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The Washington herald., 1918-08-25

with fear he should hear during two
lnterminab Bile nights. but when he fnai-
ly heard il the voice was an American
voice.
On His Feet Again.
I'm an American" he answered.
and Investigated to see what 1t felt
like to stand up once more.
"Haltw
"oh. HE'LL" said Private Donahue;
where's brigade headquarters?'
A little late. after a stolen nap un-
der cover of two discarded potato
sacks and a sunrise breakfast at
the field kitchen of another regiment,
he was telling brigade headquarters
all about it.
After that he told his story to every
one. from the credulous cook and the
skeptical top to some imposing be-
ings who questioned him at French
headquarters before his battalion
went back into the line. He had
kept his eyes open. and he had in
formation to give that can hardly
be set forth here.
His audiences were not without
their doubters. but these had not
much to say when the report came
back from the French that Private
Donahue's account of his eight days
AWOL was packed with detail that
could not possibly have been fur
nished except by one who had ac-
tually journeyed some miles into
germany. Stars and Stripes.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-25
THE TOWN CRIER.

The raising Of the service Gag Of
st. Paurs Church will take place
this afternoon at o'clock. Senator
Ashurst will be the principal speak,
er. The flag. which has 230 stars,
will be blessed by the Rt. Rev. Mon
signor Mackin.
w. Lnthrop Meaker, of Lawrence,
Mass. will speak on Religion and
Socialism" this afternoon at 8
O'Clock in the Pythian Temple.
Washington Esperantists will hold
their annual reunion in Rock Creek
Park this afternoon.
The Martha Chapter. No. 4, O. e.
s.. will give a lawn fete and dance
on Tuesday evening In the Central
High School.
Entertainment and dancing will
be the features of a meeting of the
Junior Temple Society to be held at
the Eighth Street Temple on Tues
day evening at s o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-25
STORY OF PRIVATE DONAHUE.,
WHO, AT CHATEAU TEIIERRY.
WAS IN AND OUT OF HUNLA AND
"Schweiner Amerikaner!' His Captor Ex-
claims; Then He Is Put to Work Back
of the Enemy Lines.

This is the story of Private Dona-
hue 1t Is the story of a young
marine who, in the midst of a con-
fused and savage midnight skirmish
on the edge of a ravine up Torcy
way. northwest of Chateau Thierry.
vanished from the ranks Of his COM
pany and was not seen again until
eight days later, when, hungry, dirty,
tired. sore and happy. he crawled into
the American lines at dawn.
How he got into Germany" he is
not sure He remembers a rush OF
troops in the dark and q blow over
the head. The next thing he remem-
bers he was lying on the ground out
side a candle-lit tent.
There was q nightmare scuffle and
hustle going on around him. It was
still dark. His rifle was gone. His
clothes had been ripped open and his
pockets emptied. As he found out
later. they had taken everything, his
dog-tag. his notebook full of his
thoughts on war. his money. his let
tiers and clippings and snapshots from
home.
Got His Information.
Some one was standing over him.
speaking to him In passable English.
1t was a German officer-a lieuten-
ant. he thought He scrambled to his
feet. The lieutenant eyed him sternly.
How many Americans are over
there?"
The young Marine. as though he had
been rehearsed in the part for weeks,
looked his captor square in the eye
and answered:
"Thirty-two American divisions and
forty French"
The next moment he lay sprawling
IN the dirt, and from that posture into
which the lieutenant had kicked him
worthy relapsing into angry German:
''Schweiner Amerikaner. schweiner
Amsrikaner!"
underlyings who hustled him away. OF
all the jabber that reached his ears
during the next few days that was
what he heard oftenest- It was all he
understood. 1t was the favorite form
of address used by the weary success
sion Of guards put over him.
Only Prisoner In sight.
As he was the only prisoner in
sight-the only American save for
nve or six wounded Yanks he
o9ce saw carried past him on
stfetchers-he was not made one
Of q party Of prisoners to be
shipped directly to the rear. but
rather was he handed back from
group to group and made to work his
way.
From sun-up, to sun-down he work.
ed with the camounage men, masking
batteries. cutting branches and piling
bough on bough Of leafy green to
screen the roadside heaps Of ammu-
milton boxes.
He had no blankets to roll In at
night, but his captors shared their
mess with him. pouring out each
time an unsavory soup or cruel, and
tossing him chunks of coarse bread
to sop II up with.
Each day a different soldier took
him In tow. Each day the shifting
sound Of the artillery told him he
was gravitating slowly toward the
rear. Each night an armed guard
watched over him.
Then one night-the seventh-the
guard. who sat huddled with his
The Washington herald., 1918-08-25
Took Chance on Smoking
in Ether Room Arrested

Newark. N. John J. Mason, a
negro employed by the DUPONT Pow
der Works at Parlin, n. J., was
locked up to await action by the Fed
eral grand jury on the charge of vio-
lating the sabotage act.
Mason's offense consisted Of light
ing a match and smoking a cigar
ette in the ether room of the powder
plant The complaint against him al
leges he took the risk OF interfering
with war work by furthering the
chances of an explosion.
No mention was made OF what
might have happened to Mason.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-25

back resting against a tree, dropped
of to sleep. Dark was just settling
over the patch of woods on the edge
of which they had turned in. BY
the moonlight that filtered down
through the branches he could see
the guards head nodding. nodding. He
ttched to get his hands on the rife,
but the guard was holding it up
right between his knees as a sort Of
prop. Donahue was afraid even to
try to disengage it.
He groped about for a weapon. His
hand landed on the short. light end
of a broken pick-handle. II wouldn't
do. He looked for the other piece,
found 1t, hefted it II would do.
With that piece Of wood he took one
Vicious swing at the head of the
guard, saw that nodding head stop
nodding and slump forward. Then
Donahue went away from there.
All around him Germans were
sleeping audibly. The woods were full
of them He had heard the uninteIli-
gible, gradually subsiding ,hubbub Of
their talk as they settled down for
the night. He bumped into more than
one OF them, but they only grunted
and swore while he held his breath,
and, after a time. crept on. After a
journey that seemed to last hours
and must have lasted at least ten
minutes. he reached the edge of the
woods and crawled under a bush to
think
Occasional Reply.
Very close to him the German artil-
lery was making an occasional crash
ing reply to the allied shells which
whirred nasally overhead in an un-
ending chorus. Gunfire is as good as
a compass. 1t was easy enough to
take his bearings. and, though he
could only guess how far he had
moved in the days of his captivity,
he thought America" could not be
more than eight kilometres away,
perhaps not that far IL the bunch
had advanced any in the interval.
He knew his only chance was to
crawl there by night and lie low by
day. He started out.
All that night he crept along-huG-
ging the hedgerows and the shadows,
stopping to listen. lying still as death
when soldiers were tramping by,
crawling on again. dropping fiat,
ON. All the next day he Law,
hungry and thirsty. in a friendly oat-
Held. with the grain standing straight
around him SO that no one would no.
uce him from the fields edge.
Several times some soldiers made
short cuts across. and passed so close
he could hear them talking. Once an
riding a horse and lead
ing another. trotted so near that thew
all but trampled him under foot
Doer Found FTir,
But the only ones who found him
We're the dogs. and they did not tell.
Twice a shaggy Red Cross dog, with
It's first-aid pack and food strapped 10
its back. proudly tracked the worried
Donahue to his hiding place, flourish
ed enthusiastically around him, and
threatened to bring him succor willy-
nilly. He longed to rifle their packs
and eat again. but each time he only
lay quiet and prayed for the amiable
dog to be on
1t was toward the end of the second
night that the young Marine, creeping
up the side of ravine, was stonned
In his tracks by the voice Of a ses.,ry.
"Haltw :, -
1t was the word he had been sick
The Washington herald., 1918-08-25
SIX THIEVINGS !
REPORTED AS
ONEDATSTOLL
Packard Auto Owned BY
Robert Berberich Among
Loot Taken.

One hundred and twenty donars'
worth Of clothing and rniseeIlaneous
articles were stolen from the estab-
lishment Of Moermsn. 800 II street.
northeast Friday night Thieves
entered the store by dupIicste key.
A seven passenger Paekard auto
mobile. the property Of Robert Ber-
berich. the shoe merchant Of lIIf
Seventh street northwest was remov-
ed without HIS consent from Q gar
age at New Hampshire avenue and
N streets northwest Mr.. Berber-
ich told the police that he suspected
man who lives near Eighteenth
street and Columbia Rsad north
west, and thought that this man
had gone TO Bowie, Nd. with the
car.
Norris Zupnick. who has q stand
in the Center Market. complained
to the police that his cash register
was looted yesterday afternoon and
$50 in cash taken. Mr.. zupnick told
the police that he suspected two
colored boys.
A colored servant girl. giving an
assumed name, robbed the home Of
Susie Howard. 250s Champlain street
northwest. of a wrist watch valued at
$50 and SO In cash.
c. L Burros. of the Mount Pleas
ant Garage, 2l24 Eighteenth street
northwest. reported the theft OF an
automobile tire and rim valued at
$50.
d. Z. Sells. Of 1901 Seventeenth street
northwest employed In a lunchroom
on Fourteenth street northwest. COM
plained to the police that a watch.
valued at $50 was stolen from his
coat pocket while the coat was
hanging in q locker.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-25
Soldier Gets Discharge
In Saving Wife's Name

Camp Sewer. Greenville. S. CA
soldier who was transferred from
Class 4 to Class / through false af-'
fidavits, who was drafted and event
ually sent to Camp Sewer to Join
the Thirtieth Division, who absented
himself without leave for two months
in order TO save his young wife from
life Of shame. and who returned
to find that his outfit had left for
overseas. has been granted a dis
charge from the army after thorough
investigation. The soldiers name was
not given. II developed that the young
woman's parents were scheming 10
use her for immoral purposes for
their own financial gain.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-25
$7,oOo,o 900 for dope"
War Department Plan,
Despite Anti Drug Law

Even In the face of the passage
OF the Harrison anti-drug act by
Congress, the War Department has
gone ahead in the expenditure of
81. 900. 900 for the construction of
chemical plants for the manufac-
ture of dope" This bare-faced
announcement was made yesterday
by the department. 1t is explained,
however. that dope" is a varnish-
like composition used for coating
the fabric on the wings. tail pieces
and bodies OF airplanes to render
the fabric smooth. strong. taunt.
weather and temperature resisting,
and water proof.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-25
Says Chinese Labor, Tho
Cheap, Is Unsatisfactory

Seattle. Wash.-"China may build
ships for US in this great worl war
to help us crush German autocracy,
but when peace returns she cannot
compete with America. Cheap as it
seems to be, Chinese labor in the
end Is dear. for 1t lacks the virile
force you Americans are proud to
possess"
That's the statement made to union
shipbuilders here by William Pigott.
Of Seattle, supervisor OF wooden ship
construction for the United States
Emergency Fleet Corporation. He
based his declaration on personal in
vestigation made during a trip to
China recently.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-25
Buys Box Which Turns
Out "Good" u. S. Money

st. Louis. Mo'-s box guaranteed
TO turn out perfectly good Ameri-
can currency merely by inserting rice
paper and turning the handle prov
ed attractive TO James Halupa, of
this city. and on March 10. accord
ing TO the story he told the police.
he paid A.l0O for such a machine.
At police headquarters he Identified
the man who gave the name OF
Frank A. Hoffman. as the inventor"
and man from whom he bought the
box. Hoffman, he says. took the
money. but failed 10 give him the
machine. Hoffman was arrested at a
local hotel after trying to fleece an
other man. The box. an affair rugged
up with electrical contrivances. was
in his possession.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-25
HOoSIER JAIL CONDEMNED.

JeHersonviIle, Ind.-The board OF
commissioners Of Clark County will
either have to provide another county
Jail or cease permitting offenders Of
the law to be- locked up. according
to word received here from DR.. J. n.
Hurry, secretary OF the Indiana State
Board of Health The jail here was
condemned following an inspection by
DR.. Hurty and three United States
health oficers
The Washington herald., 1918-08-25
MAN POWER BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE
VOTING 1886 TO 2
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.


upon its action. refer the House bill
to the Committee on Military Affairs
as soon as received. and report IL out
with the House amendments IL agree
able to the committee
May Pass Senate Monday.
Senator Chamberlain. chairman of
the Military Affairs Committee. be-
lieves that there will be no serious
difference between the House and
Senate on the bill. and that 1t can be
passed by the senate Monday and be
ready for the Presidents signature by
Wednesday at the latest
Ar amendment to permit men OF
draft age, who have had service in
the navy to re-enlist in the Navy or
Marine Corps, was adopted on motion
Of Nr. Fields. of Kentucky.
The defeat of the Mckenzie amend
nent and all other amendments seek
ing to tie the hands OF the President
and the War Department in the mat
ter of drafting boys Of IS and 10 is
highly gratifying to Secretary Of War
Baker. according to a letter from him
to Chairman Dent. which was read
in the House in the morning. Secre-
tary Baker says the regulation would
be too inelastic and would be em-
barrassing to the department.
Police Amendment.
Representative Thomas F. Smith. OF
New York, introduced an amendment
to exclude members Of the police
force in cities Of 5000 population or
over. This was in accordance with
TIE earnest solicitation of Mayor
Rylan, Of New York, who stated In q
recent letter to Senator Calder that
the police force was being depleted
by the draft. The House, however.
defeated the amendment by lI3 to 81.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-25
Mennonite's Anti-War
Book Enrages Farmer

Urbana. Ohio.-when a Mennonite
book agent approached a farmer in
the Kings Creek neighborhood and
told him what the book he was SELL
ing said as to what will happen after
the war. the farmer. who has a son
at the front, got ready to whip the
agent. The only thing that saved the
agent was the fact that he was a
better sprinter than the farmer.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-25
"Jackscrewed" Out Of Tree.

Springfield. Ill.-While playing at
his home here. Henry Sellinger, aged
10. fell from a cherry tree. He
landed In a lower fork OF the tree
uninjured. But his legs became en-
tangled in such a manner they could
not be extricated until ..jackscrew'
was used,
The Washington herald., 1918-08-25
Fought Fire in Dream-Hurt.

New Albany. Ind-Robert A. Uz.
a city fireman here, dreamed he was
lighting q blaze and during his sleep
he twisted his body In such a manner
that his shoulder was dislocated.
He will not be able to return to his
duties for some time. He had q SINH
lar experience some time ago.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-25
SAW GERMANY
FROM Line AT
NINE POINTS
Representative Reavis Tells
Of His Experiences
IN France.

Il stood on seven different points
Of the firing line and there was not q
single place where I could not see
into Germany from the Western
'front.'" said Representative Reavis OF
Nebraska, Just returned from France,
last night at the Y. w. c. A Country
Club"
The proportion Of French territory
occupied by Germany Is far less Lhan
] expected; Il il as IL you cut off
. small corner of Chevy Chase and
left all the rest Washington"
Representative Reavis described an
encounter with q submarine. which
was sighted on his return trip. The
four torpedo boats in the convoy cir
cled the spot where the submarine
had submerged like dogs after a rat"
The sviftness of the action and the
number OF depth bombs sunk left
little doubt as to the fate OF the
submarine.
The people Of Paris are in no way
terrortzed by the big gun according
to the Nebraskan's observation. The
G.s0o which II costs Germany every
20 minutes to IRE the big gun ap-
parently Is having no effect In
breaking down the morale of the
French people. The only thought
the French ever take Of the big gun
IL when they make bets on whether
II will be on time.
The thing which does strike terror
In all the people Is air bombs" said
Mr.. Reavis. 'I saw q nine story
rock building In Paris which was hit
by an air bomb and left a heap OF
powder. An air bomb weighs 400
pounds and Is frequently dropped two
miles.
Saw vast Supplies.
II saw rations for 100000 men for
four months waiting at Bordeaux
The organization of our supply sys-
tenn Is wonderful in its labor saw
ing devices"
Representative Reavis visited the
Alsace front where American men
are fighting ou German soil taken
by the French at the beginning OF
the war. He expressed the convic-
ton that when the United States
has 100000 men and an air fleet at
the front the Germans will have to
bring men over from the Western
front to keep them from going
through in Alsace. in which case the
allies will go through in the. west.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-30
EDITORIALS
4 WORD TO OUR CHILDREN.

Perhaps next week nearly all Of our
public schools along with the high
schools will open wide their doors for
this new school year, and we feel it our
duty as a citizen and father to urge
upon every child, old and young, to
enter these various schools at once when
they do open, and every father and
mother or guardian should see to it
that their child is there on the first day
when the doors open, for the very i'm
p0rtant reason that we rs a race are al
most standing in front Of the great
door of opportunity that will soon be
flung open to us as a race, and we are
afraid that many of us or our children
will not be prepared to take advantage
OF this opportunity and I'LL the position
efficiently when that door is opened to
NJ. Don t keep your child out Of school
because it has good job. Prepare him
or her for the bigger job while young.
Go to school. Keep in school and finish,
i my word today.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-30

baptised and joined the church. AT 3
D. m. he preached from the 8th chapter
Of Romans, 32d verse, "The Price Of
Human Redemption. At $3.50 p. m.
SD Asa, mighty to Save. ~ It seems
that the whole congregation enjoyed
both services. And again I must say
that I am president Of the stewardcss
board and we sisters are going to see to
it that the skirts Of ST.. John A. M. T..
Zion Mission shall not trail in the dust
Ny dear editor, we cordially invite you
to come out at your best convenient
time. 1 beg to remain, Truly,
Mrs. Dasia Reed.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-30
Indiana Utilized Irrigation.

.lhe Indian discovered for himself
the science of irrigation. Many of the
tribes, such as the Crows and the
Apaches, early made use OF the river
bottoms fer the cultivation Of their
staple crop--corn. When the condi-
zion Of dryness came they would con-
struct Il rough temporary dam of log,
with which they could divert the
course OF part Of the stream into their
lands. There were primitive bitches
which distributed the water
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-30
UNCLE SANS
MAIL POUCH

Somewhere in France, July 81, 1913.
My Dear Darling Mother:
Your dear letter forwarded me from
Camp Upton, New York, and believe me
it was the dearest and sweetest letter
you have ever written me, and oh! how
very much I did enjoy it, each line,
every little word. It was just like you
to stay up late to write me. And was
indeed pleased to learn that all was well
and you would not forget me, over here.
First / must say that 1 have been real
well and as our mail is censored there is
lots must keep from you that I should
have you know. But if I write it it
would be cut out and you would only re-
ceive the remaining few lines. So will
just relate that which hope the cen
sorship may approve. We have been
here some time. Well, since 20 days
after leaving you for Upton, and have
seen some of this place. France is in
deed beautiful place. It's scenic
beauty is indeed marvellous, wonderful.
But after all give me old clean America
and you. Soldiers of every nation, men,
men, men, are all one ever sees. We
have been getting along just fine. Nice.
place in camp and good food. Our train
ing has been very intensive and it keeps
one at work. But all are well and in
| fine spirit, with nothing to fear, for
when our time comes to 60 to the front
we have acquired the necessary training
and possess that real confidence that
knows no failing. This a. m. am on
my way to school, 80 miles from my
company and 10 miles to 60. i spent
i week end with them. You know we are
not permitted to mention names here, so
you understand. After four weeks in
school shall be with company again.
The captain is with me, SO I am not
very lonesome. Sgt. Gruner is we'll and
i'll my shoes as he doesn It know anyone.
Oh, yes, I must send you French book,
so when come home you can talk to me.
But must learn it first. Really, it IS
very fascinating language and have
learned one word anyway, "wee-wee =
| in French meaning yes, yes, in our Ian
guage. Ha, Ha. Do you think you will
like it. Well, mother, there IS nothing I
want unless you want to send me some
smokes. Fatimas or anything. You
| can t buy but one package at one time
here as there are so many soldiers to
| supply. Your package to me can t
| weigh over seven pounds. Hello and
| love to Mother B. and M. J. and will
| write them when first chance presents
itself. Always with love by the coolies
for you and you shall have my picture
! when I get back from school and you
will hear from me often direct, not
through my sister, for am I not your
son? would write more, but time pre-
vents my doing SO. Be a good sweet
mother and believe I love you as 1 did.
ere the time spent with you. An ocean
of kisses and a world of hugs to my dar-
ling, anxious mother. Don t worry. An
swer soon.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-30
Especial to Bystandcr.)

Dear Editor:
May ask permission to say few
words through your paper to the women
of oursrace in regard to the protection
of their morals3 4.
ceive the wrong idea when it comes to
airing their names iii the paper con
cernings things they think would mar
their character. An
When read in the papers from time
to time concerning our men assaulting
or insulting woman Of the other race,
I wonder if our women will ever awaken
to the fact that they, too, could turn up
to the public the brute Of the other race
who insults them also, and prove to the
world that which has been questioned,
pure character. 50
I know of an instance where a brute
of the other side insulted one of our
women. She defended herself in Dig
nified way by telling him to leave her
house. She could have screamed and
created excitement, and then told every
thing he had said to her, but she did
not do this.
That is why you so seldom hear Of
white man assaulting colored woman,
because Il don t want to say that she
thinks it an honor) but on the other
hand she thinks of the humiliation that
she would have % set justice.
But hope the day will come when
our women will proclaim to the world
when they are mistreated in any way by
the brutes. When this is done more
freely. we Gun realize . higher standard
ct morality il the commnnity ia which
Me 1--we: lillai il JOhnspn Shnw.