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Evening journal., 1917-11-26
HARTI...GTON TO Sell
TURKEYS 35-37 CTS.
Roasting Chickens % TO 80
Cents at Front and
Justison Car
FIVE CARLOADS OF
POTATOES IN TODAY

II. Ridgely Harrington, Of Dover,
who sold fifteen carloads Of pota-
toes at si35 a bushel 10 Wilmington
ans, today announced that he has
secured $1,000 worth Of Virginia tur-
keys. which he Will place on sale to-
morrow from a. car at Front aud
JustisOn streets. lie also has a guam
tity Of roasting chickens. The prices
will be as follows:
Turkeys, 80 to 81 cents a pound.
Roasting chickens, 2s 10 80 cents a
pound.
Five carloads were receicved at
Front and Justison streets this morn
| In by Mr.. Harrington. and he expects
TO complete his deliveries today and
tomorrow. This makes fifteen carloads
of potatoes in all he sold to Whining
tonians. There may possibly have
been miXup over some orders. Mr..
Harrington says, and in all such cases
he Is willing Go make an adjustment
satisfactory 10 the patron.
Mr. Harrington on Saturday received
an offer from a banker OF this city Ia
finance the opening OF store or ware
house located In some central part OF
the city. where food prices could be-
sold with the hope OF bringing about
reduction Of the current prices ol
f0odstuns I'm the local markets TN,
scheme outlined by The banker is fol
a store .or more room Il needed. 90 bl
located somewhere in the neighbor
hood Of Fourth and King streets
Cont nued on Page IL
Evening journal., 1917-11-26
CO
soon TO DRAFIEES
5 Per Cent. Of Blanks Will
be Issued Beginning
December Is
MEN HAVE IS DAYS
IN WHICH TO ANSWER

BeginninF on December i5 the local
exemption boards VIII send out FIVE per
cent. of the quostiOnnaires 90 the men
who have been drafted. and on each
succeeding day thereafter five per cent.
will be issued until copies Of the
pamphlets have been placed In the
hands Of every man VINO has been reg
istered. This applies 10 all those who
have been called for examination aud
rejected for one reason or anONNer. end
in fact. the questions will go II every
man OF draft age unless he is In rle
army or the navy.
Each registrant receiving a copy will
be allowed seven days in which 10 re-
turn his answer TO the board. The fllins
out Of these questionnaires is going TO
be some task for the average youns
man who has been registered, and to
aid them in doing this there Will be
named a legal advisory board, whose
members will volunteer their services
for this purpose This legal advisory
board has not been appointed as yet,
but will be In a short time. a. arrange
ments for naming the men have been
made. When the board has been ere
ated every reglstrant who does not
know how tc flll out his QUESTIONABLE
will be expected TO consult with one Of
/ CCont nued on Page III
Evening journal., 1917-11-26
BURGLAR leaves
PREACHER 'SHONE
. BY window ROUTE
Surprised While Robbing
DR.. Shines Residence,
Thief Makes High Leap
PARSON FEARED MAN HAD
been HURT BY jump

Returning 10 his home shortly before
s o'clock Saturday night, after visiting
friends. the Rev. Milton II. stine, pas
tor Of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.
found a burglar a. work in his home,
No. 3O7 West Eighteenth street. DIT.
Stino noticed a light shining from the
second story Of his home as he walk
ed up the steps. but he thought II was
a reflection from a passing automo-
bile. on reaching the diningoom Of
his home, however. he heard someone
walking about upstairs and started to
ascend calling aloud at the tins. Who
is there?'
a. this Dr. Stine heard a Crash Of
glass. and hurrying upstairs, he found
that the thief had escaped by jumping
through the window 20 the sidewalk
below.
An Investigation showed the thief
had entered the building by rear
window. When detected he was rlfling
Or. Stine's bedroom. in his hurry the
thief left a valuable diamond pin on a
bureau. Dut ne TOOK Ut. cllut Wdlltt
containing a small sum Of money and
some church papers. Or. Stine notified
the police Of the robbery and thinking
that the thief had been injured in his
leap for freedom. he also inquired OF
the various hospitals II any one had
been treated there for cuts about the
face or arms. He was informed that
no one had been treated fop such in
iurles. which fact leads the authorities
TO believe the man escaped unframed.
Evening journal., 1917-11-26

II an answer Is given Il will cndeavor
probably 10 solidify the Russian people
behind the war. and TO shatlcr further
efforts at an armistice or a separate
peace which might aid Germany.
The BolsheviN control Is rapidly ex-
tending 90 the Russian army and navy
according 20 diplomatic officials here
today. Unofficial reports lead the Rus
sian embassy 90 believe that the MAXI
malists' power has not reached It's
crest yet The internal Bolsheviki pro-
| gram Is gaining in strength every day
| n may be some weeks or even months
/ n was pointed out. before The Russian
masses realize that their program O.
international peace is doomed 10 fail
ure.
n Reports Of fighting on the Jacobsiad
sector are regarded as significant b.
military attaches of the embassy Tho,
believe II Inevitable that some S-mN
| units will refuse 20 fall In with the
| Bolsheviki program.
Evening journal., 1917-11-26
DEuKQUENTS TO Be
DERIVED OF WATER
City Decides on Drastic
Method TO Recover
S3,O22.SO Due
TEN DAY NOTICE
TO GO OUT SOON

Unless water consumers in this city
VINO are in arrears in their payments OF
excess bills settle their accounts the
supply Of water to their homes IS going
TO be cut of, according TO the decision
NJ the Board Of Water Commissioners at
their meeting this morning. Mahlon
Betts registrar OF the board, reported
10 lhc commissioners that the unpaid
meter excess bills for the quarter end
ing September 30. 1917, amount to 81
w so. exclusive Of the water supplied
10 the city departments which amounts
20 sl.7699O.
The board instructed Mr.. Belts
10 send the usual ten-day notice to each
of the delin2uents. except TO the CITY
departments, informing them mat the
water will be shut Off from their prom
ises II the bill remains unpaid at the
expiration Of this notice.
Another thing was made clear at To-
lays session Of the commission, and
mat was that the rules and regulations
II the department relative TO the install
latlon of water fixtures must be com
piled with by an the plumbers. one
firm was allegedtO have installed some
such fixtures without first having Sc
.ured the necessary permit from th'
hoard. and they were accordingly
lined So.
The pumpage Of water in this city foI
last week amounted TO S9.7i4iO0 gal
IONS as compared with a total Of 49,
s35 qG0 gallons for the corresponding
,,aek last year. a decrease Of 9,Oei e6l
Gallons The current balance was re
rortcd today TO amount to sitOoO Ga
special balance, S35,i0i.a. The usua
pavrols were allowed.
Evening journal., 1917-11-26
one Ton Of COAL
A MONTH Is ORDER
Garfield Says Hoarding by
Consumers and Dealers
Must be Stopped
COLD WEATHER ADDS
TO DEALERS TROUBLES

The government has taken action to
put an immediate end 10 price goug-
ing IN coal and coke by operators,
iobbers and retailers. Numerous com
plants that despite the Presidents
order and Fuel Administrator Gariields
regulations. efforts are being made TO
make the public pay all the traffic
will bear have reached the Fuel Ad-
ministration.
These complaints have resulted in the
definite announcement that such prac-
tices would be stopped Immediately
and the men responsible made to pay
the penalty. Fuel Administrator Jar
field has sent the blanket message 10
all state fuel administrators:
please report Immediately 70 me
leQal department. Fuel Administration
any sales OF coal or coke by operators,
or iobbers. at prices In violation OF
those fixed by the President, and all
violations OF the rules and regula'ions
Of the Fuel Administration when come
TO your attention or are reported 10
YOU by local committees. uiNe SUN
names and specific facts as VIII en-
able the legal department to make IN
vestigations.
"Also report 70 the legal department.
Fuel Administration. Washington, am
investigations made and results Obtain
ed by YOU or any OF your local commit
tees in connection with violations D'
retailers The Fuel Administrator san
searching and complete Investigation j
to be made Of all reported violations an'
that vigorous action Will be taken IN al
cases Of operators, jobbcrs ana retall
ers who are found guilty.
The sudden cold weather has orougn
a rush OF orders TO the dealers OF TIM
city. These will be filled as rapidly a
possible but only one ton month WI
be delivered 20 consumers. IN accord
ance with the fuel administrations OF
ders and in cases where She consume
is found to have coal in his cellar no de
llveries will be made. The supply II
tight but Il is said there is enough Goa
i'm the local yards 90 meet all immedl
ate demands II an equitable disIriDn
tion is made.
Evening journal., 1917-11-26

Romping home TO her noon lunch
with other schoolinstes, shortly before
noon today. Rosa Colairino, aged o
years. OF No. 9i5 Guyer avenue. was
fatally injured when run down by q
Bush Line automobile truck, operated
by Charles r. Cunningham, aged 70
years. The accident occurred a, Sew
cnlh and Pine streets. the girl being a
scholar ai 81. Mary's parocihal school,
Fifth and Pine streets.
In her haste 90 get home little Rosa
dashed into the street directly 20 front
of the truck. The machine knocked the
child down and crushed her little body
in a horrible manner. passersby, who
Evening journal., 1917-11-26
Any Reply That May be Made 10 Russian
Radicals Will SOIidify People and Warn
Them Against Separate Peace Which Might
Aid Germany. Some Army Units Refuse to
DemObilize
LENTNE'S DICTATORIAL METHODS
CONDEMNED BY SLAY CONSERVATIVES
By the United Press

By the United Press
WASHINGTON Nov 26--The Bolshevid proposal for an
a,ce and universal peace officially before President Wilson to-
day. The peace arrived Sunday from Ambassador Fran
cis Petrogrsd
will be carefully considered by President Wilson and by Sec
retary of State Lansng. Whether will be answered still
decided might be construed recognition of the Boil
deacto government and this matter viii be Of the
chief points determining Pncas In any event this
government accept armsce and it has intention Of
negotiating peace until its of safety for world democracy
accomplished, the State Department indicated today
Evening journal., 1917-11-26
EUREKA COUNCIL ACTIVE.

on next Tuesday evening Eureka
Council, Jr. .. L. A. NJ, will begin the
Fall initiatory work by conferring the
first and second degrees, Tho degree
teams are beginning this year under a
handicap, owing 10 the absence OF a
number NJ men now in the military
service. These places VIII have 70 be
filled by The older members and II Is
expected that they will come forward
and assist I'm carrying on the work.
Ways and means for paying tho dues
Of the boys in the service Will also be
discussed on Tuesday evening.
Evening journal., 1917-11-26
COLDEB EAGLE KNIGHTS
attend wesley CHURCH

Members Of the Knights Of Golden
Eagles yesterday morning attended
Wesley NJ. L. Church. where the Rev.
4. W. Wells preached a special sermon
on "0ur Task" The Knights, headed
by a band. marched 20 the church. An
add~ess Of welcome was made by Lewis
McCaEister and Garrett s. Smith, a vet
Gran member and grand officer OF tho
order. responded.
Evening journal., 1917-11-26
QUIET FUNERAL TODAY
FOR GEORGE |. TOWNSEND

The funeral of George I. Townsend.
former United states marshal and one
Of the best known men Of this state,
took pace This aficmoon from his
home at Odessa. simplicity marked
the services. The funeral was largely
attended.
The services were conducted by the
Rev. II. C.. Shipley, Of Odessa. and in
terment was made in the Old Drawers
Cemetery
The pallbearers were jefferson B.
Foard. Frederick Brady. l.. V. Aspril.
Jr. Frank b. Watkins. Alexander p.
Corbit and Daniel Corbit
Evening journal., 1917-11-26
CHILD ON WAY HOME FROM
SCHOOL IS KILLED BY TRUCK

heard the child's screams. carried her
20 the Chadwick drug store on The
corner where 10 was seen she was
badly injured, and she was taken tc
the Office Of Dr. ". NJ Frist. Eighth anc
Spruce streets. who ordered her inn
mediate removal 60 ihe Delaware Hos.
pital She died. however, while ON
the way Her skull had hcen fractured
The father OF the child. who arrived
at the hospital shortly after the bod,
arrived there, had the little corpse sent
home
Cunningham was arrested following
the accident. and is being detained al
the police station. 40 charge tad beef
placed against him this afternoon.
Evening journal., 1917-11-26
PEACE PROPOSALS
SPLIT BOLSEEVIKl

BY The United Press
pETROGRAD. Noy 26.-Lenine's
peace proposals appeared today to have
started a dangerous break In the struc-
| iure Of the Bolsheviki government.
Even the Bolsheviki dominated Sow
! TED showed dissatisfaction with the Of
fers which Lenlne and Troisky had
! f3ihered. Deputy kamlnef suggested
! there be no proclamation Of peace un-
less the Germans promised not 90 with
draw their troops now on Russian
fronts for use against the Allies on
other lines
other Soviet deputies openly remon-
siraied that tho executive COMMITTEES
Of the wOrkmon and soldiers dcloeatcs
was not consulted by Lenine nor rrot-
SKY on the lrmisiice plan. Bitter criii-
Continued on Page Elevenl
Evening journal., 1917-11-26
BRAZILIAN NAVY WOULD rlcmr.

BY The United P.ess
PARIS No, 26cO-operation Of fleets from South American
the points discussed the sessions
II the inter-aled conference
With splendid navy good merchant marine
to lend fullest aid her allies
Evening journal., 1917-11-26
AND TOBACCO SCARCE!
By the United Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-Make sure
that your Thanksgiving turkey wos
not a tobacco chewer =. q. FOy,
market expert. in issuing advice To-
day on how TO pick out turkey.
warned that turks from Virginia or
North Carolina usually chew tobac-
co during their wild young days.
That makes 'em bitter.
Evening journal., 1917-11-26
GASOLINE ExPLODEs.

NThe Liberty Fire Company responded
10 a still alarm OF fire about o'clock
this morning. at the home Of Lola
Wright. No 32s Townsend street. when
a gasoline can exploded. The damage
was slight.
Evening journal., 1917-11-26
FINE BUSINESS FOR TAMOn.

LrWrS. Dei.. NUv. 26.-Tracy Smiths
oliver" stalled, at # p. NJ lie hailed
passing stranger TO help fix it. The
stranger helped then whipped out a
gun with a request 10 stick up your
hands. Tracy stuck em up so vio-
lently that he ripped his sleeves under
the arms and the hold-up man left
him 80 cents 10 pay the tsilor.N
Evening journal., 1917-11-26
TOBACCO FUND Given
BOOST BY HARLAN MEN

Acknowledgment is made today OF
The collection Of $40 to the tobacco
fund made by some department heads
and others of the Harlan plant OF the
Bethlehem Corporation at dinner on
Friday evening The fund TO date Is
as follows; o,-o
previously acknowledged .....si'o9i 80
~ uScor,b v NJ. G. 4. ......... %
collection at dinner TO Wm' I.
Rudd. W. F. Alexander, J. u
Ferris. by department heads OF
riosrporstiop isr1Sn ............... 1000
ro,sI 10 date ...............si,63i.iS -
Evening journal., 1917-11-26
POSTPONE IA TOILETTE PROBE

BY The United Press. , s,oones
WASHINGTON No, ss-seun'or ro~''n' today ''.n sn.o,
ndslli''s 'n' n,,o, walsh Of the probing com
q Toilette n'nT' ,ornsr secretary Of state Bryan from
nee and nD',a'' .a,,onp' ap Of today. session advisable
said Chairman POmsens.
Evening journal., 1917-11-26
rNGLAD DENIES SECRET WAR MOVE

ENGIA,D DENIES SECRET WAR
BY The United PRESS.
LONDON Nov 2s-Dena that there secret meeting
II the pryy council July which ad,oea,le with
Germany the this by
Foreign Minister authority Of King"
German propaganda has spread a report
Evening journal., 1917-11-26
TO ALTER BUILDING.

Building Inspector Preston today IS
sued a permit to +. J. Rigney TO make
alterations at No. 60i Madison street,
10 cost $500
Evening journal., 1917-11-26
sLANs-HI-Ns FRATERNIZE.

Fraternizatlon Of Russian and enemy
troops south Of Narotch Lake, near the
villages Of SkrobOva and Obokhovsht-
china was announced in Sundays Of
Evening journal., 1917-11-26
HUNS HAMMERED
HARD TODAY ON
battle FRONTS
Byng Has Foe Wabbling at
Cambria: Crucial Fight
on Piave
PETAIR CONNECTS Gains:
JAPANESE SPURN PEaCE
BY WILLIAM PHILIP sIAINs.
United Press STAFF CORRESPONDENT.
rr-rsrrr TIN nnrurcrr annFruG ~ n

WITH TIE BRITISH ARMIES IN THE
FIELD. Nov. 26.-Thc sixth day OF Cen
cral Byng's great drive today saw CAM
hrai and Queani both wObhling from
the great crack in the Hindenburg lines
and the everlasting battering Of the
British troops.
The Grown Prince Rupprechts gar
risOn at Oueant head Of the switch
line" is direly imperillcd. The town
Is almost surrounded.
Cambrai is useless 10 the enemy. To-
day II had been cut of from Oueant by
the British hold on Bourbon village.
The Queant defenders. therefore, had
only a precarious line of communion
lions 10 the north.
The dominating heiehts Of Bourbon
have been saturated with German blood
spilled in assaults 20 take this prom
ontory. Whoever holds Bourbon wood
holds a constant menace over the land
ior miles on either side. The wood It.
self has been literally blasted away.
The village is a crumbling powder Of
ruins.
The whole German sector is rocking
with the shock Of impact OF the British
)aitering ram.
Evening journal., 1917-11-26
rnnAYs TEMpERATURE

AZ The Evening J0nrnaI Utlce.
800 A. NJ. 30 i20i p. Nj. %
1000 A. Nj. a. 100 p. M...... SO
Evening journal., 1917-11-26

fetal headquarters statement received
here today
Evening journal., 1917-11-26

b. The United Press
WITH THE ITALIAN ARMIES. Nov
2s-The crucial battle across the eleven
nile gap between the Brenta and tho
'iave Rivers was swinging in ltalys
'ayor today.
The fighting is indescribably bitter
The armies have been locked In a death
srapple almost continuously for days
The Italians are not only winning de
'ensively. but in the past forty-cighi
hours have assumed the offensive
Their great guns have poured an almost
reaseless rain Of shells on the German
and Austrian lines.
In two weeks it l. estimated the
enemy has lost 5000 men. SO far there
aae been no dlmlnuiion IN The attacks
Reinforcement after reinforcement ha'
oeen hurried up anu lung into the line
Evening journal., 1917-11-26

hN iNE IulltA IANrrs
PARIS. NOV. 26.-Complete consoli-
dation Of an gains over iirst and second
German lines. between samogneux and
Anglemoni. taken in the offensive or
Petan's troops yesterday. was reported
today. All German counter thrusts
were repulsed
The war Office reported active ar
CONTINUED on Page Ten)
Evening journal., 1917-11-26
WEATHER

Fair tonight and Tuesday,
slightly farmer Tuesday.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-01
ROLL OF HONOR
NAVY ENLIsTsIENTs.

william o,ConnOr, s2s Twenty-sixth
street northwest.
George Thomas C1ementson, 1881
Thirty fourth street northwest.
James Graham. SIS Sixth street
southwest
walter serivener, 1909 Ninth street
northwest
Michael Francis DAILY, s2s Twenty
third street northwest.
NAVAL RESERVE ENLIsTAfENTs.
Riehmond u. Keeeh, sss7 Eleventh
street northwest
LorendO J. Palmer, Arlington, Va
Miss Irene Linda, Cordova apart
ments.
Mics Rhsa s. MeGarsey, 800 Eas,
Capitol street.
Miss Helen M. sarIes, Mt Rainer,
Nd.
James NJ. Bree.. IA F street south
east.
Harry F. sheldon. 1852 Clark road.
Mrs. Frances L. Dold, Alexandria,
Va
MARINE CORPS ENLIsTMENTs.
Roger ID. Thompson, So4 Nineteenth
street northwest.
TROOP B-N. G. ID. @.
Warren N. Davis, 1905 Ninth street
northwest.
Alfred h. Marshall, East Falls
Church. Va
clifford. E.. Jones, 11o1 Thirteenth
street northwest
Frank P. Hariin. 11Ss Twelfth street
northwest.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-01
Interesting Chats
From Hotel Lobbies

Ex-Governor Eugene N. Foss, of Massa-
chusetts, former member of Congress,
and an ardent advocate of prohibition, ar
rived here yesterday to lead a fight for
the suppression of the liquor trafiic dur
ing the duration Of the war.
May speak purely from an economic
standpoint as an employer Of $500 hands"
said the ex-governor, who has been in
turn, politically, Republican, Democrat.
Progressive, Independent and is now en-
rolled under the Prohibition banner.
MY experience in dealing with work.
men has taught me that they are more
efficient in their work and more beneficial
to their families when they have been
denied the opportunity to purchase
liquor" he said. "Only last week heard
Of guard at the Charlestown navy yard
who was rendered helpless by indulgence
in strong drink
Representative Tinkham, Of Massachu-
setts, suggested that the German and
French troops in the trenches still have
their portions of liquor served in the
morning and evening. Representative
Tague remarked that. while he had never
touched liquor, he could not favor a COM
plete suspension of the traffic.
Ex-Governor Foss replied that while he
had taken cutie few drinks in his life,
he had yet to meet the man who would
admit that intoxicants were a benent or
an essential to the life OF the average
inhabitant OF the United States
Curtis II. Stessman. representative Of
one OF the largest munition manufactur-
ers in New England, declared that the
espionage bill Is absolutely necessary, In
an interview at the Raleigh.
Let me disclose a little secret on our
first order" he said TT was for a triie
over $5.OOOOOO. for shell cases for the
allies. The specifications were entrusted
into a trusted officer Of the English gov
ernment and ne brought them to this
country without ever leaving them out
OF his possession. We filed the order
and they were delivered In England, but
every one was one-quarter OF an inch
out Of the way and the entire consign-
ment had to be scrapped.
Later we got s55ooo,o 900 worth OF war
orders for English time fuses, Russian
shrapnel and denotating caps from the
French. Do you suppose we trusted to
ordinary watchmen to guard our fac
tories7 Decidedly not. We surrounded
the buildings and yards with trusted men
and Winchester rifles and we made sure
that every employe hired had not sven
faint connection with German ances-
tors. These orders will be completed next
October and we have not had q BIT Of
trouble. When the German residents Of
the country are in concentration camps
the danger Of explosions and industrial
strife will be further eliminated"
The Washington herald., 1917-05-01
Cosmos-VaudevfIIe

-Four dance offerings one to music by
Weber, Dance Of $780," with MendeIssohn
music; Dance de Printemps," with
Meyer-Helmut music, and Bacchanale
with music by Delibes. constitute the
program presented by Leo PtrnikofT and
Ethel Rose. assisted by sextet Of
dancers, at the Cosmos Theater this
week in the act billed as the Miniature
Ballet Russo"
The bill opens with a unique costume
offering on rolling skates, by Spra.gue
and McNeese, which introduces many
novelties and won cordial approval at
yesterdays performances Mae Bronte
and Ernest AldwelI have a novelty of
good singing and pleasantly in "A
Boardwalk F1irtation:" Edward IAssi.
and company a sketch, I'VE, Us and
Co., which was rewarded with much
laughter; the Koko Carnival COMPANY
gave some remarkable acrobatics on a
mammoth bounding board that was in
terspersed with the comedy efforts OF
volunteers from the audience, who
tried to initiate them" and Ernie and
Ernie won applause with their dances
and what they term "'rnonopedaIic
acrobatics." Lew Worth. a minstrel
with a good voice, sings patriotic songs
The bill as a whole Is entertaining and
Is supplemented with the Vitagraph Blue
Ribbon photoplsy. The More Excellent