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Evening star., 1918-02-20
U. S. ACTION BOOMERANG.

The General Electric Company has
shortly will have to shut down three of
it's great plants, engaged on war or
ders for the United States and the al
lies. because the shipping boards ac-
tion in taking tank steamers of the
Gulf Refining Company for overseas
traffic has cut off its supply Of fuel oil.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
The District National Bank.
14O6 G Street.
Our Fixed POlicy-is ito Serve"

By exercising the most careful atten-
ton and never for moment relaxing our
vigilance we have gained an enviabIe rep-
utation-a reputation for fairness and
sound Judgment; giving all the Ieeway
possible in every instance, yet never GO
ing beyond the conservative line we have
drawn in the interest of safety.
If we are ever unable to accOnno
date you it will be only because we have
a very definite business policy which un=
der no circumstances can be discarded or
deviated from. 1t is our desire to give all
the service possible-and we go the judicious
limit. But whatever we do, we do cheer
fully; not as favor-rather as duty we
owe our patrons.
l. Ohutt. Jr., Robert N. Har
Cashier. President.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
England's Mistake at First.

When Great Britain went into the war
her finest volunteered first Engineers,
painters, skilled mechanics, college pro-
fessors, mechanical engineers. factory
foremen, department superintendents-
men who by reason of skilled hands or
trained brains filed important places
Joined the army. Because there were
not enough commissions to so around
at that time, and because Great Britain
was still in the thrall of the supersti-
tion that an officers family must be
something in the country" they went
out as privates. Thousands of them
died as privates. Men whose specialized
training should have set them apart for
directive positions were submerged in
the flood of courage.
Then Great Britain tried TO find these
men, Foremen We're wanted. lathe
hands We're wanted. expert miners We're
wanted. engineers were wanted--every
form of skilled labor was wanted-and
could not be found. 1t is notoriously
more difficult to get out of an army
than it is TO get into it. Every com
mandcr guards his personnel as he does
the sinews of his right arm. The man
who tries to take a worth while suhor-
dinate from hm-no matter how much
more worth while to the country that
subordinate might be somewhere else
Is Not merely an enemy to the country,
but is treacherously trying to under
mine his-the commander's-useful-
ness. The process of searching for this
skilled and lost labor is still going on
in the British army. Meanwhile raw
hands are being trained to take the
places of the thoroughbreds.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
OMITS COST-PLUS CONTRACTS.
House Adopts Conference Report on
Shipyards Housing Bill,

The Conference report on the $5O,-
100000 shipyard housing bill. which the
House has adopted. gives the Emer-
gency Fleet Corporation greater lati.
tude in lending money than provided
in either the Senate or House bill, and
definitely prohibits ''cost-plus" con-
tracts.
The conferees assumed that the gov
ernment would not be reimbursed for
all money expended for housing.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
Official Price List in the District.

District
at times tha
the lowest prices to consumers
Of
1ood
ratorf fort District
Evening star., 1918-02-20
CAN PROFIT FROM
ENG[AND'S MISTAKE
u. S. Must Not Use Up Best
TaIent-N0 Caste
in Army.
VICTORY Is PREDICTED
by HERBERT COREY.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY. jan
uary 16.-Are the American people go
ing to profit by English experience? Or
are they to make all their mistakes
themselves?
This is an inaccurate and diffusive
way of stating the question. of course.
The people have mighty little to do
with making mistakes or missing mis-
takes. There are various departments
at Washington-War, State and Navy
being the ones particularly in mind at
the moment-which are filed with gem
tlemen who are being paid by the
people to do their thinking. No doubt
most of them do. But when one of them
in war time ceases to think quickly and
closely the bill is paid in lives.
This is the question that should be
put TO some one in authority at Wash
ington:
Are we going to get 100 per cent
value out of our best blood? Or are
we going to sci it for 10 cents on the
daIlarp
Evening star., 1918-02-20
The Prices

The figures placed on this
elegant list of Pianos and
Players are certainly low
at this time Of high prices.
Think of it. A good used
Upright Piano for $50 and
a good used Player for
Sl96. Come and be
convinced.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
APPEALS TO THE ALLIES
TO GIVE HIM SUPPORT
Gen. Semenoff, Cossack Leader in ST.
IBERIA, Asserts He Can Render
Important Service.
BY F. w. LLOYD.
CabIegram to The Evening Star ant
Chicago Daily News. Copyright. 1918.

SabbeEram TO Thf Evening SrdC
| Chicago Daily News. Copyright. 1918.
DAURIA. Siberia, via Harbin, Man
churia. February 15.| have just had
an interview with Gen. Semenpff. the
| leader of the Cossack movement against
the bolsheviki in the Siberian republic.
He said that it was of Importance to the
interests of the allies that the Siberian
railway should be in the hands of a
force supporting the entente. otherwise
the German prisoners would control.
train and lead the bolsheviki in a gi-
gantic move detrimental to the en-
| tente.
Controls Part of Railway.
"At the present time" he said. my
| force. which. within one month. has
grown to 1900 men, controls the rail-
way from Manchuria station to Chita-
With 5000 men, well equipped, with
machine guns, artillery and supplies. ]
could seize the railway and open up di-
rect communication with the Ukraine.
| The possession of the railway would
give US strategic control and enable us
/ to dominate the whole situation.
] 1T is, however, necessary to pur-
chase food. secure arms and ammuni-
| tion and pay the men. and to do that 1t
| is absolutely essential that 1 secure
| immediate financial assistance. If the
allies would financially support US an
| international committee could handle
the funds.
Feared by Lenine Government.
The Lenine government, fearing my
growing power. has dispatched 10000
| men to Irkutsk. and two battalions OF
sailors and marines from Vladivostok.
II the railway is in my possession they
will never reach their destination.
| BY opening up railway communica-
ton with Gen. Kaledines the supplies in
V!adiVostok. which are rotting on the
Wharyes, though they are valued at
| 100000 in gold, can be transported
to him and assist the Cossock move
ment in the south. He is anxious to
give assistance on the Rumanian front.
Gen. Kaledines urgently needs supplies
| and ammunition and if he does not Sc
| cure them his movement may fail"
Evening star., 1918-02-20

New Haven is the meeting place to-
day of the twenty-sixth annual con-
vention of the Lumber Dealers Asso-
citation of Connecticut,
Evening star., 1918-02-20
Looks for Victory in Year.

This captain. along with every other
American officer with whom / have
talked. and who has been over here
any length Of time. has no hallucina-
ton as to the job ahead of the Ameri-
cans If the problem is to be consider
ed on its military aspect only, it rests
with the American Army to win the
victory.
MY own conviction IL that we do not
appreciate the very grave internal
weakness Of the Germans, and that n
collapse may be looked for inside the
German lines some time within the next
year.
1t will likely be signaled to the al
Hes. however. by a military victory
carried by the British or French or
let US hope-the American armies. The
magnihcently efficient German military
structure rests upon foundation Of
c.viiian strength. and when. that
must fall. 1t is incumbent upon us ali
TO exert every atom of pressure pos
siDle upontthe enemy power 1t is ra-
s ehe1 ABSURD. one would say. to use
nrst-rate machine hand or motor spe-
ciaiist in toting gun Thousands or
young men. possessed of strength ana
courage, can do that quite we'll Few
Tan handie iathes or tune motors or eat
Gangster, Now Lieutenant.
One of the things we shouId he 80.
r.
nally grateful for in this emergencv is
that we are not handcuffed BY false
1deas OF caste We will make an officer
OF the man who can make good-once
we are convinced he will make good
no matter what is his blood. 1 know a
second Lieutenant who once belonged
TO the gashouse gang. and IL some one
does not trip him he'll be a general
before the war is over. He has ali the
quaiincations. including a hungry in
teiHgence. and an enormous appetite
Tor study and work. And I know the
son OF banker who just measures I'M
to the job Of hanging leather lingerie
on mule.
The gashouse gangster has won a
commission and the bankers son is a
1istinctly second-class private. That is
,he sort of an Army that Is being built
sver here. That being the case. the
gentlemen at Washington, who are be-
ing paid for these things. might well
remember what happened to Great
Britain and set about getting tho full
value out Of our capital equipment from
the outset We are business nation.
We have always said SO.
Well. II isn't good business to hold
5000 year man in q $40 q month
JOB. Bus that 10 what We are doing in
o
Evening star., 1918-02-20
College Men Handle Shovels.

my company is chuck full Of uni
versity graduates" said captain OF
American engineers to me the other
day- 1T is 4 shame to make them han
die picks and shovels. They are fit for
commissions-more than fit now. they
are hardened"
This particular captain served in the
Spanish light opera of 1898. He was
captain then. and raised his company
in Detroit. Most of the 1898 warriors
were ro1ghnecks, he said. Necks were
SO rough their collars wore out. They
liked to fight and drink and tear up
about the war in those halcyon days.
War was just camping expedition
with game-killing features attached.
He was in touch with a company raised
in Cincinnati in 1898. he said. It was
the same as the Detroit company. In
1888 war was justly considered as a
picnic by every one who was proof
against the beef bacteria and typhoid
fever and American hospitals.
The soldiers in this war are diff
ferent." said he. Il know that the
pany this year did not come from
the river front. The river-fronters
had been reading the papers. They
had line on war and they were no,
taking any. The colored men were
not looking for volunteer medals
either"
The Cincinnati company was very
largely filled with men who had
STUDIED engineering. Many of them
were graduates of universities. The
same might be said of the Detroit
company. he thought. though he had
not been SO closely in touch. He
looked over his own company the
other day. when he had a little time
to spare. and was surprised to dis.
cover how many of these youngsters
were of the college bred type. and
that almost all of them were of the
sort out of which bosses, leaders OF
men. skilled workmen, high-class spe.
cialists are produced.
And they are working with pick and
shovel" said he. Just as they did II
the English armies early in 1914 One
of these days we will suddenly wake
up and go hunting for men of thi.
sort. And all of the commanding Off
GERS will bitterly fight the transfer oil
a single man from their units. Why
shouldn't they? One good man make.
good squad. Most of the command
ing officers will succeed, and the good
material will be buried"
The Press., 1918-01-31
UNION.

R 0. Barrows attended the food exhibition and demonstration at Rock. vile last week
 H. K. Howard has force of men on. the Newell farm cutting cord wood for the Mashapaug Farms Go.
 Hall & Harmon have completed the saving on Webster Bros lot south of Steve Veigaska's and are moving their mill to new set-up on the north end of the farm.
 The wind of last week made some shoveling of snow ne 3essary in differel tseetions of the town. but nothing as compared with many milder. winters The cold waves which appear every few days cause attention to cellars yet.
 The stove pipes at the 0hnroh are in such condition that extensive repairs are necessary before the st )9 es can he used for heating again For this reason the Sunday services will be held for the present in the town hall at II o'clock as usual, followed by Sunday school. ......
 Regular meeting of Mashapaug Lake grange next Wednesday evening Roll call answered by one-minute story of the "Funniest thing that have heard or read to-day" Mem .bers are invited to bring popcorn or apples for "Fifteen minutes for re- freshmants" period.
 Notwithstanding the cold wind and consequent snow drifts, there was an attendance of about forty at the social held at the town hall last week. The bountiful supper, served by the hostess. es, Mrs. H. R. Howard and Mrs. George Kostur, was a success and the farce, furnished by Mashapaug talent, was much enjoyed.
 County Agricultural Agent John E. Clifford has sent out 8 notice that the United States government will sell to famers only, for cash, at cost 1O0, 900 tons nitrate of soda. The cost to farmers will be $75 50 per ton, plus freight charges and the state fertilizer tag fee. Any farmer de- string to purchase portion of this nitrate should place his application on or before Monday, Feb. 4, 191Ss
The Press., 1918-01-31
WELLINGTON WaRt Willinptnn

Ed. Carpenter was Hartford visitor last Saturday.
 Harold Babgee has purchased g Cadillac, and Arthur Joslyn has bought MT. Bugbee's Buick.
 Wm. Bentley lost valuable horse recently. On going out in the morn. ing he found it dead in the stable
 The Neighborhood Whist club will meet with Mrs Frank Joslyn Thurs day evening and all are invited tn attend.
 Through the kindness of Mir. Hem meier a sled load of twenty .one people from the depot were taken to South Wilmington to the war rally Sunday afternoon.
The Press., 1918-01-31

year with Mrs. John H. Steele
 Thursday afternoon. s1--- w. E;Tps
 Miss Mary R. Leonard and .a M isl Edith L Hunter of Hartford were
 the guests of MT. and Mrs. Oscar A, Leonard over Sunday.
 Mrs. Samuel Simpsons Sunday school class will give social in the Congregational church parlors Friday evening. All are invited to attend. al
 The Ladies' Aid of the Lee M. E. church will meet in the town hall, Friday afternoon and evening. Supper will be served as usual, and a social time enjoyed in the evening. The Study club met Monday eVen' ing at the home of pr. and Mrs. Samuel Simpson. Very able papers were presented by W. B. Ludlow, on Ralph Waldo Emerson; Jane Adams, by Miss Bertha Place; Clara Barton, by Miss Mildred Abbey. A social time of guessing contests was enjoyed. Refreshments were served by the hostess
 The annual meeting of the Ecolesiastical society of the COngre- gational church was held Monday afternoon. The following elections were made: Church committee, Ed win s. Agard, Lewis B. Price, Dr. Samuel Simpson; secretary and treasurer, William A. Agard; audi tors, Samuel Simpson and Lewis E. Price; committee on investments, Oscar A. Leonard, Edward s, Agard.
 If Christian Endeavor service flag could be made long enough and hung outside the Christian Endeavor head quarters in Boston. says pr. F. E. Clark, it would show more than 1OO, 900 stars. In some camps more than ten per cent. of the men were endeav' Orers. ~.-,
 The following letter is from Private Gordon Christopher of Holland, son of MT. and Mrs. Curtis K. Ohristo- pher, and was received by his oouisn Rupert West:
 Somewhere in Frauce, 1917 Dear Rupert:
 Here's just line to let you know I've not forgotten you folks. We've been through three countries and the Atlantic since leaving, SO we've seen a good share of the world in few weeks. However, we've seen all we are going to for a good while, for we are getting settled in little vil- lage here in France. It isn't improb- able that we will stay here till we are ready to go up to the front. I've no idea how long that will be. We are ready to a certain extent though. for we had steel helmets issued the other day. The helmets are heavier than our campaign hats and feel funny like some kind of pan turned over our heads. Country people here live quite differently than at home Every farmer lives in & village while his lands lie outside so that isolated farm houses are very infrequent. The methods of farming aren't exactly modern either. They drive pair of horses one before the Other-at least the farmers do ~- and sometimes have as many as four.horse tandems The
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Fooled Wild Beasts.

Stanley, the explorer, found the na- tive Africans knew the art of camou- flage and had'practiced 1t for hundreds of years. He adopted some of the methods of the blacks and his bags of big game were remarkable. The na- tive Africans donned the skins of anil mals with horns, head and all, when hunting. Denlzens of the jungle often were fooled Into standing their ground when the black hunters attircd In skins apDroachcd.
The Press., 1918-01-31
ASHFORD WestfOrd

Mrs, Jennie Durkee is teaching the Axe Factory school as substitute f01 Miss Edith Buel who is ill.
 Tue village school Miss Mamie Green teaoher) has been very success ful in the purchase of thrift stamp! and certificates.
 We read in the good book that foxes have holes. If they do they do mol always stay in them, as Bert SpinS recently shot two near his home ir the evening.
 Bert Eaton is moving his steam mill onto the A. B. Lincoln lot where fe has large job of saving. J. W. Armitage is busy on the Barlow lot. He cut and sawed one pine tree last week that yeilded 1577 feet of boards.
 Mrs. Lucy Chism gave an entertain. ment Saturday evening at her home About twenty five attended and spent the evening dancing. Andrew Lee and Mrs. Lillian Sherman furnished
 
 Warrenville.
 John Hewlett is working at South Windham.
 Mrs. Douglas Weeks If Smith Ash. ford is visiting relatives in Maine.
 Frank Bebbington has heen hauling logs into the mill the past few days.
 Mrs. F. A. Vose If Mansfield is spending few days at ''Cady Villa. |"
 Mrs. Ellen D. Mathewson is spend- ing the winter at her homo in this village.
 Arthur James and A. NJ Bassett sawed logs for James Knowlton on Tuesday.
 Mrs. Milton l.. Durkee is substitut- ing at the Axe Factory district school for the present.
 W. l.. Durkee has been cutting on his place supply of hard wood for local customers.
 The women engaged in Red Cross work met at the home of Mrs. David Mathewson on Tuesday afternoon. Miss Rose Snow of South Manohes. ter has been with her grandmother, Mrs. Frances Gaylor, for two weeks
 Albert Victor Parker uah: Lillian May Busse, both of Willin2ton, were married by Rev. F. C. Hng4}PP at the parsonage on Saturday atfernonn.
 Several horses in tIliS vicinity, which, were inoapaciIat2d ty age for further service, have been laid away this winter. Jacob Acorn had his horse killed last week
 Mrs. Harriet Lanphaer atta ined her ninetieth year on Sunday, the 27th. On Saturday a birthday party was held in her honor at the home of MT. and Mrs. W. l.. Durkee. Mrs. Ian phear received shower of post cards from all sections. Other remember anoes were also in evidence. For 8 number of years her numerous rela. tives have made her birthday an event of this pleasant order
The Press., 1918-01-31
HOLLAND.

Miss Eva Harris of Rock file was the guest Thursday of her brother, Dr. Willard N. Simmons.
 The Thursday evening meeting of the M. E church will be held with Mir. and Mrs Myron 6. Sparrow,
 The annual roll-oall meeting of the Congregational church will be held in tho church next Thursday evening.
 The prayer meeting of the Congre- gational church will be held Thurs. day evening at the home of MT. and Mrs Lewis B. Price.
 The Union Mission Study class will meet for it's first meeting of the
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railroads are funny affairs too, Most of the roads I've seen are not bit better (and sometimes not as good than the trolley lines at home. The freight cars are but little larger than large motor trucks in the states in fact on some cars the maximum (the rest of the sentence was crossed out by the oensor). We'll, I'll quit now. Write very soon so that I'll get it ny Christmas or New Years.
 Your cousin,
 Gordon Christopher.
The Press., 1918-01-31
ELLINGTON. Crystal Lake.

Mrs D. H. Curtis and Mrs. Claude Dimock spent the day last Thursday with Mrs. Nj. H. Dimock in Rockville.
 Last Monday being holiday u party from Hartford came to the Lake and spent the day fishing, remaining over night in Howard Dimock s cottage.
 The fourth quarterly conference of the Crystal Lake Nj: E. church will be held next Sunday at the close of the regular church service. Rev. o. J. Aldrioh will preside at the meeting.
 J. R. Downes, who has been em. ployed in sawmill work In Westford, has finished his work and returned home. He expects soon to work for Daniel Avery on the Adelia Dimock Int
The Press., 1918-01-31

in the Pittsfield hospital that day
 He had been in poor health for som
 time with a stomach trouble. Mucl
 of his life had been spent in this towI
 where he made his home in thu
 family of Herman Ladish at th'
 Village. He had many friends locally
 who twill remember him as a man oi upright character, generous to a fault and ever ready to do kind act. H' came here from Garfield, N. Y., where he is survived by a mother. He also leaves several brothers in Pittsfeld, Mass.
 Acting under the authority con- ferred upon him in the proclamation of the president of the U. s., dated Nov. l, 1917, the attorney general of the U. s. has made and declared general rules and regulations, dated Dec. 31, 1917, for the registration of German alien enemies and has fixed the time for such registration. from Feb 4th to Feb 9th, from 6 a. m. to 8 p. m. By like authority the attorney general has requested the P. O. department to carry out the details of such registration in communities of less than 5COO population. All German aliens should register at the local P. O. on the above dates.
 The play What Happened to Jones'" given in Memorial hall last Friday evening, came up to high ex- pectations of the large company present With one exception, it was the largest audience Memorial hall has ever held. The tickets sold we'll from the time they went on sale and but few remained when the doors opened at 7.30. Some fifty tickets were sold over the seating capacity of the hall. The parts were all well taken and showed much work both by Dr. Puffer, who had charge of the drilling, and by the persons taking the part. Mrs. Alice Dimmiok being ill, the part of Almira waa taken by her sister, Miss Ruth Durham. The Gladys orchestra furnished excellent music, although the five pieces advertised were cut to four on account of illness.
 Staff0rdville.
 A. NJ Sanger was the guest of his aunt in Eastford over Sunday.
 Mrs. Geo. Drummond had the mis- fortune to fall last week and break her hip. She was taken to the John. son hospital.
 Benjamin Avery and Harry D. Smith of Addison were the guests of MT. Smiths parents, MT. and Mrs. Fred Smith, over Sunday.
 The Epworth League will hold a buttonhole social Friday evening in the M E. church vestry. Admission, and 10 cents. The men will make the buttonholes. There will be prizes | for the best and the worst. Buttered | popcorn will be on sale.
 Methodist Church Notes: Tie pas. IFS subject for next Sunday will be "A call to minister to a troubled | 'oul. ," The pastor, Rev G. H. Wright, baptized five persons last Sunday and Sunday, Jan. 9th, he baptized ten making fifteen persons he las baptized and sixteen have been aken into preparatory member hip in January, Une being baptized Il infancy. Rev. G. G. scrivener of Norwich, district superintendent, preached most excellent sermon last Sunday evening after which the fourth quarterly conference was held and the lsual business WAS transacted.