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The Washington herald., 1918-03-17
Thousands Have Catarrh
Worse Than Ever Before

First of all, you must realize that
this is not a local disease that can
be sprayed away with local sppL-
cations. You have never yet
known Of a case that was cured
by such treatment. You want
more than merely temporary Telict
from choked-up air passages,
which promptly become stopped
up again just as soon as these az
cumulations can reappear. TIE
only really satisfactory treatment
is the one that removes the cause
of the disease with all of its pain
ful and annoying symptoms.
Experience OF scores of sufferers
with Catsrrh has shown them that
the disease germs of Cstarrh can
be eliminated from the blood By
the use of S. S. S., the greatest oi
all blood purifiers. This is the
sensible and logical method OF
treatment, for as soon as the
germs of the disease have been
routed from the blood, all of its
unpleasant effects will cease. Many
sufferers have written US voluntary
letters telling of the great good
they have derived from S. S. S,
and you can profit by their expe-
rience by diScarding such worth
less treatment as sprays and other
local applications, and beginning
this reliable old remedy today. Get
bottle from your drug store and
write us for free medical advice
which your case may need. Nd
dress Medical Director, Swift Spe-
cihc Co, Swift Laboratory, At
lanta, Ga.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-17
GENERAL STAFF
FOR RETURNED
UNFIT OFFICERS
The Order Comprises Ranks
from Captain Upward:
Gen. Wood Included.

oficers attached to the American
expeditionary force in France will be
brought back to the United States
and attached to the General Stan In
Washington.
This announcement was made late
yesterday by Gen. March, Chief Of
Staff. The order will apply to officers
Of varying ranks, from major Eener-
ais down to captains, and II u under
stood that included among the first
officers who will be brought back 10
MAJ. Gen. Leonard Wood. II is not
known whether the officers TO be re-
turned will remain In Washington or
whether they. will again be returned
to France after a tour Of duty at
home.
Gen. March said that the officers
would be brought back In incFements
Of thirty, and that other officers would
go to France to take their placeA
This rotation will continue, under the
present plan, for the duration of the
war. The object is to have Q number
Of officers fresh from the front con-
stantly in Washington to preserve
touch with conditions on the front.
AL officers who are brought back to
the United States will be required to
undergo rigid physical examinations
before they are again sent to the
front, should their services be needed
in France. Those found unfit will not
get commands with the fighting forces
and 1t Is expected that many other Of
feers Of high rank, in addition to the
seven found physically unfit for ac-
tive commands a few days ago, will
be shelved by this process Of weed
out.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-17
FORMER TARIFF BOARD
HEAD GERMAN CAPTIVE

Henry Crosby Emery. former
chairman of the tariff board and
for two years representative of the
Guaranty Trust Company of New
York in Petrograd, is a prisoner of
the German military authorities.
Mr.. Emery holds q commission
as major in the Officers Reserve
Corps of the American army, and
although taken a prisoner in neu-
trail territory by German military
forces, there may be difficulty in
obtaining his release through Dip
lomatic representations.
News Of Mr.. Emery's arrest and
detention was received at the State
Department yesterday from U. S.
Minister Norris, of Stockholm. Mr..
Emery and sixteen Englishmen were
detained and were sent to Germany
by transport, presumably to Dant-
sig.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-17
RESULT
In DEATH OF
NEGRO WOMAN
Clothing Catches Fire from
Gas Stove; Other
'Blazes.

Burned about the head and body
when her clothing caught fire from
the stove, Hattie Johnson, negro
woman. 50 years old, died at the
Emergency Hospital shortly after 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon from her
injuries.
The johnson woman was employed
as Q maid by Mr.. and Mrs. Scott r.
Dempier. MA @ street northwest,
and both had left for work In the
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing,
where they are employed.
Ignited ny Gas Flame.
Shortly after 10 o'clock. yesterday
morning. the maids clothing became
ignited from the fame Of the gas
stove. She failed to beat out the
fire with her hands and ran scream
ing to the street. Neighbors, at
tracted by her cries. smothered the
flames with rugs.
The woman was removed to tho
Homeopathic Hospital and later
transferred to the Emergency Hos
pital. where she died a short while
later,
Carried to Safety.
When they were trapped by flames
on the second story porch OF an
apartment house at $50 Fifth street
northwest. early yesterday morning,
Mr., and Mrs. Samuel T. ShipIey,
~ and 90 years old respectively, were
carried down a ladder by Policeman
Jenkins. of the Eighth precinct.
The fire started on the back porch
Of the apartment shortly after 8
o'clock yesterday morning. Charles
A. Hall, who occupies an apartment
on the ground floor, got his wife
and 6-year-old daughter safely to the
street and then tried to wake the
shipley family. on the doer above,
by throwing stones at the window.
Mrs. shipley was preparing to jump
from the window when the fremen
arrived. and Policeman Jenkins hur-
ried up the ladder and brought her
and Mr.. Shipley safely to the ground
The apartment was completely de-
stroyed. The damage Is estimated
at 5000
Two Small Fires.
Tenants in the Dunsmore apart
ment, ISIS Fourteenth street north
west. were driven to the street yes
terday afternoon. when fire was dis
covered In the basement. The dam
age is estimated at 500.
Fire caused by a defective iue was
discovered on the roof Of the home
of S. N. Brown. 246+ Sixth street
northwest, yesterday afternoon. Dam
age to the building is estimated at
aioc
The Washington herald., 1918-03-17
MANY DIPLOMATS "
At BRYAN FUNERAL
Former Colleagues Pay Last Tribute
at Oak Hill.

Representatives, from every country
where he had been stationed during
his diplomatic career attended the
funeral Of Col. Charles Page Bryan.
who was buried in Oak Hill Gene
terry from his late residence, 1901
] street northwest Rev, z. Q, Dun
lap. NJ. A, rector OF st. Johns Eplsco-
pal Church. conducted the services,
assisted by Rev. John Mitchell Page
rector Of the University Of Illinois, a
frst cousin OF the deceased.
The services were simple but i'm
pressive and many distinguished
friends Of the family attested their
sincere sympathy by their presence,
The fleral tributes were numerous
The following were the pallbearers:
Cen. George Barnett. eommandaRt
United States Marine Corps; Gen.
Sharpe, quartermaster general, U. Q.
A; David Jayne Hill. former AmbaA-
sador to Germany; Robert Todd Lin
eeln, son of the aAsassinated Presi-
den and former Ambassador to Eng
land; Thomas ], o'Brien, former Am
bassadoF to Japan and Italy; Henry
White, former Ambassador to Italy
and France; John Barrett, director
Of the Pan-American Union; Edward
N. Hurley, chairman of the Shipping
Board Of the War Council; Senator
James D. Phelan, Of California; Will
lam Miller Collier. former Minister To
Spain; Representative Ira c. Copley,
Of Illinois; Richard T. Crane, seere-
taTy to the Secretary Of StateI Leigh
r. Page. Of Richmond, Va, cousin
Of the deceased; Logan Waller Page,
q cousin. head of the good roads d.
vision, Interior Department; Black
burn Esterline. assistant Attorney
General, and Charles Lyon Chandler,
secretary to Col Bryan, when the lat
ter was Minister to Portugal.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-17
CURED HIS RUPTURE

was badly ruptured while lifting q
trunk several years ago. Doctors said
my only hope OF cure was an opera
got hold of something that quickly
and completely cured me- Years have
passed and the rupture has never re-
turned. although am doing hard work
as carpenter. There was no opera
nothing to sell, but will give full in
formation about how you may find .
complete cure without operation. II you
write to me, Eugene NJ. Pullen, Car
penter. SGD, Marcellus Avenue, Manas-
guam, N. ]. Better cut out this notice
tured-you may save a life or at least
stop the misery of rupture and the
worry and danger Of an operation.-
AQN.- = = = y
The Washington herald., 1918-03-17
SUFFRAGE LEADERS
EXPECT EARLY VOTE

The Senate, according to every
indlcation, is going to bring the
suffrage amendment to an early
VOTE according to suffrage officials
yesterday.
The suffrage lull in the Senate
Is being brought to an end by the
action OF Republican leaders who
have recognized the political i'm
portance of woman's enfranchise-
ment and its bearing on the future
OF their party" said Alice Paul,
chairman of the National woman's
Party. Our only problem is to get
the amendment UP now to end this
dawdling over the inevitable which
uselessly wastes the energy and
strength of women needed in so
many others things" she concluded.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-17
BRINGS IRISH
QUESTION UP
TN CONGRESS
GaIEnger Introduces Reso'
luton to Allow Nation
elf-Determination.

self-determination a. to their po-
liticaI future Is proposed for the peo-
ple Of Ireland In q joint resolution In
troduced late yesterday by Senator
Gallinger, of New Hampshire.
The action follows the visit Of q
large delegation Of Irish-Americans to
Congress yesterday.
The Joint resolution reads:
"Resolved. that the APPLICATION In
the case Of the Irish people Of the
great principle Of self-determination
as interpreted by the President Of the
United States in his discussion Of the
fundamental and indispensable condi-
ton Of lasting peace, will constitute
a source Of genuine gratifaction 10
The Washington herald., 1918-03-17

situation. 1T In too delicate for
words" he said He refused 20 in
dicate whether he had submitted a
formal protest against the contem-
plated action to the State Depart
ment
Reports that some of these ves-
sells would try to escape 20 sea were
scoffed at. II was pointed out that
even IL they got outside the terri
toriSl limits OF the United States
they would easily be captured by
the big allied patrol which now
controls the Atlantic.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-17

the people ana government Of the
United States. sincerely soiicitous as
they are for the harmony and pros
perity Of the two great peoples.
"And be u further resolved:
'fhat the two Houses OF Congress
concur In the belief that the effect of
willingness on the part OF the people
and government OF Great Britain to
permit the aseertainment of the viii
Of the Irish people by means of q pie
biscits Of the adult population (men
and women) will be viewed as q prec-
edent of the most profound import
ance BY all peoples Of distinct ma
tional character seeking to acquire in
an orderly. legal manner final vindi-
cation and sanction OF their titles to
sovereignty"
The measure was referred to the
Senate Committee on Foreign Rsla-
tons.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-17

coming into rivalry with her de-
pleted merchant marine after the
war. II they are sunk while in the
service OF the United States they
will be paid for by the insurance
which will be written on them by
the government"
Officials last night said that there
was no change in the situation.
There is no intention to reopen the
case. The United States and Great
Britain have completed ali arrange
ments and these vessels will pass
into their control on Monday.
At the Dutch Legation last night
the Minister refused to discuss the
The Washington herald., 1918-03-17
Conductor Held Upon
Charge Of Young Girl

William Stone, a street car con-
ductor, was held in 1900 bail for
the grand jury yesterday morning
after a hearing before Judge Hardi-
son, on a charge preferred by l5-year-
old Margaret O'Connor.
The girl Is supposed to have escap-
ed from the National Training School
about two weeks ago and met Stone.
Stone denies that he has done any
thing else than befriend the girl Ac-
cording to testimony offered at the
hearing the O'Connor girl has been
twice married.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-17
Food Price Changes
Will Be Considered

Prices OF some food oommoditiss
probably will be changed wednes-
day. when the thirty-one food chair
men Of the District will meet with
District Food Administrator Wilson TO
discuss prices.
A list OF prices consumers should
pay TO supplement the one published
last week will be issued by the Dis
trict administrator. following the con-
ference with the District chairmen.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-17
Sailor Receives Medal
After Braving Sharks

The Secretary Of the Treasury has
awarded to Wallace odeli Prater. ma
chinist's mate. second class, now on
duty In France. gold life-saving
medal In recognition of his heroism
in saving man from drowning. July
4, 1915.
In the waters OF olangapo, a sea-
man was attacked by a shark, which
bit OF his right leg. Though four
other sharks were plainly visible In
the vicinity Prater jumped into the
blood-stained water and rescued the
injured seaman.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-17
URGE HIGHER WHEAT PRICE

Wheat at $50 was urged yesterday
by Senators Gore, of Oklahoma, and
McCumber, of North Dakota. during
debate on the agriculture bill. The
Food Administration bill made the
original rate 81, but the President
altered this to s22O some time ago.
An amendment by Senator Gore pro-
posed the new price, and altered the
grade from No. TO No. Northern.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-17
Suffs Lose Mississippi Senate.

jackson. Miss March 1s.-An amend
ment to the State Constitution con-
ferring suffrage on women was lost
in the Senate today q tie vote Of
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The Washington herald., 1918-03-17
nlI &c DON'T BE CUT

WonderfuI Treatment.
The internal method
Of treatment is the correct one, and
10 sanctioned by the best informed
physicians and surgeons. Ointmentz,
salves and other local applications
give only temporary relief.
II yes have piles In any form write
for FREE sample of Pages Pile
Tablets and you will bless the day
that you read this. write today.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-23
SOME EXCITEMENT,
But Private Moses Ceresoli Couldn't
Write About 1t.

! Alex Murray of South Barre has re
ceived the following letter from Private
| Moses Ceresoli of Co. A of the l02d Ma
chine Gun battery, American expedition
ery forces. now serving in France. Pri'
waite Ceresoli was one of the members
of the Headquarters company enlisted
from this city, he being the son OF Mr.
and Mrs. Luigi Ceresoli of Quarry street.
The letter is as follows:
France, Dec rs, 1917.
Dear Friend: After waiting SO long
that had given up all hope of ever hear
ing from again, | received your letter.
You suppose that I'm having a great
time. Oh, surel | wish that you had
been with me the last twenty four hours,
YOU would have seen what kind OF fun
we have, without wishing you any hard
luck" feel pretty tired tonight, al
though I've had good nights sleep.
You're the lucky one alright.
wouldn't mind swapping places with yon
Still don't know as I'd want to whack
away at granite again If | get back.
Gee. | wish | was back there hunting
rabbits with YOU. Nou wouldn't need
dog around here. there are rabbits ell
over. There are many wild bears in the
forests also. besides much other game.
Do you ever go skating now, or are
you so interested in making love to
some girl, that you don't have time?
Gee. | haven't seen girl for so long
that I'll forget what they look like, II
| stay here very long. You hear a lot
about the beauty of the French girls,
but fail to see it. What I've seen seem
to be all stopped over from working too
hard.
Ii is colder than hang tonight, ii has
been showing for the last two days. !
used to imagine France As a warm sunny
country, but I've changed my mind. II
haven't seen the sun more than two or
three times in the last three months, |
and it is nearly a cold as it i in Yer |
mont.
Well I'll be darned if | can think OF I
anything ! can write so III close with
he best of luck to you. VI. Ceresoli.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-23
Oyerheated Editors.

There has been an indirect benefit from
DIR. Garfelds war measure, the coal or
der that ought to go into history-the
heating of so many people, editors cs-
pecially. TO the boiling point Most IF
them are remaining very warm. but are
not in the least thankful for that Nor
i there any comfort in the thought that
the drastic action seems to be doing
good. II blistering editorial comment
could avail. the fuel administrator ought
to be the sorest man in the country, but
he Just sticks to his view like a soldier
at the post Of duty. There would be EN-
barrassment in a good many quarters IL
il should come TO be demonstrated that
this theOrist i nearer right than his
angry assailsnts. Editors and congress
men are still tempest tossed. but the
people are accepting the situation in phil
osophic spirit while awaiting the outcome
II an episode that involves the real
strain Of war.-Suringfield Republican
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-23

The Connecticut Home Guard ha 9
learned the reason for its being called
into existence, as some 5000 of these
volunteer soldiers have been detailed to
guard the many great munitions fac
tories and other concerns in that state
which are engaged in making materials
for the war. We have noticed some tend
eney in Vermont TO make light of the
volunteer militia of Vermont, which ac-
ton is to be regretted, because most of
the members of that organization have
gone into the service with a serious and
patriotic purpose and, furthermore. they
may be called to important duties just
as the Connecticut Home Guard has been
summoned.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-23
NEAR END OF VOYAGE.
Serg. William w. Letourneau Writes on
Board Ship.

Mrs Ellen Letourncau of Granitcvill
has received a letter from her son, Serg
William w. Lctourneau of the 30ith com
pany, iOlst motor supply train, now witt
the American expeditionary forces ~
France. The letter was written ABOARD
the transport on which Serg Letournea,
sailed in December. He writes, under
date of Dec IL. as follows:
Dear Mother; We got started after a
while. II surely did seem long time
waiting, and we are all glad TO be on 'our
way. We sailed Dec q, so must be about
the end OF our trip, and we expect %
arrive this afternoon or tomorrow morn
ing. Have had some very nice and warm
weather. To-day the sea is rough and
il surely is wonderful sight to see
mountains of water all about us. Some
times we are on top of them, and then
again. we dip out of sight. | have been
sick only few hours and that was
when we were out few days. | mean
seasick. Now ! am feeling fine. The
food is very good. We will be anxious
to make port. | am quite sure it will
be in France, but don't know just where.
There has been no sign OF any subma-
rine and no one seems to worry about
them
There is not much news to write. ]
met sailor on this ship, Barre boy.
! know him well. He is going to take
my letters and mail them in New York,
so you will hear from me sooner in that
way only | will have TO give them TO
him before we land, as | would not have
time to write them, Wish | could wait,
A. / could tell you just where we landed.
suppose the winter has set in in Yer
mont, have not seen much snow and
am thinking the weather will be quite
nice in France. Now you must not wor
" about me at all. ] am going to be
quite safe and feel glad that ] am
with these boys in this work III
wish you all merry Christmas and
rery lucky and happy New Year"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-23

One by one Vermont men are being
drafted into national service, the latest
to be chosen for important work being
James Hartness OF Springfield, Vermont's
food administrator. who is to sail for
Europe on an important mission for
the United States government. The ma
tional government will find Mr. Hartness
an efficient worker. During his absence,
or until he relinquishes his work in that
capacity, John T. Gushing, editor OF the
st. Adams Messenger, will act as state
food administrator. For some time Mr..
Gushing has been serving as publicity
agent for the food administration and
he i quite converssnt with the duties Of
the position Of administrator
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-23
FEDERAL INSURANCE FOR PER
SONS IN SERVICE.

The proposition which the United
States government makes for insuring
its fighting men and their helpers is so
liberal that it is remarkable that the
men are not practically unanimous in
seeking to take out the extra insurance
over and above that which the govern
ment automatically applies to each one
of them; but we are informed that
large proportion of the persons in service
have thus far failed to take advantage
of the chance to become insured for Sl0,-
600 at a very moderate rate. Many let
tiers from soldiers which The Times has
printed recently told about taking out
this added insurance and of the low rate
Another feature which commends itself
is that the insurance can be carried after
the war. the risks being taken over
eventually by the private insurance com
panies. There is very little time left
for entering into this proposition, the
late set by the government being Feb. II
for the majority of the present members
Of the army and navy. Perhaps it may
be a delicate matter Tor relatives OF the
persons in service To make the suggestion
10 the persons eligible for the insurance;
but the matter ought to be brought to
heir attention at once lest they lose the
opportunity.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-23
F. H. Rogers &
Company

styles of Penrose and Lodge are about
as far apart as the north pole from the
south pole; and one is forced to assert
that there is vast difference in the eff
fectiveness of the two speakers. An au-
dience is amused by Penrose but it is
convinced by Lodge. Even the reading
of the words uttered by the two men as
reproduced in the newspapers shows what
vast difference there is. Lodge an
swered Senator Stone with considerable
effectiveness, while Penrose was more or
less of swashbuckler in field of words.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-23

Brattleboro took advantage of the gen.
eral suspension of business last Monday
by doing Red Cross work. no less than
III workers being present at the Red
Cross headquarters during the day. That
is the kind of enthusiasm which counts
heavily toward winning the war. The
idea of using the Monday holidays dur
ing the next nine weeks in order to ac-
eelerate the work ON Red Cross articles is
worth emulating.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-23

near Middlebury, in which fireman lost
his life, might easily have been far
worse, in fact, it is somewhat surprising
that the passenger cars were not piled
into mass of wreckage when the loco
motive was partially blown up and de
rallied While there is reason for great
regret that life was sacrificed, one is
forced to admit that there is cause for
EN- instead of one
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-23
TURKEY MUCH REDUCED.

Her land forces battered on every bat,
tlefeld during the past two years, Tur'
key now sees the backbone of her navy
broken in the sinking of the former cruis
er Breaulau and the sister cruiser Goeben
driven onto the beach by the British at.
tack at the entrance of the Dardanelles
On top of that the sultan's internal af-
fairs are in chaotic state. ii the reports
emanating from that country can be be-
lieved. Surely Turkey must be ready
for peace-peace at almost any price-to
prevent complete dismemberment In
fact Turkeys desire for cessation of
warfare is probably SO acute that Turkey
is given scarcely any consideration by
her dominating ally, Germany. Turkey
has been but cat 's-paw for Germany
ever since the war started, and now that
Turkeys war arm is becoming palsed
and atrophied Germany has no more use
for her except as a possible sacrifice if
sacrifice there must be by the Potsdam
government. Here we see another fine
of the so-called German ex-
pedieney.