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Evening star., 1918-11-30
CHRISTMAS CANDY PUT
ON UNLIMITED BASIS
Removal Of Sugar Restrictions by
Administration Is Effective
Tomorrow.

Since the sugar shortage in this
country has been materially relieved,
sale Of Christmas candy will not be
restricted this year by the food ad-
ministration. The public may pur-
chase any amount of candy during the
holiday season, and all stores selling
candy today were SO notified.
There has been voluntary sugar
conservation in Washington and else
where, undertaken upon the Initiative
Of the trade itself. which limited re-
tail purchases of candy to one pound
at time to a customer. This restric-
ton is no longer considered neces-
sary, and the stores will now lift the
bars.
The administrations restrictions
governing the sale Of sugar, which
were in reality a ration. will be lift
ed tomorrow.
This means that it will not be neces-
sary for dealers to have certificates
with sugar purchases, and house
keepers will no longer be required to
sign for their sugar purchases at the
stores.
In abolishing this. ration system the
administration asks the public to
keep within the four pounds per per-
son per month basis. The public is
simply placed upon its honor. Stores
were directed by the local admins
tration to keep an eye on their sugar
sales and to prevent. SO far as pos
sible, persons buying more than the
four pounds monthly limit. The
dealers also are directed to prevent
boarding and are asked to report any
person or firm having on hand sugar
in excess of q thirty-day supply.
Evening star., 1918-11-30
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
TOMORROW AT $4.23
December Selling Price Highest of
the Year-No Let-Up Due to
End of War.

When War savings stamps go on
sale tomorrow at their December SELL
ing price of s4.23 they will have
Bargain hunters are therefore advised
by the committee in charge of the
war savings and thrift stamp cam
paign in Washington to buy before
midnight tonight If they would have
the extra cent in the cost of the
stamps.
When war savings stamps were
placed on sale last January their cost
was $4.12 each. Month by month this
ihe buyers of stamps last January
now have the satisfaction of knowing
that their purchase will have increas-
ed Just IL cents in value tomorrow,
while on January J. 1873, the matur-
lty date. the investment Will have
Noted SIS cents.
While optimistic that the District
viii dispose OF its quota of stamps to
HE approximate value of s7,900,000, D.
!. Callahan. director of the local COM
lnittee. is leaving no stone unturned
10 make this reality.
Suspension of hostilities in Europe
should not be regarded as an adequate
ChaseS by the public of war savings
and thrift st ps. Director General
of Railroads ..vAdoo said in a COM
Inunication to regional directors CT
railroads yesterday. The director gen.
eral said the public should be more
willing than ever to invest money in
these prime securities.
Mr.. McAdoo said the railroad en-
lrloyes should be asked by the re-
:;ilnal directors to exercise rigid econ
nmy so that they will be in a position
to add to their stock of baby bonds"
Evening star., 1918-11-30
Demurrer IS SUSTAINED
AGAINST SHIPPING BOARD
Action by Court in Suit Against
Corporation for Recovery Of
100000 Claim.

Justice Stafford Of the Supreme Court
Of the District of Columbia to-
day decided that the United States
Shipping Board Emergency Fleet
Corporation is liable to suit in it's
corporate capacity on contracts in
which it failed to disclose that it was
acting as the agent Of the United
States.
The court accordingly sustained a
demurrer filed by M. II. Eichberg,
trading as the National Timber Com
pany of Mobile, Ala. to an answer Of
the government shipbuilding corpo-
ration to his suit to recover $lZO,UO0
alleged to have been lost by him be-
cause mis- contract to furnish timber
was canceteu Wnen the ueSision was
reached to build steel ships in pref
erence to woouen ones.
Inc fleet corporation attacked the
jurisdiction or me local courts, hold
ing tnat 1t was acting as the agent
or the united Sra.es ana all persons
agsrleVed wouiu nave to seek re-
dress IN the court OF CLAIMS.
Wnen the local tribunal mad upheld
Its jurisdiction the neet corporation
INSISTED InaI It snoulu not be liable
unuer Lne contract, lntima,Ing tnat
the paIlntirf Knew ne was contracting
with a government agency. II Lalieu
20 assert III the pieaulnkB tina. the
piainliiE diu nave sucn knoWleuss and
the conLracL showed, IL IL ciaAmeu,
tnat the corporation maue no men,
ton tnerein OF lts agency.
Evening star., 1918-11-30
PRESIDENT TO RECEIVE
ITALIAN LABOR MISSION
Leader Of Party Says American Ma
chinery Is Wanted by
His Country.

President Wilson will receive the
Italian labor mission at the White
House this afternoon. The mission
will be presented by the Italian am
bassador and will be accompanied by
Charles Edward Russell, who headed
similar mission from the United
States to Italy last summer.
Alceste de Ambris, who heads the
mission, said Italy would need the
aid Of the United States during the
reconstruction period. He declared
that American machinery of all types
would be in great demand. Though
Italy has some of the best engineers
in the world. she would welcome ad-
ditions to her force from America.
I'VE will need coal and we will need
food, and we cannot get these in suf-
ficient quantities if America does not
supply them" said Signor de Ambris.
A call was made by the party on
Secretary of Labor Wilson. This
morning they were shown through
the War and Navy departments and
introduced to Secretaries Baker and
Daniels.
Evening star., 1918-11-30
HOUSING SUIT Is DECIDED
IN FAVOR OF LANDLOR
Mrs. S. r. Osw II Wins-Both Par
ties in Litigation Are Employed
by the Government.

A housing suit in which both the
tenant and the landlord are employed
by the government came up before
Judge Robert H. Terrell in Municipal
Court today and was decided in favor
of the landlord.
The tenant was John B. White of
the War Trade Board. The landlord
was Mrs. Susan r. Oswell. who testi-
fed that she is employed in the Treas
ury Department.
Mrs. Oswell brought suit for pos
session Of her home at 1864 Wyoming
avenue, occupied by Mr.. White. who's )
lease, it was testified. expired in Sep
tember. Mr.. and Mrs. Oswell told the
court that their present accommoda-
tions in the home of a friend on
Calvert street are inadequate for
themselves and children, and that.
therefore. they necessarily require
their own home.
Mr.. White testified that for several l
months he has been endeavoring to
rent another place without success.
Evening star., 1918-11-30
Y.W.C.A. IN FRANCE FINDS
RAIL TRAVEL DIFFICULT
Only Opportunity Is in Express
Train at Night-Rates Ad-
vanced Twice.

Despite the z. W. c. A. uniform,
and armed with the Garnet etran-
gere" passports through the military
districts, women with the Y. W. c. A.
overseas units in France find it
increasingly difficult to travel in
France. But their difficulties are
only in line with similar difficulties
encountered by others.
Travel in France is not what it
used to be. 1t has grown steadily
worse since 1917. 1t Is understand
able, however, in view Of the fact
that there are 100000 Americans
there, who, with their supplies, must
be transported. Twice the railroad
rates have been advanced until pri-
vate persons find it impossible to
travel.
'If you travel at ALL" says Miss
Ethel Clark of Minneapolis, in France
for the Y. W. C. A., you travel at
night in an express, and your place
is not reserved. You go to the gare
(station) hours ahead of time and
stand patiently waiting your place,
and if you are the next person after
the train is filled you go back home
and try it again next night-unless
you have by this time decided you do
not wish to travel.
'If you travel in the day time you
make all the stops there are, for no
expresses run by day"
Evening star., 1918-11-30
ASKS CHANGE IN RULING
RELATING TO TRANSFERS
Federal Employees Association OBJ
lects to Thre Year Probationary
Period in Departments.

Al a conference between the civil
service commissioners and John l.
Beach. secretary of the National Fed
Grafton of Federal Employees, the
question of the annulment Of the rule
1orbidding the transfer of a govern
lncnt employe from one department
70 another until the employe has been
three years in the service was dis
tuSsed.
II is the announced intention of the
federal employees labor organization
To push this matter. In all probable
4ty Congress will be asked to pass O
1,iil authorizing such transfers.
The closing down of many war ac-
-iyities will make it necessary to
make such provision for large num-
1'-l of civil service employees.
Evening star., 1918-11-30
DELEGATES APPOINTED
TO LABOR CONFERENCE
Great International Gathering in
Paris at Same Time With
Peace Meetings.

Delegates of the American Fedora
tion Of Labor to the International La
Dor Conference. to be held at Paris
while the allied peace conference is
sitting. were announced today by the
executive council.
They are: Samuel Gompers, president
Of the federation; William Green,
Of the United Mine
Workers; John r. Alpine. president of
the plumbers; James Duncan, presi-
dent Of the International Association
of Granite Cutters. and Frank Duffy.
secretary of the United Brotherhood
of Carpenters and Joiners.
Frank Morrison, secretary of the
federation, said the purpose Of the
international conference is ito con-
and to establish a new international
trade union federation"
The executive council Of the fedora
tion, he said, would issue invitations
to the trade organizations OF all ma
tions to participate, and he added that
representatives from all principal ma
tions were expected to attend.
Although Mr.. Morrison declined to
discuss the matter, it is understood
that the conference proposes to make
its information and views available
to the peace delegates. who may. II
they see fit, consult unofhcially with
the conference, or with individual
delegations composing it, on matters
in which labor is vitality concerned.
Out of the Paris conference labor
leaders expect will come the estab-
lishment of an international fedora
tion of labor. with subsidiaries in
every mercantile and manufacturing
country of the world. which will unite
workers of the entire globe in the
same manner that American and Ca
madam workmen- are united in the
American federation.
Evening star., 1918-11-30
D. c. MAN DIES IN BATTLE.
William n. McKimmie, Former Po.
liceman. War Victim in France.

William H. McKimmie, 700 Jefferson
street, Brightwood Park, is dead in
France. He was killed in action about
October S. according to word received
last night by relatives. McKimmie,
who was unmarried, severed his con-
neNion with the police force a little
more than one year ago to join the
military forces. Two brothers of the
deceased are members of the police
force. They are: J. NJ. A. McKimmie,
No. l precinct. and Oscar A. McKim-
mie, private, in the second precinct.
The death Of C. L. Bailey. a former
policeman, was reported some time
ago. He was doing duty in the first
precinct when he obtained leave Of
absence to join the Army. Both Nc
Kimmie and Bailey were serving in
the 18th Division. machine gun bat
talon, when they were killed.
Two other former members Of the
force with them were John Russell
and Frank McGinniss, but nothing has
been heard from them recently. It
was reported that McGinniss had been
killed, but relatives were unable to
get any verification Of the report at
the War Department.
Evening star., 1918-11-30
10000 YANKs WED IN FRANCE.
Rule Against Discharge Overseas
Will Separate Couples,

lev. Charles S. Mcfarland. direo
tar Of the general committee of the
-Nrmy and Navy chaplains, who has
Just returned from a visit to France.
IS authority for the statement that
ten thousand French girls have be-
come the wives Of American soldiers
III the expeditionary force and that
many more of the men in olive drab
will marry in that country and make
their homes there.
The plans OF these soldiers may be
seriously interfered with by the War
apartment announcement that all
~ American soldiers overseas" are
re brought back to the United
and that none will be dis
rged on the other side. The ex-
tion of that policy will separate
IA, sc who have married abroad and
Is,.uire either the husband or wife
70 make a special trip across the At
Tar ito and may possibly postpone
some Of the contemplated matrimonial
allancAA
Evening star., 1918-11-30
NURSE FROM FRANCE|LL,
HANGS HERSELF TO TREE
Body Of Miss Brock, Who Disap.
peared Wednesday From St. Eliz-
abeth, Found Near Institution.

Finding Of the body of Miss Monaco
Brock, thirty-three years old. sus-
pended from abe limb of tree in
rear Of T building at st. Elizabeth
Hospital. solved the mystery of her
disappearance from that institution
Wednesday afternoon.
The body was found yesterday aft
rnoon by Mrs. Lillian johnson. a hos
pital attendant. Coroner hewitt gave
a certificate of suicide.
Miss Brock. a resident Of Plainville.
Conn.,, had served in France as an
Army nurse and treated many soldiers
wounded in the battle of Chateau
Thierry. Her reason was impaired &c
RESULT Of the strain incident to long
hours without rest devoted to nurs-
ing the wounded back to health. Dur
ing the several weeks she was in st.
Elizabeth she constantly talked OF
the suffering boys, saying she could
not do it all.
Health Broke Nursing in France.
Miss Brock was in France about
an excellent hospital worker. Because
Of her desire to be constantly on duty
with the wounded her health and
mind broke down.
Miss Brock was one of fifteen nurses
brought from France for mental
treatment. She had suffered attacks
of melancholia. She reached St.
Elizabeth Hospital October s. Last
Sunday she was visited by a sister
from Plainviile, who told Of having a
brother in France with the Army.
Disapp ared Wednesday.
When Miss Brock disappeared Wed
nesday police Of the eleventh pre-
cinct and hospital attendants con-
Quoted a search. but were unable to
find trace Of her.
Her body was hanging in a pine
tree short distance from the build
ing in which she had been confined.
She had climbed fully twenty feet
from the ground before fastening a
strong cord about her neck and hang
ing herself.
A note left in her room contained
the statement that her mind had
cleared and that she did not contem-
plate suicide. Her body has been
taken to PIainville, where her parents
and several sisters reside.
Evening star., 1918-11-30
BRITISH ADMINISTRATION
INSISTS KAISER Be TRIED
Coalition Government States What
It Will Do if Returned to
Power in Nation.

LONDON (via Montrea1), November
3o.-The coalition governments policy,
| If it is returned to power, will be to
insist upon the personal account
ability of former Emperor William for
the crimes for which he personally
was responsible, said Sir Frederick
+. Smith, British attorney general, in
an election speech at Wimborne,
yesterday.
Sir Frederick said the government
was determined that the ex-emperor
should be given an opportunity to
answer the charges that had been pre-
ferred agains- him respecting the SUBJ
marine murders and the outrages on
prisoners, and that 1t was equally de-
termined to make the criminals pay
the penalty. 1t would make no dis
tinction between the occupants of
high offices and those in humble
places. 1t was also the inten ion of
the coalition government, the speaker
declared, to punish Germany, which
had broken every law. human and
divine.
With regard to the Germans interned
in England, the attorney general an
nounced 1t was the governments in
tention to send them back to Germany.
Evening star., 1918-11-30
PEACE AIDS NAMED
TO GO WITH GEN. BLISS

Composition Of the military per-
sonnel to accompany Gen. Bliss with
the peace delegation was announed
by Gen. March today as follows:
Maj. Gen. Francis ]. Herman. Brig.
Gen. Marlborough Churchill, chief of
the military intelligence bureau, and
Coils. Ralph H. Van Deman. Jordan,
Ayres, Helms. Furlong. Fling, Capts.
Auchencloss and Chiids.
Brig. Gen. William w. Harts, for
mer aid to President Wilson, will be
in command OF the military aids and
messengers at the conference. There
will also be attached to Gen. Bliss
staff a number of Army officers, who
are specialists in law, finance and
ethnology. furnishing what Gen:
March describes as "well rounded
military staff.
Evening star., 1918-11-30
BEACH TRAIN. KILLS MAN.

A young white man was killed by a
Chesapeake Beach train in the rail-
road company's yard at the beach
yesterday afternoon. He was between
twenty-one and twenty-five years old.
was bareheaded and without coat.
He wore sailor blouse and his socks
were marked "R. ST." Police think
he probably was Dennis B. Donohoe.
twenty-three years old, a sailor. who
escaped from St. Elizabeth Hospital
Yesterday morning. An effort will be
made by the hospital attendants to
identify the body.
Evening star., 1918-11-30
FOR LIMITED SERVICE CLASS
To Have Certified That Disabilities
Are Not Exaggerated.

National Army men who were in
Quoted into the limited service class
or who, after induction. were assigned
to development battaIions. will not be
discharged until it has been certified
that their physical disabilities have
not been exaggerated or until it has
been found that maximum improve
ment has been obtained.
Camp and post commanders have
been instructed by the War Depart
ment to undertake Immediately in
tensive treatment in order that their
discharge may be accomplished in the
shortest possible time.
Evening star., 1918-11-30
ARTISTS TO TAKE PART.
Program of Music and Drama al
Arts Club TOMORROW Nieht.

Several professors and others close
ly associated with the Columbia Poly
technic Institute for the Blind will
assist at q special musical and dra-
matte entertainment to be given to-
morrow night at the Arts Club Of
Washington, 2o17 street. They in
clude Prof. II. r. Miles, Miss c. L.
Grady, Miss E. L. Patterson. and j.
Francis Germui1ler.
The artists who will contribute to
the program are Mrs. Benjamin Soule
Gantz, vocal solo. with Mrs. Bertrand
Payne, vocal solo, with Miss Anna
Payne accompanist: Homer Guernette.
violin solo. and Mrs. Charles Hamilton
Fred, reading.
Evening star., 1918-11-30
KIT CARSON TO ELECT.
Old Officers Renominated by G. A.
3, Post,

The annual election Of officers of
Kit Carson Post. No. 2. G. A. R.. will
be held at the hall. 1412 Pennsylvania
avenue, December 12.
The present officers were nominated
for reelection at the last meeting.
The following were nominated for
delegates and alternates to the de-
partment encampment: Charles
Loefiler. J. F. Collins. H F. Hayden,
]. E. RastaiL W. T. Kelley. Sol Liv-
ingston, s. b. Roane. w, L. .Pheffer,
Fred Mixer. J. A. MacDowe1i. r. w.
Bilyere. John Garrison. J. Z. Ryan
and H G. OunaAA
Evening star., 1918-11-30
F. F. scHRADER Is SELECTED,
Quartermaster, q. S. n, Named As
sociate Editor of Atloat and Ashore.

Word has been reicetved here Of the
selection of Frederick F. Schrader,
quartermaster, flrst-class, Z. S. A..
and native of this city. as associate
editor of Afoat and Ashore. the
service weekly published at Charles
ton. S. C.
Young Schrader. who is a grandson
of Dr. Emma Reba Bailey of Georgia
and formerly of the District. served
last summer as recruiting officer for
the naval reserve forces at Columbia.
S. c. He resigned from the position
as officer in the merchant marine to
serve his country in the Navy.
Evening star., 1918-11-30
OBJECT OF HUNNEW
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Berlin Editor Says Aim Is for
Reforms on Socialist
Economic Basis.
OPPOSED TO B0LSHEvISM

BERLIN. Thursday, November %
of the new German democratic party.
the appeal of which for comprehen-
sion and support has been sent to
President Wilson, were outlined to
the correspondent today by Theodor
Wolff, editor-in-chief of the Berlin
Tageblatt. It was on Herr Wolf's
initiative that the party was formed.
He said:
Our party has been formed to sup
port the republic. to further demo-
cratic reforms on a socialistic-eco-
nomic basis and to furnish q rallying
point for the middle classes and keep
them from falling into the power OF
the reactionaries. The party will
naturally oppose bolshevism with all
means at its command. In other
words, we aim to win and hold the
middle classes for democracy"
Raps Submarine Warfare.
Herr Wolff explained that. in keep
ing with the party's aims. all former
members of the progressive or other
parties who have been active In mill
taristic and nationalistic agitations or
who. like DR.. Gustav Stressemann,
national liberal member OF the reichs-
tag, have actively advocated the sub
marine campaign have been fatty in
formed thai, while they cannot be ex-
cluded from the party II they desire
to join. they will, nevertheless, be
ticipation in its leadership.
'The party's membership is already
colossal" said Herr Violin. "and
thousands of accessions are coming in
daily. Virtually the whole progressive
party membership, excepting a few
on the extreme right, will join. and
many prominent democrats who for
merly stood so far to the left chat
they were kept out of party councils.
These include men like Hugo Pruss,
stitutional law. who is now drafting
constitution for submission to the
national assembly; Prof. Walther
Schuecking of Marburg University.
Prof. Gerlach. Deputy Fischbeck and
Prof. Max Weber
Recruits From National Liberals.
The left wing Of the national lib
erals is also furnishing recruits. ac-
include Prince Schoenach Carolath.
DR.. NJ. ]. Junck. DR.. Whiting. pres;-
dent of the National Bank of Berlin.
and others.
The national liberals who opposed
the reform of the Prussian franchise
or favored the submarine campaign
or annexationist policies will be ex-
cluded from leadership Herr Wolff
declared that his party, next to the
socialists. was by far the strongest
in the empire. 1t will favor the So
cialization of certain industries, such
as mines. and will demand that great
estates be divided up for settlement
on returning soldiers.
1t holds however. that private prop
erty shall not be touched without full
compensation.
Evening star., 1918-11-30
Was Trained at Fort Myer.
King Albert to Visit Paris Soon.

PARIS, November 90 tHavas).-It
has been officially confirmed that
King Albert of Belgium, With the
queen and the crown prince. will visit
Paris next Thursday and Friday.
when they will be received by Presi-
don't Poincare cd members OF the
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