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The Washington herald., 1918-11-11
OIL l.

We have become the foremost oil
producing country OF the world.
Before the war, we furnished over
IS per cent of the worlds output OF
petroleum products. and used q
goodly percentage of that output
ourselves, at home.
This produce is vital to the one
object to which all the industry OF
the country is turned. namely. the
winning Of the war. Therefore il
came under the Jurisdiction of the
Fuel Administration. So important
in the eyes of that board was It
that a separate bureau. known as
the Bureau of Oil Conservation, was
formed with w. Champ Robinson as
its director. TO work il out. The
problem was to keep, as far as pos
sible, from drawing on the small re.
serve on hand and, if possible. tC
build a large one for the future SC
that we would be safe in case OF
unforeseen emergencies.
Comparison Between OIL and Coal
In order to get a definite idea OF
the importance Of the oil industry
in these war times. a comparison
between oil and coal may be made
WI ich will show perhaps better thar
in any other way the values Of th'
two as fuel. and the great part OF
is playing in the war. Coal. as q
fuel, is more widely known TO tn,
people of the nation, because it en-
tiers into our national life more in
timately. Take shipping. A cargo
carrier of 5000 deadweight tons
which is the average size Of shiI
used for this purpose, will be takeI
as an example.
The distance from New York u
France and return is in round nun
bers 500 miles. 1t has been foU"
that a ship burning coal will maxi
an average speed of IL knots pei
hour, as against 1872 knots wheI
burning oil as fuel. Therefore, b.
burning oil as fuel, two full day.
may be cut from the actual running
time of a vessel in making this trip
the difference in running time being
% days for coal and 20 days for oil
There is no need of telling what th'
saving Of two days in the runninl
time OF a vessel means, when everI
effort is being made TO hasten ship
ments on our Overburdened shipping
facilities. But that is not all. fol
there is also great saving in th'
amount OF fuel consumed. On thi!
trip a coal ship would consume l.O6l
tons Of fuel. 74S tons in the actUa
% days to make the trip. 40 tom
additional for five days they wOult
use in staying with the convoy. s.
tons in five DAYS stay in port. load
ing and unloading, and go tons o
coal for reserve consumption in cas-
of necessity. The Oil-bUrning boat
faster by IL knots, would only con
sumo 42O tons Of fuel in 20 steaminl
days. 1O4 tons in convoy, 80 tons Il
port and a reserve of so tons. max
ing a total of 5S4 tons Of oil con
sumed in a round trip. a difrerentis
in favor of the oil burner OF a.
tons. or not quite half as much a
fuel Then. too. the cost Of the OF
shows a further increased differen
tial in its favor.
But consumption is not the only
element which Is in favor Of oil a,
a fuel. There are three other ele
ments which are just as importan
to wartime shipping. and thos'
The Washington herald., 1918-11-11

! three elements are time, space. and
bunker coal-burning vessel Of the
same size as one burning Oil. which
can be supplied in six hours. In sp-
parent deadweight carrying capac-
ity. because the oil is less bulky and
easier 10 store. and lighter. IL will
permit &c more tons Of freight to
be carried. and there is a quarter
more space for use. In man-power
it takes twelve men TO stoke end
trim coal on a coal-burner. as
against four men on the oil-burner.
From this comparison il can
readily be seen that there would be
a vast Increase in the consumption
Of fuel oil. for use in the navies. in
shipping and in our industries Il is
a saving OF time. money and space.
Realizing this. the consumption has
more than doubled in fuel oil, which.
coupled with the enormous con-
sumption Of gasoline for trucks. for
both war purposes on the front and
transportation in this country. it's
use for sirplane abroad and pleasure
automobiles in this country. with its
attendant volume OF lUbricsting oils,
produced this serious situation. in
regard TO a shortage.
Waste Is Appalling.
Therefore. IN studying the situs-
tion for a solution Of the problem,
| the facts and figures Of oil produC-
tion. manufacture and consumption.
as compiled by the Bureau Of Mines
Of the Department Of the Interior.
the only available figures At the
time were used. Those figures i'm
meoIS ely showed that the waste in
] petrC-- IN products was most ap-
! pallihs. II has been said that
waste is an American habit II has
! been claimed that some nations
could grow rich on what the Amer
cans waste annually. II Is certain
( ly 90 la the case Of oil.
That total amount may never be
| known. but from what is known
| il is large enough, and the Bureau
! OF Oil Conservation was given the
| chance TO hang its hat Of Conserva-
I ton on the hook OF WastaEe The
mere elimination OF IL. to a great
| degree. will solve the problem.
/ TheT efore. government supervision
must not only plug the bUnghoIe in
\ the dripping waste barrel. but IL
must apply the Stilson wrench 10
the pipe joints in the rshnerIes.
! must place the steel hoop around
| the barrel tighter in the cooperapa
| plants, must solder the lesky oil
! can in the hand Of each individual
and must be the trafic cop" who
stops the JOY rider at the Sunday
| crossroads.
OIL Industry f. Helping.
This control will touch every
! phase OF our national life. it's in
! dUstry, its fiTeside. its plea sure.
! The elimination OF the waste must
| be at the source the oil well; at
! the refinery, among manufacturers
J in industry, among workmen, and
| even at times IN unnecessary pleas
Ures as in the use OF automobiles.
| The Bureau Of oil Conservation
| has the cooperation OF tho "f1 in
| dustTy and most Of the consuming.
! Industries OF oil products. there
! remains only the cooperation ~
! the individual and il would seem
! from reports that the individual rs
I equally as ANXIOUS TO cooperate as
! the otheTS-aIl TO the end that. NOT
only a national but an International
calamity may he aterted.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-11
Army and Navy News

Announcement is MADE that some
thIrty-one patriotic relatives OF
American soldiers and sailors" have
returned to he war risk insurance
bureau checks received from the gov
ernment as allotments, duly author
lied by members of the military
naval personnel in service, with the
explanation that the recipients re-
gard themselves as not entitled to
accept the money. II is said also
that the bureau Is receiving in this
way and for similar reasons an aver
age OF 500 a day. The motive Is
worthy and Commendable one. OF
course. but obviously the government
cannot accept these returned allot-
ments without process Of law. The
relatives of men in the service who
have been formally designated to re-
Ceive these checks must accept the
money, and the simplest method of
getting rid OF il on any terms which
satisfy the conscience Of the recipient
would be to turn the amount over
TO some war charity or use il in the
purchase of liberty bonds or war
stamps. There is no reason why the
allotment paid to those who regard
themselves as either not needing the
money or not entitled to receive il
should be prohtably applied to the
satisfaction of everybody and so
avoid the complications OF trying TO
get the Treasury Department TO take
the money.
A launching of two submar rines took
place at Quincy. Mass. on Saturday.
October 26 The sponsors for the YES
sells were Mrs. Stahl. wife Of Capt.
Stahl, and Mrs. Land. wife of ComdT.
Land, both of the Construction Corps.
a number of persons witnessed the
launchings, among whom were mem
bers of the Construction Corps az
Quincy, Boston and the vicinity, and
their families. There were also pres
ent officers of the vessels and a num-
Der of their friends and officers OF the
Shipbuilding Corporation and their
friends.
The War Department has recon-
mended legislation to authorize the
army to raise produce at those can
tonments and posts where there is
available land. available employees and
available dressing and factors OF that
character. This provision is recon-
mended by the conservation and rec
lamation division. The plan provides
for the extending and further devel-
opment of agricultural activities at
fifteen Of the thirty-two camps where
Agricultural work has been started.
with an average expenditure of 5000
at each camp. Then at certain other
cantonments $500 is wanted for each,
and at certain aviation fields, twenty
The Washington herald., 1918-11-11
Government Automobiles
Decreased 33 Per Cent

The government taxicab service for
the various army and navy depart
ments has reduced the number of
cars in use before the service was
inaugurated by 80 per cent and has
proved so successful that orders have
been issued to extend the system
throughout the country. Under the
new plan the Motor Transport Corps
will direct and control the number OF
motor vehicles assigned to each army
division and will supply the drivers.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-11
new YORK HOTEL ARRIVALS,

New York. Nov. 1O.-The follow
ing Washingtonians are stopping at
local hotels:
]. N. Andrews, Holland: VI. F.
Carroll. Wallick; w. J. DOnnelly.
Marie Antoinette; L. Hart, jr..
Woodward: A. c. Hubbell, Monterey
c. f. Morley, Broztell; B. Patterson.
Marie Antoinette: Miss f. P. Porter.
Richmond; Lieut.. NJ S. Whitman,
Ansonia; G. H. Winslow. Flanders
Mrs. NJ. c. Beust. Martha Washing
ton; DR.. l.. c. Cope. Marlborough
D. H. Donahue. Marlborough; J. H.
Edwards, Gregorian; J. ]. Garland.
Hermitage; J. d. Miller, Navarro
Miss L. Mynatt. Martha Washing
ton; Miss E. E. Rice. Martha Wash
ington; B. Thompson, Martha Wash
ington; NJ. Vaughn. Continental: A.
A. Ashley, Wallick: T Barthlomen.
Union Square; T. F. Cook. Latham;
Miss L. Kendall. Holland House: L.
ID. Lea, Herald Square; J. D.
Murphy, Aberdeen.
Trade Representatives.
S. kann Sons & Co: Miss G. Lie
bert, art needlework: 432 Fourth
avenue. Melvine Cloak Store; Mr..
Hartosole. ready -to-wear: 1851
Broadway. White Cloak store: ].
Block, ready-to-wear; 1851 Broad
way.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-11
FRENCH HERE NOT DRAFTED
Local Boards Notified to Suspend
Action so DAYS.

The Provost Marshal Generals of
flee announced yesterday that draft
boards have been notified to suspend
the calling of French citizens for
sixty days. Under the agreement en-
tered into by the United States and
France, citizens of France were to be
called to army service in this coun-
try beginning November &
The Washington herald., 1918-11-11
Two-Day Conference to
Open in District Today

Nonwar construction will be the
subject under discussion at a con-
ference of representatives of State
Councils of Defense here to-day and
Tuesday. Every State and the Dis
triCt of Columbia will be represented.
New York will be represented by
William A. Orr and Frederic E. Fos-
ter.
From Illinois will come Samuel In
sull, n. w. Lloyd and r.. c. Sullivan.
H. b. Endicott and A c. Ratshesky
will represent Massachusetts.
CalifOrnia's delegates will be L. f.
w. Pioda and r. NJ. Fitzgerald.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-11
Wilson and His CONGRESS

PRESIDENT Wilson asked for Democratic Congress- The coo
mas Seed Republican Congress- next March Mean
"me president Wilson has Democratic Congress An eav nes
"ouid enable President Wilson plan much of the
@ry reconstruction work his Congress would he d
nan1y Democratic. 1 ~ u0i"i-
however President Wilson's Congress contains f
hcent Republicans who paoicallv enorgb 70
ons the ecaIcant Democrats measures Whether tbo
Republican members will President on reconstruction
measures that he attempt between and March i ot
to be demonstrated Our business may be hurt bv the o
non results our important business another story
The government at Kel riding on an even keel
these days. " '
History moves faster hours these davs than
1t used to move in whole decades.
The OF Helgoand certainly be CORRECTLY d =
German Bosheviki take control o the island
Another State the dry column The will agree that the
reclamation OF arid lands be the first big peace
jobs " O's p'8ee
Who wouldn't have years good life to witness
the Illuminating arrival OF those ewh officers and
to see how they took Foch's dictated terms
Somebody that the have chance N
little Of Europe before brought home Orr bet
IS they don't want anything much o America first
The Washington herald., 1918-11-11
Important Notice to Readers.

SO many complaints being received readers
OF this publication receipt of issues
sent through the United States mail occasion
to suggest that have publication
after IL is delivered the authorities any delay
In transit should be Immediately reported this office
and also to the Postmaster General. Washington D. c.
Tne readers cooperation compliance this sug-
gestion will aid in bringing about service
The Washington herald., 1918-11-11
Trade Representatives.
Hun Officers Had Home Comforts.

Parls-German officers carried all
the comforts of home with them. In
one place hastily evacuated by the
Huns. the Yanks found fifty kegs of
beer and several hundred bottles of
cognac.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-11
A LINE O. CHEER
EACH DAY O. THE YEAR.
BY John kendrick Bangs.

THE WHIMSICAL PHILOSOPHER
While knowledge giveth wings,
I'd hate to know all things,
And live my life all through
With nothing ever new
That l could try to learn;
And meet at every turn
The same old facts that I
Had known in years gone by,
And Self become a gray
Old Cyclopaediay,
(Copyrisht. lslsl
The Washington herald., 1918-11-11

seven in number. S5."11 Is desired for
each. For the development OF a-TI-
cultural activities al eighty -Une mill
tary stations where the conditions
favor profitable farming on a large
scale S-5n.p0 is asked. This estimate
totals $1,000 Tor the entire 'Nprudr-
turc. Letters are submitted from
various officers at the posts as TO the
available land and they 20 int" the
various interests. like raising sheep.
so as TO settle our wool problem. or TO
assist in settling IL. II this IS done.
il will be done under the control and
direction Of a representative uf the
conservation and reclamation division.
who will have speCinC charge of these
activities.
What is said to be tho largest pho
tographic map ever made iu this
country is just being completed ot
the territory in and around Fort Sill.
Okla. by the PHOTOGRAPHIC section ~
the air service attached 20 Post Field
This map shows not only highways
lanes, trees. buildings. railroads,
fences and every landmark. but lnol-
Gates every elevation and depression
in the terrain. With over 400 sep
arate prints pasted into one huge
mosaic. the finished product covers
A space sixteen feet long and Xix
feet wide. representing a ground area
of $40 square miles. The map takes
as its center point the town OF Law
ton. which lies three miles south OF
Post Field. extending from this point
east and west three and five miles,
respectively. and from the northern
boundary OF Fort Sill reservation
= 30
low the town Of Walters.
When work was started on this
map slightly over month ago the
territory was plotted out on d ground
map. and by rgu-ing the exact area
possible to cover with three maya
zines OF plates. allowing for the
proper oveTlaps. zones or strips OF
country were established 10 he COW
cred on every aerial flight Observ-
ers were sent up with assignments
to cover specified zones or strips.
and as fast as the finished negatives
showed that these strips had been
covered satisfactorily the work pro-
Ceeded to unfinished zones. Three
planes went lp daily at the start.
and negatives Were produced with
great rapidly. 4 summary Of the
negatives made shows over 400 sep
aratc exposures. but the number o.
prints. allowing for overlapping
s2U!laEc. etc. Will. Of course, exceed
this number. Figuring three maGa-
zines or seyanty-tNyo exposures on
each flight. approximately sixty trips
averaging an hour and a half per
trip. have been Necessary to produce
the map-or total flying time OF some
ninety hours
The Washington herald., 1918-11-11
Headquarters May be Here.

1t seems probable. however. that the
bureau outlined in the fifth plank of
the program, which is urged by the
Misunderstanding workers of New
York. will be so modified as to bring
the bureau to Washington. as this
city is now the home of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor. which has
facilities for aiding the pan-Ameri-
can movement in a way it could not if
the latter were centered in New
York
A great figure of the Laredo con-
vtntion will be Samuel GOmpers, just
returned from a tIip to Europe.
where he met the organized workers
Of every allied country. His follow
ers here firmly expect to see him
head of world organization OF
workers and believe from that or
ganization will spring a better un-
derstanding between the nations than
csn come by any political alliances
or league of nations.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-11
Mass Meeting In Cooper Union.

After the conclusion of the Laredo
conference the Central Federated La
Dor Unions OF New York City have
invited the representatives of the
pan-American workers to hold n
great public mass meeting in Cooper
Union on November %. The Laredo
conference Is to be but the first OF
a series of annual conferences OF
representatives of organized labor
from all American countries, while
in North America wherever there
are masses of Spanish-speaking work
ers, great pam American mass meet
ings will be held from time to tim"
The conference at Laredo will be
asked to approve a general plan pro-
viding for:
|. Promotion of better understand
ing between English and Spanish
speaking workers and countries.
.. Mutual acceptance of member
ship cards by United States and Span
ish-American labor organizations.
3. Permanent establishment of a
an-American Federation of Labor.
T. Representation of all pan-Amer-
lean labor organizations at national
la Dor conventions by fraternal dele
gates.
5. Establishment in New York of a
center of information and promotion
for the pan-American labor move
ment.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-11
LABOR AIMING
AT WORLD TIE
Conference at Mexican Bor-
der May Lead to Wider
Organization.

The movement to affiliate the or
ganized workers of North. South and
Central America is moving rapidly.
1t is expected soon to result In a
worldwide organization of labor. 1t
received semiofficial recognition from
President Wilson yesterday when the
Department OF Labor announced.
"At the request of the President.
Secretary of Labor William b. Will
son will attend the International La
Dor Conference to be held November
13 to November IS at Laredo, Tex,
and at Nuevo Laredo. Mexico. The
conference Is being held under the
auspices Of the American Federation
of Labor and of the organized work
ers of Mexico. The meeting at La
redo will be the first joint assembly
ever held by the workers of the two
nations"
preliminary meeting had been held
in New York City November ,un-
der the leadership of a temporary
pan-American committee, at whose
head is Santiago fglesias.
"Our government is supported not
only by the three million workers OF
the American feueTdlloh VI i|o'pC''
said Mr.. Iglesias, but by the organized
workers of Mexico, Cuba, Porto RICO
Colombia, Chile, and other South
American states. All the people of
the Western hemisphere must see each
other as they truly are, through uni
fcation and determination of their or
ganized workers, and not judge by
the artificial souls of the North
American profiteers who by their prac'
tices convey to the South American
mind a distorted view of their north-
ern neighbors."
The Washington herald., 1918-11-11

Somebody that the to have chance ~
see little OF Europe FIRST before they're brought Our bet
is they don't anything much America first
The Washington herald., 1918-11-11

The name OF Hegoand will certainly correctly descr
German Bolsheviki take control of the island
The Washington herald., 1918-11-11

Another State in the dry column The vets will agree III
Jobs Us
The Washington herald., 1918-11-11

Who wouldn't have years OF good life to witness
the humIating arrival Of
to see how they took Foch's terms
The Washington herald., 1918-11-11

History moves faster every twenty-four hours thes
it used to in whole decades
The Washington herald., 1918-11-11

The government at Kel appears not to be riding on
these days.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-04-25
LOUISIANA MINING COMPANY
IS SHIPPING H|GHGRADE ORE

work. and financial result for each
and every stockholder, and should
/ not become associated with the
Louisiana Mining company | would
still make this same report that this
company has one of the greatest
galena properties in the state OF Ne
vada. and believe of the entire
coast"
Today reliable information says
that Mr.. Newhouse's proposition had
been accepted by the company, and
that he will become a director and
also will become an active factor IN
the supervision of the new develop
ment work which he has mapped
out. 1t is believed that a smelter
win be erected and also power line
will be run to Tybo, this being
necessary for the deeper develop
ment of this property, power being
required to pump the water Mr.
Newhouse becoming associated with
the Louisiana Mining company speaks
volumes for the mining industry fol
southern Nevada. as he mines for
profit and on q large scale.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-04-25
BRITISH REPULSE
ATTACK OF HUNS

LONDON, April 25.-The British
have repulsed three German attacks
east of Amiens today Germans
we're repulsed in an attack on French
positions northeast OF Bailluel They
renewed their attacks early today
after an intense bombardment. They
/ also attacked the Rsftish positions
further to the east The British
| by a counter attack regained the
ground around villers and Breton
neux and captured many prisoners.
Severe fighting continued and the
enemy has suffered heavy casual
ties.
Reuters correspondent said the
Germans appear TO have obtained
footing in the d'Aquenne wood west
! of Villers and Bretonneux but that
the British counter drove the enemy
back to the front of the wood. The
British have retaken the ground at
several places and their general po-
sition is improved considerably. Brit
ish and German tanks are partici-
pating in the fighting. The British
are doing great execution among the
massed Germans.
The Germans determinedly attempt.
F, ed TO rush toward KENNEL hill yes
terday without any appreciable eff.
feet. The French counter attack re-
stored their position before daybreak.
The Germans put down an intense
gas barrage on the Anglo-French
front in Flanders. Two hours later
waves of infantry delivered assaults.
The fighting is still in progress.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-04-25

Yesterday the five.ton trucks OF the
Louisiana Mining company of Typo
started delivering s125 galena ship
ping ore from the company's mines
TO the T. & G. railroad This is vir.
tually new discovery. and is taken
from sixteen.foot ledge 1t is the
intention of the company to deliver
the ore to the railroad company
twenty-five tons daily for shipment
TO Utah smelters. These shipments
verify the statement of Sam New
house, the Utah mining magnate,
when he said to the Bonanza reporter
Yesterday morning that the Louisiana
Mining company property at Tybo
we're possessed of one OF the biggest
lead and silver mines in existence
today and that this property would
continue to be the greatest producer
of galena ores in this state for many
wears 10 come. He alse said. Il have
made the company proposition tC
become associated with them anC
should IL be accepted predict
lmost active campaign Of development