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Evening star., 1918-08-13
CLAIMS TRANSPORTATION
IS GREATLY IMPROVED
Regional Director Markham Re
ports Work Of Railways in the
Allegheny Area

Marked Improvement in transporta-
ton in the Allegheny region since
June i is claimed by Regional d.
rector C. H. Markham in a report to
Director General McAdoo, made pub
lie yesterday. The region includes the
Baltimore and Ohio and Pennsylvania
east of Pittsburgh. Philadelphia and
Reading, Western Maryland. Bessemer
and Lake Erie. Pittsburgh and Lake
Erie, Central of New Jersey and other
big coal-carrying roads.
During June and July the car sup
ply was generally good and met the
demand" said Mr.. Markham. This
statement tends to dispute the claim
of the fuel administration that car
shortage is responsible for reduction
of coal production below the desired
record.
freight traffic, considering the vol
ume." added Mr.. Markham. moved
with reasonable promptne6s. There
was no congestion. as the movement
of business to the larger industrial
centers and for export Is controlled BY
permits. The embargo against lum-
ber from the south has been removed
except as to points on the seaboard
between Washington and Jersey City,
where 1t is moved on permits"
Blast furnace operations were not
affected by any transportation de-
iiciencies. the director reported.
Evening star., 1918-08-13
APPROVED BY THE COURT.
Horse Race Meet Permitted on Fair
Grounds at Marlboro.

UPPER MARLBORO. Nd. August 10.
Circuit court late yesterday afternoon
approved the application Of the South
ern Maryland Agricultural Fair Asso-
citation to conduct q three-day horse
race meet at the fair grounds here
August %. % and "a.
The full bench. Chief Justice John
P. Briscoe and Associates Fillmore
Beall and B. Harris Camalier. heard
arguments of jackson II. Ralston. who
represented persons opposed to grant
ing the license,
The court did not act on the appli-
cation of the same association to hold
a race meet at the Bowie track be-
ginning November IA and ending No
vember 30.
Evening star., 1918-08-13
PHoToPLAYs.

GARDEN.-Renovated and with new
cement floor replacing the former car
peted wood. Moore's Garden Theater
reopened yesterday with Mime. Olga
Petrova's latest release. Tempered
Steel" q film drama OF suspense. It
is the story Of the experiences of Luz
cflle Cafuthers. young girl of wealth
and social position. who seeks a stage
career and meets with tragedy
through q Jealous manager. In the
agony Of the girl torn between her
duty ~ an actress and her anguish
as woman Nine. Petrova finds ample
opportunities for her splendid talents.
In addition to Thomas J. Holding and
J. Herbert Frank, w. T. Carleton is
pictured In the cast. The photog-
raphy II excellent. A Happy Hooligan
animated cartoon is shown also.
Evening star., 1918-08-13
D, G. MEN COMMISSIONED.

Five more Washingtonians have
been commissioned in the Army. as
follows:
Lucien H. Greathouse. first lieuten-
ant. chemical warfare service.
George S. Barnes, 1925 Chaplin street
northwest, and Joseph P. Gregory, 21
Girard street northeast, first lieuten-
ants, Sanitary Corps.
Emile G. Hertert, American Univer-
sity, second lieutenant, Sanitary Corps.
Orlando C. Maiden. 1889 Newton
street, second lieutenant. Ordnance
Corps.
Evening star., 1918-08-13
Forest Receipts, s., ,574, 900.

Receipts from national forests dur
ing the year ended Juno 80 were
$3,574.o00. the forest service an
nounced today. This was an increase
of 100000 over the year before. It
cost about 100000 to maintain the
forests.
Evening star., 1918-08-13
Truthful Advertising

The Star will be glad to
have its attention called to
any misleading or untrue
statement, if. such should
appear at any time in any
advertisement in its col
umns.
Readers are requested to
assist in protecting them
selves and legitimate ad-
vertisers.
Evening star., 1918-08-13

chief OF police, do much to make the
audience laugh. Dudley Digges, Basil
West. Sidney Toler and A. e. Anson
have active roles In unfolding the mys-
terry. Taken in its entirety the play is
a pleasant diversion for an evening.
Evening star., 1918-08-13

AN EXCELLENT APPETIZER
Horsf0rd's Acid Phosphate
for diminishing vitality or depression. whole.
some tonic and very refreshing. Try it.-Ad.
vertisement.
Evening star., 1918-08-13

Leading women In the Finnish colo
nies of the upper peninsula of Michi-
4 gan have organized q movement to
IA Americanize the Firms throughout the
-Sto1- -ofAAooA and. Canada
Evening star., 1918-08-13
CLEARANCE
Of All Women'S Summer Apparel
!1st Jus zS wo~s1,s xs1 g sl W.1 p,ss'es $3.50

Iust 46 Womsns SK Dresses. ,Xl6. 80
ALL sizes in the lo but in each style, and only
II one or several of each model Georgette, tafteta
and satin are the materials, in white navy Copen
hagen and other shades; modshly trimmed with silk
fringe, lace cordng.
$3.50 to Sz45o Wolfe and Calico Dresses, Sl655
heminue dresses mace oy one
OF There oon
and other designs SO un
vogue tailored and dressier NODES
t IL.
s655 to sS7s Wash Dresses, ssIs -
white novelty dresseA
trimmings Medium and small
Women's and Misses French Serge Suits, $3.50
Notp yleftb
Copenhagen and black ano wnn.e
than the price asked Inc
extremely desirable
S5zs to S755 Slip-On Sweaters, $z99 -
by Knitting before tney vent
styles
variety Of oorngs and Sizes
szs5 Wool Sp-On Sweaters, S567
without plain colors
All SIEGE
49, s1o95 and slIS5 Silk Fiber SIip0ns, SS9s
less, with sailor monk collars
$3.50 o $500 Wash Skirts $IAs
models OF pue and eatnereo IN tne
$3.50 $4o5 Wash Skirts, $40
gabardine. and novelty
tertals beautifully made finished. All sizes.
= -sxondF Floor.
Evening star., 1918-08-13
Lingerie B1ouses, $I.I9
Chic Summer B1ouses, $2.I9

Satisfying al your blouse ideals whether choice
embroidered smartly
high and low STYLE with silk
collars others with knife pleating col
Regular and extra sizes from Sc to
Evening star., 1918-08-13
BY FRANK H. sIMoNDs.

Thrown back into the desert Gre
ated BY Hindenburg in the great re-
treat Of 1917. tho Germans are now
desperately struggling to organize q
defense along the old Somme line.
from which they were driven In the
summer campaign Of 1916. With their
fianks still holding firm above the
Disc and between the Somme and the
Ancre. the Germans have been tenn
porarily successful in holding up tho
Anglo-French advance all the way
from Chaulnes southwark to Hssigny
and Ribecourt.
In this effort the Germans have OBJ
viously been able to turn to advan-
tage the intricate systems Of defense.
allied and German alike, created be-
fore the Somme fighting, and In more
or less dilapidated condition. survtv-
ing from 1916. So far the French and
any real progress beyond the old Ger
man line, and all the villages and
towns mentioned in tho later COM
muniques are on this old front from
which Haig and Foch. advanced in
July, 1916.
But despite the temporary pause
there is little reason to believe that
Ludendorn can permanently check
his retreat west of the line Of the
upper Somme on a front from Ba-
paume through Peronne and Ham to
the high ground north of the Disc
and about Noyon. His present reac-
tion compares with the stand on the
hills north of the Ourcq. which were
defended as an intermediate line be-
tween the Marine and the Vesle. A
few days ago we were specializing
as to whether the Marne retreat would
ofnr, af the VaSlA or at the AiHne.
Today the question is whether the
Somme retirement will stop on the
upper Somme or at the Hindenburg
line.
Evening star., 1918-08-13

In,bo,tant-Th;s Sbec;a1 Sale Of
tyLingerie BlouSeS

$3.50 to $500 Lingerie B7ouses, sos
Delightful styles of fine vole organdie, plain models
with tiny coored rue trimming collar and fr beautiful
broidered designs Others combined with
lace There coored striped blouses showing
tucked vestees Sizes Sc to 46
Lingerie B1ouses, $II9
All this lot which includes bloues of plain white
striped checked plaid other novelty materials and color
effectively trimmed with lace embroidery, plain tailored
All sizes.
Evening star., 1918-08-13
All Ground Of Real Value Lost.

II Is essential now to recognize that
the strategic profit OF the Picardy Of
fensive has already been largely har-
vested. The British and French are
bound to push their success as far
as it can be cheaply pushed, but the
desert before them now has little or
no immediate value. and is decidedly
not worth any great expense in
men or munitions. Whether Luden-
dorff halts permanently on the old
Somme line, the line of the upper
Somme or the Hindenburg. he has
value gained in the spring offensive.
Foch struck primarily to abolish
the German threat to Paris by the
Disc route, to free the communications
between Paris and the channel. which
pass through Amiens. and to eliminate
the German wedge thrust between
French and British armies as far
west as the Avre and Ancre. He has
accomplished all Of these things. He
has in addition inflicted upon the Ger
mans their worst defeat of the war
and gathered the greatest allied bag
of prisoners and guns of any opera
tion.
Beyond this lies the possibility of
exploiting his victory by q further
advance, which will compel general
and the Oise-that Is. between Sois-
sons and Noyon. II he can produce
such a retirement the Germans will
also have to quit the Vesle and fall
back north Of the Aisne between Sois-
sons and Rheims. But this last pos
sibility is worth striving for only pro-
vided German resistance is still weak
and the disorganization following the
initial defeat continues.
Evening star., 1918-08-13
No Return to War of Movement.

1t 10 well to abolish all notion That
there Is at present any chance Of
return to the old-style war of move
ment Nothing of that sort can hap
pen. The Germans forced out of the
Marne salient presently stood, and are
still standing, at the Vesle. Driven
striving to rally on the old Somme
line and are certain to stand success
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-16
ONE HUNDRED
CANVASSERS OUT
Your Dollar and Your Heart
for a Worthy Cause

The Red Cross Christmas roll call
is on in full swing.
A large audience greeted Dr. NJ. B..
Hillegas of Montpelier, who is at the
head of Vermont's Educational De-
partment, at the Globe Sunday night
and listened attentively to the very
convincing reasons which he set forth
for greatly increased support for this
superb organization which has done
so much for the world and which has
so much more yet to do.
DIR. Hillegas brought before the
audience very clearly and definitely
the vast needs of suffering humanity,
particularly in Europe and also in
our own country which the American
Red Cross alone can supply.
He laid great emphasis on the fact
that the work of the Red Cross must
be supported to greater extent than
ever before or the tremendous eXpen-
diture of blood and treasure which has
been poured out so lavishly during the
past few years would have been spent
in vain.
Millions OF people who were in COM
Portable circumstances before the war
are now destitute. The American
Red Cross is the one great, efficient
organization which is able to cope
with a situation of such tremendous
magnitude as now confronts the civil
lied world. No other organization
has the necessary machinery to save
the millions of suffering people in all
countries Of the world from sta1va-
ton. 1t is the duty of every man,
woman and child to help if they pos
sibly can.
Eleven teams of Red Cross workers,
comprising nearly 100 persons started
house canvass Of st. Johnsbury.
These workers are all volunteers who
have first paid their own membership
fee and now are giving freely of their
time and effort to this great cause.
Everybody should be ready for the
| canvasscrs, when they call. Don't
waste their time Cali you need is a
heart and dollar" although larger
amount than a dollar, anything from
one to one hundred can be used to
good advantage.
ANY fee of 81 or more entities the
member to years subscription to
the Red Cross magazine which is a
first class periodical and well worth
| the price.
| Bloomfield A. Palmer is the st.
Johnsbury chairman for this drive.
He has put in a great amount of work
in getting ready for the Christmas
roll call and he hopes to make this
canvass complete in the first three
days of this week. ..-.
Everybody help. Join. Show the
flag in your window. Wear your but
| tAO
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-16

The port medical authorities, re-
sponsible for soldier patients from
the time of their arrival from Europe
to their delivery at general hospitals
nearest their home communities, aim
to clear their charges from the de-
barkation hospitals within a week.
The work begins at the port quaran-
tine station. Here medical officers
board incoming transports and assist
the doctors aboard in preparing the
men for landing. In practically all
cases the wounded are taken directly
from the ship to the harbor hospital
boat, which conveys them to a pier
near one of the debarkation hospitals
where ambulances are in waiting.
While the men get their "shore
bearings" their cases are studied anC
assignments made to reconstruction
of convalescent hospitals.
The next process is the attachment
Of a medical liaison officer to the
group he is to conduc. 10 an interior
station. When he has become fanlil-
lar with his charges he applies for {
hospital car or train, according to the
size of his party, and for an escort OF
doctors, nurses and crderlies. Ii {
train is assigned, the journey, ever
across the continent, is simple, but il
the wounded fill only one car, whicl
must be attached to regular trains
the feeding problem becomes acute
Here the Red Gross lends it's aid, ar
ranging by telegraph with its auxil
faries along the way for meals for tn
travellers at points where neither din
ing car service nor station estauiant'
are available.
TIE hospital trains, equipped witt
specially constructed Pullman sleep
ing and kitchen cars, have accommo
cations both for walking cases" am
foi men so severely injured that the!
must remain abed both day and night
In anticipation of their use on an ex
tensive scale, fifty officers and 20l
men are in training here, and a smallel
company at Newport News, as escor
detachments.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-16

Amsterdam despatch says that Poland has severed
Itlaons with Germany according to telegram received
IN Berlin from Warsaw
A despatch from Rome says that Pope Benedict may
request President Wilson to consent to act mediator
IN an effort to reach reciprocal pact which will solve the
dissent which has existed between the Qurnal and the
Vatican, according to the Populo Romano. This paper
says that this is matter which will not be brought be-
Tore the peace conference.
Paris despatch says that in their visit President
wilson and Premier Clemenceau touched in only GEN
eral manner the problems of the peace conference ac
cordng to Marcel Hutin of the Echo de Paris. This
paper says that the President will not attend the fetes in
honor OF King Victor Emmanuel Of Italy, who arrives
Thursday but he and the King will probably exchange
calls 1t is understood that the President may celebrate
christmas With the troops at Ireses.
Lisbon despatch says that the police SUSPECT that
the Of President Paer Sunday planned
by league OF republican youths. The murderer was Kill
led by the crowd and suspected in the completely
was arrested There IS unanimous protest against
crime on the part of the population and demonstrations
are anticipated The union labor leaders have been plac
ed under police protection The assassin fired three shots
at President Paer.
despatch from New York. dated Sunday says that
III brief battle between the American navy gunners and
dozen Mexican custom guard soldiers at Tampico on
Nov. 29 the Americans shot and killed two Mexicans.
This transpred when the steamship Monterey arrived in
port Sunday The passengers said that the Mexican SOL
ers had attacked the chief gunner mate shore leave
Gunner who unarmed to his aid fired upon by
the Mexicans The Americans returned to their ship,
seized the guns and dispersed the MeXicans The Tam
pco authorities demanded thes urender of the gunners
but this the captain of the Monterey refused to do The
steamer sailed away after naval inquiry which decided
that the incident should be settled through diplomatic
channels.
A Washington despatch says that the Tampico Incl
dent is being settled through diplomatic negotiations
between the Mexican government and the American
bassador at Mexico City.
Amsterdam-William Hohenzollern it is understood
has refused to leave Holland after the official representa-
ton had been made that his continued presence in Ho
land likely to envove the country in serious difficult
ties
Rome-During the the Italian army have lost
$4,000 officers 10000 officers wounded serious
~ and the has cost Italy $4,000 O0OO00 The
try had under proportonate to the pOpu
ation than any other nation.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-16
EDITH CAVELL'S GRAVE
Memorial Service Held in Brussels
Cemetery

London, Dec. 15-The grave of Ed
ith Cavell, the English nurse execut-
ed by the Germans, in the National
Cemetery at Brussels is believed to
have been definitely located from a
German plan of the cemetery in the
hands of the Belgian authorities, and
on Tuesday last the British commun-
ity held a commemoration service at
the grave. The service was attended
by the British minister, who laid on
the mound of earth wreath from
King George and Queen Mary inscrib-
ed. "In memory of brave and
splendid English woman"
Sir F. S. Villiers deposited a wreath
bound with the British colors in the
name of the British Legation and
colony, and Brand Whitlock, the Am
erican Minister, added a tribute of his
own. The Spanish Minister, the Bel
gian Foreign Minister and the mem
bers of the legations staff We're pre-
sent at the ceremony.
One of the first acts of King Albert
after his re-entry into Brussels was to
go to the cemetery in company with
Queen Elizabeth, who laid a wreath
on Miss Cavell's grave.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-16
GIVE THE BOY A CHANCE

Someone has said, "Count no man
happy until he is dead" We may also
say, Judge no boy a failure until hc
has had his chance. A contemporary
publication of London Tit-Bits, is au-
thority for this:
Isaac Barrows, who turned out so
splendid and noble-hearted man.
was, when boy at Charterhouse, no.
torious chiefly for his stormy temper
proverbial idleness as a scholar, and
pugnacious habits; and such unhappi-
ness did he cause his parents that his
father was wont to declare that "it
it pleased God to take from him any
of his children, he hoped it would be
Isaac"
When the Duke of Wellington was
boy he gave his mother so much
trouble that on one occasion she bit
terly exclaimed, when asked what his
future was to be: "He had better GO
into the army. A lad like that is only
fit food for the bullets!"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-16
THE MARINE
CORPS IN FRANCE
Resume of Their Part in Winning the
War

Washington, Dec. 15-The first
complete list of Marine Corps units
serving with the American army in
France was made public today by
Major General Barnett, coming at
of the Marine Corps, in his annu4 &
port to the secretary of the navy.
With the list or organization num-
bers, General Barnett gives some of
the congratulatory messages from
French and American officers prais-
| ing the geat work Of the Names, and
commenting warmly upon the magni-
ficent couage and morale of the men
among whom the casualty rate was
tremendous.
Following are the Marine units in
France: The 5th, 9th, and 18th regi-
ments, the 1st Machine Gun bat
TALON, the 1st, I'd and Sd replacement
battalions, the Sd, 4th, 5th, and 9th,
separate battalions, 1st and I'd casual
replacement battalions, 1st separate
machine gun battalion and part of the
18th regiment. The total up to the
date of the report was $40 officers
and 21,323 men.
Between April and Sept. /, 1918,
the marine casualties totalled % per
cent of their gross strength. Forty
four officers and LILO enlisted men
were killed in action and rs officers
and 1882 men were wounded.
"Only 25 men are known to be in
the hands Of the enemy" General
Barnett said at is considered that
this constitutes most remarkable
testimonial to the magnificent morale
and individual courage of the men." ;"
Attention also is called to the re-
markable ecords made by fresh
troops who were thrown into action
against veteran enemy forces after
only weeks of training. Their
lsteadiness under fire, the report said,
"is eloquent of the fine material from
which the corps is drawing it's men,
The marine corps also organized a
regiment of heavy artillery to man
finch naval guns provided with cat
erpillar tractors and mounts, and built
up its own aviation service, 80 stud
ent iiers being graduated each month,
in The closing days of the war, from
the school at Boston.
Despite the great expansion of the
corps and the reduced training pc
riod, the marines maintained their
record for craftsmanship, 81 per cent
of the entire organization qualifying
as marksmen, sharpshooters and ex-
pert Tiflemen.
Genel Barnett recommended that
the permanent peace strength of the
corps be raised to 1900.
New construction recommended by
the colnmandant includes storage fa-
cilities at Philadelphia to cost $780,
900, additional mess halls and quar-
ters at Paris Island, S. c., to cost
| 1,658, 300, adequate water works at
Quantico, Va, and barracks at the
New York navy yard
Quantico should be made. the east
coast base and San Diego the west
base of the corps, General Barnett
says, should it become necessary to
concentrate these troops at their own
depots in order to devote the space
they now occupy to industrial activ-
tiles OF the navy yards.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-16
POLAND BREAKS With GERMANY
PRESIDENT OF PORTUGAL SHOT
MEXICO AND The j. S. CLASH
THE FLIGHT OF
CIVILIAN THE LAST
Just Dodged Allied Bombs Before He
Left the Country

The Hague, Dec. 16-"The fight of
William the last" This is the title
Vorwearts gives to the following des-
cription written by the Kaiser's own
attendant:
"On Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 2.30 p. m.,
I received from the castle an order to
come Immediately. L started, and,
suspecting something approaching &
departure, took the necessary papers
of journey. When I arrived at the
castle, received commission to pre-
pare for the personnel appointed to
start at eleven o'clock that night foI
Spa in a court train. arranged pro-
visions for ten days from the castles
war store, where enormous treasures
Of food of every description had been
stocked, and had them packed into the
court train.
"On October so, at 4 p. nl., we en-
tered Spa. The Kaiser, with his
suite Of 16 gentlemen and 45 SER
wants, continued to reside in the
train.
"On November 3, the Kaiser un-
dertook journey to the front at
Alosstnord, Belgium. We left this
station after some delay. Had we
remained ten minutes more, we
should have been no more, for ten
minutes after the court trains de-
parture (the Kaiser and some of his
suite had left in motor cars) the
station was bombed by French air
men and completely ruined, also a
munition transport and hospital
train full of sick and wounded were
destroyed.
"On the return journey, we saw
six enemy airmen still above our
train, but we were lucky, as they
had thrown ali their bombs at the
station.
"When we returned to Spa at noon
of November 4, we were informed
that we should leave that evening
for Berlin. Our joy was great, but
| things turned out differently. The
Kaiser had not complied with the re-
quest Of the general staff to retire
from Spa as quickly as possible, as
] his presence occasioned fears of the
worst, but he took up his quarters at
Villafroneuse, where he previously
| had lived.
az had to contend with all sorts of
things, because the courriers who
should have brought new fresh pro-
visions, meat, game, vegetables, etc,
from Berlin, had not arrived. What
was l to do? | told court official
he musts ee that the necessary pro-
visions were obtained. This was
done to limited extent.