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The Washington herald., 1918-01-16
CAMP INQUIRY
IS DEMANDED
IN CONGRESS
Resolution Follows Death
Of Former Representative
Gardner, Of Mass.

The death Of Mai. A. P. Gardner.
former Representative, who resigned
to enter the army. will give prepared
ness advocates their opportunity for a
dramatic demonstration Of what un-
preparedness has meant.
Immediately after his death was an
nounced on the floor yesterday a reso-
luton to introduce health conditions
in army camps was presented. His
successor and former secretary. Rep
resentative LuriSin, only awaits the
family's consent to demand an inquiry
into health conditions at Camp
Wheeler, Ca, where Maj. Gardner
died
funeral Of the dead soldier and states
man will be held from the floor Of the
House-a most unusual honor. Speaker
Clark, Majority Leader Kitchin and
Republican Leader Gillett agreed on
this today.
Resolution Presented.
Although Withholding their criticism
until after the funeral, Gardner's
friends declare that he met his death
for the same cause as many hundreds
Of young men-improper camp condi-
tons. There is general agreement that
a new and fiercer assault than ever
before will be made against the War
Department.
Representative Gard, Of Ohio, pre-
sented a resolution yesterday demand
ing information on:
Who selected the various camp sites
and why.
The amount of illness in each. and
the relation of the sick rate to the To-
cation and condition of the camp.
Supply OF clothing.
Sufficiency OF barracks and tentage.
Hospital facilities.
Camp sanitation and cleanliness.
Treatment accorded soldiers in
camps.
The House was in session only
long enough yesterday to hear a
!eulogy of Gardner by Representa-
tive Lufkin, who said in part:
With the same courage which
he ever displayed as a'member of
this House. with the same fortitude
which characterized his action
when the President called for vol
unteers. Augustus P. Gardner
Of the Great General from above
and gave his life as a sacrifice to
\ the cause for which he had not
only preached but practiced, the
future safety OF our county.
Tribute to Gardiner.
1T was characteristic for him to
establish the almost unknown pre-
cedent of asking a demotion from
colonel of the staff to a major in
the line to take an active part in
the nations battles"
The Senate did the most unusual
thing of adjourning out of respect
to Maj. Gardner. Senator Weeks
of Massachusetts,, who introduced
resolution asking this procedure
J said he knew it was unusual, but
felt sure the body would take the
action indicated. Resolutions OF
respect were also adopted and will
be forwarded to the soldiers fam
! lily.
He was as forceful and potent
in urging our utter unpreparedness
as was ever any evangelist" said
Senator Weeks. And he carried
his words into action. for he be-
came soldier himself"
The Washington herald., 1918-01-16
Send 500, 90, Books
To Amy and Navy


More than halfI . million books
have been sent By the American
Library Assocismon TO American
soldiers and sailors in training
camps. Thirty-four library build
ings have been, or are being, erect
ed in the main camps.
Trained and experienced libra
rians have been put in charge at
these camps to organize and con-
duct the Library service. Tho
smaller camps. posts and forts and
the naval stations and vessels are
being supplied with books and
magazines through their chapfains'
Y. NJ. c. A. and Knights Of colum-
bus secretaries Plans have been
made for the supplying Of books to
the men on board transports and for
the shipment Of books to France.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-16
DEATH RECORD.
WHITE.

Mary Wheeler. IS years. GARFIELD Hospital.
James II. Brady, IS. Woodley rd & 35th ST.
Marie Hpe, %, Georgetown o. Hospt.
Kenneth B. Charlton. 70. Walter Reed Hospt.
Robert PoweSsr Providence HOSPITAL
John z. RuddiHan. IS Walter Reed Hospt.
Blrnan W. Kaploek. g, Walter Reed Hospt,
Leslie o. Lash, a. Walter Reed Hospt,
Mary VI. Pollard. rs, l5l7 Vermont ave.
Jacob B. Boyer, 50, Casualty Hbspital.
Albert v. Gordon. 81. Walter Reed HOSPITAL.
Gottiieb strahle. 50, o. s. Soldiers Home Hos.
Frederic NAV. 81. M st. NV.
WiIiamH. Doyle. "a. Wash. Asylum Hospt.
Austin F. Jardella, s. s24 Delaware ave. ne.
Robert B. Rodney. q. q st Sc.
Lewis b. Godfrey, 90. 1873 Fla. ave. NV.
Catherine z. Goucher. 4s. 5I7h Fifth st. ne.
Elizabeth Kenyon. months, 800 K st. NV.
Infant Of Charles =. and Katie L. RAIDER.
\ days. Columbia Hospital.
CHINESE.
Lucy A. Devan. 70 years, n4 L & sw
Charles E. Turner. Q. 9os I7th st. 81.
e Mary Wesley, Tuberculosis Hospitsl
Evelyn Welch, 3. Wash. Asylum Hosut.
William Hin, -. Providence Hospital.
Lene Harriday, %. Wash. Asylum Hospt.
Mary Lambert. "a. Fteedmen's Hospitai~r
The Washington herald., 1918-01-16
SEEKS $4,000 FOR INJURIES.

Nicholas Adrianos filed suit yes
teTday in the District Supreme
Court to recover $4,000 damages
against the Washington Railway
and Electric Company for injuries
alleged to have been received when
q car Of the defendant collided with
a wagon he was driving. The acci-
dent. Adrianos states, occurred
November 3. last, as he attempted
70 cross Seventeenth street at Co.
hrmbia road.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-16
PASSENGER TRAIN DERAILED.

Kalamazoo. Mich, Jan. 5.-Several
persons were hurt, but none seriously,
in the derailment Of Grand Rapids
and Indiana passenger train at. Port
age Lake. seven miles south Of here
late last night. A defective wheel on
one Of two locomotives drawing the
train caused the derailment.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-16
LOCAL TEMpERATuREs

Midnight. .; q. m. .; a. m, %; 6 a. m.
IFS m. i; 10 a. m. .; Il noon. s.; p. m.
a; p. m. 55; p. m. 81; p m, "a 10
a. H.. 3. Highest. D; lowest, B
Relative hunfiity-s a. m. 81; D. m, s; s
j.. m. 80. Rainfall 10 .. m. to 8 o. M. 55.
Hours Of sunshine, Ls. Per cent Of possible
.riHsbins. 81
Depaftures-Acclmulsted deficiency OF tenn
. rTatuIe since January l. 1915 -Is7; deficiency
"f temperature since January I, 1915, -l6
Ac.umUlsted e1cess Of precipitation since Janu-
aTy J. 1915, -O.S. Excess Of precipitation since
January l. 1913 +06
Temperature same date last year-Hishest, q;
lowest H.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-16
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

District Of Columbia and Msryland-Fair
wednesday and probably Thursday. little change
nEthwsS.
Nirginia-Fair Wednesday colder southeast
portion; Thursday fair. moderate westerly winds
becoming variable.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-16

Gun powder tea. 44c and soc;
Star cocoa. CSC: Wonder coffee. 2OC;
81 ozs. Van Camp beans. 17c; % ozs.
hOminy grits. 12i2c; navy beans.
f7C: lima beans. 17c; blacll-eycd
peas. lie; seeded raisins: 91sc; 4
kirkman soap, 25c; Argo starch. &c;
cocOanut, &C and Sc: cheese, soc;
white meal. SC: Is lbs. white pota-
toes. 4Oc: I lbs. onions, Z5c; large
herring. SC. 412 Fourth st. Sc. and
all the J. T. d. Py1es stores.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-16
OTHER TEMPERATURES.

Compiled BY United States Coast and Geodetic
Survey.)
Todsy-Low tide, 455 q. m. and SIS D. m. !;
high tide. 1912 a. m. and 1888 D. m.
Automobile lamps must be lighted BY 5.l .. m
The Washington herald., 1918-01-16
BAND CONCERT PROGRAM.

Concert BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band Orchestra. this evening in
Stanley Hall. beginning at $50 O'Clock.
John S. VI. Zimmerman, director.
Ny Country 'Tis OF Thee"
March-"The Aeroplane" .Braham
Oyerture-"Comfades In Arms" .Gruenwald
ldy-'ReTe glamour .............. .Zamecnik
Fantasia-"SOng Of the Old Folks Lake
Fox Trot-"Buzzin' the Bee. Vending
Salse MoTement-"Sing Me Loves Lull-
abye'' ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .Mor.e
Screnade-"The Wooing Hour" ... E. .Zamecnik
FnAle-"She Never Kissed Anything
But the Blsmey Stone" Hart
The Star Spangled Banner
The Washington herald., 1918-01-16

Flowers for All Occasions,
Gude's flowers are best for social
funetions and sick folks. 1914 + ID.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-16
LOCAL MENTION.

Flashlights and batteries.
Electric Webster. 719 9th St. n w
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-02
SENATE TAKES QUICK ACTION
ON NEEDED WAR LEGISLATION

War legislation was taken up and
disposed of quickly in the Senate yes
terday afternoon. including several
amendments to the national defense act
and some separate measures: empower
ing the President to commander and
operate street and interurban railroads
to shipyards engaged in government
work. and authorizing the condemna-
ton or lease of land needed for war
purposes.
The defense act amendments author
fze the Secretary Of War to prescribe
zones in navigable waters endangered
by artillery practice. transportation of
explosives or other war activities: en-
power the President to call for War
Department clerical duty men of draft
age physically unfit for military serv-
ice, and provide for the enlistment of
men outside of the draft ages for civil
duty. One provision specifically COM
tinues the extra pay allowance of so
per cent for Army ayiators, which the
War Department proposed to abolish.
Another bill passed authorizes serve
ice medal and ribbon Tor all Regular
Army and National Guard men and offi-
cars who have done duty on. the, Msxi-
can border.
Alien draft lesislation was brought
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-02

Imminent danger of an attack by the
.Austrians in great force upon the Itai-
ian lines was emphasized today at the
Italian embassy. Recently the en-
bassy published statement that no
less than forty divisions had been
gathered by the enemy along the battle
lines, and now information comes that
these troops have received the essen
tials of food; artillery and munitions
for which they have been waiting.
Recalling incredulity with which the
Italian advance warnings of the ire
mendous onslaught of the combined
Austrian and German armies on the
Isonzo last year were received by the
allies, the Italian military authorities
now are said to earnestly hope that at
tention will be paid to the danger
which again impends.
The immediate objective of the Aus
TRANS h expected to be the city of
Breccia on the east of the lake and an
other attack may be directed on the
west with the purpose of breaking into
The principal Italian NUM-
lions and Army supply factories are To-
Gated in bombardy and Piedmont. and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-02
ATTACK ON ITALIAN LINES
BY AUSTRIArlS IS IMMINENT

besides securing these. the Austrians
might put themselves in position to
swing their forces northward into
France, reinforcing the Germans from
the south against the French right
wing.
Great quantities of supplies have
come to the Austrian army from Rus
STA, according to dispatches to the en-
bassy. The Germans recently an
nounced that they had foregone claim
ing the rich stores of food in the Rus
sian Ukraine country in order to meet
the more pressing need of the Aus
TRANS.
On the other hand, the Italians are
said to be in desperate need of food.
1t is known that only about one-third of
Of the Italian army of 100000 is now
being maintained on the battle lines,
and the official explanation Is that
there is no food and not even enough
guns and ammunition for the re-
mainder.
The British and French troops sent
to Italy to check the Austro-German
advance last fall are still in northern
Italy and it is said that instead of hav-
ing them withdrawn to meet the press
ing need for man power in France the
Italian general staff desires to send
italian troops to join the British,
French and Americans in that quarter,
trusting to the allies superior COM
misariat to feed them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-02
Germans Get Across the Oise
But Are Not Able to Get Back
French Kill or Capture Every Man in Famous
Storn,ing Battalion-Work of AUiators
One of Splendid Battle Features.

aviators, who from the beginning of the
battle have worked necessarily. taxing
the place of cavalry for reconnaissance
and often descending to an altitude OF
a hundred feet or less to attack with
ma chine guns the advancing infantry.
Their daring seemed to have an almost
paralyZing effect on the German foot
men, but often when the airmen re-
turned to the airdromes to obtain more
ammunition their airplanes were found
to be absolutely riddled with bullet
holes. It appears that certain of the
German forces possess many tanks, but
SO far they have been utilized very lit
tie. A captured order shows that five
of these were placed at the disposition
of one division, while prisoners declare
that large number of tanks have been
constructed since last fall.
+ These vehicles comprise small tanks,
ten tons ip weight and eight meters
long, three meters wide and three and
one-half meters high, and land cruisers
fourteen meters long. four meters wide
and four meters high. with speed of
from seven to fifteen kilometers. They
are armed with cannon and machine
guns, as well as fame projectors. They
which can be Theoretically closed, SO
as to allow them to pass through gas
clouds.
Tanks Intended for Pursuit.
1t is believed that the Germans in
tcnQ TO use tHtSC ldhAS u AOAio" tiS
first waves of infantry and deal with
the resistance on the center.
The allies, during their retreat, made
frequent use of armored motor cars
fitted with machine guns to harry their
pursuers. One of these. which came
in close contact with the enemy
! throughout a whole day, became
ditched. The occupants left the, car
and endeavored to pull the machine
out of the mud under a severe rifle
fire. A machine gun was lifted out
and used against the enemy until 1t
damned.
/ Then the gunner seized a rifle and
| fired while his comrades continued to
work until they righted the car. which
they restarted when the Germans were
within fifty yards ofthem- All made
their escape.
| Behind the lines what strikes the i'm
(! agination wildly is the immensely OF
| the movement of the troops and the or
! der with which these are regulated.
| Traffic directors stand day and night at
| every cross road, giving directions so
| that every vehicle and cannon can
reach it's proper station with clocklike
regularity.
| The whole scheme is superintendent by
special officers, who have sat in small
| ca bins for days without a moments
! rest, receiving directions from the va
/ rious STATS and transmitting them
along the line. Any vehicle breaking
down is Immediately ditched; otherwise
/, the whole scheme would come to
| naught and the battle array be endan-
! gered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-02
GIFTS FROM GRAND JURY.
D. c. Supreme Court Officials Get
Tokens Of Appreciation.

members of the grand jury OF the Dis
trict Of Columbia Supreme Court. clos
ing the January term, yesterday after
noon, presented resolutions Of appre-
citation and various tokens to officials.
Resolutions Of appreciation were ten
dered John E.. Laskey, United. States
attorney. and Harvey Given and John
r. Weyrich. assistant United States at
torneys. Mr.. Weyrich was given q
scarfpin. q. M Emmerich. secretary.
and Adam weschler, assistant secre-
tary. were given scarfpins. Charles e.
Henderson, foreman Of the Jury, re-
ceiyed vase.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-02

-375 frames made Of seasoned lumber in
the natural finish. Size 36x36 inches. but
can be cut down to 1T smaller sizes.
Complete with side tracks, beading. metal
corners. nails. etc., all ready ~
to nail together and to put In ZAC
your window. Tomorrow. choice,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-02

up by Chairman Chamberlain of the
military committee. but was passed
over at the suggestion of Senator Lodge
OF massachusetts,, of the foreign re-
iations committee. which is consider
ing the proposed draft treaties with
Great Britain and Canada.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-02
BIZ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE, Sunday. March S1.-A daring
attempt by the Germans to cross the
Disc today and form a bridgehead per-
hitting of future advances was easily
frustrated by the French. One of the
getting over near Chauny, but never
returned. 1t was almost entirely ami
hilated. There remained only about one
hundred unwounded men, whom the
French took prisoner.
Nearly all the bridges crossing the
Disc have been destroyed and the
French hold strong positions on the
southern bank, while all possible fords
are covered by artillery.
More to the north, in the region OF
Moreuil, the. Germans, for the moment
at least, appear to have renowned their
general attacks and resorted to local
actions. Two of these were extremely
violent between Marcelcave and the
Somn1e. They came against the stern
est resistance from the French, VINO re-
pulsed them after very severe ngntlng UNI.
other attacks occurred on the right
hank of the Somme about the same pc
Rod of the day and these also met with
failure.
Fight Man to Man.
sanguinary engagements, in which
the combatants again came to close
fighting and Individual combats, TOOK
place about the Lassigny sector. Here
the French field artillery caught the al
yancing German columns under tenn
nest Of shells, which drove them BACK
hut only after the ground was mrewn
with hundreds of bodies.
n Ayssr q =
which had received strict orders to ex-
ecufe an advance, whatever might be
the cost, and capture height, found
themselves confronted by a French d.
vision. which would not give way BE-
fore the fury of the German waves. For
a moment the French were forced back,
but took.breath and came at the enemy
again with such a rush that the Ger
mans were driven from the heignt.
leaving 700 prisoners, including twenty
offjcers. in the hands of the French
At no period of the war has the ngnt-
ing been SO fierce. The Germans IN
tended at any cost to reach and destroy
the railroad communication at Amlens
connecting the north and south. Ioday
the eleventh day of the battle. they
and before them solid wall OF alilee
troops, which daily is becoming nrmer
as artillery is advancing from all di-
rections to support the infantry. whicf
has stood the entire shock up to the
present.
Airmen Do Splendid Work.
word must be said for the allied
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-20
DECLARATION
IS NOT ENOUGH.
German Women, to Avoid
Registration, Must be
Citizens Of u. S.

The fact that . woman, born In
Germany and rssiding here, has
taken out her '''nrst papers. that Is,
declared her intention to become 2
citizen Of the United States, does not
render her. immune from the ohltga-
ton to sre4tster assan enemy alien.
She must be q full Aedged citizen OF
this country, either. by marriage or
by having gone through the whole Of
the naturalization process. Accord
ing, to Chief Registrar odin OVERLY.
1t seems that there z q few German
women who have no quite realized
this fact.
Z The registration. which started Last
on the once of Chief Overby. Up to
noon todAy only ive women had
registered, but It is thought that
there must be considerably o who
either have. not yet understood that
they must appear, or who are walt
ing as long a. possible. +
The government has taken pains TO
point out that there Is nothing dis
gracing or humiliating in the regula-
tions which require and prescribe
registration Of German enemy alien
women. 1t is q matter Of necessary
precaution, and the finger prints
taken, AS we'll a. the OLneF fmeLaOQS
Of exact Identification adopted. are
merely details which cannot be over
looked II the object Of the govern
ment is to be attained. Nc suspicion
rests on anyone merely because she
or he is a native Of Germany, and fer
this reason the registration will be of
as much benefit to the registrants
themselves as to the government.
The registration will close June rs.
and those who have failed toscomply
with the orders Of the government
will be subject to penalties which are
rather severe.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-20
ITALIAN AIRMEN
DO WONDERFUL
WORK ON FRONT
One Plane Causes Surrender
of Austrian Machine
Gun Float.

Italian Army Headquarters, We'd
nesday, June 19.-(By the Associated
Press. AS thousands of Italian and
Austrian soldiers looked on today, an
Italian airplane brought about the
surrender of the crew Of an Austrian
machine gun float after the Italian
infantry and artillery had failed to
subjugate it., The Austrian brought
the float upon the swollen Piave
river. From this vantage point the
Austrians poured q ~harrassing fire
into the Italians, who tried in vain to
destroy the float. Finally an Italian
airplane swooped down on the river
and forced the occupants of the float
to swim to the right bank and SUR
render to the Italian soldiers.
The arrival Of the allied air fight
ers to assist the Italians has hearten-
ed the Italian air force, which is
much wearied after six days of heroic
work.
Italian aviators have spent days at
a time in the air, thereby virtually Sc
curing control of the air and also
preventing bombardment of cities be-
hind the lines.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-20
GERMANS ADMIT
U-B0ATS ARE
UNSUCCESSFUL
Captain Pefsius confesses
That Submarines Are
Unequal to Occasion.

London, June 2o.-The German
U-boats are unequal to the warfare
against them, is the virtual admission
of Captain Persius, the naval critic Of
the Berliner Tageblatt, says a Rot
terdam dispatch to the Daily Tele-
graph. Captain Persius writes:
Every layrian knows that U-boat
losses are unavoidable owing to the
continually increasing sharpness and
effectiveness Of the defense measures
of the enemy which, perhaps, will
further increase as the war pro-
crosses. |
ut is scarcely to be denied that cur
enemies are both carrying on the war
and living and that it will be possible
for them to defend themselves
against tonnage needs for q long
time, at any rate. From the begin
ming Of the U-beat waEsit was a mis-
take. often committed by US to un-
der-estimate the resources of our
enemies"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-20
DOCTORS TO
MEET HERE
NEXT YEAR
North Dakota Medical Asso-
citation Holds 1919 Con-
vention in Grand Forks.

~ L.hLNsELH 49, by .rN ~ = 49,
According to an Associated Press
dispatch received this afternoon,
Grand Forks was chosen as the next
nesting place Of the North Dakota
state Medical association, which clos
ed q two-days' session at Fargo TO
day.
Oficers were elected as follows: =,
Presidegt-E. A.. Pray, Valley City.
wiz, Casselton.
seeond Vice President-Fred Eu-
ing, Kenmare.
Third Vice President-H. c.
French, Grand Forks.
secretay-H. j. Rowe, ecasselton.
Treasurer-W. F. 6ihler, Devils
Lake.
physicians from all parts Of North
Dakota. among them a number from
Grand Forks.