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The sun., 1918-10-19
GERMANS IN WAR PLANT.
Fffty-three Enemy Aliens Dis
charged From sulphur works.

German enemy aliens are In the EN-
ploy OF several plants In Bayonne, some
or which are engaged In war work. Il
was learned after an investigation by
Deputy Marshal Thomas Duffy of Jersey
City. Yesterday a number Of them en-
ployed by the National Sulphur Com
pany were discharged. They will not be
permitted to return to the plant and will
be paid their wages this afternoon at
Police Headquarters in Bayonne. Ac-
cording TO Mr.. Duffy he found fifty-
three enemy aliens working at the plant,
but tho superintendent. Karl Muller,
says there were only thirty-two. He
says he was not aware he was violating
President Wilson's proclamation by en-
ploytng German enemy aliens, and
agreed not to employ any moro.
Mr.. Duffy's investigation began when
two men living In Brooklyn. who are
enemy aliens, asked permission to move
to Bayonne to secure work. The request
was denied. The sulphur plant Is on
the XIII van Kull and between tho
great plants OF the Standard and Tide
Water OH companies. who have several
hundred immense tanks filled with gaso-
lene. naphtha, kerosene and other cx-
plosivc products.
The sun., 1918-10-19

cialist districts, 1891. and In the one
doubtful district, S,03s.
"ln Brooklyn the registration OF
women In the nine Democratic districts
is 49,32S. In the eight Republican dis
tricts the increase Is 66,396. and in the
three Socialist districts is 9.45f. In the
three doubtful districts, with Republican
tendency, the gain Ia 1858. thus demon
strating that In Republican districts the
percentage OF women registering is much
larger than in the Democratic districts.
I'VE have every reason to be well
satisfied with the figures of registration
in Greater New York.
mfr. Smith, the Democratic candidate
for Governor, resides In the Second AS
sembly district. The registration last
year In that district. when only men were
registered. was 1901, and in 1918, when
both men and women registered, Is TO-
295, or an increase OF only 094. The
number of women registered in this dis
trict Ia a,511, the smallest number in
any of the twenty-three Assembly dis
tricts in the borough Of Manhattan"
The Republican State Committee
started an offensive yesterday against
the Democratic propaganda that Gov.
Whitman has been extravagant because
the state budget has gone up. In n
statement the committee says:
THE Tammany candidate for Gov
ernor gays he will save the people
money. He will cut down the taxes, lie
sayr. Mr.. Smith Is n member Of tho
Board OF Estimate and Apportlonment
in New York city. He has vote on
amounts>to be raised BY taxation.
The New York city budget FOR 1919.
tentative, shows an increase of $4,000
900 over the Mitchell administration
budget OF 1917. II Mr.. Smith cannot
stop an increasing budget i'll New Yorl;
city, how will he be able, if elected, to
cut down the States expenditures"
The sun., 1918-10-19
SUFFS ASSAIL WADSwORTH.
Pickcts Begin Drive On Senator
Who Voted '.No."

Special Despdtch 10 THE Sun.
WAsIrSGToS, Oct. 1S.-The pickets OF
She National woman's party. now ell
gagged in an effort to bring the Senate
to its senses" as they express II, to-
day began their series of individual at
lacks on tho thirty-four Senators who
voted NO" on the Susan u. Anthony
amendment to the Federal Constitution.
Senator Wadsworth IN. " wac the
first victim selected for public ex.
c. ration. The suffragists appeared at
the portal OF the Senate Office building
to-day with n banner bearing the fol-
lowing words:
Senator wadsworth's regiment Ia
fighting for democracy abroad.
Senator Wadsworth left his regiment
and is fighting against democracy in
the Senate.
Senator Wadsworth could serve his
country better sly fighting with his
regiment abroad than by fighting wom-
en-"
The suffragists promise to assail one
Senator of tho thirty-four each day.
Senator Baird IN. j. Is slated for their
next blast
The sun., 1918-10-19
WILSON LAUDs GERRY LAW.
Anti-Bribc Act Much Needed, He
Writes.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1S.--In a letter
to-day to Senator Gerry CRhode Island)
author Of the new law making a Fed
eral offence of bribery in Congress
sional primariesN or elections. President
Wilson expressed his satisfaction at
signing the measure and said the De-
partment OF Justice would use this
power to the limit Of legitimate ex-
eTclse.
81 am sorry to say that such q bill
was very much needed the President
wrote. ''Exper!encestn- the last cleo
ton and in many that preceded 1t had
demonstrated only too clearly the im-
portance of putting the Federal power
in commission against the processes of
corruption at elections. The Depart
ment of Justice will use this power to
the utmost limit of legitimate exercise,
and want you to know how much
appreciate your personal connection
with the measure"
The sun., 1918-10-19
Nine Hurt in Bridge Crash.

Nine persons were hurt ana trolley
traffic was Interrupted yesterday morn
ing for an hour when two east bound
cars collided near the Manhattan
anchorage OF the Brooklyn Bridge. A
Union street car ran into one Of the
Graham avenue line when the car ahead
came to n stop because the trolley
pole jumped the wire. Ono OF the pas
sengers, Milton Ellin Of SO East le5th
street, was taken to the Long Island
College Hospital. The others went 10
their homes.
The sun., 1918-10-19
LOVE WIRE LATE, SHE SUES.
Girl Who Missed Soldiers Pro.
posaI Accuses Western Union.

Because of alleged failure to deliver
on time n telegram containing a pro-
posal of marriage, Miss Catharine Frey
Of 2S4 Duncan avenue, Jersey City. has
filed suit In the Hudson County Cir
cult Court against the Western Union
Telegraph Company for $4,000 dam
ages Tho message was sent August Is
from Camp Quantico. virginia. by Pri-
vate Maurice Adler of Company c of the
Sixth Battalion of Marines, and read:
III you come to Quantico at once, we
can be married by the chaplain to-mor-
row. Last chance before ! leave. An
swer Immediately. Maurice Adler"
The telegram was received at the COM
pany's Jersey City Office at 8 o'clock and
a messenger was sent to deliver II at 2s4
Duncan avenue. Miss Frey says she
was waiting for a message from Adler.
but received none until several days
after a letter from him arrived which
was mailed as he was about TO sail.
The sun., 1918-10-19
OUT OF WORK; ENDS HIS LIFE.
Man With Two Sons I'm Service
Found Dead I'm Park.

The body of n man, supposed from q
State military census card to be John
Muller. of 1875 Seventy-fourth street,
Brooklyn, was found in the hemlock
grove near the Lorillard Mansion, Bronx
Park. yesterday by Patrolman Gerkin.
There was bullet wound In the temple.
The police believed the case was one OF
suicide.
Friends OF the Muller family said last
night that Muller's mind had been az
fected by lack of employment. One
son is with the army and the other Is
at Pelham Bay. III with influenza.
The sun., 1918-10-19
U. s. CHARGE GUSTS POLICE.
st. Louis Chief and Two Captains
Are Suspended.

Sr. Louis. Oct. 1s.--Chief Of Police
William Young, Capts william c. Hess
and John y. Pickel were suspended from
the police force by the Board Of Police
Commissioners to-day on charges pre-
teTred by the United States Government
The nature OF the charges was with
held. One police sergeant was suspended
and two others resigned.
The sun., 1918-10-19
Two Pinned Under Automobile.

Benton Halliday. giving his address
as ass West Thirtieth street. was ar
rested yesterday upon tho charge of
irving an automobile while intoxicated
after Il machine in which he was pro-
ceeding south In Riverside Drive
swerved from the roadway at 1sotb
street. struck a tree and was over.
turned, Halliday was thrown from the
machine, and Charles Foster OF l03
East 107th street was pinned under the
machine. Both men were slightly hurt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21

hundred tons, thousands of tons of fresh
 beef will be handled daily and besides
 there will be a storage capacity for more
 thousands of tons of beef and additional
 thousands of tons of other edioles, thus
 assuring the army with fresh foodstuffs at all times.
 In this center there are being erected a number of huge storage houses for ann munition and other inflammable ma- terials, and the buildings are of hollow fireproof brick, all made in America and 8 1ireproof system is being built safeguarding the munitions and involv- ing a pipe system of hundreds of miles. All this work has been and is being done by one regiment of engineers, one regiment of forresters and companies de- tailed from regular regiments. No boom munitions town in America ever grew faster. And, of course, there are other ports and other island towns in whicA similar progress has been made At these things the captain who was conducting me on his round only hinted
 for he was too busy with his own work even to speak of his neighbours. So we climbed into his auto and, leaving the
 main yards behind us, rode by the reser- voir.
 Again we passed dumps with materials There was structural steel that must have kept the mills at Pittsburg busy for many week, piled sses.iv on the ground or lying on flat cars There were all sorts of tools and machinery with the names of companies in Cleveland, Chi cago, Bucyrus, O., and little but famous industrial towns throughout America Parts of cranes and railroad hand cars, boilers, wheels, chains. framework, were here-a bewildering array of metal cover- ing the countryside
 All through the trip we were stopped by 1ieutenants and sergeants each boss ing his affiliated job, and each time tine conversation was brief and American. Right, that's right Captain C. would say. You bring that train through here.* or. "Yes. wei place the next =-a=ehause there. Begin on the concrete today Or. again, we would meet a French officer and talk over
 the occupation of so many more acres to the east CT west of here.
 We stopped at granite quarry, re-
 gently taken over, where new ma
 chinery was being installed to lift out
 the great slabs of stone which are
 needed for road and other building
 Then we came to the sand operation.
 Here were rolling hills with pine trees clinging to. the silver sand for subsistence. the soil covered with a finely patterned carpet of needles, and in the distance the hlue water. The sun shone with dazzle on the ripples, and it was a scene of beauty and peace.
 But suddenly whistle sounded and an empty train pulled up on the sid- ing. Then Marion" puffed and snorted, and the work was on. Marion. as every engineer who ever did excavating knows. is the giant shovel which is no respector of the earth in the shape in which it was created, and whose joy in life it is to make mountains
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21

Look at the tongue, mother! If coated. it is a sure sign that your lit tie ones stomach, liver and bowels need a gentle, thorough cleansing at once.
 When peevish, cross, listless, pale, doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act natu- rally, or is feverish, stomach sour, breath bad, has stomach -ache, sore throat, diarrhoea, full of cold, give a teaspoonful of California Syrup of Figs and in a few hours all the foul, constipated waste, undigested food and sour bile gently moves out of the lit- tie bowels without gripping. and you have a we'll, playful child again.
 You needn't coax sick children to take this harmless fruit laxative. " they love its delicious taste, and it al- ways makes them feel splendid.
 Ask your druggist for a bottle of eCalifornia Syrup of Figs,"( which has directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown-ups plainly on the bottle. Beware of commercials sold here. To be sure you get the genuine, ask to see that 1t Is made by Cali fornia Fig Syrup Company" Refuse any other kind with contempt-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21

ter some of the competitions now being arranged for soldiers of all the allied armies. Some of the longest distances are:
 Private Lebrun of the Seventy -ninsA infantry regiment, 220 feet in one d. rectiou. POS feet in the other dfres- tion, and avNrage of 211 feet. inchas.
 Private Bacnacou of the Eighteenth infantry regiment, 220 feet in one direc- tion. POP feet, z inches, in the other, an average of 206 feet, inches.
 The grenade thrown weighs 1 pound and ounces. In competitions two throws are made in opposite directions and the average distance is credited to the thrower. Thus no competitor ob- tains any advantage from the lay of the ground.
 Other competitions take account of the accuracy of the throw and of the speed with which the grenades are thrown. The best performance regis tered hitherto in this latter competition is that of Private Aptel of the Forty ninth infantry regiment who, in one minute thew A grenades with which he made 27 direct hits at distance of 10 feet on a target about six feet high by six feet wide.
 
 James Simons, who had travelled all over the United States under the na ne of Baby Jim. died recently in Philadcl- phia Baby's body weighed 800 pounds and 1t was necessary to charter an en- tire car to transport it to his home in Texas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21
Throwing Hand- Grenades
 Becoming Sport Among
 Soldiers in French Army

French Front, March so.-(corre- spondence of the Associated Press) Throwing hand grenades has become a favorite sport among French infan- trymen and its practice is greatly en- couraged by the officers. Records are kept and competitions arranged fre- quently among the men of the various units and rivalry in skill has reached a high point A good grenadier must be strong, accurate and quick. It has been found by the instructors that any man of normal physical capacity may fulfill these conditions.
 The leading promoter of efficiency in hand grenade throwing in the French army is a naval man, Lieutenant Her bert, who, even before the war. was we'll known throughout France as an expert on athletics Iii fact, it was he who founded the University of Ath- letics in the vicinity of Rheims, where boys were scientifically trained in all branches of sports
 Lieutenant Hebert has compiled rec ords of long throws. Among them are many reports of remarkable ones, which are interesting to ball players in the American army. who, after their training is over, may find time to en-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21

out of molehills and molehiils out of mountains.
 Marion is faithful servant here
 The surveyors had marked out with bit of white chalk a certain area of these hills. Captain C--- had said; Remove those hills,- and Marion has
 been removing them. The trains come up, Marion opens her mouth, taking three bites to carful, and the train pulls out towards the meadows which are awaiting the 6,000,000 cubic yards of sand.
 It was getting late in the atfer- noon and the captain had an appoint ment with French officer concerning newly proposed extension, so Lieuten- ant J--- became my guide from here. We set off in another direction. and there I saw further proof of the yer satility of the American railroad en- gineer, for the lieutenant and his men were building not rail lines, but hos pitals and factories. a sewerage system i, and reservoir.
 They have built dam 40 feet high and 800 feet long so that his hospital has supply of 100000, GOO gallons of water, which is to be filtered and chlorinated for the benefit of the sick and also the wine drinking population of the town. The hospital is one of the largest in the world, and although it's original plan was for 5000 beds, when completed 1t will probably have double that capacity. With it are being constructed soap and splint factories, and the sewerage system for tine hospital will be extended so that the town will have advantage of it, thus becoming one of the fortunate places in I France.
 The bakery and the laundry have been completed here, and the blaming mill built, so that the hospital is becoming d city in itself, of masonry and wood, the hospital being of masonry Later in the day I met other captains and licutenants, and each was engaged on sorre important work. Some were con- strncting locomotives, others were scom-
 bling small automobiles UT big trucks
 One was in charge of a remount station Another was building barracks for so
 many thousand men.
 And when I had heard about nearly everything that is being done at this
 port, Colonel $. advised me to visit half
 a dozen nearby ports or inland towns
 so that I might see more than frac-
 tion of the work of the engineers.
 But that would take long weeks, so Y
 tho reader will multiply the few scans
 facts that are here given. remembering
 that there are certain branches of the
 work that are not even mentioned. some estimate may be formed of what the few months ago have done and are doing in France. In the colonel's own words. We are preparing to keep ahead or the American army"
 Copyright, 1918. by Edward Marshall.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21
Cities Made, Villages De- stroyed and Hills Levelled at a Nod, All by Men
 in Uniform
PORT PREPARED TO HANDLE SUPPLIES
 FOR 12,OOO,OOO MEN
One Job Alone if Done in America Would Require 50,000 Men Working
 200 Days
Bx GEORGE B. sELpEs

A Port in Francef April 11.-(Special Correspondence.)-To it is impossible to tell the people of the United States specifically what the American engineers are doing in France, but generally the work may be summed up in one line: They are guaranteeing victory for the American army in the fighting months phead-
 This Is . big thing to say, but these are days of great deeds and great works, also, with the hope of the world set
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21

Girl workers in the danger buildings at Woolwich arsenal London. are not allowed to wear jewelry. so they in- duige their love of personal adorn- mont by wearing bright colored rib bons as shoe laces.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-20
AWAIT FRESH HUN ATTACK.
Germans Apparently Preparing For
Another Thrust For Amiens.

Germans Apparently Preparing For
Another Thrust For Amiens.
With the British Army in France,
April 20.--No further enemy attacks
developed during the night Trouble
still is brewing south OF the river
Somme. There are indications that
another mighty thrust for the supply
base at Amiens is boiling.
The Germans are nursing their hurts
in the region Of LaBassee canal.
In sharp local engagement at
Rhiez du vinage this morning. from
the direction Of Pacaut wood. the en-
emy overran the British outposts but
were driven back to the wood.
In the Arras region there was more
activity yesterday and last night The
British advanced their line slightly on
a 1900 yard front east Of Beaurains
and repulsed German counter attack.
Later. however. the British withdrew
to their original line.
Southwark in the ridge zone about
emy has paused to originate a more
careful scheme of assault than he has
been employing.
For some time the Germans have
been pushing one attack after another
against KENNEL in order to catch the
British before they could get up REIN
forcements and the infantry has been
sent forward without the usual proper
arrangements.
The German higher command, ap-
parently.- has paused to arrange more
careful drive.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-20
Confident Great Hu,
Offensive Has Been
Permanently Stopped

Washington. April 2O.--An optimistic
view of the military situation In France
was given today by Secretary Baker
and war officials at the weekly con-
ference OF the military commission and
the senate committee. who said they
believed the German drive had been
permanently stopped both aignst
Amiens and also in Flanders.
Another attack by the Germans is
expected shortly at some new point not
yet disclosed but with the allied forces
confident Of holding the enemy. Dis
position of the allied forces were dis
closed contidentally to the committee
men. who expressed pride in the work
so far taken by the American expedi-
tion
Progress of production of war ma
terials was detailed to senators. Some
of them said afterward that improve
ment in the aviation program was re-
ported and much Improvement in
transportation was announced.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-20
NEW DESTROYER LAUNCHED.
Wife Of Secretary Daniels christens
Latest Addition to US. Navy.

--latest Addition to US, Navy
Quincy Mass, April 20.- Mrs. Jo-
sephus Daniels. wife of the secretary Of
the navy. christened Uncle Sans new
est warship when one of the latest type
of destroyers was launched at the Fore
River yard Of the Bethlehem Ship
building Corporation here, today.
Secretary Daniels is here on an in
spection tour OF the Fore River and
Squantum works, which now employ
10000 men.
After the destroyer had been launched
the shipbuilders called on Mr. Daniels
for speech.
''The most gratifying thing about this
war" he said, sis that men of all call
ings have been ready to make any sac
rifice the authorities have asked them
to make.
THE spirit Of America is that there
is no profiteering and no federation OF
slackers, either in military service, in
munition plants. in the ship yards or
anywhere else. The men who are turn
ing out destroyers and munitions are
just as brave as men who are at the
front.
"The greatest disappointment OF the
kaiser has not been the failure Of u
boat warfare to starve our allies. but
was the falldown Of the propaganda to
foment social revolution in America"
7 Mr. Daniels announced the new de-
stroyer had been christened Belle, in
honor of Rear Admiral Henry Bell, who
commanded, division OF the United
States feet under Farragut in the
civil war
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-20
Rearrangement of
Draft Men Would Put
1000, 900 In Class 1

Washington, April oG.--Under the
classification of men for selective
draft service, Provost Marshal Cen
eral Crowder has advised the senate
military committee, approximately
100000 will be placed in class from
which all future calls will be made.
These men are exclusive Of the oO0,-
900 to 1000, 900 who will be made SUD
ject annually to military duty by act
of congress subjecting youths reach
ing their majority.
OF the 1000, 900 in class 1, nearly 20
per cent of the total registration OF
the country, General Crowder has ad-
vised senator's that all men probably
will be drawn and 1t is improbable
that calls will go outside the highest
class.
OF youths reaching II years Of age.
it is believed that 30 per cent will be
placed in class 1. Plans OF the new
draft, General Crowder said, are un-
settled by the house amendment to the
senate bill vhanging the basis OF
quotas from state populations to the
number Of men in class l, which would
give credits to states by voluntary en-
listment or previous draft.
Opposition to the house amendment
would cause much inequality between
states in the new draft. Agricultural
states, General Crowder said, would
have to furnish the largest new quota
and it is doubted whether this would
tbe advisable inlview of necessity for
undiminished food production.
According to inquiry of the provost
marshall generals office on the house
amendment, Louisiana would be re-
quired under the proposal to furnish
76 per cent of all Louisianans in class
/, while Massachusetts, would be COM
PEELED only to present 10 per cent, be-
cause Of the credits Of the states and
the, dlsproportionate snare OF voiun-
tary enlistment. Three states, it was
said, under the house amendment
would be exempt entirely from the
new bill.