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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-17
PENBROoK TO HOLD
RED CROSS SUPPER

The Penbrook Chapter of the Red
Cross will hold a benefit chicken
corn soup supper and home bake
Thursday evening in the basement
of the Lutheran Church. The women
of the borough have contributed lib
orally in order to make the affair a
success. Additional donations may
be left with Mrs. Benson of 221
Twenty-ninth street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-17
PASSENGER SERVICE

philadelphia Division - Engineers
up: Pleam, Hall, Osmond, Kennedy.
Lindley.
Firemen up: Cover, Cook, Spring.
COPELAND. Shaffner, Gillums, Althouse,
Floyd. Naylor.
Middle Division Engineers up:
Keiser, Miller. Robley, Graham,
Keane, Riley. Crimmel.
Firemen up: Simmons, Sheesley.
Fletcher, Reeder, Gross, Ross, Sheath,
Fritz, Arnold. Zeiders. Bender, Stauf-
fer, Dunn, Snyder.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-17
WILL HOLD FESTIVAL

Bressler, Sept. ia festival and
concert for the benefit of the local
branch No. 4, of the Steelton Red
Cross, will be held on the BressleE
church lawn on Saturday evening.
Mrs. b. Drummer is chairman of the
committee in charge. Music for the
evening will be furnished by the Gem
Orchestra.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-17
MRS. EMILY YINGsT

yesterday at her home, 2056 Fulton
street. She was the wife of Ephraim
Yingst and Is survived by her hus-
Charles, Allen. Walter, Abner Yingst
and Mrs. Charles w. Morris, Mrs. Al
bert Siple and one sister, Mrs. B. F.
Knipp. and one brother. Allen Forest,
of this city.
Mrs. Yingst had a host of friends
throughout the upper end of the city.
Funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-17
ENoLA SIDE

he SUo
crew first to go after 12.45 o'clock:
254 2S1, 230. 251. 212. 204. 217.
Engineers for 221, 251, 2S5.
Firemen for 217, 221, 254.
Flagmen for $50, PIT.
Brakemen up: Shearer. Angelo.
Brakemen for 206. 254.
Middle Division-The 106 crew first
to go after 2.15 o'clock: 106. 220. 25S,
1O1. S07, 103.
Brakemen for 101, 103.
Yard Board-Engineers for 1st 1875,
End 1876. Sd 126.
Firemen for Sd 1875. 135. No. 2
madeup: 1st 102. ia.
Engineers up: Bickert, Hanlan.
Barnhart, Fenicle, Howell, Liddick,
'Zeiders, Lutz. Brown, Huggins. Wal
Ter.
Firemen up: Cristofaro. Shower,
Richard, Felix, Yeagey. Hoch, Bit
ting, Ready. Stoll, Blessner, Gross.
steffee. Miller. Bish, Eichelberger,
Knochstedt.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-17
JAMES KOFTAKA

Funeral services for James Kof-
TAXA, a Greek, aged 27 years. who
was found dead in the bathroom Of
his clearinghouse last Sunday morn
ing, were held this afternoon at the
funeral parlors of S. S. Speece, un-
dertaker. 200 Chestnut street. Kof-
taxa worked up until IL o'clock Sat-
urday night at a restaurant near the
Pennsylvania Railroad station. He
had many friends here.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-17
THOUGUT DENIENTED

Addie Harris, 314 Franklin street,
was locked up this morning after she
had given evidence by her actions of
probable insanity. A lunacy commits
sion will be appointed in the near
future to consider her case.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-17
MRS. ELIZABETH HARNER

Mrs. EIizabeth Harner, aged 75,
widow of John Harner, died this
morning at her residence, 1417h
North Third street. Funeral services
will be held Friday afternoon at 2
o'clock. the Rev. Ellis n. Kremer,
pastor of the Reformed Salem Church.
officiating. Burial will be in the
Harrisburg Cemetery. Mrs. Harner
is survived by a sister. Mrs. Pris-
ella Gait Lancaster, a grandson, and
two great grandchildren.
Mrs. Harner was we'll known and
loved by many people throughout
the city. She had a host of friends
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-17
TWO WOMEN ARRESTED

Grace Doglns and Mary Carpenter
We're arrested by Patrolmen Dickey.
Cummins and Zimmerman last night
on the charge of getting drunk and
raising disturbance. They were in
the neighborhood of 1922 Cowden
street, when arrested.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-17
HAS FRACTURED SKULL

FmanueI OIbeda, l45 I-z ADAMS
street. Steelton, employed at the
Bethlehem Steel Company plant at
Steelton, who sustained a fracture of
the skull last night, is in a serious
condition at the Harrisburg Hos
nital. Olbeda is a Mexican.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-17
BEER 10 CENTS IN CHICAGO

Chicago Sept. 1.-THE price of beer
in Chicago was raised from five to
ten cents a glass yesterday. The in
crease in price. the saloonkeepers
said, was caused by the advance in
the wholesale price to SIS barrel
for the better grade. Ordinary grades
were advanced from $12 to Sic bar
rel.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-17
DORAN CLUGsTON

morrow for Doran Clugston, aged
SO, who died yesterday from typhoid
fever at his late home. 235 Jefferson
street. He was employed as a brake-
man by the Pennsylvania Railroad
The body will be taken to Marys-
willie by S. S. Specie, undertaken, for
burial
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-17
IN SERIOUS CONDITION
AFTER CUTTING THROAT

The condition of M. Isaac Peiffer,
Middletown, who had cut his throat
in the garret of his home, is very
serious, it was said at the Harris
burg Hospital this morning. Peiffer
is AT years old.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-17
Appendicitis Fatal For
John F. Fasnacht; Dies
at keystone Hospital

John T. EasnaCht, aged 10, died at
they Keystone hospital this morning.
following an operation for appendi-
citiis. He was admitted to the hos
pital last Wednesday. 1t was seen
that his condition was critical and
the operation was performed in the
hope that his life might be saved. Sur
geons found the vermiform appendix
had burst. causing poisoning. The
dead man had been a photographer.
His home was at 55 North Thirteenth
street. His widow and three children,
Mrs. Walter Anderson, Harry and
Jennie Fasnacht, all at home, and
four sisters, survive. He was a men,
Der of Holy Communion Lutheran
Church. at seventeenth and State
streets. Funeral services will be
held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Burial will be in Harrisburg Gene
terry.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-17
CHILD TO MEET

Mrs. Charles Kramer, 25 North
Second street. will entertain the
members of the Altar Guild OF st.
James Catholic Church, at her homo
on Thursday evening.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-17

Funeral Services Tor the Rev. J. w.
AT his home. 222 PETER street, were
held at o'clock this afternoon in
the Green Street Church of God. He
was formerly pastor of this church.
the Penbrook Church of God, the Rev.
H. c. Hershey, pastor of the Green
Street Church, and the Rev. H. G..
Boughter, of Chambersburg, offici-
ated. Burial was made in the East
Harrisburg Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-17
HOME ON LEAVE

Captain Harry Weaver, of Camp
Merritt, is spending a few days with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Weaver.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-17
Need More Money to
Fight Fare Increase

The need of more contributions to
the fund with which Charles F.
Quinn, secretary of the Pennsylvania
Federation of Labor, proposes to
fight the increase In trolley fares be-
fore the Public Service Commission,
is pointed out. Contributions to the
fund reported to date are:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-17

The output of Mallet locomotives
at Altoona is to be increased. For
this purpose an addition of 240 feet
will be built to the Juniata erecting
shop, admitting the installation OF
much additional machinery. Another
riveting tower also will be built at
the boiler shop.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-17

1t was said in dispatches to-day
that approximately 100000 will be
spent at Altoona by the Pennsylvania
Railroad on building the proposed
central station for all electric power
used by the company at that point
and on extensions to the Junia Ia
shops, where new locomotives are to
be built.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-17
DIR. LAVERTY IN FRANCE

DAA. Ia LII Nv GRANSE
DR.. G.. L. Laverty. of Harrisburg,
has arrived overseas. He Is a lieuten-
ant attached to Hospital Unit No, 40.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-17

advised of the death of a fellow
worker. James c. ODonnell. of Will
Transport. Pa. He was a member of
the Order of Telegraphers and also
OF Belle Vallee Lodge of Masons, of
Jersey Shore. Death was sudden. He
had been at the key as usual the night
before his death and had not been i'll
up to within an hour of his taking
off. Two brothers are with the Ameri-
can Expeditionary Forces in France.
O'Donnell was married.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-17
Railroad Notes

General Superintendent II. NJ Car
SON. of the Central Division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad. is at the bed
side of his brother. who is critically
i'll of pneumonia. at his home, in
Wheeling. w. Va.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-04-15
Is OUT OF u SALOONS IN
COUNTY TO CLOSE TONIGHT.

At 10 80. new time. tonight twenty-five
out of twenty-seven saloons and cantlnas
IL Cameron county will suspend bus ness.
The exceptions are ben saloons at La
Feria and Lyford neither Of which are
within ten miles Of military camp.
brownsville, Of course. will be the heav-
lest sufferer-if il can he called suffer
ine-undcr he new order. Three saloons.
selling VIII Skcy, wines and beer, and twelve
cantinas or beer saloons, WI be affected
by the order The saloons are preparing
TO meet the inevitable and. To quote once
popular drinking song. ut looks like a
big night tonight.
Recognizing the inevitable. the saloon
men are taking the action of the legislature
calmly and have learned to Sm le. Per
hap~ the best ind cation Of the saloon
mems attitude j. demonstrated in u down
town resort. Tired by the eternal question
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-04-15
GOV. vEToES BANK DEPOSIT BILL
Try Associated press.D

AUSTIN. Texas. April 15.-Governor
Hobby today vetoed the state depository
law. enacted bv Il special SESSION of the
legislature General Looney advised the
governor the act was defective.
What the attorney general considers one
of the principal defects in the act i that
it provides that all banks may bid for state
funds to an amount equal 10 their paid up
capital and surplus. This. in hi opinion
m ght result in banks in large cities. If they
should make ar organized effort. in ~ecur-
ing all the state funds for deposits.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-04-15
KILL
THREE, MANY
HOMES DOWN
(By Associated Press.)

DALLAS, Texas, April l5.-Three peo-
pl. were killed and many were injured in
storms over North Tcxa. Yesterday and
last night. The worst were III Wise and
Denton counties where many houses were
demolished. Bud King of Roanoke was
killed. A whit. woman On a Parker coun-
ty farm and negro woman in Denton
county were killed.
" Boyd. Wise county. go houses were
reported demolished but no one l. be
lieved io have been injured 4 call for
aid ha- been sent ont and many persons
are said ia b. homeless. AT Roanoke.
Denton county. two house and three
barns were blown down
a Texas 4 Pacific freight train wa-
blown over near Baird and Y Missouri
Kansas and Texas freight train wa~ re-
wrecked near Boyd. several ears
going into the ditch. y soft track i aid
10 have caused he latter
In Parker county hard wind fellnw--
cd i heavy downpour of rain Much
property damage a. reported there Sew
eral North Texas towns are without nat
ural ga~ today The man was broken
somewhere near the Oklahoma line.
Dallas J. the principal glsleS~ city.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-04-15

from well meaning but tiresome customers
the propretors have caused a placard
placed over the cash reg ster. Ii reads
Don't ask H. what we're going TO do.
What il II-are You going 10 do"
In Brownsville only three saloons and
some three or four cantinas are located in
the business sect on1., Several other sa-
looms closed lately a. their licenses ex-
piTed.
According 10 the license record main
tanned IN the county clerks office, three
saloons will clo>c 1T Point Isabel. three at
llarl ngen. three at Nan Bento. one at Rio
ilondo and fifteen mt Brownsville. The
Brownsville record, however. includes the
names of saloons : tuated on ranches ly-
ing near but not actually within the city
limits.
The two remaining saloons will close on
June 26. when the statewide prohibition
law goes into effect.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-04-15
CzERNIN GOES
FROM OFFICE
PEACE Plan
OF KING IS
A CAUSE
BY Associated Press

AMSTERDAM. Holland, April 15.-
Count Czernn. the Austro- Hungarian for
egn minister. has resigned. according to a
dispatch from Vienna. Emperor Charles
has accepted the resignation, entrust.ng TO
Count Czernin the conduct of fore IN af
fairs until successor i appoined. The
recent publication by the French govern
ment of the futile peace appeals by En-
peror Charles in 1917 i probably the most
potent influence in bringing about the res
ignation.
Count Czern n. since he was appointed
foreign minister last December. succeeding
Barren Burin. has been active in attempting
to bring about peace. the moderate tone of
his speeches contrasting with the German
chancellor's and secretaries. In January
he suggested exchanges of views between
the United States and Austria Hungary
and announced that Austria based her ne
gotai on~ with Russia on policy of no
annexation no ndcmnitics The fact that
he participated in forced peace upon
Russia and Roumania caused doubt wheth-
er hi> pacif.st maneuvcr> were honest or
inspired.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-04-15
FINDS TURNING
POINT BATTLE
NOW REACHED.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. April I5.-The
weekly war department review says the
turning point on the western battle front
has been reached. The Germans failed to
achieve victory and will soon be forced
to resume their old tactics. His see aim
is to annihIate the British army; thus ter
rain cornts Iittle,'' the statement says.
While il must be admitted" says the
review, THAT the German operations
snce the beginniI! of the offensive have
resulted in more than mere pIoughing
up of part of the allied trench system and
the capture of local Obiectives along a
wide front, nevertheless the aim of the
German command to shtain decisive
strategic success by the assaults has not
been attained.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-04-15
MANY CANNING
CLUBS FORMING
HUNDREDS or COMMUNITY ORGANI-
ZATI0NS IN TEXAS WILL TAKE
CARE OF SURPLUS PRODUCE

DALLAS, Texas. April 15.-Hundreds
of community canning clubs are beng or
ganized throughout Texas for the pur-
pose of taking care Of the surplus pro-
duce which j. expected 10 bc raised IN
Texas war gardens this spring and sunt-
mer
Walton Poteet Of the extension service
Of the state Agricultural and Mechanical
College has been pushing the community
canner proposition for many weeks and
reports that many canners are being pur
chased and installed. According TO his
plan residents of a community form an
organization and purchase a. Gamer
which costs from $50 10 500 Usually
some building otherwise not IN use II
made I'd serve. "A man n placed In charge
and the extension service sends an ex-
pert to school those who are 10 do the
work. The canners are run on the share
basis Usually the cans are furnished and
all the work done by the canner who re-
tains onehalf the product for the ser
vice.
Ii j. believed that hundreds of thous-
ands Of cans of fruit and vegetables will
be saved under this plan. thus relieving
the commercial vegetables and making the
produce available for overseas consump-
ton
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-04-15
Machine Gun Warning
Dominating Feature

LONDON. April l5.-The macine gun j.
the dom mating feature of the present open
fighting southwest Of Yprc~. says the cor
respondent of the Daily Mail at the Brit
ish headquarters, and the issue if the local
battles offer turns on the answer To the
question of which side can get H. machine
guns into commanding positions first.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-04-15
RUSH SELLING
COTTON SENDS
PRICES DOWN

NE WYORk, y. ", April 15.-Oyer-
whelmed by rush of selling orders, large
ly from the south, cotton sustained an
forenoon today. July contracts dropped
to 29.45, Il decline of 130 points from the
high point in the morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-04-15
Irish Home Rule
Bill Is Underway
(By Associated Press.)

LONDON. April ia committees in
the Br tish cabinet j. now drafting the
Irish home rue BILL The parliamentary
correspondent of the Telegraph says the
Irish parliament will - established with
full powers over internal legislation and
administration and rect taxation The
crown VII retain power relat ng ID foreign
relations. the army and navy
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-04-15
Order More Efforts
To Find Lost Lost Ship
Try Associated Press

WASHINGTON. ID. C., April 15.-Or-
ders for geater efforts 10 find the miss NJ
naval collier Cyclop~. overdue from South
American waters for more than month
went out today 10 Amer can ships. Two
hundred and >eventyninc men. including
only a few passengers. were on the ship.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-04-15
5 SolfierS Killed
45 Injured; Wreck

NEW York, y. ". April 15.-Five sol
soldiers were killed and ten seriously in
jured and th;rty-five were lightly in
jurcd in wreck on TIC Log Island ra..
road. near Cen'rll Lin. y. Y. \ split
rail j. believed 10 have been the cause.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-04-15
$7o,OOO.OOO Bonds
Taken Since Sat.
tBy Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON. ID. g., April l5.-Lib-
eriy Loan subscriptions totallcd S620.9I7.-
$50 today which j. S67 900. 900 more than
the total showed on Saturday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-04-15

PARIS. April 15.-On the front above
Montdider the French made a successful
local attack last night. taking prisoners,
the war office announces.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-04-15

WITH THE BRITISH HEADQrAR-
TERN in FRANCE. April l5.-TLc battle
about Neuve Egli-c, which the Germans
have retaken, continued to rage this mora
ny with the British pounding tie Germans
hard. Another assault on Ballerl. four
miles west of Neuve Eglise, is expected
momeniarily.
Local counter attacks delivered on Ger
man positions thacc thousand yard To the
east 81 the town were completely success
ful and the enemy again was forced to fall
back somewhat. The British in course III
the afternoon also pushed out several
posts north of the canal between the Laws
and Clarence rivers. These operations in
dicate that the defense of the intente
troops Is stiffening.
Latest reports showed that the Brit
ish line \ being strongly held ~ whole,
beng considerably improved IN some in
stances by counter attacks The British
Yesterday pushed the Germans from
kobco across the Clarence river
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-04-15
Teutonic Women In
US. To Be Arrested
tBy Associated Press. }

WASHINGTON,,D ID. C., April 15.-Many
rested and interned a. soon as President
Wilson signs the bill including women rs
enemy aliens.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-04-15

LONDON. April l5-Southwe-t of
Bailleul the Germans temporarily penc-
trated the British positions but were driven
out IN counter attack
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-04-15
DR.. THOMAS CASE CONTINUED

CHICAGO. ILL.,, April 15.-The ease Of
DIR. William Isaac Thomes. University Of
Chicago professor, who l. charged with
d SorderIy conduct. was continued tidav
in the morals court until Friday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-04-15
U. S. AiRMAN KIILE DIN FRANCE.

WASHINGTON, ID. Il, April l5.-En-
sign Lloyd lcIry was killer in an airplane
ace dent in France April II. il j. officially
announced
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-04-15
SEN. WM.J. STONE.
DIES OF ATTACK
CHAIRMAN OF FOREIGN RELATIONS
committee UNABLE TO OVER
COME STROKE OF PARALYSIS.

WASHINGTON, ID. C., April 15.-Sena-
tor William J. Stone, chairman Of the for
elgn relations committee of the u. =.
senate, and prominent a. a democrat. died
Sunday after stroke Of paralysis last
Wednesday. lie was stricken while in "A
street ear on the way to his office Off
cial Washington turned away from its war
duties today to attend the funeral of the
senator.
William Joel Stone was born Nav T.
1S4S, in Madison county. Kentucky; was
graduated from VI ,souri University. which
later conferred on him the degree of L.
ID; was lawyer. admitted To the bar in
1869; was prosecuting attorney of Vernon
colnty. Mo-, 1S73-74: representative in
the Forty ninth, Fiftieth and Ffty-first
congresses: governor of Missouri 1S93-97
member from Missouri of the democratic
national committee, 1896 1901: vice chair
man 19OO-1904; married Mss Louise
Winston. April ,. 1874, and had three chill
dren: was elected to the United States
senate to succeed George Graham West for
the term beginning March 4, 1903 and re-
elected in 1914. by popular vote for the
term beginning March !, 1915. His term
would have expired March 3. 1921.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-04-15
BATTLE RACES ABOUT
NEUvE EGL|SE, WHICH
BRITISH HAVE LOST
tBy Associated rress.)

LONDON, April 15.-The British have
lost Neuve Eglse, is the official announce
ment today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-04-15
KELLY FIELD FLYER KILLED
Av aSsacsafad t.reRSl

SA NANTONIO. Texas. April Is
Lieutenant f. r. Markham was killed at
Kelly Field today in attempting tail
spin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-04-15

LONDON. April l5.-Seven attacks BY
Germans IN the Mcrvile sector on the
northern battle front were repulsed by tae
Brit sh, whsinfhctcd heavy losses on the
enemy, It J. officially announced.
Evening star., 1918-08-26
ASSERTS THE TEUTONS
HAVE FORGOTTEN GOD
Rev. Isaac Ward Declares Germany
Is "scrapped Brass on "Refuse
Heap Of Nations"

Characterizing Germany as "a piece
of scrapped brass on the refuse heap
of the nations" Rev. Isaac Ward of
First Presbyterian Church of Boston,
speaking at the vesper services on the
Ellipse yesterday afternoon, declared
that Germany had forgotten God and
the Almighty is now backing the
arms of the nations allied against
Germany"
Through the forces Of the Ameri-
can Army" he added. God is going
to see to it that the world is saved
for humanity and democracy"
God is the author of democracy"
he said. "He calls all men alike. God
is democracy. He is calling to the ma
tions of the earth to win against Ger
many in this great conflict. The Teu-
ton is headed for the scrap heap. You
can kill an American, but you can't
whip him.
DR.. Ward preached yesterday morn
ing at the New York Avenue Presby-
terian Church on The Gospel Mission
of Prayer" declaring that it is the
means of direct communication be-
tween the Christian and God. DR..
Ward will leave Washington tomor-
will attend the evening service at the
Billy" Sunday tabernacle.
Some Precepts of the Bible" was
the subject of an address by Charles
8. Hamlin. president Of the Federal
Reserve Board, yesterday morning
before the aIl-comers Bible class OF
the Church of the Covenant.