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Evening journal., 1918-05-08

in the United States every year.
This year the demand, 1t Is estimated,
VIII be close 30 a million wheels
In England and France the bicycle IS
used even more extensively for conye-
nlence, economy and health than In
America.
There are more than 2i 900 retail bicy-
Gle dealers in the United States, and 1000
in Canada, who market several hundred
different makes Of wheels, which are
distributed wholesale by about $50 job
bers.
There are in the United States about
a dozen. and in Canada 1--WE, manufac-
turers Of complete wheels
Bicycle parts are made by more than
$50 concerns.
Retail prices range between 500 and
$50, according to quality OF wheel and
reputation Of maker, jobber and re-
taller.
The industry is now 42 years old and
production and distribution is, naturally
keen. The profits are small on all
grades and while the public gets the
advantage Of this close competition The
buyer should exercise care and buy
from established dealers
Evening journal., 1918-05-08

National Bicycle Week" May 4 TO IL (,
which is also Thrift Week" brings an
important message Of economy, health
and patriotism to the door Of every man
and woman.
National Bicycle Week" is an appeal
to the business man TO ride a bicycle
and set an example in the community ,
TO women. whether they are helping
to keep the home fires or the fires OF
industry burning; TO workmen, who
owe greater physical capacity TO their
labor and who need the vitality which
riding a wheel gives them and 20 the
boy and girl on whose good health the
future OF the nation largely depends,
National Bicycle Week" removes the
bicycle from the field OF sport and
stamps it means by which to obtain
mental relaxation in times Of distress
and an economic necessity In the home
and in business.
People are taking stock" on a ma
tlonal scale. checking up new epprais-
ais In terms OF ability 10 do big things.
The nations which come out OF this
war victorious Will be the nations
which display the ability not merely TO
defeat the foe in the field but impov-
erlshment at home
The victorious army must return TO
land OF plenty. The financial and
physical conditions OF the individual
who has remained at home Will indicate
the condition OF the country as q whole.
No American should endeavor TO
make money out OF the war, but he
should conserve his earnings and his
earning capacity and be q better man
morally and physically, at the wars
close than he was at itsi beginning
The big message whlch~'National Bi-
cycle Week" seeks TO carry over the
broad land is conservation Of time and
health; TO make yourself physically lt
although you may be beyond the draft
age to cut out extravagances and
buckle down TO real economy, convent
ence and health.
Il Is not so much high cost OF living
which staggers US today as the high
waste Of living. Under present condl-
tions there are not many ways in which
we can save; one has to hunt for them
diligently.
The bicycle, as a medium OF economy,
has escaped the attention OF hundreds
OF thousands Of men and women who
are strainlng every means Of saving.
National Bicycle Week" will do much
to remind them OF the manifold uses
10 which they can put the wheel.
SO many unobservlng people have
been Of the opinion that the automobile
completely killed bicycling. They are
surprised when they learn that more
than half million new bicycles Made
in the u. s. A." are sold every year. In
addition to that thousands OF used
wheels exchange hands annually.
There Is not a state in the Union in
which the sale Of new wheels does not
Increase in volume every year There
is not a foreign country OF any com
merclal importance which does not buy
| American made wheels.
Since the United states went into the
war the manufacture OF bicycles has
increased enormously. our War De-
Evening journal., 1918-05-08
Message of "Nafional Bicycle Week"

partment has purchased thousands Of
wheels for use at home and abroad. One
manufacturer received an order for
10000 wheels, made 10 a government
standard and TO be known as the Lib
erty Bicycle"
State military authorities have pur-
chased wheels for the training Of home
defense corps and new wheeling corps
have been added 10 the boy scout or
ganization.
The American bicycle industry re-
ports, through the United Cycle Trade
Directorate, It's national association, that
II Is experiencing a period OF unusual
prosperity, This Is not due entirely 10
the use OF bicycles for war purposes
Advancing street car fares and I'M
paired street car service are two fac
tors which are bringing the bicycle
back into favor, Daylight saving is an
other condition which has favored a
more general Use OF the wheel. People
are learning 10 rise early, move fast
do big days work and still conserve
time and health.
The low cost Of the substantial good
looking modern bicycle brings II within
the reach OF Oll. and It's mechanism has
been greatly perfected, making II easy
to ride and safe even for the inexperi-
enced rider.
An international bicycle revival IS
most apparent. More than 1000 cities
and towns In the United States and Can
ada are preparing to celebrate National
Bicycle Week" with parade, race-meet
and road-run. Hundreds Of thousands
OF riders will take part In the festivities
Of the week. Millions OF non-riders will
have a week OF practical demonstration
and awakening to the utility of the
bicycle"
Evening journal., 1918-05-08
A ScOlding Wife--FuHnygraph Record
written for THE EVENING JOURNAL
By JAMES t. cRoz1ER.

Can your wife, my friend, beat mine FOR
tongue.
What do you think about thatG
n YOU could hear mine when she has
begun,
Well | know all about that,
When I'm a little late in coming in,
She is there at the door with rolling
pin,
And let me Just tell you she does begin,
III bet know all about that
Some nights at the lodge I'm a little
late,
What do know about that2
I'm almost afraid TO meet my big mate,
know there is truth about tnat.
I know what I'll hear when / get home,
l have heard It before when ! did not
come,
an certain and sure / VIII hear her
tongue,
guess I know all about that,
She's a talking machine that is surely
true,
What do ! know about that9
think would like to trade her TO you,
What do you say about thatY
paid Ave dollars some years ago,
To get this machine, my frieRd, you
know,
declare l would never again do so,
am sure there Is truth about that.
Her father you know, and all folks
know,
What do ! know about that?
When he gets drunk tries 10 walk on
his toes,
What do ! know about that?
Well her mother came TO my home one
day,
But not one word to me would she say,
She says / remind her Of Old Dog Tray,
But ! don't care one cent for that.
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General NJ RAE IN
COMMAND At DIX
War Department Orders
Out for Change, But Not
Officially Posted
JACK ROSE WARNS
BOYS AGAINST SIN

CAMP DIX, WRIGHTSTONN, n. j.
May S.-Although no official announce
ment reached Camp Dix. il became
known last night that War Department
orders had been issued assigning Gem
eral James McRae to the command Of
Me 18th Division, relieving General
Dean. who has been in command .
couple OF months. It Is expected that
Formal Official orders will reach here
Today
you can lick the Kaiser 20 q fraz-
Ele. but there isn't q man among you
nan stand up and win in a bout with
gamblingw Thus Bald jack Rose,
Former New York gambler and prOml-
nent figure in the notorious Rosenthal
murder case, put Il across to a thou
band Camp Dix soldiers last night
when he addressed them as he opened
his big drive here against the old
game. Rose reformer several years
ago, and speaking in the technical
iorms Of his old profession, he laid
Bll the cards upon the table and told
The soldiers why he, expert In all the
bricks Of the cards, is now seeking
little as the champion "knocker" Of alr
games Of chance.
Prevented by ill-health from contlnu-
ng in command Of a battalion OF the
Biiih Infantry, Major Joel r.. Splngarn,
OF New York, in relinquishing his posi-
lion, has rendered TO Colonel NJ. B.
Stokes the sum Of 800 20 be divided
into $50 purses and awarded as eiil
ciency prizes TO the most competent in
dividual soldiers, platOOns and com
panies developed in the crack South
Jersey organization. The rules of the
Bompettion are being worked out by
HE regimental stan. and the awards
viii be known as the Spingarn prizes.
Major Spingarn suffered from an at
hack Of peritonitis several months ago,
and an operation left him untitled for
duties as a line officer. Before enter
ing the army as a reserve officer ne
was one Of the faculty OF Columbia
University. Helis regarded as one Of
The best lingusts IN the service, being
able to converse in five languages.
Brigadier General n. II. Donnolly,
recently promoted from colonel of the
Both Field Artillery here, has relin-
quished his command and will proceed
10 the command Of a brigade at Camp
Funston.
Camp Dix viii witness one OF It's
most imposing parade ground maneu-
vers next Tuesday when a camp review
will be held IN honor OF Governor
Edge. The Governor. with other
State officials. will be a guest Of honor
Of Major General Scott on that day.
The, camp has established an auto
mobile exchange counter. Many officers
leaving for other stations have found
lt necessary to sell their cars, others
entering the service here, are anxious
10 purchase cars. and TO accommodate
both classes, division headquarters has
arranged with II. A. Townsend, camI
educational director OF the Y. NJ C. A
and founder Of the camp automobile
school, to conduct the exchange.
Evening journal., 1918-05-08

York, including all ranks and branches,
Is 1900 There are in the whole OF The
United States approximately 100000 po-
licemen. The proportion Of policemen
to population varies in different cities.
In New York, 1t is one TO 900 people ;
Boston, one TO 700; while in Seattle
Wash, It is one to 1900. For the whole
country 1t will average one to 900.
1t Is estimated that there is one BIZ
cycle mounted man TO every ten po-
llcemen in the country, or $1,000 bicy-
Gle men.
Evening journal., 1918-05-08
HALF MILLION NEW
CYCLISTS EACH YEAR

People who have not followed the
news Of the bicycle world since the
bike" ceased to be a "fad" and became
! staple utility are surprised TO learn
that 100000 new bicycles are purchased
Evening star., 1918-07-28
Mems and Young Mems Clothes Reduced

Three-piece Suits Of fine all-woo1 fab
rics-unfnished worsteds, cassimeres and
serges, many suitable for
year-round wear. Former
y RHi$ go; %EFS s. and $50. Sl3.75
Evening star., 1918-07-28

ras Of q decidedly modern tendency,
which sadly hurt the kaiser. that mon
arch declared. viciously: II raised a
snake in the grass to bite me!'
It is a fact that before the war no
play was ever permitted in Germany
In which royal prince married a
peasant girl The kaiser would not
countenance even in the drama any
such dire assault on dynastfc dignity.
Class distinctions must be sustained
at all costs. After the war. however,
in order to conciliate the people. the
ban upon plays Of that character was
removed. and the rather ludicrous re-
suit followed that hardly a play was
produced in which the marriage of
royalty and plebeian blood did not
figure.
Although Germany is regarded as
the cradle of socialism, to the kaiser
1t was a cancer which was slowly eat
ing away the foundations of his en-
pire, and he viewed its progress with
the direst misgivings.
Before the war he steadfastly re-
fused to receive a deputation of So
cialists and never once gave an audi
ence to the leaders of the socialist
party in the reichstag, although the
heads Of committees of all the other
political parties were at times received
in conference.
While the reichstag was little more
than a children's debating society, the
growth and increasing power of the
socialistic party, which was constant
ly clamoring for the reform vote.
(Continued on Twelfth Page.)
Evening star., 1918-07-28
DIAMOND RING TAKEN;
OTHER THEFTS REPORTED

Mrs. George E. Haines. sos Howard
place, yesterday afternoon told police
of the first precinct her diamond ring
was stolen while she was in Center
Market
Linwood Hibbs. 14s Thomas street
complained that his bicycle was
stolen from in front of 1403 F street
! yesterday afternoon. Other thefts OF
: bicycles were reported by Howard
Lord, 651 I'd street. northeast; c. h
Shoemaker, 30o6 P street: F. Baum.
18th and r streets. and W. NJ Buck
ley, 1923 F street
]. ]. Palmer, Landover, Md, re-
ported his watch, valued at SO, was
stolen from Center Market
William Simpson, Riggs Market
complained that gold watch was
taken from his vest pocket at his
stand yesterday afternoon.
William B. Reilly. 23g7 N street,
asked the police to receiver an auto
mobile tire stolen from in front OF
1926 7th street
Complaint of the theft of a case
containing drawing instruments be-
longing to the Diggs Engineering
Company was made by an aent Of the
company.
Evening star., 1918-07-28
FIGHT AGAINST RULE OF PEOPLE
DOMINATES HUN MONARCH,S LIFE

once again making use Of his his
trionic ability.
The kaiser's resentment against
President Wilson will be better un-
derstood, perhaps. by reference to one
or two passages from the notes to
which the kaiser undoubtedly allud-
ed;
In President Wilson's war mes
sages to Congress occurs the follow
ing passages:
I'VE have no quarrel with the Ger
man people. We have no feeling to-
ward them but one of sympathy and
friendship. It was not upon their
impulse that their government acted
In entering this war"
The world must be made safe for
democracym
THE object Of this war is to de-
liver the free peoples of the world
from the menace and the actual
power of vast military establish
ment controlled by an irresponsi-
BILE government. which, having So
cretly planned to dominate the world,
proceeded to carry the plan out with
out regard either to the sacred obli-
cations Of treaty or the long-estab-
Evening star., 1918-07-28
CHAPTER WI.
Democracy's Worst Enemy.

Democracy's Worst Enemy.
The great military machine which
the kaiser, had built up during the
first twenty-six years Of his reign
-for the purpose of maintaining
peace" was constantly itching for
war. There was feeling among
the militarists that while it was all
right for the kaiser to assume the
role of the Prince of Peace" during
the period Of preparation. it was pos
sible to everyday the part. He so
frequently referred to the fact that
his sole purpose in maintaining a
large army and navy was to main
tain peace that the war-lords of Ger
many began to fear that perhaps he
might mean It
It was q grievous blow to the war
party in Germany when all their ef-
forts to precipitate q war in 1911
over the Moroccan affair fell down
because Of Austria's failure to back
up Germany. Although they had no
slight opinion OF Germany's military
power, it was considered dangerous
to provoke a war without Austria 8
cooperation. 1t was better to wait
until Austria could be forced into 1t.
Germany readily acquiesced in the
annexation by Austria of the Serbian
provinces Of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
which naturally embittered the Ser
bians. because 1t was believed that
thereby Austria would the more cas-
lily be coerced into the war which
Germany intended to start when the
opportune moment arrived.
The murder of the Archduke Franz
Ferdinand. the successor to the Aus
trian throne, and his wife by a Ser
bian on June 20. 1914. gave Germany
the excuse for which she had been
waiting so LONG to start a European
conflagration and found Austria as
anxious for war as her ally.
But even had Emperor Franz Joseph
shown reluctance to plunge his nation
into war and had Austria refused to
chastise Serbia for the murder of the
Archduke I doubt very mnch whether
Evening star., 1918-07-28

O,O;;ng to the extreme
~ 1os0 frees. It Is nee
essa,y 10 condaet this
sale on a cash basis.
Evening star., 1918-07-28
Single Trousers

Single Trousers
For the dance, the roof, ten
mis- and golf-tailored in fan
nels, 'worsteds, serges and cassi-
meres. Formerly
S., So and 81. Q2 on
THIS WEEK. P0s/O
Your choice of our formerly
So, S. and 81 Straw Hats at
prise' reis an"s1.l ..$1.45
A wide>selection of Leghorns
and Panamas. Formerly S.,
$3.50 and $3.50. % or
THIS WEEK. .DO.OO
These vacation-outipg Hats
in Madagascar and stitched
cloth. Regular So, $2.5o and
s TH1s zs;9s5i WEEK. .$1.35
Evening star., 1918-07-28

Two and three button sack models-for
conservative business men; tailored and
styled for P-B by the foremost makers Of
mems clothes in America.
Formerly !E27s 1y;ES IS; $50 and $'5. S19.Z5
Evening star., 1918-07-28
the kaiser would have allowed that
event to go unavenged.
Touched Vulnerable Spot.

It touched him in one of his most
vulnerable spots. The sanctity OF
royalty is one of his most cherished
ideas. He felt sponsor for the mon
archies of the world. as we feel spon-
sor for the democracies. A thrust at
throne was stab at the kaisers heart,
and with or without the cooperation
of Austria firmly believe he would
have gone to any lengths TO nave
avenged the crime of Sarajevo.
It is true that the kaiser sent q
message to the Gar of Russia IN
which he pointed out that Austria
ought to be allowed to chastise Ser
bia without interference from the
other European powers, remarklng
I'VE princes must hold together, out
there can be no doubt that that was
very far from the outcome dearest 70
his heart. If, indeed, the punishment
Of Serbia had been accomplished Win
out war. the kaiser would have been
a most disappointed man, and II hus-
sia had failed to mobilize her troops.
which gave Germany prete1t IoI
crossing the Russian border. ! haven.
would have prodded Russia into war:
anyway, knowing that France would
follow. Der tag" (the day) mad come
for which Germany had been planning
and plotting for forty years Ano
nothing on earth could now interIere
How firmly the kaiser was weddeo
to the dynastic idea and how deeply
he abhorred the spirit Of democracy
was revealed throughout the WnoIe
course of his life, and In ms CONVEX
sation with me he frequently gave eA
preston to views wnich aisG,os.d h .d;n,ns uTm
thoroughly he believed In the uiSine
right of kings"
1 saw him shortly after "hsohs
election in 1912.
.What will America ever accom-.
plish with a professor at It's neao.
he asked. sneeringly. DAVIS you.
country will never be truly great
until Il becomes a monarchy!"
On another occasion he sneereo II
conditions in England
Look at England today ne 70
marked. she is ruled BY hoyd
George; a socialist! Why; Ensiand sad as y
France! what's become Of the King
Of England? One never hears OF him
any more! Why doesn't he assert
himself?' The tone Of disgust with
which he gave vent to these sentl-
ments was more Significant, perhaps
than the words used might imply.
Bitter Toward President.
your President is trying to over
throw me and my family from the
throne Of Germany by his notes." he
commented bitterly. when I saw him
shortly after the publication of the
Presidents reply to the Pope. but
he little understands how loyal are
my people and how futile his efforts
will prove. They held meetings re-
Gently all over the empire. in every
city and village, and showed their
allegiance to me in no uncertain way,
and your President received the an
swer from my people that he de-
servedr wondered whether the
kaiser was unaware of the fact that
all these meetings had been inspired
by the government and their useful
agent. the press. or whether he was
Evening star., 1918-07-28
Held Medieval ideas.

What gall and wormwood these ex-
pressions were to the kaiser can be
fully appreciated only by those who
know how completely he was OBJ
sessed with medieval ideas and how
dearly he envied those "old. unhappy
days when peoples were nowhere
consulted by their rulers and wars
were provoked and waged in the In
terest Of dynasties"-to use the
Presidents apt characterization.
have referred in a previous chap
ter to the 'Sieges Allee," the group Of
statues of his ancestors which the
kaiser had erected in the Tiergarten
to show his veneration and to inspire
respect for the monarchs of bygone
age. He was constantly restoring old
castles. and always showed his con-
tempt for everything that was modern
in art and music He sanctioned the
appointment Of Richard Strauss as
conductor Of the Berlin Opera House,
but when. in after years, that able
composer produced a number of ope-
Evening star., 1918-07-28
REAL SHIRT VALUES

This is real Opportunity complete your ward
robe shrtso excellent variety and with
quality of Workmanship owhich P-B can be justly proud
Madras so and So values, now. .$1o5
Madras s., $3.50 and 81 values, .$z45
E : =
Fiber Silks, IS and s6 values, w......... .sa6s
Evening star., 1918-07-28

Summer Serge Coats
In blue, black and grsy-just
the thing to wear with those
white fiannels. For
merly 5000. TS III
THIS WEEK K------40e
Two assmtments of Vests
white and fancy cloth-single
and double breasted models.
Selection No. !, Csc
Selection No. 2, $3.50
A suggestion in Office wear
for these hot days-a P-B Coat
of Palm Beach or Cool Cloth.
Formerly up to Of Ak
Sc. THIS WEEK, y l.fO
Some exceptionally hne values
in Single and Double Breasted
Busters. Formerly
s., s., 81. 81 Sl
Evening star., 1918-07-28
Chilean Minister to Cuba Dies.

HAVANA, July 27.-Dr. Rafael
Blanco viel. Chilean minister to Cuba,
died today from pneumonia He was
eeventy-one years of age. Tho body
will be shipped to Chile by the Cuban
government, which will meet all ex-
penseA
Evening star., 1918-07-28

lished practices and the long-cherish.
ed principles Of international action
and honor.
1--WE cannot take the word Of the
present rulers Of Germany as . guar
antee Of anything that is to endure
unless explicitly supported by such
conclusive evidence Of the will and
purpose of the German people them
selves as the other peoples Of the
world would be justified in accept
ing"
Evening star., 1918-07-28
Expresses Thorough Belief
in Kings Divine Right;
Despises Socialists.
DREAMED He WOULD
BECOME WORLD MASTER
Refuses to Refer to Subjects in Ger
many by Any Term Except
my People"

BY ARTHUR n. DAVIS. d. D. s.
Copyright. 1913. by the Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.)
Evening star., 1918-07-28
sPIRITUALIsTs,

MRS. ROTH,
EEANCE, TUESDAY AND THURSDAY, SPIN
Advice daily. 1017 o st. NV. ~
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-03-08
TO STOP VOTING BY ALIENS
Punishment Urged by Hennepin Judge
Draft Opponent Hit.

Minneapolis, March 5.-Alien vot-
ing in Minnesota elections must stop
and aliens who have exercised the
elective franchise must be punished,
according to the seriousness of their
offense as shown by evidence, Dis
trict Judge Daniel Fish has just told
the new Hennepin County grand jury
in his charge.
Judge Fish also told the grand jury
to put an effective stop to opposition
to the draft and to such attacks on
the government as will hinder the
prosecution OF the war.
Minnesota aliens who have refused
to register as directed by the Mime
sofa Public Safety commission should
be interned for the period of the war,
State Auditor J. A. o. Preus contends.
He already has the names of num-
Der said to have failed to register.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-03-08
Movie Actor browns.

New York, March Sword of the
death by drowning near Johannes
burg, South Africa, of Col. John w.
Colensrander, widely known for his
leadership of various commands In
campaigns against the African natives
and Hoers, was received here. He
was more than so years of age. The
veteran warrior, whose body was lit
orally covered with scars Of spear
wounds received in encounters in the
African jungle, was playing part in
a movie production when he fell from
his horse while fording river.