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ride pans ana an
lawful weakness in
Imy back. The doc
tor gave me diff
erent medicines but
they did me no good.
A friend asked me to
try Lydia E. Pink
hams We G e ia ble Q
|Co m pound and 1
found it to be the
best medicine l ever
tried b ecause it
made me well, and
Il can now do nv
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Yellow Hills Oil and Gas Co.

The Yellow Hills Oil and Gas Co.
drilling in section 5s7e, is down SIC
feet and had a small showing Of gas
at 300 feet. They have the 10 IL cas-
ing set, and are using a No.27 star ma
chine.
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committed suicide by falling on a
sword which he carried as SOL
dier in the Austrian army 40 years
ago, a coroner's jury decided to-
day. The sword pierced his heart.
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justice to our great dominions to
tell them that these colonies, which
in a large measure they conquered
by their blood and valor, are to pass
under the control Of anybody but
the empire to which they belong"
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Get your tulip, hyacinth and mar
cissus bulbs now for spring bloom
ing.
800 WOERZ BROS.
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She SUFFERED
five YEARS
Finally Restored to Health
by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Key West, Fla. -" For five years I
suffered from irregularities, with ter
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SPECIAL THIS WEEK.

Boy Suits, choice OF blue serge
and corduroy, $3.50. London the
West Main Street Clothier. 20
The Washington herald., 1918-08-06
LIVES 200 YEARS

For more than 200 years Haanen
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II you are troubled with pains or,
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Hsarlem Oil Capsules This Is the
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in the proper quantity and conven-
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you can get IL at any drug store.
Your money promptly refunded " II
does not relieve you. But be sure { 0
get the genuine GOLD MEDAL
brand. In boxes. three sizes.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-06
LIEUT.. SMITH
ELOCATED In
GERMAN CAMP
Local Boy Captured August
First, Red Cross
Reports.

Lieut. Herbert DIX Smith. Of this
city. captured by the Germans on
August L. 10 alive In the German
prison camp at Baden according 10 a
report received by his relatives from
the American Red Gross IN Geneva.
Lieut.. Smith was among ten American
niers who were forced TO descend be-
hind the enemy lines while engaged
In bombing.
Liuet smith. was educated at IN.
Friends school Of this city and the
University Of virginla. Al the time
OF his enlistment he was engaged In
business in New York City which sc-
J counts for his having been named
a. New Yorker IN the recent casual
| ty list.
Lieut. smith was refused admission
to the Americsn Aviation Corps on
technical grounds and through James
r. McEIhone OF this city. the repre-
sentative of the Lafayette Escsdrille
TN America. he Joined the French
branch OF the nying service but has
since been transferred back 10 the
American organization.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Smith, the
parents Of the prisoner aviator are
now at South Bristol. Ne. Mr.. Smith.
who was a lawyer and public stenog-
rapher during his residence In this
city. is now making his home in New
York.
Lieut.. Smith has two aunts and two
uncles living in Washington; Mrs.
william B. Hibbs, Mrs. William N.
Harper. Frederick Smith, OF ill3
Rhode Island avenue, northwest. and
Frank Smith, of so2 Fifteenth street.
1 northwest
The Washington herald., 1918-08-06
b. r. KeIth-vaudoyille.


Eddie Foy and his Rooseveltian
progeny. made the Keith audience
forget the turbidly hot weather last
night. Eddie is retired gentle
man" while his offspring are all
logged up in collection Of patch
embroidered garments befitting such
parentage.
All Of the young Foys do their
part with a snap and ginger thar
argues well for their stage future.
Mrs. Foy also appears on the stage
although she contents herself with
diligently knitting while the rest of
the family put over" the songs and
dances with FoyesQue verve. Eddie
Foy himself hasn't a thing on, his
youngest son, a young man of seven
or eight who has his daddy,s funny
mouth and singing voice that
friend father never had. Mention
ing singing. the actsis opened with
two regular songs, Little Annie
Rooney" and "On the Banks of the
Wabash" Another notable feature
of this act is that Keith's acconip-
lished pink haired stage helper,
whose name we do not know makes
his debut as a policeman, making
his fifteenth impersonation of the
season.
Henri Henlere looked like a bon
bon Paderewski when he first ap-
peared. But after some more or less
superfiuous bolsheviki he finally set
tied down on the plano stool and
proceeded to tease the keys like a
virtuoso. After dozen numbers,
jazzed and otherwise the audience
was still very unwilling to let him
go.
Georgia peaches don't need any
sugar or cream according to Dolly
Connolly, who Is that species of
fruit herself. Miss Connolly's songs
are all new and written by Percy
wenrich.
The soaring mercury didn't take
bit out of the paprika Of the Ford
Sisters dancing.
/. A Britannia description of a base
ball game is the outstanding feature
Of the Ward Brothers act.
With the aid Of an electric lit
parasol. and a dinner coat Of deii-
cate lavender. wilbert Embs and
Helen Alton sing Loves Lullaby"
very purple ballad indeed.
The U-boat "a comes up for air
in the "Submarines,s with Frank
Quinn and Paul Caverly. This crew
Of two torpedo the unsuspectine au-
dience with Jokes OF various vint-
ages. but q high average of excel
1ence. Andy Francis and John Ross
do terpsichorean odds and ends with
much agility
The Washington herald., 1918-08-06

The large lake freighters-most
valuable a. ocean cargo carriers
were too long 10 pass through. 80
lake shipbuiiders. In conference with
ofsiciais OF the shipping Board. de-
cided TO cut them In two. buikhead
the two parts, and take them
through the canal separately.
To nt Q lake freighter for ocean
service means q complete overhaul
ing and strengthening Of her hulL
SO additional bracing IL required; ;
also stronger side plates. The
bridge and chart house on q lake
frsighter 10 well forward: II must
be moved back. Machinery changes
are necessary. Rudders and stern
| frames have to be strengthened 70
/ take care Of Increased strain.
AZ the yard OF the Buffalo Marine
Construction Company, which has
| done q large part Of this work,
watched the operation OF getting
the big freighter Van Hise ready
for her trip In sections through the
weilsnd Canal watertight wooden
buikheads are built inside the vessel
| at the point where she 10 to be cut
| the rivets In the steel plates are cut
out; the keel Is separated at one OF
Its Joints and the deck plates dis
jointed. When the operation is COM
i pleted the two ends where the ves-
sci has been cut look like pieces In
q block puzzle-the ends OF each
tier of side plates projecting at diff.
ferent lengths.
This work may be done either in q
drydock or while she is in the water
by putting a kind Of cofferdam arounc
her middle section.
The parts are then towed through
the canal and slowly down Lake On
tario to Montreal. At Montreal tn,
two parts are temporarily bolted to
gether. divers working under the hull
Then the vessel Is drydocked at OF
tawa or Quebec. the temporary bolt
are removed. and the plates and keel
| son re-riveted.
The whole job of overhauling, cut
ting, towing and re-joining the hui
takes about three months. Half
dozen shipbuiiding firms at variou
lake cities have been engaged on thi
work for the past year. About 4
per cent OF the total lake tonnage ha,
ben sent through the canal ana int,
service on the Atlantic.
But now the Buffalo concern hai
undertaken the Job OF sending through
a ship that Ia six and a half feet to,
wide to get into the locks. The yes
sci will be cut apart in the usual way
and bulkheaded. and her deck ais,
made watertight. Then the section
Of the ship will be turned upon thei
sides and SO towed through the canal
II the experiment. is successful, as tn
Shipping Board believes it will be
many other large freighters on tn
lakes can be added to the Atlanti
feet in this way.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-06
RUMOR YANKS' ]
TONGUES CUT
PROVE FALSE
Col. Truly, ofWalter Reed,
Denies Widespread
Story.

{ II you would wish to observe the
panied but unsurprised look Of q man
who has been stung once more after
being successfully stung by q whole
family OF bees. ask Col willard
TRULY, commanding ofFicer of the
Walter Reed Hospital II II is true
that two soldiers were sent 70 MS
hospital after escaping from q Ger
man prison camp and that they had
their tongues cut out
For months Col. TRULY has been
fighting this rurnor. Letters and teie-
phone calls are daily gathering mo-
mentum and are pouring In the col
onel's ONCE.
eat nrst." he said. Il was very
patient with those who believed u
denied the story for ofiicial reasons
/ IT told them that we had no former
German prisoners In the hospital The
story as Il was told me In person. by
letter and telephone, had several va
riations. The most popular sone was
that the two American soldiers, after
being 10 barbarousiy mutilated, es-
capped to England and from there were
sent back to America and to thu hos
pitaI. Some were, explicit In their
details and declared that they had
heard that one had died here and the
other was stu living"
A very wrought up LADY from .
small town sent the colonel clipping
from a local paper. giving weird de-
tails Of the manner in which the act
of mutiiation was committed, DRAMA
tIzing all the characters In the Ger
man prison camp and with the final
death scene laid In Walter Reed
Hospital. 4
A letter from Marietta, Wisconsin.
from the city attorney, declared that
he had learned from "a reliable
| source. a business man Of his ac-
quaintance- whose wife had a friend
who knew q lady who had visited
Walter Reed Hospital In Washing
ton and who had actually seen the
soldier"
A request for information that came
from the Surgeon Generals once was
made after the Office had received a
letter from a four-minute man out
in the States who wished to be GER
tain OF the material he used In his
| speeches.
"As a nation" said Col. TRULY. I'VE
believe sometimes what we fear. Ger
man agents, recognizing this trait.
have had little trouble in spreading
this story Of German frightfulness
with the purpose of breaking down
the morale Of the mothers and the
wives Of the nation
THE penalty of olden times should
be applied to the present. The tale
bearer and the tale-hearer should be
both hanged up back to back. one
by the tongue and one by the ear"
The Washington herald., 1918-08-06
Lyeeum--BurIesque.

Tuneful music, pretty girls and
flashing costumes are features of
the Billy Watson orientaIs who
opened the regular weeks, cps So
mcnt at the Lyceurn Thc~+er r---
night. THE Joy Line" by Billy
Watson. and "Riley's Reception, bS
George w. Milton, were the two
burlettas offered for the approval
Of Washinston's burlesque fans.
In comedy roles, George w. Mil
ton and Leo Kendall provided the
bulk Of the fun. George L. Dor
sey was an able supporter Of the
fun-makers.
In THE Joy Line" the performers
were alberto put across something
new in burlesque.
The feminine contingent contrib
utes much to the success, OF Billy
Watson's newest production. The
contingent is headed By Marie 4Ba-
ker. May Wagner and Vida sepoto,
who sing and dance their way into
popular favor. Miss Baker was
particularly good in ~on the Beach
The Washington herald., 1918-08-06
VIRGINIA man
ADVANCED FOR
BATTLE VALOR
Capt. Sylvester Receives
Gold Leaf After
Chateau Thierry.

Capt. Lindsey Mcdonald Sylvester.
graduate Of the Maryland State Col
lese and native Of Portsmouth. Va,
has been promoted TO the rank of
major in recognition Of his valor In
the action at Chateau Thierry during
the past month MAI. Gen. Dickman
cites him In divisional orders as fol-
lows:
"The unusual courage and ability
Displayed u evidenced by these facts:
Capt Sylvester successfully accom-
plished the relief Of q French bicycle
company on the night Of June 4 In the
front-line trenches within 800 yards
Of the German line. In spite Of the fact
that il was impossible for him to Sc
cure certain necessary equipment
Advance. Command Under Fire.
"On June & acting under orders Of
the French commander Of the sector.
he advanced his entire command LOO
yards under a heavy German barrage
ing a heavy German barrage Of gas
shells. eventually establishing his
company 100 yards northwest Of Mon
neaux. in the objective given by the
French commander Of the sector.
where he remained under heavy shell
/. IRE during June and s.
Cemmends Captstn's ABILITY.
Losses suffered by Capt. silvester's 8
command were astonishingly small.
solely on account Of his military abil-
lity as displayed by the tactics he en-
pioyed- It has been stated that Capt
, Sylvester Is responsible for the success
Of the advance.
Was Honor Man.
Capt Sylvester entered the army I'M
lmediately after graduation. when he
received one of the ten honor ap-
tpointments given to ten picked men
from the graduating classes Of diner-
sent American colleges. His orders to
san reached him in April at Fort Sam
Huston, Tex. where he was then sta
toned
The Washington herald., 1918-08-06

NatlonaI-seThree Faces East.s
If the melodrama, Three Faces
East" which opened last night at
the National Theater for a weeks
run. were in the hands of a less COM
petent cast 1t would be melodrama
of the most blatant description. As
it is. the fine acting Of a company
headed by Emmett Corrigan, Miss
Violet Heming and Frank Sheridan
make of 1t a detective drama of in
tense interest exciting denoements
and constant surprises. The work
of Anthony Paul Kelly is one of the
best efforts Of its kind seen here SO
far this season.
Teh play Is said to be based on ma
terial actually gathered from the
archieves of the British and German
secret services. The action opens
with a prologue. disclosing the head
quarters of the German Intelligence
Bureau. The heroine. Fraulein helene.
is given her instructions for a secret
mission to London, and departs for
Kiel to board a submarine which is to
land her on the Irish coats, whence
she Is to be escorted by German agents
to her destination. -- .-.. ..
As Francis Hawtrey, the bereaved
daughter of an Englishman shot down
by German firing squad. she Is taken
into the home of George Bennett, the
British Secretary of Home Affairs.
There she meets Valdar. the butler
(Mr. corrigan). and establishes her
identity to him.
From that point complications begin.
1t would be unfair to tell Of the
wheels within wheels that make up
the action. for to do so would rob the
playgoer of the surprises that crown
the last act However. there is action
every minute and enough powder is
burned with, noisy clangor in the
wings in the second act to give an un-
usually realistic representation of a
bombing raid by the invading Huns.
No real detecdvev story would be
complete. of course, without al love
elsTent. This Is supplied by Lieut..
F~aDk Bennett. sun of the British
minister, who Is given up by his pa
IeDts for dead, but returns in time 10
speed up the action and find his
sweetheart. One of. the best bits of
acting seen for some time ls the re-
urion between the, young OH GER and
his parents. Marion Grey, as the
mother, rises to real dramatic heights
in this scene.
The cast was uniformly good.
Charles Harbury. as the British min
lister, was as blusteringlyJ British as
roast beef, while Mr.. Sheridan as the
master detective who brought about
the downfall of the william was con-
vincing. Harry Lambert. as aid 10 the
master detective, Frank Westerton,
as the cheer-o type of British officer
and Herbert Evans as German agent
were clever m their character PARTS:
The play is an excellent tonic for
jaded nerves. 1t held the interest of
the audience despite the oyen-like
heat Of last night.
But then. who doesn't enjoy a de-
tective story?
The Washington herald., 1918-08-06
What Is Rheumatism?
Why Suffer from It?

ments. 1t is important that you
rid yourself of this terrible dis
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stood the test of time, having
been in constant use for more
than fifty years. 1t will do for you
what It has done for thousands
of others, drive the rheumatic
poisons out Of your blood, maxi
ing it pure and strong and en-
abling it to make you well. S. S.
S. is guaranteed purely vegetable;
it will do the work and not harm
the most delicate stomach.
Write the physician of this
Company and let him advise with
you. Advice is furnished without
charge. Address Swift Specific
Company, 435 Swift Laboratory,
atlanta Cas-AdH.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-06
CoEmos-vaudeville.

Cosmos audiences are being shown
how moving pictures are made. this
week, with headline attraction
called Making Movie Stars" which
is a laughing success as well as an
interesting innovation. the more so
becouse the playing talent is drawn
from Washington volunteers. who
in the hands of an experienced di-
rector, assisted by a modern studio
corps of assistants, make the fun
whether the subject be grave or
gay. The Vampire" was yester-
days effort; Poisoned Candy" will
be shown or rather made Tuesday:
"Old Hog" and Crooks. Wednes-
day; Julian Eltinge and the Key
stone Bathing Girls" Thursday; w.
8. Harts western Barroom," FRI
day. while Saturday will be devoted
to "close-ups" and Introductory
scenes.
The act Is feature at every per-
formance and is probably one of the
biggest hits of the season in popular
vaudeville. Pictures are also taken
OF the audience, and all will be
shown at the Cosmos next week
when 1t will be determined II any
discoveries" ,in .film talent have
found an opening for a future ca
reer. The supporting bill is varied
and entertaining, comprising The
Birds of Dreamland." beautiful
exhibition of forty trained players
of the feathered tribe; Grace ST.
Clair and company in Blondes" an
amusing sketch; Grace De winters
in ventriloquism of a new kind
Howard and Sadler in well-suns
songs and comedy. and Cantweil
and Fiber. with a strong bill Of
photoplays including 'old Wives for
New at the matinees. Fatty Ar
The Washington herald., 1918-08-06
First Night at Theaters

! ity of one of the most humid little
nights Polls water cooler has seen
in a long time.
The technicians who staged Miss
Rambeau's new vehicle have incor-
porated a punch into the last act
that. privately speaking, knocks 'em
quite, quite cold. There Is q flash
of an automatic - that's Marjorie
shooting at the heavy-and when she
misses, there's another flash and the
villain drops. Just as the audience
comes up for air, there's a thunder
Gus crash-a shell-hit on the ruined
chateau-and half the scenery comes
tumbling about the stage. 1t made
the best of them duck, last night. and
not all the audience was in multi.
either.
Where Poppies Bloom" Is the story
of a French officers love for a noble
woman of France whose husband, a
German, proves a spy. The crisis of
the action centers about her mental
struggle when faced with the task
Of sacrificing the husband-spy for
France or protecting him as the
husband of her child. Not badly con-
ceived, Is where Poppies Bloom"
yet there Is much room in the final
scene for more tenderness. more link
ed sweetness, long drawn OUT as
t'were. and less abruptness to the
drop of the final curtain.
Miss Rambeau comes to front as a
star should, though she betrays a
haste that marred portions Of the dia-
logue. Pedro de Cordoba, as her
French officer-lover. commands his
audience without q slip. Percival
Knight. in the role of British Tom
my. swings a delightful sprinkling of
comedy of his own private brand
throughout the production. Nor must
the villainous work Of Lewis Stone be
forgotten, though as a German spy,
he resembles closely an entente diplo-
matte attache. He can't help 1t, Of
course, that he doesn't look like a
German. VIII Deming is a convinc-
ing American private who Is willing to
look at Miss Liberty's back for the
rest Of his life, II he ever gets home
to New York.
II one fond Of melodramas, one
Is recommended to Where Poppies
Bloom" 1t is probably one of the few
shows running tbs season which en-
paoy artillery practise and chateau
running as a means of jumping 'em
out Of their seats.
And where 'Poppies Bloom" jumps
'em. too
The Washington herald., 1918-08-06
Sufferers Should Realize that Il |,
a Blood Infection and Can Be
Permanently Relieved. :,

Rheumatism means that the
blood has become saturated with
uric acid poison.
1t does not require medical ad-
vice to know that good health is
absolutely dependent upon pure
blood. When the muscles and
joints become sore and drawn
with rheumatism, it is not a wise
thing to take little salve and
by rubbing it on the sore spot ex-
pect to get rid of your rheumatics.
You must 60 deeper than that
down deep into the blood where
the poison turks and which is
not affected BY salyes and oint.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-06
HOW u S. CUTS LAKE SHIPS
IN TWO FOR PASSAGE TO SEA
Vessels Too Wide, as Well as Too Long, Go
Through Welland Canal on Their Way
to the Atlantic Ocean.
ny FREDERICK NJ KERRY
staf Correspondent Washington Herald and N. T. A.
! (Passed by q Censor1

Buffalo N Y, Aug s-The daring experiment in trans
fcng ships to the Atlantic by cutting them in
sending the through Weand Canal under
During the such ships have been cut and sent
through because their length fit the canal but
ship that only long, but also too wide for
is o be through. s. ~ - -
She the Van H freshter Of 5000 TONS 4ss feet long
and 5o-foot beam
When the demand for ships ships and still ships
made by allies, Il decided send many OF the lake
ghters the Atlantic possible supplement ocean transport
PAST NIAGARA FALLS
To vessels Niagara Falls they must through the
Weand Canal connecting Erie and Ontario running through
parallel with the Niagara River This canal miles
long and has locks boats down the 7 feet difference
lock feet long and
feet wide accommodate ship not exceeding 2o feet long
I-z feet beam t 80
The Washington herald., 1918-08-06
buckle in Good Night. Nurse" ant
the Allies War Review.
criterion-"Heart Of the Sunset

I.
Astounding in thrills and romance,
Rex Beach's Heart of the Sunset
Is being shown in film form at the
Criterion Theater this week. As al
ways. the noted author writes Of in
tensely human people, and the re-
sultant picture is one that grips
the spectator from beginning to
end.
Winsome Anna Nilsson is starred
as the wife of an ranch owner, who
Is rich but morally worthless.
Through a trick of fate, she is res
cued from death in the desert by a
handsome Texas Ranger. Their
acquaintance develops into love
and just as she Is about to seek q
divorce from her husband. the
ranch owner Is killed by a Mexican
bandit who takes the pretty wife
prisoner, intending to marry her.
His plans are frustrated by the
daring OF the young Texas Ranger,
who after facing many dangers.
makes the heroine his wife and A.
nally escapes with her.
The picture is remarkable in Its
superior photography and acting,
not to mention the unusually grip
ping story conceived by the author.
Beginning Thursday. Theda Bara
will be seen at the Criterion in "A
Fool There Was" In this picture
Miss Bara is given full opportunity
for the use of her talents.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-06
Meat Ration Reduced.

In connection with the foregoing
great importance was attached
yesterday TO the statement from
Copenhagen that the weekly ration of
meat for the civil population Of
Hamburg for the present week has
been reduced from $50 tn 200 gram
mes. The potato ration is at three
pounds. II is reported from Zurich
that the price OF bread in Vienna
will be doubled beginning August
Is.