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Evening journal., 1918-08-06
CITY SWELTERS ON
"SLEEPLESS NIGHT
Mercury Scars to 96 at
Noon, Setting Record
for Summer
ONE PROSTRATIOM
CASE IN HOSPITALS
Continued warm tonight and We'd
nesday, says the Wca.ncr Ian.

lCeNdNf cheo hiit f'NdehNe +'i'hs
It was "sleepless night" in Whining
ton.
Nearly every resident Of the city. in
the grip OF humidity, tossed and swell
tered throughout The night.
Rest was out OF the question for the
greater part Of the population. Beds
seemed hotter and more uncomfortable
last night than at any time during the
summer.
Many slept on the floors Of their
homes in an effort TO get relief. Others
sought slumber in yards. Not a few
slept in city parks on benches or on
the grass.
The thermometer registered SO de-
grees at midnight, but the humidity
was so oppressive and weakening that
IL made humanity svelter and toss and
wrlthe in discomfort.
Il was q tired Wilmington that climb
ed out Of bed this morning to face an
other torrid day.
SO intense was the heat in the ship
yards that hundreds OF men were un-
able TO Withstand IT and had to quit
work snd SO home. The heat radlatlng
tCoI....>>uAd- on Page Twenty)
Evening journal., 1918-08-06
WANT BAND AGAIN
TO PLAY AT "SING"

There VIII be another Community
Sing" in front OF the public building to-
night. directed by Harry Barnhart Mrs.
Kroset Gerrazali, OF New York, will be
tnc soloist. There doubtless will be
many men present without coats to-
night. Many women lately have been
taking camp stools with them to the
sing"
A movement has been started to have
the 59th Pioneer Infantry (Delawarel
Band from Camp Dix to play at an out
door sing before the band departs for
overseas. The chorus, because OF the
rain, sang indoors at the High School
last Tuesday night. the 59th Regiment
Band being present then. Many persons
who heard 1t were so pleased that they
desire the band TO play an outdoor
sing"
Evening journal., 1918-08-06
FOCH STRATEGY
AGAIN Worries
V0N HINDENBURG
Allies Refuse to Fall Into
Pitfalls Set by Huns
on Vesle
BONBARDMERI OF
Line IS UNDER WAY
By the United Press

LONDON, Aug. 6.-General Foch's
high quality of patience is agnin con-
trolling the hifS strategy south Of
the Aisne. Won Hindenburus entice-
ments to the Allies to overrun them
selves and fail into carefully prepared
German pitfalls, are having no more
success now than at any time since the
retreat from the Marine began.
The Germans are in strong positions
north Of NeSle. They are holding
here desperately. To drive them back
by frontal attacks would exact a heavy
death toll from the Allies, much in ex-
cess of what the Germans themselves
would suffer. General Foch has re-
shown he VIII not engage in
these shOrt-slghted tactics Artillery !
or threats 10 encircIe |
he Germans are thei rightly favored
Methods of attack under present con
litiOns. u Is not worth the heavy
'Ost Of direct assault on the German
positions 10 drive Won Hindenburg be-
CONTINUED on Page Twenty.)
Evening journal., 1918-08-06
BY LOWELL MELLETT


WITH The FRENCH ARMIES IN THE FIELD Aug g.
q p NJ )French today maintained their bdgehesds
the vese river despite strong German counter attacks
mill the edge of the village of Brasne the Vesle, six
northwest of Fmes occupied by the French during the
night Two bridges in that also seized The Germans
ares still holding out in Braisne.
Machine batteries have been installed Braisne and the
enemy is making bitter resistance there.
Artillery of both armies is heavily shelng along the Aisne
Vesle and Ose rivers
Further NORTH soldy established the banks
Of the Avre and Bachlle Wood.
BY The United Press
LONDON Aug 6.-The Russian population actively aided
landing Allied and military forces Archsngel Fri
day. officially announced today The arrival of the Allied
signal for enthusiastic demonstration by the
inhabitants
By the United Press
PARIS Aug. 6.-G2 noon)-Alled troops maintaining
positions the north bank of the Vese despite German ef
to ejec them, the War Office announced today.
again advanced north of Mondder occupying
of the the theeme front between Morsel
and Breaches.
Mondder the French progressed to the Ayre which
thew now border between Breaches and Morel
Breaches miles north and of Montdidier Morisel
three Breaches and the from
the mpor Of Moreul.)
prisoners.
"On the Vese 'front.' the French maintained elements at
TWENTY
Evening journal., 1918-08-06
BRITISH RAIDERS
GET MORE HUNS
BY the rnlted Press.

LONDON. Aug. Grading opera
tions in Flanders and enemy artillery
activity on both the Flanders and Pi-
cardy fronts was reported by Field Mar
shall Haig today.
An attempt by the enemy yesterday
to capture one Of our posts northeast
OF Mcrris was repulsed by our counter
attack" the statement said. 1--WE cap
tured a few prisoners and machine
gums last night in the Nieppe Forest
sector.
Hostile artillery has been active
with gas north Of Villers-Bhetonneux
and has shown activity also at Bocouy
and north of Bethune% as
Evening journal., 1918-08-06
STATE WANTS SHARP.

state Detective Mccoy went TO New
York this morning to secure Isaac II.
sharp. who Is completing a sixty-days'
-cntence az Blackwell''s Island there for
snaichlng o purse. Sharp is wanted here
on q charge ot stealing handbags from
Prsnoh stree. station.
Evening journal., 1918-08-06
BY JOHN DE GANDT
United Press Staff Correspondent

PARIS Aug Ga P. M)-Wth the Germans resisting
hercey along vee French heavy artillery the south bank
of the this afternoon laid down terrific FIRE the tabeand
Vese and the Ane The crossings of the Ane
also heavily sheled
simultaneously aviato few the
dropped bombs the thrown the Ane
by the Germans Two of these destroyed.
having little effect but French ad
dense machine bsrrages The
awaiting bringing of artillery before at
tempting further advances IN force.
By the United Press
PARIS, Aug 6.-Tbe long bombardment of Psrs
this morning Several casualties reported
Evening journal., 1918-08-06
AUTO HIS YOUNG WOMAN.

Msnuella Golitta. Of No. 2i3 Tainall
street. was slightly injured at Second
and Market streets this morning when
she was run down by an automobile
owned by w. S. Hammond. Of New Cas-
tie. The young woman was assisted to
her home.
Evening journal., 1918-08-06
MALyY ACQUITTED.

PARIS, Aug. 6.-Louis Malyy, Cor
mer minister OF the interior, today was
acquitted on all charges Of treason
growing out OF his alleged connection
with the Bolo Pasha "defeatist'' in
trigue.
Evening journal., 1918-08-06
TROLLEY CAR DAMAGED BY FIRE.

The Liberty Fire Company respond
ed to still alarm Of fire early this
morning at d street and New Castle
avenue when a trolley car caught nre.
The blaze was extinguished before any
serious damage was oone.
Evening journal., 1918-08-06
-on,y.S frupFDaTrRF.

A.IluiR yvBNlNG JOURNAL ONCE.
euN. NJ. .....5G 1901 p. NJ. ....93
ioOo A. VI. .....ei 100 p. NJ. ......9s
Evening journal., 1918-08-06
ALONG THE VESLE-AISNE FRONT;
RETREAT MAJ YEXTENDTO THE MEUSE
FRENCH FORCE ENEMY BACK
ON THREE MILE AVRE LINE
BETWEEN HES-MORISEL

Repulse German Raid
Northeast of Merris and Make
Successful Dash Into BOche Lines
in Neippe Forest. Paris Again
Under Long Range Fire, Several
Casualties Reported
Evening journal., 1918-08-06

A feeling or security goes with
CLOVER DAIRY MILK.-Adw
Evening journal., 1918-08-06
WEATHER

Fair and continued warm to-
night and probably Wednes-
day; gentle and variable
winds, mostly southerly.
Tomorrow-Wednesday
No wheat bread al day.
Evening journal., 1918-08-06
CLOVER DAIRY An


Clarified. pzsieurized and pure.---Adv.
The Washington times., 1918-10-27
29 DEATHS SHOW
PLAGUE ON WANE

Influenza continued to decrease in
Washington yesterday with but
twentx-nine deaths reported to
health officials during the twenty
four hour period ending at o'clock
last night
DR.. William G. Fowler, District
health officer. and DR.. H. s. Mustard,
OF the public health service. were
agreed. IN the belief that the end OF
the epidemic is in sight
District Commissioners yesterday
refused to lift the ban on today's
church services.
mo action to open churches and
theaters will be taken until the feasi-
bility OF the move is absolutely GER
tain" said DR.. Fowler.
Automobile owners in Washington
are appealed to by the public health
service to offerstheIr cars to influenza
relief workers. to aid in the fight
against the epidemic. Motorists will
ing to donate the services of their
cars should call DR.. Herdliska or
Lieutenant Fisk. Main $3.50, or go to
the Webster school. Tenth and H
streets northwest
The Washington times., 1918-10-27
DEATHS IN D. G.. FROM
INFLUENZA

These twenty-nine deaths were re-
ported to the District Health Depart
ment during the twenty-four hours
ending at o'clock last night:
Elma Smith. 2s. 1912 sherman ave.
nue. northwest.
Mary csmingtOn. 27, 2524 Mozart
Nina Thomas, 25. 2T2o N street
northwest. ;
Merina. johnson. 81. 1905 Fourth.
street northwest.
Marie Thomas, II, Sc Rock Creek
Church road :
Patrick J. Dougherty, IS, st. Eliza
beth's Hospital
Evelyn N. Bailey, 272o N street
northwest
: Elizabeth smaliwood. 3, 1888 Elev-
enth street northwest 4 .
Agnes Howell, Q. Freedman's Hos
pital. ... -, :.
Ella B. Hyde. 90. Providence Hos
pital. =. =. :.
Sarah Cleveland, Is. United States
Public Health Hospital No. 2.
Triphon Provost, 30, United States
Public Health Hospital No. 2. - -,
Nellie. Freeborn, IS. United States
Public Health Hospital. No. 2.
Charles J. shields, Al. st. Eliza.
beths Hospital. '.zff
Abraham Doeblsr. rs, st. Elizabeth
Hospital. p; E
Elizabeth MullIgan, Is. st. Eliza:
beth Hospital - --s =
Mary Emma Combs. ~, 1850 Brent
wood road northeast.
Geraldine L callan, !, 1904 Illinois
auanue ~
Ethel Osborne. so. carAeld Hos
pitaL
Christina Green, IS. U. S. P. H. S.
Hospital.
Mary Fletcher. Is. crsys street
southwest. ,
Francis Nelson Dixon. months.
442 N street northwest Z
william Green, 66, U. s. Soldiers
Home. g.
Benjamin L. Posey. SO. Providence
Hospital.
Lavinia C. obrens. 2s, $40 Fifteenth
street northeast.
william Farhood, IS, 3126 Four
teenth street northwest.
Ella Flagg Young. 7S, Chatham
Courts.
Clarence W. Horner. 81, 1900 Four
teenth street northwest.
Josephine Hesslinger, A, st. Eliza
beth Hospital. ..
The Washington times., 1918-10-27
I FALLS IN PLANE
DIDN'T WORRY HIM

SCHENECTADY, N. Y, Oct. 81
william ]. Hoxworthy. local news
paperman, who has just received his
commission as Lieutenant in the Brit
,ish Royal Flying Corps and Is
home on a short furlough before
being sent abroad. said that flying
was easy for him because Of his
previous experience"
Before coming here and while re-
siding near Dayton. along Lake Erie,
he had constructed an airplane af-
ter one of the first Wright models.
Ever fly?" he was asked.
eyes, seven times" he replied.
Ever fall?"
'Yes, seven times Each timez
dropped in the lake and after the
seventh I didn't even try to recover
my plane"
The Washington times., 1918-10-27
WILL TRY HUSBAND
OF SLAIN WOMAN

MOBILE, Ala, Oct 27.-charles q
Zones. former Boston. MasA. shoe
drummer, win go on trial here nexi
wednesday on the charge Of murder
ing /. his wife. Gertrude StoddarC
Jones, who was found dead in bed
october 10 with bullet hole through
the head.
Mrs. Jones was also a former resi-
dent of Boston. where her hrst 'hus-
band. James Stoddard, a wealthy n1er-
chant, Is said to- have killed himself
a few years ago.
The young widow came to Mobile
shortly after her husbands death. A
little over q year ago she came into
public notice when she either fell Or
jumped from the window Of q New
Orleans hotel. A wire screening over
a slCylght saved her life. shortly
after the incident Mrs. ,Stoddard and
Jones were married at Algiers. La.
On the evening Of October 10Lthe
eve OF their Intended return to Bos-
ton-Jones. reported to the police
that he had found his wife in bed
with q bullet hole through her head.
Jones revolver lay By her side. II
Is stated.
A coroner's jury ordered Jones
held without bail Although the
grand jury refused to indict him, =
warrant charging Jones with rn'tr-
der was issued.
IT will be able to establish an 49,
beyond question" Jones has told
officials.
sixteen thousand dollars worth af
his wife's securities were found In
Jones trunk, detectives stated.
The Washington times., 1918-10-27
BACK TO SCHOOL,
DRIVE CPLANNED

The Department Of Labor plans q
big national campaign to keep the
children out of the factories and in
school. Its Children's Bureau yester-
day announced that the thousands of
child welfare committees organized
under the child conservation section
of the Council OF National Defense,
will cooperate with the department
in a Back to School Drive"
The United States Employment
Service has ordered its field agents to
discourage employment OF children
under sixteen in factories, and the
war labor policies board has ruled
that children under fourteen may not
be employed on Government contracts.
Despite this, the Children's Bureau
finds that an increasingly large num-
Der OF children are wage-earning, in
stead of attending school to fit them
selves for future more important po-
sitions. A child welfare committee will
be attached to every school in the
country, and will discover why child
rem who should be attending that
school are at work.
II the child's income is necessary TO
the family because the father or older
brother is serving in the army or navy,
the Red Cross will arrange matters
so the child may stay in school. Bpt
to care for cases where children are
not forced into industry by military
services OF relatives, but merely by
the high cost OF living, the local COM
mittees are urged to establish scholar
ships. similar to those offered by col
leRes.
The bureau figures that a scholar
ship worth S12O would permit its hold
er to attend school rather than work.
" each local committee secured one
scholarship. there would be 2sI 900
children In school instead of in fac
tories as there are that many schools
in the country. Some local commit
tees may be able to arrange several
scholarships.
But the Department Of Labor is
intent on Withholding children from
actory employment to as great an ex-
ent as possible.
The Washington times., 1918-10-27
HAYE YOU TURNED
YOUR CLOCK BACK?

sixty million clocks and almost an
qual number OF watches lost an hour
.r gained eleven hours when the United
states Officially complied with the day
isht saving law at a N. today.
Whichever mems adopted BY the care
.keEs OF the timepieces IN effectinE the
hanEe with the least impaiFing sur
Use to their chrononeters. the result
zas the same and the hour lost last
Tarch was regained
Government experts estimate that the
xtra hour OF daylight made possible
= the law saved the United States peo-
Ie 900. 900 In gas bills and cut the coal
assumption OF lighting plants il20.0oo
)ns. The belief Is general IN Wasn-
lgton that the system win be followed
ext year. and that a permanent change
" be made which will further utilize
Night the year around. II is said
At the production Of the country has
en- greatly stimulated BY the law, one
, the Instances given being the fact
at the home gardens raised a crop
orth SS25.oo00o0. an Increase Of 81 per
mt over the value Of the fs1T crou.
edit for the increase being given n
large measure to the Incentive to gar
ming given by the Light saving legis-
latiou-
an railroad trains were held up for
hour at stations reached af hourI
'earest to : a. m. today. In every
abroad ofice all changes made By the
nDloyes were reported 10 the train dis
iatcher who, under orders from the
'etiersl Railroad Administrator was
eid responsible that the change was
'verlooked By no ona
The master clock. which In q measure.
controls the entire time-recordinK "a
lilies of the country. IS located at the
ArfihgtSn wireless station, near wash
'Rston. This clock was turned back, tha
aews dashed TO all quarters of the Eiobe.
Ind thus recorded with the caretakers
u the Western Union clocks, which
,Ontrol the 5000 electric timepiecss In
mercantile establishments.
The Washington times., 1918-10-27
ITALIANS DEFEAT
COUNTER ATTACKS

ROME. Oct Gin the attacks by the
RaIians along the Piave and on the
mountain front important results have
been achieved The situation is favor
able all around. The latest war onice
statement follows:
Between the Brenta and the Piave
there was fierce artillery fighting.
The enemy launched unsuccessful
counter attacks. There was lively fight
ing at Asolene and Pertica, where the
enemy resistance was particularly
strong. We took 800 prisoners.
"An along the Piave is unchanged"
'In heavy fighting We maintained our
gains in the Mont Grappa sector. We
captured Mont Valderoa, northwest of
Spianocia.1
The Washington times., 1918-10-27
WOULD BAR ENEMY
SHIPSAFTER WAR

LONDON. Oct ia resoIution has
Just been adopted By the Council OF
he Chamber Of Shipping OF the
United Kingdom urging that the gov
srnment take necessary action to see
hat enemy ships shall not be free
after the war to extend their share
of the worlds shipping trade.
This action is demanded to prevent
the Germans from pronting By the
losses inflicted with piratical sub
marines. The government Is asked
20 give assurances that the terms OF
Ne1ce win limit German shipping.
nd II Ia suggested that ships taken
er from Germany shall be dis
ri5uted among the allied nations IN
soportion to the losses sustained
from U-boats.
The Washington times., 1918-10-27
WARNS ENEMY IS
NOT YET broken

LONDON, oct. 27.-The military
correspondent of the British wireless
writes:
at is, dangerous as yet to consider
the German armies as definitely and
finally beaten.
'our soldiers who are lighting
their way forward In the face Of
great resistance know they are not
dealing with a broken army. At the
same time, reliable reports are con-
tinually arriving of increasing disaf-
lection among German troops. This
disaffection and lack of discipline has
in many cases led to actual mutiny.
even so far back as June, when
the German armies were at the
zenith of their successes, a draft for
an Alpine corps from Munich mu-
tinted and severely wounded a major.
They had to be taken back to their
depot and drafted to the front in
small batcbes.
'The seriousness. Of the situation
may be gathered from the following
extract from q German war ministry
order OF July %:
"'The e1cesses coming during the
transportation of re-enforcements to
the line are increasing. The most
vigorous measures must be imposed.
From all quarters cases OF insubor-
dination have occurred. The troops
obey neither orders nor Instructions.
and they have often offered resist
ance and assaulted their superiors.'
THE order which is signed by Won
Stein (former Prussian war min
ister) concludes:
The essential point 10 that no
men shall at any time feel free from
all supervision. II necessary, resist
ance may be broken by force of arms,
requeStS for assistance to be sent by
wire"
The Washington times., 1918-10-27
D. c. OFFICERS IN
GALLANT BATTLE

A thrilling account OF q Washing
tonian's heroic participation in the bat
tie Of BeIleau Wood on July Is was
made public yesterday in a letter from
Major Robert L. Denig. Of Philadelphia,
which describes the gallant part played
in the battle by Capt. Allen NJ Sum-
ner, Of 1915 S street northwest
Lieut.. Col Thomas Holcomb, Of 1856
New Hampshire avenue, is alsp men
toned as having distinguished himself
for bravery.
"At $50 we jumped Of with a line
of tanks in the lead Major Denig
writes. "For two kilos the four lines
OF marines were as straight as die
and their advance over the open plain
in the bright sunlight was a picture l
shal Inever forget The first got hot
ter; men fell, bullets sung. shells
whizzed-banged, and the dust of bat
tie got thick.
about sity Germans jumped up
put of a trench and tried to surrender,
but their machine guns opened up,
" .ared back, they ran ond our left
company after them That made 4
gap that had to be hlled. so Sibley
advanced one or his to do the job,
then a shell lit in a machine gun
crew OF ours and cleaned it out COM
pletely.
AT 1880 We dug in-the attack
just died out From then on to about
p. m. life was a chance and mighty
uncomfortable. 1t was hot as a fur
mace, no water, and they had our
range to a ct" Three men lying in
a shallow trench were blown to bits.
The Algerians came up at mid
night and we pushed out"
The Washington times., 1918-10-27

perched on the crest Of the Meglena
mountains. according TO 8 cable dis
patch to Serbian ,headaparters mere.
The conquering troops, fresh from
The fruits Of the, Bulgarian surrender,
we're showered with, flowers when
they entered the city. which before
fhe war had population. Of 10000
persons. They found the Inhabitants
destitute OF food and clothing after
their two years. OF torture under the
Bulgars and Austrians. B.,
So pathetic were the circumstances
under which the army returned that
both the liberated townsfolk and their
liberators were in tears when they
met
The Washington times., 1918-10-27
BOOTLEG AUTOS
ARE CONFlSCATED

NASHVILLE. Tenn. Oct. 2T.-Fifty
thousand dollars worth OF former
booze" carrying automobiles and
$4,000 worth Of liquor are stored in
the Federal building here.
Federal authorities in the past few
weeks have enacted a heavy toll in
the conhscation Of liquor stocks and
automobiles. As a result the opera
ton OF high-powered booze" cars be-
tween Hopkinsville. KY, and Nashville
has been practically suspended.
The suit case system is again grow
ing popular with the bootleggers, 1t
is stated.
The Washington times., 1918-10-27
-FOUR YANK FLYERS
DEFEAT I BOCHES

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
NORTHWEST Or vERDUN. Oct 27.-
LieUts. Chester E Wright, Of Brook
line, Mass: Oscar ]. GUIDE, OF New
York: Ralph Hartman, Catawiss. Pa
and Harold Follmer. of Selins Grove
Pa, were engaged by seven German
fokker airplanes while machine gun
ming boche positions northeast OF Yer
dun in conjunction with our attack in
this sector. The engagement took
place over Fontaines.
fOne OF the fokkers was brought
down. In flames and all Of the Ameri-
can aviators returned safely.
The Washington times., 1918-10-27
GERMANY GOING BROKE

German monetary stringency il be-
lIeyed to be evidenced by a semi
Official Amsterdam dispatch received
here which stated that the Bundesrath,
the Germant upper legislative body. has
ordered dividend warrants Of the per
cent German war loans TO be regarded
as legal tender from October . to the
time they are due TO be paid In January,
1913
The Washington times., 1918-10-27
Flu Beats Foe Bullets
In Killing U. S. Soldiers,
SOIOns Are Informed

The epidemic Of Spanish infiu-
enza has been checked in army
camps, but while It was in n-prog-
ress more deaths were caused
by the disease than were killed
by German bullets in the same
period. the Senate Military Affairs
Committee was Informed at the
war council this afternoon.
The Washington times., 1918-10-27
BELGIAN REFUGEES
FLEE TO HOLLAND

Six thousand Belgian refugees
have reached Holland, according to
cable reports to the Commission for
Relief of Belgium here
Brussels reports difficulty in hous-
ing refugees. who are suffering from
exposure and grip. and $1,000 civil
ians refused to leave Journal on re-
guest OF the German authorities.
Trains placed at the commission's
disposal could not leave for want
OF passengers.
The Washington times., 1918-10-27
YANKS WANT CANDY

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
NORTHWEST OF vERDUN. Oct. 81.
Candy is the chief demand of the
American soldiers for Christmas
gifts.
Capt. John Miller Bonbright,
former managing editor Of a Phila-
delphia newspaper, who is attached
to q Pennsylvania unit, and who has
been censoring letters lately, tells
OF this request.
The Washington times., 1918-10-27
ACT ON POWER BILL

The Senate Commerce Committee
yesterday ordered a favorable report
on a substitute for the Administration
emergency power bill The power
bill as passed by the House appro-
priated $4,000. 900 for power devei.
opment. The substitute bill reduces
this TO $4,000, 900, and places the
money in the hands OF the War FL
nance Corporation, which is to dis
tribute IL to power companies upon
recommendation OF the War Indus
tries Board.
Buy War Savings Stamps today and
provide for your future.
The Washington times., 1918-10-27
RECESS TILL NOV. u

Because the Finance Committee wiz
be unable to report the war TAX bIi,
till after election. House and Senate
leaders have decided to adjourn Con-
gress Monday for the election recess,
instead OF Tuesday, as they had plan