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Evening star., 1918-03-23

The District Of Columbia continues to
DO its full part in the nationwide cam
paiEn started by the American Library
Association to put book iato service
for every man wearing the Amsrican
uniform The special weeks drive"
ends tonight. although the work began
before last sunday and VIAL continue
indsfnitely.
The Public Library has so far col
lected $500 volumes. which, it has
sorted. labeled and forwarded to the
Library of Congress, whence they are
distrihuted Pupils Of he high md nor
NAL schools are ending up the week
with a record already of 2,2e9 books,
Western High leading with . total of
SIS. Large single contributions have
come from National Park Seminary,
which sent 237 volumes: Gallaudet Col
lege with 100. the Washington Club also
with 100. and the Kenesaw apartment,
116 The Star is receiving and transmit
ting p 4epdly stack each day.
Fred W. Ashley. superintendent of the
resdip& re4n Of the Library of Con-
sref& in Charge 81 distribution to
camp4 transports, etc, says that those
giving books ReSt week and thereafter
viii add to the value Of the gift if they
tkN Hhrzly, but II this Is impracticab BILE,
their ceRtrih9tionS will bs called for.
Evening star., 1918-03-23
BILL FOR D. G. GARBAGE
DISPOSAL IS RER0Rf TED

The, bill aAthorizing the District eap-
missioners to take sEeT hx eepdemas7
tiap OF ppzcAase and to eResats The
gaEaa9s disResal plant after 1Nly !.
was reported to the House today by
the HaRae DistFiet semmittse. tea.s4-
ing q meeting at which Brig. Gen.
John g. p Enlxht, the EnStpeer Com
maab}ouex. Haa ltAsent.
This bill carries authority for the
District Commissioners TO expend not
sn1 pianf s. Any parf u tas ss,sss aAs essss
thereof. It recommends an sppFppfia-
ton of $6zp.aO6 10 cover eypsnsss dur
ing the first year pf District ownership
system.
Evening star., 1918-03-23
BRITISH FLIERS DROP BOMBS
AS INFANTRY SHELLS BOCIIES

machines, which peazei many thou
sands of rounds into them. causing in,
Vulnerable casualties
Our bornbtng machines also attacked
these taxg,sts, in addition to bombing
impouaat railway stations on the bat u
tie front. .oser 100 bombs being Drop
ped.
"A great deal of fighting occurred at
low attitudes. in which sixteen hos
tile machines were downed and six
driven down out OF control. a hostile
bRiiaop was destzoFed by one o. our
pilots. One Of the enemy's low iyiag
airplanes was shot down in our lines
by iafansfy- Three Of our maohiaae are
missing.
During the night night fighting squad
reas IN the southern area Of the front
were unasb1e 10 leave the ground
owing to the wind. In the northern
AEse, Wha1e the weather was clear, our
airplanes dropped fve and one-half
tons ef hpufbs an the .doekya<ds at
AEAeeG and thsee a9d one-hek tens
Of bombs ON rest bilfets northwest OF
Tp2Epai. An of our machines return
Evening star., 1918-03-23
FARTHER GERMANS ADVANCE,
STRONGER BRITISH OPPOSITION
By the AssociAtsd Press.
HEAPQUARFERS

~ the Associated Press.
BRITISH ARMY HEARQUARFERs
IN FRANCE, Friday, March 23-BFit-
ish troeps between the Scarps and the
oise have fallen back in places, but the
British generals had foreseen this
|eyentuaIity and made preparations ac-
cordingly. In the face of great at
tack it is not only impossible bnt quite
unsound to attempt to hold the front
line trenches everywhere. Goad de-
fensiye tactics usually aim a. organiz-
ing resistance SO that the farther the
enemy advances the stronger will be
the opposition he meets.
Taking the situation as a whole, the
sa e. fis sSe s say e sae sas
They undoubtedly lost several ruined
villages, and the Germans prohahlx
will make much of their capture, but
the defenders have; held on amazingly
we'll and worked terrible slaughter
among The attackers. ''''7
Scenes of Fiercest Fighting.
The fighting today was greatest in in
tensity on two sectorEona northwest Of
CanhFat and tNe other ppth4esE TS9
lighting on the northern front was about
ern cenfer. 4 buShf sun came al asA oSs sasnfaff b
midday and aifnen were most active, the
British av1ators flying at very low alti-
tudes and using their machine guns aEathat
the opposing infantry. Before they affack-
ed today on the sector between the Canal
Du Nord and Croialles, on the northern
battle front, the Geunans for tour hour
alnothered the Krifish with every copcEfy.
able form OF hats which a gun could threw
The enemy depended largely upnp AtIe
entanglemeuts. The British had had Earn-
inEa that the Germans would use great
quantities Of esa shells. This proved to Sc
tfue, although there was nothing new III
Evening star., 1918-03-23
SCHOOL IANlf0Rs ASK
/ LONGEVITY INCREASES

Eaheyirg that they are entitled to
len<eyfty Increases under the act Of
c9aexsss Of June. 1916, specifying
longevity increases for employees of
the public schools Of the District of Co
isRhiA, 5anitors and asorers in the
scAaek hsre are prsnsring for q de-
termined effort to inducs the Com1nisa
sioners te include estimates for ssch
IN GQ&aael has bssn enGSGsd BIZ the
Aliters and laboxers, With tka hQpe
~ hxinging their case to the attention
Of the District authorities end to Com
T h clAimsd that although tina word
ing OF the longevity act OF 1895 does
NOT specify lon&axity sitoHAzces for
japitefs and laborers they are in
eisded in the increases ~ tzanss.fed
Htersllg-
Evening star., 1918-03-23

battle positions and is still continuing.
The enemy maze sS1s ps9gFfss ,s 3.
have sesn thrown hack BY esr counter
'attseks
4essss An ceesaasrshls.
Our losses inevitably have been con-
ssidekahae, kut they haya NOT baen opt of
Eprnscffion to thk naaenitndS Of the battle.
EEbm rarpe&a rseeIved feom sll parts OF
the H5ttae fkRnt the enemy,a ReeeS Con
tHa}s tS be yery heavy. and his ADVANCE
krifce
'(n,F trnpps are fighting with the great
1 est GSlla1SfL When an tanks and AZ
units of every arm behave so well it Is
kdhcph at this stage Of the battle. to
FdistinSiIish insfaocaA
"Exceptional gallantry was shown.
howsyeE hs tss !tsesns e tas 18th sasn Di, !,
ELeverguier, and by the Sd Division.
who maintainef oar positions in the
peiShbarhoed of crpistues, and to the
noffh 9f that xfliaxe. AGAINST repeated
ven xa3laat tight was made by
tha sfH btVf6Ql In the neighhorhood
/ Of tie Rapautne cAmhrai toed agaihst
repeAkeG att4cRa
daneiaation obtained in the course
sef the tatne ahews that the ,epemyas
forty dtvssIana snppoeted by great
msasee of dsemsn atfiuaEy. reinforced
hy Austrian battedes Many other
German dvisiohs hare sInce taken
part in the hghtins, and others are ar
rivinR in the battle area
"E1rther lighting Of a most severe
nature ia anticipated-"
Evening star., 1918-03-23

By TIE Assacisted Press.
LONDON. March 22-British aircraft
dpFias the fighting aaeRs the frent iu
FFaase Phusaaay aidsd materially the
infantry feyaes below, killing or
woundins many Germans with their
machine guns while flying at low alti-
tudes according to a British ofhcal
communicating issued tonight dealing
With aviation.
In addition, British aircraft bombed
impoFtant military positions behind the
line, and ayiatozs aeeeuntea far
numerous German airmen in battles in
the air.
The text of the epumunicstien fol-
lows:
The mist over the whole front
Thursday morning cleared locally later.
but ct na& places the EeafAer was
enslssSe tes DIV aylPE The eaeays
on sthe battle xfpnt oEeFed excs3lent
targets 70 the paasts 81 eaF RN=4ylAf
Evening star., 1918-03-23
BRITISH FRONT STILL SOLID.
SAYS DISPATCH FROM FRONT

sfitish defensss. More intense fighting,
- exRscted.
ms vita such kaleidascopic rapidity as
tsk lne Ruees ba6kEard and forward
that It u MQoaeib]e to visualize the
Ape .9tefifay to rive q connected
Fprty-nine German ,distsions have,
been identifie@ thus far on the battle
aFpnt ana AxlBoRaxs haye been taken
HON AShteen of them. Some estimates
plece the inunher Qf German divisions
enEAEed AS hgh IS ainefy. but it is
Impossible to- aAy whether this is accu-
Evening star., 1918-03-23
By the Associated Pres.


LONDON, March 23.-Confidence that
the allied line. though it may bend.
will not break. is expressed by the
incoming newspapers. which are
unanimously hopeful of the optcome
Of the desperate lighting between the
British and Germans. The papers dwell
on the ACCURACY OF the British inteili-
gence service in divining the enemy's
Intentions and in foreseeing the points
and time Of attack.
The battles on the west front are
only beginning and the newspapers
think that the assault on the Camhrai
front which probably was chosen be-
cause the undufating land In this re-
gion usually recovers from the effect
OF winter some weeks earlier than on
the Franco Belgian frontier. may not
ture of the enemy's Offensive. It "a
felt there may yet be q sudden att
tack elsewhere, but there is no doubt
of the ability of the British troops to
hold the enemy just as they barred
the road to Ypres.
Pride in British Army.
The attention of all England was
centered today on the western front.
There was no boastfulness, but the
feeling was one Of supreme confidence
and pride in the army which stands
on the 6rst line Of defense between
democracy and autocracy.
! The newspapers warn against undue
optimism. But they point out that the
lighting instinct still lives in the
long years OF peace and Ignorance OF
military training. and that when that
fighting instinct dies the wor3d viii
see the death of the British nation.
strugxle Nay End War.
Evening star., 1918-03-23
so GERMAN DIVISIONS FLOWING
INTO STRUGGLE; 25 m RESERVE

close reserve. Under the tremendous
o6s3AH43t the Rrifish trnnps are fau-
MG haEx ver4 siQyII and n excellent
aS6st ~ many nfacea tfey are with
esaHsS xaMhtaEfix 90 a to maintain
The scenes OF activity behind the
battle front battle description, but
sySrIwhere there is the same well
oEdsFed or<aniTatipn and quiet conf
The weather is wanderfully fine al
though the INSTABILITY is handicapped
by local mists.
The Germans this. incoming. were
pressing hard the British forces de-
lending RErmiea fahtut zX miles back
Of cambrai). ''eT7'
Evening star., 1918-03-23
GIRL WOULD gE SOLDIER.
Dstected IS She Tries b Embark
With Jewish Battalion.

BOSTON, Mass. March 2a-HeIesa
Riay: seWrtseR wears eid. who sougAt
t9 aep9pmy coptingent Of New
Fork recruits for the Jewish battalion
of the RFitish army. was taken to her
hems IN RreseklyQ hoday by p mat1op
from a Jewish aid society here.
T9e giH wss detained by immigra5en
2Ynortttes last nigbt when she trted
70 anhSfk with tie recruits for q trasn-
tRg c&Mp In Canada. She came here
With tie men from New York and tpid
tSs s1tharitiss she had cousins in the
taken an active part in the csmpeirp
70 obtain fecruits for The JeWish bsf-
tsltea-
Evening star., 1918-03-23
MARNa pLEAps Eer aUHFE.
Author ef WAs Great Madness Hss
Sesks $kQ09 Cash Bail,

NEW YpRK, Marsh za.-Fisas qf g0l
guilty to charxes Of yie!ating the espAan-
age act fog tAe pHblicatioa and distiihq-
tion ef 4 pamPAAst entitled The GsAs
Madness" were entered in the federal
court here today BY Se8tt Nearing 10 his
own behalf and by the American Socialist
ssstets. ehrsAgA Norris Hpaaait, COUNSEL
Nearing. sYth9T of the aR.i-Yar pNbl-
cation, f1EmSFR Vas pt6fessos Of scdnoni-
IS Il o,asa sss sf ffsasylssnss ssS
4 i.SisE SHs.s@ 81 s s a ssK saResf Sa shiss ssa ss
dsnandea hy-ths ESyssFlasnt.
Evening star., 1918-03-23
COL, +. s. WA4IAgE pIaf1ssEn


The War Reparkmapt announces that
the President has ordered the aisanisssl
.of Col Hamilton s Wallace, Qsaltar-
master eeEps. under the pfoyiahAs OF
the 112th antiple Of war.
Col. Wallace in from the District OF
Columbia and is a IL. n qf George
town Dnfyefsfty, 1881. Dufng the .SHfl-
ippine ihs1trectioh he served as . ma
ior in the NolunteeE Pay COINS aid tu
mas.sF aspasRsssi snd nassr aSsa YA sPPgsaSsa
He reached the Rrads a. colonel fn
March. 1HI and recently was Satieoed
at Portland, Ore. " ~ sei
Evening star., 1918-03-23
By the As.eeista4 Rrsss.

By the Associated Press.
BRITISH ARAE IRREGULARITIES fA
FRANCE. March -. II a-m.-Fhe Brit
'ish. sallsntly aEstinE, ara sta present
ing solid front to the Aerceiy attack
ing Germans. although the defensive
troops have withdrawn their lines in
certain places for strategic reasons.
All day yesterday and much Of las!
night the eenfliet eentiapsd to saEs
with increasing visleRias ~ fresh Ger:
man divisions were buried into the fray
in an attempt te sneAb thFa4Sh tbs
Evening star., 1918-03-23
TERRIBLE BATTLE GOES ON
ASHAIC'S MEN FALL BACK
TO PREPARED POSITIONS
tcaa.Iaasa s.en E..zt ssas:,

supplies their .aops They forward devastated
while the British will have thee advantage of coed roads
and railroads Perhaps the greatest problem OF Wall be 20
bring their heavy artillery In previous campaign ed this
for the advancing forces to halt frequent
ly while bringing up the heavy pieces
speculation but known they have been vastly improved dung
last Earlier in the when the offensive rested w1R
tbs French and British attention paid positions Of the
British particular said to seorn elaborate de
the Germans constructed After the aeiee
OF Russia Increase OF German strength IN hs
west heweve became for the allies to consider ae
fensve measures carried during the winter
FIGHTING IN THE cAMBRAI REGION.
As struggle that part OF the front JUST
west Camhra British line has nowhere been broken ana
Marshal Hsg have naed frighttui casualties on the
enemy.
an of the angunary nature OF the general
ing the war office that 2oO and 4o guns nave
been captured be compared the British losses IN the
German counter December z when 6O men aae
100 guns captured
The reports infantry fighting indicative OF an at
empt on the part Germans drive ae both aes
of the Gamba salient isolate the British troops farther east ana
regain Hnenbrg e from which they were driven on oven7
ber a. 1917 by ag sudden blow subseqaeat dispatches
have proved that this was indeed the plan Of the German gen=
eral stah.
Evening star., 1918-03-23
PAY RAY ron s4aIKERs,


NJ MEeyss M WtefaA&, Ha2l
ManufaetuneF, Dixide Part Of Fund.
Today was pay day for the striking
employees Of Henry Z. onterdinser. ci-
gar maa4fscturer, at sos eth street.
Leaving 9 good-sized nest egg in the
treasury the strikers divided among
themselves part OF the strike fund Of
nearly ss99 that has been contributed
BY ergapised labor and other organs
cations and iadiyidyals. Also the gifis
went over to pnteEdtpger,s this Aftsrs
noon. to RECEIVE pay for the work that
they had nerferWed before the walk.
a0theIwise the day was quiet The
stt4kers gathered in Socialist Hall ali
= strAets a. 10 o'el9Sk al u&aAL me
Rtckata we're posted and cSapGsd eyefx
two hours. This attsgnooH the niekAtS
chosen were tW2 AIpan girls Nsss
both iass above tAs RTehfsitiys aas cs
child 1akor '''' fs'
Evening star., 1918-03-23

itfSIe4trsS StSSSr HFSSyefrF1r--
The satenent folioysi
.Hseyx H<4tinx eaptinned until lsse
haAn lsst nifks 0n tAs vAole hattle nlanL
During the afternoon lRB1 kqeA n
Itacira deliyaped With PEef gslght 81 m
fspuH and artillery. qroke 6ron9n our
Idefsaaixe sxstem yest Of q Qenfap-
0nr Eoops pn tA,s pa<t e the sats1e heak
an fsl,ile hack iR g00d eeaer aeses ths
dexaststed srea to Mepaned p141q1a
.Gnr trpofa On The nMtAeR peFNnA %
ktke lattle f,pnt am hpadin< tAele pe4ittopn
s%AH heasx f1Ak3HE N8sk fre4h hpstaae
forrss n h prRg
ea4sinnet 4Aeis Atsa
LRNppM, AeeeA 34[I4e Gsgs1A g
flonk soItinasG tAs'F ssafass "a knesa
Al ssyersl points the snemx mada
Ike vas renuisad iq ceupfeS akt4ck3 &C.
|cording to TIE BfitfsR offcfaf canpniu-
nicatS1n Ruas& toniEkk
Tke stafSnent sSyS the British losses
|iAssitnl20 haEa ts9M canskdAEa4aA hut
I0t otk of penportion ~ the naagnisnda
isf ths hett1e Iha sRsnys tosss1 cor. COR
|nade at Erask saerineea
Fka xr9aAest SqMraGA Ia haing shoEn
by the Rridsh troops
ThS qzcinz cn1municztion saya:
This ma<ning The snemy reneHed his
attacks with great strength along
|pracfica35H tAe WAole OF the kaf1e
&qHE TiArca ngatfng occnEred in our
Evening star., 1918-03-23

pnHAfd the Aye-yezr-old son Of 1Er
and 4Es. Ed Heath of El Nide, ya. vas
prekebiy fatally surned this mpEuing
while playing sEoHpd q nre nsax HIS
home, and the hoy's mosAer received
ssypes lAxna assat tle hands snd sxns
wbis trying to save the boy. BotA
were hrosEAt t4 GeoExsteyn Uni
ve.stty Hospital for treatment
Last nizhs the hoTx fsther set fire
- = stump ns4r the honse fH an eHoEt
t. buEn il out. The Are, was allowed 70
Do dcvn during We NIGHT FAas morn
fn< penaId With ethsr; chitd<sn. in
sfa1np. refindled tie ore sad es7sfnx
tS< eleaa thS tsya clqsktiSx ssaaAt I'd
He IA thxnHxH : pafcA - dE1 erasl
80 asa-k yAAA se saEt DE- 81.
~. Ss.s sas sssssss i
Jur3es
p sna9lyaeA ef NAllk cAMerk xas
sSsl~ard T t.siss tssna 10 E az lssoisf
Evening star., 1918-03-23
LIEUT.. HI REDFiELn, an
IETr1AavassE elttiaatRa

lienk H. = Rsaaes1 3 frandssn IF
w W. Flanagan, secretary Of the
fazm loan hoard u An enrer ahqArd
-the Aneric4n dsstnoyer Ms1lsy. en-
vAteA sizteeR nsn were kiiisd u ex-
llaei4n q 3 denth charge faalagin<
easnsisn With 2 1ritish wsrshig IN Fnr
rqpsen Eaters
fha rsN4 OF the tr2eedy caused con-
Iss;S F.a6sfi AtsS = nsaa 80 "a nSs 81
5SlfanSd AMONG tia dqsd oF inisF
~ EinASGan Is s9tfa4ed that hf6
GnsaR k ssfe and pnhpxt
Evening star., 1918-03-23
REVIEW OF BEe4sIoH WANTED,
Application Afeets RFsaeh Ship o.
Aeess eAasasd With NaAslaaSAtes.

HALIFAX, r. g. M2FSA 2S.@ApHssz;
tion for a reyisw Of the decision Of Su-
prsms Gpyrt Justice RHyse!A whe -
Gently discharged Gapt; Lsmedee Of tbs
French munitions ship Mont Blame and
Pilot Francis Maaksx On hahsas earpps
proceedings, will be hssFd hy the Rnrt
April 2. The date was hxed today
Lamedoc and Mackay were awaiting
eohnectiofi com With the. sxSiosiea aboard
the NpRt 8lanao DssepbeF 8. which
resulted in the loss of 1880 lives. Affef
his release Capt. Lamedoc left here
for New York.
The application for q reiiew is in
the nature Of ar aRBeal
Evening star., 1918-03-23

BH the ASpoAteu freas.
| LONDON, March 21-The artiuery
PRESERVATION Of the Germans in tha drive
.<zipst the Bsttish lines, which Is now
in prn@rsas 10 descrihsn By those who
Itoak part in it as the mast violent
they ever endured aoDrding to the
Daily Nails CORRESPONDENT on the Brit
isk front EAe thing that stands out
an characteriseia OF the fighting up to
the present" says the correspondent
SIS that w did 80 well under the ter
rinc impactL- Cnntinuing. the corre-
spondent says:
Upon one qpype fr1nt there was a
gun every hfteeu yards TIE strength
/ % tie mnItzrs which the enemy
ErpuxEt uD IN such great numher5 Ssnt
over such an QyeEWheTming weight OF
iron and high expIosives that in most
partA OF tho front wire ceased to be an
obstacfe add trenches were ohliterated.
At the sama time all Of our known bat
terx poHftions were dfenched BY gas,
but their Szs shells failed to reach All
81 our baStSries, nor did they succeed
anyvhere In breaking down our. wire,
At one point Yhere the Germans found
our wirn unienken they set to work
with scissors until they had made .
way through. an incident reminiscent
OF the mekA1aa ef hGAtinS incnlcAtsd
dSnS Sndar dqE nu1ehlns sun hka. : 9
Evening star., 1918-03-23
THEeDoRE 8ARAIs DIEs.
Had Been Lifelong Resident Of
WaaAiastoAEFgasEsl koAaay.

FassasIs ss|sxsan Mas anIexss ssasssps e
the canteS masket died early this
mesnipg al his rssidsaSe a4as Wiseen-
sin avenue northwest. at the age 9f
ssveaty-three years. Funeral services
wiz bs held at the residence Menday
aMsrhoen 81 so'eiofkk;
Mra AIics Z. EaSnss: four dsaSh3eTs;
Misses Rssais aud Mxh@f hafhS1 MIA.
George A. Weaver and Mrs. Benjamin.
A. woodruff Of Washington, and by two
sons, Capt. Theodore Barnes. Jr, q. g.
4; :s:;.ies.s aes siss z s .ss ssei s.! , a; 4;
Evening star., 1918-03-23
SEEK AnbtTiQllS 70 FORCE
o. PROBATION SYSTEM

An additional assistant prohibition
sAczr at = salary of $1,000 and q
rssnogEspher and typewriter at TIA
ssHa ssizry. Is provided in an amsnd-
ment to the act establishing . proha-
nH U4tsm in ths pistzict, which has
hpeA recnuuseualed to Con9Eaea today
~ ~ Houss pisrct cnmHiftsa
Fka Amsudmppt f1yoNhlx reopEted
recqmmends an 4ppropEiAtip Of xkA8a
4A ok $Eeo9 6iIeSh1N Dat ok Ske
rEHs1 Ststas TssaenrI and anesAat
ND e pex the ezPsnsss q ~ pEessr
rziS agendnsert vas offered hx
046nan Johnann at the feqneet of
tka local authpriefea.
Evening star., 1918-03-23
z,1)OB(s cOllHlD
FOR SOLDIERS llElD
;spseisi Vssk's Drive in District
1tiass Lang sssseisssisas hss
Edgsstionel Institutisns.


Live, PeaaaAle seskA ser4 ~
wxela jpsregf tAe avere&e ypns
nae. ~ wsAtst ~ ~ A9erf-
- LthxaH Aaaeeasseea Wsr
service for soldiers and sailors
1t hoshe and abroad. WORKS -
tesAzaapa ssa AtsAeFsesa S9A-
j,et4 an slse veate4.
aeRA IL beske to FRee y. An
ley, saRerintesseat - TIE rsass
Ing Seae. LibRry ~ Ge19Fes
pr. GesGge F. newerWss. Absen-
A ~ ne Ps1.te Ltsrary. - ~
the hs.iness enee Of The Even
inx star. u As distrieuted eRs9g
the eeRps ships etc. WAere
tAey sFs RssSed
Evening star., 1918-03-23
PREV8EFs BIa BIVIDMDs.
RirsstsF MeAdaa Restsssiictts. Reads te
Limited RetX4ns.

Railroads we're fereiddsn BY Director
General McAdoo Today to pay diyiderds
of more than thsiF regular rate Of tbs
three yeaFs snaing last IHps 20, fron
cash accounts on hand December 81,
when private control ended
Cash assets at the time S7e pFespwe4
to BE Tor railroad 'butpoSes and snbject
tSSe5s e SSxssiS@fSop osiy w esrssiS pasposes spee
asd BY the airscsqf EspsFal.
Evening star., 1918-03-23

AA4ae&. WIS-, Aarch 23.-fhe
bulk Of the estate Of the late Isaac
saeRhsnsan, fo<mer United States sem
atoa. 10 left in trust, to be divided into
nine equal ps<ts. the heirs ineludine
the widow. ohilarsn ana xraa1ohiiaren.
rReaxs1us nf szss estate 6 not disclosed.
put the petition states it exceeds one
IAHqn dollars. Thefe were 40 kids.
Ne stephenson vas reputed to be one
81 fee NealthieH men Ia the nozfhWsst
Evening star., 1918-03-23

NEW YORK. March es--Whiie xaP
eqnd3tiens hsys cut down the registFs- :
tien 81 COLUMBIA Uniyersity, snreilmeps
statistAs announces today show that
tt 10 "a H. the i4Fsest university in The
world, Nith . teta ef 1852 students.
Last yea the eneollne9t vss 2.SSA
as sasssn sss snsEs b 81 81 sSss. ssSesssssss s
Reap& ths Sctoof ef Hgshes& ma the
tofisse ofs Phkrmacy shsE inctess q"
Evening star., 1918-03-23

e 4 \ Granted Concession b See
rstarF Of Treasury

Hy the e1stesy ef tha seGrtsr1 q
the Treasury tina Rptemac piNisinn qS
the G A B 10 to retain pos~Dipn of
trophE hall IN G. \ h. HaIb Pennsyl-
waia spsAns hs4Esen 14th and 18th
streets Fhs Nc auditorium has hsen,
1aksn evsr BIZ the gcverpeut with
ethsr roaaa in the hua,ding, which aR
now bpinE used aaEogsrumspt omNa
TEpphy aaH viii na used ~ the mset-
ing rpom Tor the various posts in
Washington which have their kead-
tinn Of the Secretary Of the Treasury
not "a disturb the g. A. r any further
in oeNpe1cy Of the rnnm that they
haNs nsntsd as = nominaT sum Tor many
wears.
Evening star., 1918-03-23
BRITISH RETREAT ORDERLY;
FIGHTING IS SANCUINtARY

LONDON March 2aPowerul enemy attacks delivered with
great weight Infantry and artillery have broken through the
defensive system Quenn the Office announces
The British ST. falling back in good order to
positions farther Very heavy fighting with fresh enemy forces
IS in pregfess
fhesrn
Evening star., 1918-03-23
MF FOR HELP IN
@M'GsIYE HOUR"

LoNnnH. MsreA 2-spssaef
ssEytess AZ i.tesssas. As~s
: ~ $500 Z p. % seereAas u.-
4sx rs A se sks..hse e AJlA
iE tAe - Nes p she -
yt9a a NJ. EeetsM eNet -
ssElanx n q: Alk4e7sR Hs0 ~
Essvs e aye ssiy - 4
sas1sesA lsAaSF fnR ~ essh-
liakAA se NJ eASFekfs eeslaNs
@Aaf ~ AA4rf feF q SesaeeFe -
8axs.sapt leAse strssk.
Evening star., 1918-03-23
BRITISH RETREAT 3lz MILES?
FOE CLAIMS 5000 PRISONERS

The two villages taizAe on the Ees-
taiae-Noeuyres fneRf were Vapis-
Vraucoxrt and Moechie& (The former
village Is s4Nnt three aad half mtaes
and the aafk,eT ahoat two and q half
miles behind the former British front }
Sc far, the statement announces. 16.-
600 prisoners. 400 guns and e1A manhihoi
guns have been taken.
Evening star., 1918-03-23

planned bitterly Of their absence frem
Germany. where they we're greatly
needed IT was LEARNED that thera Wsrs
Of present 8,09Q oF l9.999 German fune-
uonarfes occupied ID the administra-
tion of Poland"