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The Washington times., 1918-11-10
RAISE IN
CITY LINE FARES

Declaring that the City and Suburb
an railway is giving wretohed serv-
Ice" and protesting against the pro-
posed increase in fares. the College
Park Home and School Association OF
College Park at a special meeting has
adopted the following resolution:
Whereas. This company is giving
wretohed service in that breakd6wns
are of almost daily occurrence. caus-
ing long delays and Inconvenience to
patrons: the schedule Is not maintain
ed: the number of cars operated has
been materially reduced: the traffic
has been markedly Increased, and
Turing rush hours the cars aisles and
platforms are crowded with standing
passengers in the District OF Colun-
bia, and in zones 1 and 2 in Maryland:
no new equipment to meet the in
creased traffic has been added; the
proposed increased rates are unjust
from every standpoint, and an in
crease in fare to cents per zone in
Maryland would increase to US the
mileage rate OF 3 cents per mile al
lowed to the steam roads by the Unit
ed States Government.
Therefore, be 1t resolved, that We.
the members Of the College Park
Home and School Association, do most
earnestly protest to the Maryland Pub
lie Service Commission and to the In
terstate Commerce Commission against
granting these increases In commute
ton and local zone fares. and hereby
ask for hearings before these COM
missions before the proposed rates are
allowed to become effective"
The Washington times., 1918-11-10
LOOKING FOR lob?
SEE MRS. HOPKINS

There is a woman in Washington
who finds jobs for hundreds OF per-
sons every day.
This busy person is Mrs. Grace
Porter Hopkins, chairman Of the
Women's Committee OF the United
States Employment Service, 14lO
Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
In one month Mrs. Hopkins bureau
placed 1900 people in some job in
eifher public OF private Offices. Her
applicants included dish washerA
Sfhoiency experts, Etenographers, typ
iBts, die clerks, store clerks. and
adding machine operators.
Requests daily from Government
departments and private business
ofhces are sent into the employment
SsrYies. When a call comes in for
Z typIst she searches through her
Aies for q girl who has qualified a.
Z fypist and notihes her Of her ap-
poinfment to that vacancy.
Applicants for Jobs are put to stiff
test By the women's committee. Mrs.
Hopkins, who has been in charge OF
As oulen's department OF the En-
rloymtnt Bureau since the spring OF
19I6 IS Assisted by a corps OF thir-
teen 1sofnen. each with a line OF Ques-
ions Tor the job hunter. Mrs. Hop
Eins organized the women's committee
a. the United States Department OF
labor. She also organized three 9TH
ers, one in Baltimore. one in Newark.
and The last one in indianapolis.
The Washington times., 1918-11-10
NEROKLLED IN FIGHT

Eugene Olden, eoiored, tewnty-four
years old, died At the Emergency Hos
pitai last night from EunEhot wounds
received during q fight at his home,
1877 LinEers court northwest, with
Henry Cooper, alias Reds" twenty
I'VE years old, q roomer at the Same
house.
Cooper So said to have come from
Philadelphia recently and rented q
room In Oldsn's home. Yesterday he
Is said TO have stated his Intention OF
moving back 10 Philadelphia, and
while moving his personal effects
from his room a quarrel Wfsh Olden
ensued. In the tussle Cooper is al
legged TO have drawn a revolver and
fred, the bullet taking effect in
Olden's temple,
The Washington times., 1918-11-10
old HEIROGLYPHICS
UNEARTHED IN WEST

H;HOP, Cal, Nov. lO.-Amateur
u biologists OF this section are en-
deavoring to interest professional
scientists OF the East in the epigraphs
(which abound on the rocks OF Round
sFalley, not far from this city. and
2 which are believed to be as old. IL not
older. than the hieroglyphics OF
earliest Egypt. to which they bear a
strange resemblance.
m 1t is believed by many that the
z strange markings constituted the
means by which ancient tribes mark
ed the source OF water supply for
the benefit OF those OF their number
who lived rowing lives.
These hieToglyphics have never
been deciphered, although they are
matters Of record in the leading mu-
seums of the country. II is said. The
Indian tribe now living in this vi
cinity declares they are not the work
OF the Indians of North America, and
that they antedate all aboriginal
lore.
Some who have examined the
strange markings in the flinty bould-
ers say the hieroglyphics closely re-
semble those OF earliest Egypt and
may replace the latter as the first
written language of humanity.
They are found always in the vi
entity of water supplies, the same
markings discovered near Bishop ap-
Fearing also on rocks extending
through Che Canadian border, down
through Washington, Oregon and Cali
fornt9 70 the Mexican line and be-
yond This fact, IT is argued, indi-
cates hat prehistoric tribes marked
hiay for their migrating mem
bers their armies, giving specific
direfohs as to the best water sup
plies H3eng the way.
The Washington times., 1918-11-10
WIFE BEATS HUBBY;
HE GETS DIVORCE

BALTIMORE. Nov. 1O.-An unusual
story OF a wife's continued ill-treat-
ment of her husband was told by Al
bert Leigh Sanders. Jr., a former post
office clerk, who was granted a linn
tied divorce from Nettie Mae Sanders
In circuit court No. ? Friday. They
were married February Z. 1918, and
separated finally on April (. 1916.
Mr.. Sanders said in his testimony;
After we had been married a little
over q year. she frequently threatened
to kill me and on one occasion. while
was asleep she stuck a hatpin In
my head. an February. 1914. she or.
dsred me from the house and threat
ened to kill me. On July ., 1918. she
attacked me with a knife.
She continued her quarreling and
abuse and on October "a, 1915. she
again attacked me with a knife. On
April 4, 1915, because I refused to
Into q violent rage and attacked me
with q carving knife"
Always Returned.
ION each OF these occasions l left
her, but was persuaded to come back.
l left because I was afraid she would
kill me In my sleep a. she had fire.
threatened to do"
Since then Mr.. Sanders has gone
into the army. Mrs. Sanders. who did
not testify, was awarded the custody
Of her two children for whose sup
port Mr.. Sanders was ordered to pay
SIS . month for six months and $40
. month thereafter until the younger
10 eighteen years old. The decree has
been pending for more than a year.
and was held UP for non-payment OF
the court costs.
The Washington times., 1918-11-10
GIVES HER BLOOD TO
SAVE NURSE'SLIF

CUMBERLAND. Nd. Nov. 1o.-An
operation for the TRANSMISSION Of blood
was performed upon Miss Rose
Wright Of Baltimore avenue, daugh-
ter of the late Peter Wright. Miss
Wright volunteered to give the blood
to save the life OF Miss Mary Connolly,
trained nurse. who is in a critical con-
dition at the Allegheny Hospital
Nurses Home.
Although Miss Wright gave a great
deal OF blood. she is resting comfort
ably at her home. Miss Connolly
was stricken with influenza whom
the epidemic was At its height. Pneu-
monia developed and she has been In
a serious condition for several weeks.
She is one OF the best known nurses
In western Maryland and frequently
been called out of the city.
Miss Wright was a student at En-
mitsburg for several years.
The Washington times., 1918-11-10
TO TRY RENT Law AGAIN

Senator Hoke Smith, who has been
urginE legislation to cope with the
prodtesring situation here has NOT
EIyen up hope that some action will
hs taken this session.
kSSrhtor Smith believes the sauls-
hnrv RESOLUTION should be superseded
- come constructive plan OF deal
ing with the rental situation and he
Will make q further effort TO get the
two houses TO name new conferees
on the Pomerene bill and the johnson
bill, thus avoiding friction between
Chairman johnson, OF the House Dis
tPIct Committee. and Senator Pom
creme.
The Washington times., 1918-11-10
I'D. c. TEACHERS TO
GET OVERSEAS Jobs

Miss Mildred Dean, Miss Mary
Owens Dean, Miss Margaret Merrill.
and Miss Alice Wood. weII-known
Washington high school teachers,
lave been accepted for overseas duty
by the Red Cross and are now pre-
pairing to sail.
Miss Mary Owens Dean and Miss
Mildred Dean, sisters and teachers
in Technical and Central high schools,
respectively, are now at the Overseas
Club in New York, waiting for orders
to board a transport bound for
France.
Miss Mary Dean entered the Red
Cross service as a canteen worker.
while her sister will be a nurses
aide.
Both sisters are graduates OF Cen
trail High School and lived at 2404
Wisconsin avenue northwest Miss
Mary Dean completed a course at
GOucher College in 1895. Miss
Mildred Dean graduated from the
same institution in 1900.
Mrs. Anna F. Dean, the mother, is
in Florida for the winter. She was
the wife Of the late Mills Dean,
prominent Washington lawyer.
Miss Margaret Merrill, who teaches
English at Western High School, is
enlisted as a casualty searcher for
the Red Cross. She also Is awaiting
sailing. orders.
Miss Merrill is one OF the most
popular OF the teachers at Western
High School. She has been a mem
Der of the faculty for twelve years.
Miss Wood. who lives al IA Jack
son place northwest. has applied for
a years leave Of absence and her re-
quest is before the Board Of Edu-
cation today. She has been teaching
for eleven years.
The Washington times., 1918-11-10
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Desk Sets for Gifts

Desk Sets of Pig Skin Leather, seven pieces, in
Guiding blotter pad, II 10 inches Special, en- IN
Desk Sets, in Walrus Leather, in shades of pink
blue, green and khaki seven pieces with G11 m
pad, II 10 inches Observation-Disclosures. .uU
GenHemen's Desk Set, in mahogany color leather
six pieces, including pad, 10 "a inches automatic
inkstand, extra large stationary rack. con m
% 9GR Bcsts Finish a B R s sDs y5 pad u
Desk Sets, of old heavy brass six GO m
pieces, including pad, t9 "a inches. 0lL.UU
Ladies' Desk Sets, m Silver and Rose r1c m
Gold pieces, including pad, t9 "a in. 01O.UU
The Washington times., 1918-11-10

Thrift Stamps bought fer yourseIf
or your children cultivate the right
spirit.
The Washington times., 1918-11-10
D. & MUSIC CLUBS
RAN REHEARSALS

The 0ratorio Section OF Washing
ton, which was to have commenced
its seasons work last wednesday
night, will not be reor-;anized until
the FIRST Wednesday night in Deem
Der on account of the large amount
of work ahead OF the Evening Choir
for this season, which rehearses on
the same evening preceding the re-
hearsal Of the Oratorio Section. Mr..
Wrightson, the musical director
states that this postpOnement will in
no way necessitate the giving of THE
Messiah" any later in the season, and
he expects to give it, as previously
planned, In January, on the anniver-
sary of the death of the composer.
Singers wishing to enroll now can do
so by letter or phoning Mr.. Wright
son, Franklin 1916. A chorus OF 500
voices is planned for this event,
which will be in the form of Handel
festival
The Rubinstein Club will resume
its rehearsals next Wednesday, No
vember Is, at p. m. promptly. The
!, meetings for rehearsals will be held
in the chamber of Commerce rooms
over the Tea Cup Inn, Twelfth street,
between F and c streets.
The Friday Morning Music Club has
announced its program for November.
The meetings this year will be held
at the Washington Club, 1701 K
street, at IL o'clock. On November
s the soloists will be Miss Virginia
Bestor. piano: Miss Marie Cult songs,
and Miss Helen Gerrer, violin. On
!, November - Sergt. Randall Trompe,
Ucnor, will sing. the other artists
being Miss Alice Burbage, piano, and
Mr.. Chester LaFollette, violin. No
vember 20 offers a program by Miss
Elizabeth Winston, pianist; Miss
Katherine Lee Jones, songs, and Miss
Miriam Larking, cello.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-12
DEN0UNCE WAR
Socialists in Convention Oppose
Their Country.
Applause Follows Pro-German
Speech by Debs.

Chicago, Aug. 12.-Government
agents today were scattered thruout
the hall in which state socialist sec
retaries began the third day of their
annual conference. A series of reso-
lutions possibly touching on the ST.
Louis platform, was expected.
Eugene v. Debs. former Socialist
candidate for president, and now un-
der indictment, charged with disloyal
utterances. believed he had sounded
the war temper of the gathering yes
terday. Cries. of Good. good" fol-
lowed his statement. 81 earnestly hope
there may be no effort made by any
one here t. change the party's former
attitude toward the war;
Debs again referred to the world
struggle as a capitalist war" and as
serted working man has no place
in it,
A Chicago University of Socialism,
to train organizers, lecturers and
writers was proposed by Professor
Scott Nearing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-12
VIII Operate as Separate Or
ganiZatiOn Like British.
General Pershing VIII Hold
Immediate Command.
ALL UNDER FOCH, OF COURSE.
Will Operate on the SOissOns-
Rheims Sector.
Has Been Working as Separate
Units Under French.

With the American Armies in
France, Aug. 12.-The first American
field army is now a reality. 1t has
thru its conversion division
by division. First were men put into
the field and later individual army
corps were formed.
General Pershing has assumed per-
sonal field command of the first army
in addition to his duties as command
erin chief.
Unit Like British Army.
Heretofore the American divisions
i'll the fighting have been operating as
units in the French forces and not as
an independent command.
The organization of the first field
army means that for the first time a
large body of American troops will be
fighting under American leadership.
General Pershing will operate un-
der the orders of Marshal Foch in the
same way as does Haig on the British
front.
This new army is composed of
corps commanded by Major Generals
Liggett, Bullard. Bundy, Reed and
Wright, with various division COM
manders under them No announce
ment has been made regarding the
length of time General Pershing will
retain command, or when he will put
probably will involve the designation
of a lieutenant general, a rank which
as yet has not been conferred over
here. The first army is operating in
the sector from which the boche was
driven from the Marine to the NeSle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-12
Dodge City Man Now Safely
Ahead for Secretary of State.
Seesaw Contest Seems Safely
Settled, IS Counties.
OTHER OFFICES ARE CERTAIN
Travis, Supt ms; Hopkins,
Atty Gen.; Wooster Schools
Burch Scare Has Passed and
Graham Is Out of Race.

With returns from IS of the los
counties of the state. L. ]. Pettijohn
of Dodge City holds a lead of 1000
votes over Frank ]. Ryan of Leaven-
worth for the Republican nomination
for secretary of state. Twenty-one of
the thirty missing counties are in the
Sixth and Seventh districts. which
should insure the holding of Petit
johns present lead.
The race for secretary of state is by
far the closest contest for state office
in last weeks primaries, according to
all indications. Pettijohn, who came
from far behind in the early returns,
now seems to have an apparently safe
lead. Early returns from the armv
camps, indicated Ryan would cut Pet
tijohn's lead somewhat. The soldiers
in voting below governor took an ap-
parent interest in the short names an
such candidates pulled out ahead on
early reports
A few missing counties may dent
Pettijohn's present plurality. On the
other hand he has ten counties miss
ing from the big Seventh district, his
home. Reports from twenty-five of
the thirty-two counties showed Petit
john ran ahead of Ryan in every
county in the district. He has also
made a strong race in most of the
Sixth district counties. Eleven Sixth
district counties are missing from the
final returns.
All counties except Nemaha have
reported in the First district. The
are missing from Second district re-
turns. while Elk and Wilson in the
Third have not sent final reports.
Four counties in the Fourth district
Marion. Usage. Wabaunsee and
Woodson-are tC be heard from OF
final returns. In the Sixth district
the missing counties include: Chey-
enne, Decatur, El5is, Cove, Jewell. Os-
borne, Phillips Rawlins. Sheridan
Thomas and Wallace. Seventh dis
/ trict counties yet to report are: Bar.
/ Der, Barton. Clark, Comanche, Gray
IIodsemSn, Ness, Rush, Stanton and
| Wichita.
For Other Jobs.
Miss Lizzie E. Wooster appears tc
have a very safe lead over w. D. Ross
for state superintendent of public in
struction, altho Wyandotte today gave
Ross a lead of ESQ. Ross also rar
ahead in the army vote.
| Frank L. Travis seemingly has rur
away with the nomination for state
superintendent of insurance. Richard
]. Hopkins is strongly in the lead fol
| oteOi hCy 6ShSl dl diiu t ISu HHdpp Ilds
a safe lead for a second term as state
auditor. Justice Rousseau A. Burch re-
ceived a real scare in his race for re-
nomination as associate justice of the
supreme court. Returns today, how
ever, indicate he is safely in the lead
of A. A. Graham of Topeka
Chas. S. Huffman's lead for .ieuten
ant governor is growing and w. R
Smith has thousands of votes to spar,
in his race for a third term as stat'
printer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-12
Lenine and Trotzky Said to
Be in KrOnstadt.
Revolutionary Forces Too
Strong in Moscow.
HUN AMBASSADOR GETS OUT
Fears Reign of Terror in Mos
cow and PetrOgrad.
Anti. .BOlsheviki Movement Has
Been Growing Rapidly.

London, Aug. 12.-Premier Lenine
and his chief assistant, Leon Trotzky
have fled to Kronstadt, the naval base
near Petrograd, according to dis
patch sent out by the semi official
Wolff bureau of Berlin and printed in
Zurich newspapers. says a Havas re-
port from Paris.
BoIsheviki About Done For.
Amsterdam, Aug. 1.-THE position
of the soviet government in Russia is
considered very serious by the Moscow
correspondent of the Tageblatt of Ber-
lin.
He announces that the Czecho-
Slovak forces have increased from
$500 to 100000 and are being rein
forced by Serbians, Cossacks and
counter revolutionists.
Reports received in London Sunday
that the Bolshevik leaders intended to
flee to Germany lent color to the Ger
man report that they already have
gone to Kronstadt. Copenhagen dis
patches Sunday said that the anti-Bol-
sheviki movement in Russia was
growing rapidly and that the Bolshe-
Wiki government virtually had gone to
pieces. These reports were taken
from Russian newspapers. Eenine
and Trotzky have been in power since
the overthrow of the Kerensky cabi-
net last November. They negotiated
the Brest-Litovsk peace.
Hun Ambassador Gets Out.
+ Amsterdam, Aug. 12.-Doctor Helf-
ferich. the German amba assador to
Russia, has informed the soviet gov
ernment that he will move the en-
bassy from Moscow to Pskov, because
| he fears for the personal safety of his
staff, says an official telegram from
Berlin This action, it is added. was
decided upon becouse of a proclama-
| ton of the social revolutionists thai
they were about to begin a reign OF
terror in Moscow. PslSov was selected
because conditions at Petrograd are
almost as bad as at Moscow
| Move Government to Kronstadt
| Amsterdam. Aug. 1.-THE Boil
! shevik governm ent will shortly leave
| MOSCOW for Kronstadt, the Berlir
Lokal Anzeiger states today Premier
! Lenine and War Minister Trotzky have
already reached there, the newspa pei
\ adds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-12
TRY TO Save Line
Germans Seek to Hold Pivotal
Points.
Are Necessary Even to Protect
a Retreat.

Paris, Aug f2.-The Germans are
leacting on the allied left with a GER
tain amount of success, having had
time to get into line divisions rushed
frantically from the north. 1t is be-
lieved here the fresh troops are being
thrown into the fight in a desperate
cndeavor to block the allied advance
toward Nesle. General Won Hutier,
who escaped badly damaged from the
Montdidier pocket, is trying now to
halt temporarily on the Roye-Noyon
line. He is strong enough at the
Noyon end, where his flank rests on
the Disc. hut should the British sue
ceed in debouching from the villages
of Lihons, Chilly, FraEZart, Fresnoy
and Goyencourt in the general direc-
ton of Nesle, Won Hutier's right at
Roye would not only be turned. but
he would be cut off and hopelessly
lost. The entire. line. it Is believed
here, would then go down.
. Next Move Back TO Somme.
Should --on Hutier succeed in hold
ing on sufficiently to get his guns
and material away, his next move
proba bly, would be back toward the
Somme, pivotinG on Noyon. He would
swing his right back on the line OF
are fighting for time to make this
possible and the fighting is likely to
be even more desperate today than ii
was Sunday. The Germans SO far have
done no more Ian check the allied
left north of the I-vre. 1t is believed
to be certain that they will spare moth
ing in an ende.- II to push it back.
Vital Points on Line.
Paris, Aug. 12.-Chaulnes, Roye
Lassigny and Soyon, these are the
vital p .nts in the general line on
which the Germans are desperately
! striving to recover their balance and
stem the on-sweeping allies.
| General Ludendorff is pulling in re-
serves from the entire region and
throwing them into this line. Mean
while he is trying to r. organize tbs
divisions hurled back by the French
and British.
| Whether the Germans have decided
to make a real stand on this line, or
only a temporary one to enable Cen
eral Won Hutier to withdraw his heavy
guns and material. cannot yet be dis
cerned. The allies are now thrustine
wedges between these four main bull
warks in the German line, in an ef-
fort to make them untenab bic.
| OF the four. Chaulnes and Lassigny
seem the likeliest to go first If these
fall, it can be assumed that the others
will be captured. shortly after which
the Germans would have no line this
side of the Somme upon which te
| stand. The extraordinary rapidit,
with which the French are bringing
up their big guns i. shown by the fac
that frequently the "heavies'' are fir
ing from positions where there ha.
been bayonet fighting only twenty
four hours before.
Between Ham and Peronne, where
the Germans are bringing up new di
| visions, the allies are bombing and
smashing bridges. while the German,
are trying frantically to repair them
Some of these are knocked out ant
REPAIRED several times in a day. Ayi
ators report the enemy back areas arr
choked with yetreating transports ant
columns of troops.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-12
RECALL SENATORS
Upper House Will Resume SeS-
sions Thursday.
Man Power Bill Will Be Taken
Up Monday.

Washington, Aug. 12.-Steps to re-
convene the senate SO that the admin
istration manpower bill extending
draft ages from IS to As can be taken
up without delay were taken today by
senate leaders, who ordered kilograms
sent to all absentees asking them to be
present next Thursday, when the bill
is reported to the senate
Under the unanimous consent agree
ment by which the recess was taken,
three days must elapse before any
business can be transacted after a
quorum has been called. and as a re-
suit the bill will be taken up next
Monday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-12
VILLA MASSACRE
Bandits Hold Up Mexican Train
in chihuahua.
S1xty-Six Killed and Seventy
Wounded by Outlaws.

Ell Paso. Aug. 12.-Twenty-six pas
sengers am forty soldiers of the train
guard of fifty men were killed, and
seventy soldiers and civilians wounded
when the northbound train on the
Mexican Central railroad was held up
at Consuelo, Chihuahua, fifty miles
south of chihuahua City, Mex, Satur-
day. The bandits were Villa followers
under command of Martin Lopez The
passengers left alive and the bodies of
the dead we're stripped of their cloth
ing and valuables.
A military train carrying a strong
force of soldiers was rushed to the