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The Washington times., 1919-11-25
MEMBERS OF
CABINET JOIN
CIVIC BODIES
Executives Sign Up In "D. c.
Organized Citizenship" Drive
at White House.

Following the footsteps of their
leader-Woodrow Wilson-members
Of the Cabinet Of the President OF
the United States today applied for
membership In various civic associa-
tons throughout the city
When the Cabinet meeting ended
II the White House today, Jesse c.
Suter. chairman OF the Joint commit
tee OF the ID. c. Organized Citizen
ahir" campaign. and w. B. Westiake,
chairman OF the downtown canvassing
COMMITTEES, met the secretaries as
they left the cabinet room 1t was
only a matter of several minutes to
sign up the men who have the cares
Of nation upon their shoulders
Prosf of Tndorsenent
The obtaining of these men as civic
association members is another proof
that the leaders OF the nation heart
f1y indorse the campaign to increase
membership in Washington citizenS
associathons from 10000 to $4,000
Zach secretary paid his dollar and
was given a receipt. The names OF
the secretaries will be acted upon At
meetings to be held by various asso-
Citations located in the neighborhood
Of the secretaries' homes.
A campaign to enlist CongresSmen
sens associations will be launched By
4r. WestlAke in several days He
has = plan whereby every lawmaker
In town or out Of town will be asked
TO join an association before the drive
- over.
Chairman Suter today announced
that a band concert would be given
Saturday evening at 7:3o in front of
the District Building.
~.
unteered to play during the evening.
and Commissioner Brownlow has con-
sented to the use of the area In front
Of the Municipal building.
The program for Saturdays concert
viii be arranged within several days.
To vi~it Every Heoe.
That the membership committees
Of the various associations are bend
ing every EFFORT to getting $4,000
members ts~indicated by~fhS unof.
icial reports coming into the head
quarters Of the drive, room SOL, Dis
trfct building. Homes in sections of
the city win be visited some time this
week. and the head Of every house
hold viii be asked to become q mem
Der.
Volunteers are needed to aid the
association In their downtown can
yass. Men or women willing to can
vass downtown office buildings and
Government departments should get
in touch personally or by telephone
With Mr.. Westlake in the District
building.
To Print M0re Blanks.
Jesse c. Suter. chairman of the
campaign committee, said today the
drive was progressing wonderfully"
So swamped have the headquarters
been with requests for applications
that Chairman Suter has placed an
order with the printer for 5000 more
application blanks
The Washington times., 1919-11-25
FIREMAN KNOCKED
DOWN AND ROBBED
Assaulted by Two Men After Being
Asked Time-Goh Watch
and S13 Taken.

Police of the several precincts to-
lay are searching for two men who
asst night assaulted Edward F. Laugh
ION, a fireman stationed at No. l
Truck Company, at Thirty-fourth and
NJ streets northwest, and robbed him
II a gold watch valued at s25 and
i13 in. bills.
Laughton told the police this morn
ing that he was approached by a
negro who asked the time. AS the
Siremen pulled the watch from his
pocket, he was struck from behind
md rendered unconscious.
On regaining consciousness, he dis
covered that he had been robbed. He
vas unable to say what the high
waymen used to knock him unconsci-
ous. Laughton lives at 1430 w street
gorthwest.
A quantity Of tobacco and cigarettes
Valued at $50 was stolen from a
yagon of the American Tobacco Com
amy, 917 E street northwest. yester
lay while the wagon was standing
near Fourteenth street and Park
road northwest. The report was made
the police by George Washington.
Il Fairmont Heights, Nd, driver Of
the wagon
Gaining entrance by breaking a
panel in the rear door of the store
Of Frank Danieri, 932 N street north
west, thieves last night stole severa'
,ackases of cigarettes, valued at $3.50
and 81 in change.
The theft of registered letter con-
saining q $500 Victory bond was re-
ported to the police of the Third pre-
cinct last night by Mrs. c. A Strauss,
500 Rhode Island avenue northwest.
Eleven army revolvers were stolen
from the infantry camp at East Po-
somac Park during the past month,
according to a report made by Ralph
Wyman, Company G, Sixty-third IN
iantry.
The Washington times., 1919-11-25
W|DOWSPA|O
P|TTANCE AS
CHARWOMEN
Low SaIaried U. S. Employe,
Plead Before RecIassifica-
ton Commission.

or all underpaid Government en-
ployes, charwomen deserve the mos
sympathetic consideration for q tar
living wage, was the plea before ths
Congressional Joint Commission OF
Reclassincstion Of Salaries yestsrda,
Afternoon Further evidences o
'sweat shop" wages paid by the Gov
ernment was presented ~
1t was shown that 90 per ceut q
the charwomen have families q
whom thev are the main supports
Many are widows and some are rear
ing AZ many ~ six children upon th&
mere pittancs paid by the oovsra,
ment
The arduousness Of their duties wu
emphasized by the charwomen- First
they pointed out. their work prinoeS
pally is done at night from II :3e p -
to 7:3o a m. The majority OF tAso
work eight hours. Their nightly tAsl
IL to clean a floor space about ons
acre in extent They declared III
space must be swept and moppeA tAs
furniture dusted- the woodWor3
washed. and the transom cleaDo1
They declared this work wears o.
the nerves and health IN general
The charwomcn asked for Q MID
mum wage Of 81 $40 q year WITH ~
automatic increase Of $40 . yeos
for four years. until . maximum q
81 400 IL reached
The head charwomen, who has uD0Q
her supervision approximately 1oos
600 square feet Of floor spAce. asoEoi
for = minimum wage Of 81 30. via
. SIS q year automatic increoao fa
four years to q maximum Of e1yooo
The brief presented to the CO.,
mission by the committee reprooo0o
ing the women recommended oD9o
matte promotion and retiremeot via
pay at the end Of twenty-five yoogo
the amount and method TO b 1etsP
mined by the proper o6icia1A
The case of George W. Ran. q
city pound master also va AoaEo
He declared that he 10 required b
work every day Of the year. 0unday'
and holidays included. from To b
lb O'Clock He said that he hAs -
one day leave In SIX yeArs. and tha
he never has had sick or annual leave
He asked for . minimum salary q
s.. 800 q year.
The employees at the National 1ee
logical Park emphasized the Deoes
sity Of wage which viii attract eeo
petent keepsrs They declare u
heauth and proper care Of sheusAsA
of dollars worth Of rare animals
dependent upon the skin In haa1n11u
them
The Washington times., 1919-11-25
PRESIDENT ELECTED TO
CITIZENS ASSOCIATION

woodrow Wilson. "hrst citizen OF
the land" was elected to membership
in the West End Citizens Association
by a rising vote at meeting OF the
organization last night in the Con-
cordia Church.
Jesse c. Suter, chairman OF the
rembership committee of the FEEDER
alton of Citizens Associations, pre-
scented the application which rad been
framed with a picture of the White
House, a picture of President " ilson,
and the dollar paid by the Chief Ex-
ecutive. Across the top of The mat
was written "Citizen Wilson Joins'
while underneath the pictures First
Recruit in the Ranks of Organized
Citizenship" was printed.
The Presidents application and the
dollar initiation fee were handed to
Commissioner Brownlow, working In
the interests of the organized citizen
ship drive. in person. 1t Is he nrst
time on record that "the man in the
white House" has enrolled in such an
organization. Twenty-seven others
were elected as members of the asso-
citation.
President w. B. wes.lake, of the
federation declared that the CHIEF
Executive had blaZed the way for
other citizens and the man who avoid
ed civic duties now was as much q
Stacker as he who shirked military
duties two years ago. He asserted
that the country was passing through
as great a crisis as that which con
q onted It just prior to the declaration
Of war with Ger many.
The Washington times., 1919-11-25
GROCER is HELD UP.

Held up at the point Of a pistol BY
two young negroes last night, Hylan
Epstein, proprietor of grocery
store at 81 G street southwest was
robbed Of $50.
According to the story told to the
police. one of the negroes entered the
store and asked for some candy. As
the proprietor started behind the
counter. a second negro. masked with
a handkerchief, entered the store
and drawing a revolver, robbed the
proprietor.
The Washington times., 1919-11-25
EPISCOPAL EXECUTIVE
COUNCIL IN SESSION
First Meeting Of Body Il Held 1t
National Cathedral School
for Girls Here.

The first meeting of the executive
council of the Protestant Episcopal
Church was held at Whitby Hall Of
the National Cathedral School for
Girls today. the Right Rev. Thomas
F. Gailor, bishop Of Tennessee, cali
ing the twenty-four delegates to or
der shortly before IL o'clock. follow
ing the morning prayer service In
Bethlehem Chapel Of the Washington
Cathedral
Bishop Gailor was the celebrant
at the morning service. assisted by
the Right Rev. Alfred Harding.
bishop of Washington. and the Right
Rev. +. F. Reese, bishop OF Georgia
The nrst business to come before
the council. which win have 5urisdic-
tion over the work Of ALI the boards
Of the Episcopal Church, was the ap-
pointment OF . committee to dutw up
rules of order and procedure. H.
Pershing, of Colorado. was elected
temporary secretary of the council.
Bishop Gailor having been elected
president At the general convention
Of the church last month In Detroit.
where the council was organized
The afternoon session II being
given over to the organization Of
f1ve departments which viii embrace
every feature OF the church work In
America
The work of the council does not
begin until January i next, at which
time the various department heads
will report on their programs for the
ensuing year and submit their lists
Of members for approval
One>of~the important things to be
done by the council either late today
or tomorrow II to frame q suit
able appeal to Episcopal churches
throughout the country asking their
cooperation and support in the ma
tion-wide campaign for church funds.
The Washington times., 1919-11-25

The eitisens' assocfatton affords nm
opportunity to serve yourself, your
ueiGhhOrhood and the community.
The Washington times., 1919-11-25

ID. G. Organized CitizenshIp-Pro-
tects your home and your property.
The Washington times., 1919-11-25

ID. c. Organized Citisenship-Pro
tects your home and your property,
The Washington times., 1919-11-25

The fun text Of the rev District Of Co
lumhia Rent Law, with explanatory
notes by the Real Estate Editor Of The
Times, has been printed in convenient
booklet form. A free copy is yours for
the asking at the counter OF The Wash
ington Times.
Williston graphic., 1919-02-13

Just another German trick that no one
could explain.
One day a war correspondent named
Bennett, from Chicago paper, came
to the camp and went through all the
barracks. When he came to our bar
racks I told him I was an American
and asked for the news. Instead Of
answering he began to ask all sorts
Of questions. Finally, after had told
him had been in the French service.
I asked him II he could help me in any
way. He answered that had only my
self to blame and that 1t served mo
right II I had been In one of the allied
armies. .,,. 0..s.
I did not like his looks much and he
seemed unfriendly, but when he began
smoking q cigarette It almost drove me
crazy and could not help asking for
one. He refused me and said should
have stayed In my own country, where
I could have had plenty Of cigarettes.
After while ne threw away 4 cica-
Williston graphic., 1919-02-13
The Swiss Certainly Treated Ne Well.

French refugees in Switzerland. 1t
was a dinner. and much appreciated
by one guest, at least. need not men,
tion his name, but he ate 80 much that
he felt ashamed aftefward.
I do not think he got in bad for 1t.
though, for afterward Mr.. and Mrs.
Mccormick each gave him valuable
present, which he needed badly. After
the dinner Mrs. Mccormick made lit
tie patriotic speech, in which she said
that the Huns would never trample on
the United States flag, and some other
things that made all the Americans
there very proud. especially Mr.. Keene
and myself. So you see I was having
q great time.
But I was having q little trouble. all
Williston graphic., 1919-02-13
CHAPTER XIV.
Back In the 8tatoa

O3cW ~ x00 0S0SOW
After arrived at ROrschach was
taken to q large hall. where I re-
mained over night. There were three
American flags on the walls, the first
! had seen In q long time. I certainly
did fine Job of sleeping. that night.
l think slept twice as fast to make
up for lost time.
In the morning l had regular ban
quet for breakfast-eggs. coffee, bread
and small glass of wine. Even now,
although I never pass up a meal, that
breakfast is still easy to taste. and I
sometimes wish could enjoy another
meal as much. But guess I never
shall have one that goes as good.
After breakfast they took me out ON
the steps of the hall and photographed
me, after which I went to the railway
station, with q young mob at ny heels
1t reminded me a bit of Germany-it
was SO different. Instead of bricks
and bayonet jabs, the mob gave me
cigarettes and chocolate and sand
wiches. They also handed me ques-
tions-enough to keep me busy an
swering to this day II could.
got on the train to Zurich, and ut
every stop on the way there were more
presents and more cameras and more
questions. At st. Gallen they had
cards ready for me to write on. and
then they were going to send them to
anybody l wished. The station at
Zurich was packed with people, and J
began to think was star for sure.
Francis b. Keene. the American con-
sui general at Zurich, and his assist
ant, were there to meet me. We
walked few blocks to his ofnce. and
all the way the cameras were clicking
and the chocolates and cigarettes pill
ing up until I felt ike Santa Claus on
December oath. After q little talk
with Mr.. Keene, he took me to the
0tussehof hotel, where my wounds
were dressed-and believe me. theJ
needed it.
The Swiss certainly treated me well.
Every time l came out on the streets
they followed me around, and they
used to give me money. But the money
might Just - well have been leatA8
or lead-l could aot spend it. When
ever l wanted to buy anything the
shopkeeper would make me a present
OF 1t. ..'.
I also visited the Hotel Baur an Lac,
the home 6f Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Nc
Cormick of Chicago. who are doing
such fine work with the Red Cross
and are looking after the Belgian and
Williston graphic., 1919-02-13
o6 than they, because they had 10 stay
On the hole called Germany.

o& than they, because they had 10 5t6y
II the hole called Germany.
I was still half naked. but I did not
mind the two.hour wait on the station
platform. noticed little Ggn that
read, Berlin % miles NORTH" and
that was the nrst time I had much Of
IN idea where Brandenburg was.
When we gut into the compartment
and ! found that the windows were
not smashed could not believe It Ut
1rst until remembered that this waS
not q prisoner train. We had . forty
eight hour ride to Lindau. which 10 On
the Lake Of Constance. and no food or
water In that time. But still ] did not
mind 1t much. At Lindau they drilled
me into q little house and took away
al the addresses that I had, and
then marched me over to the little
boat which crosses the lake.
Az I started up the gangway the last
thing I received in Germany reached
me-a crack across the back with .
ride!
The women and children on the
dock had their fists up and were yell
ing, "Amertcan swine!'' But just
laughed at them. And when looked
around the boat and saw no German
soldiers - only Swiss civilians - I
rubbed my eyes and could not believe
1t. When they gave me bread, which
was what had decided I wanted most
Of all back In the camp, thought I
was In heaven sure enough. and when.
forty-hve minutes later, we arrived at
Rorschach in Switzerland, I 6nally
knew I was free.
Williston graphic., 1919-02-13

cav Z man hedge. or even speak Of 1t.
And we did not have any food pirates
among US either: we were not captains
Of industry BY any means.
There were times when some Of 10
could not eat certain of our rati0ns.
For instance, many and many time
I was "a hungry as anybody could be.
and I wanted to eat my bread, but It
seemed as I'll could not get Il into
my mouth. Then I would trade It with
someone else for his shadow soup" or
his barley coffee.
We were dying every day in Bran
denburg and after each death the
senior men Of that barracks would de-
tail twelve of their number to 60 out
for half an hour and dig the grave,
while others made little crosses, on
which they wrote or carved the name
name. when he was captured, and his
regiment or ship. In the middle Of
the cross were always the letters,
r. !. P.-Rest In Peace.
One time we were ordered to report
to the German doctors for a serum
treatment of some klnd-t0 receive an
Injection, in other words. There was
no choice about 1t this time, as we
we're simply herded together to the
hospital barracks. Now, knew what
these things were like and how brutal
+ the German doctors were In giving an
injection. 80 I wanted to be the very
first man and not have to witness the
other men getting theirs.
So ! pushed up to the head Of the
line, with the crew of HI. NJ. 8. Nomad,
who had been captured In the Jutland
battle, and by the time we got to the
hospital was the very nrst man In line.
But the sentry threw me back and
there were several men ahead of me.
Each OF them barred his chest and the
doctors slashed them across the breast
with . very thin knife, 20 you can zee
that 1t was very painful. When It
came to my turn they slashed me three
times in the shape Of triangle just to
one side Of the breast. And that was
all there was to it-no injection. moth
ing on the knife that could see.
Now. I do not know what the idea
was. Every man Of rs was dizzy for
the rest Of the day and could not do
anything but lay around the barracks.
And hardly any o4 us bled . drop
though the gashes were deep. do not
think we had any blood in us to run,
and that is the truth OF 1t. It was
Williston graphic., 1919-02-13

received them earlier than usual and
they were finished at the time. OF
course, said no, 20 they ordered the
Russian In the kitchen to deliver
twenty.elght rations to 10. which was
not quite three loaves Of bread. We
were that much ahead that day, but It
would not work when ] tried the trick
again. rr~,~..
One day q German doctor came to
the hospital barracks. He would not
touch anything while he was there
not even open the door. All Of the
patients had little cards attached to
their beds-charts Of their condition.
When the German wanted to see these
charts the Russian doctors had to hold
them for him.
I was having q great time At the
hospital. wrecking the barracks next
door each day for wood. along with
Kate. and getting . little more food
sometimes. and was always nice and
warm. thought myself quite . pet.
Compared to what ! had been up
against. It seemed like real comfort.
But the more food got, the more I
wanted. And It was food that brought
me down, after all.
Across from ~ was barracks In
which there were English oncers, and
somehow 1t seemed to me that they
must have had . drag. Every once In
q while saw what looked like vege-
tables and bags of something that was
Q dead ringer for brown -four. So I
told Slim. or Kate. % was calling him
by then. and with him on guard.
sneaked out. $685..
After two or three false starts, I got
over our barbed wire and their barbed
wire. and In through . window.
There I saw carrotsi And graham
-four! ...,
took an I could carry. to divide up
with Kate, and then started eating,
20 as not to waste anything. 1t was
certainly some feast-the only thing
besides mud bread and barley coffee
and shadow" soup that l had to eat
in Germany. Then l started back to
the hospital. l got over their barbed
wire all right, and Kate gave me the
go-ahead for our entanglements, but
Just a. l was going over them sentry
nabbed me. At first thought Kate
had turned traitor. because we had
had q little argument a short time be-
fore.
But later on I figured that he would
not have done a trick like that, and
besides, he knew I was bringing him
something to eat. So the sentry must
have sneaked up without Kate seeing
him. Who got the carrots and gra-
ham -four that l was carrying do not
know. The, sentries booted me all the
way back to my old barracks.
Williston graphic., 1919-02-13
CHAPTER xxllI.
oespalr-and Freedom.

0espalr-and Freedom.
While l was working at the hos
pital conditions ut my old barracks
had been getting worse and worse.
Very few of the men were absolutely
fright In the head. I guess. and almost
!All had given up hope of ever getting
1ut alive. Though they put up good
lfront to the Huns. they really did not
Icare q great deal what happened to
them. The only thing to think about
was the minute they were living In.
The day I came back two English'
men, who had suddenly gone mad.
commcnced to hght each other. 1t was
1.-The most terrible fight I have ever
seen. 1t was some time before the
irest Of W could make them quit. ~
cause at first va did not know they
were crazy. When We had them down,
however, they were scratched and Bit
ten and pounded from head to foot.
Both Of them bled from the nose all
that night. and toward morning one
Of them became sane for few min
utes and then died. The other was
taken away by the Germans. sun
crazy.
Another time an Australian came
into our barracks and very seriously
told us that he had q drag with tho
German officers and that he had been
to dinner with them, and had had tur-
key. potatoes. coffee, butter, eggs.
sugar In his coffee, and all the luxuries
you could think of. We Just sat and
stared at him. It seemed impossible
that any Of our own men would have
the gall to torture US like that, and yet
we could not possibly believe that 1t
had really happened. Finally, one
fellow could not stand 1t any longer.
He was nothing but skin and bones,
but he grabbed q dividing board and
there were just two wail0ps: the
board hit the Australians head and
the head hit the floor. Then half
dozen more pounced onto him and
gave him a real licking. When he
came to he had forgotten all about
the wonderful dinner he did not have.
Not long after this the Russian doc
tors proved to the Germans that there
was no black typhus In our barracks
and we were allowed the freedom Of
the camp except that we could not
visit the Russian barracks. That was
no hardship to me nor to the rest Of
US, except one chap from the Cambrian
Range. who had q special pal among
the Russians that he wanted to see.
And. of course. when 1t was verboten,
he wanted to see him all the more.
A day or two after the order was
standing outside the barracks door
when saw this fellow come out with
a dividing board in his hand. thought
he was going to smash somebody with
It, 80 I stood by. But he stopped over
and jammed one end of the board
against the threshold Of the door.
scratched the ground with the farther
end Of the board and measured again.
He kept this up, length by length, In
the direction of the Russian barracks.
The sentry in the yard stopped and
stared at him, but the fellow kept
right on, paying no attention to any.
body. Pretty soon he was right by the
sentry's feet and thought any minute
: the sentry would give him the butt.
but be inst stared 4 while and let him