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The Washington herald., 1918-07-12
FOREIGN BORN
TOBE TAUGHT
U. S. TONGUE
Women S Section Of Defense
Council to Instruct
Their Sisters.

Foreign women in American In
dustry who do not speak En- fish
are to be trained in IL by the Wo-
mans Section of the Council of Ma
tional Defense.
Most persons do not know that
there are many such women en-
ployed in the United States. AL
of them are to be reached in the
Americanization program OF the
woman's committee.
Much of this work OF teaching
the adopted, daughters will be done
by volunteers. The benefit to be
derived from the work will be bene-
fcial TO the volunteers as well as
the foreign born.
"A great many foreign women
are working in factories in Chi
cago who cannot speak a word OF
English" said DR.. Anna Howard
, Shaw, chairman of the committee
such women as these must be
taught the English language before
we can ever hope to develop pa
triotism for their adopted country
The news of the war as they
get 1t Is undoubtedly garbled al
they are unable to read the English
| newspapers.
There are communities In Central
Illinois where some are found who
cannot speak word OF anything but
German. We have volunteers for
this missionary work for the war.
Illinois is not the only such State.
Wisconsin has such communities and
in California are a great many italian
women who cannot speak English. I"
The Public Safety Committee has
asked the women to take over this
work. Both foreign and native
groups send in calls on the education
department daily~to help them with
public and patriotic meetings.
| The State chairmen are called ,upor
to speak at such meetings three and
four times a week.
Many foreigners do not read the
papers or attend patriotic meetings
but no one neglects his or her pay
envelope. To spread propaganda
among the laboring people, the edu,
cation department In Baltimore pre-
pares and has printed for Distribution
short, impressive dodgers which are
put into the pay envelopes each weeL
by the employers.
A special course for volunteer work
ers who wish to prepare themselves
to instruct the foreign-born men ant
women Of Connecticut will oper
July TO-
The Washington herald., 1918-07-12

Babies who want to be better ba-
bies had better direct the stork 10
drop them off at Cleveland. For ev-
cry baby born in Cleveland from now
on will find doctors and nurses and a
fine, model dispensary waiting for
him right outside the door. The
Cleveland Children's Year Committee
has just put into operation the first
Baby Saving Special" 1t Is a ira
yelling child hygiene dispensaIy
mounted on a standard army ombu-
lance truck and with side tents in
position affords a three-room clinic
for mothers and babies.
The Baby Saving Especial" is a fea-
ture of Cleveland's participation in
the national children's year campaign
by which the government hopes to
The Washington herald., 1918-07-12

The War Camp Community servics
has planned 10 turn tne ususI re.
iiEious service into a patriotic scrv.
Ice and arrsnged for Commlsriouei
Browniow and Secretary Daniels ts
speak.
Secretary Daniels has sent ths
following telegram 70 all ships anc
stations in the navy.
July 1f. Bastile day. shall b.
observed by all United States nava
vessels and stations. as a specla-
day Of allied tribute TO France.
-Ships shall be dressed and "a.
lutes fired 70 French coiors in the
same manner as prescribed for
July q.
commanders Of forces, stations
and districts. win assist In every
way to insure hearty cooperation
OF the navy in connection with the
local celebrations OF Bastile day.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-12

save 100000 babies. Driven by society
women who have organized a volun-
teer motor corps the baby special
is taken daily through the slpm sec
tions of the city where frequent stops
are made for the examination OF ba-
bies and young children who are
brought to the doorsteps by their
mothers. When a sick babe is found
the mother and child are Immediate
ly sent to the Babies Dispensary ard
Hospital for treatment. II the baby
be found well and strong the mother
is referred to a municipal clinic where
free instruction Is given in how to
Keep Well" Through intensive
work with the travelling dispensary
Cleveland expects to have little or no
trouble in saving its quota of S27 baby
lives before April 6, 1919-the end Of
children's year.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-12
HONOR JULY IA
INWASHINGTON
TO MARK BOND
Bastile Day Celebrated in
Honor Of iFranco-Amer-
ican Sympathy.

Paris paused TO celebrate with
America the Fourth Of July with a
sense Of the deepened significance OF
the day. and Washington. in proof
of the bond OF sympathy and lib
erty that exists between the two
nations, viii celebrate the Four
teenth Of July, the French. amir
versary of the FAN of the Bastile.
and the effort of France TO win
freedom
Commissioner Brownlow an
nounced yesterday that French
fags would be displayed in the capi-
tai next Sunday in honor of the
French Independence Day.
Preachers to Honor Day.
The Navy Department has or
dered all ships and the naval sta
ton decorated for the occasion. and
salutes will be fired In honor of
the tricolor of France.
Sermons will be preached from
many pulpits Sunday in accord rith
the spirit of the day. Abroad IL
will be q holiday for Pershing's
men. ss
N. de Billy. head OF the French
High Commission, has been invited
to speak at the vesper service next
Sunday afternoon upon the Ellipse.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-12
Pro6teering in Milk
Charged by Farmers

Shelbyville, Ind, July 11.-Dairy
concerns which are selling milk at
indianapolis at retail for six cents
a pint or eleven cents a quart are
reported to be paying farmers in
this county from four and one-half
cents to Ave cents a quart, according
to statements by. farmers today who
are selling milk. Most of the milk
sold in this county comes from that
part of the county within a radius
Of thirty miles from Indianapolis.
Kan the profiteer-then go after
the Kaiser.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-12
TEMPERATURES IN OTHER CITIES.
Hivhest nreVions
+. LOCAL MENTION.

esspewder tea, sseI wsnde.
'bdckwhsat four, IKE: is-oz. sar.
dimes. f5c; large herring. Sc; Bab-
bett:s- SOAP, 25c: pink salmon. zoe;
fsh roe.s15e and 20c: Star cocoa, Csc:
fancy .eyep. tpeaches. 17c; seeded
raisins. 1Oc: large prunes. lie: Log
Cabin syrup. foc; spaghetti. 12c: IL
lbs white meal 55e: 2o-oz baking
sn The ,. r D. Pyies Stores.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-12
WEEKS DEATH LIST In
WASHINGTON UP Tolls
Number Exceeds Corresponding
Figure Last Year by Is.

A total of lis deaths occurred in
Washington during the week ending
July 6. according to a staement is
sued by the Health Department yes
terday. This number exceeds by one
the total of the previous week and
exceeds by rs the number during the
corresponding week last year.
OF this number 81 were white and
58 colored.
One hundred and eighty-five births
were reported to the Health Depart
ment last week. OF this number
134 were white and 81 colored.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-12
-Four D. c. Young Ladies
Play in u. Of v. Pageant

Misses Dorothy Wall. Ethel Sum-
my, Myrtle v. King and Lois H.
Meek. of Washington. who are TAX
ing special courses at the summer
school of the University of Virginia.
at Charlottesville. were enthusiastic
participants in the Pageant of De-
mocracy given by the faculty and
students of the University on the
Fourth of July.
Miss King impersonated distressed
Belgium with dramatic dignity, and
Miss Meek. in the character of Joan
of Arc. was mounted upon a pranc-
ing steed artistically caparisoned.
Misses Wall and Sunny repre-
sented Washington, D. c.. in the
grand parade over the campus
Prndf caring and nrnAteAra rsaiisf
The Washington herald., 1918-07-12
He u, She 81, Become
Bride and BRIDEGROOM

Peoria, Ill. July 11.-That- old age
is no bar to marriage has been
proven by Mr.. and Mrs. Walker Hol-
land. aged II and 70 respectively,
They were married here recently
It was the third time for the groom
and the fourth for the bride.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-12
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

District Of Columbia and Maryland: Unsettled
Friday, prooabIy showers; Saturday fair. little
ehasss IN tsmperature; gentle winds mostly
Horth.
Virginia: Unsrttlsd Friday in north portion.
rrobsbly showers partly cloudy in south por-
ton; Saturday fair; gentle to modsrats winds
mo~riy north
The Washington herald., 1918-07-12
Greek Thought Of Safety
First, So Asked If, He
Could Garry His Knife

Yokima, Wash, JuIv 11-.n-ou,
boys, be sure you don't take anv az
water with you on the trin Into
camp. That's forbidden. Ana ~
sure you don't take anv firsarpS
with you on the train. rs assinst
the rules" eins'
This was the advice pivsn bv MI.
Ruth Hutchinson, chief cIsrk q .I :
draft boards here, to a contin.snt ne
OF select service men as tbey xsrs
leaving for camp.
The one Greek in the contingent
heard the wise words and tben
asked:
But It would be all right to take
one p,g; long curved knife into camp,
wouldn't it? I might need n"
The Washington herald., 1918-07-12
LOCAL TEMPERATURES.

n. E;ss. m. 81; 10 q. m, %; II noon, rs;
iR m, %; D. m, 81 D. m, Is; p. m,
a; 10 D. m. %. Highest, %; lowest, 81.
Relative humidity-s a. m. s.; D. N, s;
ssp m, s4: rainfall % D. N. to p nj. 0;
hours u aDshine. 10; per cent Of possibie sun
sbine a.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-12
NEGRO TROOPS
FROM MEADE
now OVERSEAS
'Colored Soldiers Arrive
Safely in France After
Uneventful Voyage.

] Camp Meade, Nd. July 11.-Drum
Major Charles Landin. colored, of the
36sth Infantry Regiment, the fellow
who made President Wilson laugh at
the big Meade parade held in Bal
timore on April 6. has arrived in
France.
| Word has been received here that
the S5lst Field Artillery Regiment and
the 3ssth debarked in that country
a few days ago. Both Of these regi-
\ ments are colored organizations and
were stationed at Meade.
The two regiments left the canton
ment about three weeks ago, a few
days after the sssth had given a con-
cert at the Lyric Theater.
All Day Concerts
| Those who were at Meade on the
days preceding the departure of the
two regiments will not forget the
stirring times. The bands Of the or
ganizations gave concerts from early
In the morning until late at night,
\ and relatives and friends of the men
hoeked to the places to say good-by.
Some Of the soldiers pulled out late
Saturday night The military police
had their hands full on that occasion.
Colored folks from Washington and
Baltimore were on hand to shout
farewell from a distance. They sang
camp-meeting songs and prayed and
wept and cheered alternately.
| When the train pulled out there
was such a commotion that the mil
itary police had to send the visi-
tors from camp. The NJ. P.'s saw
that the coiored folks got aboard a
Washington, Baltimore and Annap-
oils trolley car and that that car
got out In q hurry. Even then the
camp-meeting songs and the shouts
ana the tears continued. Some of
the relatives of the colored soldiers
prayed for the protection of their
soldiers from the perils of the sea
and the perils OF the land. Nobody
was quiet.
Col william p. Jackson, COM
mander Of the 36sth Regiment. was
eraL
Col. Cole was in command of the
s51st Field Artillery. A battalion
of that regiment gave a parade in
Baltimore on washington's birth
day. The 36sth appeared in the big
parade on the first anniversary OF
the war.
The President Delighted
The cake-walking stunts of the
drum-major. the six feet two inches
OF him caught the crowd at once.
In front of the reviewing stand on
Mount Royal avenue. Landin stood
oefore the President, his army hat
cooked down over one eye, his left
arm akimbo and his right hand hold
ing MS drum-major's stick at right
angles. Landin didn't stir those
minutes he was before the Presi-
oenI but melody oozed from his
body.
If Landin performs his stunts he
iore the Kaiser in conquered Berlin
ne Is Iikely even to make him laugh.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-12
DEPARTURES.

Accumulated excess Of Temperature since Jan
uary /. 1918 5; deficiency Of temperature sipse
July !. Isls. 81; accumulated deficiency of
rseipitatiOn since January l. 1918. L7s: de
SciencJ Of precipitation since July /. 1873. lCL.
Temperature same date last year-Highest. 90;
lowest. e. i'--
The Washington herald., 1918-07-12

Kan the profiteer-then go after
the Kaiser.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-12

Profiteering and profteers must
go.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-21
son Very III.

Rose Moratt watson, Of Nor
own avenue, has received Official
hfornatfn that her son, Joseph Wat
sou who Is with the American Elk
5ed onary Forces in France, is very
NJ 81 berculosfs In an army hospital
ere3 An efort viii be made TO have
Tie young man rought home if he is
bIe 8 stand the trip.
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a.crct,e.nted Position.

Ralph a. Courtney, who recently
returned from Texas. where he was
b raining in an aviation field for
goVernment service, has accepted a
DOS ton in the bookkeeping depart
ientssof the Robinson Coal company.
Courtney was employed in the
Aonohgahela Bank for a number OF
before entering the government
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BETSY Ross.

splendid meeting Of the Betsy
Ross club was held on Thursday
egeniint at the home Of Mrs. Linda
Bor1 "a in Center street. The meet
next month will be held at the
honleof mrs. Hamilton at Bell Run.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-21
WboIe Iyar1fly Has Flu.

r. mad Mrs. Edward Stanton and
he whole family consisting of sew
sf children are all suffering from
enza at their home at Norwood
rs eveFal days they had no help
and were unable to wait on each
but a nurse has been secured
md with assistance from the neigh
boTs the family is now being cared
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-21

Human help is scarce. costly and
independent. Electric help IS hans
dy, cheap and always ready
The Hoover is a fine Christmas
gift this year. for it conserves the
time of women who have many
other duties awaiting them
It conserves woman's strength.
It conserves the family health By
getting rid of germ carrying dust
1t prolongs the life Of CARPETS
and rugs.
It's fact that when you give
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-21
Homo from PittsburgIl

and Mrs Orlo Drummond, OF
New on street have returned from a
lew lays stay in Pittsburgh. ME-
d1l.n 70 consyIIt a Specialist
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Ren.rned Home,

Elliott, who has been a guest
G ne Home Of her daughter, Mrs.
fIite Brown, In Diamond street the
"a several days, returned to her
hon near Shinnston today She was
panied by her daughter, Mrs.
steIIa Brown: one Of the teachers in
q 8 side schools, who will spend
fiie Il oifdays there
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80.
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Personals.

Edward Henderson, of Guffy street,
made business trip to Grafton to-
Bnce Jolnne. Of catawba, is here
10 spend the winter with his daugh-
ier mrs Lizzie Harris, who resides
snar IoFeantown avenue.
Ms. Frank Google is recovering
:dIil severe Illness Of influenza.
MSS. Alta Reeves, of the W. v. o.
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Missionary Society. SSaals
Home Missionary Society OF
almond street NJ. E. church pack
& box useful articles and sent
8 tie Rust Home at Holly Springs,
1llsG ursday.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
OUR TROOPS IN ACTION

Daily reports from our front In France
indicate that the American troops have
quickly caught on to the game of trench
warfare and are proving themselves equal
TO the responsibility of holding the line
AT the first the Germans took them by
surprise in a raid and captured and killed
a number Now the enemy is not having
so easy time Our troops have learned
to 90 over the top themselves and are do
ing so from time to time with good re-
suits They have now means OF protec-
ton from German raids in barrage fire
and machine gun work, and the German
trench forces have evidently acquired a
profound respect for their new antagon-
i~ts. for we no longer hear of captures by
them On the contrary, the initiative APP
pears to be chiefly on the American
side
There can be no doubt of the capacity
of the American soldier to take care of
himself quickly and adapt himself to con-
ditions. He is quick to learn, he is
handy with machines and weapons, and he
has plenty Of pluck. The American sol
diers, too, have more initiative than the
soldiers Of most other armies The splen-
did record written by the Canadian in
their service in France is due to the pos
session of these qualities. There is very
little if any difference between Canadians
and our own people, and no doubt exists
in the minds of military leaders that the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
PRESS COMMENTS.
END OF WAR CABINET FOLLY.

The threatened crisis in the British gov
ernment is storm that centres around the
War Cabinet. This cabinet is already at
loggerheads with the army chiefs, and the
government is now preparing to prosecute
Colonel Repington for violating tho De-
fence of the Realm act in his championship
of General Sir William Robertson and
Field Marshal Haig.
In the course Of the debate in the
House of Commons, Wednesday, Herbert
Samuel, former secretary OF state for home
affairs, spoke possim istically OF the War
Cabinet and suggested a small council
consisting of the heads of the departments
concerned with the conduct of the war
after fourteen months it could not be said
that the War Cabinet had proved sue
ccssful.
If British War Cabinet has not prov
cd successful, what would be the fate of an
American War Cabinet? A war cabinet
headed by the prime minister fits into the
British scheme OF government, but II Is
wholly antagonistic to the American
scheme of government We were all sol
emny assured that the United States
must have a war cabinet because Great
Britain had a war cabinet. Now we find
that the British government is in a tur-
moil because the war cabinet has not full
filed public expectations and has faled To
work ha rmoniously with the chief of staff
and the commander of the British forces
In the fiel d.
All this may convey some KIND of
lesson to our own wIseaeres and med
dlers. Wars are not won simply by Great
ing new agencies to perform the duties for
which agencies already exist. The move
ment for war cabinet in Washington
L 4 III tL,,f Ft,a,,
berlains. the Hitchcocks and the Wads-
worths are beginning to discover that the
President of the United States cannot be
deposed and that the military efficiency
OF the United States IS not To be increased
bv congressional attempts to strip him OF
his constitutional powers as commander
in chief of the army and navy and give
the conduct of the war into the hands
of three distinguished citizens of dem
onstrated ability
As the clarnor for the war cabinet bill
grows fainter. the opposition to the
Overman bill, which enables the President
to make over the war machinery OF tho
various commissions and bureaus, is like
wise petering out. The President is ex-
planning the measure 10 members OF Con-
gress, AS he WAS bound To do, and the
committee is making ths bill simpler,
clearer and more definite, IN accordance
with the Presidents plans.
That is the only sane way to rcor~
ganize the war machinery Of the govern
ment This is a matter In which Con-
gross and the President must work to-
gcther, for it is the province of Congress
10 provide the legislation and the province
of the President TO administer it. Neither
can he disrcgardcd without disaster to the
natiOn-New York World.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
THE AMERICAN HEN.

The American hen has ample cause
for adding new rufile TO her neck feathers.
She may be excused for exaggerating the
dignity Of her stately stride. BY an official
pronouncement she has been added to the
large and growing class Of patriotic factors
that are to- win the war. The Depart
ment Of Agriculture has conferred upon
the hen the order Of distinguished service
She must take her place among those who
are helping TO win the war for democracy,
says the department She has always
shown a willingness to do her duty, and
doubtless she is willing now
These are well-consIdered and we'll
deserved words. No amount of praise,
however. can upset the placid and equable
temperament Of the lady of the coops
She will continue to make her usual daily
rounds, swapping up such unconsidered
food trifes as fall in her way, and perhaps
clucking TO herself Let me make the lays
OF my country and care not who makes
the laws" In her modest indifference to
both compliments and comparisons she
doesn't know that she is the best she'll
maker on earth, and that the kind of
munitions she produces exceed IN value
those Of al other munition plants
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
Old Buchanan Once More.

Again the ghost of old James Buchan-
an of Pennsylvania, president Of the
United States from March, 1857, to
March. 1861, is being raised Some
newspaper writers seem to believe there
is an analogy between the times Of
Buchanan and these exciting times of
our war in Europe. And Buchanan
is being visited with fresh avalanche
Of condemnation.
How mistaken are those who condemn
President Buchanan for what nc did, or
did not do, between that fateful Novern-
ber day in 1860, when Abraham Lincoln
was elected President of the United States,
and the fourth OF March following when
Lincoln was installed as his successor
Many acts of aggravation We're committed
by Southern States, but buchanan did
nothing. He could not, under the Consti-
tuition Nor did Lincoln pursue a differ
cnt policy, after his inauguration. He did
Just as Buchanan had done, sat quietly
under the various acts Of aggression by
crazy Southcrncrs. and never raised a
hand until the firing of a hostile shot on
Fort Sumter gave him occasion 10 arise
in defence Of the Federal Union OF States.
Why rcsurrect Buchanan at this time?
Let history do justice to his memory
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
HERE'S HIS CHANCE.

Editor Every Evening: Permit me to
add my mite 20 that OF "PlaIn Marie" in
regard TO One of the Wretches," who
wrote that he could not get good eating
in restaurants or cafes. Plain Marie"
put the question very hard, | think, when
she asked why this particular wretch
didn't marry and, moreover, almost Of
ferpd herself on the altar Of love tx
actly why she did not propose directly is,
Of course, none Of my concern, but then
again, she may have her own III as Of
life and living
II just may be, Mr.. Editor, that the
wretch is bald-headed, It NAV be, also,
he is a bachelor, or even what Is worse
still, n widOwer Anyhow, or anyway
the wretch must be beyond the pale Of
good cookery, else he would settle down
decent girl like herself.
Evidently "Plain Marie" "a telephone
girl-like one OF those about whom there
is so much glamor But that is no reason
for contending with "T'he Wretch =
Just because a telephone girl can say
Hello" and leave off the 90 when the
man at the other end Of the wire doesn't {
respond promptly. and whether she wears
silk stockings or not, ! don't think IS up
TO the wretch
Dear Mr. Editor, can't YOU do some
thing for him? Relieve his mind or at least
tell him there Is, or are, pardon the verb,
plenty Of good girls seeking TO hll in
just such places as be wants to make?
Please, oh, please, do something for him
An Admircr.
Wilmington, February Is, 1918.