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The Washington herald., 1919-01-12
CHAPLAIN WRITES MOTHER
DESCRIBING DEATH OF SON
Says Major Lyman c. Ward Died a Brave
Soldier, Fearless Leader and a Cour-
ageous Hero.

His was the death of brave SOL
dicr, u fearless leader and a cour-
ageous hero" This phrase was used
by Chaplain T.. G. Vickers, of the 324tlI
1 Infantry. in a letter to Mrs. Ellen
Madison Ward, of this city, describ-
| ing the death of her son. Mai. Lyman
! c. Ward, of Washington. on the bat
| tIeflelds of France on November g..
throughout the day until the end
came
Mai. Ward had been promoted just
few days previously. and had taken
command of the Third Battalion the
, first of that week" said Chaplain
Vickers. Il was assigned to it on
ters, where I had known him for two
weeks. He and l were near the same
! age (2S years.. and found much in COM
mon during the short time l knew
! him, so much so that the day before
we were ordered into action we were
| together several times. and as we
awaited supper he told me of his work
in the University of Wisconsin Y. NJ.
c. A. In every way he impressed me
as a fine example of the cleanest type
/ of young manhood, and was looking
! forward to a fine fellowship and CO.
! operation in my association and work
with him.
Early next morning we went into
action. His coolnes was remarkable
! and his courage superb. Without a
| vestige of fear or shrinking. he led
| his troops into the battle through
barbed wire. woods. underbrush, old
! trenches and mud, under n harassing
I artillery barrage from the guns of
! the enemy. 1t was wonderful to be
! with him. On we went, driving the
enemy from his machine gun positions
as fast as his legs could carry him.
| Our advance had penetrated the
I woods to within a hundred yards of
! the strongest defenses the enemy had
thrown up in that whole sector. We
! had halted for a few minutes, when
! suddenly a hail of machine gun bull
| let's broke loose upon US, from where
/ We could not tell. AL quickly
| dropped close to the ground, but
/ not until several had been hit. Maj.
! Ward was moved a little from where
! the wounded had assembled in an old
! trench to receive first aid. Lieut.. IL.
! c. Moorhead and Private Morse
! brought him to that point. and we
| improvised littlers and moved them
all to safety back through the woods.
Never once did that clean courage
quail When we reached the doctors
and they saw that nothing could be
( done except to give him relief from
! pain, ! told him the situation. His
reply was That's all right. had
| attended personally to bringing him
out. and frequently he held tight to
my hand as I walked by the litter.
It was the grip of a strong will fight
ing a great fight and conquering. l
shall never forget it The end came
as / supported his head in my hands.
! His was the death of brave soldier,
The Washington herald., 1919-01-12
ataI Fat
Unhealthy Fatness Shortens
Life. Reduce Weight

Would you like to. reduce your
weight 10 to so, or more, pounds in
a simple, safe, comfortable wayf
Do you want to be healthier, to
look younger, to be sprightly, to be
more efficient, to possess a good fig
ure without wrinkles or fabbinessf
Then stop harmful drugging; do
not follow starvation diet or tedious
exercising, but adopt the delightful,
guaranteed, korein system.
Stand by your window o. in the
open air each morning and evening,
taking deep breaths. Use oil of
kOrsiE and follow other simple direc-
tions of the system.
You will reduce your weight, or
receive a forfeiture in cash under
500 guarantee. Get small box of
oil Of korein Gin eapsules), now sold
in drug stores at lowest before-war
price. or write to Korein Company,
NE-6a Station +, New York City, for
free book. 'Reduce Weight Hap
ply" Amaze everybody by at
tractive figure, vigorous health and
personality. Show others this adv 7.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-12
BRITONS LAUD
YANKEE GoBS
Submarine Chasers Play
Big Part in Destroying
Base at Durazzo.

Crews of Americas mosquito
fleet" of twelve submarine chasers,
thoroughly enjoyed themselves -
when they played big part in de-
stroying the Austrian naval base at
Durazzo, the British commanding Off
Ger in charge of the operations an
nounced in communication made
public last night by the Navy Depart
ment.
Generous pra:sei $ given bv the
British officer. The Yankee tars on
the fleet of tiny boats, lived up to all
the traditions of their craft when
called upon. Here are a few of the
things they did in the words of the
British commander: ..
Generous praise is given by the
commandments under enemy fire. ap-
parently destroyed one submarine
and probably another: assisted in
screening H. NJ. S. Weymouth and es-
corted a hospital ship to safety"
Then. when it was over they re-
turned safely without casualties.
Their conduct throughout was be-
yond praise" said the Englishman.
L am most grateful for the valuable
service: rendered"
Capt. Charles r. Nelson. of Phila-
delphia' was in command of the lit
munique, he gives his men high
praise.
To Ensign Henry r. Dunn, New
York. however. goes the glory of
the most spectacular feat in connec-
ton with the victory. Here is the
story, in Capt. Nelson's words:
Il wish to commend Ensign Dunn,
temporarily in command of s. C. 100,
Tor his prompt action and sound
Judgment in destroying by gun fire,
the first mine which he sighted, and
by placing his vessel close to the
second mine sighted. and thereby
causing four British destroyers. ap-
preaching at thirty knots. to sheer
of and clear the second mine. He
realized that warning had to be
given Immediately and the time was
too short with their rapid approach
that signal could not be made"
The Washington herald., 1919-01-12
WOULD EXPUNCE
HEARST RECORD
Counsel for Senate Probers
Wants Affidavits Thrown
Out.

Mai. +. Lowry Humes, counsel for
the Senate Judiciary subcommittee in
vcstigatinE German propaganda, after
a session Of stormy wranEling. yester-
day moved that certain affidavits sub
mitted by Former Deputy Attorney
General Becker. OF New York. regard
ing the relations between William
Randolph Hearst, BoIo Pasha and
Count Won BeTnstorft and the cross
examination Of Becker by Senator
Reed. of Missouri, be cNpunged from
the records.
The subcommittee will consider Mai
HumCs' request in executive session
tomorrow
At the same time decision will be
rendered on Senator Reeds demand
to make public certain vouchers relat-
ing to expenses incurred by Becker in
obtaining the dispositions connecting
Hearst with BolO Pasha and the Ger
man Ambassador. Becker contends
that these documents and others re-
lating to the activities of the Secret
Service cannot be made public if the
service is to be kept secret"
Throughout yesterdays hearing
Reed produced documents tending to
ruOW llldl btthtT Ouldllltu HIS IN
formation concerning Hearst through
a former criminal. Becker admitted
that portions of the evidence had been
secured throuh the use of this man.
New Angle to Battle.
\ new angle to the aII-day battle
between Reed and Becker developed
late in the afternoon when Perley
Morse. a certified public accountant
Of New York. testified concerning
his connection with the BOIO case.
Several skirmishes between Beck
er and Morse marked the last hour
Of the hearing. Becker declaring
that Morsc's testimony was based
on a personal grudge he held
against him.
Morse stated that he gave up his
work because Of his disapprOval of
Eecker'S methods of obtaining evil
dencr and that he had warned At
tOrney General Lewis against Beck
or early in last fall Referring to
his own diary in explaining Of his
reasons for sev.ring his connection
with Becker. Morse read:
Il think a man has the right to
choose his own companions and If
H- doesn't want to associate with
sx-cOnvicts. he shouldn't be Obliged
to do So
The Washington herald., 1919-01-12
SCOUT COURT TO MEET.
Boys Who Have Passed Merit
Badges to Appear.

An important meeting Of the
Court Of Honor of District of g.
Iumbia Council. Boy Scouts of
America. will be held tomorrow
"vening before which the following
scouts who have passed merit
badges will appear: Troop No. i,
John II. Hanna. jr.. Edward r. Law
ton. JaQuelin A Marshall. Steph IN
Mcclellan: Troop No. :. Carl Bru-
din; Troop No. 10, Arthur Beavans:
Troop No. 80. II. G. NeIms: Troop
No. 50, Thomas Ardman. Erahman
Irsni. George .. Riggs. Joseph y.
W"U-cr. Troop No. 40. Robert X.
Lamb. Troop No. &" Edgar Sisson.
DR.. D. Werner Smythc. jr.: Troop NJ.
q, Henry Taliafcrro: Troop No. u.
E0ward Proctor: Troop No. -,
bradford Cook: Troop No. -. Alan
NirtS: Troop No. IS, WOIcOtt Shea.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-12
Short Lead Pencil Wins
Office for Candidate

Trenton, y. J., Jan. l1.-William n.
Runyon, Of Union County. will be
elected president OF the State senate
when the legislature convenes here
next Tuesday for its 1919 session. and
Clarence +. Case. of Somerset
County, will be the Republican floor
leader.
This decision was arrived at by the
fourteen Republican senators late this
afternoon after a lengthy conference.
1t is reported that the selections were
made through the placing of two lead
pencils. one short and the other long.
in a hat. one representing Runyon
and tn" other Case. the first drawn
out getting the presidency and the
other the leadership.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-12
JAPAN EVACUATES
PORT OF TSINGTAO
10 Be Granted Commercial Con.
cessions, 1t Is Learned.

Japan has agreed to the Chinese
demand that she evacuate Tsingtao
upon the condition that she he
granted a commercial concession. it
was learned in Far Eastern dipIo-
matte circles here yesterday.
The Chinese republic requested
the japanese to withdraw their
forces from the former German
concession in China when the
armistice was signed. il became
known Yesterday.
1t was also learned that the
Chinese had entered protests aCains It
the continued maintenance of large
japanese forces in Siberia With
drawal Of these forces already has
begun.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-12
Steamship in Distress
Off Halifax Harbor

Halifax. y. s. Jan. 1.-THE Ameri-
can steamship G. A. FlagG, from Lou
isburg for Halifax. was reported late
today in distress about twenty miles
Oft this harbor with her machinery
disabled. One tug is alongside and
others are on their way.
She put into Louisburg a week ago.
reporting the loss of three of her fire
boats during a storm. She was bound
from New York to Quebec.
Nothing further has been heard Of
the steamer Castalia. from which dis
tress signals were flashed early today.
Three steamers are speeding to her
aid. She was about sixty miles off
shore when the appeals for help
were sent
The Washington herald., 1919-01-12
Appeal for Home Charities

The Associated Charities and the Citizens Relief Association
urgent need of $4,000 their family and social
service work in the District of Columbia
These organizations minister the poor and distressed
without distinction of and creed They dependent
voluntary contributions The widespread prevalence Of inu-
has added to the always heavy winter demands upon the
societies.
Will not regular contributors give without fur
her appeal and others who have supported this work OF
home charity also lend their aid?
Contributions may be 10 either society Howard
s. Reside, Joint Finance Committee Social Service
House. 923 H street northwest.
MILTON E. AHES.
Chairman Joint Finance Committee
The Washington herald., 1919-01-12
Protestants to Observe
Special Prayer for Peace

New York, Jan. 11.-Protestant
churches throughout the United States
will observe tomorrow as special
day of prayer for the Peace Con-
ference.
Instructions for observance of the
day have been sent to all the Prot
estant pastors by the Federal Coun-
Gil of Churches of Christ in America.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-12
! leader, and a courageous

! fearless leader, and a courageous
hero.
I'VE laid the body tendcrIy to rest
in little cemetery established for
our dead in an orchard near Haudio-
mont, fourteen and one-half kilome-
ters (about nine or ten miIes) south
west of Verdun on the road 10 Metz
His grave is No. !. The graves regis
tratlon service has made a map of the
location, and the division historical
section took photographs of the spot
With n simple service We said Good
hve comrade,' and left him there at
rest
The Washington herald., 1919-01-12
Officers of Cadet Corps
Hold Informal Meeting

company commanders and staff Off
c"r~ Of the cadet corps from the five
high schools of the District held an
ir formal get together meeting last
night in the Office Of Assistant SUI
Ierintondent of Schools. Stephen FL
lott Kramer.
About sixty officers were present at
the meeting There are. it was stated.
about les student members of the
,.adet corps in the high school brig
adeS
The Washington herald., 1919-01-12
FIRST TO GET UP, LAST TO GO
TO BED, HIS JOB" IN ARMY
Charles Lester Riemer, Washington Boy
Bugler of Buglers, Instructs 1000 Men
in Military Calls.

Here is a story about the man
whom 100000 American soldiers, sail
ors and Marines have been tracking
ever since they enlisted.
He is Charles Lester Riemer. 4JOl
Conduit Road northwest, bugler OF
ouglers. who has taught more embryo
musicians than any other man to
pick out the terrible tune: You've
got to get up you've got to get up. -
which means reveille generally in mil
itaTy circles
Riemer in the. twelve months of SER
vice with the School of Music. Tenth
The Washington herald., 1919-01-12

CHARLES LESTER REM
Err, King OF Buglers, and Fred
w. Flagg, a wounded Walter
Reed bugler.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-12

Regiment. Field Artillery Replacement
Depot, Camp jackson. S. C, has in
structed more than 1000 men in the
army calls.
An he has lost about fifty of his
800 pounds doing it.
First 10 Get Up.
That the life Of the bugler is one
of the soft snaps" in the army is
disprOvcd by Riemer. The bugler."
he said Yesterday, lis the first to get
up and the last to bed at night. If
il were not for the bugler. there
would be no dOughbOy. for it is the
bugler who intcrprets the commands
of the officer in charge so the men
IL the ranks unmistakably hear
them. II is nc who calls them 10
arms, to attention. TO the Colors and
to taps
We had the woods of South Caro-
lima to practice in and the men
COUfd pick out the tunes without
disturbing the whole camp. 1t is no
sinocure either. for each bucIer
The Washington herald., 1919-01-12

Written expressly in honor Of
the Battleship Dinner at the Liber-
ty Hut last night)
While cities rise and blossom into
dust.
While kaisers and their crowns
were blown to air.
What is the Purpose brooding on
the world.
Through the large leisure of the
centuries?
And what the end-faiIure or VIC
tory?
Lo, man has laid his sceptcr on the
stars.
And sent his spell upon the conti-
ncnts.
The heavens confess their secrets.
and the stones,
Silent as God. publish their mystery.
Man calls the lightning from its
secret place,
That he may shrink the spaces Of
the world.
And cavesdrOp at the latChed Anti
podes.
The wild. white, smoking horses of
the sea
Are startled by ms tnuhueTS- Inc
world-pOwers
Crowd round to be the lackeys of
mankind.
His hand has torn the veil of the
Great Law,
The law that was before the worlds
before ~
That far First Whisper on the an
cicnt deep,
The law that swings Arcturus on
the North,
And hurls the soul of m an upon the
way.
But what avail. o builders of the
world.
Unless ye build a safety for the
soul?
Man has put harness on Leviathsn.
And hooks in his incorrigible jaws;
And yet the perils of the street re-
main.
Out Of the whirlwind of the cities
rise
Lean Hunger and the Worm Of
Misery.
The heartbreak and the cry of NOR
tai tears,
The Washington herald., 1919-01-12

must master by ear and by memory
seventy-five different calls, each one
of which he must constantly have
at his finger tips. As Camp Jack
son was an artillery replacement
camp the men were compelled to
master a large variety of calls as
they never knew the division TO
which they would be assigned.
Taps" sweetest Call
THE sweetest call of all is taps. q"
First, a bugler in one barracks plays
the tune then it is taken up by an
other barrack, and still another, re-
echoing all the time in the woods and
hills, until it fades away in the night.
In addition to the work of making
buglers, Riemcr maintained n band
of sixty-four pieces and an orchestra
Of thirty-five men, constantly supply
ing musical vacancies in the southern
camps from these two organizations.
Before going South he was connect
ed in Washington with the War
Camp Community activities, under
whose auspices he conducted Sunday
sings" at the Central High Shool
and on Capitol ellipse as well as four
minute SpttCIlts III NAAC lAlltlCSA VI lilt
Liberty Loan drives.
Il intend to establish in Washing
ton the first discharged soldiers or
chestra in America" Mr Riemer
said. Every man must display his
red discharge ,chevron before he will
be eligible to the newly-formed or
ganization. We will gladly contribute
our services for any patriotic cause
Washington promotes. that is, If
judge the rest of my men by my own
personal feelings"
Returns TO Hospital.
Bugler Fred W. FIagg. first Wash
ington bugler. returned to Walter
Reed Hospital yesterday For fifteen
months he has been signalling the
calls of the commanding officer OF
Company c. 1O3d Infantry. not far
from the firing line in France.
When later. however. his company
was mixed up in the big fight in July,
1918, he threw his bugle away in the
wheat fields of Chateau-Thierry, and
was official message bearer for his Off
Ger in charge.
when we were told to get a mes
sage back to base headquarters we
managed to deliver it some way"
Flagg said yesterday. First. we
were made to repeat the words of the
written slip that was handed us sew
eral times, so il we fell into the hands
OF the enemy we could tear the writ
ten directions up. Time after time
we went back for reinforcementsr told
the commanding officers of the prog
ress of the battle and. of the objeC-
tives we We're striking for"
Dodging in and out of shrapnel fire.
waiting for lesseninG of the enemy
barragc. FlaEg managed to hold his
own until the st. Mihiel drive. Sep
tember 26, when a machine-gun bullet
embedded itself in the elbow and
shoulder of his right arm.
Flagg's father. l.. L. FlaEC. of Ana
costa Station. d. C. is Violinist in the
Gayety Theater Orchestra. His moth
er is employed as clerk in the Avia-
tion Corps. War Department.
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] explained 10 him and Joyce both
why could not quake this lp.
puluim"ui but I offered another
job 1" Joyce Whuh he accepted
Thon Chwc the matter ~ police
judge told Page that I had
promised tho pldr, fp Judge l.l.
warren. tie bruuPhr CNry pres.
sure possible 60 prevent Wurrcu.r
appointment but haNo never rr.
Er"i'od making mat appointment
The next ming Page demanded
~ me was th" appointment ~ a
friend ~ his from Denver on the
police force I had the party
lOok0l up after promising in make
the appointment aud discovered
ihnt hc was charged with "A fci.
Ony In Colorado and At the time
wS under an 81 900 bond re-
fused Ia make the appointment
and from tiuit date Page began
his attacks on the nininiHt ration.
iiis Colorado pruirR" ~ now In
his cmployc 1T sand Springs along
with a lot ~ other Uf the samU
kidney Of criminals ana near Grim
inaiN ana these arc the birds VINO
have been trailing around man
ufHrturing evidence against tho
police department of Tulsa
$50 far hH tho pul.co depart
m"nt ia ,oncCrucd I do not sup
pose II ~ 80 perfect that no fault
can be found with It, In TACT.
| doubt II there over waR a police
department about which no crit
ioism could bc made We have
fred IA lot " crooks orr tho po-
lice force from time to time and
we probably viii get others who
will have to Ice fired, | rather
think the force as whole. Is ns
good HS the average In other cit
les, and yet am not trying to
make apologies or otter alibH.
Whenever "" have had tho facts
that warranted " In Diminishing
men from the force We have done
80 withDit regard 20 whether II
pleased Er diSplohscd MIR Page
II am willing 10 let the best pco-
pic OF Tulsa Judge whether or not
there In open and notorious gamb-
ling and booze joints in this city
operated under the protection or
the police department and stand
ready now ana have always stood
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ready 10 20 personally. II ncccs-
tary. and direct the cleaning out
NJ any joint that may undertake
10 ruu surrcptlousty say that
the city IN H- clean morally hs II
has ever been and every complaint
that has been made TO IN" has
hc"n inycsttgnlod. No public Of
frnI ,tn object tu honest crili
ciuu bat no sc,f.rcspccting man
viii stand FOR malicious irdduclng,
such s Page deals u.
"Hut Iu tell you what IN tho
real trouble win Mr Page. l
went ont Ia ~" him CarlN Inst fnIl
about using his hospital for "A
detention camp whii" "" w'r'
helping the goNcrnmcnt clean up
the sOaihi cNIl In this city and be
,1luts declined - dlrru~> his
S~Dhrll creek water sch"nc win
him and subsequently, appointed
nn experienced hydraulic cngi-
ncCr upon thc rSpmnic ndhtlon nf
The civic clubs and business or
pliniIaiions Of Tulsa TO- make ~
invest lgHiion ~ the wnLrr qu'--
ton, hc started out to defeat this
CitI getting n satisfactory whicr
supplN and has been attacking me
nnd tho administration ils "a means
nf venting his pcr-ouai spleen and
serving his own purposes iir
wanted Ia enrich himself ~ the
cVprn~r ~ gunL wnrr for all tn"
prOplc of Tulsa
"Nui onI, once. hut %'Ncrnl times
pnsv has tried Ia inicrri mc In
hAs water proposition. hC even
went So far upOn one occasion hA
iO say that ~ would stand bond
issue ~ "A million dollars and could
bc put In for $500. 900 The only
Inference wns TINT iicrC would
. bc "A split OI s:0O, 900 and that he
was offering Ia let me In ON II.
am certain that II I had Consid-
cred his proposition bc would not
nov bc Knocking me and tho pres
Cul administration ana offering
thousand dollars to any one who
WIll get something on mo that viii
furnish him club to use Hs he
secs IT. / do not know whether
his offer of u reward reached the
late grand fury or not, but II Vas
public property and amounted
practically To an offer ~ brlhr
50 the grand Jury itSclf or any
member OF 1t that might be in
duccd to put his proposition over
IAN Pagr wants with another
grnni jury is io Try and get an IN
dictmcnt on his trumpcd up cNi-
dcnCc for the purpose OF securing
II temporary vacancy In the offic"
of mayor while ne puts over his
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Page and His Organs Publicly Pilloried
asa "Reign of Bolshevism" by Hubbard
Statement of Mayor Hubbard
Tells of Relations With Paqe


tN YAybp CJNu ~ tu.uuAup
.tf ,r, ,,.,.o,,,,.tc ,,,r,,r
,..dc ia, ,,,1,,,, t,..t,,,,tt,,s.,,
innurndos that Charles Page has
been making in his ncwspapcrn
would most certainly cali
him personally to account In
tact / hnvc oven stopped sn low
nA Ia TRY and got the Sands Spring
gent to my of'icc rur tho clptraa
purpose OF telling HIM fac, to
lac" "hhI ! ihtnk or him and his
gang ~ por'hrrilWhing hrn'h
men
Ana want IN say further n
there ls another grind iury called
! shall make = personal appeal to
the governor To direct the hitnr
ncy general 10 acnd a special rcp.
res"nlatIyc or come himself and
conduct the investigation Not that
a | have not full confidence In the
ability ana the good Intentions or
County Attorney Munruc. but he
cause want tho gang uf outlaws
working for MIR Page TO have a
clear fold aud full opportunity
TO present everything they have
cooked up TO a grand jury ~ rep