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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-30
BRISTOL SCHOOL TAKEN
FOR WAR PHONE GIRLS

Because the Government could find
TO available space to house its school
OF telephone operators OF the War
Department, private school. the
Bristol Boarding School for Girls, at
Nineteenth and SIintwood place north
west, has been commandeered for this
purpose, it was learned today.
Miss Alice Bristol. principal OF the
school, announced that her school
would be suspended for the period OF
the war. since il had been conf
Wandered by the Government.
She received formal notification
that her school Is to be requisitioned
February !. The telephone operators
wEo Will be housed as result are
preparing for service in France
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-30
THEATER Is DAMAGED
$4,000 BY COLLAPSE

The damage caused to the new Met
ropolitan Theater. In + street near
Tenth northwest. the roof and int
rior OF which caved in yesterday. was
estimated To bs $1,000 by Harry n
Crandall today.
Mr.. CrAndall stated that work
would be Immediately resumed on the
building which he hopes to have
ready for occupancy by spring. Mr..
Crandall attributes the collapse OF
the roof to the recent heavy SHOWS.
the weight OF which weakened the
concrete and beams forming the roof.
Only One-third Of the roof had been
completed. aud IL was supported by
wooden slabs. The weight on the
roof was too much for the slabs. and
they gave way. causing the cave-in.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-30
STREET CAR AND TRUCK
COLLIDE; ONE INJURED

J. F. lie Sage, Of 114o Twenty-hrst
street northwest, was slightly in
jured and several passengers were
shaken up this morning when a car
of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company was in collision
with an auto truck owned by W. H.
Johnson. 1913 New York avenue. and
operated by Edward Potts. IS Pierce
street northwest, on New York ave
nue., between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets.
Mr.. lie Sage, who had just boarded
the car, was taken to the Emergency
Hospital. where a cut on his hand
was treated The slippery condition
OF the streets and car tracks were
blamed for the accident
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-30
2 KILLED WHEN PLANES
COLLIDE In CLOUD BANK

FORT WORTH, Ian. 3O.-Two avia
tors were killed. one fatally injured
and one seriously hurt in a collision
in a cloudbank 1000 feet up during
gunnery practice. The dead are Sec
ond Lieut.. W. s. Mcdonald. aud
Cadet Flyer w. J. King. Second
Lieut.. J. Hickey was fatally injured
and Cadet Flyer Simpson hurt All
were. members OF the Royal Flying
Corps and came here from Toronto,
Canada
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-30
Firms ASK SWEDEN
TO CURB REVOLUTION

STOCKHOLM. Jan. 30.-The Fin
nish legislature announced today a dele
CATION wss en- route from Helsingfors 10
ask Sweden's assistance against the
reyolutionists- II was pointed out here
that sch assistance could only be OF a
military nature.
Helsingfors dispatches received here
today said the government guards Of
Finland had disarmed 500 Russian sol.
diers and were marching against the
Red Guard forces
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-30
AUTOMOBILE COLLDES
WITHSTREET CAR; l HURT

One man was injured and two others
were badly shaken up at 2 o'elod this
morning. when IN automobile owned and
operated by Lag Eirkmyer. OF 2S23 West
Grace street, Richmond Va. collided at
Ninth street and Pennsylvania avenue
northwest. with Car No. 611 Of the
Washington hallway and Electric Com
pany. Kirkmyer was cut by flying glass
from the splintered windshield and was
taken TO the Emergency Hospital. where
his injuries we're treated.
The other occupants Of the automobile
were Kirkmyer's brother. George c.
kirkmyer. also Of Richmond, and James
d. Rand. Of Amelia. Va Kirkmyer said
his machine skidded and that he was
unable to prevent the accident He was
ordered by First precinct policemen to
appear in Police Court today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-30
Breaks a Cold
lnaFeW Hours
First dose of "Pape's Cold
Compound" relieves all
grippe misery.

Quit blowing and snuffiingi A
dose OF "Pape's Cold Compound
doses are take1 YIN ma -r51ns
misery and break up a severe cold
either in the head, chest, body or
limbs.
II promptly opens elogEed-up nos
trils and air passages. stops nasty
discharge or nose running: relieves
sick headache. dizziness, feverish-
ness. sure throat, sneezing. soreness
and stiffness.
''Pape's Cold Compound Is the
quickest. surest relief known and
costs only q few cents at drug
stores. II acts without assistance.
tastes nice. and causes no iucon-
Venience. Don't accept a substitute.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-30

der II that young man has killed his
wife?"
Woman Makes Denial.
At this juncture the Perkins woman
was recalled TO the stand and asked
IL she had made any such statement.
She denied it, saying further that she
had never discussed the subject with
Williams, nor any of the negroes he
mentioned as having heard the al
legged conversation.
Williams testified that the Rev. W.
4. g. Hughes, a negro minister OF
Washington, was calling on him on
the day OF the murder: that they sat
on the Williams front porch during
the day and heard nothing unusual
taking place at the Brandon home.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-30
CAMERA co. CHARGED
WITH ARMY GRAFT

Secretary 81 War Baker is to make
sweeping investigation into the
charges "f graft and disloyaIty lodged
against camera company and it,
employees assigned to the photograph
division OF the signal corps. An Of
ficer in the signal reserve corps. IL L.
said. faces cUuTt-martial On q charge
VI larceny.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-30
Official Price List for the District

authority
corrected
by wholesale retail merchants
administrator
lefrhand column given the
rghthsnd column
prices to
commodities will published
In writing
District
west
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-30
Joins German Minority.


It is of tremendous significance
that Philip Scheidemann. the German
ma jority socialist leader. has Joined
with the German minority leaders.
Haase. LedebOur. and Bittmann. For
the first time il appears that the
German socialist parties are united
Heretofore Scheidemann's subservi-
ence to the German governments pol
icy has been so marked as to raise
the suspicion that he was merely a
tool of the government
II was Scheidemann who conceived
the idea of a Stockholm conference
OF socialists Of the world to discuss
peace-a conference which was ex-
posed at the outset as a scheme 20
twist socialist sentiment into support
OF Germany by planting" of a ma
jority OF German socialists in the
convention.
Relied on N sSafe."
Scheidemann as late as last sum-
mer was named by the Kaiser to
head a Relchstag committee consid-
erIng constitutional reforms indieat-
ing they relied on him as safe"
Last week, however. Scheidemann
apparently experienced violent
cnhnBe OF nedTI dispatches quoted
him as making a bitter assault on
Chancellor HeTtling for the conduct
OF the Brest-Litoy peace neGotia-
lions.
The German majority socialists
have consistently supported the Ger
man government. although profess
ing radical beliefs. The minority So
cialists have as consistently opposed
every move of the junkers. Ii was
their persistence that precipitated the
cabinet crisis over Chancellor Beth
nTann-Hollweg.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-30
BRITISH ESCORT SHIP
TORPEDOED AND SUNK

LONDON. Jan. 3O.--The armed IS
cort vessel Mechanician has been tor
pedoed and stranded In the English
channel and is a total wreck. accord
ing to the admiralty. Three officers
and ten men MeEe Lost.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-30
Try Iron In Your.

Everybody knows iron halps spp.-
tite. nerves. blood and complcXi, n
Why not have the boy shak" a drop
or two in yOur soft drinks Instead or
lime OF ammonia? Try it, II builds
y..u up. Many fountains gladly serve
IL noW.-AdVt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-30

BERLIN PAPER
WITH NEWSOF
GREAT REVOLT

CONTINUED from First Page)
man censor ertimated the number Of
Berlin strikers at 10000. Another.
apparently Iiled early this morning.
put the number out at 10000. The
first named message declared: EHUn-
dreds were tUining every hour"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-30

capacity of a democracy to make war
" they knew what an extraordinary
piece OF engineering had been accom-
plished in the restoration of the big
German liners which Teuton agents
had thought they had put out Of
commission:
Seized ships Sail Seas.
Those big German liners are being
used to transport thousands of
American troops to Europe and the
mythical army which German writers
have been describing as the work Of
Americas Imagination bids fair to
furnish more surprises.
The navy is quietly doing its part
And the emergence of Secretary DAN
ieIs Is one OF the most remarkable
episodes OF the war. The rank and
fle OF officers and men. those who had
previously been inclined to be hostile
aud TO regard him as a pacifist. real
ize that they have an inspiring
leader.
For Mr. Daniels has wisely dele
gated to the most competent officers
in the navy the actual tasks of ad-
ministTation. Credit will be his for
their work. but credit is now being
given him on every side for having In
the last few years disregarded senior
ity and chosen the right men to head
the various bureaus of the Navy De
partment and the various units OF the
fleet.
Ruled wIthfut Favor.
He has ruled without fear or favor,
and admittedly Che Differed per
.z...t - ~. ,o,-,- - - good If NOT
better. than that of any navy in the
world. Young men hold the power,
but. on the other hand. men like Ad-
miral Benson. who have gotten on in
years, are not discarded because OF
age.
The admiral won the highest praise
abroad when he accompanied Colonel
louise. and when the history Of the
war comes to be written il will be re-
veaIed how much he has had to do
with the strategy OF operations
adopted by all the entente navies.
Coordination and cooperation are
beginning to mean concrete results
As Secretary Baker put ii, the cruX OF
the problem is ships And while the
navies Of the United States and Great
Britain and France are holding the
submarine at bay. checking its ac-
tivity. and bringing a big army OF
troops to France, as well as an I'M
precedented quantity OF food NUM-
tinns. and supplies. there must be
ships built to replace those lost.
shipping ProErnm Succeeding.
There Is reason to believe that the
shipbuildinE programs abroad are
more successful than has been eN-
pected. Information as to the status
Of our own Program is ofIa conflict
ing and confusing character.
Delays are due TO lack Of fuel,
and industrial troubles,
but Americas handicaps for the time
may be offset by British shipbuilding,
though in the meantime the greatest
need in America Is for pressure be-
hind the necessities for shipbuilding-
labor and mateEials--and when mer-
chant ships finally are being turned
out in steadily increasing numbers.
the whole war situation will assume
for the allies an aspect that will
make victory doubly sure.
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TODAY
CONTINUED from First PaSe!0
trenches to be knocked on the
head by Prussians?

head by Prussians?
Not exactly. General Joffre had
come to tns country representing
the French army. He and repre-
sentatives Of the English govern
ment had said:
I'VE have stored in France
arms, rifles, machine guns, am
munition in quantities greatly in
excess Of the number of men we
have to use them.
What we need is MEN. There
fore, send rs men as quickly as
you can. Send US food. Do not
waste ship ION on machine guns.
rifles, or ammunition in the be-
ginning. We need the men, we
need the food. We have the wea-
pons and the ammunition.
"Send your soldiers, we will arm
them with modern weapons-at
your leisure you can pay US for
these arms or make them your
selves in your factories and give
them back to u.s."
There's your plenty of collins
and no weapons story" Messrs.
Roosevelt and Chamberlain.
What do you think of it? How
do you like yourselves, attacking
your country at war, diseouraging
the fathers and mothers Of a mil
lion young men?
Would it have been wise to load
ships with rifles and machine
9uns-wheh there were plenty Of
them waiting for our men on the
other size?
Don't yo1 think. 1t was better TO
send the MEN that were needed,
the FOOD and other supplies need
ed rather tl:an send rifles and ma
chine guns NOT needed, weapons ,
and ammunition that could be sent
at leisure?
Have Secretary Bater and sub
ordinates in his and other Govern
ment departments made any mis-
takes? Yes. many. They are
American citizens, not archangels
with X-ray eyes.
There were miscalculations
made about supplies Of warm
clothing in the South-due to a
winter of bitter cold unprecedent-
ed.
Men, perhaps half a dozen. per-
haps a hundred, have died in
camps when better medical care
might have saved them. Neither
the President nor the Secretary
of War can personally nurse each
sick soldier American doctors
must be relied upon to do that.
The President will see to it that
any neglectful doctor or anybody
else is punished as he should be.
and that credit is given to the
thousands of doctors serving well.
In the spending of more than a
million dollars an hour, some
money has probably been wasted
but can you imagine what
would have happened in the good
old days" of embaImed beef end
favored contractors under a Re-
publican Administration OF, by,
and for the trusts?
Washing wonders how SEN
ator Chamber. ain, interesting poll
teal walruS. talks to himself when
he is aiOr5 and remembers that
bright night when he stood up
between Root and Roosevelt, each
with the lO:-r light in his eyes, to
denounce his own party. his own
Administration, the war manage
mPnt OF his own country, iuciden-
tally showing that he hadn't taken
the trouble 70 inform himself con-
corning the work of that particular
department; for which lie is COM
mittee chairman.
Washington reaches this conclu-
sion:
Elihu Root may not be the best
man in the world to send to the
Eolsheviki as a representative of
American democracy. But he is
second to none when you want
somebody that can get" a useful
Senatorial walIus from Oregon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-30

Washington reaches this conclu.
sion:
Elihu Root may not be the best
man in the world to send to the
Eolsheviki as a representative of
American democracy. But he is
second to none when you want
somebody that can get" a useful
Senatorial walrus from Oregon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-30
j. S. DESTROYER
FLEET TO LEAD
WORLD THIS YEAR
By DAVID LAWRENCE.
fcoutlnued from First Pagel

CONTINUED from First Page.)
capacity OF a democracy TO make war
" they knew what an extraordinary
piece OF engineering had been accom-
plished in the restoration Of the big
German liners which Teuton agents
had thought they had put out Of
commission.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-30

There's your plenty of collins
and no weapons story" Messrs.
Roosevelt and Chamberlain.
What do you think of it? How
do you like yourselves, attacking
your country at war, discouraging
the fathers and mothers Of a mil
lion young men? -
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-09
SENATORS BITTER
NDEBATE ON THE
SEDITION LAW
Poindexter Questions Loyalty
of Georgian to Administra-
tion in Waging of War

Washington, April s.-Yesterday's S
debate in the Senate on the Admin
istration sedition bill. which would
punish disloyal utterances ard at
tomPts to hinder the Army draft and
Liberty Bond campaign, resulted in
the adoption of amendments design
ed 20 meet the objection OF Senator'S
that the measure might prevent le-
sitimste criticism in the war.
The changes were in the clause
penalizing "disloyal, profane. scurril-
Gus. abusive or contemptuous lam
Euagc." directed at the form of gov
ernment. Constitution, flag or uni
forms of the nation and calculated
to bring them into contempt or
sCorn."
senator Thomas, OF Colorado, Of
Tered an amendment to provide that
such acts should be ''wilful'' and Sem
ator Boreh, of Idaho. proposed TO
substitute the word intended for
calculated" There were objections
that convictions would be difficult to
secure under such language. but both
amendments were approved, that of
Senator Borah by a vote of thirty
four to twenty-eight, with partisan
lines disregarded.
THE fight on the measure assumed
an aspect bitterly personal For
more than a half-hour Senator Poin-
dexter, Republican, of Washington
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-09
Johnny Wolgast Draws
in Battle With Kopin

Lancaster, Pa. April 9.-The wind
up between Battling Kopin, of Phila-
delphia, and Johnny Wolgast, of this
city. at frankie Erne's club, went the
limit. both boys lighting hard
throughout and exchanging heavy
wallops without any advantage in
favor of either. Both finished strong
and there were no knockdowns.
Wolgast's nose bled freely at the
finish. His best blow was strong
left, while his opponent depended on
left to stomach and head. Johnny
Dutko, the isaac champion, here on
Liberty Loan drive, challenged the
winner. Eddy Daily, Philadelphia,
was stopped by frankie Erne in the
first round. He substituted for Steve
Morris in the semi-final, the latter
reporting sick. Rube Bennett knock
ed out Gus Belmont in less than a
round in the main preliminary.
Young Russell beat Tommy Sharkey,
putting him down in the fourth and
fifth rounds.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-09
p. R. R. OFFICIAL
ISSUES BULLETIN
Tells of Rule Violations
Punishment Melted Out;
Strong For Efficiency

Cooperation plays a big part in
the efficiency records on the Middle
division, according to n. W. Smith,
superintendent. Recently monthly
bulletins have shown the highest
averages possible in efficiency. SUI
perintendent Smith says it is due to
the cooperation between the en-
ployes and the heads of the various
departments.
At the next meeting of the Friend
ship and Cooperative Club in Har-
risburg, April %, What Co-opera-
ton Does For Efficiency" will be the
subject of a talk by Superintendent
Smith. He will show the results of
the monthly and semi-monthly bull
letins issued from his department,
telling of violations and of COM
mendable words by employees. These
bulletins are posted all over the di-
visions. Here is one made public yes
terday telling of the violations up to
March 81:
Some Oversights
Accepting all route signal and
moving train before ascertaining
track he was on, resulting in derail-
ment. one passenger engineman sus-
pended one week.
Improper handling of airbrakes
resulting in damage to equipment of
man suspended two days.
Failing to reply to message from
superintendent as to cause of poor
run, one freight engineman repri-
manded.
Violation of timetable rule No.
153. by blocking station crossing, one
freight engineman reprimanded.
Delivering engine to engine house
with superheater damper tied up and
Fnn flaf
engineman reprimanded.
Failing to give engine proper at
tention, resulting in damage. one
freight engineman reprimanded.
Not being on hand when wanted,
two yard enginemen reprimanded,
one yard fireman reprimanded, two
freight brakemen reprimanded, one
freight brakeman suspended one
round trip.
Causing engine to run through
switch. two yard enginemen repri-
manded. one yard engineman sus-
pended two days, one yard fireman
suspended two days, one leverman
reprimanded.
Delivering car to wrong consignee,
one yard conductor reprimanded.
Not being on hand when wanted;
also refusing to respond after being
properly called, one yard fireman dis
missed from service.
Refusing to permit hostler to move
engine in order to fill tank and get
engine ready for service, one yard
fireman suspended two days.
Refusing to respond for duty
| promptly as directed. one yard fire.
man suspended ten days, one yard
! fireman suspended one week.
{ Failing to promptly turn in article
/ found on passenger train, one pas
/ senger brakeman reprimanded.
Violation of Rule "99" by failing
/ to give train proper protection, one
| passenger brakeman suspended one
round trip, one freight brakeman
suspended four days,
Closing angle cock unnecessarily
resulting in damage, one freight
brakeman suspended one round trip
Failing to respond for duty after
being properly called, one freight
brakeman reprimanded, one yard
brakeman suspended one day.
Reporting for duty under the in
! fuence of liquor. one yard brakeman
| suspended two weeks.
Draft collision, eight yard brake
men reprimanded, four yard brake
men suspended one day.
| Setting up improper route, causing
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-09
Goal For Third Loan
Fixed at $4,000, 100000
Rr .1tsociafrd Prcss


Washington, April s.-Five billion
dollars is the unofficial goal toward
which Liberty Loan organizations all
over the country are working despite
the $4,000, 100000 minimum set by
the treasury for the big war credit.
This became evident to-day from re-
ports from campaign committees in
many cities which are anxious to
reach their quotas of subscriptions
within the first half of the four
weeks and to devote the last half To
doubling the apportionment
Under Secretary McAdoo's new ar
rangement for giving out only figures
on actual subscriptions reaching fed
eral reserve banks it will be prob
ably three or four days yet before an
adequate idea of the county's pledges
can be determined.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-09

The resolution also urges the sup
port of only those candidates for
Governor who favor ratification of
the amendent.
1t was also strongly urged in the
resolution that all temperance sup
porters use their best efforts to Sc
cure the registration and proper en-
rollment of anti-liquor voters pre-
vious to the primaries.
After the adoption of the resoIu-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-09

and Senator Hardwick, Democrat. OF
Georgia, engaged in an acrimonious
interchange, and on several occasions
the chair was forced to call the at
tention of the Senators to the rules
of the chamber.
q. SenStor Foindexter asked the Geor-
gian if he was in favor of TIE wal
for the same reasons that the Presi-
cent has given for continuing the
war. Senator Hardwick said he
thought we were in the war for one
snd only one reason. and that wa
that Germany had denied t. us the
freedom of the seas.
Hardwick Fires Hot shot
We shouldn't have entered this
war If Germany had not done that,
he said. Millions of people, in fact
majority of the people, believed
that the war was not our concern
If that isn't true, the Senator from
Washington and his friends were
slackers and laggards since Belgium
was invaded"
The Senator from Georgia." said
Senator PoindeXter. has indulged in
insulting intimations and improper
language here"
Mr.. Hardwick leaped from his
chair and shouted:
''The Senator cannot use that lam
guage about the Senator from Geor-
gia"
I'm not going to yield the floor
any more" said Mr.. PoindeHter.
I'm not asking you to vieli the
floor" snapped Mr.. Hardwick. 81
rise to q point of order, Mr.. Presi-
dent. ask il the Senator is not
violating the rules of the Senate in
his choice OF language"
Senator Robinson. in the chair. Gil
not agree with Mr.. Hardwick. and
Mr.. PoindeXter said he was con
WINGED, after listening to Mr.. Hard
wicks remarks. that the Senator
from Georgia is not disposed &c
strengthen the hands of the Govern
meut in this war, and that he is WILL
ing that all those who opposed tns
war shall have right to go on op.
posing it in any way they see fit