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The Washington herald., 1918-07-24
MAY ORGANIZE
SOON A LEAGUE
OF NATIONS
Plan Has Developed In Dip.
lomatic Circles Here
Lately.

Marked increase In discussions Of
the expediency Of immediate forma-
ton of League of Nations has de-
veloped in diplomatic circles here In
the last ten days. Foreign represen-
tatives point TO the successful con-
clusion Of negotiations between the al
lies and America in the complex
problem presented by Siberia, as evil.
dence that will be possible before the
year closes to create q league for the
protection Of small nations.
The very recent change IN the mill
tary aspects Of the war has also play
ed strong part in bringing to the at
tention Of the anti-German nations the
possibility Of supplementing the mill
tary unity OF the allies, with a def
mite political program. A prominent
allied leader yesterday said:
Four Forces Involved.
''The strategy of modern warfare Is
based upon knowledge Of the four ele-
mentais in the enemy's strength. To
wage successful war, 1t Is today neces-
sary to attack with four forces.
These are: the military. the political,
the economic and the psychological.
Up to the present time Germany has
been throwing her full strength into
the development and use Of each of
these four arms of the service.
The allies, however, have been
depending far more upon the mill
tary, than they have upon the other
factors. It IL true that within the
last six months we have mobilized
to q great extent the economic
strengths OF the nations and
through our war trade boards and
similar institutions we are almost
daily carrying on q strenuous war
for the prevention of shipment of
q raw materials into the German
camps. We are also unifying our
own economical resources.
Perhaps our weakest arm to date
Is the use Of the psychological But
We are making progress with that
and some OF the agences created
by America are doing notable work.
But the allies have been weak in
their political unity. 1t Is to be
hoped that they will be able through
a clear expression of aims to create
definite peace program. Without
doubt such q program will call for
the erection of a league Of nations.
the plan which the world / believe,
has received with full confidence of
its great value, confidence being
created almost from the very men,
tion OF the plan through the fact
that 1t was put forward by Presi-
dent Wilson.
Organize Before Peaeef
But it Is now being urged by
many thinking men that the league
should be organized before the war
ends; that in fact It should be used
now as a powerful agency for bring
ing peace. II Is clear that were the
allies to draw up the articles Of
agreement by which such a league
would be formed, they would at the
same time make clear the exact at
titude they will assume at the peace
conference. In other words, that in
stead of being individual bargainers
with Germany, they win come to
the peace conference united in their
peace aims and the measures they
will advocate to enforce them"
The Washington herald., 1918-07-24
JOHNSON CHARGES
BIG CENTER MARKET
WITH PROFITEERINC
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ing a hard time to live. So they boost
rent prices"
rooms for less than $50. Apartments
are hard to md, according to Mr..
Hege, but rooms are not so expen-
sive.
Mr.. Hege also denied that the Hous-
ing Committee was one Of those al
legged to be "asleep at the switch"
He brought out files Of letters since
April, recording wrongs righted. to
prove his point.
Letters Of Complaint.
Ben johnson, representative from
Kentucky. chairman Of the District
Of Columbia House Committee. Is
daily receiving letters concerning the
prof1teering In the District. The two
that follow about rent profteering
were received yesterday:
The real estate interests here are
profiteering on an extensive scale as
follows:
The builder erects cheaply con-
structed houses on ground controlled
by real estate interests. These Iimsy
houses are sold at exorbitant prices
to war workers. unacquainted with
real estate values here. The ordinary
box house. 20x34, containing six rooms
and bath that formerly would sell for
$3.50 Is now being built and sold for
$3.50. It sounds preposterous, but It
is fact. The buyers are newcomers
unacquainted with values and they
must have some place to live"
The letter is signed by a man who
deals in real estate and loans. The
one which follows has pinned to It
clipping advertisement of an
apartment near Dupont Circle. The
rent advertised is $3.50 per month.
October. 1916. my husband. Major
was ordered to Washington
for station. We rented an apart
ment 1743 P street northwest, Of
three rooms, bath and kitchenette,
at the rate Of S4o.bo per month, un-
furnished.
when Major was ordered
to France, came to Washington,
found that the apartment above
mentioned had been furnished and
was now renting for $3.50 per month.
as per clipping attached.
This is Tor your information re-
garding profteering real estate
men,"
The Washington herald., 1918-07-24
GIRL WHO WORE KHAKI
DEAD; HUSBAND FIGHTS
Hazel Carter, Who Sailed and Was
Sent Back, Has Died.

While her husband, corp. Carter. Is
serving in France, Hazel Carter. the
girl who tried to go to France in the
uniform. of q United States soldier. is
dead at her home In Lordsburg, New
Mexico.
, Clad In the khaki Of an infantryman,
young Mrs. Carter almost reached
France last year with her husbands 3
regiment Corp. Carter, stated that
he was not aware that his bride had
accompanied him, but members of his
company and friends In their home
town declared that the young husband
had been drilling his bride some weeks
before the orders, came to SAIL
with her hair cropped close and her
military bearing. theg girl-soldier sue
ceeded in deceiving the officials until
the transport had almost reached its
Then. wien her sex was
discovered. the girl was sent back on
a returning steamer without even
reaching the French coast.
At the times Of her death she was
only . years of age. Word Of her
death has been, sent b her soldisr hus-
Aesa hsSraAee
The Washington herald., 1918-07-24

Any woman who ever owned love-
ly stockings has lamented when
they had to be discarded. Miles, and
miles Of the long tops Of fine silk
stockings are converted into dust
cloths annually or are tossed re-
luctantly into the ragbag just be-
cause nobody can find q use for the
delicate mesh. o..
And now Geraldine Farrar once
more achieves the impossible and
adds another leaf to her laurel
crown. This lovely lady has hit
upon the plan OF converting the
tops OF silk stockings into shirts
for Belgian babiesI
Certainly nobody ever before as
sociated the idea Of economy with
the splendid Farrar. But It Is in
the nature of genius to do extra
well whatever 1t may un-
and So, IL Farrar once set
her restless mind to conserve her
hosiery, she would just naturally
invent the most glorified of all pos
sible economies.
It takes q pair. Of hose to make
The Washington herald., 1918-07-24
GIRL CLERKS
BUGABOO WILL
BE BANISHED
Recreation League Will Post
Notices Of All Social =
Activities.

The girl war worker in washing
ton will ind It dificult to harbor =
lonesome feeling in the very near
future. The Government Recrea-
tion League plans to confront her
with bulletin boards. to be placed
in all government departments. up
on which will be posted notices of
Y. W. c. A. meetings, dates Of Com
munity Center dances. War Camp
Community affairs and all things
social that are decided upon.
This is the desperate measure
that has been decided upon to keep
the elusive girl clerk in Washing
ton. She has been leaving at the
rate of 500 a week, and In so doing
has driven government officials to
patronize hair-dyeing industries.
Social Clearing House.
The Government Recreation
League has established itself as q
clearing house for all social activi-
ties in the government departments
at 71s Fifteenth street Here q
committee composed of representa-
tives of each government. depart
ment, and there are more than q
hundred departments. will decide
upon measures to keep girls in this
city after the novelty has worn off.
Other affairs and recreations will
be planned. Foremost among these
will be drills under the direction Of
Miss Susanna Cocroft who was re-
Gently appointed by the War Depart
ment to care for the health Of gov
ernment clerks, is reserved by her for
middle age when there are not so
many other things to be interested
In. Drills are irresistible at the pres
ent moment Other athletic activities
will be opened up to keep the young
feminine worker In fighting trim,
clear-eyed and alert at her desk each
day.
Experts on the social needs Of young
people have been appointed to the ad-
visory council They are Mrs. Susie
Root Rhodes, Miss Cecil B. Norton,
c. N. Clifford, Eugene Bond, Miss Mar
jorie Day, Harold Keats Capt. Julius
Peyser. Col Clarence 8. Ridley.
Other Omces-
Mai. George P. Ahern has been
elected president of the league. He
has an understanding twinkle In his
eyes that only q father Of six daugh-
ters could be expected to have.
Capt. W. c. Deming has been elect
ed vice president in the plot to en-
snare young women to remain in
Washington.
Miss Maud Miles has had lots of
experience with girls and she has
been appointed secretary.
Mr.. Alonzo Tweedle is the treas
urer. The branch secretaries are:
For information, Miss Sibyl Baker;
organization. Henry T. Ashe; well
fare. Mrs. Edwin c. Vogel; recrea-
tion, W. r. Moody; entertainment,
Miss Marjorie Day.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-24
BABY FOUND. IN PARK;
MONTH OLD, HEALTHY
Infant Was Well Clothed and Wrap
ped in Good Blanket.

A beautiful girl baby, apparently
about q month old. was found in. a
park yesterday morning in Pennsyi-
vania avenue. -
The baby was well clothed and
wrapped in q good blue and white
blanket Policeman Smytbe. who was
on duty at !; the, Russian embassy.
heard the child, crying and he took
the tiny bundle to police headquar-
tiers. and an effort IL being made N
find the mother of the infant A
rigorous search Of the hospitals and
institutions Of the city has been made
to hnd out something regardiGg the
child.
The doctors and nurse. ar the
Georgetown University Hospital SAID
1t was a well developed baby. her
weight being about 2 pounds. Last
night 1t was stated at the Foundlings
Home that the; child was well. and
seemed to nt into its nav surrsund4
ha ~ EtGA4
The Washington herald., 1918-07-24
AUGUST | TO Is FOR
THIRD LOAN BONDS
Treasury Books Open Then for
Transfers and Exchanges.

Secretary McAdoo today announced
'ehat TIE issue Of registered bonds of
the Third Liberty Loan has so far
progressed that the Department will
be prepared to make transfers thereof
and exchanges of registered for cou-
pom bonds on and after August and
until August Is. inclusive. AS the first
Interest payment arises on September
Is, it will be necessary to close the
registry books of the Third Liberty
Loan at the close Of business August
Is in order to prepare checks for such
interest payment During the period
from the close of business August Is
until the opening Of business Septem-
ber Is no transfers Of registered bonds
of the Third Liberty Loan will be
made. nor will exchanges Of registered
bonds for coupon bonds be made.
Registered bonds, however, may be
presented during such period for trans
fer or exchange, such transaction to
be effected after September Is, and in
such cases the interest due on Sep
tember Is will be paid to the holder Of
record at the close OF business Aug
ust IS.
As previously announced. the De-
partment Is now prepared to issue reg
istered bonds in exchange for coupon
bonds Of the Third Liberty Loan, such
transactions being effected most con-
yeniently through the medium of Fed
eral Reserve Banks. II coupon bonds
are presented for exchange for regis
tered bonds after August Is, the in
terest coupon due September Is should
be detached therefrom. as the register
ed bonds issued upon such exchange
win bear interest from September Is.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-24
Royal Air Force Men
/ Plan Tour in West

Brig. Gen. Lee and other members
" the Royal Air Force are planning
IN air journey Of more than s,5oo
niles through the Middle West. Stops
will be made at many cities en- route.
10 give demonstrations and lectures
regarding the mastery Of the air. with
he object Of impressing the general
pubic with the great need for train
ID men who expect to so to the front
n this service.
The tour will last a month and the
hers VIII 60 as far west as st. Louis.
rhey plan to start from Indianapolis
m August 14A and the trip VII last
Il least a month";
The Washington herald., 1918-07-24

baby's shirt. Any woman can see
that when the stockings are slit and
sewed together their. curves will be
perfectly adapted to the lines OF
an infants body. And just as there
are all sizes of babies and all kinds
of weather. so stockings OF all sizes
and 'colors and textures make suit
able material for an infants first
and most important garment.
Here Is q charity which need not
be confined to war orphans 1t may
very well begin at home. With the
shortage of fine woven stuffs. the
cost of baby clothes Is exorbitant.
Geraldine Farrar's suggestion is alb
solutely practicable in every home
blessed with q baby. It IL SO sem
sible and economical that 1t may
prove a worthy rival of woman's
popular employment, knitting sox
for soldiers.
Certainly this quaint economy is
the product OF q genuine human
ity. Perhaps it brings its inventor
closer to the public heart than ever
she was as the charming Goose
Girl" or the tempestuous Carmen"
The Washington herald., 1918-07-24
PRESIDENT SIGNS
BILL FOR CONTROL
OF WIRE SYSTEM
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employees they will at once and .u-
tomatically receive the eight-hour
working day.
Congestion of messages upon the
telegraph lines has been serious and
has resulted in the companies send
ing short-distance night letters by
train and then by mail. The gov
ernment can operate the long-dis-
tance telephone lines as telegraph
lines at the same time they are in
use for phone CIRCUITS, and this is
expected to relieve the situation. The
"A T. & 7. has used this system for
years, but lack of unified operation
between all the telegraph and tele-
phone companies has barred a COM
plete utilization Of the possibilities.
1t Is expected that as q part Ct
the postal system kilograms can be
paid for in postage stamps. This
will simplify the bookkeeping at the
various branch Offices. 1t is possi-
BILE that ultimately the government
may insist that all payments of mes
sages be by stamps. This is still
to be determined. However, 1t is
not expected that the present ar
rsngements of charge accounts will
be disturbed.
Financing Of the companies is pro-
Wded for in the order Of the Presi-
dent, together with methods for the
companies to take their claims up
In the courts " they think the COM
pensation allowed to them by the
Postmaster General Is not adequate.
Possession IL taken for the dura-
ton Of the war. and the act of Con-
gress under which the President acts
provides that the control shall not
extend beyond the date of the ex-
change Of ratifications of. the general
peace treaty at the end of the war.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-24
FOOD ANXIETY
PAST, HOOVER
TELLS BRITISH
100000 Tons Will Be
Exported from u. S. in
Year, He Declares.

London, July 23.-Austin Cham
berlain, opening q reception Of well
come to Herbert c. Hoover, United
States Food Director. today said:
History is repeating itself. The
contemplate British army was
the first mistaken conception Of the
Germans. Now the Americans. too.
have proven their value. We are
proud to call them brothers in
arms
Mr.. Chamberlain paid tribute to
the results Of the voluntary food
restriction "in the land Of plenty"
He said the rich and poor were be-
ing treated on an absolutely equal
basis as regards food. He voiced
confidence that British labor would
give the fullest aid to the govern
ment in its efforts to solve the food
problem.
Mr.. Hoover. responding to the
speeches of welcome, said America
would be fully able to export 49,
O00, 900 tons Of foodstufs, with less
pressure Of saving than during the
last year, while Canada would be
able to spare 100000 tons. He add
ed:
"All anxieties regarding essential
food have passed. We are now
establishing food reserves against
the possibility of a short harvest in
1913. The U-boat menace no longer
threatens the food supply of the
allies"
To Decide Use of Resources.
The American food administrator
explained that he was here for the
chief purpose of deciding how best
to use the resources on hand.
Mr.. Hoover said President Will
sons message was that the Ameri-
can people are gladly willing to
make any sacrifice in the consump-
tion and production Of foodstuffs in
order to maintain the health and
comfrrt and courage Of the people
Of the allied countries"
I'VE are, in fact" Mr.. Hoover
added, "eating at a common table
with them"
The Washington herald., 1918-07-24
RAINcOAT FRAUD ARRESTS.

New York, July 23.-Two big
hsh," as promised in predictions
made by Department Of Justice Of
ficials, fell into the government
dragnet today in Connection with the
alleged frauds involving millions of
dollars in selling inferior grade
raincoats for soldiers wear. Charles
Il Fuller. chief government in
spector for the New York district,
and Harry q. Lazarus. q wealthy
manufacturer Of clothing, were ar
rested. Lazarus was head of the
Council of National Defense sub
committee to which was assigned
the placing, in the New York Dis
trict. of raincoat contracts.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-24
PROPAGANDA IN
GERMAN BOOKS
UNDENIABLE
Association of Patriotic
Teachers Convinced
This Exists.

While Washington school teach
ers may be Ioath to belive that the
books they havsfb been teaching from
have been Intentionally saturated
with German propaganda, the As
sociation of Patriotic Societies are
convinced that It is true.
TT is peculiar" said William
Mather Lewis yesterday at the
headquarters OF the society in the
Union Trust Building, that in the
song book used by schools in the
District there should be many songs
by German composers, and some
even printed in German. while there
are no French or italian songs
printed in the native language, and
few by native composers"
Answers Statement.
This statement was in answer to
the statement made by G. ]. Jones.
of Central High School. who con-
tended that he lauding of the Ger
man government In histories was no
greater than that of the recital of
the virtues OF England and Of
France.
In one of the song books there Is
'Tch Liebe Dich." by Grieg, and be-
sides many others there Is a cradle
song by Bahms.
Even in such a Thoroughly Ameri-
can movement as Community Singing
German propaganda has crept in In
q book compiled for that purpose, a
collection Of ffty-hve songs, there are
such songs as The Soldiers Fare
we'll by Johannes KunkeL"
The Association of Patriotic So
eieties is willing to go to the extreme
of abolishing the playing even Of
Beethoven and other great German
artists.
Some people contend" said Mr..
Lewis, that music Is universal and
that no distinction should be made
merely because of nationality. have
heard q fine musical artist say that
TO German music IL due the tardiness
Of the awakening in smerica of the
menace of Prussianism. He said he
realized this when he attended a con-
eert Of the wonderful Boston Sym
phony Orchestra He was irrltate6
at drst that he had to sit and listen
to Q lot of music written in Germany.
He became SO engrossed in the un-
deniably beautiful music that he be-
gan to wonder whether a pepole that
could produce such beautiful music
were really as bad as hey were
painted Il Is this effect that the
wonderfully efficient music of Ger
many might have upon a lot of peo-
pie, and at this stage of the game
America cannot afford to have her
sympathies aroused for Germany"
Mr.. Lewis declared that he had re-
cefved a letter from Mcmillan and
Company, the publishers Of the Wash
tnEton school song book stating that
the Objectionable German songs would
be replaced IN their new edition with
American patriotic songs.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-24

Rservists Of the 1893 to 1911 classes
n Western Greece and fifteen classes
4 telegraphists have been called to
- GrAAk calorL
The Washington herald., 1918-07-24
URGES SECURE
INLAND WAYS
FOR SHIPPING
Redfeld Points to Means
of Saving Lives Of
Sailors.

The San Diego might have been
saved and the lives of American
sailors spared il it had been un-
necessary to send a naval ship into
dangerous waters to protect COM
mercs which could have passed in
safety In inland channels, II these
had been provided. Secretary of
Commerce Redneld, wrote Repre-
sentative J. Hampton Moore yester-
day.
The secretary's letter, urging
greater protection for American
shipping by providing inland coastal
waterways, Is in part as follows:
Il am sure you must regard, as
do. the recent sad occurrence on
our northern Atlantic Coasts with
mingled feelings. We deeply regret
the loss of fine ship and still more
deeply the loss of useful young lives.
We are sorry for the destruction of
property on tho east coast Of Mas
sachusetts, and still more so for
the injury to the workers on the
vessels attacked. We shall agree
that the utmost should be done to
make these waters safe against q
recurrence Of these dangers.
Events Plead for Cause.
You who have so earnestly la
bored to promote action which wouli
in large part indeed have made these
disasters impossible must feel that
these occurrences reinforce the cause
OF which you have been a consis-
tent exponent
The San Diego in the path of
duty was protecting our commerce,
but much. il not most, of the COM
merce she went into danger to pro-
tect could have passed in safety
inland channels II these had
been provided. The vessels whJch
were sunk outside Of Cape Cod could
have gone in security free from all
II me canals opened to
their use had been IN the control
of the government and free from
tclls.
Some Canals Taken Over.
Il hope you will feel that the pres
ent occasion calls on you to urge
anew the vital importance to the
country and to humanity of leaving
no stone unturned to get our in
land coastal waterways into use with
the least possible delay. I am adj
vised that the Pailroad Administra-
ton has already taken over, a con-
siderable portion of them, viz: the
Delaware and Raritan Canal and the
New York State Barge Canal. This
Is a step In the right direction. It
Is only step and the coast will
not be secure until our commerce
as well as our raval vessels may
move unhampered from Boston to
Beaufort, and perhaps farther"
The Washington herald., 1918-07-24
U. 5. Wants Oliver Twists.

Inc Women's Division of the local
once Of the United States Employ
ment service. 1n0 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest, has received an urgent
can for nifty typists who can use an
oliver typewriter. for war work which
VIII pay u.0Oo a year. Craftsmen are
also needed for war work. Women
who are unemployed and have a speed
oil about forty or fifty words a minute
on the Oliver typewriter, or are drafts
women. should consider IT a patriotic
duty to answer the call for war
workers Copyists. copyist topographic
and mechanical drsftswomen are de-
rrad
The Washington herald., 1918-07-24
ONE-HALF MILLION
MEN NOW In NAVY;
SOON TO HAVE 700, 900
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further increases in the navy oerson-
mel will be made necessary by the ad-
dition Of q greater number Of patrol
boats If the submarine menace should
continue.
ton are being studied with keen in
terest by the navy officials. as any
movement Of troops would very like
ly increase the demand for armed pa
trolls from the Navy Department.