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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-15
EMPRESS MARIA
AND RUSS DUKES
JAILED BY HUNS

ZURICH, May l5.-Official con.
firmation was received in Berlin dis
patches today that the Russian dow.
ager empress. Maria. ana the Rus
sian grand dukes Nicholas Niko-
laievitch Peter Nikolaievltch and
Alexander Michaeloveski have been
imprisoned by the Germans in Cri
mpa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-15
More nj Vancouver
VANCOUVER SHIP
YARD IS LOST
IN COSTLY FIRE

VANCOUVER. u. C.. May Is.
-toughlin's shipyard largest
shipbuilding industry In British
Columbia. was devastated by fro
starting at $50 this morning.
The loss will run from a million
and half to two million dollars.
One fireman. Duncan Cameron.
was crushed by falling wall
and instantly killed.
Two 5000 ton steel steamships
were on the ways The War Charg.
or. nearly completed. was not seri
ously damaged. The War Chariot.
on which work worth three-quarters
Of million dollars had been done.
will be almost a total loss The ways
burned away tho foundations and
she fell into the mud flats. whore
blazing cranes and Rantries and 9th.
cr heavy tlmbera fell on top OF her
and completed the ruin
Boiler shops. which contained ma
chinery for tho steamer Alaska and
al of the outfittings Of the mould
ing department OF the place. were
destroyed
The fire was under control at =
a.. m. The blaze started in the boiler
room and was almost out whom an
tcetylene tank exploded and the
flames then spread rapidly
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-15
PRESIDENT SEES
AIR MAIL START
AT WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, MAY l5--Checred
by a great thronR. including Presi-
dent and Mrs Wilson, Postmaster
General Burleson and X Kambara.
postmaster general Of Japan. Ameri
cas- first official aeropost service was
inaugurated at 1l:47 O'Clock today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-15
TO CURTAU USE
' OF CANDY AND
SOFT DRINKS
ny UAERY u. HINT

WASHINGTON. y. G. May Ia
Manufacture Of candy and soft
drinks la 10 be rigidly restricted by
the food administration during the
next four months. in order TO pro
vide a reserve Of sugar 20 carry inc
country thru the canning season.
Ice cream. In which considerable
sugar is used. does not fan within
the ban. Ice cream producers may
still manufacture and folks win a
sweet tooth may have chocolate
sundaes Instead OF chocolate creams.
The reason ice cream ls omitted
from the restricted list II that n con.
siderable part Of our summer pro
ductlon Of milk goes ints IT. and TO
cut out the manufacture OF Ice
cream 70 save sugar would cause n
greater loss by the waste that would
result In the dairying industry.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-15
THREE MEATLESS DAYS
IN FORCE IN FRANCE

PARIS. May IS. Beginning today.
France is 10 have three meatless
days each week
Sale. delivery and serving Of fresh.
canned or salted meats is prohibited
on Wednesdays. Thursdays and Fri.
days.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-15
AUSTRIANS MASS
GREAT NUMBERS
ONITALY FRONT

TDME. Nay lJ.-fireat WIHH'S "T
Aus fans are concentrating along
the Alpine lines and the Fruili plains.
II was announced today Austrian
rt arc fighting desperately 10
pie ont italian airmen from dis
cernlng these troop movements.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-15

TACOMA. Wash. May 1.-THE
annual meeting Of the Grand Army
Of the Republic and its allied organ.
izstiOnB convened IN the u. +. .. Il.
lodge room Tuesday morning.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-15
ARMY BIPLANE
CARRIES FIRST
SERVICE TODAY

WASHINGTON. May I5,--
Nineteen letters and packages
sent to President Wilson via the
first a~voposi delivery from New
York arrived at the White House
this afternoon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-15
S2,50O,0OO IN
LOCOMOTIVES
RUSTINC HERE
Hundreds OF Cars OF Other
Supplies Piled Up at
Meadows
BOUGHT By RUSSIANS

fffiy five giant locomotives.
valued at $3.50 900. arc tied up
In boxes NJ the Meadows. From
ESQ To 800 freight ears. loaded
with stecis rails. nuts. bolts and
splice barS. stand on tho sidingS.
Out In the open. exposed Ia Gro
sise weather. arr huge piles Of
accessories
These supplies belong Go tho
Russian mission Of ways of
communication. with hcasipuar.
tcrS in New York. and office In
the Railway Exchange building,
in Seattle.
They Wcre purchased from the
Baldwin Locomotive Works. the
American Locomotive Co and the
Allied Machinery corporation. all
Eastern firms They we're intended
for the use Of tho provisional govern
ulcnt. discrcditrd by tho present rul.
ing powers in Russia The money
invested in them was borrowed from
the American government
Several months hack the United
States stopped tho shipment - these
supplies 10 the Russian government
Since then no action has b~cn taken.
tho supplies continuing 60 come into
Seattle from the East and pile up a,
the Meadows
s,oo. .ooo. .ooo spent
The supplies at the Meadows arc
rusting." says c. w pagct. ex-chler
@fr~k 60 ,k,.. aa,,,,.,f..fn, ..k. ..t,k
four other American and British sru
ployea. resigned last week. They
charge that funds are being careless
ly expe ndsd
II should estimate that close 20
5000 600 900 of the original $500 900.
900 grant has becn expended"
Despite tho absence Of flvc % his
employees. \. revEon. Russian. In
charge here. says his branch is "Ert.
ting along all right"
~. says the supplies viii b~ ship.
ped on TO Vladlvostok as soon as
permissible
More at Vancouver
In addition 10 tho supplies az the
Meadows. In Seattle. from zoo 10 200
car loads are detained At Vancouver
y G. by the Dominion government.
Paget says.
Tho men ~ho. with Parct. quit the
employ of the mission. are. N. ".
Clark. former traffic manager.
George Hollenbeck. assistant traffic
manager. II. s. Ovcrrnan. yard fore
man. and Mrs. Lasheart. stcnogra.
pher
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Tho plane. carrying is2 pieces Of
mail for Philadelphia. and 400 pieces
for Washington. Weighing In al IA
pounds. was driven by Flight Lieut.
TORY n. webb. 25. OF Gazelle. Cal.
webb. the Ron Of Louis Webb.
manager Of tho In Grange Hy
draulic Co. OF kennedy Cal, ir a
graduate OF Columbia university,
and joined the aviation corps a, the
declaration Of war.
The big biplanc was out OF sight
10 minutes after leaving the ground
The flight started at the place where
tho first international aviation meet
opened eight years ago.
when the plane left tho ground.
climbed for altitude and then turned
southward. there was cheer and
handshakings among tho spectators.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-15

7 4 THRIFT STAMP IA day
will keep the Hun away.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-15

NEW YORK. May l5.-An
army biplanc. carrying mail for
Philadelphia and Washington.
got away from Belmont Park
shortly after il.30 a m. today.
en- the first flight Of the New
York Philadelphia Washington
airplanr service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
TO URGE QUICK ACTION ON
BILL FOR ALLEY HOUSING
Chairman johnson Of House D. c.
Committee Will Push Measure to
Relieve Congestion.

In order that the housing congestion
may not be complicated further after
July /. when by operation Of the alley
law of 1914 more than 1900 colored
people would be forced out Of alley
dwellings, Chairman johnson of the
House District committee is going to
urge quick action on his bill to allow
continued residence in these alleys.
Senator John Walter Smith, chairman
of the Senate District committee, and
Chairman Johnson of the House commit
tee. have conferred and introduced iden-
teal bills to allow occupancy in the
alleys for one year after the war. This
measure has passed the Senate.
Chairman johnson now intends to
bring 1t UP in the House at the first
opportunity in order that it may be
passed and allow these alley houses to
be fixed UP for continued occupancy. He
will not wait for committee report ON
the bill. but will have IT taken from the
Speakers table just as soon as he sees
an opportunity to get a few minutes
for this purpose by unanimous consent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Alleging the loss Of . Eager and
permanent disability to his left hand
Claude A. Reese. a carpenter. has fled
suit in the District Supreme Court to
recover $4,000 damages from the NJ
tional Tireproonng Company, by which
he had been employed in the construc-
ton Of the new Washington Hotel
Reese says that to perform his work
he was given q circular saw which, he
claims, was not properly protected
from accident, and his hand was drawn
against the teeth Of the revolving saw
and permanently disabled. The acct
dent occurred August last.
A'verdict in favor OF the WashinSten
Railway and Electric Company in q
suit to recover $4,000 for alleged per-
sonal injury brought against the COM
pany by Mrs. Eloise F. Saunders was
rendered late yesterday afternoon BY q
jury in Circuit Division 1 before Justice
Gould. Mrs. Saunders claimed that al
she was alighting from a car at 9Th
street and Massachusetts avenue north
west April 20. 1915. the vehicle was
started suddenly and she was thrown
violently to the ground. The company
claimed that the passenger alighted in
safety, but slipped on the wet pave
ment and sustained her injury. Attor.
ney Roger ]. Whiteford appeared for the
company. :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
DEVICES WITH "REAL MERIT
Inventors Bring New Discoveries to
Attention Of the Government,

The American Inventors Association.
organized here several weeks ago to
bring together the creative men Of the
country, already has brought to the at
tention of the proper government off,
Gals devices characterized as having
real merit.
This was reported by a special COM
mittee at the weekly meeting of the
association in the rooms of the Wash
ington Board of Trade last night. One
of the chief aims Of the organization is
new discovery Of value and keep away
from busy government officials in
Washington men whose devices have
no merit. .-
Five new members were admitted last
night. The association has its head
quarters in the rooms Of the American
Agricultural Association, 1925. 14th
street northwest,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
VIRGINIA TO CALL s,204.
Appeal Is Made for 500 Gramma,
School Graduates.

RICHMOND. Va, May s.-virginia's
net quota of white men in the next
draft call, announced today, will be
6.135. The gross quota of white men
Is $500. OF this number 3,174 have
been indicted into service. The gross
quota of negroes is $500. OF this num-
Der 1851 have been indicted. leaving
2,069. The negroes will go to camp
about three weeks after the white men
are sent.
The office of the adjutant general
stresses a call made for 500 grammar
school graduates, received yesterday.
Men within draft age may volunteer
until May %, to be sent to the UNI
versity of Virginia for training.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
yles Out 3 8 5 6 4 4 3-3s
In 4 I I 4 +31-es
Scores Of Other Players.

Albert Aass1, B NsKsns,, CT, G. e. e
JIM j. p " h' v. p w..s e. CO 6. e. e. C.
". A. Knowles. wash. G. C.. 70:
BRUCE 4 Taylor. Barn. q. G.; 70.
j. H: Clapp. Chevy Chase: 80.
Q. q. Truett, Wash. G. c.. so.
J: c. Davidson. Wash. G. c.. 81.
". r. MeCsllum Wash G. G., 81.
Hugh McKsnsi:. Col. G. T., 81.
Gardiner r orme. Col. G. G.. g..
Gsars: 4 sse qoan eeI p;nn S. c. g.
4: L. Thurman. Col. 6. e.. 81.
John A. Kratz. Col. c. c.. "a.
D. K. Jackson. Col. c. C.. "a.
J. H. Graves. Wash. G. c., IS.
A. g. Mattingly. Col. C. C., IS.
Louis Weaver. Col. c. c., IS.
+ e ss@sfs!.'? ee e; 6 81 Is. s.
G. '. Piper. Wash. G: c.. Sc.
& B. xK'I se:t. eei T g e. s S. c. S.
Hugh ssum. Col. c. C.. So.
T. c. Clark. Wash. G. c.. IS.
9: 3: P ps CT esi c: C.. 50.
7. ?. ksmsey; Wash: 6. G.. So.
8. L. Mosby, wash. &. G., 81.
r Em ~ Ha 3 s%it R., f. Soi e O. o..
John h Isfseae s' T.: ehe 81 q Chase, 81,
~ aen MI, WhH. Waah. y. Y. w.
y. w. Burton. Wash. c. C.. e3.
Lynn Hsines. Kirkside. es.
y. r. Pearce. o.;
4. 1. Hopkins. Wash. C. c.. %.
& Gob 6. rpyHE. .n1s: Wash %asn G. e. e.
+: n pssi.. I bssa: 1r cissss'''' o.
BENJAMIN Wooaru1. Col: G. g. OF.
G. E. FELTON,, Bann. G. C.. 81.
II. A. Varcla, Wash. c. C., 81
Rev Mesrlas ste ter; t 9 oi. ss Chase, ss
F. T. Moore. Bann. q. C.. rs.
Ralph Totten. Wash. C. c.. 90.
". 3. AkeIey. 100.
Il. T. Barnard. Col. G. G.. 100.
FAILED TO QUALIFY.
A 4. v. d de9, So T. e C. e. 81 fos 'o'.
8: i f Bona, VIZ .s.n cc q io ao'
F. X. Lord. 104.
II; G: Schmidt, Col. c. C.. 1o5.
W. W. Lufkin, Boston, 105.
r.: ]. Murphy, Wash. C. C.. 106.
Bliss n. Davis, Kirkside, Ito.
e. 9. Groves. ia.
.. P. Ffcklen. Wash. c. c., 1872.
Teday.s palrinss. FIRST hieht--H.ve. rs. HUI,
Trnet' Davidson vs. narDsn. Albert ac MeKens
VS.; Lard, Finken.taedt vs.. orme.
Piper. Mattingly rs. Clark. Shoemaker vs. wi
iiams. Kirkpatrick rs. saum. Chamberlain v
B. Es J.Sks S rs: kratz and Brown vs.. Weave
aaines, Larcombe rs Reward. Smith VS.. Mosb
Burton vs.. Moomaw. Mcclenahan VS.. Van Hoese
Posey w. White. Ramsey 70. Doyle.
Davidson, Daniels 70. Harris. sterrett vs. Gree
avalt. Vnrela rs. Mayer. Duganns W, Woodrui
Totten rs. u. ]. Doyle and Akeley W. Turner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
TWO j. S. BALLOON men
are BURNED 1oDEA7A
Twenty latuTsd Whsa Zig Gas Dag
Explodss at Hangar ct Flor.
ence Field, FEAR Omaha.

OMAHA. Nsb.. Nay 1.-Two msnbsra
Of tie 1%th Balloon CsnJany were
burned to death and. twsnty others
slightly burned last night when . BID
observation balloon sxraoasd in its
hangar on Florence Field. te was lster-
mined today.
The dead are:
Private John n. DaviA whose nearest
relative 10 Arthur Davia SOS North
state street, West Concord. n. II.
Private vincent I. Beall. whose NEAR
est relative II Miss Alice l. Bsali. yes.
sup. Md.
Two other soldiers were injured after
the explosion when the ambulance II
which they were rushing from Fort
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
OHIO "HOBOES" MUST REGISTER
Gov. Cox Lines Up Officials for Drive
en- Weary Ones.

COLUMBUS. Ohio. May 3.-Gov. Cox
today sent communications to all may
IFS and county prosecutors. ordering
that tramps and Migrants be made to
register with the nearest employment
agency. with the alternative Of paying
a fine or going to the workhouse. The
communication was in line with the
governors recent proclamation calling
upon every Ohioan to work.
"A vagrant in war times is not neces-
sarily one who is unkempt or illclad,"
the letter stated. "1dleness furnishes q
workshop for the kaiser. Ohio has no
time for the Industrial parasite. No
community should continue to harbor
such slacksrs In IN hour when every
xoVncoaoS-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
6,2O7 SKILLED men.
WANTED flor ARMY
National Call Is Sent Out by
Provost Marshal General
Crowder Today.

A call for 6,2o7 skilled men for the Ma
tional Army was sent out today by
Provost Marshal General Crowder. All
states are included except New Jersey.
The call directs the movement Of the men
on May II.
Today's call includes $50 engineers for
Washington barracks, 2S6 to Laurel Nd.
and 6s1 to Fort Myer.
Tho men. 1t Is directed, must be quail
fed for general military service and must
fall within the category outlined by Gsr.
Crowder in his nations want column"
sent to local boards some time ago.
This list includes about seventy-five
various occupations. including chauf-
feurs, carpenters. engineers Civil. cleo
trical. railroad and computing). stenoS-
raphers. telegraph operators, wireless
operators. welders. etc.
Division Of the Men.
The division Of tho men 10 as follows:
Medical Corps. 100 men. eighty to re.
port to the gas defense service, twenty
louartermaster Corps, 2se. assigned to
ship repair shop unit No. SOL.
Ordnance department. sixty-five to
Signal Corps. i.o75: 50 to Camp Vail
n. J.: 1.o16 to Camp Macarthur. Tex.
The men assigned to Camp VAIL are or
dered out on May 8. All the others on
May II.
Corps Of Engineers, 4.41s; 1876 to Camp
Humphreys. Va; go to Camp Sheridan,
Ala; 2.4ss to Fort Benjamin Harrison,
Ind: 10 to Vancouver barracks, Wash.
10 to Camp Dix, N. j.: 2s6 to Laurel,
Md: 6s1 to Fort Myer. Va; $50 to
Washington barracks. D. c.
Two hundred and nfty-two colored
troops were assigned to the Signal
Corps and ordered to Fort Wayne,
Mich.
All Of the registrants included in
today's call are men who have pre-
scented themselves to their local boards
for voluntary induction into the mill
tary service. 1t was said at Gen. Crow.
der's Office. Boards were instructed to
draft enough to I'LL their quotas where
volunteers were lacking. but 1t is I'M
derstood this was not necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
PREDICTS BOARDS LONG LIFE.
Assistant Labor Secretary Post
Praises Industrial Peace Work,

Louis F. Post. assistant secretary of
labor. told a large gathering at a
meeting held under the auspices of the
Collegiate Club at Y. NJ. II. A. Hail
last night that in his opinion the good
work being accomplished by the Ma
tionaI War Labor Board will justify
its maintenance as a permanent insti-
tuition after the war.
He confined his talk in the main to
the questions that have arisen between
capital and labor and have been
brought before the board for action.
Louis Cantor, president OF tho club,
presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
D. c. NATIONAL GUARD BILL
SPECIAL ORDER OF FRIDAY

The Senate military affairs committee
today decided to mako the Chamber
lain bill providing for National Guard
in the District during the war a special
order Of business at Its regular meet
ing next Friday.
The bill came up for a few minutes
today. but the attendance at todays
meeting was small and 1t was decided
to postpone consideration of tho Dis
trict measure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
HONOR LUs1TAN1A VICTIMS.
Nashville Advertiser Club to Send
Flowers to Irish Coast.

NASHVILLE. Tenn. May 3.-The
Nashville Advertisers Club. it was vot-
ed yesterday. will send flowers in the
name OF Nashville to be strewn over
the grave Of the Lusitania victims off
the Irish coast. 1t had been planned
that the flowers would be cast into the
sea on May T.. the anniversary of the
sinking OF the cunarder. but failing in
this the ceremony will take place as
soon thereafter az possible, A COM
mittee was appointed to have the fiow-
ers sent from New York on the first
transatlantic steamer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
John \. C[APP WINS
AT NINETEENTH HOLE
Defeats ]. w. BraWner in First
Round of Match Play
at w. c. C..

John h Clapp Of the Chevy Chase
Club won the feature match in tho first
round Of match play in tho Washington
Golf and Country Clubs annual spring
tournament this morning, defeating
John W. Brawner, last years winner,
on the nineteenth hole. Tho match sea-
sawed all the way around and Clapp
won on tho nineteenth when his op.
ponent was in trouble all the way to
the green.
Allan Lard Of the Chevy Chase Club
defeated Albert R. Mckenzie Of Co
lumbia, and 4. George T. Cunning
ham Of the Bannockburn Golf Club de-
feated Bruce L. Taylor Of tho Same
club. and 4. Robert Finkenstadt
Of Columbia defeated his clubmate.
Gardner P. Orme. s and 4. George E.
Truett Of the homo club defeated W. A.
Knowles, and 5. The second round
will be played this afternoon.
Styles Leads Medal Play.
Edward c. Styles, former Philadel-
phia star, now q member of the Wash
ington Golf and Country Club. won the
qualification round Of the tournament
yesterday with a score OF 81. tying tho
course record held by w. r. McCallum.
Styles played very consistent golf all
the way through his medal round. HIS
only slip came on the sixth hole. where
he sliced his mashie pitch and was
forced to be content with a 6. To on
set this he holed ffty-yard mashie
shot for a 2 on the par fifteenth hole.
This, with a 2 on the preceding short
hole, put him low for the last nine
holes. Richard P. Halves. Robert Fin
kenstaedt and Albert r. Mckenzie OF
the Washington Golf and Country Club
and the Columbia Country Club, respec-
lively, were Styles nearest competitors.
The medalist was drawn against w. r.
McCallum in the first round Of match
play.
Several surprises featured the medal
round, among them being the failure
Of Emmons S. Smith. 5r.. Of Columbia
and Samuel L. Mosby of the home club
to get in the first flight. Neither Of
these men, normally first flight players,
was on his game. and the yare today
paired against each other in the third
flight.
The golf committee took advantage
of the extra hour of daylight when the
pairings were drawn last night. start
ing the first pair from the tee at 9
o'clock instead of the usual o'clock
start. Etghty-two was the highest
was the last score to qualify for the
match play rounds.
Styles card and the nqualificatio
scores follow:
Styles: out ? 3 g I 4 80 o..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
LIEUT.. COL. GR|FF|THS
KILLED BY SHEL[F|RE
German Missile Explodes as Ameri.
can Fighter Stepped Out of Dug
out-Loved by Men.

BY the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. May Lieut.. Col. Richard
H. Grif1ths, commanding a battalion of
infantry. has been killed by shsllfire
in Picardy. He emerged from a dugout
Just as q German shell arrived and ex-
ploded directly in front Of him.
Lieut.. Col. Griflths was with the 4th
Tennessee Volunteers in tho Spanish
American war, and later with the a7th
Volunteers. He served also as major in
the Philippine constabulary. He was
appointed a major in the National Army
after resisning from the British army.
His widow is a Red Cross nurse.
At the outbreak Of the war Lieut.. Col.
Grifiths Joined the 9Th Royal Scots,
serving at the DardaneIles, Salonikt and
In France until severely wounded in
1917. when he lost part of q shoulder
blade.
Last fall he obtained his release from,
the British forces to join the Ameri-
can Army as major. Because of his
cool. calm efficiency during the trying
days of January and February, while
his men occupied positions northwest
Of Toul, he was given a lieutenant COL
oneicy in the Army.
His men loved him and the corre-
spondent heard q group say the day he
was killed: There's the old man and
believe me. II you are looking for q
soldier and q gentlemen there he Is
Every man in this outfit would Ro
straight through hell II Griffiths gave
the order to march"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
Virginia Senator Made q Major.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND. Va. May 3.-ssnator
Aubrey E. STROBE Of Amherst, who has
served two terms in that body. has been
commissioned a. = major in the Army
and will soon report for duty. He 10 the
second member Of the senate to accept
service with the Army. Senator A. w.
Robertson Of Rockbridse, leaving IT
the end Of the session to take up his
duties at Camp Lee. There are several
members Of the house who are In thu
IAocYtoAa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03
Sat Unconcerned on Horse.

And many Of his men did just that
during the few days before he was
killed. When his command was going
into the line. Lieut.. Col Griffiths sat as
tride his horse at a cross roads over
which the German shrapnel was BURST
ing heavily and was As unconcerned as
II . thousand miles away from the
war. He spoke to his men sharply, but
In a low voice. telling them not to for
get who the enemy was, what he had
done and to punish him. He had been q
constant visitor in the trenches and
shell holes held by the troops. taking
long chances to get to all Of them,
making sure that they were getting
everything wanted and were we'll cared
for.
The shell that killed Lieut.. Col. Grif-
fths also killed q corporal and wounded
other men. The corporal fell across his
superior's body. They were buried in
soldiers graves. where the shells
scream constantly and the NIGHTS are
light by the fash of guns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-03

Seaman Dies of Fractured Skull.
Seaman Arthur Anthony Hahn. U. s.
NJ. of La Crosse, Wis, is dead of a frac-
tured skull. suffered when he fell down
. hatch on tho U. 8. g. Prairie, the
Navy Department has announced.