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The Bitter Prussian Heart.
Sick of War and the Kaiser.
Berlin Will See New Flags.
Good News Nothing Else.
By ARTHUR BRISBANE.
Some citizens, unaccustomed to
the sensation of heavy taxation,
re unhappy.
They feel like the inhabitant ot
Ve "Iron virgin." She was made
f iron in the figure of a woman,
lined with nails. A man was put
inside and the figure closed to con
vince him that it does not pay to
oppose established religious belief.
All others find every prospect
pleasing and only the Kaiser vile.
Optimism is inevitable when you
pick from the news such para
graphs as the following:
"Germans in thousands are go
ing through the British line into
huge cages in the back. There
they are kept out of mischief, well
fed and delighted to be there."
At least thirty thousand of them
have thus been caged recently a
beginning of atonement that the
Prussians will pay for exhibiting
half a dozen American prisoners
as curiosities in their glass cage at
Cologne.
The United States court, judging
Impartially the legal facts between
the Prussian government and the
British Cunard Line, declares the
sinking of the Lusitania an act of
piracy and murder and absolute
violation of the law of nations.
There is not one word of truth in
the glib Prussian lies about the
ship's carrying explosives and be
ing a legitimate object of attack.
For that also the Prussian gen
'tlemen will have to suffer when
the time comes to make peace.
Miserable, sneaking Bulgaria,
land of bandits and brutality, con
tributes her cheerful item.
The so-called "Czar" Ferdinand,
a brigand, for sale to the highest
bidder, made the mistake of sell
ing himself to the Prussians. Their
money isn't good, their cause Is
worse.
The imitation Czar, running
away from his subjects. Is hidden
in Frankfort, said to be dying of
fear, perhaps. And the establish
ment of a republic in Bulgaria is
expected.
A number of republics will come
out of this war, including a few
on German soil.
The Kaiser started out to estab
lish "newly carpeted thrones" for
his preserved sons.
The result will not be new
thrones, but new republics, in
which those sons may find con
genial, appropriate work as dish
washers. That would be a particularly
good job for the Kaiser. He has
nnlv nun arm that workup the other
t being crippled and Tttrophied like
his brain.
The busiest thing in the world
is a one-armed dishwasher. The
Kaiser can be kept busy if the na
tion decides that he Isnt worth
shooting.
Three hundred and fifty
SQUADRONS of flying machines
for next year is the American pro
gram. The matter being now in
the hands of the Government, di
rected personally by the President,
no longer left to "private enter
prise" and "private graft," the
program will be carried out.
This means that all German
cities and towns will be treated
fairly bjr the Americans each
will get its just share of dyna
mite from the air, with a double
dose for Berlin, the largest city.
This writer has seen an in
genious American device. Dropped
perpendicularly from a flying ma
chine, the instrument strikes the
ground, it discharges three thou
sand bullets, spreading in a per
fect circle in all directions parallel
with the earth and covering the
I height of a man. A few thousand
of these American souvenirs
would add interest to the race be
tween allied victory and German
revolution. A race to be finished
this coming year.
The Prussian's nature is such
that he thrives at the pastime of
killing others. But that treat
ment applied to himself will de
velop his real nature, which, like
that of other brutes, is cowardly
when thoroughly wounded.
Already there is terror in the
provinces along the Rhine. They
are expecting the enemy some of
them must be intelligent for
their expectation is justified.
The enemy is visiting them al
ready through the air, leaving vis
iting cards that explode unpleas
antly. And the German stay-at-homes
that have read with so
much approval about Prussian
murders on French and Belgian
soil don't like the game when it
reaches home.
The present intention of the Ger
man "high command" is to build
along the German frontier "forti
fications impregnable"
If they built a solid line of Babel
Towers all around their country.
It wouldn't keep out the flying ma
chines and their dynamite load.
Higher than the "high command"
will be the flight of tens of thou
sands of flying machines soon to
visit that "dear Fatherland," leav
ing marks on every city, town, vil
lage, and graveyard.
The Germans are bitterly dis
turbed; three-quarters of them, at
least, would like to see in the
depths of heli that Kaiser recently
worshiped as a Prussian god.
The Americans have helped with
their style of fighting. Foch, paying
a well-deserved tribute and giving
the cross of war to Gibbons, the
courageous correspondent of the
Chicago Tribune, says the Ameri
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WEATHER:
Fair and continued
cool tonlcfct. TVrlin
day fair and continued
rooL Tvnacratnre at 8
a. nu. 71 degrees. Ifar
mal temperature an
August S7 for tbe laat 30
year. 73 decrees.
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NEW BRITISH ATTACK ON BAPAUME
HOPRESS JAM
H0LD1NGUPD.C.
BUDGET, SAYS
CONG. SISSON
By BILL PRICE.
"A hopeless deadlock" was the de
scription today by Congressman Sis
son of Mississippi of the situation
between the House and Senate over
the District appropriation bill, now
hanging fire in Congress a measure
of vital concern to the Federal Capi
tal throughout nearly every depart
ment of the municipal government.
Mr. Sisson, who Is chairman of the
subcommittee of the House Appropri
ations Committee that framed Uja
District appropriation bill, was in
conference this morning with Chair
man Brownlow of the Board of Com
missioners. Continuing Act Likely.
It u at the conclusion of this dis
cussion that the Mlsslsslpplan save
utterance to the pessimistic view quo
ted, at the same time stating that the
only way to carry on the District gov
ernment will be to adopt within a few
days another resolution continuing
the provisions of the bill of last fiscal
year.
There are a lot of inside facts as to
the friction between the two houses
ot Congress over this bill which need
not be printed, but to District officials
and citizens having the welfare of the
Capital at heart the glaring fact
stands out that the disastrous et;
fects upon the District are becoming
more tin'fdrtunate each day, threaten
ing the effectiveness of some of the
most Important branches of the city
government.
"When the committee prepared the
District bill we did not report any
provision about tbe half-and-half
plan," said Mr. Sisson, "but the House
Insisted that Its opposition to the
half-and-half idea should be definitely
registered, and has since insisted on
standing by its vote.
"My chief complaint is that the
Senators who are conferees on this
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Smoking on the back platforms of
all closed cars of the 'Washington
Railway and Electric Company will
be prohibited from tomorrow morn
ing by an order of the company
which Is intended to do away with
any possible discomfort to women
getting on the cars, by reason of
such practice, and to prevent crowd
ing of the platforms.
This ruling is in line with one of
the recommendations recently made
by John A. Beeler, as follows:
"On all closed cars, except on Inter-
urban cars where special compart
ments are provided, smoking should
be prohibited. The rear platform
should be kept clear for the Ingress
of passengers. This Is in keeping
with the best modern practice."
Smoking on the cars of the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Com
pany will only be permitted hence
forth on the four rear seats of the
open cars.
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THE SELF
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Following a two-hour interview
with the Camp Humphreys ooldie-,
one of those suspected of tbe murder
of Eva Roy, tbe fourteen-year-old
Fairfax county girl, county officials
express several opinions which may
lead to further vital developments in
the case.
The Camp Humphreys soldier now
under suspicion is a sergeant in an
engineer company, who was seen in
the locality of the crime during the
day, but claims to know nothing of
his whereabouts either that day, the
previous day, or the one following.
Kept nil Xfn.
"His statement is sort of fishy,"
is the expression used by Sheriff J.
R. Allison, who was with Common
wealth Attorney Charles Vernon
Ford, during the two hours of cross
questioning by county officials. The
sheriff contends there Is a missing
link somewhere in the statement of
the soldier, which if found will eith
er prove that Lou Hall, now held
for the murder. Is Innocent or that
the soldier knows more about the
crime than he will admit.
"Although the sweat rolled from
the sergeant In lumps, I do not think
that he ever lost himself entirely
during the Interview we put him
through. When we would lead him
to what was vital evidence he would
cool the entire trail by his 'I don't
know, I don't know' answers"
Such was the substance of the In
terview of the soldier as given by
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ON GIL 2 HOURS
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WASHINGTON, TUESDAY EVENING,
AFFOIINTED TRAFFIC COP
D. C. BABIES DRINK
TOO LinLE MILK
Babies and little children in Wash
ington are not having enough milk
to drink, says a report Just published
by the children's' bureau of the United
States Department of Labor as one of
the series of studies made In several
large cities on the use of milk by
families having little children.
It shows that more than half of the
children between two and seven years
of age In 272 families visited are re
ceiving no fresh milk to drink, while
fully one-third of the babies under
two are not receiving the three cups
a day that are considered necessary
for proper growth and develop
ment Of the children who are get
ting no milk, a large proportion are
receiving such injurious substitutes
as tea and coffee in its stead.
The Washington families visited
are buying lesv milk this year than
they bought laat year. Though In
191? they purchased only about one
third of the minimum amount they
should have had for fheir children,
that quantity has been reduced (dur
ing ISIS, so that the average dally
purchase amounts to only about one
quart per family. When It Is consid
ered that the families studied aver
age six members each, that In every
family there are at least two chil
dren under eight years of age, and
that In most of the families there is
one child under two. It will be re
alized how Insufficient this amount is.
Such decreases are undoubtedly due.
in part, to the high cost of milk. As
the Washington study shows. It Is
the poorest families that have been
forced to make the greatest reduc
tion In the amount of milk purchased.
ASKPRMTO
STOP SHIP
DISPUTE
That the demands of shipyard
workers or the country for a wage of
1 an hour, wtth double time for
holidays and overtime and a half
holiday on Saturdays, have precipi
tated a grave situation, was Indicated
today when it was learned that the
Shipbuilding Labor Adjustment
Board, to whom the demands were
submitted, would confer with Presi
dent Wilson late this afternoon.
The board has had the demands un
der consideration for more than a
week. While members of the board
refused today to state tbe object of
their appointment with the President,
it Is believed that they will ask htm
to Issue a personal appeal to the men
to remain at work as a patriotic duty,
pointing out the extreme Importance
of their work at this time, and calling
tn their attention the grave results
that would follow a cessation of their
work.
JURY FREES SIPES
BALTIMORE, Md., Aug. 27. Ben
jamin SI pen, charged with the killing
of George H. Ruth, father of "Babe"
Ruth, star of the Boston Red Sox,
was freed by a coroner's Jury follow
ing the taking of testimony at the
western district police court. Ruth
died from the effects of a fall sus
tained after being struck a blow by
Slpes during a Hat fight early Sun
day morning. Evidence showed that
Ruth had struck the first blow, and
Slpes' pica of self-defense was upheld
by the Jury-
Wm
AUGUST 27, 1918. fOosag Wall Str Prices. PRICE TWO CENTS.
GERMANS BOMB RED CROSS BUILDINGS;
23 KILLED; 60 INJURED
Twenty-three were killed and sixty injured when the Germans shelled a Red
Cross bath house and refugee center behind the Belgium lines yesterday, accord
ing to a cable reaching Red Cross headquarters here today. The buildings were
plainly marked.
The first shell struck a laundry, which was the center of three buildings, where
200 refugees were employed. One little girl, Pauline Vuriee, had both legs blown
off by a fragment of shell, and after the bombardment was over a soldier brought
in a bundle containing the arm of a little boy.
BUREAU
PUIS Eli
SUPPLIES
. C. STORE
Clarence R. "Wilson, District food
administrator, today for the first time
exercised bis power to withhold sta
ple supplies from a grocery store
whose proprietor refuses to sell foods
at the "fair prices" fixed by the Dis
trict Food Administration.
Mr. Wilson procured an order for
blddlngall licensed wholesalers from
dealing with W. B. Krantz, proprietor
of the Mendota Market, at 1900 Wyo
ming avenue northwest Thus,
though Krantx may keep his store
open, his supplies ot all licensed
commodities will be cat off and his
opportunity to conduct a grocery
business at a proflt virtually will be
eliminated.
Action Is Explained.
This penalty Is Imposed upon
Krantz for his failure to obey the
mandates of the District food admin
istrator, who tells the details ot the
case In the following statement:
The attention of the District food
administrator was called to the high
prices at the Mendota Market. W. B.
Krantz. proprietor.
"Upon a visit to the place by an
Inspector, It was learned that
Krantz's prices on eggs, potatoes, to
matoes, and corn were considerably
In excess of those quoted in the fair
price list of the food administrator
and in the list of prices for fruits
and vegetables published by the Bu
reau ot Markets of the Department
of Agriculture In conjunction with
the Food Administration.
"At first Sir. Krantz agreed to
lower his prices and to place a sign
In his store stating that ha would
sell his goods at tfie prices stated in
the fair price list.
Changes Ills Mind.
"Subsequently he signified his In
tention of refusing to follow the sug
gestions of the food administrator
and he was asked to appear at the
office of the administrator and show
cause why an unfair order should not
be Issued against him. He appeared,
but persisted In his refusal to recog
nize the prices as published by the
food administration as fair and In-
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PATROL BOAT SUNK;
MISTAKEN FOR
SUBMARINE
AK ATLANTIC POET, Aug. 27.
American patrol teat Jfe. S09
was fired on aad sank early to-
day by a merchant vessel, which
mistook her for a submarine, It
was reported hero this afternoon,
when a destroyer broagbt nine
rescued members of the crew Into
this port.
Seventeen members ot the pa
trol boat's crew ore missing.
The nine rescued were picked
p sixty miles east of Sajdy
Hook from a safety mattress. All
bat two ot them were suffering
from wounds.
ZURICH. Aug. 27. A mutiny of
German troops en route to the front Is
reported to have taken place at the
railway station In Berlin. According
to the report, tbe troops refused to
proceed until machine guns were
trained on them.
PARIS. Aug. 27. An officer Just re
turned from Italy says there are 20,000
armed mutineers behind the Austro
Hungarlan line. Three battalions,
sent to capture them. Joined the
mutineers.
DROP FIVE FROM ARMY
Five dismissals from the service
with the approval of President Wil
son, have recently been made, accord
ing to army orders today. They are
as follows:
First Lieut. James E. Billonk. 343d
Infantry, passing bad check: CapL
Frank B. Aloger, Jr.. 310th Infantry
unnamed charge in violation of the
OCth article of war; First Lieut. Dud
ley W. Reynolds. Infantry reserve
corps (Fifty-second Infantry), absent
without leave: First Lieut. George W
Ileuman, medical reserve corp'.
drunkenness atChllllcothe, Ohio: First
Lieut John L. McAllster. M. R. C.
618th squadron, drunkenness.
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KAISERS
PARIS, Au. 27.
Tbe Matin declares Xbat
at noon, today not a
single German was 're
maining in Bapaume.
VIOLENT FIGHT
RAGES ALONG
SECTOR OF
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES Df
FRANCE, Ang. 27 (noon). The Brit
ish launched a new attack south of
Bapaume at 4:45 o'clock; this morn
ing, with the prospect ot making the
situation" below" that- city as precari
ous as Jt is above, where the line la
actually beyond, the city,.
-The New Zealaaders are on the
northern outskirts ot Bapaume, hav
ing taken Beangnatre (two miles
northeast of the dry) daring the
night. They captured prisoners frora
three battalions, including a battalias
commander.
At the same time British troop
are moving eastward along th
Scarp Highlanders on the north,
and Canadians on the south tak
ing advantage of yesterday's import
oat gains.
The British last night swept dow
the slopes of Heninll (three mllea
north ot CroUilles), aad over the ad
vanced trenches of the old Hindea
burg line. These they capture J,
easily, but they found tbe German
holding hard In that support lines.
The fighting below Bapaume is un
usually violent in places. The Ger
mans threw the eighty-seventh divis
ion Into Longueval last night, iii
ter attacking and driving back the
British Just after the latter h4
seized the town.
This makes more than twenty,
divisions (probably 240,000 mea)
Identified opposite General Byng'a
army so far.
As yet. little effort has been mads
to carry Bapaume directly, although
there is patrol fighting constantly est
the outskirts.
FRENCH BREAK FOE
DEFENSE AT ROYE
PARIS. Aug. 27 (4 p. nv Tbaj
last German defense before Roy
wa broken by the Flench this mora-
Ing and they are now within L508I
yards (less than a mUe) of the town
which is also threatened from thai
north by the British.
Resumption of activity is report-
ed In the Noyon region. The JTrendsl
are also attacking along the Allotted
line and pushing southward toward
Coucy-le-Chateau.
LONDON. Aug. ri. Canadian troops,
after capturing Waneotrrt carrleoji
their lines east of Goemappe, Field.
Marshal Halg announced today.
A counter attack forced the BrlUrta
back from Longueval to Baxentin-le-
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