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The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-27
DR. FlTzSlMoNS' DEATH

(Theodore Roosevelt in Kansas City Star)
 The first the casualty list of the American army in France is that of Dr. William T. Ftzsmons of Kansas City killed in air raid hospitals Doctor Fitzsmons had already served for some time in a French hospital As soon as this Nation went to he volunteered for service abroad.
 There is sometimes symbolic significance in the first death in a It is in this To the mother he leaves personal grief must in degree be relieved pride in the fine and gallant life which has been crowned by the great sacrifice We his fellow country share this pride and sympahze with this sorrow. Bnt lis death should cause pride sorrow; for war should especially teach us-German brutality and American unpreparedness
 The first lesson the horror of Germanys calculated brutality As part of deliberate policy of frightful ness she has carried systematic campaign of mur aer against hospitals and hospital ships. The first American in our army 10 die killed in of these -yneaI raids We should feel indignation against Germany for the brutality Of which this merely one amongst innumerabe instances. But should feel even s-arner indignation towards-and fathomless tempt for-the minimizing folly of those Ameri cans who aid and the authors of such foul wicked ness. and these include all men and who in any way anoogze for or uphold Germany. who assa of cur allies who oppose our taking active part in the war or who desire an ineonclusiye peace
 The second lesson is our unpreparedness. We are in the eighth month since Germany against IS and We are still only the receiving end of the -a-Ia We have not in France single the fight *ag riRe The drst American killed doctor. No Garran soldier is vet in jeopardy from anything we have done
 The military work we are doing is work of pre- ra-a-on T. should done just three years N.r4--enfhs Of wisdom is being wise in time.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-27
LAWFUL AND UNLAWFUL.

These critics complain of the censorship, and say ha free speech is denied They prate Of the involate rtghs the citizen and assert the tmehonored rights of
 f= Eberv and pursuit Of happiness and so forth But ,hav fa draw the distinction between freedom of speech advising the commission of crime The first ts lawful tha latter unlawful and always Always unlawful f become dangerous and even reasonable during war.
 grass barata Army and Navy much they please. They show low citizenship absence of patriotism, and exceedingv great folly But they commit no crime But the moment they advise to disobey rule law or lawful order Of the Government, they commit crime and may te punished for felony possibly for treason Chicago Tribune.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-27
SIGNIFICANT OF PEACE.

The last few days. the Allies have been mal- ing rapid headway in Flanders and Belgium. More 90 than ever before. and without meeting serious opposition. apparently.
 On the Rica front which the Teutons cap tured from the Russians short time ago, for the purpose. it was stated at the time, to establish their winter headquarters, has been evacuated bF the victors They have yamosed. as it were so completely that the Russian armies cannot loeatA them To Us. the rapid progress of the Allies and the evacuation of that Russian ter ritory by the Teutons. are unnistakabe signs of approaching peace.
 The Teutons are not at this hour without having discovered that they could never win the War: and having arrived at this deduction. and while thev >-n can de it, it behooves them to cet hack on ther own ground and with their combined forces. drive out the Italians evidence of which has made its appearance the last few days. an3 rrenare themselves for the supposed attack hv the Allies at home.
 Evidently. the TeUtons failed 10 win Rus sta on their side but to certain extent succeed ed to create conditions in that country by organ izad factions that thev anticipate TO great dan ger from that side Through pro-Ge~o7~n fac t.ons. Russia v-iH be kept ;n turmoil j intern d strife for sometime to come. Meanwhile. the Tautons will clean Austria of her Italian enemy. Having accomplished as much, the l.ext move shall he to withdraw their remaining forces from Flanders and Belgium and use their large armies as 2 fence around their own countries and await peace hv suing for it.
 Germany has reached point where she can not fight loae in her own country. IL would cut of toe much resources Starvation and annihi- laton would be 8 matter of a short time But when the armies are within the country. both Austria and Germany can try bluff to obtain g reduction of 1ha penalty that the Allies have dished out for them; and may be win that bluff. However. to our mind. developments of the last few days are significant of fast approaching peace.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-27

course there are exceptions. For instance; you often meet man on the streets who shows clear evidence of what's in him. However, there are plenty of men who could grab an opportunity by the tail and climb on for ride, but invariably, the opportunity seems to get to the other man first, and the man looking for opportunity gets left.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-27

President Wilson has indorsed woman's suf- frage which means that it is coming. Some ed itorS are going to be up against it for something to fight when prohibition and woman's suffrage become nationwide.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-27
IN TIE CRATE FOR TIE FIRE
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The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-27

It has often been said that until a man gets chance. no one ean tell what is in him. Of
Evening star., 1917-10-03
ACCIDENTS SHOW
PLAYGROUND NEEDS
President Hermann Calls At
tention to Dangers to Chill
dren in the Streets.
CONGRESS URGED TO ACT

Three street accidents this week re-
suited from children playing in streets,
two Of them near public school build
ings and one in front of the home Of
the child who was injured.
'If the authorities would provide
more Fairgrounds near public schools" I"
said A. G. Hermann, president of
Southeast Washington Citizens AS
sociation. to Star reporter this morn
ing, fewer school children would be
injured and many lives probably would
be saved in the course Of time.
Our association has long advocated
the establishment of Fairgrounds
near schools, in order that the children
might have suitable places to spend
their recess time," he added, but with
out such grounds they are simply
driven into the streets, where they are
liable to be injured or killed by auto
mobiles or horse-drawn vehicles"
Mr.. Hermann said ne knew from
personal experience of the dangers at
tending school children playing in the
streets. They simply think of nothing
but play while participating in games
of various kinds. he stated. and on sew
eral occasions his teams would have in
jured children had 1t not been that his
drivers were careful and on the alert.
Let Congress provide grounds near
the schools" he concluded, land long
stride will be recorded in the safety
first campaign for the conservation OF
human life"
Evening star., 1917-10-03
Prince Georges County
Women Plan Campaign
to Sell Liberty Bonds

Details are being rushed for the coun-
try-wide campaign to sell liberty bonds
by the women composing the Prince
Georges County Council Of Defense.
Each voting district of the county is
to have q woman. as chairman Of the
community, urge the sale of the bonds.
and every effort Of the council will be
concentrated on this feature Of its
work during October.
Mrs Agnes Klinger Of Riverdale is
in charge Of the campaign for the
county. Mrs. Harry ]. Patterson of Col
lege Park is general chairman for the
council proper, and Is naming many of
the community representatives in places
vet unorganized.
Prince Georges county Is practically
organized in accordance with the gen.
eral council system Of having five wom-
en- In each voting district named as a
council. and these women in turn head
various departments of the work. They
are responsible to the five women form
ing the county council. and they in
turn account to the state council. which
has its headquarters at Baltimore.
The liberty bond department only re-
Gently has been added to the war re-
lief work being done by the council.
The women will endeavor to sell bonds
to the farmers and others not yet sub
scrtbers to the national loan.
Evening star., 1917-10-03
HIS WORK UNRELATED
TO ANY PEACE PROSPECT
President Has Named No Assistant
to Col. House, Nor Is Latter Going
Abroad in Such Service.

Published reports OF the designation
of public men to assist Col. E. NJ House
in collecting data to be used when
ever peace negotiations start were
deprecated at the White House. 1t was
stated the President named no assist
ant to Col. House. who has been work.
ing on peace questions for two years.
AS stated in The Star in connection
with the announcement of Col Houses
assignment, 1t was anticipated by the
State Department that the assignment
to him of the duty indicated would be
seized upon by the pacifist and pro-
German propagandists as evidence that
Germany's peace offensive" is being
seriously considered by this country.
Such is not the case.
1t was announced at the time that
Col. House might have an organization
to carry on his research work, If he
desired, and he might consult men in
this country who are experts in vari-
Gus problems involved in the war.
But it was emphatically stated that
he was not going abroad. was not to
send agents abroad, was not in COM
munication with similar commissions
acting for other allied governments.
nor was he to be formally attached to
any government department or bureau.
In short his appointment has no rela-
ton to any prospect for peace, and is
entirely Independent Of any negotiations
for peace, which do not exist SO far as
this government is concerne>.
1t was further stated today that Col
House already has been working upon his
task for two years, long before this coun-
try was involved in war, and as previous
ly stated, other allied nations have had
individuals or commissions acting in a
similar capacity since early in the war.
Evening star., 1917-10-03
Boy Scouts Will Parade
Saturday in Interest
of Second Liberty Loan

Headed by John Poole. chairman Of
the liberty loan committee of the Dis
trict of Columbia. members of the Boy
Scout organization of Washington, WHO
are to assist in soliciting subscriptions
TO the second liberty loan, will parade
in Pennsylvania avenue Saturday. The
start will be made at 10 o'clock at the
Peace monument.
The marchers will parade up the
Avenue to the N.iite I41-ac LII, ~,
where Mr.. Poole will tell the scouts
N a brief address about the liberty
loan. In the parade Tue scouts ". III
carry n number of new banners In ad-
dition to some that have been used be-
fore. Following the parade and meet
ing on the Elipse. members Oh the of =
saniZation will go around the city dis
ributing circulars about the campai ign.
Efforts will be made to have the en-
ire personnel of the organization par
ticipate in the parade and all scouts
are requested to report.
Evening star., 1917-10-03
BOY SCOUT BAND LEADER
PRESENTED GOLD WATCH
Feature of First Anniversary Exer-
cises at G. A. r. Hall-Ten
Get Service Badges.

With a program embracing addresses.
musical selections by the band and
the presentation of a gift to the band s
leader, the first anniversary of the Boy
Scout Band of Washington was cele-
brated last evening in G. A. r. Hall
James Leonard Kid ell. leader of the
band, was presented with gold wa ch,
on which as inscribed ITO james
Leonard Kidwell. by Boy Scout Baad
and friends, first anniversary, 1917"
The presentation was made by Lieut..
William Santelmann. di ector of the
United States Marine and. who :. as in
troduced by Prof C. +. schlosser. Lie 1t.
SAINT, Imam spoke about the band
while Prof. Schlosser gave t, history
Of it, telling of its inception and its
growth Deputy Commissioners ]. ".
Patton and H. l.. Taylor also spoke.
Ten SEQ It's we're prese ted vita solid
gold faithful Sc vice b dses for not
missing a single reh arsal or engage-
ment of the band. Charter me G. of
the band we're presented ith purple
ribbons by Scout Commissioner II. II.
Grogan.
A large birthday cake formed part
of the refre sh ents. Selections were
given by the band.
Evening star., 1917-10-03
SAYS BOND INVESTMENT y
is SAFEST IN THE WORLD
Secretary McAdoo Raps Pacifsts in
Speech at Chica go-Goes to
Madison Today.

CHICAGO, October 3.-Secretary Nc
Adoo OF the Treasury Department to-
day went to Madison, Wis, TO continue
his campaign in behalf Of the liberty
Moan. In an address before a large
audience here last night he urged the
purchase of the liberty bonds because
they are the safest Investment in the
world
Mr.. McAdoo digressed briefly from his
talk on the liberty loan 10 speak of
peace propa gandists.
There isn't soldier in France" he
said. whose life is not more than ever
imperiled by this idiotic peace talk"
Let us not give aid and comfort to
the enemy by letting him think we don't
mean to fight. We do mean to fight and
the quicker they realize it the better.
There isn't a man in khaki who isn't
willing to face German bullets ana is il
not cowartlly to attempt to stab him in
the back with peace talg by traiters?"
Among the subscriptions to the lib
erty, loan yesterday was one of s50.1eO
by Grace Episcopal Church. This. sum
represented the building fund which
had been raised to rebuild the church
burned two years ago. 1t was decided
to defer constructions until the end OF
the war and to invest the fund in lib
erty bonds.
Evening star., 1917-10-03
THIRD SERIES OF CAMPS
FOR TRAINING OFFICERS

A third series Of officers training
camps. to be opened January 5. will run
until April s. the War Department an
nounced today. primarily for the edu-
cation of enlisted men Of the Regular
Army. National Guard and National
Army for commissions.
In addition, however, 2,490 graduates
or undergraduates from ninety-three
specified schools and colleges will be
admitted.
A camp will be located in each of the
Regular Army, National Guard and
National Army divisions Additional
camps will be located in the Philip
pines. Panama and Hawaii. and one
each at Fort Bliss and Fort Sam Hous-
ton. Tex. and Chickamauga, Ga.
The camps are primarily for the
training of line officers The quarter
master general, chief of. ordnance,
chief of coast artillery. chief signal Of
ficer. and chief Of engineers, have beer,
authorized to organize such schools for
special training as may be necessary.
Evening star., 1917-10-03
WOMEN DISCUSS PLANS
FOR DECEMBER MEETING
National Council Of Women to Send
Delegates From Town and
Village in Country.

Plans for the meeting of. the National
Council of Women. to be held in WASH
ington December 8 to IL. were dis
cussed at a meeting last night at the
Grafton Hotel Of the committee on ar
rangements.
Mrs. Philip North Moore, the presi-
dent, presided at the meeting, Mrs.
Peel was made chairman of luncheons.
Mrs. Mussey and Mrs. Morgan, com.
mittee on halls and receptions, and
Mrs. North, chairman of committee on
hotels. Mrs. Archibald Hopkins is
chairman Of the general committee.
Announcement was madc INA. there
I VIII be meetings, two mo n4ngs and
afternoons. in the Elizabeth Somers''
home o. the \. ". c. A., wnAle patriotic
meetings are to be held in evenings.
Luncheon is also to be served at the
home curing the December meeting.
Among the guests of honor will be
Lord and Lady Aberdeen. the latter
being president OF the lnteIna. .io.ai
Council OF Women. The National Coun-
Gil Of Women comprises twenty or
carnations, representing member
ship of seven millions Of women, from
every city, town and village in the
United States, all of which will be rep
resented at the December meeting.
Evening star., 1917-10-03
TO BE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER,
Albert W. Taylor Named Assistant
at Love Point Station.

The appointment of Albert W. Taylor
as an assistant keeper in the nth dis
trict lighthouse service is announced.
He has been assigned to duty at the
Love point station, upper Chesapeake
bay, in place of Robert Kuhn. trans.
ferred to the Baltimore light. Patapsco
river
George s. Holland, assistant keeper
at Holland bar light station. North
Carolina, has been transferred to Great
shoal station. in the same waters. He
changes berths with Charles C. Tyler.
One of the steamers of the lighthouse
service is endeavoring to locate the
wreck Of the barge Tillie. which sank
in Chesapeake bay. or Wolf Trap light,
in the latter part Of last week. The
position Of the sunken vessel is to be
marked by a light buoy.
Evening star., 1917-10-03
Celebrated Throughout Land,
T0DAY's ENLIsTMENTs.

Army-Marshall D. Combs, Milwau-
kee. Wis; Jacob E Edr'a~ds. 321 F
street south est: David f. Wilson.
Miami. Fla: Walter G. Ashby, Charles
ton. ILL.,: Harry B. Davis. 1907 14th
street southwest; Maurice j. Orler.
Y. M. C. A; Joe Masinter. Petersburg,
Va; Leo Zizzinal, Cumberland, Nd;
Andrew H. Reeder. jr., Westmoreland
apartments. Washington. D. c.; Clar-
ence McEnemy, Brooklyn. N. Y, and
Thomas R. Powers. Lawrence. Mass.
Navy-Cheyney Stauffer ans, Phil
adelphia, Pa.; WaItef Eugene Dixon,
Ell Faso. Tex; George Frank Nicholson,
Rochester. N. Y: John Bernard tetzer,
MartInsburg, w. Va; James Harry wat
kins 2221 F street north st: Horace
Wesley Linehrrg. 4s3 G street south
vest. Raymond Jones. Ale andria, Va;
James Bill Wiser. Marshall. Va. and
.:olert Fitzhugh Lamkin, 318 G street
northW est.
Marine Corps-Frank Slower. 1914 c
Gtree' northwest: Charles Nelson. Phila-
delphia. Pa; On en- Mulligan. RiverdaIe,
Nd, AID y il]iam H. Cordner. .SO7 North
capitol street.
District Field Artillery-William E.
Valiardigha7 Peauvue. Md.
Third District Infantry-Leo J. Hart,
so street northwest.
Evening star., 1917-10-03
RUSSIA TO SUPPRESS
TURKESTAM DISORDERS

PETROGRAD. Oct. 3.-The semi-ofi-
cial news agency has issued the fol-
lowing statement on the Turkestan sit
uation:
political agitators. with the support
Of two local regiments. took over the
administration Of Tuchkent Capital of
Russian Turkestan) and announced
that they no longer recognized the pro-
visional government The Mussulman
population. which disapproved of The
towns masters, rose in revolt and aided
by the pupils of the military academy
occupied the fortress.
The government has appointed the
commander of the troops at Kagan
eastern European Russial, Gen. kotoy-
nitchenko. commissary generator Tur-
kestan. and has placed at his disposal
sufficient troops to suppress the dis
orders"
Evening star., 1917-10-03
ASK SENATE TO EXPEL
la TOILETTE FROM BODY
Telegrams From Three States Charge
Wisconsin Senator With Dis
loyalty to United States.

NEW YORK. October 3.-Expulsion
of Robert NJ La Toilette from the
United States Senate is demanded in a
telegram sent to Vice President Mar
shall, President of the Senate, by the
American Rights League.
might otherwise have been spared for
years of service to their country the
telegram read. may now be sacri-
feed as result of the seditiJus and
reasonable utterances of L. Toilette
and his followers. In our own coun-
try the futile. dangerous and contemp-
tibIe policies recommended by the La
Toilette group have encouraged other
traitors to bolder opposition to !he war
and have reinforced TIE nac-fTt
dangerous peace. These utterances
have been spread broadcast throughout
Russia. inciting in the new democracy
distrust and disorganiZation aNi en-
couraging Germany to renewed en-
deavors."
The telegram was signed by George
Haven Putnam. president. and Douglas
w. Johnson. chairman of the executive
committee.
GLENwooD, Wis. October s-The
city council has unanimously adopted
a resolution demanding the exclusion
United States Senate. The resolution.
which charged Senator La Toilette
with utterances tending to promote
disloyalty, sedition and treason" was
signed by Mayor Stakeholder. who was
born in Germany.
Evening star., 1917-10-03
CONDUIT ROAD CITIZENS
ELECT OFFICERS FOR YEAR
Charles A. Baker Is Again Presi.
dent-Two-Platoon System
Favored.

Charles A. Baker was reelected pres
ident Of the Conduit Road Citizens AS
sociation at the first meeting Of the
season Of the association last evening
at St. David's Parish Hall. Other Off
GERS elected were Charles r. Morris,
first vice president, reelected; William
Franklin, second vice president; John
Green, treasurer, and Miss Cora Van
SAINT, secretary.
A resolution favoring the two-pla-
toon system for fremen in the District
of Columbia was adopted. The secre-
tary was instructed to communicate to
the District Commissioners the asso-
ciation's action in this matter.
Mr.. Wood OF the East End Citizens
Association spoke on the Cary bill pro-
viding for the re-establshment of pawn
shops in the District. letter from
the engineer officer in charge of the
Washington aqueduct, stating that Con
duit road would be developed into a
regular city street as soon as an appro.
priation was available, was read The
association intends to make strenuous
efforts to have Congress make an ap-
preparation for this improvement.
Twenty new members were admitted
into membership by the association.
Evening star., 1917-10-03
PROVES HERSELF FAST SHIP.
Schooner Goes to Martinique and
Back in Sixty-Five DAYS.

The new four-masted schooner,
Charles NJ. Struven, built at a Chesa-
peake bay shipyard, and in which resi-.
dents of this city are reported to have
an interest. has proved herself speedy
ship. For her maiden cargo she loaded
coal at Norfolk, sailing July 10 for
Martinique From there she went
in ballast to Port au Prince. Haiti, and
loaded logwood for an Atlantic coast
port. north OF Cape Henry. where she
arrived early in the week The round
trip was made in sixty-five days Capt.
Warren Simmons is master of the Stru-
ven.
The four-masted schooner Albert =
Paul. recently built at Chesapeake
bay shipyard, is at Baltimore receiving
her finishing touches. She will short-
ly leave for Norfo- k to load her maiden
cargo coal. for a South American port.
Evening star., 1917-10-03
SEEKS RELIEF IN u. S, FOR
FLOODED CHINESE CITIES
DR.. Paul Reinsch Asks $500, 900 for
the Tientsin Suf-
ferers.

PEKING. Monday, October 1.-The
Chinese government has appropriated
100000 for immediate relief work at
Tientsin. where great destruction has
been wrought by the overf1owing Of the
Hoang river. DR.. Paul Reinsch, the Amer
lean minister. has sent a cablegram to the
American Red Cross asking for 100000
High water over a large section of
Chilli province prevents engineers from
investigating the extent of the losses and
the cause Of the flood. Coolies. protected
by soldiers, have cut the grand canal at
several places near Tientsin, under orders
from conservancy board. but this has not
affected the situation in the city, where the
water is almost stationary.
Pao Ting Flu, Tehchowand other cities
Of Chill are inundated. Chinese news
papers are appealing for loans from for
eign nations to prevent a recurrence of
the flood by deeping the canals to the sea.
Evening star., 1917-10-03
TO TAKE coon ooo TINT BONDS.
Press Dires ors Also to
Aid Purchase hY Ennloyes.

NEW yopK October 3.-The direct
ors of the Associated Press in session
here today unanimously resolved to
.-ansfer the sum of 5000 900, which the
association has in its emergency re-
eerye fund. to an investment in liberty
loan registered bonds as was done in
the case of the first issue. In addi-
ton, it was unanimously resolved that
The executive officers be authorized tc
encourage the subscription for liberty
bonds by employees on a partial pay
ment plan the association to carry the
bonds and deferred payments until
fully paid for by employees.