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The Washington herald., 1918-08-14
ALEXANDRIA
THE HERALD BUREAU,
A. s. Doniphan,
III King Street.

Alexandria, Va, Aug. 13.-Six wit
nesses were heard today for the pros
ecution in the case Of James A. Davis,
colored. indicted for shooting and
killing J. c. Shelhorse. a State pro-
hibition inspector. which occurred
June 25.
The entire morning session Of the
court was taken up in securing
| jury of twelve to try the accused.
Before the jury was secured at total
Of forty-five veniremen were sum-
moned. Many Of those summoned
/ had fixed opinions which could not be
changed and they were promptly ex-
cused. 1t was early in the afternoon
before the. jury was obtained.
The taking of testimony was begun
at the afternoon session of court.
Among the witnesses to testify was
W. c. Hall, a prohibition inspector,
who was aboard the train at the time
Shelhorse was shot and who had Just
previous to the shooting attempted to
place Davis under arrest.
DR.. NJ. d. Delaney, who attended
! Shelhorse after he was taken to the
hospital. described the course of the
bullet
Rev. ]. Sidney Peters, State Pro-
hibition Commissioner, is here to
testify.
It is expected that the case will
not be completed late tomorrow
afternoon. A total of twenty-three
witnesses have been summoned to
testify in this case. among whom
are a number from out of the city.
The following compose the jury
sitting in the case:
Silas Devers, Joseph H. West.
John d. Brown. Charles N. Rauch,
Samuel NJ. Pullman. James Smythe.
! Smith Williams. Charles T. Blunt.
Arthur Herbert, ia. William E.
Hinken. Carl J. Mueller, Joseph NJ.
Armstrong.
/ Judge l. c. Barley is presiding in
the case and the accused is repre-
sented by Attorney Robinson Mon
cure and the prosecution Is being
conducted by commemorative At
torney 8. G. Brent who is being as
sisted by Assistant Attorney Gem
eral of Virginia J. D. Hank. Jr.
The jury was locked up overnight
and court adjourned until 9 o'clock
tomorrow morning.
Considerable business of a routine
nature was disposed of tonight by
the Board of Aldermen at a regu-
lar meeting of that body. There
was no session Of the common coun-
ell quorum falling to appear.
City Tax Collector P. F. German
announces that the city tax bills
are now ready for payment. Per-
sons who pay their bills between
now and August "a will get five
per cent discount. On all bills not
paid before December 1 a penalty
OF fve per cent will be added.
A number of the delegates who
will attend the annual meeting of
the Potomac Baptist Association
which will meet here tomorrow
morning in the First Baptist
Church. and end its session Friday.
arrived here this afternoon. 1t is
expected that a total Of 200 dele
gates and visitors viii attend the
meeting.
Many patrons of the jitney line
which operates between this eity
and Camp Humphreys Complain
against the new location for the
cars to that place which Is now 5ust
east Of the union railway station.
Soldiers and others having business
at that camp declare the new loca-
tion for the jitneys proves a great
Iinconvenience to those having busi-
ness at Camp Humphrsyh
The Washington herald., 1918-08-14
1,OOO,OOOIBS.
OF ICE SAVED
SAY DEALERS
Official Figures $4,000.
Soft Drinks Not Cur
tailed As Yet.

No ice cream was manufactured
in Washington yesterday. Some ice
cream was sold at retail from a
stock on hand. but the supply is
now practically at an end. More
than 100000 pounds of ice was
saved in the one day. according to
the estimate of one of the large
ice cream manufacturers, although
the food administrator placed the
figure as low as 675.o0o pounds.
From one company alone, the cream
which would have been used to make
5000 gallons OF ice cream yesterday
has been turned into the milk markets
of Baltimore, Norfolk, Philadelphia
and New York. where the supply
has been running short.
Soft Drinks stiH Safe.
The shutting down of the ice
cream plants until Tuesday has re-
lieved the ice situation to such an
extent that. according to the food
administrator, 1t is probable that
IL Will not be necessary to deprive
the soft drink concerns and soda
fountains of their usual fee supply.
Such a step will be taken only as
last resort. IL the situation should
become critical. These industries
have been asked to use strict econ
omy in using fee and to prevent ell
possible waste.
The labor problem, though still
unsolved, has been greatly helped
by the ice cream makers furnish
ing men to work in the fee factor
les. who have been employed in the
making of ice cream.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-14
FOUR BOYS MISSING
In CITY In SINGLE DAY
Police Asked to Locate Younsster.
8 to I3 Years Old.

Four youngsters were reported miss
ing to the police yesterday.
Gori Stea, an Italian boy OF years,
left his home at 1s3Sa L street south
east. at S o'clock yesterday morning
and hasn't been seen since. He was
accompanied by his 3-year-ol1 brother,
John.
Julius Asneta, white. 6 years old,
has been missi:g from his home, ia
Schotts alley northwest, since noon
yesterday. He wore a white suit with
blue collar and black shoes and
stockings.
James Simms. colored. Is years OF
age, has been missing from his home,
1919 Seventh street southeast since
Monday noon.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-14
THIEVES SHOW VARIED
TASTE In DAYS LOOT
Articles in Eight Thefts Range from
Sugar to Harness.

Overlooking. other valuables a
thief removed a sack containing 100
pounds Of sugar from a motor truck
belonging to L. NJ. Allen of Allen
town, Nd.
Mr.. Allen told the police that he
missed the sugar. which he valued
at $3.50, as he was driving along
Eleventh street southeast.
While Nathan Haas was enjoying
the cool waters of the bathing
beach yesterday, someone stole his
bicycle, he told the police.
Sneak thieves looted a boathouse
above the Aqueduct Bridge, occu-
pied by o. T. Lee. A single barrel
shotgun, one camera, two fash
lights, one gold scarf pin and other
miscellaneous articles are missing.
William Keefer, stable boss al
The Washington herald., 1918-08-14
NEW DRAFT RULE
TO REDUCE STRIKES
In WAR WORK
coNrINuED ON PAGE THREE.

the army or navy, but shall not ex-
ceed two years. Application for such
educational privilege shall be made
within six months after discharge.
and the applicant shall begin bis
studies promptly after his application
shall have been approved. Rules and
regulations for carrying out this pro-
vision shall be promulgated by the
President.
All OF the amendments were pro-
posed by Senator Reed with a view
Of giving every soldier and sailor. no
matter what their age, a fair deal.
and also to give the wives of soldiers
and sailors an opportunity to do work
for the government while their hus-
bands sare in the service.
Chamberlain Reviews Law.
Senator Chamberlain, chairman of
the Military Affairs Committee, in
announcing that the bill had been
completed, and a favorable report had
been voted, said:
The Secretary OF War. the Chief
Of Staff and General crowder have
appeared before the committee on this
bill. They have shown to the COM
nittee's satisfaction that its enact
nnent is absolutely essential TO the
maintenance Of an adequate army in
France.
while there are members of the
committee and other senators who re-
gret the necessity of reducing the
draft age limit so as to include young
men eighteen years old, stil1 they Will
support the measure because OF
military necessity. 1t is a time when
all must make sacrifices in flesh ard
blood as well as treasure, and the
sooner an adequate army can be
placed on the battle front In Europe,
the sooner viii our country be able
to avoid future and greater sacri-
fees.
Under the terms Of the bill Presi-
dent Wilson will have the power to
classify those selected and while 1
have no information to Indicate what
he will do. I am inclined to the
opinion that classes will be arranged
so as to call the youngest last and
men of that class will have at least
six months or year to remain in tie
United States. and possibly longer, de-
pending upon the emergency"
The Washington herald., 1918-08-14
BOYS QUICK WITH GAS MASK,
WRITES WASHINGTON SOLDIER
Adjusted in Five Seconds, One Less Than
Required Gas Penetrates
Clothing and Burns Body.

Gas masks are adjusted in fve
seconds by American soldiers in
France. although the time allowed is
six seconds. according to the letter
OF a Washington boy. sergt. E. J.
Mahan. written to Miss Goree Pei
len, of 1904 Fourteenth street north
west. The mask protects the face
from all gases, even the mustard
gas, which. however, penetrates the
clothing and burns the body, says
the soldier. Sergt. Mahan's letter
in part says:
Mask n Good Protection.
-we wear our gas masks con"
stantly and at night have them
hanging near our beds. On account
of the various gases used we must
be constantly on guard and eternal
vigilance Is necessary in order that
we may not be caught unawares.
I'VE have had gas drills" he con-
tinues, and have become adept in
the use of the mask. We are sup
posed to have our masks on six sec
onds after the gas alarm is sound
ed. In our drills We do it in five.
The mask IL properly adjusted in
place is adequate protection from
the phosgene and chlorine gases,
but not for the mustard gas, which
the Germans appear to be using
in quantity. The mask of course
protects the face from the mus
tard gas, but the body suffers from
burns. the gas having the power
AIAkAf-r ferk
gassing produces only slight burns,
but when a man is heavily gassed
by this mustard gas he suffers
severe pain.
"It appears to be a common Ger
man practice to shell and bomb hos
pitals-in this respect we have been
The Washington herald., 1918-08-14

STRENGTHENED
IN ROY MURDER
'Storekeeper Testi6es to His
Presence Near Hour Of
Assault.

Belief m the innocence OF Lou Hail.
held for the murder Of little Eva
Roy. is growing In the neNhborhocd
where the crime was committed.
The strongest evidence in his favor
was produced yesterday by Fred Ds-
Wis. store keeper at Barker Cross
ing. Davis declared that Hall was
in his store at I2:30 on the day the
child was killed. This bears out tes-
timony that Hall was IN the presencs
Of witnesses before and after the at
tack.
Solution SIN Evssive.
Though the body Of the little eiri
was found a week ago IN the woods
near her fathers farm. the suthor1-
ties have been unable 20. discover
any clues pointing directly 10 the
murderer
The mystery seems TO grew deeper
with every bit Of evidence that is
brought forward and disproved. The
belief is raised that IL was the work
Of a passing negro. who has ned The
body was not discovered for twenty
four hours. and he would have hak
time TO leave the neighborhcod far
behind.
Prosecutor Tskes vse.tfs.. =
J. Vernon Ford prosecuting sftor-
ney for FAIRFAX County. went away
yesterday on his vacation. The case
is left In the hands OF Mr.. Fords
assistant, Wilson FAR. Mr.. Far
was not In the county at the time
the crime was committed, returning
to Fairfax Courthouse only two days
ago.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-14
FRENCH ARMY DRAWS
CLOSER TO NOYON;
GRASPS LASSIGNY
CONTINUED on PAGE THREE.

CONTINUED on PAGE THREE
mans and a consequent halt to the
allied Picardy drive, which seems un-
likely in view Of the sustained pres
sure of Foch's offensive-or the most
terrific. perhaps the decisive, battle
of the war. along a front from the
Ancre to the east of Rheims, 100
miles in extent
That is the larger aspect of the de-
veIopments of the sixth day of the
Picardy push. An answer has been
supplied by the last tweny-four hours
events to the question.
why didn't Foch keep after the
Germans after they had reached the
Vesle?''
FOch's Strategy Now Clear.
The reason, it seems now apparent,
was that he preferred to accomplish
prospect of all the greater reward.
From the Ancre to the Marne, in a
huge. threatening semi-circle, stood,
a month ago, the German Paris
front" Its left reached from the
Aisne to the Marne. its center. from
scissors to the northwest of Com
piegene; its right thence to the ap-
proaches of Corbie, ten miles from
Amiens.
And during that tateful night in
which Won Hutier and Marwitz were
feverishly setting the stage for a
strategic retreat" out of the ugly
Montdidier wedge. Foch. Haig, Raw
linson, Deboney, and Humbert Npre-
pared, with unprecedented secrecy
and thoroughness, the powerful
blow which, with the first peeps of
the sun following morning. knocked
the Teutons out of the salient from
which they had meant to retire at
leisure and free Of charge to them
selves.
Paris Front Vanlshes.
With the cavern Of the Albert-Mont-
didier front the right of Ludendorff's $
Mach Paris front" vanished. Now it
Is the turn Of the center. The fall
Of Noyon will seal its doom. After
that-but who would presume to fore
tell what that grizzled wizard, who
il constantly outsurprising the sur
prfsers. has up his sleeve?
The Washington herald., 1918-08-14

Eleventh and Water streets south
west, complained to the police yes
terday that someone had entered the
stable and stole a set of single
buggy harness, valued at SIS.
Miss Lillian G. Woolf. of 1907 F
street northwest, reported the
thefts of a camera from that ad-
dress. valued at SIS.
Thieves broke into the desk of
Mrs. Katherine Heep of Room 240
Woodward Building. and stole s12.
Alfred d. Martin. of IS Randolph
Place reported the theft of a Cieve-
land motorcycle. The machine was
left standing in front of the South
ern Railway Building and disap-
peared.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-14
LEROY DOUGAL
ANDHISFATHER
IN INDICTMENT
First Degree Murder |
Charged in Killing Of Z
George Cox.
Eighteen-year-old Leroy Doug

Eighteen-year-old Leroy Dougal,
accused OF the shooting of his school
boy chum in a boyish quarrel last
Tuesday evening. was indicted with
his father. Homer Dougal. for first
degree murder, Monday afternoon.
The victim OF the shooting, George
C,x. had been a friend and school
mate of Leroy's for a number OF
years.
The shooting was the result OF a
quarrel between Leroy's younger
brother, George. and a number OF
boys collected around the junction OF
the railway lines from Roslyn and
Washington.
In a scuffle an older boy, Peanut"
Scheelie. Is said to have knocked
young Dougal down. Dougal. pick
ing himself up, told the boys that
someone would pay for that"
Returned with Father.
Fifteen miRutes later he returned
with his brother Leroy and father
Homer Dougal. In the general fight
that followed. 1t is said, young Cox
resented some remarks Of the father
and in his refusal to take them back
Joined in the scrap.
The defense claims that Peanut
Scheelie picked up soft-drfnk bottle
and attacked the father of the Douga'
boys. Leroy. who was then retreat
ing down the path to his home. pulled
a pistol and opened fire.
The bullet, instead of striking the
Scheelie boy. at whom 1t is alleged
to have been aimed. struck young Coz
in the breast. He died at the Emer-
gency Hospital in Washington, where
he was taken by boys in the crowd.
Leroy Dougal will be tried when the
court meets in November. according
to a statement made at the court
house yesterday. The date for the
fathers trial has not been set. 1he
family has engaged Cranial Mackey
to handle the case. Frank Ball. at
torney for the commonwealth. will
take care OF the prosecution
The Washington herald., 1918-08-14

fortunate-but there is no telling
when we shall get a gentle reminder
in the form Of shells or bombs that
the war is stili in progress.
All He Has to Do.
"Freouently we move and In the
event that our move carries US into
the night, all have to do when our
destination is reached. regardless of
how long we have been on the road,
Ia to have the field range erected,
find a suitable place to obtain water.
locate wood and instruct the cooks
what to prepare for breakfast and
then go to sleep. Then, even IL we
get to bed at o'clock in the morn
ing and have to get up at Z o'clock.
what comes sweeter than two hours
sleep when you feel that a weeks
sleep would be about enough? And
then the patients start coming in
increasing numbers. and as they ar
rive our work increases in the same
ratio. But with the thought always
in mind that It Is the work we bar
gained for when we voluntarily held
up our right hand, and which comes
under the heading of doing ones
bit.' then the work resolves itself
into one grand round of pleasure.
Picture me here sitting on the side
Of my bed with a small table for
a writing desk, two candles in one
corner, each having a contest to see
which can show the least light, un-
accompanied except for my old stand
by, a cigarette. the tobacco for which
Is furnished by Uncle Sam. Let's
hope the picture will change by this
time next year to some place in the
States, but only on condition that
we have knocked the spots out of
Kaiser Bill and his motley crew of
beasts with apologies to the ami
NAL kin0dopnl -
The Washington herald., 1918-08-14
Y. M c. A TERMS FALSE
PR0FfTEERIBG CHARGE
Claim Incidents Cited by Bland Are
Past History.

vigorous denial OF assertions
accredited to Representative Bland
of Indiana, recently returned from
France, attacking the Y. NJ c. A.
in a talk here Monday night, saying
that the forces overseas profiteered
in supplies to soldiers, were issued
last night by the war work coun-
ell here. DR.. d. i. Yarnell, asso-
ciate war work secretary for the
Washington district, said that
charges OF profiteering had had in
some cases a definite base early in
the present year and that in iso-
lated cases some Y. NJ. c. A. secre-
taries had charged exorbitant prices
for articles such as cigarettes and
tobacco. In all these cases, he said.
the Offending secretaries were re-
moved.
Concerning the charge that gen
eral profteering existed in Y. NJ
c. A. huts on the Western front,
Congressman Bland's secretary said
last night that the Congressman
was misunderstood and that only in
isolated cases was he able TO pin
down the facts specifically. General
Pershing. according to Y officials,
far from censuring the ~" for these
individual cases over which the or
ganization has no Jurisdiction other
than the responsibility for having
hired the men. has continually
praised the ~" for its immense ef-
forts and has put the entire canteen
business. tieing up over twenty mil
lions Of dollars in the hands Of the
Y. NJ C. A. in France.
During the past three months the
'Y" has been able TO bill its supplies
to France with those OF the COM
missary department, cost free, and
they are sold at identically the
same price which the army COM
missary charges. No profit Is made
by the "" on articles sold to the
soldiers.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-14
LAUNDRIES TO GET COAL.

Commercial laundries will not be
subject to national restrictions on the
use Of coal, IL was announced this af-
ternoon by the United States Food
Administration.
Means Of effecting economies win
be In the hands OF the local adminis-
traitors. however, and viii take main
ly the usual form Of inspection of
their steam plants and oyerhauiihg.
where necessary. to obtain the great
est amount Of work with the lest
amount of coal.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-14

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finished in Verde copper green;
has loose cushion seat, SIe.4o.
sao.so Art Reed Armchair;
5 finished in Verde copper green;
with high back, loose cushion,
S7s.6o.
$a7.so Art Reed Armchair;
in brown finish; high back
and seat covered in cretonne,
$27.oo.
$as Art Reed Rocker; in
brown finish, with high back,
loose cushion, S7z.4o.
$as Art Reed Rocker in
natural finish, with arms; eush-
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Sac Art Reed Armchair, COW
cred in cretonne, with loose
cushion seat and back. $1,000.
$a3 Art Reed Armchair. in
old ivory finish, with loose
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The Washington herald., 1918-08-14
OF
SUFF PICKETS
PUT ON TRIAL
Cases Taken Under Advise
ment-Harangue Court.
Demand Free Speech.

Eighteen suffragettes arrested for
participation in the demonstration
at Lafayette Square on the after
noon OF Tuesday. August s. had sep
arate trials in Judge McMahons
branch OF the Police Court yester-
day. The court took their cases
under advisement About the same
number of cases will be tried today,
while nine others involved. who are
out OF the city. win have a hearing
later.
Those tried yesterday. in the order
Of their appearance. were: Helma H.
Weed Nellie NJ. Gross, Catherine
Fisher. Agnes Chase. Edna NJ. Pur-
tell. Kate Heffelfinger, Anna NJ.
Kuhn. Sarah Lockrey. Edith Ainge,
Gladys Greiner. Dora Lewis. Clara
r. Void, Lillian NJ. Ascough, La
vinia l. Dock. Elsie Hill. Ruby E.
Koenig. Hazel Hunkins and Lucy
Burns.
Demand Separate Trials.
Each was tried for a violation of
the park regulations. and while the
legal issues involved and evidence
produced practically were the same
in every Instance, all demanded and
were given separate trials on their
pleas Of not guilty to the charges
against them.
These charges accused the defend
ants OF having on August climbed
Lafayette statue, situated in one OF
the public grounds of the United
States in the district of Columbia
under the charge and control of the
Chief Of Engineers. U. S. A, in vto-
lation of. and contrary to the rules
and regulations prescribed and ap-
proved October 28, 1913. by the CHIEF
of Engineers, u. S. A, by authority
of, and pursuant to. the act Of Con-
gress approved July 1, 1898, known
as An act to vest in the Commits
sioners of the District OF Columbia
control of street parking in SAID
District"
SUITS Refuse Attorney.
None of the defendants had an
attorney or desired one, and no eVl-
dence was introduced in their be-
half. All stood pat on the assump-
tion that they were proceeding with
in their legal rights when they un-
dertook to wave banners and make
speeches from the pedestal OF La
fayette's statue, and that the park
police were interfering with the ex-
srcise of free speech by their
arrests.
May Attack ConstItutIOnality.
From this it would seem that the
defendants will rely upon an attack
on the constitutionality of the park
regulations in case Judge Mcmahon
should find them guilty. Each de-
fendant tried yesterday harangued
the court with considerable spirit,
and all united in proclaiming that
they proposed TO carry on their
campaign of enlightenment from
the suffragette standpoint whether
the court liked it or not. and no
matter how often they were ar
rested in connection Herewith.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-14

Trains losded with plauks and
beams of timber have been passing
through Germany to Belgium. The
government is keeping the ,populact
away from the trains to hide thejl
destination and purposes. report
travellers just returning from I;el.
GUM.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-14
NAL. GRACE BULMAN LEAVES.

Maj Grace Bulman. dietician az
Camp Columbia, the war working
girls camp on Conduit road. LEFT last
night for New York She has been
made dietician for q hospital unit
somewhere, In France" and WI sail
In the near future.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-14

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The Washington herald., 1918-08-14

$3.50 Art Reed Table, with
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$I7.So Fiber Rush Rocker;
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$r7.5o Old Ivory Armchair,
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The Washington herald., 1918-08-14

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The Washington herald., 1918-08-14

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