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The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
CHURCH WILL
RAISE $4,000
IN one WEEK
St. Martins Church Plans
Big Drive to Wipe
Out Debt.

The parishoners Of st. Martins
Catholic Church, North Capitol and T
streets, will launch a campaign to-
night to raise $4,000 In seven days to
pay on the debt on their church and
school,
Several prominent speakers are ex-
pected to be present at the church at
o'clock this evening, when Rev. Eu-
gene A Hannah, pastor, formally
opens the campaign. Father Hannah
will be followed by Charles w.
Floeckher, chairman OF the executive
committee, who will explain how the
campaign Is to be conducted.
Plan of Campaign.
The parish has been divided into
districts, with a team to solicit in
each district The teams will start
out tomorrow morning and visit each
member Of the congregation in their
district Those who cannot donate
cash may give notes.
The teams will meet at the church
each night to go over the work of the
day. There will be a big speedometer
on the front of the church to mark
the progress OF the campaign, Ban
ners also will be placed on both sides
of the edifice bearing the slogan.
Lets Pay Our Debt
The campaign Will be brought to a
close with rally Saturday night. Al
though it Is not proposed to go out
side the parish for aid, contributions
from other parishes will be gladly re-
ceived.
With Mr.. Floeckher on the execu-
tive committee will be John F. Nc
Carran, John T. Noonan, Thomas F.
Shea, Mrs James H. Simpson, Miss
Marie c. Boland, Mrs. Richard ID.
Lawton, Miss Elizabeth ]. Dolan and
Mrs. r P. Cunning.
List of Workers.
The teams will be made up from the
following committees of parishoners:
Joseph Hummer, Mr.. and Mrs. T. ii.
Ogle, ]. T. Noonan. Dr. NJ. ]. Galla-
gher. Cecilia T. Gallagher, Everett 5.
Beall. Mrs. A n. Murphy, Mrs. II. ID.
Grain, Mrs. E Cue. Miss Ella Esser'
Henry X. Murphy, George F. Bradley
Walter Kennedy. William II. Multi
gan, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Simpson,
Charles S. Vernon, Mrs. c. Vernon.
Thomas J. Rooney, Charles F--Dowd,
I. ]. Shea, Mrs. r. d. Barrett, Miss
Mary Gallagher, Miss Loretta Shea,
J. d. Clark, Mrs. c. A. Phillips, Miss
X. E. Trotter, Henry I. Quinn. Miss
Mary Boland. Mrs. Montgomery a.
King. Mrs. Francis Clarke, Mrs. NJ.
O'Connell, John F. McCarran. Austin
n. Bunhur.
John A. Fitzgerald. Elliot B. Noyes,
Mrs. A. e. Downey, Mrs. Andrew Nor
Tis. Mrs. II. Sharnikow. Elizabeth
ShuErUe, Miss c. Brannin, Grace
Dougherty, Agnes NJ. Downey, Mary
shugrue. Mrs. c. F. Keane, Mrs.
Thomas ]. MaIloy. Mrs. W. J. Gallery,
John P. DAILY, W. l. Hutchinson,
Charles H. Grove, W. ]. Connors, Mrs.
]. z. Willett. Mrs. ID. p. Meyers, Miss
X. O'Shea, J. J. Foley. Vincent Cos
tello, Charles W. FlOeckher. w. Car
isle Floeckher, Mrs. Richard d. Law
ton, Thomas s. Mitten. John T. Ken
eaiy, Mrs. James B. Corridor, Louis
Krause, Claude Z. Jarboe. Constance
Mauri, Charles Williams, L Hanlein,
Arthur McCalleb. Miss Lucy Clark.
Mrs. c. A. Mattamore and Florence
Sheridan.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
Death Results IN $4,000
Suit Against W. R. & E.

Suit for $4,000 damages was filed
in District Supreme Court yesterday,
against the Washington Railway
and Electric Company by George A.
Maddox, as administrator of the es-
tate of Rufus W. Bobbitt, who died
on February 1s, 1917, about a
month after he was injured in a
street car accident.
{. The plaintiff alleges that. the car
1bn which the deceased was riding
was oyercrowded and that in
alighting he was SO jostled and
pushed by the crowd that he was
thrown to the ground and received
injuries which resulted in his
death
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-03
STOCKMEN NEXT
Plans on Foot To Make Feed.
ers HOOverize.
The Spectators May Force a
Licensing System.

The federal government may issue
a proclamation providing for control
and regulation of feed for livestock,
according to information sent to Gov
ernor Capper today by Herbert Hoov-
er. federal food administrator. Hoover,
in his letter to the governor, suggested
a license system for all persons, firms
and corporations selling stock feed.
The regulation would cover the sale of
hay alfalfa, bran, shorts, chops and
other stock feed
Recently Governor Capper urged
government action concerning the
handling of stock feed. He declared
many Kansas stockmen were unable to
secure an adequate supply and that
spectators had advanced the price to
such an extent that feeders were dis
couraged and unable to handle their
stock during the winter months. I'm
der the plan as advanced by Admins
traitor Hoover, the government would
regulate both the sale, distribution and
price of stock feeds. The measure will
probably be adopted at an early date.
the letter suggested, and an effort will
be made to aid and protect feeders
and breeders of livestock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-03
BILLY PUNCHES KAISER
Verbally Speaking. Evangelist Sunday
Scores Knockout.

Chicago. Jan. -Chicagoans were
agreed today that Billy Sunday had
all the best of his bout with Bill
Hohenzollern here last night. At the
conclusion of the argument, the fight
ing evangelist's hair was barely
messed, while the kultur kids repu-
tation will never look the same.
Here are some of Sundays best
punches:
1.-The hell the kaiser has raised on
earth makes the hell below look like
a side show. Turn hell upside down
and you'll find made in Germany
stamped on the bottom.
when Uncle Sam gets ready to
strike, the kaiser and the rest of the
hot-dog bunch will know General
Sherman was right.
THE kaiser says he and God are
partners. He's a liari"
Before Sunday started in. he had
the stage of the Medinah temple
cleared of all furniture SO he could
have full swing. The bout was staged
by the National Security league.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-03
French Captured 1,40O, Killed
$50 and Lost Only so Men.
AuStrO Prisoners Half Starved
and Clothed in Rags.

Italian Headquarters in Northern
Italy Wednesday, Jan. 2.-The French
in thebr recent successful operation on
Monte Tomba captured more prison
ers than they had men engaged, ac-
cording to a veteran officer who wit
messed the fight From the top of
nearby hill he saw the French at
tack and afterwards saw the prison.
ers, guns and booty brought in.
I'm addition to the 1,400 prisoners
we counted $50 dead on the ground
and no one knows how many more
were in the caverns and under bushes. -
he declared. 1.-The perfect French
military system enabled them to ac-
comp1ish this with insignificant loss
less than fifty men.
The Fiftieth Austrian division,
which was the one attacked, is con-
sidered a good fighting organizat. on
But the Austrians were accustomed to
fighting Russians and Rumanians and
this was the first time they had met
the highly trained French troops.
Austrians Hate Germans.
When the prisoners were brought
in 1 never saw more miserable, pitt
full, starved lot of soldiers They
locked like the riffraff from the
slums of some big city. Even the Off
GERS appeared underfed and under
clothed, and I saw only one with a
whole pair of breeches.
when the officers were lined I'D
there were forty-two Austrians and
two Germans.
THE Austrians We're told thev
would receive the treatment given of
ficers and gentlemen but the two Ger
mans were told plainly that they
would receive exactly the same treat
ment given French officers in Ger
many. The group of Austrian officers
was impressed greatly at this and
openly declared their hatred of the
Germans. A little later we heard the
Austrian soldiers cheering and it
turned out they We're cheering til cir
ErenCh ca ntOrS -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-03
T0C FAMINE NEAR
Defense Council Curtails on
Styles and Materials.
G. S. Must Undergo Conditions
Other Belligerents Face.
BY GEORGE MARTIN.

Washington, Jan. 3.-Stay-at-homes es
of all fighting nations, the United
States included, may soon go about in
strange get-ups, so that their armies
may be properly clothed. This has
been the experience of the Teuton
powers and government data today re-
clothing.
The situation has led the defense
councils economy board to curtail
shoe and apparel styles and materials.
Cutting twenty-five per cent of wool
and an equal amount of leather from
shoes now being made for next fall
trade and eliminating all feminine
fripperies in duds are only starters in
what the board will do.
No ''Sunday Best for Corpses.
Shoes and clothes are so scarce in
Austria Hungary and Germany that
the government is seriously consider
ing "a Citizens suggestion that civilian
dead, rich and poor, great or humble,
be buried in gingham instead of their
Sunday best" so that the needy liv-
ing may have their apparel
The United States economy boards
proposed order for low-heeled shoes
and those only in black and tan
shades; black, gray and blue fabric
only for mems and women's apparel;
only one grade and color of silk and
no patch pockets or pleats is nothing
compared with restrictions in Europe,
most of whose peacock alleys, when
trod at all are trod by a very dowdy
lot of birds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-03
NERVY GENT TELLS
LADIES THEY DON'T
KNOW HOW TO DRESS

Cleveland, O., Jan. 3.-Five hun
dred women sat up. gasped and lis
tened to a mere male tell them bow
to dress az lecture at the Cleveland
Museum of Art. They are still talking
about it today. Henry Turner Baiiey,
an artist, is the hero.
You must learn to dress so that
your costumes hold together-not
broken up in a white waist. black
skirt, tan shoes and cerise hat" said
Bailey. Not one woman in ten thou
sand looks well in cerise. Not one in
one thousand in light blue or one in
five hundred in pink. Lavender and
sea green also bring out all ones i'm
perfections.
.1 wish women's clubs would sop
studying Greek sculpture, renaissance
painting and impressions long enough
to get hold of the idea of color Lar-
mony so that women would not dis
turb a person of trained color sense
when they take their walks abroad
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-03
PLEA TO PEOPLE
Russian War Council Directs
Appeal to Kaiser's Subjects.
Urges They Exercise Right To
Negotiate Peace Treaty.

Petrograd, Jan. 3.-Rejecting the
German peace plans. the executive
committee of the pan-Soviet today
adopted resolutions appealing to the
German people urging their assump-
ton of the right to negotiate a "gen-
eral democratic peace"
The resolution declared that the
German terms "evade the principle of
no annexations and are not acceptabls
to Russia"
The Soviet appealed to the people
of the Central powers thus:
You compelled your government 10
accept our motto, no annexations ana
no indemnities,' but they are trying to
carry out their old policy of invasions.
Remember an immediate democratic
peace depends on you"
In q speech today Foreign Minister
Trotzky declared:
I'VE will defend the revolution"
Representatives of the front armies,
summoned by telegraph for a meet
ing here, wired back:
I'VE will defend the revolution but
we demand bread and boots"
An official statement today declared
the Soviet government was gaining
authority over Ukrainia from Ekater-
Notwithstanding the central body OF
workmen and soldiers was dominate
ing all affairs. The Soviet, it was
stated. had arranged to send corn to
the north.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-03
HAVE VERBAL BOUT
Hoover and Senator Reed Row
Over Wheat Price.
Food Administrator Charged
With Usurping Authority.

Washington, Jan. 3.-Food Admin
istrator Hoover and Senator Reed had
their long expected clash in public to-
day at the hearing before the senate
committee investigating the sugar and
coal shortage. Reed, one of Hoover's
critics, questioned the food admins
traitor sharply, and Hoover replied
with equal spirit. The verbal duel
ranged from sugar to wheat.
Senator Reed charged Mr.. Hoover
with ''usurpation of authority in han
ding the wheat situation that would
be crime in normal times" Hoover
warmly denied it and said the situa-
ton had been handled with the ap-
proval of President Wilson.
Yes, of course" retorted Reed.
THE presidents coat tails are long,
his shoulders broad and his position
unquestioned, but I'm questioning you
on the authority you employed to fix
wheat prices"
Reed began questioning on wheat,
he said, to bring out a point affect
ing sugar. Hoover said the food ad-
ministration had asked grain dealers
not to pay more for wheat than the
price fixed by congress. Reed tried
to bring out that the price question
was so put up to the dealers as to real
ly make the transaction price-fixing,
but Hoover maintained he only at
tempted to stabilize and denied that
the food administration had done any
thing not authorized in the food law
Wheat More; Flour Less.
81 take it that with the country at
war the people wanted results" said
Hoover. 1T is not fair to go into
wheat conditions unless all phases are
discussed and that would take a week
One thing is certain, the farmers are
now getting more for their wheat and
flour is selling for less
Hoover would not acquiesce in
Reeds statement that some force was
necessary to get and maintain Socalled
voluntary agreements on sugar prices.
He said the food administration de-
pended largely on the patriotism of
refiners, but that some authority was
needed"
| Senator Reed tried to develop that
the food administration last fall ar
ranged it so that beet sugar selling at
$l25 would not come east of the AL
| leghenies when cane sugar was selling
! for higher price and that it was
! done for the benefit of eastern cane
refiners. Hoover replied that eastern
refiners had paid price for Cuban
raws that would preclude selling at
$7.25, but even with that situation
/ taken into consideration, the beet
sugar was badly needed in the west
and middle west. and it was impossible
to ship large quantities east because
! or the car shortage. He considered it
a dangerous move to disrupt the sugar
industry more than necessary to get
the best price available for the con-
suL-er and as equal distribution as
railroad facilities would allow.
! After he had been questioned mi
nutely on details, Hoover remarked
don't think you comprehend the
WhoIe situation, senator"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-03
POOL K. C. LINES
IA Railroads Unity Tracks, Ter
minaIs and Equipment.
Relieve Freight Congestion Is
First Move; In Effect Today.

Kansas City, Jan. 3.-Voluntary
pooling of rails, terminals and equip
ment of the fourteen railroads enter
ing Kansas City and the terminal
company, was announced today fol-
lowing meetings of the local commit
tee of the railway car service COM
mission.
The agreement went into effect at
noon today. The management of the
combined lines will be in charge of a
Joint committee with sub bcommittees
to look after the details in various de-
partment. The first effort will be to
relieve freight congestion.
Local officials of the Rock Island
announced that the company had sur
rendered it's freight business between
Kansas City and Leavenworth and
South Omaha and Council Bluffs. Civ
ing way to the Burlington and Mis-
souri, Pacific, more direct lines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-03
RESPONSE IS Good
Army and Navy Act on Recon-
mendatiOnS of the Colonel.
"Speed Up" Is War Cry Heard
in All Govt Departments.

Washington, Jan. 3.-America is
already responding to the plans and
recommendations of the House mis-
sion.
The navy has started ''the more
active. utilization" of our ships which
the mission arranged and IS constant
ly giving fuller cooperation" in the
protecting vessels. The army is un-
dergoing overhauling which will make
it more responsive to the urgent
House appeal for speed.
The navy's share in the program is
cloaked in secrecy, because its portion
involves naval movements, publication
of which the voluntary censorship for
bids. AS for the army, the recent
creation of war council to co-ordi-
nate the various major branches of the
service; plus the announced reorgani-
cation of the ordnance department
with American business men included
in it. constitute the outward steps to-
ward more speed, unity and co-opera-
ton.
Vital Legislation Under Way.
Vital legislation is being prepared
by the war council and should be sub
mitted to congress within few days.
The matter of speed has at last
come home. Red tape is being elimin-
ated and every effort is being made by
the shipping board, army and navy to
fulfill the requirements of the house
recommendation.
Secretary of War Baker and other
officials foresee possible temporary
German successes on the west front,
but apparently they propose to cut
down the American training periods
and send men faster than the original
schedule which looked to at least 4
or months training on this side. The
navy's share in the new program will
help in accomplishing destruction of
more German U-boats than ever be-
fore. While last weeks tonnage de-
stroyed was large, as predicted in yes
terday's London dispatches, it was re-
garded here as one of the crests of ups
and downs in U-boat warfare. The De-
cember average was gratifying; more
and more Uboats are constantly being
bagged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-03
7 AMERICANS
SLAIN BY yAQUI
TRAIN ROBBERS
SO Killed and Many Wounded
in Border Massacre.
Bandit Horde Attacks Passen-
ger Train in Sonora.
REPORT WOMEN CARRIED OFF
Conductor and Express Messen-
ger Killed in Cold Blood.
Mexican Federal Troops Are
Now Pursuing Brigands.
REPORT WOMEN CARRIED OFF
Conductor and Express Messen-
ger Killed in Cold Blood.

Tucson, Ariz., Jan. 3.-H. J. Poe, OF
Los Angeles, and Miguel Martinez OF
Nogales, Ariz., Americans, were among
the thirty-six persons killed yesterday
when Yauui Indians attacked South-
ern Pacific of Mexico train south OF
F,mpalme, Sonora. according to mes
sages reaching the railroads oftlces
here today.
Travelling Auditor Ralph Shovel, an
American with headquarters at Mazat-
Ian was wounded. Alberto Jof1roy
another American of the Border TRAD
ing company at Nogales, was M shot
three times but will recover. among
the trainmen killed were Conductor
Paredes and an express messenger.
The railroad report also said Mexican
federal troops, in pursuit OF the
Yauuis, encountered a party OF raiders
near Quero di Babi last night and lost
five killed. The Yaqui losses were ho'
given.
Relief Train Brings in Bodies.
A relief train which went out from
C,uavmas. returned this morning with
the bodies of the dead. The numper
killed is placed at SO in the latest re-
ports. Rumors that several Mexican
Young women had been carried away
by the Yaquis are dlScredlteu pS tAe
railroad officials.
women Driven Into Captivity.
Nogales, Ariz., Jan. 3.-Scores of
persons were killed, including seven
Americans an unknown number IN
iured and dozens of women captuEeu
and driven into captivity in a tram
raid and massacre late "Wednesday
south of Guaymas by Yaqui Indians
according to reports received here TO-
day. There are few details. Relief has
been started from here and fuller
report is expected later.
Until All Killed or Wounded
The attack occurred between Mapoll
and Lensho, about forty miles from
Ciuayrnas EncoQntering an obstruc-
tfon on the track, the engineer, Rafael
Gutierrez, stopped the train, when the
Indians, who were hidden IN the
brush, attacked the train from the
rear. 1t was in the rear coach that
the massacre of the passengers oc-
CURED The Indians fired thru the
windows and doors until every man,
woman and child had been killed or
wounded. The mlltary escort ol
about seventy men on the train was
dispersed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-03
SMASHING GAINS CUT HALF TRAINS
so Per Cent Reduction in Pas
senger Schedules at Chicago.
McAdOO Discusses Similar Cut
on All Eastern Lines.

Chicago, Jan. 3.-F'ifty per cens of
passenger trains operating west,
northwest and southwest out of Chi
cago will be eliminated, if tentative
plans made by railroad committees
yesterday are put into effect, it was
announced today. Definite announce
ment as to What course the railroad
will take will be made known in few
davS
Three Hour Conference With Labor.
Washington, Jan. 3.-After a thu ee-
hour conference today with heads of
the four railway brotherhoods Direc-
tor General McAdoo said that some
definite agreement on all relations of
railroad labor to the government man
agement would be made SOON nhe
conference will continue tomorrow.
A general readjustment of passen-
ger schedules involving curtainment
of traffic now is considered certain.
The question was discussed today be-
tween Director General McAdoo and
passenger traffic representatives of
eastern railroads. Later the question
was referred to the advisory council
which will report recommendations to
Mr. .McAdoo, probably tomorrow.
Many railroad executives are pre-
pared to recommend a general in
crease specially for unorganized Ia
Dor to prevent the men from going to
other industries where wages are
better
John Shelton Williams, comptroller
of the currency and the director gen.
eral advisor on railroad financial
questions, discussed with Mr. McAdoe
the situation which will develop soon
when railroad companies bonds and
other obligations fall due.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-03
$50 TO TRAINING CAMP
Pick Number From seth Division at
Camp Funston-NIore Later

Camp Funston, Kan. Jan 3.-Three
hundred and thirty enlisted men of the
Eighty ninth division were named to-
day by Major General Charles c. Bal
lou, commandant of the division, to at
tend the officers training camp begin
ming January 5. Additional men will
be selected later to make total of 440
from the ranks and $50 from colleges
will be added.
This IS the first opportunity selected
men have had to win commissions and
rivalry for places in the list was
strong. More than four thousand made
preliminary application Almost half
of this number were eliminated nv
their unit commanders, leaving 1900
to pass before the examining board
Selections for places in this training
school were made solely on ability and
character. there being no allotment as
to the number to attend from each
unit of the division