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The Washington herald., 1918-11-11

Miss Helen Demonet. who went to
Philadelphia last week to attend the
wedding of Miss Elise Hepburn and
Lieut.. Col. Oberly on Wednesday. has
gone on to New York and to Long
Island to visit Lieut.. and Mrs Robert
Guggenheim. the latter a recent guest
of Miss Demonet here. Lieut. Gug-
Eenheim has recently returned from
France
The Washington herald., 1918-11-11

The first meeting OF the medical
branch Of the army emergency COM
mittee will be held tomorrow after
noon at 2:S0 o'clock in the home of
Mrs. w. H. Arthur. 213O LIE Roy
place. Plans for the winters work
will be made
The Washington herald., 1918-11-11

Senator George f. Chamberlain. OF
Oregon. has gone to Portland to join
his family and to be present at the
marriage of his daughter. Miss Fan
ME Chamberlain. and Mr.. Horace G..
Tevis. of Portland, which will be SOL
emnized on November IL
The Washington herald., 1918-11-11

Lieut.. and Mrs. r. W. Olmsted. Of
Chattanooga, Tenn, have taken an
apartment at 2400 Sixteenth street
for the winter. Lieut.. Olmsted is
stationed here as safety engineer of
the ordnance buildings in Washing
ton. Mrs. Olmsted is a niece of the
late Maj. Gen. George L. Gillespie, for
some years stationed in Washington
as chief of the Engineer Corps.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-11

BY order of the President of the
District of Columbia Division of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy
there will be a meeting of the ad-
visory Council on Wednesday. Nov.
13. at 1870 a. m. at the Confederate
Memorial Home.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-11

Mrs. Charles D. Chaplin entertained
at luncheon yesterday at the Chevy
Chase Club In compliment to Mr.. and
Mrs. Enricle Miller. of Indianapolis,
who came to Washington to attend
the wedding of their son. Mr.. Leroy
Baldwin Miller. and Miss Marian
Booth, which took place Saturday.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-11
HOROSCOPE.

The stars incline. but do not comheI ..
The Washington herald., 1918-11-11

At a meeting OF the Robert E. Lee
Chapter. No. 6A, U. d. c.. held
Wednesday, November 6. at Confed-
crate Memorial Home. the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: President Mrs. Walter e. Hut
tin; first vice president, Mrs. ]. Lee
Webb; second vice president, Mrs.
Hunter Laughton: recording secre-
tary, Mrs. William F. Davis; corre-
spending secretary. Mrs. Charles w.
Richter; treasurer. Miss lola Will
loughby; historian, Mrs. Horace
Whitaker; parliamentarian, Mrs.
Wallace Streater: registrar. Mrs, E.
Fl. Lynham: chaplain, Mrs. Porter
Barrett; custodian, Mrs. Claus Gath
gems.
the retiring president, Mrs. e. Hill
ton Jackson, reported over 5000 hav-
ing resulted from the seasons work,
out of which Liberty bonds had been
purchased and donations made to
hospital bed and to the Red Cross.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-11

will be simply made. and there will.
perhaps. be only few witnesses
present
Mrs. Ollie NJ. James is spending the
winter with Mrs. Ben Johnson. at 1882
sixteenth street northwest.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-11

The Washington section of the
Council of Jewish Women will meet
tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 in the
vestry of the Eighth Street Temple.
Capt. Father Watt, fighting chap
lain. recently returned from the West
ern front. will give a talk on his ex-
perienCes.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-11

Mrs. Archibald Oracle entertained at
dinner last night in honor of her
daughter, Mrs. Dunbar BurchelI
Adams, of New York. who will be
with her during Lieut.. Adams ao-
sence in France.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Vittorio Falorsi WI
not be here to take part in the EN-
bassy rejoicing. They have sone
West for a short trip. Nine. FaIorsi
10 visit Chicago. while her husoaha
goes to Madison, Wis, to represent
the Italian Ambassador at the CON
vention of the League to EhioIce
Peace, now holding its annual coh
ference there.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-15

6tdrjsts IN NeU Threat of War to Scare Russians
Ohio River VIII
Pass 40 Feet at
Evansville, Ind.
InternationaI News Service

international News Service:
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Feb. 10
The Ohio river will pass the 40 foot
mark here, it was forecast today. A
3s foot stage at Henderson, Ky, aud
40 feet at Mt. Vernon, Ind. are ex-
pected before night. Damntown, at
the government dam below Hender-
son. is menaced by the high waters
and already a number of small
houses have been crushed by the
ice
The Ohio's flood waters will back
up into the Green as far as ROches-
ter, KY, it was predicted by local
Weather Forecaster Brand. Serious
damage has been done by the flood
at the mouth of the Wabash river
and railroad traffic is held up as a
result of the washing out of the Eel
river bridge.
The steamer Alert and other craft
washed away from points above
here have not passed Evansville and
it is believed they were sunk. The
government pile driver mOOred at
the mouth of the Green swept down.
stream today.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-15
TWO SLAYERS SENT TO
DEATH IN COURTYARD
OF COOK COUNTY JAIL

international News Service:
CHICAGO, Feb. 15.-Edward
Wheed and Harry Lindrum, con-
victed murderers. were hanged in
the ward Of the county jail here at
1888 o'clock this morning. Both men
dropped from the gallows together.
Wheed died for Staying Barton
Allen and Louis Osenberg, payroll
messengers in connection with the
Winslow Bros. payroll robbery. He
was captured after he had held 200
policemen at bay for several hours.
Lindrum hung for the murder Of
Patrolman Joseph Tierney. Lindrum
maintained his innocence TO the last.
declaring his partner. Sutherland
had sent him TO the gallows to save
himself
Wheed spent last night in his cell
praying with priests of the Catholic
faith. Lindrum spurned the offices of
the priests and called in guard to
play setback" Having taken the
sacrament of penance Wheed did
not eat breakfast. Lindrum was
given the usual Jail breakfast and
returned to the death chamber.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-15
ICE JAMS IN POTOMAC
CAUSE 100000 LOSS,
BRIDGES ARE CLOSED
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WASHINGTON. Feb. -. Prop-
ertv damage reaching an least $780,
600 and great Inconvenience tO res-
idents of Virginia who work IN
Washington has marked The hreaE-
ing up OF the see in the Potomac
river. Scores Of small river craft
with three or four big tugb0ats ha.f
a dozen barees and several dredEes
and supply craft have been s'n<'
The aqueduct bridse over The river
AT GEORGETOWN has been closed 10
traffic since last night ls0lating
large portions of AleNandris and
Fairfax counties The river now
is more than Is feet above the
normal flood mark with ice jams at
many points from 15 TO go feet high.
The up-river ice has not started
10 move and should heavier dood
accompany it the gateway to The
south" as the railroad tridEe over
which practically an Of the supplies
TO the eoutheastern seaboarI how
lis known. may be closed.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-15
WILL EXPLAIN NEW
UNSUITABLE SHIP
Naval Consulting Board viii
Meet in SeC'y Daniels
Office Saturday.

International News Service:
WASHINGTON, Feb. IA
meeting of the naval consulting
board has been called for tomorrow
at the secretary Of the navy's Office
at which William l. Saunders VIII
explain fully the unsuitable ship
now ready for commission. Mr.
Saunders reports first to Sec'y Dan
iels today.
The consulting board is composed
OF some Of the best known inven-
tors and shipping experts in the
world. Thomas a. Edison is presi-
dent. Dr.. Cooper A. Dewitt, vice
president; Thomas Robinson. Secre-
tary. and Mr.. Saunders. chairman.
Among the members are Howard
Coffin. Hudson Maxim. Bion J..
Arnold. Matthew p. Sellers. Spencer
Miller and Elmer Sperry.
At this meeting the plan for max
ing all OF our ships unsuitable by
the process pursued with the former
Austrian steamer Lucia will De
thoroughly threshed out Naval au-
thorities are confident that the plan
OF Mr.. Saunders. II approved at all
beyond the single experiment, will
not be extended 10 any of the navy 8
lighting ships afoat or in course ot
construction. If the plan is adopted
at all. they say il viii be confined
TO vessels in the transport service.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-15
MYSTERY SHROUDS
EAST SITUATION
German Threats of Renewed
HiStiIity Aimed to Awe
BOISheViki Regime.
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COPENHAGEN. Feb. 15.-Mys-
Jery envelopes the situation on the
eastern front. Confusing rumors
have reached here from Russian
and German sources during the past
As hours which make il difficult 20
fOretell what the outcome Will be.
The unconfrmed report that the
bolshevik government had rescinded
the order Of rehabilitation was fol-
lowed by a rumor from Berlin that
Germany is preparing to renew hos
tilities on the front between Volhy-
MIA and the Baltic sea and also
against Roumania unless the Rou-
manian government consents to con-
Clude peace.
Despite these reports. however.
the opinion is generally prevalent
that there will be no serious opera
tiOns on the Russian front if Ger
many makes any warlike move at
all il Will be in the nature of a dem
onstratiOn to try to awe the bOlshe-
Wiki into acceptance of the terms of
the central powers.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-15
FOOD PROBLEM UP
To COMMITTEE
Senate Body Calls Witnesses
From All Glasses For
Suggestions.
Interna tIonaI News Service

IDtern@ ttOnal News Service.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-Wide
changes in the present methods Of
food administration in the United
States are forecast today. The sem
ate agricultural committee conduct
ing hearings on the food problem
has called a large number of wit
nesses from many walks of life in
an earnest endeayor 10 obtain sug-
gestions for legislation which will
remedy a rapidly approaching world
famine. according TO testimony al
ready offered.
Legislation which will be offered
will not tend toward further re-
Striction OF food commodities, that
is practically assured, for the evi-
dence now before the committee
shows that under restriction and
conservation the consumption Of
foodstuffs has increased and the
shortage has also increased.
Proposes Chain of stores
Remedies which the committee
will attempt TO put in force will be
in the direction of increased prOduc-
ton of fCOdStuffS and better dis
tribution. one plan which has been
put forward by Dwight Hurd of
Phoenix. AriZ., a cattle raiser and
member OF the advisory board of
the food aHmi lstratiOn, is chain
of Uncle sam" stores Hurd argues
that the federal government might
we'll establish a series OF markets
across the continent in order that
foodstuhs might be brought 10 the
consumer with little handling. He
argues that this would save not only
money, but would also result in a
considerable saving Of foOdstuffs.
Greater representation for pro-
ducers in the food administration
will also be asked by the senate
agricultural committee.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-15
GRAIN
To co TO GERMANY
Treaty Provides Exchange of
FoodStuffS For German
Protection.
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International News Service:
GENEVA, Feb. 15.-Au reserve
stock Of grain in Ukrainia will be
shipped to Germany and Austria
Hungary before the beginning Of
next August, said a dispatch from
the frontier. 1t stated that this was
one of the provisions of the treaty
effected between Ukrainia and the
central powers.
At the same time the German
government has promised 20 give
military assistance TO the Ukraine
government to protect it from the
bolshevik
Information from Berlin was to
the effect that the negotiations be-
tween the bolshevik peace envoy
and the Germans al Brest Litovsk
broke up amidst stormy scenes, the
military delegates Of Germany an
grily threatening TO crush Russia
with German troops"
Dr. Won Kuehlmann. the German
foreign minister. was quoted as say
ing that the armistice on the east
ern front was arranged as a prelim-
mary TO peace and that hostilities
viii be renewed as soon as the
armistice is terminated.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-15
ACCUSED MAN FREED,
MURDER STILL MYSTERY

international News Service:
PORTLAND, Ind, Feb. 15.-Ray
Landess, accused Of killing Roy
Brown, is free today and the mys-
terry of the murder is unsolved
through dismissal of the charge by
the prosecutor in court here. Will
lam Fishback, charged jointly with
Landess, already had been acquitted
after trial at Hartford City. Two
murder charges against Mont Dakin
and Weldon May were dropped
through habeas corpus proceedings,
the court holding that murder
charges could be preferred only by
grand jury indictment. Brown dis
appeared in January, 1916, and his
body was found near Red Key the
following April
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-15
SAYS GERMANY ADOPTED
FOUR-MlNUTE IDEA

international News Service:
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. Is
In the hope Of preventing the disin-
tegration Of Germany's morale.
four-minute men are addressing mo-
ton picture theater crowds in cities
throughout the empire This was the
statement of Philip T. White, state
chairman Of the Indiana Four-Min-
ute organization, before a local
meeting today. At first. he said
Germany ridiculed the American
idea but soon adopted il.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-15
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MONTREAL. Que, Feb. 10
With the bodies of 2S infants al
ready recovered, firemen today con-
tinued 10 search the ruins Of the
Grey Nunnery, destroyed by fire. 1t
is believed at least 80 children have
perished.
All Of the infants were asleep in
the upper stories of one of the
wings OF the building when the fire
broke out. The home occupies an
entire square and housed about 200
convalescent soldiers. many nursing
sisters. nuns. crippled people and
children.
All of the adults were rescued by
firemen although some sustained in
juries by falling debris.
The fire started on the upper floor
of the St. Mathew street wing. sup
posedly from defective electric
wires. and quickly spread through
the wooden interior.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-15
EXPECT GERMANS GREAT
SUBMARINE EFFORT TO
Be MADE in APRIL

International News Service.
LONDON. Feb 15.- Germany
biggest submarine drive NJ me
whole war may te expected in
April. il vas stated here today uy
q naval authority
Germany is said 20 have been ace
tive for the past few months re-
ftting and overhauling her slb-
marine fleet. building bigger T-hoats
and mounting powerful iong-range
guns upon them.
The British naval officials calmly
await any marine offensive che Ger
mans may undertake gully e0nu-
dent that 10 VIII collapse
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-15
ONE KILLED, AGED
WOMAN TRAPPED
Old Lodging House in Louis
vile CoiIapSeS, Seven
Are Injured.
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International News Service:
LOUISVILLE. Ky. Feb. 15.-One
hoy was killed. an elderly woman is
trapped in the ruins and has not
been found and seven other per
sons were injured when an old
three-story house at l2S y. Third
81. collapsed early today
William Barry. five years old. was
the boy killed. His mother. Mrs
Lillian Barry was slightly injured
Rescuers are searching for Mrs
Eliza McCabe. 60 years old. who is
known 20 have been caught in the
ruins. Her fate is unknown
Others injured were: Police Sergt.
Mike Cross. Mrs. Edna Repetto.
Tom Connolly. Mrs. Alice Perkins
Miss Edna May Roche and Mrs.
Louise Mulloy.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-15
TOLEDO THREATENED
WITH DARKNESS.

International News Service:
TOLEDO, O., Feb. 15.-The To-
ledo- -Rail-Light Co., which supplies
this city with light and power. in a
statement issued at noon today
warned all consumers TO prepare for
a complete shutdown as the result
OF the food of the Maumee river
here. which is assuming the proper
tiOns of the worst in the city's his
tory.
Street car service already is be-
ing operated on a so percent basis.
Business houses along the river
are flooded with the water rising at
the rate of six inches an hour.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-15
Sen. Weeks Assajls Baker
and Wilson IN Attack
on Conduct of War

the main, however. he devoted him
self 10 showing how much more
could be accomplished under q re-
construction of the war management
as proposed by the military affairs
committee He criticized Mr.. Baker
for trying TO do too many things
personally.
IF I were TO make further
criticism he continued. lit would
relate TO his (Baker's) temperament
tai relationship to war. Doubtless
he himself would admit that he is a
pacifst by nature. For example.
he is even now opposed TO universal
military training and I cannot di-
vorce myself from the conclusion,
based on his own testimony. that he
has been inclined 10 plan for the
prosecution Of the war-and this
condition has 10 some degree per
meated the department-on the
basis that we are 1000 miles from
the front, instead Of Fastening prep
arations with all the vigor we would
exercise If our borders were the
battle front"
The Massachusetts, senator scored
the war department for not adopt
ing the British Lee Enfield rife
which was being manufactured on
a large scale in the United States
when war was declared. He
charged that the change made by
the war department in the manu-
facture of the rife caused a delay
Of two months in arming the Amer
lean army.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-15
International News Service:

international News Service:
WASHINGTON, Feb Is. - Sec'y
of War Baker was characterized as
a ''pacifist" b. Sen. Weeks. of Massa
chusetts. republican member OF the
senate military affairs committee, in
a speech in the senate today. The
senator declared he could not escape
the conclusion that Americas war
work was being conducted on the
basis that the war is 5000 miles
away instead of with the vigor the
government would exercise were
hosdlities already in progress on our
own frontier.
Sen. Weeks bluntly charged that
the president himself had injected
politics into the controversy over
the conduct of the war.
Not a question indicating par
tisanship was raised until the pres
ident deliberately injected politics
into the situation by an attack upon
the chairman OF the committee and
the committee itself" Sen Weeks
said. "and by calling to the white
house many democratic leaders, not
for consultation purposes. but to in
sist that discussion of this ques-
ton on the floor Of the senate be
prevented if possible.
This latter statement, of course,
is based upon current gossip. but
as far as I can learn it has never
been denied"
Sen. Weeks reviewed the war
preparations most exhaustively and
hurled knocks and boosts in a lively
fashion at the administration. In
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-15
HERTLING MAY REPLY
TO WILSON TOMORROW

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THE HAGUE. Feb. 15-It was
reported from Berlin today that
Count Won Hertling, the German
chancellor. may reply 20 the war
aims speeches OF Pres't Wilson and
Premier Lloyd George In the reich
stag tomorrow.
Gt had previously been reported
that the German chancellor would
speak on Feb. 2I)
A dispatch from Cologne quoted
the anneNationist newspaper Nolkes
Zeitung as defending the previous
war aims announced by the German
chancellor as "just and based upon
the 10 commandments OF the Bible"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-15
AMERICAN AVIATOR OF
II SHOOTS DOWN TWO
AIRPLANES IN ONE DAY
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PARIS Cby maiD. Jan. co.
Tommy Hitchcock OF Westbury.
Long Island. only /. years old. and
the youngest American aviator i1
France. has achieved the distinction
of shooting down two German air
planes in one day.
Hitchcock was 1900 feet in the
air when he sighted his first enemy
machine below him. Il was a big
Albatross Cthe type used by the Ger
mans. in the bombing raids over
England).
The second machine shot down by
the intrepid young American was a
scout plane
Hitchcock viii be decorated and
mentioned in French army orders
for his exploit
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-15
HITCHES COAL AND GRAIN
CARS TO HIS PULLMAN

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INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Feb. Is
For the hrst time in the history Of
Indiana railroads "a president OF j
railway company permitted his
private car TO be sandwiChed in
with a line Of freightS when 3. A.
Worthingtou. president OF the G. I.
and w. railroad stepped in 10 ease
the coal shortage. WOrthingt 01's
private car was coming IN from
Springfield H.. when the railroad
head noticed a string OF coal AMI
grain ears on a siding. He ordered
them attached 10 his train and
brought them 10 the Mooreheld
yard.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-15
DRASTIC ACTION
To FACILITATE
MOVING TROOPS
PreS't Wilson Puts ReStriC-
tionS on Exports and I'm
ports to Keep All Available
Tonnage For Soldiers.

international News Service
WASHINGTON. Feb. l5.-That
every possible ton of available ship
ping may be used for the transport
tation OF troops 90 France and Tor
keeping them supplied with sup
plies and munitions, the governments
today ordered the restriction OF tlo
entire foreign commerce of thc
United States. Pres't Wilson ISSUED
two proclamations. one placing
every article OF import and the other
placing every article of export un-
der license. The proclamation be-
comes effective tomorrow.
In a statement issued by "a war
trade board IL is pointed out that
the measure was forced by the crlu-
cal tonnage situation.
Must Limit Trade.
The only way We can avail ou~-
selves OF this tonnage the state
ment said "is 10 limit exports and
imports. The limitation Of exports IS
necessary also TO conserve the pro-
ducts of this country for the use ~
our own people and the people 'f
the nations associated with as in the
war.
The proclamation VIII not have
the effect OF placing am embargo on
exports or the prohibition of lm-
ports. but places IN the hands OF
the president the power to regulate
both. which he will exercise throG-h
the war trade board and the treas
ury department
As heretofore, licenses for the eN-
port or import of coin, bullion. cur
rency. evidences OF debt or OF own
ership Of property, transfers of
credit win be issued by the treasury
department: licenses for alI other
exports and imports. which includes
merchandise. bunkers. ship supplies.
etc, will be issued by the war trade
board
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-15
ITALIANS ARE PLEASED
WITH WILSON SPEECH

ROME. Feb. -. - Italian news
papers are sin commenting with
hearty favor upon the latest peace
speech Of Prest Wilson The four
chlef principles laid down by the
American stateman have received
the full-hearted endorsement of all
Italians
a member of the senate in speak
lu- ~ the speech today said
The reception given to Dc was
excellent"