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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-15
To Be Exempted From Dues.

Potomac Union Lodge. No. 500. Grand
United Order of Odd Fellows of Amer
lea. colored. has adopted a resolution
to exempt from dues and assessments
all members who are selected for the
service of the country. The following
members Of this lodge are now in the
service: First Lieut. Frank P. Cole
man. onicers' Reserve. Camp Meade;
William 3. Smith, cavalry arm, Army
War College detachment. and Guy v.
FerEuson, Camp Lee. Petersburg. Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-15
Good News to Legislators.

This IL mighty good news to the leg
fslators, It is said. The taxes laid on
by the last Congress will be in full
Ssedway just about the time members
OF the House come up for denomination
and reelection. Every man jack of
them. judging from doIeful utterances
before they left Washington, breads to
look the taxpayers in the face when the
shoe begins to pinch.
Secretary McAdoo's optimistic state
ment, which he explained was based
upon actual figures in hand. the esti-
mates submitted to him this week by
the heads of departments. is expected to
sconfound the croakers who have feared
that the resources Of the country will
not stand the drain put upon them by
the war. Secretary McAdoo gave as the
opinion Of (. the Treasury Department
that the demand will in no way strain
the resources or the capacity of the
United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-15
Congress Leaders May Find
/. Comfort In Statements

Congress- leaders charged with the
duty Of providing ways and means for
tho conduct of the war are expected
to take comfort from the information
given by Secretary MoAdoo in his
speech in Baltimore last night as to
Tho state Of government expenditures
and financial operations for the future.
Secretary McAdoo's announcement was
the actual conditions Of expenses and
outlook for future appropriations.
Groaned Over Estimates.
One feature which will doubtless APP
statement that tho expenditures of the
War Department for the four months
ending October 81 have fallen so per
cent below the estimates. As is well
known. Congress groaned over those
practically in full. At the time Con-
Rress was unable to understand how all
that money was needed, but proceeded
on the principle that the war officials
ought to know. and in consequence
gave them what was asked.
At the same time 1t was made plain
that Congress would demand an ac-
counting at this session before grant
ing further appropriations. The Sec
TSIdfy Sdlu tHdI duOltlOHdl eStluldtcS
of appropriations would be submitted.
but added that even with these. on top
of what had been granted. the needs
of the government for the current fiscal
year would come within the estimates
of last session.
He said further that the issue Of
bonds, war savings certificates and
treasury certificates Of Indebtedness
would suffice to provide the $4,000
100000 needed for the current year.
This assurance will be construed by
the Congress leaders, 1t Is said. to mean
that there need be no hurry about
framing another tax bill in the i'm
mediate future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-15
Mail Early
and
Shop Early
Eat Wisely and Keep the Wolf From the Door of the World

Don't wait until the last min
ute and run the risk of hav-
ing packages not reach your
friends and relatives on
time.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-14
LAPJORLE

Marjorie Delbridge, white ward of
Nanny" Camilla Jackson, has
been found in Detroit The little
girl disappeared some time ago
shortly after she was taken from her
black nanny and given into the
custody of Mrs. Louis Brock, 1926
Cornell av
Marjorie was found in a bungalow
of Mrs. EnOck Taylor, 191 Garfield
av., on the East Side of Detroit. Mrs.
Taylor is a middle-aged cOlored
woman and a close friend of Nam
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-14

my Jackson. The girl said she had
been well treated since she was TAX
en- away from Chicago.
The girls trip away from Chicago
was started in an auto. She was
taken to Hammond and there took a
Michigan Central train for a Cana
dian town, across the river from De-
trOit. Two white women were with
her on the trip. One of them took
turns with Mrs. Taylor as MarjOrie's
guardian.
Il Nanny Jackson did not tell me
New-York tribune., 1917-07-22
African Settlement
Sought by Italy
Britain and France Asked to
Take Up Question of
Colonial Boundaries

Washington, July 2l.-Italy has
taken up the subject of special ar
rangements with Great Britain and
France concerning Africa and their re-
spective territories and spheres in that
continent, according to semi-officlal
dispatches from Rome received here
t0es4Iy. The Ministry of the Colonies
has just published a report by Signor
Schanzer, Under Secretary for Colo
NAL Affairs, on the Italian colonies in
Africa.
Signor Schanzer discusses the colo
nial problem in relation TO the inter-
national situation, and declares the
cordial relations now existing between
Italy and Great Britain and between
Italy and France make il possible for
Italy TO state that all Itiyian colonial
difficulties will be solved. especially
the question of the boundary of Lydia
Tripoli, he asserted, cannot be cut
off from communication with the Af-
rican hinterland without its economic
and commercial value being practical
ly lost.
1t Is necessary, therefore, the min
lister asserted, for Italy TO take up
again with France and England the
question of thc Lybian boundary, par
ticularly between Chadames and Cat.
where French claims penetrate into
Italian possessions.
He said there was excellent hope
that the British government would
take up the question OF the boundary
between Italian Cirenaica and Egypt.
leading TO a solution corresponding
with the political and econo omic neces-
sities Of hyth countries.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-22
Six Americans Win Honors
French and British Decorate
Foreign Legion Members

Paris, July 2l.-Six Americans serv-
ing in the Foreign Legion in France
have just been decorated or COM
mended in army orders. They are:
Machine Gunner Christopher Charles,
Brooklyn; Guy Agostini, San Fran
cisco: Grenadier Arthur Barre, Boston,
formerly a sailor on the battleship
North DAKOTA, and Grenadier Ivan
Mock, mining engineer, of Baltimore.
The foregoing received the War Cross
at a review at Chalons-sur-Marne. Az
an honors parade at the lnvalides
Earnest Waldron, Paterson, n. j., serv-
ing with a French line regiment. was
decorated with the British Military
Medal. This was awarded him for de-
votion and bravery. Acting as inter-
prefer and guide of tho British troops
near Combles, he suffered a wound
which cost his right leg. He already
had received the French Military Medal
and War Cross.
His brother Andrew, who enlisted
with him in August, 1914. is now n cor
poral in the 18th Line Regiment. He
has been commended twice in army or
ders. wears the War Cross and has been
wounded four times.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-22
u. S. Likely to Bring
Allies Wounded Here
May Also Decide to Relieve
France of German War
Prisoners

Washington, July 2l.-Wounded SOL
diers of France and England may be
brought to the United States for treat
ment and convalescence. War Depart
ment officials have had the question
under consideration for some time, and
it was learned to-day that adoption OF
the plan is probable.
Il also has been suggested that Ger
man prisoners be brought 20 America,
instead Of holding them in camps IN
France or in England. The care OF the
prisoners and the wounded here would
materially lessen the burden of feed
ing them, and make it unnecessary for
the governments of France and Eng
land to divert considerable part OF
their provisions to the support OF so
large a non-fghting force.
The intention is TO bring the wound
ed and prisoners over in the transports
which carry American troops to France.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-22
u. S. Troops Keep
In Fine Physical
Trim in War Zone
A Few Cases of Measles
and Mumps Only Illness
Among the Men

American Training Camp in France,
July 21.-The chief medical officer OF
the American expeditionary forces yes
terday gave each troop section brief
talk on general health conditions. He
explained the dangers that confront ell
armies, and urged the men to take pre-
cautions available for each individual
soldier.
The troops responded finely to his
patriotic appeal to keep in good physi-
cal condition for the reputation OF the
American arms. and promised faithfully
rot TO drink unfltered water and to
live UP to other health precautions.
Little Sickness in Camp
Medical records thus far make it ap-
rear that the appeal has been antici-
pated by the majority of men, for
health conditions are excellent. What
little sickness prevails is limited al
most exclusively TO q few cases Of
n easles and mumps contracted In the
United States before departure, and
which spent their violence in the port
uf debarkation.
Every soldier already has been vac
cinated against typhoid, and in addi-
ton each troop section Is amply
equipped with hypochlorite of calcium
for treating every crop of water used,
50 the danger from injection is
minimized.
Likewise, every man under fortytve
years has been vaccinated against
smallpox, and will be similarly pro-
tocted against cholera should it
make its appearance later in the
trenches. The sanitation of the dis
trict has been constantly improved
since the arrival of the troops, work in
this direction being, in the estimation
Of the medical chiefs, unexampled. The
food is called excellent and field con-
ditions so good that they could not well
be better.
The American army has just com
pleted the taking over of the French
base hospital near here, which will be
opened within few days with the
Johns Hopkins unit. comprising thirty
physicians and surgeons, including a
number of noted specialists, $50 at
tendants and l03 American nurses. The
hospital has a capacity of 1000 beds
and will be used exclusively for the
American forces.
Base Hospital Arranged
The medical arrangements are al
ready so far advanced that each troop
section has its local dispensary, with
1 twelve beds. and a field hospital, to
which more serious cases can be trans
ported in American ambulances, and,
! finally, base hospital.
/ Medical supply depots already have
/ been established, and are fully equipped
with everything needed. Huge quanti-
/ ties Of materials were landed with the
/ troops. The French have turned over
other large supplies, so that the base
/ hospital and all subordinate institu-
/ tons will be able constantly to main
/ tain on hand a ten days supply, which
will be replenished from the medical
/ depot.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-22
Sibert Takes Them on In
spection Tour and More
Officers See Maneuvres
Men EnjoyC Champagne
General Staff Decided to Let
Them Have Wines Presented
by French Government

American Training Camp in France,
July 21.-Two high officials OF the
United States War Department arrived
at the camp this morning. They were
taken Immediately on an extended In
spection of the camp by Major General
Sibert.
Another large group Of American or
ficers left the camp to-day to witness
fighting demonstrations similar to those
attended by General Sibert yesterday.
So many officers expressed desire to
see the maneuvres that automobile
trucks had to be requisitioned to trans
port them.
The start was made at an early hour
and the officers expected to return 70
camp late to-day. When all the ofticers
here have been initiated into the latest
methods Of fighting the demonstrations
will be extended so that the troops can
see them and practise them.
Gifts of Wines Accepted
This was champagne day for the
American soldiers. After O long dis-
cnssion the American staff decided 10
allow the soldiers TO accept the cham-
pagne and red wines which the rreneh
Government presented TO them on July
Il. Bastile Day. ,.-;..
The LIQUID delicacies were dlstriput-
II a,,r;rg tbo forenoon and proved
welcome variation from the customary
fltared water, with its slightly saity
taste, Gift wine, however, was not
tho only wine drunk by the men, VINO,
their rockets filled with tho money
from Yesterdays payday, soon exhaust
cd the normal wine supply OF the near
nv city except for champagne, wnich
was cheap and plentiful.
The greatest need of the American
soldiers appears to be reading matter
Magazines. newspapers and books are
not obtainable here. A movement IS
unIer way to interest Americans IN
PARIS in sending old magazines ana
hooks to the camp. The representa-
tiyes here of the Y. NJ. c. A. nope 70
he able TO partially make up the oeh-
cheney in reading matter before long
In their spare time-whlch is not
surerabundant-th men have deVei-
oped a veritable passion for letter
writing, which has swamped the COM
pany censors. Many soldiers turn IN
a dozen letters daily, most, OF them
written. as one censor explained, 70
"everv queen the men have met on
their way here" A rule has been MADE,
therefore. that the letters must be IN
closed in a blue envelope and sent 70
Paris for censorship.
Bomb Throwing To Be Practised
The American troops here will eS-
tend the scope of their training on
Monday by beginning to practise Domo
and hand grenade throwing. The ma
iority of the officers, including even
some from the General Staff, have al
ready experimental successfully along
This line and, with the aid Of expert
French assistants, will be able to in
struct the men.
From all appearances to date the
Americans should be able to become
speedily very proficient in this mode OF
warfare. The majority of the soldiers
have played baseball more or less and
naturally throw well. AS far as the
officer as a whole have pitted their
skill against the trained and expert
trenchmen they have easily outdis-
tarced the French throwers and have
shown quite as much accuracy In hurl-
ing at marks.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-22
The Weather Report

Washington. July 2l-Thunder showers continued
IN the South Atlantic ard east Gulf states and
The eastern ard southern portions Of the west Gulf
distre, and IN Tennessee aud locally IN tho middle
Atlantic states and New England. There were also
lorai thunder showers IN the west upper lake re-
gcn. the vppcr Mississippi and lower Missouri
yslleys while elsewhere tbs weather was generally
fair.
U,sh te.np>ratur,s continued throughout tho West
and 1, was also generally warmer in tho lake
region
There will oo thundsr showers Sunday and Nor
day IN tho south Atlantic and esst Gux states.
T-nncsee. tho Ohio Valley and tho greater portion
q the lsks region. and also Sunday nigh; m Mon
day Ia Nes England and tho north@n portion Of
tho middle Atlantic district
II will be .ome~hst cooler Monday In the upper
lake and western lower lAfc region.
Fo~ccsst for Special Loeslities.-Fe the District
Of Columbia and MAplAnd. generally fair Sunday
and Monday
For Virginia. fair IN northern. local showers In
southern portion Sunday and probably Monday
Tor New Jrssy generally fair Sunday and Mon
dAy. creep, probable thunder showers sunday night
or Monday in northern portion.
For Es,rrn Peunyivanis and Southern New
EnGsnd. generally fair Sunday: Monday showers.
For Eastern New rct. rvo~slly fair Sunday.
local thunder shc~er at nisht or Monday.
For Sorhsu Nov England. Tennessee and lower
Michigan. local thunder showers Sunday and prob
.by Nondsy.
For North and South Carolina Georgia Alabama
and Y1aida. thunder shoren Sunday and Monday
Yg Mississippi local thunder sh0~ep sundU;
f.f In
New-York tribune., 1917-07-22

Indiana West Virginia Ohio Western Pennsyl-
vania-Thunder showers Sunday or Sunday nish,
ard probably Mondsy.
Western Nov York-Psrly cloudy sunday. thun-
der showers at nisht or Monday. coler Monday
wes, pOrtlon
I.ouidana-sunday and Monday generally fair.
except scattered thunder showers southeast warmer
interior Sunday.
Eastern TcIas-sunday generally fair c1cep;
probably scattered thunder showers near coast.
warmer interior: Monday probably fair.
nlinos-Parily cloudy ard continued warm Sun
day. probably local thunder showers Monday geu-
orally fair and cooler.
Mifsiur!--GenerAly fair and ccnunued warm
Sunday. probably followed by local thunder showers
and cooler Sunday night: Mcndy generally fair
and ocler.
Wiscons,n-Thundsr showers Sunday: cooler a.
night: Monday fair and cooler
Mnnasota-Pntly cloudy Sunday. With thunder
storms IN eastern portion cooler in afternoon and
night Monday fair and cooler.
Iowa-PArty cloudy sunday. possibly scattered
nunder showers. cooler Sunday night. Monday fair
and cooler.
North and South DaEota-Fair and Considerably
cooler sunday. Monday probably fair.
NehraSka-tieneraily fair and not warm Sun
day. Monday fair. cooler IN eastern portion
Internationally fair and continued warm Sun
81, and cooler sunday night. Monday pFob. ably fair
and cooler.
Local onlciL Reoord.-Ths following Official rec.
ord from the Weather Bureau shows temperaturs
during the last twsnty.ssur hours. IN comparison
,.sth the eor-..nanSin0 a. ~ -
New-York tribune., 1917-07-22
Plattsburg Camp
To Be Kept Open,
Word from Calder
Second Force of New York
and New England Students
to Train There
tBy telegraph 70 The Tribunel

Plattsburg, July 2l.-The agitation
Of Plattsburg citizens to have the
Plsttsburg camp continued after the
close Of the present three months
course has borne fruit. Tonight
Mayor Mooers announced that he had
received the following telegram:
Secretary of War has just made the
public announcement of his intention
to continue the training camp at
Plattsburg. WILLIAM J. CALDER"
From this Colonel Wolf said he
presumed that the second camp would
start, as planned, for the South on Au-
gust 27, and that the New York,
Brooklyn and Long Island men and
those from the New England States
would be sent here. He expects 1t to
be a double camp, the same as this,
and to terminate on December l.
Six hundred of the training candi-
dates have filed applications with the
camp adjutant to take the examina-
tion in few days for commissions as
second lieutenants in the regular army.
The examinations will begin on
Wednesday and will be continued for
one week. At the end of that time the
commissioned men will be sent to the
regular army stations.
Inc list is almost equally divided,
there being 298 New England men and
29l New Yorkers. The New Workers
who have fled applications are:
Company 1. I'd Provisional IN. " Regi-
ment-Trevor w. SWEET, Stuart Cutler,
Freeport; Joseph Outlet. James R. Lowrey.
Earl c. Horan. Herbert A. Cohn. Randolph
Russell. Sidney Sands, $50 Gates Avenue.
Brooklyn.
Company Second Lieutenant c. B.
Brakeman. Second Lieutenant r. II. Heve-
nor, Z. r. l.. Askam, NJ. G. Lowry. G. S.
Williams, I. Schechter. Second Lieutenant r.
D Grout. w. p. Rauch. p. Coster. P. A.
R'eser Second Lieutenant w. +. Casey. jr.,
). F. Hanrahan. G. A. Mulliner.
Company 3--H. A. Welsch, jr., F. Winant,
jr.. ]. A. Ballard. S. B. Waite. II. w. Cay
Sill. J. NJ. Battle. r. F. Crandall, Second
Lieutenant c. A. Ludlum, jr.. Second Lieu
tenant G. H. Lamm. A. b. Clayton. K. HUT
linser. f. N. Countiss. J. C. Butler, T. j.
Jackson. J. II. Bogart. NJ. J. Hayes, F. j.
Hoffman, R. w. Stevenson. r. c. Kluge-
scheid.
Company 4-E NJ. wigton, C. villaret.
J. D. Fillcy, j. X. Hoyt. j. F. Collins.
J b. Warner. F. G. Dumont. N. NJ.
Nelson, w. f. Wells, J. s. Warren, S. P.
Hebard. j. A. Simmons, A. Tinker, R. W.
Doye. T. A. Bryant, f. Foster, l.. L. Heller.
j. p Feeney, R. w. Thompson. A. A. Open
helm. f. r. Dwelle, A. J. Rivers.
Company 81. Randolph, +. Y Cowles,
New-York tribune., 1917-07-22
Strikers Offer
To Repair Shin.
For Govern,n.,
Willing to Go to Wo,,. ,
the United State. .tA
Own Term.

The Navy Department. ,,,.
the shipyard strike ye..ers..
ques'ed from the men on ..riI. |. ~
ment of their position oa ~, ,.,.' ~
over for government use. nv
through Louis weyand, i,,.,aas VIC
vice-president of the Boiler W.
Ship Builders Union. to who, 80 - :
quiry was addressed, reol,.1 ~ y
offer to supply the goyernm.s s W q
the men II may need on h, wa {
The ships involved Ar. 4. W. ne -
and two other German vessel, .sss'si s', Y
partly wrecked by their sr... .r,,
war was declared. wv W.
The Navy Department, r.
Assistant Secretary RoO,sv.,.s sss
into telephone communie,... w h
Weyand. The latter said L.. a sa l
expected a further communis.,st, 70,
the department not later 49, N
"I told the Department." s''-
"that it would have no difs,,,ss ! y
curing all Of the men il W. N
own terms. Anything il pu,, ". - v
men 70 do they will do. An gss|
do Is say the word, and the r.. /. ~
will be supplied in any 49,. we
course, the government win
the work done for il, and 4 /, ~ h
sumed that IL will not ofe, !. .se 49,,
than i pays on work don. /, EA EA
yards" "m
Mr.. Weyand did no. kn,v ~.
this action by the governr,, ss 70
involve the cancelling OF ccr,,,..' .s /.
By the employers.
81 do not know how .h..,,
ranged" be added. THAT i ,s,rrh rh
20 say anyway. All tha. Ino, =
the government has asked ps,M
will do the work, and il IA, A... e e
that they will do anything a, ,..
ment wants done on its own ,,,,, '
There was no strike yes.ert,,.s
Standard Ship building Comm. y.
ating the Shooters Island y,ri =. |,
the largest in this section h. ~ ~
pany notifying the Marin, f,I.
Council that il would mest ~ :
men and arrange TO pay tie no, a
manded. This is the eleventh a., :
agree to meet the demands q \. =.
FOR an increase of 30 ee,u , =,
These plants employ about soo ~
About 5000 men remain On ,,rn .
this borough, Hoboken, Brootlr 4,
en- Island, Elizabeth and Jere, ri-
New-York tribune., 1917-07-22
Official Statements
Italian Front
ITALIAN

Rome. July 21.-On the Trentino and
Carnia fronts there was activity on the part
OF the artillery and Of reconnoitring detach-
ments. In the Posnia region one of our
storming detachments put to fi2ht eremy
pickets, destroyed their trenches and brought
back war material including ammunition.
Frenzy parties which attempted 20 reach sew
raj Of our advanced positions were repulsed.
On the Julian front the artillery fighting
was more intense from Vertoibizza 20 the sea.
One of our gallant airmen attacked
squadron of five enemy machines above OPP
pc pechiasella and brought down two Of them.
one In flames in our lines.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-22
3 Germans Expelled
From Sweden as Spies
Operations Believed to Have
Caused Great Loss
in Ships

I'r-rcspof4dcnce q Ihe AsSoclaed lreeSl
Stockholm, July 6.-Three Germans,
one of them a captain of marines, have
just been expelled from Sweden for
espionage which unquestionably result
ed in the sinking Of many ships.
Their seat of operations was Gothen-
burg and their reports appear TO have
been made through Copenhagen. One
posed as merchant, the second as a
teacher Of languages. and the third, who
was the leader, as wholesale merchant.
Walsoe, the last named, carried on his
operations for more than two years be-
fore his activities were ended by
traveller who recognized him as Ger
man officer and informed the police.
Walsoe got wind of what was coming
and got away TO Copenhagen before the
police visited him.
There is no reason to believe that
the "spy central" in Gothenburg has
been broken Up by the removal of these
three men.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-22
AUSTRIAN

Vienna. July 81 (via London) At No
vica, south of Kalusz. we captured another
height position. At Babin enemy advance
forces were driven across the lower Lomnica.
Russian local advances due north Of the
Dniester failed.
The counter attack delivered on both sides
Of the Lemberg- g-Tsrnopol railway. under the
guidance of Prince LEOPOLD Of Bavaria. ad-
vanees successfully. Northeast Of Brzezsny
Austro-Hungarian regiments rccapturcd the
first line trench which we lost on July /.
The German and Austro-Hungarian fighting
forces which advanced toward Augusloka.
Caziernt ard Nesterova have passed beyond
them The Russians offered violent resist
arce at certain places. but 1t was broken UP
by sharp attacks.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-22
$1,3SS, 900, 900 Loaned Allies

Washington, July 2l.-Total loans by
the United States TO Great Britain, ill.,
cluding the ss5,oo0,o 900 placed to that
eountry's credit yesterday, stand to-day
at S770,000,o0o. The grand total Of
loans to the Allies 10 $l,888, 900. 900.