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The Washington herald., 1918-02-19
RECRUITING OF
BOYS BRINGS
HOT PROTEST.
Senator Knox Charges Brit
ish Army Agent with
kidnapping.

The case Of three American boys.
little more than children, who have in
some way got into the British army
was called to the attention of the
Senate yesterday by Senator Knoz. OF
Pennsylvania
He said that he had brought the
subject to the Secretary Of State and
demanded an investigation.
American children must not be
kidnapped" said Mr.. Knox.
Secretary Lansing said this after
noon the case would be investigated,
but he did not know of the reported
circumstances until he was shown a
telegram this morning by the Penn
sylvania Senator.
When the Senate met yesterday
morning. Senator Knox read the fol-
lowing telegram, which was dated
Pittsburgh. February II:
Joseph Barbour, aged Is; Reed NIL
Ter, aged Il, both under name of
Clayton, and Francis Mcknight; aged
16, under name of Semple, recruited
by local British army officers and
spirited to Canada Saturday night.
VIII reach Windsor, Nova Scotia,
Tuesday. Mr. Heinie, local recruiting
officer, refuses to take action. Have
them stopped and returned at once.
At Montreal probably this evening.
All are sons American citizens. Copy
of this message also sent to Secre-
tary of State"
The signers were g. H Barbour.
William Mcknight and A. w. Miller.
'T have no apprehension about what
the government will do" said Mr..
Knox. Indeed, I saw the Secretary
of State this morning and his indig-
nation was equal to my own. He will
at once take the matter up with the
British Embassy which I have no
doubt will cooperate with him in Sc
curing the return of these children to
their homes in Pittsburgh.
my sole purpose is to give notice
to foreign recruiting officers that the
privilege we gave them in allowing
them to open recruiting offices does
not extend to the privilege of kidnap-
ping American children"
Docs the Senator know II these
boys voluntarily offered their serv-
ices ?" inquired Senator Poindexter, of
Washington.
'I have read all Of the information
I have" responded Mr.. Knox. II
know that when the fact that these
boys were of tender age was reported
to the foreign recruiting officer, he de-
clined to do anything.
'If the facts are as recounted in this
telegram, propose to bring the mat
ter to the attention of the Attorney
General and insist upon prosecution" "
The Washington herald., 1918-02-19

As result OF the war. II is said
that Columbia University has lost 1000
students and faces 800, 900 deficit;
Pennsylvania, 2Ooo men and S30O, 900
dehcit; Yale, 1,30 men enlisted and
s96o,ooo deficit; Princeton. 100 students
and Sl24oOo deficit; Cornell. 1.50O stu
dents, and 1SO faculty members enlist
ed, with a deficit of $4,000; Brown. 800
men in service with a deficit of $4O.UO0.
The deficit at Vassar College was
made up by extra work performed by
the students.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-19
DR.. Thompson Will
Address Ohio Men

DR.. William Qtkley Thompson, presi-
dent Of Ohio State University. will be
the guest OF honor at tonight's annual
mid-winter dinner Of the alumni of
that institution, and will address the
gathering on THE University and the
War"
Invitations have been issued TO all
students and alumni in the city. and
as many former students are now in
Washington, a good attendance Is ex-
pected.
Maj. William p. Mcpherson, Maj
Edward Orton, jr., and Capt. William
L. Evans will also address the meet
ing.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-19
Ohio Milk Commission
Named by Food Head

Personnel Of the Federal MIX Com
mission for Ohio was announced yes
terday by the Food Administration.
as follows:
Ebert Fl. Baker, Cleveland: Miss
IL. Edith Campbell. Cincinnati; T. J.
Donnelly, Columbus; C.. NJ. Eicken-
berry, Hamilton: James W. Faulkner.
Columbus; Samuel A Zoskins, Co
lumbus; Irving z. Macomber, Toledo;
Homer c. Price, Newark; W. w.
Thornton, Akron. and Fred c. Crox-
ton, ex ohicio Federal Food Ad-
ministrator for Ohio.
The commission will investigate cost
OF production and seek to determine q
reasonable price for the consumers.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-19
SCHOOL BOARD
0. KS PLANS
FOR BENEFIT
kindergarten Song Festival
to Aid French and Bel
gian Children.

General plans for a ''song festival
by kindergarten children Of the local
public schools were approved at 2
meeting Of the Board OF Education
yesterday in TIE Franklin School.
Proceeds Of the festival will be do
mated to relief work among the
French and Belgian children.
No definite details for the festival
have yet been arranged, and the Board
OF Education granted permission to
conduct the entertainment with the
proviso. that an account Of the pro-
cseds pass through the hands Of
board members.
The following changes were an
nounced in the personnel Of the
teaching force:
Appointments.
Mrs. N. s. Hanson. temporarily,
teacher first grade at Webb; E. C..
Boles, teacher of Business. night;
Mrs P. T. Kirk. teacher Class GA.
temporarily, Central High; II. N. Dor
man. teacher Glass GA. Business High;
z. V. Dillenback, teacher first grade
at E V. Brown; E. F. Brooking.
teacher second grade at Powell;
Marion White, temporarily. teacher
Class 5, Benning; Mrs. A. H. Leahy,
temporarily, teacher third grade at
Blair; L B. Mason, temporarily,
teacher Class at Lenox; E. S. Lewis,
temporarily, teacher Class Domestic
Science; N. E. Andrews, teacher sec
ond grade at Gage; E. V. Waddey,
teacher third grade at Tenley; Mrs.
McC. Davis, temporarily teacher
first grade at Langdon; Marion White,
teacher Glass 3. temporarily. Monroe
School; Mrs. E. W. Foster, teacher
Class at Van Ness; Mrs. A. +.
at Twining; Mrs. c. II. Williams,
teacher third grade at Morgan; E. A.
Jensen, teacher Glass GA at Eastern
High. temporarily; Mrs. NJ W. Wells,
teacher third grade at Monroe: B. l..
Haney, teacher first grade at Van
Ness; L B. Mason, teacher third
grade at Van Ness. temporarily;
Dorothy Garges, clerk Class / at
financial office; E. L. Carney, teach
kr first grade at Brookland: P. NJ.
Beard, teacher second grade at
(Cranch; Mrs. L. T. Troy, temporarily.
teacher Glass 2 at Brookland; c. v.
Thompson, teacher Glass 1C Garnet
Patterson Phelps; NJ l. Terrell
teacher Class at Garnet Patterson
Phelps; I. c. Tucker. temporarily,
laborer at Langdon; Martin Henry,
laborer at LOvejoy; ]. P. Wilson, jan
itor at Brookland; Harry Pierce, la
borer at Business; Ernest Simonds,
janitor at Twining; Harry Pierce, la
borer at Business, night; J. Z. Coates,
laborer at VI Street High Douglas
Simmons: E. T. Fitzhugh, janitor at
Powell Community Center; 6. ". Ro-
zier. laborer at Eastern High Com
munity Center; Walter Perkins. tenn
porarily. laborer at Birney Commu-
nifty Center; W. H. Robertson. janitOr
at Eastern, night; G. W. Rozier, la
borer at Eastern, night.
Resignations.
H. ". Draper, Business, night; Gene
Herbert, X. A. at Polk; Mrs. L. B.
Frazier, K. P. at Bell: Ross James,
The Washington herald., 1918-02-19
Gayety Players VIII
Sell Smileage Books

Actresses from the Gsyety Thea
ter will tomorrow Join the local
campaign for the sale OF smileage
books. From the vantage point Of
big touring cars. the girls. from
stars TO the littlest chorus miss,
will conduct a city-wide campaign
in the interest Of the little books
that bring happiness to the boys at
the cantonments.
Later in the day they will make
an ONCE building tour.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-19
ALIEN TRADING
LAW CHARGE
BRINGS ARREST
Purser Said to Have Sold
Bonds Illegally Held
In Tombs.

New York. Feb. Is.-Johann.,
Hendrix werkhoven. assistant pur-
ser on the Holland liner Nieuw Am
sterdam, was arrested today by will
liam II. Randolph, Of the Intelii-
gence Bureau Of the War Depart
ment. charged with violating the
trading with the enemy law By
bringing securities secretly into the
United States.
Werkhoven's arrest was declared
to have solved a mystery which has
puzzled the Federal authorities for
some time. Securities known to
have been owned By alien enemies
were discovered TO be in circula-
tion in America Coupons Of other
securities. registered as having been
purchased by Germans prior 70 the
war, were clipped and cashed. Much
of this illegal trading was declared
to have been traced 70 werkhoven.
Werkhoven's methods, IL Is said.
was to bring securities from HoI-
land for redemption here. when
taken by Randolph before Assist
ant United States Attorney Mat
thews, he was said to have admitted
the secret Introduction Of securities
from HOLLAND to America and OF
disposing OF some and clipping cou-
pons from others. He denied any
knowledge that the bonds were
owned by Germans.
Werkhoyen surrendered coupons
valued at $1,000 which he admitted
he had brought with him IN q cigar
box, on the last trip Of the Nieuw
Amsterdam This was in addition
to securities seized by Randolph.
He admitted also. II Is said. that he
had cashed $4,000 worth OF cou-
pons with the Steneck Trust Com
pany, Of Hoboken. since the out
break OF the war.
He was declared by Federal
agents to have clipped coupons
from bonds worth $1,000. 900. werk-
hoven was held in $4,000 bail
and in default OF a bondsman was
sent TO the tombs.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-19
meade PLAYHOUSE
FORMALLY OPENED
Soldiers Enjoy First Performance
of Princess Pat"

Camp Meade's Liberty Theater was
last night opened to q packed house
of eager, laughing soldier boys.
Princess Pat" played by a star
cast from Broaaway. was the big
attraction of the evening. though a
specially arranged program met with
great applause.
Mrs. Newton D. Baker, wife OF
the Secretary of War, sang 10 re-
peated encores. Gen. Nicholson gave
the big opening address of the even
ing, while Harold Braddock gave an
explanation of the smileage book
campaign and the inauguration of
Liberty Theaters at American cam
tonments.
A big delegation made the trip
from Washington to the camp.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-19
MOTHERS MEETING PROGRAM

The Congress Of Mothers and the
Parent-Teachers' Associations Of the
District Of Columbia will meet at 80
O'Clock this afternoon at the Rochsm-
beau. Speakers will be Dr.. z. P.
Copeland, who WIN talk on Feeding
and Care OF Infants" Representatives
B. C. HnlIard on Mothers Pen
sions," and Mrs. Kate Waller Bar
rett, on ''Mothers' Buildings for Ser
vice Mems Clubs"
The Washington herald., 1918-02-19
CAPITAL BOY LOST
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE

yet" he said. 1.-THE boy was a fine.
big. strong-framed athlete, and he
would fight for his life until the last
glimmer of chance was bi, tied out.
am waiting for good news from the
Navy Department during the next
few days"
Mr.. Sturtevant lost his wife. Mrs.
Bessie Dallon Sturtevant, last March.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-19
Illinois "Grads" Enjoy
Smoker and Social

Alumni Of the University Of mi
nois TO the number Of 800 enjoyed q
smoker and social hour at the Uni
versity Club last night.
Hundreds of former students Of
the University are now In Washing
ton serving the government in mill
tary and civilian life. and this sf-
fair proved a very pleasant method
OF bringing them together.
Addresses were made by several
prominent graduates Of this institu-
The Washington herald., 1918-02-19
Railroad Grants $500
Raise to Mechanics

Toronto. Ont. Feb. 1s-Employes Of
the mechanical department Of the
Grand Trunk Railroad have been
granted an average increase Of 500
yearly. beginning March !. The
agreement runs for year. The
company also agrees to give the men
a nine hour working day and time
and half for overtime and work on
legal holidays
The Washington herald., 1918-02-19
AWAY FROM THE WAR.

Those who fee war discussion or
find time for other matters will find
excellent diversion In Meredith Mich
olson's Chicago" C'The Valley OF
Democracy in this months issue Of
'Scribner's." Champ Clark's bio
graphy begins in "Hearst's," while
''Harper's" is publishing the letters Of
James Whitcomb Riley. In the
American" one finds Harold Bell
Wright's first magazine article. a war
throb, entitled THE Sword OF Jesus"
The interesting personality section Of
this magazine is frightened by init
mate views OF Edison and the famous
Mayo brothers, of Rochester. MINI,
who have made It a pleasure to oc-
cupy the operating table.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-19

janitor at Grant; W. +. Mason. labor
er at Western High School; e. NJ.
Russell. janitor at Twining; l.. e.
Meyers, matron at Business, night.
Promotions.
q. NJ. Monk, from teacher sixth
grade at Taylor to teacher class at
Eastern High; F. E. Hutchison, from
fourth grade at Taylor to fifth grade
at Ludlow; Charles Hart, from prin-
cipal at Madison, night, to principal
at Eastern, night; Mrs. E. w. Foster,
teacher first grade at Van Ness to
teacher third grade at Blow; May
Langley from teacher second grade
Cranch to teacher third grade at Van
Ness; NJ. z. Cooke, from X. A. Gar
net Patterson-Phelps to K P. at Gar
field; A. X. Savoy. from 7th grade at
eighth grade at Burrville; d. A. Wy
lie, fourth grade, Garnet Patterson
Phelps to teacher fifth grade at Burr
vile; Grace Brown from first grade to
third grade at Garnet Patterson
PheIps; william Douglas from labor
er to fireman at Business High.
Transfers.
l. NJ. Connell, from sixth to fifth
grade at Congress Heights; Mrs. NJ.
d. Merrill, teacher Glass GA, from
Business to Central; D. I. HUFF,
teacher Class GA. from Eastern to
Business: Rhoda watkins. teacher
Class GA, from Eastern to McKin-
ley: CyriIle Ireton, Kindergarten
assistant, from Congress Heights to
Polk; NJ. ]. Austin, principal, from
e. IUhnaf1aN. q II pimnar
principal, from Benning to Madison;
l. c. Beller. from fifth grade, Lud-
low, to sixth grade ~ Taylor; B. La
Tegeler, from third : lie, Blair. to
fourth grade, Taylor: II. H. Bur-
roughs. principal at WalTach Night,
to assistant principal at Eastern
High Night. The following from
Madison Night to Eastern High
Night: NJ. ]. Watts, J. A. Smith.
NJ. NJ. Gleason, M. H. Moulton,
Emma Hold, and ]. P. Callahan.
The following from Wallach Night
to Eastern High Night: NJ. F. Mon
ahan, Katherine Harrington, NJ. A
Hanley, and N. c. johnson. A. L.
Wood, teacher Glass GA. Western.
to Central High; NJ. Z. Winner,
teacher Class GA, from Western to
L1l5AE
tgacher Glass GA, from Armstrong
to Dunbar; E. V. George, teacher
fifth grade, from Birney to Gornet
Patterson-Phelps; A. A. Shaw, kin
dergarten principal, from Garfield
to Bell; Mrs. NJ. F. Wayman, from
fifth grade to sixth grade at Burr
vile.
Miscellaneous.
Leave of absence granted for one
year for i'll health, to Mrs. NJ. g.
Townsend, teacher Class GA at Cen
trail High; designate d. c. Alwine.
teacher at Benning, as principal,
temporarily.
Glasses Opened.
Second grade at Powell. fifth grade
at Congress Heights. fifth grade at
Garnet Patterson-Phefps, sixth grade
at Lovejoy, eighth grade at Burr
Vile.
Glasses Closed.
Seventh grade at BurrTiIIe; sixth
Grade at Burrville: sixth grade at
Congress Heights, fifth grade at Bir-
ney, fifth grade at LoVejoy,
The Washington herald., 1918-02-19
BELGIAN SHARPSHOOTER'S
PERISCOPE!

use Of the periscope isn't confin-
ed 70 submarines. This picture
shows how Belgian sharpshoofers
SPOT the Boches without endanger-
ing themselves by sticking their
head mp from their observation
pits, These collectors" as they
are called in the trenches. are con-
stantly scanning No Mans Land
through the periscopes. looking for
objects" to add to their "collec-
tions,"
The Washington herald., 1918-02-19

San Juan, Porto Rico, Feb. 1S-A
food pledge campaign to last one
week has been opened. In the period
it is hoped to obtain food saving
pledges from 10000 families. one-half
the total number in the island.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-19

Kansas City street railway en-
ployes threatened to strike IL women
conductors were employed on the line.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-19
Glasses Closed.

Seventh grade at BurrviIle; sixth
Grade at Burrville; sixth grade at
Congress Heights, fifth grade at Bir-
ney, fifth grade at Lovejoy.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-19
Glasses Opened.

Second grade at Powell. fifth grade
at Congress Heights. fifth grade at
Garnet Patterson-Phefps, sixth grade
at Lovejoy, eighth grade at Burr
Vile.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-19

H. W. Draper, Business, night; Gene
Herbert, X. A. at Polk; Mrs. L. B.
Frazier, X. P. at Bell: Ross James,
The Washington herald., 1918-02-19
Miscellaneous.

Leave Of absence granted for one
year for i'll health, to Mrs. NJ. G.
Townsend, teacher Class GA at Cen
tral High; designate d. C. Alwine.
teacher at Benning, as principal,
temporarily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-23
MEDALS FOR VALOR
 ARE AWARDED BY
 PRESIDENT WILSON
Pershing to Act as Presi- dents Representative in Presenting Medals to
 Leaders of the Allies

Washington, October 22-Marshals Foch, Joffre and Haig and Generals Pe- tain. Diaz, Pershing and Gillian, chief of staff of the Belgian army, were awarded the distinguished service medal today by President Wilson, acting as commander in chief of the United States army.
 General Pershing was directed by Sec retary Baker to act as President Will sons representative in presenting the medals to the military leaders of the all lies, and to express to them the high regard of the people of the United States and of the American army for the dis tinguished and patriotic service they have rendered in the common cause Gen. Tasker II. Bliss. former chief of staff, and now assigned to the inter- allied war council, will represent the President in presenting the medal to General Pershing. He has been directed to say that the President awards the medal to the commander of the Ameri- can expedtionary forces as a token of the gratitude of the American people for his distinguished service and in ap- preciation of the success which the American armies have achieved under his leadership.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-23
Last American Red Cross
 Workers Leave Russia

Stockholm. Monday. October 21.--tBy the Associated Press. The last of the American Red Cross workers in Russia reached Stockholm today after four day trip by train from Petrograd. The party consists of Maj. Allen Wardwe ell, Capt. J. w. Andrews and Dr. M David son.
 Captain Andrews illness detained the party in Russia after the departure of the other members of the Red Cross, but he is now much improved.
 The bolsheviki showed the Red Cross party every courtesy and President Sverdloff of the Russian Red Cross, and many bolshevik officials sought to ob- tain the assistance of the American Red Cross to prevent the wholesale starvation of noncombatants in Russia this winter. The Americans looked after the entente prisoners at Moscow and Petrograd after the departure of the entente missions and relieved the condition of many unfortunates in Rus sian jails.
 Major Wardwell and his assistants are especially anxious to have food supplies sent to Russia for prisoners and children who are public wards and are now facing starvation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-23
FRENCH

Paris, October 22-The French official statement tonight says:
 tOu the Serre front we again forced the enemy to retreat. notwithstanding an obstinate defense by his machine guns. We took Chalandry and Grandlup. Our line runs along the Serre as far as Mortiers, passes through the outskirts of Freidmont Cohartille and follows, further south, the line of the Canal De Buze.
 "This morning the Germans twice re- newed their attacks east of Vouziers, but were everywhere repulsed. Czecho- Slovax troops. engaged in Jason with our forces. recaptured the village of Ter ron (north of Vouziers), which had tenn porarily fallen into enemy hands
 "In Alsace strong enemy detachment attempted on three different occasiohs "a reach one of our centers of resistance north of Thann, but was driven paek.
 "On october 21, along the west front and in Flanders. our observation squad rons carried out important work or rec ornaissance and surveillance behind the enemy front Two enemy planes were hroueht down and balloon was burned During the early part of the night our tomhing planes dropped lS,Soo kiios or nroiectiles on important railway Juhc- tio6s and in particular on the s'ations at [ .ouguyon, Stenay, Hirsoh vervlns, Marle Moncornet, Rozoy-Sur- -Serre, Ere uis,,. .S,,r- serre and Liart. They noted arao, number of hits on their obJec- st,sss following which fires broke out ,. tha stations at Longuyon, Hirson and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-23
ECZEMA,
 OLD SORES, ITCHING SKIN
Blood Poison, Risings, Bumps, Pimples, Bone Pains, Cured By Pre-
 scription C-2223
Stop Paying Out a Lot of Money for Expensive Trips or Baths and Get We'll at
 Home at Slight Cost

Many of our readers will be glad to know that they can now get Prescrip- tion C-2223 at any of our home pre- scription druggists It is all prepared, and so don't cost much. Dose is indi- cated on bottle, so you can easily cure yourself at home. C-2223 is liquid. and taken internally purifies and enriches your blood, sending a flood of pure rich blood to the skin surfaces, Joints and every part of the body Pretty soon the itching stops Eczema and old sores, pimples, risings and bumps are healed Bone pains and rheumatic aches are stopped, your skin takes on the glow of perfect health. It would cost a good deal to consult a specialist, but you can get his prescription at lit- tie cost by asking for Prescription C-2223. It also drains out of your sys- tenn all the uric acids and impurities that cause all the sores and humors.
 A physicians large bottle sent to any one. prepaid for I5 cents. Address. C-2223 laboratories, Memphis. Tenn Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-23
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

New York, October 22.--(Special) Liverpool was somewhat stronger this morning, but our market continued easy. December finally selling below S0c. Liverpool was free seller and there was a moderate amount of hedg-
 ing from the south, together with some speculative selling from the west. Dos nestle mills bought the cotton as has been the case before on. declines 70 this level We notice that the Bel gian information service states that steps are already being taken to re- stock Belgian industry and restart Belgian commerce immediately after the war Local sentiment however, is bearish and little attention is paid to the possibility of any increase in de- mard. Heavy rains were reported again in west Texas. and as it is re- ported in sections where the rainfall was heaviest there is little cotton open unpicked. We should say these rains were rather bearish. contlnu- ation of them through the winter would put the Texas soil in better condition than for several years Hubbard Bros & Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-23
TOML|NSON DIFFERS
 UNTIL FRIDAY HIS
 TRIP ID ALABAMA
Inland Waterway Director Will Meet Others and Make Warrior River
 Inspection

Washington. october 22-(Speeial0 J. X Tomlinson. director of all inland waterway navigation in the United States, has deferred his visit to Bir- mingham until Friday night according to announcement today.
 Ho goes to Alabama to make fi- nal inspection of the Warrior river. If his report is as favorable as vari- ous other reports which have been made, Director General McAdoo, ac- cording to his statement. will release appropriations for the purchase of riv- CT fleets to be operated on the War rior.
 Mir Tominson will be accompanied by the naval architect He will be joined in Birmingham by NJ J. Sanders, director of the Mississippi Warrior navigation, who will report from New Orleans. Henry r. DeBardeleben, in charge of the Warrior navigation and F. G. Blair of Tuscaloosa. Mir, DeBar- deleben will arrange the trip down the river. Representative Oliver, on ac- count of illness in his office force, has abandoned plans to accompany the party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-23
Representatives 65,0OO,OOO
 Oppressed People to Meet

Washington, October 22.--Meeting in Independence hall, Philadelphia, Fri day and Saturday, representatives of 65,0Oo, 900 people of the oppressed ma tionalities of Central Europe will draw up joint declaration the independence of their peoples from the domination of conference called upon the invitation of the mayor of Philadelphia and the pa- triotic societies of America left Wash ington today
 Prof T. G. Masaryk, Prime Minister of the newly recognized Czecho -Slovak republic will preside at the conference Other nationalities to be represented include the Jugo -Slas. Italian irreden- lists, Ukhains Lithunians, Roumanians and Ruthenians