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Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-03

Religion is being strengthened by
the war, and IN the trenches, especial
ly, men are turning to II as a neces-
sary part of their daily lives, accord
ing to DR.. Edwin F. Frease. superin-
tendent Of the Methodist Mission In
North Africa.
DIR. Frease, who comes TO represent
| North Africa In the World Centenary
Program of the Methodist Episcopa
Church, has just returned from hi
! missionary field by way Of France
where he spent some time viewing the
scenes behind the battle lines, and the
great American docks and railway
terminals which he received special
permission. to visit.
France, in view OF the enormous
number of American troops that are
arriving, is more confident than ever
OF the final outcome" said DR.. Frease,
yesterday. I'VE can never empha-
size too much the extraordinary re-
sistance that France has offered in
the war, for she has stood the brunt
Of 4 all. Bordeaux looks like an
American city now, with It's American
automobiles and American soldiers
and sailors everywhere. Then there
are the great American docks ano
also the wonderful big storage camp
In speaking of his work in North
Africa, DIR. Frease said, The war is
going 70 make a new North Africa.
In the first place. France has there a
colonial district with q territory as
large as the United States. including
Alaska. OF course that takes in the
Sahara Desert, but they expect in time
to cultivate even that II they can md
artesian wells. In spite OF the war.
they are continuing the building OF
railroads, and are now running a line
g. -. Ag-fAAu a. INAH AhA n4fnl nf
Morocco. To the west, the railway
runs down about five hundred miles.
There are a million European resi-
dents in North Africa, principally
French. and Algiers is a great modern
European city.
The Mohammedans on the whole
have been very loyal TO the French
government. At first n occasionally
heard Of some German intrigue, but
that is a thing Of the past. Just be-
fore the war the French had begun
CONSUMPTION. taking M out of every
ten as they reached the military age
Of twenty-one. Since then, the sys-
tenn has been extended so that now
there is practically universal military
service among Mohammedans and Eu-
ropeans alike.
Tens of thousands Of the native
troops are pouring into France. The
French government is considering the
question of giving an adequate IN
crease in the political rights to these
people in exchange for their military
service.
zone OF the greatest changes which
will take place in North Africa will
be in religion" says DR.. Frease.
These Mohammedan boys that are
going away from home. upon the
battle fields OF France. will come In
contact with European and American
citizens, and will return home with
different ideas and ideals. This new
influx OF IDEAS is going to break down
MOhammedan p~reJudices and exclu-
siveness. These boys will v again
be Mohammedans. They viii never
again be bound by the paralyzing In
nuences of Mohammedanism, which
has the same underlying philosophy as
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-03
AUXILIARY ACTIVE
Prince Bay Red Cross Doing Splendid
Work at Sessions.
81 Special Correspondent.

~ SNSSNeE -
TOTTENVILLE, Aug. 3:@Thirty-
five members were out at the meeting
of the Prince Bay Red Cross Auxiliary
Thursday afternoon at st. Marks
Church, Pleasant Plains. Six new
members were enrolled, together with
two subscribing members. In the
monthly financial statement made 1t
was shown hat the amount on hand
from June was ~S124.6e; receipts for
July, s~473.06; expenditures. $21S.S7i
balance, s264.69; received rom
penny bags during July. $137.88; col
lected by Misses Olive Hitchcock and
Evelyn s. Hoehn. in a recent Red
Cross parade, $42.
The finishing committee reported
seventy sets of pajamas. fourteen bed
shirts, two undershirts, thirty comfort
kits. two pairs socks, two conyalescent
shirts. The wool committee turned In
forty-nine pairs socks, five sweaters,
three pairs wristlets. Two pairs OF
socks were given out. The auxiliary
has been organized about a year and
the total receipts for the period
amount to t2,S16.67; disbursements,
50, 561.9s, leaving a cash alamo of
s264.6s.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-03
Pottery the Oldest Art.

Pottery is the oldest, the longest and
most widely diffused Of all huPan arts.
Its history. If recorded, would be as
old as the history OF man its record
ed history begins with the building Of
the tower Of Babel. The oldest pot
terry known is Egyptian, but every peo-
pie, civilized or barbarian, has prac-
uced the art in one or another form.
All study in every department Of art
begins at a period not long after the
Mosaic deluge, but pottery is the
earliest Of all forms OF art.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-03
LONG WAS SHORT
Wanted to Join Marines But His
Height Interfered.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Aug. 81
We'll, the long and short of 1t is that
you are too short to remain long in
the Marines" said the u. s. Marine
recruiting sergeant at the local re-
cruiting station to Warren fremont
Long of this city, when he attempted
to enlist in the Marine Corps.
Long passed an excellent physical
examination except that he was toe
short.
Long was long on patriotism and
ambition and wished to go even If IL
should happen to be for a short while.
That's the way 1t goes" he said,
Some little fellow like me who Is
crazy to go can't make ii and some
big husky who ought to break his
neck to go. has to be almost dragged
up to get him to sign up"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-03
Good Explanation.

Bob is attending the kindergarten.
One OF the children asked why II was
that men take their hats on and wom-
en- leave theirs on. The teacher ex-
planned that II was a custom, but that
didn't seem to satisfy Bob. who said:
81 know; because men are nice. but
girls are nicer"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-03
MRS. LAIRD DIES

At Staten Island Hospital IhtS MOrn-
ing; Funeral Monday.
By Special Correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE, Aug. S:-Mrs. Ger
trude A. Laird, wife of Eugene q.
Laird, died this morning at the Staten
Island Hospital. Besides her husband
she is survived by a son. She was in
the twenty-fourth year of her age. Flu
neral services will be held Monday
afternoon at l o'clock from 50 Bentley
street. Rev. Canon Narrower of the
Episcopal Church, West New Brigh-
ton, will officiate. Interment will be
private in Greenwood cemetery.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-03

The regular union services of the
Baptists and the Presbyterians will
be held tomorrow as usual in h
Presbyterian church on the corner OF
High and Market streets Rev.
II. G.. McNillen. Of West Vir-
ginia, will preach the m
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-03

NEW YORK, Aug. 8:-The war
brides service flag has now made its
appearance, so If you see q flag dis
played having a red and blue field d.
vided ~diagonally with a white star
within q white circle, you may rest
assured that q war bride lives there.
That is the official service flag of
the war brides who have given up
their dear ones to fight in France.
These new service flags are just begin
ming to make their appearance after
being officially adopted by a new war
brides society recently organized in
New York.
The brides service flag is correctly
displayed under the service flag of her
husband and only at the home of the
bride.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-03
Reason for Il.

A millionaire merchant says: my
success is probably due to the fact that
at night / store my mind and during
the day / mind my store"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-03
st. stephens Danish Lutheran.

81 bttpfItIIb DH4IIsII BuIIIt1HuI.
Morning service with the Holy
at 1880 o'clock. sun
day school at 0 o'clock. Young Peo-
pies Society meeting Wednesday night
at 8 o'clock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-03

Although thousands of miles Of mine
strewn seas separate US from Albert
Spalding the man, Albert Spalding the
artist remains in America. We mean
this In no fgurative sense. We mean
that, thanks to Thomas A. Edison, the
art of the great virtuoso Is imperishably
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-03
ALBERT SPALDING IS NOW IN KHAKI

preserved In our records, a priceless heri-
tage to mankind. So far as the enjoy
ment of his music is concerned, there Is
absolutely no difference between listen
ing to Albert Spalding In the flesh and
listening to Edison's Recreation Of his
art by
Evening star., 1918-12-03
AGAIN SEEKS TO MAKE
DISTRICT "B0NE Dry

Senator Sheppard Of Texas is plan-
ming another effort to make the Dis
trict of Columbia bone dry" He Is
the author Of the present law prohib-
iting the sale and manufacture of al
coholic beverages in the District of
Columbia. He now proposes to. make
to the District the so-called
Reed bone-dry amendment carried by
a post Office appropriation law, and
he introduced a bill for that purpose.
It was referred to the post office COM
to the District it will be
district of Columbia for personal use
without violating the law. -. -.
senator Sheppard Introduced q sim
liar bill last year. A subcommittee of
the post, Office committee ordered q
favorable report on 1t, and with the
understanding that the full committee
also approve, Senator Townsend of
Michigan reported the bill to the
SepatA. It was discovered, however:
that the full committee had not au-l
tfIorixed report and the bill was,
taken from the Senate calendar and
sent back to the committee. - !
The only difference between the bill
now introduced by Senator Sheppard,
and that introduced last year ia that
the now bill would authorize the i'm :
portation Of ethyl alcohol Into sthe
District when It IL to. be- us4ds for In;
sistrial. scientific, medicinsl and gey-;
slmentat purposes. ss - $50
Evening star., 1918-12-03
SAYS WAR DOCUMENTS =
DESTROYED BY GERMANY
Herr Melkenbuhf,., Socialist, De-
aclares An Thought Useful in Fixs'
ing Responsibility Burned.

PARIS. December 3 tHavas9.-The
German foreign offlce destroyed by
fire all llsdamaging documents In the
archives Of the German general gov
ernment at Brussels and destroyed
all documents IN Berlin which might
be useful In. placing responsibility
for tho war on the German govern
ment, Herr Me1kenbuhr, q farmer So
ciAlist member. Of the refchstag,~ de-
clared In q speech in Berlin. accord
ing TO advices received here. The
regefntions OF fVe1kenhlhli,tsek aets
de1fAtlst iax6 ae1f allar
HGdt on the propneal Of DR. 86f the
GeIm1n sfore3Gn ecfetary,. tos have. q
neutral ccmfatsafpn Inquire ,aatp the
ori-fns OF the war. 4 -
Evening star., 1918-12-03
b|GFETE AWAITING
PRESIDENT WILSON
His Arrival in Paris to Be Oc-
casion of an Unprecedent-
ed Demonstration.


Cablegfam to The Evening Star and
CAfeaGo Daily News. CopyFigAt, 1913.
PARIS. France. December c.-Since
the armistice Paris has witnessed a
continuous succession Of fetes. which
promise to continue unabated
throughout the next fortnight with
E0ccessive visits from the kings Of
Eelgiun and Italy and President Will
.on. ALI those fetes will doubtless be
imposing. but the liberals and es-
pecially the socialist general Con-
federation of Labor are planning to
make Mr.. Wilson's arrival the occa-
sion OF the greatest demonstration
1'aris has seen in many years.
II practically II certain that the en-
tire swarming population Of the in
dustrial suburbs will be poured hum
dreds Of thousands strong into the
bouaevardS-this in saddit3cq to the
population Of Paris. itself. The ac-
sual si3e Of the thr0nE viii depend
upon the day and thour of the Presi-
denfs entry. The crowds VIII be
greatest II he cousas on q Sunday
efterAoon. and generally, speaking
Continued On ElShteenth Page.)
Evening star., 1918-12-03
WOUNDED D. G. BOYS
LANDEDAT HOB0KEN
Members of 312th Machine Gun
Battalion, Who Trained at Meade,
Arrive in United States.

With no cheering crowds to well
come them, a group Of wounded Dis
trict soldiers. members Of the s12th
Machine Gun Battalion. were landed
at Hoboken Sunday night from the
troopship Northern Pacific.
These heroes of the 312th, who
trained at Camp Meade, are believed
to be the first Washington wounded
to be returned. Whether they will
be brought to Walter Reed Hospital,
where they can be near friends and
There is a possibility that If the
men are brought here they will be
welcomed to the city in manner be-
coming the sacrifices they made in
the war.
Evening star., 1918-12-03
NOTHING RENOUNCED
BY EX.CROWN PRINCE

OOsTERLAND, Holland, De-
cember 3 (by the Associated
Press).-"I have not renounced
anything, and L have not signed
any document whatever" the
former German crown prince
declared to the correspondent
today.
t.I ann convinced,o the former
crown prince said to his inter-
. viewer, "that We lost the war
early, I'm October, 1914. I con-
sidered our position hopeless
after the battle Of the Mnrne,
which we should not have lost
IL the chiefs Of our general
star had not suffered q ease Of
nerves.
81 tried to persuade the gem
eral STAFF to seek peace then,
even at a great sacrifice. going
Sc far. as to give, mp, Alsace-
Lorraine. Hut was told to
mind my own. business and con-
j fapsSAe&tt on H9sainAAar
Lit ~ aill leAka q k1xe psGa&iSA
~
Evening star., 1918-12-03
SAYS CHILEAN RESERVES
NOT CALLED 10 ARMS
Embassy Here So Advised by Gov
ernment-only "Drafts" Con-
tinued in Service. :.

According to official news received this
morning by cable to the Chilean an
bassy from the, sChilean foreign of1ce,
statements made recently that tho mill
tary naval reserves Of Chile have been
called to arms are incorrect.
At the embassy 1t is stated that what
took place is merely that, to preserve IN
ternal order, it has been deemed aovis-
able by the Chilean government to con-
tinue in service the drafts" recently
discharged. g.
Evening star., 1918-12-03

Committee Representing In
dastries Considering Prob
lem OF Reconstruction.
By the Associated Press.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., December 3.
Three hundred and eighty one war
service committees, which eo-operated
with the government in mobilizing in
dustry and conserving production to
help win the war, met in separate ses-
sions here today to consider the pro-
posed plan of having a centralized
board or committee representing all
industries and business in the country
to work out the problem Of readjusts
ment following the war.
- Question to Be Decided.
The question to be decided is .wheth-
er the war service committees shall
be federated into one to act inde-
pendentIy or whether it shall be Or
ganized and function under the laws
Of the Chamber. OF Commerce of. the
United States, which called the re-
construction congress to meet in this
city,. q = :
! Sentiment appears to be divided as
to which Is the better plan. Those
who favor an Independent central
board contend that it could act quick
decision, while any action affecting a
question OF policy that would arise IL
the board were responsible to the Ma
tionaI Chamber iofs Commerce would
have to. go through a referendum,
which is a slow process.
Evening star., 1918-12-03
CLEVELAND STRIKE
TIES UP CAR LINES
NV n
2,4OO Quit Work to Enforce
Demand for Dismissal of
Woman Conductors.
LABOR BOARD GETS PLEA
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, December 3.-To
enforce their demand upon the Cleve-
land Railway Company for the dis
mfssal of women employed as con-
ductors since last August, 2.400 motor
men and conductors went on strike at
5 o'clock this morning.
The last night car from downtown
left the center of the city at o'clock,
the employees agreeing to take their
cars to the barns.
Mayor Davis left for Washington
last night to put the question before
the War Labor Board for arbitration
after the street car employees voted
down proposition by the mayor to
defer action until the War Labor Board
should consider the questions at issue.
Say Agreement Was Ignored.
The employees justify their quitting
work on the ground that an agree
ment with the company for the re-
mova1 of the women on November 1
and recently extended until Decem-
ber 1 was ignored.
The company, on its part, asserts
CIdI IL iCCOANSo d lSiO5A cAAA "a o1y
from the secretary of the National
War Labor Board at Washington ask
ing it to retain the women In its en-
ploy until their status was finally
determined by the War Labor Board.
WilliamsD. Mahon of Detroit, presi-
dent of the International Union of
Street Car Men, is expected here to-
day for conference with both
parties.
Interurban and street car mail serv-
ice will not be interrupted.
Holds Strike Is justified.
DETROIT, Mich, December 3-'The
Cleveland Railway Company failed to
live up to the agreement concerning
the employment of women on the
street cars and there was nothing left
for the men to do but strike," said
w. D. Mahon, president Amalga-
mated Association of Street and Elec-
trio Railway Employees, today in dis
cussing the strike at Cleveland.
He said the street car men had more
than kept their part of the agreement
in extending until December 1 the
time for the company to discontinue
employing women on the cars.
The company in continuing to en-
gage women, Mahon added, was
carrying out "a determined effort to
break up the street car mems union
and lower wages" .
President Mahon. said he expected
to go to Cleveland either late today
Evening star., 1918-12-03
DUTCH STOP EXPORTS
TO HUNS AS REPRIsAl

LONDON. December s.-rhs Dutch
government has decided to stop All
exports to Germany in reprisal nor
the stoppage Of the export OF Ger
man coal to Holland. accordinf ~
an ExohaASe Telegraph 6asp&snh. tSon
Amster9sus. ~ - :. -.----s----ys- g.
Evening star., 1918-12-03
Mr.. Lovett Being Considered.

In many quarters it is now regarded
as almost certain that the President
will select a new director general
TO succeed Mr.. McAdoo from the pres
ent railroad administration staff, and
robert S. Lovett, director of capital
expenditures, is known to be under
ronsideration. Walker 2. Hines: as
Lave expressed a desire to remain in
his present position.
Mr.. 1.ovett was director Of prior
tties for the War Industries Board
rector General McAdoo's staff, and
before the war had been chairman
Of the executive committee of the
Union Pacific for a number of yeass.
ia 1904 f. II. Hartman made him
general counsel of the Union Pacific
and Southern Pacific, the so-called
hartman lines, having selected him
Jor this position while he was acting
IS attorney for the Southern Pacific
il Texas, his native state. He is
forty-eight years of age, and MAIN
tains his home at Piping Rock, L. I.
Ship Ready for the President.
NEW YORK. December 3.-The
transport George Washington. newly
painted battleship gray and hand
somely decorated, had steam up to-
day at her dock in Hoboken in readi-
ness TO carry HreSlOeuI w llSOu anu
the peace delegates to France. The
exact time of the vessels departure
las not been made public here.
one of the principal tasks of the
special force of 800 workers was to
jnciose the promenade deck in glass
- ward OFF the winter gales. Deco
r.S,ors and filters gave particular at
re,ition to fitting up the suite of three
IONS which the President will oc-
cupy. Mrs Wilson's quarters will be
directly opposite those of the Presi-
dent. Forty-nine staterooms have
been prepared for possible occupants.
The dining hall, formerly the Off
GERS mess hall, will accommodate
forty persons. The ships cuisine will
York hotel chef and fifty assistants
and walters. The navy yard band
las been assigned to furnish music.
Evening star., 1918-12-03
YANKEES RESUME
MARCH TO RHINE
will Move Ahead at Rate of
From Seven to Nine
Miles a Day. "
DouGHBoYs LIKE TREvEs

Gen. Pershing in his communiqus
for Monday reports the continued
advance of American troops into
Germany. His dispatch reads:
THE Sd American Army, contin-
uing its advance into Germany. to-
day reached the general line Kre-
winkel- Metterick Rievenich-Mor-
scheid- d-Hirschfelderhof. The i'm
portant city of Treves has been oc-
cupied by our troops"
AMERICAN ARMY OF OCCUPA-
TON. Monday, December (by the
Press)-After their first
nights sleep in Germany, the Ameri-
can troops of the army of occupation
were ready at dawn this morning to re-
sumo their march toward the Rhine. In
toward Coblenz the American
forces are moving ahead astride the
travelling in a northeasterly d1-
rection.
Across the Rhine. the American Army
will take up line little over sixty miles
in length. It will describe an arc of a cir
Gle, having Coblenz as a center and with
a radius eighteen and six-tenths miles
in length. This circle pivoting upon
Coblenz is the bridgehead which the
Germans conceded in the armistice
The line leaves the Rhine at a point
northwest of Coblenz, swings eastward
Rahms and Oberlahr and turns
to the south just beyond Rossbach; 1T
continues through Woelferlingen, Mols-
berg, Diez, Schonbron, KatZenelnbogen
and Welteroth, and reaches the Rhine
again at CaLb
Evening star., 1918-12-03
BIG CREDIT FOR BELGIUM.

Belgium was given another credit Of
ST.. .oo9, 900 by the Treasury today. maxi
ing her total loans from the United
States s210, 900. and all the allies
loans SS,196,576,6 ,666.
Evening star., 1918-12-03
Mr. Cannon's View.

Representative Cannon Of Illinois,
republican:
IT was pleased with the message.
It followed the constitutional plan
Of giving to the Congress informa-
tion of the state Of the Union, and
left the Information with orders for
it to consider in connection with its
legislative duties"
Senator johnson, republican. of
California, said:
ing men found a sympathetic echo
with us all. But the remainder of
the Presidents address was intensely
disappointing. The President leaves
us without an administrative program
for reconstruction or definite Ameri.
can policiestas to peace terms. The
American people have the right to
Evening star., 1918-12-03
Believed He win Name New
Secretary Of Treasury
Before Going.
DIRECTOR OF RAILROADS
ALSO MAY BE CHOSEN
Robert S. Lovett Is Mentioned as
Likely to Be Selected for
LattF Position.

President Wilson is expected to
leave Washington tonight and to sail
on the George Washington tomorrow
morning for Europe, where he will at
tend the preliminary peace confer
ences.
No official announcement OF the
time of the Presidents going has
been made. 1t is understood that he
wishes to avoid any demonstrations
in connection with his going, in COM
pany with the delegation named to
take part In the conference. and with
cnvoys Of associated nations.
Speculate as to Choices.
Before he goes the President is ex-
pected to send to the Senate his NOM
ination of man to succeed Mr.. Nc
-Adoo as Secretary of the Treasury
and of another man to take over the
Beyond speculation Washington was
rs much in the dark as ever today, in
advance of the announcement of
either name. as 1t was 4 week ago.
The regular Tuesday cabinet meet
ing will be held this afternoon. With
the departure Of Mr.. Lansing with the
presidential party Frank L. Polk will
be acting Secretary of State.
Evening star., 1918-12-03
November Circulation
1O9,378

THE EVENING STAR. does not
print a forenoon edition.
Its paid circulation in. Washing
ton and suburbs is believed to be
between two-and-one-half and three
times that of the corresponding edi-
tion of its afternoon cotemporary
in the same territory.