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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-25
Those Wishing to Enlist in
Artillery or Cavalry of D. c.
Must Apply Now at Camp

Recruiting stations for the batteries
OF field artillery and for the squadron
of cavalry of the National Guard of
the District are closed, because these
organizations have gone into the mobi-
1ixation camp on Patterson field. north
of Florida avenue, between 4th and 9Th
streets northeast. All those wishing
to enlist in these units should now
apply at the headquarters Of the cav
airy or battery at the camp.
There are still about twenty va
cancies in the four troops of cavalry.
The last men to join before the squad
ron went into camp are: Harry Farber.
Bernard r. Pascoe, Brooke NJ Miller.
Charles Partlow. John HARRISON and
Samuel Tisbenour.
When the District cavalry go into
camp at Admission. Ala. they will be
Joined with the four Essex troops from
New Jersey and the four troops of the
Richmond Blues, forming one of the
new National Guard cavalry regiments.
The officers OF the local cavalry claim
that they have assurances from the
War Department that they will get
horses as soon as they go into camp
at Admission Troop A, which was on
the Mexican border last winter. has
horses. which ii expects to have ex-
changed for large prairie horses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-25
BASED ON POLICY Of NOT
USING CAVALRY IN EUROPE
War Department Order Plans Util-
cation of Its Services as
Field Artillery.

The action of the War Department in
directing the provisional organization OF
cavalry regiments as field artillery is
based on the policy of not using United
States cavalry in Europe at the present
time The commanding officers of the
18th. 18th, goth. 21st. 22d. 23d. cath and
25th Regiments of regular cavalry al
ready have been ordered to reorganiZe
their regiments for service as three-inch
field artillery regiments during the pres
ent emergency" with the special object OF
utilizing their services in the war against
Germany and her allies. Hereafter horses
furnished to the above named regiments
will be such are supplied to regiments
OF field artillery. 1t is stated mat the
cavalry regiments thus reorgantzed are to
revert to their normal organization after
the present war
The change was based on n recon-
mendation made by Gen. Joseph f.
Kuhn. chief of the War College divi-
sion Of the general staff. as follows;
Text of the Order.
The regular army field artillery
available eighteen regiments) is suffi-
cient only for six regular divisions.
This leaves a large surplus Of infantry,
out Of which additional divisions could
be formed. II artillery therefor can bs
formed. AS United States cavalry, as
such. is not to be used in Europe at
present. that arm affords a means for
obtaining additional field artillery. As
cavalry horses and saddles have not
yet been fully supplied to new cavalry
regiments, the War College division
deems 1T wise TO suspend further is
sues to them and to commence training
with q view to conversion into field ar
tillery. This will involve eight regi-
ments. enough for two divisions and
two regiments over, which can be as
signed TO the National Guard. which
also lacks artillery. Pending issue of
artillery material. and until plans for
training the new regiments are ma
tured. these regiments should be
trained. as far a practicable, for serv-
ice as field artillery"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-25
MILLS CLOSED BY STRIKES.
1. W. W. Hats Furnishing of Lum.
Der to u. S. for Airplane.

San FRANCISCO. July 2J.-one- hal,
the lumber mills In Oregon and Wash
ington have been forced to close. due
to strikes called by the Industrial
Workers Of the World. according IN j.
statement today by A. A. Baxter sen-
erai manager of the Douglas Fir and
Exploitation Export Company.
The mills are closing down rapid,v :.
said Baxter. 1T will not be long he :
fore all of them are closed If the
l. W. w. agitation lasts. Lumber for
airplane construction will be cut on
entirely unless some definite action is
taken by the government" According
to advices from Seattle. northwestern
lumbermen who hold contracts with
the government to furnish 81 900, o0O
feet of lumber for the army canton
ments at American Lake. Wash, and
Des Moines, Iowa. say they are ex-
pecting cancellations from Washing.
ton on account Of the delay in assem-.
bling the material
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-25

as compliment. in view OF his long
service. II being known that the two
local regiments, the list and I'd, were
to be merged, and that Col. Stephan
should be the lieutenant colonel Of the
resulting organization, the 3D. Infantry.
Col. Stephan has never missed at
tendance at any Of the annual encamp-
ments or maneuvers OF the local militia
since he has been connected with 1t.
He has served on every general court
martial appointed to try guard cases,
and in many instances he was the pre-
siding officer. He is the presiding off,
Ger Of the brigade examining board of
the guard, which examines men for
promotion to the commissioned grade.
He is an expert rifeman and sharp
shooter with the pistol.
Col. Stephan was with the regiment
the entire time It was in the United
States service during the Mexican dis
turbance of last year.
In civil life Col. Stephan Is general
manager and a member Of the firm of
Dulin & Martin Co. Of this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-25
WASHED IN SEWER,
BOY ESCAPES DEATH
Joseph Moran Falls In Pond,
Comes Out Alive at Fill
tration Plant.

Joseph Moran. an eight-year- boy
had miraculous pc from drowning
this afternoon, being washed more than
mile in closed sewer from the Soldiers
Home grounds to the filtration plant. at
list street and Michigan avenue
While laying with a companion in an
open gutter on the Soldiers Home
grounds the rush of water after the
heavy rain threw young Moran from
his feet and washed him into the closed
sewer before his companion could sum-
mon help.
The boys father, W. ]. Moran. who
lives at 443 Luray place, and Is en-
ployed as salesman in downtown
clothing store, was notified and the
Waterman where the sewer empties. at
21st and A streets. back of the District
Jail. was instructed to watch for the
body.
In the meantime a squad of police
from the tenth precinct who had been
summoned to the Soldiers Home
grounds by the report of the accident
went in an automobile along the route
of the sewer. trying to find some open
ing. When they were near Michigan
avenue and LIST street they heard a
boys call for help and going to the
sewer found young Moran there. He
had caught hold Of some projection.
The policemen took off the grating
and put a rope down. The boy fastened
it about his body and was dragged out
He was taken to Garfield Hospital and
apparently will recover
George Bowman. Ave years old. of
3308 Park place, who had fallen in an
open culvert with the Moran boy. man.
aged to get out Of the water before he
was washed through the sewer. He
also was taken to Garfield Hospital.
The boys were playing along an open
culvert just below the duck pond In
the Soldiers Home grounds, about
o'clock this afternoon. when one of them
accidentally fell into the whirling waters.
The other boy is said to have attempted
to rescue him when he also fell into the
water.
The cries Of the Bowman boy attracted
employees Of the Soldiers Home. who noti-
fed the police.
Small Streams Are Swollen.
Reports from nearby sections of Mary
land and Virginia this afternoon told Of
the swollen condition Of the small streams
Az police headquarters shortly after
O'Clock message was received from the
pumping station at Takoma Park giving
the information that Sligo branch was
higher than it had been in seventeen
years and the operator suggested that
PIadensburg would be flooded
A food warning was telephoned to
residents of Bladensburg by the police
At that time, however. 1t was said
that the high water had not reached
there.
Eastern branch was much higher
for water to reach the roadway. Resi-
dents of the town expect the roadway
will be flooded before night
In the vicinity Of Takoma Park the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-25
HOTEL CHEFS FOR ARMY.
New York Hostelries Lend" Gov
eminent 24O Teacher-Cooks

NEW YORK, July 25.-Chefs from the
big New York hotels have been drafted
by the War Department for temporary
duty as instructors in cooking at the new
army cantonment at Yaphani:. Long Is
land. The Hotel Association OF New York
yesterday voted to lend the army 2so
chefs and high-class speciality cooks to
instruct enlisted men in the preparation
OF food for the units Of the new national
army soon to go into training at Yap-
hank. The hotel cooks will serve in the
usuSl army capacity until enough SOL
diere are trained to furnish competent
foo4s for each REGIMENT In training.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-25
JOINS HISTORIC COLLECTION
Glass Bowl Used in Draft Goes to
Independence Hall

PHILADELPHIA. July 25.-The glass
bowl from which the 10000 capsules
containing the national army numbers
were drawn in Washington last Friday
is to be added to the historic collec-
tons at Independence Hall. While the
draft bowl is not the property of
the government but belongs to Charles
r. Morris. clerk in Provost Marshal
General Crowder's office, telegram
was received by Mayor Smith yester-
day from Gen. Crowder stating that
Mr. Norris is willing to donate the
bowl for deposit in independence Hail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-25

Sligo branch was out Of its banks.
Several foot bridges were washed away
and gardens suffered damage from the
great volume of water pouring upon
them.
1t is reported that much damage was
done growing crops in the nearby couI
ties of the two states and that county
roads were made almost impossible in
places
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-25
Capable Men Selected
by President to Carry
Out Shipping Program

Rear Admiral Washington Lee Caps
has won distinction as chief constructor
of the Navy Department and is credited
with being largely responsible for the
development of the American dread
naught The skeleton or basket mask
was one Of his ideas for the improve
ment of fighting vessels. 1t is said
Rear Admiral Caps was born in
Portsmouth. Va. in 1864. and was grad
uated from the Naval Academy in 1854
He was appointed assistant naval con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-25
COMMITTEE FAVORS
CONFIRMING HURLEY

ma med on the retired list of the army.
Secretary Baker said yesterday that
Gen. Goethals would in all probability
he retained in some valuable capac city
by the War Department.
He has already rendered his services
In any capacity we may need them"
Mr.. Baker said.
Meantime Rear Admiral Capps will
take immediate charge of building. Mr.
Hurley has authorized this statement:
Il appreciate the Importance of the
task with which the President has in
trusted me. We must build ships. not
talk about them. American labor. the
most skillful and Intelligent in the
world. can turn out the ships in record
preaking time, and we are going to
buckle down and get busy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-25
Early Consideration Planned.

The Senate finance committee late yes
terday afternoon determined that the war
revenue bill should be reported again to
the Senate and that 1t should be given
consideration as soon as possible.
The bill was reported to the Senate
fortnight ago. but was withdrawn because
OF addition of the Smoot amendment to
the food bill. Chairman Simmons has
commended that no revenue legislation
could be returned to the Senate until
Congress finally determined what pro-
hibition measures it will take and what
revenue can be had from liquor. He said
today, however. that he had no informa-
ton regarding the probable action of
the conferees on the Snoot amendment.
I'VE decided that we would take our
chances of action upon the food bill.
which would affect the revenue measure"
said Senator Simmons. 1.-THE conferees
have advised US that they will endeavor
to dispose OF the prohibition question first.
Also I shall ask to have the liquor tax
section Of the revenue bill go over until
after Congress acts on the prohibition
question in the food bill. Meanwhile the
Senate can debate other taxation pro-
visions."-
Several weeks Of debate are generally
expected on the war tax legislation The
principal difficulties are over the taxes on
excess profits. incomes, publishers and
liquor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-25
Clearing Up Pensacola.

PENSACOLA. Fla. July 25.-Sheriff
J. c. Van Pelt last night raided the re-
stricted district and 200 women were
placed under arrest. The raid was
made under instructions from the gov
ernor. who showed the officials a com
munication from Secretary of the Navy
Daniels, in effect that unless the dis
trict in Pensacola was broken up the
Navy Department would order men sta
toned here removed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-25
Sir Eric Geddes Goes to Commons

LONDON, July 25.-Sir Eric Geddes
first lord Of the admiralty. was elected
without opposition today, member of
the house of commons from Cambridge
borough. AlNeric Paget resigned this
seat to make a place in the house of
commons for Sir Eric.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-25
COST OF THE WAR
THIS FISCAL YEAR
SEVENTEEN BILLION

forerunner of the fight which will
be staged in the Senate IL the adminia-
tration leaders seek to enforce the
Presidents request and strike from the
food control bill the provision for the
committee on expenditures for the war.
There is a strong feeling that the ad-
visory committees of the council of
national defense, whose members have
been under attack in the Senate for
some time. will bear watching. This
antagonism to the advisory committees
is not confined to republican senators.
and some of the democrats may be led
to support the committee on expendi-
lures proposition largely Tor the pur-
pose of supervising these advisory
committees. 1t has been charged on
the floor of the Senate that the mem
bers of these committees are using
their positions to obtain fat contracts
for firms in which they are personally
Interested.
On the other hand. the republican
senators have lined up practically as
unit in support of the proposal for
the joint committee on expenditures
for the war. They are expected to
stand firm for this provision of the
food control bill
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09
WEST SHORE NEWS
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
HELPING IN BRIDGE MATTER
West Shore Firenens Union Hears Report That State
Authorities and Railroad Company Will Con-
suit on Dangerous Conditions at Lemoyne

berland Valley bridge at Lemoyne
some time ago.
The commission advised the COM
mittee in regard to water rates. The
Union appointed another committee
to confer with c. II. Bishop. presi-
dent of the Riverton Consolidated
Water Company. On the commit
tee are: L. l.. Mamacher and II.
IL. Rice, of Lemoyne and c. II. Ger
meyer. of Camp Hill.
Supervisors of East Pennsboro
Township informed members of the
committee from the Union that they
would not be able to take action in
regard to the installation of fire
plugs in Midway and South Enola.
Property owners were under the i'm
preston that the fire plugs can be
secured through the presentation OF
a petition signed by n half of the
property owners of the district.
Annexation of the West Shore to
Harrisburg, which about two weeks
ago was being agitated from one end
OF the West Shore to the other, is
now at q standstill. The committee
from the Union, under whose aus
pices the meetings were being held
did not report and nothing was said
on the subject.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09

If it is before 9 and after 8, the
banks are closed and the corner
grocer doesn't really know whether
he can do it or not-and the butcher.
having never seen a United States
bond coupon, looks at you with a lurlS
suspicion in his well-known eye,
don't feel badly because you need
the money and you can't get your
Liberty Loan coupons cashed. The
post office will do 1t.
Liberty Loan headquarters in this
city to-day received notice from the
folks higher UP that every post office
in the United States has been in
structed by the department at Wash
ington to cash coupons from govern
ment bonds. That means even the
post offices in metropolises like Pos
sum Glory, Indiana county, Pa, will
take your coupon and give you the
money.
But before post offices will give one
money in this manner it is neces-
sary to have a bond-and the best
bond proposition at this time is the
Liberty. Harrisburg's campaign opens
October %. and after that date it
will be possible for every man in the
Harrisburg district and every wo-
man to have a bond to clip
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09
U.B. CONFERENCE
AT WAYNESBORO
One Hundred and Twenty
eighth Session of Penna.
Body Begins Tomorrow

Waynesboro, Pa, Oct. EVERY
thing is ready for the convening of
the one hundred and twenty-eighth
session of the Pennsylvania confer
ence of the United Brethren in Christ
here tomorrow morning. So thor
oughly have the pastor and his COM
mittees arranged every detail of pre-
paration that the machinery is in
shape to move off with precision.
One of the largest problems was to
arrange for the housing and feeding
of the large gathering of some 240
delegates, ministerial and lay. But
this has been completely solved.
The conference will assemble in
the First United Brethren Church,
the Rev. c. c. Miller. pastor, to-
morrow morning at 10.45 o'clock,
when the opening sermon will be
preached by Bishop w. NJ. Bell, of
Washington. ID. C. The conference
will then organize, hold a business
session and make the announce
ments for the meeting. At the after
noon session Bishop Bell will make
an address.
A seminary extension paper will
be read by the Rev. j. p. Anthony,
of Baltimore. DR.. A. b. Stratton, of
Hagerstown, the acting superinten-
dent, will make his annual report of
the experimenting committee. The
Rev. Paul Koontz will report on edu-
cation, and DR.. G.. d. Gossard, presi-
dent of Lebanon Valley College, Ann
vile, Pa, will make his annual re-
port.
At the evening session, beginning
at 7.45, the Rev. j. w. Yohe will lead
the devotions and Educational In
terests" will be discussed by DR.. Cos
sard and DIR. G. A. Funkhouser.
The Pennsylvania conference is
one of four into which the United
Brethren Church is divided in Penn
| sylvania, the other three being the
! Allegheny, the Erie and the East
| ern Pennsylvania Conferences. II
/ has 12O ministers, $50 churches, a.
! coo members, $50 Sunday schools
with a total membership of $4,000
/ The valuation of church houses is
| S1,141,1S0. The annual monies rails
/ ed for all purposes is $245,0O The
! church at large has n membership OF
| 400, 900, seven colleges and one the
/ illogical seminary. The Pennsylvania
! conference affiliates with Lebanon
! Valley College, at Annville: The con-
| ference embraces the Cumberland
/ Valley. York and Adams counties
! Baltimore city and Western Mary.
! land as far west as Hagerstown and
/ Williamsport.
During the meeting of the con.
/ ference a post office and registry
will be maintained, and will be
! in charge of Miss Helen Raby, tht
official secretary of registration. The
! large church choir, under the di.
rectorship of/the pastor, the Rev. c
! C. Miller, will furnish music at the
evening sessions, and the conference
male quartet will do the honors a
| the day sessions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09
ANNVIIIE

II. W. Light and family spent a
day at Reading.
Miss Elsie Bargen, a teacher in
the public schools, was at Philadel-
phia on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Fink and
son are visiting relatives at York.
A. r. Kreider and Miss Anna
Kreider motored to Philadelphia.
The Rev. Paul d. Whitman and
Jacob Sargent attended the Lutheran
Synod at Harrisburg last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. e. Miller spent
Sunday in Mt. Zion, the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. David Miller.
Harry Flinchbach is i'll with ty-
phoid fever at the home of George X.
GantZ, West Main street.
DIR. and Mrs. II. w. George. of
Middletown, and Miss Carrie Forney,
of Harrisburg, were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. d. A. " hIsKeyman, of
Queen street.
William L. Herr, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. O. Herr, of College avenue,
spent last week here. Mr.. Herr is
engaged in Y. NJ. c. A. work in the
United States Navy and is at present
directing the religious and social ac-
tivities of that association at a sea-
port where over eighty thousand en-
listed sailors are being trained for
active service.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09
Sunday School Workers
Organize Foe Winter Term

Marysville, Pa, Oct. 9.-Marys-
vile Sunday school workers have
perfected an organization to carry
into execution their plans for the ad-
vancement of their work. An entire
corps of officers has been elected
and is now actively at work. This
corps includes: John n. Roush,
president; Scott S. Leiby, vice.presi-
dent; Miss Emma Roberts, secretary;
Mrs. John ID. Shull, treasurer: the
Rev. Il. Z. Hartman, teacher train
ing superintendent; Miss Leona Bare,
elementary superintendent; the Rev.
S. B. Bidlack, secondary superintend-
ent; Miss Virsie Ellenberger, home
department superintendent; the Rev.
L. a. Thurman, organized Adult
Bible class superintendent; the Rev.
w. F.. Yingling, rural superintend-
ent; c. Brinton Smith, publicity.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-09

hobIJIkl I1OhfAGOt OIL
Mechanicsburg, Pa, Oct. S.-Rob-
ert II. Thomas, Sd, spent Saturday
and Sunday at the home of his
mother, Mrs. r. II. Thomas, here.
Mr.. Thomas is a member of the
Fifty eighth Regiment, United States
Infantry, stationed at Gettysburg,
and has Just been appointed sergeant
major ofsthe regiment.
Last year Sergeant-major Thomas
enlisted in the Eighth Pennsylvania
Infantry, United States National
Guard, and went with the regiment
to Camp Stewart, Ell Paso, Texas, for
Mexican border service. Previous to
that service he had military train
ing at Fort Dupont, a coast artil-
lery fort on the Delaware river.
While in the Eighth Pennsylvania,
Mr.. Thomas was transferred to the
Machine Gun Company, ,of the
Eighth Regiment, commanded by
Captain Ralph c. Grow, of Lemoyne
When the company was examined
for transfer into the Federal service
while the regiment was encamped
on Hargests Island at Harrisburg in
July of this year, Mr.. Thomas was
rejected by the surgeon and dis
charged from the service. He then
made application to Lieutenant Rob-
ert Lesher, at the Harrisburg re-
cruiting office to enlist in the United
States Regular Army, passed the
examination and was assigned to
the Fifty eighth Regiment at Get
tysburg.