The federal district attorney ft*
azutocHBcev tt?t wim?n too
Under, held- ?the military prison at
Fart Le&TMnrorth as a German spy
prior to America's entrance into the
war, obtained valuable military se
crets in the vicinity of Norfolk, Vn,
and also- while a member of the First
Georgia infantry.
During the past few months Miss
Margaret Wilson, da^hter at Pr eat
d ent Wilson. has been giving free coo
certs to tbe soldiers in the training
caapa of America. She has appeared
in most of the campe of the ccumtry.
She is now spearing before the camps
in the Southeastern Department.
Representative Lee of the Seventh
Georgia district has introduced a bill
in the boose to pay t40yftOfr to the rel
atives of th?;ftmr parsons who lost
their lives at Keenesaar. moentaSk la
Georgia, on the Sth of last Aaguat,
caused by the exploeka* of a shell
ttred by student officers of FTwt M(V"
Pheiaon, whfle at range practice.
Ortms^or t hl*y thousand bos and*
coal cars to cost in the aggregate be
tweaMllMt'Bittoa and- ninety ? mit
lion dollars have been placed by Di
rector General McAikH * the
American Car and Sfcuidry company
at fltod prices which will repaaaaot
about five per cent profit
HeJmtfth Schmidt, who killed himr
self at Detroit, Mich., and on whflan
person was found sketches of the ft*"
tifications of New York harbor, was
probably a German spy. Mrs. Adete
as "SnA Braun," makes this accuse
Hnj. 5'v'" ' V
Tkb new Japanese "****?*"' tothei
Unsifted States, Vlscosat Isbll, togeth
er wich his staff of secretaries and bis
wife, has arrived at Waahtngtan Be
" Two lumtoaa transports which
were in collision at sen several days
ago have returned safely to an Atlan
tic port No Uvea are reported to
have been lost Rattlar, vessel was
seriously damaged. -
? London dispatch says that a par
ty of 57 American army T- M. O A
workers undefr Arthur %, Hungarford
has arrived in London. Tbrship on
ss^?rUDceo'
^ The total, losses of the brigade of
mavtnes with the American expedition
ary force in France so far -reported
is announced as 278? 22 killed inae
tfcsa. 10 died of wounds, 2 died of ac
cidents, 244 wounded' in action.
l*e shipping board has decided on
s substantial Increase in its building
program for 1919 over the tonnage
planned for this year and indications
are that the increase will be continued
in 192?. For military reasons the ex
act size of the future building program
is not made public. .... -<
Before January 1, 1919, all the new
shipyards "Will be in full operation and
many old yards, which hare demon
strated their ability to build efficient
ly, will be expanded. It is estimated
that the construction during 1919 will
be in excess of ten million tons.
? Ex-United States Senator Chauncey
"M. Depew, at a reception given by the
Xostaufc Club of Brooklyn to celebrate
his 85th birthday, -said that if the
American army enters Berlin, its his
toric monuments and art treasures
will be safeguarded, its houses a ad
shops protected and. Its women treat
ed with respect and courtesy.
The war department -wiH ask
congressional authority to Increase tlau
army to three million men, or practM
eaDy double that already provided.
These men will be called is to atactica
this year, if transportation can poest
My be provided, and President Wil
son has personally taken a hand Is
that and is now seeking control of
idle tonnage. , ^
The increased army program neces
sitated by the German drive wifl W.
laid'before congress by Secretary Ba
ker within the next few days*
, Rejecting all amendments designed
to limit the- president's authority, thn
senate passed the Overman bill with
Its general grant of power for coor
dinating and reorganising government
departments and other agencies dur
ing the* war.
The first step In the organization
of the five hundred miSion dollar gov
ernment war finance dortoraiton has
been taken. The president haa nomi
nated four directors,' who, with' Sec
retary MaAdoe, will conduct th?_work
of 'aiding Tn&mncing essential war
GERMANS USED UR 44
DIVISIONS IN NORW
MENAGE, DE
ANT GOVEI
desert
.Jar the
p tiieanny,:
rffte?and am
Much to*
i&m\taaAe of
gPE" being
Er*Jd <^xa$Jte
resort a large
of; the country in thgfc
and certainly this 1?
rffc Carolina negroes.
jondajL^to the caU- gf
mmsi
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to win 5M?JM?=?P
? has nearly 2,000,000 mi
mmm
Uitte Oev^en,
^ BurMusiNow Maintained b/ Unoti p
were influenced ill their early growth
and.: development In pi^rcftte^or less
decree by a scientific society wMcfa
flourished in Washington during tbf
early: yew*; of the last century. Thfe
Columbian Institute for the Promotion
a^ Artt and Sciences, now all but for
gotten# was thelflrst learned society ?*
tabUshed in. Washington, its organiza
tion dating from June, 181ft 18 years
after, the occupation of the city as thp
federal capital; and le*v Jian two' year*
after the invasion by the British
troops. The jxiiKdatlon of Washington
was at that time little more than 1<V
80ei; tod repair and reconstruction
Of tha public buildings Was etfli in tflje
initial stage. Thifilstory? or^snlzstion
and achievement of this society aije
fully described in. an interesting bifllp
'tiii of the United. frites National -X*
?earn by Richard' Rathmun, assistant
teMSZfSl&igZ.
in 1818 for a term of 20 years, wera
a *hote Very diversified, those spec
catty named to the beginning tmfi
bureaus.
in to t
contal:
wm
ffctor hopptr cos!
kwued *t tn?
resenting Means.
Killed Ijfc"
In connection
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probably
week ft*
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