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Evening star., 1918-12-03
CRITICS DISAGREE
OVER THE ADDRESS
Republicans and Some Demo.
Gratis Express DisapprovaI
of Presidents Views.
HIS SUPPORTERS lNDoRsE

Comments by members Of Congress
on the Presidents address yesterday
showed wide divergence of opinion.
Republicans almost unanimously
declared the message disappointing
4nd unsatisfactory In that dt gays no
,t1ear indication of his purpose In at
tending the peace conference. nor any
ceucsete plans sfer,reconstruction in
this country. - 2: ~ -
Democrats were divided, although
the majority approved the address
and his plan to go abroad. There
were democrats, however, who did not
hesitate to express disapproval.
Some Opinions Expressed.
Representative Kitchin.. Of North
Carolina, democratic leader, said:
1.-THE Presidents message was a
great address and his explanation
about his trip ought to satisfy his
critics." =.
Representative Mann of Illinois. re-
publican leader:
'The most important phase OF the
which he gave no Recommendations,
Next In importance was the entire
failure to take the Congress or the
country into his confidence on his
trip abroad to the peace conference" !"
saasa,, Speaker s Clark: 1T was fine
Representative Lpngworth of Ohio.
1T is not the Presidents strongest
effort: It. is interesting to observe
that Congress is going to be permit
ted to do some thinking Of its own on
the railroad question:"
Mr.. Kahn's Comment.
: Representative Kahn Of California.
republican,:
|: "The President asks Congress for
its united support. Congress will
be much fairer, I >am afraid, in that
respect than the President himself
has been" :.
Senator Walsh of Montana, demo-
"As usual, the President presented
with remarkable clarity the out
standing features of congressional
consideration. am one of those
who believe the President is acting
in accordance with duty in attending
the peace conference"
Senator Reed of Missouri, demo-
crat:
'There were many admirable things
in the message. But utterly dis
agree with the President that the
American boys were fighting to MAIN
tain his fourteen principles of peace.
They were lighting to lick the Ger
mans. and the fourteen principles, in
fact, were not announced until long
after we were in the war Also, j
think there is no necessity. or call
for the Presidents personal attend
ance at the peace conference"
Senator Calder, republican. Of New
York, said the President failed to
convince him in. the message ssthai
his going to Europe was necessary"
Evening star., 1918-12-03
Groups to Be Formed.

The. ss1 war service. committees
meeting today represent that many
branches OF industry and busfness.
For the purpose of creating one GEN.
trail body these committees will be
reduced tomorrow to thirty-five re-
lated groups, and on Thursday they
Will be further reduced to ten, major
groups. -
Evening star., 1918-12-03

District Of Columbia. S.:
FLEMING NEwRoLD, business manager of
THE EVENING and SUNDAY STAR, does SOL
emnly swear that the actual number Of copies
of the paper named sold and distributed dur
ing the month Of November, AID. 1918, was as
follows:
Evening star., 1918-12-03
Lack Of Bridges Limits Advance

AMERICAN ARMY OF occUPA-
TON. Sunday, December (by the As
sociated Press).-Three or four days will
be required, it is estimated tonight, for
the four ffrst-line divisions to complete
their crossing into German territory, al
though the start was made soon after
daylight Sunday. Reveille was sounded
shortly after o'clock, the Americans
had breakfast by and the march began
soon afterward.
but during the afternoon the sun broke
through the haze for brief periods, but
hardly long enough to relieve the dismal
atmosphere Of the German villages
through which the Americans passed.
The advance of the American army OF
occupation into Germany was held up
BY the limited number of bridges across
the Sauer and Moselle rivers. The prin-
cipal bridges used were those at Echter-
mach, .Rosport and Wasserbillig, on the
Sauer. and Grevermacher, Wormeldange
and Remich, on the Moselle. Several
small bridges and fords between these
villages were utilized by various units
The American divisions marched with
full war equipment of steel helmet, gas
mask, rife sand belts filled with car
tridges. The heavy artillery also rum
bled along the German roads. while the
ammunition wagons kept step with the
troops.
The main roads encountered during
the first days march into Germany were
in good condition.
There were no flags or other decora-
tions in any Of the towns through which
the Americans marched and no music
except that furnished by the Americans.
wherever the Americans asked Ques-
courteous replies. In the restaurants
and stores the Germans sold to the
American soldiers any goods on hand at
wartime prices.
Evening star., 1918-12-03
Visits Three Offices.

After addressing Congress yester-
day the President devoted his time to
clearing away executive affairs in
preparation for his trip. He walked
from the White House to the Office of
the federal trade commission for
brief conference with Chairman Will
liam B. Colver. Later he went to the
War Department for a talk with Sec
Istary Baker. and afterward called on
Secretary McAdoo at the Treasury De.
lsrtment.
Inquirers were assured that it was
r,'e Presidents purpose to name a
S=cretary of the Treasury and direc-
tor general of the railroads before he
,'eparts for Europe. Last night the
resident had a second conference
' it'll MIR. McAdoo at the Secretary's
home, at which Mr.. McAdoo's sue.
GesSors were discussed.
Evening star., 1918-12-03
Old Regime Still Burning.
Arrests Demanded.

"At Berlin" continued the premier.
1T demanded that men like DIR. Alfred
zimmerman and Herr Won Jagow,
who were unmasked by this publica-
tfen, be Immediately arrested. I am
quite sure they have been granted
only short respite.
81 told the gentlemen Of the old sys-
tenn that they were incapable of con-
ducting the peace negotiations.
'It is true that we have revolu-
tionary government in Berlin. but il
has nothing to say. If Berlin is In
first help ourselves and act in the In
terest Of the whole
The premier added that Bavarialwill
ask at the peace conference the doing
away with the armies of Germany
and OF the whole world and put the
duty OF the maintenance of law and
order upon a military police force.
Preparing for ssNext War"
LONDON. November. 27 tcorre-
spondence of the Associated Press).-
In Germany there is society called
''Deutsche Fliegerbunds' Just as the
German Navy Eeague was largely in
auential in giving Germany a pow
erfuI navy. SO this, new flying league.
it is believed here. is expected to pro-
mote the German aim in .the next
war of conquering the world from
the air.
According to a, Bremen paper. the
league will undertake the pfelimin-
ary work in The training of young
men for the air service. Flying
.practIcai and theoreticaT' instruc-
ton of boys from fifteen to. eighteen
The training wilIs bs 'carrfed..out.
thu papers, by meanslsof model
Evening star., 1918-12-03
Line Along the Rhine.

occupy a line about forty-three miles in
length. The front will extend a few
miles beyond either end of the semi
circle described above, thus overlapping
In places the lines of the British on the
left and the French on the right
During the advance toward Coblenz
the American lines extend about TWEEN
ty-one miles on each side Of the MO,
selle. The Americans expect to travel
from seven to nine miles each march
ing day, with a day or two of rest at
intervals. The rest days will be de-
cided upon by the commanders as
the advance continues. Much will de-
stand the trip and the way the supply
service keeps up with the troops.
Business In Treves Good.
TREvES, Germany, Sunday. Decem-
ber (by the Associated Press).-
Treves went to sleep tonight with
American forces in possession OF the
city. To ALL outward appearances the
inha bitants were Pleased. tn way, at
sas; sasss sRs ll Rssl ;vsst6sss q; ] aesss
sAsaNess 2psned sia en- g.ys shssilsnt 4
At first. early In the day, The penu-
lace regarded the Americans with
great curiosity, the adults staring with
ing around the American automobiles
wherever they stopped In the Streets
AS the day passed the curiosity wore
of, and tonight American officers
dining in restaurants attracted only
slight attention.
Soldiers off duty, went about the
streets of the city to the shops and
soldiers restaurants Just as II they
had been in Treves for weeks instead
Of hours. Late tonight the doughhoys
who speak German fntimated they be-
lieved they would like Treves better
than they anticipated.
In the best restaurants there was
no noticeable shortage Of food, ex-
Evening star., 1918-12-03
WEATHER.

Partly CLOUDY, and warmer, tonight
and tomorrow.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending pm. today: Highest, 81, at 2
pm. today; lowest. -. at Q am. today.
Full report on page "a.
Evening star., 1918-12-03

Appeal for German Unity.
AMSTERDAM. December 2-Ad-
dressing socialist demonstration in
Berlin Sunday. Premier Ebert strong
ly protested against what he termed
the folly Of splitting the unity Of Ger
many or playing off tribe against
tribe. Herr Ebert said nothing would
be more fatal than for labor to re-
lapse into medieval little states poll
tics, with economic backwardness and
vestry politics.S
The Washington times., 1918-02-24
DON'TKNOCK, SAYS
BILLY, IT'LL SHOW
YOU'RE ROTTEN

There's little joy In heaven over
battles won or lost, according to Billy
Sunday. who said 50 IN the course OF
a sermon at the tabernacle this morn
ing on Being in Agony" Nothing
produces Joy in heaven like the sal
walton OF souls" said Billy.
Battles, oh, mol They don't cheer
up in heaven over battles. No! When
a submarine shoots q torpedo into 4
ship and It goes to the bottom, they
don't cheer up there"
God" declared Sunday, "seens IN
q hurry to bless and save America
Greatest Age Yet.
There have never been such meet
ings," he wen. on, "heId in the his
tory OF Christianity as are being held
now. You are living in the greatest
age OF the world, spiritually, flnan-
cialIy and intellectually as well as In
days OF war, brutality, and outrage.
Never have such extremes been
shown as are being manifested to-
day"
The text Of BiI1y's sermon describ-
ing the agony OF Jesus and His sweat
ing blood in the Garden OF Gethsem-
ane, precipltated the question whether
VI hON ~ W - pOSoAoA1 ~ 1"~e-N SASS--
Gan Sweat Blood
sThey say" said Billy, at would
be a physical impossibility for any
body to sweat blood and still live. but
DR.. Osler in his Modern Medicine
gives instances where men and wom-
en- have done so and survived the or
deal"
Knockers Of the clergy got this
from Billy:
when you hear somebody knock
ing the preacher. you can bet your
life that the preacher IS all right
and that they are all wrong. II 1
were you and didn't like what 1 say,
1 wouldn't say anything about II;
then you won't call attention TO any
body else that you are rotten"
Theaters, haunts OF pleasure, sar
looms and cabaretS are crowded to the
very limit with people, charged Billy.
who should be doing the viii Of God
instead. There isn't a drunkard or
thief that wasn't a part Of Gods plan.
and Gods plan, so far as they are
concerned, will never be perfected.
but God will go ahead and work
without them"
The Washington times., 1918-02-24
The Best Bargains
From Each Store Every Day

arc those advertised Advertising store Each store
makes its advertising attractive possible The best
that the stores can YOU the incoming of arrivals in the
various departments and the money that they you this
and that item Washington stores fully acquainted with these
facts unfold their advertisements for your consideration each
day the best that their respective institutions have Offer
The Washington times., 1918-02-24
WASHINGTON MAN
ORGANIZES OPTICAL
UNIT FOR PERSHING

Large automobile trucks, each con-
tanning equipment of a type usually
IN he found in a well-appointed op-
tIcal workship in the large cities are
soon to be put into service IN France.
Til. War Department is getting ready
n forcs Of men skilled in the optical
business. TO Join the troops already
:, tbs field, This first unit will
probably be followed by others as IN
creased numbers of fighting men arc
sent to France.
Tbe idea Of establishing q huge op-
ticaI shop at the troop base in France
and sending the automobile shops up
TO the fighting line originated with
n w Stork, manager of the +. IL
Ednonds Optical Company In wash
Inton. He outlined his plans to Sur
reon General Gorgas, and FRANK II.
Edmonds was selected to command the
unIt with the rank OF captain In the
sanitary division OF the medical
corps.
From the men obtained in the first
draft. those skilled in optical lines
were ordered to Fort Sill, Oklahoma,
TO await the completion of the plans
ana the procuring OF the required
machinery, tools and the large stock
of optical glass and rough lenses that
will form the initial equipment OF
the plants. The first unit Will COM
prise a shop foreman six all-round
shop men, five men experienced In
grinding teh surfaces OF lenses, three
checkers, who will see that each
lens fits the oculist's prescription, and
will adjust the glasses after they
have been put in frames for the wear
or, and four office clerks. These men
viii be stationed with the base plant.
In addition sixteen competent work
men will go 20 France for duty with
the automobile plants.
The main shops equipment VIII
enable 1t to turn out 200 pairs Of
glasses a day on prescriptions.
The Washington times., 1918-02-24
''Perfect 36's" Admitted
To Exams For U. S. Job
BOssing BraWny Seamen

The perfect thirty-sIx Is TO have
her chance to be patriotic. The
United States Civil Service Com
mission announces that examina-
tions for the position Of deputy
shipping commissioner will ts
open to women.
The duties OF n deputy shipping
commissioner are performed on
shipboard and on the whArves and
require good physique and tact In
dealing with seamenT
Women who think they can
meet these requirements should
write to the commission at Wash
ington- One Job Is already open
At Baltimore, and others will be
vacant from time to time at other
ports.
Appointees must be familiar
with the shipping and discharge
of seamen, the settlement of dis
putes between seamen and mas
ters, and will have the right to
board ships and perform all the
work now required Of men ship
ping commissioners
The Washington times., 1918-02-24

nsaIs for money. Her letters we're go
Torreful that where budding himseiI
had failed. she had already in a shorI
time succeeded n raising, through
the mail, more than 5000.
Dudding hurried back, persuaded
the directors to name Mrs. watts
treasurer, and then placed the bhFHrh
OF running the organization on 'he
shoulders Of this girl-then barely
nineteen years old.
While DuddinC's work carried hin
about the country, this girl stayed IN
tho little office-wCrEinE, work nS,
working. Il was tho continual grind
that wore her to death. But before
the end came she had helped th"us-
ands on the path to Righteousness
"Sit Tight
Ono case is that OF a convict who
had been in prison many times. His
efforts to get back 20 decency had
failed. Once again, In desperation he
wrote Miss Watts. saying that he In
tended TO go back to the old way TO
make money and take the chance OF
getting caught.
Miss Watts sent him SO with the
IaCouic message:
sit tight. ! am behind you.
And the man sat llEul anu Hlduo
good. The constant thought Of that
girl wishing for his regeneration and
success was q mental stimulant for
the ex convict, and he won his way
back to manhood.
That IS but one 0f the countless
cases where her work has helped, not
alone one poor uurnrtunte, but the
world itself Miss watts was no sen
timeutalist That was why she sue,
ceeded. Sentimentalism too often at.
tains the opposite end from that for
which II is intended.
Socially she was retiring. II was
only where her work was concerned
that her genius and ability and vital,
ity were Demonstrated. Her rela-
tives were well-to-do and prominen;
socially. They tried repeatedly 70
have her give up her work. but her
steadfast reply was:
My heart Is I'm the work I have
gone too far now to back out
shall stick until the end"
And she did
Twenty-threa years old, worn out
The Washington times., 1918-02-24

by her hard. untiring work for fallen
mankind, Letha Watts health broke
down. II was too late then, Il seems.
but from all over the country came
offers OF financial aid from men
whom the girl had helped and others
who knew OF the work she was do
ing. Flowers IN great lots were
brought to the suffering little wom-
an. but her health was too far gone,
and she slowly declined
Finally she was removed tn her
home in Huntington. ". Va There
she fingered for some time, always
thinking OF her work and inquirinE
how the work OF the society was go
ing on. She had seen It through its
hardest days. Her work had brought
1t success But It had brought to
Letha Watts the utter exhaustion
that at last brought her rest in the
form Of death.
Worked in Obscurity.
Tho world now is full OF heroic
men and women. Theirs are great
inspirations. Their fame Is wide
spread.
But Letha Watts only inspiration
was the urgent summons OF duty in
an obscure place. That summons che
answered. Her reward was death.
But this was not all. She has earned
the UndyinE gratitude and reverence
OF hundreds thousands OF men
whom she has aided back to man
hood. And she died happy in the
realization that through her work
there was firmly founded an organiza-
tiOn that was TO continue her efforts.
That Is the story OF LethR Watts.
How truly II was said: Tho world
is worse off without her"
The Washington times., 1918-02-24
LLYSUNDAY, JR.,
COMES HERE FOR
THROAT OPERATION

Billy Sunday, Jr, tho evangeIist'G
seN Nenteen-year-oId son, will have his
tUnsils removed at the Episcopal Eye.
Ear and Throat Hospital tomorrow
morning.
Billy, jr., who Is a student at the
Blair Academy at Blairston, n. J., slf-
fers from throat trouble.
So severe was young Sundays
Throat affection that he was com
PEELED to leave the academy last week,
returning to Washington with ma"
and PA" on their return trip from
New York.
Little Billy" said Ma" Sunday.
has always suffered from a weak
throat. He lost much time from his
studies last fall from tonsilitis, and
we have reached the conclusion that
Il will be better for him to have his
tonsils removed.
"Billy will stay with US here until
the campaign closes. When we go to
Chicago he will return to school"
The Washington times., 1918-02-24
GIRL GAVE HER LIFE TO AID
CONVICTS BACK TO HONOR
The Story of Letha Watts,
Whose Work With the Prison.
erS' Relief Society Made 1t a
Success.

"The tDorld is tcorSs Of tctthout herr
To hare earned that tribute. a tOomdH
must hGUe accomplished a great tOoTk
And tUhcH one considers that tho tComGH
Of achom the icords toero spoken tcds
but ttoeuty-thrce at the time Of her
death, one tronders StH more tohdt
could hare been her e7TuHd on this
earth to iCin spcI euIooy.
These tcords toere spoken Of TittIs,
frdI stCnogruphcr BY q mdH soho EHeio
her cork. The girl toGs Lethd WdttS,
tohoSe exhaustion OUeT a Si5-dolldr-d-
tceek-Jo6 caused her uHtiwoIv DEATH
But q toas not the money tchich caused
the girl TO SCorE herseU to an early
grave, but pure Iove Of her cork and
Of mankind.
She i1ds Treasurer Of the PriSoHerS'
Relief Society Of Washington, D. c..
You trho sit In comfort should bnoU
Of this girls devotion 70 her tOork. You
should knOto Of her Heroisn1 as she fol-
Iotred a light Of duty and purpose as
Jeanne dare JoHo4oed her vision to her
DOOM The greatest tragedy Of all tcGs
that Lethd Watts. inspired 10Th the
light Of duty aud q purpose to perform,
shouId die iH ObsclIrity, uHmourHed 6g
teto but those to tohoHl her efforts ioiH
be on eternal blessing.
ThIs - her story:
The Washington times., 1918-02-24
WILL YOU HAVE
ALITTLE KAONG
YOUR COFFEE?
-ons lump Of Kaong. please. -"

zone lump Of Kaong, please
Fame and fortune are within reach
Of the lucky individual who can put
KaouE. sugars latest rival, on the
American market and In the home'
at cents a pound. II haong is as
Eood as the promises OF the scien-
lists interested in the development
of the industry, the ban on sweets
can be torn down for keeps. Herbert
Hoovers attention has been called to
the new ust-busting substitute for
cane sugar.
The pocketbook took on q new
lease Of life last night when O. w.
Barrett, special assistant in the Bu-
reau of Plant Industry. Department
of Agriculture, painted a rosy future
for the American housewife before an
resemblance of scientists at the meet
ing of the Biological Club of Wash
inEton held IN the Cosmos Club. His
enthusiasm for the East Indian prod
uct won many supporters.
Raong Is q superior grade of sugar.
according to the horticulturists find
iuEs. One spoonful of KaOng in the
coffee will make the liquid deliciously
sweet Cane sugar may go into the
discard II kaong Is as effective as the
scientist claims.
mo, James, a BIT Of pulverized
Kaong will be sufficient. Sugar is OBJ
aoIete now and highly improper, my
deah," the hostess in her Malay man.
sion exclaims today. Her American
sisters hope to follow suit
The day OF 4-cents-a-pound sweet
eners will dawn when an inventor can
solve the problem which now keeps
RaonE from the pantry shelves
Kaong a. sugar palm will bring $1,000
an acre In the Far East, but It will
never be cultivated extensively until
the organic impurities and the too
rapid fermenting activities Of the
syrup can be overcome by science.
The Washington times., 1918-02-24
Shop in The TIMES
eC2re you
Shop in the Stores

The TIMES brings to you each evening the MOST ADVER-
Using NEWS from Washingon'S LARGEST STORES and an
eyernceang representation from the leading specially stores
every line
E. c. Rogers Business Manager The Washington Times
The Washington times., 1918-02-24
Prisoners Relief Society
and What It Does

Launched in 1914 by budding, ex-cOnvc, with capt.
Prisoners Relief Society of Washington D. c. has
grown veraby proportions in Its work Tor reformed
convicts society at large.
aid of W. Koontz Of Duddngs friends and
Watts given herewith the organization has con-
stantly grown, and is still growing
the placing of discharged convicts in de-
cent employment where they have chance to make good
Today there the sos lists, the of 20 900
povers of take Dudng word bond for
convict they employ.
released concts have been placed In employ
mont through the and of these than 80
cent have made good Detroit alone there than 800
convicts with good jobs through the socety's aid.
The organization daily touch with who walks out
of a Dron or penitentary throughout the country.
Nearly 5000 annually placed in jobs at the present time
This work IS accomplished than $1,000 per year
ens The officers of the society either unpaid
get but nominal salaries