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Evening star., 1918-02-09
RUSH OF ENLISTMENTS
AFTER TUSCANIA'S LOSS
Greatest Since War Started-"How
Soon Can We Go Acrosse"
Volunteers Ask.

NEW YORK. Fabruary 9.-As a re-
suit of the sinking of the Tuscania the
number of volunteers to present them
selves for enlistment at the chief Ma
rine Corps recruiting stations ,here
yesterday was greater than that re-
corded any day since the declaration
of war by the United States on Ger
many. the officer in charge announced.
The question the volunteers invariably
asked of the recruiting officer on be-
ing accepted was: How soon can we
go across"
EFT. PAUL. Mimi, February "a
high record day for enlistments in the
10th Engineers, the Forestry Regiment,
four companies of which were on the
Tuscania- has been reported by State
Forester W. T. Cox. Sixteen men have
been enrolled since news of the ships
sinking was received.
perhaps a. spirit of vengeance is
prompting men to join Mr.. Cox said
PHILADELPHIA, February a.-The
torpedo that sank the Tuscania, with
loss of many American troops, also
sent hundreds of men to the local re-
cruiting stations.
away with that dirty stuff" echoed one
rookie. as he went through his medical
examination. He echoed the sentiment
of the crowd.
About two hundred men, including
provisional acceptances. were recruited
in the various branches of the United
States service Thursday.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
NEARLY 1000 ENROLL FOR
WORK IN U. S. SHIPYAROS
That Mark Is Expected to Be
, Reached When Recruiting Of
8 fee Closes Tonight

1t is expected that nearly 1000 men
will have enrolled at the local recruit
ing office for shipyard workers, ELLA
Connecticut avenue. when the office
closes its second week tonight. At clos
ing time yesterday approximately $50
men had enrolled and this morning the
daily average was being maintained.
Mechanics in the draft, even of class
j. are being invited to enroll, it being
the understanding of those in charge
of recruiting that an agreement will
be reached between the shipping board
and the War Department placing in a
deferred class all drafted men who are
called to the shipyards.
The pastors OF the city have been
urged by William Fl. Baldwin, chairman
of the District Council OF Defense, to
speak from their pulpits tomorrow of
the need for men to build the ships
necessary to win the war.
Men who enroll in the United States
Shipyard Volunteers at 12l1-A Connecti-
cut avenue must not expect immediate
employment. The sipyards are not vet
ready to receive the 250,000 additional
r1Torkmen being recruited throughout the
country They promise to hold them
selves in readiness. however, for service
IN one of the yards as soon as called
upon.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
MORE RAIN DUE TONIGHT
Rising Temperature Also Forecast
With Colder Weather for Wash
ington Tomorrow.

More rain and rising temperature TO-
night will he Washington weather
portion, according to the official fore
cast by the weather bureau today. 10
morrow the mercury will fall 1t Will
be several degrees colder. Cloudy
weather prevailed in the capital ana
adjoining states today.
Falling temperature tomorrow VIII pe
the forerunner of colder weather Tor the
first part of next week, according 10
weather bureau officials. A cold wave
from the west will probably reach inns
section by Monday night.
Rain fell last night at IL O'CLOCK
freezing as il reached the Srouhu.
Streets and sidewalks were shppefS
this morning With the prospect OF a
liberal rainfall tonight, street cleaning
officials were hopeful that the last OF
the icy crust from the streets Will ne
removed before cold weather sets III
again. n ,
The coolest this morning was 80 de-
Crees at O'Clock. At noon the ther-
mometer registered "A degrees, with
the mercury going higher.
Rain and cloudy skies cover wide
range of territory in the east todaS.
Warmer weather. and also ram. Is lore
east for the east tomorrow.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
ANOTHER SPANISH SHIP.
ON WAY TO N. Y. Is SUNK
Italian Vessel Also Sent Down in
Spanish Waters-Case Re
garded Serious.

By tho Associated Press.
MADRID February 9.--otticial an
nouncement was made today that the
Spanish steamship Sebastian of 1900
tons had been torpedoed while on a
yoyage to New York. The crew was
saved.
The Italian steamship Duca di Ge-
nova. of 1893 tons gross. has been tor
pedoed 1t is reported the vessel was
sunk only a mile off Murviedro be- y
The Spanish minister of marine has
asked the Valencia authorities to
make a detailed report of the incident.
If the sinking is confirmed a protest
will be forwarded to Berlin. The Span
ish press considers the case an ex-
tremely serious one
MADRID. February 9.-The Spanish
ambassador at Berlin te1egraphs that
he sent to the German government
Thursday evening note of the Span
ish government protesting against the
recent sinking of the Spanish steamer
Giralda.
Evening star., 1918-02-09

Save a shovel of coal a day" was the
slogan printed on the tags which were
attached to millions of coal scoops on
"Tag-your-shover' day. Americans arc
good natured people, and they con-
sented to the tagging of their shoveis.
but a great many of them We're not Sc
riously impressed. 1t seemed SO trivial
a thing to bother about.
Just what a shovelful of coal a day
means, when multiplied by many thou
sands. may ie grasped by reading the
following statement, which Is furnished
by the public information bureau of the
anthracite coal operators committee:
IF the thrift habit were practiced in
every household, apartment houses and
Office buildings of saving only shovel
full of anthracite per day. the fuel sit
uation could be eased to a remarkable
degree. as appears in the following:
a shoyelful of anthracite averages
ten pounds in weight, and II 240 house
holders would save this amount. 1t
means a ton saved daily. or thirty tons
IA month. IL 100000 people would prac-
tice economy. there easily could be
Evening star., 1918-02-09
WOULD CUT OFF EXTRAS
Secretary Baker Submits Bill to Re
peal Allowances to Aviators.
Net Extra Hazardous.

ON It report from Gen. rershing that
aviation is not extra hazardous sery-
ice. Secretary Baker today submitted
to the Senate military committee a bill
to repeal all extra pay allowances in
the aviation service, averaging about so
per cent.
Flying duty is no more hazardous
than duty with other combat troops
and involves nothing like the hardships
endured by troops which occupy trench
es. said Gen. Pershing.
such laws are productive of i'm
proper balance in rank and pay which
result in injustice to other arms. and
are no longer necessary in order to get
personnel. as was the case when passed
and when aviation was in the expert
mental stage. Gen. Foulois Comma nd :
ing the aviation field service) is in
fuil accord with this recommenda-
ton"
The measure submitted by Secretary
Baker also would create a new grade
81 aviator: to be filed by espect-
ally qualified civilians paid $3.50
monthly.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
SMILEAGE BOOKS FUND GROWS.
More Than Two-Thirds of the Ma
tional Allotment Is Secured.

With more than two-thirds of the ma
tional allotment secured, the campaign
for the sale of "smilage books" con-
tinues to collect funds to provide en-
tertainment for soldiers in the liberty
theaters erected by the government in
National Guard and Army camps. The
total amount of funds collected thus
far is s820.O00. One million dollars was
the original goal set by the commits
sion on training camp activities of the
WaraDepartment, under whose auspices
the campaign is being conducted.
District sales up to last night amount
ed to $500, it was reported today. The
smileage books are on sale now in
practically all banks. leading depart
ment stores and hotels. The books
come in two sizes, one containing a dol
lar in coupons and the other five dol
lars The coupons admit troopers. to
shows given in the liberty theaters.
Iowa, which was allotted $4,000 of
books, has sold s105.0o0 worth. Elsie
Janis. the actress. yesterday sold 800
of the books to Gov. Mccall of Massa-
chusetts.
Evening star., 1918-02-09

Wilmington. Del. promises soon to
b. the nearest oasis in tho dry desert
for Neutrality-suspicious. who have been
patrons of the so-calied "booze spe-
cials" plying between this city and Bal
timore. 1t being said by members OF
the National Anti-Sa1oon League that
Maryland probably will become q bone
dry state in the near future. When
dry Maryland becomes reality 1t is
thought there Will be fewer patrons of
booze specials" the fare between this
city and Wilmington being s6.3s. 1t
Is only $1.s3 between here and Balti-
more.
There are not many wet spots in
The principal onea are Bal
timore. Annapolis. Cumberland and Ell
Hcott City. Chesapeake Beach Is wet
during the excursion season. and a bill
that has been prepared by the National
Anti Saloon League provides for its
closing. 1t is believed by members Of
that organization that the overwhelm-
ing victory achieved this week In the
matter of ratifying the prohibition
amendment to the federal Constitu-
tion will be quickly followed by tho
Evening star., 1918-02-09
DANCE TO AID CHURCH.
Sacred Heart Parishioners to Hold
Froic for Building Fund.

A dance for the benefit Of the build
ing fund of Sacred Heart Church will
be given at 9 O'Clock tonight at Rausch-
er.s. Assisting the patronesses will be
Misses Ellen kenealy. Marion Johnson,
Vera Rocca and Dorothea Boucher.
The patronesses are: Mrs. Charles ].
Columbus. Mrs. Michael Keane, Mrs
Albert j. Carrico, Mrs. Michael Dowd.
Tucker. Mrs. Joseph Richards. Mrs. p
j. Harman. Mrs. w. F. Heron, Mrs.
South Trimble. Mrs. W. F. Ring, Mrs.
e. Lewis, Mrs Clarence Lee, Mrs. p. S.
Ridsafe. Mrs. William MCGEE, Mrs Ed
win p. Hinkel. Mrs. James OShea, Mrs
George Deneale. Mrs. e. NJ Barry, Mrs.
T. j. Nee and Mrs. Z. b. Horen
Evening star., 1918-02-09
RULES he IS ALREADY CITIZEN.
Justice Siddons Denies Plea Of A..
BrenchIey, Born in Scotland

On the theory that he is already an
American citizen. Justice Siddons of the
District Supreme Court has denied
application for naturalization nled by
Abraham Brenchley. jr., thirty years
old. who was born at Perth. Scotland. Of
American parents. Brenchley lived in
the British Isles until 1909, but claims
that he always considered himself an
American. Recently. It IL stated, he wa.
advised by the British government thar
he is subject to military duty a. = na-
tive Of Scotland.
Under section 1898 of thu natural,-
sation laws. children born In foreign
lands Of parents that are American citi-
zens retain the right Of citizens Of the
United States. except in cases whore
United States. The ruling Of the court IN
based on the authority Of this section.
Brenchley 10 carpenter ana lives
With his wife and one child at 237I
Champlain street. He was born NJ
Perth, November is. 1887, and came to
America March s. 1893.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
Promised Immediate Study.

"Under date of January 19. you wrote
Representative J. Hampton Moore that
You thought favorably of the idea of de-
veloping the inland waterways. and if
Congress passed the pending railroad bill,
that the whole subject would be immedi-
ately studied and every effort eXerted
to make the widest possible use of such
facilities.
In view of the fact that the gov
erninent already is operating the rail-
road lines of the country. making it
incumbent on Congress to provide the
necessary funds TO finance this stupen-
dous project, l feel that it is essential
that plans be matured at this time so
that the government can utilize this
important waterway during the spring,
summer and fall OF this year.
owing to the great demands on the
shiphuilding resources of the country
and the necessity of putting this water
way in proper condition to handle the
augmented traf1c proposed. it will be
necessary that this matter be taken up
in the very near future If beneficial re-
suits are. to be obtained during the
current year"
Evening star., 1918-02-09
The OTHER ANGLE
The Tall Cost Of Eats.
by KIRK MILLER.

Living is largely habit after all. and
since the war went into extra innings
we've found ourselves surrounded by
some expensive hobbies.
The tall cost of eating has got lot
of our best statisticians running for
ambush. and if they could solve the
hypotheses. Halley's comet would be
easy.
After unraveling the cause of food
meningitis. all America has to do is TO
dssect the E-hoat.
Neat particularly is in training for
the aviation section. and you can't
blame the voters If the next election is
won by the vegetarian ticket.
Everything's been up this winter hut
the temperature that's observing
heetIess Monday and taking six curtain
calls week.
All YOU need to buy dozen eggs is
stepladder and bank account.
over in London they're eating horse
meat: when they want an equine steak.
they caress the family surrey power
relatives in.
Our idea of conservation is to utilize
everything, and if you can drive old
Dobbin to an atom and use the atom
for stew, YOU won't have to wait more
than seventeen years for your patent
rigiys.
Bread is the staff of life, but the size
loaf your nickel wins for you now
gives you a slender staff on which to
lean.
Maple sirup used to be the national
ointment for WafYies. but the maple
trees are holding out for an cishI-hohr
day. and it don't look as If Congress is
going to give il to 'em.
Even oysters have gone north IN
price on account of the war. We don
know who tipped EN- of that there is
a war. but the bivalve censorship must
not be very strict.
Let's go
Evening star., 1918-02-09
WILL CONSIDER PROPOSAL
TO HIT GERMAN TRADE
Special Committee Named by Wash
ington Board to Take Up Plan of
Discrimination After War.

A special committee of the Washington
Board of Trade has been appointed to
consider proposal to have the United
States discriminate against Germany in
trade after the war. if necessary for
self-defense.
The question has been referred to the
business men of the nation by the
Chamber of Commerce Of the United
States. The Board of Trade committee
is composed of Julian c. DowelI, chair
man. W. w. Everett and Alexander Nc
kenzie.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
OPPOSES CHILD EMPLOYMENT.
Commissioner Brownlow Talks to
Class Of Seventh. Grade Bows.

Commissioner Brownlow is opposed to
the regular employment OF children in
the District Of Columbia,
In an informal talk yesterday to 4
group Of boys from the seventh grade
of the Elizabeth v. Brown School, who
applied at the District building for
work in order that they might apply
their earnings to the purchase of war
savings stamps. the Commissioner said
. that he admired their patriotism. but
that with the exception Of where odd
jobs could be made to At in with play
and vacation he did not think condi.
tions In this country demanded fhA.lar
-beE. .o& boys and. gfy1A
Evening star., 1918-02-09
PENSION BILL FOR CLERKS.
Mr.. Cary Introduces Same Measure
He Had in Gath Congress.

pension and retirement service for
government employees. both classified and
unclassified. is proposed in bill intro
duced yesterday by Representative Cary
Of Wisconsin.
This is the same bill he introduced in
tho Sixty-fourth Congress. The bill would
make retirement compulsory at seventy
years. and grant pension of so per cent
of salary. after a person has been in sery-
ice thirty years or more. The pension is
graded down. according to length of serv-
ice.
The bill grants allowances for disability
after FIVE years Of service
Evening star., 1918-02-09
WHAT SF1OVEL-OF F-COAL-A-DAY
IN SAVING MEANS TO THE NATION

saved at least 100000 tons Of aathrs-
cite monthly.
"A car averages forty tons Of Anthrs-
cite. BY the same process. this means
transit The average engine pplis
twenty five loaded coal cars ovor Any
grade. This means the saving OF Soc
engines a month. another big factor in
hauling the much needed anthraeito to
market The saving of fifty engines
week is a big item in power conserva-
tion.
"The using of all this surplus wastaEe
of fuel. transportation and motive pow
er would easily bring the consuming
market to almost normal conditions
should the warmer weather continue
for "A short period"
Evening star., 1918-02-09
Army Officer Admitted to Bar.

Lieut.. Thomas H. Healy of the United
States coast artillery, stationed at
Fort Monroe, Va. was admitted to
practice yesterday before the bar Of the
Supreme Court of the District of Co
lumbia at a meeting In general term
at which Justice Stafford presided At
torney William Henry Dennis, chair
man of the examing committee of the
bar. also moved the admission of Daniel
Ney Dougherty of Colorado. Mr..
Dougherty passed the bar examination
in 1912. but has been absent from the
District since that time.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
WILMINGTON IS LIKELY TO BE
NEAREST OASIS TO CAPITAL

enactment Of bone dry law. for the
entire state.
Members Of the National Antf-Sa1oon
League. among them Rev L. c. Din
widdie, legislative superintendent, and
have. been in Annapolis most of the
week working with members of the
Maryland branch OF the organization. II
Is their opinion that it Is merely a
question of time before bone dry law
will be placed on the statute books Of
the state. Just when the law will
become effective, they state. is prob
lematical.
The question of date for it to be-
come effective has not been determined
1t Is said that many of the anti-liquor
leaders favor terminating the liquor
business In the state May /. when the
row license year begins. while opposing
forces probably will ask for a delay of
at least one year.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
Extends Time for Registration.

Four days extension OF the time
in which German enemy aliens must
register throughout the country was
announced today by Attorney General
Gregory. The extension changes tho
closing of the registers from today to
February 1.-THE Attorney General
said he desired 10 give those required
sufficient time in which to comply with
he Presidents procla I'M alton
Evening star., 1918-02-09
Explosion in German Factory.

LONDON. February "A dispatch
from Oidenzaal. Holland. to Reuters
Limited says that an explosion has oc-
CURED in a powder factory at Vohwinkel
near Barman. Rhenish Prussia. MANY
persons were killed or injured in the ex.
plosion.
Evening star., 1918-02-09

England the people have a curious be
lief with regard to whooping cough.
A lock OF hair Is cut from the sufferer $
head, and put into hole bored In the
bark or mountain ash. after which
the bola is closed. The Whoop. accord
Ing to their belief. viii vanish IN II e
days under this treatment.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
SAYS j. S. SHOULD
ACT TO USE CANAL
Representative ZihIman Writes
Secretary McAdoo ''Govern-
. ment Must Move Quickly.

Secretary McAdoos attention again
was directed today by a member OF
Congress to the Importance as war
measure ,of the federal government
taking over and operating the Ches-
apeake and Ohio canal.
In a letter 10 the Secretary Repre-
sentative Frederick II. Iihlman OF
Maryland, author of bill pending IN
Congress providing for government op-
Grafton of the canal. calls attention to
the fact that the opening of this wa
terway is but sixty days distant He
SAYS the government has but little time
to act IL it would make the canal fac
tor in increasing shipments of coal
The Maryland state senate has passed
joint resolution directing all the
Maryland members of Congress TO sup
port the canal bin. Representative
Zihlman considers that Secretar! NC
Adoo already is clothed with sufi1clent
authority to put the canal under gov
ernment control. His letter to the Sec
retary is as follows:
II beg to suggest. in view or Inc eN-
isting coal shortage, that the govern
ment make an early investigation OF
the practicabiIitN Of operating feet
of coal-carryinE harseS on the mesa
peake and Ohio canal froHi III" rich coal
fields of western Maryland TO George
town and shipping points on to the up
per Chesapeake bay
Evening star., 1918-02-09

Grip FolloW. the HnSW.
LAxAIIv1 1R0NO oUNMI Tsllstn tats,
In tne w1u Desysnk DRIP. = ~. 01oyYS
SaG1atuso - bsxs ooaeA1vsgta0Gla1H
Evening star., 1918-02-09
Could Garry Million Tons.

"By operating a feet of i0o barGes 1t
Is possible to transport to its eastern
terminal more than 100000 tons per
year. which would certainly prevent the
repetition of the fuel condition which
has existed during the present winter.
Il am reliably informed since the
first of the year coal mines OF western
Maryland have been operating only
about 80 per cent of capacity, and this
condition would be almost removed dur
ing the coming summer if it were pos
sible to utilize the small hopper cars
in carrying coal from the mouth of the
mine to the barges in the canal
'-These cars are of too fraii character
to be used in foreign shipments. and are
obsolete as far as being used for that
purpose. but they can readily be utilized
during a period when no other ears are
ayaila bic.
The open season on the canal is now
only sixty days off. II the government in
tends TO use this waterway which cost
the government. the District of Column
bia- the states Of Maryland and Pennsyl-
vania and the municipalities of George
town. d. c.. and Alexandria. Va. more
than s11 .000. 900. steps should be taken for
the purpose of the building of the neces-
Sary boats
Evening star., 1918-02-09

1t Is Important That New Residents
in Washington and All Others
Should Know
HOW WELL WE ARE EQUIPPED TO
RENDER EFFICIENT SERVICE IN
MAKING TO ORDER
Furniture Slip Covers.
Drapery Slip Covers.
Window Screens.
Screen Doors.
Porch Screens.
Awnings of All Kinds.
Window Shades
Window and Door Draperies.
Designing and Making Special Furniture.
Installing Weather Strips.
Laying of Hardwood Floors and Scrap
ing and Refinishing of Old Ones.
Framing Pictures and Photographs.
These shops are located on the premises, under
our direct and entire supervision. Only the most
skilled workmen employed and most modern
machinery OF approved types for the various
classes of work.
We shall be glad to submit designs and esti-
mates.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
Your Apparel Arrives Faultless When
You Have a Good Wardrobe Trunk.

Your trunk is important feature OF your trip-ll-
portant in that the condition of your apparel when
arrive at your journeys end depends great
the kind Of trunk you Our Wardrobe Trunks are
made that they. relieve you OF all worry Sturdy
arrangement that keeps your apparel perfect order
as fresh and free from wrinkles and mussing when
placed in the trunk
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-25
Emit Grnwers Meet.

WHITE SALMON, WASH, March 25.
"A well attended meeting of the fruit
growers of the valley was held at the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-25
FOR SALE

$40 acres close to town, 500
acres of same fine bottom land,
good improvements, 200 now in
grain, balance alfalfa.
$50 acres on river bottom,
good improvements. nearly oil
alfalfa land.
los acres on the river, 40
acres in alfalfa, house, barn
and orchard. VIII take house
and lot in Pendleton in ex-
change.
500 acres fine foothill land,
90 acres in grain, house, barn
and orchard, some alfalfa, no
better land in Oregon.
Q houses on North side of
Pendeton. four Of Them strict
ly modern.
72O acres, 500 of same seeded
to wheat, price $25 per acre.
Lease on 4sO adjoining it trans
ferred free of charge. Will sell
outfit, good horses and machin-
cry to run it, at reasonable
price. Will give terms to right
party. I cannot call out prices
and details ON all these ranches.
You make a big mistake If you
do not investigate.
1 will tell you, and show you.
f. T. WADE,
Temple Bldg, Pendleton, Ore.