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Ik TIatowt fto THE WEATHER: Cloudy tonight Tomorrow probably rain. Temperature at 8 a. m., 56 degrees. Normal temperature for September 19 for last thirty years, 67 degrees. EDITION 1 vTTTm-ir in -rr Publlahed every erenlnr (Including Sunday) J U JMJirt lOtv, vO. Eatered as eecond-claas matter at the paat- ofnee at Washington, D C WASHINGTON, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 19, 1918. fOosngWalJ Street Prices. PRICE TWO CENTS. BRITISH CAPTURE OF HINDEHBURG GIRL SHOT BY KIN SAYS TRAGEDY WAS AN ACCIDENT Unaware of the death of her sixteen-year-old cousin, Hugh Tracy. who fired a bullet Into his brain (fetter shooting her In the left arm ,twith a revolver pretty Evelyn Hat- ton, seventeen warn old. n. stenoc- jrapher at the Patent Office, at noon 'today related the events which led l Up to the shooting. She told her fetory to Detective Joseph Conners iind Mrs. Marian Spingarn, director tor women's work in the police de partment, as she lay on a cot in the emergency oHspltal. l Know he snot himself, but Is IC dead?" she asked. , The shooting occurred at the .tome of Mrs. Bertha Wallace, '(Tracy's grandmother, 915 N street northwest, soon after 10 o'clock last might after the couple had been '.playing cards with other members lot the family. Girl Describes Shooting. ' "Hugh was in his, grandmother's i reora and I vrxvX .there fo pet -some matches to light the gas Incite ball. he told the police officials. "There was a light "burning In the room and I saw Hugh tossing about a pistol In a playful manner. I told him to put the pistol away, as he might hurt himself, and as I was afraid of get ting shot. "After getting the matches I went downstairs and lit the gas and then returned to the bedroom to return the match box. He was still playing with the pistol and pointed It about the room, saying: This Is the way the marines kill the Germans.' "I was afraid, and again told him to put the pistol away. I then start ed to leave the room, telling him I was going home. "Walt.- he said. Til go home with ou "He then put out the light in the bedroom and Just as I started out of the room he shot me. "I cried, "Look what you have done, and then I ran down the steps "As I ran I heard another shot, and I supposed he had shot himself. I was so excited that I do not know what happened after that. It was an accident," Qnealloninc Cantlnurd. Despite this statement, the girl still le being questioned by Mrs. Spingarn (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) The identity of the negro who shot and almost Instantly killed George Edward Blnns, twenty-eight years old, 3020 M street northwest, is still a mystery to thepo!lce. Five perfons are held in the seventh reclnct police station as witnesses. Shot In Saloon. The shooting occurred in a near feerr salon at 3004 M street northwest )ast night about ten o'clock. Blnns, witnesses say. was acci dent!) shot when he attempted to top a fight between James Eddy, of 3026 M street, and the unidentified roan, the bullet being intended for J.ddy Eddy Is held at the roller station, but will not disclose any information vhich might lead to the arrest of the negro rollre Hare Description. A description of the n'ero git en to the polK-e by persons who witnessed the shooting ha? been sent to all policemen In the city and a search was instigated early this morning. The victim of the ehooting was married and had three children. John, five ears old; Mary, five months old. and George, three years i old. Blnns was employed by the llartlg ice Company mornings, and in the afternoon was bartender at ue saloon on M street The owner of the saloon, James t Inspau, of 300 11 street is held as r witness. D. C. MAN WOUNDED I"rivate Japn Tories i? listed In to u v s casualty announcements as a V athln;ton man. K II Gepraian. tJCS H. trect. according to the casualty lists. If the ne-rrest r"Utite of the vround'd ., Idler Gepsalan cannot be located at lu -L rtreet address POLCE SEARCH FOR WO BIS 5-CENT FARE MAY BRING UNIVERSAL TRANSFERS By BILL PRICE. "Universal" transfers between Washington street railway compa nies is a strong probability along with the expected ultimate decision of the Public Utilities Commission in favor of a straight 5-cent fare, hearings upon which will shortly be gin. The railroads are not suggesting such transfers, but it will be sug gested by citizen organizations and individuals, and there was little doubt today that the members of the Utilities Commission will give serious thought to the subject in writing their probable decision fa vorable to an increased car fare. There will be no surprise should this desired concession from the railways be inquired into at the hearing and be incorporated into whatever deci sion of & favorable nature to the "roads is renderedT Long Desired. "Universal" transfers has been the theme of every citizens association of the District for years. It has been often favored by the Federation of Citizens' Association. The street railways have resisted the efforts for such transfers. That was during a period when they were not conducted In the same manner as now. They may not do so now. They are asking financial conces sions from the public which It may be decided that they are entitled to. The public may and nrobablv will ask for some concessions In return and the foremost of these will most likely be interchangeable transfers at certain points in the city The time for street railway com panies to snap their fingers In the face of the public passed come time ago. One of the Washington com panies at least followed that policy to its own serious harm. It has changed Its policies. Both of the operating companies here now real ize that there are two big interests in a street railway line the stock and bondholders who furnish the money and the people who pay their money to ride. The public has a long memory and is generally willing to play square when it has been play- j ed square wltb. Will Seek Facta. The facts to be sought by ' the commission, which it can obtain through Its experts and those of the rallwa8, will be whether free trans fers between the two companies at important points would seriously lessen the revenues that would be derived from Increased fares that Is. lessen the reenues to the point of harm Street railway experts associated (Continued on Page 3, Column 1.) E BASLE, Sept. 10 The wealthy in-! habitants of Mulhausen are ca-uat ' Ing the c.t. the Nachrichten de clares. The rest of the population are pre- ( paring to comply with the military, order to Icate A .similar exodus from other Rhine towns Is reported! to be under way, through fear of ! Franco-American push In Alsace I U-BOAT ATTACKS RELIEF VESSEL GERMANS FLEE AS YANKS NEAR RHIN CHRISTIANIA. Sept 19 The N'or-jP'ea v,eglan Heamer BJoernstJerne KJoern- son (5.526 tons) employed in Belgian irnci worn, was sneueo ana aamageti Tombs. I by a German submarine while en' It v,ns announced by the district attor I route from America to Amsterdam. It rc's office that anj effort on the part ma announced today She put Into f C'lapln or hl friends to Inne a i Eergen for repairs. Iunj" romnnssivn appointed for him. The attack occurred outside -he Roiild b- oppntul b the district attor-' rr zone An Inquiry will be held 'nev AUSTRIA'S PEACE PROPOSAL Austria said nothing Bat aowwhen the ailits aim E CHICAGO. Sept. JO. Madame Ern estine Schumaan-Helnk's voice is si lent; that is the price she has paid for "doing her bit." At the Michael Reese Hospital where she is under care of physicians. It Is said only complete rest can pos sibly restore her olce. exhausted from frequent use when the prima donna sang before thousands of army boys. The Immediate malady Is a severe cold contracted on her return trip from California. 8 BILLIONS TAX Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo today put the quietus on fears that the nation must bear a greater tax than $8,000,000,000 for the fiscal jear to carry on the war. In an official announcement issued as Congressional leaders were lioun dering In confusion as to how best to meet the added ( 7.000 000.00.) de manded thU week by the Wa- De partment, McAdoo declared, "it would be unwise to go further in taxation at the present time "Conditions which mii;lit develop in the future," he added, will de termine the question of fur.hi-r in creases In taxation lor th pre sunt I fiscal year It is our plan to ask 'or SS.000.000,000 In taxes." TO SIN SACRIFICES voice o rows LIMIT THIS YEAR AIN ASKS BESENTTOCHAIRii j NEW YORK. Sept. 11 - I ant to fi to the electric chair." Charles E. Cliapln, 'former city editor of the Eienlng World, Is quoted as saing by Assistant Dis- I trlrt Attorney MrOe during a confer ence at the arraignment of the editor muay uii iiii'- i muiuurirj msj wife. ' "I am perfectly jne ' t'hapln Is said to hiivo addd. "1 don t want an mti. . ' it commihslon appolniid I want tot ' pav the price ' i Chaplns counsel en:-recl n formal of not gullt for his client at Jie arraignment. The Judge announced he ,h plcA and r,majc3 the editor to th- ELEVEN MILES OF OUTPOSTS LINE OH THE PICARDY FRONT tCopr rtxfct. ISIS. Br Jaaa T. lfCalcheea.I about peace whea German was rictorionzlj advancing. rietoriously adrancing Austria wants Slash French Mother's Throat to Stop Prayers As Americans Advance WITH THE AMERICAN'S ON' THE METZ FRONT, Sept. 19. While a French mother In Hatton sllle (a mile north of Vlgneullee) knelt by the bed of her sick child, praying for an allied vic tory as the Ameri:aus were ap proaching, a German clashed her throat, according to storks told by the villagers to American of ficers. Lieut, Raymond Pennoer en tered Hattonvllle with a tank and found the woman's body in a pool of blood beside the bed. Her throat was cut. Villagers told how she was killed STAND OF ALLIES LONDON', Sept. 19 The Interallied labor conference war aims committee today recommended adoption of the attitude that the allied goernments would be assuming a heay and peril ous responsibility hv adopting purely negative policy. The committee declared the allies should publish a collective clrclara tlon of war alms and Intentions. In- dorslng President Wilsons fourteen points, and should Interrogate the central empires regarding their gen eral, specific war alma Samuel Gornpers. president of the American Federation of Labor, said American delegation supported committee recommendations, al- ough 't Cid not agree with the Im- i plied reflection on the actUItlrs of the allied governments. ON POWER BILL The emergency puurr bill, empow ering th 1'rei.ld" nt to take over, con struct, nr extend financial nld to long distance power transmission projects Interstate Commerce Committee to- was favorably reported by the Hoilfr day. The bill contemplates gi neratlrn ( power at 111.- coal mliii-i. jnd Its trans mission to his manure ! -n nut "oriRlderatlon nr the bill bv the House will be asked lrii-nei!mtly alter the disposal of tl e revenue bill LABOR CRITICISES FAVORABLE REPORT to stop the awful slaughter. HOOVER PUTS BAN Fl Found guilty of unfair practices In selling sugar. George X. Fries, pro prietor of the Fries Market, 98 Center Market, was placed today under the ban of the United States food admin istration by Herbert Hoover. Tho or der Is to take effect on September 23. i It Is the second issue in Washington. All persons holding licenses under the food control act are forbidden to deal with Fries, his servants, agents or employes. All such persons are warned that such dealings will make them amenable to Rule IT, of the Rules and Regulations of the United States food administration which pro vides for the revocation of the license of any licensee violating the order. Complaint recardlng Fries came through the District food adminis tration, whose agents found he was selling from two to ten pounds of sugar to Individual customers without permits. To hide such violations of the sugar regulations. Fries. It was charged, substituted the entry "O K." for "sugar" on the sales slip when ha sold more than the permissible amount to a customer Convicted at Hearing. Fries was given a hearing before the District food administration, and found cullty. As the local adminis tration was without power to act. the case was carried to the Federal food d m)n 1st rat Ion Thi Food AdmlniRtrallon order! does not mean that Fries' place of buslnex.s will be cloved summarily, but Fries will be forced to close when his present stock of supplies is exhausted. If Fries shows willingness to live up to the regulations of the Food Administration, It Is said, he will be given another hearing, and If condi tions justify 'he ban will be lifted. HELP WANTED MALE CIsl-!KK In elsftH ntorr; anmrr phone; good penmanship rnulrel root! waxes, permanent WArtKIKM) 3ANFORD, 910 B lit X V ! After only one insertion of the above ad more people applied than could be used. No matter what kind of help you want phone The Times, Main 5260. MARKET FOE MAY HAVE H GERMS OF NFLUENZA T Widespread appearance of Spanish influenza along the Atlantic coast recalls warnings of navy officials some weeks ago that German sub marines may be responsible. Lieut Col. P. S. Doane, head of the health section of the Shipping Board, today reiterated the warn' mg. He declared it is quite pos sible the epidemic was started by 'Huns sent ashore by boche subma rine commanders. We know that men have been sent ashore from German submarine boats and it would be quite easy for these agents to turn loose the germs in theaters and other places where large num bers of people are assembled." Original Warning. When the original warning went out. It followed 'HfBcapture vnd re tention by U-boat commanders of crews and passengers, from torseifoed ships' andVthetr .ultimate release again. It was feared then that these prisoners, mlgrifhave been Inoculated with the germs and then released to spread t'uem. Exceptional care was taken to guard i against this. The fact that the disease his ap peared particularly In cities where there are army or naval training camps adds strength to the theory that Germans may have disseminated the germs. ' It has been pointed out that the malady made Its appearance In Spain after the. appearance (n porta of that country of German U-boats. "The Germans have started epi demics in Europe, and there Is no reason why they should be particu larly gentle to America." said Colonel Doane INFLUENZA IN PHUA PHILADELPHIA. Sept. IS. Spanish influenza today continued to spread among the sailors at tho Philadelphia nary yard and the civilian population of the dovntown section. Nearly 400 sailors and marines are being treated at the ns,vxl hospital and, at the League Island hospital, according! to announcement by Chief Surgeon lick erell. BOSTON. Sept 19. Kurses of the New England division of the Red Cross have been ordered to mobilize here immediately to fight the epidem ic of Influenza which is taking a heavy toll of victims In and about Boston. All hospitals are filled with pa tients, and the city hospital here Is practically under quarantine Vis itors are barred. TO The loyalty plea has enabled union leaders to persuad the mtjorlty of .10.000 striking mine workers In Pennslvanla to return to work James B. Neale. director of produc tion of the fuel administration, an nounced toduy that he had been ad lsnl the miners have decided to await th' decision of Fuel Adminis trator Carfleld in regard to their pla for an Increase in uagas. Of the twents Mx colleries ihat were affected practically all are operating again It Is expected that nnrmnl conditions throughout the an thracite neld will -btain by Friday mornlns AILING MENTALLY i LONDON", Sept. 19 (3.M) p. mi It J was learned bv the International j News Service this afternoon on re-' liable authorities that rumors still j persist In Holland regarding the I troubles of the Ilohenzollrrn famll. one of which Is that the Kaiser lsj suffering from a mental ailment I ALONG AS STRIKING MINERS RETURN WDRKi KAISER REPORTED V. S. Nurse Wins War Cross 3 sxr Sl!tefJiQt H' KvX -H 1 BP'B-''VV?1 H 8 PF-'KvTPsH I tPKjCl J!H a HEBt3B'r ?-SB S M rtK?B Pi"-?5 I BiPr'i,s 9 u JVIB'&3ii S DR. MART LEE EDWARDS. Of the staff of the Women's Over seas Hospital, now In France, has been awarded the French Croix de Guerre. At the same time she re ceived her commission as a lieutenant in the French army. The hospital of which Dr. Edwards is a member was organized by the Women's Suffrage Party. t s J LONDON', Sept. 19 (12-30 p. m.). Pope Benedict, in his reply to the Austrian peace note, holds that the note is Inadequate, according to the wireless press. His reply will be published in the Observatore Romano, according to the advices. ITALY REJECTS PEACE PROFFER ROME. Sept. 19. Italy has followed the action of the United States in of ficially rejecting the Austro-Hun-garian peace note. The Italian go mment takes the stand that the entente powers have repeatedly asserted the basic princi ples upon which it Is necessary to establish peace. The allied, peace principles. It is pointed out. Include the deliverance of Italian subjects from the yoke of Austria and the se curity of the Integrity of Italian na tionality Italy is determined to fight on until these alms are achieved GERMANY AWAITS OFFICIAL REPLIES AMSTERDAM, Sept. 19 The Ger- I man government will take no further! poll' leal steps regarding the Austrian peace note until the allied replies are officially received, a seml-ofllcal dis patch from Iterlln stated today CALLS U.S. ANSWER 'COLD AND CUTTING' THE HAGUE. Sept 19 "This co:d and cutting scorn, this cool rejection, has a more overwhelming and anni hilating effect than all the official phrases which the man In the White House could hae employed." the Ithenischc Westphall.-che Zeltung declared, in commenting on President l INon's reply to Austria. "The contents of Wilson's reply -onflrm the view we have already ex pressed, that Wilson will not depart from the conditions of war alms hith erto proclaimed, and the pollcv of an nihilation can find absolute expres sion in him Moreover, he does not give the Austrisn propo.sil ati posl tie examination, and refuses any foi ma! consideration on suggestions of pes.ee, cspceialtv the ulca of a conference" IS INADEQUATE, POPE HOLDS MK ffi fflN BACK BY HUES LOXDOX, Sept 19. The Brit ish hare captured more tian tea thousand prisoners in their latest drive against the German strongholds between Cambral and St Qaentia. LONDON, Sept 19. The British advance between Cambrai and St Quentin paused yesterday afternoon, and evening only long enough to smash a series of heavy German counter attacks, then swept forward again on a. wide front,' capturing about eleven miles of the outposts of the Hindenborg line. The German counter attacks be gan about 5 p. in. on an eight-mile froitt between Gouxeaocourt and Trescanlt following a terrific bom- t bardment The? were smothered bytr the British fire, Field' HaTshal Eafet reported today. A feir elements entered the British trenches but were aanihUated by counter attacks. The British drive was resumed shortly before midnight Austral ian troops dashed forward and oc cupied virtually the whole outposts of the Hindenburg line from Pon truet northward to Gouseaueourt D.S. ARTILLERY SHELLING HETZ By FRED 8. FERGUSOX. WITH THE AMERICANS ON THB HETZ FRONT. Sept. 19. American aviators today reported shells from our heavy artillery dropping Is the center of Metz. A big factory has been struck and direct hits have been scored on the fortifications. An even week since the start of the American drive in this region finds our army thoroughly at noma fifteen miles within the line which the Germans held for four years. The new line has been thoroughly consolidated, roads repaired, and the country generally cleaned up. Refugees are returning to vil lages between the Muese and the Moselle, which had been under shell fire since 1914. FRENCH REPORT FURTHER ADVANCE PARIS. Sept. IS. "Our troop have penetrated Contescourt (two and three quarters miles southwest of St. Quen tin), where the enemy was stubbornly defending his positions." the French war office announced today. "North of the Alsne we maintained all our positions. "Northeast of Courlandon (on the Vesle), a German attack was broken up before It reached our lines. ALLIED ARMIES PURSUE ENEMY LONDON, Sept. 19 (12.15 p m.). The allied armies on the Macedonian front have penetrated to a depth of j twelve and a half miles and are re ' lentlessty pursuing the completely beaten forces of the enemy, nigh: and day, according to the latest Ser j blan war office statement, just ra ; celved here. ALLIES ADVANCE IN MACEDONIA PARIS. ept 19 French. Greek. 1 and Serbian forces have advanced te a depth of more than nine miles on a twenty-two-mile front, on the Mace i donlan front, the French war offic announced Fifty guns, a large num. ber of prisoners and strategic posi tions hse bieo taken The text of the statement follows H N. s& T