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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-01-10
MAKING BARRAGE MAPS
STUDIED BY AMERICANS
INTRICATE TASK OF TRENCH
WARFARE WHICH REQUIRES
ABSOLUTE ACCURACY.

| Herbert Corey, war correspondent
now with the British army in France,
tells of the science of map making in
connection with barrage fire.
Equipped with an accurate map, a
gun is an instrument Of precision.
Without a map the battery chief is
blind and the big gun is but heavy
and useless article of furniture. 1t
is the modern map, worked out to a
pitch of perfection never dreamed of
before which has given their value
to the great guns of today. One
might argue that they have made war
an exact science. Without them
war would still be a hugger- mugger
game of killing at close quarters.
Enormous Value to Americans.
No department of the wonderfully
complete British organization is be-
ing examined with more alert interest
by the American officers who are Wis
ting the British front than the map
making section. The information they
are securing will be of enormous value
to them in their task of hurriedly ex-
panding an entirely unprepared small
army into a thoroughly prepared
great army. Such part of the story
of British maps as may be told will
enlighten the civilian as to the infinite
detail into which war preparation is
carried nowadays.
1--WE are trying to get this battery
today" said an officer. showing me
a map. The battery was marked in
the corner of one of the squares into
which the map was divided. 1--WE
only located it yesterday"
That statement demands amplifica-
ton. The map he held had been
printed the night before and hurried
to this particular sector of the front
by special messenger, Each morning
many copies of many different maps
are thus printed and sent out. There
is one great map for the front as
whole, on which yesterdays changes
are shown in detail. There is a map
for each of the armies operating in
the British sector. There are sub
maps. showing each sector of each
army. Each officer in responsible
position is furnished each morning
with map brought up to date-up
to the close of photographing light
the day before--of the area in which
he is interested.
How do you do it?" | asked
How Maps Are Made.
Quite simply it appeared on ex-
animation. 1t did not appear to me
rs a childishly simple operation, when
he infinite number of things to be
lone by the infinite number Of people
involved are considered To the off,. l.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-01-10

NThe heaviest food contracts in the
history of the world have been let re-
Gently to IA Of the great packing
houses of the United tSates.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-01-10

The woman who is first to adopt
new fad Is also first to draw the line
at a new wrinkle.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-01-10

A woman hates to acquire her first
gray hair as badly as man hates to
part with his last one.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-01-10

Pu. your legal advertising In The
wallace Miner and have It correct.
Evening star., 1918-05-22
GUARDS navy WORKERS
AGAINST PROFITEERING
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt Out
lines Procedure in
Rent Cases.

F. D. Roosevelt. acting Secretary of
the Navy, has taken radical action to
protect officials and employees of the
Navy Department against all methods
OF rent profiteering. To that end he
has addressed a circular letter to all
bureau chiefs of the department on
the general subject of rent profiteer-
ing in the District of Columbia"
All officers, enlisted men and
civilian employees of the department"
says the acting secretary, who may
be threatened in the present tenure
of their residences, whether houses,
apartments or rooms and whether by
increase of rent or notice of intention
to evict, are advised to at once COM
municate with Capt. Peyser. housing
and health division Of the War De-
partment, second floor, National Saw
ings and Trust building, 18th street
and New York avenue telephone,
War. branch 2462).
Pending his advice they should
make no concessions or admissions
of any sort. If summoned to the
Municipal Court further notice should
al once be given Capt. Peyser.
The Office Of national intelligence
viii assign an Investigator to secure
information on navy cases and report
his findings to Capt. Peyser."
Evening star., 1918-05-22
CAT TALES.
Four Years Ago

Four years ago the red god
Mars was resting, drowsy, on
his throne: and SO we talked Of
choochoo cars, and small beer
gossip was our own. Then
trihing things important seem
ed, and twaddle was our stock
in trade; reformers DER the
country screamed-you will re-
call the noise they made. Bridge
whist employed the lazy danes
at country clubs throughout the
land, and stories of the base ball
games at eventide were in de-
mand. Would Jinks be chosen
county clerk, or would he run
against defeat. Discussing this
our jaws we'd work for hours
together on the street. The
neighbors used to come at night
and talk with me of many things,
and we would whoop around and
hight Ger cabbageS and cats and
kings. But since the war flags
were unfurled and battle eagles
raised their scream, it seems
we're in another world; the old
time planet was a dream. The
country clubs are drear and bare,
no giggles from their porches
rise; the girls no longer gather
there, to see who gets the BOBBY
prize. And men have learned to
think grave thoughts, and let the
beer and skittles go; to plan how
they may hand some swats, by
sacrifices, to the foe.
WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1918-05-22
OUTDOOR SUPPER PLANNED.
Smith College Club to Elect Of.
ficcrs Friday Evening.

Members Of the Smith College Club
of Washington are to enjoy an out
door supper at the next meeting of
that organization. scheduled for Fri
day evening at the headquarters OF
the Association of Collegiate Alumnae,
o506 * street northwest.
The annual elections are also on the
program and there will be roll call
for experiences and jobs. in which
each member is expected to relate
some of the aspects of her work
since coming to the National Capital
or since the country entered the war.
All Smith graduates are invited to
attend and should notify Mrs. II. G.
Nichols, Northbrook Courts.
Evening star., 1918-05-22
MAIL AIRPLANE PILOTS
ENCOUNTER BAD STORMS
Electrical Disturbances, Wind,
Hail and Rain Impede
Progress.

Mail airplane pilots had their first
battles against storms yesterday.
Soon after leaving Belmont Field,
Long Island. Lieut.. Bonsal ran into
an electrical disturbance, accom-
panied by wind and rain. and was
forced to return, the mail being
forwarded by train. Lieut.. Edgerton
left Philadelphia for Washington in
heavy clouds and encountered an
electrical. wind, hail and rain storm
near Baltimore at an altitude of
10000 feet. He fought through and
arrived here in two hours and thirty
four minutes. with the propeller of
his plane slightly damaged by hail.
Lieut.. Miller missed the storm, COM
pleting the trip from Washington to
Philadelphia in one hour and fifty
two minutes.
The Post Office Department an
nounced that two of the powerful
Liberty motors probably will be in
stalled in the mail planes before the
end of the week. enabling them bet
ter to fight through storms.
Evening star., 1918-05-22
EPWORTH LEAGUE MEETS.
Twenty Eighth Annual Convention
Opens 1T McKendree Church.

The twenty-eighth annual conven-
ton of Washington District of the
Epworth League opened last night at
McKendree NJ. E. Church. Massachu-
setts avenue near 9th street. at which
Rev C. A. Shreve delivered an ad-
dress on Washington District In War
Time"
The program had a military setting,
and soldiers quartet from Fort
MySr added much to the musical at
fractions. A service flag containing
2S5 stars was dedicated.
The program tonight will give spe-
cial attention to the annual institute
OF the Baltimore conference. which
will be held at Mountain Lake Park
Md Rev. DIR. F. NJ. Mccoy of Balti-
more IS to be the principal speaker.
officers for the ensuing year are to be
elected.
Evening star., 1918-05-22
HOUSE SEEKS TO FORCE
WARTIME PROHIBITION
Will Hold Up $11, 900, 900 Emer.
gency Food Bill Until Presi-
dent Acts.

Wartime prohibition through hold
ing up an s11 100000 emergency food
bill until President Wilson puts ban
on light wines and beer. as we'll as on
whisky, was approved by the House
yesterday in accepting an amendment
offered by Representative Randall of
California, prohibitionist.
Administration leaders fought this
amendment. 1t is- expected that it
will be stricken out later on a record
vote.
Under an act Of August 10. 1917. the
President is authorized to prohibit by
proclamation the use OF foods in the
manufacture of malt and vinous
liquors when in his judgment he be-
lieves such ASTON is necessary for
the conservation OF food.
Sitting as 4 committee of the whole.
the House adopted. 50 to IS. an
amendment to the food production bill
prohibiting the expenditure of any
part OF the $l1 100000 the measure
cafries until the President issues a
proclamation prohibiting the use OF
foodstufrs in the manufa cture of in
toxica ting liquor in any form.
Evening star., 1918-05-22
FIGHTERS ADDRESS
PETWORTH CITIZENS
Red Cross Work Commended
by Men Returned From
the Front.

The Red Cross organization was
characterized as a morale conserv-
err as essential to the army as the
several branches of the service by
speakers at a meeting of the Pet
worth Citizens Association at the Pet
worth School Building, Sth and Shep-
herd streets. last night.
Each of the speakers had wallowed
in the mud of the trenches over
there" and the contingent included
one American. Sergt. Haley, who
was with Pershing and had been con-
fined to Walter Reed Hospital for
in action. The others are Canadians,
Lieut. Barker Lieut.. Dunbar, the
piper" and Private Whale. Besides
making a speech, Dunbar played the
pipes.
Three Red Cross workers accom-
panied the speakers and following the
talks contributions amounting to sls
were received by them. Most OF those
present had made previous contrlpu-
tions.
Petworth is advancing plans for It's
July celebration. Tae matter was
considered at a meeting preceding the
talks. when w. T. Guteiius was
named chairman by President j. l..
Carr. Mr. Gutelius will have general
direction of the celebration and was
authorized to appoint chalrmen anu
members of subcommittee to ar
range the program. which is to IN
Guide childrens parade, athietlc
events and patriotic exercises
President Carr reported that Win
the presidents of the Brig ghtwood anu
Takoma Park Citizens Associations
a joint conference was held with John
A. Beeler and the public utilities com
mission on general railway condl-
tions Special attention was PAID Dy
the association representatives TO tne
needs of their respective districtS
The report in full was put over uhtii
the next meeting.
A communication was received from
the Woman's Club of Petworth Of
feriny to assist the ASSOCIATION IN ou-
tanning better railway conditions.
II was announced that the associa-
tion had purchased from the treas
ury funds 800 liberty bond OF the
third issue.
Vernon Nichols was elected financial
secretary to succeed Nj. j. Beardslee'
resigned.
A report that r. E. Adams, one OF
the most active members of the or
ganization, was i'll at Walter Reed
Hospital, resulted in adoption OF a
resolution expressing sorrow. Reso-
lutions were adopted expressing con-
doience on the death OF James h.
Jackson. son of Gilbert /. jackson,
secretary of the association.
Evening star., 1918-05-22
TO MAKE DISTRICT BONE DRY.
Senator Sheppard Offers Rider,
Which Later Hs Withdraws.

Senator Sheppard of Texas offered
as an amendment to pension bill in
the Senate yesterday afternoon his
proposal to extend to the District OF
Columbia the operation Of the Reed
bone dry provision Of the post Office
law. which would effectually put an
end to the lawful Importation Of alco-
holic beverages into the National Cap
ital.
Senator Smoot OF Utah called atten-
ton to the fact that the amendment
was not germane. and asked Senator
Sheppard not to press it, but to wait
until some more appropriate measure
was before the Senate. This Senator
Sheppard finally agreed to do, with
drawing his amendment.
Evening star., 1918-05-22
M'GRATH IS RECHOSEN
PARK VIEW SECRETARY.
Citizens Association Is Urged to
Keep Children in Schools for
After War Work.

Citizens of the Park View section
of the city met last night in the au-
ditorium of the Park View School and
exercised the right of democracy-the
privilege of the ballot. The occasion
was the election of community cen
ter secretary.
Because of resolution adopted last
year by the Park View Citizens Asso-
citation, which body ratifies the cleo
tion of the community, providing that
the community secretary shall be
male member of the association, there
was considerable discussion prelimi-
nary to the ballot casting last night.
A motion was finally adopted allow
ing the citizens to vote for any one
whom they desired, whether man or
woman, leaving the matter OF sane
tioning the same to the Park View
Citizens Association.
John G. McGrath, referred to as the
mayor of Park View" because of his
long service as president Of the Park
View association, was reelected COM
munity secretary by an overwhelming
ma jority. He was opposed for the Of
flee by Bert S. Elliott, editor of the
Park View News. and Mrs. c. c. Wine
berger.
George II. Russell presided at the
meeting. and the judges of the cleo
tion were c. w. Leaf. J. F. Culver
well and E. J. Ward. The tellers
were F. Guredian. J. H. Bittenbender,
John S. Cole and o. B. Bowman.
Mrs Philander p. Claxton. wife of
the Unitel States commissioner of ed
ucation. addressed the meeting on the
need of keeping the children in the
schools and of the education of young
men and women in the high schools
and colleges for serious and useful
work in the reconstruction period fol-
lowing the world war. She said that
England has commenced to realize
the seriousness of this question. and
is now taking steps to rebuild it's
school system and to do everything
possible to keep the youth Of that ma
fiou in school
Evening star., 1918-05-22
TO OPEN WEIGHING CENTER.
Campaign Committee Urges Parents
to Have Children Examined.

The children's year campaign COM
mittee announced yesterday that it
has arranged to open a weighing and
measuring center in the Lord Memo
rial Hall. 18th and Newton streets
northeast, Brookland.
Notices have been sent to fifty pa
rents in that vicinity requesting them
to have their children examined. 1t is
urged that other parents. who were
not officially notified. make applica-
ton for examination cards at commit
tee headquarters, 1888 G street.
Evening star., 1918-05-22
IS CALLED TO COLORS.
This Papers Service Flag to Have
Star fer Kirk Miller,

The big service flag that flies from
the facade of The Star building will
shortly have an additional star. 1t
represents Kirk Miller. a members of
the news staff of the paper and
author of the daily feature, '"The
Other Angle" who has been called in
the draft and is now stationed at
Camp Meade
Evening star., 1918-05-22
U. S. Haits Crude Oil Rise.

Warning that the government will
not at this time view with approval
any further advance in the price OF
crude oir' has been sent to oil pro-
ducers by Mark L. Requa, director of
the fuel administrations oil division,
through a. C. Bedford Of New York,
chairman of the petroleum war serv-
ice nogaWittee,
Evening star., 1918-05-22
Favors Reads Abandonment.

Representative Ragsdale of South
Carolina for the House district COM
mittee flied favorable report yes
terday on the bill providing for aban-
donment of Piney Branch road be-
tween Allison street and Buchanan
street northwest.
Evening star., 1918-05-22
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.
TONIGHT.

TONIGHT.
Meeting Of the Indiana Society at the
New Ebbitt House at 8 o'clock. The
annual election Of officers will be held.
Entertainment and dance by the stu
dents Of st. Johns College at Carroll
Hall at 8 o'clock. All proceeds Will
go to the Red Cross.
Meeting of the East Washington
Community Association at Eastern
High School at o'clock. A COM
munity secretary will be elected.
Evening star., 1918-05-22

Mems Suitx& u informs CIeancd.AItered
Norris. 10 9th st. NV. Ph. Fra nklin 325 1
Evening star., 1918-05-22

ney Beans. 15c can: Seeded Raisins.
10c: A. J. Pancake or Buckwheat
Flour. 11lsc; Pure Pepper, 4oc: Bab-
bits Soap, 25c; Evap. Peaches. 121sc;
Log Cabin Syrup, zoe; Gunpowder Tea.
59c and 69c; Navy Beans. 15c. 412 4th
Sc. and all the J. T. D. Pyles Stores
Evening star., 1918-05-22

Five woman conductors are now
being broken in on the cars Of the
Gulfport and Mississippi Coast Trac-
tion Company to take the places of
men who have been called to other
duties.
Evening star., 1918-05-22
CITY ITEMS.

Clanin Optical Co., 0O7 F ST.,
For Comfortable Fitting Glasses.
Evening star., 1918-05-22

'"rhe Thursday French evenings for
men in uniform" will start free new
class for beginners tomorrow at
pm. in the lecture hall, All Souls
Church, 14th and L streets.
Evening star., 1918-05-22

seven acres. A large house is fitted
with shower baths and lockers as
well as large clubroom. An outdoor
shack containing a cook stove offers
facilities for picnic suppers.
Evening star., 1918-05-22

Alleging that her husband treated
her cruelty within three weeks after
treir wedding. that he refused her
more than two meals day and be-
came angry when she bought pair
iof new shoes, Mrs. Marguerite Weiss
has filed suit for a limited divorce
from George z. Weiss. They were
married January s, 1918.
Evening star., 1918-05-22
A verdict for $1,000 damages against

n Vef0ICt TOT SS,OUU udD3IESN ux4IH3t
the Standard OH Company was rem
dered late yesterday afternoon by
jury in Circuit Division l, before JUS
tice Gould, in a suit to recover $4,000.
fled by Mary +. Allen, for injuries al
legged to have been sustained as the
result of the collision of an automo-
bile in which the plaintiff was pas
senger and a tank wagon OF the de-
fendant. The collision occurred June
4. 1915. at 9th street and New York
avenue.
Evening star., 1918-05-22

Randle Highlands Community Cen
ter is to meet tomorrow night at
O'clock to organize a community cho-
rus Mrs. K. r. Ellis, community sec
lretary, urges all interested to attend.
Evening star., 1918-05-22

Y. W. c. A. girls are to have q large
outdoor recreational field this sum-
nner. The field obtained is that OF the
Friends School, at 1901 Wisconsin
avenue. 1t will open June l2. The
field has six tennis courts as well as
GsnsrAl-athletic grounds, and contains
Evening star., 1918-05-22

CRANDALL'S AVE. GRAND.
y 6l5 Pa. Ave. SIZE.
NAT. = Pm. DAILY. P-M. SUNDAY.
T0DAY-vIFIAN MARTIN. In "UN.
CLAIMED GOODS"
roMoERow-vIvIAN REED. in THE
GUILTY MAN"
Evening star., 1918-05-22

CRANDAJJ'S Theater. & E SITS.
~ANfAiSDAA~A - TODAY AND ToMoR.
Row-cHARLES RAY. in PLAYING
THE GAME"
Evening star., 1918-05-22

.CRAkDALL'S TaHsY GAsiSo' Az IN Z AZ, +.
wEEK-''ENLIGHTE THY DAUGH-
TER"
Evening star., 1918-05-22

s0I VMpIc OPEN ESQ PM.
?OAA IVA ~ HAROLD LOCKWOOD, in
l431 ST. THE LANDLDPER."
Evening star., 1918-05-22

Hattie Smith has filed suit for an
absolute divorce from Philip Smith,
They were married February IL, 1909,
and separated in February, 1914.
There are no children.
Evening star., 1918-05-22

(NANUALL , TonAY~.NIn xnA. M.
NETT. in THE KEYS Or THE
EIGuTEoUS'
ToMoRI0w-kITTY GORDON. in THE
fUEPLE LILY"
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-02-28
NOT THE ONLY ONE
There Are Other Dillon People Simi-
larly Situated

Can there be any stronger proof.
offered than the evidence of Dillon
residents? After you have read the
following. quietly answer the ques-,
ton. ,
w. ID. Trawick. farmer, Harrison,
St, Dillon, says: II am thoroughly,
convinced that Doan's Kidney Pills
are all that is claimed Of them, and I
am only too glad to give my recon-
mendation. One of the first symp-
toms Of kidney trouble in my case
was a heavy, duh, bearingdown pain
across the small Of my back. Every
day the trouble got worse until final
ly l was completely all out Of shape,
My kidneys acted weak and at times
1 noticed that the secretions were
unnatural. On seeing Doan's Kidney
Pills advertised, l got box and used
them according to directions. They
greatly relieved me from my trouble
and continued use entirely cured me.
Doar's Kidney Pills are fire rem
edy.'
soc. at all dealers Foster-Milburn
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-02-28

United States. Imports Of dry and
green calf skins from South Ameri-
ca doubled In five years. and green
cattle hides more than trebled: i'm
portations of other kinds of skins
and hides also vastly Increased.
Argentine's last census of live
stock gave 1t half as large a supply
of livestock as exists in the entire
United States. Our nation imports
hides from six other South and Cen
trail American countries. SO that this
source Of supply can be considered
inexhaustible.
The leather and shoe interests of
the United States have been telling
us ever since the war started that
the shortage of leather" made the
price Of shoes high. etc. You could
Get all the shoes you wanted. how
ever, by paying the boosted prices.
There also is no excuse for put
ting paper instead Of leather into
shoes.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-02-28
MAIL ORDER PROSPERITY

There is something startling in
the announcement that Sears, Roe
buck & Co, the great mail order
merchants of Chicago, made over
eighteen million dollars last year.
This house claims that it sells on
small margin of profit, and taking
its claims at their face value, it is
apparent that Sears, Roebucn d Co,
must have done gross business that
touched somewhere round the bill
lion dollar mark
But the main purpose of this ar
ticle is to show the tremendous drain
Of the mail order business on the
commercial resources of the country.
A billion dollars is a lot of money
mere than South Carolina produces
on her farms in five yearS-yet this
great volume of business flows into
one house through the efforts of some
directing genius.
The distressing pant Of it is that
this tremendous volume of business
represents that much loss to locaI
merchants throughout the nation.
The question that naturally arises
in ones mind is, How is it done:
What is the secret OF it?" The ans
wer is found in the huge catalogs is
sued by this house and distributcl
throughout the country lhes,
people go after the business-thc
do not wait for il TO come TO them
The art of advertising they have re
duced TO science. Every dollal
they spend in printers ink BRING re
suits. Highprced talented
men are paid huge salaries to pre-
pare their advertisements and those
advertisements make better ant
stronger argument than an exper
salesman behind the counter cal
make in personal appeal to tn,
customer.
What Sears. Roebuck & Co, hav,
done in a big way the town or cit,
merchant can do in smaller way
The business is in the country |
must go somewhere and the MAJ
who has the initiative and determi
nation to go after it is the one wht
gets the lions share
One good thing to remember il
that mans business never grow
bigger than the man himself
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-02-28
REALLY NO LEATHER SHORT
AGE

On no less an authority than the
Latin-American division of the U.
3. Bureau Of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce. 1t Is clearly indicated
that there Is no serious leather
shortage in the United States
Our country is multiplying by sew
eraI times our normal purchases of
hides and skins from South America.
says the bureau, offsetting the de-
crease OF production OF hides in the
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-02-28
Fighting side by s;;de

With the American Army in France
Feb. "a Sunday An American pa
troll in the Chemin-d Danes sector,
in conjunction with a French patrol.
early yesterday penetrated a few hun
dred yards capturing 80 officers, 20
men and one machine gun.
There was some sharp fighting, and
number OF the enemy were killed
and wounded. There were no Ameri-
can casualties. The Franco-American
patrol was under the command Of a
French officer.