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The Washington herald., 1918-10-16
TODAYS u S. CASUALTY LIST

John r. Vance. Virgins. Colo.
John W. WeberG. SOuthbridge. Maes.
James J. Wedick. Manchester. " n
A. NJ. wetmore. South NorwaIk. Conn.
z. F. Williams. Dorchester. Mass.
Emil Wohlgemuth. Talsross. 8. Mex
Jesse Yardley, Pstoks. III.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-16
Fighter Buys Race Horse.

Johnny DUndee,> the lightweight
boxer, now is the proud owner of a
racehorse. Dundee recently purchas-
ed the 2-year-old War Mask, from
Walter Jennings. War Mask is a
rather promising youngster that is
likely to win races when in with the
right company. Dundee means to cam
paign the colt at Jamaica and EN-
pire City, and then will send him
to New Orleans. The boxers colors
are pink aa1 blue-not black and
blue
The Washington herald., 1918-10-16
BicyeIe Racing at an End.

Newark. y. J.. oct lS.-The Comht-
nation OF influenza. cold weather and
lack Of interest has forced bicycle
promoters Of the Newark NclodTUme
10 close up shop. This means that
outdoor bicycling in the East has end
ed for tbs xeASon
The Washington herald., 1918-10-16

Sgt. Pete Spence, Dallas, Tex.
Corp. J. L. Yokono, Brooklyn, n. Y.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-16
AMERICANS CAPTIVE
In GERMAN CAMPS

The War Department authorizes
the following list OF prisoners OF war
at various camps in Germany:
The Washington herald., 1918-10-16
Busler w. l. schwieser. Phna., Pa.
PRIyATEs.

Attic Berett. San Francisco. Cal
Jerry DiJoy. New Haven. Conn.
Werner Kalenius, Hoquiam, Wash.
Conrad McHugh. Summit Hill, Pa
Joseph Macedo. Hanford. Cal
Simon PaeIian. Chelsea. Mass
w. Randrik. Philadelphia. Pa
Torello Rayni. South Bethlehem. Pa
Emil Torvin. Jersey City. y. J.
William War. Hasersto-Sn. Nd
John Walsh. Brooklyn, n. Y.
Edward Williams. Philadelphia. Pa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-28
Developing Boy Power.
From the Detroit Free Press.

Announcement is made that the United
States Department Of Labor is taking
a;eps to "standardize the training. hous-
ing and employment methods" pertaining
20 utilization Of boy-power on the farms
az the United States Standardization.
It is undo rstood. is to be made applica-
be in all states next year.
Some idea OF what is meant by stand
:~d cation" is gained from consideration
- the fact that farm camps" have this
estr been established in seven states. In
\ 'se camps high school boys are given
defensive training for farm duties. The
~-stes having such camps already in op-
.'rStion include Vermont, Connecticut.
Indiana, Nevada. Colorado, Maine and
Pennsylvania. Just what plans will later
- detailed for recruiting. teaching, hous-
uS and utilizing the boy-power of the
nation. Of course. cannot be guessed.
They will be awaited with considerable
interest generally.
Undoubtedly systen1atization will do
much for the effectiveness of boy-power
in agriculture. and the utilization Of the
boys on the farms is to be encouraged in
All proper ways. But ii will be we'll to
remember that the boys will not prove
the full solution Of the farm labor prob
EN- of 1919. Every other possible source
will need development to make the farms
produco'thetr uknnD3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-28
Doughboy.

From the Providence Journal.
+. The father of a young soldier in
France writes to his newspaper to en-
ter a protest against ..the growing
tendency Of foreign war correspond
ents to refer to American troops as
'doughboys.' The designation, he
submits, is undignifed, if not unpa-
soldiers are either half-baked or not
baked at all.
The term certainly is not one to
strike the unprofessional ear as nice,
or of any worthy significance. But it
will probably not be easy to get rid
of. If, Americans generally are just
becoming acquainted with it. dough
boy is of long usage in the Army,
and it's exclusively American coinage.
Foreign correspondents are in error,
'of course, if they use it without proper
discrimination. Unlike "poilu." the
French term which this war has pro-
duced. our soldiers of all branches of
the service are not dougnboys, but
only the infantrymen. The word is
supposed to have originated in the 10
cose fancy of the cavalrymen. 1t has
reference to the. globuiar brass but
coat in TIE period when the Army
fashion WIS blue and gold. TO the
eye of the yellow legs" as the foot
soldiers call the troopers, the big but
tons have a resemblance to balls of
dough. European correspondents
picked up the name from association
with our Army. they did not invent it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-28
NEW COIN FOB. CANADA.
It Is to Take the Place of the Old
Mammoth Cent.
From tie Hartford Courant.

From the Hartford Courant.
New Enslanders who visit Canada. as
many OF them do and rs more of them
:,uould will be glad TO learn that the
T,cminicr is abou. to mint a new i-cent
..;ece which, the officials say. VIII be
ightly larger and somewhat thinner
than the Decent piece which Canada
now has and which is twin Of the
United States dime. This description
Indicates that the new cent will be OF
the size of that common in this country.
This will relieve the Yankee visitors
of the physical labor and mental an
suish attendant upon filling their peck
cts with the immense CENTS which Can
ada has hitherto produced and which
must have contributed much to the
scarcity Of copper and alloys containing
copper now noticed in America. They
wero much too large, for with a dozen
of them on his person the tourist felt
overloaded: with a hundred he was adj
nli1Aby equipped for suicide by drown
ing. Nothing more eHspetating in the
. way Of coins Of little value could be
thought Of except the minute silver
scent piece which Canada continues to
issue.
To retire the ma mlnoth cent is Ger
tainly step in the right direction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-28
ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY

ROCKVILLE, Md, December Is
Donald Kirk, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles F. Kirk. a farmer, Of O1ney.
! this county, died yesterday at the
home of his parents, aged thirty
,-ears Death vas due to pneumonia,
v hich followed influenza. He was I'M
carried.
Pneumonia following influenza was
re duse of death of Miss Irene Best.
,&ughteT of George Best. foreman Oil
sae farm OF l.. w. Baker, ut Germa II :
town. this county. She had been i'll
hut four days. The funeral took place
yesterday afternoon from the home.
burial being in the cemetery at
Neelesville.
Miss Marian L. Saliba. nineteen
years old, of New York city and Al
win A. vandewaljer, aged twenty-one,
of Washington were married in
Rockville yesterday by Rev. p. Row
land Wagner, pastor of the Baptist
Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-28
MONEY TO LOAN
On D. C. Real Estate. Lowest Rstsa
JESSE L. HEISKELL
1l0 II Ct NV.
AUCTIONS FEATURE MARKET.
Allotments of Wool Distribution
ONLY to Meet Demand.

BOSTON, December os.-The Com
mercial Bulletins wool review says:
Interest centers in the wool auctions
almost exclusively, and with the in
PREVENTION of the holiday little bus
ness has been done. allotments from
the wool distributors Office HAVING
been timed. The quantity of wool to
be offered at the next sales Will L."
about the same as at the prcccdin
series, the only practical differenc
being that the offerings Will consist
of woods which may be expected t"
meet the demand as expressed at the
last sales.
The foreign markets have changed
little during the week, and while the
manufacturers are looking the mar
ket over for sampling purposes and
to see what can be done for next
season, the goods markets are NOR
or less as they were a week ago. The
demand for mohair has been dull.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-28
Troops Movements by Rail.
Rom the Railway Ag'


Fifty per cent more troops were
handled by the railways in the first
tx months of this year than were
handled during the eight months of
1917 after the United States had en-
tered the war, according to figures
compiled by the troop movement sec
tion which have just been made public
by the railroad administration. The
total movement up to June 80 was
s,S55,5SS men, counting each move
ment although, of course. there are
Implications because most of them
were transported two or three times.
from the point of enlistment to the
training camp. from the training camp
TO a finishing or concentration camp
and from the latter to port of EN-
barkation. or. as has recently been the
practice in many cases from the train !.
ing camp directly to the port of en-
ba-kation. The total includes 1881, =
"a National Army arrivals. represent
ing the first movement of enlisted men
10 camp: :.SSe.1S9 moved in special
rains. and 1.o.9.S55 handled on resu-
lar trains. OF the total s.2O4-a.o were
removed since January I. These fiE-
,re's do not include men travelling on
f4rlouEhs or on their own account.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-28
Poetry Simpler Than Prose.
From the New Republic.


Poetry only naively acknowledge.
the ecstatic monotony that lives in
the heart of all rhythm. brings it
out into the light. and there openly
weayes upon it the patterns Of melo-
die sound. Poetry is thus the more
natural, and both historically and
psychologically the more primitive
OF the two arts. 1t is the more SIM
Pile. Meter. and even rhyme, which
is but colored. light drumbeat, &C
centuating the meter. are not "orna-
ments" or "rehnements'' Of something
else which may be called '.rhyth mical
speech" They are the heart Of rhyth-
micaI speech expressed and exposed
with a perfectly childlike and candid
grandeur. Prose is the refinement.
Prose is the sophisticated and studio
accomplishment-at thing that infinite
numbers of people have not the fine
ness of endowment or cultivation
either to write or read. Prose is
civilized sublimation- of poetry, in
which the original healthy intoxicant
note of the tomtom is SO laid over
with fine trhceries Of related sound
that it can 10 longer be Identified at
. all except y the analytical eye Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-28
MERCHANT MARINE
Churches and Living Conditions Of
the English Ordinary Seaman.

From the LONDON MAIL.
In these times of stress too much
praise cannot be given to the royal
navy for the great silent work it is
doing in our territorial waters and
beyond. but at-the same time. we
must not withhold its need Of praise
from the mercantile marine.
The merchant seaman f. type in
himself. No uniform vaunts his call
ing. A pair of greasy dungaree trous-
ers and a flannel shirt are what he
mostly wears, with an extra shirt and
an old shore-going jacket for cold
weather Many of his officers disdain
collars at sea, and take pride in them
blue gents lounge" and bowler
hat Sometimes they affect the black
peaked "cheese-cutter" cap, wherein
blazes the gilt badge of the company.
but even then they do not sport brass
buttons. Such things are for their
loftier brothers of the liners.
AS for the sea, the tramp" officer
is content with shirt sleeves in the
rougher ATTITUDES and pajamas in the
tropics. Only in the dirty weather;
when he dons oilskins, sea boots and
sou'wester, does he look anything
like your conventional sailor.
The naval A. B. looks after his own
mess and manages to keep up a pref
ty fair table. He has his regular al
lowance of rum. His brother of the
merchant service lives on the board
Of trade scale of rations, which is
as full and plenty" He does not sleep
in the tween decks in a comfortable
hammock-that Is valuable cargo
space-but in houses" built on the
deck Every sea that sweeps over his
twelve-foot= freeboard-andi it is a big
board!-may swamp his fo'c'sle. His
mattress is of the straw variety. and
it is laid in a hard. wooden bunk.
Unless he happens to be next to the
salley- he has. no artificial heat. His
bulkheads are sweating and damp.
is devoted to cargo. SO that he has to
be content with the minimum that the
law allows.
His luxuries are few. In fact, one
may say that there is only one-to-
bacco which he may purchase each
Saturday evening from the ''slop-
chest" This is a sort of dry canteen
run by the skipper. and stocked, apart
from tobacco and clay pipes. with
wearing apparel.
Rum Is almost an unknown thing TO
him. If he has been on deck for a
couple Of watches in a devastating
storm, if he and his clothes are wet
through and the galley fire is out,
he may get such tot as would make
his naval confrere snort with con-
tempt: He may drink as he will
ashore, but-there is reason why
the Yanks call our merchantmen
'1ime-juice Ships
He is. in short. the hard citizen Of
the world. He is doing wonderful
work in bringing US our food. He
runs all the dangers of naval war
fare without the compensation of be-
ing able to hit back. He "grouses" in
and out of season but he does his
job. He keeps the nations larder
full.
Just now he is asking the nation to
support his contention that Germany
should be boycotted after the war. Is
he unreasonable? He, perhaps more
than anybody else, has shown us that
we. can be Independent of the Teuton.
In turn, he demands the obliteration
of. the 'Squarehead'-as he calls
Fritz.
He's worth a.bit of consideration, is
the old shellback!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-28
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA, Va, December 2S.-
Walter Roberts, seventy-five years
old Il prominent resident and actively
identified with a number of business
enterprises. died shortly after 10
o'clock this morning at mis- residence.
1000 Duke street. The deceased was
taken i'll about two weeks ago with
influenza, which developed into pneu-
monia. Mr.. Roberts was born in New
Jersey, although he had lived here
most Of his life.
Alexandria Water Company, having
been elected in March, 1902, to sue
coed the late Benoit Wheat. He also
was president of the Independent Mu-
tual Fire Company of Fairfax county,
with offices here. and he was a mem
First National Bank.
Mr.. Roberts practically all of his
life had been engaged in the feed and
milling business and conducted an es-
Enlistment on South Union street.
Besides his wife he is survived by
; four sons and three daughters, as fol-
lows: capt. James Roberts. Lieut..
Cameron Roberts and Allen and
, Jack Roberts. His daughters are
Misses Ruth, Jean and Mary II. Rob-
5
neral have not Yet been made.
Shirley p. Pullin. twenty-eight years
old. unmarried. died from wounds re-
ceived in action overseas, according to
a telegram received today from the
War Department, sent his brother
Frank &. Pu1lin.
Corp Pullin joined Company G, 1st
Virginia Regiment, this city, better
try. June p, 1916. He served with
that company on the Mexican border.
The deceased. on September q, 1917,
went with that command to Admission,
| Ala. and in June. 1918. went overseas.
According to word received from the
War Department. he was severely
wounded October 8.
The deceased was son of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c.. Pullin and was
employed in clerical capacity in a
their death he served in the same ca
pacity with his brother, F. c. Pullin,
2a9 North Royal street.
Corp. Pullin is survived by two
! F. {. PuiIin. B. W. Puliin and Mrs.
Joseph Fenwick and Miss Ola o. Pull
lin.
A large number of boxes filed with
groceries and provisions and also
other articles were distributed among
; poor persons of the city yeste rday
afternoon by a committee of men and
, women of the NJ. L. Church South. The
articles distributed were received by
the Sunday school of that church at
a shower held recently. This was
given by the Sunday school in place
of the annual Christmas Sunday
school celebration. ~
/ Private William Thomas, colored,
who lived at TO Gibbon street, was
killed in action in France according
to word received by his, wife, Mary
Coleman Thomas. She was notified
yesterday by Gen. Harris of the War
Department. The deceased had been
in France for a long time.
Miss Emma Louise Smith of this city
and Charles Regis Costello of Pitts
burgh. Pa. were married at noon yes
terday at the parsonage of st. Marys
Catholic Church. The ceremony was
j performed by Rev l.. F. Kelly, as
! sistant pastor.
/ A farewell adinner-dance was given
Christmas day by the members of
Company c, Sd Regiment. Camp
| Humphreys. Va. The affair took
place in the y. NJ. G. A. building.
+; About thirty women from this city,
-: chaperoned by Miss Ida Mclaughlin
and Miss Il. Thomas, were present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-28
VERY ACTIVE Market; !.
Stronger At. The Close )

NEW YORK, December 2s.-stocks
were feverishly active during the days
brief session; the shorts again attacking
at the opening some Of the more variable
issues.
These included Marine preferred, low
priced transportations, particularly coal
ers and trunk lines, secondary steels and
equipments, coppers, Sinclair Oil and
utilities.
A vigorous rally ensued in The second
hour, however, on a demand for United
States Steel and investment rails, no.
tably the Pacific group, Atchison and
Reading, many substantial net gains
being registered. p
The closing was strong.
Sales appropriated $4,000 shares.
Liberty bonds again were heavily
traded in at nominal changes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-28
Grain, Produce
and Live Stock.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO, December 28.-Prospects
of q, larger crop movement after New
Year led to weakness today in the
corn market except for the December
delivery. Belated covering by shorts
brought about advances in that OPP
ton. Trade in December, however,
was relatively small. Opening prices,
which ranged from y off to up,
with January 1.42 and May 1.36 y to
1877, were followed by a decided gen
eral setback, barring moderate fur
Their Tightening of December.
Oats were easier with corn. After
opening unchanged to " lower, with
May 69A to 6sh. the market contin-
ued to sag.
Provisions reflected tho weakness of
corn. Higher prices on hogs were
virtually ignored.
unsettled; mess, 5O.00a51.00; lard,
arm; middle west, 24.40a24.50. Other
articles unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-28
return Of SEIZED
l|QUOR|SSOUGHT
Legal Action Taken to Com.
pei Restitution of Whisky
Police Confiscated.

IN the United States branch of the
Police Court this morning Attorney
Robert ]. Miller filed with Judge Har-
olson a petition for a rule to show
cause why certain liquor confiscated
by the police from James White shall
not be returned to White.
Judge Hardison took the matter I'M
der consideration. It is alleged that
Maj. Pullman and the police depart
ment without warrant. forcibly en-
tered the premises Of White and seized
fifteen cases of whisky and other
property. The petition asks that the
police superintendent and MI. Hesse.
property clerk, be brought into court
January 2.
The only bootleg case heard today
was that of Judson Walker. eolored
seventeen years old. who was charged
with having on the night OF December
sold to two police officers in mill
tar- uniform two half pints of
whisky for $3.50. He was given
straight sentence of six months fol
selling whisky in violation of the
Sheppard law and fined $500 or in
default to serve three months Tor
violating the military zone law.
Colored Man Is Fined.
At the afternoon session of the court
yesterday Charles A. Neil. colored,
charged with Nelson Green, coloFed,
with having brought into the District
in an automobile four cases of whis-
ky, two cases of wines and eight cases
Of beer, Neil was found guilty of vio-
lating the zone law in that he de-
]ivered a part of the liquor to social
club for entertainment purposes.
Green was discharged On the charge
of violating the Sheppard law Neil
was acquitted, it being shown that
Fart Of the whisky captured by the
police from Neil was for personal use.
l{e was fined SIS.
Archie Alien Johnson, coloced, 1914
s street, arrested last night on the
charge of having in his possession
Ca quarts of whisky. valued at $3.50,
-'as released on $500 bond for appear
;nce in court when wanted.
The police allaGe that Johnson had
the whisky hidden in a shed in the
rear OF 61j "a street northeast. When
he went there yesterday, it is charged,
the police watching the whisky ar
rested Johnson.
He made affidavit that it was for
his personal use.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-28
DIVIDENDS BY RAILS.
Panhandle Lines and the Pennsy
Declare Semi-Annuals.

PHILADELPHIA, December Is
The Panhandle lines of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad yesterday declared q
semi-annual dividend of per cent.
This makes the dividend for the year
4 per cent, or 1 per cent less than in
1917
The Pennsylvania company, whicf
controls the Pennsylvania railroad
lines west of Pittsburgh. declared
semi-annual dividend of 3 per cent.
making per cent for the year, the
same as last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-28
BANK CLEAR|NCS SHOW.
LARGEST YEARS TRADE
BY I. A. FLEMING.

The final record of the Washington
clearing house for tho year 1918 will
show the largest years business on
record. Merchants admit it, bankers
tell of the continued and strenuous
work Of keeping pace with the move
ments of money and business. and the
clearings give practical evidence OF
the growth.
A year ago the average daily clear
ings were close to $1,500.o00 day;
during the current year they have
averaged better than $2,s0o.0e0 daily.
some days exceeding the average by
a large amount. 49,.
Before the war local bank clearings
frequently. reached and occasionally
passed the million-dollar mark, but
this was nearer the average daily
clearings than anything over that
The foation of the liberty loan
bonds, activities Of the government
and the large increase in the pay roll
Of the government have all affected
directly and indirectly, the daily
clearings, but positive and direct in
crease in the retail business has been
very marked.
Money Closes Year at s Per Cent.
Money in Washington is held stiff1y
at 8 per cent. Quite number OF col
lateral loans at SO per cent have
been marked up to s per cent.
recently stiffened to 6 per cent, this
probably representing the shifting OF
funds for the annual disbursements
in January. after which the rate
should ease very materially. All m
dustrial collateral in the open mar
ket is 61s per cent.
Personal Mention.
Ed S. Wolfe, president Of the First
port. Conn. who has been visiting in the
city during the holidays. will return
home tomorrow. -:
Bonds Were Active.
On today's session of the local stock
exchange there was a good demand
for bonds, five issues being represent
ed i'll the days transactions. Prices
were strong on all bonds represented
sold at 96S4: Potomac Electric gen
eral 6s sold at S712; the consolidated
IS of the same company at 95 and the
first mortgage SIS at 961a. Capital Trac-
ton IS brought IS.
District of Columbia paper shares
showed on the sales sheet for the sec
ond time this year. The first sales
were at 80. today's sales were at 80.
Washington Gas sold at So.
Transa ctions for the week, five ses-
sions. were $3.50 bonds, face value,
and $50 shares of stock
Dividend Declared.
Directors of the Merchants Trans-
fer and Storage Company have de-
clared the regular semi-annual :divi-
dend of per cent. payable January 1,
books being closed now.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-28
TREASURY OFFERS ISSUE.
Certificates for 75O Millions to B
on Sale January 2-7.

Treasury certificates of Indebtedness
amounting to $75o,o0o,000 and matur-
ing in six months from date of issue
will be on sale from January 2 to
January Z, inclusive.
The certificates will bear Az per
cent interest. They will be on sale
at the federal reserve banks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-28
Col. Crawford Ordered Here.

Artillery Corps, has been relieved
from duty at the coast artillery train
ing center. Fort Monroe. Va, and or
dered to this city for duty with the
mobilization division of the federal
board for vocational education.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-28
Prime Mercantile Paper.

NEW YORK, December 2S.-Mer-
camille paper, 6. Sterling 60-day bills.
4.73k; commercial 60-day bills on
banks. Atm; commercial s0-day bills,
4.72k; demand. 4.75S0; cables. 4.7655.
F'rancs-Demand, 5.45lk; cables. 5.44A.
Guilders-Demand.4 25s; cables. APIS.
Lire-Demand, 6.36; cables, sos. Ru-
bles-Demand, 13k; cables, Il noni-
nal. Mexican dollars, 771h.
Government bonds irregular; rail-
road bonds easy.