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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-10-03

Statistics show hat the war garden
crop is valued at $685., 900. 900.
Evening star., 1918-02-03

A Sunshine" letter from some
where in France" has been received
by Detective Patrick O'Brien from his
son, First Lieut.. Walter Patrick
O'Brien, who is serving with the 16'd
Infantry. Sunshine Division" Receipt
of the letter and its contents served
to relieYe the tension under which his
parents have labored since the morn
ing they received IA letter telling of
their sons departure for France.
u wish l could tell you what l am
lieutenant in a censored letter, "but
some time soon, when / am back in
the states, we will gather round the
fireplace or sit on the front porch and
I'll tell you and the rest of the family
all about it.
81 am feeling fine and growing big
ger and stouter every day. The meals
we are getting are real American
meals We are CHARTERED in wooden
barracks, which are very comfortable.
The school which l am attending at
present is very interesting. The
weather here is cold, but we don't feel
it very much.
Il don't think the time will be long
before we get back, l think Kaiser
Bill and his cohorts realize they are
beaten.
Lieut.. O'Brien wrote that Frank
I.ockhead. William Pacon and several
other Washington friends are with
him The young officer served on the
border after his graduation from West
ern High School, returned and obtained
commission in the National Army.
Evening star., 1918-02-03
DEMOCRATS NAME WOMEN.
Place Them Upon Their National
Advisory Committee.

Representative women in all parts
of the country are responding to the
invitation of the democratic national
committee to become members of the
woman's national advisory committee
created at recent meeting of the
executive committee of the democratic
national committee. The women are
being named by the national commit
teemen after consultation with the
respective state organization leaders.
The first woman named was Mrs.
Gertrude A. Lee of Denver. Col. 9th
ers thus far named are Mrs. Percy v.
Penny hacker of Austin, Tex; Mrs. j.
A. Corbett of Jacksonville. Fla; Mrs.
John K. Ottley of Atlanta Ga: Mrs.
Franklin S. Richards of Salt Lake
Mrs. J. Frazier Bonnie of Louisville,
Ky: Mrs. Henry l.. Sherlock of Hell
ena. Mont; Mrs. A. H. Hartman of
Laconia. \. H.; Mrs William r. Pat
tangall of Augusta. Me, and Mrs
Theresa Graham of Coeur. d'AIene,
Idaho
Mrs. George Bass of Chicago, man.
ager of the womanS bureau of the
democratic national committee, will be
chairman of the womans advisory COM
mittee.
Evening star., 1918-02-03
FUND NEEDED TO FEED
QUAIL LIVING IN DISTRICT
Number of Birds Said to Have Died
This Winter for Lack of
Nourishment.

There are more than twelve hundred
quail in the District of Columbia. accord
ing TO police reports, and there is no Dis
trict fund that can be used to purchase
feed for Them 1t is said that number
of the birds have died this winter and
others were caught by hawks because they
were improperly nourished and unable to
protect themselves.
There was a time when the Fish and
Game Protective Association looked after
the birds. but that organization no longer
is in existence Dr. w S. Harlan, who
served as an officer of that association
for many years. recently contributed $40
toward the purchase of feed for the BIRDS
and recently feed was purchased at the
suggestion of DR. Thomas S. Palmer. eX-
pert in game conservation. Department of
Agriculture.
Inspector Harry Gessford of the police
pending upon the Department OF Agri-
culture to settle the bill. Unless the birds
are well fed the remainder of the winter,
the inspector stated, there probably will be
but few of them left
Several private individuals in the Dis
trict are feeding the birds at their own
expense. and many residents OF nearby
states are doing likewise Pop Wilson a
cCyey near his home during the entire
winter season
Pres ton Soper. resident of the 0eigh-
borhCod of Mount Olivet cemetery. is an
other enthusiast who has done his Bit
for the bin ds. William Machen. Silver
Hill, Prince Georges county. Md. ana
Luke Redd. Catlett, Va. are mentioned as
being among those who have taken an in
terest in the conservation of quail this
winter On the Redd farm, it is stated.
the birds appear in the barnyard about
the same time every day. and a few days
| ago, while feeding the birds, Mr. Redd
saw a deer only short distance from the
barn.
Evening star., 1918-02-03
MCKINLEY MANUAL AIDS
ORPHANS OF BRITTANY
Graduates Donate Bed to Institution
Caring for Fatherless Chill
dren in France.

Members of the graduating class of
the Mckinley Manual Training School,
who were graduated Tuesday night,
have donated Il bed to Nhe Maison
Familiale for delicate orphans of
Brittany. France.
The donation of the bed completes
Washington's high school representa-
tion in the institution, the Orphelinat
Des Armecs, which is doing a great
work in France il caring for the faith
erless children of that land
Every high school in the National
Capital now has a bed in the "maison."
A plate is attached to each bed bearing
the names of the various donors.
This summer the organization
across the sea plans to shelter more
than 100 more little ones than it has
in the past. Reports from France
show the children had a glorious
Christmas. thanks to their generous
friends in Washington" Interest in
the orphans is growing in this city
every day. it is stated.
Evening star., 1918-02-03
Diplomatic Service Transfers.

Transfers of secretaries in the diplo-
matte service have been made. as fol-
lows: William Whiting Andrews, from
Jassy to Paris; John w. Belt. Teguci-
galpa to Panama: Henry r. Carey.
Paris to Panama: Charles B. Curtis,
Panama to Tegucigalpa: Thomas Hinck-
ley, Madrid to Rome: Hallett Johnson,
Santiago to the Department of State
John Van A. MacMurray, Peking to
Toxic; Alexander r. Magruder Stock
holm to Department of State: Ferdi-
nand l. Mayer, Port au Prince to De-
patment of state: Charles H. Rus
sell. jr.. The Hague to Bern; William
Walker Smith, Copenhagen to Lima.
Willing Spencer, Toxic to Peking:
Frederick A. Sterling. Department of
State to Paris; William S. Van Rens-
selaer, Rome to Madrid: Francis White.
Peking to Teheran: John Campbell
White. Athens to Toxic; Sheldon White
house. Petrograd to Stockholm. and
John c. Wiley, Paris to The Hague.
Evening star., 1918-02-03
People of q. S. Must Decide.

1t is for the people of the United States,
rather than the five or six hundred gentle
men who happen to compose Congress. to
decide whether the capital of the nation
shall be AmericanZed 1t is felt here that
the country would not withhold the vote
from the District of Columbia for a mo-
ment if the issue were porperly presented.
In fact. were times normal and should
Washington go to the country upon the
question of justice and fair play involved
IN this issue the country would insist. it is
believed here, that the long-standing
wrong be righted.
In no other capital city of the world are
the rights of citizens abridged. True. no
other capital city was designed and de-
veloped upon the same plan, but Washing
ton has outgrown the necessary limita-
tions of the original scheme. Were it, still
merely a winter resort for politicians and
their henchmen. all of whom jsalously
safeguarded their rights to vote in their
home state. the situation might be differ
ent. But the administration OF federal
affairs is business, not a pastime. Con-
gress sits nearly all the time and will
continue to do So The man or woman
who enters the government employ in
Washington leaves all things behind and
makes the capital a permanent place of
residence. Should he or she be punished
for rendering to the nation what is today
more than ever patriotic service?
Evening star., 1918-02-03
ROCKIES VICTIM OF TRICK.
Offer to Drive auto" Which Proves
to Be Truck.

PORT ROYAL. S. c., February l.
Military organizations are not exempt
from the old saying there's a trick in
every trade" and Herbert Stokes and
William Brown, United States Marine
rockies at this station, will tell you so.
They recently volunteered to drive
government auto" for a veteran ma
rine "non-com," in charge of a working
detail. figuring it would be much easier
than carrying light lumber.
But the government auto" proved to
be a small truck propelled by foot and
push" power. and. to make matters
worse. the roads were not any too
smooth.
Il always detect work slackers some-
how" laughed the old marine sergeant
at the crestfallen recruits. land that's
one way. It's an old stunt, but it still
works. Funny. eh?"
Brown and Stokes saw nothing funny
about it. as did their comrades. but
they agreed with the sergeant that it
still worked. in fact. they proved It
that afternoon.
Evening star., 1918-02-03
Managers 9ss-d Runs Roads.
zee Of the Associated Press.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
LONDON, January 23.-British rail-
ways, which have been under state con =
troll since the beginning of the war.
have been operated through an execu-
tive committee of general managers of
railways. The working under one con-,
troll has resulted in many. economies
and proved of great advantage to the
state. Under the original agreement
made with the companies they are
guaranteed the same net receipts as
for 1918. Afterward the companies
were given allowances in respect of
new capital employed. Irish railways
did not come under state control till
1916.
Evening star., 1918-02-03
j. S. OFFICE CHANGES

Appointments. separations. promo-
tions. etc. in the government printing
office for week ending Wednesday have
been announced as follows:
Appointments - Mrs. Cornelia H.
Campbell, permanent skilled laborer.
executive order: Clifford L. Pfther
probationary compositcr, reinstated;
Raleigh NJ. Black, compositor. REIN
stated: Roland L. Williams. elevator
conductor. reinstated: Paul Banagan,
Samuel F. DeBonis. Frederick L. ver.-
million, William F. Blank and Patrick
r. Pixton. emergency messenger boys:
Charles Davis. temporary unskilled
laborer: Daniel. A. Hurd, Abraham p.
Winslow and Rembert T. Nelson. emer-
gency skilled laborers; Henry E. Pye-
mont and Theodore M. Hardy, emer-
gency bookbinders; Harry A. Cook and
WILDER A. Mcclellan. probationary COM
positors; Clinton F. Reasner, George W.
Gibbons. Don H. York, Howard Sharp.
Jacob S. Detweiler and George G.
White. emergency compositors, and
Henry Matlack, Vernon o. Dinger and
type operators.
porary messenger boy. resigned: Ray
mond J. Hart, Theodore H. Niedfeldt
and Harry E. Lawson. emergency mes
senger boys. resigned: Emery r. VIM
field and Richard Harrison. unskilled
laborers; Joseph A. Henson, William
Mckinley Clark. Joseph NJ. Maynard
and Joseph J. Jackson, unskilled labor.
ers. resigned: John w. Sheedy and Clar-
ence E. Rambo. skilled laborers. resign
ed; Mrs. Madeline P. Childs. female
skilled laborer, resigned; Mrs. Edna Q.
Barbour and Mrs. Alice Leffel. skilled
laborers probationary, resigned;
Tomas Rakocevick, Bernard j. Kober,
James H Holmes, Hally Gallery, Edwin
H. Blush and Guy c. Irvine. emergency
skilled laborers, resigned: Harold l.
Keys. oiler. resigned; Henry o. White.
binder; George E. Lusby, emergency
pressman, resigned: James A. Hennesv.
proofreader, resigned. and Miss Nora c.
Vonderau. clerk.
and Miss Edyth NJ Jobe, temporary
skilled laborers at 25 cents per hour.
to probationary skilled laborers at IS
cents per hour; Garfield Larkins. per-
manent unskilled laborer at 25 cents
per hour. to probationary skilled labor
er at 70 cents per hour: Benz Coleman.
skilled laborer at 25 cents per hour, to
watchman at s720 per annum; r. J. Bell.
metal mixer in charge at 60 cents per hour,
to metal mixer in charge at 65 cents per
hour: James T. Shrigley, probationary
compositor at SO cents per hour to
copyholder at so cents per hour: David
G. Mckenzie, compositor at SO cents per
hour, to maker-up at so cents per hour;
Samuel G. Wise, compoSitor at SO cents
per hour, to proofreader at so cents per
hour: Paul H. Mertens. clerk at $1,000
per annum, to clerk at $1,000 per an.
mum, and Franklin y. Parkinson. clerk
at As cents per hour, to clerk at $1,000
per annum.
Evening star., 1918-02-03

date of their leaving camp until they
received their orders. about two weeks
later in most cases, to duty at their
various stations. will be received with
general satisfaction. not merely on the
theory that not enough can be done for
the men thus seeking service. but on
the cold basis of justice.
The original decision of the controller
was based on the statutory provision
that an officers pay begins with his
assignment to duty, which upon the
facts then before him was the only con-
clusion that he could logically reach
But on the reconsideration of the
question it appeared that the form OF
order directed the training camp grad
yates to report for duty on a certain
date; but that if he complied with that
direction some two weeks later he
would be considered to have complied
with the terms of the order.
That interval was in theory to afford
the newly commissioned civilian time
to obtain his Uniform and equipment
but in reality as well to arrange his
business affairs to tide over as best
they might the long period of his alb
sence. With this added information il
was not difficult to find a conclusion at
once just and without violation of the
letter of the law.
The new destroyers coming into the
service of the Navy would, if all the
story about them could be
The New made known, create a SEN
Ssation in the world of naval
Eestroyers. architecture, but only a
few of their most general features may be
mentioned.
Their speed. it is well known. exceeds
IL, r,lnr,
racing powerboat. Only the more power
full torpedoes could overtake them if
the vessel had anything like fair start
but the new destroyers do not travel in
that direction when torpedoes are COM
ing from a submarine. Admiral Taylor,
years ago. when destroyers were only
magnified torpedo boats. added to their
power by putting on their bow fore
castle, which was for the purpose of keep
ing the waves from clearing the decks
every time one of large size washed over
them. Now. in way that is not told
without removing the forecastle, he has
turned out the ftush-decked destroyer,
as good seaboat of her size as can be
found, a rugged vessel that can make the
Transatlantic trip with assured safety and
with comfort for her crew.
1t WILL of course. carry in its armament
all the offensive power that the ordnance
department can put into it-depth charges
with the Nays latest appliances for
diScharging them, non-richochet shells in
the magazines for submarines. such de-
vices as the latest ingenuity can invent
for the detection of the U-boats. in short
everything that may be, and everything
that may not be told.
Yet the wonder of the new craft has not
been mentioned-it is standardized, some
call it fabricated" but the fact is that
these craft are SO designed that their
parts may be produced in quantity pro-
duction, and the limit to their number
is fixed only by the bounds of the steel
forging and shipyard limitations.
The designs for these ships. although
slightly modified. were ready long before
war broke out, and they add one more
point in the enhancing story of naval
preparedness.
Evening star., 1918-02-03
In Domremy.
BY THEoDOSIA GARRISON
OF the Vigilnntes.

There is little church in France today
Where once a simple maiden knelt. who
Wears Gods insignia upon her brow
First Of the SaiEtS to whom her people pray.
Maid of the Lilies. warrior of the Sword,
Jeanne dare.
True soldier in the service of the Lord
Shall you not hark:
To-day the candles burn before yonr shrine
Your banner CLOVIS within the sacred space
But not alone. for with il. by Gods grace,
There does another of IT'S colors shine.
Two and yet one-a holy thing enShrined
Sainte Jeanne.
Two banners ut Domremy entwined,
Bless them one
There is 4 little church in France today:
How many prayers have risen thence TO YOU.
For their sake heed another PRAYER and new.
Strange words yet beautiful your people say.
Bend down between the lilies and the lance.
Sainie Jeanne.
For those Americans who died for France"
Light their souls on.
There is little church in France today;
Your people kneel about the altar there.
You who warrior and woman. bear
With hands of very love this prayer they pray
\ simple prayer for those soulS chivarous
Who dared the dark
For those Americans who died for us,
Jeanne dare.
Evening star., 1918-02-03
TRYING TO ARRANGE DEBATE.
G. W. U. and W. and L. May Contest
in March.

Negotiations now are under way for .
debate between George Washington Uni
versity and Washington and Lee Univer-
sity. 1t probably will take place in March,
although no definite date yet has been
set. Try-outs for the George Washing
ton team already have been held. and
tentative teams have been selected
These teams have been engaged in prac-
tice for several weeks.
The annual banquet of the Columbian
Debating Society at George Washington
will be held on the night of February l6
The place will be announced later A.
Denit is in charge of arrangements
Evening star., 1918-02-03
Kaiser Appoints Colony Governors.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM, January 20-The Ger
man emperor has appointed Privy Coun-
clor Haber TO be governor of the
German colony. of New Guinea The
Cologne yolk Zeitung explains: 1T
may sound curious that governor
should be appointed to a region which
we have lost during the war. but the
fact is thus clearly emphasized that
Germany has no intention of renounc-
ing her. colonies"
Evening star., 1918-02-03
NAMED EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
Miss Mary N. Winslow Takes Health
and Recreation Post.

Hiss Mary n. Winslcw has been
named executive secretary of the de-
partment of health and recreation of
the womens committee of the Council
of National Defense. Mrs. Philip N.
Moore is the head of the department.
Miss Winslow is a daughter of the late
Lieut.. Francis Winslow, L. $. N, and
Mrs. Winslow. She has been trained at
the School CT Philanthrophy, New York.
and for a year was with the bureau of
social Investigations of the New York
charities department.
Evening star., 1918-02-03
$210,000,o 600 Credit to Great Britain

new credit of s210,00O.0o0 to be paid
to Great Britain during February has
been established by the Treasury. The
January credit of $3.50, 100000 was COM
pleted yesterday with the advancement Of
S65. 100000. This brings total credits to
all the Gllies up to $4 ,525, 100000
Evening star., 1918-02-03

TO aid the government They are becom-
ing acquainted with the many individual
Instances of men who have moved from
the District into adjoining states that they
might retain the American birthright of
suffrage.
Evening star., 1918-02-03
CITY ITEMS

S-room brick: cellar: large yard: only
S4,250. John Scrivener & Bro, 914 G NV.
Evening star., 1918-02-03
Flower. for All Occasions

FLOWERS IOf All Occasione.
The finest homegrown specimens of all
seasonable varieties at GUIDES, 1914 F st.
advertisement
Evening star., 1918-02-03
Ordnance
Organization.


War Department has realized the pos
sible advantage of intrusting its big
business to men who have demon
strated their ability to handle big
things
For instance, it has selected Col. Sam
ueI McRoberts. o. o. r. c., but much
better known in banking circles thar
by his military title, to head the di-
vision of procurement, where all or
ders for munitions originate, and Col
Guy +. Tripp, O. r. c., who in civil
life was one of the managing directors
Of the Westinghouse Manufacturing
Company. to take charge of the pro-
duction division which takes up where
the procurement division leaves off. Col
Beverly w. Dunn. L. S. A., retired. is ii
charge of inspection. which keeps over
sight of munitions in course of produc-
ton. assisting the producers in the
maintenance of proper standards. and
Col o. c. Horney, who resigned from
the Army in 1915 to take charge of the
Aetna Explosives Company. has re-
turned to the service to assume charge
of the supply division.
Waldo NJ. Marshall. formerly president
of the American Locomotive Company
has just been assigned as assistant to
Col. Tripp of the division of production
The more strictly military divisions
remain in charge of Army officers: Col
William S. Pierce. Z. S. A, at the head
of the general advisory board; Col
John H Rice. L. S. A. of the engineer
ing bureau. and Col Tracy c. Dickson
U. S. A. OF the control bureau.
With the new organization in full
working shape there can be no ques-
ton that a great Improvement over the
old order of things will ensue. but the
new order is largely due to the old Of
ficers in the ordnance department. the
men who bore the brunt of things while
the new organization was in process of
making.
Evening star., 1918-02-03
A Bad
Precedent.

into a single unit. The Secretary of
War. following the counsel of his mill
tary advisers, at first dsapproved such
plan. and it was only after a con-
ference with the President that he gave
the order to put the senator's request
into execution.
Army officers whose opinion was
sought on the matter pointed out that
the recall of the Delaware troops from
the divisions to which the department
had assigned them would set back the
training of those divisions several
months, but even that would be small
matter compared with the danger of
the precedent which would be created
This information became public as early
as January Is. and within one week
from that date the Governor of New
Jersey made a similar request upon
the War Department on behalf of the
New Jersey troops, stating that he con-
sidered that the departments action had
created a precedent which he expected
it to follow for the soldiers from his
state. Delegations from Philadelphia
have requested similar readjustments
of the troops from their city to those
made for the Delaware organizations,
and the end is not in sight
The War Department, it is reported,
has not granted either demand or re-
quest, but it, has made neither ex-
planation nor revocation of the order
which favored troops from the little
state with two senator's.
Evening star., 1918-02-03
Germany Must Act at Once.

Therefore. if Germany hopes to gain
her ends she must gain them with little
delay; she must crush her western foes
before the Austrian affair gives them
comfort and discourages her own peo-
pie. Time has again turned against
the German. it seems to me. and time
has been such tickle friend all
through the war. Hence l look for an
acceleration of the pace of German
preparation for attack on the west
front and an early opening of the cam
paign of 1918. You can look back to
the Napoleonic period and see. when his
fortunes began to darken, how one
after another of his allies departed.
not all willingly, many with regrets,
but all because the safety and interest
of their own nations required it.
Austrian interests are no longer Ger
man. German control of Austria is no
longer assured by Austrian dangers.
These two things are certain. Add to
This the growing insistence of all re-
ports that the Austrian populace is
stirring, and il seems to me you have
one of the most important and signifi-
cant developments of the war. perhaps
the most important, since Russia went
into convulsion. That convulsion near
ly wrecked the allied cause. Will the
collapse of Austria or the desertion
of Austria in advance of a collapse and
to escape it be less terrible for the
German cause?