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Evening star., 1918-04-07
MRS. HARPER CONTESTS
HER HUSBANDS WILL
Cut OF in Favor Of His Sister. She
Charges "Undue In
Auence."

Irena Z. Harper. widow of Nicholas
Columbus Harper. q Police Court clerk
who committed suicide January 16 last
has filed caveat protesting against
the probate Of an alleged will of her
husband. The will contested by the wife
was executed two days before the death
Of Mr.. Harper and made no provision
for the widow. the entire estate being
left to Harriet e. Harper. sister of the
deceased.
Mrs. Harper charges her husbands
sister exercised undue influence over
the testator.
An earlier will Of Mr.. Harper, exc
cuted June 20. 1916. left practically the
entire estate to the widow. The estate
ID valued ct S3.o00a ------------
Evening star., 1918-04-07
F0SDlCK SAYS QUAKER CITY
VICE HAS GROWN WORSE

mat Philadelphia public .omcials have
1enored the cleanup order made by
Dscrsfary Daniels last July. and that
s4Ao vice situation there has become
axaduaIly worse. 10 the charge made
~ Raymond b. Fosdick. chairman
- the Navy Department commits
nssn ON training camp activities. whose
resent report to Secretary Daniels has
Aauped Q second and peremptory de-
1nand for = cleanup.
There has been no Improvement in
tAo situation In Philadelphia since Soc
eoeary Daniels took this matter up with
nunicipAl ofncials last July" Mr.. Fosl
llck said. Indeed, our reports show
f&at things have grown steadily worse
xhis II true particularly as regards the
anle Of liquor to sailors. and We have
found that disorderly houses which
we're mentioned by Secretary Daniels
1kst July have been permitted to oper-
n4s unmolested."
Evening star., 1918-04-07
APPEALS BRING FLOUR.
Direct Increase for Fighters the Re
suit, Food Administration Says.

Stocks Of -four given up In response
- recent appeal. the food administra-
1son gives assurance. win provide . d.
rect increase in supplies for the Army
aAd Navy and for the allies. Where 1t
- Impossible to ship the Hour returned
ne food administration has arranged
% have the nour % contained put in
e1rculation and an equal amount prop
orly packed for export exchanged for
q e1A tmmediatsly shipped from the
- time at most convenient points. re-
1SaDing Immediately an equivalent
uDount that will be sent to Europe Ia
4Ae name Of the country or state by
which given.
Evening star., 1918-04-07
wisconsin's Big Disloyal Vote.

The senatorial election in Wisconsin
did not tend to a1lay the public resent
ment against pacinsts and pro-Ger-
mans. The rest Of the country finds II
difficult to understand how Berger. the
socialist candidate running on an anti
war platform, could have polled more
than 100000 votes. There Is gratifica-
tion Of course, that Lenroot, q loyal
LIST. WAS elected. and that Davies, also
loyal. ran second, but that hundred
thousand odd votes for Berger leaves
an exceedingly bad taste in the public
mouth. fl
Resentment against Wisconsin is
heightened by the fact that Berger's
vote of more than 100000 is an In
crease from less than $4,000 cast for
the socialist candidate for governor
four years ago. In other words, more
than 10000 Wisconsin voters support
ed Berger because they arc opposed
to the war against Prussian autocracy.
In contrast to Wisconsin, Chicago,
which has an immense foreign-b born
population. defeated every anti-war
man who sought election to a city Of
fee.
Evening star., 1918-04-07
Aimed at aermany's Allies.

A Senate resolution declaring war on
Bulgaria and Turkey was one incident
of the week showing the mood of Con-
gress. The resolution was introduced
by Senator King of Utah and referred
to the committee on foreign relations.
It il not likely the resolution will be
passed or even reported out Of COM
mittee unless President Wilson first in
taken, but 1t is extremely probable that
senators will take occasion to debate
the subject in open session at an early
day. There has been a lot of fmpa-
thence, in and o.s Of Congress-, at the
Presidents attitude OF maintaining the
Bulgaria and Turkey while those ma
tions are the allies Of Germany, but 1t
is SO well established that the Presi-
dent should take the initiative for a
declaration Of war that members OF
Congress generally have withheld pub
the first Official indication that this re-
straint is growing irksome.
The people. taken as whole, are not
likely to sympathize with any attempt
to force the Presidents hand in the
matter Of Bulgaria and Turkey. They
may think it illogical that America
should be at war with Germany and
Austria and remain diplomatic friends
with their allies, but the average man
comedies that the President Is the one
best able to judge.
It may have been only a coincident
that the same day the King resolution
was introduced the State Department
are no Bulgarian troops on the western
front. AS america has no troops on
any other front, this nation is not in
actual fighting conflict with Bulgaria.
Evening star., 1918-04-07
Will STUDY DRUG CONDITIONS
Gpeeial Committee to Find Extent Of
Habit Among Soldiers.

To stamp out the drug habit amons
such soldiers ~ may be addicted. q
'committee to give special study Of con-
ditions has been appointed by the
Treasury Department. The committee
- IN adjunct Of the internal revenue
bureau. will investigate the tranlc gen.
orally in the United States to determine
whether existing laws and administra.
ton machinery are adequate.
The committee consists Of Represent.
attve Henry G. Rainey Of Illinois, chair.
man; b. c. Keith. deputy internal revs.
aue commissioner: Prof. Reid Hunt o,
Harvard University, DR.. A. q. Du Mex al
the public health service and Lieut.. Col
Yterce Bailey. representing the Waa
Department.
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Larger and Better Army.

Not only was it disclosed during the
week that America is going to send a
larger army to France than had been
expected, but the larger army is to be
Of the very pick Of the nations man
hood. both as to officers and men.
It was announced that the first call
under the second draft will go out
within a few days. and that the num-
Der of men to be mobilised in April
would probably be, larger than that
months normal proportion OF the 800,-
900 to be called during the remainder
Of the year. It was denied. however,
that more than 100000 additional men
would be called out during the remain
ing nine months of 1918. About 1.500. 900
men now are under arms. and with vol
unteers and special technical forces, in
addition to the 100000 to be called
under the draft. an army Of 100000
is in sight.
This will provide as large q force. It
10 contended. as can be sent to Europe,
even II all hopes for additional ship
ping are realized.
Evening star., 1918-04-07
PROBES READING MATTER
BEING SENT TO SOLDIERS

Echoes Of charges that the committee
en public Information 10 sending large
amounts Of reading matter to Ameri-
can soldiers In France snat Is not need
"a by them were heard In the House
yesterday. when q resolution was adopted
calling upon Postmaster General Bur-
1ooon to inform the House how much
letter mail and how much matter from
the committee had been forwarded to
the soldiers within the last thirty days.
There was no debate on the resolution
or dissenting votes against It.
Evening star., 1918-04-07
For Revision Of Draft Law.

There was strong agitation In Con-
gress during the week for revision OF
the draft law to make men both under
twenty-ons and over thirty-ons liable
to call. In support Of this proposal II
was argued that the government should
be able to pick the most desirable men.
regardless OF age.
This contention for an enlisted per-
sonnel of the highest possible quality
found q measure Of support In Gen.
Pershing's request that only officers of
the highest eficiency should be sent to
France, It was contended that equally
as important ~ having efficient officers
is that the of1cers should have eflicient
men !nndeE thsiP. command. y. 4. .s-S
TIA War QAnaxtmAnt .xssnonAipS
Evening star., 1918-04-07
People Getting War Spirit.

The week which marked the first
anniversary Of Americas entry into the
var found the American people more
thoroughly imbued with the war spirit
than at any time during the. twelve
months. News that 100000 or more
American soldiers are to participate
actively in the great battle now raging
on the western front gave the nation q
thrill such as the present generation
had never known.
That American boys are to die In bat
tle ID not in itself q cause for rejoicing.
but It IL not to be doubted that those
reapousible for the conduct Of the war,
from President Wilson down, are glad
that the hour has struck.
It viii awaken the nation from its leth-
arEy and speed up war work a. nothing
~ could have done. Those who die in
Id present battle will not have died in
vain II their deaths bring home to the
American people the realities Of war. This
eeriy participation OF Americans In bat
fle may Well serve to reduce the total
number Of Americans who must die be-
foro the Hun II defeated. War has meant
10 too many Americans only such incon-
venfences a. . scarcity Of wheat hour. II
vtI have different meaning when the
oasualty lists grow long.
Evening star., 1918-04-07
Bad Week for shipbuilders.

It wasn't good week for Chairman
Hurley Of the shipping board; or for
that the tonnage produced in March
was less than that for February Gre
ated q decidedly bad impression. Mr..
Hurley called on the shipbuilders for
carry no troops to Europe. It is ships.
not excuses. the American people want
In return for the vast sums Of money
they have provided for the shipbuild-
trenches. the people have been fed up"
ON explanations and promises. Unless
something concrete in the way OF re-
suits IL produced soon there Is bound
building circles.
The controversy which ragged all win
ter over the question Of furnishing
timbers for the wooden ships now has
turned to the delivery Of steel for the
fabricated vessels The fabricattng
yards, far behind their schedules. have
passed the buck" to the steel mills.
They claim the mills are not delivering
steel as per agreement. The mills. also
apt at excuse making, fall back on the
railroad congestion and coal shortage
Of last winter and claim the reason
they arc behind is because they were
unable to get cars and coal. Ana 30
it goes, round and round the rose
mary bush.
The War Industries Board took a
hand during the week and ordered the
steel mills and -fabricating plants to
make 100 per cent deliveries on all or
Ners for ship steel placed through the
Emergency Fleet Corporation. thus CIV
ing ship steel priority over other out
nut. This disclosure that ship steel has
not had priority all along came as an
unpleasant surprise to great many
nerrons who have been painfully anx-
ious over the slowness of the shipbuild-
ing program in getting under way.
Tho great Hog Island yard Is one OF
those which has been complaining loud
eaf over steel deliveries. William Dem
man. former chairman of the shipping
Hoard. told the Senate commerce COM
n1ittee during the week that the long
delay in beginning work at Hog Island
wae because the American Information.
III Shipbuilding Corporation had tried
to Mold up the government for a fee
of from $4,000, 900 to $15.000,000.
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n demands on shipping are to be
~ made secondary to the send
ing Of American troops to
France was the outstanding
development Of the week bearing on
Americas participation in the war. A
million and half moro men before the
end Of the present year Is the mark
aimed at, though some odicials OF the
War Department are talking of three
million Americans on the firing line be-
fore snow dies again.
All non-war ocean shipping. both i'm
port and export. is to be cut to the
bone: to be cut practically to nothing.
'Is It necessary to the war? Is the
question which will have to be dem
onstrated in the Affirmative before
licenses will be issued in the future for
|ocean-going trade. America seems
likely to discover out of wars neces-
sity a way to that Utopian dream Of q
nation wholly sufficient unto itself.
What the American people cannot pro-
duce or create they must learn to get
along without.
But restrict non-war trade as the
8VN0I IuIuSAL may lu&s 0AOAV :" A3A sASS y
produce the shipping to transport an
other million and q half men to France
and maintain them there. More ships
must be found. England has promised
to furnish some Of them She can do
It only by further reducing her already
greatly diminished imports, and fur
ther reduction OF imports means to
England that her people must get
along with less to eat.
Other ships are to come from Japan
Under the agreement reached with
Toxic 1s0, ,00a tons are to be provided
now, and 100000 tons more as rapidly
as the ships can be built. South Amer
lean. countries also are to furnish q
certain number Of ships. and neutral
countries the world over are being
secured for tonnage. Following requi-
sition Of Dutch ships in American
waters, 1t was announced during the
week that a number of Russian vessels
detained in ports Of this country were
to be taken over. Russia may protest.
but the Dutch protests were unheeded
and those Of whatever government
there may be In Russia are not likely
to be given greater consideration. It
would seem that the time. SO often pre-
dicted. may be near at hand when
Americas success or failure as q par
Elephant in the war may be expressed
in terms OF ships.
Evening star., 1918-04-07
ACTIVITIES IN NATIONAL CAPITAL
] OF INTEREST TO ARMY AND NAVY,
MARINE CORPS AND GUARDSMEN

stationed at Fort Sill, Okla, was
dismissed from the Army January s.,
1918, as a result of his conviction by
court-martial of having intoxicating
liquor in his possession, gambling with
enlisted men, and lending money to en-
listed men at usurious rates.
Evening star., 1918-04-07
other Developments. Of Week.

Other Developments Of Week.
tho week were the following:
Final passage by Congress- Of the
new war loan bill and formal launch
ing Of the campaign for the third lib
erty loan.
viding 360,000.000 for the housing of
war workers. =,
Continuation Of debate in the Senate
on the Overman bill. conferring on the
President authority to reorganise ex-
ecutive departments for war purposes.
Passage by Congress Of a Joint req
olution asking the President to. desi4-
nate a day of. prayer for success Of
the cause Of America and It's allies.
Evening star., 1918-04-07

to the demand that oficers at physi-
cally and otherwise for service In
France shall not hold down desk Jobs
in Washington. began q weedfng-out
Of the officers affected a. 1t may. have
been unwelcome to others. Many Of
the men who have been held up as
"slackers" and "swfvel-chair heroes"
have been anxious for service at the
front. It is not likely that many OF
tho real slackers will go. in view Of
Gen. Pershtngs insistence that only
efncient odicers shall be sent. It
anxious to avoid active service viii
have acquired the enciency demanded.
Evening star., 1918-04-07
Dollars Of Three Kinds,
By'a10Year-Old Girl:

A teA-year-olA gir1 exDresseA
her views I'm q .schesl conDosttien
~ 1elloWas -
~Here IL somstAfng which Drsb.s
ably seems very queer. There are !,
three kinda Of AOllAxss A txa4to9 {
dollar . Stacker ael1ar ana o
patriot dollar.
"a traitor AoaIar e q AollaR u1eA
for ssnething useless. A slaeker
AolIar is q dollar that q lid away,
A patriot dollar II q Aollar leaned
to the governAe1t. ..
AEOLA FRANCES BENZLEH.S
2
Evening star., 1918-04-07
PAUL|ST CHOR|SERS
WIN ROUND Of CHEERS
Auuear in Concert in G. q. Graduate
Hall Before Q Representa-
tive Audience.

3. Graduate Hall at the Catholic Uni
-vsr.tty was the scene Friday evening oi
:, demonstration that has rarely been
1oquslsd In the musical annals OF tns
National Capital. whom the Pauhsts
CAor1sters. 100 strong. appeared In con-
Oert before an audience representative
Of musical, military and church circles
of me city. Ar the choristers. in mill
$ary uniform, each with a tiny Frencn
and American nag embroidered on his
hlssva marched into tho hall the
audiencs arose and gave them = round
Of applause.
Features Of Program.
the program. ranging from compost
lions by Bach to our own "old Black
Joe" was given entirely from memory
and mainly q capella, the work being
marksd throughout ny aDsolS.e sstaet .nd Sens re-.
lease and tone quality OF uneufpeeeeo
beauty, and one could not but wonder
ut the Intelligent appre0atlon ana e4.
preston Of both text and music .,I1sd 1nas
Father Finn, tho. director, mas anseal1eo
Into these youthful singerH
Tho choir has always been dietfn-
guished by Its wonderful pianissimos
and this was brought into strong re.
lief last evening by some iah!a mas snimcdar mnSar
the master hand OF the conductor al.
most to a breath. The number that
made strongest appeal to tho audience
was "Alleluia." q composition by Fa-
Sfher Finn. which had to be given three
times, The De'irs Away" q strongly
contrasting number also being repeat
Cd. .tOld Black Joe." sung by q diminu-
tive lad. Dick Finn. to hummtnS ac-
,eompaniment by the chorus. OF course
ceptured an encore, when he gave
C1dman's '-The Land Of the Sky-blue
Master Hallet Do,an sang Brahms
chorus % ana. for for encore. she Lass with
the Delicate Air" and Master William
Hallesey gave Father Finn's own ar
rangemenf Of 'sThe hooking Bird" with
chorus accompaniment. which also had
List Of the soloists.
The other soloists were Parnell Egan.
>eoon In "Duna," by Magfl, and encore.
Keep the Home Fires Burning." and
Frank II. Dunford. basso-cantante. who
proved equally acceptable in when the
sesors sss ss sroHns. y clov.s S e
0ehsr numbers by the ensemble were
Emitte spiritum Tuum." by schuetky:
ave Maris stslls:. Fafsana; Angsls ..s
Ne Have Heard, (rod1uoneU. Oe0p
River" (eight parts); Legend" by
IseAaikowsky; "Cherubic Hymn" by
0fstchapinof: Praise the Lord From
Heaven by Rachmaninoff: The Day
Hrsathing Life" by Bach; cave Maris
69alIa," BY Grieg: '.Kolyada." by Rim
and ''Hodie Mecum Eris
q Paradise" by Dubois. in which
s1GoDsrs. Egan and Dunford sustained
the incidental solos and duet.
The usual patriotic note Of the day
seemed more than usually inspiring.
When the choristers, standing at salute,
.6aue The Marsellaise" and Tho Star
= concsrt yesterday ut Trinity College
nad I'm the evening sang At tho Naval
ASamody At Annapolis.
Evening star., 1918-04-07

made their appearance - II coming from
high author
Snfna Ehnta ity in regard
About Airplanes. situation that
this attempt to tell the facts. ressrvins
everything that could be, Of possible
use to the enemy. cannot be amiss.
The truth seems to lie somewhere be-
tween the namboyant efforts Of some
publications and the doleful tales Of
those pessimists who, on account Of
the mistakes made In announcing the
advent. Of airplanes in hocks Of thou
sands. have fallen into the unfortunate
belief that. the whole aircraft effort is
q failure.
The hrst thrust against aircraft pro-
duction was the suggestion that the
liberty motor Is failure. It Is con-
tended that nothing can be further
the one-seater war planet IL too
powerful. although a one-seated ma
chime can be built about such q motor.
but It would probably not be ~ handy
A. the smaller ship. For a two-seater
war plane, It is claimed, there IL no
better motor In existence. as far as
one may judge from the triGIs thus
far made. and they have been made as
far as Is possible In the absence Of
quantity production and thial under
actual war conditions.
The aircraft board has not developed
4 a.one-seated war plane. for the simple
reason that the highest military
authority abroad advised against 1t
after the board had taken all the pre-
liminary. steps to secure a satisfactory
model and motor.
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a.mistake. probably due to a misappre-
hension Of terms: the distinguished
speaker probably having in mind the
fact that 1t was not now in position.
for tho reason stated. to deliver them.
II sis the expectation Of the board to
send two-seater war planes in quanti-
ties, and they will be Of the highest
quality. It also will send planes of
heavier type manufactured hero and
equipped with motors that will drive
them with such power that there Is lit
tie apprehension Of failure.
The airplane service has thus far sent
one battle plane-and no more than
that number-to the troops In France;
but It has provided an enormous num-
Der Of practice planes for the training
Of the young mon In the art Of aviation.
Without highly trained aviators in
largo numbers, airplanes are Of no more
value than a clock without hands; and,
although many of our young men in
France would be flying Il they had war
not lie with American manufacturers
or with the aircraft board. Tho board
foresaw the possibility that delays
from causes impossible to anticipate
asked for BY the commander Of the eS-
abroad for early delivery of machines
Of various types in sudiciently large
Quantities to meet the present need,
quite confident that with the experiences
Of the contractors they would be ready
whom called for; but with all their
knowledge and with their plans on
hand they were unable to have the
machines ready at Q time earlier than
were the inexperienced makers on this
side the water.
The plain conclusion is that the situa-
tton fs not anything like as satisfac-
tory as the people at large had been
led to believe that it is; and at the
same time, however disappointing, 1t is
neither surprising nor dfscouraging.
Evening star., 1918-04-07

Announcement was made at the War
DepaftMeat@ that Second Lieut.. Harry
a. Rilohsxs 1AetA 1afaatxA .8armAEly
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ticularly Of the German stan, which he
described as one Of the greatest the
world has known.
While giving due credit to the oflicers
who are prominent on that body, and
speaking Of them as possessing abnor-
NAL mental and physical power, he
made it quite plain that in his opinion.
without the assistance Of the many
young and vigorous Officers who were
supporting them on the stan, the older
men could accomplish relatively little.
They have adopted the practice of re-
ferrihg all details to specialists under
them, and pass only on great policies,
without puttering over q multitude Of
relatively unimportant matters. The
confer frequently with their chiefs. and
the younger officers with the chiefs Of
their sections. All have opportunity to
OYER eugGestions for initiative, but the
chief Of stan from his long oxpertence
notes. Ike = great maetsr OF chess a. soon
as he ssss . new problem. whether they
are -prneticabls and ought to be adopted.
..Ths, French general stan 20 organised
along similar lines. leaving little to dis
tract the attention Of the chief from
the direction OF the general plan and
tres to meet every new situation a. 1t
arises.
ana lack Of physicalE ability to stand
the strain Of the hard campaigning are
hnadicape that ought to keep An oliicsr
from foreign service. The personal IA
|ti9ue Of Visiting the trsnches 10 en-
courage the men II 50 great that mono
but mon OF. full. vigor -oan endure. ~.
IA. o01oeIr sha026 - -0oSnnStt19s ~ Ae-in
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the line unless he 10 In the vigor Of
health. or to have charge Of men II he
is not ready to share their every hard
ship.
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50 many contradictory stsries have
made their appearance a. II coming from
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Maj. Arthur H. Lloyd, Engineer Reserve
quartermaster at Camp Abraham Eustis
at Mulberry Island. Va Maj. Theron NJ
Ripley, Engineer Reserve Corps. has been
appointed Maj. Lloyd's assistant.
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a NNouNcEMENT that all other
demands on shipping are to be
A made secondary to the send
ing Of American troops to
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Because Of reported physical disability.
Col. George M. Apple, field artillery Of
the National Army. has been honorably
discharged from that rank and that Off
cor reverts to his former status of major
in the. field artillery Of the Regular Army.
Maj. Apple will proceed to the Panama
Canal Zone and report to the commander
Of the 18th Field Artillery for duty with
that regiment
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Lieut. Col J. F. Reynolds Landis,
us A., retired, now in this city, has
been appointed q colonel in the National
Army.