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The Washington herald., 1918-02-18
CAPITAL BOY DIES
AT SOUTHERN CAMP

Lieut.. George w. Strieby, a native
OF this city, died yesterday at Camp
Sewer, s. c., of pneumonia.
Young Strictly was commissioned a
second lieutenant at the first officers
reserve training camp at Fort Myer.
Va. He was first detailed at Camp
Lee. Petersburg, Va, and was later
transferred to Camp Server.
While at the latter camp he was pro-
NOTED to a first lieutenancy. He re-
ceived his education in the public
schools, later being connected with the
Agricultural and State departments,
and was very active in athletics, be-
ing particularly fond of baseball.
Lieut.. Strictly was the grandson OF
the late George F. W. Strieby, who
served throughout the civil war with
the d. c. Volunteers and Eleventh
New York Cavalry (xnown as Scott's
300.
He has younger brother, Fred NJ.
Strieby, who Is in the United States
Naval Reserve force, and at present
detailed at the Navy Department.
His many friends were shocked by
his untimely death, as he was very
popular with the younger set.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-18
PRINTERS NOMINATE
OFFICERS FOR union
Administration Wins Complete Vic
tory in Results.

The administration won complete
victory in the nomination of candi-
dates for offices in the International
typographical Union by Columbia
Typographical Union. No. 10l. at a
meeting in Typographical Temple,
4g3-425 G street northwest, yesterday
afternoon.
Marsden G. Scott, New York Union,
No. 6. received 1913 votes in the con-
test for nomination as president,
against a vote of 155 for Edward w.
Morcock, Columbia Union No. 1Ol,
Washington, d. G. Other votes on
nominations at the meeting yesterday
follow:
other Results.
First. vice president: Walter w
Barrett. Chicago Union. No. 16, 21O
votes: Fred ]. Terry, Atlanta Union.
No. IS. 119:
ecretary-treasureT: J. w. Hays,
Minneapolis Union. No. q. 209; w.
Z. Merritt, Houston Union, No. 81,
119
Board of auditors: Fred Barker,
Spokane Union. No. 1873. 40; Philip
johnson, San Francisco Union, No.
p. 167.
Delegates to American Federation
of Labor: Frank ]. bennington, Oak
land Union, No. s., III; John H.
Ferguson. Baltimore Union. No. L,
12i: Joseph Z. GoOdkey. Washington,
Columbia Union, No. 1O1, Il; Max S.
uouaS rIayaIop6 TTpiop No a ITO.
Charles P. Howard. Multnomah.
CPortland, Ore.,) Union, No. IS, &c;
T. w. Mccullough, Omaha Union,
No. 100. is; Frank Morrison. Chica-
go Union. No. 16. 147; James w. Null
len, San Francisco Union, No. q. 1S;
7. c. Parsons, Washington, Colum-
bia Union. No. 1O1, 23S: William
Young, Philadelphia Union, No. .,
166.
Trustees Union Printers Home:
Walter f. Ames. Milwaukee Union,
No. %, $50; William Z. Armstrong.
New York Union. No. 6. 1872; NAL
colin A. Knock. Boston Union, No.
Is, 100; William Mounce, New York
Union, No. 6, 1S7: George P. Mich
OILS, Baltimore Union, No. u. 1872;
William E. O'Leary. Boston Union.
No. IS, 100; Michael Powell. Ottawa.
Ont, Union. No. 1O2. 1S4; H Rud-
nick, Chicago Union. No. 16. SO.
Delegates to Trades and Labor
Congress of Canada: Samuel Had
den. Toronto Union, No. 81. 27.
Agent Union Printers Home. Joe
NJ. Johnson, Washington, Columbia
Union, No. 101, 276.
Officers will be elected in May.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-18
seeing Washington
CLUB Y. N. c. A. PLAN
Government Employees May Join
New Organization.

The Washington Y. NJ. C. A. is or
ganizing a Seeing Washington"
Club for the benefit of strangers
who desire to see public buildings
and points of interest here under
expert guidance.
AS a preliminary to these tours
about the city and its buildings.
two lectures are announced by Henry
NJ. Rose. assistant secretary OF the
Senate. dealing with the history
and beauties of the Capital. One,
en- Washington, the City Beauti-
full" will be given on Wednesday
evening at the assembly hall, and
the second will be given February
81 on Walks in and Around Wash
ington." These lectures are to be
illustrated.
From those who attend the lee
lures. and from all others who wish
to join the club. L. G. Leech, a sec
retary of the association, will or
ganize the club. Arrangements will
be made for special trips to the
Library Of Congress and the Corcor-
an Art Gallery. The hours will
be SO arranged that government
employees may make the trips.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-18
POLISH REVOLT
NEWS CHEERS
DIPLOMATS
Uprising Brightens Hope oi
Germany's Early Defeat.
BolsheWsts Active.

Reports that Poland is In a state Of
revolt against the slIcing up Of the
country for Ukrainia gave diplomatic
circles q distinctiveiy optimistic mood
yesterday.
With the Bolsheviki threatening to
put hundreds of Germans to death
unless the German troops are with
drawn. and Austria giving notice TO
Germany that her troops must not
be used to invade Russia, the whole
situation on the Eastern front IL be-
becoming menacingly acute for Ger
many.
Germany, IT Is pointed out, Is now
faced by q double dilemma here. In
the first place. she will not be able
to withdraw her forces from this
front in sufficient numbers to make
her anticipated drive on the italian
front effective against the enormous
re-enforcements placed at the disposal
of Italy by the allies Moreover. un-
Official advices say, there are in
dications that the Bolshevfk doctrines
are being very deeply sown In the
Teuton armies. This situation the
Germans had feared in the event that
their troops were withdrawn from
the Eastern front. for then there
would have been no barrier to the
flood Of Socialistic and anti-mili-
taristic propaganda from within Rus
The Washington herald., 1918-02-18
SENATE GROUP
IN ITALY WILL
FIGHT PACIFIST
New National Defense
Coterie Grows In Strength
and Numbers.
Special Cable to The washingtos
Herald and New York Tribune.

Special Cable to The washinGtoE
Herald and New York Tribune.
Rome. Feb. IA new organSka-
ton has entered the political life Of
Italy. The Group of National De-
fense Of the italian senate. It is
one of the youngest groups Of the
Italian parliament, but it has done
more than any other patriotic or
ganization for the maintenance Of
unity in Italy. One of the princi-
pal objects OF the Group Of National
Defense, which now counts among
its members ninety-two senators. Is
to fight "defeatism" and pacifism
in parliament and outside Of parlia-
ment.
According to the "Corriere Della
Sera," the foundation OF the new
group goes back to July. 1917. and
was due to antl-war utterances of
certain radical senators and to crit
icism Of the policy of the minister
OF foreign affairs. At Its first ses-
sion there were only fifteen men,
bers present. Slowly. however, its
members were increasing. although
the new group did not announce its
formation publicly.
Then came the cabinet crisis of
last October. and shortly afterward
the Austro-German offensive on the
1sonZo. While one group OF sena-
tors was favoring the establishment
OF parliamentary commissions,
which, In spite Of statements to the
contrary. meant the weakening OF
the government, and which were. es-
pecially intended to strike at Minis
ter Sonnino. who both at home and
outside Of Italy represents the most
determined war policy. another group
OF senators took the attitude that
an n>interal political conflict was dan
gerous at the critical moment
through which Italy was then pass
ing.
This second group. which placed
the interests OF the country in dan
ger above party politics. and which
stood for the silencing of all discord
and for the energetic prosecution of
the war. was the Group of National
Defense OF the senate. It is now
one Of the strongest groups OF the
italian senate.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-18
THE TOWN CRIER.

A meeting of the Potomac River
Power Squadron will be held this
evening at the rooms of the Wash
ington chapter of the American
Banking Institute. 1914 + street
northwest.
Miss Grace Abbott, of the Chill
dren's Bureau, will talk on Moth
ers' Pensions" at a meeting of the
Monday Evening Club to be held
this evening in the Y. NJ. C. A. as
sembly hall.
The meeting of the Board Of
Education scheduled to be held
Wednesday will be held today at
$3.50 p. m. according to Harry o.
Hine, secretary OF the board.
Mrs. Annn Fnhnestock of the
United States Food Administration
will speak at the meeting of the
conservation section of the Twenti-
eth Century Club in the Public Lii
brary at O'Clock this afternoon.
Her subject will be The Necessity
for Saving Food"
Mai. c. II. Lyen. Of the British
army, is to speak at an entertain
ment and dance to be given by the
clerks of the War Department this
evening at the Arcade.
A measuring party Is to be held
by the civic committee of the Pet
worth WOman's Club this evening,
at the home of Mrs. George w.
Stose, sol Taylor street.
b. b. Church, executive secretary
of the Army Y. NJ. C. A. at Camp
Meade, will address the Bethel Lit
erary Society at the Twelfth street
branch Y. NJ. c. A. Tuesday even
ing at s o'clock, on Camp Life and
the ""
The Washington herald., 1918-02-18
VOTE
TOOL0F PELF,
SAYSPRUSSIAN
Westarp Declares Universal
Suffrage a Danger to
German Empire.
Special Cable to The Washington
Herald and New York Tribune.

Special Cable to The Washington
Herald and New York Tribune.
London, Feb. 1.-THE following are
some of the observations of Count
Westarp, the Prussian Conservative
leader. at a meeting In Hamburg, as
given In the DAILY Mail" From them
can be judged how far the true spirit
of democracy has progressed in Ger
many.
Universal suffrage" Count westarp
is quoted, sis the most plutocratic in
stitution in the world. because that
party triumphs which spends the most
money at elections. We Conservatives
do not consider such a system useful
for the German empire because II
places decisions of policy in the hands
Of the masses. That Is wrong and
unhealthy for our German fatherland.
"Our constitution rests on a basis
other than that Of England, and It is
the duty Of all parties to safeguard
Ii in the Bismarckian sense-which
was that the Reichstag should be ut
terly powerless. Never will we Con-
servatives throw UP the sponge. Hin
denburg has said that it is not the
Prussian way to cherish anxious fears
We must, in the spirit of the optimist,
take up the fight against these things.
Shall the pen of the diplomats be
welded according to the dictation OF
the Erzberger-Scheidman majority?
Or shall peace negotiations with Rus
sia) be conducted according to the
judgment Of the men to whose ideal
generalship and Incompatible achieve
ments we owe the fact that we can
conduct such peace negotiations? 1
call upon you to say whom the Ger
man people prefer"
At this point the audience shouted:
"Hindenburg' and "Ludendorff."
II thank you that you have sup
plemented my remarks SO plainly"
the orator continued. THE Conserva-
tive party is decidedly of the opinion
that the will of Hindenburg and Luz
dendorff must prevail in order to Sc
cure peace terms which will safe
guard German interests"
The Washington herald., 1918-02-18
Mexican Soldiers Quit
As Payroll Disappears

Chihuahua City, Mexico. Feb. H.
Carranza garrisons here and at
Parral and Juarez today threatened
mutiny because government pay
masters have stolen 100000 in gold
to be used for paying troops. Two
paymasters are said to be in flight
toward the United States border.
Jose Moguel. 1t is said. is held in
connection with the theft.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-18
Cannot Clip Coupons
For Benefit of Enemy

The War Trade Board last night an
nounced that it had revoked its for
mer rulings which authorized the col
lection of coupons due on or before
January !. 1915. for foreign account
without obtaining licenses from the
War Trade Board Of authority from
the Federal Reserve Board.
In view of the Presidents executive
order IN the subject, issued January
26. the War Trade Board now requires
that the holders Of coupons for foreign
account must obtain from the Federal
Reserve Board certain certificates and
file certain declarations from foreign
correspondents.
The object of the new regulation is
TO prevent collections from being used
for the benefit OF the enemy.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-18
G. w. U. Well Represented
By Men with u. S. Forces
Annual Report of Admiral Stockton Shows
That Students, Graduates and Faculty
Members Responded to Patriotic Call.

sions as captains in the Sanitary
Corps"
Eleyen undergraduates of the Dem
tai College have enlisted. says the re-
port. OF the graduating class last
year, comprised Of six men, five took
the examination for commission In the
Veterinary Officers Reserve Corps and
were commissioned as second lieuten-
ants. All of these men are now on
duty in France. Many of the older
graduates also obtained commissions
and are now In active military serv-
ice.
Eighty-seven Columbian College stu
dents. or Ill of the enrolment, are In
the military service. according to the
report. Thirty are giving their full
time to the military establishment, and
fifty-seven are giving part of their
| time.
Large Registration.
About twenty graduates Of the
School Of Graduate Studies had re-
ceived commissions in the army or
navy at the time of the compiling
Of the report, and many others were
engaged in war services. especially as
explosives chemists.
The maximum registration for the
past year. says Admiral Stockton, was
2,194. the largest in the history Of the
institution. The faculty now embraces
252 members.
new law school building resulted in
the raising. through cash, securities.
and pledges. of $50, ,i76, but at the out
L. ~ 10 T.. "a
certainty Of the future, solicitation of
funds was discontinued. and the unin-
vested moneys were used for the pur-
chase Of liberty bonds.
THE great needs of the university" !"
says Admiral Stockton, in conclusion.
ARE first of all a restoration and in
| crease Of the endowment. This will
not only give a stability to the in
come of the university. but will afford
opportunity for an increase In salaries
OF the teaching stan SO essential to
the retention Of efficient teachers and
the acquisition OF others of ability and
experience. AS a prerequisite for per-
manent endowment there would be a
restoration Of the former endowment
funds and the payment of the compar-
atively small mortgage debt
Auditorium Desired.
"The university also needs science
building for the overcrowded Iabora-
tories Of the university now taking
needed rooms in the Medical School
Building; a library building including
an auditorium for about 1000 persons
and the general university offices; and
law school building for which very
considerable funds are now on hand.
LESS pressing, but of Importance. is
an enlargement Of the University Hos
pital so as to give the clinical facili-
ties required by the Medical School
and by the American Medical Associa-
ton. This will. however. be only a
temporary relief in this direction.
There should be as permanent mat
ter either a new hospital and school
in a less expensive situation or a
combination with a hospital already
existing with the erection OF a new
medical school building near by. The
increase in the population in the city
added to the growing demand for the
use OF hospital facilities. seem to jus
tify the increase of hospital space in
the District
The Washington herald., 1918-02-18
Letter Carriers Have
Holiday February ~

There will be no delivery of mail
by letter carriers in the District on
Washington's Birthday. February
22. it was announced yesterday. The
city postoffice will be closed all day
with the exception of the Registry
Section. which will be open from 10
o'clock in the morning until noon.
Collections of mail will be made
at 4 o'clock in the afternoon and
again later in the night in the main
business and residence sections and
in Georgetown. Other parts Of the
city will have one mail collection.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-18
LIEUT.. NEVINS ON RESERVE.

F. w. Nevins. formerly a civil en-
ploye in the War Department, re-
signed about two months ago and
shortly afterward received his COM
mission as first lieutenant of engineers
IN the Ordnance Reserve Corps.
He Is stationed in Washington await
ing assignment to the active branch
Of the service.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-18
LOCAL MENTION.

q Babbitf,s soap, zscS Silver BrnnS
peas, 1zhc: sugar corn. I3he; can
pineapple, z5c; can peaches, a6c:
Log Cabin syrup. 50c; Quaker
matches, 25c; safety matches. TIC:
pure pepper. 40c; A J. pancake
flour. 12he; A. J. bucl<wheat. 1iHc:
Va Sweet pancake flour, ING;
20 ozS baking powder. 1Bc: Star
cocoa, 25c; Blue Label coffee, 1Sc;
Gunpowder tea. llc and 5sc; white
meal, SC; white potatoes. Sc; onions
l5c: whiskbrooms. 1sc; red kidney
beans. 15c. ll2 Fourth st. s. z. and
all the J. 7. D. Ryles stores.
Complete Stock Heating Devices.
Electric Webster. 7ls sth st. n. w.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-18
D. c. Pastor viii Open
Convention In West

Rev. James L. Gordon, pastor of the
First Congregational Church, will
leave today for Kansas City, Mo-,
where he is scheduled to deliver the
opening address at the Laymen's Mis-
sionary Movement which convenes
there next Thursday. His subject will
be THE Church in War Time"
This movement has for it's purpose
the extension of the church both at
home and abroad. and will be attend
ed by upward Of 5000 delegates from
all sections Of the country. and speak
ers from all over the world will de-
liver addresses.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-18

A review of the prominent part be-
ing played in the war by students.
graduates. and faculty members OF
George Washington University Is the
outstanding feature Of the annual re-
port of Rear Admiral Charles Her
bert Stockton. u. 8. N. retired. presi-
dent Of the university, Just made pub
lie.
The outbreak Of the war at once
affected the student body. both In the
graduate and undergraduate depart
ments," says the report. I'm some
cases, especially In the medical school
almost the entire graduating class
went at once into the military service
Of the country. The law school, be-
ing composed largely Of men within
the military age, lost heavily from the
upper undergraduate classes, besides
the graduating class, there being q
total loss Of about q per cent.
Although the enrolment Of the
present year does not show on its
surface the great loss due to the war
this arises from the addition Of many
eligible persons due to the great en-
government in the Capital city.
Students Patriotic.
George Washington has contributed
and is still contributing its share from
the student body to the military and
naval services of the country In all
branches and has presented as fine
display OF patriotism as other uni
versIties and colleges, notwithstand'
ing the fact that the student body
does not stand detached from the
community as in other cases, anc
hence Is not subject to the impulses
which result thereby in a community
OF youths"
The report explains that the de-
creased enrolment in Teachers Col
Iege is due primarily to the fact thai
the teachers of the Washington
schools. who constitute the bulk OF
the enrolment, have been assigned
extra duties pertaining to food con-
servatIon, Red Cross work, and the
like. This takes their time and en-
ergy after school hours.
Thirty-seven OF the engineering stu
dents, according to the report. were
in the military service at the end oi
the last collegiate year. Up to the
time of the filing of the report, forty.
five students of the medical school
had filed applications for enlistment
in the army and four had applied for
enlistment in the navy.
Lose Instructors.
Our Medical Faculty" says the re-
port, has contributed generously to
both the reserve and the regular corps
of the army and navy. and while the
loss of these instructors was keenly
felt at the opening of the school year.
we have fortunately been able to OBJ
tain capable substitutes. so that our
medical teaching has not been seri-
ously interrupted.
A number of teachers are in active
service. doing duty at Walter Reed
General Hospital. and thus are able
to continue their teaching at the uni
yersity. At the present time, twenty
five members of our faculty are in
active service in this City. in the
United States. or abroad.
THE superintendents OF our medical
school and hospital who were both re-
tired hospital sergeants, were recalled
for war service and received commits
The Washington herald., 1918-02-18
LOCAL TEMPERATuREs.

Midnight, 81; 9 a. M, 81; 4 a.. m, 3;s
m, "a; a. m, Q; 10 a. m, o; IL noon, .;
=. m. %; p. m. %; p. m. 3i p m.
%; 10 p. m, q. Highest, 81; lowest. q.
Relative humidity, e. m. s.; 2 D. m, IS;
s D. m, 4s.
Rainfall OS D. m. to 8 p. M, o.; hours Of
sunshine, los; per cent Of possible sunshine,
100.
Departures-Accumuiated deficiency Of tenn
perature since January 4, 1918, -a6s; excess of
temperature since February ], 1918, %; ac-
cIImulated deficiency OF precipitation since jan
uary !. 1918. -l.0l; deficiency of precipitation
since February /, 1918, -1.s5.
Temperature same date last year-Highest 81;
lowest 30
The Washington herald., 1918-02-18
NATION SEEKS MANY
NEW WAR employees

Many war material inspectors
are needed by Uncle Sam.
Recent bulletins issued by the
Civil Service Commission announce
examinations for inspectors OF ma.
chine-guns. gun carriages. gun car,
riage parts and forgingS. artillery
wheels, military trucks. rubber
tires and steel mill products. ssia-
ries range from $1,000 to $500 a
year.
Competitors will. after filing their
application and references, be rated
on their education, experience ana
general fitness.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-18
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

District Of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia
Fair Monday; Tuesday increasing cloudiness
not much change in temperature; light north
to northeast winds
The Washington herald., 1918-02-18

Northern Democrats are grumbling
because with one exception all the
eleven important committee chairman
ships In Congress are held by the
South. No sectional lines.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-18

Through trains are now running
rom Berlin to Riga. requiring twen-
ty-four henr@
The Washington herald., 1918-02-18
OTHER TEMPERATURES.
TIDE TABLES.

Compiled by United States Coast and Geodetic
Suryey.)
Today-Hieh, l:25 a. m. and 200 y. m. law.
sa5 m. and s5l D. m.
Automobile lamIz must ;. iehted b. Sis
The Washington herald., 1918-02-18

sia- Polsnd's military arm is not "A
be discounted and Germany must tak9
every consideration Of this force.
while at the same time the Bolshevlk
attitude n not at all completely a
closed book toward the Polish revoit.