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The Washington times., 1918-12-17
AID. c. MEN DIE;
12ARE WOUNDED

The casualty list, issued by the
War Department today, contains the
names OF sixteen Washington men.
Two were killed in action, one died
Of wounds, and one died of disease,
and twelve others were wounded in
action.
Privates Julius E. Fades and Ern-
est Smith, colored soldiers, formerly
Of the District National Guard, First
Separate Battalion, are named as
killed in action in Argonne and
Mouse sectors on September -. Both
were in the 3T2d Infantry and sailed
for overseas last April. Fades who
was nineteen years old, is the son or
Mrs. Carrie Fades. OF ia seventh
street southeast Smiths next OF kin
is given as Mrs. Elnora c. Smith, OF
1913 Vermont avenue northwest
Adjutant General T. c. Harris OF
the War Department, has receNe 81
word of the death OF his son. Capl'
Charles d. Harris, from wounds re
ceived in action. Captain Harris
name Is on today's list as wounded
severely.
Lieut. Philip Tindall. who was re-
ported wounded recently, has dled Oh
pneumonia, according to tntorma no.
received bv his father, William I'm
dali, Of I7S Lanier place.
Colonel Waterman Gassed.
Col. John ]. Waterman. husband OF
Mrs. Ruth H. Waterman, Of ln6
Twenty-second street northwest, and
a West Point graduate, was overcome
by mustard gas in the Argonne
forests on October 6. according to n
message received here today. Colonel
Waterman only recently was promot-
ed to command Of the Third Field
Artillery from the rank Of major. He
has been overseas since April and Is
thirty-one years OF age.
Lieut. Clarence w. Renshawe has
been wounded slightly. He formerly
lived in Washington and is the son
of Mrs. Mary n. Renshawe, who is
living with his wife, Mrs. Mildred
Renshawe, at Eden's Terrace, Cations
willie, lid. Mrs. Renshawe recently
was notified that her husband had
been gRssed while leading his platoon
near the Meuse river salient.
Sergt. John H. Chaney,s who was
formerly employed in Harry Ward
mans real estate office. was wounded
in action. He has written since to
his sister, Miss Rosa CLANCY, of
Northbrook Courts, saying he expect
ed to be home soon. CLANCY is in the
312th Machine Gun Battalion, COM
The Washington times., 1918-12-17
UNTERMYER DENIES
HE AIDED GERMANS

A complete denial that he had been
pro-German at any time before the
United States entered the war or had
aided German agents in their propa-
ganda was made before the Senate
Propaganda Investigating Committee
today by Samuel Untermyer. New
York lawyer.
There is not a shred of basis for
either Of these vague Implications -
Mr.. Untermyer said.
Mr.. Untermyer explained that his
letter to DR.. Albert. financial agent
Of the German government in this
country, proposing that he invest
some money In the purchase OF the
New York Morning and Evening Sun,
was purely q business proposition.
There was no intention to aid DR..
Albert in spreading propaganda, he
said.
Mr.. Untermyer listed patriotic &C.
tivities In which he was engaged ever
since the war broke out in 1914. He
was attorney. he said. for many Brit
ish interests and had declined many
attractive offers to represent German
and Austrian interests, fearing that
sooner or later the United States
would be drawn into the war against
the central powers.
Spoke for Liberty Loans.
In September. 1914, because of his
pro-ally sentiment, he declined to
review the German white Book"
when he was requested to do so by
the New York Times. He made
speeches for the Liberty loans. the
Red Cross, and many war relief or
CARNATIONS. he said.
Hfa arrharrf1fNn..
aggregated 100000 and donations
to the Red Cross 500, 900. he contin-
ued. His son, thirty-five years old,
volunteered when the war broke out,
and at one time he offered to raise
and equip volunteer regiment-
His connection with the citizens
committee on food shipments, which
previous testimony characterized as
a pro-German organization, was only
the most casual, Mr.. Untermyer ex-
planned Since that time he has given
$4,000 for milk for French babies,
he added
Explains Letter to Dr.. Albert.
Referring to the letter he wrote
to DR.. Albert proposing the purchase
of the New York Sun, Mr.. Inter
myer said:
Nothing was ever done about the
thing. The nebulous business propo-
sition which 1 discussed with DR.. Al
bert OF his investing money in
an American-owned and controlled
newspaper apparently did not appeal
to him, for I heard nothing further
from him beyond q note saying he
was communicating with his friends.
A week after writing the letter from
Florida left there and a week later
sailed for South America for a two
months stay.
The negotiation, IL it can be dig
nified by that name, was conducted
by one of my friends, a well-known
and experienced newspaper man. This
was before 1 mentioned the subject
to DR.. Albert, or had any thought
that he might be interested, and was
for our joint account. 1 never came
in contact with the proposed vendors;
1t never reached that stage.
THE talk about this evening and
morning paper being in the market
had been common gossip for a long
time and we were anxious to acquire
it on proper terms. / had discussed
il in 1913 before the European war,
with the same friend, at a time when
he was considering the purchase of
the Evening Post that was then sup
posed to be for sale. We have been
and are still in negotiation for
another paper on his behalf.
The Washington times., 1918-12-17
WALL ST. MARKET

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE strength
in the stock market was indicated by
the advances which were made in
many issues at the opening today on
a small volume OF business. Nearly
everything in which there is public
interest made fractional gains.
Steel commo-1 moved up y, to ara.
and a few OF the other steel stocks
made the same amount OF gain. Unit
ed States Rubber, in which there has
been persistent buying for some time,
advanced 1 point, to 1885.
The oil stocks were all active and
strong with continued interest attach
ed to Sinclair Oil, which advanced y.
to 34h. Royal Dutch made a gain OF
pa points to los. and nexican Pc
troleum advanced 2 points, to 1854.
Distillers' Securities, rose q, to
51&. Union Pacific and Southern Pa
cific both advanced n in the first
fifteen minutes.
The only important trading during
the forenoon occurred in the special
ties. Royal Dutch sold up to los. an
upturn of 2h points. and Sinclair OIL
sold up to 54h. Texas Company>Irose
to 1901.
United States Rubber made a new
high record at TeA. Wilson & CO.
moved up 2%- to T7A, while Great
Northern Ore advanced IL points to
1874. Steel common moved up frac-
tionally to 9715. and fractional gains
were recorded in all the other stand
ard issues.
Yantardav a.aA
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C0RELLI SAYS PRESIDENT
CONTROLS PEACE PLANS

LONDON, England. Dec. 1T.-It
President Wilson does not sit at the
peace table. he will oVershadow II
anyway, such is his greatness and
influence. in the opinion OF Marie
Corelli. in an article under the title
of "a Significant Arrival: The Dawn
of a New Day" appearing in the cur
rent issue OF the Pail Mall Gazette.
mo one is endowed with an imagi-
nation capable of foreseeing the re
suit of President Wilson's visit" says
the article, and proceeds: "As great
as Lincoln was, Wilson is greater"
The Washington times., 1918-12-17
FOE TO BEGIN DELIVERY
OF TROOP TRAINS DEC. 10

Surrender OF German transport ma
terial will be carried out as follows,
according to diplomatic advices:
From December Is to IS the Ger
mans are to give up daily 40 en-
gines and 5000 cars. On each OF the
twenty succeeding days they are to
surrender $50 engines and 5000 cars.
The Washington times., 1918-12-17
TO GET MONEY BEFORE XMAS
GAS BONDS

A merry Christmas. was assured
pensioners and teachers of the Dis
trict when the disbursing officer an
nounced today that the pensioners
will receive their allotments tomor-
row, and the school teachers win re-
ceive their salaries Thursday. Dis
bursement is usually made about the
last day of the month
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MY DEAR Sergeant:
IF TT wasn't.
THAT YOU are q soldier.
AND ARE very busy.
KNOCKING ,EM dead.
AT THE Knickerboeker.
1 SHOULD decline.
TO PAY any attention.
TO THE silly question.
YOU HAVE asked.
AND ANSWERING it.
ALL 1 can say.
IS THAT it depends
WHERE THE general was.
WHEN HE bit the apple.
THAT WAS offered to him.
BY A buck" private.
SURPRISING. FOR instance.
THAT THE buck" private.
WAS HAVING a medal.
PINNED on his breast.
BY HIS friend the general.
AND THE buck" private.
SHOULD PULL out an apple.
AND TAKE a bite.
AND HAND it to the general.
IN THAT case.
IF THE general took bite.
HE'D BE hungry.
OR sUPPOsING, for instance.
THAT THE buck" private.
HAD STOLEN the apple.
FROM A poor fruit woman.
AND HIS friend the general
The Washington times., 1918-12-17
X. C.. BIS TOWN TOPICS
sy JEAN KNOTT
DEAR K. C. B.:

A. q
Will please decide the following debate that started
table the Seventy-frst Regiment Armory the other day.
Suppose general met buck" private who eating apple
and the private offered the general bite And the general
Would contend that the
cratic would claim that the general hungry?
decision awaited with interest by
"Good Luck SAM which played crowded
Lexington for weeks and knocking em dead
booker. SERGT E. A
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TOOK A bite
IN THAT case. =
HE'D BE democratic
II you get what mean
OR SURPRISING. for instance.
THAT THE buck" private.
AND HIS friend the general
WERE IN a shell hole
AND COULDN'T get back.
AND THE buck" private.
SHOULD PULL out an apple.
AND START to eat it.
AND THE general should grab it
AND EAT IT all.
IN THAT case.
HE'D BE democratic.
AND ALSO hungry.
AND. ANYWAY.
I'VE TAKEN as great pains
TO RUN your letter.
WITH THE ad in it.
ABOUT "GOOD Luck. Sam
AS YOU took.
wEEN YOU wrote the letter.
AND understand.
YOU HAVE matinees.
on WEDNESDAY and Saturday.
AND THAT the evening curtain.
Is s,I5.
AND THAT this week
IS THE last week.
AND IT'S a very good show.
AM I right.
or Is the general hungry?
THANK yod.
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FOOD EXHIBIT AND FINE PRO
3 GRAM TO FEATURE TUsKEGEE
CONFERENCE.

Tuskegee, Ala - (Speeial)-''Meet
ing the Needs of the War Situation -
will be the topic for discussion at the
annual Tuskegee Negro Conference,
which eonvenes at Tuskegee Institute,
Wednesday and Thursday, January l6
and IL, 1918. In the first days session,
emphasis will be given to the problems
Of food and farming which have be-
come especially important and urgent
since this country has entered the war.
The Annual Workers Conference will
be held on Thursday, January 18th and
the special topics which will be consid-
cred are: "What Is Being Done, in
Spite of the War Conditions to Increase
the Facilities for Rural Education"
what the Schools for Higher and
Secondary Education Are Doing to
Help Improve the Rural Schools" and
What Is Being Done by the Rural
Schools to Help Improve the Rural
Community Life" along such lines as
helping to promote better farming, i'm
prove the home, help the church, con-
serve health and direct the social life
Of the community.
This session Of workers" will bring
together teachers, ministers, and Others
who are engaged in some form of def
mite work for the Improvement of the
masses of the Negro people.
A number Of state superintendent of |
education, and other persons prominent |
in the educational work for the Colored |
people have been invited to appear on |
the program. The aeceptanees already |
and the general interest mani |
Tested in the subjects for discussion in. |
iieate that the Twenty-seventh Annual |
Conference win be largely attended,
md very successful meetings held.
In addition to the regular program
here win be a number Of interesting
exhibits arranged by the various de-
'artments at the institute. Among
hese win be an exhibit showing various \
var substitutes for food which is being
Irranged by Prof. George W. Carver.
lireetor Of the Tuskegee Experiment
'tation- For Information regarding the
difference, write r r. Motion, prinei-
al Taskegee Institute, Ala. J.
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The Woman's Committee, State Council of De
Defense, Continues to Do Splendid Work
The Child Welfare Work Is Well Under Way
Mrs. J. Ogden Armour Is Cheerfully Doing Her
Bit In That Direction

cit is more dangerous to be baby
in England than it is to be a soldier in
France" England is plaearded with
this statement. France estimates that
every child is worth s400 besides its
support. In the third year of the war
all the Allied nations have realized the
necessity of vigorous child welfare cam
paign as war measures.
Illinois must fall in step. This was
the message of the first meeting Of the
new child welfare committee of the
Women s Committee, G. N. d. The first
step seems to be birth registration. The
lack of it has already caused a great
deal of confusion and injustice in the
working out of the selective draft. In
January, 1917, campaign was started
by DR.. Violet Palmer Brown, of the
Illinois Federation of women's Clubs,
who sent out a letter to 1900 state
physicians. The only town which she
found had 100 per cent birth registra-
ton was Ottawa, ILL.,, and it has a
woman registrar. The Woman's Com
mittee, Illinois Council of Defense, is
sending to everyone of its county chair
men a letter asking them to start a
birth registration campaign in their
community. The first step viii be to
make a map showing the number of
births and the infant mortality of the
past year. Then it is hoped to get
community nurses in every community
in Illinois. Already the State Fedora
ton of Clubs has secured 30 nurses.
Special courses will be arranged for
physicians in infant welfare work, in
order that there may be infant welfare
clinics all over the state, and Mrs. Ida
Couch Wood Is arranging for a special
course for nurses. The committee feels
that there is no more important war
work than this and that it will be Grim |
inally negligent to shirk a duty which |
the Allied nations, after three years of |
bitter experience, have found so impor-
tant.
Mrs. J. ogden Armour's War Maps.
The Woman 3 Committee, in the two
short months in which Mrs. Charles
has been chairman of the
Finance Committee, has raised 10000.
But If it is to be financially prepared
iOr the work that is ahead of it, it must
'aise great deal more. Mrs. j. Ogden
Armour has hit upon one Of the most
ingenious plans in the two war maps
which she is sending out all over Hi
lois- These maps have been specially
prepared and are the most complete and
p-to-date that have ever been pub
shed. They show not only our present
but the advances that have
cen made since the beginning of the
var. Each map will be cut into 1,l76
quares. On Wednesday, January End,
he first map was sent out to all the ,
nits of the Woman's Committee out |
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whom he labors, with q sense Of joy and
appreciation that his own individuality
the very best that is in him-is at no
point stifed or subdued, he will, in this
noble position to which duty has called
him, give a demonstration of spiritual
and intellectual leadership and of con-
crete achievement that will always be
q source of satisfaction to his genuine
friends here.
"Pittsfeld is honored that it should
have been visited in the attempt to find
a man who would measure up to the
Hampton standard-the standard set by
General Armstrong and so splendidly
sustained by his successor, Doctor FRS
sell.
.''To this honor the city viii not be
insensible. Mr.. Gregg will do his best
will give the finest that is in him-and
he cannot fall
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| side of Cook County with an appeal for
funds. Each chairman will have q
week to collect as much money as she
possibly can, and then will return the
squares to Miss Isadore Burroughs, Sec
rotary of Mrs. Armour's unit. With
each square goes a copy of the COM
pleted map. The second map will be
sent to clubs, church societies, etc, in
Cook County, and there will be the
greatest rivalry as to which map col
lects the most money, and which can be
put together first. The maps will be
completed in the waiting room of Mar
shall Field 3, and will later be exhibit
ed in one of the show windows and
eventually sold to the highest bidders.
There will be a British day when the
British front is placed together; Bel
gian day, a French day, and an Italian
day. Copies of the big war map will be
autographed by prominent people and
sold at Marshall Fields and through
Miss Isadore Burroughs. There will also
be on sale an attractive little emblem
small Sammy's helmet suspended by
red, white and blue ribbon. A similar
emblem, called Tommie's helmet, is
very much in vogue in England. The
last two days Of the exhibition will be
Illinois and Chicago day. The names
of the units contributing will be writ
ten around the map.
The fact that at any time the ma
tional government may call upon the
Woman's Committee of Illinois for
some great patriotic work makes it i'm
perative to have full treasury. In a
national emergency the women of Hi |
nois could be modified in twenty-four |
hours. At the present time, the WON
an 8 Committee is training the women |
of Illinois to conserve food, fuel, cloth
ing, and the money spent in postage,
work, etc, to do this work,
is fully compensated for by the hun
dreds of thousands of dollars saved for
the Government. The Speakers Com
mittee is combating pro-Germanism
and paeifst doctrines by sending
trained speakers to women s audiences
in all parts of the state. Every one of
the l02 counties Of Illinois has had one
Dr. more speakers sent out by the wom-
rs Committee. It is acting as an en-
'loyment agency to facilitate the nee
,ssary readjustment of labor; it is pro-
'eeting and helping to house the work
ng girls who are. being moved from
lace to place all over the state because
# Government contracts. There is no
more patriotic work than teaching Eng
ish to non-English speaking women
nd in giving all foreign women lessons 8
n practical patriotism. All this is be-
ng done by the Woman 3 Committee q
nd it cannot be done without money, I
nymore than our guns at the front can J
C fired without munitions. n
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vooAfIoNs FOE BLIND SOLDIERS.

Shortly after the war began, Sir
(then Mr. Cyril Arthur Pearson, Baro
net, President of the National Insti
tute for the Blind, organized the Blind
Soldiers and Sailors Care Committee
to take in hand the men who had given
their sight for freedom, and to put them
on their feet. The Blind Soldiers and
Sailors Care Committee took steps i'm.
mediately after it had been organized
to find suitable building to establish
an institution for housing and training
blinded fighters. Careful inquiries led
to the selection of est. Dunstan So
a large, eommodious house set in the
midst off fifteen acres of beautiful
grounds.
The first thing a blinded warrior
learns when he goes to st. Dunstan 3
is to read Braille with his finger tips.
1t is surprising how quickly he masters
the system. Some Of the men make
more rapid progress than others, though
nearly every one is able to read Braille
quite rapidly after six or seven weeks
practice. The secret of success lies in
the Institute employing blind instrue-
tors to teach the blind. / found that
many of these teachers were working
without any recempense whatever, and
4 number of them were women,
Sir Arthur Pearson 3 secretary told
me that they were also teaching blind
ed warriors to be telephone operators
and divers. He said that great empha-
sis was laid upon the advisability of
every man acquiring some trade that
would make him independent of char
Ity. Men who learn to read and write
Braille or study stenography or mas
age in the morning, spend the after
loon in one Of the workshops, on the
'oultry farm, or at gardening or net
ing. Those who engage in some man. |
lal occupation in the forenoon undergo
manual training in the afternoon. Thus
he head and the hands are equally
Ieveloped.-Saint Nihal Singh, in the |
'outhern Workman.
The broad ax., 1918-01-12
PHYLLIS wHEATLEY CLUB NOTES

The Phyllis Wheatley Club met
Wednesday, Jan. 2. Business of impor.
lance was transacted. An interesting
letter was read from Captain Stuart
Alexander of the clubs adopted Com
pany B. A long telegram had been
sent with the season s greetings and a
box of smokes" for Xmas cheer. The
club hopes to keep in touch with
the boys when they go cover there. ("
The next meeting will be held at the
Home, 1886 Rhodes avenue, wednes-
day, Jan. 16, at p. m. sharp.
Mrs. Wilder of White Sulphur
Springs, W. Va. will talk on the home
school for girls at Peake, Va, and q
member of the Council of National De-
Tense, Woman's Committee, will speak
under the auspices of the educational
Miss H. g. whyte, chair
man; Mrs. Ophie Brown Wells will have
charge Of the music. Visitors are cor
daily invited.
ELIZABETH LINDSAY DAVIS,
President. \
NORA LEE, Recording Secretary.
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NEWS ITEMS FROM MELRoSE
PARK.
By Miss Elinor Garrett.
Gleanings from Here and There and
Everywhere.

New Years evening the Evanston
Y. NJ. G. A. held open house with a large
attendance of both young and old. The
younger folks, after participating in a
grand march led by Mr.. Horace Cans
and Miss Sarah Wood of Milwaukee,
rendered a short program of impromptu
numbers. Mrs. Edna B. Ketehum PLAYED
several solos which were highly appre-
eiated by all present. Miss W. Frank
lin sang a splendid solo. But the treat
OF the evening was the reading of two
original compositions by Mr.. Lisbon, a
student of Northwestern University.
Delightful refreshments were served
to each and all.
Mrs. Edna b. Ketehum entertained nj
a delicious three course dinner Wednes-
day. Mrs. W. Wetherall, Mrs. W. Stew
art and Mrs. T. Alexander, all of Evans
ton, also Miss Elinor j. Garnett of
Melrose Park, who is our hostess
niece
The New Years Dance of the Pha-
lanx Club held at Unity Hall was quite
success. The reporter heard on all
sides that never before had there been
such gathering of feminine beauty.
whether due to the good Judgment of
the postoffiee boys or not, the reporter Is
unable TO say Several of the Camp
Grant boys were present looking SPLEEN
did in their spOtless o. d. uniforms.
This same Phalanx Club is to hold a |
Provident Hospital Benefit Dance on
February sixth, at New Assembly Hall,
formerly Masonic Hall, at 1856 State |
Street. 1t is to be hoped that the folks
Of Chicago will attend in great numbers
to help along a good cause. Will
Browns Orchestra will, as usual, fur
nish excellent music.
Mrs. L. Green of Ann Arbor. Mich.
spent the Christmas holidays with her
brother, Mr.. g. A Harrison, of 429 18th
Avenue, haywood.
Mrs. ]. II. Garrett spent Thursday
and friday Of the week of December
sixteenth at Rockford. Both days she
visited Camp Grant to see her soldier
10y John ii. Garrett of Headquarters
Company. All the boys send greetings
10 Chicago.
Private A II. Wallis formerly an
leolyte at st. Thomas Episcopal Church,
writes to our reporter from London.
england, where his regiment, the
queens Own Rifles Of Canadian volun-
eers, is stationed, before leaving for
rance. Two thousand Of q. s. ''sam-
MES" sailed ON the same boat and are
iso stationed at England. Makes US
1t up and think shall our boys soon | ]
ollowf From recent reports the 37Oth q
Infantry, formerly Eighth Illinois, shall | !
ave as soon as necessary equipment
J issued
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SPECIAL NOTICE

Beginning with the issue of Jan.
18th The Broad Az win publish a series
OF articles on the relation Of the Colored
people Of Chicago to the business and
industry of Chicago.
do not miss one Of these articles rs
they win form a comprehensive and
authentic exposition Of the present
business and industrial status Of the
Chicago Negro with the opinions Of the
leading business men and their dedue.
lions a. to the future.
Order your copy NOW.
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ExCELsIoR CLUB ELECTS
OFFICERS.

The Excelsior Club held its annual
election Wednesday evening, January
., at the residence of Mrs. Letha Hunt,
5a1s La Fayette avenue.
Mrs- Dazzle Washington was elected
president. Miss Hattie Williams, the
clubs former president, who has 80 sue
eessfuily directed the club, refused to
become candidate to succeed herself.
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The entertainment given by Nm
Alice sOuthsrs, Saturday evening Il
the interest of st. Paul c. n 3
Church, was a success. Her mOthg
Mrs. Rosa Beekwith and Mr.. ......
rendered her appreeiable assistance il
entertaining her many patrons.