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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-23

the Knights of Columbus. the Y. NJ.
H. A. and the division theater, to be
under the direction of the commission
on training camp activities, is being
rushed and these structures will pc
completed within short time At pres
ent entertainments are given In the
hall of the Y. NJ c. A. administrator
building, in the small buildings OF the
association and in the big tent Wnlch
was the associations first quarters mere.
Several hundred carpenters quit Camp
Meade yesterday, construction work pc
ing sufficiently advanced to permit oe-
creasing the force of worknen lhese
men have been making anywhere from 20
day for weekday work to s12 for an
eight-hour day on Sundays. and lew OIL
them seemed to rejoice over the teIiI ,I
nation of the job. Many of these wo ~
men came from Washington, though tne
force was drawn from every part OF tne
country. Many of the men released stated
that during the summer they n1aas ,. aatt
'.salted away enough money 70 .he,, en-
them to remain idle all winter II they 81
desired.
Steamftters and plumbers are busy at
practically all of the barracks pundlngs'
installing hot-water systems. water neat
ers for the shower baths, etc IL is eN,
pccted all the barracks will be equipped
with heating plants within week or Two.
| However, in many of the squadrooIlls pis
heating stoves have been installed. to take
| the Ghill off the air these frosty mornings
and evenings The hot-water boilers have
| been installed and are in operation IN tne
| bathrooms of the three barracks build
| ings in which the District companies are
| quartered
Rails have been laid for the spur Of the
electric line from Admiral to Camp Meade
post office. and the poles that are to carry
the trolley wire have been placed. The
track. which is single, has not yet been
graded and leveled up and the wires are
not strung, but this will require only :,
few days. when visitors to the camp will
be able to ride from Naval Academy juno
ton direct to the post office building.
which is practically the geographical CEN
ter of the camp.
About half of the concrete roadway
around the camp is completed. and work
is being rushed to get this finished
before freezing weather puts an end to
concrete laying When the system OF con-
crate roads around and within the camp Is
completed there will be between fifty-hve
and sixty miles of this roadway. in addi-
ton to properly graded. scraped and rolled
dirt and gravel roads. +. q. r.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-23
LIQUOR BAN IN DOUBT.
Attorney General to Rule on Cues
ton Of Importations,

There is possibility that the ban in
the food control act. passed last August,
against the importation OF liquors into the
United States. may be in a measure lifted
by interpretations of the war revenue
act. which may only prohibit irnporta-
ton of liquors made after the date Of the
signing of the act. October 3. and. II SO.
repeating the absolute ban. In this event
stock Of Canadian and Scotch distilleries
made prior to October will be eligible
to importation.
Solicitor Becker Of the Treasury De-
partment gave that Interpretation to the
war revenue act. and on the strength OF
his opinion an order was issued to the
customs service permitting such I'M
portation. Yesterday. however. the order
was withdrawn to permit the Attorney
General to say tho last word this side Of
a court decision.
Tho matter stands In doubt mt this
moment. with the ban again In force
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-23
LEGAL NOTICES.
R. B. BEHREND. Attorney
N THE SUPREME COURT OF THE p1srR1

N THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
Of Columbia--The Connecticut Pie Company. q
corporation. plaintiff. the unknown heirs. de-
vasees or alienees Of Jacob Wineberger ct al.
9efendants.-In Equity. No. 351S6.-0rder Of pub
hcation.-The object OF this suit is TO establish
Of record plaintiffs title by adverse possession to
lot In square 1855. On motion of the plain
ttn it is by the court. this 18th day of August.
1917, ordered that the defendants, the unknown
heirs, devisees alenees of Jacob Wineberger.
Horatfo Trunnen. Elizabeth Hoffman widow
Of Eli H.. George W. Hoffman. John T.
Hoffman. George II. Hoffman Columbus C..
Hoffman. Andrew Hoffman. Elizabeth Holtz-
man widow of George. Eliza A. Hoffman
otherwise known Eliza A. Clark. William
Bussard. Lewis A. Bussard, Julia Ann Bussard
and William G. Boyer. cause their appearance to
Be entered herein before the first rule day
occurring after the expiration Of three months
from the first publication of this order, other
wise the cause will be proceeded with as in case
Of default; provided q copy Of this order be pub
Gahe1 twice month for three months in the
Washington Law Reporter and In The Evening
gtax nswspaper before said day. WILLIAM
4ITA, Justice. l6ealo true copy. Test: J.
u. YOUNG CLERK. By FRED C. 0c0NNTL.
AIT. Clerk. au21, q, sell q, oc9,2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-23
Patriotic Duty of Banks.

TT is a comfortable feeling that the
institution with which I have so long
been connected will soon be under the
care of the federal reserve board, as
surfing great safety. l consider it a
patriotic duty to the administration
and to the nation for all banks to get
under the same care in the nation s
crisis.
in taking this action the trust COM
pany surrenders none of it's charter
rights. but is given new rights and OPP
of operations. Eventually I believe all
banks and trust companies will have
to join, and we considered it wise not
to await congressional action forcing
us in"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-23
MAYOR IS NAMED
FOR CAMP MEADE
Maj. Ezra Whitman of Balti-
4 more to Have Jurisdiction
| Over Civil Cases.
CLOSE WATCH FOR SPIES

From a Stan Correspondent
CAMP MEADE. Admiral, Md, Octo-
Der 23.-This is a cantonment of the
National Army all right, and 1t has its
own major general in command. But
It has mayor. also. He is Maj. Ezra
Whitman of Baltimore, and he was in
Quoted into office yesterday.
Mayor Maj. Whitman is to have juris-
diction over civil cases arising in camp
with especial reference to cases of sus-
pected spies. 1t may sound strange, but
the spy question really receives serious
consideration here. as well as at all
other National Army, National Guard
and Regular Army environments. Mai
Gen. Kuhn, in announcing the appoint
ment of Maj. Whitman as mayor" OF
Camp Meade yesterday, stated that he
has no doubt that agents of the
Teutonic government are at work in the
camp. and that their reports regularly
reach the heads Of the Pruss!an es-
pionage system.
Gen. Kuhn said he did not think it
was at all likely that such agents or
spies could do anything that would re-
suit in injury TO the men in camp or to
the camp itself, but that the system
and its activities We're numerous that
safety demanded the designation of a
special officer to have charge of all
cases of suspected espionage.
Maj. Whitman has divided the mill
tary police force into four sections,
each under a captain, These are:
Building, water and service, light and
power and fire and fire protection.
Water System Guarded Constantly.
Ever since the camp was laid out and
q waterworks system installed a guard
has been kept constantly on duty at
the main supply near Portland. The
pumping station is now surrounded by
high barbed wire barricades. as is the
electric power house and other vital
points about the camp.
In addition to guard duty,>the police
also are charged with the duty of
searching the baggage of persons en-
terinE camp. searching soldiers or
others coming in at any time. to see
That liquor is not smugEled in, and
generally to keep wary eyes on per-
sons whose behavior is at all sus-
picious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-23
JOHN Joy EDISON PRAISES
FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
Application of Washington Loan
and Trust Company to System
Commended.

John Joy Edison, for over twenty
two years president of the Washington
Loan and Trust Company and now the
chairman of the board of directors,
gives his hearty approval to the action
of that institution in making applica
ton for admission to the federal re-
serve system.
Commenting on the conditions pre-
vailing before the enactment of the
laws that brought the federal reserve
banking system into being. Mr.. Edison
said:
In the years that have passed since
the civil war we have been through
several panics and each time we have
been thoroughly convinced that the
national banking act would not pro-
vide an elastic currency; would not I'LL
the requirements of a season of stress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-23

Lamb's-Wool Comforts. light
weight, but warm, covered with
French cambria floral designs, fin
ished with Saline borders. 5000
each.
Lamb's-Wool Comforts, covered
with fine silko1ine, in light colors,
finished with Saline borders, $3.50
each.
Lamb's-WooI Comforts, covered
with silkoline, in floral designs
and finished with plain silk
borders, $4.75 each.
Saline Comforts, floral designs;
white 1aminated cotton filling,
$500 each.
Palais RoyaLsecond Floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-23
CAMP MEADE NOTES.


Lieut. Col. Huntington, division sur
geon at Camp Meade, is exceedingly
proud of the fact that the general
health of the men of the 18th Division
OF the National Army is better than
that of the men at any of the other
National Army camps.
Statistics from the other camns- he
said yesterday to The Star CORRESPOND
ent, show that Camp Meade has a
consideraoly lower sick report than any
OF them-in other words. that the bows
here are in better health than those AT
The other camps.
There are no serious cases in any
OF the hospitals here. In many in
pany shows only two or three minor
cases. When the men first began com
ing here many were reporting sick
every day. the change from their ac-
customed surroundings and habits
causing stomach troubles, colds and the
ike. The men now have become suf-
ncfently hardened that such cases are
scarce and the members of the Medical
Corps have little to do"
In this connection It NAV be said that
Company A of the 3I2th Machine Gun
ners had clean report yesterday. NOT
man Of the entire company Reporting
sick Companies B and c had almost
as good reports, neither HAVING, roora
and these being chiefly suffering from
eprained joints or something of the
kind. II the testimony of the comnany
cooks may be taken, there isn't n case
OF stomach trouble in the whole bat
talon.
Lieut. Col Huntington. by the way
IS Washingtonian. at least by adop-
t1on, having lived in the National Can
ital Tor number of years and having
there
Louden L. Langan. one of the 312,b
Battalion's foot ballers, used to play ON
the eleven of the Mohawk Athletic Club
IN Washington before Uncle Sam. Gen.
Crowder and Daniel Donovan conspired
10 make him a soldier. Langan's father
was soldier in the civil war and was
In the battles of Antietam and Gettys-
burg.
The big auditorium of the Y. NJ c. A
~ to be opened tomorrow afternoon
with reception from $3.50 to $50
O'Clock for officers stationed at Camp
Meade and their wives. A band concert
is to be feature Of the reception, and
refreshments. decidedly elaborate for a
military cantonment. will be served
Judson J. McKim. who is at the head
of the Y. NJ. c. A. work of the camp
is to make an address of welcome, and
there are to be talks by Lieut. Col
James j. Mayes. Judge advocate of the
division. Mrs. Franklin Gator, Mrs. VIII
liam F. Cochran and other Baltimore
women. The formal dedication OF the
huge structure is to take place next
Sunday, with addresses by Y NJ c. A
workers. high officers of the division
and Washington and Baltimore speak.
sra
Work on the buildings to be used by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-23
Passed Through Trying Times.

I'VE have passed through times when
a check or a draft might be paid In
part and another draft given for the
Standardization il was difficult to get
money from reserve and central re-
serve cities. l have seen the time
when the biggest banks in New York
city refused to ship currency to other
banks.
Il feel now that the federal reserve
law is the great safety valve of the
country; that it's rediscount features
Will prevent any recurrence Of panic
or disaster through stringency. Per
sonally / give President Wilson credit
for putting it on the statute books and
for practically forcing its passage. ably
aided by Senator Owen and Represent
alive Glass
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-23
Soft STRIPE and Plaid Silks

In subdued tones of every
street coloring; many are OF
taffeta and satin and come
both in small and large de-
signs. Priced at S159, S1.75
and s. yd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-23
Blankets and Comforts
at Worth While Prices

Blankets and Comforts getting very and prize
go higher Prepare your wants before the
weather in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-23
All the Favored STYLES. All the FAVOR ed Colors. /

The size range is complete; models for
women who require regular or extra sizes,
and sizes for misses and juniors.
A great many have large fur collars;
others are trimmed with plush and fab
ric furs Colors include black, blue. green,
brown, taupe, beet root and burgundy.
PALMS Ro.aI-Third Floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-23

Ia Double-Bed Plaid Wool
Blankets; very soft and warm, in
tan, blue, pink and gray, $500
pair.
Ia Double-Bed Plaid Wool
Nap Blankets, excellent color
ings, $3.50 pair.
la Fine White Wool Blankets.
mohair binding; blue borders; I'M
usual value. Special, $3.50 pair.
liza Extra Fine and Heavy
Wool Blankets, beautiful quality;
pink and blue borders; mohair
binding, 5000 pair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-23
S1.5O and 81 Satins

s. inches wide; in white,
black, evening and street
shades: both soft and lus- -.
trous; suitable for dresses,
coats, waists, evening frocks,
wraps. etc. An exceptionally
desirable quality.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-23
Baltimoreans Win Distinction.

To the 313th Infantry. baltimore
own. Col Sweezey commanding, falls
the distinction of being the first Ma
tfonal Army regiment to take part in
parade outside cantonment limits.
The regiment, $500 strong. is to go to
Baltimore tomorrow afternoon to take
part in the Liberty day parade tomor-
row evening. Cost of transportation,
etc, for the men is to be betrayed by
private individuals and organizations
and not by the government.
The parade of civilian workmen here
scheduled for today was called off last
night and in it's place a mass meeting
OF these civilians was held, at which
subscriptions totalinG $4,000 for the
liberty loan were ohtaiued
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-23
Camps Liberty Loan Total.

Camp Meade's total today for the lib
erty loan was announced as sl,1s7,G0O
preparations are complete for the
Liberty day parade and exercises TO-
morrow. when the camp will experiencs
Its biggest and busiest day The lib.
erfy loan campaign is to close here
Thursday.
1t was announced today that Camp
Meade stands third among Natiopa1
Army camps in total subscriptions and
nrst in per capita subscription.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-23
Mrs. G. e. PebouIet Leaves Here
Wednesday

So try and visit our Pattern Department to-
morrow. Mrs. Pebouet is demonstrating the
merits of Pictorial Review Patterns and will
be pleased to meet all our woman patrons
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-27
Gas and Anh-Gas
BY WOODS HUTCHINSON. NJ. ID.

learn 20 wear them for from two 10
four hours in active movement or
at work, and instances have been
known OF Il or IA hours wear at
stretch in dangerous pockets or
corners where the gas kept hanging
or piling up.
BY a curious poetic justice the
nation which began this murderous
gas game has now the poorest and
least effective mask. and a prOmi-
nent French medical expert ranked
the masks Of the different armies in
the following order, somewhat TO
my surprise: First and best, the
Russian: second, the English; third,
the French, and fourth and last. the
German.
The composition Of the gases used
differs somewhat in the different
armies. and the military authorities
naturally keep each precise formula
jealous secret But it can broad
~ be said that the cOmmonest single
gas, and the one which forms the
/ basis and main part Of most Of the
combinations, is chlorine, on account
OF both its poisonousness and it's
cheapness. AS it can be made eth
er by treating sea-salt with crude
sulphuric acid. or by passing strong
currents Of electricity through sea-
water, there is no limit 70 the sup
ply. Since the same process also
produces its sister gases, bromine
and iodine, one or both Of these. is
sometimes included which gives a
dark-reddish or pUrplish color to
/ the mixture.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-27
At the Auditorium tomorrow.

reliable remedy, and that is the in
halation Of oxygen gas.
This is carried in large iron con-
tainers, not unlike the familiar
tanks for carbonic acid gas in the
soda water fountains, with a num-
Der of rubber tubes attached to each
nozzle. One of these is brought
near the face of the patient and a
gentle flow Of the gas blown into
his nostrils. In a very few minutes
his agOnized gasping and strangling
attacks begin to quiet down, his
shOrtness Of breath disappears, and
in half an hour he is usually breath
ing comparatively comfortably and
out of serious danger. The soothing
effect Of the oxygen is increased If
a little Whit or two Of nitrous oxide
or laughing gas is combined with
il at first.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-27

A quite ingenious device has been
adopted in some of the armies, on
this same principle, by sticking lit
tie hedges or rings of short cone
shaped torches soaked with petro-
leum across the front Of all gun
batteries and gun emplacements be-
low the level Of the ground. These
torches are provided with a fulmin-
ate, so that whenever a gas shell
eXplOdes anywhere near them they
go off, and burst into flames, thus
carrying up the gas fumes and pre-
venting them from pouring down
into the gunpits.
Last, but not least, come the
remedies that can be used against
gas. if unfortunately it has got into
the lungs of some unhappy soldier.
At fiIS we were almost helpless, be-
cause chlorine gas poisoning being
a very rare Industrial accident, we
had no pre- .Ous experience. But
we quickly set our wits to work ana
now we have a really excellent and
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-27

The latest Improvement" 90
seems TO consist in the com bination
with chlorine OF other gases which.
though less deadly than chlorine.
are not neutralized or stopped by
the chemicals which protect against
the latter. AS some OF them are al
most odorless, they can gradually
slip through the mask and poison
the luckless wearer who knows and
feels himself safe from the chlorine,
before he is aware of his new dan
ger.
Another recent method is the gas
shell, which simply means that, in
stead of releasing the gas from a
container. into which it has been
driven at very high pressure, and
letting the wind carry it into the
enemy's lines a smaller container
is placed inside a shell and fired,
regardless Of the wind, into the en-
emy's defences. When the shell
strikes a thick cloud Of gas bursts
in every direction. These shells are
particularly deadly 10 gunners and
others who are in pit-"ke depres-
siOns, or bomb proofs or under
ground structures. because the gas,
once landed in the depression, or
still worse, under a roof, has little
more tendency TO escape than so
much water.
Another type Of gas shell is known
as the tear" she'll because its in
tensely irritating fumes make the
eyes water and itch so profusely as
TO practically, for the moment, blind
all the soldiers within its reach.
Various gases are used for this
charming purpose, but the chief
among them is believed to be again
a quite simple and common one,
namely acrolein. the pungent and
hOmely "sIn oke- acid" which makes
The smoke from a fire that will not
draw. or the fumes of a dying lamp
wick or candle. so intensely irritat-
ing. Fortunately its effects are
only temporary and it seldom does
serious damage, its part in this
lovely game initiating the handful Of
red pepper or Whit of ammonia
which the burglar throws in the
face Of anyone who endeavors TO
stop him.
As TO the methods of fighting gas.
first and foremost, OF course, comes
the gas mask, which ali soldiers in
the first and second lines wear and
carry as habitually as they do their
trowers during the day and keep at
the head of their bed at night, un-
der severe penalty If they forget il.
In fact masks have become part Of
-
ian inha bitants of the war zone.
children even carrying them 10
school with their book satchels. On
almost every trip that / made TO the
advanced field hospitals, or first-line
stations. with a medical officer. gas
masks and helmets were put in the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-27
BOSTON MAYOR GIVES
HIS ULSTER TO RECRUIT

BOSTON, Nov. 27.-Mayor Cur
ley, who spoke today at a rally on
Boston common arranged in honor
of 100 young men on their way to
regular army camp, took. off his
big ulster and gave it 10 a recruit
protected only by summer gar
ments, whose teeth chartered as he
faced a biting wind.
Brig Gen. John A. Johnson,
commanding the department Of the
northeast. at the conclusion Of a
brief address. asked if all the VOL
unteers had overcOats. The recruit
without one advanced toward the
platform. Take this" the mayor
said. as he tossed the coat over the
railing i've got another one and
he's cold"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-27
STILL TIME TO BUY
THANKSGIVING LINENS
AT A BIG SAVING.

Linens are very high in price,
but not here. We bought heavily
before the great advance in price.
During this sale we are selling
linens at great savings.
Part Linen Damask, 90 inch
Special at. ...... SEC and 49c
Pure Linen Damask, u inch.
Special at $50
Pure Linen Damask, special at
SIPS, $1.39, $3.50 & $500 yard.
Pattern Cloths and Napkins at
Worthy Savings.
Also large assortment of Scarfs,
Squares, Center Pieces and Doilies
at about half the price they are
being sold for in the usual way.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-27
YOU SAVE MOST ON
MILLINERY HERE.

You can't afford to overlook
these splendid Millinery values.
New York Pattern Hats, values
up to $1,000. Sale price. $500
Gold and Silver Lace Hats, COM
bination Crowns, special at 1895
to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $6.95
Tailored Street Hats, in black
and cOlOrS, values up to $500;
special at ..-...-....... $500
Choice of Children's School
Hats, in vevetS and pushes, al
colorS. Sale Price. Use
Children's Dress Hats, in best
quality Lyons VelvetS, hand made.
Special. SPAS to $3-25