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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-12
BETHESDA, MD.

r. F. Eglehofr and family have, taken
the Cyrus Keiser house for the sum-
mer. Mrs. Percy F. Allen and son
Henry have returned from visit with
Mrs. Aliens mother in Philadelphia.
The Missionary Society of the Presby-
terrain Church at Bethesda held its
regular meeting Thursday at the home
Of Mrs. L. l.. Green. Capt c. S. Dame
and family have moved into Hydecroft,
which he recently purchased from F.
e. Steward.
The Newcomb Club held its regular
meeting Friday afternoon at the. home
of Mrs. Charles Dodge. Browns lane.
Mrs. Frank G. Heaton is in Indianap-
oils, called there by the serious illness
Of her sister. Mrs. Janet Anderson. S.
T. Dana, who Is connected with the
forest service, has purchased the bum
xalow at Alta Vista recently owned by
Mrs. Elizabeth Tibbott and with his
family will make 1t his permanent
home.
Miss Lacelia Hutchinson of Washing
ton was guest last week of her cousin,
Miss Alma Moore. in Browns lane. Will
Hodges has returned after spending the
winter at his bungalow at Miami
Beach, Fla, and was the guest last
week of his sister, Mrs. ]. II. Peter,
Old Georgetown road.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-23
June 5 Is Set For
Registration Day

| Portland, May Wednesday
June 5, has been officially designat-
ed as registration day throughout the
United States, for all young men who
have attained the age of 81 years
since draft registration day one year
ago.
The only exceptions are men al.
ready in military or naval service
Special arrangements have been
made whereby absentees and those
too i'll to appear at the registration
places may register by mail.
But they must all register. Fail
ure to do so make the guilty young
man liable to Imprisonment for one
year. And ignorance of the fact
that June S is registration day will
not be accepted as an excuse. The
burden Of informing themselves as
to the place and date Of registration
Is placed on the men themselves.
Registration will be in charge of
the local boards in their respective
districts. They are required to post
Immediately a list of the registra-
ton places. These registration places
will be open from 7 o'clock the morn
ing of June until 8 o'clock that
night. They will be in charge of Of
ficials of the local draft boards.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-23
City'S Observance
OF Memorial Dav

Extensive preparations are being
made by Burnside Post G. A. r., and
the Woman's Relief Corps for fit
ting observance of Memorial day,
Thursday, May 80. The exercises
prepared by these patriotic orders
will consist of a procession formed
at the Plaza which will go to the Ash
land cemetery where services will be
conducted by the post and corps, and
the graves Of the dead soldiers Of
the various wars of our country will
be decorated.
On returning to the armory an adj
dress will be delivered there at II
by Rev. c. A. Edwards, pastor of the
Methodist church. AS Memorial day
is holiday everyone is supposed to
turn out and take part in the obser-
vance and supply flowers to dec
crate the soldiers graves.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-23
Patriotic Address
Arranged For Sunday


Suppose France should collapse
as a result of the lack of food, due
to the unwillingness or neglect of
America to make the necessary sac
rifice to supply her soldiers and citi-
zens, what would become of the rap
idly growing American army at the
French 'front.'"
This is one of the disquieting pos
sibilities of the food shortage men
toned by DR.. w. j. Kerr, president
of the Oregon Agricultural college,
in his series of talks on food and the
war, which he is giving in Oregon
as representative Of the United
States government.
DR.. Kerr will speak in Medford,
Page theatre, Sunday morning, May
rs, at IL o'clock. This will be a
special union service and is in honor
Of the G. A. R.
DR.. Kerr will speak in Ashland
Chautauqua auditorium on Sunday
afternoon at 300 o'clock A special
band concert has been arranged for
the occasion, the concert beginning
at 2:9O. These meetings are under
the auspices of the Red Cross cam
paign committee, county council of
defense, county food administration,
county agricultural council, Minister
ial association, Commercial club and
other patriotic organizations. These
organizations urge a large attend
ance, and expect all who are inter-
ested in winning the war and desir-
GUS of obtaining more definite in
formation as to what each can do to
help win, to attend this meeting.
How America, and especially Ore
gon, can best respond to the demands
for increased food production, insur-
ing the food supplies essential to the
successful prosecution of the war,
will be delt with in the most practi-
cal way by DR.. Kerr, who has Just
returned from Washington, where
ne went over the entire question of
increased food production and con-
servation with the officials of the de-
rartment of agriculture and federal
food administrator.
DR.. Kerr is directly representing
the government and is delivering the
message of the nation to its loyal
citizens. al who have the welfare
of their country at heart are asked
to come out to the meetings and help
create a sentiment of saving for vic
tory in this war wherein the liberty
Of mankind is at stake.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-23

hy the wire. We remained there un-
til the German artillery, which had
been shelling our lines, became more
quiet. | put on my American uni
form and the prisoners were sur
prised when they saw it. They would
not believe Americans were fighting
in France.
Il told my prisoner in my best
German that the war was over for
him, and he said 'Gott sic dank'
(God be thanked. The French gave
Tie the sergeant knife and belt as
trophies 'Gott NIT uns' is stamped
on the Germans belts. We slept all
day then were called to general head
quarters. The commaning general
decorated me with the Croix de Guer-
re, of which you may be sure I am
proud"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-23
Young American
Wins French Cross

Lieut.. Marshall S. Johnson of Kan.
sas City, grandson of Rev. and Mrs
William Johnson and nephew of Mrs
J. R. Robertson of Ashland, has been
awarded the Croix de Guerre OF
France for bravery in a raid on Ger
man trenches.
According to the account publish
ed in a Kansas City paper which also
contained an excellent picture of the
young hero, Lieut. Johnson was the
only American taking part in the
raid, which was made by his own re-
quest with two French officers and
90 men selected from volunteers.
In a letter to his mother describ-
ing the feat the lieutenant said that
the object was to capture prisoners
and to obtain information. Eve
went over the top and through the
opening in the French wire. crawled
across No Mans Land and through
the opening our artillery had made
in the German wire until we reached
the German trenches. We lay there
until our artillery put down box
barage around us, except on the side
towards our own lines.
Just as the first gun cracked we
jumped into the German trenches
and such noise l hope never to hear
again. All kinds of guns were 60
ing, machine gun bullets whistling.
srenades exploding and pistols nom
ping. We ran down the trench IN
til we got three prisoners, one SER
geant. A whistle was blown to re-
tire, and we started back to our own
Lines, tearing our clothes and falling
into shell holes, making our own
trenches at last and taking our pris
oners to the Red Cross dugouts.
The doctors fixed up our hands
7nd arms, which had been badly cut
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-23
Enter Officers
Training Camps

Following the receipt of a sum-
mons for which they have been anxi-
ously awaiting many months, "a
members of the junior and senior
classes and "a graduates of the Ore
gon Agricultural college, making a
total of 5S men, left last Saturday
from their various homes and from
Corvallis to report for duty at the
fourth officers training camps. Nine
Of the men ranking as civilians pend
ing the winning of their commissions
and at present placed on the civilian
reserve list, are to report at Camp
Grant, ILL.,, while the remaining 40
is composed of all those men enlisted
for the period of the war and who
are in the active army from the time
of their enlistment, will report to
the commanding officer at Camp
Lewis
Among the men who report at
Camp Lewis is Walter S. Carpenter
of Ashland who recently answered
the draft call. Mr. Carpenter was
sent out by the agricultural college
and engaged in government service
at the time Of his call, and could
have been exempted had he so wish
ed, but was anxious to serve his coun-
try more actively. The fact of his
being drafted man has been no de-
terrment to his advancement in the
almyN
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-23

The Southern Pacific company has
adopted the plan recently of making
up the salary checks for employees
of the Portland division from Port
land to Ashland, at the office in this
city. This enables the men to get
their pay checks by the 10th of the
month instead of the 18th as here
tofore.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-23

Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Moss and son,
who have been spending the past
month in Ashland from Colorado
left Tuesday morning for Oakland
Cal, where they will spend some
time before leaving for their home.
The Moss family were much pleased
with Ashland during their residence
here.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-23

Mrs. Jeanette Burkholder and
two children of Portland arrived
Sunday to visit with the formers S
mother, Mrs. Laura Allen on Palm
avenue.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-23

Old papers for sale at the fldlngs
office.
Evening star., 1918-04-18
GERMANS ARE PLANNING
DRIVES UPON ITALY
Neutrality Of Switzerland Will Be
Exposed to Greatest Proof, Says
Berlin Paper.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GENEVA, Switzerland, April 1.-THE
latest German and Austro Hungarian
newspaper received here continued to
speak of the coming Teuton offensive
against Italy. The most serious note
comes from the Vossische Zeitung of
Berlin, which says:
During the spring Switzerland will
see her neutrality exposed to the great
est and hardest proof, especially when
Austro-German troops pass from the
defensive"
Guardians in prison camps in the
Rhine towns have been so reduced. be-
cause every German is wanted in the
west, that escapes across the Rhine
river into Switzerland are becoming
more frequent daily. One American and
three English soldiers who escaped
from German camps this week have
arrived at Bern, and yesterday nine
teen Frenchmen. former prisoners. Joy
ously marched through the streets of
Geneva. All the former captives say
the Germans are hiding their losses in
the offensive on the western front, and
they add that Germany is on the verge
of starvation. Chocolate. they say. cost
two pounds sterling per kilogram,
while soap fetches 80 francs pound.
Evening star., 1918-04-18
ITALIAN MAYOR RECEIVES
AMERICAN RED CROSS MEN
n. P. Dawson, Ivy Lee and Others
Cheered by People of Florence
Who Wave u. S. Flag.

FLORENCE. Italy, Wednesday, April
1T-The historic Palazzo Necchio, pre-
sented an impressive sight today when
the mayor of Florence, surrounded by
government. military and municipal au-
thorities, received Henry 2. Dawson,
chairman of the American Red Cross
war council, on his tour of various Ital-
ian cities. Mr.. Dawson was accom-
panied by Ivy Lee of the Red Cross,
Robert P. Perkins. Red Cross commits
sioner in Italy. and Eliot Wadsworth of
Boston, another official of the Red
Cross.
The Americans were greeted with
deafening cheers and the waving of
thousands of American and Italian fags
by the great crowd that had assembled,
while the famous medieval banners of
the city were hoisted in honor of the
guests.
The mayor welcomed the Americans
in the name of Florence and Tuscany.
Mr.. Dawson in his response thanked
the city for its cordial greeting and eX-
pounded the work and aims of the
American Red Cross, which he pointed
to as typical of the sentiments of the
American people. A popular demon
stration followed with cries of viva
America
Evening star., 1918-04-18
MINIMUM WHEAT PRICE
UP TO HOUSE FOR ACTION
Issue Between Both Bodies Over
$3.50 a Bushel May Prevent
Passage of Appropriation Bill.

Proposal to fx the minimum euar-
.anteed price of $3.50 bushe' Tor 1918
wheat occupied the ;att~hioh OF the
House today under -die ADOPTED yes
terday for four pSars general debate
on tha ser.t. amendment to the agri-
,,,,t,,.., Precipitation bill which sets
,ha. tom price.
me Senate inserted the provision as
q rider to the agriculture bill, after
hearings before the agriculture COM
mittee convinced members that the
present price of $2.20 q bushel, fixed
by proclamation by the President, is in
adequate.
= House and Senate conferees subse-
Ssptly agreed to send the proposal
iat., to the House for final action and
acth the Senate voted to sustain its
Z the t5~ Y the House refuses to ACCEPT
on IL o Orice and the Senate insists
prevenS nSers is possibility. leaders say. of
nr;stinarg final action on the annro.
'Pon Pan 1essure.
Of M srttttiye A. f. Lever, chairman
Of tbs sprNatural committee in chares
eays he ;a And administration ieader,
Z Yfxine. on cn,Yared to declare for price.
tne higher whAt cban,n;on uahenged by
Mr.. Lever is sha an. ions
ssse,, .s stand. Wheat farmers h,no
Sssiied Sa the admaistration rsns. tnass, navo
south:s pssea ps favositism toward ths
night. aS TX. t'msir 1n;,,d sad Mr.: Lever las,
price fixing Of cotton aatnorlties y, say
snail snail vote. for 1t. / am consSst !
Soutn VIII sustain me, and IL - az lne
. would rather retire than servs ia not not
.rie. SO unmindful Of a patriotic dutu !.
Evening star., 1918-04-18

NEW YORK, April 1S.--A further ad-
vance met a renewal of more or less
general selling and was followed by a
very sharp break in prices in the cot
ton market today. Relatively firm
cables and bullish overnight spot ad-
vices accounted for the opening ad-
vance of to 35 points. which carried
July contracts up to 1885, and Decem-
ber to 2ss0, or 245 to $50 points from
the recent low level. Offerings became
very heavy at these figures. however
and the break was accompanied by re-
newed talk of price fixing or regulation
of some sort in the goods market
Liverpool bought early, but sold when
the market weakened. and there was
also trade selling on the decline, which
rapidly extended to 1888 for July and
27.50 for October or 55 to IS points net
lower, and 90 to 10 points below the
high level of the opening.
Futures opened irregular; May, 1920;
July. 2s7s: October. 2S.51; December,
2S.05; January, 27.94.
Evening star., 1918-04-18
WILL REPORT FAvORABLY
BILL TO WIDEN DRAFT
To Include Boys 21 Years Old Since
Last June-Men Up to 40 Pro-
posed in Amendment.

The bill to widen the draft SO as to
include boys who became twenty-one
years of age since last June was or
dered favorably reported to the House
yesterday by the military affairs com.
mittee.
An amendment to include men UP to
forty was voted down in the commit
tee. but will be called up on the floor
by Representative Shallenberger of
Nebraska.
The proposed law provides that each
year the President may call young
men who have attained their majority
since the last registration to register,
adding each year 100000 men for
military duty.
Evening star., 1918-04-18
NARROW TRADING, WITH
FAIRLY FIRM PRICES

NEW YORK, April 1s.-Gains extend
ing from fractions to q point at the
opening Of today's stock market meas
ured the encoura cement felt by trad
ers at the more favorable tone OF over
night war advices. ..
The war issues, including equipments
again led the movement.
Baldwin Locomotive. American Can
American Smelling and Industrial Al
cohol displayed especial strength.
Steels, shippings and motors also
hardened appreciably.
Low-Priced specialties Feature.
Pools avafled themselves OF the bet
ter feeling to extend their operations
during the first hour.
Various low-priced specialttes were
brought forward at gains of to y
points, but investment stocks were
again confined to limited areas.
Among rails, for example. Reading
was the only issue to show marked
strength, recovering its / per cent divi-
dend.
United states steel failed to hold
more than a part of it's large fractional
gain. -44.
Liberty avs, 1884 to $500: first As
96.22 to 1884; second As, $500 to 963s.
Evening star., 1918-04-18
MRS. MARY A. BRITT DEAD.
Passes Away in Tenleytown Home
in Which She Was Born.

Mrs Mary A. Britt, a lifelong resi-
dent of Ten1eytown, died at her home.
ASH Wisconsin avenue, yesterday aft
ernoon at the age of eighty-three
years. Funeral services will be held
at the residence tomorrow afternoon at
p o'clock. Interment will be at Oak
Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Britt was born in the house In
which she died, Tenley Home. The
house was built by her father, Daniel
Lightfoot. in 1S45.
Mrs. Britt Is survived by a sister.
Barbara bightfoot: three nieces-Mrs.
Rlanche Iattaner, Mrs. Maude Raeburn
and Mrs. Mamie Bradford-and a
nephew, ]. Jerome Lghtfoot.
Evening star., 1918-04-18
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Report of live stock and meat trade
conditions here today by the United
States bureau of markets:
Beef-Fresh; receipts moderate, but
supply heavy and consists mostly of
poorer grades, wholesalers holding at
firm prices, retailers buying sparingly.
Steers = Receipts moderate, market
weak on the poorer grades. demand
slow
Cows - Receipts moderate, market
barely steady. demand fair.
Bulis-No offerings.
Teal-SupPly liberal; market barely
steady; demand fair
Pork-Receipts extremely light: some
houses entirely out; market very strong
to a shade higher; demand good.
Lamb-Receipts moderate; market
firm: demand good.
Mutton-No offerings.
CHICAGO, April -Hogs-Receipts
$4,000 head: market slow; bulk of sales
1745a17.75; light, 17.30a17.90 mixed,
1I.25a17.S5;. heavy. 1640a17.70; rough
l6.40a16.75; pigs. 13.25a17.25.
Cattle-Receipts. 10000 head; market
Arm, native steers, 11.G0a18.s0; stockers
and feeders, s.75a12.75; cows and heif-
ers. 7.60a13.90; calves. 900al4.50.
Sheep-Receipts, 10000 head: market
strong; sheep, 13.00a17.S5; lambs. 1850
a21.T5
Evening star., 1918-04-18
SHIPPING BOARD SEEKS
EXTENSION OF POWERS

Chairman Hurley of the shipping
board, in a letter to the Senate COM
merce committee today, urged passage
of pending bills to give the govern
ment wider powers over ocean freight
and charter rates. authority over ter
minals and power to prevent sales OF
vessels. At present, Mr.. Hurley said,
the shipping board has no direct power
to prevent the sale to foreigners of
ships under construction.
The committee will make an effort to
expedite the legislation.
Evening star., 1918-04-18
WEATHER.

District Of Columbia. Maryland ana
Virginia, unsettled tonight and tomor-
row. probably occasional rains: much
cooler; light variable winds. becoming
northeast.
west Virginia, cloudy tonight ana to-
morrow; probably rain in east portion;
cooler.
Tide Tables.
Compiled by United States coast and
geodstic survey
Today-Low tide, 9:24 am. and s:56
pm; high tide. 2:47 am. and s:12 pm.
Tonorrow-Low tide, 1924 am. and
10:49 pm; high tide, s:46 am. and 4lz
pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-sun rose. s:2s am; sun sets,
Tomorrow-sun rises. 6.27 am: sun
sets, 7:4Spm.
Moon rises. 1851 am; sets, 2:s5 am.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings OF
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-Yester pm. IS:
s pm, II; IL midnight. 81. Today, 4
am. IS; am. 63; IL noon, so; 2 pm, TO-
Maximum. 81. at $40 pm. yesterday;
minimum. 81. at 7:20 am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum, rs; minimum, So.
Barometer-Yesterday 4 pm, 29.65;
pm, 1852; IL midnight, 1886. Today
am, 1856; am, 2s.74i IL noon, $3.50;
pm, 29.S0.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1918-04-18
London Market Tone Cheerful,

LONDON. April 1S.-The stock market
maintained a cheerful tone today, and In.
vestment issues retained their frmness.
Spanish bonds were pressed for sale and
lost eight points. Tin mines responded
to an upward movement in the metal
and shipping stocks were harder Else.
where the market was quietly steady.
Money was abundant and discount rates
were quiet.
Evening star., 1918-04-18
.U|KENS BIG BATTLE
TOONE AT WATERLOO
Where Is BIucher? Asks Gen.
Maurice in Discussing
Flanders Situation.
CITES TASK OF BRITISH

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. April 1T returned last
night from France" said Gen. Maurice.
at the outset of his weekly talk with
the Associated Press. What of the
whole battle situation? Our army has
been going through a very severe strain
and that strain has been reflected at
home. The situation has had its criti-
cal moments and still is decidedly anx-
ious. But, remember, we have accepted
the principle of a united front and must
accept the consequences of that prin-
ciple. We must look at the whole bat
tie. not from our army's sacrifices and
sufferings. but from the standpoint of
the whole entente.
THE British army is playing the role
which it often has played before. 1t is
fighting a Waterloo while Blucher is
marching to the battlefield. Multiply
the battle of Waterloo a hundredfold
and the situation at noon in that battle
corresponds to the situation now in the
great world battle
Evening star., 1918-04-18
Awaiting Americans.

The Germans may decide or be al
lowed to remain there until all is in
favor of the allies. who were awaiting
constant increase of their strength
through the arrival of American contin-
gents.
Announcements of the accelerations
of their departure from the other side
of the Atlantic are received with en-
thusiasm by all the other allied armies
in the field. They may. it is pointed out,
be called upon to play an important
part in the final phases of the struggle
and no greater mistake could be made
than to allow the belief to spread in
America that the battle now in progress
is a final one.
On the contrary. every influential al
lied authority expresses the opinion
that America should not only continue,
but augment her efforts both from a
military and industrial viewpoint, be-
cause it is absolutely essential to face
all possible eventualities and meet a
further gigantic blow from the enemy,
who is still strong.
Evening star., 1918-04-18
Representative Wright's Wife Dies.

Mrs William c. Wright. wife Of Rep
William C. Wright OF
Georgia died at the George Washington
'a short illness. The remains were sent
tn Newman, Ga, last night. Funeral
services will be held at Newman tofnur-
row, afternoon. Mrs. Wright had been
u Nashingtnn for only two months.
Evening star., 1918-04-18
COTTON MARKET.
Isaac Shorter Gets Reprieve.

Isaac Shorter, colored. will not be hang
ed tomorrow at the District Jail Justice
Stafford has postponed the execution
until Friday. May IA, in order to allow
counsel for the condemned man to apply
to President Wilson for comsnntAxion
r. A6nes ~ - lll6e e1rc6nk A.
Evening star., 1918-04-18
DAIRY MARKETS.

NEW YORK, April 1S.-Butter-
Firm; receipts. 4,317 tubs; creamery,
higher than extras. 44ka45; extras (92
seore), 44 firsts, 42a43A; packing
stock, current make, No. 2, 3214a33.
Esgs-Steady; receipts. 1886 ca see:
fresh gathered, extras. regular packed,
SASSY: do, extra firsts, 36Ra37: do.
hrsts, 34lea36i fresh gathered, storage
| packed, firsts. 361a aa371 Il; state, Penn
sSlTania and nearby western hennery.
white. fine to fancy. 39a4o; do, brown.
81 Ra3s; de-, gathered, brown and mix
ed colors. 35a3T
Cheese-Steady; receipts, 5.446 boxes;
state whole milk flats held specials, 24a
rs e; do, average run, 23ae4k.
Poultry-Live and dressed steady
and unchanged.