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Evening star., 1918-12-04
President Leaves D. c.
Accompanied by Army
Of Advisers and Experts

President Wilson departed from
Washington last night for New York
to sail from there today for France
whore he will sit at the allied peace
table.
Though No announcement had been
made Of the time Of his going. a
crowd bade him goodbye" at Union
station.
/ The President bosrdsd . special
train with his party. which included
Mrs. Wilson and her mother. Mrs
William H. Boiling. who accompany
him abroad.
Two Delegates With President.
Tho two American representatives
who are in this country. Secretary
Ianss ing and Henry White. will cross
with the President on the transport
Teya nss Col E Asuss aoss
and Gen. Tasker n. Blisa. the other
two American representatives. are In
France and will join the President
there.
Rear Admiral H. 8. Knapp and Capt.
the presidential party and will report
to Admiral Benson. naval representa-
tive with Col. House on the peace
mission. as his assistants.
secretartes. of the peace delegation
with be Joseph C. Grew. former sec
charge at Vienna. and who now is in
Paris making preliminary arrange
ments; Leland Harrison of the Latin
American division. and Philip H
Patchin, confidential assistant to
secrtary Lansing.
officer and 8. Y. Smith as draughting
officer, and . large force Of clerical
assistants from the State Department
10 accompanying the party.
Advisers in international Law.
Dr.. James Brown Scott and David
Hunter Miller will be technical ad-
visersr In international law and Dr..
J. g. e. Meses, head Of tho State De-
partment bureau Of inquiry. estab-
lens. will attend the conference a.
director Of specialists. a large party
Of whom will go with him ON the
George Washington.
Army officers accompanying the
presidential party include Brig. Gen.
gence bureau. Other officers who will
! assist Gen. Bliss will be Maj. Gen.
Francis J. Herman and Coils Van De-
man, Joran. Ayres. Helms. Furlong,
Fling ana capts. Euchencloss and
Childs.
Brig. Gen. william ". Harts, for
mer aid to President Wilson. viii bs
messsnssrs M Il the conferenes. 0' a"'
Rear Admiral Cary z. Grayson, the
Presidents physician. fs accompany
Ing the President. and ott ers making
RAA tptw an thA GAnPOo Ua ~h ~ a =
include George Crcel, chairman OF
! the committee on public information,
who goes abroad to close up the for.
eiGn y ork Of the committee, and
! Raymond D.. Fosdick. chairman OF
I activities, who is to direct welfare
, work auone the American Soldiers
| In France.
Nay 1s Absent Six Weeks.
The President does not expect 10
+; hs abroad for more than six weeks.
which would give him Just month
On european soil Before the pAsce
conference meets he viii confer with
Prsmiers Lloyd George Of Great
Britain. c!sm neeau Of France and
King Albert Of Belgium. to discuss
j the salient points of the peace treaty.
While in Europe Mr.. Wilson plans
: to visit England and Italy. ~ well
Gels. He also Ia understood to In
/ tend 70 make Q pilgrimag~ to some
81 the battlehalds Ia FIAnce. Great
| preparations haye been made Ia Ion.
!, don, Paris an0 Rome tor the PFesi-
dents recsptiea.
III. Tumulty e Stay IN .. Q.
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Evening star., 1918-12-04
FOR ESPIONAGE ACT CHANGE.
Senator Borah Asks Authority Be
Taken From Postmaster General.

Senator Borah has introduced bill
repeAling those sections Of the es-
p1onage act under which Postmaster
General Burleson 10 given authority
- pass Judgment on matter sent
ehrough the mails and to bar such
matter as he believed In violation of
the provisions OF the espionage act.
Senator Borah will make an address
u the senate On bis bill at later
date.
Evening star., 1918-12-04
PEACE RESOLUTION
ACTION. TOMORROW
Foreign Relations Committee
to Hear Mr. Cummins' Plan
to Send Senators.

Action on the resolution Of sena-
tor Cummins Of Iowa. republican.
proposing that q Senate committee
be sent to Paris, for the peace con-
ference. was postponed until tomor-
row by the Senate foreign relations
committee today. after an executive
session to discuss the resolution and
hear Senator Cummins in its behalf.
~ Hardly Expect Approval.
Most Of the democratic m mbers of
the committee. it was stated. opposed
tho Cummins plan. but may not Oh.
ject to it's coming before the Senate
later for final disposition. The re-
publican members. it was und rstood.
were somewhat divided on its merits.
and administration leaders privately
expressed belief that the resolution
would not be approved.
The committee argued the questions
involved behind closed doors Senator
Cummins. 1t was stated. emphasized
that he did not propose that the pro-
posed Senate committee should inter-
fere with or embarrass the functions
of the President or others OF the
American peace delegation. The COM
mirtee's functions. he said. would be
only to secure information the senate
should have in considering rafinca-
ton Of. tho peace treaty or treaties.
It is not Intended. Senator Cummins
stated, that the committee should have
oficial standing to deal with any FOR
eixn officials on peace questions or
place at the peace table.
There was little disposition. commit
tee mariners stated. in todAy'e meet
ing to criticise the President for not
giving the Senate representation on
the peace delegation.
Evening star., 1918-12-04
Barred Zone Extended.

The usual barred gone was widely
extended and only those armed with
special passes were allow ed to ap-
proach the streets leading to the
dock. Military police kept an ALL
night vigil over the route from the
railroad station to the pier. while
hundreds Of agents Of the secret
service and Of the Army and Navy
intelligence services watched the side
streets and kept iuqntsitive persons
on the move. War. vessels kept .
ccaseless patrol Of tho aters near
the transport. %h'ts nyer a. "a da"n r;cirIfy nr
and maintained a watch from the
air. Perhaps never before have such
elaborate plans been mapped out to
guard the President.
Stewards and their assistants worked
well into the night, completing their ar.
rangenents for the comfort Of t1ae
party. Photographs ware installed In
the eentlemen's smoking room aud tho
ladies' Iounging room, the records rang
ing all the way from srard opera oe-
isetions to popular war songs ana jess
were nailed to the door Of the smok-
ing room, while the library was re-
pienlshed with historical and seien-
tific books.
The gymnasium WAS rsfurnisheA With
punching bags. rowing machines.
"horses and other athletic equip
ment.
Two brass bands made the tsip-the
Kensington {Kausas) Band and the
Sailors Great Lakes Station Aand--
these organizations having been So
lected from among o score that Of
fered their services.
II vas noticed that paintings o.
QeoRRo and Narths, Washtngtoa ooou-
pisd the apAoa IN The salon formerly
takan up BY large paanetu8 of the
Chit II GosA counAsptial clssk 10
the President, accompanied him
John ", Davis. newly appojnted am
hassado- TO Great Britain. with Ifs.
81 {. affcfia1,. sr1
Evening star., 1918-12-04
Tells Of Federal Reserve.

Concerning the tremendous part
played by tho federal reserve system
during the war. Secretary MeAdoo had
this to say:
s'Ths federal reserve system has
permitted the enormous transactions
connected with the financing Of the
war to be carried through without
shock or disturbance, ard its se ,res
will not be less important to the gov
ernment and to the nation In facilitat.
ing the readiustment from q war
basis to peace basis and to Asaist
and foster thereafter the development
Of agriculture. Industry and commerce
under normal peace conditions"
Mr.. McAdoo dealt At length with
the accomplishments Of the war risk
insurance bureau. which has built up
an organization OF 1900 employees,
necessary for the issuance OF about q
million checks every month to soldiers
or their dependents for allotments.
allowances. disability compensation
and insurance.
TT Is certainly ono Of the greatest
business enterprises In the world" he
said. 'and indubitably the largest life
insurance concern on the globe. hav.
Ing nearly $4,000. 100000 Of life In.
surance IN force"
The report diselosss tha4 liberty
loan conversions have been made ~
foaows: First liberty lean 81 per
cent bonds exchanged for per cent
honda. 36e8.91o.ooo: frst liberty loan
!: 1hs and 4s exchanged for ANS. $751;
$4,000: second liberty loan Is e4
changed fpr-4Xs, 1854, ,SsI, 900.
Evening star., 1918-12-04

= Ioseph r, Tumuity. the President's
s~presa~y -eeae'-anied nFr. Wilson
-. .Yo.1 su s..sil uct 50 asroaG.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-23

war about 20 could have been purchased for SOW
eregn has been quoted at the rate of less than I6
per EI and may be only about 20 when these lines
are in print That means that II you purchased
goods in Spain Of the value of as pesetas, paying
In English currency, you would pay only Ell,
whereas today you would have to pay something
Ike 30 shillings and short time ago IS shillings
The. writer points out that the peseta in 1893
was at its lowest, as $50 were equal to only about
100 francs aszol 1t was the result of the war with
the United States In 1905 the value had risen so
that I33 were equal to 100 francs Now the peseta
Is worth more than the franc. Briefly stated, the
reason for the rise is the demand by foreign coun-
tries for such products as Span-can export; prices
are higher and export is pushed as far as possible
so that money is coming into Spain. What is and
win be the outcome? Wages are rising and every
thing is growing dearer, while food is growing
scarce and people are becoming discontented.
When the war is over, Spanish exports win
drop; the belligerent countries will not want Span
ish products to anything like the same extent as
they will be producing some of the same things
themselves and will endeayor to assist allied coun-
tries by interpurehases. Moreover the belligerent
nations will be doing their utmost to extend their
own foreign trade; to begin with, they will have
to pick up what they have lost and then they will
wish to increase, so to defray the enormous cost
of the war. Where will Spain stand then? Her
wageearners will not expect to 60 back to the pre-
war rate Of pay. yet it will be possible to main
tain the present rate if prices and quantities decline
The merchant in any country, seeks to increase his
sales when prices go down, so as to maintain his
net profit, but then he must prepare for that con-
tingency
The Washington herald., 1918-07-23
Taking Over the Wires.

Now that the government has taken over the
telegraph and telephone wires, the obvious thing
to do is to do what heretofore the government
would not permit private to do-that is,
organize competing systems into one system.
There is but one telegraph system; in fact one
wire system of communication for both telegraph
and telephone messages
Two wire systems OF communication in city
are as absurd as two post Offices. Under private
ownership there was public objection to eonsoida-
ton because in too many places competing tele-
phone companies wanted to include in new capi-
talizaton all the water in both stocks, and make
the public pay interest it.
Now there is the chance to consolidate on ac-
tual value, without robbing anybody.
With one wire system the expense of making a
show of competition can be eliminated Phone
and telegraph messages can the same wire at
the same time There is the possibility also of sub
stituting the scientific automatic phone for the
obsolete manual phone. We may yet see a phone
in every home with service at penny a call.
But very likely the first change the public will
appreciate in towns having two phone systems will
be the connection of the two switchboards so that
person having one phone call up anybody else
having either phone.
Once the people try out the new plan, they will
never again stand for the old
The Washington herald., 1918-07-23
The Pincer Tightening.

The pride of Americans that their forces are
factor in the biggest blow to the prestige of the
German general staff since 1914 is unbounded.
Here is victory. Here history is in the making,
soft, warm and plant in the snewy grip of
fighting men-still small in number, more to our
regret, for if the American army were ready to
show even a suggestion of its true strength, what
magnificent gertrude of speedy and overwhelming
victory would be ours.
But if the $4,000 Americans fighting between
scissors and Chateau Thierry have been able to
support the French in such splendid fashion that
our anxieties of "a fortnight ago have vanished
utterly, and that the whole situation has been
changed from negative to positive, from black
to Whit, then well may ask: What will happen
in the course of the next two months, when 10000
American combat troops, exclusive of the reserve
and depot units, will be ready to strike the Boche
with fresh, unwearied, concentrated force?
We wonder how many Americans realize what
the glorious news flashing the cables really
means For four years Great Britain, France and
Germany have been battling increasingly in the
most savage, relentless warfare known to man since
the twilight of history. They are tired. They are
no longer fresh. Their spirit remains strong as
ever (at least this is true of France and Brtain)
but the years have told heavily upon their sheer
physical force. 1t would be abnormal and un-
natural if this not the case.
There comes into the conflict the pick of
young American manhood, wel-trained, eager for
the fight full of the zeal, initiative and resource
fulness that characterize all phases Of American
hfe- Has not the logical thing happeneda Have
we not all along harbored the fixed idea that the
American youth, when pitted against the German,
would make short meat" of him? And does not
all the evidence already at hand show this to be
the case?
There is no need to underestimate the German
as fighting unit Brig. Gen. Douglas Macarthur,
who possesses of the most alert brains in the
American army, has told US in striking words that
the German is alert active, determined military
animal-as good average soldier, perhaps, as
mere drilling and training make. But nothing
in his training supply the kind of strength and
initiative which youths have-particularly those
who have lived life in the open, and it must be
remembered that the physical standards of the draft
boards have been high, while German manhood has
Naturally, this superiority already is beginning to
tell 1t will tell more and more as our actual COM
bat forces increase.
When Ludendorf determined to Danish trench
fighting and wied of movement and fighting
in the open, he unwittingly played into the hands
OF the enemy, although he plumed himself turning
the into mold which would assure him
quick decision. But what he has done is to give
the Americans their great opportunity. And today,
they close in the retreating Hun forces in
the sadly battered and broken salient between the
Oise and the Marne, they taking glorious ad-
vantage Of it.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-23
F0CH'S AIM FULLY
ACHIEVED In LATE
COUNTER OFFENSIVE
sy DWIc
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.


The railroad line is certainly broken
from Scissors to Chateau Thierry.
Whether broken by actual occupation
or insufferable proximity to artillery
1 do not know. The line is certainly
unavailable for use: This deprives
the Germans of their main reliance
in the matter of supplies"
Allied military officers do not an
ticipate the early occupation of Sois-
sons. 1t is pointed out that the allied
artillery dominates the city, prevent
ing the use OF the railroad line from
scissors to Rheims and from Scissors
to the south. There Is no object In
seizing Scissors at this time, as It's
strongest positions are TO the west and
south and are held by the Franco
American forces.
1t is admitted that the surprise ele-
ment to the attack is now well passed
and that a marked slowing up in the
allied offensive is to be expected. Chief
interest rests In the amount of con.
fusion and the number of men within
the territory northeast of Chateau
Thierry.
Strong German reserve forces have
been thrown in along the line being
attacked by the Franco-Americans.
Many Of these troops are from the
great German base at Amifontaine.
1t was also disclosed in allied dis
patches yesterday that almost one
third of the troops in the surprise
attack on the western side of the
Marine salient were Americans.
Foeh Well Informed.
In summing up the situation. a
prominent British officer said:
"A good advance was made at first
through the excellence of the sur
prise. Gen. Fich. it is now clear, was
well informed two weeks ago of every
move which the Germans were to
undertake, and as long ago as that
time he planned and prepared the
great surprise attack OF the past
week.
From a study of the land il Is
apparent to all now that he knew
the Germans would drive south across
the Marne. He also saw the ad-
vantage he held in having heavy
woods to the east of Longpont and
Corey. in which to organize his sur
prise. But he needed open ground
at the boundary of the woods. and
so two weeks ago by seemingly un-
important operations he retook Long
pont and Corey, which gave him an
excellent 'jumping-off place for his
attack. This truly illustrates the
great vision of the allied commander.
Situation Very Satisfactory.
THE situation Is very satisfa ctory.
The British, Italian and French
forces on the eastern side of the
salient are opposed by the troops
which were sent to lead the great
drive which ended so suddenly and
disastrously. For the present no
great gains can be expected on the
eastern side Of the salient.
''The single fact which more than
any other proves how successful the
allies have been in routing the Ger
mans is the capture of 500 or more
guns. By guns are meant field ar
tillery. 1t is a wonderful achieve
ment However, there is on need in
trying to gain all lost ground at once.
Such an attempt would only cause
losses among our very best forces.
There Is plenty Of time now to plan
the next move against the enemy"
The Washington herald., 1918-07-23
Some Rules for Success.

George Reynolds, a welI-known Chi
caso banker. says in the American
Magazine:
TO sum up, therefore. these are the
essential rules. as / see them:
Choose your life work early.
Make your own rules of conduct
early.
Choose your friends carefully.
DO more than the routine work OF
your job.
Decide quickly in all matters, and
act promptly.
IF right. ignore criticism; IL wrong,
change without delay.
Practice economy. Be neither ex-
travagant nor niggardly.
Avoid depending upon your friends.
Give as much as you receive from
them.
Practice diplomscy-it smooths the
rough spots and gives you the ad-
vantage on the next move.
Cultivate cheerfulness, to enable
you to carry the necessary and throw
off the unnecessary burdens.
Indulge in sufficient play and
recreation to keep the body strong
and the mind vigorous.
BE square with yourself as with
those with whom you are associated"
The Washington herald., 1918-07-23
The Army Mule.

When hooked up with Uncle Sam an went away
I signed on with the doushboys for to fall with
But now ] wish I'd listed in the Aviation Corps,
Inc Inc Motor Truck Division or the regimental band
For drove an airyplane, balloon or motor truck
Or played big bass drum like our drummer Paddy
The hsssdship' Of a soldiers life would seem the
Becau1e I'd be stranger to the u S. arm -,ue
(Chorus:)
The gol darn U. S. mule,
The low-down fool,
From my Tribes to nv Spleen
From my liver to my bean
Keeps me purple. pink an green;
Where my pants an corsets meet
Are the prints of the four feet
.-.. F. OF the gol darn mule,
The U. S. army mule.
! For It seems to me the mania
q the army mule to brain yuh,
The gol darn mule, -
The gol darn fool
The low-down onery U. S. mule.
The doughboy is a gallant euss until he meets the
He'll fight den of wild cats an he's mighty hard
But when upon the field of honor he has fought a
With mule, if he recovers he never is the same,
Did you y ever have an army mule kick you galley
hand?
Did you ever have an army mule sit down on your
If you did then am certain sure you will under
The army mule to Uncle Sam they say is some
Because Sc; they bring our grub an guns up to the
In battle though the motors fail the mules they
Their guns in action. an they die as other heroes
beasts their due;
But still wish I'd signed up with the aviation
For would love the hsrdships that soldier passes
through $50
Was an utter stranger 70 the U. S army mule.
-sx EuLPEPER CHuNN.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-23
Missionaries to Germany.

If there has been any doubt that the Hun Cot
and the God OF Christianity were two different and
distinct entities it has been dispelled by the Cor
pus Christi day signed article of Pastor Eduord
Falck one of the most noted "dvines" in the Ger.
man Empire. The article appeared in the Berlin
Morgenposte.
II there is any doubt in the minds of Americans
that the German nation, root and branch, is not
saturated with the brutality and treacherous hy-
pocrisy OF kaiserism the words Of this pastor to
his flock dissolve it.
Pastor Falck says:
The spirit OF Pentecost is the spirit of ac-
tion, and since the first Pentecost day that
dawned over the hills and valleys of Judea
nineteen hundred years ago, no people on earth
have more brilliantly fulfilled this Divine doc
trine than the German.
1t was the inventive German spirit, the
spirit of seclusion and holy concentration, that
built for itself the slender airship which at
length fulfilled the ideal dream of humanity
1t created the marvel of the U-boat which
de6es all the cunning counter measures of the
enemy, and day by day breaks off piece after .
piece OF Englands world prestige.
1t brought forth that stupendous piece sef 8
artillery whose FIRE reaches to the ethereal re-
gions of the atmospheric and carries
death and devastation across a distance of
seventy miles into the ranks Of the foe.
The German spirit creates order there
where the ill-directed impulse towards So
called freedom" has crushed into fragments
all that is decent and orderly and has turned
everyday life into chaos.
In this way the German spirit the spirit OF
Pentecost, which is the spirit of action, comes
as a blessing also to other nations besides our
own, because it is the one true representation
of the force of Christianity
After the war the missionary organizations of
our churches may well consider the practicabilty
of sending missionaries to Germany to convert the
Huns to Christianity.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-23
GERMAN.IRISH PLOT EVIDENCE
c Correspondence Between America
and Ireland Taken by Censor.

London, July 22-The Dublin cor
respondent Of the Daily News says
that a considerable quantity of what
the government regards as useful and
additional evidence of a German-Irish
plot has just come to hand in the
form Of extracts from censored pri-
vate correspondence between persons
In ireland and in America.
Some of the detailed Information as
to times. places and quantities of mu-
nitions to be landed is understood to
be remarkable.