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Evening star., 1917-10-21
.SHRAPNEL
Sidelights on the War
BY
OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

The youthfulness and confidence Of
the American bluejacket who has
visited their shores are widely COM
mented upon by the people Of England.
"Glorified FOUNDERS is the name ap-
piled to tho American game of base
ball as played between United States
soldiers and sailors now stationed in
England.
"Faix. nivver enjyed mesilf SO well.
1t was a jool iv n fight" said an irish
man after emerging from recent bat
tie in Flanders.
Gen. Cadorna. who leads the italian
armies. was never considered a brill
liant student in the army stam college.
He was painstaking, however, and won
high honors.
There was an explosion in a British
munitions factory.
An investigation was on.
How did this happen?" a workman
was asked.
Bill struck match in the mixing
room"
Struck matchT' exclaimed the In
vestigator. Il should think 1t would be
TT was" was the cryptic answer OF
the workman.
The closer to the enemy the more
wine Is given to French soldiers. Those
in the first line trenches get three
line a half of a liter. and those in the
third line one-third ola liter each day.
A liter does not quite equal an Ameri-
can quart.
Evening star., 1917-10-21
SERVICE IN WAR CAMPS
TO GET IMPETUS HERE
Community Workers From All Parts
Of Country to Confer Tuesday.
Secretary Baker q Speaker.

The relation OF community service. te
national defense will be the central
theme for discussion at tho national con-
ference to be held at the New Willard
Tuesday by the war camp community
service.
Secretary of War Baker and other
prominent speakers are on the program
and representatives have been appointed
from the National and State Councils 0,
Defense, tho women's committee Of tn.
National Council Of Defense. civic ant
commercial organizations all over thu
United States. women's clubs, the Interna.
tional Association Of Rotary Clubs. nu.
merous individual rotary clubs ant
many other associations.
John N. WHY'S OF Toledo. chairman o,
the national committee in charge Of tn,
campaign for the war camp communit,
Evening star., 1917-10-21

recreation fund. Will preside In con-
nection with the conference there will
be held . meeting Of the national COM
mittee to formulate final plans for the
big nationwide movement.
Among the speakers on the program. in
addition to Secretary Baker. are Ray
mond B. Fosdick. chairman Of the War
and Navy Department commissions on
training camp activities; George F. Por-
ter Of the Council OF National Defense.
Frank B. MulhoAand OF Toledo, past
president Of the International Associa-
ton Of Rotary Clubs; Joe Mitchell Chap
ple Of Boston, chautauqua speaker and
author, and Gustavus T. Kirby of New
York, treasurer Of the Playground and
Recreation Association Of America
The campaign is now well under way.
All cities and towns have been assigned
the quota they are expected to raise
and several cities and towns without
waiting for the ofhcial opening of the
campaign. have gone ahead and raised
the quota assigned to them. Reports
being received here show that some
places have exceeded their quota. while
in other places the sum needed was
raised in one day.
Evening star., 1917-10-21
.BADFOOD BEGINNING
TORAVAGE GERMANY
TeIItaIe Letters Found on
Prisoners Reveal Terrible
Conditions.
MANY DYSENTERY VICTIMS
BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER.
Cablegram to The Sunday Star and
Chicago Daily News. COpyrfGht, 1917.

Chicago Daily News. Copyright. 1917.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES. oc-
tober 1s.-Letters found on the thou
sands of prisoners captured in the Yer
dun region in August and September
afford somber evidence that various
epidemics due to the bad quality of the
food are beginning to ravage Germany.
Here the young girls are dying"
says a letter from Karwitz. You can
easily believe that your wife has grown
thin. At Mannheim it Is the same thing.
1 am especially sorry for the children,
who must bear the consequences of the
war"
There is nothing to give the chill
dren," says a letter from ChemnitZ. IT
Is very sad. Weidworn's four children
and the little Hannel girl have tubercu-
losis. Hearses go by all the time"
At least ne-fourth of these thou
sands of letters mention cholera and
hunger but more than half of them
complain of dysentery. In previous
cable l told of the spread of this dis
ease in Austria and Germany. Since
then it seems to have reached terrible
proportions. But l will let the letters
speak for themselves
Evening star., 1917-10-21
Search for Sister in Vain.

Los ANGELES, Cal, October 90
Burl Armstrong. brother of Miss Ruth
Armstrong, who mysteriously dlsap-
peared several months ago in Havana,
is back today from a fruitIess search
for his sister. which extended to the
Cuban city. When informed that his
sister had been married in Windsor.
Ontario. he said he placed little cre-
dence in the report, but declared he
would make the fullest investigation.
He said he had investigated several
rumors during his long search
Evening star., 1917-10-21
CALLS U-B0AT WARFARE
BASIS OF NEW INDUSTRY
CableGFam to The Sunday Star and
New York World. Copyright. 1917.

C00IeRF3m TO vh0 sunday Star and
New York World. Copyright, 1917.
LONDON, October 2o.-A Cork tele-
gram to the Daily Chronicle states
that one result of the U-boat cam
paign has been the springing up Of a
new industry, which Is earning small
fortunes for those who have had the
foresight to invest in it. This is the
traffic in cargoes of vessels which have
been torpedoed. but which managed to
reach port. Frequently these cargoes
are only very slightly damaged, but al
most invariably they are sold of quick
ly at next to nothing. such is the haste
to get the vessel in dock and repaired
for further service.
1t is rumored that In one port in the
south of Ireland purchaser bought
for four shillings a bar of gold, both
seller and buyer being under the i'm
preston 1t was brass, but just in the
nick of time a government official,
with a greater knowledge of the goods,
stepped in to prevent the purchaser
carrying off his golden bargain. which
must have been worth something like
$780,
Evening star., 1917-10-21
o. s. WOMEN SAFE IN FRANCE.
Red Cross Canteen Workers Include
Two Washinptonians.

Word has been received by the ma
tional headquarters OF the American
Red Cross of the safe arrival in
France Of a second detachment of wom-
an canteen workers, including Mrs.
Randolph Dickens and Miss Catherine
R. Porter. both of Washington.
The detachment will be stationed in
canteens behind the firing line and
along the railroad routes to the front.
The first line of American canteens for
the French troops was opened last
month. An average OF 1000 poilus
travelling on leave were refreshed daily
at these American way stations.
Evening star., 1917-10-21
PLANS AIR PASSENGER ROUTE.
Clarksburg, W. Va, Man Will 0per-
ate Service to Cincinnati.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLARKSBURG, w. Va, October 90
DR.. R A. stehley. a Clarksburg dentist,
who is interested in a local taxi cab
company and who is also an expert
aviator. announced that he had pur-
chased a passenger airplane
with the intention of establishing a
regular airplane passenger service be-
tween Clarksburg and Cincinnati. by
way Of Parkersburg.
Stops will be made at intermediate
points. The airplane manufacturers
have promised to deliver 1t as soon as
war orders for the government will
permit. DIR. Stehley proposes to pilot
the airplane himself.
Evening star., 1917-10-21

been furnished the men as he safsUu1
camps BY the people Of the nsasb4:
cities and towns, vast amount o0ns
remains to b done. it was pointed 0ut9
here at the national headquarters %
the service. Many Of the smaller toWn6
near training camps are taxing theme
selves to the utmost - care properly
for the men In cAmpa. who. In many
cases, outnurnbsr by three or four timse
the population Of the surrounding comb
munities.
Evening star., 1917-10-21
Gen. John 7. Wilder Dies.

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. Oct. 2o.-A
telegram received here this morning.
Announces the death at Jacksonville.
Fla. of Gen. John T. Wilder, member
Of the Chattanooga-Chic amauga Park
Commission, and one OF the most promi-
nent ex-Federal soldiers in this part of
Me state.
Evening star., 1917-10-21
Gen. Wood Heartily Approves.

latest commanding Army officers to
give his hearty approval to the move
mont. In q communication on the sub
ject he says:
II believe thoroughly IN the kind of
work you speak of. I believe great
good will come Of II. Local communi-
ties should keep in as close touch as
possible and aid to better conditions
through helpful amusements and recre-
alton"
Although much service already has
Evening star., 1917-10-21
Have Cards for Everything.

'Lichtenberg (near Berlin), Au-
gust Things are going badly. and
really We do not know what we are to
do any more. We have cards for every
thing, and that is all. In a word there
is famine in Germany. People no longer
have the strength to drag themselves
about. 1t is very hot and every one is
sick. There is a violent epidemic of
dysentery in Berlin and its enyirons.
You would be astonished If you came
home on leave to see how dark the
situation is. Everything is much worse
than when you came last year"
Cologne. August 81 am glad you
are getting leave and hope they will
not postpone 1t. despite the epidemic of
dysentery which has broken out here.
The barracks and hospitals have been
closed fifteen days. There is also a
frightful spread of dysentery among
the civilians. The people have no fat
in their bodies and many are dead of
the disease. If only the war would
end! If only this eternal massacre
would cease"
"Grune, August 3o.-Fritz is still at
Merzig. He has just written me that
dysentery is raging so violently there
that they are completely isolated from
the world. Here. at Iserlohn, and at
neighboring towns there is also an cpl
demic of dysentery. The schools and
cinemas are going to be closed to limit
the number of victims as much as
possible" !"
Evening star., 1917-10-21

lines with air bombs like tho irresist-
able headlines OF the creeping barrage.
It Is impossible to conceive Of the
enemy stopping such an onslaught II
the allies, and notably the United States.
in the next several MONTHS produce the
maximum possible number Of pilots
and machines.
Evening star., 1917-10-21
People Falling Like Flies.

"Burstadt, August 6-I believe tho
end is near. It cannot go on thus for
the inhabitants of neighboring towns
are disappearing At Mannheim there
has been dysentery a long time and 1t
Is forbidden to go in some streets. Now
we have it at Rurstadt. Mamma is
afraid, for many people are dying.
People are falling almost like flies:
"Guben, August 10-Dear Brother:
People are dying here every day of
dysentery, only 1t is not known out
side"
"Guben, August 9.-More people died
today. 1t is still dysentery. 1t is fright
full, it is true, but il could not be other
wise with what we eat. There is no fat
in our bodies"
Cologne. August s.-Is your food
still bad? Here at Cologne and Null
helm there is terrible epidemic OF
dySentery."
Evening star., 1917-10-21
wen Be Back 70 Dixie

A patriotic song has been written ~
James F. Oates. the music being come
posed by william J. Oates. which probe
ably will be sung In tho military camps
before long. It is entitled "We'll Be
Back to Dixie" and . strain from Dixie
is introduced IN the chorus. The hrst
verse and the chorus follows
Our soldier boys In khaki.
With hearts % stankh and txu9.
With steps soAlght and syso - bright.
Had to cross the ocean 0uA
They had to pass the U-boae guns:
OF course. they'll take Q chance
We hope they have landed safely
In the distant land Of france.
Evening star., 1917-10-21
SPECIAL NOTICES.

Witnesses Seeing Two Ladies
struck b. autonobiie truck, 18th and Columbia
rad. about pm: Friday night. Oct. 70. 1917,
st. nv. Phone Columbia l848.
FHAr H0ILOWEEN PARTY-MAKD IT PA
fr1otic with do your bit" puxsies; 10 cents
each, Il for 81; at post card stores, or address
Deoyurbit Novelty O.. Boz ss4 ith St station.
Waahfngten. d. O.
Will NOT BH RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
debte contracted BY any one other than myself.
q. Il. MILLS, 811 3rd Ut. a.e. 70
THE OLD RELIABLE GARD PRINTERS.
1215 Pennsylvania ave. NV.
leo calling cards. sec; 300 business cards, 81;
d,e0o business cards, $225. Card case free.
] HEREBY GIVE NOTICE THAT WILL NOT
Be reeponsible for any debts incurred In my
name ~ any one without written order from
Dr. EDWARD J. CUNNING.
r. @. NcDADE HAVING SOLD HIS CONFEC-
tionsfy, ETC., store. AS New York ave. NV.
to A. G. Eaheart creditors send bills to
NEW YORK BUSINESS BROKERS. 1423 F.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
partnership hitherto existing between Constan-
tine James and John James, under the firm name
Of James Brothers. which nrm has conducted
northwest. Washington, d. c., was dissolved by
mutual agreement on the 18th day Of October.
1917, and Constantine James withdrew from said
business. All the debts due to the partnership
are to be paid to- and those due from the same
discharEed BY. John James. at s14 9th street
northwest. Washington. D. c.. where the bust
nsss viii Be continued by said John James In his
ewn name. he having purchased and succeeded
tn the interest Of said Constantine James.
CONSTANTINE JAMES,
T
Evening star., 1917-10-21
Food Situation Very Sad.

"Borna. September 2-What you
write about the food situation is very
sad. An epidemic of dysentery has
spread here and many people are dy-
ing"
"Pollnow. August 2s.-At Jatzingen,
seventy-two persons have died from
dysentery."
"Stettin. August ~ am sorry to
hear that you are not very we'll Be
careful, for there is much dysentery IN
the country. 1t is very contagious
1t begins with diarrhea, accompanied
by hemorrhage."
"Eickel September There are
many cases of dysentery."
Duisburg- -Ruhrort. August 12-Be
especially careful with your food, for
there is dysentery everywhere and
1t is a terrible sickness. Many people
have died of 1t here lately"
Cholera and Typhus.
'Mayence. August lI.-Cholera and
typhus appeared here a few days ago
and several streets have been closed. -
"Gollub, August AT Graudenz and
Thorn people are dying of cholera and
what does it matter whether we die
now or 1ater?'
Russia, August I've are hungrier
and hungrier. The hunger typhus is
incurable. We have had a violent cpl
demic of malaria and more than half
the company is in hospital"
.Mayence. August 5.-Many people are
dying here. Children especially are
dying of typhus and hunger. 1t is get
ting worse instead of better. II only
the war would end sooni"
"Bacharach. July 29.-Pauline was
buried Friday. She had hunger typhus
How she suffered. She was just fifteen
years old July 2S.'
Evening star., 1917-10-21
ALLIED AIR PROGRAM TO
T REVENGE. GERMAN RAIDS
Likely to Include Wiping Out Of
Every Defensive Town to
the Rhine.
BY r, PERCY NOEL.

Cablesram to Tho Sunday STIR and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1917.
PARIS, October 20.-In the past few
days the official communicates have
mentioned the names Of numerous
localities bornbarded by the allied air
forces and also some account Of Ger
man bombardments in France.
The brevity of the official reports
gives only a slight idea of the magni-
tude Of the bombarding expeditions of
both sides. 1t is fact that these air
attacks and their resplts approach
realization of the idea of what aero
plane raids would be like. Several
years before the war the general pub
lie refused to believe the predictions
OF the sensational writer's and illus
trations. but their imaginary tales are
to a considerable extent coming true.
I have been talking with some of the
men who have participated in recent
royal naval air service raids. One was
seasoned pilot, modest like most of
them and with little to say.
he Was Surprised.
But from his few brief remarks 1
CLEANED that even he was surprised at
Inc tremendous OeVelOpmenl III lue
! dropping of bombs from the air and
the effectiveness of explosives which
smash and ignite buildings and destroy
ships and depots of ammunitions and
wipe out small towns. 1,
A few hours later I met a friend who
had, been in Nancy the night before.
when it was bombarded from the air.
This place, being near the frontier, was
one of the first French civilian COM
munities which the Germans were. able
| in part to destroy from the air.
II saw little girl frightfnlly wound
ed few yards from me-" he said, but
that was very little thing compared
with all that the Germans have done
since the war began. However, they
will be paid back. For the destruction
and death in civilian Nancy there will
be a score Of German towns wiped out
by the same means. They have forced
US to it,
Cannot Be Told.
What the air program of the allies
is cannot be told definitely. but 1t prob
ably provides for the wiping out of
every town which forms part of the
German defense. as far back as the
Rhine. Material and personnel are
now. or soon will be, available in such
quantities as to make 1t possible for
| the air forces, of the. allies to sweep
the enemy territory beyond the first
Evening star., 1917-10-21
WEATHER..

District Of Columbia, Maryland and
Virginia. fair today and tomorrow; not
much change in temperature: light,
variable winds
West Virginia, partly cloudy today
and tomorrow.
Yesterdays Temperature.
Midnight. ~: am. A: am. 4s:
8 an, Al; 8 am. 80; 10 am. 46; IL
noon. Al; 2 pm. As: pm. ~: pm.
lowest. 80
Relative Humidity.
an. SO; Pm, AZ: Pm, 63.
Rainfall 6 pm. to PM, .05.
Hours of sunshine. ST..
Per cent of possible sunshine, T9.
Departures.
Accumulated deficiency of tempera-
ture since January !, 1917. -222: de-
Aciency of temperature since October
/. 1917. -s3; accumulated deficiency of
precipitation since January l, 1917,
400; excess of precipitation since Oc-
tober I, 1917, -l-0.26.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, 81; lowest, g.
x1QG 4dpleS.
Compiled by United States coast and
geodetfc survey
Today--Low tide. 5:55 am. and 5:4s
pm.; high tide, 1:25 am. and 11:46 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. 6:4S am. and
s:4s pm; high tide, 12:17 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
roday-sun rose e:2s am: sun sets
y:zz pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises s:24 am; sun
bets $50 pm.
Moon rises Il: :4s am: sets e:26 pm.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY. W. Va. October
e0.-Potomac and Shenandoah rivers
both clear this evening.
Temperatures IN Various Cities.
Evening star., 1917-10-21

New York Elastic Truss.
hard ennmely sin Loe
gle.
New York Elastic Truss.
soft water pad; the high
est grade made; singles
for right or left 81 40
rupture e.-...... X>@
LADY ATTENDANT,
Evening star., 1917-10-21
Tide Tables.
Up-River Waters.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY. W. Va. October
e0.-Potomac and Shenandoah rivers
both clear this evening
Temperatures IN Various Cities
Evening star., 1917-10-21
Yesterdays Temperature.

Midnight. A.: am. A: am. 43:
6 am, Al; am, SO; 10 am, as; Il
noon, Al; pm. As: pm. 40; s pm.
4s; 8 pm. A.; 10 pm. SO. Highest, 4s;
lowest. 80
Evening star., 1917-10-21

Double Elastic Truss, with
serotal pads. S19S
This sale. ...... T@s/S
Seeley Hard Rubber Truss,
sinEley holds the most
stubborn rup- @ or
Seeley Hard Rub (H 40
ber Double Truss x>t/
Evening star., 1917-10-21

3 an. So; 2 pm, AZ: s pm, 63.
Rainfall 6 pm to p.m.), .05.
Hours of sunshine. ST..
Per cent of possible sunshine, T9.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-19

writer on architecture had to warn him that such was not the case.t To paraphrase Kipling:
 Tt was old, old. old when Thebes
 wa golden,
 And
 It. still in Philadelphia this morning. g
 It remained for the past quarter of h century to give the world what it wanted in the way of cure for the evils resulting from the disagreement of building authorities-the clash be- tween architect and builder, material ism and engineer, two pairs of mill stones which, too often, ground own CT rather than work into grist. Yesterday brought forth, and today is applying the principle of exact jus tice applied to building. It lies in the coordination of all building functions architecture, engineering, construc- ton, decoration and furnishing binding of these functions to one fine ly conceived and carefully considered end, and the erection of completed structure at a cost that is limited and guaranteed in advance. And thai much is comparatively new.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-19
Taylor's System ,. Now Applied To
 Hens on the Farm

The granges of the state are being called upon to assist in the statewide campaign to eliminate the non-pro- ducing hens of the. state In a letter from the headquarters of the Con nectdcut state master of the grange, Cha1les T. Davis, the following appeal was made:
 "A campaign has been launched to eliminate non-productive hens. It is stated by the poultry department of the Connecticut Agricultural college that therere are at least half a mil lion hens in Connecticut that have stopped producing for the season. These hens should be killed. They are consuming at least 50.000 bushels of grain per month, which is as truly wasted as though thrown away. If adlled it would stop this waste beside adding about two million pounds of food to our supply. If killed, the ex- pense of poultry keepers will be re- Iduced and the profits correspondingiy increased.
 Everyone in the state may know how these unproductive hens may be selected from the layers. Every i member of the Poultry Department o1 I the Connecticut Agricultural college l has agreed to devote his time, up te the first of October, to demonstrat< how the poor layers and the non-lay CTS may be selected. This appears ts me an especially opportune time tt make the select4ye demonstration { part of the grange program for thre, reasons.
 First, the demonstrators are avail able
 I Second. abnormal prices of grail
 make it necessary to economize il
 feeding as much as possible.
 Third. by utilizing the meat an,
 saving grain we are performing a di
 rectly patriotic service.
 Oranges wishing to make a, selec
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-19

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent 8 Word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-19
GERMANS LOSE
 HEAVILY; GAIN
 NO ADVANTAGES
French Regain All Trenches Lost in Verdun
 Region.

French Front in France, July 19 -(by the Associated Press)-The crown princes army suffered tho rudest shock when the French on Tuesday attacked and recaptured all the positions northwest of Verdun. These cost the Germans much harder fighting when they took them from the French. The affair cost the Ger. mans not only the loss of their for but the French cut into their line and repeated German counter attacks fail ed to recover any part thereof and resulted even in more losses. The Germans when they advanced at the end of June obtained possession of several observatories giving them splendid views of the French line. The Germans have been for several days anticipating that the French would try to shell them out, but did not ex- pect an infantry attack.
 The French were obliged to delay the movement because of bad weather, but continued the heavy lombard ment, causing the Germans such losses that they were obliged to take the 10th reserve division which was holding their position out of the trenches as some of it's companies nave iD6Gn T0QuCeO .Dy 0V men apiece. The 18th division succeeded t, sup ported by the 18th division compos- ed of fresh troops brought from the Russian front.
 It was while relief was proceeding that the French attacked, thoroughly surprising the enemy by appearing in their trenches while the lombard ment was proceeding. In a few sec onds the French batta1ions had sur mounted the objects separating the armies and disappeared down on the other side. Before the Germans could recover the French were within the third line German trenches. The enemy's disorder was so great that | the French were able to gather many | prisoners and dashed even farther for ward than they intended and occupied | ground on a 300 yard front of what had been French positions before the German attack in June.
 The French now hold all the ob-
 servatories overlooking the slopes o1
 Le Mort Homme and hill BOA. The l whole engagement lasted only 3( minutes. The first German reaction
 occurred unsuccessfully F hour.
 later.