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IMPORTANT CHANGES TO
HIGHER CLASSES LIKELY

It is regarded as likely that thou
sands Of registrants now in class four
in the draft on account Of dependent
wife and children will find them
selves placed in either class one or
class two before the next week is
over, no matter when they were mar
ried.
The order as to men married after
May Is, 1917. recalled to draft officials
today ruling made last December
by Provost Marshal General Crowder.
which probably will be strictly en-
forced during reclassification week.
The order il to the effect that II
registrant has q dependent wife and
child, but there are such other sources
Of support available that the removal
Of the registrant will not deprive the
dependents of reasonably adequate
support, the registrant shall be put
in class Q.
II a registrant has a wife but no
children, and there are such other
sources available for the support OF
the wife, he shall be put in class l.
In the classification work done last
winter the parents OF the wife were
not considered in taking into question
the means of support available. but
it is believed that such parents Of
dependent wives may be considered
in the reclassification next week.
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CAPT. Ia GUARD|A TALKS.
PLAINLY TO ITALIANS

Cablegram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1913.
BOLOGNA. Italy, juno 10 (delayed)
Capt. F. H. La Guardia. q member
OF the United States Congress, speak
ing at q meeting of q strongly pa
triotio political group called "fascio,' -
with more than American franknsss,
explained the trend and course Of the
American preparations and inten-
ttons.
"Your factories must work more"
he said. You have magnificent fac
tories-immense factories-but you
have them closed Sundays. The fac
tories must now be used for war aims
and not the war used by industry
with the aim Of conquertnE capital.
You eat too much food. Consumption
is not sufficiently disciplined. More
over, 1t Is necessary to say that II we
lend you money 1t ID for the war ex-
clusively, and not to be stolen or to
serve for building private factories.
You must all give what you have"
These citations show how frankly
Capt. La Guardis spoke. He received
great applause a
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LIEUT.. JOHN D. BOWLING
WOUNDED IN FRANCE

Second Lieut.. John D. Bowling, jr,
Of the Marine Corps, was severely
wounded in action in France on June
8. according to q message received
from the War Department last night
by his father. John D. Bowling, ST.. OF
Upper Marlboro, Md.
From the fact that the marines were
in the midst OF their brilliant advance
on the western front on that date. it is
assumed that Lieut.. Bowling was en-
gagged in that battle.
Lieut.. Bowling was twenty-three
years old and unmarried. He was
born at Marlboro and attended school
In that town and at Laurel. Md. He
was studying chemistry at Maryland
Agricultural College when the war
began and took up military training
there. He received his commission
In the Marine Corps last July and was
sent to Quantico, Va, where he re-
mained until he went across in jan
uary.
In the last letter received by his
parents, dated May IL, Lieut. Bowling
said he was in the front line trenches
for about a month and had just been
relieved for period of rest.
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DRAFT SELECTION HA[TS
PRODUCTION FOR WAR

Selective service has failed to fulnll
its original purpose OF keeping at
their work skilled men engaged on
government contracts. DarraRh de
Lancy Of the War Department. today
told the National War Labor Confer.
ence.
Patriotic but misplaced zeal" has
led many essential men to volunteer
for Army service. he said. and "errors
In patriotism" have been committed
by many draft boards. which should
grant deferred classification to ali
skilled workmen necessary to the pro-
duction of war materials.
Indefinite fufloughs have been given
several hundred trained men in the
Army in the last month. according to
Mr.. de LAncy. Several thousand
others win be sent home within the
next few weeks to prevent delay to
war contracts. held up By lack Of
skilled labor
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situation along the vast front stretching
from Ypres on the north to Rheims on
the south. promising for the final EFFORT
the ultimate German reserve Is now De-
ing assembled for the attack while the
fighting fronts take breath.
Some observers believe further ef-
forts are to be expected to fiatten out
the Compeigne salient completely be.
fore the main attack il resumed. II
so, they argue that the next nare OF
activity will come along the front OF
the Compeigne salient. where the
fighting has just paused momentarily.
Simultaneous assault from the north
near Autheuil, from the southeast be-
tween Chateau Thierry and Villers
Coteretts forest, and from the east
ward, between Soissons and tire for
est. probably will be launched. 1t Is
thought, If Compeigne is regarded as
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Lorraine captives at Tuchel.

Lorraine Captives at Tuche1.
At Tuchel (formerly at Darmstadt)
-sergt. John J: Payne. Bacon. N. Y;
man. Mich; Matthews souza. Santa Fe.
Cal; Hans Larsen. San Francisco:
Hugh o'Neill. Clinton, ILL.,: Samuel
Peters. Sedalia, Mo-; Adelbert Morey.
Fremont. Mimi; Mack Trent, Exeter,
Va; Barney Begin. Philadelphia, Pa;
Osborne Homn, Vernon, Wash, cap
tured March 1. 1918, at Lorraine.
Paul M. Swenson. now at Tuchel,
formerly at Schneidemuhl, New York
city. captured November 80, 1917. at
GouZecourt.
At Parchin formerly at Guestrow)
and Richard Netherwood. Oakland,
Cal. captured July 9, 1917. Pacific
ocean; Leo Graham. North Portland,
Ore, and Victor Henry. Mosmans,
Sydney. N. S. W.. captured July Is.
1911; Frank Casey. Kansas City. cap
and Axei Leo Anderson. wiken,
Sweden. captured June 16. 1917. Pa
cifc ocean.
At Holzminden tformerly at Cues
trow)-Civilian Frederick Haxton.
London, captured September 20. 1917,
At Lechfeld formerly at Giessen)-
Sergt. Aviator Herschell Mckee. In
dianapolis. Ind, captured February
8. 1918. Chateau Salins.
At Guestrow Harald Stinessen,
Namsas, Norway. captured July 13,
1917, Pacific ocean.
At Saarbruken-Thomas Hitchcock,
sergeant aviator. Westbury, N. Y,
captured March 6. 1918, at Chateau
Salins. according to a cablegram re-
ceiyed from the International Red
Cross June 4, 1918, Sergt. Hitchcock
has been transferred TO ramD Gies.
SEM
Eddy Martin. who was captured on
the Italian front. is q prisoner at
Camp Wittenberg. His address is not
known. nor has the War Department
been able to identify him.
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the Germans between VoormezeeIe
| and Vierstratt, southwest Of Ypres
have been sanguinarily repulsed. ac-
cording to the German Official COM
muntcation issued today. The COM
munication reports only light fight
ing on the remainder Of the western
front. The text of the communica-
tfon follows:
Southwest Of Ypres the French
launched violent attacks against our
lines between voormaxeele and Vier-
strait. They were repulsed with great
slaughter. and $50 prisoners remain
cd in our hands.
There have been successful recon
noitsring engagements in the Kem-
"on the remainder Of the front the
hghting activity revived only inter
mittently:. The increased artillery
battlefield southwest Of. Noyon. In
the netghborhood Of Courcelles and
Merry, as well as in tho Matz region
Immediately west of the Disc, the
enemy renewed his counter attacks,
but was repulsed with heavy losses.
Action Near villers-Cotterets.
"on both sides Of the road between
Soissons and Villers-C -Cotterets we
penetrated into the forest of villers-
Cotterets.
"Since May 81 the army of Gen. Won
Boehm has captured more than 73o
guns. This increased the number of
guns brought in by the army group
Of the German crown prince since
May 81 to 1,050. Twenty-eight enemy
airplanes were shot down yesterday.
The losses ofthe enemy's air forces
on the German front for the month of
May amount to twenty three captive
balloons and 413 airplanes. OF the
airplanes, 233 fell behind our lines
and the rest on the other side of the
enemy's positions. We have lost in
air fighting 1S0 airplanes and twenty
eight captive balloons"
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EXERCISES AT MINER NORMAL
DR.. J. II. billiard Makes Principal
Address to the Graduates.

Commencement exercises for the
graduating class of Myrtilla Miner
Normal School were held last night
at the school. DR.. J. H. billiard Of the
Slater board and Jeannes fund. q well
known southern educator, made the
principal address to the graduates.
urging higher education Of the negro
race as a means Of greater efficiency
and mental ability. G. e. Haynes, dt-
rector Of negro economies Of the De-
partment OF Labor. made short talk.
Diplomas were presented to the
graduates by Supt. Of Schools Ernest
L. Thurston. The presentation Of
scholarships was made by DR.. ]. Hay
den Johnson, Q member OF the b~ard
Of education. The invocation and
benedietion were pronounced by Rev.
Reltsr II. Brooks.
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WAR PRISONERS IN GERMANY
INCREASED BY 40 AMERICANS

An additional list of forty American
prisoners of war in German prison
camps has been made public by the
War Department.
The last previous list of prisoners
showed a total Of 349, of which 1873
were soldiers and 216 were civilians,
including sailors.
OF those whose names are an
nounced now twenty-one are soldiers
captured at Laon, Chateau Salins.
Lorraine and Gouzecourt. and two are
sergeant aviators captured at Chateau
Salins. Most of the others were men,
bers Of the crews or were passengers
on ships captured at sea in the south
Pacific or Indian oceans.
The list follows:
List Of Prisoners.
At Camp Limburg-sergt. John A.
Sheehan. Hartford. Conn: Privates
Eugene r. Curtiss. Northield. Conn.
Albert NJ. Kennedy, Hartford. Conn. !;
Grover C. Leithauser, Glen Ridge.
n. j.; William F. Marvin, New Haven.
Conn.,: James Moran. New Haven,
Conn; Dennis F; o'connor. Water
New Haven, Conn; Carl Schultz. Ter
ryville. Conn.,. captured February 2s.
1913, at Laon. ..,
'Laborer James Smith, parents In
Florida, now at Limburg, formerly at
Coblenz, captured March 4, 1918; place
Of capture unknown.
At Heidelburg (formerly at Karlsruhe)
Capt. Johan Arnold Blom, Abo. Fin
land, captured November 80. 1917. at
Cape Of Good Hope; First Officer Mat
thew Buckard. San Francisco, captured
July 9, 1917, in south Pacific; Second
Officer Adolph Colstad, Seattle Wash,
captured November 80. 1917. south In
dian ocean: Chief Ofiicer Edward Moore.
Freeport, Nova Scotia. captured Novem-
Der 80, 1917, Indian ocean; Capt. Anten
New Caledonia; First Officer Hilmar
Richardson. Willapa. Wash. captured
July IA. 1917. south Pacific; Capt. Rob-
ert D. Trudgett. Alameda. CAL, cap
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er lighting OF three German pursuit
The dispatch said:
bombing expedition reported COM
muniQue June 13, was executed by
nve Of our planes. Eighty bombs
were dropped. One was observed to
strike a warehouse at the station.
ers being ascertained. but our aviators
believe that all dropped in area where
they are likely to have produced USE
ful effect. Our planes were attacked
by three German pursuit machines, but
all returned safely"
Win Distinguished Service Cross.
Gen. Perehing reported to the War
Departmsnt last night the names Of
distinguished service cross Their
names. with addresses as shown by de-
partment records, follow:
.,lset' p.ixa1s Tn,!s Leo OF. F Mcclure. 1888 "a
Private Fred 4. Renick. 4o1o Con-
necticut street, st. Louis, Mo.
Corp; Arthur v. Jones, 900 22d ave-
nue.. Minneapolis, MINI.
William ]. Reid. Hotel Victoria, Bos.
ton.
Second Lieut.. Ralph L Bishop. a
Pearl street, New Haven: Conn.
New Britain. Conn.
Corp. Ralph A. Sanderson, Forest
Grove, Mont.
Corp. Francis e. Hurley. 1853 Leba-
non street, Maiden. Mass.
Private First Class Thomas jolly
plainsboro, N. J.
Private Charles e. Gunter, Decatur
Ill.
Private Edward ]. Ferreu. (No
Edward J. Ferrell-possibIy should
be Edward G. Ferrell. route 2, Kin9s-
bury, Tex. There are several Edward
J. Farrells.
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vitality necessary to future German
moves. In that case the American
force above Chateau Thierry stands
directly in the path of one attack.
Other observers are almost con-
vinced however that the situation
not only permits but demands that
the enemy's main attack be pressed
without delay. as American aid is
coming forward more swiftly than
the Germans possibly could have es-
timated would be the case. The Ger
man coup must be attempted before
the Americans can turn the scale Of
man power.
Hold Strategic Point.
One element of Gen. Pershing's
mobile forces, by direction of Gen.
Foch, guards the way at the apex Of
the whole German wedge near Mont
didier. Cantigny. recently recaptured
from the Germans by these forces. is
very close to the point of maximum
penetration achieved by the enemy In
nearly three months of desperate
fighting.
Secretary Bakers reaffirmation
yesterday Of American confidence in
Gen. Foch was made with full knowl-
edge. for Mr.. Baker was in Europe in
conference with the allied chieftains
when the plan of campaign now being
followed was worked out He knows
why no effort has been made to wrest
the initiative from the enemy. Many
oshcers who do not know are frankly
puzzled and cannot understand why
some of the obvious openings for q
great counter thrust have not been
seized.
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Machado Santos Enters Cabinet.

LISBON. Friday. June 14.-Machado
Santos. known as the founder of the
Portuguese republic and up to this
time political opponent Of President
Sidonio Paes, has accepted q portfolio
In the Paes cabinet. He probably will
take charge of the ministry Of foreign
affairs or assume the presidency Of
kha senate,
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3PAY BIG PENALTY
.ASL|QUOR CARRIERS
Maximum Sentence Is Given
CoIored Men Who Bring
II Into District.
10 MONTHS; ST. 900 FINE

The maximum sentence for import
ing liquor into the District was i'm
posed on Sidney Miller. Hezekiah Tay-
lor and John Williams. all colored. IN
Police Court yesterday afternoon by
Judge Hardison. Each man was given
sentence to ten months imprison-
ment and fined $1,000. with two
months as the alternative.
Motor Cycle Policemen Little and
Marks of the ninth precinct arrested
the men on Bladensburg road soon
after they had crossed into the Dis
trict on the night OF May %. In an
automobile in which they were riding
were found 64S half pipts and two
quarts of liquor, valued at s3oS.i5. The
men were originally charged with
bringing liquor into the District after
hours, but Assistant Corporation
Counsel Ringgold Hart changed the
charge to one of bringing 1t here for
gift or sale.
The men claimed that they brought
the whisky here for their personal use.
but the court could not see how they
were going to dispose of such a large
quantity. All three of the men are
residents of Southwest Washington.
of "bootlegging" have been made.
Edward Bennett. colored. who was
arrested on June 10 and charged with
selling alcoholic liquors. will be given
another hearing in Police Court to-
day. Bennett was arraigned on June
IL. but was committed to Jail for
further hearing.
Sentence Deferred.
A verdict of guilty was given by the
jury in Judge Hardison's court yes
terday afternoon in the case of Ode
Gordon, colored, who was charged
with selling Intoxicating liquor.
motion for a new trial was made and
sentence was deferred by Judge Har-
olson.
Annie Taylor and Helen Morton were
fined $25 each in Police Court this
morning by Judge Hardison for be-
ing intoxicated. but were put on pro-
baton under conditions that they help
locate the person who sold them the
whisky. The women said they bought
the liquor from a colored woman on
Delaware avenue southwest.
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TRAGEDY
SOON UP |NCOURT
Trial of Gamble, Newman and
Burgess Woman for Murder
Begins Tuesday.

Returns on indictments will be made
Monday and trial probably will begin
the day following. at the Alexandria
county courthouse, in the cases Of
Charles E. Gamble, Robert L. New
man and Mrs. Catherine Burgess, held
for the murder of John p. Werres.
the government printing office worker
and jitney driver.
Werres was hired by the trio, 1t is
alleged, to take them for a ride on
the evening Of May 10. Neither his
bile were known after that until the
two men, both soldiers and deserters.
and the woman were apprehended in
Richmond. Va, on the charge of vio-
Iating the automobile laws.
Car Belonged to Werres.
1t was then learned through the Wash
ington police that the car was owned
by Werres. All are said to have made
confession that they had killed their
driver in Alexandria county and had
stolen his automobile.
The men were brought back to
Alexandria. They led the police to
the place where the body had been
put after werres was struck down.
The body was found on May Is. Since
that time the trio have been confined
to the Alexandra county jail at Fort
Myer Heights. The trial will be held
in the courthouse there.
Captivity Not Depressing.
1t was reported by Sheriff Howard
B. Fields today that the prisoners ap-
pear to enjoy their Incarceration at
county's expense and seem not to
worry over the pending trial or its
seriousness. Gamble. the sheriff says.
declares that "if / get six months it
will be going some" Newman can
not understand how anything can be
done to him." because he didn't kill
Werres." Mrs. Burgess declares, II
am innocent as a school child. and
l do not see why I am kept in Jail. I
want to go home"
Judge J. B. T. Thornton of the cir
cult court of Alexandria county has
asked that another judge be named
to hear cases to come up at the sitting
because of illness.
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PRESIDENT JOINS MANY
IN FLAG CELEBRATION
Solicitor General Davis Delivers
Principal Address at Exercises
on Monument Grounds.

President Wilson Joined with hum
dreds of washingtonians in observ-
ing the 141st birthday Of the Amer
lean flag at patriotic exercises on the
Washington Monument grounds yes
terday afternoon. Secretary Baker
presided and Solicitor General John
w. Davis delivered the principal ad-
dress.
The program opened with the pres
entation Of the colors by a detach-
ment OF sailors and marines and
closed with the lowering Of the col
ors to the music Of ''The Star Span
sled Banner" Charles e. Stewart.
chief clerk Of the Department Of Jus
tice, was chairman Of the committee
on arrangements. ,.-s 4
Tho Marine Band played and an in
terdepartmental chorus of 800 voices
sang. Both Mr.. Davis and Secretary
Baker told of the new meaning which
attaches to the American flag this
on the fields Of France.
Flag Day Exercises Elsewhere.
Representative Thomas U. sisson of
Mississippi was the principal speaker at
Flag day exercises Of Washington Lodge.
No. is. B. p, o. E., in the boardroom
of tho District building last night.
Representative Sanders Of Indiana
spoke at exercises held last night by the
Woman's Relief Corps. Department of
the Potomac. G. A. R., In Metropolitan
M. Il. Church, ~ and c streets.
The people Of Riverdale. Md. held a
Joint celebration In observance OF Flag
day and to celebrate the laying Of the
corner stone Of new schoolhouse. The
Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
of Prince Georges County, Boy Scouts.
Red Cross workers and other organiza-
tions Joined with the children Of River
dale in a parade which preceded the
corner stone laying. Among the speak
ers were Philander P. Claxton. United
States commissioner of education, and
Gov. Emerson c. Harrington Of Mary
land.
Flag day was observed at Lanhana,
Nd, last night with the dedication Of a
services flag to the men Of the town who
have gone to war. The nag was un-
furled by Miss Lucy Lanhan, q school
teacher at Lanham for nearly forty
years. G. Pike Of tho Canadian army re-
lated his experience on the western bat
D. A. r. chapters and other patriotic
organizations in the District held in
formal Flag day programs throughout
the day.
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That units Of engineers are again to
the fore in the American ranks that
have played a prominent part in the
fighting overseas Is evident from the
casualty list announced today by the
War Department. Among the seriously
wounded is Lieut.. Russell A. Warner
of 2117 6 street northwest, who received
his commission at the first officers
training camp in August. 1917. at Fort
Myer.
Goes Over Early in November.
Lieut.. Warner was commissioned in
the engineers branch of the land forces
and left this country early in November
for the front. after spending couple Of
months at Camp Leo, Petersburg. Va.
His contingent on arriving on European
shores was Immediately pressed into ac-
tive services and formed the advance
workers Of the infantry and other arms
Of the American Army.
The contingent preceded the Amer
lean forces. laying out the trenches.
installing telephone systems and at
tending to all preliminary details for
the reception Of the fighting forces.
Two members Of Lieut.. Warmers en-
gineering division recently visited
Washington with Gen. Pershing's
nifty.
Born in Michigan.
Lieut.. Warner was born at Ply
mouth. Mich, thirty-one years ago.
He was graduated from Michigan
State College in 1912 and was prom
inent in track athletics. being mem
ber of the institution's star track
team for four years. While there he
received military training.
He was for five years employed by
the General Electric Company at both
it's Schenectady, N. Y. and Pittsfield.
Mass. plants and had been sent to
Washington by the company to study
patent law. at the National Univer-
sity Law School, from which he was
graduated in May Of this year.
He has q wife and child here.
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Two Burned in Oil Well Blaze.

FORT WORTH, Tex. June 1.-THE
Brewer oil well. which was brought
in near Ranger this week, caught fire
early today. fatally burning two men
and injurinS others. The well IL still
burntn3.
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Borah to Renew Treaty Plan

Senator Borah has notified the Sem
ate that he would reintroduce his res
olution proposing that treaties he
considered In public. which was de-
feated SO to 20 during the fight on the
Underwood rule to limit all Senate de-
bate.
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GUN DUELS RAGE,
BUT BATTLES OF
INFANTRY HALT
CONTINUED from First Page.)

check, costing them Thousands OF
men belonging to their best d!vi-
There appears no doubt that tho Ger
mans desired to make an imposing ad-
vance toward the capital and ct tho
Same time tndict losses on the French
and the British before the American
Army was ready to take the field. They
assuredly are anxious in regard to the
rapidly growing forces from across the
Atlantic ocean and are trying their ut
most to use up the old armies In front
Of them before fresh Transatlantic
troops arrive in sufficiently strong force
to turn the balance.
The heroism Of the veteran troops who
In these last days have inflicted such
terrific losses on the flower Of the Ger
man army has given the foe rude
shock. The Germans probably will try
to break through somewhere else. but
the allies, with their armies under the
command OF Gen. Foch, arc confident
that they will check the Germans any
where.
Evening star., 1918-06-15
German omcial Report.

BERLIN, via London. June H.
Heavy attacks by the Brsneh against
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AMERICANS MORE
THAN MATCH FOR
ID FOE IN BATTLE

CONTINUED from First Paxeo
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Take Prisoners in Flanders.

LONDON, June ia successful
local operation was carried out last
night by British and Scottish troops
north of Bethune on the Flanders
front, and over sixty prisoners were
taken, according to the statement is
sued by the war office today. The
statement says:
"A successful local operation was
carried out last night by British and
Scottish battalions north of Bethune.
More than sixty prisoners were taken.
A few prisoners and three machine
guns were captured by us during the
raids in the Villers-Bretonneaux Sec
tor"