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The Washington herald., 1918-10-07
PREDICTS ACTION TO
PREVENT OIL WASTE

Immediate and drastic action" Is
to be taken to stop fuel oil waste
in the United States amounting to
$40, 100000 year.
The waste. SAYS Van n. Manning.
director of the Bureau of Mines, is
Colossal" and he has appealed to
the United States Fuel Administra-
ton to eliminate II at once
The amount Of fuel oil wasted by
improper firing and inefficient opera
ton of factories could have operated
the railroads OF the United States
a month. It would have been five
times sufficient for all the Federal
government, including the army and
navy. The aggregate of waste rep
resents approximately the entire coal
output of the State of Colorado.
Last year 100000 barrels of fuel
oil We're used. and one-quarter OF
that consumption. 10000, 900 barrels, at
$3.50 a barrel, was wasted. The re-
port by Director Manning says the
wastage is doubly criminal at a time
when it is urgently needed for war
purposes.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-07
Rupture Kills
7,OOOAnnuaHy

Seven thousand persons each year are lad
iEG-the burial certificate being marked "RuIr
IreI' Why? Because the unfortunate ones had
leslected themselves or had been merely tax
nz care Of the sign tsEelling) Of the ahhctiOn
nd paving no attention 70 the cause. What are
uu DOING Are Won negleCting yourself by wear
ug trEs, appliance, or whatsysr name you
horse to call il? At best. the truss is only a
rakcshift-a false prop against a collapsing wall
and cannot b. expected n act As more than a
uere mechanical support. The binding pressure
stards blood circulation, thus rObbing the weak
ned muscles Of that which they need most
punishment.
But science has found a way, and every truss
Ufsrsr in the land is invited 10 make .'REE
st right in the privacy q their own home.
The PLAPAO method is unquestiOnably the
most SCientifc logical and successful self-treat-
nrnt i0r rupture the world has ever Known.
The PLAPAO PAD when sdhering closely 10
Re hOdy cannot possibly slip or shift out Of
TICs, therefore. cannot Chafe or pinch. Soft as
-slyet easy 10 y-incNpensive. To be used
vhilst you work and whilst YOU sleep. No
traps buckles or Strings attached.
Learn how TO close the hernial opening as
rature intended 81 the rupture CAN'T come
own send y0ur name today to PLAPAO Co,
block 24s, st Louis, No, for FREE trial
'iApao and the Information necessary-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-07
PURELY PERSONAL

Cleland c. McDevitt. former literary
editor of The Washington Herald
is now at sea on convoy duty with
a destroyer feet. McDevitt enlisted
in the navy last April
Robert NJ. Jeffries, of the Census
Bureau. is on sick leave.
Joseph A. Tolman. Of Troy n. Y.
is visiting friends on W street north
west.
William ]. Stevens. of the Govern
ment Printing Office. has received q
promotion.
Paul D. Thompson. Of Great Falls,
Va. has received an appointment as
clerk with the Department of Labor.
James o. Wilson has returned from
n visit to Harrisburg. Pa, the home
of his parents.
Miss Maybelle Rucker has returned
to Washington after a short visit to
Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Burdette have
left Washington for New York to
visit their daughter.
Miss Helen B. Alexander has re-
/ sumed her duties at the Federal
/ Trade Commission after a short va
cation.
Mr.. Byron Parry has returned to
Washington after spending several
months at Minneapolis for the gov
eTnment.
Mr.. Sam Marshall has returned to
Georgia after visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Neyle Colquitt here.
Miss Helen K. Morse. of New York,
has returned there after being the
guest of Miss Nan Kane. of Wash
| ington. for a few days.
Lieut.. Col. Joseph NJ. Heller Medi-
cal Corps, recently promoted from
major, has been assigned as COM
manding officer of United States
Army General Hospital No. o, at Hot
! Springs, n. c.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-07
ENLIST ALL GROCERS
TO CONSERVE FOOD
Retailers Pledging to Obey Rules
Get Certificates.

BY the display of fair price cer-
tiiicates in the windows of loyal re-
tail grocers, the public will be able
to determine what stores are cooper
ating in the food saving program
which the war has imposed and which
America is obligated to fulfill.
During the week beginning October
every retan grocer in the United
States will be asked to sign pledge
to conform to til rules and regula-
tions of the Food A. .'-'"tration and
10 cooperate fully in the conservation.
program. All dealers who sign this
pledge will receive direct from the
Food Administration certificates
which are to be posted in the grocery
windows. The certificate reads:
THE United States Food Admins
tration. This certifies that ............
has enlisted in the service OF the ma
ton and as dealer in the neces-
saries of life pledges to abide by the
rules and regulations OF the United
States Food Administration to give
all customers the benefit of fair and
ihoueiaUe pilSeS' seilhs INC heS0S
saries at only a reasonable advance
over cost regardless Of market condi-
tions. to discourage and prevent
boarding and waste, and to cooperate
fully in the food conservation pro-
gram in order to save food for our
people, our armies and those OF the
allied nations. The United States
Food Administration. per Herbert
Hoover"
The Food Administration counts on
the aid Of the retail grocers in carry
ing out the food program for ehis
year. which calls for a so per cent
increase over last year in the amount
Of food and foodstuffs which America
must send to Europe.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-07
BEN RUBIN BREAKS
JAIL AT FAIRFAX
Confessed Slayer of Eva Roy
Escaped Sunday.

Ben Rubin. former soldier, who con-
fessed to numbering Eva Roy and
then revoked his confession, escaped
from the Fairfax County Jail. at
Fairfax. Va, yesterday evening.
Rubin has been in the Jail since
September "a when he was taken
thsre from Washington 1t is un-
dsrstood that he was in the same
cell as Lou Hall, whom the Common
wealth Is holding also on the charge
OF numbering the little country girl.
II was impossible to ascertain last
night whether OF not Hall had also
escaped. Officials on duty at the
Jail refused to make any statement
regarding the escape.
Rubin. who was arrested in this
city September 20, later confessed to
the murder Of Eva Roy. although
he had not been charged with this
crime when arrested Detectives.
however, doubted his story and did
everything in their power to get
Rubin to deny it They were unable
to do this until after he had been
handed over to the Fairfax County
5frcials. He stuck to his story until
ne was confronted with the murdered
girls father at the scene Of the
crime. He then broke down and
claimed that he had lied He gave
as his reason for perjuring himself
that he thought he would be exc
cuted and thereby avoid a term in
iail Since he has been confined
m the Jail his conduct has been
excellent. according to officials.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-07
S340 STOLEN FROM
TROUSER POCKET

Charles Rupert, OF s14 Sixth
street northwest, complained to the
police last night that someone stole
1910 from his trouser pocket. The
trousers were left hanging in a
room on Eighth street northwest.
A sealskin scarf, valued at 5000
was stolen from the room of David
Aronburg in local hotel yester-
day afternoon. The scarf was two
yards and a half long and ten
inches wide.
Russell D. Cox. OF $50 New York
avenue northwest. reported that his
room had been entered by a dup
licate key and s4S stolen from his
I trOusCr pocket
The Washington herald., 1918-10-07
Food Administration
Makes Explanation

The Food Administration has no in
tention either of moving its head
quarters to New York or. on the other
hand. of transferring TO Washington
airy of its offices now located out
side this city This announcement is
made IN view of many rumors that
such changes were contemplated.
The Food Administration is pur-
suing steady policy Of decentral-
izing its administrative activities so
far as possible into the States, and
this policy results in a considerable
reduction of the personnel OF the
Washington force. For instance, the
force in Washington last July num-
bered 1,s32 persons. while on Septem-
Der 20 it was 1853. The aysr-Ce rate
Of reduction per week at the present
time is twenty.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-07
5000 PIGEONS START
FOR NEW YORK CITY

Three thousand pigeons were en-
tered in the second Washington TO
New York cross country race con-
Quoted by the pigeon section of the
Signal Corps. which started yester-
day morning from the Union Sta
tion at lie o'clock
It Ia expected that ninety-hve per
cent. of these birds would reach
New York by 4 o'clock yesterday y
afternoon.
These pigeons are OF Belgian
The Washington herald., 1918-10-07
TAKES SURVEY
OF GASOLINE
Fuel Administration Pro-
poses Listing Supply of
Fighting Cas-

A complete survey of the refineries
of the country is about to be made
to determine the equipment neces-
sary to supply the overseas forces
with grades of gasoline for motor
! transport and airplanes.
1t Is estimated that. II the refinery
equipment were commensurate with
the gasoline resources, America
could supply. by the rerunning pro-
cess of obtaining higher test gaso-
line, $4,000 forty-two-gallon barrels
of fighting airplane gasoline, or
I01 900 barrels of export grade gaso-
, line, for general war service. daily.
This, however. would be rerunning
the entire gasoline output of FAC. 900
barrels daily, rerunning being the
process of higher distillation. but
lO, 900 barrels of fighting grade gaso-
line could be produced daily, accord
ing to expert report. and still leave
1S1,150 barrels OF motor gasoline for
domestic use. $4,000 barrels for
transport service and 1850 barrels
of casinghead gasoline.
Urge Minimum Quality.
According to one OF the experts,
it has been recommended to the Fuel
Administration that a minimum
quality specification be placed on all
gasoline that refiners sell for do
mestice purposes.
California gasoline, according to
the investigators, is preeminently
suited to fighting airplane use, be-
cause of its chemical constituency.
1t is recommended to the Fuel Ad-
ministration that, in making future
gasoline arrangements, this chemi-
cal character should have the high
est consideration and that the kind
of gasoline produced in California
be shipped for airplane use only.
$1,000, 900 Barrels Annually.
The total annual production OF all
gasolines produced in the United
States amounts to SS,O00,000 barrels.
After deducting the amounts OF gas
oline made from natural gas and by
pressure stills, which are not suita-
BILE for aviation grades, and deduct
ing the amount needed for transport
service, there remains for redistilla-
ton into fighting grade of aviation
gasoline 61,OOO.OOO barrels a year, or
I67, 900 barrels daily.
The estimated maximum amount
of fighting grade aviation gasoline
that can be made daily, with COM
plete utilization of the residues by
blending with the present total out
put Of natural gasoline, is $4,000
barrels.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-07
STEEL SHIP DELIVERED.
Liberty First Completed on Allan,
tic for Fleet Corporation.

The first steel ship to be COM
pleted in an Atlantic yard under
contract to the Emergency Fleet
Corporation was delivered yesterday
by the Federal Shipbuilding Com
pany. of Kearney, N. J. She is the
Liberty, a 9,50O-ton cargo boat.
While her contract called for
speed of eleven knots, her trial de-
veloped twelve and eight-tenths
knots. The delivery is 355 days
from the signing OF the contract.
The first Western steel delivery
was the Accomac. from the Los An
geles Drydock and Shipbuilding Co,
in as7 days from the signing of the
contract
The Washington herald., 1918-10-07
ARREST SHELL WORKER.
Thomas F. Lynch Held Following
ALLEGED Seditjou. Remarks.

Stamford. Conn. Oct. 6-Thomas F.
Lynch. 45, single. an American. was
arrested here on a charge of intox-
ication. He is being held for the
Department Of Justice. Lynch work
ed in the T. A. Gillespie Shell Load
ing Plant, at Morgan, N. J.. and fed
when the explosions began. His ar
rest followed the utterance OF al
legged seditious remarks.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-07
RITES FOR N. ]. DEMAS.

The funeral Of Nicholas ]. Denas
% years old, Of this city. Who dies
Friday at Camp Meade from Span
ish influenza, will take place ~
afternoon at l:l5 o'clock from Ii
Greek Orthodox Church at Sintl
and G street northwest BurIsl vii
be in Arlington Cemetery.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-07
GENERAL FORECAST.

Tbs depression central Saturday evening over
Georgian Bay has reached the New England
coast and an area OF nigh pressure Is now
central over Lake Superior. General showers
have fallen in New England and the Middle
Atlantic States, also in the Northern Rocky
Mountain region. 1t Is considerably cooler in
the Upper Ohio Valley and the Upper Lake
region, also in the Upper Missouri Valley.
Generally fair weather is probable in the
Washington Forecast District during the next
torty-eight hours. 1t will be cooler Monday
in the Middle Atlantic States and the tempera.
ture will remain slightly below normal for
several days The temperature will rise IN the
Lake region and the Ohio Valley after Tues,
day.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-07
OTHER TEMPERATURES
LOCAL MENTION.

Gunpowder tea. soc, Perfect BLEND
tea. 69c; Blue Label coffee, 25c: 3
cans tomatoes, 25c; cans red Kid
ney beans, 25c; tuna, I0c and I5c:
Ish nsh roe, l5e and zoe; navy beans,
izHc; pkgs. corn flakes. 25c:
lard, 32c; compound, 26c; 8 lbs. pure
pepper. 81. 1898 NJ st. N. w. and All
the J. T. d. Pyles stores
The Washington herald., 1918-10-07

A whiz-bang sent a bunch of
Yanks scurrying to a dugout. Did
you hear that one, Elmer?" said
one. Did I hear it," said an
other. Il heard it twice, once
when 1t skidded, and once when I
passed it on my road down here"
The Washington herald., 1918-10-07

strain and are being trained for
this country only. They will b.
used al the various army camps for
iaison purposes 70 familiarize sol
diers with their care and usefulness
The Washington herald., 1918-10-07
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

District Of Columbia and vireanis-Fair and
cooler Monday; Tuesday fair: moderate west
TO northwest winds
The Washington herald., 1918-10-07
LOCAL TEMPERATURES.

Relative humidity-s = m, s6: p m, 30;
8 D. m, rs.
Rainfall 10 D. m. to . p M. o.U; hours Of
sunshine. 100; per cent Of possible sunshine, 90
The Washington herald., 1918-10-07
DEPARTuRES

Accumulated excess of temperature dpce Janu
sry l, 1913. 2; excess Of temperature since Oc-
tober l, 1913, Is: accumulated deficiency Of pre-
cipitatiOn since January !. 1918, 5.s: de
fcisncy Of PRECIPITATION dncr October |, 1913
0.3
Temperature -ame date last yesr-Highest 81:
lowest, E
II
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1918-05-10
PAGE TWO
SUM MONS
In the Circuit Court Of the State Of

County of Lincoln, a political sub
division OF the State OF oregon, Plain
tin,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-07
PLAN TO REVIVE BAND.
Players in Old "Citirens" Organization
Met Last Night.

Under the most favorable circum-
stances, efforts are being made to reviye
the community band that long gave to
Barre the enviable reputation of having
one of the best musical organizations of
the kind in Vermont. A careful canvass
of the field having developed the infor-
nation that only two musicians former
ly affiliated with the Barre Citizens band
have been called to the colors, the mu-
sicians' protective union inaugurated
plans for reorganization. AT an an
thusiastic meeting last evening, an or
ganization was effected and to-day an
active canvass for musicians was un-
der way Noble S. Love was elected
president Of the new Barre City band,
and the remaining officers are: Vice
president, John Spera; manager and sec
retary treasurer, James Robertson; di-
rector, VIII am Gilbertson.
Inquiries as to the activity of mu
sicians during the war led 10 the revela-
ton that nearly all of the old Citizens
band men have been doing their part in
creating enthusiasm at patriotic gather
ings by playing with the Montpelier
Military band. If enough support can
be obtained, 1t is the plan of the mu-
slelans now organized as members OF the
Barre City band to give a concert each
week and to furnish some of the music
Tor all patriotic assemblies in the flu
.ure. An officer of the new band stated
.o-day that it is not the purpose of the
3ity band to conflict in any way with
he activities of the two bands now in
existence here, as it Is generally recog-
lized that both the Christoforo Colom-
20 band and the Barre pipe band have
been intensely loyal in their willingness
o play on patriotic occasions. The OBJ |
ect of the new band, it is understood. is |
o augment the volume of music that |
arely fails TO have an inspirational eff
ect whenever patriotic meetings are
eld. The band is to rehearse regularly,
nd it is hoped that the organization
nay make its debut shortly. |
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-07
HEAVY FIRE TURNED
ON THE AMERICANS
But in Spite of 1t They Pressed Forward
Slowly and Captured 27o of
the Enemy.

With the French Army on the Marne,
Thursday, June 6, l0:30 p. My the
Associated Press Up to this hour, the
Americans and French troops advancing
between Neuilly La Poterie and Torcy,
have reached the outer edges of the
towns Of Bussaires and Torcy.
On the west the allied line has been
carried to Oranges farm, south of Gan
delu. west of Veuilly. Belleau wood, east
of Torcy. has been cleared Of the enc
nv. Further details are not available at
this hour.
The Americans comprise the detach-
rnents on the left of the advancing line
After capturing small wood shaped
like the letter S. the Americans reached
the cemetery at Veuilly and continued to
press forward slowly under heavy fire
from German machine guns.
During the attack, this morning. at
dawn. the German artillery fire against
the allies was feeble, but the enemy
front line was well studded with ma
chine guns. In the action this morning
the Americans and French advanced one
kilometer into the German lines and cap
tured go prisoners, including ten officers.
Forty-five minutes after the fighting
started. one French regiment had at
tanned the border of Mares wood and
she edge Of q triangular wood 500 wards
southeast of Bussaires, notwithstanding
shsrp resistance. This regiment alone
took more than 500 prisoners.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-07
Rebates to Drawing School Students.

Rebates are given TO the following
students in the Barre evening drawing
school for regular attendance.
Felice Aimi. Mario Bianchi, Reno Bi-
anchi, Lewis Birnie, Victor Brusa, Joseph
Buzzi Cesare Calderara. Mario Cato
Dante Cerasoli, Rigo A. Comolli, John +
Cooper, Harold Faulkner, Formenti Gae-
tano, Fred Gervasi, Roger Gervasi. John
Lamperti, Geo. F. Lucchina, Dewey NJ.
McLeay, Andrea Perlatti, Louis Pironi,
Stephen Rizzi, John Trione. Thomas Tri-
one, Henry f. Vanetti, David r. Vania,
James Webster.
Other students deserving rebates are
not included in this list because several
granite firms have paid the tuition fees
for their apprentices. Apply Saturday
evening. June :, from $3.50 till S at the
city clerks Office. For drawings and
models come to the evening drawing
school rooms the same evening from $3.50
until Q o'clock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-07
THUMPED ''DUTCHMAN"
ON HEAD AND ESCAPED
Vowed He Wouldn't Be the First
American Captured in His
Sector.

With the American Army in Picardy
Thursday, June 6.--tBy the Associated
Press There were many instances OF
individual bravery and heroism in the
successful attack of the American ma
rines in the Chateau Thierry sector to-
day. Many Of the Americans, who were
wounded, refused to leave the fight on
that account.
Sergeant j. L. Ellsworth of Kansas
City was captured by the Germans Mon
day night while dazed from a blow on
the head with rife. German was
consciousness. The sergeant hit the Ger
man on the jaw and escaped.
Il was not going to be the first Amer
lean captured" on this sector" Sergeant
Dulsworth said. THE Dutehman looked
more scared than !, so biffed him. Now
got to get back and get me Dutch
man to make up for the lump on my
head" The sergeant took part in the
fighting to-day.
Private Charles Ginsberg, former
New York newsboy, but now of Wash.
ington, Ga, captured German in shell
hole. Ginsberg searched the German for
hidden weapons and when he came upon
photographs of the prisoners two chill.
dren, the German wanted to fight. The
prisoner was allowed to keep the photo
graph.
An American corporal found himself
behind the German lines two days ago.
BY keeping himself hidden and crawling
a foot at time be reached the American
line during the height of to.day's bat.
tie and in time to take part in the vic
tory
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-07
START REVISION
OF DRAFT LISTS
By Investigation of Paucity
of Class | Men in Some
Localities
CROWDER TELEGRAPHS
TO ALL GOVERNORS
Ordering Them to Start In
quiries as to Small
Registration

Washington, d. C., June IA general
revision of classifications under the Sc
lective service act was started to-day
by Provost Marshal General Crowder
when he telegrsphed TO the governors OF
all states ordering Investigations TO de-
termine the reason for the small number
of registrants in class one in some To-
calities.
The lists of some boards show an av-
erage far below the national average
of 2s.7 per cent registrants in class one.
Some boards even have fallen as low as
ten per cent.
Thousands OF men now in class four
should be put in class one and two, the
provost marshal said The instructions
il any men have been erronously put in
the upper classes when they should haze
been placed in those lower down.
Provost Marshal General Crowder an.
nounced to-day that the class of 1918
registrants viii not be allowed to enlist
in the navy or marine corps, and that no
voluntary inductions will be granted un-
til order and aerial numbers have been
assigned. After assigned registrants
may enlist if they obtain certificates
from their local boards, stating that
they are not within the boards current
quota.
1t is expected that tie re-arrangement
will bring into class one more than $780,
D00 men.
Cases where reg,strants were married
after passage of the draft act win be
carefully considered, and if evidence
classification in class one,
boards will proceed to re. classify them
Married men, whose wives have sustain
ng incomes probably will be re-cIassified |
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-07
AMERICANS
LIKE VETERANS
They Advanced Under the
Heavy Fire of the
Germans
ARE HOLDING TORCY
AGAINST HARD ATTACK
Virtually All the Objectives
We're Gained by Perish
ing's Men

With the American Forces on the
Marine, june tBy the Associated Press
The American marines who began a
second attack on the German lines late
yesterday captured the village of Torcy
and drove their way into Bouresches,
northwest of Chateau Thierry. This
morning they were holding Torcy in the
face of repeated counter attacks and
were pushing back the Germans through
the streets OF Bouresches. Virtually all
their obiectives in this attack were at
tanned.
The American plan did not include the
taking of Torcy, but the marines swept
into it and drove out the Germans.
The one point where the objective was
not reached was on the right of the at
tack, in the Belleau wood. The fiercest
fighting is continuing here.