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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-01
LACK Of DOCTORS
MAY:RETARD DRAFT
Medical Ranks Here, Greatly
Depleted by War. Faces
Heavy Demands.

Physical examination Of class 1 men
of the recent registration may be re-
tarded here by inability of draft Of
ficials to secure sufficient doctors to
conduct the examinations, owing to
the heavy work now incumbent on the
medical profession of the city. due to
Spanish influenza.
The confinement Of 100 or more men
every night in a necessarily closed
and heated room might also tend to
spread the influenza. or provoke a
serious epidemic here, it is held. and
this is regarded as another reason
why delay may ensue in the examina-
tons Of the new registrants.
Renovating Examination Room.
The big room on the third floor of
the truck house on New Jersey ave-
nue., used by the local boards of the
city to conduct the physical examine
tions. is undergoing thorough clean
ing and painting and will be all ready
for the work if the factors named do
not intervene. \
During the examinations of thou
sands of men of the first draft the
medical profession of the city gave
yeoman service, serving night after
night. in relays. from o'clock until
midnight. and sometimes later.
The war has made its draft on
physicians of the city. Many of the
Younger doctors of the city have
Joined the colors. Those that remain
have gone through, with their regu'
lar practices and the draft examina-
tions. a strain which the physicians
Of the National Capital, as a class,
perhaps never had to face before in
the history of the City.
Rushed With Work Now.
Now faced with the duty of pre-
venting the spread o. Spanish in
fluenza. and of responding to- nu-
mcrous calls of patients who fear
they have the disease. and desire to
run no chances. the doctors may be
unable to respond with the old-tjme
aminationS of the drafted men.
No date has been SCI as yet for be-
ginning the physical examinations,
although many of the local board of
the city. have proceeded far enough
in the classification of men of the age
groups who are receiving question:
naires to go ahead with physical. ex-
aminationS almost Immediately.
Registrars are given five days
after the notification by local board
of their classification in which to ap-
peal the finding of the local board to
the district board. When this time
has expired and man placed in class
has not appealed the local board
may examine him physically TO- de-
termine his fitness for military serv-
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Thirty-Eight Cases at Devens.
Conditions Elsewhere.

At Camp Meade in the twenty hours
ending at 10 o'clock this morning
there We're 1891 new cases, SO pneu-
monia cases and IA deaths; Lee had
1876 new cases, 80 pneumonia cases
and 40 deaths.
From Camp Humphreys III new
cases were reported. There were also
As new pneumonia cases. but no
deaths. Camp Eustis, in Virginia, has
a mild epidemic, So new cases having
been reported. There were no new
pneumonia cases; neither were there
any deaths.
More than 1000 extra nurses have
been sent to various camps and au-
thority has been given to engage
locally as many as are needed. Ad-
ditiona1 hospital facilities are being
provided at points where the cpl
demic is ON the increase.
The campaign of the public health
service to aid communities where in
fluenza is epidemic was given new i'm
petus. the volunteer Medical Service
Corps reporting the names of ply
sicians in all sections Of the country
who are ready to aid in the work of
checking the disease. The doctors
will be assigned as needed.
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Report Goes to Senate First.

The report of the conferees. will be
submitted to the Senate first, since
that body has the papers in its con-
troll. The Senate, 1t is expected, will
stand by its amendment to prevent
rent profiteering in the District and
will send it back to conference, it
was predicted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-01
|PART|AL AGREEMENT
ON AGRICULTURE BILL
Anti-Rent Profteering Amend
ment Causes Deadlock in Sem
ate and House Conference.

DeadIocked over the Senate amend
ment to prevent proflteering in rents
| in the District of Columbia, the Sem
ate and House conferees today re-
ported a partial agreement on the
emergency agriculture bill, and a dis
agreement on the anti-profiteering
provision of the bill. Both the Sen
ate and House will be given an op-
portunity to vote again on the rent
proiteering amendment.
| History of Amendment.
! This amendment was placed in the
! bill by the Senate and is the Pome-
: rene bill to provide for a rent ad-
| ministrator in the District. The Sem
. ate added it as a>rider to the emer-
sency agriculture appropriation bill
after friction had arisen between the
two houses over the prot1teerin4 meas
ure, due to remarks made in the
i House by Representative Ben John
| son. in which he charged that the Sen
ate had acted in the interests of the
! real estate dealers in putting through
| the Pomerene bill as a substitute for
: one of his own, which the House had
! passed. The Senate excused its con-
tferees from further meeting with Mr.,
Johnson. =,
. The wartime prohibition rider attach
; ed to the emergency agriculture bill was
not in dispute, having been agreed to by
! both houses.
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FIVE DEATHS ADDED
TO |NFLUENzAL|ST
D. c. Health Department
Also Reports Total Of Thir-
ty-Seven New Cases.
REPORTS OF ARMY CAMPS

Spanish influenza has resulted in
five more deaths in the District since
yesterday noon.
The report received from the health
department gave the number Of new
cases from yesterday noon up to 1880
o'clock this morning as thirty-seven.
This brings the total number known
to the department up to 213, all re-
ported since the outbreak of the dis
ease in Washington, about ten days
ago. Deaths from the Developments of
pneumonia brought on by the disease
have reached twenty-one.
home and it is thought that he may
be contracting influenza Indoor
treatment is being taken as pre-
cautionary measure.
Additional Death List.
New deaths reported:
Alice M. B. CahiIl, white, twenty
eight years old, 1712 18th street north
west.
Richard Keys. colored, twenty-eight
years old. 1880 SD street northwest.
Susie Keys, co1ored. twenty three
years old, 1880 SOD street northwest.
Pearl Marcott, white, thirty years
old. 22o F street northwest.
Bessie Poesky. white, nineteen
northwest.
Beulah Elliott, white, twenty -four
years old, 1927 o street northwest.
Trolley cars. movie" houses and
other gathering places have been plac-
arded. warning against sneszing and
coughing, without covering the mouth
and nose.
Malady Increases in Army Camps.
The disease is still spreading among
Army camps. the report from the
surgeon generals Office for the twenty
hours ending at 10 o'clock this morn
| ing showing that 1881 new cases
had been found. This report is in
complete. Pneumonia cases which de-
veloped in that time number $50,
while the deg tbs were 27J.
The number Of new cases reported
in the twenty hours exceeded by 500
the number for the twenty-four hours
preceding. which is thought to be the
high water mark: The number when
all reports are in will probably exceed
$4,000.
Camp Custer in Michigan showed a
tremendous outbreak, the report being
that 1,764 new cases had developed in
twenty hours. The number previously
reported from this camp was compare
lively low. The new pneumonia cases
for that period were twenty EIGHT and
the deaths two.
Thirty-Eight Cases at Devens.
Camp Devens reported but thirty
eight cases. big drop from yesterdays
record, when more than 100 was report
cd. 1t is thought the epidemic has spent
itself in this camp. However, the pneu-
monia cases were Ill and the deaths
thirty EIGHT. In view of the fact that it
requires several days for the pneumonia
to develop more pneumonia cases are
expected before the results of the cpl
demic are all in.
Camp Sherman reported ninety
seven new pneumonia cases and seven
deaths, while Hoboken had ninety-six
pneumonia cases and twenty-six
deaths. Both of these camps have
been hard hit by the disease and more
pneumonia cases and deaths will re-
suit. The number of new cases of
influenza showed a marked falling Off
ing off.
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ASTHMA
INSTANTLY RELIEVED WITH
ESTIMATOR
oRHoHEy REFUNDED ASK ANY DRUGGIST

The great dan
ger in colds at
this season of.
the year is that
they lead to grip
and pneumonia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-01

1900 Boys SIPS to Sl.65 7O~ -
Shirts and BlouSeS at : Z ~
Samples and seconds of the famous Bell
Brand, Puritan and Kaynee Blouses and
Shirts; plain white. or fancy striped ma ma,
terials, including soisette, percae and silk
and linen stripes also khaki color, made
with collar attached or neckband; blouses,
sizes to 10 years shirts, sizes II to II
neckband
TT
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-11-14
GIVE CALIFORNIA SYRUP OF FIGS
At ONCE IF BILIOUS OR
CoNSTIPATED.

Look ut the tongue, mother! II
coated. 1t is Il sure sign that your lit
tie ones stomach, liver and bowels
needs gentle, thorough cleansing ut
once.
When peevish, cross, lIstless, pale,
doesn't sleep. doesn't eat or net natu-
rally. or Is feverish stomach sour,
breath bad; has stomach-nche, sore
throat. diarrhGn, full Of cold. give q
teaspoonful of California Syrup of
Figs" and In few hours all the foul.
constipated waste, undigested food
and sour bile gently moves out Of the
little bowels without gripping, and you
have well. playful child again.
You needn't coax sick children to
take this harmless ''fruit laxative;'
they love its delicious taste. and II
always makes them feel splendid.
Ask your druggist for bottle OF
California Syrup Of Figs" which has
directions for babies, children Of MI
ages and for grown-ups plainly on the
bottle. Beware of counterfeits sold
here. To be sure you get the genuine
ask to see that 1t is made by the "Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Company" Refuse
any other kind with contempt.-Adv
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-11-14
WOMEN DREAD
OLD AGE

Don't worry about old age. DON'T worry
about being in other peoples way whoa
you are getting on in years. Keep yotP
body in good condition aud you can be ~
hale and hearty in your old days q you
were when hid, and every one win b
clad TO Gee you.
The kidneys and bladder are the causes
Of senile affections. Keep them CLEAN and
IN proper working condition. Drive The
poisonous wastes from the system and
avoid uric acid accommodations. Take-GOLO
MEDAL HARLEM Oil. Capsules periodical
" and You viii find that the system win
always be in perfect working order. Your
spirits win be enlivened,. your muscles
made strong and your face have once
more the look Of youth and health.
New life, fresh strength and health win
come as you continue this treatment. When
your first vigor has been restored continue
Tor awhile taking capsule or two each
day. They will Keep you in condition and
prevent Q return Of your troubles.
There Il only one guaranteed brand Of
HARLEM Oil Capsules, GOLD MEDAL
There are many fakes on the market. ps
sure you. get the Original GOLD MEDAL
Imported HARLEM Oil Capsules. They are
the only reliable. For sale By I'll frstclaa
druggists-Adv.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-11-14
Coinage Of War Words

1t is obviously impossible in limited space to
mention more than few of the more striking
words which the war has given us; and that Is
why my article of three or four weeks ago was
so incomplete Let me supplement It today and
begin with the most glarng Of the omissions
"camoufage." cannot remember any instance
Of a foreign word so peculiarly un-English as this
not only being SO rapidly and universally adopted
but also being so rarely mispronounced. still
often overhear knots Of men who in their talk
about the war refer to the Kay-ser. and the utter
angllczation Of French battle names by public
house military experts Is perhaps the most charm
Ing feature Of their discussions; hut 'camoulage"
remains as French in sound In this country as in
Its own, and every uses 1t. Here. however,
It has become SO elastic rs to be the recognized
form for any kind Of pretense whatsoever I nm
not sure that Sir Walter Raleigh should not have
added "camoufage" In his list of our .gnins in
the war; as enumerated In his recent lecture.
have been astonished recently by examples
of the hold OF "camoufage" all types Of mind.
Journeying the other day from Sussex station
to London. under war conditNns-hfty OF us
standing all the way In the guards yan-I had
some talk with the guard who. on removing his
cap to wipe heated brow revealed himself as
bald as the dome OF ST. Paui's II caused him
distress some men, he remarked would camou.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-11-14

fage 1t with wig, but not he. Earlier in the
day my host. vigilnnt and suspicious reader of
the press. had dismissed an optimistic article on
current events as "mere cam0uflage." The next
day schOolboy back for the holidays two weeks
IN advance Of the proper time said that scare
OF measles had brought about. that desired result ;
at least that is what the fschoolmaster said, but
personally he thought It was just camoufage to
cover the fact that grub was getting so Jolly e1-
pensive. And little later a facetious gentleman
near me In restaurant asked the wine waiter to
bring him some caret instead of the camouiaged
water which he called whisky Probably the
word is in the nursery by this time.
Another French word which also gets Its full
native value In the Anglo Saxon mouth Is ''bar-
rage" but 'barrage' has no general usage. The
word raid" is as old as the Scottish border but
will never again be employed, l imagine. except
in association with attacks BY air. At first we
always said Aair raid" but now "raid" alone Is
sufficient. Should the enemy find any other way
OF hitting Mt the heart of there will be another
word than 'raid" to describe his efforts. And to
these would add that early flower Of Arranged
don speech moratorium" which for while most
OF us took to be the name of new FINER.
Perhaps the most notable slang phrnse that the
war has produced Is ito get the wind up." mem.
ing to upset, rattle" or put the fear OF God
into. but speak only from the point of the
housekeeping observer. aware merely Of ruch ex-
pressions ne get into London parinnce.
Here let me thank many correspondents for
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-11-14

To be possessed Of a head Of heavy.
beautiful hnir; soft, lustroue, duky.
wavy and free from .dandruft is merely
q matter Of using q little Danderine.
It is easy and inexpensive to have
nice. soft hair and lots Of 1t. Just get Q
small bottle Of Klowlton's Danderine
now-it costs but q few cents all drug
stores recommend It -apply q little q
directed and within ten minutes there
will be m appearance Of abundance
freshness. flufiiness and an incompara-
bic gloss and lustre, and try as you
will you cnnnot find a trace Of dandru3
or falling hair; but your real surprise
will be after about two weeks use.
when you will see new hair fine and
downy at f,rst-yes-but really now
hair-sprouting out all over your scalp
-Danderine 10, we believe. the only
sure hair grower. destroyer Of dan.
druR and cure for itchy scalp, and 4
never fails to stop falling hair ut once.
II you want to prove how pretty and
soft your hair really IL, moisten cloth
with o little Danderine and carefully
dnw II through your hair-fnking ons
small strand at time. Your hair win
be soft glossy and beautiful in just
Q few moments delightful surprise
awaits everyone who tries this. Adv.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-11-14

their communications about the origin ofsBllghty"
the derivation Of that word hdving been nation.
al industry for about three years now One gem.
tleman even goes SO far as to say that asked
for the information; whereas no one has any Idea
how careful was to do nothing of the kind, hav-
ing head only too full Of devastating memories
Of the Hindustani word 'yvilayati," or 'Balait"
meaning foreign or English and its gradual trans
formation by Mr.. Atkins In India into the now
familiar tand very ugly) term for home "Blieh.
tvs" adventures are ancient history, but It was
new to me that, as a reader kindly points out.
(" padre, In Its meaning Of clergyman, was car.
ried to India by the Portuguese and adopted into
Indian languages long before the first English
chaplain set foot in India. Like other HIndustapi
words used in our army, such as 'rooty for bread
md dixie for crap kettle, It was brought HON,
by our soldiers from India many years ago."
IN my. structures on the word Hun" was too
sweeping. said TINT to borrow the name of in
yaders RI the past with which to stirmatize In
yaders or the present was tame. But another
correspondent reminds me that 1t was the koiser
himself who first applied the term In the fine
OF ne Boxer rebellion In China the kaiser issued
9ombastic proclamation to the German cont,n.
gent In Pekin under Count Waldersee b,dd,n,
them 10 behave like the Huns OF Attiln. This
gentleman goes on to make the very ipteresttnp
suggestion that some photographers should col
lect the words which each Of our crent wars ho.
added to the language.-E v. Lucas In n.
Sphere. :" w.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-11-14
Trench Expert.

Senator Sheppard Of Texas sat on
the vernnda of the Chevy Chase Golf
club discussing prohibition and watch
Ing poor player endeavoring to tee
off.
After the poor player had made a
half dozen Intellectual swipes at the
ball the senator's companion said:
"Whnt the dickens is that fellow try
ing to dor"
ut looks to me-" said Senator Shep-
pard. "as If he were trying to dig him.
self In"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-11-14
EVENT IN a SOLDIERS LIFE.

Just to show what makes an event in a sol
dier's life that-as the soldiers see tits really
worth recording, here is bit out of letter from
Harley Johnson, Butler boy, printed in the
Bates County tAissouri) Democrat:
swell, am sure going to have souEthing good
for dinner. The cook told me that II would get
enough gooseberries to make two pies he would
make them. So started out to look for goose.
berries and found them. asked an old French
woman to sell me some, and, don't you know she
said they were no good and had to laugh. She
would not sell me any, but gave me all could
carry. away and they were big Ones about the
size OF my thumb. So had pie all to myself "
What are bursting shrapnel and red blood to
write about when man has gooseberry pie7-St.
Louis Republic. s
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-11-14

over nm enemy concentration center observed
easily distinguishable in bright starlight-a col.
umn of transport consisting Of about 20 wagons.
Descending rapidly to 800 feet he landed two
bombs-a huntredweght apiece-plumb in the
center of the column. The destruction was
enormous, and the remnant Of the column scat
tered Wildly In MI directions. The British pilot
rose again and waited. giving time for the German
transport to 9reassemble. Diving once more he
found It, together with two other large lorries, In
srnken road where the Huns apparently hoped
to escape further attack from the death dsnng
rHider. The British pilot released his remaining
bombs from nm altitude ut which he could not
miss his tnrget. and then diving lower still opened
fire with his machine guns. putting about $50
rounds into the confused mass Of wreckage.
British two-seater machine while on patrol
was attacked by a German triplane. The OBJ
server In the British machine promptly took up
the challenge and opened fire. upon which the
Hun made of eastward. Meanwhile eight Ger
man scouts had rapldly approached and taking
up position. four above and four below, attacked
simultaneously. The British pilot realizing. the
danger OF his position Unanswered desperately.
rolling and side-slipping to avoid the enemys
centrated hre-whilst both he and his observer
kept firing opportunity offered. One of the
German craft WINS sent down In flames and then
the British pilot was badly wounded. The work
Of both fighting and flying the machine now de.
velOped almost entirely upon the observer who
by really remarkable exercise of skill and pluck
succeeded In extricating the machine from its ap-
parently hopeless position, whilst at the same
time firing occasional bursts from his gun at the
pursuing Huns with his left hand. when they
pressed too closely. He succeeded In, safely land
ling his pilot and machine behind the British
lines.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-11-14

pound my husband wanted me to try il
i took it fora week and felt little bot
ter. ! kept itup for three months, and
! feel fine and can eat anything now
without distress or nervousness. "-Mr1.
]: WoRTHLINE. 2s42 North Taylor st..
Philadelphia Pa.
The majority Of mothers nowadays
overio, there are 30 many demands
upon their time ard strength; the result
Is invariably q weakened, rundown,
nervous condition with headaches, back
ache. irritability and depression and
soon more serious ailments develop.
1t is at such periods in life that Lydia f.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound will
restore a normal healthy condition, ~
It did to Mrs. Worthline.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-11-14

sage" The Germans. resenting their attentions.
turned two guns on to their balloon and made
some rather good practice, holing 1t badly. This
annoyed the English balloon officers considerably
and they decided that the German gunners needed
punishment They accordingly called up the Of
fcers in charge of British six-inch gun and In
dictated to him the position OF the German guns.
The balloon was now rapidly losing height as the
result Of enemy fire. and the position of the OIL
GERS was dangerous. However, they stuck to their
basket and continued to direct the Are Of the
British gum having the satisfaction of witnessing.
the putting out Of action Of one Of the hostile
guns before the balloon had sunk too low for
further observation.
sThen they got out OF their basket and climbed
well up the rigging of the balloon to save them.
selves in the now unavoidable crash, Il.
British two-seatef mnchine lowering at night
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-11-14

Slckly most OF the
time. ] went to .
doctor and he said
] had nervous indi.
gestion, which Id
ded to my weak
condition kept me
worrying most Of
the time and he
said if / could not
stop that, I could
not get well. !
heard somuchabout
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vepetable Com.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-11-14
At Least He Had None Lett.

Charles went visiting with his father
and on their return his father was
asked us to the boys behavior. BEAU.
tiful." was the answer. "He couldn',
have been better" Whereupon the
young hopeful said: II used all the
manners l had" And the family
Judged from his behavior the next day
or two that he certainly had.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-11-14
lnsldIous persIstenee.

you don't seem to pay any attsa-
hon to these germs"
Il don't talk about 'em any more
than Is necessary" answered Doc
Braney. Il take all possible precau-
lions and then try to ignore 'em. The
meanest thing about germ IL that IL
he can't attack you anywhere else, ha
tries to get on your mind"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-11-14
Past as.

"She says she is five years younger
than her husband"
'.That may be, but understand
that her husband isn't compelled to
register for war service"