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The Washington herald., 1917-09-17
Hebrews OBSERVE
RITES OF new YEAR
Rosh Hashana Is Occasion of Cere-
monies Throughout City.

Rosh Hashanah. the eve Of the
5,6ISth year of Bible chronology. or
Jewish new year. was observed with
the ancient rites of Israel by Wash
ington Hebrews yesterday, services
being held at the Eighth Street Tenn
pie, where an overflow meeting in the
lower auditorium was necessary to ac-
commodate those who desired to at
tend. The services were begun at go
o'clock
Rabbi Abram Simon preached at the
temple on the subject of "A New
Heaven and a New Earth" emphasize
ing the solemnity of the feast which
is held on New Moon Day, the day OF
judgment on which all the inhabitants
of the world pass before the Creator
for judgment.
Today the Rev. A. Shefferman will
officlate at the Adath Israel Congre-
cation. Rabbi Benjamin /. Grossman
will preach on New Years Message
to Troubled Humanity" and tomor-
row his topic will be "Life's Deepest
Longing and Realization"
In his sermon last night. Rabbi
Grossman declared Rosh Hashanah
not cnly marks a period of time, but
designates a thorough change in the
character of the individual. TT is a
day Of introspeCtion and self-examina-
tion." he declared, "and everyone is
hidden to mediate upon deeds of the
past and look carefully into his soul. ;
The Washington herald., 1917-09-17
FOUR PERSONS HURT
IN AUTO COLLISIONS
None Of the Victims Is in a Serious
Condition.

-Four persons were badly injured az
the result of two collisions in WASH
ington Saturday night
Mrs. Isabella Imboden, 57S Oliver
street northwest, sustained a broken
wrist and cuts about the head and
body; her stepdsughter. Miss Isabella
Pekham. OF the same address. received
a broken nose and cuts on the face
and arms. and Charles Cobb. also Of
that address. suffered a sprained wrist
and bruises about the body when the
automobile in which they were riding,
at ll:30 O'Clock Saturday night, struck
trolley pole at Connecticut avenue
and lnGomar street northwest.
Tho machine. which Is the property
OF Paul VI. Imboden. was operated by
the colored chuffeur. Clarence Fletch-
er. 20 Defrees street northwest
II was declared last night at The
Emergency Hospital that their condi-
ton is not serious.
Saturday night at 2 20 O'Clock an au-
tomobile. owned and operated by Izu-
renee Simi. 1853 New Jersey avenue
southeast, while moving AZ Second
and c streets suotheast, struck John
4. Studs. 81, 80 First street south
east Studs received two broken ribs
and was treated by DR.. Albert J. Pot
ter, 800 Second street southeast.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-17
DISTRICT SCHOOLS
Open DOORS TODAY
Opening Attendance Expected to Be
Largest in City's History.

The summer nightmare OF the re-
luctant grammar school pupil mater
ializes this morning at . O'Clock. The
annual address of welcome to the
sour faces of students will me made
by teachers throughout the city at the
opening of schools today.
A new spirit of seriousness neverthe-
less has taken hold of the American
schoolboy. With the war stir at home
during the vacation. he starts to school
prepared to do his bit" in the way
OF studying the hitherto hated text
books.
1t Is thought that the attendance at
the District schools will be increased
probably thirty per cent over last
year. With the prosperous times which
have arrived in Washington, more pa
rents can afford to send their children
to schools. And to top this. the in
crease of 5000 in the Districts pop
ulation will send still more youngsters
to the school rooms here.
The high schools Of Washington are
to open with the customary ceremonies
of the first day. Sports in many of the
local high schols are to be encouraged
as much as they we're when the Unit
ed States was at peace with the
world
Pupils tranferred from the eighth
grade of grammar schools have been
ordered not to report to Central High
until II o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-17
Two DISTRICT UNITS
LEAVE FOR SOUTH
Artillerymen and Signal Corps Com
pany Go to Admission. Ala.

Two more units of District Guards
men started yesterday morning on the
great war adventure. In a noiseless,
business-like fashion. Battery B, of
the Field Artillery, and Company b,
of the Signal Corps, began their move
ment to the French front. via the
Admission route.
Less spectacular display may have
marked the departure of these two
units than in the farewell given some
Of the Districts other organizations,
but there was no lack of patriotic fer
vor among those who bade the boys
godspeed.
Everyone OF the artillerists and Sig
nal Corps men found father and moth
er and other relatives gathered in the
little crowd who waved goodby. As the
troop train rolled out of the yards.
there were the familiar cries Of Good
luck, Tom" Good luck, Jim," Don't
forget to write" At times these cries
swelled to a chorus.
Battery B is under the command of
Capt. George A. Bennett. and Com
p&ny B, of the Signal Corps, under the
command of Capt. Oliver c. Terry. A
score OF cars We're required for the
transportation of the Guardsmen and
their equipment.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-17
lead Clean LIVES"
ADVICE To SOLDIERS
Secretary Daniels and Gen. Gorgas
Address Enlisted Men.

Declaring that the soldier who
incapacitates himself in war by
immoral conduct Is aiding the en-
emy almost as effectively as an
enemy spy or one who runs away
in battle. Surg. Gen. Gorgas. OF
the United States army. Joined Sec
retary of the Navy Daniels in an
appeal to men OF the military estab-
lishment who witnessed two pro-
ductions of Damaged Goods" at
the New willard Theater yesterday
afternoon. to live clean lives.
The two showings of Eugene
Brieux's sociological drama, Dam
aged Goods" at 3 and s o'clock yes
terday afternoon. is the forerunner
to a nationwide campaign against
vice. Films OF similar character. II
was announced. will be shown un-
der the auspices OF the War Service
Commission of the District and the
Commission on Training Camp Ac-
tivities at all army cantonments.
camps, and on the battleships Of
the navy.
Richard Bennett, star in the cast
OF Damaged Goods" who came 70
Washington at the solicitation of Mai
Pullman, superintendent OF police,
pointed out that the play was meant
to teach that the innocent must suf-
fer II men do not lead clean lives.
Maj. Pullman introduced the speak
ers. Gen. Gorgas spoke at the FIRST
performance, and Secretary Daniels
at the second.
Gen. Gorgas said in part:
The greatest possible cause Of
sickness in accordance with the
ordinary run OF the sick reports
among military forces is due TO vene-
real diseases. So you can readily see
that the greatest attention that the
medical men in the military circles
have TO give is toward venereal dis
eases. and 1 hope that you will assist
the army medical officers TO bring
about the highest possible standard
of living among the men in the army
who are 10 fight our battles in the
war in which we are now engaged.
Secretary Daniels during the course
OF his remarks said:
IF anything should cause me 10
doubt the goodness and wisdom OF
God Il would be that He gives 10
youth the passions Of manhood with
out the restraint Of maturity. Into
the navy there come every week
sometimes scores. and I'm these days
hundreds and thousands OF boys from
l. years Of age. from homes all over
the country. The navy is a boy in
siitution.
"Dr. Osler Is credited with the
statement that there are 9sh00 sol
diers in the British army who have
The Washington herald., 1917-09-17
First Shot in World War
Laid to Unknown Bache

London. Sept. 16.-"The War IL
lustrated." In a recent article en-
deavors to place responsibility for
the first shot of the war and sug-
gests that the distinction belongs
TO an unknown German, who, with
others, aimed at three French Gus
toms officers on the morning of
Sunday. August 2. 1914, at a point
eight miles east Of the fortress Of
Belfort.
"The Germans suddenly began
shooting and fired about fifteen
shots in all The three Frenchmen
withdrew without replying and
turned out the other seven MEM
bers OF the customs staff. All then
moved forward toward the frontier.
when the Germans fired another
fifteen shots. The first man to fire
on the French side was Capt.
Dentz, in command of the customs
station OF Petit Croix. Not a soul
seemed to have been hit on either
side"
The Washington herald., 1917-09-17
Medicine HAT MAN
AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
City Shivering in Earliest Cool
Wave in Ten Years.

With the coolest week Washington
has experienced at this time of the
year for many seasons just passed, the
Weather Bureau promises that with
the exception of few showers during
the first part of the coming week, the
weather will be ideal.
The report states that warmer
weather throughout the entire middle
Atlantic States will arrive for a week
today or tomorrow. Showers today
and unsettled weather tomorrow will
be the bad beginning of a good week
for fair weather.
According to authorities. Washing
ton has not experienced so early an
autumn as this in ten years. The
sharp. biting weather which took hold
of the city last week came about three
weeks ahead OF schedule. One conso-
lation which was derived by the men,
bers of the stronger sex. however, was
that the donning of the felt hat, Sep
tember 10. was not accompanied by
streams Of sweat trickling down the
forehead. as in previous years.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-17
CRITICISES new
MAILLIST TAX
Herbert Bridgman Says Pro-
posed Levy Would Bank
rupt Small Newspapers.

New York. Sept. 1s.-Herbert l..
Bridgman. chairman of the Publish.
ers Association Of New York City,
composed Of the daily newspapers OF
New York. Brooklyn and Jersey City.
and former president of the Ameri.
can Newspaper Publishers Associa-
ton, said today
"In view of the reported effort to
restore in the pending revenue bill q
provision for increased taxation on
the transportation of newspapers
through the mails, It is proper to say
that the association. as well as the
American Newspaper Publishers As
ISOLATION, IL on record as opposed TO
any additional tax.
"Our association in a series OF reso-
lutions protested against increase IN
taxation on the ground that the great
increase In the cost Of all materials
which enter into the manufacture OF
newspapers has seriously affected the
taxpaying ability of the newspaper
industry; that the newspaper press Is
one of the most important and pow
erful weapons OF the government In
the present war. and Its strength
should not be reduced and Its inhu-
ence weakened by oppressive and dis
criminatory taxes. As for the pos
tai rates, they have been based. for
generations. upon the public policy
that the diffusion of knowledge and
information In newspapers and perl
odicals was necessary to the unity
and welfare OF the nation. and resolu-
tions stated that they should there
fore be encouraged by moderate post
age rates.
1T has never been the policy OF the
government to derive revenue from
the postal service. II was never even
attempted during the civil war. II
has been found by experience that de-
crease OF postal rates increase reve-
nue. OF the Postoffice Department and
general business throughout the
country.
THE adoption OF the zone system
would operate as a stimulant in the
promotion OF sectionalism. The effec,
would be the creation OF artificial
areas outside OF which publications
would have little circulation.
"The overwhelming opinion OF news.
papers throughout the country Is op-
posed TO the imposition OF thic addi-
tional postage. 1t would he an unjust
burden which the majority OF them
would find It impossible TO bear.
THE additional tax proposed. while
particularly hard on big newspapers,
cuts at the very vitals OF the thou
sands OF small newspapers published
throughout the country. II you dou-
BILE the postage of the small country
weeklies and dailies you will drive
them out of existence. The proposed
rate is confiscatory. destructive. un-
fair and un-American."
The Washington herald., 1917-09-17
EMPLOYEES unions
MEET IN CONVENTION
Delegates to Gather at A. F. of L.
Building This Morning.

The convention OF Federal EMPLOYEES
Unions will open this morning in the
American Federation of Labor Build
ing with an opening address by Presi-
dent Gompers. There will follow ad-
dressesby Miss Jeanette Rankin.
member Of Congress, from Montana,
Mr.. Frank Morrison, secretary of the
A. +. OF L., and Mr.. James O'Connell,
vice president of the A. F. of L.
The New Ebbitt Hotel is the head
quarters of the delegates and a dinner
viii be held there in their honor on
wednesday evening. At the dinner
there will be the following speakers:
Honorable William B. Wilson. Secre-
tary of Labor; Honorable Carl Vroo-
man, Assistant Secrctrrv of Agricul-
ture; Honorable Byron F. Newton, As
slstant Secretary of the Treasury:
honorable Louis +. Post, Assistant
secretary of Labor; Senator X. d. Nc
keliar, Representatives Edward Keat-
ing. WIN. Schley Howard, Frank ID.
scott Peter F. Tague. Honorable
heroert ID. Brown. chief of Bureau of
Efficiency, and DIR. MadriH, u. q ex-
psrt aetuary On insurance.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-17
INSTITUTE MEETING
TO BE HELD OCT. "a

The annual Sunday School Institute
Convention will be held at the Church
Of the Epiphany Wednesday. Octo-
Der "a, beginning at 10 a. m, and
continuing until 10 p. m. The pro.
gram includes vital topics and live
and experienced speakers.
The clergy are asked to arrange
their parochial engagements and
guild meetings so as to keep this date
free. Sunday School superintendents
are requested to make their arrange
ments TO fit in with this date and to
give advance notice to all their
teachers. Detailed programs will be
issued about october 10.
There will be a great mass meeting
for parents and teachers at night.
Bishop Mccormick. of Western Mich
igan, and DR.. Henry F. Cope, of Chi
cago, are to be the speakers. The
meeting will be open to all who de-
sire to attend.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-17
Four-Year.0 Old Runaway,
Picked Up by Police,
Says She's Hunting Job

With her curly locks dancing
about when she defiantly shook her
head, pretty 4-year-old Mildred
Murray informed her parents last
night, when they came TO the Fifth
police precinct to claim her, that
she had left home to go to work.
She had been missing since IL
o'clock yesterday morning.
Just about the time that the po-
lice OF the Tenth precinct were
securing the Capital for her, Mil
dred was found wandering con-
tentedly along the street at Eighth
and l. streets southeast by a
passerby.
The man took her to the Fifth
precinct where short time after
the child's parents came for her
and took her back to their home at
1905 Fairmount street.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-17
SALVADOR RATIFIES
PARCEL POST TREATY
Second Country Enters Into Postal
Pact with u s.

The Postoffice Department has re-
ceived notice of the ratification by
Salvador OF a postal treaty with the
United States which guarantees in
demnity for damage and loss of in
sured parcel post packages sent from
this country, and increases the al
lowable weight to twenty pounds.
similar treaty with Mexico has
been ratified.
Heretofore the United States has
not had treaty with any country
giving guarantee of such indemnity
and considerable loss has resulted.
The parcel post business between
the United States and Salvador dur
ing the year ended June so. 1917,
amounted to 1850 parcels. weighing
1O2,AS pounds. going to Salvador, and
1is parcels. weighing 1857 pounds,
coming TO the United States.
The exchange with Mexico amount
ed, during the same period, to l27,473
parcels. weighing s41, 4s2 pounds sent,
and 4.51 parcels, weighing l3,515
pounds. received.
Treaties increasing the allowable
weight of parcel post packages from
eleven pounds to twenty pounds have
been ratified by Chill and Panama.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-17
i. S. KEEPS GRIP
ON MUNITIONS
Embargo on Food Supplies
Also Extended to AZ
feet Our Allies.

The Exports Administrative Board.
yesterday announced formally that
the embargo on the export of muni-
tions and food staples has been made
almost absolute. A long list of COM
modities is made public, including all
of the munitions and food staples.
They will be permitted to leave the
country only when their export will
directly contribute TO help the United
States win the war.
Export licenses may be granted for
the above articles" says a statement
by the board. When destined for ac-
tual war purposes or when they will
directly contribute thereto; and in GER
tain unusual cases when such exports
will contribute directly to the imme-
date production OF important commod-
tiles required by the United States;
and also in certain other cases where
the articles may be exported in limited
quantities without detriment to this
country. Licenses may be granted for
limited quantities of these conserved
articles when required for purely me-
dicinal or pharmaceutical purposes"
The statement characterizes the list
as:
"A list Of commodities whose con-
servation is necessary on account OF
the limited supply and the needs OF
the United States in its successful
prosecution of the war"
Accordingly. the board has practi-
cally prohibited the export OF these
articles"
Wheat and wheat -four are the -ood
products named in the list. The rest
is made up Of the metal and chemi-
cal bases out of hich all sorts Of
munitions are maG".
The Issue of the order at this time
comes as a clear statement of the
position OF the United States in two
important economic-diplomati neGo-
tiations. Japan is asking for metals.
The northern neutrals are asking for
food. None will get what il wants
unless il convinces the Exports Ad-
ministrative board of the need OF the
imports for actual war work
Even the allies are included in the
plan made public yesterday. Great
Britain. France, and particularly
Italy and Russia will have to produce
proof that all of the materials import
ed from the United States are being
used directly to beat the Germans.
Even with reSard to Canada, the
regulations have been made more
strict. The Exports Administrative
Board has heretofore required licenses
for Canadian export for some Of the
basic munition and food commodities.
Yesterdays order extends these re-
quirements to the whole list The stiff
fleming of thc Canadian requirements
will apply on and after September 20
The issue OF the order may smooth
the way automatically for the nego-
tiations with both Japan and the
Scandinavian neutrals.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-17

soldier lads are the gay Lotharios.
apparently they have many hearts if
the number of these little canes they
give to their girl friends are any cri-
terlon. The soldiers are now the
hir's. No matter how many swagger
sticks she is given no girl will be
able to carry more than one at a
time without appearing ridiculous.
The use OF the swagger stick has
been much misunderstood in this
country. They are carried by soldiers
while on duty, not through affecta-
tion or vanity, but merely to keep
their right hands from slipping un-
consciously into their pockets-a most
unmilitary performance
The Washington herald., 1917-09-17
diplomat DESCRIBES
EVENTS IN HOLLAND
ertius Van Dyck Tells Soldiers Of
Early War Days.

More than 800 men in uniform at
'ndsd the reception at the Church of
ne Covenant yesterday afternoon at
hieh Mr.. Tertius Van Dyck, son OF
Ie American Ambassador to Holland,
arrated frst-hand experiences of
rents in Holland at the outbreak of
e war.
Thirty young men from the Reserve
fficers' Training camp at Fort Myer
ere present in a body. after being the
'nor guests at a dinner by the
iurch.
In August. 1914. Mr.. Van Dyck was
'soeiated with his father in dipIo-
atie work at the court of The Meth
lands. and was an ardent worker in
Aping his native countrymen get
USAGE hack to the United States.
t-d ~ Is efforts in their behalf.
q 1 he many impossible requests
irF 'althy Americans whose
ur1y 1sc- not buy safety at that
go" 'naires were forced to
aE .e ge. r,.....-..-. 90.
tn children, and no men
20 'lru to accompany them, pre-
rs w st dificult problem. but
e en- away from the war
" CO.." and out OF Germany
- imely cooperation of the
aei Belgian ofhcials.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-17
BURIED IN CLAY BANK.

Minlintown. Pa. Sept. 16.-Buried
beneath rush OF clay and ground.
Cyrus Moss. aged 81. was sunocated
while helping to build a road near
Pleasant View.
Moss had recently passed the ex-
animation for the national army
and expected soon TO be called to
service.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-17
was Eer Sticks Supplant Frat Pins
b Trophies of Popular Young Women;
Soldier Lads Are Now Gay Lotharios

on girls have adopted the
tick. 1t means when car
member OF the fair sex that
on e heart of the donor,
Gle SANS fighting men.
way IT has much the same
: as the fraternity pin"
girls were formerly inOrdi-
d Of wearing. The con-
ong the college youth of
y Of a college widow We're
umerous that the frat pins
a large proportion of her
Jf course. they were care
o wear the particular pin
lin on the nights he called.
tables are turned and the
The Washington herald., 1917-09-17
20 CORRALLED
in GAMING raid
Police Find Establishment
Flourishing in Shadow
of Headquarters.

A gambling house was found and
raided in Washington early yesterday
morning. It was situated in the very
shadow OF the First police precinct
and only a block from police head
quarters.
1t is thought by the police that
the house has been established for
many months and that the proprietor,
Charles Anton Vendettii, has been
reaping a fat harvest.
At $3.50 o'clock yesterday morning
Lieut.. Hartley, Sergeant Bean. De-
tectlve Howes and Policeman Currier.
all of the First precinct. conducted
the raid" on 40i Thirteenth street
and found twenty men circled about
two poker tables.
Have Easy Entrance.
Many complaints had been made to
the police about this particular house.
but difficulty lay in catching the
gamesters "red-hsnded." No trouble
was experienced in entering the house,
however. The occupants on hearing
the knock, unsuspectingly opened the
door.
Vendettii was taken to the First
precinct and was later released on
500 bond. The case will be prose-
cuted In Police Court this morning and
the other men will be summoned as
witnesses.
Stop Friendly Game.
Another poker game was raided by
the police. shortly after the first ar
! rest, at 1900 E street northwest.
Hardly any Importance was attached
to this case for 1t was learned that
IL was spontaneous, and what is called
friendly game" \ tenant OF the
house. Frank Edward label was ar
rested and later released on SIS coll
lateral. This case will also be brought
TO the Police Court this morning.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-17

The Rockefeller Foundation has
contributed Sloo,c00 to the Y. W. c. a.
fund for the protection of women
and girls in the vicinity of training
and mobilization camps.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-17
hE}. SVEN CONDEMNS
PJG .IC Dance HALLS.
.lso Decries Gambling and
rays for Soldiers.

the dance halls and gamb-
r 8 and warning the young
Ts1 r. eware OF women who were
'a1s agged into hell" Rev. E.
+ez SVEN. pastor OF the Centennial
Saptist Church. last night urged the
congregation to keep ITO the straight
md narrow path"
Where are you going?" he chal-
cnged. There is no need for you to
20 TO hell: rise to your feet and be
aved."
DR.. SVEN pictured the evils that
confronted thousands of clerks who
we're arriving in Washington daily,
nd told how they would have to
;uard their morals and conquer the
emptations of a large city.
God has kept me out of HE'LL" he
.dded- II am saved through Jesus
'hrist, and you can be saved, too"
Rev. Mr.. SVEN offered a prayer for
he boys in khaki who are soon to
axe up arms. and for his son who is
srving In the Aviation Corps.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-17

been incapacitated for duty by imnor-
tai diseases. There is no doubt that the
cause we espouse will win II will
win early II our young men are clean
OF mind and keep their bodies pure