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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-16
MESSAGES TO GERMANY
MADE spy PROOF
A Great Work Engaged In By Ameri-
can Red Cross Chapters Through
ont The Country

The American Red Cross is engaged
in stupendous work. not the least OF
which is eensoring letters to Germany.
To prevent the possibility of yalua-
BILE information getting into Germany,
the American Red Cross in sending
letters behind the enemy lines at the
request of persons in this country is
following a plan worked out by the
tate Department which is considered
as spy proof" as it is possible TO de-
wise
Persons in this country wishing TO
communicate with relatives in Germany
must write out their message in Red
Cross chapters over the country. These
are sent by the chapters TO headquar-
tesr in Washington, where they are
rewritten and the wording absolute
~ changed to prevent the sending of
any diagram or secret code. The mes
sages then go to the censorship board
and are passed or refused When they
reach a neutral country, they are
translated on other paper and, in most
cases, then delivered by the Red Cross
to the place to which they are di-
rected.
The Red Cross is sending an aver
age of 1900 letters a day TO persons
living behind the enemy lines.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-16
EXHAUSTIVE REPORT OF
STATE WATERWAYS
Maryland Geological Survey Issues
Booklet On Surface And Under
vraund Waters OF MARYLAND

The Maryland Geological Survey has
just issued an exhaustive report on the
Surface and Underground Waters OF
Maryland, including Delaware and the
District of Columbia. After prelim-
mary chapters outlining the physio-
graphy and geology of the region there
is a general account of underground
waters, their movement and head, the
causes producing artesian wells,
springs, and the sources of supply and
proper location for shallow dug wells
This is followed by description of
the underground waters of the Coastal
Plain district which includes the East
ern Shore and Southern Maryland;
the Central District, which embraces
that part of the State extending west
ward from the Coastal Plain to the
Blue Ridge; and Western Maryland,
which comprises the region from the
Blue Ridge westward to the western
boundary of the State.
The bulk of the report consists Of
local descriptions of the salient fea-
lures of each county and detailed ac-
counts of their surface and under
ground water resources, including
springs and shallow wells, as well as
the present artesian development and
future prospects Considerable space
is devoted to a discussion of the dis
trict around Baltimore with special
reference to the artesian prospects in
the rapidly growing industrial devel-
opment along both shores of the
Patapsco southeastward as far as
Sparrows Point.
Chapters are devoted to the Water
Resources of Delaware and the Dis
trict of Columbia and a chapter is also
taken up for an account of public sup
plies of Baltimore, Washington, Will
mington, and all of the Maryland
towns that have public water systems.
The final chapter of the report dis
cusses the sanitary and chemical
character of underground waters.
This report, like all those issued by
the State Geological Survey, is a
great credit to the State and contains
wealth of information regarding the
very vital question of obtaining pure
and adequate water for both public
and domestic supplies. 1t is virtually
handbook of Maryland as well as a
text book on surface and underground
waters that will enable the reader to
understand the principles governing
underground supplies. Although but
little drilling has been done in some
sections of the State, there is scarcely
a locality where the interested seeker
after an underground supply cannot
learn in advance the approximate
depth at which an adequate supply
will be struck and the probable char
acter of the water. Residents of the
State can obtain copies by applying to
Edward Bennett Mathews, the State
Geologist, and enclosing 10 cents to
defray the postage.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-16
EVENING CHAT
ABOUT PEOPLE

Mrs. Charles Martin and Miss Claire
have gone to Berwin, Md. for visit
Capt. Roland vansant. L. S. A..
leaves tomorrow for camp in Mis-
sissippi.
Prof. and Mrs. Arthur. Newton
Brown have left for the New England
coast for the summer.
Mrs Thomas Alexander and chill
dren have returned after a ten-days'
visit to relatives in Baltimore.
Miss Reba Frampton, OF Easton, is
visiting her friend, Mrs. lyon T. Nor
ton, Duke of Gloucester street.
Miss Mary Earle Fedderman. of Cen
treville, is visiting her cousin, Miss
Frances RulIman, of West street.
Mrs. Frank Evans and children and
Miss Edith Childs have Joined Mr..
Evans at Black Mountains. n. c.
Miss Anna Woods. of Wayne, Pa,
has returned home. after visit to
hiss Nyee Feldmeyer. Murray Hill
Miss t. d. Porter, of Randall Court,
wife of General Manager Porter, of
the Short Line. is visiting New York
Mrs Frank Pogue has returned to
Atlanta, after a visit TO her mother
Mrs. Wheatley, Duke of Gloucester
street
Mrs. H. w. Hill, wife of Lieut.. H.
w. Hill, U. S. n. and Miss Betty Hill,
left yesterday for the summer months
for Mountain Lake Park.
Miss Bernadette Shea and brother.
Lieut.. William Shea. motored to Arun-
del-on-the-Bay from Washington sun
day for the day at the beach.
Mr.. Linville Smith, of Washington,
is spending some time with his faith
er. Mayor Thomas W. Smith, at the
Smith cottage, Arundel-on-the-B
Prof. Roscoe Grove and his bride
have returned to st. Johns College,
after wedding trip Prof. Grove is
one of the Faculty of st. Johns.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. McCready and
daughter, Jennie Wade McCready,
are on a ten-days' visit to Crisfeld.
where they will be guests of relatives.
Dr. Thomas w. Alexander, manager
of the West End Pharmacy, has been
spending his vacation in New York.
where he enjoyed fortnight visiting
friends.
Miss Wilcox, a graduate trained
nurse of Johns Hopkins Hospital, Bal
timore, was Sunday guest of Mr. and
Mrs George Salisbury, at Arundel
/ on-the-Bay.
Lieut. j Willis Martin, OF Camp
Meade, of the Medical Staff, who has
been on leave visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. W. Martin. has returned
to the cantonment
Miss Gertrude Weber and Miss AL
ma Weber, of Erie, Pa, are visiting
Mrs George X Weber, wife of Lieut.
Weber, U. S. N, of this city They
are enjoying part of their visit on the
Severn river.
Mr.. Carryl II. Bryan and Mrs
Bryan. who have been enjoying ten
days motor trip through New York
State, will return to their home at
Wardour today.
Mr.. George Fox and family will
, leave Annapolis today for a two
weeks trip to Mr.. Fox's home in Bal
! timcre county. They will go to Ocean
City before returning to Annapolis.
Miss Sarah Horton, special worker
of the Y. W. c. A, now here working
with the Patriotic League, left last
night for Lake George as a special
delegate to the National Y w c. A.
Council, now in session at that place.
Miss Horton will be away for two
weeks
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-16
RED GROSS DANCE SUCCESS

The dance given last night at St
Johns College Gymnasium, by the
Daughters of Isabella. was a great
success.
The gym. was crowded all evening
and the refreshments were sold out
The dance was for the benefit of the
Red Cross A good sum was realized
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-16
BICYCLE ACCIDENT

Ernest Tolson. son OF Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Tolson, of Market street, met
with painful, though not serious ac-
cident yesterday afternoon. While
riding his wheel around the block of
Market, Union, Conduit and Glouces-
ter streets. the handle bar became
loosened, and the lad fell off. In the
fall he received a deep cash of about
four inches over the left eye. Medi-
cal attention was summoned and a
few stitches taken to close the wound.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-16
SILVER TEA At THE MANsE

The weekly silver tea will be given
on Wednesday afternoon at o'clock
by Miss Ruth Wells and Mrs. Maurice
White at the Manse, 1872 Duke of
Gloucester street. Rev. Maurice
White will read Henry Van Dykes
play, THE House of Rimmon.". The
ladies of the congregation are invited
to come and bring their friends.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-16
BURN ONLY WOOD

Members of the old historic South
River Club wish it distinctly under
stood that the Administrations new
order that country clubs must not
burn coal will not affect them.
The South River Club, which ante
dates Fish House Club. of Philadel-
phia, and the Beef Steak Club of Lon
don, England, and was established in
1898, uses only wood for its fires in
the old open log places. The Club
has but four d rlers a year and only
two of these when fires are comfort
able.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-16
SUBSTITUTE LETTER CARRIER

Mr. George Wohlgemuth. son of
Mrs. j. P. Wohlgemuth. Brewer ave-
nue.. Germantown. has been appointed
temporary substitute letter-carier at
the city postoffice. and is now on duty
Mr. Wohlgemuth, having passed
Civil Service examination, is on the
waiting list for actual appointment.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-16
FIVE TAKE EXAM.

Five persons took examination at
1T the city postofllce this morning I'M
der Civil Service for position as stem
Cgrapher and typewriter.
There were three men and two
young girls contesting
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-16
NAPOLEON ONCE SAID

"a Footsore Army Is An Army Half De-
feated.' Men in Training Camps, in Can
tonments. in the Army and Navy suffer
from bIisters and sore spots on their feet
Every Comfort Kit should contain one
or more boxes OF Aliens Foot-Ease the
anfiseptfc powder to shake into the shoes
It freshens the tired. aching smarting
feet and heals blisters and sore spots The
Plattsburg Camp Manual advises men IN
training to make daily use Of Foot-Ease.
Sold everywhere. &c
Arizona republican., 1918-03-13
CASUALTY LIST 0F
 DAY HAS NAMES IF
 EIGHT MEN KILLED
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WASHINGTON, March 12.-Today' $ casualty list issued by the war depart ment gives the names Of Lieutenant Edward Mcclure Peters Jr. and seven enlisted men killed in action, one dead from wounds, six dead from disease, two dead from undetermined causes, two severely wounded in action and Captain Edward Steller and twenty men slightly wounded.
 Today's casualty list follows:
 Killed in action: Lieutenant Ed ward Mcclure Peters, Jr.; Privates William H. Darling, William J. De Lisle, Michael Calvin, Edward J. Kelly Robert Kotouch James E. Potts and | Charles w. Sutter.
 | Died of wounds: Private Alexander B. Burns.
 Died of disease: Cadet Engineer William Belknap, Wagoner Samuel Barnett and Privates Frank L. Adkins Roy William Brackin, Wilson c. Coch- ran, Charlie Johnson.
 Died from undetermined causes Corporal Leroy H. Crosley and Private James M. Lyons.
 Private Joe Tylus and Corporal Rus sell A. Yarnall were wounded severely
 The deaths of Privates Thomas G Bragg, Joe o. Brakefield, Frank T; Cockrell, Edwin L. Fitch, George E Hovey, Fred R. McGill and George S Sanford, previously listed as having occurred in action now are reported as resulting from accidents.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-13

will be examined upon his return to the United States.
 Two More Examined
 Major General Hugh l.. Scott for mer chief of staff and now commanding the Seventy eighth (national army) division. Camp Dix, N. J., was exam ined yesterday and Major General Clarence P Townsley, commanding the Thirtieth (national guard) division, Camp Sevier. South Carolina, was be- fore the medical board today
 In first personally announcing to newspaper correspondents the names of officers who failed to pass the phy- sical test. Major General March gave the name of one brigadier general who was to be returned to his regular army rank of colonel and also mentioned new duties to which four of the divi- sional commanders were to be assigned. Subsequently, however, it was an nounced that the assignments were err roneous and that no action had been taken in the case of the brigadier gen. eral.
 While the new duties to which the four divisional commanders are to be assigned have not been determined. it is known they will be given service in training new troops that are to go to France. Highly trained officers are greatly needed for this work in the | United States and the demand for their services will increase as soon as the new draft increments are called out
Arizona republican., 1918-03-13
A|RPLANES IF GERMANY SENT DOWN
 IN RAID ON PARIS
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PARIS, March 12.-Thirty- -four per sons were killed and 79 others were injured in Paris and it's suburbs as a result of last nights German air raid.
 The Germans lost four airplanes in last nights attack on Paris. Nine squadrons took part in the raid.
 An official French statement last night said that about sixty airplanes crossed the French line some of them being turned back by the barrage. Bombs were dropped on Paris and the suburbs between 9 o'clock and mid night and several buildings were de- molished or set on fire. This was the second raid on Paris of the last few days, thirteen peasons having been killed and fifty wounded in a raid last Friday night.
 In addition to the bombs victims, 66 persons were sufrocated through crowding in panic into a Metropoli- tan railway entrance to take refuge from the raiders These were for the most part women and children. Of the bomb victims 29 were killed and 50 injured in Paris and five killed and 29 injured in the suburbs. Big Gotha is Downed
 A raiding Gotha brought down ir lldneS Tell three miles IrO1l CnduIedu Thierry. A German captain who was on board and was taken prisoner with the crew, belongs to the third squad ron of the German seventh army. The fog which had covered the city Monday morning settled down again 1T the early evening. It,was thick enough to cause the general belief that there was little chance that the German: would attempt an air raid. This be- lief, however, was shattered at 91t o'clock when the warning was sounded of the approach of hostile aircraft The raid ended shortly after midnight
 The official report of the raid says
 According to the first news, nearl, sixty enemy airplanes succeeded il crossing our lines. Thanks to the cur tain fire which our artillery maintaine, throughout the raid with great in tensity, a certain number of the ma chimes failed to reach their objectives Nevertheless. numerous bombs wer dropped in Paris and it's suburbs. Sev eral buildings were demolished an, took fire"
Arizona republican., 1918-03-13
HOOVER ATTACK |S
 MADE BY REED WHO
 TALKS THREE HOURS
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WASHINGTON, March 12-Sena- tor Reed of Missouri, democrats re- newed his attack on Food Administra- tor Hoover in the senate today, de- livering three hour speech in which he charged that never in the country's history has there been such wasteful- ness in the expenditure of money as that of the food administration. He demanded that a complete account ing be made before another dollar is appropriated for its use.
 The speech was made in connection with an amendment introduced by the Missouri senator and later rejected providing for the elimination from the urgent deficiency bill of an ap- propriation of $1,750,000 for the food and fuel administrations.
 Attacks Price Fixing Attacking what he termed the price fixing policy of the food administra- tion, Senator Reed said MT. Hoover solemnly assured the members of the agriculture committee when it was considering the control bill, that price fixing under it's provisions would be impossible. As soon as the bill was passed, he declared, MT. Hoover surrounded by his board of trade sharps" picked out an obscure phrase authorizing voluntary agree ments and proceeded to conceive a | plan for fixing prices"
 The business methods of the ad- mnistration were also criticized by ! Senator Reed, who said he wanted to l know what had become of SIP ,000, 900 l received as income from the grain corporation and from other sources. | I ;.-4,,s tablished on August 10 last, he ad- ded, $5,515000 has been appropriated of which $1,9S5,429 has been expended reports show.
 The senator read a telegram re- ceived by him from F. w. Kellogg, publisher of the San Francisco Call which declared that the growers ol the western states are at the mercy of the California packers corporation from which Charles Bentley, a mem- Der of MT. Hoover's staff. is drawing an annual salary of $15,000.
 Says He Now Understands
 Now I can understand" Senator Reed remarked, why men work fol $1 a year under those circumstances and the country is beginning to un- derstand it."
 Senator Underwood of Alabama who was in charge of the bill, ex- plained that the money appropriated by the measure was to be used 1T extending the administrators wort to the states and suggested that i the senate was dissatisfied with tn, food law, it should repeal it.
 Senator Townsend of Michigan republican, said that in view of th, ,I numerous complaints that had beer made against the food and fuel ad ministrations, he believed the com mittee should have inquired nor thoroughly regarding the purposes o this money. Senator Wadsworth O New York, republican, said meatles days had done great injury to tn, livestock industry and had not re suited in a saving of meat.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-13
WORK OF NAVY GETS
 HIGHEST PRAISE IF.
 HOUSE s COMMITTEE
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 WASHINGTON. March 12.-The di- rection and activities of the navy in the war drew the highest praise today from the house committee which re- gently completed an investigation of naval affairs. The navy's work for the twelve months past, 1t was declared. presents a record of remarkable achievement.
 Handicapped at the start of war by a limited personnel and material, the navy, the report said twas suddenly called on to face many difficult and untried problems. and has met the situ- ation with rare skill, ingenuity and a high degree of success.
 The Investigating committee was made up of members of the house naval affairs committee, with Representative Oliver of Alabama as it's chairman. During its hearings testimony was giv- en by Secretary Daniels, heads of the navy offices and bureaus and by other officials and witnesses.
 Marine Corps Landed
 In its report the committee took occasion to laud the marine corps and declared there are today no better trained or more effective fighting forces in France It recommended that the number of marines abroad be increased, uctldIlng DOln OIIlceTS ana men are thoroughly equipped and splendidly trained
 The readiness of the Atlantic fleet for action at the outbreak of war, the report says. was due largely to the efficiency of the bureau of operations under Admiral Benson. The bureau il is declared, has done exceptional work because of the excellence of its staff.
 Another recommendation of the con- mittee was that the navy's great three year building program of capital ships as well as auXiliaries, temporarily de- layed because of the immediate need of destroyers and smaller craft to fight the submarine, be resumed and that both scout and battle cruisers be pro- vided. Without such cruisers the com mittee said, the dreadnaught fleet loses a large part of it's fighting potentiality
 Praising the navy's bureau of SUD- plies the report said that under its chief. Rear Admiral Samuel McGoway the bureau has established a nation wide reputation for business efficien- cy." The bureau is responsible fol feeding, clothing and paying the entire personnel of the navy, and the repor said that 300 1000 men and 1000 ship. now are just as promptly and wei provided for as 55,000 men and 30i ships had been before the war.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-13


 soon crash into the cellar, and the maid with nimble wit, half carried her charge and laid her on the floor close to the wall, pulling the narrow cot bed over her as protection and placing upon this two heavy oak doors in a slanting position. which she hoped would defect the falling debris
 Crawl Under Bed; Saved
 Failing to reach the upper part of the house again in answer to the cries of Mrs. Ford and her son, which she heard again and again, she had barely time to crawl under the bed beside Mrs. Brown when the final collapse came.
 The little iron bed and the oak doors served their purpose The aged woman and the maid were almost suffocated, but two hours later they were rescued by constables and members of the Red Cross.
 Mrs. Brown suffered severely from shock; Annie CoXall was uninjured but badly dazed
 Mrs. Ford and her son had lived in England for more than 20 years. The words of many of the most successful English popular songs in recent years are from her pen. Shortly before her death she wrote what she called an Anglo American song-"We Are Com ing, Mother England,"- which has been adapted to the tune of Tramp, Tramp. the Boys are Marching" and the son, with fine voice, sang this to his mothers accompaniment just be- fore they retired on the night of the raid.
 Active in War Charities
 During the last three years, Mrs. 1 Ford had taken a large part in several war charities. Her home was the scene of weekly teas, receptions and musi- cales for wounded soldiers and officers from nearby hospital. In the sum- mer rarely an afternoon passed with out a party of wounded soldiers find- ing entertainment on the ample lawns behind the house.
 The son, who had been crippled by an accident in childhood, was engaged to be married in September to Miss Eff fife Clark, the daughter of a neighbor and a lifelong friend of the Fords.
 A surprise was sprung at the coro- ner's inquest when an attorney ap- peared representing Mrs. Ford's hus- band. It then developed that she was the divorced wife of Dr. Harry Hale Ford. His attorney examined the wit nesses carefully in an effort to estab-
Arizona republican., 1918-03-13
CRUISER SENT TO TROMSOE TRenubIican A D. Leased Wire1

STOCKHOLM, Monday, March H. The Norwegian government is sending the cruiser Frithjof to Tromsoe with a landing party, according to a Chris tiania dispatch to the Dagens Nyheter. Its action, the message states, is taken in view of the spread of Bolshevik rev. olutionary agitation among the fisher men in the extreme north of Norway who desire a closer connection with northern Russia.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-13
SEVEN GENERALS DEBATED BECAUSE
 OF POOR PHYSIQUE (Continued from maze one)
(Continued from page one)

(national army) division at Camp Up- ton, N. Y.
 All division commanders whose camps are located in this vicinity are being examined in Washington and the process will be extended to all other divisional commanders as soon as pos sible, including those who are on inspec. tion tours in France Major General Leonard Wood, now in France where he recently was wounded in the arm by the explosion of a hand grenade,
Arizona republican., 1918-03-13
YORKSHIRE COAST
 ATTACKED BY BIG
 GERMAN A|RSH|PS
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LONDON, March 12.-Hostile air ships attacked the Yorkshire coast to- night, according to an official state ment. The raid is still in progress.
 Field Marshal Lord French, com- mander of the home forces, reports that one or two hostile airships at- tackled the Yorkshire coast late this evening. A few bombs are reported to have fallen a short distance inland No reports of casualties or damages have yet been received.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-13
NO DAMAGE TO NAPLES Republican A, p. Ieased wIrev

ROME. Monday. March Il. No damage of military nature was caused by the attack on Naples early today by enemy aviators, it is an- nounced officially. The raid was made at l o'clock this morning. About twenty bombs were dropped. almost all of them striking private houses. In addition to the seven victims in the hospital of the Little Sisters, several other civilians were killed or wounded.