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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-01
SON IN FRANCE WRITES OF
THANKFULNESS AND JOYS

''Thankfulness and joys are forming a
great outlook toward this wonderful ex-
perfence Of helping to fulfill what is per-
haps tho greatest mission Gods world has
yet undertaken"
The above paragraph Is contained in a
Thanksgiving letter received by Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac r. Hit of 1908 Mckinley
street. Chevy Chase. from their son.
william Birch Hit. who is now with the
American expeditionary forces 'some-
where in France" A portion Of his letter
was deleted by the censor. He says in
part:
This is a beautiful country indeed. II
is evident that however hard man tries
to corrupt things, whether Of necessity
for the right or not, he has apparently
been able to destroy only that which he
and blood with which he has been in
trusted. for the God from which all per-
manent establishments were made Is most
obviously prevalent. portrayfng in autumn
the invulnerable spirit Of God. as shown
also by the relentless deeds Of honor by
and willing sacrifices Of those who give OF
themselves their best for the working out
Of His divine plan.
"As can't relate even a, millionth OF
the interesting things of this. my greatest
journey. am not going to refrain from
telling you Of at least two purposes which
are foremost in my mind. They are to
accept more gratefully than 1t is possible
for me to impart tho guidance Of our
heavenly Rather and to perform my duties
faithfully.
ain closing, hardly know whether to
wish you a merry Xmas and q happy
new year or not. 20 shall trust that this
letter will not be 50 long on its way e
to make that expression Appropriate and
ing, In which case IL II TO wish you the
waImest comforts and most delicious
edibles for which that day II noted
with the hope that dsef' brother and i
may together an our places In the family
circle around our Preside next year n
thanksgiving for : world peace"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-01

to Frank q. Hoslins, tho American
Railway Association representative
who is in charge of all transportation
matters at Camp Meade. Hoskins, not
wishing to assume this responsibility
did what is commonly called pass
ing the buck" by leaving the question
to Gen. Nicholson.
With the representatives Of both rail-
roads in tow he marched to division
headquarters and introduced the propo.
sftion to the general.
Flipped Coin to Decide Question.
Now. the general is not what one
would call ordinarily neutral on mos
matters, but in this case he said:
Il have ridden on both railroads ant
have nothing but good things to say
about them. Therefore, I refuse to de.
eide this question"
The chief of staff, who was an at.
tentive listener, came to the rescue b.
suggesting that he flip a coin to decide
the matter. This was agreed. The
Pennsylvania railroad won the toss
Shortly after the matter was apparent,
settled, business slipped inc the plar
and Gen. Nicholson was forced to can.
eel his engagement to see the game or
Franklin Field.
This afternoon he will be present al
the cantonmenr to receive a motor
ambulance for Uncle Sam, which is the
present of the Boy Scouts of Baltimore
The machine will go to the Red Cross.
The District soldiers who will at.
tend the game this afternoon will b.
assembled this evening in Philadelphia
and then entrain for the return trip
on a special train.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-01
study by statistica1 Bureau.

The study was made by the bureau
Of labor statistics in cooperation with
the ONCE Of home economies of the De-
parfment of Agriculture. In such an
fnQuisitorial and dificult undertaking
- dietary study the value of the re.
suifs obtained depends entirely upon
ths Intelligence displayed in gather
Ing the facts. the raw material for
tsoulations. and generalixations. Thres
special agents of the bureau of labor
seaftstcis. chosen because of their tact
eno special training and experience in
dtefetics. were assigned to do the Held
Cerk under the supervision Of Dr..
Charles r Langworthy and his stan in
the division Of home economies
The families studied were selected
- these three agents; each agent linn
1stng herself to about three families in
az one week. SO that she could visit
eech FAMILY every day for the purpose
Of Weighing and estimating the QUALITY
of the food purchased and Weighing
and estimating the amount of food.
1suMs going out in garbage. The agent
nxet Won the hearty cooperation of
me famiiies and through her daily Wis
its was able to check up accurately
exery item of kitchen income and out
Ro,r Wv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-01
DON'T FUSS With
MUSTARD PLASTERS!
Musterole Works Easier, Quicker
and Without the Blister

There's no sense in mixing a mess of
mustard. Hour and water when you can
eeetly relieve pain, soreness or stiffness
u5lA little clean, white Musterole.
Austerole is made Of pure oil of mus.
t9ed and other helpful Ingredients, com.
hhed in the form Of the present white
etntment. It takes the place of out OF
dnte mustard plasters, and will not blister
Nnsesrole usually gives prompt relief
4e0 sore throat, bronchitis, tonsilitis
gaH at6 neek. asthma, neuralgia, head
aeAe, eongestion, pleurisy, rheumatism
6qhago, pains and aches Of the back o,
3emfs, gprains. sore muscles, bruises, chill
9etn4- frosted feet, colds of the ehesi
" eften prevents pneumonia).
- and Zoe jars; hospital size, $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-01
SIX SPECIAL TRAINS
OF MEADE RIOTERS
5000 Soldiers Leave Camp
for Foot Ball Contest at
Philadelphia.
BATH INF. VS.. DIX TEAM

correspondence
CAMP MEADE, ADMIRAL, Md, De-
cember If lusty lungs. enthusiasm
and ardent support are factors that
blaze the path to victory. the 314th In
fantry foot ball team. champions OF
the cantonment, will triumph this
afternoon when they play the all-star
team from Camp Dix on Franklin
Field, Philadelphia.
Eight thousand of the National Army
soldiers from this camp, including many
of the boys from the District, this
morning went to the Quaker city to
root" for their gridiron favorites at
the big game.
They began the movement to invade
Philadelphia at 1880 this morning, when
they entrained on six special trains
three over the Pennsylvania railroad
lines and three over the Baltimore and
Ohio. 1t required Just twenty minutes
for the men to board the coaches and
the trains to depart.
The two elevens that clash today are
the winning regimental teams of their
respective camps. They attained the
honor to contest on Franklin Field by
winning the title of their cantonment
in elimination contests; in which every
regiment participated.
The 314th Infantry warriors are all
sons of Pennsylvania Their group is
made up Of many college and high
school stars.
Test on Transportation.
The big railroad movement that car
ried the soldiers to the Quaker city
this morning is part Of the test on
hat 10 nodo ut
tho request of the military officials to
ascertain II troops can be handled
speedily and properly from this canton
ment The plan also will determine
what difficulties the carriers Will face
in event that rush order should come
to move tho soldiers from this camp.
The big outward movement over the
Thanksgiving holiday pass period from
Wednesday until last night virtually
assured the success OF the test In every
way.
The Identical system which was used
to convey the men on Wednesday and
Thursday was in force today, no
changes having been found necessary
spective company commanders at a
given time. then Immediately marched
to Disney, the point of embarkation
Men from certain regiments were as
signed, in order. to certain trains, and
moved abroad without confusion or de-
lay.
Gen. Nicholson will be unable to at
tend the game this afternoon. much to
his regret, for he is not only fiery
enthusiast of the sport, but also has
been the leading spirit to inculcate il
In the soldiers. The 314th Regiment
which boasts of the camp champion
ship, is one of the units of the 18th
Brigade, which the general commands
He had announced, previously. that
he would attend the game. This
aroused a rivalry between the repre-
sentatives of the Pennsylvania and Bal
timore and Ohio railroads to ascer-
tain which line would convey the COM
mander to Philadelphia.
Both carriers forwarded their plea
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-01

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iur 10 ~. osraei6:s re0ns:t No. ~
. moved shsad 81 cenArni fraieSf
asked that 4 renersi uriority oriIe9 -
coal be Withheld until the roads have
had an Opportunity TO test their plan
for pooling equipment and trackaee.
Rscently they announced that there was
no objection to general priority orders.
srnment omciais demsndinS prsfsrsntiai
done much to complcate the ranro&a
congestion.
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msttsr az the most .rtrsrna srxtstv
esnecially now in respecf. to the ccsrse
rrains. The corn cron IN soSter thsn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-01
Coal to New England by Water.
Britons utilize Army Kitchen Waste

army campo 10 being used to send
shells against the Germans. according
to consular reports to the Department
of Commerce. Glycerin sufneisnt to
provide the propellant for 100000
shells yearly is being produced from
fats which hitherto were thrown
away. The waste is producing prod
ucts worth 100000 monthly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-01
PREFERENCE GIVEN
TO COAL SHIPMENTS
Food Administration Objects,
Emphasizing Danger in De-
laying Foodstuffs.
FURTHER COMPLICATIONS:

Although the national food and fuel
administrations are stu at logger
heads on the question Of whether coal
shall be given preferences by. the rail-
roads over the nations essential food
stuffs. priority schedules on eastern
railroad lines continued in effect to-
day and coal was rushed to center,
where shortages have brought about
concern.
The committee on priority. Of trans
portation, Of which Judge Robert s
Lovett 10 chairman. is trying. today to
clear the situation. ''' 49, =
Hoover Takes Issue With Garfield.
The clash over food and fuel came
last night when Herbert C. Hoover, ma
tional food administrator. openly took
issue with DIR. H. A. Garfield. national
fuel administrator, over the question OF
priority transportation of coal and
other fuels.
Acting on the suggestion of Fuel Ad-
ministrator Garfield, the general oper-
atfng committee of eastern railroads
yesterday. without waiting for formal
action, gave coal and coke shipments q
ed terminals and relieve fuel shortages
in munitions centers in the east. Citiel
which have felt the pinch of cold be.
cause of q lack Of coal were~4lso re.
membered by the fuel administration
and cars OF fuel were started in theil
direction.
Preference to Fuel Shipments.
The railroads announced they woult
Give fuel shipments preference to thu
fullest possible extent.
DR.. Garfield had requested of the PR
GRITTY committee a general order giving
coal the right OF way on tracks, ant
without waiting for the formal order o
Judge Lovett, A. W. Thompson. chair
tee of eastern railroads, gave an orde
for immediate moving of coal ship
ments. This brought the sharp OBJ
lection Of Food Administrator Hoove
to any policy which would give fue
preference over essential foodstuffs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-01
Thirty-one Families.

The families cooperating were tbfr-
tx-one In number. twenty-three white
80 eight colored, with incomes vary
-, from 500 to $1,s00 per year. They
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-01
Preference to Fuel Shipments.
Situation Further Complicated.

The situation stands further compli-
Gated today by the demands of the War
and Navy departments for preferential
rights for the movement of their sup
plies. Action on these demands was
postponed by railroad officials, follow
ing the tangle in which priority mat
tiers became involved last night.
OficiaIs suggested that the whole
priority question be taken up by the
recently created war council compris-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-01
Work If They Can.

So that whatever 1t 10 the mutile is
trained to do, It il at least practical
and salable. He may only have one
arm left Of his original complement Of
limbs. but the poor remnant Of what
was once man can still run lathe
One such man il handling q steam trip
hammer In Essen, am told. man
without arms and with only one leg is
able to run heavy press in Ba-
varian factory. aimee It Is directed by
foot treadles. The training 10 conduct
ed by real deficiency experts" who de-
velop the last ounce Of capacity in the
man and who are, of course, aided by
the impassioned effort of the man him
self. for he II invariably pathetically
anxious to make himself q really ,valu-
able producing member Of society
Many Of these msn. according to, my
information from German sources, are
earning more money than they did be-
fore the war. Very few indeed have
had to Be abandoned as wholly useless
wTeckage, to be supported by public
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-01
Card-Indexing Injured.

During thu latter part Of the stay in
the hospital OF these torn and broken
men they are carefully studied by the
men who have made themselves experts
to meet this exigency. Their intelli-
gence. their education, their nervous re-
actions. everything about them is card
indexed and tested. All this time they
are kept under the sternest military
discipline, so that those who have seen
1t have described to me how these leg
less and armless hulks have yet, stiff-
ened their poor bodies in bed when an
officer walked down the aisle between
the cots for the respect" salute Of the
German army. The Germans say this
is better for the men. If the mutile Is
coddled. they say. he goes to pieces and
becomes soft
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-01
Huns Bar Trides.

When they have gained enough
strength. the training for their future
lifework is begun. Practical Germany
never wastes time on raffia and leather
working and souvenir boxes and the
rest Of the tragic uselessness that the
MANNED man 10 too often set ADDING
The German theory Is that there is no
made out Of knotted cord. or for hand
hammered tin biscuit boxes which
counterfeit unconvincingly a silver
smiths handiwork.. Furthermore, the
German theory is that the MANNED man
realizes this and that the heart is taken
out Of him by IL. II he can do some
thing-even a very little thing-which
is of real use in the world, he chirps
up and is happy. But IL he feels him.
self condemned to be an object Of char
ity for all his remaining days, the heart
dies in him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-01
Releases Injured Men.

Great Britain releases from service
men who have been seriously wounded.
Germany makes use Of mere scraps of
men in her various subsidiary services.
That willingness to use Topped and
broken trunks in which only guiding
Intelligence remains may possibly JUS
tify the German claim that IS to 80 per
cent of all wounded are returned to the
service In any case. a residuum Is
left at the bottom Of the medical bowl
OF men who cannot possibly be of fur
Their military value. 1t Is such men as
these that the great relief society re-
ferred to has been organized to deal
with. The plan IL to mako every man
self-supporting after the war, no mat
ter how little of him may be left. 1t
10 infinitely better for the man and for
Germany when the war ends. The Ger
mans never forget the hideous night
mare Of their present existence. 1t is
recognized that the work of every hand
will be needed. The man who has but
one hand must be fitted to do his part
for his country's sake If not for his
own.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-01

HUN THR|FTSENDS
men BACK TO FRAY
English Release Seriously
Hurt, Germans Save Scraps
for Other Service.
INJURED AID BOOBIES FIGHT
BY HERBERT COREY.

BASLE, Switzerland. October 20
From one point Of view the great Ger
man relief society. which aims to make
the wreckage of the war self-support-
ing. is perhaps the most important. 1t
it difficult to get at the truth of what
Is done here because of the enormous
camounage which surrounds it. The
semi official claims, for example. are
that Germany is able to send back from
IS to 80 per cent of her wounded to the
war. and that of the remainder only a
small portion will not be completely
before the war ends.
These statements may be heavily sprin-
killed. with salt, but they are probably
moro nearly true than they would be in
any allied country.
It is likely that Germany is able to
make use, in military ways. of 70 per
cent Of her wounded. Her hospital serv-
ice at the beginning of the war was in
superior to that Of the al
lies. It IL probably Infinitely superior
to that of France today, If may judge
by descriptions of recent German hos
pitfalls and what know of conditions
In the French medical service. 1t Is en-
tirely likely that Great Britain is saw
ing as many of her wounded today as
Germany ever did, but there is a vast
difference in the treatment of the
wounded after they arp healed.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-03
LASALLE


THE Pinch Hitter, shown at the
Lasalle theater today. is the tragedy
Of a freshman at college which has a
happy ending and a useful moral for
all youths who lack confidence. The
picture has reproduced the atmO-
sphere of a small, fresh-water col
lege with a natural ease that is re-
freshing 20 witness. This effect is
heightened by the very clever acting
of Charles Ray, as the boy who has
come from the farm with roseate
dreams OF college life and is met
with the merciless chatting and prac-
teal joking that his shy awkward
ness would inevitably arouse among
"a student body with too keen a sense
Of the ridiculous. He gains the
friendship OF a girl who shilds him
from the unconscious cruelty of the
students jokes. She inspires him
with such confidence in his own
success that he is able TO meet the
critical moment, win an important
baseball game for his team and
transform himself from the college
dub 20 the hero of the hour.
No one who saw The Morals of
Marcus" and Diplomacy" on the
screen will ever forget them IT
Marie DOro's charm and dramatic
ability. yet her latest picture, en-
titled Hearts Desire, gives her the
greatest opportunity that she has
ever had Hearts Desire, which
is the fve-part attraction at the La
g.. ~
rose bush by which little Fleurette,
the flower girl. hopes TO gain the
favor of her landlord. Instead she
gains a charge of buckshot from his
sons shotgun, caused by him mis-
taking her for deer All OF which
gives rise to a very interesting and
charming story with appealing
Marie as the center of every scene.
The story takes place on an island
off the coast of France and for these
picturesque backgrounds the di-
rector selected romantic spots in the
far south. Albert Roscoe plays the
son OF the landlord who falls in love
with the peasant flower girl He has
screen magnetism and plays his role
with skill and feeling.
on Tuesday the Lasalle theater
will show Sacrifice, a five-part war
drama, i'm which Margaret Ellington,
famous star of such stage successes
as The Thief. "Kindling" and
| Within the Law. makes her screen
debut with paramount Players.
Sacrifice" is a gripping story of in
! ternational politics with a back
ground of a foreign war, and an I'M
usual likeness Of the daughter of a
great general and notorious
I dancer. This plot forms a great
foundation for suspense and big
/ scenes which hold an audience spell
bound and also gives the star oppor-
tunity 90 play a dual role in her first
picture. The story was written by
Charles Kenyon. who wrote a great
many of Miss Illington's stage plays
Wednesdays five-part picture is a
railroad melodrama with a thrilling
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-03
AUDITORIUM

The Auditorium is 20 the front
again next week with one Of those
bills OF remarkable photoplays.
Starting right of. that is on Monday,
George Beban will be seen in AN
Allen" the scenario Of which is an
adoption Of THE Sign OF the Rose"
which Beban employed successfully
in vaudeville for gears and was later
extended TITO a Broadway produc-
ton. II is said 10 give the actor a
fine opportunity TO demonstrate his
excellence in character parts, pre-
sent the picture Of an italian labor
er, whose child IS killed by an au-
tomobile Of a wealthy banker whose
own daughter has been kidnapped.
The production was made by
Thomas Ince and is given by an
excellent company.
Then on Tuesday the English
beauty. Kitty Gordon comes in a
picture version Of Vera the Me
dunn" a dramatic story OF the bat
tie of the sexes by Richard Harding
Davis. Miss Gordon is a we'll known
stage favorite and appeared at the
oliver theater a few seasons ago.
The story OF Vera, the Medium
deals in a highly dramatic fashion
with the lure OF women and the
folly OF men and affords the star an
opportunity 10 wear dozens of as
tonishing gowns and to make the
most Of her remarkable dramatic
talent.
Wednesday William Fox viii pre-
sent Miriam Cooper i'm THE Silent
Lie" the story OF a girl whose
father drives her 20 a life OF despair
and who IS rescued by the love of a
man. The scenes are laid i'm the
northwest and some remarkable
photoplay is shown. Miss Cooper
will be remembered as the little
southern girl. sister OF the Little
Colonel in THE Birth OF a Ma
ton"
A desperate girls supreme sacri-
fee is shown in The Soul of a
Magdalen" with Nine. Petrova as
the star on Thursday. The import
ance OF being true 10 ones self. is
the great lesson taught i'm the story
Because she was not true 10 her own
highest nature Heloise BrOulette
(played by Petrova) brought suffer
ing and infinite pain 10 those she
loved and was baffed in her efforts
20 aid them. IL is a play that strikes
the deepest emotions play that is
peculiar 20 the power OF PetroVa.
The fourth episode Of the sensa-
tional and romantic serial "Patria'
with Mrs. Vernon Castle in the lead
ing role. VIII bring forth more thrill
ing situations and startling climaNes
Patria. (Mrs. Castle being thrown
overheard from a river liner. This
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-03
PLAYHOUSE ANNOUNCEMENTS

Land Of Dreams" is presented by
Paul Kleist Mr.. Kleist is clever
clown who works in pantomime and
will gain favor with any audience.
The Misses Weston. three attractive
singers and musicians, offer a dainty
musical novelty that is out Of the
ordinary. These girls have appear
ed on this circuit before and will be
welcomed by Orrheum patrons
when they return this season with
new selections. Ashley and Altman,
comedians, will round out the bill.
Prosperity, a sketch that is said
to be a real formula for content, is
headlined on the bill for the last hall
of the week. Ezra Mathews, assist.
ed by a capable company, present
this clever comedy. Browne and
Dean eccentric comedians, have a
sklt that is full OF pep. Fiske and
Fallon. billed as the melody maid
and the man, return with new line
of comedy songs and patteT. Gordon
and Rica, comedians, and Frear,
Baggett and Frear complete the bill
with baseball idiosyncraciesk This
bill will also be presented on Sunday,
as ii is the last program of vaude-
Vile for the season. Beginning Mon
day, June 10, the Jack Bessy stock
company will hold the boards at the
Orpheum, with a change Of bill daily
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-03
MIRIAM

One leading Birth Nation Intolerance 9TH
girl whose father drives her life of despair
rescued the love of THE PATEE WEEKLY with the
atestn news.