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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-07
One Alarm Comes From New
port, R. l.; Another From
the Virginia Capes.
ALL SHIPPING WARNED
TO REMAIN IN PORT
Destroyer Flotillas at Sea and As
sumed to Be in Search of the
Enemy Vessels.

Reports of German commerce
raiders off Atlantic ports were
flashed along the seaboard today,
and all shipping practically was
tied up, while naval patrols went
out to establish the identity of
ships reported near the
lanes.
1t was the first breath of war
at the doors of America, and it
sent thrill through the country.
Reported Off Nantucket.
The first report came from Nantucket
light vessel. which saw a strange ship
passing west at 7:20 o'clock this morn
ing and promptly reported it to the
Boston navy yard and the Navy De-
partment Destroyer fiotillas are at
sea in the vicinity and presumably
they heard the wireless warning which
swept the coast line and set out to
locate the mysterious craft. Mean
while shipping was warned not to
venture out.
Soon afterward a report of raider
off the Virginia capes came from
Hampton roads. where shipping also
was held in port while armed craft
went to sea to investigate.
Reports of Raiders Expected.
Navy officials expect many reports OF
raiders while the seacoast is at high
tension, and many such probably will
turn out to be .unoffending tramps. No
precautions are being overlooked, how
ever, and the naval patrol is on the
alert to examine all strange ships.
officials considered it would be
strange for a raider to venture so close
to ports which are known to be guard
ed. They would expect raider to he
off at sea on the edges of the ship
ping lanes, instead of venturing close
enough to shore to be observed and re-
ported.
1t was considered not improbable
that the wireless warnings caused by
the mysterious ship passing Nantucket
were heard all along the coast and
might be responsible for other reports
of a commerce raider lying in wait.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-07
WEATHER.

Fair continued cool tonight and to-
morrow, probably becoming unsettled
by tomorrow night: probably frost to-
night.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending . pm: Highest 81. at 2 pm to-
day: lowest. AZ. at 6 m. today.
Full report on page
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-07
Record Crop of Rye in Sight.

Notwithstanding the heavy decrease in
the prospective winter wheat crop, the
production of rye is forecasted by the De-
partment of Agriculture at 60, 600, 600
bushels, the largest output of that crop
ever recorded in the United States Last
year the production of rye was 47.3S3, 900
bushels. in 1915 it was "a ,O5O. 900 bushels
and the average of the previous five years
was 37,56s, 900 bushels.
The winter wheat area last autumn was
40,090,000 acres. one OF the largest acre
ages ever planted. How much of this
acreage will have to be abandoned be-
cause of conditions which prevailed dur
ing the winter has been a cause of much
speculation. Reports from different
sources reaching the Department of Ag-
riculture have indicated that there was
some winter killing of winter wheat in
many sections of Kentucky, Tennessee,
Illinois. Indiana. Ohio, Missouri, Okla
homa. Kansas and Texas, and of hard red
winter wheat in the western and south
western plains. particularly in Kansas and
Oklahoma.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-07
Nation Takes Up Food Problem.

ter for increasing and conserving the food
supply of the country to meet the war
time demands and the necessity of for
warding larger amounts of foodstuffs to
the entente allies are under way by the
Department of Agriculture.
Secretary Houston left today for st.
Louis to confer with agricultural experts
from the great cereal growing states of
the middle west. AS soon as possible he
will hold similar conferences in the east,
The question of war time food produc-
zion and distribution was discussed at
yesterdays cabinet meeting. The admin
istration. through the Department of As-
riculture and the council of national de-
fense, has made nation wide prepare tions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-07

Continued on Second Page:l
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-23

Try tho Free Trader Journal Want-Ads
for results.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-23
GUARD CALLED TO
PREVENT RIOT
IN ILLINOIS CITY

Hallidayboro. H., Nov. 20 Armed
posses headed ny deputy shcritIs to
day surround the nome ct Jim Lewis,
a negro. who shot and seriously
wounded two police officers at Du-
quoin Ill.,, and a race battle with ne
Proes living here and at Elkvil!c. two
miles away. is feared.
Aid has been asked Of citizens Of
Duquoin and a force OF men. includ
ing member OF the Illinois National
Guard. is on its way here.
Lewis shot W. D. Campbell and
Earl Kirkpatrick, policemen, who had
been summoned by railway conduc
tor 10 eject him from train. The
conductor accused Lewis of being
drunk and using abusive language.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-23
MURPHY ESCAPES
TERM FOR CONTEMPT

Defeat In their appeal to the SUI
preme court OF Illinois to set aside an
order of the city court of Spring Val
ley holding them in contempt and sent
encing them to six months in Jail, Joe
Corna. Joe Compasso, Dom Buifo,
John Salvetto and Anton Vieno, in
surgent members of the Forresters of
America, were arrested Thursday by
Sheriff o. H. Skolnnd and began serv.
ing their term in jail. Attorney John
l.. Murphy, counsel for the five, who
was sentenced to serve 30 days. es-
capped the discomforts OF a cell in the
county Jail by departing hurriedly
for somewhere in the east"
The prisoners were released Tues
day morning from the county jail
following a settlement made Monday
night with the officers of the Forrest
er lodge to whom was refunded So,
200 alleged to have been illegally TAX
en- from the treasury. Part Of this
money had been paid to Murphy fol
attorneys fees. The sentence against
the prisoners and their lawyer has
been suspended and all charges
against them have been withdrawn.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-23
THEIR JUST DESERT.

Suffragsts throughout the country
have been indulging in various kinds
of meetings and festivities to eele-
brate the recent New York victory.
Not long ago the Woman's Suffrage
party OF Louisiana held a banquet for
this same purpose of rejoicing 1t
extended invitations to members OF
other suffrage organizations, but
The invitations stated that no wo'
man who had endorsed or in any way
aided the suffrage "picketing' OF the
white house would be expected to
come to the banquet And if such
misguided individuals did come, they
would not be seated.
Perhaps it would have been good
for the picket enthusiasts to attend
the banquet. They might have acquir
ed some Of the spirit of fairness and
common sense that actuates the great
majority of suffragsts in opposing tht
methods Of the picketers But on the
other hand, exclusion from the ban
quet should have salutary effect or
the militants. Ostracism is what they
deserve. They have turned away
from their cause many who would
have been friends. They are earning
the contempt of others who are loya
to the real suffrage movement. Per
haps more general ostracism would
be very fine thing for those whit
endorse or in any way aid" thu
picketers.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-23
RUSES USED TO
r. .' ) t7 ESCAPE DRAF T

Pittsburgh, Nov 42.-Ruses !, by
which soierce is Used TO defeat isratk-
cts who Teien defective sight or hear
ing or TO detect oyer-oaser patriots
who wish to conceal their raniitness
tor military service were explained al
the session here OF the Joint conven-
tion Of the American Academy of
Ophthamoosy and Otto Larnygolosy.
I d.. George f. KEEPER. OF Lafayette,
Ind, described the means used to dis
cover maliagering as it affected the
eyes and ears. by the use of mirrors
and prisms an applicant can be made
to read with an eye which he pro-
fesses to be bad providing the eye is
not defective.
Major Walter b. Lancaster. of Bos-
ton. told how faint.hearted man
called for military service had been
made to walk barefooted across a
floor on which rubber tacks and other
obstacles had been placed He picked
his way so gingerly that his claim
OF being unable to see well was dis.
proved. He told OF others being
tricked by coin rolled across the
floor which they watched instinctively
Major Allen Greenwood, of the Med
iCal Reserve Corps, said he knew oil
fifteen men with glass eyes who had
been sent into the draft army. He
said he had also discovered several
cases of absolute imbecility among the
selectives in camps, as well as strange
anomalies such as six fingers on a
hand.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-23
Co. mint Alr1:as Gore.

"Foley's Honey ara I1r is great,
writes W. Day, G5 Campbell Ave.
p Detroit. Mich III relieves bron.
CA.tis Gu.clly My complaint has al
most gone aud hope never to have ii
again" The experience OF thousands
proves there is no better remedy for
coughs, colds or Group, The scnUine
costs 10 more than substitutes, and
this oil reliable family cough medI-
cine should he in every home every
winter. Insist on Foley's Honey and
Tar time tried ana never failing
For SIZE by ". d. Duncan
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-23
MAKES REAL COFFEE
FROM VELVET BEANS

Quitman, Ca, Nov. -. The velvet
bean. so abundantly grown in the
South, is being put - an entirely
new use in this section and is no
longer classed as a stock food ex-
clusively 4 hotel started the move
ment By the announcement TO large
number OF travelling statesmen that
the coffee served was made from vel
vet beans. after the dinner had been
finished and the guests were profuse-
ly complimenting the proprietor for
the splendid Java" One of the
guests, claiming to be an expert con
noisseur, had taken the third cup
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-23
RAID GERMAN PAPER
OFFICE AT PEORIA

Peoria H., Nov 23-On search
warrants issued under the espionage
act. government agents raided the Of
fee OF the Peoria Some, a German
newspaper and the homes Of its pro.
prctors. 1t is alleged the paper was
active in a movement to collect money
from German sympathizers. The pa
per is edited by p. n Wolf
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-23
PONTIAC TEACHER
EX0NERATED BY JURY

Kalamazoo, Mich, Nov, 23.-Miss
Alice HARRISON, Pontiac, ILL.,. teacher,
on trial here for the murder of her
father, today was found not guilty by
a jury in the superior court Miss
HARRISON admitted shooting her father
but declared she was driven to it by
years OF mistreatment and cruelty
to her mother and herself
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-23
AMERICAN GUNNERS
STORM CITY BEHIND
GERMAN FOES LINES

With the American army in France.
Nov 23-The American artillery to-
day hurled five shells into town be-
hind the German lines in. retaliation
for the Germans Smelling village be-
hind our lines when the shell struck
regimental headquarters. The Ger
man artillery is abnormally lively.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-23
CHICAGO FLY COPS
HELD FOR EXTORTlOM

Chicago. Nov. 22.-Chareed with ex-
tortion soliciting brides and non-per-
Torrance OF duty, three Chicago de
tectiyes are under arrest today. They
are John Walsh. Harry Bowker and
Hugh Burns. Marked money said to
have been found on the detectives is
held as evidence AGAINST them.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-23
Serves Double Purpose.

Basic Stag, otherwise known as
Thomas phosphate, is the only known
phosphate material that serves the
double purpose of phosphating and
lining crops.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-23
setter 20 Flay Flrr.

DE man OATS ufraid 10 take his
share Of de risk" said Uncle Eben.
"takes bigger chances dan de man
dat plays fair learned dat watchin'
what happened to Teller dat got his
SET hetched cheatin' in crap game"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-23

II YOU ne losI ANYTHING YOU can
find II by advertising in Tie Free Trad.
er-Journal.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09
The Last Fifteen Minutes

The last fifteen minutes at night are the
most important in the day so far as COM
pleXon is concerned. Many a hopeless sort
OF a face has been coaxed into attractive
ness during this time by a regular and
faithful setting aside of this period. Hastily
rubbing your face with a wash cloth is not
enough, Use a complexion brush or even
sitter brush, green soap and hot water
and see to 1t that every bit of the days
Crime has been removed from your face
This IL only the beginning. Beauty of skin
does not wholly depend on local treatment
Energy and circulation come from within
Exercise; take Il refreshing bath, and then
go to bed with a smile in your heart. We
need smiles and fresh faces in wartime
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09

MA SUNDAY might, / could not
answer in the same direct way. How It set
me thinking Il seems to me that II
strikes at the heart Of our most vital prob
lens.
Here was a prosperous city with a popu-
lation of more than a hundred thousand
With its factory and educational facilities
il was drawing from other towns thousands
of young men and young women, many or
them little more than boys and girls. Their
characters were Uniformed, and yet they
were being drawn out from home influence
into a maelstrom of temptation. The eX-
uberance and thoughtlessness of youth were
no longer under the restraint of home coun-
sci and surveillance, and there was nothing
else being provided to take it's place.
The churches which should have been
the substitute for home were closed-eNcept
for few hours on Sundly and the midweek
evening prayer services. Where, indeed,
does God stay in the city during the week?
Six days in the week-and in some towns
seven-the doors swing open in saloon,
dance hall, cafe, theatre and brothel. But
Gods doors are closed.
From all these the lights fash and music
invites, but Gods house Is shrouded In
gloom and silence. The devil is employing
every means in his power TO entice youth
into his clutches and the churches are
closed in silence OF brick and stone.
Does God want an abode Of gloom and
silence? Does He want the front door OF
His house locked except at occSsional In
tervals?
Many a girl has accepted questionable
| companionship because she was lonely
Many a boy has strayed into a saloon-not
because he wanted drink, but because
/ he yearned for sociabllty-because the sa
loon offered the only thing IN the way Of {
social center to which he had access.
! wish the question the little child pu
10 me could ring in the ears OF every min
lister and church worker I'm the country
| Where does God stay during the week?
1t might set them thinking as II did me
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09

some money to buy SEEDS, so / gave him the
SO which / did not put back in the craw-
fish hole. He said tnat would do for
start and would l come to see him every
day? l said l would for awhile whenever
1 did not go somewhere else. He laughed as
IL that was a joke, but ! could not see any
thing to laugh at Then after the old man
had told me that he was a hundred ears
old Rowdy and / went to George Washing
toms 70 see whether they had got back yet
George and his wife were at home and
George told me there had come ghost with
eyes Of fire and breathing smoke and had
chased them ten miles
Tonight | prayed Dear mother which
art in heaven, If you know anything about
gardens l wish you would help the burglar,
for / do not think he knows anything about
them. Ask God to bless you and my father
and give my love to all the people in heaven
that / know Amen"
George Washington" the next Patsy Nil
dare adventure, appears In tomOrrOw's Evening
Ledger.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09
Mind Affects the Rodv

Does the mind affect the body7
Scientific experiments nroya .A. "
sorrow, anger. fear and other er,o. Soy sn
states are powerful forces which ,vu0n,l ,..l
crease or depress bodily func,,nsys ~
quickly and as powerfully as drugs ~ ~. =
physical agents. Joyful emotions h.,NsulWl
the activity of all the bodily functionss sasl "
quicken the circulation. The heart mn. ~
stronger. the brain thinks clearer, brss,ss.ss s.s
Is deeper and the whole body prospers prs..
the influence Of continued joyous nsni.I a,
posite conditions. A condition OF eyS.,g w
tion or fatigue is produced The clrculs,.-
is depressed so that the hands and fest y.
often cold and the secretlons of the ~,
are diminished. wy
(CoryriRhtl
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09
Crane Juice in Apple Butter

10 the Editor OF Woman . PrVe'
Dear Madam--Do you think It is all right IN
nakIne annie butter to combine other havoring
with t. such grape Juice or lemon juice u
YOU use with the apples. and would you cook
the grape Juice when you are cooking the apples
or pour II in afterward? (Mrs) V. H.
Grape juice and lemon juice are often
included in the makeup Of apple butter,
They add a tang to the taste and many
persons prefer the butter made this way.
Here is a good formula for making apple
butter that includes grape juice: To every
rallon Of the sliced and peeled apples that
have been cooked into a sauce add one pint
Of grape juice, one cupful Of brown sugar
and one-fourth of a teaspoonful Of salt.
You see then, that the grape juice is added
IN the middle of the process rather than
Al the beginning or end. These should
be cooked slowly and stirred often for two
hours or until of the desired thickness.
Then stir in a teaspoonful Of cinnamon and
mack
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09

and emphasize the need of every church
doing something more than opening the
doors on Sunday If an evening of whole
some diversion was always possible and a
continuous welcome always flashing in Gods
house, what a difference it might make in
the lives of hundreds-maybe thousands.
One evening may be the turning point
in the life of a girl or a boy. And at such
a crisis--how many in every street corner
we can never know-God's house is closed
and locked. Where, indeed, does He live
during the week?
Can YOU answer the childs question?
l can't.
tCopyrlght. 1917. by The Bell Syndicate. Inc }
p MSnday1;"It's Love That Makes the World
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09
IN THE MOMENTS MODES


To be smart this year
you must have a short
fur coat. It is fast be-
c ing imperative.
And the most favored
of all the combinations
in short fur coats is
that of Hudson seal
with natural muskrat
trimming. 1t must be
a relief to the muskrat
to be natural once in a
while. This year musk
rat is still very popular
in the role of Hudson
seal, but it also has a
chance to show itself
without the makeup,
and often on the same
garment, as here illus
trated. The natural
muskrat faunts itself
round the collar, cuffs,
front, bottom and even
in the middle of the
sleeves of this jaunty
and practical little coat
with untamed grace,
making it an unusually
taking and smart
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09
A Letter That Helps

To the Editor Of WondH's Page:
Dear Madam was amazed to receive your
letter of 30 much personal interest In reply to
mine requesting suggestions for a Halloween
party. A rev newspaper clippings the
most expected OF you
You were most kind to take so much trouble
for us VIII you please accept our hearty
thanks-of myself and little dauFhter-for your
contribution which made the party great sue
cess?
We used four Of your ideas. new to all.
Had there been more guests many more of your
suggestions would have been feasible. They
viii be filed for future reference for other
parties.
Nav | heartily commend you for your stand
and IT, cannot be too hrnl--against that nernt-
cious habit of girls allowing young men to kiss
them when no engagement to marry exists?
Thanking you again for your very real assist
ance and wishing you great success in Sour
department. also promising to come again il
necessary. REA DER.
letter like this makes work worth
while
We are glad, too. TO know that some one
agrees with the editor In believing that
kisses should be held sacred
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09
Discourteous, Not Insulting

To the Editor Of Womdn's Pdge:
Dear Madam-will you kindly publish I'm your
next issue u Il Is an insult IL you send a let.
ter typewrten or In red ink TO a girl friend
and why? Thanking YOU, CURIOUS
A typewriter letter would not exactly
be an insult, but II is certainly not CON
sidered in good taste Typewriter letters
and red-ink ones are supposed to be used
purely for business purposes therefore when
a man writes to girl he should show her
that he thinks enough of her and has
enough respect for her to take the trouble
to write the letter personally, unless II Is
a business letter. This is where the
courtesy comes in. 1t is more courteous to
write than TO typewrite and to use black
ink than red when writing No woman
likes 70 be treated as business letter. so
TO speak. Another little hint, Curious. It's
considered not good form to speak Of a
girl as "a girl friend" Simply say. as I'm
your letter, ito girl" leaving out the
word friend.
These rules are simply matters Of custom
and courtesy and there is no special rea
son for them except that they show respect
for a woman, which every man should have
in all his dealings with her for the very
fact that she is a woman
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09

ing for suffrage. They neglected their
cause rather, which was as it should have
been.
Here are some of the things that spoke
more strongly to the voters of New YORK
city than any speech that was ever de-
livered in the cause of woman suffrage.
They raised S171 ,551 for the Red Cross,
distributed 100000 Hoover food-pledge
cards. sold $1,000 worth of the first Lib.
erty Loan bonds and $1,20S665 of the
second issue. Totaling the city and state
parties, more than $7OOO,OOO worth Of the
second Liberty Loan were sold by suf-
fragists.
And they gave their sons!
Do you think New York women earned
their victory?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09
End of a Smoked Tongue

Many housewives haven't learned to ap-
preciate the value and flavor of the end
of a smoked tongue. This can be purchased
from the delicatessen dealer at about one
quarter the cost of the center of the tongue
and with little trouble can be made into
potted tongue. MinCe the many bits of
meat you find on the end, season them and
pack in a jar. When you serve this with
a little melted butter they'll come back for
more"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09

a pair of puzzled
eyes and wondered
what could be GO
ing on in the li.tle
brain TO prompt
such an inquiry.
At a loss 70 know
just what to an
swer, l parried by
a s kin G another
question in my
turn
"Why do you
ask?"
"Cluse muvN er
says this is Gods
house, and it's al
ways shut up 'cept
on Sundays.
How like a child
TO put such n ques.
tion "a question
which, try as
nnlRhf L nnllld moi
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09
Morning Denressia.

What is good for morning d.pr.,,,...
A cold morning bath. Re s,,. M Il K
Oath is taken in the proper way. IN. W., !, y
should not be allowed to chill bu, ~ " Dop
rubbing should follow the appllcatlor - VIZ
cold water, taken in the form - %
sponge, a shower or a cold tub ou. ~
gradually become accustomed ~ mus
a cold shower or tub "0"eVer, h
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-09
The Old Sixteenth

To the Editor Of WoBiaH's PAGE:
Dear Madam--will you please let me know A.,
Company O. Sixteenth Infantry, OF the NstIonai
Guards has been reorgAnized9
OUT OF TOWN.
The entire sixteenth Pennsylvania In
fantry was disbanded. Its members are
now In the s12th Infantry Regiment of the
United states army Much OF the National
Guard has been transferred on paper 10
other regiments. and the understanding is
that all companies and regiments are 10 be
raised 70 European standards as 10 num-
bers