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Caused Sudden Change.

This has been foreseen by the MILL
tary authorities of the allied nations
for two months. The contingency
was the cause Of the sudden change
in the draft plans Of the War Depart
ment and the call for this new con-
tingent of men to be secured through
this selective draft.
The American authorities believe,
after careful calculation, that an
effective force can be raised by June
80 next to deliver this final and de-
.cisive blow against the Germans and
bring the war to an end upon terms
that will prevent. recurrence of such
a world tragedy.k
Such is the military situation today,
briefly stated, and the forecast for
the future-a. future in which every
man who registered today has a
fresher and more important interest
than before, if possible.
Evening star., 1918-09-12
Sells With Full knowledge.

The sugar administrator stated that
this dealer was unable to profess ig-
norance of the law. because the land
ladys sale slip showed that the dealer
had used deception in recording the
ten-pound sugar sale. Instead of
writing the word sugar" the dealer
wrote, ''ten pounds of o. K.''
The landlady said she asked the
dealer at the time what 20. K"
meant. He replied that it meant sugar.
The sugar administrator said he ap-
preciated the frankness of the land
lady, and rather admired her great
desire to be accommodating to her
boarders, but he was forced to make
it plain to her that in the future she
must confine her sugar consumption
to two pounds month for each per-
son in her house, and that her pur-
chases. except for canning, must be
limited to two pounds at time.
The administrator impressed upon
her that she must be firm with her
boarders regardless of their desires
or protests, even though they may be
congressman. He told her to remind
these gentlemen, If they complained
about their sugar ration, that they
were lawmakers and that they
should be the first to abide by the
law.
The landlady said that was a good
thought and said it was foolish that
she did not think Of it herself.
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saw "BUDD|E" FALL,
BUT KEPT AFTER HUN
Private Driscoll Writes Of Injuries
He and George Himelright Re-
- ceived-Both Of D. c.

'I saw George Himelright fall, but
I was too busy running on to bag that
Dutchman at the machine gun who
put piece of lead in my leg to stop
and pick George up"
Thus wrote Private Cornelius Dris-
COLL 354 N street southwest, a few
days ago regarding his boyhood pal.
George Htmelright, son of Harry
Himelright. s27 9Th street southwest,
ty list as severely wounded"
The two boys were "buddies" since
childhood, according to the neighbor-
hood women. and are we'll known in
Southwest Washington. When wal
with Mexico seemed likely both boys
Evening star., 1918-09-12
BRITISH RAID AUSTRIAN
LINE ON ASIAGO PLATEAU
ROME. September 11-British troops

ROME. September 11.-British troops
yesterday raided tho Austro-Hunga-
rian positions on tho Asiago plateau
Of the mountain front and indicted
cording to tho ohicial statement issued
today BY tho ITALIAN war odice.
The British took seveuty-seven pris-
onerS and captured abundant war ma
ter1al. In the Monte Asolone area 1tal-
tan forces captured enemy positions
and held them despite violent counter
ATTACKS. Tho Italians took prisoners
in the Daone. Val Arsa ana Ornic val
leys and occupied the island south Of
Ponce do Piave. annihilating the gar
rison.
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enlisted in the Regular Army, and both
saw service on the border.
They were Of the first American
expeditionary force to arrive In France
with Gen. Pershing.
years old. He wrote his father that
he was wounded July 20 by shrapnel.
His right arm was SO badly mangled
He says the people at the base hos
pital are treating him with the best Of
care and that nurse is teaching him
to write with his left hand.
Evening star., 1918-09-12
WEATHER..

District Of ia-Thundershowers
this afternoon or tonight; tomorrow
fair; moderate southwest to northwest
winds.
Maryland-Thundersh this after
noon or tonight, followed by fair tomor-
row; slightly cooler in west portion
moderate southwest to northwest winds
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings Of
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning at pm. yesterday:
Thernometer-Yester 4 pm, 81:
p.m.. 81; IL midnight, 66; today. 4 am.
pm. yesterday; minimum, 63, at am.
today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum, 73; minimum, II.
Observation-Disclosures 4 p.m., 30.19;
PM, s0.16; IL midnight. 30.12; today, 4
| am. s0.07; s am, 30.06.
Tide Tables.
Compiled by United States coast and
geodetic survey
TodayLow tide. s:06 am. and 3:0l
pm; high tide, 1902 am. and 1877 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1858 am. and
.Ol p.Iu.S AISh lI0Ss 4.9S d.I1s duO Hs1
pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-sun rose. e:46 am; sun sets
7:23 pm.
Tomorrow-sun rises, SAT an; sun
sets. 1921 pm.
Moon rises. 1881 pm; moon sets 11:12
pm.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one.
half hour after sunset.
Condition Of tho Water.
Temperature and condition Of waite,
at an: Great Falls-Temperature
70; condition, so. Dalecarlia reservoir
| Temperature, 20; condition at north con.
nection, Is; condition at south connec-
ton, co. Georgetown distributing reser.
voir-Temperature,7 u: condition at in.
fluent gatehouse. 50; condition at EMU.
| ent gatehouse, IS.
Up-River Waters.
| Special Dispatch to Tho Star.
HARPERS FERRY, W. Va. septem'
ber 1.-THE Potomac and Shenandoah
rivers were muddy this morning.
Weather In Various Cities.
Evening star., 1918-09-12
Fine Camouiaged as Tax.

IL IL OU0OX1Ou8s DT181kcS WIN IN
Justices. Inequalities, grossly inequita-
BILE discrimination.
Obviously and confessedly the House
bill disguises the penalty to be paid
to the government for the offense of
rentals usury as an ''income tax" The
false pretense Of tax imposition
should be eliminated.
Rentals and Interest Usury.
vented or punished as rentals usury
(and the suggestion has merit) put
this misdemeanor on the same basis
as interest usury. Fix legal rentals
rate q per cent, net on the capital
value Of the leased property the Sen
ate suggests) and punish in the usual
way the usurious exaction of a higher
rental. These rentals usurers should
be attacked directly just as usurers
In the loan OF money are attacked.
cused: tried by jury. convicted and
punished by fine and forfeiture, as
proposed in the Senate bill.
Camouhaging the fine in such case
by Disgusting it as an income tax is
grossly unfair and hurtful and should
be Stunned as abhorrent. This provi-
sion Of tho House bill creates by law
q so-called tax and in the same breath
declares it unlawful. It masquerades
as a revenue-raising measure, though
revenue 1lOm II Is pfonlDlteO Dy the
provision that any one who pays the So
called tax shall be mulcted in addition
| in double tho amount Of tho tax as for
feiture. Tho so-called tax is discrimi-
natory and lacks uniformity, using diff
ferent standards Of taxation with diff
ferent property owners. One man II
| taxed on the relation of his gross rentals
| income to the assessed value OF his
property: another is taxed on the rela.
| ton of his 1918 to his 1916 rentals
These yardsticks have nothing whateve,
| in common.
Tho so-called tax imposed on one
| man becomes under this bill q lier
upon the property Of another in the
multitude Of cases in which the lessor
is q subleasing tenant and not the
owner Of the property. Tho latter'e
property - taken without Just compen.
sation. and he is deprived Of his prop.
erty without due process Of law.
Evening star., 1918-09-12
Property Custodian Puts Out Fire.

e v. Wall property custodian Of the
police department. saved the shoe re-
pair shop Of Nicholas Enrico. 217 t1th
street southeast, from destruction by
IRE early this morning. Wall saw
smoke pouring from the windows.
After turning in . IRE alarm he forced
in . door and extinguished the blaze
with . tub Of water.
Evening star., 1918-09-12
Must Be Overwhelmed.

The Germans did not. destroy either
the French or British armies in that
| move and did not even separate them
from contact with each other. Sep
aration and destruction in turn of the
opposing armies were necessary for
| a complete German victory then, just
as the overwhelming of the German
army is essential to victorious mill
tary decision by the allies now and
henceforth.
The Germans have been forced from
the land gained in that advance, and
with telling losses in men and ma
terial have been showed back, ap-
proXimately to the starting point of
! last March. They are now trying to
make stand in position which, for
the next few months, will prevent
their annihilation while they put out
feelers for a proposed peace by ne
gotiation.
This object is not attained today, for
Gen. Foch has not exhausted his ag-
gressive tactics. AS pointed out in
the war reviews of the past two or
three days, he still may make flank
attacks upon the enemy sufficient to
rattle him further and disorganize
the last stand That is for the
next few, weeks to determine.
But the big. outstanding feature is
that sooner or later the German will
stand fast, and if he cannot wheedle
the allies into a negotiated peace on
his own terms, Of course it will de-
volve upon the allies to undertake the
attempt to crush him by sheer weight
of superior artillery and man power
to finish the war.
Evening star., 1918-09-12

Col. Van Vliet to Train Students
Col Robert c. Van vlist, U. 3. Al,
retired. who was graduated from the
Military Academy in 1876. win have !.
command Of the College Of the City Of ..
New York when that institution opens !.
as an adjunct to the War Department
in the training Of members Of the U. S. :
Army Training Corps for service in the !.
Army, .
Evening star., 1918-09-12

Demand Open Bowl, and Ac.
commodating LandIady
Gets In Trouble.

Attempting to satisfy the sugar appe-
tites and habits Of her congressional
boarders. q hard-working landlady
whose homo for statesmen is located on
Capitol Hill has come to grief with the
sugar administrator Of the local food
administration.
While explaining to the sugar admin
istrator today why sugar was consumed
In her establishment four times in ex-
cess OF the amount allowed under the
regulations, this landlady said she tried
to restrict its use on her table, but
the seven congressman who graced her
dining room would not listen to it.
They became indignant" she said,
when reminded them that we all must
do our bit in saving sugar. But they
were such nice gentlemen and seemed
so learned that l thought it would be
AL right to let them have all the sugar
= could buy, since they seemed to think
it was all right
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Protest Against Rationing.

| Further explanation divulged that this
landlady, when she first realized how
fast the sugar was disappearing at each
meal, removed the sugar bowls from the
| table and attempted to do the sugar ra-
! tioning, as in lunchrooms and hotels.
Protest from the ''sweet-toothed" states
men was so loud that she Immediately
replaced the bowls and let them have all
they wanted.
AS a result, the heavy and unwar-
ranted consumption of sugar continued
to run rampant in this distinguished
establishment. It ran so high, in fact,
that the hndlady began to find it i'm
possible to keep up the supply.
She worried because dealers would sell
her only two pounds at time. At the
rate at which her boarders consumed
sugar this amount was only sufficient
for one meal
In desperation, this big-hearted wom-
an did some investigating among the
stores and finally succeeded in finding q
dealer who would sell her ten pounds of
sugar at a time, regardless Of the sugar
regulations, and who asked no ques-
tions. She frankly admitted this today
to the sugar administrator.
AS result, this dealer, who is looked
upon as the real offender Of the two,
inasmuch as he is licensed and regu-
lated by law, and the landlady is govern
ed only by her sense Of patriotism and
principle, was called to the administra-
tor for hearing and to show cause why
he should not be punished.
Evening star., 1918-09-12
TODAY'S NEW ARMY
MEANS HUN DEFEAT
Teuton Military. Power to Be
Crushed by Superior
Force of Allies.
INTEREST OF REGfsTRANTS

Men whose registration today makes
them part of the great war machine
Of this country may be expected to
take keener interest than ever in the
discussions of the war aims of the al
lies and explanations Of the strategy
of their centralized command and OF
the immediate and prospective moves
on the wars checkerboard.
If any man asks why, in the face
of the continued victories Of the al
lied troops since July IS, it is neces-
sary for this sudden and far-reaching
draft upon American man power. the
answer is found iii the repetition Of
the careful pointing out by the mill
tary strategists and observers that the
German army must be crushed before
victory is achieved, and that the pres
ent stopping and repelling of the enc
my advance is far from being the
breaking of the German military
power.
These strategists go on to show in
detail that the gaining of territory in
Picardy and Flanders by the allies
bears inconclusively upon ultimate
victory. When the Germans, after
their drive beginning March 81, gain
ed territory it menaced allied pros
poets, but was not a forecast of VIC
tory, as events proved.
Evening star., 1918-09-12

cred Willie in the Mechanical Supply
Company, to which he had been trans
ferred. When he got beside me I
gave one leap into the ranks on him
in such a manner that he was startled
for a moment. I suppose the rest of
the fellows thought I was a mad
man. marched a little distance
down the road with him, where his
company was given ten minutes rest,
which enabled me to gather a little
news from home. He was we'll pleased
with the impression our men made,
as the ground is full of shell holes
and German helmets.
81 suppose you have heard that
Capt. Hudson, formerly our COM
manding officer, was killed in the lat
promotion to major came in shortly
after his death.
Defeats "Germany's Best"
1.-THE newspapers have doubtless
told of the defeat Of two divisions
of the Prussian Guards by the Rain
bow Division. to which I belong. The
Guards are Germanys best, and they
only had five divisions of them be-
fore their beating. 1t is doubtful If
there are five now.
1.-THE big gun which was used to
shell Paris was captured by my di-
vision, and I succeeded in acquiring
a nut belonging to it's mechanism,
which will keep as a souvenir.
"News of the celebration of Bastile
day in Washington has reached me.
On the night of that day the Germans
had planned to break our lines. Their
barrage was to begin at ~ o'clock.
but our artillery knew 1t and put one
over at Is minutes to. 1t lasted
twenty-four hours. Then our boys
went over the top and did the rest"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-08-24
SENATOR LODGE
 WARNS AGAINST
 HUN PEACE DRIVE
(Continued from page one.)
Skavs Must Be Free.

"Most important of all," Senator Lodge continued, eff we are to make the world safe in the way we mean it to be safe, the great Slav populations now under the government of Austria, the Jugo-Slavs and the Czecho- Slovaks, who have been used to aid the Germans, whom they loathe, must be established as independent states.
 "The Polish people must have an independent Poland"
 "And we must have these independ- ent states created soF that they will stand across the pathway of Germany to the east. Nothing is more vital than this for a just, a righteous and an enduring peace. The president, as you all remember, has announced the vast importance of sustaining Russia. If Germany continues to hold a large part of Russia, the world for years to come will be under the shadow of another great war, which will surely be precipitated upon us when Ger many has developed her Russian pos sessions to the point of yielding her men, money and supplies. "Constantinople must be finally taken away from Turkey and placed in the hands of the allied nations as a free port. so as to bar Germany's way to the east and hold the Dar- danelles open for the benefit of man. kind.
 Let Turkey and Bulgaria share the ] fate of their master and be so treated l that they will be unable again to :, trouble the world.
 1 Palestine must never return to 1 Turkish rule and the persecuted { Christians of Asia Minpr-the Syrians
 and the Armenians-m must be maue ! safe.
 1 "It is idle to talk about our not
 annihilating the German people. No-
 body, of course, has any such idea. It
 could not be done, even if we wished
 to do it. We are not engaged in this
 war to try to arrange a government
 for Germany. The German people
 must do that themselves, and they will
 get precisely the government they
 prefer, whose purposes and ambitions
 and barIbarism they share Hpd sus- tain."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-08-24

be also restricted in their allowance of bread and fats. Our complete fulfillment of our | last years promises in food and our assurance to furnish even larger sp- plies this next year have removed from them the least fear of hnger. f Allied Morale at Highest Point. The German drive and the appre- hension of famine last spring brought a great deal of disbursement to the civilian population of England, France and Italy. "The arrival however, oi the Amer ican army their instant magnificent performance in actiOn the gradual overcoming of the submarine with the assistance of our navy, together with our assurances of all necessary food have put a new heart into the allies.
 Since the war began I have not seen their spirit so high or their de- termination to finish the job so fixed as it is today.
 There is much bitter complaint aboard at the prices of our food pro- ducts
 "It is necessary to remember that the working people and soldiers fami- lies of the allied countries are upon a much lower average income than our people. The average wage is not over $10 per week. The government allowance to the average soldiers fam lily is considerably less than this.
 American bacon at 30 cents per pound is very difficult to them
 Their governments have found it necessary to sell our lbreadstuffs at a great loss in order to help the peo- pie out
 Can't Help Sugar Shortage.
 On the other hand the higher wage levels in the United States renders our production costs higher in any event.
 The only real difficulty in the Uni ted States is sugar and that is a shortage that cannot be helped. "We cannot take ships from our army or allies and send them to the East Indies to fetch us candy and sweet drinks, and we will simply have to divide the West Indian sugar with the allies and put up with what we have.
 "There is even then enough sugar for the essential uses for every one and much more than our friends in Europe have"
 MT. Hoover said that while abroad he had received on all sides heart felt thanks for what the American people had done in food conservation during the last year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-08-24
New Zealanders Trap Germans.

Among other things obtained were several direct hits on building, at the rear of which were number of touring cars. The building apparently was German headquarters.
 South of Achiet- -Le.Grand the Brit ish did not start today's operations so early as farther north. The New Zealanders here stopped work to let German counter attack develop.
 They played dead" until the ad- vanclng enemy infantry was almost on top of them. Then they put down a heavy machine gun barrage just at the rear of the Germans, who sur rendered in a body rather than be killed in their tracks. This happened just north of Miramont.
 Prisoners Glad of Capture.
 Many of the prisoners were non- commissioned officers, and all of them appeared to be glad that they had been captured.
 When asked about the Austrians the prisoners expressed the greatest contempt for their allies as soldiers. saying they were no good whatever.
 Slightly to the south the British have crossed the Ancre river and
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-08-24

the town of Gomiecourt, allen. Field Marshal Haig's men continued their forWalu movement and at last re- ports were pushing steadily onward.
 Headed For Bapaume.
 Gomiecourt by reason of it's ter rain apparently was considered the pivot of turning movement for. once having taken it, the British sent troops swinging down south in the direction of Bapaume.
 The Germans on this position of the battle front were badly disor- gaflized. There were Germans all over the place but they seemed to have no idea of counter atacking. Some apparently did not even know exactly they were. The fighting south of Gomiecourt today was espec- ially severe. incidentally this move ment cut ill around the rear of Ach- 
 At the same time the Britosh here having launched another frontal at- tack on the enemys stronghold, were again in hard fighting.
 While the battle was raging here British planes were helping the fighters on the ground by heavily bombing or using machine guns against the enemy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-08-24
BRITISH STEAMER
 lORPED0fD l25
 NILES OFF N. '.
..,o If Crew Dead and pTH warv Are Injured in ' Rattle With U-Boat.

l yew York, Aug: 2s.-shelled s9,,sa, ana | Nasdoed NeS by big German suoma- torpeooetu :..st as s' sunrise Wednesday, the ine !s,Js 3u'.f .freighter Diomed was sunk British asa ioss of two of her crew with ,nding lnv of many others 125 aI .i;as v east of New York.
 os tho 103 survivors including a ol ..V of Chinese seamen rescued pumesa e%snoueht oh here by another steam Lbiu. hu many had been cut .2 Gy @ snratnel tn.sl nd u1' scalded 1by steam wner : o'1a eor- ado ad crashed through the boiler room. |egS mSoneh attacked without warning lloa lp;omed's gun crew answered the ne pao nn,s fire but without effect. .nsn ieIata their twelfth shot at the U- Al a4'', one of the subersible's shells aat isshled the freighter's steering gear. lsSu,'r Tha raider's commander then sup
 l.od in gunfire with torpedo. As lsnr.r q nroiectice tore amidship through ae fniomed a seaman was killed: R.bors were caught in flood of .aom rv,' as the boilers burst and one ,sd s aboard life boat.
 The submarine, according to the .;tisb commander, was a large craft
 'tl,a the newest type, with deck guns bre and aft.
 M 1t crnised among the small boats, Q cantain said, and offered medical ,s,stance to his wounded, but he de- ;ned fearing a ruse to make some of men prisoners.
 The Diamed, Ia 4,700 ton steel yes was bound in ballast from Liv- ,nool to New York in service of the rtish admiralty.