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FRANCE MAINTAINS BAN ON REMOVAL OF BODIES Efforts in Chamber of Deputies in Behalf of Soldiers' Families v". Are Unsuccessful. PARIS, September 19 (by the Asso ciated Press).?The question of re moving soldiers' bodies from military cemeteries along the front was brought up this morning In the cham ber of deputies, when M. Pacaud of Vendee asked the minister of war what measures the government ex pected to take to allow families to recover the bodies of their dead. Deputy Pacaud said a bill had been Introduced forbidding the removal of ~fe6dies for three years, because means .it. transport were lacking. . Befers to Tourist Travel. ?He declared that this argument was ,#ftt admissible at present, there being plent;' of trains to take tourists to the battlefields. He asserted the chamber ought not to dissolve with out-giving some satisfaction to fam ilies. especially as American news pUJJ^rs were stating that American dead were to be taken back across the Atlantic. Replying In behalf of the ministry, I M. Abrami of Pas de Calais said the difficulties were insurmountable and that as much as the government would like to grant satisfaction, there would be a risk of many "terrible mistakes" in cemeteries plowed up several times by artillery fire. Bodies of Germans Found. He declared bodies of German sol diers had been found in graves bear ing the Inscription, "A French soldier Is buried here." It was said that much had been done so that the government ^plight be able to reduce the delay ! to less than three years, but he re \ minded the chamber that there were i nearly two million dead soldiers | buried on the battlefields, i Jt. Pacaud urged that when possible ! exhumations be allowed, but M. iAbrami said that this was impossible | and that the government could make j no exception favoring- families who I claimed to be able to arrange for the | movement of bodies. i EXTRADITION CASE HEARD. Gov. Smith of N. Y. Signs Warrant for Man Wanted in Maryland. NEW YORK, September 20.? Gov. Smith heard testimony here today on the petition of the Governor of Maryland for the extradition of Daniel J. Casey, wanted by the police of Baltimore on a warrant charging him with conspiracy to defraud the banking house of B. Warren Cochran Company of $26,000 June 4, through an alleged illegal stock transaction. Casey, who was arrested here at the reo.uest of the Baltimore police, de nied all knowledge of the transaction. Gov. Smith signed the extra dition warrant with the stipulation that it would not be served pending a hearing on a writ of habeas corpus in Casey's case, set for next Wednes day. ' Dogs Versns Dogs. From the Berkshire Eagle. Speaking of dogs. On the day that Senator Hastings' bill for curbing dogs in the interest of sheep raising was on the Senate calendar there was another bill, providing for a me morial to the do.gs that had performed certain military service in JVance and Belgium. The outcome fjras this: The Hastings bill was lost and the other bill was passed. Sentimentality won, practicability lost. The differ ence between good dogs and bad dogs does not seem to have penetrated the dull heads of many members of the Massachusetts legislature. A native ?!tka widow, when she puts on mourning, paints the upper 1 part ?f her face a deep black. ARMY OF 350,000 MEN SUGGESTED FOR FRANCE Senate President Snbmits Report Recommending Flan for Main taining Pe&c'e-Time Strength. By (he Associated Preis. PARIS, September 20.?A peace-time army of 350,000 men and reduction of the term of military service from three years to one are recommended to the military committee of the Sen ate In a report submitted yesterday by Paul Doumer, its president, former minister of state. Under his plan 200,000 men would be called to the colors annually by conscription and 150,000 others recruited through vol untary enlistment. Program to Follow Treaty Signing. Asked to prepare a report with recommendations. M. Doumer's reply was tjiat after the ratification of the peace treaty it will be safe for France to take two years oft the term of obligatory military service. This would reduce the effective strength of the army below the point of prudence, he said, but the difference could be easily made up, in his opinion, by voluntary enlistments. This system would make the French army, on a war footing, total 4,000,000 men, divided into an actual army of 1,300,000 men, 700,000 reservists and 3,000,OOff territorials. M. Doumer would maintain the pres ent . military divisions of France, transferring only the 21st Corps from Eplnal, capital of the department of Vosges, to Strasbourg. Northern Africa would have two corps instead of one, the second having headquar ters at Rabat, Morocco. Each corps would be reduced tp one division, in stead of two, excepting three corps on the frontier and the African corps, each of which would detach a division for service on the Rhone river. SYRIA IS STRIVING FOR INMDENCE Prince Feisal Says Appeal Will Be Carried to U. S. If Necessary. Ht th* Associated Preen. IX>N'DON', September 20. ? Prince Feisal* Bon of the King of the Hedjas, who has come to London to protest aprainst the French claims to the right to supervise the affairs of Syria, today told the Associated Press that all he asked of the great powers was justice. "Arabia does not want charity, but justice," he declared, "and we shall carry our appeal to the nation which will see justice done?if necessary, to the United States." The prince would not discuss the situation further at this time, but the main facts surrounding the clr- j cumstances which resulted in his I Journey here were learned trom>an other source. Tne kingdom of Hea jas professes to have no claims to Syria, the object of the prince s mis sion being to protect the rights or fellow Arabs and thereby prevent dismemberment of the Arab race, which is striving for nationalism. "Syria Should Be Free." The ruler of Hedjas says Syria should be free and independent, in accordance with the precepts of self determination laid down by the peace conference, his nation being bound to Syria merely by the ties of race, re ligion and commerce. It is claimed that the assumption of a mandate by France would resiilt in ? the dissection of Arabia. The people of Syria as a whole, it is asserted, be lieve that the United States is the only nation disinterested enough to give the. moral protection necessary for the reconstruction tending toward complete independence. An appeal, therefore, that America be given the mandate is being made by a number of Syrians and it Is un derstood that Prince Feisal Is here to give his support to this appeal as leader of the Arabian national move ment and as the representative of his father at the peace conference. It is stated that Prince Feisal is prepared to accept the finding of the commission recently sent to Syria to investigate the situation there by the American peace delegation. Washington's Largest Exclusive OPTICAL STORES Expansion of Bnsiness Means Merit?Appreciation THE SHAH OPTICAL CO. Bas Enlarged its Service by the Purchase of The Raxon Optical oo. The fine equipment and convenient location caused to BUT OUT this Optical establishment In order to expand the service rendered by this institution of skilled optometrists and opticians. We have the training, experience and ability to examine the eyes and fit glasses that afford relief and strengthen the vision. I have advertised It to the people snd my glasses have given universal satisfaction. That's why my business continues to grow?because I con stantly do good optical work and constantly advertise it. Increased busit-ecs has enabled me to Install some wonderfully accurate and tlme-Mvlng eye examining Instruments and lens grinding machinery, which, to gether with our facilities for bvrbur la large quantities, iXfords you Optical Service and Eyegfami at -the Lowest Possible Shah Optical Co. Optometrists Opticians Q1 QHQIf XT W 0111 Main Store J1IO VJuU ll ? ? ? ? WMnBH-T BAXOW 17 ^ i ? * ? OPTICAL GO. 525 7th.St N. W., Our Branch Store THE OTHER ANCLE Moth Balls. BY KIRK MILLER. Air In street cars has new flavor! 'Tain't the fault of the blondes? can't accuse the brunettes! When a member of the vamping: de partment of humanity scuffles into the rolling: stock, cash customers and others usually set their noses for an Inhale of the latest eau de cologne a la Jonteele. But you can't blame any of the swooning- sex for the newest wave of gas which has come over the street car enduring public. Ootta hand it to the wiffs and wiffettes?when they pick out a shade of perfume, they never go into bees wax archipelago. Nor the automatic pickle works. Honeysuckle. Jasmine, heliotrope or hennar?those are the feminine persua sions. Moth balls, hard cider, gasoline and T. N. T.?those are the masculine tendencies In toilet preparations, with moth halls running about as far ahead as the Cincinnati Reds. In cold, unveneered, sero-hour ver nacular, the felt hats have been un mothed. The straw shako is deader than a liquor license. James, Jerry and Jonathan Cltisen have crawled up into the dome of the domestic works and unraveled last year's chocolate velour derby?moth balls, moth holes, moth eggs and all. Thus the non-alcoholic odor in the tramways. And why do they call 'em moth balls? Because moths don't have any thing to do with 'em. Same reason that they call it labor day and the identical reason they named "em one man-automobile-tops. That why Bill Shakespeare chirped that "there's nothing in a name." Some men don't know they have a belfry In their bungalow until time comes to put away the hemp head piece and uncoil the felt ear bonnet. Bvery September 15 or therabouts the rent-paying half ascend* the c reeking- attic way and scramble* among the rafters, wasp nests and cobwebs for the topsail which looks older than the Merrimac. And on about April the same he hot-foots it up the garret path to sen what the mice have left of his 1915 form-fitting, rainproof, non-sinkablc, re washable Bangkok. What does he find? The sweatband, slightly green and curled; the brim, beveled upward, and the crown, dent ed but seaworthy. And the fur cap is all there, too. when September wanei, except the fur is gone where the woodbine does the twine and the pasteboard beak has shriveled up like the well known Arabs, and silently slunk away. Conditional. From the Ronton Transcript. "Ca'n I visit my aunt this summer, Robert V "Not unless I first visit my "uncle." " September Clean-up Sale AUTOMOBILE ACCESSORIES NOTE THESE SAVINGS?FOR ONE WEEK ONLY Spark Plugs, V* inch. Regular prices 75c to $1.50. OC ? sArv pprrwfl SALE PRICES - AND 30c Spark Tings, % inch- Regular prices 75c to $1-50. OC _ O SALE PRICES "wt AND ?'"*? Regular price $2.60. Regular Price $L50 Dimming Switches. SALE PRICE. J9attery Voltmeters. SALE PRICE. Speedometer Lamps. Regular price $L50. \ 7 C _ SALE PRICE ~ ?*'* Ford Crank Locks. Regular price $1-00. SALE PRICE ~ Carbon Remover. Regular price $1.00. SALE PRICE Carbon Remover. Regular price $2^0. SALE PRICE Cementless Patches. Regular price 35c. SALE PRICE Battery Ammeters. Regular price $1.00. SALE PRICE Pickup Pliers. Regular price 75c. SALE PRICE................... .m. m .. Pump Connections. Regular price 25c. SALE PRICE .. Radiator Ornaments. DISCOUNT Tire Trunks. Regular price $10.00. SALE PRICE Rim Tools. Regular price $240. SALE PRICE Headlight Deflectors. Regular price $7.50. SALE PRICE Air Gauges. Regular price $1.00. SALE PRICE Blowout Patches. Regular prices 60c to $1.00. SALE PRICES , ?..OVt TO 50c 50c 75c 50c 25c 50c 15c 50c 25c 5c 50 PER ..$3.00 ..$1.00 ..$2.50 25c 30c EACH EACH EACH EACH EACH EACH EACH EACH EACH EACH EACH EACH CENT. EACH EACH EACH E*CH 50c Similar Savings Right and Left Hie Store for Things Electrical V Wing Back Rocker Large and comfortable; frame of highly polished oak; upholstery of brown imita tion leather. Regular Price, $17.50 September Sale Price, Cash or Credit, $Jg.50 Sewing Baskets In mahogany finish. These are a useful as well as ornamental addition in any home. Regular Price, $15.00 September Sale Price, Cash or Credit, 1.50 so Three-Fold Screens % A very good size, with fillers of attrac tive silkol ;ne. Regular Price, $5.00 September Sale Price, Cash or Credit, $ 0.95 Large Rocker Heavy frame of highly polished golden oak, seat upholstered in black genuine ls&thcr. Regular Price, $25.00 September Sale Price, Cash or Credit, *.>') *18 .50 Room Suite Three pieces in brown mahogany; buffet 60 inches long; square end china closet; table with 48-inch top extending to 6 feet. Regular Price, $235.00 September Sale Price, Cash or Credit, $j85?<> Brass Smoking Stands $2.95 Fruit Jars September Sale Prices, Cash or Credit, One quart 60c doz. Half gal . ^..75c doz. Kitchen Cabinet An all-steel cabinet, finished in white enamel; a model designed for the maxi mum of convenience and compactness. Regular Price $90.00 September Sale Price, Cash or Credit, \50 *77 Commode An indispensable article in the sick room; hardwood construction throughout, well finished. Regular Price $7.50 September Sale Price, Cash or Credit, '.50 *5 ONE PRICE-CASH OR CREDIT ... * A New List of Furniture Bargains From Our September Sale Every price is plainly marked in figures you can read, and remember, it's the same whether you pay cash or take ad vantage of our liberal credit terms. Dresser Beautifully polished mahogany finish; full swell front; large pattern plate mirror. Regular Price $35.00 , September Sale Price, Cash or Credit, '.50 *27 Chiffonier to Match Regular Price $33.50 September Sale Price, Cash or Credit, *26 .50 Mahogany Dresser A Colonial design that is large and roomy; exceptionally fine construction and finish; large pattern plate mirror. Regular Price $50.00 September Sale Price, Cash or Credit, *36 .50 Chiffonier to Match Regular Price $50.00 September Sale Price, Cash or Credit, >50 *36 Parlor Suite Three pieces of handsome design; frames in highly polished mahogany finish; full spring seats and edges; backs and seats upholstered in a fine grade of tapestry. Regular Price $140.00 September Sale Price, Cash or Credit, *12500 Parlor Suite Five pieces; large settee, three chairs and rocker; frames in mahogany finish; upholstered in a serviceable and attractive tapestry. Regular Price $80.00 September Sale Price, Cash or Credit, *67 .50 Matting Box Full 48-inch length, with sliding tray; gives a tremendous amount of packing space. Regular Price $22.75 September Sale Price, Cash or Credit, $1 y.50 Baby Crib Heavy iron frame in mahogany finish; extremely high head and foot; patent drop sides. Regular Price $32.50 \ September Sale Price, Cash or Credit, *25?? & Sons Co. thSUOK