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The Washington herald., 1918-02-01
LULL ON WESTERN
front IS GENERAL
Activity of Allies Limited to Can
nonading and Air Attacks.
Special Cable to The WsshIaetos
Herald and New York Tribune.

SFeCAaA Na1At NukuNmAn00
Herald and New York Tribune.
London, Jan. I-The Western
front was unusually quiet today,
none Of the war offices reporting en-
gagements OF any magnitude from
the North Sea to Swiss frontier.
British patrols secured prisoners in
the region Of Epehy. while the
French carried out successful recon-
Nuisance at various points, but other
wise the fighting activity was limited
to cannonades and aerial operations
on a small scale
On Wednesday French pilots
brought down four enemy machines,
Paris reports. A French squadron
set IRE TO the railroad station at
ThiaOcourt on Tuesday by bombing
ii at close range.
Although heavy fighting on the
Northern Italian front died out yes
terday.r the Italians succeeded in
advancing their line slightly north
east Of Rosso Hill, where they cap
tured in the victorious three-day
onensive between Asiago and the
Brenta River and continued their
energetic thrusts on the plateau.
Troop movements behind the en-
emy's front were disorganised by
the constant fire of the Italian bat
teries. preventing the Austrians
from making any counter attack
during the day, Rome reports.
The number of prisoners taErn by
the Austrisns in the battle " a In
creased yesterday to SIS. 4 9 Ger
man war Office announces Attacks
BY enemy patrols In the Lafarine
Valley and between the Sdige snd
the Brenta were repellei by Gen
DiaEs troops, who als.s captpr J
two machine guns in a succeSs !
raid west OF Monte Asc re.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-01
MRS. WOOD RELEASED
ON BIGAMY CHARGE

Sentenced to the Maryland peni-
tentiary for two years on a charge
of bigamy, Mrs. Cora K. Wood. of
Washington, was released yesterday
after her case had been reconsidered.
Motion to reconsider was made by
Thomas Beckett, an. attorney, of
Washington and Baltimore.
Mrs. Wood returned to Washington
late last night with her son and
her new husband, Arthur B. Wood.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-01
Sl,000,000 In LOOT
PROFIT OF THIEVES
Organized Band of Truckmen Dis
covered in New York.

New York, Jan. 31.-The existence
OF a band of truckmen, who were de-
clared already to have stolen 81 OOo OoO
worth of goods by fraud, was reveal
ed today through the conviction of
William ]. Stewart. According 10
Dlstrict Attorney Swami, Stewart
PROMISED TO turn States evidence
against others of the band.
stewart was charged with having
stolen $4,000 worth of leather con-
signed to Spain. The leather was re-
moved en- route to the dock and hay
ana stones Of weight to accord with
mat or the leather was substituted,
fne cases were delivered to the
spanish Line, but the embargo held
up the shipments and the cases were
opened and the fraud discovered.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-01
ALI Branches Of American
Army Represented on
Battle Front.
BAKER SAYS SOLDIERS
ARE DOING THEIR BIT
Secretary Reiterates State
ment That Million and q
Halt Are Ready.

Secretary of War Baker officially
announced late yesterday afternoon
that American forces have formally
taken over a section Of the line IN
France.
The announcement by Secretary
Baker followed publication of a dis
patch from the American expedi-
tionary force in France telling Of a
raid on the American trenches by
German forces.
In this raid two American SOL
hers were killed. four wounded and
one made prisoner.
L. 3. Troops In Action.
The fact that this and other raids
have taken place and that reports
are beginning TO be received daily Oc
men killed and wounded in action. .
said the Secretary. makes it proper
20 say that American troops are now
definitely in action
When the hrst attachments OF
United States troops went into the
front line it vas made plain that this
was slmnly for training purposes.
French troC rs were in reserve at all
times, and would relieve the Ameri-
-. l-1sH
back from their baptism Of fire
Representatives of every class OF
the military service. including regu-
Lars, National Guardsmen and men OF
the selective draft have already gone
under fire. and fiattering reports have
been received from Gen. Pershing con-
cerning Aeir conduct in action.
The training processes are under
stood to have gone forward much fast
er than was at first thought possible.
As contingents have come hack from
the final stages of instruction in the
front line trenches they have been used
TO train other outfits and the process
has moved ahead, il is stated, al a
constantly accellersting speed
To Hasten Transports.
Before the summer campaigns have
got well under way, Secretary Baker
indicated in his statement before ths
Senate Military Affairs Committee in
answer to Chamberlain, more than
10000 American soldiers will be In the
battle zone. with i. 800 900 more avaiI-
able for transport across the Atlantic
Secretary Baker declined to sanction
publication of the sector that Persh-
ing's men have taken over. This will
not be done, it was indicated. until
Gen. Pershing himself lifts the ban
Ever since the first contingent OF
Americans went into training behind
the lines the Germans have been seek
ing by aerial reconnaissance and other
means TO ascertain where the SAM
mics would definitely take position.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-01
BY ARTHUR 5. DRAPER.
Special Cable to The Washington
Herald and New York Tribune.


London. Jan. 3L-The leaven of un-
rest which has been slowly work
ing for several months in the Eu-
ropean working classes now threatens
to give a new twist to the war.
From Germany. by way of Amster-
dam. Copenhagen and Switzerland.
come reports of practical agreement
upon a strike involving anywhere
from 10000 to $1,000 workers in and
around Berlin.
Here there is a tendency to doubt
the accuracy of these reports, the
Skepticism being due to the mistaken
deductions drawn from past rumOrs
issuing from Germany. So much has
been said and written about the
power of the German ruling classes
and the discipline of the German
masses that the British are skeptical
Of any report that the working peo-
pie are trying to force the govern
ment to make peace.
Workers Demand Peace.
However. there seems to be good
reason not to. ignore the accounts OF
German unrest which have followed
close upon outbreaks in the dual
E.OnC rchy. even though they may not
he symptomatIc Of general conditions.
one of the best reasons is that Brit
i.sh labor. infinitely better off finan-
cially and economically than. German
labor. is certainly far fran satisfied
at the present moment.
'vorwaerts', sqnounees list OF
nine demands whlSh the Berlin work
ers presented TO the government as
conditions of their return to work.
The first call for peace without an
nexaticns and indemnities. based upoR
the right of free action for peoples
as soon as possible. That is the policy
of the BOlsheyiki- The second demand
calls for participation of labor repre-
sentatives of all countries in the
peace negOtia lions. The British La
Dor party stands for the same policy.
The third demand asks for a reor-
The Washington herald., 1918-02-01
18 Gold Pieces Offered
In Heralfs War Contest
James ODonnell, Ross P. Andrews and M. A.
Leese Devise Patriotic Scheme for Benefit
of Policemen, Firemen, Mail Carriers.

thanks patriotic impulse of James ODonne Washington
druggist which instantly backed by Ross Andrews former
president of the Retail Merchants Association and Leee the
incumbent policeman fireman and mail the city will be
gwen opportunity through The Herald by the selling savings
and thrift portion of the $3.50 gold fund which these
three merchants have subscribed.
There absolutely string this Offer which will be open
policeman. fireman mail carrier fora period of ten das
The Washington herald., 1918-02-01

deserving District guardians will
not only win substantial prizes but
enjoy through friendly Competition
an added zest and incentive.
Has Hearty support.
No one need entertain the least
fear that any hitch might result
should they enter for The Herald
War Savings Stamp Contest has the
enthusiastic support of Maj. Ray
mond Pullman. Fire Chief Robert
Wagner, Postmaster NJ. D. Chance
and D. J. Callahan. director of the
roSruNrFp on ptsr Frvr.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-01
To. Open sunday.

TO Open sunday.
Appropriately, the contest will
open Sunday. February3. which day
is the first in the week set aside
as a War Savings Stamp Week in
the District of Columbia. 1t will
close ten days later or on February
-, at midnight.
To be sure. every policeman, fire.
man or mail carrier is planning to
sell War Savings Stamps the week
of February 8, Just. because he's an
American" but II Is the belief that
through the creation of The Herald
War savingS Stamp Contest these
The Washington herald., 1918-02-01
MRS. BUNDYS FUNERAL.

Funeral services for the late Mrs
Martha F. Bundy, widow of Judge
Bundy, were held yesterday morn
ing at St Stephens p. E. Church.
3017 Fourteenth street northwest. Rev.
George F. Dudley, rector Of the
church. officiating. Interment was IN
Rock Creek Cemetery.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-01
Hat Box Tips Total $500
Month, Says Walters Wife

New York, Jan. S1-The' mystery
of the hat box, tips was, solved. today
and took an alimony struggle to
do 1t. Mrs. Maria Kassu, divorced
VIE OF the head waiter of one of
the biggest Metropolitan hotels. told
the court how her husband banked be
tween $500 and 500 on salary of 500
Part Of the money came from hat re-
The Washington herald., 1918-02-01
TAX PRIMER is READY.

Half million copies Of the war In
come tax primer VII be available inn
mediately for the general public
This document explains the tax in
A B G terms. Senator's and Repre-
sentatiyes, will furnish copies pm re-
quest.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-01
Ford Invention Described
as Most Deadly Enemy
Of Submarine.
CONTRACTS MADE FOR
TWOSCORE OF BOATS
FirstISea Fighters Will Be
Delivered Early This
Summer.

The navy has a new type of var
ship.
1t is designed to be the most
deadly enemy of the submarine yet
produced.
Henry Ford is the designer.
Naval architects co-operated in de-
veloping the idea.
Contracts for several score of the
new ships have been given to the
Ford company, Secretary of the
Navy Daniels said yesterday. The
fabricated vessels are to be built in
the Ford factory at Detroit and as
sembled on the coast.
Work is under way on a number
of the boats. The FIRST batch of
them will be delivertc early this
summer.
Models Prove Satisfactory.
The Ford ships will be of steel
construction and motor driven.
Their armament will include the
latest types OF small arms.
The new sea fighters will be a
combination of the Submarine
chasers and modern destfoyers.
Ford presented his idea to the
Navy Department a few weeks ago.
Naval architects were assigned to
investigate his plans. Their report
was highly favorable, and the con-
tracts were let The naval archi-
tects recently visited the Ford
plant and saw the beginning of
work on the new models.
These new boats will be built
with the Ford method of quick
ness" continued Secretary Daniels.
The first of them will be delivered
this summer"
The British and French admiral
ties have investigated the Ford
boats. The foreign engineers found
them to be all that was claimed for
them. Contracts for a large num-
ber of similar ships will be let by
both Great Britain and France, il
was learned last night.
Commenting further on the con-
tracts let to the Ford company, Sec
retary Daniels said:
"The new ships will greatly augment
the present destroyer force. They can
be built without interference with the
destroyer program. Orders now are
outstanding for all he destroyers
the shipyards of the country can
handle"
$4,000 Men in Training.
Secretary Daniels yesterday asked
the House Naval Affairs Committee
for a further appropriation of $45, ,26s,
9S5 for the current fiscal year. The
committe was also informed that still
more funds will be required for the
present and next year. Estimates viii
be submitted later.
A large portion of the 5,269. .9SS
asked for yesterday is needed to en-
large naval training stations at Pei
ham Bay, n. Y, and Norfolk, Va,
said the Secretary.
Ninety-fivs- thousand men now are
in training at the land stations. In
order to man all the ships turned over
to the navy, this number must be ma
terially increased, he said. The navy
is equipped to take care Of all ships
at present under naval supervision, but
it Is planned to gradually increase the
number of men in training so as to
be ready to meet future needs.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-01

Special Gable TO The Washington
Herald and New York Tribune.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-02-01
Less Than a Glass Of Water

Fog, mist and clouds are composed
OF tiny drops OF water hundreds and
thousands aud millions uf them. 50
small that they will float In the air
II you should get up early some morn
ing. especially II you live near the riv-
er you might ind the houses, trees
and 'he pyapte GA tie streets lost In a
thieh fos yet block Of this tos. L
tee' laug T. feet vide and Z feet high
Weaid couiaia less than IL % a glass
y water, divided into 60ooo, 0o9.oo0
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-02-01
VINOL CNEAIFS
STRENGTH
Positive-Convincing Proof

It IS all very well to make claims.
but can they be proven? We publish
the formula OF Vinol to prove the
statements we make about it.
r Cod Liver and BeefPeptones. Iron and
Manganese Peptouates, Iron and Am
moalum Citrate Lime and Soda GIyeero-
Phosphates, Cascarin.
Any doctor will tell you that the
ingredients Of Vinol as published
above, combine the very elements
needed to make strength.
All weak, rundown, overworked
nervous men and women may prove
this at our expense.
There is nothing Ike Vinol to re-
store strength and vitality to feeble
old people, delicate children and all
persons who need more strength.
Try 1t. If you are not entirely sat
isfed. we will return your money
without question; that proves our
fairness ari yeur protection.
j. + Donahue, Druggist, Putnam. CT
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Bristol Saturday at O'Clock. and the
body vas brought 10 Putnam for
burial
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-02-01
Never Nj the Man

Them asHaparS. complained the
politician. are charging me with how
Ing HE knee "a Baal and | never met
the man in my lie Bo~ton Tran
script.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-02-01

The wrecker vas sent TO Putnam
from Readville, Sunday, to remove a
broken car. The car was lacked up
and taken to the repair shop When
the wrecker reached Melville Heights
- its return trip it found another
similar job waiting for it.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-06-14

Prof. G. /. Christie, assistant to Sec
rotary Of Agriculture Houston, recent
ly pointed out some striking illustra-
lions of how the available labor sup
ply could be used to much better ad-
vantage If supplemented by ma
chinery; Of how some labor Is not
fully utilized because machinery Is not
used. On one farm in the corn belt
he saw two strong men, each with
team Of horses and a single moldboard
pillow, following each other around the
field. On an ad5oining farm a seven
teen-year-old boy, driving four horses
to two-furrow pillow, was doing as
much and better work. On one farm
two men with two horses to a wagon
were spreading manure with forks. On
an adjoining farm one man with three
horses to a manure spreader was ac-
complishing a larger amount of work
in a more efficient way. For lack Of
proper machinery the labor of one Of
the men blowing and one of the men
scattering manure was thrown away.
Professor Christie points out that dur
ing the rest Of the season farmers can
handle their work with a materially
reduced number of men if they avail
themselves of such things as the
double cutaway harrow, wide cutter
bar Of mower and binder, sheaf car
rier on the grain harvester, tractor,
haying tools, milking machine.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-06-14
DEATH RATE in BEL GUM is HIGH

fee to recall the diseases contracted
by the deportees through the use Of
raw rutabagas and the paralysis Of
the brain and Of the marrow or the
special kind Of jaundice provoked by
the use Of lupin seeds as a substitute
for coffee berries.
White Plague Prevalent.
1.-THE death rate all over Belgium,
but especially in the large towns, Is
as high as at the time Of the most
terrible epidemIcs. A Brussels paper,
appearing with the consent of the Ger
man censorship, admits that there are
more civilian dead from lack of suf-
ficient food than Belgian soldiers fall
en- on the battlefield On the other
hand, report on the Work of the
War Orphans in Belgium shows that
in 1917 there were fewer orphans of
soldiers fallen in the war than Of civ
illans killed during the same period
and Of deportees dead In consequence
Of their deportation.
Cardiac affections and cerebral
hemorrhages account for the greater
part OF the deaths, tuberculosis, espe-
cially under the form Of tubercular
meningitis, for almost as many. Ty-
phoid fever caused by the occupying
army, has occasionally levied q heavy
toll on the civilian population.
"The situation in 1918 can only grow
worse; 1t is undeniable that the ply
steal standard of the nation is lower
ing dangerously and that the effects
Of the German occupation on the
health Of the people will make them
selves felt for a long time after the
war;"
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-06-14
SCRATCHED RASPUTIN'S FACE

Mile. Vera Smirnova Is known to
every Russian who has been In Petro-
grad within the last five years. Her
marvellous contralto voice had won for
her the most enviable position in
court life.
She was the lioness of the most ex-
elusive set Of all of Russia, and she
was the idol of the peasants of that
Inflated country. Her rendition of the
Russian gypsy songs endeared her to
all.
Travelling in the set she did, she
was bound to come, sooner or later,
to the notice of that famed mystic of
all mystics-Rasputin, the Holy One Of
Russia.
For long time the man who domi-
mated Russia even more than the car
himself, had cast covetous eyes on the
charming singer. Finally, the mo-
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-06-14

ment he had long wished for came
during an entertainment held In the
home Of a grand duchess.
On the plea that he desired to talk
with her on spiritual things, she went
with him iptO the conservatory. When
she realized his plans, she forgot that
she was the guest Of the grand duch-
ess, forgot what the result might be,
forgot her surroundings completely and
almost tore into shreds the face Of the
Holy One. When Rasputin was ques-
toned as to the cause Of his scars, he
replied that he had been wrestling
with the spirits of evil controlling the
fair Mile. Vera.
Prince YOussoupov and his wife.
Princess Irene, were the intimate
friends of Mile. Smlrnoya. Naturally
she told her story of the encounter
with RasputiD to them. The prince,
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-06-14
SHORTAGE Of Harvest Labor.

OF all the agricultural labor prob
lens confronting the farmers Of the
country at this time, probably the most
serious is that of getting enough help
to harvest the wheat crop. In normal
times there was shifting population
of from 10000 to $4,000 men who fol-
lowed the harvest season from the
South to the North of the wheat belt.
Floating labor is no longer available
to any such great extent, and the mat
ter Of harvest labor. always problem,
Is now a more serious one. Mr.. e. f.
Frizell, the department of agricultureb
farm help specialist for Kansas, re-
Gently wrote: "After full and COM
plete investigation, l am free to say
that the farmers Of Kansas will not
be able to save the wheat crop unless
they can get help from some of the
surrounding states" What is true OF
Kansas is probably true of most of the
other wheat states. The department of
agriculture and the department of la
Dor, with fairly adequate funds avail
able, are using their best efforts 70
solve the problem. which they undoubt-
,edly win do. But the city people of
the states involved, by proper organ
ization and cooperation can help
great deal. If they care at all for
more wheat bread and less war bread
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-06-14
MEASURES TAKEN
TO PREVENT LOSS
Inspectors Detect Diseased Vege-
tables and Fruit Arriving at
Destination.
COUNTY AGENT IS NOTIFIED
Selling Value Of Inferior Product Is
Decreased When Arriving on Mar
ket-steps Taken to Combat
Various Disorders.

To check the loss from plant dis
eases in shipments-which also means
a loss of time, labor, material, and
transpOrtation-the food products in-
spectOrs Of the bureau Of markets sta
toned in most Of the large receiving
centers now keep close watch for
plant diseases on fruits and vegetables
arriving on the markets.
Bad Product Not Wanted.
Diseased fruits and vegetables are
not wanted in the markets any more
than on the farm, and when carlot
shipments arrive showing evidence of
plant diseases their selling value Is
decreased even If none of the produce
must be thrown away. Sometimes, in
the case Of very perishable crops, like
berries or lettuce, there are serious
losses Of food because the shipments
carried plant diseases when loaded.
While no shipper would knowingly
load badly infected fruits or vege-
tables, such produce may reach the
markets in poor condition because the
disease was present when loaded and
developed in transit. This is espe-
cially true where shipments are made
without providing proper ventilation
or refrigeration.
Steps to Combat Disease.
Whenever shipments Of produce suf-
fering from plant diseases arrive the
inspectors Immediately notify the
shipper, and through the Psychologists
Of the department of agriculture the
county agent in the locality where
the diseased shipment originated is
instructed to take steps to combat the
disease.
Although the inspection service has
been in operation only few months
as a part of the general inspection
work of the department in certifying
to shippers the condition of carlot
shipments as they arrive at markets,
already it has resulted in the detec-
ton Of diseases in many shipments,
and has aided growers and plant path
ologists of the department in con-
trolling the outbreaks Of diseases and
preventing their spreading to other
sections Of the country.