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The Washington herald., 1918-05-08
Sly Shots at the Solons.
BY THE OBSERVER.

T. RS voice has been heard NUT
tering campaign slogans. but this
time IL is the big campaign against
his Nothingness. the Kaiser. to
which he refers. So far. SO good.
Gutzon Borglum is carving a
name for himself, though not in the
sculptoral line, when he brings up
the airplane program in the way he
does The correspondence as pub
lished was interesting. too.
Xenophon wnasy is on the job
just here from Missouri" you
know. He essays to do a patriots
work, and that is all that his peo-
pie seek OF him. He is busy now
gathering early impressions of the
body with which he will work
The I. w. w. organization bill.
forbidding the further existence Of
something the country has been
nourishing at its bosom for years,
will never. be repealed. We are
through with this variety.
Senator Thomas took of his wig,
true. to celebrate the advent of sum-
mer, but what was under the wig
still remains. What he has there
will not be removed in Difference
to the weather or anything else.
Attorney-General Gregory is
gna duaIly becoming surcharEed
with numerous duties and the end
Is not yet. We think his depart
ment will need plenty of ginger"
to carry II over the trials OF the
next few months.
Incidentally. the burden OF war
work thrown onto the Department
Of Justice will make IL incumbent
upon each prohibition State 10 give
more attention to enforcement of
dry legislation. The Federal gov
ernment should be relieved of some
of this work, for a time, at least.
Senator Kendrick would bring
joy to several hundred poorly-paid
and receivers. in the amendatory
some other employees. they are liv-
thousand dollars a year-or are try
ing to do so.
1t isn't surprising that with dem
agogues advocating what they did
only a few years ago. and trying
red shirt" methods 10 cater to the
laboring classes, a band of six men
should be able to organize the l.
W. w. with a slogan sabotage" on
every members lip.
| We are to have the woman suffrage
question with us again. SO We are told.
III the Senate disposes OF it on Fri
lday We will be surprised. Particular
ly will we be surprised IL suffrage
wins.
Senator Hardwick said II was more
] important Just now TO get soldiers
+ to the front than women to the pools.
That Is true. But IL the women can
get to the polls we'll soon get SOL
diers to the front. And arms and air
planes for them, too.
Monday was a red letter day for
many an old-time patriot who has
served his country in season and out
For Monday was the day the pensions
Of these old timers was under dis
cussion, and II was more than i'm
portant with them. Uncle Sam has
little time left to help them
Several gentlement in the House
however, addressed their body wher
the bill was up. and We fear. one OF
the objects In so doing was to make
votes for themselves. Four members
in succession played the game at one
time, We noted.
!. And at another time In the debate
four other members did precisely th'
, same thing. We don't know what
they said because the Record ststei
lmerely that their speeches will ap
/. pear hereafter" II might have beei
added, "and in their home dis
itrictx."
The Washington herald., 1918-05-08

there is no question. The proba-
bility that reason and Justice will
prevail in the treatment of the car
riers means that reason and justice
will permeate other public func-
tions and public activities, and in
the long run We will come a toler-
ant country-labor being tolerant
Of capital and capital of labor. the
railroads tolerant of the people and
the people of the roads, etc. etc,
to a refreshing degree.
II that day comes II will, of
course, be a great thing for the
country. The good that CAN come
from such a condition cannot oe es-
timated. 1t is one end toward which
some men in public life have been
working for many years-it is the
end toward which some men not
now in public life worked for many
years, and then gave up. confident
that the American people would
never reach that state where they
would not be subject to the wiles
of the demagogue and professional
candidate for Office.
THE OBSERVER.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-08

81 notice. postcards a school teacher, that the
Society OF College Teachers, in meeting in Coum-
bus, discussed the question, What Can Be Done to
Relieve Wartime Shortage of Teachers great
deal could be done to relieve my shortage by in
creasing my salary"
The Washington herald., 1918-05-08

Special Correspondent OF The Washington Her1k
New York, May Z.
I've been hunting all day.
For the upper section.
OF my striped pajamas.
And I haven't washed.
Behind my ears.
For three days.
Everything has gone wrong.
At my house.
This morning the maid quit.
Because I blacked my shoes.
With the ivory clothes brush.
And wiped my hands.
On the clean chintz curtains.
And / have burned three holes.
In the parlor couch.
BY going to sleep reading.
With a cigar in my hand.
And the dog has the mango.
And needs to be curried.
Or something.
This afternoon Melba.
The pet canary.
Gave up the ghost.
Starvation or malnutrition.
Carried her OF.
But 1t was not my fault.
1t was. my wife's fault.
She had no business.
To go back home on a visit.
And leave me all alone.
In this great big flat.
There's something going on.
Around this place at night, too.
Last night heard 1t moan.
And again early this morning.
And again saw a hand.
At the foot Of my bed.
And I held my breath.
And waited and waited.
And finally saw 1t again.
And I threw the shoe.
And don't know.
But believe.
Two OF my toes.
VIII never be any more good.
I hope that guy.
That swiped the milk.
From the front door.
Gets the collie.
To think Of men fighting.
To make the world safe.
For a fellow.
Who would be that mean.
Gee! But 1t In lonesome.
A.. .,lf~
The Washington herald., 1918-05-08
Howard Students Will
Hold 49th Commencement

The forty-ninth annual COM
mencement OF the Howard Universi-
ty will take place today on the
campus, at IL a. m
1t will start with Q parade Of the
academic students. who will march
to the campus, where q grandstand
has been erected. and chairs have
been placed on the lawn to accom-
modate the students and their
friends.
Bishop Mcdowell will speak to
the graduates.
The degrees Of A. B., B. s. A, A,
B. Gin education), B. s. Tin educs-
tion), B. p, NJ. D., d, C., and LII
B.. have been awarded.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-08
Anset ef Rovs;aeree
A LINE O. CHEER
EACH DAY O. THE YEAR
BY John Kendrlsk Bangs.
AMERICA.

AMERICA.
] know no East or West,
No North or South know.
The country love best.
To fight for which I'll go.
Hath frontiers on the seas,
One vast, united. whole.
But finds its boundaries
In FREEDOM dauntless soul
Copyright, 1881
The Washington herald., 1918-05-08

With due respect suggest that the man who
starts two tunnels from opposite sides OF noun
tain and makes both ends meet shows no greater
skill than the woman who takes the old mans
salary and makes both ends meet.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-08

The Huns again accusing Uncle Sam OF
sending avators to France on hospital ships. We
don't believe it. We think Uncle Sam is too smart
an old fellow to risk the lives of avators reck
lessy.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-08
French Ration Tobacco.

Paris. May THE French are
introducing tobacco cards, thus put
ting the population on rations.
Cigar and cigarette cards are being
issued to women as we'll as men.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-08

Speaking of economy-most OF US are taking
about it all the time whether practice it not
we commend the practice of man who eats only
twice day, but combines breakfast and lunch.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-08

Jesse Livermore, Wall Street operator who
created a great deal of talk by selling large stock
holdings says he sold because he has acute ndiges-
ton. What's in name?
The Washington herald., 1918-05-08

Tickets on sale show days al osams Drug
store. Thirteenth and Pa ave-. same prices N
charged On show groundS
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-08
PRO- GEkMAN TARRED
BY ANG}Y MOI
Wealthy Fi:''sbMger Turns Pa Pa
trIot k.tor Punishment.

Pittsburgh, Pa, March ST In
Przymusalia, a contractor, of 2O4 Sn
ger avenue. West Park, Stowe town.
ship, was tarred and feathered by a
mob of more than 100 residents of
Mckee Rocks and Stowe township,
following unpatriotic utterances and
his belief in German righteousness.
He was taken to the Windgap
schcolhouse. several miles from Nc
KEGS Rocks.
PrZymusalla is a well-to-do builder
and has lived in West Park for nearly
fifteen years. He was deceived into
an automobile on the pretense of be-
ing taken to inspect a building site.
AS soon as he was seated the driver
put on full speed and, despite Prey
musalia's protests. he was taken out
into the country. When the automO-
bile was finally stopped, he was sur
rounded by the posse, lectured on the
propriety of living in America, pros
pering here and at the same time
sympathizing with her enemies.
After confessing that he made I'M
patriotic utterances, he was stripped
and the tar and feathers applied.
The efficiency of the treatment re-
suited in the victim making a brief
patriotic address as soon as released.
For some time rumors Of Un-Ameri.
can propaganda emanating frcm that
territory. have been current and resi-
dents of the community have been
thoroughly augered.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-08
Firms SIGN PEACE TREATY
Berlin Announces Conclusion of Pac
With Trade Agreement,

Berlin Announces Conclusion of Pact
With Trade Agreement.
Amsterdam, March S-Official an
nouncement was made in Berlin Of
the signing of peace treaty between
Berlin and Finland, and also Of trade
and shipping agreements and sup
Elementary protocol.
Finland, by the conditions of the
treaty, agrees to cede no territory nor
grant territorial rights to any foreign
power without the previous consent Of
Germany, who undertakes to exert
herself to secure the recognition Of
Finland's independence by all the pow
erS.
Each party renounces compensation
for war costs or damages. Negotia-
tions will start forthwith for trade
and shipping treaty. The fortif1ca-
tions of the Aland islands will be re-
moved as speedily as possible and reg
rlations will be adopted for the per-
manent standardization of the islands.
Intervention by Germany in Finland
and the consequent ill-feeling against
Germany in Sweden is criticised Sc
verely by independent Socialists and
progressive members of the reichstag,
a Berlin despatch says.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-08
DADDYS EV[N[N(
[ARY TALL c.
~ MARY GRAHAM BQlNNlG>.EE
SQUIRREL FEAST.

Come to the feast said SHARPLY, tn"
squirrel.
I'll be Delighted. said Chpry Chap
Ply.
1t was showing in the park and the
squirrels We're nurryinS and Scamper-
ing for their warm homes in the trees.
Are you going to have good
feast?" asked Chippy Chappy.
"A fine one" squealed SHARPLY. The
spring will be here soon SO We might
as well enjoy our food. Soon we can
hunt for more"
Dear me-" said Chippy Chappy,
nov careless you are becoming And
to himself he thought it was fine that
he was invited to II feast by SHARPLY
which SHARPLY said would lie fine one
and he was glad too that SHARPLY
wasn't being too careful.
1t was Sc much nicer to go to a
feast where creatures weren't careful.
Chippy Chappy had been to both kinds
and he knew.
He knew of the many times he had
come home to eat and nibble because
been asked out. And some creatures
hadn't always cared what they had
given him. Some squirrels had offered
him the shells only of their nuts.
And he had even known children to
give him nuts that were bad. Yes.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-08
ACIDS In STOMACH
SOUR THE FOOD and
CAUSE INDIGESTION
''Pape's Diapepsin" fixes sour, gassy,
upset stOmachs in five minutes.

You don't know what upset your
stomach-which portion of the food
did the damage-do you? Well,
don't bother. If your stomach is in
a revolt; if sick, gassy and upset, land
what you just ate has fermented and
turned sour; head dizzy and aches;
belch gases and acids and eructate
undigested food; breath foul, tongue
coated-just take a little Pape's Dia
pepsin to neutraliZe acidity and in
five minutes you wonder what be-
came of the Indigestion and distress.
Millions of men and women today
know that it is needless to have dys-
pepsia. y little Diapepsin occasion
ally keeps the stomach sweetened, land
they eat their favorite foods without
fear.
If your stomach doesn't take care
of your liberal limit without rebel
lion; if your food is damage instead
of help, remember the quickest, sur
est, most harmless antacid is Pape's
Diapepsin, which costs only fifty
cents for a large case at drug stores.
It's truly wonderful-it stops food
souring and sets things straight, so
gently and easily that it is really at
tonishing. Your stomach will digest
yolr meals If you keep acids neutra-
lized. Adv.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-08
LONDON WAR GRANTS
REACH 81 BILLIONS
National Debt s29,5OO,OOO,.
600 Chancellor Reports.

London, March S.-Great Britain's
loans to her allies up to February 9
totalled G1,264,O0O, 900 (s6,32O, OOO,.
000).
Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor OF
the exchequer, so announced in the
hcnse of commons.
Loans to the diminions had reached
the sum of e1SO,000,000 (s900, 000,-
oOO).
The national debt at the end Of the
financial year, he stated, would not
exceed e5,9OO,OO0. 1000 (s29.50O, OO0,-
0OO).
The average daily expenditure from
the beginning of the financial year up
to February 9 was e6,557,000 1882
7s5,OOO).
The chancellor moved a vote of
credit of e600.0O0,O00 $4,000, 00O,O00),
bringing up the total since the out
break of the war to e6,S42,0O0, 900
(s34,21O, 900, 000).
The treasury has sufficient funds to
carry it along for the remainder OF
the financial year. The new vote is
lulCAuCu W StdiI IL oi tIiC hS" s>Ai'
beginning April 1.
The chancellor said the total Of re-
coverable loans was e206,750,000 ISL
033,750,000). There was an excess of
expenditures in the army of e121,-
100000 $685. OO,ooO) owing to the ex-
tension of operations in Mesopotamia
and Palestine and the incseased cost
of commodities.
He recognized what had happened
in Russia made doubtful, and would
cause a difference of opinion. as to
what the prospects were of recovering
the whole of the money advanced to
Russia. The matter could be better
discussed. in his opinion, when the
budget was introduced, but meanwhile
he would treat the sum as recover
able.
Regarding the military situation,
the chancellor said:
THE Germans have transferred
thirty divisions from the Russian
front. The allies still have slight
superiority in men and guns on the
western front. but there Is a posi-
bility that the appearance of Austri-
ans there would change this"
More troops might be brought from
the Russian front, but they would be
If inferior quality.
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or another helping, because three of
the men had "gone West" killed by
the explosion of the German trench
mortar, and we ate their share. but
still l was hungry, 50 | filled in with
bully beef and biscuits. Then | drained
nay water bottle. Later on / learned
another maxim of the front line. $50
Sraringly with your water The bully
!.nef made me thirsty, and by tea time
| was dying for drink, but my pride
would nor allow me to ask my mates
for water | was fast learning the
ethics of The trenches.
That night l WAS put on guard with
an older man. We stood on the fire
step with our hands over the top, peer
inE; out into No Mans Land. 1t was
nervous work for me. but the other fell
NIGHTS routine.
Chen something shot past my face.
Ny heart stopped beating, and ducked
my head below the parapet. A soft
cnuckie from my mate brought me to
my senses, and l feebly asked. For
heavens sake, what was that?"
He answered. only rat taking a
promenade along the sandbags." l
felt very SheepiSh.
About every twenty minutes the SEN
try in the next traverse would fire
star shell from his flare pistol. The
'plop" would give me start of fright.
| never got used to this noise during
my service in the trenches.
l would watch the arc described by
the star shell. and then stare into No
Mans Land waiting for it to burst. In
its lurid light the barbed wire and
stakes would be silhouetted against its
light like latticed window. Then
darkness.
once. out in front Of our wire,
heard noise and saw dark forms
moving My rifle was lying across the
sandbagged parapet. l reached for it,
and was taking aim to fire, when my
mate grasped my arm, and whispered,
Don't fire" He challenged in a low
voice. The reply came back instantly
from the dark forms:
"Shut your blinkin' mouth, you
bloomin' idiot; do you want US to click
it from the Boches?"
Later we learned that the word, "No
challenging or firing, wiring party out
in front" had been given to the sentry
on our right but he had failed to pass
it down the trench. An officer Aad over
heard our challenge and the reply, and
Immediately put the offending sent:
under arrest. The sentry clicke'
twenty-one days on the wheel. that is.
he received twenty-one days field pun.
fshment No. 1, or "crucifixion," as
Tommy terms it.
. This consists of being spread-eagled
on the wheel of a Timber two hours q
day for twenty-one days, regardless OF
the weather. During this period, your
rations consist of bully beef, biscuits
and water.
! A few months later l met this sentry
and he confided to me that since bein"
"crucified," he had never failed to pass
the word down the trench when so or
dered. In view of the OffenSe, the
above punishment was very light, In
that failing to pass the word down a
trench may mean the loss of many
lives, and the spelling of some impor-
tant enterprise in No Mans Land.
(To be Continued)
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ut does, Sharply dear" said Chippy
Chappy but it gives me even more
pleasure, if that could be possible, to
eat with yoll.'
Chippy Chapry said this with a sly
little wink. BE, SHARPLY did not notice
it, He was feeling hungry himself.
"Comc along, afternoon or not, We'll
have the feast
so they went to Sharp's hole. and of
all the wonderful fcastS Chippy Chap
Ply saw one that did his heart or his
tummy or his digestion. he wasn't sure
which, a great deal of good:
MY mouth wate%s," exclaimed Chip
Ply Chappy. My! But there is feast
here. Where did you steal all these
nuts from? They certainly aren't saved
up ones. You'd never have so many
left over at this time of the year if
they were only saved up ones"
81 did save them" said SHARPLY. 81
didn't steal! l didn't"
You did" shrieked Chippy Chappy.
"Now that you are becoming so angry
about it. | am sure you have been
stealing. And now you are not telling
the truth"
you say I steal. and you say don't
tell the truth. I'll punish you for
that!''
And they began to fight. AS Il mat
ter of fact Chippy Chappy had no right
to scold SHARPLY for stealing. as he was
only too glad to eat some of his stolen
food, and too, Chippy Chappy had just
as bad reputation for stealing as had
SHARPLY. ALI squirrels are famed fof
1t.
But they fought and they fought I'M
til they were all tired out and until the
nuts had been almost forgotten. But
after awhile they stopped fighting and
made up.
I'm glad you've got the nuts any
way" said Chippy Chappy, "and | real
ly don't care how you got them"
"Of course you don't" said SHARPLY,
- thrv t"th munched rs fast as they
.:,u,:
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-08
A CHILD'S TONGUE
SHOWS If LIVER OR
BOWLS ARE ACTIVE
If cross, feverish, sick, bilious, give
fruit laxative at once.

Every mother realizes, after giving
her children california Syrup of
Figs, that this is their ideal laxative,
because they love its pleasant taste
and it thoroughly cleanses the ten
der little stomach, liver and bowels
without gripping.
When cross, irritable, feverish or
breath is bad, stomach sour, look at
the tongue, Mother! If coated, give
teaspoonful of this harmless fruit
laxative" and in few hours all the
foul, constipated waste, sour bile and
andigested food passes out of the
bowels and You have a well, playful
child again. When it's little system
is full of cold, throat sore, collie
remember, a good Inside cleansing"
should always be the first treatment
given.
Millions of mothers keep "Califor-
mia Syrup of Figs" handy; they know
teaspoonful today saves a sick
child tomorrow. Ask your druggist
for a bottle of california Syrup OF
Figs" which has directions for ba-
bies, children of all ages, and grown
ups printed on the bottle. Beware
of counterfeits sold here, so don't
be fooled. Get the genuine, made by
california Fig Syrup Company
Adv.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-08
AMERICANS HALT
GERMAN ATTACK
TeutonS Taken Prisoner on the
Lorraine Front.
GREEN TROOPS PROVE VALOR
Colonel With French Raiding Party
Captures a Prussian Officer In Enc
my Trench.

Paris, March s.-An official war Of
fee statement says:
''In Lorraine a German raid on
trenches held by American troops was
repulsed. Patrols of our allies oper-
ating in this region took some pris-
oners"
An American staff colonel, while
with a French raiding party to gain
information few days before his
men took their positions in the new
American sector on the Lorraine
front, met Prussian lieutenant in an
enemy trench and captured him.
The colonel, with an American cap
tain brought the Prussian back to the
lines the Americans are occupying.
A German raid was made in this
new sector Monday night. A sharp
fight took place, in which the Germans
were repulsed with losses. In it
unit which was among the most recent
arrivals displayed the customary
American fighting energy. II appar-
emily gave the enemy a much warmer
reception than he expected.
The American troops here are train
ing with French troops as at the
Chemin des Danes position. This
makes the third American force now
facing the enemy.
During several days of the Ameri-
cans services here the casualties have
been extraordinarily slight. The Sec
tor is one of the quietest. The lines
are far apart. The position is held by
strong points rather than by continu-
Gus trenches.
The Prussian neutenant's capture
was the first instance of an enemy
officer being taken prisoner by the
Americans. 1t also is the first occa-
sion which an American officer has
captured either an enemy officer or
soldier in this sector.
(The latter dispatch is confirma-
ton of the French official statement
of March 5, which said a German at
tack on trenches held by American
forces in Lorraine on the night OF
March was repulsed. The raid re-
ferred to in the Paris official state
ment apparently is a more recent
engagement, accounts of which have
not yet come through the American
censors)
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-08
ARREST TRANSPORT LOOKOUT
Charged With Tampering With Steer
ina Gear of Vessel.

Baltimore, Md, March S.-Caught
redhanded in the navigating room of
United States transport in the dan
ger zone and nearing European port,
Edward Otis, twenty-three years old.
lookout man aboard the transport, was
arrested when the steamship reached
an Atlantic port.
He is now in the city jail. A special
agent of the department of justice
caused a warrant to be issued for
Otis, charging him with violation Of
the espionage act.
Claiming to be Russian subject
Otis speaks several languages. A
number of papers, documents and pho
tographs were taken from his cabin
aboard the ship. He enlisted in the
merchant service several months ago
through the United States shipp ng
board He is believed to be a native
of East Prussia.
From an authoritative source it was
learned Otis shipped as quarter
master He was given lookout duty
In passing through the danger zone
certain precautions are taken day and
night. Otis tour of duty included
the post on the bridge. The ship was
in the war zone when Otis is alleged
70 have disappeared.