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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-13
JOHNSON BILL NEARS
SENATE COMMITTEE
Will Consider Anti-Rent Prof.
iteering Measure With
out Delay.
REALTY MEN ASK HEARING

Members of the Senate District commit
tee today were preparing for consideration
Of the Johnson anti-profiteering rent bill
Until they have opportunity to study the
measure they were disinclined to say
whether they would support it, though the
general principle of prohibiting profiteer-
ing in rents appeal TO them strongly
An early call of the District COMMITTEES
Of the Senate to determine what action
shall be taken on the bill is expected. The
fact that the House passed it by more
than q two-to-one vote. and that it deals
with = matter of great interest 10 members
Of Congress as we'll as to residents of the
District. led to the belief that the measure
would be given Consi alteration without un-
fL DELAY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-13
TO MOVE ONION CROP.

A delegation of southern Texas onion
growers was assured today by railroad
administration officials that sufficient
cars would be supplied to move the
onion crop to market in April and May.
The growers estimated that 5000 cars
would be needed, including 5000 re-
frfgerator cars and 5000 ventilated box
cars,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-13
Other Points Bombed.

There has been poor visibility. but
more than 500 bombs have been drop
ped on sidings and ammunition depots
at Aulnoye, southeast of Maubeuge. and
other depots south of Ealenciennes
southeast of Cambria and south Of
Douai.
In the air fighting. ten enemy ma
chimes were brought down and seven
others were disabled: a German OBJ
servation balloon also was brought
down in flames. Two British machines
are missing. In night bombing 200
bombs were dropped on sidings and a
munitions dump northeast Of St Quen-
tin. The enemy also dropped g few
bombs during the night, but lost a four
seated machine, which landed in our
lines, the occupants being taken pris-
OQerS,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-13
Senator Reed Obi cts.

The committee adjourned until Fri
day, when. Senator Overman said, he
would Try to force" a vote on the
measure Senator Reed of Missouri.
who is insisting upon radical modifi-
cation of the bill. today objected to re-
quests fixing either Friday or Sat
urday for a committee vote.
The Presidents desire that the bill be
passed Substantially in its present form
recently renewed in a conference with
senator OVerman. was recounted to the
committee today by the North Carolina
senator, but, he said. senators oppos-
ing the measure still insisted on limit
ing the poWerS prnnoSed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-13
WELL KNOWN HORSEMAN DIES.
Blair Johnson Succumbs to Pneu-
monia at Home Near Warrenton.

Blair johnson. well known horseman,
died last night at his home near War
renton, Va. after an attack of pneu-
mOnia, according to word received here
today.
Mr.. Johnson was manager of the
Warrenton Horse Show Association
and took an important part in all
equestrian meets there. He was known
to many Washington horsemen. Mr..
Johnson was about fifty years old and
married.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-13
Several Civilians Die,
Others Are Injured in
Enemy Raid on Naples

By the Associated Press.
ROME, March 13.-No damage of a
military nature was caused by the at
tack on Naples early Monday by enemy
aviators, it is announced officially The
raid was made at I o'clock in the morn
ing. About twenty bombs were drop
ped, almost all of them striking pri-
yate houses. In addition to the seven
victims in the Hospital of the Little
Sisters, several other civilians were
killed or wounded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-13
Manufacturing City.

Coblenz. which is situated on one of
the finest sections Of the Rhine, has a
population of nearly $4,000. 1t is a
strongly fortified town, and on the OPP
posite bank of the Rhine, on a lofty,
rocky eminence, is the fortress OF
Ehrenbreitstein. which has been con-
sidered almost inpregnable. The town
does a large trade by water and rail
The manufactures include pianos,
paper goods and machinery. There
also is some shipbuilding done there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-13
HEARS FROM ENVOY FRANCIS.
State Department Not Informed Of
Any Intention of Embassy to Move.

A cablegram today to the State De-
partment from Ambassador Francis ~
Vologda indicated no new developments
there and made no mention of any ine
tention by the American and allied em~
bassy STATS to leave.
The message told Of q dtnnar giveoea
the embassy stats by the nnayg ct
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-13
Third Daylight Raid.

''on Monday we made the third day
light raid on Germany in four days
On this occasion factories, stations and
barracks at Coblenz were attacked and
more than a ton of bombs were dropped.
Bursts were seen on all the detectives,
causing two fires, and a hit on a build
ing in the southwest corner of the town
created a very large explosion. Few
enemy machines were encountered All
of our machines returned safely"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-13
Thirteen German Aeros Downed

Thirteen German airplaneS and three
balloons were put out of action by the
British last Friday. il is announced
officially. The statement follows:
Three observation balloons were
destroyed by our airplanes on Friday.
Five German machines We're downed
in aerial fighting, seven were driven
down out of control and one was
brought down by infantry fire. Four of
our machines are missing.
More than 400 bombs We're dropped
on the Menin, Roulers, Ledeghern and
Solesines railway stations"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-13

After several hours debate members
of the Non-Partisan League in Okla
homa adjourned last night without
naming candidate for governor or
deciding definitely whether to conduct
q, campaign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-13
Situation in Finland.

A dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph from Copenhagen. dated Monday.
says:
THE Finnish premier, Judge Svinhu-
fvud, has arrived in Berlin. having
made his escape from Helsingfors,
where, it is reported. the red guards
now have moved their headquarters to
the Sveaborg fortress, indicating that
they are unable to defend the capital.
M Lindhagen, the mayor of Stock
holm. who is in Helsingfors. reports
that the red guards have rejected me-
diation by Sweden"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-13

Approximately $500 foreign-born Sc
lect men stationed at Camp Gordon,
near Atlanta, will take out their first
citizenship papers there within the
next SMo weeks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-13
EFFECT OF GERMAN
PACT WITH RUSSIA
Kaiser Acquires Road to In
dian Frontier on Flank OF
British Forces.
FREE TO FORWARD TROOPS
~ FRANK II. SIMoNDs.

fc.pyrisht, 1919 by the Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate-l
Tardily and under Berlin urgings the
world is beginning 10 recognize the real
meaning of the latest of the German
partitions of Russia, that which cuts of
the oil districts of Batum and sur
renders the surviving fraction Of the
Armenian race 70 Turkish massacre by
this new arrangement Germany has &c
ouired q road TO the Indian frontier IN
dependent of the Bagdad railroad and
on the flank of the British forces IN
MesopotaQlia.
A generation ago, when AnEio-t'uS-
Alan rivalry in Asia seemed the one
menace to world peace, when hipLn 9
was writing of the bear that WALKS
like A man. Russian engineers were
pushing a railroad line straight down
to the frontier Of AfEhanIStAn. ana the
uosSible attempt of the car 20 iHN't-e
india through Ehybor pass Hileu '.e
foreign DISPATCHES If that peTl"1- hiiA-
ain At kandahar watched with ever
growing anxiety the approach @ nus =
sia TO Herat. The Japanese war chti'7ed
All this. and the arrangements htl"e' Il
Britain AID Russia in 1891, which d.
yided Persia and liquidated AnSlo-h nus
sian contests, closed long chapter OF
international rivalry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-13

province of Prussia according to an Of
fetal communication issued last night
The official announcement on aerial
operation says:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-13
Trotzky Heads Committee.

PETROGRAD. March 13.-In conse-
quence OF the departure of the govern
ment commissioners to Moscow. spe-
cial Petrograd military revolutionary
committee OF seven members has been
formed, with Leon Trotzky as presi-
dent. Another committee OF ten mems
bers. representing the council of COM
missioners. also will be formed, with NJ
Zinovief, a Lenine adherent. as presi-
dent
The neutral legations have decided to
remain IN petroErad.
The Germans advancing on odessa
are meeting with determined resistance
along the Slobod -Tzuamcnka line.
The typhus epidemic in Petrograd is IN
creasing-
The anathema against the bolshevild.
pronounced by Or. Tfkhon. patriarch OF
all Russia and metropolitan of MOSCOW.
was read in all the churches sunday
Reports received here say that Austria
is isolating all prisoners Of war who
have returned. in order TO preveni
propaganda
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-13
Railways Not Molssted.

But the railroads which Russia hac
constructed remained. One of them
leaving the Black sea Al the great OIL
port OF Batum. passed over the trans
caucasian region to the Caspian, ter MI
mating at the port OF Baku. East Of the
Caspian another railroad ran Strai5 NJ
east along the Persian frontier until II
reached Merv, and from Nerv II sent a
branch down toward Herat, the oTanch
which figured in all the alarming Cos
sip oftwenty-f five years ago, when Rus
STA and Britain were expected TO nsht
for India in the wilds of AIghanlstan-
BY the first of these two railroads
Russia gained her approach TO Persia
for the chief branch of this batun- ,
BakuNfine turning south 70 kars and
Eriyan. reaches the Persian frontier
north Of Tabriz, at Julia on the AraXes'
and was to have been extended 10 IA
briz,aBy il Russian troops were sent
to Tabriz during the troubles OF de-
cade ?aSo-troubles made familiar TO the
American public by the role played by
Morgan Schuster. who sought TO block
both Russian and British ambitions IN
PerSIa-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-13
DELAYS ACTION I
ON PEACE TREATY
Soviet Congress Will Not TaEn
Up Pact With Germany
Until Tomorrow.
UKRAINE RED RADA HELD

By the Associa ted Press.
MOSCOW. March 13.-The all-Rus-
sian congress Of soviets. which was
called to ratify on Monday the peace
treaty with Germany. postponed its
opening meeting until Thursday.
March Ia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-13
Red R.ada Is Arrested.

LONDON, March 13. Ukrainian and
Saxon troops have arrested the meus
bers of the maximalist rada at kieS
according to a Central News dispatch
from Zurich
A Russian wireless statement has
been received here signed by M Trhit-
cherin, who for a time was held IN
prison in England for circulating se-
ditious propaganda and was later res
ported to have become bolshevlk con-
missioner for foreign affairs. The mes
sage was addressed TO the German
Bulgarian and Turk
ish governments. and read:
I'm the Baltic the Russian transport
ships Russ, Nitava- Pallada. Merkury.
I,akh. Okean, Diana and Zhulash have
been placed under the Red Cross nag
and will be used exclusively in that
service"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-13
$14,57O on First Day.

The first days drive in the Ener-
gency Hospital campaign Melted team
workers sl+.570.T5.
Amid cheers this amount was chalked
up on tire blackboard yesterday, after
the amounts reported by team captains
had been added. The reports were
made at the luncheon, daily event
Of the campaign, held at campaign
headquarters. 1922 F street.
Mrs. Thomas Y. Cats team reported
the largest total-S6 343. OF this
amount check Of $500 was the per-
sonal contribution Of MIR. and Mrs
CAR. Mrs. CAT aid her coworkers also
obtained subscriptions Of 5000 each
from Mrs. WI liam slater, bernard N.
Everett and Mrs. a. +. \. King.
Dr. H NJ. kaufHan's team Was sec
ond with 81 .2jJ. Included in this amount
we're subscriptions of $1,000 each from
Woodward & IIothrop's and from S.
kanr, Sons & Co, and a hve-hundrcd
dollar contribution from Goldenberg's s.
William Eric Fowler, cha trnan of the
executive committee for the campaign.
gave $1,000 as 4 personal contribution,
and this amount Will go on today's
total.
Loving Cups as Pripes-
Mr. Fowler announced that four low
ing cups will &c given for distinguish
ed service in TIE solicitation. One will
be for the team captain reporting the
largest amount one lot the team
tain reporting the largest number of
contributors. one for the individual OBJ
tanning the largest amount and one for
the individual obtaining the largest
number Of subscriptions. These trophies
viii he on display in the windows Of
Salvatore Dcsio's store.
other team captains yesterday re-
ported as follows. Mrs Richard Har-
low, $3.50; Mrs. a. c. McClintock.
Nr- IN
:2&3: DR.. w. =. Carr, S265; Arthur t.
Rrice S475; DR. Philip s. Roy. $3.50;
otto J. De MolI 500; Walter Brown
ley. 5000 Charles Aufeuthes. SIS; Mrs.
dolph, $50; Roy l. Neuhauser. SIS. and
Newman Little s37.
Rev. DR.. Abram Simon of the Eighth
/ Street Temple, director Of the Emer-
gency Hospital. spoke to the workers
yesterday.
My loyalty to Columbia Hospital is
one Of the strongest arguments for
my interest in this campaign" he said
| The two hospitals are sister institu-
/ tons.
Deficit Commended.
Emergency Hospital is a community
deficit The fact speaks well for its
management. Any hospital of this
. Kind which pulled through last year
! with the marked increase in accident
/ cases and the greater population of
! WASHINGTON to serve, and had u sur
| plus might he suspected of profiteer-
| ing-of 'skinning' its patients after ii
| had meuded their broken bones.
! In such a cause the workers in this
| campaign should go about their task
| with tremendous energy and enthusi-
| asm. 1t should not be hard to con-
vince the people that they may at any
| time need its services.
| Emergency Hospital is part OF
| the board of health, a station of that
| board for the betterment of the health
| of the entire community"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-13
PLAN FOR CAPTURE
OF ''B0OTLEGGERS"
War Department Officials
Anxious to Stop Sales of
Liquor to Soldiers.

War Department officials have been in
communication with Maj. Raymond W.
Pullman, superintendent of police, in an
effort to bring about the arrest of
"bootleggers' who have been operating
in the vicinity of military posts in the
District of Columbia. The principal
complaint was about Washington Bar
racks at the foot of AZ street south
west, where members of the United
States Corps of Engineers are stationed
and where, it is stated, men in uniform
have experienced no trouble in getting
supplies of intoxicants.
Officials of the War Department have
made no complaint of drunkenness on
part of the men in uniform and police
officials declare that very few of them
have been found intoxicated. 1t is
stated that the men appear on the
military reservation under the infiu-
ence of liquor, and some of them, it is
believed. carried bottles on the res
ervation.
Anxious to Correct Evil.
The complaint does not apply to a
large number of the men, it is said, but
the military forces and the police are
anxious to correct the evil and stop
the sale of intoxicants to the few who
are willing to buy. Many of the uni
formed men are willing to assist their
commanding officers and the police in
q crusade against "bootieggers, and
some of them already have done so.
Statements of some of the soldiers
showed how easy it was for them to
get supplies. They were importuned
by the Violators of the prohibition law,
in some instances, while in other cases.
it is reported, soldiers went in search
of the prohibited refreshm Most
of the complaints have been made
against persons who are Familiarity
known as runners" without fixed
places of business.
1t is reported that the runners will
pick out "a soldier. follow him to con-
venient place and offer to sell him
drink or a bottle
capt. George H. Williams of the
fourth precinct told a Star reporter
many arrests of "bootieggers' and have
gested. however that the business
probably Will not cease until the source
OF supply is closed Baltimore. he said,
is not a great distance from Washing
ton and prospective violators of the
law seem to find il easy to get funds
with which to purchase supplies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-13
GERMANS CONTINUE
POWERFUL RAIDS
Portuguese Inflict Heavy Loss
es on Foe-British Repulse
and Strike Enemy.
FRENCH ALSO MAKE GAINS

On the line between Armentieres and
La Bassee, which has not changed in
eighteen months. the Germans continue
their powerful raids, Their latest eff
fort was made against Portuguese posi-
tons near Laventie. The Germans
were checked by machine gun fire.
which caused heavy casualties and left
prisoners in the hands of the Portu-
guese.
In aerial fighting French and British
one enemy airplanes, while French
gunners have destroyed three others.
British Drive Off Germans.
By the Associated Press.
LONDON. March ia party of the
enemy which approached our line dur
ing the night in the neighborhood of
La Vacquerie vas driven off by our
FIRE" the war Office reports.
we carried out successful raid north
of Lens and brought back prisoners.
South of Armentieres one of our posts
was raided by a strong party of the
enemy after a heavy bombardment. A
few of our men are missing.
1.-The enemy's artillery was active
yesterday evening southwest of Cam
brai, opposite Loos and, during the
night, in the Messines sector and near
Passchendaele."
Portuguese Success.
The text of the communication of last
night follows:
| This morning. after a heavy lombard
nent, a large hostile IA iding party at
tackled Portuguese positions southeast
! of Laventi, on a front of about 200
| yards The raid was completely Pc
| pulsed.
The hostile infantry was caught by
| machine-gun fire from the front and on
| both TANKS and suffered heavy losses.
both when endeavoriug to cross our
| wire and when retiring through our
| artillery barrage. Many dead or
| wounded Germans Were left in no
mans land. Several prisoners re-
manned in the hands of the Portuguese.
| One of our posts east of Zonnebeke
was raided by the enemy early this
morning. a few of our men are
missing. Hostile raids attempted at the
same hour against three of our posts
| south of this point were successfully
repulsed-
There was some artillery activity
! on both sides today at different points
between Havrincourt and the Scarpe.
The hostile artillery also has been
active southwest of La Bassee and
against back areas in the neighborhood
| of Fierstraat, south of Ypres and in the
| Passchendaele sector"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-13
WARNING FLIERS
SCATTER DEATH
ON MANY CITIES

Continued from First Page.)
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-22
GOVERNORS WIFE
SERVES IN CAFETERIA

Many prominent women are serving
in the various hostess houses con-
Quoted by the Young women's Chrls-
tan Association in the military camps
throughout the country, ana among
the number can be counted the wlie
of at least one Governor.
Among the women who have oeen
most faithful in service at the hostess
house cafeteria at Camp Meade, is
Mrs. Emerson Harrington. the wife OF
the Governor of the State. Once
week from the little historic town OF
Annapolis. a committee of women go
to Camp Meade 10 wait upon the sol
diers who patronize the Hostess House
there. and Mrs Harrington is often a
member of this committee. She dons
the pretty blue and white uniform that
is worn by these volunteers and in
dustriously looks after the important
task of seeing that the boys wishes
in the way of food are gratified-
at is very interesting" she remark
ed recently in talking of this work.
"and / have met such a lot OF dear
interesting boys in this way. Very
often they come over to Annapolis
the Governor is as interested as | am
in them-and we go automobiling, or
we get up little dances-several
times we have turned the Governor
House over to committees for dances
for the Camp Meade boys"
This is only one of Mrs. Harring-
toms many interests. She is a dill
gent worker in the War Camp Com
munity Service, and recently has
been very busy measuring and weigh
ing babies in the Child Welfare cam
paign. Red Cross work also claims
much of her attention, and last, but
not least, the charming wife of the
Governor of Maryland is never seen
without her knitting.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-22
PLACE LIMITATION
ON COAL QUANTITY
Supply Limited And Steps Taken To
Prevent HOarding BY
Industries

The Federal Fuel Administration
yesterday placed a limitation on the
quantity of coal which essential and
non essential industries are allowed
TO carry. in order TO meet the increas-
ing demand of coal for war purposes.
BY this limitation the Federal Fuel
Administration hopes TO divert TO
special war industries and to the
Army and Navy Transport service coal
which otherwise would be accumulat-
ed by less essential activities and held
for the time when supplies run short
or there is a railroad tie-up like that
of last winter.
The following is the supply of coal,
measured by a days consumption, al
lowed the various industries of Mary
land:
Public utilities, 80 days supply of
steam coal.
Preferred industries. 80 days sup
ply of steam coal.
Non-preferred industries, Is days
supply of steam coal
By-product and gas plants, As days
supply of by-product and gas coal.
Preferred industries, 80 days sup
ply of by-product and gas coal
Non-preferred industries, no days
supply for storage.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-22
MARYLAND OYSTERMEN
HARD HIT BY THE WAR
Labor Shortage And High Wages VIII
Seriously Impede longing And
Dredging This Winter

Oysters are going to follow the up
ward movement of all other foods this
fall and winter, according 10 men best
posted on the trade. The high prices
which labor can get at munition fac
tories and in other war industries are
going to be an element in their cost
throughout the winter
longing will be legal on September
1, but j. A. Killian, oyster packer,
says that there are few signs that the
oystermen are thinking about taking
up longing early. The larger part of
the labor which usually mans the
longing boats is now employed in the
canning factories and probably will be
employed there until late in Septem-
Der. Dredging becomes legal on No
vember l. 1t is going to be extreme
ly difficult for the oystermen to pay
their crews the 500 a month they are
demanding and make a profit out of
their business. 1t is too early to
prophesy what sort of crop there will
he