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Evening star., 1918-01-23

Lord Rhondda the British food con-
troller believes in practicing what he
breaches and lives within the rations pre-
scribed for the people of the nation.
Evening star., 1918-01-23

Great Britain has ,more than 100000
men and women engaged directly in war
work Five million five hundred thousand
are in arms 3.70O,0O0 in munitions work
and 100000 are engaged in other tasks.
Evening star., 1918-01-23

The whitehead torpedo maintains
speed of thirty-eight knots when fired
distance of 1000 yards and forty-twt
knots when fired at about l,o0O yards.
Evening star., 1918-01-23
Temporary Structures in View.

1t is expected that before the end OF
this week legislation will be introduced
in Congress for the erection of dormi
tories and temporary dwellings for the
increasing government force. Nearly
three months will elapSe. however. be-
fore these structures could be made fit
for occupancy.
Meanwhile, rooms in the homes of
the city must be found for the war
workers. Every housekeeper with an
available room is urged, as a patriotic
duty. to communicate Immediately with
the central room bureau. 1921 New York
avenue, telephone Main 1854.
Hope was expressed by officials of
the room bureau that citizens associa-
tions in other parts of the city would
follow the example of the Central As
sociation. which decided at its meeting
Monday night to make canvass of its
territory. urging every housekeeper to
make room for at least one government
clerk
Evening star., 1918-01-23
Lieut.. Col. Mayes Gets Higher Grade

Lieut.. Col. James J. Mayes of the
judge advocate generals department
has been promoted to the grade of
colonel He will continue his duties
, in the judge advocate generals office
! at the War Department.
Evening star., 1918-01-23

in the university which has been estab-
lished by a Canadian brigade behind the
lines the following subjects are taught
Agriculture, business. literature. Ian
guages, history. economics applied sci
ence theology. philosophy. vocational
training and elementary instruction. The
! object of the university is to prepare the
men for their return to civil life when
| the war is over.
Evening star., 1918-01-23
HOUSING PROBLEM
MADE MORE ACUTE
HousehoIders Urged to Make
Roim for the Incoming Gov
ernment Clerks.

The housing problem was made more
acute today, following announcement
by the War Department that $50 en-
ployes of the inspection service of the
ordnance division are to be brought
here from New York Sunday night
The central room bureau of the Dis
.trct council of defense is straining
every effort to find accommodations for
the steady inflow Of clerks. but officials
of the bureau made it clear today that
unless the householders of Washington
offer rooms in larger numbers than
they have in the past few months it
will be impossible properly to house
the hundreds of clerks who are yet to
be brought here.
Evening star., 1918-01-23

The most untiring relief workers iT
cials. Millions of pounds have been col
lected by them since the war started for
various patriotic and charitable enter
priseS
Evening star., 1918-01-23

ted to enter Great Brtains army the
greater proportion has made good at the
Ifront in fighting the Hun.
Evening star., 1918-01-23

The Louisiana conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church met in annual
session today at New Iberia, La, with
Bishop Thirkield presiding.
Evening star., 1918-01-23
What Will They Do About 1te

What were they going to do about il? /?
Were they going home with that CRY
of hungry child" ringing in their
ears, and stuff themselves with meats
and sweets and fats they didn't need
and would be better off without Had
the appeal reached their sympathies
but left their appetites untouched: Or
would they. from their overabundance.
save just a little to help still the hun
ger-cry of that child in France
If saving food for France were as
easy and pleasant as cheering for her.
the terror-weighted children and their
When one of the speakers pointed out
two officers in the uniform of the re-
public overseas and through them paid
tribute TO the millions of their heroic
brothers i'll arms. the audience went
wild. 1t stood and cheered the Marine
Band played la Marseillaise" and pa =
triotic ardor famed high. The French
men were forced repeatedly TO bow their
acknowledgment, the while they must
have wondered how much or how little
a saving of food such demonstra-
tion would insure.
Nor was the curb-your-appetite ap-
peal alone by word of mouth. A thou.
sand feet of film showed Pershing's mer
near the battle front. 1t showed then
in their quarters, al their training and
snow. They were just plain American
boys, like the boy who lives across the
street: lean anAfit and cheerful: endur-
ing hardships With smile; willing an6
anxious to be put to the test, ready il
need be to give that full measure OF
devotion" of which Lincoln spoke a,
Gettysburg.
Evening star., 1918-01-23

Members of Won Hindenburgs famil
hold him in awe and reverence.
Evening star., 1918-01-23

storm was kicked up in France when
Marshal Joffre was nominated for men,
bership in the literary academy, he hav-
ing confessed that he had never compiled
anything more soul-inspiring than brief
military reports.
Evening star., 1918-01-23
SHRA.P'M!E!!L
Sidelights on the War
-By-
OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

British government employees TO whom is
intrusted the task of devising codes for
special diplomatic messages bearing grave
and important secrets oftentimes get as
high as 1000 for a single code.
Some of the kaiser's spies are said to
operate as BARRIERS in the. shops Of Eng
land. There they ply their customers for
information which might be pleasant
news to Germany's chief war lord.
Evening star., 1918-01-23
ASSERTS F|L|BUSTER.
LOST SHIPS TO us.
William Denman Tells Commit
tee Fifteen Were Sent Abroad
Pending Passage Of Bill.

William Denman. former chairman Of
the shipping board. appearing before
the Senate committee investigating the
work of the board. declared that owing
to a filibuster conducted by Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts against the
original bill, providing for commander
ing ships, fifteen vessels building for
foreign countries had been lost to the
American merchant marine. These
ships were rushed to completion and
sent away to the nations for which
they were building before Congress
could pass the act in a succeeding
session.
He denied that the dispute be-
tween himself and Maj. Gen. Goethals
had prevented the Communicating of
the ships
Evening star., 1918-01-23
Position Misrepresented.

Mr. Denman told the committee his
position regarding wooden ships had
been misrepresented to the public. and
that the impression had gained ground
the board was devoted to wooden
ship-building policy only. which had
done harm to ship extension in this
country.
1.-The public had the opinion that we
were trying to build up wooden ships
and run down the value of steel yes
sells" Denman said. The real situation
was that he wanted additional tonnage,
he added. and thought wooden ships the
best way to get it.
Evening star., 1918-01-23

A we'll dressed, well fed audience sat
in Keith's Theater last night and heard
a story calculated to bring the blush OF
shame to the cheek Of any American
who wastes an ounce Of food.
It was story of suffering and sac
rifce. The story of Belgium. prostrate.
but unconquerable; of France, sorely
wounded, but fighting still; of Eng
and, an England aroused now and grim
In her determination to see 1T through,
be the cost what 1t may. 1t was
story of the food they need and lack,
and which they may have only If Amer
lea will spare little from out Of her
abundance.
Tellers of the story were members
of the Hoover commission, sent to Eu-
rope by the food administration to
make first-hand study Of conditions
there They are back now. with mes
sage to the American people. mes
sage they will spread from the At
lantic to the Pacific. from lakes to gulf.
Around "the cry of a hungry child
Everett Colby wove an appeal that
reached down and gripped the hearts
and searched the souls of those who
heard it. 1t was an appeal in behalf of
the orphaned children of more than a
million soldiers of France who have
made the sacrifice supreme: of the chill
dren of other millions who today are
holding back the Hun: of women who
have given husbands and sons-given
them in the same proud spirit with
which they are enduring extreme priva-
tions uucomplainingly.
Fat-jowled men and women equally
overfed heard and were deeply moved
to pity. They still were wiping the
moisture from their eyes. when: what t
are you going to do about to- was shot
at them like the crash of gatling gun.
Evening star., 1918-01-23
Reads From Former Statement.

Mr. Denman then read from a state
ment which he said the shipping board
sent to the commerce committee, but
which was never made public. In April,
l1e17, the statement said, it was esti-
mated that $4,000, 600 deadweight tons
Of shipping were destroyed in the
north Atlantic and Mediterranean by
German submarines.
Predictions were made in the state
ment that wooden-ship yards would pro-
duce about 100000 tons of new ves-
sells for the year ending May ). 1918.
Regarding his controversy with Gen.
Goethals, he said that with the excep-
/; ton of the last day they met there
never was any personal feeling between
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-06-29
How the Indian Kept Warm

When the Indian was the warpath for any
length of time in cold weather he had a very
ingenious and simple process for keeping warm.
lie could not build a fire without giving his To-
cation away, so at night the party would dig a
number of holes about three feet deep.
and in the bottom kndle fire of burnt wood
(eharcoa). Then In spoke fashion ther would
lie on the ground around the hole with their
legs hanging down over the fire snd go TO sleep.
This kept their toes comfortably toasted without
warning the enemy as to their whereabouts.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-06-29
VIA Guess.

"whv do they refer TO sth'ss-14 -
as a solon?" - z.st
sThe word is derived from ne -.
languages" answered the man VIZ =.
sumes to know everything, ~ As
fers to A statesman's instncll's :,
sire 10 get on a platform ana -
orafo@scal solo,.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-06-29
kINDHEARTED.

He Cbrutally)-women have no sense of hu
NOR, anyhow.
She (ponthdly)-Oh. yes. we have The rea.
son they don't laugh at the funny things they
see IS because they don't want to hurt the poor
things feelings.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-06-29

UBLTC attention has been
drawn 10 Vladivostok, RussIa's
great Pacific ocean port, by
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-21
SEVENTEEN PEOPLE KILLED
IN BIG |NTERURDAN CRASH
Many Others Are Seriously Injured
i'll Traction Wreck Near
Chelsea, Mich.
ONE CAR is TELEsCoPED
Several Dead and Manned Victims
Are Being ENtricated From Wreck
age With Great Dif1iculty-Col-
lision Occurs ON Straight Track.

JACKSON. MICH. July 20.-Seven-
teen persons were killed and thirty
others injured many seriously. when a
Detroit bound limited passenger car
and westbound freight car collided
head-on one mile west of Chelsea at
$50 O'Clock tonight. according to in
formation received from that city at
midnight tonight. Six OF the dead
we're Detroit soldiers en- route to De-
troit from Camp Custer.
Several men and women civilians are
included among the dead. nearly all of
whom lived in Detroit
unverited reports say that the mo-
tormen of both the limited and the
freight escaped death by leaping from
the cars.
The collision occurred on straight
stretch of the line and was due. ac-
cordins 10 unofficial statements. to I
confusion of signals. The limited is
said 20 have left Jackson seven min
utes late, and was travelling ut IL high
speed.
Both cars were demolished. Several
dead and injured are icing cXtricated
from the wrcckage with difficulty
Nine bodies have been taken to Chelsea
undertaking establishments, and the
less seriously injured have been sent
TO Detroit and Ann Arbor. The seri-
oasly injured are being cared for at
Chelsea.
One of the three injured persons
taken TO an Ann Arbor hospital is said
10 have received fatal injuries, while
the two others a:e reported to be in a
serious condition.
Both cars were OF wooden construc-
ton. The passenger car was tce-
scoped nearly half its length by the
freight. most of the dead being Killed
outright.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-21
FORMER RUSSIAN CzAR
FACES FIRING SQUAD
Nicholas Executed on July 1G by
Cral Official, Who Charges
Conspiracy.
WILL PUBLISH DOCUMENTS SOON
Bolshcvik Government VIII Attempt
to Justify Taking His Life, Claim
ing That He Was Active i'm Coun-
tcr-Revolutionary Plot.
WILL PUBLISH DOCUMENTS 500,
fBy AErociatcd prrs

LONDON. July oo.--Former Emperor
Nicholas OF Russia has been shot. a
Russian wireless statement to-day an
nounc-s
The former empress and the young
Alexis Romanon. the former heir ap-
parent have been sent 10 a place OF
security.
The central executive body OF the
Boishevik government announces that
i, has at its disposal important material
documents concerning the former Elm
pcror's affairs. including his own dia-
Ties.
The message announces that a coun-
;errcvoiu,ionary conspiracy was dis
covered with the object OF wrestling
tho ex-Emperor from the authority OF
The Soviet Council. In view of this ia ct
,he Presiden; OF .he Ural Regional
Counci! decided TO execute the former
ruler and the decision was carried out
on July Is.
Documents concerning the conspiracy.
which was discovered. were forwarded
20 Moscow by "a special messenger. II
had been recently decided. the message
explains, TO bring the cx-Emperor be-
fore tribunal ITO be tried for his
crimes against the people" Later oc-
"urrences. however. led to delay in
adopting this course.
The former Emperors correspond
ence. including letters from the Monk
Rasputin. who was killed nearly a
year before the revolution written to
the then Emperor and his family. will
be published in the near future the
w!rcless message declares.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-21
.P|TTsYLVAN|A FARMER
SENTENCED TO PRISON
Convicted Of Robbing Southern Rail-
road Ticket Agents Office
at Sycamore.
ISSUES A COMPLETE DENIAL
W., G. Edwards, Farmer Reputed to
BE Man OF Means, Held Guilty of
Theft Of Funds Left on Shelf ut
Station.
Especial to The Timcs-pisratch.

loPeStdi 10 ne IlmcS- Dispatch
pANVILLE, VA. July GOV. a.
Edwards, Pittsylvania farmer. re.
nuted to be 4 man of means. was SEN
fenced to four years in .he peniten-
tiary to-day. being convicted by n
jury m the Chatham Circuit Court OF
grand larceny. His counsel made u
motion for a new trial. which vii! be
argued before Judge hughes DilIard
next Tuesday.
Fdwards's case was a singular ono.
and attracted considerable attention.
TWO months ago he was proceeded
against In the civil courts by the South
err Railway Company, which sought
to recover S762 which was stolen from
J. D. McInturE, ticket agent at SyGa.
mere. Edwards. with four more r.en,
were in the office when the agent put
the roll of bills on shelf.
After they had gone. the money was
missing, and the Southern Railway de-
tcctives who Investigated the matter
made report to headquarters which
resulted IN proceedings heiag insti-
tuted against Edwards. He denied al!
knowledge of the loss. but jury
awarded the railway company ver-
dict for the full amount. When the
grand Jury met on Monday. the n cts
were presented. with tine result that
IL true bill OF Indictment was returne6.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-21
MAJOR ROOSEVELT HURT
Father Receives CubieEram Tint
Oldest Son Is Now In Puris
Hospital.

OYSTER BAY. n. Y. July 20
Major Theodore Roosevelt. Jr., has
been wounded. and is now In Paris.
News OF his oldest son having been
wounded was brought TO Colonel
Roosevelt in cablegram to-day
shortly after he had received confirma-
ton of the death Of his youngest son,
Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt. who was
slain in an air battle July II and fell
behind the German lines.
The message respecting Major Roose-
welt was sent by the wounded officers
wife. who is connected with Red
Cross hospital in Paris. The message
which lacked details. read:
Ted wounded. Not seriously Here
with ME. Not any danger. No cause
for anxiety"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-21
DR.. LUCIEN LOFTEN
DIES OF APOPLEXY
Medical Inspector OF Iichmond Health
Department PASSES Away sud
denly at His Home.

DR.. Lucicn Loften. medical inspector
OF the Richmond Health Department,
died OF apopicNy al his home, 40 Ia aSt
Grace Street, this morning few
minutes before l o'clock DIR. Loftcn
had been in his usil good health
,hrouGnou yesterday and had attended
TO the various calls OF the Health De-
partmen; activities. lie was stricken
after retiring last night. DR.. William
T. Grigg. of 10 West Grace Street. was
called in a. once hut found DR.. Loftcn
dead when he reached the house.
Or. Loften had been medical Inspector
OF the Health Department for the past
fifteen months. He was formerly
staff physician OF the Seaboard Air
Line Railway. and an officer OF the
Southern Railway Surgeons Associa-
ton He formerly made his home at
Emporia and was for some years the
correspondent of The Times Dispatch
from that place, and was one of the
founders and first president of The
Times Dispatch Correspondents Associ-
alton
He is survived by his wife formerly
Miss Tiller. OF Emporia. and by one
son and one daughter No funeral ar
rangcments had been made last night.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-21
PRESSURE FORCES I
ENEMY TO RETIRE.
FROM SOUTH BANK
Hundred Thousand Fresh
Troops Arrest, but Do.
Not Stay, Advance. $
NUMBER OF PRISONERS ~
TAKEN REACHES 10000
Allied Troops Are laundering
at Very Gates of
Scissors ssF#
NEAR CHATEAU-THIERRY ROAD
-
Experts Say Ludendorff's Fighters
May Have to Retire as .es
Far as Vesle. AID
NEAR CHATEAU-THIERRY ROAD

undated War Lead by Associated PresaS
out OF the news filtering through the
clouds OF battle hanging over the en-
Sanguined II I'D between the Marne and
scissors. there have come two sisuf-
ficant reports during the past day Tho
allies are numbering at the gate of
scissors and the Germans have 'rS-
treated across the Marine between Fos.
soy and Oeully. German reservea
rushed up to the western side OF the
Soissons- ns-Chateau-Thierry-R Rheims sa-
lient. have slowed down the progress
made by the French and Americana,
but have apparently been unable to do
more than check 1t here and there
along the front. The advance made by
the allies in tho first hours of tho
great counterstroke has not been main
tanned, but it is evident that hardly
anywhere has the allied thrust been
stopped. rSas
Reports from the front of the battle
Indicate that the French and Ameri-l
cans have reached the edge OF the
plateau to the southwest of SCISSORS.
and only scant mile and a half from
the center Of the city. Southwark
along the line the allies have almost
reached the Soissons- Chateau -Thierry
road thoroughfare Of great stra.
teEic Importance. while further down
toward the Marine they are steadily
forging ahead, in spite of determined
resistance.
The reports OF German retreat
across the Marne come as connrma.
ton OF the success OF the allied driye
| far to the north. tEE
FRENCH AND ITALIANS ADVANCE
IN THE DIRECTION OF RHEIMS
From the Marne toward Rheims, too.
the French and Italians have ADVANCED
their lines. Three days ago they were
being forced back by the Germans. and
.heir present forward move may In.
oicate that the foe is also retiring from
this field as rapidly as possible.
Inc fire OF battle is spreading SLOWLY
down the line toward Chateau-Thierrv.
There have been reports that the Ger.
mans In this region have been remoy-
ing their heavy guns preparatory to .rea
tirinS, should the allied drive toward
scissors go on -
ITALIAN TROOPS CAPTURE
TWO STRONG POINTS
italian troops in the Adamello region.
10 the north of Lake Garda, on the
Austro-l Italian front. have broken o,It
In local action and taken two strone
points In the mountain region This
gam was made just south OF where the
ltaiians attacked late in May and broke
the Austrian line.
RMS announcement was made at
London last night in the official state
ment from the War Office:
The Germans. under heavy pressure.
nave been forced to withdraw from
kossignol wood. between Hebuterno
ana bucquoy. and this strategically in-
portant position is now in the hands of
the British"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-21
WILL BUILD HOUSES
About to Close Deal for
100 Acres iu Virginia and Erect
GOO Houses.
lBy Associated Press. ]

NORFOLK, VA. July pa long dis
tance message tonight from Washing
ton announced that government oiii-
Gals connected with the housing board
is TO close pending deal for 100 acres
of land at Glenwood Park for the con-
structioh of COO houses. already plan
ned, and TO cost from $4,000 to $1,000
each. The property is situated midway
between the roads Naval and Army
bases. Construction work Is to begin
at once. In order to relieve the acute
house shortage now delaying govern
ment activities.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-21
GERlNANARlNESZEEt
ACROSSMARNER RIVER
Gun Builder Declares That Berlin
Is Defended by Guns Hidden in Pits

The heart OF the city is connected
with every gun pit by electric rail-
ways running through subwuya for
carrying. ammunition. and re-en-
forccments.
n chart witk map and dinI to
indicate just where ench shell Is to
fall hangs on the wall OF every gun
pit. The guns throw shells twenty
five to thirty miles. The destination
OF ench shell Is determined by the
elevation mt which each gun is fired,
and elevations nre obtained through
the use of electric motors TO move
the guns.
Prior to his employment on the
defenses of Berlin Erickson sny. he
worked for years for the MotuIa gun
works. OF Sweden. These works. as
we'll as every other gun works OF
Sweden, worked day and night for
yenrs prior to the war, supplying
munitions for Germany.
just before tke war was declared
Erickson snys the MotnIa gun works
turned out 1000, 900 automatic rifles
for Germany. This WINS the cuImi-
nation of a huge order embracing
every sort OF gun nnd cannon, which
for ycnrs kept $500 men In tht, gun
works. busy.
Plnns for the defense OF Berlin,
Ertcks0n nnJd. were lnid twenty
years nEo. Miiitnrists of Germany,
he said. had planned the fall OF
Nnmur md LieEe years before the
war wns declared, und they also
Planned their own capital must
have defenses stronger than those of
the belgium cities.
Numerous smaller German cities
nre similarly protected, he .nid.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-21
Frenchmen Praise
Valor of Americans

WASHINGTON. July 2O.-Semi-
official disputrhcs To the French en-
bnnsy here pay tribute to the raior
or the American soldiers I'm the grent
countrrOnensi,e ON the French front.
"Aii the newspapers cnphusikc
the Nnlor and dnsh of the American
troops. who have played such n glo-
Ti"us role in these Inst combats,' the
dispatches sny.
For instance, the Gnuiol. of July
20 says; "At tho front the dnsi, Of
the American so1diers. their dcsire
to he instructed i'm the nrt OF war
fare, their disdnin OF death compel
the admiration of their new COM
rades. With one bound they hnye
eTunled the hcroiHm OF the troops
thnt have been hardened by long
terms OF combat"