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The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
ALLIES SURPRISED
HUN GENERAL IN BED
Situation Reversed in Amiens Sec
hon: Salient Flattened.

Further information. indicating the
complete surprise Of the Germans at
the Franco-British attack. 10 contain
Cd IN advices from the battle front to
the French Embassy. So completely
unaware were the Germans that q d.
vision general was captured In bed
Ths dispatch ads:
Z The stormins troops. French.
Canadians, Australians and English,
had been brought up to the front
during the night. The artillery prep
aration lasted only q few minutes A
great number Of tanks took part In
the action and prepared the way for
the infantry. Already In the morning
the greater part Of the detectives had
been reached. During the course Of
the afternoon the advance Of allied
troops was accentuated, supported by
light tanks, and even by cavalry.
which put the retreatins Germans to
Night
"The situation is completely revers-
ed In the Amiens sector. Instead Of
the embarrassing salient which the
Germans shad made toward Amiens.
II Is now the allies turn to thrust an
angle into the eneny's front. The
nrst result Of this offensive 10 to COM
pletely free Amiens. The front which
was only fifteen kilometers away
from this town Is now twice as far
away. Already several thousand
prisoners have fallen into our hands
and a great number of cannon have
been taken"
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
PURELY PERSONAL.

Floyd NJ. Bartholomew, of the
Government Printing Office. is back
from a vacation spent in Bluemont
Va.
Frederick H. streiger, of Carne-
gle, Pa. is visiting friends on Pros
pect avenue. in Georgetown.
william G. Smith, of the Navy
Yard, has received a promotion.
Charles E. Walker. of Brookline
Mass. is in the city for few days
Raymond D. Stott and George
Henderson are on a trip to Gettys-
burg, Pa, by auto. They will re-
main in Gettysburg two weeks.
Louis p. Poore. of the Interior
Department, Is in Chicago, ILL.,, on
departmental business.
Mr.. and Mrs. william spaldins
left here yesterday for Milwaukee,
Wis.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Raymond Dykema
will leave here shortly for Blue
Ridge Summit.
H. Dulaney was at Saratoga yes
terday.
Mrs. Dudley French, Of st. Louis,
Is visiting in Washington.
Mrs. NJ. c. Crawford has left for
Atlantic City.
Lewis Stone was honor guest at
the Purple Iris last Friday.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
THE TOWN CRIER.

The Congress Heights Public I'm
provement Association will meet in
Baptist Portable Building for the
regular monthly meeting tomorrow
evening at 1880 o'clock.
W. Lathrop Meaker, of Lawrence,
MASS. Will lecture on Religion and
socialism at the Pythian Temple,
1O12 Ninth street northwest, this af-
ternoon.
The Junior Temple Society Of tn.
Eight Street Temple, will hold a
meeting on Tuesday at $50 O'Clock.
The meeting will be featured BY
dancing.
Denis A. Mccarthy, former Iectur-
er and editor of the Sacred Heart
Review will lecture at ST. Anthony's
parish hall, Brookland. before the
Brookland Catholic War Relief
Committee. Wednesday night at s
o'clock, on Poetry and Patriotism.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
Sailor browns at Anacostia.

!. ]. A. Siegel. a sailor attached to
the Naval Air Station at .Anacostia.
was drowned while bathing of the
hangar wharf yesterday afternoon.
hls BODY was recovered by the
) authorities an hour later.
DR.. n B. Taylor. also attached to
IN air station. refused to talk about
The fatality last night. As far as could
be learned. the drowned man came
sfrom New Jersey and his relatives
an that State have been notified of
shis death. Siegel was % years of
age. Whether or not he was mar
;.ried could not be learned.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
Scene Of Eva Roy's Death
Has Tragic History, with
Several Killings and Two
Suicides Recorded Their,

The woodland strip in which little
Eva Roy met her death, as wild and
deserted a bit OF land as can be
found in Virginia, has a tragic his
tory. 1t was the scene of an attack
on a young white girl by a negro
named Burgess some time ago.
Burgess has paid for his crime in
the electric chair.
Near the spot two women OF
Fairfax committed suicide within a
few years of each other. ard an
other was killed by her husband.
This last crime. adding the finishing
bit OF horror to the place. will go
down on the records of the State
and county as the blackest that has
ceven been committed in the history
of the State. The mystery surround
ing it has seemed the most battling
that has ever confronted an officer
OF the law. according to Sheriff AL
lLson, of Fairfax County.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
Marines Toss Hats Into
Water Instead of "Ring''

Port Royal, s. C.-Instead Of "toss-
ing their hats in the ring" the U. s.
Marines now toss 'em in the water.
Tossing their hats in the ocean for
luck was adopted as ore Of the Marine
customs when a gust of wind snatched
the chapeau of recruit while he was
crossing the bay off Paris Island. s.
c.. the Marines training camp. The
lid" sailed gracefully out into space
and was soon bobbing merrily on the
dancing waves.
Taking the accident as a cue "just
foT luck" the remainder of the re-
cruits Immediately sailed their hats
out into the deep. and the bay was
soon dotted with hundreds of straw
hats.
The boys passed the word and
now no recruit can expect to have
good luck unless he has cast his hat
upon the receding tide.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
COLORED SOLDIERS
WILL SEE CAPITAL

Colored soldiers at Camp Humphreys
will to-day have an auto ride through
the city under auspices OF the colored
war camp community service. an
nounces Francis Wells. secretary Of
the organization
The men will be sent to Washington
in army conveyances by Mai. GIllett,
Of Camp Humphreys, and the sight,
seeing tour will start from the War
Camp Community Club. 1886 Four
teenth street. northwest. at o'clock
this afternoon. Luncheon wilr be
served the men in uniform by women
of various colored churches. Later
they will assemble for a group photo
graph on the south steps Of the
Treasury Building.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
salvage Boats Save Hundreds of
Thourands Of Tons of shipping
From the Sea Every Year.

An English Port. (By MaiD.-Like
a life saving station rescuing sur
vivors from sinking ships. small
craft built like the American Great
Lakes tugboats are on the alert
every moment In several English
ports to rescue sinking ships.
These boats, operating under the
direction of the salvage section of
the British admiralty. have since
the war began towed in and re-
foated for use hundreds Of thou
sands of tons of shipping and have
rescued tens of millions of dollars
in cargoes. They have converted
this port into a huge ship hospital.
where are gathered the pick of
Great Britain's ship surgeons" and
nurses"
The correspondent recently was
taken through the waters of this
port. which is located not far from a
spot where the Kaiser in prewar
days used to spend an annual holiday
yacht racing. Instead Of racing
yachts, this port now houses de-
stroyers and sick ships"
A lane of more than a score Of
torpedoed and mined steamers is
viewable In the outer waters. II the
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
BUILDING HERE DURING
LAST MONTH $432,17O

Less than $4,000 was expended in
building operations throughout the
District last month. OF the sum
total, s2s7.210 went for new construc-
ton. while repairs consumed S13l, $50,
making S4S2,17O altogether. These i'm
provements were distributed as fol-
lows throughout the District:
Northeast, s5,0e5 for new buildings
and ISIS for repairs; southeast, S1,-
SO for new buildings and $3.50 for re-
pairs; northwest, s117,O45 for new
buildings and 1896 for repairs: south
west. 500 for new buildings and g. 500
for repairs; county at large. $162, SO
for new buildings and s3o.s40 for re-
pairs.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
Girlish, Wrinkle-Free
Skin Easy to Have

Since its remarkable astringent
and tonic properties became known.
clever women all over the world
have been using the saxolite face
bath to tone up" their faces, re-
move wrinkles and draw flabby
After using the solution. the face
Immediately feels much firmer. The
skin tightens evenly all over the
face, thus reducing lines and sag
giness. The formula Is: Powdered
witch hazel. one-half pint.
This simple and harmless face
bath is a splendid thing for the
outdoor girl. since sun. wind and
flying dust are so provocative of
squirting and other contortions
which cause wrinkles and crows
feet. Also II is fine to freshen up
a tired face in hot depressing
weather.-Ady.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
BITES OFF EAR in FIGHT.

During a fight last night on Schoo
street southwest. one colored man Bit
on the left ear of another colored
man.
John Queen. of 1S3 G street south
west. is the one who was carried to
the Casualty Hospital in the ambu-
lance minus an ear. Temple Gray, of
46s School street southwest, did the
biting.
The two men disagreed about some-
thing or other and decided to fight
II out Queen was hitting a little
too hard to suit Gray and the latter
swung around and brought his teeth
into play.
Gray was arrested and charged with
mayhem.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
RAISED FARE CAUSES RIOTS.
6-Cent Street Car Rides Rouse Ire
of Detroiters.

Detroit. Mich. Aug. lO.-A raise in
street railway fares from TO 8 cents
to-day precipitated near rioting and
many forms Of disorder which re-
suited in the Decentralization OF the
caused by angry men releasing trolley
connections from the wires, refusaIs
by crowded PASSENGER cars TO pay
the extra cent fare and by fists. The
police made many arrests. worknen
from several factories signed an
agreement not 10 pay the excess fare.
Conductors declined 10 proceed when
the additional cent was refused and
many cars were stalled.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
VETERAN u. S. JUSTICE
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY

Associate Justice Joseph Nc
Kenna, OF the United States Supreme
Court. yesterday celebrated his 18th
birthday at the summer residence
of his daughter. Mrs Davenport
Brown, in Medneld. Mass.
Justice McKenna Is the Oldest
member of the Supreme Court with
the exception of Associate Justice
Oliver Wendell Holmes. who is two
years older than he. In point OF
service with the higher tribunal,
Justice McKenna is outranked only
by Chief Justice White.
Justice MeKenna was born in
Philadelphia in 1s43. His parents
moved to California when the pres
ent Associate Justice was quite
young. and he was reared and edu-
Gated in the Golden State.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
POLAND LOSS s,zoo,oeo
Census. Indicates Reduction Of Pop
ulation Is Heavy.

Wars havoc in Poland is shown by
the population figures Of that unfor-
tunate country. which indicate loss
OF 3,2ooooo persona.
This IL revealed in Polish papers,
which have reached Copenhagen. The
information was received yesterday
at the French Embassy. The papers
say the population Of Poland, which
eefore the war was u, 10000 has fallen
70 n.boc.ooo, The decrease. they add.
y due to an increasinsiy high mortal
ity rate. and the departure Of thou
sands Of Poles. who have left the
country because Of the unbearable
condition OF life imposed on them un-
der German domination.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
Schoolboys as Potato Diggers.

London. Aug. 10.-The London
school vacation has been extended
two weeks so the 700 schoolboys
may help in getting in the Lincoln
shire potato crop. for which work
Sir Auckland Geddes has appealed
for 1000 schcolboys between Sept.
1 and Is.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
WOUNDED By PITCHER
ThreeYear-oId Child vietim yof
Parents .Scrsp."

AT . O'Clock last night everything
was as quiet an q mouse IN Jackson
Hall alley.
At SIS the whole place was IN an
uproar and q riot call had been sent
20 police headquarters. Everything
and everybody was very much ex-
cited
Flora West. n years Of age. ran
against q water pitcher that had
been hurled in the air by Ollie Da-
via.
Riley west. son of Flora, .
years Of age. an innocent bystander,
was hit by flying porcelain and Sc
vereiy cut about the head. The
Emergency Hospital ambulance was
sent for and young West who came
near going west" was carried
away and his wounds treated. He
is not fatally injured.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
YANK FLIERS DOWN HUNS.
Avery, Ohio. and Buckley. Mass,
Bag One Apiece.

With the American Army in the
Aisne, Marine Sector. Aug. TO-
Lieut.. Walter Avery, of Coiumb bus,
Ohio. and Lieut.. Harold Buckley of
Agawam. Mass. each shot down a
German plane near Fismes this af-
ternoon in an air battle in which
twelve Germans attacked five
Americans who were protecting two
French observation planes.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
" Justified IN Smashing
Meat Profteer"- Court

Kansas City. Mo.-Said the prose-
cutting witness in the South Side Mu-
nicipal Court:
Judge. he hit me with his fist,
right on the nose"
Said the defendant, c. c. Taliaferro,
q clerk:
Your honor, he made me mad
asked 50 cents a pound for bacon"
Said the judge, Casimir ]. welch:
"Discharged-provoc sufficient. "
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
First Man Over 0ureq Dead.

New York. Aug. l0-First Lieut.
Patrick Dowling of Company K. 165th
Infantry. the first American soldier
to cross the Ourcq River in the second
battle OF the Marne. is reported in the
casualty lists among the dead.
As a member Of the Fighting Sixty
NINTH" the same by which the regi-
ment is known in New York. Lieut..
Dowling's service record is a proud
one. He led his men over the stream
in the face of a murderous machine
gun fire.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
Leaves 3-Hour Bride
To Hunt "Cholo" Bean.

Los Angeles.-Mrs. Anna Mae Caliva
10 years old, is wondering to-
day what her husband, Salvatore,
wanted with wife. Three hours after
they were married. Salvatore left their
home for. as he explained to his wife,
"a Quart of 'cholo' beans"
'Cholo' beans" commented Mrs.
Caliva, must be mighty scarce in
Southern California. for Salvatore left
three months ago to get them and has
not returned yet"
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11

c. W. Nash has been appointed
assistant director of aircraft pro-
duction and is in charge of the engi-
neering and production of aircraft
for the government. He is president
Of the Nash Motors Co. of Kenosha.
Wis. and an expert in engine build
ing.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11

system which can handle from nifty
to sixty Jobs simultaneously.
Not only are sinking ships res
cued. but ships that have gone to
the bottom have been lifted and
made seaworthy. The British ad-
miralty announced that 400 torpe-
doed ships have been successfully
raised.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11

Kaiser visited this port today he
would be greeted by a salvo of shots
from dozens of 6-inchers which
dot the skyline on green grass hills
near the entrance to this place.
Where 1t was considered q big
task to handle six or seven salvage
jobs at one time before the war, the
British navy has built up q salvage
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
GOT sss HUN PLANES IN JULY.
French Also Destroy ~ Balloons
and Do Much Bombing.

During the month Of July, French
ayiators and anti-aircraft guns ac-
counted for Sss enemy machines. ac-
cording. to information received yes
terday at the French Embassy In ad-
dition forty-nine German captive bal
looms were destroyed. Bombing avia-
tors. in the same period, threw 1s4 tons
Of projectives upon the enemy by day,
and more than s5s tons by night.
Most Of the work was concentrated
on bridges used by the enemy on the
Marne. on German troops who were
advancing south of the Aisne, and on
the stations in the region OF Laon,
Hirson and Rethel.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
King Georges Officers
Hard Hit by Dance Edict

Los Angeles.-Southern California
society is hard hit by orders Just re-
ceived here by dashing young officers
Of King Georges army. The decree,
issued by British officials. says that
the officers may no longer dance IN
hotel, public halls or cabarets. The one
exception to the order is that the Off
GERS may dance only at balls or
parties of an official nature. The or
der was issued with a statement that
ut is not seemly in time OF national
mourning" to indulge in such pastime
A Belgian has been sentenced tc
seven-and-a-half months imprison.
ment at Remscheid (Prussia) for tear
ing down q German War Loan poster
displayed in the works where he was
employed.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
NEGRO CONVICT
NOW BELIEVED
KILLED EVA ROY
CONTINUED PROM PAGE oNE


The escaping convict may have used
making his escape. The great de-
serted wood in which the crime took
place would be one Of the frst hiding
places man familiar with the neigh
borhood would seek.
The child had been strangied with
her own apron strings, according 70
the examination made. Perhaps the
convict had torn these two frayed
straps from his costume to do the
girl to death, and finding them too
short, discarded them for the longer
apron strings she herself was wearing.
Man Beast In Pursuit.
II the apron from which these two
strings have been torn can be found
the trail to the murderer Will be
clear. It would be either q wrapper
or a bungalow such as women wear.
with the strings torn violently from
the waist.
The child's body was found a hun
dred yards from the scene OF the
struggle.
Leading from the road and down
the dusty highway are the marks
of childish feet. running, swiftly, in
utter terror.
Behind them are the faint tracks
Of the man beast In pursuit.
For the capture Of the murderer
the state of Virginia will pay $500
and perhaps the amount will be
doubled by the board Of supervisors
Of Fairfax county.
The authorities have put Lou Hall
through a severe grilling. but the man
has steadfastly denied any knowledge
of the crime. Prisoners In the next
cell say that the man cried out his
vehement denials in his sleep.
.Neyer Did It.s
'I never did It." they say he cries.
"I never touched the child" He may
| be taken to the scene Of the crime
either today or tomorrow, but the
| authorities are beginning to believe
| in the mans innocence.
Friday the father of the little VIC
tim was brought to the Jail and to the
| cell where Hall Is kept.
Hail." Mr.. Roy said, what have
you done to my little girl?"
The woodchopper shook his head
violently, and told the father that he
had never touched the child.
81 didn't do nothing, Mr.. Roy" he
declared. 'I haven't seen your little
girl for weeks"
He insisted that the first knowledge
he had OF the crime was when the
sheriff told him the reason for his ar
rest. Up to that time he had be-
lieved that he was arrested for try
ing to evade the draft.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11

You can ind q tenant through
CLASSIFIED advertising If your house,
apartment or store IS DESIRABLE.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-16
PRAISE FOR THE
DRAFT ARMY BY
A WEST POINTER

There has been, in some directions
and at several times, a certain ten
dency to decry the National Army"
writes Edward Hungerford in the
February Everybody's.
AN unfair criticism, usually aris-
ing from jealousy, and most unjust.
My answer to it comes from the most
distinguished of the younger officers
of the Regular Army-a West-Point-
er whose service record began in the
Spanish War and has led him steadily
upward ever since.
Like a good many Regular Army
men I was rather strongly prejudiced
against any other soldier organiza
tion,' said he, the other day. L felt
that we possessed in the old Regular
Army, a morale, a distinction, man
for man, that no other organization,
civil or military, here or abroad,
might ever attain. Now, 1 am glad
to say that I was wrong entirely
wrong. 1 have been with the Nation
al Army four weeks now, and l am
convinced that this body of men
which we have appraised in 1917 is
going to prove itself the most distin-
guished fighting organization in the
whole history of this nation, if not in
deed in the whole history of military
science
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-16
CLEAR YOUR SKIN /
|. SAVE YOUR HAIR
WITH CUTCURk
LOSS OF APPETITE,
Ii s OF WEIGHT,
81 7P14ESSNESS, ETC.

are all overcome by Recupertabs they
are made after the formula of DR..
Albert Robin, the famous French
physician, and are geing used very
largely in Paris and other European
capitals.
When taken for short while they
will give positive relief in all cases of
nervous exhaustion, mental depres-
sion, lack of vitality, general debility,
anenia, etc.
The Glycerphos prates of which Re-
cupertabs aar composed, contain the
element necessary to overcome these
conditions. They are now being pre-
Ecribed and recommended by many
physicians in this and foreign coun-
tries as the oest, quickest and surest
nerve and blood tonic that they know
of.
Recupertahs are for sale at all drug
stores at soc and $1.oO per package or
will be sent direct upon receipt of
price.
Curtis Chemical Co, No. Ala West
2srd ST., New York. Distributed in
Bridgeport and vicinity by ]. D. Harti-
gan, No. 81 Fairfield Avenue.-Adv.
RI tfe
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-16
KELLOGG
MAY PRESIDE AT
BABY DOLL TRIAL

Judge John P. Kellogg, who will
preside over the Criminal Superior
court to open hete, Tuesday after
noon, will have eight murder cases to
try if all of those pending are dis
posed of at this term of court. Five
of these cases are brought over from
other terms of court, and there are
three new ones.
One of the most important are the
cases of William Thomas (Baby DolD
and Jake Hawkins, or Hawkins, aris-
ing from the riot at the Keystone
club, January last. John Williams
of Bridgeport, is the other prisoner
accused of murder. All of these are
in Jail awaiting disposition of their
cases by the court.
The murder cases continued from
previous terms are William Jones
John Chingos, Eugene Gagnon, Peter
Petit and Fernando Laudati.
Robert G. DeForest has been named
defender for the term and will con-
duct the defense of those prisoners
unable to hire counsel. He will ap.
pear in three of the murder cases.
No indictments have yet been re
turned against Thomas and Hankins
and it is expected a grand jury will
be called early during the term tt
pass upon the evidence. Several O.
the men accused of breach of thc
peace are also concerned in the rio
at the Keystone club.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-16
DEMAND CLOSED
SHOP SYSTEMlN
SHIP INDUSTRY

Baltimore, Feb. 15-The strike of
700 carpenters for higher wages
which began yesterday sat the ship
building plant of the Bethlehem Steel
Co. in Sparrows Point, the Baltimore
Dry Dock G. Ship Building Co., and
several smaller local yards, continued
this morning. Vice President ]. M.
Willis of the Baltimore Dry Dock &
Shipbuilding Co., said that the matter
was in the hands of the government
and that the company was having no
dealings with the men. While all the
other departments of the company
were at work, he said, the strike of
the carpenters naturally delayed con-
struction and repair work and if it
continued for two or three days
longer it would virtually tie up every
thing. At the Bethlehem Co.'s ship
yard the situation was described as
being identical with that at the Balti-
more Shipbuilding plant.
Besides dissatisfaction over wage
schedules, it is said that the strikers
want the board to recognize a closed
shop agreement in the yards.