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The Washington herald., 1918-06-03
FOCH FELICITATES
March ON new RANK
Shares His Pride in Attaining Title
of Grant and Sherman.

Warmest congratulations have been
cabled by Gen. Foch to Gen. Peyton
C. March, the occasion being the
American generals promotion in rank
and his elevation to his present mill
tary position. The generalissimo of
all the allied armies says in his mes
sage:
II hear with deep satisfaction OF
your promotion to the rank of gen.
eral.
II associate myself with the just
pride you must feel in evoking the
names Of your glorious predecessors,
Grant and Sheridan.
Il convey to you my sincere con-
gratulations, and I am happy to sec
you assume permanently the huge task
of Chief of Staff of the United States
army. which you were already per-
forming in so brilliant a way"
Gen. March replied to Gen. Foch as
follows:
your message OF congratulation
upon my promotion to the grade OF
general. Chief of staff, United States
army, was personally conveyed to me
by Gen. Vignal. French military at
tache. I appreciate deeply your mos;
kindly greetings and. in expressing my
sincere thanks, avail myself of the
opportunity to assure you Of every as
sistance and constant support which
may lie in my power to aid you in
the furtherance and successful accom-
plishment of your great task"
Publication of the correspondence Is;
authorized by the War Department.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-03
GIRL scouts. School
Course Opens TODAY
Army Drill at Mason House and
Other Lessons.

Girl Scout captains in Washington
will know what real army drill means
at the end of a five days training
course which will begin today at Ma
son House. They will be given daily
military drilling and instruction in
signalling by an Officer detailed by the
War Department.
They will be taught how to make a
fire. how to construct a six-pound
water proof bed roll, and how to build
shack, by Boy Scout Master Yer
non Bailey of the District of Column
bit. Miss Ole Powell will give in
struction on the making of an iceless
refrigerator and a fireless cooker.
There will be lectures also. DR..
Charles Abbott, director OF the AS
trophysical Laboratory of the Smith
sonian Institution. and DR.. Elbert K.
FretweIl. of Teachers College, Co
lumbia University, will be among the
lecturers.
Miss Elizabeth Poe will make the
opening address tomorrow. Commits
sioner of Education Philander ClaX-
ton will speak on child psychology.
and DR.. Paul Battsch will also speak.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-03
TECHNICAL TRAINING
FOR NEGRO SOLDIERS

approximately 1000 negroes in the
sclective draft will be detailed to edu-
cational institutions this summer to
perfect themselves in radio engineer
ing. auto mechanics and other arts.
They win later be attached to some
of the negro infantry and artillery
units. Already about $1,000 negro
soldiers are in the national army and
about 1000 negroes have been commits
stoned as captains or lieutenants. Two
complete negro divisions have been
organized under the commands of Maj.
Gen. c. c. Ballou and Brig Gen Roy
e. Hoffman. Two thousands volunteer
negro veterinarians are to be enlisted
The Washington herald., 1918-06-03
new Y. N. c. A. men
OF ALL States HERE
Arriving War Workers Show In
terest in Gymnasium Work.

The large increase IN the population
of Washington, and especially the
numbers Of men coming here, is re-
fected in the membership of the
Washington Y. NJ. c. A
On May 30 this year the member
ship total had reached 1886, as COM
pared with 2,52s on May 80. 1917. OF
these, 2,44O were full members, $50
were in the boys department. and
the rest were sustaining, short term
and special members.
Practically every state in the Union
is represented in this membership. In
one day recently there were ten new
members admitted, and these ten
came from eight States. In the lobby
is framed collection showing trans
ferral cards fro mevery State.
Recently business men and war
workers have shown a special inter
est in the associations gymnasium
work. A short story entitled Skin
ner's Big idea is being distributed
among prospective older members by
L. ". DeGast, membership secretary
The story tells how three older en-
pIoyes Of a firm had got into rut.
but emerged from 1t by systematic
exercise and cultivation Of initiative.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-03
BLIND PREFER
GOODS TIME
TO new RULE
2, ,l,::ght Saving Not Popu-
lar in Home for
Afflicted.

The clicking Of knitting needles. ex-
pressions uncomplimentary to the
Kaiser and close observance Of the
conservation program That's what
Washington's blind population think
OF the war.
OF course the old fellow at the
Home for the Blind. $3.50 r street,
northwest. who would not turn his
watch forward when the daylight saw
ings law went into effect, had scruples
against changing Gods time but
every one Of the eighteen inmates Of
the home. most of them over 50
years old, are of one accord.
And that Is that the war must te
won at any sacrifice, and they are
doing and will continue to do what
they can to help bring the Kaiser to
his knees.
Mrs. Louise wickert. q Washington
woman who has been totally blind
for the last twenty years and who
has been at the home for the last six
years, is the premier war worker Of
the blind family. To date Mrs. Wick
ert has knitted thirteen sweaters, sew
lets.
Mrs. Rubie Nowlin, also Of Wash
ington, has completed ten sweaters
three scarfs and eleven pair Of wrist
lets. While the women sit In their
work room, knitting. making baskets
and doing plain sewing. the men in
dustriously work at Gaming chafrs All
talk about the war.
Kept Old Time.
One Of the treasures Of a blind man
is his watch. Then came the daylight
savings law and every clock in the
nation was set forward an hour. Every
clock but
Those at the Home for the Blind,
The dinner bell there rang at exactly
the same time. Six o'clock was six
! o'clock. To please them the matron
did not change the big clock on the
wall
Then one day not long ago Mrs.
Josephine Jacobs. president OF the Aic
Association for the Blind of the Dis
trict OF Columbia and head Of the
home, made a visit and discovered,
to her amazement, that every clock
and watch in the house was SLOW
Some OF the inmates explained that
they didn't see any sense in the fool
law" Mrs. Jacobs then made a pa
triotic little speech about saving day
light and how it was helping win the
war. With a will every timepiece was
turned forward but one. The old fel-
low with his watch didn't believe in
getting mixed up"
The Hoover program Of food con-
servation is closely followed. Moth
ing is wasted. Victory bread and su-
gar allowances have come into as
much favor with these blind patriots
as with every one else helping to win
the war.
The Board OF Charities allows the
Home for the Blind $50 annually. To
meet current expenses the Aid Asso-
citation for the Blind of the District
has named June as tag day. Little
red tags will be sold for the benefit OF
the home from sunrise until sunset by
volunteer workers downtown on the
streets, in the stores. banks and hotels.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-03
Censor Mixes Jimmy's Love
Letters---Kitty Snuffles
Sweetheart Over Here Gets Wrong Missive
from Over There Through Lieutenant's
Foolish Error.

This is what Jimmy back home,
got from Hank, over here:
Dear little Eirl-You certainly
were the finest and incest and sweet
est thing in the world to send me
those socks-and to think that you
knit them all yourself I tell you.
fellow appreciates things like that
when they're done for him with such
spirit. and etc. etc. etc.
We'll. it's getting late, little girl,
and they will soon put the lights
out. There is a bombardment on
outside. but ] don't mind it a Bit
while I'm thinking of you. I can
shut my ey,J and see just how you
looked that day on the Sunday
school picnic out at Quaker Lake.
mo more tonight; am writinh
regular here in the 'Y.M.' tent, every
week, and hope you get my letters
as regular on the other side of the
big pond You don't know what
your letters mean to me, in keepinA
! me 'bucked up as we say in the
army. and everything. God bless
| and keep you. As ever yours,
HENRY" xxx X
OK, l. Knowitt Hall,
I'd Lit, Inf. U.S.R."
Hes dotty," snorted Jimmy, when
he read it. Must have had shell
shock or something to get that way.
/ or all the slush--"
This is what Kitty. back home.
got from Henry, over here:
Gee, Jimmy, but you ought to have
been with us on the party We pulled
payday night! Wow. / never had so
much fun since I've been over here.
All OF US pulled down two or three
months pay, as the eagle hadn't
been around these parts for a, long
time, and we all had rolls that would
have choked a horse. We went down
into town on a truck and guess we
bought up every blooming thing that
there was there, and then some. And
We ran into a funny, red-headed guy
The Washington herald., 1918-06-03
2 DROWN, BODIES ARE
Recovered SUNDAY
Rock Creek and Roland Park.
timore, Scenes.

Baltimore. Nd. June 2-Polic
ports today added two more >
to the list OF persons who have
drowned in swimming accident.
year.
The latest victims are:
J. stephen Clatchey, IS year a.
School Administra ton Building. a.
ison and Lafayette avenues, VII, rs
drowned in Rock Greek.
Donald Reid, Y years old, is si5-
vale road. Roland Park. who 10 ~
life in Lake Roland.
The bodies of both of the boyS yreri
recovered today. The police 5o6'
Lannan went TO Rock Creek a. c re-
covered Clatchey's body after GrEF
ging the waters for % minutes. -ss
police of Roland PARK and Esysral
boys who were with Reid VIII ~
was drowned recovered his body ~
an all-night search OF Lake r szG
The Washington herald., 1918-06-03
PATRIOTIC FUND Will
GIVE BRITISH RENEEFE j
Committee Has Program for To-
night at Odd Fellows Hall.

An effort will be made to raise
funds for the needy families of Brit
ish and Canadian soldiers and sailors
at the entertainment to be given to-
night a Odd Fellows Hall by the
British and Canadian Patriotic Fund
Committee. Col. r. VI. Thompson, of
this city. and Major Mitchell-lnnes,
of the British Embassy. will address
the meeting. The U. S. Engineers
Band has been detailed from the
Washington Barracks to take part in
the entertainment. Miss Louise Dep
terman and G. A. Ashley of st.
AIoysius Church, will sing.
Leonard Wilson, chairman Of the
fund, will speak, asking every Brit
ish and Canadian subject in the city.
unable to go to the front. to pledge
a certain sum each month for the sup
port of the families of soldiers and
sailors serving the king "Over there"
The Washington herald., 1918-06-03
Don Juan Was Only an Emu
But Pined for Widow Bird

ows are responsible for many q mans
troubles, but now the emu are devel-
oping the dangerous practice said
Sergt. MCGEE. of the park police. 1T
is the case Of the eternal triangle and
Don Juan"
As the plot runs. before the arrival
of Don Juan. Evangeline was a sor-
rowing, wailing widow. However. on
the arrival Of the gay young bird
Evangeline began to primp up. aim
ing directly to gain the young and
handsome Don Juan. Although handi-
capped. because an emu is not gifted
with feathers as beautiful as an os-
trich, Evangeline soon had Don Juan
following her every move. Even the
The Washington herald., 1918-06-03
BAR VOTES FOR WOMEN.
Hungarian Parliament Committee
Defeats Proposal.

Amsterdam. June 2.-Woman suffrage
has been rejected in Hungary, accord
ing to Budapest kilograms printed in
German newspapers. When the pro-
posal came before the finance commit
tee OF the Hungarian Parliament it
was defeated by a vote of eleven To
nine. Count Stephen Tisza, formerly
hungarian premier, was opposed to
the measure, although several of his
supporters voted in favor of IL.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-03
Woman Walks Is Miles
To Buy Liberty Bonds

Clearfield, Pa, June Mrs. Charles
F. Sloppy. Of New Millport. walked
here from her home. a distance OF
fifteen miles. in order to buy $l.IOO
worth of liberty bonds. She earned
$50 of the money during the past sea-
son by trapping wild animals. The
other 5000 was for her husband and
was for money earned in the raising
of ginseng
The Washington herald., 1918-06-03

competition OF Psyche and Helen. the
two maiden ostriches. failed TO alter
bis attraction.
Not wishing trouble, the park au-
thorities separated the two birds by
a fence. But love will find a way.
and Don Juan nearly lost his life
locating the route. He was found one
morning half way through the rail-
ings and II was a plumbers Job TO
eXtricate him. The next day q heavy
wire protector was nailed to the
fence.
Eyangeline keeps meandering Up
and down the fence. pretending not
to care. Don Juan is wasting away
to a shadow.
When a widow gets into the trian-
gle it's a terrible thing
The Washington herald., 1918-06-03

mixing. It keeps well without ice
and is iEdorsed by prominent physi-
clans of both France and the United
States.
The first shipment OF twenty-five
tons has already been sent. A ton
of dry milk a day will go over from
now on.
A farm wagon, accompanied by a
hayrack Of pretty actresses from all
the popular shows In New York.
made a round OF the busiest corners
in the city every day for a week.
Pennies, nickels and dollars. postage
stamps. subway tickets and thrift
stamps filled the great milk cans
into which the money was poured.
The committees headquarters are
at 675 Fifth avenue, New York
The Washington herald., 1918-06-03
BIRTHS REPORTED.
WHITE.

WHITE.
Thomas D. and Annie NJ. Walsh. boy:
James II. and Grace Trail, boy.
Victor and Hclma Salmi, boy.
Glenn NJ, and Alice v. Naples, girl
Claud W. and Maize A. Marion, girl
Wilred Z. and Marion Lawson, boy.
Harry L. and Sallie NJ. Koch, girl.
Charles d. and Mary e, Kenney, boy.
Lawrence and Mary NJ. Hufty, boy.
samuel and Corine Frazier, girl
Charles and Florence E. Darr, boy.
Walter z and Bessie NJ. Cudlip, girl
Ihoe J. and Catherine A. Cannon, girl.
Edmund c. and Elizabeth Burnett, girl.
Abraham and Rose Bisher, boy.
Robert Z. and Eleanor E. F,mkhousen, bog
C0LORED.
James T. and Laura +. Gibson, boy.
William and Hattie Bellows, boy.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-03
Baby and Bird Day.

Knoxville, Tenn. June Babies
and canary birds were guests at the
Broadway Baptist Church recently.
Every member having either a baby
or bird brought Il to Sunday school.
The youngest baby was rocked in q
cradle one hundred years old. Mrs.
Christiana Schroeder, eighty-four. the
oldest member Of the Sunday school.
rocked the child. Baby and bird
day was the title Of the occasion.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-03
Vaughn Bible Class
To Give Ladies' Night"

The Vaughn Bible class will hold
its annual Ladies' Night" at CAL
vary Baptist Church tonight. Rep
resentative Edward T. Taylor, OF
Colorado, just back from the war
zone. will speak of his experiences
at the front. Motion pictures OF
the battle of Cambrai, loaned
through the courtesy of the Com
mercial Economic Bureau Of the
Department of Commerce will be
shown. These are the British Of
ficial pictures Of the actual scenes
of the battle.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-03
Says Navy Was Too Safe;
Wanted Hubby in Army

Pittsburgh. Pa. June 2.-'rll sign a
release for him to join the army, but
not the navy. It is too safe" So de-
clared Mrs. John Bendthson. when she
appeared in court against her hus'
band, charged with nonsupport After
much argument Mrs. Bendthsol was
convinced that the navy was as dan-
gerous as the army and she signed
her husbands release
The Washington herald., 1918-06-03
LOCAL MENTION.

The J. r. ID. PyIes stores seII
69c: is lbs. white potatoes. 25C.
evap. peaches, 12hc; pure pepper.
IOc; A. J. pancake or buckwheat
flour. 11hc; pink salmon, 2Oc; head
rice. lie; seeded raisins. lOc: red
kidney beans, 12kc; spaghetti. l2c:
Quaker matches. Csc; star cocoa
The Washington herald., 1918-06-03
DEATH RECORD.

WHITE.
Thomas J. Smith, 2 years, st. Elizabeth
'ospital -.
Mary Cady, 80, Casualty Hospital.
Charles Z. Nolan, q, U. 8. Naval Haspital.
tiustave Luebkert. IS, Providence Hospital.
Leoma 3. Scott, 81. Garfield Hospital.
Celia Sanger. 81. ITO q st: NV.
Dorothy T. Paris 4. Providence Hospital
COLORED.
Robert Smith, %. Emergency Hospital.
Fannie Davis. 20. Wash. Asylum Hospital.
Martha Robinson. e. l6l2 N st. NV.
Earl Lncas. % mos, Children's Hospital
Robert TwymAn. q, Tuberculosis Hospital.
Charlotte = Tignor. ca, f7s Florida Az, NV
MARY =. Hunt, %, aDll n g. n. W.
4aeyis Jopss n 40. g n VI -
The Washington herald., 1918-06-03
German Textbooks
Destroyed by Citizens

Janesville. Wis. June 2.-Aroused by
the failure of the school officials to
heed the resolution adopted by the
town board condemning the teaching
of German in the public schools here
a citizens commIttee seized all the
German textbooks in the high school
and then burned them.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-03
Tony Loses 3 Fingers
Rather Than Be Fighter

JOhnstown, Pa. June 2-Tony Cucci.
charged with being a deserter from
the United States army, put his hand
in a machine in a local steel mill and
lost three fingers when he learned
that the officers were after him.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-03
Heroine Is Beneficiary
In Soldiers Will

Bellaire, Ohio. June 2-WiIbur Day.
a local soldier. with no one to make
his insurance payable TO, has named
as his beneficiary I7-year-oId Elizabeth
Workman, who recently lost both legs
when she dashed before a train and
saved her little sisters life.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-03

A group Of prominent New York
women have inaugurated a national
movement to raise money to send
to France ton of powdered milk
a day. Milk powder and gun pow
der of equal value in winning the
war" Is one of the committees slo-
gans.
The French government promises
the committee transporta ton across
the ocean and throughout France for
all the milk sent.
The milk selected by the committee
as most nutritious and best for ba-
bies. severely wounded soldiers and
tuberculosis victims is a scientifically
prepared dry milk. 1t is ready for
use by merely adding hot water and
The Washington herald., 1918-06-03
ZEPPELIN MAN
TELLSOF NIGHT
RAIDINGLONDON
e,,tenant Gruner Says IL
Was Hellish, Although
Beautiful"

Berne, Switzerland. June 2.-Senior
Lieutenant Gruner OF the German ma.
val reserve. tells in an article in a
German newspaper his own graphic
story Of Zeppelin raid on London
in which he took part. He says:
I'VE crossed the Channel on q
freezing cold night and sailed In
complete darkness, toward the Eng
lish coast. Slowly we approached It,
sharply outlined ahead of us. Once in
u while a cloud intervened. Then the
coast lay perpendicularly beneath us.
so far all was quiet. We were
nearing our goal. The English were
waiting for us, but We refused to be
disturbed, for we did not intend to
be frustrated.
"A searchlight picked US up. Now
and then a shot flared up at us from
the coast forts. But we sailed on,
Notwithstanding, and soon London,
city of my dreams. witching cause OF
my sleepless nights. lay quite plainly
before us.
searehlisbts from Afar.
"A brilliant wreath of search.
lights from afar Indicated the prize
The captain consult d =: map and
compass, and commanded:
"'Cross London from north tc
south. and then veer to the east
I'VE could now begin to see and
hear that our presence was detected.
Masked lights burst forth and went
out. They were the muzzle-fiashes OF
the anti-aircraft guns.
'Searchlights stabbed the sky. first
slowly, carefully. then wildly, from
this side first, then from that. Most
ly they located nothing but driftec
clouds. But suddenly they found US
Ever oftener and more accurately
the ghostly white stabs of light en-.
veloped US. 1t began to gleam bright
as day in the car of our hunted air.
ship.
ShrapneI Bursting.
"Shrapnel began to burst around US
Shells from the London defcnses tore
Il us like birds of prey. Fore anG
aft. below and above us, they
.'creamed and roared. 1t was hell
ish, but beautiful
Loud above the crashing OF the
shells we heard the thunder of ouI
faithful bombs. Our whirring pro-
pellers supplied the orchestral &C.
compartment to the concert.
I'VE began to do things in the city
below US. On our starboard came &
mighty cavern; to port came another
A third bomb created a whole series
of explosions.
Heavens! How we let then
have 1t!
"Comrade Won L was busy al
/ work with the bombs. He had pep
pered London before, and this night
he was less excited.
But things began 10 get hot FOL
us. The shells increased in guam.
tity. The captain gave the word tc
quit this inhospitable neighborhood
and with a caressing west wind at oul
back. we started on our return jour,
ney, protected by the clouds.
''At the coast another and heavier
bombardment awaited US. but it wa.
equally futile
The Washington herald., 1918-06-03
DEPARTURES

Accumulated excess of temperature since Jan.
uay l, 1913, +l5s
Excess Of temperature since June l, 1918, IA
Accumulated excess Of precipitation since
January l. 1918, +l50
Excess of precipitation since June l, 1915,
+0A A''
temperature ssme date last year: Highest, s.
lowest, a.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-03

-. t8OOAb TENT EhATUHES.
Midnight, 81; am. "a; am, D:sam.. r..
am, Is; 10 am. 50; II noon, 81; 2 pm, go
nm, 81; pm. 81; pm. II; 10 pm, 73.
Highest, 50: lowest, r.
.:clative Humidity-s am, 50; 2 pm. g:
pm, 90.
iiainfan 70 pm. TO 8 pm.) or.
Hours Of sunshine, ll.3.
Per cent Of possible sunshine, 6.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-03
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
LOCAL, TENpERArrrprs

District Of Columbia Maryland and Virginia:
change in Temperature; light westerly winds.
The sun., 1918-08-19
FATHERS AND SONS
IN TENNIS DOUBLES
Event to Be Held During
Forest Hills Championships.

w. D. Hadsell, chairman of tie COM
mittee of the first tournament for a
father and son national tennis cham
pionship, reports much interest manifest
In the event. II will be held the week
or August &c in connection with other
war benefit national championships of
the United States National Lawn Tennis
Association at Forest Hills The pro-
ceeds 60 to the War and Navy Depart
ments Commissions on Training Camp
Activities, to provide athletic equipment.
Tie first entry was from Hammatt
Norton and his father. F. II. Norton, who
think that their team will hold the rec
ord for combined ages anyhow, as they
total eishty-one years. TT ere is a strong
field available for this Tournament
Among the possible local pairs are r, @.
Anderson. H. r. Saunders, Abraham
Bassford. Jr, DR.. Linn Emerson, Fred
erick b. Alexander. Fred NJ. Ie;aon and
William Cunningham and their respect
i've sons. From outside Of New York are
J. ID. F.. Jones OF Providence, Charles q.
Garland and Grant Siverd OF Pittsburp.
Conrad B. Doyle OF Wash !ngton, stan.
ton r. welsh OF Binshsmton, Thomas M
Day OF Plainheld, A. II. Chapin Of
Springfield, Mass. J. C. Royon OF Gle a
land. Hence Orme OF Greenwood. Ind
and others.
Handsome silver trophies have been
provided by Mr.. Hadsell. Entries for the
national singles and the veterans cham
pionships close this week, They must
be made at the associations office, 90
Broad street Interest In the champion
ships Is reflected In TIE increasing de-
mand for season tickets.
The sun., 1918-08-19
DECIDE DOUBLES FINAL.
Pitman and Arnold Win Sullivan
County Tennis Title.

MERRrEwoLD. N. Y. Aug. 1s.-Con-
tinuation of play in the Sullivan county
championship tennis tournament left J.
A. Pitman and r. Arnold In possession
OF the doubles title. In the final they
defeated Lieut.. j. c. Smith and F. q.
Smith. At e.. Is. Ga.
In the Singles Arnold and p. Landau
were left in the final and they will meet
on Saturday for possession OF the +. b.
Alexander cup. The summaries:
Championship Singles. Third Round-E. J.
Shriver won from ] Tskamine by default. s.r
Semi final Round-B. Arnold defeated Shrtver.
81, 6-S.
Handicap Singles, Second Round-B. Landau
defeated Lieut.. J. G. smith (plus u 15). 81.
SIS: Il. Arnold defeated J. ]. Gibbons (plus
lS,. 81. 81; B. Landau defeated ]. A. Pit
man tplus u lG. 80. e.: r. g. Smith de-
feated Miss Pitman tplus 49,, 81 60; y.
Moody defeated J. Takamne by default.
Semi hnals-B Arnold defeated r. Landau
fpisying event, e-3. IS; +. G. Smith defeated
f. Moody tplus " 15). 60 81.
Finala-B, Arnold defeated F. G. Smith (plus
y 80. 60 GO. 60
Championship Doubles. Semi: finals. A. PIT.
man and b. Arnold defeated E. J. Shriver and
f. Moody. 81, e-l; Lieut.. J. c. Smith and
?. q. Smith defeated b. Landau and J. ].
Gibbons, "a. 60 q,
Finals-Pit.lsn and Arnold defeated Smith
and Smith. c. rs, Go.