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The Washington times., 1918-01-28
EUROPEAN WAR
NEWS SUMMARY

The unusually vigorous wesuaned artillery activity
both the and Italian front the week
has, least for being desutOry exchanges
here there apparently sporadic
raids have been within the thirty hours
On the Italian raidng attempted to
drive Italian le bdgehead the Pave
delta sector but lively machine and rife FIRE drove OF the at
tang rang attack by the Italians succeeded in
penetrating the Austrian trenches and resulted in captures of
o. md machine
The Only artillery activity the valley
in the TrennO the Aago and along the middle
activity considerable British
brought
the directing
hospitals Three hospitals in Mestre bombed well another
CastefraneO.
The artillery activity the French front scattering, and
the line held by the Births sufficiently be noted
only southwest Of Cambria Two German raids attempted
the
position, but also dispersed by trench fire.
development of the Russian situation
along Danube neghborhood
Russians held advanced
behind them The Russian moved by example
others farther along the line in quitting their positions
Russian territory They Immediately opposed by the
ROumanian and battle between the
slams fred with heavy artillery and suffered considerable
the thus remaining
by the possibilities
joyed hours
The Washington times., 1918-01-28
MAKESANOTHER
PLEA FOR ROOMS
FORU. s. CLERKS

Another plea to Washington people
to open their hearts and their homes
to the thousands of Government
clerks who are coming into Wash
Ington and finding it almost impos-
sible to get rooms, Is being made to-
day by Edwin S. Hege, head of the
Governments Room Registration Bu-
reau. 1921 New York avenue north
west.
at is the patriotic duty OF the citi-
zens of our city to make their spare
rooms available TO the vast throng
of incoming Government employees
until proposed buildings can be con-
structed, and the employees will have
impressed upon them the fact that
they owe a duty to the homes opened
to them.
"Many homes, including those Of
some OF the city's foremost citizens.
are awake to the need OF housing the
Incoming war-workers and are max
ing a generous response to the re-
quest for rooms.
THE housing problem is. however.
one OF such large proportions that
practically every spare room in a
good environment will be needed Tor
the thousands of Government en-
ployes who will arrive in the city
within the next few months"
The Washington times., 1918-01-28
v. v. yesterday
WILL FACE CHECK
CHARGE IN BALTIC.

Arrested in New York for the Bal
timore authorities on a charge OF
passing a bogus check, William w.
Easterday, formerly OF this city and
a member OF the firm OF W. W. Eas-
terday & Co, which conducted a
stock brokerage business at 141s II
street northwest. will be brought TO
the Monumental City tomorrow by
a detective for trial.
The charge against Easterday IN
Baltimore is that he obtained $3.50 on
an alleged bogus check from the
management OF the Hotel Stafford In
November. 1917. He Is also under indict-
ment Ia Howard county, Nd, for man
slaughter. The latter charge grew
out OF the death on October 10 OF
John Stallings, who was struck by
Easterday's machine on the Washing
ton boulevard. ERsterday was eX'
onerated by a coroner's jury, but
prosecution was instituted by Auto
mobile Commissioner BauGhman, OF
Maryland.
The Washington times., 1918-01-28
FRANCE MAKING READY
TO MEET THREATENED
GERMAN AERIAL DRIVE

PARIS. Jan. IL (by mail).-Franes
Is making two great efforts to cope
with Germany's announced intensl-
ned aerial activity during the COM
ing campaign First she Il increas-
ing her construction OF aircraft. and.
second. she Is turning more and more
attention to camouflage camps and
Is speeding up the work there.
France Is more than doubling her
camoufiage output for volumes OF
camoufiage will be necessary TO mask
the French front. gun emplaeements.
lines OF communication. rail heads.
and motor truck bases when q big
aerial drive starts.
A number Of German prisoners OF
war are employed in the camcuhags
camps. All are volunteers. but the
wages are so high that the men glad
ly seek to engage in the work OF
their own volition- Several painters
have produced excellent results. and
the. camo fiageing of French tanks
is done under the direction OF q Ba-
varian officer, who requested the po-
sition-
One camp employs so many French
women that IL had to erect q huge
barracks to Accommodate the chill
dren- Nurses are employed to care
for the babies while the mothers are
at work.
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machine guns had been shipped to
each camp about November 1.
These were shipped before troops
were ready for them" said the Sec
retary. He read letter from the
ordnance department, stating that
practically all available machine
guns had been delivered to camps.
Senators Wadsworth and Hitchcock
interrupted here to ask about 200
Lewis guns which General Crozier has
testified were in storage.
Those Lewis guns have now been
shipped to camps" replied Mr.. Bak-
er.
Senator Reed pointed out that
though the guns were shipped No
vember 1 there was nothing to show
when they were delivered. Mr.. Baker
didn't know, but admitked there was
delay in transportation.
Turns to Cannon.
Passing then, the machine gun sit
uation, Mr.. Baker turned to cannon.
He pointed out thaA since 1906
General Crozier has been urging
ampler provision for artillery in view
OF the long time needed to make field
guns and the increasing Importance
OF artillery.
And even General CroZier didn't
realize the part artillery was to play
In this war" said Mr.. Baker. Even
France didn't realize IT."
The Washington times., 1918-01-28
LIVINGSTONE TO
PRODUCE LETTERS
|NPACKERS' PROBE
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further sensational developments in the
Congressional lobby.
Complete denial that he had been
influenced to fight the Borland beef
trust investigating resolution was
made today by Senator William II.
Thompson of Kansas. Appearing
voluntarily before the Federal Trade
Commission. Thompson character
lied as untrue and unwarranted
statements referring to him in a let
ter seized from the confidential files
OF Swift & Co. This letter. dated
April is. 1916. from l. A. Carten,
treasurer OF Swift & Co.. to r. c. Nc
Manus. asserted that W. II. Gates.
chairman OF the Democratic State
commiaIee OF Colorado, had see-I
Thompson on behalf OF the packers
and lined them up in their favor
The reference to the Senator was as
follows:
Mr.. Gates says. Thompson Is a poor
man and for that reason should not
be In Washington. but that he
thought so much or him personally.
that he gave him $1,000 toward his
campaign fund"
1t was then suggested that Thomp-
sons law firm be retained by the
packers. Thompson declared that the
Inference in the letter was that he
would be reached" and then read
into the record Il telegram he sent to
Gates in which Gates denied ever
making any such statement. Thcmp-
son asserted that he favored COM
plete investigation of the packers,
and had voted for nn appropriation
OF S25O.0OO for that purpose.
81 won't say lobbyists should be
shot, but they should be severely dealt
WITH" declared the Senator in telling
the committee that he Intended de
manding that Congress prohibit lobby
ing under severe penalties. lie fur
ther declared that his law firm had
bitterly fought packer control in
Kansas City traction lines.
At the conclusion of his testimony
Special Examiner Heney told the Sen
ator that he had every Confidence in
his integrity and that he had intro
duced tho Carlton letter to show the
methods of lobbyists.
Special Examiner Twombley then
n ission showing that cattle and sheep
ere distributed to the big five"
packers on "A percentage basis. His
data carried figures up To January ;.
OF this year. The distribution, witness
said, was significantly uniform" and
neither L. r. Stephenson, confidential
man for Swift 4 Co. nor Harold >
swift could explain IL.
The Washington times., 1918-01-28
DRAFT OBJECTOR
SENT TO ASYLUM

Carrying a lot OF clippings from news
papers attacking the draft law and with
t475 in his pockets. Joseph Pawa, who
gave bis address as New York. was ar
rested last night by Detective Edward
Kelly. while declaring his intention Of
paying a visit 10 Senator Chamberlain.
chairman OF the Military Affairs Com
mittee.
81 am going to fight the draft because
II will deprive me OF my work. he told
Detective Kelly. II want TO tell Senator
Chamberlain OF my dislike for the law
Because Of the mans rambling state
ments Detective Kelly placed him under
arrest He was sent TO the Washington
Asylum Hospital for observation.
The Washington times., 1918-01-28
10000 STUDENTS FAIL
TO ATTEND THEIR CLASSES

The storm hit the Washington
public school system hard today. when
fully 10000 o. the 10000 pupils were
late for classes
Four white schools closed early
this morning. when it was discovered
that not enough heat could be ner-
ated TO properly heat the class looms.
Besides the 10000 children VINO
were late. it IL estimated that about
$4,000 failed to appear at school at
all. About 100 teachers were late.
Assistant superintendent of Schools
Stephen Kramer ordered halliday
session shortly after IL o'clock.
The Washington times., 1918-01-28
Kaiser Quits Stag
Hunting to Give All
Time to Human Game

Kaiser Wilhelm is tho leading
sxterminator of wild life in the
world.
According to a German forestry
journal which has just reached
this country. the Kaiser's banner
hunting year was zoos, when he
killed 1895 pieces OF wild game.
Up to that time his total was 6I,-
40, OF which more than 1000
were stays.
In addition. the United States
Forest Bureau says. "rhe Kaiser
has been the foremost extermina-
tor OF men, women, and children
since 1914"
The Washington times., 1918-01-28
PHILADELPHIA TRAFFIC
DEMORALIZED BY STORM

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 2s.-The sec.
ond heatless-workless Monday hit
Philadelphia at forty miles an hour
early today on the wings OF a storm
that has already tied up traffic in a
hopeless tangle.
With the thermometer at 10 degrees
and the snow becoming an increas-
ingly severe blizzard. all railroads are
running on Irregular schedule. with
the probability that late afternoon
will find service discontinued. The
high wind Is driving the snow into
shifting drifts.
The Washington times., 1918-01-28
BLIZZARD HALTS RIVER
TRANSIT OF N. Y. COAL

NEW YORK, Jan. 2s.-New York
was in the grip of one OF the worst
snowstorms of the winter today, as it
observed the second heatless Monday.
The storm assumed the proportions
of a blizzard. Movements OF coal
across the North river were COM
pIetely halted. The harbor was clogged
with ice foes
The Washington times., 1918-01-28
WEST AGAIN FACES
BIG TRAFFIC TE-UP

CHICAGO. Jan. 2s.-A heavy snow
storm which threatens to again
paralyze traffic and industries OF the
Middle West today ushered in the
second "fuelless Monday" Several
inches OF snow already has fallen and
will continue to fall throughout to-
day. according to the official weather
prediction.
Only the organization in battles
with three previous SHOWS this month,
IL is believed will be able to prevent
complete tie-up OF traffic.
The Washington times., 1918-01-28
KHEN THE WOLF BITES A TIRE.

A story that outdoes Munchausen
comes from western Kansas. As the
story goes. a big prairie wolf attack
ed an automobile and when il bit
the rear tire was suffocated by the
escaping air. Had it been a hot day
in summer with corresponding ele-
walton of temperature in the tire
undoubtedly the body OF the wolf
would have assembled like q balloon.
The Washington times., 1918-01-28
SNOW TIES UP MAIN
Line OF PENNSYLVANIA

HARRISBURG. Pa. Jan. 2s.-wIth a
snowfall OF more than four feet In
the last two days the main line OF
the Pennsylvania railroad was almost
at a standstill today, Hundreds OF
shop men were shoveling snow to
open the yards. Street cars here were
not able TO move.
The Washington times., 1918-01-28

were lined up before the East Capitol
street barn It took the outgoing car.
which was filled at the first block. ten
minutes to 20 one block from Fourteenth
to Thirteenth street
Traffic on Fourteenth and u streets
northwest broke down completely during
the early hours Of the morning. and hun
dreds OF Government employees were
compelled to walk to work. At s o'clocls
a few cars were operating from Four
teenth and U streets into the city. but
the number was insufficient to begin to
accommodate the crowds. As cars
reached this point they were turned
back. On Fourteenth. Fifteenth. Six
teenth, and U streets there was a steady
stream Of pedestrians plowing their way
through the snow.
Bureau Employees Walk.
Solid ranks OF employees OF the Bu-
reau of Engraving and Printing
marching down the car tracks on
Fourteenth street this morning made
an unending file from f street on.
Cars were few and far between, and
when they did come passengers clung
like hys to every available space.
Some few Of the bureau workers,
waited at Fourteenth and G streets
for the cars, but the great majority.
knowing that the Government work
must go on whether street cars run
or not. footed" 1t to their Offices.
Though the day Is a partial holiday
and many places OF business are
closed as a result of the fuel-saving
order, the street car service could
not accommodate the people. Be-
tween and o'clock this morning
every street car right OF way was
black with plodding pedestrians.
steady stream marched down Penn
sylvania avenue from Georgetown.
down Connecticut avenue and up and
down z street.
Pedestrians c!ung to the middle OF
all streets. Ignoring automobiles at
a time when they had least control
over their cars. There were many
traffic blocks at downtown crossings
HMarooneds nj EekIngtOn.
At o'clock this morning cars in
the pit at lexington were tied up
by the snowfall. No cars were fun
ming either in the direction OF down
town Washington or toward the Mary
land suburbs.
One pedestrian. who walked from
the lexington pit to Fourteenth
street and G, today told The Times
that not one car passed him during
his Journey Hundreds walked from
Woodrige. Brookland. LIE Droit Park.
and parts OF the city that are fed
by these lines.
It Is reported that three cars
coupled together about half loaded
with passengers, refused to stop on
their way to the City. The motor
man feared a tie-up unless he kept
full headway through the snow.
The Washington times., 1918-01-28
His DEPARTMENTS War Work Before Committee in Senate
GERMAN BARRACKS
At MANNHEIM ARE
BOMBED DBYALLIES
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spite the fact that the valleys were
overhunS by mist. which became
hsavisr In the late afternoon. caus-
ing several OF the pilots to lose their
way. All succeeded in landing safely
behind the French lines. however.
They were 4 considerable distance
from the flying held. Two OF them
were picked up by American military
automobiles.
The Washington times., 1918-01-28
SAYS PERSH|NG.
WAS AGAINST
LEWIS GUNFOR
GROUND WORK
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expert, tc act as my personal inspector
OF these camps" said Mr.. Baker.
''When he came to my office DR..
Hornsby was in uniform. showing
that the surgeon general already had
Drafted his talents.
Mr.. Baker read a letter from Mary
Roberts Rhinehart, the writer, who
has visited practically all the camps.
Il do feel some steps should be
taken TO reassure the country" wrote
Mrs. Rhine hart. I'VE women will
not rest until all incompetents in
camps have been removed. / have a
Fcn in an army camp. l would have
llsO hesitancy in letting him be cared
for in the camp hospital. In fact,
le has already been there several
days. with an infected knee. i know
Eomething about hospitals, having
been a nurse, and married a doctor"
No Evidence Of Neglect.
Mrs. Rhlnehart wrote that though
Der tour of camp hospitals had
Shown a serious lack of trained wO-
tnen nurses and shortages OF sup
plies, she had found absolutely no
evidences OF cruelty or neglect.
'.Ninety-nine men out OF 100 in
camp hospitals get better care than
they could get at home" Mrs. Rine-
hart wrote.
The writer highly praised the base
hospital at Camp Sherman, Chilli
6othe, Ohio. declaring that it is the
equal OF the best civilian hospitals.
She suggested a committed of repre-
sentative citizens from the nearest
city visit each hospital, and publish
the results of their visit in local
newspapers.
There is no suggestion of remedy
tn this letter that does not meet my
Instant approval" said Secretary
Baker. I'VE have a medical stan,
the like OF which does not exist else
where on the face of the earth. No.
army was ever brought together or
EYER can be that will not be subject
10 communicable diseases. The most
I'VE can do is fight these things"
- Mr.. Baker next turned to shortage in
-the supply OF ordnance. He reviewed
skhe rife situation, answering criticisms
sPf the delay in settling on the modified
Enfield as the arm for the United
States forces
: General Pershing. Mr.. Baker said. was
ut the conference at which the modified
H,nfield was decided on. 1t was a week
ebefore PershiDg went to Europe.
- I'VE did not then know whether our
-srmy was to fight with the French
Or the British" the Secretary said.
1.-THE excellence OF our Springfield
fife was so well known that just be-
lore the war broke out the British
Movement was considering modih-
seation OF its rife to use a rimless car
Stridge like ours.
'-Our decision made to change to
sthe modified Enfield was due to our
eGesire to take advantage of the large
: productive capacity Of factories max
1ng Enhelds for the British.
'The decision came at IL o'clock
.-cne night late in MAY in my office.
THE officers present. including Gen
reral Pershing and General CroZier.
The Washington times., 1918-01-28

were unanimous in selecting the
modified Enfield"
What Wood Suggested.
Gen. Leonard Wood suggested the
calling out OF q large army before
rifles or other supplies were ready.
Mr.. Baker said. He added that he
told Wood that would be foolish in
view of the dearth OF arms and
equipment"
General Wood told me-" said Mr..
Baker, that the men called out
would need many things before they
needed rifles HeN said they needed
to learn how to live together. how
to keep step, and how TO observe
rules OF camp sanitation.
The decision arrived at was to
put the men in camps that they might
get these elemental underlying prin-
ciples OF soldering, even before We
had the rifles"
Mr.. Baker took exception to the
statement in Mr.. Chamberlain's speech
that the United States had 4 motley
collection" of rifles"
100000 spriREfIeIds.
"As a matter OF fact, we had 6Oo.-
900 Springfields, the best army rifle
in the world" said Mr.. Baker.
"Our decision to use the modified
and interchangeable Enfield may not
have been infallible. II was made
thoughtfully. We might have bought
British EnfieIds from factories max
ing them in this country, so as to
give every man a gun when he went
into camp.
But the Germans, recognized mill
tary experts, give new men obsolete
rifles when they start training.
1.-THE result of our decision TO subor-
dinate great speed in rife production
to excellence has been that not a
man has gone to France who has not
a rifle, and had training in the use
OF il. Many times the number of
men have gone to France than IL was
expected would be there by this time.
And not a man will go to France
without a first-class rife and training
in its use"
Pershing Opposed Lewis Gun.
Discussing the machine gun situa-
tion, Mr.. Baker declared that criti-
cism OF the department over the Lewis
gun has been baseless. He said Cen
eral Pershing did not desire the Lewis
gun for ground work. Every effort is
being made to get the manufacturers
of the Lewis gun to speed up produc-
tion for aircraft work, Mr.. Baker said
He submitted figures TO show that 140
The Washington times., 1918-01-28
ALLIES HAVE D0WNED
36 ENEMY AIRPLANES
WITHIN PAST FOUR DAYS

LONDON, Jan. 2s-wIthin the past
four days. allied aircraft in enSa e
ments with enemy airmen. have
downed thirty-six Teuton airplanes.
In addition, allies aviators have made
repeated successful raids on enemy
territory. bombing military establish
ments and strategic points This is
taken to indicate a CO ming offensive,
either by the Germans or allies, Rs
seldom Is air activity so pronounced
except as a prelude to q great Of
fen We.
Infantry operations have not kept
pace with the fighting in the air.
Reconnaissance raids have formed the
greater part of all such activity. In
the majority Of the raids attempted
by the Germans, the allied forces sue
ceeded in forcing them back with
losses
PARIS. Jan 2s-The official
French war report says:
There was an intermittent can
nonnading over the greater part OF
the front. which was quite spirited
in the region to the east Of the road
between St Hilare and St Souplet.
where our artillery carried out efn-
cacious fires.
Except for two German attempts
to raid small French posts in the re-
gion OF the Fave River Gin the Vos-
gesl, which were repulsed BY our
FIRE. there was nothing OF Importance
in the course OF last night to report"
The official report OF Field Mar
shal Haig to the British war Office
follows:
Early last night an enemy party
our lines south OF Lens.
but was dispersed with loss by our
fire. There Is nothing further OF In
terest"
BERLIN. Jan. 81 British Admit
raIty. per Wireless Press).-The ofA-
ciaI statement issued today by the
German army headQuarters' staR
says:
western theater: Fighting activity
was slight on almost the entire front.
Prisoners were brought in as the re-
suit OF small operations south OF the
River Disc and In the upper Vosges,
south LusSe."
The Washington times., 1918-01-28
Thousands Walk.

Thousands OF school. children and
Government workers trooped to
school and office. and hundreds stay
ed at home rather than brave the
storm.
The Washington times., 1918-01-28
Mercury's Movements.

Beginning with a temperature OF
20 degrees at midnight the mercury
steadily fell as the storm increased.
The temperatures recorded at the
Weather Bureau by hours were as
follows:
One o'clock. 10 degrees; o'clock,
is degrees; o'clock. Is degrees: 4
o'clock, IS degrees: 5 o'clock, IL de-
grees; G o'clock. 16 degrees; o'clock.
lC degrees; o'clock. 16 degrees; 0
o'clock, l6 degrees, and 10 o'clock
II degrees.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-06-21
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior, U. s.
Land Office at Blackfoot, Idaho, June
/, 1918.
Notice Is hereby given that Hans
Sorensen, of Georgetown, Idaho, who,
on February 18th, 1915, made Home
stead Entry No. O19658, and on May
18th, 1916, made additional home
stead entry No. 024175 for K VI SW
u, VIZ SEA, E1k NWA, VIZ NE
", Section Is, Township 10 South,
Range 43 East, Boise Meridian, has
fled notice OF intention to make
Three Year Proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before
M. B. Cherry, United States Commits
sioner, at Montpelier, Idaho, on the
l 9th day of July, 1913.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Junius Freeman, Frank A. Soren-
sen, and Joseph P. Rasmussen, OF
Georgetown, Idaho, and Louis e
Munk, of Montpelier, Idaho.
]. r. CARRUTH,
6-7-6t Register
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-06-21
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, U. s.
Land Office at Blackfoot, Idaho,
June s, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that ia
cob Kunz, of Montpelier, Idaho,
who, on December 29th, 1914, made
Homestead Entry No. O19360, and
on October 18th, 1915, made addi-
tional homestead entry No. 021093,
for SEA NEA Section 20, NWA
.SWA and NWA, Section 81, Town
ship Ia South, Range As East. Boise
Meridian, has filed notice of inten-
ton to make Three Year Proof, to
establish claim to the land above
described, before M. B. Cherry, u. s.
Commissioner, at Montpelier, Idaho,
on the 10th day of July, 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Arnold Zumbrunnen, William
Cozzens, John Kunz and John R.
Mani. all OF Montpelier, Idaho.
]. T. CARRUTH,
6-14-6t Register