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The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
Four Good Reasons Why
Tent Shows Are Barred
Given Out in Oklahoma

Oklahoma City. okla.-The recent
order of the Oklahoma Council of
Defense in barring all carnival and
tent shows has caused much talk
among the theatrical following all
over the United States. In answer
to a recent query from the Bill
board" the following reasons were
given.
First. the carnival and tent
shows employ a number of people
who should be in profitable indus
try; next. a large number of the
shows which operate in this State
are far from the best morally
many Of them being of the "forty-
miner" variety: they take from the
country large amount of money
which could be used for war pur-
poses. without bringing any benefit
to the people in exchange; especial
ly in the harvest fields and places
where laborers are employed, they
decrease the efficiency Of farm Ia
bor.'
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
FRANcO-U. S. ERRORS
CAUSED BY GERMANS

German propaganda is responsible
for the erroneous impression fostered
in both France and America regard
ing each other, declared Lieut.. Henri
Coquelet at the Y. W. c. A. Country
club on Wisconsin avenue last night.
THE Americans thought that all
Frenchmen were small. darkeyed .Msr,
with large mustaches. The french
thought that all Americans wore large
trousers and bty mats. The Germans
instilled III ideas into the American
,Tnind that the French were q nice,
amusing people, but worthless.
when the first American soldiers
landed in Francs. the French people
said. Surely these men cannot be
Americans, they look just like u.s. :"
The Frenchman compared the Amer
lean and French soldiers, and found
many similar qualities. Lieut.. Cooui-
let is from the French Military Mis-
sion.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
Loaded Pipe Explodes,
Man Loses Left Hand

Alton, nl-Attempting TO explode
a loaded gas pipe without q fuse
cost Fred Denny, aged IS. West
ern Cartridge Company employe, his
left hand. He had substituted
piecs OF paper lined with powder
for the fuse. He held the pipe In
his hand a. he applied q match 10
the home made fuse. The spark
Travelled so rapidly Il exploded the
charge before he could lay the pipe
on the ground. His hand was COM
pletely blown on.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
BRITISH ISLES BUILD
SOME SHIPYARDS, TOO
Furness Company Complete Plant
in Record Time.

London. July 2o-America Is not the
only allied nation that is establishing
records in building shipyards.
The Furness shipbuilding Company
on June 1 completed q shipbuilding
plant on site which on March / was
an empty s0-acre field on the Moth
east coast. Two steamers are already
under construction in il.
When construction began the ground
was under high-water level. Piles had
TO be driven and re-enforced concrete
filed In. Eighteen miles of railroad
were laid to bring supplies to the site.
A crisis arrived in the labor dificulty
and a large number OF men left. The
next morning 300 women were engaged
in their places, and the number quick
ly increased to zoo.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
SINGLE TAKERS ON 49,,
PICNIC WEDNESDAY

The annual picnic Of the Washington
Single Tax Association will be given
Wednesday at Great Falls under the
same conditions that were 30 success
full last year. Coffee will be furnished
free Of charge but everybody Ii asked
to bring lunch.
The committee in charge of the
outing follows:
Charles 8. Davis, chairman: Miss
Alice George, Mrs. Jennie l. Munroe.
Mrs. l.. P. Shidy. Mrs. Jessie L. Lane,
Mrs. Alice Thatcher Post, Arthur z.
Davis. ]. A Whitfield, U. J. RMer,
e. ]. .Dakin. Sid Evans. H. Martin
rstals. wl,llsm'' and w. I, s~ess0n' sec
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
Woman IN Bathing Suit
a Rides in Patrol Wagon

zChicago.-Miss Nadine Jones was ia
zen from the bathing beach to the
tewn hall police station clad only in q
bathing suit, which the arresting po-
fcewoman, Mrs. Anna Loucks, declar-
ID to have been cut too low in the
neck. The trip was made in a patrol
wagon. Miss Jones was released
; and went home in a street car.
= My bathing suit is perfectly re-
spectable; there have been lots of
them at the beach cut lower" ex-
planned MSS Jones at the station just
before she was released. She W.
Instructed to sew on an extra e6g-
ing about her shoulders bkfore
bathing publicly again.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
Topeka Brides Seeking
: Yankee Wedding March

Topeka; kan.-Tq ,eka brides have
soyeotted MIR. M ndelssohn and bis
wedding March Other Germans.
Wagner. etc. aso are under the ban
they want a food American tune to
''e played ven they walk down the
ttsles Of thf church.
As q Rstter of fact, I don't be-
eve any orchestra in Topeka would
iare Ply Mendelssohn's ''Wedd! ~
derc9S for, fear OF mob violence ''
Miss Bertha Hampstead, one of
city's most noted music critics.
Anyhow, why one of the Hun selec-
ions when there are so many equally
food substitutes?'
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
Women Jurors Frown
On Mans Propensity
To Gamble on Life

Modesto. CaL.Hs1 nronens,,v t.,
gamble on tbe serious issues of life @
49,, "~ned upon by a Jury of
Womfh here when DR.. e. X. Ward
wS awarded the exact obstetricaI
Iet demanded of Frank Aragone bu,
refused to take cognizance Of A
gambling agreement.
When Aragone learned the stork
was on its way he told DR.. Ward
I'm pay you twice your usual fee
II it's 2 boy and nothing IL it's a
girl" The doctor accepted the wager.
1t was boy and Aragone refused
to pay double. The Jury sustained
him.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
u. S. RECEIVED 4,495
PLANES UP TO JUNE s
Average Output of Liberty Motors
Was lis a Week.

According to information submitted
to Representative 8. H. Dent, jr., by
Secretary Baker, 4.4s5 elementary
training airplanes were delivered to
the United States government by
manufacturers IN this country up To
June & K.
The average weekly production OF
advanced training planes during
April was q; May, 45k: week ending
June 5, Is --.-
To June s. 2s6 combat planes were
deliyered. The weekly average of
this Ntype of machine In April was 5;
in May, IS; week ending June 8. 50.
More than 1900 Liberty motors have
been delivered to the army and navy.
The average weekly production in
April was s.: in May, 143. and in the
first week of June, 115.
There were $3.50 machine guns for
airplane use delivered before June s.
according to the report.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
Famous Train Robber
Seeks Chance at Huns

BaFtlesyille.! Okla.-Henry Starr.
leader Of the, famous Starr" gane,
and now serving a sentence Of Is
years in the Oklahoma state peniten-
tiary at McAlester for train robbery.
said recently that IL the government
would furnish him with a "A VIM
chester and send him to France he
would guarantee to kill one German
day. And IL don't" said Starr.
Il would be willing to return and
serve out my time"
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
Ice? Yes. How Much? A
Dimes Worth. Giddap !!

kansas City. Mo.-On recent
hot afternoon. with the thermometer
at 100 in the shade, a heavily load
ed ice wagon numbered slowly up
the street. From a large fiat on the
left there emanated woman's
voice:
Ice man, Ice man.
After a short search the driver
found the owner of the voice
Whoa" he called.
ice man. l want some ice"
How much?"
"A dimes worth
"Giddap-
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
ialeswoman "Ships"
North as Stewardess

Boston-Resourceful Mrs. Marie
.owan OF Chicago. 10 back in the
Jnited States and happy. She
n1akes's the big towns of South
gnerica Tor Western corset manu-
tctuffng company. Passenger ships
re few and far between on the
outh American run now. She
Fsited around Q Chilean port for
hirty days and then because her
I'm was yelling. by wire. she ship
a s2rth q . -stewsrdtss,.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
Southern Whipping Post
Obtains Desired Effect

Bennington, Ala.-An old-time whip
ping post with accommodations for
two has been erected at Five Points,
In this city. The post stands out
prominently before a background OF
trees and has written across the TOP.
For Loafers.' Five Points has for
years been the ,favorite hanging out
place of scores Of the city's idle rich,
Following the work or fight order ana
the subsequent erection Of the whip
ping post the usual gang of loafers
lazily putting cigarettes with idle
hands rammed into the pockets, has
totally disappeared.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
First Lay-0f in 65 Years.

Worcester, Mass.-Henry Clay Gra-
ton. founder Of tte Grafton & Knicht
Manufacturing Company, took his
first lay-of from work recently when
he celebrated mis- ssth birthday an
niversary by going out for a twelve
hour automobile ride. The firm was
sixty-five years ago and
he has been punching the CLOCK Sl2
regular days. and some Sundays,
every year since.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
Sergeant Has Own
Idea Of Discipline

Marietta. Ohio.-A select from here,
writing home, tells of a real demo-
crat in the uniform of a sergeant
who has charge of an awkward squad
at Camp Sherman.
This bird is a dandy says the
writer. He told US that IL anyone
was offended at the way he spoke,
all they had to do was to. invite him
behind one Of the buildings after drill
and it would be settled"
And he may be taken up on it,"
the writer concluded.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
TROTZKY HITS AT ENTENTE,
Restricts Movements Of French and
English Officers.

London. July 2o.-Leon Trotzky. the
Rolshevist war minister, according to
a wireless message from Moscow. has
ordered all military institutions. in
view Of the landing of French and
English troops on the Murman coast,
not to permit French and English ON
GERS to move from one town to an
other. but to watch them carefully"
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
Evil War Veteran Who
= Knew Buffalo Bill Dies

,Atchison, Kan..-Michael A. Grady.
sho worked as a freighter before and
mring the civil war and who died
1ere recently, was a veteran of the
fyiI war and was well acquainted
Nth W. F. Cody buffalo Bid. and
Hn. George Custer. He also took
art IN many of the events described
" Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter in
ler novel of the West, THE Prince
Z the Prairie"
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
FIGHT YELLOW FEVER.

Guayaquil. Ecuador.-An AmerieaS
sanitary commission. headed by A.
X. Kendall, has arrived he's 70 CO.
operate in wip'as oyt-Seli,w sever.
It was given an erthus,astic recep-
non. Jpe SomNission, which was
sent ~ the Ro .l,efciier Foundation.
includes four physicians and six
nurses.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
Resumption Of Spanish
Steamship Service Sure

Havana.-spanish steamship service
etween Cuban and Mexican ports.
Acontinued some months ago be-
anse Of the inability Of the company
o obtain bunker coal here. Is to be
ssurbed,- according to local agents.
he Spanish Minister at Washington
y understood to have reached an
ereement with the United States War
arade Board regarding the supply of
unler coal to Spanish vessels.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
CAKE SELLS FOR ;34s.so.

Dayton, o.-At a community Red
Cross festival held recently In Frank
lin. suburb Of Dayton, ten aviators
from Wilbur Wright Flying Field
gave cake baked for them by their
hostess. Mrs. King Carson. to the Red
Cross. who auctioned II OF. The
cake brought s345.50. which has
nothing TO DO with the high cost
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
PARIS is READY
FPEOPLEHAVE
TO LEAVE CITY
System Worked Out by
Gen. claveille Will
81, Avoid Panic.
BY - star Correspondent Of the
50 Washin<fon Herald.

W1suhnEton ncra1us
- Paris. July D.-while Paris does
city. 1t is prepared for any eventual
ify.
4 l have IL on good authority that In
case Of real need. 10000 civilians can
be moved out Of the city every day
without panic or disorder such as
marked the exodus Of 1914
Paris has. an ideal man to attend
to moving OF the population His
name Is Claveille and his oficial resi-
dence 10 the Ministry of Public Works.
What he has accomplished in the way
OF moving about French and allied
reserves has made his name popular
with the supreme allied command
and very unpopular with Gen. Luc-
endorff,
-. No Politician.
Ciayeille knows nothing about
politics. The time his predecessors
devoted to composing q speech for
parliament. he devotes to drawing up
a timetable. He is doubtless the great
est timetable expert in the world.
When France chose Claveille as
chief OF the moving department. he
also chose his motto, and II Is "A
stitch in time
Nothing IA 50 demoralizing to the
rear as nervous. excited people ar
irving at their destinations, having
fost their tempers and their luggage.
That Il what happened four years
ago, and when the first nervous lot
not outrof Paris early this spring to
avoid the "Gothas" and 'tBerthas.
>foyfn< Day Planned.
fTka 5ssxnS the authorities insti-
suited Moy4pg Day. And that Is why
the national moving man Is doing
. Everything possible to make things
70 smoothly and comfortably. Extra
hains, family tickets with reduced
rates, a special system for booking
seats ip adyance-every facility Is De-
hg sonered by him to those who want
70 ieave the camp.
.Ope Of the most important duties OF
the moSiag department has been to
remove art treasures from the danger
: tones.
Four years ago, when the danger
81 the Germans getting to Paris
vas much more serious than it is
now, the most precious pictures
fnd art works were removed from
the city museums. But a vast
amount remained.
Art Works Removed.
Sin the famous Louvre there are
literally miles of rooms filled with
Sietures, statues. furniture of his
tpric periods and antiques.
The only place in the Louvre
&hieh is crowded is the under
ground region, where the famous
statues and marbles are peacefully
Exposing among Sandbags.
1t is now the turn of private COL
hctions and individual art treas
Hres to take an airing in the coun-
try. For France holds that "a
Nhing of beauty is a joy forever
and forms part of the national
Heritage. even though its legal
ownership is vested in individual
citizens.
aAs for the "An Clear signal.
Paris knows it is coming in due
time.
a Meanwhile II that Bull of Bas-
ham, Won Hindenburg. wants to
SUIT his horns against her walls
one thing is certain:
He don't be able to run amuck in
her china shop.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
Body of Woman Weighing
$50 Too Big for Door

Decatur, Ind.-Mrs. George Ernst
IS, who died recently at her home
her, weighed $50 pounds. 1t was nee
essary to take her body through q
double window when the funeral was
held. Dropsy was the cause Of her
death. She is survived by her husband
and four children
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
Cyclone Lifts Waters
Of Lake Up to Clouds

Fond-du-lac. wis.-During a slight
rsinstorm recently a cyclone formed
over Lake winnebago and the fun
nell shaped cloud. dipping down TO the
surface OF the lake, drew UP immense
volumes of water which were later
discharged from the cloud IN Sdeh
quantities as to rese.-ole q cloud
burst, .---.>
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
STEAM DESTROYS SIGHT.

Altoona, Pa.-Percy S. Boring. {
Pennsylvania Railroad machinist. LOST
an eye when steam from boiling coffee
blew in his face when he lifted the
lid. Boring has filed a claim for com
pensation.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
Seven Years as Judge
Before Tying a Knot

Stevens Point, wis-Although he
had been on the bench for seven
years, Judge B. B. Park did not Ter-
form his first marriage ceremony un-
til q few days ago. The court rather
enjoyed the unusual experience.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-21
DALEY SLONAKER
RETURNS WOUNDED

Daley Slonaker, of the aviation
service Of the United States army,
who was brought to this county re-
Gently with large party Of men
who had been wounded or gassed in
France, and who has since been un.
der medical treatment in hospital
at Richmond, Va, is spending sever.
al days at the home of his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Slonaker, in Win
chester. He will probably return to
the hospital for further treatment.
Mr.. Slonaker was one of the first of
the young men of that city to enlist
in the army as volunteer after the
United States entered the war.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-21
ARRANGEMENTS FOR
DEMOBIL|zING ARMY
100000 Leave in Ten Days
Then 5000 Daily.

Complete arrangements have been
made by Adjt. Gen. Peter C. Harris
and his assistant, Col Lewis, for the
rehabilitation of the army with as
little delay as possible. 1t will be no
fault of theirs if there is any miscar-
riage in the declared policy OF the
War Department to discharge 200,-
GOO soldiers within the next ten days
and 10000 daily thereafter.
Regulations to cover the actual
mastering out of the great army
We're prepared several weeks ago,
but were not promulgated until after
the armisfice had been signed. Off
cial blanks to cover the entire op-
Grafton of muster out have been
prepared and their distribution Is
well under way
At the various environments and
camps the actual muster out will be
conducted under the supervision OF
the personnel adjutant. Every sol
der will undergo thorough physi-
cal examination. He will have to ac-
count for his entire equipment and
surrendered everything except his un-
form. He will be paid off and given
an allowance for transportation to
his home and fully informed also as
to his rights under the war risk in
surance and compensation acts. AS
final act he will be given his dis
charge papers.
A complete record will be made
by the company officers in each case
and forwarded to the adjutant gen
eral in this city as soon as possible.
The records include complete his
tory of the man from the time of his
induction by the local board, his en-
tire service and his condition, phys
ically and otherwise, at the time of
discharge.
They will be available for official
use at once. There will be no delay
for many years as was the case with
the records of soldiers of the civil
war and even of those of the Span
ish war. which were not completed
for many years after the close of
those wars.
The Post Office and other depart
ments Of the government are coop
Grating with the War Department in
facilitating the efforts for the de-
mobilization Of the army and the
return of the soldiers to civil pur.
suits as rapidly as the necessary Of
fetal machinery can be operated.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-21
HEALTHY men WILL
SOON LEAVE MEADE.
To Hold Men Under Treatment
Until Cured.

Healthy lads in the development
battalions of the 154th Depot Brig,
ade at Camp Meade. viii be home
ward bound before the end of the
present week. Major General Jesse
Mel Carter, commander Of the La,
fayette Division. announced that the
physical examinations would begin
Tuesday as the first step toward
mastering the men out of the federal
service. The men to be returned to
civil life, however. at this time will
be only those whose physical condi.
ton is as good now as 1t was when
they entered the service.
Men who are under treatment for
various disorders. sprains, etc, will
be held in camp until cured. Thus
all of the men in the Development
Battalions will not be discharged i'm
mediately. The number of these un-
It's will be cut down to two-one for
white soldiers and the other for col.
ored men. And the number. of train
ing battalions in the Depot Brigade
will be reduced fro m IL to four
three for white and one for colored.
General Carter made 1t plain that
he had received no further orders
from Washington in reference to the
rehabilitation of other units and he
does not anticipate any orders for
several weeks. He has not even
been officially advised that the un-
its now at this training camp would
not be sent abroad Advices from
however, state that
there will be no movement overseas
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-21
MANY CANDIDATES
FOR THE LEADERSHIP

Though the meeting of the West
Virginia legislature is nearly two
months away, there are three avow-
ed candidates each for president Of
the Senate and speaker of the House.
The candidates for the executive p0-
sition in the Senate. who becomes
governor in the event OF vacancy
in that office are Carl G. Coalter, of
Hinton, senator from the Seventh
district; M. X. Duty, of Pennsboro,
senator from the Third district, and
Wallace B. Gribble, of West Union,
senator from the Twelfth district. The
candidates for speaker of the House
are William s. John, of Morgantown,
delegate from Monongalia county, au-
thor in the last session OF the COM
pulsory work law; j. Luther Wolfe,
Of Ripley, delegate from Jackson
county, and Eyerette f. Moore, Of
Moundsville, delegate from Marshall
county.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-21
A UNION MISSIONARY
CENTENARY MEETING
Will Be Held Sunday Night BY
MethodiSm of MartinSburg.

The Methodism of Martinsburg, In
union service of the two congrega-
tons of the city, will begin the eel
ebration of 100 years of Methodist
missions in the United States, on
Sunday evening at 7.30 In the First
Methodist Episcopal church.
The celebration is to continue for
I'VE years FROM 1919 and is to in
clude the enrolment of tens of thou.
sands of Methodists in the Fellow
ship of Intercession, the enrolment
of 100000 members who will ack-
nowledge their stewardship by the
payment of the 1.-THE. An appeal for
life service to secure the thousands
who will be needed In Christian work
at home and abroad. missionary in
struction throughout the Church, etc
No appeal will be made for money
at this meeting. The address of the
evening will be delivered by Mr..
Lee M Bender who will appeal to
the highest patriotism and urge the
signing of the Fellowship of Inter
cession."
All who do not have church affil-
iations elsewhere are cordially invit-
ed to attend the meeting. The choir
of the two churches will unite in the
service
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-21
SPENT A MILLION,
DIDN'T REGRET IT
(By international News service)


Washington, Nov. 21.-The organ
izaton of the National Association of
Commerce and Labor by the brew
ers and allied industries Of 1913, to
combat the political activities of the
Anti-Saloon League, was sketched
by Maj E. Lowrey Humes before the
Senate Judiciary subcommittee to-
day.
Humes read extracts from the
speeches of Parcy Andres, who or.
ganized the association, in which
Andres pointed out the necessity of
concentrating all resources against
the enactment of national prohib-
ition amendment, even at the ex-
pense of local political work. Com
mending the highly organized brew
ers association of Ohio as model,
Andrea said, "the association ex-
pended more than $1,0OO.0O0 in five
years and doesn't regret It,"
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-21
RED CROSS ANNUAL
MEETING TONIGHT

The annual meeting OF the Berke-
ley County Chapter, American Red
Cross will be held tonight, Novem-
Der 81, at 8 o'clock at the High
School. The change in date and nam
from Martinsburg Chapter to Berke-
ley County Chapter, has been order
ed by Mr.. Martin Quinn.
DIR. F. M. Woods, Of the Presby
terrain church will address the meet
ing and there will be special music
The public is most cordially invited
10 attend and learn of the work that
has been done by the local chapter
and also to learn of the work that
Is yet to be done.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-21
BULK OF HUN NAVY
IN ALLIED HANDS
Pride Of Germany Turned Over
/ TO VictorS In North Sea.
tBy International News service.)

fBy International News Service.)
AT Sea with the Allied Grand Fleet
Nov. 21.-Germany surrendered the
bulk and pride of her navy to the al
lies in the North Sea today
American .dreadnaughts took part
in the ceremonies which were view.
ed by King George.
The German battleships turneo
over included the Kaiser GA 1000
tons), the Prince Regent (same tor
nage,) the Frederick The Great Gal.
SO same tonnage), and the cruisers
Hindenburg, Derflinger and Won der
Tanus -
Second Batch
London, Nov. 21.-A British fleet
put out from Harwich this morning
to accept the surrender of the second
batch Of German submarines.