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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-02
NEW WHEAT RULES
EFFECTIVE TODAY
Permit Sales in Proportion /,
One Pound of Substitute,
Four Of Wheat Flour.

Housewives are no longer required
to buy IN equal amount Of cereal SUBJ
stitute with wheat Hour.
drawn mp by Food Administrator
Hoover. which became effective today.
rescind the former regulations and re-
quire the housewife only to purchase
one pound Of cereal substitute with
every four pounds Of pure wheat -four.
In buying mixed hours, made aocord-'
ing to the regulations Of the food ad-
ministration and sold rs victory
mixed four" the housekeepsr will not
be required to buy any substitute
cereals.
Pure rye flour or meal may be sold.
under the new regulations, A. sub
ton Of at least two pounds Of rye with
three pounds wheat hour.
Sends Notices to Dealers.
The local food administrator today
sent out notices to all dealers in Wash
eESn sdv ssR them 81 the how ne 10
govern their sales in the future. The
notice in detail follows:
The ffty-hfty rule IL rescinded.
ers Of # wheat rss fonr to o sae Of !.
barrel in cities and one-quarter Of q
barrel in sparsely settled districts are
rescinded.
salers to retailers in combination with
substitutes and the rule restricting
the sale to 20 per cent OF previous
sales are rescinded.
Mixed fiours made according to the
regulations Of the United States food
administration and sold as victory
mixed -four may be sold without
substitutes. but at no greater price
from the miller, wholesale or retail
dealer than in the case OF wheat -four. 4,
Millers and dealers Of all kinds are
asked to encourage the use and sale
Of this flour SO that the country may
be on q mixed flour basis without the
necessity Of retailers making COM
binatton sales OF flour substitutes.
Rules for Dealers.
'"Ths retail dealer selling standard
stock either barley flour. corn meal
or corn -four, and with every sale OF
wheat flour must sell a combination
Of some enc or more OF those in the
proportion Of one pound Of substitutes
to each four pounds Of wheat -four.
Rtitutes in combination upon the
consumer. and these substitutes must
conform to the standards fixed by the
United States Food Administration.
'sThe following hours may also be
sold in such combination in lieu OF
the above dours II the consumer 30 de-
mands. At ratio one pound to each
four pounds Of wheat flour: that Is.
| kaffir -four milo hour, feterita nour
and meals. rice hour, oat -four, peanut
flour, bean four. potato hour. sweet
potato hour and buckwheat -four.
! pure rye -four or meal may be sold
as q substitute. but must be sold in
proportion Of At least two pounds of
| rye with three pounds wheat flour.
'sThe foregoing rules apply to all
I custom and exchange transactions as
we'll as sales Of -four to farmers I'M
less modified by special announce
ment Of the Federal Food Administra-
ton"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-02
NO RENTALS WITHHELD.
Director McAdoo Denies Delayed
Payments to Railroads.

Director General McAdoo in q state
ment yesterday denied that the rail-
road administration IL Withholding. or
has been Withholding. standard
rentals due to various railroads under
government control.
The statement says its object is to
assure the public that such q thing il
not being done.
"The fact IT," says the statement.
that the equivalent Of the standard
rentals which. for the FIRST eight
months of the current year. amounted
10 approximately $650.o00. 600. has AL
ready very largely been paid to every
railroad company In the United states
under government control.
'sThs total amount Of money. there-
fore, which the director general has
dfsbursed. over and above all current
expenses of operation. out Of earnings
OF the railfoad properties since Janu-
ary 1, and from current balances
from the Treasury's revolving fund.
up to September /. 1913. 10 estimated
et between ssoo.ooo.ooo and 100000
600"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-02
GERMAN DEITY A MYTH.

Rev. William ]. Campbell. pastor of
sherwood Presbyterian Church. de-
fivered the address At the vesper serv-
Ices on the Ellipse yesterday after
noon.
TIA speaker declared the Germans
10 LONGER worship the Christian God.
but q deity modelled after the 0dtn
With Roman ideas.
The services we're attended by more
nan 1000 soldiers and sailors. to-
rether with several thousand OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-02
BIG HAUL OF NARCOTICS.
Druggist, 8 Physicians and 81 Ad-
diets Also Taken in Memphis Raid.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. September e.
three drug stores here last night dur
ing q raid, were confiscated by
United States Marshal Stanley Treze-
want and his deputies after examina-
ton of the druggists books.
One Of the druggists whoe store
was raided was arrested Saturday
night with three physicians and
twenty -one alleged drug addicts, who
were found in the ONCE OF one Of
the physicians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-02
ABSENCE OF ARMY MEN
DEFERS SENATE HEARING

Inability Of certain representatives
Of the Army Quartermaster Corps to
appear resulted in the subcommittee
of the Senate military committee in
vsstigating the awarding Of govern
msnt construction contracts 70 post
pone the hearing scheduled for today
until tomorrow.
witnesses today were to have been
questioned especially regarding the
awarding Of contracts for construc-
ton Of government warehouses At
New Orleans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-02

the enemy was unable to advance
owing to our artillery and machine
gun hre. On both sides Of Champs the
enemy advanced in force from the low
lands Of the Ailette, but the old situ-
alton was restored BY a counter attack.
the enemy's attacks and partial thrusts
continued. In the evening the enemy
started forward with strong forces for
q united attack. Near the south Of
Crecy-au-Mont we drove back the
enemy partly by q counter thrust.
East OF 5uvigny the enemy pressed
local reserves brought him to q stand
still. Several times repeated enemy
attacks, extending in q southerly d.
Iection as far as the Aisne, were shat
tered before our lines.
lNightl-Fighting is proceeding be-
British attacks here, in the main, fall
ed. At isolated places they pressed
back our lines toward the east.
Between the Disc and the Aisne
French partial attacks were repulsed.
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GERMAN CONVOYS FLEEING
IS REPORT OF AjRMEN

PARIS, September : (Havas Assn-
oy).-Entente allies airplane observ-
srs report that German conveys are
moving to the eastward In the region
Of Roisel ana beyond that town. Roi-
sci il about seven miles east Of Pc
rome. Tho Germans are said to be
rapidly removing their stores or
blowing them up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-02
TOTAL OF 5,e79 POUNDS
OF AIR MAIL IN AUGUST

Air mail caegoss during August
totaled S,s7s pounds, carried between
Washington and New York without a
minutes delay, the Post once Depart
ment announces.
Military av1ators handled the planes
the firot ten days Of the month. Fly.
ers Of the new postal service handled
the service during the remainder of
the month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-02
CUSTOMS OFFICER SHOT.
Alleged Mexican Smugglery Blamed
for Murder at Brownsville, Tex.

BROWNSVILLE. Tex. September 2.
Fired Tate, . customs ofiacer, was
shot and instantly killed BY alleged
Mexican smusglsrs last night two
miles north Of Brownsville. Tate and
two other officers stopped q wagon to
search 1t. AS the officers stepped from
their car the shooting started from
the roadside. Tate was shot through
the head.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-02
ITALIAN.

September tday).-Thers have been
patrol encounters which were favor
abi~ 70 40 on Stslvio. In the Tonals
snA on the Pisve islsts in front Of
NSntolle.
At Col Bel Rosoo IN enemy AetAch.
msnt attAaked by our troops was
foroed 70 withdraw after hAvin6 sui
leroA considerable losAso. On Hug.
nato1ta In the Val Arse ana On the
northern slopes Of Monfenera our ad-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-02
French Active In Air in July.

PARIS. August 81 (Havas Agency.
Tho activity Of the naval aerial or
ganisations was intense during the
month Of July, according to . state
ment given out here today. Captive
balloons remained in action . total
Of $50 houfS, dirigiblss, 1911 hours,
and aifplanes and hydroplanss. 7,431
hours. The aerial maritime patrols
covered ASSOC miles. Enemy submA-
rtneb were attacked fourteen times
and numerous groups OF sninsA were
discovered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-02
TANG HUI LUNG KILLED;
HIS ASSASSIN A SUICIDE

VICTORIA. 4 G.. September L.
Tang Hui LunG. minister Of education
for China. brother Of Admiral Ting
Fiji All Ming Of the war department,
PNking, was aAsaaoinatod as 3 o'clock
here tonight BY Z local Chinese bar
Der, who then committed suicide.
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One Of Three Big Vessels.

Tho Newport News was one Of the
three boats used between WaShin 9ton
and Norfolk. She was built At New.
oldest Of the three steamers in the
service The boat had q gross tonnage
of l.535 and q net tonnage Of 1.043:
She was $50 feet in length and 40
with tho destruction Of the New
port News, rivermen today recalled
the disastrous IRE Of September 2.
pletely burned up the excursion
steamer w. w. Corcoran, owned by
the Marshall Hall and Mount Vernon
Steamboat Company. The boat, when
she caught IRE, was cut loose from
her moorings and set adrift, and be-
fore the dremen arrived she had set
the steamers Wakefield and George
Leary on IRE. The latter boats were
slightly damaged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-02
Archbishop and Priests Slain.

AMSTERDAM. September l-rhs
archbishop and other leading erths-
dox priests ut Riga. . Russian SEA-
port on the Baltic, have been mur-
dered BY Russian red guards, accord
ine to o dispatch from Riga to the
TaGeblatt Of Berlin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-02
Rousing Reception to 0ompers.

DERBY, England. September a.
samuel 0ompsrs, president Of the
American Federalism Of Labor. met
with q rousins reception this morn
Ing when he arrived At Central Hall
for the annual trades union congress.
ft was not only & tSbilee but By far
the NEST fepfe6entattve congress ever
'hA1A BIZ members Of the 4ritieA labof
party. upward Of ~ ds's0aess being
present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-02
GERMAN.

S0pSSuOcE \uoyy~0SI"0Su p10B
and La Bassee We shortened eur front
by giving up the salient which pro.
jected toward Hazebrouck, thereby re.
linquishing KENNEL to the enemy.
The German niovements, which had
been carried out few days ago, were
unnoticed by the enemy.
Yesterday the British advanced with
strong forces against our old lines.
Our mixed detachments, which had
been left behind in tho forefieid Of the
new positions, are in fighting touch
with them.
The enemy occupied KENNEL and
followed up beyond Bail1eul and Neuf
Berquiu and across the River Lave:
On the Arras-Cambrai road British
infantry attacks collapsed before our
positions Strong enemy attacks be.
tween Hendecourt and vaulx- vrau.
court, which were renewed several
times until evening, broke down. Aft
er fluctuating fighting Hullecourt and
Of the enemy.
Between Morval and Peronne Eng.
lish and Australian divisions attacked
after violent artillery preparations.
Near Morvaf and southwest Of RAM
court they were fepulsed. BouchA.
cfusion Of fghting ran to the Boucha.
vesnes-Peronne road.
Enemy attempts to cross the Somme
near Bfie and St. Christ were ffus-
trstsd. Between the Sonms and the
Disc the French launched strong At.
lacks against our canal positions and
the massif northeast Of Noyon.
French divisions which advanced in
the evening on both sides of Nsslo
were arrested by our counter At.
tacks.
Toward noon, between Beaulisu and
Morlincouft, attacks carried out in
unison broke down with heavy losses
to the enemy. In the evening the at
tack. Wh1ch Agsin WAS launched. con-
sisted OF separate thrusts and was
everywhere r4Duleed. Strong ensmy
fofces which advanced north Of
Vafesnes and across the -oiSo uaor
Bretieny were thrown back.
pAtw6en ne Disc and the Aien1 tAo
Infantry baGll1 commenced Ae11A yeo.
terday evening after strong artillery
FIRE. Immediately south Of the Disc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-02

Hollands New Premier.
AMSTERDAM, August 31-Jonk-
hesr Ruits do Beersnbrouck. the gov
ernor Of Limburg, has been appointed
premier Of Holland, according to the
Courant Of Hertonenbosch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-02
OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS.

vanced posts repulsed enemy parties
which were approaching our lines.
Yesterday morning our airplanes
reached Franzensfeste (TyroD and.
lying very low. dropped bombs with
accuracy on the important railway
establishments there.
Otner bombarding operations were
carried out during tho day on the
enemy's front lines and back areas
by our own and allied aviators.
Last ni4ht army and navy airshipS
ppo BON the military works at
Primolano. Seven hostile machines
were brought down in air lighting.
FRENCH,
tho Canal du SoTd the s art, TSs,en Of
.ivity was violent. The French re-
pulsed two counter attacks By the
enemy upon the village OF CampAene.
ths Rssi tnsir q Pfo1 IT. A,,.tt,
French made fresh progress Ia the
east OF Pont st. Mard. Ono htndred
prisoners remained in the hands OF
In the Champagne an enemy raid Ia
result. ~"'
September (day).-rhe actions COM
tinued during the night. French in.
fantry units crossed the somms canal
east Of Epenancourt Farther south
French troops captured Rouy 10 Petit
We took $50 prisoners.
In the region north Of eofssons the
French captured Leury and conquered
several centers Of resistance witch
were strongly held by the enemy. One
thousand prisoners remained in our
hands.
(Night)-Durins the day there was
great artillery activity in the Somme
region and along the Canal du Nord.
North Of the Ailette we have taken
foot In the wood west Of Coucy le Cha.
teau; south Of the river We captured
the village Of Crecy au Mont.
Eight enemy airp1anes Wero broukht
down or fell in q damaged condition.
From q low altitude our bombing air.
planes today dropped twenty-tl1rAe
tons OF projectileS on enemy ooricen-
tratione and conveys in the region OF
vAuxAi1lon, Melville sur Marxival.
Laflaux and Northumberland (all
northeast Of Soissons). Thousands Of
cartridges we're dfed In the same re-
gions on enemy troops.
EASTERN THNATER, August IL
There was great artillery activity By
both sides on the two banks Of the
vardar. On the left bank Of the Var
OAR British troops successfully raided
the enemy lines and brought back
prisoners. British aviators bombed
encampments in the Struma valley,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-02
TURKISH,

September I (day).-An airplane was
brought down in flames during q raid
on Constantinop1e last Tuesday. The
captain of the machine. . British Of
fcer, was wounded and made prisoner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-02

in i've and one-third inninss. stolen bases.
-Isvan e Judge. kopp to Dykes. Left On
base On balls-Hafper. /; johnson, I. Hit BY
b johnson, 4; By Ayers. Z. VIVA pitchSJchn,
sen. Umpires-Messrs. O'Loushlia and Evans.
Time Of camel hour and 4s miAutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-02
Mushed With Victory, Hold.

Shortly aftsr dawn Sunday morn
ing. when the American advance re-
commenced. 1t became plain that the
enemys resistance was broken and
that he had decided that the plateau
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-02
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES
ON THE AISNE FRONT, Saturday.
August s1.-Juvigny. the ruins Of .
village north Of soissions that the
Germans fought 80 desperately to
retain. is now we'll within this Ameri-
can lines 1t was taken late Friday.
but not until now has the publication
Of details Of its capture been permit
ted
Tho Americans consolidated their
positions to the east Of Juvigny last
night. and tonight. after making fur
thor progress during the day, they
control the zone considerably in ad-
vance Of the village. The American
artillery dominates the country for
many miles to the east. and the Ger
mans apparently have been left with
slight chance of effective resistance
until they reach the broken terrain
around Melville The extension OF
dramatic addition to the already
brilliant record Of the division that
accomplished 1t. The German officers
were outmaneuyered and their mon
were outfought.
Enemy machine guns proved a ter
fible barrier to the progress OF the
Americans. but 1t was not enough, and
Willingly added final touch of trag-
edy when they dropped a high explo-
sive shell into the midst of 1S7 prison.
ers that the Americans had removed
were killed and scores were terribly
wounded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-02

solves. 1hsy laft many dad IA those
DARK valleys and only eurfendersd when
there was no other option.
Tho enemy's measures to hold this
plateau proved how seriously he must
have regarded its loss. The 7th and
11th reserve divisions seemed to have
been the normal occupants Of the line,
other divisions were hurried up to
reinforce them. One regiment, the
337th, marched 40 miles. The march
started at dawn on August II, and
the men went straight into the battle
On thar arrival
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-02
Blaze Gains Big Roadway.

The flames had gained such head
way before the arrival of the fire
department that 1t took them more
than two hours to get the fire under
control. The fire department was also
handicapped by loss Of the tug Fire.
fighter, which is undergoing repairs
at the Washington navy yard.
Although the hre started at such an
early hour. the flames, which could
be seen over the entire city. attracted
thousands Of persons, who watched
the firemen work, thinly clad in their
night clothes.
Clarence F. Norment, vice president
of the Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company. announced this
morning that there would be no in
terruption in passenger trafac be-
cause Of the fire. Freight traffic, he
said, would probably be temporarily
interrupted. The wharf used by the
steamer jamestown will be put into
use until the former dock Is repaired.
All records Of the company were
locked in metal cases and were saved.
The contents of q safe. which was 10.
Gated in the front Of the building,
where the FIRE did the least damage,
are expected to be recovered.
Fifty barrels Of oil, seventy-hve
barrels Of tar and other government
stores stored on the dock awaiting
shipment to the naval operating bAse
at Hampton roads. Va, were not
damaged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-02

Warrington. .... . . 8 8 8 % .
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STEAMER BURNED
IN $125,0O0 FIRE
Newport News Biggest Loss
in Blaze That Threatened
Entire Water Front.

washington's water front was
threatened with destruction early to-
day when 4 IRE which started in the
general onices Of the Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Company. at
the foot Of 7th street southwest, prae-
tically destroyed the once and
wharves and almost completely dc.
stroyed the steamer Newport News.
which was anchored At the pier. The
total loss was estimated ut $12b.o00.
Damage to the steamer was placed at
500, 900. while the building and wharf
was valued at $4,000. The loss 10 COW
cred by insurance.
The IRE broke out in the storaEe
room Of the building. where the linen
used on the boats was stored. shortly
after $3.50 o'clock and spread rapidly
to other parts Of the two-story wooden
structure Before the ar r,sd,n o. tns
the steamer Newport News was IN =
mass of flames. So serious were the
flames that Fire Chief Wagner, VINO
responded to the second alarm, turned
teen engine and Ave truck companies
and the water tower.
Waterman Is Rescued.
Edward Ennis, night Waterman on the
steamer, was trapped by the flames ana
was taken off the stern Of the boat BY
officers Of the harbor precinct on the
police boat Because Of the danger OF
being enveloped by the flames the OK.
cursion steamer Charles Macalaster Of
the Mt. Vernon and Marshall Hall
Steamboat Company, which was an
chored at the adjoining wharf. was re-
moved to safety at a lower wharf. A
gasoline launch near the wharf also
was taken to a safety zone.
The fire, origin Of which Is unde-
termined, searted in the linen room and
spread quickly to the ONCE and freight
rooms The steamer Newport News,
which was used as an extra boat, was
moored at the wharf adjoining the
building, and because of her inflamma-
BILE superstructure, which was made OF
white pine and saturated with oil and
turpentine. was easy prey to the flames.
Damage to the boat, which was valued
at 100000. was confined to the super
structure The engines were slightly
damaged by water, caused by the list
ing Of the boat, which went aground.
The water, it 10 believed. entered
through the port holes, which are used
as ventilators.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-02

Slated for Ayers in the ninth,
tran for ". johnson ia the ninth.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-06-13
APPEAL TO MEN
TO HELP AT ARMORY
Male Workers Wanted At The
Recreation Rooms. Will
You Help?

Every week some % or 300 soldiers
come to Annapolis for training on the
rifle range These men have left
their homes, their families, their bust
ness, their all, to train themselves for
service in Europe, where hundreds of
them will certainly give up their
lives, so that we who stay at home in
comfort and safety may continue to
enjoy the privileges of civilization.
. TO add somewhat to the comfort of
these men while in Annapolis a rest
room has been opened in the armory
on Bladen street.
Just now there is a most urgent need
of more men to aid in this work. Are
YOU not willing to give up one or more
hours for once a week only to help
i'm the entertainment of these men who
are going many of them. to make the
supreme sacrifice-the sacrifice of
their lives, for you. Are you not will
ing to make just a little sacrifice for
them?
IL you are, will you not communi-
cate at once with Mr. Thomas J. Lin
thicum, Postmaster of Annapolis, or
Mr. J. II. Armstrong. at the rest room,
stating the day and hour that you are
willing to go TO the armory.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-06-13
GRAND REGENT
PRESENTED RING.

The Daughters of Isabella. st.
Mary's Chapter, have presented their
Grand Regent. Mrs. William F.. Nc
Williams, with a handsome gold ring.
The ring is an emblem of the Daugh-
ters and contains as a setting an en-
ameled white cross embellished with
crown of deep red enamel, on either
side of which are the initials I'D. of l."
Appropriate engraving is on the
inner circle of the ring. The presenta-
ton was made on the fifteenth wedding
anniversary of Mrs McWilliams, and
came as a great surprise. She made a
happy little speech full of deep feel
ing, expressing her grateful appre-
citation.
Mrs. McWilliams organized the To-
cal Chapter. Daughters of Isabella,
and to her earnest effort much of the
success of the work which has been
accomplished is due