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The Washington herald., 1918-09-12
..'CHAIN' STORE
GETS BENEFIT
Small Grocers Complain Of
New Fan" List
Plan.

Charges that the weekly fair price
list of the local food administration.
as 1t In now published, as an adver-
tisement of the chain stores of
Washington were made at a meeting
of the Retail Grocer Protective As
ISOLATION last night.
It was stated that the chain
stores, owing 10 the fact that they
bought in carload lots, were able to
sell at the prices quoted by the ad-
ministration, and at even lower
prices. Under the new policy OF the
Food Administration. which Is to
publish a list OF stores which sell
at the minimum prices, II was point
ed out that the chain stores would
be put on the list while many other
stores, because they cannot buy in
great quantities, would not be list
ed as fair"
Wilson Addresses Dealers.
The publication of the fair price
list was reviewed by the Federal
Food Administrator for the District.
Clarence R Wilson. He outlined
briefly the newly announced policy
OF the Administration in regard to
lLsllns lOOu as
mum" or minimum" stores.
The various problems confronting
the grocers were discussed at the
meeting. A considerable wrangling
resulted from the discussion OF the
meat question. Many OF the dealers
took the view that the buying OF
meat should be judged by the local
ity in which the store is situated,
while others maintained that any
kind OF meat could be sold in any
place so long as good salesmanship
was used. 1t was predicted that the
cuts Of meat which may be pur-
chased on certain days would be
indicated by the Food Administra-
ton
The labor problem was discussed
and IL was agreed that the best way
to meet this question was to curtail
seSvice and let the people wait on
themselves and carry their goods. At
the request of the Food Administra-
tor, a committee OF three is to be
appointed to confer with the fair
price list committee of the admins
tration. This committee will present
the views of the retail merchants of
the city on the fixing OF prices and
the proper margin which should be
allowed dealers.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-12
Thursday Selected
To Avoid Elections.

The Provost Marshal General
picked Sept. IL as Registration Day,
because it was the only available
day this week. There were cleo
tions in various States Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday and as the
election machinery was to be used,
those days were barred. Saturday
was barred in Difference to the orth-
odox Jews. which left Thursday
and Friday. Friday was the 18th of
the month.
The Provost Marshal Generals
office is not superstitious." says
Col. Warren. Gen. Crow6er's assist
ant, but there are a lot of men In
this country who wouldn't like to
register for war service on Friday,
the 18th. They would know they
had no chance; so we made II
Thursday. the 18th"
The Washington herald., 1918-09-12
MILLIONS REGISTER
TODAY TO BATTLE
FOR WORLD FREEDOM
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5fs District building and anyone de-
string to reach the once must en-
ter by the west door a. the building
will be closed.
With the wide distribution Of ad-
vertising matter 1t 10 not expected
that there will be much call for the
services OF the bureau. but ~ there
are always some who neglect such
matters It was thought advisable that
the Office should be open. In no other
city in the country have the regis
trants had the opportunities to ac-
quaint themselves with the proper
place of registration that the men Of
the city Of Washington have had.
The Post ONCE authorities have had
delivered to every home In the Dis
trict a card showing the exact place
where each male member Of the fam
Ny Is to register. II is believed that
Washington is the only city in which
this has been done.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-12

created. and is a well-known figure
in Washington. Besides his posi-
tiOn on the Board OF Review in
which capacity he has passed on
every proceeding coming before the
commission. he has been counsel in
charge OF the Commission Enemy
Patent License and Export Trade
division since that division was es-
tablished.
Maj. Mcdonald lived in Oshkosh,
WIS., before coming to Washington.
For fifteen years before his appoint
ment on the commission ne prac-
ticed law there and in Wittenberg.
following his graduation from the
Chicago College of Law.
The commission has granted him
an indefinite leave of absence and
he will proceed at once to Camp
Sherman, Chillicothe. Ohio. where
he has been appointed Judge ad-
vocate.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-12
COAL MINERS SET
NEW DIGGING PACE
Week. Work at ConnelIsville Bad
for the Huns.

Connellsvllle coking-coal miners
made a shock attack on Prussianism
last week when they smashed all pre-
vious coal-mining records for the dis
trict In spite OF Labor Day.
This Information was sent to James
B. Neale, director Of production OF
the Federal Fuel Administration.
from W. L. Byers, production man
ager.
The tonnage for the week was u.s.
22l, an increase OF 2424 tons over the
preceding week and 1,267 tons more
than the previous high week OF the
current coal year.
Connellsville coal is great source
OF coke supply and thus this great
output is a direct contribution to the
nations blast furnaces which are sup
plying the metal for guns and shells
to be shipped abroad.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-12
WOMAN OPERATOR is
ARRESTED AS A SPY
Wanda Kreudngzer, Operating Gov,
eminent Wire, Being Held.

New York. Sept. 11.-Wearing on her
breast a service pin with four stars
on Il, Miss Wanda KreutingIer, for
sixteen years trusted telegraph opera
tor Of the Postal Telegraph Company
was arrested here today for trans
hitting information Of the most i'm
Dortant nature to the German govern
ment.
Miss Kreutingzer, who has oper-
sted a government wire between this
city and munitions plants at New Ha-
ven, Bridgeport and other places for
the past four years, IL said tonight TO
have admitted that she has been CIV
ing information Of ship saillngs and
munitions shipments to German
agents.
The woman declared she did not
Know how the information was sent
20 Germany. but she spoke Of a wire
ess plant in Mexico.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-12
MOTOR VICTIM SUES.

c. r. Nichols. a minor tbroupb
Charles E. Nichols. his father, filed
suit in the equity courts yesterday
against Frank Mccormick for $40 900
damages alleged to have been sustain
ed last July 10 when the boy was
run over by an auto, said to belong
to defendant. while crossing Sixth
street, near NJ street northwest. II
Is alleged in the complaint that the
machine was being driven at an ex-
oessivs speed :
The Washington herald., 1918-09-12
YANK TROOPS
ON TORPEDOED
VESSEL SAVED
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have contributed to their splendid be-
havior. after the attack.
Zed Sims, of Birmingham. Ala, one
Of the survivors. makes the positive
| assertion that the U-boat was de-
| stroyed. He says he saw its wreck
| age as well as dead members of the
| crew floating in the sea.
Doland Cameron. a New Yorker
| said the sea was extremely calm and
the weather very clear at the time
of the attack.
Nelson McCauley of Newbergen,
N. J., and Jno. Gagliae, of Brook
lyn. N. Y. say they saw the torpe-
do speeding toward the liner.
Some reports give Friday after
noon as the time of the attack.
The attack occurred about zoo
miles off the English coast. at fifteen
minutes to three Saturday after
noon.
Ship Jagged Behind.
The troop ship was originally in the
center OF the convoy, but at the time
the attack was made she was tagging
behind the other vessels, having had
slight engine troubles.
Cool, but fast" was the way Ed
Wdl0 tIIh, u up
the conduct Of the American troops
Immediately after the liner had been
struck.
when the blast came" said he,
1.-The men moved toward the lifeboats,
as they had been trained to do. The
force of the explosion threw the men
back from the rails, but everybody
kept cool. They worked mighty fast,
though
Strolling along the upper deck,
George NJ. Weiner, another Chicago
man, spotted the forecastle OF the u
boat as 1t was cutting through the
sea straight to the port side Of the
troop ship. Whether 1t is he who
caused the signal to be given is not
quite clear from the 30 far still frag-
mentary stories. but within less than
half q minute q quartette of British
destroyers plunged down upon the ser
pent of the sea, and from the decks
Of each Of the little greyhounds depth
bomb after depth bomb was hurled
In the direction of the spot where the
U-boat submerged By that time the
two torpedoes, one Of which hit the
troop ship, had been despatched.
Oil and debris hurled upward near
where the U-boat had submerged con-
vinced eye-witnesses that the subma-
rine was destroyed by one Of the
depth bombs. Some say they saw
human bodies swirling amid the
wreckage. As usual in such cases,
there are many conflicting reports.
One says four dead Germans were
seen floating near the scene Of the
torpedoing. Another asserts a men,
Der Of the U-boat crew was captured
alive.
Other reports dealt with alleged loss
Of lives on the troop ship, one saying
twenty srokers were killed while late
today it, was said one life was lost
There Is nothing official, however. to
contradict the first statement that all
hands were sayed
The Washington herald., 1918-09-12
LIBERTY BONDS
SOON TAX FREE
Action on Bill to Follow
Close Revenue Debate
Tomorrow.

Plans for the speedy enactment of
the bill desired by Secretary. McAdoo
to exempt liberty bonds from income
taxes were formulated by the House
and Senate committees yesterday.
Chairman Kitchin Of the Ways and
Means Committee issued call for
the committee to meet In the morning
to hear from Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury Leffingwell. and 1t is
probable the bill will be Immediately
reported to the House.
Mr.. Kitchin intends to push the
general debate on the big revenue bill
to a close this afternoon, so that the
new bill relating to the liberty bonds
may be taken up and passed tomor-
row.
Senator Simmons. chairman of the
Senate Finance Committee, will take
similar measures to put the bill
through the Senate before the date
OF the fourth liberty issue.
Means Loss of $4,000, 900.
The enactment of the bill will mean
a loss OF not over s50,000,000 from the
estimated yield OF the pending rev.
enue bill, Mr.. Kitchin said. This
amount will be well taken care of in
the large margin which the bill al
ready has over the 5000, 100000 figure.
so that no revision of the rates fixed In
the revenue bill will be made neces-
sary by the removal of the surtax
from the liberty bonds. Mr.. kitchin
said:
THE bill IL already estimated TO
yield considerably more than $500,
| 600, 600, so that II Congress should pass
the bill desired by Secretary McAdoo
and exempt the interest Of the liberty
bonds from taxation we will still have
enough to fall back upon without
raising any Of the rates in the Dill.
Protest Theater Tax.
Protests against raising the tax on
! theaters and other places OF amuse-
! ment were made to the Senate Finance
| Committee yesterday by number OF
New York producers and managers
who told the committee that the in.
creased rate in the House bill would
simply drive q large proportion o.
| them out Of business. They claimed
| exemption from any higher tax be-
cause OF the large amount OF wal
! work they are doing. Mark klaw. oi
Klaw and Erlanger. was the principal
spokesman for the thester managers
The effect Of the new draft act was
described as being very disastrous e
the theatrical profession by Mr.. klaw
He said that the average actor Il
within the draft age and is wedded tc
an actress who has independent mean:
of support For this reason. he de-
| clared, few OF them will be able L
claim exemption and the manager
will be hard pressed to fill theil
| places.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-12
Carefully Planned Raid
Repulsed by Americans.

With the Americans in the Vosges,
Sept. lin a sharp hand-to-hand en-
counter which ensued when the Ger
mans attempted a raid southeast OF
st. Die today we repulsed the enemy
inflicting losses upon him.
The Germans evidently used special
ly trained troops in an effort to bag
a large number of prisoners. The
raid was carefully planned. The en-
emy used flame projectors. but had TO
abandon them and they are now lying
in front Of our wire
The Washington herald., 1918-09-12
No Sports at Johns Hopkins.

Baltimore. Sept. 11.-Johns Hopkins
University has decided to call off all
sporting contests for the coming win
ter, including lacrosse and football.
n order that all students may be free
10 devote themselves to war work
along various lines.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-12
Thirteen u. S. Senators
Must Register Today.

Thirteen members OF the U. S.
Senate must register; however. none
of them are subject to immediate
draft call. none being under 81
years of age. They are, with their
ages: Benet. of South Carolina, 3s:
Gerry. 80; Wolcott. Al; Wadsworth.
Al; Trammel, AZ; France, IS: Hard
wick. 45; Shepperd. 43; McNary, a.;
Ashurst. a.; Henderson. As; Pittman,
45. About 120 members OF the
House must register.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-12
FIERCE BATTLE FOR
KEY TOWNS RACES ON
THE BRITISH FRONT
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counter attacking without pause TO
keep Mangin from penetrating fur
ther toward the approaches OF Laon.
All these furious thrusts were repulsed
by the French. They were especially
strong and frequent in the Laffaux
region.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-12
American OmciaI Communique.

Headquarters Of the American
Expeditionary Forces. Sept. Ii
Section AIN the course OF success
full raids in Lorraine our detach-
ments penetrated the enemy's
trenches, infiicting losses and cap
turing prisoners.
There is nothing else Of impor-
tance to report,
The Washington herald., 1918-09-12

Study the store sds-snd your buy
ing tasks will not seem 80 fUl ot
difficulties as when looked at in the
dark"
The Washington herald., 1918-09-12
TRADE COMMISSIONER
NOW MAJOR IN ARMY
Charles H. Mcdonald, Review
Board Chairman, Goes to Camp.

Charles II. Mcdonald. chairman of
the Board OF Review OF the Federal
Trade Commission. has accepted a
commission as major in the Army
Judge Advocate Generals depart
ment.
Maj. Mcdonald has been with the
Trade Commission since It was first
New-York tribune., 1918-07-03
Mayor Labels
Hearst Parade
Stand Official
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city on July 5. and to see that suit
aole arrangements were made for
their entertainments
The Mayor congratulated Commits
sloner Hubert upon his "splendid
suggestion,' and named the following
commlttee oil entertainment:
Allan \. Ryan, George W. Loft. Or.
John A. Harriss, Deputy Police Com
missioner; City Chamberlain Alfred !.
johnson, Deputy Police Commissioner
todman Wanamaker. Police Commits
sIoner Richard f. Enright, James J.
Hoey, Nathan Hirsch, Robert =. Dow.
ing Lawrence Mcclure and Joseph j.
O'Brien.
The city's guests will assemble in
the lobbies OF their espective hotels st st
9:3O a. NJ. Friday and viii be conveyed
in motor cars to the new city pier at
West Fortysixth Street, North River.
which is the most modern and up-to-
date pier in the city. At that point
the party will board the police patrol
boat, the auxiliary police yacht Of Dep
uty Police Commissioner Harriss and
the Dock Commissioners yacht Man
haitian and sail up the Hudson River to
Spuyten Duyvil, thence through the
Har!em River and He'll Gate into the
East River to the Battery. where a
landing will be made ard luncheon
served at the Whitehall Club.
IL the afternoon the party will re-
embark at Pier a and sail through The
XIII Won kull around Staten Island and
cross tho lower bay to Jamaica Bav, il
being intended, ii possible, to stop at
Coney Island. On' the return trip She
party will be landed at West Forty
New-York tribune., 1918-07-03
Hearsfs Agents
Zealously Guard
List of Junkefeers
Especial Dispatch to The Tribune


WASHINGTON. July q Fearful
that the growing unpopularity of the
Hearst junket to New York for the
Fourth of July would drive away
members of Congress who have al
ready accepted the invitations, Hearst
agents here to-day took every pre-
caution to prevent any list of accent
ances from being made public.
You can read the list in The
AMERICAN after we get them up 70
New York." one agent told CORE
spondents. He added that those whose
names had been published ~ going
had received threatening letters, with
artlcles about the junk,. from, The
Tribune cut out and inclosed.
Senator Curtis, of KANSAS the on;v
Senator who has been mentioned a.
su1el " going, was cited by the Hearst
agent as a man who had received
threatening letters.
Three Hearst agents we're sent from
New York in addition to those on the
ground. SO as TO press the invitations
home. One man whose specially is
writing. little boosts Of public men.
which he signs, in the Hearst news
papers and magaz mes, is sent aitcr
members of the Honse and Senate to
induce them to accept afte- they have
declined invitations from agents
whose capacity to be friendly and use
lul Is not so prOnOuncad
New-York tribune., 1918-07-03
Moves to Fcderalize
War Aid Societies
Swami Writes Baker Patri.
otic Organizations Should
Be Supervised

In tho hope of preventing patriotic
persons from being cheated by the
mushroom "war aid" societies that
have sprung up in New York recently,
District Attorney Swami has written to
Secretary Baker urging that the Coun-
Gil Of National Defence place all war
charities under Federal supervision for
the duration of the war.
patriotic societies." the letter says
in part, "should be subject to national
supervision and control, and the bona
fidc ones would not object to reasonable
regulations. This would prevent riva.
alleged patriotic organizations from
springing up and attempting to take ad-
vantage of the good name and reputa
ton Of the original society.
ut should not be possible for two
patriotic organizations to exist where
the public cannot distinguish between
them. For instance. it is very difficult
for the public to distinguish be-
tween the Boy Scouts of America and
the United States Boy Scouts and to
differentiate between the objects and
activities of the two"
New-York tribune., 1918-07-03
Shoes and Ships
And Sealing Wax
Theoretical Pntriotism

'HSoiytNdt NttfOLfSHt
The man who is fighting old Kaiser Bill
One handed and alone,
And plans the whole Of the next cam.
paigp
Four thousand miles from the zone;
Who wears the sign of the latest loan
Yet thanks his oldtime luck
That bis siGht was short for enlistment,
l'ls draft number wasn't struck;
flakes me think OF a guy in the old
home town,
reg lar upstate joke,
Who always carried his matches,
though
lie didn't know how to smoke
d. \.
The Coney barker may continue to ex-
tol the wonders Of the Samar twins
the gr-r-r-reatest marvel of old Moth
er Nature, ladies and gentlemen: puz-
7llng to scientist and layman alike
FOR Magi Mcmahon so decided
yesterday in the Fifth Avenue, Brook
yn. court.
Lucio and Smplico are their names,
and they are linked together in the
fashion made famous by their prcde-
cessors, the Siamese twins. The Chill
dren's Society objected to their CON
tlnued pulling of scientist and Jay
man alike, at the tax OF quarter a
puzzle, on the ground that they were
under age.
1t was established yesterday that
simplico was sixteen. This furnished
an alibi for Lucjo, and the case vas
dismissed.
r. the yanks and British and French
end Italians continue to so ahead the
Teutons may play their next offensive
on the home grounds.
y =
Henry James, OF Salt Lake City, en-
tered the marine recruiting Office an
apparently vigorous young man and
demanded tc be inducted into the corps
Fifteen minutes later he staggered out,
looking as though one foot were in the
grave and the other slipping
"You won't do" the surgeon had told
him after a preliminary examination
What's the matter?" demanded
James indignantly. ''I'm real healthy"
"You have scoliosis. synortis and, I
am afraid, phthisis," began the sur
geon.
"Gosh," said Henry.
You have also slight astigmatism,
otitis media and chronic formuncu-
loais.' the verdict continued
"Mister," said tho applicant faintly,
gimme drink Quick."
The Bolsheviki have turned over the
Russian fleet to the Kaiser who has
promised not 20 use it during the war
and to return it to Russia when peace
is declared, and, try as we Will, we
can't think Of anything funnicr than
just that to say about it.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-03
om NUT ers See
Broker and Lawyer
Burn Hearst Papers
Crowd at Bronxville Sta
tion Cheer Action of Two
Prominent Men

Walter D. Despard, a New York in
surance broker, and Frank j. Moses, a
"ell-knoHn lawyer of Manhattan.
made bonfire yesterday of Hearst's
New York Americans" on the tracks
of the Harlem Railroad in Bronxville
while a crowd Of commuters cheered
and yelled to them to hurry out of the
way of the train.
The S:32 WAS somewhat behind
schedule yesterday morning and the
platform was filled with the every
Gay crowd OF commuters, reinforced by
women bound for shopping in New
YORK, when Messrs. Moses and Despard
arrived IN the station. Without max
ing their plan known to any one. they
vent TO the little newsstand where
New York Americans" were exposed
tor sale. These they purchased, and
a moment later the crowd was startled
10 see two men of dignified appearance
making their way off the platform and
over the inverted trough that guards
the third rail.
Some one warned them that the rail
was alive, but they did not mind a
little thing like that. In the space
between the two tracks they deposited
their papers and started to light A
ire. high wind and the fact that
the papers We're closely folded did not
make this altogether easy, but after
several attempts the mass was in
flames.
Then Just before the train dashed
IN the two clambercd back on the plat
form to receive the congratulations of
those whose cheers had been tempered
by fear that either or both would be
injured.
What you been doing?" some one
asked: Burning Hearst's 'Ameri-
cans'?"
eyes" replied Mr.. Despard. "but the
thlngs are so rotten they will hardly
burn
At his home last evening Mr.. Des-
pard regretted that the incident should
have attracted attention.
1--WE are taking care of Hearst and
his publications in our own way" he
said. "and we are not looking for any
publicity. 1t is true however, that
We had q little bonfire this morning"
Feeling against the sale Of Hearst's
American" and Evening Journal" as
we'll as against papers printed in the
German language, runs high in the
Bronxville section. The German pa
pers are still read there, but as a rule
not in the open.