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The Washington times., 1918-11-23
z DIE IN DISTRICT
STREET ACCIDENTS

Two persons are dead today from
injuries sustained in street accidents.
George w. Mercer. sixty years old.
of 21O C street northwest. died AT
the Emergency Hospital last night
from a fractured skull incurred when
he was knocked down by a street car
of the Capital Traction Company az
Thirteen and-a-Half street and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest yes
terday.
Run over by an automobile truck
operateds by Louis Keys, Al Hanover
street northwest at Georgia avenue
and Kenyon street northwest last
night, Amos Blackburn. colored. six
ty-seven years old, of 30 Cedar street
Takoma Park, died on his way to
Freedman's Hospital.
Robert II. Burgess. colored. thirty
eight years DID, 1911 Twenty-second
street. while riding a bicycle on
Thirteenth. near G. streets northwest.
yesterday coIlided with an automo-
bile operated by Henry c. McFate.
321S Georgia avenue northwest. He
was removed to the Emergency Hos
pital suffering from slight injuries.
Knocked down by an automobile
truck of the Standard Oil Company,
operated By Charles Hargett, ILL G
street southeast. at Eighth and Penn
sylvania avenue northwest. yesterday.
Samuel McDaniels, forty-eight years
old. Of Vienna. Va, was slightly In
jured.
The Washington times., 1918-11-23
SHERMAN GREENE
KILLED IN ACTION

Sherman Greene, a graduate of
Catholic University and formerly one
of the best-known college baseball
players in Washington, has been
killed in action, according to a tele-
gram received from the War Depart
ment by his father. T. b. Greene, of
1853 W street northwest
Greene. a Seminole Indian and pop
ularly known as Chief" pitched
baseball at Catholic University in
1912 and 1918, being captain of the
team He was offered a contract by
the Philadelphia Nationals in 1912,
but declined 1t.
The telegram from the War De-
partment states that Green was killed
on October 16. His parents have re-
ceived a letter written by him on the
same date. In his letter he said he
expected to return to the trenches
Hope that their boy still Is living is
held by his parents, who have had the
American Red Cross cable to Europe.
Greene narrowly escaped being
killed in the early part of October. A
bullet from a machine gun struck his
helmet, but the bullet did not harm
him.
Greene was drafted a year ago, and
sent TO France in May of this year.
He has wife and child in Akron,
Ohio.
The Washington times., 1918-11-23
BALTIMORE DOCKS
DAMAGED BY FIRE

BALTIMORE. Nd, Nov. ga loss
estimated at 81 .OO0, 900 resulted from a
fire, which threatened at one time to
wreck the entire. Canton water front
district. The fire started at the OIL
ioading docks of the Standard OIL
company, destroying the company's
piers, badly damaging an oil tanker
loaded with $4,000 barrels of gasoIene,
and destroying three pile-driving ma
chimes of the Raymond Concrete and
Pile Driving Company, of New York.
Originating from sparks of one of
the pile drivers. the flames Travelled
to an old dock of the Standard OIL
Company and spread to a warehouse
and the tanker.
Thirty members of the tanker's
rev saved themselves by leaping into
the water. There ere numerous ex-
plosions of casks uf Sasolene, but the
fire on the tanker was got under con-
troll before it reached the holds of
the vessel. A number of six-inch
shells aboard the vessel were removed
to safety.
The Washington times., 1918-11-23
$4,000 DAMAGE
CAUSED BY FIRE

Fire caused by crossing electric
wires in the basement of the hard
ware store of Louis Hartig, 1901
Seventh street northwest today gut
ted the basement and first floor of the
building, causing an estimated dam
age OF $4,000.
The fire was discovered by E. 7.
Walker. a clerk, who saw smoke COM
ing through the first floor. of the
building. Running down into the
basement he attempted to extinguish
the blaze by playing a small hose on
the fire until the arrival OF the fire.
men
Hampered by the smoke the fremen
after fighting the blaze for nearly q
half an hour placed 1t under control
Valuable papers In a safe on the first
floor were saved by Mr.. Hartig, who
arrived on the scene.
Several thousand Government clerks
were forced to walk to work when
cars in Seventh street and H street
were tied up.
The damage Is covered by in
surance.
The Washington times., 1918-11-23
PRESIDENT CLASPS
HANDSO SOLDIERS

President Wilson and Secretary Of
War Baker were guests Of the Gen
eraI Supplies Division Of the Quarter
master Corps at q "good-by frolic"
last night at Central High School
The General Supplies Division pur-
chased practically all the office sup
plies for the army during the war
and now that the armistice has been
signed the work Is considered prac-
tically completed. ~s. o..
The comedians of the Ziegneld Fol-
lies, the "Atta Boy" company, the
band from Camp Aeigs, and stars
from the army were present
AS Irving Berlin. the song writer,
now a sergeant in the army. with
Harry Rubin at the piano sang for
the first time BeFlin's latest song.
"Good-by France" the President came
forward from the rear of the, stage
with his hands ON the shoulders OF
an American and q French soldier.
He clasped the hands of the two men
together as the finale Of the show.
The Washington times., 1918-11-23
D. C. C0L0RED SOLDIER
KILLED ON BATTLEFIELD

Sergt. John W. Vinson, thirty years
old, a colored national guardsman Of
the District, has been killed in ac-
tion in France, according to the cas-
ualty list of today.
His wife, Mrs. Dora Vinson, OF 2IO2
L street northwest, received a teIe-
gram informing her OF his death
from the War Department a week
ago. Vinson served through the
Mexican trouble with the District na-
tional guard. He was mustered back
into the service at the declaration OF
war. promoted to a sereEantcy, and
departed for overseas in March.
The Washington times., 1918-11-23
LYCEUM ACTRESS WED
AFTER 3-DAY COURTSHIP

Miss Jean De Lisle, prima donna
with the company playing tine
Lyceum Theater this week, is today
celebrating her marriage to Lieut.
Leonard Unger. United States army
after a courtship OF three days. They
were married in Louisville, KY, lasC
week. and the bride remained with
the company. to rejoin her husband
in New York.
The whirlwind courtship. proposal
and wedding came after Lieutenant
Unger, who is stationed at Camp
Zachary Taylor. met Miss De Lisle
at dinner party in Louisville. He
is an attorney, OF Savannah, Ga, anc
has been awarded for distinguished
service with the British troops over
seas. Miss De Lisle was a vaude-
vile performer for several years.
The Washington times., 1918-11-23
BOOZE CASES co TO
PRINCE GEORGE Jury

The Prince Georges county grand
Jury will convene on Monday at
Marlboro, when the cases against
Deputy Sheriff Thomas H. Garrison,
Constable William W. Tobin, and
proprietors OF two roadhousesrw will be
presented for Indictment.
Agents of the Department Of Jus
tice, who arrested the two county
S.ficials and the resort keepers, will
testify. They allege they have evil
4ence that Garrison and Tobin dis
oributed whiskey in the county, and
snat the proprietors of the roadhouses
also violated the liquor laws. The
Government agents say they have in
formation that whiskey and other in
toxicating liquors taken from per-
sons returning to Washington from
Baltimore in automobiles have been
resold by authorities. whose duty 1t
is to see that the law is enforced.
When the Federal agents TESTIFY
before the grand jury against Deputy
Sheriff Garrison and Constable To-
bin. II is stated they will give testi-
mony also against other police au-
thorities and citizens Of the county
who were, II is alleged in agreement
with the illegal confscation OF
liquors from Washingtonians and
others passing through the county.
Five Of the eight roadhouse keepers
of the county. who were given pre-
liminary hearings in Baltimore Tues
day afternoon, before United States
Commissioner J. Abner Saylor, are out
on bonds pending the action of the
Federal grand jury of Maryland.
They are alleged to have sold whiskey
without a Government license. These
arrests made by Government agents
are said to be only a forerunner of
many others
The Washington times., 1918-11-23
Western Union Drops
Practice Of Having
kilograms Receipted

The Western Union Telegraph
Company today discontinued It's
system OF requiring messengers to
obtain a signature for each tele-
gram delivered
George GerhoId. manager OF the
messenger department Of the
Western Union here. told The
Times that an brder to this effect
had been issued and that mes
sengers were instructed not to OBJ
tain signatures after O'Clock this
morning.
Delivery Of kilograms" Mr.. Ger
hold says. "wHi be done the same
as the delivery Of mail. with. one
exception. Messengers have been
instructed to return kilograms
when the addressee cannot be
found. .f
This ruling has gone into effect
all over the country. The reason
is simplifying Of deliveries. This
method saves our department 50
per cent Of time and labor"
The Washington times., 1918-11-23
KAISER NHSMRS.Y
ONDiNDSTATUE

DR.. John II, Finley. famous educator
and philanthropist. inaugurated 81
thirty-first season OF the Naticls,
Geographic soeiety's lectures In Wash
ington yesterday afternoon and ssea.
Ing. when he spoke before two laFgs
audiences in the auditorium Of ~
New Masonic Temple.
Dr. Finley has Just returnes after
four months in the Holy Land at thp
head OF a group Of seventy American
Red Cross workers. Gilbert GfosEen1f.
director Of the sooiety. introduced p
Finley.
In order to demonstrate the small
ness Of Palestine. DIT. Finley declrrtd
that he had walked from 9cppa, CBili'e
Mediterranean. entirely across the Holy
Land to Jericho. In TWENTY-FIVE hours
elapsed time-nineteen hours aesual
walking time. =
Speaking of the Kalserfn AnSusla
Victoria Hospice. which the sx-S1iser
caused to be built On the Mount. 81
Olives some years ago, Dr.. Flnley. cher
acterized Its exterior as an offansf
and its Interior a blasphemv. IN M
OF the stained glass windows ot lhis
hospice the Savior u deplctei. and iE
the adjacent window there ls 4 repEn
sentation OF the Kaiser In the SANE
attitude, while on the outside thsfk
Is a stone statue Of the Kaiser in the
garb OF a crusader A picture .of
David in this building shows the King
OF Israel with upturned mustaches
exactly like those Of the depoaep
German Emperor. -.
Most Of DR.. Finley's pictures. VIII
which the lecture was Illustrated. sh05-
ed the types Of refugees Of every IA
tionality for whom the Red Cross is
caring.
The Washington times., 1918-11-23
BILLY SUNDAY TO
co TO EUROPE

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 23.-BflIy Sunday
will take the sawdust trail to Europe
next summer.
"Ma" and "Bin" were here today
en- route to Fort Worth, where they
will conduct a revival. From there
they will go to Richmond, Va. leav-
ing for France in the spring, Sunday
declared.
Those boys over there want the red
blooded gospel: they don't want milk
toast preaching about God" Sunday
declared.
The Washington times., 1918-11-23
TO DISCHARGE SOLDIERS
NEEDED BY FAMILIES

The War Department has ordered
department commanders and COM
manders of camps to discharge enlist
ed men upon their own application
when there is sickness or other trou-
BILE In the soldiers family or when he
is needed to resume employment in an
industry or occupation in which there
is urgent need of his services.
The Washington times., 1918-11-23
G0VERN0R-ELEcT SMITH
WILL START BIG CLASH

NEW YORK. Nov. 23.-Gov Elect
Alfred z. Smith will start the big
football game at Ebbets Field today
between the Camp Devens eleven and
the Garden City aviators. The ball
to be used in the game will be drop
ped from an aeroplane and then the
new head of the State will :uto-
graph 1t and 1t viii Ibe sold at auc-
tion after the final whistle has been
heard,
The Washington times., 1918-11-23
LA GUARD|A QUITS
ARMY TO TAKE SEAT

Major F. II. La Guardla. who COM
manded the American air forces in
Italy. has resigned his commission
in the army to resume his Congress
sional duties. The resignation has
been accepted by President Wilson.
The Washington times., 1918-11-23
PETAIN TO VISIT
us. AFTER PEACE

Marshal Petain win visit the United
States soon after the declaration of
peace.
The famous French commander ex-
pressed his decision to visit America
TO Miss Marjorie Mott at a Red Cross
canteen in the battle zone recently.
The Washington times., 1918-11-23
X. C. BIS TOWN TOPICS
sy EAN KNOTT

AND COME down again.
AND If he said anything.
TO THE other pigeons.
1T HASN'T made any difference.
BECAUSE THEY'RE still there.
AND IT'S growing dark.
AND I'M too far away.
TO THROW anything to them.
AND IN a little while. a-
THEY'LL HAVE to go.
TO WHEREVER they sleep.
AND THEY'RE not fixing their
OR ANYTHING.
THEY'RE JUST wandering around.
AND THEY'RE going now.
WITH THE big one in the lead.
AND THEY'LL have to go to bed.
WITHOUT ANY supper.
AND I'M going to ask the janitor.
ABOUT THE woman.
BECAUSE IF she's moved.
THE PIGEONS ought to know.
AND IF she hasn't moved.
IF SHE'LL send me her keys.
I'LL GET a dish of stuff
AND GO up to her fiat
AND THROW it down tomorrow.
IF THE pigeons come back.
THANK you.
The Washington times., 1918-11-23

ICAN see the roof.
FROM MY window.
AND EVERY day.
AT A given hour.
THROUGH THE haze.
AND TROUGH the rain.
OR IN the sun.
COME PIGEONS.
FROM EVERYWHERE.
AND THEY circle around.
AND REACH the roof
AND FROM up above.
IN ANOTHER building.
A WINDOW opens.
AND A woman comes.
WITH A tin dish.
AND WHAT there is in it.
SHE THROWS down.
TO THE roof below.
AND WITH much cooling.
AND A lot of billing.
WHATEVER THAT is.
THE PIGEONS eat.
AND WHEN they're through.
THEY STRETCH their wings.
AND sTRAIGHTEN their feathers.
AND FIX themselves up.
AND PARADE around.
AND THEN one of them says.
IN PIGEON language.
AND THEY fly away.
AND THE next day
THEY COME back again.
AT THE very same hour.
AND THEY'VE been doing that.
FOR MONTHS and months.
AND THEY'RE over there now.
JUST WANDERING around.
AND WAITING.
AND UP above.
WHERE THE window is.
WHERE THE woman comes.
THE SHADES are drawn.
AND IT'S more than an hour.
PAST THE feeding time.
AID ONE big pigeon.
THAT ALWAYS comes.
HAS JUST flown up.
PAST THE shaded window.
The Washington times., 1918-11-23
MISS wilson GETS
OVATION IN PARIS

PARIS. Nov 2-Mss Wilson. dansk
ter Of President Wilson. Who has been
in France for some time. paid her arsi
visit to a Paris theatsr on "wednesday
night She was preceded by an ese1fs
of American soldiers. and when eis
entered the state box. the audisqss
rose and stood at attention.
The Washington times., 1918-11-23
TO HEAD JAPAN's ENJOYS.

TOKYO. Nov 2.-viscount Taxa
Akira Kato will head the Japanese
peace envoys who are scheduled to
leave soon for France. via the United
States, 1t was announced today.
The Washington times., 1918-11-23
LESS THAN so YANks BLINDED

NEWPORT NEWS. Va, Nov. 23.-The
American expeditionary forces had
less than fifty men blinded as a re-
suit of the war. according to DR.. J.
Hendrickson. According to official
figures, DR.. Hendrickson said, twenty
two blind soldiers have been sent
home and eight more are still in
France
The Washington times., 1918-11-23

Thrift Stamps bought for yourself
sr your children cultivate the right
0trit
The Washington times., 1918-11-23

Buy War Savings stamps today. and
provide for your future.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-05-03
Buy Bonds of the
Third Liberty Loan

Patriotism, sefpeosecon and healthy spirit Of thrift
dictate the purchase of all the Liberty Bonds you can
possibly pay for Buy today! Figure just how much you
live and arrange put the balance of your ncome
together with what you have already saved into Liberty
Bonds.
you can't pay cash for your bonds you borrow q
part of the money at your bank using the bonds
security; or, you buy them at your bank easy
PARTIAL payment plan. 1t trouble to buy Liberty
8ondst Is trouble pay for them. See your banker
:oday
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-05-03

VXIHEN you invest money! whether is in home or business
wv enterprise your ownership the thing invest in!
What surety that other individual other nation
will not along take from you? What protects
its possession!
Why the power of the United States Of course!
When you bearing Liberty Bond what
antee and principal will be paid? %~#4x@
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Now what happens back and let Germany win this fight?
What happens armies and defeated for lack Of military
supplies?
What happens loses i power protect you?
Why Germany in
of hugeind indemnify
is not 1t is kh based
her soldiers definitely
to And breathe
contribution the dnate
THIRD NATIONAL B
OF
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-01
NEW CABINET OF
 JAPAN PROGRESSIVE
Leader Is a Commoner, and Is Looked On as the Beginning of Popular Government in Japan.

Tokio, Nov. 27.--(Correspondence of he Associated Press. .)-The new cabinet headed by Takashi Hara i5 hailed as marking the advent of po- pular government in Japan. For fifty years the champions of repre- sentative government have been struG gling for a syste thunder which the Premier could be selected for that post, because he was the leader of the majority party in the House of Representatives. This has been ac- complished when Mir. Hara was cho- sen.
 During that hal century the gov ernment has been in the hands of clans and court circles generally styled bureaucratic. On the other hand, Mr. Hara is a commoner. He has selected as members of his cani- net those of this party, introducing bureaucrats only as ministers of war and navy, who under the regulations must be chosen from army and naval circles.
 My ideal has at lats been realiz- cd" exclaimed Marquis Okuma, Ja- pan's grand old man" who has lab cred always for the cause of demo- cratic government. 'The whole na- ton should support the Hara minis try if they are really desiriouS of the developments of constitutional politics in Japan. Japan should have new men, young and vigorous, who are able to handle important affairs of state."
 One of the first decisions adopted by the new cabinet was to abolish the custom of detailing detectives to accompany ministers wherever they might go and the opening of the mi nisterial apartments so that the peo- ple might have freer access to them,
 Mir. Hara's striking features are his large eyes and mass of white hair. He is sparing of words and speaks straight to the point, looking one straight in the eye with frank ness
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-01
SHIP. BUILDING . N04B BE REDUCED
 .<,.
Coming of Peace Will Not Slow Up the Program of Building Merchant Ships.

Philadelphia, Nov 30.-Announce- ment that the coming of peace will not slow down materially the ship building activities of the yards firing ing the Delaware River is made by Charles Plez, vice president and general manager fthe Emergency Fleet Corporation. The work will be lessened only through elimination of all overtime labor. Further assurance that no move is contemplated to cur tail operations is given daily in adver- tisements in the papers here, for skill ed and unskilled workmen for employ ment at the yards.
 Ships and more ships, according to MT. Piez, will be needed to transport food supplies to feed Europe, and for the necessary materials that will be required for the reconstruction period in the war stricken area.
 "We must continue to build ships for an indefinite period to carry on that work" said MT. Piez, 'as there are not nearly enough a. present. If any changes are made in our building program, they will affect only the form and degree of the work outlined.
 There is to be no wholesale can cellation of contracts, or the elimina- tion of departments, insisted Mir. Piez who declared that whatever changes are necessary will be of a gradual sort, and workers whose departments may be abandoned will be placed in other branches of the industry.
 At the worlds largest shipyard- Hog Island-work will go steadily ,JrsI T vessels will have no difficulty in get ting employment there. Men without experience may find employment also for the school for instruction where green hands" have been converted into shipbuilders will be continued.
 Detroit, Mich, Nov. 2S.-Winter is not to halt production of vessels in the larger shipyards of the Detroit dis trict Scores of vessels have been built at the local yards during the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-01
YANKEE VALOR DEBT DUE
 TO LAFAYETTE
"To Many Fame Has Come. New Names Are Inscribed on Roll of lmmortal.''

American Headquarters in France, Thursday, Nov. 2S.-(By The Asso- ciated Press. )-Victory, won by the American soldiers in hard fighting and at the cost of great sacrifices, was the Thanksgiving Day gift to the American nation and the Ameri- acn army, General iPershing declared in d Thanksgiving Day address at sGenenal Headquarters today. The debt of gratitude to Lafayette had been paid and the invader has been driven back in defeat
 The American commander in chief paid tribute to the dead and wound ed, urged the soldiers to thank God for the victory and declare that a new vision of duty to God and coun- try had come to all. American moth CTS, he said await with loving hearts the home-moing of their gallant sons.
 The text of General Pershing's ad- dress follows:
 "Fellow soldiers, never in the his- tory of our country have we, as q people, come together with such full, hearts as on this greatest of all Thanksgiving Day. The moment throbs with emotion, seeking to find full expression. Representing the high ideals of our countrymen and cherishing the spirit of our fore fathers who first celebrated the fes- tival of Thanksgiving, we are proud to have repaid a debt of grtitude to the land of Lafayette and to have lent our aid in saving civilization from destruction
 "The interruptions invader has been driven from the devastated scenes of his unholy conquest. The tide of conflict which during the dark days of midsummer threatened to overwhelm the allied forces, has been turned into glorious victory. As the sounds of battle die away and the beaten foe hurr1es rom the field, it is fitting that the conquer ing armies should pause to give thanks to the God fbattles who has guided our cause alright.
 Victory was our goal. It is a hard won gift fthe soldier to his country. Only the soldier knows the cost of a gift we now present to the nation. As soldiers inspired by every spiritual sentiment, we have each si- lently prayed that the success of righteousness should be ours. Today with thankfulness. we humbly ack- nowledge that His strength has giv- en US the victory. We are thankful! [ that the privilege has been given to Us to serve in such a cause.
 'In this hour of thanksgiving our eternal gratitude goes out to those heroes who loved liberty better than life, who sleep yonder, where they fell to the maimed whose honorable