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Thousand Women in Uniform.

Lendin., picturcsIueneas and color -
the meeting. - well as cXcmii'Nin in.
how wei! the women - the NIrtoual
t,apital have been or4-.tulzed fur rr'i,'
service in war times. was mobilization
in the theater Of n"arj, i."r" ~ omen -
uniform representing all bran, hes Z
relief activities under thu lGstrI.t
chapter of the Red Cross They were
members OF the W"mitu'S Nolurt""r -hid.
~ which Mrs Woodrow wilson -
honorary chairman and Mrs. Baker ana
AIRS Daniels are honorary vice chair
men. Miss Mabel T. Boa.dmau is ACTIVE
chairman.
Conspicuous among those in uniform
were th, society women IN naftS auto
mobile togs. who have been organized
nv Mrs j. Borden Hartman into the
W-onans Volunteer Motor Service.
rrbese women drive their own cars FOR
h.tsver service the Red Cross re-
nuires. and have enlisted for This w"r's
for the period of the war. This outfi.
in their automobiles decorated VISTA
Red cross. fags, Yraded TIE principal
s,feni s,fention to the Znobili=ation or citizens
in the theater Their progress was
heralded by buglers from the Marine
Corps. detailed by Maj. Gen. George
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-18
Speaks for the Navy.

That the navy IS ready with the able
cooperation OF the Red Cross as r
second line of defense. was the mes
sage of cheer from Surgeon General
William C. Braisted to those who have
sons or other dear ones in the service,
but he called attention to the fact that
this is the greatest emergency the ra-
tion has ever faced, and that the
utmost resources must b" placed at mo
disposal OF the Red Cross in order that
it may be prepared to give r"cessai v
assistance and supplies TO the navy
medical force. As SURGEON ted"r1l
Bra;sted had been, called from the c.'y
on official business his message r.
gara:ng the needs of thu navy We goa /
hy acting Surgeon General Il. e Eoi-
comb
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THREE HUNDRED INJURED
IN MUNITIONS EXPLOSION

VIENNA. June IS, via London.-It is
officially announced that an explosion
has occurred in the military munition
depots at the Steinfeld. near Wiener
Neustadt, thirty -one miles from Vienna
The statement says that three of the
depots have been destroyed thus far
and that 100 persons are reported to
have been injured.
Unofficial reports say six persons were
killed and 800 wounded. Great dam
age was done in Haschendorf and
Sigersdorf
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cpEETED WITH BANNERS.
large Crowd in Dublin Welcomes
peleased Irish Prisoners.

LONDON. June ls.-Large crowds gath
l,'.s dublin this morning to welcome
sre' ere released Irish prisoners, al, Of whom
me - exception of Countess MarkievlcZ
WIN u. at 4 o'clock. Men with banners
arrived a,drrlr.ed the former prisoners to their
oscol as There was much singing OF Irish
sna no srsa' saz asa Of asorder so esSFs '"
r.o,rtess Markievicz led n band Of
whnh hns gnard 10 sSe
.,rtn~rna to death. but the sentence was
t,. % nsI teI ..iud- .Jr lie
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TO TAKE STEPS FOR REPRIsAL.
British Plan to Damage Germany
and to Prevent Air Raids.

LONDON, June 18.-Rep!ying to a
series of questions in the house of COM
mons this afternoon as to whether the
British government had decided upon re-
prisals for the German air raids on Eng
land. Andrew Bonar Law, member of the
British war council. said the government
intended TO take steps not only for damaG-
ing the enemy, but for preventing raids
on England
1t was a mistake. Mr.. Bonar Law said,
To assume that air raiding was confined
TO the enemy The British air forces in
France had raided German communca-
t!onS and all important military objectives
behind the lines which were of sufficient
Importance to justify such enterprises.
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TO FIX PRICES FOR FUEL.
Producers Ordered to Supply Coal
and Oil for NAVY.

Secretary Daniels has ordered coal
ana OIL producers to supply the enor-
nous quantities needed nv the navy
at prices to be fixed later by the Presi-
dent when the federal trade commits
sion has determined n fair rate The
navy will use 1,750.00o tons of coal and
ao,o0o:oo0 barrels of oil purchased un-
der this application of the AMI Ifhoritv
granted by Congress-
Similarly. steel for the entire navy
building program is being bought at
rate fixed when Secretary Daniel re-
)ected the proposals of the steel MAX
ers as too high.
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Text of Presidents Letter.
Matter for Consideration,

''1t seems to me that those who op-
pose the measure ought very seriously
to conside" whether they are not play
ing into the hands of such persons
and whether they are not making
themselves responsible. should they
succeed. for the extraordinary and op-
presSive price of food in the United
States. Foodstuffs will. of course, in
eVitably be high, but it is possible by
perfectly legitimate means to keep
them from being unreasonable ard op-
pressively high.
II hope and believe that the Congress
VIII see the measure in this light, and
that 1t viii come to an early paSSa ee.
Tor time is of the essence. The legis-
lation should be secured by the lSt of
July to make the country safe against
the dangers it is meant to guard
against"
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PROVIDES FOR BUILDING
FOR TREASURY DEPT.

senator Swanson of Virginia today
introduced a bill authorizing the con-
StFcction of building to be used by
the Treasury Department on the north
east corner of Pennsylvania avenue
ana Madison place. The bill authorizes
the expenditure of s1,25O.0 for the
construction of the building and for the
construction of an underground con-
hectlon with the Treasury building The
government owns the property already
upon which the proposed building is to
be erected.
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Foodstuffs Destroyed by Fire.

DETRoIT, Mich. June 1S.-Several
tons Of foodstuffs We're destroyed by
fre and water in the warehouses of
TWO large grocery concerns here early
taaay The fire. of undetermined
origin. started in the warehouses of the
WIGHT 4. Parker Company and spread
quickly TO the building of the General
Grocery Company. adjoining The eff
nanies were required to control the
blaze. The loss Is estimated at S350.000.
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JURY AWARDS S225.OOO
FOR BREACH OF PROMISE
Verdict in Favor of Miss Honora Nav
o'Brlen. IS, Against John B.
Manning, IS.

NEW YORK. June lS-A verdict of
5-23,eoo IN favor of Miss Honora May
. Brle', tw"nty-eight years old, in her
preach OF promise suit against John B.
Manning. a retired bunker and million
alre. elghty-tive years old, was award
ed by state supreme court jury in
Long Island City today
me plalntln. secretary to :: New York
newspaper man, alleged that the de-
PENDANT. father of grown children,
broke his promise to marry her.
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Purpose of the Mission.

Belgfum's diplomatic mission came to
Washington yesterday to express its
gratitude for all that the Chited States
has done in the past to relieve the suf-
fering of its people. and to discuss with
American officials the reparation that
is to be demanded of Germany for her
violated faith at the beginning of the
war and international crimes which
have followed it.
The representatives of King Albert.
who has clung tenaciously for nearly
three years to the last free fringe of
his country, were received with all the
courtesies. and, probably. with deeper
emotions than the official missions of
the greater nations who preceded them.
Secretary Lansing, Counselor Polk and
Assistant Secretary Phillips of the
State Department greeted them at the
station, after which, escorted by two
companies of cavalry. they motored to
the home of Larz Anderson, former
minister to Belgium. which is to be
their headquarters
Baron Ludovic Moncheur, chief of the
political bureau of the Belgian foreign
office and for eight years minister to
this country, is the head of the mission.
1t is understood he expects to confine
his efforts in the United States largely
to the ultimate peace questions rather
than to Immediate war needs. In the
latter he. will find his wishes already
met. for the United States shortly after
its entrance into the war took over the
Each month the Treasury Department
advances S..500.000 for this purpose.
Task Is Easiest Of All.
The Belgian commissioners. indeed.
are assured of the simplest work Of all
the missions which have visited this
country. They will find no need for ex-
PLANTATION, for argument or for nego-
tiation. American officials have under
stood their case fully from the first
and will spare no effort to render full
est honors to the representatives of
that nation which did not hesitate to
lose everything to save its honor from
the mailed fist.
The mission will be formally present
ed to President Wilson probably to-
morrow: will later be received by the
Senate and the House. and will be en-
tertained at a series of formal recep-
tions and dinners.
Not least CT it's pleasant tasks will be
that of expressing officially the ever
lasting gratitude which all Belgium
feels for Americas many services and
charities. The great relief organiza-
ton. which kept the devastated country
alive between the two groups of bellig-
erents, was American in personal and
inspiration and sustained partially by
American funds. Also the protest
which went up from neutral states at
the deportation of Belgian workmen
was largely set in motion by the series
o. vigorous protests which this country
sent to Berlin
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Attacks individual Rights" Plea.

Representative Anderson of Mime
sofa, republican committeeman. assaiied
opponents of the measure vigorously for
their "individual rights plea.
Agreement was reached to hold night
sessions of the House for debate on the
bill tonight. and tomorrow from to 10
O'Clock. Mr.. Lever said he expected a
final vote Friday or Saturday.
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WOMEN TO HELP
SAVE TWO BILLION
Reduce Food 6 Cents a Day
Per Person, Is Plan of
Herbert C. Hoover.
ORGANIZATION is STARTED

BY organizing the women of America
we believe that s2.o0O.00O.CO0 in food
stuffs can be saved in the next twelve
months. This saving can be effected if
the American people cooperate to the
extent of saving . cents a meal. cents
a day for each individual"
This is the purpose of the country
wide mobilization of housewives, as
described today by Herbert c. Hoover,
following his announcement of the plan
to enlist the service of every woman
in the United States in war time food
conservation.
Broad. comprehensive, and yet essen
TALLY simple, is the method by which
this unprecedented volunteer mobiliza-
tlon is to be achieved. 1t is outlined
on a chart scarcely more than two
feet square, in Mr.. Hoover's office.
The campaign is to be carried on
through four main divisions, an al :
vis"ry council of women, an expert ad-
visory council committee on volun-
tary service and the women's section
of the national counsel of defense and
state councils.
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Austrians Halted by Italians.

ROME. June Is, via London-In-
fantry attacks were launched last night
by the Austro Hungarians against the
italian positions on Monti Ecsciagh, on
the Asiago plateau. and on Hill 652, in
the Vodice, We're broken up by the
Italian fire, says an official statement
issued today by the war department
here.
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socia'i7t- From U. S. at stoclbolu

LONDON, Jun" lS--A dispatch to Pew
t"r's Telegram Company from Stockbn,,,,
says:
''The American representatives 10
.oriaiist conference, NessrS. Goldfarb ia
Bav.dovitch. have arrived here Theu ih,.u
Committee Tuesday" ma ian
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OPPONENTS Of MEASURE
WARNED BY PRESIDENT
Says They Will Be Held Responsible,
Should Food Legislation Fail
to Pass Congress.

President Wilson today. in a letter to
Representative Borland concerning
the administration food bill, warned
opponents of the measure that they
must be prepared to bear the RESPONSE
bility for the defeat if they succeed in
accom- plishng it
The President said the object of the
food administration measure is not to
control the food of the country, but
Ito release it from the control Of
Spectators and otiler persons who will
seek to make inordinate profits out of
it. and to protect the people"
Text of Presidents Letter.
The Presidents letter is as follows:
You are quite right about the food
administration measure. In my opinion,
1t Is one of the most important and
most imperatively necessary of the
measures which have been proposed in
connection with the war.
"A certain disservice has been done
the measure by speaking of it as the
food control bill The object of the
measure is not to control the food of
the country, but to release 1t from the
control of spectators and other per-
sons who will Seek to make inordinate
profits out of it. and to protect the
people against the extortions which
would result.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-18

parade commemorating the historic bat
tie on the heights of Charlestown between
the American minute men and the English
redcoats 142 years ago. 1t fiuttered at
Brunswick kilties Battalion. 236th Cana
dian Overseas Regiment, on it's farewell
appearance before returning home after
a two-week recruiting campaign here
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DEMAND FOR LIBERAL
RULE IN SPAIN GROWS
Discomfort Against Favoritism
Spreading Following Army De-
mand-Dato Promises Reforms.
Ry the Associated Press.

MADRID. via Paris, June ia
movement for a radical rebulldlhs ol
the whole political edifice in spain Is
gaining adherence everywhere us
content with existing methods has peen
long general among the more advanced
liberals and reformers among the other
parties of the left. Internal ana eN-
ternal difficulties arising from the war
have served to heighten and increase
it, and it has gained among the other
parties. Even former Premier Maura,
leader of the conservatives agreed that
there is ground for dissatisfaction.
At Cordova Il number of prominent
men. including engineers. university
professors manufacturers, workmen
and priests, have published a manifesto
demanding new political system to-
tally different from that hitherto In
existence and during the formation of
defense committees, similar to the Of
ficers' organizations throughout the
country. In the meanwhile there is a
growing movement in favor of the re-
opening of parliament. Three liberal
deputies. Seniors Darriobero. Basolga
and Pacheca. have addressed a mani
festo to the senators and deputies FRO
testing against the closing of the cortes
under the present circumstances. l.
seems that the government wishes to
allow time for the agitation to die
down before submitting a solution of
the grave problems raised by the army
officers and by the labor troubles. Pre-
Hller bato III an lnteTNle" yesterday
said:
To Bow to Public Opinion.
THE whole question is to know how
to meet the aspirations of the country.
The government is therefore taking
note of all claims of grievances and
Justice will be done without delay. We
shall be guided by the judgments of
public opinion. We do not pretend that
we live in an Arcadia. but we think we
can say that we have brought about
relaxation of the strained situation
which permits us to view the future
with confidence"
Dato Outlines His Policy.
The Marquis de Lena Spanish for
eign minister, has had long interviews
with the American ambassador and
with the Spanish ambassador to Great
Britain, who has just arrived here.
Afterward he conferred for two hours
with Premier Dato. following which
the premier met the Italian ambassa-
dor and the minister of finance.
Premier Dato told the newspaper re-
porters that the government did not
intend to exercise any censorship
against criticisms Of the present min
Count Romanones or Marquis Prieto,
but would forbid attacks against per-
sons in authority by any body of ire
sponsible people. He also said that at
tacks which might prejudice the gov
ernment's foreign policy or military
discipline would be prohibited. The
premier added that the country had
confidence in the governments policy
of neutrality.
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British Union Jack on Bunker Hill.

BOSTON. June 1S.-The British union
Jack was taken up Bunker Hill for the
first time today in a military and civic
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Lauds the Red Cross.

Surgeon General Gorgas. speaking OF
the Red Cross as the official agency Of
the government for auxiliary service
in time of war, outlined what it was
of the medical department of the army
He spoke of its care for the sick and
wounded at home and abroad. of its
heroic surgeons and nurses, often serv-
ing under fire, of its base hospitals.
field hospitals. ambulance corps, hospi-
tal apparatus, instruments and sup
plies and hospital clothing and con-
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on his committee Mrs T. w. Sidwell.
William 3. King. Mrs. Whitman Cross
Charles l. Corby. William q. Carter.
John Brayshaw, jr.. and John y. Earn
shaw.
This committee meets tomorrow after
noon at the District building for its
first discussion of plans and scope of
the work it will undertake.
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FOOD BILL PUSHED
AHEAD IN CONGRESS
Chairman Lever. Explaining
Measure, Says 1t Will Not
Harm Honest Business Men.
FIGHT IN BOTH HOUSES

The food bills were pushed to the
front in both houses of Congress today.
and. with the personal influence of
President Wilson pressing for their I'M
mediate passage. it was probable that
nothing else would be done until they
We're disposed Of
While the bill was being explained
to the House by Representative Lever
as measure which would harm no
honest business man, but would aras
crooks" and spectators into the sun
light, a letter from President wilson
to Representative Borlaud was made
public, in which the President warned
opponents of the bills that should they
defeat them they must be prepared TO
take the responsibility for food condi-
tions and prices which were predicted
to follow.
The great majority of the House
greeted the opening of debate with
bursts of applause and approval but
the opposition was silently making
ready for it's attack.
Second Bill Called Unnecessary.
In the Senate the opposition was led
by Senator Reed of Missouri, Senator
Smith of Georgia and Senator Gore of
Oklahoma. all democrats. 1t was con-
tenOeu tndC lHe uTSt IOOu DILL, already
passed and now awaiting conference
with the House. contained provisions to
check speculation and price-fxing
which made the second bill unneces-
sary.
The Senate debate was delayed while
other business was taken up, and the
food bill was on the calendar for debate
later in the day.
In the House, by previous agree
ment. the Lever food control bill will
he started on it's way to final vote
Thursday or Friday. There are several
divisions of opinion in the House as
well as the Senate. which may be gen.
.rally described as follows:
Members who believe there should be
no dictatorship or food control legisla-
ton at all: members who believe there
: too much power to be lodged in the
auds of a food control board: mem
,ers who believe in general Dictator
Zip of the products Of the country, but
20 oppose a bill singing out the
farmer for the dictator's surveillance.
all OF these shades of opinions will be
el u fair chance to express them
elves publicly, as there has been no
q, set upon the House debate.
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WEATHER

Fair and warmer tonight and proba-
bly, tomorrow.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending at . pm: Highest. 81. at pm
today; lowest, So. at a m. today.
Full report on page IL.
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McClure-Hill and. Adams-G Oracle
Nuptials This After
noon.
Representative and Mrs. Flood Re-
call Invitations for Two
Dinner Parties.

One of the interesting weddings OF
the early winter viii take place this
afternoon at o'clock at the residence
of Mrs. Katherine Gillett Hill. when
her daughter, Miss Lemira Gillett Hill.
will become the bride of Lieut.. James
Nicholas Wynn Mcclure, L. S. A..
son of Mr.. and Mrs. James Nc
Clure of Kentucky, Mrs. George Ken
nedy of Worcester, Mass, formerly
Miss Margaret Strother Smith will be
the matron of honor and the brides
brother, Capt. Edgar Logan Hill. will
be the best man. Logan Hill, jr., the
brides small nephew, will be the ring
bearer. and another brother, Capt.
John Dean Gillett HILL. will give her in
marriage. The Rev. DR.. Roland Cot
ton Smith will ofciate.
Last evening Miss Amaryllis Gillett
entertained large dinner party in
honor of Miss Gillett Hill and Lieut..
Mcclure. Among the guests were Mrs.
Gillett Hill, Senator and Mrs. Ollie
James; the Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Roland
Cotton Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. James Nc
Clure of Kentucky, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Kennedy of Worcester. Mass; MIR. and
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To Stop a Persistent,
Hacking Cough
The best remedy is one you can
easily make at home. Cheap,
but very effective.

Thousands of people normally
healthy in every other respect, are
annoyed with persistent hanging-on
bronchial cough year after year, dis
turbing their sleep and making life
disagreeable. It's SO needIess-there's
an old homemade remedy that will
end such a cough easily and quickly.
Get from any druggist "zIz ounces
Of Pinex" 600 cents WORTHY, pour it
into a pint bottle and fill the bottle
with plain granuIated sugar strip. Be-
gin taking it at ounce. Gradually but
surely you will notice the phlegm thin
out and then disappear altogether,
thus ending a cough that you never
thought would end. A days use will
usually break up an ordinary throat
or chest cold, and for bronchitis,
Group. whooping cough and bronchial
asthma there is nothing better. 1t
tastes pleasant and keeps perfectly.
Pinex Is most valuable concern
trated compound of genuine Norway
pine extract, and is used by millions
Of people every year for throat and
chest colds with splendid results.
To avoid disappointment, ask your
druggist for "zIl ounces of Pinex"
with full directions and don't accept
anything else. A guarantee of abso-
lutte satisfaction or money promptly
refunded goes with this preparation.
The Pinex Co. TT. Wayne, Ind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-15
Melba Concert.

Nine Melba appeared in concert at the
National Theater yesterday afternoon be-
fore a fairly large audience. considering
the approaching holiday season.
Nine. MeIba's is strictly a high lyric
colorature soprano and does not require
heavy dramatic ability to charm audi
ences. The fact that it is always abso-
lutely true in itself is delight
The Jewel Song from Gounod's
Faust" was her opening number. AS
this was an excerpt from the role of
Marguerite" wherein Melba attained
much of her fame, her delightful interpre-
tation was no surprise. The "Se Saran
Rose" valse song, by Arditi, also wonder
fully adapted to Melba's voice, was the
best received. Other numbers were Chant
Indoue" (Sadko), Rimsky- Korsakoff; Les
Papillons." Chausson: Chant venitien,"
Bemberg: The Swan" Grieg; THE
Blackbird Song" Cyril Scott.
To Offset the non-appearance of Arthur
Hackett. one OF the scheduled assisting
generous with encores. adding, to the
evident delight of the audience, Mary of
Argyle" Comm Thru the Rye" "An-
ME Laurie and song. "A Fallen Leaf =
by Frank St Leger. the accompanied
Miss Winifred Christie, pianist rendered
Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody" but it
remained for the Concert Etude of
Mo3kowsky.' following Ravers .Jeux
d E,au," to arouse the enthusiasm of the
Iude," by Rachmaninoff.
Frank ST. Leger, as accompanies. was
excellent, especially in the "Arditi'' num-
Der.