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The Washington times., 1918-06-05
MISS RANKIN WILL
EG. O.P. MASCOT
AT CONGRESS GAME

The personnel Of the teams in the
baseball game Saturday between the
Republicans and the Democrats in the
House was announced today. The
game will be under auspices OF the
Congressional Club. and will be for
the benent OF the Red Cross
Uncle Joe" Cannon and Speaker
Champ Clark will be honorary UNI
plres.
Miss Jeanneue Rankin will be mas
cot for the Republicans
The line-ups follow:
REPUBLICANS Pitcher. Nudd.
Maryland: catcher. Johnson. South
Dakota (soldier-CongressmGn. i'm
ported for oecasion); first base. Nor
ris. Pennsylvania; second base. Fuller.
Massachusetts,; third base, Waldo,
New York; shortstop, Lufkin, Massa-
chusetts; left field. Miller. Minnesota;
center feld, Smell. New York; right
field, Dennison. Illinois.
Medical attendants-DT. Jacob H.
GalIinger of New Hampshire and DIT.
J. L France OF Maryland
Reserves Anderson, Minnesota;
Norton. North Dakota; Gray, New
Jersey; PurnelI. Indiana; Parker, New
York; Hamilton. New York; Lundeen-
Minnesota; Bland. Indiana; Slemp,
Virginia: Ireland, Illinois; Cooper,
West Virginia; Bacharach, New Jer-
sey; Rogers, Massachusetts; Ward,
New York, and Currie Michigan
DEMOCRATS - Pitcher, Delaney.
New York: catcher, McClintic, Okla
homa; FIRST base, Oldfield, Arkansas;
second base, Rouse, Kentucky; third
base, Jones, Texas; shOrtstop, Har-
rison, Mississippi; right field, Gard,
Ohio; center field, Whaley, South
Carolina: left field, Kincheloe. Ken
lucky.
Medical attendants-Dr. N. D. Fos-
ter, of Illinois. and DR.. Ladislas LaZ-
arc, of louisiana
Reserves-Eagle, Texas: Bankhead,
Alabama; Nichols, South Carolina;
Byrnes. South Carolina: Garrett,
Tennessee: Lunn, New York: Olney,
Massachusetts; Sulzer. Alaska: Webb
North Carolina; Sterling, Pennsyl-
vania; Kelley. Pennsylvania, and
ROmjue, No.
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COLORADO SOCIETY ASKS
RINGING OF WAR ANGELUS

An angelus in, war time will be
put Into effect in Washington, II
pa Uors OF churches having bells,
follow the advice OF the Colorado
Society, which is today the hrst or
gAniZation here to go on record In
favor Of an angelus in war time.
Mrs E. P. Costigan, one Of the
vice presidents OF the society, said:
The plan Is to have every one
step whatever he is doing when the
bells ring at noon. and say two
minute prayer for the success Of
the allies in this war"
This action took place at the
Church OF the Covenant last night,
when officers were elected. They
are: President. Thomas +. Dawson;
first vice president, Mrs. L. p. Cos
tigan; vice presidents. Grant HamII-
ten, d. W Working, Miss Lizzie
Marsh and Lou d. Sweet: secretary,
Harry c. Fisher; assistant secretary.
Miss NJ. S. Banks. and treasurer, J.
F. CallbTeath The following were
elected chairman OF the various
committees: Mrs. ]. F. Shafroth, H.
L. Cooper, Mrs, Huston Thompson,
and Capt J. Hamilton
The Washington times., 1918-06-05
ANOTHER GERMAN
BLOW EXPECTED

r ne. 6.-AIthouEh the bat
4 sne-ALarne front appears
[. -Aened down. the belief
l. ~ mat it r. only q breathing
paust. AIiIitary critics expect the
next blow 70 fau in the Aontdidier-
Noyon sector In a short time.
CThs Mondidier-6oyon front lies on
The southern hank Of the salient
which the Germans drove toward
Aniens in their offensive on the
Pfeardy plains There are Ameri-
cans on the battle line Immediately
south OF M0ntdidier-)
It is known that the Germans stin
have large available reserves on the
Soissons-Rheirns front The French
are effectively holding the Germans,
and are expected to strike a telling
blow in the Rheims district, where the
Germans have been unable TO ad-
vance.
The German losses have grown
heavier hour by hour. For four days
the French held Troesnes Ton the
Ourcq river north of Chateau Thierry)
In the face Of hourly assaults The
poilus had no chance to sleep and
nothing to eat Three times the
French evacuated the village only to
recapture it in counter attacks.
Mt Choisy was covered with Ger
man dead There was bloody hand
tO-hAnd hghting tfSre, counter as
EAult succeeding COD hter assault The
bOehes hid in the CHARS at TrOesnes,
but French soldiers. 'GS5cended with
flame thrOwers, knives. Saa bayonets
and routed them out Css&tades were
dropped in the dugouts. si&teen Ger
man machine guns weEs captured in
the TrOssnes district, AIT hundreds Of
prisoners
Brandenburgers, withdrawn from
LaoR. attacked the French positions
At Villers Cotterets.
French troops that won immortal
glory on the Verdun front by recap
tuEinE Port DouaumOnt from the
Germans are credited with the smash
The Washington times., 1918-06-05
RAIDS BY U-BOATS
SEEN AS PRELUDE
TOAPEACE DRIVE
By DAVID LAWRENCE.
lContinued ION III 10

(Conttnued from tlrst FAB0J
few weeks OF war. They had to make
their decision then as TO whether they
would send the bulk Of the destroyer
strength across tAe ocean or attempt
to patrol our long coast line Al the
meek Of the bottle" they con
eIuded, was the place 70 use our navy
and protect our coAstWise shipping
by such measures As could be devised
when the emergency arose. For Jost
IS Germany could not afford 70 de-
tach too many submarines for service
on such a long coast, the United States
could not afford to keep her splendid
destroyers from the zones where :he
submarines were doing most damage
Germany. II was reasoned, could
not detach many undersea craft, and
even today IL Is the estimate OF com
petent navy observers that Germany
has released not more than two and
possibly three submarines In all for
raiding purposes. Sailing craft Will
suffer for a time Until more subma-'
rine destroyers and patrols can be
brought into play. - -.S-
Expected American SloUnesA
Germany's motives are always pug
Lllnks puN Ills AeAA| ASA-NsN~ -~@N
that men like Count Won Bernstorn,
DR.. Dernburg. and others who had
resided in America were responsible
for the long period OF abstinence on
the part OF the German submarines.
Germany has confidently expected
America to move slowly In war prep
arations, and has tried TO make US
slacken our efforts by various de-
vices. including a distinct propaganda
to the effect that peace was near at
hand. and therefore, American manu-
facturers should not invest too
heavily in war contracts. For a
whole year Germany has not be-
stirred herself particularly against
America, and reports fTom the West
ern front even indicate a tendency
10 fraternize, all OF which is part
OF the propaganda TO prevent feeling
over the war to become so Intense
as to arouse America 70 20 to- ex-
tremes in war preparations.
The careful handling of some Of the
survivors, the failure, for instances,
The Washington times., 1918-06-05
FOESUNABLE
TOMAKEGAIN
At ANYP POINT
ALONG front
CONTINUED from First Paga)

tContinued from First PagA)
near Lens and Labasse canal, captur-
ing some prisoners.
The Germans tried to raid British
trenches near Morlancourt, supported
BY q strong bombsrdment, but were
driven on
The text Of the official report fol-
lows:
"a few prisoners were captured by
MS last night as the result OF q sue
eessful raiding operation near Lens
and south of Labasse canal.
'aThe Germans tried to raid our lines
southwest Of MorlRncourt this morn
ing, supported by a heavy lombard
ment, but were repulsed- some prs-
onsrs were left in our hands
Hostile artillery was active during
the night north Of the Scarpe and Lys
rivers and near Merris and the Ypres-
Confines canal"
The Washington times., 1918-06-05
BULGARIA HASLOST
52,973 MEN IN WAR

Bulgaria's losses In dead alone
since the beginning OF the war have
been 52,973 men, according TO a
statement made before the SobranJe
by Minister OF War Naidenof, reports
reaching here from Zurich today
stated.
According TO the Narodni PraVa, Of
hciaI Bulgarian paper, 81 500 OF the
dead were privates and noncommis-
stoned officers. while the other 1.l64
were commissioned officers, including
one general.
The Washington times., 1918-06-05

that rolled up the Germans for hve
miles in the Chably-Aulnois sector,
west of Chateau-Thierry.
Major Pores, with a battalion Of
French, held Pipon forest for sixty
hours, until all the cartridges were
used up, keeping up their communi-
cations with pigeonA
(Pinon forest Is north OF Soissons.
II marked the extreme western end OF
the Aisne battle zone when the Ger
mans began their offensive = week
ago Monday.)
The Washington times., 1918-06-05
K. C. BIS TOWN GOSSIP

AND THE shows over.
AND WE find a table
OVER AT the Claridge-
AND EAT a little
AND HAVE just one dance.
WITH A girl We know.
AND SAY good night.
AND GET a morning paper.
AND A street car:
AND HOLD the paper.
so THE man beside US.
MAY Also read.
AND WE talk about It.
AND THE conductor joins rs.
AND WHAT he'd do to the Kaiser
IF HE ever caught him.
IT WOULD be a plenty.
AND l leave him the paper.
AND GO to bed
AND IN the morning.
THERE ARE mors papers
WITH MY breakfast.
AND 1 read them.
AND SOMEWHERE.
.... be
OUT ON the sea.
THERE ARE open boats
THAT HAVEN'T been found.
AND 1 go to a desk
AND SEEK for a subject
AND IT doesn't come.
AND l write just this
AND GO down on the street
IN QUEST Of news.
OF THE open boats
THAT ARE out on the sea
! THANK you.
The Washington times., 1918-06-05
REPORTS
PATROLS ACTIVE

Minor activities by American troops
were reported by General Pershing
today in a continuation OF the com
munique made public by the War De-
partment last night 1t was as fol-
lows:
section Bon the night Of June 3
to June T. one OF our patrols operat-
ing in Lorraine destroyed a concrete
post in the enemy's lines,
During the same fighting and in the
sene district an encounter took place
between an American and hostile pa
troll. in which three Germans are re-
ported to have been killed"
The Washington times., 1918-06-05

to shell open boats. as Is 50 often
the case in European waters. Is look
ed upon as part OF the same German
effort to do as little as possible to
stir America
1'r Peace Drive FoFeseeh-
The Judgment OF most Of the men
In the Government with whom
have talked seems to be that Ger
many Is in reality preparing for =
peace drive, that she realizes how
futile has been her effort to cause
the Nilies to give up because Ct re-
verses on the western front. and
that she hopes to spread a feelins
Of discouragement and war weari-
ness in America by the spectacular
attack on coastwise shipping. an
attack that she knows will be vigil
advertised throughout America IN q
way out Of all proportion to the
actual military loss
But the German psychological
strateEists, II they have any such plan
in mind, are doomed to fail. The sub
marine attacks on our coast may not
have driven allWashingtonf into state
OF panic and apprehension, but they
have helped, as indeed did the Ger
man drive itself, to speed up every
where along the line and convince
officials high and low that America
must make her maximum effort every
day as this Is the decisive year OF the
war, decisive particularly In the sense
that Germany's greatest power will
have been thrust into the conflict and
will not have broken the determine
tIon Of the allies to see 1t through to
a final triumph
The Washington times., 1918-06-05
.. S. GUNSKILL
1000 GERMANS

WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES ON
THE MARINE, June 6.-American ma
Eh4ne guuners killed at least thou
Gand Germans in Chateau-Thierry, 1t
was estimated by French military
Euthorities today.
The Yankee gunners during the
hattls for the city fired tens OF thou
SGnds Of nnachine-gun bullets into the
place The efty's streets are filled
With German bodies
In the repulse Of the Germans by
FFanco-American forces at Gaulgoune,
Ehs enemy attacked three times be
sura the bridge was finally blown up
~ an American detachment
The Washington times., 1918-06-05

OVER IN New York.
e
AT THE theater.
SEEING "ROCK-A-BYE Baby"
AND ENJOYING it
AND BETWEEN the acts
OUT IN the lobby.
AND SMALL boys.
AND THE latest +ext-as'
AND ANOTHER ship.
WITH A death wound
AND A gasp.
AND ANOTHER grave.
AND A man.
WHO has borrowed a light
= AND HE'S quite sure.
THE END isn't yet
AND ANOTHER man
WITH A red face
AND TOO old for a soldier.
AND A limp.
AND JUST enough money.
TO PAT his way.
AND ALL he cen do.
IS GET red in the face.
AND WISH for the Kaiser.
A PROLONGED life.
IN A torture cell.
AND HE wishes it.
IN A most profane way.
AND THE curtain is up
AND WE go back
TO ANOTHER act.
AND FORGET.
AND APPLAUD the songs.
AND LAUGH at the comedy.
The Washington times., 1918-06-05
HARPN AND POWDER
WIN Her A DIVORCE

Discovering a bone hAirpin and
some face powder on her bureau when
She returned to her home after an ao-
sence OF a few days. Mrs. Annie X
Howard last August filed suit for ao-
solute divorce from Edgar Howard
employed at the Navy Yard The
case was heard before Justice Sid
dOns today.
The court granted an absolute oi-
vorce. No alimony was asked py AT
torney Alvin l. Newmyer, who ap-
peared for Mrs. Howard
The Washington times., 1918-06-05
U.S. Army VII Soon Be
Absolutely Necessary
In Russia, Says Taft

CEDAR RAPIDS. Iowa, June :.
That America must soon send
an army to Russia to forestall
efforts OF the Germans to over
run that country and get posses-
sion OF her military and agri-
cultural resources, is the pFsdie-
tion Of former President william
Taft. who delivered an address
here last night
An American army In Russia,
Ne said. viii soon be as impera-
tive as the need Of an American
armed force on the western
front
The Washington times., 1918-06-05
MYSTERY YDEEPENS
IN THELEN KILLING
At TRICHMONDCLUB
tc0ntlnUed fron First P.gal

(continued from First PsgA1
Is every indication nat = andhag
Ths police usrs Ioiths 70 admit -
day that they were investigating .
new angle in the case, based on The
lens nationality. They admitted,
however, that this inquiry may de-
velop a motive.
Came Herr IN 1ooT.
Henry Ludwig Thelen was born
wark. Austria. He emigrated 70 tie
United States from FIume. Austria,
on June .. 1907. reaehing New York
June ss.
TheIen removed TO this stats h
1911, and on November .. 1918 ho
made his declaration OF intention %
become an American citizen. He got
his first papers, and could have OBJ
tanned his second papers on Novemr
Der last. the tWo-year period haV-
ing elapsed. He did not take thls
course. however. but on December !.
the day when the United States de-
clared war against Austria, he nloa .
petition for the second paperA
The police for q time held - a.
theory that Thelen was attacked -
some other room Of the building A14
taken by his assailant 70 the lava
tory, but this was disproVed ~ u
finding OF his top shirt and ahAYi1g
Outfit on a shelf beneath = miTfoF -
the layatory. He had his eat on
over his undershirt when found
Attacked In LEgatoFT.
Thslen's custom had been % EhAEO
himself in the laVatory, club attaehO
told the police, and they are BattE1o4
that-he was attacked after he entnf-
ed the place and prepared 70 shave
himself
Physicians At the Memorial H.
pital who performed tns aut0DU
gave out q statement to. thu ef1ee
that the blood elot Indicated Thal@
was struck On the head ak O'eloek
Friday morning. six hourB. before he
was fOuRd By the housekespeR. IA
police are unable to learn why hs W'as
up 50 early.
The police denied today that OnS
or more arrests were expected So
far they are at q loss 70 6x = motive
and affirm that no one - viewed with
suspicion.
The Washington times., 1918-06-05
WOULD TAKE OVER ALL
WIRE AND RADIO SYSTEMS

A bill to take over the telegraph
telephone, marine cable, and radio
systems in the United States, as
military measure, has been intro
duced in the House by Congressman
Iunn of New York
The Washington times., 1918-06-05
GOES FoR RED CROSS.

Frank Chapman. ornithoIoEist and
traveller. will visit Latin-America In
the interests of the American Red
Cross. II was announced here today
Chapman will establish headquarters
At BusnoS Area
The Washington times., 1918-06-05
AMERICANS DRIVE
FOES BACK Mile

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. June 6.-The American in
fsntry on the Lorraine front on Mon
day forced the Germans to retreat a
mile Our losses in this fighting were
comparatively light, although we sur
fered somewhat from shellfire.
In the LuneViue sector q small pa
troll encountered a German patrol OF
seventeen and a fight followed. Gren-
AIDES, pistols, and bayonets were used,
three Of the Germans being killed.
Another American patrol penetra-
ted to an enemy observation post,
blowing IL Up.
There has been unusually heavy ar
tillery firing on the Lorraine front,
for the past five days, the Germans
throwing over several times the nor
mai number Of shells Most Of them
are '-Seventy-fives" and "One Hundred
and Fives." There were some gas
shells among them
In addition to growing artillery
firing there is a great increase in
aerial activity.
Several German planes that crossed
the line were engaged by ours There
have been numerous sky combats de-
spite squally weather.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES
IN FRANCE, June 5.-Ths official
communique, issued at American
headquarters last night, said:
Northwest of Chateau-Thierry, an
enemy attempt to advance southwark
through the NeuiIly wood was broken
up. Counter attacking, our troops
drove the enemy northward
"Along the Marne, Franco-American
troops counter attacked a German
battalion, forcing the enemy to re-
treat to the north bank OF Jaulgonne.
The enemy sustained severe losses in
killed and wounded.
'1n Picardy and Lorraine there was
patrol activity. In the Woevre we
sheIled German positions, using gas"
The Washington times., 1918-06-05
MAKES BIG LOAN.

The war finance corporation has
executed a contract with the United
Railways Company, OF St Louis, BY
which Il advanced $3,235, 900 upon the
note Of the United Railways Company
payable December /. p91S. with inter-
ett at the rate Of per cent per an
The Washington times., 1918-06-05

Help FOeh and PerShInE to take
the Flag t. the front By taking yOuF
Iaeome Tax IS 7the COlleetor.
The Washington times., 1918-06-05

Every time you see \ woman knit
ting ask yourself II you have paid
your Income Tax.
The Washington times., 1918-06-05
sELeIAN CABINET CHANGE.

N Cooreman, former president OF
the Belgian Chamber Of Representa-
tfves, will succeed NJ. de BrocQuS-
VILE, who has resigned as chief OF the
Belgian cabinet, cables from Havre
today stated. De Borcque-Ville's
resignation came as a result Of GER
tain Emergencies Of opinion regard
ing government procedure and not De-
cause Of dissention over internal or
external political questions, the cable
stated.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-22
Copyright. Ida Vera simoaton.

manded for his humanity toward the
black swine" and in Africa the colonists,
through Herr Karl Doves DeutScke-!Sad-
tcestafriea, boldly and untruthfully and
GENEROUSLY declared:
THE Herero cattle reserves are an
obstacle TO the economic development Of
the country, for it is without doubt owing
TO this reason that so few of the Hererss
enter the service of the Europeans. The
country must be inhabited by white colo
nists. Therefore the natives must dis
appear OF else put themselves at the dis
posal of the whites"
Leutwin was obliged to refuse the petit
ton of the Hereros and they were forced
into eongested space bordering the Kala-
hari Desert, one of the most hostile strips
of land TO be found anywhere on the
globe. While the best and biggest part
of their reserves were sold to colonists for
the ridiculous sum of fifty pfennigs per
heetare, the natives were forced to labor
on their own lands for the paltry sum Of
ten marks month, which they were COM
PEELED to spend at German factories be-
cause these were the only places where
food was TO he had.
Had to Wear Brass Tags.
And that no native might spe-foreed
labor every man, woman and child was
compelled to register and to wear brass
disk with a number on and the name Of
the town in or near which he was con-
demned to dwell, and when labor WIS
required the police we're told to send it,
and woe to the natives who did not re-
spond instanter,
Twenty-Five lashes from the sjambok,
starvation, branded with hot irons, heavy
shaekles, hanging by the thumbs snd other
outrages unspeaksble. These were their
portion.
At last the Hereros preferred to die
wholesale as warriors instead of piece
meal as slaves They rebelled in 1904, and
for two years the bush ran red with the
bloediest race war known to history. The
Germans deliberately and Systematically
set out to destroy a race which their
cruelty and repeated oppression could not
subdue
Gen. Won Trotha was in supreme COM
mand of the German forces. and his con-
duct in the field was marked by fiendish-
ness new even for German. No matter
what were the barbarities of the Hereros,
the Hun outsavaged them at every turn,
and on October 20, 1904, Gen. Won Tro;ha
Issued his Infamous proclamation:
81, the great General of the German
soldiers, send this letter to the Herero
nation. The Hereros are no longer Ger
man Subjects They have murdered and
robbed and cut off the ears and the noses
and other members Of wounded soldiers
and they are now too eowardly to fight.
Whosoever brings one of the ehieftains as
a prisoner to one Of my stations shall To-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-22
Photographic proof of Ge, atrocities in Africa.

caste children. 10 overcome the Euro
African danger the Government, under
the pretence of offering lucrative positions
as barmaids, typists and telephonists,
lured young healthy German peasant
girls to the colonies and, denied matri-
mony, they were forced to live with Ger
man soldiers and farmers. Many of these
women and children, 5000 of them, if
memory serves, were deserted by their
men when Britain and Boer invaded
Southwest Africa in the present war.
Accustomed to the inhumanity of those
formerly in power over them, they put no
faith in Gen. Botha's stern order, given
when his troops occupied Windhoek, the
capital, for the scrupulous protection Of
every German woman and child.
Togoland Town Looted BY Troops.
A Colonial official was escorting me
through a native town in Togoland. 1t
was the most poverty stricken place ever
beheld, the soldiers having robbed it Of
everything they could carry away and de-
-stroyed what they couldn't:
An old woman, however, had secreted
biehi, a small musical instrument made of
bamboo and cottonwood, and was playing
upon it in her cherries hut
"You heart" ragged the Hun. "These
miserable black hogs, they claim they have
nothing to pay their taxes with, yet there's
a bichi, bichi we can sell for a mark
But wait-I'll show these cattle how
German deals with deceit, treachery, rob-
berry"
He burst into the hut; he knocked the
old woman senseless with the ivory handle
of his sjambok; he took the bichi, and
with what he thought was Chester6eldian
grace, he actually offered it to me for my
collection of African trophies! -.-
Over the length and breadth of Africa
has travelled the news of Germany's
blacklist wholesale crime, striking terror
into the heart of every black man, woman
and child and implanting ineradicable
hatred of the Hun.
And that crime was the slaughter, ac
coTuiuS u ucImdHy OWN ny ufcs, VI -VV,-
900 Hereros, the most cruel, unnecessary
and most systematic determination known
to history! And while Africa and the rest
of the world stood appalled, when they
learned Of it, it remained an occasion of
rejoicing in Germany for a decade, since
on January 13, 1914, speaking before the
ROYAL Colonial Institute. Prof. MoritZ
Bonn of Munich boosted:
eve have solved the native problem by
smashing tribal life.'
Thus did Prussia repay the Hereros for
voluntarily placing their country, DANA
raland, in Southwest Africa. under Ger
man protection.
This was as recent as 1885, for until
about 1880, unlike England, France. Por-
tugal, Spain and Holland, Germany made
no serious attempt to secure African terri