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The Raymer enterprise., 1918-03-07
GENE RAJ.

Eighty thousand trained Siberian
Cossacks will oppose any infringe.
ment' on Siberia's sovereignty, &C
cordiug to Col. Nicolai Alexandroyitch
Listovsky OF the Russian railway
guards. who passed through San Fran
cisco en- route TO Washington from
Russia
One dead and four seriously injured
is Sundays toll of the spinning nose
dive at aviation fields near Fort
Worth, Tex All the victims are mem
bers of the British royal flying corps.
U. S. Grant ", lieutenant OF ord
nance In Camp Wadsworth at Spar
tansburg. S. C., announced that he had
been secretly married last October TO
Miss Matilda Bartikofsky of New
York.
The largest national gathering ever
in this country in the interests of con.
servation OF wild game and animal
life was held in New York city by the
American Game Protective Associa.
ton.
Eighty Mexican laborers, including
seven women, were arrested at Indian
Crossing. near Laredo, Tex, when
they attempted TO evade immigration
restrictions and taxes. They were
later deported.
James Porter Root, first cousin OF
Elihu Root, and one OF the leading
figures in the convention that nom.
mated Abraham Lincoln for the presi
dency, died at Chicago OF burns suf
fered when he fell asleep while smok
ing, sparks igniting his clothing. Mr.
Root was 81 years old
Fifty-five thousand men In the
United States are members OF the I.um
Der Workers Industrial Union, No
500, Industrial Workers of the World
according TO Fred Hegge. district sec
retary.treasurer OF the union, with
headquarters at Seattle. Wash.
A telegram from President Wilson
indorsing the action Of lumbermen oI
the Northwest in voluntarily granting
basic eight-hour day in the lumber
industry was received at Portland
Ore, by Col. Brice p Disque, head o.
the aeroplane spruce production cam
paign.
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WASHINGTON,

Need for fixed plan TO relieve the
labor shortage in agricultural districts
caused by the draft was urged in the
Senate debate.
Passenger train service in the west
will be reduced one-third or more by
rearrangement OF schedules to be
announced shortly by Director Gener-
al McAdoo.
A temporary embargo on corn i'm
ports was declared by the War Trade
Board from South America needed for
immediate consumption.
Home and community canning pros.
poets for 1918 indicate an unprece.
dented food conserving activity on the
part OF the American people.
Five Americans. including Second
Lieut.. Harold F. Eadie OF Tllton.
N. H., were killed. five were severely
wounded and four slightly wounded in
the fight with the Germans north of
Toul, March /, the War Department
announced.
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AUSTRALIANS RAID TRENCHES.
French Break Through Three German
Lines in Surprise Attack.

London, March 5.-"A number OF
successful raids were carried out by
us on different parts Of the front,
says the war office report. "Austral.
ian troops entered German trenches
near Warneton and after killing at
least fifty Of the enemy and destroying
several dugouts brought back eleven
prisoners and a machine gun.
Since Sunday the Germans have left
the Americans in comparative peace
on their sector near Toul. Probably
finding that their attempted forays
were too costly. they have failed to
launch further attacks. and even have
cut down materially their artillery
fire and gas shell bombardments
Again the American gunners have
worked havoc among the Germans by
heavily shelling large cantonment
where troops are assembled.
British troops operating north OF
Jerusalem in Palestine have made an
advance along a front Of twelve miles
to maximum depth OF 5000 yards
astride and west Of the Jerusalem
road.
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Red Cross Bag Blue makes the laundreas
happy, makes clothes whittier than snow.
AL good grocers. Adv.
Evidently Contemplated Visit

Mrs. Joynson had begun to keep
hens, while Mr.. Joynson cultivated the
back garden. One day there were
omlnous sounds from the cabbage
patch, and Mrs. Joynson exclaimed to
her little boy:
Quick, sonny! See II the fowls
have got out. l don't know what your
father'll say II they're among his vege-
tablesw
Sonny ran off and came back BEAM
ing.
"Yes, mother, they're out" he cried.
But they're just going In again;
they are all wiping their feet on the
they are all wiplng their feet on the
onion bed"
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THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPH.
STORY OF The week
SHOWING THE PROGRESS or
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
Wsstsrn Nsvspapsr Union csvs ssrv,ca
ABOUT THE WAR.

Entente asks Japan to take action
In Siberia.
Ten Americans taken prisoner by
Germans reports Berlin.
Documents show how Germans real
ly made war on France.
German trench raiding operations
have been repulsed by the French in
several sectors Of the line.
A German airman bombed various
parts Of Petrograd Sunday. Three
persons we're killed and five wounded.
British troops carried out success
ful raids north OF the Ypres-Staden
railroad and captured a few prisoners.
The British losses during February
were the smallest since last winter.
In the month Just passed they totaled
only 1892.
Another German raid on the Ameri-
can line was made Friday night in the
Chemin des Danes sector. After sharp
fighting the enemy retired.
A London Times telegram from
italian headquarters states that one
third Of the houses In Venice have
been ruined by enemy air raids.
An Amsterdam dispatch says that
Friday morning a German torpedo
boat and two German mine sweepers
ran into mines off vlieland island and
were blown up.
Complete success In the attacks up
on the American troops along the
French front is claimed in the Ger.
man semioffieial supplementary war
report relating to the fighting from
March ! to 3.
In its search OF the world for ship
tonnage to aid In defeating the cen.
tral powers. the United States Is build
ing up the largest force OF commercial
experts which ever has been stationed
In foreign countries.
On the Italian front. since the ar.
rival OF the British airmen to the pres.
ent time. fifty.eight enemy machines,
principally German, have been des-
troyed. The British losses for the
same period were eight.
American troops have repulsed a
heavy German attack north OF Toul.
A number OF Americans killed and
wounded. The Germans left ten dead
In the American trenches, while the
ground In front was strewn with the
bodies of the enemy.
According TO semioffical news
agency dispatch from Petrograd Sat
urday, proclamation has been issued
by the Bolsheylk government under
the heading importers of German
Kultur," asserting that when the Ger.
mans entered Wolmar Feb. 20, 200 per.
sons were arrested and, without any
investigation, were hanged in the mar.
ket place.
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FOREIGN.

viscount Ishii was formally ~
pointed japanese ambassador TO
Washington.
The Spanish press announces with
out official confirmation, the torpedo
ing OF the Spanish ship Sarniero
The Spanish cabinet has resigned.
King Alfonso expressed confidence In
Senor Alhucemas. president Of the
cabinet.
Capt. Calvert S. Scobell, for num-
Der OF years British vice consul al Chi
huahua City, Mexico, died at his home
there.
A bill TO amend the Nova Scotia
franchise act to give women the vote
on the same terms as men WAS intro
duced In the House OF Assembly.
Germany's national debt has risen
to nearly $4,000, 100000 marks. $685.
900. .000.000). the Reichstag was In.
formed by Count Won Posadowsky-
Wehner.
A Spanish ship, which had been
chartered BY Switzerland and was
conveying 1900 tons OF wheat from
America to Europe, was torpedoed
and sunk.
by reason OF the signing OF the
peace treaty with Russia says the
official communication from Berlin
Sunday. military operations In Rus
sis have ceased"
THE basis for Japan's Intervention
In Siberia has been decided" the
Paris Petit Journal declared. The
United States has recognized its
utility. Only the details remain to
be settled"
Soviet commissaries arriving at
Petrograd from many Of the larger
Russian cities demanded that q
holy war" be proclaimed against the
German invaders. They advocated
arming Of the entire population Of the
country.
The Copenhagen correspondent OF
the London Exchange Telegraph Com
pany says information has been re.
ceived there that Turkish soldiers
have committed new massacres IL the
district OF Armenia which has been
deserted by the Russians.
In the fear that argument would re-
suit in even more Onerous terms, the
Russian delegation at Brest-Litoysk
accepted all the German peace condi
tions and is about 10 sign an agree
ment, according TO telegram from
the delegates received Sunday at the
smolny Institute
The peace terms submitted to King
Ferdinand of Rumania by Count
Czernin. the Austro Hungarian foreign
minister, included the kings abdica.
ton In favor OF his brother, Prince
William. or the taking OF referen-
DUN in Rumanla regarding his sue
cessor, according to Berlin dispatch.
Grave damage was done to the Du-
cal palace, the Bridge OF Sighs, the
Church OF st. John and st. Paul and
the Church Of St Simon, as well as
other treasures OF Venice in Teuton
moonlight air raid over that city Feb
26. Fifty enemy airplanes took part
In the raid. dropping 300 bombs.
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BoscHEE's GERMAN SYRUP

will quiet your cough, soothe the in
fammation Of a sore throat and lungs,
stop irritation In the bronchial tubes,
insuring a good nights rest, free from
coughing and with easy expectoratlon
In the morning. Made and sold In
America for flfty-two years. A WON
derful prescription, assisting Nature In
building up your general health and
throwing of the disease. Especially
useful In lung trouble, asthma, Group,
bronchitis, etc. For sale In all civil.
ised eouatries.-Adv.
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SPORT.

Chicago defeated Michigan 90 10 Is
in western conference basket ball
game at Ann Arbor, Mich.
The University of Denver defeated
the University Of Colorado 10 to II in
Rocky mountain conference basket
ball game at Denver.
Iowa state championship basket ball
honors for 1918 went TO the State Uni
yersity OF Iowa when the university
defeated Iowa State college, % to 20
at Ames.
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Il Was Mother.

During Bible lesson a teacher was
trying to explain the parable Of tho
tares.
"Can anyone tell me who is like tho
evil one who sowed the tares"
A hand instantly shot up from Q
small boy at the foot of the class.
"Well, John, what person do you
say"
please, ma'am, my mother"
'Whyf" asked the teacher In aston
ishment.
well" he answered, eying his
patched trousers, "she sews all my
tears"
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Comfort Baby
|WthCuhcura'
Virpin Of Fate.
Sssp 3Ss. Oi.tnsat - saA 80.

"When I began business" said the
plutocrat wearily, II made a solemn
vow that when l had made an even
million would quit"
But you've made that many times
over" said the other man. "and still
you are accumulating."
THAT'S the curse of II. Whenever I
think I've made an even million I find
on figuring 1t up it's either a little
more or little less. and I've got to
renew the heartrending struggle"
And the unfortunate man sighed heav-
lily.
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Berlin.-Emperor William, accord.
ing to an official announcement made
on the conclusion Of peace between
Germany and Russia, sent telegram
to Count Won Hertling, the German i'm.
perial chancellor. reading as follows:
THE German sword, welded by
great army leaders. has brought peace
with Russia. With deep gratitude to
God. who has been with US, | am filled
with proud Joy at the deeds Of my
army and the tenacious perseverance
Of my people. 1t is OF especial salts
faction TO me that German blood and
German kultur have been saved Ac.
cept my warmest thanks for your
faithful and strong cooperation in the
great work"
| Military operations In Russia
stopped Sunday, says the official
statement issued by the German gen.
eral staff.
Pe.rograd.-Ensign Krylenko, com
manderin-chief Of the army, has or
dered the field staff at Mohilev to
cease hostilities, according to an Off
cial announcement The troops are
instructed to remain in their present
positions.
A proclamation published here. an
nouncing the intention of the Bolshe-
vik government to sign the peace
treaty with the central powers with
out discussion OF the conditions con.
tanned therein, concludes with these
words:
we are leaving it entirely to the
workmen and peasants of the whole
world to Judge the matter after the
delegation has informed them Of the
true facts
Another proclamation announces
the convocation Of an extraordinary
assembly OF councils OF workmen's
and peasants and Cossack deputies al
Moscow, March 12, in view Of the seri
Gus divergences of opinion among the
councils OF the fundamental question
OF the revolution and the acceptance
OF peace conditions.
Paris, March 1.-Two American Of
ficers ard four privates who partici'
pated in Fridays battle possessed the
French Croix de Guerre, conferred
personally by Premier Clemenceau
The premier reviewed the American
troops and praised them highly for
their valorous conduct.
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Col. Roosevelt Leave, Ho,plt,I,

New York.-With the sense of equil-
ibrium destroyed for some months to
come. and permanently deaf in his left
ear, Col. Theodore Roosevelt left
Roosevelt hospital and later will repair
TO his home in Oyster Bay.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-03-07
Texa, RatIfIes pry Amendment.

Austin, Tex.-Taxas stepped into
line with other states In the Union
when the State Senate ratified the fed.
eral prohibition amendment by a Is
to vote. The House ratified the
amendment last week
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-03-07
WATER PLANT WORTH s1s,4,5,sss.
Denver Loses Twenty-Year Fight over
Rate Reductions.

Washington.-The city of Denver in
the Supreme Court lost its fight OF
twenty years duration against the
Denver Union Water Company over
consumers rates.
Injunctions restraining the city
from enforcing an ordinance reducing
water rates 20 per cent, alleged to
be confiscatory on the ground that II
would take the company's property for
public use without compensation, were
sustained.
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Strategy.

Officer - Conscientious objectionsf
Rubbish. II you were to come home
and find your wife fighting burglar,
wouldn't you interfere?
"No, sir! I'd leave the burglar to
his fate."-Life.
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A rocking chair which revolves on
circular base has been invented for
railroad cars. -
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-03-07

It's a great pity that some animals
cant talk and some men can.
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Berlin Via London. March s.
''The Rumanians have accepted our ar
mistice conditions" says German Of.
ficial communication issued Monday.
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RUMANIA AGREES
T0TEUTON TERMS
kAISER'S PROCLAMATION De.
cLAREs ARMisTicE WAS VIC
TORY OF GERMAN SWORD.
TROOPS HOLOP0SIT|ONS
PROCLAMATION CALLS MEETING
OF WoRkMEN AND PEASANTS
At MOSCOW MARCH 12.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
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He bequeathed all his property TO five
persons who have been kind TO me In
my recent troubles"
Walter Clifford Ridgway, "a, OF Eat.
on, died at Camp Mills, Hampstead,
Long Island. from pneumonia. The
body will be brought to Eaton for
burial. Ridgway is the first enlisted
man from Weld county in the new ma.
tional army to die.
Members OF the Ouray Transfers
Union, Local No. 430, Of Ouray, have
sent large package of smokes for
Sammies.
Rentals on residence property are to
be increased in Pueblo April / In all
parts Of the city.
Stores in La Junta have signed an
agreement to close their places OF bus
mess at o'clock.
Relatives of Ray D. Harrigan, Den
yer auto livery man, who died in a
hospital in Cheyenne after being shot
through the head by member OF the
state constabulary squad in search o!
bootleggers when he failed to stop his
motor car. declared, 1t is stated, that
I they were ready to sign warrant on
a charge OF murder for the arrest ol
the member Of the squad who fired the
shot. They further stated that suit
would be begun at once to secure mo-
less than $4,000 as damages for the
killing.
The Washington times., 1918-01-29

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The Washington times., 1918-01-29
DaUteHe Ficklen Is
Luncheon oSteSSto
Sister Debutantes

Miss Daviette Ficklen. debutante
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Ficklen. entertained at luncheon to-
day for a number OF her sister buds
The guests were Miss Margaret De
vereux. Miss Abigail Harvey. Miss
Mary Duncan Gibson, Niles Jean Ray
ner, Miss Mary Hill, Miss Elizabeth
Koones, Miss Taylor Logic, Miss Enid
Sims. Miss Kathleen Lester, Mrs
Edith Lester, Miss Phoebe Walker,
Miss Mildred Sisson, Miss Katharine
Burritt. Miss Mary Stewart Winter.
Miss Pamela Henry, Miss Fay Doyen,
Miss Virginia Minor, Miss Eutacia
Hardesty. Miss Mary Louise Lamor-
ellie, Miss Katharine Overman. Miss
Grace Overman, Miss Agnes Messick.
Miss Olive Plant, Miss Beatrice Nal
Ian, Miss Margaret Blaine Crosson.
Miss Evelyn Zane. Miss Ruth Donald
son. Miss Helen Claxton. Miss Minnie
Bell Moore. Miss Dorothy Cahill. and
Miss Elizabeth Hills.
Mrs. Ficklen and Miss Ficklen Will
be at home informally this afternoon
at their residence in Biltmore street,
the tea table.
Mrs. Robert L. Owen has returned
10 Washington after spending two
months in Oklahoma, and has Joined
Senator Owen at their residence in
K street.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cameron Haw-
kins, son-in-law and daughter of
Senator and Mrs. Owen. are with
them, having sublet their apartment
in Wyoming avenue. Mrs. Hawkins
will be the guest OF Senator and Mrs.
Owen for the remainder OF the win
ter. as Mr.. Hawkins has Joined the
naval reserves and is waiting orders.
=
Col. and Mrs. Thomas jackson ars
at the Willard for few weeks. Colonel
Jackson has just returned from
France, but expects to go back there
shortly After his departure Mrs.
Jackson will make her home with
Mrs Wildly. wife OF Major Francis b.
Wildly, in this city.
Major and Mrs. Harrison Brand, who
have spent the week end as the guests
Of Mrs. Brands parents. Senator and
Mrs Porter J. McCumber, have -
turned to Petersburg, Va.
3frs. Victor whitside, who vas the
guest OF her parents, NJ. and Mrs.
Howard Reesids. has left Washing
ton to join her husband, Capt in Whit
side. L. 5. A.
s.
Mrs. Lewis Thompson, Of 1890 CO.
lUIr ola road. entertained tho Washing
to- Elumnse Of Kappa Alpha Theta
fraternity last evening at \ o'clock
Miss l.. PeRTle Greene, grand secre-
tRry and editor OF the journal, was
the guest OF honor.
The Washington times., 1918-01-29
DEATH RESULTS IN SUIT
AGAINST W.R&ECO

RsadosEnSaS In manipulating = r-strest
oar Gnd ,Sz6Ssii~s Hpeed are alleged to
- he cause Of the death OF Gertrude
SsaIfwood IN a suit nlsd today by Ran
d7n @ snAllWood aglinSt theAwashinE-
Ca Railway. and Electric Company for
OAeW damages. smRIlwood, who 10 rep
Eoatsd BIZ iAeornsy r B. Behrend. Is
a. 0dmluiStrator Of the estate OF Ger
e6da 6malfwood, and alleges that on
Nabeomb~ 8 last ahs boarded 4 car at
"a ana q sFoSts northwest to 60 to
N1ckisnA. and at the corner OF Fourth
Apd BrTAn4 ycrOots northeast, the car
49, RotAG- q an excessive speed and
seNiAsA VIA q truck owned by the Gov
naaA, o. shock Of which caused her
14be h3US4 70 such an extent as to re-
Et8A ~ dss4h within forty-nve min
The Washington times., 1918-01-29
ASK APPROPRIATION
TO REPAIR FREBOA1

Secretary OF the Treasury McAdoo
has submitted to Congress an esti-
mate OF an appropriation asked by
the District Commissioners for the
repair OF the IRE boat OF the District
hre department. The amount asked
is $1,000.
The Commissioners say that the
fire boat has been damaged by heavy
Ice in the Potomac. They say II has
been Necessary to keep the channel
OF the river open so as &c. give the
Are boat access to property along the
river front and also the Government
arsenal and navy yard. 1t is also
necessary. the Commissioners say. to
keep the channel open TO relieve the
strain on the Aqueduct Bridge.
Immediate repair of the fire boat Is
urged.
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Y. M. c. A. LACKS
ONLY $4,000 TO
COMPLETE FUND

The Washington Y. II. c. As needed
only $1,000 today to complete the
t185, 900 necessary for its annual
budget. following reports OF team cap
tains last night, which practically
wiped out the $4,000 deficit necessary
to finish the fund.
Team contributions were announced
last night as follows:
c. A. Aspinwall, 5000: II. o.
Chance, s7s1.5O; W. W. Warwick,
ss21.6O: Daniel Fraser, $3.50; William
A. Rawlings. i1s.45; Edward E. Glenn
ent, 3471; Charles p. Light, te1;
Charles c. Long. s3,ss1.16, and Arthur
D. Call. S695.
The Rev. DR.. Paul r. Hickok, for
mer pastor OF the Metropolitan Pres
byterian Church, Of Washington. has
been donated by his congregation to
serve as religious director OF the
Y. NJ. C. A. work in the camps about
Washington.
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CLEMENT CHAIRMAN
OF HOUSING COMMITTEE

Edward Z. Clement wen-known attor-
ney. and chairman of the war work com
mittee OF the Federation Of Citizens As
sociations today was named chairman Of
the housing committee OF the District
Council Of Defense by the Board OF Com
miSsioners.
The appointment OF Mr.. Clement fills
vacancy left by the resignation several
weeks ago OF DIR. i. 6. Woodward.
Mr.. Clement already has a plan. where
by the city will be cAnvassed by the
citizens associations. The war work
committee. OF which AFR. Clement Is
chairman. has a subcommittee. which
Is at work on plans to solve tho housing
problem In the District.
Mr.. Clement II a member Of the Piney
Branch Citizens Association. and has
always taken a keen interest in civic
affairs
The Washington times., 1918-01-29
FUNERAL TO-DAY
FOR THOMAS A. BYNUM

Funeral arrangements today are being
made for the burial Of Thomas A. By
mum. prominent in fratsrnai circles. for
twenty-three years in the Government
Printing onice as reader, and for six
years fraternal editor Of the Washington
Post. Mr.. -Bynum died last night IN
sibIey Hospital. A, week ago he was
operated on for stomach trouble.
Pneumonia set in when he was believed
recovering his health. He had been I'M
der treatment at the hospital since
January %.
Mr.. Byuum was born in 1850. His wife.
two brothers, z A. Bynum. Of Houston.
Tex, vice president Of the Texas
Terminal Company. and former Repre-
sensitive W. D. Bynum. Of Indianapolis.
and sister. Mrs. Mary. Phillis, OF
Springfield, Ohio. survive him
The Washington times., 1918-01-29
us. AGENTS PUSH INQUIRY
WHILE GUARDING GERMAN

AUGUSTA, Ga, Jan. 29.-Federal
agents today continued their investi-
CATION into the activities OF George
r. seidenberg. wealthy New York
GefInan. who Is under guard at the
University Hospital.
Seidenberg has been staying at the
home of Ernest II. Vogelsang, an I'M
naturaIiEed German. near the Au-
Eusta arsenal. Vogelsang had OBJ
tained a permit, to occupy his resi-
dence after war was declared.
DR.. r. l. Rhodes, his physician, IL
at liberty on 5000 ball after deten-
ton on a charge OF telling Seiden-
berg in the presence OF q nurse that
the Federal sgents were after, him