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Evening star., 1917-09-16
Reward for First American
Prisoner, Dead or Aliue
German MilitaruAuth0rities ShOw Concern Ouer
Entry of U. S. Army Into Fight
ing in France

quartered nm the city spent their time
when not on duty in firing machine guns
from the barricaded windows and the
roofs of buildings left standing, and In
searching for hidden treasure and in
digging among the ruins for silverware.
Cathedrals Are Sacked.
The sergeant tells how his friends found
gold watches and priceless paintings from
the museums, statuary and other works
of art. which they are boarding in their
dugouts. The cathedrals were sacked.
as well as the other public buildings. The
tGerman authorities have removed the
bulk of the municipal and ecclesiastical
valuables to Germany but many of the
inhabitants who were evicted from their
homes at a-few hours notice when the
city was cleared before it's destruction
had no opportunity to remove their pri-
vate possessions and tried to hide them
The German soldiers. it seems, were eager
to serve at st. Quentin because of the
chances for treasure hunts there.
Discomfort Emphasized.
The diary does not indicate any marked
depreciation Of the German morale. but
emphasizes the discomfort of the condi-
tons of life in the field and the terrible
accuracy of the French g1nners, who
give the Germans no rest.
On the Flanders front during the past
few days the only activities have been
slight outpost engagements. The Wur-
temberg infantry succeeded in taking a
few small British posts on the north bank
Of the stream called the Broenbeek, east
of Langemarck. causing the British to fall
back to the opposite bank, where main
defenses are established. On the other
hand. the British have pushed forward
their line east of st. Julien.
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Would Dominate the Aegean.

ut is as sea power, of the eastern
Mediterranean and the Adriatic, that
Greece has Its chief field of activity"
was suggested to the minister.
mot in the Adriatic." he said, for
our interests in Epirus and the Island
Of Corfu are south of the Strait Of
Otranto leading to the Adriatic 1t is
Italy which has the chief interest in
that locality. with it's military estab-
ishment at Avlona, just across the
Strait Of Otranto from Italy. One of
the effects of the Balkan conference at
Paris had been our recognition of these
rights OF Italy. as military necessity
of the present. But the whole question
Of the eastern shore of the Adriatic.
with upper Epirus and Albania, will be
one of the questions to be passed upon
finally at the peace congress at the
close of the war.
1t Is in the eastern Mediterranean
and chiefly in the Aegean sea, that our
field of influence lies" the minister
went on. THE Aegean we consider a
Greek sea, and here Greek influence
prevails through all the islands. down
to Asia Minor. AS to the Island of
Cyprus. now owned by England, it was
offered to Greece during the regime of
King Constantine, on condition that
Greece would Immediately enter the
war with the allies. But as we did not
Immediately take part in the war, the
offer does not hold good. There is no
for we feel that when the final settle
ment comes the generosity of England
Will make Cyprus a Greek island 1t is
already Greek in nationality, with four
ffths Of Its population of 262, 600 people
Greeks"
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Freedom Of Dardanelles.

"As Greece is the allied country ly--
Ing nearest to Turkey. what Is her at
tftude toward the Dardanelles and Con-
stantinople@ the minister was asked
to see the Dardanelles freed from it's
Turkish forts and it's hindrance to nat
ural world traffic and to have it become
a link in the worlds commerce. the
same rs Suez or the Straits OF Gibraltar,
or the great American enterprise, the
Panama canal. linking the Atlantic and
Pacific. The peace terms laid down by
the allies in their reply to President
Wilson required the withdrawal of the
Turk from Europe and recognized Rus
sta's aspirations at Constantinople and
the straits. Whether the new Russia
would still desire territorial status at
Constantinople do not know. But GER
tainly q united Russia would expect
some permanent means by which its
vast empire shall have an outlet from
the Black sea to the ocean. and thus to
the ports and markets of the world.
This appears to be such legitimate as
piratton that 1t probably would receive
very general support, whether 1t was
accomplished by Russian authority at
Constantinople or. by naturalization of
the straits in which all the world would
share with Russia In free access to and
from the Black sea.
Historically. Greece might naturally
have some aspirations in this oriental
field. II Turkey is to withdraw from
Europe, for our islands are clustered
around the DardAnelles. and Greek ter
ritory stretches almost to the Turkish
frontier. We have. besides, some
three million Greeks, in Turkey and
Of nationality our interest is greater
than that of4any other country. This
may IN time require us to play a larger
role in oriental ahsirs. by reason OF
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Births Reported.

The following births reported to the
hea alth department in the past twenty four hours
julius and Minnie Schneider girl
Frank ]. and Gertrude C. Rusk girl
William and Maricn L. Richie, boy
Clement NJ. and Nellie NJ. Roger. boy.
John G. and Emma d. Reisinger, girl.
S. F. and blanche Riley. girl
Rart B. and Evelyn i. Pigman girl
Williams b. and Marie NJ. Mlans. girl
Joseph L. and sybil q. kaufman. girl.
Cero and Caterina Fioramonti girl
Raymond +. and Della j. Ehrmantraut hoy
Joseph l.. and Helen C. Carr girl
Herbert A, and Elsie NJ Coxen boy
Andrew W. and Louise b. Bennett girl
James r. and Bertha V. Bowings, boy
John and Ruth l. Singleton, boy.
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Would ExpEL Won EcKHARDT
Mexico City Paper Calls German
Minister Violator Of Neutrality

MEXICO CITY. September .15.-The
text of Secretary I4ansing's statement
about Minister Won Eckhardt's letter In
volving Cronholm, the former Swedish
charge here. was published in the after
noon papers The Custro Poaer demands
the expulsion OF Won Eckhardt as vio-
lator of the neutrality Of Mexico.
discuss the matter, 1t is understood that
the government will await a report from
Bonillas Representative at Washington)
as to the authenticity Of the document =
1t is rumored that the British and
French governments will present n d.
mand for the expulsion Of the QeFfnan
minister. t fts.---' ''.- s''
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GERMAN STRONG POINT
CAPTURED BY BRITISH
Teuton Raids Meet With Repulse.
French Score in Surprise
Attack.

| By the Associated Press.
| LONDON. September 1.-THE Off
cial report from British headquarters in
| France tonight reads:
"A successful local operation was car
| ried out this afternoon by a London regi-
ment north of Inverness Copse. A Ger
| man strong point was captured. with
thirty-SiX prisoners and a machine gun,
at little cost to our troops, This after
noon the Durham troops successfully
raided the enemy's trenches west of
Cherisy and captured twenty-five prison.
ers Our casualties were slight.
EARLY this morning a raid was at
tempted by the enemy in the neighborhood
of Neuve Chapelle, but was repulsed by
the Portuguese troops, leaving a number
of dead and wounded Germans in our
hands- al Another hostile raiding party.
which endeavored to enter our lines south
of Armentieres. was forced to withdra W.
without loss to our troops.
Three Enemy Fliers Shot Down.
"On Friday the cloudy weather con-
tinued, with strong west wind making
artillery observations difficult and great
~ favoring the enemys machines in COM
bats. Eleven heavy bombs were dropped
by US on a railway station north of Char
lerio and seventy-five bombs on railway
stations. billets and encampments nearer
the lines.
Three enemy machines were shot
down. one falling behind our lines. and
SIX were driven down out of control.
-Four of our machines. are missing
French Official Report.
PARIS. September 15.-The official
statement issued by the war office TO
night reads:
Quite violent artillery actions occurred
IN the sector of Moulin de Laffaux and
on the right bank of the Meuse In
Champagne we successfully carried ont
a surprise attack on German trenches in
the region of Mont Haut. We DESTROYED
an observatory and a number of shelters
and brought back about ten prisoners
"On September 13 and IA four Ger
man airplanes We're brought down bv our
pilots in aerial engagements"
Berlin Claims Success.
BERLIN, September Is. via London,
Artillery preparation, which attained
drumfire intensity this morning on the
battle front in Flanders was followed
py a British attack on the German
positions at st. Julien, the German gem
eral staff reported today. The attack
Ners were frustrated by German
counter attack, and a number of Eng
llshmen were taken prisoner
Army group of the German crown
prince: AT the Winterburg near Cra-
onne shock troops belonging to Ba-
den regiment during reconnoitering
expedition fetched prisoners from the
French trenches.
On the road between Somme-Py and
Soua1n the French twice broke forward
against our positions without any ar
ti!lery preparation. Those of the enemy
VINO penetrated positions were
driven out imm ediately by a counter
attack: number of prisoners re
manned in our hands"
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Campaign Against Vice.

"An educational campaign against
vice diseases should be conducted on
the widest SCALE" said Admiral Brais-
ted. surgeon general of the Navy, last
night. "Problems of the Army and
Navy readily become problems of the
people as a whole The entire subject
has been written in a closed book so far
as the average person is concerned"
he said, "and vice. diseases are per-
mitted to masquerade under aliases un-
recognizable to the layman."
Claude Robson, local musician, will
play the music for the production.
Members of the War Department COM
mission on training camp activities will
attend in body.
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Catholic Women Meet Tomorrow.

i A meeting of the Catholic women.s
war relief service committee of Wash
fneton is scheduled to be held at Car
foil Hall tomorrow night at O'clock
Rev- T. G. Smyth of St AIMS Church
will speak or The Need Of Entertain
ment for Soldiers in Concentra ton
Camps" Rev. Lewis J. O'Hern, c. s P.
will preside. All interested in the work
are invited to be present
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Rr the Associated Pres.

BY the Associated Press.
BRITISH H EADQU L A r T E r IN
FRANCE AND BELGIUM. September 16.
German military authorities on the
western front have shown concern about
entry into the fighting by offering re-
wards for the production of the first
American prisoners. The general COM
manding the 11th Reserve Division re-
Gently put the price of 400 marks on the
first American soldier brought dead or
alive into his lines
This informa ton has been disclosed by
the diary of Prussian sergeant OF the
23d Reserve Infantry regiment lie "role
at the end of July:
I'VE are supposed to have had Amerl-
cans opposite Us for some time now, ana
two divisions of Portuguese. on our rlght
The man who brings in the first Ameri-
can dead or alive to headquarters mas
class, 200 marks and fourteen days leave.
Ruins of Town Fortified.
The diary, which covers period OF
nearly two months, describes IN detall
trial town by the Germans and its
transforma ton by a German army com
mander into :: great mass OF fortlfed
ruins Batteries have been planted IN
the cellars of private houses, factories
and rublic buildings. which have been
partly demolished to give better neld
Tor the hre while the streets ana
have been torn up and enmeshed with
wire to provide positions for groups or
ma achine guns.
The diary describes how the troops
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The top of a new gas range is equipped
with pipes through which water circu-
1ates and Is heated while the burners
ore being used for cooking.
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In the number of automobiles of all
kinds. New York leads all the other
states with 160,475 cars; Illinois, sec
ond. followed by Pennsylvania, Ohio,
California and Iowa. "a.
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Scotch shipbuilders have erected a
crane that will lift 200 tons rs feet
from its mast. or 180 tons 133 feet
aWA& - - -,
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TWO SHIPS GOT S. O.S.
FROM U-B0AT VICTIM
Believed German Submarine Has Be-
gun Depredations in Ameri-
can Waters.

AN ATLANTIC PORT, September Is.
Evidence that an enemy submarine
has begun depredations in American
waters was brought here today by two
steamships, which yesterday morning
picked up wireless IS. Q. s." calls in
dfcating that a ship was being shelled
by a U-boat in the vicinity Of Nam
tucket lightshfp-
was a British freighter and the other
an American tanker. Both reported the
scene of the attack as about sixty miles
east of Nantucket. and the time about
identity of the submarines victim was
not learned by either vessel, as far as
is publicly known.
According to the commander of the
British vessel the messages received by
his wireless operator from the ship
said she was being shelled and re-
ported her position, but only part of
her name could be heard the word
ABBY" which is the last name of sew
eral ships in Atlantic trade.
Silence Is Imposed.
The American tanker's captain con-
f1rmed the British skipper's report, but
added no details. Silence was imposed
on both captains by naval officers who
interviewed them as soon as they re-
ported to their agents.
The British captain said he under
stood an American radio station also
had picked up the distress call. Fol-
lowing the new rule of the sea estab-
lished since German submarine war
fare began. neither vessel went to the
assistance Of the submarines victim.
Reports Are Frequent.
Reports of the sighting of submarines
or periscopes in American waters have
been frequent since the United States
entered the war. but the fact that in
this case wireless messages telling of
an attack by shell fire were picked up
by two steamships gave today's reports
the color of truth, in the opinion of
shipping men. Furthermore the cap
tain of a third incoming vessel reported
he had been instructed to watch out for
submarines in western Atlantic waters.
1t was realized, however. that it was
possible the messages were a hoax.
The place where the attack was re-
ported is in the steamship lane of
transatlantic ships calling at New
York. and in the vicinity in which last
October the German submarine U-53
lean ship. as the United States was not
then in the war.
Reports Unconfrmed.
The Navy Department last night had
no confirmation of reports of hostile
submarine off the North Atlantic coast.
The only information it had was the
statement of British merchant cap
tain that his ship had received an S. o.
S. call from another vessel. saying she
was attacked by a U-boat. as for
warded by naval officers to whom the
captain reported. An officer was i'm
mediately sent from Washington to in
vestigate, and naval stations and patrol
boats were instructed to keep a close
watch for any raider.
In the absence of confirmation, navy
officers were inclined to think the wire
less call might have been a hoax sent
by some amateur operator who may
have escaped the governments vigil
ance. If confirmation is received,
warning to shipping will be issued i'm
mediately.
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The Simplon tunnel. connecting Swift
zerland and Italy. is the longest rail-
way tunnel in the world. being IL
miles 45s yards in length I
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aermAns Worse Than Turks.

Tn this work of cruelty We have
proof that the Germans have been
worse than the Turks. When the Turk
has hesitated at some extreme of bar
barfty we have evidence showing that
it. has been the German general staff
headquarters which has given the or
der to proceed to the full limit in the
exterminating methods against the
Greeks. 1t is against such wholesale
barbarity that we will ask the powers
to establish some form of guaranty"
The minister spoke of the recent
Balkan conference at Paris as highly
satisfactory in its results.
The minister was asked if Greece
tionalities. between Serbia and Austria,
by which Serbia aspires to detach the
southern Slav nationa1ities from Aus
trian domination-Croats. Serbs, Slo-
vaks. etc.-and mold them into a great
Slav state of the Balkans.
friends of Serbia We are naturally in
terested in seeing her aspirations real
ized." said the minister. 1T is a noble
aim that our Slav brothers have set be-
fore them. and those who know their
tenacity and their struggle through the
son to hope that Serbia will not only
have its territory restored. as the al
lied powers demand, but that it will
emerge from this world conflict a new
and greater Serbia, uniting its scat
tered southern Slav nationalities into
Troumbitch. the Yugoslav leader. has
said. will with Greece shape the future
destinies of the-Balkans. But while we
wish our Slav brothers all success, we
have no direct concern in this nation
al!ty issue Of Serbia against Austria, as
north Of our newly acquired territory
in Macedonia" =
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our geographical position at the very
gateway of tho Dardanelles and along
side Turkey. But that is for the fu-
ture. and for the present 1t Is perhaps
enough II the European war accom-
piishes the great result Of opening the
Straits of the Dardanelles and the
Bosporusto the commerce OF the world.
world"
Victory Assured by q. s.
Asked II he thought a peace con-
ference was within reasonable sight,
the minister said he would not venture
a prediction. as he had made bet on
that subject once and lost.
But there is one very definite thing
settled as to that peace said the min
lister. land that Is that the entrance of
the United States into the war along
side of Great Britain assures a victor
ious peace for the entente allies. If
there was any doubt about 1t before.
all doubt ended. in my judgment. when
these two colossal powers united for a
common purpose. 1 have not agreed.
therefore, when some have said that
the entrance of the United States
would be financial and material gain,
but would not really affect the final
outcome. On the contrary 1 feel that
the entry of the United States, rang
ing its tremendous moral and material
force along with Engiand's. is the
turning point and decisive factor of
the war. 1t is America that has as
sured the victory of the entente allies.
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Appeal to Moral Sentiment.

1t is believed that the showing of this
moral sermon on the film will do much
toward improving the moral tone about
the ARMY camps and cantonments and
in warning the soldiers to keep their
bodies clean and their strength unim-
paired.
.The young men OF our nation have
sacred patriotic duty to perform in the
protection of their bodies from the inroads
OF preventable diseases" said Surgeon
General Rupert Blue of the United
states public health service last night
Il believe that the film adaptation of
Damaged Goods win have a lasting
effect on all who see it," he said, "and ]
think it would be we'll for civilians as
we'll as soldiers to attend.
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TO IMPRESS LESSONS
Of PHOTO EXHIBITION
Secretary Daniels, Gen. Scott and
Others to Speak at Presentation
Of Damaged Goods

Secretary Daniels. Mai. Gen. Hugh l..
Scott, as personal representative OF
Secretary Baker: Surgeons General
Gorgas of the Army and Braisted OF
the Navy, and Richard Bennett, have
agreed to make brief appeals to the
men of the Army, Navy and Marine
Corps at the New National Theater this
afternoon.
The service men will be gathered at
two performances, $50 and pm. to
see the photo drama, Damaged
Goods" which is to be presented as
one step in the program of the COM
mission of war activities appointed
by the War Department. with the ap-
proval of President Wilson. and head
ed by Raymond b. Fosdick.
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WAR MUST Be WON !
. OR LOST ON THE SEA
MediII Mccormick Emphasizes
Importance of Conquer
ing Submarine.
u. S. EQUAL TO THE TASK
BY CHARLES H. GRAsTY.

(CableGram to The Sunday Star and
New York Times. Copyright, 1919
LONDON, September 1s-Representa-
tive Medill Mccormick, who is making
tour of the allied countries. when
asked today what outstanding lesson
for America he had drawn from his
Investigations in Europe. replied:
We must realize that we are en-
gagged in a naval war. For our allies
and for ourselves especially the con-
1ict with the submarines Is Of over
whelming Importance. The armies at
the ffont-those of our allies no less
than our own-and the population OF
the allied countries are dependent upon
water transportation. France must
have coal from England and wheat
from America. She must import one
third of the amount necessary for her
population, and it is largely because
her able e-bodied men are in the armies
that planting and harvesting are left
to women, old men and bows
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War One of Endurance.

The war now is one of endurance,
ard time is the essence of victory. Moth
ing will SO break the confidence of the
German people in it's autocracy as the
failure of the submarine war. They
have been promised that the subma-
rines will win victory for them. Offi-
GERS recently captured did not know
that there were Americans in France.
and refused to believe the uniformed
American officers who told them they
were part of the advance guard Of the
American armies. They believed Ad-
miral Won Scheers statement that
America would play no more decisive
part than that of Rumania.
IF there is no reason for panic over
the submarine situation, there is every
reason for appreciating its gravity. The
simple fact which presents itself to a
plain American like myself. studying
the war. is that of mastery of life and
treasure. The longer the war lasts the
more costly will il be. The sooner We
master the submarine the shorter will
be the war.
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Means for Combating U-Boats.

The means for combating the raw
ages of the submarine are simple. We
must multiply the numbers of destroy
ers and other patrol ships which cruise
the waters chiefly frequented by the
submarines. We must build new tom
mage on a tremendous scale. and we
must provide conveys for cargo car
riers. In spite of the rate of losses
We know that convoy fleets of mer-
chant vessels are comparatively safe
from submarines. Cruisers. no less than
destroyers, are available as conveys. II
we could build enough destroyers soon
enough-and to that there is no in
surmountable obstacle-and If we could
construct merchant shipping at the rate
of 100000 tons per aunum. in all
probability We should solve the prob
lem. / believe that Is per cent of the
steel-producing capacity of the Uniteth
States will take care of the new ship
ping needed.
THE difficulties ought not to daunt
American energy and American organiz-
ing genius. Properly supported. believe
that Mr.. Hurley and Admiral Capps will
meet the demand which the submarines
make of them. When consider what has
been done on this side by all the countries
involved in the war. by all the govern
ments-not only the one against which We
are fighting. but those with which we are
ightng-to produce munitions and to
produce shipping, l have little doubt that
our own people will unite their energies
to perform the task for which they are SO
singularly fitted