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The Washington herald., 1918-07-12
ARMY AND NAVY FIGHT
WORD WAR on STREET
Two Lieutenants Ask Two of Dan
iels' Boys to Salute.

War was declared last night in
front of the Raleigh Hotel between
the army and navy.
1t was only a verbal war and
heavy artillery was not brought
into play. although the battle was
warm for a few minutes until the
police interfered and succeeded in
driving away the crowd.
Two lieutenants, no doubt OF the
swivel chair" veriety. were sitting
on the rail outside the Raleigh Ho-
tel. when two petty officers Of the
navy walked by. The neutenants
demanded a salute, which the navy
lads refused to give, since they were
not standing at attention.
One word led to another, with
each side not gaining any headway.
Army manuals were displayed, as
well as manuals from the navy, and
each thoroughly read, but still each
side was in the dark.
Two captains of the "old school,"
seeing the crowd and anxious for
the smell of powder, aside from the
customary face powder, went "over
the top" to find the cause Of the
argument. After both sides had
presented their case. the Iieutenapts
came in for a calling down that
they will seldom forget
The lieutenants were put to fight
In one direction, while the two petty
officers were sent in the opposite
direction. and the reserve line of
soldiers and civilians declared the
verbal battle a draw.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-12

WATERWAYS
HEAD NAMED
M. ]. Sanders Appointed
Pursuing Policy Of
Development.

Director General McAdoo yesterday
announced the appointment Of NJ. J.
Sanders. Of New Orleans. as Federal
Manager Of the Nississippi and War
rior Waterways" This means that
the Railroad Administration has
adopted the policy Of giving inland
waterway transportation In competi-
tion with rail transportation a fair
trial, and II successful. Il will be
developed and operated as part Of
the combined railroad system Of the
country now under Federal control
The Mississippi and Warrior River
projects will furnish a fair field for
q test Of inland waterway transpor-
tation, and Mr.. Sanders Ia an enthu-
siast over the possibility OF develop
ment OF the waterways Of the coun-
try as carriers of commerce. There
fore. instead OF being made in the
face Of opposition, the test will be
a friendly one, and fair and thorough.
Director General McAdoo has had
full reports on the Mississippi ana
Warrior River Developments from the
Committee on Inland waterways.
from the western and southern re-
gional directors. and from Director
Prouty and Interstate Commerce
Commissioner Mayer. all OF whom In
vestigated the matter at the request
of Mr.. McAdoo. Commissioner
Prouty's recommendation was espe-
cially favorable to a test Of inland
waterway development as a relief 10
the congestion of rail traffic and
especially In the movement OF coal
and other heavy essential freight
Mr.. Sanders. the newly appointed
federal manager, will have general
direction of the development Of the
necessary facilities and the construc-
ton of requisite bsrses and tugs that
will be used on purpose to make the
fares for necessary travel in the
metropolitan areas as reasonable as
possible consistent with good business
principles.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-12

half Of right ana freedom upon the
wasted soil Of Belgium and France,
withstanding the furious and re-
peated assaults Of the foe.
The splendid American army
comes In turn now to assume q
great part in the gigantic struggle.
salute and cheer the brave SOL
diers under Gen. Pershings COM
mand- We have all the same aims
and the same resolution to pursue
the war with the hest of our
strength until q common victory
frees the world from German DOM
nation. United and determined. We
will attain our end and win soon
celebrate together the deliverance
of the nations and reparation for
violated rights. Long live the great
American Republic. Long live
President wilson,
Marshal Joffre sent this message:
France celebrates the Fourteenth
OF July as the day Of her national In
dependence. The Americans observed
theirs on the Fourth Of July. On these
two solemn days American and French
hearts beat in unison. AL feel that the
moment approaches when. thanks TO
their common efforts. the defeat OF
Germany will allow all free nations 10
celebrate at last the independence OF
the world"
The Washington herald., 1918-07-12

Keeler, president of Columbia
Lodge, No. ia. of the International
Association of Machinists. There
are 1000 members in the local
lodge, and the workers at the navy
yard form an important branch of
the association. A large number
of the men said yesterday to Mr..
Keeler that II the housing plans
did not go through as scheduled,
and II conditions regarding food
and rent did not improve, they
would have to leave the city. Hun
dreds are leaving and the hundreds
coming in and finding the same con-
ditions that drove out those before
them will have to leave also, ac-
cording to Mr.. Keeler.
If this happens. the navy yard
work will certainly be impeded.
Many of the workers have come
from Cleveland, Cincinnati and cities
farther West. They have brought
their families and stored their house
hold goods in the cities where they
formerly worked. OF course they in
tended TO send for them as soon as
they found a home.
After a little experience In Juggling
about Washington and being crowd
ed and unhappy, they come to the
conclusion that they can help better
in their old homes.
So, taking no chances, they go back
to their former work.
Federation to Force Action.
The National Federation of Federal
Employees is also receiving daily COM
plants as to food and rent In the
city. The federation encourages the
bringing to them of the facts con-
corning living in Washington, as they
intend to remedy them in some man
ner, il possible, and much more
speedily than through the regular Of
fetal channels.
A few days ago one of the depart
ment chief clerks called up the fed
Grafton to say that at least twenty of
his stan had said that they would
leave If conditions did not improve
Immediately.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-12

TODEAL WITH
: :SALVAGEHERE
Three VIII Be Appointed
to Help New Red
: Cross Scheme.

Z Three committees viii be appoint
cd By Col. Robert N Harper. chair
han of the war work committees OF
NE Chamber Of Commeree. to study
Various phases OF salvaging so
Zalled waste" materials for the
&enent OF the Red Cross, follow
ing the action taken At a meet
Dhx Of the war work COMMITTEES
Al the Chamber Of Commeres last
night
= n Is planned to have q central
Warehouse where books. magazines.
ron. rags, bottles, etc, could be
taken after they had been collected
frora the various houses through
Dut the city. Several large whole
sals dealers IN -tunk' would then
3e called In to bid on the lot and
fhe money turned over TO the Red
crosz
. Plan Succeeds Elsewhere.
<The salvage plan has worked out
~ other cities far beyond expecta-
IONS, MrR John A Dougherty,
chairLcan Of the salvage committee
81 the American Civic Association.
declared last night In Kansas City
last month $500 was turned over
20 the Red Cross from the proceeds
e salvage waste" she said.
The committee plans to collect
certaln articles Of waste that have
q recognised market value and dis
pose Of them through local second
land dealers or by selling them
back TO the manufacturers.
tMrA Dougherty stated in Kansas
CiU several hundred dollars was
tnrSed over to the Red Cross by
rp-selling typewriter ribbon spools,
and the small tin boxes that con-
tanned the typewriter ribbon back
to the manufacturers.
A conference between Junk deal
ers and the committee Will be call
ed with in q few days to dx q fair
price on the commodities
The Washington herald., 1918-07-12
RENT AND FOOD
PRICES DRIVING
WORKERS HOME
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

NUN ASE ONE~
restaurants and the cost of clothing,
she is much better or at home.
High food prices are also largely
responsible for the condition.
Another reason for the girls
leaving Washington so speedily
after they come, is said to be the
lack Of amusement in the city. Girls
come from small towns where there
are no social distinctions. There
they are used to much friendly COM
panionship and jolly times. Auto
ing, boating and other amusements
that they are accustomed to are al
most impossible here, because of
the large number Of people suddenly
docktng down upon the city. What
amusements there are are not known
to the girls. Lectures and swim
ming pools and such places are
open, but are not readily discovered
by the girls"
Then 1t is probably true, too,
that some come to Washington out
of the spirit OF adventure. They
intend to stay only a few months
and see Washington and the
nearby cities.
The two new houses of residence
to be erected for girls on the Union
Station plaza and near the War In
dustries Board at Twenty third and
streets northwest,
will somewhat ease the housing sit
uation for the girls.
1--WE are in great need of stenog-
raphers and typists, typists,
typists." said Mr.. Galloway. Amy
girl who can pass our examination
for a typist is sure of a $1,000 po-
sition."
Great concern among navy yard
men Is being expressed over the
evident delay in the housing plans
for navy yard employees. The men
are not comfortable and, with no
prospect OF becoming situated in
homes OF their own with their FAM
lilies, many of them are getting
ready to leave.
Navy Yard Men to Go.
A large number of men have so
expressed themselves to William w.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-12
LABOR AGENTS
TO Be TABOO
IN WARPLANTS
Industries Board to Deny
Materials to Violators
Of Orders.

Msnufsetarers who attempt to hip
vorkmen from war Industries vii
feel the strong arm Of the govern.
msnt In The future The War In
dustrie1 Board yesterday voted that
raw materials be denied 10 industries
which attempt 20 recruit labor by
using competitive peace-tlme methods
AithouEh the board did not define
the methods which are now banned,
u u understood that II aims 10 sup
press the so-caIied labor agent. (" who
frequently ,hampsred the production
on war necessities by raidlnG the fac
tories and orsanizing the men 10
leave In large numbers for some new
industry. promising great advantaEes
In working conditions and pay. The
resolution adopted by the War In-
dustries Board follows:
''First-That the practice Of man
ufacturers using competitive peace.
time methods In the procurement OF
labor, resulting In the withdraWaI OF
labor from war industries. is strong
ly disapproved. and henceforth this
board, through It's priorities division,
will in proper cases withhold priority
assistance from employers who per-
sist in pursuing such methods.
'Secono-That a copy of this reSo-
luton be certified 70 the chairman
OF the War Labor Policies Board
and TO all other governmental aEen-
cies employing or dealing with labor.
and that II be given general pub
licity"
1t Is believed that the new policy
will not only aid in ensuring the war
munitions manufacturers a labor sup
ply. but will also prevent the infia-
ton OF wages which. manufacturers
say, has resulted from excessive bid
ding and counter-bidding for labor
in some districts.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-12
MARINE CORPS.
The Marine Corps list follows:
Killed I'm Action.

Joseph A. Synnott. second lieu
tenant, Montclear, n. J.
Arthur Russell. gunnery sergeant,
Oshkosh, Wis.
Henry L. Dowdle. corporal. Chi
cago, Ill.
John F. Blalock. private, Hamlet.
N. c.; Christian Boehm. private.
Irvington. n. j.; william H. Cough
lin. private, Chicago. Ill; Frank d.
Fairelough. private. Beacon. N. Y:
Roy j. Ford. private, Detroit. Mich. /;
George o. Hamlet, private, Annis-
ton, Ala; Paul NJ. Kidwell, private.
Berkeley, Cal: Edmond ]. LaBonte.
private. York Beach. Me-; Charles
A. O'Connor. private. Orlando. Fla. !;
Raymond F. Schaufele, private.
Cleveland. Ohio.
Died of Wounds Received I'm Action.
George II. Marlborough, first lieu-
tenant. Mullins. s. C.
Norman d. Hutchinson, private.
Eaton, Col; Walter B. Pickartx,
private, Chicago. Ill; Harry A. Wen
del, private. Chicago, Ill.
Severely wounded.
Aaron ]. Ferch, second lieutenant.
Correll, Mimi; Claude S. Corson, ser
geant, Doylestown, Pa: John II. Kel-
ly, sergeant, Philadelphia, Pa; Frank
J. Endicott, corporal, London. Eng
land; Odom P. Martin. corporal. Ping
ling, Okla; Jerry Vucic corporal,
Chicago. Ill; Robert "A. Caughey.
private Harvey. ILL.,; Paul W.
Chantler, private. Greene, N. Y;
Patrick ]. Doyle, private, Wake
field, Mass; George A. Harney.
private, Woodson. Ill; Richard
NJ. Henneberger, private. st. Louis.
Mo-; Brady T. Leveridge, private,
Scranton, Tex; James A. Nc
Closkey, private, Texas City. Tex. +;
William J. Manda, private, West Or
ange. n. j.; John D. Quan, private,
Chicago. Ill; Louis Schoenlaub, pri-
vate, ST Louis. Mo: Sam Spalter. pri-
vate, Cincinnati. Ohio: Drue c. Will
son. private, Frenchcamp, Miss.
NOTE-Weeden f. Osborne, dental
surgeon, United States navy, attach
ed to Marines. killed in action June 6.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-12
POTATOESG
BACK ON FAIR
PRICE LIST
|Grocers Charging More
Than 72c a Peck to Be
Penalized.

Potatoes 90 back on the fair price
list today. Hereafter grocers charg-
ing more than u cents q peck for them
win be dealt with severely, according
to an announcement made at the Dis
trict Food Administration yesterday.
This ruling will be effective until fur
ther notice.
Attacks by The washington Herald
and constant complaints by housewives
|of the city Of the exorbitant prices
charged In the local retail markets
resulted in an investigation by the
Food Administration Of conditions
yesterday morning.
Dealers Charging s1.50
It had been stated in many of the
complaints received that dealers were
charging as much as $50 per peck.
The majority Of them asked prices
ranging from 81 up.
Reasons given for the high prices
demanded were as a rule the alleged
scarcity OF the vegetable, the heavy
demand, and 30 forth. Investigation
showed that the supply was satisfac-
tory, even under the increased de-
mand. Retailers were securing the
vegetables from the wholesalers at
prices permitting fair profit at a
selling price of 72 cents per peck for
the better grades, and go or g. for
the second grades.
The committee assigned by the
Food Administrator to make the in
vestigations reported that dealers
charging prices quoted in the COM
plants received were guilty of rank
lprofiteering.
Ruling Now Effective
The Administration at once took
under consideration means to con-
troll the retail market. Owing to
the uncertainty Of the market pota-
toes had been removed, about two
weeks ago, from a weekly fair price
list prepared by the, Administration.
The increase in price of the vege-
table Is thought to have been a di-
rect result OF this, and 1t was de-
cided to place them again on the
list. The ruling will become effec-
tive today.
Housewives discovering retail deal
ers charging prices above the ~
cents are requested to report them
at once to the District Food Admin
istration- Such complaints will be
Investigated and punished IL the
dealer Is found guilty, the Food Ad-
ministration stated.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-12
Poincare and JoHre
Send Yanks Greetinq.

Paris, July 11.-President Poin-
care and Marshal Joffre have sent
inspiring messages to the Ameri-
can forces in France on the occa-
sion Of Bastile Day. July 14. Presi-
dent Poincare's message Is as fol-
lows:
Il will not myself miss the oc-
casion of forwarding to the Ameri-
can forces an admiring and hope
full message. For four years the
gallant English, Belgian and French
armies have been fighting on be-
The Washington herald., 1918-07-12
YIELD
GROUND WITH HEAVY
LOSSES In ALBANIA
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.


themselves in the movement against
Berat, that they found the Austrian
defense and resistance unbelievably
weak. and proceeded-and are stili
proceeding-to exploit their initial suc-
cess to the fullest possible advantage.
Meanwhile 1t seems certain that the
Austrians will have to send consid-
cradle reinforcements to the Albanian
front. But whence are these to come?
The next thing will inevitably be a
call for help to Bulgaria and Ger
many; the former has long since been
sick and tired Of the whole war busi-
ness, the latter has Just turned down
the Austrian request for help in Italy.
Thus, while the whole Albanian move
ment Is still OF local nature, 1t
presents possibilities that may shortly
give the whole war a new and sur
prising turn.
West Vital Front still.
In the meantime. the West front
continues to be, for the present, and
likely for the remainder Of the sum.
mer. the vital front. In the entente
capitals a new German offensive is
looked for momentarily. Moreover, the
political crisis precipitated by the dis
missal Of Foreign Minister Won Kuehl-
mann, once more confronts the Ger
man militarists with the necessity 10
prove their strength by new map VIC
tories. That there Is considerable
nervousness at home Is shown by Hin
denburg's letter to Gen. Roehr, In
which he makes a bid for time.
There were numerous successful
French and British local operations
In various sectors Of the Western front
during the last 36 hours, but no action
OF a major nature is recorded. Again
phase has set in where experts agree
that the resumption OF the titanic bat.
tie must come "tomorrow-surely day
after tomorrow, and II not, then Ger
tainly the following day."
The Washington herald., 1918-07-12
ARMY.
The army list follows:
Killed I'm Action.

The army list follows:
Killed I'm Action.
william o. Corner. corporal. Har-
risburg. Pa; Richard Haugh. cor
poral. Sault Ste. Marie. Mich
Upton J. Brewer. wagner. Finley.
Tenn.
Ralph II. LASER. private. Dorches-
ter, Mass: Joseph P. Socia. private.
Gettysburg. Pa.
Died of wounds.
Jouett Fitch Singleton, lieutenant.
New York.
Charles Ralph Mailer, corporal.
East Patchogue, N Y.
Ralph ]. Carpenter. private, Free
dom Station. Ohio; Ernest Carter.
private. Semanole. Okla; Tadency
Cihoeki. private, Jersey CITY. N. y:
David Gorcister. private, Los An
geles. Cal: Gordon K. Mackenzie,
private. Concord. Mass; Tom Maral-
10. private. Proval Sigma, Messina,
Italy; Troy =. Rhymes. private, Sils-
bee. Tex: Gustave Stankus, private,
Chicago. Ill.
Died of Disease.
z. W. Rupert. cook. Salisbury. Pa.
Charles II. setchel. private. Los An
geles, Cal
Died from Accident and Other
Causes
Frank Levine, private. Brooklyn. N.
7.
Severely Wounded.
Irwin R Johnston. lieutenant. Mont
gomery. Ala; Homer w. Bennett, cor
poral, Ladonia. Tex: Thomas p. Con-
roy, corporal, Cornish. Me-; John
Kokolich. corporal. Wayne, Mich. |;
Harry Greene. wagner, Detroit,
Mich; George W. Barta. private, Big
fork. Mont; Charles 2. Birk, private,
Jersey City. N. j.: Charles A. Chand-
Ter, private. Haubstadt, Ind: Antonio
Cipriano. private. Nanticoke, Pa. f;
Martin ]. Fabey. private, Philadelphia,
Pa; Albert Ffnocchio. private, Clifton,
N. j.; William c. Fox. private, Au-
burn, Mass; George Geiss. private,
New York. N Y: Alex E CREME, pri-
vate, Lynn, Mass; Claude l. Hibdon,
private, Linn Creek, Mo-; James J..
Kelly. private, Dorchester, Pa; Steve
X Kenololos, private, Hammond,
Ind; William Legeres, private, Chi
cago. ILL.,; Parker Massingil, private,
kirkland, Ala; Noah NJ. MilIiken, pri-
vate. Enville, Okla; James C. Peter
son. private, Boston. Mass; Robert r.
Pitcher, private, Ozark, Ala; Antonio
j. Poirier, private, Van Buren,, Me. ;
Martin John Ryan, private. Coolbawn,
Castle Conner, County Kilkenney, Ire
land; Ralph l. Stratton, private, Des
Moines. Iowa: Walter z. Vann, pri-
vste, Hazel Green, Wis.
wnuua.a sIE~L.E-
Lieut.. Vivian B. Mayo, Evanston,
Ill.
Missing In Action.
Chester Zentarski, corporal, Buffalo.
N. Y; Sterling Rias, private, Sheri-
dan, W. Va; Sidney Glenn Braman,
private, Rosalia, Kans.; Carl Ray
mond Burgess, private, Arnold. Kans. I;
The Washington herald., 1918-07-12
Five Air Battles
In Toul Sector.

With the American Army in France,
July 11.-Five thrilling air combats
were fought on the Toul front this
morning. Lieuts. Edgar Tobin. Of
San Antonio. and Eugene Jones, of
Chicago, shot down a German bi-
plane in flames over Thiaucourt.
Lieut.. Charles Merrick. OF Eldora,
Iowa, attacked another German ma
chine. which was seen to fall north
Of Fliery. Four other enemy planes
were driven back. Hobey Baker
chased down a German balloon.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-12
French Destroy $50
Planes IN June.

Paris. July 11.-'During June"
says an official statement issued
tonight by the war office, the
French brought down $50 enemy
airplanes. gravely damaged 1s1 and
burned thirty-one captive balloons.
French bombarding machines drop
ped 604 tons of explosives, 214 tons
during the day and $50 tons at
night time
The Washington herald., 1918-07-12
FEVER PROBE
IN ALEXANDRIA
ALLAYS FEAR
200 Property Owners IN
Court for Failure to =
Tap Sewers.

Il Alexandria Va July ii.--In con
neetion with the probe now on In
this city into its sanitary AFFAIRS,
nearly 900 property owners. owning
houses In every section OF the city.
have been cited 70 the police court
to explain their delinquency for
failure TO tap sewers that abuts
their property.
The hearings will be held nightly
IN court before Justice l. II. Thomp-
SON They were begun tonight All
OF those summoned were given by
the court until Monday in which 10
take out the permit. The cases Of
more than ffty were heard tonight
The state Corporation commis-
sion. as already announced. has or
dered the Alexandria Water Com
pany TO install a filtration plant
Lumsden on the Job.
DR.. L /. Lumsden. Of the United
States Public Health Service, 10 still
in Alexandra. with a number Of
State assistants. conducting his In
vestigation into the sanitary affairs
Of the city. principally to ascer-
tain the cause OF typhoid fever ex-
listing here That q general clean
up will soon be commenced there
is no doubt.
Alexandria's furry over the sItus-
ton is practically over. and alb
solutely no alarm Is felt. as the
doctors have the situation well In
hand. and the patients suffering from
typhoid fever are reported TO be
progressing Satisfactorily.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-12
FIRE DESTROYS STABLE.

A one-story frame stable owned by
]. w. Jeffers and used by his son,
]. w. Jeffers, jr., on the Magazine
road near the Baltimore and Ohio
tracks, was totally destroyed by fire
about noon yesterday, entailing a loss
Of $50. The cause was unknown.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-12

One hundred and three American
casualties were announced yester-
day.
General Pershing reported IS cas-
ualties, divided as follows: Killed
in action. S; died of wounds. 10; died
of disease. 2: died of accident and
other causes. 1; wounded severely.
IS; wounded slightly. I; and missing
in action. 20.
Marine casualties yesterday total
ed 3s. divided as follows: Killed in
action. IL; died of wounds. &; and
wounded severely. IS.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-12
Australians Raid
Foes Lines.

London, July 11.-Australian troops
last night penetrated the German lines
near Merris In q successful raid. tax
ing seventy prisoners and some ma
chine guns, Field Marshal Haig re-
ported in his night bulletin. Prison
ers also were taken in a raid near
Ypres. Elsewhere there was patrol
fighting.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-12
British Bring Down
Is Enemy Planes.

London, July 11.-Thirteen Ger
man airplanes were brought down
by the British yesterday. the war
loffice announced tonight. Four
British machines are missing. Ten
tons OF bombs were dropped on va
lrious targets.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-12
Pan-Germans Would Tax Jews.

Amsterdam, July 1.-THE Jewish
Correspondence Bureau OF The
Hague says IL learns from Berlin
that the pan-Germans are sgitating
for a tax on Jews.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-12
Rumanian Army Reduced.

Paris, July 1.-THE Rumanian
army will be reduced to its peace
time strength, dating from July II,
says a dispatch from Berne.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-12
Lumsden on the Job.
81 Psrished Aboard Columbia.

Peoria. Ill, July ll.-An oricial
check. completed yesterday. shows
eighty-seven persons perished in the
steamboat Columbia disaster. Eighty
four bodies have been recovered and
identified. The three missing were
residents of Pekin. Ill.
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Prohteering and profteers must
go.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-12

Two punk 'P'F-Prussianism and
The Washington herald., 1918-07-12
Navy Yard Men to Go.

A large number OF men have so
expressed themselves to William w.