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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-16
WOMAN'S HOME GUARD
NEW MOVE IN WAR
Army 100000 Strong Purpose
of Crusade Just Launched
in st. Louis
PLAN TO DO MEMS WORK
ST, LOUIS Mo Nov 1e

ST. LOUIS. Mo. Nov. 1s.
Americas third line of defense is stand.
ing at attention. II is the women.
Plans are taking form In several cities
Tor mobilization of an army one million
strong, under the name of the "Woman's
National Home Guard"
we are not Legion of Death-yet."
Mrs Anita Calvert lie Bourgeois lawyer and
FOUNDER of the movement, said today 1--WE
are the generals behind the lines, but we
VIII get into the actual fighting later If the
Government will take us. The women want
to fight"
In their oath Of membership the women
pledge to- Uncle Sam not only their lives,
but their homes and fortunes
Ihey Will seek Federal recognition carry
guns and wear trousers--reguatlon army
knee trousers-tucked into leather puttees.
lhelr uniforms are TO be of brown corduroy,
patterned after those worn by aviators
AS a neuclous of the million enrolment
1000 Missouri women, mostly recruited from
tashionable St Louis homes, are organized
ana partially equipped, according to Mrs
lie Bourgeois
While many Of our members will begin
training for the aviation corps and home
guard work at once we expect to center
our energies I'm teaching women mems
trades, that the men may be released for
hshting service she said. I'VE have an.
pied TO Washington for an army officer to
drill us. From our one thousand we ox
pect to get our instructors for training
schools to be established in Detroit, Cleve.
land, Chicago. Pittsburgh Indianapolis,
Louisville, Kansas city, Wichita, Tulsa
Oklahoma city, Little Rock and Dallas
I'm most of these cities we have women
now formulate ting branch organizations
After December Il 7 expect to address or.
ganization meetings in all these cities. with
other speakers. In the meantime I will 20
to Washington to confer with President
Wilson and War Department officials In an
effort to gain Federal recognition for our
guards"
The women will be trained for work in
factories, railroads. traction lines. on farms
driving trucks and all branches Of mcchani-
cal work, Mrs. lie Bourgeois said
An executive board, with representa- tlon
from each state. Is to be formed at a meet
ing of delegates In St Louis after January
|, when plans will be further perfected II
put million American women in actual
service of the Government.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-16
POLICEMAN ACCUSED
BY MAN AND WIFE
Restaurant Proprietor, Held for
Assault, Says Vice Squad
Man Hit Him

Samuel Amy. of 1887 Stiles street. who
teens a restaurant at III Poplar street
was arraigned in Central Station police
co,rt this morning on a charge OF assault
and in defense to the charge alleged that
ne was the person who had been beaten up
! and his wife insulted by Jacob Greenwald
A member of the police vice squad. and that
the attack on him was wholly unprovoked
His testimony was Corroborated by his wife,
Mary Amy, but was denied by Groenwald
According to Amys testimony, 1t is his
custom TO close his restaurant about 2
o'clock every night and to walk home with
bis wife, who helps him at his place Of
business carrying the days receipts with
him. For his protection against possible at
tacks by footpads he carries "a blackjack.
Last night. Amy testified. II was neces-
sary for him to go back to the restaurant
after he had left. and his wife walked
ahead slowly. so that he might overtake
her. As he left the restaurant the second
time he heard his wife calling to him, and
when he reached her side she told him that
Q man had just insulted her. lie tried to
quiet her fears. and they were walking on
! tegeiher IN the direction of their home,
When Grcenwad came up behind him
trpped him and pushed in between him and
his wife.
Thinking that he was about 10 he held
W. n'Ils sdlu' ne nre" nus blHCkJack, nut
the policeman took II away from him and
Knocked him down with 1t. Mrs. Amy then
began TO cry for help and Policeman Taylor,
partner of Greenwald on the vice squad,
came up, In the meantime a crowd had
gathered and both husband and wife were
taken to the police station.
Mrs. Amy, matronly looking woman or
good appearance, told substantially the
same story as her husband. adding that be
fore Amy came to her rescue she had been
approached by Greenwald, who used in.
.uitlng language to her. She had never
before had any trouble with Washers, she
eaid. She declared that she promptly called
4 for assistance
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-16
ACTIVITY IN SCHOOLS URGED
Educator Says No Changes Have Been
Made in German System

MILFORD, Del, Nov 1s.--'Germany Is
the only country In Europe concerned In
the present war which is educating it's chill
war;" according TO Dr. r. +. Claxton.
United States Commissioner of Education,
who spoke before the Kent and Sussex
County Teachers Institute in Milford. lie
urged the public schools TO maintain their
work In full vigor.
He described an attempt In Nebraska to
stop school and let the children help In the
fields an experiment which is proving un-
successful and which is allowing the chill
dren TO run the streets instead of keeping
them in schools. The speaker OF the after
noon was Professor Smith Burnham. of the
West Chester state Normal School. Pa.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-16

disturbing the Insurance. situation d So
eraI 4t '
The chief point raised by the Opposition
to the licensing was that the agents Of
the German companies would have access to
important facts relative to munition plants.
grain elevators and other industries en-
gagged In Government work.
Richard NJ. Hurd, chairman Of the board
Of trustees Il. the American Defense So
ciety. who appeared as the spokesman for
a delegation of New York insurance men,
was the chief opponent of licenses Assist
ant Secretary Rowe conducted most Of khe
hearing for Secretary McAdoo. to whom
the President delegated control of insure
ance companies. given by Congress In the
trading with -the-enemy act. s~si
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-16

MlLLNlLLE, n T., Nov. l6.--The total
amount contributed to the Y. NJ. Z. a. war
fund in Cumberland County as far as re-
ported is s7642. and there are several dis
tricts, including Nineland, yet to be heard
from. The largest individual subscription In
the county was hv the Martin pye Works, Cf
Bridseton. which gave $4,000. Whitall
Tatum Company, Nillvile glass manufaC-
turers, is second. having subscribed $4,000.
The Millvile ManufaCturins Company has
notified George s. Bacon. the chairman OF
the Cumberland County committee. that IL
will subscribe not less than $1,000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-16
ALIEN FIRE INSURANCE cos.
RAPED BY DEFENSE HEAD
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1s.

WASi1NGTON, Nov 16.
A ban on German and other enemy"
fire insurance companies similar to that
now IN effect on marine risk companies
was urged today at a hearing at the
Treasury Department Secretary McAdoo
explained that the Government does not
wish TO he vindictive against enemy In
terests. but emphasized that It was neces-
sary to determine only whether the con-
tlnuance of enemy insurance business was
dangerous to the United states In the war
and whether II was necessary to avoid
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-16
Russia Plans Waterways

Russia may carry out complete recr-
ganizatlon OH a large scale of its inland
waterways IL plans made previous TO the
recent political upheaval are realized. The
project includes Improvement of existing
waterways, construction of new waterways
and ports utilization of waterfalls for pro-
ducing electric power, Improvement of
navica tion.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-16
Wool Made From Basalt

An American firm operating in Australia
has started works near Melbourne for turn
ing the local basalt into mineral wool" for
use as an insulator in packing machinery
and ice chests and as a substitute for as
bestos. The basalt is melted down with a
proportion of freestone and limestone and
then steam. at an immense pressure, is
forced through the fuid.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-08-02
Recognizing Genius.

Merchant (to deteetive)-"Some
fellow has been representing himself
as a collector of ours. He's been TAX
ing in more money than any two of
the men we have, and l want him
collared as quickly as possible"
Detective-"All right. I'll have him
arrested in less than week"
Merchant-"Good heavens, man!
don't want to put him in jail
want to engage him. Puck.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-08-02

cles in this paper that l think ought
to be paid for too. I have not, how
ever, itmeized them
here are number of other arti-
might be good thing to discontinue
the publication of reading matter if
it were not profitable, Young said, 'If
all of the newspapers should suspend
publication tomorrow that are not
profitable, that are not making mon
ey aside from the job printing, the
United States would bs in a difficult
position
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-08-02
GO TO FRANCE IN WINTER.
Baker Says Guardsmen Will Be
Ready BY Then.

Washington, July 20.-In response
to protests against training of North
ern National Guardsmen in Southern
States, letter from Secretary Baker
read today in the Senate, said the ar
rangements had been made for eli
matte reasons, and that troops could
not be sent to France before winter.
He said it is planned to send di-
visions of the guardsmen to France,
probably during the, winter as soon
as they are through training, and
tonnage is available.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-08-02
RECORD BREAKING CROPS.
Grain Increase Over Last Year More
Than Billion Bushels.

A billion bushels increase over
last years production in the princi-
pal food crops is the response Amer
lean farmers have made to President
Wilson's S mid-April appeal saying that
upon theY rests the fate of the war
and the fate of nations.''(
The extent of the farmers RESPONSE
was disclosed when a prodr2tion CT
6,O93,00O, 900 bushels of principal
food crops was made in the depart
ment of agriculture July crop report
which shows this years corn crop
will be the largest in history except
one, and that four, and possibly five,
other crops will make new high rec
ords.
The corn crop, which with favor
able weather from now on may equal
the bumper yield of 1912, shows AN
increase of 541, 100000 bushels over
last year with total of 3,124,O0O,-
600 bushels. The acreage is IA per
cent. larger than last year. ,
The combined winter and spring
wheat crops will be 3S,0OO,OOO bush
els more than last years, with a total
of 67S,000,O0O bushels.
Barley, with prospects of the third
largest crop ever grown, will exceed
last years production by 100000
bushels, with an output of 214.OOO.-
900 bushels.
Oats promise to exceed last years
crop by POI, 100000 bushels, the to-
tai production being forecast at L.
100000 bushels. That is slight
ly under the record. improvement
between now and harvest, however,
may result in record crop.
White potato production on a %
1-2 per cent. increase in acreage, will
be a record crop with $4,000, 900
bushels, or 167,000,0O0 bushels more
than last year, not taking into ac-
count the home garden production
which this year is estimated to be
much larger than ever before.
Rye, another record crop this year,
will amount to 100000 bushels, or
100000 bushels more than last
year.
Sweet potatoes will register a new
high total, with 100000 bushels,
or 1 100000 bushels more than last
year.
Rice production will be 34,40O, 900
bushels, the second largest crop ever
produced.
Production of tobacco will break
another record with a crop of 1,215,-
100000 pounds, which is $4,000, 900
pounds more than was grown last
year.
In statement explaining condi-
tions, the department of agriculture
said:
"a heavy increase in acreage of
corn is noted, amounting to over IA
per cent. of last years crop, much of
the increase being on land not for
merly cultivated and the bulk of the
remainder on abandoned wheat lands
and acreage formerly devoted to hay"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-08-02

Picnic plates for sale at The Her
aid Book Store. Just the thing for
outings. Twelve for sc, and 25 for
Washington Journal., 1917-03-09
Mus Nentf6en Rir9eu.
ct. Warieufirdle.

Die Nobena 5u Gbren oes bl. So.
Iepbs 5lr @orbereititng nltf iein Set
om 10. WlGra beginnt am Somstag'
Die Inooht miro ieoen Wtorgen mad
Dem @mte Inn s l1br gebnlten.
DDie erbolten0en Sugenoen Der
Seelc" miro Der @egenItono Der bier
ten Soitenpreoigt beim SoHomte Inn
1920 am Sonntog fem.
Der bo9p. Serr q. S. StraiiB
.. 90. S., miro nDie 8flidten Der
@ltern uno &inoer" ols Sbema lelner
&re0igt ON fommenoen Wfitttpot)
Nbeno I'M 100 nebmen.
Die MitgIieoer Ser Sraren Sooa-
litat peroen BEL Der 7 llbr Wteiie am
Sonntag gemeinidaftlid our bl. &om
mlinion geben. Sim No6mittag Inn
8 l1br baben iie hire 8eriammirng.
Im Sonntog, IS. MGr5, lit Der
&ommunions : Sonntog fir Die Wfit.
glieoer oes Senior tpie Oes Sunior
&eiligen Nomen Seiu @ereins. Sci
Der 7 llbr Mefie iperoen fie our 81.
&ommunion geben. Gm ysadmit-
tag Inn A rbr lit oonn feierIide @uf-
nobme in oen Sunior 8erein. lin Die
8orbereitungen gu t~reffen, baben Die
&naben bon 10 bis Is Sabren anl
Mtontag, oen 10. MGr3, obenos 7.30
cine 8eriammlung in Der S6nlbaue.
Washington Journal., 1917-03-09
yGuncOr6ia @emeinSe".

Sn Ser Sonntogidule mar Der
langiGbrige superintendent, Serr
GSfor @abi6 genotigt, am Scnntag
Worgen cine ~betriibenoe ueberra-
fdung al bereiter. @r lit, olS Mnge+
ltenter Ser Mrmp Meoicol Sdool
@Iie0 ser Ser. Stoaten Nrmee uno
bate in Der borbergebenoen ISOLDE
plotlih ben 8efebl erbalten, iid bin
men Spei @oden ouf einen nellell
Soften, st. Maden5ie i'm Staat Wp-
oming, gu begeben. Snfolgeoelien
mllBte err Den onipeienoen 2ebrern llno
S6iilern Die MitteiIung MAIDEN, oaB
er genotigt lei, lein Mmt als Supe-
rintenoent nieoer5ulegen uno iid nit
Dem na6iten Sonntoge 3u perabl6ic-
ben. Die Mitteilung erfpedte aQge-
meme uno aufridtige 8etriibniiie.
Ser Wfiiiionsberein batte bereits felt
einiger 3eit i'm Slime, einen geieui.
gen Nbeno at beranitalten. @r tut
Dies minmebr am nGflten 9ienstog
Nbeno uno gibt oomit Der @emeinoe
ltno Sonntagsidule @elegenbeit, iid
Don Serrn @abi6, Der 5uglei6 @lieo
oes &ir6enrots uno Sefretdr Ser
@emeinoe mar, in formeller 8eiie
81 berubi6ieoen. Sreunoe, aud fol-
DIE, Die ni6t @lie6er Der goncoroia
@emeinoe iino, iino ber5Ii6 gu Der
5eier nit ~eiugelaoen.
Der Srauenberein b%erlnmmeIte
it6 am Mittmo6 Mbeno 1tno beidIoB,
unter Nnoeren1, Oienstag uno Mitt-
nod, II. uno IS. Ipril elm Ibeno-
eiien I'M @roeeidoB Der Stride gu ner-
onltalten. Dasielbe oiirfte olgemei-
ne gufmerfiamfeit, aud iiber Die Sc
meinoefreiie biraits erregen. Ser
&erein miro ndmIid Bel oieier @eIe-
genbeit periu6en. @egenItGnoe, sic
ibm 5lt Dem fiir5li6 fallen gelaiienen
9a3ar gel6enft moroen fino, poiieno
5lt bertperten. Gillette per6en in ben
n1diten 8o6en sur @erfiigung fte-
ben uro iolten na9 WogIidfeit Der.
breitet meroen.
Neltn @ebrrtstagsfinoer oes Ser
ems iesten nod Der @~erfammIung
ben iibli6en &affee, n1mlid Die Srol-
en- 8m. @rob, 8. &obert, Geo. Nop=
Tor, 6. Stein, Worp 8rotpn, so. Sor.
tig, Slllio 8ogt uno emma Sbom=
forot, iotpie SRI. gmilie gromann.
Sci Srau Sbomforot, Der BrGiioen-
tin oes 8ereins trnf es ii6 biibid.
onB Der S~eriammIungstag gertau altf
ben @eburtstag ielbit fiel, Die bar
gebra6ten @liidpiinide audi 6amit
INN 10 unmittelbarere 8eoeutilng err
bielten.
Die @ottesoienIte am Gonntag
iino morgens oeuti6 uno nbenos
7.45 ltbr engliid. Oonnerstag @beno
lit Iaiiionsfeier.
8abreno Der gaii5er nG9iten $50
DIE, bonn 10. bis II. WGr5, bGlt Die
Sonntagihltle I'M Saufe bon Srau
Oeatmon, 1908 AZ Ctr. S.-W. Ell
men 8erfatf bon abgelegten @egen=
Itdnoen - Hummage Sale = ab.
@lieoer Ser @emeinoe mouen oaS
unternebmen burd 3utpenoung redt
bielen Waterials ltnteritisen.
Washington Journal., 1917-03-09

Bere 2opalitdt bepieien uno grOBere
Opfer gebrabt als 3anaba. Ranas
biide Sruppen BADEN On alien Srons
ten fir bas Mutterlanb setdmpft unb
ibr 8lut persoTsn unb nit tiibler Be
rednuns nuroen iie bon ben britif4en
1efehlsbabern iiberaI in bic gefdbr=
lt@ften Steuungen sei4idt, tpdbreno
Die aus England tommenben 9ruppen
fOrgfdltis sefdOnt puroen.
Die 8erlufte bes tanabifden Gons
tiugents iino felt Iusbruh 0es Rrieges
sana enorm eetpefen. bod bic lppale
1eseiiteruns Der &anabier fir ben
Rries i4eint barunter ni4t Defenders
selitten au baben. Gs aeist fi@ stpar
bsreits ein beoentlider Mansel an Re=
truten tanabifder Mbftamnlung. bod
Der Musfaa pir6 mebr als aufsetpos
gen ourd ben srObe 3abI bon Mbens
teurern aus ben Ser. Staaten, bic fid
gum Rriessoienit unter Der britif&en
6tagee melben.
Washington Journal., 1917-03-09
Sine icltrnc 0Clsgens
felt reid 81 inerOcn!

g8ir offerieren 5ltn &erfouf Cit al
tes, oitt etubliertcs Wfcierei- otr1tf"
Siibner- unD Gicrgei6Gft; e6enio cine
quite oSce Grcom" Sa6rif, aus Der
i'm lebten Son1n1er $500 @ollonen
@efroreneS berfauft miiroen; ferner
befinoen ii9 bort: ein idoner @arten,
@ogei1, Hfliige itnO ollie n0tigen8irt-
lhoftsger1te. 0o5u geboren 6 Mcres
dlit fllltibierten 2aitoes, lporauf Elm
t2-5immeriges 3iegel- un0 3ement,
boits itebt nit ben neitelten @inrid-
tlngen. @roBes 8aoe5imnler, @oI-
ierbors, 0rei Seller. Gin nerer Stau
uno @ogenbaus, Siibner- uno @is-
balis; u&ig pen; OurG Oieie @e=
bGltoe fiibrt Oie @oIierleitung. @iien=
robren, bic 6o5u gelcgt linO, Tim ben
@orten 5t mdiiern. Gicies @elddft
0as an n&orpers 6errp", &. @o., ge-
legen lit, miro fir einen Spottpreis
b~erfouft. AuSbeiierrngen ollein iino
$4,000 inert. 8ir berfaufen es fir
nrr $1,000 in baar.
Eugene Fl. Taggart,
1920 @eiu 0orf glbe. M.-@.
Washington Journal., 1917-03-09
8ebmrtcn:

Solepb uno Sbo 2rauie, &nabe.
Hlioolpb ltnb Warie Siegrieit, Gnnbc
$. uno Serene Soff, Gnabe.
Mid. II. @liiabetb Beer, MGof)en.
Worfus nlo 4nna &aum, WGo6en.
@omuno II. Martha Grf, WGbhen.
Nrtbur u1o Ilice 2obr, Wt1od)en.
Spbesfalc:
Srieorid s. aoblmqnr, SO Sab
re, 1922 4te Str. N.-B.
Gpa 8. GoeIin SO Sabre, SibIep
Soipital.
&orl &auider, So Sabre, @arfieIo
Soipital.
@iIbelm staeer, 70 Sabre, Il. 9.
Soloatenbeim.
@eore g. 5aroeoer, 81 Sabre,
ct. eliiobetbs Soipital.
Washington Journal., 1917-03-09

Sn einem i'm vgloite" per0ffentIi4=
ten 4rtitel eriff Der Oeputierte Wee=
beiros Or. Miler beftig an. 81
iagte unter Nnoerem:
rDr. 0ouro Mliiler 5oute Den fdred.
Ii6en 8eroadt nidt auBer Q9t lafen.
Ser Jpn ipesen ieiner Mbtunft uni
ieiner. perfDnliAen Sntereiien umsibt
Die nirtli9e Iote bat Dieien dip MIDI
beIeitist uno jebt, oa Or. Miaer ir
i6r cine sntI9eioenbe Gner9ie entbedt
ftGrtt Ct nur bic 4nii4t, baB es Jpn
unm0gIi9 1T. irgeno etpds geser
DeutI9Iano gu unternebmev."
Washington Journal., 1917-03-09
Gana0aS premier.
Or 1T au uidtigcr Scratnn8 mad
Gualaun bcrufcm tuprbeu.

Der ianabiiGe Premier, Robert 8.
BORDEN, nirb bei Der in 2onOon itatt>
finoenbsn 8onferena Der premiers Der
britif9en &olonien Dorausii9tli4 cine
electromagnetic @Olle fpielen. Seine
Der Rolonien bat in biefem Rriege grOs
Washington Journal., 1917-03-09
BroG(iens SteGune.
@S prnteftterte encrgtif ge9eTt
Nentid1lannS Il. 0put.@riea.

grufIien, bos fart unter britii6em
@inftub ftebt. bat Dor fur5em cine eners
oi5he Note an Deutf8Iuno seri4tst, in
tpd@er es gsgeu bic GOrtfiibrung uno
Gusbebnung bes Sou4boottrieges bon
Seiten DeutFdlanos proteitiert. Die
Note purbe BON Or. 2duro Wiiuer,
benz brafIianifden Miniiter oss Guss
pGrtigen, perfaBt, Der bic abii9t bds
ben ion, Ii9 UNI bic prdiioenti4oft Der
Rspublit gu betperben.
Die Note, Obslei9 ni4t 10 f4drf
pie bic Oes prdiibehten MilfOn, IieB
an Deutlidteit ni6ts gu piini9en
abrig. bod f9sint tie trOBOem Die uns
ter benz ginfluhe @n9Idnbs itebenben
6eut19feinbIi9en @Iemente 9railiens
nidt b%efrieoigt 81 baden.
Washington Journal., 1917-03-09

Dttarb 9mpub's iueItberibm
Gogmacs fms sn $3.50, $500,
nnS $500 6as soae lnart je
nad Nlter ST. babeu bei G6riitiau
:fanbcr, 900 tie Ctr.
Washington Journal., 1917-03-09

Surge MitteiIungen , aus ben,
5amilienfreiie ODER aus Dem Greur.
oesfreiie, Die iid fir Die 9erSffent.
lihung~eignen, iino uns ieoerseit
ber5lid miQfommen
Washington Journal., 1917-03-09

Smpprtierte 8prtipeine, 4 Gor-
ten better Maswabl, 75e, ST,
$3.50 nnS So Sas bolIe Anart.
Gbriitian 2anSer, 900 7te Ctr.
The Washington times., 1917-08-13
EUROPEAN WAR
= NEWS SUMMARY

Fighting activity largely the ROumania
'front.' Apparently the TeuOnc high command has upon
Roumanan offensive operation major SCALE and has a
the enterprise
Previous the German Official reports of inferior
forces action have been superseded by Russian official disclosures
that the Germans and Ausns in greatly superior NUMBERS
The discrimination ROumanan campaign has apparently
appealed military authorities and the political chiefs
well From strategic standpoint Roumana the gateway to
southeastern BeSsaabi the ganary Of Russia Moreover this
the generally Ukraine which demanded
tonomy from the Russian provisional and might be sup
posed BY Germany with dsafeeion Politically also,
further into Russia north Of the River Dnester
and the Zbrue calculated unite all Russian opinion into
determination bend all energies toward defense and the expulsion
Of the invader.
high command to Field Marshal Won Mskensn ArehduEs
seph Of Austria principal aide and plainly the expectation
early capture the whole Of waahs ROu
m.na southern province and Debud. the Black sea .
province.
JOsephs armies Hungarian
increased with Turks
aans are lighting stubborn and 1rorUu. and thus far
the T;uTe forces s.y. been able to max: only slow prOsrs
positions the TOtu: valley middle western MOld1ya with ona
valley to the southeast north of Focsan with strategic
purpose cutting the GeIJsy railroad the main artery Of Mol
maintain salient which is thus 1ssailed both aanIs.
the southern flank Field Marshal Won forces have
Putna river auen Of the se The Russians and Rcumaans
driven back & Sg & IN this G.' r ers @ uon t
have captured a total Of $3.50 prisoners.
and captured the important village Of GrO1esn and nearby
along the ous river to the Of oks On the southern ank
the Russians took 1,2Oo German prisoners
river which dow. into the seFetS west Of Gsa
cas-; BY south Of Foesan The TeutOnc positions captured
On the Flanders front heavy weather has halted all
the Hns Champagne and Vsrdun fronts but the
operations have been local chiefly
great cost BY the Germans.
The Washington times., 1917-08-13
prices ABNORMAL"
DC. EXPERTS AVER

"The present high prices Of food In
the District OF Columbia are detri-
mental to the well being Of every
resident therein. especially to persons
Of small and moderate means, and
render Il urgently advisable that
some method be found to give them
relief"
In these words the District Com
rnfssioners give their unqualified ap-
prevail to the resolution Of Senator
King authorizing the Senate Commit
tee on the District Of Columbia to
and report to the Senate
on the advisability OF taking over
the Center Market and operating II
as q municipal market.
In their report on the resolution,
sent to Senator John walter Smith,
chairman of the Senate District Com
rnittee, the Commissioners say:
while IL cannot be definitely deter
mined from the data at the present
command OF the Commissioners
whether the assumption BY the munic-
ipaI government of the District Of
Columbia of the control OF the facili-
ties now vested in the Washington
Market Company would result In a
material benent to the residents OF
the District OF Columbia, II Is unques-
tionable that present market condi-
tions are abnormal and the adoption
OF alternative measures should be
made the subject OF thorough in
vestigation as proposed by the resolu-
ton under consideration