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The Washington times., 1917-06-28
GIRL DIVES OFF One
BOAT.TO GET SECOND
Refuses to Tell What Was in Mys-
FERROUS Telegram.

NEW YORK, June 2s-Perhaps a
waiting world never will know why
Miss Helen Benson, % years old, and
good looking enough to be in the
movies, took a header from the Hud-
son River night b9at early yester-
day SO that she could get back 20
New York without going to Albany
first. Miss Benson won't tell what
was in the mysterious telegram
which caused her impetuous plunge,
and her mother won't tell-so there
you are.
The telegram reached her half an
hour after the boat left 1t was
brought aboard at 10th street and
was not delivered quickly. Miss Ben
son begged the captain Of the
Charles W. Morse to put her ashore
He refused.
About midnight she dOnned heI
bathing suit and waited for the re-
turn boat to heave in sight.
II did that n little after midnight
off Kingston. When the Berkshire
was nearly abreast Miss Benson
dived OF her own boat and started e
swim for the other. Captain Keller
sent OF a boat which picked tbs
young woman out OF the river. Then
yielding to her pleas, he put hel
aboard the Berkshire.
She refused 10 tell why she took
such an unconventional way OF leav,
ing n ship en- route, except to say
the reason did not concern a man.
The Washington times., 1917-06-28
TEN MILLION BOYS
TODD WAR FARMING
Conference Tomorrow to Plan Dis
tribuiOn Of Help.

Leaders OF the United States Boys
Working Reserve, and officials OF the
Department OF Labor will meet to-
morrow with the Council OF NatiO."l
Defense to formulate plans for sum
mer and to consider putting ten mil
lion American boys on farms to work.
Reports from the directors OF near
ly every State in the Union show that
city boys are making good on the
farms. Over 10000 boys, between the
ages OF sixteen and twenty-one, are
working on farms in the State OF New
York to remedy the labor shortage
caused by the war and 1000 more are
working in Pennsylvania.
Maryland has sent out the call for
$500 boys to work in the canning dis
tricts of the State, and six canning
establishments in Michigan have
called for at least j. 900 boys.
The FIRST session will open tomor-
row morning in the offices of the
Council of National Defense. with an
address by Secretary Wilson.
W. S. Clifford, director OF the Coun-
ell OF National Defense, will outline
plans for that body for cooperating
with the Boys Working Reserve.
The Washington times., 1917-06-28
WI. AUSTIN NAMED
FOR STATISTICS JOB
Census Bureaus Chief Clerk and
Others Get Promotions.

william L. Austin, chief clerk OF
the Bureau Of the Census, was today
appointed. chief statistician in charge
of agriculture, cotton, and tobacco.
The new position pays $4,000 a year.
an increase OF $500 over his former
pay.
Thomas ]. Fitzferald, expert chief
Of division, made chief clerk to sue
coed Mr.. Austin This promotion car
ries an increase for Fitzgerald of $500.
He is a graduate Of the Georgetown
University Law School, and for sew
eral years was assistant chief clerk
OF the Department of Commerce.
A number OF promotions in the Blu
reau OF Standards were announced by
Secretary Redfeld to-day. Chief
among them was the elevation of
Frank L. Wolff from associate phys
icist at S2.T00 to physicist at $4,000.
Edgar Buckingham succeeds Mr.. wolfI
as associate physicist.
A score or mother other promotions
were given, with increases Of salary
ranging from 500 to $500.
The Washington times., 1917-06-28
MESSAGES FOR POPE
FROM GIBBONS SENT
Cardinal hhusts Documents to
Archbishop Cerretti.

Arehbtshon Bonaventure CerrettL
head OF the Archdiocese OF Australia.
left Woodstock. Nd, today, on hts
way TO Rome, carrying important mes
sAges TO the Pope from Cardinal e;io-
hons. The messages were delivered a.
a conferences between Archbishop Ger
retti, Cardinal Gibbons. and Arch
bishop John Bonzano, papal delegate
At washingtOn. held IN Woodstoek
College, yesterday.
Mgr. Cerretti Il also believed 10 be
bearing messages from other mem
bers Of the Catholic hierarchy 70 the
Pope. Archbishop Cerretti Is % re-
eeive appointment As assistant papei
secretary Of state to Cardinal Gaspar-
RI as recognition Of the valuable work
which the Italian archbishop Eas been
doing,
Cardinal Gibbons Il still at Wood
stock a. Ordaining prelatc to confer
major orders OF subdeaeon. deacon.
and priesthood
Three Washington priests are at
tending the exercises. They are the
Rev. c. Brfones, Of Georgetown UNI
versity; the Rev. ". Brooks, Of
GOnzaEa College, and the Rev. c. Car.
rick. OF Catholic University.
The Washington times., 1917-06-28
CANADIANS OCCUPY
TOWN CLOSE TOLENS
Coal Metropolis Is Encireled From
Three Directions.

WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD, June 2s.-Canadian
troops today occupied the town Of
Eleu Dit LsauvStts, Oas-balf mile
southwest OF Lens
Their patrols. showed ahead Of the
village, penetrated even further to-
ward the coal metropolis Of France.
This is the nearest the British have
yet come to the city Of Lena proper.
Mention Of patrols pushing stil fur
Their on indicates a general retreat by
the Germans and abandonment OF
their positions under the Tremendous
~ strong Constructing pressure which
the British have been applying to the
city.
Eleu Dit Leauvette IL located half
a mile beyond LEVIN, where some
time ago the Germans made q des-
perate stand against the British ad-
vance. Avion, where the Canadians
last week made some brilliant ad-
vances, y about thrse-quartsFs Of q
mile due south OF Lens and about the
same distance southeast OF Eleu Dit
Leauvette.
Lens is practically encireled, on
three sides now.
The Washington times., 1917-06-28
HOME DEFENSE MEN
SEEK $500 RIFLES
Commissioners Make Request for
D. c. League.

The District Commissioners have
made requisition on the War Depart
ment for $500 rifles to arm the Home
Defense Rife League. which will form
second line OF defense for the
Capital
Under an act of Congress passed
recently, the War Department Is
authorized to lend rifles to home de-
tense organizations, and already ap-
plicationsyf for thousands OF roles have
come in from all over the country.
The rifles and ammunition will be
furnished by the ordnance depart
ment as fast as the acquisitions can
be filled.
Col. NJ. A. Winter, commanding Of
ficer of the District Home Defense
League, reports that within the last
week more than 100 applications for
membership have Seen received. The
Capitol Home Guards, made up OF 100
Senate attaches, has Joined the Dis
trict league.
The league has the use of both out
door and indoor rifle ranges. The
range under Polls Theater is open
from 1 D. m. to 1890 D. m, except
Sundays, and the range at Eastern
Market, Seventh and c streets south
east, afteritons and evenings except
Sundays-
The Washington times., 1917-06-28
LANDING OF TROOPS
BOOM TO RECRUITING
Marines Believed to Have Been
First to Disembark.

AN ATLANTIC PORT, June Is
Whether official announcement Of the
landing OF the American troops in
France will show that the marines
under Colonel Doyen were actually
the first men to set foot on French
soil was a subject OF lively specula-
ton at marine headquarters and re-
cruiting stations. here today.
The marines sill at home believe
II will be found that Doyen's 200
men, representing Uncle Sans first
to fight" forces, held their tradition
and were first ashore.
The landing OF the American troops
was expected to give recruiting a de-
cided boost. Bands were blaring,
flags flying, and recruiting sergeants
were going strong here today.
In contrast to the quiet slipping
away Of the men now near the firing
line, the efforts to bring more men
into the service were redoubled to-
day with all the enthusiasm and noise
possible.
The Washington times., 1917-06-28
WOMEN OF RUSSIA
WELD AUTHORITY
Deal Out Army Passes and
Issue War Orders.
EQUALITY NEVER QUESTIONED
May Day Celebration Evidence Of
Power Exercised.
BIZ WILLIAM q. sHEPHERD.

PETRoGRAD. May (by mail).-At
an office table in the great Duma
building. surrounded by hulking SOL
diers. today sat a fascinating, bobbed-
haired girl who might have come
from Washington square, New York
She was eAsIng rs--beet sOUp, III
which she dippeG SIacA "a cad.
was directed to her with my re-
quest for a pass to the ldfers" and
workmen's council When she had
finished her soup, she called a sol
der, who carried a rifle, and directed
him to take me to the proper office
for passes. AS left, she was order
ing another soldier to remove her
soup plate.
Like Emma Goldman.
The soldier led me to another office.
and there presented me to a woman
who as to appearance might have
been Emma Goldman herself This
woman looked at my passports. and
said something in Russian to another
soldier, who led me to another office
and got me the paper required.
1t must be remembered that II was
two women who had the say as to
my admittance to this gathering of
the people of Russia Ny Anal expe-
rience scanned to me like asking
Emma Goldman for a pass to the
Democratic national convention,
have simply cited these instances
to show that the women are equals
of the men in the New Russia.
May Day Celebration.
Today that equality was even more
strikingly illustrated by the celebra-
ton of May day. The workers OF
Russia, following the congratulated
custom OF all Europeans (which they,
themselves. In the days of the Car
never dared to observe), remained
absent from work and pRralyzed Rus
sia into an enforced holiday.
And there were as many women as
there were men in the parade, Many
marched arm in arm with men COM
rades, and the voices OF hundreds Of
thousands OF women mingled with
those Of as many men in the chant OF
the Internationalist Socialists Union.
It's true that women rank with men
in the New Russia II doesn't seem
to have occurred to anybody that
there might be any question about It.
The Washington times., 1917-06-28
NO UKULELES FOR BAND
Marine Corps Rejects Six Players Of
String InNruments.

PHILADELPHIA, June 2s.-Ukelele
players, banjo players. guitar players,
mandolin players, and harpists ambl-
tious to serve their country may do so
in the United States marine corps, but
not as members OF bands. This was
definitely determined yesterday when
a sextet OF string instrument players
applied at the marine corps recruiting
Office, to join the band being re-
cruited here, and were rejected.
In addition to the sextet, one ap-
plicant volunteered who said he
owned a barrel organ which could be
included in the enlistment
The Government has not as yet
authorized the organization OF IKE
lele concert troupes as features OF the
service" these applicants were told.
The new band will be stationed on
the island OF Haiti.
The Washington times., 1917-06-28
MAY WEAR CATHOLIC eARB
Nursing sIsterhoods Not plserlmI-
mated AGAINST by Red Cross.

The rumor that nursing sisterhoods
of the Catholic Church are being dis
eliminated against by the American
Red Cross is dIscredited In a letter
which has been sent by Eliot Wads-
worth, acting chairman of the Ameri-
can Red Cross, to Cardinal Gibbons
at seems advisable to state I'M
equivocally to you at this time" says
the letter. "that members OF the nurs-
ing sIsterhoods may wear thei Of
ficial dress while serving as nurses
under the Red Cross. The Red Cross
has no desire in any way to debar the
sisters on account OF their dress. or
on any other account, from serving
their country as all other nurses will
desire to do"
The Washington times., 1917-06-28
RECRUITING STILL LAGS
Fifth Day of Campaign Shows Re-
suits Belo wNormal.

On the NTH day OF the campaign
for regular army recruits. reports re-
ceived here showed recruiting was
stIn far below normal. Total accept
ances yesterday were ! go. Officials
had hoped to get 10000 a day.
Only two States enlisted more than
100 men-New York and Pennsylvania.
More than 10000 men are needed to
bring the army to full war strength.
The Washington times., 1917-06-28
"'PoSSUM" PLAY FAILED
Virginia Stacker Tried Fake Story
OF Own Death.

HARRISoNBURG. Va, June 2s.-
Charged with q number OF unusual
crimes, W. D. Ray has been landed
in Jail here by Sheriff Croushorn. who
arrested him in the mountains of
Randolph county. West Virginia
Ray is accused OF falling to reg
lister for the selective draft, with set
ting FIRE to the Rawley Springs prop
eTty, tweve miles west of Harrison
burg, and with assaulting a man with
a stove poker.
His arrest was due to a fake story
Ray tried to put over on the local
paper. The item, written from Wy
mer, w. Va, told OF the death of W.
d. Ray in a railroad accident. Sheriff
Croushorn suspected that the story
was a fake, and made a trip to West
Virginia After searching six houses
he found Ray asleep.
The Washington times., 1917-06-28
TAYLOR Is CAPTAIN
IN WAR COLLEGE DUTY
Sergeant's Military Experience
Helps His Promotion.

Sergt Harry A Taylor, aide to Pc
lice Commissioner Woods. of New
York, who was a private in the Dis
trict OF Columbia volunteers during
the Cuban occupation, took up his
duties at the War College today as a
captain in the infantry reserve corps.
After the Cuban trouble Captain
Taylor, then private. went to the
Philippines with the Firty-first Uni
ted States Volunteers, and was pro
NOTED to sergeant during the Filipino
1nsurrection.
His former military experience en-
ahled him to qualify as a captain in
the reserve after attending the first
camp at Plattsburg.
The Washington times., 1917-06-28
FEAR C0ALFAMINE
UNLESS ROADS Aid
Witnesses Before Senate
Committee PeSSimiSiC.
URGE CARS REDISTRIBUTION
Calamity Predicted Next Winter
Unless Situation Shifts.

Fuel famine and untold suffering
among the poor OF the country is GER
tain this winter unless railroads sup
ply cars for coal shipment according
to testimony offered before the Senate
Interstate. Commerce Committee to-
day. Blame was laid at the door Of
the railroads.
C. E. Maurer. Cleveland. member OF
the coal committee of the Council OF
National Defense, and b. Colver,
member of the Federal Trade Com
mission, both declared there must be
an immediate redistribution of cars
so as to supply the demands OF mines.
THE Federal Trade Commission
protests against the use OF the term
car shortage" Colver declared. I'VE
don't believe II exists, although there
are insufficient cars at the mines We
don't need new ones. We need the
use. OF the cars we have. Coal cars
are now being used to ship steel BILL
lets, sand for track work, and auto
mobiles-pleasure cars. Coal cars
have been and are being diverted to
other uses. And as a result, the lack
of cars at the mines is really the
fundamental trouble in the coal situa-
ton"
May Be Famine.
Maurer declared off we have ample
facilities we can cover this country
with coal, This will take care OF
freight prices. II we don't have am
pie facilities, there will be a famine
and vast discomfort in the country
Senator Smith OF South Carolina
read kilograms showing that public
utilities in that State are threatened
with inability to operate becauss OF
the threatened lack OF SoaI this win
ter.
Maurer said that when coal is need
ed for the railroads all the cars nee
essary are Forthcoming, hut that when
coal is needed for domestic consump-
ton, only about 40 per cent are avail
able. Colver supported this view.
There is a waste of about 20 per
cent in the use Of railroad equipment
and rolling stock" Colver said. THE
production of coal mining, assuming
that its labor is plentiful, ia limited
to the presence Of cars. The produc-
ton Of coal in this country can be In
creased 40 per cent and II this were
done, there would be no coal famine
or excessive coal prices.
Hard to Keep Miners
Both Colver and Maurer said that
It is difficult to keep miners, even
when paying them 81 to 81 a day
when only two to four days work
can be promised by the mines and
other Industries are bidding this high
or higher for labor.
The Department of Justice will
not interfere with plans made by the
coal operators OF the country for the
fixing of coal prices-
This was made plain today by At
torney General Gregory when he de-
MED statements accredited to him to
the effect that be would apply the
Sherman antitrust law in the event
Of price fixing.
II was pointed out at the Depart
ment of Justice that the coal opera
tors will not fx the price, but will
merely submit the information to the
government for the price setting
This will place coal under Govern
ment control and relieve the opera
tors OF responsibility for price fz'
ing.
The Washington times., 1917-06-28

tiers. called at the Jail and left a thick
pad OF paper.
The Imprisoned six spent the morn
ing preparing data for a story of
their experiences which they plan to
write. The six will colIaborate in the
work, but It had not been decided up
to noon whether the narrative will be
compiled by Miss Katherine Morey or
Miss Mabel Vernon.
The women contemplate holding
another meeting at the Jail tonight.
when the principles OF suffrage viii
be preached again to the TAIL inmates.
The suffragettes were enthusiastic
over the result OF their meeting last
night. which reused one negro wom-
an to camp-meeting pitch.
During their incarceration the
women have been exempted from
prison rules, so far as possible.
While other women prisoners wore
coarse prison clothes, these women
were permitted to retain their whit
waists and cool skirts.
Final Night in Jail
The suffragettes will spend their
last night in Jail tonight, as their
terms will expire about o'clock to-
morrow morning.
They will Immediately enter taxi
cabs and hasten to suffrage head
quarters on Madison place, where
breakfast Will be served immediately.
The warden viii see them as far
as the front door OF the Jail, where
his authority will end. II the sur
fragettes are released at o'clock to-
morrow morning, they will have
served exactly forty-one hours, which
will satisfy the legal requirement OF
q three-day sentence.
While Cameron House centered most
Of its attentions on the District Jail
today, the police were still alert 10
prevent pic1eting. All morning q
gigantic policeman stood across the
street under the elms OF Lafayette
Park, chatting with Mrs. Clark and
Mrs. Keyes, police matrons.
Captain Sullivan and Lieutenant
Duvall, who have commanded the de-
tail OF police since the first suffrage
fracas nine days ago, were again on
duty this morning, but expected no
trouble, they said.
The Washington times., 1917-06-28
DECLARES L W. W.
Is HELP TO KAISER
Colorado Senator Alleges Plot for
War Mine Strikes.

Senator Thomas OF Colorado. today
on the floor OF Senate, called upon the
Department of Justice to break up
the conspiracy between the I. w.
W. and the American agents of the
Kaiser" to fDment trouble in this
country.
THE department should see that no
war is conducted behind our back" he
said
He read a letter from a constituent
saying that plans for mine strikes
are being laid in Colorado and Ari-
zona by the l. W. w, acting with
the sympathy II not under actual di-
rection OF agents OF our enemy"
The Washington times., 1917-06-28
TO QUESTION WOODEN MEN
Why Are Prices so Per Cent Higher
Here Than In canada7

Why does the United states Gov
eminent pay S3.97 a yard for certain
grades of wooden goods. while Canada
Is charged only S2-05 Tor the SANE
material?
This is one of the questions which
the Federal Trade Commission VIII
ask representatives Of the wQo,ep IN
dustry when they come to Washing
ton next week.
Prices charged the Government for
.woolep goods are said to be materi-
ally higher than -ante-belium quota
lions. Prices quoted TO the Canadian
government by the Canadian mtlla
are said to have made 20 advance.
The Washington times., 1917-06-28
TONNES WANT WooDBlNES
British With Isonzo Army Won't
Smoke Italian Cigarettes.

LONDON, June 2s.-How necessary
are smokes for the British Tommy Is
seen in the fact that the British aud
Italian governments are formally ne
gotiating over tobacco imports into
Italy. The Italian government does
not allow any tobacco 20 be imported.
but the Tommies with the Italian
army can't and won't put up with
Italian cigarettes.
There is a considerable number OF
British artillerymen with the fighting
forces on the Isonzo front, and they
have sent up a Macedonian appeal for
woodbines or any other British made
cigarette to replace their present sup
ply.
The Washington times., 1917-06-28
1888 MILES IN IA DAYS
Destroyer Makes Record Run From
Pacific to Atlantic Port.

From a Pacific coast port to an
Atlantic port-approXimateIy 5,s5s
miles-in fourteen dGys ten hours and
twenty minutes, Is the record lust
completed by the destroyer Shaw.
The Shaw Is n new navy fighter
whose keel was laid down in Febru-
airy, 1915. Besides making a record
run, the vessel also broke all records
in passing through the Panama canal.
requiring only i've hours and forty
FIVE minutes. as compared with the
prevIous,best Of six hours and twenty
minutes.
The Washington times., 1917-06-28

be relied on almost exclusively to
render the daily bread-palatable.
Following the precedent set in the
French revolution, the central bureau
charged with the distribution or
fruits and vegetables has introduced
a new division Of time. The year
hereafter will be divided into nine
marmalade months and three compete
months, according to the materials
for bread spreading.
The bureau also contempiates
regulation limiting individual pur-
chases of fruit to two or three pounds
at a time
The Washington times., 1917-06-28
SPY SUSPECT ENDS LIFE
Blows Out Brains When cornsred
BY Sheriff After Pursuit..

AUBURN, N. Y, June 2s.-Cornered
at the point OF a gun, Harry Strong.
twenty-five years old. suspected Of be-
ing q German spy, blew his brains out
and fell dead into Skaneateles Lake,
at skaneateles. today to avoid cap
ture by Sheriff L. NJ Walker. who was
pursuing him for robbing q farm
house
The tragedy occurred fifteen miles
from a large munition plant at Sol
way. in the vicinity of which Strong
has been prowling for some time.
The mans registration card showad
his home as Syracuse, although he
was born in Germany. On his person
was found q blackjack and a false
mustache.