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Evening star., 1918-07-28

| 'How simple and eficient!s she
breathed as she glanced into her host
ess' smiling face. It'll never make
that mistake again." and she began
to adjust her hat in the long French
mirror before she took her departure.
May take the card with me un-
til tomorrow to study 1t over?" she
asked, as she opened her beaded bag
to insert 1t.
Indeed. you may. dear," the hostess
replied. "and. IL you would like 1t, I
have here another little card bearing
Evening star., 1918-07-28

insignia card from beneath her pill
low. switched on the silk shaded
boudoir lamp and studied earnestly
far into the night But even though
she did have tired eyes the next morn
ing she learned that:
The infantry branch of the service
have an insignia Of crossed guns, the
enlisted mems insignia being stamped
on a round metal button and the Of
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CONTINUED on Fifth Page.)
Evening star., 1918-07-28
Collar Tells
the Tale.

were parked, SuPpoSo he S
barrassed them, too. by not knowing
lust what rank was which-to say
nothing of my own embarrassment" !"
she finished. almost in tears.
The debutante had called the colonel
sergeant" and had termed second
lieutenant major"
"of course, couldn't remember
each name and title when you intro
Evening star., 1918-07-28
l8OclQ6Y..
Continued from Third paseo

add to the general efficiency Of the
woman power of the country"
81 shall be glad to make over your
old gowns" a New York modiste re-
Gently told one Of her Atlanta pa
irons. for 1t is war times, and thrift
must be the watchword of all.
! Madame must sacrifice. and so
must l."
The war thrift may have Just the
| good influence over women that Will
make them see their business OF
dressing. and dressing more according
| to common sense and reason, rather
than pandering to the shoddy fads OF
! dress which have induced certain
| element of women to believe that a
| quantity of clothes rather than their
| quality and fitness constitutes being
| well dressed.
| 'Why. how many times does madame
| expect to wear a gown" asked that
princess Of fakeE dressmakers in New
| York-Madam Blank-Bun-when an
Atlanta patron brought back gown
that fell on her the second time she
wore 1t, and asked 1t be reclaimed
Ito use the new word the Red Cross
is employing in the mending OF
While the adoption Of uniforms for
certain forms Of patriotic service is
| obviously right, on the other hand
one cannot but deplore that the
vanity Of certain types of women will
l
| by adopting costumes which render
| them spectacular as they render serv-
! ice; or costumes to which they will
| attract marked attention to in any
way, or startle by their lack Of dain-
| tiness or appropriateness.
Though there were over 200 of the
! most prominent women Of America
present at the Washington meeting
I recently attended. SO great was the
| interest centered in the meeting /
do not recall what any of the women
wore," was the comment of an At
lanta woman on the subject of econ
| omy in dress.
ut is argued they were well and
suitably dressed she further COM
! mented, and that they were living
up nationally. to the idea Of thrift
and economy"
II women go to the extreme In the
matter of curtailing their participa-
tion in trade. and buy clothes at all.
they will be falling in one of their
| most important war obligations, that
of keeping the home fires burning"
and maintaining as far as possible
normal business conditions.
Therefore. while arguing for thrift
and economy in dress, and living up
to those principles. well balanced
women should bear in mind the very
good advice of DR.. Peixotto, who
says Thrift need not sound the doom
ly possible to be thrifty and cheerful
to wear clothing of simple lines and
Inexpensive material, SO as to liberate
labor now engaged in creating empty
superfuities, and thus to add to the
general efficiency of the woman pow-
er Of the country"
Evening star., 1918-02-21
ADMINISTRATION TO
| FIGHT WHEAT RAISE
Bills Pending in Congress
Would Disrupt Bread Pro-
gram of Food Heads.

The administration does not intend
to allow enactment Of legislation fur
ther raising the price Of wheat with
out determined opposition. it was learn
ed today from an authoritative source
Bills pending in Congress, another of
which was introduced yesterday by
Representative Helvering of Kansas,
are to be fought, it was stated. because
their enactment would completely up
set the entire wheat and bread program
of the food administration. already
worked out in great detail; and further.
would force a raise in the price of old
wheat. already arbitrarily fixed at 81 a
bushel. minimum. 1t was also stated
that under the existing law President
Wilson has full authority to readjust
the price of wheat if such a step should
be found advisable.
Wheat is selling now on a basis Of
$500 a bushel and the price is main
tanned by heavy government purchases
for the Army and Navy and for the al
lies. The food administration has
worked out a scale of profits for mill
ers and distributors of flour on this
basis and bread is selling at a fixed
price
Evening star., 1918-02-21
NORMAL DISTRIBUTION OF
RECORD TO BE RESUMED

Senator Fletcher Of Florida, chair
man Of the joint committee on printing,
today said the normal distribution of
the Congressional Record will be re-
sumed shortly, as the result of arrange
ments for speeding up shipments of
paper to Washington. Correspondence
between Senator Fletcher and the pub
lie printer show that the attention of
Director General of Railroad McAdoo
has been called to the shortage of paper
Tor the Record, and that Mr.. McAdoo
promised to have paper stock now en-
route to Washington moved with as lit
tie delay as possible.
Some Of the paper. he showed. has
been on the way to Washington since
December 26. 1917.
Senator Fletcher explained that the
restrictions of the Records circulation
to Washington had. been made at the
order Of the joint committee on print
ing. because the supply of paper for
printing the Record had been danger
ously low. He said, too. that the pub
lie printer had been Instructed not to
print other public documents. except
those absolutely needed at this time,
until the paper supply had been in
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Evening star., 1918-02-21
MORE SURVIVORS FOUND.
Checking Up the Loss Of American
Troops ON the Tuscania.

Thirty-seven American soldiers, who
sailed on the TuscaHfa and who had not
been accounted for since the ship was
torpedoed, February S, were found to
be survivors when the Associated Press
list of Tuscania missing was checked
against all available official records
Definite figures of the loss Of Ameri-
can troops in the Tuscania disaster
could not be determined. OF the 34s
names not found in the lists of sur
vivors, as issued by the War Depart
ment several days after the sinking
after careful checking with the Tus-
cania's passenger list. 1874 have since
been identified among the dead. 104
have been reported as survivors and
Ill remain unaccounted for. There have
been S3 unidentified dead buried on the
Scottish coast.
The War Department has announced
the names Of forty-four additional sur
vivors and that OF one other man listed
as missing. but who. 1t develops, was
not on the ship. Eight, Of the sur
vivors previously had been reported in
the Associated Press dispatches a.
Evening star., 1918-02-21
u. S. RENTS RAUSCHER'S
FOR SHIPPING BOARD
Receptions and Balls to End at Close
Of This Week, Management
Asserts.

At the close of this week no more re-
ceptions or balls will be held at Raus-
cher's, Connecticut avenue and L street,
for some time, as the United States
Shipping Board has rented the upper
floors Of the building.
A branch of the shipping board will
move into the quarters Sunday morn
ing. Just which branch of the board
will go there. it was stated at the de-
partment today, has not been decided
upon The board will occupy the ball
rooms, banquet hall and reception room
on the upper floors of the building.
The management of Rauscher's stated
today that a number of balls and re-
ceptions scheduled to be held there
after Saturday night were Cancelled
because the government wanted the
quarters. A number of these functions
will be held at the Washington Club,
18th and 4 streets
The catering business of the concern
will not be interfered with. and the
management announced its patrons
will be supplied at their homes or in
other places.
Evening star., 1918-02-21
TONNAGE Of SHIPS
ON THE INCREASE
Belief Expressed That Upward
Trend Will Continue Un-
til End of War.
SHIP EXPERTS OPTIMISTIC

Tonnage Of ships available for trans
portation overseas Of troops and Of
food for tho allies is on tho increase. ao-
cording to statements Of oficials today.
and belief was expressed that the up
ward trend will continue from now
until the end Of the war, unless DIM
culties now unforeseen should arise.
The low point in tonnage available
for overseas transportation was passed
February 1. it was stated This date
was several weeks earlier than ship
ping experts had predicted or antici-
pated.
In support Of the optimistic views Of
the shipping experts, attention was
called today to the satisfactory results
Of the campaign against enemy sub
marines, to the fact that government
ships now are coming from American
yards, and to the progress Of negotta-
tions for neutral vessels to be used in
the non-hazardous trades to release
other shipping for overseas carrying.
Upward Trend in Shipping.
When experts first plotted the curve
Of the tonnage supply. taking into con-
sideration the greatest success Of sub
marines and all possible contingencies
in the domestic situation, they found
that the number Of vessels available
for transporting troops and for feed
ing the allies would be lower toward
the end Of this month than At any
other period. Just how close to the
danger point that would be they did
not care to say. knowledge that the
Germans sank about 100000 tons of
ships in 1917. nearly three times as
much as was produced in Great Brit.
ain and the United States. did not
change their estimates.
charts of the shipping board have
shown a steady upward trend omcials
think that from now on new factors
to put more ships into service. Chief
Of these will be the restriction OF i'm
ports, made effective February 16. the
results Of which will not be noticeable
for weeks yet. As more ships. are
needed they will be withdrawn from
the neutral trade and commerce with
those countries curtailed to that ex-
ohcials declined to say what was
Evening star., 1918-02-21

decline In available tonnage, though It
is well known that optimistic opinions
arc held regarding the anti-submarine
campaign. Despite labor troubles. con-
fidence fs expressed that tho gosl Of
100000 tons Of shipping will be built
In this country this year. Sailing ves-
sells, Of which there are 2,5o0.000 tons
under tho American nag, are being put
into tho coastwise and other trade, to
release the faster steamers for trans
atlantic service.
The labor question Is regarded as the
determining factor In the domestic sit
uation. Supplies have been assured for
all tho ships planned. II men can be
obtained officials believe the ships will
Evening star., 1918-02-21
HOLLAND TO GET EXPORTS.
Fifty Commodities Given to Neutrals
by United States Ruling.

Export to Holland and Sweden of fifty
specified commodities other than food
stuffs has been authorized by the war
trade board. Articles Of wearing ap-
parel, housefurnishings and drugs not
subject to the rationing agreement now
under discussion with the allies. COM
prise most Of the list.
The sanction of the Netherlands Over
seas Trust or of the American legation
at Stockholm must be obtained by ship
pers. Export licenses must be procured
from the war trade board.
Evening star., 1918-02-21
GARDEN FOR EVERY
FAMILY in DISTRICT
Plan Is Announced by De-
fense Committee to
Help Win War.

"A Garden for Every Family in the
District Of Columbia" is the slogan Of
the garden committee OF the District
council of defense. This committee con-
sists of Edward F. Colladay (chairman),
Albert Douglas. Charles F. Crane. Jo-
seph A. Berberich, s. T. Cameron. Cuno
H. Rudolph and A. J. Driscoll. and with
the approach of spring the work is to
be pushed from room 61S, Union Trust
building, under the direction of H. NJ.
ConolIy. agricultural expert
War gardens are being organized in
all sections Of the District as a pa
triotic and community work. The gar
den committee is giving all assistance
possible to produce the desired results.
To do this it must necessarily have
funds. It is estimated that $4,000 will
be required.
Evening star., 1918-02-21
Mai. R. D. Adams Goes to Training

Maj. Roy D. Adams, Medical Reserve
Corps. has been relieved from duty at
the Walter Reed General Hospital, this
city, and will proceed to the medical
officers training camp at Camp Green
leaf. at Fort Oglethorpe,- Ga, where he
will act as instructor in lung diseases.
Evening star., 1918-02-21
Forced Wheat on Market.

Heretofore the food administration
has depended solely on the higher price
for the last crop to force wheat on
the market.
If legislation providing higher prices
for the new crop is enacted the food
administration, it is declared. will be
forced to raise the price on present
holdings and in turn will have to raise
the price of -four, which would mean
immediate increases in bread prices.
Enormous profits, according to officials,
would go to distributors. who now hold
about 100000 bushels of wheat and
some 100000 barrels of flour. There
probably are on the farms about 1885,
000. 900 bushels Of wheat left over from
the old crop, much of which will have
to be held for seeding.
Evening star., 1918-02-21
Placed Arbitrary Price.

In enacting the food control law Con.
gress placed an arbitrary minimum
price of 50 a bushel on next seasons
crop. This is the price that the bills
offered seek to increase. The 20 pei
cent difference between the price OF
last years yield and this years crop
was fixed in large measure to draw
wheat from the farms before the new
crop is marketed.
Already the agitation for higher
price for next seasons crop, food ad-
ministration officials say, is checking
the flow of wheat to the terminals and
to the mills and threatens to stop it
entirely. There is no power under
the food act to force farmers to release
their grain, and, although the bills in
Congress provide that the price shall
apply only to the new crop, there is
no way, officials say, to prevent the
seller from mixing in old wheat with
the new
Evening star., 1918-02-21

be turned out on time. More d91nV -
strikes viii cause still more Sef4oD -
the vessels advance to completion -
as more men are put to work. r.
campaign for voluntary enrollmeD4 g
shipbuilders has resulted In signing -
many Thousands Of workers, who ~
needed.
Evening star., 1918-02-21
Offers Dam Site to u. S.

The Alabama Power Company has
offered to the government without
cost the dam site necessary for COM
pleting the Mussel Shoals water pawer
project at the point where the govern
ment nitrate plant is under construc-
tion.
Evening star., 1918-02-21
SHRAPNEL
Sidelights on the War
OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

News Of continued operations of the
drawal of Russian troops, brings terror
and grief to the hearts and minds Of all
Armenians and those in sympathy with
their sufferings. More than two mil
lion Armenians have been massacred
during the course of the present war
fare in near eastern regions.
You may make omnibus conductors,
munition workers. farm bailiffs and doc
tors of women, but you never will turn
them into good dress designers" was
the remark of an attorney arguing for
, the exemption from military service of
la noted male designer in England. He
pointed out that there was less than a
half dozen successful female designers
in the whole world.
One of the noticeable things observed
at the front is the. way which the Catho-
lie soldier clings to his beads. In the
turmoil Of modern day conflict many of
the soldiers belongings get lost but
the fighters generally cling to their
rosaries. After battle it is customary
for stretcher bearers and others to take
the beads from the pockets of the dead
men and place them about their necks
before burial
The wife of member of the reichstag
prevailed upon her husband. who was
| interested in reform methods in Ger
many. to permit her to use one of his
committee rooms for a Charity" One
day he Unexpectedly appeared on the
scene and found that his room had been
/ converted into a gambling hell and he
found his wife and another woman, both
in disheveled condition. fighting like
! mad. One had accused the other of
cheating. Society women of Germany
are spending countless thousands of
marks over the green tables these days,
according to reliable advices which
have reached neutral cities in Scan
dinavia.
care you married." a nurse asked OF
| a seriously wounded soldier behind the
| fighting lines in France.
NO" came the faint response. ''This
| is the worst thing that ever happened to
| me-"
The estates of Sir Rosslyn wemyss
| head OF the British navy. and Sir Douglas
| adjoin. They are located in Fifeshire
( Thirty-nine different styles OF shoes and
| boots are being manufactured under Brit
! ish government control The price is
| stamped on each pair. The British gov
| ernment was forced to step into the shoe
| business because of the wild profiteering
during the early years Of the war.
Italian women living along the railway
| lines carrying French and British soldiers
| to the Piave battle front delight in MAX
| ing and distributing choice delicacies to
the allied troops. Night or day the wom-
| en- can always be counted upon to be
| waiting at the stations.
Evening star., 1918-02-21

How power machinery can - s0A
ployed on the farm to increase pro0nos
tion and help win the war will be ~
fustrated at the second annual trA0eee
show which opened today At WichttSs
Evening star., 1918-02-21

0aly* One ~BROMO QUININE.n
20 get 9e genuine, call for full name, LAXA-
I'VE BHeM0 QUTNINE Look for signature Of
y W. Grove. Cures . Cold in One Day. 30c.
Evening star., 1918-02-21

The estates of Sir Rosslyn Wemyss
head OF the British navy, and Sir Dougla
Haig. commander Of the British armies
adjoin. They are located in Fifeshire.
Evening star., 1918-02-21

Thirty nine different styles of shoes ant
boots are being manufactured under Brit.
ish government control The price i.
stamped on each pair. The British gov.
ernment was forced to step into the sho,
business because of the wild profiteerins
during the early years Of the war.
Evening star., 1918-02-21

Italian women living along the railway
lines carrying French and British soldiers
to the Piave battle front delight in MAX
ing and distributing choice delicacies to
the allied troops. Night or day the wom-
en- can always be counted upon to be
waiting at the stations.
Evening star., 1918-02-21

a seriously wounded soldier behind tn,
fighting lines in France.
NO." came the faint response. 'Thi.
is the worst thing that ever happened t.
me-"
Evening star., 1918-02-21
SPECIAL. NOTICES.

n 1U111cN OF AIMAS TEMPLE OF THE
0yB&3c Shrine viii be held at the patrol fooms'
13A Il St NV, Thursday evening. Feb. u,
1oler at 7:3O o'clock, for the purpose Of CON
feexfns orders. L. WHITING ESTES. Potentats.
harrison DINGMAN, Recorder.
ON AND~AFsTEK THIS DATE WILL BE RE
spoasfb1e for no debts other than those con-
- -A' CHARLES W. MIILER.
LORENZO G. WAKEFIELD,
NOTARY PUBLIC,
EXPERT ACCOUNTANT.
THE MAN WHO KNOWS HOW
10 make up income tax returns correctly. Posted
"a an requirements. CharSes fair. Saves you
time and money in fnes in the end. Cali OF
Dhone me at SIS G NV,
LOUIS ABRAHAM'S JEwELRY STORE.
InformatioA, phone Main 1878. ~
I VIII NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
debts contracted by any in my name, except
nyself. J. +. G. NEBB. 5sth and Blaine st
A-e. q
I Will NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
debts contracted by any other than by my
self EDWARD e. MORRIS, 718 F St s.w. 2le
FOR THIRTY-FoUR YEARS THE HOME
Building Association has been helping thrifty
people to obtain homes and accumulate savings
for other purposes. 1t has never paid less than
~ interest. Ask about 1t. r. f. CLAUGH-
TON. Pres; WM. 7. GALLIHER v. Pres
PAUL SMITH, v. Pres; JAMES M. WOOD,
WARD, Sec; EDw. S. wESCOTT. Treas. 1eO1
PENNSYLVANIA ave, NV.
Evening star., 1918-02-21

Oficials declined to say what was
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-22
Relgians' Partial
Bill Against Huns
Now $l,692,252,0O

London. Oct 2l.-Some of the
items which figure on Germany's
bill in Belgium are. given as follows
from an official Belgian source:
Local contributions and fines lev
led by Germany on Belgium in 1914,
/. 100000.
War contributions from Novem-
Der, 1914, to October, 1916, $751;
100000.
War contributions, seven months,
to May, 1917, Gl4,000,000.
War contributions from May,
1917, to May, 1918, 92S,S00,000.
War contributions from June to
October of the current year, 9l5,-
OOo,000.
Raw materials and machinery TAX
en- by the Germans were reckoned
by them in January, 1915, at $780,
100000 The damage to December
1914, estimated by the North Ger
man Gazette amounted to e20O,
100000. This makes a grand total
of f3S4 100000, or, in round mum.
bers, $l,692,252,000.
These items do not include ma.
terial destruction and acquisitions
since January, 1915, which alone
must be reckoned at several hun.
bred million pounds.
During the winter of 1916 Belgian
workingmen to the number of L.
10000 were deported to Germany
The future production of these men
was thus totally lost to their coun'
try.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-22
Three German Planes
Downed by American
Flyer in Single Day

With the American Army North
west of Verdun, Oct. 21.-Three
German airplanes were brought
down on Friday by 1t. Cleveland
McDermott of Syracuse, N. Y. This
was disclosed by further details re-
ceived today of the exploit Of this
airman, who previously was reported
to have brought down one Fokker
on that day.
This increases to 10 the number
of German machines destroyed on
Friday by Lieutenant McDermott
and the other American aviators,
who were protecting the planes en-
gagged in the all-American bombing
raid.
After bringing down his first op-
ponent the lieutenant was attacked
by FIVE Fokkers. He unanswered
toward the American lines, fighting
all the time and sending down one
of the Germans. Just before his ma
chine was downed near Brieulles he
winged the third German. This
places total of four enemy ma
chimes to the credit of the lieu-
tenant
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-22
Many Dainties Gathered
- BV Girls With Baby Buuqy

Little Janet Jefferies and Lois
Finck were the heroines of Hans
scom park last Saturday. In re-
spouse to an appeal by Mrs. Frank
Hamilton that the women of the
neighborhood make contributions
toward the relief of sufferers from in
fluenza, these little girls went forth
with baby buggy to gather dainties
for the Sick, and so generously did
the people respond that they were
kept busy a good portion of the day.
There were fruits, canned and
fresh, tomatoes, jellies, jams, soups
and buildings of all sorts among the
gifts, and the little ones were happy
in their work, to say nothing of
those who gave and those who re-
ceiyed.