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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17
s Government Fight Against the Dread Trach0m

efforts she left those good and honeso !.
but neglected people to wonder what
changes can be wrought by knowing
hands
These people are the most hos
pitable in the world and all that they
have. including the family towel and
basin: are free to the visitor, whether
neighbor OF stranger; but unfortunate-
ly 1t Is in Just this way that the In
lection from trachoma Is spread: and 1
therefore one OF the most important,
things IS to teach them something or
personal hygiene.
4 !
Last year In Muhlenberg county
there were nine or more hopelessly
blind charges upon the public One girl
who for ten years had been unable tfi
see was operated upon and restored to-
a life OF usefulness. with her sight reA
gained The longevity tables gave her
thirty years more to live.
III her earning capacity be put az
only 81 a day, she would in that Lengths
OF time have received over $4,000
When blind she had been charge upon
the county at the rate OF $50 year. 80
a total saving OF at least $1,000 re.
suited, which sum more than covers
the annual expense OF one hospital.
THE various counties have provided
money for the rent Of the houses which
We hire. and IN some cases have added
small sums Communities are begging
US to establish hospitals where they
can reach them. but we have not the
men or the nurses or the money TO run
them. Each hospital requires twenty
beds, a physician who is a specialist in
the treatment of eyes, besides nurses
and orderlies. and each costs about
$4,000 a year.
"A torpedo destroyer costs about
$1,000. 900. which IS 100000 more than
the total annual appropriations for the
public health service. Out OF that
amount II must maintain the marine
hospital service. including a sanatorium
for tuberculous patients and quaran-
tine at all ports of entry to the United
States and our islands 1t has a STAN
of only geo regular physicians and
about $50 part-time men. So the real
reason the service can do no more for
the American blind is that 1t lacks the
money"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17

German way of going unaccompanied
by night is deemed a great inferiority.
All French night patrols. and often
by day. are accompanied by scout dogs,
ira med never to give voice. to pick en-
envy Sentinels and posts at distance.
aud to transport orders and MESA ges.
Certain patrols take with them sew
er%l dogs, some specialized as scouts
and others in the highest of all dog
employment, the famous liaison serv
ice. school of canine heroes
Red Cross dogs are justly eel. brated.
W" have heard much Of their courage
and Intelligence in seeking out the
wounded. These dogs, on the other
hand. are scarcely known. yet many
rich coup-de-main is due to some scout
dog alone. while the liaison dOg-the
coadjutor Of high oficerS--has become
a veritable factor in the great artil-
lery struggle and from week TO week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17

kept out. and in the advanced stages
patients go about with their eyes
swathed night and day IN bandages
"A dear little girl of twelve. who was
brought to us by her mother wore a
deep. old-fashioued sunbonnet, which
she would not let anyone remove. night
or day. Its shade protected her eyes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17
DIR. JOHN McMULLEN
or public health service. in charge of
trachOma relief work In the field.

lily in great numbers from all direc-
tions to the hospital"
DR.. McMullen would not tell it him.
self, but it is a fact that in Mullen
berg county he held a four-day clinic
and in that time operated sixty times
He examined and treated 400 people.
and at any time could look down and
a hundred in Ine waiting to reach
him To do what he did he had to be-
gin work at sunrise, and. except for
lunch. stopped only when the sun went
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17

from the daylight. and her imagination
made her believe that it helped her to
bear the pain at night. OF course it is
often difficult to induce these peo-
Pile. unfamiliar with anaesthetfcs. to
submit to operations. but the hardest
was to remove that Sunbonnet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17

der the lids and resting on your eye
balls" he said. then you will have the
sensations with which trachoma tor
lures its victims. As the disease pro-
crosses the eyeball is affected and
She vision impaired until gradually the
sight is lost.
The feeling is that light must be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17

But 1.-The old order changeth, yielding
place to new" and today, from the bal
cony on which former mistresses of the
Little White House" worked their
samplers. fly the purple. white and gold
colors of the Congressional Union.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17
"THE LITTLE WHITE HOUSE,"

with fine paintings, sculpture and fur
niture and radiating scene of old
world culture rare in the America OF
those days" The pictures. including the
stuart portal; OF WASHINGTON, are now
in the Corcoran GalleGy Of Art.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17

room and dra wing rooms are on the
second floor. and many OF the rare old
pieces of mahogany included in the
early FURNISHINGS remain. The house is
described by one who knew 1t at the
height Of IT'S social glory. IS .''tilied
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17

study each animals qualities and
faults, for faults themselves are often
valua bic; dogs of timid. crawling dis
position often develop into admlroblr
patrol scouts. whereas the tmpetuous
and disord-rly race OF the Berry.
never sure to keep their mouths shut
III the dark. make reckless and devot-
ed aids Of the liaison service.
The dogs reach the army kennels
classed FOR their particular service.
Here commences the exclusive training,
particular. for night work. Younger Of
fcers Of talent do not disdain to go in
for dog psychology. Rough men gath
cred by the army DIRE gnet, men posses
sed OF the peculiar animal gift. drift
to cooperate with them By love OF the
work.
There is y hair-lipped canal boatman
with the eth Army kennels who. they
say, can initiate every bird and beast,
and max whispering "Soices" in the
dark. which surround" enemy pa trols
and I'LL them with panic, 20 the point
of voluntary surrender. By merely
talking" to pack of dogs they say,
he can make great tears roll down
their nose. and set them fairly bowling
by the sentiment OF sorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17

Well. it was this hair-lip Jan who
had the training OF the dog Py.amus
No. IS A. who saved an entire batta-
lion.
Pyramus. patrol scout in the Nosess.
got caught. with nine men of his party,
in a sudden Eruption of tie enf my be-
yond the French lines. They had just
time to take refuge with II battalion
in an advanced position. not yet CON
solidated, v hen they re AL s1rro nd
ed. The 600 men began a forlorn d.
Tense. to gain time.
1t was in this heroic struggle that
the queer thing happened.
How send message to the rear to
warn the danger threatening the main
lines ask for. reinforccmen and Oh
tain a rescue? No man could hope to
win through. yet five volunteers had
started. CAS- d fact, not one Of them
got past)
Let me try, with the dog said hare
lip.
So they locked the message in the COL
lar-pocket of the animal. and the Queer
man went off with Pyrarnus. What
happened? Did he talk" to the dog, or
make whispering voices" from the
rear, to stir his dog heart" Nobody
crawled back, with a bullet in lis lee
and shell-scrapped Should n.
"Wheres the dog" they asked
He went on,' answered ilare-lip. j!st
before he tainted.
That same afternoon aid came In
force. and not an hnur too soon. AID
uranus No. 3 A had sa ed the whole
battalion How did the scott dog
come to understand thar he must so
through. on laison service? How was
he persuaded to go on. against HIS very
faithfulness and quit his wounded mas
ter?
1t is hare-lip's mystery. Mystery.
also. of dog nature, celebrated in the
Garden of the Tuillerie $, in Paris. when
the French Society for the Protection
OF Animals read cut its golden list and
trlmpets sounded
Pyramus saves battalion. Lous,ic
saves = company. And Fend lAir digs
out his Solitar;- master. buried in the
irs:-Iire trcnctes. Md r and Toilette
are heroes. Yet they La no idea what
heroiSm means tn renowa accom-
pauyirN it
1t is dog love. simply. They sacrifice
themselves to their masters. joytuily.
without question. and not to one be-
loved i1aster. often. but a squad. a
patrol or a post of men. 1t s the only
complete and voluntary sacrifice which
the animal world has made us. 1t be
gan in prehistoric times, when dogs
came to live with US in caves.
All other animals, passed us b.. in
different or hostile. The dog locked at
us. and We understood each other.
STERLING HELLO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17

nn0 0OJ are sight for
W w eyes had double mean
ing when friend used
q that expression in greeting
DR.. John McMullen, the physician who
has been leading the United States
public health service campaign against
trachoma, or granulated eyelids.
In the past year through him and his
assistants hundreds have regained
their sight. and thousands have been
cured of the disease. which in time
would have destroyed their eyes. The
infection threatened to involve many
states but the service has held it
within the Appalachian regions of Ken
lucky. Tennessee. Virginia and West
Virginia.
1t has treated and cured thousands
of cases within these districts. but its
force is Inadequate to cover the coun-
try properly and many cases are run
ming on to certain blindness.
The economic value of the work al
ready done cannot be estimated. for
there is no telling how far the in
fectioa would have extended by this
time if il had reached the more popu-
1ous areas: but its humanitarian ac-
complishnent has paid hundredfold
on the federal capijal-S430c0 last
Near--iUvrS tetI.
The service has three hospitals in
keItuCky and one each in the other
three states where trachoma IS prera-
lent. 1t probably saved a least 1880
patients from total blindness: mas had
an attendance of 10000 GAYS in the
hospital and given over 100000 treat
mentS OF clinics.
The doctors and nurses managed to
give 32S talks. visit $500 homes and
sob -'r,nay or
Mullen. who is regarded in that sec
tion as miracle man, was induced
between trains to tell some of the
many incidents that he knows about
the work among the simple and hos
pitable mountaineers.
imagine your eyelashes turned I'M
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17

SUCH perfection, OF course. Is arriv-
ed al only by selection and much tram
ing.
TWO great societies recruit the dogs
and also interest French departments
to make collections like the 100 already
mentioned. offered to the army by the
lndre Department at Chateauroux.
They are ''the Fren&h Association for
the Training of War Dogs and the
Central Society for the Improvement
of Dog Races" The latter, alone, UNI
der Count Clary as vice president. had
ofered 5000 dogs TO the army up to
August l, 1916. Their work is entire
ly apart from that of the National So
ctety of the Sanitary Dog" devoted
entirely to the noble Red Cross ami
NAL.
The training is in two parts.
In the rear. three weeks are occu-
pied in limbering up the dogs, training
them to soldierly obedience and ac-
custom.ng :hem to rifle a::d cannon
fire In these kennels OF IN ,~sr '1"s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17

& q OW many guardians can con-
I'LL gratuiate themselves upon the
it'll fact that they have never lost
q q a uenny for q ward during a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17
TOILETTE TENTH EFFECTED
con NtED
MssIoN stCCEssftLL,. A\D a

y.l,,l,, ,,,,..1r, Il, a. 49,, ,.hn,a 80.
enemy was. originally. all-powerfuI
Dog heroes" hat else can You cal!
"a 1;eiso,, dy.., r,,,,,tra. , e,rau..
Intelligence. c6rplcte training and
blind. fearless devotion to his hasle".
.,,,'., "d' ~. t,',;t,,a,.,
TO =, on, With any soldiers. they are
faithful 20 INC pairoI or ,h.. most to
p,.n who d.d not Train Them byt tie
high llaisou ,ou knows no one hut
his master. regularly A slIbl:eu;.nant
and the superior Officers Win whom he
lives
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17

The place was vuinhabited Our teles-
iaphists hastily took charge and at
GAVIN were &hle to examine til. posi-
tons. Two telephone calls and ;.si i'm
poItaht enemy rrdOEbt was reduced TO
Splinters by our artillery, without hav-
ing been able TO reply
Another dog sentinel
'Ittine, No. II, Il In the
FosSes. battalion OF foot chasseurs
OF the .th Army had been loaned,
as sentinel. one Of our particularly IN
teligent d"ps, Titine, No II. r In
hsr HE3t week she saved two sentirelS,
and IN month, eleven. by count. each
ca Sc having received timely warning
from her, Of an actual attack which
was esca ped. She lost no sentinel. This
IN particularly dangerous region,
where til" battalion, previously with
out dogs. had lost up to as high as
seven. sent!nols IN three days"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17

r0HEHE has just arrived e
Rheims special with
twenty-ay recruits for line
q French army-very special. o
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-04-24
BOMBS RAINED ON 400
CHILDREN AT WORSHIP

Berlin. Aprl - thv wireless to
Sayvillci The Austrian ci'y ~ Triest
has been raidcd hy ~ squadron of
seven Italian a"tuplanc- Bonnie
dropped from the a"rupI1ucs killed
MN" persons wounded t,, and de-
struycd 70 monastery
The raid rs reported ,n th" follow
ing ufhrinl communication issued ~
Vienna under date Of April 81
seven Italian rrrnpl1n's dropped
twenty-five bombs uu Nric-t Yesterday
Afternoon hllus nine civilians. ot
whom five wcr" children. ana wound
Iug tN" others The ~ulo-Ian munas 70
terry, ~ th" chapel Of Whi,l i0O chill
drcu wrr" attending divine service.
was destroyed. 49, this attack the en-
'uN forfeited every right tu have his
towns spared
Tie Northern part uf Gori2ia was
shcIleU uy Eurs of an ,llINors
In the COT ia Lana district strong
Italian attacks wcr" rrpui4ed. The
losses "i the enemy wcr" ""ry hcav'
tn" ltnIihus also failed ip attacks in
IT," SuEaua sector ana ia ASSAULT
against our lines west uf Spornno."
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-04-24
Confidential Dispatches From
Ambassador Gerard Leads to
the Belief That Kaiser Is
Inclined to Yield.
WASHINGTON REFLECTS
AN AIR OF H0PErULNESS
But Whether Expected Conces.
sions Will Be Sufficient to
Meet Demands Appears Un.
certain.

Wushmgtuu- Nprl - Cuund'u-
'gI disy1t,hc, FROM NmnissfdDr Ger.
aud al Berlin Indicate thot GrfW1ur
VIII mak, certain CONCESSIONS tu the
United states boo response O." th, u'fr
demanding th, immediate" abandon
mrut 81 present methods OF -upm.
nm, vurfui,
Whether the concessions VIII o.,
Sufficiently broad TO meet 'h' Amer
can demands appears uncertain How
'N,i officials reelected an air ct hup,
tuln"ss Tor amicablo settlement of the
ISSUE.
IL l. understood Ambassador Gerard
hIs received broad tutmpIou- tn't
th, German government win go tu
great lengths tu pr"~'I," fri'udl, 2.
lptiuus with the United states. Tie BE-
understood 10 have gained his rmpr'..
siuns from officials 90 IA" Berlin tor-
eign off .o. Including Foreign Minister
Won IaEuW
The Berlin government i- confront.
81 with finding a way tu s1u-f, m,
United States without iruusiug IA,
clement which insists upon rolcut,
lcs. submarine campaign.
Nj fciurd'- Dispatches which were
"i highly confidential nature. were
received during tho night
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-04-24
Infantry on Both Sides Re-
mains Generally Inactive,
Though French Have Been
Nibbling West of Meuse.
ITALIAN AIR SQUADRON
RAIDS CITY OF TRIEST
German War Office Reports
an Increase in the Artillery
Fire All Along the Western
Front.
IBy Evening Herald Leased wirsl

Again there b. a comparative lull IN
tine N.rdun battle. tn. infantry on
both sides remaining generally in
active. The French have been MO
bling away at the German line just
west ut the Mcus". however. and re-
port making further progress In a
hand grenade attack northwest o! tn,
Caurctt"s wood
London reports that hostile aero
plane appeared over Dover this morn
ing. but was was driven om by IN,
anti-airCratf guns and dropped ne
bombs
Berlin rcpor,s the failure of French
attacks northeast uf the NvocOurt
wood region, near Dead Mans htn
ana in the vicinity ot the ThHumou'
farm.
IN increase IN the artillery fire ?l
along tho western front h reported
hy the German waI Office.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-04-24

san Antonio. Tex. April q Moves
In General Frederick Funstons plan
Tor a redistribution OF troops IN Mex
leo are being made today oy General
J. ]. pcrshus
villa was last reported seen AT No
nouyi about =, miles hy train south
west uf Sateyn. where IN" most adj
Naucod OF General pcrshings for,"H
Wei" YESTERDAY
Although convinced that villa has
been located his immediate pursuit
prohlplS will not be- resumed 70 fol-
low him into the mountains Of that
region with small detached forces,
either uf infantry or cavalry. h. re-
rnld"d us imprl,ticablc. and the pl'ns
iur 20 concentration Of General Per
suIur s army viii hc carried uut aluus
tho lines recommended hy General
Funston
Details ui IA" new plan hay" been
carefully rIardrd hy General Funston
aud General Hugh /. scott. but II
wiz indicated that II does not prov Ide
fur tho running OF O. new main hne
Of communication or thv establish
mont uf a r,w border base. II s un-
d,rstu"d thHI General rcrshing Will be
instructed Goo oull ma all mobile de-
duty and enter ON "a period ct rc.u-
p.rnuur
overnight aud early morning re-
ports from i'u,rnl pcrshiug made ro
mention %. ughflug at Siteyo. Cot
IW g. Brown Major x. l.. Howsc and
Major Frank Tpmpkins are ~ th'
vicinity of Snioyo. however. and u wa
regarded as not unlikely that m" re-
ports from ~ rp4u that thry had beer
attacked th,r, we're untrue.
The detached cavalry forces ahoy'
Sateyu VIII fail utck on the main lin"
which viii 10. gathered into Hrong'i
Iunits along tho existing line of com
municntions. wh"r" the troops an,
animals viii begin a period of r"cu
p"ratiun.
General rrrshnr it ls said vii
return to his headquarters AZ Colonia
Duhhn. ia the euS.ruus uf Casi'
Grandos
Little dinoul'y now is being "xpc
rioncod in getting supplies over tn
northwestern 90 CusaH Grandrs. hu
the use uf The direct line from Iuar"7
10 chihuahuu has been 'niiur"
None Of the supplies sent To ChI'
huahua have been forwarded ana -"
ports to headquarters confirm ears
unofficial reports that they hat" beer
held at Chihuahuu by 'nrrnuza hu
| 'horities
Tho troops that nave been moNin.
| for the last few DAYS toward toluW
| bus ar. entering Mexico almost h
| soon as they arrive et The hord'I
| base. and II IL expected that the 'r
tire 200 viii be along the line %
| communications within a day nr Two
Genera Scott said today he h1
| r0' determined when he would leat'
| SAN Antonio. \ rumur that b" VuuH
! NOT confirm vas that he was rlannini
'u meet General ohr"gon ~ Eagl
| Pas. TOR conference
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-04-24
ARMY WILL STAY IN
MEXICO TO KEEP ORDER

washington Nprl - Administra-
tion officials today looked 10 General
Funston to carry out plnns for re-
disposition of ,hc American troops in
Mexico. The plans approved by
preaid"n; Wilson ana secretary Ba-
k"r wer" the uutgrowth ~ confer
cnces between General Funston and
General scott. chief Of star ~ the
army, who went To san Antonio
Secretary Bakers personal repre-
sentative.
The plans were Interpreted general
~ that the united states VIII main
tain military status quo beyond ~
International line until the C1rrauN.
government has demonstrated It'
ability 10 cSterminato villa and ms
Outlaws Meanwhile II Be- understood
the American forces will be So pla cod
as to safeguard the American hnr-
def Ro-dispositlon gives the state
dopartmou, the opportunity 20 make
counter proposals to Carranza
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-04-24
MANN PERSISTS IN
BLOCKING ARMY BILL

WI NTUsIOlI NVIU 7 NI0TW'T w
lection to-day hy HopuhllruH Lcad's
Mann to sending the ARMY bin q" COM
ference ted 20 an announcement W
B,mo,utIy Leader klt'htr that "a
.ulr 60 discharge th" military cuW-
uitror from further consideration oi
~, hIU viii bee brought 90 today ana
under u the speaker viii Dee cmpoV
cr,d io name house coufctccs 90 uuc'
Th, objection to-day to IA" speed
iur up ut the army hin appnrorts
Wld,uvl the breach between N'punll.
cans aud Democrats
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-04-24
Sends a Message to Washing.
ton Direct Asking for an
Early Reply to His Evacua.
tion Suggestion.
CONFERENCE LIKELY
TO PRECEDE ANSWER
Arrangements for a Meeting
Between Gen. Scott and
Gen. Obregon May Be Made
By Mexican Government.


WlshUFIUT NUII = U"UollT
'trran1H has agreed tu confer
ouCc between Major General scott
and General obr'gou Nwhassu-
dor pcf, ,guhtr Nrroduudu 500 iN-
formed Sccrrtur, Lansing today
and said the conference would Dee
held either 1t Jutrcl ot ~ puso
a. soon ns Genera pbrcEun could
reach tn, border
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-04-24
DISAGREEMENT OVER
WATERWAYS MONEY

wash ngton. Aprl - President
WILSON, plan tor coordutitug water
way ,Wproycm"at appropriations has
encountered dl-agry,m'ut between
hus" who want the war department
90 control al the work y, formerly
and 'h"s" who want tu enact the >p"
,al cabinet committees plan tor a
nHt.olsl waterways council take the
war. interior. commerce ana ngricul-
tural departments in on the work
and carry II ON with the cooperation
of the forest service. reclamation ser
vice and geological survey
senator Ransdell uf Louisiana and
Representative HrmphroNs iniroduc-
81 a BIZ to place the work with the
war department senator Ncwlands
senator Broussard az Louisiana and
Representative Crnss"r of Ohiu today
Joined IN "a bin 10 enact the cabinet
committce's plan.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-04-24
ANOTHER AEROPLANE
SMASHED IN MEXICO

san Antonio, Ten. Nptil - An.
other aeropianc was wrecked and one
of lts occupants slightly injured IA a
ia.l west OF Chihuahua, according Tea
a report received TODAY by General
Funston. Lieutcuauts willis aud
pargu" were returning from Chihua-
hua to the American line when the
accident occurred Willis head was
injured ana one IT his ankles sptaiu-
ed. They walked iu san Antonio.
They DESTROYED what was lc't oi the
machine,
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-04-24
Concentration Plans Make 1t
Impractical to Continue the
Hunt for the Fugitive Ban
dit Chief.
FUNSTON TELLS NOTHING
OF STEPS TO BE TAKEN
Understood That Gen. Per.
shing Will Be Instructed to
Call in All Mobile Detach.
ments Of His Command.


san Antonio. Tex Npril 81
Frau,isro VIVA. slightly wounded,
hut NOT iu,apacitatcd was reported
tu have moved into the mountain
Gus region northwest of pnrral
This Information. which has
reached General Funston ~ from
q source that causes him go re-
gard % as authentic.