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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
An American Career.

John w. Kern, whose death is an
nouneed today, had career distinctly
American, and it may be pronounced a
success That is to say, he began in a
small station and reached very high
one. He discharged all his duties well,
and earned the rewards he received.
The story has a familiar American
ring. The lad, keen for knowledge rode
miles every day for his schooling. The
graduate taught others where he him
self had been taught. The sehoolmaster,
seeking larger field, turned to the law
The. young lawyer, seeking reputation
and excitement outside his profession.
entered politics. The politician, seek
ing Office, won some Of his races, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
Summer Resort.

When the air is warm and hazy,
And the hours are long and lazy,
On vacation you are much inclined II
roam,
But the long road seems to simmer
As the heat waves dance and glimmer,
And the locust sings song Of home
sweet home.
Oh, electric breezes playing,
And the bathtub spigot spraying,
When the sky outside is like O white
hot dome,
Make you value the seclusion,
Far from turmoil and intrusion,
Of the little spot that's labeled,
Home, Sweet Home"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
Germany's War Aims.

We are being importuned by certain
pacifsts in high places to state the wal
aims Of the United States. We are urged
to step forth with an explicit declara'
ton of the purposes for which we are
fighting. This, it is said, viii be sure
move toward peace.
Far more to the point would be q
/ statement by Germany Of its war aims
The world should be told what Germany
Is fighting for, not in general terms
such as national existence" place IN
the sum and defense of liberties" but
the definite, particular objects for which
Germany went to war.
The world today believes that Ger
many precipitated the war. There is
every evidence to that effect. Protesta-
tions Of design on the part Of France
to attack are rejected as the stupid con-
tinustion Of Q fiction. The kaiser's tele-
gram to the President throws NO light
ON the German aims, bearing merely
upon the part that England would play
according to the Berlin understanding
in case France were attacked and upon
the military reasons for invading Bel
Rium. The war was started because Ger
many agreed to support Austria in her
demands upon Serbia, demands that
were clearly impossible Of acceptance,
and that would necessarily bring Russia
into the conflict. It was started because
Germany believed the hour was at hand
and she could accomplish certain pur-
poses that she had had in mind for
years. What were those purposesf
Let us be told frankly what Germany
hoped then in 1914 and hopes now in
1917 to accomplish by supporting Aus
tria to the point of precipitating war
with Russia and by an inevitable con-
sequence with France and presumably
with England. That this was a war of
seh-defense no one today believes. If
not self-defense, what was it fort
OF course. the objects of 1914 may not
be in view at Berlin today. Germany
may have modified her designs in view
Of the impossibility Of overrunning
France and isolating England and keep
ing America neutral. She may be today
fighting defensive war, simply because
the tide Of war has turned despite the
Russian reactions and purchased mill
fary weakness. So that a statement of
what Germany is fighting for now would
not be q true statement Of what Ger
many was fighting for three years ago
when she was sweeping through Bel
gium and France.
At no time from the beginning of
IL war has there been an explicit state
ment Of Germany's war aims. Only in
the vaguest terms have they been stated
II Berlin None Of the so-called peace
proposals emanating from there has
formulated the German purpose in start
ing this world CONGREGATION. Germany
has asked her enemies to state their OBJ
jects, but has carefully withheld her
own What are theyf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
Not Worth Considering.

"You used to be interested in pugi-
lism."
"1'm not any more. A fighter who
requires a hundred thousand dollars or
SO to induce him to try to whip one
man is not of use in the present emer-
gency."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
WHAT THE OWL SAID.

The owl said ''Hooooover!''
On the sycamore tree.
The owl said "Ho-o-o-vern"
And blinked at me.
You're a wise old owl.
You're robber fowl.
You charge two prices
And raise q howl.
And the owl said Hoover
And wept at me.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19

American troops in France will soon
be out of the "washwoman's daughter"
and "landlady's grandmother" stage of
the phrase book and able to carry on
regular conversations without the use
of the deaf-mute sign language.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
Tip From q Tailor.

Tip From . Tailor.
Oh, checks are in fashion. In times
such as these,
Neither Army nor Red Cross will
slight 'em.
You can have them designed just as
large as you please,
But then you. don't wear 'em. You
write 'em.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19

When the Deutschland appears in the
Pacific as a regular submarine those
Americans who gave her enthusiastic
greetings upon her two arrivals in this
country will perhaps be inclined to cues
ton their own Judgment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19

No complaints against the Washing.
ton weather have been registered re.
Gently. Indeed, the capital has scored
distinct hit this summer on the mat
ter of climate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
"QUEEN-HIGH!"

How can love you or praise you.
Lady, my queen,
Honor, extol and upraise You
So that your worth may be scent
really was. lady dear. thrilled,
hot went my blood with rush.
When drew you, held you and d1lsd
That queen-high diamond dush.
-Columbia HAcesd,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19

Not all of the exemption boards have
worked speedily or smoothly, but the
fact remains that Tremendously big job
has been put through with businesslike
expedition and characteristics American
thoroughness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19

Arrangements have been made to keep
the troops in France supplied with base
ball news. That is one of the most
practical "war relief" measures yet
adopted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19

American troops are to go to Cuba
again, but this time by invitation of the
president, and for the purpose of max
ing them better soldiers. Times have
changed indeed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19

'Dar's one thing bout man dat sits
wifi his feet on his desk" said Uncle
Eben. "He aim writin' no letters OATS
gineter git him into trouble"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19

Anybody with heart should be dis
posed to give little to keep the baby
hospital in Rock Creek Park running a
fortnight longer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.


with such peculiar language, II
must be difficult for the Chinese to un.
derstand one another
Judging from their numerous revo.
buttons, they occasionally don't"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19

Picketing will become q less ENJOYABLE
pastime if it begins at the White House
and ends at Occoquan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19

Any workingman who strikes now
puts himself in position to do a lot
of explaining.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
Bad Language,

''The kaiser is not much on spelling"
Eyes; and. when he uses the word
'kultur' he is as far wrong on defni-
ton as he is, on spelling"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
Recruiting
the Navy.


HeCruitinV get plenty OF recruits
x, but that the trouble hal
sAe "asy. been in getting men for
tho other branch of the service. Their
the question arises. why?
Naval officials, of course, are wont
to say that the Navy is the favorit'
branch of the service, and in tryint
to obtain recruits they are not at al
bashful in making this public. On,
Of the. interesting points which the,
never fail to impress on the new jackie
is the fact that he gets an opportunity
to see variety of scenes.
A man-of-war's man, say these ex-
pert recruiting officers, is always SURF
Of his Job as long as he renders faith.
full service and is qualified to perform
his duties. He will never lose his jot
because OF strikes or hard times. Il
he is sick or injured he is we'll careC
pay goes on whether he. is sick OIL
well. He has no doctor bills for him.
self.
Again. they tell the proposed recruit
the food In the navy is excellent. Grea,
care Is taken to make sure as to botf
the quality and quantity of the jackies
food.
1t is pointed out further that vessel.
Of the United States Navy are employ.
ed in all parts of the world. and the
opportunities afforded young men fol
travel are very good. While no prom
Use Is made to a recruit that he will
be given any particular cruise, the
duties of the Navy call for frequent
foreign cruises; and 1t is safe to say
that during the course of an enlistment
a man will have a chance to visit many
out-of-the-way places which he could
not possibly visit otherwise without
great expense.
At this time. of course. the patriotic
duty OF every man to gerve his conn
try Is brought out to the fullest ex.
tent from these recruiting officers
who certainly know their work. Per.
haps some of these are the reasons fol
the Navy not being short of men al
this time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
Conductorless
Street Cars.

Washington just fifty years ago ana
that prevailed on the streets in this
city up to about twenty-five years ago.
A description of it is given in The star
of August Is. 1867. as having been Just
put in service on the street line. It's
chief novelty consisted of the fact that
it was run without conductor AT
the front was a box with glass sides
bearing a notice asking passengers to
put their fare within, as the driver
was not allowed to receive or deposit
it. When the driver saw that the right
amount had been deposited he pulled
wire that opened a trap into cash box
below If the passenger did not have
the right change he could obtain 1t
from the driver. The news item In
question concludes: Two serious draw
backs will be avoided by the adoption
of this plan: first, the expenses attend
mt upon the use of conductors, and
econd, the losses by pickings and
steaIings of such as are disposed to be
dishonest"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19

In The Star of August IS. 1857, Is
printed the correspondence in the re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
Advantages of
Reforestation.

forestation on the national forests.
The national forests are scattered
from Alaska to Porto Rico and con-
tain within their boundaries all sorts
OF timberlands. from those which pro-
duce only cord wood to those which sup
port the finest and most valuable stands
of timber in the world.
Sometimes. it is pointed out by off,
Gals of the forest service, natural
regeneration of the forests fails OF
a forest not yet producing seed needs
to be increased in density. There are
also in the national forests about
100000 acres now bearing little or no
tree growth which are capable of pro-
ducing valuable timber and are suit
able for no other purpose. 1t Is the
object Of reforestation to improve the
stands which are too thin and to make
the bare lands productive. Reforesta-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19

A new system of accounting has just
been installed in the Indian office. In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19

1t does not seem as though the United
States would ever face a very great
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
Damage by
Storm.

1867. is a summary of destruction. due
to the storm, in Philadelphia, Baltimore
and other nearby cities. In Washington
the high wind and tremendous down
pour of rain scored a heavy record OF
damages. 1t was estimated that the
losses in Philadelphia alone from the
rain were at least 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19

Many have remarked during the past
few months that it is strange that the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19

While the District was waiting for a
new jail, plots to escape from the old
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19

Fifty years ago Washington was lack
ing in small houses available to reason
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19

Increases of from $40 to SIS and in
some cases much higher in the annual
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
More Plots to
Break Jail.

Star Of August 1s. 1867. is a news item
telling Of the discovery Of such a project.
One of the prisoners. Jailed for horse
stealing. was put through what would
now be called the third degree. When
threatened with the leg irons" he ac-
knowledged that there were jail-break
ing tools in his cell. With one Of the
guards he returned to the cell and. pulling
up one of the bricks in the floor. took out
five neatly made watch spring saws.
These had been brought in and given to a
prisoner named Conover, who had lately
been sent from Washington to Albany to
serve a ten-year sentence for perjury.
Evening star., 1917-04-01
Crandall's.

The phoroplay at Crandalls today and
tomorrow is the World Film subject.
Mans Woman" with Ethel Clayton
and Rockclffe FeIlowes pictured in the
principal roles. The plot concerns the
affairs of a young wife who is made
but little better than a house cat by her
husband and his two maiden auntS- NJ
though she loves her husband, the
young wife cannot endure the drab
monotony of the situation. when fate
takes a hand in her affairs and solves
her problem in startling fashion. The
X b., s. e subject. Burning the Can
die" featuring Henry r. Walthall, is
scheduled for it's initial local showings
Tuesday and Wednesday. 1t is said to
picture in a startling fashion the. re-
suits of life of prof1igacy. Through
his weakness for drink. a young south
erner loses his bride and his respect
ability. That he is finally brought back
to real manhood and happiness is due
to the awakening of a dormant love for
his wife. The last three days Of the
week Vera, the Medium" with Kitty
Gordon, noted English stage beauty, as
the featured player viii be shown.
Next weeks features will include
Robert Warwick in THE Family
Honor; idle Wives" featuring Lois
Weber, Harry MeLaren and Phillips $
Smauey, and Burning the Candle,
with Henry b. Walthall
Evening star., 1917-04-01
BELASCO

The Belasco Theater will present the
musical comedy, Very Good. Eddie"
this week, beginning tomorrow night,
almost Immediately after record runs
OF over a year in the Princess Theater.
New York; five months in Boston and
three months in Philadelphia. Anna
Orr, Arthur Alyesworth, Florence Earle,
George Mack, Margaret Armstrong,
Mignon McGibney. Earl Benham, John
willard, James Lounsberry, Kathryn
Rain and Ralph O'Brien are in the
u cast. An attractive chorus of fashion
girls" wear smart clothes with an in
dividual style. and add to the life and
success of the performance.
Very Good, Eddie" was written by
Philip Bartholonae and Guy Bolton.
lyrics by Schuyler Greene and music by
Jerome Kern. who wrote the music for
Nobody Home
The story is of two young couples
who start on their honeymoon on a
Hudson river boat Some difficulty
arises about the baggage, and one of
the husbands and one of the wives go
ashore to straighten matters out. The
boat then pulls away from the dock,
, separating the newlyweds.
Evening star., 1917-04-01
NEW NATIONAL

New York and London have laughed
over Twin Beds and now it is Wash
ington's turn again. The play will be
offered at the New National Theater
tomorrow evening under the direction
of A. S. Stern & Co.
Three couples, one newly wed, one
engaged and one on the point of cele-
bracing a tenth anniversary of mar
rage, all cGmely and nearly all jealous,
live in three apartments directly above
each other in a big fashionable apart
ment house and exchange visits, both
by invitation and by mistake, at assort-
ed hours of the day and night.
Much of the humor OF Twin Beds
lies in it's characterizations. The Ital-
ian tenor who has been elevated from
a cabaret to $1,000 a night at the Met
ropolitan Opera House and an Ameri-
can wife who never lets him forget it,
is one of the amusing stage portraits.
So is the watchful wife. The cute little
bride. with madness for making ac-
quaintances: her husband. who insists
upon quiet in the house; the maid, who
obeys her orders with more precision
than discretion; the fiancee, who is sus-
ptcious of the man to whom she is en-
gagged and the poor little man who is
trying to get married without the in
tervention of a feminine typhoon, all
are potent factors in the amusement.
Evening star., 1917-04-01
COSMOS

"Oh, Doctor" a musical comedy, with
special scenery. the latest costume con-
ceits and sprightly cast, mostly
pretty girls. headed by Marjorie Sweet,
and assisted by Whitlock Davis and
Billy Brendell. comedians. will con-
tribute to the mirth and melody of the
Cosmos Theater program this week.
Its book was written by Darl Mac
Boyle, and Walter Rosemont supplied
the musical score and song hits. An
other attraction of merit viii be pre-
sented by Wilmer Waters and his
company, in The Late Van Camp, a
farce in which man plays dead to
prevent his wife from getting a
divorce. Other acts include Alice Cole.
in character songs and limitations, the
Four Manning Sisters. in vocal
offering, featuring stunning costumes
canine wonder. "Svengalis DOG
the Three Peyronnis. Italian bellringers
and whirlwind dancers and Gardner
and Lee. in topical song stories.
The Vitagraph production. The
Courage of Silence featuring Alice
Joyce and Harry Morey. will be shown
daily at J. 4 40 and 1915 pm. in adds
ton to the Hearst-Pathe News and
new funny films.
Today's performances. starting at )
pm, will feature the elaborate spec
tacle, "A Dream of the Orient with
it's grand opera prima donna and inter-
pretive dancers, and the other acts OF
last weeks program.
Evening star., 1917-04-01
Flora Bella. ="

John Cort Will present his latest
musical production, Flora Bella at
the Belasco Theater next week. The
book is by Felix Doermann. The lyrics
are by Percy Waxman, and the score by
Charles Cuvillier and Milton SchwarZ-
Wald. There are seventeen musical
numbers. ranging through staccato,
syncopation and the dreamy waltz. Ger
tain numbers closely approach the
realm of classic opera. The songs are
narrative in lyrics and blend with the
story.
The story is of a cabaret singer, the
idol of Petrograd, who has been mar
ried to Prince Nicholas Demidoff of
the Russian nobility. Her life has been
irreproachable, but the two do not un-
derstand each other. She is 4 house
wife of demure perfection, he IA model
husband, but both begin to. chafe at
the restraint of simple country life. She.
meeting the former manager OF the
cabaret in which she appeared, yearns
to return to the life and gayety of the
Russian capital. He wants to see and
dip into the same frivolous life. and
each secretly plans trip to Petrograd.
The second act finds them in the caba-
ret at it's most exciting hour. The
prince believes Flora Bella to be the
twin sister of his wife, and he forgets
his ties in mad love for the supposed
dancer
The principals include: Eleanor
Henry. Irving Brooks. Lily Leonhard.
Guy J. Sampsel, Mortimer II. Weldon.
Dorothy Rogers, Adolph Link. Ben
Grlnnell Kate Stout and Jack Bell.
Evening star., 1917-04-01
Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage Patch -

MRS. Wigs of the Cabbage Patch
will be the Offering of the Poll Players
next week.
1t was more than fourteen years ago
that Mrs. Wigs made her debut on
the American stage, and since that
time she is said to have entertained
millions of playgoers with her whole
some philosophy and unending humor.
The play opens in Mrs. Wigs cot
tage. located in the Cabbage Patch.
with the wedding of Miss Hazy to MIR.
Stubbins. who has been provided by a
matrimonial agency. Miss Hazy has
been "sicked on" to matrimony by Mrs.
Wigs. who also has aided in the win
ming of Mr.. Stubbins by her artistic
cooking. The wedding itself is one of
the most comical of episodes At the
ceremony the audience meets all the
characters in the play except Mr..
Wiggs, who deserts the heroine long
before the beginning of the comedy.
The second act shows the exterior of
the Wigs shanty and here Lovely
Mary and Little Tommy are harassed
by the orphan asylum authorities. Here,
too. Mrs Wigs conducts her famous
Sunday school class and Mr.. Stubbins
falls from grace and is shipped away
in a freight car by the friends of the
bride. The final act brings the return
of Mr.. wigs and Mr. Stubbns and
all ends happily.
Evening star., 1917-04-01
B. F. KEITH'S

Displays of both art and realism
are promised for B. +. Keiths Theater
this week. the former represented by
the Sylvia Bidwell company's Euro
pean spectacular drama. The Forest
Fire." by Langdon Mccormick, pre-
sented with a truthfulness to detail
that is said to parallel the oldtime
productions of the Drury Lane Theater
of London. The effect is produced en-
tirely by electrical inventions.
The art offering viii be The Futur-
istic Review" under the auspices of
the Countess De Leonardo. who is
claimed TO be one Of the greatest of
European violinists. The scenery rep
resents extreme impressions of the fu-
turist painters. 1t begins with con-
densations OF the opera "Pagliacci,' -
passes into violin classics and ends
with excerpts from popular opera. In
the supporting company are Nine. &.
Zavaschi. coloratura soprano; Mile. f.
de DreuN. mezzo soprano; Mile. T.. Ma
vary, dramatic soprano; l.. CassigIio,
first tenor: o. Nallante. baritone, and
i. Zwieback, basso cantante. D. Wei
dinger accompanies with the piano. r.
Anselini is the stage manager.
Other attractions are J. Francis
Dooley and Corinne Sales, Broadway V
entertainers, in colloquial comicaiity V
called "Will Yer Jim?" "Piukie." cred
tied to Billy Burke. the producer of
Tango Shoes" and other freakish fare
icalities; Charles Oicott, comic opera
comedian, in his ne-Man Opera;
Irwin and Jane Connolly. the romantic
comedy players: Bernard and Janis, in
"a Musical Highball'; Kari Emmy's pet
terriers, the pipe organ recitals and
the twelfth episode of "Patria," "the
peace which passes all understanding"
At and s:15 pm. today the final
performances will be given of last
weeks hill in its entirety
Evening star., 1917-04-01
GAYETY

"The World of Frolics," the current
attraction at the Gayety Theater, which
opens with performances today at and
pm, offers brand of entertainment
unique in burlesque, except for the cast
and company. 1t is the Florenz Zieg-
felds "Follies of 1885, the book and
the lyrics. as well as the scenery. de-
signed by Josef Urban, the famous
Viennese artist. and the costumes hav-
ing been purchased intact.
It is headed by Dave Marion, creator
of the role of "Snuffy. the Cabman,
who is supported by S. II. Dudley.
blackface comedian. who has the Bert
Williams role of tne original produc-
tion; Agnes Rehler, prima donna; Inez
De Nerdier. Joseph Mamie. Bert Hall.
Amelia Bartolleti and large chorus of
men and women, the entire organization
numbering about 100 persons. There are
sixteen elaborate scenes. The produc-
tion was staged under the personal su-
pervsion of Leo Enrol, director of
Ziegfelds "Follies"