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being instructed to conserve as much
as possible, so that the supply may
run longer than under ordinary condi-
tionS.
The wrapping twfne and tying device
situation, it was asserted BY offclais,
may become serious unless financial aid
is Immediately given. The department
made a request for 1000 for this pur-
pose The twine is used to tie up let
tiers, and a large supply is required by
the railway mail service.
The largest item in the list asked for
by the department is s1,500,000 for in
land transportation by star routes, in
Guiding temporary service to newly es-
tablishefI ofIlces Department officials,
howevef, are not worrying over this
item, declaring that the government is
required by law to pay it
other big items in the deficiency bill
asked for by the Post Office Depart
ment include the following: Special
delivery fees, for 1918. $1,o62,967.66; i;
and for payment of limited indemnity
for the injury or loss of pieces of do
mestic registered matter. $500
Under the sundry civil bill the Post
Office Department asked for an ap-
preparation of S300.00 for printing
and binding work. This item, how
ever. like most of the others asked
for by the department in both the de-
fCienCy bill and the sundry civil bill,
can stand for few months longer
without the Immediate need of more
money.
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Brig. Gen. George w. Burr has as
sumed his duties at the War Depart
ment as assistant chief of staff and
director of purchase, storage and
traffic, in succession to Maj. Gen
George W. Goethals. retired, who mas
returned to private life.
Gen. Burr is from Missouri and was
graduated from the Military Academy
in 1883. After short service in the
field artillery he was transferred to
the ordnance department ana serVed
successfully a the Rock Island. Wa
tervliet, Augusta and Manila arSenats
During that period he was connected
with the design. manufacture and is
sue of all types of light and heavy
ordnance equipment. When war was
declared against Germany he was III
command of the Rock Island arsenal
and had considerable to do with the
initial equipment of the United States
| forces.
In February. 1918, he was sent to
London as chief ordnance officer Tor
England and represented the ordnance
department in the purchase from the
British government of large quantl-
ties of heavy artillery, ammunition
etc. That work involved visits to tht
battle front and supply depots in
France and to manufacturing centers
in England and Scotland.
In October last he was summoned
back to the United States and as
signed to duty at the head of the en-
gineering division of the ordnance
de partment, post which he held un-
til the following December, when he
was detailed to the general staff and
appointed assistant director of pur-
chase, storage and traffic. His large
practical experience in the procure
ment and manufacture of army sup
plies naturally led to his selection as
head of the Army purchase division
on the relief of Gen. Goethals.
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Transfers Experiment Station

Secretary of the Interior reported
that the experiment station at Ameri- :
can University had been transferred
from his department to the War De-
partment for operation with the di-
rector of gas service.
The Secretary of Agriculture report
ed that the forest service had been
transferred in part to the War De
partment and Navy Department to aid
in research work for wood to be used
in aircraft production and other pur-
poses; also that the wool section of
the War Industries Board was trans
ferred to the bureau of markets of
the Department of Agriculture.
The public printer, under authority
OF the OVerman act, requested the
President to instruct the various gov
ernment departments to forward to
the public printer samples of printing
and binding ordered by them from
commercial printers, with a definite
view of establishing the fact that such
work could he more economically
fee.
The government printer received
this data and recommended that all
printings and bindings for the entire
government, with some minor excep-
tions in connection with field sery-
ice, be ordered through the public
printer, and that If demands for work
should at any time outstrip the pro-
ductiye capacity of the government
printing Office ne be authorized to
contract with commercial printers for
his office The public printer said ne
believed this could readily be accom-
plisked under the authority of the
OVeFman act.
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NAVY SITUATION SERIOUS
Secretary Daniels Discusses Failure
to Pass Emergency De-
fciency Bill.

Failure OF Congress to pass the
emergency deficiency bill has created
"a pretty serious situation" for the
Navy, Secretary Daniels said today.
The most important item so far as the
naval establishment was concerned
was the $1,000. 600 appropriation for
the bureau Of medicine and surgery,
lacking which, the Secretary SAID
important operations already planned
would have to be postponed.
1T makes very hard job infinitely
harder" was the way Mr.. Daniels de-
scribed the situation,
The Secretary has called a depart
mental council of the various bureau
heads to confer with him on what
should be done. He did not beileVe
that he had authority to transfer any
surplus appropriations from other
operations to meet existing detcien-
cies.
Every effort will be made. Mr.. Dan
iels said, to take care OF the return
ing veterans, who, on the CAL OF the
government entered the naval eStao
lishment'S essential industries. he
asked that any one who knew OF d
returning soldier or sailor failing to
secure his old position under the Navy
Department report the TACT to MN
personally.
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WOMEN SAVED IN FIRE.
Neighbor Rescues Mrs. Emma Shell.
den, Who Sought Her Valuables.

Mrs. Emma Sheldon, occupant of a
room on the third floor of Wesley
Pentecostai Church, 3O7 d street, was
overcome by smoke and slightly
burned this afternoon. when fire
broke out in the building. She had
gone To her room to save her Valu-
ahleS. \ neighbor rescued her
The fire started on the second floor
in room occupied by Miss Dorothy
Allen and her mother, during their
absence. and destroyed everything
in the room. Firemen prevented the
destruction of the building
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District National Bank
1906 G Street.

Where there's will there's a way
we have the will and have found the way.
If you are thinking of making change
in your Banking connections Or if you
not already established, we would be
pleased to have you drop in at any time
convenient to yourself and talk over
your needs with We have progress
sive Bank and are a! ways ready to render
any possible service that is in our power.
We believe in an open and liberal
business policy, but always careful
to observe the requirements of safety.
Service with is something that you
use, not just word. Our service is
at the disposal of depositors at all
times, and we want them to take advan=
tage of it whenever there is occasion.
We strive to make The District
National Bank friendly Bank, one
where you will always feel at home.
II. L. Offutt, Jr, Robert N. Harper,
Cashier. President
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PHILA. ACADEMY OF DANCING

Dancigg taugbt in six lessons qua ranteed.
If you can walk you can dance. Open from 10
am. TO IL pm. 7I9 9th ST. NV. Nett door
to The Rislto." Phone franklin 5950.s a.
PROF. AND MRS. ACHER, STUDIO 1l27
10th st. NV. Class. Mon. and Fri. pm.
Private lessons by appointment Assembly
dances every Sat at Pythian Temple 1914 9th
ST. NV. Dancing, s:45 pm. Phone North
S7s6 Established 1900 6s
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G.. P. o. Prices Cheaper.

Comparison of the prices" said the
public printer, show that at least
los per cent of the work done by
commercial printers for the govern
ment departments carries excessive
charges, ranging from 2 per cent to
al per cent higher than would have
been charged by the government
printing office. a very few were
slightly lower
'The information at hand shows that
if all government printing and bind
ing was done in the 6. P. o. the saw
ing to the government would be ap-
proximately 60 per cent, and careful
study of the entire situation convinces
me that all this work should be cen
tralized in the G. p. o. This office is
required by law to do work at cost
and no profits are added in making
charges
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VIII Soon Exhaust Funds.

u was pointed out today that if the
department pays in accordance with
the new contract price the arpropria-
tiou for The purpose VIII soon run
out. The printing Of the money order
blanks and the envelopes Is done by
contract. Unless contractors agree to
do the work at the old price or are
willing To wait until the necessary
appropriation is made to meet the in
creased price, it is thought possible
by officials that there will be a short
n ge of both articles so much needed.
1t was learned this morning from
post Office officials that the various
offices throughout the country are
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POST OFFICE NEEDS
NEGLECTED. IN JAM
Increased Cost of Blanks,
Forms and Envelopes Wor-
ries Officials. F.
WORK DONE BY CONTRACT

Unless some provision is made i'm
mediately for Sl25,Oo0 to meet the
Increased cost of envelopes and money
order blanks and forms in accordance
with the adjustment made by Post
master General Burlcsou under Sc
ton of the post Office appropriation
act. approved July >. 1918, the Post
Once Department is likely TO find it
self in an embarrassing situation.
This item was included among sew
eraI. making total of Si0iS,5SS,i3
asked for by the Post Office Depart
rnent in the third deficiency bill APP
propriations on hand are only suf-
ticient, it was Learned today. to pay
for the materials named under the
price prior to The adjustment by Mr
BurIcSou
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MUCH j. s. WORK
IS SCO-ORD|NATED
President Makes Report of
What Is Done to Promote
Efficiency.
MOST DEPARTMENTS ACT

What has been done by the Presi-
dent under the authority granted in the
Overman act to coordinate or consolf-
date the government bureaus ana
agencies to promote efficiency Is shown
in a report sent to Congress by the
President just before the session closed
While several of the apartments re-
ported that no action had been taken so
far as they were concerned under the
Overman act, including the State De-
partment and Navy Department, others
showed that much had been done in the
ways OF transferring agencies, duties
and appropriations from or to their de-
partments or bureaus.
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War Department Active.

This was particularly true in the
War Department. where under authori-
" of the OVerm2n act the purchase,
storage and traffic division of the gen
eral staff was placed in charge of many
duties previously performed by the
ordnance department, Quartermaster
Corps, Signal Corps, the Engineer
Corps and the Medical Corps.
To the bureau of aircraft produc-
ton were transferred duties previously
performed by the Signal Corps. So far
as the Department of Justice is con-
cerned an executive order was issued
by the President directing that all law
offices of the government should exer-
else their functions under the super
vision and control of the Department
of Justice.
The Postmaster General reported
that under the provisions of the Over
man act Tariff Commissioner David
J. Lewis had been transferred to the
Post Office Department TO perform du-
ties in connection with the wire con-
troll and also that, under executive
order. S120,0 900 had been transferred
from the appropriations given the
iost Office Department for the CEN
sorship of foreign mails to the War
Department for the conduct of CEN
sorship of the mails to the Panama
Canal Zone.
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smash through at all costs every
man felt it was up to him. Our
regimental position was way to the
left of the 154th Brigade sector. To
the left Of us were Germans and to
our right was the 307th Infantry.
Six companies of the 308th broke
through and we pushed as far for
ward as Charlevaux Mill, where we
finally came to halt on hillside
overlooking a good defensive posi-
ton with the high cliff at Our back
and the ravine in front of u.s..
But we were surrounded. On one
flank stretched solid German terri
tory and on the other the advance
of the 307th had been stopped.
Company K of the 3rd Battalion
3O7th did get through to us before
Jerry cut off our rear, but that was
all.
During the five days that we were
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Private Krotoshinsky's Own Story
By the Immigrant Who Saved the Lost Battalion Told Meyer
Maguie in American Hebrew.

country was cut up with valleys and
narrow gullies it soon became a gas
trap. On the last day of October
we. pushed them off the hills north
of Depot des Machines and they
drew back to the next row of hills
that crossed the woods kaving lis in
the jungle valley to breathe their
gas and eat their Minnewerfers and
Seventy-sevens.
We were in a critical position.
We could not stay there long and
live. We had to either advance or
retreat. When we got the order to
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after his own return from France
his errand was to find out the quick
est way to become one.
His outstanding characteristics are
diffidence, amounting to shyness and
a complete lack of affectation or pos
ing. He seems to be unaware that
he did something that riveted the at
tention of the whole of America on
him and on the Jews of America of
whom he was such a worthy repre-
sentative.
Krotoshinsky with his Yiddish ac-
cent, and his enthusiasms and his
personal problems is typical of the
Russian Jewish Immigrant soldier so
many of whom made the last great
sacrifice for America from Lorraine
to the Somme. But whether return
ing heroes or heroic dead they were
all imbued with the spirit of love
and gratitude for America, the great
New Jerusalem of the West, which
took us out of Go1uth and gave us
the right to live, love and worship,
each according to his own con-
science" M. M.
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Thought He Would Be Mistaken For a German

81 had been crawling or running,
doubled UP after five days and nights
without food and practically nothing
to drink. Then my real trouble be-
gan. l was coming from the direc-
ton of the German lines and my
English is none too good. I was
afraid they would shoot me for a
German before could explain who
I was" From "Krotoshinsky's Own
Story"
Abraham Krotoshinsky is a barber
by trade. He is small, emaciated
young man with large, 1impid blue
eyes set far apart in face which
suffering and privation have made to
conform very close ito the contours
of his skull. He is six years in the
United States and that includes two
years in the service of Uncle Sam
Although he wears on the lapel of his
coat the red and blue bar of the Dis
tinguished Service Cross he is not
yet citizen. In fact when the writer
met him at the J. w. B. National
Headquarters in New York shortly
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Most of us selective service men,
especially the Jewish boys who,
like myself, were accustomed to
working indoors found it hard to
get used to sleeping in pup-tents,
eating the army chow and exercis-
ing hard all day long. But I thank
Heaven that I got the training I did
before I went into the lines or I
would never have come out alive
Our biggest battle was in the Ar
gonne Woods and it was there that
our battalion under Major Whit
tlesey got lost and nearly wiped
out. We had been fighting hard
from the morning of the 10th of
September in the middle of a regu-
lar jungle full of swamps, vines and
heavy underbrush, and living on
bully beef and hard-tack. At first
it was easy because we had the ad-
vantage of surprise attack and the
Second German Landwehr which
was in front of us could not stand
up under our terrible barrage which
knocked down the trees and
p1oughed up their trenches. But as
we advanced it grew harder because
the country was SO wild that there
were no paths through the woods
and evervwhere Won went were
barbed wire and machine-gun nests.
You never could tell how near you
were to the Germans, as you could
not see ahead of you, the woods
were so thick. The only way we
could go ahead was by following
the lanes in the forest blown out by
our long range artillery.
The Germans kept throwing gas
shells into our position and as the
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-10-25
NEWARK

Mrs Amanda DriScoll Of Whining
ton, Del, has been visiting her sister.
Mrs. John Dennis
Mr.. and Mrs Gordon Adkins spent
last week in Philadelphia.
Miss Cecil Townsend left SUNDAY
for an extended visit to friends in
Philadelphia
Mr.. john Ilunkcr. of Wilmington,
came Saturday to visit his parents.
Mrs.. benjamin Johnson and chill
drcn. Of Salisbury. visited her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. A. c. Holloway last
week.
Mrs. Andrew Townsend spent last
week in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs James Janncy. Mr..
Dave lIollingSworth and Miss Bessie
Dennis, Of Sclbyvillc. spent last sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor Dennis.
Mrs. Marvel Lingo visited Balti-
more this week.
Mrs. Clayton Dennis and daughter,
Emily spent Saturday in Philadel-
phia.
Mcssrs. Robert Richardson. Mat
thew Taylor, Ralph Mason. and Har-
old Riley, motorcd to Philadelphia
Saturday.
Mrs. Lee Pepper and little son, of
Lewes, Del, visited DR.. and Mrs.
Lingo this week.
Mr. Lee Smack, of Salisbury, spent
Sunday with his brother, Mr.. A. +.
Smack.
Mrs Eva Minor spent this week in
Philadelphia.
Mr. Richard Hayward. of Milford,
spent the week end with his mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Hayward.
Mrs Holloway, of Washington. and
Mr.. VI. 7. Hargis and Miss Mollic
Coulbourn. of Snow Hill, were in town
Wednesday in the interest of the Red
Cross.
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COT BOt RN

N, nnI H.. Er,rL ~, .,nd
,Ia,,,,h,or urr,la A., and ~. =,
nos, W, MI ,l,I.h..n and H., .nl
A.. pu,nau ", nd ..,,llron non,
Snnda," n.,,h M. arJ lir. Inhn w.,
n. anl H.. p..l tI.l. an4 dil
dron AMI All. r,r,, p.rd,o ~ pm
son.hnro non. sund,, ,i,h Nr anil
Mrs cnrna, p.rdu.
n. onJ u,s n,r;d pc,.ln. AMI
Az. Pill, p.,doo If p,r.o,.h,,o
snon, II. ,,ool .,d nm, IL, mi u..
CHI, raols
H.. rr,ost Go,d mi Il, Gran
,;,lo non, ~. yccl end Win Mr.
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KLEJ GRANGE

Rally Day services will be observed
Sunday night. October 10Th, in the NJ.
+. Church. Everybody welcome
Mr. and Mrs. K. 7. Shockley and
family, and Mr.. Homer Sirmon. of
near Snow Hill. Mr.. and Mrs. Berry
Morris and family and Mr. +. 7.
Gordy, of Salisbury, spent Sunday
with Nh and Mrs. Lee Gordy.
Mr. r. =. Mason left this week for
Baltimore to attend the Baptist Con
vention, being ono of the delegates
from Beth Eden Church.
Nh Cecil Rcdden is on the sick list
this week.
Miss Gladys Carter spent the week
end with her parents.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-10-25

health. | believe the Compound will
cure any female trouble. Mrs. ALICE
HELLER. Christopher. III.
Nervousness is often symptom of
weakness or some functional derange-
ment, which may be overcome by this
famous root and herb remedy, Lydia
T.. rinkham's Vegetable Compound, as
thousands of women have found by
experience.
IL complications exist, write Lydia Z.
Pinkham Medicine Co.. Lynn. Mass. for
suggestions in regard to your ailment.
The result Of its long experience 10
at your service.
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nervousness, and
was in a run down
condition. Two of
our best doctors
failed to do me any
good. | heard so
much about what
Lydia Z. Pinkham' 5
Vegetable Com
pound had done for
others, | tried it
and was cured. |
am no longer ner-
vous, am regular,
and in excellent
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BATES MEMORIAL CHURCH

1000 a. M, Sunday School.
Hoo a. m, Morning worship and
sermon.
300 p. m. Preaching at Newark
SIS p. m, Preaching.
Mid week prayer service, Wednes-
day S.l5 p. m.
All are cordially invited to attend
these services.
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NATURAL MISTAKE

Jock follows me every where go;
never gnarls at me or growls at his
food and is such pet
He must be a fine dog. What kind
is he?
Dog. Sir. he is my husband.
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GIRDLETREE

Lieut. Newell Stanley Gogdy has
been visitor in town during the past
week. greeting old friends and bring
ing to the faithful workers of WOr-
ccstcr County messages of thank
ness and praise to the Red Cross for
the excellent work il has done for the
people Of llayti. whore Lieut. Gordy
has been stationed during the war.
instead Of being sent TO France. which
he 50 greatly desired; but, when his
country called elsewhere he answer
cd the summons unhesitatingly
Alr. and Mrs. c. J. Scarborough and
little son, Irving. spent last Sunday
with friends in Newark.
Mrs. 7. w Scarborough and guest.
AIRS. Margaret Payne. Of Salisbury.
spent last Thursday with her father.
Mr.. Alfred TiIghman. of Snow Hill.
Nj. and Mrs. Robert Merritt and
daughters. Mary and Katherine
spent last Friday with their daughter
Mrs. c. S. Onlcy.
Mrs. Walter Onlcy took her little
son. Walter, Jr., to st. Joseph's Hos
pital in Philadelphia. where she will
have his tonsils removed.
Mr.. 5. J. Scarborough. of Chinco-
league. spent last Sunday with rel
atives in town.
Lieut.. Pierce Watson, Of New York.
is spending some time with relatives
in town. Lieut.. Watson is another one
ct the boys. of whom Girdlctree is
proud. He served his country faith
fully from the beginning of the war
until the present time.
Mrs. Elijah Bell. of Berlin, has been
spending some time with her father.
Nh: Robert Watson.
Miss Goldey Tarr. of Wilmington.
spent last week very pleasantly with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Tarr Jr.
Mr. and Mrs ". $. Townsend and
children and Mr.. and Mrs 7. W. Scar
borough We're visitors last Sunday at
the home of Mr.. Thomas Trader. of
near Cedartown.
The members and friends of the
VI. f. Church were delighted Sunday
with another eloquent sermon by the
District Superintendent. DIR. V. $. Col
Inns.
Mrs. Benjamin Jones. of Pocomokc.
was a guest ut the home of her
brother, Mr.. G.. L. Barnes, this week.
Miss Mollie Rowley was called to
the bedside of her brothers wife, Mrs.
Samuel Rowley, at Union Level. Va.
this week. Mrs. Rowlcy has many
friends in town, who wish for her a
speedy recovery
Mrs. Robert Powell and little so,
Robert Jr.. OF Franklin City are
spending some time nj the home of
her parents, Nh and Mrs NJ J. Hud-
son.
Mr.. William Hudson. of stockton.
was visitor at the homo of her par
cnts. Nh and Mr.. Calcb Watson sun
day.
Mr.. Nock. Of Pocomokc 8 visiting
her friend. Nj, Katherine EoNley
Mrs. sock w. formerly Ms Maude
White. and ha- q number Of friend
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WE ARE CEASING TO BE
A DEMOCRACN.
MinOrities Are Debating
To IS.

PROTEST against this MUST
ICE by opposing WOMEN
SUFFRAGE.
WOMEN can become POWER
in POLITICS only by neglecting
more important work. They can
not do mems work except at too
great a cost to themselves and the
state. so why force additional bur
dens and responsibilities on the
mothers Of the race THE TAN
PAYING WOMAN lives under the
same law as THE TAXPAYING
MAN. He protects His interest,
and Hers is equally protected. DO
you want 10 increase the tax rate
by having women vote" Double
suffrage cost New York State over
$2,000,000 year.
The MAJORITY OF WOMEN
do not want to vote. One way we
can prove this is that the SUE
FRAGISTS always fight against
having the question submitted TO
the PEOPLE-THEl prefer to
cocrcc LEGISLATORS. We are
willing to submit, this question to
the PEOPLE. Let US know if
YOU believe in SELF DETER
MIN ALTON by tn STATES and
are against FEDERAL INTER
FERENCE.
MARYLAND ASSOCIATION
OPPOSED
TO WOMEN SUFFRAGE
Sign hcrc end send abo1c
NAME
ADDRESS
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HOW THIS
NERVOUS WOMAN
GOT WELL
Told by Herself. Her Sin.
cerity Should Con-
vince Others.

Christopher. lll.-"For four years I
suffered from irregularities. weakness.