davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1917-09-09
AMERICAN SLAIN BY BOMB.
Lieut.. Fitzsimmons, Medical Corps,
Victim of Raid on Hospital.

The death of First Lieut.. William r.
Fitzsimmons, Medical Corps. U. S. A..
killed Thursday, when German ayia-
tors bombed hospitals behind the lines
in France. was announced in dispatch
received by the War Department last
night from the military attache of the
American embassy at London.
1t was the first news the department
had received about the attack upon
the hospitals. No mention was made
in the message of other Americans re-
norted killed in press cables.
Lieut.. Fitzsimmons Joined the army
medical forces at Kansas City, his
home. last May. and recently was at
tached to the British forces. He was
lust twenty years old and a graduate
of Kansas University. Shortly before
entering the Army he had returned
home after spending a year doing hos
pital work in France.
Evening star., 1917-09-09
UNABLE TO FINISH
BEFORE OCTOBER |.
Board of Appeals in Draft
Cases Has Big List
of Exemptions.
CAMP QUOTA NOT DELAYED

October l at the earliest is the ap-
proxjmate estimate of the District
board of appeals for the draft as to
when it will complete consideration
Of the big docket of exemption claims
pending before it.
The board has certified back to the
local exemption districts the names
~ about 500 men finally accepted for
service and from this list there Will
he no trouble in making up the 40 per
cent division of the total quota which
10 TO entrain for Camp Meade Septem-
Der 10.
Not Definitely Slated.
While draft officials up to late
bour last night had received no in
structions from the War Department
as to the number of men that will be
ordered to the cantonment on that date.
authoritative Information was to the
effect that As per cent of the quota
would be called for and orders to this
eff~,t are expected today or tomor-
row.
TO make certain that the As per cent
division can be raised according to
order of liability by September 19. the
principal activity in evidence at the
draft headquarters In the District
huilding yesterday was the considera-
lion of exemption claims by the ap-
meals board The entire morning was
taken up with the consideration of
c.ses the board adjourn;ng at noon
until Monday.
propress in dispoSing of many claims
has heen slower than any of the board
members had anticipated. In some in
stances it has been necessary to sum
,oon reeistrants for the purpose of OBJ
t.inine information in addition to that
sat forth in their affidavits. In other
cases members of the appellate body
haye made personal investigations,
,,is;t,p1 the homes of claimants and OBJ
tajnine first-hand information as to
conditions which might justify the
Granting of appeals or the taking of
adverse action.
Fixes October l as Date.
If was estimated recently by some
- the members that the board would
=. able to conclude its labors by Sep
..r,ber is, but Health officer Wood
sard. who is secretary of the organiZa-
ion stated last night that it would
he impossible to dispose of the docket
Sefore october /, and that possibly
,,,nre time might be required in which
20 fnally act on all the cases Inas-
rouch as the second division of the
District's quota is not expected to be
ardered out before some time in Oc-
tober, it IS thought that the board of
snpeals will have concluded with its
work in sufficient time to make possi-
BILE full compliance with all War De-
partment orders as to troop movements
TO the cantonments.
Evening star., 1917-09-09

At the request of Col. William w.
Harts, Corps of Engineers. chief mill
tary aid to the President and in charge
of public buildings and grounds in the
District of Colum bia. the President has
relieved that officer from his present
duties and approved his assignment to
the Regular Army This regiment was
organized recently in this vicinity for
early service in France and is now sta
toned at Washington barracks awaiting
orders to move to the front
The orders TO Col. Harts will not take
effect for several days, however. as the
department desired to have him complete
certain official business with which he
has been personally identified.
Stationed Here Six Years.
Col Harts has been stationed in this
vicinity for the past six years. From
1911 to 1913 he served as a lecturer and
instructor at the Army War College at
Washington barracks and since October,
1913. he has served as the Presidents
1llilItdFS ala IN fNaTSe OIL Olllcldt luNC-
tions at the White House and in charge
of public buildings and grounds.
President Wilson is known to have a
high appreciation of the services of Col.
Harts especially his systematic and
practical efforts for landscape improve
ments in the National Capital. That
was shown when he personally directed
the continuance OF Col Harts in his
present duties beyond the four-year limi-
tation usually applied to the detail of
IL,
expired in August. 1915: and it is stated
that Col. Harts would not be relieved
at this time but for his desire for duty
with troops in the field.
Col. Harts is from Illinois and is one
of the star graduates of the Military
also is a graduate of Princeton Uni
versity and was awarded the degrees of
master of arts by that institution. Dur
ing his service in the Engineer Corps he
canal. in Oregon: for the reclamation of
the lower Sacramento valley, for the big
post at Fort Mckinley, P. L.; for the
brigade post at the Preside of San Fran
cisco. for the improvement of the Ten
nessee and Cumberland rivers, etc.
Had Narrow Escape From Death.
During the Spanish-American war he
was a major of engineers in the volun-
teer establishment and was severely
wounded in the head by the explosion
of a mine in st. Johns river. near Jack :
sonville. and was under hospital treat
ment for five months. 1t was a mar
row escape from death. Two men who
were with him at the time of the eX-
posion were killed instantly. His stand
ing as an engineer is shown by the
fact that the American Society of Civil
Engineers awarded him the Rowland
prize several years ago, and the British
Institution awarded him the Tilford
medal in 1910.
About a year ago the residents of this
city gave banquet in his honor and
many prominent men paid high tribute
to the value of his services for the
artistic and utilitarian development of
the National Capital.
The President has not yet announced
the name of the successor of Col Harts
but probably will DO so in a few days.
Under the law, the selection must be
made from the Corps of Engineers of
the Army. On account of the war. the
number of officers of suitable rank and
capacity available for the detail i.
comparatively limited at present
Evening star., 1917-09-09
CITY WASTE WOULD
!. TOP BIG MONUMENT
Head of Street Cleaning De-
partment So States in
Annual Report.
MILES. OF TREES PLANTED

The first two annual reports to be
r received by the Commissioners reiatiNe
TO the operation of the District gov
ernment during the past hscai year
we're filed Yesterday by J. W. Paxton,
superintendent of the street cleaning
department and Clifford l-ahhah'
. superintendent of trees and parkIngS.
. Regarding the amount of garbage.
ashes. street sweeplngs ana nliscT
: laneous refuse handled last year. Mf,
Paxton says that were any one o. 'ueS
four materials piled up on base equai
to that of the Washington Monumeht
the height of the years accu,n una '.pi1 .,
would in every case be Tar ABOVE 'i'e
top of the monument.
To remove this amount OF waste re-
quired a considerable force. the aver
age daily number of men employed "a -
year being 500. with an average o. Nv
teams employed Funds expended 10
tfaled more than half million collars
Revenue Lowers Cost.
y If il were not for revenue which
sthe contractors obtain from the sale
aof materials. such as grease and fer-
stilizer, reclaimed from the garbage
: and paper. rags. bottles. metals. etc'.
tfrom the refuse. this yearly appropria-
.tion would have to be about three-
quarters of a million dollars, when
represents the approximate gross cost
of the work, says the report
The report states that, according 10
the latest police census the actual cost
to the individual householder for the
-entire service rendered by the depart
ment is S1.54I per annum.
The report of the superintendent .o OF
trees and parkings says that -.4s-
= Young trees were planted in perna-
nent position various streets OF tne
capital during the past fiscal year IN
addition, 2121 trees were removed 1or
various reasons These figures show a
decrease of 929 trees planted, due large
" to unfavorable weather conditions
and an increase of twenty trees re-
moved, as compared with the records
of the preceding year
Evening star., 1917-09-09

The postal and telegraph strike
which began about the first of Septem
ber resulted ir the suspension OF all
communications. recent Lisbon dis
patch. by way of Paris, reported that
the strikers had been designated mem
bers of the army and placed under con-
troll Of the ministry of war. They were
notified, also, according to this dis
patch. that they would be regarded AZ
deserters if absent from their posts more
than forty-eight hours.
Evening star., 1917-09-09
FRENCH MAKE GAIN
IN VERDUN SECTOR
Capture important Positions
and 500 Prisoners in
Hard Fighting.
STUBBORN RESISTANCE MET
STUBBORN RESISTANCE MET

by the Associated Press.
PARIS. September s.-The French
troops made gains today on the right
bank of the Meuse, Verdun sector, oc-
cupying important positions and cap
turing more than 500 prisoners. accord
ing to an announcement of the war Of
fee tonight.
The statement reads:
I'm Champagne. east of the road be-
tween st. Hilaire and ST. Souplet our
detachments penetrated German
trench, destroyed a number of shelters
and brought back material and about
twenty prisoners. including three Off
GERS.
Complete Success Claimed.
"On the right bank of the Meuse our
troops this morning attacked the enemy
lines on a front of two kilometers. 500
Fosse-Bois des Caurieres. The opera
tion was completely successful. despite
the stubborn resistance of the Ger
mans.
I'VE enlarged our positions north of
the Bots des Fosses, occupied the Bois
lie Chaume in its entirety and captured
the crest of the line which dominates
the Bois des Caurieres. The number of
prisoners taken exceeds 500, of whom
fifteen are officers.
quite lively artillery firing has been
maintained on the left bank of the
Meuse.'
Says French Attack Failed.
BERLIN. via London. September s.
The supplementary official statement
from general headquarters this evening
reads
In Flanders there has been firing of
varying intensity.
"On the northeastern Verdun front
the French attack at Fosse wood and
northwest of Besonvaux failed. In
Chaulness wood. where the enemy had
gained ground. the fighting is still in
progress.
I'm the east there is nothing of i'm
portance to report"
British Official Report.
LONDON, September s-The official
report from British headquarters in
France reads:
1.-THE enemy's artillery was somewhat
more active than usual today in the
neighborhood of Hargicourt Else
where the hostile artillery activity was
less marked: No infantry action has
taken place.
Evening star., 1917-09-09
LABOR BODIES TO AID STRIKE

MADRID. September S-Reports from
Lisbon say that several labor organiza
tions propose joining the strike of the
postal and telegraph employees The
Portuguese government is taking ener-
getic measures to prevent disturbances
Evening star., 1917-09-09
British Official Report.
Dr. Weldon Receivers His Memory.

CHICAGO, September s.-Dr. Thomas
= Weldon. jr., of New York, victim
Of aphasia, who disappeared from his
home week ago. and who appealed for
aid to the police here yesterday. re-
covered his memory today.
Evening star., 1917-09-09
1O4.87o Curb Trees Here.

Mr. Lanham's report presents a sum
mary of interesting statistics. showing
that. at the close of the year. there were
1o4.ST9 curb trees in Washington. for
a total nifage of 59S. go. Miage is fgur
ed on the basis of 352 trees to a mile.
AT the end of the year the mileage of
free-pla anted streets in the District was
es1.e5.
Evening star., 1917-09-09
ROOSEVELT PLEADS
FOR MA|NE-W0MEN
Says They Should Have Ballot
as Right, Not as
a Favor.
TALKS TO 500 SUFFRAGISTS
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
OYSTER BAY, y. Y, September s.
Women are entitled to the ballot as q
right. and not as favor, Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt told a gathering of
about 500 suffragis and their friends
who motored to his home at Sycamore
Hill this afternoon. He declared him
self most emphatically in favor of
woman suffrage. and was heartily ap-
plauded when he said:
''On the whole the citizen to whom
will pay the greatest difference as
duties. is the mother. 1 will put her
ahead of every other human being. To
deny the mother the vote seems to me
something SO preposterous that our
descendants will fail to understand
how we could call ourselves self-gov-
erning and democratic and yet deny il.
This is the only meeting dealing
with any matter not directly connected
with the war at which I have con-
sented to speak at ALL said the
colonel. in opening his address. 'T con-
sented IN this case because I wished
to see this war put through to a sue
cessful conclusion at no matter what
cost. I wish to see every man and
every woman in this country devote
every ounce of his or her strength to
the end, and when ] wish that demand
to be made upon every one / wish
corresponding justice to be done every
Evening star., 1917-09-09
Promises by Sweden.

Sir Eyre Grove, undersecretara Of
state fo- foreign affairs, by Sir Ed
ward Breys direction. spoke to the
Swedish minister In this sense on May
II. After some delay and a reminder
of the Importance of the question. the
Swedish minister. on behalf of his gov
ernment. gave formal assurance that
no cipher messages of the kind would
in the future be allowed to pass
through Swedish official channels.
Similar assurances were given at
Stockholm. July 2. 1915, the British
minister reported that the Swedish gov
ernment had promised not to send or re-
ceive kilograms on the German account
and August 10 he again placed the sit
uation before the Swedish minister of
foreign affairs. The latter admitted that
there might at one time have been
grounds for complaint but added ::
Nothing of the kind has happened for
some months and it will not occur
again"
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Continued from First Page)
messages direct to the foreign Office at
Stockholm, whence they have been sent
to Berlin.
In the spring of 1915 the British gov
ernment, learning Of the employment
of Swedish telegraphic facilities in
German interests. brought this infor-
government with the intimation that
unless definite assurance could be
given that this practice had ceased. it
would be necessary to place restric-
tions on Swedish kilograms in cipher
SO far as the use of British controlled
cables was concerned.
Evening star., 1917-09-09
Two Hundred Kentucky Plants Close

LEXINGTON, KY. September s.
About zoo distilleries in Kentucky were
affected by the governments order for
the closing down of distilleries at IL
o'clock tonight For some days distil-
leries have been getting ready to close
down. and actual distillation ceased
when the order became effective. 1t is
estimated that the distillers properties
in the state are worth $4,000. 900. and
that they employed from 5000 to 1000
persons.
Many employees, such the office
forces and statesmen. however. will be
retained as there are about 100000 600
gallons of whisky stored in the ware
houses in the state.
Evening star., 1917-09-09
Hopes U. S. Will Take Lead.

1T seems TO me that in the last decade
two We have had tendency to tag on
behind the older nations and only do
what they had previously pointed out
being the proper thing to do. | hope
We will get in the position where other
people can point to us as leading the
way instead of our advanced leaders OF
thought having TO beseech us to do SO.
"Now let make beginning. Eng
land has admitted that her women ought
to have the suffrage. The French have
for the first time seriously been consider
ing the subject. Let us take the lead.
Let the United states. as its first act OF
leadersip in the war. as its first act OF
leadership in planning for the immense
social and industrial reconstruction which
is to follow, a matter of right and
Justice. take the lead and in this country
put the women in fact on level with the
men by saying that every woman who
does her duty shall stand at the ballot
box exactly every man who does has
duty is entitled to stand. and shall eX-
ercise the privilege Of a free man.
1.-THE privilege of voting is privilege
which should he granted neither to q
man nor TO woman who fails in the
performance OF duty and should be with
held neither from the man or the woman
who performs the duty allotted 10 him"
Evening star., 1917-09-09
BLOW AT ARGENTINA
ASTOUNDS ENJOYS

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1917-09-09
What Democracy Really Means.

During the last three years we have
been in the habit of thinking about just
what democracy means. and / believe
that as We grow wiser we will steadily
come to the belief that on the one hand
we must in a democracy suffer no in
Justice and on the other hand we must
do no injustice. In other words. de-
mocracy must be a type Of political or
ganism in which every right enjoyed is
conditioned upon a duty performed
and every duty performed means the
corresponding enjoyment of a right.
Il wish to state. with all the en-
phass in my power, that il either man
or woman refuses to do his or her duty
hold that they have no right to the
privilege of the suffrage. ] do not put
it on the ground of sex. l put it on the
ground of duty. ! do not ask the bal
lot for woman as a favor. | say that
il should be given to her right
People say that if women are given the
ballot they will fail to perform their
other duties. j notice that the average
man who is most apt to say that is the
individual who is not particularly OF
the duty performing type himself.
People have said to me that we
must not have women vote because
they would all be pacifists. The Lord
knows l despise pacifist and i have
made no special effort to dissemble my
feelings about that. But ] have failed
| to notice that among them the shirk-
I ing sisterhood of pacifsts outnumbers
| the bleating brotherhood of pacifists.
Evening star., 1917-09-09
Says Women Will Sacrifice Most.


This white rabbit special that has
been going around the country has not
found a place for the soles of its feet
to rest. ] believe that when the right
appeal is made the mothers. wives and
daughters of America viii stand just a
trifie ahead of their sons. husbands
and fathers in sacrificing everything.
even those whose loss means infinitely
more to them than their own lives, they
will sacrifice everything to "A great and
lofty ideal.
''On general grounds 1 have absolute
ly no question that suffrage must come
as matter of right: if we are to con-
tinue our democratic experiment OF
government, il must come.
Now for the special needs created
by this war. One of the curious things
of this war is that il has brought much
nearer the day in every country par
ticipatng in il and every country ad-
jacent to the participating countries
when women will be given political
rights just as men are given them. be-
cause it has been proved by the actual
event that in this. the greatest and
most terrible war of history. the war
in which the greatest demands have
been made. the whole woman force OF
each country has had to be put squarely
behind the whole man force of that
country
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-03-23

m%l3ltoncrc paa ubeQrGuiet (i6 Tor
gGn0c &aars o. Noitarbeiocrnc 10 belle
3Ioratlosicr al sc mobiIIicrc0c Wauo.
itabcr. cucr rcttcrc io1t ale Rauoer.
&usmTuo, Y}arforbeioerc. fort iuqt
ole iom hapOc uoget at 1iarc Hco
}cro.l ,uotn oiaic To gIor$flu5ier.
Get uor oc 10 Ul0itc Aa~r2flosier az
acknowledgements Ncierue (ItTu.
0cnc pua Il % Is @Jarl, iom bleo
!asaiort pou oeunc @i1a0e % uiuet
tt.1aae til %oro,u. Cr vaa en- no
NcHiuliUg opuonco, @onobrl15miui.
tier GIcucutcI uocrliQerc, at aue MO.
biliicrc0c "2or0mEro" al 9Lar5fIQS.
len 1892 on CIore tlltioa WiTuS
ODER H. glorl ifnl 1joe9 % Cages
Permission ira Eronten. boaoa t
Ntart3 "a / guluiL ior At tlmne Sci,
tare / &anr % Noitarbei0eruc buer
pao III SCENTED.
Sraufri1e ~irorammer II GabeIen
en- Maucu GA Semmeruc FAR fin Mig.
tilheo % @ulojghco ogial / arig2tio.
IA. iprlig ga.
GreiS Trei$Iurh
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-03-23

net no, at 6rantriac iaar trGulcr
10000 Viuno Tor al iuo &uararbei.
ocrne oroentIIg uoisrt, 10000
Vtouo Tor at iaa Slaotouuen url no
iert, og Tor Storm. ca &%mmobicra
uinqcu trrnacs iaIt 100000 A}1no
5oor ituloc man taHc beI, 0cnuc
5turf, ira2
lluocrnIauingsmIniitc Giuiaur bar
nctop uoicuot ct GirfulUrc til ale
Sfolcr / 6rautrigc Der cr opcr
100000 al Dem, RI mco en- patriotjt
gIppcI iii StoIcmaoommcl cm at
mcloe iig irtolliI iii all Guar 90
&gitarbci0c uco ,Sorocu. "Trautrtlc
bar gchou ior c0cra N~cn1lucuheO.
Ocna ,Ioro i1r cocrs @rme". ijIcr nan.
81 han marcr Dem ill at ilrttc tia
iummgn / "Stolelaa" unocr %Grcreus
elCr &]rrcrWouls Commando OF me0
mIlItUr Geipctt o. &nollbc0. San
IGgger Dem oqiaa Interchangeable pla
Nicrtc at pprette S~folcbauer % Qicr.
ne Ell @6Hias o. N]uHlnqaar0 uc0 hucr
SfoIe, san opittuer Ct Iloet Rtlue.
itufte: @pi5 hUer 5folc paa Sun05.
bnaocn / 6ranfrlge fuuoe proourere
ON life mere emo 20 ag. aigo Goa
Oct ifal life mango Runtuer eQer
Sons til iorD, ioa uiloe oct berige
Sanoet meo life miuore enc en- mil.
lion Cons Aiso ON Aaret. - FOR ser
or 10000 SunOsifoler ! Graufrige.
Gipiania 4ppel oil iiffert life msoe
osue 2reu hos Ben %Iranite Stolamg.
Dom.
Wen Oct par uomgIGnaeIig ua0.
peuoig, al ogiaa ielua giilitPrppi2,
net maatte ORE noget Ior al Imeoc.
tomme Sanobruget9 arau, Get llacs.
al @cneraI Spnnteu life par uoaet
iGrIlg Iuitcu pua al uigiue uogen al
line Splf. men citer en- baaro auu.
mcroebat glt ban oog meo paa at per.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-03-23
lSoe Wai= Seirtnscn taar
10c Wtai!

11bc Mtai!
Ser or nof belte Mcnin9er, Ion ri.
nlellg tal uprc, cntcn man ifol ieirp
l1oc Nfoi iaor cller life. 3ror ooo,
oct bIir Ell panifcIig Saa Tor noacn
Zoe Mai-aomitt at bciten,me. en-.
ten ben lfaI Ieires eIler iIeiies. Get
bltr Ell SamoittigbeoSiaQ. Seo tru.
fer pna 11be Wai. fscft iont en- BIr.
be5tclt % life Def mooiottc. SfuI0c
Vi ga paa Den Sio upre inouiflct /
8cr~oensfrigen piloe Bette bort 2ano
pare | Sorg, orb Sorq. WeQet al
port beoIte, fraftigite, iriifeite BLOB
plloc oil orret, % nleget anOet uiloc
BIZ lagt paa Srigens alter, on - pi
bicmme boloe Set. llotrpf iom 'ieia.
'incperIpnt etc, iorbi man life ill.
Itemmer al ieire 19oe Woi iaor. or
Ilot uberettlget. SorreIten res lea.
al gamle 4tor Rorge er hreoipnt not
til at Ior'taa baa0e Dem, Iom ieirer
17oc, 90 benz iom life ieircr. Mor
Norae tan fonlme iii at iiae til line
conner og Ietre / @lmerifa: 8lenr
mig, % gier DIN GIigt!
Soicc, ga, 14oc Marts 1911.
$ aapuro.