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The Robesonian., 1918-07-25
SHELLED GERMANS
WHILE UNDER FIRE
Young Lieutenant Had 8 Horses Shot
Under Him-ThriIling Story of
American Fighting Men.
London Dispatch, July %.

AOluOl OlSpdCCn, July ZZ.
How an American battery on the
Marne shelled the Germans for 7:
hours while under fire from enemy
guns is described by Reuters CORE
spondent at French headquarters. A
young lieutenant, after telephone
wires had been severed, maintained
communication between the battery
and the infantry. He had eight
horses shot from under him in max
ing 16 trips and on the last Journey
was wounded in the knees. The cor
respondent says:
Il spent yesterday Saturday on
the bank Of the Marne with the Amer
lean troops. They were the officers
and men of a battery of American
75's, which had been in position or
bare, exposed plateaux, above the
river about a thousand yards from
the boche bridges during the entire
week. They were aroused by terrific
artillery preparation on the part OF
the enemy on the night Of July Il
The American battery was in the open
and of the 80 enemy batteries which
had been identified in the sector, five
were concentrating their fire on the
American battery The men had to
turn out and open on the enemy with
out moments delay. They contin-
ued to fire as hard as they could fo,
y hours.
"The Americans were under a heavy
shell fire themselves during the whole
time, but they never relaxed their eff
forts for a moment The whole pla
teau is plowed up by German shells
The Americans, who have never been
in a serious action before, lost both
men and horses, but the battery was
never silenced.
''In the first hour of the lombard
ment every telephone wire in the sec.
tor was cut by German shells and t..
battery was left without means Of
communication with the American III
fantry in the river valley below, who11
it had to support.
"a young lieutenant volunteered tt
restore the liaison himself. Taking {
horse he rode down to the rive
through the German barrage and bacl
and during the night galloped Il
| times between the battery and tn.
river, always under terrible heavy
fire He had eight horses hit under
him and on the last journey he him
self was hit in the knees.
"a battery commander told me hs
had the greatest difficulty with his
slightly wounded men. None of then
wanted to leave the battlefield anc
the men ordered to go away for treat.
ment would hide themselves in order
to avoid notice, hoping in this way tc
remain with their comrades. One
gun, the crew of which had been
knocked out by single big shell, was
kept working by the telephone men
who, realizing what had happened
dashed out of their shelter aad be
gan to man the gun themselves with
out orders"
The Robesonian., 1918-07-25
Provides for Army Of 100000.

washington Special, July ~ 10 Ds1'
timore Sun.
Early in September the Secretary
of War will submit to Congress a
new man-power measure providing
for such extensions of the draft age
and such other notifications OF tn
Selective Service act as will put the
Government in command of substan-
TALLY 100000 men.
Details of this new military program
are being worked out by the General
Staff. the War College and the higher
civilian officials of the War Depart
ment. No announcement of the con
clusions already reached has been
made, and the plan itself will not be
officially divulged until it is laid be,
fore the committee of the House and
| Senate
The Robesonian., 1918-07-25
"Settin' Up.

care you going to chuch tonight
Liza :" ''No sah Ise gwine to de set
tin up" This was the conversation
I heard between two ladies of color
on the street recently. A colored wo,,
man had died, the negro Informed
Liza, and a big time was expected at
the settin' up. 1t is said that colored
people have swell occassions--some
Of the biggest times of their lives
sssettin' up" when a member Of their
race has died.
The Robesonian., 1918-07-25
Fight Ring to Bible Study Glasses

A unique figure in the religious ac-
tiyities Of the army Y. M. C. A. at
Camp Grant, ILL.,, is Fighting Par
son" Wege. In pugilistic costume ne
fights three spirited bouts with all
comers to entertain the soldiers; theg'
retires to the Red Triangle hut where
he holds Bible study class.
The Robesonian., 1918-07-25

investigators who visited army and
navy camps throughout the United
States, caused Mr.. Ford to place his
"Okay' upon the work of the Y. M.
Z. A. which he states is "unquestion-
ably doing wonderful work and the
soldiers in camp today would be lost
without them" (referring to the Y. M.
c. A. secretaries.)
The Robesonian., 1918-07-25
Ford Okay's Red Triangle.

The Ford Motor Car Company con-
tributed $4,000 to the Y. M. C.. A.
war fund. Henry Ford wanted to
know how the money was being spent.
A highly favorable report submitted
to the millionaire builder of automo-
biles and submarines by his corps of
The Robesonian., 1918-07-25
1000 New Testaments.

Eleven thousand New Testaments
were distributed free to soldiers from
a Red Triangle hut by our Y. M. Z.
A. workers overseas in one month.
The Robesonian., 1918-07-25
They'l Plant Wheat After This.

Since it has been Impossible to buy
any -four in Lumberton l have heard
farmers who had canvassed the town
and failed to find any biscuit materlal!
for sale remark that if they lived
they would plant enough wheat to
make their bread after this. Good
idea.
The Robesonian., 1918-07-25
Chamberlain's Collie and Diarrhoea
Remedy.

Now is the time to buy bottle OF
this remedy so as to be prepared IN
case that any one Of your family
should have an attack of collie or dlar-
rhoea during the summer months. 1t
is worth hundred times it's cost when
needed.
The Robesonian., 1918-07-25
SEEN AND HEARD
(BY HAPPY JACK.)
In the Middle of a Bad Fix.

A certain young man recently got
himself into the middle Of bad fix
when he wrote two girls letter each
and addressed to each girl the letter
he intended for the other. In one Of
the letters he had some things to say
about the other girl that he no 1ouDt
would have left off had he known
that she would see the letter. Things
will happen.
noticed one day recently one Grip:
pie who was begging present his card
to another cripple.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-06
.NDORSE MULLOWNY
FOR ANOTHER Term
Friends of Police Court Justice Urge
His Reappointment.

Friends of Judge Alexander Null
lowny. including a Justice of the
United States Supreme Court, a JUS
tice of the District Supreme Court. a
Justice of the Court of Appeals, the
United States District Attorney, the
president and members of the Bar
Association, have all come out in
favor of his reappointment by letters
and messages to the Department O..
Justice.
Everywhere friends of Judge MuI
lowny are rallying to his support.
Prominent business men and bankers
of this city are vigorously pushing
his candidacy.
Judge Mullowny's term expired De-
cember q, 1917. and so far no name
has been sent in by the President for
confirmation in the Senate.
The Commissioners of the District
have come out as favorable to Judge
Mullowny. Maj. Raymond Pullman is
among his staunch supporters.
Right Rev. Alfred Harding. bishop
Of Washington, is also heartily in
favor of Judge Mullowny's reappoint-
ment. Robert N. Harper. w. T. Gal
liner, Cuno Rudolph, John Poole and
W. d. Hoover. all well known in
banking circles in this city, favor his
reappointment. The Anti Saloon
League is also strong indorser for
Judge Mullowny.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-06
CHARITY WORK
REDOUBLED AS
COLD PERSISTS
Coal, Food and Clothing
Furnished Poor Through
Aid Societies.

The Associated Charities has put
on extra workers to meet the null
tiplied demands OF the poor. Com
missioner Brownlow has come to
the relief Of the Citizens Relief As
l.soeiation by authorizing John w,
Beale, superintendent of engineer
stables to furnish two double
wagons for, the delivery of coal to
the Associated Charities and the
Citizens Relief Association during
the present emergency when the
dealers are unable to keep up with
their deliveries.
Several teams worked yesterday.
Much coal. which otherwise wound
have been undelivered. was thus
brought to the homes Of Washing
toniaIls.
Today will see forty District teams
heaped with coal, plodding through
the Streets They will not be brought
back to regular service until the con-
gestion has been alleviated.
Yesterday and the day before
twelve tons were hauled in quarter
ton or half ton lots to families un-
| der the care of these societies
where 1t is not only. question OF
fuel but also other necessities such
as food, clothing. payment Of rent
and special family troubles.
Woman seeks Aid.
One woman of three score years
and ten. reporting herself a new
conner in Washington, asked for q
visitor to be sent her to whom she
might tell her story. This elderly
woman had the care of small
child and found 1t impossible to
buy fuel and felt that she was be-
ing charged an excessive amount
for rent. The visitor undertook to
be an intermediary to help smooth
the way for her. One man reported
that he had seven children and
was Just out of the hospital. He
could afford to buy a quarter tor
of coal. but could not pay for haul
ing. He needed the money fol-
food. The coal was sent free.
The society is greatly in need OF
volunteers who will agree to give
regular time on one or more days
a week. They will be assigned &c
one of the seven district centers
and work under the direction OF
| experienced visitors in charge oi
these several districts into which
the city is divided. Persons able
to render this service are asked tC
report to Miss Louise o. Beall
District secretary. Social Service
House. 923 H street. or telephone
Main 992.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-06
PRICE DROP FORECAST
in SEA FOOD MARKET
Cost of Finny Tribe Expected tc
! Hit Toboggan.

The price OF fish is to hit the tobog-
gan in the spripg. and one may ex-
pect to get seafood for almost what
one paid for it before the war. This
was the prediction last night Of the
United States Food Administration.
Regulatory measures of the admin
istration will be applied to the new
conditions of large catches to force
down the wholesale prices to pre-war
levels.
Meatless days and the generally re-
duced consumption of red meats, says
the Food Administration, greatly in
creased the demand for fish, and pro-
duction itself was reduced, owing to
the transfer of fishermen and fishing
boats into naval service. There fol-
lowed a. shortage of hemp and linen
for nets and other gear, and the in
creased demand. decreased production
and added cost of getting catch
to market forced prices up.
These and other factors are being
eliminated or mitigated. Increased
production Is assured, and salt water
fish, says the administration, should
be plentiful and reasonable in price
by May.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-06
KELLOGGS GET LICENSE
FOR CHURCH WEDDING

Robert NJ. Kellogg, g years old. said
to be a son of the wealthy Kelloggs
Of Battle Creek. Mich. secured mar
riage license yesterday from Col w.
A. Kroll at the court house.
A short while ago, young Kellogg
and Miss Hazel w. Gault, 10 years.
were united in marriage by civil
ceremony at Chattanooga. They came
to Washington a day or so ago and
decided to have the ceremony re-
performed according to the rites of
the church. Rev. z. NJ. Thompson
will perform the ceremony.
Mr.. Kellogg has EXPRESSED a desire
to enter the military service of the
United States
The Washington herald., 1918-01-06
White Duck Famine
Makes Panama Pant
For Neither RaiInent

They're suffering in Panama, ac-
cording to advices reaching here
yesterday, from white duck
famine.
Pants. In these hot (Panama)
days. are made of everything but
the cool and accustomed white
duck. When Canal Zone civilians
sought relief. they were Informed
that pants would be forthcoming
for them only after the navy, the
army, the Marine Corps and the
Red Cross have obtained all the
white duck they need.
Meantime, these hot January
(Panama) days find Canal Zone
civilians sweltering. with no relief
in sight-nor any white duck pants.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-06
Giving War Service

A RMOUR will continue to render to both pro-
Z y ducers and consumers its wartime service at
less than ordinary peace-tne percentage of profit
on every dollar of turnover.
Although called upon to meet enormous demands
from the Government and although the Armour
ganization will undoubtedly be forced labor under
greatly increased pressure, Armour and Company
anticipate that their facilities will be adequate for
the feeding of every household and the supplying
of every dealer accustomed to looking to them for
supply.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-06
DEATH FOLLOWS ACCIDENT.

A verdict of accidental death was
reported yesterday by the coroner's
jury investigating the death of
Joseph White, the colored elevator
conductor. who was caught between
the first floor and the rising eleva
tor at the Luecrne apartments. 1889
I street northwest, Friday.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-06
LOCAL TEMPERATURES.

Midnight, 10; 2 a. m. %; a. m, ao;6a. m,
%: a. m, 20; 10 a. m. p; IL noon, n z
p. m. Is; D. m. Is; D. m, .; .. m, %;
10 p. m, Is Highest. IS; lowest, Is.
Relative hnmidity-s a. m. a.; D. m, q; 8
p. m, 90. Rainfall Is D. m, to p m), o.
Hours Of sunshine. /; per cent of possible sun
shine, l.
Departures-Accumulated deficiency Of temper.
ature since January l. 1913. 80; deficiency Of
Temperature since January J. l9ls, 90. Accu.
n'ulated deficiency Of precipitation since Jan,
nary J, 1913, -o9; deficiency Of precipitation
since January /. 1913 -o9
Temperature same date last year-Highest, 50
lowest, 3S
The Washington herald., 1918-01-06
Ye Fireside
Gossip
BIZ A. B. c.
LAST SUNDAY

LAST SUNDAY
i WAS telling you
ABOUT A party -.
WE WERE going
TO HAVE :.
AT MY house
AND 1 was sore"
CAUSE 1 couldn't
GET MY new suit
BECAUSE
D. ]. KAuFMAN's
WERE TOO busy
TO GET it out.
WELL
THE FUNNY part
IS THAT I'm lucky
1 DIDN'T have it.
CAUSE, DURING the party
WE BUILT a log fire
AND SUCH smoke
AND WHEN we couldn't
STAND THE smoke
WE PICKED the
LOG FIRE up and
THREW 1T out
THE WINDOW.
AND OH mel Oh my!
YOU SHOULD have
SEEN ME cioti,2s.
Z /
l THANK YOU
The Washington herald., 1918-01-06
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia
Snow or rain and warmer today. Tomorrow
scmeyhat colder and probably fair; moderate
night.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-06
CIVIL WAR VETERAN DIES.

After a long illness, Robert S. Bar
bee, veteran of the civil war and
native of Washington for score OF
years, died yesterday at his residence,
The Washington herald., 1918-01-06

lilo Maryland avenue southwest He
leaves a wife, Mrs. Susan c. Barbee.
and seven children.
Funeral services are TO be held Mon
day afternoon at O'Clock from Lees
undertaking establishment. The re-
The Washington herald., 1918-01-06
Keeping Markets Goine

CONSUMERS want to know that they will con-
- tnue to be supplied with foodstufs, delivered
them, no matter where they live, under the ideal,
refrigerated conditions to which they are accus-
toned.
As is well known, all big businesses-Armour among
the number-operate on borrowed capital and as
borrowing capacity is based on earnings it is nat
ural that doubt about future conditions should
exist. For business men realize that under present
conditions virtually every misunderstanding Ar
mour-needs about double the capital of few years
ago. because of raw material and labor costs.
In spite of restricted earnings, however, Armour
and Company, firm in the conviction that patriotism
demands the meeting of established obligations will
continue to do their best .--
The Washington herald., 1918-01-06
TIDE TARIFFS

TIDE TABLES.
Compiled By the United States Coast and
Geodetio SurveS
Today-Low tide. ssis q. m. md 81 D. m
high tide. 204 a. m. and 2:3i p. m.
Automobile lamps must be lighted By 5:I
p m
The Washington herald., 1918-01-06

Utah has three natural bridges that
are higher and of greater span than
any other natural bridge in the
world.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-06

GUIDES Home-Grown Flowers
are preferred for weddings. dinners. receptions,
and all social functions l24 F.-Adr
The Washington herald., 1918-01-06

the producer but does not guarantee any market to
the packer, Armour will continue to keep markets
open that producers outlets may not become
clogged And despite the fact that during the past
fiscal year, Armour paid producers some $lloooo,ooo
more (4796 i1crease) for livestock than they paid
for the total weight in 1915 two years before
this country entered the war; responsibility to the
public demands continued delivery to them of the
fullest possible values.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-06
SEEKS
SIMPLER TAX
LAW FOR WAR
Proposes to Enact Substi.
tute for Legislation
Widely Criticized.

Senator Reed Smoot, of Utah, yes
terday introduced a substitute for
the present revenue bill which has
caused so much criticism.
The details OF the new bill are
practically as announced by the Sem
ator several days ago. He proposes
to repeal the income tax law OF 1876,
munitions manufacture tax, excess
profits tax. war income tax. war ex-.
cess profits tax, the income tax
amendment. and also the zone sys-
tenn for second class mail matter.
In lieu of the various war excess
profits taxes, Senator Smoot wishes
to establish war profit" taxes. He
designates the pre-war period of five
years, including 1913. instead of the
three years now used as basis.
surtaxes Are Consolidated.
He makes no change in the normal
2 per cent tax upon net incomes of
individuals. but consolidates the sur
taxes in the acts of 1915 and 1917,
and also does away with the two
different amounts of exemptions. The
$1,000 exemptions is allowed to sin
gle persons, and 5000 to those with
dependents. One hundred dollars is
allowed for each child. The bill al
lows exemption for amounts paid to
partners as salaries.
Instead of the present normal taxes
amounting to 6 per cent on corpora
tions, Senator Smoot imposes eight
per cent except when corporations
have less than 5000 income. He
claims his tax will raise $4,000. .OOo
more than the present taxes-s7l5, ,000,-
instead of $50. 100000
He obtains his basis for war
profits" by deducting pre-war profits
from the income for the taxable year.
the pre-war profits to be the aver
age Of the selected years. plus per
cent of new capital and minus s
per cent of withdrawn capital.
The estimated revenue" said
Senator Smoot, Ito be derived from
this tax will amount to $1,351,050,-
900. based on a war profit of $3,500,-
100000 for the year 1917.
Division of burden.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-06
Division of burden.

Total 81, ,351 ,050, 900
This is an increase of revenue
over the present excess profits tax
of S125.000.000.
The present bin Is unworkable,
and the taxes are uhscientific and
discriminatory" Smoot says. My
amendment provides a taxing sys-
tenn that any ordinary business man
or individual can understand and
have no trouble in making out a
tax return"
The Senator says IL his amend
ment becomes law there will be
no need of an advisory board with
in the Treasury Department to help
with decisions.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-06

mains will be buried in Arlington Ma
tionsl Cemetery.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-06

DRODUCERS want to be assured that there will
l be market for their livestock which implies
not merely its purchase but adequate facilities for
its factoring into foods that they may get their fair
proportion of the prices consumers pay.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-06

T is
II would facilities of
producers alike doub
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-12
Airplane Situation.

President Wilson, in sending the in
vestiGation of aircraft production to
the Department of Justice instead of
permitting it to remain within the
War Department, took, in view of the
several reports before him. the course
at once just to officers and civilians
connected with aircraft and conducive
to the great objective-the fastening
of production.
Nominally the charges will proceed
on the basis of the Borglum report.
which as presented thus far carries but
little weight, and is entitled to small
consideration. if unsupported. But there
is more behind the situation than the
content of that general statement by
an individual not an officially consti-
tuted investigator. There are two
other reports to be considered. both
before the President: each authori-
very able men.
The Senate military committee re-
ported the fact, which the War Depart
ment could no longer conceal. that its
promises of early huge quantity pro-
duction of warplanes could not be
made good: that delays in manufac-
ture were unaccountable. and it's rec
concentration that production for the
Army. be transferred from the Signal
Corps to an Independent production
body. The President had meantime in
stituted a separate investigation under
the Marshall committee, composed of
two distinguished lawyers, its chair
man the great-grandnephew Of Chief
Justice Marshall, and the third member
an engineer and practical business
man. The content of that report is
! known to none but the President. the
members of the committee and prob
ably Secretary Baker. But it contains
the recommendation that production
for the Army be transferred from the
Signal Corps to an Independent pro-
duction body. In neither report is
there a suggestion that anything Gull
pable may be attached to Army ad-
mjnistration.
The President has followed the rec
concentrations and placed a business
man and organizer at the head of the
work.
Late English reports show that no
aGon has produced a motor in less
than twelve months: hut from the re-
ceipt Of tho first plans to the day OF
delivery Of the liberty motors in guam
tity was little less than ten months
Nevertheless. the Presidents dispo-
| sition of the investigation was the wise
i one. for II 1t had been made by the
War Department no one would have
accepted a favorable decision as i'm.
partial. The Department of Justice
has facilities for making a thorough
| examination ofrall the facts.