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Connecticut western news., 1918-09-19

conducted IN. through the northern
PROVINCES to the hills' JustSbehdhd the
battle The We stoppefast s1dtlS
villa belonging to small wine
merchant, which had1 been ttequisi-
toned for government use. There
were two or three senhnels about the
grounds and as many orderlies within.
That was all, no other evidence that
1t was a post of any, great impeutance,
An officer led me up to a bed-chamber
on the third floor and knocked.
'''' RoyaT Headquarters Modest.
, -. Inside ! was cordially. greeted by a
'fnodesr, MIDI aged' "1frrfe- iiftfr ffr a
plain uniform that could scarcely dis
tfnguish from that of q common sci
der, no epaulets, gold braid or medals,
uuthtng. bsse rnwrAisssonr rhcw4ng -,-rrrv-cf
saryice spch as any soldier might wear
Aftsr as hearty han dshake. be invited
ma 10 be seated 50 Z
That was the King of rtzdy ns one
YANKEES saw him.
There was not the slightest hint Of
royal ceremony about our meeting"
declared Mr. Holt sssII e simply ushered
me into his apartInA and insited me
& TO ed f.. dpwn; as any private citizen
would receive another And 1t was
{ very simple little, apartment with. no
hint sofs luxprs Ahout IT. "a nhere baas.a
simple he'd wesflstap III hureau sand
Two or three littl q stfai ghtsba en- chad ra
1, chairs .that look ed as though taey
8sntehk be of H9afi 81 Il remarked on. he
4 simpltctt sotS Atsq uarters ind he said
they were AAsioh better than some he
I had occupied So Aes..
I'm I'VE ssinutes. time had lost all
sense or being In the presence or roy
atty. You know that ordinarily court
7. etiquette demands that a private citi-
zen shall not speak to king in the
course of an interview except to an
swer His, Majesty. Before | realized
. II L had forgotten all about that con-
,ventfon and we were chatting freely,
asking and answering questions back
and forth and actually swapping yarns
in good old Yankee fashion. He kept
v me talking, for three-auarters of an
hour and, of course, had nothing to
do with the length OF the calI,' as i nat
urally followed custom to the extent
of waiting for HIN to terminate me
interview. The King speaks perfect
English, has a good sense of humor,
enjoys telling good story and enjoys
listening to one. In fact the only diff
Connecticut western news., 1918-09-19
r ssa5Ehe NesM DrIesses ST."
all ,5 Ss> Sl4s5Uto $40.50t} '@ >ooa a,

" THE trio, of smart ,Wao4o fabrics that
srerproving. suohb nsuccess this season
arel Serge, Jersey TrieptiRgy, oH. .7ao 81
l %oDnLSSSaattin is spcfessf1lly eombiRed with
serge orejerseyr absoe7 one wilh notice
'worsted effaaab5rro ffRerIes,, bead GsmBfqid!l
tezrrigsgs buckles, SILK Braiding ~ closely.
studded rowseoft buttonsg many dresses.
haxeathe Russian and ffunici idea With
ls6osee1 panels, upl aited panels. 90 .tna
NJ Straight. effects are shown m the
greas i5}tS iof the he nss ana
whether pln. dress is Intended for dressy.
occasions, oramore common wearotthe
enthusiastically thed saanl5s.Dr ,Gn; ao,
no Straight effect fromfa6sh ou1derastQt
hem andls bit fittesh'to conformtp the
figure llfesse' ~ quo7a on. on% .os'aUtba s1s7,
; 1B4sfs7 ~ YlVois o9lnS11& syoI
1897 or, .ssaaIsvr snsst
Connecticut western news., 1918-09-19

abaosaa Oh J., ysytg ~ 77or
hefs sen s always 59lhangn aretya5}of
on ,NeWBousss Here % Eet 'AII"8]aN onsnn Who
1 a85l Loye:Ig Beautiful SEE the NsWI Models.
/ ionra
ENTIRELY new Georgette und neonstyIe
veiise trimmed andeherseen9del dant' tueEs
----- $500, $5,ss to- $3.50 aanqpoo. 4ern4,1
Suit tBlouses in Plaid land Strip Striped Tatfea's with
eanXerbe collars and deep gesteesy with brsfd
anastyuttons. 1oTsJ. ,sass. ices $3.50 and $69S
olanon Black Wiseria and Taupe, Peaude
Waiss with soQtach $780, 1913 to $3.50
q o. shrteWaist Blouses Black cFepgds chine
in convertible style with turned back tailored, cuffs
EN-. ia, 7snoI 12@" $500 and $5ss oa ' ..1s -,
Tailored Suit Rouses of corded madras with pique
collars and cuffs Stripedrmadras and plain aanneette
blouses at .fo.:., .$1.ss, SIS and $2ss
,, Linen Houses pretty models at So so and $3.50
# ake P this YaFy showing every Blouse can
supply from the plain taened work asday blouse
most elaborate selections most when
oesC
yrgN eli
Connecticut western news., 1918-09-19
NEW. GOATS,

9n-.ID' u 3IdG 9TB raI ,s7-aI-
COR rs .aG9 I3v. Ganr emo
OF; 1873. q 5GJT 1Ha: OF, 0s]8qY4 s,i..j
,2Ie-nsII8 g.. ,z9TnI a"ar ryo, 4s7Tf
TnItvi 1od1G1- on .tnshu1
c. $40 goac o. sdJrot =" sat5"!
To- s7s7. gn=. 90; .ar,p gn.niar
The Washington herald., 1918-10-03
BUFFALO STREET CAR
MEN FAVOR STRIKE
City Fails in Effort to Block Walk

Buffalo, n. Y. Oct. 2.-Negotiat tions
between the city and the Interna-
tionaI Railway Company to avoid
strike OF street railway employees in
Buffalo fell through tonight. The
200 employees OF the street car con-
Germ voted shortly afterward to walk
out at 4 o'clock tomorrow morning
The strike will result in a tie up of
the vast munition plants in Buffalo
engaged in war work. over $1,000
munition workers will be affected.
President E. c. Connette. of the
International Railway Company, has
offered to turn the city lines over to
Mayor George Buck for operation and
control by the city. Efforts will be
resumed tomorrow to bring the COM
pany and city officials together on a
plan to take over the property and
settle Immediately by emergency ap-
the demands of the strik-
ers. Formal notice was served upon
the city today that help from the
Federal government could not be
counted upon. A last appeal to the
men was made tonight to refrain from
striking from patriotic motives.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-03
NEW YORK PROHTEER
AWAITS GRAND JURY
Food License of Wi,tmeyer Re
voked by Administration.

Convicted by the United States
Food Administration Of ATTEMPTED
profiteering." Z. L. Wittmeyer &
Company. 30 Broad street, New York
City, have lost their food license. Mr..
Wittmeyer now is held In Washing
ton to await the action of the grand
jury on the charge of conspiracy to
manipulate food prices.
Wittmeyer. charged Jointly with
Bernard s. Weisberg and Mrs.
Martha Embury. clerks at the Food
Administration. was arrested through
the efforts of the Department of Jus
tice and the intelligence service of
the Food Administration.
The Food Administration announces
wittmeyer obtained advance infor-
nation of trade conditions unfairly
and attempted to make exorbitant
profits from sales to allied govern
ments. Mrs. Embury and Weisberg
have confessed. says the Food Ad-
ministration, their completely with
Wittmeyer in the specific instance of
an attempt to take advantage of ad-
Vanced information of call for con-
densed milk by the allies.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-03
HORSE THIEF REPORTED.

There is a horse thief in the city. &C
cording TO a report made to head
quarters by John Dudley. Of rs Third
street southwest. Dudley left a black
horse and buggy standing in front
of his house Tuesday night, he states.
and when he came out of the house
II was gone. He is sure It was stolen.
John B. Rabbit, proprietor of the
Georgetown Supply Company, report
ed that someone broke into freight
car in his coal yard at Thirtieth and
K streets and stole six bags Of oats,
valued at s1690.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-03
Brownlow Speaks at
Kehh's Meeting.

District Commissioner BrownIow
was the chief speaker at B. F. Kieth's
Theater last evening and his eloquence
added sl23.s0O to the pledges for lib
erty bonds with which TO beat the
Huns from Belgium. France and the
other lands they have ravished and
ruined. Sam Williams and Stan STAN
ley from the vaudeville show injected
the right amount OF amusement ana
laughter alternated with applause
throughout the drive. At the matinee
yesterday. s, $50 was taken in. Messrs.
Robbins and Haskin were the masters
of ceremony. Among the large sub
scriptions received were: The Ford
Motor Company, through r. p. Jones.
$500: Hecht and Company, $1,000;
the Connecticut Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company, $4,000, through Mr..
Brewer; the L. s. Ordnance Company.
through Mr.. Brewer. $4,000; w. c.
Worthington. 5000 by Mr.. Brewer;
w. w. Griffith. by Mr.. Emmons, sl0.-
coo; Gimbel Brothers of Philadelphia,
through Mr.. Brewer, $500; George Z.
Parker, ZOO: Hiram r. Wood, $1,000;
H. L. Morton, sl,CC0; Wade II. Ellis.
81 600; H. r. HOwenstein, 1900. and
numerous others of $500 and lesser
amounts.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-03
Alfred Amer to Head
Residence Halls Here

The United States Housing Corpora
ton announced yesterday that Alfred
S. Amer. OF New Orleans, has been
appointed general manager Of the
Washington residence halls.
Mr.. Amer is vice president aud gen.
eral manager of the st. Charles Hotel
in New Orleans, and he is also presi-
dent OF the Southern Interstate Hotel
Association, covering nine southern
states. For many years he was asso-
ciated with George c. Boldt. of Phila-
delphia and New York, and for eight
years prior to 1910 was in charge OF sIl
OF the management. with the excep-
ton of the catering, Of the Waldorf
Astoria. In 1910 Mr.. Amer becarle the
manager of the St Charles Hotel.
New Orleans.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-03
Mdkman Hurt on First
Visit to Lovers Lane

Lovers Lane, which borders on
Montrose Park in Georgetown, is no
place for a milkman. There is a
stone wall, about three feet high, bor-
dering on one side OF the lane. On
this wall sit the lovers on warm sum-
mer nights.
Part of this wall was knocked to
Kingdom come yesterday by a milk
truck driven by Wilton Hall, of 325
y stress northwest Hall was en-
ployed by large dairy concern. His
truck struck the wall. knocked it to
pieces and then overturned. banging a
large number OF milk cans around.
Hall received several decorations about
the head, and was treated at the
Georgetown University Hospital. He
was afterwards taken to No. pre-
clnct where charge of driving while
drunk was placed against him.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-03
Eight Girl Scouts Win
Treasury Medals.

Eight Girl Scouts have received the
Treasury medal for selling ten or
more bonds.
Miss Arletta Phillips, 1745 Seventh
street, of Troop 8. went over the top
with record of 1920 for sixteen
bonds. Miss Eleanor Hill, 1870 Eigh-
teenth street. and Miss Florence
Morford, at The Ethelhurst. also sold
sixteen bonds of lesser denomina-
tions.
Other girls OF Troop 9. OF which
Miss Elizabeth Bachs is captain, who
won medals. are: Miss Lucille
Booker, 2l4 V street northeast; Miss
Minnie Hill 1870 Eighteenth street.
and Miss Margaret Johnson, of 10
Seaton place northeast Miss Edna
Gilbert, of 632 D street southeast, and
Miss Myra Kerwin, 632 A street
southeast, OF Troop o. also won
medals
The Washington herald., 1918-10-03
Prudential Insurance Co.
Purchases $30,000,0O0.

Announcement Of ssoooooo0 bond
purchases Of the Prudential Insur-
ance Company all over the country
was made at an enthusiastic liberty
loan rally held at the local office of
the company yesterday afternoon.
The company has bought 800, 900
worth Of bonds through the Wash
ington committee. These large sums
have been subscribed through the
united effort of the entire force of
Prudential statesmen. numbering 5000
men, who have been turned loose in
every city in the country.
Frederick A. c. Baker. assistant
secretary of the Prudential Com
pany, made the trip from Newark.
N. j., to address the meeting yester-
day. Speeches by Col. John G.
Capers and Lieut.. Riley, Of the Can
adian high commission. were fol-
lowed by a musical program and the
singing of patriotic songs by the
crowd. The total subscriptions of the
Prudential in the four loans amount
to $50, 100000.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-03
RED CROSS WIDENS
SCOPE OF ACTIVITY
Operating Seventy-two Dispensar-
les, Where Doctors Are Lacking.

The widening scope of American army
activities in France is reflected in
the increased demands being made
on the American Red Cross, as
shown in a report received yesterday
by the war council. As a result OF
the recent severe fighting. in which
our men took part, there has been
a great increase in the hospital and
home work of the relief organization.
Seven new hospital recreation huts
were established during the month.
The organization Is now operating
seventy-two dispensaries in towns
near the front, for the benefit Of
the civilian population.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-03

Alexandria Sunday School Associs-
ton The formation and route OF the
parade will be announced later. There
will be a special division assigned TO
strangers not identified with any par
ticular Sunday school The subject OF
the parade will be Law" and each
school will represent one Of the COM
mandments. Following the parade.
there will be a community sing in
Christ Churchyard. led by Mr.. Rey-
nolds, Camp Humphreys. Va
John T. Lucas. q years old, a for
mer resident. died last night at his
residence. l1d Eleventh street north
west. Washington. OF paralysis. He Is
survived by his wife and two broth
ers and a sister, Robert T. and Frank
$. Lucas. Of this city. and Mrs. En-
ma r. Phillips, Washington. His
father, Robert T. Lucas, sr., also is
Bving. His funeral will take place al
u o'clock Friday morning from
Wheatley's mortuary chapel. and will
be conducted by Rev. w. J. Morton.
ID. D., rector OF Christ p. Z. Church.
James Hunter. died this morning at
her residence. I7 Duke street, Of
pneumonia The deceased Is survived
by two sons, Thomas S. and William
H. Hunter. Her funeral will take
place at O'Clock Friday afternoon
from her late residence.
Charles L. Peverill, % years old.
died shortly before midnight last
night at the residence OF his broth
er-in-law. T. Frank Butts, Duke
street extended. His wife is living.
He Was employed at the plant OF
the Virginia ShipbuildinE Corpora
ton. His funeral will take place az
o'clock Friday afternoon from the
residence Of Mr. Butts. Services
will be conducted by Rev Mr..
Adams, Greenville. Ill
The body Of Dudley H Schneider.
who died at Camp Meade. Nd.
where he had been for the past six
weeks. was brought here this after
noon and taken to Demsine's NOR
tuary chapel He was a son Of 7.
I J. Schneider and lived at the Dyke.
Fairfax County. His death was due
10 pneumonia.
Paul Vogt. employed as a brake
man at the Potomac railroad yards.
was crushed between two cars while
working at the yards yesterday af-
ternOon. He is being treated at the
Alexandra Hospital by Dr.. ". NJ
Smith.
Thirty-seven per cent Of the I.1
employees OF the Potomac railroad
yards yesterday subscribed S2e, ,O5o
for liberty loan bonds Employees
! OF the accounting department sub
sCribed 100 per cent OF their sllot-
ment
The Washington herald., 1918-10-03
Postal Employees Free
On Liberty Day.

Postmasters throughout the country,
including those of first and second
class. were officially notified to ex-
cuse all employees whose services may
be spared for the entire day on Lib
erty Day, October u. Attention is
called to the recent proclama ton OF
President Wilson designating the day
as one of widespread celebration and
calling for a general holiday for Fed
eral employees.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-03
Colored Crooks Still
Use o. Flin liam Game

The anci,nf rJf shonorable pock-
etbook ga aw- s..aH was worked on
a colore n-lsr. last week, was
worked s-.a nday by the same
two coIoEed u.aa who victimized a
member of their Uwn race.
Edward Morgan. resident OF 81
Lead street, Pittsburgh. Pa, COM
planned to the police yesterday that
while in the City Postoffice he was
"hini-iamed" out of 500 in cash.
He was approached by two colored
men. Morgan said, who told him
they had found a pocketbook con-
tanning a 800 bill and wanted to
split il three ways. While he was
changing the bill, the .wo culors:,
men managed to cet a 500 bill md
two $50 bills from Morgan and dis
appeared. The men answer The same
description as the pair romplain.f
of last week. Both are we'll dressed
and wear diamondy
The Washington herald., 1918-10-03
MAKE APPEAL FOR
CHECK OF SPANISH
GRIP IN DISTRICT
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

Is spreading: while reports show that
pneumonia has also increased. Camp
Custer. Battle Creek, Mich, appears
to be badly hit. the number of cases
having increased considerably during
the past two days.
Other camps show a marked i'm
provement, and norma conditions are
soon looked for.
Appeal For Nurses.
An appeal to civilian medical Off
GERS. and women with experience in
nursing to help care for patients
among army officers, enlisted men
naval officers and enlisted men In the
navy, and their families living In this
city. has been made by Brig. Gen.
Lyster, attending surgeon Of the
army. Physicians and volunteer
nurses are requested to care for pa
tients who reside in the same apart
ment house they occupy.
Hospitals in the District are re-
porting cases of the disease-three
have nurses and doctors ill. Tween
ty-four patients are suffering from
influenza at Garfield Hospital, while
sixteen nurses are off duty with the
disease.
At the Columbia Hospital for
Women sixteen nurses and one doc
tor have become infected. About
forty cases have been reported from
George Washington University
Hospital has been taken.
Other institutions report numer-
Gus cases of influenza. though every
precaution has been taken.
Secretary McAdoo, through the
Surgeon General of the United States
Health Service, has offered to all
State authorities the cooperation cf
the service in controlling inuenza out
breaks. An officer from the service
has been detailed to act with the
Red Cross authorities so that the
work of the two organizations NAV
be co-ordinated. The war council
OF the Red Gross has made an ap-
propriat ton Of $685. and steps Rave
been taken to supply necessary
emergency hospital furnishings.
The disease has spread practically
throughout the entire country. Re-
ports OF its presence hava been re-
ceiyed from forty-three States and
the District Of Columbia. 1t Is espe-
cially prevalent along the Atlantic
seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-03
VETERANS OF PIAVE
HELP LIBERTY LOAN
Famous Italian Alpini Arrive for
New York Campaign.

New York. Oct. "A detachment Of
Italy's famous hshting corps, the
Alpini, veterans Of the Pisve, the
Carso and Asiago. arrived here to-
day to do their bit to aid the Fourth
Liberty Loan. There are 2o6 men
and nine officers in the detachment.
They are under the command of
Capt. Giuseppi Lampugnani and
Capt Gastone SAM.
The picturesque and battle-scarred
veterans, wearing gray trench he'll
NETS adorned with cocks feathers,
instead OF the familiar wide -bTimmed
feather headgear of peace times. and
carrying Apenstocks in addition to
their rifles and accoutrements, were
welcomed to America by Gen. Emilio
Gugleilmotti, military attache of the
Italian Embassy at Washington.
This famous fighting organization
is made up chiefly of trained noun
taineers and guides. Many Of its
men have seen service in several
wars. Their particular duty has been
to guard the mountain frontiers OF
Italy and they have always been on
a war footing.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-03
French Ti-Colors Not Equal Size.

Paris.-Not all Americans are aware
that the French tri-colored flag does
not consist OF red. white and blue in
equal proportion. In every 100 parts.
blue is 30. white % and red 81. This
Is because due to an optical illusion
the white. in the middle, would look
narrower than the blue, which is next
to the staff. and the red still narrow
er, IL the colors were Of the same
width.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-03
WIN QUOTA IN DAY
IS SLOGAN ADOPTED;
$500 WORKERS HELP
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

CONTiNuED FROM PAGE ONE.
taken at the rally were 1900 from
Mr.. Palmer, bought, as he explained,
with his own money; $4,000 rom
Lewis Holmes. $4,000 from the Chew
rolet Automobile Company. of New
York; $4,000 from G. Nordlinger,
$3.50 from Sidney West, and $1,000
from Mrs. Sidney West; 5000 from
NJ. Philipsborn a. Company, and $500
from a member of the Marine Band.
ID. j. Kaufman was flying the honor
flag for 100 per cent. of the firm having
subscribed to bonds from his store on
Pennsylvania avenue. near Tenth
street northwest, yesterday.
Not . Duty But Privilege.
At the biggest departmental rally yet
held in the Fourth Liberty Loan drive,
Secretary Daniels yesterday noon on
the steps of the State, War and Navy
Building advocated the purchase of
bonds to several thousand employees
of the Navy Department. The Secre-
tary termed buying bonds not a duty
but a privilege in view of the sacrifices
our men are making on the transports
and In the other branches of the
service.
StdlIllS HlS Views ltEdTu1FlE trt new
bond issue. r. B. Mahany, Assistant
secretary of Labor. said: "It is con-
trary to my instincts as an American
to believe that 1t will hurt any Amer
lean, however much he may sacrifice.
TO buy these bonds, which mean con-
tinuance of human liberty. not only to
those of this generation and this ma
ton, but to all generations and all
peoples of the world until the end OF
time.
Cable reports from Admiral Sims,
commanding the American naval
forces in European waters, stated
that one Dreadnaught had subscribed
s113550 and another So, 900. This news,
read by Rear Admiral Cowie, who is
in charge of the navy's drive and who
presided at yesterdays rally, was
greeted with cheers from the crowd.
The latest estimate of navy gales by
Admiral Cowie last night was $4,5OO-
900.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-03
ENTERTAlNS VETERANS.

Abe Potash. or in real life, Barney
Bernard, will entertain one hundred
patients from st. Elizabeth's Hospital
at Business Before Pleasure" at
Polls this afternoon. Many of these
soldiers are convalescent from shell
shock.
The soldiers will be brought in from
the hospital through the cooperation
OF the War Camp Community Service
under Robert W. Bell, who has ar
ranged for automobiles for all
The Washington herald., 1918-10-03
OLD AGE STARTS .
WITH YOUR KIDNEYS

Science says that old age begins
with weakened kidneys and digestive
organs.
This being true, u is easy TO believe
that by keeping the kidneys and di-
gestiye organs cleansed and in proper
working order old age can be deferred
and life prolonged far beyond that en-
loyed by the average person.
For over 200 years GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM Oil has been relieving the
weaknesses and disability due TO ad-
yancing years. 1t is a standard old
time home remedy and needs no in
PRODUCTION. GOLD MEDAL Hsarlem
OIL Is 'inciosed in odorless. tasteIess
capsules containing about drops
each. Take them as you would a pill,
with a small swallow of water. The
The Washington herald., 1918-10-03

oil stimulates the kidney action and
enables the organs TO throw OFF the
poisons which cause premature old
age. New life and strength Increase
as you continue the treatment whenr
completely restored continue taking a
capsule or two each day. GOLD
MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules VIII
keep you in health and vigor and pre-
vent Q return OF the disease
Do not wait until old age or dis
ease have settled down for good. Go
TO your druggist and get a box Of
GOLD MEDAL HaAriem on Capsuies
Money refunded IL they do not help
you. Three sizes. But remember 20
ask for the original imported GOLD
MEDAL brand In sealed psckages.-
ADV.