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The Washington times., 1918-01-11

about coordination in delivery un-
less dealers could have coaL
81 had to refuse. a Supreme Court
justice coal the other day." said the
witness. Fifty different applicants
were in my Office at one time" .
situation Getting Worse.
When. asked IL the coal situation
here was improving. Mr.. Dove de-
clared 1t was growing worse, and was
worse than ever before.
He blamed shipments to the Great
Lakes country for this condition.
This Is due" said he, directly to
made to the Great Lakes
region which deprived Washington
of its natural fuel"
During the last year" asserted
Mr.. Dove, 81 have almost been di-
rected out of business"
He said orders on his books placed
there in April and May were still un-
filled.
"Child's play" was the way Mr..
Dove described the present system
OF Communicating teams and co-ordf-
mating delivery.
Moreover. he pronounced the card
system of Fuel Administrator weav-
er. as theory"
~ do not think there is anything
practical in IT," said Mr.. Dove.
We had no interference in our dis
tribution up to the past week." the
witness said. Now the Fuel Admin
istration has commandeered our
teams and co-ordinated delivery IA
cilities to handle something that's
not here. It's child's play. Our own
teams could deliver all the coal now
in Washington"
Questions asked by Senator Reed
of witnesses in the coal hearing in
dicated that he was giving serious
consideration to the idea OF having 2
the Government buy up all the coal
at the mouth OF the mine and then
distributing IL. The Fuel Administra-
tion has that power today, but 1t
has never used IL.
The Washington times., 1918-01-11
Shell Shock Is Easier
On Married Men Than
Bachelors In Trenches

BOSTON, Jan. 11.-Draw near,
mates. and let this soak in:
Married men in the trenches
stand shell shock much better
than the unmarried"
Capt. John T. McCurdy. Of the
medical officers reserve corps,
who has had long experience with
cases OF shell shock in our war
hospitals abroad. eased off the
foregoing information at a meet
ing of the Massachusetts Society
for Mental Hygiene in the course
of a speech on nervous and men,
tai breakdown from war strain
shell shock.
The Washington times., 1918-01-11
SOUTH'S COLORED
WOMEN ARE DOING
WAR AID WORK

No one has paid much attention 10
what the negro "mammies" and ed
ucated black women. OF America are
doing to help win the war, but they're
doing their share just the same.
ParalleIing the work and organiza-
tions of white women in the Southern
branches of the Women's Committee
of the Council OF National Defense,
the colored women are keeping even,
and in some ins. .ances a jump or two
Rhead of the procession.
The colored women" said a mem
Der of the National Defense Council 3
Woman's Committee today. ARE val
vuable members of the women's army
of America.
They, too. have their men in the
war, and are anxious and well able
to do their part. They work under
their own leaders and often have their
own units. Tennessee is planning tc
organize the entire State I'm separate
units and to encourage them TO train
for nursing.
Active In Maryland.
"Colored teachers in Maryland are
giving of the TYNE that they have
usually taken for much needed rest to
do volunteer work and the State chair
man including publicity reports that
too much praise cannot be given to
their devotion and patriotism.
''ln New Orleans a negro woman
lectures to other women cooks of the
community on rne valSe of wheat sub
stitutes, and they have classes in
food conservation in the municipal
kitchen,
FLORIDA finds the cooperation of
the colored people particularly valu-
able in the case of food conservation.
In that State they are highly organ
lied under a separate chairman of
their own, who has her own organizer,
and they have units all over the
State. Given responsibility and a
mensely loyal and valuable TO the
work.
Camp MeRde Visitor.
Maryland has a colored field secre-
tary, who has been visiting the col
ored girls working at Camp Meade,
and reports good conditions. She has
established binding relations with all
the workers and is keeping a record
of them up to date.
'In Amelia, Md. the Amelia Current
Opinion Club, composed os prominent
colored women OF that city. has taken
up the study OF food. In many coun-
ties the women are raising money to
get wool for sweaters, and also to
make comfort kits for men drafted
from their counties.
"A chairman has been appointed in
Georgia, who is organizing the COL
ored women OF that State
"It was great step in Louisiana
when the colored women were asked
to form one unit OF the fSOd conser-
walton parade. in recognition OF their
able and faithful work in handling
booths for their race"
The Washington times., 1918-01-11
DEFACED QUESTIONABLE,
WOULDN'T GIVE ANSWERS

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Jan. Il-Charged
with defacing his QUESTIONABLE and re-
fusing to answer the questions con-
tained therein, Arnold Jacob Uhl. son
Of a prominent German paint manufac-
turer here. is held today by the Federal
authorities. On his QUESTIONABLE. he
wrote:
'T hereby claim my exemption given
me by the Constitution of the United
States from all military service, except
for the purpose of enforcing the laws of
the Union, suppressing insurrectiOn, and
repelling invasion"
The Washington times., 1918-01-11
CLASS / MEN MUST FIGHT.

Selectives placed in class l will
have to tight, according to announce
ment today from the War Depart
Inent of resolution adopted by the
new war council. Men in this class
Wilt have to serve with the armies
in the field and not with the non
combatant branches Of the service,
such as the ordnance and Quartermas-
ter corps.
The Washington times., 1918-01-11
COMMANDERS HEARSE
TO TAKE MEN TO JAIL

CHICAGO. Jan H. PatrSlman
Ahern commandeered hesrse to
carry two negroes to Jail
Its bad luck protested one. Il
just know something's gong to hap
pen"
1t dId-a $40 ane.
The Washington times., 1918-01-11

the faculties of two universities for
his radical views, and is now chair
man OF the national executive com
mittee OF the Peoples Council Of
America.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-09-26
FORD NOT BOUND BY
DEMOCRATIC DOCTRINE
MAKES HIS FIRST PURELY PoLlT.
ICAL UTTERANcE SINCE Be
ING NOMINATED.

Detroit, Mich, Sept 25.-Making MS
first purely political utterance since
becoming a candidate for the United
States senate, Henry Ford enliyened
THE proceedings of the Democratic
state convention here today with a let
ter in which he informed the party
leaders that although nomnally their
candidate, he did not intend to be
bound by any party considerations,
democratic or republican, Il hold my
self free to support such measures.
whatever their origin, as commend
themselves to my judgment for tho
best interests Of all the people," Mr.
Ford wrote. lie added that he had
not spent dollar to win the nomna-
tion at the August primaries and AID
not intend to spend cent to win the
election.
Mr.. Ford did not attend the conven-
tion.
Despite Mr.. Ford's statement that
he had accepted the senatorial nomina-
tion without specific obligation Of any
kind, the convention adopted a resoiu-
ton piedging complete support to his
candidacy.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-09-26
RED CROSS SLANDERERS
CONVICTED IN TENNESSES

Washington, Sept 25.-Word has
been received at Red Cross national
Headquarters here of the conviction OF
William T. Martin in the federauI
court at Greenville. Tenn, on an in
dictment containing three counts
which charged him with slandering the
Red Cross, President Wilson and the
United States government. Judge
Edward r. Sanford denied the motion
for a new trial on all grounds except
that of insanity and postponed fina'
disposition of the case ten days to en-
able attorneys to submit affidavits
touching on Martins mental condition
This is the second case in which the
espionage act has been invoked to OBJ
tain protection for the Red Cross.
Martin, it was understood here, Is
a resident of Kingsport, Tennessee.
A plea by the defense that the In
dictment should be quashed on the
ground that the Red Cross is not q
part Of the military forces OF the
United States was ovcrruled by the
court
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-09-26
PREACHER CONVICTED
UNDER ESPIONAGE ACT
COVE RNMENT WILL INSIST THE
MAXIMUM PUNISHMENT OF
TWENTY YEARS BE IN
FLlCTED.

Enid, Okla, Sept 25.-William
Hicks. erstwhile Baptist
socialist lecturer, and self
styled president of the World Peace
League" was convicted in the federal
court here late this evening on five
counts of six in a grand jury indict-
ment charging violations of the
epionage act. His penalty was left
with the court, but it is understood
that the government will demand the
maximum penalty under the law Of
twenty years in the federal prison.
Sentence will be passed Saturday
The defendant was Immediately re-
manded to the Garfield county jail
to await sentence
Shortly after the jury returned a
verdict, the Reverend A. B. Hicks, jr
OF Jonesboro, Arkansas, a brother OF
Hicks, was arrested on a charge OF
giving nerjured testimony during the
trial. IN default of a $2,500 band he
was lodged in the county jail A
date for his preliminary hearing ha
not been set
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-09-26
PRESIDENT TO SPEAK
FOR LIBERTY LOAN
WILL LAUNCH THE CAMPAIGN
WITH AN ADDRESS IN NEW
YORK FRIDAY NIGHT

Washington, Sept 25-Presideni
Wilson will launch the fourth Liberty
loan campaign with an address Fri
day night in New York City The
president previously had declared that
he could not leave Washington 10
make an extended speaking tour on
behalf of the loan, but he consented
today to speak on the eve OF the open
ing of the three weeks drive.
Final preparations for the campaisn
went steadily ahead today. Treasury
department Officials took cognizanec
of widespread reports that no subscrip-
tions of less than 5000 would be ac-
cepted for the fourth loan and that no
$50 bonds would be issued AS PROV
ing the falsity OF these rumors Off
Gals pointed out the fact that a larger
proportion of $50 bonds have been
printed this time than ever before and
to the additional fact that loan COM
mittees have instructions to make n
strong effort to sell these baby bonds
TO persons Of very small means " ho
are inclined not to participate in the
loan.
About 100000 bonds, mainly CT
small denominations, have been fin
shed by the bureau Of printing and
engraving today and these were on
heir way to federal reserve district
headquarters.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-09-26
SERBIANS HAVE TAKEN
THIRTY ADDITIONAL GUNS
eulgarians Are Now Retire ating on a
Total Front Estimated at 1870 Miles
the Second Bulgarian Army Being in
Retreat Before the British and
Greeks.

London, Sept. 25-The whole of che
Observation-Disclosures roads con-
Meeting up the two Bulgarian armies
is now in the hands of the allies, ae-
Cordng to news received here late to-
night. The allied cavalry is within ten
miles of the second line extending be-
tween Veles, Ishtip and Prilep.
The enemy is fighting hard to obtain
possession of this road and also in the
sector west of Prilep and it seems to
be race for Uskub as the allied
forces are as near to the city as the
Bulgarians
The allies are now in possession of
The whole course OF the Nardar river
from GieVgeli to Gradsko Toniaht's s
reports say that the Serbians have
taken thirty guns in addition to those
already reported The Bulgarians are
now retreating on a total front esti-
mated at about 1870 miles. the second
army, under General Fec
doroff being in retreat before the BRIT
ish and Greeks on front extending
from the Vardar to the Struma.
British invasion of Bulgaria seems
likely and the Bulgarians are reported
TO be fortifying the old road from Fo-
brovo to Strumitza, which the Britt
ish cavalry is approaching.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-09-26
TAX ON INDIVIDUALS
APPROVED BY SENATE
SECTION ADOPTED EXEMPTING
ALL MEN ABOARD OR AT SEA
FROM INCOME TAX

Washington. Sept 25-Provisiors
of the house draft of the war revenue
bill designed to raise 81 ,4S2, 100000
from incomes of individuals were APP
proved with slight changes today By
the senate finance committee, which
is revising the measure The normal
rate of IL per cent on incomes of in
diyidrals with six per cent for the
first $4,000 or less was adopted, but
the committee decided to re- adjust
the surtax rates, however without re
ducing the amount of revenue they
are designed to raise.
In considering other sections Of the
individual income tax, the senate COM
mittee made It's first important
changes in the house bill For the
house bill clause eXempting from in
come taxes salaries of men in the MIL
itary service abroad or at sea up to
So, 800, the committee substituted 4
provision that all salary received from
the government by men lin active in
the field or at sea-" shall be exempt
from taxation.
Action on the house provisions pro-
posing a tax ON the salaries of the
president. federal judges and officials
of states. counties and municipalities
was deferred. The committee also ten
porarily passed over the house plan to
tax interest received from state. coun-
~ Or ,,,uufaipa1 h0n6s
In considering the definition oi
gross income, the committee today de
ferred decision regarding the inclusion
Of proceeds from life insurance poi:
cies, but approved the house plan of
including income from accident and
health insurance.
The question of deductions to be al
lowed in computing individual in
comes will be considered tomorrow
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-09-26
HOUSTON SHIP YARD
EMPLOYEES DISCHARGED

Houston, Tex, Sept. PA repre-
of industrial relations de-
partment of the shipping board is on
his way to Houston to investigate the
discharge since Monday of six hundred
employees of the Universal Yards and
the announced intention of discharelng
800 more Difference between the men
and company had apparently been set
tied at a meeting Sunday and the
discharges came as a surprise.
I'VE are not going to strike and
never intended to strike the men de-
cIared at a meeting tonight I'VE are
going to build those ships If they don't
pay us a dollar But the conditions
under which We labor make 1t impos-
sible TO get the work done"
They declare material for work r.
in the yards and that If material were
not there the company should not have
employed large patches of new men
within the last two weeks and then
laid off old workers.
I'VE are not |. w. VS." the men
declared. "and don't want disloyal pe0-
pie employed at the yards"
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-09-26
MOUNTING DEATH ROLL
IN new ENGLAND STATES
MORE THAN 1000 DEATHS FROM
INFLUENZA IN THE PAST
TEN DAYS

Boston, Sept 25-Alarmed by the
rapidly mounting death toll in New
England from Spanish influenza. Mas
Isahcusetts, the center OF the epidemic
in the east, today began concerted
effort to stamp out the disease. The
executive council is in special session,
and has set aside fund OF 100000.
and acting Governor Coolidse imme
diately created the emergency public
health committee. The first step taken
by this committee was to call on toe
American Red Cross at Washington
for physicians and nurses to take the
places of those who have died or who
have been exhausted by their arnu-
ous work
The committee then sent out a state
wide request for the temporary closing
of all theatres, motion picture houses
and other places of public gathering
except churches Cancellation of all
parades planned for the immediate
future was included in the request.
The state health committee tonight
recommended that specialists who
could temporarily give up their prac-
lice should register with the state
health commissioner for service
against the influenza epidemic.
! Warning to proprietors OF eating
places was also sent out by the com.
mittee.
II was estimated today that there
were between $4,000 and $4,000 cases
Of influenza and pneumonia in New
England There have been more than
| ! 900 deaths in the New England states
in ten days. There were 1877 deaths
from influenza and pneumonia in Bos-
ton Tor the n hours ending at ten
O'Clock tonight. a decrease of two
, from yesterday
Deaths from the disease in this city
since September II have totalled co.,
Schools, theatres and other places
of public assembly were closed today
in many New England cities and towns.
In some cities public funerals have
been forbidden.
Rear Admiral Spencer C. Wood,
commandant of the first naval dis
trict was among those stricken today
and is confined to his home.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-09-26
Won HERTLING'S SPEECH
DISAPPOlNTS REICHSTAG
GERMAN PRESS PRACTICALLY
UNANIMOUS IN ITS DiSAP-
PROVAL OF THE
SPEECH

Copenhagen. Sept. 25.-Dsappolnr-
ment over Chancellor Won Hertlings
speech is indicated by special dis
patches from Berlin. The Nossiche
Zeitung says that the speech received
hardly any applause from the majority
OF those who listened to it and with
Kisses from the minority and that its
reception leaves no doubt that at least
a considerable part Of the majority in
the reichstag regard his continuance
in office as a hindrance to the new
order of things.
Both the Vossiche ZeiunS ana INC
Voerwaerts emphasize the need OF the
government coming to an agreement
with the socialist program. Voerwaerts
declares that the chancellor's > speech
has widened the gulf between the so
calists and the government
Theodore Wolff, in the Tageblatt.
says that a new era is coming ana
that Won Hertling belongs to a genera
tion whose knel is being rung amid
the cannons thunder.
The Boersen Zeitung, the Morgen
Post the Tages Zeitung and the Taeg
lische Rundschau, all express disap-
pointment over the uuterances OF the
chancellor.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-09-26
BANKERS VIGOROUSLY ATTACK
COMpTROLLER WILLIAMS S

Chicago Sept 25,--John Shelton
Williams, comptroller of the currency,
was vigorously attacked in speeches
today in the American banking asso-
ciation convention. During the day
speaker after speaker referred to a
recent statement of the comptroller
which for brief period compared
failures in state and national banks to
the disparagement of the former. This
culminatel in resolution adopted by
the convention with only one dissent
ing vote which regarded as unfortu-
nate" this statement.
Charles r. Sabin, of New York. after
praising the federal reserve system,
said that a vigorous campaign mad
been wagel to further strengthen the
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-09-26
GOVERNMENT APPEALS
LIQUOR SHIPPING CASE
WILL ASK A DECISION FROM SU
PREME COURT AT EARLIEST
DATE POSSIBLE

Washington, Sept. 25-Two appeals
from federal court decisions nullifying
in part the Reed amendment prohibit
ing interstate shipments OF intoxicat-
ing liquors into dry states for beverage
purpose were filed today in the su
preme court by the government. Be
cause of the importance of the action
enforcing prohibition, the court was
asked to expedite consideration OF the
cases.
In one case the lower court held that
the act does not prohibit Transports
tion of liquor through a dry state. III
the other proceedings, appealed from
West Virginia, the court held thai
while the liquor was transported int,
dry state from another state, it wa
not transported interstate commerce
because intended for personal use anC
not for purposes of trade"
In asking the reversal of the deci-
sion affecting shipments of liquor
throueh q dry state, the government n
its brief declared that whenever Ii.
quor Is being transported in inter
state commerce and not for one of tn,
excepted purposes and crosses the line
of dry state into that state, the Reet
amendment has been violated. whether
such liquor be intended for consump-
.tion or sale, or only for further trans
portation, or for any other purpose.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-09-26
FURTHER DISASTER FOR
THE BULGARIAN ARMIES

London, Sept. 25.--Developments on
the Macedonian front today point to
further disasters for the Bulgarian ar
mics. which are fleeing before the al
lied troops
The Serbians according to the latest
news reaching London, have crossed
the Vardar river, northwest of Gradsko
and have established a third bridge
head south of Enish Oba. They are
also advancing along the Breealnitsa
river, which flows into the Vardar
about four miles northwest OF Gradsko,
and have cut the main road to lshtib.
The Bulgarian army has now been
cut into a number OF groups.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-09-26
BRITISH AND FRENCH
MAKE GOOD PROGRESS

With the British Army in France
Sept Since the operations OF
Tuesday near St. Quentin, the British
with the French on their right, have
made good prosress. The enemy Is
still resisting on the outskirts Of Pont-
ruet with machine gun rear guards
They also fought hard against the
British at Selency and made strong
counter attacks near GmcOurl, but
were repulsed with many killed OF
wounded.
The prisoners taken by the British
in this sector now aggregate morf
than 1000 and many machine gun.
also have been captured.
Elsewhere on the British front
there has been no great activity. eX-
Cept near Inchy, west OF Cambria
where the British line has been adj
vanced sl!ghtly and many Of the enemy
have been killed
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-09-26
GERMAN NAVAL CAPTAIN
WOULD KEEP FOOLlNG PEOPLE

Amsterdam. Sept 25.-Captain
Bruenninghaus, speaking for the Ger
man navy department, in the main
committee OF the reichstag said that
u-boats We're sinking more cargo
space than was icing built by the
entente allies and that the number of
German submarines in service today
was larger than at any period of the
war
"The navy" Captain Bruenning-
haus continued. lis still convinced
that our U-boat warfare is the sole
means for making the Anglo Saxon
race see reason"
The captain made strong appeal
to the members of the reichstag 10
keep mp among the German people
belief in the effectiveness of the
submarine.