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The Washington herald., 1918-09-07
IS HUNS DEAD
FROM TYPHOID
w German War Prisoners
Victims Of Fever
Epidemic.

Eighteen German prisoners at the
internment camp at Hot Springs, n.
C.. have died of typhoid in an epidemic
Of III cases, the War Department an
nounced yesterday afternoon.
AL the patients have been trans
fsrTed to Army General Hospital No.
j, at Biltmore. n. C, and all remain
ing prisoners at the camp have been
transferred to the interment camp at
Fort Oelethorpe, Ga
The first report ct the typhoid
among the Germans was received by
the surgeon generals office here Az
gust l. and an investigation was be-
gun at once. II was found that the
outbreak of the disease was due 70 .
supplementary water supply for toilet
purposes from wells. although pre-
caution had been taken to sterilize
this supplementary supply.
The Hot Springs camp was turned
over to the army in July for the trans
ference of all prisoners to the camp
at Fort OSlethorpe. The Hot Springs
camp was instituted by the Depart
ment OF Labor, and its occupants
mostly were seamen from interned
German ships that were seized at the
declaration of war by the United
States. There were 2l27 men fnterned
there. They all were iuoculated with
anti-typhoid serum following the In
vestisation by the surgeon general
The Washington herald., 1918-09-07
MADO0 VINDICATES
c. & w. |. BOND ACTION
Blames BANKING House Demand for
Failure o Paw.

p Director General McAdoo. IN a state
ment last night, declared that the
failure of the Chicago and West In
diana Railroad Company to meet
sl5,o0o.o0 one-year collateral per
cent trust notes on September. I. the
date OF maturity. was not because OF
the Federal Railroad Administration.
He declared on the contrary that
the banking firm OF ]. p Morgan and
Company refused TO renew tine obIi-
CATION except at a rate of interest Of
. ST. per cent, which terms. the state
ment says, both the Director Gen.
eral and the officers OF the Chica go
and Western Indiana Railroad Com
pany regarded, and still regard, as
excessive and unwarrantcd."
Mr. McAdoo issued his statement to
contradict reports in a New York
newspaper. which blamed the Rail-
road Administration and charged that
II had declined TO advance the neces-
sary funds and had refuse the COM
pany permission to borrow at a rate
higher than 6 per cent.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-07
LETTERS FOUND ON DEAD
PROVE HUN HOPE HAS FLED

than any other division on the west-
ern front has had.
Il most positively rely upon eper-,
getic action by officers and all
ranks 10 prevent incidents OF this
nature which endanger the sood
reputation OF our division"
An unposted letter found OF a
prisoner and addressed to his wit.
read:
Things are beyond description
II it gets too hot. I shall let myself
be taken prisoner. A good many
are deserving"
LudendorT himself in an army
order complains of the wastase ot
heavy and field artillery. Another
captured order says greater care
should be taken in the use of bait
teries as in recent action GerIoa
shells dropped on German trenches
killing their own men.
The eaEerness with which swarms
OF soldiers surrender is further
evidence that German confidence In
the future is sha ttered. =r-
The Washington herald., 1918-09-07

Quick as a flash Hickman turned
around and banged away at this
new group OF Germans. He shot two
of them. The others ran. The pair
climbed a tree from which they could
observe the French cavalry and Amer
lean mounted patrols beading north
ward on the plateau, They spotted
German machine gun whose crew was
evidently biding its time to enfiiade
the Franco-American patrols. They
telephoned the news back to tho
American heavies which in the next
minute smashed the enemy nest.
Just then a German airplane an
peared overhead and dropped a goodiy
number of bombs. They missed the
tree, but broke the wire Hickman
calmly repaired them, and the two
continued their observation work.
Maehine Gun Toll Heavy.
A Long Island machine gunner
who escaped In the recent German,
attack on Fismettes relocated the
machine gun position where he was
stationed in that attack. He found
4S dead Germans in front of the
position. They were still unburjed
owing to the constant fire. 1t is
estimated the Germans lost 200 IN
killed when they retook Fismettes.
The Americans marched up the
rayines from the yesle equipped
with gas masks. since the whole
area Is still drenched with poison
fumes. The roads are dotted with
craters caused by the American
heavies. ..--@.l. =.
Dead horses. messenger dogs and
mules lay everywhere, giving fur
ther evidence that the positions
have not been occupied by infantry
for some time. the sole defense con-
sisting in machiue gun enrr,.on.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-07
YANKEE HEROES ARE FIRST
TO CROSS THE AISNE. CANAL

With the American Forces Pursuing
the Germans Between the Vesle and
the Aisne. Sept .S-The same Ameri-
can division that some weeks ago
reached the Yesle first was also the
nrst to- push its advanced mounted
patrols to the Aisne Canal is in the
present pursuit of the Germans.
FURTHER to the east an American
aiFlsion, as well as French units on
us right, are being retarded by the
fifth Prussian Guards, who are
throwing storm battalions into the
fray' one by one. employing a heavy
lndirect machine gun and field gun
hre IN the region of Neurival.
STIFF Resistance on Left.
On the left the Americans encoun-
tered the stiffest German RESISTANCE
in the quarries northwest of Bazoches.
around Perles. German groups, cut
on, fought to the end. Their doom
came when bombs were thrown on
the tunnel entrances from above.
Corp. L. A. Hickman. and Private
c. L. Brooks. both observers, crossed
the Yesle on the heels of the combat
patrols. unwindins telephone wire as
they proceeded.
Reaching the crest of the plateau
west OF Perles, the pair perceived vol
ieys of machine gun fire rising not
far distant, and pretty soon they es-
pied nine Germans Dropping their
telephone reels. Hickman and Brooks
unslung their rifles and opened fire.
The Germans promptly turned tail
and made for the region north of the
plateau. The two Yankee observers
followed right after them. Suddenly
they spotted, half dozen field gray
soldiers crawling on hands and knees.
heading in a direction where they
could fank the Amerieaus
The Washington herald., 1918-09-07
Southern Key Point of Hinden-
burg Line Endangered by Brit
ish Push on l2-Mie Front.
PRESS TOWARD LIE CATELET
Haigs Armies Occupy Nurlu, Lieramont,
Longavesnes, Equancourt-Progress
In Flanders Also Made.

London Sept 6-St Quentin the southern key point Of
the main Hndenburs defense line facing the British I'M
mneny menaced the result of an aday British advance
which carried Haiss forces forward between two and three
miles on tseye-me front and to point seven miles east
of the Somme.
MonchyLagache Vraisnes and TncourtBoucy have been
captured The distances between these points and St Quentin
From Vraisnes-Nne and half miles ii
From MonchyLasache-Ten miles. q
From Tncourt- -Boucly-Twelve miles.
At the same time the British army northeast of Peronne
forged ahead between and three miles on wide front
way bewteen Cambria and St Quentin Equancourt Nurl
Longavesnes and Eeramont In British hands.
CLOSING IN on LIE cATELET.
At Lonsavesne the British only eight and half miles south
of lie Cateet Nuu miles separate them from that
and Eeranont they only miles Of IT, Eeusn
court hes nine miles southwest of Bspaume. -
Except for the stretch Of front between Havnoou ard the
Scarp the British everywhere the Sonme and Canal
du-Nord
In the angle formed by the canal ard the BapaumeCambrs
high road the Germans pulling desperate but there
the British slowly but surely poushns norhesssrd the
direction of Cambria The powerful natural obstacle
path Hsvrneout Wood but Has announced tonight hs his
forces approaching southern edge and also nearing Metz
en-Couture, and half miles of the canal.
In Flanders the town of Armeneres almost within the grasp
of the AnsloAmean advancing eastward Their lines
advanced today all the between Equnsham and south
of Ypres, and further south Neuve Chape fell them
SEVEN MILES FROM SoMMF.
London, Sept 6-Souh of Peonne tonight
miles Of the Somme Field Marshal
official night report.
Monehyasaeh t.een mile, southeast of Pcronne,. Tneour
Boucy GOur and half miles of Peronnc) Vrsigncs
miles southeast of Peronnc) British hands
Numerous prisoners taken. =!
Farther NORTH their advance toward lie Cstee strong
point in the main Hndenburg defense lines half wsy between S.
Quentin and Cambria the British smashed
between and three miles, capturing Nuu Leremon Ongavs
n and Equancourt
Still farther norh driving northeswad toward Cambria the
British approaching MetzenCouu and half miles
of the Canal du Nord the They also the
southern edge of Havncourt Wood
separating them from Cambria in that
In pushed between Erquiug
and the region southeast of Ypres
The Washington herald., 1918-09-07
CHARGES HUSBANDS
LOVE STOLEN AWAY

Alleging that a woman whom she
named as correspondent had not
only stolen her husbands affections,
but had signed the QUESTIONABLE of
his wife when he was drafted into
the army as member of Company
c. Fifty-ninth Infantry. Mrs. Ruby
E. Neitzey brought suit for abso-
Lutte divorce yesterday in the equity
courts against Hammett D. Neitzey.
whom she charges with misconduct
and failure to provide.
They were married at Alexan-
dria' Va. Sept. 81, 1914. and have
one child. Archer Neitzey, whose
custody the mother asks.
1t is averred in the complaint
that ever since they were married
the husband has refused to support
his wife. compelling her to work
in order to provide living for her
self and child. and even then she
has had to depend upon her parents.
d. Edward Clarke Is her attorney.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-07

At the British Front. Sept. A.
Countless signs OF the growing con-
Germ among the German populace and
Of increasing discomfort in the Ger
man army are contained in letters
and papers found on dead and cap
tured Germans.
Drastic orders have been issued by
the enemy's high command in an at
tempt to buck up the Teuton troops
and instill the old-tme spirit and
punch"
Certain enemy divisions have been
cut to ribbons in the recent defeats.
The troops from southern Germany
show a lower morale than those from
north Germany.
There can be no longer any doubt
about the shortage of German man
power. 1t is corroborated by the
of units along the
fifty miles of the British battle line.
One. batalion in the last few days
fighting consisted of one ofncer and
thirty-five men. The normal strength
of a German battalion is 1000.
Prisoners taken yesterday by the
British Fourth Army came from thir-
ty-four battalions Of twenty-five rcsi-
ments representing eight divisions
grouped In 4 limited area.
Captives tell of deseruons and OF
the stern methods taken by the high
command to discourage ,descrtions.
A document signed by Lieut. Gen. Won
Peterdorf found at a captured Ger
man headquarters says. in part:
Within fourteen days one non-conn-
missioned ofrcer and ten men OF
other ranks have been missing from
the second guard reserve division.
This is an indication that the troops
are insufYiciently commanded and su-
pervised. There is all the less excuse
for this inasmuch as the division had
period of ten weeks training and
The Washington herald., 1918-09-07

DECEMBER 1ST
But Intoxicating Beverages
May Be Bought Until
June 80, 1919.

Brewing operations of all kinds
will cease on Dec. 1 by an order
of the Food Administration.
The reason for this is that the
President, the food. fuel and rail-
road administrators and tie War
Industries Board, have determine ed
that the food. fuel and transporta-
ton which are utilized in this in
dustry must be directed to essen
tial war industries.
While this does not mean that
no brewery products can be Dur-
chased after that date. It does mean
that no beer or other drinks can
be manufac cturer after that time.
Prohibition Rider Passes.
The emergency agricultural stimula-
ton bill with the bone dry prohibition
rider, finally rassed the Senate late
yesterday but not before a vote of
record had been taken on the prohibit
tion provision.
Senator Fall. OF New Mexico, asked
for the record vote. and the prohibi-
ton amendment was approved by a
vote of forty-five to six. The Senators
who voted against the amendment
were Brandagee (Rep), OF Connecti-
cut; Gerry Oem), OF Rhode Island:
Phelan (Dem), of California; Pomer-
enc CEem). of Ohio; Ransdell Dem).
OF Louisiana; and Underwood (Dem).
of Alabama.
Senator Ransdell. after the vot,
had been taken. explained that he
is heartily in favor OF State and
nationwide prohibition. hut that he
could not vote for the measure be-
Ea - hn
stitutional and an invasion of the
police powers OF the several States.
This opinion. II appeared from
debate. is shared by many members
of the Senate who believe that the
provisions which will prohibit the
manufacture, sale or importation of
all spirituous, vinous and malt IL
quors from June 30. 1919, until the
that rehabilitation has been COM
tack in the courts.
Senator Bankhead, of Alaba ma " no
offered a perfecting amendment today
providing for. compensation by the
government-for distilled spirits which
may remain in bond after the law
takes effect, declared his prohibition
tleanings, but said that the act which
prohibits the sale of spirits remain-
ing in bond is confiscatory and there
fore probably unconstitutional, and
said he offered his amendment to cor
rect this fault in the bill and to pro-
tect the law from attack I'm the courts.
The fact that there has been no de-
termined fight on the amendment by
the opponents of prohibition in the
Senate is explained by some Senators
as due to the fact that the
anti-prohibitionists entertain doubts
whether the President will approve
the measure on account OF the ques-
ton OF its constitutionality.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-07
DISTRICT RIFLE TEAM
MAKES GOOD SHOWING
Washingtonians at Camp Perry
Stand Highest in Tryouts.

Camp Perry, Ohio, Sept, s.-JStaff
Correspondence.) - The Washington
rifle team representing the District
of Columbia at the national atches
here are making a wonderful showing
in their preliminary practice, having
the five highest men on all the ranges
to date.
: As computed tonight c. D. Perkins.
jr., stands first: Henry H. Leizear,
second; F. Chisholm, third; r, V.
Reynolds, fourth. and Edward A.
Strachen,- fifth.
On Wednesday heavy gale began
to blow. eliminating IN a cloudburst
in which five inches of rain fell, flood
ing the camp and causing great dis
comfort. In consequence there was no
shooting of any kind on that day.
Yesterday the weather moderated
considerably. and in the 200 yards
competitive practice C. D. Perkins,
jr.. Sam Houston and F. Chisholm
made the maximum possible with
scores of fifty. each, while Just G..
Jensen and A. G. Schmidt were close
up with forty-eight each. The boys
are all making good progress in their
practice shoots. and feel confident OF
giving an excellent account of them
selves when the big events -ebgin,
September Is.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-07
SPANISH WAR MEN
NOT DRAFT EXEMPT
War Department Corrects Rumor
They Need Not Register.

Veterans OF the Spanish-American
War are not exempt from draft under
the new man-power bill making tho
age limits from IS to IS. The War
Department emphasized this fact last
night in a statement issued through
the Provost Marshal Generals office.
Numerous inquiries have reached
the department it is said. indicating
that there has gone abroad a wide
spread impression that men who
fought in 1873 are not required to
register on September IL There is
no ground whatever for this report.
Gen. Crowder states. and men be-
tween is and 45 who fought in the
war against Spain are subject to
the selective service act the same
as other men.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-07
CALIFORNIA; Crop Of
Walnuts Record Breaker

Los Angeles.-CaIifornls' walnut
crop viii be the greatest in the his
tory Of the industry. according 10 e.
Thorpe, manager Of the California
Walnut Growers Association. First
shipments Of the seasons pick arr sy-
pected TO be on the rails the latter
part OF September.
Approximately se.oooop pounds OF
the largest meated walauts in the
world" said Thorpe, will be gather
ed in California this season The ex-
timated return on this crop viii ap-
proxinate $500, ,0oA"
The Washington herald., 1918-09-07
Dog Catcher Uses Motorcycle.

The police of Louisville, KY, have
found that a motorcycle outfit for
dog catching is more easily handled
than a Torse-drawn outfit. One now
in use there. shown in the Popular
Mechanics Magazine. consists of a
two-wheel car containing a cage and
attached to the rear of motorcycle.
Accompanying the outfit is a driver
and a dog catcher equipped with a
net
The Washington herald., 1918-09-07
Farmers, to Retaliate
On Threshers, Organize

Bellefontaine, ohio.-when Fred c.
Croxton, Ohio's Food Commissioner.
organized the thresher men and per-
mitted them to fix a schedule of
prices, farmers in many places
throughout the State, 1t is said. be-
came wrought up and formed socie-
ties of their own. The Philomathean
Threshing Company is the name given
to an organization of farmers on the
Sidney pike. west of here.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-07
TRANSPORT HIT
NO LIVES LOST
Mt. Vernon Torpedoed Of
Coast Of France-Details
Are Still Lacking.

The U. s. S. Mt. Vernon. army
transport. formerly the German liner
Kronprinzessin Cecilie. was torpedoed
Thursday by a German submarine
about 200 miles at sea from the French
coast.
She was homeward bound. and was
able to return to port at fair speed.
1t Is not known yet II there were
any casualties
Information obtained at the Navy
Department last night is confined to
the contents of a dispatch giving only
meager details, but as the dispatch
mentions no loss of life 1t is believed
by Navy Department officials that
there probably was none.
The indication Is also that the Mt.
Vernon was not damaged badly, as
the dispatch states the vessel was
able to return to a French port under
speed of fourteen knots. There
were no troops aboard. as the ship
was returning to America.
Big and Fast.
The NJ Vernon is one of the
biggest and fastest vessels in the
transport service. She has a gross
tonnage of 1852. Her commander
is Capt. Douglas F. Dismukes. As
the Kronprinzessin CeciIie. she was
the last of the German liners at sea
before internment. .....
With great shipment Of gold
aboard from America intended for
France. the -Kronprinzessin had put
out from New York just before Ger
many declared war on France When
word OF the declaration of war reach
ed the vessel by radio, she was
turned back and put into the nearest
port, Bar Harbor. Maine, whence all
her passengers had to be returned
to their embarking point by rail-
Among these passengers were the
delegates to The Hague conference.
Secretary Daniels recalled yester-
day afternoon that the Kronprinzes-
sin Cecelie was the most damaged OF
all the German liners sabotaged BY
their crews by order Of Bernstorff
just before seizure by the United
States, and that the engineering work
accomplished in n quick restoring OF
the ship to service was one OF the
conspicuous feats of American en-
gineering in the war.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-07
Rain Postpones Lawn
Party at Playground

Five hundred children of the Happy
Hollow Playground, Eighteenth street
and Kalorama roa6 northwest, were
previously disappointed when rain
postponed their lawn fete from FRI
day until Monday. They had spent
many hours decorating their play
ground with crepe paper.
The lawn party viii take place at
o'clock Monday. The proceeds will
be turned over to the Washington
Welfare Association which provides
milk and hot drinks TO the needy
children on the Fairgrounds in winter.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-07
SIX DISTRICT
MEN WOUNDED
Two Lieutenants and Four
More Privates Added to
Honor Roll.

Six more names were added to
washington's roll OF honor yesterday
when two local officers and four pr.-
Yates were reported severely wound
ed in action.
The men are Lieut.. William W.
Dodge, jr., l34 B street northeast;
Lieut.. Thomas V. Barb, Berwyn. Md. ;
Private Ashley G. Duvall, 290l Thir-
teenth street northwest; Joseph Lo-
corte, 923 Twenty-second street north
west; Robert H. Tracey. Anacostia.
and William J. Nickol. >6s4 Fourth
street northeast.
Lieut.. Dodge Carried Comradc.
Lieut.. Dodge Is a hero of which his
native city may well be proud-in the
engagement in which he received his
wound he carried a comrade fifty
yards under heavy fire, while wound
ed himself in seven places.
The young officer was % years OF
age. and had spent the greater part
of his life In Washington. He re-
ceived his commission at the Second
Reserve Officers Training Camp at
Plattsburg. and had been in France
a year when he was wounded. His
father is William W. Dodge, sr., OF
this city.
The second on the list, Lieut.
Thoma. V. Barb. Is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. B. f. Barb. of Berwyn,
Maryland.
He was commissioned at, the frst
officers training camp at Fort
Myer, Va, and had also been In
France, over a year. He was mar
- .h lo-
parture to Miss Josephine B. Gra-
ham, OF parkersburg. Va. ...
Youth IL wsanded.
Ashley Duvall at the time he
received his wound was only Is
years of age. His parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. W. Clarence Duvall, have
been notified that their youngest
son was wounded In action on
July 19.
Private Duvall was born in
Gaithersburg, Md, but has lived IN
this city for the past ten years.
He enlisted in the District Guards
when Is years of age, and served
on the Mexican border.
He was called into active service
with the national army in April uf
last year, and was sent to France
in December.
Young italian ON List.
Joseph Locorte has two brothers In
the service, one OF whom has also
been wounded. The brothers are
Italians who came to this country
nine years ago. Locorte enlisted in
the army about fve months ago. with
his older brother. Vita Locorte. He
was sent overseas several months
ago.
Private Robert Tracey is one of
the local boys who left with the Dis
trict Guards a year ago. He enlist
ed in the guard a year ago, and WAS
sent shortly afterward to France. He
is 26 years of age.
Mrs. John Nickol, mother Of William
J. Nickof, has been notified by the
War Department that her son was
wounded in action in June.
Nickol was n years of age, and had
been a member of the National Guard
at the time the organization was sent
to Mexico. He went to France with
his regiment last December.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-07
CHICAGO GETS AERO MAIL.
Max Miller Arrives with First Cargo
from New York.

Chicago. Sept 6.-Max Miller. the
first New York to Chicago aerial mail
man, landed here tonight with forty
pounds OF letters from New York at
6:j5 O'Clock. The landing was made
at the grounds OF the war exposition
in Grant Park. Thousands were on
hand to cheer him and formal receipt
Of the mail was given by Capt. B. F.
Lpsner.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-07
81 GERMAN PLANES D0WNED.
British Lose Thirteen Machines.
Says London Statement. !.

London, Sept. ,6.-Thirty-seven Ger
man airplanes were brought down by
the British yesterday. the War once
announced tonight. The British lost
thirteen machines. Three German
captive balloons were sent down in
flames. Twenty-one- tons of bombs
were dropped on various German
The Washington herald., 1918-09-07
NIc0LAl LENyNE WEAKER.
Bolshevist Premier Believed Near.
ing Death, Saws Report.

London, Sept. 6.-Nicolai Lenine. the
Bolshevist premier, who was shot by
woman would-be assassin some days
ago, Is weaker. according TO a wire
less dispatch from Moscow. His tenn
perature is rising. His chances OF re-
covery are said to have diminished
owing to the great loss OF blood dur
ing the extraction of a bullet.