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Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-11-01
MACIERZ POLSKA.
TELEFON MONROE 4SoS.
ZARZ8D GLOwNYi


ZARzSD GLOwNYi
Ks. F~ranciszek Gordon. Moderator.
Ks A.. A. ElOwO. Wlce-M'derstoT.
wotclech T. SOska. P-ezes
Antonlna Raranowska. W!cePreZesSA
woJclech MenkIcki. Wice-preZSs.
TCmasz 3 B~lachOwskL. SekretarZ.
Frauciszsk WitkOwski. Skar5nik.
SlaHislaH LiCZmanSkL DyreEto-.
Wladvs|aw fOpstks. pvrektor.
An,nnt MaEurk Dvrektnr.
IeONadya KOhczyk. Dyrsktorka.
SaIome9 U~rba6ska. DN'-ktorkA
Fra0Ciszka BiascNke. DyTektOrka.
Or. F.. 4. Dulak. Leksrz Naczelny.
Adv. PtOtr P. Mjudak, DOradca Prawpy
Berta 9. WUJtLlswiCE. ASySL. Sekr Gen.
GODZINY BIUROwE:
BturO Zarz4iu G!6wneKO OtwSrte "
En-! pCTsZei ate ID godz. s-te3 ranO DO
S-taj wieCE2rem. w sobote do lei po-
p~0}udDiu). WleCZOrem. W dnl NowsZed-
ME q wyjatkiem soboty). ID godziny
1-TeJ % SET. w nisdzieie swieta
u~rOczyste. HiurO Jest zarnkniete
PrSzrsa: W ~pon!edzlatk' I piatki VIE
eEoraml DC go5ziny 5-nei do s-teL
wsze'kie koresDOndn0cye do Gl0wne.
60 PCeZess nalezN adresOwac:
wOJCIECH r. sOsKA,
l+SS W DIvisIOn str, Chicago. III.
SekrstArzR W pnnledztaikI. wtorki,
Brody / cLwartkl. N'eczArami cd god2l.
ny 7-msi do 9-tei. , Cd i-szej popo}u.
Hn4A CSuGlesilN = v El&LALen SOpOly, 90
g-csl 30 '-szel
SkArbRILa; we wtorkl. sroiy I 2!Stki
cd gU!z'0y t--Nei 10 9.tei wieezorem.
IkiajaalR opIat. WszelEie op}sty DO ka-
~ GRoTuaj P:ZyjmUje kasyer Gi6wny
poGCzas E1azln orlsowych. aibO W. dn.e
~ Eods'uIch ot.sowych. Sekretarz &C.
berRiRy,
T'Ne!E:4 !.sly u41s"tac uslezy IA -.
&C SeErPrIrEa G~ne~I,Iegp:
% =. BL.ACHOHSkI.
Secretary Polish AIMS Mater,
1855 ". Di.iSIOR str. ChIPaxU. Ii.
FiNANSE.
P-askaN h8TkOwe DOcztowe
teasrtT. lone orders Excl a...ely wv.
NN a "a or@aniI2Gy =,
POLISH ALMA MATER.
{ pTGssyiaC pod adresen.
FIR. wITkOMSkI,
JE5S ". no, lsiOR str. Chicago, an,
,,MacierZ POlska".
Biuro Zarzadu Gl6wnego:
1857 ". Division Utica,
Ma druGiem pIctrEr.
Chicago. Ill
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-11-01

Esqd narodE przez nar0d ola
,orodr, mic =qirie : PowterEchnt
EiemI.
Abraham Lincoln
AeSoWte Stdru wssedzts sSa-
dzGjq sic ~ sdaniu. &e nlESi is
nice zjednoczonG, niezdte&na
sGmorsqdna Polska.
Woodrow Wilson
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-11-01

wanych o co chodzl, a Jeszcze
mniej zainteresowanych. Jak
te mase wielkq zbudziG z oboje-
tnoSci, jak dosiegnqG kazdej Z
tych stu milion6w je1nostek,
jak ja przekonac, re wojna ia
jest jej wojna, re ia dotyczy
bezpoSrednio, - OTTO zadanie,
jake stane4o pred odpowie-
dzialnymi kierownikami naro--
Gu.
Byio 10 zadanie ponad silly
NaSzyngtomu. Trzeba by}o I'M
cyatywy lokalnej do zorganizo-
wanna sit lOkalnych. Wiec Rada
Obrony Krajowej wystosowafa
proSbe do gubernatora kazdego
Stanu, azeby kazdy L mich "a
mianowa} StanowQ Rade Obro-
ny jake oficyalne cia}o wojen-
ne Stanu, ~stawiajac prace wo-
jenna poza sfere obowiazkow
stanowych wydzia}6w wykonaw
czych / oddajqc ia W rece maj
zdolniejszych / najenergicz--
rie.iszych obywateli. W niekt6-
rych Stanach .juz take rady
istnia}y. We wszystkich innych
natychmiast podobne cia4a zor-
ganizOwanO, chociaz dano i'm
niekiedy odmienne NAVY. Kaz
da Rada StanOwa 2 kolei PREY
Stapi4a do zorganizowania rad
lOkalnych, tax re obecnie we
wszystkich Stanach Z wyatt
klein czterech fukncyonuiQ po-
wiatowc rady wojenne, a W ME
kt6rych nawet take rady zor-
ganizoWanO na ,,tOwnshipy."
Wfadza StanOwych Rad o.
bejmuje wielkie pole. Niekiedy
wystepuja tylko W eharakterze
doradczym.To zn6w obdarzone
So ogolna w}adza przedsiewzie-
Ella wszystkiego, co ME Jest spe-
cyficznie zakazane. Wp}ywy
ich jednakowoz Siegajq dalr.j IA
mizeii ich techniczna wtadza.
Sk}adaiQ sic one bowiem Z Oily
wateli, majQcych slime poczucie
obowiQzku publiczncgo. zu.inru-
JQcych wysokir stanowislla. po-
sialajgcycl niepoSlednic nlol-
nc5ci. wybrauych be- oglpdamia
sic nu wzYledy polityczne. 4
przyzwycza.jonych dc dziafania
Szybko i skutecznic.
Bardzo wielc Rady te zdzia,
ia1v Z w}aSnej inicyatywy, a
wiele tei zdzia}a}y "a wskaz6w
kami Rady Obrony K~ra.jowej.
Coraz wiecej piracy W obu kie-
runkach codziennie sic dokonu-
je, o lie organizacya tvchze u
doskonala sic, uzupeFnia i roz-
poSciera coraz dalej. Byf to :ie-
dyny spos0b, kt0rym Rad
zdO}a} zbudziG i uSwiadomit
sptke milion6w swych Obywa--
tell, porozrzucanych Hi ogrom-
nym obszarze kra.iu. W laden
inny spos6b ME zdo{a}by powo-
lac ich do wykonywania piracy
tel, 10 kt6rei kazdy jest spe-
cyalnie uzdolniony. Gdyby usi-
fowa{ inaczej postapic, mp. Wy
dajqc rozkazy arbitralne re sto-
Icy ma ca}y kraj, przewrocifby
mar6d do CORY nogami, a z e,
wentualnego chaosu wyp}yne-,
}yby tylko rezultaty ujemne.
-
Naiwaznie.isza praca Rae
Stanowvch dOtyczyla ~zywnoSci
Niemal kazdv Stan enerGicznif
phzvstapi} do powiekszenis
zbior6w zboza, warzyw i owo.
COW, oraz do powstrzymanis
marnowania zywnoSci. Wiele
Rad wyda}o biuletyny, rozes}a.
10 afisze i wys}alo m6wc6w. "
.Stanach pofudniowych specyal
ne wysilki pocZyniono, azeby
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-11-01

serwowania zywnosci W pusz,
kach i s}ojach W tych Stanach,
W kt6rych owoce i warzywa by,
ty obfite. Il wielkiem powodze-
MEM spotka1o sic usifowanie
we wielu miejscOwosciach zain,
teresowania ch&opc6w dziew,
czat W uprawic ogrodow. Una
czna liczba Stan0w rozesfa}a
nasiOna do farmer6w, przyczy-
niajac sic do stabilizacyi ryn-
ku. Pod kierownictwem depar-
tamentu piracy zalozono rezer-
Wy rOlnicze z ch1opc6w we vie
lu Stanach, kt6rych wysyfa sic
IA fanny W czasie siewu i IA
zniwa pod okiem w}adz szkol-
nych, dajqc i'm "a pomoc rolni-
cza uznanie take. iak zu STU
dya szkolne.
klasy robotniczej Rady Sta
MOVIE take ME zaniedba}y. Me
tylko W r6znych czeSciach kra-
ju podjefy sic dostarczania far
merom robotnika, ale zafozy}y
biura piracy i ustanowify wy
dzia1y ola zalatwianie straj-
k6w. 7. wv. gwardye domowe
(home guards za}ozy}y VIC
wielu Stanach. Gwardye te zaj-
muja stanowisko pomiedzy re-
gularnQ milicyq a policyq. Ra-
dy dostarczaja wsparG fami-
liom ao4nierzy. Wszedzie ener-
gicznie popiorafy pozyczki
wolnoSciowc. Wiele Stan0w "a
wartO stoSunki Il organizacya-
mi patryotycznemi i wyznaczy-
10 kazdej z mich specyalne zada-
ME, azeby zapobiedz zbytecz-
nej i k~osztownej dupIikacyi
piracy. Prawie wszystkie Stany
ustanowi1y biura prasowe i
popierafy t. wv. -four minute
men,, kt6rzy wyg1aszali pod
auspicyami rzadu mowy kr6t--
kie, ME d}uzsze jak cztery mi
nuty, God czego dano i'm te Gle
kawq nazwe), we wszystkich
teatrzykach migawkowych, wy
kazujQc, dlaczego Rad powi-
MEN otrzymaG wszelkic mozli-
We poparcie. Niektore Stany
ogfaszajQ regularnie raporty, a
najoEszerniejszy bulletin wy
daje Wisconsin, Stan PREY
w6dcy pacyfist6w W sencaie
Stan6w Zjednoczonych.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-11-01
UWAGI.
STANOWE RADY
OBRONY.

Me wiele os6b posiada wyo-
braznie zdolna wyobrazic sobie
ogrom zadania, jaki przedsta--
via zorganziOwanie narodu a
merykaIskiego W MOVE ciafo
ola cel6w wojennych. Gdy dnia
ego kwietnia kongres przyjai
rezolucye wojennQ, ma konty--
nencie amerykanskim, ciQgnq-
Gym sic Cd NORA do NORA,
znajdowa}o sic przesz}o sto mi
lionow jednostek. od g6rnika W
Oregon do bankicra przy Wall
Street, ME ~przyzwyczajonych
do kooperacyi, ME wiedzacych,
co to jest odmawianie sobie te-
so lub owego, ma}o poinformo-
wanych o co chodzi, a jeszcze
mniej zainteresowanych. Jak
te mase wielkq zbudzic z oboje-
tnoSci, jak dosiegnqG kazdej Z
tych stu milion6w je1nostek,
jak ja przekona6, re wojna ia
jest jej wojna, re ia dotyczy
bezpoSrednio, - OTTO zadanie,
jake stane4o pred odpowie-
dziaInymi kierownikami naro--
Gu.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-11-01

W Kalifornii Rada Obrony
zaje}a sic dostarczeniem dosta-
tecznej ilosci cyanu, azeby "a
pobiedz sparalizowaniu gorni--
ctwa i uprawy owoc6w.
w Indiana prezesowie kolle-
glow i inni wychowawcy pod
kierownictwem Rady otworzy-
Ii intenzywne kursa telegraph.
TAX re wkr6tce bedzie W MONO
Sci dostarczyc rzQdowi 900 eks-
pert6w telegraficznych.
Raua Obrony W Illinois po--
iozyfa zasfuge ogromnQ lila
sprawy rozstrzySniecia kwe,
styi weglowej. Juz dnia 12gO
maja Rada ia zaczeta sic bory.
EaG kweStyq drozyzny / brakr
wegla. Dnia 23go czerwca jui
,cpracowa1a plan Ola powiek.
szenia produkcyi / ulepszenia
transportacyi / doprowadzifJ
do tego, re plan ten przyje4y j
zarzady kopalni koleje. Pre-.
prowadzi}a take slcdztwo ko.
szt6w p~rodukcyi, a widzac, at
zarzqdcy kopalni ME chca Ego.
die sic ma racyonalne ceny, pc.
wziefa kroki celem drastyczne..
akcyi W p~orozumieniu z innym:
Stanami, produkujqcymi we
giel. Kroki tie zniewoli}y Kon.
gres do natychmiastowego roz.
strzygniecia kwestyi przez u
stanowienie urzedu administrs
tora opa}u, kt6remu poruczonc
kontrole mad dystrybucya i ce,
mani opa}u W ca}ym kraju. Be-
pomocy Rady Stanu Illinois
Rad ME m6E}bv dzia}a6 an
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-11-01

Rady Stanowe juz wykonuja
81 nowych i odrebnych katego-
ryi prac, a liczba ia sic codzien-
ME ~powieksza. Stan Missouri
mp. zastosowaf system kart O.
strzcgawczych ola nielojalnych
cbywateli. Osoba, podeirzana o
dziafalnoSc niepatryotycznq, O.
trzymuje bia}q karte, ma kt6rej
poleca sic jej ostroznosG / zu-
pefna zmiane postepOwania.
Jezeli przestroga taxa lie wy
wiera zadncgo skutku, wten-
as osOba Ia otrAymmic b1ekit-
NJ karte, Il W koncu czerwonq
karte, prOszqcq il. by zg}osi1a
sig do p~OcztmiStrza przediozy-
II mu swq obronc IA zarzutv'
nielojalno$ci. Nastepnym kro-
KEN byfoby wczwanic do sta
vienna sic W biurzc departa-
mentu SprawiedliwoSci, lecz
do .uiedawna HE byfo potrzeby
zustosUwania tekO kr0ku.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-11
CREEL TO ADDRESS
PARK View CITIZENS
News Distributor Will Make First
Public Speech Tuesday.

For the first time since his instalIa.
ton to office. George Creel, chief OF
the Bureau of Information, will ad.
dress a public meeting Tuesday night
when he appears before the Park
View Citizens Association, in the
Park View School House, at Newton
and Warder streets northwest, at s
o'clock.
The subject of the talk will be:
Community Cooperation and the
War" 1t was explained that Mr..
Creel has chosen the Park View
Citizens Association as the setting
for his first official speech because
it was the first Washington Associa-
ton to adopt his plan Of making the
school house the capital and center of
activities of the community.
The Park View Community Band
will play its first program OF selec-
tions at the meeting, which will be the
regular monthly gathering of the as
ISOLATION. President Hoyle will be
in the chair.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-11
FUNERAL OF c. E. BROWN.

Funeral services of Charles Edwin
Brown, treasurer Of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company, who
died Friday night, will be held this
afternoon at . o'clock at st. Alban's
Chapel. Wisconsin and Massachusetts
avenues northwest. Mr.. Brown had
been with the Washington Railway
and Electric Company since 1900,
when he came here from Brooklyn,
y. Y. He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Eugenia Brown. and by his
father and sister, OF Seattle.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-11
MAJ. DEMPSEY, SPENDING $3.50, 900,
DEMONSTRATES HIS FITNESS FOR A BIG JOB
Chief Lieutenant of Gen. Littell, in Charge of
Cantonment Construction, Rips Red
Tape to Get Results.

Every great crisis produces grea
men. When war came in 1914, &C
tion was imperative and there wa.
a rattling of the dry bones in ever,
country in Europe.
With startling suddenness prece.
dents were shattered and tradition.
went trailing the four winds. Out
Of the chaos strong men emerged
and though many mistakes were
made, dominant personalities wealth.
cred the early storms and the world
was saved for democracy.
Kitchener and Joffre, Haig and
Petain. Cadorna and Kerensky were
beacon lights guiding an insane
world into safe harbors. With the
mad dog Of Berlin loose, frothing
at the lhouth and running amuck
the world was literally terrified. For
forty years the brute instinct had
been cultivated and fostered and at
what Prussian militarism deemed
the psychological moment. the
dogs Of war were turned loose to
pillage and ravish Belgium, the
country Germany was pledged to
protect.
when Uncle Sam Acted.
How Joffre turned the tide at the
Marne; how the Canadians stopped
the onrush to Calais; how Petain
drenched the outskirts of Verdun
with German blood; how thrones
crumbled and Kings fled and little
. lands were submerged in wars
travail are matters of history.
In the meantime, when millions
of men and of money and of muni-
tions were being hurried to help
bleeding France. the United States
remained neutral in the face of in
trigues and insults. until finally the
patient man at the White House
declared the United States at war
'STith Germany. Over night men
sprang to arms. only to find no arms.
over night big men realized the
magnitude of the task and got about
doing it.
From up in Cleveland the Presi-
dent had summoned to his Cabinet
a man among men. Given almost
unlimited power, this man, Newton
ID. Baker. measured up to what was
expected Of him, with the result that
he enjoys the complete confidence
Of the administration and of the
people.
In Training "A Years.
Money was to flow like water, and
to keep that water pure and flowing
in Its proper channels was a mans
job. The great crisis was here and
with 1t came the genius of Gen. Lit
tel-a genius for picking men, a
genius for organization, a genius for
safeguarding the public money. The
story Of his accomplishments will be
told later and 1t will startle you.
One man selected by Gen. Littell
was Maj. W. A. Dempsey, drafted
from the Quartermaster's Corps. For
twenty-four years this man had been
training for this job. and when it came
he was ready. Today everybody who
knows recognizes his fitness for the
task and appreciates his great service |
10 his country-none more than Gen. |
IittelL
The country knew little of Mai.
Dempsey, and, indeed. would know
little Of him now if he were the one |
10 tell the story. Great men are
The Washington herald., 1917-11-11
WASHINGTON WAR
BUREAU BREVITIES

Examination Of National Guards
men and selected service men for
mental deficiencies has disclosed the
fact that those States with defective
insane asylums and poor laws for the
care of the insane. furnish a larger
proportion of mentally defective
troops than States where there are
modern systems for the care of the
deficient.
In the Massachusetts, and New
York regiments hardly any halfwits
were found. In several Western and
Southern regiments as high as / per
cent Of half-wits We're found in the
ranks and discharged.
Owing to the shortage of auto
matte pistols. the revolver has come
back in the war, and many troops
will be equipped with Smith and wes-
son revolvers fitted for the army
automatic cartridge.
As this cartridge is rimless, II is
loaded into the revolver cylinder in
clips of three held together by a
narrow steel binder.
Many pistol shots claim that the
10 sNBSAlOl " lllt
as its slower fire insures better aim
ing. The American army is the only
one in the field in which all ranks
are armed with pistols as well as
rifles for trench fighting.
American troops voting in France
are not the only ones to exercise the
privilege on foreign soil.
The Australians have voted and
the Canadians will ballot next month.
France has held no elections since
the war. and neither have Germany
or her allies.
There have been a few elections
In England to fill parliamentary va
cancies, but the soldiers were not al
lowed to vote.
The Russian army will vote in the
elections to choose a constitutional
as they call it-a con-
stituent assembly.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-11
D. c. YOUTHS URGED
TO enlist in GUARD
Poster Issued from Militia Head
quarters Appeals to Patriots.

This hand bill, distributed from
headquarters OF the District Of Co
lumbia Militia. tells its own story Of
especial interest to the young men of
Washington:
Attention! Men OF Washington, are
you content and free from all taint
Of Stacking?
Because not yet drafted, are YOU
sure you may not be drafted here
after?
This war has hardly yet begun.
Your turn TO do military duty 10
almost sure to come
But aside from compulsion, will you
not now, OF your own free will. pre-
pare yourself, and help TO prepare
others?
The District of Columbia National
Guard. provided for by law as a
local defense organization Of the Ma
uonal Capital, needs announcement,
help, and men. Will you not do
your part? 1t will help you.
There is vital advantage in q ss
training school for you. Especially
for you young men between IS and
=. and OF the draft age.
For information apply 10 the Ad-
jUtant General OF the District Of Co.
lumbia Militia. or his representative.
at National Guard headquarters, az
L street northwest.
Someone is there every day and
every night to answer ouestions and
advise you. Call If only for infor-
nation.
Don't slack, Don't hesitate,
Come up and be a mana real na-
triouc American.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-11

his credit at a time. This rule was
overcome by the Treasury Depart
ment, giving Maj. Dempsey the right
to have as much as $50. 10000 to his
credit at one time.
To facilitate the prompt shipment of
supplies and material and to avoid
congestion. the goods were shipped on
commercial bills Of lading. This plan
was inaugurated by the finance COM
mittec to avoid confusion in handling
material under the government bill of
lading, as all dealers and shippers
were familiar with the commercial
system. This saving of valuable time
was of incaicuable benefit All trains
were run to the cantonments.
Freight bills presented for the first
three months alone amounted to more
than $500 0000, and under the bill Of lad
ing system adopted, If the goods were
Of discountable nature, the check
was delivered upon notification of de-
livery to a common carrier. The
trades at large extended to the gov
eminent priority. recogizing the gov
ernments need by placing the entire
resources at the command of the gov
ernment.
At Desks Is Hours Daily.
To coordinate all this was a her
culean task and it meant srevice.
Some idea of the service rendered by
Maj. Dempsey and his staff will be
The Washington herald., 1917-11-11
bill FOR PURCHASE
OF forest IS Urged
Proposed Acquisition of California
Tract Warmly Championed.

The Sherman bill providing for sale
OF the Murphy-McRae estate to the
government as an addition TO the Sc
quota National Park in California
will be pushed at the coming session
OF Congress
Upward Of sOo,coO.coo feet Of lumber
are contained in the tract, including
more than 49o.ooo,Oc0 feet OF gigantic
redwood trees. beside sugar pine.
white FIR and yellow pine.
The Sherman measufe indicates that
the Murphy-McRae estate contains
1850 acres Of timber. The district
forester. however. can find but $500
acres in the tract This disparity will
be corrected when the bill comes VI,
its originators say.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-11

usually modest men-the irrepressibl'
Roosevelt being the exception. But pub
lie curiosity must be satisfied, and 81
insistent has been the query for NOR,
Information about Gen. Littell's righ
I hand-Dempsey-that The Herald ha:
undertaken this story of and about
him. We would that we might tel
more, but, like all good soldiers, Mai
Dempsey believes in action rather
than in words.
Lays Out s15O,OOO,O 900.
Then, who is the man who has ex.
pended sl50,Oo0,0o0 of your money In
four months? No other man in his.
tory has expended as much. When
the Panama Canal was being dug the
largest expenditure of one year was
s4s,OO0,OO0. Dempsey has spent more
than twice that in one-third of the
time.
Maj. Dempsey was graduated from
the greatest of Universities, the Un-
endowed School of Work and Hard
Knocks. His first real advancement
came when he was made contract
clerk at Governors Island headquar-
ters and later chief clerk in the De-
partment Quartermaster's Office. He
served through the Spanish-American
war, winning praise for efficiency, dis
cipline and courage.
When war was declared by Presi-
dent Wilson, Maj. Dempsey was under
orders to join Gen. Barry at Chicago,
but Gen. Littell asked for and OBJ
tained his services as Finance and
Accounting Officer for the cantonment
division.
Requisitions Expert Accountants.
His first step was proof of his ca
pacity. He sent for the president
OF the American Institute of Ac-
countants and asked for fifteen of
the best accountants in the United
States. The requisition promptly was
filled, and W. H. West, of West and
Flint. auditors of New York, was
made central auditor in charge. Mai.
Dempsey and a corps of skilled audi
tors and accountants met in May,
six months ago. lived together night
and day for two weeks. and adopted
plan of procedure. drafted the
necessary forms, and organized a
method of accountancy that in the
future will be a model - simplicity
and directness. Somehow, in all this
planning, they lost a million yards
of red tape, for which everybody has
forgiven them.
Auditors-in-charge were sent to can
tonments, to National Guard camps,
wherever the government was spend
ing money, so that today thousands
Of competent men are employed to
expedite and check and safeguard
the peoples interest
For the first time in history cash
across the counter became a factor.
Contractors were amazed to find in
a government Office a quick finan-
cier."
Under the payroll system adopted,
t was made possible to pay of 5000
10 10000 men in less than two hours,
involving an expenditure of over
100000, mostly paid in cash. Two of
he largest payrolls for one week
we're for $4,000 and $49O, 900, going to
'bout 14.OO0 and 1900 men respec-
lively. For comparison. the Baldwin
locomotive Works. employing about
eco men. paying about s25O,OOO per |
week, hitherto has been considered
The Washington herald., 1917-11-11
CANADIANS TO SEE "SUB. /"

Montreal, Nov. tions
here in connection with Canada's vic
tory loan will have as features the
captured German submarine which
was assembled in Central Park and
rechristened U-Buy-a-Bond. and also
the tank which was in the Liberty
Day parade in that city.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-11
Kept Disorderly House;
Must Serve Six Months

An aftermath Of the crusade against
vice and immortality in the neighbor-
hood of Four-and-a-Half street SOUTH
west last summer when that district
swarmed with soldiers, resulted in
Martha Brown getting q six-month
jail sentence yesterday morning IN
police court for keeping a disorderly
house.
Conditions were so bad at the B
street house run by the Brown woman
that certain army camp. IL is said.
was almost depleted Of soldiers on
several occasions. One army sergeant
remarked that the house looked like
a barracks
The Washington herald., 1917-11-11

to have had the largest of payroIIs.
To facilitate quick disposal OF the
weekly payroll, booths were estab-
lished in the cantonments and camps,
dividing the men of the labor ing force
into their respective trades and pay
ing the groups from booths represent
ing each class or trade.
The commissary problem OF the
laboring force of 1i,00J men was figured
on a cost basis and solved on the
cafeteria plan. allowing the Iaborer
to help himself, take upon his tray
soup. meat, potatoes, vegetables,
bread and butter. all prepared by spe-
cially engaged help, trained in the
feeding Of men in large number.
1t was necessary in work of this
emergency character to house, feed
and provide lodging for the entire
labor force. Temporary barracks
were erected accommodating 80 men
to a bunkhouse.
Dempsey's Credit Immense.
Responsibility for the labor element
rested entirely on the contractor, who
was given full charge ito hire and
fire." but under the finance system
adopted, for the first time in history,
single army officer was made solely
responsible for the handling of the
entire appropriation, the custom hav-
ing been heretofore to allow no one
officer to have more than $1,OOO,O 900 to