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The Ordway new era., 1918-05-31
How to Win a Seat.

Here is tip for Pittsburgh strap
hangers on how to win seat. 1t was
tried with success recently on Broad
way car by n woman who looked tired
but couldn't induce any of the men
sitters to give her n seat. She looked
around pleadngly, but all those who
had seats We're absorbed in their news
papers. The car had gone block or
two when suddenly voice was heard
singing, "The Star Spangled Banner
1t was the woman who had Just en-
tered the ear. Everyone arose. Then
the woman edged into seat that had
been occupied by one of the men.
When the woman was seated the song
suddenly ended.-New York sun.
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-31
SWAMP-ROOT FOR
KIDNEY AILMENTS

There is only one medicine that really
stands out pre-eminent as a medicine for
durable ailments of the kidneys, liver
and bladder.
DR.. Kilmers Swamp Root stands the
highest for the reason that it has proven
to be just the remedy needed in thou
sands upon thousands of distressing cases.
Swamp-Root, a physicians prescription for
special diseases, makes friends quickly be.
cause its mild and immediate effect is
soon realized in most cases. II is a gen
tie, healing vegetable compound.
Start treatment at once. Sold at all
drug stores in bottles of two Sizes medi-
um and large.
However, if you wish first TO test this
great preparation send ten cents to DIR.
Kilmer & Co, Binghamton, \. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-31
Red Cross Bag Blue makes the IaundresI
happy, makes clothes winter than snow
AL good grocers. Adv.
Potato Water Substitute for Soap.

Soap is almost unattalnable in occu-
pied Belgium and the housewives are
accordingly seeking possible substi-
tutes. To them chemist, through
the medium of a Brussels newspaper,
gives this advice: Pour the hot water
in which peeled potatoes have been
boiled over the linen to he washed.
Allow it to soak until the following
day, then rub 1t rs you would in n
laiher but without adding soap or any
thing else. The linen will come out of
the tub perfectly white"
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-31

Washington, May 23.-Provost Mar
shal General Crowder today announ-
ced that every man of draft age must
work or fight after July 1. The order
is under drastic amendment to the
selective service regulations. All
draft registrants, besides idlers, in
what are held to be nonuseful occupa-
tiOns, will be given an opportunity be-
fore local boards to choose a new job
or Join the army.
Gamblers, race track and bucket
shop attendants and fortune tellers
head the list, but those who will be
reached by the new regulation also In
clude walters and bartenders, theater
ushers and attendants. passenger ele-
vator operators and other attendants
of clubs. hotels, stores, etc. domestics
and clerks in stores.
Deferred classification granted on ac-
count OF dependents will be disregard.
ed entirely In applying the rule. A
man may be at the bottom of class /,
or even in class 4. but II he fails with
In the regulation and refuses to take
useful employment he Will be given a
new number In class l that will send
him into the military service forthwith.
Local boards are authorized to use dis
cretion only where they find that en-
forced change of employment would
result In disproportionate hardship up
on his dependents.
May Solve the Labor Problem.
The statement of the provost mar
shal generals Office is as follows:
provost Marshal General Crowder
today announced an amendment to the
selective service regulations which
deals with the great question of COM
pelling men not engaged in useful
occupation Immediately to apply them
selves to some form of labor, contrib
uting to the general good. The idler,
too, will find himself confronted with
the alternative of finding suitable en-
ployment or entering the army.
"This regulation provides that after
July /, any registrant who is found by
not engaged in some useful occupation
shall be summoned before the board,
given a chance to explain and, in the
absence of satisfactory explanation,
to be inducted into the military service
of the United States.
''Any local board will be authorized
to take action, whether II has an orig
inal Jurisdiction of the registrant or
not in other words, any man loafing
around poolroom In Chicago may be
held to answer to n Chicago board even
though be may have registered in
New York and lived there most of his
life.
1.-The regulations which apply to Idle
registrants will be deemed to apply
also to gamblers Of all description and
employees and attendants of bucket
shops and race tracks, fortune tellers,
clairyoyants, palmists and the like,
who for the purpose Of the regulations
shall be considered as idlers.
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-31
Good SaIesmanship.

could / sell you u burglar alarm,
madamf'
Are you sure il will work."
Yes, madam; l may speak with
some authority on the subject. ! was
once a burglar myself"
Dear me! What caused you TO re-
form?"
This alarm"
"I'll take ne."-Birm,ngham Age
Herald.
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-31
FIGHT OR WORK.
CROWDER'SORDER
BalIsPlayers, Bartenders, Golfers,
Clerks, Gamblers, Must Find
Useful Employment.
ACTORS ON EXEMPTED LIST
Sweeping Edict, Effective July I, to
Make Nation Efficient in War,
Takes Reoistrants Out of the
Deferred Class
Bulletin,

Washington, May %. - General
Crowder's new ''work-or fight" regula-
ti0ns may require professional base
ball players either to engage in some
useful occupation or to join the army.
Baseball players. as well ms jockeys.
professional golfers and other profes-
sional sportsmen, General Crowder
said today, will be affected by the reg
ulations If strictly enforced. General
Crowder said he did not desire TO make
specific rulings at this time and would
make rulings only when cases came to
him from local boards after July l.
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-31
ITEMS OF INTEREST

The Chinese alphabet consists of 214
letters.
on has been discovered at Bell Is
land, Newfoundland.
Ecuador has tree producing berries
which can be used ms soap.
Only third of South Americas pop
ulation is of pure white blood.
In 1856 New York city, then New
Amsterdam and ruled by the Dutch,
had 1000 Inhabitants, 120 houses and
II streets.
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-31

Many II man who poses MS a public
benefactor never thinks of giving his
wife dollar for her own use.
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-31

Apparatus using electrically pro-
duced ozone has been invented by n
Paris scientist for quickly purifying
the interior of barrels used in brew
cries.
An oven has been Invented to utilize
for baking the smoke and hot gases
that ordinarily would pass out of n
chimney from n residence heating
plant.
The cherry gets Its name from Ce-
rasos, an old Greek town on the Black
sea, whence came the first garden
cherries known to Europe.
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-31
Bulletin.

Washington, May 23.-Theatrical
performers have been excepted from
the new draft regulations ut the d.
rectlon of Secretary Baker, who is said
to feel that the people cannot do with
out all amusement in war time and
that other amusements could be dis
pensed with more readily.
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-31
Part of Her Costume.

Bessie came running to her grand
mother holding dry, pressed leaf, OBJ
viously the relic of n day long gone
by. II found 1t in the big Bible,
grandma" she said. "DO you 'spose
1t belonged to Eve'-Boston Tran
script.
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-31
THESE ARE HIT RY ORDER TO
FIGHT OR WORK.

1dlers.
Gamblers.
Bucket shop employees.
Race track attendants.
Clairvoyants and the like.
Professional golfers.
Professional baseball players
(probably).
Elevator operators at clubs and
stores.
Club and hotel doormen.
Walters in hotels and clubs.
Tshers in theatcrs.
Attendants at sports.
Persons In domestic service.
Clerks in stores.
Specially Exempt.
Actors.
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-31

Some people are like clder-sweet
enough until it is time to work.
The Ordway new era., 1918-05-31

Faith in your own ability is two
thirds of the battle.
Evening star., 1918-10-06
Huns Burn Villages in North
Preparatory to Retreat
TO French Frontier.
BRITISH CONTINUE PRESSURE
In ST. QUENTIN SECTORS

PARIS October 5-Fort Brinont has been captured
by the French troops, the Office tonight
The massif Moronves has been taken and the massf
of Nogent PAbbesse encrced.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE Oc-
tober (by the Associated Press)-Wde gains of great
importance have been made today by the fighting British
armies In the north the line of the Haute Deue canal
has been reached and the Germans hurriedy evacu-
ating Lille
and French troops crushing i'll the southern wall
with heavy blows along the front from
of Rheims to the Meuse
In the north under the OF the British from
Flanders north of St Quentin the has set fire to Doua
and other and villages that evidently in preparation
for retirement the French frontier Heavy explosions also
have been heard.
With the French covering the outlet of the Grand
gap through the Agonne forest the Americans advance
miles between the Mee and the Airs rapidly closing
the eastern entrance to the Gen. Peings men III
smashing blows Saturday realized considerable advance all
along and took additional villages and heights from the
Germans The resistance most stubborn this
the Germans standing the kriemhd ne the last OF
their prepared defenses.
The Americans advancing Sedan and the great
line which German security the present front
depends This important railway only eighteen miles from the
American front.
sides OF the Suppe the American and French troops.
under Gen Gouraud rapidly driving the Germans from the
heights dominating the Champagne region east OF Rheims The
Germans retiring the River but the Americans already
have reached that St. Etienne.
Northwest OF Rheims the French have forced several crossings
the Asne canal endanserng the German in Champagne
German retirement considerable front depth
five miles i'll Champagne unlikely result OF the
successes of Gems. Gouraud and Bertlelot.
From St Quentin north to the Lys, the front before the
important bases OF Cambrai Douai and Lille the British
ertng strong The Germans endavorng hold
their positions until the work OF devastation their
completed North OF St Quentin the British have driven farther
the of the salient Beauevo and Saturday
tured prisoners.
Belgium forces under King Albert maintain press
Since September 28 the Begas French and British have
nine miles vemle front and have taken
10 800 prisoners and $50 guns
Evening star., 1918-10-06
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, October 5.-Germany. Aus
fria-Huneary and Turkey have re-
solved simultaneously to ask Presi-
dent Wilson to make representations
in their interest for a general armis-
tice and negotiations for a general
peace. according to a Bern dispatch
to the Hayas Agency.
Proposal to Mr.. Wilson.
The Austro- Hungarian minister at
Stockholm has been charged to re-
quest the Swedish government to
transmit to President Wilson a pro-
posal 10 conclude Immediately with
him and his allies a general armiStice
and to start without delay neSotia-
tions for peace.
This announcement is made in a
Bern dispatch to the Havas Agency.
The text of the proposal follows:
The Austro Hungarian monarchy,
which has made only defensive war
fare and has borne witness several
times to it's desire to put an end to
the bloodshed and conclude an hon
orable peace, proposes by presenta-
tion to President Wilson to conclude
immediately with him and his allies
general armistice on land, on sea and
i'm the air and start without delay ne
EotiationS for peace.
These negotiations will be based on
the fourteen points in President Will
son-S message of January and the
four points of his speech of February
j. february 1D. 1918. and those
equally of September p, 1918.
In transmitting this dispatch the
Fem correspondent Of the Havas agency
sE
Evening star., 1918-10-06
Austria and Turkey Join;
Proposal to Mr.. Wilson

same step as Austria. Meanwhile the
scmi-official news agency at Berlin
withholdS the news. evidently await
ing the meeting of the reichStag,
which will be held this afternoon.
The imperial chancellor, Prince
MaNimilian, certainly will make an
important announcements in the reichS-
tag. which has assembled four days
in advance of the regular time.
'1'he action of the Austrian govern
ment has been preceded by a number of
conferences with representatives of
Berlin and Hungary, both civil and
military, and representatives from the
states of the German confederation"
Rejected by Mr.. Wilson.
On September IA the Austro-Hun-
garian government invited all the
belligerent governments to enter into
nom binding discussions at some
neutral meeting place. with view to
bringing about peace.
Two days later President Wilson
rejected the proposal, declaring that
the American government had made
its position and purpose so plain, hav-
ing repeatedly stated the terms upon
which peace would be considered, that
it would entertain no proposal for
such a conference.
Baron Burian. the AuStro-Hunga-
rian foreign minister. in announcing
that he was not surprised at the re-
ception of his peace note. declared
that 1t had already produced remark
able phenomena and would do 50 still
more in the near future. Run1ors
have been prevalent in Vienna politi-
cal ci that the foreign minister
would send A second note to the
belliger + which would contain
more pre- e statements.
Evening star., 1918-10-06

phacay declared that the stood on the
basis of just peace regardless of the war situation
BY th Asocatga
powerful movement apparently is under i'll Germany
for general armstce and peace The German chancellor
Maxman OF Baden is reported have proposed to
be the proposing general OF hostte the
appointment OF plenpotenarcs at neutral place for
discussion of league ior arbitration and disarmament and
the forwarding OF the allies for their terms
1t is furthermore reported that the German chancellor has
pressed his Willingness accept President Wilson's fourteen
peace conditions.
Australiungary. through its minister at Stockholm
questng the Swedish government according to advces from
President Wilson proposal for general
armisticc with the allies land and and the and
without delay negotiations for These negotiations
be based the forth by President Wilson,
peace he issued by Baron Buran, the Austro
Hungarian foreign minister announced will declare that all
President Wilson's have been accepted by the dual
monarchy.
And. finally, from Bern the that Ger
many, Austria hungary and Turkey intend simultaneously
approach President Wilson with the object OF having him make
representations the other allies general arrstice
and negotiations looking peace.
Evening star., 1918-10-06
German Retreat Quickens
Before FranC0-AmericQnS
By the Associat ted Press.

By the Associat ted Press.
PARIS. October 5.-The German re-
treat before Gourauds army, which
is supported by the Americans on
the right. is quickening perceptibly
French troops reached Betheniville
this afternoon. lying about three
miles north of Moronvillers.
FRENCH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, October 5, am. Reuter's).
In eastern Champagne the Germans
are falling back on the line Of the
Arnes river. This line has been
reached by the American troops, who
have taken st. Etienne-a-Arnes.
ROME. October 5.-Italian units
aiding the French in the north Of the
Aisne. it was announced today. have
overcome stubborn enemy resistance
and captured important height posi-
Evening star., 1918-10-06

tions. They have taken prisoners
and machine guns from the enemy.
PARIS. Friday, October AIN aerial
operations today nineteen enemy ma
chimes were destroyed and three cap
tive balloons set on fire. French
bombing aviators were active in the
area behind the German lines. The
statement reads:
Nineteen enemy machines were
destroyed by our aviators and three
balloons set on fire. Bombing aviators
dropped during the day 100 kilo-
grams OF projectiles. Several thousand
rounds were fired at enemy troops
and more than five tons Of bombs
were dropped on them.
Last night bombing aviators
dropped twenty-nine tons of bombs
on enemy cantonments and bivouacs
in the region of Lens and in the
valley OF the Suippe and on the rail-
way stations at Longuyon, Chatelet-
Sur-Retourne, Fou2iers. Warmeri-
Vile Maison Bleue and Marie"
Evening star., 1918-10-06
Would End Fighting at Once
and Discuss War Issues

states. the restoration and indemni-
fication of Belgium. autonomy for
AlSace-Lorraire and the return of the
German colonies.
be asked at the same time with the
object of forming basis for the
consideration of these important
questions.
STOCKHOLM. October 3 (by the
Associated PreSs).-Prince Macmillan
of Baden, the new imperial German
chancellor, is willing to accept
President Wilson's fourteen peace
conditions. according to reports re-
ceived from Berlin by circles closely
connected with the foreign Office
here, even though this for many rea-
sons may not be thoroughly demon
strated in his statement before the
reicEStaC.
Evening star., 1918-10-06
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM. october 5.-The i'm
mediate suspension of hostilities has
been proposed by the imperial Ger
man chancellor, Prince MaXimilian, in
the reichstaG. according to the Berlin
correspondent of the Tijd. The en-
their terms.
The chancellors proposal embraced
also the dispatch OF plenipotentiaries
to a neutral place to discuss the ques-
tion of league for national arbitra-
tion and disarmament.
The plenipotentiarieS are further to
be empowered to discuss the creation
of a federal Austria, the right of self
determination for Russian frontier
Evening star., 1918-10-06
WILL MAKE LOAN
CANVASS QUIETLY
$500 Man and Woman VOL
gunteers Will Cali at Homes
This Afternoon.
200 DISTRICTS IN CITY
DETAILS OF CANVASS.

Canvass begins promptly at l
O'Clock.
Every home in Washington will
be visited.
Have your 10 per cent cash
payment Cor cheeky ready for
CanvaSSer.
Put your honor flag in your
window and wear your button.
Make your subscription as large
as you possibly can.
Remember, our boys are giving
their lives-you are only asked
to lend your money.
Liberty Loan Committee of d. c.
Evening star., 1918-10-06
TH|RTY-ONE DIE
FROM INFLUENZA
HERE IN Il HOURS
Majority of Fatalities Among
Workers Whose Homes
Are in States.

Thirty-one additional deaths from
influenza, the heaviest toll recorded
i'll the District in any one day since
the appearance of the disease, were
reported to the health department
between noon yesterday and II
o'clock last night.
This number, added to the
twenty-seven fatalities recorded
during the twenty-four- hour period
ending at noon yesterday, gave a
total OF ffty-eight deaths registered
in thirty-hyc hours.
Reports of the increasing fatality
were received up to the closing of the
vital statistics bureau Of the health
office. an hour before midnight. That
other deaths occurred during the
evening which will not be reported
before today is probable
Mostly Under 80 Years Of Age.
All but two of the latest victims
were white persons. a majority of
them war workers whose homes are
in the states. Their ages are mostly
under thirty years. The Oldest per-
sons to succumb are the two .colored
victims listed. who were fifty and
sixty years old respectively.
George Washington University has
closed it's doors for the duration of
the epidemic. Whether this action
will be followed by other universities
was not ascertained last night.
Commissioner Brownlow and Health
Officer Fowler kept in close touch
with reports during the evening De-
spite the widespread and exhaustive
measures taken to check the spread
Of the disease. the outlook for an
early abatement grows hourly more
discourasing.
Deaths Reported Last Night.
The deaths reported last night fol-
low:
Ruth A. Leetle, 10, Providence Hos.
pital; Stephen ]. Feeley, e6, Waite,
Reed Hospital; Grace NJ. Goddard, 2s
50 I street northwest; Selverio Eliyrio
%, Georgetown University Hospital |;
Louis Faust, Sc, Providence HOSPITAL |;
Clarence z. Whitmore, 81. SIS 10th
street southeast; Jos. F. Bellak, 20
2102 o street northwest; Myra Scott
10. 1912 Delafield place northwest
Mamie J. Perry, 35, Washington Hotel:
William f. Norwood, IS, Walter Reed
Hospital; Homer c. Dye, %, Walter
Reed Hospital; Alice NJ. kIock, So
1898 Georgia avenue northwest; How
ard Steidle, 26, 1911 w street north
west; Milo A. Barnett, 36, Sibley Hos
pital; Jessie A. Robinson, so, 201a
Franklin street northeast; Frank A.
Thormer, %. George Washington Uni
versity Hospital; Floyd Bird, q, Prov
idence Hospital; Edmund c. Bowel.
81, 332 L street northeast; Marshall
La Verne, "a, Emergency Hospital;
Marion Snyder, 1 year, 624 NJ street
southeast; Grace Osborn, 50. Emer-
gency Hospital; Richard J. Barry, So
1927 Buchanan street northwest; Ma
linda Purdy, 60, 467 Washington stree,
northwest; Louis Bunch, 81. 935 Vir-
ginia avenue southwest; Edward E
Adams, g, 432 Columbia road north
west: Madeline H. Driver, so. 2G1S
Evening star., 1918-10-06
Yankees Reach Last DefenSes
in E,1en1y:S Brunhide Line

The American forces arc III contact
with the last. defenses Of the Brun-
hide line. represented by tho woods
between Erieulles and the Meuse.
T,.e enemy is reported to have ~
Evening star., 1918-10-06
ARMY OFFICERS
START PROBE OF
TN. 7. EXPLOSION
Situation at Morgan, N. j..
Under Control and Further
Danger Believed Past.
PERTH AMBOY. n. J.. Octobe,

PERTH AMBOY, N. J.. October
5.-Army officers investigating the
explosions which wrecked the great
shell-loading plant OF the 7. A. Gill
lespic Company, at Morgan, es-
timated tonight that the dea d would
number not more than fifty and the
injured $50 The property loss
probably will approximate between
$l5,OOO,000 and S20000.00O.
Late tonight the flames appeared
to be under control, and it was be-
lieved danger of greater devastation
by the blowing up of stores of
trinitrotoluol was virtually over. All
that is lett unexploded is buried
in underground caissons along the
bank OF Cheesequake creek, upon
which the plant is located, or is
loaded on four barges tied up at the
company docks along that stream.
Gen. Williams to Investigate.
Mai. Gen. c. c. Williams, chief of
ordnance of the United States Army.
arrived here tonight to conduct a
rigid investigation into the explo-
sons and fire. Gen. Williams was
accompanied by Capt. Wilson, also
of the ordnance department., and
Lieut.. De Nufilize. a French ordnance
expert. Upon their arrival they went
into conference with the Army Of
ficers already here.
Relief Stations for Thousands.
The Red Cross has established re-
lief stations for the thousands of ref
ugees and has the situation well in
hand. Another station has. been
opened in South Amboy. Albert W.
Straub. assistant director of the
Atlantic division, arrived tonight
with $4,000 in cash to be used in
relief work.
Soldier guards, with fixed bayonets
and with loaded rifles, patrolled the
deserted streets, with strict orders to
prevent looting or disorder of any
kind.
Inspect From Airplane.
Army officers reported after n recon
noissance by airplane that the location
of the boats and storehouses is such
that they believed there was slight
probability it would be exploded either
by fire or concussion.
With the passing of the menace of
an explosion around the plant the
problem of caring for the homeless be-
came the most serious tonight.
South Amboy, a town of about 10000
population four miles north Of Nor
gan, was virtually wrecked by the
series of blasts. Scarcely building in
it remains habitable. Many were un-
rooted and the walls of others blown
in. while every pane of glass was
broken.
More than 400 citizens decided to
spend the night there, however.
Relief for Wrecked City.
The Atlantic division of the Red
Cross established headquarters at
Perth Amboy this afternoon. Fifty
ambuianceS from New York and New
ark. with corps OF doctors and nurses.
arrived to take charge of the siiua :
ton. Eight central depots were OPEN
ed in churches, schools and other
public buildings. Communicated au-
tomobiies and cars driven by members
of the women's motor corps from New
York and New Jersey were sent out
to pick up fleeing refugees and bring
them back to the depots for shelter.
The Red Cross brought in from New
~,