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The Washington herald., 1918-03-22
Germany Cannot Afford
To Launch Spring Drive
U. S. Military Authorities Confident Reported
Bombardment of British Conceals Military
Operations Elsewhere. s5ESS

ing with the British veterans. The
end of their training may be
marked by The beginning Of a glo-
rious contribution to the genral
task of breaking up the enemy
drive.
The line will hold" said a vet
eran stan officer here last night.
IT don't believe the Germans have
started or ever will start a general
movement against the allied lines.
Unless they are more desperate than
any of us anticipate, can't see
how they can afford to risk their all
In a drive which can have but one
end-failure. Such a failure would
cost them thousands upon thou
sands of men that they cannot af-
ford to lose. Then an allied often
sive would have a far better chance
Of succeeding"
The allies have had more than
ample notice of the contemplated
German offensive, all officers here
agree. The British especially have
made every preparation. They have
all the men they can use. Their
stores of ammunitions and supplies
are adequate to carry them through
a series of operations of any length
the Germans can maintain
Optimism Prevails.
All over the War Department there
is a feeling Of utmost confidence
that the allied line in the West Is
as nearly impregnable, as it can be
made under modern conditions. The
Huns may penetrate a short dis
AN,k r. kA
they will be thrown back, is the gen.
eral prediction. The allies will emerge
from the impending conflict stronger.
relatively. than when the enemy
launched the attempt.
A few officers who closely watch all
military developments in Europe said
last night that it was possible the
Germans intended to make their
drive at another point along the west
ern front. That the Teutons might
be figuring on the Italian front as
a fertile field of operations also was
pointed out.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-22

The terrific bombardment of the
British 'front.' yesterday is not inter-
preted here as the beginning of the
widely heralded general German Of
fensive against the allies in the west
Army stan officers last night ex-
pressed the belief that the heavy ar
tillery assault against the British
positions was designed to screen op-
erations elsewhere.
Holland May Suffer.
Holland may be the latest objective
of German wrath, 1t Vas limited by
some officers News dispatches yes
terday quoting an official Berlin state
ment were pointed to as indicating
this development at an early date.
Germany was reported to have declar-
cd that the Netherlands must be COM
PEELED to bear all consequences Of her
decision in the matter Of her ships
being taken over by America and
Great Britain.
II the German move against the
British proves to be the opening of
the predicted German offensive, as 1t
would appear on its face, officers
here are confident that the allies will
be found ready and prepared to meet
any and every attack, however strong
they may be.
In this event American troops, in all
probability will play a conspicuous
part in stopping the Huns. Under the
military agreement reached by the
Supreme Inter-allied War Council at
Versailles, allied troops of any ma
tionality may be transferred from one
point in the line to another. as the oc-
Casion demands. The combined
strength OF the allied forces on the
Western front, under this plan, will
be employed as a whole. An order
from the Supreme War Council would
send Gen. Pershing's troops to rein
force the British, If that should prove
necessary.
Confidence Expressed.
A number of American soldiers
now are with the British along the
line against which the Germans
are hurlinE showers of shells. These
troops are being given final train
The Washington herald., 1918-03-22
Open Nostrils! End
A Cold or Catarh
How to Get Relief When Head
and Nose Are Stuffed Up.

Count fftyi Your cold in head or
catarrh disappears. Your cIogged
nostrils will open. the air passages
OF your head will clear and you can
breathe freely. No more Enuffling-
hawking, mucous discharge. dry-
ness or headache: no struggling for
breath at night
Get a small bottle OF EIy's Cream
Balm from your druggist and apply
cream in your nostrils. II pene-
trates through every air passage OF
the head, soothing and healing the
swollen or inflsmed mucous mem
brane, giving you instant relief.
Head colds and catarrh yield like
magic. Don't stay stuffed-up and
miserable. Relief is sure.-Ady.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-22

gathering data bearing on the sub
ject.
In accordance with The Washington
Herald's prophecy OF yesterday morn
ing. Senate investigation into bomb
proof" commissions began yesterday
afternoon when Senator Thomas, of
Colorado. introduced a resolution CALI
ing on the War Department to inform
the Senate how many of the g., 600 nom
combatant reserve officers are within
the draft age.
II want to find out how many of
these are within the draft age" said
Senator Thomas. IF many of them
are within the draft age, do not
think it is a very good thing for the
morale of the army"
The resolution was referred to the
Senate Military Affairs Committee.
1t is understood that the committee
will give the resolution early con-
sideration and that it will be favor
ably reported to the Senate.
Peppery comment was made on the
floor Of the House concerning what
Representative Cox termed Tin
Lizzie" officers, while Representative
Mccormick contributed the title Of
near beer boys"
Representative Cox likened the g.
900 holders of noncombatant commits
sions to Jobs war horses, wanting
to sninf the breeze of battle FROM
afar off,"
What does the gentleman think
about stacking up the army In this
country with 62,OoO commissioned, nom
combatant officers," said Representa-
i've Cox. STORED down here in the
various departments doing nothing in
the world but clerical work? Does
not the gentleman feel that those
mcn shoul, be put on the firing line.
IL they want to keep their conlmis-
sions. and let the civilians go down
mere and DO this work that women
can d2~ Ias.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-22
FAIR FOOD PRICE LIST
TO BE ISSUED TODAY

A new fair food price list. con-
tanning several commodities not be-
fore included, and quoting slightly
higher prices on a number of others,
will be given out for publication
this morning by District Food Ad-
ministrator Wilson.
The new prices and the addition
of other commodities were agreed
upon yesterday afternoon at a
meeting of the fair price committee
of the District, but the new list
was withheld by Food Administra-
tor Wilson until this morning.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-22
SICK RATE UP,
CAMPS REPORT
FOR LAST WEEK
General Health, However,
Is Report Of Field Sani-
tation Heads.

Although an Increase in the sick
rate of troops at training camps in
the United States is shown over the
preceding week, the weekly report
of the Division of Field Sanitation
to the Surgeon General of the army
shows that the health OF the men
continues good.
Sick and death rates at all ma
tional guard camps are the lowest
for any branch of the army. Ma
tional army cantonments, where men
just called into the service are ar
irving in large numbers, show a
much greater noneffective rate.
Thirty new cases of pneumonia
were reported at Camp Meade and
at Camp Funston 255 new cases were
reported, an increase of fifty-three
The Washington herald., 1918-03-22
AUSTRIAN ARRESTED
FOR MAIL Scheme

Headquarters Detective Warren
yesterday arrested David L. Neu-
worth. 19 years old, 11S Maryland
avenue northeast. an Austrian.
charged with fraudulent use of the
mails.
According to the detective. Neu-
worth had inserted advertisements
in a large number of Polish papers
stating that he would receive let
ters from Polish Jews relatives and
friends in Poland and get them
through the lines.
When arrested yesterday detec-
tives confiscated numerous letters
that he had received. Several
checks that had been sent to him
for his services in getting the letter
through the lines" was found on
him when he was searched at head
quarters.
He is being held for the action of
the grand jury.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-22
Wartime Recipes
VIII Be Distributed

Wartime recipes will be STAN
dardized and distributed in the form
in which they will be most useful
The establishment of an experiment
tai laboratory for this purpose was
announced last night.
, The Food Administration will CO.
operate with the Department of AS-
riculture in the new "knitchen." Re
cipes from all over the country will
be tried out and their nutritive val
ues thoroughly tested.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-22
cAM0UFLAGE SOLDIER
INJURED BY FLAMES

James A. Lee, Q pyrotechnIc chem
list OF the Gas and Flame Corps now
at American University Camp. was
badly burned about the face and
neck recently when one of the new
flame compounds with which he
was experimenting. exploded in his
face.
While his face Is scared brown,
Lee Is making a quick recovery and
II is believed that he will be COM
pletely recovered within two weeks.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-22
Maura Asked to Form
New Spanish Cabinet

Madrid. March 2I-Antonio Maura,
former premier and Conservative
leader. has been instructed by King
Alfonso to form a cabinet.
The resignation Of the cabinet OF the
Marquis de Alhucemas was presented
on March .. Yielding to the King, the
cabinet agreed to continue in Office.
A dispatch from Bilbao Tuesday said
that the De Alhucemas cabinet again
had resigned.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-22
i Army and Nay NeyyzSNi: NeyyzSN
.1z .Iks~..wssy..As
Best Service Column in tie CITY,

Brig. Gen. Fred w. Sladen, who
has been serving as secretary to the
Chief of staff of the War Depart
ment. has been relieved from duty
in that capacity, and has been or
dered to France to take command
OF an infantry brigade. Col. Percy
p. Bishop. of the General Staff Corps.
will assume the duties of Gen. Sladen
at this point.
The deep sympathy which Presi-
dent Wilson feels for Americas fight
ing men who have gone west" is
we'll exemplified by his recent ac-
ton in cabling Ambassador Page to
procure a fitting floral tribute for
the graves OF the Tuscania victims
whose bodies now lie in isolated
places on bleak fragments of the
Scottish Coast The President was
moved to do this by a picture show
ing the lonely, unmarked resting
places. and Immediately upon seeing
their neglected state. gave orders
that suitable remembrances be placed
upon the tombs Of Americas dead
soldiers.
One hundred and sixty-seven enemy
airplanes have been downed so far
this month in daylight flying, includ-
ing tweBty-three on st. Patrick's Day.
or these 1O2 were reduced to kindling
wood. while sixty-five were forced
earthward beyond control.
Night flying Is unprecedented. There
Is much mutual bombing at night, the
British bombers being positively tire
less
The night scenes at the airdromes
are amazing. Huge airplanes silently
roll from the shed into the moonlight.
Big bombs are loaded on them
Hooded creatures climb up. Their
they whir away like giant moths to-
ward their objectives behind the Ger
man lines.
After an hour or so they return,
guided by the flare OF landing lights
The aviators assemble in their read.
Ing rooms, gossiping and comparing
notes. then absorb a "nightcap' and
climb into their hunks.
Dishonorable dismissal from the
navy and five years in prison is the
penalty Lieut.. Arthur G. Gould de.
serves, in the opinion of a recent
court martial, which convicted the of.
ficer upon charges Of assault, abusive
and profane language, and scandaIous
conduct in an allied port abroad di.
rected toward an American army Of
f1cer., The gravity of the offense was
accentuated according to the court by
the fact that such incidents would
operate to destroy the working har.
mony which should exist between the
two branches of the service, and pro.
duce i'll feeling very detrimental tc
cooperative action.
The War Department has announc,
ed Its concurrence with the views ol
Gen. Pershing that it would be un,
wise, and practically impossible, t
attempt any plan of taking the vote
of soldier citizens who might be serv,
The Washington herald., 1918-03-22
ALLIANCE HEAD
SAYS CHARTER
TOBE REVOKED
Rev. DR.. Won Bosse Believes
Senate Will Rebuke Ger
man-American Society.


THE charter Is lost" said the Rev.
DR.. sigmund G. Won Bosse last night.
He Is president Of the National Ger
man-American Alliance. whose char
ter may be revoked as the outcome Of
the hearings now proceeding on the
King bill.
well. even IL the subcommittee
votes for revocation. their action
must be submitted to the full Senate, :"
was suggested to him.
Intimates Defeat.
''oh, nobody would have nerve
enough to get up in defense of the
oI oIganization these days" he replied.
DR.. Won Bosse was submitted to a
griIling examination for more than
four hours yesterday afternoon The
president of the alliance is only S5
years old but his answers were quick
and entirely comprehensive.
He admitted to Senator Sterling, OF
North Dakota, that the organization
did nothing to warn Germany against
further violating American neutrality
prior to April 5. 1917.
AdCG AlAC AhNAAAAg Va
your members was with Germany in
the Lusitania sinking?
Won Bosse-I can't stick to that for
the members.
Sterling-WelI. you know there was
more or less sympathy among the
members?
Il am willing to asnwer your ques-
tion," said DR.. Won Bosse.
Gfar1inr-T shn1tId hava asked ~ yO11
had heard expressions sympathizing
with the Lusitania sinking?
Scholz-We are being tried not only
here but i'm the public press.
Did you hear any approval?" pur-
sued Senator Sterling.
Won Bosse-Yes. from individuals.
Sterling-Did you hear any condem-
nation?
Won Bosse-Yes.
Says Charges Fake.
DisIoysIty charges against the or
ganiZation. said the witness, were
: false and Malicious" and added,
were We disloyal, not a wheel could
be turned IN this country" In meet
ing the charge that the alliance op-
posed prohibition. he said it was 'in
the infant class of activity when COM
pared to the Anti-Saloon League"
In all the seventeen years of
DR.. HeNamer's presidency" said DR..
voR BOsse, never did he say a word
derogatory of America"
SteTling-Did your organization do
anything toward collecting for the
American Red Cross?
Won Bosse-NOt that I know of.
Senator King read two of Won
Bosses speeches since the American
war declaration and characterized
them as:
Without devotion to the United
States. but only a studied. veiled ef-
fort to aggTandiZe the alliance, and
to indicate racial barriers which must
be preserved"
Not sepaTatistic barriers. but an
enthusiasm for social customs" re-
piled Won Bosse.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-22

ing abroad. Because OF the fact that
State governments and not Federal
authorities would take charge Of the
balloting, such a program would in
volve a personal visit by a commits
sion from each OF the forty-eight
States to every unit in foreign fight
ing forces where Americans have been
aIlocated. This would be necessary in
order to establish the right OF each
man claiming the privilege of casting
a ballot by determining the status of
his residence and ascertaining his
general eligibility to vote.
The manifest difficulties cucumber
ing this proposal are so great that 1t
is considered certain that the sugges-
ton of recording the votes of soldiers
in overseas service. will be definitely
rejected.
Among the 1000 Red Cross nurses
now engaged in active service abroad,
the death rate is only one in 1000.
according to a statement recently
issued by the Atlantic Division of
the Red Cross. This is considered
exceptionally low in view of unu-
sual hazards TO which the nurses
hlV tApO6Su btIduSC VI GOIl-
ditions of warfaret.
Commissions In the national army
men, residents of Washington and
Virginia:
James ]. Kilroy, 1O3 I street. first
lieutenant, Medical Reserve Corps.
James NJ. Cork. 1914 Calvert street,
EaRnnH 1iaVnfnnanf
Other appointments announced are
Joseph l.. Wright. University of
Virginia, first, lieutenant, Medical
Reserve Corps.
Floyd B. Byington and Ward A.
Iethfield. Fort Myer, Va, first lieu
tenants Quartermaster Corps, nation
al army.
Edmund II. Gibson, Alexandria, Va.
first lieutenant, Sanitary Corps, ma
tional army.
The first men to receive new Ameri-
can war decoration for extraordinary
heroism were Lieut.. L. n. Greene,
of the field artillery and Sergts. Will
lam Norton and Pat Walsh.
All received the Distinguished Ser
vice Cross.
Greene was wounded by a grenade
during the recently repulsed German
raid on the Toul front. He was in a
| dugout and refused to surrender
After being wounded. he wounded one
Boche with a pistol shot and drove
the others out of the trench.
Nortons and Walsh's feats have
| been previously narrated. No crosses
| were available for presentation at the
time they won them.
Norton, a former resident of Ar.
kansas, killed a German lieutenant
and two German soldiers when he
was ordered to leave his dugout dur.
! ing an enemy raid.
Walsh, formerly of Chicago, took
command of an American detachment
in the Toul sector when his captain
twas killed.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-22

The War Department has announc-
ed its concurrence with the views of
Gen. Pershing that it would be un-
wise, and practically impossible, to
attempt any plan of taking the vote
OF soldier citizens who might be serv-
The Washington herald., 1918-03-22
RESORTS.

ATLANTIC CITY, n. ,.
America'B Famous A1-Year Resort
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-10-01
FLORIDA SENATORS DID
NOT CHANGE ATTITUDE

Senator'S Fletcher and Trammel-
of Florida, dill not change their posi-
ton today as opponents of the woman
suffrage amendment as a result of the
presidents address to the senate urgi
ing the adoption OF the amendment
and declaring it to be a war measure
So far as can be discovered the presi,
dents speech did not change a singh
vote in the senate, and the opponents
of the amendment claim they still have
enough votes to defeat 1t IL II Is
brought to vote.
While President Wilson ASSERTED
that woman suffrage should be adopt
ed as war measure. it is pointed out
he presented no facts TO Justify thai
stand, and no such grounds have beef
presented by any of the advocates o.
the measure. 1t was the general feel
ing about the capitol that the presi.
dents action was purely a political
move, and that IL he had any hopes Of
winning the day for suffrage he should
have made his address some weeks
ago before all the snators had taken
their position and made speeches jus.
tifying their stand.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-10-01
CITY BUDGET
READ AT MEETING
PROVIDES $500, 900

The city budget providing funds for
the operation OF the various city de-
partments. came up for the coming
year and was given first reading at
the meeting OF the city council yes
terday. It provides for total appro-
priation Of more than 100000. The
budget in whatever form passed takes
cient additional appropriation for ma
terial increases in salary for most city
employees
The following amounts have been
appropriated for the various depart
mentS as read yesterday:
General expenses $44, 9OO.OO
Street department .......... 60.520Oo
Health Department ........ 16,7SO.0O
Police Department. ....... "a 10000
Interest and Sinking Fund "a, 10000
Fire department ............ Al $4,000
Water Department ....... 40, 1868
The ordinance, while offered on
first reading this afternoon. is in line
for amendment but in whatever
shape it is passed. 1t is effective from
the nrst of October. The next checks
therefore are to be drawn for the in
creased amounts
Increases are general in all de-
partments as stated. In the police
department the salaries per month
proposed are as follows: One chief.
SITS; one captain, $40; two Ieuten-
ants. $125; clerk and desk sergeant.
SIPS; two desk sergeants. 800; II
patrolmen each SOS: turkeys
$3.50: four mounted men each 1925;
license inspector, 500.
Salaries in the fire department will
be: Chief, $3.50: assistant chief $115;
three captains each 800: two opera
500; seven others, $3.50.
Increases were also noted IN the
street department. the salaries to be
as follows: foremen, $125; 20 men at
SO per day; one Waterman, SIS; one
carpenter. 500.
The interest and sinking fund gets
an appropriation of $4,000.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-10-01
GOVERNMENT TO
EXPAND WATER
FRONTS IN SOUTH

For the first time in the history of
port development in the United States.
under the direction of the port facil-
tiles commission, a complete inventory
Of port facilities has been undertaken
and Is now well along. Every port
used by ocean going traffic has been
requested to forward to the commits
sion at Washington detailed data con-
corning it's docks, marine railways.
terminal arrangements in general. re-
pair plants, and the entrances and
clearances in its domestic and foreign
trade-all this data covering the past
five years.
In addition, every dock and repair
plant has been requested to fill out
a QUESTIONABLE calling for the inform
alton concerning the type Of its facih-
ties, present condition, exact location,
whether or not this location is adyan-
tageous for the most efficient hand
ling Of ships, the terms. rates and con-
ditions on which ships are docked, the
number of ships locked during the
past five years, the average length Of
time each ship was in dock, and for a
brief statement explaining the nature
Of work done.
EXPAND WATER FRONT.
A great deal Of the enormous trade
in sight with South America is pro-
spectively considered in relation. with
the ports Of the South, and the plans
for this diversion go through. the ex-
pansion of water front facilities of tho
South becomes of front rank impor-
lance.
This is matter Of vast concern to
Pensacola, Jacksonville, Tampa, and
the other ports Of Florida. Our state
is nearest to the West Indies, the
Panama Canal and South America.
We have the best railroad connections
of any southern state with the tenn
ing population Of the interior, and now
Is the minute for our people to real
lie the force of the old saying: Make
hay while the sun shines,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-10-01
Woman Gets Job as
Express Messenger

Tallahassee. Fla. Sept. 3O.-C. 0. Nc
Cormick, route agent for the Southern
Express Company, with headquarters
at Tallahassee. stated today that a
lady had ben put on as express mess
enger on the St Marks branch OF the
Seaboard Air Line railway, running
out from Tallahassee.
Woodville. When she applied for the
The lady is Miss Clyde King. Of
position Supt. Mccormick said. why
you can't climb in ana out of the cars
with those clothes.
No." said the lady. but I can make
me some clothes that will enable me
to climb in and out OF the cars" and
she got the Job
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-10-01
THIN. IRRITABLE CHILD
Gained Flesh, Strength and Got
Nature by Taking Vinol.

Gained Flesh, Strength and Good
Nature by Taking Vinol.
Middletown. CONN., used Vinol
for my little girl years old for a
rundown nervous condition. She
was thin, irritable all the time, and
had no appetite. In week / no.
ticed an Improvement and now she
has a good appetite and has gained in
flesh and strength and is much pleas
anter to live with.-Mrs. C. B. Will
kinson
There is no secret about Who'll
1t owes it's success in such cases to
beef and cod liver peptones. iron and
manganese peptonates and glycero-
phosphates, the oldest and most IA
nous body building tonics known.
Whites Pharmacy, Balkcom Drug
Company and druggists everywhere.
P. S-Our SaXol Salve stops itching
and begins healing at once. Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-10-01
LAST NIGHT FINAL
SALOON CLOSING

Last light marked the final closing
of -Pensacola's saloons. when the last
day before the expiration of the saloon
licenses brought scenes of sold -out
liquor houses. The loss which caloon
keepers will sustain will be at mini
mum, because Of the big demand in
the past few days. The saloons close
by mutual consent of the proprietors
who signed agreement July %, which
provided for the closing OF the saloons
today.