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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-19
NEW AREA IN FINANCE .
PREDICTED BY BOARD
,Rationing OF Financial Resources
VIII Not Widely Differ From
That of War Days.
WILL AID OTHER NATIONS
Liquid Capital OF the Country May
for Long Time Prove Inadequate
to Meet Demands OF World, Says
Official Bulletin.

WASHINGTON. December iS.--A new
era in American finance. "replcic with
new and inomcntous problems demand,
ing no less consideration ;il;in those OF
war is predicted by tho December
bulletin Of tho Federal Reserve Board.
made public to-day.
Ra,iuning OF the financial resources
of the country during tho transition
period. not widely different from thai
required when tho nation was a: war.
aid to foreign governments through the
medium OF the banks. in addition to
that which may be required from the
Americas governments prcvcnt:on of
In fia,ion. Limitation OF industry 10
those lines which may properly he
called essential" and methods for NIB.
sorption OF war loans. were some OF
the suggestions mad" for securing a
broad economic basis FOR tho future.
With the termination Of the war thc
United states. in common with the rest
OF The world. is confronted with prob
icms and needs growing out Of re-
cons ruction. but IN tho opinion Of the
the requirements OF puhi!c financing.
The LIQUID capital cf tic country
the bulletin continues. may for long
sine TO come be inadequate 10 meet
tho, demands OF tho world. and some
process Of outstanding: o. raticniuy il
must therefore be applied during re-
during the period o. tn" war. Tho
methods Will not 10 tho same. but Will
be closely analogous 10 those pursued
during tho var.
Federal HESERvT: SYSTEM
INFLUENCING DISrRIHUTIOS
Attention Is called to the fact that
the Federal reserve system is now In
"an exceptional position for influcnc-
Ing the distribution and use of bank
ing credit upon an economic basis"
Necessity for the reduction Of loans
on war paper Is dealt with at length.
and direct absorption Of tho govern
meDt bonds now carried by the banks
through extensive popular saving IL
suggested as 4 means of creating new
current wealth.
With the return Of barLks obligations
10 normal liquidity and as commercial
paper takes the place of notes secured
by bonds and certificates of indebted
ness. no" making up large proper
ton Of the Federal reserve system as
sets. the bulletin says, prices will grad
ually work towards a normal and sta
bio basis.
"coincident with the reduction OF do
nestle war loans" the bulletin says.
with reference to foreign aid. there
may probably be expected to develop
n direct demand upon our banking re-
sources for accommodation designed TO
facilitate the movement of goods TO
other countries"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-19
CHARGES NOT SUSTAINED
Administrative board Decides fol
Nurse Dismissed From Virginia
Hospital for InNubOrdinatiOn.

Yesterday tho administrative Board.
by vote of to .. decided that the
charges of INSTRUMENTATION against Miss
Eliza beth Perkins. n student nurse ut
the Virginia Hospital. had not been
sustained. and recommended that she
be granted a diploma. The vote was:
Ayns--Bcck. Glenn. Mccarthy Noes
Folkes and fIobson.
Within few weeks of hcr gradun
ton. Miss Perkins was dismissed from
the hospital for an alleged violati ton
OF an important ru'N. She appea, led tho
matter to the bonrd
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-19
Srntencch no. .IniI

Sentenced 10 Jail.
IN the HustingS Court Yesterday G.
g. Chiappa WAS fined $50 and sentcn-
ced to serve ono month in Jail for
violation Of the prohibition law
Many genuine bargains are offered
in the Want Ads to-day. Real them
The Washington herald., 1918-06-24
ONLY YEOBABY, INTERVIEWED,
APPROVES HIS NAVY PARENTS

Richard Louis Schmidt. the only
"yeomanette" in the United States,
yesterday gave a Washington Her
aid reporter an interview.
81 am the first and only yeoman-
ette in the world" he stated at
once. and while / may be only four
months and a half old. ] am thor
oughly aware of the duties and
privileges OF my position. There
may be other yeomanettes-I prefer
the term to yeobabies-in the fu-
tire. but I will always be the first "
and he smiled proudly upon his in
terviewer.
At least this is what the reporter
and his proud young mother under
stood him to say. and as they were
the only ones present during the
interview they must be right.
Little Richard, born March z, is
the first baby to be born while both
his parents were serving enlist
ments in the navy of the United
States. His mother. who by the way
looks entirely too young to be the
mother Of such an important young
man, enlisted in the service as q
The Washington herald., 1918-06-24
MANY employees FAIL
TO SHARE INCREASE
Government Workers Circulate Pc.
titions for $l20 Advance.

Thousands of government en-
pioyes will fail to share in the $12O
early increase provided for in the
Executive and Judicial Appropria-
tion bill for the fiscal year 1913. The
bill provided that the increase shall
go to all government employees ex-
cept those in the government agen-
cies, bureaus, etc, created since
Jan. /. 1916; and except those who
have entered the service since July
!, 1917, and those who have receiv-
ed an increase In salary of moro
than $500 during the fiscal year 1918
and those who may receive a like
increase during the fiscal year 1918.
The increase may be obtained, how
ever, II the department head issues n
statement saying that the empIoye
has personal qualifications justifying
the increase. Petitions asking that
this small increase be allowed.alI gov
eernment employees in accordance with
the authority contained in the act, arc
now being circulated and will be re-
turned to the National Federation OF
Government Employees within a few
days.
The bill containing the law is still In
conference, and the conferees have
failed to agree as to the elimination
Of the Borland amendment, requiring
all employees sharing in the increase
to work eight hours daily. The re-
fusal to grant the expected Increase
to all the employees and, to increase
the hours OF work Of those receiving
the increase. will result in a whole
sale resignation, according to many of
the department workers.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-24
D. C. RIFLEMEN
WIN HONORS TN
CLUB MATCHES
Washington Rifle Club Gets
High Scores Against
Many Experts.
By HORACE STEVENS.

Special Correspondent Of The Washington H,raE.
Naval Rife Range. Glenburnie, Nd,
June 2-washington rife experts to-
day covered themselves with add
tional honors in the championship
rife matches held here yesterday and
today, competing against more than
q thousand Of the bast rife marksmen
from all parts of the country.
The Washington Rife Club took
second place in the Ship Teams
Match, with a score of l,SS2 out Of
possible 2.o00. The Naval Rife Range
Team Of Mt. Pleasant. S. C, took first
place in the event with a score oT
LIST. Third place went to the Naval
Rife Range Team from Virginia
Beach, Va, with l,S29 out Of a pos
sible 2,Io There were fifteen rife
teams. representing all sections Of the
country. competing in this match
The Washington marksmen were
strongest while shooting as skirIuish-
ers. At this position they scored 90.
a higher mark than that obtained by
any other team. Slow firing brought
them go points and in CLEANSING pos
ton, the most difficult part Of the
match. they scored So. Il wds ia
slow firing that they lost the first
place. They were outdistanced by the
winners by 30 points in this part Of
the match, while they scored a great
er number Of points than any other
team in both skirmish and changing
position.
The Naval Rife Range team from
Mount Pleasant. :. c. winners OF
the match. scored go points at slow
FIRE, 57S points at changing rifle Do
sitions. and 81 shooting as skirnish-
ers. The Naval Rifle Range Team
from Virginia Beach. Va. winners OF
third place. scored 6SS at slow fire
551 changing and 637 as skirmishers
In the primary team match. Wash.
ington men carried OF all honors
There were sixteen teams in the
match. and the Washington Rifle
Club first team took first place. the
National Rifle Association headquar.
ters' team, from this city, second
place and the second team Of the
Washington Rifle Club third place
Only one prize was awarded in this
match. Washington Rifle Club hrsi
team. winners OF the match. scored
7SS out of a possible 500: National
Rifle Association headquarters team
ran a very close second. losing out
by only one point. having a score
Of 7S2, while the second team OF the
Washington Rifle Club scored 7Ij
points out OF a possible 500.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-24
AUSTRIAN EMPEROR
TOTTERS ON THRONE
AS DEFEAT NEARS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

the wrong horse" said wrong horse
being mono other than Austria. In
violent terms he asserts that had
Berlin paid less attention to the petty,
selfish Austrian intrigues for aggran-
dizement in the Balkans and more
attention to developing mutual conG-
dence with Russia. the present con-
fiict would never have been brought
about In the war-brewing days of
July, 1914, it was the German backing
Of the belllgereat Austrian foreign
minister, Count Berchtold. he declares.
that set the world afire.
Terrible Gamble.
DIR. Won Kuehlmann, the present
German foreign minister, is meritori-
ously mentioned by Lchnowsky in
the latter's revelations. The two have
been close co-workers and friends for
years. Kuehlmann, indeed, is believed
to hold, in the main. the same ideas
as his former superior at London.
And may be safely assumed TO be
now paving the way to put those
ideas into practice.
All doubts that Ludendorff is ac-
tually Germany's dictator not only in
military respects but in the economic
field as well, were removed by the
news that it was he to whom the
Vienna mayor addressed the> plea for
food. Ludendorffs cool answer. too.
is significant. 1t is another pointer
to the ultimate objects outlined above.
Ludendorff, who shows all the ea--
marks Of trying to play a Bismarck
ian role in the affairs of the visioned
"Mittel Europa" appears in the light
of Austria's eNecutioner when the
proper time C lines" to add the Haps-
burg realm to the Prussians' domains
But again, it is a great, a terrible
gamble. Its success or failure hin~c :
upon the man power question, upon
the ability or inability of Germany
to bolster UP a collapsing Austrian
army and keep tI,e Italians from a
heIdlmng dash 10 victory. and at the
same time TO Keep the German west
front intact and strong enough to
meet the onrush of Foch's center
offensive, with Americas legions in
the lead
From the angle of those who know
the power OF those legions and OF
the power behind their cause, he
sreatest German plot of the war
seems. therefore, doomed to collapse
by its own monstrous weight
The Washington herald., 1918-06-24
WAR SERVICE CLUB
in BL0OMINGDALE

One hundred and fifty children of
the Bloomingdale Fairgrounds have
been organized into war service vol
untoers. and will devote part of their
time to war work. Organized by
Rev. DR.. Albert H. Zimmerman. the
new organization already has
branched out with victory clubs and
community conservation clubs. There
will be a steady stream of picnics to
Great Falls, Va. under the eye of
DR.. Zimmerman and Mrs. ]. V. Davis,
who will be the matron in charge.
Not only the children of the Bloom
ingdale Fairgrounds but also those
attending the other Fairgrounds of
the city will be urged to join the new
junior army begun by DIR. Zimmerman.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-24
J. E. MULCARE, MASON,
DEAD AT HOME HERE

James Edward Mulcare, 5S years
old, a prominent Mason and bus
mess man OF the District, died yes
terday morning at his home. 1907
Rhode Island Avenue northwest. He
was a resident of Washington 23
years.
Mr.. Mulcare was a member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church and OF
the following Masonic fraternity
bodies: B. B. French Lodge, Mount
Horeb Chapter of Washington Com
mandery No l. and the Scottish Rite
Masons.
He is survived by his wife. a son
and an adopted daughter. The fu-
neral will be held from the Church
of the Ascension Tuesday afternoon
The Washington herald., 1918-06-24
HIGHSCHOOL
BOYS SUCCESS
ASCAR CREWS
Many Applying Daily for
Jobs as Motormen
and Conductors.

That high school boys will do
valuable service for the community
of Washington as car crews this
summer is already assured, accord
ing to statements of the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Com
pany's officers, who have found
that the students employed as mo-
tormen and conductors are giving
great satisfaction.
Since the idea of using student
help to mitigate the present labor
shortage. with which all the local
public utilities are faced, mate
raliZed in the employment of Harry
Russell. the pioneer boy in Wash
ington. on June I. fourteen other
boys have been hired, while nu-
merous other applications have
been made, some of which had to be
refused on account of the appIi-
cants being too young.
Four steadily Employed.
Four boys are now actually
working the cars, having complet-
ed their period of instruction and
creditabIy passed the examination
to which each is subjected before
being put in charge of either end
OF a car
They are Harry Russell. employed
on the Maryland line, who. since
being turned in" to work on June
l3. has earned between $50 and $40
Louis l. Belin. $40 Louisiana avenue
northwest. who was put to worF
June Is as conductor on the F stree
line; Prosper War. 1341 H street
northeast, who began as a motor.
man on the Maryland line June 81
and James l. Fowler. who was
turned in on the Maryland line
as conductor on June 81.
Ten other boys are under instruc-
ton at the present time and will
probably be ready for work before
the end of this week, so thai
enough boys to man seven cars will
be on duty by then. The appli-
cations of several others are pend,
ing and the boys have been apply.
ing in larger numbers as they
, heard of the success of those who
! tried the experiment first.
Pupils Very Apt.
c. L. Keiser. chief instructor oi
the company, states that the boys
fresh from school. pick up the de-
tails of the work very quickly anG
pass exceptionally good examina,
tions at the end of their period OF
instruction.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-24
NEW HUN DRIVE
THOUGHT NEAR
ON WEST LINE
Night Raids to Find Weak
Spots Mark Action on,
Both Sides.

American forces. cooperating with
the British and French, are nibbling
at the lines of the enemy on the West
ern front. seeking information rs to
the time and direction OF the next
TTeat German drive.
From information already obtained
and from the indications that the
Austrian drive on the Italian lines has
proved abortiye. the expectation II
that Hindenburg will make a new
move this week, either in the direction
of Paris or with the Channel ports
as his main objective.
All along the line from Nieuport to
Lorraine. official advices show. the
allied armies are carrying out nightly
multiple raids for the capture of pris-
oners. such counter raids as have
been made thus far by the Germans,
army officers here declare, are to To-
cate the sore spots in the line o the
defenders.
Must Make Resistance FutiIe.
Despite the enormous weekly in
crease in the size of the American
force in France, now totalling on to-
wards million men, it is still the be-
lief Of military experts here that no
general offensive will be launched by
the allies on the Western front until
late fall or next spring. Gen. Foch is
determined to undertake nothing OF
the kind until his numerical superior
ity Is SO overwhelming as to make re-
sistance on the part OF the enemy
futile.
The game. from Hindenburg's
standpoint. on the other hand, con-
tinues to be tie one Of seeking a
decision before that numerical su.
periority is piled up against him.
Therefore, II is argued, he must con-
tinue to strike at all costs. De-
spite the disposition Of the German
newspapers to criticise in hostile
fashion the launching of the Aus
trian drive and 70 question the mo-
tives Of those responsible for It,
there is strong reason to believe,
assert many American army men in
Washington, that the drive was
launched at Hindenburg's suggestion
his hope being TO frighten the allies
into weakening their lines in the ives,
in order to back up the Italians.
No More BrIgadinE with Allies
With view to allied offensives
later in the year or next spring,
the American force in France is
being organized as rapidly as pos
sible into complete American units.
The plan OF brigading Americans
with the British and French-an ex-
pedient demanded by the intensely
critical circumstances of the first
German drive-is being more and
more dispensed with and. as far as
can be learned here, practically none
Of the newer contIngents from Amer
lea are being SO brigaded.
On the British theory that mimi
mum of five or six months Is re-
quired to fit British contingents ar
riving in France for front-line duty
the American troops arriving now In
France at the rate OF 10000 a week
will be fully trained by fall, should
the allied Offensive be decided on
for that period. In view of the fact
that the great Scmme offensive OF
the allies was launched in the fall
of the year. ,here are many prac-
teal reasons to justify the belief
that the big push against the enemy
may come before the snow flies, with
Americans playing stellar role.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-24
KUSTRIANS RETREAT
IN DISORDER ACROSS
: THE SWOLLEN PIAVE
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE

SONIlNIED FROM PAGE ONE
mans on the British front. accord
ing to the British oficial statement
issued today. A strong attack west
Of Merris was broken up. The Brit
lsh took prisoners in raids conduct
ed oy themselves into the enemy
ines.
The war ONCE statement reads.
yesterday evening a strong local
attack, delivered after a heavy bonn
6ardment upon our positions west
of Merris was completely repulsed.
"A number of prisoners were can
tured by us during the night in sue
sessful raids in the neighborhood of
Norlancourt and at BucQuoy.
Hostile artillery was active last
night in the neighborhood Of Aveluy
wood"
Fifteen tons of bombs were dropped
~ British aviators yesterday on an
ammunition dump at Bapaume, on
the Brugges docks and on the Armen-
heres and Steenwark stations, the
war Office announces.
The day was windy and there were
10 air combats.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-24
Pupils Very Apt.
TWO NEGROES DIE.
One Buried Alive When Walls Of
Ditch COLLAPSE.

While working in a ditch at Eign-
teenth and D streets northwest yester-
day afternoon. John H. Washington.
negro. 52 years old, living on School
street southwest, was crushed to death
when the sides caved in. Workmen
nearby succeeded in digging the negro
out but he was dead when an ambu-
lance from Emergency Hospital ar
rived.
The negro's body was removed TO
the morgue, where Coroner hewitt
has ordered an inquest for this
afternoon at O'Clock.
Rubin Brown, negro. 80 year old,
living in Collins court. between
Twelfth and Thirteenth, B and C
streets southeast, had an epIeptic fit
while on the Norfolk and Washington
steamboat wharf and died before
medical attention could be summoned.
The body was taken to the morgue.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-24
VETERAN POLICEMAN
DIES AT HOME HERE

Joseph T. Morgan. three years re.
tired from the local police depart
ment and one OF the FIRST officers
to serve with the District police
force after the civil war, Is dead
at his home today. at 1905 New Jer-
sey avenue northwest
Mr.. Morgan died yesterday MORN
ing following a long illness. His
daughter. Mrs. Dolly Blackstone, was
at his bedside when the end came.
Before being retired from the local
police department Mr.. Morgan was
a mounted ofiicer. He was one OF
the Oldest policemen In the Capital
In point OF service. His nephew.
Joseph Morgan. is chief clerk OF the
Detective Bureau.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-24
BUREAU GIRLS
Find AN ANGEL
lin MISS RANKIN
Text Of Resolution Adopted
at Recent Meeting
!, of Union.

( The total membership of the
women's Union of the Bureau Of
Engraving and Printing is $3.50,
representing an increase of 1850
new members during the member
ship drive last week. according to
announcement by officials of the
union yesterday.
Miss Jeanette Rankin. Repre-
Sentative in Congress from Mon
tana, was given the banner of the
organization at a meeting in new
Masonic auditorium Saturday in
taken of the appreciation with
which her work is regarded by the
bureau workers. 1t was through
Miss Rankin's efforts that the bu-
Ieau workers secured pay raises.
tie meeting.
The resolutions, which were unan-
ERously adopted, were as follows:
f%hereas. For many years past we,
dfe organized women of the Bureau
et Engraving and Printing. have
Iorked many hours overtime at an
extremely low wage in comparison
With other branches of the govern
nSnt service; and
Whereas. Although We have con-
gstently and with the limited powers
a. our command, endeavored to have
oar wages Increased and an eight
fr1Ur day established in the Bureau.
We have nOt been able effectively to
mike ourselves heard; and
Whereas. The Hon. Jeanette Ran
EiS. VI. e.. brought to the attention
ois the Secretary of the Treasury the
dtrestiCn Of the excessive hours of la
bcr required Of us and succeeded in
hdving an investigation of the Bu-
rehu of Engraving and Printing, said
Investigation being conducted by the
TIeasury Department and resulting
ina recommendation for an immedi-
ATE installation of the eight-hour day
and
Whereas. Miss Rankin has done.
anu is now doing, everything possi-
be to obtain increased wages for US;
therefore he it
Resolved. That We. the organized
women Of the Bureau of EngravlpS
and Printing. $50 strong, do hereby
express our SIateiuI and loving ap-
pftciation Of the interest Miss Ran
kin has shown in our welfare, and
the very wonderful conditions which
her work in our behalf has brought
about. and be it further.
Resolved, That We express to the
pfople of Montana sincere gratitude
td'them for having sent Miss Rankin
to Congress, and say to them that
hope she will be returned to con-
tihue all the excellent work she has
accomplished in the present session
ot Congress, and be it further
~
Resolved, That E. copy of these
resolutions be presented to Miss Ran
kn. and to Congress; and be 1t fur
tlter
Resolved. That copies of these res
obutions be sent 10 the women's or
ganiZations of Montana
The Washington herald., 1918-06-24
ATHLETIC PROGRAM
FOR LAUREL PARK

The Committee on Athletic Events
has arranged an entertaining program
for the Fourth of July at Laurel PARK,
Nd. it was announced yesterday.
Horse and foot races. relay races
and feature events will be held. The
proceeds of the entertainment will be
devoted to the war service fund Of the
Red Cross.
Entries should be sent at once to
Frederick Dallam or Lieut.. R. s. Fra
ser at Camp Laurel
The fastest runners among the 5000
soldiers stationed at Camp Laurel will
be selected for unlimited dashes anG
mile runs. shot put, broad and high
Jumps. Special prizes will be awarded
the victors in this series of events.
There will be no entrance fee.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-24

yeowoman in the early part OF
April 1917. His father, Louis
Schmidt, a New Yorker. is a marine
stationed at headquarters in this
city. He is serving his second en-
listment in the service.
The tiny sailor man seems deter
mined to show his patriotism in eve-y
way possible and has the brightes:
cf iIue eyes and what promises 20
be the reddest OF red hair. Dressed
In the regulation summer navy
clothes he will carry his country's
colors with him wherever he gees,
and that's What mean to do"
says Richard LoIis Schmidt. yeo-
baby.
He has alre sdy made two visits
of inspection TO The navy yard to
the great delight of his brothers in
the navy service. Little air. S .hruidt
expressed himself rs highly rIeased
with the way things we're S1'ns a:
the navy yLsd and with II. navy
in general. and perhaps WITH one
special yoewoman in particular, but
then, we all have Cur pretudiceS ana
IN this case he shows excellent taste