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The Washington times., 1918-03-29

since Passion Sunday, were removed.
This afternoon "The Three Hours
Agony is being observed by Catholics.
1t is one of the most solemn rites for
laymen- worshipers are kneeHng in
prayer and meditatlng on the suffer
ings OF the Saviour for three hours
until 3 o'clock, the hour which the
sacrifice on the cross was consum-
mated. according to the Scriptures.
The Tenebrte win be celebrated
tonight in the Catholic Churches, fol
lowed by stations OF the cross and
other ceremonies. Last night Holy
Thursday services were held at st.
Patrick's Church. At the conclusion
of a sermon the Rev. J. Snyth in
voked Divine aid for the Allied cause.
The priest said: "Our prayers to-
night are for the brave defenders Of
democracy and righteousness. Let
US pray that Jesus will bless our
arms. God grant that the blessed
peace OF Jesus Christ will reign In
the hearts OF men in brotherhood and
love before another Holy Thursday
dawns."
The Lenten fast will close tomor-
row at noon.
The Washington times., 1918-03-29
NODEV|CE KNOWN
TO PREVENT PHONE
TAPPING, |SREPORT

The only way the War Department
| can prevent confidential information
being disclosed by tapping wires is
! by not sending it. except ia code.
This Is the substance OF r report
made by Benedict CroweIl, Acting Sec
| rotary OF War, to the Senate in re-
Spouse to the resolution OF March 10,
asking what available devices are
known to the War Department to
prevent spies from tapping telegraph
and telephone wires over which in
formation is sent by the department
and to what extent such devices are
employed.
In response, the Acting Secretary
indicates there Is no known device
that will prevent tapping, but he says
confidential Information is not sent
out by the department except In code.
The report OF Acting Secretary
Crowell Is as follows:
There Is no known device which
will prevent tapping OF either tele-
graph or telephone lines. Many de-
vices, q list of which shall be glad
to furnish IL deemed necessary, have
been tested. but none OF them has
been found effective. 1t is, OF course,
possible to use an instrument on any
particular line which will show
whether or not more current Is being
used on this line than there should
be. But even when you find out that
This is the case 1t will only indicate
that fact.
whether 1t is because the line has
been tapped or because there is a
leak can not be ascertained. The
above pertains particularly TO teIe-
graph lines. With the telephone you
can often tell when q tap Is in oper-
alton where you are actually using
the line by noting that the voice
sounds coming over the line suddenly
decrease I'm clearness and volume.
However. this often happens because
he speaker moves away from the
.ransmitter or from one OF many
other causes arising in the telephone
exchange. 1t may also arise from an
Intermittent leak"
The Washington times., 1918-03-29

DIR. Ferdinand King. New York
Physician and Medical Author. says
physicians should prescribe more or
IL gznIc iron-NuxRted Iron-for their
~ patieuts-says Rnaemia-Iron denci-
ency--iE the greatest curse to the health,
strength vitality and beauty OF the
/ modern American Woman.-Sounds
warning against use OF metallic iron
\ which may injure the teeth, corrode the
4 stomach and In some cases thereby DO
mere harm than good: advises use Of
only nuEated iron. taken three times per
day after meals. Il will increase the
strength and endurance OF weak. nerv-
I Jus, rundown folks IN two weeks time
IN many Instances. DiEpensei by all
good druggists
The Washington times., 1918-03-29
ALLIANCE SEEKS
DEFERRED ACTION
UNTIL AFTER WAR

The National German-American Al
lance now seeks to have Congress
withhold Judgment upon It until after
the war The Senate subcommittee
considering a bill by Senator King to
revoke the charter OF the organiza-
ton, has before IL today such a propo-
sition-
Members OF the organization have
apparently gone over the head of their
president, the Rev. S. G.. Won Bosse,
who expressed an opinion that II was
no use to tight further to maintain
the national body. 1t Is contended
that the Communications of this
country are loyal and should be given
an opportunity to show their loyalty.
Furthermore It Is contended that the
revocation OF the charter would be q
sign of distrust, which might prove to
be a dlscouraging factor to those
Americans OF German origin who are
striving to serve the nation of their
adoption.
The committee has already called
upon DR.. Won Bosse to explain why
the organization could not be used as
a great body for. patriotic work. DIR,
Won Bose has replied that any pa
triotic work undertaken by the or
ganization would be Immediately mis-
construed. Individual members, how
ever, have expressed a desire that the
alliance be given a trial.
senator King. who is in charge OF
the investigation, was today consider
ing reopening the hearings. There is
little doubt, however. but that the
bill Will be favorably reported back
to the Senate within a short time.
The Washington times., 1918-03-29
LOSES SUIT AGAINST
DISTRICT FOR $4,000

Exonerating the District of Column
bia and the Potomac Electric Power
Company and declaring that they had
not been guilty OF negligence. a jury
in Justice Hits court found a YER
diet against Mrs. Laura Rebecca
White, who had filed suit against the
city and the power company for
$4,000 damages for alleged personal
injuries.
Mrs. White, who was represented
BY Attorneys Daniel Thew Wright
and 7. NJ. WampIer, alleged that when
coming home from a moving picture
show September q. 1915, she fell into
a hole al Eighth and l. streets, which
had been fnade for the purpose OF
erecting a new street light at the
corner.
The District was represented by
Assistant Corporation Counsel p. H
Marshall and Attorney Roger J.
Whiteford appeared for the electric
power company.
The Washington times., 1918-03-29
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The Washington times., 1918-03-29
BARRAGE FIRE
BY MACHINE GUNS
AT CAMP MEADE

CAMP MEADE, Nd. March 2e.-
A novelty in shooting will be attempt
ed here by the machine gun class OF
the infantry school OF arms. The
class will see four expert operators
throw q barrage 1.s00 and 1000
yards. The firing will be from Wood
wardsville. q Pennsylvania railroad
station. over to the target range. The
range has 800 and coo yards as Its
limits. 50. to try the barrage. IL was
necessary to get far ahead OF the
shooting pits.
The shooting at this distance will
The Washington times., 1918-03-29
SHOUHDW WOMEN
DO NIGHT WORK
IN WAR PLANTS?
Should American women employ

Should American women employed
IN munition factories and other war
work engage in night work?
Yes, if in emergency.
No, IL for the profit OF the manu-
farturers.
This Is the stand today OF the
Women in Industry OF the Council II
National Defense. as explained by
AIRS. Raymond Robbins, of Chicago.
Mrs. Robbins pointed out that in
England the government had ordered
q temporary suspension of the manu-
fracture OF munitions, because it had
an oversupply.
She showed that such a plan In this
country would not only prevent prof
iteering on munitions. but provide the
continuance OF the eiGht-hOur Law.
The Washington times., 1918-03-29

also be somewhat Of test or the
ammunition The creeping barrags
and the nxed barrage VIII be tried.
British officers who have seen thfa
idea developed to 4 high degree viii
direct the work.
It's Importance can readily be real
lied by anybody who understands
that the barrage ~ intended to 20
over the heads OF advancing infantry.
Such barrage helps 20 keep the
enemy in his trenches and thus makss
the way across "No Mans Lands
easier.
The Washington times., 1918-03-29
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The Washington times., 1918-03-29
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The Washington times., 1918-03-29
MUNSEY TRUST co.
BUYS BOND BUILDING

At foreclosure proceedings of
mortgage held by the New York Life
Insurance Company OF New York, the
Bond building, at Fourteenth street
and New York avenue. was sold at
auction yesterday to the Munsey
Trust Company for 100000.
The amount OF the mortgage on
which foreclosure proceedings was
based was s45O,OOO, with accumulated
interest Tie next highest bid was
S1Q5 600
The Washington times., 1918-03-29
# THEY'RE WE'D
THEY MUST ADMIT
|TAT CAMP MEADE

CAMP MEADE, Nd, Aarch ee.-
Every soldier in this camp who has
a wife must say so. Any effort TO
camoufage a bride will be severely
punished. Hereafter the man who
gets pass TO go home to marry upon
his return must report the incident.
A special warning has been sent out
to that effect.
The Washington times., 1918-03-29
PLAN SPECIAL TICKETS
FOR HOUSE GALLERY

Special tickets will be required
each day for admission to the gal
leries of the House If a resolution by
Congressman Russell of Missouri Is
adopted.
The Senate requires special cards
now, but the House does not.
The Washington times., 1918-03-29
CHURCHES OBSERVE
GOOD FRIDAY WITH
FAST AND PRAYER

Wars influence was felt today in
the observance of Good Friday. From
the affairs and pulpits, prayers for the
success OF Allied arms were uttered.
The anniversary OF the Crucifxion
was observed by special services in
Catholic, Protestant Episcopal. Re
formed, and Lutheran churches Of
Washington.
In the Catholic Churches only one
mass was celebrated today. The pur-
pie coverings, which draped crucihxes
The Washington times., 1918-03-29
DRIVER WILL IS FILED.

Leaving his gold watch chain to his
grandson, George W. Driver. Sd, and $500
to a sister. Mary z Angus. Of Brook
lyn. n. Y, the will OF George W. Driver
dated September 4. 1917, was filed for
probate today. C cry S. Driver, a son.
OF Ignacio. Col, Is remembered with 81.
and the remaining estate is to be dis
tributed among the children, Bessie u.
KittIe, George w. Driver. Jr., and VIII
liam J. Driver.
The Washington times., 1918-03-29
EMERGENCY REST ROOMS
AT WAR DEPARTMENT

The latest wrinkle in Government
efficiency is an emergency rest room
for every department. Miss 7. L.
Strong, chief nurse, has been given q
corps OF seventeen nurses to eatab-
lish rest room at the War Depart
ment.
An emergency rest room has three
white beds. a medicine chest, a flower
box. and a nurses desk with q tele-
phone.
The Washington times., 1918-11-17

balance; our first load Of passen-
gers composed Of leading Arab
chiefs, our train headed for Cairo
and our new terminal station, and
q crazy man seated alone and IA
natically tubilant in the engine cab.
p Ny narrator had begun his story
in light and cheerful vein, but at
this point as the memory of the
eventful day grew upon him his
dark face became serious, and he
instinctively, drew the fold of his
rich schokha about his shoulders,
and readjusted his tarboosh upon
his head. Gravely he continued,
and fire came into his dark eyes as
he spoke. That was Yusuf's day
and hour. Allah so wiIled It. Yusuf
was among the crowd at the sta
ton, crouching comfortably on the
shoulders Of his great winged pet,
like a fellah' high up In the head
Of date palm. He saw the act Of
the insane man, he saw the train
start, and he realized the momen-
tous consequence involved; but he
did not scream, nor waste time in
idle brapdishing Of arms, like the
other natives. He wai clever fel-
low, even then; and he knew. in
that moment, that there was one
possible chance of averting disas-
ter; he knew that there was a side
track, at Cairo, a few hundred
yards outside the terminal station.
II the rushing train could be thrown
upon that sidetrack, It would ex-
haust its speed on the sharp up
grade Of the hillside. But how
could q message be carried? There
The Washington times., 1918-11-17
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The Washington times., 1918-11-17

Now the switch was close a.
hand. The cries Of the donkey driy-
ers had brought out the Arab
switchman. He was an intelligent
fellow, and Yusuf's warning CRY
and gesture gave him his cue.
Clang went the iron bar; and Yusuf
heard 1t only family, as he chung
to his noiseless steed. for he was Q
hundred yards beyond. But he
knew that his Wild task was ac-
complished; and he talked to Sails
and checked him-and fell, II q
faint, to the ground. as an. ex2lo-
sion and q crash sounded In HE
ears.
The train had rushed across the
switch upon the side track The
crazy man In the cab was gestjcu-
lating wildly from the window. The
engine dashed hfty yards up the
slope Of the siding and plunged.
with boiler exploding, into an
empty house at the extreme end Of
the line"
MuSSApuA 0oy pAuoou, pauliuBs
almost a. II he. and not Yusuf ard
Sails, had run the race. waited,
myself short Of breath. for him 10
finish the tale. He drained his fun
cup and added. ~That was the end,
as Allah had willed It from the be-
ginning. The engine was wrecked
and the cars were somewhat shak.
en-; but not q passenger was seri-
ously hurt. When. the people at
tempted to lift unconscious Tusuf
from the ground. Sails attacked
them savagely; the lad lay there
ten minutes, with the great bird
striding excitedly around him.
When Allah gave the lad back his
senses Sais rejoiced with great
joy"
.Another pause. and I asked soft
II. But the golden collarl What
of thatr'
Mustapha Bey seemed to come
back to me and to the Khedivial
Club room as II out Of q mist and
from afar, The collar was given
to Sais by our railroad cofnpany.S
he said. THE Inscription is in
Arabic, and reads, For him who
runs to victory with feet and
"
The Washington times., 1918-11-17

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The Washington times., 1918-11-17

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The Washington times., 1918-11-17

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The Washington times., 1918-11-17

cite, Mustapha Bey continued:
About that time was giving less
than my usual attention to my
farm itself, because / was getting
a land grant for the railroad. had
an English engineer with me, and
the grant was finally obtained. and
the laying of the track completed
a mile beyond the farm, on the way
to Fayoum. But there was much
native prejudice against the new
project, and several times short
sections Of the track were torn mp
at night by fanatical Arabs.
"At length the road was avail
able for construction trains, and we
discharged fifty camels and their
drivers, having no further need of
their services, and these drivers
fomented the opposition Of the peo-
pie as much as possible.
One day we ran a train Of three
cars out Of the Cairo shops, as far
as my farm, and l had ordered q
luncheon prepared for several i'm
portant Shieks. and had invited
them to ride to the city in the cars.
l was not at the farm, myself, that
day, but learned the details of the
affair, as now relate them, from
my secretary, Abdul Aziz, who was
on the spot.
ut was the season Kourban-
Bairan, a Mohammedan festival
much like your Christian festival
Of Christmas. At that season 1t is
the Arab custom to eat mutton.
Everybody eats it-the poor are
provided with it-some OF the more
savage families tear a living sheep
The Washington times., 1918-11-17

in pieces and devour the flesh raw.
Another characteristic of our
people Is the regarding Of imbecile
and insane persons Is under the
direct Inspiration Of Allah; and
many crazy people go about at
large, who, in your country, would
be restrained in asylums. Such
man was present, that opening day,
at the temporary railroad station,
near the farm; he had caught the
general spirit Of native antagonism
toward the new iron highway, and
he had gorged himself with mutton.
Carefully as we had planned the
events Of the day, we had not taken
insane fanacticism into account;
and 1t nearly wrecked our project,
or might have delayed 1t for years.
After the distrustful Sheiks had
taken their places nervously in the
cars-being eloquently exhorted
thereto by my faithful Abdul.-and
he was about to signal the engin-
eer, the train suddenly started
without warning and began to
move from the station. The 'I-
PLANTATION was that the insane vag-
rant whom I have mentioned had
climbed into the cab of the engine
(while the fireman was oiling one
Of the bearings, outside), had
pitched the engineer headlong to
the ground, and had pulled the
starting-lever"
you see the significance Of the
situation" he suggested, with his
inscrutable Egyptian eyes narrow
ing. The fortunes Of our costly
experiment were hanging In the
The Washington times., 1918-11-17

was no telephone in those days, and
our telegraph line was not in work
ing order.
There was one possible mes
senger-swift-footed. swift-winged;
1t was the ostrich, sails. That
day the great creatures name came
to him Yusuf settled himself firm
ly on the strong shoulders, and
hoarsely whispered the signal"
eat Yusuf's signal, sails darted
forward; he knew not his errand,
knew not his path; but his young
master had whispered to him to
run; and he ran; yes. how he rant"
There was a choice Of paths,
and Yusuf acted wisely. He guided
Sais along the highway Of plane
trees, which is more direct than
, the long curve Of the railway; then
he cut across the orange grove
which you saw on your left.
The train was nearly a mile ahead,
and moving at what would be called
extraordinary speed in this slow
country, where even express trains
attain only twenty-five miles an
hour, as q maximum Yusuf knew
that the real struggle was to come
along the track; and he was not
sure about the ostrich's footing
over the ties; but sails barely
seemed to touch the ties or the
ground; indeed. his wings support
ed half his weight and his riders,
and a false step, now and then.
would not have proved fatal. The
powerful creature was running
eagerly, joyously, with little appar-
ent effort, yet with a swiftness
which Yusuf had never before
called out; the boy was half terri
fed and half fascinated, yet, under
all. he was resolute to succeed in
his purpose.
They drew up to the train, when :
1t crossed the bridge over the Nile;
they must pass Il. but not yet; the
daring lad spoke quiet words to his
steed and checked him; over the
ties Of the bridge they flew, and
crossed in safety. Then, on the
broad embankment beyond, Yusuf
gave the signal, and sails respond
ed. The mighty creature here for
the first time seemed to catch the
idea Of race, Of competition; be-
fore this he had run from sheerx-
joy Of free, swift action. Now they
were abreast of the flying train and,
with a scream Of iexultation, Sails
put forth all HIS magnificent power;
he ran with lightness which gave
Yusuf an easy seat; he passed car
after car, from whose windows tur-
baned heads and swarthy, anxious
faces protruded in wonder, and per-
haps hope. On and on The crea-
ture was speeding at a rate, prob
ably, Of fifty miles an hour and
the terrific pace carried him and his
clinging rider past the cars one
after another, as II they had been
stationary.
The white walls Of Cairo were |
now plainly in view; not a half mile
interviewed between the engine,
with its craZed occupant, and the
new terminal station; but Just
ahead was highway crossing; and
there lay a great peril; a train of
heavily-laden donkeys was filing
slowly across the track. Yusufs
heart almost failed him at the
sight! Would they all cross in
time, or would the excited ostrich
swerve from his course? The lad,
now almost exhausted, gave one
encouraging cry to his winged
steed and closed his eyes. Then
he felt the great bird rise with a
mighty bound. There was a pause,
but in a second the powerful feet
touched the ground again, and the
danger was over-the donkey train
had been cleared at one great leap.