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The Washington times., 1918-04-14
BODY OF DROWNED
YOUTHFOuND;;NEW
MYSTERY ARISES

Missins since March q. the body Of
Paul. Lumpkin, nineteen years old. l0H
Twenty-thlrd street northwest. was
found floating In the Georgetown cham
mel. short distance from the Highway
bridge. by John z. <Donaidson, 1851
Thirty-nfth street. -.
Since his disappearance. p0llee OF
Washington. Baltimore. Richmo6d- and
Norfolk searched IN vain FOR him Il
was suspected he might attempt TO enlist
In either the army or navy. but his
relatives stated the youth was In poor
health and would not be accepted be-
cause Of his poor physical condition.
Find No Clues.
How young Lumpkin was drowned
Is a mystery. Coroner Nevitt. who
made an investigation. stated be was
unable to say. The body was identi-
ned through a bank book found in his
pockets. The lad had saved a snail
sum from earnings. f+ ss
Last night. Park Policeman Reese
found a soldiers overeoat lying under
the Inlet bridge entrance to the Basin.
He turned II over to Lieutenant
Simon. Of Company II. Flftieth 1ifan-
try, detailed TO- Tacoma Park %! II
was stated that the coat might. belong
TO private OF Company VI who he's
been absent without leave for three
days.
VIII Drag Basin.
- On the theory that one OF the SOL
diers' committed suicide by drowning,
the Harbor police today win drag
with graphing irons the basin in the
vicinity OF the inlet bridge in an ef.
fort to f1nd the body IL a soldier was
actually drowned While the polics
are working on the theory that a-sol-
der might have drowned himself
they also. feel that the coat could
have been left under the bridge as
-stall- by a soldier who has de-
serted
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= eS so .. g, r1.nr,,t-.,,. .-,,1.. a.

game to leave any Ioopho!es and the
submarine WAS doomed.
Got HIM" s.gnaled the seapiane.
Thanks" replied the destroyer.
Well give him five minutes to com"
up and breathe. but no longer. That
time passed. but sim the submarine
made no further move.
At a tagged signal from the de-
stroyer the port foremost traw'er
and the starboard after one clipped
a small red tin of high explosive To
the bar-taut wire and allowed Il to
slide down tiH it touched the C-boai
hull. II was the seap.ane's turn 10
wave flag. and immediately there
followed the crashing OF two hSiS
upon two frinE keys the. uprising OF
two gray mounds OF water ana
rumbling. muffled explosion
The scaplane circled twice sboE
the patch OF rising oil. asCertained
that the German T-bost had been de
sfroved and notified the destroyer "i
the fact. Then. with her observer
Slipping a drum Of cartridges into his
machine gun. she sped on after those
objects bobbing down the tide
burst Of rapid firing. and the hrst "i
the devils eggs. itN buoyancy cham
ber punctured. sank with gurgic;
the second gave better show, for IL
exploded grandly and harmlessly as
the bullets reached il.
The Washington times., 1918-04-14
2 CAMP MEIGS MEN HELD
FOR ROBBING. CHAUFFEUR:

Accused OF having robbed John J..
Jones, chauffeur OF a hacking auto
mobile Wednesday night on Good
Hope road, Prince Georges county,
Sergt. Noah Koeser and Private Roy
II. Bacon, OF the duartermaste
corps. Camp Meigs. Third street and
Florida avenue northeast. are locked
up at the Ninth precinct police sta
tion.
The arrest OF the two soldiers fol-
lowed their Identification by: Jones.
who. with Headquarters Detective
O'Dea went to the camp yesterday
According to Jones, Sergeant Koeser
and Private Bacon hired him from
in front OF Union Station and after
passing the District line into Prince
Georges county. under threats of
death, demanded his money. He said
he gave them 81. He then drove
thom back to the Florida avenue en-
trance TO the camp. where, he says,
they left the machine.
The Washington times., 1918-04-14
MRS. DANIELS WILL .
SPONSOR BENEFIT
FOR AMBULANCE

Mrs. Josephus Daniels, wife OF the
Secretary Of the Navy. is today the
sponsor for the benefit entertainment
and dance to be given in the auditor
ium of Woodward & Lothrop's de-
partment store Friday evening to
raise funds to purchase an ambulance.
The affair will he given under the au-
spices OF the 81. c. y. Unit" a patri-
otic organization OF women employees
of the store.
AIRS. Daniels pledged her aid to the
league In an address before the men,
oers last Wednesday Organization of
the several units Of the league for
the development and advancement of
patriotic work along various lines was
erected by the employees several
weeks ago.
Members Of the groups are active
~ engaged in many branches of war
work Some OF the members are
knitting useful garments for United
states troops in France. Others have
Undertaken the support OF orphans
In France and Belgium.
The 81. c. y. Unit" composed
mostly or young women employed in
the first floor departments. has
pledged itself to raise the funds 10
buy and equip an ambulance to send
to the American front. This unit
Will give the entertainment and
dance Friday night. Through the in
nuence OF some OF the leading so
ciety women in the Capital the city's
favorite entertainers have been Sc
cured for the occasion.
The Washington times., 1918-04-14
FLORODORA GIRL
AGAIN FIGURES IN
SUIT FOR DIVORCE

TN-NTO>:. Mass. April lI.-Thomp-
son N"wburry. local rIubman and son
of the late Charles r. Newbury, yes
terday entered suit for divorce against
Mabel Could S"wbury. OF Newport,
r. l.. naming Corp. William J. Dug
gan. of Camp Devens. former profess
sionsl polo player.
This is the second action in which
Mrs NewbuIy. a member OF the orig
IuaI FIorodora seItette, has figured.
as she was granted a divorce in 1910
from Harold De.< StiCkncy, also "a
Taunton society man.
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HER BOY IN NAVY,
SHE IS GRATEFUL
FOR INSURANCE

Secretary OF the Treasury NIcAdon
has made public letter he received
from a Pennsylvania woman with a
boy in the navy. thanking the Gov
eminent for its war insurance. She
said:
Il will state that ! urged my only
sCu.a mer" lad-to enlist in the navy
in 1914 ] felt that this war was com
ing and l wanted him to be trained.
HIM go. as had just buried my dol
lied husband and was just recovering
from typhoid fever myself
Hospital bills. etc. had taken near
~ all ! had. but knew God would
take care OF my little girls and my
self. have given my brave, hand
some boy to Uncle Sam. and my oni,'
r. Svct is that / have not six TO send
instead OF one TO fight 70. III" flag
that my father fought four years TO
save.
Although ! do not know Just how
much insurance / Will get "r al
.ovarcc. / know il will help. In one
i'llti HkS bOE NADAT mus -A''-t''s .
am not afraid to go TO battle or 20
face a gun. II have to give up my
life for my country viii d" II
gladly. but ] cannot sleep nights
thinking Of what VIII become Of my
sweet little sisters and YOU
Later he wrote: To-day ! arn the
happiesi boy on The Atlantic, Tor tn"
Insurance bill has passed, and ! am
tal,inE the fun amount. Now I can
frre anything with a smile. knowing
Iny loved ones viii nc cared for
God grsnt he me- return. May
God and his angels forever blcss sou.
Is mothers daily prayer"
The reply Of the Secretary Is as
follows:
owing to tho pressure OF public
business. l have not been a'I" &"
al, now edge sooner y"ur l'J'""
Ihank in= the Government FOR it, war
Insurance.
Not your boy alone. but you and
your two daughters, as v'N. have
Joined The COIors in the battle to
say" democracy. II - in E"nuIr"
gratitude. therefore, that our great
nation provides the liberal and Tar
sighted benefits OF the Ia.!itar, and
naval insurance law.
The lofty devotion or YOUR son
20 his country and to his Iother
and little sisters is eGuaI'd by your
"un nozzle patriotism America
IL proud % you and yoUr son. and
l feel that it il a privilege &" rN-
The Washington times., 1918-04-14
CONG. HOWARD TO RUN
FOR HARDWICK'S SEAT

Congressman william SclIcy How
ard Or Georgia has made formal an
uoun"om~ut of hi candidacy for ~"
United S'a:es SeUst. 'o succeed
Thongs W. Ua~d-vi"L. who's" tern
Harris a member of the Federal
Trad" Commission. is also n candidate.
IIardw Ick was one "c IA" group
designated ~ the President az In"
''wiiIfuI Twelve wLo oppuS"d tn"
armed n"GtralIiF bil nj iE" last $50
sion N 'hr present session w." Ia :
opposed maay Of IA" Administration
measures.
The Washington times., 1918-04-14
HIT BY AUTO; DIES.

J. z. Frable. forty-three years old,
Of Scranton. Pa. who on March 80
was slightly injured on the. forehead
when struck by an automobile oper-
ated by Henry n Decatur, OF 1926
New Hampshire avenue northwest.
died last night at the Emergency
Hospital. After an investigation
Coroner Nevitt decided that Mr..
Frable's death was due 10. natural
causes and not the result of the
automobile accident.
The Washington times., 1918-04-14

The tfRwIers now crossed their de
pendent cables and thus held the L
boat in a kind Of cats cradle. She
seemed suddenly 10 wake up to her
danR"r for with - Bound she tried
I" disengage herself from the meshes
which held her. But il was no use:
the traw1ers had been too long A. the
The Washington times., 1918-04-14
DEv|L'SEGGS
ARECRACKED
By R|fLEF|RE
OFSEAPLANE

II is reported that the German L
boats are now being destroyed as fast
as they are built When the Amerl-
can shipping program is complete the
doom Of the underwater boats OF the
central empires will be sealed-or at
least that is NE hope OF the allies.
Encounters with submarines are al
ways interesting. especially il the
censors permit them 20 be described
in full.
Recently, for instance. says the
Scientific American. an American
steamer had a brush with a U-boat
which resulted in the probable de-
structiou Of the latter. II appears
that the crew OF the steamer saw
torpedo coming toward them. but
there vas not time enough 10 stop
or alter the course. Fortunately.
however. the torpedo. missed and the
MASTER or the steamer. with rare pres
ence Of mind; ordered the course TO
be shifted so az 60 follow in the wake
of the torpedo.
Having gone but short distance
along the foaIny path left by the
torpedo. the steamer suddenly came
up 10 the U-boat. which was then
rising to the surface. The submarine
tried to avoid the blow, since it was
too late to submerge. But the
steamers wheel was shifted. and it
crashed full tilt into the U-boat. The
badly battered hull OF the German
raider was seen to sink rapidly after
that
BaEGInE n NIne-Layer.
Again. sraplane had spotted a
submarine lying on the sea bed. In
stantly the Observers finger com
nd for mil Les
away a long. lean destroyer and four
Equstty, trawlers detached themselves
from a pack OF hounds working a
covert end hastenRd TO the kill. Mean
while tie sesplsne CirCl'd around. but
when the surface ships arrived her
Instructions. delivered by wireless.
we're curt and precise. Acting upon
them the trswlers stationed them
selves at the four corners OF a wet
quadrangle. while the destroyer KEEP:
her guns ready to talk TO the enemy
should he appear above the surface.
The trswieTs at the corners oC the
quadrangle got out their sweeps
long wire hawsers OF an incr edible
stoutness. with a heavy kite" in the
center 10 keep their bights down on
the sea bed-and commenced to steam
toward each other. As the pairs Of
vessels met. their wires simultaneous
" engaged themselves under the L
bOats bow and stern and commenced
tc work their sinuous way between
her hull and the sea bottom
Then the strange thing happened.
Two round, black objects seemed to
detach themselves from the hull and
float surfwsrd, &c hover a second ami
then to commence bobbing down the
tide-bObbing down a lane much fire.
quented by those ships that brought
food, munitions OF war and hundreds
OF other things to England's shore
Mine layer, eh"y called the sea-
planes observer
That's it. lad" came the telephoned
answer, but her eggs can wait for a
minute
struggle to Escape.
The trRwlers now crossed their de
pendent cables and thus held the L
boat IN Kind Of cats cradle. She
seemed suddenly 10 wake up to her
danger. for with - Bound she tried
10 disangage herself from the meshes
which held her. But IL was no use:
the traw1ers had been too long A. the
The Washington times., 1918-04-14
a AS Nets Suspended Patrol Boats May Doom the Uoat
ToDAY'S
cASuALTYLlST

General Pershing has reported n
casualties to the War d
partment: -4
KILLED IN ACTION.
Lieut.. wIi.aer y. Herr.
Cora Harry A. miller:
Corp. Amen n PinEree. ~.
Private Teney Msnis<.
Private Cisernty wIiieskI. -
Died OF WOUNDS.
Private Gesrse W. RIffers.
.' DIED OF DISEASE. -.
serEt. George A. Lu.b paeu-
nsnfaD. .
Private waiter D.'Is C..eniaEi-
tlsD.
Private Elmer VI. Frederick Cpneu-
nsnia).
Privat. CMntsn Hurd tp.ep-
-. Asaia).
Private Samuel ,. Kline Cpaes-
neais).
Private MarIea AIEer Cpaeu-
montn).
Private Richard weed. Cpnes-
nsnia).
DIED OF ACCIDENTS.
csrp. Larry Cornell
Cerp. Harry l.. GosApasture.
Private sidney n. Dzrkee.
Private Sangel ,. snitk-
WOUNDED SEVERELY.
Corr, Frank Il. Stiles.
Corr. Thomas n. wetAerspsoa.
Private John CeIlIas-
Private Howard. p. FItEEeraIa-
Private Arthur n. GIsae.
Private wIIlIaa LeAis
Private Peter LeveadswskL
Private WllIiam r. Reuley.
Private Fester. v. nix.
= woUSpED SLIGHTLY. -
Capt. Jshz ,. Rstaey. .r-l
sergt Frank Dsuskaey.
sergt John Kaiser.
Serst. Bernsra .. MeEIroy.
sergt. Robert z. Qninn.
serEt. stonis Zakswski.
Corp. Edmund Cassidy. ..'
Corp. Theodsre n. c0ttreII.
Corp. Henry c. EdearLis.
Corp. Janaes II. Flynn.
Corp. Arthur j. Hall.
Cerp. Edward Thomas Harrea.
Corp Joseph A. Lynch.
Corp. James r. slaRon.
Wagner Carl g. Duaean.
Private Harry 4. bailey.
Private HarTs z. BeekwIth.
Private Samuel ID. Buehannah..
Private Henry r. Byrnes.
Private James w. CasseL
Private John Peter Christy.
Private John =. COnefry.
Private George E. Conaera.
Private Archibald L Cook.
Private Oscar Cay.
Private Patrick D0wIinx.
Private Edwin Il. Erieka0n.
Private AIsxis ,. Gaosette.
Private RalDh p. Gates.
Private Edwin n. Grover.
Private Joseph Gully.
Private wIIilan r. Henioa.
Private Robert II. Hlx.
Private Hubert L. H0rt0A.
The Washington times., 1918-04-14
womERs COMMITTEES TO MEET

Mrs. Stephen G. Porter and Mrs
GoldthwHite Higginson Dorr. joint
chairmen OF the house-to-house can
vass OF the Women's Liberty Loan
Committee. have called a meeting OF
the thirty-three members OF their
executive committee for : o'clock
Monday afternoon. They are making
ready 10 line up 1000 Washington
women for the last weeks intensive
Liberty Loan drive.
The Washington times., 1918-04-14
S HURT IN ACID EXPLOSION.

PITTSBURGH. April 14.-one work
man was injured probablv fatally and
four others we're slightly hur: when
a vat OF acid in the reducing depart
ment at Crescent plant Of the Crn-
chile Steel Company exploded yester-
daV.
The Washington times., 1918-04-14

press my own admiration. Your
spirit is the spirit OF Americs-the
spirit that makes America irwin
chile"
The Washington times., 1918-04-14

beautiful Spffnk Flower.
Guides home grown flowers are pre-
ferred for all occasions, l214 r St
Advt.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-01-17
HEALTH Of FORCES
OVE ERSEAS TOLD IN
PERSH|NC REPORT
Sickness but Slightly More
Prevalent in France Than in
Training Camps in AmeriCai
Some Diseases Less,
10y MORNING. JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED ~'asl

Washington, Jan. 16.-The first
weekly health report for the Ameri-
can expeditionary force in France,
with comparative figures as to all
troops in the United states was pub
lished today. The death rate of the
expeditionary forces is not given be-
cause the figures would make passi-
bic computation of the total
strength of General Pershing's army
since each death in his force has been
reported
The report covers the week ending
January 10. The total men excused
from duty for injury or sickness was
SAP per thousand. Similar figures in
the United States were 46.4. The hos
ptal admission rate in France was
45.2, Of which 42.O was for disease
and the remainder for injury.
In the United States the corre-
spending figures were $50 and 322.
The pneumonia rate aboard was TO
against OF in the United States; the
Venereal disease rate aboard was IL
against IA in the United States; the
measles rate aboard was Los against
30 at home; meningitis 0.O5 against
0,09 at home; scarlet fever 0.05
against OIL; typhoid fever, 0.O1 against
0.00l,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-01-17

Alfred II. Smith, McAdoo's first as
sistant, the man who is in direct
charge of the operation of all the
railroads in the country, is not a
'front office man" He knows rail
roading from the ground up.
From messenger boy to former Of
construction; from division superin-
tendent to general uperintendent;
from general manager to presirent of
the New York Central lines-this bare
outline of the stages through which
CAP Smith passed in his railroad ca
reer gives some notion of the intimate
and extensive knowledge he gained on
the way up.
There are other railroad officials
who are better financiers, better en-
gineers, Or cleverer politicians; but
when it comes to getting traffic over
the tracks they all take off their hats
to Smith
Railroad men say: "Trust AL Smith
to break the freight blockade quicker
and with less fuss than any other
man in the world"
His hobby is farming.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-01-17

Washington, JAN 16ln drastic order to meet the coal
famine Administrator Garfield tonight directed that be-
ginning Friday morning all manufacturing plants east of the
Mississippi river and in the states of Minnesota and Louisiana
except producing food shall close down for period of
five days and during the next ten weeks shall close Mon
days and holidays.
In the period designated coal will go only to railroads,
households public utilities ship bnkers canonmen naval
stations and public buildings.
Office buildings may be heated during the five day period
prevent freezing but Monday holidays they must be
closed down.
Newspapers will be permitted coal for but edi-
on day This applies both to morning and evening papers
Banks and trust companies not included in the order
unless the of the states specifically declare that
they shall be included.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-01-17
LABOR SECRETARY
ORDERS CUTTING
OF ALL RED TAPE
Adequate Housing Facilities
for Labor on War Industries
and at ShipbuiIding Plants
Assured,
tsv MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WIRE,

tsf MoHNiNo JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED NIREl
Washington, Jan. 16.-Providing
adequate housing facilities for the
thousands of new workers pouring
into war industrial and shipbuilding
centers will be the first work under
taken by Secretary Wilson as labor
administrator and his advisory coun-
Gil. Coordination of all the separate
shipping board, the council of national
defense and other bureaus, was begun
by the council today at its first meet
ing.
Full support of the business men OF
the country in any course the council
may find necessary was promised by
a delegation from the chamber of
commerce of the United States head
ed by Edward A. Filene of Boston.
They urged that money be diverted
from less necessary government un-
dertakings to provide proper housing
Representatives of the shipping board
the council of national defense and
the war and navy departments told OF
the need for providing homes for the
workers.
'Cut all red tape" Secretary Wilson
told his advisers, ''and get your in
formation as speedily as possible and
by the most direct route
In connection with the labor ad
ministration,s plans for supplying
workers to industries, it was announc-
ed that the introduction of woman
labor into industries for which mer
are available would be discouraged
and that no reduction of wages be-
cause workers are women will be per-
mitted.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-01-17
Slight Exceptions Made.

The order makes allowances for any
industry which might be put out of
business by permitting it to keep its
plant heated but the plant will not be
permitted to run.
State administrators will be permit
ted to issue special permits for the
use of coal, if it appears necessary to
meet a grave emergency. This, how
ever will not be a blanket exception
and it will not be permitted to be
abused.
The plan received the approval to-
day of President Wilson after its need
was submitted to him by Dr. Garfield
and Secretaries Baker and Daniels.
Theaters will be required to close
on the ten Mondays, but not during
the next five days.
Warning is given that provisions Of
the Lever food control bill, under
which the order is issued and which
carries a penalty of $1,000 for viola
ton, will be vigorously enforced.
The bill gives power to forbid the
use or delivery of coal. ....
Or. Garfield expects to save 80, 00O,-
600 tons of coal during the ten weeks.
Fuel Administrator Garfield issued
this statement:
Garficld's Statement.
Adverse weather conditions in the
recent week and tho inadequacy OF
the present coal supply and transpor-
tation facilities to meet the wartime
demand, have made necessary imme-
diate restrictive measures as to tho
use of coal, in that part of the United
States east of the Mississippi river.
"The movement of coal in trans
portation must be so directed as to aid
the director general of railways in
dealing with the railroad emergency
created by recent blizzard conditions.
Domestic consumers of coal must be
kept warm and other absolutely neces-
sary consumers must be supplied.
"All industry must be fully re-
stricted in it's use of coal in order
that the available supply for the re-
mainder of the winter may be proper
ly distributed and may be made suf-
ficient for absolutely essential needs
during the remainder of the winter,
Emergency Measure.
ITO meet these necessities, the fuel
administration has ordered as an i'm
mediate emergency measure that on
tho days of January IS, 10. 90 81 and
22 preference and priority In the use
coal shall be given only to those con-
sumers whose consumption of coal is
absolutely necessary. These include
in order: Railroads, domestic consum-
ers. hospitals and charitable institu-
tions, public utilities, ships at tide
water for bunker purposes, United
States government use, municipal or
county governments for necessary
public use, manufacturers Of perish
able food, or food for immediate con-
sumption.
During the five days designated no
manufacturing industry shall be al
lowed to operate even, IL it has it's
coal supply on hand. BY this means
all industry will be placed On an equal