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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-27
over 1000 Hun A|ERS
D0WNED IN 4M0NTHS
Many Tons Of Bomb. Are Hurled
Upon German Cities
by British.

CableSram to The Sunday Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright. 1913.
LONDON, October 2s.The heaviest
air fighting that has taken place on
the British western front in recent
months is reported. During the four
months ending September 30 1000
hostile machines were accounted for
in France by the Royal Air Force
alone without counting the losses in
flicted by the British coastal squad
rons, operating over Belgium. or BY
the Independent force raidfng Ger
many. There is strong ground for be-
lfeving that Germany has been losing
machines in France at q faster rate
than she can effectively replace them.
In the same period the R. A. F. in
dependent force. working from a base
in French Lorraine. made more than
$50 separate raids on the enemy's
munition centers. railways and aero
dromes in German territory.
The total weight Of bombs dropped
in Germany in June last was sixty
nine tons, in July eighty-one. in Au-
gust. 100, and in September. 17S.
With the turning of the right flank
Of the enemy in Belgium the Germans
lost more than dozen aerodromes. in
Guiding the huge aircraft park at
Ghistelle and large protective stations
at Varssenaere. Aertrycke and Heutn-
en- and other places with a total &C
commodation Of ZAP sheds. The big
group Of aerodromes around Client is
threatened by the allied advance. Brit
ish bombing squadrons made up
ward Of $50 raids on Ostend, Zee.
brugge and Bruges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-27
CHURCHES PLAN FOR FUTURE.
Federal Council Proposes Foreign
Evangelical Movement.

YONKERS. N. Y, October 26.-Reso-
lutions recommending the immediate
raising of 100000 fund to aid in
the work of reconstructing and re-
establishing Protestant churches in
France were adopted here yesterday
by delegates to. conference called by
the Federal Council. Of the Churches of
Christ in America,
The conferees. who represented the
Lutheran. Baptist and Methodist Epis-
copal denominations and the Presby-
terrain and Reformed Alliance, also
discussed plans for an extended evan
gelical movement in France and in
Belgium which would involve con-
tinuous financing of weak churches
in those countries until they become
self-supporting- :. Plans for similar
work in Italy. Russia and other coun-
tries were recommended to the at
tention of the united committee on
Christian service for relief in France
and Belgium. - :,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-27
F|ND|N SABOTAGE
FAvOR|TE WEAPON
Russians Use It More Effect
lively Than Rifle and Under
stand 1t Better.
BoLsHVEvlki GET LESSON

NOTE-The following Il one Of the
news stories mailed BY our correspsn-
dents In Russia before they were
compelled to leave the country and
one of the few which have been per-
mitted too reach Its aestination. II
ws1s more thar two months In transit
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
MOSCOW. July 2s Correspondence
Of. the Associated Press).-sabotase
is the favorite weapon of the Rus.
sian. He uses it more effectively than
the rife and understands it better.
1t was sabotage which overthrew
Emperor. Nicholas. The Kerensky
provisional government succumbed
to sabotage. In neither case was
there an extensive military charac-
ter to the movement which gave Rus
STA new government.
And now the weapon which the boil.
sheviki and their supporters of the
extreme left used on previous gov
ernments has been turned agains,
them. In the food situation, on the
railways in various government bu-
reaus. in public service organiza.
tions of all sorts, among bankers
business and professional men, and
even among peasants. the govern.
ment encounters hindrance and OBJ.
struction of a type which cannot be
punished and stamped out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-27
MORE PORTO R1CANs DUE.
Contingent Of 1900 Laborers VIII
Do u. S. Construction Work.

NEW ORLEANS. October 2s.-Fif-
teen hundred Porto Rican laborers,
recruited by the United States en-
ployment service will arrive here
early next week, E. E. Howell, as
sistant state director Of the service,
today announced. The entire con-
tingent, the second to arrive here,
will be sent to Arkansas, 900 to do
construction work at Camp Pike,
and the others to Little Rock to
work in the. government picric acid
plant.
CHARLESTON. s. c., October GA
ers for work at Camp jackson, near Co
lumbia, S. c., arrived here yesterday in
charge of Maj. w. c. Hall. construction
ouartermaster. They left for Columbia.
S. c., on special trains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-27
DisloYalty in Ranks.

.Commissar Tsurupa. who is in
charge of the national food supply.
recently stated in a speech that 1900
persons in his department alone had
retained positions for months and
pretended to WORT, when they were
in reality doing all they could to him
der the food administration.
|. .Tretsky, Lenin and other bolshevils
speakers and agitators have made the
most of the sabotage. directed against
them by loudly proclaiming in all
sections, Of Russia that the disorder
they inherited from the Kerensky
regime and the opposition directed
against them by enemies within the
government. as well as outside, have
prevented the soviet republic from
lettering the food situation and get
| ting commerce and industry back into
i normal channels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-27

LIEUT.. WILLIAM w. HARGRAvE.
Lieut.. William w. Hargrave, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. William w. Hargrave,
ST., OF 1445 Massachusetts, avenue.
has been slis atty wounded in action
in France, according to an announce
ment in the casualty list reported to-
day.
Mrs. Hargrave, mother Of the lieu
tenant, said last night her son had
been slightly wounded in the face
last August and that she had been
ofhcially notified by the War Depart
ment last week. Lieut.. Hargrave
who is twenty-three years old, is a
native of Knoxville, Tenn. During
the trouble with Mexico he went to
the border with the Tennessee troops
as q lieutenant, and when the United
States entered the present war his reg
iment was indicted into the regular
service. He went over to Europe in
May.
He was with three other offirers
back of the German lines at lis
tening post at Mount KENNEL last
August, when grenade exploded
and struck the officers. All were
wounded. Although cut off by the
the American lines. where they were
sent to the hospital. He returned
to his company three weeks later.
Lieut.. Hargrave is with the 30th
Division. which was in the thickest
Of fighting on September 20. His
division. which is known as the
shock division, was also in a battle
at st. Quentin.
A brother of Lieut.. Hargrave, who
is Lieut.. E. c. Hargrave, twenty-six
years old, was sent from Camp Meigs
six weeks ago with a. motor transfer to
Europe.
Mrs. Hargrave has twelve relatives
in the Army. eleven of whom are
officers and ten of them are in
France.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-27
Coal Restriction Removed.

PHILADELPHIA October 26-The
anthracite COMMITTEES, of the. United
States Fuel Administration today re-
moved restrictions as to, the amount
of steam coal below the size Of No.
1 buckwheat manufactures and
florists may receive. They may now
purchase 100 per cent of their re-
quirements and stock up for the win
ter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-27
Miners to Confer on Wage Question

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, October 26.-
President Frank J. Hayes Of the United
Mine Workers of America today called
q conference Of district officials Of the
bituminous coal districts. to meet here
Thursday. October 81, to discuss the
wage situation. This action was taken
following the receipt by President
Hayes Of a. telegram from DR.. H. A.
Garfield. national fuel administrator, de-
clining to grant wage increase to the
pituminous coal miners Of the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-27
"They" Will Understand.

"If on errand of mercy or necessity
and war workers hail YOU wave
hand. pointing forward. They will
understand you are in a hurry.
You are not expected to carry more
passengers than your automobile
seats comfortably.
1.-The police are instructed to aid
owners in procuring windshield signs,
to facilitate vehicles carrying these
signs, to see that cars are not loaded
beyond seating capacity and to
answer any questions. "a.
Ordinarily cars going to business
in the morning and returning at might
will be able to furnish ample. addi-
tional transportation facilities II their
vacant seats are filled. Until. the in
fiuenza is abated the situation can be
further helped if those having cars
with drivers would send them, say,
once downtown in the morning and
once up at night when this does not
seriously interfere with other use.
1.-The prompt cooperation of all
owners is essential fully to. meet
emergency. You are asked to use
Windshield sign yourself and to ex-
plain it's object to others. 80
'Governmentat. Emergency Commit
tee, Division on Transportation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-27
TWO NAVY MEN DROWN.
Member Of Rescuing Party Also
Reported Missing.

The Navy Department has announced
that Whsle Mckinley Rush, ships cook,
ottumwa, Iowa, and John E. Harwood.
seaman, Berea. KY. fell overheard
from the U. S. s. Brant October % and
were drowned.
Joseph L. Hogan, quartermaster, Me-
Gainesville. N. z, q member of the
party which went to the rescue OF the
British steamship Leinster, torpedoed
October 10, is reported missing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-27
1aboring Glasses Aroused.

This view was accepted by the
laboring masses very generally for
some time, but after eight months Of
the bolshevik republic it 10 apparent
that the laboring men are no longer
willing to accept abuse Of various
anti-bolshevik factions as q complete
excuse for the deplorable lack Of food.
The loss of the Ukraine grain supply
and. the cutting of of the Siberian
wheat stores by the Czecho-Slovaks
stand forth SO plainly that the dullest
workman reads the handwriting on
the wall. Without grain fields. he
understands there cannot be grain.
And the promises of bread through
grain crusades made by armed forces
do not impress him when he realizes
that the portion of Russia remaining
within the jurisdiction of the soviet
republic does not. contain enough
grain to feed the republics popuia.
ton, even if every bushel were under
government control and carefully dis
tributed. -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-27
POSTERS AND SIGNS.
FOR AUTO L|FTERS'
Committee Extends PIans'tor
Relieving Congestion Of
War Workers.
TEND TO COMBAT scoUReE

The division of transportation OF
the governmental emergency COM
mittee, in view Of the fact that mis-
understandings arose concerning sew
eral different aspects of its recent
scheme. whereby war workers were
to get lifts in privately owned motor
cars. has issued a new statement re-
garding the plan which was adopted,
primarily to combat the epidemic by
statement is explicit and contains
several new suggestions that are calcu-
lated to make the adoption Of the plan
more widespread. sc:.
To begin with, posters identical
with the accompanying announcement
have been put in prominent places In
all government office buildings , Tor
the Information of the workers. Wind
shield signs which invite the workers
to hail those particular vehicles must.
of course. be placed thereon by car
owners or drivers, and this all who
can are urged to do. as failure in this
respect spells entire failure for the
plan. These are practically unchanged.
Committees Statement,
Inc committees statement. III IuH Is
as follows:
War workers only are. invited to
hail automobiles. Owners ..-can. of
course. hail. invite and carry any one
they choose. The main object is to
relieve street car congestion.
The plan as first published was a
compromise and misunderstood by
some owners.
Paste sign on back of windshield,
faced forward. Fasten with library
paste or gummed strips furnishe ed
with signs to police department for
distribution to stations and substa-
lions and gasoline filing. stations;
also to M. Stoddard, captain motor
division. Home Defense League, 1888
Connecticut avenue. Mr.. Stoddard
has distributed the signs to garages.
If you cannot obtain signs, call police
department or Mr.. Stoddard.
Duty is Z to $3.50 am. ana 1880 to
$50 pm, when on way to own des-
tination. If your daily morning trips
begin near some point where people
assemble to take street cars. and in
afternoon near some point from
which they start to go home. put
destinations On sign in plain letters.
If you have no regular destinations
morning and night put nothing on
your sign, but take war workers if
they hail you, or others If you hail
them, as far as you are going in their
direction or as far as you convenient
ly can.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
- Up to the Minute
~ SPORTING NEWS
~ FROM EVERYWHERE.
SHOULD GO TO FRONT
Ban johnson Condemns Ball Players
Seeking Bomb Proof Jobs.

Chicago. May 17.-Baseball players
who have landed bomb proof jobs
were assailed here today by President
Ban Johnson of the American league.
The dash by Joe Jackson of the White
Sox to find shipbuilding job after
being placed in draft class l riled
Johnsons patriotism.
A number of major leaguers in mu
milton plants devote a portion of their
time to baseball and are said to ap
proXimate their old time salaries.
THE league does not impugn mo-
tives of players in this war work"
said Johnson. But if they took up
the jobs to avoid the trenches I hope
Provost Marshal General Crowder
grabs them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Chicago Cat Washington ............4 6 Q
Washington Observation-Disclosures. - IL
Benz Danforth and Schalk; Harper and
Ainsmith.
st. Louis (at New York; ........-. 30 I
New ork ;-..... -
Gallia. Loudermik and Nunamaker;
Thorrahlen and Hannah.
Detroit tat Hoston) ................2 1
James. kallio. c. Jones and Ielle: Mays
and Sshang.
Cleveland (at Philadelphia) .....5
InliINelpnlA ~ ~ v
Bagby and Peters; Gregg, Perry and
Perkins.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
AMERICAN ASSOCIATIO,

Columbus Cat Kansas city,. ..-.6 3
Zahneizer. George and Hartley ;Wheatley,
Winters and Onslow.
Toledo Cat Milwaukee, ..............7
Milwaukee NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .-.S II 3
McCoIl. Brady and Devine; Johnson and
HUM.
indianapolis (at Minneapolis) ......3 10 2
Minneapolis OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1 1
Dale and Schang; Paterson and Owens.
Louisville Cat st. PauI ........-..-.5
HUMPHREYS and KPcher; Heating and
Cook.
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Kicckhcfcr Rctains Title.

Chicag go, May 17.-Augie Kieck-
hefer. champion hree-cushion bill
HARDEST. defeated Bob Cannefax, St
Louis. so to 90. in forty-four innings
here last night.
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Daintiest neckwear
for Summer


for Summer
Cool, crisp, easily Numbered roll
and flat collars, Vestees and Sets
of organdie, net and Georgette;
some finished with ruffles and some
with Val. or filet lace
edge. ............... soc to $3.50
Smartly tailored Vests and Coat
Sets of snow-white pique. 5Oc-$2. so
Silk Gloves
''Kayser" and Niagara Silk
Gloves; the 2-clasp in white, black
and colors. .75c to $1.55
16-button Silk Gloves 81 .25-$1.75
2-clasp white Chamoisette
Gloves. $1.15 and $1.25
The new paraSOlS
At $500 there are Parasols of
plain color taffetas with daintily
hemstitched hens; all colors and
shades
At $500 are plain color silk Par
asols with black-and-white striped
and checked borders.
At $3.50 are more than twenty
different plaids.
Main Floor-Peiletier's
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-26
.Ez,en Honor Lost :
Is German Wall

London. Dec. Accommodating or
the handing over to the British OF
the German submarine U-9 by the
German crew, who seized this oppor-
tunity to earn 500 marks per men
paid by Germany as compensation
for taking the boats 10 England, Inc
Cologne Volks Zeitung says:
Even when the astounding ms
tory of the Russian rubles gwen 10
the German peoples deputies was
related, we had patience. We had
indeed still one consolation Through
this night of universal misfortune
the splendor of our armies fame
glistened with friendly radience, new
err to disappear so long as men
walked upon earth.
Shall we now be robbed OF TINS
consolation in the solitude ana sil-
ence of our misery? It is possible In
Germany that even "Red" sailors
could have sold for 500 marks the
last poor remnant of the honor OF an
undyinG hero?
"A British admiral CBeatty) re-
nounces the handing over or a y
boat, which as victor, he wishes with
noble gesture, to bestow upon van
ouishedl as one is accustomed 10
leave his sword to the brave COM
mander OF a conquered fortress.
RevoIutionaries In German naval un-
form prefer, we are told. 500 marks,
These dishonorable men venture
again to tread German soil with
their wages Of sin.
can it really be true? Many a
tear would flow in the German faith
erland. So, everything is lost, in
Guiding honor. We could not then
sink lower in the estimation of the
world-it is impossible"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-26
Telegraph Briefs

Washington.-The capital issues
commission will suspend activities
December 30.'
Paris.-French prisoners number
ing 275, 900 have returned from Ger
many and 100000 still remain.
Paris.-The Germans have return
ed stocks valued at six billion francs
taken from banks OF Northern
France.
Coblenz-Third army medical Of
ficers say sickness among the &C.
cupying American troops is less
than one-half per cent compared
with averages of and 8 per cent
in peace time.
New York.-The war department
will make equitable financial adjust
ments with schools that have suffer
ed loss by rehabilitation Of the stu
dents army training corps.
Washington. - Nearly 1900, 00C
persons have enrolled as Red Cross
members with many reports to come
New York-An American relief
expedition to the near east will start
next month.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-26
BANK DEPOSITS
GAIN 81 MILLION

Bismarck, N. ID. Dec. 2s.-North
Dakota state bank deposits on De-
cenber i. the date of the last call,
were $l26,404 ,534AS, s34,I02, 92T. 06
greater than they were November 90,
1917. according to an abstract is
sued today by State Examiner ]. r.
Waters.
The reserve November / was $685.
214.799.31, as compared with $12,-
SCI ,15164 on August 81, and $24, 1885,
555.49 November 20. 1917. The re-
serve required November /, 1916, was
S1s,50S. 430.03, and the actual reserve
in excess OF requirements was $751;
T06,369.2S. r
The report for November covers
200 banks and four trust companies
as compared with 701 banks, and
four trust companies August 81, 1918
overdrafts November /. 1918, to-
tailed $725, 353.74, an increase Of 1927, =
201.05 over November 20, 1917.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-26
Bomb Maker Is
Under Arrest

Milwaukee. Wis, Dec, 26.-Domi-
nick CostereIlo. charged by his wife
in a sensational expose of the activ-
flies OF the Milwaukee blackhand
with making and placing the bomb
which killed ten detectives and po-
lice with one woman in the Milwau-
kee central police station on Nov.
"a. 1917. has been arrested at Lam
caster. Pa. Local authorities con-
firm news of the capture and will
send a local detective to bring Cos
terello back.
The bomb originally was found
near an Italian church In the Third
ward and was supposed to have been
timed to explode while a church
meeting was to be held that even
ing. The missile was brought to
the central station by a messenger
and exploded while being examined
in the detective room.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-26
Wounded Men at
Fort Smelling

A number Of North Dakota wound
ed soldiers have recently arrived al
the government hospital at Fort
Smelling, the returned soldiers in
Guiding the following:
Edwin Wiste, Adams.
Francis Walker, Camden.
r. C. Schneider. Raub.
M. Gladue. Neche.
Carl Johnson, HRnnaford
G. w. Scott, Minot.
Ed HUFF. Martin. --...-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-26
official Story
OfE-l4 Is Told
(By Associated Press. }

London, Dec. 25.-(Via Montreal
The official report of the sinking
OF the famous British submarine
Ella, off the Dardanelles early in
1918 with the loss of her commander,
Lieut.. Commander Godfrey White,
and all except seven of the crew has
Just been published.
The Ella left Mudros on the even
ing Of January 81 and proceeded up
the DardaneIles to search for the
Goeben. After diving under subma-
rine nets she found that the Goeben
had departed. Commander White
then turned back.
A torpedo was fired at the ship
which carried the Goeben's ammuni-
dion, causing heavy explosion which
extinguished the submarines lights
and sprung the fore hatch. Leaking
badly, the submarine rose to the
surface. The forts opened a heavy
fire but did not hit her. She sub
merged 10 feet and continued on
her course but becoming unsteady
she was brought to the surface.
Heavy fire Immediately opened on
both sides Of the straits and a shell
hit the gun destroying the upper
steering gear.
An Ella survivor says: Orders
were given to steer from below and
we ran the gauntlet for half an hour.
only a few shots hitting us. The
captain. seeing that escape was hope
less. ran towards shore. His last
words were we are in Gods hands.
Only a few seconds later I looked
for him and saw his body, mangled
by shell fire. roll into the water and
go under. The last shell hit the star
board side Of our boat, killing all
near it believe"
The submarine soon after ran into
a sand bank close in shore and the
Turks picked up the survivors.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-26
More Freedom for
AHEnensyAHens

Washington, Dec. 2s.-All restric.
tions on German enemy aliens ex-
cept those applying to entry into and
departure from the United States
teFnment, were ordered removed to-
day by Attorney General Gregory,
effective Christmas day. This action
was taken on cabled instructions
from President Wilson. and will af-
feet about 100000 German men and
women.
1t was explained that the depart
ment OF justice would continue to
exercise the power OF internment of
dangerous German enemy aliens and
that the order would not affect such
aliens already interned.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-26
COPPER PRICE DROPS.
(By Associated Press

New York, Dec. 26.-Leading pro-
dpcers and sellers of copper were re-
ported today to be freely quoting the
metal at % cents a pound for the first
quarter of 1919, when the present
price of CSC fixed by the war indus
tries board, will be no longer eject
i've. Orders were being booked chiefly
for account of domestic consumers, 1t
was said, and no inquiries were being
received for deliveries beyond March.
These orders included one for about
1000, 900 pounds.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-26
Sw1ness WI
Resume office

Morton sydness. sergeant OF Fargo
police for two years prior to Nov. i
position as special agent for the Great
Northern Railway Co. in st. Paul VIII
resume his former position Jan. !.
His appointment was confirmed by the
city commission this morning by
commissioner of police, announced
that he and Chief of Police Dahlgren
had been successful in inducing Mr..
Sydness to return when the latter
spent Christmas day with his family
in Fargo.
No appointment had been made TO
fill the place left vacant by Mr.. sgd
ness resignation, Commissioners Mills
said, and added that he had deemed II
wise. to place a. premium on his ex~
perience and knowledge of the Ber-
filIon system.