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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10

NJ lie Chanoiue Banjamin Cabanel.
chaplain of the famous Alpine French
chasseurs. will lecture at 4:45 o'clock
March Is at MacMahon Han. Catholic
University, on France and the Recov-
cry of AlsaCe."
NJ Liable Cabanel is picturesque
figure in his uniform of a French chap
lain. consisting of black cassock,
leather belt and cap that looks like
that worn by an aviator. bearing a
large silver cross on the side and or
uamentatiou which indicates his office
and rank.
He has been speaking in American
cities on his adventures in the war and
the problems that France now faces.
He wears hanging from a cord about
his neck the chaplains cross, and on
his breast are pinned decorations from
the French government including the
cross CT the Legion of Honor
Recently the chaplain told how the
chasseurs Won the nickname of the
Blue Devils" In a detile of the
NoSges mountains the Germans were
advancing in large numbers. \ part of
the Alpine men met them in the defile.
while others. packing their clothes full
of bombs. climbed the slopes Of the
hills and the trees along the roadside
where the enemy was advancing. From
these points of vantage the FTenchmen
pelted the Germans WIKI the deadly
bombs.
As a result of that days work hillocks
of dead Germans lay about. most of
them probably not knowing whence
came the missiles that killed them.
The survivors called them the Blue
still known both by the enemy and by
their fellow countrymen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
The Chamberlain Bill.

To The Editor of The Star:
ASSISTANTS of the Cham berlain war
cabinet bill guorantly or designediy-
and / think it is the former-seek TO
mislead the public into believing that
this measure deprives the President of
his powers. the measure. in fact, cor
reefs the very obvious difficulties of
present Legislation in this respect. If
there is any deprivation it exists in
the present system and not under the
proposed. For it is a perfectly APP
parent fact here that most of the Pres
/ ident's powers are now delegated to
other officials and subofficiais.
A hundred major executive functions
which / think of at the moment, are
exercised by other officials great and
small. in twenty-eight different de-
partments. The President reserves
for himself. individually. the exercise
of only few very important powers,
such IS addressing messages to Con
gress and to other nations. presiding
at cabinet meetings and making the
! highest appointments from among the
thousands of offices within his gift.
He couldn't do otherwise than this
under our present system. And he
doesn't
The object of the Chamberlain bill
is to put into the hands of three men.
named by the President himself. the
hundred more vital powers now
delegated TO OfflclaiS ana SODOflClaiS
in these heavyweight departments. So.
instead of passing upon matters sub
mitted to him hurriedly and with con-
fusion by a hundred or more officials
and subofficials in twenty-eight differ
ent departne uts--Several of whom see
the President only infrequently and
many who never see him at all-the
President. under the Chamberlain bill,
could either have matters acted upon
/ by himself or three of his closest Of
! ficials. all OF whom would be in daily
touch with him and with each other.
Simple, isn't it? And busineSslike.
! And much more apt to make really
| efficient for battling the kaiser, don't
| you think
! TerSely, il is only question Of dele
eating to three men close 10 the PreSi
! dent powers now delegated to a hun
! dred or more officials. most of whom
| never see the President, most of whom
| rarely see each other. none Of whom
| can or does submit all of the facts.
| good and bad, about his department,
/ and all of whom operate their presi
f, dentiaily delegated powers in unco-
j ordinated. rnultitrack and therefore in
/ efficient fashion Which method would
! an up-Iu-date business house adopt?
! Which method will count quickest
/ against the kaiser
/ EARL Z. GADD1S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
The Northern Lights Portent.

To ihe Editor of The Star
An editorial in The Star of Friday,
relative to the aurora borealis. con-
tanned several conjectures and asked
this question concerning the phenome-
mop What did it signify? An old
poem. written by William Edmond
stoune Aytoun. entitled Edinburgh
After Flodden." refers TO the signiff-
canoe of the northern lights. The
battle of Flodden was fought in the
year 1873. between the Scotch army.
under King James Wand the English.
commanded by the Earl of Surrey. The
defeat of the Scotch was most disas-
trous. Their king was. killed and the
greater part of their army was de
stroyed. The lost Of life among the
gentry was especially severe so that
there was hardly a noble family in the
Kingdom that was NOT thrown into
mourning. The poem is descriptive of
the people of Edinburgh anxiousIv
waiting for the news Of battle : The
following verse refers 10 the northern
lights:
AL last night watched The beacons
RiazinG on the hills afar.
Each one bearing. a. II kindled
Messages Of the open war
All night long the northern streain.rs
Shot across IA" trembling sky;
Fearful lights. that never beacon
save when kings heroes die.
y. s. HODGSON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
FLAG BEARS FORTY-sIX STARS.
Service Emblem to Be Dedicated To-
night at Fourth Presbyterian Church

a service flag bearing forty-six stars
is to be dedicated at Il special service
at Fourth Presbyterian Church. 18th
and Fairmont streets, tonight. The ex-
erciseS Will BE- in charge of ;he mems
class. The flag WAS Presented to the
church and the mems class by Mrs Ma
bel +. Miller, a member of the church.
y member Of the class is Henry Chan
man Gilbert. first man called in the Sc
lective draft. His number, 25S, was the
first one drawn. and Alr. Gilbert being n
resident of Washington, where the
drawing occurred. was therefore histor-
ically the first man called in the Ma
tiOnal Army. President Wilson recog-
niZed this fact in personal letter
which he wrote to Mr.. Gilbert
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.


Schooners j. r Dixon. Edith Marcy
and Majestic. 1t 18th street wharf with
oysters for the market: powerboa is
Mary s. Faunce and John Marshall. fish
from river nets at 18th street wharf
market: schooners Cecilia Shepard and
Kathleen, at 10th street wharf with
cord wood: schooner James o. Wright
from lower river point with cord
wood. al 9th street wharf; schooners
Mildred and Grape shot. at Alexandria
with pulp wood
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10

the Sd D. c. Infantry. At the Admission
training camp he was Transferred to
the 18th Idaho Machine Gun Battalion
and made drill sergeant of Company
A. He left for France shortly after
Christmas with part of the Rainbow
Division.
His letter in part follows:
Speaking about sending me things
to make me comfortable. l can't think
Of a thing I need. The government is
treating ms splendidly. We have plenty
of good clothes. plenty to eat and a
better place to sleep than I've had in
my two years of Army life. There is
one thing that the French can do, and
that is make pastry, and as our money
goes a long ways over here We take
advantage of it and keep ourselves well
supplied with all sorts of delicious
sweets Our washing is done very rea-
sonably and also repaired. They take
our clothes down to the river and en-
ploy their old primitive methods in the
washing of them. But the result is
very satisfactory"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
Shoppers Advantage.

This is Of especial advantage to women
who aim TO do their shopping in the morn
ing hours before the stores are packed
another result Of the strangers who ars
coming 10 Washington III swarms-and
while the clerks are fresh Bargain
hunters. keen for nrst-hour values adver-
used IN the columns Of The star. viii, of
course. brave the ordeal Of early bird
rushes in order 10 get TO the stores by
the time the doors are opened. but 10 the
majority OF women who enjoy every phase
of a shopping trip from the car ride that
begins i 10 the luncheon in some depart
men, store which usually brings il to an
end the proper time for starting * Just
after q O'Clock, which insures an early
arrival in the shopping section and Il
leisure forenoon of selecting and buying,
with q prospect OF seat in the car
both ways.
In these days also women are carrying
their own bundles, and ii the shopper ar
ranges her time to fiji in with the leisure
spell Of the service she Will be pretty
sure Of seating room in which to hold her
bags ana boxes OF. one woman did
the other day. store her armioad while
she stood on guard. on that occasion a
soldier in the window-half Of the seat got
up, bUt the woman made him sit down
again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
Her Way to Help Win War.

Thanks. but you have your way OF
helping to win the war, and this is
mine.
And that settled that
Another reason for early shopping
hours lies in the fact that every large
store in the city is lacking in its ac-
eustomed number of clerks Some have
gone into the Army and others are
engaged in special war work. There
fore. unless customers are on hand
early it will be impossible for eStab-
lishments TO handle the business of the
day. to such proportions has the patron
age, of each house grown. As the
proprietor of one of the largest de-
partment stores in the business section
said yesterday:
'Washington's shop-early slogan has
become national in scope. 1t is no
longer limited 10 the Christmas season.
but applies to the whole year round"
And TO shop early one must start
early. And starting early means to
take car just after the early morning
rush
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
SHOP EARLY SLOGAN
EXTENDS ITS SCOPE
Delay Through Clerk Shortage
and Strap-Hanging in Cars
Are Thus 0bviated.

The ears are not always crowded
There are breathing spells when atsies
are free of the multItudinous strap
hanger and when. generally, there is a
vacant seat to welcome the traditional
zone more"
This is notably The happy case just
after the morning rush hour. when
each car Of each nne-havihg COM
pIeted its last run as Il clerk special
administrators pleasant transporta-
tion for passengers whose affairs per-
nit more comfortable travel There is
never d minute. naturally. when any
car interior could H. considered lone
some-not i'm these days. with Wash
ington's population growing like Jack :
beanstalk. 1t is, however. true-hon-
estIy truc-that from "a bit after ,
O'Clock and throughout the early hours
of the forenoon one may ride : free
from oVercrowdins Is IN the days be
fore the War-almost.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
BOATING FEVER APPEARS
DAILY ON RIVER FRONT
Launches and Auxiliaries Are Being
overhauled and Pleasure Craft
Leaving Docks.

Boating fever is making its appear
ance on the river front In spite OF
the rain of yesterday a number of its
victims were at the wharf. looking after
pleasure craft and planning trips on
the river this spring.
Overhauling of launches and auxiliaries
has started. Pleasure craft that have
been in docks since last fall are being
returned to their anchorages in the
harbor and in the Georgetown channel
at the Corinthian Yacht Club berth.
In the coming week a number of
launches laid up ashore during the
winter will be placed overheard. Be
fore the end of this month many pleas
ure craft will be in commission and will
be making trips to the fishing shore to
watch the hauling of the big seines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
DECLARES HE LIVES BETTER IN
FRANCE THAN HE DID ON BORDER
Warren Hunt, Jr., Formerly of
Central High School, De-
SCribeS Life in Bil|ets.
Left for lover There" With
Rainbow Division Shortly
After Christmas.

Plenty of good clothes. plenty to eat
and better place in which to sleep
than he has had in two years of Army
life is the way life in billets in France
is described in a letter from Warren
Hunt jr., former student at Central
High School, to his mother. who lives
at 1905 18th street northwest
Hunt is well known in local foot ball
circles. having been ii member of the
team at Central High School Two
years ago, when the call came for men
to serve on the border he enlisted in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
Much-Wanted Man Arrested.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March 9.-Mon-
tague ]. Pike, wanted in Atlanta, Nor
folk, Savannah, Macon and Richmond
on several charges of grand larceny,
according to local officials. has been
arrested at a hotel here and is being
held pending arrival of authorities
from Savannah. Pike is said to have
operated in various cities robbing
apartment houses and to have gone
under many aliases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
Paradoxical.

From the Indianapolis News.
What do you think of Jagge la
Dor theory"
TT won't work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
Departures.

Schooner :. L. Bowen. light for Lower
Machodoc creek to load lumber for a
bay point: schooner Bessie Reed, light.
for the lower Potomac after oysters for
the market here: schooner 7. p. Rob
inson. from Alexandria for Upper Ma
chodec creek with merchandise: stand
ard Oil Company tank barge No So
light. in tow for Baltimore to load oil
in bulk: tug Capt. Toby with lighter
laden with lumber for Belvoir,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
Memoranda.

Schooner Brooklyn is loading lumber
here for Baltimore. schooner Winnie
Windsor, az 1Ith street wharf, will re-
turn to the lower river after oysters
for the market; schooner Sawyer is on
her way to Baltimore from lower
Potomac point with lumber: schooner
Elizabeth Carter is loading cord wood
at a river point for the market here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10

Gen. K chikushi. arrived here hast
night to study Industrial mobilizatioa,
in America -
Other members OF the party include
Coils. /. Nomura and r. Yosshida and
Prof. Mkt Moteki, head of the Japanese
army cloth department.
The mission was entertained at the
Japanese consulate by Consul General
NJ Hanihara. II will leave for washe
ington in a few days. "a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
JAPANESE MISSION COMING.
viii Arrive Soon With Message
From Emperor to the President.

A PACIFIC PORT. March s.-Bearing
personal dispatches from the Emperor
of Japan to President Wilson, a Japa-
nese military mission, headed by Lieut.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-01
THE BLACK RECORD OF THE GERMANS

Following summary unfriendly the German
Government while protesting friendship for us: -
food factories.
leaving American ports by placing Do
board.
against and pFois:ne
the Arizona New Mexico as an aAuEans
bait to them for their help.
Sinking Of 40 American
following ships and the murdered:
william p. Frye (sunk January 1O15).
HOusatonic (gunk February B, 1910.
LGma February 18, 1919.
Algonquin {sunk March q, 1910.
March 10, 1917, 5 Americans lost.
YGy Of ~, 1910.
Illinois sunk La, 1919
Head 1910, z Americans l0sG
Aztec (sunk April /, 1917 % Americans lost
coidblooded violation OF
the merchant ships of other coun
ruthessness when she SANK
following ships:
Lusitania Sunk May 2, 1o15), Americans lost
Arab (sunk 101E), Americans lost
September 4, 1015), American lost
Garn October %, 1010), 8 Americans lost
an December II, 1916), ~ Americans lost
(sunk February %, 1879, 9 Americans lost
held hostages
sho on trivial
Brabant Belgium 807 and IN Luxembourg over AUv
shot or bayoneted.
Dinant France persons weeks to ~ years
murdered
Numerous English prisoners
have shot without
hospital plainly marked have been sunk and many
Horrible mutaon OF the Desti
Of young girls the murder Of little children
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-01
RED BILL
BY WALT MASON

Red Bill, he gained q mile of
ground, and whooped with q trium-
CHANT sound, and sent his wife wire:
Our German Gott lis with US yet!
We're winning victories, you bet, just
like q house aflre!" His men went
Onward. wave on wave. to run against
a handmade grave, provided by the
foe; they fell in swaths. like standing
grain, and lay there rotting In the
rain. in many CHASTITY row. This
cross the kaiser lightly bears; it's
little that the war lord cares how
many men go down; that cuts no ice
with old Red Bill IL he can gain an
other hill or reach some ruined town.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-01
General Liggett

heard from. Wireless was not in use
in those days and it was feared thas
the ship had foundered.
The Picking had put back and had
located her sister ship and had
learned through the wig-wag signals
that the Immanuense was in trouble.
When the men from the Peking
went up the side of the little troop
ship they found her full OF water ana
soldiers working waist deep to keep
her afioat. In the midst OF the gang,
himself waist deep in the water, ana
swapping directions in quick success
sion. was Major Hunter Liggett.
Through his good sense and his
indefatigable application to his job,
he saved his ship.
Major Liggett remained in the
Philippines for two years, during
which he was civilixing f0rce-can .
finer tribute be paid to q soldierf
Then he returned to America and was
rewarded with oloneicy.
and made Adjutant- General to Gene
eral Carter.
In due time the Colonel's eagle
rested upon his shoulders.
In 1909 Colonel Liggett went to
the War College as studeHt officer.
A year later he was a director, and in
another year he was president OF the
college.
At the time of the Vera Cruz incl
dent the President picked Brigadier-
General Liggett to go to Texas City.
His next move was to the command
Of the Western Department, where he
relieved General William L. Sibert,
who had been chosen for the post Of
first field Commander for General
Pershing.
BY a peculiar coincidence, 1t was
General Sibert whom General Lig-
gett again relieved when he was made
chief field commander in France.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-01
THIS FOR THE MEN IN THE RANKS

This editorial is a little heart-to-
heart talk with the men in the ranks.
It = not intended for officers.
i is prompted by word that was
overheard in one of the mess shacks
10 q Southern camp. A number Of en-
listed men were discussing the promo
ton Of one Of their number who had
just been made Gold Dust Twin, as
they dubbed the Second Lieutenants.
There was no ill-feeling over the
promotion. All the men at the table
were glad that one Of their number
had been promoted. But stolid-look-
Ing private said, snow he's got his
chance" And all the rest at that table
agreed with him.
Why, You ali have your chance, no
matter what your rank or station, and
the very best proof of it is that one
Of your number was chosen for lar
ger opportunity. He made the most
Of the tasks he had in hand. That
w. Why he was promoted. He did
no. eAy, % he saw the commissioned
officers, Well, they can do something.
They've got their chance" Instead,
he went on with the Job in hand and he
did it so well that his superiors
thought they would try him at some
thing bigger. So the full truth Of the
situation Is this, that your job Is so big
even now that it opens opportunities
for something still bigger.
But we can't have an army like that
of Haiti, for instance, with four general
officers and single private, az tradi-
ton tells Us once existed. Truei All
of you can't be officers. Yet your Job
Is still a big one. The question is
whether you are big enough to fill it.
And there's another question, too
whether opportunity is only to be sig
nalixed by shoulder bars. Some Of the
greatest opportunities are in the hum
blest places. Is there any story In his
t0W more compelling than that OF
Napoleoil,s drummer boy, who is sup
posed to have snatched victory from
defeat? The Great Napoleon had or
dered retreat sounded. The little chap
replied that be did not know the tune,
but could play a fine advance. As the
story runs. Napoleon had second
thought and told the drummer to play
the advance. It rallied the battle-weary
men and they went to victory.
The story may be mere legend
that has grown about the battle, for
such legends do grow and they are
solemnly attested to as the veriest
truth. Yet the present war has fur
nished some similarly inspiring stor.
les that are supported by whole hosts
Of witnesses.
There is the story of Canadian en-.
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more important still. with those Of our
enemies.
After the battle of Chateau Thierry,
Mr.. James penned this heartening men-
sage to America: To-day the Amer.
leans stand in strong position before
ting boche at the nearest point iH the
line to Paris, and they stand with a
new faith in themselves.
"They have met the Hun in haB tef-
rible drives and they knoW just hosR
well he can fight, which Ii not quite
so well as they can fight.
Future civilization rests wpoea the
hope that the American Army win
prove as good, ON the whole, as the
American unit northwest of Chateau
Thierry has proved itself TO be-"
But here! We said Mr.. James
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-01

was IN unsmotionaI newspaper ~
porter whose business was with fae9p.
We and him writing of Faith, which In
the evidence of things not seen; of
knowledes which cannot be measured
or weighed; of Hope which is the de-
sire Of good things expected to come.
Mr.. James does not itemize military
stores. He does not tell of the weight
Of steel that can be poured into the
German lines. He does not say the
Allies now outnumber the Teuton
hosts.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-01

g1nGCf WHO was armed only with q
pick and spade. His compatricts had
been ordered to advance; but they had
met cruel and killing FIRE. They fell
in heaps and were on the point of turn
ing back. That man might have been
like the engineers of our service and
have been one of the pets Of the army
In peace times, having even special
button to distinguish his branch of the
service. But In action he had to give
place to the fighting man and he had
to watch and wait for the opportunity
to ply his pick and shovel when the
fighting forces had attained their OBJ
jective.
He saw the dead all about him and
he glimpsed the loss Of the will to win.
So he seized torn and catered flag
just az It's bearer was struck. He
rushed to the parapet of q trench and
pulled himself up over it. Facing the
enemy's FIRE he called, "Come on,
Canadiansl Come onl"
They came. Victory was won.
In a little while the engineer was
busy with his pick and shovel.
But just suppose he had stood still
az the men were falling all about him
and had said there was no opportunity.
A day would have been lost, q day
now glorious in the annals of Canadian
achievement.
The humble task is seldom appre-
ciated at Its full value. The fact of
the matter is. as Ebert Hubbard put
it once, that responsibilities somehow
gravitate towards shoulders that can
bear them.
What about your shoulders, which
you think fit for bars7 Can they bear
a heavier task, or is this one, which
you thing lacking in opportunities, too
big for you to bear9
This war is so vast that ii calls meA
from the ranks when they least ex-
pect it, and the casualties sometimes
are so heavy that the man who goes
into an engagement an ordinary pri-
vate comes out company commander
for the time.
You think your job lacks opportu-
nity-what are you going to do when
opportunity comes? Perhaps you will
not recognize her. Perhaps, like the
Canadian, you will be looking only at
the pick and shovel and not at the
chance for q larger service.
Your own job, whether it wins
shoulder bars for you or holds you in
the ranks is mans size job. There
are thousands of men at home, men
well along in years or bowed down
by infrmities-yet having wealth and
power in civilian pursuits who would
give up their gold and their power in
! the world of business just to stand
with their shoulders by yours.