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Evening star., 1918-01-27
More Food Must Be Saved.

That the food situation in allied
countries is more serious even thar
had been announced was made plain
Hoover a statement anifsd s.s. issued by Herbert
traitor. and followed yesterday bv a
proclamation by President Wilson cali
ing on the American people to effect
even greater savings
AS outlined by Mr.. Hoover tho nro-
gram for 1918 calls for a reduction in
Wneat consumption in this country tn
81 per cent below normal, to the end
mat IN as SAYING OF 100000 bushels may
pc erected The program calls for re-
uuction or 10 per cent in the consump-
tlon OF beef. SO that shipments TO III.
allles may be increased from 20. 900. 900
pnd rad,,ntian month to oo.ooo.ooo pounds.
consumption OF pork and pork pro
ducts. which would make it possibIe
20 To- increase pnn cas- shipments to Europe from
ooy oy'ooovug no; oounds month to 100000
uVo POUNDS A 10 per cent reduction in
ihe use of sugar is asked, because the
United States this year must save from
zoo.ooo to 100000 tons for the allies.
r.aall ahhouncement was made during the
week OF a new "home card" to be is
sued probably within a few days. It
Will ask Americans to observe two
wheatiess days week instead of one:
10 continue observing Tuesday as meat
ties iss 5ay ahd 10 add Saturday as an addi-
tiona! porkless day, with at least one
wneatless and one meatless meal every
day. This is TO he asked az y
voluntary service, and no attempt will
home. III ''ie
Legislation already is under way to
make observance of these restricfione
compulsory in public eating places. and
bill Is in preparation which wouid
give the PRESIDENT. through his food
foodstuffs. VI
Evening star., 1918-01-27
Late Lifting of the Veil.

Champions of Secretary Baker ex-
tion to take the American people
little more into his confidence did not
manifest itself sooner. 1t is recognized
that the thick veil of secrecy was
maintained as a precaution against in
formation of military value reaching
the enemy, but 1t Is admitted that many
things which in all human probability
were well known in Berlin have been
kept needlessly from the men and
women who are sacrificeing their sons
and giving of their substance that vic
tory may be achieved.
The intimation now conveyed that
there will be million American SOL
diers in France in time for the summer
offensive is highly encouraging. II that
information had been permitted to leak
out before, instead of after, the govern
ment had been so savagely attacked.
the attacks would have been robbed of
a good deal of their effectiveness. The
public now is told of other big accom-
plishments. such as road building. har-
Dor work and like engineering achieve
ments. all highly creditable to Amerl-
can enterprise and efficiency. They
serve to confirm the belief, never sur
rendered by the great body of the peo-
pie, that the United States has not ut
terly failed when put to the test OF
war: but the public is not quite able TO
understand why, il they may be told
now without benefit to the enemy. it
was necessary to keep them so long
a secret.
Evening star., 1918-01-27

MER1CA, during the week JOss
ended, has witnessed one OF
~ those outbursts Of criticism
which have been periodical In
France and England since the
beginning Of the war. The government,
in Congress and the public press, has
been under fire, accused of all manners
of blunders and shortcomings in Its
preparations for effective participation
in the world conflict.
No European government, responsible
to its parliament. as are the govern
ments of France and England, could
have weathered the storm. II the fall
of an entire ministry had not been
brought about, at least the cabinet
member agaioEt whom the attacks cen
tered would have been forced out OF
Office. With the charges sponsored and
chiefly made by so prominent MEM
Der of the dominant party as the chalr-
man of a parliamentary committee on
military affairs. the government would
have been shaken to its very founda-
tions.
That no such crisis resulted in the
Emitted States is due to that equilibrium
peculiar to the genius of the American
government, and which James Bryce
found so admirable in his American
Commonwealth" With the cabinet re-
sponsible only to the President, and
the President responsible only to the
whole people, there is no way by which
Congress may be rid of minister who
has dispIeased it. The Constitution
provides impeachment for treason,
bribery or other high crimes and mis-
demeanors,'' but there is no remedy,
within the power of Congress to ap-
ply. for errors of judgment or plain
ineff5ciency.
Evening star., 1918-01-27
Many Things Have Gone Wrong.

From the showing made by Senator
Chamberlain and other critics of the
War Department, it seems to have been
pretty well established that many
things have gone wrong since America
entered the conflict against Germany.
How much of the proved laundering
and incompetency was a necessary ac-
compartment to SO huge an undertak-
Ting is left for Secretary Baker and his
defenders to demonstrate. The thing
that stands out amid all the murk and
FOG OF criticism and elimination is that.
despite inefdciency in high places, de-
spite errors of omission and commits
sion. America has made amazing prog
ress toward transformation from a ma
tion devoted to peace to a nation armed
for war.
That the people recognize this now is
becoming apparent. 1t is assumed that
the critics of the War Department have
told the worst-and that worst is not
30 bad as many had been led to believe
Ugly as some Of the disclosures are,
they are less disquieting than the veiled
insinuations and inuendo which pre-
ceded them. The storm has cleared the
atmosphere and there is a growing con-
viction that. when the feeling it en-
gendered has died down. things will go
better because of the blowout
France and England have passed
through several seasons of such clamor
and popular excitement. and each time
when they were over the nations have
ti9htened up their belts and gone at the
Job in hand with renewed vigor and
determination.
Evening star., 1918-01-27
Essential Industry Not Halted.

General apprehension, when the Gar
field program first was announced, that
it would seriously retard essential war
work was dissipated during the week.
Every industrial establishment listed
by the War and Navy departments as
essential to the war was granted ex-
emption by the fuel administration
without question. and the exemptions
were extended to cover all necessary
raw materials.
The closing down of industry not es-
sential afforded such relief to the rail-
roads that the way now is about open
to keep the essential plants supplied
with coal and to move their output
with the minimum of delay. The fuel
order still is subjected to hostile criti-
cism, but as the week ended the CLAIM,
OF pr. Garfield that the order would
justify itself seemed on the way to
realization. Continued operation Of
that part of the Garfield order which
provides for priority in the distributor
OF coal to industries is expected to keen
the way clear for full-time work on
war essentials. va
Evening star., 1918-01-27
Progress as to Railroads.

Progress was made during the week
on the bill to complete and make ef-
fective government operation of the
railroads during the period of the war.
The question had been complicated by
the insistent demand that government
control should be made d stepping
stone toward government ownership,
but this difficulty was gotten around by
a declaration in the bill that govern
ment control as war measure should
not in any way be accepted as prejudi-
cial as to the question of government
ownership after the war. The issue
thus is left open for future determina-
ton.
Director General McAdoo told the
Senate interstate commerce committee
that government control should con-
tinue after the war. until such time as
there had been general revision of
the laws for regulation of the roads,
but he disclaimed being an advocate of
government ownership.
Evening star., 1918-01-27
Acts Of Heroism Recognized.
rrespondeAce Of the Associated Press

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH. Pa. January "a
Twenty-four acts of heroism were rec
ognized by the Carnegie hero fund CON-
mission in its fourteenth annual meet
ing here. In seven cases silver medals
were awarded, in seventeen cases.
bronze medals. Ten of the heroes lost
their lives. and to the dependents of
S4,5s0 a year were granted. In addition
to these money grants. in two cases,
$2.100 was appropriated for educational
purposes, payments to be made as need
ed and approved, and in eleven cases
awards aggregating $4,000 were made
for other worthy purposes. Payments
in these cases will not be made until
the beneflciaries' plans for the use Of
tho awards have been approved by the
Evening star., 1918-01-27
Conservation Measures Proposed.

Control of bank credits and the limit
Ing of building operations, both as
war measures. were advocated during
the week. The federal reserve board,
in its report to Congress- insisted upon
the necessity of preventing imitation of
credits, as a check upon the upward
trend of prices and as means of con-
serving capital for purposes of the war.
~ check on unnecessary building
operations and other avoidabIe expan-
sion was advocated by the Council of
National Defense, as means of con-
serving both materials and labor for
the industries essential to war.
Evening star., 1918-01-27
The Devil Writes to the Kaiser.
(De.coded by Eugene n. Blake OF
the vigiiantes.)

Internal Palace, Hades.
My dear Wilhelm:
owe you an apology for my
delay in congratulating you on
what you have put over lately.
That White Book issued by the
government of Norway Is real
tribute to the efficiency of kul-
tur. I thought destroying a mill
lion tons of enemy shipping by
your German methods was going
some, but to sink all those ships
belonging to helpless little
neighbor Norway-greab stuff,
Wilhelm!
But the thing 1 like about 1t
most is that those 5000 Morse
sailors have tasted the fullness
of kultur and will be out of the
way when you get German
peace and replace them with Ger
man sailors.
How are things going with Ar
gentine? She has a few ships
yet.
Yours for the freedom of the
seas. THE DEVIL.
Evening star., 1918-01-27
Ships Get Bunker Coal.

Improvement in the shipping situation
also has come as result Of the Garfield
coal conservation program. At the end
of a week after the enforced suspension of
industrial activity went into effect came
announcement that practically all the
nearly 900 vessels which had been held
at New York. in Hampton Roads and
other Atlantic ports through lack of coal
had been bunkered and were able to sail.
An official statement was made Friday
that but forty-four vessels were being
held at northern Atlantic ports. and they
were being bunkered as rapidly as the
coal could be put aboard. At southern
ports there were less than thirty vessels
waiting. and they also were receiving
coal. When the coal shortage was at its
worst more than a hundred vessels were
held at New York, some for as long as
three weeks. and nearly $50 in Hampton
roads.
A feature highly creditable to the War
Department. but which was practically
lost sight of in the excitement over other
things. was that during all the period of
coal shortage at tidewater no Army trans
port was delayed in sailing a. single hour
through lack of bunker coal. Though
other ocean traffic was practically at a
standstill, the ships carrying troops to
Europe were kept under way. In light
OF the policy now disclosed that the send
ing of troops had first consideration IT is
admitted that keeping the transports
under way was noteworthy achieve
ment-
Evening star., 1918-01-27
Trying to Arouse Country.

The commission which the food adj
the needs of Americas allies has ra,
turned, and during the week began a
nation-wide campaign to effect Greater
TODD savings. The initial meeting was
held In Washington. after which mem
oers OF the commission separated and
will go on speaking tours which will
take them into all the states.
There is no concealment, among those
responsible. Of anxiety over failure Of
the American people to become aroused
TO the necessity of saving food Reports
to the Department of Agriculture indi-
cate that next years wheat crop will
be far short of the billion bushels
aimed at. and the food problem prom
lses 10 De good deal more serious this
year than 1t was last. The food admin
Evening star., 1918-01-27
News of Shipping Is Good.

The controversy between the ad-
ministration and its critics in Congress,
while oyershadowing in public inter-
est, has by no means monopolized the
stage of war activities. Other branches
of the government, not under the fire
of criticism, have pushed ahead with
the work in hand. finding consolation.
perhaps in the absence of attack for
the lack of attention they have re-
ceived.
News as to shipping was distinctly
good. The weeks reports showed not
only a betterment of conditions at
American shipyards, but negotiations
were closed with the Netherlands gov
ernment for charter to the United States
of all Dutch vessels now lying idle
in American waters. There are about
eighty such vessels. and while the
agreement provides that most of them
shall not go into the war zone, their
employment in safe waters will re-
lease other tonnage which then will
become available for the transport of
munitions and troops.
With this increase in tonnage under
the American flag comes news that the
submarine is being more effectively
combatted than ever before. According
to London report, a constantly de-
creasing number of vessels fall vic
tins to the U-boats, and a constantly
increasing number of U-boats are be-
ing destroyed by armed merchantmen
and the conveys of merchant craft.
Evening star., 1918-01-27
Village Guided by Women.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
FINDoN. England. January 15.-Fin-
don is the first village in England to be
entirely guided by women. A woman's
village council has been set up. and the
subjects under discussion are housing,
infant welfare and education. Neigh
borliness Is encouraged and fair tenn
per shown in discussion.
Evening star., 1918-01-27

istration has pledged itself anew that
only the surplus shall be sent overseas,
but it is straining every effort to make
the country realize that unless that
surplus is adequate to meet the abso-
lutte needs of the allies they cannot
continue in the war
Evening star., 1918-01-27
AMERICAS PART in THE WAR
Progress in Week just Ended Toward
Making the World Safe for Democracy

day which would lead him to veto the
measures were they to reach him for
approval or disapproval.
Evening star., 1918-01-27

Miss Richie Mclean, contralto soloist
of Epiphany Church. furnished the mu-
sical numbers Tuesday evening at Epip-
hany Chapel at the entertainment for
the soldiers, among her songs being
'The Star" by Rogers: "Nothin' But
Love-" by Bond, and The Sunshine of
Your Smile"
Evening star., 1918-01-27

Sarah Franklin Chapter. ID. A. r.. was
well represented at the January meet
ing held in Alexandria, when Mrs. VIII
liam d. Ogden and Mrs. George Simp-
son were the hostesses. Mrs. Harrison,
the historian, contributed sketches
from the life of Gen. Corvallis and a
donation was voted for Friendship
House. The chapter will meet next at
the home of Miss Ada Garrett.
Evening star., 1918-01-27

Miss Josephine Montague, soprano.
and Miss Mary DAILY, pianist. gave a
joint recital Thursday evening before
the Young Women's Hebrew Associa-
ton IN place of Miss Lydia Bigelow,
who was ill.
Evening star., 1918-01-27

The recital for the blind, at the Lii
5rary of Congress Tuesday evening,
will be given by Miss Jessie Masters
contralto.
At the morning service today at Rock
Creek Episcopal Church (old St
Pauls). the double quartet choir will
render the 'Te Deum in D Major" by
Tours: "Jubilate." by Corbin. and, dur
ing the offertory, the anthem, Even
Me-"
At ST. Johns Episcopal Church
Georgetown. today the musical portion
IF the services, under direction of Sam
uel a. Leech. organst and choirmas-
ter. will consist of the following num-
Deum in Minor" by Buck: "Jubilate
Dec in A Major" by Rucki "Ho. Every
One That Thirsteth,' by Martin, with
baritone solo, by Charles Bright.
Evening; IMagnificat" and "Nunc
Twelfth Mass" by Mozart
At the Mount Pleasant Conrreea.
tional Church this morning the music,
under direction of Claude Robson, or
yanist. will include the prelude. "Ave
Maria" by Schubert: soprano solo,
Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" ohy
Fearis, Mrs. A. L. Haycock; ofrertory
quartet. Awake. Ny Soul. to joyful
late" by Kinder. Among the numbers
at the o'clock vesper service will be
the organ prelude, "Andante," by I,efe.
bure-Wely: anthems. ITO Thee, o Coun-
try" and "Invocation," by Trerina
sung by the Mount Pleasant Chorus.
foffertory quartet, 20 Praise the Name
of the Lord. by Tschadkowsky; post
by Becker.
The Washington Alumnae Club OF
Pi Beta Phi, which arranges the musi-
ca. programs for the Y. W, C. A. Tues
day afternoons from $50 to Z o'clock.
is fortunate this week in having Harry
McCalmont. flute soloist, who win give
as his program La Traviata Concert
Evening star., 1918-01-27

Friendship Branch. Sunshine Society.
met Wednesday with Mrs. John Lewis,
with sixteen members present. Reports
were heard from the different commit
tees and clothing donated for poor fam
lilies. The Red Cross sewing room, over
Franklin Bank. will be open Wednes-
day and Friday. as usual. Committees
were appointed to see about wool for
will be with Mrs. w. w. Scott, 1404 De.
catur street.
Indenendcnce Bell chrrter. d. A. r..
Mrs Henry Churchill Cook. regent, met
Thursday evening at the home of Miss
Mayher on Calvert street. 1t was de-
cided to have a card party in the near
future to help replenish its treasury. as
it has been somewhat depleted by dona-
tions to the Red Cross fund ard restora-
tion Of the village Of Tillaroy. Mrs. Cook
Mrs Gates and Mrs DOGGY reported the
collection of linen. metal and peces of
gold and silver for the conservation COM
mittee Of the Red CroSS A musical pro-
gram followed. Miss Marshall Brooke
gave number of solos, accompanying
herself. Miss Mary Newcomb recited. Re-
freshments were served Besides the mem
hers of the chapter. the guests were Mrs
F. A. st. Clair. regent of the Sarah st.
Clair CHAPTER: Mrs N. F. Perkins, Miss
Martha Fitzpatrick. Mrs. Eugene Hern-
don. Mrs. Gates of Providence, R. l. The
next meeting will be at the home of DIR.
Helen F. Perkins, 1880 Columbia road
northwest.
The A. Y. L. I. Club of Germantown,
Md. met recently with Miss Annie
Baker. with the vice president. Mrs. r.
Hickerson. in the chair in place of the
president, Mrs. James H. Jones. who is
i'll. Mrs. Harry BoIand read paper.
"Alsace-Loraine," and Mrs. Julian B.
Waters read a short story. A program
committee, consisting Of Mrs ]. H
Giddings, Mrs. Julian Waters, Miss
Maria Waters and Miss Boland was
named to draft a course of study for
the next three months. Roll cali was
responded to with events bearing on
the leading questions of the day. The
club will meet January 80 with Miss
Boland.
The Columbia Heights Art Club was
entertained Thursday afternoon byA5f
Evening star., 1918-01-27

The C0lumbia Heights Art Club was
entertained Thursday afternoon byAFS,
Evening star., 1918-01-27

Owing to the illness of Mrs. Jesse
Rawlings. the MacReynolds-Koehle
Music Club was entertained yesterday
afternoon by Mrs. Martin A. Morrison
at her residence, on N street, Mrs. Nor
rison is an active member of the club
and contributed a group of solos.
Evening star., 1918-01-27

Mission Club. First Congregational
Church. met recently at the home of
Miss Katherine Wead. the Northumber-
land. Thespresident, Mrs. E. D. Hardy,
presided nd fifteen members and
friends were present. A paper was read
by Miss NJ. A. Hartwell upon "Moham-
mechanism and Africa" and Mrs. J. o.
Belz and Mrs. c. r. Ball gave biograph-
ical sketches of Moffatt and Mackay
Refreshments were served. The next
meeting will be Tuesday at pm. at
the home of Mrs. J. Otto Belz, 7O5 Up
shur street.
Evening star., 1918-01-27

The Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent
No. 1, ID. u. W, installed its officers
Monday evening at G. A. r. Hall. Mira.
Hester B. Tritipoe, past president. was
the installing officer, with Miss Ettolle
Albright as guide, and Miss Rose NJ.
Seton as chaplain. Officers installed
were: President, Mrs. Mary Van Ness
Fauth; senior vice president. Mrs. b.
C. Clements; chaplain. Mrs. NJ Bradt:
treasurer. Miss j. Hamilton: secretary.
Miss NJ. E. Buchles: guide. Mrs. Hester
Tritipoe; musician, Mrs. Sutton; color
bearers. first. Mrs. B. Murrelf: second.
Miss Albright; third, Miss Sheads.
Evening star., 1918-01-27

The College Equal Suffrage Lesxus
will attend to some important business
at its meeting tomorrow at pm, at
1925 Rhode Island avenue Among other
the reorganization and remains
ing of the league will be taken up.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-02-26
MINING NOTES

A compressor capable of driving
two machine drills has been installed
on the Ferry Queen mine, a mile north
OF Toroda, Wash. according to report.
The property is owned by w. d. Scott
and associates of Spokane. 1t en-
braces body of 10 wgrade copper
ore having a width of 20 feet by esti-
mate. A crosscut tunnel has been
driven 200 feet to reach the vein which
is 200 feet ahead. 1t will be inter
sected at depth of 100 feet or more.
The CRANKY Consolidated Mining.
Smelling and Power Co. earned in
the neighborhood of 100000 net in
January. The figures are based on
report received showing a production
of 4,209,330 pounds of copper in that
month. The estimate of profits is
based on an assumption that Grand
Forks equaled it's production in Deem
Der, which was in excess Of 600, 900
pounds. There is difference of 8 to
cents pound in the cost Of produc-
ton at the Grand Forks and Anyox
smelters.
Henry Bender, manager of the Ben
der Metals and Milling Co. of Oroville.
Wash, has just finished rehabilitating
and equipping an old stamp mill at
Nighthawk as fiotation plant, and ex-
poets to have the mill in operation in
few weeks. This mill is venture
independent of any particular mining
company, and was installed principal
ly to treat ores from the Rich Bar
and Caaba mines, only a short dis
lance from the plant. The fiotation
system has never been applied to the
treatment of ores in this immediate
vicinity. but the venture is not wholly
an experiment, as Mr.. Bender made a
thorough investigation and numerous
tests before he put his money and the
money of his associates into this en-
terprise.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-02-26
OUR WAR PRISONERS
MADE A BIG BOMB
Believe High Explosive Was Intended
to Deliver Enemy Aliens From
Fort Douglas.

Salt Lake City.-What is believed
to have been the agent to be used
in the wholesale delivery of German
war prisoners at Fort Douglas was
found at the prison camp in the form
of high explosive bomb.
The bomb was turned over to
Colonel G. l.. Byram. commandant. 1t
was discovered In the section of the
camp in which German civilian war
prisoners are interned, and where
II efforts ito escape by prisoners
through digging tunnels have been
nipped in the bud in the last few
months.