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The Washington herald., 1918-08-27
WOMEN TO BREAK STRIKE?
"Motormeh" in Skirts May Be Seen
on New York Cars.

New York, Aug. 26.-women mo
tormen'' and strike breakers as we'll
as women shippers of trolley cars will
be seen in New York IL the strike of
the Third Avenue Railway Company's
motormen threaten to tie up traffic.
u was announced today by officials
Of the line. The strike was said to
have resulted from the discharge of
motormen and conductors for organ
lzing and wearing union buttons.
Should women replace the men
they will be strike breakers, and 1
quite naturally suppose they will be
treated as such." said Louis Fridiger,
counsel for the strikers.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-27
new MAN-POWERLAW TONIGHT
SsUE RULES FOR DRAFTEES
Crowder Announces Plans
for Enrolment of All
Men l8 to 20 and 81 to
IS in US.

Advance unofficial regulations
for the registration of men under
the act Of Congress extending the
draft age limits have been mailed
to all local draft officials by the
Provost Marshal General.
These regulations cover approx
mately t.rirty printed pages and
deal with all phases Of the gigan-
tic task connected with the en-
rollment of approximately I3,ooo,-
600 men.
They represent the estimated to-
tai OF men between the ages of
I8 anu } and 81 and 4s, both
inclusive, not heretofore registered
and not already enlisted in the
army or navy.
The regulations give the follow
ing tentative ruling by the Pro-
vost Marshall General as to the
persons required by the act to
register:
Service Men Excepted.
"All male persons who shall have
attained their 18th birthday and shall
not have attained their 46th birthday
on o. before the day set for registra-
tion by the President must register.
THE only. exceptions are:
'tab Persons. who. prior to the day
set for registration by the President,
have registered under the terms of
the act approved May Is. 1918 (Which
liked the original age limits at p to
50. inciusive). or under the terms OF
the public resolution OF Congress ap-
proved May 20. 1913. providing for
the registration since June s. 1917, of
those reaching the age OF q years.,
whether called for public service or
not;
''(b) onicers and enlisted men OF
the regular army. officers appointed,
and men of the forces drafted, under
the provisions Of the act approved
May Is, 1917: officers and enlisted men
OF the National Guard while in the
service OF the United States; and the
officers Of the Officers Reserve CORPS
and enlisted men in the Enlisted Re-
listed Reserve Corps while in the
service Of the United States; and
Id Officers and enlisted men of
the navy and Marine Corps and off,
GERS and enlisted and enrolled men of
the Naval Reserve Force and Marine
Corps Reserve while in the service of
the United States.
Severe Penalties for Failure.
esrsops anot- -sliat sea to -rczI4traffap
solely on account ofSbeins IN the niisl.
tary or naval service Of the United
States become subject to registration
and are required to register imne-
diately upon leaving such military or
naval service.
Citizens OF the United States or
persons who have declared their in
tention to become citizens of the
United States who do not register on
account OF absence from the terri
torial limits OF the United States are
CONTINUED on PAGE THREE
The Washington herald., 1918-08-27
BOY AMONG WOUNDED
in STREET ACCIDENTS
Riding Bicycle. Was Knocked
Down by Team on Avenue.

Ralph Bishop. a boy Of Il, living at
l12l South Carolina avenue southeast.
while riding a bicycle yesterday at
Eighteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue northwest, was run into by 4
team driven by Luther Chapman. The
boy was hurt about the face and legs
and taken to the Emergency Hospital.
Chapman. the driver. was arrested.
c. +. Culp. ~ years of age, living
at $50 Tenth street northeast, was
knocked down by a bicycle yesterday
on Potomac avenue southeast and in
jured about the legs. He was treated
at the Navy Yard Dispensary. The
bicycle was ridden by Edward Perry.
of 1876 v street northwest.
During a fight yesterday at 900 z
street northwest between Hattie
Mugg. colored, and Arthur Lee. alias
Kiddie Gray. colored. Hattie was shot
in the right cheek and shoulder. She
was taken to the Emergency Hos
pitaL
Bicycle Policeman L. w. Charlton.
of No. 10 precinct. was knocked off
his bicycle yesterday at Fourteenth
and Belmont streets northwest by An
automobile driven by Benjamin Kline,
of SIS Tennessee avenue northeast
SHdTttoH shuu was ITdCluFeu anu Hc
was rushed to Garfield Hospital in
the automobile OF r. ]. Barry, Of l527
Buchanan street northwest. A tech
nical charge of assault has been
placed against Kline. pending the out
come of Charlton's injuries.
Martin McFadden, aged 20. en-
ployed on a building at Seventeenth
and 3 streets northwest, fell in a
ditch near the building and injured
his wrist. He was taken to the Emer-
gency Hospital.
Mrs. Sarah Kapnack. Of 7e5 Ken
stucky avenue. southeast, was knocked
down by an automobile ON Naylor
road southeast. belonging to Morris
| Kraverse. Mrs. Kapnack was taker
to her home in the automobile and
treated by her, family physician. She
vas injured about the back and hips
The Washington herald., 1918-08-27
AUSTRIA ONE,
CONTRADICTED
Emperor Talks of Indivisii-
bility While Czecho-
Slavs Say No.

London. Aug. 26-In returning
thanks for the gift Of field
marshaIs baton. presented by the
field marshals of Austria upon his
birthday. August II. Emperor Charles
OF Austria made a speech about the
"indivisibility'' OF Austria. He said:
These hard times hive welded US
all inseparabiy together. from Emper-
or and Marshal down to the common
foot soldier; we are all lighting in
separately for the glory of our be-
loved fatherland-one for all and all
for one, inseparably bound together
for all time; indivisible and INSOFAR
able: so II was. so 1t Is and SO 1t
shall be for all time"
In the meantime there was being
held at Laibach a pan-Slav congress
to which there went Poles and Czechs
and various other peoples who have
views of their own about the ''indivi-
sibility" OF Austria.
1t is reported that when thu Czech
and Polish deputies arrived at the
railway station they were welcomed
with enthusiasm by great crowds of
people. Speeches were made on be-
half Of the Czech and Polish nations-
without reference to the Austrian ma
ton. When they paid official respects
to the Bishop of Laibaich. the dele
gates greeted him as the future pre-
mate OF the Jugo-Slav nation.
President Koroshetz. of the new
Southern Slav National Council, made
speech in which he said there
could be no compromise with Vienna,
and continued:
I'VE are accused Of working to de-
stroy Austria. 1t is not we who are
destroying the monarchy, but the
German politicians and their govern
ments who think they can go over
US by continually favoring the Ger
mans to the harm Of the other
peoples.
'"But tomorrow Is ours. After the
war we shall no longer be the play
things of a, foreign will. but shall
decide our own fate. The important
thing for US is that In Vienna the
Czech question will never be solved.
What Baron Hussarek deserves we
win tell him openly in Parliament.
but the best reply is working tire
lessiy for our future at home. The
national council Is the outward SYM
Dol Of the unity Of the Czech people. !"
The Washington herald., 1918-08-27
Senate to Pass Bill Before
Adjournment as War
Department Requested
Of Congress.

The Senate agreed late yester.
day to begin voting on the man.
power bill and pending amend.
ments at 4 o'clock this afternoon
This agreement assures passage oi
the measure before final adjourn
ment for the day.
1t now seems probable that the
measure will become a law vir-
tually as presented to Congress
by the War Department. The one
important amendment now pend
ing in the Senate-the anti-strike
or work-or-hght amendment-is
not regarded with favor by the
President or the. War Depart
ment. They hold that it is un-
necessary and that the power
given by the amendment, if nee
essary, can be exercised by regu-
lation.
This amendment, If it should
pass the Senate, will not be per-
mitted to delay passage of the
measure, and the prospects are
that it will be lost from the bill
before the final vote is taken by
the Senate.
No Special Examlners.
The Treadway amendment adopted
by the House. providing for the ap-
pointment Of special examiners by the
Provost Marshal Ger raj to recla., fy
men in deferred classes under the ex-
isting law, was promptly stricken out
by the Senate committee and prob
ably will not be revived. as it is not
regarded will favor by the War De-
partment. ana might seriously cripple
the machinery OF the draft.
An attempt in The Senate yesterday
to get the work-or-fght amendment
IN shape to pro"n acceptable to a ma
1oiD of the chamber was unsuccess-
ful and got the amendment into such
snarl that it was necessary to lay
1t aside in order that 1t might be re-
H:ritten overnight and submitted to-
day.
In supporting the amendment Sem
ator Thomas. OF Colorado. said that
he feared that failure to enact such
provision OF the law would prove
constant menace to the war program
OF the United States, and that condi-
lions arising through the strikes or
threats OF strike of men engaged in
important war industries would
probably grow worse instead. Of bet
tar 10 ahsencsSof aEederaL 4esisia2
tiea covering such conditions.
Opposed Strike Amendment.
Other Senators opposed the proposed
amendment as un-American and un-
necessary. and believed that provi-
sions of the first draft bill. which
are not affected by the pending legis-
lation, granted ample power for the
provost marshal general to deal with
such situations. and to call men to
the colors when not enga ged in essen
CONTINUED on PAGE THREE.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-27
U,S.DESERTER
CANNOT DENY
KILLING GUILT
Humphreys Soldier in Daze
Days; Held for Roy
Murder.
DENIES TAKING DRl IS
Halls Counsel / 'eges Plot
to Fasten Crime on
His Client.

The desc at Camp Humph-
Ss ss's soss 'Gs sss1,sS ss.a .s.snss snst
or not he Was guilty OF the murder OF
little Eva Roy.
The soldier when questioned by
Sheriff Allison and Commonwealth
Attorney Ford last Sunday insisted
upon his original story. that the five
days between the Monday he left the
camp and the Saturday lie surrender
ed at Charlottesvill> are a complete
blank in his memo. y. He declared
that he could not remember, it would
be impossible for him to deny the
charge, though he did not believe he
would have committed such a crime
According to the story he tells, he
came to Washington early Monday
morning without any intention of de-
serting. After reaching the city his
mind became a blank, and with the
exception of one or two incidents re-
maIned so for five days.
- ,. Denies Drug Habit.
He rerpembsra sending a-teiegrenI
to his father in Baton Rouge 9skins
for money, the message being sent
from some station in Pennsylvania
avenue. The authorities are trying to
trace the telegram After sending the
wire he recalls a ride in some ma
chine and a chicken dinner in a home
somewhere between Washington and
Charlottesville.
At no time. he says, did he take any
drug has taEan
sicians at the camp, however, declare
that he has been a habitual drug user.
and they believe has had the drug
since leaving the camp.
The man told Sheriff Allison that
his first knowledge of the crime of
which he is suspected came from
reading an article in a Washington
PAPER some days ago. He knew be-
fore that. however. that he was being
held for some offense other than de-
sertion.
Sheriff Allison said last night that
the man appears to be more than
usually intelligent. At the time of his
desertion he was a top sergeant at
Camp Humphreys, the highest nom
commission officer in the army ranks.
Claims Plot Against Hall.
Walter Oliver. attorney for Hall.
stated that he has been making ar
ransements for the Investigation he
is to conduct of the mystery. Mr..
Oliver expects to prove that an at
tempt has been made to fasten the
crime on Hall by some unknown per-
son or persons interested in proving
him guilty
The lawyer declared that he hopc1
that the soldier held at Humphreys
would not prove to be the guilty man.
Il dislike to think he said, that
crime ike this was committed by a
man in the uniform OF the United
States. ] believe that the murderer of
Eva Roy is still at large. and that he
has had hand in planting evidence
against Hail.
For the past week William J. Burns,
one of the best-known detectives I'm
this country. has been searching the
wood where the crime was committed
At present Mr.. Burns Is In New York,
while several Of his men are conduct
ing the investigation.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-27
LIES ON U. 5. FORCE.

Even In the face OF the admission
by practically all Of the German pa
pers that Secretary Baker was right
concerning the number OF troops we
have In Europe. there remains several
journals who seek 20 deiuds their
readers regarding our strength The
Koelnische Zeitung. says an ofiicial
dispatch TO the French Embassy ''con-
siders TINT at the pdesen. mcment
there cannot be mare than eeO.eoo to
$4,000 men among the trimmed Ameri-
can troops, ana Il thinks Il can
promise its readers that leserflons win
soon take place In formidable prop0r-
tons"
The Washington herald., 1918-08-27
j. S. TO HAVE
MOST POTENT
NAVY IN 1921
Daniels Reveals 5-Year
Building Program of 1916
Has Been Continued.
500 AFLOAT THIS YEAR
1,700 to Be Completed, 10
Battleships, 8 Battle Cruis-
ers, 50 Destroyers.

Data obtained yesterday indicate
clearly that by 1891 the United States
will have the most effective navy in
the world.
1t has been generally supposed that
the navy had suspended work on the
great fve-year construction program
OF 1876 which contemplated the earii-
est possible commissioning of ten Su-
perdreadnaughts and eight battle
cruisers. Secretary Daniels, however,
said yesterday that the prelimipafS
work sssar. In Pros-es-- -4St1TItusran<-
ing the emergency work which be-
came necessary on other lines when
the United States entered the war.
The statistics OF ship building at
the Navy Department show that.
aside from the capital ship construc-
ton, the government has building
and will have completed. in 1921, leo
ships available for war purposes At
least 800 OF these will be aflcat before
the close of the present year.
1t was stated today that the pri-
mary object of the navy program of
1916 was TO make a navy second to
none in the world" The war. how
ever. Win ltS IOTCeO OemanOS on
American ship building. bids fair to
max" the United States navy easily
the tirst in the world.
The Program.
The original program called for q
fve-ycar period of completion. That
was narrowed to three years. but
the rush work on torpedo destroy
ers and submarine chasers has DEM
onstrated to the experts that with
the war well out of the way in 1919,
it will be possible with all the labor
Il nd material at hand to complete
the whole program and more, IL
necessary. by 1921. That program
called for ten battleships of the
most approved and modern type
with a certain caliber gun, eight
battle cruisers. the first of that type
10 be built by the United States, fifty
and about eighty sub
marines. The destroyer program was
not suspended. but accelerated. Ex-
act figures are not permissible. but
the torpedo construction has in
creased enormously. because of the
concentration on that type. This
was adopted as the prime essential
type just as soon as the United
States saw that the subma rine men,
ace was the first thing to be re-
moved.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-27
POLICE COMB COUNTRY
TO FIND HAROLD LORD
Missing Since Thursday from Home
in Bridgeport, Conn.

Bridgeport. Conn. Aug. 2s. - A
nationwide search was instituted by
the police here today for Harold Lord,
the l2-year-old son of the late James
Lord. who mysteriously disappeared
from his home last Thursday. J. II.
Sevaty. the boys guardian. expressed
belief that he had been Kidnapped.
The disappearance OF Harold was
similar in detail to that of Frank
Emigh, boy OF the same age, who
vanished from his home. q short dis
tance from the Lord residence. on
August 8. 1913. and never was found.
Harold was reported to have been
seen in New Haven, whence the fam
lily moved to this place two years ago
after the boys father died. but a
thorough combing Of that city failed
TO produce him.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-27
MINERS ASK MORE MONEY.
Anthracite Men Put Forward De
mand on New Basis.

The anthracite miners yesterday
asked Of the United States Fuel Ad-
ministration an increase of wages,
apart from the request made a few
days ago by both anthracite and
bituminous workers for more money.
Then special representations were
submitted to DR.. Harry A. Garfield.
Federal Fuel Administrator, by the
districts presidents and other officials
OF the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea.
DR.. Garfield told the men he ap-
preciated that the basis, for the re-
quest for increased wages in the
anthracite field were apparently
materially different from the basis
of the request from the bituminos
fields and assured the delegation he
would give the matter prompt and
sareful consideration.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-27
BRITISH BOMB MANNHEIM.
Also Afraid Frankfort-on-the.
Main Railway Station

London, Aug. 26-British airplanes
last night raided the railway station
at Frankfort-on-the-M Main and the
chemical works at Mannheim, the war
office announced tonight. Two tons
OF bombs were dropped on the Mann
helm works. resulting in fires and ex-
plosions. Good results also we're OBJ
tained at Frankfort The raiders suf-
fered no losses.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-27
ARMOUR GARAGE Quilted,
MANY TRUCKS BURNED;
STAG HOTEL HAS BLAZE
Horses Rescued by Soldiers from Camp Meigs.
Entire Department Equipment Called Out
in Biggest Fire Night Since wholesale
Row" Was Destroyed in June

Nearly fire engine truck and the
city called last night extngush of the biggest baz
the Fire with for months Not
the big Wholesale Row. Louisiana astJune when
remen narrowly escaped death when roof caved
has the Fire Department been so busy.
a space eight hours Fire at the
Stag Hotel Ninth and northwest resulted in $1,000 dam
another Armour Companys 4S3 street north
west resulted in about S2ooo damage awhile threatened
nearby warehouses stables
The Washington herald., 1918-08-27
Love Letters Worth
$50 Each According
To Washington Girl

New York. Aug. 26-"sweet-
heart: Yours at hand. Glad to get
1t. Just as anxious as you are for
mine. But that don't hardly sat
isfy me. want you and you
alone. Love and kisses.-Fred."
The foregoing letter and 49s
others in similar vein are worth
$50 each. or s25.ooo, according to
Miss Essie Miller. a beautiful
young Washington woman. Miss
Miller brought suit In the su-
preme Court today against Fred
erick ]. Hartung for breach OF
promise. cleaning that he broke
two engagements to marry her on
March 3 and June 2s. 1915. de-
spite the warmth OF the letters she
declared he wrote. Hartung is 50
and Miss Miller is q. He is an
Off OF a wholesale beef COM
pa.S Of New York, and is wealthy.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-27
DANCING CONTEST PUT OFF.

The wind and the rain Of last
night caused postponement until to-
night Of the dancing contest at the
eighth annual carnival at Mt Raj
nier. Md, These contests are to
be held every other night during the
three weeks Of the carnival. On
Labor Day the Red. Cross conces-
sion Will serve d'nner from S TO I. A
Labor Day parade is also being
planned.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-27
How Berlin Views It

How Berlin Views It.
Berlin. via London. Aug. IA
summary of the ofnciAl day report
follows:
West OF CroisiIIes the enemy at
tack was held down.
"On both sides Of Bapaume enemy
attacks penetrated our line running
southwest OF Mory TO the west OF
Bapaume and to Martin-puich. The
attacks were held down in the out
skirts Of Mory and Favreuil. ard
west of Bspaume.
Southwest of Bapaume Prussiau
Marines threw the enemy back and
recaptured Thilloy and Marinpuich.
in the afternoon the enemy
reached the line Basentin-le-Petit
Carnoy Suzanne. The enemy cap
tured Cappy.
"Prussian guards captured the
height to the southeast"
Terrihe Dual Battle.
London, Aug. % - A terrific dual
battle RACES tonight between the
Scarpe and the Somme and between
the Oise and the Aisne. with the Brit
ish and French making satisfactory
progress at vital points.
Haig added four miles to his attack
ing front today by smashing eastward
between the Scarpe and Cojeul rivers.
east Of Arras. This drive threatens
Cambria from the northwest. the
British attacking astride the ArraS-
Cambria road.
At the same time Sir Henry Raw
linson's army is pushing eastward In
the Somme valley toward Peronne-
Late this afternoon word comes from
the British front that Cappy and Su-
same, seven and one-half miles from
Peronne. south and north of tho
Somme, resectively, have been cap
turd.
In the north the British have reach
ed Mont Auban and the outskirth OF
Bongueval.
Meanwhile the French. in their fnai
drive on Noyon and Coucy-le-Cha-
teau. are advancing eastward and
northward. They have crossed ths
Aiiette in force and have outhankeo
Coucy-le-Chateau in the north. Or
the ridge above Coucy the Germans
are putting up a desperate resistance
They are fighting here not only fo-
this valuable high ground. but for tho
safety OF the German Aisne-Vesia
armies as we'll for a few miles cddi-
ticnal advance by the French IN this
esctor would force a precipitate re-
treat OF these armies. already gravely
threatened in the flank
The French have crossed the Sois-
sons-Chauny Railway TO the east Of
Bagneux
In picardq. the French have cap
tured Fresnoy-le-Roye, three miles
north Of Roye
The Washington herald., 1918-08-27
Baker Keeps President
Waiting, Though They
Had An Appointment

President Wilson had an appoint
men: with Secretary Baker yes
terday afternoon. but when he
walked from the White House 20
.he State. War and Navy building
he found nobody home in Mr.
Bakers offise. Throee minutes
later. however. the Secretary cane
down one of the corridors in
double-quick Tune. The President
was in conference vita him Ior
nearly an hoGr.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-27
TAKoMA PARK soNGFEST.

An enthusiastic gathering sang pa
triotic airs. old and new, at the Ta-
koma Park Presbyterian Church last
night. The Takoma Park Community
Singing Committee Is in charge Of
. these monthly get-together singing
The Washington herald., 1918-08-27
3S Hun Planes Downed.

London. Aug. 8.-Thirty-eight Ger
man machines were brought down
by the British yesterday. Only five
British sirplanes were lost Thirty
two tons were dropped on various
German targets. including the Bruges