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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE
LIBRARIES FOR SOLDIERS
War Service Committee of American
Association Plans Recreation Fa-
cilities for Camps.

Extensive plans for providing the
soldiers with libraries. SO that they will
have plenty of entertaining and in
structive reading matter for their
recreation periods. are announced by
the war service committee of the
American Library Association.
Camp libraries are to be established
in the thirty-two cantonments and Ma
tional Guard training camps. in build
ings specially constructed for this pur-
pose. and these libraries will be open
when the environments and camps are
ready.
Mr.. Bowerman's Plans.
George F. Bowerman. librarian of the
Public Library of the District of Co
lumbia, who is chairman of the COM
mittee on war library manual, in dis
cussing these plans says:
Library service will be furnished
also to all other camps, large and small,
and to groups of soldiers wherever
they are.
This will be done with the CO.
operation of state and local libraries,
and of other organizations interested.
Frame buildings of this sort will be
erected at the thirty-two environments
and National Guard camps. They will
be 40 by 100 feet in size. one-story high
or ten thousand books, newspapers and
magazines, and living quarters for the
staff. 1t is hoped and expected that
each of these libraries will be in charge
of a trained librarian.
Will House Main" Library.
These buildings will house the cen.
trail or main library of each camp
There will also be as many as $50 de-
post stations or travelling libraries ii
some OF these camps.
ITO do this the social and welfare
agencies maintained by the Y. NJ c. A.
the knights of Columbus and other
similar organizations, the company bar
racks, the officers clubs. etc, will be
utilized as branches and distributing
stations. In other words. in each camp
there will be a library headquarters.
with books and periodicals for reading.
room use and books for home circula
ton, and a system of distributing
agencies, affording altogether to the
soldiers the kind of service that a first
class city public library renders to its
constituency
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
Will Perfect Machinery.

For the peculiar situation presented
by the District of Columbia, Mr.. Lee
has assigned DIR. Cyrus F. Stimson. who
for a number of years has been engaged
in work of a similar character. to for
muIate plans and consult with the Com
missioners of the District, with a view
to perfecting a working machinery to
correlate and systematiZe the agencies
existing in Washington, which might be
utilized for the soldiers needs.
In cooperation with DR.. Stimson,
Commissioner Louis P. Brownlow. has
appointed the District War Service
Commission of representative citizens.
the officers OF which are as follows:
President, Henry White, former am
bassador to France and Italy.
Vice president. Mrs Archibald Hop
kins of the women's section Of the
District of Columbia Council OF De-
Tense.
treasurer, Alonzo Tweedale.
Executive secretary. Cyrus F. Slim
| son, representing the War Department
commission on training camp activities
| Assistant executive secretary. Harold
| sion.
! Honorary vice presidents. Mrs. Newton
/ D. Baker, wife of the Secretary of War:
Mrs Josephus Daniels, wife of the Sec
Field; Mrs. Robert Lansing. wife of the
| Secretary of State: Mrs Hope Slater
Mrs. George w. Vanderbilt. d. j. Gala
han, treasurer of the Knights of Co
lumbus; Col William W. Harris, super
| intendent of public buildings and
/ grounds; Rev George A Miller, presi-
| dent of the Pastors Federation; Rev
Roland Cotton Smith. D. D.. rector of
| St. Johns Protestant Episcopal Church;
| Rt. Rev Mgr. c. F. Thomas. D. D., pas
tor of ST Patrick's Church. and Rev,
Charles Wood, d. D.. pastor of the
Church of the Covenant.
Executive Committee.
The executive committee of the Dis
trict War Service Commission is COM
posed Of the following: William
i knowles Cooper. e. c. Graham, Rev
william J. Kerby. D. D.. Roland s. Rob.
| bins, Rabbi Abram Simon, D. D., Wal.
tier s. Ufrord. Mrs. William Hamilton
Rayly, Miss Mabel Boardman. Mrs
| THOMAS H. Carter. Mrs. Adolph Kahn
Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes and Mrs. James
/ w. Wadsworth, jr-
| Members Of Commission.
The following persons have been ap-
Ineinted members Of ths epunaiaaioa1 r. 2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
MEATLEss WEEKS IN sAxoNX.
Government Decides Upon Step to
Conserve Cattle Resources.

BERLIN. August IL. via London
The government of Saxony has decided
upon the observance Of two meatless
weeks. one in September and the other
in October. It 10 hoped thereby TO ON.
serve the cattle resources and 1mpsUvo
the supply Of milk AnA butko4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12

ganization are contemplating the estab-
lishment and conduct of khaki clubs.
Special efforts are being made by the
clubs and fraternal organizations of the
city to amuse and entertain the soldiers
who happen to be in town. 1t is under
stood that movement Is on foot to
have each fraternal society open a
khaki club and minister IN other ways
to the needs Of the Sammies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
DR.. Woodward Gives Figures.

Dr. Woodward announced that during
the day his board had received from di-
vision No. the names of twenty-seven
persons certified for service in the Ma
tional Army from division the names
OF thirteen persons. and from division 3
the names of nine persons. making a
total of forty-four registrants certified
as not exempted or discharged.
Local board for division No. o re-
ported twenty-one exemptions. while
none of the boards reported failure on
the part of any one to report for phys
ical examination.
Yesterdays record also showed a
number of notices of appeals from de-
cisions Of the local boards filed with the
district board on behalf of the provost
marshal general. In the case of the local
board for division No. 3 there We're
filed eighteen such notices, while fifty
six notices were filed for division 8,
making a total of seventy-four.
The first application for a permit for
the issue of a passport was received
from John K. Miller, jr., of 1913 Fair
mont street northwest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
D. c. TOPLAY HOST
TO SOLDIER BOYS
Organizes to Look After Ev-
cry Need of Lads in
Khaki.
THOUSANDS TO BE HERE

Week end dances. tea parties. vaude-
VILE shows. free games. dinners. lunch
cons. concerts and all manner of enter
tainment are the forms of hospitality
being offered by the people of the Dis
trict of Columbia to the soldiers and
sailors encamped about the city for the
period of the war emergency.
Clubhouses are being established,
community festivals and entertainments
are being planned and free automobile
rides for soldiers are being conducted
by patriotic citizens of Washington as
an expression of their appreciation Of
the sacrifices which are being made by
the youth of the land which is rallying
to the colors in answer to the call of
the President
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
What Commission Must Do.

The problem of this commission is
three-fold. 1t musa care for the social
life of the soldiers within the camps;
1t must investigate conditions sur
rounding the camps with view to the
elimination of the usual attendant evils
of army cantonments. and it must exer-
else directing influence in the organi-
cation of communities in the vicinity
of Army encampments to promote the
welfare. comfort and convenience of
the soldiers while on leave.
A similar commission, with the same
chairman and many of the same mem
bers, has been organized by Secretary
Daniels, with the approval of the
President, for the purpose Of caring
in like manner for sailors and marines,
Joseph Lee of the Playground and
Recreation Association of America has
ben given the task OF directing COM
munify organization. To carry out his
program, he is utilizing the trained
workers of the Playground and Recrea-
ton Association of America OF which
he is president, and is assigning to the
work almost the entire staff of that or
raniZnIiOQ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
Valentine Brandon Goes
Back to Annapolis to Aid
Work on Murder Mystery

Determined to do everything in his
power to further the investigation into
Brandon left here yesterday afternoon,
his relatives stated, to go to Annapolis
and II necessary to Baltimore to try
to see Gov. Harrington of Maryland
in regard to the inquiry.
More depressed than ever after his
Wtfe's funeral yesterday. young Brandon
{eturned to his home, rested a while
snd then returned to Annapolis.
Brandon sent a telegram appealing
TO the Governor of Maryland and to
the mayor of Baltimore to do all in
their power to apprehend his wife's as
eailant- Randall ]. Haislup. father of
the murdered girl, also sent a similar
Telegram addressed both to the Gov
ernor of Maryland and to the mayor of
Annapolis
f'Some Wild Stories Told.v
Some Of the stories told by neighbors
ere mighty wild" said Mr. HaisIup last
evening. "And at least one of them, thai
regarding man being seen sitting in
my daughters home. seems to reflect OF,
per. That makes me all the more de-
termined to do all in my power TO urge
that the murderer be found
my daughter was a good girl Every
one who knows her knows that and will
testify to it She fought for her honor.
and she died for 1t. / am anxious that
the Washington police should take a hand
In the investigation. not because | lack
faith in any OF those working on it, but
because believe the more who are help
Z ing In the inquiry the better will be the
chance of identifying the man who com
mitted the crime.
My daughter lies in her grave tonight
and there never was woman who afford
cd less excuse for the breath Of any
scandal or any Gossip She was a good
4 girl and a capable girl. She was sue
4 eessfl in business. When Val Brandon
I rot her he got a Jewel. and he has lost
one. We want to know how"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
MISS ELlZABETHs HCMRY

Andrews. Rev. Henry Anstadt. D. D.; Rev.
c. F. Armitage, Mrs William H. Bayly,
Mrs. Harriet Blaine Beale. Mrs. Newton
D. Baker. Mr.. Lawrence Beatus, Mrs. Al
bert S. Barker, Mrs. Thomas F. Bayard,
Henry P Blair. Mrs. Montgomery Blair.
Bertram Bloch. Miss Mabel Boardman.
Theodore V. Boynton. Rev. Bernard
Braskamp. Miss Florence NJ. Brown. Mrs.
Gaius NJ. Brumbaugh. Mrs. Albert Sidney
Burleson. d. J. Callahan. Arthur B. Camp
bell, Mrs. Thomas H. Carter. Mrs. Robert
s! Chew. Miss Martha c. Goldman, Or. H
f. Cogswell, Rev. j. NJ Cooper. d. D. !;
William X Cooper. Rev. David r. Covell.
Mrs S. X Cunningham, Mrs. Josephus
F. Dimmock, John Dolph. John Joy Edison,
William Phelps Emo. Miss Helen B. Ernst.
Mrs. William c. Eustis. Mrs. Gibson
Fahnestock. Mrs. Marshall Field, Charles
Graham. Rev. S. H. Greene, D. D.: Miss
Mary Gwynn, Bishop Alfred Harding. D.
D; Mrs. J. Borden Hartman. Col. Will
liam w Harris. Mrs. Christian D. Hem
Hopkins, Mrs. David F. Houston. Mrs.
George Howard. Mrs Albert c. Janin,
Mrs. Adolph Kahn. D. ]. Kaufman, Rev.
William J. kerby. D: D.: Mrs. James
Lee. Thomas S: Lee. NJ. D. !; Colin H.
Livingstone. Mrs. John A. Logan.
Bishop William F. Mcdowell, D. D.
Rev. r. H. McKin. D. D.: Henry B. F.
Mcfarland, Arthur D. Marks. Rev. G.
a. Miller. Rev. G. NJ. Mills. Mrs. James
Dudley Morgan. Mrs. Raymond B. Nor
gan. Mrs. J. E. Mulcare. Mr.. and Mrs. ].
P. s. Neigh. Miss Cecil Norton, Theo-
dore Noyes. Rev. Louis ]. O'Hern,
c. S. P: Rev. Edward A. Pace, D. D.;
julius I. Peyser. Rev. U. G. B. Pierce
d. D.; Clifford Pinchot. Rev. F. J. Pretty
man. D. D.; Maj. r. W. Pullman. Rev.
Wallace Radcliffe. D. D.: Mrs. Susie
Root Rhodes, Miss Jane A Riggs. E. c.
Rogers. Roland S. Robbins. Maurice D.
Rosenberg. Leo A. Rover. Cuno H. Ru-
]. Sheehey. Charles s. Shreve. Mrs.
Thomas NJ. Sidwell. Rabbi Abram ST.
mon. D. D.. and Mrs. Simon. A. Leftwich
Sinclair. Ms. Hope Slater. George Otis.
Smith, Arthur l. Smith. Rev. Roland
Cotton Smith. D. D.; Rev. Thomas g.
Smith. Mrs. Daniel Stapleton, Rev.
Charles F. Steck, D. D.: Rev. Jay P.
Stocking. Judge Milton Strasburger.
Miss Julia Darling Strong. Mrs. Ella
Hoover Thatcher. Corcoran Thorn. Rt
Rev. Mgr. Thomas, c. F.. d. D.: Ernest
L. Thurston, Alonzo Tweedale, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter S. Ufford. Mrs. George w.
Vanderbilt. Rev. John Van Schaick, jr.,
D. D.; Mrs. James w. Wadsworth. jr.;
Fred A. Walker. Henry White. Mrs.
John Jay White, Clarence r. Will
son. Simon Wolf. Mrs. Charles Bough-
ton Wood. Rev. Charles Wood, D. D.:
Mrs. Court F. Wood and Mrs. William
F WoOlard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
GERMANY PLANNING
COMMERCIAL WAR
Concerned Over Agreements
Between Entente Nations
and United States. 81
C0NFERS WITH ALLIES
Especial CabIegram to The stap md
New York Tfmea.N

THE HAGUE, August 11.-Consider~
able importance is attached to the con.
ference Of representatives OF Germany
Austria Hungary. Bulgaria and Turkey
which began yesterday at Vienna for
the preparation OF an economic agree
ment.
Germany has been protesting vigorv
ously against what she calls the wicked
Vaccinations of the entente for coun-
terinS economic Determinations such
as were practiced in the past, but In
the meantime. with her usual fore
sghtedness. she has been preparing
far-reaching protecionist plans Ger
manys idea is to create a solid economic
union with Austria Hungary. Bulgaria and
Turkey. which would mean absolute Ger
man dominion over all the natural re-
sources in those far-stretching regions and
would free Germany for a state-aided
attack on the world markets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
viii Correlate Efforts.

To avoid duplication and waste and
TO eliminate the possibility of working
at cross purposes. the District war
service commission, auxiliary to the
War Department commission on train
ing camp activities, has been formed by
the Commissioners of the District to
correlate the efforts of all possible ex-
listing agencies seeking to be of service
in the emergency
Washington is surrounded by condi-
lions paralleled by those of no other
community in the United States. It Is
estimated that in the neighborhood OF
one hundred thousand men will be en-
camped in the military and naval can
touments in the vicinity Of Washington
during the period of the war. Each OF
these hundred thousand men will be
given two days leave every ten days,
and all of them will receive week end
furloughs This will mean that one
hundred thousand men may be visitors
to the nations capital every week end,
while during the week there Will be an
average of twenty thousand daily.
This is the greatest host ever assem-
bled in the neighborhood of the District
of Columbia, and the daily influx of
military population will be many times
greater than that of any corresponding
period in the citys history. To this
crowd of sightseers and pleasure-seek-
ers there must be added the civilian
employees of the government, who are
constantly being called In for war
work. estimated at from twenty to fifty
thousand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
Get Freedom Of Action.

The work of the commission will be
done mainly through departmental COM
mittees authorized by the executive COM
mittee and working under the general d.
rection of DR.. Stimson. The heads Of the
committees will be given large freedom
and responsibility in the creation of their
respective committees and the prosecution
Of the work, subject to the executive COM
mittee.
The departmental. or divisional. commit
tees which have been organized and the
working chairmen Of those committees are
as follows
Committee on home hospitality and in.
fluence, Mrs. William H. Bayly. president
Of the Young Women's Christian Aeso-
citation, chairman.
Committee on church hospitality, Rev
DIR. Charles Wood. pastor Of the Church
Of the Covenant, chairman.
Committee on religious manifestations
Rev. Earle Whitley, pastor Of the Vermont
Avenue Christian Church. chairman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
Great Fleet Planned.

An enormous scheme for the recon-
struction of the German mercantile
feet at q cost of many millions of dol
lars is sufficient indication that big
ideals are contemplated. Doubtless.
too, Germany is beginning to fear the
competition of Americas merchant
fleet in the war.
The greatest stress has been laid
on the reconstruction of the feet-
Large subsidies are to be granted.
graduated according to the rapidity OF
the completion of the vessels after the
war.
Undoubtedly the character OF the
economic conference at Vienna has been
modified since Americas entrance on
the scene. Germany is most anxious
to discover what. IL any, economic
agreements the entente and America
have made.
Germany's Hopes.
The Hamburg to- Bagdad scheme.
which is nearing completion, is an
economic agreement with Austria
Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey. with
Germany in chief command, as eco
nomically the strongest. Germany's
other scheme is the solidarity OF
European interests. with the ultimate
hope of including all continental
! Europe against Great Britain and the
United States
| Meanwhile the question of annexa-
| ton is once more in the foreground and
the Pan-Germans are again on the war
path for an annexationist offensive and
are fghting the majority peace reso-
| luton. Reventlow in the Tages Zeit-
ung today openly asserts that Germany
does not intend to abandon all idea OF
the partial annexation of Belgium. The
Kolnische Volkszeitung considers that
any unofficial expression of peace terms
should be forbidden.
| Questions Socialists.
| Meanwhile the Het Volk raises the
question whether the majority social
| lists have abandoned all imperialistic
aims.
1t is evident that the radical Tage-
blatt and the socialist Vorwaerts are
suspicious of the cabinet SO far as Bel
GUM is concerned. It must be remem-
bered that the majority resolutions
against annexation never were defin-
nitely accepted by the Michaels cabi-
net.
| The Vienna Arbeiter Zeitung asserts
that the military. not civilians, will
finally settle the question of annexa-
ton and like the Vorwaerts. objects to
Michaelis being made colonel. as II
indicates a strong military prestige
existing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
Educational Service.

Committee on educational service, DR..
Ernest l. Thurston. superintendent of
schools of the District. chairman
Committee on public recreation, includ-
ing community centers, schools, physical
recreation and sports, Mrs. Susie Root
Rhodes. supervisor of Fairgrounds Of the
District OF Columbia, chairman.
Committee on commercial recreation. in
GLIDING theaters, motion picture houses,
dance halls, etc, Roland S. Robbins. man
ager of Keith's Theater, chairman
Committee on library service. Rev.
George F. Bowerman. librarian OF the
Public Library, chairman.
Committee on women's organizations.
Mrs Archibald Hopkins. chairman Of the
woman's section OF the District council of
defense.
committee on speclal entertainments
Miss Elizabeth Howry. chairman
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
Will War on Monotony.

One of the most effective efforts made
to tighten the work of the soldier in
camp and beguile his leisure hours has
been made by the committee Of the
District war service commission on
special entertainments. the chairman
of which is Miss Elizabeth Howry. Miss
Howry has dedicated herself to war on
monotony, and has given up her sum-
mar IN making soldiers happy. She has
orsanixed seven vaudeville companies
Of amateur and professional talent
which has volunteered and has defin-
tie schedule of entertainments. giving
one show each week at each camp in
the vicinity of the District.
The vaudeville programs which are
given. though often staged under rather
crude conditions, are far from ANA
t.ur,sh in character. All acts which
are put on must measure up to stand
ard Of excellence. with Robert Bell and
Miss Bliss Finley as judges Of the try
outs. Rehearsals are held daily ut
WeodWaed L 1othroO's aNdttaEfuua
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
Problem Gives Concern.


The problem presented by this situa-
ton has given no little concern to the
Commissioners Of the District and other
city officials. 1t has been considered
essential that the social and commercial
interests of the District be organized
and assembled to meet the emergency.
AS early as three months ago the
War Department considered plans
and methods to protect the cities
Of the country against the dan
gers of this tremendous addi-
ton to their transient population. and
suggested measures for developing and
exhibiting the hospitality and real war
spirit of the citizens
With the experience Of Europe before
them, the Secretaries of the War and
Navy departments realized that on the
entrance of America into the war
something must be done to meet the
problems presented by the mobilization
Of troops and the gathering together OF
large bodies of men in military can
tonments.
In order to handle the situation, by
appointment of Secretary of War
Baker, the War Department commits
sion on training camp activities was
formed, with Raymond B. Fosdfck as
chairman, with such men of national
reputation as Joseph Lee of the Play
ground and Recreation Association of
America, John r. Mott of the Y. NJ c.
A. associated with him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
Singing and Music.

Committee on community singing and
music. DR. Hamlin f. Cogswell, supervisor
of music of the public schools Of the Dis
trict. chairman.
Committee on pageantry and outdoor
plays Mrs Christian Dominick Hemmick,
chairman.
Committee on dramatics. Bertram Bloch
of the Drama League. chairman.
Committee on coordination OF services,
Mrs. Adolph Kahn. chairman.
Committee on legal and police affairs.
Clarence r. Wilson, chairman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
Others to Establish Clubs.

The Young Mems Hebrew Association
has undertaken the establishment of a
similar institution opposite the New
willard Hotel at 18th street and Penn
sylvania avenue. 1t Is understood that
the Jewish women's organizations. the
Knights of Columbus. the Protestant
churches and the Catholic Tomsnss -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-31
Kansas City livestock.

Kansas City, Me., Oct 3E.--HoES.
Receipts. S-00g; higher bulk, 1920
1906 heavy $500 1850; packers
ana butchers 1900 1870, light, 1850
0tGf0. pigs, f4.50G15.z1
Cattle Receipts 1900; strong:
prime fed steers. 15.g0016.25, dress
ed beef steers. 1100D15.00; western
steers, S.501fI3.00s cows. 5.50010 &C:
be5Eers. S.5D0f2-5Gs stockers and feed
ers 700D12.0o. bulls, G000T.75.
calves. 650GI3z5.
Sheep Receipts zoe: steady;
lambs. 25G16.BGi seerIngs. 1000
1880. wothers, 10 50l9I9.50. ewes.
J GO &c go.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-31

Tao question Of how MANY reels n
pbofeblaY Should run is not nearly as
diHeult % answer now as it was q
year ago,
AT that time certain manufacturers
stan had au idea that 10 to ~ reels
would become popular but time has
proven that the dve-reel picture is
The one which IFS most popular with
the public and therefore, the best
from a commercial viewpoint
There are several reasons for This.
One is that any photoplay which runs
over the allotted five reels must have
. remarkable story and such stories
are scarce. Another reason is that tho
public prefers a feature with 3 one
and tw0-reeI comedy or a comedy and
2 news flm
Yet another reason is that the eE-
hibir0r finds such an evenings enter
tainment Is best for him. He can give
two performances night, while with q
long film he is only able 10 FIJI his
house once, and il he charges extra
he ineurs the III win of his steady pa
irons.
Most stories can be told IN five
reels and a closely knit story Is far
more entertaining than a ion8-drawn-
out feature with too much unneces-
sary detail I'm some cases an over