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Chains sin and Craft Drops Back,


Gillian sailor has ever forgotten.
Chains Slip and Craft Drops Back,
The hoists did not work right, the
chains slipped and the H3 returned to
its old position After some time the
rescuers succeeded in passing Il new
chain under the submarine, which
slowly raised by the stern so that the
bow would be tipped az little as pos
sible. While this maneuver was being
made tug cut the telephone connec-
ton and communication with the sunk
en- vessel was again cut off and was
not re-established.
The hours passed in extreme an
guish, the victims believing that the
attempts 10 save them were useless,
and those making the attempts think
ing 1t was already too late to rescue
their brave companions alive. But
the work was continued with energy
and at length the stern came to the
surface.
That was the most solemn moment
of the whole operation. Few believed
| that any of the crew would still be
alive and that all they had done was
to raise out of the sea a coffin contain
ing p bodies.
With no means for communication
with the submarine to let the men
know that the stern was already
above water, one of the sailors tapped
the Morse code with a hammer on the
outside. A few minutes passed and
the hatchway was opened. A man
appeared, exhausted, pale and his eyes
bloodshot. One by one the rest fol.
| lowed.
Then when it was thought that only
the captain was still on board: it was
found that two men were missing
Captain Del Solar descended again
into the submarine and found a ma
chinist still calking and a fireman still
at the pump. Neither Of the two haC
received orders to come out and the!
remained at their posts.
The Gillian submarine H-3 was des
ignated with the number E-12 in tn,
English navy. 1t was the belief o
the sailors that because 1t had born,
this number 1t was certain to come t,
harm.
1t was said that the accident wa
caused by the breaking of the bottom
of the tank in the battery. At tn,
time of the accident the automatl
scaphanders for the rescue of tn
crew were not on board They hat
been taken to the arsenal for repairs
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1919-09-12
Monkey-F aCed Owl
Lives in Scrap Iron

FL Paso, Tex.-A monkey
faced" owl, one of the rarest of
birds In this section of the
country, was captured by en-
ployees Of the Darbyshire-Har-
vie Foundry company. The bird
was found hiding in a pile Of
scrap iron. 1t was given to the
city zoo at Washington park.
City Timekeeper Robert Smith
took charge Of the bird at the
foundry and delivered 1t to the
zoo at Washington park.
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Stated Financially.

Edith is one of those girls whose
interest in a man is governed by his
wealth"
81 see; the greater the principal the
greater The interest"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1919-09-12

will not be the occasion for doing So
Pratt, killed when he boarded the ship
Of the enemy, is an example which no
Gillian sailor has ever forgotten.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1919-09-12
TRAPPED At BOTTOM OF SEA
BRAVE CHILEAN CREW SAVED
Rescue Of q Sailors Helpless Submarine Without One Loss
Thrilling Chapter Of HeroSm in Navy Already
Rich in Traditions of Unfatering
Devotion to Duty.

chlorine from the main section had
already begun TO filter through the
cracks. However, this compartment
was soon filled with the poisonous gas
and the men had to leave 1t to avoid
asphyXiation. Orders were then given
to retire to the only chamber left that
at the bow, where new and frightful
tortures awaited them.
Just as soon as the officers and sail
orS had shut themselves up in the bow
the electric current was cut Off, leav-
ing the submarine stlll submerged and
in complete darkness. This to the
various persons who had never board
ed a submarine before in their lives,
meant certain death. The commander
! eXhOrted his men to continue in the
dark their work of calking up the
compartment to stop the thrush Of
water and gas, which continued to
spread throughout the boat. The hull
was laying at a depth of II meters, in
bed of mud.
At Work in Darkness.
Each man worked at random in the
dark; several of them were almost
overcome and their strength had be-
gun to leave them, but their discipline
was not lessened for one moment. The
only pump available drove the water
out slowly, which helped to prolong
the hope of rescue which these in
trepid sailors had in their hearts.
w. air was well nigh irrespirable;
their pulses beat with fury. But, in
spite of all, each man was perform
ing in the dark the task assigned him.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, six
hours after the sinking, the crew
heard the clatter of a chain that was
| being cut They knew then that eff
| forts for their rescue were under way
| and at the same time that these eff
forts were being frustrated. The sub
marine, after the chain was cut, had
remained in position with her stern
somewhat raised.
Meanwhile, in the world above the
disappearance of the H-3 had become
known and all elements of rescue
were set n work and succeeded in To-
eating Aosition Of the submarine
from the indications of a tugboat
which had accompanied the submarine
up to the moment of the accident
Various other submarines and tugs
placed themselves about this point
and two heavy cranes with chains
were set up in working order.
A diver who went to the bottom re.
turned saying that the H-3 was lodged
in the mud in a dangerous position
and that the telephone buoy was en-
tangled. After a little continued eff
fort the telephone apparatus was
Strengthened out and communication
with the crew of the submarine re-
established. When questioned tht
commander replied with stoical valol
that it would be necessary to raise the
boat as soon as possible to save thC
lives Of the crew. These words, sale
without anxiety, without fear in The
presence of such a catastrophe, arr
worthy of the tradition that Prat Sc
down for our navy when seeing tina
his old wooden ship was about to b.
| attacked by a powerful enemy o
Chill, he said: "The flag of Chill ha
never been lowered and l hope thi
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Unfortunately there is no money in
fhe number of times a man used to
be a millionaire.
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Soda added to the bath makes the
water very pleasant and leaves the
z6iu soft and clean.
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had an aCteek or
grippe which lasted
all winter and left
me in a weakened
condition. felt at
times that / would
never be well again.
l read of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vege-
ia BILE Compound
and what it did for
women passin G
through the Change
of Life, so l told my
doctor | would try
it. Isoon began to
gain in str ength
and the annoying
SUMMON s dis
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WOMEN OF
MIDDLE AGE
Need Help TO Pass the Crisis Safe
ly-Proof that Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
Can be Relied Upon.

tJrbana, Ill.-"During Change of Life,
In addition to its annoying symptoms, |
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appeared and your VegetabIe Compound
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Women who suffer from nervousness,
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and "the blues" should try this famous
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HAD TO GIVE UP
Was Almost Frantic With the Pain and
Suffering Of Kidney Complaint.
DOan'S Made Her Well.

Mrs. Lydia Shuster, 1888 Margaret
St., Frankford, Pa, says: "a cold start
ed my kidney trouble. My back began
to ache and got sore and lame. My
joints and ankles became swollen and
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Mo Cash Value Yet.

Neighbor-"So your son got his B. A.
and his NJ. A. Father--"Yes, but his
PA still supports him."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1919-09-12

Kept Busy Explaining.
One Of the ever-present difficulties
of . married man is to account for his
absence from home,
The Washington times., 1919-12-10
Authorities Say Rock Flung at
Lads Pet Dog Missed and
Hit Baby.
LAST SEEN IN DAHLIA FIELD
See Habeas Corpus Proceed
ings Near to Secure Release
Of Man and Woman.

HAMMONTON, N. j., Dec. TO-
The mystery Of how three-year-old
BILLY" Dansey, who disappeared on
October 8, and whose skeleton was
found six weeks later, met his death,
is solved, it was claimed by detec-
tives today.
The baby was not killed by a de-
geaerate, as first reported, but was
killed By . stone tiuns At his pet dor,
ed ling to the authorities.
Thiak Stone Killed Boy.
! The theory 10 that the missile miss
ed the dog and struck the boy in the
stomach, causing his death.
When last seen BILLY" was in the
dahlia fields owned by Charles 8.
White, who is now in Jail at NAV.
Landing
Edward H. White, father Of char,e.
5. white, now under arrest. Ia con-
'inceo that his son will be able to
prove his innocence.
Although county officers refused to
make known the identity Of anoth ar
oA "hoH d warrant IL said
to have been issuel in connection with
the death of BILLY Dansey, Louis
White maintained today 1t was his
wife. Susan, upon whom officers had
sought to serve a warrant.
White, a brother of Charles. now
under arrest, and a neighbor Of the
Danseys, said he prevailed unon
County Detective Wilson not to
serve the warrant because Mrs
White and both their children were
i'll with typhoid fever.
Mrs Hercules Dansey, mother Of
Billy, was still under a physician's a
care today and refused to see anyone.
Hint Habeas CorpuA
Institution of habeas corpus pro
ceedfngs to force the release of
Charles s.. White and Mrs. Edith I.
Jones, held at Mays Landing in con.
nection with the death of Billy Dan
sey, was forecast here today with the
arrival or their attorney, G. Arthur
Bolte. of Atlantic City.
Bolte refused to state fatty that he
would file application for a writ. hut
intimated such action would be taken
shortly II county officials "did NOT
show their hand" at once.
Bolte Immediately went into con-
ference with Edward H. White. fatber
Of Charles S. White and WiIIi.r H
Jones. Of Overlook, Pa, son of NJ
Edith l.. Jones. 1t was believed RoI,a
would visit the various scenes thai
Continued on Page IL, Column 81
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MEXICO MUST
REPLY TOU. S.
|. ORFACE SPLIT
Delay in Answering Laid to
Dilatoriness on Part of
Carranza.
PRESIDENT READY TO FLEE
Clash Seen imminent Between
Present Chief and Gen.
eraI 0bregon.
PRESIDENT READY TO FLEE

A warning may be sent Carrar2a
that the United States cannot have
relations with q country that dis
regards diplomatic representations,
II Mexico does not reply very soon
to the last American note on the i'm
prisonment of Consular Agent Will
liam o. Jenkins, officials believed
today.
Time Of Reply Uaknown.
Neither the State Department nor
Mexican Ambassador Bonilla4s had
any word as to when there would be
a reply from Mexico or even whether
the answer had been written. Of
fcials knew of no good reason for
the. delay of the Mexican reply and
could only attribute 1t to dilatoriness
on the part of CarraDza.
1t was pointed out that the last
American note VS. delivered to the
Mexican foreign flee nine days ago,
and that the ST tie Department ex-
pected a reply Y hin a reasonable"
time.
Nine days wa. -egarded unofficial
time to make a reply.
The State Department Monday re-
ceived Mexican press reports that
the reply was to have been delivered
that day to the American embassy
at Mexico City.
Release Unsatisfaetery.
In addition, II was recalled that
both the American notes on the Jen-
kins case called for the consular
agents Immediate" release, and
that the first note was delivered to
Mexico nearly three weeks ago.
jenkins release from the Puebla
penitentiary upon the presentation of
bail by j. Salter Hansen is not re-
garded by the State Department as
a satisfactory settlement of the is
sue, 'hough il is admitted that it
has eliminated any cause for sum-
mary action by the United States.
A reprimand by the United States
of Mexico's tardiness In answering
the last American note will be made
more certain, il was believed, IL in
the meantime the State Department
receives confirmation of the reports
that the Mexican government ar
ranged for JENKINS release on bail to
save It's own face"
Investigating Reports
In this event there also will prob
ably be a condemnation Of such a
proceeding. The American embassy
Continued on Page 2, Column p
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Who Is This
DR.. John VanSchaick?
He Is Two-Fisted, Red-Blooded Man
With Common Sense, Says
Major Newman
ALSO WE ARE INSTRUCTED TO
PRONOUNCE IT
Van S-K-O-YK
BY MAI. OLIVER P. NEWMAN,

r
Formerly Chairman Of Board Of missoners District Columbia
What sort OF a man is this chap Van Something's or
Other who's going to be Commissioner?
In the first place, let's get his straight He's
slated to be city father for three years. at least ets
not along for the first year two of his term mouthng
1T around uncertainty Here it spelled the way it would
be if it was spelled the way it is pronounced:
VAN''-Ihat part is easy. It's just like any other
Van-ke the big thing they household goods
It's the second part that's hard: SKOYK. S-KO-Y-K.
Of course, there's possible for calling
Schack "SKOYK'' but that's the real honest good
ness genuine Dutch-from Holland, in direct ne via one
OF the Oldest best KNOWN straghtes finest families of New
Amsterdam, otherwise known New York.
And while We the subject of the Dutch you might
as well get the whole mouthul far your Cons
sioner is concerned. He born and raised Im from
Iowa, myself can say rased'' with punity) in Cob
besk pronounced Kobesk long 'o'' with the accent
on the skl Schoharie county, N. Y, and here's the
pronunciation of that county Skoehar with the accent
on the harry.
John Van Skoyk junior, Kobleskll Skoe-harry county,
m not absolutely positive, but think Herkimer
township. Ii not, it was something equally Dutch
What Will he Do?
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FUEL RESTRICTIONS IN FORCE here
sun PARLOR BUILT
ON ROOF FOR
PRESIDENT

The FeAosaa TraAe InDDrDa1Sen
Service says tsAays
ATAe seuth front Of the<whate
Hsase fsees spselsus garAeas.
thiekly planted wisA trees, ssrses-
fng the vsbNe sase. sheep Das-
tsre In these garAena. anA when
there IL my IN st an Il sAlDss
fully uDsn tAis ssAe q TIE Exsso-
tive MaDsSea. TA4re = Q se0&.
e1rsulaT hay en tAas fneeAs -
he rssf ~ this bay - flst. On thfs
nat rssf . saA Doesss Aas beea
hant fer TIE PFssAAest II n q
httSe bai1llng. . sort 81 Asek
hose, 90 In ssatAexa exDssuss
- e.essssA wftA saass - tAst
Whine the Aanu wAnAs frs8 TIE
Pstsnae nay net ester the full
eye 81 tie s1n h snsAstrUess1.
sAn es<vutoR sDeRa4es % tn
esaGn 81 vantage. anA tnss IT'S
S9GV8tO1 - Ht - 49,
In HIS wheel eAalr - me Aays
anA fifteA - the 9aass As1se -
the rssE nis fseSlity Aas saly
been esnstrueted n tie last few
days, since St Aas grown tse esA1
fer m invallA t. sAf s1utaeess
In the gsrdeas-
~The screen 0f trees Al the
fact that thls ssatAern expos1Fe
Of the White Hs1se h ~ -
pssaeAaAse nAks - gAans Aease
psAetsss1ay anvssohss sDse0t -
Dsy4ng eyss - tAsse 49, k1sw =
n tAers. WAatevse he rsesh
Aest'a esaAitis. Day -. d ea.-
net ~ Investigates While he -
ieeeapying this san parsos anA st
the saAe ttne he - enabled to
ret ~ noeh sU and air - he
needs. Together With the Ane view
sf the river which this perVh sn
the White HS0se reef affsrAs-"
The Washington times., 1919-12-10
GALE SWEEPS D. E. IN
ADVANCE OF COLD WAVE
Trees Uprooted by Forty-two Mil.
Wind-Temperature to Drop
Before Night.

A cold wave will hit the CanitaI
before nightfall, according to tho
Weather Bureau.
Early this morning Washington wa
in the throes of forty-two-mile paIe
which uprooted and blew down and
otherwise damaged trees in the Dis.
trict. Little other damage was done
Drivers of milk. bakery and othar
concerns were In the teeth of the paIe
this morning, Ms were hundreds %
other Washingtonians who had to cot
to work early. The wind had sHh
sided somewhat at O'Clock. but =,
will continue to a slight degree all
day.
A large tree in front Of the hors
of Mrs. Anna c. Moriarty, s31 Twen.
tieth street northwest, was uproot-
ed, as was one in front Of the home ~
Edward B. Meigs, 1445 Rhode Island
avenue.
The gale. however. did not crinnle
either the traction or telegraph serv.
ice, according to reports from these
this morning.
The cold wave from the northwest
which is holding that section Of tbs
country in the grip Of a blizzard. and
which had disrupted train service
Gripping communication, will visit the
Capital tonight.
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And by, the by, in passing. it was
from Van Schaick (now don't hesi-
tate an instant; just blurt out that
"Skoyk" without thinking, and pref
ty soon you'll find it's a habit) yes, il
was from Van Schaick, twenty
years ago. that / learned the differ
ence between the pronunciation of
Sch" in German and in Dutch. In
the latter it is always hard, the
X" sound, as in Schenectady"
So much for his name. Paste that
"S-K-O-Y-K" in your hat and learn
it, for while he rs patient, you know
how everybody likes to have you get
his name right, and Skoyk isn't so
very hard when you get used to it..
The first thing the town thinks
about, of course, in connection with
Van Schaick is:
What kind of a Commissioner
will a preacher make?"
The fact that | know enough
about DR.. Van Schaick to be entitled
to an opinion on that subject is my
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justification for having is little
chat with you today. And I'm 90
ing to talk straight from the
shoulder.
There's no sense in being mealy-
mouthed about the situation. A lot
OF intelligent, well-meaning people
are really wondering what kind of a
commissioner preacher WILL
make, and especially what kind of
Commissioner this particular
preacher will make.
For my part, / hope, when his
term is ended, and people are look
ing back on recent years in the city
government, they will say nv term
OF service as Commissioner was half
as good as his.
Must Have Tolerance.
Running town the size of Wash.
ington IS good deal different from
running a church. One must have a
certain tolerance, a certain breadth
Continued on Page ., Column 81
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TODAY

would build Panama Canal every
year. A good deal could be done in
the United States with two hun
dred and fifty million dollars a
year, well spent. Things could be
done more useful to the world
than building more battleships for
England. What do you think Eng
land would reply if she had lent us
five billions and we said: Cant
pay you any interest. / need the
money to keep control of all the
oceans?
Congress will be asked to pass a
bill putting tax Of half a million
dollars on a pint of whiskey. The
idea is to prevent drunkenness in
case the Supreme Court allows
whiskey to be sold for few weeks
before the constitutional amend
ment comes to life.
That tax ought certainly to dis
courage whiskey selling, and any
thing in reason should be done to
keep back the whiskey food.
Those who suggest the tax point
out that "the Supreme Court has
decided that thing can be taxed
to DEATH"
That is convenient decision for
those trying to kill whiskey, but
1T might prove inconvenient later
on for gentlemen that think taxa
ton all right a. long as it doesn't
touch them.
The Washington times., 1919-12-10
WILL YOU
BE q Good FeILOU?
Small Clubs Are An Essential Need To
Care for Families AS Average Good Fellow
Has Limited Means With Unlimited Heart.

Small Good Fellows clubs of two three or four nersons
to take care OF large families is nsistent need in Wash
ingon At noon today abulaon showed that there are
$50 more volunteers for carrying Christmas cheer to chill
Department
But this excess of Good Fellows to children is caused
the fact that most of the volunteers have asked that thev
be assigned to one or two children 1t begins appear as
if the only to care for the big families that face bleak
Christmas is through the association of two or three friends
Good Fellows
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years. They need a lot of things,
more than one Good Fellow ought
to undertake, for the average Good
Fellow is man of limited means
and unlimited heart. But two or
three Good Fellows could have a lot
OF pleasure carrying cheer to this
family.
Within a few days. of COURSE
after workers have had q chance to
make out their reports-there viii
Continued on Page 2, Column s)
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There also is need for more names
of poor children, and the Good Eel
low Department asks that its friends
send in the addresses of families
where there is prospect of cheer
less Christmas.
One of Reasons for Clubs.
Here is one of the reasons there
is a need for small clubs Of Good
Fellows. On Sixth street northwest
there i 2 family Of seven, six boys
and . girl. The oldest is twelve
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District Stores Adopt Sk.hour
Business Day to Aid c6a.
seration Program.
OPEN FROM II TO 8 P. b.
Violation Of Restrictions 70 %
Reported to y. S. Attorney
For Action.

Presidest Wrse1 sslay b 60.
si4sring . paas - sDsa the 0ev.
eminent 1epartnsats st 9 .. =.
and - cbese st ~ , - n er'osr
10 save fuel
The Washington times., 1919-12-10

TAKE BELL-ANS BEFORE MEALS and
see how nns good digestion makes you feel
--Advt
The Washington times., 1919-12-10
Miners Chiefs Believe IL Per
Cent Wage Increase win
Be Accepted.
LEWIS is CONSERVATIVE
Union Politics Playing Large
Part in Conference at
Indianapolis.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Dec. TO-
Confidence was manifest among
leaders of the United Mine Workers
today, that President Wilson's pro-
posal for settlement Of the strike will
be adopted before night
The conference Of union officials
its session ct $3.50 this morn
ing. Conservative leaders among the
conferees expressed the utmost op-
timism that , definite end Of the
strike win be arrived At before night
fall
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Lewis Keeps Faith.

John L. Lewis and william Green.
acting president and secretary of the
mine workers. are making q sincere,
whole-hearted" effort to obtain adop-
tion of the Presidents proposition,
CONTINUED on Page IL, Column ~
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The interest England owes the
United States and does NOT nay
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WEATHER.:

Fair weather t0nIGkf,
followed by colder wealth
er Thursday. Cold wave
tonight. Temperature Will
fall to bout 10 degrees
Thurscay morning Tem-
pernture at 8 q. M, A.
degrees.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1919-06-20
WEIGH MANY BABIES
Tests Held in 1851 commun-
tiles During Campaign.
Illinois Leads In Towns Participating
and Wisconsin Leads In Babies
Weighed.

Washington. Weighing and meas
uring tests of children were held in
1851 communities during the chill
dren's-year campaign Instituted by the
childrens bureau to reduce the infant
mortality rate. 10 this total should
he added many records coming from
rural sections not listed as post offices.
One-thrd Of the total communities
having post offices In the United
States held tests.
Illinois had the greatest number OF
cities and towns participating IN the
campaign, pol. Wisconsin led In
the actual number Of babies weighed
and measured, as already announced,
but the records came from l.06a
towns, ranking third In that respect.
Iowa was second In the number o.
communities participating, having
1912, and Ohio was fourth, with afa.
Indiana came fifth, with TS6. From
far off Hawaii three cities--H Honolulu,
Kakuku and Tora-sent records.
Following Is a list OF states, with
the number of towns In each from
which records have been received: