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FRENCH BEAT HUNS
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but gave combat. bringing back
prisoners to the American lines
Corp. Holmes Brittcn. who, hav-
ing captured a German, struck down
his prisoner after the German tried
to shoot him. Britten was COM
PEELED to fire in self-defense.
Charles Gordon, of Centerville,
Iowa, VINO was wounded while in
the performance of his duty. Ger
don was engaged in a counter at
tack against great odds when
struck.
Ball Player Hero.
Herbert Freeman and Amos Duke,
who. while on patrol duty, met an
enemy detachment and aided mate
rally in capturing two prisoners.
Second Lieut.. Howard G. Smith.
who led a counter-attack and occu-
pied a first-line German trench, which
the Americans succeeded in holding
temporarily.
Iowa; Lewis Simons, of Waterloo,
1O"d NOl INtllOs OhldJt 4SC " lSs
OF Red Oaks, Iowa. who were woun-
ed on March 5 while combating en-
emy raiders.
Privates Percy Bresse, Of Red Oaks.
Iowa; Charles Meffard and John
seriously wounded in repelling an
enemy counter-attack on March s.
Medical Sergt Thomas Peterson.
nf MfrnnonnIia (dnodl uhn in
stalled in an emergency dressing sta
ton in an advanced position, where
he worked under fire until wounded.
Private Lawrence Wenell, of Min
neapolis, who was killed while ac-
complishing an important mission un-
der heavy fire.
Second Lieut.. Harry A. Peterson.
who. after the crew OF a French NOR
tar had all been killed except himself,
continued working the piece in the
face of an enemy attack, until the
ammunition was exhausted. shatter-
ing the German storming columns that
were trying to advance.
Frank Osgood, of Centerville, Iowa,
who was wounded in the leg while in
orous manner.
The former famous athlete, whose
name was deleted in Sundays dis
patches, is an ex-baseball catcher. He
is different looking in a gas mask and
tin hat than he was behind a wire
mask and a baseball cap.
The former catcher referred to un-
doubtedly is Hank" Gowdy, former
Boston Brave backstop, and hero Of
the 1914 worlds series. He was the
first big Lacquer to volunteer for ac-
tive service. He enlisted with an
Ohio regiment.
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BUNGALOW COLONY
FOR COLUMBUS CLUB
Fort Berry Recreation Place Plan
ned for Catholic Newcomers.

Plans are wsll under way for the
establishment of a bungalow COL
ony on the grounds of the Columbus
Country Club. near Berry, Virginia.
to help provide satisfactory housing
accommodations for the large Cath
Ollie population constantly arriving
in Washington for various kinds of
war work.
DR.. J. Rozier Biggs, president of
the club, has called a meeting of
patriotic citizens of Washington to
be held tomorrow morning at K. c..
hall, sos E street northwest, at
1880 o'clock, to complete a pro-
gram for the entertainment and
housing of Catholic strangers. An
invitation to attend is extended to
such newcomers.
The club property embraces a
beautiful site of thirty-five acres,
in Alexandria County, Virginia,
overlooking the nations capital,
and the historic Potomac River, and
is but fifteen minutes trolley ride
to the center of the city.
Numerous entertainment features
will be provided. including tennis
courts, baseball fields. Quoits. clock
golf and a complete children's play
ground. Dances will be given fire.
quently and the K. c Dramatic Club
will put on cabaret shows and one
act plays.
To insure fresh vegetables and sal
ads a truck garden will be cultivated
on the tract. and the club cafe is
equipped to serve meals for all mem
bers of the colony at moderate prices.
Anyone desiring full information
should address DR.. ]. Rozier Biggs,
213 Eleventh street southwest.
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France Changes Clocks
While u. S. Accepts Plan
of Daylight Savings Pointed Out
by Traveller Who Has Observed
Result of the System.

until at least S:l5 d. m, under the
daylight law. That means that the
lights are not turned on until one
hour later than normally and when
one considers the great number OF
restaurants and cafes there are II
will be plain there is a great saving
In coal. The street lights, too. go
on an hour later, but as Paris Is not
very light these days IT will not make
nearly SO great a difference there as
1t will in the brilliantly lighted streets
in the United States. am told these
streets are not brilliantly lighted;
but to one who has come from the
drab highways Of France they look
like Broadway in the height of its
career.
A very beneficial effect of the law
is the time it gives to office and all
indoor workers to seek employment
in the daylight 1t also affords
them an opportunity to work in
their gardens and in other personal
occupations which require daylight.
In France almost all of the shops
remain open until o'clock in the
evening, but in this country where
$50 many close at $40 it has. a great
additional advantage.
Practically the only time I ever
thought of the change was when /
had to calculate the difference in
time between the United States and
France. Normally this is hours
but until the bill just passed goes
into effect here on the last Sunday
of this month the difference is six
hours. To a newspaper man fling
copy" for transmission to the
United States, it was necessary to
bear this in mind.
No Complaints.
A curious thing occurred a year
ago in France when the time was
changed. The Huns chose the night
of March Is to try a Yep raid on
Paris. One of the monsters got as
far as Compiegne and was brought
; down theN by the antiaircraft guns
of the Frehch. The German COM
muniQues. which come to Paris by
way of Switzerland, gave the time
Of the raid in the old, or sun, time
while the Paris papers spoke of 1t
unanimously in terms of the changed
time.
The first suggestion for a change
| IN luc IlIne contemplated Ine DSSln-
ming Of the day one hour earlier.
but provided no change in the clock
itself. The French. being essenti-
ally human, knew that this would
not work; that there would be
grumbling when peopie looked at
the clock in the morning. They
knew that these same grumblers
would never stop TO think in the
nsAufng of the hour saved at the
fother end OF the day and so they
did the very best thing; they chang
ed the clock.
AS a matter of fact, the first year
it was tried the only complaint came
from those who live by rote and who
hate to have anything upset their
routine. 1t was a change and that
was enough to be Objectionable in
their eyes. an afraid that there
are some objectors in this country
whose only protest at the new or
! der OF things is based on this idea
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EVENTS
PLANNED FOR
SOLDIER BOYS
Capital Churches and Socie-
ties Cooperate to Enter
tain Men in Uniform.

Catholic. Protestant and Hebrew
organizations. with Lent drawing to
close, are exerting every activity
for the soldiers and sailors enter
tainment
The Knights of Columbus Ball has
thrown open all club facilities to men
in the service.
Scores OF Protestant Churches are
entertaining soldiers and sailors.
Open house will be kept by the Y.
NJ. H. A. in their new quarters, at
Eleventh street and Pennsylvania
avenue northwest, during the next
week.
Following is a list of activities for
soldiers and sailors:
SATURDAY MARCH Is SUB BF
Dance at Scottish Rite Hall, 433
Third street northwest.
Dance at st. Andrews, New Hamp-
shire Avenue and v streets north
west, at 1880 p. m.
Dance at Thompson Community
Center, Thompson School, Twelfth
and L streets northwest
Dance at Neighborhood House,
40 N streets southwest, 7:30 to IL
p. m.
Dance at Food Administration
Club. 171o Eye street northwest.
Entertainment and dance at 7:45
p. M. Epiphany Parish Hall, G
street between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth street northwest.
Y. M. H. A. will hold open house
in their new quarters, northeast
corner Eleventh street and Penn
sylvania avenue northwest. Club
facilities.
Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church, 1406 Columbia road. Social
for soldiers and sailors at 1880
Bowling, basketball, games, music,
dancing and refreshments.
Calvary Baptist Church, Eighth and
H streets northwest, at 7:30, under
the auspices of United Christian En-
deavor Societies Music, entertainment
and refreshments.
Foundry Methodist Episcopal
Church, Sixteenth and Church streets
onrthwest. Supper at s o'clock, fol-
lowed by social hour.
Knights of Columbus Hall, COS e
street northwest, club facilities, pool,
cards, etc.
First Presbyterian Church, John
Marshall place near Washington Bar
racks, games, music, books, maba-
zines, writing material and refresh
ments.
Fortieth reception at the Church of
the Covenant, Eighteenth and N
streets northwest, entertainment and
refreshments at 7:45.
Trinity Parish Hall. 21s c street
northwest, billiards, coffee and rolls.
Arts Club. 2s17 Eye street northwest,
Saturday afternoon and evening, club
facilities for men in uniform. En-
tertainment and refreshments.
All Souls Unitarian Church, Four
Sunday, March IL.
teenth and l. streets, will be at home
to men in uniform. Address by DR..
A. j. McKelway. Informal social
hour with music and refreshments
The Foundry Methodist Episcopal
Church, Sixteenth and Church street
near p street. Epworth League al
6:45. Extra musical numbers. Usual
service at o'clock.
Metropolitan Methodist Church
John Marshall place and @ street
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Regular services. Refreshments at
o'clock
The Dunbarton Avenue Methodist
Church. Dunbarton and Wisconsin
avenues. Special military service at
7:45, including presentationto serv-
ice flag. Address by Rev. Clyde
Armitage. secretary Of the Federal
Council of Churches.
First Church, Christian Science
CVlumbia road at Eighteenth street
All soldiers who attend the morn
ing service will be invited to din
ner in the homes of members of
the church. Mr.. Walter H. Morling
will stand in the vestibule to ex-
tend a personal invitation to all men
in uniform.
Church of the Covenant, Eight
cen and N streets northwest, Ves-
per service at $50. followed by So
cial hour for young people. Music
and light refreshments from to T..
Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church, 1406 Columbia road, vesper
service at O'Clock, followed by a So
cisl hour for young people; to mu-
sic and light refreshments.
North Carolina Avenue Methodist
Protestant Church, North Carolina
avenue and B street southeast Men
in uniform who attend the II a. m.
service will be invited home, for din
The Washington herald., 1918-03-16
War Garden Lessons Prepared by Staff
OF The Washington Heralds Food Experts

tomatoes outdoors require three feet
of space. but tomato seed in the hot
bed can be sown as closely as two
inches apart. They should be thin
ned out to twice that space as they
grow up, and to even more space
when transplanted to the cold
frame.
The secret of good hotbed man
agement is water. ventilation, and
heat.
Water well, but don't drench the
bed. Apply water before noon, so
the leaves may dry before evening.
Lukewarm water is best. Hot wa
ter will wilt and cold water may
halt the growth of the tiny seed
lings.
Raise glass top little during the
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day to let air in. but don't do this If
a cold wind is blowing toward the
frame or on exceedingly cold days. If
several cold days come together
ventilate through cloth.
Don't forget to cover glass with
heavy cloth, old carpet, mating
every night.
When transplanted to cold frames
the seedlings do not need as much
protection against the cold air. and
many days the glass can be kept up
all day long. Cover at nights. Wa
ter just as carefully and as often as
ever. but gradually let the water get
colder until it is normal.
Paste this and succeeding garden
lesson in your Garden Scrap Book.
(Another garden lesson tomorrow.)
The Washington herald., 1918-03-16

Nearly 10000 years OF time will be
gained for city farmers by the day
light saving law passed yesterday by
the House OF Repre- Charles
Lathrop Pack, president of the War
Garden Commission. said in q state
ment urging the Importance to the ma
ton OF utilizing every available space
for raising food
Gain In HOurs-
The law will gain a grand total Of
SIG, ,OoO. 600 hours, equivalent TO 81, go ,O00
working days Of eight hours each, or
1885 years in seven months OF IS
days each, he said
With the help OF the law 1t has been
estimated by Mr.. Pack that the war
gardens Of the United States this
year can raise the equivalent Of all the
food needed for six months by an
American army of 100000 men; or
feed the American army OF 600, 900 men
which Secretary Baker has estimated
will be in France by spring, for q
whole year.
These figures are based only on the
same number OF war gardens this year
as last. 1900. .O00. he said. though it
is certain that the number will be
largely increased in 1918
War Garden Vital.
war gardens are a vital factor
in the food problem of the United
heard-of quantity this year. Every
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ner by members Of the church or Bible
class.
Sixth Street Synagogue. corner Sixth
and streets northwest, invites all
men in uniform to attend the service
at 9 O'Clock a. m
Eighth Street Temple. Service at II
a. m.
Epiphany Chapel, Thirteenth and c
streets southwest. Social hour preced-
ing the evening service. Refreshments.
Christ English Lutheran Church.
Missouri Synod. New Jersey avenue,
between n and NJ streets northwest,
gives a special invitation to men in
uniform. All men in uniform attend
ing the morning service will be in
vited to dinner in the homes Of mem
bers.
St Thomas Parish Hall. Church
street and Eighteenth northwest
Service at 4 o'clock; social hour and
hot supper from to Z o'clock
Church of the Good Shepherd, Sixth
| and streets northwest. Social hour
with refreshments at $50 p. m
First Presbyterian Church, John
Marshall Place. $50 p. m. Social
hour. Refreshments at $50.
Christ's Epispocal Church, go G
street southeast. Regular service at
o'clock. Parish Hall open all day.
Church of the Epiphany. G street
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets northwest. Social hour from
to p. m,
Concordia Church, 1890 q street
northwest. All men in uniform at
tending the morning service at II
o'clock will be invited to dinner.
Central Presbyterian Church, Six
teenth and Irving streets northwest
| Social hour to z p. m, for young
people.
ST. AIMS Hall. Tenallytown, d. c.
Immediately following the 7:S0 mass
breakfast will be served to all men
in uniform.
Monday, March IS
Church of the Good Shepherd, Sixth
and Eye streets northwest. Dancing
and refreshments from to 1880 .. m.
Church of the Covenant, Eighteenth
| and N streets northwest French
class for enlisted men at o'clock fol-
| lowed by social hour. Class in French
for officers at 7:SO p. m.
Tuesday, March 10.
Entertainment and dance at Epiph-
any Chapel House, 30 Twelfth street
corner c street, southwest Refresh
ments.
Washington Club, Seventeenth and K
streets northwest. will hold classes for
| officers and enlisted. men on Saturday
and Sunday evenings at 8 o'clock for
the study OF French. They will also
have q class on Wednesday evening
at s o'clock for the practice Of
French.
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DAYLIGHT SAVING
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CONIlNUED PAGb ONE%
There will be Eastern, Central.
Mountain, Pacific and Alaska time.
Representative Dewalt. OF Pennsyl-
yania, said that under daylight
saving" France had saved $4,000, 900
and Great Britain s12 900 in fuel
which would have been used for
lighting in five and a half months.
westssners Oppose.
Representative Rogers, of Massa-
chusetts, said the only thing the allies
and central powers had been able to
agree on since 1914 was daylight saw
ing. All. he declared, had adopted 1t
early in the struggle.
81 thought this was simply a fool
idea at first said Representative
Rose, of Pennsylvania. But I can see
that business will save lighting and
that workmen will be able to go
away from work an hour earlier so
they can take care of their gardens -
Members from agricultural States
laughed at the measure.
"I once heard" said Representative
Thomas, OF Kentucky, of Joshua or
dering the sun to stand still three
days-or hours-as a war measure.
That must have been the first OF the
freak notions urged upon the people
as war measures. I used to think my
State legislature had the foolishest
ideas in the world. But it never tried
to change the sun in its orbit"
Representative Wingo, OF Arkansas,
asked why another bill were not put
in fixing the freezing point at As de-
grees so people wouldn't feel so cold.
Farmers, he said. needed no artificial
clock-tinkering to get them up.
Most of the unfavorable votes were
from the farming districts.
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GARDEN LESSON NO. s.

prepared unoer the direction OF
The HeraId's food department..
Having learned how to make
hotbed for growing your hot
weather plants you will, of course,
want to know how to plant and
care for the vegetables you want to
start early under glass.
First, sow about twice as many
seeds of each vegetable as you will
want to grow in your garden. That
allows for some seeds which will
not germinate and for weak plants
which should be pulled and thrown
away. A few plants left over in the
cold frame may be nursed along and
held for such emergency as a plant
in the garden being killed by poultry,
dogs, insects, worms, or frost.
Before sowing seed in the hot-bed
stick a thermometer down into the
manure beneath the garden soil If
the temperature is down to so de-
grees you can sow seed without fear
OF baking. Make the temperature
test two or three days after fixing
the bed.
Seed may be sown much more
thickly than outdoors. For instance,
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DIstrust Germany.


ing the policy which they describe as
conquest" on the east.
DIstrust Germany.
japan, according to indications. Is
prepared to admit that the question
of protecting supplies at Valdivostok
and along the railroad is a purely in
cidental one. She is further prepared
to show, backed up by Sir Arthur
Balfour and almost the entire mass
of French opinion, that Germany will
continue to advance through Russia
despite the peace terms. She will ad-
vance both against India and against
the Far East. Reports of the organi-
zation of released German prisoners
in Siberia are multiplying here. 1t
is the japanese view that this menace
must not be awaited. 1t must be
before it lands.
Accordingly there is indication here
that when Japan does intervene it
will be on a scale far more elaborate
than at first proposed 1t Is not be-
yond hope that a considerable ele-
ment of the Russian people will de-
clare their welcome of such a move.
in view Of the guarantees mentioned
Tit State Department yesterday
received a message from Consul Cen
eral Summers. at Moscow, telling of
the receipt of the Presidents message
TO the Soviets and its delivery to the
Congress The message did not indi-
cate how il had been received or
whether or not 1t had been a factor
in the vote on peace ratification re-
- ported by the press cables today.
without Confirmation.
The department is without confirma-
ton of these press cables. There is
considerable opinion to the effect that.
while the reported vote of 453 to 30 in
dicates infallibly that the congress will
ratify the peace treaty, such ratifica-
ton as a matter of fact has not yet
actually occurred. The vote, it is con-
sidered possible, may have been the
decision OF the Bolsheviki caucus.
There Is no indications in the result
shown of the influence of the Menshi-
Wiki and other factions violently op-
posed to ratification. They are known
10 have been able to muster more than
thirty votes.
Germany is generally accepted TO
have overplayed her hand in Russia.
SuCn an ONcIpldy ID COnCeeOeO 10 nave
been forced by her dire necessity for
the consolidation Of the food provinces.
But, it is pointed out. she has gained
these provinces at the cost of being
compelled constantly to extend her
military efforts.
This Is another factor counted on OF
value in Japanese Intervention. 1t
will compel Germany to maintain her
Eastern forces on a plane not necessi-
tated by the Russian situation in itself.
As to just what the Russian situa-
ton is or will be no one here will ven
ture an opinion. Officials express
themselves as confident of but one fac
tor whether or not the Soviets act as
the President would have had them
act. This factor is that there will be
q huge sentiment in Russia, both
among the radicals and the conserv-
stfves, never amenable to the terms
Of the German peace. II the japanese
intervention can be represented to
these people as a friendly move, it is
the only way in which the United
States can fulfill the Presidents prom
ise to come to the aid of the distraught
and beset country.
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Official Report Made
On Russ-German Peace

Petrograd. March 15.-Peace has
eeen ratified. From Moscow comes
Tfhcial word that the votes was
z7S to 80. The All-Russian con-
<ress OF Soviets was under Lenine's
kactfist spell from the moment of
Is converting Details are lacking,
out Trotzky rs said to have fought
the ratification
Unspeakable gloom enshrouds
this capital which year ago today
rang with the million-fold echo Of
q liberated peoples oheerA
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The Herald's gardening ex-
perts will tell you how to start
and care for a profitable war
garden. Below is an intro
ductory lesson; others will fol-
low all during the gardening
season, solving for you every
garden problem.-Editor.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-16

An Australian has invented a seed
drill which sows fertilizer three or
four inches below the grain to
strengthen its roots in dry soils or
seasons.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-16
ny LLOYD BURNHAM.

France changed its clock last night
at midnight. It jumped forward one
hour in accordance with the custom
there since the war In order to effect
a saving in daylight. Yearly, on the
night of March 15 and November /
these changes occur.
It Is q coincidence that the House
Of Representatives should have passed
the daylight saving bill for the United
States on the same day and the minor
matters In controversy with the Senate
will, it is said, be adjusted in confer
ence at once so that the bill will 90
to the President for his signature prob
ably tonight
Opposition Surprising.
To one who has had the advantage
of observing the effect of such a law
war began it is surprising that there
should have been even the slight op-
position to the bill which cropped up
in the House yesterday. From some
talks which had with a few mem
bers after the passage of the bill yes
terday I am convinced that that op-
position was due to a lack of under
standing of the matter.
49, ehC ANoS pAoSSB
was none OF the confusion, which was
feared by some would ensue from the
change. 1t is made at a time Of the
night when most people are fortunate
enough to be able to be in bed. Know
ing that the change was to take place
they simply set their clocks and
watches one hour ahead and promptly
forgot all about It Railway trains
which dTa .k L..
left at o'clock. AS they did this
at both ends of the line there was
no conflict.
Changes Simple.
At the change in the fall it works
as simply. Take the case of a news
paper office. for example, where men
work at the time the clock is changed.
In all of the offices the crews which
habitually report for work at say 8.
report at 8. as the clock goes back
one hour at midnight. In the spring,
when the clock goes ahead, the actual
effect is to cause the workman to
gain one hour. unless the employee
sets the time to begin work one hour
earlier in the day.
The idea seems to be fixed in the
minds Of some persons that they will
always know that they are getting
to their offices at in the morning
when the clock reads 9. This did moi
work out in my case nor did ever
hear 1T mentioned in Paris. Habit is
strong in a large majority Of persons
and when the clock says q that means
| to them.
The material advantage in the saw,
ing OF daylight is great In Paris the
law compels all OF the restaurants and
cafes to close at $50 every night. Thai
does not mean that a customer may
enter at 9:25, order a meal and finish
1t at leisure. 1t means that the place
| closes tight at $50. Failure to OBJ.
serve this regulation spells trouble. a.
the police have the power to order the
offending restaurateur to close his
place for a week or two weeks. or as
long as the ofrense may seem to jus.
| tify.
In Paris it is daylight in summer