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The Washington times., 1917-02-26
: Great German Retirement on
= Western Front Due to HoI-
lands WarIike Attitude.
| SWEDISH MENACE A FACTOR
Diplomats in Washington Say
= Teutons' Continued With
drawaI Would Not Surprise.

The great German retirement be-
fore Haig's armies on the west front
was in part a result of a call for
e, more men and materials for the Hol-
land front, allied diplomats here de-
.clared today.
Military attaches OF allied embas-
Isles said they would be "far from
surprised" II the present German re-
tirement continues.
These diplomats said that with the
Dutch government, incensed over re-
cent vast destruction of her mer-
chant ships, more belligerently in
clined than at any time since the war
began, presents a big problem for the
German land forces.
They believe. also. that the Swed-
ish menace. added to that seen in
Holland, is a contributory reason
why the German general stah is will
ing to fall back in the west. thereby
slightly shortening the lines she must
defend against Haig's battering, and
.affording an opportunity to shift to
the Dutch front the men thus re-
leased.
It was pointed out in allied circles
that allied war heads have always
believed that Germany was so prodi-
gal of lives and materials at Verdun
that, upon winning there, the Teu-
tons could have afforded to fall back
ton a practically straight line Of de-
fenses stretching from Verdun north
: ward through Brussels or Namur to
Bruges. Such a line, 1t was pointed
out. would take hundreds Of thou
sands less to defend, since II
would be many miles shorter than the
present circuitous line.
$ Also, military attaches of allied
embassies here said. such a line, al
though meaning evacuation OF much
of the present occupied territory OF
Northern France and Belgium. would
be far more easily defended, since II
would be nearer the larger bases OF
supplies, and for other obvious
reasons.
The Washington times., 1917-02-26
WILSON MAY DINE
WITH THE GUARD
Will Be Invited to Feast to Men
Now in Service of Fed
eraI Government.

President Wilson will be asked to
attend the reception and celebration
to be given by the Military Service
Legion and Board of Trade in honor of
the District guardsmen when they re.
turn from Texas.
Secretary of War Baker, the Dis
trict Commissioners, Brig. Gen. VIII
liam E. Harvey, commanding the
guard, and representatives of the
Board of Trade and Chamber of Com
merce also will be invited to partici-
pate in the homecoming celebration.
Before Muster Out.
Officials of the Military Service Le-
gion announced today that the cele-
bration would be staged at Conven-
tion Hall some time after the inau-
guration, but before the members OF
the Third Regiment and Troop A are
mustered out of the Federal service.
Besides the soldiers in the COM
mands now en- route home, the mem
bers of the Field Hospital Corps, Sig
nal Corps, Battery B, and the other
units which have already returned
will be entertained.
Col. Clarence Sayers, chairman of
ehC AC6A Oh CLhPlOg-
ment, today announced that the out
look for providing positions for all
the soldiers is most gratifying.
I'VE have received a number of re-
quests from Washington business
men for mechanics, painters, clerks,
and other employees" said Colonel Say
ers. 1T looks as II we may be able to.
provide jobs for all the men out of
work, but 1 am urging Washington
business men to let me know at once
how many men for whom they can
furnish positions.
Business Men Active.
"Our committee is especially graft
ned over the fact that Washington
business men have shown a splendid
spirit with regard to restoring
suardsmen to the positions they left
when they responded to the Presi-
dents call last June"
Colonel Sayers said today that be-
cause of the generous spirit shown by
business men employ
ment had been found for several men,
bers OF the First Maryland Regiment
who live at Hyastsville and Silver
Springs.
The Washington times., 1917-02-26
CALLS coMMoNERs SUPREME.

The salvation of the world is not in
the kings and rulers of the earth, but
in the common people, said Congress-
man w. {. Hawley, OF Oregon. speak
ing on THE unearned Increment in
Modern Life,s yesterday afternoon at
the Y. N. c. A. I'VE have freedom,
educational opportunities, and liberty
today only because the multitudes of
unknown common people gave their
lives in the centuries gone by" he
said. Walter Smith, cornetist OF the
Marine Band, gave several solos.
The Washington times., 1917-02-26
Don't Let Soap
Spoil Your Hair

When you wash your hair. be careful
what you use. Most soaps and prepared
shampoos contain too much alkali. which
is very injurious, as it dries the scalp
and makes the. hair brittle.
The best thing to use is just plain null
sified cOcoanut op. for this is pure and
entirely greaseless. It's very cheap, and
beats the most expensive soa-s or any
thing else all to pieces. You can get this
at any drug store. and a few ounces
will last the whole family for months.
Simply moisten the hair with water
and rub II in. about a teaspoonfuI is all
that Is required. II makes an abund,
ance OF rich. creamy 1ather. cleanses
thoroughly, and rinses out easily. The
hair dries quickly and evenly, and is
soft, fresh looking, bright. fluffy.
wavY. and easy to handle. Besides II
loosens and takes out every particle
OF dust. dirt. and dandruff-Advt.
The Washington times., 1917-02-26
NEW MAP OF WASHINGTON
Geological Survey Prepares Perfect
Chart Of City.

Automobiles, realty men and bust
ness houses generally are indebted to
the Geological Survey for the most
perfect map ever published OF this
city. The map is topographic re-
lief map, and citizens can sit in their
offices with II. map out their Sunday
afternoon drive, even figuring how
much gasolene II will take to make
some of the hills, or sell real estate.
= The map shows an area of 465
square miles,. which includes almost
every form of topography from the
lowlands along the Potomac drive to
the broken. country in Rock Creek
Park and the picturesque gorge OF the
Potomac. above the city. 1t was
made in the field" and special at
tention has been given to informa-
tion for motorists.
There Is an unlimited quantity OF
the maps, which will sell for 25 cents
retail and Is cents in lots of fifty or
more. They are built on a scale Of
two inches to the mile.
The Washington times., 1917-02-26
HELMUS RITES TOMORROW
Masons to Be in Charge of Pioneer
Residents Funeral.

Funeral services for William Hell
mus, resident of Washington for the
last fifty-six years, who died yester.
day, will be held under Masonic
auspices tomorrow afternoon at .
o'clock. Burial will be in Glepwood
Cemetery.
He was a member of Harmony
Lodge Of Masons, Lafayette Chapter,
Columbia Commandery, No. 2, knights
Templar, and of the Mystic Shrine.
Mr.. Helmus was born in Worms,
Germany, November 81, 1884, and came
to this country in 1S49, settling first
in Baltimore. He came to this city
Ia 1851 and engaged in business until
few years ago, when he retired. He
resided at 1735 Riggs place.
He Is survived by his widow and
two daughters, Mrs. E. c. walford and
Mrs. Harry Ward.
The Washington times., 1917-02-26

there-yes, those iron bars-is my
aerial. Pretty nifty, isn't it"
Then Wilson told the rest of the
story.
A year or so ago, they planned. to
put clock system in the House
office Building. A clock system de-
pends on one master-clock, which reg
ulates the secondary clocks. The
master-clock must be right, of course,
and 1t was up to Wilson to keep IL
right. He knew Arlington sent out
a time flash, but he didn't know how
to catch It without building an ex-
pensive aerial.
Erasers As InsuIafors.
Sitting In his office one day, gag
ing up toward the street level, he
saw the grating, and he had an idea.
He got a couple OF rubber erasers,
propped up q section Of the grating
and slipped the erasers under for in
sulators. Then he connected up his
wires and, sure enough, 1T worked.
That's nothing, though" depre-
Gated Mr.. Wilson. "If I had a tree
handy, could drive q nail in IL and
use the nail for an aerial. That's all
need for short-distance work.
though the grating Is handler. You'd
be surprised to know how good an
aerial that grating is. can sit
here on clear day, with my set
looped up, and listen to the ships
chatting, out at sea And on other
days, 1 can hear the wireless station
at Norfolk talking to Arlington
"It's a funny thing, though, why
my watch keeps losing, that wayw
The Washington times., 1917-02-26
ACTRESS, IN TUB, RESCUED
FIremen Also Save Bulldog, Canary,
and Cat.

NEW YORK, Feb. ga cat, a
canary bird, a bulldog, which snapped
at every one who touched him, and
an actress who was overcome by
smoke while in her bath, were only a
few of the things rescued by firemen
from the burning Concord apartments,
about 10 O'Clock yesterday morning.
The fire was discovered while most
OF the dwellers-all theatrical people
were still asleep. They escaped in
sketchy costumes. Walter James. a.
motion picture actor for the Famous
Players Company, ran down one fight
OF stairs in his pajamas, with his arms
full Of clothes, and tumbled down Aae
rest
Both canary and cat belonged to
Mrs. r. v. Thomas. The dog was the
property OF Mrs. Betty Peutin. Miss
Dorothy Burgard was rescued from
her tub. The fire destroyed four floors
and caused an estimated loss of $500.
The Washington times., 1917-02-26
GIFTS TIME FLASH
BY ODD WIRELESS
House Office Building fIectri-
clan Uses Sidewalk Grating
For Ingenious Aerial.

At 11:55 o'clock this morning Ru.
dolf Wilson, chief electrician of the
House ofice Building, looked at his
watch. Then he put together a
rather one-cylinder wireless set and
glanced toward the sidewalk grating
above his head.
Geography must intervene for q
moment. Mr.. Wilson's office Is below
the street level One of his office
windows opens out upon a small
areaway, built upon the sidewalk.
A long grating prevents the passerby
from tumblIng into Wilson's light
and-aIr shaft.
That grating Is about eight feet
above the windowsill OF wilson's
office, SO at 1855 o'clock this morn
ing Mr.. Wilson took the two wires
Of his wireless set, climbed out his
office window and hung each wire
over a separate bar of the grating
above his head. Then he climbed
down and adjusted the guttapercha
receivers to his ears and listened.
Grating Il HIS Aerial
Pretty soon he took out his watch,
held 1t In his hand, and presently
switched up the minute hand a tiny
bit. That act completed, he took the
receivers or his ears, unlocked the
wires from the grating and re-
marked:
my watch must be losing time. /
just got the Arlington time-nash over
my wireless set, and that clock of
mine was a good fifteen minutes
slow. You see. I get the time-hash
every day at noon from the Arling-
ton wireless station. That grating up
The Washington times., 1917-02-26
JUSTICE CONVICTION SPEAKER

There is very little difference be-
tween men, as far as position is con-
cerned," said Chief Justice Harry
Covington, Of the Supreme Court OF
the District of Columbia, last night
speaking before q crowd of Gospel
Mission workers and "down-and-out"
men at the Gospel Mission, 214 John
Marshall place. "The real difference
between men Is in the spirit of love
manifested toward one another by
men," he said. Confidence in ones
self, he said, will aid In procuring a
position because "a man who doubts
whether he can procure a position
generally will not succeed in getting
one" Congressman ]. N. Nelson of
Wisconsin presided.
The Washington times., 1917-02-26
U'. S. MUST ACT OR
"HOIST WHITE G"
Alexander Powell, Correspond
ent, Denounces Pacifism,
Urges Preparedness.

"If We are going to let Germany
change. the name OF the Atlantic
Ocean. to Lake wilhelm we might as
well hoist the white flag right now"
E. Alexander Powell, author and war
correspondent, declared In the course
Of a lecture in Memorial Continental
Hall. attended by high Government
officials and members of Congress,
last night.
Mr.. Powell, who spent two years
in the European war zone, denounced
pacifism and made a strong appeal
for preparedness
"a member of Congress told me"
said Mr.. Powell, that 1t would be
universal service.
Control of Air Vital.
81 replied, If you don't vote for
universal military training you may
be voting for wholesale murder. In
the event of war you may have cause
to regret that you didn't risk politi-
cal suicide In order to avoid murder" !"
Mr.. Powell denied that universal
training brings on militarism any
more than the purchase of an UNI
brella brings on rain.
After telling of how allied aero
planes flew daily over the German
lines. taking thousands OF photo
graphs, the lecturer said: .-.
The United States. must bear in
mind that 1t is most vital to have
absolute control Of the air in the
event of war" d.
Mr.. Powell also pointed to the
necessity for a plan for the mobili-
zation OF the motor cars Of the coun-
try in the event Of war.
War Pictures shown.
Following his talk. Mr.. Powell ex-
hibited motion pictures of "A Thou
sand Miles of Battle" loaned by the
French government. The lecture was
delivered under auspices OF the ad-
visory commission of the Council of
National Defense and the Washing
ton Society of Engineers.
Among prominent persons in /the
audience were Secretary to the
President Tumulty and a party; Sec
retary- and Mrs Mrs. McAdoo, Gen.
and Mrs. George B. Scrivener, POST
master General and Mrs. Burleson.
Chief Justice White. OF the United
States Supreme Court: Col. w. W.
Harts, superintendent OF public
and grounds; Secretary and
Mrs Redfeld; the French Ambassa-
dor. ]. J. Jusserand; the Swiss Min
lister. DIR. Ritter; the Japanese Am
Aimaro Sato. and Mrs.
Sato; the Chinese Minister. Yelling
ton Koo, and Mrs. Roo; the Danish
Constantin Brun. and the
Bolivian Minister, Ignacio Calderon.
The Washington times., 1917-02-26
German Retirement ImperiIs
Hold on Strongly Fortified
Town.
POUNDED FOR TWO YEARS
Hardly a Blow Struck by
Forces in Rapid
Retreat.

WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES
AFIELD, Feb. 26.-Bapaume, on
which the Germans Iavished great de
tfensive works and which they have
often declared would fall only 'after
the greatest price ever paid by a vic
torious army" is now directly threat
ened by the greatest German retire
ment since Stationary warfare" be
gan, more than two years ago.
Exulting in their newly won pos
sessions of such historic towns as
Miraumont, Petit Miraumont, and Pys,
the British forces were today explor.
ing the limits of the German retreat.
The movement backward by the
enemy may not yet be ended. Patrols
are out in all directions. They are
pressing the Germans, who only a
week ago offered the most stubborn
resistance, but who now, responding
to their higher command, decided to
retire without further fighting.
Worn Away Bit By Bit.
The newly occupied ground opens
many possibilities for the British
forces.
Retirement by the Germans from
BapRume, an important strategic
point, is now confidently predicted.
For two years British troops have
pounded increasingly toward this DO
sition. Even winters SHOWS and
frosts have not stilled the method
cal British bombardment on German
positions. Bit by bit Haig's troops
have worp away the German morale
and battered the enemy trenches.
One week ago the British drove for
ward sensationally northwest of lie
Sars and near Petit Miraumont. At that
time 1t was pointed out that the Ger
mans strategic position after this
fresh British advance was such that
retreat was likely. 1t was not ex-
>pected, however, that the retreat
would be carried out without a des.
perate effort by the enemy to
straighten out the "kink" in the line
put there by the advance OF February
IL.
Turks Lose on Tigris.
But front dispatches today indi-
Gated a withdrawal with hardly a
blow struck. A few machine gun
squads were left, with snipers to
harass the advancing forces, but
these were quickly stilled. The full
extent OF the retirement has not yet
been revealed by reconnoitering par
ties. Preliminary information, how
ever, discloses that British forces are
now within four miles OF Bapaume.
Butte de Warlencourt, of bloody
memory; Serre, Pys, Miraumont and
Petit Miraumont are all in British
hands. All have witnessed some of
the most bloody fighting on the west
ern front.
The other advance by British forces
was the cause of rejoicing here to-
day. Kut-el-Amara, memorable as
the spot where General Townshend
and his 1900 British troops early IN
the war held out SO long before the
Turkish forces before they were
into surrender, Is now al
most encircled by the British Meso-
potamian forces. The Turkish gar
rison appears to be trapped in much
the same fashion that Townshend
was caught
The Washington times., 1917-02-26
TALKS OF WOMAN'S POWER
The Rev. Or. James L. Gordon Tells
Of Their Influence on Careers.

The power which a true woman or
false woman can exert over her hus.
band was the subject of the sermon by
the Rev. James L. Gordon at the First
Congregational Church last night.
Some of the examples given by DIR.
Gordon were those OF Cleopatra and
Mark Anthony, Henry VIII and Anne
Boleyn, Brutus, and Czolgosz, assassin
OF Mckinley.
mo man marries beneath him." said
Dr. Gordon He rharries just where
he Is. A man can rise no higher than
the woman he marries, or without
her. The most dangerous thing in ali
the universe Is a false friend. Many
great man owes his life, his sue
cess, his honors, to the undyIng
friendship OF his mother"
The Washington times., 1917-02-26
RESERVE OFFICERS TRAIN
National Capital College Already
Has 152 Recruits Enrolled.

Active work toward the training
Of a corps of reserve officers for the
army was begun yesterday by the
National Capital Military College,
an organization recently Incorporated
and recognized by the War Depart
ment as a branch OF the Reserve Of
ficers' Training Corps.
Until a committee decides on the
permanent location OF the school, the
152 recruits already enrolled will
meet at the Home Club, II jackson
place northwest. Admission to the
corps is open to any male Siti=en Of
the District who is eighteen years
old, who has a high school education
or it's equivalent, and who is in good
physical condition.
Major L. S. Bomar is at the head of
the movement.
The Washington times., 1917-02-26
ONE YANKEE IN HELL.

FORT WORTH, Feb. 26.-M H.
Gossett, manager Of the municipal
free employment bureau, Is in re-
ceipt OF two letters from widely di-
Nergent places. One was from a
woman in Paradise, Tex, seeking a
cook. The other was from a friend in
He'll, Norway. A Norton, of Bos-
tOn-who Dragged that he was the
only American in He'll, the others be-
ing NorYeSians.
The Washington times., 1917-02-26

The Perseus was reported sunk
from London on February %, and the
Worcester on February 10. 1t was
then assumed they fell victim to the
German submarine warfare in the
barred zone. The Tokyo dispatch is
the first that they were sunk in a
section where rumors have recently
reported a German raider. The jap
anese government has a strict CEN
sorship on ship news, and II Is bare
ly possible that the explosions. due
to German plotting" mentioned in
the dispatch may be simply an indi-
cation that these vessels fell victim
to the raider.
Colombo is the principal seaport
town OF. Ceylon, an English posses
sion.
The Perseus was a steel screw liner
OF 6,12S tons, owned by the Ocean
Steamship Company, limited, and reg
istered at Liverpool.
The Worcestershire was a steel
screw steamer OF 7,175 tons, owned
by the Bibby Steamship Company,
and registered at Liverpool.
The Japanese naval authorities
have learned the Perseus was sunk
after she had gone about ten miles
from Colombo, Ceylon. Reports that
a German submarine was directly re-
sponsible for the sinking of the two
vessels were denied. 1t is presumed,
however, that German plotting caused
the disasters, and that Teuton agents
secretly placed bombs on the two
vessels, timed to explode at sea.
The Washington times., 1917-02-26
PASTOR DEFENDS SOME LIES.

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-The Rev. DR..
Refsner told his congregation at
Grace Methodist Church last night
that there may be circumstances un-
der which 1t is right to lie. He read
answers from several persons whose
opinions on lying were asked. George
S. Ward, president OF the Ward
Bread Company, said 1t is right to
lie IL Justified by a good conscience.
The Washington times., 1917-02-26
SING SING DEAN FREED.

NEW YORK, Feb. -26-Peter Peter
son, dean of the 1,400 prisoners at
Sing Sing and the oldest man there.
has been paroled and was released to-
day. Peterson, who Is eighty-fIve
years old, was sentenced from New
York county for five-year term.
The Washington times., 1917-02-26
"usE SKINNED MILK

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-Cut living
costs by selling SKINNED milk, now
used to make composition billiard
balls, and dry beans, now used to
make buttons, Prof. Andrews, of the
Teachers College, advises.
The Washington times., 1917-02-26
PLOT TOOK TWO SHIPS
Perseus and Worcestershlre Fell
Victim to Bombs on Board,

TOKYO, Feb. 26.-The British
steamers Perseus and worcestershire
have been sunk off Colombo, accord,
Ing to announcement today. No de-
tails have so far been received, but
1t was reported there were explosions
aboard both bessels, due to German
plotting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-04
NAVY YARD WORKERS
GET INCREASE IN PAY
Wage Scale Made to Correspond to
Private Observation-Disclosures
Boost for Metal Operators.

The Navy Department made public
today the 1917 wage scale for all the
navy yards, including the local yard.
classes of labor corresponding to the
increased wages of similar employees
in private establishments.
Metal workers of all trades draw the
greatest increase. Wages of yard en-
ployes are revised annually on the
basis of current wages in the district
in which a yard is located.
At the Washington navy yard seven
tY-one trade ratings have been In
creased in pay. The principal changes
es from rss:s s 9d felHy ssy
boilermakers, from $3.S4 to. s4.24; cop
persmiths. from 81 to s4.s2: joiners,
from s4.0S to s4.32; machine operators.
s4.24 to s4.5s; molders. from s4.IS to
s4.4s; painters, from 1916 to 1892;
patternmakers, from $40 to $4.64
plumbers, from $4.16 to $40; riggers,
from $3.50 to 1892; timers. from $3:S2
to s4.24; wiremen. from $4.0S to $40:
laborers, from s2.1s to s2.32. and help
ers, from $40 to $2.56.
In no instance has there been de-
crease in pay. About 1000 employees
are benefited by the increase in wages.
Owing to the conditions of the pres
ent labor market. directions have been
given not to take on any more men in
the minimum rates at this time.
Increases at Indian Head.
At the Indian Head proving ground
increases were made in the following
classes Boilermakers from 1884 to
81 a day: carpenters from 81 to s4.32;
machinists from s4.24 to s456; paint
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-04
SENATE REPORT SOON
ON LEGISLATIVE BILL
Considerable Progress Has Been
Made in Hearings Before
the Subcommittee.

Considerable progress has been made
with the hearings on the legislative
executive and judicial approximation
bill before the Senate subcommittee in
charge of that measure and il is ey-
pected that the bill will be ready for
report to the Senate in a..short time
Secretary Redfeld of the Department
of Commerce was before the subcom
mittee today. urging that various in
icreases for his department be allowed
which had been included in the esti-
mates submitted to Congress- but which
the House had failed to place in the bill
Yesterday afternoon Secretary Nc
Adoo was before the committee seek
ing to have number of increases al
lowed for his department He. urged
strongly upon the committee the neces-
sity of the providing for an assistant to
the Secretary of the Treasury, a new
Office paying $4,000 year. He pointed
out that the duties of the Secretary of
the Treasury had been very greatly in
creased in the last few years owing
to the creation of the federal reserve
board. the federal farm loan board and
the new tariff and internal revenue
legislation. and that another assistant
was greatly needed