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The Washington herald., 1918-03-18

this week will be devoted to receiv-
ing discarded clothing. Headquarters
will be opened tomorrow morning at
i2S King street
The local committee on war camp
activities this afternoon held a meet
ing in the rooms Of the chamber Of
commerce which was attended by
about seventy-five men and women.
Judge l. c. Barley, chairman.
presided. He outlined the purposes OF
the organization and stated that with
in the next few months there will be
about $500 soldiers at camps in this
vicinity.
r. c. Sternes, State representative
OF the organization, stated that the
prime object Of the organization is
to provide healthful and wholesome
amusements for the soldiers.
The cooperation OF all citizens in
the movement was asked OF those
present by Mai. Lannigan. Others
who spoke were G. NJ. Reese. who
The Washington herald., 1918-03-18
ALEXANDRIA PLANS
TO WELCOME SOLDIERS
Meeting Discusses Housing. Transit
and Amusement Problems.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
r. 4. knight q kon,
81 "a King Street

Alexandria. Va. March 17.-Presi-
dent r. Il. Payne. Of the chamber
of commerce. on Saturday called
into conference. representatives of
the civic, transportation. financial
and recreation interests Of this city
to meet Col Parks and Maj. Banni-
gan, OF Camp Humphries. to discuss
the needs OF the troops expected at
that camp located about twelve
miles south Of here, and to devise
ways and means Of meeting them.
The officials OF the Washington
Virginia Railway Company assured
the army men that their company
would do everything possible to
have their line run a connecting
line to the camp and that in all to
be done they were alive to the sit
uation as a patriotic duty as well
as a duty to the business interest
OF this city.
Col Parks estimated that the
proper transportation facilities
would mean that about sixteen hun
dred soldiers would visit this city
daily. It Is expected that 10000
soldiers will be at Camp Humphrles
by Juhe /.
A survey was made of the present
places of amusement and every as
surance was given that future
wants would be adequately met
Col. Parks spoke in complimentary
terms about the present moral condi-
ton OF the city. and Judge Barley
stated that the officials of the city
would most heartily cooperate in
maintaining a clean community for
the soldiers.
The big problem presented was the
housing Of the families Of the officers
and men Of the camp. All prefer to
locate here, II was stated, and II will
be necessary to build many new
houses 10 meet this want. 1t is es-
timated that about l00 houses OF the
bungalow type, one large apartment
house and q large hotel are needed to
meet the immediate needs.
Tn president appointed Gardner L.
Boothe. Carroll Pierce, H. r. Burke,
and S. C. Brent a special committee
on transportation facilities. Robert
S. Jones, E. L. Daingerfeld, William
B. smoot. Harry Hammond, DR.. VIII
liam NJ. Smith and NJ A. Ahern were
named q special committee on hous-
ing.
The special committee will at once
proceed 10 their work and report to
the reorganized chamber Of COM
merce.
Alexandra Division. No l. Ancient
Order of Hibernians. this afternoon
held appropriate exercises in obser-
vance of st. Patrick's Day. A large
! number OF members attended and ad-
dresses were made by several Of those
present
The local branch OF the Red Cross
The Washington herald., 1918-03-18
Gnyety-"Oh, GirI.'

With P. $. Clark's production, "Oh,
Girl which is being presented at the
Gayety this week, the much discussed
question OF what the public wants has
been solved. Judging from the ap-
plause from two crowded houses yes
terday. burlesque patrons want pro-
ducttons of the caliber of the current
attraction.
Four comedians handle the comedy
roles. and they manage to get the
much-sought-after laughts with little
difficulty.
Clare Evans is a comedian OF excep-
tional ability. His tramp character
that he has used in former seasons
has been discarded for straight role.
but he is still funny and the audience
appreciated him.
Joseph Mills and Monroe Lockwood
as the rural detectives. proved them
selves one OF the big hits of the show.
Irving Sands. handling a Yiddish char
acter, got all OF the comedy that his
lines afforded.
Mile. Babette, heading the feminine
contingent, is a dancer OF exceptional
merit and handled her song numbers
in great style.
Others in the cast are Vivian Law
renee Mamie Mitchell, Mabel OrelI,
the Divall Sisters, Bert Lester, Joe
Geisler and Jack Lee.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-18
Germans Suffer Keenly
To Maintain War Golfers
Food Privatons Forced Upon Sorrowing Peo,
pie With Promises That Hardshps Will
Bring Victory to Prussian Arms.

solidity of these loans. The money
will be obtained after the war partly
by contiscation OF capital aud partly
by the establishment OF a number OF
government monopolies. The cigarette
monopoly. for instance, is estimated
as worth 1900. 10000 a year.
"Germanys difficulties do not start
on the different fronts. but at home
where high prices. stoppage Of trade,
and lack OF provisions tame social life.
But on closer examination the future
Is a little brighter than at casua
Giances. Those people who have to be
satisfied with the things they receive
on the official food tickets are indeed
badly off. but most Germans know
how to help themselves by devious
ways and means.
Housewives Feel II.
"a farmers wife from Mecklenburg
told me with a fine smile about all
her soldier relatives whom she had
kept supplied since the outbreak Of the
war. In the country things are not
so bad as in the town In the war
food office II is asserted that ehe
minimum has been reached and that
conditions will improve, since the con-
quered provinces of Rumania and
Russia have now been scientifically
cultivated.
when peace comes the grateful
Fatherland will erect a monument to
Hindenburg on the Unter den Linden
But there is one who deserves a bigger
monument than he-the German
housewife. Patient, uncomplaining.
she has borne more than anybody else
of the burdens of the war. She is
pale. she suffers cold and hunger. but
she is holding out. The strongest i'm
preston which bring from my short
journey is the memory of this suffer
ing but yet so energetic face"
The Washington herald., 1918-03-18

has been in France with the troops,
and Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett
Tentative plans provide for using
the various church halls OF the city
for entertaining the soldiers and also
for arranging for a clubhouse.
An expert in this work soon will Be
sent to Alexandria when the final
plans for the entertainment OF the
soldiers during their so3ourn Ht the
neighborinE camps will be mapped
out.
Miss Mary n. Carne. s. years old.
a well-knoWn resident. died at .
O'Clock last night. at the residence Of
her brother-in-law and sister. Col and
Mrs. Theodore H Ficklin, T4 Duke
street. after a long illness. The de-
ceased is survived by two sisters. Mrs.
Fickljn. this city, and Mrs. Wilfred
c. Potter. Brooklyn, NJ 7. Her
funeral will take place at 3 O'Clock
Monday morning from st. Aary's
Catholic Church.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-18
REP. CAPSTICK DIES
AT NEW JERSEY HOME
Congressman Had Been Long III
with Bnght's Disease.

News OF the death of Representative
John II. Capstick at mis- home in
MontyiIle, y. J., came as a distinct
shock to his friends here late yester-
day afternoon. He died early yester-
day morning after practically a years
Illness from Bright's disease.
Representative Capstick, who was
from the Fifth district Of his State,
was elected to the Sixty-fourth Con-
gress in 1914 and was reelected to the
|Sixty-ffth Congress in 1915 by a sub
|stantiaI vote. He was born in Law
|rence, Mass, and was a Republican.
He Is survived by his widow, Ella S.
|Capstick. and one brother. Thomas, of
Boonton, n. Y.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-18
BUTTE UNDER MARTIAL LAW

Butte, Mont, March 17.-Butte
was put under martial law today,
following threats Of the Pearce
Connolly club to hold a ST. Pat
rick's Day parade despite the order
of the mayor. The club is said to
be composed of l.. w. WIS and pro-
Germans.
A machine gun was rushed to the
business center of the city and
soldiers patrol the streets. There
have been eighty-two arrests.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-18
MoOre's Strnnd-"Thc Turn Of n
CaFdS

Those who saw J. Warren ker-
Tigans first photoplay starring ve-
hicle, released by Paralta. have only
to be told that his second, The
Turn Of a Card" on view at Moore's
Strand Theater. the first four days
of this week. is in every respect a
more impressive feature, to know
that it is one OF the finest cinema
offerings of the year.
The story has its inception in the
oil fields of the West, where Jim
mic Montgomery Farrell is operat-
ing with luck that is unprecedented
even in an industry that can make
or break a man over night. There
is also plying his trade in the same
town Ace High" Burdette, a
square" gambler. Farrell goes
against his game and breaks the
bank to the tune OF S50,0O0. Bur-
dette. thereupon offers to stake his
Long Island estate. valued at
$50, 900 against all of his opponents
holdings and again loses, not alone
his fortune but his mind. Jimmie,
on a trip East, visits his new prop
erty and there meets the daughter
of the man from whom he won it.
just returned from Red Cross work
abroad. The rest of the story is
easy.
In the stars support Lois Wilson,
David NJ. Hartford and Frank Clark
do especially fine work upon the
screen. 1t is absolutely essential
that they should, in view of the
great hold Mr.. Kerrigan. by the
vigorous grace of his impersona-
tion, takes upon a spectator. Here
| is an actor who seems destined to
achieve the position and popularity
of a Fairbanks.
The program. according to Gus
/ tom. is completed by the usual
number of short reel FEATURES and
excellent orchestral accompaniment.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-18
Sugar Card Required
At Cemetery Gate for
Corpse to Be Buried

London. March 17.-Before you
can be buried in England your
sugar card must be produced. The
registrar of vital statistics, before
he issues a certificate of death, is
required to make certain whether
the dead person was registered
er the sugar-distribution
scheme.
This is done, it is said, to pre-
vent fraud. as INSCRIPTIONS per-
sons might continue to use a dead
mans sugar card for a long time
unless some means were taken Of
Canceling 1t.
The registrar not only cancels a
sugar card in case of death, but
also issues this important docu-
ment to anybody who registers a
birth.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-18
Urge Scandinavians to Do Bit.

New York. March IA stirring plea
10 the people of the scandinavian
countries to do their bit in encompass
nS the defeat of Germany and a
warning that the United States must
not relax in its mighty efforts were
kiven this evening by Capt. Roald
mundsen. the Norwegian explorer
md discoverer OF the South Pole, in
an address at a patriotic mass meet
ng OF men and women of ScandI-
hayian blood
The Washington herald., 1918-03-18
N. Y. DEATH RATE LOW.

Albany, n. Y, March 17.-Statistics
made public today by DR.. H. NJ. Biggs.
state commissioner of health, show
that the general death rate for New
York State during 1917 was the Sec
ond lowest on record since the regis
tration of deaths begun in 1885. )
The Washington herald., 1918-03-18
EPROFETEERING
IS DENOUNCED
BY DR.. GORDON
Says Avarice Would Cause
Revolution Except for
Patriotism.

Our patriotism is she only thing
that keeps up from a revolution in
Amsricar"
such was the astounding declaration
made last night by Rev. James L
Sordon, pastor Of the First Con-
gregational Church, in the course OF
q sermon on the subject of Business
Nethods which Ruin Character; Rent
Sharks in Washington
l He said many other things, too.
calculated to make local profiteers sit
up and take notice. According to DR..
Gordon, Hoover says for US to eat
nsh, and Immediately the price of hsh
assumes an upward scale; Hoover
says eat corn, and up goes the price
OF corn: eat potatoes commands the
Food Administrator. and Murphies go
SKY high in price; eat eggs, and
forthwith they become gems Of the
hrst water in value; eat fruit, and
away goes the price OF fruit; eat rice
and the price swells in sympathy with
the cereal.
Have City By Throat.
AS a matter of fact" commented
DR.. Gordon. grip, gouge and grind
has this city by the throat"
Then he went on to say that "a
woman has no more religion than
she has in the tip Of her tongue,
and a man has no more religion
han he has in his business" so 1t
was about fifty-fifty from a sex
standpoint.
The commercial realm must be
Christianized or our civilization will
he RnnnrnaraNaTNZa1 Nha
went on. Today the moral heroes
Of the world are battling for business
morality in the business world.
We need in this hour the inspi-
ration OF history's heroic deeds, for.
The moment a young man enters
he commercial realm today he be-
comes conscious of a great conflict.
Several years ago there appeared
in an American newspaper the follow
ing prescription for becoming a mil
liOnaire: First, spend your life IN
getting and keeping the earnings OF
other people; second, have no anxiety
about the worries, the losses and the
disappointments OF other people;
third, do not mind the fact that your
vast wealth. when secured. implies
the poverty of a great many people.
Severe On Rent sharks.
One summer | stood by the grave
Of oliver Goldsmith, in London. just
outside the Temple Church, where tire
knights OF the middle ages-the heroic
crusaders-lic buried, and there came
to me, on the wings OF memory. the
words OF the great poet, never more
uAeded than today:
e Ill fares the land. to Fastening ills
prey.
Where wealth accumulates and men
decay"
Proceeding upon the theory that
profiteers Of all kinds and creeds in
fest Washington. DR.. Gordon paid his
Iespects to this class in sloyeless fash
bn. being especially severe on the rent
rsharks who are bleeding the soul out
OF religion and everything else worth
while by their avaricious course.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-18
France VIII Shoot
Every Pro-German

Boston. March I7.-Premier
Ciemeneeau of France has
ordered that any pro-Germans
found in the country shall be
taken out and shot. according
to N. Marcel Knecht, a mem
Der OF the French High Com
mission, who addressed an as
semblage Of prominent Jewish
busines men at the City Club.
business men at the City Club.
France was determined to
man agitators. he said.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-18
Moore's Garden-AThe Sian
InyisibIe.0

There is an appeal in The Sign In
visible the chief feature of the bill
at Moore's Garden Theater. the FIRST
four days Of this week. that is deeper
and broader than that found in the
ordinary melodrama Of the boundless
Northwestern appeals that transcends
The Washington herald., 1918-03-18
WAR MAPS UP-TO-DATE
SERIES OF HERALD'S MAPS
INCLUDE ALL VAR ZONES
Here Opportunity to Secure The Herald and
Maps that Will Enable You to Follow Every Move
of Those Engaged in War.

HE HERALD has been fortunate in securing series of
maps that will adequately convey The HeraIds read
the location of battle fronts and the relation of one country
to the other throughout the world Of course until peace is
declared the divisional lines the maps will remain as
before the war.
We have just concluded arrangement with the
Geographical Publishing Company whereby offer
readers and to the public series of maps of surprising clear
and interest These maps 28X36 Sze printed on
heavy paper, and are as follows:
with FtTRsd bs s WGH S @ S m P;s5j0a @ Ssss wit" the Panama
se1We5en Front % with % Il maps s' Eastern
T % % @ @%sTF T | ' From Wa.
f1s os ss Hns EsDi & % % 5 % 6sS5 @ 'Eas Fa MAP: :Bs and
W Russia s shoW saI ca aRd Of 1P F I % k F he
ale. aHds able
asa' 81 ted
sncon Countries o Asia and Africa
These maps will be in six coors on 175-pound paper
and will show the battle lines up date (ncIudng the bat
tie line on which the soldiers of the United States are sit
ated.)
To secure one of these maps, the edition .'''''-
of which is limited, you must fill in the =. ~
coupon at the side, bring it to The Herald .. 80
office with the amount set FORTH The .
Herald will be sent to you on receipt 80 ::
ofyour order, and the map in a :. &s" = ::
ton will be delivered as soon as it = -
is received. AS the demand -" @: - :;
will be great, The Herald =" - = ~ ::
urges on those who WANT = ~ :. u.s.
these maps the neceS-.' ~ = -
sity of ordering at <% - -
once Tear out this. 70 ~ s. <~%%
coupon andmai .
AT ONCE. Present Subscribers Supplied Maps
The Washington herald., 1918-03-18
Loew's CoIumbIa-Mary PIckford.

LOew's COlumbIa-Mary PIckford.
Mary Pickford in her latest photo
play, "Amarilly OF Clothesline Alley"
was the feature at Loew's Columbia
yesterday, and will be seen for the en-
tire week. 1t would be hard to imagine
more characteristic or delightful
combination than Clothesline Alley and
Mary Pickford. The character might
have been drawn with Mary in mind,
although as a matter of fact the book
was written long before the screen
possibilities could be considered The
story Of Amarilly begins with her life
In Clothesline Alley, where she helps
her mother take In washing. She at
tracts the attention OF a young sculp-
tor. whose mother makes a profession
Of uplifting the masses. and Amarilly
is forced into an artificial life in their
wealthy and formal home. AmarilIy
wisely decides that ice cream will not
mix with pickles." so she sends her
dilettante admirer about his business
and returns to her first steady" an
Irish lad Of her own class. The story
is directed so skillfully that all sug-
gestions Of screen acting" is dispeIIed
after the first flash. 1t is a relief to
find the Observation-Disclosures elements
missing in a story of q little scrubbing
girl, who does not turn into a fine lady
and marry the millionaire here.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-07-07
WASHINGTON LOOKS FOR
RENEWAL OF OFFENSIVE
GENERAL MARCH GIVES OUT A
STATEMENT IN CONFERENCE
WITH NEWSPAPER MEN.

Washington. July 6.-Germany is
preparing for a renewal OF the often
siye on the west front which may
come at any moment with terrific
force General March, chief of staff
indicated today in his weekly confer
ence with newspaper correspondents
AT the same time he sounded this new
American slogan: we have embark
ed a million men and we are now go
ing after the second million"
To members OF the senate military
committee during their weekly confer.
ence with war department officials II
was revealed that more than a quarter
of million of American troops were
at various points on the battle lines
on July /. The latest American units
reported in action are those brigaded
with the Australian forces in the at
tack on Hamel, July 4, of which NJ
official account has yet been re
ceived
General March pointed out that
General Foch was carrying out CAM
paign of "nibbling" at the enemy
front, the capture of Vaux by troops
of the American second division. con :
posed of regular regiments, having
been a striking example of the raids
I in force
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-07-07
FIGHTING ABILITY OF
AMERICANS PRAISED
BRITISH STAFF OFFICER DE-
CLARED THEY FOUGHT
LIKE FiENDS.

With the British Army in France,
( July 5.-Ai the traditions OF the
United States army for valor were
brilliantly sustained yesterday in the
successful attack made against the
Germans south of the river Somme ,,
men, Tor the first time, American in
fantrymen took their stand beside
their British cousins and fought
shoulder to shoulder with them
against the common foe.
1t was a baptism OF fire for the
Yankee soldiers on this front staged
on Independence Day and they came
through with flying colors-fitting
comrades for the famous Australian
warriors whom they were assisting.
The Americans fought like tends"
declared one British staff officer.
They did all of that. They were
, magnificent, and folks at home may
/ be proud of the part their boys took
in this unique Fourth of July celebra-
tion in the shell torn valley of the
winding Somme. They were fighting
over ground which had already been
stained with the blood of thousands of
brave soldiers, but no better troops
ever charged across the rolling fields
than the pioneers from the American
army.
Along with this 1t is possible to
make the cheerful statement that
their casualties were very small, ac-
cording to the latest reports.
Virtually the entire body of Amerl-
cans came through unscathed This
was probably due to the weak resist
ance which the Germans offered 10
the Anglo American onslaught.
Ysterdays operations were spe-
officially planned as a Fourth of July
celebration which should brmg the
Americans into the British battle mo
for the first time. American troops
who were to take part In this memor-
able event were brigaded with their
Australian allies, who took the deep
est interest in the forthcoming weld
ing of the link of brotherhood.
The plans were carefully rehearsed
until every American knew his role,
as well as the most seasoned trooper
Few people along the front knew
Of the Forthcoming event but the Brit
ish staff officers were watching every
move with the keenest attention
I Those officers today were outspokenly
delighted with what they had seen.
( The Americans went over the ton
with the Australians, behind big tanka
as though they had been doing the
same thing all their lives. Then came
the clash with the enemy infaA.vy
among the shell hole defenses and
trenches under the gray light of early
down. There was no hesitation.
I For week past the British experts
had been dinning into the ears of the
Americans the words: Kill; Kill;
I Kill"
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-07-07
100 PERSONS DROWNED WHEN
EXCURSION STEAMER SUNK

steamboat, which, they asserted, was
| condemned fifteen years ago.
They declared the Columbia was
placed on the ways for overhauling a
few months ago. but little was done
toward repair with the exception OF
painting and interior decorations. The
vessel was launched at least forty
years ago, according to local river
men.
Survivors stood about in little
groups tonight telling tales of hero
ism and horror. When the fate OF the
boat seemed sealed, according to wit
nesses Clyde Witcher, a Pekin man,
embraced his wire, then his two chill
dren and the little family pedished,
clasped in each others arms. Their
bodies have been recovered.
In the hands of the body of another
man, found late today, was a quantity
of his wife's hair His attempt to
save her failed, and her body was
brought up shortly after the searchers
found her husbands corpse.
Out of the first fifty-three bodies
checked at the Pekin morgue only
seven were men. Six were babies
Chief of Police Smith of Pekin de-
clared that the list OF dead viii reach
$50.
Captain T. A. Collins, OF Camp Brad
ley, in charge of the rescue work at
the wreck, said tonight that all bodies
had been cleared from the dance floor
but that he expected to find more on
the lower floor, where it was i'm
possible for the divers TO reach them
without the aid of wrecking tugs
which were on their way from Chi
cago. He said he thought that the
list of dead would be more than 100