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Evening star., 1918-02-09
ENGINEERS OF BRITAIN
TARGETS OF THE UNIONS
MOT Entitled to Exceptional Treat.
ment and Labor Demands Same
Treatment for All.
By the Associated Press

by the Associated Press.
AoNDON. February "a private
conference Friday between Sir Auck-
iand Geddes, minister Of national serv-
ice. and trade union representatives
with reference to the sovernment.s
man power proposals failed to end
the dispute about the position Of the
engineers. but ELECTED a clear state
ment from the other unions that the
ensineers were not entitled to any ex-
ceptlonal treatment and that a comb
all apply equally 10
The Amalgamated Society of Enri-
neers refused to send delegates to the
conference. The labor leaders AZ the
conference after rejecting the varioms
proposals condemned the engineers for
their aloofness and resolved to invite
tne Amaigamated Society to meet the
otneI unions in conference at which
the government would not be repre.
sented.
Individual members of the confer
ence say that Sir Auckland and his
government ;t., colleagues intervened as
The delegates were asked to decide
among themselves whether the demand
OF the engineers for a separate con-
sultation with the government should
pc conceded or refused. Several labor
delegates are said to have shown much
resentment over the attitude of the
engineers and demanded that an end
be brought to the situation by which
young men are enabled to Join the
engineers organization for the pur-
pose of escaping military service.
An invitation to q fresh conference
already has gone to the engineers.
whose attitude is unknown. 1t now
seems that the government has been
eliminated from the dispute, and that
IL the engineers maintain their posi-
tion they will antagonize the other
unions.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
MINERS NOT IN SPECIAL CLASS
Provost Generals Ruling Is Approx.
ed by Secretary of War.

Provost Marshal General Crowder has
ruled that mine workers will not be
given special deferred classification
IN the selective draft. The ruling IA
approved by Secretary Baker. Fuel Ad-
ministrator Garfield had suggested
more deferred classification for miners.
holding the view that the work done
by miners Is as essential to the con-
duct Of the war as that Of shipbuilders.
Gen. Crowder did not agree with this
view and said In his memorandum to
MT. Baker that II miners. mechanics.
generally technical students and others
were given the same Official status al
shipbuilders. as has been proposed. he
feared that class l of the draft would
be 30 depleted that it could not FORM
the principal reservoir from which men
for the Army are to be drawn
Under fhe draft regulations unskilled
industrial laborers without dependents
are plRced In class ], SO unskilled miners
rematn in that class subject to cali al
Aeeded. AZ mining is regarded as q
Uecessary Industrial enterprises, how,
ovef. skilled miners would be placed IN
ei0s :. from which Gen. Crowder hopes
- - haze - draw Meu for the, ,AyMsk
Evening star., 1918-02-09
SOLDIERS ARE ENTERTAINED.
Local Women's Committee Are host.
esses at Camp Meigs.

Games. dancing and refreshments
were the features Of the first weekly
entertainment and social given at Camp
Meigs under the auspices of Mrs. Jo-
seph NJ. Stoddard and a committee Of
Washington women who have under
taken to be hostesses once a week for
the men at that camp.
Taking with them coffee and cinna-
mon buns for refreshments. the women
entertained about 200 Of the soldiers in
the social room of the Y. N c. A. hut.
The women of the committee acted as
chaperons for number of young
women in the city who. took part in the
social program.
Mrs Henry G.. Sharpe is honorary
chairman of the committee. Serving on
u are Mrs. Charles D. Drake. Mrs.
George A. Weaver, Mrs. BENJAMIN W.
Woodruff. Mrs. Fred W. Kelly. Mrs
James w. Emery. Mrs. Allen Dough-
erty. Mrs. e. p. Bertholf. Mrs. Charles
McAlli,ter. Mrs: Frank s. Hight. Mrs.
"a c. Merrill, Miss Sibyl Baker, Mrs.
George Lewis. Mrs. Floyd waReaman'
mrs. Alwarda Casselman, Miss Mary
Hartley and Mrs. Roche.
Every Friday afternoon a sneci,,
program for the men at the camp viii
be arranged under the supervision ~
Mrs. .Stoddard. Mrs. High does a sjn,i.
lar work for the men at Relyoir, and
the work OF women's committees is
being extended to other camps abont
Washington. "'oue
Evening star., 1918-02-09

More than q score Of years ago a lad
living and going to school in northeast
Washington. rather small for his twelve
years and none too strong, applied for
and obtained the position OF helper to
a larger boy delivering afternoon news
papers.
After a time the owner Of the route
told him he could not afford to pay him
longer and would have to dispense with
his services. The boy replied that the
agent didn't have to keep on paying
him. and that he also didn't have to dis
pense with his services. In other
words. being a boy who looked ahead,
he offered to continue as helper" for
nothing. After another interval the
older boy left, and the little fellow
asked for the position Of regular car
rier at the regular pay.
you're too small" he was told
TRY me and see," replied the kid.
and the route owner did. Beginning
then the boy faithfully served a route
of more than a hundred subscribers for
six years without a break-al through
his school days. all through his high
school course, and into his normal
school curriculum, when he was eight
Evening star., 1918-02-09
FORMER MAYOR BLANKENBJJRG
ASSAILS GERMAN PROPAGANDA

NEW YORK, February s.-In an open
letter made public here today, Rudolph
Blankenburg, former mayor of Phila-
delphia, indorsed the aims of the friends
of German democracy and severely con-
demned the German propaganda which,
he declared. was intended to divide the
American people.
Prussianism. junkerism, kaiserism
are the inveterate foes Of all liberaliz-
ing tendencies" the letter said. They
should be thwarted in every legitimate
way and the friends of German democ-
racy should be heartily supported by
America and Americans.
"One of the main weapons Of the Ger
man autocrats as far as our country is
concerned" the former mayor added,
has been the assertion of the kaiser's
government that the United States
would never wage war against the Ger
man empire on account Of the loyalty
OF our twenty million Inhabitants Of
Evening star., 1918-02-09
AMBITION WINS BOY SUCCESS;
PAY NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT

cen. Then he became an assistant
agent, looking after collections and
details. Then the agents territory be-
came too big and was subdivided, the
young man taking over some 500 SUBJ
scribers.
Next he procured another territory
and consolidated the two. and finally
the story is brought up to the present,
when this citizen is in charge of the
largest single agents territory within
the District of Columbia, with $500
home subscribers and with newsstand
copies bringing the total up to well
over 5000 papers handled daily. The
citizens son, twelve years of age. Is a
route boy now. For his father? Not a
bit of it: for another agent in another
part Of town. and the other agent says
he's q good one, too.
The point Of the whole story is this:
The kid didn't stop when his salary did.
He felt he was doing something for
himself whether he got paid for it or
not. Get the idea? Not every boy
wants to become route agent. but to
work for one gets a boy something that
every boy does want and that parental
af1uence simply will not buy-the
sense Of responsibility and the feeling
that he is mingling with the practical
world as well as being taught about 1t
In books. There's a strong hint in this
lads success for the modern Washing
ton schoolboy. even If he's only a dozen
years old.
Evening star., 1918-02-09

thers.
ITO combat this erroneou. idea and ~
amrm the unqualified loyalty of the
overwhelming majority Of citizens of
German blood and thus to demoIish one
OF the props of Prussian junkerism is
one OF the aims of the friends of GER
man democracy. If the people of Ger
many once knew that our great repub-
ner,a nc stands a1.l determined to defend the
ems ruin to all popular ideals, that We
are ar .ui united: no matter whence we came.
Ems, IN .nls nattle for liberty they will un-
oerstand that their government has de-
eelved them and that Germany can look
Tor neither help nor sympathy on our
part. Then their eyes will be opened
and the light of truth may be kindied
IN the hearts of multitude Of the
kaiser's subjects who have been COM
PEELED to suffer the agonies OF the
CANNED IN the worship of false gods.
The effort to establish a democratic
form OF government in Germany is
Wo,tny MOI, OF every support, for under pop
uiar rule a repetition of the world
tragedy OF today is impossible"
Evening star., 1918-02-09
SAYS GERMAN PEOPLE SUFFER
FROM WORSHIP OF FALSE GODS

In letter defending the aims of the
organization known as the Friends of
German Democracy. former Mayor Ru-
dolph Blankenburg Of Philadelphia de-
clared today that the German people
are suffering 'the agonies of the
damned in the worship of false gods"
The former mayor f1ayed the kaiser
as an enemy of civilization, and de-
clared that the primary aim of tho
Friends Of German Democracy is to
help America win the war in order that
this enemy may be stripped of power.
IN concluding, Mr. Blankenbure stated: !:
Let me say that all the men who
have approached me on this subject and
discussed with me the aims and pur-
poses of the society are moved by the
single desire of helping win the war
Evening star., 1918-02-09
COMMISSIONS TO D. G. MEN.
Seven Are Appointed Officers in the
National Army.

william williams OF 173b MASSACHUSETTS
avenue has been commissioned a. o major
in the Ordnance Reserve Corps. Six addi-
tional residents OF this city also were
appointed oficsrs in the reserve corps and
In the National Army, ~ follows: Byron
r. Coleman Of the Metropolitan Hotel, to
he a captain in the Adjutant Generals
Reserve. william o. Thornton, to be q
captain in the Quartermaster Reserve
Corps. Dan M. Stump, TO b . nrst Neu-
tenant in the QuartermastsF Corps Of the
National Army. Herbert II. Balkham Of
the ofiios Of the chief slknal ofncsr; Kitch-
81 q Rceersn q 1eeS Ksnyon street snd
IS ssc0nd Meutenante 81 fha ASaaAm
Evening star., 1918-02-09

and create on firm basis a world de-
mocracy that will insure and establish
popular rights against personal privi-
lege. democracy against autocracy, and
Will forever make impossible the pres
ent rule of an Individual subject to a
CHRONIC state of egomania; otherwise
the delusion that he Is the anointed by
the grace Of God"
Mr.. Blankenburg pointed to the fact
that the committee on public informa-
ton, through it's chairman, George
Creel, has indorsed the organization,
which is to aid the German people es-
tablish democracy in Germany"
Referring to the attitude of the Ger
man Americans connected with the or
sanizaton, Mr.. Blankenburg said: I'VE
are united. no matter whence we came.
in this battle for liberty"
The headquarters of the Friends Of
German Democracy Is SO Union SQUARE.
New York city. -
Evening star., 1918-02-09

played between them- Eastern mas anO
sides. a postponed meeting with centrs
Central obtained a lead on Business
within . few minutes after the open
Ing OF. the game. and after that the
latter never had much Of a look-in. The
fast passing and accurate shooting OF
the Blue and White proved too much
for tho Rhode Island Avenue aggreEa-
sos .vs1y the aa asr being sdosa clearly 2
Eastern and Western Furnished q
close contest. though Eastern led prac-
tically all the way. In the second half
substitutes sent in by Western made a
hre. but could not quite make good.
Eastern won by 13 to II.
Georgetown. with a crippled team. its
star forward, Fees, out Of the lineup.
Easton. Pa. By 50 to 2s. Notwithstand-
ing its weakened condition, the Blue
and Gray held the lead until the middle
Of the second half. when Lafayette
forged ahead. The Hilltoppers prob
basket-shooter been in the line-up.
Longshak did some excellent tossing
scoring five goals from the floor. He
did not measure up to the mark as a
foul-shooter. though. as Fees has done.
South Bethlehem. In all probability
another defeat will be chalked up
against the Washingtonians.
At the University Of Pennsylvania a
new system Of what might be termed
publicity for sports has recently beer
installed. Publicity is hardly the word
to use, as in reality the action applies tc
the giving out OF news. No players and
no coaches In any sport will be per.
mitted to give out interviews, and al
news that is handed to the papers must
10 through the hands of Mai. Picker.
ing, graduate manager. A recent ar.
ticle by Bob F'olwell. attacking rowing
as a sport at Penn, and indiscreet in.
terviews from student managers are
said to be the reasons for concentrating
the system In the hands Of one man.
Many conjectures have been made q,
to how the passage of new draft Law
the proposed law to register all per,
| sons who have become twenty-ont
years Of age since June last, registra
| tion day-would further affect colleg.
| athletics. The following from thu
Evening star., 1918-02-09
BASE BALL BRIEFS

The advance guard Of the Chicago
Cubs will reach Pasadens. Cal, about
March II.
The Pirates outAeld will consist Of
Stengel. King and Carey. They are
pretty good hy chasers,.
Manager Hugo Bexdek OF the Pirstss
expects Toney Boeckel to make good
At third base next season.
Nap LaJoie rises to remark that
Wambsgans4 the Indians second base
nelders. Nap has seen a lot Of stars
come and 60 and u an excellent Judge
of playing ability.
: Trits Naisdi u one player who doss
Iosia lisissl bSasvs4 a - 1T
Evening star., 1918-02-09

Last night in a special match At ths
Grand Central alleys the Joseph Phil
lips duckpin uuint won two games out
of three from a five from Alexandria
Tho first contest resulted in a victory
for the local Quint by 533 to 454. In
the second the Alexandrians won. 500
to 477. In the third and decisive setto
the Phillips men went way out in front.
with q score Of '55s against $50. Megaw
rolled best for the winning team. get
ting counts OF 104. ia and Ill.
Scores Of the match:
Evening star., 1918-02-09
Will Have Regular Varsity and
Freshmen Crews This Year.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. February a.
Yale will have regular varsity and
freshmen crews this year, ii was an
nounced last night by Prof. Robert N.
Corwin of the Yale athletic board. Tho
candidates will be under no restrictions
as to military service or membership
In the Reserve Officers Training
Corps.
The varsity will take part In two
outside races. but no announcement ~
to these has been made.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
Junior Basket Ball Battles.

The Southern Railroad quint went
down before the Boys Y.iM. c. A hve
last night in the latter's gym. the
score being sS to "a. The playing OF
Ingley featured the game.
The Gonzaga Reserves basket ball
quint had an easy time trimming the
Georgetown Junior Props yesterday by
the score Of 81 to 6. Fitzgeralds work
for the winners was the feature.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
Totals. 454 500 4s0 Totals... bs3 477 s.
Many Entries in A. B. c. Tourney.

About hfty teams of women. repre-
|senting Chicago, Kansas City. Clevs-
land: milwaukee,. st; Louis Toledo and
A. B. c. bowling tournament in Cin-
cinnati this month. The last two days
OF the tournament are to be given up
entirely to tho women's teams and
a. entertainment for them. More than
5000 individuals are scheduled to roll
In the tournament, and there are mors
than 600 fve-man teams and nearly
1900 two-man teams Prizes amounting
to $4,000 are to be awarded.
Scores of matches rolled last night
in the local leagues:
Evening star., 1918-02-09

| earlier in the season. When the birds
are underfed they are able to stand
very little cold"
He also said they are unable to pro-
tect themselves from hawks when they
are weak. The same, he said, 10 true
of rabbits. and he suggested that many
rabbits probably died during this win
ter's cold spell.
Evening star., 1918-02-09

Last night Killeen won fren
Norris without exertiag hinself
particularly. scoring 100 to -.
Killeen got an early lead and
Gradually Increased 1t until TIE
century mark was reached. Mon-
day night Swan and FreeIand are
to play.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
ALEXANDRIA QU|NT /
| LOSES MATCH HERE
Drops Two Out of Three
Games in Bowling Contest.
Entries in A. B. c. Event.
Two Players Tied for Lead
in Pocket Billiard Tourney

Eddie Killeen and Dick Tip are
tied for the lead in the pocket
billiard Tournament for the
championshiD OF the District.
Each man has won four games
and lost one. Wallace is In third
position. with four Victories and
two defeats. aere 10 the stand
Ing Of all players engaged,
Evening star., 1918-02-09
CLUBWOMEN TO RUN
TRAINING CLASS
Labor Department Officials
Barred by an Old Roosevelt
Executive Order.

Clubwomen of the District. and
Labor Department officials. will have
charge Of the training class for
stenographers which opened today at the
headquarters Of the District employment
service, 1410 Pennsylvania avenue north
west.
In order not to violate an executive
order issued by President Roosevelt
prohibiting government employe from
coaching" a person seeking to pass q
civil service examination, the active
operation of the training class will be
in the hands Of the woman's federated
council of employment.
The Civil Service Commission. it be-
came known today, at flrst refused It's
sanction of the proposed class. and cited
the old executive order. which is gen
orally observed throughout the govern
ment service, it Is declared.
The original plan had been for the
District employment service. which 10
branch of the United States employ
to operate the class, in which women
and girls who are rusty" on typeWrit-
ing, stenography, filing, ETC., may come
and through their own efforts perfect
themselves in what they already know.
Mrs. Rainey in Charge.
The civil service commission will
formally approve inc new AITduSoit -
whereby Mrs. Henry T. Rainey, chair.
man of the vocational guidance de-
partment of the Woman's Cooperative
Council. will be in direct charge OF the
training class. Mrs. Rainey will rep
resent scores of women's clubs
throughout the city, and thus the class
will come within the favor Of the civil
service commission.
Girls perfecting themselves in the
class will be enabled to secure posi-
tions through the women and girls
division Of the local employment serv-
ice, 1t Is declared.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
Mrs. Hurd Wins Pinehurst Golf It'll.

PINEHURST. n. c.. February a.
Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd Of Pitts
burgh- won the woman's st. Valentine
golf tournament here yesterday. de-.
feating Mrs. J. d. Armstrong Of Buff
falo. N. c.. and g. Miss Caroline Boz
in the second division. defeating Mrs.
G. NJ. Howard Of Halifax, 3 and j.
Evening star., 1918-02-09


I Philadelphia Ledger seems to come
pretty near striking the nail on the
"T1,e bin now before Congress to make
eligible for the draft Army young men
who have reached the ago Of twsnty-one
lego athletes more seriously than did the
selective service law itself The passage
Of the bill at an early date seems assured.
ions ions regis register The crop Of VARSITY y ashietes
all over the country IL expected materially
to dwindle. War Department estimates
shHw that pb se tns 10000 youths
year and the number Of collegians who
will be included In that draft net is very
considerable. There is no doubt that the
, their athletic material. already reduced to
| a minimum, but there is no doubt that 1t
will also have the effect OF keeping young
entering college. We believe K is placing
the estimate rather high to state that
only one-quarter' Of the real athletes Of
the country were left in the colleges, either
within the provisions Of the original con-
scr1ption law. The average age Of the
college freshman is eighteen years, but it
is two years older before he matriculates
| "a long war would mean that college
athletes. along with other students.
would be automatically scooped into
| the draft net, and, what Is more to the
point, from the view Of your Uncle
| Samuel. these youths would fall into
the first class, since. as body. college
| students are dependents, and only In
rare cases would exemption claims be
entertained. even supposing them to be
| made. So when the law IL in operation
| 1t is obvious that students will be eli.
| gible for varsity teams for only q linn
| tied period It would seem that we are
| approaching the day when freshmen
teams will reach the highest standard
| OF sport in our educational institu-
tons"
Catholic University and George Wash.
fngton meet tonight at the T. NJ c. A.
In the District Intercollegiate Basket
Ball League. II the former wins the
teams will be tied for the lead. George
Washington now Is in front. and a vic
Evening star., 1918-02-09
To Command Engineers at It, Myer.

Lieut.. Col Edwin H. Marks Of the goth
Engineers. in addition to his other duties,
has been assigned to the command Of all
the engineer troops now being organised
at Fort Myer. Va. until the aS1ival nj that
GtneeHD. recant1y stafbaed "a ia E1asfaa
Evening star., 1918-02-09

Brook Knocks Ont Fowler.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. February 49,
Matt Brock Of Cleveland knocked OCT
Monk yowler Of New QyleAns - ~
SiEtA conad o. 3 Eohn1614 tnnst0E r.
belt 80 - a1eAts lksl = ~
Evening star., 1918-02-09
CENTRAL SEEMS SURE WINNER
OF SCHOOL BASKET BALL TITLE
As Result of Yesterdays Games, Blue and
White Holds Almost Commanding Lead.
G. u. Five Is Beaten by Lafayette.
By Il. o, BYRD.


championship Only
purely
defensive stand:
Evening star., 1918-02-09
Joe Boehling to Marry.

A dispatch from Richmond. Va. says
that Joe Boehling, the former Wssh-
liugton pitcher, 10 to be married neat
Monday 70 Miss Gertrude Stump< Of
that city.
Evening star., 1918-02-09
Chicago Track Squad Beats Purdue.

LAFAYETTE. Ind. February s.-The
Chicago University track squad de-
feated Purdue. ~ to 80. In q nine-event
dual indoor track and heid meet here
last night. This was the drst confer.
enco meet here this season.
Evening star., 1918-02-09

Eastern into victory Western
aatiaouz hCantral
Evening star., 1918-02-09
CANINE LISTENER"
WARNS GERMANS
Huns Aroused by Trained Dog
Prevent Bold Stroke by
Americans.
u. S. ARTILLERY EFFECTIVE

BY the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. Friday, February s.-The
Germans are using dogs in their front
lines to warn them of the approach OF
patrols opposite the American sector.
A German dog listener" early this
morning prevented one of our patrols
from executing a daring stroke. Two
corporals who were concerned IN 1T
have been mentioned in official reports
for their spirit and GOODNESS.
Accompanied by two privates the cor
porals left large patrol in a certain
place in an abandoned trench in no
mans land last midnight and went on
to the German lines. They first found
o smooth wire barrier which had been
shot to pieces by the American fire
Fifteen yards farther on they came
upon German entanglements of wire
twenty feet deep with four-pointed
barbs. The men were inspecting an
opening in the wire when a dog appar-
emily chained on the other side began
m haYE
Evening star., 1918-02-09
Brilliant Rocket Goes Up.

A dugout door opened quickly in a
trench and a gruff voice was heard to
say "fertig," meaning ready. Suddenly
a brilliant rocket went up and the
Americans threw themselves fiat on the
ground just as a machine gun began
to spit bullets in their direction. A
few feet away a heavy object struck
the ground. This was found later to
be bomb which had been hurled from
the German trench.
The corporals stayed where they were
for some time and listened to the Ger
One of the corporals knows German
and speaks it, so that what the Ger
mans said was understood. After the
Germans retired again to their dugout
the smaller patrol rejoined the large
one, which soon after was the target
for fifteen or twenty German shells,
but no one was hit.