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Evening star., 1918-02-21
RENTERS OF HOMES
NOT PR0F|TEERS
Lifelong Washingtonian Ex-
presses Indignation at SIurs
Cast Upon District
Residents.

Many of the people of Washington
have greatly disconnected themselves
during the past few months by giving
up their homes to house war workers
and now feel that they have been
wrongly asperscd by the criticisms
uttered in debate on the so-called
"profiteering'' bill. One of them, a
lifelong resident of the capital, has
given expression to this feeling in the
following statement, relating personal
experience:
TN my capacity of property-holder
here. who has leased her home for
term of months and who. in conse-
quence of that. is being listed by some
persons in Congress among those who
are thieves and extortionists would
like to speak in defense of the citizens
of my Washington, in which l was
born, and whose forebears since the
year 1900 have given gladly and freely
their time, talents, brains and ideals to
help lay the foundations SO nobly
planned of this city, the beauties of
which at this present time owe their
being very largely to the unselfish
labors of those beginners.
Evening star., 1918-02-21
FOOD ORDER IS MODIFIED.
French Hotelkeepers Objected to 8 to
II O'Clock Restrictions,

PARIS. Wednesday. February 20
Victor Boret, the food minister. confer
red today with hotelkeepers and
others. and. after hearing their objec-
tions to his order forbidding the serv-
ing Of food between 9 and II am. be-
cause of the hardship 1t would work on
the laboring classes. agreed to revoke
that part Of the order until further
notice. He insisted. however. that the
prohibition against the serving Of solid
foods between 2:30 and $50 p.m. must
be applied rigoroustR :
Evening star., 1918-02-21
Confidence in The Star.

"As to the contemplate aspersions cast
, upon The Evening Star. commented on in
it's leading editorial Of issue February IA.
they are quite beneath notice The Star
speaks for itself and always has ever since
the day of it's first issue, when my father
came home with the paper in his hand and
said to my mother, Well Dug Wallach
has got his paper started: he calls it The
avsids child VIII what eeur pretty tn na,na and
raced to the window to see If the evening
star was in the sky.
Ever since that day-quite more than
birth it has been in my home daily visi-
tor. SO that in saying it is and has been
good and true 1 know whereof l speak.
We always regard it as a loyal friend.
Il have said what is here said because
am not willing to let my city-mine for
11S years-appear in the eyes Of my COM
patriots in SO unjust light without speak
ing clearly and Enthusiastically the truth
Evening star., 1918-02-21

than the President to acquaint the
world with the just aims Of the allies,
and no man had performed greater
service to civilization in this crucial
period. In conclusion the mayor said
the civilized world expected much of
America, and after seeing the fine fell
lows of the American Army today he
was confident that the civilized world
would not be disappointed.
Evening star., 1918-02-21
ao4 LOST ON TUscAxrA
Americans Who Are Identi Id -
Three Officers, 1877 Nm

LONDON. February 31@Two hn31rs4
ana four Americans lost thsar Hvjes -
the Tuscania. according to the pAssss
figures received at American Army
headquarters
OF this total there have been ide9t3ae0
and buried, three officers and 1S7 2ne0S
unidentified buried one ofaeae aA1 81
men; missing presumably went DIVA
with the ship, 80 men.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-01
INTERESTING DISCLOSURES
REGARDING THE ARMY
Lloyd George Earnestly Suggested
Woods Appointment.

Washington Some interesting dis
closures regarding American army af-
fairs at home and abroad were made
through publication of confidential
testimony given recently before the
senate military committee in execu.
tive session
Statements of nearly all the wit.
nesses heard behind closed doors. ex.
cept Major General Crozier, chief Of
ordnance, were given in the usual
printed report of committee proceed
ings.
One that created something of
stir among members of Congress was
that Of Representative Mccormick, Of
Illinois. who back from visit to the
allied battle fronts, told the commit
tee allied officials were apprehensive
regarding coordination of American
was management; that Premier Lloyd
George earnestly suggested Major
General Leonard Woods appointment
as the American military representa-
tive abroad, and that high officers in
General Pershing's command urged
that Major General Crozier, chief OF
ordnance. and Quartermaster General
Sharpe be superseded
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-01
Humor over the Wires.

Much has been heard of late concern
ing cipher messages; but If you were In
mld-Atlantic and wished to send u
wireless" to your husband and tell
hlm--with all respect to economy
that the weather was perfect, your
health good, food satisfactory, cabin
comfortable, passengers congenial,
what cipher would you invent? Could
II be packed into two words?
A lady who crossed from New York
lately, on some war mission, did the
trick. The husband she had left be-
hind she knew would be playing poker
every evening at the club, so she chose
time when he would just be In the
thick OF It to send him the all-lnclusive
message OF perfect satisfaction: "Roy-
al Flush which Is the best hand Il
poker player can hold.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-01
GERMANY REJECTS
ALL PEACE OFFERS
BASIS OF PEACE SET FORTH BY
WILSON ARE DECLARED
UNACCEPTABLE,
WILL HOLD ALSACE.LORRA|NE
Chancellor Says Fate Of Poland and
Balkans and ltay's Frontier Lies
Entirely With Austria-Hungary.

Germany, through her imperial chan
cellor, Count Won Hertling, and Aus.
tria'Hungary, through its foreign min-
lister, Count Czernin, have made re-
plies to the peace terms Of the allies
and the United States as recently
enunciated by David LloydGeorge and
President Wilson Although both af'
feet to see the possibility of coming
into agreement with their enemies on
minor points, the concrete bases essen.
lila to peace are declared to be unac.
ceptable,
The German spokesman was uncom.
promisingly hostile to majority Of
the peace aims as put forward by Pres.
ident Wilson, treating seriatim in his
address those upon which Germany
would not come into accord Count
Czernin was more moderate In his treat.
ment of President Wilson's ideas, de-
claring the Presidents viewpoint, ex.
pressed in his latest address to Con.
gress, showed that there was less in
compatibility between AustriaH Hungary
and the United States than had seem.
ed to be the case.
From +, the German standpoint az.
cording to Won Hertling, the restora.
lion to France of Alsace.Lorraine Is
beyond the realm of discussion. Re-
gardng Belgium, lie declared that its
restoration could be settled only in
peace negotiations. but that Germany
never had demanded the incorporation
of Belgian territory "by violence"
Likewise. methods of procedure in the
evacuation of Northern France must
take account of Germany's vital in
terests and be agreed upon between
Germany and France.
As to Poland and Balkans.
The chancellor said the fate OF Pc.
land and the Balkans and the read
iustment of the Italian frontier lies
with Austria, while the evacuation OF
Russian territory concerns only Rus
STA and the central powers. Germany,
he added. considered that the integ-
rity Of Turkey and the safety of its
capital were closely connected with
the question of the Dardanelles, which
was of vital interest to Germany.
With regard to Russia, Count Ger.
min said Austria-tlungary desired no
annexations or indemnities-'no 4
metre Ct territory, nor kreutzer OF
indemnity that Russia could
have peace II she maintained the same
standpoint as she evidently intended
to do.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-01
AGAINST MAKING UP TIME
LOST ON MONDAY HOLIDAYS

Washington. - Fuel Administrator
Garfield announced that any increase
by industrial establishments of the
usual working time on other days of
the week than Monday for the purpose
of making up time lost on Monday holi.
days will be considered an evasion of
the Monday closing order and viola.
ton Of the spirit of the decree. A
seven hour day has been suggested by
Samuel Gompers ..-.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-01
MUCH IN LITTLE

The navy department announced re-
Gently that armament Of merchant yes
sells under the American flag has been
completed and a gun crew Of from 10
to 81 men for each ship has been pro-
vlded, The men were available, but
they had to be trained when the arma-
ment went into effect, the guns We're
wanting and had to be provided
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-01
FORTY ARMED MExlcANS
CROSS THE RIO GRANDE

lei Paso Texas Forty armed Mexi-
cans crossed the Rio Grande in the
southern part of FL Paso, Soldiers
and policemen armed with rifles were
rushed to the scene. Fifteen minutes
later firing was still in progress Pri.
vate Linn on outpost duty, has been
brought In with bullet wound in his
hody.
After firing several hundred shots,
the Mexicans retreated across the
river.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-01
IN A NUTSHELL

There are probably more natural
bridges In America than In any 9th
err country. Rainbow, the largest In ex-
istence, is 30S feet high. Its span Is
six times as great as that of the Ma
tural Bridge of Virginia. Utah has
three of these natural bridges that are
Of higher and greater span than any
other natural bridge, In the world
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-01
Laying II on Thick.

Beryl had been told many times tina,
she was pretty, but she wanted TO find
out just how pretty the man who mat.
tered thought her.
"Do you think any of the other girls
In the Office are as pretty as | amp
she questioned.
mo" he answered judically, land
| don't think one could assemble
enough features from the entire crowd
to make girl as pretty as you are
That satisfied her.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-01
5AkER TO MAKE REPLY
TO SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN

Washington The administrations
answer to Senator Chamberlain's
speech in the senate yesterday on war
department shortcomings will be'made
by Secretary Baker before the senate
military committee
Mr.. Baker wrote to Chairman Cham
berlain asking that the committee ar.
range an opportunity for him to pre-
sent a summary of what has been done
by America in the war.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-01

J. Pomerey of Hammersmith, Eng
land, the inventor of the Pomerey bul
let which has been used with great sue
cess in combating Zeppellns. Hereto.
fore one difficulty In fighting the giant
German alrships was the impossiblity
of penetrating and destroying the huge
gas bags with the projeetlles In use
Mr.. Pomerey's new bullet Is OF an IN
tirely different type and was put to an
actual test during a recent air raid on
London. The bullet proved to be high
ly successful and the big mir raider
fell, flaming mass, to the ground.
This photograph shows the inventor
and his little daughter Mary, who Is
holding a model Of an airplane on
which Mr.. Pomerey Is working.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-01

The government is reported to have
reached decision that three nails, or
wooden pins, used In shlpbuildlng must
be of locust or eucalyptus. The black
locust will be the particular species
used.
II Is announced that the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad has begun to install elec.
trio headlights on all Of Its locomo-
tlves. The improvement will be made
at the rate of from 10 TO 100 engines
month.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-01

The tobacco industry is one of the
most important In Algeria. In 1915 49,.
100000 packages of cigarettes were
manufactured for interior consumption
and 66,O0O,0oO packages for export, es-
pecially to French Indo.China. The
production of cigarettes has increased
from 593 metric tons In 1901 to 1874
in 1916. The Algerian market, there.
fore, offers quite extensive field for
cigarette machinery.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-17
More Light on Hun Plots

NEW YORK.-Revelatio of the
method by which Count Won Bern
storff and other German propagand-
lists, failing in their efforts to stop
the shipment of munitions to the al
lies by blowing up ships and factories,
organized $2,000.00O pseudo Amer
lean cocporation-the Bridgeport Pro-
the allies and then purposely fail to
fill them-was made here last night.
a. Mitchell Palmer, alien property
custodian, announced the taking over
of 10000 shares of the 10000 shares
of capital stock of the Bridgeport,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-17


Conn, concern. In addition, Mr..
Palmer stated the company had re-
ported to him other property worth
$500, 900 held by it for and in behalf
Vt Germany.
The action involved besides Bern
storff, DIR. Heinrich Albert DR.. Ber-
nard Dernburg, Capt. Won Papen,
Wolf Won Igel, Carl Heynen, one time
American consul in Mexico recently
interned and Huns Tauscher, hus-
band of Madam Gadski, the American
representative of Krupp, Mauser and
otter German munition manufactur-
erS.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-17

American troops sent overseas have
passed the 100000 mark, General
March announced today. He coupled
this statement with an urgent appeal
to the country to support the fourth
Liberty loan.
"The present is no time to hang
back" General March said, "for the
maximum resources of the nation
men and money-must be hurled at
the Hun to make victory certain"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-17

tll German coast defence forces reported pre-
pairing to eyacuate the Belgian coast Their fortified
works IN the dunes are being destroyed (2) The
British. French and Belgian armies making pro-
gress in the vicinity of Hooledge and Rouers. (3)
The German withdrawal north and south of La Bassee
shows maximum depth of miles "a British
cavalry pushing through the gap in the last Iinden-
burg system are persuing the eeng Huns and deprive
them of rest While the infantry and light artillery are
being brought up to make any positions untenabe.
Between (4) and (5) the French making deter
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-17

While the movement of soldiers
acress the water is continuing, the
war department is preparing another
100000 men to follow the first 2,-
100000.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-17

Oxygen tanks containing sufficient
air for six to eight hours breathing
will be carried aloft hereafter by ev-
cry American aviator going over the
German lines in combat or bombing
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-17

mined assaults against the Gobain defenseS
CD General Berthelot, around Hheims is expanding
his territory and, with 60 General Gourauds Franco
American army, is operating secondary pincers to
work the enemy out of the somewhat fiat salient just
north of Rheims. This position still further i'm
peried by the American capture of Mont Blanc, west
of Montois The possession Of this ridge gives the AL
lies observation for fire down valleys held by the
Hun. The Americans and French pressing forward
in the region of Grandpre and have cleared the
envy from the famous Argonne forest
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-17

airplanes and by pilots and observers
Of reconnaissance planes going high
er than $4,000 feet.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-17
FOOD CONSERVATION NOTE.

M FOOD CONSERVATION NOTE
While recevng saates the Lamp and Wick circuit
s. Cobb Odd McIntys father Pasbu
father holds the sitting eating record for his
Cobb
casualties have not been reported
Financial Note: Those 81 bills don't accomplish much
.N-
The difference between the barber the
been that the barber has all the Now the barber
e9pahzea her stations IN life by ab0lssing the tips
Fhe lady next
songs if she may only design its feminine uniforms
udndo that coner Of phrases calls battle
In life the sector of disturbance about twenty
kitchen and back where nightly Moulton aged
Have little "sector of disturbance about place?
let US hear about it. II .
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-17

some men who believe in the divis-
ion of labor let their wives do all the
work and they do the rest.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-17

When a mother does admit that her
son is little wayward she blames It
ON the l. neignDor boys.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-17

Persons who scoIr at weak Chris
tians flatter themselves that their
own morals are good enough.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-17

The man who marrics for money
may be reasonably sure he will not be
allowed to forget it easily.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-17

From the hat dealers point OF view.
two heads are better than one.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-17

Good habits are the only kind to
when /. is necessary to hold! The
bad ones viii cling TO you.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-17

PEACE.
AS softly as dawn
Bathcs the hillside and valley
In glorious colors
OF velvety light,
Dark shadows erasing,
New beauty lines tracing {
And gently effacing
The terr0rs of night,
'Tis so peace will come
Dawning gently upon us,
With no blare of trumpets
And no crash Of guns, :
Without ostentatiOn
Or lordly oration-
The death of a nation,
The end Of the Huns.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-17

One idea OF .ll-le wasted is to go
looking Tor t.ol.Jie, Mnln you may be
sure IL WIli COME 10 you.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-17

Most OF l.; ,.Ju.I ue reasonably
busy foi t.nle IL undertook 10
maze aiuenlS ~ o..ierS.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-17

Most persu..s !, -. -. --r have a
.Atlie e--.,~--~.-.e ~ ...e.i o"l ilan
sl0I1l -? tI...t vi C...-.s.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-17

Henry Ford has lost another his titles They him
walking that title
to Dr. Garfield. 4
8
Te German army likely spend the winter behind the linden
burg ine a
That's the best sst * y +
Quite away behind it too. .e =
Begins to look though American soldier will be able
his best girl three 9sss.f
They will make cute flower baskets la.--
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-07-20
iIliteracy before the War.

If is difficult to make comparisons
of illitMacy in France, England,
Spain and Portugal, Austria Hungary
and Scotland before the war, because
different methods of taking the count
are used in the various countries. In
giving the percentage of illiteracy IN
the countries below, there is Indicated
in the parenthesis the basis on when
the computation was made. notes an
investigator: Austria, 1877 (popuia-
ton over eleven years, 1870; Eng
land and Wales, 1.8 marriages, l9Ol-
1870; France AL population over
ten years, 1906 or Al, marriages 1901
191o); Hungary, 1873 population over
six years, based on number unable TO
read and write, 1910; Portugal, 6s.s
population over ten years, 1911, Daseo
ON inability to ready; Scotland, Ia
marriages 19O1-1910); Spain, 5s.1
population over ten years.. Except
! In the cases mentioned, the term IL
literacy is used to mean all persons
unable to write their own language.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-07-20
WORK STOCK MUST
BE KEPT EFFICIENT
improperly Adjusted Harness Often
Causes Injuries.

The work stock is the motive power
on the farm, and if we are to accom-
plish what is needed in maximum crop
production, we must see to it that
the stock is kept up to the highest
state of efficiency. 1t will not onsy
accomplish more in the line of pro-
drction, but will save loss to the own
els themselves.
MANY OF our farm stock are rend-
cred temporarily unavoidable through
injuries that could very easily be
avoided" says DIR. w. H. Dalrymple of
the Louisiana State University. "A
badly-fitting collar will often lay an
animal of work until the injury it
has done has recovered. A bride that
is too tight, or too short. will fire.
QHently cause injury to the back of the
poll, and draw the bit so tight that
1t will cut deeply into the angles Of
the lips.
"Backbands are very frequently
abused by placing them too far back,
often over the loins. making the AMI
NAL. pull by the loins. which is the
weakest part of the back, and often
causing paralysis of the hind parts:
Plow traces should havea straight pull
from the names tothe single-tree. The
backband is only meant to keep the
traces from falling down when the
animal is turning, or when they are
otherwise loose. If the pillow goes too
deep. the pillow, itself, should be fixed
and not remedied by injuring the AMI
NAL through placing the backband to'
far back.
'The hoofs of the stock frequentl,
grow too long and upset the balanc'
of the feet in unshod animals, causing
lameness, etc. The hoofs should b.
kept trimmed down to about norma
size, or allowing little for veal
Split hoofs often occur from neglec
to keep them periodically trimmed
and in good shape.
"These are a few of the more in
portant conditions that render animal
united to perform regular work, bu
which could, and ought, to be proven
ed by little ordinary care and oil
servation."
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-07-20
WAR PROPHECY COMES TRUE
Russian Bankers Prediction seven
Years Ago Provided for Famine
and the Bankruptcy Of Nations.

Only seven years ago M. Bloch. the
great Russian banker, wrote: That
is the future of war--not fighting, but
famine; not Thea Staying of men. but
the bankruptcy of nations. and the
breaking up Of the whole social or
ganization of the nations"
The future of war, as written about
by NJ. Bloch seven years ago, is the
present of war today, observes Yer
non Kellogg in the Atlantic. Not that
fighting and the Staying OF men are
lessened. Only the Napoleonic and
the Thirty Years wars approach to-
DAVIS war In the terrible losses of hui
man life; and too great a drain on
The human life of any one or severai
of the nations engaged may be the de-
Gliding factor in the wars conclusion.
But on the whole, and as matters stand
today, that part of M. Bloch's prophecy
referring to the predominant influence
Of the food problem in modern wai
Is thoroughly borne out by the facts
Despite the fearful and fatal strug
Cling of an incredible number of men
consuming inconceivable quantities o.
munitions, and using such amazing
methods of lighting as are beyond ever
the fantastic imaginings OF the 70
mancers of q decade ago, the nationa
and international phases Of the foo'
and general economic problem are tn
predominant features Of the war si'
/ uation today.