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The Washington herald., 1917-06-30
Paris Women Shower Roses
And Invitations on Pershing
Crowd at Hotel Applauds Until American
General Appears to Salute Cheer
ing Thousands.

strong personality. he registered an
even deeper impression on the French
women.
The postman entered the Crillon the
morning after his arrival groaning
under the weight of a huge sack of
mail for Gen. Pershing. The greater
part of it consisted of notes request
ing the generals autograph, recalling
mutual friendships. and invitations TO
dinners, teas and dejeuners.
Gen. Pershing's first smile after he
set foot on French soil was reserved
for an exceedingly pretty dughter or
Lorraine. Mile. Germain Mesnard, cor
respondent for a Paris newspaper.
The general had received all the
American and French newspapermen
cordially, but rather gravely. When
it came Mile. Mesnard's turn his face
lit up.
'Ah." he said, as he took her hand
ever that do not speak French, but
L am sure If had you for a teacher
should learn very quickly"
When his words were translated,
Mile. Mesnard blushed becomingly.
And 1 hope to have the pleasure
of meeting you again. added the
general calamity.
In a few words the French girl de-
scribed her impression of the general
as charming, gallant and a man it
is indeed an honor to meet" and
offered him a rose she wore at her
corsage. The general accepted it and
bowed his thanks.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-30
by CHARLES r. BERTELLI,

Service.
Paris (by maiD, June 1i-Maj. Gen.
John ]. Pershing. commander of the
American expeditonary forces. won
his way into the hearts of the women
of Paris within a few minutes after
he had reached the French capital
What a fine figure of a man! Isn't
he handsome!' they murmured as
Gen. Pershing, with the agility of
youth of 20. stepped from the trair,
that bore him here from Boulogne.
The comments were repeated on all
sides by members of the fair sex
during the entire route from the Care
du Nord to the Hotel Grillon. Roses
in profusion were thrown into the gen.
erals automobile or into the street
before it's wheels.
On his arrival at the Crillon, the
same scene was repeated. Even when
he had found shelter inside the hotel
the crowd refused to disperse, but
stood in the Place de la Concode
shouting "Hurrah for Pershing!
Hurrah for the Americans" until the
general, urged by American Ann
bassador William G. Sharpe, came out
on the balcony from the hotel anu
acknowledged the salutations with
salute and a smile.
The crowd answered with a grano
burst of applause and then melted
slowly away. No matter how deeply
Gen. Pershing Impressed the French
and British military men with his
The Washington herald., 1917-06-30
RECRUIT CAMPAIGN
$4,000 men Short
Only 5000 of Anticipated 10000
Volunteers Enlist This Week.

The army yesterday continued to
fall far short of the 10000 recruits a
day called for in the Presidents
proclamation. During the past twenty
four hours 1913 men entered the SER
vice, according to War Department
figures, a total of approximately
5000 for the week. 1t had been hoped
to secure 10000 by today.
New York again led all the States,
with 26S recruits. Pennsylvania was
second with Isl. and Ohio third with
seventy-three. The army last night
had n total of 100. .333 enlistments since
war was declared.
Meanwhile the navy was passing the
l25.OOO mark, the total number of en-
listed men now being 125,363. Only
2,637 recruits are needed to reach the
total authorized strength of 10000.
The following. table shows the rapid
growth of the navy.
January 5000.
April 6, (the day war was declared),
g., $50.
May 1s-10o.0O0.
June 2S.-125,3e3
The Marine Corps last night hao
an enlisted strength of 1886. Only
3,6A recruits are needed to reach its
full authorized strength of 5000.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-30
DRAFT EXEMPTION
RULES DISTRIBUTED
President Ready to Make Procla.
nation and Drawing Will Follow.

The Government Printing Office has
completed work on the fifty-page
booklet of rules for exemptions from
the draft and they are now being dis
tributed throughout the country. As
soon as sufficient time has elapsed
for the rules to reach the most dis
tant exemption boards. President Will
son will issue a proclamation making
them public, and giving them
sire rongth.
The most surprising thing about the
rules, which cover every aspect of
the draft problem at the greatest
length, is their extreme severity.
They leave little room for any man
not engaged in a war occupation
which is definitely listed as vital. or
a man who is the sole support of a
dependent family and proved to be
so by the closest investigation, es-
Gaping service should he claim ex-
emption.
The physical requirements Of the
draft army will not be more severe
than that of the regulars-indeed, the
requirements are the same. but
troubles which can be cured by Cor
rective attention will not permit the
escape from servicee of a drafted
man. Even though not placed in the
ranks, he is liable for other service
in carrying on the war. The same
thing applies to men entirely unfit
ply ysically for the trenches. They
may be employed in other war works
under forced service.
The list of vital war occupations is
especially limited. 1t does not exempt
farmers as class by any means, as
had been expected more or less gen.
orally given; neither are government
clerks or other national and Federal
employees given blanket exemption.
Many men in munitions factories VIII
not be exempt because It mas been
found through experience in Europe
that their places can be filled by
women.
1t is possible that the exemption
rules will be made public early next
week. They will be followed within
a week or ten days by the draft.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-30
ALLIES DELIVER
SMASHING BLOW
Close in on Lens and Gain
1000 Yards of
Trenches.
By International New. seryIceJ


London. June 2.-Haig caught Hin
denburg mapping again today.
He hit the Teutons when they
weren't looking" or. rather. when they
were looking very intently in one di-
rection-Lens. II was there that the
British. the Cakseians to the lore. had
been making things extremely uncom-
Portable the last few days; II was
there that the next blow in force was
expected But the Canadians seem
in no especial hurry. On a wide front
they ploughed steadily northward on
the lower bank Of the Souchez today.
They are firmly established in Avion.
But while the Germans were concen-
trating their attention on this menace.
Haig's troops six miles to the south
east shot out suddenly like so many
bolts Of lightning and struck the Ger
man front southwest of Oppy. a vital
point in the switch that links the
Wotan with the Siegried line.
The Germans, taken completely by
surprise. staggered back on a front
Of 2,oo0 yards to the south and west OF
Oppy. Unoficially estimates gave the
evening at exceeding 200.
Meanwhile. the Kaiser's throne heir
played much the same game in tho
south as Haig did in the north. lie
launched cyclonic drum fire on the
Aisne and followed it with vicious
storming assaults. They were long
expected and met with corresponding
calmness by the French. But at the
same time he Unexpectedly opened up
a furious cannonade on an almost for
gotten front west of the Meuse, before
Nerdun.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-30
MISSING GIRL found
AT TAK0MA PARK
Miss Brezeale. After Night in the
Woods, Is Located at Refuge.

Dazed and nervous almost. 10 the
stage of hysteria after a night spent
alone in the woods. Miss Elizabeth
Brezeale. 23-year-old cousin OF Mrs.
W. F. Williamson, 5512 Connecticut
avenue northwest. stumbled into the
Eastern star Home at Takoma Park
late yesterday afternoon and asked
for food and shelter.
The girl. recently a student at the
University of North Carolina, was
reported missing from the home OF
Mrs. Williamson early Thursday. Po-
ice were asked to institute a search.
Mrs. John 4. Meyer. matron OF the
Eastern star Home. took charge OF
the young woman. and fed and cared
for her. The girl told Mrs. Meyer
she had not eaten anything since the
day sne disappeared. She did not
know where she had been and refused
to give her name.
Detectives O'Brien and CornweH 81
police headquarters. were uotined.
They identified Miss Brezcale bv the
description which had been furnished
by Mrs. Williamson.
Miss Brezcale is the daughter OF
Prof. r. i. Brezealc. OF the faculty
OF Rutgers College. New Brunswick,
y J. She attended the University OF
North Carolina for three years. and
was worried. according to Mrs. Will
hanson. because she was compelled to
leave college before graduation on ac-
count Of a nervous breakdown.
Word was received yesterday from
the president OF the university that
she had completed her studies salts
factorlly and that her diploma would
be mailed TO her in Washington.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-30
EYESIGHT FAILS;
LOSES Federal JOB
Discharged Employe Faces Poor
house After Years of Service.

Can You help me to get into the
poorhouse?'
An American, who worked faithfully
Tor his government for thirty-fve
years, and then was discharged when
ne commenced to get blind, came into
Inc Herald office yesterday with this
plea.
The man, who asked to have his
name withheld, is so years of age, but
does not look older than 45. He was
employed In the Postoffice Department,
the Navy Yard and the Immigration
Service regularly for thirty-five years,
and when his eyes failed three years
ago he was dismissed without a PEN
sion or any aid whatever. He had
a record of honorable and faithful
servicei
In these three years he has been
out OF work. his wife has died and
he has spent the little money he had
saved up during his service with the
government. His companions are his
TWO young daughters. one aged Is
and the other several years younger,
and he has been barely able to keep
them in school,
His eyesight has never improved.
but doctors have told him that IL he
could afford an operation his sight
might be restored. He has spent
practically the last cent he can raise
by selling his possessions.
He feels that somewhere in Wash
ington there must be some work he
can do, even IL 1t pays only a pit
tance. Perhaps it is telephone desk.
or something like that. He is able
to see well enough to walk through
the streets. and to see things dimly
in an office.
Is there someone in Washington who
has work he can do?
The Washington herald., 1917-06-30
GERMAN PROPOSALS
OF PEACE EXPECTED
Proclamation Is Looked for from
Reichstag Which Convenes July 5.

London, June 29.-That Germany
will make another peace offer in July
was the prediction made by the Daily
News today. The statement was
based upon a dispatch from Rotter-
dam limiting that fresh peace pro-
posals may be made by the German
chancellor, DR.. vonr Bethmann-Holl-
veg. shortly after the Reichstag con-
venes on July 5.
1t was said that the offer, IL made,
may take the form of a reply to the
recent peace speech Of Premier Ribot,
of France.
A dispatch in the Times today said
that Maximilian Harden devoted the
whole of his paper. Die Zukunft, to
an article on peace entitled 1.-The
Stockholm Dream" on June 16. He
says that. in view of the situation
which has developed, Germany must
make concessions regarding Poland
and Alsace-Lorraine IL she is really
anxious to bring about a peace par
ley.
The journalist refers to the "child-
ish' distortion OF President Wilson's
war message by the German press.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-30
'SUFFS' HAVE NO
VIOLENT IDEAS
Leaders Disclaim Intention
Of Promoting Campaign
Of Frightfulness Here.

An unqualified denial that they pro-
posed to resort to violence to enforce
their principle of equal rights for
women was made by the militant suf-
fragfsts last night in the first of a
series of open-air rallies at Tenth
and D streets.
I'VE are law-abiding citizens" said
Mrs. Helena Hill Weed, Of Connec-
ticut, 'and any violations of the
law we may make will be purely tech
nicaL
Our aim is to enforce our prfnci-
pie by logic and truth and we have
never stated directly or inferentially
that physical force would govern our
activities" she added. There were
several hundred in the audience.
Miss Iris Calderhead obtained the
permit for the rally and no banners
were used.
Police maintained order while Mrs
Wood expOunded suffrage for over an
hour and rehearsed the trouble lead
ing up to the recent arrests. One man
bubbling with spirits attempted to
'heckle" but he was stopped by the
police. Today the suffragists will at
tempt to have Congress take cogniz-
ance of the difficulty they had with
the police.
Mrs. Van Wrinkle. who furnished s225
surety for the nine militants arrested
Tuesday, asserts that she is unable
to have her money returned although
she had offered to surrender the pris-
oners. She will have a conference
with Representative Parker, of New
Jersey. and try to have him start a
Congressional inquiry.
Yesterday was mroe or less of a
home day at Cameron House. The
suffragists who had spent three days
in the District jail were released and
taken to headquarters, where a re-
ception was held and breakfast
served.
At the breakfast the following persons
spoke: Mrs. Lawrence Lewis, Phila-
delphia CpresidenO; Mrs. William l..
Colt, New York; Mrs. Sophie G.
Meredith, Richmond, Va; Mrs. w. D.
Ascough, Hartford, Conn; John Reed,
Miss Mary Winsor, Haverford, Pa;
Miss Mary Ingham, Philadelphia; Miss
Lucy Burns, Brooklyn, N. Y, and
the six women who had just been re-
leased from Jail (Aiiss Mabel Vernon,
Nevada; Miss Katherine Morey. Mas
sachusetts; Miss Maude Jamison, Nir-
ginia: Miss Lavinia Dock, Pennsyl-
vania; Mrs. Annie Arneil, Delaware,
and Miss Virginia Arnold, North
Carolina.
The meeting closed with all present
singing the March of the Women"
to the music OF the Marseillaise.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-30
HUNS Threaten
PANAMA Canal
State Department Informed
of German Submarine
Base Propaganda.

Germany, twice defeated in her ef-
forts to obtain a submarine base on
the Caribbean. is engaged In a third
attempt to menace the Panama Canal
Her latest venture has been report
cd to the State Department and rep
reservations are at present being made
to the government OF the South Amer
lean country involved. In carrying
out her scheme, the German propa-
ganda agent had secured the columns
of two newspapers and has succeeded
In staging a parody on the United
States actions in the crisis with Mex
leo which is receiving widespread ex-
hibition.
For the moment the name OF the
nation in which the German propa-
ganda is being carried out is withheld
by the State Department. But II Is
an open secret that IL is a country
which has the best advantages for a
German submarine base which would
rake shipping passing through the
Panama Canal and even endanger the
waterway itself.
With the usual German ingenuity.
the agents selected a country in which
feeling previously has run high against
the United States. The previous Ger
man attempts were made in Colombia
and Venezuela. Both met with fail
ure. Now she Is renewing her cam
paign after a time considered sufficient
for the American representations TO
have been forgotten.
Other Plots Offset.
The first German effort was directed
toward securing a base in the Gulf of
Darien, off the Colombian coast. That
came shortly after the Zimmerman
plot to embroil Mexico and Japan
against the United States had been
exposed. Representations to Bogota.
coupled with renewed efforts by Presi-
Gent Wilson here TO secure action on
the treatry reimbursing Colombia to
the extent of S25, 600. 600 for the loss of
Panama, offset the German plot. A
few months later it became known to
the State Department that after a
costly propaganda in Caracas the Ger
mans were attempting. under cover.
to purchase the Island of Margarfta
from Venezuela Margarita is OF the
northern coast of Venezuela. on an
air line to the Panama Canal.
In pursuance of its third plot, now
discovered, the German consul at "a
Caribbean port" subsidized two news
papers. each for 500 a month, accord
ing to State Department information.
Both papers have been printing ex-
tremely pro-Ge. man articles, and one
is especially violent in its anti-C United
States attitude. Articles designed 10
infuriate the population against the
Colossus of the North" and its Rape
of Panama" are frequently printed.
The German consul also is alleged to
have financed a theatrical sketch. en-
titled The American Intervention. d"
The act shows an American cringins
before Mexican. and the dialogue is
composed chiefly of ribald jokes about
the United States.
1t is recalled that in the previous
instances the United States warned
both Colombia and Venezuela that
American warships would seize their
Caribbean ports il any sale of land
was made to a representative of Ger
many.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-30
commerce Commission REFUSES
INCREASES in RAILWAY Rates
Denial of IS Per Cent Advance by Interstate
Body Received with Dtsfavor and
Trouble is Forecast

The Interstate Commerce Commission has denied IS per cent
rate increase asked by all the railroads Of the United States
The decision made the form of order June H. made
public last night There but dsenter Commissioner Mchod
The order forth:
L. That the operation of the schedules submitted by the railroads
which asked suspended until October B 1917
in the following particulars
2 Exception is made schedules applying biumnous coal
coke and iron naming increased the Southern district
B. Exception is made schedules applying biumnous coal
coke and naming increased the Eastern district
a. All schedules naming increased applying interetoay
between said districts excepting only those applying COAL
coke and iron between the said Eastern and SOuhesn districts
s. That the of the charges regulations and practice,
stated IN such suspended schedules be deferred traffic
until the said October @ unless otherwise by the
The Washington herald., 1917-06-30
Able Author Writes
Sermon for Herald

The Rev. c. c. Mclean, A. NJ,
D. d., pastor Of Douglas Memoriai
Church. Eleventh and II streets
northeast. who will write the
weekly Sunday sermon in tomor-
rows Herald. was born in Phil
adelphia. Pa. He received his
early education in the public
schools Of his native city, and at
Aiillersville State Normal School
and the Drew Theological Seminary
In Madison. N. ].
Or. McLean's first charge was
at Coatesville. Chester County.
where he conducted an evangelistic
campaign of six weeks, bringing
80 persons into the membership OF
the church. He has also served
pastorates In Jacksonville, Fla;
st Augustine. Fla. and in Chi
cago.
He Is the author of McLean's
System Of Church Finance, which
Is used by all denominations In this
country and Canada, and has done
much good church work in the
eastern part of the city since lie
took up the Douglas Memorial
pastorate.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-30
RED CROSS EFFORT QUESTIONED
AS HAGUE CONVENTION VIOLATION
Controversy Arises Between War Relief
Workers and the Navy League as to
Rights to Assist Well Combatants.

That the National Red Cross will forfeit its charter and expose
rs and hospital ships hostile German attack attempts
help well combaian the opinion expressed by Col Robert
thompson president of the Navy League letter made public by
the Navy League last night
The letter. dated June l5 in by Mrs. L.
Bansford of Augusta Ga who had written ask if the Navy
Leagues relief work conflicts with that of Red Cross Before
making his reply COL Thompson had the referred Of
the best authorities International law. and their conclusions
those stated by COL Thompson
The letter said have double significance the action
by representatives of relief societies who Thursday
the RzCaton Hotel New York City, efforts to make them
aduncts of the National Red Cross
claimed for Of these societies that their purpose
afford relief either for soldiers themselves for their families so that
could be released for active which, under COL Thompson
Interpretation. clear violation of The Hague convention
The Washington herald., 1917-06-30
premier DECLARES
GERMANY MUST PAY
Lloyd George Says Allies Will Not
Accept German Peace.

Glasgow. June 29.-"It would be the
greatest disaster that ever overlook
mankind IL the allies make peace one
hour before they attain the detectives
they set out to win at the beginning
of the war" said Premier Lloyd
George today in discussing the war.
The premier said that he had heard
the report that Germany Is willing
TO give satisfactory terms to the
allies, but he added:
No doubt you can have peace now
at certain price for doubtless Ger
many desires peace; but it would be
a peace which gave Germany economic
dominance over the countries she has
invaded"
Mr.. Lloyd George predicted that
Russia would regain her old-time
strength at a single bound and even
become stronger than she ever was
before.
The prime minister said that the
allies would have to be indemnified as
guarantee against a repetition of the
war
In discussing peace terms he said
that Mesopotamia nor Armenia could
ever be restored to the Turks.
Armenia Is now held by the Russians
and Aesopotamia by the British.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-30
Three British Steamers
Sunk, Is Insurance Report

Boston, June 2.-Three large British
cargo steamships have been sunk in
the last few days. according to in
formation given out by local insur-
ance Offices tonight. The victims
were:
Ultonia, 6.5s3 tons, owned by the
Cunard Line: Haverford, 2.5S3 tons.
owned by the American Line; Manis-
ter. Cunard liner. No details were
given. 1t is not known whether lives
were lost.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-30
AIR
RAIDS ON j. 5.
John Barrett Tells Senate
Committee of Unbound
edCerman Ingenuity.

''The final deciding, material in
fiuence for victory of either the al
lies or Germany. and hence for early
peace, will be an overwhelming su-
periority of one side in the number
and efficiency of its aircraft"
Summed up by John Barrett. direc-
tor of the Pan-American Union, the
above is the quickest and most effec-
tive way of ending the world war.
This is the opinion of a man who
studied the entire aviation subject on
the field of battle and was given to
the subcommittee on aviation of the
Senate Military Committee yesterday
by Mr.. Barrett.
Mr.. Barrett went to Europe Just
before the beginning of the war. He
declares that the real truth of the
terror struck by the Prussian air fleet
has never been published in British
or American papers.
He predicts that the raid on Lon
don, the facts of which were months
sitting out of England. was only the
forerunner of greater one still to
come when London and other great
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