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The Washington times., 1917-09-24
TO AID
KAISER, POSED AS
"BRITZSH BUYER''

NEW YORK, Sept. 24-Department
of Justice officials have contended
that CASTOR B. Means was q man OF
small talents as q confidence worker.
and that his effort to aid Ambassa.
dor Bernstorf in American plots was
negligible. The recital by Theo. d.
Wells, a naval architect, OF how
Means bluffed his way into the con-
fidence OF some Of the shrewdest men
in New York indicates that his abili-
ties were not SO negligible.
According to Mr.. Wells he was ap.
preached some time in November,
1915, by a lawyer widely known in
New York. The lawyer was accom-
panied by q man known as Colonel
Morgan" said to have been an officer
in the British army. These men told
Mr.. Wells that they sought to en-
gage him as a consulting naval archi-
tect, to assist their principal In the
purchase OF thirty motor boats. which
were to be an exact duplicate OF those
purchased by the Russian govern
ment The boats. which, II was said,
were so constructed that guns could
be mounted on the decks, were made
by the Greenport Basin Construction
Company, through CASTOR, Williams
4 Wigmore, which firm held the plans.
The fact that $50 motor boats made
in this country q short time before
for the British government had
proved unsatisfactory, since they up
set when mounted with guns, led Mr..
Wells to believe IL not impossible
that the British government sought
craft similar to those made for Rus
sIa. He agreed to meet the principal.
who was known as Mr.. Mills. The
principal was known as Mr.. Mills TO
Colonel Morgan" the lawyer, and
Mr. Wells.
However. when shown 4 photograph
Of Means Mr.. Wells identified him as
the man known to him as Mr.. Mills.
Presented References.
A conference at an uptown hotel
was arranged and Mr.. Wells met
Mills" Mills" told him Of his plan
for the purchase OF the boats and
gave as references several firms and
individuals in England with whom
Mr.. Wells had had business dealings.
While little impressed with the mans
personality, Mr.. Wells consented to
act as his adviser AZ a per diem fee
of $50. Subsequently he was paid
$50 in cash after each days work.
Means asked Mr.. Wells II he had
any friends in ]. P. Morgan & Co.
Mr.. Wells replied in the affirmative.
Would that prevent you working
for me in this natter" asked mills. .
Not II your business is straight" /"
replied Mr.. Wells.
"who is to be the Judge"
why, naturally. l am to be"
From the nature OF the questions,
Mr. Wells assumed that Means, for
some mysterious reason, was seeking
to buy supplies for the British gov
ernment through some firm other
than J. p. Morgan & Co. the ac-
,'~o|''"I agents of the British gov
ernment.
--.-; the next two weeks Mr..
Wells attended several conferences at
The Washington times., 1917-09-24
LANSING TO BARE
NEW DETAILS OF
TEUTON INTRIGUE

Germany will be convicted further before the world this
week charges of hghhanded ntgues against the peace
of other nations
With revelation Sunday of Teuton bomb ard
poison plot in Roumana Government authorities limited that
might be shown that the Teuons had tried to spread dis
in America of her nsdious of hamperng
war work
The Washington times., 1917-09-24

Fragmentsry reports OF a strike OF
wood and metal workers at the Ports
mouth. Va, navy yard today met with
instant activity by Navy Department
officials. who called upon the Labor De
partment for medlators to be sent at
once to settle the strike.
The Washington times., 1917-09-24
Posing AS British Contractor, Sought War Craft Plans
LICENSE BUREAU
. Of FOOD OFFICE
AIDS SMOKE FUND

Employees Of the license bureau Of
the United States food administration
today came forward with their con
tributions to the welfare OF Americas
soldiers OF democraey-funds for to-
bacco for troops in France.
The list contains the names OF but
few men, proving again that the
women ana girls Of Washington--
those employed and others more for
tunate-ars thinking more Of the com
fort of the boys "over there" and less
OF their Individual enjoyment.
Clerks and other employees OF the
food survey division Of the Depart
nent Of Agriculture, through Mas
Florence Rector, today contrlbutSd
S1325 to the smokes fund. Miss
Rector collected the amount from
workers In the food survey division.
stansbury Lodge, No. -, T. A. A. n,
heads the list Of large contributors
today with S26 for smokes.
Contributions thus far received for
The Washington Times Tobacco Fund
include;
Lat Of cohtrlbatsrs.
Previously Acknowledged. 81, ,oe2 II
stansbury Lodge, No. "a. r. A
a. N. 70 "
Employees OF the food survey
OF Agriculture, through Miss
Florence Rector. e15 Elliott
street northeast. st........ 157G
Richard J. Harden Camp, No.
2. United Spanish war Vet
Grams 1000
Florence A. Kuper. rs
Dorothea Z. Crisp. rs
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Gertrude Hughes .... rs
Katrina C. Morse. rs
Marian Brook -.......... 10
Mrs. Z. X. Noble .... 10
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Mrs. Clara Il. Souls ..s...s. 20
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The Washington times., 1917-09-24
"AII My Family Take Father Johns
Medicine
WhenThey
Need a
Toni" !"
Il Builds New
Flesh and Strength

Here of letter written from Ptsburg
oldest boy when he months old
bad attack of and had doctor
him bottle Father
and him great relief always give Father Johns Medicine all
need W
Witsie, St., E E., Pittsburg Pa.
all family. the older children
Medicine the
easily up by
The Washington herald., 1917-08-10
FORM DIVINE" SECRETS TAUGHT
: AT NEW YORK CORSET SCHOOL

set you should wear and. what kind
you should not wear. She will even
lace you up in the proper thing. IL
you wish 1t. and in two minutes you
will feel like sylph even II you weigh
24o.
AS to bodily ailments-why, the cor
set corrects all OF these. The young
women-''doctors they are called
after graduation-know all about an
atomy and hygiene and all that sort
of thing and, consequently. adjust
your corset to cure you Of your par
ticular malady.
But, when the lecturer was asked
how the. business was getting along
and II the really fashionable women
wore no corsets, he replied:
Splendidly! yes. splendidly! You see.
It's this way-there are more corsets
sold today than ever before. The great
middle class Is just waking up to the
hygienic and artistic advantages OF
the corset, while the fashionable wom-
en- are deluding themselves into be-
lieving they can be healthy and beau
tiful without them"
The Washington herald., 1917-08-10
AMERICA WILL Win,
WAR MINISTER SAYS
French Statesman Declares Our
Armies Will Decide Victory.

Special 10 The Washington Herald.
London. Aug. e.-Paul Painleve, the
French minister of war. said, accord
ing to the Evening Standard, before
leaving London at the conclusion or
the entente allied conference:
America is quickly solving the ton
mage problem and will become a fruit
full field for airplanes. machinery.
steel. and food. She already has sent
many specialists and is sending
more, especially airmen and engi-
neers.
Then. in time for the decisive bat
ties. will come her great armies. Her
part will be great Together the Brit
ish. American, and French armies will
exert continuous pressure on the en-
emy with staggering blows at such
intervals as the high commands think
ft.
Complete accord in aim exists be-
tween the entente allies, and their
determination is strong. Together.
without faltering, we will overcome
the enemy in sanguinary battles until
the day comes when we, laying down
our arms. will be able to say:
Our task is over Justice will now
reign between the free nations
The Washington herald., 1917-08-10
.BOLM TROUPE GIVES
Charming BALLET
Novel Offering Pleases Large Audi
ence at the Belasco.

Poetic, fantasy loving Russia
brought her message OF art to pro-
sale America at the Belasco Theater
last night, when Adolf Bolm and his
fellow-dancers presented their BAL
let's Intimes" before an audience dis
tinguished by the presence of the
President and Mrs. Wilson, the Rus
sian, French, Italian and japanese
Ambassadors, and many other mill
tary and diplomatic representatives
OF foreign nations.
Surely the Orient never called on
Western minds to follow into stranger
places. Before this our audiences
have felt the imaginative stimulus Of
the Russian dancing, but in no pro-
gram previously presented here has
the element Of the weird and the
bizarre been carried so far as in this
collection of intimate" dances ar
ranged by Mr.. Bolm. The spirit OF
beauty, however, is never lost, and
this is the supreme merit Of the Rus
slams achievement.
Adolf Bolm himself appears in sew
eral numbers, OF which the most novel
and interesting is the 'Danse Maca-
bre," with music by Saint-Saens. Mr..
Bolm's dancing is marked by startling
vigor and expressiveness. Roshanara,
the famous interpreter OF East Indian
dances, exhibits a fascinating person
ality and wonderful artistry. Rattan
Devi sings some classic lyrics of India
in native costume and to the imagi-
nary accompaniment of a most sur
prising lutte. She also renders de-
lightful folk songs from Kashmir and
appears with Roshnara in East In
dian characters. Michio Itow, the
fourth star Of the constellation, gives
legendary Japanese dances in an i'm
pressively grotesque style.
A feature OF particular interest to
local residents was the appearance of
Miss Mary Eaton for the first time
in her home city as an exponent OF
the art Of the dance In its highest
phase. Many who had watched Miss
Eaton's progress on the stage from
childhood were surprised as well as
delighted to find her so far advanced
among these experts in an art gen.
orally thought of as peculiarly for
eign. She takes the important part
of Columblne in the little comedy
dance called "Carnaval," which has
been seen here before. and also gives
Butterfly Dance" created by Adolf
Bo1m, to music by Grieg. Her fairy
like gr7 ce and prettiness won the en-
thusias' &c approval of all the specta-
tors.
There are a number OF other nota-
bic dancers in the company. The or
chestral accompaniment is excellent
and the stage settings are OF unfail-
ing artistic interest. The program,
which is given under the auspices and
for the benefit of the American Am
bulance in Russia, will be repeated
tonight and twice tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-10
PRESS NOT SATISFIED
AT Cabinet CHANGES
German Papers Doubt that Appoint
ments Mean Real Reform.

None of the German press see the
complete reformation Of Germany
in the new cabinet appointments.
Cabled summaries of comment of
August s and reaching the State
Department yesterday indicate that
the forward looking elements of
German political thought are not
satisfied.
The Hamburger Fremdenblatt
says:
"On the whole the new ministerial
list indicates little change In the
government system"
Beliner Tageblatt says sarcasti-
cally:
The world cannot now say that
we also have not become modern
and democratic"
Vorwaerts says:
The new men are still represent
atives of the bureaucratic state au-
thority."
1t believes the most important
change is the appointment of Kuehl-
mann to the foreign office over the
protests Of the pan-German press.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-10
Police Head CLOSES
Three SALOONS here
Places Were Located Within Half
Mile of Army Camp.

Three saloons in the southwestern
section of the city were ordered closed
by Major Pullman, superintendent Of
police. following a conference yester-
day afternoon with United States Dis
trict Attorney Laskey, on the ground
that they are located within a half
mile radius of military camps.
The barrooms closed were those OF
John ]. Kenny. go Eleventh street
southwest; John T. Branson, 614
Eleventh street southwest. and John
j. Minihan, 11oS Water street south
west.
The saloons are located in the vi
cinity OF the camp of the two Coast
Artillery companies OF the regular
army, which are assigned to the duty
OF guarding the White House at night.
The camp is in Potomac Park, where
the First Separate Battalion is also
encamped
Additional saloons affected will be
determined by measurements of sur
veyors. Probably not more than a
score of saloons in the city will be
affected by the action of the author
tiles. which is to be taken in ac-
cordance with section twelve of the
army bill, recently passed by Con-
gress.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-10

p. Lochner. Of New yorn-a nsem-
ber Of the Ford peace party. pre-
sided.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-10

New York. Aug. s.-Much be-chif-
foned mannikins. in black silk tights
are daily hsylng their anatomy COM
pressed intoE perfectly adorable. 'fig-
ures at an institute at 40 East Six
teenth street. where a school Is con-
Quoted to teach corset filters the
hygenic, as well as artistic. method of
making ones figure appeal to the
masculine eye.
The students are being graduated.
too. and will receive diplomas Satur-
day. when the commencement exer-
cises are over.
II you take a trip to this commence
ment you viii learn many secrets
about the form divine" that you
never knew before. For instance, you
viii be told that the more fashionable
you become the less corset you wear
and. If you really are to be absolutely
in style, you won't wear any at all.
Then, II you are sway-backed or
very fat, or have one hip higher
than the other one Of the experts
will tell you just what kind of a cor
The Washington herald., 1917-08-10
PRESIDENT Is HAYED
UNDER CAPITOL DOME

At a pacifist meeting in the Sen
ate Military Committee room yester-
day demands that the draft law be
repealed were made and threats
against President Wilson, voiced.
Senators and Representative in-
vitsd to attend the meeting, held un-
der the auspices Of the Peoples Coun-
cil of America for Democracy and
Peace, dropped into the room and
then out as the speeches proceeded
Senator Chamberlain says he had
no idea the place was to be used for
an attack on President Wilson. Louis
The Washington herald., 1917-08-10
NEW SAVINGS BANK
TO BE OPENED HERE

Under the name Of the Liberty saw
ings Bank. this city Is soon 20 have
a new financial institution with a
capital stock Of $4,000.
When all OF the total Of a.soo shares
of stock has been allotted payments
will be divided into two instailments.
the FIRST 10 be made September !. and
the second In November.
George o. Watson k chairman OF
the organization committee.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-10
STACKER HUNT
PLANNED HERE
Many Arrests Of Draft De.
linquents Are Expected
in the District.

Wholesale arrests OF drart delin-
quents are certain when the District
has secured its full quota Of 1,o2
men.
In every exemption district the To-
cal boards have the names of many
who have failed to respond to the
summons for examination or failed
to furnish an adequate excuse, Ad-
Jutant-general Donovan said last
night no action had been taken in
these cases.
DR.. William c. Woodward. Of the
Appellate Board. also was uncertain
as to when action would be taken.
In some districts the number of
delinquents runs as high as 20 per
cent. In others It is smaller. In
every district there are many who
ignored the oficlal summons.
To Arrest sIackers.
As soon as the full quota of the
District for the National Army has
been secured. there will be a round
up of these protential slackers. They
face imprisonment and forcible en-
listment in the army unless they can
give a satisfactory explanation of
their failure to appear.
The work Of examining registrants
was continued yesterday and ap-
proximately 750 Of the total of 1,O22
had been passed when the exemption
boards completed their work last
night.
The Appellate Board continued its
hearings and will meet today. It re-
versed the decision of exemption
board No. /, which rejected the ap-
plication for discharge Of Andrew ].
Knell, of 72s Tenth street northwest.
Knell claimed exemption because of a
dependent wife. and was turned down
by the local board. He filed sup
Elementary affidavits, showing that his
wife Is physically unable to work and
care for herself and his claim was
allowed.
Among the unusual exemption
claims filed yesterday was one from
registrant who claimed he was
subject to fainting at the sight OF
human blood and another who
claimed his heart was on the left
side. The doctors discovered that II
was, but accepted him nevertheless.
Those Claiming Exemption.
Those who claimed exemption be-
cause OF industrial and agricultural
needs yesterday were:
Charles Frederick Ruth. IA East
Crawford street, Connellsville, Pa,
The Washington herald., 1917-08-10

employed ~ miner by the II. G.
Ericle Coke Company 1t the plant
at Youngstown. Pa.
Harvey 8. Garrett, 313s Mt. Pleas
ant street, an employe Of the WASH
ington Steel and Ordinances Com
pany.
Ross Urban, 500 Mclean avenue
southwest. an employe of the Wash.
ington Steel and Ordinances Com
Elmer e. Erickson. 1907 v street
southeast, an employe of the Wash
ington Steel and Ordinances Conn
pany.
street northeast, an employe of the
Washington Steel and Ordinances
Gilbert Smith Seek. ss2s Georgia
the employ of the Washington Steel
and Ordnance Company.
Hazeal RAIDER Rucker, Clarendon.
Va, an employe of the Washington
Steel and Ordnance Company.
Philip A. Bigler, 1924 e street
southeast, an employe of the Wash
ington steel and Ordnance Com
pany.
street southwest. an employe in the
real estate office OF Walter A
Brown.
Raymond z. Kendrick. SIT Fourth
street northwest. an employe in the
service of Barber and Ross in con-
nection with "a special commission"
given Barber and Ross by the Sig
nal Corps of the army.
John Schmitz. 1913 Vermont ave-
nue., engaged in the practice of
"Optometry.
May Discontinue Exemptions.
Abuses of the dependency clause Of
the draft regulations may make it
necessary to discontinue exemptions
on the ground. It was announced yes
terday.
The ruling said: 1.-THE controlling
necessity is to raise an army. 1t
is advisable to disturb dependents
tust as little as the necessity OF
raising an army will permit; II ex-
perience is to prove that the gen.
erous conditions prescribed on this
subject in section eighteen. or any
abuse of them. will interfere with
the raising OF an army then It is
no longer advisable to discharge so
wide a class and the conditions pre-
scrIbed herein will have to be re-
stricted until an advisable rule Is
reached.
Nothing has happened to change
the belief that the persons enum-
Grated IN section eighteen could be
discharged without interfering with
the raising of an army, but there
are indications that abuses Of sec
tion eighteen NAV render its con-
tinuance no longer advisable"
The Washington herald., 1917-08-10
DEFENSE RECRUIT DRIVE.

A drive to obtain recruits for the
Home Defense League was made
yesterday in the carpenter shop at
the Washington Terminal Company
at Ivy City. Addresses were made
by Capt. g. H. Winslow, secretary
to the railroad division OF the Y.
NJ. c. A, and Col. II. A. Winters and
others.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-10
Those Claiming Exemption.

Those who claimed exemption be-
cause OF industrial and agricultural
needs yesterday were:
Charles Frederick Ruth, 144 East
Crawford street, Connellsville, Pa,
The Washington herald., 1917-08-10
u. S. PLACES STOVE ORDER.

The War Department, through its
tepot quartermasters at Philadel-
phias Chicago and several other
cities. has ordered 101.390 light
stoves to heat National Guard can
tonments during the coming winter.
They must be made of light steel,
the manufacturers have been given
TO understand, so they can be easily
moved about
The Washington herald., 1917-08-10
DIES OF TYPHOID FEVER,

Mrs. Sally NJ Curtis. wife of WILL
lam II. Curtis, policeman station
ID at the White House died early
yesterday morning at the George
Washington University Hospital,
sron typhoid fever.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-10
Dynamite Publishers Home.

Montreal. Aug. s-The home of
Lord Athelstan, publisher of the
Montreal Star. was dynamited last
night. Lord Athelstan was not in
jured. The house was badly dam
aged. The Montreal Star has been
a warm advocate OF conscription.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-10
ITO CALL men
UNDER DRAFT
War Department Issues Rule
for Mobilization Of
National Army.

Regulations governing the mobiliza-
ton of the new national army were
issued by the War Department yes
terday. They cover every step Of the
mobilization from the time the Sc
lected man is chosen through the pre-
liminary period before entrainment
and even see him on board a train
bound for camp.
Copies of the regulations will be
followed by each local board in car
rying out its concluding work on the
draft.
The selected men will be notified
when to appear, by the local boards.
In the brief interval after the man ap-
pears, and before he entrains, he will
and will be under military rule, along
the same group.
These groups will be dispatched to
camp as called for. At the same time,
for every district, five alternates
will be selected. This is a precaution
against possible last-minute desertions
by members of the original party.
New interpretations of the depend
ency regulations, and a Tightening up
va N~SAHpNicAs phyciNoA
were issued yesterday with the mobili-
zation regulations.
Men to Be Notified.
The first mobilization call will go
forth September /. Local boards will
at this time be called on for one
third Of their quotas. The boards will
then notify the proper men to hold
themselves ready to report for mill
tary duty. Either the mailing of the
notice or the posting of the list con-
tanning his name, will constitute the
giving OF notice to each OF the per-
sons on the posted lists that he has
been selected for military service and
has been ordered to be ready to re-
port at the time and place to be spec
ined by the board.
On receipt of notice to send a GER
tain number OF men at a given time,
local boards will determine the time
of assembly and, from the names on
the proper lists, make up the exact
number required, together with an
order to them to report for military
duty. They will report to the office
OF the local board. at an hour be-
tween a. m. and p. m, and not
more than twenty-four hours, nor less
than twelve hours in advance of the
hour for entrainment on the date
specified by the adjutant general OF
the State.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-04
THEATERS
.'HER SECRET" TONIGHT

At the Rex this evening will be
shown the great Blue Ribbon feature
of the Greater, Vitagraph company,
Her Secret" with the celebrated
movie star, Alice Joyce, supported
by Harry Morey. $500 ;@@;a|-* ! $,:-,"
Suppose you were the secret mo-
Their of pretty little girl six years
old who you hadn't seen since she
was q tiny baby, because your
wealthy husband was ignorant of her
existence and you feared to lose his
love by confession.
Each day would find you yearning
with all the deep, unspeakable love Of
q mother to caress her velvety cheeks
and pat her golden ringlets-each
day would find you more anxious to
clasp the kiddie in your arms and
whisper the little sweet nothipgs in
her -pearly ear. ...
And then-when you were able to
bring the little daughter into your
home as an adopted child what Joy
would be yours! How anxiously
you would stand side by side with
your husband as she was brought in
to your presence.
See this at the Rex tonight at reg
ular prices. Also one of those great
Vitagraph comedies.