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Evening star., 1918-02-04
FOOD EXPERTS TESTING
CHOCOLATE FOR GLASS
D. C. Health Office subjecting Sam
Tle Bars to Microscopic
Examination.

Under direction of DR.. William ~
woodward. health officer for the Dis
trlct OF Columbia. analysis of bar cboc-
oiates believed to contain ground phase
was continued by pure food experts of
the health department in the Dis,r,c,
building today.
the police were instructed by Mai Phil
man today to ask District dealers who
sell the particular brand of chocolate lac.
ing analysed by the health department %
hold up sales of this candy until the t.s,s
nave been completed. The order y.s,
Immediately carried to drug and card,,
stores in the capital by uniformed of
fcers and detectives. VI
Several pieces of the choco,ate -,
taken from stores in widely separstad
sections Of the city Sattlrdav -
placed under microscopic cxamin,,inn
by experts. The analysis will he 49,"
tinued until health department nf
hcials are convinced that enough cbooa-
late bars in the District have been a.
That the glass found in the CANDY e.
urday was the result of an accider.
that enemy aliens. employed in ,an5,,
factories. have adopted this petha., >
hit at the fighting forces and ci,liy; ~
of the United States.
Personally. ] would saw tb,, h.v
chocolates should be left alone until the
ground is more fuiiy covered" said Dr
Woodward today. The glass may ha 70
gotten in this candy by ACCIDENT h,,
we are not yet convinced. II ia mo 1rea,
hardship to abstain from eating th1s
form of candy while the anaiysis IL
being conducted"
Evening star., 1918-02-04
BERLIN DENIES ENGLISH
CLAIM AGAINST U-B0AT
Says Geddes' Review Is Disproved
and British Secrecy Called
Sign Of Weakness.

AMSTERDAM. February A dispatch
received here today from Berlin gives the
German reply to the statement last week
Of Sir Eric Geddes. first lord of the Brit
ish admiralty. who, in reviewing the first
year of unrestricted submarine warfare.
said the submarine menace was being
held; that the sinking of merchantmen
was decreasing and the destruction of
U-boats increasing. and that the morale
Of the submarine crews was deteriorating
on account of the British policy Of secrecy
In regard to the fate of the men on sum-
marines which failed to return to their
bases. The ermaGn reply, in the form OF
a semi i-official statement follows:
What Sir Eric Geddes said is not new
1t is merely repetition Of familiar asser-
tions which are disproved by the facts
and appear periodically in the speeches
Of talkative wirepulers in England. If
that brave optimist Geddes expects by
such means to lower the morale and the
power of resistance OF our U-boat crews
he will have as little success as has been
met with in the attempts to bluff the Ger
man people. who long ago realized that
English secrecy was nothing but an eN-
preston Of consciousness Of weakness"
Evening star., 1918-02-04
D, C. LOSES APPEAL OVER
INSPECTION FEES REFUND
Appellate Court Afhrms Lower Tri-
bunaIs Action in Willard
Hotel Case.

The District Commissioners are with
out authority to charge fees for in
spections of passenger elevators, hotels.
public halls, moving picture theaters
and other places Of amusement, accord
ing to an opinion of the District Court
of Appeals, rendered today by Justice
Hitz Of the District Supreme Court,
who sat as a member of the appellate
tribunal. The court affirmed the action
Of the lower court which permitted the
Willard Hotel Company to recover
from the District of Columbia SIS paid
under protest for fees charged for the
quarterly inspection of elevators and
fire escapes in the hotel.
The appellate court holds that the
Commissioners must have explicite direc-
tions from Congress to fix fees for such
purposes They may regulate conduct for
the maintenance Of public order, health.
comfort and safety. but they may not i'm
pose duties or lay financial charges with
out specific authority of Congress. The
regulation attempts to impose financial
charge for a municipal service not ex-
pressiy authorized to be charged for. and
is beyond the power OF the Commission
ers, the court declares.
The regulation complained of provides a
fee of $1.25 for each elevator inspection,
SIS for each inspection OF hotel or place
of amusement and 81 for halls to be used
especially for amusement places.
Evening star., 1918-02-04
HUMGARIANS MUST WAIT
FOR CITIZENSHIP PAPERS

Justice Siddons Of the District Su-
prene Court today suspended action
on the application of TWO Hungarians
to be given final citizenship papers
Hearing on the petitions was deferred
until the end of the war.
These are said to be the first appli-
cations here since war was declared
against the dual monarchy.
One of the applicants is a student
at the Catholic University and the
other SERGEANT in the United states
Army.
In view of the recent decision of the
United States Supreme Court, Justice
. Siddons also declined TO act on applica-
tons based on declarations of intention
filed under the old law before September
n. 1905. Legislation to validate such
applications is pending in Congress.
Evening star., 1918-02-04
LOSES THIRTY NUMBERS
FOR FIRING ON ALLY
Secretary Daniels Upholds Finding
of Naval Court in Case Of Lieut..
Commander Friedrich.

Lieut.. Commander Ernest Friedrich.
who. in command of the gunooat NASH
VILE, fired by mistake late last sum-
mer upon an Italian submarine IN the
Mediterranean, was ordered reduced
thirty numbers by the naval court
which tried him, it was learned TO-DAY,
and the sentence was approved by Sec
retary Daniels, despite the fact that the
Italian government officially ,ntercedeo
in behalf of the officer and the naval
court made a unanimous recommended "a
ton for clemency. One member OF the
submarines crew was killed. The gov
ernment Immediately expressed its re-
grets to Italy.
It was shown at the trial that when
the Italian submarine emerged the
Nashville broke out a signal which
should have brought instant recogni-
ton from a friendly warship No re-
ply being made, the Nashville opened
fire, killing one man. The submarine
commander then signaled his identity.
Commander Friedrich explained at
the trial that he acted under explicit
from the Navy Depart
ment.
The naval court spread on the rec
ords an unusual request for .clemency,
on the grounds that the offense was
largely due to the fault of others. and,
moreover. That Comma nder Friedrick's S
action indicated uncommon zeal and in
itiative.
The Italian government took the
same stand. An attache Of the en-
bassy in Washington called upon Sec
reeary Daniels and expressed the hope
of his government that no punishment
would be naeted out in the case. In
stances Of the kind were not unusual
in modern warfare, the attache said.
and, in fact. both British and French
war vessels had fred upon vessels of
their allies under similar circumstances
: Mr.. Daniels declined to interfere with
the sentence of the court, however.
Evening star., 1918-02-04
Finnish Delegates Deny
Overthrow of Government;
Call Control Temporary

AMSTERDAM. February 3.-The Ger
man report on Fridays session Of the
peace delegations at Brest-Litovsk says
it was occupied mainly with discussion Of
the standing of the Ckranian and Finnish
delegates The bolsheviki contend they
have displaced the former governments in
Finland and Ukraine.
The delegates who represented Ukraine at
the former sessions insisted they had been
already acknowledged by Leon Trotzky,
bolshevik foreign minister, and declined
to retire. Finands plenipotentiaries is
sued a declaration denying the Finnish
government had been overthrown and in
sisting the reNolutionares had succeeded
merely in assuming power temporarily.
by forcible means, in a small section Of
southern Finland
The delegates contended they represented
the rightfut Finnish government and pos
sessed authority to represent the country
in the negotiations.
Evening star., 1918-02-04
Grain, Produce,
Cotton Markets.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO. February A. Corn tended
upward in price today as a result of the
more warlke news from Europe and of
severe low temperatures. Besides. re-
ceipts showed but little enlargement and
offerings were light Forecasts of warm
er weather, however. counted against any
radical advance. Opening prices. which
ranged from unchanged figures to haA
higher with March 127 and May 1.25 to
1.25h. were followed by slight reaction
and then a moderate rally.
Oats developed strength. owing to the
absence of aggressive selling. Bears
were handicapped by the same reasons
as in corn. After opening II to y higher,
with May 1914 to so. the market scored
some further gains.
Higher quotations on hogs made pro-
visions average higher. Energetic sup
port, though. was lacking.
NEW YORK, February 4.-Flour-
Steady: spring. 10.o5a10.70; winter, 10.25a
1860; Kansas, 10.C0a11.00.
Lard-Firmer; middle west, 26.25a2S.3 35.
Hides-Steady; Bogota. 3S1za40E; Cen
trail America, 3Sa4o
Leather-Firm; hemlock- sole over
weights. No. ], 81; No. 2, 40.
Evening star., 1918-02-04
PILOT AND FRENCH SHIP
BLAMED FOR COLLISION
Halifax Commission Reports Find
ings in Inquiry Into Crash Which
Destroyed Part of City.

HALIFAX. y. s., February blame
for the collision between the French
muniAons ship Mont Blanc and the
Belgian relief ship limo. resulting in
the explosion of the former vessel,
which destroyed large part of Hall
fax December 6. was placed upon Pilot
Mackay of Halifax and Capt. Lamodec
of the French ship. in a judgment an
nounced today by the government COM
mission which investigated the coll
lision.
With the announcement of the COM
missions Judgment. Pilot Mackay was
arrested charged with manslaUghter,
the commission having recommended
that he be criminally prosecuted and
his license Cancelled.
The commission held that Capt. Lam
odec and the pilot violated the rules of
the road.
The commission also recommends to
the French authorities the cancellation
of the license of Capt. Lamodec and
that he be dealt with according to the
law of his country
Capt. Lsmodec was also arrested,
charged with mans1aughter.
Capt. Lamodec and Pilot Mackay are,
in addition. found guilty by the com
mission OF neglect OF public safety on
the ground they did not take proper
steps 10 warn the inha bitants OF the
city of d probable explosion. The COM
mission further considers the piiotage
authorities deserving of cersure" for
permitting Mackay 10 pilot ships since
the disaster.
Capt. wyatt. chief examination officer
of the port, is found guilty of neglect
in performance of duties requiring him
TO keep himself informed of the move
meuts. actual and intended. of ships in
the harbor and in not taking adequate
steps TO enforce various regulations
IN its findings the compassion asserts
that Halifax pilots atteynSt 10 vary the
well known rules of the road and in
this connection Pilot Renuer. who had
charge Of an American tramp steamer
on the morning OF the disaster, is "con-
sidereG deserving of cenSure."
The commission consisted of Justice
Drysdale of the Nova Scotia admiralty
court; Capt. bemers, Dominion wreck
commissioner. and Capt. Hose. r. c. n.
nautical assessor.
The commission further finds that the
traffic regulations of Halifax harbor dl
not specifically deal with the handling
of ships laden with explosives and rec.
omfnends that competent authorities
forthwith take up and make specific
regulations dealing with such SUBJ
jects."
Evening star., 1918-02-04
ADJUSTMENTS
New National.

The novelty Of q Sunday night open
ing for dramatic engagement did not
prevent the little glad girl" Polly
anna, from finding a hearty welcome in
the auditorium Of the New National
Theater. The quaint characters who
assist in telling the story of the little
waif are played with a discreet tinge
Of exaggeration which heighten their
humor or severity. according to the
needs of the plot. 1t Is done without
caricature and helps to remind the
spectator OF what a queer world it must
all seem to Pollyanna. Her affection
for all things created bring her some
heartaches as she encounters her un-
stand this affection and therefore can
not share 1t. But she succeeds at last
in teaching her great lesson and in at
tanning the just reward of all heroines.
the privilege of living happy ever after.
The little story and the little play and
the little girl are all well known. yet it
is agreeable to retrace the reminders
Of how very big in actual significance
the little things in life may be.
The comedy does not call for brilliant
acting in any effortful sense. All it re-
quires is straightforward sincerity, and
when a trace of melodramatic emphasis
or studious pose creeps in. the Illusion
fiickers and threatens momentarily to
fade.
The title role has become closely iden-
titled with Patricia Collinge. who gives
It childlike simplicity without sacri-
hcing childhood's sparkling energy.
Pollyanna knows 1t is the right of
chlld to live child's life and to be
loved. And she asserts the right with
an authority supreme. in spite of OBJ
stacles. Oswald Yorke has the agree
able role of John Pendleton and plays
1t with characteristic finish.
Pollyanna il one of the friends who
are awaited from season to season;
gentle and dainty sermonizer who
makes the best in human nature seem
altogether worth while.
Evening star., 1918-02-04
Newman's Travel Talk.

Hawaii, as described and pictured by
Newman yesterday afternoon and even-
ing, gave vivid conception of the
scenic charm. picturesque customs and
personalities. together with the COM
mercial activities. OF the islands.
While the lecturer visited" Homo
lulu. Waikiki and other important CEN
ters. depicting at every turn contrasts
between native life and American DOM
ination. 1t was the unusual course of
travel which led him to the forbidden
line of the leper colony at Molokai and
to the verge of flaming torrents, bub-
bling seas of lava and other phases Of
volcanic eruption. which elected ap-
flauding recognition tribute alike to
graphic narrative and to panoramic
views never before thrown on the
screen.
surfboat riding. a May day process
sion. the real thing in Hula dancing
kalanfs seventy-eighth birthday ami
versary were shown in motion films.
South America" has been selected
FOR M Newman's next exploration in
his "Rediscovery of America" at the
Belasco next Sunday.
Evening star., 1918-02-04
Germans Exposed Situation.

The fact that American troops We're in
the trenches in Lorraine was revealed by
me German war office three months ago.
Al that time according to an official Ger
man announcement. the Americans were
on the front at the Rhine-Marne canal.
which intersects the battle line near the
German border. cue east OF Nancy. This
announcement was made in the official
report from Berlin OF the first German
raid on the American positions, in which
three Americans were killed. five wounded
and twelve captured
The eastern end of the battle line in
France and Belgium runs through French
and German Lorraine. French Lorraine,
IN which is the American sector, is in
cluded in the departments of Meuse the
capital of which is Nerdun; Meurthe-et-
Nosella. whose capital is Nancy, and
Nosges, with the capital at Epipal The
length of the front III French Lorraine is
ghout lJ0 miles
Evening star., 1918-02-04
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Report of the live stock market and
meat trade conditions here today by
United States bureau of markets:
Beef. fresh-Receipts liberal: market
opening about in line with last weeks
close demand fair. steers-Receipts
liberal. market fairly steady. early
trade light. demand fair. Cows-Re-
ceipts moderate. market dull and drag
gy, demand light. Bulls-None on the
market.
veal-supply light, market strong,
demand good.
Pork-Receipts light, market steady
to strong. demand fair.
Lamb-supply moderate, market about
steady at Fridays close, demand light.
Mutton-No offering.
CHICAGO, February 4.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, 41,O0o; strong; bulk. 16.35a16 65 !;
light, 15.s0a16.55; mixed, 16.05a16.7O;
heavy. 1s.ooa16.7o; rough, 16. ooalS.2o; pigs.
Il. 25a15.50.
tive steers, S65a14.25; stockers and feed
ers. 7.50a10.6o; cows and heifers. 6.50a
1900; calves. 950a16.0o.
Sheep - Receipts, 10000 head; firm;
wethers, 10. .00a1350; lambs, 14.75a17S5.
Evening star., 1918-02-04
AMERICAN BOYS IN LORRAINE
BEST BOCT1ES IN BARRAGE DUEL
Give Good Account in Artillery Exchange
Destroying Fiirst-Line Trenches of
Enemy-2 Dead, Wounded.

spoud. American seventy-fives sum-
moned into action by signal from the
first line. laid curtain of fire along
the enemy first lines. Then began the
battle of EunnerS. Increased in
tensity of German fire was met i'm
mediately- by the Americans, who not
only showered shells on the original
sector but quickly extended their ac-
tivity to wide front.
WITHIN twenty minutes the seventy
hves and larger pieces We're booming
all along the valley. The shelling final
~ spread to town in which regi-
mental headquarters was located
As darkness settled down the guns
grew quiet.
Heavy mists again overhung the
american sector today. Consequently
there was little artillery work and no
aerial activity.
Evening star., 1918-02-04

STATEMENT OF C. II. PARKER COMPANY
We, the president and a ma jority OF the board
Of trustees of the c. II. Parker Company of the
District of Columbia. do hereby certify that the
authorized capital stock of said company is i've
thousand fS5. 900. 00) dollars. and five thousand
$4,000 dollars has been paid and that said com
pany is not indebted BENJAMIN II. Parker.
President; BENJAMIN II. PARKER, EVA J.
TURNER, JENNIE 4. SMITH. Trustees /,
EVA J. TURNER, Secretary of the c. n. Parker
Company, do hereby swear that the facts stated
in the above certificate are the best of
my knowledge and belief. EVA J. TURNER.
Subscribed and sworn TO before this 2nd day
OF January, AID. 1918. c. CLINTON JAMES.
Notary Public tSeal..
Evening star., 1918-02-04
Part of Sector in Germany.

This section of the battle line extends
l1to the Meuse from the Marne near st
Menehould, and runs eastward TO the north
o. Nerdun. south to St. Mihel and east
20 the German border There it turns to
the southeast, and almost parallels the
border to the vicinity of Leintry
Below Leintry il cuts across a section of
French soil. past Ladonviller and Senones
and 10 the east of St. Tie, and again
crosses the German border at a point west
of Colmar. The remainder of the line to
the Swiss boundary is in Germany
Since the battle OF Nerdun there ha g
been TO fighting of great Importance along
this front. For the most part it runs
through high and broken country Since
the present battle line was established
early in the war there has been compara-
lively little activity on the front to the
east of the Ferdun sector. the nature of
The country making large operations i'm
practicable
Evening star., 1918-02-04
PREsBYTERIANs MEET.
"sin in the Four Gospels" Paper
Read Before Association.

.-"Sin in the Four Gospels" was the
subject of paper read by Rev. DR.. J.
D. Buhrer at the meeting this morning
of the Presbyterian Ministers Associ-
alton at New York Avenue Presbyte-
rian Church.
The meeting opened with devotional
services, conducted by Rev. John c.
Palmer, pastor of Washington Heights
Presbyterian Church.
Rev. J. w. Babbitt Of the national
service commission of the Presbyterian n
Church made a brief address, telling OF
the work in the camps.
Evening star., 1918-02-04
Insurance Co.'S Annual Meeting.

The sixty-third annual meeting of the
members and policy holders of the
Mutual FIRE Insurance Company was
held at fhe offices of the company, 18th
street and New York avenue. this morn
ing. After trausacting routine business
the meeting was adjourned until tomor-
row morning at II o'clock. w. A. H
Chufch was elected chairman of the
Evening star., 1918-02-04
London Stock Market Steady.

; LONDON, February 4.-The appear
ance Of the New South Wales loan
prospectus on the stock exchange today
did not affect .gilt-edEed securities,
which were better on the easier ruling
of money! while . number Of week end
orders lfvsnsd sinnntsrtsl. shipping and
oil shares and Rhodesian mines ana
'cSNSSd dufd6tyN1 4dvAnc61r Money w16
II asrss snppYy and discount ratss wsrs
Evening star., 1918-02-04
NEW YORK MEaeAsTILE PAPER.

NEW YORK. February A-sterling.
sixty-day bills, 4.7s: commercial. sixty
day Bills on banks. 4ziA: commercial.
sixty-days hills. All VI: demand. Ats
sis; cables. l.7sE7-1s. Efanes: demand.
s.71N; cables. $50 1916. Guiiders, de-
uand, lS3k; cables, a. Lire, demand.
Sk1s a4baoar1 1sSt : RubieG, -dsnnnd. lS !:
cahass. ls3S. Har silver, sss Msxican
Evening star., 1918-02-04
Finnish Troops and Red
Guards Clash; EmikkoIa
ASSaSsinated in Prison

STOCKHOLM, February 3-Troope Of
the Finnish government. under Gen. Man
nerheim, appear to be closing in on the
revolutionary Red Guards at Uleaborg, on
the Gulf of Bothnia, according to news
reaching Haparanda. A dispatch from
that point to the Aftonbladet says the Red
Guards in Uleaborg sent delegation to
Gen. Mannerheim for the purpose Of
reaching an agreement with them. but
that the general declined to deal with the
rebels and arrested the members Of the
delegation as bandits,
Two hundred of the Red Guard who left
Tornea on Friday to reinforce the reyolu-
tionists at Uleaborg found the railway
had been torn up a few miles south OF
Tornea and that government troops had
taken up positions between Tornea and
kenli. Government forces also are re-
ported to be approaching Uleaborg from
the south.
A number Of Russian officers have made
their escape from kemi over the ice to
Haparanda- They say the soldiers at
tempted to lynch them and their com.
mandar. whose house was fired The COM
mander escaped. The situation at Helsing-
fors is increasingly serious. The Red
Guard appears to be entirely In control
1t is reported that the bolsheviki are send
ing large body of troops from Petrograd
to He!singfors. The telegraph wires be-
tween those cities have been cut.
Evening star., 1918-02-04
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.

The following were the readings Of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twentyfour hours begin
ming at 2 pm. yesterday:
pm, 81; Il midnight. 80. To-day
am, %: s am, 16. Maximum. 39.5, at
4 80 pm. yesterday: minimum, 16, at 8
am. today.
Temperature. same date last year
Maximum, AZ; minimum, 12.
Barometer-Yesterday pm, 2s.74: s
pm, 1916; IL midnight. 29.77. Today
4 am, 29.SS; s am. 30.02.
Evening star., 1918-02-04
American Troops Entrenched
on Lorraine Front in France:
Part of Sector Is in Germany

by lhe ASsncia ted Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, February 3.-American troops
row are occupying a sector of the Lor-
raine front in France. This announce
nent is permitted by the military ceuso,
Evening star., 1918-02-04
Money to Loan

securee by First Deed Of Trust on RT?l Estate.
Prevailing interest and commission.
Joseph l. Weller. 624 F St. NV.
Evening star., 1918-02-04
WEATHER.

The District of Columbia. fair and colder
tonight; minimum temperature about 5
degrees Tomorrow, fair. continued cold ;
moderate northwest winds
Maryland and Virginia, fair and colder
tonight. Tomorrow. fair. continued cold !;
moderate northwest winds.
West Virginia. fair tonight; colder in
east portion. Tomorrow, fair. continued
Evening star., 1918-02-04
DAR sILyER oUOTATroNs.

LONDON, February 4.-8Ar. silver,
AKA per ounce. Money, ~ per cent;
.pdtecoont rates--short Bills 4 1-S3 pee