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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
TELLS BRIGHT SIDE
OF LIFE IN PARIS
Writer Says 1t Has Still Time
for the Grace and the
Charm of Living.
BY EUNICE TIETJENS.
Correspondence of The Evening Star
and Chicago Daily News.)

PARIS, November 26.-"Paris is no
longer Paris.
This is the dictum that went out during
the first year of the war. And since then
we have heard of so many new difficulties
and tribulations that France has had to
endure for our sake that many of US have
visualized a Paris sad and dropping. full
of widows and of wounded, a Paris with
almost a touch of China about it, dirty
and incomprehensible and disorganized.
But Paris is nothing of the sort. 1t is
with an immense sense of relief that one
who knew the old Paris and has dreaded
to see the new comes to its streets today.
Paris is still smiling There are tears
in the smile, of course, but We have
thought for so long Of the tears that we
have forgotten the smile. They say that
the morale of the French army is better
today than it has been since the first few
months of the war, and Paris reflects the
army. She is still beautiful and gay and
clean--cleaner, that is, than Chicago or
New. York has ever been in times of peace
and, though there is restlessness in the
air, her spirit is quite unbroken.
Paris has still time, in the midst of her.
living There is still leisure here, that
strange bird which cannot live in America.
The streets are full of leisurely, comfort
able looking people. The theaterS are
crowded; the shops are doing good
business. Never, except on major holidays,
has Chicago given the effect of festivity
that the everyday Paris of war time gives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24

To Cure a Cold In One Day
Take LAXATIVE BRoMo QUISISE Tablets
Druggists refund money II IL fails cure. L. w.
GROVES signature Is on each box. 3oc--Ad-
yertaement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
errors IN REPLIES
TO QUEST|ONNA|RES
Local Boards Puzzled Over In
complete and Incorrect
Answers Given.
REGISTRANTS ARE WARNED

Incomplete and improperly prepared
answers to missionaries are worrying
members of local boards. 1t is estimated
that between 10 and 25 per cent OF the
questionnaires returned to the boards
to date contain incomplete or improper
ly prepared answers by registrants.
Acting Adjt. Gen. Donovan for the
District today notified local boards that
should any registrant return ques-
tionnaire incomplete or improperly pre-
pared the QUESTIONABLE should not be
returned to the registrant for correc-
ton, but the registrant must be notified
to appear before the local board for the
purpose of completing or correcting the
document"
In case of necessity the local board
may issue subpoena on the registrant
requiring his presence before the local
board The subpoena will be served by
the police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
Heard in an Office

From the Boston Transcript
"How do you account for the sug,
shortage?"
raising Cain as ever
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24

some OF the men employed by the
British airplane factories to try ONT
new machines are paid as much as
s., 500 a week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
Russian Principles.

Questions interesting only part of
the represented powers may be dis
cussed separately
Official reports of the proceedings
will be drafted jointly.
AT Won Kuehlmann,s suggestion the
chief Russian delegate stated the chief
principles of the Russian peace pro-
gram in long speech. which coincided
on the whole with the well known reso-
deputies. .
THE Russian terms include: First, no
compulsory annexation OF territory tax
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
Religious Dedicatory Services.

Preceding the community watch serv-
ice there will he religious dedicatory
services presided over by Rev. George
A. Miller, pastor Of Ninth Street Christian
Church. Those participating in this
include Rev. John f. Bri ggs. pastor of
the Fifth Baptist Church: Bishop Will
liam NJ Bell of the United Brethren
church. Rev. James l. Gordon. pastor
OF the First Con gregationaI Church.
who Will make an address; Rev +. X
Hardin. pastor of Mount Vernon Place
NJ e. Church South; Rev. Randolph II.
alchlm, pastor of the Church of the
Epiphany, who will make the dedica-
tory prayer, and Rev. A. f. Barrows
pastor Of Eastern Presbyterian Church
Percy ). Foster will lead the singing
The actual dedication viii take the
FORM of responsive reading. led by Rev
T. X Hardin. DR.. Hardin win enu,n-
crate the purposes for which the struc-
ture stands, and between each dictum
the congree7ation win respond with the
phrase I'VE dedicate this tabernacle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
PROMINENT OFFICIALS
TO DELIVER ADDRESSES
Vice President and House Speaker
Among Those Announced for Sun
day Tabernacle Dedication.

The Vice President OF the United
States and the Speaker of the House Of
Representatives are TO be among the
speakers when the new Sunday taber-
nacle here Will be dedicated AT 3 o'clock
New Year eve with impressive commu-
nifty watch night services Others who
VIII make addresses are Rabbi Abram
Simon of the Washington Hebrew Con-
gregation, Bishop William f mellow
ell of the Methodist Episcopal Church
and Very Rev. Edward \. Pace. general
secretary OF the Catholic University.
Rev. J. Henning helms, rector of the
Protestant Episcopal Church Of the AS
cension. VIII lead the responsive read
ing. while the music will be furnish ed
by the United States Marine Band, di-
rected by Lieut.. Santelmann and q
chorus led by Percy s. Foster. Com
missioner Louis Brownlow will preside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
No More Meatless Days.

In certain ways. too, life Is more COM
Portable than it was some months ago.
There are no longer any meatless days,
and the little cakes, the perfection of
pastry making, which had been very
much diminished. have now reappeared in
hewildering variety. They are made it
seems, OF rice flour and sweetened with
lsacCharine, but the taste is still delight
ful. There had been talk OF closing the
afternoon tea shops. but it has not beer,
done.
The streets themselves are full Of col
or, Of unexpected little sights and
sounds. For the almost endless variety
of uniforms-some of them still very
gay. now that their wearers are in Paris
on leave-and for the woman guards and
motormen on the cars and in the Metro
was. of course. prepared. But it was
a surprise to see heavy trunks at the
stations hustled by big blond peasant
women. and the sight of an English
woman in a mans khaki uniform, trou-
sers. puttees, swagger stick and all, was
another surprise, in spite of the many
khaki-clad women with insignia on their
shoulders.
in the morning the streets are cleaned
by Algerians in dirty coats and red feZes.
looking with the listlessness of total
lack of understanding at this strange
northern city. One sees rather often
French officers in uniform, usually first
or second lieutenants, driving taxicabs
A first lieutenant is paid about what our
privates receive. and it is literally i'm
possible for some of them to live
through their furloughs without work
ing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
Many Overlook Affidavit.

overlooking the "registrant's affidavit"
at the bottom of page IS of the ques-
tionnaire. Placed at the bottom of the
page, as it is, it is very easily over
looked. The affidavit, however. is one
of the most necessary features of the
whole QUESTIONABLE, and no registrant
should fail to make 1t.
Local board officials reiterated today
the necessity for registrants seeing to
1t that their boards have their proper
and latest addresses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
Shop Windows Attractive.

For a few days the streets were full
of American Signal Corps boys. They
wandered about, not knowing, being
iAnglo-Saxons, how to do nothing grace
fully. In twos and threes they looked
into the shop windows. read the papers
from home, rode on the Metro with an
/ eye on the French girls, went to the
music halls. and remained very intact
and rather bored. They did not know
where they were going or when. Then
one morning, like the Arabs. they were
gone.
There are many shops filled with really
charming things-toys. brass work bead
work and SO forth-made by the wound
ed and blinded soldiers. Among them
are tiny hand painted boxes marked
sugar" made to carry ones individual
sugar when going out to tea. They say
there are bracelets made now with a
special attachment for a bit of sac
charine for the same purpose.
Paris is still Paris. Not what it used
to be. of course. The heartache under
lies all these outside things But Paris
has built up again the surface of life,
built it and polished it so that to the
world it may seem still fawless And
more than any other nation the French
are able to live in this surface to take
pleasure in the little things In this
lies the sanity of France today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
Is Neglect Intentional?

Board officials are loath, at this time,
to believe that registrants have pur-
posely abstained from notifying local
boards of changes of address. in order
to avoid filling out the missionaries.
And yet, it is declared, so much pub
1icity has been given the whole sub
Jeet. that 1T is hard for board officials
to believe that there is a single regis
trant in Washington who is unaware of
present conditions.
Members of the legal advisory board
will not be on duty at the police pre-
cincts tonight, nor at any of the local
boards tomorrow.
The eighth per cent of question
naires were sent out to regtstrants
within the following order numbers
Division No 1, 1225-136S; division No.
2, 1411-15e0; division No. 3, I1-SS-1324;
division No 4, 1o57-11s4: division No s.
1224-1S74: division No. s, 1375-1553; di-
vision No. Z, 701-so0: division No. s
1392-1571; division No. 9, 9Is-104s; di-
vision No. 10. 1222-1ss2; division No
II. 610-6e0.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
Copies Returned to Boards.

Between ten and twenty copies of the
Questionnaire are sent back to each
of the eleven local boards each day,
since the post Office is unable to deliver
them. When it is remembered that this
return is made daily, and will continue
for twenty days, all told. the number
of questionnaires returned as unde-
1iverable may be roughly approximate
ed.
Just what will be done with the reg
istrants who have failed to keep loial
boards appraised of their proper ad-
dresses is yet to be decided by draft Of
fcials.
According to the selective service
regulations, men who do not fill out
their missionaries, for whatever rea-
son. will be classed in class l. and will
become available for Immediate service
in the National Arny
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
Prince Welcomes Delegates.


prince Leopold of Bavaria, as COM
mander-in chief of the German forces
in the east, welcomed the delegates
and invited Haiku Fasha, as the senior
delegate, to open the conference Haiku
Pasha, after on expression of a desire
for satisfactory result. declared the
negotiations formally open and pro-
posed DR.. Won Kuelhmann as the pre-
siding officer. The German foreign
minister was unanimously elected
chairman.
THE most important speech before
the delegates was made by DR.. Richard
Won Kuehlnann. the German foreign
minister, He said:
1.-The purpose Of this memorable
meeting is to terminate the war be-
tween the central powers and Russia
and re-establisha state of peace and
friendship. In view of the situation
1t will be impossible in the course of
these deliberations to prepare an in
strument of peace elaborated in it's
smallest details. What I have in mind
is to fix the most important principles
and conditions upon which peaceful and
neighbor]y Intercourse, especially in
the cultural and economic sense. can
be speedily resumed and also to decide
upon the best means of healing the
wounds caused by the war.
Guided by Peace.
"'Our negotiations win be guided by
the spirit of peaceable humanity and
mutual esteem. They must take into
account, on the one hand, what has
become historical. in order that we
may not lose our footing on the firm
ground of facts, but, on the other hand
they must be inspired by the great and
new leading motive which has brought
rs here together.
1T Is an suspicious circumstance
that the negotiations open within sight
of that festival which for centuries
past has promised peace on earth. good
will to men. l enter upon the negotia-
lions with the desire that our work
may make speedy and prosperous
progress.
1.-The German foreign minister pro-
posed the following rules. which were
adopted:
Questions of precedence will be de-
cided according to the alphabetical list
of the represented powers
"Plenary sittings will be presided
over by the chief representative OF
each of the FIVE powers in rotation.
The following languages may be used
in the debate: German, Bulgarian, Rus
sian and Turkish
The daily Alaskan., 1917-11-26
Laundry Work In Alaska.

In Alaska and throughout the moro or less frozen north laundresses are practically unknown. The miners do their own housekeeping and their own laundering.
 A cylinder about thirty inches long and of the same diameter as the head of the churn is first constructed of heavy galvanized iron. One end of this cylinder is left open, and the head of the churn Is fastened to the open end. The cylinder Is then carefully balanced in the churn, and the churn bearings are fastened on with rivets and solder to make them watertight.
 Two meshes of galvanized wire of one inch mesh are then made. One of them Is suspended from the movable head by one quarter inch galvanized iron rods and the other fastened to the cylinder, so that the two are about ten inches apart In the middle of the cylinder. The clothes are confined be- tween the two screens. The water surges back and forth through them until they are clean, or as long as the churn is in motion. 4 large pinwheel attached to the bearings furnished the turning pOwer-POpular Mechanics.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-11-26
GERMANY MUST KEEP BEL
 GUM SAYS VON TRIPITZ

Amsterdam, NOY. 22.-At meet ing of the new Fatherland party in Munich, Admiral Yon Tirpitz, form CT German minister of marine, made T violent aunexationist speech He said the question whether Ger maLy ..r England became the pro tector e Belgium would be the de- cisivP issue of the war.
 "A mistaken solution of the Bel gium question would stunt our ex- ports and the reserve capital of ou~ industry and degrade us to being bond slaves of Anglo-Ameri- canism," said the admiral. "Our military security lies in Belgium, It Is the only way of obtaining com- DensatiOn for our enormous econ umic losses"
 The admiral added that it was a mistake to believe the submarine would prove sufficient protection against Great Britain as some eff fectiYe counter weapon was bound to be discovered. He declared Ger many must have Antwerp, that Aus tria must become the principal pro tecting power of the mouth of the Danube and that Germany was in- terested in the settlement of the Adriatic question.
 "Germany's struggle" he added, lis 8 terrific battle against the all-deYouring tyranny of Anglo-Am- ericanism."
The daily Alaskan., 1917-11-26
FOOO SAVING COMMITTEES
 APPOINTED

Working under the direction of F. J. Vandewall and V. l. Hahn, various organizations in the city have appointed committees which will meet tomorrow night at 7:30 o'clock in the Elks' hall to perfect a permanent food saving Organiza- tion in Skagway. At this meeting an executive committee of from 8 to , persons will be selected which will direct the general work, and a campaign committee will be or ganized to solicit pledges to the United States food card.
 The following committees have been appointed:
 Elks: W. L. LandsbOrOugh, Mar tin Conway, and F. J. Vandewall.
 Masons: N. Hanson, A. B. Towne, W. c. Wright.
 Catholic Church: Mrs. Martin Conway Mrs. H. w. Gillespie, and Miss Nellie Flynn.
 Arctic Brotherhood: W. II. Dotts, W. R. Gray, and A. J. AchisOn.
 Eagles: John Woods, L. F. Hud- son, and Hugo Ungferoren.
 White Pass Club: l.. c. Gault, Dr. ". c. Gable, and H. G. Weir
 Christian Science Church: Mrs. W. 5. Sparks, Mrs. Wm. Hargraves, and Mrs. F. J. Vandewall.
 Presbyterian Church: L. H. Ped ersen, Miss Muriel Stewart, and Mrs. Fred L. Pedersen.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-11-26
NEW WOOD CAMP STARTED NEAR
 SkAGWAY

Recognizing the need in Skagway os a dependable wood business Kel- Ter Brothers have secured a per nj. from the government to estab- fish 8 wood camp at Mud Bay, be- low Battery Point, on Lynn Canal, aud about IS miles from Skagway. Already several hundred cords of wood have been cut there which are ready to be floated and lowed to the city. The Keller Brothers expect to make this q permanent business and one which can be de- pended upon to supply the city with wood during the whole year.
 A crew of men and team of hors- es have been working for some timG but owing to the stormy weather il has been almost impossible 10 raft the wood to town. J. M. Keller said this morning the timber would be hauled in rafts of from 100 to 200 cords, hence it is necessary to obtqiu the use of a fairly large boat.
 Because of the lateness of the seascm the wood will have to be rafted and brought to town during tue winter months. Another year the timber will be cut during the winter and rafted during the sum- luer when the water is smooth more os the time.
 Tne new wood camp is ideally To- cated ill 9 thickly timbered belt, aud the haul from the forest to tho water Is less than one-Qlhrter o' mile. The timber is being cut in g radius from which extend several skid ways 10 the water front.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-11-26
DOR7ERO STEVENSON
 WEDDING

A very quiet wedding took place Saturday night in the home of Mir. and Mrs. Tony Dortero when their daughter, Rose Dortero, was welded to David L. Stevenson, Judge E. A. Rasmuson officiating. Fol lowing the wedding ceremony the newly married couple and their guests retired to the Kirmse home, where a sumptuous feast was serve9s
 Both the bride and groom are we'll known in SkagWay where they have resided for a number of years. Mrs. David Stevenson is the daughter of MT. and Mrs. Tony Dortero who, for the past 16 years, have been engaged in business in Skagway. The bride has grown up in the city. MT. David Stevenson has been in the north for eight years, having resided in White horse, Carcross and Skagwiy. He is em oloyed by the White Pass as conductor and brakeman, and is known all along the route.
 Barney Schwaniekamp, an old time friend of MT. SteYenson's from Carcross, acted as best man, while Mrs. Adelbert Baker was the brides maid.
 Guests invited to the wedding include Mr. B. Schwaniekamp, MT. and Mrs. Adelbert Baker, Wm. Wright, Cleon Ask, MT. and Mrs. Geo. Mowl, Dr. and Mrs. L. S. Kel- Ter, Mrs. L. Bryant, MT. and Mrs. Wm. Arter, Dan Mcdonald, MT. and Mrs. Hugo Ungefroren and the hosts, MI. and Mrs. Tony DOrtero, and son Vincent DOrtero.
 NIr. and Mrs. David Stevenson will live in the Kirmse house for the winter months and in the spring plan +c move to the east.
 The Daily Alaskan wishes them the best of success and happiness.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-11-26

morning that the City of Seattle will no. sail until Nov. 2S, placing her in Skagway December 2nd.
 The steamer Jefferson, of the Al asks Steamship Co.,, left Seattle for skagway Sunday morning at g o'clock and is due in port Thurs day afternoon or evening. Be- tween the Jefferson and the Santa Rita eight days mail will be due.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-11-26

The Womans Church Auxiliary will hold their sewing meeting on at the home of Mrs. L. H. Pedersen. As this is the last sewing meeting before the bazaar, all the ladies are asked to attend and bring any work they have be- longing to the Auxiliary.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-11-26
5 < *I* [. * # 4 4 !, 4 l. + + 's FLOWERS FOR THANKS < GIVING

+ Keller Brothers have se- : @' cured the agency of the Ju-
 j Reau Florists and will have !
 < 8 shipment of selected cut .
 < flowers for Thanksgiv- ! + ing. Chrysanthemums, Pom . f Poms, Carnations, Ferns and . < other flowers. Place your ! # order in time. Prices same as : < Juneau. If + + + < * + + * < * + # < < + {
The daily Alaskan., 1917-11-26
TRANSPORTATION AND MAIL
 NOTES
'YEfsI

he Sophia Is not due until EeeL from Wednesday.
 The Santa Rita will bring any transferred mail from Juneau We'd assday night.
 Word was received by H. c. Weir, of -aS Pacific Steamship Co. this
The daily Alaskan., 1917-11-26

Owing to the high cost of print paper the Seward Gateway recently reduced from six to four pages. It claims the new size will contain as much reading matter as the six page size because smaller type will be used.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-11-26
Silver In the Sen.

Sea water contains silver in consid- erable quantities, and 1t is often fourd deposited on the copper sheathing of ships.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-11-26
Works Both WRys.
' Is only skin deep.'

Beauty is only skin deep."
 "1'rue, and I presume n hOmely girl has the consolation of knowing that her ugllness is no deeper" Free Press.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-11-26
Quite Settled.

Have they Eeen married very longT' "l guess so. He never talks back to her, and she appears to be satisfied if he gets home before midnight"
The daily Alaskan., 1917-11-26

WANTED at Daily Alaskan office copy of the Daily Alaskan for Au- gust 22, October 3, 1, and 24. If.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-11-26

Words pass away. but actions re- mRin.-Napoleon.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-01-12
MEMPHIS GETS AVlATORs
Big Government Training School for
AViators viii Be Located at
Bluff City.

Washington. Though Memphis has
lost in the competition for farm loan
bank, she has captured govern
ment prize which, as an institution to
be rated for its material value and adj
vantage, outranks the farm loan bank.
Reference is made to the aviation
training school. The signal corps and
war department announces that Mem
phis has been selected for this school.
1t also stated that a force Of men
and two or three signal corps officers
would be sent to Memphis within a
few weeks to make arrangements for
establishing the aviation school.
These men probably will arrive in
Memphis about Jan. / or soon thereaf-
ter. The location of this school in
Memphis means permanent invest
ment Of $1,O0O,0OO and yearly ex-
penditure Of approximately 100000 in
salaries and upkeep.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-01-12
ARABIA WAS NOT IN SERVICE
sunken Liner Was Never Armed Aux.
lllary-Had On Board Govern
ment Passengers.

Washington. An official report
from the British government on the
British liner Arabia, sunk by a sub
marine without warning in the Med
iterranean declares the Arabia was
not at that or any previous time in the
service of the allies.
Germany claimed in a note to the
American government the Arabia was
an armed auxiliary"
The British report was summarized
in the following state department an
nouncement:
THE department of state has re-
ceived a reply from the British gov
eminent to the inquiry regarding the
status of the steamer Arabia, to the
effect that she was not at the time
she was sunk and never had been in
the service Of the British government
or any of the allied governments; that
she carried some government passen-
gers at the expense of the government
The number of such passengers will be
communicated later. II is understood
also that there were no Asiatics on
board except the Indian native crew,
and that vessels do not follow the
ordinary peace route on account Of
the operations OF submarines"