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New-York tribune., 1918-07-22
Suffrage Amendment
Needs Only Few Votes
American Victory Union An
nounces Results Of Latest
Canvass

But two or three votes are needed to
in the United States Senate, according
70 letters from the Senator'S to Will
lam Bullock, director general of the
American Victory Union, $50 Nassau
Street.
Out of ten Senator'S only one. Henry c
Lodge. of Massachusetts, stood out
against the amendment, it was learned
Senator William NJ. Calder, who has
been counted among the opponents Of
the amendment, apparently has
switched to the side OF the suffragists
These facts were made known by the
Senators in their answer to resolutions
Of the board of governors Of the Vic
tory Union, favorng adoption of the
amendments as a war measure
Senator Calder wrote: Il am, of
course, heartily in favor Of the national
woman suffrage amendment"
Other Senators recording themselves
in favor of the amendment, which
would submit woman suffrage to all
of the states, were Lawrence Y. Sher-
man and James Hamilton Lewis, Of
Illinois,; Knute Nelson. of Minnesota;
Joseph |. France, of Maryland; Miles
Polndexter, of Washington; Charles
Curtis, Of Kansas; J. S. Frelinghuysen.
Of New Jersey; Morris Sheppard of
Texas, and Henry L. Myers, of Mon
tana.
Senator Sherman, in his communica-
tion, declared that universal suffrage
cannot be defeated.
Senator Lodge was strong in his op-
position to the amendment.
Il am strongly Of the opinion that
the question should not be dealt with
by an amendment to the Federal Con-
stitution, but should be decided by the
several states" he said
New-York tribune., 1918-07-22
Williams College
Has | ,2S4 Men in
Fighting Service

With 1924 men in the fighting SER
vice Of tie United States and an equal
number in allied branches of war work,
Williams College, Williamstown, Mass.
now claims TO have larger percentage
of its undergraduates and alumni in the
war then any other college in thls
country.
According to figures made public by
the Williams Club OF New York City
in the June issue of "Ephraim Williams
A Soldier periodical devoted to
news of Williams men in service, more
than threequarters of the $50 under
graduates and one-quarter Of the 1000
living alumni now are IN war service.
The Williams Club, which has a mem
bership of $50, has given up IA per cent
of its members to war service.
Eight men are on the roster of Will
iams's casualties in June. among them
Lieutenant Richard A. Blodgett, OF the
United States Ar Service. killed IN
France May II, 1918, while in combat
with German plane. Lieutenant Blod
gett left directions tnat when he died
every man in his gang should be
set up to bottle OF champagne.
Five leaders of sports in Williams
College joined the colors this year
Ted Brown. hockey captain; Clifford,
football captain-elect; Hal Wright,
famous pdSheCDdll ledueft rlalSteaO,
football captain, and Kingsley. base
ball captain. All of these men have
commissions in the service.
The Williams Club publication, named
after Colonel Williams, the founder OF
the college. who fell in battle at Lake
George September g. 1775 is said TO be
the only magazine of its kind published
by university club.
1t prints news Of men at the front. OF
the war activities of the college, and is
sent to all alumni, whether in service
or not.
1t is announced in the June number
of the magazine that the curriculum of
the college will be adjusted next year
so that courses in military art OF
navigation may be substituted for any
freshman course except mathematics
The subjects will correspond to the
requirements of the War Department.
There VIII be Intensive drill during the
fall and spring months. Besides, there
will be courses in military history.
economics, geography and meteorolopv.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-22

Dutch. Greek, Italian and, last but not
least, the Jewish flag.
OF course, tha flag had to be blessed,
and the committee decided that Father
Philip McGrath, the fighting chaplain,
whose sturdy right arm has swung
more than one sleep-producing blow
on the jaw of a roysterer, was the
best man for the job. Father Nc
Grath, after blessing the flag, assisted
Lester Reynolds, of 154 Seventh Street,
second class seaman in the United
States navy, and Edward Mcclure, of
651 East Thirteenth Street, of the sup
ply troop of the 31Oth Cavalry, in rails
ing it.
Block Party at Night
Father McGrath's address was fol-
lowed by remarks by locally prominent
speakers, and there was music by the
band from the U. S. S. Recruit And
when some Of the boys and girls, later
at night, found the music just right
for dancing, none objected
There was singing, and the men,
women and children Joined in the
chorus, led by Ethel Arnold and Miss
Joyce, the later a yeowoman on the
Recruit. Young girls presented floral
piece, representing the Belgian flag,
to the Rev. Joseph Pontur, said to be
the first Knights of Columbus chaplain
to go cover the top
At night there was a block party
and the street was ablaze with cleo
trio light. But there were mighty few
young men Of draft age present to join
in the celebration.
For, emulating the immortals of '9s-
Kelly and Burke and Shea-O'Brien,
Gnsberg, Anderson, Sandy MacPher-
son and the other boys down by the
gas house are cover there.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-22
280 On Ship Questioned

AN ATLANTIC PORT, july PA
Dutch steamship which left Rotterdam
about twelve days ago and which was
detained for search at Halifax arrived
here to-day. She was boarded by rep
resentatives of various government in
telligence bureaus, who spent the en-
tire day questioning the 2SO travel
lers abroad. All are foreigners on
their way to this city, the Dutch West
Indies and ports in South America
at which the steamship will stop on
release from this port
1t is known that this government
has much information concerning
thought that some Of them NAV be
detained here until satisfactory expla-
nations are Forthcoming relative to the
reasons for their departure from Hoi-
land.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-22
Ban on German
Is Declared by
twenty-five States
Security Leagues Fight
Against "kultur" Is
Winning Easily
Dropped From Schools
Teuton Language Reported as
Being Eradicatcd From
Courses

German is rapidly becoming a dead
language in the United States as a
result of the National Security
Leagues fight against the enemy
tongue, it was declared yesterday by
Colonel Charles f. Lydecker, presi-
dent of the league
The cooperation of governors
mayors, educational boards and de-
fence organizations has brought about
almost the complete Anglicization Of
many states. it was said. The cam
ri ign has forced scores Of German
language newspapers to suspend pub
lication. and hundreds of cities and
towns have announced the discontinue
ancc of German classes in public
schools. In Iowa Ihe governor issued
a proclamation prohibiting the teach
lE of German IN all schools.
The Teutonic press and language,
ty organized action of citizens, are
gradually being eliminated from the
II Lowing twenty-five states:
Massachusetts, Connecticut, New
FORK, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Mary
land, Virginia, Georgia, Mississippi
Louisiana, Texas, Michigan, Indiana,
Ohio, Illinois, Nebraska, Missouri
Kansas, Iowa. Arkansas, Arizona, Col
orado, Montana, California and Ore
gon.
Ir a letter sent broadcast through
the nation Colonel Lydecker wrote:
"The presence of large number r
O. PERSONS in the country who profess
loyalty to the government, but who
foster the traditions, maxims, speech
and principles of the enemy govern
ments, by suggestion, innuendo, and
connivance amounting to conspiracy
are offensive to loyal workers and
detrimental to a genuine spirit of
patriotism. The duty of every citizen
is to know the English language. TO
refuse to learn it is to throw defiance
to the nation.
"Americanization really means edu-
cation. If we educate our people prop
erly we shall make true Americans of
citizens of whatever blood.
"The cultivation of the language of
our land requires that we shall not
foster as substitutes the use of the
foreign tongues, particularly those of
nations with whom we are at war.
Foreigners must be compelled to con-
vince themselves of the value and the
justice of American ideals, and this
requires knowledge of the English
language"
New-York tribune., 1918-07-22
Miners Make
Output Record to
Meet Fuel Deficit
Tons Sent Out
in Six Days in Reply
to Garfield Appeal
Especial Dispatch to The Tribune

'tpcCtut DlSDGtCH 10 me ITtbU1lCl
WASHINGTON, July 21-A new coal
production record was made last week
by the bituminous operators when 49,
z43,ooO net tons left the mines, accord
ing to figures compiled by the Geo.
logical Survey. This was an increase
over the five-day week of July of
2,9S7,O0O net tons. or 20 per cent, and
over the corresponding week of last
year of 1,479,00O net tons, or 12.5 per
cent.
ing day is estimated at 100000 net
tons, as against 2,O56,0oO net tons
during the week of July 6, or an in
crease of 7.6 per cent, and as compared
with the average production working
day of 1,961,00 net tons during the
corresponding week of 1917.
Inc output during the week ended
July l3 of 13,243,000 net tons is ap-
proxlmately 1,031,000 net tons, or 8
per cent above the average weekly re-
qulrements of 1921 800, estimated by
the United tSatcs fuel administration.
However, the average weekly produc-
ton for the coal year to date is esti
mated at 11,568,OOO net tons, or 5.3 per
cent behind the weekly requirements.
Must Make Up Deficit
IN order to make ur the deficit for
the coal year from April to date Of
$4,000 net tons a week, or 0,651, 900
net tons, it will be necessary to have
approximately ten more weeks of pro-
ductlon equivalent to that of last week,
or production of 12,471,0 900 net tons
during each of the thrty-seven re-
naming weeks of the coal year end
ing March 81, 1919. This figure has
only twice been ataincd-the week Of
June Is and the week now reported.
Reports from the carriers show in
creased shipments for the week of
July 13 ranging from 2G to 38 per
cent.
Anthracite shipments for the week
also were vastly increased, the records
showing 42331 cars of anthracite,
against 81 ,493 cars during the week
Miners Win Praise
Fuel Administrator Garfield to-day
gave the highest commentator to the
miners who contributed to the record
production last week. He declared
that they are striking telling blow
against Germany in providing Ameri-
can industries. with their essential
fuel.
'1f the miners will keep production
over 100000 tons from this time
on. we will win the fight" he said.
"The weeks record was a big tribute
to what America can do when faced
by crisis. 1t is real blow against
Germany
1--WE are fighting to give the ship
yards, the aeroplane plants, the muni-
tion plants and every arm of the gov
ernment dealing Germany blow upon
blow enough fuel to keep them going
at top speed. And with the aid of the
miners we can accomplish that task.
ask only that they keep up the fight
and I will fight with them with every
thing that is in me. Germany is beaten
and nothing can drive that message
home to the followers of the Kaiser
more surely than the knowledge that
our industries will not be baked by
lack of fuel"
New-York tribune., 1918-07-22
Survey Started
To Purge School
Books of KuLtur
Especial Dispatch to The Tribume)

(Spect1L dispatch to The Iribnfe)
WASHINGTON, July 21.-A nation
wide survey of school textbooks for
the purpose of expurgating Gc1man
propaganda and encouraging the adop-
ten of texts, sounding q high note of
patriotism, has been inauguratcd by
the National Committee CT Patriotic
Societies.
A statement sent out to-day by the
officers to thousands of local chair
men of the forty-two represented
societies, says:
"At the request of the National Com
noittee, school book publishers through
out the country have furnished copies
Of their readers, histories, civics, song
books and patriotic texts. A number
Of the histories have been found to
contain matter laudatory to the Ger
man government and system; numer-
Gus song collections present German
songs, sometimes printed IN the Ger
man language. 1t is high time that
the insidous German propaganda which
for years has circulated through our
school system be crushed. Our people
should have the assurance that from
the head of the bureau oe education
to the humblest teacher in the district
school the personnel of our educational
crces is aggressively American.
."Local patriotic leaders can DO more
effective work by investigating the
books in the schools Of their com
munity and seeing that only those that
nrc above suspicion are used. They
should also see that books teaching
patriotism are used in every. grade
beginning next September. IT there
are members of your scnool board or
teaching force whose loyalty can be
questioned, see that they are made to
resign. If we are ever to have real
natriotism in this country it must be
taught to our children. Now is the
t;me TO establish it.. Every American
community has responsibility in this
matter which cannot be neglected II
the nation is to live up to the ideals
ne it's founders"
New-York tribune., 1918-07-22
Bolsheviki Seize
Estate of Former
Car and Family

AMSTERDAM, July 21.-The entire
property of the former Emperor, his
wife and his mother, as we'll as all
other members of the imperial house,
has been forfeited to the Russian Re-
public, according to a Moscow message
received here.
This will include deposits in foreign
banks to the credit Of the members of
the imperial family. A decree to this
effect was issued by the Bolshevik gov
ernment on July II, it is said.
In reporting the death Of the former
Emperor the Moscow "Bjedneta" says:
"By order of the Revolutionary
Council of the people the bloody Gear
has happily died. Long live the red
terror!"
PARIS, July 21.--News of the death
of the former Russian Emperor is &C
cepted as more than probable here
especially as it appears to be believed
in Grmany. The Temps" says:
"The former Emperor's death must
produce unforeseen consequences in
Russia Hence, it is more than ever
necessary that the Allies have CO.
herent, clear and far-seeing policy in
Russia, the principles of which should
certainly be in conformity to those
formulated in Washington"
New-York tribune., 1918-07-22
Flags Of 9 Races Fly in Honor
OF 120Gas T Iouse District T Heroes
Service Banner With Three Gold Stars Unfred to Sue
cessors of Immortal 'Keys, Burkes and Sheas
of Spanish War Fame

In 1898, when Uncle Sam was forced
to clash with Spain. the boys from
the old Gas House district, over on
the East Side, helped make famous
the names of kelly and Burke and
Shea"
For it was only those whose names
smacked Of the could Sod" who lived
and fought in those days down by the
gas house.
Now, however, they are more cosmo-
politan, and the neighborhood is poly
gioe with its O'Briens, Ginsbergs and
IN TACT, representatives. of almost every
race under the sun.
And so it was that yesterday. when
the Gas House district gathered at
Avenue c and Twelfth Street to honor
the> boys now fighting in France by
raising a service flag of 12O stars, it
showed, in way, that the district to-
DAY harbors many races. For three
OF the stars were golden. They were
IN honor of another trio WHO, in the
nelgnborhood. will be linked in mem
eory with Kelly and Burke and Shea"
They are:
Gold Stars for Trio
Lawrence Connors Ga real Gas House
district name), Abraham Schwartz and
Lawrence Wolf, trio who died fight
ing in France. From wire extend
ing from one side of the street to the
other the flag floats in the very shadow
of the famous tanks
OF American bunting there was
plenty. But from the windows there
hoated the flag of Ireland (and it pre-
domlnated outside the Stars and
Strlpes), the Belgian, English, French.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-22
P. o. Mems Thrift Record

Postoffice employees of New York
City sold during the last week $751;
97947 worth of thrift and war saw
ings stamps, an announcement issued
yesterday says.
The largest individual sale was made
by Elwood Nedell, clerk in the Times
Square station, who disposed of s27,-
325 worth. In the carriers division
Harry Klumback, of the Grand Cen
tral station. sold $l0,11743.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-22
Plan Big Hamburg Shipyard

AMSTERDAM, June 13. - 1t is
planned to establish the largest ship
building yard in Germany at Hamburg
says the Hamburger "Nschrichten. ?"
The combination of interests at the
back of this concern includes the HAM
burg American line, and the new com
pany has a professional capital of ten
million marks.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-22

tory of "Coney." About ten years ago
the police determined to end the dan
gerous practice of jumping from car
windows and in one day arrested 256
persons.
The raid was planned and directed
by United States Marshal Power with
the aid of Police Inspector William F.
Boettler and Police Captain Byron r.
Sackett
New-York tribune., 1918-07-22

We like to give the sum-
mer sun something to cry
about-our fast color suits
can't fade EN- bit. That
goes, not only for the wool
ones for men and boys, but
for our boys wash suits.
Not forgetting our fast
color socks and shirts.
Quality's not easy to get these days.
Revisions in men suits,
here and there, all through
the stock. Quite a quantity
now at SIS and $50.
ROGERS PEEr COMPANY
Broadway Broadway
at 18th St. "The at s4th St
Four
Broadway Corners" Fifth Ave.
at Warren at dist St.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-22
Men Wearing u. S. Uniforms
Attack Officer on Train

PARIS, July 20.-Lieutenant John ].
Cullinan, returning to Blois alone in a
train compartment, was attacked by
four men in American army uniforms,
who bound and gagged him.
After completely stripping him of
his belongings, the men disappeared.
The military authorities are investi-
eating.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-11-07
Baptist Church

1000 a. m, Sunday school, w
E. Bell superintendent. All the
teachers are expected to be with
their classes.
HOO a. M, preaching by the
pastor. Subject: A Good Wit
ness for Jesus Christ.
600 p. m, meeting of the B. Y.
P. u, Miss Efie Goulding, presi-
dent. The pastor very much de-
sires a full attendance at all these
meetings. Strangers are cordial
ly invited.-R. A. SUBLETTE,
Pastor.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-11-07

short and in fact, the surrender
of the two countries is complete
in all details and the Allied con
querors are permitted to take ev-
cry step necessary to enforce
thorough and lasting peace.
Meantime, the Allied armies on
the western front, from the North
Sea to the Swiss boundary, are
giving the Germans no rest, but
are steadily driving them back to
their own country. At every
point the Allies are gaining, TAX
ing many prisoners and capturing
guns and supplies and strategic
centers, and freeing towns and
villages in France and Belgium
of the presence of the ruthless in
vaders. Indications are that the
German armies on this front can
not long stand up under the ter
rife blows being dealt them by
the French, British, Americans
and Belgians, and they must soon
collapse.
The supreme war council of the
Allies sitting at Versailles, has
formulated terms Of the armistice
asked for by Germany, which
country, deserted by her allies,
must speedily accept to save her
own territory from invasion.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-11-07
Red Gross Officers

The following corrections are
made in regard to the Red Cross
officers, as printed in the "Her.
aid" of last week.
Canteen Service, E. w. Roun.
tree instead of Mrs. Rountrec
Motor Corps, T. G. Crosland in.
stead of Mrs. Crosland. The aud.
iting committee has not yet beer
appointed MRS. G. G. DAVIS
Secretary.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-11-07
STATE COUNCIL OF DEFENSE
Giving Attention to Matters OF
Public Interest

Tallahassee, Nov. 4-The Flor
ida Council Of Defense has open
ed a campaign looking to the con-
seervation of live stock killed on
railroad rights Of way. During
the year1917, it is estimated that
approximately eleven thousand
head of meat animals were killed
in this manner Fully three mil
lion pounds Of meat Were COM
pletely destroyed, TO say nothing
Of the loss in leather. Food Suf-
ficient to feed an army of two mill
lion men one day, or two hundred
thousand men for week, was
needlessly destroyed and wasted.
AS a food conservation measure,
the Council Of Defense will ask
the cooperation of every owner
Of live stock in Florida, in this
great movement.
The War Industries Board will
hold an important conference
with the state councils, in Wash
ington, November IL and IL to
consider on-w reconstruction
now handled in the different
states by the state councils. JUS
tice j. B. Whitfield, chairman of
the State Council, has appointed
Hon. John w. Henderson, member
advisory committee, and Hon. H.
IS. Howard, executive secretary,
as delegates to attend this meet
ing.
The State Council has been adj
vised from Washington that more
than ten thousand additional
nurses will be needed for the
Army Nurses Corps by the first
of January, and that another
twenty-five thousand will be need
ed by the first Of June, 1919. The
impression has gone out that no
more nurses are needed in mill
tary hospitals, and it is very de-
sirable to correct this impression
Immediately.
A recent order from the Ad-
jutant- General requires that train
ing camp commanders report
names, addresses Of all deserters
and men absent without leave, to
the State Council of Defense, and
the various State Councils of De-
fense are rendering assistance in
approaching these men. Major A.
B. Small of Lake City, is in charge
of this department of the work Of
the Florida State Council.
The State Council will assist in
the United War Workers Cam
paign, and has called upon county
and community councils to CO.
operate with the state director of
the campaign.
(Oh, the capital letters wasted
by these capital writer's They
and the Tampa Tribune seem to
have a craze for using capital let
ters.)
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-11-07
TUESDAYS ELECTION
VERY QUIET AFFAIR
No Opposition to Regular Demo
cratic Nominees
wHITEHURsT rs ELECTED
Lively Contest for County Com
missioner.-Big Majorities for
Prohibition, School Tax and
Compulsory Cattle Dipping.

Results of the congressional
elections held Tuesday in the
North and West were not known
when The Herald went TO press.
Florida, Of course, has returned
her delegation, for there was no
opposition to the regular Demo
cratic ticket.
1t is apparent that the state has
gone dry" by a big majority
and that the ten-mill school-tax
amendment has been adopted.
DeSoto county has voted by
large majority for the compul-
sorry dipping of cattle to eradi-
cate the tick.
Everywhere, the election was
quiet, especially so in Punta Cor
da. Here, war demands had tax
en- away half our voters and, as a
result, only SO votes were cast.
The only contests here were over
the School-tax proposition and the
county oommissionership for the
first cWauchula) district. This
race for commissioners was a very
lively, not say acrimonious one,
and the chief interest centercd a.
round it.
The vote of the Punta Gorda
precinct was as follows: For
congressman, II. j. Drane 72; at
torney-general, Swearingen 81;
supreme judges, Whitfield 60,
West So; railroad commissioners,
Bitch Az, Burr SO; representa-
tive in the legislature, Judge
John B. Cochran, 81.
For county commissioner for
District No. ii Il. Alderman 2,
w. j. Case 0, ID. j Farrabee 8,
W. I. Sauls 20, L. w. Whitehurst
A.; for District No. 2-Sears COX
er As; for District No. 3-Wm.
NJ. Whitten 70; for District No. A,
G. K. McRae A; for District No.
SIS. P. Durrance So;
For members of the school
board-V. 0. Russell 50, w. R.
Granting At, Fl. A. Ware Sc;
For compulsory cattle dipping
81, against S;
For ten-mill school tax 81. "
gainst 19;
For prohibition SO, against 81.
Charlotte Harbor
On contested propositions, the
vote was: Commissioner for Dis
trict One Case 2, Farrabee 0, i
Sauls 3,,Whitehurst Is.
For cattle dipping 10, against 4.
For the school tax II, against 7.
For prohibition Is, against 8.
Cleveland S Vote
Sauls s, Whitehurst 2; the 9th
er three, none.
For dipping 10, against O; for
school tax 5, against A; for pro-
hibition 6, against 3.
Latest returns from the county
at large indicate that L. w.
has won the commits
sionership of the first district by
about 100 plurality.