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The Washington herald., 1918-11-09
War Community Service
Issues Call to Singers

In issuing a call for fifty male
voices for English. French and Ital-
ian choruses of the Community
Opera, the department of music and
drama of the War Camp Community
Service announces that it is prepared
to arrange for free group instruction
in languages and voice to those who
attend rehearsals regularly.
This is one of the many advantages
which the War Camp Community
Service is preparing to offer success
full candidates for membership in the
new National Opera. Members will
have the opportunity to study under
noted vocal teachers and will also re-
ceive free instruction in French and
Italian,
The Washington herald., 1918-11-09
CAR CRUSHES FOOT;
BIG DAMAGES ASKED

Johr f. Grubb, a former street car
conductor. has entered suit against
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company for $4,000 damages. The
pIaintiff alleges he was injured
through the ,,arelessness of a motor
man employed by the transit COM
pany.
According to Grubb the accident oc-
CURED when the car he was directing
became stalled rounding a curve.
Grubb says he left his car and en-
deavored to adjust an iron bar so
that the car could be pushed around
the curve. Another street car came
behind him, Grubb alleges, and be-
fore he could get out of the way
the vehicle crushed his foot.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-09
TO OPEN BUSINESS
COURSE FOR ALIENS
Opportunity for An Education Of
fered to Foreigners.

Foreigners will be taught their
readin' and 'ritin' and 'rithmetic at
Old Central High School. Seventh
and o streets. northwest. in both
day and evening school. according
to y. b. Patterson, director.
This school was open for for
eigners for the first time last sum-
mer. Classes in English, arithmetic,
typewriting and civics will be
opened.
Morning classes will be held from
10 to IL O'Clock on Tuesday and
Thursday. Afternoon classes will be
held every day from 2:30 until 4:3O
O'Clock Evening hours from 1870
until $50 will be observed on Mon
day, Tuesday. Wednesday and Fri
day nights.
Afternoon classes for all corners
who wish commercial courses will
be held at Business High School
between and in the afternoon.
The policy of the Board of Educa-
tion is to offer instruction in any
courses which properly come in the
night school curriculum at any time
that classes are formed and such in
structiOn asked.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-09
LOCAL TEMPERATUREs

Midnight, Al: 2 a. M, %; a. m. q; a
m. z; a. m, Al; 10 a. m. IS; l2 noon, 6s {;
D. m, 10; D. m, 60; ?. m, C6; D. m, s.;
10 p. m. So Highest. Y; lowest 81.
Relative humidity-8 a. m, 90: 2 p. m, 5; 8
D. m. 81; rainfall Is p. m to p. M. O.; hours
of sunshine. 81; per cent Of possible sunshine
70
The Washington herald., 1918-11-09
LOWER RENTS
ARE PROMISED
President Will Decide Prob
lem If No Action Is
Taken, Belief.

Protest against the rate of $45
per month for room and board
charged by the Housing Corporation
in the new hotels for women which
are to be opened some time in De-
cember will be made to govern
mental authorities according to
Thomas H. j. Quinn, of the National
Federation of Federal Employees.
The Federal employees consider
the rate much too high not only
in proportion to the salaries of the
women war workers but also to
the rates maintained by private
househOlders who necessarily must
clear expenses. They point out the
fact that the government has fur
nished the money for the erection
of these hotels for women.
They cite cases of comfortable
housing with two meals per day
furnished Federal employees for $35
per month.
Il am going to present this mat
ter before a meeting of this organt-
zation's employees. on November g."
said Thomas H. ]. Quinn in a letter
to the Washington Herald yester-
day.
In addition the letter read:
Thorough and effective action
along this line may be worked out.
and the entire strength of this and
kindred organizations placed behind
the move to secure a more favor
able rate. This matter will be
taken up with Congress, the various
Cabinet members and as a last re-
sort with the President.
TT is evident from the number of
protest we have received that this
price not only will add to the eX-
isting difficulty of securing en-
plOyes. but will do much to justify
the private boarding houses in rails
ing their rates. which l find as a
rule are considerably lower than the
government rate"
The Washington herald., 1918-11-09
Departures

Accumulated excess OF temperature since jan
uary l, 1913. 1872; deficiency Of temperature since
Ncfember l, 1913. z; accumulated deficiency of
precipitation since January l. 1913. 7s3 inches
deficiency Of precipitation since November l.
1918 0.75 inch.
lowest, %.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-09
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
LOCAL EORECAST-

District OF Columbia: Fair Saturday; Sunday
unsettled; light east to south winds.
Maryland and Virginia: Fair in east. local
rains in west portion Saturday and probs bly,
Sunday; gentle east to south winds.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-09
BOILING FIELD FLIERS
ACTIVE OVER THE CITY

The rumors of peace have not les
sened the activities OF the fliers of
Boiling Field. Yesterday almost as
many were in the air as there had
been the dav before. when the battle
formation of twelve planes celebrated
the supposed news that the war was
over.
Lieut. J. c. Edgerton. who flew over
the city on peace night" demon
strating the use of flares from an air
plane. flew to Princeton. y. j.. yes
terday afternoon. A telegram an
nounced that the trip would be con-
tinued to Mineola Field. Long Island
this morning. His passenger in the
big De Haviland bombing plane was
Lieut.. Col. Bennington L. s A.
Lieut. Davidson I1ogg circled the
city several times yesterday in a De
Iavilaud plane. He has just returned
from a flight to New York. The re-
turn trip was made in a rainst2rm at
{ height of 1900 feet.
The American ace. Capt. Douglas
Campbell. who has seven enemy
planes to his credit. has left Boiling
Field to report at New York.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-09
WAR CLAIMS
TWOD.C. BOYS
Third Is Wounded when
Taubes Bomb Base
Hospital.

Corp. John F. Evans, of Company
A, 13Sth Machine Gun Battalion. was
reported as killed in action, his
name appearing on the casualty list
made public yesterday by the War
Department.
His father. Charles c. Evans. lives
at 1876 Fourth street southeast.
Letters have recently been re-
ceived by the family from Corp.
Evans. telling of his trench expert
ences.
Corp. Evans, who enlisted in the
infantry July 19, 1917, was sent to
Camp Sheridan. Ala, for duty. He
was later transferred to the ma
chine gun unit. He arrived in
France last July.
Twice Wounded.
News of the second casualty
Corp. Claude Z. H. Tomlinson-has
been received at his home. $40
street northeast. According TO the
details received here Tomlinson was
injured during a bombing raid as he
lay in a Red Cross hospital suffering
from a gas attack.
Tomlinson has lived in Washington
for the past six years. He hns acted
as trainer for the racing stah-es Of
r. F. Carman.
Roy {. Carroll. OF 1920 U street
northwest, has been reported by the
War Department as having died in
France from pneumonia! He went
overseas in June with the 10Th In
fantry. His enlistment dates from
September. 1917. He was stationed
at Camp Meigs and later transferred
to Camp Mcclellan. His parents. MIR.
and Mrs. Roy L. Carroll, are resi-
dents of Washington.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-09
Women's Gym Classes
Open at Ingram Church

Gymnasium and swimming classes
for women at Ingram Memorial
Church, Tenth street and Massachu-
setts avenue northeast, are now in
operation after being temporarily
closed.
Women war workers and others,
without regard to church affiliation,
may enter these classes. In conjunc-
ton with the Southern railway
branch of the Railroad Administra-
ton a six-team ladies' basketball
league is being organized. The sea-
son will open November Is, playing
alternately in Ingram and Epiphany
halls. Recreation and a good social
time il. offered as far as facilities
will permit.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-09
OTHER TEMPERATURES.
TIDE TABLES

TIDE TABLES.
Compiled by United States Coast and Geodetic
SurFey)
Today-Low tide. so a. m, and s0 D, m. ;
High tide. II &c a. m and II .le D. m
Tcdsy-sun rises 6:45 a. m. sun sets s D. m.
Moon rises 1850 a m; sets $40 D. m
Automobile lamps to be lighted at $50 D. m
The Washington herald., 1918-11-09
To Consider Wage Demands.

Request of the employees of the
American Railway Express COM
pany for wage increases and
changes in working conditions,
which were filed with the National
War Labor Board, have been re-
ferred by the War Labor Board to
the Board of Railroad Wages and
Working Conditions of the United
States Railroad Administration.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-09

Whenever squalls brewed over the
sea of matrimony Walter Sanford
charges his wife with deserting the
ship.
she is a fair weather wife, he
declares in a crossbill to a divorce
suit filed by her, satisfied to hye
with me as long as l am able to make
a good living Tut just as soon as ad-
versity overtakts me she is ready 10
leave me -
Sanford is a produce farmer. His
wife alleges that he refused to sup
port her in ar adequate manner even
though his income averaged aoout
500 a year.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-09
Hubby Heavy Loser.

The husband admits that he did
make that amount of money but lately
because of labor conditions he has
been heavy loser. He recites many
interesting items shedding light on
labor Conditbns on farms about
Washington. The only help he could
get to harvest his crop was l5-year-
old boy to whom he was compelled to
give SO a week and board. His finan-
Ces became so low that he was COM
PEELED to sell one of his mules to pay
his help. Five acres of Irish potatoes
and four acres OF sweet potatoes rot
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-04
the same.

In The senate all the Democratic
members have served before. in that
body excep, one, Milton Burr. of the
Fifteenth district, and he formerly
vas 4 member Of the house of dele
gate5. Ytfile no SPECIAL contest is
expected 10 deHeloP the minority
leadership probably will lie between
Seaetc-s Fred l.. Fox, Eskridge H.
Morton, both OF the Tenth district,
and G. X. Kump. of the Fifteenth.
Senator Fox has been the leader in
most of the recent sessions.
In the house there may be more Of
a contest. j S. Thurmond, of Green
brie. county. who was speaker of the
last session. which was Democratic
is again member and undoubtedly
will be considered for the floor lead
a~ship. Others who have been men
toned are J. Sloan Kuykendall, of
Hampshire county; G w. McCauley
of Hardy and septimus Hall, OF
Wetzel.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-04
plicatlon Blanks in the hands of i've

plicatiun Blanks IN the hands OF five
reputable families who might be in
daead to take one or more Of these
helpless little enes into their homes?
White US fully regarding the appli-
eants and also ask your newspaper
editors to appeal 70 the citizens Of
West Virginia to help take care Of
these future citizens Of our state.
Wartime conditions have increased
the demands being made upon us and
we must double our efforts to help
gais most unfortunate class, the home
'ess little caildren.
Hsya the spplicants hll in their
names and address in The space pro
vided at the top 81 the Application
Blanks
slareiy. you can do no better thing
tAig CMistpss than to be RESPONSE
lie for the placing of homeless,
fatharlrss, motherless little child in
some good home in your community.
Won't you make an especial effort
just now and let US hear from you
at an early date?
The above communication together
g,ita applications, was received to.
day by Mr.. Lee NJ. Bender, the local
representative of the Humane Soci
ETY.. Any one believing they can Of
fer one or more Of these Orphans
with a permanent home is. requested
to communicate with Mr.. Bender
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-04
MODEST CONTESTS
IN the MINORITY
Have Been Overlooked In State
Political Forecasts.

There has been so much discussion
about who will be elected speaker OF
gse house Of delegates and pres'dc1e
Of the senate OF the state legislature
when it meets January 5, that little
attention has been paid 70 any mod.
e-t little contests that may be on for
the minczity floor Leadership in eth
C. house.
while the minority in both house
is very small in numbers-25 men,
hers in the house and seven mem
hers in the senate-and their united
strength for or against any me2eure
would have but little effect. if oppos-
ed by the majority side, leadership of
the minority will be established just
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-04
CARD OF THANKS

We wish in this manner to thank
our many friends and nelghbors for
tbeir kindness and sympathy during
the Illness and death OF my husband
Theo. T.. Imbach
1t pd. by Mrs. Thee. Il. Impacii
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-04
GEN. 6UNDY TO CAMP LEE

Iaior. General Omar Bundy who
recently returned from France, has
been assigned to command Camp
Lee, Va Originally he was ordered
% command Camp Pike, Arkansas.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-04

Mr. ]. NJ. Sullivan, of Clarksburg
was at Hotel Berkeley.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-02
FRENCH REEPEtjLSf. IIfRl,E: AIT5l,IA.,Sl
 IF HUN I!IlROE.S'i One Storm Battalion Anai- Inflated in Effort 10 Gain
 Bridgeheaci. ALLIED WALL GROWS PRIMER EVERY DAY Terrible losses Suffered hy German Troops .ttackiHg Under
 Orders to G;ig at
 Any Cost.

With the French Army in France, April IA daring attempt by the Germans tG cross the Oise today, and form bridgehead permitting of future advances. was easily frustrated by the French. One Of the famous storm battalions succeeded in getting oyer near Chauny, but never returned. It was almost entirely annihiiated. There remained only about 100 unWounded
 men, when the French took prisoners. Nearly all tie bridges crossing the Oiae have been destroyed. and the French hold strong positions on the southern bank while all nossiblc lords are covered by artillery.
 More to the north in the regien of Moeeuil. the Germans, for the moment at least. appearod 10 have ren0unncd their general attack and resoyted to local action Two of these were OK tremoly violent between Marcalcape and the Somme. Thew came a@ainst the sternest rsistence from the French who renulsod them after veTv severe fighting, Other attacks took place on the right bank of the S0rame about the same period of the day, and these also met with failure.
 Sanguinary engagements in which the combatants again came to close fighting and individual combats, tool. nlaco about the Lassiqny sector, Hero the French field artillery caught the advancing German columns under a tempest of shells. which drove them back. but only after the oround was streWn with hundreds of bodies. At Clemont two German divisions, which had received strict orders to execute an advance. whatever might be the cost. and capture height. found themselves confronted by 3 French division which would not give way be- fore the fury of the German wave. For moment the French were forced back, but took breath and came at the enemy again with such a rush that the Germans were driven from the height, leaving TOO prisoners, includ- ing 20 officers, in the hands of the French.
 At no period of the war has the fighting been so fierce. The Germans intended at any cost to reach and destroy the railroad communication to Amions connecting the north and south. Tcday, the eleventh day of the battle, the find before them a solid wall of allied troops, which daily is becoming firmer as artillery is advancing from all directions to support the infantry.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-02
7 t RAN 4 KILN FOR r.
 HOOVER 'S AID.
 E72AIfg:E,s A C-;;'TE'It17l [;

Franklin w. Fort, statistician of the national food administration, whc re- gently spoke in this city on the food
 situation. made the following state ment to The Graphic yesterday aitar- i noon on the action of the county coun- cll of defense:
 II do not hesitate to say that nc
 other act that has come to my at tenion since he beginning of the food
 administration has appealed to me a.s So splendidly patriotic and self sac lifieing as the action taken by the
 Jefferson county thru the county coun- cil of defense today.
 Ut is entirely evident that the peo-
 pie of this county are ready to do any , thing they may be called upon to dc to help win the war. and do not in tend to wait to be called upon if they see an opportunity to be of service.
 "Ihe attitude of the wholesale and retail merchants, like that of their fellows truout the United States, has ; been one of entire readiness to serve the nation, no matter how great the , interference with their own business. q certainly shall take away. when l leave Arkansas, an absolute convict ion that the government can depend on this state and it's people for anything which may at any time prove neces- ! sary to d2feat the kaiser. I found the same spirit in the other counties which 1 it has been my privilege to visit, and II believe that the amount of food planting being done in this state, put in in response to patriotic appeals, will far surpass any expectations, and that from now on Arkansas will not only
 produce all the fod it needs for it's own people, but will lay by a surplus to be added to Jefferson county's flour in the feeding of our soldiers and our allies.
 eff the people of the other states match the remarkable spirit being shown here the problems of the food administration will grow very much less, and in behalf of the administra- tion 1 want to express it's very sin core appreciation, both of the work being dcne everywhere in the state, and particularly of the wonderfully in- spiring action of this county.
 'It is not in order to express grat- tituda in raturn for displays of pa triotisn, but do want to express my personal gratitude for the very de- lightful time I have had in Arkansas and the inspiration it has been to me-"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-02
U. $. Can Have L0ng-Range
 Cannon, Too
Naval Experts Submit Plans But Say Gun Not of Big
 Military Value.

Washington, April 1.-Plans for a supeNannon-a great gun of long rangepossibly similar to the one with which the Germans have been bom- bardim Paris--have been submitted tc Secrtary Daniels by naval ordnan- ce exrrts, after months of experi- ments.
 It is understood however, that the report lcluded statement that the ordnance officers do no believe the military alue of such a weapon would compensae for the time and money spent in recting and developing it. Amrica ordnance officers have bee interestedln the possibilities of long, range gun for the past ten years 1 The belief that the "game was not worth the ,andle" was expressed by one officertoday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-02
ROADS JAMMED WITH ].
 MARCHING AMERICANS
4 Husky, We'll Trained, We'll Equipped Body of Sammies Marches JGy
 fuIty to Aid ill Route of
 Huns Attacking Franco Rritisi, Lines.

With the American Army in France. April 1-Definite official announce ment that the American srops will ac- ftually fight side by side with the Franch and British in northern France reached the American trops tonight in Paris newspapers. It was greeted with cheers. The men will go envied by the rest of the American forces. As they passed by on the road, they were speeded cn their way with cries, fellows are in luck
 Orders to proceed towards the plains of Picardy were received from the French high command three days ago, but until it was officially announced :Sno mention could be made of 1t.
 The muddy roads were again today damned with Americans cn the move. In some cases they were marching ndouble line, taking up the road from sid, to side.
 For obvious reasons, 1t is advisable 8to disclose where the troops are go- ling, where they are comnig from CT Reven the direction in which the moves &are being made. It may not be many Fays, however, before the United Estates will know. 1t is probable that fhe first news will come with reports |sof the American forces in action, but Ewhon that may be is another sub Meet which cannot be discussed. Whar- lever it is, it is certain that the troops
 Twill give a good account of themselves
 for they are husky, hardy. trained and :comp1ctelv eouipDed. and on their toes &for a clash with the enemy. If this {clash could be in the open, the troop
 would like it all the better, for they
 say "that's our pame."
 All are datermined to get into tho kfight if possible. The correspondent
 saw men marching limning along but
 refusing to dron out for fear they
 ,nipht ba left behind. If thcr2 was a Esingle etra@o1er ir the long marchlne flino today he had effectively hidder khimself.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-02
HAMP WILLIAMS SENDS MESSAGE.
 TO JEFFERSON

Hamp Williams, federal food ad- .ministration for Arkansas, last night sent The Graphic a message to be conveyed to the people of Jefferson county expressing his appreciation of the action of the county couacil of defense in offering the entire supply of white flour in the county to the government in it's hour of need. Mr. Williams in staunch admirer of the efforts already put forth by Pine Bluff and Jefferson county, and has expressed his admiration of the man ner in which this county had done it's bit" in the food conservation work. to his associates in that work here. Yesterdays action, however, was complete surprise to him.
 MT. Williams message follows:
 'sHot Springs. April 1.-Please convey to citizens of Jefferson coun- ty my deepest appreciation for great patriotic sacrifice they made in re- turn of flour to government No state in the union, no county in the United States, can touch such patri- riotism. It is an Inspiration to not only the people of the United States but will cheer. Franklin w. Fort of the food administration. Washington said our associates in this war-the brave British and French soldiers, who are today holding the hordes of Huns back fighting our fight and for whom every man. woman and child ing Arkansas must sacrifice
 'It is my intention to go the linn it for those who have made this special train of flour possible. I congratulate the people of Jefferson county. the county council of de- fense and every one who until the next harvest will. in compliance with County Food Administration ". c. M. c. Hollis. order wheat substitutes. stand hack of his prohibiting the sale of flour. I know the response will be unenimous, for no county has as yet produced the matchless patri- otism and spirit of sacrifice such as l have found in Pine Bluff. The government is indebted to MT. Hollis for the wonderful results he has ob- tained. He is making great record. not only for himself, but for every Resident of Jefferson county. \
 May God bless every one of VOL.
 ''HAMP WILLIAMS"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-02
RY1sS}jxs ES E7 AT 4a,,rn

Tokio, April IT statement made by Foreign [inis pr Motono in addressing a joint sci on of parlia- ment today, that in thI event that Japan is compelledtolsend troops into Siberia there is nointention whatever of treating Russia as an enemy, and that Japan will ,bved adopt an ,g- gressive policy smh as Germany is pursuing in Europtan Russia, has iex- cited especial inte'est
 Viscount Uchida. the Japanese am bassador to Russ;, who hts arrived here, is quoted as saying that he doubts that Germany intends to at tack India.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-02
CARPENTERS QUIT WORK ON SHIPS;
 DEMAND RAISE

Norfolk, Va, April 1.-Government war work in the Hampton Roads dis trict was interrupted today by a strike of several thousand carpenters and other workers. Government off cials estimate that 4,000 men have struck while labor leaders claim more than 5000 were involved.
 The carpenters inaugurated the strike for an increase in pay, demand ing 62 1-2 cents an hour for an eight hour day, instead of 5S cents on a nine-h basis.