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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-03
Lansing Asks $4,000
For Vacant Embassies
In Germany and Austria

Notwithstanding the United
States is at war with Germany.
and has no ambassador there or
In Austria-Hungary, the State
Department. estimates submitted
to Congress today ask for $4,000
for salaries OF ambassadors to
both countries.
>The estimate Is made so that II
peace should come. the depart
ment could pay ENJOYS.
Subscriptions of $4,000 to funds
for establishing permanent arbi-
tration of international disputes
also are included in the esti-
mates.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-03
BRITISH FORCES NEAR
JERUSALEM DRIVE BACK
REPEATED TURK ATTACKS

LONDON, Dec 3.-successful bomb
ing raids against the enemy are be-
ing carried out by the British forces
northwest Of Jerusalem, says an Off
cisl dispatch, and in an, encounter
with the Turkish forces in the neigh
borhood of Bir-El-Buri, more than 200
prisoners were taken.
Re-enforcements for the Turkish
armies in Palestine have been fol-
lowed by repeated assaults on British
positions, but without doing effective
work. the British repulsing them at
every point
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-03
left or not. It Is worth SO q ton
for medium hard grades"

left or not. It Is worth SO q ton
for medium hard grades"
Emerson & c.. 1870 Fourteenth
street-''Eothing ~ all. Not a scrap"
johnson Brothero Company, Twelfth
and F streets nIEthwest-"No sir,
we haven't any. Only a little soft
coal"
NJ. B. MayfIeld 4 Son. 1894 Tween
tieth street noTt'Iwest-.-'So hard coal
at all today. Little soft Can't tell a
thing about when We can get some.
Wish l could"
John MsiSieJohn. Blair road, Ta-
koma Park-"NOt a grain-hard. or
soft We look Ior 1t every day"
David Mslnick, II1s W street north
west-"We are like a ship out Of
water as far as coal is concerned"
]. J. MohIer,, 21Jc d street north
west-'Msy have some tomorrow.
None today at ALL"
Can't supply CustomerH.
J. N. Peake, 612 L street north
west-"Run over with orders for sew
eral days to corsr. Can't supply our
customers, much lass anybody else
Joseph NJ PeSke q son. OV6 Nc"
York avenue northwest-"Can take
your order and try to deliver tomoE-
row. Can't guar1Etee anything. Sell
ing only one tea OF a time"
Thomas RinaId., a145 Seventh street
northwest-"We Know there is none
in cur yards .to1Ry. Tomorrcw is
another question, that we can't an
| swer."
Charles P. Seeb ID, Eighth and o
| streets northwe It-''There isn't one
piece OF coal in our place. We do
not handle soft coal at all. and are
handling hard co.l very little these
days"
T. L V. Coal Company, 1875 Church
. street northwest-"Had a small ship
ment this morning. May be able to
| I'LL an order TO-DAY. Can't tell for
certain. The average is 50 a ton"
L. ]. Tomlin, 40 street north
/ west-'Have ors OF two bushels at
/ 40 cents. Are certain that you couId
not get as muck as a ton from US
any time soon
Z. II. Trundle. ia New Jersey ave-
nue. northwest-"JuSt a little, bit for
places that we are obliged TO sup
ply"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-03
BELGIANS FURI0USLY
BREAK GERMAN LINES;
CONNECT THEIR OWN

Furious fighting along the Belgian
portion OF the Flanders line is re-
ported In today's official Belgian COM
munidue. Around Oudstuivekens.
kerke and in the region OF DiXmude,
strong attacks by the Germans have
been Tepulsed.
German detachments which enter.
ed positions near Beverdike have been
expelled, and the Belgian line again
Is intact, cables state.
Belgian artillery inflicted terrific
losses on the enemy at st Pierre
Capelle and German cantonments a;
Lake have been rendered untenable
the communique states.
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no important infantry action, the re-
port says.
One of the latest. moves OF the
enemy Is staging an attempt to crosg
the marshes in the triangle between
the Piave and the old PisSe rivers.
Their PROGRESSES is being barred by a
terrific fire from italian guns.
An official dispatch from Vienna,
from the Austrian viewpoint, says:
"On Mont Pertica another Italian at
tack has been repulsed. Otherwise
there Is nothing to report from
Venetia-"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-03
Vital Records
BIKtha.

The following births have been re-
ported to the Health Department In
the last twenty-four hours:
Abraham and Goldis E. sehOer. girl
Alva and Lola " Sole. boy.
william D. and Ida \. HenneAsy, girl.
Robert J. and Minnie Swami, GIRL.
Romeo N. and Sotie NJ. Outlaw, boy.
Walter and Julia Mailman, giri.
George @. and Ida A. Costes, girl.
John II. and Bessie L. Anderson, boy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-03
UNIFORMS FOR ATTACHES
0F'U. S. EMBASSIES TO BE
REQUESTED OF CONGRESS

Legislation to provide United States
consular officers and attaches OF en-
bassies and legations with uniforms
Is to be sought at this session Of Con-
gres by the State Department
An appropriation also Is to be re-
quested to refund to consular of1cers
whose families are stationed with
them abroad the expenses incident 10
removing from one post to another
when so ordered by the American
State Department.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-03
TWO AMERICAN PRIESTS
ARE MADE MONSTGNORS

ROME, Dec. 3.-The Rev. Fathers
Bernard Hrahoney, OF Albany, N. Y,
and Charles 'Hezrn. OF Chicago, were
elevated to the rank OF Monsignor
by the Vatican today. Both are at
tached to the American College in
Rome
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-03
TIMES COAL
HUNT BRINGS
PROMISE OF
. HALF~A TON
CONTINUED from First Pags.l

NCOnLlnueu lEOln = AI6N ago.
DO you wsnt?"
"a ton Of coal. need It badly" re-
blied The Times man.
@Are you a regular customer hereT''
sNo."
GWen, I guess we can't do much
TOR you. Why don't you go to your
Healer7"
sMy dealer has none. have been
trying to get it for two weeks"
"we've got lot OF customers who
have been calling for COAL" said the
elerlx
Cant get some coal nowT
Can you use soft coal?''
EMO; I need coal that will burn In
! latrobe"
1--WE haven't a ton 90 sell of that
size. Anyway, we could not haul II II
We had. We had twenty-seven wag-
pns laid off Saturday. because we
eouId not get men to drive them"
as the situation any better this
morning?
at don't know but anyway we can't
coal we can give YOU little II you
maui II EOuI Nf=AA gSN"
Haven't you any stove size.
mo but we ran let you have a
little egg coal 81 you arranged to
truck IT."
"Can / get it tolay?'
Maybe, II your man turns up In
time. That's the situation. It's the
problem OF carrying that is boths--
Ing us right INV, as well as the
shortage. We can't get men to do
the work.
a.If 1 arrange for a truckman can
I get a ton of coal?"
''No, indeed: We may be able to give
you a half ton Of egg coal; that's the
best we can do for you"
where can get a truckman? ?"
asked The Times man.
l THE Lord only knows" replied the
slerk.
How much will It cost me to haul
it,"
why, some Of our custoers have
paid as high as SO TO - for carriage
They're holding up a lot OF people.
have heard, on this hauling work"
Half Ton Ii Ordered.
A half ton Of coal was ordered o.
Che egg size at g4.75 and q receipteC
order was returned.
It was stated at the office OF Mr.
Suter today that there were nftl
families in Washington, boarding
houses, etc, unable to get coal, al
though in some instances there wer,
sick children in those families snC
some actual suffering because OF thu
shortage.
The office stated that the situation
gould not = re- eyed until the rail
kos5s s gan delivery in large quaint
Efes z-E The coz iealers were enable,
a. 9af-a - - back orders.
When inquiry vas made at the OF
See Or sI~ rg.e~ his morning. his as
slstar.t L ~ss- during his absenc
lroI TIE ~ -s there were thou
sands g. Peep Washington unabl
+ get coal
1h0uss Is Ont Of COAI.
ere a-s 'sands Of people il
nE-8n r-. as anxious to ge
yoa 49, he said. I'm fact
before va a list Of fifty fam
ar. b. ctual need OF coal
Aa e sick children II
10 them are entirel,
everything pos
eaTn- promise any on
r5i can get coal 10
- coal in Washing
been unable to 10
re endeavoring q
7-". -aT the railroads, an
InH n Of the coal deal
l Il. and as soon a
able TO handle tn
- IS a new department
as not had time to get as ef
ncfently organized as IL would lik
TO be-"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-03
AMERICANS UNDER
FIRE AT CAMBRIA
PRAISEDBYB BRITISH

Continued from First Page.)
ringing with praise OF their first-clsss
fighting ability.
Ever since the beginning Of Byng's
thrust the American army engineers
have been building and operating
strategic railways close up to the
German lines.
Most OF them got their fret baptism
Of IRE in Crown Prince Rupprecht's
surprise counter-blow. They liked IL
and went into the fighting with en-
thusiasm.
Like many Of the British gunners,
the American engineers saw the Ger
mans "close up before they realized
what was happening. One lanky
TennesseeRn got a day full OF thrills.
81 was standing beside my engine"
he said, when shrapnel began rain
ing all around me. | didn't have any
tin helmet. so I grabbed a petrol tank
figured that was better than moth
ing.
a-coming. hustled back and dtyed
into a shell hole. Pretty soon i looked
up and the Boches were all around
me. They went to work and blew
up the railway tracks-but they left
the engine. sneaked from shell
hole TO shell hole until l finally
found some Tommies. Then l grabbed
a rife"
The Tennessean didn't tell the rest
OF the story, but some Of those who
saw him in action throughout the day
brought IT back joyfulIy to headquar
tiers today. The Southerner enjoyed
| himself immensely, and he must have
caused a lot of pain over among the
| Boches.
When he and his fighting brothers
of the British finally rescued the Ten.
nessean's beloved engine the Tommies
| saiL the American was as tickled as
IL he'd done all the rescuiug himself.
A ST. Louis engineer soldier looked
up from his work suddenly to see the
Germans coming over a hill straight
toward his engine. He ran 200 yards
and Hoped into q shell hole. From
there he watched the enemy dynamite
the track and attempt to smash the
engine by artillery fre. Their shells
| fell on each side OF the locomotive
but luckily missed It. The st. Louisan
/ worked his way to the British lines
found himself a rife, grabbed some
ammunition, and went to It hot and
heavy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-03
A GENTLE HINT.

Mrs. HashleiYh Ito boarder)-How
Is IL you are taking your medicine
after dinnsrf thought the doctor
told you to tAks Il before meals?
Boarder-He ss.d it didn't make
any difference 50 long As took Il
on an empty stonaeh.--BostoA Tran
script.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-03
age Here Acute But Part of Price For Victory Weaver Declares
GRINDING
THEIR AXES NOW
ONCAP|TOL HILL
By DAVID LAWRENCE.
fro,tf,,ad fron, Ef--R p.-o \

CONTINUED from First Page.)
whatever may be the outcome Of
events later on. there will be no re-
quest Immediately for q declaration
OF war against Austria Later on. II
the dual monarchy furnishes q griev-
ance-G clear violation OF American
rights-the declaration will come.
Closer supeFvisIsa.
For the present, control OF Buiga-
rians and Turks, as well As Austrians
and allen neutrals whose frisndilness
Is suspected. will be obtained by
closer supervision and probably reg
istration of all persons not American
citizens. The allies did II early IN the
war, As Americans who tried to
travel back and forth in England and
France will remember.
Undoubtedly the President will dis
cuss both the railroad and labor sit
uations. He Is not yet ready to an
nounce a program for Government
ownership OF railroads; indeed, there
Is reason to believe that the volun-
tary pooling arrangements suggested
by the railroad executives themselves
will be watched with deep interest,
and II successful Il will not be noces-
sary to meet the question OF Govern
ment control
On the other hand there are those
in the confidence Of the Admlpistra-
tion who believe the unmistakable
trend OF events Is toward Government
operation OF the transportation sys-
TENS during war time.
Labor PrOoIens Leon U.
Labor problems were touched on
by the President In his speech AZ
Buffalo, but they are so vital TO the
success OF AmertCS In the war that
reiteration and emphasis on the need
for cooperation and unity Is to Be
expected in Wilson's address.
Since the President last addressed
Congress, the cJGntry has passed
through an unprecedented era OF In
dustriaI readjustment Mr.. Wilson
has many things to discuss In re-
view. The shipping program has
been begun, the s,;ectIve service law
is in operation, American troops are
in the front line trenches in France.
The United states has become =
commanding figure in international
finance and diplomacy
The President himself has been the
spokesman Of democracy's cause. From
him will come. therefore. words OF
thanks to the American people for what
they have already done and words OF ex-
hCrtation for the greater sacrifices thae
must come in the future. The resident
will reveal no spirit Of compromise on
the fundamental Issue for which Amer
lea Is ighting-the annihiladon not OF
the German people but OF German MILL
the tenor Of his message
will emphasize again the liberalization
Of the United States to omit no word or
act to achieve a military as well a.
moral victory.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-03
DEATHS

ElISiMEL-on November 30. isI.' A. NJ Ls
dence. 2szS Twelfth STREE 1874 =;
SIMON KIMMEL. belovee
Tsr..a KImmel, IN his 10Th yeeN ,,..
FIncral from his late residence; go, noe Gl.yS,
December ), 1911, at p. m. I,sIS S''n'
wood Cemetery. Friends In
baltimore papers please W. -
HFssER-oa Monday. Deesn1 .S,on = Ho.pi,si
7.5O a m. at George Nes
MISS NJ. JANETrE AESs 81
Funeral notice latef.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-03

ROME, Dec. S-yiolent artillery
fighting is reported IN an official dis
patch today from italian army head
quarters In northern ItSlEs There y
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-13
PEONY SHOW OPENS
Nearly 10000 Blooms on Display at
Horticultural Hall

Between $4,000 and 10000 Of the 4.st
specimens Of fine peonies--the shOwiest
flower of the spring season--were placed on
exhibition today at the annual show of the
American Peony Society, which is being
held at Hort icultura Hail. Broad street be
low LcsA5ftss Since the European war many
of the expert peony growers of France have
gone TO the front. and this country has be-
come the center for that branch of agricul-
ture. Since the war many new varieties
OF the flower have been developed here.
Outdoor grown roses will be shown to-
morrow by members Of the Pennsylvania
Horticultural Society in connection with the
present exhibition, The proceeds will he
turned over to the American Red Cross.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-13
United Greece WML
BE Aid to- Allies

Continued from Pare One
fused TO permit his partisans 10 fight
against the Allies ultimatum that he re-
sign
MAY ENTER WAR
Early entry OF Greece into the war on
the side OF the ALLIES is now expected.
Prince Alexander. the new ruler. who pre-
sumably will take over the relns Of gov
eminent At once. is known as a pro-Ally
Until Greece can reorganize her own af-
fairs France will aid In, the administration
OF her Internal problems. particularly that
OF furnishing the country with food. Greece
has been under blockade by the Allied
fleets since last fall.
COMMUNICATIVE" TO the Kaiser, ac-
cording 20 his famous Christmas message
TO Queen Sophia. sister 20 the German
ruler--is no longer TO be permitted to live
In Greece, according to the terms with
which the Allies demanded his abdication.
He must remain in exile. and II was eN-
pected today that eventually he would go
to Germany. Early departure OF the King
and Queen In an Allied wsrship is expected
First of the problems to be faced out
OF the change In rulers II the restoration
OF unity among the Greek people and OF
adequate measures to provide for complete
revictualinR and distribution. French
forces are already landed In Greece to aid
In this work.
Next comes the future OF former Premier
Eleutherios Venizelos. now head OF Greek
provisional revolutionary Government es-
tablished at Salonica.
VENIZELOS'S AID
Venizelos had received complete support
OF the Greek people thrice at the polls In
his demand for Greece's "benevolent neu-
trality' toward the Allies but the King
thwarted this expression OF the popular VIII
Then Nenize!os organized Government and
pledged aid to the Allies
It is OF vital import to the Allies that
back door TO the Balkans
be kept open to them and closed to Ger
many and Germany's Vaccinations. a COS
mopolitan force Of soldiers IL hghting In
Macedonia and SaloniCa, a Greek port. which
has long been held by the Allies as base of
operations for this army Included under
General Sarall fighting Serbia's battles on
the Macedonian front are Serbs, Italians,
French. British and Russians
Venzelos's provisional Government, To-
Gated at Salonica. has been tacitly recoR
nized by all the Allies. The new ruler,
Prince Alexander. IS said to be an ardent
admrer Of the former Prime Minister.
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needed and win solve in large measure tes
problem OF victuaiing the British toroeS ."
Macedonia -, .,,,,,
In addition. the Allied control will be sueh
as 70 thwart any. junction between N'eeN
troops and the Teutonio forces. -,
The idea Of n trecian republic mas peeh
fomented for some time and the state De
partnent has had a request betoIe ~ "
recognize Nenizelist GoVernihenC .hta
has never received action. however; as -s In,s
Government wanted to act In run hcoVi
with the Allies even though its own IN
clinations would be to recognize repuoho
The Allies have been able to make thus
coup largely because OF removal OF lnperIaI
uresstre from Russia When the Gar was
IN power the British and French tound
themselves blocked In their Greek oenillss
often because Of his influence ana Irleho-
ship for Greece
whether II will be possible TO have Greek
troops actually aid the Allies Is prooIema'-
cal. inasmuch as most OF the army mas oeen
loyal to Constantine. In any event the
Greek situation is such now that the army
cannot harass the British forces that mlgnt
now be thrown northeastward to cut the
Berlin-to- Bagdad pathway
Some here believe that the clearing OF
the Greclan situation" will be followed
shortly by military activity in that war
theatre II has frequently been stated
privately by military men here that cutting
of the Bagdad to Berlin rail highway by
the Allies would mean long step toward
ending the war.
such a move, successfully made, would
isolate the tottering Turks cut Germany
and Austria on from the food supplies
Turkey Is sending at the expense OF heT
Mohammedan populations and likewise smut
off the supplies Of ammunition and other
war munitions from Teuton factories TO
Turk battle lines in Mesopotamia and other
southeastern sections where British ana
Russian troops some weeks PACK We're
pounding the Mohammedans UP toward
Constantiuuple.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-13
REPUBLIC OF GREECE
MAY BE NEXT SHIFT

Abdication Of King Constantine was re-
garded here today as the probable forerun-
ner Of a GreCian republic headed by VENICE
los Constantine's btterest foe
This second step however will not he
immediate. Instead. this Government fol-
lowing the lead Of her Allies will recognize
the new regime under COnstantines second
son. Alexander
For the moment the abdication means
that tho Allies are going to have fuller CO.
operation from Greece. which they were un-
able to wiring from the obduratc and pro-
German Constantine.
And the first evidence Of this will come
from Allied control Of the rich harvests Of
the Thessaly These harvcsts are sorely
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-13

to help his brother-in-law. However even
nailed TO military Inactivity az he was, Con
stantine has been Of invaluable help TO the
Kaiser, furnishing him through wireless dis-
patches important information on the move
ments Of Allied forces on land and sea In
the Near East
AS TO a more immediate military help
coming to the Allies from Constantlne's g
exit and the practical elimination Of the all
powerful pro-German element In Greece. II
is doubtful that the Greek army, which for
some time has been utterly disorganized and
which lost It's morale through the recent
political events, can be Of any immediate
value TO General Sarrall. The reorRaniza-
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tion Of the creek army, v & Is decided
upon will need yvar pr more before u can
take the neid with It's full strength OF
little more than y quarter million men
Neither has the landing Of British ana
p,ronch troops in Thessaly any strategic
i,,nortance. since the Allies have far better
facilities al Salonlca than in Thesssly TOT
operations against the Teutonio lines ~
Macedonia. If the Allies were 70 ienu
troops on Thessslys coast for mlhtaIS
operations in Macedonia they woulu os oos- oUn
yronted with the huge problem OF trans,
,or,otion IN a country which Is almost
,ybolly hacking railroads or even GOOD h,9n- ,,n-
49,. n is more likely that the Allies
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CHANGE IN GREEK RULERS
MADE WITHOUT REVOLT

ATHENS, June ! 3.
Greeces change in kings has been ef-
fected with a minimum OF wrench 20 the
nation \ few agitators last night made
fiery speeches in the streets, but otherwise
there was no disorder King Constantine's
formal abdication IN favor Of his second
son Prince Alexander appeared to meet
with general approval Of his countrymen.
Conditions I'm Greece have been increas-
inEy grave during the last few weeks The
nation has been suffering greatly for months
on account OF the allied blockade and in
creasing strength has pecn shown by the
Venizelists provisional government due to
Constantncs policies and his tenacious pro.
Gcrmanism iu the face Of an overwhelm-
ing pro-aly sentiment among his people.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-13

was the Russian Grand Ducness Olga, held
TO the Orthodox Greek faith and saw TO u
that her son embraced II as well. a truly
diplomatic move on her part and upon his,
since Il was that of his people. The Prince
showed particular aptitude for military sci
enoe In his youth. and finally entered the
army. while his younger and for a time
more popular brother. Prince George, took to
the sea
In october. 1889. Constantine became the
brother-in-law of the German Emperor by
marrying Princess Sophia Of Prussia, sister
Of Wilhelm H. Through his father. a
Danish prince he = was already first
cousin OF both King George and Car
Nicholas. His married life IL said not al
ways 10 have been happy In the FIRST
place his wife refused 70 give up the
Lutheran religion and at one time left
him. taking up her residence in Darn
stadt, Germany
IDOL OF PEOPLE
when her brother, the Kaiser, reproved
her for having deserted her lord che is
said to have made answer:
sire. | am not one Of your Uhlans!"
Later the royal difficulties we're patched
up. Three sons and three daughters were
the result OF the union. They are Prince
George, born 1890: Prince Alexander. born
1898 PrncesB Helene, born 1896; Prince
Paulos born 1901; Princess Irene, born
1905 and Princess Catharlne, born 1918