The Washington herald., 1918-09-03
WAR-WORKE]D
CAPI7ALQUlET
ON LABOR DAY
Lul Hangs Over City Dur,
ing Gasless Sunday and
Holiday.
AVIATORS DROP NOTES
Washington Unions Join in
Celebration Held at
Baltimore.

War-worked Washington yester-
day halted its work to celebrate
the day which has been set aside
for honoring labor.
In the absence of any large city
celebration thousands of persons
spent the day in the nearby parks
and recreation centers. Down
town Washington looked like the
deserted village" after the i'm
mense throngs which have popu-
lated the streets since this city
took up the work of winning the
war in earnest.
Parks Here Crowded.
Following a gasolineless day on
Sunday it looked as though the people
had kept up the work of conserving
oil by non-use OF machines. The only
cars that were in motion were those
which were bound for out-of-town re-
sorts with their crowds of pleasure
seekers.
The parks of the city were thronged
with men, women aAd children intent
on getting away from the confine-
ment OF business. The Zoo was, as
usual, a large attraction and hundreds
Of persons wandered in the shade Of
the trees and inspected the animals
, The athletic fields in Potomac Park
drew a great crowd OF enthusiasts and
the bride paths were crowded with
riders.
The quiet of the city was broken in
the afternoon by the hum Of motors
of low-fiying aeroplanes, constant re-
minders OF the horrible conflict which
Is going on on the other side of the
ocean. Two deHaviland planes. of
the latest type, the same model that
is being used by Pershing. flew over
the downtown section just over the
tops of the office buildings and dropped
little sheets of paper on the roof tops
and the streets.
Miner and Soldier.
On one side was a picture OF a
mine worker in overalIs and cap with
a soldier wearing a trench helmet
The quotation on this side was The
combination that will win the war"
On the other side was n statement
that embodies the spirit under which
the American people are working to-
day 1t is:
American boys In France are call
ing to you.
- voice is coming across the
waters saying. Give US the toll of
your han6s'
"Give<for they are the relatives and
friends You knew and loved when the
world was at peace
Their battle is your battle. We are
all brothers In aims. They arc lighting
for victory.
THE battle line extends into every
factory and machine shop in the
United States.
Every workman is a real soldier,
for remember-with munitions our
boys are helpless.
I'VE are in this struggle to the Bit
ter end. We will never let those
boys say we did not support them
TO the very last ounce OF our
| strength
Other Cities Visited.
The planes or similar ones few
over every large city and town in
the country, dropping the leaflets.
They were issued by the Industrial
Education Section of the Ordnance
Department.
The principal attractions in the city
We're the baseball games at American
League Park. Baseball enthusiasts
went to the game with the step of
/ mourners and the characteristic bowed
heads, for organized baseball met its
death yesterday under the "work-or-
fight" order. The doubleheader was
split between Washington and PhiIa-
delphia. Washington won its last
game. This is really the last game,
too. until the end OF the war. No
longer will the fans watch their
favorite players while drinking pop
and eating peanuts.
A great many Washingtonians went
TO Baltimore to celebrate with or
ganized labor there. The Central Ia
Dor Union of Washington did not hold
any celebration because Of the lack
of interest in everything except win
ming the war,