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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-11-14
When the Engine Stalls On
Dead Mans Curve!

"Wh-r-r-oom!" That one was close
behind. The fragments of the Shell are
rafting on the truck.
Now shells are falling, further back
along the road. And the driver feels
the summit as his wheels begin to pick
up speed.
Straight down a village street in
which the buildings are only skeletons
of buildings. He wheels into the court
yard of great shell-torn chateau
well, you made it again | see!" says
a smiling face under tin hats face
that used to look out over cOngrega-
ton in Rochester.
"Yep!" says the driver glancing at
his watch. And we came up Dead
Mans Curve in less than three minutes
including one stalli"
Later that night two American boys,
fresh from the trenches bordering that
shattered town, stumble up the stairs
of the chateau, into sandbagged room
where the Rochester minister has his
Canteen.
Get any supplies tonight2" they ask.
"You betI did is the answer, What
will you have?"
Whats those? Canned peaches?
Gimme some. Package of American
cigarettes let's see an a cake of
Chocolate-an' some of them Cookies!"
"Goshl" says the other youngster
when his wants are filled. "WhatWould
we do without you?"
You hear that up and down the front,
dozen times a night" What would
We do without them?"
Men and women in these organiza-
tons are risking their lives tonight to
carry up supplies to the soldiers. Trucks
and camionettes are creeping up as close
as any transportation is permitted.
From there these people are carrying
up to the gun-nests, through woods,
across open fields, into the trenches.
The boys are being served wherever
they go. Things TO eat, things to read,
things to smoke, are being carried up
everywhere along the line.
With new troops pouring into France,
new supplies must be sent, more men
and women by the hundreds must be
enlisted. They are ready to give every
thing. Will you give your dollars to
help them help our men2
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-11-14

T~HEY climb aboard their loaded
truck at SundoWn, fifteen miles
behind the lines. They rumble
through the winding streets, out on the
white road that leads to Germany!
The man at the wheel used to be a
broker in Philadelphia. Beside him sits
an accountant from Chicago. A news
paper man from the F lcihc Coast is
the third. Now they all wear the uni
form of one of these organizations.
The road sweeps round a village and
on a tree is nailed sign: Attention.
L'Ennemi Vous Voitl The Enemy
Sees You"
They glance far up ahead and there,
suspended in the evening light, they See
Hun balloon.
Say, we can see him plain tonight"
murnurS the accountant from Chicago.
And don't forget" replies the Phila
delphia broker, that he can see Us just
as plain.
The packing cases creak and groan,
the truck plods on-straight toward that
hanging menace.
They reach another village-where
heaps of stone stand under crumpled
walls
Then up they go, through the strange
silence broken only when great pro-
jectile inscribes its arc of sound far
overhead.
They reach a turn. They take it.
They face q heavy incline, For half
mile it stretches and they know the
Germans have the range of every inch
OF it The mountain over there is where
the big Boches' guns are fired. This
incline is their target.
The three men on the truck bring up
their gas masks to the alert, settle their
steel helmets closer on their heads.
At first the cannon holds its speed.
Then it slackens off, The driver grabs
his gear-shift, kicks out his clutch. The
engine heaves-and heaves and stallsl
Quick! Spin it" calls the driver.
The California journalist has jumped.
He tugs at the big crank
"Wh-r-r-r-r-r-r-rOOm
The shell breaks fifty yards behind.
Another digs hole beside the road
just on ahead.
And then the engine comes to life.
1t crunches, groans and answers.
Slowly, with maddening lack of haste,
1t rumbles on.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-11-14
Did one Of these 200
letters come to you?

DUSTY courier slid off his motorcycle the big double hut
- in French town and tramped up to the canteen.
Got a the secretary from my commanding officer,
he ID He handed piece paper a smiling
Iniddle-aged
This is the the Secretary read:
We landed here three days anywhere
Can you send supplies, especially writing
paper? This is the first chance the boys have had
TO write home and we have paper give thenl
The older man looked up and grnncd
Got you away off in the woocs, have they?"
I'll say they have!"
Can you carry anything2"
All you'll give mel"
From the shelves the secretary took big packages Of paper and
envelopes
Too much?" He asked
Tonight" the secretary on "Tn drive out truck
with supplies with you And tell the boys
finished bring them back with me tonight
and get them mails.
An hour later that motor-cychs wtizzed into camp loaded
down with writing paper and minutes letters being
200 American homes
The United War Work organizations know what letters
to American soldiers They know that fighters get letters
and want to write letters.
So in hut and every ship your boys find writing paper
pencils tables where
themselves and tell the folks back home how things going.
Millions OF sheets given away free every
boys That why the letters you from
written the stationery these organizations
the plans to bridge the Atlantic Help keep coming
Your dollars will supply whole Company several
deep today help to bind together France and here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
PRESIDENT OF MARKET
COMPANY DENIES CHARGE
Says Company Didn't Pay $500
Rent and Then Charge q. s.
5000 for Floor Space.

Edward o. Whitford. president or the
Washington Market Company. took
issue today with the statement OF Rep-
resentative johnson Of Kentucky yes
terday that his company pays $7'5oo
year rental for property owned by the
government, but demands Of the United
States $4,000 for the rent of certain
floor space.
'sThe Washington Market Company
has not rented any of this property to
the government since about the middle
Of 1915. when the District of Columbia
militia vacated the premises" said Mr..
Whitford. THE company is paying an
annual rental of $500 ground rent to
the District of Columbia. about $4,000
assessment and other taxes of more
than $4,000. assessed by the District OF
Columbia, making the total amount
now received annually from the market
company for the use and occupancy OF
the land alone on which Center market
stands of more than $4,000. The
additional taxes to the above are added
taxes paid on the market buildings ana
improvements, owned by the company,
of more than $1,000. This makes
total amount of rental, taxes. ety.: on
Center market in excess of $4,000.
MIR. Whitford called attention that
during the seventeen years the District
militia occupied fifty rooms and three
halls, of $4,000 square feet of floor
space, the annual rental was but 5000.
while the market company furnished
heat, light and did repairing at an es-
timated cost of about $4,000 annually.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
CHARGED WITH VIOLATING
ARMY UNIFORM LAW
B. J. Thompson, Former Second
Lieutenant, Arrested at Wash
ington Hotel.

Robert John Thompson. q former
second lieutenant In the United States
Army. member Of 2 prominent family
night by Special Agent Warren w.
Grimes of the Department of Justice
and Detective Jacob Berman and
charged with a violation of the law
for the protection Of the uniform of
the military forces. His arrest re-
suited from crusade started by the
Department of Justice against per-
sons who are wearing military uni
forms without legal right.
Many complaints have been made to
the Department of Justice about IN
authorized persons wearing uniforms
crusade to put stop to the practice.
Thompson is the first one arrested as
result of such investigations.
The young man was taken complete
ly by surprise when the officers met
him at a hotel on Pennsylvania ave-
nue., where he was registered. He
offered no resistance to arrest, how
ever, and was taken to the first pre-
cinct police station.
In a statement to the officers Thomp-
son declared he had not violated the
law Intentionally, and said he was
here to see War Department officials
In an effort to get restored to the Army.
He had been a cadet at West Point
faCduc"y, IL Is SldIeO, UOI lcl I
there before graduating and received
a commission as second lieutenant as
a result of training he received at one
of the training camps,
Thompson received an honorable dis
charge for physical disability nearly
six months ago, it is stated, and wore
the uniform Of an officer when he came
here to see about getting restored to
the Army. 1t is probable that he will
be given trial in Police Court to-
morrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
ITALIAN MISSl0N'IN U. S.
GETS APPROVAL In ROME

Oficial dispatches from Rome say
an Official announcement concern
ing the recent speech of William Mar
conf, making charges against the
Italian high commissioner and military
mission in the United States, has been
published as follows:
b 1.-THE minister of foreign Affairs has
confirmed his complete confidence In
the high commissioner, Count Macchi
di Cellere. royal ambassador to Wash
ington, who has already been instructed
to investigate the facts to which Sena-
tor Marconi alluded in his recent
speech.
Another investigation of specific
facts, concerning the purchase of ma
terial for the avia ton has been in
trusted to Senator Cavazza"
1t is stated here that the purchases
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
5 CHILDREN, Is GRAND,
SURVIVE MRS. GARFIELD
Widow of Former President, Who
Died Yesterday, Leaves Honor
Roll to Nation.

LOS ANGELES. March 14.-Mrs- Luz
cretia R Garfield. widow of President
Garfield, who died here yesterday. left
five children and sixteen grandchildren.
field, president of Williams College and
now national fuel administrator; James
R. Garfield, former Secretary of the In
terror in President Roosevelt's cabinet;
Mrs. Joseph Stanley Brown. Irving Gar
field. an attorney of Boston. and Abram
Garfield. an architect of Cleveland.
Six of Mrs. Garfieid's grandsons are
in their country's service. Two of them
now are in France.
Funeral services will be held Sunday
and members of the family will accom-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
PLEA T0CU[TNATE
GARDENS IN DISTRICT
Citizens Associations Are
Asked to Confer With CON-
missioners on Cultivation.
PLANT AVAILABLE GROUND

District citizens associations are to
be called on to render their biggest
service of the war next Monday. The
Commissioners will ask them to a con-
ference at the District building to
consider plans for bringing about the
cultivation of all available vacant
ground in the confines of the capital.
This step has been decided upon as
q result of disclosures that truck farm
ers are planning to cultivate fully a
third less ground than was used last
year.
The Commissioners regard the sit
uation as serious. They have had con-
ferences with Edward F. Colladay.
chairman of the gardens committee Of
the District Council of Defense, who
advised summoning officers and rep
resentatives of all citizens associations
to discuss the matter.
Mr.. Colladay presided at the meeting
OF truck farmers in the District build
ing last Saturday, when the statement
was made that shortage of labor would
necessitatc reducing by one-third the
amount of acreage to be planted this
season.
Called Meeting of Farmers.
He has called another meeting of
farmers, to be held at the District
building Saturday afternoon. The labor
problem and probable remedies will be
discussed. All truck growers of the
District are invited to attend. in order
that the situation may be fully can
vasSed and data assembled which will
show how extensively city gardening
must be conducted to Offset the reduc-
ton in the truck acreages-
According to tentative plans agreed
upon by the Commissioners and MIR.
Colladay, all citizens associations win
be asked to undertake Immediately sur
veys of their respective localities to de-
termine what vacant ground is avail
able for gardening. They will be re-
quested to ascertain how many resi-
dents will agree to raise gardens and
how much ground is available for Gull
tination by persons other than its
owners. The gardens committee, it is
stated, will furnish plows and the labor
to operate them where private arrange
ments are lacking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
P.O. TO PROTECT Young
CHICKS SHIPPED UNDER
RECENT POSTAL RULING

Day-old chicks shipped, under
a recent ruling Of the Post Ofdce
Department, are going to receive
the best sort of care, IL orders
to postmasters and railway pos
tai clerks, issued today by Otto
Praeger, second assistant post
master general have anything to
do with it
Here are some Of the instruc-
tons:
DO not give food or water to
the chicks while in transit
Dispatch as quickly as pos
sible and deliver to addresses
promptly upon arrival at Offices
of destination.
DO not place packages in mail
bags or cover with other mail
matter.
"Do not stack for any consider
able length of time, unless suf-
ficient space is left between
boxes for ventilation.
DO not expose to cold winds or
hot sun, or place near hot pipes,
stoves or radiators.
80 far as possible, protect
from all extremes of cold or
heat"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
MEMENT0 FOR BIS MOTHER.
Iron Cross Taken From Body of Son
Killed in Attack.
Cablegram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. March 13.-One German
mother will receive a memento of her
son, who died in the night attack on
the American sector northwest of
Tours sent by the men he attempted to
surprise and kill 1t is an an iron
cross. which the kaiser bestowed upon
him for previous more successful blood
splitting in the cause Of world imper-
ialisr.
The German lieutenant who was
killed in the unsuccessful raid on our
trenches wore an iron cross pinned to
his breast He was buried in the she'll
torn ground where he fell One of the
articles on Identification brought to
headquarters was a note book which
gave the name of his mother living
across the Rhine. A major general or
dered the cross sent to her through a
neutral country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
PUBLIC SPEAKING CONTESTS.
Prize speaking contests will be held

Prize speaking contests will be held
at George Washington University the
evening of April 9, according to an
nouncement by Dean William Allen
Wilbur of Columbian College. The con-
test is open to members of the senior
classes of the arts and sciences depart
ment and three prizes will be awarded
on the basis of composition and deliv-
cry. The orations may be on any sub
ject.
Interest from an endowment of $500
made to the university by Isaac Davis
in 1S47 is used for the prizes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
pany the body to Cleveland for burial
there

Mrs. Garfield was born at Hiram.
Portage county. Ohio, April 10, 1889.
She was the daughter of Zebulon and
Arabella Rudolph. Her father was a
farmer.
She first met James A Garfield when
they were students at Geauga Semi
nary and their companionship was re-
newed at Hiram College, which her
father helped establish. In 1883 ex-
President Garfield, after graduating at
Williams College. returned to Hiram as
a professor. They were married at Hi
ram November IL. 1858.
After President Garfelds assassina-
ton a popular subscription for his
widow and five children was raised,
from which $36o,008 was realized, the
income to go to Mrs. Garfield during
her life, after which the principal was
to be divided among her children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14

Of material for the Ita1ian ayaatf0u
service were made by persons con-
nected in no way with the ernbemy e
military mission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
Are Proper Agencies.

Mr.. Colladay believes that the citi-
zens' associations are the proper agen-
cies to call upon to prevent a possible
food shortage A former president of
the Federation of Citizens Associations
and an ardent believer in the value of
organizations of this character he will
present this opportunity to the civic
bodies as the greatest opportunity that
has come to them during the war to
render a service of vital importance
to every man, woman and child in the
District.
The associations will be asked to get
busy at once, conduct their surveys
with the least possible delay and make
more food the slogan of their sum-
mer activities
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v. S. S. BEGINS A
HOUSE-TO-HOUSE
CANVASS IN CITY
CITE AUTHORITY FOR CARRYING
ON THE w, S. S. WORK WITH
SUCH INTENSITY.
DIRECTIONS FROM AEAOouAR
TIERS PRESCRIBE EFFORT TO
INCLUDE EVERY PERSON..
MEETINGS SUPPOSED TO CON
TINuE UNTIL COMPLETE
QUOTA is SUBSCRIBED.

AT the call of the chairman OF the
War Savings Stamp committee, the
officers OF the different meeting pIa.
ees throughout tho city met In the
Circuit Court room at 8 O'Clock on
Tuesday evening for the purpose OF
discussing the fact that Berkeley
County has 80 far subscribed TO but
40 per cent of it's allotment, and for
the purpose of urging that It con.
tinue active work until the full quota
for Berkeley County has been raised.
Reports In hand show that had
those been present that were absent
the allotment would have been sub
scribed In full
Mr.. l.. III. Thompson offered mo-
ton which was unanimously adopted
The motion was that there be pub
lished In local papers the rules and
fhe authority under which tho w. $
$. work IS done, and that the officers
in the different districts IN the city
name committees to assist In visit
ing each and every person In their
districts for the purpose Of securing
The full allotment In each district.
The authority comes from the eoL
lowing official cireular3
Pursuant to designation by the
Secretary of the Treasury OF the
United States, and to the DroclaIna-
ton of the Governor OF this State,
I, War Savings Director for West
Virginia, acting under the authority
OF the United States Treasury De-
partment, have called all tax payers
and wage earners to meet on Friday,
June 28th, to give their subscriptions
for War Savings Stamps, In rural
communities and the smaller towns
tGontfnued on Page Ski
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RYNEAL WINS $50
FOR APPEARANCE
IN STREET PARADE
LOCAL COMPANY CAPTURES
PRizE AT FIREMEN'S TURN.
OUT AT WAYNESBORO.
CONVENTION HELD WEDNESDAY
-MARTINsBURG MAN MADE
AN OFFICER.
HOSE COMPANY NO. 5 TO PARTI
CIPATE IN DRILLS THIS
AFTERNOON.

"a prize Of $50 in War Savings
Stamps was awarded Ryueal Hose
Company OF this city. yesterday az
ternoon at Wlaynesboro for making
the best appearance in the big street
parade held under the auspices OF
the Cumberland Valley Firemen's
Association.
The parade, which was the princi-
pal event of the entire affair, was wit
messed by large crowd, including
many people from Martinsburg, Ha-
gerstown, Chambersburg and other
places in this section, which had sent
representatives to the parade.
The convention was held Wednes-
day and was In charge OF President
John L. Bateman, OF Martinsburg. AS
was expected he was succeeded by
q prominent fireman from Waynes-
boro, it being the custom OF the AS
ISOLATION to select a man TO head IT
from the town which holds the con-
vention. Leonard Linthicum, OF Hose
Company No. 8, this city, was select
ed third vice-preeident.
This Afternoon number OF races
are being held in Waynesboro ana
tonight the affair Is to be brought to
a close Hose Company No. 5 will
remain there and will compete In
some of the drills for which prizes
will be awarded.
iMartinsburg people who attended
the affair, the majority Of whom re-
turned last night, made the trip In
automobiles and on the Cumberland
Valley Last evening number of
them went from Waynesboro to Pen
Mar, which was crowded by hundreds
OF people from Washington Baltimore
and other places
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-07-05
country MORRIS
IN NAVAL RESERVE
POPULAR BASEBALL LEADER
VOLUNTEERS FOR PERIOD
OE FOUR YEARS.

William e. Morris, popularity known
here as Country" Morris, pilot OF
Martlnsburg baseball teams for sew
eral years. has enlisted in and been
accepted for training in the United
States Naval Reserve, and has been
assigned to duty at the Navy Yard
at Washington. Word to this effect
was received by the Local Board here
this morning.
Morris was registered in Martins
burg, and was subject to call as a
member of Glass 1. although his or
der number was we'll down In the list
and he would not have been called
for some weeks In all probability.
The period OF his enlistment IS Tor
four years-not the period OF the war
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-07-05
COUNTY TOWNS HOLD 4
: CELEBRATION Of 18th

Hedgesville and Ge1rardstown yes
terday evening celebrated Indepen-
dence Day appropriately At the for
mer place a parade, composed of chill
dren, was held The children carried
flags and other patriotic banners AMI
sang patriotic hymns az they march
ed along. AT Gerrardstown an en-
tertainment was held in the town
hall and a large crowd attended. A
number OF songs and recitations,
along with some suitable music were
the features. Ice cream and refresh
nnents were sold and about s65 re-
allied which Will be given to the
Red Cross. tAs.
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IS IN COAST ARTILLERY
AND ENJOYS THE LIFE

R G. iWolford. formerly q resident
OF Martinsburg, is now serving in the
Coast Artillery and is stationed at
Fort Howard, according to word re
ceived here. He writes that he likes
the life OF a soldier and is getting
along well with his duties.
Private Wolford enlisted while in
Martinsburg several weeks ago. He
is known to his friends IN this city
as 'iChuck" He has u rother bserv-
ing in the regular army
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-07-05
COLLIDE WITH WAGON.
NO ONE is INJURED

Yesterday while riding his motor
cycle north on Queen street, Marvin
Chambers, OF East Burke street. and
Miss Ethel Graham, who was riding
on the rear of the machine, were
somewhat Jared when they eoliided
with Lemen's coal wagon The COLI
sion, however, caused little damage
and soon Mr. Chambers and Miss Gra-
ham continued their Journey, which
Terminated at Failing Waters.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-07-05
VISITING IN ROANOKE.

alrs. Mary Fl Grove, Vast John St,
left on Tuesday to visit her sister,
Mrs G. H. Hooge, and her daughter,
Mrs. Henry Eliot. in Roanoke, Va.
Miss Emma Ward will play the pipe
organ at the Lutheran Church during
Mrs. Groves absence
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-07-05
NEWLYWEDs RETURN.

Sergeant. and Mrs. Paul s. Meshley,
who were married here last Sunday,
returned "wednesday from Wash
angton and Baltimore. Sergeant Mesh
ley left yesterday afternoon for
Camp Lee, where he is stationed
while Mrs. Meshley will remain al
the home OF her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
A. L. Martin, No. 121 South Raleigh
street.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-07-05
.LEFEVRE FARM SOLD To
DOWNEY AND THOMPSON

Announcements has been made OF
the sale of the farm owned by the
late Samuel Lefevre, situated in Fall
ing Waters district, to w. w Dow
ney and Charles H. Thompson, both
OF this city. The deal was closed on
Wednesday. The purchase price was
not made public