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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-28
RESTRICTS ENTERPRISES
] NOT ESSENTIAL TO WAR
Government Forbids Use of 0pen-Top
Freight Cars for Carrying Ger
tain Material.

The government last night took steps
! 70 restrict enterprises not essential to
conduct of the war. forbidding use of
\ open-top freight cars on and after No
vember l for transportation of ma
terials for roads and highways. theater
I construction and manufacture of pleas
ure vehicles. furniture and musical in
struments.
The restriction of non-essentials was
imposed through an order. issued by
Robert s. Lovett. priority director of
the war industries board. prohibiting
use of open-top cars. excepting nat
cars, for carrying any of the specified
materials for private orders Coal is
exempted. and the order does not apply
to shipments for the government or to
shipments in inclosed box cars.
May Relieve Car Shortage.
The order is expected to provide early
relief for the car shortage which has
affected the transportation of coal,
coke. ore. limestone. sugar beets. sugar
cane, sorghum cane and raw materials
for use in the metal, sugar and fer
tilizer industries, and other commodi-
ties necessary to the national defense
and security"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-28
Showing by Departments.

The amounts obtained in the various
departments follow: State, chairman,
Miss Ethel +. Lawrence. s14,100: Treas
ury. chairman, Miss Clara Greacen,
S407, 500; War. chairman. Miss EstelIe
Holman, ss0.S50; Post Office, chairman
Miss A. b. Sanger. $2S,55O: Justice.
chairman, Miss Maude H. Yates, s4.15O;
Navy. chairman. Miss Mamie Barney
s15.55O: Interior, chairman, Miss Mar
9aret Sammons. s92,95O: Agriculture
chairman, Miss Olive Wad1in, s70,550
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-22

sci Of 1900 toms or over ana mo craft
Of less tonnage were sent to the bot
tom. In fact, It represents IN the Ag-
gregate the greatest number Of vessels
destroyed since the week OF October %.
when eighteen were lost. Since then
shipping losses until tbs minimum
since Germans Intensified submarine
campaign began was. reached Nevem-
Der II with total Of six.
A. far As the losses OF large vessels
afs eeneerhed, however, ths present
admiralty report apparently bears out
the optimistic statement made recent
He said he had no further fear Of
submarines, and Of the first lord of
the admiralty that enemy submarines
were being sunk to an increasing ex-
tent for the sinkings in the 1900 and
over category last week were the best
since March, except for the weeks OF
September 10, November I ana Novem-
Der II, when IN the two former weeks
the total In each instance was eight.
and In the latter one.
Premier Lloyd George In his address
present week ssid hve submarines had
been destroyed last Saturday. but he
gave no further information on the
subject. Sir Eric Geddes, the new first
lord Of the admiralty, In his maiden
spssch before parliament. asserted
that between 20 and 80 per cent OF
German submarines operating In the
North sea and the Arctio and Atlantic
oceans since the beginning Of the war
submarines were being sunk to an In
creasins extont. but that the Germans
were building them faster than they
previously had done.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-22
Dead Buried Without Clothes.

A man holding a responsible official
position told me that in many cities
street after street had been closed on
by the authorities to prevent the spread
of the conta gion and that whole towns
have been Quarantined against the out
side world.
The most horrible true story I have
heard from Germany" said another
man of standing. sis that of the new
burial regulations In a part of the
country"
These regulations-accordi to the
statement Of men who allege they
have seen them printed in papers
throughout Germany-forbid the use
of wood or wool in the burial cere-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-22

monies, because Of the empires i'm
perative need for both these materials.
THE living need clothing; the dead do
not" Is one form Of appeal that has
been printed by government sanction.
say these men who have read It. In
burial IS made in pasteboard boxes
formed like collins, while the dead are
stripped Of their clothing and clad in
paper shrouds. When one recalls the
tenderness with which the German re-
members his dead and the loving cere-
mony which marks the last farewell.
tho great need of the empire may be
realized from these facts.
Reserve Food Disappears.
Another form Of reserve which has
disappeared from Germany is that on
the pantry shelves. The German
housewife always had a well stocked
storeroom. 1t was stocked Just in pro-
portion to her wealth and her ability
as a hausfrau. Sausages. cheese, hams.
jars of marmalade. cans Of fruit, all
away in the pantry to ripen. quite as
much as against a rainy day. Some of
these things-some hams and sausages
and cheese-were not at their best
until they had been kept for months or
even years. Multiply this habit by the
NUMBER OIL Careful nduSITduS IN Yer
many and you can understand the i'm
sense value of that reserve when the
pinch of hunger came.
That reserve has disappeared now,
as have the fats accumulated by pros
porous years upon the bodies of the
burghers and their wives. Six months
of full feeding might restore the fats.
and with them an ability to resist
fatigue and chill and disease. The in
crease in the German ration, consider
able as 1t is from the viewpoint of
people who have been continuously
hungry for the past two years. is not
enough. in the opinion Of well inform
ed Germans. to prevent a further loss
of flesh. That progressive weakening
carries with 1t the threat of further
dysentery epidemics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-22
CONTRAD|CTS HOOVER ON
BELGIAN FOOD SHORTAGE

AMSTERDAM. November "a tele-
gram from tho woln Bureau Of Berlin.
the semi Official German news agency.
received here contradicts the statement
by Herbert c. Hoover. chairman OF the
commission for relief in Belgium. that
the food shortage in Belgium was due
to the submarines.
The agency says It is authorized to
state that the existing arrangements
prescribe that Belgian relief ships must
avoid the danger zone II they do not
wish to imperil themselves. At the be-
ginning of the unrestricted submarine
warfare. 1t continues, some of the re-
lief ships disregarded this warning and
consequently were sunk.
when 1t was found we were in ear
nest" the statement goes on. they needed
the warning. but latterly, apparently un-
der enemy pressure. they have again been
encountered In forbidden waters. an ex-
ample being the steamer Haelen- Her
captain. acting on the British admiralty's
orders. destroyed his logbook prior to the
seizure, and from the logbook there is no
doubt that an infraction OF the rules
could have been established.
Therefore II Belgian civilians starve
1t is because British selhshness drives
the captains Of relief vessels to seek only
to disregard the rules made for their
safety"
In a statement in Washington No
vember 10 Chairman Hoover declared
that the scarcity of shipping and the
delays consequent to submarine ac-
tivities had been responsible for the
Belgian food shortage.
The Belgian relief steamer Haelen,
from Montreal for Rotterdam. was
taken into Swinemuende by the Ger
mans early this month. The relief
commission shortly afterward requested
the Dutch government to instruct its
minister at Berlin to endeavor to Sc
cure the steamers release.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-22
Riehteou. Conflict. Academy Saw.

NEW YORK, November 22.-Members
Of the American Academy of Arts and
Letters at their annual meeting here
last night sent a telegram to President
Wilson pledging loyal and vigorous
support in the righteous conflict for
the elementary principles Of civiliza-
ton upon which our country has
entered" Elihu Root was elected q
member Of the academy. The following
directors were chosen: DR.. Nicholas
Murray Butler. president of Columbia
University: Edwin H. Blashfield. Robert
Underwood johnson, William C. Bron-
nell, Thomas Hastings, William Dean
Howells and William NJ. Sloane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-22
ENVOY WITHOUT PASS
HALTED BY WATCHMAN
AT WAR DEPARTMENT

DR.. Domtcio d. 6ama, the Bra.
Gillian ambassador. called at the
State, War and Navy building
yesterday afternoon to see the
Secretary Of State. He had left
his pass at the embassy, and, not
being known to the watchmen at
the entrance, was denied Admis-
sion until identified by an official
of the State Department sum.
moned to the entrance to settle
the Misunderstanding: Profuse
apologies were made for the mis-
take and the incident was closed
to the satisfaction Of all COM
cernsd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-22
REPORT ON SEA FIGHT
BY LONDON AND berlin
Naval Engagement Between British
and German Forces OF Helgo-
land Described.

LONDON, November 22.-The British
admiralty has issued a report dealing
with the engagement Saturday of Hell
goland light between British and Ger
man naval forces. The statement says:
The British forces sighted shortly
before o'clock in the morning four
light cruisers. accompanied by Destroy
ers and minesweepers or patrol YES
sells. The latter made OF to the north
east, destroyer sinking one by gun
IRE. A number Of the survivors were
rescued.
1.-The enemy light cruisers and de-
stroyers turned of toward Helgoland
and were pursued by the British ad-
vanced forces through the mine nelds.
A running engagement occurred under
a heavy smoke screen until four enemy
battleships and battle cruisers were
sighted. The advanced forces then
broke on the engagement ana turned
back to meet their supports outside
the mine fields.
'The enemy did not follow our yes
sells outside the mine fields. Our yes
sells report that during the action they
scored a number of hits on the enemy.
One light cruiser was seen to be on nre.
another, while a third was dropping
behind. evidently damaged when the
action was broken off.
1.-THE destruction of these ships was
prevented by the presence of the enc
my's large vessels and the proximity 10
Helgoland. The damage to our vessels
was Slight, but some casualties were
caused to officers and men In exposed
positions"
Report From Berlin.
BERLIN, via London, November ~
british admiralty per Wireless Press).
The German admiralty has issued the
following statement on the recent en-
Eagement near Helgoland:
In the engagement during the Brit
ish advance into the German blight
Saturday there participated on the
English side, in addition to large
number of small cruisers and destroy
ers. according to reliable observations
by German naval forces and airplanes.
six large fighting vessels-ships of the
line or battle cruisers The British ma
val commander, as opposed to the re-
port of the English admiralty. which
speaks only of light forces. will not be
uncertain on this point.
The advance of the British was OPP
posed quickly by the Germans with
adequate forces which caused the en-
envy to retire. According to reliable
observations by German forces a num-
Der Of hits on enemy ships and destroy
ers were obtained. German airplanes
also took part in the fight and bonn
barded the large English warships."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-22
Would Rid Pacific Of Forts.

A PACIFIC PORT. November H.
Pleas for Observation-Disclosures concert
that shall include the wide Pacific and
guarantee that tho worlds greatest
ocean shall forever be free Of forts and
fortifcations were made yesterday by
H. Mochizuki. head of the Japanese
party. The mission Is en-
route homo after a tour Of the United
States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-22
|HUN U-BOATS SINK II
AS TOTAL FOR WEEK
Ten Of Merchantmen We're Of More
Than 1900 Tons-Fear
Gone.
nv the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
LONDON, November 23-sevsnteen
British merchantmen were sunk by
mines or submarines last week, Accord
ing to the weekly statement Issued BY
the admiralty. OF these ten were YES
sells Of 1900 tons or more and seven Of
less than 1900 tons.
The admiralty statement follows:
Arrivals 1851; sailings a.4ea.
British merchantmen sunk BY mine OF
submarine over 1900 tons, ton; under
1000 tons, seven.
Fishing vessels sunk, mona.
British vessels unsuccessfully at
tackled, two.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-22

The commissioners of Allegheny
county. Pa, have asked the War De-
partment to send home the body of
Thomas F. Enright, who was one of
the three Americans killed in the first
action with the Germans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-22

If you want work read the want col
umns Of The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-22
Exceeds Previous Week.

Last weeks record Of British mer.
chantmen sunk greatly exceeds that OF
the previous week, when only one YES
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-02
ADJUSTMENTS AT
LOCAL HOUSES
"TWlN BEDS" HERE

Twin Beds" the brilliant comedy
success Of three continents. which A.
S. Stern and Company will bring to
town on Friday, Feb 2, at the Wash.
ington theatre. has proved to be the
most strikingly popular comedy ever
written. 1t started its career In New
York in August. 1914. and ran there
steadily for one whole year. In the
spring Of 1915, another company began
an engagement in London. where the
play still holds the boards, and ne.
gotiations are now on foot for early
presentations in Paris. Berlin, Petro-
grad. Rome. Madrid, South America,
South Africa and Japan. Yet Sails.
bury Field and Margaret Mayo who
wrote the comedy have somewhat
gloatingly confessed that various prom
ihent American managers read Twin
Beds" and declined to have anything
TO do with the gold mine. It is as
certain as mundane affairs can be that
Twin Beds" Is the biggest comedy
success OF decade. It IS clear. clean.
healthy fun from beginning to end
and 1t is not only brightly written but
brilliantly acted. Twin Beds" is said
to keep the audience In commissions Of
mirth and to be the most wildly laugh
able comedy that ever set house In
uproar
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-02

ing ia 90 dangerous in any form Of hu'
man life a. SNUG satisfaction and up'
aspiring content"
Or. Rae will preach tonight on "The
Individual and Service"
Conversion 10 Necessary.
Necessity Of conversion to enter the
Kingdom Of Heaven was emphasized
by Rev. n. H. Ttlock at Central Chris
tian church. pr. Tilock will preach
again tonight
Whatever ideas we may have con
corning conversion, Jesus plainly
teaches that it is absolutely necessary
in order for entrance into his Kingdom
We should be careful to see that our
ideas OF conversion harmonize with
what He teaches concerning the sub
ject."
Harry McMinn and Miss Lora Mans
field sang a duet. Or. Tilock will
preach tonight on "old Rope and Rot
ten Rags"
Special music was an attractive fea-
ture of the service at Reid Memorial
church Solos were sung by Mrs
George w. Gault and Miss Carolyn
Smith. Rev. J. S. Hill preached On
What Shall We Do With Jesus?"
What shall / do with Jesus is a
question each must ask and answer
Pilates answer did not settle the mat
ter 1t since has been the most
troublesome of all history" he said
1.-The Universal Demand the Gospel
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-02
AMBITION
PILLS
For Nervous People

The great nerve tonic--the famous
Wendell's Ambition Pills-that will
put yigor. vim and vitality into ner
vous tired out. all in. respondent PEG
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Anyone can buy box for only sc
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Glenn Thistlethwaite, Conkey Drug Co
are authorized BY the maker to refund
the purchase price il anyone is dissat
isfied with the first box purchased.
Thousands praise them for genera
debility, nervous prostration, mental
depression and unstrung nerves caus
ed by over-indulgence in alcohol, to
bacco, or overwork of any kind.
As brain food or for any afflictiou
of the nervous system Wendeirs Am
bition Pills are unsurpassed, while
for hysteria, trembling and neuralgia
they are simply splendid. Fifty cents
at Leo Fihe's. A. G. Luken, Glenn This
tlethwaite, Conkey Drug Co, and
dealers everywhere. Mai, orders filled
charges prepaid by Wendell Pharma
cal Co. Inc. Syracuse. II. Y.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-02

To be possessed Of head Of heavy,
beautiful hair; soft, lustrous, fluffy,
wavy and free from dandruff is merely
a matter Of using little Danderine.
It is easy and inexpensive to have
nice, soft hair and lots Of it. Just get
rs cent bottle Of Knowlton's Dan
derine now~-all drug stores recon-
mend it--apply little as directed and
within ten minutes there will be an
appearance of abundance. freshness,
fluffiness and an Incompatible gloss
and lustre, and try as you will you can
not find trace of dandruff or falling
hair; but your real surprise will be
after about two weeks use, when you
will see new hair-fine and downy at
first-yes-but really new hair
sprouting out all over your scalp
Danderine 10. we believe, the only sure
hair grower. destroyer Of dandruff and
cure for itchy scalp and 1t never fails
to stop falling hair at once
II you want to prove how pretty and
soft your hair really is, moisten
cloth with little Danderine and
carefully draw It through your hair
taking one small strand at a time.
Your hair will be soft, glossy and beau.
tiful in Just few moments--a delight,
full surprise awaits everyone who tries
this.-Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-02

day and Saturday. At the Washington.
Important in the showing Of this art
creation Of history and romance is the
Incidental music, embracing melodies
appropriate to each incident, and In
terprsted by a symphony orchestra Of
thirty.
1t is an impressive story. wonder
fully told, that IL revealed on the
screen. Slavery. one Of the prime
causes OF the Sivil War. Is shown. at
its beginning. Then there Is Lincoln's
first call for volunteers. a ball on the
eve Of the Battle OF Bull Run, the first
triumph for Confederate arms. Sher-
mans devastating march to the sea,
the burning Of Atlanta, the siege Of
Petersburg. Lees surrender to Grant.
the assassination OF President Lincoln.
the sad days Of Reconstruction and the
final redemption Of the South by the
Ku Klux Khan.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-02
PROMOTE ICE PLANT
TO OPEN At EATON

EATON. o., Feb. All plans ar
ranged by Harry Flory and Harvey
Flory do not fail, this city will boast
. $4,000 artificial ice manufacturing
plant in q few months. It Is annoupc.
ed that corporation with capitaliza'
ton Of 100000 will be formed to f.
nance the proposed industry.
Tbs plant will be OF ten.ton capacity
per day. For several days Messrs.
Flory have been busy overseeing the
work Of drilling wells from which to
procure q supply OF water.
An artificial plant the town support
ed some few years ago had to he
abandoned because the water supply
was insufficient The promoters Of
the new industry have been engaged
in the natural ice business here for the
last three or four years.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-02
By McManus

Makes of Man." was the subject OF
Rev. Addison Parker's. sermon at the
United Brethren church last night
This is the last meeting until Sunday
night when special services will com
mepce under charge Of Rev. pr. D. 7.
peever. Of Dayton, Ohio
Half hour prayer meetings will be
held before each service at Second
Presbyterian church next week. Visit.
ors are being enlisted to call upon
persons in this parish to quicken in
terest 10 the services.
Rev Charles LANG Herald Will
preach tonight on las Good In as Out. "
He preached last night on "Convers-
ion" Thirty members Of the senior
Christian Erdeavor society attended in
body.
Conversion is a process, not an
action" said Dr. Herald. Cases OF
sudden conversion are rare. Christ.
ians are undergoing the process Of con
version all the time"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-02
GO TO INDIANAPOLIS

DUBLIN, Ind, Feb. 2.--Mrs. w. A.
Oler received word Of the death OF
her sister, Mrs. Kimbsr at her home In
Indianapolis Monday morning. Mrs.
Oler and daughter Grace, and son Ora.
went 70 Indianapolis Wednesday morn.
Ing to attend the funeral.
Rev. Leslie Bond, pastor Of the
Friends church began bis revival meet
ings last Sunday evening Rev. and
Mrs, Doap. KniEhtstown. are here as
sisting him in the meetings, which
will continue this week and all next
week. ). II. r. Money went to India.
napolis Monday on few days business
trip. George Champ, Toledo. O., was
the guest Of his brothers and sisters
here the first of the week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-02
ENTERTAINS CLEANERS

WEST MANCHESTER, O.. Feb. -
The Cleaners held meeting Satur-
day afternoon at the home of Misses
Fern and Flossie Wcolf. The next
nesting will be at the homo Of Miss
Helen Siler on Saturday, Feb. 3D..
MI. and Mrs. C. E. Barnes were dinner
guests Of Dr. and Mrs. w. G. Brown
and family at Lewisburg.. Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Morris entertained their
son orvillA and wife. MiamisbprE, at
their home Sunday. Mrs c. P.
Thum. Eaton. visited Friday with her
daughter, Mrs. Leon Leas.
Vista With Relatives
John Hoffman, Eaton, was in West
Manchester Friday and spent theh day
with Nj. and Mrs. John Foffman. =.
Miss Sylvia Trops returned SATURDAY
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-02
LYNN, IND.

Miss Willodene Throckmorton re-
turned to her home in Richmond
Tuesday, after a pleasant visit with
friends here Mrs. c. F. Hiatt is
visiting in Richmond with Howard
Longfellow and family. go. DIR. F. +.
Kpauer and family are moving to En-
glewood, Ohio. :. Miss Vada DAILY and
George Alexander, Jr., were guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Clark at Spar
tansburg, Thursday. .... The Ladies'
Aid society of the M. E. church met
Thursday at the home Of Mary Jessie
Schell. Mr.. G. F. Chenoweth was a
visitor in Indianapolis Tuesday.
Mr.. r. C. Thomas Is suffering from a
severe attack of grip.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-02
CREAM FOR CATARRH
OPENS UP M0STRIlS
Tells How To Get Quick Relief
from Head Colds. It's Splendid!

In one minute your clogged nostriis
vii. open. the air passages Of your
head will clear and you can breathe
freely. No more hawking. snuhling,
blowing. headache. dryness. No strug.
Cling for breath at night; your cold
or catarrh will be gone.
Get small bottle OF Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist now. Apply
q little Of this fragrant, antiseptic,
healing cream in your nostrils 1t
penetrates through every air passage
Of the head. soothes the innamed or
swollen mucous membrane and relief
comes instantly.
It's Just fine. Don't stay stuffed-up
with cold or nasty catarrh--Relief
comes so quickly-Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-02
No Quinine in
This Cold Cure
"Pape's Cold Compound
ends colds and grippe in
q few hours.


Take @Pape's Cold Compound" ever7
two hours until you have taken three
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trils and the air passages Of the head.
stops nasty discharge or nose run.
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feverishness, sore threat. speszing,
soreness and stiffness.
Don't stay stufsed-up. Quit ble~1n z
Ind snufflins Ease yolr thrnbb!ps
hesd--nothing else in the world gives
s1ch prompt relief as "PapAs Cold
Compound" which costs only Is cents
at any drug store. II acts without
assistance tastes nice. and causes no
Inconvenience Accept NJ substitute.
--ady.