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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-07
Indoor Title Tennis for Juniors,

Entry blanks for the boys and junior
indoor tennis championship tournament
to be played at New York the last week
in December. are being distributed. The
officers of the national association ex-
pect a number of entries from various
parts of the east and middle west, as
the tournament will be played during
the holiday recess and will not con-
entrants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-07
COMMITTEE OFFICERS NAMED.
Directors Of the Board of Trade Hold
MONTHLY Meeting.

Omcers for the membership commit
tee of the Board of Trade were elected
at the monthly meeting Of the board of
directors in The Star building Wednes-
day. The names of thirteen candidates
for membership were, considered and
their applications passed upon. They
will be elected at the next meeting of
the directors.
The officers of the membership COM
mittee elected follow: T. e. Ramsey
first vice chairman. Charles J. Waters.
second vice chairman: Rishard j.. Com
ner, secretary: Murray l.. Clifford.
treasurer, and William II. Deleaney, as
sistant secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-07
Two German Attacks
in Region of Verdun
RepuIsed by French

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. December Two attempts
were made by the Germans to attack
the French lines east of the Mouse in
the Verdun region last night after a
heavy bombardment. The attacking
forces, the war office announced today.
were driven off by the French fire.
The statement follows:
There was vigorous artillery fighting
in the region northwest of Rheims.
"On the right bank of the Mouse,
after violent bombardment the enemy
made two attempts to approach our
lines in the region of Bezonvaux and
Beaumont. Our fire broke up these at
lacks and compelled the assailants to
retire to their trenches.
Near the Colonne trench our patrols
took prisoners. The artillery on both
sides is showing great activity in the
region of the Rhone-Rhine canal.
ELSEWHERE there is nothing to re-
mort
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-07
RIGHT TO SEAT DISPUTED.
Prof. De Valera, Sim Fein Leader,
May Not Be British Subject.

LONDON, December I'm the course
of a debate in the house of commons
yesterday. Henry L. Duke. chief sec
rotary for Ireland. said Prof. Edward
De valera. the Sim Fein leader. when
in prison after the Dublin rising. gave
his birthplace as New York As there
IS no record of his having become a
British subject the secretary added. il
IS open to any eiector to challenge De
Nalera's election as member of the
house for East Glare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-07
OFFER SERVICES IN FRANCE.
Ten More American Business Een to
Serve Without Paw.

In response to cable request from
Maj. Grayson Mp. Murphy, Red Cross
commissioner in Europe, ten more
American business men have volun-
teered for service in France. They will
serve without salary and pay all their
own expenses. They are:
Mark S. Willing, Chicago: William
Prescott Walcott, Readville. Mass
Cerdo Harris and Attiia Cox. jr., Louis
willie, KY; S. A. Barden, Kenosha, Wis.
Louis A. Davis, Philadelphia: John p.
Carey. Colorado Springs. Col; Jacob
and James Mort, Burlington, Iowa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-07
Nominees for Directors,

William T. Galliher, newly elected
president of the Board of Trade, tender
ed his resignation as a member of the
Chamber OF Commerce directors. 1t was
accepted. The following names were
posted as additional nominees to the
directorate board. the election to be
held in January:
James P. Coon, A. G. Hermann,
Frank 3. Metzerott, Edward o. Whit,
ford: John Delph. J. Leo Kolb. Townley
A. Mckee. Thomas H. Melton. Hugh
Reilly. James Sharp, Herbert T. Shan
non. George i. Walker, J. Edward
Chapman, w. w. Bowie, John Poole,
Oscar 7. Wright, Sidney West, William
Corcoran Eustis and Joseph Letter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-07
BAND CONCERT.

Concert by the United States Sol
diers' Home Band In Stanley Hall
this evening at $50 o'clock. John
s. M. Zimmerman. director.
my Country. IT'S Of Thee"
March. Our Country First"
Won Unschuld
Overture, Raymond" ...... Thomas
Lullabye, "Slumber Sweetly."
Beaumont
Selection. ssMartha" .Flotow
Fox-trot, my Own Iona,"
F'riedland
Waltz. Enchanted Night. .Moret
Intermezzo. simplicity" ......Lee
Finale, What Kind of an Ameri-
can Are YOU ....yon Tilzer
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-07
Remember Tonsiline

TONSILINE is the National Sors
Throat Remedy-it is sold in every State
in the Union. Most people buy a bottle
occasionally because most people occa.
sionally have Sore Throat. They buv
it for the prompt, welcome relief il
brings to sufferers from this malady.
You can forget Sore Throat If you will
only remember TONSHINE and GET
the bottle NOW that waits for -
you at your druggists. @
Look for the long necked
fellow on the bottle when you n
get it. ia
IS cents and 60 cents. Hos
pital Size. S1.00. "a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-07
French Aircraft Busy.

The official statement issued by the
war office last night said:
Yesterday three German airplanes
were brought down; eight other ma
chimes, seriously damaged. fell inside
their own lines. Our bombing airplanes
have carried out various operations.
Nine thousand kilos Of projectiles were
dropped. notably on the railway sta
lions and storehouses at Lichtarvelfle
and Cortemarck, on cantonments and
bivouacs in the region Of Laon and
depots at Roussach.
German airplanes dropped bombs on
the night of December SIS in the region
of Dunkirk: several casualties are re-
ported Calais also was bombarded last
night; there were no casualties
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-07

Announcement that the tapping of
telephone wires would not be permitted
in New York city after January /, eN-
cept under the authority of the court
or district attorney, has been made by
John F. Hylan. mayor elect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-07
Castellane's Father Hurt Seriously.

PARIS. December 7.-As the Marquis
De castellane, father of Count Boni De
Castellane, was about to enter his home
Tuesday evening he was knocked down
by a wagon. Since then the count has
been unconscious and his condi lion is
regarded as serious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-07

printing stamps. This was equivalent
to thirty plate printers . DAY Workn6
eight-hour shifts. Their gorl assistsnts
worked only eight-hour shifts. ana II
required sixty Of them to help out
In the wetting room It took twenty
workers to take care Of the stamps;
twenty more in the examining room
forty for the perforatton; SIX to rum
them by machine. Then the stamps
went to tho packing room.
Stocking Up Daily.
Now, the bureau Of engraving and
printing Is stocking up at the rate a
day of 100000 thrift stamps and p
100000 war savings stamps. AL VIII
be needed; for It is q matter OF figuring
set as the campaign mark, be sub
scribed by the. public, it would require
5000, 100000 thrift stamps IL those only
were bought, or 400.000,000 war saw
mand The equation is impossible to
fix, but at half Of each the volume will
be enormous.
AS great task was that Of prepar-
ing stamps and other matter for the
changes and additions to internal rev.
enue stamps. It is figured out in the
bureau Of engraving and printing that
before the task is done there must be
revision Of 10000 plates for revenue
stamps alone. The making Of plates
most essential were Immediately pre-
pared. Documentary stamps were rel
egated to the supplementary plant at
Niagara as the least important.
Increase Is Noted.
The bureau has noted the great in
crease in the use of postage stamps.
During the month Of october there were
taken out of the reserve stock. almost
depicting 1t, nearly one million stamps;
this is nearly normal demand Of three
months. The bureau has kept abreast
of the new orders for three-cent
stamps, but has not yet been able to
stock up.
orders for 100000 liberty loan
bonds. per cent. and for 100000 lib
erty loans bonds. 4 per cent conversion,
are being filled rapidly. even If not in
amounts to meet demand. The printing
of the liberty loan bonds, 31a per cent.
original issue. is still behind. The four
sheet document multip1ies the process.
and is causing the delay; the demand is
insistent and the bureau is trying hard
to catch up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-07
Joint Drive for Prohibition,

The national officers. it is understood,
will remain in Washington for several
days to confer with leaders of the Anti
Saloon League of America, who are here
for their annual convention, on plans
for a joint drive for national prohibit
ton within the coming year.
At the convention yesterday after
noon national officers were all re-elect-
ed as follows: Miss Anna A. Gordon of
Evanston, Ill. president; Mrs. Ella A.
Boole of Brooklyn, n. Y, vice president
at-large; Mrs. Frances P. Parks. Evans
ton. ILL.,. corresponding secretary: Mrs
Elizabeth p. Anderson. Fargo. N D.,
recording secretary: Mrs Sarah Fl.
Hoge. Lincoln, Va, assistant recor ling
secretary. and Mrs. Margaret C. NJ INNS
Of Evanston, ILL.,. treasurer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-07
Making of Thrift Stamps.

The making Of thrift stamps and war
revenue stamps. and literature to ac-
company them, was the most serious
task confronting the bureau on Octo-
Der IL; the material had to be gotten
ready for a campaign advertised to be-
gin on certain date. 1t was done;
not only were the orders all filled. but
the bureau has, in this case at least.
been able to make reserve stocks not
only for the post offices handling the
campaign, but also is putting away in
it's vaults a further reserve.
The first order, october 49, was for
twenty millions of thrift stamps and
the like number of war savings stamps;
November 9 brought an order for an
other twenty millions of each kind !;
November the order was for 100000
of the thrift stamps alone; November
IA 2O.OOO,0OO more thrift stamps were
ordered; November 80 the orders were
increased by demand for 4OOOOOoo
thrift stamps and 20.O0O,00O war saw
ings stamps. The entire order aggre-
gated 12O,OOO.0OO thrift stamps and
60, OOO, 900 war savings stamps; the
thrift stamps are printed 300 to sheet
and the war savings stamps eighty to
sheet
The stamps were on the press october
&C. Working two twelve-hour shifts a
day, ten plate printers went to work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-07

Because of the increased prevalence
of burglaries in homes in New York
city the Burglary Insurance Under
writer's Association is considering the
ACCESSIBILITY of taking the finger prints
of all servants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-07
Ordered After October Is.

All these supplemental orders-at
least the greater bulk of them-came
into the bureau subsequent to October
Is. Since then the bureau and it's
workers have been straining every
nerve to keep abreast of the flood. To
it's credit it may be said that, with the
exception of providing an adequate
supply of liberty loan 3k per cent
bonds of the first issue-a four sheet,
voluminous document-the patriotic eff
forts of the officials and workers have
managed to meet all exactions, even
though reserve stocks have not been
increasing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-07
CHAMBER Of commerce
URGES HIGHER U. S. PAY
Officers VIII Do Every thing in Their
Power to Aid Federal Employees
to Get More Money.

The fight that thousands Of govern
ment clerks and District school
teachers are making today to have their
salaries increased has the unqualified
approval Of the Washington Chamber
OF Commerce and officers OF the organi-
zat!on will do everything in their power
to help the federal employees retain
their present horizontal wage increases.
If not to secure additional wage adj
vances.
Meeting Wednesday night in chamber
Headquarters. the board of directors Of the
organization Endorsed the movement for
higher pay for the clerks and discussed
at length traffic conditions in the city.
Congested street car problems were
emphasized by speakers as being fore
most among considerations demanding
public attention in the capital. DIR.
committee of the Chamber of Com
merce. offered a resolution that open
tratlers be attached to street cars dur
ing hours OF congested travel. It was
referred to the public utilities COM
mittee.
More Pay for Clerks Favored.
A resolution was adopted favoring as
great an increase as possible in the
salaries of government clerks up to
$2.4O0 year, and also for increases in
the salaries Of public school teachers.
J; The use of the headquarters hall, with
music furnished, was granted by the
directors for dances and receptions for
soldiers in camp near Washington.
The directors accepted an invitation to
attend in a body the community singing
at Central High School Sunday afternoon.
A communication was read from the As
ISOLATION Of Oldest Inhabitants. asking
cooperation in the plan to adopt a flag
emblematic Of the District of Columbia
A Leftwich Sinclair, president of the
chamber, appointed a committee consist
Ing of Chaplin Brown, John G. Capers.
Capt James F. Oyster. p. r. Moran and
Isaac Cans to discuss the proposition with
similar committees from the Board of
Trade and the Association of Oldest In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-07
Resignation of J. E. Ralph.

At this critical moment came the
resignation of Director Joseph r.
Ralph. Since October IL. when he took
leave of absence prior to retirement on
November 1. the direction of the bu-
reau has been in charge of Acting and
Assistant Director Frank f. Ferguson.
Acting Director Ferguson. doing the
work of both director and assistant di-
rector. has hardly had time to eat and
little time. to sleep.
4 The greatest augmentation of the
work of the bureau of engraving and
printing has come as a result of the
passage of the war revenue bill, Oc-
tober 3, with other war measures. add
ing to the volume. The printing OF
liberty bonds was big order; then
there was the usual and unusual rout-
inc New laws added to the additional
task of turning out three-cent stamps
not only in the amount to supply the
necessities of anormal correspondence
but to meet an increased volume of let
ter writing. Then there were internal
revenue stamps of new design and
value to meet the changed and aug
mented taxes for war purposes. On
top of all this came the tremendous job
of meeting the necessities of the war
thrift campaign with stamps and GER
tificateS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-07
Woman's Place in Politics.

Woman's place in American politics
was defended by Mrs. Margaret Hath
away of the Montana state legislature,
who told the convention that while she
did not wish to beIittle the work of men,
she felt that there are some things
which men cannot do and some subjects
which women alone see in the proper
light.
Reports from the heads of various de-
partments also were made. This after
noon the delegates are participating in a
forum discussion of law enforcement.
led by Mrs. Lillian NJ. Mitchner of Kan
sas Reports are to be read late this
afternoon by Miss Flora Strout, mis-
sfonary to Burma; Mrs Gilbert Bowles,
fraternal delegate from the w. c. T. u.
of Japan and Mrs. Etsu Sugimoto OF
Japan
At o'clock this evening the delegates
will witness the film, The Man Who
Forgot" at Polls, after which the con-
vention will close with recognition night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-07
SEE EARLY ACTION
TO MAKE j. S. DRY
Members Of Congress Predict
Prohibition Amendment Will
Pass Before Christmas.
SPEAK BEFORE w. C. T. u.

Five representatives and two SEN
ators appeared before the delegates of
the National Woman's Christian TEN
perance Union on the last day of their
convention in Polls Theater this morn
ing and predicted that the measure for
nationwide prohibition would pass the
House before Christmas and be re-
ferred to the state legislatures for rati-
fication.
The senators-Shafroth of Colorado
and Gore of Oklahoma-expressed the
belief that the nation will be better off
il the national prohibition amendment
is enacted. The representatives.. r.
Crisp of Georgia, Perl u. Decker of
Missouri. G. J. Cooper of Ohio and Ed
ward Heating and C. Il. Kimberly of
Colorado-promised to support the
prohibition amendment when il comes
up in the House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-07
Labor Problem Complicated.

Then the labor problem was compli-
Gated by the eight-hour rule imposed
upon the employees of the bureau by
the criticisms of Miss Jeanette Rankin.
representative froms Montana. This
considerably curtailed output. Nearly
all the plate pinters in the United
States whose services were desirable
and many who were doubtful as work
ers had been Communicated, and in
crease of the force in this direction
seemed to have reached the limit; girl
labor to assist was still available. even
at low wages. but these had to be
trained. Three eight-hour shifts were
instituted as fast as possible, but the
capacity of the mechanical plant was
not reached because of lack of labor.
Still the work went on, the bureau
to keep its head above water.
Some of the work was farmed out,
like printing certain kinds of revenue
stamps a supplemental plant. at Nj
agara. was taken over. and the less
important and less difficult work dele
gated to it. This was small relief from
the great volume of business in hand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-07
BUREAU FACILITIES
TAXED BY THE WAR
Printing Of Money, Liberty
Bonds, Three-Cent Stamps
and Saving Stamps, Task.
LABOR PROBLEM HAMPERS

Never in the history of its activities
has the bureau Of engraving been SO
swamped with work. It's business has
increased by leaps and bounds from
year to year. War conditions, prior to
the entry of the United States into the
contest. added tremendously to the
labors expected of 1t.
Now, with America a participant,
new revenue laws to finance the war
have imposed tasks upon the bureau
that are equal to all the seven labors
of Hercules.
Money. money, money and yet more
money-meaning the paper currency
that is engraved and printed in the
bureau Of engraving and printing-has
been the cry of the Federal Reserve
Board. the national banks and the
Treasury. Give us stamps!"-urges
the Post Office Department, under the
impetus to correspondence given by the
segregation in environments OF men
drafted for the National Army. Stamps
have been the demand of the inter-
nal revenue bureau.
Under this load of work the bureau
Of engraving and printing has stag
gered. IT has worked its employees long
hours and in treble shifts of eight
hours. SO that the plant was always
working, and has engaged as much adj
ditional labor in the limited field as
up with it's job-a1though it has not
been able to create any large reserve
stocks of materials such as has been
it's effort in the past.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-03-15
NJ INTERFERENCE
FROM PRESIDENT
N STRIKE CRISIS
DNLESS OBLIGED
Men And Managers Confer;
More Friendly Than
Last Fall

NEW YORK. March 15.-President
Wilson will not interfere inthe rail.
road strike controversy until he be.
comes convinced that only his re-
entrance In the situation will avert
a tie-up OF the nations Industries.
An official message TO this effect
was sent to notify the railroad execu.
tives and the brotherhood chiefs as
they went into conference here today
in a final effort to reach an amicable
settlement of their differences by an
agreement in regard TO the demand
for an eight hour day. Wilson urged
both sides to strain every effort TO
reach such an agreement In the mes
sage he called attention to serious
national affairs OF the present mo-
ment, and said that now, above all
times. the country should not be torn
by factional strife within our borders.
The representatives of both sides en-.
tered the conference in more concila.
tory mood than they did when they
met last fall. When the railroad exc.
cutiYes and the brotherhood chiefs
met they shook hands warmly. The
meeting was marked by the contrast
Of the warmth of friendship to the
coolness and open hostility that have
marked the previous conferences.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-03-15
CONFERENCE
OF MINING MEN

A conference OF mining men is be.
ing held in Elko today which holds
considerable Significance. II concerns
the rejuyenation of the old mining
camp of Tuscarora. and the result of
the meeting means much to the min.
ing and business interests OF this sec.
tion.
Il. II. Holden, one OF the leading
mineralogists of the United States.
and the inventor of the famous Hold.
en- process for the reduction OF ores.
is here from New York to confer with
Messrs. Z. X. Stallo, +. J. Parsons, e.
+. Mymer. J. II. Miller, Alex Carey
and others, on the proposition of rc-
opening the mines at Tuscarora
For number of months past al
elaborate system of sampling has been
in progress and the results are said
TO be of such a nature that reduction
plant has been determined upon. The
size of the plant will be determined
by certain development work which
viii UtSlH dl dIl early
II is now proposed to clean out the
workings OF number of the old
properties and determine the extent of
the ore bodies. II is well known
fact that large quantities of low grade
ore exist, which with increased value
of metal. and decreased cost of reduC.
tiOn can be profitably worked. and a
Holden reduction plant for the treat.
ment of this ore is practically as
sured.
The Holden process is a teaching
fiotation process. and by it high per-
centage OF the values are extracted at
low cost. An example of its improve
ment over other systems might be un-
derstOOd by n recent test. A quantity
OF ore was treated by another process
and in thirty-two hours of teaching a
saving of siXty-eight per cent was
made. a similar quantity of the same
ore was treated by the Holden process
and in six hours a saving of ninety
two per cent was made.
To the old timers of Tuscarora the
news that the camp is to take new
lease on life will be welcome news
Several times in the past attempts 10
dewater the mines and resume cX
traction OF ore have been made, but in
each instance all the available money
was squandered in preliminary work
This time the work will be undertake en
in a business like and systematic
way.
All ElkO county is keenly interested
in the success of Mcssrs. Holden and
Stallo and their associates. The re-
juvenation of this grand old camp
enterprise in this community.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-03-15
GEAR MAY RETIRE.
RUSSIA IS WARPED.
BY REVOLUTION.
Revolution May Be Bloody And
Cars Son May Ascend 81
To Throne

BERLIN, March 15.-A state of
revolution exists in Petrograd in
which the Russian Duma has defied
the Car and taken control of the gov
ernment. according to newspaper
report here. The report states that
the Imperial cabinet of the czar has
been arrested by orders issued by the
Duma. II this report proves to be
true, il does not seem unlikely, il
will be reversal of situations in
Russian affairs, for it was not long
ago that the Duma was throttled by
the orders of the czar for presuming
TO exercise the functions of govern
ment that the law made their duty,
but which were distastefuI to the
Czar.
Reports that Car Nicholas may abb
dicate following the overthrow OF the
government at Petrograd are current
here in diplomatic circles. The re-
ports state that the successor of the
czar may be his only son, thirteen year
old Alexis NicOlaieYitch, with Grand
Duke Nicholas acting as regent. The
youth is put forward as possible
successor TO his father. The advices
indicate that the revolt is by no means
bloodless. II is reported that the
bridge over the river at Petrograd has
been blasted. 1t is also claimed that
already hundreds of houses in Pc
trograd and Moscow have been
burned. 1t is said that the revolt
has already gone beyond control OF
Duma has the upper hand.