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The Washington herald., 1918-06-30

"Amerieans AL"
Work done by the American Ex-
peditionary Force in every branch
has been effective and spectacular. in
the extreme. but the "tankers," with
their war cries Of Treat 'em rough"
and Berlin bound" claim they will
give the world additional thrills when
allowed to get into action in full
force.
The chief of the corps is Col. S. d.
Rockenback, a Virginian. who Is on
duty at the American tank center in
France, and the director Is Col. Ira
C. welborn, a Mississippian, on duty
at Washington and Gettysburg. That
these officers are eminently fitted for
the work of developing the American
tank-fighter, is evident from their
service records in Cuba, the Philip
pines and China-records which prove
that the day of romance and stirring
action has not passed.
Among the thousands Of men now
at Gettysburg are many sons and
grandsons of men who charged over
the same field with Pickett. Of men
who opposed them under Meade-and
the forebears Of some have slept in
the silent tents since the two great
armies clashed in the most decisive
battle of the war between the States.
Although Southern led. these two
listed fighting men hail from every
section OF the nation, and Americans
alr' is one of their notices.
That the tank-hghters are to play
an increasingly important part in
The Washington herald., 1918-06-30
M"Good Morning, Judge"
LIZ Human Interest Stories of .rno, By
w Police Court Happenings. PERKINS
RUDOLPH S
PERKINS

Irene. very much surprised. "Ah
isn't gwine git married. Besides All
wouldn't marry dat man eff he was
de las man on EARTH"
Mary said no more. She beat II
out of the market after Brander.
She had been skinned out of Sc
and she meant to get it back.
Brander told her to go to h and
whistle for her money. Instead she
got a warrant and had him arrested
He had obtained money under
false pretences. Therefore he
should be punished.
The court fined him $25 and or
dered him to give Mary back her Sc
besides.
Money Has Wings.
Somewhere in this big city is a
50 bill running loose without a chap
erone.
1t belongs to Annie Dyer. She
went to sleep last Sunday morning
with the money under her head.
OF course, the money didn't &c
to church. 1t went astray under
peculiar circumstances.
When Annie took a nap in her par
Tor that morning Arthur White was
sitting in a rocker by the window
reading the sporting page.
Whether Arthur got up and went
out first or the money went out first
Is not known.
Anyhow, they both left. Annie
woke up and felt under the pillow
and the money wasn't there.
Right away she suspected Arthur
She hmnfod
of being q crook.
OF course the boy denied II. He
didn't even know she had any
money. he told her.
Annie had him arrested She was
positive that he had mooched the
money.
In court she got out her little
brush and painted Arthur as black
as she could. 1t wasn't the first
time that he had swiped from her
she told Judge Mullowney.
But she failed to explain to the
court why she had exposed her
money to a man whom she knew was
a crook.
Therefore. the court could only
do one thing. 1t gave Arthur the
benefit of the doubt and let him go
Always q Woman In 1t.
No sab, George Wells wasn't gonna
let anybody put one over on him.
Not If he saw 'em first.
But the trouble was, George didn't
see EN- first. They saw him first
just like this.
Thursday night Rufe Matthews and
Johnny Wilkins invited George to
shoot craps with them.
"Ah isn't gwine shoot craps wild
youse guys" George explained,
cause you uses crooked dice. Yc
both am crooks"
Johnny slipped away for a minute.
He brought back a good-looking
chicken" with him. He introduced
her to George.
She had never seen a crap game,
she told George. and she would Just
love. oh, ever so much, to see him
shoot game or two.
And George did. He shot craps for
two hours with Rufe and Johnny.
The chicken" sat near and saw that
George didn't get cold feet and quit.
Along about midnight George was
losing heavily. Rufe and Johnny mad
won over $40 Of his money and were
still going strong.
The more the boys won from him,
the more Indifferent the chicken goi
towards him.
Suddenly George got up. He hii
Rufe in the Jaw and kicked Johnny
In the bread basket.
All three Ut tied up and Il took
az many policemen to separate them.
1t cost them 80 apiece In court
George didn't Get a bit Of sympathy
out just wsas fll he catches that
The Washington herald., 1918-06-30

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The Washington herald., 1918-06-30
Oh, Mlstah Hooyah.

OhS mistah HOoSah.
Friday evening after he got on
from work Murray Jackson went
into a Greek lunchroom for his sup
per.
He ordered some lamb stew. some
iced tea and a piece of pie. No
bread came with the order.
How about some bread? MUIR
ray asked the waiter. "Doan emmy
bread go wild nah lamb stew"
mo gotta da bread" said Mike,
the waiter. Mus think you are
alta da Willard Hotel. We don't
serva da bread with ten centa or
ders."
"Yo bettah come acrosst wild
some bread" said Murray, getting
hot in the collar. Eff 20 doan, All
will wipe dis greasy fioah up wild
yo."
Mike ducked behind the counter.
Then he cussed at Murray in Greek.
First a plate came sailing at his
head and missed. Murray then
emptied his iced tea down his
throat and fired the glass at Mike,
hitting him in the jaw.
Another waiter ran out and got
cop. The cop took charge of
Murray.
Mike could have saved all this
trouble by explaining to Murray
that an order of bread would cost
a nickel extra.
Murray said he would have been
willing to pay for it. But Mike
acted hard he said and the scrap
resulted.
The court fined him $40.
Sh-h-h-Seandai.
ledge. All toIe dis womun not to
tan in front ov nah house en- argify
wild odder people. She wouldn't git
away. en- All called q cop
Hit amt her house, jedge," spoke
up Teresa Gordon. who had been ar
rested for disorderiy conduct on COM
plain of Henrietta Carson. DE house
she ibis in is rented by a man who is
not her husband"
The Judge saw that scandal was be-
ginning to crop out, and told Teresa to
to keep within respectable wounds
with her testimony.
The court wasn't sitting to pass on
Henrietta's social status, Teresa was
told. It only wanted facts regarding
her alleged disorderly conduct.
It appears that some huckster had
cheated Teresa and she cut loose and
told him what she thought of him
right in front of Henrietta's house.
Henrietta showed up and demanded
that she take her argument up the
street with her.
Teresa refused and gave Henrietta
a thorough cussing. And so a cop took
charge Of Teresa.
THE street is no place to swear"
said the court. IF you must get these
swear words out Of your system go
shut yourself up in your house, where
no one can hear you"
And then the court told Teresa to
pay fine Of IS or go to jail for fifteen
days.
A New swindle.
"Ah am gwine ter git married
mex week. Miss Mary. en- All wish
you would femme some money ter
git nah clos outa hook so dat All
kin look spectacle afore nah gal"
Thus spoke Brander Thompson to
Mary Hughes the other day as he
made q touch Of IS.
Brander got the money. Mary
sympathized with the man because
he was about to undertake q dan
gerous jeb-supporting a wife.
1t happens that Mary had a slight
acquaintance with Irene Chester,
the girl to whom Brander said he
was engaged.
The two women met in the mar
ket on Wednesday morning. Mary
approached Irene and congratulate
ed her.
70 "a AL greng. Miss Mary" said
The Washington herald., 1918-06-30
Gagged with Plaster.

London, June g. "A returned
prisoner who had lain wounded in
a German hospital says q French
man next to him talked consider
ably. AS a slap on the face did not
quiet him, his cruel nurse stuck
The Washington herald., 1918-06-30
WAR KILLS BAR INCOME.

Beardstown. In--Saloons in this city
may be closed on account OF the war.
Proprietors declare the draft has
taken most Of their customers. But
few Of them expect to renew LIQUOR
licenses when they expire soon.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-30
GEN. MARSHALL, EFFICIENT
ENGINEER, CAMP BUILDER
Virginian Who, with Col. Littell, Provided
National and Guard Armies Homes
to Train for Service

Americas built almost overnight by
OF the couns ablest engineers and brains
stand today the and of Col
Richard C. Marshall native Of Virginia When the broke
he undertook with Col W. Li the organizations
division
The Washington herald., 1918-06-30
THE MEN WHO MAN THE MEN
WHO MAN THE ARMY'S TANKS
Treat En- Rough" Contingent Prepares to
Go to Berlin-Record of Two Of
ficers of the Corps.

Upon fighting branch of the Is the
people conferred degree than the Tank
training the Gettysburg
of the best fighting be found in the nation On
of caber of personnel the Of
The Washington herald., 1918-06-30
BOY NAMED LIBERTY BOND"

NOundsyiIle. W. WA male child
born 10 SIR, and AIRS Alex sieime has
been named Liberty Bond slelme."
The Washington herald., 1918-06-30
INVESTORS and TRADERS

INVESTORS and TRADERS
Three Weelo ago, ct bottom. We saw clienu-
ssRrsdina R Sfeel no" Our Hg special tlln
verl v-rs TexsE on for ia All made good; ;.
snothsr speciA this veek coming and . 10
$50 FIVE DOLLARS for Monthly TfisI
Dafly Letter issued since 1901. Give forecast
he,a Jub leader and next swing IN Cotton.
SUCCESS CLUn. :
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y Broad 81 Ass AGA -
The Washington herald., 1918-06-30
welborn's Battle Service.

Outstanding facts in the service
record Of Col. Welborn. who wears a
Congressional Medal of Honor as n
result of bravery displayed when he
left shelter and under heavy FIRE
went to the aid Of a wounded pri-
vate Of his command at Santiago,
are;
Appointed to West Point Military
Academy September 1874: commits
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-26
VAST AUDIENCE THRILLED.
Continued from Page i

this country 5 lack Of preparation for
the task upon which il has entered, the
lack Of preparation in the matter Of
guns, that is, guns of the large type,
and he asserted that the country was
asleep in this respect.
When Germany committed the crime
Of the violation of Belgium and her
vast army began its march through
France il seemed as though there could
be 10 doubt that it would sweep down
10 Paris. Outnumbered s to ; the
French army fell back before the Ger
mans, gteeled TO awful deeds of fright
fulness. until the Marine was reached,
and there they stopped, 70 the great
establishment Of the German army.
This can be explained in only one
way, the speaker asserted Germany
had underestimate the French char.
aetcr. They had reasoned only in cold
figures and had left out of consideration
the great soul Of the Frenchman. This
was the last battle fought in the open
The Germans did not intend to enter
into trench warfare. but when the
French army stopped them they had tc
dig in, and here for weeks and months
and years the opposing armies have
been intrenched.
! want to make one prophecy, sale
Congressman Dale. Whatever take.
place, this war will be settled on thi
line that comes down through Belgium
and France, 700 miles long, this line Il
which your boys are going.
Again the speaker referred to III,
: deathlcss courage Of the French. ant
\ mentioned one stretch of territory owe
! which looked toward Nerdun, in whici
territory he was told that at least 700
( 600 soldiers, possibly 100000, wer
buried. They were slaughtered on
scale that appals the Imagination, unit
finally the big guns were brought Ii
and then the French were able to driv
the Germans back.
This is all history, the congressma
declared, and is known to everybod
who has given the subject any stud,
and yet this government of ours ha
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-26
WAR BREAD SOON
IN GENERAL USE
Reduction In Sale Of Flour Will Be Eff
fected All the Way from
Miller to Consumer.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Drastic
curtailment of wheat flour for Ameri,
can consumers will be effected in the
new regulations shortly to be announced
by Food Administrator Hoover. The
necessity for exporting 90,000,000 bush
els of wheat between now and Septcm-
Der ] for our allies requires the cutting
down of the domestic flour supply be-
yond any point heretofore contemplated.
While Food Administration officials
are not prepared to discuss the new reg
ulations, il is virtually certain the rec
ommendation of large number of
state food administrators who recently
met in Washington will be adopted.
War bread will shortly make its APP
pearanee in American households if
present plans are carried out Forced
reduction in the sale Of flour is looked
on as the only practical method of
solving the problem of wheat saving.
Mr.. Hoover has given all his time
for two days to working out the final
draft of the new regulation. A reduc-
tion in sales all the way from the miller
TO the consumer is contemplated. Both
millers and wholesalers are now operat
ing under license from the food admins
lIdliOHJ anu the IOEctlltuL Oh IHt new
regulations will be easily put into opera
tion.
Millers are not generally favorable
to the plan of mixing flours at the mills,
but a restriction of flour sales through
governmental regulations will bring
about the substitution in the homes of
corn bread, rye bread and other breads.
The food administ ration will control at
least so per cent of America s flour pro-
duction under the new plan.
Other changes in food regulations de-
signed to bring about greater saving
are to be announced shortly. In fact
the new regulations will be the first
radical steps in placing the American
dinner table on war footing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-26
ADJUSTMENTS.
Motion Picture Attractions.

Ethel Richie in The Understudy, a
tve-act drama, War News, The Candy
Jag, comedy, and Are Actors People
a comedy, are the attractions at the
Empire today. On Monday William
Fox presents Gladys Broekwell in the
special feature, The Soul of Satan, as
the main attraction.
Today the Princess theatre will pre-
sent double program, Wallace Me
Donald and Mildred Manning in the
Vitagraph feature. Marriage Specula
ton, also the Roundup at Pendleton,
Oregon, showing the most famous cow
boys, cowgirls and Indians competing
in championship contest of skill and
daring, and a good comedy. For Mon
day return engagement of Rex
Beach S famous story, The Barrier, with
an all star cast, has been arranged.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-26
Korean Quick at Figures.

The governor general of Korea pre-
scented a watch to a native lad named
An Myengwhan, an accountant in the
employ of the land investigation bu-
reau at Seoul, in appreciation of his
high mathematical talents.
Among his other accomplishments,
says the East and West News, he can
mentally add column of % items of
four figures each in seven seconds This
is much less than half the time re-
CURED by the most expert accountants
in Japan. This boy is only Is years
old. His father died two years ago and
he is now supporting his mother, broth.
er and sister on 20 sen (37 1-c cent.) a
day-an unprecedented high wage for
a Korean accountant.
Mr.. An was honored by a gift last
year from Count Terauchi when gov.
ernor general of Korea
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-26
TRYING TO PREVENT
CRITICISM OF BAKER
Administration Taking Active Measures
to Still Storm That Seems to
Be Brewing.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Active
measures were taken yesterday in the
effort to still the storm of criticism
that has arisen over the administration
of military affairs The primary OBJ
ject of this effort is to prevent wide
spread demand that Newton d. Baker
be retired from the Office of secretary
Of war
Since Senator Chamberlain, chairman
of the committee on military affairs,
delivered in the senate his response to
President Wilson S condemnation Of the
charge that the military administration
OF the United States had broken down,
the storm has gathered force. This was
apparent from the deluge of kilograms
that descended on senators and repre-
sentatives yesterday, most of them ex
pressing indignation over the revela-
tions contained in Senator Chamber
lain 8 speech, concerning conditions in
the army with respect to lack of winter
clothing, the treatment of the sick, and
the delay in furnishing arms
Yesterday Secretary Baker made two
moves construed as intended to allav
the accusations that have been made
against his conduct of the war depart
ment. One was the appointment of Ed
ward r. Stettirius, member of J. P.
Morgan & Co, as surveyor general of
all army purchases The other was a
request of Mr.. Baker that he be per
mitted to appear before the senate com
mittee on military affairs to answer
the allegations made by Senator Cham
berlaln. The request has been granted,
and Monday fixed as the day of Mr..
Baker 5 appearance before the commit
tee.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-26

Miss Abby Pittman Morrison, of
Chicago, IS an electrician, first class =
In the United States navy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-26
PERSONAL.

Forrest Harmon, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank A. Harmon, underwent an opera
tion for appendicitis this morning at the
Memorial hospital
Congressman Porter H Dale Of Island
Pond, who has been on a speaking trip
through Vermont and who spoke in the
Auditorium last night, left this morning
with Mrs. Dale for Washington.
Fred C. Leitsinger, who has been i'll
several weeks with rheumatic fever, is
now able to walk a little. He expects to
be out soon and to resume his duties as
organist and choir director in the Centre
Congregational church week from to-
morrow.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-26
TEAM 3 WINS BY So PINS.
Odd Fellows Team D Scores 1,243 to
1924 for Team B.

In the bowling match last night in
Odd Fellows temple between teams b
aud d Shaw carried highest honors both
for single and three-string scores roll
ing 100 for single, with a total of Isl
Team b won, ,29i to l,243 The scores:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-26
BlNGLES OF SPORT.

The National league has re-
turned TO the even Tener OF its
ways.
Garry Herman and John Ten
or are too friendly to fight any.
thing but n draw.
Now that the Cubs have a
great battery, all they need is n
ball club TO 80 with It.
Paying that Fed league debt is
as easy for o. Il. as peeling a
porous plaster Off your back with
n pair of boxing gloves on.
Boxing In New York Is as
healthy MS life in the trenches.
Since Fulton has claimed the
title the heavyweight situation is
as unsettled az international re-
latlons.
All that stood between Ed Bar
row and the International league
was mere 5000.
Pennant chances of the Cleve-
land club caught cold in the
draft.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-26
Death of Will White.

viii White. about 80 years old, farm
er, died yesterday afternoon about 43O
O'Clock after an illness OF several days
with pneumonia. The funeral will be
held at the house Tuesday Mr. White
leaves a wife, his father, Orvile White, a
brother, Myron White, and three chill
dren, Susie, Mary and Myron
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-26
DUMMERSTON.

Several friends and relatives visited the
home Of Mr. and Mrs l. c. Halliday
to remind their son, Weymouth, of his
23d birthday, which occurred Jan. 81. c.
C. Laughton. in behalf of those present,
presented Mr. Halliday sgnet ring. box
Of handkerchiefs and other reminders of
the occasion. Mr. Halliday thanked all
those present for their kindness. after
which games were played and refresh
ments of sandwiches, cake and coffee
were served
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-26
WARDSBORO.
Landlord Underwood Dead.

Fred Underwood, II, for the past 30
years proprietor of the Wardsboro House,
died IN his home last evening about s
O'Clock. He had been Ill with grip since
Saturday night The funeral will be hello
at the house Tuesday at | o'clock Mr.
Underwood leaves a wife, also a sister,
Mrs. Charles Martin of Putney, who has
been with him this winter.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-26
ALL STARS SCORE 1,49o.
Defeat Feds, Whose Mark Was 1,407
Single of l40 by johnson

The All Stars defeated the Feds last
evening on Laundry's alleys 1890 to l,407,
winning each string johnson of the win
uers was high single with the unusual
mark OF 40 in the first frame He scored
TO in the next string and 50 in the third.
making a three-string total of 354 Nine
times the century mark was reached or
exceeded The scores:
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-14
FLATAU JEWELRY
COMPANY SOLD TO
ROCHESTER MAN

Announcement was made this
morning that the Flatau Jewelry
cc44 .,4ny has been sold to Davic
Stocker of Rochester, N. Y, who
takes charge of the establishment
as manager at once. The firm will
be opertaed under the name of
Stockers' Jewelry Shop.
Mr.. Stocker is a jeweler of 12
years experience, principally in the
manufacturing end of the business.
For a number of years he Travelled
for the Empire State Ring company
Of Buffalo, N. Y, in the Caickasha
territory. He has just arrived from
the east and states that he has pur-
chased an extensive line Of jewelry
that will be here shortly.
81 have had opportunities to pur-
chase many establishments in this
territory and l have selected Chick
asha because I think 1t is the best
town and offers the best opportuni-
ties fany in my territory" said
Mr.. Stocker. Il wanted to get off
the road and give my father home.
am going to do my best to con
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-14

G w. was present at the meeting
and made a good talk; he said, "You
grocers and others who deal in food
supplies are, you might say in the
front line trenches Food and ships
are the main thing in this war; we
Eave men and machinery enough,
but we must supply our own army
and those of our allies with food; it
is up to you men to conserve our
food supply in order that we may
send our surplus to Europe; we have
about 100 girls at the college. It is
pleasure with them to do without
q certain per cent OF meat. wheat
and sugar, at this time, believe
tnat you men have q desire to do
our duty along these lines.
"The man who shows a white
feather, whether a dealer or consun-
er, should be exposed to the public;
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-14

the man who tries TO dodge the
rules of the food administration is
not an American and should be os
tracized"
w. w. Bynum also made a short
talk in which he said that the re-
tail grocers of Chickasha will d.
their duty without being forced, and
that it is a pleasure for them to 90
their bit by following the rules.
Blanks for flour and sugar sales
may be had at the office of the Re-
tell Merchants association. Every
grocer in the state must have these
blanks. Saless of sugar and flour
must be signed by the customer re-
gardless of whether he buys substi
tUteg or not. Another meeting viii
be held on Friday night February
Is.