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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-18
GHENT SADLY DEPLETED
BY GERMAN RAVAGES

The Belgian Information service
here has announced that Ghent has
suffered greatly from feQuisitions and
deportations Of workman. The town
records show that the number Of or
phans Of civilians who have died in
Germany Is greater than the number
of those left BY the soldier population.
Before leaving ohent German troops
broke into and pillaged the principal
storehouss Of the local committee for
relief. A number Of private dwellings
were also robbed. Orders had been
issued for men between seventeen and
forty-five to report at the komman-
dantur, but they were eventually sent
home.
The main body of the German &C.
cupying troops left the city at IL
o'clock Sunday night. The advanced
guard Of the Belgians entered soon
after. A civilian was killed at the Port
ST. Lievin during q clash between the
latter and the German rear guard. Inc
Belgian troops entered at IL O'Clock
In the morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-18
Preparedness.
. the Editor Of The Star:

10 the Ed1tof OF Inc Star:
The editorial in The Star of Thurs
lay. entitled preparedness" seems
pen to criticism. It's purport is that
or a decade or more the country has
,een on the border of helplessness
through the neglect and indifference
# those In authority, and that such
condition should never be allowed
to exist again-that sit is difficult to
believe that we shall ever be caught
entirely unprepared again." Wha;
las the United States lost by tina,
so-called "unpreparedaess?~ When
he Congress declared state of war
against the central powers, in April.
1917. the call for men to fill oul
rmy was answered as never before
the history of any nation. Millions
of our brave men came forward at
once, and in an incredibly short space
# time were enrolled. equipped and
sent overseas to the support Of the
lilies then fighting against the Ger
nan coalition. The record they have
made there can never be forgotten
t is the subject of most extraordi-
tary and unlimited praise from all
he foreign powers. Our armies helped
% complete the destruction of auto
ratio power and militarism in
much shorter time than was dreamed
If by military experts in all coun-
tries.
To be sure, our men had not been
irilling for years and acquiring all
he niceties of step and formation
# the highly trained soldiers Of the
enemies armies, besides depicting the
:reasury of billions Of dollars for
their pay. equipment and mainte-
nance, but they got there, just the
same, and fought like heroes, II not
ike demons, and carried everything
before them. They we're prepared for
he highest type Of fighting. and did
rained soldiers of the enemy did not
;tand up against them. and that was
what they went over for-to down
he enemy-and victory and peace is
he result.
The United States has always been
!, peaceable nation. and has not ia
Of the European powers, with its
enormous drain on their population
md resources. Our country would
not have sustained the President In
calling to the Army million men at
he outbreak of the war in 1914, when
Germany started it's hideous war by
the invasion of Belgium.
The world powers are practically
unanimous for the creation of
league Of nations, whose policy will
be the settlement of internattona!
differences by arbitration or through
ton of such league now seems as
sured. A nation refusing to arbi-
trate, but preferring to make war
will be forced to desist by the joint
action Of the others, by moral suaston
first. such as non-intercourse. or BY
force of arms, drawn from the sew
eral members of the league. For this
purpose moderate ornaments for each
nation will be necessary, just as
moderate police force is necessary
for the municipal peace. But the ma
lions will not be obliged to maintain
vast military forces. each rivaline
the other, at incalculable expense
So far should preparedness go and no
further LIE ROY PARKER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-18
ARE YOU WORTH DYING FOR?

The quota the fund for the United War Work Campaign
Of Washington 100000 approximately Sc for
and child in the District of Columbia.
If the of The Star will each of them that for
member of each household least is subscribed the
fund will raised for the larger subscriptions already made
made will those others who
help
This money is used make life happier and safer
boys offered their lives that lives and
liberties might be safeguarded
How many of the 100000 Westinghouse who daily buy
will this appeal? Subscriptions may be sent to
liza Street or will The Star Office, any
bank in the city.
WERE YOU WORTH DYING FoRe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-18
VICTORY CELEBRATION
HELD AT CAMP MEADE

CAMP MEADE. Md. November IS
At a big victory celebration, yester-
day afternoon in the auditorium of
the Y. NJ. c. A.. Bishop W. F. Nc
DoweH of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. Washington, delivered the
principal address.
Maj. Gen. Carter, commander Of the
lafayette Division, which was equip
ped and ready for service oversee $
when the armfstice was signed, said
in an address to the troops he re-
joiced with them in the success of
the American arms. and at the same
lime he regretted that he was not
able to lead such brave and gall
liant body Of men into battle.
All the men are jubflant over the
prospects of being restored to civil
life before Christmas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-18


the 4cd three months earlier had
stopped the German drive the Amer
lean I'd Division was the center or
driving wedge in the French attack
which forced the Germans back pell-
NELL and liberated Rheims and later
Laon with miles of country.
The rest came in the last offensive,
when the Americans were given the
toughest spot on the entire line be-
tween Switzerland and the North sea
1.-The hinge position pivoting on YER
the Afsne. The SD. 18th. 4th, 18th.
37th. 9Ist, 35th, 2Sth and 77th d.
visions made the initial attack on
September 26 with the Cd, 32d and
92d divisions in support. Later in the
days of fighting the list. 5th, 26th.
2ath, 42d. 18th, SD and seth divisions
took their places in the line.
In the midst OF all this some OF these
divisions and other new divisions
were transferred to the ed Army
which had been formed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-18
ANGRY Driver HAS
Joy RIDE IN TANK
Iowa Corporal Romps Over
Hun Nests When IN ttRot.
ten Temper"
TIGHTS ION OWN HOOK"
BY HERBERT COREY.

WITH THE FIRST AMERICAN
RafY IN FRANCE. October 14.--All
he tankers say that Jim Heady OF
owa-Corp. Jim Heady. thank YOU
'as a rotten temper. He is apt
TO get irritated in battle. Some little
hing happens to him, like getting
shot or sticking his tanks nose in a
oft bank, or outrunning the infantry
which is supposed to be in support,
Ind which-take 1t from the tankers-
very rarely is. and jim Heady's Iowa
emper goes blooie.
"He just runs that tank around like
t was SQUIRREL" his admiring asso-
ciates assert. jumping on boches and
Kings and paying no attention at al
20 what his gunner says to him. His
runner says that UP at Varennes he
kicks this Heady guy in the back.
You stop horsin' around with them
,oche and pay attention to me-" his
gunner said, "cr I'll blame we'll drag
you outa this tank and knock your
lang block off :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-18
RECRUITS ARE ENROLLED.
Naval Militia Meeting Marked by
Increased Membership.

A largely attended meeting was held
Thursday evening in the Naval Militia
Arrnory of the rev District National
Guard, foot Of Water street southwest.
It which time twenty-five new members
we're enrolled for service. The men are
ated as infantryrnen and then detailed
in the naval branch Of the guard.
The meeting was presided over by
Commander Joseph A. Dempf, formerly
1t the head of the District naval militia.
assisted by Lieut.. kaIne. The evening
was devoted to instruction in seaman
hip and navigation rules Of the road. .
This branch of the guard is rapidly
growing, and Commander Dempf to
ends an invitation to all desiring to
earn navigation and seamanship to re-
,ort any Thursday evening at the
armory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-18
NINE ADMITTED TO BAR HERE
d. B. Tehee, Register Of Treasury
Among Those Granted Privilege.

Houston B. Tehee. register Of the
Treasury Of the United States. was ad-
mitted to practice today before the Su-
preme Court Of the District Of Column
bia on motion Of William Henry Dennis.
chairman Of the examining committee
Mr.. Tehee formerly practiced law in
Oklahoma
Maj. Francis r. Colby and Capt. Ed
win B. Mayer of the Army were also
admitted 70 practice. Others admitted
were Samuel s. Ashbaugh of Michigan,
w. H C. Brown Of Virginia, Henry F.
Collins and Charles A. Wilson Of Massa-
chusetts, Frank J. Ehrhardt Of Iowa,
John W. Price Of Virginia, and Harry
K. Torfey Of New Hampshire
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-18
MACHINERY EQUIVALENT
or THREE BILLION SLAVES


In the latest OF tho series OF pam
phlets on the Mineral Resources or
Industries" Of the United States, Is
sued by the United States Nationai
Museum. C. a. Gilbert and J. e. Pogue
point out that modern civilization Is
founded upon work Of machinery rs
ancient civilization was upon that Of
slaves.
The power utilization Of the United
States Is estimated at $50. 100000
horsepower. One horsepower y as
sumed to be equivalent to twenty
manpower.
On this basis the work annually
done in the United States or at least
the equivalent In such kind as men
perform would require the labor or
use Of power gives to each man. wom-
an and child in this country service
equivalent to that of thirty servants
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-18
ANNUAL DINNER SATURDAY.
Women's Bar Association Of D. c.
Will Hold Function at In Favette

The annual dinner Of the Women.s
Bar Association Of the District Of Co.
lumbia is scheduled for Saturday next
at the Hotel La Fayette.
Kathryn Sellers. newly appointed
judge of the Juvenile Court, viii b
guest of honor. Judge Sellers is a
charter member of the association.
Other well known women who wi.
be present are Miss Julia LathroI
chief of the federal child bureau
Mrs. Frances Axtell, chairman federal
employment compensation commits
tendent Of Red Cross nurses. Miss
Mary O'Toole will be toastmaster
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey. presiden,
Of the association, will preside.
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that he had crawled into q dugout
somewhere to sleep. few OF the tank.
ers having had more than ten min.
utes' sleep ct time in four days ana
nights. ~ petting the Hendy tank.
however, his gunner was dfscovefed.
Corp. Joseph Eccles Of Harrison ~.
g.. rose from the ~afmest corner
oil q shell hole and came forward.
rubbing his eyes. He said he didn't
know where this Hsady guy was, and
he didn't care.
II never saw him before I got into
the tank with him." said Corp. Eccies;
never see him again. All know
about him 10 that he, comes from
some place In Iowa, and that he gets
mad IL any little thing happens. Thass
4 hall Af a nav to do"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-18

Reports from Helsingfors, Finland.
are to the effect that bread -four has
BECOME exhausted. There Is none Tor
distribution this week. ana the situa-
tfon is said to be desperate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-18
Unit Used as Driving Wedge.

This policy was started when the
American LIST Division was put in
north OF Montdidier on April 20. 1t
was the division which was then the
best trained American unit in France.
and it was used as the driving wedge
in the attack to cut Off the Mont
didier salient This is a piece of his
tory which has not been told hitherto
The French figured that the Amer
leans were keen to show their valor,
ard that It was a gallant thing to
OFFER the Americans an opportunity to
cover their arms with glory. The
German offensive interfered with that
rian, ana all the division did was to
ca rture Cantigny, whictx was the first
American offensive operation.
On June the I'd Division, composed
Of a brigade of marines and brigade
Of infantry, resting near Gisors. re-
ceived maps showing the billetting
villages on the different nights when
they were to march north to relieve
the LIST Division. On the same night
oountermanding order came to pre-
pare instantly to take trucks for
secret destination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-18
Means of Procuring Information.

When information is sought of a
certain individual it is necessary to
write or telegraph to the central
records officer, A. Z. F.. Bourges, de-
partment of Cher, France. Even the
commanding general himself follows
that method when personal friends
ask for information regarding their
relatives. Persons at home can ad-
dress their own inquiries there and
possibly save time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-18

The signing OF the armistice was re-
ceived throughout the whole Of Al
geria with the greatest Of enthusiasm,
both by colonists and the native pop
ulation.
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Hundred Tanks Busy.

The tanks had considerable of an
September Is between the Meuss and
he Argonne. More than 100 OF them
were employed at thier usual job Of
breaking down wires and roofing oat
machine gun nests. That job wa
complicated and thickened on this oc-
casion by the fact that a heavy mis-
chung to the ground when the tank
cgan work at dawn on September 26
Hardly had they cIatteted over the
frst line than they were lost-lost
rom one another and the doughboys
nd the high command and the aerja
'atrols and the runners and every ons
else. They fought the first hours o.
that battle on their own hook. eacf
ing through the mist and grinding
.ver enemy nests. Hours passed be
ore the sun came out and cleared
away the fog. SO they could give and
eceive signals.
Jim Heady's gunner was found at
light some OF the battered tanks
'imped into this battered town to rest
up. Not much was left of Varehnes
except little piles of broken stone that
had been walls and streets that were
filed with stone the American shells
udu DIoheH anu tHdt tHe uOuSnDOys
were now clearing away. and here
and there the mouths of dusouts. Or
he sunny brow of the hill in which
a troglodyte colony Of German off,
GERS had once lived in underground
burrows the tanks gathered to be as
suaged and petted. One is always
tempted to compare these uncouth
devices to unfamiliar beasts. In &C.
ton in the open a tank reminds one
If a charging rhinoceros, as seen
through the pages of Stewart Edward
White. Like the African terror. it
losses dirt on its snub brow. and is
low and ugly and powerful and TN
cannily quick.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-18
Americans With B lsians.

European newspapers IN connection
with the latest Belgian activities in
Flanders mentioned Americans as as
sisting. Military reasons have made
1t inadvisable to disciose the exact fig
ures, but these may be roughly indi-
Gated by the statement that the Bel
gian fighting force was composed Of
rather more than three Americans to
four Belgians.
The Americans in the French, British
and Italian armies were considerably
smaller in proportion to the total
strength Of the nations. However. in
these days, when the fighting strength
Of armies is computed by millions Of
men, It may be said that the fighting
strength of the Americans in Europe
was not far from half Of that Of the
French and British combined.
One thing certainly stands out. When
American divisions were included in the
French and British armies they in
variably had their full share Of the
fighting against the enemy. Time after
time these fresh young soldiers from
across the Atlantic were either the driv-
ing wedge In the allied attacks or the
anchor around which the others rallied
tc withstand the German onslaughts.
IL either case they acquitted themselves
nobly OF the task.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-18
Out Before Daylight.

Before daylight thousands OF French
trucks, driven by Chinese. entered the
different villages and loaded UP. The
next afternoon the division was in
the midst Of tight with the German
wave sweeping toward Paris. The
I'd Division met the Germans on that
Sunday afternoon at LIE Thillot-Famre
crossroads on the national highway
between Chateau-Thierry and Paris
That fight. which happened to fall to
the lot Of the American division. was
the high-water mark Of the hitherto
successful German offensive Of 1918.
Belleau woods. Vaux and Torcy fol-
lowed.
the 2Sth Division happened to be
training in the area and they helped
the French to hold back the Germans
at the bridgehead OF Chateau Thierry.
on the western banks of the Marine.
These gallant fights. where the young
American soldiers received their bap-
tism of blood. at that time. as well as
in the days Of bitter lighting by the
I'd Division, told the Germans that
the advance had been halted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-18
j: S. MEN IN FRANCE
CONSTANTLY MOVING
Difficulty in Way Of Supplying
Personal Information Sought
by Friends of Soldiers.
CableEram to The Evening Star nnd
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.

CnbleEram to The Evening Star md
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY Al
THE FRONT. November 17.-oficei
and civilians living in France continue
to receive letters from America ask
ing for information about various mer
in the expedition. Usually they COM
from solicitous relatives who have al
intuition that something has befalle1
those they are inquiring about. Mos
often they are merely worried at the
absence of letters occasioned by de-
lays in the mail.
Difficult to See Men Individually
For the benefit Of all those who
write asking for news Of relatives .
will explain that in view of the vas
number Of men now in the expedition
it is practically impossible to see any
individual personally unless he is at
ached to some small. unit. The men
are scattered in all parts of France.
though the majority are near the re-
cent fighting front.
seldom more than two weeks in the
same spot Even newspaper cor
respondents, who have the fullest IA
cilities for travelling through the
battle area and in other parts Of the
country, are unable to run down par
of an immense amount of work and
time. though there is always a pos
sibility of chance meeting with the
one IN thousand.
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about him 10 that ne comes AIvs.a
some place In Iowa. and that he gets
mad II any little thing happens. TnaEs
q hell Of q way to do
omcer Took His Tank.
Corp. Eeeles' own tank had been
taken away from him, It appears. be-
cause his officef's tank had been hit
when that happens, the officer al
ways takes q mans tank" ne ex-
planned. The tank Organization, by
the way. is 1--WE tanks to platoon and
o,.d tank for the company COMMANDER.
Three Or four companies make bat
TALON and three or four battaliens
make brigade. These units are va
riable. Two battalIons Of light Ameri-
can tanks and some French heavy
tanks took part In the heht on the
Mouse. Heauys gunner had been
turret with the Iowa man.
1--WE was getting along all right,
said Eccles. "stomping on machine.
gun nests and shooting at boches,
when a silver Of bullet came IN
looks through and hits this Heady
guy on the nose. 1t didn't hurt him
any-lidn't even break the skfh-but
it makes him mad. So then he goes
on a. joy ride thfSugh this town, with
me yelling dL Itili " otOP 0Ato @aAAAA
a-sWearing."
Eccies could see more than Heady
could, because he was In the turret,
from which he had a view around the
whole circle. But that made no diner-
ence to Heady. Glazing through the
rhfnoceros.like, at every boche de-
Tense he saw. The frantic Eccles In
the turret would catch sight of many
things he wanted to sheet at. but he
got no chance. The one thing he could
do was to ride along with the angry
Heady-"and him a-swearihg--''
and shoot at what Heady saw. New
and then Heady caught glimpsee OF
!,oches RAINING at right angles to his
course-out OF the tail OF his eye
pivot and started for the runaways-
A Little Alteration.
| II might Just as we'll been back on
the S. o. S. said Eccles, ''as be rid
| DIDN'T have no SENSE. Just KEEP RAIN
| min at eoehe stuff, whether 1t had
| men i'll 1t or not I'd just get start.
| ed nice to shootif' at some body when
i-whang! Around he goes on his ear
| after somep'n he's seen semewheres
back and told him to behave"
Eccles was right. of course. He wac
| in command of this mad tank, ram
| bling and roaring through the gray
| mist, and command Is taken seriously
in the army. You ought to see first
| lieutenant address q second lieuten-
| ant some time! II his command did
| not obey orders, 1t was his duty to
| make his command obey So he pa
| tiently kicked away at Corp jim
| Heady's back until that angry sol.
| der consented to do as he was told
| 'But I'll get you for this" prom.
| ised Corp Heady.
wait till l haven't got battle or
my mind. and TIL trim you up like q
cane"
| Corp. Joseph Eccles' reply wa.
cryptic. when asked If Corp. James
Heady had made good his threat:
| TT isn't me with blue eye, is ft?'
Pasked Corp. Ecclcs
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Like Tired Beasts.

So on this bright hill in dusty va
rennes, hidden from enemy eyes un-
der the warm shelter Of q bit Of shat
tered wall, they seemed tired and
happy beasts. One almost expected
70 see one Of them stretch an appre-
ciative nose toward the friendly hand
or wag an absurd little steel tail
Their masters hung about them jeal-
ously. A tank might seem deserted
lonely. Altogether empty-its scars o.
rust and oil and fire raw In the pitt
less sun-but If a stranger Ventured
near the doing creature a man was
certain to materialize from the vague
background Of runs. He never spoke
first, but went about his pet, rubbing
his hand over 1t, turning something
perhaps opening a door. He seemed
to resent a strangers familiarity.
This is my tank" his manner in
dicated. 'If you want to play with a
tank. go get a tank Of your own"
After listening to the other tankers
it seemed necessary to find Corp. Jim
Heady Of Iowa. but he, had disap.
peared. The general conviction was
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valorous Deeds on North Front.

Divisions trained with the British
were In the meantime getting action
patton Of the S3d Division in tho
lighting At Hamel and Albert won
the personal praise Of King George.
The real fighting on the British ffone
fell OF the 9th and 30th divisions
early in October. when we. with .
portion of the British forces, were
breaking the Hindenburg line across
the Canal du Nord. The British took
the outer works and the Americans
swept over the main defenses. Aus
tralians who took part in the action
on the following day said It was the
hardest battle in their entire four
years of desperate fighting.
The American divisions rapidly round
ed into shape, and the LIST Army
was organized with Gen. Pershing in
command just before it nipped of the
St. Mihiel salient on September IL.
This salient had been q troublesome
thorn in the side of France for four
years. The SD, SSth. 42d and the LIST
divisions, with the I'd Division in re-
serve, attacked on the south side of
the salient The Goth Division. ac-
companied by the 18th French di-
vision and the I'd French cavalry.
struck the hitherto impregnable
Eparges on the north side. This bril-
liant operation. which was entirely
American. was completed in twenty.
I've hours. when the French .eAeeeo4
Then on October 3. almost on the
Identical spot north - CAa1ouab where