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Evening star., 1917-04-07
Movie Admirers as Army Material

Among the habitues of the moving
picture shows of the city, it has been
pointed out, are many young men of
military age, young men who may be
seen afternoon and evening in the va
rious shows. They make a large part
of the audience. and a glance inside
usually shows the same faces. The ma
iority of them may be found there dur
ing working hours, and it is suggest ed
that such non-producers should be good
material for the recruiting officers for
the various military services.
Evening star., 1917-04-07
Lempire Taken by British.

LONDON, April 7-Continuing their
attacks north of ST. Quentin, the Brit
fsh have captured the village of Lem
pire, north of Ronssoy The text of
the statement of last night reads:
I'VE continued our attacks north of
st Quentin yesterday in the neighbor-
hood of Ronssoy (ten miles north of
St Quentin) and carried the village of
Lempire. where further prisoners and
three more machine guns were cap
tured. Large numbers of German dead
were found in the captured positions
Today we made further progress
northeast of NoreuiI (about ten miles
southeast of ArrasJ and drove off a Ger
man counter attack after stiff fighting
During the operations of the past
week between St Quentin and Arras
our advance proved that The enemy suf-
Tered severely. Large numbers Of his
dead were found in many localities
I'VE entered the enemy:s trenches
yesterday east of Arras and took eight
prisoners. We carried out another sue
cessful raid during the night opposite
Wytschaete on a front of 800 yards in
which we captured twenty-one prison
ers- We blew a mine last night east of
Ypres.
Yesterday and Wednesday night sew
eral long-distance raids were carried
out by our airpianes, and a number of
Important railway functions nuuittou
depots and airdromes were bombed sue
cessfully."
Evening star., 1917-04-07
Accidentally Killed by Gas.

John Nelligan, sixty years old. a for
mer Boltimorean, was accidentally as
phyxiated in a rooming house at 10 H
street this morning. He was dead when
another occupant went to his room to
learn about the escape of gas. Coroner
Nevitt gave certificate of accidental
death
Evening star., 1917-04-07
Decides Governments Stand.
Conduct Declared Barbarous.

The secretary Of state has decided on
the governments attitude with regard
to the torpedoing of the Parana, and is
considering the internal as we'll as IL .
external measures to be taken as a cor
sequence. What the procedure va be
will be made known only after an un-
derstanding has been reached between
Dr. Muller and President Diaz. who
probably will call the council of min
listers into session today.
1t is possible to state however, that
the measures to be taken will be the
logical consequence of the previous ar
titude of the Brazilian government
which in its supplementary instructions
10 the BRAZILIAN minister in Berlin in
February included a note protesting &
against Germanys submarine blockade
and set forth TO the imperial govern
ment the conditions which Brazil con
sidered essential for the maintenance
of friendly relations between the two
countries
1t also is possible to state that the
Brazilian governments attitude with
regard to the sinking of the Parana
will be based not only on the destruc-
accompanying aggravating circum
stances. The government has reasons
to believe that the steamer was sunk
without warning. 1t has requested by
cable that its representatives abroad
collect evidence from the survivors of
the Parana with a view to settling alb
solutely the question whether the
steamer was torpedoed without warn
ing.
Great Crowds Parade.
SAC PAULO. Brazil. April Great
crowds paraded through the streets OF
the city today. singing the national
hymn and waving flags. The paraders
gathered in front of the newspaper
offices, cheering for Brazil and the al
lies. The crowds dispersed without dis
order after listening to patriotic
speeches.
Evening star., 1917-04-07
D. c. NAVAL MILITIA
|SbE|NG ASSEMBLED
Commander Brummett Acting
on Orders Received From
Department Last Night.
TO BE SENT TO NORFOLK

Naval mi1itiamen Of the District OF
Columbia today are assembling at the
armory. Water and o streets south
west. In response to orders received at
o'clock last night from the Navy De-
partment by Commander Randolph B.
Brummett. commanding the organiza-
ton.
Commander Brummett received the
orders at the armory and Immediately
set in motion the machinery for as
sembling the men In a few hours the
word had been passed to the majority
OF the officers and men to assemble at
the armory at o'clock today. About
70 per cent of the men answered at the
bugler's assembly when It was sounded
Immediately patrols under arms
OF the city to reach men who had not
been located last night, and the tele-
graph was used to get In touch with
men who are out of the city ordering
them to return Immediately. As far
as possible portions of the men Will
be released during the day to close
up their business and personal affairs
preparatory to their departure for the
Norfolk navy yard. from whence they
will be sent to the various ships OF
the navy as they are needed.
To Report Daily at Armory.
Commander Brummett said today
that he will call on the police to help
him assemble the men should the pa
trolls be unable to get in touch with
them.
The men will be required to report al
the armory daily, but will be permitted
to go to their homes at night until they
leave for Norfolk
The men were occupied today in pack
ing their equipment and those men
Evening star., 1917-04-07
DANGER Of milk STRIKE
IN WASHINGTON REMOVED
George M. Oyster, Jr., Announces He
Will Pay Higher Scale Than
Producers Demand.

All ibility of a milk strike in
Washington at this time has now been
removed by an announcement from
George N. oyster. jr., that he will VOL
unfairly pay a scale of prices during
the summer months slightly above that
demanded by the producers. according
10 statements of officers Of the Mary
aud and Virginia MIX Producers AS
citation. The announcement OF Mr.
yster, who is the biggest milk dealer
% the city, was submitted at largely
.-,tcnded meeting of the ASSOCIATION
mis- morning at the Raleigh, ID. A
laughter, president. presiding and was
received with enthusiastic applause.
Mr.. oyster says that he will pay "a "
cents for per cent milk, which is one
half a cent a gallon IN excess OF the
producers demand The executive
committee of the association voted
March 80 TO ask for continuation OIL
winter prices throughout the summer
months, and SO notified all dealers
These winter prices included 20 cents
for milk testing 3i2 per cent butter
fat and "a cents for that testing per
cent butter fat.
In this connection DIR. William G.
Woodward health officer of the Dis
trict, who later addressed the meeting.
said that he is unable to sec any valid
reason why winter prices should not be
continued each year, inasmuch as con-
ditionS in milk producing are now real
ly easier in winter.
Evening star., 1917-04-07
Would Be Banner Year.

DR.. Woodward emphasized the patri-
otto duty of all producers in making
this banner year. 1t is a poor year
for anything resembling a fight be-
tween two groups in the same busi-
ness. such as producers and dealers
are" he said. Il believe the public is
willing to pay a fair price; the only
question is just what its appreciation
of fair price may be. l believe that
such Information as Mr.. Walker has
offered should be made public"
I Or. Woodward announced that here
after distributors bringing milk in
from an unauthorized source. even to
make good a deficiency, will, in the de-
partment's monthly milk grading
sheets. be credited with a zero on each
occasion. He declared that he denied
the right of any distributor to Offset a
deficiency with an adulterated or in
ferior product. He further urged the
producers to take steps to see that no
such deflniency may occur, and promis-
ed the cooperation of his department
in every possible way.
II. =. Davis of the dairy division of
the Department of Agriculture and
President ID. A. Slaughter also made
brief addresses.
Evening star., 1917-04-07
FACE THE PROBLEM
OF ENEMY ALIENS
Mai. Pullman Discusses With
Secretary Baker Steps to
Be Taken Here.

A question that is assuming special Inn
portance in official circles is that section
of the Presidents proclamation providing
that alien enemies shall not approach or
be found within one-half mile of any fed
eral or state fort, camp. arsenal. aircraft
station government or naval vessel, HWY
yard, factory or workshop for the manu-
facture of munitions OF war cor or any
products for the use of the army or navy.
1t is stated that Secretary OF war Bt-
ker and Mai Pullman, superintendent ~
police, have discussed the provision hgt
the conclusion reached has not been made
public.
1t is pointed out that the provision
is applica BILE to the several military
reservations in and about this CITY.
such as the navy yard. Washington
and marine barracks, Fort Washing
ton, Fort Hunt. the proving ground at
Indian Head, Md, and other not Tar
distant reservations.
No Action Yet Taken.
Whether any Germans. not natural
lied. residing near them Will be d.
rected to move or where they Will be
permitted to remain is matter or
much interest to those involved. Mas.
Pullman this morning admitted he had
discussed the question with Secretary
Baker, but would not say by what
branch of the government service inc
removal of the aliens would be accom-
pished 1t is probable Maj. Pullman
will confer with Department of Justice
officials on the subject.
The police department Is co-operat-
ing with the federal authorities" he
said "and one or both branches OF the
two governments will enforce that
par- of the proclamation.
Secretary Daniels today said that no
stems had yet been taken To put into
effect that provision of the Presidents
war proclamation. The Secretary said
however that the matter would be
taken under consideration at once ana
the Presidents orders put into eNecu-
tion with as little delay as possible.
At the War Department il was stated
also that no action had yet been taken
in the matter by that department. but
that 1T would be attended to in time"
No Precedent for Act.
There is no precedent for such action
and the authorities admittedly are
somewhat at sea as to the proper
course to pursue The general impress
sion seemed to be that a preliminary
investigation would have to be made
either by the agents of the Department
of Justice. the secret service operatives
or the municipal police to establish the
facts in each individual case
1t is assumed that there are many
Germans living within the half-mile
limit of naval stations and army posts
in various parts of the country. es-
pecially those near the large COM
mercial centers, but whether any OF
them are allen enemies" within mean
ing of the war proclamation can be
only by investigation. That
statement applies to the District OF
Columbia as well as other parts of the
country There are many residents
within the half-mile zone of the WASH
ington navy yard, Washington bar
racks, the Marine barracks, Fort Myers
Fort Hunt and other naval and mili-
tary establishments in this vicinity
many of whom are of German nativity
or descent, but how many, II any. are
ALLEN enemies" is not known
Evening star., 1917-04-07
May Get Away on Tuesday.

The orders received direct Commander
Brummett to have his command pro-
ceed to the Norfolk yard and report to
Admiral Mclean at the earliest prac-
ticable moment. The organization, ac-
cording to Commander Brummett, will
not leave until every man Is completely
equipped, with clothing, arms and land
ing force equipment. He estimates that
this will take until Tuesday evening
and from the present outlook the or
ganization, about 160 strong, will leave
on the Norfolk boat that evening. II
will be in command of Lieut. Harold L.
the fact that Commander Brummett has
been instructed to report at the Navy
Department for temporary duty.
Lieut.. A. L. Tibbets. surgeon. and
Lieut.. (iunior grade) Chester A. Croft.
assistant surgeon. have been ordered to
proceed to Norfolk tomorrow evening.
Ensign Dean r. Van Kirk. the aviation
officer of the battalion, will proceed TO
the naval aeronautic station at Pensa-
cola. Fla. Wednesday. to complete his
course in aviation.
The other officers of the battalion are
Lieut.. p. D. Johnston, commanding the
first division: Lieut. William r. Hoefer,
gunnery officer and commander of the
second division: Ensign j. B. Barrett,
commanding the third division: Lieut..
J. J. Porter, commanding the fourth di-
viion (engineers); Paymaster G. c. A.
Johnson, Assistant Paymaster NJ. r.
Finley, Ensign J. Talcott, Ensign F.
w. Allen.
Nominates Two Junior Lieutenants
- Commander Brummett last night, Just
before he received the orders to mobilize,
nominated Buist C. Getsinger and Phil
McAfee to be iieutenants. Junior grade.
Mr.. Getsinger is A former officer in the
organization and Mr. McAfee was a mid
shipman at the United States Naval
Academy.
A number of parents of the young men
were at the armory early today appeal
ing to Commander Brummett to release
their boys from military service. but the
officer had to tell them that he was with
out authority to release any one.
The training ship Sylvia now is be-
ing repaired and Commander Brummett
is trying to ascertain whether he will
have to leave a detail of officers and
men behind to man the ship for a
cruise to Norfolk.
armory day and night until the organ
ization leaves. Before departure Com
mander Brummett is to turn the arm
ory and all property over to his pred
ecessor, Commander Joseph A Dempf.
retired, who is to be recalled to active
service for this duty.
Automatically with the issuance of
the call enlistmentS in the organization
were stopped.
Evening star., 1917-04-07
"Cook Shacks" Main Interest.

Attention is being concentrated on the
cook shacks" which have been provided
for each Company so as to get them in
shipshape condition as seon as possible.
These are small structures framed with
lumber, rooted with tar paper and with
the sides screened against flies. In a
number of instances the roofing has
been torn by reason of the high wind
and canvas coverings which have been
put on the buildings also have been
damaged.
There will not be enough lumber
available for the present to provide
floors for all the tents, 1T was stated
today Even company officers will not
get them, and the only ones that will be
supplied will be the reS1mental COM
mander and the three battalion COM
manuers.
The tents of Col. Glendie B. Young
and the field and staff officers have not
yet been set up. and last night these
officers slept in the band barracks
building at Fort Myer.
Establish Temporary Headquarters.
HEADQUARTERS for the regiment tenn
porarily have been established there
Arrangements have been made to get
the use of a large room in this build
ing for a clubroom for the Sd Regi-
ment officers. Furnishings will be
taken out to the fort from the rooms
of the Commissioned officers Associ-
alton in the L street armory.
The physical examination of the
puardsmen is we'll under way, and soon
should be completed, it was stated to-
day. Companies A. and c and the
sanitary troops were examined yester-
dav, and Company D reported for eX-
hi
NAMES probably will be finished today.
1t was stated this morning that the
men are making a good showing, and
that so far not a single man has failed
to come up TO the standard.
Lieut. Arthur L. Smith, chaplain OF
the regiment, who is in charge of army
Y NJ. c. A. activities in this section.
has made arrangements to have a large
Y. NJ c. A building erected close to
the camp. 1t is to be of the standard
type used along the Mexican border
last summer, and will contain seats for
several hundred men. In this building
writing facilities will be supplied and
there will be a stage on which relig-
ious services and entertainments will
be held.
in operation, and supplies of cakes
and candies, tobacco and canned goods
are now close at hand. Lieut.. Col.
Anton Stephan is the exchange officer.
Today pay telephones were installed
beside the exchange tent.
word was received today that the
District National Guard is to have
Can't Clarence Deems, jr., Field Artil-
lery, u S. A, as it's OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
He has been relieved as inspector-in-
structor of field artillery in Michigan
and Indiana and ordered to this city
He will succeed Capt. William S. Nor.
rison, u. s. A., who has been Ielievaf
from, that-dutb -----.---.-----
Evening star., 1917-04-07
Marine Corps Attracts.

Chance of immediate action in the
ranks Of the men who operate battle
ship guns in submarine defense is
bringing many red bIooded Americans
to Marine Corps recruiting stations,
it is stated at Marine Corps headquar-
ters.
Seventeen hundred and f1fty-eight
men have applied for enlistment in the
soldiers of the sea" during the past
week at their various recruiting
stations from coast to coast, according
TO recruiting officials here.
The Marine Corps is still short about
1000 men for war strength. and is
making strong appeal to youths of
spirit to do their Bit. in the first
line Of defense"
Evening star., 1917-04-07
PLAN FURTHER STEPS
FOR AIDING STRIKERS
Bodies Affiliated With Central Labor
Union to Be Represented at
Meeting Tonight.
Presidents secretaries and delegates Of

Presidents, secretaries and delegates OF
! Union are to meet tonight at Painters
Hall, 9Th and G streets. to take further
steps to aid the striking employees Of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany.
| The company today inserted in Wash
| ington newspapers an advertisement stat
| ing that car men now on strike must re-
port for duty on or before midnight April
| 10 IL they wish to retain their standing
as to pay.
| Garth Calderhead. financial secretary
| of the local union, stated:
! 1.-The advertisement is a proclamation
| of weakness on the part of the company
| The company has been claiming that our
men were going back to work. OF course.
! our men will pay no attention to the ad-
vertisement. Things look bright for US
| especially on Capitol Hill, where we ex-
pect favorable reports of the resolutions
providing for municipal ownership of
| utilities in Washington and for an in
| vestigation of the strike
| Edward McMorrow, national or
sanizer, and Mr. Calderhead said the
| union leaders knew nothing about the
dynamiting of trolley poles at Georgia
avenue and Emerson street last even
| ing. They denied that union men had
| a part in the depreciation.
| The company issued a statement say
| ing that within half an hour after the
occurrence operating officials OF the
| company were on the scene and before
the morning traffic was in operation
| temporary repairs had been made. The
nnleg L.
mited carried not only wires for car
operation, but cable and feed wires for
| the lighting, system.
District Commissioners. in reply to a
| communication from the strikers ask
| ing them to take further steps in ad-
| justing the strike. state: The Com
missioners are convinced of the futility
| of further effort on their part in this
respect"
Protests Car Service.
b. NJ. Purssell of Friendship Heights.
Md, writes to The Star to protest, he
says, against the most inefficient and
dangerous street car service now being
rendered the people of Cleveland
Heights, Tenleytown and the suburbs
just outside the District, in Maryland
He complains that There is no regu-
larity of service, the cars passing in
groups of two or three or four at
times, then with long waits between.
The conductors do not know the names
of the streets, and many of them are
impudent and rough with their passen-
gers.
The cars are handled recklessly and
roughly by the motormen." he con-
tinues Sin the start and stop and in
running down grade at dangerous
speeds. placing the passengers in
jeopardy and soon putting the cars out
of commission, thus resulting in fire.
quent delays and tie-ups. Yesterday
(April ~ the work and wrecking cars
were very busy up and down the Ten
leytown and Rockville line all day. Two
of the very heavy Rockville cars tried
to pass on the same track near Bethes-
da, with the usual disastrous results
a numb Der of passengers injured and the
| cars smashed up and the line tied up
until the wreck could be cleared"
Evening star., 1917-04-07
CASH FOR UPKEEP
OF REGULAR ARMY

Continued from First Page)
cavalry divisions to be organized, there
would he IT east thirty-siX major gem
erals and three times that number of
brigadiers 10 be selected and commits
stoned with colonies and majors in
proportions. The grade of ma jor is the
highest provided for reserve officers
and that of captain for the provisional
list of enlisted men
Evening star., 1917-04-07
BRAZIL TO DECLARE .
WAR, SAYS REPORT.
Decree Against Germany Ex-
pected by Monday-Stand
Discussed in Rio Janeiro.
PARANA'S MEN WOUNDED

Tv the Associated Press
LONDON. April I. 4:25 p.m-The Gem
tral News says II is semi -officially in
formed that a declaration of war by
Brazil against Germany may be ex-
pected by Monday.
Conduct Declared Barbarous.
RIO JANEIRO. April THE captain
Of the torpedoed Brazilian steamer
Parana cables that in addition to the
killing of three members of his crew
several sailors were wounded by th-
explosion OF the torpedoes. He says
that the ship was attacked at mid
night without warning and denounces
the conduct of the Germans as bar
barous.
A Noite. in a special edition, pub
fishes an editorial in which IL says tha ?
only three solutions present themselves
First. simple rupture of diplomat
relations; second, a rupture followed ls'
reprisals, such as the requisition %
German ships and the adoption of a.
sympathetic neutrality with the allies
third. a declaration of war
We consider the first" continues the
paper, 'an insufficient solution. Tn,
second will inevitably conduct to the
third. We have always been pacifists 5.
but today we do not see how 1t is pos
sible to avoid the catastrophe longer
unless we resign ourselves to be con .
sidered as a people who, being out
ragged, will not defend itself"
Evening star., 1917-04-07
DISTRICT SOLDIERS
FIGHTING THE GALE
Third Regiment Striving to Get
Camp at Fort Myer in
HabitabIe Shape.

Amid the Tapping of tents that are
straining at their ropes in the high
wind, members of the Sd Infantry. n. G.
D. c., today are endeavoring to get
their camp near Fort Myer. Va, COM
pleted There Is a lot of work to be
done before this is accomplished, how
ever, for it has been found that the
roadways, paths and bitches which were
made when the regiment was camped
there last summer viii be of no avail
now that the camp has been set UP in
q different position.
Although the high wind is making
things uncomfortable for the soldiers,
it is welcomed, for it is serving to dry
up the mud that gave so much trouble
yesterday. Only in a few places today
was the mud very troublesome.
Evening star., 1917-04-07
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
TOMORROW

FLOWERS FOB THE FASTER
are at work on problems Of raising
Easter lilies and other blooms in
this country.
HER OWN BUSINESS" story you
can't afford to miss reading, by
FREEMAN TILDEN.
THOMAS JEFFERsoN's FOREIGN
POLICY AND PREPAREDNESS 81
He faced many problems similar to
those confronting the country today.
SURELY THERE IS SOMETHING
YOU CAN CLEAN UP OR PAINT
ppRTdM " TINS sfAlAe' by BRUCE
"DEsTRoYERS ARE NATURAL EN-
EMIES OF SUBMARINES'-Uncle
Sam is equipped to fight off subs
with destroyers and with the help
of host of motor boats.
ION THE SPRING IDEA" story we'll
worth reading. by FANNIE HEAs-
Military orERATIoNs NAY DUST
Landau interesting article re-
plets with facts, by CHARLES n.
PEPPER.
"A COUNTRY BANKER"-Ths true
story of how man made good in
FORREST cRIssEY.
AN theLhl 1Ll.LS ne dOmANI1C
STORY OF THE TOBACCO IN
DUsTRY,"by JAMES B. MORROW.
1.-THE MOST INsIDIoUs AND DREAD
ED PLAGUE OF THE WAR"-A
convincing description of the horrors
of German gas" by STERLING
HEILIG.
"A WASHINGTON HOME IS THE
FIRST TO BE TURNED OVER 70
THE RED CROSS"
REVIEWS OF THE NEW BOOKS"
how UNCLE SAM MANAGES
GREAT NATIONAL INVESTMENTI'
Another of the series of articles
on Alaska, by FRANK G. CARPEN-
TER.
NEWS oF ART AND ARTISTS"
THE RAMSLER TELLS AN IN
TERESTING STORY OF PEN.
CoTT'S WOODS"
ARE THE PEOPLE OF RUSSIA
READY FOR REPuBLICAN
FORM OF GovERNMENTF F'-An
onlightening exposition Of subject
largely in the popular mind since
the recent revolution.
IN THE
SUNDAY STAR
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