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Evening star., 1918-05-18
SHIPPING BOARD WILL
AID PRIVATE CONCERNS
Good Report From Concrete Ship.
Seventeen Wooden Vessels
Completed in May.

The shipping board is prepared to
encourage and give every legitimate
aid toward building up private con-
Germs for the operation Of merchant
marine as ship construction continues
to increase. Edwin F. Carry, chief of
the division of operations of the
shipping board. has given this assur-
ance.
The shipping boards policy will be
directed toward development of such
private concerns in order that they
may be ready to handle big fleets
which the government will turn into
the channels of commerce upon con-
clusion of the war, explains Mr.
Carry.
The behavior of the concrete ship
Faith. in high wind and choppy sea,
is reported to be fully equal, il not
superior. to that of any steel ship of
equal size and power. The ship made
1o.2 knots. Despite much pitching,
the absence of vibration was declared
to be very noticeable" The Faith
will soon undertake her maiden voy-
age with cargo.
At the rate of one a day, wooden
ships have been launched during the
past four weeks. The shipping board
announces that seventeen wooden
ships, aggregating $4,000 tons bur
den. were completed as far as the
hulls are concerned, between May /
and II.
Evening star., 1918-05-18
BOLD THIEVES VIE
WITH COMMON SNEAKS
Two Hold-Ups in Streets, Two In
Homes-Auto Sleeper
Robbed.

A revolver pointed at James Ferguson,
H3t sth street southeast, last night about
10 o'clock. was the means employed by
two colored highwaymen to rob him on
New York avenue between 4th and 5th
streets. The men robbed him Of a watch
and 70 cents in money.
Mrs.. N Boorman. 24o7 1st street., was
held UP by an unidentified colored man
ct North Capitol and Bryant streets
this morning shortly after midnight.
ebe was on her way home when the
would-be robber caught her arm and
made an effort to get her handbag. The
appearance Of pedestrian frightened
him on. Complaint was made to the
police OF the tenth precinct.
Columbus Goings, 413 Ridge street,
complained OF the loss of $l09 and q
$50 liberty bond. He said the money
and bond were taken from his pocket
AWHILE he was asleep in an automobile
in front Of 425 Neal place Thursday
NrA Lillian Wallace, 1875 Benninr
foad northeast, told the police that an
39truder visited her home yesterday and
k4pls . handbag containing $14.
Ihe&e OF 4 watch and chain and cdRar
e1ttsS valued at $26 was reported BY
An% r z Ashley. 712 goth street. She
Ia ne theft was committed Thursday
Evening star., 1918-05-18
GETS CHANGE OF VENUE.
John n. Carmichael to Be Tried at
Annapolis Monday.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, May 1S.-The
trial of John H. Carmichel of Wash
ington. Richmond. New York and
other places. on an indictment charg-
ing him with obtaining $500 from DR.,
Otis M. Linthicum of Rockville by
false pretenses. wfal begin in the
circdit court at Annapolis Monday,
the case having been transferred
from this county at the instances of
the defendant, who swore that he
could not have fair and impartial
trial here.
The specific charge against Carmichel
Is that he induced DR.. Linthicum to
buy stock in the Washington City
Life Insurance Company by repre-
sentations that he knew to be false.
Evening star., 1918-05-18
"BLUE DEVILS" SUPPLIED
WITH KHAKI UNIFORMS
q. s. Style Of "Blouses and
Breeches" and Regulation Summer
Shirts Included in Outfit.
The khaki uniform Of the American

The khaki uniform OF the American
Army has made such q 'hit" with
officials of the French army in WASH
ington that this morning the ninety
five BLUE Devils" who have been in
the Capital city since Monday.
were outfitted downtown with khaki
blouses and breeches. Regulation
summer army shirts were included
in the outfits.
The BLUE Devils" will wear their
sky-blue uniforms when in public.
but don the khaki when in barracks
1t was found that the regulation
French army uniform. which is OF
wool. is too heavy for summer wear
here. and to give as much relief as
possible to the men in the scorching
weather. Of this country a lighter
uniform for rest and Fecreattonal
periods has been obtained.
1t was announced today that the
BLUE Devils" will leave Washington
tomorrow for Richmond, Va. and
from there they go to the larger
cities of the country.
Evening star., 1918-05-18
SHRAPNEL
Siideights on the War
OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

Thomas A. Edison, whose work Tor
Uncle Sam during the present war
has been of striking character. once
guest Of Berlin and it was arranged
to light every electric light in the
capital at a certain moment in addi
tion to great streamers of lights
which were hung over the streets.
WAS it an impressive spectacle?"
he was asked.
Don't know" he answered, Didn't
see it,"
Didn't see It? And why?" inquired
his companion.
well. the German lights are made
according to my IDEAS" said the cleo
trical wizard. But they didn't pay
me any royalties. They got around
that part of the matter in one way
or another. There was something
wrong about it,
The Prince of Wales speaks French
fluently. On one occasion he was sent
to welcome President Poincare at
Dover, and he performed his mission
so well that he received the plaudits
cause of his excellent use of their
native tongue.
In describing the German underoff1-
Ger one allied officer who has return
ed from the front says:
Il may be alone in my opinion, but
it has always seemed to me that the
Prussian subaltern Is there very
much in decorative capacity. His
whole upbringing from the moment
hnf fnt RI l.
ed the great cadet school at Gross
Lichtervelde has taught him that he
may consider himself as a privileged
mortal, a superman amongst host
of pygmies. He knows that Of him
are expected a blind obedience of or
ders and a sublime contempt Of death,
and think that most of US who have
seen him In the field will agree that,
as a class, he has fully risen to the
demands made upon him."
Chaplains at the front have many
problems. Courage in facing religious
difficulties and dealing with them in
the common tongue is one outcome
of experience at the front. AS one
padre told the writer, men ask ques-
tions as profound and perplexing as
little children are in the habit of ask
ing. And, though they will forgive
a failure to elucidate some simple.
subtle poser. they will not forgive
any attempt to evade it. The padre
has to translate his theology into the
everyday vernacular. which is an ex-
cellent course of postgraduate study.
Finally. as he has to work with the
products of other schools than his
own. he gets new training in the
meaning and scope of tolerance. He
will not, of course, abandon what he
thinks vital points of doctrine, but he
sees how vast the common sphere Of
action is. how little the differences
denoted by labels count for in COM
parison.
Great Britain has inaugurated
sweeping campaign against grain
devouring rats. An official has placed
this heading over his appeal to the
farmers to begin their campaign of
determination:
"Rat-tat on the farmers door,"
"Wilheln the Damned" is the term
Evening star., 1918-05-18

Mrs. Sis Moots has a letter
} from her nephew at Mineola
sayin', "I'm goin' t a dance
t'night as fer as l know"
A handsome silk service flag,
adorned with one star, floats DER
tn home O Mrs. Sue Tanger,
whose husband is caulkin' at
Hog Island.
Evening star., 1918-05-18
V1ES12E1E3@
It'll Tile ROLL In
Ill Of HONOR HI
s. 4

The casualty list today contained
80 names, divided as follows:
Killed in action, s; died OF wounds
| 3; died Of disease, 4: wounded severe
ly, s; wounded, degree not known. 1
wounded slightly. 9: missing In &C
ton, IL; prisoners. 2.
The following officers are included
Maj. Alexander Rasmussen. Sher'
wood, Ore. killed in action.
Lieut.. Sherman De More. Chicago
ILL.,. missing in action.
First Lieut.. Abraham ]. Gordon
Newark. N. J., prisoner. but not pre-
viously reported missing.
The list follows:
KILLED IN ACTION.
RASMUSSEN. Alexander. major
Sherwood, Ore.
LIETzAN. Joseph s.. private. Ham
zIHALA. Joseph A.. private. Newark
N J.
DIED OF DISEASE.
FLETCHER. Lucy N. nurse. Con
ST; sToRiNG. Ri a1i Dan NJ. sergeant. Ne.
nomonie. Wis.
JOHNSON. Ralph A.. private. Hous
ton. Texas.
PEETEE, John. private. Hollygrove
La.
DIED OF WOUNDS.
DU BOUCHET. Charles W.. private
Paris. France.
SMITH; Marvin w. private, Kosh'
VINCi. Gieuseppi. private. Fair.
haven. VT.
WOUNDED SEVERELY.
CARTER. Edward c.. private. Chi.
FROST. Philip. private. Bradford
McANELLY. Homer H.. private. Gin.
cinnati. Iowa.
MILLER, Harry L.. private. Hop
kins. MINI.
RUFFING. Lemont W.. private
Paterson. N. ].
WOUNDED SLIGHTLY.
THOMPSON. William. sergeant. Bris-
G1LLIs. Herbert. corporal. sommer-
BOONE. Roy c.. private. Alameda
JOHNSON. James. private. Reynolds
Station. KY.
McCallum. Rodney c.. private. Stock
ton. Cal.
PIPES. James G.. private. North Ven
scHRoEDER. Joe.. private. Chicago
WILLIAMS. Raymond. private, Edin-
WooDFIN. Edward R.. private, Ais
ton, Mass.
WOUNDED-DEGRE UNKNOWN.
GILLESPIE. Boyd NJ. private, In
dianapolis, Ind.
MISSING IN ACTION.
DE MORE. Sherman. lieutenant. Chi
NOLAN. Joseph P. sergeant. Hart
sABATINI. Joseph. corporal. Brook
CLARK. Lester R.. private. New Ha-
CoLLVER. George E.. private. New
De MART1No. Ernesto. private,
Hartford. Conn.
Conn.
JOHNSON. Herbert ". private. New
Haven. Conn.
MccARTIN. John T.. private. New
Haven, Conn.
MASON. Albert L.. private. Friend
MASON. Roy r.. private. Gainesville.
Fla.
MILAN. John J.. private, South Bos-
ton, Mass.
READY. Austin NJ. private. Jersey
City. N. J.
PRIsONERs-NOT PREVIOUSLY
REPORTED MISSING.
GORDON. Abraham J., first lieuten-
ant. Newark. N. ].
HOLDER. Paul L.. private. Hastings.
Neb.
Evening star., 1918-05-18
GREAT GAPS TORN
MRANKS OF ALL
GERMAN NOBILITY

AMSTE RDAM, Wednesday,
May 15.-The gaps torn in the
ranks of the German nobility
by the war nre emphasized in
the current issue Of the German
Adelsblatt. n periodical devoted
to genealogical research. 1t
enumerates among the killed
20 counts, of whom seven be-
l0nged to the house of ,DOhna
and seven others to the house
Of Finck won F.inckenstein. and
633 barOns, of whom thirteen
were of the house Of Wangen-
helm.
In addition to the foregoing
the old nobility, as 1t In known,
has lost S53 members, while
what in claxsed as the later mo-
bility has suffered S36 losses,
the largest being those Of the
family of Won Wedel, twenty
two members, and won Arnim,
twenty-One.
Evening star., 1918-05-18
American Plane Crashes Down.

An American pursuit airp1ane was
seen to get beyond control a short
distance behind the American lines
north of Toul today and to crash to
the ground from height of 5000
meters. 1t was one OF two machines
returning from a patrol over the
enemy lines. How the accident hap
pened Is not known.
An enemy observation balloon op-
posite Toul broke away late yester-
day afternoon after it's two OCCUPANTS
had parachuted from 1t and 1t fioated
two kilometers inside our lines. Our
aviators were called out, but by the
time they reached the locality the
balloon had risen and fioated back
toward Germany. American airmen
chased the craft twelve kilometers
until it went up SO high that 1t was
impracticable to pursue it further.
Example Of German Deceit.
A German airplane bearing French
markings was discovered today flying
over the lines northwest of Toul
American avtators tried to intercept
MIN. but he made his escape. The
ceit American airmen have to deal
with and what caution they have to
display in dealing with a supposed
friend.
American patrols were very active
on the Toul sector last night and to-
day. but did not establish contact
with the enemy.
On the Luneville sector the German
guns are most active. apparently re-
taliating for recent heavy American
bombardments
LONDON. May 1.-THE appear
ance yesterday of the first American
communicate from the fighting line in
France is an event of no little sienifi-
cance," says the Westminster Gazette.
1T marks the definite entry Of the
American Army into the war as a
unit. All the forces on the west front
are fighting under a single command.
but that makes 1t not less desira bic
that each should give its own ac-
count to its own people of the section
Of front for which it is primarily re-
sponSible"
Evening star., 1918-05-18
Ask Only a Chance,

They want to give us the four.
ragere." Is another story in camn to-
day. ~
The fourragere is the braided cord
Iooped about the left shoulder Of the
men Of certain famous French fieht-
Ing corps. 1t shows the corps or the
In battle. and the coIors Of the four.
ragere show the number Of citations.
Our regiment Is glowing with hone
1t Is still doubtful of the story-one
rumor Is that the French general only
SAID; You should have the fourra-
gere"-and 1t Is afraid that IL II were
given our military authorities would
not allow 1t to be worn. But it is on
timistic.
Just give US chance" the men
say. Wen get 1t yet"
Evening star., 1918-05-18
applied to the kaiser by the witch
woman at the Krupp gun works.
Hersa Kanselfenn.

Here is an English story:
A musketry officer was engaged
with the non-commissioned officers Of
a company in local volunteer regi-
ment. To say that he was putting
them through it" would only feebly
indicate the process. After one of his
harangues he asked mild-mannered
sergeant to describe the procedure
with his own platoon in the execu-
tion of some musketry movements.
Well" said the sergeant, "I should
first get them to port arms for in
spection. Then I should request
them"
Request 'em" shrieked the officer
Request 'em! Why not offer 'em
boxes of chocolates?"
The German emperor is supersti-
tious. Anything savoring Of the oc-
cult appeals to him immensely.
Evening star., 1918-05-18

Capt. Grover f. Moore, a wash
ington boy" is training Company II,
31Sth Regiment. at Camp Lee. for
service overseas" Instructor of the
officers training school at that camp.
Capt. Moore asked for a company to
train. so that he might fight with the
officers and men he had trained.
Capt. Moore served three years in
the Regular Army. After leaving the
Army he was employed by the Wash
ington Gas Light Company until war
was declared. when he entered the
first officers training camp at Fort
Myer, where he was commissioned a
captain He was graduated from the
School of Arms at Fort Sill. Okla
homa. Capt. Moore Is thirty years
old and is an all-round athlete.
Evening star., 1918-05-18

II you want work read the want ool.
umns Of The Star.
Evening star., 1918-05-18
Spies Get Signals.

When we were last in line" said
an aia omcer Of this regiment. "our night
shsnais happened to be the same as
those OF the Germans. We called for
a oarrage or retaliatory fire or whal-
not by precisely the same rockets
mat they used. That was not satis-
factory. and we changed our signals.
Inc Inc change was decided on at noon.
me following night-thirty-six hours
later-a three-star flare was sent up
on our lines by a boche who had
craw!ed over in the darkness It was
a test TO nnd out If the new informa- :
tlon was correct. The thee stars
called for a barrage. and when the
par bpasrage came the German knew he
mad been given the right dope"
Everything goes on these NIGHT
marches. The cooks pack up their
Kitchens and the wagoners tie on all
the forage. Not only is this neces-
sary to lend an air Of verisimiiftude
TO the operation. but all these things
may be needed. 1t is on the cards
that we may start Off on one OF these
marches and never get back.
Evening star., 1918-05-18
One May Be in Earnest,

We may make half a dozen night
marches and come back to II. O. tired
ana footsore and peevish each follow
ing morning-and then a night march
VIII be ordered and we will start out
IN the same old complaining way and
never see the chateau again, Not
even the colonel may know when the
march begins, for conditions All the
'front.' sometimes alter in an hour.
That isn't the worst of it. We are
allowed to take about the baggage of
q barn swallow on these hikes. One
becomes accustomed to seeing the
doughboys carry a single blanket. for
they sleep in their clothes, and. after
all, they are hearty almost to a fauIt
That nagging cough one noticed in
every American encampment last
winter has disappeared. The men
have become acclimated and Injured to
the uncertainties of the French cli-
mate. But officers have heretofore
carried fat bed rolls. Now thew are
ordered to cut down their bed to the
doughboy blanket and carry nothing
that cannot be placed upon the own.
er's back
This war;" said one of the unfor-
tunates who received the order. "has
gone far enough"
Evening star., 1918-05-18
With the Blue Devils.

But It is necessary. We are near
some Chasseurs Alpin and the For
eign Legion. Both are notable foot
racers. The chasseurs Alpin are solid.
nervy. alert little men. who have a
quick step that is positively killing
for unused troops to follow. France
knows the corps as THE Blue Devils"
and they live up to their name. They
are among the most notable of the
shock troops Of France. Every one
knows something of the Foreign Le-
gion. There is not much of the legion
left-there is nothing left Of the le-
gion that began the war-but the
traditions Of the corps are being sus-
we make no prisoners among the
legion. the Germans once announced.
Perhaps that rule has been abro-
gated since. but II SO. the legion does
not know Of 1t. When tho legionaires
go forward they leave their papers Of
identity behind. SO they cannot be
identified as Of the legion II they are
taken. But they are rarely taken. Of
one OF the original regiments Of the
legion but seven men are still In the
service. and only four are whole men.
Evening star., 1918-05-18
HUN SHELLS SWEEP
us. MEN IN P|CARDY
Heavy Bombardment of Line
Kept Up for Period Of
Forty-Five Minutes.
AMERICANS COURT DEATH

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, May 1.-THE official state
ment issued from American head
quarters at o'clock tonight reads:
To-day the fighting was limited to
reconnaissances and intermittently
active artillery fire. There was in
creased aerial activity northwest of
Toul and in Lorraine"
The whole American sector on the
Picardy front was subjected to a
heavy bombardment early this morn
ing. The cannonade continued for
forty-fve minutes. There was much
aerial activity yesterday and today.
with a bright sun and little wind.
that the enemy was preparing to re-
new the offensive. In this front
troop movements behind the German
lines are normal.
Two German observation balloons
east of Montdidier were brought
down today by French airplane.
Killed, But Deeds Live.
Additional instances of unusual
bravery by American troops on the
battle front in Picardy have become
known. Both Lieut.. James Pellache,
a Harvard man and son of a New
York artist. and Lieut.. Stephen Fitz
Gerald, we'll known Boston athlete,
have been killed, but their deeds will
live.
Lieut.. Pellache went out with a
working party which was attacked
by Germans. Pellache was shot and
mortally wounded. but he continued
to fight with his hands and strangled
a German. and in SO doing encouraged
and inspired his companions.
Lieut.. Fitz Gerald was shot through
the head while leading a platoon in
no mans land in a day raid against a
German machine gun. He refused
aid and continued to lead his men,
when second bullet felled him.
Jack Fritz of Boston led a platoon
into no mans land. When attacked
by superior German forces he ordered
his own men back to the trenches and
rema lined alone in no mans land and
fought the Germans single-handed
with grenades and broke up their
formation. Fritz was wounded
The foregoing dispatch obviously
has been censored.
Evening star., 1918-05-18

Miss Edith Tapley. a Barnard COL
lege graduate. has been appointed
chief chemist at the big plant of the
General Chemical Company, at Kings
ton, Ontario.
Evening star., 1918-05-18
B[UEDEV|[SST|R
j. S. FIGHTING MEN
Pershing's Soldiers Eager for
Battle Beside Famous
French Shock Troops.
GROWL AT NIGHT MARCHES
BY HERBERT COREY.

JUST BEHIND THE SOMME
FRONT, April 14.-Night marches
may be ordered. When we leave for
the battle front the regiment may go
by night. The airplane has done
away with the good old custom of
marching comfortably by day and
cuddling into more or less COM
Portable billets at night. Now troops
wait until night has fallen before
they move. 1t was in this way the
Germans were able to effect their
concentration before the British front
when they began their offensive in
March. We may have some practice
marches by night.
"Why?" I asked.
All day the roads have been filled
with men marching uncomfortably in
gas masks. There was an obvious
reason for that. for they must get
used to their respirators before going
into a district where marching in
masks may be q commonplace of each
day.
Reason Back Of It.
To practice marching by night
training. But there was a reason for
IT,. as there is for most military
things.
We must accustom any possible
spies to our marches by night" was
the reply. when we do make our
getaway they will not notice it in
time to inform the enemy-perhaps
1t Is precaution which may pay"
There are spies everywhere, of
course. That Is accepted as a matter
OF ordinary fact. By some black magic
they learn most important items
about most troops. At each army's
neadquarters the maps are corrected
daily, showing the regimental and
Dattanon and sometimes the company
NUMBERS OF the enemy troops in line
opposite. This information can only
come through spies, except on the
rare occasions where prisoners have
oeen taken by testing raids. The Ger
man m system is presumably not less
Evening star., 1918-05-18

wilhelm the Damned" is the term
Evening star., 1918-05-18

Great Britain has inaugurated a
sweeping campaign against grain
devouring rats. An official has placed
this heading over his appeal to the
farmers to begin their campaign of
extermination:
"Rat-tat on the farmers door"
Evening star., 1918-05-18

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Evening star., 1918-05-18
SPECIAL NOTICES.

WILL THE PERSON WHO FOUND ROLL OF
manuscript addressed to 1914 n 1t. NV lost
On Saturday. May IL, kindly communicate
With manager: Postal Telegraph Company
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-08-22
APRIL 9th

APRIL 9th
|. How the War Came to America
Mrs. r. T. Wheelwright.
?. The Monroe Doctrine and it's Eff
feet on American History.-M-s.
A. H. Morey.
5. Freedom of the Seas; Arbitration
Mrs. L. r. Barnwell.
APRIL 2Srd
Woman's Work
1. Woman'sACommittee of the National
Council of Defense, and Our Med1-
cal Women.-Mrs. W. R. Kirk.
?. American Women in Industriss.-
Mrs. Michael Schenck.
3. Woman's Part in Food Conserva-
tion.-Mrs. ". P. Whitmire. y.
MAY 18th
Disabled Soldiers
1. Vocational Rehabilitation and Re-
q placement.-Mrs. J. F. Brooks.
2. Hospitals and Convalescent Homes.
Mrs. A. G.. Tabeau.
;. Insurance.-Mrs. VIII. Zimmerman.
MAY 2sth
BiOgraphs
French
Jofre, Foch, Petain~Mrs. R. M.
Oates.
British
Kitchner, Haig, French, Maud and
Others.-Mrs. r. E. Ward.
American -
Pershing, Gorgas and Others.-Mrs.
J. P. Scott.
Italian
Cardona and Others-Miss Claude
Bond.
OFFICERS OF THE WOMAN's CLUB
President-Mrs. L. NJ. Colt.
Vice-President-Mrs. F. A. Ewbank.
Recording Secretary-Mrs. j., F,
Brooks.
Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. e
A. Mcmillan.
Treasurer.-Mrs. A. H. Morey.
Parliamentarian-Mrs. L. r. Barn
well.
Founder
and
Honorary President
MRS. r. M. OATES
Meetings Second and Fourth Tues
day at $3.50 o'clock.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-08-22
Summer Complaint

During the hot weather Of the sum-
mer months some member OF almost
every family is likely to be troubled
with an unnatural ~looscness of the
bowels, and it is OF the greatest i'm
portance that this be treated prompt
~, which can only be done when the
medicine is kept at hand. Mrs. F. F.
Scott, Scottsville, N. Y, states, 81
first used Chamberlain's Collie Diar-
rhoea Remedy as much as five years
ago. At that time 1 had a severe at
tack of summe complaint and was
suffering intense pain. One does re-
IieVe me. Other members Of my family
have since used it with like results"
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