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The Washington herald., 1918-10-13

II there are impossible roomers
there are also inhuman landladies
For instance, / heard OF one girl
war worker who, feeling i'll one day
| when the influenza epidemic was Just
developing in Washington, went home
from her ofics early-or rather, Ia
| the house where she lodged. Her
\ landlady refused to let her in. calm
| ly insisting that she didn't want "a
be bothered with sick people. The
girl telephoned for a physician, whC
\ tried several hospitals. to nnd them
all full. Finally he forced the lodg.
! ing house keeper. on threat of ar
| rest. 10 take that poor child in and
let her lie down, until he could make
! provision for her.
OF course all landIadies aren't like
that Indeed that one is almost
sui generis. There are more like one
that another girl worker told me
about, who when one of her boarders
| fell sick told the others about il,
adding. I'm telling you. so that If
you're frightened you can move out.
! So far as am concerned, / stay
right here-and that boy stays right
here-and take care Of him 10 the
last gasp. You-all can do as you
like"
The matter is sufficiently serious. in
| all COINCIDENCE. Theaters and churches
were closed a week ago. Then people
were asked to abandon all private
gatherings, indoors-Senate and House
galleries are -closed-and even the
various Red Cross units very gener-
ally gave up meeting for work.
though individual members realizing
! that their efforts were even more
needed than heretofore, are keeping
leverlastingly at it in their own houles.
One OF the few organizations that is
still meeting is the ladies OF the
Senate. Mrs Marshall, who is its
I head. explains that there are so few
Of them and they are all OF a class
who would realize the danger II they
were at all under the weather, Of
exposing the others. that SO far they
had not felt it necessary to shut UP
shop altogether.
They completed their quota of J. COZ
| influenza masks" a week ago, and
have recently been working on-l
think they call them healing rings"
or something like thst-things that
look. as Mrs. Marshall puts i, like
big cotton dougnuts." They are like
air cushions TO go under a patient
to ease some sore or aChy spot
| Last WeC esday they had a merry
little function up there-they have
quarters in the Senate Office Build
| ing, you knOw-which seems TO hav,
combined some of the features ot
a basket picnic with those Of &
school commencement. Mrs. Phil
ander Knox had laughingIy sug
| gested that they ought 10 Civ,
prizes to those who had been mos
regular in their attendance. Ther
she asked them all TO bring theil
lunches on Wednesday-bu none ot
them suspected what she was up to
tuntil, with considerable flourish sh'
announced that she had decided L
award a prize to Mrs. John Nugent
wife OF Senator from Idaho. who
had not missed a single day in Z
month. The prize was a lovely sill
yer bowl, with a red cross in bril-
liant enamel
The Washington herald., 1918-10-13

house was closed, its doors and win
goarded UP it has remained ever
since.
Last spring Mrs. Draper's friends
had word that she and her daughter
were contemplating visit home. But
st didn't happen. Conditions of travel
are not such as to encourage wander
lust. And about a month ago it was
definitely announced that the contem-
plated visit had been abandoned. OF
course, the Draper interests are per-
fectly well looked after here. Mrs
Woodbury. Blair is a daughter Of Cen
Draper, and her husband may be trust.
ed TO keep friendly eye on the prop
erty. haven't heard what Uncle Sam
thinks he can do with the great house
1t really isn't suitable for the housing
of war workers-and that is what is
the worst needed.
Naturally. II is the use which ap-
peals least TO the owners of big, hand
some residences. They don't want
their beautiful homes turned over to a
horde of miscellaneous humans who
have not been accustomed TO such
beautiful surroundings. and haven't
any idea of taking care of them. One
sympathies are divided. While IL is
rather appalling to think of war work
ers being turned back in droves be-
cause they cannot find quarters in
Washington, on the other hand il there
is one place in the world where man
or woman ought to be able TO find
sanctuary, it is in his or her own
home. And when one listens to some
of the tales of those who have opened
their homes to strangers-even OF
those who being away have rented
their homes to people who seemed
their own sort and likely TO treat them
respectfully. one can understand why
people shut their ears TO appeals and
their doors to the outsiders who beg
for house room.
! remember Mrs. George Odelrs
telling me when she was packing
UP the furnishings of her charming
house and sending them TO storaE &c
that she'd greatly prefer to leave
them where they were and have htr
house ready for her when she re-
turned to Washington-she and her
husband had both found work to
do "over there''-but she had had
enough of renting her house furnish.
ed. She had done that, and TO army
people-a major and his wife who
were friends of some Of her friends
and seemed TO be likely to take rea-
sonable care OF things. And, my
dear" she walled. would you be-
lieve II? actually found blotters
nailed to my beloved old mahogang
tables. Now honestly. wouldn't YOU
think anyone would have more sense
than that?'
And II an army officer and his wife
do that sort of thing. what can you
expect OF the horde of department
and bureau workers? Cant you sym
pathize with the youngster who wher
her mother had taken in a horde OF
war workers, TO her sorrow, tilted
her small nose skywaTd and an
nounced that no one need talk Il
her about wars and roomers OF
wars" for she'd had quite enough
of them -
The Washington herald., 1918-10-13

Friendship. The grounds have been
their playground-that is one of the
things that peoI le fortunate enough
to own suburban estates keep them
for. And that is why the lovely park
that surrounds Friendship is no
longer open to the public. The chill
dren are fearless, friendly youngsters
at least little Ninson is; l haven't
met the others-and need to be guard
ed from an evil which they could not
| understand.
There is some speculation as to
| whether Uncle Sam will grab up the
, ingalls, mansion which has been the
Brazilian embassy for the last two
or three years. now that the Da Gam
as are-vacating. Madame da Cana
is here arranging for her removal to
New York. where she has taken a
, house for the winter. During the past
week she has been entertaining the
| Henry Seligmans. of New York en-
route to White sulphur. Springs. She
gave one of her very exclusive little
dinners for them and there have been
] several little dinuers and luncheons
4 for her aside from the aforementioned
| highly official farewell luncheon OF
Secretary Lansing for her husband,
at which every amba ssador in town
! was present.
| Mr.. da Cana expects to sail prob
ably within the next week. but Nine.
da Cana will stay in this country
| till spring She says frankly that
she doesn't care to tempt fate and
the subs just now. She has an op-
timist.c theory that the war will be
! over by spring. and she can then
sail with 7ut any danger Of meeting
one of those horrid tin whales.
| Then she will rejoin her husband.
who by that time will be well
broken to the harness of his new
position.
! Then there is Mr.. Hohler's house
4 on oath street-Thomas Beaumont
Hohler who has been here for some
time as second counselor to the
British Embassy, and was later pro-
meed to the rank OF minister
making only five ministers plepipo-
tentiary and one ambassador in the
personnel of the British Embassy
here-and soon after accredited to
Uruguay. He will soon be starting
! to Montevideo to take up his new
| duties Already the P. P. c. parties
| for him are on. Mrs. Frederick
Keep gave a dinner for him a day
or two ago. And presumably that
house will be vacant-for as much
as five minutes. unless some one
else connected with the Embassy is
waiting hungrily for it.
It Is said now that the Draper
mansion is being taken over by
| Uncle Sam. for the period of the
war. 1t is rather surprising that
the big house at Connecticut avenue
| and X street has been allowed to
stand vacant as long as it has. Mar
garet Draper married Prince Andrea
Buoncompagni-'and then some" he
had such a string of names that one
wonders If he can remember them
all himself-about two years ago.
Almost Immediately she sailed for
Italy with him. Very soon after
wards her mother, widow of Gen.
William Draper, once United States
ambassador to Italy. followed. Mar
! garet is her only child and naturally
| her chief interest in life. The big
1
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Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-25
U-BoAT MENACE IS A THING OF THE PAST

Philadelphia, Sept. 24.-Charies M. Schwab. director general of the Emer2 sency Fleet Corporation, told mem 'kers of the Pennsylvania State Medi- cal Association here tonight that the German submarine menace was thing of the past, predicted an output of ships of more than 100000 tons a month by the corporation and de- ciared that inefhciency at the Hog Island and other sEipyards had been misinterpreted as slackerism This inef1ciency, he said, had been the re- suit of the necessity of taking into the yard men from variety of occupa- tions.
 q want to say in reply to agitation during the last week about certain people employed in the shipyards who have not done their full duty" said Mir Schwab. that we cannot have a force of 56o.OOO men without having some who have not done their full duty. In order to get this number we have had to call upon those in all walks of life and it must not be ex-s pected that they would show the high est point of efficiency. Up to date it had been a question of numbers-now ii is a question of efficiency.
 At Hog Island today 100000 riv- cts were driven and 1 predict that within thirty days this number will have increased till it reaches 200, 900. daily which will mean two ships a day"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-25
PROCLAMATION IN BAY STATE
 ON THE INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC

Boston, Sept 24.-The seriousness of the epidemic of influenza in this state was emphasized in a proclamation from the governors office tonight, sug- gesting various measures for meeting the situation. Governor Mccall, who is out of the state was in communica- Jion today with the health commits sioner, the surgeon general and the Massachusetts committee of public safety The proclamation, which is signed by Lieutenant Governor Calvin Coolidge, says in part:
 "The commonwealth is suffering from an epidemic of infiuenza, which prevails in large number of our communities with such a degree of virulence that the public safety is seri-' ously threatened. 1 am informed by the commissioner of health and the surgeon general that the present emer- gency demands immediate action, and tha tour citizens should be made aware of the situation.
 The medical and nursing resources of the state have been seriously de- pleted by the many calls for military service: for this reason also we are unable to receive material assistance from other sections of the country. most strongly urge that the public au- lnOrlueS releaSe- nurses engaged m work. not at this time pressing and that househoiders dispense with all emergency service, to the end that additional nurses may be, avail able for the more serious cases of in f1uenza
 Tn those communities where the disease prevails to an alarming ex- tent earnestly urge the authorities to seriously consider the advisability of closing the public. parochial and private schools, places of amusement, churches and all places where people gather in considerable numbers"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-25
To Enforce Stability
 of WagesDuriTlgW War
Manufacturers Will Be Called Upon to Pay No More or No Less Than the Standard Scale.

Washington Sept. 24-The govern ment is about to adopt measures to enforce stability of wages during the war Plans under discussion between representatives of manufacturers and labor, and officials of the War and Navy departments charged with let ting enormous contracts, it was learn ed today, provide for a nation wide system of community or industry agreements, in which both employees and employers will participate and which will be enforced for the agree ment perlod through government pri- critics power, or labor employment pressure.
 This plan has received tentative ap- proval of representatives of rnanufac- turers and labor interests, and will be discussed further tomorrow with a delegation from the National Indus trial Conference board.
 In this connection, it became known ! today, a number of government agen cies dealing with labor prob.ems-the | War and Navy departments, Shipping 1 Board Railroad Admins tration Labor 1 Department, Labor Adjustment Board War Labor Policies Board and oth- ers--probably will be eo-ordinatet shortly under a new committee of rep
 resentatives from each. One of the
 principal reasons for this action
 which may be taken by executive or.
 der of President Wilson. is to facili.
 tate the enforcement of the govern
 ment's wage stabilizing policy. conference of different agencies wa.
 held today to discuss methods of elim. I mating duplication of effort
 Rapidly rising labor costs, stirnu lated by competition among industries
 for employees and by the government,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-25
FORGE UNTIL PRUSSIAN
 MILITARISM IS CRUSHED

Washington Sept. 24.-Determina- ton of America and the allies to use only the argument of force until Prus- sian militarism shall have been for ever crushed was emphasized in ad dresses delivered today in the senate by Ambassador Jusaersnd of France, and Vice President Marshall. The oc- casion was the presentation of vases to the senate by the French. govern ment in appreciation of the reception accorded the French mission that came to welcome America into the war. ---
 Ambassador Jusserand said the free nations are in the war until the last gun is fired" so as Ito make good for the world the American declaration of independence. Mir. Marshall said America was determined to fight on not only 10 dvenge the wrongs done to France and other nations, but until rBethlehem shall prevail over Ser lin"
 A picturesque setting for the pres ent1tion cermonies was given by the draping of The Stars and Stripes and French tri-color on the gallery rails back of the vice presidents rostrum, while below on either side the two huge vases, each nearly six feet tall, were placed in view Of the audience, which included members of the dip- lomatic corps, the house and other of ficials. In the galleries were members of the foreign legation while friends of the presidents family occupied the executive section
 A committee of senators headed by Democratic Leader Martin of Virginia and Republican Leader Lodge of Massachusetts, escorted Ambassador Jusserand to the rostrum beside MT 1 Marshall. In closing his address, the ambassador spoke feelingly IF the un- usual honor accorded him in being giving the privilege of addressing the senate. Members and attaches of the upper house said they believed it was the first time that the ambassador o1 a foreign country had addressed the body.
 | Addresses of both Ambassador Jus serand and the vice president were re-
 ceived with unusual demonstration
 the senate rule being applause beins suspended After the ceremonies thu
 ambassador, the vice president anC
 members of the senate, f1anked by tht gifts of the French government wer, photographed on the capitol portico
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-25
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES AT
 FUNERAL OF CARDINAL FARLEY

New York, Sept 24 - His mem ory honored by the presence of the three surviving North American car dinals,. the pope's representatives in the United States. Catholic dignatar- ries from all sections of the country, of officers of the state and city of New fork and of the American military and naval forces, Cardinal John M. Farley. archbishop of New York, was buried today beneath the altar of St. Patrick's cathedral
 At a pontifcal requiem mass cele- brated by the Most Rev John Bonza- no. apostolic delegate to the United States. a final tribute was paid in a sermon by Bishop Thomas J Hickey of Rochester. On the altar were Car dinals Gibbons of Baltimore O'Connell 1 of Boston, and Begin of Quebec. to- gether with 40 archbishops and bish- ops and hundreds of priests. The great cathedral was thronged.
 President Wilson sent a message expressing the nations loss. while Secretaries Baker and Daniels were represented by delegations. Members i of the allied commissions in this country also were in attendance. | In procession escortiTg the visit ing clergy from the cathedral college to the cathedral preceding the fune- ral detachment of United States marines served as escort.
 Throughout the service the body of the cardinal, clad in the full robes of office, lay in state on a catafaldue in the main aisle, facing the audience Past it filed the processional led by | acolytes bearing the cross and lighted candles and color bearers holding aloft the American and Papal flags Among the marchers were both priests and laymen of prominence in the Unit ed States, Canada and Mexico.
 Laymen in the official funeral par ty included representatives of. Secre-
 taries Baker and Daniels of the War and Navy departments, officers of the
 army and navy, chaplains of all faiths from both the military and naval fore es, delegations from the allied mis- sions, Mayor Hyland and many city
 officials and notable New Workers rep resented in the cardinals committed
 of laymen. the Knights of St. Greg ory and Knights of Columbus.
 The marchers were escorted by 50t
 marines from the naval station al Pelham Bay, with a marine band.
 which furnished the professional mu-
 sic from the steps of the cathedral Fully 1000 persons crowding tht
 streets in the vicinity. were reveren
 spectators.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-25

bringing in their train the we'll Ire membered unfavorable reaction on the Austro- Italian front Then came Ru- mania entry, into the war
 We never lost courage" he said, but showed our enemies what a les- olute will to victory could do.
 How do things stand now? We have peace with Russia and Rumania; and even. though conditions in Russia are not yet clear and the future ap- rears uncertain, nevertheless the for mer menace from two sides his dis appeared and a considerable part of our men of the eastern army can be employed in the west"
 Tine Austro- Hungarian army holds large tracts of Italian territory and bravely maintains it's position. In France our troops repel attacks by the French. English and Americans who are supported by every kind ,oi modern instrument of war. '"The events of the last few days have proved the old spirit is alive in cur troops. The fatherland's true sons are intrepidly preventing the enemy $ through.
 Shall we, then, lose courage and fcrget what previously happened Shall we refuse the old absolute con- hdence in the men who hitherto have l jed us to victory because of vicissi- l tddes incident to all wars? No, gen. l tlemen, that would be unmanly, timjd Elty and base ingra titude"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-25
TRAIN RoBBER KILLED IN
 FIGHT WITH POLICEMEN

Kansas City. Mo-. Sejt 24-Roy Lancaster, alias. Kansas City Blackie, said to be a member of the Lewis band, and suspected of complicity in a passenger train robbery near Koch, Kas., July 10 last, is dead as a result of a gun fight with a score of police men here this afternoon.
 His brother, Warren Lancaster. was caught when he tried to escape from a house where the pair had barrica6ed themselves.
 Three policemen and a soldier who was aiding were wounded. Hundreds of shots were fired during the fight which lasted about one hour.
 When the police stormed the house they found Roy Lancaster on the floor mortally wounded. Four automatic pistols and two shotguns were found in the room
 The battle started when the police chased an automobile which was 1io- lating the speeding ordinance When the car reached the house two men alighted and began firing on them. Several thousand persons, taking chances of being hit by stray bullets watched the encounter.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-25
VonHertfng' Effort
 to Allay Discomfort
Admits Last German Offen- sive Was Unsuccessful That the Situation is Crave"

London, Sept. 24.-(By The. A. P.9 Count Von Hertlingis, the German i'm perial chancellor. addressing the main committee of the reichstag today, de- sclared that the public discontent in Germany was not justified by the military situation on the western front, according to despatch from Berlin.
 The chancellor opened with the promise to meet the desire of the feIchStag for information as far as possible. He proceeded to allude to the "deep discontent" which has seiz- ed wide circles ot the population ard said that the principal reason was the pressure of the terrible four years Of war, with all the deprivationss and sufferings brought in it's wake and the sacrifices imposed on all classes, all families and, more or less, on every individual.
 T have no intention of trying to diminish this pressure by words" he continued, but, gentlemen, if this dis
 content is influenced by our present military situation, by the everts on the western front, I must, without de string to anticipate a statement which we may expect from representative I of the war ministry, declare most I}emphatically that it far exceeds JUS tifable limits"
 Count von Hertling admitted that the last German offensive was unsuc- cessful and that it had been necessary 10 withdraw to the Siegfried line. 1 "The situation is grave he added
 but we have no cause to be faint i hearted. We have already had to
 pass through harder times'' l The chancellor instaneed the failure
 of the .Nerdun offensive. the Somme | battles and Brussiloff's mass assaults
Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-25

prime necessity for production. have forced the War and Navy departments to take the lead in promoting stabiliz- ing measures, officials explained to- day In 6oing this, they hope to guarantee to employees interests fair wages, in many cases higher than they now receive, but always uniform for an industrial district or for an em ployment group, and stable for the pc riod of the agreement. These, agree ments, lasting probably for six months, will be concluded between the government representatives and labor, and simultaneously between govern ment representatives and manufactur CTS.
 For their part manufacturers will be called on to pay no more and no less than the standard scale, and workmen will be asked to abide by the scale without threats of strike or other la bor disturbances. If manufacturers re- fuse to pay the standard wages. or pay more and thereby unsettle the com munity conditions, they might find l their supplies of fuel and n1aterl.ls cut off. through priorities orders. If | labor organizations violate the agree ment, their members would be barred 1 from seeking work through employ
 me;1t agencies. all Of which now are
 government controlled.
 This plan as outlined today by of fcials of the War and Navy depart
 ments, would be subject to many va-i- ations, but the governments power to insist on a minimum of labor agita-
 ton in the interest of war production ! would remain.
 The proposed plan is an amplifca ton of that adopted recently by the War and Navy departments in settling threatened strikes of machinists fr New York, Buffalo and Rochester.