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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-28

Margaret Holmes, sister OF the bride,
as maid OF honor; Mrs. Edward Stat
ford, formerly Miss Marie Peary; Mrs.
Stanley Coville, Miss Edith Wilson, of
North Carolina: Stanley Coville, best
man, and three classmates OF the
bridegroom at Cornell University.
Robert Davis Edwards. Earl Ryder, of
Chicago, and Cary Othus, from Camp
Humphreys.
Arrives ut Red Lion Inn.
Frank Lyon Polk. Counselor OF the
State Department who has been at Bar
Harbor, Ne, with Mrs. Polk for several
weeks, has arrived at the Red Lion
Inn, Stockbridge, Mass, for a brief
stay.
Capt. and Mrs. Perry Belmont have
closed Belcourt. their Newport home,
and are at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, New
York, for a visit
Mrs. william B. Caperton and Miss
Marguerite Caperton. wife and daughter
OF Admiral Caperton. will remain in
Newport until the middle of October.
Mime. Christian Hauge, OF Washing
ton, is in New York, and is staying at
the Plaza She has had a cottage at
York Harbor, Me. for the summer. and
is on her way home.
Mrs. Frederick T. Frelinghuysen is at
the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. New York, after
having been with her husband, Lieu
tenant Frelinghuysen. in Washington
Engagement Announced.
The Rev. and Mrs. Henry EVertson
Cobb, of New York. have announced
the engagement of their daughter,
Miss Dorothy Penrose Cobb. to Fred
erick Lewis Allen, son of the Rev.
and Mrs. Frederick B. Allen, of Bos-
ton. Miss Cobb was graduated from
Vassar in 1915, and her sister, Miss
Emily l. Cobb, is now a student In
that college. Mr.. Allen was gradu-
ated from Harvard in 1912. and until
a short time ago was managing edi-
tor of the Century Magazine He Is
now with the Council OF National De-
fonse in Washington.
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Brown Scott, Clarence ]. Owens.
Richard Crane. secretary to the Sec
rotary OF State; Senior Lefevre, secre-
tary, and Senior Don Belisario Porras,
IT., attache OF the staff of the Pan
anna legation
Col. James Sprigg Wilson, Medi .
cal Corps, U. S. A, of Washington
son of the late Capt James Eveleta
Wilson. United States Artillery, also
OF the District, sailed recently from
Manila for, Vladivostok as chief sur
geon OF the American expedition -
Russia.
MeIIek-Knapp Wedding.
The marriage OF Miss Marie L.
Knapp, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. II
c. Knapp. and Lieut.. Samuel J. Me-
lick. U. S. NJ. C.. was solemnized this
afternoon at the home of the bride's
parents, 923 Massachusetts avenue.
The ceremony was performed at 2
O'Clock by the Rev. DR.. Wallace Rad
cliffe, pastor OF the New York avenue
Presbyterian church, and was fol-
lowed by an informal reception.
The wedding was simple. owing TO
wartime conditions, but the details
were carried out effectively and ap-
preparatory. Ihe drawing rooms were
decorated with palms. ferns and cut
flowers. The charming bride, who
was given in marriage by her father.
wore a becoming costume OF brown
velvet, with a hat to match, and car
ried an armful Of flowers.
The young couple will leave this
afternoon for a wedding trip to Phila-
delphia, New York and Boston. Lieu
tenant MeIiclk Is stationed at the
proving grounds at Indian Head, Md.
StantOn-Holme Wedding.
The marriage of Miss Jean Dalziel
Holmes, daughter of Mrs. Joseph
Austin Holmes, to Donald Tennyson
Stanton, of Chicago, whose engage
ment was announced a few weeks ago,
will take place in the home Of the
brides mother this afternoon at 1
o'clock, in the presence OF the rela-
tives and a few close friends. The
Rev. Alexander Sprunt, OF Charleston,
S. c., uncle OF the bride. will officiate.
The bridal party will include Miss
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-28
DISTRICT INFLUENZA.
EPIDEMIC IMPROVES.

A slight abatement OF the Spanish
influenza epidemic in Washington Is
indicated in reports today to the Dis
trict Health Department
Only one death from influenza was
reported during the last twenty-four
hours and there have been only eight
cen new civilian cases placed on rec
ord since noon yesterday.
Charles A. Missing, seventy-five, OF
e35 o street northwest, Is the latest
victim of influenza in this city. He
following an illness of four days.
Pneumonia is assigned as the cause Of
death.
Ne General QuarantiAe.
No general quarantine orders are
necessary at the present time, DR.. Will
liam c. Fowler. District health officer,
declared today. He urged that per-
sons refrain from all unnecessary pub
lie gatherings.
AS a precautionary measure, au-
thOrities at Walter Reed Hospital de-
clared a quarantine at that institution,
beginning today at noon and continu-
ing In force until October 5. There
are only a few cases Of influenza at
the hospital
Camp Epidemle Gr0ws.
Reports from all army camps show
a total of 6,S24 new cases in the last
twenty-four hours. This is an in
crease OF 6s5 cases over the figures
Tor the previous day. The total cases
reported to date number AZ ,3S7.
There were ITO deaths yesterday,
most of them from pneumonia How
ever, pneumonia cases showed a
slight decrease, III having been re-
ported yesterday as compared with
T25 reported the day before.
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Band Concert

THIS AFTERNOON AT THE Ell
LIPSE ATSP. N. BIZ THE o. s.
MARINE BAND.
WILLIAM II. sANTELMANHJ, Leader.
March, The Man Behind the
Overture, "Leonore No. -. Beethoven
Prelude .......-..... -hacnn1u
Idyl "A Musician Astray In the
Forest fleTnien
(SoIo obliEato; Arthur S. Whitcomo,
eornet: Peter Hazes, euphonium:
sextette, John J. Miller. Hans Joer-
Eensen- comets; Adolphe Seloler'
Cornelius O'NeIl. horns: Robert Z
CLARK, Lee Sanford. trombones-
Two movements from symphony,
New World" .....-...- Dvor1k
Ca) Largo. (b) Scherso-
Waltz, The Debutante". .SantelnAnn
Hungarian Rhapsody No. CPester
CarneNAll A>-es~
The Star-Spangied Banner.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-28
TO TEACH MLITARYLAW

Col z. N. Morgan, Of the Judge ad-
vocate generals Office Of the War
Department, has been selected to
teach the new course in military law
at the George Washington University
Law School.
This new war course will consist
Of three hours q week, and will in
cIude a study of the manual Of courts
martial, to be followed by a study
Of other branches of military law
for which a course and case book is
being prepared. The course will be
given in the evening, probably on
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
Members OF the law school unit Of
the students army training corps will
be required to take the course. and a
limited number of other students,
sufficiently. qualified, will be enrolled
as regular or special students.
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POLICE UNABLE TO
FIND MISSING GIRL
CONTINUED from First PaEs.)

CONTINUED from First Pzge.l
take her TO church with me, and the
next Sunday we both went to the
Bethany Baptist Church at SecoVd
street and Rhode Island avenue
northwest to Sunday school.
Last Sunday morning was going
to church with her and she came
over for me about Q o'clock. She did
not eat much breakfast, but didn't
think much OF IT at the time. After
Breakfast we were to go to church.
Sunday school started about $50 and
Il VISA after Q o'clock then thought
that she would be late for church so
1 said to her, Perhaps you had bet
Ter go to church now as you may be
late II you wait for me- You can
End the way
''She said all right, and left me. She
seemed to be respondent at the time and
acted as II she were worried. She was
very nervous. Then after leaving the
house she went down Q street toward
New Jersey avenue, which is the right
way TO church That was the last seen
Of her.
Always Very Quiet.
Il did not know her very well. having
been with her only several times. did
notice that she always seemed nervous.
She never mentioned her family or
friends to me, nor anything regarding
herself. She was a quiet sort of person
and never talked much.
Miss Bullock reported here for
work on July g." said Miss Pearl Lit
tleton, timekeeper for the War Risk
Bureau, land everyone at once no.
ticed that she was extremely hard
to approach, to get acquainted with.
But We thought she soon would get
over that after getting accustomed To
her work and her new surroundings
here. She never did. as far as l can
find out. always being quiet and re-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-28
Salvation Army

for Men II Pa ave. NV. meetingS: sun.
io:I0 o. M: ThurA. 7:O .. M. Gimesrs
IAaxns: Tues. .. m. Phone Main $40.
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served and saying hardly anything.
sometimes going a whole DAY Will
out saying q word
Some days she would appear at
the office in a sort OF dazed condi-
ton, as though her mind was blank.
She would walk around, doing her
work, but never saying a word 70
anyone"
Had Ne Associates
Miss Bullock, 1t appears. did not
seem to care to associate or make
friends with the girls who were
working beside her In the War Risk
Insurance
The last day she was at work
which was Saturday, a week ago, Miss
Bullock only made one remark our
ing the whole day and that was when
she asked q question Of the super
visor OF her floor.
ssNiss Bullock was an unusually
quiet worker" said Miss z A Day,
door supervisor Of the section IN
which Miss Bullock worked at the
War Risk Bureau. All the girls
working in this section are expected
to be as quiet as possible, but MISS
Bullock said 80 very little that the
girls began to remark about IL, won
derfnE II she had some trouble that
was worrying her.
she almost invariably appeared
blue. She was q Southerner, one could
easily see that, but she was so much
different from the average Southern
person that IL was almost Impossible
to get acquainted with her, even
though one worked by her side every
day"
10
in Ehouse where Miss Bullock was
living. told The Times today that she
knew very little OF Miss Bullock, and
Was mystIfied by her disappearance
She said: Miss Bullock came to me
two weeks ago last Tuesday, and
gave her q room on the second moor
back. She came in the afternoon
without a trunk. but that came later
in the day. The way she found my
address was through the room regis
tration bureau, where I had my room
listed.
Out Very Seldom
'-She very seldom went out at nights
and when she did she never had any
friends with her. She has never had
caller since she has been living
here. I have noticed that she re-
cefved very little mail
81 don't know where the letters
came from She would go to work
every day at 9 o'clock and come back
at s. I talked to her very little.
IT never heard her speak Of any
friends or swesthearts. nor did she ever
speak Of returning home. She has been
in Washington since last July, she told
me, but / don't know where she lived
before coming to this house"
kilograms and letters sent to relatives
Of Miss Bullock. in Freedom, KY, have
brought no reply to the police or to MrH-
Hicks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-28
.SKCONF ERENCE ON
TWO-P[ATOON BILL

Chairman johnson, of the House
District Committee, in the House this
afternoon asked for a conference on
the bill for a two-platoon system for
the Fire Department OF the District
The eonferees named by the House
were Congressman johnson. Cary. and
crOsser. Although the appropriation
for this purpose has been granted the
Dill itself to grant the authority for
the system has never been finally dis
posed OF.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-28
FIRE CHIEF INJURED

Battalion Chief Samuel r. Henry
District Fire Department, was slight
ly injured, today when the automobile
in which he was riding collIded with
an automobile operated by w. H
Miller. 1929 Eleventh street north
west. at Ninth and Q streets north
west. Chief Henry was slightly in
jured on the hands and body. He
was treated by Police Surgeon Law
son.
An automobile operated by Edward
SHELL 131 Eleventh street northeast.
collided with George Roberts, twelve
years old. 318 Maryland avenue
northeast, at Third and B streets
northeast today. Roberts suffered In
juries on the face and body.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-28
CHURCH TO BUY BONDS

The First Church Of Christ. scien-
tist. has decided to transfer 5000
from its church building fund into
an investment in bonds OF the fourth
Liberty loan.
This building fund has accumulated
since the obligations OF the church
were paid on last June. II was to
have been used for church building In
the District
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-28
HUMPHREYS TO EXPAND

Expansion OF Camp Humphreys. Va 4.
announced by the War Department
today, cails for the purchase OF $500
acres OF land. Eighty houses. owned
By about one hundred persons. Will be
bought for $3.50. 700.
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Christian Science

First Church of Christ, Scientist
OF Washington. Columbia I'd and Euclid st.
Second Church of Christ, Scientist
" Washington. N. Z Masonic Temple,
Sth and Y sta n. E.
Third Church of Christ, Scientist
OF Washington. Masonic Temple.
I3th and N Y. Ave.
Subject: Realty"
SERVICES: Sunday. II A N. and p. n
SUNDAY SCHOOL-1I A. NJ.
WEDNESDAY EVENING MEETING p. n
READING ROOMS
Colorado bldg. 18th and C ats. Hrs. 10 to 3.
WED. 10 to s. and Sun. go to 5:3c). 1909
Adams Mill I'd. n. W. Hrs. 10 to Except
wed eve. Sundays and holidaysD. i4s East
Capitol st Hrs. /: to ! Except sundays
and hoiidaysD. rs
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Baptist
Congregational

THE WOODEN WONDER Is Z. HEz
SWEM'S SUBJECT SUNDAY NIGHT. .
o'clock. at the Centennial Baptist Church,
It'll and Eye streets northeast. Several
persons will be baptized. The morning sub
Ject Is The Worst Wretchedness." Revival
meetings begin Monday night, September
3Oth, and continue two weeks Evangelist
Owen p. Lloyd Of Virginia will preach.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-28

Swift q Compsny's sales Of fresh beef IN
Washington. n. c., for the week epdinE
Saturday. September 81. 1914 averaged
3o.6S cents per pound.-Advt-
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-12-05

the world cornered. There's nothing
IN sight but prosperity and plenty of
it. Get into the Van you crabbers,
and gather up a little of this change
in place of being a stumbling block
Try being progressive for a while,
and the change will do you good.
l.. l.. Sailor has received a letter
from the Red Cross of Omaha inform
ing him that they had received a mes
sage from Base Hospital No. 81 in
France stating that John l.. Sailor
had died there October llth of wounds
received while in action at the Front
This is indeed very sad news for Mr..
and Mrs. Sailor, coming at this time,
when it is known to all that the ar
mistice has been signed, and they are
not prepared to receive such news, as
most every one was of the opinion
that Big Springs had gone through this
great war, without the loss of man.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Sailor we extend the
heartfelt sympathy of this entire
neighborhood Truly we are sorry that
one of our beloved boys has made the
supreme sacrifice. But Big Springs
can well look with pride to the poppy
covered fields of France. where lies
one of our dear boys, who well, we
know, did well his part, in ridding this
world of autocracy.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-12-05

ing TO some important business mat
tiers and the Mrs. was doing a little
Amas shopping.
Mrs.. Margaret Thornburg of Potter,
Nebr. is here this week, attending her
mother. Mrs. Mary S. Brown who has
been very sick with the ''flu," but is
some better at this time.
c. A. Eiker and wife came down
from Denver Saturday to be present
at the funeral of their daughter-in-
law, Mrs. Roy ID. Eiker Cal says
that the FLU" situation is improving
some in Denver, but is still very bad.
III. b. Foglond came in from Cen
tral City Tuesday morning, where he
had been for some little time attend
ing TO some important business mat
tiers. He has rented 420 acre farm
OF Roy Townsend and will farm ex-
tenslvely the coming season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Root are in receipt of
word from the government that their
son Ivan had been severely wounded
November 4th.
Word has reached US that James
Zimmerman of Sterling, Colo. has died
and that the remains will be shipped
to Big Springs forburial. James was
well and favorably known here, being
a son of Mr.. Adam Zimmerman and
was born and raised here.
For the past two years we have
been pestered with some guys contin-
ually harping about the war, and at
all times telling us of the great dis
advantage that the U. S. was to in
this great war. Now that the war is
over and won by the u s., this same
guy will stand around and tell US that
there is going to be great calamities
happen; that business is going to be
at stand still. etc, wages are going
down to nothing and all such rot. From
my point of view | fail to see where
any one can. find any ground for any
such an argument, and | firmly be-
lieve that the United States will en-.
Joy several years of the greatest OF
prosperity We have the profound ad,
lniration, the money and the credit OF
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-12-05
BIG SPRINGS NEWS ITEMS
Continued frsn page Six

tunate that he got off with so light
fine. The days of old have gone
g!lmmering boys. Things have chang
ed, and the quicker you adjust your
selves to the new and better condi-
tons, the better 1t will be for you.
Waterman Brothers shipped a car
Of cattle TO South Omaha Tuesday.
Virgil accompanied the shipment.
+. Dorm is buying wheat this week,
and most of the farmers who nave
wheat to sell are rushing it in as fas:
as possible.
The new cement elevator being built
by the farmers is fast nearing compile
ton and will be in operation soon.
This elevator has been badly needed.
for several years past, and will no
doubt do a great business as soon as
completed.
Johnson and Obert are treating the
interior of the barber shop to new
coat of paint
C. ]. Furer of Fairfield, Nebr was
in the city Tuesday attending to some
land matters. Mr. Furer handles land
in several parts of Nebraska ard Colo
rGdo, but ne is partial to Deuel. and
Perkins counties and predicts a great
future for them.
VIM. Ward of the North East ta-
bic shipped car of hogs to South
Omaha Tuesday. They were fine
lot of porkers which averaged 26a
pounds, and will no doubt get close 'to
the top of the hog market. Mr. Ward
is one of our new farmers and is sure,
ly making the Old Timers look VI
and take notice Walter Bundy ac.
companied the shipment to market. =
w. f. Goodlee, freight claim agent
Of the Santa Fe railroad, was in this
city one day last week, settling some
claims for dead cattle with the firm
Of Nelson & Brown.
w H. Klindt and wife returned from
North Platte on train No. 10 Tuesda!
morning, where Bill had been attend
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-12-05

en- pie dinner to be held December q.
The proceeds are TO be given for the
benefit of the church. Those present
were: Mesdames A E. Watkins.
Hamilton, Parker, Derby, Hopkins,
Fields and Stockton.
Mr.. Davis of Greenfield. has pur-
chased the town property of Mrs.
Zantow, where they Will move in ths
near future,
Vada Parker spent Sunday evening
with her friends, Iva and Eunice Nor
ton. jG
Mrs Gertie Dickens and daughter.
Pearl is spending this week with
friends and relatives in Nenango.
Walter Wyerts returned from Holy
oke Monday, school being unable tc
start because of the flu"
A big boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Whitzki Monday morning.
The Equity has started to buying
macaroni wheat again this week.
Cecil Calkins and Walter Wyerts
are the present "flu" victims.
Mrs. Taylor has been quite i'll re-
Gently.
The first series of the lecture course
was held Wednesday night, Nov. 2lst
al the church.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-12-05
FARMERS CONGRESS-
WILL NOT BE HELD

The tenth annual session of the
Colorado Farmers and Farm Wo-
mems Congress has been indefinitely
postponed on account of the influenza
situation. President Newton c.
Dougherty and Secretary H. 7. French
announced on Tuesday November 26,
that the session would not be held at
the College at Fort Collins December
9 to 13 as planned. Whether or NOT
the session of the Congress will bs
held later this winter is not known az
this time This will depend upon tho
duration of the influenza epidemic and
the effect of other factors which al
ways has to be considered.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-12-05

IN an action brought against YOU b
the above-named plaintiff in the Dis.
trict Court of Sedgwick County, Stat
of Colorado, and answer the complaint
therein within twenty days after the
service hereof. if served within this
County; or, if served out of his coun-
~. or by publication, within thirty
days after the service hereof, exclu-
sive of the day of service: or judg-
ment by default will be ken against
you according TO the prayer of the
complaint. And if copy of the COM
plant in the ab we outitleG action BE-
not served with this summons. or if
the service hereof be made out of This
State, then ten days idI,ional TO tn 4.
time hereinbefore specified for appear
ance and answer will be allowed be-
fore the taking of judgment by de-
fault as aforesaid.
The said action is brought for a de-
cree that the defendant Harlan T.
Moore is indebted to the plaintiff in
the sum OF One Thousand Dollars to-
-Nlil'I VIII IlltltSl lItftoI dL tIS
per cent per annum from March 1st,
1918; that the defendant Harlan r.
Moore be decreed to be the equitable
owner of the lands and tenements de-
scribed in the complaint; that the said
sum of 81 900 and interest be adiudg-
ed as lien against the same, and
that if the said amount is not paid
to the plaintiff by a day named in
said decree, the defendant, the Park
er Brothers Land Company be re-
filed of record certain deed of con-
veyance of said premises by the said
defendants Lawrence T. Moore and
Sybil v Moore 10 this plaintiff de-
scribed in the complaint to the end
that record title thereof be made to
be sold in satisfaction of the money
judgement obtained by this plaintiff,
all surplus to be derived from such sale
to he paid to Harlan T. Moore as
equitable owner cf said premises, and
that temporary injunction issue re-
straining The Parker Brothers Land
Company from in any mpnner yield
ing up, or parting with the possess
ion of the said warranty deed until
the final determination of this az
ton. and for full equitable relief, and
for costs of this action, as will more
fully appear from the complaint in
said action to which reference is here
made.
And you are hereby notified that
if you fail to appear and to answer
the said complaint as above required,
the said plaintiff will take default,
judgment and decree against you, ac-
cording to the prayer of the complaint.
Given under my hand and the seal
of the District Court of Sedgwick
county, Colorado, at Julesburg, in said
county, this 2Sth day of October, A. D.
1913.
P. R. MCDOWELL,
(sEAL) Clerk of District Court,
Sedgwick County, Colo.
By FRED X. HUFFMAN, Deputy
First Pub. Nov. 2l, 1918.
Last Pub. Dec. 12, 1918.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-12-05
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Serial No. O22619 -
Department of the Interior, U: S.
Land Office at Sterling, Colo, Nov.
18th, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that IIcnore
Lanckriet, of Julesburg, Colo, who,
IN July 8, 1915, made Homestead En-
try, Serial No. O22619, for SWA, Sec
ton 8, township 10 North, Range As
West of the 9Th Principal Meridian,
has filed notice of intention to make
Final Three Year Proof, to establish
claim to the land above described be-
fore G. H. Austin, County Judge, at
Julesburg, Colo, on the 18th day Of
December, 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses: Will
liam Johnson, of Julesburg, Colo. /;
George Wegman, Of Sedgwick, Colo. |;
August Leuth, of Ovid, Colo: Charley
Daugherty, of Sedgwick, Colo.
A. F. BROWNS, Register.
First Pub. Nov. Z, 1918.
Last Pub. December IL, 1918.
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