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AMERICANS CAPTURE BRIEULLES;
GERMAN RETREAT IN PROSPECT
Br the Associated Pica*.
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?f the Tlllace of Brie all ea. m tkc
west bask of the Xene, la yeater
Cay's Ifkttic north of VeriMB.
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araniqne far Thursday, aaaoaaeea
the rapture aad says artillery ar
ias was lively ta the whole fraat
inrliig the day.
Sevea enemy airplanes were shot
down, ah Aaterlraa marhlaes re
tarn lag safely. Beablaf expedi
tions described la press dispatches
are officially reported.
"WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
NORTHWEST OP VERDCN, Novem
ber 1, 9:30 a-m.?Greatly Increased
artillery Are by the American heavy
and light batteries began this morn
ing all along the front of the Ameri
can 1st Army.
Betirement in Prospect.
There have been mAiy indications
In the last few days that the Ger
mans intend ?o retire as slowly and
strategically as possible from their
present positions, especially west of
the .\!eus?, and possibly withdraw
entirely from non-German soil. The
vicinity of Metz will continue to be
the pivot of this retiring movement
because of its strategic importance.
Much evidence of this intention on
the part of the enemy is especialiy
recognizable on the front of the
American 2d Army in the Woevre.
Deserters from the German lines and
prisoners corroborate this informa
tion and say that the German com
mand is salving every bit of war
material in the region and transport
ing light and heavy guns into Ger
man territory east of Metz.
Even reports of artillery having
been sent from the front east of St.
Quentin to the Metz and Vosges
regions have been received, and it Is
believed the Germans have been tear
ing up narrow-gauge railways on
some sectors.
Meanwhile the Germans are organ
izing strong defense positions on the
front of the 2d Army. They have
made preparations for meeting at
tacks of all kinds and special meas
ures have been taken against a possi
ble tank attack. The artillery has
been echeloned at great depth and
corps and divisional headquarters are
being moved to the rear. ?,
The theory is that the Germans In
tend to hold stubbornly to this sector,
while swinging backward on the
north, pivoting on Metz. The Ger
mans show great nervousness on the
American front.
Yankees Move Forward.
WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES
NORTHWEST OF VERDUN. October
j 31 (7 p.m.).?Gen. Pershing's forces
today occupied Bellejoyeuse farm and
the southern edges of the Bois des
Lioges. The Americans encountered
but little machine gun opposition.
The advance was in the nature of a
line straightening operation.
Otherwise the activity along the
front today consisted principally oi
reciprocal artillery firing and bomb
j ing.
American aviators this morning
dropped bombs on Tailly and Barri
court. where German troops were re
ported to be concentrating. A num
ber of fires and much destruction of
military property were reported.
German bombers were busy before
daylight and they dropped about 100
bombs in the region of the Bois de
Lannevoui, south of Vilosnes, on the
Meuse.
There was very little infantry action
during the day.
ALLIES TEAR MORE TERRITORY
FROM GERMANS IN BELGIUM
By the Associated Press.
"WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
KRANCE AND BELGIUM. October 31.
?Another big slice of Important ter
ritory was torn from the enemy to
day along a wide front in Belgium
between Deynze on the north and
Avelghen on the south by an allied
force composed of Belgian, British.
French and American troops* The
American units were fighting with
the French north of the British.
Thq attack was launched at 5:30
o'clock this morning and by noon
the British had jammed their way
forward to a depth of some four
thousand yards. On their left their
allies were battling for the high
ground between the Lys and Escaut
rivers. Numerous towns and ham
lets have been released by this drive,
among them Bergwjk, Tlerghein,
Anseghem and Winterken.
Germans Told to Hold.
The troops to the north earlier in
the day wrenched away a considerable
portion of the ridge system and were
going ahead well. This ridge domi
nated the city of Aiidt*nard, to the
east. The attack -on this s.ector had
been an obvious move by the allies
since they had the (Sermana. shoved
back against the waterways to the
south.
For this reason the German com
mand had issued orders to their
troops that they must hold here at al
HUH BfWEN
ON GERMANY FROM EAST
British Fleet Hay Be on Way
Through the Bar
dandles.
By the Associated Press.
LONDON. November 1.?An allied
attack on Germany from the east was
foreshadowed by George Nicoll
Barnes, member of the British war
cabinet. In a speech last evening at
the American Officers' Club in Lon
don.
The. armistice with Turkey might
have been signed earlier, said Mr.
Barnes, "but we held the Turks on a
string." He explained that the allies
were committed to a free Arab state,
with Aleppo as the capital, and there
was no hurry to fret the Turks out of
the war until Aleppo was captured.
Other places as necessary to the
Arabs as Aleppo also must be sur
rendered.
The British have been assembling
ships at the mouth of the Darda
nelles for some time, and Mr. Barnes
said he understood the vessels already
had started through the straits. He
concluded:
"There now is nothing to prevent
the fleet from going into the Black
pea and up the Danube to Germany's
back door, and if the Germans are
going to defend their territory they
must divide their remaining forces
between the western front and the
hack door, at which we shall soon be
knocking."
INFLUENZA'S DECLINE
! STEADILY CONTINUES
Renewed assurance of the speed;
disappearance of the influenza epi
demic was found today by the Dis
trict Commissioners and Health Offi
cer William C. Fowler In the fact that
the record for the twenty-four-hour
period ending at noon today showed
only eighteen deaths. This is a de
crease of two over the previous days
record.
The steady, but small, decrease In
the number of mortalities from the
disease each day during the past sev
eral days, as compared with a week
ago. Is most gratifying to the health
officials. Indicating, they say, that the
force of the contagion is spent and the
disease is becoming milder.
However, Dr. Fowler warns against
exposure to the contagion and asks
that every citisen continue precautions j
to prevent its recurrence. I
There were 20S new cases of In
fluenza reported this morning, a de
crease of fourteen cases compared
with the twenty-four-hour period ter
minating yesterday at noon.
HABBOBS HO AUEH ENEMIES.
Swords Incorrectly Located One at
233 8th Street Southeast.
TiMiiluee 23S 9th street southeast
tHtas bo alien enemlesi according
to a statement by Mrs. John T. Stew
art. living at that number, today.
PoHoe records yesterday showed
that loMph Horaan, aa alleged Ger
man and alien enemy, had bees ar
costs. If they desired an armistice. It
being represented that If they retired
the allies would not want to abandon
the fighting. The main resistance was
made by machine gunners, most of
whom were Prussians, although the
hostile artillery replied vigorously to
the allied barrage.
The French, on the British left, bat
tled their way forward to Anseghem
chateau, where there was a German
mortar battery position. The French
were assisted by British tanks. Nine
of these surrounded the battery and
forced its surrender. The Germans
were holding the sector in depth, with
their troops dug in over widely scat
tered areas. Machine gunners in par
ticular made strenuous resistance at
places.
Several Hundred Prisoners.
Several hundred prisoners had come j
! back by midafternoon alons the
British front. These captives had
learned Just before the attack that
Austria had . capitulated and were
much depressed. They seemed in
normal physical condition.
Last night the Germans again heav-I
ily gassed villages along the front
and many civilians were killed. At
least thirty children were dying in j
hospitals this morning- when the cor
respondent visited the front. He saw
many civilians being taken to the
hospitals along the way. The Ger
mans were perfectly aware that vil
lages were filled with unprotected
PeTh^"British improved their position
along; the line of the Scheldt, near
lOdomets, last night,
CAPT. ANDRE TARDIEU
JtETURNS TO THIS CITY
French High Commissioner Recov
ering From Illness?Pleased
With Progress of Events.
Enthused over the military situa
tion on all the fronts, Capt. Andre
Tardieu, French high commissioner
to the United States, returned to this
city this morning after an absence of
six months. The high commissioner
has been ill for some time, and is
still suffering some Inconvenience, but
is reported to be rapidly recovering.
Capt. Tardieu. in addition to holding
the office of high commissioner at
Washington, is a member of the
French cabinet. The high commis
sioner works with the French ambas
sador, but he is accredited to the peo
ple of the United States rather than
to the government. He will have much
to do tn the commercial negotiations
which precede and accompany the
reconstruction era.
Capt. Tardieu begged to be excused
from giving a formal interview today,
but it was said for him that he ap
pears to be perfectly satisfied with
the progress of events, both at Ver
sailles and in the several battle areas.
HUNS TO GET ONLY*
MILITARY TERMS
(Continued from First Page.)
out of all obstacles rather than to
raising them.
On the eve of the meeting of the
supreme war council the very atmos
phere of Versailles is surcharged with
the importance of pending events.
The presence of numerous uniformed
officials of the allied nations, with
councilors, prime ministers and per
sonages of blgh estate, lends to the
scene a dignity which reflects the
| nature of the colossal questions to
be decided directing the destiny of
the new order of world politics.
I Automobiles glide over the asphalt
and cobblestone streets of France's
ancient seat of government, bearing
tnorld figures; some carry the high
est army staffs in dazzling uniforms,
others bear naval chiefs in their black
uniforms, variegated with gold stripes
in profusion and patterned according
to their country's orders, while now
and then limousines with distin
guished civilians rush by, claiming
the right of way seemingly because
of the high positions of the occupants
in the world's affairs.
Trianon Palace has been Isolated.
The deliberations of the premiers,
ministers and naval and military
chiefs will be conducted amidst the
quietude of a woodland dell, retain
ed In all Its beauty by the French
government since the days of Louis
XIV, and used afterward by succes
sive sovereigns, including Napoleon.
JEeet In Historic Place.
Trianon Palace, nestling in clusters
of giant trees, surrounded by a
picturesque park, and resplendent
with flower gardens and serpentine
walks, stands within the very
shadow of the Louis XIV palace, in
the north wing of which. In the
"calsrie des . glaces,- Wllhelm I.
grandfather of the present German
emperor, and then King of Prussia,
was proclaimed first German emperor
in 1#n- .v . ,
To make more secure the Isolation
of the palace for the conferences, all
traffio In its direction will be stop
ped. Guar's of French soldiers, Brit
ish. Americans and Italians, stand
on duty at various posts. When the
council meets, the guard about the
nalace will be considerably reinforc
ed. so as to prevent the slightest
possibility of any unauthorised per
son approaching the grounds of the
palace. Within a radius of many
hundred yards the guards will patrol
2nd nobody will be allowed to pass
wtoo la unable to produce the Beets
xt takes a lot ef switching to set
ii boys on the right track.
FIRST WOMAN TRAFFIC POLICEMAN ON THE JOB IN WASHINGTON.
Signed Armistice Permits Un
impeded Passage of Allied
Fleet to Black Sea.
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LONDON AWAITS TEXT
(Cablegram to Tit Evening Star
and tkr Chicago Dally ??"?
Copyright, 1918.)
LOXDOX, November 1.?British
negotiations with Turkey regard
ing peace term* had been going on
for two weelw before they were
concluded yeaterday. The Turks
instated that the parleya be ??r
rounded with absolute ?eereey un
til all the arrangement! had been
made, thereby manifesting the
same trust In their German allies
aa did the Bulgars. The actual
strength Of the former Russian
Black sea fleet now In the hands
of the Germans waa formally In
vestigated and the British stipu
lation that definite knowledge of
the strength of the German gar
rlaona manning the big guns
guarding the Dardanelles should be
obtained waa compiled with*
LONDON, October 31.?Gen. Town
shend. the British commander, cap
tured at Kut-el-Amara. waa liberated
several days ago by the Turks. Sir
George Cave, the home secretary, an
nounced in the house of-commons to
day, in order to inform the British
admiral in command in the Aegean
that the Turkish government asked
that negotiations be opened imme
diately for an armistice.
A reply was sent that if the Turk
ish government sent fully accredited
plenipotentiaries. Vice Admiral Cal
thorp, the British commander, was
empowered to inform them of the con
ditions upon which the allies would
agree to stop hostilities and could
sign an armistice on these conditions
in their behalf.
Armistice Is Signed.
The Turkish plenipotentiaries ar
rived at Mudros. Island of Lemnos,
early this week and an armistice was
signed by Admiral Caithorp on be
half of the allied governments last
night.
It is impossible as yet to publish
the full terms of the armistice, bui
they include the free passage of the
allied fleets through the Bosporus to
the Black sea, the occupation of forts
on the Dardanelles and in the Bos
porus necessary to secure the passage
of the ships and the Immediate repa
triation of allied prisoners of war.
Turkey's definite proposals of peace
followed the defeats sustained by her
armies in Palestine and Mesopotamia
and the collapse of Bulgaria, which
left her open to attack on another
frontier, and thi^s were not unexpect
ed, although the Turk in making a
bargain Is In the habit of waiting for
the other side to make an offer.
Allies to Be Informed.
Great Britain, whose troops have
taken a major part in the overthrow
of the Ottoman forces, naturally Is
most interested, but it is expected the
proposals will be submitted to those
allied nations who are at war with
Turkey before a reply is sent.
It Is expected, however, that the
terms will be much on the lines of
those given Bulgaria, which amount
ed to unconditional surrender, leav
ing territorial questions to the peace
conference.
WILL HOLD JOINT DEBATE.
Tffaj La Guardia, Congress Nominee,
to Heet Socialist Candidate.
NEW YORK. November 1.?One of
the picturesque incidents of the con
gressional campaign In New York
city will be a debate at Cooper Union
tonight between Ma]. Flroello La
Guardia, republican and democratic
candidate for re-election from the
fourteenth district, and Scott Near
lng. his social'st opponent. Itaj. La
Guardia, a member of the American
Flying Corps, wbo has been awarded
the Italian cross of war for valor
while serving in that country, re
cently returned to the United States
on an official mission. Nearlng, an
avowed pacifist, was Indicted on
charges of obstructing the operation
of the draft law.
Student Aviator Binned to Death.
MIAMI. Fla_ November 1.?wUmer
H. Brlckley of Philadelphia, a student
aviator at the Marine Corps aviation
field here, waa burned to death yes
terday when his airplane caught fire
while he was high In the air perform
ing evolutions. This Is the second
fatal accident at the local field this
month. The oauaa of the fire la not
known. The young aviator waa alone
In the machine.
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Old Appropriation Continued.
Fight for Rent Profiteering
Law to Continue.
The Senate today adopted a Joint
resolution continuing for another
month the old appropriation under the
food production stimulatoin act for
the Department of Agriculture.
The emergency agricultural appro
priation bill retained its old status,
the Senate and House being, deadlock
ed over the Pomerene rent profiteering
amendment. Senator Hoke Smith made
no effort to call up the conference re
port on the bill today. Senator Smith
said later that the fight to bring about
rent-profiteering legislation, would be
continued after the election.
No Hurry About Bill.
"There is no hurry about this emer
gency agricultural appropriation
bill." said Senator Smith, "now that
we have continued the. old appropria
tion for a month. It can be dealt
with when the members of the Sen
ate and House get back to Washing
ton.
"There are just two ways in which
rent profiteering legislation for the
District of Columbia can be obtained,"
he continued. "One is to have differ
ent conferees appointed by the House
and Senate from their District com
mittees to work out a compromise <jr
sopie plan from the Pomerene-John
son bill.
"The other' way is to put rent
profiteering legislation on some other
bill, as in the case of this emergency
agricultural bill. The House might as
well understand that this is the case
and that the Senate will not send con
ferees to confer with a man who has
used the insulting language about the
Senate that Representative Johnson of
Kentucky has done. If the House will
not permit legislation to be enacted,
then there will be none."
In the emergency agricultural appro
priation bill is also the war-time pro
hibition rider, and this is being held up
along with the rest of the measure.
It is expected that the prohibition
sentiment in Congress will finally force
the passage of the bill with or without
the rent profiteering legislation at
tached.
Aim to Protect "War Workers.
The Saulsbury resolution, designed
to prevent profiteering in rents in the
District of Coluinbia, becomes ineffec
tive when the war ends. Members of
Congress have this in mind and they
do not intend, if there should be early
peace, to permit landlords In Wash
ington to raise rents as high as they
may wish without any check upon
them. Congress will, it is said, either
continue the Saulsbury act, with pos
sibly some amendments, for a definite
period, or a general rent profiteering
bill will,be put through. Members of
Congress realize that the thousands
of war workers who have been
brought to Washington undoubtedly
will have to remain here for many
: months, possibly for a year or more,
after the war is ended.
GEMS HUG
CIVILIANS OF FRANCt
Males Capable of Carrying Arms
and All Cattle An
Bounded Up.
By the Anoelttad Pren.
y. ITH THE AMERICAN ARMT IN
PRANCE, November 1.?The Germans
now are removing the civil population
In advance of the retreat of their ar
mies from French soil. A document
captured by American soldier* eon
tains instructions for rounding up the
male population capable of bearing
arms, and all cattle. The document
says that this hss been dm* only la
part up to this time because the pas
sive resistance of the population has
reduced the forces at the disposal ?f
the local commandants.
AH division commanders an ordered
hereafter to search each district sys
tematically and to deliver under
guard to the local commander all men
between fourteen and sixty, together
with all cattle.
Concentration camps will be estab
lished near the headquarters towns
for the civilians who are to be re
moved. The cattle will be taken to
the nearest slaughter houses. The
German order also provides that all
horses must be taken, and concludes:
"The purpose in view cannot be ac
complished except by proceeding with
out the slightest consideration.'*
Never Judge the cook fa the kttebH
by the cook book ia the library.
Photograph* ahnrinc Mrs. Lwla N. Kins, wife of Capt. E. H. Kfaw, Army
Medical Corps, who has beta assigned by Mai. Pnllnan to direct traffic
at 7th and K streets.
OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS.
AMERICAN.
October 31 (Evening).?North of
Verdun our troops drove the enemy
from the village of Brleulles on the
west bank of the Meuse. Artillery
fighting continues lively on the whole
front throughout the day, reaching
particular intensity between Aincre
?|lle and the Bois Bantheville.
"uast night French bombing units
attached to the 1st Army successfully
raided Mezieres and Pos Terron and
dropped nearly twelve tons of ex
plosives on the important railway in
that region. This morning our avi
ators dropped three tons of bomba
on the roads and dumps in the vicin
ity of Tailly. Barricourt and Villera
dovant-Dun, and machine-gunned
enemy troops and convoys. In the
course of the day seven enemy air
planes were shot down. All our ma
chines returned. _
October 31.?On the Verdun front
there was heavy artillery and ma
chine gun fire during the night on
both sides of the Meuse. North of
Grand Pre our troops advanced their
line and occupied the Belle-Joyeuse
farm.
Yesterday our bombing units at
tached to the first .and second armies
carried out a number of successful
raids, dropping six tons of explo
sives on Barricourt, Bayonville and
Longuyon.
1 BRITISH.
November 1.?In successful minor
enterprises carried out by small parties
of our troops in the neighborhood of
L,e Quesnoy yesterday we captured a
number of prisoners.
October 31.?The British 2d Army
attacked this morning southwest of
Audenrarde, capturing all its objec
tives and 1,000 prisoners.
Aerial.?There was intense activity
yesterday over the whole of the
front. Sixty-four enemy machines
were destroyed and fifteen driven
down. .. .
Including two machines ^destroyed
on the ground, the total of sixty-six
German planes known to have been
accounted for, without considering
those driven down, establishes a rec
ord for one day.
This was accomplished with pro
portionately small loss. Eighteen of
our machines are missing.
FRENCH.
November 1.?During the night
there were violent artillery actions
in the region of Guise and west or St.
Fergeoz.
October 31.?During the course of
the day very violent "engagements
took place on the west slopes of the
St. Fergeux plateau, which turned to
our advantage and enabled us to take
120 additional prisoners.
Aviation:* On October 80 aerial ob
servers. in reconnoitering expedi
tions, brought back Important re
ports. Many fires were observed in
the region of Marie and Montcornet.
Seventeen enemy planes were brought
down or seen to fall in a damaged
condition, and one balloon was burned.
Our bombing machines dropped 26.850
kilos of projectiles on the railway
stations at LoHKuyon, Mezieres, Hir
son. Dommary-Baroncourt, Spincourt,
Launois, Chimay, Montcornet and Ver
vins, as well as on cantonments and
bivouacs In the region of Chaumont,
Porcien and Montcornet.
Belgian communication: The army
groups in Flanders made slight prog
ress along the Belgian front today,
talcing prisoners.
BELGIAN.
October 31.?We are established on
the west bank of the Canal de Deri
vation da la Lya. We have taken
Daalmen.
ITALIAN.
October SI.?The success of our
arm* la assuming great prosortlons.
The routed enemy Is retreating east
of the Plave and can hardly withstand
the close pressure of our troops on the
mountain front. i
In the Venetian plains and the Al
pine foothills our armies are Ir
resistibly directed on the objectives
assigned to them. Hostile masses are
thronging Into the mountain valleys
or attempting to reach the crossings
on the Tagliamento. Prisoners, guns,
material, stores and depots almost
intact are being left ir. our hands.
Thfc 18th Army has completed it
possession of the massif of Ceseme
and la now lighting to carry the gorge
of Quere. The 8th Army has captured
the -9Bur between the Folllna basin
and the Plave valley.
We have occupied the defile of Ser
ravalle and are advancing toward the
high plain of Oanslglio and toward
Pordenone. The 10th Army has
brought its front to the Livanza.
Czecho-Slovaks are in the action.
In the Grappa region we renewed
our attack this morning. We have
carried Col Caprile, Col Bonatto, Aso
lone. Monte Prassaolan. the Solaro sa
lient and Monte Spinoncia.
On the Asiago plateau the harassed
enemy maintained aggressive Are.
It has been ascertained that the
prisoners taken exceed 50.000. More
than 300 guns have been counted.
GERMAN.
October 31 (/light).?Hostile attacks
from the Dutch frontier as far as the
Scheldt broke down before our I?ys
front. Between Deynze and the
Scheldt the enemy, who at isolated
points had penetrated our lines, was
quickly stopped.
On the Aisne heights northwest of
Chateau Porcien violent French at
tacks were repulsed.
SAY BOOTiIgTRAOE
YIELDS BIG PROFIT
Police Report 281 Persons
Yesterday Brought Liquor to
City From Baltimore.
Many alleged regular patrons ?f the
"booze specials" operating between
Baltimore and this city were in evi
dence yesterday, according to the
police. It was said that 281 persons,
carrying "booze" in quantities of from
one to five gallons, alighted from the
special arriving at White House sta
tion shortly before 2 o'clock. There
were only twelve white persons on
the train, and more than SO per cent
of the others were women and girls.
"Dealers" Heap Big Profit.
Discussing the profits from bootleg
whisky, a man who is familiar with
the liquor trade said he supposed the
liquor brought here from Baltimore
by bootleggers- costs them about $20
a case, pluB $1.63 for ear fare, making
a total of $21.63. Selling it at the rate
of $4 a quart, the price they charge
for it, gives them a net profit of
$26.37, and many of them, he sug
gested, seli several cases a day.
Should they dispose of their stock
at home by the drink, he said, the
profits would be much greater. They
probably get thirty drinks out of a
quart, of whisky, he said, and more if
they add a little water, and, it is
said, they charge a flat price of 25
cents a drink. A bootlegger In the
speakeasy business selling a case, of
liquor a day. The Star's informant
stated, would clear a profit of $98.37.
"No wonder," he remarked, "that
some of them can afford automobiles."
Alleged Sale by 14-Tear-Old Boy.
Sergt. Edward Curry and Policemen
Winstead and Montgomery of the sixth
precinct last night expressed surprise
at the outcome of an effort to obtain
evidence against David Sterling, col
ored, an alleged bootlegger. David was
not at home when the colored agent
of the officer visited his house, but
Clayton Sterling, his fourteen-year-old
son, it is charged, accommodated him
.with two half-pints at $1 each.
The boy was arrested and eight foil
quarts and one broken bottle of whisky
were taken from the house. The father
reached home about the time the po
lice had taken possession of the liquor
and was arrested. Charges of bootleg
ging and violation of the military-zone
regulation were prefened against him
and he was locked up. Clayton was
taken to the house of detention and
charged with bootlegging. Sterling
and his sod were not ready for trial
today.
It mallei a little what tt Is that m
person who will fill your need.
WOMAN TO DIRECT
STREET TRAFFIC
(Continued from First Page.)
clared that Mrs. King: has the "traffic
instinct," and handled traffic today
with all the expertness of a veteran,
and that within a few days she will
be as "seasoned" on her job as the
regular traffic men.
Besides being the first traffic police
woman, Mrs. King enjoys the distinc
tion of being the first woman ever as
signed to a police precinct in Wash
ington. This morning, before assum
ing her duties on the traffic stand, she
presented to Capt. Flather of No. 1
precinct her papers transferring her
from police headquarters to his com
mand. She is a regular member of
the force, and is in the grade of
class 1.
Mrs. King became a member of the
police department September 10. it de
veloped today. For a long while Maj.
Raymond Pullman, superintendent of
police, realized the necessity of putting
women in police work in order to fill
the vacancies made by men who have
gone into the military service.
Had Studied Traffic.
It was decided to make the experi
ment with a woman as traffic police
man if one could be found with what
the police call "traffic sense." Mrs.
King was found to be peculiarly quali
fied for the work- She has had con
siderable experience in riding and
driving and in handling automobiles.
She has made a study of street traffic
regulations.
Her schooling In handling traffic in
Washington was begun several weeks
ago, with Lieut. Headley in charge.
She made such rapid progress, it is
declared, that she would have taken
the traffic post two weeks ago- but for
the influenza epidemic.
Being the wife of an Army doctor
and having had training as a nurse,
she volunteered for the influenza
work and was engaged in the cam
paign against the disease until the
ban was lifted. Capt. King, who is
In France, was informed by Mrs. King
of her desire to take the position as
traffic policewoman and has approved
of her* entering upon the duty as her
part of the war work.
Women Police Popular.
Other cities, it is declared, have
been putting on an increased number
of policewomen during the last four
or five years, but most of these wors
en have been appointed'to investiga
tion work, usually in connection with
the welfare of young girls and chil
dren.
Mrs. King formerly was a school
teacher in Delaware, later entering a
nurses' training school and then
going into probation work in Phila
delphia. She recently resigned a posi
tion in the ordnance department as
administrative clerk in order to take
up work with the police department,
believing that in the department lies
one of the best opportunities for
women to do welfare work during
the war period.
Praised by Officials.
Capt. Flather, Lieut. Headley and
other officials spoke in enthusiastic
terms of Mrs. King's first day at ac
tive duty as a member of the traffic
squad, and predicted that she will
make an excellent record, ^nd that
other women with good knowledge of
traffic conditions here will come into
the work.
MEAT BLACKBOARDS UP
Fair Price Announcements Being
Posted for Public In
formation.
Profiteering In fresh meats In Wash
ington, about which there has been
considerable complaint, will be curbed,
if not stopped, is the belief of the lo
cal food administration, which put
into effect today its plan requiring
stores where meats are sold to display
blackboards showing the various cuts
of meat and with the daily price quo
tations.
Under this plan, which has been
worked out by the administration aft
er several months' investigation and
consideration, the administration ex
pects much relief to be brought to the
Washington housewife. It is reticent
in saying that the plan will directly
renult in a reduction of the high pre
vailing prices, but it is positive that
it will be the effective means of stop
ping the practice of gouging which
has been indulged in. the administra
tion says, by quite a number of local
merchants.
The delivery of these blackboards
was started today, but it will take at
least a week to complete the task, in
asmuch as nearly one thousand of
them are to be placed In the stores
throughout the city.
HO SMOKING OH CABS.
Custom Started by Mma Epi
demic Continued in Chicago.
CHICAGO, November 1,?Smoking
in the front vestibule of street cars,
smoker cars on the elevated trains
and even those on the suburban trains
of the steam roads have been aban
doned permanently. City Health Com
missioner John Dill Robertson an
nounced today.
"The influenza epidemic started it.
and we will finish it" the commis
sioner said. "My Jurisdiction does not
extend to the steam roads, but I am
Informed they purpose abandonment
of smoking ears. Why should we go
back to the old days? Smokers them
selves. for the moat part, approve the
sew regulation."
RECENT FAMES
DUE 10 INFLUENZA
Percy W. Tracy of Army
Motors Division and Corp. r
F. E. Neil Among Victims.
Percy W. Tracy, formerly purchasing
agent for the Premier Motor Car Com
pany and lately with the motors divi
sion, Quartermaster Corps, as super
visor of the parts division, died at
Emergency Hospital Wednesday after
noon of pneumonia, fallowing: influ
enza, contracted about two weeks ago.
The body has been sent to his former
home at Madison, Wis., where the
funeral will be held Sunday or Mon
day.
Mr. Tracy was one of the best known
of the younger men of the automobile
industry. He was one of the statf of
experts of the motors division, and
was one of the first called to assiat the
government in its production of stand
ard motor vehicles for war purposes:
He was one of the men who helped
build the standard truck.
He is survived by his father, his wife
and a six-year-old son, Adams Tracy.
Corp. Francis E. Neil.
Corp. Francis Emmett Neil of this
city, a member of the 6th Engineer
Regiment, died at Camp Humphreys.
Va., October 26 from pneumonia, fol
lowing influenza, and was buried this
'morning from Immaculate Conception
Church here. He was the son of Mr.
and Mrs. James Neil. 1226 12th street
northwest. His mother reached the
base hospital at Camp Humphreys
too late to see her son alive. ,
Corp. Neil became ill following hin
labors in caring for the influensa suf
ferers at,the camp, whereby he him
self contracted the disease.
The young soldier, who was but
twenty-six years old, was educated in
the public schools here. He joined the
negineers July 16 last. During his ill
ness his regiment went overseas, but
this fact was kept from him.
Augustus R. Stanley.
Augustus Robbins Stanley, pub
licity manager for a branch of the
ordnance department, died yesterday
at his home, 1848 Ontario place, of
pneumonia following influenza. The
body has been sent to his former
home, at Middleton, Conn., for inter
ment. Mr. Stanley was thirty year*
of age.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. A
K. Stanley; his father. Dr. Stanley,
for forty years superintendent of the
Connecticut Genecal Hospital; his
mother and a brother, Capt. Charles
Stanley, now in France.
Deaths From Influenza.
Deaths reported from influenza in
to noon today follow:
Samuel Bernstein. 19 years. Waiter
Reed Hospital; Leo F. Baker. 28 years.
Providence Hospital; Charles H. Wea
ver, 31 years, 211t> Champlain street
northwest: Augustus R. Stanley, 3??
years, 1848 Ontario place northwest.
George P. Grant, 38 years. Bright
wood, D. C.: Belle Dyson, 52 years
St. Elizabeth's Hospital; lAWrenci'
Scruggs. 27 years, 2620 K street north
west; Daisy llarcombe, 33 years, 122.".
1st street southeast; Estelle Delanp.
31 years, 1731 I street northwest:
Percy W. Tracy. 41 years. Emergency
Hospital: Barbara U Richmond, 28
years, 3028 O street northwest; Wal
ter Oates, 38 years, Providence Hos
pital: Olin R. Miller, 27 years, 1223
13th street northwest; Paul J. Simon
ton, 24 years, Garfield Hospital; Ralph
O. Hanks, 33 years, 1619 1st street
northwest: Mallie Rinis, 53 years, 400
3d street northwest; Percy W. Tracy.
41 3Kars, Emergency Hospital, and
Pauline Ruppertus, 31 years, Provi
dence Hospital.
GEORGE L DOUGLASS
OF CHICAGO IS DEAD
Son of X>ate Commissioner of Dis
trict Practiced Law Here
for Ten Tears.
George L. Douglas or Chicago, fur
ten years a practicing attorney of thla
city, died October 20. He was Hie eoft
of the late Commissioner John
Douglass and a brother of Mrs. Hennr
B. F. Macfarland and Mrs. Wllliata H.
Strong of this city.
Mr. Douglass was z graduate of Co
lumbian, now George Washington
University Law School, and practiced
with special success before the United
States Supreme Court. Attorney Gen
eral Brewster sent him to Kanaaa an.
assistant attorney general on the
?'star route" cases. He remained in
Wichita, where he practiced from 1S*5
to 1895, meantime serving for fetar
years in the Kansas legislature, wbtrv
I he secured much important legial^>
tion and served as speaker.
In 1895 he went to Chicago, wfcefr>
he practiced successfully until his re
tirement on account of ill heMth.
There, as here'and in Kansas, he waw
prominent in civic service and philan
thropic effort, as well as at the baf.
He was especially effective in obtain
ing the enactment of good legislation.
He was particularly interested In* thr
prevention of cruelty to children -and
animals.
He was president for a number ot
years of the Anti-Cruelty Society Of
Chicago. He was the principal founder
of the Washington Humane Society,
and was the author of the law to pro
tect children in the District.
He was a speaker of power and elo
quence and in demand in national po
litical campaigns of the republican par
ty as well as before Congress and statu
legislatures. Mr. Douglas was a mill
of rare character which found expres
sion In altruistic service that endearea
him to all who knew him.
He Is survived by three children. Job It
W. Douglas and Mrs. Carlisle Crocker
of Chicago, and Mrs. Frederick T.
Thomas of Wilmington, Del., and thW
slaters, Mrs. William McMurtrie of
New Tork, Mrs. Henry B. F. Macfar
land and Mrs. William N. Strong of
this city.
SENATOR FALL ISSUE
READ INTO RECORD
President Wilson's Message Oppos
ing Re-Election and the Sena
tor's Reply Are Included. >
A message from President Wilson,
opposing the re-election of Senator
Fall' of New Mexico, republican, andj
Senator Fall's reply were read into
the Senate record today by Senator
gmoot of Utah, acting minority leader/
Replying to a message from the co-'
clalist candidate In New Mexico in
quiring whether tie President gave his
approval of Senator Fall's candidacy.
President Wilson replied that Mr. Fi.li
"has given such repeated evidence of
his entire hostility to this administra
tion that I would be ignoring Nc'
whole course of action if 1 "did." J.
Replying to this in a message U>
the state republican commtn.ee. .^ei
ator Fall said he has always st?u?
by the Presdent. and that he woVld
continue to do so so ;ong mm ttie live-?>
tdent stood by the country, adding:
"I will, however, support ao bol-v
shtrik German psaoe, nor will the
people.of thl* eoaatry allow mm a.