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Evening star., 1917-04-15
GIRLS REPLACE MARINES
AT NAVY YARD PHONES
Take Places at Switchboard Former
ly Occupied by Men-To
Wear Uniforms.

The navy yard has the distinction OF
being the first service station in the
United States to employ girl telephone
operators. This change took effect last
Thursday and now six young women are
occupying the positions formerly held by
marines.
The change WAS surprise to the many
persons calling through the switchboard
at the navy yard. and 1t was with diff
Guilty at first that the operators explained
to those who did not know Of the change
that girls are now operating the board.
Familiar with a masculine voice answer
ing their calls. a number of callers desir-
ing connections with various lines operat-
ed through the switchboard. not having
called central, could not understand why
a feminine voice answered.
With the mystery cleared. however.
no trouble is being experienced. az the
girls have come from various telephone
exchanges throughout the city and are
capable of filling the positions held so
long by men.
Cots have been placed in the room oc-
cupied by the exchange for the girls
use. 1t is thought probable that the
change will become permanent, as ex-
cellent service is being given by the
young women. Two are on duty at all
times.
These young women. who are enlisted
in the Naval Reserve Corps will be uni
formed. The uniforms are expected to
arrive in the near future.
Evening star., 1917-04-15
LATIN AMERICAS STAND
MAY HIT SPAIN HARD

MADRID. Thursday. April IL, via
Paris. April IA tdelayed).-After the
meeting Of the Spanish cabinet
Wednesday Premier Romanones de-
clared that the government was occu-
pied particularly with the situation
created for Spain from commercial
point Of view by the attitude adopted
by the United States and Cuba toward
Germany: ssss
The foreign minister outlined the
problem clearly and the ministries of
finance and commerce gave statistics on
imports and exports and the ministers
also discussed lengthily the torpedoing
of the San Fulgeno," says the newspa-
per Correspondence de Espana.
Today the cabinet also considered the
possibility OF a rupture between Ger
many and other Latin American repub-
lies and the possible paralysis of Span
ish commerce. already hard hit by the
war. which would be an inevitable con-
sequence as many OF these republics
form the principal markets for the
products Of Catalonia and the eastern
coast of Spain.
Among the statistics read at the cabi-
net meeting was a table showing that
the losses in shipping attributable to
the war now amounts to one-sixth of
the total of Spanish tonnage.
Evening star., 1917-04-15
CAR STRIKERS TO ASK
SUPPORT FROM UNIONS
To Send Petition for Financial Aid
to 1,100 Central Bodies and
$4,000 Locals.

Presidents and secretaries of local
unions, meeting at Painters Hall, 9th
and G streets, last evening voted to
present to the Central Labor Union.
which meets tomorrow night at Typo
graphical Temple, a petition to be sent
to unions all over the country asking
financial aid for the striking employees
of the Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company. ......-
There are $4,000 locals and 1.lO0 CEN
trail bodies to which it is proposed to
send this petition. The car men hope
to have on it the signatures of Samuel
Gompers, president, and Frank Morri-
son. secretary. of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor:
At a meeting of the executive coun-
Gil, Division 6Ss, Asso-
citation of Street and Electric Railway
Employees of America, held last evening
at union headquarters, J. H. Cookma n
was elected delegate to the conven-
ton of the Maryland State and District
of Columbia Federation of Labor,
which begins its meetings at Cumber-
land. Nd tomorrow. Through this
body appeal will be made to the public
utilities commission of Maryland to aid
the strikers by charging that the serv
ice of the Washington Railway and
Electric lines running into Maryland
has been impaired by the strike
More than 1000 tickets were sold. it
was stated, to the entertainment and
dance conducted by the Ladies' Auxil-
iary, National Capital Lodge of Ma
Odd Fellows Hall for the benefit of the
families of the strikers. Mrs. George
C. Wells was in charge of the arrange
ments.
Evening star., 1917-04-15
Losses Comparatively Small.

The losses in the recently inaugurat-
ed operations, which continue to widen
with time. have been much smaller
than would be naturally expected in
attacks upon such strong positions as
those from which the Germans have
been driven that the army authorities
are fairly juhilant. Another gratifying
feature of the fighting has been the
speed with which the British troops
have everywhere attained their OBJ
jrctive. Driving the Germans from po-
Sitons which they had held for two
years has given the army higher
fighting spirit than it ever had before.
f The turning of the top of the linden
burg line, to which attention is now
officially called in the communicates
has been an achievement of which the
fun Importance has naturally not yet
been developed. The Germans. by the
way, no longer call this line after
Hindenburg. but know it as the
Siegfried line The switch to that line
from Queant north. which, prisoners
say. is not yet finished and was not
expected to be used except as last
In the extreme south the Hindenburs
line is known as the Albrecht line. The
complete smashing of the Nimy ridge
seems to have somewhat upset the Ger
man line. but they evidently determined
to put up the strongest possible defens-
i've fight before falling back again.
Evening star., 1917-04-15
Miss Lincoln to Be Named
for D. A. R. Editorship by
LitchfieId, Conn.,, Chapter

Miss Natalie Sumner Lincoln of this
CITY will be nominated editor of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
Magazine in the congress which opens
Monday. Miss Lincoln's name will be
presented to the congress by the Mary
Floyd Talmadge Chapter of Litchfield,
Conn, of which Miss Lincoln is mem
Der. She has the unanimous indorSe-
ment of Connecticut, Kansas and sew
eraI other states.
Miss Lincoln, who is widely known
as an author, having published seven
novels in the last five years. served as
editor of the D. A. r. Magazine for five
months at the beginning of the present
administration of the society. She be-
came convinced that a more business
like system of publishing the magazine
was imperative. including the publlca-
ton of the magazine in Washington
and the employment of a competent
business manager. She submitted
plan for -reorganizing the publication
system, but it was rejected by the pres
ent administration, and Miss Lincoln
rendered her resignation. Since then
she has been urged by members of the
society in many parts of the country
to be a candidate again for the editor
ship.
Miss Lincoln is the daughter of Mrs.
N. S. Lincoln and the late Dr. Nathen
Smith Lincoln of this city. On her
mothers side Miss Lincoln is directly
descended from William Bradford, Sec
ond governor of Massachusetts. Lieut..
Thomas Tracy, the founder of Norwich,
Conn, is another ancestor, as well as
Rev Peter Hobart, founder of Hing
ham. Mo. Among her ancestors on her
fathers side are Gen. Jonathan Chase
of revolutionary fame and Rev. Peter
Rulkley, who founded Concord, Mass
She is adiutant of the National Serv-
ice School encampment, which starts
tomorrow on the Conduit road and is
treasurer of the Woman's Section of the
Navy League.
Evening star., 1917-04-15
CAMPAIGN
FOR D. A. R. HONORS
Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis
Denies Withdrawal From Race
for President General.

Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis. wife
| of the senator from Illinois, will open
headquarters in the Shorehan Hotel
tomorrow morning in the interests of
her candidacy for president general of
the Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton. Tomorrow afternoon Mrs Lewis
will be hostess at an informal recep-
tion at the Shoreham for delegates to
the congress of the d. A. r., which
opens this week
"On my return from Chicago last
Wednesday," said Mrs. Lewis. to a re-
porter of The Star yesterday, Il was
surprised to learn that report had
been circulated to the effect that I had
withdrawn from teh race for presi-
dent general of the D. A. r. How this
report gained circulation is mystery
to me. 1t is utterly groundless. as am
in the race to stay. Nobody was
authorized to say that l had withdrawn,
and / have been unable so far to find
out who started the ridiculous rumor.
/ want to say once for all that L have
not retired from the race, that | am a
candidate for president general and
that 1 shall remain in the race until it
is over
Member of Charleston, s. c., Chapter
Mrs Lewis is a member of Rebecca
Motto Chapter of Charleston, s. c.,
never having transferred her member
ship to an Illinois chapter. She en-
tered the race for president general
only about five weeks ago, being urged
thereto by many friends in all parts of
the country.
Being a native of the south and hav-
ing relatives in several southern states,
Mrs. Lewis has many assurances OF
support from that section of the coun-
try. Having lived for several years in
Seattle and being. well known on the
Pacific coast, she has been promised aid
from the west and northwest Bein e
now a resident of Illinois, many paugh-
ters residing in sthe middle west have
promised to give her their votes. She
claims to have a more generally repre-
sentative following in the race than
have any of the other candidates.
Evening star., 1917-04-15
Drilled in Open Tactics.

open field tactics have been a part of
the training of the new British army
ever since its organization began in
1914 There has been some criticism
of that system from time to time on
the ground that the war would always
be fought from tnech to trench, but for
the last few months the British army
in France has been drilled in open
tactics almost daily. The results of
these training methods have been ap-
parent in the last few days and will
undoubtedly prove still more valuable
in the wider operations which are un-
quCstionahly coming.
The correspondent saw a bit of field
naneuvering two days ago in which the
British troops completely outWitted
part. of one of Germany's crack regi-
ments. 1t is rather a striking com
mentary that when the war began the
officer in command of the British unit
was y young solicitor and such thing
as leading soldiers into battle had never
entered his head. Two years of train
ing in the school of actual war works
its own wonders.
Evening star., 1917-04-15

New business will take up the. morn
ing session Friday. Further reports
of state regents, with state songs and
gifts. will occupy part of the afternoon
session. Mrs. Robert Hall Wiles, pres
ident of the L. S. Daughters of 1872,
will extend a greeting from that or
ganization.
Gen. George Richards. president Sons
of the Revolution in the District; for
mer Ambassador White and K. c. Bal
lard Thurston. past president general
S. A. r., will be the orators of the
Friday night session. Mrs +. S. Max
well and Miss Lillian Chenoweth will
sing in duet and solo. Mrs. Joshua
L. Brooks will read.
Memorial addresses will be made in
remembrance of the dead of the order.
The evening will close with an Illus
trated lecture, Valley Forge" by Rev.
w. H. Burk.
The congress win close after morn
ing session Saturday. Rev. a. A. F.
Anderson will conduct devotional ex-
ercises. State regents and vice regents
will be- Confirmed. The Committee on
resolutions will report and action will
be taken on it's suggestions. Any un-
finished business will then be disposed
of and the congress declared adjourned.
Evening star., 1917-04-15
2.3O O'CLOCK PM.

Music
Invocation, Rev. Roland Cotton
smith,
Song. The Star Spanslcd Ban
ucr." Martha Phillips. soprano;
Erin Ballard, accompanist.
Address. the president general,
Mrs. William Cumming Story.
Song, "The Story of Old Glory.
the Flag We Love-. J. F. NJ.
Bowie; Percy S. Foster, pianist.
Address. Z. NJ Wentworth, pres
idcnt general. National Society
Sons of the American Revolution
Song. Moonlight, Starlight"
Gilbcrte. Mrs Florence A Otis;
Claude Warford. pianist
Address. J J. Jasserand, ambas-
gador Of France.
Songs scandinavian folk songs),
Martha Phillips. soprano,
Add-r-s. Newell y Woodwork.
past president general. Sons of
the American Revolution.
Address, Universal Military
Training" Lieut.. Gen. s. b. NJ
Young, t. S. A.. president Ma
tional Association for Universal
Military Trainins.
Presentation by Mrs. Simon
Baruch Of the portrait of the
president general.
Song, "Old Glory" Kate c. Nc
Curdy, Mrs. Otis.
Benediction. Rev. John Britain
Clark. ...
EVENING.
Reception by the president gen
eral at Memorial Continental Hall
from 9(to IL o'clock. ~
Evening star., 1917-04-15
D. A. R. NOTES,

Delegates and visiting members to the
twenty-sixth Continental Congress of the
National Society, Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution, have been invited to at
tend the services this evening at O'Clock
in the First Congregational Church. 10th
and C streets. Rev. James l.. Gordon,
pastor of the church. is to preach on The
Spirit of 1920 and Its Bearing on the
Spirit of 1776.'
The Bishop of Washington has invited
members of the organization to a special
service this afternoon at O'Clock at the
Cathedral Wisconsin avenue.
A reception is to be held by Mrs. Will
liam Cumming Story. president general,
for members of the congress, resident and
visiting Daughters and their friends and
members of all patriotic societies and
Evening star., 1917-04-15

The Germans were the first to transfer
fighting to ditches and they are reluct-
antly giving'up that style of warfare.
= The deep concealed dugouts and tun-
nels along the old front were the only
protection the Germans had against
the ever-increasing British gunfire and
every time they get an opportunity to
stop now they Immediately begin to
dig in. They take to cover as If by
second nature. The 2ritish always have
contended that the German dugouts
softened the men. So it was easier to
break the British of the trench habit
than has been the case with the Ger
mans
Evening star., 1917-04-15
WOULD MAKE MEN WORK.
North Carolinans May Demand
Five DAYS Labor Weekly.

RALEIGH. N. c.. April 14.-Recom-
mendations that towns and cities in
North Carolina be urged to enact
ordinances whereby five full days of
labor each week would be required of
all able bodied men. will be one Of the
arst measures to be considered by the
newly created state food conservation
commission at its initial meeting here
next week, it was said today. Sugges-
lions for such legislation. it was un-
derstood, came from agricultural in
tsrests which are faced with a short
sge of farm labor. 1t also was urged
tSet the provisions of the proposed
ordinances include young men in their
late teens.
Evening star., 1917-04-15
their friends tomorrow evening from +,
II o'clock. at Memorial Continental Hal
TEACHER

their friends tomorrow evening from to
4 o'clock. at Memorial Continental Hall.
A state meeting of the Massachusetts
delegation is to be held this afternoon at
4 o'clock at the New Willard Hotel
The Minnesota chapters are to give a
reception in honor of Mrs. George c.
Squires from to o'clock tomorrow aft
ernoon at the Powhatan Hotel
A state meeting of the Michigan dele
CATION is. to be held at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon in the Michigan room in Memo
rial Continental Hall
John Barrett. director of the Pan-Amer-
lean Union, has EXTENDED an invita- ton to
the members of the d. A r. to visit the
Pan-American building during their stay
| in this city.
l. Mrs. H. F. Lewis and Mrs. Robert In
hoden of Bristol Tenn, are here as rep
representatives of the Sycamore Shoals
Chapter. This chapter has tie distinction
Of being he first to present an American
flag to go to the front in the present war
The Buffalo society was host yes
terday afternoon at a reception to the
delegates to the congress. The re-
ception was held in the red room of
the New Willard.
Evening star., 1917-04-15
Program for Opening
Sessions of the D. A. r.

Opening sessions of the D. A. r.
Congress tomorrow:
10 O'CLOCK AN.
The bugler--Arthur S. Witoomb,
United States Marine Band.
Twenty-sixth Continental Con-
gress called to order by the
president general, Mrs. William
Cumming Story.
Scripture and prayer, Mrs Mary
S. Lockwood. chaplain general.
Welcome, the president general.
Report of the committee on
credentials. Miss Eliza Ferry
Leary, chairman.
Roll call.
Report. of the committee on pro-
gram -- Mrs. James Hamilton
Lewis, chairman Mrs. William
Wallace Gaar, vice chairman
Recess.
Evening star., 1917-04-15
Mr.. Montague's Speech.
In his speech he said:

In his speech he said:
Timothy Pickering. the secretary of
state, in an official document declared
that France gave and loaned us together
% 100000 livres. which perhaps in the
purchasing power of today was far in ex-
cess of $4,000, 900. France was then a
nation of 25.0o0,0 900 people, but that fact
is Insignificant. She gave us 600 900
livreS; she remitted the interest on the
loan for nearly fifteen years. All that Is
insignificant. too. She came to our as
sistance with an army and a navy that
made our Independence a success and
made our attainment of free institutions
and the right of you and me to sit here
and to discuss this question a possibility
and an assurance.
II know it is said by members upon this
floor that We cannot make fish of one
and fowl of another. We were ready
though, one hundred and forty-five wears
ago TO accept the fowl, plucked, picked
stuffed and put upon the table The hon
orable gentleman from New York, MIR
Fitzgerald iutimated that perhaps there
should be no discrimination as respects
the nations of the world. / myself would
subscribe as Il general principle to that
statement but | can never subscribe to a
statement which prevents this nation from
making discrimination in behalf of Il ma
ton that made this nation possible
Evening star., 1917-04-15
Urges Proper Recognition
Of the Aid Given-by France
to Infant U. S. Republic

In the hope that some day the United
States may do something for France
alone to show the appreciation this re-
public has for the nation which aided
the thirteen original colonies during
the revolution, Representative Mon
tague of Virginia delivered a ringing
speech in the House yesterday His
words met with the strong approval of
his audience. on the floor and in the
galleries, and he was applauded gen
erously. He called attention to the
fact that the aid of France to this
country had cost at least $3.50, ,OOO. 600
and that not one cent had ever been
returned.
Evening star., 1917-04-15
u. S. EMBASSY STAFF
HAS LEFT VIENNA

THE HAGUE, April IA, via London,
April 10. $40 ANA dispatch to a
news agency here from Vienna under
today's date says that Joseph c. Grew,
the American charge d'affaires to-
gether with the embassy staff and
American residents is leaving Vienna
today on a special train. The party
the dispatch adds, will not have to un-
dergo a search at the border.
Evening star., 1917-04-15
Germans Lose 900 Guns.

Reuters correspondent at army mead
Quarters in France sends the following:
The number of guns and howltzers
captured by the British is now petieNeu
TO be gee The loss Of these weapons
must considerably weaken the German
defensive power. Trained teams OF ar
tiIIerymen NOW accompany the infantry
in every advance, in oTder 20 ihahe
nror,nt use against their former own
frs of any guns taken.
! THE great patches of prisoners IN
the cages are causing some annoyance
because they disregard entirely their
.oyy,, officers and on-commissioned ofii-
GERS. This absence of discipline is re-
garded as significant. because nothing
like II has been observed before among
Ifernau prisoners. 1t seems indicative
pf a change of mind in the German
army German officers aud non-com-
fnisSioned officers complain That the
Cnief cause of the present disaster mas
Seen the difficulty experienced IN con-
troIli0I the men.
Evening star., 1917-04-15
House Sentiment Reveals
Decided Swing; Plan for
ConsCription Gains Force

A decided swing of sentiment in
favor Of conscription and universal
military training is becoming discern
able in the House as members are be-
ginning to hear from their constitu-
ents. The plea of the President and
the War Department for selective con-
scription is apparently not falling upon
deaf ears in the country at large, but
in many sections is being received with
high favor.
This change has come about within
week, and from all indications is on
the increase all the time. Men in the
House who a week ago were either
opposed to the administrations policy
or uncertain about it are now declar-
ing their adherence to 1t.
This is particularly true in the Texas
delegation, which is considered vastly
significant, because in the main
an agricultural constituency is repre-
sented by that delegation, and IL has
been presumed that sentiment for uni
yersal military training and selective
conscription would be weakest in the
rural communities.
Evening star., 1917-04-15
I. C. C. Order to Railroads Postponed

Indefinite postponement is announced
of the drastic order entered by the in
terstate commerce commission last
January to compel the railroads under
heavy penalties. to carry out certain
rules for relieving car shortage and
congestion. then at it's height. Steps
taken by the railroads of their own
initiative have resulted in general re-
lief and the commission considers its
order no longer necessary.
Evening star., 1917-04-15

TaEe.J
since there is no opposition to it, eX-
poets to report it to the Senate at
once. Leaders expect to keep it the
unfinished business until passed. There
will be no great opposition on the foor,
although there may be some debate.
Consideration of the ways of pro-
ducing new taxes to meet in whole or
in part the Treasury certificates for
81. 900, 100000 will begin in the ways
and means committee this week.
Evening star., 1917-04-15
RECEPTION FOR MRS. STORY.
Given by Secretary and Regents Of
Smithsonian Institution.

In honor of Mrs. William Cumming
story. president general OF the d. \. r..
a reception was given by Or. Charles ID.
Walcott. secretary. and regents of the
Smithsonian Institution last evening
from 0 until IL O'Clock in the New Ma
tional Museum All members OF the ID.
A r. were invited and between four
and five hundred were present.
In the receiving line were DR.. and
Mrs. Charles y. Walcott, Mrs. Story,
Mrs Samuel spencer, Mrs. DeioS A
Blodeett. Mrs Edward Orton, jr., and
Mrs. William c. Boyle.
Evening star., 1917-04-15
TO HASTEN CONSTRUCTION.
Armor Plant and Projectile Factory
to Be Completed in Year.

CHARLESTON. w. Va. April IA. -
Within three weeks. according to Of
fetal Information received here from
Washington the preliminary work on
constructing the governments pro-
posed eleven million dollar armor
plate plant and seventeen hundred =
thousand dollar projectile factory will
be started here on one of the tive sites
offered to the government.
Both plants Will be completed within
one year under present arrangements,
it is said