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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-15
EMBRYO OFFICERS TAKE
LESSONS IN TRENCH WAR
Over 600 Members Of Fort Myer
School Get Practical Ex-
perience.

More than 500 embryo officers at the
Fort Myer intensive training school
for officers in the National Army and
trenches today. They are using peri
scopes to detect hostile maneuvers.
they are repelling gas attacks. they
are keeping their machine guns trained
on places where problematical enemy
Is located, lying in watchful waiting
as sharpshooters, and they are peering
OFF over the Virginia valley from
snipers' posts.
Three Companies in Trenches.
The list. Sd and eth companies of
infantry from the training camp
took to the trenches today under COM
mand of regular Army officers and I'M
der the surveillance of United states
and French officers who have been
military observers in France. For two
days and two nights they will live in
these trenches, eat there, cook their
own meals sleep there. study there,
play games buried there where they
must not raise their heads above
ground, just as though their very lives
depended on it,
Considerable secrecy is maintained
regarding this phase of the work at
tiie Trailing camp. 'udfuS are poStea
to keep the curious away from the
trenches.
Place Seems Deserted
AS people ride by on the electric car
line passing Hatfield Junction station
they can see some of these soldiers
lying in the stimulation trench beside
the railroad tracks. but. although there
are 600 men, or more. in the trenches
within stones throw, the place seems
deserted. The work being done at Fort
Myer this week Is considered of the
utmost importance in the training OF
the young officers.
When the three companies that are
now in the trenches come out Wednes-
day morning their places will be taken
by Companies . and g.
Company 5 of the infantry is now
at the Edsall range, having hiked the
twelve miles last evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-15
COL0RED MEN TO
ENTRA|N OCT, q
400 D. c. Residents to Go to
Camp Meade During Five
Day Period.
EXEMPTION DENIED 20
EXEMPTION DENIED 2Oj

District colored reeistrants who have
been accepted for military service will
be sent to Camp Meade during the Ave-
day period beginning October 81.
Orders to begin the entertainment on
that date have been issued by the War
Department, it was announced this aft
noon by Acting Adjutant General Dono-
van for the District.
Mr.. Donovan will Immediately confer
with Edward Emery, representing the
American Railway Association, who
worked out the schedules for the en-
trainment of the white registrants, and
heads of the local boards relative to
completing at the earliest possible mo-
ment all plans for getting the re-
mainder of the Districts first National
Army quota into camp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-15
JOINS S1CO SUBSCRIBERS
TO WAR LIBRARY FUND

The name of Col. Robert IA. Thomp-
son was added today to the list of 800
subscribers to the local war service Ii
brary fund when his subscription was
received at the office of the committee
at the Public Library.
Subscriptions also were received from
Walden Myer and Miss Mary BOWS
Herter, who gave $40 each. The CONF
mittee in charge of raising the allot-
meut of $4,000 for Washi gton, which
is headed by Charles Henr: Butler. still
is hard at work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-15
Ninety-Six Go on Hike.

Ninety-six men, women and children
Joined in a five-mile walk from Chevy
Chase Circle to Rock Springs, just
above Little Falls on the Potomac, yes
terday afternoon. Mrs. L. E. Wiley
led Wanderlusters are to go on an
evening outing Wednesday, going
through Soldiers Home grounds, under
the leadership of Miss Emily Johnson.
The start is to be made from the ter
minus of the Soldiers Home car line
at 8 o'clock. G. A. Gambs is to lead
Sunday afternoon next. the walk being
from Chesterbrook, on the Great Falls
car line. Cars for the destination are
to leave seth ana NJ streets at ~ and
2:14 pm,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-15
Attend War View Exhibit.

Among those who yesterday after
noon viewed the Canadian war pictures
now on exhibition at Rauscher's were
the Secretary of State and Mrs. Ian
sing. Maj. Boehm of the Canadian
army, in charge OF the exhibit. which,
will close tomorrow. has aaid that 4
substantjs! susn has been realised from
them foI The ssAnaGaen 0Ae RemoetAle
fund
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-15
Foreign Communications.

In the foreign correspondence OF the
Supreme Council. the grand commander
called attention to several communica
tions received during the existence of
the war, notably from Sovereign Grand
Commander Comte Goblet D'Alvieka
of the Supreme Council of Belgium.
whose letter was dated Somewhere in
Belgium" and recited that he is still q
member of the kings cabinet. and they
sit on French soil without parlia-
ment and almost without a land, con-
Guiding but the American armies VIII
settle all that"
Another from the Supreme Council
of France of which the grand COM
mander is an honorary member, IN
which reference is made to the 1rst
American representatives or the effort
against the common enemy. for liberty
and the evolution OF the people. who
come bringing the precious cohtrlou-
ton of their intelligence. thelr iorce
and even their lives to defend thar
which long has been the Masonic ideal.
and which concludes. we shall hVe
with them. were 1t only for few mo-
ments. in a communion of ideas and a
union of souls which shall prepare. Tor
men worthy of the name. future such
as we hope for and desire. a future TOT
which we together, side by SIDE, pour
out our blood upon the same nela OF
battle" g,
The remaining sessions of the SUI
preme Council will be executive ses-
sions for the transaction OF business
and action upon the Recommendations
contained in the grand commander
allOcution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-15
Transport Tobacco Fund Grows.

Collections at keith's Theater yester-
day for the Army girls transport to-
bacco fund for soldiers going over
seas totaled s414.s6 for the day,
s15124 being taken in at the matinee
and S263.61 at night, Manager Robbins
announced today. The grand total to
date Is $2S2329
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-15
Reception for Tonight.

This evening at O'Clock recep-
ton will be held by the officers and
members of the Supreme Council TO
the Scottish Rite Masons in Washing
ton, at which Grand Master James w.
Witten and the other officers or the
Grand Lodge of Masons of the Dis
trict, General Grand High Priest
George E. Corson of the General
Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the United
States, Grand High Priest William w:
Jermane of the District and officers OF
the Grand Royal Arch Chapter and
Grand Commander William S. Parks and
other officers Of the Grand Commandery
of Knights Templar Of the District Will
be special guests. A musical program
win be presented.
At 8 o'clock, at the Scottish Rite
Cathedral, 433 Sd street northwest the
Provincial Grand Lodge of the Royal
Order of Scotland will assemble and
confer the degrees of the order. dis
guest will be the military at
tache of the British embassy, Brig. Gen.
James d. McLachlen, who is grand di-
rector of ceremonies of the Grand Lodge
of the Royal Order of Scotland. Tomor-
row evening the banquet of the Royal
Order of Scotland will be given at the
New Ebbitt.
This evening Secretary General John
H. Cowles Of the Supreme Council will
dine with the members of the General
Secretaries' Association Of the Scottish
Rite Bodies At the New Ebbitt.
It was said today that the Supreme
Council will probably be in session unr
til Saturday Of this week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-15
Paper by Richard o. Webster.

A paper on observations on the
Washing of Milk Cans" prepared by
Richard o. Webster, of the bureau of
chemistry. Department of Agriculture,
and delivered by DR.. Charles Thorn.
was feature of the afternoon meeting.
which convened at o'clock and which
was largely occupied with the sub
mission OF important committee re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-15
Farmer Hardest to Deal With.

Farmers must be taught to produce
better milk: milk which shall reach it's
market in good salable condition, and,
last but not least. milk at lower cost"
he said. TOO often it is the farmer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-15
5000 Appeals; But Few Decided.

About 5000 appeals have been re-
ceived. but only Il small proportion de-
cided. A number of officers in the
provost marshal generals office are
assigned to the work of inspecting the
documentary evidence submitted by APP
pellants, and their recommendations
are reviewed by other officers and
finally sent to the President.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-15
Granite Tablet Is Placed.

granite tablet was placed IN the
wall Of the Hotel de Eiile TO-DAY Win
an inscription in gold letters COM
nemorating the establishment OF the
American headquarters in the town IN
September.
Gen. Rachitch, Serbian CHIEF OF etan .
and Dr. NJ. r. Nesmitch. Serbian mihis-
ter to France, have just spent two Gays
with the American troops In training.
They were much impressed by whae
they saw, particularly the bayonet driit
which is a mixture of English ana
American tactics. the English wetnoos
having been found to coincide closely
with the American. Gen. Rachitch mace
a brief address to one section OF the
troops. thanking them for their demon
stra Iions.
Drills are being held in the rain.
which has been steadily falling for the
past eight days. giving American SOL
diers a taste of what their French and
British comrades have been enduring
for the last three winters.
Marshal Joffre arrived at the Amer
lean field headquarters this evening.
He dined with Gen. Pershing and spent
the night at his quarters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-15

who. making little or nothing out OF
his dairy and who cares little whether
or not he stays in the business, that Is
hardest to deal with from the sanitary
standpoint Not only must the coun-
trys milk be safe, but 1t must be SUI
fcient and one of our principal war
time duties lies along the line of con-
serving the milk supply and the various
by-products thereof.
The probability is that the war will
end through economic conditions, either
those pertaining to man power or food
supply The work of dairy inspectors
is of extreme Importance from botl'
angles.
The government is paying particular
attention to the quality of milk fur
health service is supervising the san1-
tation of the zones surrounding the
encampments, and the Department OF
Agriculture is cooperating along the
line of assuring an adequate supply.
What is more, if the pick of our young
manhood be impaired through war. 1t
is vitality important to safeguard the
health of generations to come.
Speeches of Welcome.
4 general discussion followed Mt
conclusion of speeches of welcome by
"A. lett"lch Sinclair. president OF the
Chamber of Commerce. and by DR.. Will
liam c. Fowler, assistant health officer
of the District.
DR.. William II. Price OF the public
health service, the president, who has
himself been stationed at one of the
national army training camps. replied
on behalf of the association.
DIR. Fowler said that the District OF
Columbia is Just now peculiarly inter-
ested in the work 1.-THE association is
doing for better diaries. He invited
1.-THE delegates to inspect the milk rec
ords of his Office and offered the serv
Ices of local inspectors as guides to any
nearby dairy farms the members might
care to visit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-15
400 Colored Men to Leave.

1t is estimated that about 400 colored
residents of the capital will compose
the five sections which will leave on
each of the five days beginning a week
from next Saturday. So far as is
known. the same train schedules will
be followed-that Is. the men will leave
Union station each morning at S:35
am, unless it is found advisable to
modify the former plans.
Mr.. Donovan, who has been required
to give all of his time during the past
few days to the work of completing the
Commissioners annual estimates, again
jutant general and faces a big job in
cooperation with the heads of local
boards and other draft officials in
working out plans for the enrain-
ment of the colored registrants
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-15

Continued from First PageD
or to treat with disrespect any of the
fraternities e~isting in the United
non-sectarian in character, whether they
are Protestant. or Catholic. or Jewish,
or Of no particular religious faith.
The real service which can be
may be far more effective, far more
useful. far more productive of good
results" he said. ION the outside than
on the inside of these camps"
He also stated that he has the as
surance of the Secretary of War that
he desires the cooperation Of the Ma
sonic order. and, indeed, of the other
fraternal associations or societies OF
the country in effecting this object. and
that he had no doubt that a con-
by him which viii give the order OF
Freemasonry an opportunity to do all
the work and render all the service
which it desires to do without raising
any sort OF religious. sectarian or po-
litical controversy.
Energies Toward Aiding Country.
"AN our energies he said in closing
the subject, ought to be directed toward
aiding the government in its preparations
for securing a victory for our armies in
Europe. Ana IN an carrier part OF the
allocution he said. Let US. without d.
visions without criticisms. without bick-
erings without Stacking give to the
President, to his advisers. and especially
to our soldiers and sailors. the best. the
noblest service of which We are capable"
With reference to Characterization and
America first movement, instituted by
the bureau of education Of the United
States government. and in submitting a
resolution Of the council of administration
of the Supreme Council indorsing and ap-
proving that movement and pledgtng the
support of all loyal Scottish Rite Masons
to that end. the grand commander said,
There is and there cannot be. in my judg
rpent, any more important work for the
Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, or for Free
masonry as a whole, than a combined and
earnest endeavor to use all its influence
everywhere to make of our country a unit
in aspirations and in the spirit of liberty.
equality and fraternity" According TO
the statistics of the bureau Of education"
he added. there are some three million
people in the United States who cannot
speak the English language and who are,
there fore, in many ways out Of touch with
the current of thought. opinion and action
in the United States, and. he concluded.
I'VE are. it seems. in danger of remain
ing in many sections of the country, a
mere collection Of people without that
unity of aspiration and ideals which are
necessary to constitute great nation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-15
Exemption Denied Twenty Men.

The board of appeals for the draft
today certified back to local boards for
military service the names of twenty
registrants-sixteen white and four
colored. Six of the number made no
claims for exemption. appeals in the
other cases being denied. The board
now has only a few provost marshal
general appeal cases to dispose Of
President Wilson is deciding only one
in twenty appeals for draft exemption
on industrial grounds In favor of the
applicant. it was said today at the
provost marshal generals office. In
other cases the President has ratified
the Judgment of district boards that
the applicant was not indispensable to
a necessary var industry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-15
GEN. PERSH|NG RECIPIENT
OF AMERICAN SILK FLAG
Pays Tribute to Womanhood in
Speech Accepting Gift From the
Women Of a French Town.

AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP IN
FRANCE. Sunday. October 14.-The
mayor OF the town in which the Ameri-
can field headquarters is located pre-
scented to Gen. Pershing today a silken
American flag on behalf OF the women
of the town who made it. The cere-
mony took place in the Hotel de Vile.
the interior of which was decorated
with French and American flags. Many
French and American officers. civilian
officials and women were present
In his presentation speech the mayor
referred to the splendid sacrifices OF
the women of France and America. who
were not only sending away their sons
to fight for democracy, but were max
ing the war possible by their energetic
work at home. Accepting the flag.
Gen, Pershing said:
This occasion brings home TO US the
tenderness with which our own women
babe us goodbye. This war Is being
fought by women. II is women VINO
suffer and lend courage to us. Women
are the ones to whom honor VIII be
due when the war ia over, and they
will deserve honor for their AID IN es-
tablishing democracy.
Gen. Pershine thanked many OF -the
women personally before returning 70
his headquarters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-15
FEEL GREAT WRONG
is DONE MASONRY

Continued from First Page.l
Morris tribune., 1917-07-20
Band Concerts to Be Given

The Morris Concert Band will give
a series of concerts twice a month
during the summer at the park in
front of the La Grand hotel. The
first concert was given last evening,
and was enjoyed by a large company.
The concerts are free and will be
given every two weeks. The band
has taken up standard selections of
the popular kind, and the concerts
are sure to be enjoyable during the
summer evenings. Next week, the
program of the succeeding concert
will be published, if possible.
Morris tribune., 1917-07-20
The War in Brief
County Chairman

Our government did not declare
war on Germany. 1t declared that
state of war existed, because Ger
many was already committing acts
of war on us.
Germany was sinking American
ships and drowning American citi-
zens, and declared her intention of
so continuing to do.
property can be paid for. The
lives of peaceful and innocent peo-
pie cannot"
Germany was paying agents to
burn and destroy American fact
ories.
Germany was trying to inctte
Mexico and Japan to fight us.
Germany was filling our country
even our government of1ces-with
spies and hostile agitators who "set
criminal intrigues everywhere afoot."
"SeIf-governed nations do not fill
their neighbor states with spies"
''The wrongs against which we
now array ourselves are no common
wrongs; they cut to the very root
of human life"
If we are beaten, what have we
right to expect?
What Germany has already infict-
ed ON conquered peoples.
Men driven into slavery.
Women driven into slavery worse
than slavery.
Huge indemnities that shall Grip
pie all industry and destroy the pos
sibility of happiness for every citi-
zen.
The loss Of personal freedom.
In Germany the people exist for
the sake of the people.
The kaiser declared: "OnIy one is
master in Germany. I will tolerate
no other" Nothing more hence
forth may be settled in the world
without the intervention of Germany
and the German emperor"
Lincoln said: "a government of
the people, by the people, for the peo-
pie shall not parish from the earth"
Morris tribune., 1917-07-20

that the Indians were making pre-
parations for an uprising, and, after
making a hurried report to the COM
manding officer at the fort, he mount
ed a horse and rode away at high
speed to notify the scouts (17 lodges)
located at Elm River some sixty miles
to the west. He reached the Scout
lodges some time in the night, only
to learn that instead of the Indians
gathering for an uprising, they had
gathered for a peace conference with,
U. S. commissioners, and that a
treaty of peace had that day been
consumated. Knowing that his re-
manding officer at the fort, would be
forwarded to Abercrombie and from
there to general headquarters at St.
Paul, he decided to turn Immediately
back in order to if possible intercept
such report, as he knew it would
settlements in Minnesota as soon as
the news would spread On the re-
turn trip Mr.. Brown encountered a
terrible storm and lost his way. He
became chilled to the bone, but kept
on his way, reaching Ft. Wadsworth,
early next morning, and as he slid
from his saddle his limbs gave way
under him, and it was found that
they we're paralyzed, badly so on
one side. But the official report of
an Indian unriSinG (which proved
not to be true) was intercepted and
the white settlemnts saved from a
scare that would have driven all Of
them in CONSERVATION from their
homes.
Sam Brown was a brave, loyal SOL
dier and has been a good citizen all
his life, bearing his burden with a
cheerful spirit and a good will to-
wards all his fellow men.
Morris tribune., 1917-07-20
CITY Water Pure

Mr.. G.. W.. Putnam, assistant en-
gineer for the State Board Of Health,
was here some time ago Investigating
the city water supply. He took
three samples of water, one from
each of the following places: Pump
ing station, high school and Mrs. l..
C. Spooner's residence. In the bact-
geological examination of the above
specimans the bacteria per cubic CEN
timeter was 3, IL and in the same
order as first mentioned. No B Coli
or disease producing bacteria were
found.
Physically the water was found to
have considerable turbity but no odor
at 20 or 80 degrees.
Chemically the water was hard
$40 parts per million with PIP parts
incrustants If all the water were
boiled there would each month be
deposited in the tea kettles and boil
ers of the city nearly 200 bushel
measures full of sediment.
The conclusion of this report, re
ceived recently, was as follows: ''The
field investigation showed conditions
which were satisfactory and in the
analytical results indications of con-
tamination were not found. Water
from this supply can be considered
safe for public consumption"
The State Board of Health also
sends the following report
The Minnesota State Board of
Health announces that on June 5,
an investigation was undertaken on
the water supply for Norris at the
request of the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern Railway Companies
| The supply was obtained from five
drilled wells. The field investiga-
tion showed conditions which were
satisfactory, and in the analytical
results indications of contamination
were not found. This supply was
considered safe for public consump-
tion.
Morris tribune., 1917-07-20
stenger Confers With State Board

Stenger Confers With State Board
Judge A. L. Stenger, president Of
the State Association of Probate
Judges, was called to st. Paul on
Monday night to confer with the
State Board Of Control relative to
the program of the State Conference
of Corrections and Charities to be
held at Owatonna in the fall. The
probate judges of the state will here
after meet with the state conference,
and portion of the program will be
given over to matters of especial in
terest to them.