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Evening star., 1918-01-06
ABLE TO MEET PLEDGES
Sir Edward Carson Discusses Allies
DUTY Toward Small pouere

Correspondence of the Associated Press
LONDON. December 2o.-"It may be a
vain belief on my part. but / hold it
very strongly, that the United States
and ourselves. two great cousin nations.
are even by themselves in a position to
bring about the complete fulflIment of
the pledges that we have given"
This was one of the assertions made
by Sir Edward Carson. minister without
portfolio in the British war cabinet. at
meeting here for the purpose of
launching a society to promote closer
relations with Rumania. Although
speaking under the shadow of the news
of an armistice on the Rumanian front.
Sir Edward declared that the entente
allies would continue in their determf-
nation to carry out their duty toward
Rumania.
81 know of no end to this war that
is possible without maintaining the
rights of Rumania and Serbia just as
much as the rights OF Great Britain and
her empirs," said Sir Edward. Il repeat
the determination of his majesty's gov
erriment that we will go on to the end
with unity until we have attained the
objects with which we entered into the
war. With our help Serbia, Rumania and
Greece, the most natural alliance in tho
whole work, ought to build up a fabric
which will make not only for the lib
erty and life of their own people, bue
will greatly help in the solution of the
problems that will arise in the near
east"
Evening star., 1918-01-06
PLOTTER is REVEALED
IN CAPTURED LETTERS

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
BOMBAY, December How dis
missed official of the Indian govern
ment endeavored to get into communi-
cation with Germany for the purpose
ment in India has just been told at the
arraignment of Sitarama Iyer, charged
with communicating with the enemy
Iyer, after being removed from the
British service as a revenue inspector
got into communication with Germany
through various neutral consuls in
Bombay, employing official British sta
tionery and counterfeit seals to deceive
the neutral consuis into accepting his
messages. His detection was due to ac-
cident, namely, that for few days the
French consul in Bombay was in charge
of the Spanish consulate. and gained an
inkling Of what was going on.
Captured letters show that Iyer al
ready had received $4,000 from the then
German foreign minister. DR.. Albert
zimmerman. and later $500 direct
from the German crown prince. Fred
erick, as personal contribution" to
ms work. The money was delivered to
MN through the Swiss and Dutch con-
suis at Bombay, ostensibly for the use
OF A fictitious Germany missionary. Pax
Muller. alleged to be interned in India.
lyer sent his letters to the Swedish,
DutcH' oWlSS ana spanish conSu1s in ro-
tation. each letter being accompanied
oy an apparently correct letter on Brit
ish official writing paper, requesting
the consul to forward the enclosed let
ters OF the Missionary Muller, to Ger
many In the consular mail bags. The
signature of the chief secretary of the
government of Madras was forged.
Some of the letters shown IL, court
mentioned ports from which troops were
aoout to embark, and pointed out the
ease with which India Gould he 49,, z.L
They "guaranteed' to Germanv the snn.
port OF 400 home rule societies in In
aia, and appealed for the immediate
oispatch OF money and weapons.
Evening star., 1918-01-06
PRICES IN PARIS DOUBLED
SINCE BEGINNING OF WAR
Eggs, $1.o6; Bacon, 81; Spool Thread,
81 Cents: Coal, $50; Apples, SO
Cents Each-other Figures.
CabIeEram to The Sunday Star and
Chicago Dnily News. Copyright, 1919.

Cablegram to The Sunday Star and
Chicago Dnily News. Copyright, 1918.
PARIS. January l fdelayed). .-Ameri-
can readers will doubtless be interested
in the following list OF retail prices in
Paris Of certain representative staples
on the first day of the New Year.
Roughly the cost of living has increas-
ed 100 per cent since the beginning Of
the war. EGGS are cents apiece, part
ly SKINNED milk. IA cents a quart; but
ter. 81 a pound: leg of mutton. 10 cents
pound; macaroni tvery scarce). 3s
pound; coffee. es cents pound; dry
beans, IS cents a pound: rice rs cents
pound. and bacon. 81 pound
Kerosene is scarce and sells at 90
cents a quart. Candles cost cents
apiece and lard is so cents a pound. One
average-sized chicken costs 81 A spool
of thread formerly sold for cents is
now 81 cents. spool Of darning cot
ton. formerly costing cents, is now
81 cents. Veal outlets cost 81 a mound
coal is $50 a ton. One caulifiower costs
90 cents. Cooking apples are Is cents a
pound and the best eating apples so
cents a pound Oranges are 10 cents
each. can of American corn costs ~
cents, a can Of baked beans SO cents.
and can Of peas. so cents. Swiss
cheese is 81 a pound. Pork chops cost
10 cents pound and sausage the same
Illuminating and cooking gas is 8 cents
per cubic meter t35 cubic feeD
Where a good restaurant dinner
could formerly be had for about 70
cents the charge is now nearly 81 The
cheapest grade OF chocolate is SO cents
a pound. There is no real lack Of food
in Paris. but for what one eats one must
pay. The increase in the price Of lux
uries is less in proportion than the
increase In the price of staples
Evening star., 1918-01-06
NOTE ISSUE INFLATED
Already Has Reached Seventeen
Thousand Million Crowns in Austria

Correspondence OF the Associated Press
ZURICH, Switzerland. December 10
The rapid imitation of the note issue in
stria-Hungary. which has reached
seventeen thousand million crowns and
is increasing at the rate of one thou
sand million per month. is causing great
apprehension in financial circles in the
dual monarchy. Various remedies are
under consideration such as the pay
ment of government contractors in war
loan stock or non-negotiable treasury
scribe literally to the seventh war loan
and help the government restrict the
note issue. Die Zeft declares all these
measures to be useless and says there
is no longer any possibility of stopping
the continual rise in prices and the in
fiation Of the currency.
Evening star., 1918-01-06

BALTIMORE VOLUNTEER
CITED FOR BRAVERY BY
FRENCH COMMANDER
Cab1egram to the Sunday Star
and Chicago Daily News
Copyright, 1918.


WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES.
January 6.-A Baltimore volun-
teer fighting for France has the
following mention in an order of
the day:
Col. Mittelhauser. commanding
the first Moroccan brigade. cites
in an order of the brigade Ivan
Mock Of the marching regiment
of the Foreign Legion with the
following: Motive of the highes
type; a grenadier possessing su-
perb contempt for danger. TAX
ing part August 81 in a perilous
scouting expedition, he protected
with audacity the progression of
this reconnaissance, being wound
ed in the course of the opera
ton"
This is Ivan Nock's second ci-
tation. He has recovered from
his wound and has returned to
the regiment, being attached to
the legion's thirty-seven milli-
meter ia inch) gun crew.
When / was in Paris" says
Mock. Il was comforted to see
that the civilians were holding
out well Poor civilians. They
trouble themselves SO much over
the war that they are a source OF
worry to us. Seriously speaking.
one must come to the front-the
real front-to find the best
morale"
Evening star., 1918-01-06
Camp Officers Son Disappears,

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. January g.
Robert conkiin. fourteen-year-oi son
of Capt. Conklin. executive officer of the
German prison camp at Fort ogle-
thorpe. mysteriously disappeared from
the post Friday. and a general search
ds being instituted for him. Local
civil officers and agents of the Justice
Department are aiding in the search
for the missing youth.
Evening star., 1918-01-06
Difficult to Fight at Night.

Yet even the newest chasing machine
provided with vastly improved arma-
ment and ammunition, is nearly useless
against an adversary in the night which
it can neither see nor hear. and so is de-
pendent upon a chance encounter for an
opportunity to attack, while at the
same time it risks the fire of the de-
fensive artillery barrage or prevents
it from being used.
But speed and climbing ability has
given new opportunities to the pursuit
pilots operating with the infantry
Within ten miles of the front no road
Is safe any longer, for it is not known
when some swift hornet will buzz down
and sting automobiles, horsemen and
pedestrians with machine gun bullets
When infantry stands alert in the
trenches ready to attack or repel an
anticipated raid dozens of the new pests
may race straight from the 2O,0oO-foot
level at a speed of three or four miles
a minute. check speed suddenly above
the trenches, empty round of bullets
upon the covering soldiers. drop sew
eral bombs and perhaps then dart nm
ward and away before any gunner gets
the range and be safe from all but a
chance shot. Sometimes the hornets
come racing back with the infantry
that charges the dazed enemy
Americas entry into the allied ayi-
alton has not produced any noticea BILE
changes in opera tions or material. but
1t is well understood that the success
in selecting pupils for training as
pilots is notable and that it will
promptly produce an all-important ef-
feet upon war aviation in the coming
year.
Evening star., 1918-01-06
JAPAN'S TRADE INCREASES.
Forty Per Cent Over 1916, Accord.
ing to Foreign Commerce Data.

Cablegram to The Sunday Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.
TOXIC. Japan. January 5.-Japan.s
foreign trade in 1917 exceeded 2,s0o,-
100000 yen E1.3o0.ooe. .ooo). of which
more than 1900. 100000 yen {ssoo, ,ooo,-
00o) were exports and 1.0o0, 100000 yen
(S500. ZOO, ,000) imports. The total in
crease was about 10 per cent over 1915.
The trade with the United States reg
istered a remarkable increase, amount
ing to about 50 per cent. The specie
holdings reached a total OF more than
i.1oo. 100000 yen ($s5o.o0o. .000).
Evening star., 1918-01-06
Military Funerals for Slain Airmen.

Corr~<~ondence of til. Associated Press
tLONDON. December 20.-Persons
KILLED in air raids can have a military
funerel II their relatives so desire. In
making this announcement the war
ONCE says that arrangements may be
made for the attendance of troops, with
band. IL one Is available, and for the
loan OF a union jack to cover the coffin.
Evening star., 1918-01-06
Another Prisoners Statement.

another prisoner writes in his diary.
we reached place which had been
pon oardeo by artillery The village
Bosnians.'
The diary of an Austro- Hungarian
standard bearer described the march
naively:
FORWARD to Tai di Cadero, where we
were camped. Here you see wars foot
prints. The street is filled with all
hlhds OF OBJECTS: We eat splendidly We
have reached Bellune We And ner-
FUMES. coffee. shoes and thousands OF
valuable objects. all OF which will be
destroyed"
The treatment of the inha bitants js az
described in my former cables. News
or the terrible conditions inflicted on
the population by the invaders is grad
uaiiy being allowed to reach the Italian
puoiic- Should a further retreat ever
De necessary not a single inhabitant
viii willingly remain behind.
Evening star., 1918-01-06
FIRST U. S. VICTIM ON
VERDUN LINE, BRAKEMAN
Cabiegram to The Sunday Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright. 1918.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
France. January 5.--The first American
to lose his life on the line running to
Verdun, which Americans have been
operating for the French. was a brake
man. 1t was also the first fatal acci-
dent occurring in the fourteen weeks
the Americans have had the road. A
sudden stop of the train resulted in
the collapse of fraRil French car,
crushing the brakeman's little box in
which he was riding. II was to have
been a happy day with him, as he had
traded runs and was going to visit an
aged relative, refugee from Belgium,
In another part of France.
Prudente Van Rissinghem was born
in Belgium. but enlisted in Moline, Ill.
His father. who lives in Omamia, Mimi.
will receive the letter telling of his
death for his country.
Evening star., 1918-01-06
"ON TO gorilla" CRY ON ITALIAN
FRONT, AS THE CITY TWICE FALLS

Gorilla. an Austrian city Of
Italian sympathies, was the CEN
ter OF a vast area of fighting on
the Italian front stretching from
Plezzo. far in the north, down to
the Adriatic at Montefalcone.
1t was the most populous and
important city in the great cres-
cent of territory which the Itai-
ian army sliced Off southwestern
Austria, but which was later lost
back to the enemy.
Evening star., 1918-01-06
bARRAGE
DREADED BY ALL FL|ERS
Some of the Perils of Men Fighting
Above Earth Are Re
vealed


SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE. Decem-
ber 15.-The anti-aircratt barrage is
today the most dreaded enemy weapon
which the airman has to face in his
flights over the lines. In the midst or
a sea of bursting shells the airplane
bobs UP and down like ship In vio-
lent storm. The conclusions which the
shells make in bursting produce swift
succession of air pockets and air bumps.
and 1t is absolutely impossible to keep
a machine steady through them. Mean
while there is the strain of knowing
ALWAYS that the next instant one of the
thousands of flying shell splinters may
reach a vital spot in either machine or
pilot
Yet II is not possible to avoid flying
through a barrage at times. The lat
est type of anti-aircraft guns can place
a barrage as high as $4,000 feet, and II
is not practical to turn about and try
to climb over the barrage. 1t takes
very highly specialized scout machine
to climb to $4,000 feet, and the heavier
ma chine cannot achieve that altitude
under any circumstances.
The longer the airman hesitates to
run the barrage, the longer he is ex-
posed to the fire. Anti-aircraft gun
point where the range is calculated to
a nicety almost iEstantaneously by
processes of triangulation. and. there
FORE the flyer who hesitates is lost.
his chance just as ship al sea takes
a storm and accepts Its chances OF
weathering the gale.
sfCluster" Also Feared.
Next to the barrage. the most feared
Of the ground defenses is the cluster"
This is a group of six anti-aircraft
shells. sent up together and placed just
ahead of the machine. with one shell
aimed to burst the tip of the fuselage.
two on each side of 1t. two on each
side just ahead and one farther and d.
rectly ahead.
The side-slip is the favorite protec-
ton against these clusters" The
nowadays SO accurately that the
slightest move out of range is fairly
certain to get the machine out Of dan
gers way. unless the gunners have an
do. by placing another cluster at the
most likely spot for an expected side
slip.
The side-slip is produced by tipping
the plane down slightly. and while n.y.
ing ahead, slithering over sideways.
and down. thus changing the range
without seeming to do SO, for the gun
ner looking up sees as much of the ma
chine as before and is justified in esti-
mating it's height to be the same. In
reality the machine is a little to one
side and several hundred feet lower as
the result of his skillful sideslip.
Below height Of 5000 feet anti-air-
craft guns cannot be used to advan-
taee, but machine guns and rifles pro-
vide equally dangerous enemies. A
machine gun playing a stream of 500
bullets a minute is no mean foe. even
though the bullets are not explosive.
Evening star., 1918-01-06
DOGS IN BELGIUM
KILLED FOR FOOD;
PETS ONLY SAVED
CabIexram TO the Sunday star
and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1918

ON THE BELGIAN BORDER,
January Sin a small town near
the frontier of Holland and Bel
gium all the people had to bring
their dogs to the authorities to
be slaughtered for food. Some
were allowed to buy back their
pets for sums ranging from 10
to so francs (sz to sl6).
Evening star., 1918-01-06
Duke of Aosta's Soldiers First
Press Forward, Only to Be
Driven Back.
Town Becomes Symbol of
Huge Change Which Oc-
Cured on the Retreat.

cor-espondence Of the Associated Press.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ITALIAN
ARMY, NORTHERN ITALY. December
10-Gorlzta is a symbol. "On to Co
riz,ar was the cry Of the Duke OF
Aosta.s soldiers as they pressed through
the little town of Lucinico few months
ago. fighting their way down to the
rsopzo river. then across the western
bridge leading to the city. when the
cry changed to "Gorizia at last.
Then a week ago, this was reversed
when the overwhelming invading force
of Austro- Germans took up this same
cry "On to Gorizia.' pressing dow
from the north. across the noItnefi'
bridge to the city, and ending win 20
rizia at last. 6
+be huge change which has occurred
within the last ten days. IL was one OF
the farthest points forward on ihe ia .
ian line. ~the center OF vast arc OF
lighting front stretching from PIezzo,
far in the north. down to the Adriatlc at
MontefaIcone and it was the most
popuIous and importan. city in the
great crescent of territory whlch the
Italian army has sliced Off southwestern
Austria-some 600 square miles IN all.
visited Gorilla just nine days ago
and saw the city on the eve OF IT'S
agony. 1t was the last visit made there
by any one outside the military before
the retreat began. The roar OF the Srea.
Auetro-German offensive already had
commenced. though for the moment it
was taken for a spasmodic renewal of
the cannonade which has been going on
for weeks.
Ten miles out we crossed the Italian
Austrian frontier and entered Austria.
The frontier was marked by an empty
river. as the mountain current had run
dry. There were scrub trees along the
banks and our escort noted the strange
fact that bears were quite numerous in
these parts and back to the Julian Alps.
Near the frontier bridge was party
OF soldiers going home for two weeks
leave: they looked very happy and We're
quite unconscious of the escape they
were making from the crash to occur
a few hours later.
Evening star., 1918-01-06
italian Claims Correct.

AT Cormons. an Austrian village on
the road the signs above the shops were
ali in Italian. showing the Italians
were right in the claim that all this
section was raciaily Italian. At this
town, too, was statue of the Arch
duke Macmillan, which had just pass
ed through a queer experience. Some
italian soldiers passing through the
town had seen the statue, and not being
familiar with Macmillan they had
taken 1t for the great Genose naviga-
tor. Christopher. Columbus. With true
italian fervor they had decorated the
statue, and there stood Macmillan with
garlands about his neck. placed there
by Italian soldiers.
The cannonat1e began to be heard for
the first time ten miles west of Gorizia
"a low rumble to the north and east,
with now and then the muffied boom of
a great gun. Day by day the fire was
getting heavier. said our escort, who
knew the ground by heart; and he
added that the enemy forces had been
increased from l2o battalions to $40
battalions.
Evening star., 1918-01-06
Speed of Machines Increased.

Speed for pursuit machines has been
augmented in the course of the year
from 120 to 40 miles an hour. some
Of the newer German airplanes attain
ing 1J0 miles an hour. The motor.
power OF such speedsters has increased
from $50 to 215 horsepower. The speed
of bombers. which the Germans last
year drove at ninety miles an hour. IS
now more than 110 miles. while more
than 100 miles an hour is attained by
the heaviest load carriers. such as the
Gotha. which previously was credited
with less than eighty miles. The new
horsepower standard for each engine
used in the enemy's giant airplanes is
$50. while 1t is known that G0o-horse
power motors have been constructed.
Two such motors. giving a total OF
may be fairly common in the course
OF the coming year. To be practical
even for night work such monster air
planes must necessarily have a speed
Of between 95 and 100 miles an hour.
The British development of anti-air-
craft barrage for the protection of tho
London district, while responsible for
less raiding in localities where raids
are anticipated, has done much to in
crease the effectiveness of the airplanes
altitude of 10000 feet without serious
reduction of speed on account of the
rarefied atmosphere. They frequently
attain in their regular days work alti-
tudes greater than any yet recorded for
publication.
1t should be noted that the attacking
machines have developed the pursuit
machine to its present magnificent
speed standard and lent impetus to the
development of climbing qualities. un-
til now the fastest climbers leave the
ground after few yards. skim above
it for a few seconds and then mount at
an angle which would have caused an
experienced onlooker's heart TO sink q
year ago.
Evening star., 1918-01-06
STOLEN ART OBJECTS
EXHIBITED IN BERLIN
Loot Obtained in Italy, Rome An
nounces, Principally Was Third
Rate Product.
BY EDGAR ANsEL .MowRER.


Cablegram to The Sunday Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.
ROME. Italy, January 5.-The news of
the exhibition in Berlin of art objects
stolen from the invaded Italian prov
inces provokes sorrow and derision;
sorrow that these incurable klepto-
manfacs once again should find that
they were not able to restrain them
selves and derision because they are
80 poor n art products and apprecia-
tfon that they consider a few third
rate objects left behind from the pro-
fusion OF masterpieces carried to safety
a rare collection
As point of psychology of nations
re. us make comparison. In May.
1915. the Italians occupied Aquileia and
round the church and museum already
despoiled BY the Austrians of the finest
works Nevertheless, both the church
and the objects arranged in the best
possible order. When Austrian ayia-
tors bombarded the church the Italians
repaired the damage. When the bonn
oardments continued special cases were
ouiit Tor the most precious glass. gems
and earthenware objects and fhess
wrapped in cotton batting were care
fully stored away.
Same Plan Adopted in Geritz.
It was the same in Geritz, where the
Italians only took away precious oh
1ects from buildings in which thev
were found when the Austrians showed
a determination to destroy the CITY bv
their continued IRE. But all objects
including those In private collections.
were cataiogued and can therefore be
returned intact to their owners.
The same treatment was given tba
rev objects found in Condine and Mon
Ialcone- After two years and a half
the Italians had to leave Aouiieia
Ihe returning Austrians found the
museum In better order than before
and complete to the last brick. for the
itanans truly love and respect art.
instead of so acting, what have the
Austrians and the Germans done-and
chienly the Germans, since. si9nificant-
". the exposition is held not in Vtenna
put In Berlin? The answer is given not
only in the account of the exhibit in
Berlin, but in accounts given by nr,s-
writes:
You can imagine how we sack as
soon as we reach a town or villa pe
mere there Is much more stun to tate
than In Russia. 1t is not SO much food
as objects of art. 1t breaks your heart
to see all this stun lying about"
Evening star., 1918-01-06
ZEPPELIN D|R|G|BLE
DEFEATED AS RAIDER
Few of Them in German Serv-
ice and Are Used for Long,
Distance Scouting.
AIR FIGHTING IN NEW YEAR
AIR FIGHTING IN NEW YEAR
BY T.. PERCY NOVEL.
Cnbiegrnm to The Sunday Star and
ehic2So Daily News. Copyright, 1918.

PARIS. France. January THE Yep
peiin dir!giele has been definitely de-
feated as an overland raider The few
OF them remaining in the German serv-
ice are used exclusively for long-dis-
tance naval scouting. The large high
powered airpianes have proved formi-
dable in high altitude night attacks.
and the allies have had to adopt repri-
sails as the best means for preventing
German air attacks upon civilian
populations
Pursuit airplanes have lost some OF
their standing as air bIockaders, bur
have gained new credit In operating
close to the ground with infantry Tho
schooling of the airmen has baen sim
plifed. and with the plethora OF United
States pupils a scarcity of pilots in
1918 will hardly be possible. Such are
the principal developments IN general
air operations in the last twelve
months.
Improvement in material and tech
nical advances have shown no indica-
tion of attaining the ultimate. for an
and effectiveness has been made. AL
though the basis of the published tech
nical information necessarily concerns
enemy progress. it should not be sup
posed that the allies are inferior In
this respect to the Germans. because
1t is inadvisable to tell about the latest
Developments.