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The Washington herald., 1918-05-24
CAPITAL MERCHANTS
RESPOND TO APPEAL
In "Ads" and by Window Displays
They Help Fund.

One OF the feature of the, Red Cross
drive in Washington has been the pa
triotic response of merchants and the
support given by them through their
advertisements and window decora-
tioE These decorations have a strong
apDsai ard hase attracted thousands.
Th usercha siR who have decorated
tn r y St1cCvsa are:
Iatns51rVh sIrs. Thompson. South
wei t AuxiHsfy.
n = uNsr ff;dset. Mrs. Court Wood,
he era les u Clubs.
G idenbeTs's. Mrs. Russ. Petworth.
+ fsreet, Mrs. Capron, Red
CToss Kt.ehsu
! 1n1es z Davis. Mrs. Harvey, Piney
Bffacb.
Cscas1sf's. Mrs. Fairo. Rhode Island
y sHue
fieh4 Remicke. Mrs. Blair, Surgical
ttssln1e cora-
palnE Royal, Mrs. weyl, Eighth
RET 1smpie
soot = stoddard, Mrs. Blair. surgi-
pfesslnSs Com.
psckez. Yrs. McKensie, Lebanon
16rc sasteza Star.
perstfs Drag Store. Mrs. Barnett,
r,1e Barracks.
unn1ss1's. NJ and Twenty-third
-eets. tuss Mathews. Georgetown
,iline,s and Ohio ticket offce.
.-<ertt rtet and Pennsylvfnia ave
HcN44 z Dunbar; sloan's car
The Washington herald., 1918-05-24

A Message from America.
"win you be seated" he said as he
indicated a chair across the desk from
where he placed himself.
II have. Mr.. President, one mes
sage which I want to deliver to you
standing. 1 bring to you a message
from the women OF the American
Red Cross who have been sending to
France tie work Of their hands and
the prayers of their hearts. They
want France to know they are now
sending her their greatest sifts-their
sons"
President Poincare was visibly af-
fected as he said, Tell the women
Of America that France accepts all
that the splendid American women
have sent her with full appreciation
of its wonderful worth.
1T is now with the women of
America as it is with the women Of
France. They are giving their all to
the great cause of liberty, fraternity,
equality.
without this great spiritual help
which the women of France give to
her fighting men France would be
lost indeed and without the Go and
God bless YOU q, Of the American
mothers who are sending your splen-
did fighting contingent over here,
these boys could not have the surety
of winning that they have now.
THE American Red Cross has done
a great work in France-the same
great work that 1t does wherever
there Is need. In the women of Eng
land, France and America we have
the first great constructive contingent
Of the army Of the allies and II II
gloriously doing its duty In binding
up the wounds of q warning world.
/ Again let me thank the women of
the American Red Cross" said Presi-
dent Poincare as made ready to
leave, land in the name of France
assure them of our recognition Of the
great debt we owe to their disinter-
ested efforts and wonderful patriot
ism"
MAI. Perkins Pained.
As have told II is no light task
to interview President Poincare. I
went first to Maj. Perkins, the Red
Cross Commissioner for France.
Il want to interview President Poin-
care" told him.
Maj. Perkins looked slightly panied.
as though he wondered IL I really
thought an audience with the presi-
dent Of the French Republic was to
be had merely for the asking.
you will have to get that through
the French War ONCE" he explained.
Il think I'll ask the American Am
bassador to help me-" I volunteered.
That would be good idea" he
said.
The next day at the American en-
The Washington herald., 1918-05-24
PLEDGE
sums OF $500
And UPWARD
Donations Announced Up
to Wednesday Include
$4,000 Gift.

Pledges to the Red Cross secont
war fund in the District of S10(
and more Wednesday were:
s25,000-B. NJ. Baruch, already an.
nounced, but pledge received yester'
Garfinkle's team.
$40. 10.000-Announced by Mrs
Thomson for Mrs. Mitchell.
$5.oO0-Mrs. R. R. Hit.
S2.0O0-Mr. and Mrs H. X. Por-
ter. Washington Post.
$1,923-Cosmos Theater.
S1.s4495 Employees, s. Kann's
Sons & Co.
1850 Miss Isabel Freeman
Standard Oil Company.
$1,200-Mrs. B. H. Buckingham.
S1,0O0-Coiumbia Steel and Shaft
ing Company, Mrs. Florence 8
Keep. George w. Davis. William E
Fowler. Julius Garfinkle & Co., Ru-
dolph Kaufman. Robert T. Lin
coin. Hoffman Philip, Nathan B
Scott, Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Snow
American Radiator Company, JUS
tice John II. Clarke, C. e. Scott
Alice J. Clap.
$600-Mrs. J. Low Hartman (ad.
ditional $4,000 already given). Mis-:
Isabel Freeman. Mrs. B. H. Buck
ingham.
Donors Of $500.
$500-Mrs. Byron s. Adams, anony
nous. Lawrence Armour. Autocal
Sales Company. W. w. Chiswell. Con
necticut Pie Company, william Dal
ton. Mrs. c. Lincoln Furbush, DR.
Walter s. Harlan, Col. Robert N
Harper. Mr.. and Mrs. r. s. r. Hit
Victor Kaufman, Mrs. r. H. Nc
Kim. NJ. william Rives, Col. c. q
A,, a.-- -r>,
The Washington herald., 1918-05-24

Auxiliary. ~ Fifteenth street north
west"
Mrs. Newton D. Baker has consent
ed to act a. honorary president Of the
War Department auxiliary. and the
project has been ofiicislly indorsed by
the Secretary. The organization, how
ever. was initiated by the war work
ers themselves. Already 400 submits
Of twenty-five workers each are or
CANNED. They viii make surgical
dressings, hospital garments, refugee
garments-.in fact, anything the Red
Cross. wants- They lack only places
In which 10 work. The War Depart
ment girls feel sure the patriotic peo-
PIE Of Washington win come forward
'snd ccrer them rooms In which 70
Work. -
The Washington herald., 1918-05-24
40 MEN IN PICARDY
FILL MILK BOTTLES
French and Belgian Artisans Escape
from Huns Hands.

A - OF -or,y French and Belgian
woi Esl D. c<masons. carpenters
and 7HsE uHvefanics had been hvip-
ing .Eo ktd Cross in its reconstruc-
ton vgsk r. half dozen villages IN
Plea ~. Hlich we're lost in the nrst
swee2 q sha German advance.
All O. thSr1 Eot out safely before
the { sr llsIis - ise but one got strand
ed soTEssners A. the war zone. This
one Isa-a tnat : group Of Americans
were - triuy canteen for refugees
and foI5ieri "a eauvais. He headed
straig here. wat to the Americans
In CHI \, s5.i said, simply:
81 bd 4 sllnt pome OF you Ameri-
cans vSN rorlHng over here. so |
thing sou ~ 1rl going on. and
though 80 a : 7suid hep
At las Na& q Me carpenter from
s's'is' s,ss s : s.s':s s:..a:.2 s..t ''''
The Washington herald., 1918-05-24


"Give-some-more Day" has been
set for Sunday. From every pull
pit in the city and at meetings
those who already have contributed
to the Red Cross will be asked to
give some more"
Charles Henry Butler. chairman
of the committee of personal solicit
tation, said yesterday that he want
ed his teams to bring in the entire
minimum quota Of 100000 OF the
District. so that all the money col
lected in the great government de-
partments and throughout the city
at large might go to swell the Dis
trict's' quota to S1.000,0O0.
Characteristic of the spirit In
which the citizens of Washington
are giving to the Red Cross in the
present drive was the action Of Q
man who approached one Of the
bullet booths on Pennsylvania ave-
nue. yesterday morning. He pledged
himself to give the Red Cross u
a week for the next year.
II like that gift" said the wom-
an in the booth, after the man had
gone. 1T is given in the right
spirit"
Baseball Stars Solicit.
Ty Cobb, Walter johnson and other
members of the Detroit and Washlns-
ton American League teams are to
solicit in the business section for Red
Cross funds last night as part Of
the local campaign. The baseoali
stars made their appeals from the
liberty wagon" a motor truck re-
Gently used in the liberty loan cam
paign. gs---,--es.
Great preparations are being made
for the Red Cross benefit game to-
day between Washington and De-
troit. President Wilson, who has not
attended a game since 1916. has signi-
fed his intention of being present.
Col. Jake" the big Texas turkey
presented by President Wilson to the
Red Cross will be auctioned OF at
Keith's Theater from IL o'clock a. m.
to / o'clock D. m. Saturday.
There will be no admission fee
charged, and everybody is invited to
come. Adam Weschler will officiate.
At the big auction many other articles
will be disposed Of for the benefit Of
the local Red Cross war fund.
strong Program Last Night.
An especially strong program was
given for the Red Cross at Memorial
Continental Hall last night. Hudson
Maxim was the speaker and the art
lists of note who contributed to the
musical program included Martinelli,
tenor: Nine. Marguerite Namara and
NJ. Didur. basso Of the Metropolitan
Opera Company, and Miss Helena
Marsh, a young concert singer. who
is the guest Of Mrs. Lawrence Town
send during her visit to Washington
to aid the Red Cross drive.
The program at the Little Theater
Wednesday included Mrs. Vickers al
1880 o'clock, as the speaker. and the
National Quartet. and at 4:3O o'clock
c. F. Consoul spoke and the War
Relief Chorus sang
Yesterday at noon the Columbia
Quartet sang.
Pictures at Treasury.
A special motion picture program
was shown at the south steps of the
Treasury at $50 o'clock. The Boy
Scouts Band played. One picture. con-
tributed by the Bureau OF CONNER
cial Economics, showed the French
big guns in action. These guns have
been evolved recently.
Another picture showed the sailors
Of France. The films began with the
arsenal at Brest. show the feet. q
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The Washington herald., 1918-05-24
live IN roomins houses and they want

live IN rooming houses and they want
some place to work.
Patriotic clubs and individuals who
have rooms that are not In use one
or two nights q week are urged to Of
/ fer them The rooms must be large
enough 10 accommodate twenty-five
or thirty girls and must be fairly
near the center Of the city.
There must be-" said Miss Jessie
Dell, chairman Of the auxiliary,
many women with big homes and
hearts who desire to do war service
and who win be only too glad to en-
tertain q union of War Departnaent
Red Cross girls at least one evening
o week. -.
Those having such rooms sre urged
to notify Main $50. branch 1szs. or ad-
dress War Department Red Cros1
The Washington herald., 1918-05-24
President Poincare Sends
Message of Appreciation
To American Red Cross
By IpAH M'oLoNE GIBSON.

Of
n Red
Washington Heraip .sat
brought back with from France message of appreciation
and gratitude the American Red Cross that this country shonld
know about that the Red Cross drive is opening
interviewing President Poncare is simple shall
show and when finally ushered
smiling and devoid of fomay that for while casped
his hand in sautaton almost thought had made
not the at all.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-24

bassy put my question up to Am
bassador Sharp.
you know, Of course" he said,
that the president does not give
anyone interviews. The last one
he gave was to Richard Harding
Davis at the beginning OF the war"
We'll. 1 think it is time he gave
another. don't your" I asked I'm
not going to talk to him in the ~
pacity of a newspaper woman. but
I do want to ask him what France
thinks of the American Red Cross"
I'll get him to write you a mes
sage" said the American Ambas-
sador kindly.
Am awfully sorry. but that will
hardly do as I also have a message
to give to him." The Ambassador
may have thought I was trespass-
ing on his good nature. but he did
not say so. Instead, he called to
his secretary and said:
See what you can do toward get
ting a private appointment for Mrs
Gibson with President Poincare."
And tell him Mrs. Gibson wants
to talk to him about the American
Red Cross" I broke in, thus, / ex-
pect. shattering all rules of diplo-
macy.
'Tl do the best 1 can for you.
Mrs. Gibson. but warn you that
do not think you will be success
/ full"
Negotiations Jagged.
Negotiations Jagged. as they always
do in France. and was about to sive
1t up and return to America without
even a sig1t Of the president of the
French republic, when I received word
the day before left for home-that
President Poincare would see me that
afternoon at s o'clock. but that moth
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The Washington herald., 1918-05-24
Capital Over Top
With $5OO,OOO; Now
$1,000, 600 the Mark
"l 10000 Subscribers In Washington" the
Slogan for Remainder of Campaign; Wal
ter Johnson and Ty Cobb Solicit for
Funds; Activities to Continue Until Goal
Has Been Reached.

every indication Washington reached its of $4,000
drive night Late yesterday afternoon the total of
sz8z41oo with from still be
confident that the minimum quota
reached last night
dollars and hundred thousand subscribers"
adopted last night for the remainder Of the
workers to
The Washington herald., 1918-05-24
WAR DEPARTMENT HAS
BIG RED CROSS ARMY
10000 Girls Ask Space in Which
to Help.

Ten thousand young women Of the
War Department are booking for
rooms in, clubhouses. schools. church-
e. and public buildings or big private
homes. where they can gather IN
small groups evenings for Red Gross
work. They are giving Of their money
to buy materials to work on. ana are
willing to give at least one night q
week Of their dina but nost ef them
The Washington herald., 1918-05-24
Total $63,949,611

Overnight reports of the progress of
the $loO,000,OOO Red Cross Second War
Fund drive received at headquarters
indicate that a total of approximately
$65,S49.6ll has been received.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-24
81 TEAMS FRIENDLY
RIVALS In CAMPAIGN
Each One Vies with Others for
Highest Amount Collected.

There has been a friendly rivalry
between the thirty-one. teams which
are soliciting funds for the, Red Cross.
Up to this time 1t Is difficult to predict
which team will end the week with
the largest sum. Following are the
names of the captains Of each team,
which consists of from twenty to
thirty workers:
Team Name Of
Number Captain
The Washington herald., 1918-05-24

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The Washington herald., 1918-05-24
Negotiations Laxxed.

CONTINUED ON PAGE TEN.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-17
INVESTIGATION OF
HEALD DEATH ASKED
Evidence Tending TO Prove Former
Cedar Rapids Man Was Murdered
in Peru Laid Before Iowa Congress
men by Brother Of Dead Man.

Cedar Rapids, April 17.--Eridence
was to be hid before Senators Albert
Cummins and William s. Kenyon and
Congressman James w. Good az Wash
ington today by Samuel Heald, man
ager of the Panama Railway Company.
supporting charges that Paul Heald an
American banker. was murdered at
Lima, Peru, Jan. 30 last.
This information is to be transmit
ted to the state department at once
with the request that immediate in
vestigation of the tragedy be made
with a view to bringing the murderers
to justice.
1t is asserted that the evidence will
prove that Heald was not only mur-
dered but will support the belief that
his death was caused by German
agents who feared he would disclose
certain German activities in Peru.
Heald. who formerly was a resident
OF this city, went to Lima about year
ago as the agent Of the Mercantile
Bank of the Americas. On the morn
ing Of Jan. 30 his dead body was found
in an irrigation ditch.
Samuel Heald. a brother Of the dead
man. Immediately set on foot an in
vestigation, which has developed that
the body was found FIVE miles from
Lima in a ditch.
Death was caused by drowning. but
the body is said to have been covered
by bruises.
Heald's body arrived In New York
last night and will be brought here for
burial.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-17
scHwAs HEADS FLEET BOARD.
Steel Magnate to Have Entire Charge
Of Shinhuildinn.

Of Shipbuilding.
Washington, April 17.-Charles NJ.
Schwab yesterday became director
general Of ti1e emergency fleet corpo-
ration and m;ill assume entire control
and direction OF the construction Of
the governments shipbuilding pro-
grarn.
At the suggestion Of General Man
aeer Charles piez, the office Of general
manager Of the corporation was abol-
ished I'd give Mr.. Schwab free hand
in his work. Mr.. Piez will remain vice
president Of the shipping board.
Announcement OF MT. Schwabs ac-
ceptance Of the position followed a
conference at the White House which
was attended by Mr.. Schwab. Mr..
Plez, Chairman Hurley and cambridge
Colby Of the shipping board Excep.
for the new position Of the director
general which absorbs the position Of
general manager. the organization of
the shipping board and the emergency
fleet corporation remains unchanged
Ira A. Campbell OF San Francisco
Is appointed admiralty counsel for the
shipping board in place Of Alfred g
Huger, who mas been commissioned a
major IN the army.
Efforts Of the board to place tie
head OF great private enterprises in
charge OF Its building program here
tofore have failed because complete
authority was not offered.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-17
PERsHING's CASUALTY LIST.
Sixty-five Names Included Among
Killed, Died or Wounded

Killed, Died or Wounded.
Washington. April 1.-THE casualty
list last night contained sixty-hve
names. divided as follows:
Killed in action. .; died OF wounds,
4: of accident, 1; died OF disease.
Il; wounded severely I; wounded
slightly, 81; missing in action. ..
Officers named in the list are Lieuts.
Benjamin p. Surpce and Frank h
Miller. missing in action: Lieut.. VIII
mer II. Bradshaw. severely wounded.
and Lieut.. Proal Janson Jr., slightly
wounded.
The list follows:
Killed in action-Privates Charles
Beranek, Walter II. Hass.
Died of wounds-Corporals Joseph
C. Dodd, Harry e. Nelson: Privates
Frank Mattinsly, George II. TaH;.
Died Of disease-Sergeants Fred w,
Fuller, meningitis; Homer Taylor. tu-
burculosis; Corporal Floyd +. Parkin- :
son scarlet fever: Privates August
Bradford, nephritis; Harry Alvin
Gore. scarlet fever: Henry j. Larrecon
scarlet fever; John f. Smith. dilation
of the stomach: Ralph s. Thompson,
meningitis: John H. Tcmpkins. pnen-
monia: Ralph Herman Van Santen.
pneumonia; Fred Watson, pneumonia
Died of accident-Private Charles h.
Bromberg.
Wounded severely - Lieut.. Wilmer
II Bradshaw: Corporal Michael r.
Clark: Privates Clarence +. Crummitt,
Harold Pennock. James J. Ring. Ciir-
ford H. Skinner. Dewey d. Smith.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-17
Renewed Support For War
is Asked by Secretary,
Just Back From Front.
AMERICAN BOYS MAKE
GOOD IN FRANCE
French and British Authorities Uni
form in Praise Of Courage, Endur-
ance and SoIdierIy Qualities Of
United States Troops - Men in
Trenches In Good Health and Excel
lent Spritis-Allies Confident.

, Washington, April l7.-Secretary
Baker, back from seven weeks trip
to Europe, today called on the Ameri-
car people for renewed support for the
war; The secretary expected to sec
President Wilson during the day to
report on his observations abroad.
THE American soldier has made
good in France" Secretary Baker to-
day assured newspaper men. THE
French and British authorities are
uniform in their praise Of the courage.
endurance and soldierly qualities OF
our men.
The big thing for America to do is
to support the war" the secretary con-
tinued. ITO support it financially and
with firm belief. The right arm of
America is in France. 1t is barred and
ready to strike. The rest of the body
is here in the United States and 1t
must support the arm. This support
should include subscriptions to liberty
loans as we'll as the moral support Of
high confidence"
The condition of the American
troops, the secretary said, is excellent.
They are all well physically and well
in every other, way. Their spirits arc
high and their relations with the
French~and British are cordial and
Nmpathetic.'
"One rarely meets an American SOL
der in France who does not smile and
wave his hat" the secretary said. The
only sad Americans are those who
fear they will have to come home be-
fore the job is donc.'
His trip, he said. would bring a
closer cooperation between the war
department and the army. AS for the
secretary himself he feels he now
''is equipped with the means to Judge
the kind of cooperation needed"
Confident and Determined.
1.-THE impression one gets in France
is one of determination and cons
hdence," said Mr. Baker. THE Ameri-
can, British, French and Italian armies
are filled with this spirit. Everyone
is quite determined to see the job thru
and is quite confident Of the outcome.
should say the general sentiment is
one OF inspired determ1natlOn.
mo hours of work are being OBJ
served by our men and there sre no
limitations on labor. a glimpse of the
tremendous extent of the American
supply system. lines Of communication
and warehouses reminds one Of
gigantic bee hive filled with energetic
men,"
Secretary Baker said he had been
interested to note the extraordinary
extent to which American newspapers
carry the war news. European papers,
he said, were behind those OF this
country in this extent.
He said the situation on the western
front had been aptly covered by Pre-
mier Lloyd George who stated that
alternate periods OF icheerfu'ness and
anxiety must pc endured for some
time to come.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-17
Total Subscription Reported
to Treasury Department
1891, ,156, ,05O.
LAST IOWA COUNTY
GOES COVER TOP
Hawkeye State Reported to Have Sub
seribed 146 Per Cent Of Minimum
Minneapolis Reserve District
subserihes s250oo,ooo in First Day
i Of, ,Deive-Bis Gain. Shown in State.
Of Seventh Reserve District.

Washington, April 17.-Subscriptions
to the third liberty loan now total
ssa1,1s6.o5o: The first days business
for the Minneapolis district, where
campaigning began Monday, brought
in approximately s25,ooo.ooo.
Reports today told of great food
Of small subscriptions from people OF
moderate means.
The Chicago district committee re-
ported 275.0o0 subscribers in Iowa,
105,000 in Indiana, and $4,000 in Illi-
|nois outside Chicago
Cleveland today reported a total of
t$22,0o0.0oO and Cincinnati more than
I$15,000,000. Pittsburgh announced
heavy subscriptions from laborers in
the industrial plants.
Atlanta had rolled up subscriptions
|of $2,5o0. 900 before work started today.
Ell Paso, Tex, wired headquarters to-
day that it's minimum quota had been
passed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-17
BURIAN SUCCEEDS CZERNIN.
Becomes Austrian Foreign Minister
Post Formerly Held BY Him.

Becomes Austrian Foreign Minister,
Post Formerly Held by Him.
Amsterdam. April 17.--Baron Burian
has been appointed Austro- Hungarian
foreign minister in succession to Count
Czernin, according to Vienna dis
patch. Baron Burian In taking the
ministry of foreign affairs retains his
portfolio as minister of finance.
Baron Stephan Burian Won Rajecz
was minister for foreign affairs from
Sept. Is. 1914, to- Dec. %. 1915. when
hei was succeeded by Count Czernin.
whose place he now takes. Baron
Burian has been Austro- Hungarian f.
nance minister since Count Czerniu
has been in the foreign ofYicc. Baron
.Burian took the place OF Count Ber-
chold as foreign minister in 1914, and
he was author OF notes to the United
States on the case Of the Italian steam
ship Ancona, sunk In the Mediterran-
can with the Joss Of American lives in
the fall OF 1851
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-17

been made here Of the marriage OF
William A. Dexter. cashier OF the First
National Bank. and Miss Agnes Ruth
Blinn at Los Angeles Cal, on April ii.
The bride Is daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. b. Blinn, the former president
of the First National Bank. The Blinn
family has been spending the winter IN
California and two weeks ago Mr.. Dex-
ter departed for the west, and the we'd
ding followed soon after his arrival in
Los Angeles. Mr.. and Mrs. Dexter
will return to Toledo after tour Of
the Pacific coast.
Mr.. Dexter is prominent in business
and civic affairs in Toledo and Tama
county. His bride also is prominent
here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-17
, South of the somma

/ Paris, April 17.-Heavy artillery fight
ing occurred last night on the princi-
pal battle front between the Somme
and the Disc, the war Office reports.
The statement, follows:
"On the front between the Somme
and the Disc there was great activity
Fof the artillery on both sides and patrol
encounters occurred.
'"rhe French carried out several
raids, especially southwest of Butte da
Niesnif in the region OF Tahure and
north Of Flirey. We took q number of
prisoners. On the right bank. of the
Meuse "a German attack east Of Sam
logneux was repulsed. Otherwise the
night passed In quisf."