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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05
MAY NOT GET AWAY TUESDAY.
Officers at Camp 0rdway Fear Cars
Will Not Be on Hand.

Eight organizations of the National
Guard in Camp Ordway, after being ad-
vised that they would leave for Annis-
ton on Tuesday. are now worried for fear
they will not get away. since no orders
have come either from the Department of
the East or from the 18th Division head
quarters. Even II orders are now re-
ceived 1t is improbable that sufficient
railroad cars can be made available in
time to transport the $50 officers and men.
with their mounts.
"Open house" Is the order Of the day at
Camp Ordway today. and the members of
the four troops Of cavalry. two batteries
Of field artillery. the signal company and
the field hospital will all entertain visitors
from am. until 3 pm.
Lieut.. F. Henderson Straun of Troop d
will be officer of the day and Lieut.. Henry
S. Rays OF d Troop will be officer OF the
guard
This will probably be the last Sunday
Of the District soldiers In Camp Ordway,
and . record crowd IL expected TO vidi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05
GERMANY BIDS STRONG
TO WIN OVER RUSSIA
Especial Cablegram to The Star ana
New York T1nea.l

Especial Cablegram to The Star ana
New York T1meA.l
THE HAGUE. August Max Cohen,
a socialist reichstag member. writing
in the Vossische Zeftung. advocates q
friendly policy between Russia ana
Germany after the war, and even de-
mands that the leaders OF the empire,
especially in the department Of foreign
affairs. shall strive to bring tha two
countries closer together. Herr Cohen
says that the basis for this policy must
be laid now. and that the peace con-
ference no attempt at annexation must
be made.
Harping on a well worn argument. the
Zeftung article continues. that after
the war an attempt must be. made at
continental solidarity. to oppose the
enormous power OF an Angio-American
alliance. The writer argues that q
democratic-thinking Germany should
ind 1t easy to fraternize with demo-
cratic Russia.
Attempts to inveigle Russia into q
separate peace with talk about democ-
racy are increasingly apparent. and one
Of the latest arguments adduced in
favor of this hoped for rapprochment is
the made-fn Germany" idea of an
Anglo american alliance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05
British Not Depressed.
Queens Hall Audience Shows
It's Approval of Lloyd Georges
Speech by Frequent Applause

Especial Cablegram to The Star and
New York Times.)
LONDON, August 1T was n very
representative gathering that listened
to Lloyd George speaking at Queens
Hall on the third anniversary OF Great
Britain's entry into the war. Its ap-
plause signiaed beyond doubt its full
concurrence. and in view of the char
acter Of tho meeting the agreement of
the country at large can be deduced
with his declarations that bad peace
would be worse than the CHASTITY bust
ness Of war and that this generation
must eliminate war from among the
tragedies of human life.
Reports go to show that the premier
these last few days has been so fully
occupied that he had little or no time
TO give to the preparation of His speech.
II these reports are correct they may ex-
plain certain omissions from his address
which were noted by some sections of
the audience On the other hand, it is
characteristic of Lloyd Georges genius
to take Up one or more specific points
and develop them to the utmost. with
the possible result of minimizing or
altogether eliminating from discussion
other points which would find place in
2 less rhetorical but more compre-
hensive survey.
It Is consequently. very easy to draw err
premier made no mention of lamentations
and indemnities" Other members Of the
government, in a variety Of anniversary
messages published here today, do not de-
part from the formula laid down by Lord
AsQutth for restitution. reparation and
security. Lloyd Georges speech implies
the first and last of these three. but con-
tAtns nothing about the second. Specula-
etun rs to whether this was by oversight
o. by design is keen. but the answer can
possibly only be supplied by the premier
himself
: Many people in the audience had heard
another premier speak in Queens Hall a
year ago. and the contrast between the
two orations was no less striking in point
g mapner than In point of matter. Eng
lands present prime minister spoke of a
possible peace conference when Germany
had learned the word restoration" He
implied that more might be required from
Germany by adding the words ito begin
WITH" but his omission to lay stress on
any other demands preliminary to nego-
tintions was by many hearers considered
very significant. especially when viewed
- coroIlary upon his Glasgow declara-
11nn that democratixed Germany would
md easier terms Of peace. It Is to be
neked that the leading Sunday papers,
H. Observer and the Sunday Times, both
Wl1to Of fighting on till reparation and
restitution are secured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05
MAsoNs VISIT CAMP oRDwAY.
Members of Temple-Noyes Lodge
Guests of Mai. Heron.

Maj. Leroy w. Heron. camp COM
mander at Camp Ordway. where eight
organizations of the National Guard of
the District of Columbia are awaiting
orders to depart for the cantonment at
Admission, Ala. received a visit yes
terday afternoon from a large delega-
ton of members Of Temple-Noyes
Lodge. No. 80. F. A. A. NJ. of which he
is a past master.
The delegation was headed by Lieut..
Col. C. Fred Cook, formerly adjutant
general. District National Guard. who
is senior warden of the lodge. 1t in
cluded Past Grand Master Matthew
Trimble. Past Master F. A. Sebring. sec
rotary; Maj. Louis c. Wilson, Quarter
master Corps. District National Guard.
a past master and the treasurer of the
lodge: Ralph 2. Barnard. junior deacon:
Past Master William +. Guide, A. B.
Lyon, Joshua D. Callahan. Stephen o.
Ford, John d. Morrey. Fred G. Coldren.
Samuel Hart and L. II. Snyder.
The visitors were escorted through
the camp by Maj Heron and evinced
marked interest in the arrangements
for the comfort of the troops and the
soldierly appearance of the men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05
AWAITS OFFICIAL ORDER.
Third D. c. Infantry Has Made No
Arrangements to Go South.

Official orders to arrange for trans
portation of the Sd Infantry Of the Ma
tional Guard of the District to Green
vile, S. c.. had not been received at
the Fort Myer camp last night. The
sergeant major in charge of the head
quarters said that the officers could dc
nothing but stand on the orders re-
ceived from the Department of the
East advising them to prepare to go to
Admission. Ala, until orders come con
frming the statement by War Depart
ment officials to The Star that the Sd
Infantry will go to GreenvilIe.
The LIST Battalion of the Sd Infantry
returned from the rifle range YESTERDAY
enthusiastic over some very fine marks
manship records at the regular army
range. The I'd Battalion will start on
the twelve-mile hike to the range this
morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05
DRAFT MAY IMPROVE
HEALTH OF AMERICANS
Many Young Men Amazed to Learn
They Are Not Ply
sically Fit.

Better health will prevail through
eut the United States in the future as
the result of the draft.
This il the confident belief express
- by physicians and other officials Of
assumption boards in Washington last
Atght.
: Those making this forecast prophesy
.. general movement looking to the
eetterment of the national health. Here
- how the draft has emphasized the
nations health needs:
!. It has disclosed to the examining
physicians more fully than ever be-
Tore the true state of health of Ameri-
cas- young manhood as a class.
:. 1t has shown to the young men
themselves the true state of their
Aealth- Many of those examined were
found to have diseases. and organic
troubles which they never suspected;
one young man learned, for Sinstance,
that he had pulmonary tuberculosis.
,. 1t has begun to awaken the whole
people to the truth that Americas man
mood is not as strong as II should be,
and thereby has-opened the way for a
gigantic educa tional movement for
preventive measures
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05

may act as q guard for the camp, keep
ing out visitors. who have been fmped-
ing the work. and protect the large
quantities of supplies that are coming
in at the rate Of more than sixty car
loads daily.
A temporary railroad siding has been
built from Greenville to the camp site.
Large trenches were dug to connect
the camp water and sewer mains with
the city systems and the work of laying
these mains was in progress during the
week. The water supply will co n
through six-inch mains to two 10000 =
gallon tank reservoirs constructed espe-
cially for fire protection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05
FOR DRAFT IN H0NGK0NG.
Legislature Pushing Bill for British
Military Service.

OTTAWA. August "a dispatch Ia
Reuters. Limited. from Hongkong says
the legislature of Hongkong gave first
reading today to a bill under which
british subjects between the ages of
eighteen and flfty-dve years shall be
liable to military service when called
upon. The governor. Sir Francis Hay,
announced that the conauls OF Portugal.
Japan, the United States and the Meth
eriands had conveyed to him the offer
Of their compatriots to assist in thu
psotoetian e the colenxs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05
GEN. PERSHING SEES
VICTORY FOR ALLIES

(1Deeial Cabiegram to The Star and
New York Tfmes.D
LONDON, August 4.-The Sunday
Times has received the following tele-
gram from Cen Pershing. dated Paris.
saturday:
The spirit and morale Of the allied
armies IL splendid. The general situa-
Z f1ou II better than at the. beginning of
my other year of the war. The allies
should look forward with full conf
11noo % 3 complete victory.
aIoKN J. PNRsHM0e
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TOO ROUGH AT OLD POINT
FOR PRESIDENT TO LAND
Two Attempts Are Made and Chief
Executive and Mrs. Wilson Re
turn to the Mayfower.

NORFOLK. Va. August 4.-The Presi-
dent and Mrs. Wilson proved them
selves to be good sailors and good
losers tonight in making two unsuc-
ces.ful attempts to land from motor
boat at the Old Point Comfort dock.
After spending the day on the May
flower, ON which they left Washington
last night, In Chesapeake bay. they
cruised into Hampton roads about sun
down and sought to lana Ut the point,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05
Much Difficult Fighting.

The tanks did much fighting in the
difficult country about st Julien and
Frezenberg and in the territory lying
directly east of Zillebeke. At the de-
lenses near Frezenberg a spectacular
battle occurred. These consisted Of two
strong redoubts. one of which was
known as the castle" In front OF
them flows the Handbook and the sur
rounding ground was marshlike and
difficult for heavy bodies to move
across. The attacking tanks advanced
over the stream and sodden ground
under a heavy fire from the machine
guns In the redoubts and the anti-tank
guns hidden behind the Notifications.
One tank worked its way around the
castle and, opening fire, drove all the
defenders into the other redoubt. II
then forced its way to the rear of the
occupied redoubt and compelled all the
enemy to flee back to the castle, where
in a frenzy Of fear. the Germans took
refuge At this point other tanks
Joined in the fray. and after surround
ing the castle, delivered a concerted
assault clearing the castle for the sec
ond time, as well as all the outlying de-
lenses.
Small Fort Captured.
Another tank attacked St Julian with
the infantry IT drew the fire Of a small
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05

Work in Europe General

Establishment and operatiea % can
teens and resthouses among the
armies Of tho United States and her
allies In Europe Ito Be expended at
rate Of not exceeding 500. 600 Q
month";.
Drugs for Russian Red Cross. .......
Emergency allowance for United etates
Army nurses abroad. ........
Contribution TO international Red Cross
NJ GENEVA
Relief work in near east. through
American committee for Armenian
and Syrian relief.
Emergency relief in Rumsnia through
Red Croas commission. .......-....
Expenses, commission to Rumania and
for squad Of ten doctors and ten
nurses sent to Humans.
Emergency relief work in Italy through
Red Cross commission to Italy Ito Be
expended At discretion Of Italian com
miseiouD.
Expenses, commission to Italy. ...
For expenses Of commission to Serbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05

the purchase of a large plat of land at
Odenton, about two miles from the can
tonment. where a building o0 W,n for De q
rest and reading room for the soldiers
As far as possible visitors Will De
kept out of the camp. The moving OF
be encouraged Those in charge of the
cantonment realize that it IS pelnS
organized with very serious purpose
for the intensive training of the army
that is going to fight the greatest war
in the worlds history for the liberty OF
the world-and everything of carni-
val nature will be strictly prohibited.
For the most part the soldiers com
ing to Camp Meade will be from ois-
lance. and it is not anticipated that
the routine of camp work Will be I'M
peded by visitors.
Realistic Battle Front Conditions.
Realistic resemblance to actual bat
tle-front conditions were presented
during the week, when several large
ing excavations for the water mains
and sewers. Intermittent blasts OF
dynamite threw great clouds OF dust
skyward as trees were blasted from the
ground to make way for buildings,
roadways and general engineering.
Most of the construction work on the
west side of the cantonment Is well In
hand. The cantonment proper occupies
above the tracks of the Washington,
Baltimore and Annapolis railway. 1t
is built in the shape of a horseshoe
around Rogues Harbor run. with the
northern part of the loop more than
four miles from the tracks. Through
the center of this horseshoe spur
track of the W., B. & A railroad is to
run for the convenient moving of
supplies.
At the northern end of the western
side of the cantonment is the section
set apart for two aviation squads This
is about seven miles from Savage and
the nearest place in the cantonment to
Annapolis Junction. Here great hang
ars are spreading out and the location
is such that there should be a fine
view Of the aeroplane activities from
the Neutrality-suspicious. pike. The
great reservoir occupying the highest
point of land in the entire $500 acres
is at the extreme northern end of the
cantonment and about five miles from
the Maryland state reform institution.
Brtdewell. ,
East Side "staked Out"
The eastern side of the cantonment
construction work IL just being staked
out and stretches from the i've great
warehouses at Admiral. which are $50
by 40 feet, back through the territory
that Is most conspicuous to those who
have already visited the camp site.
Along the road that runs from the
Admiral station to the cottage that has
been occupied by Maj. Ralph Proctor
as his headquarters great areas. aver
aging GAS by 1.1oo feet. have been
charted Off for the supply train. the
ammunition train, engineering section,
three regiments of light artillery and
one Of heavy artillery.
This is the corner of the canton
ment nearest to Baltimore, which Is
said to be about seventeen miles dis
tant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05

The pay roll Of the National Red Cross
for July was $47.7so. which was dis
trfbuted to more than 700 persona The
highest salary paid was at the rate Of
$500 . year and the average Was less
than SIS q month.
These facts were shown In . staap-
ment issued last night by Henry r.
Dawson. chief OF the war council. In
conformity with his policy Of making
public all receipts and disbursements
in connection with Red Cross activities.
The July pay roll included many em-
ployes brought to Washington from all
Of whom are receiving less than SEC
a month.
The statement also shows that there
are sixty-one volunteers who give their
full time to the work without pay:
T. Boardman. who has been with the
society for the past seventeen years.
not only without Day. bat bearing al
expense Of her travels throughout the
United States and abroad In ooouec<1on
with Red Cross work Miss Jane A. De-
lano. chairman Of the natioaal Oon.
mfttes ON nursing service. has contrib.
uted her osrvicso for the pase eight
yearh
Fun Publicity q Aaaang
In issuing this statsmsnt chaiamaa D.
vison said:
1T IL the earnest desire oe shs Rsa
Cross that the American poop1o. %
whom the Red Gross bslongs sheuld
know all about it's acts and its alIalra
The people have given wonderful sx-
hibition OF generosity and big -hearesd.
ness and at their bidding the American
Red Cross has undertaken the most
stupendous effort in the history oe man.
A' ..Th 20 accounts Of the Rsd crocs a..
regularly audited BY the War Depart
ment and an annual report b ma1e TO
Congress. But II 10 the purDoao % fAe
var council to take the people. day BY
dence. Information ~ to Red Croas
matters win accocdingiy ~ nia1sa pub-
lie In great detail
cd from then nntii July 1 vas las91ay
devoted to tho campaign 70 raise money
and to dsvsl0D IN egUaniafioa to
administer the war fund when it hAA
been raised
Receipts and Expsnditzrsa
The campaign for slss. sos.sse -
0oe. 900 and Red Cross dividends OF
about S1s.0oo.o60. Final returns are
not yet available
-The total war fund subscriptisas
L.
sso.oi7.11s.Is Disbursements up to
that date were $2.872.ss8.64.
Total appropriations OF the war
council up to and including July II
amounted to S6.175.752. In detail ~ fol.
lows:
For Work in France.
Purchase Of motor anbulances ard up-
keep Of three ambulance sections. I'm, -
Emergency relief fund. -............. 1,1lkooo
(This sum has not beea expeD6el,
but 10 placed at ths dfapoal Of tke
French co1nissaoa to neet e4erseaey
medal
Supplies, expenses and charges - %
count Of fnfanf welfare co0oittss.. 14Goo
For purchase In America Of fsedssn2b
for In relief WORK. ..-.......... 10oou0oo
Cost Of sending cargo Of coal fsr 49,
pftal and relief purposes during Con-
ING W11ter V
Expenses of setting UP and operattsa
Of Red Cross Gesseal Hospital Ne.
flor the coming year) ..-....... 0&yDoo
Relief Of sick and wounded rreneh SOL
diers and their families during co0-
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B RITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE AND BELGIUM. August 4
The great squadron of tanks which
went into action with the British in
fantry at dawn Tuesday proved their
right to place among the modern en-
gines of war. The battle of Flanders
furnished the most comprehensive test
Of the worth of these monsters as
fighting machines which has YET been
given. and they came through the or
deal with flying colors, notwithstand-
ing the fact that they were operating
under the most trying conditions Of
terrain. E
The opening of the conflict saw a
considerable concentration of tanks.
Fewer tanks proportionately were
knocked out by direct hit than in any
previous engagement. The total of the
casualties among the tank crews was
remarkably low, and most of these
were among men who deliberately left
of the cover of their iron fort and
worked in the open under machine
g,unfire.
The material damage the tanks did to
the enemy defenses was enormous. and
prisoners state that very heavy casual
ties were inflicted Oh the Germans.
Germans Afraid of Tanks.
That the enemy is extremely afraid
of the tanks is without question. and
in numerous instances the Germans
surrendered freely on the mere APP
pearance OF one Of these engines, which
truly are of terror inspiring ap-
psarance. At one place eight German
officers surrendered without question
when a tank crawled up and threat
ened to open fire. and sixty soldiers
were captured by a single tank near
Saint Julien.
There were accidents which, though
regrettable. were not without touches
of humor One tank which was trun-
ding in the dark toward the front
some time before the battle. encoun-
tered railway wagons standing at a
crossing. The operator of the tank did
not see the obstacle and the engineer
of the train could not hear the APP
proach of the tank because of the
noise made by his machinery The
tank went through the train as II 1t
were made of pasteboard and con-
tinued its numbering but ruthless way,
leaving one of the railway wagons
much the worse for wear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05
One In Four Unfit.

EoT,-es which have already been COM
~eded In Washington as the result of the
ofaft show that out Of 1858 men ex-
amined 3l4Sare physically unfit for serv-
Ice in the NationalArmy-that is, approx
mately one young man In every four is
mot as strong and healthy as he should be-
The draft examinations have brought
out many facts which are proving inter-
esf1ng to those who are studying them
For instance. it has been found that un-
derwetght and malnutrition are by no
means limited to young men from poor
families. and other diseases are not con-
lined to any group no matter on what
Hines that group may be forrned-social,
monetary. geographical OF racial.
It. Is considered probable by number
Of physicians of Washington that facts
uncovered by means of the draft cxamina-
lions will lead to a general change OF at
titude toward the health OF the public at
large and to the health of the individual
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05
Work in the United Sta.

Bathing pool and eohstruction Of con-
valescent homes at Fort Oglethorpe
and Fort EcPherson. Ga........... 1900
Ne. YORK city. .-....-....:.... 2s.ioa
Bathing pool At Gettysburg military
camp. 200
service ....................... 10000
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Mrs. Olive w. Ports. 500
Lawn fete. 9Th and K
MISUNDERSTANDING Lar
kin. Ethel Holidge.
Lille Parker. Char
lotte Shipman. Emma
Harsh and Miriam Lar
Mrs. W. d. Dunbar $50
Lawn fete, 18th and
southeast-Rosalia Mat
thews. Celestine Bran
non. Mary Reese. Mil
dred johnson. Margaret
Morrison. Beatrice Ma
thew8 xO-00
Lawn fete. Langdon. d.
Gertrude Higdon.
Loretta Cameron, Doro-
thy and Elizabeth Stone. 2s.s5
Lucie J. Peabody. .. 500
Florence Newell. aged
nine. sale Of candy. Los
C. E. Etchberger. ........ 1000
Total .ss.s IS
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PUSHING THE WORK
At THE ARMY CAMPS
Satisfactory Progress Made in
Building the Sixteen Canton
ments Required.
REPORTS TO COL. LITTELL

Encouraging reports are being re-
ceived at the office of Col. l. w. Littell,
ouartermaster Corps. United States
Army. in charge of constructing the
sixteen cantonments for the National
Army. each of which is to house an
average of 10000 men. A chart is being
prepared. showing just how far along
the work on each cantonment has
progressed. While bad weather has
been a handicap at many If the sites
and there has been a lumSer shortage
and shortage of transportation, these
distractions are being rapidly over
come.
During the last week the railroads
have done efficient work in giving right
of way to lumber and other supplies
for cantonment work. officials say. with
the result that sixty to seventy-five car
loads per day now are reaching each of
the sites and being Immediately used
up, field power saws being stationed
where each car is unioaded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05
Protection Against Fire.

The question of fire protection seems
to have worried a number of persons
and all sorts of unique suggestions
have been made. For instance. one
man has insisted upon the adoption of
a scheme whereby great trucks would
be kept loaded with huge asbestos
curtains. which would be drawn across
between barracks II IRE should break
out.
A visit to the encampment at Admiral
or any of the other sites where work
is in progress shows what fire protec-
ton will be furnished. The most ap-
proved type of hydrants and fire taps
will be placed in every regimental
street Each cantonment will be sup
piled with a number Of motor fire
engines. Water towers are being erect
ed. The camp regulations provide for
fire drills and extensive precautionary
measures