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Evening star., 1918-01-13
q. S. one-Third Christian.

I'm America. already ohe-third of the
people are protesting Christians. not
quite, but nearly that, and all they
would need to do would be for eacF
one to win one soul to God in year
and we would win the United States
for Jesus Christ If each Of the 27.-
600, 900 communicates in the churches
did win two souls each to God in twelve
months we would save the United
States for Jesus. Yet we have nearly
81, 900, 900 people in this country who
are not members of any church. l am
talking about this country, Christian
country. / am not talking about Japan.
Malaysia, China or Korea.
TT is downright hypocrisy to pray
for a thing and not be willing to work
for it, Your prayers are worth no
more than you are willing to redeem
them at in works, and am not going
to keep anything back in this city for
fear of anybody in this place.
Evening star., 1918-01-13
Ordered to Fort Myer.

Lieut. Col. Ralph T. Ward. Engineer
Corps, has been relieved from duty
with the 315th Engineers and assigned
to duty with the 37th Engineers at
Fort Myer, Va.
Evening star., 1918-01-13
Devil Held the Keys.

Church membership cannot be de-
pended upon. 1 went to one town once
to conduct a meeting and one OF the
preachers came to me and said, This
is not egotism. but I hold the key to
the situation here in this community.
have the largest church membership;
1t numbers 2,880.' I had not been In
that town twenty -four hours before !
found the devil held the keys to the
situation and the preacher, too.
Last year 1900 churches made re-
ports: not one accession on confession
Of faith. Any of your churches among
that number? Not one accession on
confession of faith. II that is not an
insult to the grace of. God you come
and show me.
Listen to me. A mans criticism is
a revelation Of his own character. and
not the measure Of the degradation OF
the one whom he criticises. Listen to
me. Criticism is public revelation
/ will put it this way-is public rev.
elation of the moral latitude and long
itude of the critic and it will give you
an insight into the character OF the one
that does the knocking. The people
had a mind to work and not to criti-
else.
Emergencies Make Men.
NO sooner does the work begin than
Evening star., 1918-01-13

Experiences as well. We didn't make
Roosevelt: didn't make Schley; didn't
made Admiral Dewey; it simply gave
them a chance to unveil themselves to
the world.
This campaign will not make you;
it will give you chance to unveil
yourself to the public and let them
see whether you are out fighting 1or
God and Gods church.
When you pray you must have falth
The farmer has got to have faith When
he plows his field, plants his seed; he's
got to work If he ever gets crop. God
said:
81 will have anthracite coal and hide
it in the mountains of Pennsylvania
and If you want it you will have to dig
for it.
God didn't send the angels down to
dig it up for you. If you are too lazy to
mine it, then freeze to death. God said:
"1 will make the snow. the ground
will make the rain and the dew; but
will not send angels to plow the
ground for you. 1 will give you my be-
loved Son to die for you-and If you will
not believe in Him you will all sweep to
perdition together
Must Work to Redeem.
you have got to work just as much
in religion as you do to get your crop.
You have your coal: you bore in the
ground: you mine 1t and bring it up
and kindle your fires with it, but you
cannot make the coal You can't make
the plan of redemption, and all you can
do is to encourage others. and you can
do your part.
Il would rather have standing room
in heaven than own the earth.
Listen. and then I am through. The
people had a mind to work. All the ad-
vancement of civilization came through
work. The rude tribes Of primeval days
dwelt in underground caverns. Finally
1t dawned upon some ponderous intellect
that these caves were not conducive to
the highest development of the laws of
hygiene. After further deliberation they
discovered that two fiat stones would
sit one upon the other. aided with a
little mud and Isaac Newton's laws of
gravitation."
Evening star., 1918-01-13
Regarded as Conclusive.

1t was announced by Army officials
that Wornall's Identification of Capt.
whistler would be taken as conclusive
and that the case would be regarded as
closed Identification was made from a
photograph.
Wornalfs condition continued to i'm
prove rapidly tonight and physicians ex-
pressed the belief that he would re-
cover. He has a number of deep cuts
about the head and face. inflicted appar-
entity by the broadsider of the axe.
Ohicials Of the Army bank completed
checking up the money in the bank to-
might and made their report to the divi-
siona1 commanders Office The exact
amount of money obtained in the rob-
berry W S not disclosed. however
Some Army officers declared tonight
that only a small sum was taken
Their opinion was that Capt whistler
was, short of funds and planned to take
only enough for his immediate needs
Their theory was borne out by War
nails statement that when the man
entered the bank he said he was short
Of money and mated to do it," Another
fact tending to confirm their theory is
that the body of Mr.. Winters was found
lying on top of large number of bank
notes which had been scattered pro-
,niscously over the floor in front of
the safe.
Evening star., 1918-01-13
Emergencies Make Men.

mo sooner does the work begin than
criticism and opposition arise. Emer-
gencies not only make men, but make
Evening star., 1918-01-13
MURDER FASTENED
ON ARMY OFFICER
Tragedy at Camp Funston
Followed by Suicide OF
Capt. /. R. Whistler. :,
SLEW FOUR, ROBBED BANK

BY the Associated Press.
CAMP FUNSTON. Kan. January H.
Identification. today Of Capt. Lewis n.
Whistler. iy .kearney- Wormall, the sole
survivor of five men who were attacked
by an Army captain bent on robbery OF
the camp bank last night. as the men
who had perpetrated the crime. and Capt.
whlsler's subsequent death by suicide
have convinced Army authorities here
that the search for, the slayer is ended.
Clpt. Whistler killed himself by firing
two bullets from an Army rife into ms
head. His death came after Wornal hao
recovered consciousness at the base hos
pital and told the questioning Army ON
GERS the story of the tragedy in which the
captain had killed with an AK four men,
including c. Fuller Winters. vice presi-
dent of the federal reserve bank OF
Kansas City. an intimate friend OF the
captains. Then an order was issued that
all captains at the cantonment report AT
headquarters to have their finger prints
taken. 1t was then that the shots from
Capt. Whisler's office were heard.
Leaves Note Addressed to Woman.
note was found with the body. 1t
was written to n woman whose name the
authorities have refused to divulge. 1t
said:
Il have been thinking of committing
suicide for a long time. but 1 have
never had good reason. Yesterday
went out and made myself a reason"
The room in which Capt. Whisler's
body was found was smeared with
blood spots. Two blood-soaked towels
were found in the room and the table
was spotted. Capt Whistler had bor-
fowed two hatchets from supply COM
pany yesterday. according to officials,
and he borrowed two more today.
Army officials tonight declined to say
whether any of the money which the
Sobber is supposed to have obtained
was found in Capt. Whisler's room.
Evening star., 1918-01-13
Assign No R:ason for Crime.

Relatives and friends of Capt. Whis-
Ter were unable tonight to advance any
theory as to what t-inpelled him to COM
nit the murders and robbery. Capt
Wisler's former wife. from whom he
was divorced about year ago. and a
son, fourteen years old. reside in Sa-
Hna. Kan. His parents live at Good
land, Kan.
Capt. whistler fought in the Spanish
American war and later saw consider
able service in the Philippines. Dur
ing the Mexican border trouble he at
tempted to form a regiment in Kansas.
but the plan was not carried out When
the war with Germany came he entered
the officers training camp at Fort
Riley. Kan, and was commissioned
captain. He was about forty years old.
Mrs. Whistler today received a letter
from her former husband in which he
1afd he was in good health and spirits.
The letter, she thought, was written
yesterday, although it was undated.
Evening star., 1918-01-13
Wornall Makes Statement.

wornall. who recovered conscious
ness this morning, told the authorities
that the murderer was an Army cap
tain, whose face he recognized. and
who. he said. was a close friend of
Winters, head of the Army bank.
Wornall in describing the tragedy
said a man came to the door of the
bank about $50 o'clock last night and
raped insistently. He was admitted,
and. covering the Ave men with his
revolver. forced Worna1l to tie the
hands of the four men, after which he
tied Wornalrs hands. The man then
proceeded to loot the bank safe. and
had reached the door when Winters
said to Wornall: You recognize him,
don't your wornall answered that he
did.
The murderer turned to Winters and
said:
You know me, do you?"
Il sure do, you black scoundrel,' was
Winters reply.
wornall says at this point the man
hesitated. and then suddenly 1eaped at
them. swinging his hand ak. He struck
the helpless men down one by one.
Wornan was the last struck When he
recovered consciousness he managed to
unite his hands and made his way into
the open air. where he was discovered
by a sentry.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-15
Claims U-Boat
Has Heavy Gun
His Defense Cannon Outclaased
In Running Fight With Raider.


Washington, Aug. IA report
a British merchantmen used as
transport, that she had night with
submarine seventy-four miles east
OF Fire Island. and that her Al guns
were outclassed BY the submarine, Is
being investigated by Secretary Of the
Navy Daniels.
An unofiicial report says there
was an exchange OF shots until the
transport reached q point forty miles
from Fire Island. Usually British
transports report to their own ofYicials
In New York. The present case. al
though not off1cially before the de-
partment. offers some suggestions to
navy experts It indicates that the
submarine carried probably q 5-inch
gun.
1t was observed. by navy men today
that the reports concerning the ac-
tivities OF the submarines on the New
England coast indicated that the sub
marines carried but one gun. The IN
ference has been that this was pow
during the first raid early In the sum-
mer when the submarines opened IRE
at from five, to six miles.
The fact. however. being now estab-
lished. that some Of the submarines
can outclass In . Smelling q ~ run
Of the British type. there II no doubt
that the fact will be taken into ac-
count by all merchantmen plying be-
tween New York ana Europe. II Ii
/ not suggested. however, that any
change win have to be made In the
armament Of the ships used ~ trans.
;port~ " the afrny Az navy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-15
81 BROUGHT DOWN
BY BRITISH filters

London, Aug. IA. - American
and British airplanes yesterday at
tackled o German aerodrome on
the western front. destroying six
German machines and setting the
hangers afire.
In addition to these six ma
chimes, British fiiers brought down
81 German airplanes. Six British
machines are missing.
The war Office statement also
tells Of effective work by British
bombing planes In attacking the
bridges over the Somme and the
German railway communications,
thus greatly halnpering the enemy
achievements being rushed 70
the Picardy front.
The Official report on aviation
follows:
Fine weather on August Is
again enabled q large amount of
aerial work TO be carried out. The
continuous bombing Of the Somme
bridges, coupled with that of the
railroad lines and functions. which
has taken place night and day
since the beginning of the ofIen-
sfve has interfcred with the arrival
Of the enemy's reinforcements.
1T has also forced the enemy
to employ large formations of
scouts TO endeavor TO protect his
communications OF such vital Inn
portance to his other arms, but
the concentration OF our machines
has effectively dealt with all OPP
position.
''F1fty-eight tons of bombs have
been dropped during the last
twenty-four hours on the above
detectives Twenty-one by day and
three by night.
"A raid was also carried on a
hostile aerodrome from q low
height by British and American
squadrons, which resulted I'm six
enemy machines ON the ground
being destroyed and hangers set
ON fire.
In fighting twenty-one machine
guns brought down and ten driven
cut of control SIX of our ma
chimes are missanx."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-15
SLAYER OF SHElHORSE
GETS PRISON SENTENCE
Court Holds That Prohibition Onicers
Had Right to Arrest Accused
When They Believed Him
Violating Law.

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
Alexandria, Va. Aug. 1.-THE trial
of ]. A. Davis, the negro VINO shot and
killed J. c. Shelhorse. . prohibition
inspector. on June rs last. was con-
cluded in the corporation court OF
Alexandria city tonight. Judge L. c.
Barley presiding. The prisoner was
defended by Attorney Robinson Mon
cure and prosecuted by Common
wealth's Attorney s. G. Brent and As
sistant Attorney-Generai j. D. Hank,
Jr.
After remaining out three hours the
jury found the prisoner guilty OF MUIR
der in the second degree and fixed
his punishment at seven years in the
penitentiary. He must serve I'VE ad :
ditional years, as this Is his second
term In prison. The court instructed
the jury that II the prohibition IN
spector believed that the accused was
transporting ardent spirits In viola
ton OF the prohibition law they had
right to arrest HIM without q war.
rant.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-15

Mr. .~.x
'n anu seventh Gays Oh
Foch's second drive have been
marked by one of those phases
which are ..v,auses. univ ~, TIA
s,,-,.
VIM" INC 'uS'"i'su'
tnrottiing pressure OF the attack
ing forces counts more than the
v,,oxt rrr,,,,. h,,-,v ....,, ~.
~
oe'nse MASSES couid count
mere were several unomcinl.
ana so lar unconnrmed. reports
that Lassigny had been captured
oy the French. While upon the
lay world the fAlI OF = town or the
ADVANCE OF miles always has an
eiectrifying eject. military circles
are TAR more deeply impressed
with snch results as arc record
ca n the end OF the seventh day.
Focn Is beginning to reap the
fruits OF his brilliant strategy.
A-aasieny Will 0e one Of them, so
VIII Noyon- THESE places must
now IAN automatically unless the
Eenans should yet make an
oose.n nour commemorative,
ana OF that there seems to be as
nttle intention On their part as
Io - chance OF success And
whHe the enemy fs suffering the
consequences OF his defeats, and
con.esslng failure by large scale
readlustments OF his line, the al
ns0 senerahssimo u laying the
! pans ioI the next pnase-pians
winch stipuiate establishments"
.iot as the zoe desires them, bat
"s rocn Wills them.
- On ,ne Gay ana night be-
10, LOT. p .ne s''cardy battle opened,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-15
SUFFRAGE LEADERS
CONFINED IN JAIL
Ambitious Women Make An.
other Attempt to Violate
Rules in Capital.
ONE GETS ARM INJURED
Twenty-eigh Members of the
National Militant Party In
cur Stern Penalty After
Quick Trial

Washington. Aug. I4.-Twenty-
eight members OF the national wo-
mans party are in the District of Co.
lumbia Jail tonight as the result of
their second attempt of the day to
hold a suffrage meeting about the
Lafayette statue. Mrs. George koenig,
of Hartford, Conn, a member. is in
the emergency hospital with her arm
injured. 1t was first hurt in the
demonstration last week. and has
been In a cast since. 1t was hurt day
before yesterday and tonight when
an officer pulled her of the statue 1t
was again injured.
The women marched from their
headquarters shortly after o'clock
this afternoon. Police were scattered
through the park awaiting them and
as soon as they had grouped them
selves about the pedestal of the statue
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-15

significant that the whole Picardy battle uses
by exactly this Of operation The Germans
get out and Foch employing the fullest his advantage
initiative promptly swung his offensive to that sector and
knocked them out.
With the berArras front added the allies line attack
from ArTas to the Oses nearly IS miles in extent
But at the time something happened at the southern
end Of the Pcardy front that made further extension
too virtually certainty The French third army dsspi
stened German resistance ploughed forward west Of the
and captured Rbecou five and half miles south Of NoYon
They thus carried the attack right up the west
north bank That that unless they promptly throw
the French back and hold the Noyon line the Ger
Noyon the east (o souh) bank Of the Disc Such retire
ment however would bring the French far the north
army below the Aisne between that river and the Wesley
Thus what has been pictured in these dispatches last
two days possibtythe spreading of the allied on
both sides until the whole German center the western front
under concerted attack line Of 125 miles from Aras
to the east Of Rhems-has overnight become strong prb
bilitY 49,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-15
PARIS is SAFE AGAIN
Enemy's Line Now More
Than SO Miles From
French Capital.
USING OLD WORKS
Resistance Encountered
at Point Occupied Be-
fore Hindenburg
Retreat.

Washington. Aug. 14.-The
euemy's line Is now more than
fifty miles from Paris at the near
est point"
This was the comprehensive
and illuminative comment on the
western front battle situation ny
General Peyton G. March, chief Of
staff, In his conference with the
newspaper correspondents today.
The throwing back OF the Ger
mans to this point, In the opinion
OF military experts here, means
that the possibility Of reach
ing the French capital has been
lost to the invaders forever.
In detail, General MARGINS
statement reveals that the kali
ser's hordes have retrcated fifteen
miles before the allied drives.
Ohicers Of the general staff take
great pride In the fact that this
situation was made possible and
certain by the assistance of Amer
lean troops, including the gallant
marines.
General Pershing's forces again
hold Ffsmette. General March
said that this mornings reports
officially confirmed that the Ger
man attack which drove the
Americans out Of Fisn,ette for a
short period Of time had been met
by a counter attack which regain
ed possession OF the town.
Cables to the war department shoy
hat the German retirement, which
began on August between the Amer
ind the Avre rivers. has been extend
ID to include the remaining souther,
portion OF the Montdidier salient. Tn
French pressed forward on . front o
miles on the Avre an
Disc, said General March. gaining q
last saturday aaone ID = dapth D
Xix or eight miles.
Discussing the British and Frencl
north Of the Avre, the chic
" stan said resistance was encounter
ID near the line held by the German
n 1851 before they withdrew I,
the co-called Hindenhurg defensiv
inc.
There the enemy probably foun,
'eady for them the same old trenche
hey had before
Allied tanks. cavalry and armore,
>ars advanced ahead OF the line a
several points. but the line itself cam
o rest about the old 1851 line.
Organization OF the first American
feld army in France, which was re
ported several days ago. was confirm
I'd by General March. He said Gen
sral Pershing had assumed persona
Of the field army. and ha,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-15
back TAXES MUST
| Be PAID TO STATE

The supreme court OF Virginia has
sustained the ruling OF the corporation
court OF the city OF Norfolk In the
matter of the protest OF the executor
OF the estate of John Twohy against
the action of the commissioner OF the
revenue of Norfolk city for extending
certain omitted taxes on the books
Tor collection.
The examiner Of records reported
the omissions from the year 1905 to
acted accordingly. The aggregate OF
omissions, adding the omitted years
together, u nearly 100000. The
lower court sustained the examiner
Of records. and now the court Of last
resort confirms the matter. Tho to-
tai tax will amount to nearly $4,000.
Part Of this Will 80 to the city and
part n the statas ~ II q.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-15
Begs Irishmen
to Help Allies

London. Aug. lin behalf ~
France. 1.-The age-long standard bearer
of civilization, and America tho
home Of three times more Irixhlasn
than live in Ireland" Col. Arxhur.
Lynch has issued an appeal to Ire.
land to raise brigade for the we11
front.
In a manifesto which he il causin9
said:
How many OF you have not u
| brother. father, cousin or friefs4 ~
that land of freedom which hae ~.
tended welcome to our race Tor
more than $50 years, and whGr0
countless Irish names are inseparahiR
intertwined with the story Of Aet
greatness. ssS
1T Is almost incredible that ~
Irishmen are found to hope to go
the United States defeated: that Irtah-
men should rejoice to think that t6ni
Stars and Stripes, the sacred emblounS
beneath whose folds Irishmsn haNS
found protection and happtn1ok
should be dragged into the MRS.
But remember that to wieh IN no@i
cess TO the allies y to connivx IA 6
humiliation OF the great repuhae
the west. But II Irishmen noVk
to the side Of Old Glory. thss H1l L
more their name win be held h A6n1Es
in the immortal page Of histox3k
What say OF America u tRn1Mx
the great dominions Of tho a
they are all on the side az ~ "A
and progress. Irishmen. Ton
It in your hearts. appeal "a
to declare It.
The manifesto ID part of%a eaI 81
paisn to raise $4,000 volunteerasS h
unit is likely to be known - ~36}
Lynch's Brigade sssSsS
Provision ID being made q Sk| 4
special uniform based On tA1Q
Irish costume. Recruits AxSs
absolved from duty ms
Lynch said today: IA .szz5 i
Mothers whose sons are aNf10 y
ing the service are have hoNH
ing the war while their oonG
for four years and who aree NJ
stantly fearing the day wJtan ~
sons will be at for. oervlca, 6k1sQ
the most powerful 1ncfoka
recruiting Ok IralApd's full pAXs
tion Ii the wAr. = s IA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-15
MAN-POWER BILL
COMES UP TODAY
Gather Upon Hurry Call te
Create Quorum in Senate
to Tackle Measure.
TY-SEVEN PRESENT
Sergeant at : Arms Received
kilograms From NJ a ny
Members Now En- Route
to Capital.

Washington. Aug. 14.---senators
from all sections of the United States
were hurrying toward the Capital to-
night In response to the call for a
quorum to be In attendance at tomor-
rows session to take action on the
new man-power bill. Colonel Higgins.
sergeant-at-arms OF the senate, was in
receipt Of kilograms throughout the
day from senators who notified him
they would be present when the SEES
sion opens at noon.
A count made last night revealed
the presence in Washington OF thirty
seven senators, making 1t necessary
to secure the attendance OF at least
twelve more to constitute quorum
1t is believed that more than the re-
quisite number will be present.
Senator Curtis. of Kansas. republi.
can whip. reported to the sergeant-at.