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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-13
ADVICETOTHE
LOVELORN
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
4FOr Old Times Sake"
NE MIss FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAx;
A year ago q young man, We
had been attentive TO me- ana
with whom I went about q great
deal. had = position offered him
in California, and asked me 70
marry him and accompany him
TO that State. declined on thB
ground that Il seemed uncertain
whether he would succeed He
now writes. announcing hiG ap-
preaching marriage to . giPl
whom he says Is Just like ma
He asks me to write TO him and
he will send q photo Of his wife
and himself. and that I win look
upon their love and happiness
with happy thoughtA
Do you think this letter Il GRiR
TO his future wife. although he
states II Is written with her
knowledge? What can be his
mental process In believing that
will answer the letter in these
circumstances? B. A h
7 THINK the man is OshaVina
quite splendidly! Once he
thought he loved you You had
not the pioneer spirit and did not
care enough for him to venture
out and seek fortune At his sidG
So he owed you no loyalty. Than
he met q girl who came to mean Q
great deal to him and in whom he
thinks he sees the qualities he once
idsaliBsd In you SIM for old
times sake. be retains some Of his
regard for you. and writes 70 tell
you that his friendship will not die,
even though love has come into his
life. Evidently. the girl he Il Eo-
ing to marry Il hns and generous;
evidently. also. he thinks that you
are nns and generous II you are.
you will write . hearty and earnest
letter. OF good wishes and make him
feel that you are not unhappy
through his happinssA He may
have a lingering Tear that he has
wrongsd you-but since you we're
not willing to 60 With him and
help him fight you and I aErOs.
don't We. that he hAsn't done ~
any wrong At AM
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-13
PLAYING Truant.

Charlie had been playing truant
from school. and had spent a long
beautiful day fishing. On his way
back he met ono OF his young
mates. who accosted him with the
usual question. Catch auythingr'
Charlie. in all the consciousness of
guilt, quickly responded. "Aln't
been home yetI-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-13

of q Bfe that u A0lf q He
of the faces lined tCfth ScheRiA0
In the throH0 that huTTies byi
|ohH Boyle o'ReiHV.
Tow truly aid this poet sing.
Yet no song covers every
thing. The city has its good
aide, too, and. II Il has been good
10 you. you wish to add your hum
BILE bit In the defense and praise
Of it,
The god OF Kindness Somstimss
hides away from streets where com
msrcs glides. The human charity
We see in city life Is apt to be
snowy and the glazing sort the rich
man uses for a fort Yet many 4
rich man gives his mite beneath the
eity's Earish light
The Kindness OF the Tenement
It's gentle force Is never spent.
We never dream. we never know
how humble heart can overflow to
soften one another's woe! In Erimy
halls, In rooms Of pain. far from the
snug GbodeB Of gain. sweet Charity
L. never dead but shares its last
small crust Of bread with one still
poorer. Ever so the Wosful tight
each others woe.
We never know the bitter price
OF much Big City Sacrifice. We
never see the hands that take from
their slim store for PHYS sake We
never hear the broken thanks ariB-
ing from the helpless ranks when
others, weIl-nigh helpless, too,
some little act Of kindness do. We
never see this humble giving in
places where the meek are living
but Il Is there. the only bloom
where tenements lie wrapped in
gloom
Pretenes can never long endure
among the dwellings Of the poor.
Truth shines more brightly in the
cot than where the pompous east
their lot. Here IN the thiekest Of
the strife each knows the others
scheme OF life and each will bring
the other aid where all are anxious
and afraid.
And some small boy IN some small
room in years to come may rise and
loom as Lincoln rose from his low
estate to be the greatest OF the
great And some small girl from
this same throng may thrill the
nation with her song!
The humble homes! Look not With
scorn on little lives TO little born!
Small sparks may grow to haminE
lights where all are born with equal
rights. The child whose childhood
knows four walls may grow to
grace a mansions halls II hears
q humble mothers praysr-and
learns its nrst great lesson thsrsl
True happiness, as we'll, is found.
where dwellings OF the meek abound.
Contentmsnt IL curious grace,
not always in the highest place.
The social climber with her wealth.
placing position over health, may
never know that calm content found
often in a tenement That's our be-
lief, although the rhymer has never
been a social climber. nor was his
cunning boyhood spent IN palace
or In tenement
And such, In short. Is city life
an ounce OF peace to a pound OF
strife. An ounce OF that for which
we fret TO n pound OF what We
never get And yet
The good old town on ~ hAS
EroWn until We prise Il - our OWh
Manhattan mAdnesaT" Maybe So
Ven bStS .tS Lave it VIA We -
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Songs of the
City
A CIeUer NeLD Series in
Rhyme Which Will
Appeal to All.
By William F. Kirk.

I en- SICK Of the ShOi0V SesHStAS.
OF q Bfe that u AOIf q Re
of the faces lined tCith SehessiA6
In the throB0 that huTTies byi
|ohH Boyle o'ReiHV.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-13
"Arcturuss and His Sons"

NEARLY overhead in the evening shines the great
steIation Bootes or the Bear Driver, called be-
cause the starry figure to chase the Great Bear around
the North Pole. This very ancient constellation its
name being used by Homer in the Odyssey Its chief star
is the brilliant ArcturuS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-13
ne Dau IN or Historu.

THIS is the anniversary Of the Smelling Of Greyown
Honduras, in 1855, by Commander Hollins u S. N
His action taken after complaints from American citizens
that went UNDECIDED nearly caused an embodiment with
England, under whose projection Honduras claimed 10 be-
but the matter was amicably settled
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-10
Long Live Wilson,
Cry Said to Be Rising
in Austria-Hungary

Copenhagen, May 10.-The Poll
tiken publishes an interview with "a
person in an important position who
has just travelled thru the lands of
the central powers where he came in
contact with a large number of inf!u-
entail persons from different classes of
political parties and professions, includ-
ing Russians Lithuanians Ukrain-
ians, Poles, Roumanians, CZechs and
Hungarians."
In the interview this person gives
very dark picture of conditions in the
tria especially is in a bad situation.
Famine conditions prevail and general
discomfort was never so great. he says.
Races Are Suspicious.
The different nationalities regard
each other like hungry wolves the in
terview continues The CzechS are
united in supporting a Czech republic
and their ambition is separation from
Austria Even the south Slavs are
more openly taking a front against the
Hapsburgs. The Poles are striving for
q union with the congress of Poland
The spirit of revolt is rife among all
these three nations. and the sole de-
sire is that the enemy may conquer
Long live Wilson has become regular
cry in wide circles.
Political Struggle Bitter
"In Austria the political struggle is
growing bitter and the govern ment
dares not summon parliament The sit
uation Is tangled similarly in Hungary.
The solution Of the franchise question
is impossible because of Magyar OBJ
struction, which takes the form OF
strikes and sabotage by the worknen.
Hungary. which has plenty to eat,
boycotts Austria, which Is starving.
Almost nothing is coming from the
Ukraine because the bolsheviki burned
everything on their retreat and what
does come goes to Bohemia to help calm
the flames of instruction. The GER
man provinces in their turn complain
about this, saying their loyalty is pc
ing retarded 10y hunger
The informant declares the labor un-
rest is most acute. Entire regiments
of the dual monarchy subjects, espe-
ciaIly Czechs. are fighting against the
Germans in Ukrainia.
Serbia, which under Austrian rule
had begun to raise itself out of the
ruins, now has come under German
domination and an uprising there also
is looked for Austria Hungary is sim
ply Germany's vassal and is mated
heartily.
Germans Doubling Victory.
Conditions in Germany, the traveller
reports, are quite different The food
situation is better than year ago, but
| the general feeling, even among the
laboring classes, is that victory is I'M
certain I-krainia, however, has been
deep disappointment and even sLithu-
ania and Esthonia are nti-German
with the exception Of large estate own
ens
Poland is hungry and there is strong
opposition there to German rule, but
not SO strong as in fTkrainia and Llthu-
| q n ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-10

Amsterdam May 9.-Thc peace
treaty just signed between Roumanla
and the central powers consists of
eight clauses says Vienna dispatch.
The first clause deals with the re-es-
adjustment of peace and friendship,
and reads:
Article /. Germany Austria Hun
gary. Bulgaria and Turkey. on the one
hand. Ind Roumania on the other
declare the state of war ended and
that the contracting parties are de-
termined hen 'eforth to live together
in peace and Friendship.
Article >. Diplomatic and COZ sular
relations between the contracting
parties will be resumed Immediately
after the ratification Of the peace
treaty. The admission OF consuis Will
be reserved for a future agreement,
CLAUSE y Decentralization of the
Roumanian forces.
article 8. The demebiization of
the Roumanian army. which is now
proceeding, will Immediately after
peace is signed, be carried out accord
Ing TO the prescriptions contained in
articles ana :.
Article 4 The regular military bu-
reau the supreme military authorities
and all the military institutions will
remain ae provided nv the past peace
budget The rehabilitation of divi-
SONS eleven to fifteen will be contin-
ued as stipulated in the treaty of
Focsani signed on March last.
"Of the Roumanian divisions, one
TO ten. the twoInfantry divisions now
in Bessarabia, including the
Jaeger battalions, which are the rem
nants of dissolved Jaeger divisions.
and including two cavalry divisions of
the Roumanian army. will remain on a
war footing until the danger arising
from the military operations now being
carried on in the Ukraine by the CEN
trail powers ceases to exist.
Limited to 10000 Men.
The remaining eight divisions. in
Guiding the staff, shall be maintained
in Moldavia at the reduced peace
strength. Each division will be COM
posed of four infantry regiments two
field artillery regiments and one bat
TALON of pioneers, together with the
necessary technical and transport
troops.
The total number of the infantry
OF the eight divisions shall not exceed
10000 men; the total number of cav
airy shall not exceed $500; the entire
artillery of the Roumanian army, apart
from tie movie divisions. shall no;
exceed 5000 men. The divisions re-
naming modified in Bessarahia must,
in case of Rehabilitation. be reduced
to the same peace standard as the
eight divisions mentioned in article 4.
All other Roumanian troops which
did not exist in peace time Will, a the
end of their term of active military
service remain as in peace time. Re
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-10
Struck tho Wrong Pitch.

A program had been arranged for
visiting day in the school at New
lngton, N. II. The music had been re-
hearsed in the town hall over the
school, as the hall could boast a
piano and the school had none.
Dan had asked and received per
mission to sing hymn in honor
Of the minister. who was to be pres
emit. Dan had sweet voice and
plenty Of confidence On the day OF
the entertainment he came forward to
the platform and In high-pitched
monotone announced impressively,
my God-it's too high" and stopped
There was Mortified silence while
the teacher struggled to control her
voice. Dan has always rehearsed
with the piano." she explained. Be
gin again, Dan, and pitch 1t lower this
time" TO the relief Of the audience
Dan began again. my God. from out
whose beuntsous hand" and finished
without further mishap.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-10
"Tin1jd" Coy Wins
"Ace" Designation
Fighting in France

Mobile Ala, May lO-Leut Frank
Baer, member of the Lafayette Escad
rifle. who has just won designation as
an American ace" by Official recogni
tion that he has brought down five
German airplanes. is described by his
father as the most timid of our four
children. But fighting has been Paul $
same for some time,'' the parent con-
tinued.
How Lieutenant Baer achieved his
ambition was described by the lieuten-
ant in recent letter to his father, A
Z. Baer, an engineer of the Louisville &
Nashville railroad.
Lieutenant Baer told his father in his
letter dated March 10, that he had had
five combats in the previous five days
Three bullets hit his machine but h
shot down two Germans" and perhaps
another one not yet confirmed" he said.
Previous to winning this ACE" Lieut.
enant Baer had been decorated with the
distinguished service cross for shoot
ing down a Hun aviator in a battle
against great odds. At the time he was
attacked by seven German flyers. De-
scribing the fight Lieutenant Bacr
wrote:
We'll, Dad. at last got my first of
fetal German airplane. Day before
yesterday March II, 6 p. ND I, unac-
companied, was flying inside the Ger
man lines. AS time drew near for me
to come down, as l had been out my
full time, and while almost at our Lines,
the French sent up signal to me
which told me in what sector the
boches were. I turned around and was
greeted by seven German planes. Part
of the enemy machines were above me
and part Of them below.
well, only had enough gasolene
for ten minutes more fight. and I was
six or eight kilometers inside their
lines
II pointed my machine at the closest
one to me- and as I got right on him
I opened up with my machine gun and
down he went. The rest of them came
at me and at the same time I sure did
some scientific retreating.' Well, the
Hun | killed is Official; that is / goi
credit for killing him. He fell about
seven kilometers in his own lines, but
the French saw him hit the ground.
| 1.-THE next morning, March IL, at 9.2s
! q CLOCK. L SpeHTeO HnolHeI' IL WoS
in just about the same place as the
first one I killed. He was about ter
or eleven kilometers within his linei
when he fell. saw him crash into the
ground. He was one of a patrol of hvt
boches. Again I had to do some 'scien-
tifc retreating.' had all Of them or
my tail Their bullets were flying al
around me. However, got home. The
second one is not yet Official l do not
know if it will be officially recorded
but hope so.
81 really have four Germans that
have bagged in the air, but credit FOL
only one so far. I have had five com
bats in the last five days, with three
bullets in my machine. But l sho
down two Germans and perhaps an
other one not yet conf -TTied.
Lieutenant Baer has two brothers
! in the service OF their country. Arthur
Eaer is a quartermaster aboard thu
cruiser Charleston and A. w. (Bud]
Baer is in the gun sight department
navy yard. Washington. A. w. Bael
served two years on one of Uncle. Sans
| submarines.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-10
What Elaas Mean.

The flags displayed by vessels in
port have quite language Of their
own. Flags half-masted mean death.
A yellow flag means that the vessel
Is in quarantine; yellow flag with
black quarters, plague; blue with a
white center square is the blue
Peter" and signifies that a vessel is
about to sail A red burgee-a flag
with tho v-piece cut out, denotes dam
ger from explosion above or below
water. The Union Jack upside down
indicates extreme distress. The White
Ensign denotes that the vessel wear
Ing It 10 . man-of.wsr under the kings
commission. The blue ensign has no
cross, and is worn by vessels on pub
lie service or merchant ships, liners
ETC., under the command OF officers
who hold the kings commission IN
the reserve. The red ensign with no
cross denotes British" that is all
London Tit-Bits.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-10
American Gu,1ners
Blo,u U-Boat Out of
Water Witt, One Shot

An Atlantic Port, May 10.-The sink
ing Of German submarine by United
States warship with a shot which lift
ed the U-boat completely out of the
water and broke her in two was re-
ported 10y officers or 1he snip on arrival
here. Because of the fine work of the
gunners the crew of the warship was
given an additional furlough Of ten
days. On the previous voyage over the
warship, previously reported from Ger
man sources as having been wrecked,
sighted three submarines and the gun
ners sprang to their guns. The first
two shots, fired in quick succession at
the nearest enemy, missed but the
third went home, caught the submarine
below the waterIine, lifted her from the
water, breaking her back. She crum-
bled up and sank to the accompaniment
Of cheers from the warship crew. No
survivors were seen in the water and
the other submarine Immediately Sub
merged.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-10

Il basis of special arrangement, Dc
placed at the disposal Of the authorl-
ties entrusted with river policing. Inc
nautical Black Sea commission Will re-
ceive the right of disposing of the
naval forces on the Black Sea, and
naval officer is to be attached to TINS
commission in order TO restore connec-
ton Herewith.
Article ALI men serving In the
army and navy, who in peace time
were employed in connection with har-
bors ors,shipping shall on demobiliza-
ton, be the first to be dismissed in or
der that they may find employment IN
their former occupations"
Clause d deals with cessions Of terri
tory outlined in articles 10, IL and IL
Cede Land to Bulgaria.
Article 1G-With regard to DO
brudja, which, according to paragraph
one OF the peace preliminaries, Is TO pe
added by Roumania the following sup
ulations are laid down: (a) Roumania
cedes again to Bulgaria, with frontler
rectitications, Bulgarian territory that
fell to her by virtue OF the peace
treaty concluded at Bucharest in 1913.
ATTACHED is a map showing the exact
extent of the frontier rectitication. with
a note to- the effect that it forms an
essential part of the peace treaty.)
"A commission. composed of repre-
sentatiNes. of the allied powers shall
shortly after the signature OF the
treaty lay down and demarcate on the
spot the new frontier line in Do
brudja. The Danube frontier between
the regions coded to Bulgaria and Rou-
mania follows the river valley.
Directly after the signature of the
treaty further particulars shall be de-
cided upon regarding the definition Oh
the valley. Thus the demarcation shall
take place in autumn, 1918, at low wa
ter level.
Trade Route to Sea.
500 Roumania cedes to the allied
powers that portion of Dobrudja up
to the Danube north of the new from
tier line described under section y,
that is to say, between the confluence
of the stream and the Black Sea, to the
ST. George branch of the river.
The Danube frontier between the
territory coded to the allied powers and
Roumania will be formed by the river
valley The allied powers will under
take to see that Roumania shall re-
ceive an assured trade route to the
Black Sea, by way of Tchernavoda and
Constanz (kustendje).'
Article II says that Roumania agrees
that her frontiers shall underg" recti-
fication in favor of Austria Hungary
as indicated on the map. and con-
tinues:
Two mixed commissions. to be com
posed of equal numbers of representa-
tives of the powers concerned are i'm
modiately after the ratification OF the
peace treaty to fix new frontier line
on the spot"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-10
Maintain Maritime Police.

structcd as speedily as practicable at
the expense of the government on u
site located in the interior Of the coun-
try. Whether it will be near Chicago.
in the Gary district is not known.
The work will be in charge of a
committee of steel corporation officials
who will receive no compensation.
Chairman Garys statement made
public last night, follows:
AT the solicitation of the secretary
of war. the United States Steel Cor
poration has undertaken to construct
and equip for and at the expense of
the government, on a site to be located
in the interior of the country, plant
for the manufacture of cannon and
proJectiies of large sizes and in great
quantities and to operate the same
when finished.
AT best the time required will ex
tend over a considerable period and the
cost will be large, but the work will
progress with all practicable speed and
economy in the use Of money will be
practiced 1t is hoped and expected
the results will be creditable to the
country.
The work will be in the immediate
charge of committee consisting Of a
vice president and the controller of
the corporation and eight others desig
mated from the officers presidents or
vice presidents) of the various manu-
featuring subsidiary companies, and all
selected because of their education, ex-
.perience, and peculiar fitness.
This committee will keep in close
Ill, $iy,rr
organization which is being formed.
and with the officers of the steel cor
poration and with the war department.
Officers Of the corporation and Of the
subsidiary companies will receive no
compensation for their services.
Accurate books Of account will be
kept. which, with all records. files. and
other documents and papers, will be
open and subject to examination by
government officials or other properly
appointed representatives,. General
plans are being rapidly prepared and
soon will be ready for examination by
the ordnance department or other bu-
reau. and when approved the corpora
ton will be given free hand in con-
struction and operation, holding itself
responsible for the faithful perform
ance of the duty imposed by the terms
of the contract.
"The corporation, in consequence of
the magnitude of its business, most of
which, directly or indirectly. is in aid
of the military necessities of the gov
eminent and its allies, had hoped to
avoid the necessity of engaging in work
of the kind now entered upon, but was
persuaded by the war department that
it was imperatively required under ex-
listing conditions"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-10
,caped the shell of the assassin.

escaped the shell of the assassin.
The projectile burst in a dormitory
containing twenty beds. killing two
mothers and one baby. wounding many
others and completely wrecking the
room. Thru the cloud of dust and dirt,
nurses and attendants rushed in and
carried the wounded and women who
were i'll to another room, returning i'm
mediately for the infants. One baby
had been thrown out of it's cradle ten
feet awy but was quite unhurt. The
babies were carried and deposited pell-
NELL on beds in room quickly pre-
pared to receive patients so violent
ly elected by the German gun.
After some order had been restored
it was found that six mothers were
unable to decide which was their own
among six infants. They had all been
born on the same day and in the hustle
and hustle OF removing the infants from
one room to the other the identifying
tags had become detached.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-10
Early Coal Famine.

There was coal famine In England
in 1866. England was at the time al
war with Holland, and. owing to the
presence of the Dutch fleet in English
waters, the Newcastle golfers found it
impossible to get through to London.
A period of great privation ensued.
Writing in his diary In June, 1867.
Pepys observes that "the great misery
the city and kingdom is likely to suf-
fer for want Of coal is very visible.
and. 1t Is feared, will breed mutiny."
Later in the month comes the follow.
ing entry: Such is the want al.
ready of Goals. and the despair Of hav.
:aS cry supply, that :hc;' &C ooilo
this day to s5 los chaldron. Lon
don Chronicle.