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The Washington times., 1918-10-19
4 DISTRICT BOYS
ON CASUALTY LIST

Today's casualty list contains the
names OF four Washington men, one
killed in action. one dead as the re-
suit Of pneumonia one seriously in
jured, and another captured by the
enemy.
TAPS" were blown for James L.
Dean, 923 Longfellow street, Bright
wood, D. c., death due to pneumonia
contracted in the trenches after be-
ing seriously injured. Dean called
himself a Red headed Yank and
damn proud of it," often expressing
his superstition that a boche bullet
would only be a passing incident in
his young life, and while he gave his
life for his country be did not sue
cumb-as he predicted he never
would-to the enemy's fire.
He was a member OF Battery B,
National Guard, and the son of the
late John r. and Martha Ellen Wilson
Dean. Dean is Survived by a mother,
three sisters, and a brother, his
father having died while young Dean
was on the Mexican border.
Died After Birthday.
Born. reared, and educated In Wash
Ington schools, he enlisted more than
two years ago and died the day fol.
lowing his twsnty-hrst birthday.
Private Ernest B. Wrenn, 902 Thir-
teenth street northeast, twice be-
fore wounded in action, again ap-
pears on the casualty list. The ex-
tent of his wounds is not given.
Wrenn, although born in Baltimore,
twenty-three years ago, has lived
here practically all his life, educated
l. l..
the District national guard. serving
as a corporal with the Third Infantry
on the Mexican border, latef assigned
to the 125th Infantry for overseas
duty. He was formerly employed in
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Wrenn. is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles W. Wrenn, who have another
son, Earl T, eighteen years old, en-
listed in the navy, stationed at Balti-
more.
Corp. George B. Marquardt. 100
Third street northeast, previously re
ported missing. was today reported as
having been captured and at present
interned in the German prison camp
at Rastatt, Germany.
GHls Last Message.
Tell the boys to save my tobacco
and feed that sick kitten-which was
he only thing found living in -
after the Germans evacuated the
town." was the message that Mar
quardt left amid the debris and empty
shells in his trench.
Whether he expected death at the
hands of the Prussians or scorned
their detention camp, expecting to re-
turn, is not known, but when seen
this morning Mrs. Clara J. Marquardt, |
his wife, told a Times reporter that
couldn't be kept by any bunch
of square heads, and that he would
escape"-summing il up in the old |
time phrase, George will do it"
Marquardt was a member OF the
30Sth infantry, company.
Private Horace Matthews. thirty |
nine years old, colored. is listed as
KILLED in action" in today's casualties. |
Matthews, husband OF Mamie Mat |
thews. formally lived at 211 K street |
northwest, leaves a wife and three |
children. He enlisted in the army |
three years ago, served on the border. |
company D infantry, District national |
guard, assigned in March, 1918, for |
overseas duties.
The Washington times., 1918-10-19
ast DIE oE "ELU."

CHICAGO, Oct. 19.-Every effort IL
being made here in following out the
orders OF the influenza commission to
check the epimedic which yesterday
took a toll of 3S1 lives.
The Washington times., 1918-10-19
ALLIED FLYERS.
WILL BOMBARD.
BERLIN FROM.
GIANT AEROS.
By CARL D. GROAT.


Berlin is to be bombed by ayia-
tors.
Airplane makers are perfecting a
giant craft which will meet the re-
quirements of a big gasolene load
and a big bomb load, according to
information from Major General
Kenly, chief of the United States
military aeronautics branch.
While the British are developing
this important machine, others
among the allies are striving to-
ward the same end
Berlin Bombing Assured.
There has been much unfounded,
much Imaginative, talk2 about what
airplanes would do to Germany. Now,
however. rational authorities say
that the bombing of Berlin is assured.
One thing helping the airplane
situation immensely is the allied ad-
vance in Belgium and elsewhere along
the west front. This is shortening
the flying distance materially. And,
in airplane construction, the great
difficulty Is to develop q machine
which can carry sufficient gasolene
for a long flight with a heavy load.
In other words, as Major Genera
Kenly put il, It is q hard proposition
TO do much damage TO Germany II the
flyer can remain out only four hours.
Renly and others were gratified to-
day at the news Of the all-Amertcan
day bombing expedition near Grand
Pre-, in which sixty of our filters par
ticipated.
Gigantic Proportions.
The joint air offensive Of the Unit
ed States and her allies is to be de-
veloped on gigantic lines. Bombing
Berlin is only one phase OF It Other
phases are understood to be the
bombing of every important industrial
city in western Germany, so that the
Teuton may have . ''dose OF his own
medicine"
The moral effect OF bombing Berlin
IS regarded as great Germany thought
air raids were very terroriking and
tried them out on London and Paris.
1t is believed from the walls she set
up at recent allied raids against her,
she will be agonized II Unter den
Linden and wiIhelmstrasse feel the
might of the raider.
Needs Aerial Observer.
Incidentally, Major KenIy is scour-
ing the nation for aerial observers.
General Pershing has urgently asked
them. While there are plenty OF
pilots, the observers are scarce. Men
of intelligence, daring. and good
physique are needed A commission
IS promised ALI qualifying. and men
: of venturssome spirit are assured
Jlenty Of thrills. Overseas service in
side OF two months will be the GER
tain portion OF all observers.
Pershing has cabled Kenly congrat-
ulating him on the courage, nerve,
and morale of the American forces
The Washington times., 1918-10-19

Buy Liberty BOnds and KEEP
Them.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-15
ADvERrlsraasr ADVERTISE

ington to Baltimore becaus. ~
not sufficient Office room o' in w,s w1ae,s i
Ton to accommodate them has hbssaas bssaa
Two hundred and fifty dras.ssssa Dssssa
the Ordnance Department. of f.ssnea AZ .!
came over from Washington -. :. a,el
Quarters are being prepared I a. "elG
on the top floor of McCoy Nm w. 'ts q
old Johns Hopkins University lIs;1r halr. u
New-York tribune., 1918-04-15
American Grain Offer
Causes Joy in Holland

THE HAGUE, April 13.-The an
nouncement Of the American War
Trade Boards offer to send immedi-
atcly two shiploads of American grain
to Holland and to facilitate the send
ing of third shipload from Argentina
occasioned considerable popular relief
here through the prospect that the dis
tress owing to the shortage of food
supplies would be alleviatcd. The con-
dition that three equivalent vessels
must leave Dutch ports simultaneously
which was not mentioned in the press
message carrying the announcement,
has not yet reached the newspapers,
however, save by way of rumor.
American Minister Garrett yester-
day communicated the American gov
ernment's offer to the Foreign Office,
where it is under careful cons sderation,
but no immediate decision will be taken
pending the receipt Of adequate assur-
ances regarding the safety in the war
zone of the outgoing and incoming yes-
sells in question.
The prospect of receiving grain sup
plies and the hope that some system
will be devised whereby such supplies
can be maintained to tide the ration
over the summer and early fall are
popularity described as "almost too
good to be true" In the mean time thc
general attitude is that it would be bot-
ter to refrain from rejoicing until the
grain is actually here, and until then.
as the Minister of Agriculture said in
the first chamber yesterday, there can
be no question about raising the bread
ration.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-15
Negroes Attack Gen. Ballou
Protest to War Department
Against Recent Camp Order

Major General Ballou, division com
mandcr at Camp Funston, Kan. is at-
tackled, and recent order which he
issued to the negro officers and men
OF the camp is denounced in a letter
sent to the War Department bv the
National Association for the Advance
mcnt of Colored People.
The order to which the letter of tho
association takes exception was one in
which General Ballor admonished the
negroes of his command to "refrain
from going whore their presence will,
be resented" He also told them thnt
mo useful purpose will be served bv
any action upon their part that will
cause the color question to be raised +"
The association denounced this Or
der to the War Department. as. Gun
just. hnmiliating and inexpedicnt."
1--WE cannot believe" it continues
"thnt the War Department OF thc
United States will approve of nm or
der charncterizing as personal pride
and qualification any proper exercise
Of the rights Of citizenship, if ex-
erclscd by colorcd man in uniform" ;"
New-York tribune., 1918-04-15

that. the |. w. w. is gaining great
headway with the Italian population.
The national committee urges that, in
stead OF holding patriotic rallies,
which are attended by those already
aroused, emphasis be placed on carry
ing the message to those who need it.
The soap box speaker on the corner
or the automobile speaker at the cross
roads will render this country many
times the service that the auditorium
orator does.
"Thc German offensive in the West
is no more dangerous than is the often
sive German in America. 1t is high
time that our citizenry took its coat
off and began fighting in earnest this
creature who spits on our flag, ridicues
our institutions and cunnngly poisons
the minds OF cur people-thc citizenry
is ready; it merely awaits leadership.
Owe have had our full quota Of
hateless days and pussy-footing nights.
Our boys on the Western front are
being killed, and we will let them die
in vain if we do not start a movement
that will quickly and for all time end
the work of the German secret army
in America
FIFTY thousand men in the United
States wear silk hats; ten million wear
overalls. If fifty thousand can win
this war, the present American propa-
ganda is quite adequate If it will
take ten million. then what is now
being issued might as we'll never be
printed.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-15
1,413,000 British
Men Replaced by
Women During War
Report to Labor Bureau
Shows Their Work Gener-
ally To Be Satisfactory
[Stof Correspondence

WASHINGTON, April ID. - Women
have replaced 1,413,OOO men in indus
trial, professional and civil service
positions in Great Britain since the
beginning of the war, according to a
report prepared for the Bureau Of
Labor statistics by Mary K Conyng-
ton, who made a study Of the effect of
the war on the employment of women
in England.
I'm clerical and banking positions" ;"
Miss Conyngton declares, "apparentlv
women are fully replacing men, except
IN the relatively few positions reouir-
ing long training and experience.
IN commercial positions the general
OPINION seems to be that they are do
ing the work IN satisfactory manner,
aithough Encouragement and adjust
ments have been necessary.
On the tramways and buses their
work as conductors has been satisfac-
tory, but nothing is shown as to the
erect of this occupation upon the
nealth OF the women workers. There
IS a diversity of opinion about their
success as motormen; the work is said
TO involve too much exposure and it
Is stated that the nervous strain is
too great.
I'm industrial occupations where
pnyslcal strength is required they, of
course, are at disadvantage. Else
where their success seems to yarv with
their experience
I'm the munition trades, where thew
nave mad perhaps the best chance to
SHOW What they can do, they have
proved p,o1 highly satisfactory, but in gen
eral their work has not been the same
as that of the men whose places thev
have taken" N'
ood There has been an increase of 1.426.-
ooo IN the number of English women
employed since July, 1914. A table
quoted duo by Miss Conyngton shows se,-
ego ~ oN women employed in agriculture,
6''ooo holding positions classified un-
der finance and banking and "a 800 fill
ing places of men on tramwavs and
IN general transport work.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-15

ganization is failing to interpret the
war to the people of the United States
on plane which is reaching them,
declares q statement issued by the
National Committee of Patriotic So
cieties here to-day. Unless the gov
ernment quickly awakens to the reali-
zation that it must interpret the war
IN terms easily appreciated by the
mass of people it will never receive
the undivided support which is essen
tial to victory, it is charged. The
statement continues:
"While the government is issuing
tons of high brow material, printed
in such attractive form that no one
will read it, the German propagandists
are getting in their work all over the
United States among the people who
make up the vast majority Of our
population. &C.,.
civilian Mather Lewis, executive
secretary Of the national committee
after weeks Of careful investigator IN
the South, reports that the German
influence is daily becoming more active
and effective among the colored peo-
pie and shat no intelligent campaign
is being carried on to combat 1t. Re
ports from Western states indicate
New-York tribune., 1918-04-15

from Secretary Baker, sent lmme-
diately after he left the field, are re-
ceived and acted upon in Washington.
New Type of Plane
OF all the thousand aeroplanes at
the school there was one of an en-
tirely new type which will be seen at
home some day 1t is in the expert
mental stage, an officer explained to
Secretary Baker 1t looked like spar
row among pigeons as compared to
other machines ranged alongside of it.
A sandyhaired Pennsylvania boy, who
has risen to the rank of major because
OF his experience in Mexico, mounted
the tiny craft. The engine buzzed
and he was off the ground in twenty
seconds
The novice would describe this fly
ing outfit as a stoutly braced plane
attached to a powerful engine, few
yards of canvas fastened to graceful
framework, tail behind, a pair of
wheels floating bclow-and a man. 1t
shot into the air like a bee, circling,
twisting, but steadily climbing until it
was almost q speck against the cloudy
dome. Then the Pennsylvania pilot
seemed to lose all control. Falling as
a wounded bird would fall he plunged
earthward People held their breath
until breath could be held no longer
and then they gasped Near the
ground the little craft flattened out,
righted itself and began to perform a
series of loops. The engine roared
again and the machine started to
climb.
"MIarvellous." exclaimed Secretary
Baker.
When the pilot landed-a sheer drop
out of space and a graceful swoop to
earth-the Secretary fastened to con-
gratulatc him.
"It's a good machine and comer,' y
the pilot explained, "but it's still in the
experimental stage. You see, my lead
oil feed pipe broke up there and [ had
to come down in hurry because the
engine was out of commission"
The young Pennsylvania fier backed
OH ana UuEItcu oNct " 1CPcii Hio
broken lead oil feedpipe.
"Marvellous energy and spirit" COM
mented Secretary Baker to General
Pershng.
L. S. Air.uen Great Help
Captain Palacier, chief Of the French
instructors, told The Tribune:
'Thc United States has already given
the Allies permanent supremacy in
the air. American pilots are second
to none. Fine, stalwart young fellows,
every one, they are eager to learn and
this alone put them through the COM
plete course in less time than any
other nationality. They have the COM
bative spirit They have-what you
call-thc ginger and the pep If you
are going to publish what l am saying
you may make this point strong-the
United States is going to win a large
share of this war in the air. With
such material it is inevitable.
"All that we need is American aero
planes. The American aeroplane fac
tories will never be able to catch up
with our production of the best pilots
that ever graduated from flying
school. Tell the American manufact-
urers to hurry. They can shorten the
war. Give us the aeroplanes and the
spirit and combatveness or our young
Americans viii be irresistible"
There was no spirit of brag in the
French captains declaration. Every
word indicated extreme earnestness
New-York tribune., 1918-04-15
Red Cross Work in France
Aid and Comfort Extended to
Soldiers and REFUGEES

Red Cross field kitchen service, can
teen service and rest stations have
been greatly developed back of "the
American front" since the German Of
fensive, according to the March report
of the Red Cross Department Of Mill
tary Affairs in France, made public
yesterday.
Thirty cantccns have been estab-
llshcd three miles back of the front
line trenches for the comfort of
American soldiers, a field kitchen and
facilities for feeding more than $4,000
refugees and soldiers have been dis
patched to the front, and four rest
stations have been placed on American
lines of communication to supply hot
drinks and food to our troops.
The Bureau Of Donations reports that
5000 pairs of socks, 78O sweaters,
l,2OO pairs Of gloves, 500 comfort kits
and l15 muflers were distributed to
American soldiers in March. American
soldiers in hospitals received more
than $4,000 shirts, 10000 handker-
chiefs $4,000 pairs of socks, $4,000
pairs Of pajamas and 1000 pairs Of
slippers from the same source
New-York tribune., 1918-04-15
y. 5. Aviator Downs
Five Enemy Planes
Especial Corvespoudence1

AMSIE,RDAM, N. Y, April 14.-Lieu-
tenant ii. Clay Ferguson. an Amster-
aam BOY who enlisted in the aviation
service as soon as the United States
entered the war, and is now With AZ
efican flying corps somewhere in
siramce, sinnn IN has bagged five German planes
alnce sot;ex the american fiers went into
actlon' according to a letter received
by his parents here. He is now in
base hospital with a bullet in his
leg,, the result Of his last encounter
with a Boche machine. "'''e'
Inc letter was dated March 10 The
Amsterdam aviator stated that he baS s,S
ororght down three German machines
following i aerial flights, and had g got
Two others on the ground. In his last
encounter, Lieutenant Ferguson's ma-
chine was hit fourteen times by ma ma
chlne gun fire from his German on
bGn'ht, bs ies one e. of wta the bullets lodging in
the fight, landing safely within his
' ~ A'iiSo'
New-York tribune., 1918-04-15
Baker to Urge h1fe1siue
Effort BY u. s. in Aviation
Speedy Output of Planes His Determination After He
Sees Americas Great "Flying-Man"
Factory in France
By Wilbur Forrest

WITH SECRETARY BAKER IN
FRANCE, April 8 (by maiD.-When
he returns to the United States one
OF the things Secretary Baker will
emphasize to the President and to the
entire country is the necessity for the
most intensive effort on aviation and
speedy output Of aeroplanes.
One of the sights that Interested the
Secretary most and impressed hin;
most during his trip from the sea to
the firing line was the great American
flying-man factory. 1t was a factory
in the sense that it was turning out
skilled and expert flying man power
faster than all of Americas aeroplane
factories can supply the machines to
equip them. This enormous pilot
plant, covering an area of one hundred
square miles. including eight great fly
ing fields, appears like boom Amer-
can mining town, only on large scale
1t has population Of 5000, which is
being added to daily.
Machine shops, hangers, barracks
and rest quarters dominate the area
and in clear "fying' weather brdlike
aeroplanes are everywhere, in the sky
and on the ground, their concentrated
hum of high-powered motors making
the very air throb.
Sees Wonderful Spectacle
Probably never before has govern
mcnt official in wartime viewed such
spectacle as that seen by Secretary
Baker and General Pershing when
'hey walked onto the main flying field
Under leaden colorod clouds scores
of gnat-like forms crossed and criss-
crossed the sky. On the ground we're
solid lines of fast and trim machines.
their pilots ready. A signal sent these
machines by tens in the gray dome
above and soon the sky was literally
filled. On various levels they circled,
swooped and scared out of sight. Sud-
denly out of the distance, like flock
of geese. came back fifteen flying and
manGuvring in perfect formation.
Other formations of five followed. r.
was glimpse into the air battles of
the future, where aviation experts with
imagination are forecastng pitched
battles with hundreds cf machines on
each side.
Meanwhile smaller and faster planes
secuted above to keep off imaginary
enemies diving out of the upper stra-
tum. What impressed the Secretary of
War also was that the majority of
these machines still bore the French
cocard, while very few were marked
with the five-pointed star insignia of
America. But in every pilots seat was
full-blooded young American eager to
leave for the front and "mix it" with
the Germans. Hundreds Of their kind
are graduating from this great fving
university at frequent intervals and
are sailing away to the front with the
French cocard painted on their wings.
American aeroplane manufacturers
who were asked by the War Office to
speed up their production to "sixtv
miles an hour" will be asked to pull
the throttle wide open when kilograms
New-York tribune., 1918-04-15
T. r. Gets Archie's Bullet

OYSTER BAY, l.. L.. April H.
Colonel Roosevelt received to-duv what
he believes to be his most priced nos
session, the German bullet that injured
ms son, Archie, now serving with the
American forces overseas. The bul]et
was given to the Colonel by DR.. O. II,
J.. Mason, Of the foreign service of the
I. M. &. A., who was visitor at tho
Roosevelt home this afternoon.
Or. Mason, who has just returned
from France, also brought n message
from young Roosevelt to his father und
mother. The Colonel said the message
declared Archie js "bulIy" and cxpccts
10 be IN the thick Of battle soon.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-15
Jews Here to Organize

me Jewish Community, 1856 Second
Avenue, announced yesterday that #
had perfected plans whereby ali Jews
OF the city would be organized to CO.
operate in the solution of various So
cia, problems affecting their race.
10 further this scheme the citv will
DE divided into districts, each district
,GSo,htnlnlng &C, approximately 100000 Jews.
Inc lhe organizations in each Of these
nlvls,ons VIII be known as district
kehlilnhs. Each will cndcavor to take
uiv up "nu soive All problems affecting it's
own district, and will carry those of
more general distribution to the low.
'sh Community, which will act as the
central kehillnh. 80 WV
New-York tribune., 1918-04-15
Missing Aviator Safe
Ralph Bevin Smith a Prisoner
in GERMANY

. Unwounded and we'll, Ralph Bevin
Smith, second lieutenant in the ROYAL
flying Corps, is prisoner in Ger
many. He was reported missinr aftor
a flight on March 27. Yesterday his
bride, who is with her parents at 1877
Cambridge Place, Brooklyn, received
word of his capture from the British
War Office.
Before the war Smith was member
OF the staff of "rhe New York Herald ),
ne married Miss Lillian Deghuee after
his preliminary training at CamD Ror-
den there he received his commission.
After two months of training in Enc
land he went to the front. He is tbc
son of Mr.. and Mrs. James Smith of
Bridgeport, Conn. VI
New-York tribune., 1918-04-15
Navy to Treble Output
OF Airplane Spruce


BOSTON, April 14-A call for three
million feet of New England spruce a
month for airplanes was sent out by
the Navy Department to-day. By an
agreement with, the army, according
to Assistant Naval Constructor F. M.
Smith, the navy has been given ex-
elusive control Of the DEVELOPMENT Of
the New England spruce. Steps al
ready have been taken to bring the
output of this material up to it's maxi
mum.
Exhaustive tests by the Federal
Forestry Department have proved, Mr..
Smith says, that the spruce of this
district IS equal in strength to the
Since December 1 lumber operators
have been delivering to the Navy De-
partment one million feet month