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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-27
working costs when the initial expenses
have been paid.
GREAT POSSIBILITIES
IN AIR NAVIGATION

London. (by mail).-Airplane trips
from England to America are quite
feasible by use of a machine travelling
day and night at the rate of 100 miles
an hour. declared Mr.. Page. inventor
OF a type of machine named for him,
In a recent statement to the represen-
tative OF the Daily Express.
II have received a cablegram from
Canada concentrating me on the con-
struction of a machine to travel to and
from America, continued the inventor.
but l have no such machine on hand.
THE trip would be from Ireland to
New York, via Newfoundland. being
LOO miles. An alternative journey to
America Would be via the Azores. On
h steady NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. basis
you can compute all the long distance
runs that occur to you. including week
end trips to China and Peru.
For short distances. such as Lon
don to Manchester, l am not inclined
to think that airplanes will take the
place of railways unless in case of
pressing urgency. A comfortable first
class carriage of a fast train will con-
tinue to be a more usual course of
travel. The airplane has a great adj
vantage of speed. but it has severe
handicaps in the way of wind and fog
and other adverse climatic conditions.
IL do not think that after the war
wealthy men will take up private
motor cars. Few people can afford
private yachts. and Il pleasure airplane
would be as expensive as a yacht.
There is no such thing as perpetual
safety in the air. and this is bound to
have an effect on the average man.
I am speaking, Of course, of the inn
mediate future only. In the long re-
suits of time there are infinite posi-
bilities in the evolution of aviation.
There Is an immense future for air
ornPt 40 aiHS To tho worlds nrOSnaritv
but what l call the tourist idea OF
round the world in 40 hours leads
nowhere and means nothing.
"In the course Of time bigger ma
chimes will be built with more powerful
! engines to direct them. but l can see
no immediate prospect of turning out
airplanes that will carry as many pas
sengers as ocean liners. We must con-
tinue to beware Of hot air in airplane
prophecies"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-27
CLOTHING SCARCITY
SERIOUS IN GERMANY

New York.-The scarcity of clothin.
in Germany has resulted in an order
that all municipalities negotiate with
societies for the utilization OF materials
used for hall decorations. says the Ber-
lin Tageblatt. The imperial clothing
board has been forced to deny the APP
plications OF communities for the de-
livery Of clothing and linen for city
children sent to he country. because
wear n old leather may be sold only
TO erson and boards designated by
the imperial board for shoe supply.
The same holds good as to all finished
goods in whole or in part of leather,
such as trunks and hat and helmet
boxes. footballs. dice boxes. saddles,
school knapsacks. harnesses. and card
cases.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-27
BRITISH NURSE IN
SEARCH FOR HUSBAND

London. (by mail.)-Three years ago
Lady Robert Sheffield Stuart uuali-
fled as Il hospital nurse and went to
France. firm in the belief that her hus-
band, missing since the battle of
Neuve C%happeile. was alive. and hope-
u that she might learn some news of
MN. he was Il captain of the ROYAL
Scots fusiliers. and with four brothers
was severely wounded. Captain
Stuart insisted that his comrades
SHOULD be removed before he was aiken
off the field, and when the stretcher
bearers returned for him he had dis
appeared.
Lady Stuart made eager inquiries
wherever his duties led, but her patient
quest thus has been unrewarded. and
the missing officer is now presumed to
be dead. He was the heir of the Earl
of C~astlewart, his elder brother. Wis.,
count Stuart, having fallen at Loos.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-27

When Capt. H. G. Newcombe and
ten members of the crew of the
American steamer Edward n. Cole
landed in New York after their ship.
had been torpedoed by a German
submarine in the raid on Atlantic
coast. he and his shipmates told
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-27
ADVOCATES WEARING
OF WOODEN SHOES

st. Louis.-"Wear wooden shoes to
win the war.
Arthur c.. Hayner. Of this city, says
that is n way to help the cause and
to prove his sincerely he goes to his
work and attends social functions in
wooden footwear. He has w pairs
Of working shoes and one for Sunday
and is enthusiastic lot only owe their
durability but also over their COM
fort.
THE government has asked us to
conserve, he says. Our soldiers need
leather for many things and IL we at
home can wear wooden shoes repre-
senting a cost OF 85 tents a pair / think
is a good conservation measure.
The shoes will last for nine months
and are "a on the feet and extremely
COOL"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-27
GUARD ON JOB
FOR A MONTH
But Relief As Expected For
Private Officer Forgot,
and Went to
France.

Frederick. Niu.-More than II month
ago an army truck toppled over. and
was wrecked on the mountain road
between Hagerstown n McColiens-
burg, The officer i'm charge of tho de-
tachment looked sadly at the debris
and then picked u one OF his most
reliable privates. He instructed him
to guard the truck until further Or
ders."
Further ORDERS have never come.
In The meantime the faithful soldier
has stuck to his post. For a month
and some days he has made a wrecked
army truck his home. Some farm
er's wife out of the Kindness of her
heart has been feeding this soldier.
Day in and day out the guard has
stood by the wreck. His only pas
time has been watching passing au-
tomobiles. and reviewing in his mind
the historic ~personages who have
passed over the oad There was
General Braddock. the doughty Eng
ish officer. who vas a victim OF In
dian strategy. and General Washing
ton. Both of these and other men
famous in the history of the country
passed over the road and by the point
where this American soldier keeps his
lonely vigil.
The outfit this soldier '.elongs to. it
is stated. has gone to france. and he
still sits there awaiting further or
ders."
Capt. Burt T. Jones stopped the 9TH
err day to question his soldier who is
keeping his solitary guard. He was
principally attracted by the scraggy
set OF whisisers behind which the SOL
der is hiding his face. His beard has
grown thriftily without the daily
have.
Sleep said the private. in reply to
the captains question. why. captain,
/ didn't know there was so much sleep
in the world as ! nave had in the past
month. l believe | could stay awake
now for week, l am sc fed up on
sleep"
Captain Jones will report the case.
and it is expected that some relief will
soon come to the faithful guard.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-27
THE REAL BRAINS OF
THE GERMAN ARMY

Amsterdam.-The brains OF the Ger
man army" according to the Lokal An
zeiger. consists OF seven German Off
GERS. none of them Of higher rank thar
colonel. and four OF Their: men who
have risen from the ranks and belong
to the "lower classes"
at is they" says the newspaper.
who are at Ludendorff's elbow and are
in charge of the western offensive.
They are the inner high command.
being Ludendorff's personal and i'm
mediate war council"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-27
stun;no He,.
From the Boston Tran

From the Boston Transcript.
The old lady entered the taxidermist's
in a blazing wrath. carrying . defunct
bird in q glass case.
Its an imposition" she said. You
stuffed my oor parrot only last summer
and here's his feathers falling out before
your gerry eyes"
''Lor bless yer. num-. that's . Triumph
OF y art" Vas the reply. I'VE stulfs
EN- % natural that they moults. In theis
proper season"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-27
An Appreciation.
From the Dallas News

n Germans shot prizes and. q nun
in nAlgtum' on the same day that priests
In Dublin were procuring signers to q
pledge against any Irish mon bsing con-
scriptsd to fight the Germans.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-27

Woolworth BUILDING at MINT.
In preparation for possible air raids
on New York by German airplanes.
the police commissioner has ordered
all display lights in the city at night
dimmed. This Will. eliminate land
marks whissg otherwise would guido
the bombing squadron and makesAasy
marks at which to aim bombs. The
Woolworth building. ItoweriDg, high Ia
h air and usually brilliantly illuui-.
mated with a scientific lighting system.
will be m ef ths Buildings dimmod.
The Statue % Liberty probably WIN .
darkcne0 too. uodef the oe0sr.,
Evening star., 1918-01-27
PLAN TO KEEP FAMILIES
OF SOLDIERS INFORMED

Establishment of information serv-
Ices at all of. the big military camps
Of the United States to keep parents
or guardians in close touch with the
welfare of soldiers is the latest plan
Of the American Red Cross Soldiers
who become ill will receive MESA ges
Of their relatives through this agency.
It Is planned.
W. R. Castle. director of the Red
Cross bureau of information, today
took up with other officials the cues
ton Of establishing bureaus in all
camps to inform parents and relatives
Of sick soldiers of their condition, as
often as they may apply. Drugs or
gifts for sick troops could be received
through this channel also, II is thought.
The action comes as result of the
speech Of Senator Chamberlain which
disclosed instances where parents have
been kept in ignorance of the illness
OF their sons.
Senator ChamberIain's speech was
m eye-opener to me-" said MIR. Castle.
1t had never occurred to US that full
information was not being furnished to
the families of sick men by the medi-
cal authorities of the War Department
Until Senator Chamberlain's speech we
had no idea that such a service was
needed in cantonments."
R C. Steeple of Spokane, Wash, was
today appointed field director of the
Red Cross at Fort George Wright
Evening star., 1918-01-27
BOI STfEVK DENIES PASSPORT
WISE TOU. S. EMBASSY OFFICIALS

STOCKHOLM, January 3S.-Ths boil
shsv1k governments foreign 'rspre-
sentative" In Stockholm has refused to
grant = wise TO the passport Of Living
ston Phelps, third secretary Of the
American embassy In PstroEfad. who
desires to return to his post Mr.. Phelps
came to Stockholm recently with his
wife ana intended to lsavs her here and
return to Petrosrad.
Ira Nelson Morris, the American MIN
lister. has had no relations with the boil
shevik minister vorovsky, but inas-
much a. there was no other Russian
authority here whose wise would bs
recognised he was compelled to request
the courtesy Of vrovsky. who declined
to comply.
The bolshevik also IL refusing to
wise passports for American diplomatic
couriers. One courier went through &
few days ago with no pass except card
from q prominent local bolshsvik ad-
herent. No regular wise was obtain
able from vorovsky.
The Indications here are that the sit
uation in Petrograd 10 growing more
tense than ever. There has been con-
siderable exodus Of Americans during
the last few days. The advance guard
Of q group Of Young Mems Christian
Association workers bound for Petro-
Evening star., 1918-01-27

The champion patriot has been dis
covered. He IL generous citizen OF
Long Island. N. r. but the Treasury
Department. recipient Of three gifts
from him. will not disclose his name.
Besides making . present to the gov
ernment Of . check for $1,000 not long
ago, the New Yorker insisted on pay
ing the gousrnment the income tax on
the Eift. which, not being made to re-
lision, education or science. IL not ex-
empt from the tax. After a ruling by
the Internal revenue commissioner
Treasurer John Burke wrote the pa
triotic citizen. suggesting II he gave
anything additional to the government
he deduct from the gift the amount Of
the income tax. which under the In
flexible terms of the income tax law he
was bound to pay.
The donor refused to follow the ad-
vice OF Treasurer Burke. Recently he
sent another check for $1,000 to the
Treasury. remitting also the tax due
on the Gift. An extra thousand also
was given to the department for trans
mission to the French government,
which the contributor believes is doing
its part nobly in the world conflict.
The gift to the French government will
be turned over to the French ambas-
Evening star., 1918-01-27

AS a feature of the campaign for the
conservation of fuel by the United
States fuel administration, mass
meeting is to be held tomorrow night
at s:30 o'clock in the Sunday taber-
nacle, which is to be presided over by
E. F. Colladay, acting fuel administra-
tor for the District.
United States Fuel Administrator
Garfield is to deliver an address, which
is to be followed by Private Peat, who
saw service in France with the first
Canadian contingent, and who is to
give an account of his experiences.
slight that the Canadian authorities at
first refused to accept him for service.
but he managed to get into the ranks
and was badly wounded at Ypres.
Trooper Scott, who is an Anzac, is
also to make an address. The name
"AnZac" designates not only members
of the Australian and New Zealand
army corps, but represents the highest
personificarion of bravery that the war
has known, ard participation in the
most desperate fighting. Though a
young man. Trooper Scott has travelled
in sixteen different countries. He was
il Brussels when the war began, and
he describes the haartrending scenes
when the poor old Belgian mothers
were driven from their homes by the ap-
proach of the bloodthirsty Hun. Later
he fought against the Turks at Gal
lipoli and on the Egyptian sands near
the Pyramids and the Nile.
Evening star., 1918-01-27
laboring Cossackdom
Wars on Kaledines;
Moves on Two Cities


PETROGRAD, January 26.-The Of
dcia1 statement, which was sent out by
wireless addressed ITO Alr' and under
the caption Of 'aThe Revolution of the
DON" begins:
"Wednesday at the military station
Of Kamensky congress of Cossacks
was inaugurated. Representatives were
present from twenty-one regiments,
five batteries and two reserve regi-
ments. There were present also at the
congress all of the participants in the
conference of laboring cossackdom
which was instituted at voronezh jan
uary e."
Gen Kaledines gave orders for the
dispersal of the congress and the ar
rest OF the organizers The congress
unanimously passed a resolution de-
ctaring war on Kaledines and reIegat-
Ing to itself all authority on the Don.
A military revolutionary committee
was elected and detachments have been
sent out for the purpose of capturing
the stations of Likhaia and Zvereyo.
Eighteen officers of superior rank have
been arrested.
During the operations for the cap
ture of the military station of Zyereyo
the divisional staff, headed by Col
Mikhailoff. fed"
Evening star., 1918-01-27
WEATHER.

For the District Of Columbia, snow
today or rain turning to snow, colder.
much colder at night: tomorrow fair
north and northwest and fresh to mod
erate1y strong.
For Maryland, snow in west; snow
or rain turning to snow In east por-
ton today. colder; much colder at night
with cold wave in west portion; to-
morrow fair and cold: shifting winds,
becoming north and northwest and
strong.
For Virginia. snow in north and
west, snow turning to rain in south
east portion today, colder; much colder
at night with a cold wave; tomorrow
fair and cold: variable winds. becoming
north and northwest and increasing
somewhat.
For West Virginia, snow and colder to-
day, with a cold wave; tomorrow fair, ex-
cept snow in the mountains, continued
cold; fresh to strong north winds today.
Tide Tables.
Compiled by United States coast and geo.
detic survey
Today-Low tide, 1892 am. and 2:45
pm; high tide, 8:20 am. and 8:3s pm,
Tomorrow-Low tide. 3:14 am. and 1880
p.m.; high tide, 800 am. and s:1s p,m.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-sun rose, 7:2o am; sun SETS
5:22 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 7:19 am: sun
sets, 5:24 pm.
Moon rises, 6:12 PM: sets, 7:22 am.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one.
half hour after sunset.
Yesterdays Temperatures.
Midnight. 40; 2 am, 36; 4 am, 81: s
am. 20; am. %: 10 am, 81; 12 noon,
80; pm, 80; PM. 56: 6 pm. So; s
PM. 33; 10 pm. 80. Highest, IL: low.
est. 81.
Relative humidity-S am, 72; p.m..
60: s pm, IS.
Rainfall tS pm. to p.m.). trace,
Hours of sunshine, 1.3.
Per cent of possible sunshine, IL.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1918-01-27
TREASURY OFFICIALS DISCOVER
NATIONS CHAMPION PATRIOT

sador here. who Will In turn send It to
Paris.
The donor extraordinary. whose pa
triotic impulses have stirred Treasury
officials. Is m advocate Of peace. He
years old. has Q family, with q small
inheritance to leave It, and believes
all surplus funds accumulated by rich
men should be returned to the people
through their government. In explain
ing his donation the Long 1slands1
wrote. to Treasurer Burke:
'1t is gift toward defraying sx.
penses Of government and to diminisi
the amount Of debt that will rest as 9
burden upon our posterity. It is given
in lieu Of an investment in bonds"
Evening star., 1918-01-27
HONOR FAMOUS GENERAL.
War Department Officials Christen
Camp After Confederate Leader.

CHATTANOOGA. January 26.-In honor
Of the famous Confederate cavalry leader.
Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest the War
Department has announced that the Reg
ular Army camp at Chickamauga, Ga,
has been officially designated Camp For
rest Under the new arrangement Chicka-
mauga Park now has four distinct ad-
ministrative headquarters
Camp Forrest consists Of all canton
ments with the exception of the two
training camps. Camp Greenleaf is an
other unit and consists of all medical
officers and men; Camp Warden Mclean
is the reserve officers training camp, and
Fort Ogiethorpe embraces the original
cavalry post. All Correspondence for the
regular mobile regiments will be ad-
dressed to Camp Forrest, and all matters
pertaining to the post hospital. recruit
company. etc. will come under the head
OF Fort Oglethorpe.
Evening star., 1918-01-27
D. s. GETS HOSPITAL SITE.
Obtains Last Property Needed fo1
N. 7. Base Institution.

NEW YORK. January 26.-Plans were
completed today for what is regarded as
one Of the most important base hospitals
to be built by the government. when the
last property needed in the Fox Hills sec
ton Of Staten Island was obtained under
lease. The government has acquired
100 acres OF rolling land overlooking New
York bay and within a mile OF Quarantine
station where sick and wounded soldiers
VIII y landed
Th&rs will be accommodations for 5000
bede In the hospital. and it was said that
It olso would serve as clearing base.
II Mwas announced that contracts have
ben given for the erection of the hos
I n1ka1 ndEninistxAtion and other buildings.
Evening star., 1918-01-27

ambassador 70 Russia. telling shsn ~
to come to Petrogrsd untH fusAAe ~
tfce.
Travellers arriving from Auas3a regeye
uneasiness at the American embaaIy a
Petrograd because Of the attlfuda
leaders who declare they have Ne 70.
spect for so-called diplomatic tn@pn1
ity. The embassy In Petrogr1d u uno61
tentatiously guarded by . number o6
stalwart Americans.
Evening star., 1918-01-27
Grant Company Charter.

The state corporation commission has
granted charter tc the Rock Creek
ital stock of s15O.oJ0. objects are a
theatrical business. Officers are: H.
Ralph Burton, president; William H.
Boyd. secretary and treasurer, both Of
Washington
The funeral of John J. Fitzgerald of
Del Ray, who died todaysat the Alex
andria Hospital, will take place at 8
O'Clock Tuesday morning from ST.
Mary's Catholic Church. The body was
taken to the residence of his daughter,
Mrs. George Hammersley, LA South
Henry street.
Funeral services for Mrs Daisy Hurst
will be held at 3:15 O'Clock tomorrow
afternoon from the Methodist Protest.
ant Church. Services will be conducted
by Rev. Raymond w. White, pastor.
Last rites for Richard A Crane will be
held at O'Clock Monday afternoon at
the residence of his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
conducted by Rev. DR. E. " REGISTER.
pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, and Rev. Mr.. Fielding
of Del Ray Methodist Church. Inter-
ment will be private.
The Laymen's Interdenominationa
League has elected the following Of
flcers TO serve Tor the year: V. Ward
Boswell. president; Melvin p. Pitts,
vice president; William Campbell, sec
retary, and s. w. Pitts, treasurer.
Alexandria Fertilizer and Chemical Com
pany. also president of the chamber of
commerce. will deliver an address to-
morrow morning before the members of
the ]. r. N. Curtin Memorial Baraca BIZ
Bile class of the First Baptist Church on
Law and Order
a complimentary dance was given to-
night in the auditorium Of the Elks'
Home by the women of the refreshment
corps of the local chapter of the Red
Cross to the 23d Engineers stationed at
Camp Belvoir, Fairfax county.
Christian Endeavor Elects.
These officers have been elected by
the Christian Endeavor Society of the
NJ. r. Church: Stonewall Smith, presi-
dent; Milton Penn. vice president; Nor
man Roberts. secretary, and Mrs Ray
mond w. White, treasurer.
Lieut.. J. Randall Cation of this city
has been assigned to the New York
National Guard, now stationed at Spar
tanburg, S. c., and has gone to that
place. Lieut.. Cation was formerly sta
toned at Camp Meade
Mrs. Clark. wife of Speaker Champ
Clark, will address the members of the
Epworth League of the NJ. e. Church,
South, at Z o'clock tomorrow evening
at that church
Evening star., 1918-01-27
Committee Assignments Announced,

Committee assignments were an
nounced yesterday by the House ways
and means committee as follows: Rep.
resentative Humphries Of Mississippi.
merchant marine and fisheries; Repre-
sentative Lea Of California, rivers and
harbors: Representative Oliver of New
York, post office and post roads. and
Representative Wright Of Georges suc-
cessor to Representative Adamson. cleo
tion Of President, irrigation OF arid land
and merchant marine and fisheries.
Evening star., 1918-01-27
Addresses Biological Society.

The Natural History of Paradise
Key. Florida" was the subject Of an
address last night by w e. Stafford at
the regular monthly meeting Of the
Biological Society of Washington at
the Cosmos Club. Other speakers were
Emerson Stringham and r. w. Shut
fAIdt. I Ill
Evening star., 1918-01-27
HOGS TOOTH WAS FILLED.

]. r. Liskey, living in Rocking
ham county, Va, recently butchered
hog and found that it had appar-
emily carefully filed tooth. It Is
thought the hog had eaten some
thing containing a bullet, which
lodged in a hollow tooth and had
squeezed down into the cavity, COM
pleteiy filing it
Evening star., 1918-01-27
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, January 26.-
Many Alexandrians and citizens of the
surrounding counties are engaged in
seeking information as to how to pre-
pare their income tax returns. For the
accomm odation of such persons j. Fred
Birrell, deputy collector, assisted by
Deputy Collector George x. Pickett
will be at the revenue office in the post
Office building until February 10.
Robert S. Barrett will Friday night
deliver an illustrated lecture on South
America in the Young Peoples build
ing, under the auspices of the Cameron
Club. Mr.. Barrett has just returned
from South America, where he spent
the past eighteen months on business
for the government. Proceeds will go
to the public schools nurse fund
Clarence Woo1ls, ten years old, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Woolls, living
at 1106 Wilkes street. while beneath a
Southern railway freight car on Wilkes
street this afternoon was badly injured
The lad had one hand badly crushed
and leg terribly lacerated and torn.
He was taken to the Alexandria Hospi-
tai