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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-26
GIRL SCOUTS RECEIVING
MILITARY INSTRUCTION
sergt. Frank Hines Detailed II
Drill Members in q. g. Signal
Corps Tactics.

Anxious mother. II your daughter is a
Girl Scout and has been falling you Of her
knowledge Of military tactics, be not
alarmed by the thought that she 10 be-
coming soldierette.
For although Uncle Sam has detailed
Sergt Prank Hines Of the Signal Corps to
instruct the Girl Scouts Of Washington in
the work of that branch Of the service
he has no intention Of drafting them into
his Army.
Three weeks ago. at the request Of the
scout organization. the War Department
ordered Sergt- Hines to give the Girl
Scouts of the District an eight-week
course Of instruction. The class Is held
from 1850 until sac every Saturday after
noon, at 1710 street.
Approximately thirty girls, ranging from
twelve to seventeen years, and represent
ing majority OF the thirty-seven troops
Of scouts, are attending the class, and
upon completion win impart what they
have learned to the girls IN their respec-
tive troops.
wig-wagging has always been a part
Of the work of the scouts, but the di-
rectors Of the local Organization thought
the actual work OF the Army Signal Corps
would prove both interesting and instruct
ing to the girls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-26
b. c. MEN COMMISSIONED

Seven residents of this city have been
appointed officers in the Offcers' Re-
serve Corps or in the National Army,
as follows:
Harvey B. Smith of ST. Colorado
building. to be major In the Quarter
master Corps of the National Army.
Allen H. Toole of the Raleigh Hotel.
George Won Dachenhausen of the Dis
trfct pumping station and Emile p.
Antonovich. to be captains in the Ma
tional Army Quartermaster Corps.
Joseph w. Seubert Of East Potomac
Park and Charles C. Metz, to be first
lfeutenants in the National Army Quar-
termaster Corps.
Frederick NJ. Nolan of the Casualty
Hospital, to be first lieutenant in the
Medical Reserve Corps.
Chester B. Ellyson OF Norfolk. Va,
and Herbert G. Jory of 1928 North
Charles street, Baltimore. Md. have
been appointed first lieutenants in the
Quartermaster Corps of the National
Army.
Percy W.. Harrison of Fort Monroe,
Va. has been appointed q second
Lieutenant In the Quatermaster Corps
OF the National Army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-26
NORTH CAROLiNANS
TO CHEER NEWCOMERS
State Society, Led by Representa-
tive Small, to Formu-
late Plans.

Under the leadership Of Representa-
tive John H. Small of North Carolina,
chairman Of the rivers and harbors COM
mittee in the House and president OF
the North Carolina Society Of Wash
ington. . big drive is to Be made
next year to provide home life and to
generally look after the welfare Of the
young women and young men from
North Carolina who are coming to the
capital for war work.
Secretary Daniels is much interested
in this campaign, and Mrs. Daniel8 is a
member Of an advisory committee Of If
teen prominent NORTH Carslinans. Plans
for the first big entertainment arc to be
made tomorrow night at a meeting at
o'clock in the Home Life building.
Representative Small, announced last
night the membership of the advisory
committee, and notices were sent out by J,
~. Bost, secretary-treasurer. The commit
tee includes one member from each OF
the ten congressional districts in North
Carolina and five at large, as follows:
James r. Mitchell, S. E. High, Mrs
NJ NJ. Mosely, G. c. Jordan, Miss Eliza
beth Boyd. Arthur B. Williams. Eugene
F. Hartley. w. w. Scott. Mrs II. e.
C. Bryan and Miss Margaret Rogers
The five members at large, are r. II.
Mcneil. the retiring president; Mrs
Josephus Daniels. Mrs. J. 8. Tomlinson
T. NJ Robertson and r. o. E. Davis.
There are now 800 members in the
Washington society. and a big member
ship campaign will be conducted to
bring In all the newcomers to the city
The membership committee consists Of
Edward E. Britton, chairman; DR.. wade
H., Atkinson, George D. Ellsworth, CT
cero B. Webb and Mrs. J. w. McNeill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-26
NAVY LIEUTENANT DIES,
!. p. 1iaksly Rose From Ranks of
Enlisted.

9 Lieut.. Junior grade) Frank D.
Blakely. U. 8. n. died in New York
city Saturday from lobar pneumonia
Born in Versailles, Ind, in December.
1875. he served nine years as an en-
listed man in the Navy until Febru-
ary. 1895. when he was appointed a
8oatswain- sIA July. 1917. he was COM
njssioned an ensign and reached the
H1s-
A few weeks ago he WAS detached
ffon the q. 8. 8. Supply and ordered to
- New York navy yard to assist In
kfing out the u. 3. 8. Swallow. His
Hife lives In New York city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-26
ALBERT N. CHESLEY IN ITALY.
Taking Part in 7. II. c. 4. Work,
Reenn at Government,s Rannest

Albert n. Chesley, former secretary
Of the boys department of the Wash
ington Y. NJ C. A.. who has seen Y. N.
c. A war work in many fronts. is now
taking part in the associations work
in italy. began at the reqdest Of the
Italian government.
From Nice he wrote, ION a picture
post card showing a scene along the
water front:
This looks like. hot place to fight
the war. doesn't it? But gotta Hat
tire and came down here for air. Snow
capped mountains and orange trees
loaded with fruit are all about us"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-26
sReprisal' on American Firms.

The North German Gazette. the semi
official German government organ. an
noupces that as "reprisaP' the follow
ing American firms have been placed
under compulsory trusteeships: George
Borgfeldt & Co. Of Berlin. the F. W.
Woolworth Company of New York
Louis Wolf & Co. of Boston, Butler
Brothers. of Philadelphia. and the 8, s
Kresge Company Of Detroit. all having
branches at Sonneberg, Saxe-Meinin-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-26

Fancy Evap: Peaches, 1se, IS Lbs. White
Potatoes, SOC; Onions, &c; Tapioca, SC;
Va. Sweet Pancake Flour. 125kc; A. J
Pancake Flour. 12hc; A. J. 5Buckwheat
Flour, 12hc; Buckwheat. TIC; 20 OK
Baking Powder, 15c: Sugar Corn, 121zc
Star Cocoa, 25c: Pure Pepper, 40c; 10
lb. Bags Salt, 15c; Fat Mackerel. 15c;
Large Herring, Sc; Quaker Matches, Csc
Log Cabin Syrup, zoe; Rabbit Soap
Csc; large can Peaches, zoe; Large Cal
Prunes, 16c: Gunpowder Tea, 59c. AZ
4th Sc. and all the J. T. D. Pyles Stores
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-26
Week


Miss Edna sheehy and Mrs. w. c. Van
Week.
Police are trying to lecate. relatives
Of George Young and Sarah BELL, col
ored. who died at Emergency Hospital
Their deaths resulted from
pneumonia Their bodies have been
removed to the city morgue.
The Arst Of . series Of evangelistic
sermons was preached by Rev. w. A.
Alexander Of Plainfeld, N. J., at Nc
Kinley Memorial Baptist Church. 18th
and L streets. last night. The meet
ings will continue every evening for
ten days
The Civil Service Commlssion still
needs 900 laborers to work on the tenn
porary Office buildings being erected in
b street near 7th, and in Seaton park.
Men will be put to work Immediately
upon applying at the scene OF the work,
1t was announced today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-26
Thirteen Join Board of Trade.

The executive committee of the Board
Of Trade. at a meeting yesterday. ad-
United the following to membership in
the board. Lee D. Latimer. William D.
Sullivan. M. s. Kronheims ]. Q. A.
Braden. Louis Hartig. jr.; L. B. Thig-
pen, George II. Townsend, David D.
Bowen, Bates Warren. Robert s.
Downs, e. William Martin, Eugene B.
Evans and William ]. Mcmahon, jr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-26
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.
TONIGHT,

TONIGHT.
A two-act play. Mr.. Bob" at the
Wilson Normal School at 8 o'clock.
Meeting of the board of directors Of
the Community Association.
Meeting Of the Archaeological So
ciety of Washington in the west study
room of the Public Library at o'clock.
Meeting of the Home Defense League
of the sixth precinct in the boardroom
OF the District building at o'clock.
Entertainment by the Bethel Liter
ary Society in Metropolitan A. N. E.
Church at o'clock.
. A meeting Of the North Capitol and
lexington Citizens Association at the
Emery School at 1880 O'Clock.
sey on Mothers' Pensions" at the
Washington College OF Law at
O'Clock.
Meeting Of Washington Council,
Knights of Columbus, at K. of C. Hall,
SOS e street northwest, at 8 o'clock.
Lecture by Mra Florence willard
Day on The Creative Mind" at the
Eagles Wings. sos 11th street north
west, at o'clock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-26

Prompt hanging was the remedy pro-
posed by Representative Julius Kahn Of
California, in an address in New York
or traitorous voice"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-26

Order Easter Flowers Now.
GUIDE has an abundant supply of choice
flowers and blooming plants. 1914 F. St
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-26
CITY ITEMS.

Colorado. mo. it's not the Grand Can
yon). More tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-26

superb Display Of Easter R4oweu
at Skaters. 800 18th st. Finest varieties
at popular prices Telegraphic deliver
les everywhere. Order early. M 2l1S.
advertisement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-26

Mems Suits 4 Unlferms CIeanea.Alterea.
Norris. TO 9Th st-n.w. Phi. franklin 1854.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-26

Movirg Picture Enfertainnents Fur
nished. Electric Webster. rs eth st. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-26

WashinEten's College Equal Suffrage
League decided last night to continue
in existence, Notwithstanding that the
national organization was disbanded
last December. At the next meeting
officers will be elected and the COM
stitution revised by a special commit
tee, consisting Of Miss A. e. Draper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-26

Men of the Jewish faith In uniform
will be guests of the Adath Israel con-
gregation at a community passover
seder to be held at 1880 o'clock Thurs
day evening in the synagogue at 9th
and I streets. An entertainment to
celebrate the ancient feast day of the
Hebrews has been arranged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-26

: A meeting Of the North Capitol and
lexington Citizens Association at the
Emery School at 1880 o'clock.
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The Washington Railway and Elee-
trio Company is named as defendant in
a suit to recover $4,000 damages fled
in the District Supreme Court by Lucie
e. Fairfax She says she sustained
permanent injury while passenger on
a car of the defendant June 20, 1915.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-26

Entertainment by the Bethel Liter
ary Society in Metropolitan A. N. E.
at o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-26

Meeting Of Washington Council,
Knights of Columbus, at K. of C. Hall,
sos e street northwest, at 8 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-26
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Three-trip-a-week service by the
steamers of the Maryland. Delaware
and Virginia line. between this city,
lower river landings and Baltimore,
win be resumed about the middle of
April. At present only one trip a
week is being made.
Schooner Richard Tall, Capt. sfIas
Redman, owner and master, arrived
yesterday from Upper Machodoc creek
with az assorted q cargo as has been
brought here by a sailing vessel, in
many months. In her hold she had cord
wood and some Of the wood was slowed
on deck. On top OF the wood was
slowed several hundred bushels of
aboard several cases Of eggs. coops of
chickens, bags of onions and other
produce usually brought here by the
steamboats,.
An inquest was held ut the morxue
yesterday afternoon in the case of
Bernard Dyer, fourteen years old, q
Western Union messenger boy. who
was killed by a motor truck at ,21st
and N streets Saturday morning. The
death. exonerating Frank Chambers.
the chauffeur.
Miss H. e. Townsend. lass Fairnont
street, reported to the police that a
sealskin scarf, valued at SIS, was stolen
from chair in a restaurant on Penn
sylvania avenue last night. A pocket
book containing S., piece of jewelry,
a rosary and papers was stolen from
9th street, yesterday.
The WashinGton Railway and Flee
trio Company is named as defendant in
a suit to recover $4,000 damages filed
IL, the nisfricf S,nrerpa Hourt ~, 7 -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-26

Meeting of the Home Defense League
of the sixth precinct in the boardroom
of the District building at o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-26
SAYS MERGE
TV0CAR SYSTEMS.
Representative Tells Mid City
Citizens to Harness >
Great Falls.
MOULD BRING a-cEnT FARE

Consolidation Of washington's street
ear systems with universal transfers
VAS urged by Representative Lobeck
81 Nebraska, addressing the Mid-City
Citizens Association in Flynn's Hall,
ssth and. K Streets, last night Mr..
Loheck's plan also would include
transfer on a transfer to cars going
n the same general direction.
The representative said that while he
believed in government ownership he
vxs of the opinion that the first step
Is be taken in Washington should be
10 harness. Great Falls to provide the
power for the system.
sIf you are going into municipal own
ership,". said Mr. Lobeck, You ought to
70 to the bottom and get the power.
On the Potomac you've got one OF the
best opportunities IN the County Mha . nor
that even George Washington saw the
possibf1ities of 1t.
with Great Falls harnsssed You could
run your street cans with 3-cent fare
and sim make money; aop Icy S9Sln un h ene
of the greatest manufacturing centers
IN the United States"
Hints at Congress Aid.
5 Nr. Lobeck said he believed that II
ne people of Washington agitate the
euestion Congress will come across
With its share, "but you've got to DO
'oomething for yourselves"
Representative Lobeck expressed the
6Alief that the District government
could operate the telephone system at
An advantage to the people, but said
he did not think II would be wise at
90 Nme to add the telephone business
- the work Of the Post Once DEPART
nent. "a proposed by Postmaster Gen
e<8l Bu-leson.
Is III. Lobeck declared himself strongly
~ favor of substantial increase m
the .salaries paid school teachers in
the District.
They are entirely too low. especially
far the teachers In the lower grades"
6aid the speaker. +andI will be glad to
chem an increase"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-26

Meeting Of the Archaeological So
ciety of Washington in the west study
room of the Public Library at o'clock.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30
NAVY HOLDS TO BEEF
WEIGHT REQUIREMENTS
Lighter Carcnsses viii he Accepted
Only when Others Are Not Avail
able, says Admiral McGowaa.

Washington. Sept 29.-The navy
viii not lower its weight specifications
/ on beef nor allow heavier than 375
pound carcasses to go to civilian uses.
| Only in extreme emergency and in the
absence Of sufficient specification beef
will underweight carcasses be accepted.
These were The instructions teie-
Eraphed tonight by Admiral MCGOWAN.
paymaster of the navy, to the navy in
spector of beef at Chicago.
Major Roy" says the telegram.
has received instructions to make all
navy allotment promptly upon his re-
turn to Chicago. The navy's consent
to accept any beef Weighing less than
SIS pounds was only temporary nS-
pedient. as a last resort in case of ac-
tua! emergency, and for the time being
only"
Any underweight beef as shipped
in emergency says Admiral McGoWan.
must be divided pro rata on the basis
of the total demands of the army and
navy and allied fighting forces.
The war department tonight also
makes announcement concerning beef
supplies. stating that the auartermas-
ter corps intends to make radical
changes in handling of beef at the
camps. Beef quarters Will not be is
sued as heretofore TO individual or
CARNATIONS to he butchcred by the
cooks or mess scrgeants. but each
camp will have central butchering
orga nization composed of trained
butchers
A new method OF beef cutting now
adopted will save waste in addition to
the waste saved by expert butchering.
This method is to cut the carcass on
the natural guides of the separation
between the muscles, bones and tissue.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30
OLD SHOES NEEDED
FOR BELGIAN RELIEF
Victims of German Invasion Want
Everything but Derbics and
Straw Hats.

! New York. Sept 292Don't throw
away an old shoe
+ Don't even throw away shoe
string
Don't waste a petticoat, glove, or
a ncoktie.
Send them to the nearest Red Cross
collecting centers,
The Red Cross will gather them up
for the commission for the relief Of
Belgium.
Belgium has workers ready TO put
them in order,
Belgium also has thousands Of
barefooted, half-clothed people.
/ The raucous cry Of the ol'-clo man
will be absent from New York this
week, at least IL wilt If he objects to
working when there's no trade. PAY
cash, OF cio'," will lure nobody, be
cause Belgium is calling fer cur east
off garments now. The list OF don'ts
above will nc ftourished in every
body's sight. and laundry drivers, shoe
statesmen. white goods statesmen and
hotel pOrtefs will take the place OF
the commercial ol'-clo men in gath
erinC up New York's old shoes, coats.
dresses, etc.
The Red Cross will gratefully ac-
Cept anything in the line of wear at
any of its thirty eight special sta
tions-anything except old ball dresses
or mems straw hats and derbies,
which wouldn't be OF much use 10
civilians in the land seized by Ger
many. And rubber goods are taboo.
Germany would take rubber. 1t Is fear
ed 10 make good her shortage in
that material However, shoes with
rubber heels may be sent, as the heels
can be taken off.
The commission for the relief OF
Belgium has the ships to carry cloth
ing across. and has the absolute as
surance from ifs representatives in
Belgium that everything will go to
those for whom il is sent. The goods
will be shipped TO Amsterdam and
thence to Belgium and northern
France. To meet the need of 5000,
900 ragged ill-ctad men. women and
children it is necessary to collect 5000
TONS Of surplus clothing in the United
States--50o tons in this city. OF
course it won't all be old clothing.
Manufacturers and department stores
arc contributing tons OF mill-ends,
slightly imperfect material and goods
too old fashioned TO sell readily.
Ancen H. Ball. Of Best & Co, who
heads the county Red Cross commit
tee which is conducting the drive,
says that everything can be used
there are thousands OF women in
France who will be glad to get the
job of mendinR and making over, But
shoes are specially needed Some
BelEians are wearing shoes they have
sewn together out of strips of old car
+ pet and bits of leather.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30
BRITONS EXPECT BIG
THINGS OF AMERICA

London. Sept 2s-~The victory Of
! the first American army under Cen
ierdi PcrshiuE Won in conjunction
with The famous fourth French army
under General Gouraud. Is regarded
here Ms presa aging great things for the
future. hut like in the case of the st.
Mihiel victory. it's immediate oh1ec-
tlves are limited
/ F'nch's present intention ia to pinch
on the ArEonne forest. where the Ger
man positions are too strong To be
Stormea by direct attack,
The forward rush OF General Liz
gets corps and the later but no less
substantial progress OF the French
across the railway east of Som me-py,
render the accomplishment OF this aim
highly probable. in the opinion Of eX-
ports here.
Thus the Germans have been com
Fcilcd 70 concentrate more and more
troops on our front while the British
push against -tABrr1t,rzi threatens TO
turn tho enemy out Of France.
British opinion is becoming moro
and more eut husiaStiC over the fIght-
ing qualities Of the American troops
There is no harm in saving now that
prior to- the st Mihiei battle my mil
itarv friends here thought the mex
perienCc, especially the lack OF train
ing and staff work, would mean inl-
thai defeats and indccisive battles
with heavy losses for our men. The
Victories actually won cause as much
surprise ~ joy
A famous British general told me
Just before the ST Mihiel battle:
OF course you II get bad knocks
AS everybody does first. That can't
be helped We must all buy our ex-
perjence
l}ut afterwards he said
You lucky devils, We bought our
experience and you got it for nothing.
The progress you have made without
actual fighting experience has amazed
every expert in Europe and shortened
the war by many months
The American success just west Of
the Mouse also certainly will compel
the enemy TO fail back along the
eastern bank of the river thus, for
the first time since 1914, putting Yer
dun out OF the German gun range
and making an attack on Metz from
Nerdun at some future time more
easy.
Marshal .Foch does not order iso
lated battles Each attack bears on
his larger strategic plan the fun mean
ing Of which will not hc made clear
un}tl later phases OF the war
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30

exclusive of the excess OF snkings
over construction), would have been
added to the worlds fleet This also
must be met.
Estimate 10000 900 Tons Loss.
In other figures taken into consider
alton in computing the requirements
from September, 1918, in order to PUT
tonnage on the basis where it would
have been found in the fall of 1922
had there been no war, and, there
fore, no further distinctions by sub
marines the experts estimate that
Germany will destroy approximately
1000, 900 tons in the next four years,
and that 14.T00,000 more dead weight
tons must be built from September,
1918. to eptember, 1922. in addition
TO these estimated sinkings to meet
normal conditions.
The burden which the shipbuilders
of the United States, its allies, and the
neutral nations must assume in Or
der utterly to put to naught the best
efforts OF the submarines since the
war started. and also overcome their
efforts in the future, is therefore a
heavy one. But it is believed that the
U-boats have been held in check, at
least to a point where they will no
longer be menace, and that Ger
manys enemies and the neutral coun-
tries will meet the test.