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The Washington herald., 1918-02-04

on the structure which has been
built mp by labor through years of
patiSnt effort should meet with the
slightest encouragement
without Investigation
THE Borland amendment, 50 sweep
ing and far-reaching in its effects,
was adopted by the House of Repre-
sentatives. so far as we are advised.
in the absence of the recommendation
OF a single responsible executive Off
cial. without investigation by a single
committee of the House, and in ad-
vance of the report OF the Efficiency
Bureau, which had been directed by
Congress to investigate, among other
things, the very questions forming the
basis OF the action under discussion.
notwithstanding the fact that the
Civil Service Commission (Which re-
ported recently that so per cent OF the
appointees decline their appointments)
and the departments in Washington
are resorting to extreme and unusual
measures to secure competent en-
ployes. action is now taken by one
branch OF Congress to render more
irksome the conditions Of employment
in the National Capital. Moreover.
for many years wise and far-seeing
in power in both the executive and the
legislative branches of the govern
ment have laid stress on the neces-
sity of building up the efficiency and
esprit de corps of the government
machine by offering inducements to
men and woman especially qualified
for the work to enter the service. Is
it to be supposed that they will be at
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-04
"GET THEM OVER"
CRIES CANADIAN
Archbishop Cody Addresses Balti-
moreans on War.

Baltimore, Feb. 3-Archbishop Cody,
rector Of st. Paul's Episcopal Church,
Toronto, Canada, addressed a large
patriotic meeting here this afternoon,
arranged by the Maryland League of
National Defense.
The address was an appeal for
America to be as brave as Canada;
to give her men and her money and
her morale as generously as Canada
has done, and. as for the men, ne
said, he hoped ito see 10000 over
there in a short while now" Then he
cried: Get them overt In Gods
name. set them over quickly! Build
the shipsT'
The lesson was that America has
as much at stake as Canada. as Eng
land, as France. as Belgium.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-04

F1fteen Hundred shelh-
At another point 1.5oO shells were
hurled against a small trench posi-
ton. Our artillery replied effectively.
destroying some enemy dugOuts.
Our casualties were: Two killed and
nine wounded.
These losses were caused chiefly by
shrapnel and shell fragments.
One man suffered a shell shock"
while another was struck by a snip
per's bullet. It is believed the enemy
lost several in his destroyed first line.
At Empires Gates
The censor permits correspondents
to make public the fact that Ameri-
can troops have taken over a sector
Of front line trenches in Lorraine
American troops. the above dispatch
shows, are in that sector Of the west
ern battle line which most closely
menaces German soil. They stand
The Washington herald., 1918-02-04

virtually on the German bsrder and
every shot fired by them is a knock
at the empires gates.
For two years after the German
drive had been definitely checked the
Lorraine sector remained one OF the
quietest of the whole Western front
Then came the German discovery OF
the presence Of American troops and
since then this region has been the
scene OF Intermittent lively raiding
and artillery activity.
During January the Berlin war Of
fee. as well as the Paris communiques.
referred to four separate clashes In
this sector.
French and British military experts
in their speculatory articles. inciesnt
to the heralded German drive in the
West this spring, have been almost
unanimous OF late that IL IL comes n
will be ''pincer drive" with Calsis and
Nancy as the chief detectives.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-04
SCHOOLS CLOSED TO-DAY.

Superintendent Thurston, of the
District public schools. authorizes
the following statement:
After full conference with off
cials Of the District government
relative to the fuel situation, the
acting president of the Board of
Education has authorized the clos
Ing Of the public schools on Mon
day and Tuesday. Feb. and s.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-04
Claim Borland Bill
Is Attack on Labor
Standards of Union

That the of the House of Representatives in approving
Mr. Boands effort the Federal employees Washington
eshhour day attack the standards of labor which the
President of the United States and heads of Federal departments
conjunction with the Council of National Defense making
and concerted effort the opinion
of the advisory committee of the Washington Federal Employees Unon
acting behalf of the organization This opinion voiced
meeting of the committee yesterday morning.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-04
Frank Witness Arrested.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Feb. 3.-Mrs S.
]. Maner, formerly Monteen Star,
who was State witness in the Leo
Frank trial and also an employe in
Franks factory, was arrested today
In room with soldier. A vagrancy
charge was placed against her. She
has wired Gov. Dorsey to intercede
Cor her.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-04
GERMAN STRIKE FACES
! FINAL WAR TEST TODAY:
MUST WORK OR Be SHOT
Many Arrests Made Following
Riots in Capital; People
Doubt Rulers.
MILITARISTS HOLD WHIP HAND
By ARTHUR S. DRAPER.

London. Feb. 3-Febuary will be fateu day worlds
history. No foreten what omorro developments
bring FORTH Over the weekend the iron hand has taken
the strike situation and place in front of the firing
squad awaits all strikers who refuse work the factories
under government control. !
Whether the hatred of conditions and the oahmg of op
discipline which has driven them from another has
ached point where the ready disregard the
\sets of the mhsafsts will be determined tomorrow
The Washington herald., 1918-02-04

U. S. TROOPS READY TO GO OVER TOP IN LORRAINE

when they into them They will get thereby
fulfill President Wilson's pledge of the American people when
phasized important element of wordpeace that
A French territory should be freed invaded portions
restored and the wrong done to by Prussia in 1871 in the
matter of which peace of the
world for nearly fifty should be aghd order that
may be made in the interest of all"
The Washington herald., 1918-02-04
TWO KILLED, 9 WOUNDED;
ENEMY FORCED TO GIVE,
BATTER EMPIRES GATE;
Artillery Crumbles Foes Lines
in Violent Reciprocal &
Bombardment.
GUfNNERS KEEP FIELD CLEAR
By NEWTON c. PARKE.
Staff Correspondent Of the international News Service.

With the American Army France Feb. 3Our artillery deas-
hed position the enemys first line trenches during the
lent reciprocal bombarment last night which both sides ao bss
RACES along wide
The result is that the Germans unable occupy their front
line at this point.
Today snpers and machine gunners drove of German working
parties attempting to repair the position.
The enemy $50 shells into village in which certain
mental headquarters located The bombardmen wrecked of
the buildings. forcing ofcek to take refuge dugouts.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-04

THE CENSOR has permitted Americans
have taken of frontine Lorraine
The picture below ofa' has been released by the
Committee Public Informas 1t shows Sammies the Lo
district huggng the earth full
lection offered by the smoke screen preceding attack They are
The equipment the backs of inntrymen
they prepared hold the enemy long
The Washington herald., 1918-02-04
100000 Tons Of Coal
Saved by Pittsburghers

Pittsburgh!N Pa, Feb. 3.-Four hun
dred thousand tons of coal were saved
in the metropolitan district of Pitts
burgh during the five days shutdown
last month. according to figures COM
piled by the local fuel administrator.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-04
Mexican Bandits Repulsed.

Candaleris, Tex. Feb. "a large
force Of Mexican bandits attempted
TO cross the border today. but were
driven back by rancherS. The border
patrol has been strengthened.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-04
Grand Master of Masons Dies.

Baltimore. Md, Feb. 3.-Gen.
Thomas J. Shryock. grand master
of the Masons in Maryland and the
recognized head of all the Masons
in America, died here today,
The Washington herald., 1918-02-04
8 AMERICANS, REPORTED
MISSING, HELD BY HUNS

Eight more American soldiers IN German prison camps
They originally reported as missing.
Gen. Persng has been notified by the Red Cross that the
have been located at uch West Prussia This
made last night by the War Department
The Washington herald., 1918-02-04
Nat Goodwin "Comes Back"

New York. Feb. 3.-Nat Goodwin,
the actor, who was reported Sc
riously nj last night. is much i'm
proved tonight. -.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-21

ture upon animal life. An iron pole exposed to the direct rays of the sun will become equally warm at a given temperature, whether in Arizona or on the Atlantic seabord. This is not true, however, of animal organisms.
 Sensible Temperature
 The more rapid the evaporation of moisture from the body the less a given degree of heat will be felt and the greater the dryness of the sur rounding atmosphere the more rapid will be the evaporation. The ordinary method of determining the relative humidity of the air is through observa- tion upon an ordinary thermometer piece of cloth is wrapped about the mercury bulb, and the cloth is moist ened with water. Evaporation imme- diately takes place, the process cools the mercury. and the instrument soon registers the lowest temperature that can be reached by the process, the de- gree depending upon the rate of eva poration and the actual temperature Of the air at the time. The relative humidity is then determined by mathematical formula using the diff ference between the actual temperature and the temperature of evaporation as
  termination has nothing to do with the discussion at hand. The cooling effect of evaporation upon an ordinary ther- mometer is the point that it is desired to bring out The muslin wrapped thermometer used in these observa- tions is commonly referred to as the wet bulb and the human body. be- ] cause of the moisture it is constantly throwing off. has often been compared with a wet bulb thermometer. The i temperature obtained by the process of evaporation is termed the sensible 1 temperature" and in warm weather | the sensible temperature best repre- sents the temperature that is actually ! felt by the human body.
 It will be found that the wet bulb" or sensible" temperature in the Salt ! River valley is no higher if as high as i in many sections of the country. not ably the Mississippi valley and the south Atlantic states as we'll as in the states bordering the gulf.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-21
PATRIOTIC WOMEN WORKING AS HARD AS
 IN WINTER MONTHS

Demonstrating the strength of the weak. the women of Phoenix have paid scant heed to the heat. They have been far more uncomplaining than the men and have gone about their work with splendid spirit. They have not rushed away to the seasde-neither have they complained because they could not get away during the first warm weather days.
 They have stayed at home and been glad to do it.
 Like a famous breakfast food there's reason for all this
 It was explained at a Red Cross meeting the other day. The room was crowded. the number of workers gath cred around the tables equaling those who were employed on the manufac- ture of surgical dressings and hospital garments during the winter months. Some stranger dropped in and in a sur prised tone remarked he could not un- derstand how the women endured the heat.
 'ls it hot?" replied one of the work CTS. frail little woman who is con-
 (COntinued on Page Eour)
Arizona republican., 1918-06-21
WORDS INADEQUATE
 ID VOICE HIS MIND

The kind Of weather which has been served out to this region for the last week rAninds an old timer of July period several years ago when all the thermometers of Phoenix were engaged in a friend ly competition to see if they could not outdo the records of the day before. There was also about that time more than the usual amount of humidity.
 One forenoon the writer had some business at lount's Ice Fac tory. He was introduced by Billy Lount to two strangers who were seated in chairs leaning back against the ice storage room. It was no cooler in that office than anywhere else in Phoenix. but the proximity of the ice. notwith stand ing the thickness of the wall of the storage room seemed to give them some psychological comfort. Both of the men were dressed in heavy garments though they had re- moved their coats and were hold ing them. One of the men was SO far gone that he had nothing to say. From the mouth of the other stream of profanity was sizzling on the boasted climate of Phoenix. He explained that they had in quired for an ice factory soon after leaving the train that morning. They wanted to be in the vicinity of ice; that was why they were there.
 sfn- 0ff asked the profane parsonage, nam ing we'll known citizen who was laying out town not far from Phoenix and had been widely ad- Vertising his activities.
 "Yes." was the reply.
 Well" said the stranger, "Pd like to see him for five minutes to tell him what kind of a liar 1 think he is. know he's that kind of a liar"
 Then he went on to say that he and his companions were residents of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl- vahia; they had seen the adver- tisements of Mr. So- and-So and had opened a correspondence with him. In the course of it, So- and So had painted the valley in rather glowing colors: too glowing, in ev cry respect. He had stated arg other things that in unusual sea sons, there were in midsummer now and then some warm days; on extreme occasions in the middle of the day they approached uncom- Portability, but generally they were delightful, neither too hot nor too cold, though the nights at all sea sons of the year rendered the use of blanket imperative. Moreover. one should always be provided with an overcoat if travelling. There were. however. never any frosts, just tanu in the air which might manifest itself at any time.
 "And this is a hell of tang in the air this mornir-" observed the profane one who then indulqed in another outburst against Mr. So- and-So. He swore himself into fit of weakness and when he had par tially recovered. he swabbed his face again and murmured as he smiled a sickIy smile, "It's so damned hot, it's ridiculous"
Arizona republican., 1918-06-21
OLD PROBABILITY
 GIVES FACTS FUR
 SALT VALLEY FOLK
sy X-Prob)


 The worst advertisers for the Salt River valleys summer climate are some Of the Salt River valleys own people. They love- when going afield for summer vacation outing to tell tales of summer heat which are aston ishingly far from fact. There are peo- pie of this type who can easily recall days when the thermometer went up to l30 degrees above zero. The fact that no such heat was ever experienced in the valley makes no difference 10 them for they make light of the gov crnments scientific bureau. the epi- tome of TOT years of careful, scientific reseach in tahulating weather condi- tions.
 An will agree it sets hot enough in the valley in summer-hot enough without lying about it. Also it is ex- ceedinglv foolish to try 10 evade the facts. However, the truth is not nearly as bad as some of the most ardent ad- mirers of the valley love to paint when romsncing 10 those who know nothing about real conditions here. Those who do this do not bear in mind that they may by their misstatements keep some possibly desirable person from ever coming to the Salt River valley to find put for himself what the climate is like.
 Temperature of the air
 Tn the first place the world wide standard for measuring temperature is the temperature of the air. To meas ure this accurately the instrument must first. be reliable and, second. be checked. It must be properly placed SO ss not to record reflected temperature from buildings If it were merely the desire 10 see how hot the thermometer could be made 10 record 1t could be placed in an oven.
 In Phoenix, the central government bureau of the state, the thermometer Is not placed on top of a tall building 'o record the cool air, as many believe. Further if it were upon building of reasonable height it would make little difference for the air is about the same 'ompcrature from the ground up for a distance of about 800 feet.
 Test Made in Phoenix
 This is a fact and has been proven wight here i'm Phoenix Through two summers duplicate instruments were rhecked-one in tho official shelter 10 feet above the groOnd and one in 2 like shelter on top of the federal build Ing. The mean maximum recorded on Inc roof in June was 9S.9 and on the ground 99.3 a difference of less than half @ degree. In July the roof mean maximum was 99.7 and the grounds lo0.l. also less than half a degree. In August the roofs mean maximum was 02.5 and tbe grounds 1O3.2, this time sevcn-tenths of a degree warmer below 'han above.
 1t can readily be seen by these fig ures that it really made no practica difference and this disposes of tho
 rohic saving: "Oh, The government
Arizona republican., 1918-06-21

Continued on Page Four)
Arizona republican., 1918-06-21
WARM WEATHER FACTS, HINTS AND ADVICE

always shows it cooler because the in strument is way up on top of a build ing In the first place the four ther- mometers are NOT on top of tall building and in the second place. if they were it would make less than one dpurep's difference
Evening star., 1918-06-03
ASKS BETTER FACILITIES
FOR B. & o. COMMUTERS
Association Urges Electric Equip
ment and Extended Limit for
Metropolitan Branch Tickets.

Better facilities for commuters
along the Metropolitan branch of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. with the
suggestion that such facilities could
be provided by the use Of electric
motor equipment and extension of the
time limit on the sixty-trip commuta-
tion tickets to sixty days instead of
thirty as now. will be urged upon the
railroad administration by the Metro
politan Branch Commuters Associa-
ton.
This action was decided upon at a
meeting Of the executive committee
Of the association held in the ONCE
Of the chairman, L. Cabell William
son.
At this meeting 1t was pointed out
that a large population could be pro-
vided for along the Metropolitan
branch, which runs from Washington
through Rockville. and westward. II
there were adequate service. Mem
bers Of the committee pointed to the
other roads which use motor cars,
running under their own power, thus
avoiding Installation of a trolley sys-
tenn.
J. G. Gurley, secretary of the asso-
citation Of Garrett Park, Nd. was d.
rected to bring this question and that
of the Communication tickets to the
attention Of the railroad admins
fstered against additional charge on
communication tickets. plus the 40 Per
cent raise several years ago by the
railroad company, and the per cent
war tax which commuters living be-
yond thirty-mile radius must pay.
Evening star., 1918-06-03
SHRAPNEL
Sidelights on the War
-BY-
OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

Asked civilian of a grim-l ooking
sergeant:
why don't those troops show more
ginger"
the quick response.
But few people know that the ira
ditional color Of Ireland was blue.
not green. Green became synoAy-
Hsa With With 1atsr an
Irish nationalists got together and
adopted flag Of green. There is
reason: when yellow paint Is mixed
with blue the resultant color 10 green.
and the C1stermen and nationalists
nifty their unity.
One German newspaper. in pro-
claiming success on the western front.
man mind over allied matter" Ger
many actually believes that her
troops are more intelligent, man for
man, than the soldiers fighting
against the central powers.
whats that wriggling object off
to the port?" asked sailor.
That's nervous wreck" was the
reply.
When fliers consider 1t safer to pen
citrate clouds. to go into hiding. as it
were, they can see nothing about
them and steer by compass.
Every one has heard the story Of
the little Dutch boy who stuck his
finger in the dyke and thereby saved
his country. Australian soldiers tell
a peculiar story along somewhat sim
liar lines, of their anteatcr, Alphonse.
who occupies the enviable position OF
regimental mascot. One night a bar
rel of precious engine oil was en-
daEgered when the bung of the barrel
fell out. The anteater stuck his long
until some soldiers came to his res
cue the morning following.
On the ground that restful color
schemes contribute largely to the
many hospital rooms are painted
light blue. Comfort bags Of bright
colors now are being urged for the
reason that they are cheering to the
wounded fighting men.
When the British soldier il feeling
quite content after having finished
a meal he more often than not lets
his belt out to the last notch. AS
the result of this practice a peculiar
expression has come to pass When
feels his answer Is liable to be, TOP
ole. sir. top ole" indicating that he
is satisfied.
Contrast between British and Amer
lean households in drawn by Ian Hay
in this manner:
"If an English home has sent a son
to tho war" he declares, 'it pre-
sumes you know the fact. or is indif-
ferent whether you do or not. In
America a little flag. with q black
star for each member OF the family
who is away. hangs outside each
home"
Another British writer. in comment
ing on the matter. says:
The contrast may be true as be-
tween London and New York. but
Evening star., 1918-06-03
Bureaus Political Complexion.
AND FIREMEN'S
RANKS GROW THINNER

Army service and offers of more
lucrative positions still are depicting
the ranks of the police and fire de-
partments. Three designations from
the police force were accepted yester-
day and, it is stated, there is every
likelihood that the number will be
further increased in the near future.
Provision is made for S21 members
Of the police force, but Maj. Pullman
finds it impossible to keep the ranks
hlled because of the unusual condi-
tions. The vacancies now number
140.
Chief Wagner Of the fire depart
ment, should have a total force OF
SOL firefghters, but he said yester-
day that there were forty-one vacan-
cies. Heads of both protection de-
partments of the District are anxious
to get available men enough to fill
the vacancies. and are holding special
examinations Of candidates each week.
Evening star., 1918-06-03

there are parts Of remote England
where a similar custom has been in
vogue since the beginning of the war.
Walk down the old-world sti eets of
Truro or Fowey-or any parts of
Cornwall or Devon, for that matter
and in nearly every window you will
see a plaque or plaques. with the
words. "A man from this house is
serving his country Some tiny
windows are literally covered with
them"
The word circus" when applied to
London streets has puzzled more
than one American soldier. Many
have been found wandering around
Piccadilly or Oxford circuses, try
ing to find entrance to the enter
tainment.
Two soldiers who had successfully
mended line under nre were told
on returning that a certain medal
would be awarded, and that 1t must
be Arranged between themselves who
was to get 1t.
Questioned later. ono Of them said
the medal was to be his.
The officer asked how they had ar
ranged II.
The soldier replied:
we tossed the medal against the
nights rum ISSUE"
AID you won?"
NO. lost-my pal got the rum"
Evening star., 1918-06-03
SENATE TO DECIDE THIS WEEK
HOW LONG SENATORS MAY TALK
Amendment to Rules Would Limit All But
Honeyed Orators to Scant Hour
on Any One Bill

The Senate will start of the week
by talking about whether talk shall
be abridged for the rest of the session
and the duration of tho war. The
committee on rules has reported an
to the rules providing that
until after the war no senator may
talk longer than one hour on one bill
nor more than twenty minutes on any
amendment.
If a senator's remarks, however.
should be SO entrancingly absorbing
to his auditors that they would hang
upon his words like a bee upon the
honey flower. by unanimous consent
his time could be extended. The COM
mittee was willing to take a chance
on that contingency. Otherwise 1t is
deemed reasonable that upon any sub
ject likely to come up during the war