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Evening star., 1918-04-10
Publcation of Casualty.
Lists Resumed by Cable
Order of War Secretary

kstfng upon cabled instructions from
rstary Baker. the War Department
y resumed publication Of the daily
Of casualties among the American
6editionary forces. Lists which had
formulated between April 2. when the
Actice was temporarily discontinued,
z April 8 were made public. and 1t
. stated officially that the casualties
kuld be announced regularly here
ser.
FOUR hundred and forty-seven Ameri-
D soldiers were killed or wounded in
ZION. died OF various causes, or were
poured by the enemy in the six-day
kiod covered in the reports issued
i day reported since the first Ameri-
D soldiers landed in France was
bwn by the list Of April 5, which
stained ia names.
pocial reference Is made to twenty
men having been captured by the
fmans. Twenty OF these previously
"a been reported missing and one pre-
Dusly reported dead.
Summary Of Six Reports.
= combined summary Of the six re-
kiI1sd In action, IL.
Died OF wounds, IL.
captured. n.
Died Of accident. 4.
Ned Of disease, 40.
Med, cause unknown, 8.
sverely wounded, 100.
114htly wounded. AL.
0ffng the past week correspondents
y the American forces have reported
usual activity by the Germans on
fronts where the Americans are in
trenches, the dispatches of Sunday
srrinr to the heavy artillery bonn
kdment OF the trenches held by Gen.
tuhing's men. A number of casual
=. reported are believed to have -oc-
fyod among the engineer units that
II part in the. great battle in Picardy
ne issuing Of the daily casualty
- was suspended after receipt of a
nefal order from Secretary Baker, in
onoe. that in future all news relat-
\ 70 the expeditionary forces must
ne from the headquarters Of Gen.
Rshine.
81 Awaited oh3cial Notice.
Fhile It was not believed that the
der was intended to refer to the cas-
M{$y lists, Acting Secretary Crowell
y Maj. Gen. March, acting chief Of
"a. decided to hold them up until a
xmal ruling on the point could be
Manned from Mr.. Baker.
4 pressure still Is being exercised in
= attempt to have published the home
1resses and next Of kin of each man
med In the casualty list This system
f1 abandoned by the War Depart
mt after Gen. Pershing had reported
ceipt Of a formal protest from the
tench government that 1t resulted in
- enemy obtaining valuable fnforma-
Ien. It Is believed here that the fea-
re objected to by the French was the
re1usion Of the date on which the SOL
1or was killed or injured.
SRresident Wilson is understood to
I'VE this matter under consideration
~, but he Ii expected to withhold
l1A1 decision until he has had an op-
loFtunity to discuss the matter with
1eretary Baker on the latter's return
1Fom Europe.
Evening star., 1918-04-10
Berlin Story Of Fighting.

BERLIN. via London. April 9.-The
war office this. evening issued the fol-
lowing communication:
North of La Bassee canal we pene-
trated into English and Portuguese
positions.
"On both sides OF the Somme there
have been violent artillery duels.
"On the southern bank of the Disc
we threw back the enemy across the
Oise-Aisne canal between Coucy le
Chateau and Brancourt.
'4The losses in March Of enemy aerial
fighting forces in the western theater
amount to 23 captive balloons and 34S
airplanes. OF the latter 15S were
brought down behind our lines. The
others were observed to fall within the
enemy's positions.
I'VE lost 81 airplanes and II captive
balloons"
Evening star., 1918-04-10
PRESIDENT ASKED (
BY BYCR|PPLESfOR SON'
Drive From Pittsburgh TO-.
White House to Urge Release
From Draft Army.
MISSION CARES FOR THEM !

When Mr.. ana Mrs. Harry Hunord
Of Pittsburgh. both crippled. heard
that their son, who contributes to thsir
support. had been drafted. they bought
a small wagon and little stove. and
set out from their homo to ask Presi-
dent Wilson to exempt the young man.
The couple hobbled into the White
House yesterday afternoon Just before
the cabinet meeting. Secretary Red>
fields attention was attracted by thsan
and he and attaches Of the White
House heard their story.
Thomas W. Brahany Immediately
took up the case OF their son with Dr.
L. P. Keppe1, assistant secretary OF
war, because the young man already
had been inducted into the service and
extraordinary steps had to be taken 90
obtain his release.
Drove Over Mountain SHOWS.
Mr.. Hufford lost leg in an elevator
accident thirty years ago. His wife has
been crippled by rheumatism and walks
with crutches. They started from their
home. near Pittsburgh. March 10. They
drove over the mountains. where the
They explained that they had bouVhe
the wagon to come here because they
would have no money left after paying
railroad fare. and they hoped to nnd
vacant lot here whore they might
cook and sleep in their wagon. ~ they
did on their way to tho capital
After interviewing them. DR.. xsppel
informed the civilian relief section sf
the American Red Cross, and the cou-
pie was conveyed in an automobile 20
the. the home h service sr 1s ssStSn % OF fns D.
ter s. Ufrord arranged to have them 80 70
the Gospel Mission. whore they will
remain for the present. Their team
has been placed in q Georgetown ltv-
cry stable.
Will Urge Sons Release.
DR.. Keppel has taken up with the
adjutant general OF the Army the Ques-
tion of releasing the son from military
service Previously he had been work.
ing in a shipyard in Chicago. support
ing a wife and contributing to the sup
port OF his parents.
Mrs H. Ufford has written both TO
the son, who Is at Jefferson barracks,
and to a daughter, living in Chicago.
She believes that her husband may be
re-educated In his trade. which he for
sock thirty years ago. when 1t was
taken for granted that cdpples were
destined to be dependents.
When they reached the White HOUSE
the couple had but 50.
Their trim was made without inter.
ruption until they reached Rockville
when they stated. an official there sus-
nacted them of being gypsies. and they
had considerable difficulty in convtnc-
ing him that they were touring 10
washington to see President wilson.
Evening star., 1918-04-10
Six Hundred Communities
Oversubscribe Their Quotas
and Win Right to Fly Flags

Six hundred communities have re-
ported oversubscriptions of their third
liberty loan quota and claimed the
right to fly the honor flag. Official
awards of the flag have been made to
about half that number.
Figures on subscriptions obtained
throughout the country in the last few
days were still not available today at
the Treasury, but 1t was said official
reports might be received by tomorrow.
Many communities now are striving
to double or triple their quotas and
flags. Far Hills, N. j., has won nine
stars by oversubscribing its Quota nine
times; BernaTdsyille, n. j. Msa, and Far a
Official awards Of honor flags by dis
tricts have been made as follows: Chi
cago. 81; San Francisco, 81: Cleveland,
50; Boston. "A: New York, 3s, and Kan
sas City, l. Other districts have not
yet reported official awards.
Monroe county. Fla. in which Key
West is located, was added today to
the list Of communities which oversub-
utes after o'clock last Saturday. and
thereby participated in the multiple tie
Of forty-six communities for national
first honors.
ready has begun and will be continued
as fast as full certihcations Of local
81 aEs tie maas e the federal
Buys Bond With Long Savings.
More than $500 solicitors began a
house-to-hopse canvass in Boston to-
day. One Of the first purchasers was
Ovid Deslaurier Of Southbridge, who
turned over 5000 copper two-cent pieces
which he began saving thirty-three
years ago to pay for a bicycle.
From the Atlanta district today came
reports of enthusiastic interest in the
war exhibit trains which are bringing
the war home to the people" At
Watertown, Tenn. one exhibit train was
stalled 1ongspast Its leaving time be-
cause thousands thronged about the
engine and made 1t almost impossible
to start.
seventy-one Canadian officers. all Of
whom have seen actual service on the
western front in Europe. have been re-
leased by the British government to con-
duct speaking campaign throughout
tho United States during tho liberty
loan campaign
Noted Force Of Speakers.
In addition, 1so men Of the Amer,-
can Army have been assigned to aid in
tho speaking campaign. Sixteen Of
these have been members OF Gen. Per.
shing's expeditionary forces. and all
have suffered from shell shock, gas or
injury. Some Of them were in the
first clashes in which the American
forces engaged on the western front.
Lieut.. Vincent D. Wierxibicki, a
member Of the French high commisb
sion. also has Joined the speaking
forces.
The oratoricaI broadsids in behalf
Of the third liberty loan Is more
pretentious than eyer before used
ii behalf Of any sntsrpriss In the his
! tn In management o& ApeaAing comr
Evening star., 1918-04-10
TO PROTECT LOAN POSTERS.
Bill in House Provides Heavy Fine
and Imprisonment.

Any person who mutilates or even
covers up" a liberty loan poster would
be subject to fine OF $1,000 and I'M
prisonment for two years under a bill
introduced by Representative Emerson
of Ohio.
Evening star., 1918-04-10
Uhing Prisoners Near Firing Line.

An qf1cial dispatch from France says
- sHrench government has obtained
eoo1 that the Germans have employed
French prisoners three kilometers be-
I'd the Airing line. The conventions
init Of the use Of prisoners no nearer
An thirty kilometers.
Evening star., 1918-04-10

The honor roll" system 10 now part
Of the working program OF the local
ulating interest in the third liberty
loan by which the campaign ts brought
down to the Individual has been FORM
ally adopted by the commtttes. This
roll" and -aservlce nag" plans and by
II -oyery person who buys = bond III
Evening star., 1918-04-10
Snow Again Threatens
District as on April 10
of the Last Two Years

Two years ago today. April 10, 1t
showed. One year ago today 1t also
showed. Cheer up; at the time of writ
ting there had been only stray fakes
OF snow today. But it may develop II
the temperature keeps on dropping.
The National Capital had a choice as.
sortment of weather yesterday. last
night and today. Beginning with a
soaking rain that made gardeners feel
jubilant. the weather degenerated by
dark into q driving downpour, carried
on the wings Of a gale that varied in
intensity from thirty miles an hour up
to specially vindictive gusts that forced
thermometers at the weather bureau up
to fifty miles an hour.
About dark the wind was assuming
the proportions of a tornado and the
temperature had dropped down to the
chilly little figures toward the bottom
of the tube. Then, a few minutes after
8 o'clock, came the earthquake that
sent hundreds Of Washington people
flying to the telephone to ask what was
looming of
Evening star., 1918-04-10
Airplane Convoy for Miss Wilson.

WACO. Tex. April 10.-An airpiane
convoy from Rich Field escorted Miss
Margaret Wilson. daughter of the
President, when she left hero yester-
day for Austin. The machtnes, In bat
tie formation, dew over the train for
many miles ard then returned to Waco.
Miss Wilson has been making tour oI
the Army eAn1onmeute N TexAG.
Evening star., 1918-04-10

batteries caught under their fire and
dispersed enemy concentrations in the
region of Coucy-le- Chateau.
Eastern Theater, April 8.-West of
the vardar, Hellenic reconnaissance
dispersed a Bulgarian detachment.
AT the Cerna bend one Of our detach-
ments penetrated the enemy organiza-
tions, where shelters were destroyed
British airplanes bombed depot at
Kakora, nine kilometers southeast OF
Seres."
Evening star., 1918-04-10

hours of the night and early hours OF
the morning toured the city in an ef-
fort to locate damage done by the
storm and to protect any dangerous
places they might find.
Evening star., 1918-04-10
Gardeners Unalarmed.

Farmers and gardeners said today the
storm will not injure early gardens un-
less a hard freeze follows the wind and
rain. Early fruit, such a. cherries and
plums. howeverd win probably suffer,
though little damage is expected to
peach orchards and other fruits. Early
GENTLY advanced to be greatly injured
by anything less than q rather hard
freeze. while such crops as peas. early
potatoes, etc. will not suffer at ALI un-
less actual freezing continues for few
days after the storm.
The storm, according to the weather
bureau. was exhausting itself today.
and may be expected to disappear dur
ing the night. Temperatures will drop
it is expected, and tomor-
row 1t II expected to bring clear skies
and moderate winds from general
|northerly direction
polioemen on duty during The 1A1o
Evening star., 1918-04-10

have the right to display An Honor
nsg." and win have his Or her name
The local committee anticipates re-
markable results in the canvass as \
result Of this appealing feature. and
already has ordered 100000 Of the lit
tie red. white and blue honor flags"
They will be ready for distribution
within the next day or two.
Honor rolls will be started this
morning in several Of the larger de-
partment stores. the government de-
partments and other places Of business
all over the city.
Posters in Local Establishments.
One of the large "honor rolr posters
has been procured from the local COM
mittee by the management OF Wood
ward & Lothrop's. and Is being dis.
played in the store today. severa! OF
the employees already have subscribed
placed on the roll. Other names will be
added as tho Individual subscriptions
are made.
E. c. Graham Of the National Electri-
cal Supply Company. has informed the
committee that an honor roll will be
started among the company's employees.
Commissioner Brownlow announced to-
day that tho District building Will,
within the next day or 50. place on dis
play the honor rolf for the employees
of the District government.
Beginning with today. every pur-
chaser Of q liberty bond will receive
q third liberty loan button. The local
committee distributed $4,000 Of them
among the banks yesterday. Persons
who have already subscribed may OBJ
tain buttons by applying at the banks
where the purchaser were made.
Description Of Button.
The button that is being given to
every subscriber to the new loan issue,
whether for $50 bond or a $4,000
one, has a border of brilliant red. a
blue field with a liberty bell, and the
words, third liberty loan" In white.
Sixteen million of these buttons have
been manufactured for distribution
the nation.
The surveyors Office in the District
building has 100 per cent subscrip-
tion record. Melvin c. Hazen, the sur
veyor, has reported to the local COM
mittee that every employe in his office
College and university students in
are to take part in a rous-
ing loan rally to be held next Monday
night In the Central High School audi
torium. Jurge Walter I. Mccoy, chair
man of the committee on colleges, will
preside and has arranged for a number
of prominent speakers to be present,
among them Judge Wendell Phillips
Stafford. There will be music and sing
ing. A feature will be the singing of
"The Battle Hymn of the Republic"
led by Noah H. Swayne.
Evening star., 1918-04-10
Colder Weather Indicated.

Indications today were that the weather
would become still colder, so a repetition
Of the SHOWS of yesteryear and the year
before is not impossible. accoId riding to the
weather man.
Little damage was done by the high
wind. SO far as was indicated today by
reports to the police. A few plate glass
windows cracked under the strain, and at
one or two points in the city trees were
blown down.
City and suburban street car trafflc was
interfered with last night and this morn
ing, cars on the various interurban lines
running late from about dark last night
until this forenoon, when normal sched-
ules were resumed.
In some suburban sections the wind was
so strong as to blow shingles of the
roofs Of houses and damage outbuildings.
Electric wires were blown from the poles
in some places, plungtng neighborhoods
In darkness. No serious damage was re-
ported. however.
Evening star., 1918-04-10
U. S. FIGHTERS REACH
BATTLE LINES TO
ASSIST THE BRITISH

Continued from First Page.)
The Washington times., 1918-02-11
Y William A. McKeever.

'@NrTHR get your boy ready to
liz Join the great army Of youths
who Will help TIL the son
during the coming Summer. As =
means of meeting the tremendous
demand for increased food supplies
70 feed the hungry armies and the
starving world the Government At
WashinRton "a behind this boy
farmer movement
:. THE Boys Working Reserve II
the name given to the new youth
ful order, and the preparation In
eludea a brief intensive course OF
training in the simpler duties OF
farm and livestock industry.
No other form Of smDloyment 10
auIts 80 fundamental and GiGnin-
can't for growing boys ~ we'll
directed course in actual farming.
America IL great chiefly because OF
her vast rural areas and because OF
the fact that her rural people have
alvnyH enjoyed the best that our
could offer. And now.
"a never before. we are catching =
vision Of the possible high cultural
value of farming a. a profession.
FOTlun4le4y luAh iva "a NV
ton boy farmer was thoroughly
tested out lsst season, and II proved
q succeaA In New jersey J. H
carris organised q great Juvenile
army OF rural industrialiStH, both IN
farming and in home project work.
In New York State Professor Ar
thur D. Dean. OF Columbia Cutyer-
atty, developed the idea OF the boys
farm training camp, where there
was offered a brief preparatory
course. Assistant Superintendent
Frank F. Thompson. OF Boston. d.
rected the organization Of many
camps where the boys lived with a
supervisor while engaged in farm
work. Two hundred boys from the
city of Buffalo went out and helped
save q peach crop valued At sso,ooe.
The Washington times., 1918-02-11
Advice to the LovelOrn
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX
Poor Fun!
By BEATRICE
DEAR MISS FAIRFAXl

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX!
have been going about with
= Young lady for three years and
We were to he married in the
Spring, but a few weeks ago l
received through a friend a let
ter Bhs wrote another young man
which contained as many arfec-
tionEte words as any she ever
wrote me, and also explaining
some Of my personal business to
this young man. but she confesses
TO me that she only did il through
fun and that she loves no other
than me and is sorry She wrote
the letter. +. H. d.
7 DON'T like It a bit What this
girl did was hrsioyal and IN
dIgnined don't see what posi-
bio FUN" she got out of telling
your affairs to another man, nor
yet out OF writing him a loving let
ter. I'm afraid she Is a hirt and In
clined TO be fokls and dscsItfuL
Now that you have found her out I
suppose she is frightened al rhs
thought OF losing the love she sud
denly recognizes as being vaIuabls
TO her. But j do believe in forgiv-
ing the repentant wroRE-dosr. II
you can recover your trust FOR the
ing. and II she can conquer her
own folly then the episode may he
a. closed book and you can be happy
as before
The Washington times., 1918-02-11
English Women of Rank NOIV Gladly Washing Dishes
and Scrubbing Floors to Do Their Bit

TN the Gnts-bsI1um days 10 be
young and beautiful and titlSd
was practically 20 possess the
earth. but war. the great lsvsllsr,
has adjusted matters differently and
to-day these precious gifts OF the
gods must be linked UP with sober
sfficsnoy IL my lady wants . place
IN the sun.
This fact has been brought home
30 vivfdly in the World war. At
tho very outset Of host!lities when
England sent regiment after rsgi-
ment 20 the western front, smart
women Ih London grew tired Of
endless teas and junketH with only
women present and decided relief
work Of some sort would Kill the
SnnuL. In large numbers they
pronsrsd help In hospitals, driving
ambuiGnesL IN fact offered to do
anytAIAE possible They dsnaSd
becoming costumes very military in
Sut and ooIor and were enormously
charmed With the excitement Of 70
all.
But
Beauty and a Title ala not on
set their incompstsnoy and the
priSed places went TO women who
know how TO work. the women who
had served their apprenticeship in
the hard school of experience
This vaS at the beginning Of the
var. 1t aid not take the titled
women long to realize that n they
would serve their country they
would have to start In doing the
humblest sort Of tasks and grGdu-
ally become efficient enough to
really count
To-day in London women OF rank
are washing dishes, cleaning floors,
and doing other mental work in
hospitals. while the more competent
sister is delegated to nurse and
care for the wounded and to posi-
tions OF trust.
Theirs Is not the romantic task
Of tending wounded heroes
Instead. they cook meals for the
regular nurses and they are doing
It cheerfully and readily, Just be-
cause 81 10 the only thing they can
do to help. Some of the women LeIp
in the management OF rest clubs.
canteens and Institutes all over
London and the. provinces. ThsJ
The Washington times., 1918-02-11
To My Sweetheart Soldier
Every Girl Should Read These Wonderful Letters

vast column moving as a unit
heads high, feet marking time
proudly to the majestic Christian
hymn! Yes, every inch! AS
they marched along the words of
that other ancient hymn came to
my mind:
1.-THE Son Of God goes forth to
War!
A kingly crown to gain!
His blood-red banner streams
ATARI
Who follows in His trainl
Who best can drink his cup Of
woe,
Triumphant over pain,
Who patient bears his cries below,
He follows in His trainw
As the lines formed and moved
on, and passed out Of sight, 9TH
ers took their places-ready to
drink their cup of woe, triumph
ant in the thought of pain, or
death, patient TO bear their cross
they follow in His train.
In the midst Of the multitude
OF spectators, most OF them weep
ing - some sobbing audibly =
there was yet a touch Of humor.
So must it be, or else in times
like these our hearts would break.
A young girl near me was sob
bling Historically. l was con-
strained to approach her with
word OF comfort "Can you not
stop crying?" said. "Can you
not try to wave a last brave good
by to your sweetheart or broth
err" At that she burst into a
fresh paroxysm, and gasped out
between her sobs, That's what
I'm crying for, because 1 haven't
anyone TO wave good-by to-"
I am tired tonight, beloved. but I
shall soon be rested, and over me
hangs Gods goodness. Through
the waking and the dreaming
hours ! think Of you-spinning
the golden thread Of love, ard
weaving your image always into
my pattern at the loom.
Goodnight, my husband.
The Washington times., 1918-02-11
Your Boy and the Farm
THERE'S GREAT CHANCE THIS SUMMER
Every Parent Ought to Encourage
His Son to Try Working in the
Fields During Vacation.

So the Story might be continued
But perhaps the most cheering
aspect OF this new project looking
toward the vacation boy farmer on
q large scale II that attempt to give
the youth a well-roundea and in
spring programme OF good living
while he IL so engaged. There II
the high value OF q patriotic mo-
tiVs-heipinE to defend the Govern
msnt and to feed the world Also.
there is the idea OF the crowd and
the sanction OF a popular movement.
Then the cAmpinE-out feature IL
especially attractive. Finally. the
studied attempt to require good
wages, reasonable hours and q
moral environment for the boy-
this II most commendAble-
Begin early TO talk vacation farm
employment TO your boy. Write to
the Department eS Labor and tia
Bureau OF Education At Washington
and secure the best literature on
the subject Get into touch with the
reliable agents of this movement
and make the whole AFFAIR an ex-
tended topic Of discussion for the
home circle.
country may be somewhat less for
youths than what they might earn
IN the city. very probably the eul-
tural and the instructional value Of
the rural employment Will far out
weigh the difference in money in
come. For your boy to return. At
Autumn sound and strong physical
ly and morally. and with an He-
quired sense OF mastery over %
important q task a. farm labor
that will be q real achievement
But while these good things seam
to be promised for your boy In case
he takes up the vacation employ
msnt on the farm. do not merely
take them for granted.
Be an active partner in the EnHir.
Follow your boy through every step
in the movement and help to make
= glorious success.