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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1918-12-09
Mr.. Bielaski's Disclosures.

i Bruce Beak with his document causing great
wave OF uneasness the country
VIII have choice list Of ProGemans conside before the
partmsnt OF Justice finishes his testimony before
committee
= Coming does after the close
ing much more heavily those who had they
ing by with their Gemanic black eye the
american press general that many
aheeted by the faint and is the
the line sharply between loyal and doya papers
giving the fullest publicity to Mr. Belask's disclosures
The denial club is growing larger
paper or writer will object all the public
roenness existed the American people should
ten and the OF those who lent fostering
Emphatic denas needed Those who are mentioned
nave nothing to fear they
test OF the Lusitana their writings ympah
or newspaper who tried slightest sinking
oil the Lustana who made the fntest
that time pro-Geman heart
people OF America to the worlds decency.
Mr. Brisbane has credited starting the action
which brought about the damed
the honor but anything that have done has tended
such worthy investigation glory This paper
serVedy American. We greater pride in this
statement than any other might make
Our hat is off to Mr. BeIask Ills Let
have the every phase
that has existed and let the guilty be branded they
may be-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1918-12-09
America Is Aiding
Suffering Persians

Tabriz Persia-Work Of the AmerI-
can Committee OF Armenian and
Syrian Relief is nearly lost TO sight
because of the emphasis placed on the
work in Belgium and France, but
this commission has done a great
work It has been supplied with grain
and with motor trucks for transport
of food and medical supplies and has
HAD $2.271.75o in money for relief OF
suffering in Persia With all the aid
rendered. conditions are desperate and
industries are disrupted. Or. Harry
Pratt Judson. resident of the Uni
versity of Chicago, is head Of the
commission which is carrying on this
work.
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On the Way.
BY EDMUND VANCE COOKE

The Schoolmaster is on the sea;
His missions pedagogical,
Altho his teaching may not be
Quite Henry Cabot-L odge-ical.
He's taught the young idea to shoot,
Likewise to cease its firing,
So let's stand up and give salute,
With all the world admiring.
Garden air is sweet with rose
Mountain air is piny!
Salt air whistles through the nose
Of Wilson on the briny.
We've robed him as our Priest of Peace
(Silk hats become canonicaD.
He dims the glory that was Greece"
(Which some may think ironicaD.
Yea, Moses Ten Commandments are
Tin all their pacts and particles)
Outnumbered and outdistanced far
BY Wilson's Fourteen Articles.
Baker comes from O-ho-ho,
Daniels North Ca'liny;
Wilson's on the go-go-go;
Wilson's on the briny.
Columbis's stars shine on his brow!
(Ot course that's metaphoricaD;
His Eagles voice is screaming now
Us likewise allegoricaD.
But still let's pledge him, raising high
The bubbling wine or Pilsener,
Unless we all go extra dry,
Believing waters Wilsoner.
Senate's mad, and House is. ton.
Fit to smash the chinyi
Wilson waves EN- tra-la-Ioo:
Wilson's on the briny.
Copyright, IoIs)
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By DMc

the Georgia avenue lines to the Jes-
sey avenue cars in order TO rave
time getting to work. This IS some
thing which just now seems more
popular with the public than with
the car companies.
Miss Charlotte Bsttcrbury. who
has been operating a linotype for
several years in Mr.. McLean's Day
section. has resigned.
The Monotype Relief Association
has elected the following officers:
r. w. Burgess. president; Stanley
Rulings. vice president; William Sill,
financial secretary-treasurer and W.
H. Berringer. recording secretary.
Miss Carrie Isham. the popular
clerk to William W. Taylor. foreman
on the fifth floor, has returned TO
work after an illness Of two months.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1918-12-09
COAL AT CENT A POUND MRS. BRAMWELL BOOTH
is RATIONED In FRANCE ROUSES ENGLISH GIRLS
In England Number Of Rooms
Decides Amount Allowed.

Paris. France.-CosI at a cent a
pound-s90 a ton, Soft coal,
That's what it is in Paris. And it's
rationed. too.
A family OF from one to I'VE persons
gets lS2 pounds OF coal a month for
cooking IL the family doesn't have
gas. and 10 pounds a month for heat
ing.
Similarly a family OF six persons is
allowed lsS pounds OF coal for cook
ing and as much more for heating.
In England coal is ratioued to
rooms in the house In France a
family Of two persons occupying a
huge house OF fifteen or twenty
rooms gets no more coal than the
family OF two living in a twO-room
fat.
However. Paris will not SILVER as
it did last winter" said the coal con-
troller. Should there be not quite
enough coal the municipal authorities
will draw upon the 5000 tons OF dry
wood that have been stored in ware
houses in cases Of emergency other
cities have similar wood stores"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1918-12-09

! Miss Charlotte Batterbury. who
resigned her position as linotype
operator, intends spending some
time in Atlantic City recuperating
/ Her many friends are urging re-
consideration OF her resignation.
| Mrs Mamie McMichael, of the
Monotype keyboard room, who has
been off sick for the past two months,
is slowly improving.
F. B. Jones has been transferred
I from the Job room to the night Proof
room.
The job Room Immediate Relief.
after eleven months operation, has de-
! clared a dividend OF 81, the expense
! of the society being about 80 cents per
member for the year. II is supposed
to pay a death benefit of $3.50, but no
one died last year. There are now $50
members enrolled. and anyone under
so is welcome. Charles S Bridwell is
president and George A. Dooley secre
tary.
The friends of Miss Laura Gordon.
of the DOcumen section annex. will
be glad to know that Miss Gordon's
mother is improving very nicely. Miss
Gordon expects to be back at work
very soon.
The Military Order of Snakes. Sc
leCt squad of Spanish War Veterans,
will stage a crawl at the lair in Bal
timore next Sunday December Il.
The local bunch will attend in a body.
but their friends are curious as to
why Baltimore is favored.
George F. Baker. paper cutter par
excellence. says he recently had to
move. But George picked a winner.
He bought a place without seeing it,
moved in, and liked 1t 50 we'll he is
going to write a book on THE Hon
esty of Real Estate Agents.
Miss Mary Hooper. who has been
assisting at the foreman's desk on the
fifth floor during the absence of Miss
Carrie Isham. is an efficient worker
and has made many friends during
her stay there.
George w. Robinson. makeup in
the Y section OF the Document divi-
sion, who recently suffered a nervous
DTedhuO"n after ne uGdIn OF MS WIG
and son. is again at work after spend
ing several weeks with his brother in
Michigan.
Iona Collision and Herbert Silver
nail, both employees of the Bindery,
are detailed to the money order di-
vision.
/ Mrs. Francis Swecny Marin, who
was recently married to one of I'm
Gle Sans finest. is at work again in
Mr. Riedrs Blankbook section, and
is receiving congratulations from
her many friends.
Miss Esther Kennedy, one OF the
old employees of the Bindery. has
just passed away. She had a host
of friends on the fifth floor. who
will miss her very much.
Ernest r. Taylor says: Now that
the Press room has again started
on a twelve-hour shift we can ex-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1918-12-09
UNIVERSITY OF PERU =
OLDEST IN AMERICAS
Foundation Predates That of Har,
ward BY Full Century.

Lima, Peru.-People OF northern
countries who read of the threatening
disturbances in South America. think
of the South American nations as
but partially civilized.
AS a matter of fact. nearly a CEN
tury before John Harvard founded the
famous university at Cambridge.
Mass. the University of San Marcos,
in Lima. had been established Earth
Quakes and war have frequently dam
aged it. but it rises greater than be-
fore
San Marcos Is patterned after the
famous European university of Sala-
manca. 1t was originally chartered
by the Emperor. Charles V.
The institution counts among the
scholars 1t has turned out not only
natives OF Peru. but leaders OF
thought and the professions in other
South American countries
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1918-12-09
POVERTY-STRICKEN BOCHES
WEAR BATTERED UNIFORMS
Half Soldier and Half Civilian, They Go About
Their Daily Tasks in Country Towns
Up Toward the Rhine.

With the American Army Of Occupa-
ton. Trier, Germany, Dec. Shy Cou-
Tier to Nancy, France).-Nearly every
small boy in Trier and in the little
country towns on UP toward the Rhine
now wears one OF these round caps
with a red band, which became so IA
Inilisr TO the American soldiers in
France as the headgear Of the enemy.
II is proof that the German boys
daddy" has come home from the war.
Some OF the youngsters wear their
"daddy's" old cowhide campaign
boots and even part Of their fathers
uniform IL daddy is not wearing
these articles himself, which is not in
frequently the case.
The male part OF the population in
this section OF Germany is now half
soldier and half civilian so far as ap-
parel is concerned. The men are go
ing about their daily tasks with old
military coats and civilian trousers or
vice versa Out in the country dis
tricts the farmers are still wearing
entire uniforms, but in most cases they
have stripped them OF the soldiers
buttons.
They are wearing them because they
have nothing else TO wear. Around
town, however, there are many former
officers OF the German army who are
still in their Respondent uniforms as
a matter Of choice Some OF them can
be seen lolling around the hotels with
all their old imperious manner. II is
pretty hard TO believe that this par
ticular species of German is very re-
pentant
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1918-12-09
Has Sweater Knitted
By 84-Year-Old Man

Paris Private Abraham J. Norris.
% WadswOrth avenue. New York, is
possessor of a sweater knitted by an
S4-year-old Englishman Of Princeton,
Ill. With it a card. from the Red
Cross in Princeton. read: We ask
that this somewhat imperfect piece OF
work be accepted and used. 1t has
been a 10Y for our aged English fell
low townsman to do his bit for be-
loved America. 1t can cover no
warmer or more loyal heart than that
of the knitter. William Winter, ST,
Princeton. Ill, 81 years old this day,
January 81, 1915" Private Norris de-
clared he saw nothing imperfect
about it.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1918-12-09
Vienna Knew Strength
of the Czecho-Slovaks

Vienna.-Even before the collapse Of
Austria Hungary and the beginning of
its disintegration late in October i'm
perialistic Vienna bowed to the
strength of the Czecho-Slovaks.
1t is significant that official pass
ports were given in Vienna to five dis
tinguished Czech patriots TO proceed to
Switzerland and then to Paris to meet
the representatives of the Czecho-Slo-
yak government already established
there.
Kramarcz led the delegation.
In Berne they were met by Benes.
foreign minister of the Czecho-S lovak
government. and Stimpl, chief of cab
met
Others in the delegation were Scha-
NAL, minister of public works; Kalina
deputy in the reichstat; Preis, director
OF Prague banks, and Swoboda, direc-
tor of agrarian banks.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1918-12-09

, related Of Americans and Germa ns
discovering, in the course OF their con
VIBRATIONS, that they were opposed 20
each other in the same sector In
France. One German was found TO-DAY
who was in the German forces that
beleaguereo Whittlesey's Lost Bat
, talon" In the Argonne.
without exception the German
soldiers declare that the Americana
are amazing fighters. and they
generally add that IL Il had not
been for the Yankees Germany
would have won the war.
The civilian population has had
an easy time at the hands Of tba
Americans so far. No oneroUs pen-
alties have been imposed. II Is
mighty different from the wsv the
Germans treated the peoples In the
regions Of Belgium and Fr,sos
where they were in power. In turn
the German civilians seem rather
TO be going out OF their way TO
make friends with the America
troops.
It's Hard TO Forget.
II is pretty hard and ind ubiLE bly,
wrong 10 feel venEeful toward per
] 1919 N-AS nave Undoubtedly EAHEINl
much. but at the same time. IL -
| equally hard TO reconcile their present
attitude with their demeEnor OF
year or 80 ago: II is pretty hard 10
forget the ruined towns and homeless
women and children in France in this
most German town which has been in
no way damaged by the war.
IL still has it, tree-lined streets.
Its beautiful dwellings have not been
piled into masses OF debris BY shells
and fires in vantonness. Its soldiers
are coming home war worn and
weary. but they have homes to come
TO. That is not so with a great man,
soldiers Of France and Belgium. Their
homes were blOtted out in many in
stances by the very hands now
stretched out in Cancellation.
The fight Is over. The allies have
won and there is no bitterness in them
toward a beaten country and a beaten
people. but in the light Of the German
soldiers conduct in France and in Bel
GUM IL is interesting 70 contemplate
what the conditions would have been
in Trier tonight where a group Of men
and women just passed the hotel
where this dispatch is being written
singing songs and making merry. had
this been an American town and the
soldier occupants been victorious Ger
mans.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1918-12-09
An Elevator Girls Musins.

transport men from lower a higher level
That IS say, am elevator operator.
And while lift them their respective floors in their
department the attitude Of toward the girl who
thousands OF other throughout
attitude OF toward them workers.
These tell the story with their hats
And by that they fall classes:
The who removes his hat the elevator girl we'll
passengers.
The man who removes his hat only for passengers
The who dofs his hat any
The the second class most although dom
know whether like him best He's dscgardng
hvary Undoubtedly relation
OF the that with womans general the
aday
elevator has perhaps higher
who do higher always
their hats.
believe the majority OF him regard equal
neo-and hat tipping index OF chvalry had its begin
feeling OF the weaker"
believe OF chivalrynot courtesy which many
girls confuse its 1t the chvalrous
has mpeded woman progress
weaklings and keep
Howevcr-turnng cas-I must admit that
have certain agreeable feeling
while I'm in the workers uniform Most working
still have much OF the the worker in them.
the of me that and pleased by the token
Men third
girl well remove
time with girl clerks they Well,
be
Pm always amused by the who doesn't regard
object Of chsIy when I'm working Clothes but who
unknown.
who probably regards ncroper in
the workaday wodhough he doesn't that his hat
his thoughts.
An great place observe
respect the ndustry-and I'm inclined
who thoughtfuly doesn't his hat
and III about will the best friend Americas
working women.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1918-12-09
STUMP ON GAS CARDS
In MERRY ENGLAND"

misunderstanding on a gas card
isn't the most liberal method OF car
rying on a political campaign. But
its how its being done here for the
parliamentary election. Candidates
in constituency of FIVE square
miles are allowed ten gallons OF gas
for the campaign. Fifty square
miles calls for thirty-two gallons.
Two gallons is allowed for each ad-
ditional fifty square miles. with
maximum of eighty gallons.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1918-12-09
Food Prices High in
Liberated Regions

Paris.-For weeks after the allies
freed cities in the north Of France the
populace had difficulty in getting
enough to eat. and prices were high.
A dollar for two-pOund loaf OF
bread. 70 cents for an egg and s. for
bottle Of wine that could be bought
in Paris for . cents were prices in
Lille. Coal and sugar could not be
obtained. Coffee and tea could be
found. but the price usually was Sll
or SIS for two pounds
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1918-12-09
A LINE O. CHEER
EACH DAY O. THE YEAR
BY John Kendrick Bangs.
1T MIGHT BE WORSE.

1T MIGHT BE WORSE.
Now what's the use of worrying
Because you're not some other man
Just go ahead and have your fling.
And do the best you can.
You are yourself. and must remain
Yourself forevermore,
And suchlike wishes all are vain
AS waves that beat the shore.
Seize every minute of the day.
And do the things you have TO do.
Heart full of song, and spirit gay,
And you'll re glad you're you
Or il you're not at least be glad
Amid the things that strike you i'll
That it was not your portion sad
To be old Kaiser Bill.
Copyright lsl&)
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1918-12-09
Charges Of Excessive Drinking and
Smoking Branded Absurd

London-Charges Of Mrs BramwsTI
Booth that girls employed in mum
tons factories and other war time
work smoke and drink too much have
aroused Indignation and protests from
workers and leaders.
A woman supervisor. who has been
with munition girls from 1915 10 Jan
declares:
I never have seen one Of them in
toUcsted. ! respect them all. The
charge of excessive drinking ana
smoking is ak,sUrd on duty ] be
lievs II is a good thing for the girls
to smoke IL they want to"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1918-12-09
Flu Is Killing Off
Balloons in Africa

Cape Town.-Scores of balloons are
dying OF the flu in the Transvaal. and
their bodies are found along the
roads and near the farm houses.
The pestilence has driven them from
their usual haunts in the hills.
Whare they are munro, Gus.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1918-12-09
Women in Parliament
To Change Hat Rule

London.-The time-honored custom
of members of Parliament raising
their hats when rising to speak and
when being referred to will be changed
on the entrance of women in the
House OF Commons. 1t is recognized
thai a woman member could scarcely
raise a fashionable creation when.
ever reference is made to her.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1918-12-09
Huge Crop Harvested
By Mesopotamia Army

Aleppo.-Behind the lines in Mes
opotamis. the British army has cuI-
tivated 100000 acres this year and
harvested AZ, 900 tons Of grain. r.
rigatiOn pumps driven by steam or
oil have been used on the banks o,
the TiEris. Machinery from Ind,
and Australia aided the work.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1918-12-09
Wife of Hindenburg
of Russian Family

Stockholm.-The wife Of linden
burg. the German ned marshal. =
the Granddaughter OF Russian
prince. and Lenine. the power in Rus
STA has restored 10 the German gen
eral the estate on the banks or the
Volga which the Gar had taken
from the family.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1918-12-09
Japan Has Abolished
Duty on Rice Import

Tokyo.-By imperial ordinance the
duty on importation of foreign rice
has been abolished for one year The
government aims at reduction in
the price of rice by this means, but
the prejudice against foreign rice.
IS so strong it is doubtful IL sale
of Japanese rice win be seriously
affected.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1918-12-09
Yanks Established
Mine-Laying Record

Iondon.-These additional figures on
the American mine barragc i'm the
North Sea are now given by Admiral
Sims staff: In FIVE months the Amer
lean navy laid more than three times
as many mines as the Germans have
laid during the war. and more than
half as many mines As the British
have laid during the war.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1918-12-09
Loaded With Soldiers.

Trains arrive in Trier now and then
from various parts OF Germany. Most
Of them are loaded with soldiers re-
turning home. Men and officers alike
tramp along the streets and down the
country roads carrying their luggage
on their backs. Many OF them are
attended by their women folks who
have met them at the trains
Practically every man in Trier. no
matter how civilianiEed he may be in
the matter OF dress, bears some I'M
mistakable mark of having served in
the army. The most common form is
the military hair cut which has not
yet had the time to wear of. Military
bearing is another. Their hands jerk
UP half way TO their foreheads invol-
unfairly when a man in officers uni
form passes.
Former soldiers are eager TO talk to
Americans. Frequent instances are
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1918-12-09
JUDGE A PRIVATE.

Virginia Jurist. in Ranks, Talks
/, for "Y" Over There.
Paris.-Judge Alden Bell, Of Gull
pepper, Va, who enlisted in the United
states army and is a private in the
Twenty-ninth Division, has been in
Paris on leave and has been lecturing
on the Y. NJ. c. A. circuit.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1918-12-09

abbers about foreign relations poorer
for its direct representation the Peace Confer
cnCc
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1918-12-09

Scores of London families who
moved out months SEn ou account
of air raids are now returning
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1918-12-09

Miss Esther Kennedy. one OF the
old employees of the Bindery. has
just passed away. She had a host
of friends on the fifth floor. who
will miss her very much.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1918-12-09

Ernest r. Taylor says: Now that
the Press room has again started
on a twelve-hour shift we can ex-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1918-12-09

Mrs. Francis Swecny Marin. who
was recently married to one of I'm
Gle Sans finest. is at work again in
Mr.. Riedl's BlankboOk section, and
is receiving congratulations from
her many friends.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-24

Many of the smaller shade trees, es-
pecially NAPLES, in Orleans are either
wholly or partly dead, due to the severe
winter, numbers of them being split open
by the frost. Many apple trees and
shrubs are also dead
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-24
To Name First Four Wooden Ships.

Governor Graham has received tele-
gram from the Red Cross headquarters
in Boston, stating that the United States
government has given the Red Cross the
right to name the first four wooden ships
to be launched during the next few
weeks in the New England district 1t
is proposed to auction this privilege to
the four highest bidders for the honor.
Each winner may attend the launching
and will be given the privilege of chris
tening the ship and of alloting the
amount of his bid to whatever Red Cross
chapter he chooses. Corporations, towns
or groups Of individuals may bid for the