will be accomplished in
Tensas gazette., 1917-11-30

The lieutenant colonel tells the story
Of the goat barrage," says corre-
spondent in France. A few of the old
timers who have fought at his side In
China and the Philippines and Mexico
call him "Goat." No one else does.
"They were having machine gun
practice up draw" said he. "and a
sentry was stationed at the bend to
keep people from wandering up that
draw and getting their heads shot off
Before the boys could stop squirting.
But he did not challenge me.
"'What are you here for?' | asked.
keep people from going up the
canyon and getting hurt said the boy.
"'YOu didn't stop me- l said.
"'They said to let you come replied
the sentry"
Tensas gazette., 1917-11-30
KEEPS RECORD OF MEN
Army of Clerks for Files in
War Department.
United States Profits by British Diff
cuIties in Checking Up Casualty
Reports.

Washington.-A small army Of
clerks. operating files covering 10000
square feet of floor space, soon will be
employed by the statistical division of
the war department to keep the indi-
vidual record of every man wearing
Uncle Sans uniform.
The main purpose of tire statistics
is To provide an accurate means Of
checking casualty reports. Incidental
ally, however, the complete army his
tory of the men will be recorded.
Maj. J. J. Jones has charge Of the
central Office in Washington. Another
will be established in Europe. Weekly
reports will be made to central offices
by divisional bureaus, which in turn
will receive information from three
members of each regiment, specially
detailed to the work.
Two filing systems will be main
tanned. One, containing in alphabet
ical order the names Of every man in
the service, will serve as a check in
referring tO the regimental files.
The record of each man will contain
the name and address of his nearest
relative, To serve as an aid To prompt
transmission Of cabled reports of
deaths and serious Illness. The war
department also will undertake to give
relatives reports Of military funerals,
location of burial places and informa-
ton concerning Americans held in enc
my prison camps.
Until the Red Cross came to its aid.
the British government experienced
great difficulty in handling casualty re-
ports, and by the establishment of this
system the war department intends to
avoid similar confusion.
Tensas gazette., 1917-11-30
CUTICURA STOPS ITCHING
Instantly In Most cases-Write for q
Free Sample.

Cuticura is wonderfully effective.
The Soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to sOOthe and heal all forms
Of itching, burning skin and scalp af-
fections. Besides these super-creamy
emollients if used daily prevent little
skin troubles becoming serious.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Tensas gazette., 1917-11-30
SEATTLE WOMEN WOULD ARM
Discuss Defensive Measures Against
Woman SIuqeer at Mass
Meeting.

Seattle, Wash.-At mass meeting
of Seattle women held to discuss de-
fensive measures against a woman
slugger. who has caused IL reign of ter
ror in this city and who is believed
by many to he the man guilty of the
murder Of Miss Ruth de Merritt and
Mrs. Florence Wehn. IL was suggested
that all peddlers and others who make
living by going from door to door be
interned, chain locks placed on all resi-
dence doors and all women armed for
the duration of the emergency.
Tensas gazette., 1917-11-30
HEALTH STRAPS BURN MANY
CelIuloid Street Car Contrivances ID
mite and SINCE Passengers in
Newark, NJ. j.

New York.-The Public Service Rail
ways company of Newark, n. J., re-
Gently installed in its trolley cars eel
luloid straps" for the straphangers,
this as Il hygienic measure.
a car from Newark to South Orange
blew out fuse at Howard street and
South Orange avenue. Instantly every
one OF the new straps burst into flame.
People got off the cars the best way
they could. but several were burned.
The fire was put out by the fire de-
partment after 1t had done consider
able damage.