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The daily progressive-miner., 1917-02-06

:: AMSTERDAM, Feb. 6.-A dis .:'
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LEAVING FOR #,o4 rf F..
 PRINCE RUPERT

Mrs. A. c. Gray, sister of Mrs. Haup- tman, left on the Sophia this morning for Prince Rupert .ts[s. -.sgl1Ees s
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NEWPORT NEWS, Feb. 6.-All Ger man employees who have not become naturalized citizens of the nUited Sta tes, were laid off by the Newport News Ship Building and Dry Dock Company.
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War Cloud Hanging Low

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The daily progressive-miner., 1917-02-06

You think the preparedness idea is spreading, but the first blizzard is like ly to find the usual number of empty coal bins.
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STANDARD OIL co.
 DISCHARGES ALL
 GERMAN EMPLOYEES
Dry Dock Go. of Newport News Follows Suit and Others
 Will Follow.

BATON ROUGE, Feb. 6.--The Stan dard Oil Company here dismissed all unnaturalized German citizens employ ed in it's refinery and has put an armed guard about the plant. Other plants have been ordered to do likewise.
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GERMAN TROOPS WON
 FROM THE BRITISH -.'....'.. 5aa4 ON SOMME FRONT
Recaptured Position Lost A
 Short Time Ago East of ...I+ r... BeucOurt

BERLIN, Feb. 6.-German troops in counter attacks recaptured from the British a large portion of trenches east of Beaucourt on the Somme front yesterday The portion so recaptur- ed was lost to the British a short time ago, announced the war office this morning.
 COLUMBUS, Feb 6.-Pershing's men have resumed their march to the border today after a days rest.
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] Lots of bright hopes are exchanged for gloomy experience.
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A good many boosters bust.
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AMSTERDAM, Feb. e.

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The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
|SPOOKS attend
/ indian Lovers
Chief Big Thunder's We'd
ding Is a Queer and Ro-
mantle Affair.

"a few spooks were among those
present"
I 1t was the wedding last night of
Chief Guiana Washshosha, half
breed Comanche, which the spooks
honored with their presence. The
chief is a brave man and didn't seem
to mind their being at the ceremony.
and, besides, they were friends of
his medium-wife. But two dozen curl
Gus mon who had paid Is cents each
to see a real Indian wedding be-
trayed great uneasiness.
Chief GUIANA Washshaosha-meaning
big thunder"-came to Washington
to see II the Great White Father
wouldn't forbid Indians degrading
themselves by travelling with Wild
West shows" This happens to be the
favorite uplift movement among the
Oklahoma tribes at present
He never forgot that he left an
smpty tepee back home In Oklahoma,
and when he saw Mrs. Marie Saunders
on r street one day he knew he had
found the apple of his eye. Mrs
Saunders 10 O little Canadian Indian
woman, a medium of religious cult.
and even though Chief Big Thunder
has seen "a summers he has silver
tongue and a back like an arrow. He
won the heart after a brief, but In
tensive courtship.
They set the marriage for o'clock
last night at the Oriental College. at
lie2 Oregon avenue, where Rev, II. Z.
Holer, a German-American, who has
lived in India most of his life, teaches
theomonism, a new religion, and coru-
munes with spooks and spirits. ofh-
/ ciated.
Chief GUIANA washshesha is thrifty
| soul, and when curious women began
ringing the door bell last night he de-
termined upon an admission fee Of .
cents.
At exactly 9 o'clock Miss Holler, on
| the lower floor, began to play the
Lohengrin wedding March" and
Chief GUIANA and his bride-to-be-came
down the stairway to the second floor
rooms. Here the two dozen chairs
were filled with the curious women
and spooks, for Rev. Holler announced
that the spirits were present in force
for the ceremony. They were spirits
the bride had been communing with at
the Friday night seances.
The chief wore an Indian blanket,
moccasins and feather headdress and
the bride wore pink silk wrapper
and q feather headdress. Both had
red paint on their faces. Red paint
means love, 1t was explained.
The chief and his bride were mar
ried in a civilized way. after some
psalm singing and prayer. and then
the Indian ceremony started. The
bride stood alone and peered toward
the east, as though searching the
horizon. She registered loneliness and
fright, and seemed to be friendless.
The chief slipped up behind her in
stealthy sort of way and touched
her on the shoulder.
"See the little bird" he said, and
pointed upward. 1T is such beauu-
full little bird"
As the bride looked up to see the
imaginary bird. the chief suddenly
kissed her.
you stole that" said the bride.
brushing. furiously.
IAN Indian is an honest man." said
the chief. manfully. He always gives
back what he takes" Whereupon he
planted another salute upon his brides
cheek.
At this point a real Indian. on a
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
best CHINESE BOY /
SCOUT LIVES HERE
Tsu Kwang Kwan Has Won Many
Medals.

The best Chinese Boy Scout in the
United States lives in Washington.
He Is Scout Tsu Kwsng Kwan. and
1t rather annoys him to be called a
Chinese Scout for he's trying just as
hard as he can to be a good Ameri-
can.
Tsu Kwsng Kwan's father is the
president of the Pekin-Manchu Rail-
road and one of the wealthiest mon
in China. and three years ago he sent
his young son and his elder son to
the United States because he thought
IL was a better place for them to grow
VI and live in. They settled in Troy,
N. Y, where they had friends, and
the older son started in business and
the younger son. Tsu Kwang Kwan,
was sent to school.
The boy, who Is now II, came to at
tend George Washington University
two years ago and soon afterward he
Joined Troop /. Since then he has
worked like trooper and been award
ed badges for carpentry, craftsman
ship. electricity. fIemanship. first aid,
physical DEVELOPMENT, interpreting,
life saving. craftsmanship, personal
health, public health. scholarship and
swimming.
The past week he has been award
ed the Life" and Star" badges, two
of the highest honors In Boy Scout
dom. and which testify that he has
passed all his studies with high hon
ors. Out of about twelve Chinese Boy
Scouts in America he is the only one
who has these honors.
Tsu Kwaug Kwan expects to finish
at Georgetown and then go to Troy to
enter business with his brother.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
GRAND OPERA TENOR
SUES FOR Divorce
orvilIe Harold. Former Wagon
Driver, Has Stormy Domestic Life.

(By International NEWS Servlce.D
New York. July 7.-orville Harold,
the grand opera tenor, who leaped to
fame from a CONN factory wagon,
sued today for divorce. His wife was
Lydia Locke, a beautiful prima donna.
Before her marriage to Harold she
was Mrs. Lydia Mae Talbot. widow OF
Robert Talbot, known in Reno as
Prince of Gamblers"
Harold married her after he had
been divorced in Muneie, Ind, Feb
ruary II, 1913, by Efie Harold. his
first wife. She was married TO him
in 1855 when both were poor. Harold
drove a wagon for a coffin manufac-
turer in Muncie for years. Then he
won a hearing as q singer and ad-
vanced rapidly to stellar roles. His
first wife charged him with cruelty at
the dicorce trial because she said he no
longer loved her. He admitted this,
explaining she had not progressed as
he had.
In his divorce suit today Harold
names Arthur H. Marks, wealthy
clubman. Marks retained Martin W.
Littleton as counsel and filed a notice
in the county clerks ONCE that he de-
sired all pleadings to be served on
him. This is an indication that he
will hght the divorce.
Mrs. Harold was placed on trial for
her life in Reno when she was accused
of numbering Talbot, her first hus-
band. When the jurymen heard her
story they promptly acquitted her.
After marrying Talbot. she complain
ed Of ill-treatment. She wrote her sis
ter she could hardly walk as a result
OF Talbot's brutal acts Finally Tai
bot and his wife went to a lawyers
Office in Reno to arrange a settlement
Of their disputes. While sitting on a
lounge in the lawyers ONCE Talbot
was killed.
charges in the divorce suit. She has
retained counsel.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
WOULD STOP GERMAN
EMIGRATION HERE
Teutonic Papers Start Campaign to
Keep Kaiser's Subjects Home.

(By International News TeryIce.)
Munich, July 7.-Bavarian and other
Southern German papers have started
an agitation to force the Reichstag
to prohibit for all time the emigration
Of German subjects to the United
States. any British colony or the South
American republics which have sided
with the allies. Under the auspices
of a committee composed of liberal.
clerical and conservative politicians
many meetings are held to incite the
imperial parliament to action.
The committee recently circulated q
pamphlet attacking the United States
and German-Americans 1t says in
part:
1.-THE German nation is now paying
for the foolish policy of the govern
ment that not only permitted the
wholesale emigration of Germans to
the United States for many years, but
actually encouraged it. This policy
has robbed the fatherland of many
millions of men and women who are
lost to Us forever. The well-trained
mechanics and merchants and efficient
farmers whom we sent across the
ocean have helped to enrich and
strengthen America enormously and
are now used against US.
I'VE have no pity for these turn
coats. 10 matter what their ultimate
fate may be. but 1t is our duty to keep
our sons and daughters away from a
country where they are sure TO be-
come our enemies.
when peace comes sooner or later,
no German must ever be permitted to
emigrate to the United States. Cana da,
South Africa, Australia or any other
country that is under British influence.
We will need all of our men at home
for many years. and II we ever have
surplus population again. means
must be found to colonize it In terri
tories where it will not be lost to the
empire"
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
PERSHING APPEALS
To MEMS CRIVALRY
American Commander Urges Sol.
diers to Be Especially Courteous.
IBy Radio to 1. N. So

Paris, July Cen. Pershing
wants his men to be not only per-
feet soldiers but gentlemen as well.
In one of the hrst army orders
the American chief
has issued on French soil he ap-
peals to the chivalry of his troops.
urges them to treat the French
people, especially the women, with
the greatest courtesy and consider
alton. The laws and customs of
France. he says, must be faithfully
observed. The order which was is
sued today reads:
1T should be a point of honor
for each member of the American
army to avoid doing the least dam
age to any property in France
which would stain the good name
of the United States.
The maintenance of cordial rela-
tions between the United States
and France requires perfect deport-
ment on the part of the soldiers.
The valiant deeds of the French
army and the unusual sacrifice of
the civil population command our
profound respect"
Gen. Pershing had some words
of warm praise and appreciation
today for the hearty reception ac-
corded him and his force in France.
He spoke particularly OF the
Fourth of July celebration.
This celebration" he said, "tes-
titled to the deepest feeling. 1t
was almost overwhelming to see
how women and children clung to
the arms of our soldiers during the
march, treating them as though
they were their own men. Every
thing is proceeding in the most sat
isfactory way"
Hundreds of souvenir cards and
letters from youHg and old in all
parts of France are daily pouring
in on the American chief All are
touching testimonials of tho deep
affection conceived by the people of
this republic for the Americans.
Gen. Pershing Coday gave his
formal approval to Sammy" as the
Official nickname CT the Ameri-
can soldiers in France.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
AIR RAIDERS kill 81
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the most formidable of British squad
rons.
Tho boom OF exploding bombs was
deafening. In between the sharp re-
port Of anti-aircrsft guns sounded al
most like a relief. Meanwhile Ger
man and British flyers were exchang-
ing compliments in the way of ma
chine gun fusilades that added the
last wanting touch to the sound of q
large scale battle or bombardment.
The biggest air duels. with good re-
suits for the British, did not develop
until the attackers had left London
On their homeward flight, the route Of
which is now well known to the Brit
ish, they were met by one British
squadron after another. Back over
the Thames. across the North Sea as
far as the Belgian coast where the
Dutch river Scheldt empties into the
sea, the raiders few. no longer at
tackers, but like hunted buzzards. Be-
fore them. behind them. all around
them. ever new formations of British
machines bobbed up determined to ex-
act as heavy a toll as they could.
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real pairie and with real horss would
throw the bride on the horse and
gailop away. regardless Of her en-
treaties.
The chief was handicapped without
the prairie setting and props and was
reduced 10 the piosaic expedient OF
simply popping the suestion-"
You must ask my father and
mother" said the bride.
"But do not want to marry your
father and mother" said the chief,
and then he snatched her to him and
made of with her. Then the chief be-
came ioquacious and recounted his
numerous exploits in forest and
plain.
"I am the greatest marksman in
the world" he said. my shots never
miss I am so strong yet that I can
outwalk any train, except on short
distances. ] can run so fast that I
can catch a deer and throw II. for the
deer will stop to drink water and I
never stop. I am the only man who
ever crossed Death Valley on foot.
and for two days ] went without food
and water and had to chew my arm
and drink my blood. I was a scout
with Gen. Crook when we went after
the Apaches In the SOS, and he said
/ was the best Indian scout he had.
I was a spy for the American army
in Mexico two years ago and brought
back important information. walk
ed from New York to San Francisco
for prize Of $4,000, and when won
1t gave II to poor Indians OF my
tribe. was the first Indian scout to
travel with Buffalo Bill. and I know
that Buffalo Bill didn't kill Yellow
Hand in a pistol duel. as he claimed
to-"
When the chief reached the end Of
his astounding tale he asked his bride
II she wouldn't take a few messages
from the spirits who had come to at
tend their wedding. but she was not
feeling disposed, and he took a few
himself.
One spook sent q patriotic message
for all Americans to stand by the
President.
Chief Guiana Washshosha and his
bride Will take short trip through
the East and then leave for his tepee
at Fort Sill, Okla.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
suoesssful operation in many ether

successful operation in many other
cities.
In adopting the two-platoon sys-
tenn" Capt. O'Connor told the men.
''you will give the fremen Of the city
the privilege Of working. and living
as other men do
The delegates indorsed the second
portion Of a resolution before them
from the Park View Citizens' Associa-
ton which calls for experimental tests
Of the two-platoon system in the city
and referred to standing COMMITTEES
the FIRST portion. which asks for In
dorsement Of the installation Of the
system.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
CRUISER OLYMPIA
. TOWED To Anchor
Board Of Inquiry to Determine
Cause of Accident.

THE cruiser Olympia has been safe
ly floated and towed into a safe an
chorage," Secretary Daniels announced
yesterday. The news brought great
relief to the Navy Department. 1t
had been the constant fear of the
Secretary that a storm of even mod
crate proportions might blow up be-
fore the stranded vessel could be re-
moved from the exposed ledge upon
which she grounded off Block Island
a week ago.
All information as to the extent of
the damage to the cruiser which car
ried Dewey into Manila Bay was
withheld. From the fact that she had
to be towed to anchorage. it is as
sumed the damage is extensive. A
board Of inquiry Is now determining
the cause of the accident. which oc-
CURED in a thick fog.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
BUREAU PROBE
TO BE PRESSED
Miss Rankin Will Delay
Speech to Sift Mass Of
New Evidence.

Unless the committee in charge of
the investigation of working conditions
at the Bureau Of Engraving and Print
Ing throw the Inquiry open to permit
testimony upon points other than those
which have brought about the pres
ent probe, Congress may follow it up
with another inquiry.
There was no indication last night,
that Miss Jeanette Rankin, Represen-
tative from Montana, intends to drop
her plan to air conditions at the
Bureau on the floor of the House next
week, and whether Congress will pass
her resolution for another tnvestiga-
ton depends largely upon the scope
and thoroughness OF the investigation
now under way.
Charge of Favoritism.
Miss Rankin has hundreds Of letters
describing conditions at the Bureau,
and many do not pertain to hours.
They relate to the sanitary conditions
in the building, which are said in some
instances, to be deplorable to the con-
ditions of certain employees which, 1t
is claimed are generally known and
have been tolerated, and to veiled
charges of favortism shown by execu-
tives to certain employees.
The women employees of the Bureau
all want these charges investigated.
while the overtime hours are being
considered, and letters to Miss Rankin
and statements she has received per-
sonally from employees with whom she
has talked. all declare there will be no
lasting benefit developed by the in
vestigation unless such questions are
considered.
That it is the intention Of the COM
mittee of Treasury officials to protect
witnesses from embarrassment, was
the reason assigned yesterday by AS
sistant Secretary OF the Treasury
Crosby. Chief Clerk Wilmeth, and
Treasury Auditor Price.
To He Secret Hearings.
Absolute secrecy will attend the
hearings opening tomorrow. This, 1t
is assumed by the investigators, will
result in a greater number of employees
responding to the general invitation
to appear and will aid the committee
in reaching at the real facts.
Some of the women largely respon-
sible for the complaints which have
brought about the present probe say
that the secrecy will supply real
coat of whltewash and place their
reliance for a thorough investigation
upon the activities of Congress.
Miss Rankin announced last night
that because of the mass of evidence
she was sitting 1t would be necessary
to postpone her speech, which will
be her first extended effort in the
House, until Wednesday or Thursday.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
Important Change in Schedules
southern Railway system
Effective sunday, JuIy \

Local Train, NO. 3, for DanVille
and way stations leaving Washing
ton, 7:20 a. m, will be discontinued.
Train, No. 40. for Manassas, Front
Royal, Strasburg and way stations
will leave Washington 7:40 a. m.
and be operated daily between
Washington and Strasburg. Train,
No. 81, leaving Washington S:45 D.
m. daily. for Harrisonburg and way
stations, will be operated daily eI-
cept Sunday. Consult Agents for
details.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
Sub Problem Unsolved.
Roosevelt Announces

chautauqua, N. Y. July THE
submarine problem has not been
solved. Ships are being sunk faster
than they are being built. We have
not found an invention that can take
care of them"
This was the pointed message given
to the delegates to the speakers
training camp here today In their last
session by Assistant Secretary OF the
Navy Franklin d. Roosevelt.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-08
ALL MUST SAVE FOOD
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pelling force Of law behind them. They
are laid before every American citi-
zen, as an American citizen TO DO his
real duty by hk country faithfully
and as conscience should dictate The
only penalty for disobedienee viii be
the consciousness OF disloyslty 70 the
best interests Of the country. The
food administration knows, az does
every one who has studied the prob
lem, that the regulations are not only
reasonable but absolutely necessary.
Democracy va Auteersey.
"AutocrAcy." says Mr.. Hoover, In
announcing his plan, has % or
ganized itself that one out, Of every
seven Of its population are on the hr-
ing line and all the others are sup
porting them. Autocracy does not
doubt the bravery Of democracy's men
on the bGttlefields. II does natter it.
self that democracy can never or
gsniEe the men and women behind the
lines 20 the self-sacriioe which the
fighters support demands.
"Democracy's answer to autocracy
will be that democracy is equal in
efficiency and Infinitely superior in
spirit
The last 50oOno bushels of wheat.
not the last 10000 men will win this
war. We will furnish the last 500
900 bushels OF wheat, not by compul-
sion. but by free will. The food sd-
ministration just shows the way. The
card Of instructions for every home
indicate that the program contains
nothing OF real hardship"
Mr.. Hoover's program. combined
with the governments work 10 reduce
prices through the aseertainment OF
exact costs and fair profits, which.
when published. will reduce prices in
the same voluntary way as Mr.. Hoo
yer would save food. is the method bv
which the United States will make
food as cheap here as il is in Ger
maryland more plentiful q hundred
times.