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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-03-20
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Your railroad fare paid
both ways and Pianos or
Player-Pianos shipped freight
prepaid anywhere within a
radius of 100 miles from
Washington.
People residing in the
neighboring States of Mary
land and Virginia will want
to take advantage of these
great sacrifices in Pianos and
Player-Pianos-and to them
we make this very liberal
offer:
To all out-of-town pur-
chaserS within a radius of
100 miles from Washington
we will pay railroad fare
both ways and prepay
freight charges on all Pianos
and Player-PianoS - which
will be carefully boxed and
shipped, so that they will
arrive at their destination
in perfect condition.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-03-20
Cash Talks
Make Your Dollars
Do Double Duty
We will give you credit
for TWO DOLLARS for
every dollar you pay over
$40 and up to $50. Bring
along the cash and make
your dollars do double duty.
FREE

so Rolls of Music, Beau
tiful Scarf and Bench free
with each Player-Piano sold
in this sale.
Beautiful Scarf and Stool
free with every Piano sold
in this sale.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-03-20

l. UPRIGHTS
G) Behning & Diehl. Selling out price $65.O0
G) Behnng. Selling out price. ...... 1000
Q) Bradbury Selling out price ...... $500
G) Grovestein & Fuller. Selling out price. 5000
G) Harvard. (Mah.) Selling out price 5000
% Hallet & Davis. Selling out price. -. 5000
C) Corning & Sons. Selling out price. . 5000
0) Stultz & Bauer. Selling out price. -. $500
% Raven & Bacon. Selling out price . 5000
G) Chickering. Selling out price. $500. 5000
Q) Behning. Selling out price. ..... $500
% Kurtzmann. Selling out price. ..... $500
Q) Fischer. Selling out price. 1880
Q) William Heinecamp. Selling out price 10000
% Webster. Selling out price. 10000
% Daniel F. Beatty. Selling out price. 10000
Q) Sterling. Selling out price 10000
(1) Sterling. Selling out price. ...... 1850 |
% Webster. Selling out price. 1880 |
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-03-20
Now Being Closed Out at a CT

The stock embraces the finest Pianos and PyeoS known the
Most of these instruments band-newmany been
desirable used Pianos and Payera rlaSS
the lowest known the history of the Piano
The Detroit times., 1917-04-13
WHY MUST MOTHERS DIE?

A husband OF % stood beside The
double casket that held the bodies
% his young wife and new born son.
why. why" ne moaned. why
must this be-
Two years ago that husband aud
wife pliEhted their troth and awak.
ened TO new meaning Of life pud
love. he bought little home. She
made her wedding clothes and
house fittings. stitching into them
prayers and dreams for her future.
lr marriage they realized they were
Just entering long long life OF
happiness Months later the girl.
wife discovered that their JOY was
g. be doubled their love completed
iif parenthoud over the layctte 81
their coming child she and her hu.-
band murmured hopes OF their won
derful new responsibility
with the first CRY OF their little
son the young mother brcathed her
last Two days later. "a she lev
TRUE ftNr under 'rf+sty WRITE tAT-y
The Detroit times., 1917-04-13
RUSSIANS AND
HUNS TAKE THEIR
WAR INTO COURT

For the last two years the Euro.
pean war has been fought over n
high-board fence. which is the line
~ demarcation between Nos. rs aud
II Fisher-ave. On either side is a
Hungarian and Russian family.
While their tellow-countrymen
have been struggling desperately at
q dozen or so strategic positions on
the eastern 'front.' the neighborhood
strife. in comparison, has been car
ried on with just as much intensity.
Until Wednesday neither side had
gained an apparent advantage. but.
weakening under the strain. the
Hungarian forces led by Mrs. Helen
Bakes. who lives al No. II Fisher
ave- sought the aid OF tribunal
In deciding their differences. Sub.
scducntly. her adversary. Mrs Helen
LaPackos, was hailed into court on
n charge OF disturbing the peace
In court. Thursday. the battle
was renewd, this time verbally.
accusations few as thick and
fast as missiles had passed ovos
the fence When Police Justice
Heston had restored order he dis.
missed Mrs. LaPackos. al the same
time warning both that resump'
ton OF hostilities would mean a
tail sentence.
The Detroit times., 1917-04-13
Girl. Sell Human Bones.

LAFAYETTE. ind. April t3-Af-
ter three days city-wide search
tfTr poiirc ioeatrd tuuz cray and
Elsie Bushman, each nine years old.
who sold human bones among n
bunch OF other bones and rags TO
Oscar Winski. a Junk dealer
The girls led the coroner and po-
lice officials 10 point on the Wa.
barb river where they made the
gruesome ind Coroner u. r. Ne
Bride rs Of the opinion that the
bones were not old ones and that
they had been washed up on the
river bank
Mrs John Wyrosz. OF Oxford.
whose husband disappeared from
their home early in December. visit.
ed police headquarters The bones
Hre those 81 person about feet
inches tall, the height OF her miss
ing husband Some are OF the opin.
ion that the bones are those OF some
one who was murdered and the body
thrown into the river
The Detroit times., 1917-04-13

pot her baby in her cold arms 20
be buried with her
She was only one OF the 1000
mothers that die each year In this
country in childbirth. He was only
one Of the 100000 babies that die in
this country each year-dead be.
cause the loss Of his mother les.
sened his chance OF living.
Why. indeed. why this precious
Waste7 Why the sacrifice OF $1,000
mothers to $1,000 new iives'
The, sickness and death OF moth.
efs in childbirth. or their disability
for years and years are 10 Ger
tain and large degree preventable
or durable thru the application Of
scientific knowledge now well estab.
lished, according TO Maternal Nor.
tality,' pamphlet issued by IRE
Children's Bureau Washington. D.
G. The tragic why OF such unnec.
essary death and disability lier.
FIRST. in ignorance on the part Ct
nioihers.- previous 10 and duEiaa;
childbirth. OF hygiene based on thus
scientific knowledge: second, In the
mather,s-Lack- of RklIlOd- -ksAs..l
also on this scientific knowledge and
understanding OF childbirth dis.
eases
Instruct the mothers. There's
tho remedy Let the instruction be
widespread Skilled attendance. we
know. IA often hard TO get. but fer
the sake OF herself. ~ her child left
motherless. her husband left wife.
less, her community with one less
useful citizen. each woman can
read the right books and seek safe
instruction-not wellmeant neigh
Dor suggestion nor tho cheap seT
vice OF quack, but the advice OF a
trained nurse. public health nurse.
reputable physician. or health on.
Ger.
When We have compulsory vac.
cination for smallpox. OF which
only some 500 deaths were reEis-
tered in the whole United States IN
1914 when We systematically hight
typhoid. OF which only s.8S2 died
In 1915. pray let US work together
In communities. in women's clubs.
In every legitimate way. TO start n
struction that will end this $1,000.
fold mother sacrifice 40 easily pre-
vcntable'
The Detroit times., 1917-04-13
It's Tough on Boys
Who Cdn'fBdre Heads
When Flag Goes By

Patriotic persons who know moth
ing OF military regulations let their
Ignorance prompt expressions of
loyalty, with the result that several
men who served on the Mexican
border were seriously inconyen-
fenced during the parade preceding
the departure OF the naval miLtiS
Wednesday.
II Is an army regulation that a
man should stand al attention. his
arms rigidly at his side. and face
the flag when the national anthem
is being played. Only at the last
note Ia he required 20 salute.
when the band which preceded
the sailor boys played The Star
spangled Banner" thousands OF men
raised their hats.
On the i2-inch curbinE around
the county building. was a youth
straight as a rule, his hands pressed
tightly against his calves. his hat
elapped hrmly on his head.
What's a matter7' cried one
patriot. Got a busted ARM"
The young man continued 10 stand
at attention. lie ignored the re.
marks.
A moment later his hat vas knock.
ed OF. and he was pushed from the
curb TO the sidewalk
A number OF militlamen. scattered
thru the downtown streets, suffered
similar humiliations
The Detroit times., 1917-04-13
LEAGUE PLANS
FINAL DRIVE
Citizens Organization Starts
Campaign For City Govern
ment Changes

The final big drive OF the Detroit
Citizens league for basic changes
In the structure OF local city govern
ment by charter amendment. will be
made next fall. Full announcement
regarding the program will be out
lined by Pllny W. Marsh. attorney
OF the league. at a meeting OF the
membership 10 be held May 3. al
which the address viii be delivered
by Clinton Rogers Woodruff. of Phil
adelphia, secretary OF the National
Municipal league.
whether a small council OF nine
members. chosen at large. n straight
commission plan. or the city man
ager plan OF government, will be
proposed by the league Ii still left
an open question. In fact the vot-
ers and the charter commission will
be expected TO assume large respon-
sibilities In deciding vital issues.
In an authorized announcement
the league declares itself In favor
OF the small non-partisan legislative
body. The organization declares
that u will be necessary TO circulate
petitions forcing the submission TO
the voters al a special election with
I'm a year, these questions:
do you favor general revision
OF the city charter
do you favor a small council
elected from the city at large in
stead OF ward-elected body as we
have Al present?
do YOU favor non-partisan cleo
tons for city oficersY"
The Detroit Citizens league be
lieves II is desirable TO have a gen.
eral revision OF Detroit's charter TO
eliminate portions now obsolete and
to make the document = simple.
workable. fundamental law for the
city.
The Detroit times., 1917-04-13
Meant II For Him

He was fond OF playing jokes on
his wife. and this time he thought
be had a winner.
"My dear" ne said as they sat at
supper, II Just heard such a sad
story of a young girl today They.
thought she. was going blind and so
\ surgeon operated on her. and
found"
"fes?" gasped the wife hrcsthless.
Is.
THAT she'd got a young man in
her eye" ended the husband. with a
Chucklc
Fur moment there was silence
Then the lady remarked SLOWLY.
We'll. 9, would all depend on what
sort Of a man II was Some OF
them she could have seen thru easily
enough"
The Detroit times., 1917-04-13
Makes Ais own Coffin.

LAFAYETTE I9a April l3.-wil-
liam Watkins, .'afE1years old. for
many years proprietor of saw mill
AT Kentland. learned a few months
ago that he could not live long
lie proceeded TO build a CONN for
himself. using solid black walnut
lie spent weeks making II. When
completed II weighed more than 700
pounds.
Watkins was brought here 10 St
Elizabeth hospital a few days ago.
and recently he died The conn was
shipped from Kentlsnd and his body
has been placed in t. He was bur
led at Delphi. his former home The
weight OF the CONN made II neces.
sary TO use large force OF men 20
lift II on and on the train Wat
kins' widow and four children sur.
vive
The Detroit times., 1917-04-13
DESPONDENT
MAN ENDS LIFE

August Schering. Go years old.
ended his life Thursday afternoon
by hanging to a rafter in his home
az No. As Whitewood-ave The iifo-
less body was found in the attic
by his daughter Mrs Elizabeth
Hines ScherinE had been in III
health for several months. Coro-
ner Park investigated the case.
The Detroit times., 1917-04-13

Ways in which the machinery
trade may aid the nation in the war
will be considered by joint con.
ference 10 be opened az Memphis
today by the American Supply and
Machinery Manufacturers associa.
tion, the National Supply and Ma
chinery Dealers association and the
Southern Supply and Machinery
Dealers association.
The Detroit times., 1917-04-13

NEW YORK. April l3.--There
ere three fstes behind the Russian
Tevolution-three women, the ex
ozar's nearest and dearest. Who
played upon their victims known
weakness to enhance their own
power and who succeeded IN bring
ing down the very dynasty for
which they intrigued
Marie Feodoroyna, dowager ON.
press OF Russia, and mother OF the
car, was the most powerful politi-
cal parsonage In the empire.
when, in 1905, the worlds pro
test against horrors like Kischenef
and Odessa startled the czar into
an hysterical wish for reform. the
astute empress mother induced her
son to receive two extraordinary
astrologers." These men. primed
for their task. produced diagrams
10 prove that Nicholas II would
triumph ONtI All Ulh tN'NlifH dDoui
1916. but they did not produce the
gold given them By the czaritsa for
influencing the ruler OF Russia.
Czarina Allx Is known all over
Russia as the Empress OF Bad Luck
Few queens have been more un-
happy
The Cinderella % the Russian
court. capricious and harshtemper-
cd. with a Prussian capacity for call.
ing a spade a spade. soon gave
cause for offense
Determined that none but grand
danes above reproach shuttid b. re-
ceiyed at her court, AK OF Hcsse
lnaugurated a social spy system 20
unearth long-forgotten scandals.
Petrograd society boycotted the
palace. was warmly welcomed by
tho dowager empress, and war TO
the tongues edge followed
Mother OF four unwanted daugh.
ters and constantly longing FOR an
The Detroit times., 1917-04-13

approve the exploitation OF immense
tracts OF land near Yalu In Korea.
and TO finance a company. Nicholas
II hesitated. But Xenia raised the
shade OF their ancestor. Alexander
II, conqueror OF Turkey. 10 advocate
the scheme.
"Nickie." entirely convinced,
promptly subscribed sir million rou.
bles The grand duchess company
as promptly erected fortihcations:
Japan protested. Russia cogitated,
and the Russo-Japanese war fol
lowed
The Detroit times., 1917-04-13

heir 10 the throne. Alix sought com
fort In the occult.
Presently Elizabeth, Grand Ouch
ess Serge. now a nun in Moscow
convent. sent 10 her imperial sister
the monk Gregory Rasputin, warn
ing the neurotic empress that so
long as Rasputin consented TO re-
main az Tzarskoe Selo she and her
children would be safe. Elizabeth
had shTeWdly Installed an intrepid
German agent behind ths imperial
throne hundred million mouIiks
recognized that menace.
Last. but not least. OF the three
fates Is Grand Duchess Xenia. Gar
Nicholas elder sister--a second 'edi-
tiou OF her Danish mother. married
20 her cousin Alexander Michaelo-
witch. an intTiguer OF morbid intelli-
gencc Husband and wife we're past
masters In the art OF controlling the
car
Alexander Michselovitch, owner
Of vast forests in Siberia. insisted
IL was his imperial prerogatlve TO
supply the Trans.Siberisn railway
with sleepcrs and fuel al his own
price In 1903 he sent the minister
OF the interior new contract wilh
prices doubled NJ Witte returned
the document unsigned Alexander
rushed 10 the emperor denouncing
WittC's "rcvolutionary beha, ior.' In
three DAYS the great minister was
dismissed his successor signed.
Not content with her husbands
siberian graft. Grand Duchess Xenia
determined TO induce her brother 10
The Detroit times., 1917-04-13

Governor Cox. in his proclama-
tion setting aside today for the OBJ
servance OF Arbor day In Ohio.
points out that in this day OF wars
particular efforts should be made
to stir up the inner senslbilities OF
nature"
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-04-26
TEUTON PEACE BAIT TO
BE SCORNED BY RUSSIA
United States Given Assurance That
There Is No Danger of Sep
arate Peace.

Washington, April 20. - Assurances
have reached Washington that under
no conditions that are now conceiv-
able will the provisional government
of Russia yield to the overtures from
German and Austrian Socialist repre-
sentatives to negotiate separate
peace.
The information received is that,
far from contemplating any peace on
the basis of existing governments,
advanced Russian Socialists want to
carry their democratizing ideas by
force into the enemy countries, and
to appeal to their brother Socialists
in Austria and Germany to rise in
revolt, overturn the monarchies and
establish true Socialistic republics in
their places.
This movement is reported to be
gathering strength rapidly in Russia
among the soldiers and workingmen.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-04-26
RATE INCREASE FOR JUNE !
TENTATIVE ORDER MADE BY CON-
MERGE COMMISSION.
Arrangements Made So That Shippers
May Be Heard in Protest at
Once.

Washington, April 21.-All railroads
have been granted tentative permits
sion by the Interstate Commerce COM
mission to file supplemental tariffs, in
creasing freight rates generally Is per
cent effective June 1.
In this manner the commission dis
posed of the question of procedure III
dealing with the application of the
roads in every section for general in
creases. Two courses had been open:
To permit the filing of such tariffs
and investigate their reasonableness
prior to the date they should go in
to effect, or to permit the filing Of
tariffs effective and suspend them du-
ring the period of investigation.
The commissions order is subject
to recall or change prior to the effec-
tive date of the rates. In this way
the commission brings the issue
squarely before the railroads and the
shippers in a definite form. Hearings
will begin at once and an investiga-
ton of the proposed increases seems
likely before the commission issues
it's final finding.
Shippers from virtually all parts Of
the country have signified intentions
of opposing the granting of so large
an increase as IS per cent.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-04-26
TO PROSECUTE FOR TREASON
PRESIDENT ISSUES PROCLAMA.
TON CONTAINING WARNING.
Attempts to Shield Traitors to Be
Punished and Laws Apply to
Resident Foreigners.

Washington, April IS. - All persons
in the United States, citizens and ali
ems, are warned in proclamation is
sued by President Wilson that trea'
sonable acts or attempts to shield
those committing such acts will be
vigorously prosecuted by the govern
ment.
The proclamation defines treason,
citing statutes, provisions of the con-
stitution and decisions of the courts,
and declares the acts described will
be regarded as reasonable whether
committed within the borders of the
United States or elsewhere.
Far-reachiAg Importance attaches to
the direction of the warnings to ali
ems and the declaration that resident
aliens as we'll as citizens owe allie
glance to the United States, and
therefore are equally subject to the
laws against treason andslike crimes.
Must Notify Authorities.
mot only are conspirators them
selves subject to heavy penalties, but
anyone, even a German resident, who
has knowledge of reasonable acts
and fails to notify the authorities may
be sent to prison for seven years and
fined $1,000 for misprision of treason.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-04-26
GRAIN SEIZURE RUMOR
PUZZLES CANADA TRADE
Report Gains Circulation That u. S.
and Canadian Governments Are to
Purchase Entire Crops.

Winnipeg, April 20.-The reported
negotiations between Ottawa and
Washington for the purchase Of the
entire 1917 wheat crop of North Amer
lea by the two governments at a fin
ed price have introduced puzzling
situation in an already badly democrat
lied grain market through Western
Canada.
The executives Of the grain grow
ers association held secret meeting
to discuss the situation. The sugges-
ton of S1.30 as a basis for the Brit
ish government to take over the Can
adam crop submitted by Ottawa to
the agricultural council recently, was
rejected with scant courtesy by the
grain growers. They wanted then
$1.70 and now more. 1t is not be-
lieved here the crop will be comman-
deered.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-04-26
WAR REVENUE BILL is
PASSED BY u. S. SENATE
Largest War Budget in Any Nations
History Goes Through Upper
House Unanimously.

Washington, April 19.-The war fin
ance bill, providing for issuance OF
S7,OOO,OOO,OOO in securities, the larg-
est single war budget in any nations
history, has been passed unanimously
by the Senate.
After seven hours of discussion the
administration measure which has
been passed by the House and which
provides for loan to the Allies OF
$3,OOO,OO0,O00 was approved by the
Senate with few changes, in record
time. The amendments may necessi-
tate conference or the Senate chang
es may be accepted by the House.
In either event the executive branch
of the government, conducting the war
with Germany will, within a short
time, have authorization for the
great war chest at it's disposition.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-04-26
TEUTON PREPARATIONS FOR At
TACK ON NORTHERN FRONT
CAUSES PETROGRAD TO EX-
PECT MARCH ON CITY.
FRENCH STILL CONTINUE
TO FORCE ENEMY BACK
Additional Gains Made by Them, Men
and Guns Being Captured as South
ern Part of Hindenburg Line in
France Continues to
Fall Back.

Petrograd, April 21.-German prep
arations to attack the Northern front,
supported by German fleet, reports
of which appear to be we'll founded,
bear out the war office warming re-
Gently issued that the enemy means
to march on Petrograd. The prepara-
tions consist of the massing OF troops
on the Dvinsk-Riga front and the con-
centration of transports, warships and
shallow draft ships in Baltic sea ports.
A portion of the German fleet is re-
ported to have moved from Kiel to
Libau. It is regarded here as extreme
1y probable that the plan is to cut off
Petrograd from the active enemy.
French Make Additional Gains.
London, April 2O.-Additional i'm
portant gains have been made by the
French at numerous points from Sois-
sons eastward to the Champagne coun-
try and the capture of men and guns
is noted as the southern part of the
Hindenburg line in France continued
to crumble or fall back.
Northwest of Auberive the French
captured strongly fortified German
trenches on front of a mile and a
quarter and captured $50 prisoners.
Northeast of scissors the villages
of Aisy, Jony and Laffaux and Forte
de Condo were captured by the French
while to the east, near Hurtebise, an
other point of support fell into their
hands and with it 500 prisoners and
two cannon.
Violent artillery actions are in prog
ress between the Somme and the Disc
in Champagne near LIE Mort Homme
in the Verdun sector and in Belgium
around Dixmude.
1t is admitted by Berlin that the
Germans near Ville-Aux-Bois retreat
ed to new lines, being unable to with
stand the French fire.
Teutons Aggressors in Macedonia.
Considerable fighting is taking place
in the Macedonia theater, with the
Teutons as the aggressors. Attacks
were delivered in the Cerna river re-
gion and between Lakes Ochrida and
Presba, but according to Paris, both
were repulsed.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-04-26
STORAGE HOUSES ARE
TANNED WITH FOOD
Spectators to Make Big Profit Un-
less Government Intervenes.

Chicago, April 2O.-With food prices
amounting daily on the grounds of scar
;city, investigators here learned that
storage houses are damned with food
istores of hitherto unapproached mag
fnitude, while thousands of tons more
,are in cars on sidings.
The bulk of the stored products con-
isists of non-perishables. Ownership
lin many instances is held by men not
lin the provision business who have
taken a f1ier" in food and will in due
course take handsome profits unless
1.-THE government intervenes.
!; According to J. w. Stevenson, a
local provision broker, many men out
side the trade have invested solely
,as speculation.