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The Washington times., 1919-09-04
BRITAIN PROTESTS
Sim FEN FLAG
Appeals to o. s. Consul When
American Ship Flies ''Free
Ireland" Emblem

LONDON. Sept 4-Protest has beer
made against the American S. S. Ash
burn's act in entering Queenstown
harbor recently with the Sim Fein
flag Tying. TAs Ashburn is said 70
have been under the Shipping Board
direction at the time Of the incident
which was repeated sgain when she
left oueenstOWn on August 28 Her
departure Was accompanied BY even
greater demonstrations than her ar
rival
Tha British port authorities regis
tered q protest with the American
ecnEal at QueenstoWn. and this pro-
test has been transmitted through the
embassy here 70 the Stare Depart
ment. IL Is stated that the American
consul informed the master Of the
Ashburn that there had been q pro-
test when he first entered ~harDor
with the Irish Republican flag fly
ing. and the consul Is said TO have
been informed By ths ships master
that the offenss would not be re-
peated. Nevertheless when the Ash
burn again steamed out the Rspub-
lican flag once more fluttered from
the masthead, and many small craft
accompanied II with cheering crowds
down the hArbor.
The Washington times., 1919-09-04
2 OF EVERY 3 BABIES DIE
OF HUNGER AMONG SLAVS

Two out Of every three babies born
IN the new republic Of Czecho- SLOW
aka last year died as the direct re-
suit Of underfeeding, according to the
reports to the American Red Cross
from its relief workers in that coun-
try. The statistics were compiled
from a survey taken in several hun
dred towns and villages
Last year was the worst period OF
the whole war for Czech mothers and
tabes. Milk could not be obtained
anywhere. Women barely existed on
a starvation diet and could not nurse
their infants. many OF whom died in
their mothers arms. If 1t had not
been for the arrival Of American Relief
OF Administration Food and American
Rer Cross assistance the same thing
would have occurred this year, the
local authorities informed the Ameri-
cRas. Even now it will take many
months OF suitable diet to restore un-
derfed mothers and 'babies to normal
health.
The Washington times., 1919-09-04
MOTHER SHOOTS3
CHILDREN AND SELF

ldCH1EoND, Va, Sept. 4-Rsturn-
41g 70 his home in the outskirts Of
ehe city last night. c. 3 Slaughter,
ocntract0r, found that his wife had
not % death their 'Bixteen-months old
oaby and niue-year-old daughter. IA
ally wounded their third child and
shsn killed hsrsslf
When the father left home IN the
lorninE, he says, his wife was In tho
Et Of spirits. having prepared his
roal<fast She had asked him about
ne operation Of an automatic
eVclver hs kept "a the house, he said.
Epregsing fear Of tramps. He ex-
pl1incd the Use OF the gun TO her and
cut 70 WORK
Il is believed that the double mur-
Car and suicide were committed with
ln an hour after the father left home.
Ehen be returned he found Robert
Mercer Slaughter, the baby boy, dead
81 his bed, shot through the breast
ne mother. with three bullet wounds
- her chest, lay in the doorway Of
the bed room. Marjorie Moncure
Slaughter, four years old, was alive
Daddy" she cried as her father
catered the room Of the tragedy, 81
have been crying for mamma all day.
she won't come"
The child was taken to a hospital
and an operation performed in the
hope Of saving her life but doctors
today held little hope Of recovery.
The coroner announced that 'the
children met death at the hands Of
tho mother, who was temporarily In
EEnen
The Washington times., 1919-09-04
HOt Weather and It's
Physical Weakness

poisous. and they are not thrown off.
They result in stagnation OF the liver
and more muscular exhaustion until
a vicious cycle is established. in which
the food does not digest well and the
body becomes still weaker. 4 man
may 60 for months in this condition
before he Is really sick. but the ulti-
mate result can only be q breakdown.
People should take q good eliraina-
tive tonic in the fall Tonic action by
itself Is not enough. They must eliTn-
cases the best results have followed
great Iron Weed Tonic. Purely a
vegetable compound, Il nevertheless
supplies iron to the blood, corrects
riches the blood wonderfully. 1t has
done 90 much in this city in the last
year or two that. its history reads
like q book Of miracles Your case
win be benefited by its use, and you
win 20 into the fan and the cool
Weather IN the Anest possible condi-
ton, 50 that you will not fear q re-
turn OF either the fiu or any Of the
other maiadies that made last winter
80 formidable. Let as impress on you
the Importance OF getting into per
feet condition right away. Get a
bottle Of Nu Vim today and notice
how soon you win be feeling 100 p
we'll On sale at all the Peoples
Drug StoreA
The Washington times., 1919-09-04
NEM wan MINISTER.

Col Geraido Alvarez, former chief
of-staff. has been chosen Minister of
War IN the Peruvian cabinet. sue.
eeedinG Minister Pizarro. who resign
the State Department is advised.
The Washington times., 1919-09-04
.SEESNEN WAR; us.
URGED TO PREPARE

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 4.-Nothing
but q just and permanent peace
throughout the world is worth while,
but this country should prepare now
to defend the higher ideals it main
tanned during the war by an adequate
system Of Preparedness.
This was the message Secretary OF
War Baker brought to members OF
the American Chemical Society, meet
ing in the Bellevue Stratford.
Il hope there will be no other war,
but the work OF preparing the United
States to assume its place in the fore
front OF such a fight-and there may
be such another war-shouid be be-
gun at once.N
The world has never seen a more
splendid example Of unity Of purpose
than that furnished by this country
when with hardly any preparation,
1t hurled its might into the fray, and
The Washington times., 1919-09-04
EAYCOOPER KILLING
TO Mine SWlDLE
Slain When BE Threatened
to Expose Grafters,
Police Believe.
By JEAN KNOTT,

NASHVILLE. Tenn. Sept. 4.-That
Robin ]. Cooper was killed because
he refused to be bought OF from Civ
ing Federal investigators evidence
against a fake foreign mining cor
poration, is the latest theory devel-
oped by police investigators. Three
men, known to have been connected
with the corporation were summoned
to the police station and closely qd6s-
toned. Arrests are expected today.
Cooper 81 known to have lost heaV-
ily in the stock of the mining com
pany, and to have made two trips
out Of the United States TO investigate
this corporation. Federal authorities
here are probing this company today.
Besides Cooper. other prominent
Nashville men are known to have lost
heavily IN this company. Cooper was
chief counsel for the concern. but
was innocent. police believe, of any
Implication in the alleged fraud.
Developments in the case may In
Folve men, prominent here, as well as
in other cities. It Is claimed that the
mining company represented millions
OF dollars in speculation.
The Washington times., 1919-09-04
LEAGUE URGED TO
TAKE OVER FIUME

LONDON, Sept THE taking over
~ Fiume BY the League OF Nations
for an indefinite term OF years is pro-
posed Is the only logical solution Of
this problem. in q cGblegram sent to
Admiral Sims, former commander Of
the American naval forces IN Euro
pean waters. BY Admiral Andrews, ac-
cording to advices from Paris today.
Admiral Andrews has been making q
study OF the Adriatic trouble. involv-
ing the territorial dispute between
Jugo-S Slavia and Italy.
The cablegram, which Is dated
Paris, says:
f'Fiume win not be settled nor will
normal conditions prevail either under
Italian or Jugo-Slav-,rule after what
has happened. Il must be taken over
for an indefinite term Of years By the
League OF Nations or protected as a
free state. no solution can succeed
which does not pledge that Fiume and
The Washington times., 1919-09-04
HINES ORDERS NEW FREIGHT
RATES FOR ATLANTIC COAST

Rail Director Hines has ordered
preparation Of a new freight rats
schedule on export shipments TO
squalfze rates to all Atlantic and Gulf
ports.
This e. expected TO throw more exc
port traffic 20 the Gulf and South
Atlantic ports and TO remove the ad-
vantage now possessed by New York
and North Atlantic ports.
The new rates will cover class and
commodity tariffs from points in
Ohio. Indiana. Illinois, including cities
located on both banks Of the Missfs-
sippi river from Dubuque, Iowa, to
St Louis. inclusive, also from points
in the southern peninsula OF Michigan
to South Atlantic and Gulf ports from
Wilmington to New Orleans, inclu-
siVe." Before being put into effect
the rates must be submitted to and
approved by Hines.
The Washington times., 1919-09-04
Tine Of Danger After the Long
Period Of Heat

Few people come out Of the summer
a. well as they should be IA this cli-
mate. Resistancs 70 disease is broken
down by the exhaustion Of the warm
days, and many enter the fall at a
low standard Of physical strength.
Thfg Is often made manifest By the
1arEe amount Of suffering from inoi-
gestion. followed by acute muscular
nainE and even By severe rheumatism.
onstfmes the manifestations Of
weakness occur in the form OF ex-
IRENE nervous symptoms, such as
oleeplessness. irritability ana general
MscomforE Nine times out Of ten
6hase car an be traced 60 the same
wuse-a simple one when understood.
~ usually starts IN the stomach.
WheFs tie exhaustion Of the season
- Effected the muscular activity.
P1Tt Of the food passes into the in
tsEtnss without receiving the chem
Sal treatment % should IN the stoul-
ac1. This food, not being digesteds
les in the body uutl it starts Ter
ncntlng. Meantime constipation is
l[Ire7V, and the biood absorbs, along
With fha products Of the food, some
- tie results % this fermentation.
Ion the ar11aYg ere eEerworired II
-
The Washington times., 1919-09-04

susac are practically one town, both
as regards business and residential
districts. Many Of the people are
tired OF Italian oppression and want
The Washington times., 1919-09-04
2AERICANS HURT
By KOREAN BOMB

TOKYO, Sept. A--AdVices received
here from Seoul. capital Of Korea,
STATE that = bomb was thrown ct
Governor General Saito. and that
twenty persons were wounded, IN
ciuding an American woman named
harrison, who IS believed 20 be re-
loted to Carter Harrison, former
tnayor Of Chicago. GoYernor General
Eafso was not wounded. No other
details were received.
The Washington times., 1919-09-04

when the end Of the war came, a year
and = half later. had 100000 men on
foreign soil ready to night and die for
the motives that prompted the dec
laratiOn Of war.
cit was the most complete and sue
eessful mobilization OF men. money
and means power in the history Of
the world. The principle OF the
selective draft has proven itself and
viii be adopted, without . doubt, in
the event of a future war"
The Washington times., 1919-09-04

william Harrisen, brother OF Carter
Harrison. former mayor OF Chicago,
and his wife received slight flesh
wounds IA the explosion OF e bomb
thrown ct Governor General Eaito at
seoul. Korea, Tuesday, an official dis
patch 70 the State Department said
30 other Americans we're wounded
The Washington times., 1919-09-04

TO Be free This feeling 81 shared -
majority of the Italian re1iernl. f
particularly among TIE uor
class
The Washington times., 1919-09-04
ADMIT
WRECKNG AEROS

BERLIN, Sept. 4-seven German
airships were destroyed at the same
time the German feet was sunk at
seapa Flow, it was admitted today at
the ministry Of marine. Other marine
air ships were dismantled during the
war as they were found inadequate,
the correspondent was told when he
asked about\ the recent reports that
Germany had carried on airplane- de-
struction on q large scale.
The Washington times., 1919-09-04
DOCTOR nEAPs 10 DEATH.

Los ANGELES, cal SEPT A-Dr.
~ y. Church, OF Nashville, Tenn, fen
-IsGped from the window Of q ply
siEian's office on the tenth floor OF q
eoWnt0Wn building here and vas
Eiued. d. Church had been under
fEeatznent FOR mental troubles for
'11e past eighteen months and had
hee1 escorted 70 the physician's Of
nee By two attendants.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1919-07-26

large family of children. Funeral
services We're held Tuesday and the
remains taken to Newark for inter-
ment
Relatives of Joseph Moran, of near
Elkton, were notified yesterday that
Moran, who enlisted in the cavalry.
now stationed at New Mexico, was
shot and seriously wounded while on
duty in that State No details were
given.
Town Councilman Taylor W. Me
kenney underwent a second operation
at Union Hospital for stomach trouble.
The new issue of $4,000 of stock
of the EIkton Banking and Trust co
has been almost douh.y subscribed.
the new shMes selling for SIS per
share. This new issue increases .he
capital stock to 100000. the surplus
being $4,000
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1919-07-26
Bad Streets In Rising Sun


1t Is an III WING 'N"l '.o"- h'n'"E
Foo"' ana some OF the people down
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1919-07-26
MOCre-Ph hillips.

Miss Rachel Wilson Phillips, of Viii
mington, and Mr. Frank Williams
Moore, formerly of North East, were
quietly married by Friends ceremony
at the home of the bride, on Saturday
afternoon, July y. Owing to the re-
cent death of the mother of the bride,
only members Of the two families were
present. The bride is daughter of
Mr. William c. Phillips, prominent
coal and lumber merchant, of Will
mington, The groom is a native of
North East, the son of the late John
L. Moore and is employed as draughts-
man with the Pusey & Jones Com
pany
After wedding trip to Atlantic
City they will make Their home in
Wilmington.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1919-07-26
TORRENTlAL RAINS
DO MUCH DAMAGE

Maryland and adjacent sections
have been experiencing for several
weeks the most torrential rains IN the
history of the weather hureau-at
least for this season of the year. The
incessant downpours assumed the pro-
portions of a food and incalcuIable
damage has been done 70 crops, roads,
bridges, etc.
Reports from various sections Of
this county show that it will take
thousands of dollars to put the roads
back where they were before the rains
set in. The most serious washout re-
ported is that of the big cuIvert across
the road leading into Back Greek
Neck Only two or three years ago
this same cuNert was swept away in
a flooding rain and when rebuilt was
not sufficiently enlarged to carry such
torrents as have fallen in the past
few weeks. The washout cuts the peo-
pie below it off from the Elkton:
chesapeake City road except by de
tour of several miles.
The losses to growing crops and to
unthreshed wheat in Maryland will I've
millions of dollars. as hi-h as $1,000,
Ooo, according to T. b. SymonS, direc-
tor Of the farm extension work Of the
Maryland State COLLEGE,
l.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1919-07-26

Former President William H. Taft
has been an ardent advocate of the
League of Nations and stood with
Pre- -ident Wilson on that platform.
Naturally therefore great stir has
been created in public circles this week
by the publication of letter of Mr..
Taft in which he declares that the
situation which confronts the ratifca-
uon of the treaty in its present form
mas been created by the "serious mis-
takes of Mr.. Wilson" The letter
reals in part as follows:
"The situation which confronts as
now in reference to the rdtifcat on Of
the '"ealy Is one erected by very ser
ious mistakes of policy connGittcd ~
Mr.. Wilson. The partisan character of
hi. administration during the war, to-
9ether with his appeal to his country
n.en to elect a Democratic Congress in
November, 1918, created condition
of personal and political antagonism
1, ward him among Republican leaders,
hich was shared by majority of the
american people. This was shown in
the results Of the election. Notwith-
standing this. Mr.. Wilson persisted in
continuing the same partisan cXc!us-
ION Of Republicans in dealing with the
righIy important matter Of settling
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1919-07-26

The festival of the baseball team of
the Church League which was held on
the Varburton lot last evening, Will
te continued tonight Proceeis Tor
a'nrft of EIkton Club. (,ne and
nelp the boys.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-25
IN THE DAYS NEWS
WHO ARE THE kURDs?

When. delegation of Kurds sud denly appeared at the Peace Cont fer ence asking for the freedom of tAeir historic land, so q story goes, many of the attaches and newspaper men were. wholly at a loss to know who these -Kurds might be. ..
 A bulletin from the National Geo. graphic, Society. based on a commun- ication by William H. Hall, has this to say of the Kurds:
 'Kurdistan., a hill country north of the -Tigris River, is the home of a brave, yirile, largely illiterate seres of tribes and clans known as the Kurds. They are descendants of the Cardushi, who gave Xenophon and his ten thousand so much difficulty on their march across these same hills on their way to the sea
 -Nominally they are Moslem in re- ligion, but they have retained many elements of heathen worship. Some of their tribes are 'Yesdi' (yezidis), or devl worshipers. They are home loving, frugal and capable of enduring great hardships. They practise strict monogamy and their women occupy an equal place with their men in the family life.
 ''The Kurds have furnished at least one great man to history for Saladin the chiyalrous leader of the Saracen hosts. the compeer of Richard CoeuI de Lion. was from this people.
 Roughly speaking, Turkey is di- vided into five great provinces. or dis trictS- Kurdistan is one of these The others arc Anato1fa. Armenia Mesopotamia and Syria
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-25
OUR FOREIGN TRADE.

We have not as yet got past the point where the effect of the war is being felt in connection with our ex- port trade. and we are not likely to for some time to come. According to a statement issued by the department of commerce each succeeding month not only shows a gain over the previ- ous one but a greater trade than dur ing the corresponding month of the previous year. For March there were exports to the value of $605, 600, 600, which was greater by $12,O0O,000 than in February and by $S2.000,000 than in March of 1918. For the nine months ending with March the value of the exports amounted to s4,991. .000, ,0o0.. an increase of approximately $600,000,000
 over the corresponding period of the previous year. Though these goods did not all so into the war zone the increase in the exportation can be at
 tributed to q large degree to the war. directly or indirectly. and it is inter esting to note that in breadstuffs, cot tonseed oil, meat and dairy products and cotton large gains were made in March over year ago. Mineral oils as itltSHt Dt G&Ijctleu SHOW q decldbu falling off flor it is not as necessary now to send abroad this material for i the operation of the warships. Cotton shows. a gain of 100000, 900. pounds
 over a year ago, but where we sent 13 million bushels of corn abroad last ! year in March only a. trifle over a mil i lion bushels went this year, while 1 there were over ten million bushels o1 wheat exported this March to little
 over a million and half Q year ago. ! Imports have gained as well as the i exports, the March imports being val
 ued at $2G8. .OG0, ,O00 against $242, ,O00, i 0G0 in March of last year, while in
 February goods to the value of but $235 100000 were brought in. with 1 $2 POI 000,000 the total for the nine
 months period ending with March i This foreign trade is 6 matter which
 the country needs to encourage ever after the war becomes a thing of the
 mast
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-25
ITALYS CLAIMS.

It is indeed an unfortunate situa- ton which has developed in the peace conference over the Adriatie claims. From the statement which has been issued by President Wilson it is made plain that he has nothing but the kindest feelings for Italy, but his sense of justice and the basis upon which peace is being arranged will not per init him to grant the full list of Ital- ian demands just because they have been presented. or because of some pact to which this country was not a subscriber.
 Italy has of course played an impor- tant part on the side of the allies in the war. It has at the same time re- ceived very substantial aid from the allies in fighting forces smunitions and supplies, and in connection with the demands which it makes the allies are for the most part in sympathy. The trouble arises over the disposition of Plume and the Dalmatian coast. To obtain this control of the Adriatic, at a time when Austria is to be deprived of its ports and Notifications demol- ished in the interest of future peace, Italy holds up the agreement made in London with the entente when as a matter of fact that pact does not pro- vide that Italy shall have Plume but that it shall go to Croatia. It then judgments its claim under the rights of nationality inasmuch as Plume con- tains a large Italian population. It is thus playing the pact and nationality claim for all they are worth without giving any consideration to anything else, and it is the stubborn insistence upon such claims that makes the other countries realize that there are other rights there which need to be pro- tected if they are going to do their duty and deal out justice. Italy takes a decidedly selfish stand when it asks for too much. Its position is like one member of jury holding out when all the others are opposed to him.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-25
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Why Net Extend South Thame.
 Street?


 Mir. Editor: In viewing the sewer work at West Thames street it looks as though the expense in getting the new roadbed blasted out would be, very expensive proposition. The thought has occurred. can this be avoided? -.
 Norwich has been asked once at least in the past to extend South Thames street from it's. terminal to the foot of Shipping street. This propo- sition is coming up again n anfidia. sition is coming up again and finally will have to be met: The last time all of the land owners were willing to give their land, I have been told, with one exception, and that property is now owned by a public spirited citizen.
 By extending the approach to Nor wich from the present end of cement highway through South Thames street along the railroad to Shipping street land thence meeting :: the present high way just south of the city line. two bad hills will be avoided, the trolley tracks eliminated and a schoolhouse avoided
 Five large industries will be so placed that all their hauling need not go over theS hills. their employees can reach the plants without trespassing pn- the fdllfudh. e InllGH 1eS7o eApSiiSl V ' road can be constructed, more water front will be available, and a much needed road established.
 At one point a ledge will have to be blasted and this may be of such char acter that the rock can be used in the new cement construction mad perhaps the gravel removed can also be used i thus having these two necessities fur nished right on the job. Is this worth considering before the West Thames street cement work is started? FARMER NO. 13. Norwich. April A. 1919.