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The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-23
A Letter From
Percy Webster

Mrs. H. B. Webster received a letter
from her son Percy, written shortly
after the I. N. T. explosion of last
Saturday, in which Percy says he
escaped the explosion with only a
sprained ankle and a cut on his chin.
At ten minutes before twelve he and
George Fernald left the 7. N. T. build
ing ten minutes early to get their
lunches, and the explosion took place
about five minutes before twelve.
George had left Percy and gone to one
side of the building. Percy was sit
ting down eating his lunch, when he
was blown up into the air, and when
he came down he started running
through fire, lodging falling pipes as
he went. He made his way to a near
by doctors Office, muddy and wet, and
while going to the office he saw a
truck with three men being put in. He
was sure that the last man was
George, for he recognized his groans
and knew his pants and shoes. The
face was bandaged. Percy asked the
doctor if that last man would recover,
and the doctor replied, Eyes" Percy
says, II am sorry about George Tell
Cousin Ada will see that he has the
very best of care, and will stay with
him most of the time"
Mrs. Webster, up to the present,
has had no more communications from
Percy.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-23

Lady Muriel Paget is the repre-
sentative of the London committee of
the Anglo-Russian hospital unit,
which is maintained by subscriptions
from British colonies. 1t is one of
the organizations which answered the
call Of the Russian Red Cross in 1915,
and after two years Of active work
from Archangel south, into Galicia
and Rumania, ended up at Odessa,
where the party waited two months
hoping to establish a hospital for
some faction which would fight the
Germans.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-23

Senator Harris called on The Leader
at 2:45 this afternoon and asked us if
we would tell the. people where he
stands on certain political questions.
We said we would be delighted to do
so and he is to write letter to the
public, as he says they have right
to know where their representative
stands on these subjects and he is glad
to tell them, and he says he knows of
no better way to reach them all than
through the columns of The Eevning
Leader.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-23
"a GUN WITHOUT A PEER"

What the Scientific American calls
"a gun without peer" is the new $40
millimetre mobile howitzer built by
the Creusot works for the French
army. This is mounted on railroaa
carriage and fires shell 2047 inches
in diameter. 1t is fort wrecker ard
one shell from it is said to have suf-
feed to reduce Fort Malmaison, on
which the Germans had spent so much
time and labor, to pile of dust and
debris.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-23
CasualtyList Today

Washington, May 23.-The casualty
list today contained &c names. Killed
in action, IA; died of wounds, IL; died
of disease, II; wounded severely, 80;
wounded slightly, 8; missing in action,
1. Privates James Bradley, of Goth
eran, S. c.; John w. Jones, of Spar
tanburg, S. c.; Walter Hunter, of Lau-
rens, s e., died of disease. Private
Mack Anderson, of Inman, S. c., was
wounded severely.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-23

w dSnlngCOn, May Zo.-MOfe IMAM
$16,000,000 900 insurance on the lives
of more than 100000 soldiers and
sailors already has been written by
the bureau of war risk insurance. That
is said to be more insurance, all writ
ten since the middle of October, than
is today on the books of the twenty
largest life insurance companies in the
world. All kinds of problems have
been met in achieving this gigantic
task, according to information fur
nished to congress by Thos. B. Love,
assistant secretary of the treasury in
charge of the bureau, and other off
Gals.
The war risk law provided for pay
ment of family allowances and allot-
ments and for administration of a
compensation insurance law applica-
BILE to 100000 risks and for the writ
ing of this insurance on the lives of a
possible 100000 soldiers and sailors.
The applications for allowances and
aliotments of the soldiers or sailors
pay had to be obtained from the ends
OF the earth to which those in war
service have been scattered. From
December until the beginning of this
month the bureau mailed out 1900 900
Individual checks to families of de-
pendents in the United States, approx
imately $60,000,OO0 has been paid out
In allowances and allotments; and in
addition many thousands of claims for
compensation have been made, some
paid and others disallowed.
More than 95 per cent of the. sol
diers and sailors listed at the bureau
have taken the insurance and appli-
cations for it have come in at a daily
rate involving from $50,0O0,0O0 to
$10O, 100000 of insurance during the
last month. A clerical force of about
1890 people is employed by the bu-
reau in the work. A bill is now pend
ing In congress, favorably reported bv
the house interstate commerce com
mlttee, amending the law in a number
OF details, providing, for instance. that
automatic insurance shall be PAYABLE
TO the mother whether dependent or
not and to the father as well, and
making other broadening features in
the interest of the soldiers nearest of
kin.
Bureau records show that there are
1,062,091 application blanks returned
on which the man states he has no de-
pendents of any kind. There>is a sur
prisingly large percentage OF those
men who do have dependents, the first
knowledge of whom the bureau learns
when the dependents write in for in.
formation.
One of the surprising developments
is the number Of complaints that the
bureau is getting "from men who have
asked exemption from their wives OIL
who claim they have no wives" In
one city recently, Commissioner Mes
bit, of the bureau, has advised con
gress, he sent an Investigator to lool
into 80 cases where men had claimed
exemption from their wives and sale
they did not know where the wives
were living. The bureau located 81
of the 80 wives within a week and the
government has absolute evidence that
many of these men knew where Their
wives were. The men did not want
the wives to get the money.
In the course of the testimony re-
Gently given before the house commit
tee Paymaster General Cowie, of the
navy, declared that in the exceptional
cases where naval officers do not sup
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-23
REP. S. D. HARRIS CON-
TRIBUTED TO RED CROSS

Representative S. D. Harris is in
Tarpon Springs today. We are glad
of it. He's an all right fellow. AS
our local solicitor, Mr.. L. D. Vinson
spied our representative, he said:
Here's where l touch him up for a
subscription to the Red CROSS" He
did, and the representative did-come
across.
Mayer Brooks Contributes $40.
Among the contributors today to
the Red Cross drive was Mayor A. C.
Brooks, for ten dollars.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-23
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Public notice is hereby given that
the diving boat "KALLARIs" has
been sold to Peppos Angious by N
Macrenaris. Any one having any claim
against said boat will present the
same to Peppos Angious for payment
before Saturday, June 8, 1913.
(Signed) PEPPOS ANXIOUS.
N. MACRENARIS.
501 RI 6Qn
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-23
NOTICE To HOUSEWIVES

Housewives, remember that on SGT
urday of this week you can buy any
thing you want at the Red Cross
Rummage sale, from home-cooked az
ticles to squawking chickens and put
nea pigs and, Of course, there viii be
clother and the like, as well-every-
thing you want.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-23

The Tampa Tribune tells about a
woman losing her "Teddy Bears" but
goes on to say she is "Bare," so we
see no use worrying about the "Ted-
dys."
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-23
Serious Fighting
In UkYainea is
Reported Today

Moscow, May 12.-(Delayed)- Seri-
GUS fighting at Kiev has been report
ed. The residence of the newly APP
pointed Ukrainean dictator was be-
sieged several times by troops which
have remained faithful to Rada. All
troops at the disposal of Rada are be-
ing concentrated near Kiev.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-23

Washington, May 23.-General Per-
shing's communique transmitted today
to the war department reported that
Lieutenant Kurtz, an American pilot,
has been killed within the American
lines.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-23
Sister Of Irish
Patriot Dies in
Workhouse in
Dublin Today

Dublin, May pa sensation was
caused here today by the death in
the workhouse hospital, known as
South Dublin Union, of Mrs. Emily
Ricketts,, sister of the late Charles
Stewart Parnell, the famous Irish pa
tIiot.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-23
Jack sonville
Will Build
Concrete Ships
Final Papers Not Signed
But Contract Assured

Washington, May 23.-Jacksonville
has been selected by the board of en-
gineers as one of the locations for the
construction of concrete ships, it be-
came known today. Final papers have
not yet been signed.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-23
Washington Says
$52,OOO,OOO Has
Been Collected
For Red Cross
IN SECOND DRIVE FOR
ONE HUNDRED MILLION

Washington, May 29.-Reports from
Red Cross headquarters show actual
contributions of a little over ffty-two
millions in the drive for the second
hundred million dollar war fund.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-23
Earthquake
Near Somewhere

Washington, May ga severe
earthquake, centered 5,4O0 miles from
here, was. recorded by the Georgetown
University instruments today.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-23
THE LEADER

rARPON SPRINGS FLORIDA
Member The Associated Press.
The Asa 'ated Press is exclusively
entitled to The use for republication Of
all news dispatches credited to it or
not otherwise credited in this paper,
md also the local news published
herein.
The Washington times., 1918-11-01
PEACE TALK HURTS
RENTS LEGISLATION

Should an armistice be declared
with Germany. and peace negotiations
follow, the opponents OF legislation
against profiteering in rents in the
District will utilize those facts as
an excuse for further delaying such
legislation, according to gossip about
the Capitol today.
The friends of legislation against
profiteering say they expect, II peace
developments continue, to have II
urged by the landlords that profiteer-
ing legislation is unnecessary since
with the end OF the war the demand
for housing here will be lessened and
conditions Will tend to return to nor
NAL.
The view OF members Of Congress.
who have been urging legislation
against profiteering from the begin
ming. Is that at best IL will be many
months before the return OF peace.
That as a matter OF fact, relief for
the war workers will be gravely need
ed through this winter and the COM
ing spring.
The hope of legislation against
profiteering for the present has prac-
tically gone glimmering, however.
When Congressman Anderson yes
terday abandoned his opposition to
the passage OF the resolution continu-
ing the food stimulation appropria-
tionS for another month and allowed
It to pass the House, he removed any
likelihood OF early action on rentals.
The Washington times., 1918-11-01
NAMED AS SUPERVISOR

The War and Navy Departments,
through the commission on Training
Camp Activities, have requested the
War Camp Community Service to
supervise the activities OF the Y. NJ.
c. A, the National Catholic War
Council, the Jewish Welfare Board,
and the Salvation Army in their work
outside, the camps and to authorize,
when necessary, any extension of
their projects. The War Camp Com
munity Service is the only agency
given official responsibility for the
welfare of the soldiers, sailors, and
marines when on leave outside the
camps. From this date on il will act
as a recreation and welfare adminis-
tration of all community agencies
and their activities.
The announcement of this policy to
place all activities under the authority
OF the War Camp Community Service
is made in a letter from Raymond
B. Fosdick, head OF the War and
Navy Departments Commissions on
Camp Activities, to H. S.
secretary of the War Camp
Service.
The Washington times., 1918-11-01
G. W. U. HOUSES SOLDIERS

Between 500 and 45O members of
the George Washington University
unit Of the Students Army Training
Corps will be housed by Monday, ac-
cording to announcement by DR.. Will
liam Miller Collier, president Of the
university.
The following buildings are to be
used for the housing of the student
soldiers: The War Camp Community
Service club house for girl war work
ers at Seventeenth and II streets
northwest: the Maury apartment
house, Nineteenth and c. streets
northwest; the three upper floors of
1T19 Pennsylvania avenue northwest,
and the National College OF Pharmacy
building at sos l street northwest
The university mess hall in Con-
cordia Lutheran Church, Twentieth
and G streets, will be ready Monday.
The Washington times., 1918-11-01
MOTHER FREED AS
SLAYER Of CHILD

DETROIT, Mich. Nov. IA direct
ed verdict OF not guilty was brought
in by the jury Thursday trying Mrs.
Claire Manning Neinstedt. OF Brook
lyn, here on the charge of killing her
seven-year-oId daughter in a Detroit
hotel Shortly before noon the prose-
cutor requested Judge Edgar J. JEFF
fries to direct a verdict OF not guilty.
The prosecutor said he was not con-
vinced the defendant was sane at the
time Of the killing. When the court
made his request to the jury and the
verdict was rendered. Mrs. Neinstedt
rose 20 her feet with a suppressed
cry OF joy and then staggered and
almost fell.
She was quickly taken to an ante
room, where physicians in attendance
said she had merely tainted. The
crowd Of spectators cheered the YER
dict. and many OF the women wept
and ran to congratulate Mrs. Nein-
stedt.
The Washington times., 1918-11-01
STAGE STARS WITH
CAMP MEIGS PLAl

In the musical frOlic, alta Boy.
which IS to be presented at PQlf
Theater next week by soldiers
Camp Meigs, the canteen OF the cam
will be accurately reproduced. D
next Monday night the people o
Washington will have their ars
chance to see this popular soldier r.
sort displayed with all the humorou
incidents that every day take place 4
the army camps both in this countr:
and abroad.
Lieutenant Mead has arranged tn
staging OF several clever drills whici
win take place between scenes, Incl
dental to the drills the entire com
pany will also be seen and heard h
choral, band, and orchestral mum
Der called Every One" In which 20
men will take part.
Dan Dody, stage director, who cam
from New York to put on the. pro
duction. is to Introduce novel scena
that nothing but a soldier can pan
ticularize. Nat Osborne, the corr
poser Of the alta Boy" music, ana
Lieut.. Ballard Macdonald. the write
of the book and lyrics. have put sna
and pep into the lines which assure
continuous movemenb
The Camp Meigs Quartet is hear
In several numbers. In connocti0
with the HRed Cross Nurses" thei
stage a little cabaret which furnishe
much amusement Among the lead
ing soloists who win be heard In som
hits are Dave Fox, Johnny Haw, Jad
Cook, Marty Haley, Melville Huntes
James Smith, George T. Taylor, Wal
ter Roberts. and others.
Private E. C. McDonough, who wa
one OF the leading performers h
will introduce his fanci
rope and lariat-throwing act, ant
Marty Maley will interpolate Som
Jazz" in a way that the soldiers thinl
will have everybody doing IL.
Every song in the show Is said
be a whistling hit, and when peoph
leave the theater Monday night the
will either be humming or whistiim
some Of the songs they hear in "Att
Boy"
The Washington times., 1918-11-01
COL. COLLINS GIVEN
IN BRITISH CHARGE

NEW ORLEANS, La, Nov. l.
Wanted in Bombay, India, for alleged
theft, or embezzlement, OF a pearl
necklace worth approximately Sl25,-
900, c. c. Collins, former colonel in
the British army, has been ordered
turned over to the British authorities
by Federal Judge Foster. He was ar
rested here at the instance of British
authorities about six months ago.
They intimate they will take him back
to Bombay.
Colonel Collins has made a notable
record in three wars, according to
those in position to know. After a
divorce record in this country prior
to 1914 he entered the British army.
He rose rapidly and gained the rank
Of lieutenant colonel. When h" :
The Washington times., 1918-11-01
French ZOuaVe Captures
Uniform Germans. Made
To Parade Through Paris
By Agence Radio to the 1. n. 5.

PARIS, Nov. There is an in
teresting German parade uniform.
made in Baden and intended for
wear in Paris. in 1914. for sale at
Lyons.
The uniform was found in a
handsome carved box in a chateau
near the Marne, tn owner going
out through a " pdow as a
French Zouave enter ID the door,
The Zouave turned over a silk
lined, gold-trimmed helmet and
found the monogram Of the Ger
man chancellor inside. The epau-
lettes and belt were made Of silk
and gold. The uniform was turn
ed over to the mayor of Lyons,
who decided to sell 1t for the
benefit of war charities.
The Washington times., 1918-11-01
GERMANS HAVE NO
FRESH RESERVES

LONDON, Nov. 1.-The serious
condition OF the German army may
be judged from the fact that where
as in March of this year the enemy
had a reserve of eighty fresh divi-
sions, and that at that time divisions
were. except in very rare cases,
never re-engaged in battle without a
fun months rest and training. at the
present time the number of divisions
in reserve has fallen to fifty, only
seven of which have had as much as
q fortnight's rest, and none has had a
MONTH" writes a military correspond
ent of the British admiralty wireless
Eervice.
"The Germans, therefore, have not
q single division in reserve which can
3 be called fresh according to previ-
Gus standards, while the average in
tervsl between re-engagements has
fallen to nine days, thus entirely pre-
venting the systematic training and
recovery of troops Not only is the
interval far too short to allow OF the
recovery Of troops. but they have to
be replaced in line without having
been brought up to strength, and
cases have actually occurred in the
last fortnight of German divisions
reappearing in line and being unable
to muster 1000 rifles out of an estab-
lishment Of $500 rifles, excluding ma
chine gunners.
"In one case a division had been
reduced to 7S3 rifles, roughly the
strength OF a battalion. In forty or
nifty divisions the regiments had on
October 3 been reduced from a four
/ TO a three company basis. and in one
division the regiment had on that
date been reduced from nine COM
ipanies to three.
"The seriousness OF such a situa
tion will be realized when it is re-
membered that during the last six
months twenty-five German divisions
have been disbanded, while in the
last four weeks Ave third-rate and
ill-equipped divisions have Seen
transferred from Russia to the west
.ern front"
The Washington times., 1918-11-01
WOMAN DEPUTY
WASN'T AFRAID

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov. 1.-"You
bet I'll shoot 'em if they run; won't
shoot 'em in the foot, either"
This from Miss Josephine Eggles-
ton, the only woman deputy United
States marshal that the South boasts
She had just alighted from the car in
which she had gently but firmly es-
corted her first two prisoners to the
county Jail. BulGing out her coat on
the right side, but visible only when
she made II so. was a revolver big
enough to keep order even among
Huns.
These men I just brought in are
said to be desperate characters, but
wasn't the least bit afraid OF them"
she said. The victims who allowed
Miss EgGleston to make her Rrresting
debut were James Henson and John
Secrest. charged with bootIegging.
The Washington times., 1918-11-01
HALLOWEEN OBSERVED

While war and prohibition did their
best to solemnize Halloween merry
making, their efforts were fruitless,
and Washington celebrated the spooky
night with much of the spirit OF form
er years.
crowds grotesquely dressed in orange
and black wandered through the
streets blowing shrilly on tin trump
cts, confetti scattered underfoot furn-
ishinE a carpet upon which they walk
ed: masks which on other nights
would have reused visions Of high
waymen. and resulted in a call for the
reserves, were common; while scores
Of girls masqueraded in borrowed
army and navy uniforms with swank
and SwaREer.
The Washington times., 1918-11-01
z YANKS CAPTURE
MACHINE GUN NEST

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
NORTHWEST OF vERDUN. Nov. l.
Lieut. David Hunter, OF Rockford. Ill.
and Private u. L Hartman. Of SIS
South Linwood avenue. Baltimore. dis
tinguished themselves in the four days
of fighting at BelIeau wood by re-
peatedly driving German machine
gunners from a ridge with bayonets.
4 machine gun, strongly emplaced
at one point for half In hour despite
all efforts to silence IT.
Hunter and Hartman crept in from
opposite sides. rushed the gunners and
cleaned out the nest.
The Washington times., 1918-11-01
WOMEN MAKE DYNAMITE.

GIBBSTowN, N. J., Nov. 1.-For the
first time in the history OF the Re
pauno plant of the du Pont Powder
Company, women have been put to
work in buildings engaged in the
manufacture of dynamite and other
high explosives. The Aarcity OF men
has greatly handicapped the plant,
and so anxious are the women of this
locality to do their bit during the
emergency that they have consented
to assist in the manufacture OF cx-
plosives.
The Washington times., 1918-11-01
MORE SUGAR ALLOWED

WashinGton's monthly sugar allow
ance was today increased from two to
three pounds per person by the United
States Food Administration. The new
ruling also applies to the rest OF the
country.
THE rapid manufacture OF the new
crop Of beet sugar in the West and
new crops OF Louisiana cane sugar in
the South. together with freer trans
portatlon conditions, reduction in tho
use OF sugar by manufacturers, and
patriotic conservation has made this
possible" said Herbert Hoover in an
nouncing the new plan.
Hoover also regulated sugar rules
to permit the purchase of a months
supply ahead for an entire family.
The Washington times., 1918-11-01

incapacitatcd by wounds, he was sent
to Canada as an instructor. He finally
was discharged from the service and
drifted to India where the charge of
theft was lodged against him He
left there for this country and landed
In New Orleans.
The Washington times., 1918-11-01
Death Dealing Stunts
Failed When Aim Was
Poor and Fishes ScOrnfuI

TORONTO, Nov. Paul Paul
son, OF Port Arthur, embarked re-
Gently in a campaign of carnage.
He took one shot at his wife. the
bullet going through the palm OF
her hand. A second shot missed.
fire. Paulson then threw himself
in the river and was fished out.
Now the courts will deal with his
case.
The Washington times., 1918-11-01
I, $50 INVALIDs RETURN.

Sick and wounded men of the
American Expeditionary Forces land
cd here during the week ended
October IS numbered 1859, the sur
geon general announced today. This
brings the total number of sick and
wounded returned to the United
States during the month of October
up to 1880.
The Washington times., 1918-11-01
U.S.. OFFICERS ESCAPE

Three American lieutenants who
escaped from Germany are in excel
lent condition. and will proceed from
Berne, Switzerland, to France in a
few days, the War Department an
nouncsd today. They are George w
Puryear, 4l9 Stonemill place, Mem
phis, Tenn; Harold Willis. 234 Park
street, Newton, Mass, and Edward
Victor Isaacs, Portsmouth, Va
The Washington times., 1918-11-01
Foe Must DIGband.
ALBT PROVED WEAK

BOSTON, Nov. Charged with
being unemployed, William F. Stimson
in 'he municipal court here showed
Judge Murray his hands. arguing that
he must have been working because
they were dirty. Judge Murray was
Of the opinion that the dirt had been
achieved by some other means than
toll, and sent Simson to the State
farm.
The Washington times., 1918-11-01
Relief cnmes instnntlY-

Relief comes instantly.
A dose taken every two hours un-
til three doses are taken will end
grippe misery and break UP n Sc
we're Geld either in the head, chest.
body or limbs.
1t promptly opens clogged-up nos
trils and air passages in the head,
stops nasty discharge or nose run
ming. relieves sick headache, dull
ness, feverishness. sore throat,