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WOMAN Wins $3.50
NS10,OOO FALSE
ARREST" SUIT

A verdict for $3.50 was awarded to
Mrs. Nanetts Sehlatter by a jury in
Justice Hitz's court today in her suit
for $4,000 against Policeman JameS
Bingham. Of the Ninth precinct. al
leging false arrest.
Mrs. Schiatter. on the stand. testi-
fed that bingham arrested her on
March %, 1916, and handled her
roughly. and tore her waist while he
pulled her to a patrol box and sent
her to the police station in the Ninth
precinct"
She says she was kept under arrest
several hours until released on col
lateral At the hearing the next
morning at Police Court the case
against her was dismissed, whereupon
Policeman Bingham swore out a sec
ond warrant charging her with dis
orderly conduct, which was also dis
missed.
The evidence at the trial showed
that children in the neighborhood
had engaged in fighting with the chill
dren Of Mrs. Schiatter and that their
respective parents stood up for the
children. Mrs. Sehlatter alleged she
was arrested BECAUSE she took the
part OF her children. She said that
everyone in the neighborhOod was
afraid OF Policeman Bingham and
that he was disagreeable with her be-
cause she minded her own Affairs.
Attorney Walter P. PIumley repre-
sented Mrs. Schlatter
The Washington times., 1918-05-31
WALL ST. MARKET
IS FIRM ON STOCK
EXCHANGE.
Some Stocks Under Pressure at
Start, While Others Made Gains.
Baldwin Locomotive Exception
ally Weak-RaiIs In Good De-!
mand.

NEW YORK, May 3I.-Although
there was a good deal OF irregularity
about the stock market tone and
price movements at the opening to-
day, there was a general disposition
to regard the speculative conditions
with satisfaction, and while some
stocks were under pressure, gains
made in others were looked on as
indicating the real market tone.
Steel common sold ex AZ per cent
dividend, opening at 0S&, a loss of
Is, but rallied to 09% in the next
few minutes. Baldwin Locomotive
was exceptionally weak. Other steel
industrials were also in supply at
concessions.
The railroad stocks were again in
good demand.
Stocks were under pressure from
the trading element curing the fore
noon, and substantial losses occurred
in nearly all the active issues. There
appeared TO be no outside supply,
however and rallies were made from
the low.
Steel common, after selling up to
99S, dropped to 07h, and Baldwin
Locomotive fell from s2A to T9h.
Some of the specialties made ad-
vances, including California Petro-
leum and American Hide and Leather
preferred.
The market closed hrm.
Wednesday
The Washington times., 1918-05-31
Mccoy SWORN mas
D. CHIEF JUSTICE

Walter I. Mccoy. associate justice
OF the District Supreme Court. at q
general term OF court today was
sworn in as chief justice Of that
tribunal, succeeding chief Justice J.
Harry Covington, who resigned about
a month ago to enter the practice
OF law.
The oath was administered by
Justice Gould in the presence OF IS
sociate Justices Stafford. Siddons.
and Hitz, officers OF the court, and
members OF the bar association. cit
was read by Justice Gould and re-
peated by the new chief justice. who
was aecomps snied by his wife and
daughter. C1lief Clerk John Young
attested the signatures on the COM
mission Of the new chief justice. At
tOrney William Henry Dennis, OF the
Bar Association, moved the admis-
sion OF former Chief Justice Coving-
ton to practice before the local
courts The motion. was granted.
The potato Is -vaIus received, In
feed value.
The Washington times., 1918-05-31
CONDEMNS HOLDING
GEN. WOOD In U. S.

Declaring the nation in this hour
has dire need for such a soldier and
general" Senator Johnson Of Cali
fOrnia today carried to the Senate
floor the protest against the action OF
the War Department in Withholding
Gen. Leonard Wood from service in
France.
Wood, according to johnson, was
about to sail abroad with his division
when orders were handed him at the
port Of debarkation assigning him to
the Western department.
4 very much regret that in this
crisis the services OF such a disting-
uished soldier as General Wood should
not be utilized" johnson said. II do
not know General Wood, except as the
nation knows him, as one Of our most
accomplished, able and intrepid com
manders-an officer with a brilliant
record whose services to the republic
have entitled him to the high es-
TEEN. indeed, the affection, OF our peo-
pie"
The Washington times., 1918-05-31
REGISTRATION DAY
OPERATION is
URGED BY CRONDER

Provost Marshal General Crowder
today called all Federal, state.
county. and mLf pal police officers
throughout the tJuntry 70 cooperate
with the Government on June 8 to in
sure complete and orderly" registra-
tion of American youths who will
have reached twenty-one years Of age
since June 0, 1917
Such officers were directed to eX-
anime their local registration lists
and report forthwith the names Of
any persons failing to register. Reg
istration cards will be demanded, and
should be carried on the person, it is
recommended
The Washington times., 1918-05-31
BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET.

BALTIMORE, May 31.-Wheat Arm
No. red winter. S2.24; %. ? soft red
S2.22. Receipts, 1,121 bushels; ship
ments, s.261 bushels.
Corn unsettled. easier; contract
mixed. $1.45. Receipts, 35.542 bush.
els: shipments, 1852 bushels.
oats steady; No. white clipped eX'
port. Tic sales. Receipts. 24,204 bush
els; shipments, 1883 bushels.
Rye quiet; No. Western export
spot, Sl.95 asked. Receipts, 2,6T.
bushels; shipments, none.
Hay steady at the decline.
Flour in better demand: Govern.
ment a fair buyer of barley and rye
-four the past few days.
The Washington times., 1918-05-31
GERMAN U-BOAT BASE
IN ARCTIC PLANNED

MOSCOW, May -31.-ThrouGh an
agreement with Russia, Germany is
about to establish a new submarine
base on the Arctic in what is known
as the Murmam territory. a part of
Finland. Germany has acquired con-
troll OF this district by ceding to Rus
STA the forts of Ino and Ruivola. both
on the Baltic. These facts are set
forth in a note from Foreign Minister
Tchitcherin to Count Won MirbaCh, the
German ambassador.
The Washington times., 1918-05-31
PRESIDENT SIGNS
SALISBURY BILL
TOEND EVICTIONS

The Salisbury resolution 10 prevent
evictions in the District today re-
ceived the signature OF President
Wilson.
The resolution, which had been
signed by Speaker Clark. was sent
to the Senate this afternoon. vice
President MarshalI was absent. and
Senator salisbury, who is President
Pro Tempore. was In, the chair. AS
the presiding oficer Of the Senate,
Senator salisbury had TO perform
the duty Of signing a RESOLUTION
which he himself had introduced.
The Washington times., 1918-05-31
U. S. LABOR MISSION RETURNS.

AN ATLANTIC PORT, May 81
The American labor mission. which
has been abroad several weeks re-
turned to this port today. Godfrey
Butler, director of the British In
formation Bureau in this country.
was a passenger on the same ship.
The Washington times., 1918-05-31
CANADIAN PUBLISHER DIES.
I'm doing my bit," says Jonnie.
"Are you doing yours?"

TORONTO. May 3I-John Robert.
son, proprietor OF the Toronto TeIe-
gram. and Canada's oldest publisher,
died this morning.
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COTTON MARKET.

Furnished Ths washington Tines b. -. L.
Carpsnhr 4 Co.. New York, Branch Office.
VGsr.
New York
The Washington times., 1918-05-31
FINANCIAL
The Safest Investments

Are those that do not huctuate during dis
turbed conditions OF the money or stock mar
kets. Firs deed OF trust notes thrst mort
gagesl, well secured on real estate In the
District Of Columbia, constitute ''gilt-edge"
and they do not depend upon the
financial responsibility OF individuals or cor
poratiOnB for their stability. We can supply
such investments IN amounts from 800 up
ward. Send for booklet. Concerning Loans
and Investments"
SWARTZELL, RHEEM &
HENSEY CO.,
N 18th Street n. W.
The Washington times., 1918-05-31

Spoil HlndenbUrE's appetite for his
luncheon engagement in Paris by pay
ing yOur income tax today.
The Washington times., 1918-05-31

The Boche will never reach Paris in
his present smash, according to army
men in close touch with the whole
situation today.
While the thrust has been faster
and more furious than anticipated, II
is apparent now that General FOch is
dispOsing troops to stiffen the resis-
tance. He naturally does not wish
TO thin out the northern line eXten-
sively, for by such action he would
play directly into the German plan Of
campaign. Evidently reserve groups
will be tapped for the main aid.
The potato II "ynIue received In
food value.
The Washington times., 1918-05-31
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

FurnishBd the washinEtoa Tines By n. Z.
Carpenter Co.. New York Branch othes
woodward big. H H. Brown. manaGur
Corn Open. High. Low. 2p.m
July. 1881 1884 1914 1924
The Washington times., 1918-05-31

Uncle Sam II asking n very small
for EhVinE that income Of
yours. Pay the tax now.
The Washington times., 1918-05-31
GUNS SAVE PARIS
FROM AIR RAIDERS

PARIS. May 31.-German airmen
again last night attempted to raid
Paris They succeeded in dropping
bombs in the region OF the capital.
but were met with terrific curtain
fire which drove them OF from the
capital proper There were no vic
tins.
The Washington times., 1918-05-31


Nneyear-od northwest who is gaining
fame Wahington and patriotic lamp lighter
Johnnie lights lamps every night father and
receives 81 month for the work Johnnies many
lamps light that he has depend Johnnie
before nigha Johnnie invests his 81 Savings
Stamps.
I'm doing my bit," says
"Are you doing yours?"
The Washington times., 1918-05-31

THE ARCADIA-,M,l,a5iE' Max 4ESaSI: 6
home. Booklet Magnolia & Pacific ayeH
MRS F. MAXWELL
mye4-we. 81. fri-ss
The Washington times., 1918-05-31

q, Potatoes are perIshabIe-eat the cid
crop first.
The Washington times., 1918-05-31
RESORTS
WILDWOOD. y. J.

I ~, dI,urcF Cedar ave. 4th hOuge from
- iiNiiul D beach. in heart Of amusement
center; Am. and Europ.. Mrs. w N. OdheId.
my31-5Ot
The Washington times., 1918-05-31
Hotel St. Charles

With its absolutely Erepr0of addition.
Entire block on ocean front. The final
expression In hotel appointment. service
and comfort. Always open. illustrated
literature. NEWLIN HAINES co.
The Washington times., 1918-05-31
TIE CURB MARKET.

'elock prices furniahed By ". =.
Co, members New York stock IL
The Washington times., 1918-05-31

ATLANTIC CITY, n. J.
The Washington times., 1918-05-31
New OrIenns Cotton.
THEsoNo MARKET.

rwo o'clock prices furnished By ". D.
bbs 4 Co.. members New York stock EE-
Rfd. Anf
The Washington times., 1918-05-31

The potato Is ~value receiver In
fOOd value.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-17
Il. s. ADVANCE MENACES
FOES LINE OF RETREAT
Germans Ordered to Hold Argonne Line at AH Costs
Safety OF Main Forces at
Stake
Bv EDWIN L. JAMES

munication system as involved in the
If the railroad lines through Luxem-
burg the main line sweep south from
the capital Of the duchy passing to
branches; one through Stenay and the
other through Montmedy, only few
Nlomctcrs apart, to Mezieres. from
/ which branches there are roads to vari.
Gus points.
! 1t is true the Germans have good
/ line from Mezcres to Namur. but this
| In turn loads all traffic that way on tc
/ the Legc gateway. That this Is al
! important factor is shown by the fact
! that a great proportion OF the German
! supplies has been passing the western
wing front through the Stenay line
L. $. Menaces stenay
| The American First Army is at Bri,
I u,lles. about twelve miles from Stenay
| and is going ahead slowly but none tho
! css surely. This of itself. threatens
/ the cutting of the main line to Mezieres
! Bat, more important, the French il
| the Champagne are some twenty-five
! miles from Mezieres, the capture oi
even effective long-range bombardment
| Of which would absolutely paralyze the
! German supply communication by raj
to the front from the Laon region r.
the Meuse To take away rail com
munications from this sector would NEAR
| that the Germans would have to re-
| tire between Laon and the Meusc. Blu
this is not all. 4 glance at the maj
! shows that retirement from this sec
tor would leave n dangerous sharpenet
salient from the sea to the Laon viciu
| ity. and in the opinion of experts thi.
could not hold.
In other words it is not an over
optimistic statement that the taking o
| control by fire Of Meziercs would pu
the Germans out of France. In thi!
connection II must he borne in mnt
that the advance of the First American
/ Army is considered essential to tn,
reaching Of Mezieres.
Taking into consideration the question
Of German withdrawal one army will
supplies and equipment would have bu
one gateway, Liege, by which to e
home.
Captured German documents and othe
| evidence make it perfectly plain tha
the German commands look at the sit
uation in its real gravity. An orde
issued october calls on the German
troops in front of the Americans t,
hold at all costs. because of the DANCE
10 the Longuyon-Stenay-Sed dan- Nj Mezlere
railway, the most important artery o
the western army Because of a reali
zation of the gravity Of the situation tn,
Germans have thrown the firmest posi-
BILE resistance against the First Ameri
can Army. making the task assigned (,
Pershlng's men the toughest one OF
the whole western front.
Future Of Germany at stake
If the Americans should try to reac
and should succeed in taking Stenay an
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earned fame at St. Mihiei and has, since
that victory was won. been pressing the
Germans back into and through the
Kriemhild line, is hardly two months
old and now the Second American
Army is in the field. From information
which has been given to us as to the
number OF American troops in France.
We may fairly assume that II will not
be long before the Third American Ar<y
makes Its appearance, and in the mean
time there will be no cessation in the
inflow Of American troops into France.
Fighting n Repetition
The growth of the American forces in
France has enabled General Foch to
withdraw the French army from his
center and send IT north to Flanders,
where. In conjunction with the Belgian
army and Sir II. Plumer's second army,
II forms a group OF armies under the
supreme command OF King Albert.
What Is now taking place In Flanders
Is repetition of what occurred at the
end OF September. The enemy has to
do his utmost to hold Sir Douglas Haig
on the Selle. just as he had to do his
utmost to hold him on the Cambrai-
St. Quentin front, because. II we break
through again and advance up the val
ley Of Sambre, we enforce further and
hurried retreat of the enemy on the
rest of the front. Similarly he is forced
for like reasons to oppose tile Americans
strenuously on the Meuse. This means
heavy tax on his dwindling reserves.
which he can only replenish by drawing
upon fronts which are for the moment
less vital
Foch's resources enabled him to
strike at these fronts without reducing
his pressure against the others. Today,
he strikes In Flanders, tomorrow II
may be somewhere else. and this Is "a
process which he can continue until the
Germans know enough to adopt tone
acceptable to the Allies
Victory Is Certain
We have. therefore. to bear in mind.
that even II complete breakup of the
military forces of the enemy in the
west is not in sight, the military situa-
tlon is so favorable as to make Il GER
tain that the enemy can be compelled to
accede sooner or later to such terms
as the Allies decide TO demand.
Further, there are very definite indi.
cations that the enemys internal and
political conditions are certainly az great
as are his military problems, and, when
that is SO, sudden collapse. such as
we saw in the case of Bulgaria, IL al
ways possibility. That is a sltua.
tion for which we cannot be sufficiently
thankful, but It can only cloud our
minds at n time when we need to keen
them particularly clear IL we allow our.
selves to expect at once developments
which nothing in the military situation
appears to warrant.
AS we expected. President Wilson's
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MAURICE SEESNO
NEW SEDAN NEAR
General Believes There Is
No Likelihood of I'M
mediate Collapse
TEUTON DEFEAT SURE
Expert Points Out Difficulty
in Cutting OFF Large Force
on Wide Front
BY MAJ. CEN. SIR FREDERICK B
MAURICE
Former Director of Operations of tho
British Army
Special Gable to Euening Public Ledger

mNJnICt
Former Director q oncrations of tho
Special Gable TO Evening Public Ledger
Copyright. 1918. bv Nc,U York Times Co.
London. oct. II.
The excitement AZ the last few days
has led not unnaturally to some exag-
gerated views of the military position on
the western front. That position is ex-
traordinary favorable, but we do not
improve II by overestimating the
chances in our favor. The Germans
have given us lesson in the dangers
Of exaggeration which It behooves us
net only to remember. but TO mark and
learn. There has been talk Of cutting
on whole German armies. OF another
and greater Sedan. but ! confess that
] cannot see any immediate likelihood
ot military cataclysm oyertaking the
German armies In the west.
As n result of Sir Douglas Haig's VIC
tory Cf october s, the Germans have
been compelled to withdraw to the
Hunding and Kriemhild lines. Just as
by his victory Of August 8. they were
compelled to retreat to the Hindenburg
line. This second retreat has not vet
been quite completed and already the
Americans north of Verdun are break
ing the Kriemhlld line. The French at
SGissons are breaking into the Humid
ing line. while at lie Cateau and Solmes
they are menacing the northern exten.
sion Of the Hunding scystem. II is ex-
tremely doubtful then, whether the Ger
mans will be able to remain long in this
new refuge But on the whole, their
Nyit h1ra haap
They have been counter-attacking fiercely
on the Selle, and there is no sign that
their fighting spirit has been broken
though IT certainly has been sensibly
weakened.
Difficult to Cut on Large Force
II is very difficult problem to Gu,
Off any considerable portion of forces
numbering 100000 men who are de.
ployed on a continuous front presenting
no TANKS open to attack. When the
enemy finds that owing to the great
Allied drive forward part of his troops
are left in an awkward salient he can
by making use of the great delaying
powers Of modern weapons, protect the
flanks of the salient long enough tc
enable him to get his troops out of II
with more or less loss in men and ma
terial. His armies. being strung out
on very wide front. can use for re-
treat every road and every railway be
hind them, and there are many rail
ways not shown on the ordinary map.
which he has made since the beginning
Of the war.
In these circumstances Sedans are
hard to come by. None the less the
military situation is one of great prom.
Use, because the foes power of meeting
attack everywhere along his front has
gone, and Foch power of attacking
everywhere is increasing almost daily.
We have evidence of this In the recent
changes which have been made in the
grouping of the Allied forces.
The First American Army, which
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WOULD OCCUPY BERLIN
Sir A. Conan DOYLE Says 1t Is
Absolutely Necessary
Special Gable 10 Eucning Public LEDGER

copvri0ht 1918. BY NeU York Times Co.
Lenden. Oct. 17.-Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle writes to your correspondent:
In answer to your question. the oc-
cupation of Berlin is an absolute neces-
sity. as otherwise the legend Of German
military invincibility will persist and the
whole qoestion will come up again. We
must not weaken at the last moment"
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Special Gable to Erening Public Ledge

Sp'' tht 'suOtt ~ LItHtHE uOitt fst"S''
CopDri0ht. i?is bU Nr,c York Times co.
with the american Army in France,
Oct. Il.
In consideration of the German re-
quest for an armisticc one may consider
on large scale the situation Of the Ger
man military forces and the present milf
tary situation with regard to their with
drawal unmolcsted rr otherwise, from
the great salient, cr, In other words, that
part Of the western front from the sea
to the Meuse River, which means troops
which are now occupying Belgium and
northern France. one may well look
also at the scant supply lines which are
more or less necessarily correlated with
withdrawal facilities.
First. one must recognize that in the
withdrawal of supply the railroads play
a primary role. The German army as
an army cannot be withdrawn from
France aud Belgium. nor can It be sup
/ piled where II is. except by the use OF
railroads. If the Germans had twice
the numbers Of soldiers and trucks they
now have they could rot withdraw with
out railroads.
The German front from the Meuse to
the sea may be divided from the stand.
/ point Of commun cations into three sec
/ tors. The first extends from the sea
to the south of Lille. This sector is
served by railroads clearing through
Brussels The second section reaches
from south Of Lille to Laon, and this
/ is served by railroads through Namur
/ The third sector. from Laon to thu
| Mcuse, has communications clearinl
/ through Mezicres
Has Neck of Bottle
Looking at the camp one sees tina
/ the Holland boundary makes a big swceI
/ southwark. turning north from Llege
| Looking south from the Holland bound
airy one finds that about seventy-fv'
miles brings one within gun range o
the Allied artillery. therefore one ha!
something of a bottle, with a large
mouth, but nevertheless, bottle
/ Through this wide mouth pass the Ger
man supply communications and ais;
/ lines by which the ,orces must with
/ draw whether in compliance with term!
| of an armistce or before Foch's troops
Look at the transportation map ant
you will see that there is in this moutl
two great arteries Of communication
one runs along the northern rim Of tn,
mouth through Liege, The other rum
through Luxembourg. The lines Of com
munication through Brussels ant
through Namur. serving the German
front from the sea to Laon. pas
through Liege. The lines of communi
cation serving the German front fror
Laon to the Meuse pass through Lux
emburg Between Luxembourg and I.ieg
there are no important railway lines
and the Germans must get out of Bel
, GUM and France by these gateways.
, Looking closer at the German CON
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-17
REVOLT In CHEMNTTz
German Prisoners Letter Tells of
Trouble in Saxony
Special Cable to Euening Public Ledgor

Copyright, 1913. bv Neto York Times co.
with the American Army In France.
Oct ia letter dated October Q, taken
from German prisoner. contains the
following:
Paul wrote me that he was on his
way to Macedonia. He wrote from
Dresden. where he had been delayed
he did not know whether on account OF
the peace rumors or on account of the
revolution which has broken out in
Chemnitz"
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NORTHERN RUMANIANS RISE
Peasants in Several Districts
Clash With Austro-Cermans
Rx the Associafed Press

foria. Oct. 17.--Outbreaks against the
00rWnns have occurred In northern Ru-
M111n IN the province Of Moldavia, says
1o(ch 20 the Journal from Zurich.
" plpulation suddenly assumed an
hostile attitude TO the German
I<{oo according 10 the advices,
ocno by way OF Bucharest.
voral diatricts there have been
~ - Anstso -osrman forces.
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reply to Or. soif inslsts on guarantees
and adequate safeguards OF our military
supremacy 10 be determined by the mill
taty advisers OF the Allied Governments.
and u may be presumed that In the
tern military supremacy the President
means laval supremacy to be included.
w, can unauestionably secure both.