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The Washington herald., 1917-12-13

the message" brought to them by
Mrs. William Asher, who represents
th" sunday party in the factories and
mills and government departments.
Work among the woman Employees of
the government departments will be a
new feature Of the Sunday campaign
ers. They have never tackled" it
before. Miss Wilson figures there are
about 40 women employees in the va
rious departments of the government.
nearly all of whom have already
been reached by her committee. The
campaign work is carried into the
hospitals. There alc about 7l~ nurses
in various Institutions who will be
reached eventually by the campaign
ers. TWenty-cight Office buildings.
each employing 81 girls or more. have
already been Canvasscd and "a small
stores have been brought into the CO.
operative plan among their workers
At the MONDAY luncheon meeting it
is planned to have a prominent wo-
man, representing each of the de-
nominations cooperating with the
Sunday campaign. act as hostess"
each day. She will have associated
with her n numer of young women
who shall serve the meals to the wo-
men and girls.
DR.. James f.. Walker. advance rep
resentative of the Sunday forces, ad-
dressed the meeting yesterday and
complimented the Washington women
on the great success of the campaign
plans. He declared the work is bet
ter organized here than in any other
city in the country and he predicts
remarkable results from the cam
paign in the interest of Washington s
business women and girls.
The work is so well under way that
he announced there will be no further
meeting Of the women's committee
until early in the new year.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-13
WANT lights LIT
ON ALL VEHICLES
Safety First Body Urges Enforce
ment of Law.

Washington police will be requested,
by the Washington Safety First As
sociation, to enforce the law which
requires lights on all vehicles both in
the front and rear following the
adoption OF a resolution at their meet
ing last night in the Public Library.
DR.. L. D. Walter who offered the
resolution recently figured in a COL
lision with a wagon on Maryland ave-
nue. northeast, and attributes the ac-
cident to the fact that the wagon did
not have any lights.
A committee on trafiic law composed
OF A. Z. Shoemaker, A. J. Driscoll.
DIR. L. D. Walter, J. Clinton Hiatt,
and DR.. Edgar d. Thompson was in
structed to cooperate with ]. II.
Beeler, the New York traffic expert,
who has come to Washington at the
request of the Commissioners, to
study the street traffic problem.
J. Clinton Hiatt. secretary OF the
association urged the enforcement of
muzzling dogs.
The newspapers were thanked by a
rising vote for their publicity during
the last safety first campaign.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-13
BILLION YEAR
MAY Be SAVED
BY OWNERSHIP
Railroad Problem Expert
Tells of Probable
= Benefit.

Save $1,000 10000 a year by gov
ernment ownership of railroads,
This was the plea brought to Wash
ington yesterday by Maj. Smith w.
Brookhart, railway statistical expert,
of Iowa. He was invited by Chair
man Newlands, of the Railways In
vestfgating Committee, to present the
possibilities OF government ownership
Of railroads. Maj. Brookhart has
been working on the subject of public
ownership for ten years with Clifford
Thorn and the Iowa Railway Com
mission.
My estimates" Mr.. Brookhart
said, are based on reports OF the
government and the railways them
selves. I make my prediction of a
saving of $1,000. 900, 900 or more an
nually through government owner
ship, on three vital factors-superior
government credit. the elimination
of wasteful competition, and elimina-
ton of the custom OF capitalizing an
unearned increment Of real estate.
II believe government ownership
will make savings as follows:
Because Of superior government
credit, $4,000, 900; on unearned incre-
ment of real estate $500, 900, coo; elm
mated competitive waste. 500. .0o0, go:
total. 81, 200, 900, 900.
This is more than one-third Of
the gross revenues of all the rail-
roads in the United States. Until a
few months ago, it was more than
the entire annual appropriations by
Congress.
Il believe that government owner
ship will come. that it has to come,
and that II will solve the problem
when it does come"
Maj. Brookhart. who assisted In the
preparation OF evidence that led to
the dissolution OF the Standard Oil
Company. has already testified before
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
He will appear before the Newlands
committee tomorrow morning. He
expects to read into the record de-
tails to support statements made in
his interview.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-13
NEED 1000 FIREMEN
FOR SERVICE In NAVY

Orders came from the Navy Depart
ment yesterday detaching Assistant
Surgeon James i. Hooker, L. &. n.
from the command os the Naval Hu-
pital at Washington and assigning
him for duty at the main recruiting
station OF the navy, SO Ninth street
northwest, relieving Assistant Surgeon
Albert +. Leggett. u. S. ~, who has
been ordered 10 report at the Asiatic
station.
The latter win sail from q Pacino
port early next month.
II is likewise significant that the
main recruiting station OF the navy
here has grown so much In importancs
Of late that IL was found necessary %
assign the commanding Officer Of the
Naval Hospital 10 the post vacsteC by
LcEEctt.
Ensign II. Z. Middleton. z. s. n.
yesterday reported about thirty new
names when the Office closed.
Lieut.. Commander Grady. recruiting
inspector for the Navy Department at
New York City, yesterday notified all
recruiting stations hv wire 70 speed up
cnlistments for thi~d-class fremen for
the navy. as 2.0r0 are needed at once.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-13
UNIVERSAL TRAINING
PROPOSAL ENDORSED
Sons of Revolution Addressed by
H. H. Sheetz on That Subject.

Universal military training was In
dorsed in a resolution adopted at the
annual meeting of the District Sons OF
the Revolution.
II. II. Sheetz. secretary OF the UnI-
versal Military Training League,
urged the necessity Of universal mill
tary training. declaring ConEress
should adopt the pending measure
Brig. Gen. George Richards was re-
elected president of the associat don. as
were the other officers
The meeting was held at the Univsr
sity Club, Fifteenth and streets
northwest.
After the business session. motion
pictures were displayed by Franoia
Holley. OF the Bureau Of Commercial
Economics.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-13
HUNS PLAN DRIVE
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE,

Asiago plateau yesterday. but follow
ing a day of terrific fighting were un-
able to extend their gains. A few po-
sitions which Gen. Diaz' troops were
forced to abandon in the opening
hours of the battle were recovered
later, tho Rome statement says. and
nightfall saw the enemy's great effort
reduced to normal artillery fire.
Meanwhile snow has begun to fall
throughout the mountain district
where the Teutons are striving to
smash through to the Venetian
plains, increasing the confidence of
the allies that the enemy's drive will
be held within it's present limits. A
heavy fall of snow cannot but work
against the Austria-German plans,
making communications difficult to
maintain and blocking their way into
the main passes Of the mountain
front
Berlin today reports only local en-
gagements in isolated sectors be-
tween the Brenta and Piave, in which
prisoners were taken.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-13
Russian Revolutionary Terms
and What They Mean

"Bolshevik" is Russian word meaning literally most"
politics. of radical
of the Social Democratic party.
Menshevik is the opposite meaning literally the least
or moderate of the Social Democratic
"Maximals" Minmaist" forms of
these words.
Bourgeois, pronounced Russian "boorzhewy" of
reproach conferred by the socialists people
white collars and therefore have captalistic
Cadet" abbreviation formed of the
the Constitutional Democratic party of which
foreign minister the leader CD or in Russian
Ka-Day.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-13
SUNDAY RALLY PLANS
CONrINuED FROM PAGE ONE.

CON TIM Eslp fktlM HAtt IN +.
The general committee has divided
itself into three separate divisions
the central division. the luncheon
division and the extension division.
Mrs. o. f. Howe is chairman of the
central division. She has working
with her these committee heads:
stores. Mrs. J. II. Young: offices.
Mrs. T.. +. Richardson. telephone eX-
changes. Mrs. W. X. Cooper: business
colleges. Mrs. e. E. Ferguson; street
sections. Mrs. O. B. Jenkins.
Miss Mary p DunCannOn is chair
man OF the luncheon division, which
will direct the MONDAY luncheon
meetings for women workers. to be
held somewhere in the business sec
ton of the city-possibly in the Con-
grcCational Church. The women
workers will be invited to spend their
monday lunch hour at this central
meeting place, where they may obtain
a luncheon at a nominal price and
where they will hear the Gospel eX-
pounded four days each week by Miss
Frances Miller, the sunday party eX
pert in this line of work.
The extension division is under the
craftsmanship of Mrs. w. r. Nc
DOwell. wife of Bishop Mcdowell. of
the Methodist Church. She has as
sociated with her these subcOmmit-
tees: Government departments, Miss
Agnes Hart Wilson. daughter of the
secretary of Labor: factories, Mrs.
r. B. Rosa; hospitals, Mrs. Fl. S.
France: hotels. Mrs. J. n. Culbert-
son; homes. Mrs. William Corby.
Survey In Progress.
A survey is now under way of every
woman and girl employed in these va
rious establishments in Washington.
Those covered in the central division
will be urged to attend the MONDAY
luncheon and go regularly to the
Tabernacle services. Those women in
the extension department. will have
The Washington herald., 1917-12-13

Terted or even if not changed they must all be
eliminated as waste. Now s. E. S. il Just as
necessary 10 health n the blood is sick as the
elements Of food and air. There is nothing
theatrical about it 1t has been established
IS a fact by recovc:ies from eczema, acne and
other skin Affections; from cAtNTrh. wherever
located; from rheumatism Of whatever form.
long standing and stubborn conditions .tT1d
even in anAemic conditions, where the blood
has become thin and impoverished. :. S :.
exerts a mighty power to enable the blood 20
redll itself Of flesh producing elements.
There isn't 8 well-stocked drug or department.
store anywhere in AmeTicA but what has sold
s. s. 8. continually year after year. II Is the
most generally recommended remedy known.
Not Q drop q minerals u used in this n
The Washington herald., 1917-12-13
BRITISH ARE FESTIVE
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

Like the efforts OF Bethmann Holl-
Veg. those Of kuehlmann and Count
Czernin toward a moderate peace with
the Western allies came to a stop.
However, il Britain shows an official
spirit of moderation at this period it
is feared German militarists will in
terTret 1t as a sign Of weakness and
thereby strengthen their grip to pro-
long the war On the other hand.
moderates argue that President Will
sons policy is doing more to shorten
the war than many divisions could aC-
complish.
The British man power question is
Of even wider importance than de-
Gliding whether to raise the age limit
to 45 and to introduce conscription
in Ireland.
The United States may be urged to
send troops to be trained in France
and Great Britain in order to save
time. Above everything is the ques-
tion of war aims.
The question whether Britain is
prepared officially to accept the policy
outlined nv President Wilson will be
answered this week.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-13
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
PUSH PAY DEMANDS

Additional increase OF salary to the
government employees over that grant
ed by Congress last year for a period
of one year was urged at the meeting
of the Federal Employees Union last
night in the Chamber Of Commerce.
The increase in the cost Of the neces-
saries of life in all lines was pointed to
by members as showing clearly the
necessity of an increase being al
lowed.
The resolution recently adopted by
the Chamber of Commerce and the
Retail Merchants Association urging
greater increase were endorsed by
the meeting, as was the bill introduced
in Congress by Representative Keat-
ing increasing salaries as much as
thirty per cent during the coming
year.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-13

Billy Sunday may quit the evan
gcIistic field.
He dosen't intend to quit preach
ing the gospel since he has declared
repeatedly he intends to keep on
preaching until he becomes "physi-
caIly disabled"
Rut he has in mind a plan to give
up his campaigns in various cities
and devote his time hereafter to re-
vival campaigns among the Amer
lean soldiers at the various canton
mcnts in this country. Later there
is a possibility that he may go over
seas and bring the message" to
the boys in the trenches and behind
the firing lines.
The noted evangelist told a big
audience yesterday down in At
Ianta. Ga, where he is in the $ Xth
week Of seven weeks revival
icampaign that pretty soon I 'hink
behind me and preach to the boys
over there"
Billy" declared that during the
last few weeks he has been deluged
with invitations to go overseas and
preach to the American soldiers and
to tho soldiers Of the allies. and
that he just coUldnt stand these
appeals much longer
Likes the soldiers.
It has been known for several
weeks that Eilly Sunday had in
mind a plan to give up his cam
paigns at the end Of the present
..eason and go into the American
'cantonmcnts and preach. There Is
nothing that appeals more strongly
to the evangelist than a hoy IN
khaki" lie has said repeatedly that
"nobodv gets so tangled mp in my
heart strings as 4 soldier
vt each one of his Atlanta meet
fngs Billy Sunday has appealed es-
rcCiaIlv to his hearers to look out
for the soldier boys" They are al
vays the honor guests" at the taher-
rarIe meetings. The evangelist went
once to Camp Gordon. Just "utsiH"
Of Atlanta. To talk to 3."0 of tn"
soldiers, and the impression nc made
was -n strong that he has been re-
rsatcdIv urged to come back to
the cautonment
MA" SUNDAY. wife Of the evan
gcliSt. also mas q warm spot in her
heart for the soldier boys and each
dav at the sunday home in Atlanta
there the several of the soldiers at
the dinner table. She goes out to
Camp Gordon each Saturday and svws
for the soldiers
George Marquis Sunday. eldest son
Of the EVANGELIST, is now in WASH
inGton awaiting word from the War
Department 10 20 into active scrv-
ice He has volunteered his services
to Uncle sam. and it is understood
he is to receive 4 commission in
the motor transportation branch OF
the army under Gen. Pcrshing.
In ;hc event that Billy Sunday de-
Cides TO give up his campaign work
for service among the soldiers. it
is expected he Will keep his efficient
cvangeIi$tic organization intact and
conduct his meetings pretty much
along the lines he now follows. No
such mu5" will he made. however.
until after he shall have finished
( his Washington campaign and shall
have completed seven weeks revi-
wi series in Chicago. where he will
=" from this city.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-13
Strength Power Accomplishment Tyed BY Famous Blood Purifier

Whep blood troubles become 20 firmly i'm
bedded in the glands and deeper tissues it calls
for the searching influence Of 8. s. S. to dis
lodge them.
And there are many reasons why s. s. s.
does this To begin with. the medicinal prop
critics Of s. s. S. are derived from semi
tropical drug plants and extracted direct from
their natural state. No other drugs are added.
no minerals, nothing to disturb the stomach or
create harmful conditions.
Thus it goes directly into the blood and BE-
comes at cnce q medical influence for prompt
and effective repair. This is important. We
obtain all snstenance from solid foods. Equids,
and air. All Of these slbstaposs are utilized up
to cegtsin degree, then eitltr changed @ CON
The Washington herald., 1917-12-13
MAY
DESERT PULPIT
FOR TRENCHES
Noted Evangelist May Go
Over There to Preach
the Gospel.
Billy Sundayisms.

You can't sit down and drink
beer and then look at God through
the bottom Of the glass.
The dance is simply a hugging
match set to music.
Full dress. they call it-undress
is nearer right.
The tango Is the rottenest, most
putrid. stinkinGest dance that ever
wriPgled out Of the pit of perdi-
ton.
You make the men dance by
themselves and 1t will kill the
dance in two weeks.
You can't live with the Lord on
sunday and start to live with the
devil on Monday morning.
There are a few people who
make no prCtcnse of understand
ing the HiEIe Why? Because they
are too lazy to study It.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-13
UPRISING OF TEUTONS
In AMERICA FEARED

Fear Of pro-Cicrman or prn-Aus-
trian UpriSinsSs in this country has led
Senator FTelinghUys"n. Of New Jor-
scy. to ask a S,O1r.u00 appropriation
for rifles for Home Guards.
The Senator introduced a joint ros-
UIUtiOn authorizing the Secretary
of War t. purchase all rifles
now being made in this country for
customers other than the United
State lie may commando the guns
II necessary.
It has been found impossible. saws
the resolution. to equip the Home
Guards properly with rifles. and some
Of the States are therefore without
adequate facilities for subduinE or
ganiZed disturbances or outbreaks
should the same he brought about by
pro-enemy sympathiZers.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-13
URGE PUPILS
TO PURCHASE
WAR STAMPS
Campaign in Public Schools
Now on in Full
Blast.

The campaign to boost the sale of
war savings and thrift stamps in the
District began yesterday in the
public schools with the pupils OF
five schools hearing addresses upon
the stamps by members of the
speakers committee, under w. w.
Bride. Today the campaign in the
schools of the city will be in full
blast.
There will be ten speakers in as
many schools every day from now
on. and each night a dozen moving
picture theaters will be visited by
speakers.
Students in both Business and Nc
Kinley Manual Training high schools
heard speakers on the campaign last
night. Judge Arthur b. Hayes. and
Gordon Bell addressed the meeting
at Mckinley. telling of the benefit
to the individual and the govern
ment derived from the purchase Of
stamps. The meeting at Business
High School was addressed By
Charles w. Darr and Manton NJ
WyveIl.
Prizes are Offered.
A meeting also was held at the JEFF
ferson School. Sixth and d streets
southwest. Residents Of the neigh
borhood heard Claude n. Barnes point
out the deSirahility OF the stamps for
Christmas presents both to children
and adults, in place of trinkets and
even useful garments usually given
During yesterday afternoon ad-
dresses were made in a meeting in
the Cook and Blair schools by mem
bers Of the speakers committee. Ross
+. Pollock, one of the speakers Of the
four minute squad during the Liberty
Loan drive addressed the meeting at
the Blair School. r. Z. Flchardy
spoke bcforr The meeting at the Cook
School.
Stephen F. Kramer. Of the white
schools. Roscoe c. Bruce. of the ne
gro schools. two assistant superinten-
dents and Charles Hart. of Business
High School. were appointed Yestet-
day by Superintendent ThUrston as a
committee to take charge Of the War
Savings Stamps campaign in the pub
lie schools.
D. J. Callahan. chairman Of the To-
cal committee has called a meeting
OF the ministers OF the protestant
churches Of the city for Friday after
noon at the District Building to enlist
their aid in the campaign.
A fine prize of $40 and eight prizes
Of s. each have been offered by Ber-
berich's Sons shoe store TO those car
riers leading the list with sales Of
stamps.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-13
Boys In u. S. Saved
Many Farmers Crops

Who says a city boy can't farm?
Five hundred farmers employing boys
from Chicago reported that less than
l per cent proved unsatisfactory.
And here are some other facts
gathered by William z. Hall, national
director Of the L. S. Boys Working
Reserve:
The boys Of South Idaho saved
crops valued at s1."onOnn. Boys saved
the entire apple crop in Adams Coun-
ty, Pa BOYS from Washington. sent
10 Salem, " J.. turned out the entire
product OF a glass Jar manUfact
when his men quit to make munitions.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-13
Woman, Flying $50 Miles,
Establishes New Record

San Francisco, Dec. 12.-Breaking the
long-distance flying records for wo-
men, Katherine Stinson, the Texas
girl aviator. today made a nonstop
fight from San Diego to San Fran
cisco, a corrected distance OF $50 miles,
in eight hours and fifty-five minutes.
Her average speed was a fraction
over a mile a minute.
Miss Stinson shattered the previous
woman's mark Of 512 miles made by
Ruth Law in her fight run from Chi
cago to Hornell, N. Y, last year.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-13
Harmless Means
of Reducing Fat

Many fat PEOPLE fear ordinary means for
reducing rnrir weight Hrra is an ,Ntsanr,Ij-
nary merhO,l. E.VtraaTlEtTy because While
Perfectly harmless no .'ietiu- NJ exercise are
nsceSsarv Nlrmrh Prescription Tablets are
made eva.tly in accordance with the famous
HIlrmola Prescription. \ reduction Of TWO
three Gr frrr pounds ve"k is tho rEle. Pr
r'-r" them frnu auv druggist ~ i yr-r prrf0r
send > Curs - TN" Narm0Il 60. ~ Wo'd-
ward Ave, Detroit. Mich. frr a large rlst.-
The Washington herald., 1917-12-13
NUTSHELL NEWS.

Sut against the Washington Railway
"Hd Electric Company to recover
s2I"f" was filed in the District Su-
ur' 49," Court by Mack Brown. an en-
Uloye It the steel plant at GiesborO
Th"ngh Attorney James O'Shea,
RrCwn ALLEGES that while a passenger
"u the Nnacostia line April ? last he
whe struck ny a switch bar and sus-
tanned injuries TO his eyes, head and
-hDTidCrS.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-13

nous preparation. and Il Is thus a remedy thai
any one can safely use and can h1aestly and
cnnsientiously urge his best friend 70 ~
For this reason when you AK for q bottle of Q.
$. s.. do not Re talked into snmething ''tuSt a.
good" ss you viii certainly be fooled and Do
ceived.
5. :. s. is prepared only in the laboratory 4
the Swift Specific o.. - Swift BIDS, AtiautS,
Ca.
And any one who is afflicted with any forn
OF blood trouble may write fer free ADVICE On
the best method Of using :. s. s., togsther
WITH helpful advice othcr matters. ms o.
pArtmcnt has been Of invaluable beneht 10 Q
host OF thankful people during the psz hsif
csntuE1.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-13
MRS. GERARD DOING WELL

New York. Ne Mrs. James W.
Gorand. wife uC the former Ambassa-
GuT to Germany. is reported today to
i.e resting comfortably IN her apart
ments in iNo J. ElZ-CArlton Ho.eL She
was successfully operated uNon yes
tcrday Tor appendicitis and her oondi.
ton is said 10 be favorable.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-13
Briti,h Casualties Decrease,

, London, Dec. 12.-British casualties
reported for the week ending yes
terday numbered 1856, as compared
with 2S,S22 in the previous week. The
casualties follow:
Killed or died of wounds: Officers,
$50; men. 5.052. Wounded or missing:
oficers. s7s; men. 1854
The Washington herald., 1917-12-13
Prohibits Canadians
From Using U. S. Liquor

Montreal. Dec. l2.-Orders have been
issued by Mai. Gen. r. Wilson. gen
eral officer commanding. dcbarTIn-
any Canadian officer or soldier i'm
uniform from drinking intoNiCatiug
liquor i'm places Of public refresh
ment in the United States. An order
along this line was received from
Ottawa today.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-13
Survey In Progress.
A New Service

I The Washington Herald want
ad department serves those who
use it-because it reaches more
homes than any other morning
newspaper.
I That The Herald may more
fully serve its readers, the
strangers who have come
amongst us, and its advertisers,
1t will begin a Free Listing serv-
ice whereby those in search of
homes may be placed in i'm
mediate touch with those who
have homes to lease or sell.
7 This service is intended to
benefit those who are at their
wits end" on the Room, Apart
ment and House hunt, now in
vogue in Washington. See the
coupon on the classified ad page.
Use it! 1T IS FREE.
fLet us help you to help your
self.