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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-17
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ONE MUSIC MACHINE
FRENCH HOSPITAL CHEER
War-Born City Back of the Line Has
Busy Lot of American Engineers
Moving the Wounded.
by JUNIus B. wooD.


CabIesram to The Evening stnr and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1917.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, December 14.-In certain
unnamed spot few miles back of the
French front are the long, one-story
frame barracks of regiment of Ameri-
can railroad engineers. These build
ings with those of a French hospital,
near which is a cemetery that is daily
growing larger, form mushroom-hke
military city.
In that war-born city is one music
machine Grand opera singers. anus
ing actors and entertaining speakers
do not come to that hospital in the
war zone. A single box OF canned
music is all they have to relieve the
monotony of the putting locomotives.
the stified groans of their fellow
wounded and their own gnawing pain
Occasionally German bomb-dropping
machines come. reluctant even to per-
NIT these fragments of humanity TO
escape.
One thoughtful Chicago mother sent
this ray of brightness to her son,
captain in railroad regiment. re
turned 1t over, records and all, TO the
hospital, SO that all who wish may use
IL. Now 1t is never silent day or night
until taps sound. Early In the morning
II starts on its rounds through the hos
pital wards, ant1 by evening it reaches
the Y NJ. c. A. hut and finishes the
night an a rough pine.board table IN
the officers quarters, grinding out the
old, familiar homesick tunes. Ocea-
sionally when work is slack the owner
goes himself to run the machine. Here
Is his description of Sunday afternoon
in that strange city:
1T spent an hour and a half playing
carried in the records. There were
from sixty-fiye to sceventy-five men in
the ward. I started Off with the Mar
seillaise,' and every last man who had
an ounce of strength laft in his system
sat up on his cot at salute and tried to
raise a bandaged hand IL one was left.
After that we had some American
marching songs. comic opera, grand
opera and everything left on the worn
out records
I'VE have used these records until
they sound like the proverbial tin can.
I wrote to America a couple of months
ago for more. but they never material
ICED. If anybody .,as any records they
have finished with tell them to send
them to US"
Anybody who Wishes to answer the
appeal can send the records to me, and
the American post Office here will see
that they are delivered. Send them in
care Of Junius b. Wood. war corre-
spsndent. American expedttionary force
In France.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-17
Celebrate Founding of Church.

The thirteenth anniversary Of the found
ing of the Cosmopolitan Baptist Church
was celebrated yesterday at the church
with services by Rev. S. p W. Drew. Be-
fore preaching his anniversary SERMON
Rev. Mr.. Drew Endorsed the proposed in
crease in government employees salaries
and suffrage for the District Of Columbia.
with representation in Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-17
THREE PERISH IN FIRE.
Members Of Aero Squadron Burn to
! Death IN Guardhouse.

HARRISBURG. Pa. December IL
e. F. Gallagher. Munhall. Pa; w. J..
Kramer. Detroit. Mich; and w. l.
Wiley. Rockford. Ill. all members Of
the 113th Aero Squadron. U. S. A.. were
burned to death when the guardhouse
At the government aero warehouses. at
Middletown, near here, was destroyed
by FIRE yesterday The fre was caused,
1t IL believed. by gas generated by
burning tar roofing paper. which the
men. the only inmates Of the small
prison, were using to heat the stove
in the building.
The men were confined for minor Of
lenses. Kramer was rescued alive, but
died later in the post hospital. The
others were dead when comrades drag
eed them from the burning building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-17
Work Of Employment Agencies.

Positions filed through 152 federal
state and municipal employment agen-
cies In October. 1917. were 164.772. as
compared with 1oS.s74 positions filled
in October. 1915, according to figures
compiled by the bureau of labor sta
tistics. The entrance of the United
States into the war has expanded the
work of the agencies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-17
News Of Battlefelds for Benefit.

Colored photographs of the French
battlefields are to be shown tomorrow
evening at 8 o'clock. at the home OF
Mrs. Edison Bradley. 1928 Connecticut
avenue. by Jarvet CourtelIemont. who
recently came from France. for the bene-
At of the fund for disabled French SOL
diers. The pictures were made espe-
cially for this purpose. Nine. Jusserand.
wife of the French ambassador. who is
treasurer of the fund, Is in charge of
the exhibition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-17
Made Ill From Gasoline Fumes.

Elmer Mangum. twenty-four years
old. 1912 street southeast, was made
i'll by fumes of gasoline while work.
ing in garage in the rear of 1914 @
street southeast this morning about
s:+o O'Clock. physician from Casu-
atty Hospital responded to an emer-
gency call. but Mangum refused treat
ment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-17

Ernest A. Man, for many years
member of the American consular serv-
ice died suddenly at his home at st.
Petersburg. Fla. Saturday night. Mr..
Man was attached to the consular serv-
ice in six different European countries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-17
MORE AGENCIES FOR
WAR STAMP SALES
Seventeen Additional Places
Opened at Beginning Of Third
Week Of Campaign.

Seventeen additional agencies were
opened today for the sale Of war saw
ings stamps, and the third week of the
war savings and thrift stamp cam
paign opened with applications in the
than 100 places outside the city post
Office and its branches requesting des-
ignation as agencies. The stamps are
now on sale at these places:
National Electrical Supply Company,
1880 New York avenue.
The Washington Herald, 425 18th
street northwest.
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
Company It'll street wharf.
House and Hermann. 7th and I
streets.
Woodward Lothrop. 18th and F
Miss Mary ]. Albaugh. s2s goth street
northwest.
Thomas Armstrong. 560S Connecticut
T. A. T. Judd. 18th and Girard streets
Joe S. Cornish. 10 Randolph street
northwest.
X. Bererich's Sons, s1s Pennsylvania
avenue.
Southern Express Company, I'd and
l streets nort west.
The Evening Star, 11th street and
Pennsylvania avenue.
r. p Andrews Paper Co., 727-729 18th
street
Lansburgh & Bro. 400 to $50 9Th
street
William schorer. $500 o street north
west.
Robert W. scholl. ash Wisconsin
avenue.
In addition to these war-saving and
thrift stamps may be purchased at the
following agencies: West End branch,
Washington Loan and Trust Company:
saks & Company. 9Th street and s.a Penn nm
street: the Highlands; Robert +. Plum
mer. 3o1 H street northwest: National
Geographic Society, 18th and NJ streets
Pleasant street: Paul Pearson. 18th and
Florida avenue: Morris Hahn, 1914
Pennsylvania avenue; Harrington Mills.
Hotel Grafton: the Brighton. 2123
macy. Iso1 East Capitol street: SAM
tary Grocery Company. Inc: Morgan
Brothers. 2162 California street: John
u. Magruder. 1000 Connecticut ave-
Vest Vest : the BieSer- Kaufman Company.
Inc. soi 18th street southeast: A. J.
Meetings at Schools Today.
Meetings with speakers were held at
School; Chester {, csywood: Hrcekiana.
is nS.I, ksIph a5s .shag'y a.YEs;
Shealey: Langdon. Hobert E. Mating
w: Seaton, Claude NJ. Bennett: Cleye-
land. F., Edward Mitchell: Phillips.
Judge Arthur b. Hayes talked to 1900
students at me Central High School II
O'Clock this morning. Charles W. Darr
spoke at the Mckinley School and Or.
Abram Simon spoke at Western High
School at the same hour.
Ministers Pledge Support.
At S O'Clock this afternoon William Nc
Neir will talk on war savings stamps at
George Washington University
Vice Director Shannon spoke before the
Pastors Federation of Washington this
morning at IL O'Clock, at New York Ave
nue. Presbyterian Church. More than fifty
ministers were in attendance and pledged
their support for the work Of the war saw
ings and thrift stamps. Many special SER
mons will be preached from the pulpits Of
washinston. on this subject Throughout the
entire campaign
At lib tomorrow morning Director
Callahan will speak before the Catholic
clergy at st. Patricks rectory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-17
Reports Must Be o. 4.

Under the law fine not exceeding
$1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding
one year, or both. may be imposed for
willfhl failure to make correct reports
upon request. M
Food added to the natfon'sswar-time
storehouses by the 1917 catch of Alaska
salmon was the largest amount in the
history Of the territory, and far exceed
ed In value that of any other season.
The pack of canned salmon will aggre-
gate 100000 cases, the bureau of
fisheries announced. valued at $4,000
900. nearly twice the value of the rec
ord catch of 1916.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-17
win GIVE Exact Data.

The survey win be taken under direc-
ton of the bureau of markets, Depart
ment of Agriculture. The object is to
give the government, producers. deal
ers and consumers exact information of
the quantities of the various important
food materials on hand. SO safe ar
rangements can be made for conserving
and distributing stocks ready for use
and for producing the supplies needed
for another year.
From the producer to the small re-
tall dealer. every person handling food
supplies will be required to furnish pre-
else data of the stock on hand De-
cember 81. No attempt to classify in
diyidua1 family stocks will be made,
plans having been completed for. de-
terInining average household needs by a
small survey of representative num-
Der of specially selected homes In all
parts of the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-17
u. s. BEGINS SURVEY OF
NATIONS FOOD SUPPLY
First Batch of 10000 Schedules
Asking Data to Be Mailed
- This Week.

The United States food administra-
ton this week will begin the gigantic
task of taking the food inventory Of Amer
ica--the most comprehensive survey OF
resources ever made in this country.
The first batch of the 100000 sched-
ules will be mailed by the administra-
ton this week to the food producers
and dealers in every state. The In
ventory Is the war emergency food sur
vey, authorized by the last Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-17

For full size double
beds: s T Il ! L 4 l. Y
PERFECT, finished
with hens and welded
ranfer &eam
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-08-10
New Artificial Food Products.

The Germans now add ammonia to
the waste liquors Of breweries or su-
gar factories, and produce food pro-
TEN directly with the aid of yeast.
Reports also come on high authority
that in Germany artlfcially digested
wood fiber is being used in stock
feeding. Wood is chemically closely
related to starch apd sugars, and the
making of sugar out of cellulose has
been done experimentally in the labor
atory for a generation. 1t was only
a question of getting the process cheap
enough to be practical, and we who
would scott at "bread from sawdust'
may be regarded by our children as
old fogies, akin to those who refused
to believe in airplanes and wireless
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Culture.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-08-10
WAR GREAT LEVELER OF MEN
Dancer and Athlete, Patrician and
PIebeian Are Equally Valiant
When Call to Arms Comes.

I asked the president of an impor-
tant college what type of student has
responded most quickly to the war
drum writes Girard in the Philadel-
phia Public Ledger.
'"The surprising thing" said he, "is
that there Is no class in this response.
At our college the boy who is regarded
as the best dancer was among the very
first to volunteer. AS many glee club
fellows as football men are going to
the front. Athletes are no more eager
to face the cannon than are our bright
est students"
War, like death, levels up and down.
Those aristocrats and high-bred gentle
men. George Washington and Marquis
De Lafayette, starved quite as well at
Valley Forge as did the frOntiersmen
from interior Pennsylvania.
Meade, the cultured patrician, stood
the gaff of battle as we'll as but no
better than did Sheridan, the plebeian.
Marshal Murat, son of a tavern
keeper, became a king, and Marshal
Ney, son of a cooper, later grew into
a prince, and both were as valiant
upon many a bloody battlefield as
were the sons of emperors and czars.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-08-10
A Case for the OcuIist.

The oldest inhabitant of Little
Cockleton possesses a telescope which
he never used.
"Why don't you make use of 1t
sometimes, JamesT a neighbor asked.
at used TO be a good n" James said,
sOrrowfully, "but it's broke now"
"Broken?" the neighbor asked.
Flows that?"
"Well," James replied, sit was such
a good n that I could see the old
church steeple five miles away quite
plain, but Joseph, the scoundrel, got
the lend Of it and tried to make out
the steeple of the Methody chapel.
mOre'n ten miles away. He tried and
tried, and couldn't, so that he strained
my glass, and it's never been right
since. Drat Joseph" -Buffalo News.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-08-10
TAXING FILMS IN BELGIUM
Germans Take Pictures Showing SOL
diers Distributing Bread Among
Hungry Populaoe.

That seeing is not necessarily believ-
ing, where a motion picture camera is
employed for purposes of influencing
public opinion, is shown by an article
in the Princeton Alumni, describing a
visit to a Belgian village, occupied by
German troops. The correspondent
writes:
In the middle of the scene was a
little line of ragged Belgian men, wom-
en- and children. They had been gath
cred from the nearby streets. They
seemed much frightened. Appeared a
dozen underofficers and privates car
rying loaves of bread. These they
thrust into the hands of the people In
the line, while in a corner the clicking
camera recorded the touching scene, to
be shown in Germany and Austria and
In neutral countries throughout the
world. of "Kind-Hearted Prussians
Feeding the Belgian Populace."
That was what the camera showed.
But what it did not show were the
fields of Kansas and Manitoba, or the
SLIPS Ol Tie
had brought the wheat that had been
converted into the flour from which
those leaves were made, or the Amer
lean dollar sign indicating who had
paid for the loaves, or even the Bel
gian agents to whom the distribution
was the morning and evening work.
That day these agents had been thrust
aside and their bread taken from
them. "On this OCCASION" they were
told. "our soldiers will perform your
task. You can leave the loaves and
go home" 1 thought / had a story to
tell. l was disappointed when my de-
scription fell rather fiat. 1--WE have
heard all about 1t BEFORE" men in
formed me. "That comedy Is being
staged from time to time all over Bel
GUM. We don't mind their taking pic
lures, but we wish they would leave
our bread alone"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-08-10
TREASURE IN ROYAL VAULTS.
Vast Accumulation of Jewels, Armor,
Furniture and Works of Art Stored
in British Palace.

Special precautions are taken at
buckingham palace during renovations
for guarding the treasure vaults. These
are three In number, and their contents
are of great value, comprising the
vast accumulation of Jewels, armor,
statuary, pictures, furniture, etc, which
have come into the possession of the
royal family through various channels
during the last two centuries, and for
which no accommodation can be found
in the state apartments of the royal
residences.
Two of the vaults are of great size,
the largest measuring 300 feet by 260
feet. These are used for the storage Of
furniture, pictures, etc. The third vault,
much smaller and steel lined through
out, is the jewel room, the contents of
which may be termed priceless. OF
gold ornaments alone there are over
6,000, weighing considerably over
ton in all, and many individual items
would fetch thousands Of pounds in the
open market.
Most of these treasures came to
Queen Victoria as gifts from other
soverelgns. Every object in this vault
is catalogued, and the whole collection
is checked once a year under the SUI
pervision of the keeper Of the privy
purse.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-08-10
Artificial Sunshine.

Among the efforts being made by
England to get better crops, on account
of the threatened food crisis, one OF
the most interesting is an experiment
in growing cereals and other field crops
with the aid of artificial sunshine"
provided by overhead electric current.
This experiment, under the supervision
of V. H. Blackman, professor of plant
physiology and pathology at South
Kensington, is being carried out at
Huntington court farm, near Hereford.
The purpose of the experiments Is to
continue on a large scale work done
during the last few years near Dunn
fries, where in 1915 an increase of
about so per cent In grain and IS per
cent In straw was obtained on a crop
of oats.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-08-10
TO THWART THE PICKPOCKET
Safety Chain Which Will Anchor Wal
let Safely to Its Owner Is
New Invention.

From sad experience many man
has learned that placing his wallet in
even an inside pocket will not prevent
1t from being stolen. But if the wal
let Is attached to the safety chain de-
scribed in the Popular Science Month
ly, a pickpocket could not remove it
without taking the coat along, too!
A fine steel chain connects the wal
let with the coat pocket, When you
pocket your wallet, this chain is wound
up on spring-revolved drum in very
thin casing which is sewed to the bot
tom of the pocket. The chain, which
has its free end secured to your pocket
book, is about a foot long, so that you
can draw it out conveniently. Should
a pickpocket attempt to rob you, the
tug on the chain would betray him.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-08-10
japan Raising Medicinal Herbs.

Prices of all medicines have in
creased to such q degree in Japan
since the outbreak of the war that
the japanese Medical Investigation
association has undertaken, with the
aid of the department Of home af-
fairs, to stimulate the growth of
medicinal herbs Of all kinds, and at
the same time TO prevent the expor-
tation of all medicines from the coun-
try. The Hochi of Tokyo regrets that
Japan still has to import medicinal
herbs to manufacture its medicines.
Many varieties of these herbs are cul-
tivated in Japan, but the government
has not especially encouraged the in
dustry. An experimental station was
established in Tokyo about 1888, many
of the plants being brought from Ger
many. but the station was abandoned
in 1889. The Hochi argues that Japan
can and should produce most Of her
own medicines.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-08-10
Hottest Day of Year Throughout
the State.

Monday of last week was the hottest
day of the year thus far, according to
records made at various points about
Vermont. In several places the mercury
registered more than 100 degrees in the sun
and few degrees less in the shade The
heat wave appeared to take effect not
only in this state but in adjoining states
as well.
Rutland and Middlebury both record
ed temperatures among the highest, both
reporting the mercury at 9S degrees at
times during the day Montpelier reach
ed 95 wAile Burlington was comparative
lv cool with "a degrees registered,
People suffering greatly from the heat
OF which there are undoubtedly a great
many just now, may cool off slightly by
thinking Of the time last winter when the
mercury slid down to the hottom of the
tube and struck the mark OF 40 degrees
below zero. The question then was
whether or not warm weather was ever
coming, but the present climate seems to
have gone to the other extreme.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-08-10
Laurel as National Flower.

England is fighting now with the
rose as her national flower. The Unit
ed States has no national flower, rec
ognized as such. but the mountain lau-
rel comes nearer to being the right
candidate for the honor than any other
bloom particularly characteristic of the
United States.
The mountain laurel is not found
in other lands. 1t is hardy, perma-
nent, beautiful and widespread In its
distribution. The great artist, Henry
Turner Bailey, finds In 1t all the sym
bolism necessary to make 1t Uncle
Sans flower.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-08-10
HAS HIS GARDEN IN BARREL
Los Angeles Man, With Small Back
yard, Conceives Idea for Unique
Strawberry Patch.

A Los Angeles man whose backyard
was too small for growing strawber-
ries. conceived a clever idea, which is
described in Popular Mechanics.
He made a strawberry patch out of
a barrel. Holes about II inches apart
were bored in rows in its sides. Sew
eral tin cans with perforated bottoms
were piled one on the other in the cen
ter of the barrel and enough dirt was
thrown about them to fill the recepta-
Gle up to the first row of holes.
After the dirt had settled sufficient
ly strawberry vines were planted In
the holes and allowed to hang outside.
This process was repeated until the
barrel was full and vines had been set
in all the holes and on the top.
AS the soil was added, cans were
piled up through the center to provide
an irrigation passageway. A hole was
bored in the side near the bottom to
allow water to drain off.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-08-10

ing on the eastern battle front. No
one could infuse more enthusiasm
and confidence into such an army
than Roosevelt. He is the man of
the hour and should be given a place
where so much is needed from a
hand that can organize, enthuse and
give courage and confidence.
Now that America is in the Euro
pean war it should make all speed
possible to aid in bringing it to a
close. This is imperative if life,
property and dollars are to be saved
We should send not only million
men over but two or three million,
the larger the army the quicker will
peace be make. We should not send
small units that may be crippled be.
fore additional forces arrive. but
send an army able to make the CEN
trial powers come to terms, and end
the war. We do owe France a debt
for the aid given US in the days of
Washington and Lafayette, but we
should not forget the great aid Rus
STA gave US in the days of the Civil
war, when times were critical and
other powers were ready to side
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-08-10
Docs as Cart Drawers.

The useful work performed by dogs
in France reminds us that within liv-
ing memory dogs were employed to
draw carts in England for pleasure
as well as for the conveyance of fish.
In the first half Of the nineteenth cen
fury they were largely used by work
ingmen and the humber members of
"the fancy" for Sunday outings, says
the London Chronicle.
The dogs employed were sturdy an
imals of mongrel character, general
ly with a strain of the old English bull
mastiff. Twenty miles in and out was
nothing to them, and while on these
excursions they were sparingly fed on
bread soaked in little beer, which Is
said to have been sustaining diet.