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The Washington herald., 1918-11-26
Yanks Homeward Bound;
Du Maru SURVIVORS Land
Sixteen Sailors Die During
,200-Mile Trip to Safety
in an Open Boat.

Fourteen men of the crew of the
steamship Du Maru. which was
struck by lightning and sunk on
October 16 twenty miles from Guam,
have landed at San Jose, L'Oriente,
Philippine Islands, 1900 miles from
Guam, after thirty-seven days in an
open boat, according to an an
nouncement made at the Navy De-
partment last night. During the
thirty-seven days sixteen men who
were in the boat died from exposure
and ~>arvation. Two more were
drowned - SSe weakened survivors
were making a landing.
All of the crew of the Du Maru
are accounted for. The Du Maru
sailed from San Francisco on Sep
tember IL with a cargo of gasoline
and other stores. When she was
struck by lightning her wireless was
put out of commission and the gaso-
line aboard took fire. All on board
left the ship in three boats, and
shortly afterwards there was an ex-
plosion on the ship.
Following is list of survivors of
the steamship and those who were
lost:
Saved.
August waywood, Lemido. Cal.
Fred ]. Herman, first assistant en-
gineer Toledo, Ohio.
Hender P. Mackey. third assistant
engineer, Portland, Greg.
Theoreon Bean, wireless operator,
Portland, Greg.
Kelvin Metcalf. messman, Portland,
Greg.
L. A. ST. welson. oiler Seattle,
Wash.
Tafford Jennings. seaman. Portland.
Oreg.
Casper wieland, coal passer, Port
land, Greg.
Michael Sutas. boatswain, Portland,
Greg.
Frank Fredette, carpenter. Port
land, Greg.
Luis Ice, fireman, Pangasinan, P. 1.
Carl Line, seaman, Portland, Greg.
Pedro Manego, seaman, Mangalang,
Pampanga, P. l.
L. E. Sampson. deck boy, Lacrosse.
Wis.
James Ferreter, seaman. Rochester.
Ny.
E. ]. Novel;. chief engineer. San
Francisco, Cal.
George Olson. second assistant en-
gineer. South Bend, Wash.
s. Shaw, cook, Oakland, Cal.
c. Christensen. chief steward.
Bandon, Greg.
Frank Bolin. deck boy, White Sal
mon, Wash.
H. A. Sampson. messman. Lacrosse
Wis.
/ George Nickladia. fireman, San
Francisco.
James Eanet. seaman. Portland,
Oreg.
Pedro Lopez, cook, Seattle, Wash.
Peter Wealand, fireman, Portland
Greg.
James Goodies, fireman. Portland.
Greg
Antonia Arqui, fireman, Cavite. P. l.
Ernest II. Dinger. seaman. Port
land. Greg.
Olso Elkland. seaman.
Francisco Benedicto, fireman, Ca
vite, P. 1.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-26
RANDLE HIGHLANDS
ASK MORE CAR LINES
Development of Anacostia Section
Retarded, Residents Claim.

That the growth of the District lay
ing east of the Anacostia River has
been retarded by the lack of needed
transportation facilities, was pointed
out to the Public Utilities Commission
by the Randle Highlands Citizens AS
ISOLATION at their meeting last night.
In a letter addressed to the COM
mission. the association asks imme-
date Improvement of conditions
through either an extension of the
Anacostia branch of the Washington
Railway and Electric system or the
Capital Traction line along Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast is urgent.
1t is further stated that the taxes
of the citizens OF the section have in
crease more than 500 per cent during
the past eight years, while in many
cases owners of property in the Dis
trict have failed to build because of
the lack of adequate transportation
facilities
The Washington herald., 1918-11-26
RED RULE SEEN
IN SOVIET RISE
Officials Fear Duplication
of Bloody Russian Revo-
ton in Germany.

While no comment was forthcom-
ing from the State Department yes
terday on the situation in Germany.
officials are beginning to see in Lieb-
knecht's rise to power an ominous
parallel to the Russian revolution.
Thus far events in Germany have
kept pace with the happenings in
Russia that preceded the Bolshevik
regime and all its accompanying hor-
rors. There has been the "bIoodless"
revolt that swept autocracy from the
throne. and then the second revolu-
ton which installed radicals in pos
session of all authority. There the
parallel ceases-for the time being, at
least. The future alone will tell
whether or not the excesses OF the
Russian Bolsheviki will be duplicated
by the "Spartacus" group that has
assumed control Of affairs in Ger
many.
The food condition in all of Ger
many. it is revealed by official dis
patches from abroad, is much bet
ter than it has been pictured by
Foreign Secretary Solf and other
leaders in the Ebert government.
This is considered good news by Of
ficials and diplomats here for they
believe it will mitigate against a
possible reign of terror" such as
Russia has experienced.
Nothing official was said yester-
day concerning the report that the
period of the armistice might be
prolonged, but it is admitted that
this may come to pass. without
stable and recognized government in
Germany, and the consequent dis
order in the ranks of the present
German army, the allies and the
United States might be compelled to
extend the armistice. If they held
vigorously to its terms this action
would simply mean the slaughter of
thousands of German soldiers,
The Washington herald., 1918-11-26
PRIESTS FAVOR
FREE IRELAND
800 from West Sign Peti-
ton for President
Wilson.

San Francisco. Nov. 26.-Leading
a nationwide movement on the part
of the Catholic priests of the United
States that ''the claims of Ireland
to be a free and independent nation
in the fellowship of nations shall
be acknowledged by the United
States" 500 priests of the San Fran
cisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles and
Monterey dioceses have signed a pc
titiou to President Wilson and have
delivered it 10 Senator James d.
Phelan for presentation to the Pres
ident before he leaves for the peace
conference.
Within the next few days similar
petitions from the other IL arch
dioceses of the United States. which
are now being prepared, will bear
the signatures of over 10000 Catho-
lie priests. The petitioners set forth
that they represent the sentiment of
10000. 900 Catholics of the United
States as well as millions of other
Americans who are interested in the
settlement of the Irish problem.
The signing of the petition is the
result of a movement that had its
inception in San Francisco lmme-
disteIy upon the signing of the
armistice and is based principally
upon the fact that Ireland is the
oldest nation in Europe and up to
this time no satisfactory settlement
of the Irish question has been pro-
posed by European statesmen.
The petition urges that the place
OF Ireland-in the coming world peace
conference may be assured by the
influence of the United States in
such measure that Ireland may
stand in equal position with Poland.
Serbia, Belgium and all the wronged
nations of the world
The Washington herald., 1918-11-26
HEAD STUFFED FROM
CATARRH OR A COLD
Says Cream Applied in Nos
hils Opens Air Pas
sages Right Up.

Instant relief-no waiting. Your
clogged nostrils open right up; the
air passages of your head clear and
you can breathe freely. No more
hawking, snufling. blowing. headache,
dryness- No struggling for breath at
night; your cold or catarrn dissp-
pears.
Get a small bottle Of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist now. Ap-
ply a little of this fragrant, nnti-
septic, healing cream in your nostrils.
Ii penetrates through every air pas
sage Of the head. soothes the iufiamcd
or swollen mucous membrane and re-
lief comes instantly.
It's just fine Don't stay stuffed
up with cold or nasty catarrh.-
Adv.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-26
Federal Employees Will
Hold Meeting Tonight,
Discuss Reconstruction

The Labor Department branch of
Federal Employees Union. No. Z, will
hold a meeting tonight at s o'clock
at the new Interior Building at
Eighteenth and F streets, northwest,
Reconstruction as affecting Fed
eral employees will be discussed.
Luther c. Stewart will preside.
Others who will take part in the
discussion will be DR.. William y.
Leiserson, Miss Melinda Scott, Miss
Helen Barry and Miss Emma Dixie,
An election of officers will also
take place.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-26
Hold Dance Tonight.

A social dance will be held to-
night in the armory of Central High
School, under the direction of the
community center department of
the public schools. A clubroOm will
be open for those who enjoy an
open fire. a quiet game and a place
to read and write. A class in mod
ern dancing begins at 7:3O o'clock
The Washington herald., 1918-11-26
1000 Officers from One REGIMENT.

New York, Nov. 25.-what is be-
lieved to be a record for turning
out officer material has been made
by New York's old Seventh Regi-
ment now the 107th Infantry. which
in addition to its regular quota has
provided 1000 officers from its ranks
for the American forces in France.
Word of this unique accomplish
ment was contained in . letter re-
ceived here today by Brig. Gen. Nc
Coskey Butt.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-26
Pepco Awarded Franchise
To Pump Mt.Rainier Water

The Potomac Electric Power Com
pany was granted a franchise to serve
power for pumping the water supply
to the citizens of Mount Rainier in
an election held yesterday.
The franchise was granted by vote
of 81 to 81 in favor of the public
service.
Work will be begun Immediately by
the Potomac Electric Power Company
to extend their poles to the public sta
ton where a small pumping plant is
now supplying the water of the district.
The connection will be completed. IT
is expected. by the middle Of Decem-
Der.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-26
CAPTIVES OF DEUTSCHLAND
RELATE THRILLING HAZARDS
Two U. S. Navy Officers, Held on Submarine,
Tell How Pirate Sank Ticonderoga and
Fought British Warships. .

whizZing overhead for some time.
'on October Is all the subma-
rines were called back, and we i'm
mediately headed for KieI. / was
there put aboard the Prince Henry
and told little later that If / liked
could have passage TO England
on the submarine which had cap
tured me. We went to Helgoland to
make up a flotilla, and here ] am
in Harwich. jolly glad to come
through so many adventures
safely.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-26

London. Nov. 25.-Thrilling expert
ences of two American Navy officers
who We're captured September 30 by
the German submarine cruiser
Deutschland when that craft sank
the American transport Ticonderoga
in mid-Atlantie were told here today
by Lieut.. Fulcher, one Of the surviv-
ing officers
The two were taken aboard the
Deutschland and held prisoners on
her for forty-fiye days, experiencing
two battles with British ships which
all but ended the piratical career OF
the sea wolf. They were also aboard
when the submarine sank a Norwe-
gian ship 1000 miles from land and
left the crew 70 perish.
Lieut. Fulcher and the other officer
were brought to England yesterday
when the Deutschland and twenty
seven other Grrman submarines were
surrendered to the allies.
First Shot Hit Captain.
The first shots from the subma-
rine badly wounded our captain, kill
ed our gunners and set the ship on
FIRE" the lieutenant narrated.
THE decks of the Ticonderoga were
Uttered with dead. Then a British
cruiser opened fire. whcreupon the
submarine submerged.
I'VE managed to get the fire ex-
tinguished and lower the boats, but
In the excitement and confusion most
of the poor fellows aboard were
drowned. The submarine then at
tackled us and We kept up a return
fire until we realized that the ship
was sinking and that it was useless
to continue. We then decided to sur
render"
Although wounded. Lieut.. Fulcher
took his pillow slip and waved 1t i'll
place of a white flag. The submarine
then came alongside and he was
taken aboard with another officer.
The commander of the submarine,
holding a revolver in his hand, asked
the whereabouts of the chief gunner.
Il told him all the gunners were
killed" the lieutenant continued.
"A member of the crew who knew
German was on the raft at the time
they took the other officer and my
self off. but the commander ignored
his plea for help. God will save
him. was all that he said and then
left him to his fate.
"A doctor removed my blood
stained clothing and after / had re-
, covered a little I was closely in
terrogated. l was asked questions
about our convoy and about Ameri-
cans generally. l was specifically
asked why we in the States call
Germans Huns.
"On the thirteenth day after the
sinking Of the Ticonderoga, we met a
| Norwegian ship sailing from New
York for Australia. The Germans cap
| tured her and transferred all her pro-
visions to the submarine. At 10
O'Clock the next morning the ship was
| sunk and the crew was left to their
| fate 1000 miles from land.
Felt Submarine TrembIe.
Two days later we sighted a Brit
| ish sailing ship. The submarine fired
! sixty shots at her, but two British
| cruisers came up and We submerged
| 100 feet. Shells from one of the Brit
ish ships came so near us that we
! could feel the submarine tremble.
Two more days passed aid the
English ship was again encountered.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-26
To Release Limited Service Men,

Camp Upton, Nov. 25.-One thousand
men scheduled to be discharged from
the army on December were called
for physical examination today. The
men to be released were mostly en-
listed for limited service.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-26
Huns Debt TO France Record.

Paris, Nov. 2.-France will charge
Germany s6S, ,OO0,C0O.Oo0 it is estimated
here. This is the largest war bill on
record.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-26
Felt Submarine TrembIe.

Two days later we sighted a Brit
ish sailing ship. The submarine fired
sixty shots at her, but two British
cruisers came up and We submerged
100 feet. Shells from one of the Brit
ish ships came so near us that we
could feel the submarine tremble.
Two more days passed aid the
English ship was again encountered.
This time one torpedo and eighty
three shots were fred at her, but she
was not caught. Shots from the ship
came very near US and shells were
The Washington herald., 1918-11-26
AID OF FOREIGN
BORN MILLIONS IS
AIM OF BREWERS

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-14
MRS. STORY TO HAVE
TRIAL ON ITS MERITS

NEW YORK. Dec l3.-Judge Grain,
in the general sessions court today Of
/ fered Mrs William Cumming Story
what he termed a trial "nn its merits
| with consequent vindication. should the
! facts so warrant. " Of charges OF grand
, and petit larceny. growing out OF an In
vcstiEation of the affairs of the National
Emergency Relief Society.
Denying motion by Mrs. Story s
counsel for dismissal Of tho indictments.
tho court also refused to grant n similar
recommendation by The district attorney,
based on The prosecutors Claim that the
death OF William Garland Brown. n SOL
icitor for tho society had LETT the state
with insufficient evidence TO obtain n
| conviction. Judge Grain rlled that un-
less tho defendants lawyers within ten
days signed q stipulation that tho tcsti-
mony Of Brown before the grand jury
be used In the trial. he would grant the
district attorneys motion.
Tho prosecutors move to dismiss the
! indictments proceeded by several days
! that of the defense. Mrs Story's attor-
| ncyS made 4 pea for similar action. but
without reference to tho insufficicncy OF
evidence. claiming that the states mo-
| tion If granted. would not free their
| client CT the stigma OF the charges.
Mrs Story was charged with appropri-
atinG 10 ,her own use Some of the funds
! Of the society. organized to provide COM
forts for soldiers. and with permitting
Brown to retain commissions out Of
| money contributed as' q result Of his
! activities.
Mrs. Story formerly was president OF
the Dau ghtcrs OF tho American Rcvolu-
| ton and the Now York State Federation
! OF Iyoman's clubs. and q member OF the
Colonial Danes.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-14
Wonderful Possibilities
Of Air Transportation

LONDON, Dec 13.-(Tia Nontrchl)-
| For the Immediate future according 10
further extracts from the report just
completed by the civil aerial transport
committee Of the air board. the CONNER
cial airship offers great ADVANTAGE
over the airrlanc, particularly concern
ing passengers. why're comfort and case
of navigation, saf,&y and high ratio
OF disposabic lift are vital considerae
tons
Airships now exist. the report snys'
with a ranEe OF more thnn 1910 miles,
and they can travel at speed OF 10
miles an hour. BY running their en-
sincs sluwce a maximum range Of 5000
miles can be obtained. On first speed.
Capctown, South Africa is to-day
acriaIly only little moro than three
days from Southampton. while this ship
could ny across the Atlantic and return
without stopping.
The committee points out that the fu-
ture airship will soon develop speed or
100 miles An hour. that II will be lifted
with ample saloons, statercoms. with an
elevator to roof garden and will DO
able 10 remain in the air for over a
week
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-14
SENATE PASSES UPON
MANY MINOR FEATURES
OF THE REVENUE BILL

WASHINGTON Dec 18th" Scnli :
today Spcrdcd UP consideration Of III"
war revenue bill With less than Il
dozen members III their seats. miSc"l-
lauc"uS provisions uf tho measure d.
signed Ia raise about $"22,"uU."" Qua al
tn" six billion dollars estimated Tor
next year were adopted without obj"G-
tIun or discussion and The reading OF IN"
entire text of tho bill was completed
L.. the clerks.
Tumurr"w ihr senate VIII begin work
on the principal and controversial Kca'-
urrs. including the income. war "NcrS-
prniils beverage. inheritance. insurance.
luxury. child labor and postal lax soc
tons.
Provisions approved today constituted
practically all Of those which arc un-
disputed, and included the finance com
mittcr's revision downward Of the to-
baccu, amusement admission. club dues
excise or %cmi-luxury, special and stamp
,aX sections The Senate also approved
the committees action in eliminating
taxes on gasoline, users OF motor Veh!
Giles, mail order houses and many ar
tclcs claSSed as scni-luNurics.
Senator Smoot, of Utah Republican
plans an address tomorrow on the bllfs
general policies, and Senator Pcnrose
OF Pennsylvania. ranking Republican OIL
tho finance committee expect, to speak
Monday. attacking the proposal to tx
1920 taxes.
In view Of the rapid progress made
to-day. Chairman Simmons. in charge OF
the bill. expressed Increased confidence
for carly passage of tho measure n
the belief that tho Republicans will not
cause great decay In vote.
Senator La Toilette, Of Wisconsin Re
publican, presented q minority report
recommending substitution Of higher
rates on income and war excess profits
and sharply critcising the committee
draft ...,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-14

optimistic musings OF the IhcerIoA
Chcr,5b." Intclligenccr readers viii I'M
dcrstand that 1t is the mclaHchona OIL
Mrs. Harold S. Watson. formerly MISS
pnhccca Mccain. who, ia the orislhaeef
If ,h;s nua;n, bit Of illustrated phiNs-
opty.
Kebecca Mccain Was welded to Lieut.
Harold s. Watson, and five days ak
yard he went 70 The front in tho ava
;io: service and met death on octooc'
~. while flying over the cnerny's mes
Tho "C'bc-.rfu1 Chcrub" has been fed
,urc IN The Intclligencer columns 1or
some time back. and the lovers OF the
cute little kid" with his optimistic
verse always found him tucked away
in comfortable quarters on one OF Inc
pages. -
In addition to tho Cheerful Cheruo,
Mrs. Watson writes verses and Illus
trates for q chiidren's magazine Sne
has also produced two childrrn's pooks
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-14
"Slence" Defense by
The |. w. W. Defendants

SACRAMENTO. Cal. Erc. 13.---Vials
OF acids and n revolver equipped with q
Maxim Silcnrcr were taken in Il raid
in san Francisco. in the rooms Of Cod
frey Ehcl, ono or the defendants In the
Industrial Workers Of the World con-
slpracy case Thomas MulhHNl. deputy
United States marshal. testified ut the
trial here today.
Accounts OF raids on l. W. ". head
quarters throughout III" west were Civ
en- by James L. Nnlnhan. United State.
marshal OF san Francisco. md several
Of his deputies.
With the beginning Of tho taking Of
testimony. all Of IN" defendants. with
the exception of Miss Theodore PolioH.
ISasil" SafforES and \. l. Fox. NIL Of
San Francisco. who arc represented by
Nathan c. Coghlan md Harry NJ. Nc
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-14
DEMAND PUNISHMENT
OF INHUMAN HUNS

rIETERaIARITzBUR Union Of
South Africa. Dec. Is. ~ resolution
demanding tho TO parriatinn "f informed
enemies. punishment for all the i'll
treatment Of allied war prisoners and
tho retention Of the former German colo
MICS. has been passed ~ an enthusiastic
meeting held hrr".
At Il mass meeting in Kimberly Il
resolution was adopted requesting tn"
imperial authorities To demand tn" pun
ishmcnt Of persons. from tn" highest
70 the lowest. who w"rc responsible. for
the inhuman treatment Of Allied prison
crs and demanding that III" I'nr"n r"E-
crnmcnt r"patriatc Nil informed 'ii"Ini"&
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-14

foreign relations committee today closed
tho hearings on the resolutions request
ing the American Delegates to the peace
conference 10 support the hight Of free
dom, Independence and sH1-dctcrnina-
tion Of Ireland Chairman Flood later
nn7ounc that the committee would
vote on the resolution early next week.
T1venty-one delegations representing
Irish organizations from all sections OF
the country, attended the hearings and
urScd Immediate favorable action on
the resolution. George L. Fox Of New
Haven, Conn, was the only person who
appeared to oppose the resolution
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-14
FLU INCREASING

The flu situation Is rapidly occ"m-
tns worse in Wheeling. This assertion
IS affirmed by statement given out
carly this morning by an official that
there arc thirty person lying dead In
homes and hospitals at that time. three
deaths having occurred within tn" past
twenty -four hours. ending at midnight.
Tho Official said that the death rate
Of nfIueuza-pncumonia had been the
largest for the corresponding rcr.Ud
since d,s "nu" became an epidemic here.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-14
viii Resume Its Great
Warfare on Disease

CHICAGO, Dec, .l3.--Dr. George E.
Vincent, president of the 1sockc1ciIer
Foundation, which has IN endowment OF
500, 600. 400, announced today that the
organization after divcrting it's actlFi-
ties for four years to war relief ana
army welfare work. in which II eNpeno-
I'd sci 900, n0n will Immediately resume
its work Of attempting to rid the ""Tl"
Of disease,
The ptac, program adopted by the or
~,nt1otinn contcmplntcs tho expenditure
~ millions Of dollars annually in at
lacking human Ills in. every part OF inc
world,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-14
NEGATIVE RESULTS IN
INFLUENZA INQUIRY

BOSTON. Dec r3.-ENpcrimcntS un-
dcrtaIicn by the navy department NJ tho
navy public health service hospital on
Galluns Island. to ascertain the cause
and spread # influenza have had m rely
r,esretpo results, according to Il report
ri ven out today. Ono hundred v"!un-
tcers who have been under observation
for several weeks havo lind influ~nza
germs placed in hoir n"strns an"
throats and have cntcn them with their
Good and some have been inoculaicd
with scrums. but no cases Of tho dis
e-tsc have developed thus far.
Increased appetite and more vigorous
hr;lth have been tho only noticeable
rcsultS OF the experiment. arcordiM: to
nc rhyslcIana The tests will be con
tInuGl.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-14
CARLTON rs CABLE goss.

NEW YORK. Doc. 13.-Ncwcomh Carl
ton. president OF the Western Inicn
and Cable Company. ha"
been placed in charge OF all marina
cable systems OF the United states nF
Postmaster General Surloson, II WIS
announced al Mr.. Cartons offices h>rr
today. He hns accepted the appoint
mcnt, which was declined by Gc"rEf
G.. Ward. vice president or inc Com
mcrcial Cable Company.