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ceased tNelr yen
TortIineSs a characteristic of a great
prouortion of German women, has pass
I ed owing to bad food conditions. How
/ much do You weigh and How much
have YOU lost during the past two
W eeks?" are the usual Salutattons now
Adays.
An American fier with the French
! armies was fighting in the air over
the Verdun front. when a German bull
I let struck him in the mouth ana re-
moved several of his teeth Describing
| his experiences this fier, who, Incl
! dentally got" his man. said;
There was nothing to il except that
| it was announcement to make a good
! landins, and hold my teeth in at the
same time"
! In England hundreds OF thousands of
people took up the hoe and the spade
{ last wear for the first time in their lives
IN order that by raising vegetables the
national food store might be increased
This year the number VIII be larger
than last The head of the vacant land
cultivation society has been INFORMED
/ of an amusing incident.
\ certain group of citizens had been
told by a government lecturer how to
dig He Informed the people that the
ground should be two spits deep IN
England a spit is the depth of
blade of a spade. One of his hearers
few days later, was found digging at
the bottom of a great hole in his land
allotment.
only following instructions" came
the response Were we not told to
dig two spits deep. Well, 1 spat twice,
measured the distance and here L am.
| High-heeled shoes are less the vogue
among women of France and England
than ever before. Since women nave
entered war work they have found that
there is no place for the high heel Ac-
cording TO French experts. if all women
wore Iow-heeled shoes they would be
stronger physically and able TO meet
the demands placed upon them
When a number of French officers
who had been training American units
in France left the camp TO resume ac-
tive duties with their own army, their
chief officer, Col Bertrand, great
grandson of one of Napoleon's generals
and himself covered with war medals.
kissed the American commander on
both cheeks and actually wept. The
closest bonds of friendship exist be-
tween the French and American officers
When the war started the German
government named its submarines I'll,
u, Us. etc. Owing 70 the large num-
Der of underwater craft sunk, unrest
among the people increased. In order
TO bring ABOUT calm the Germans sent
out all their C-boats with the same
number painted on their sides Now
: there always is U-boat OF this mum Der
I coming back to some port and relatives
of the crews are thus treasured of the
sailors safety. Submarines going out
seldom return to the same port.
1 Whatever else he may or may not
have the British soldier demands his
! tea. The travelling cookers behind the
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.SHRAPNEL
Sidelights on the War
BY
OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

soldier poet. depicting conditions on
the western front. wrote:
No spoken word. no gifted pen, or brush
OF painter using pigments mixed in
hell
May Ger depict the horror and the hush
That lie there when the guns have
ceased their yell.
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Departures.

Accumulated deficiency of tempera-
ture since January /. 1918. leo.
Excess of temperature since March /,
1915 So
Accumulated deficiency of precipita-
ton since January :, 1918. Isl.
Deficiency of precipitation since March
:. 1918. oil.
Temperature same date last year
Highest. as: lowest, 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10
Tide Tables.

Compiled by United States coast and
geodetic survey
Today-Low tide. 1901 am. and
12:Is pm; high tide, 5:39 am. and
Sos pm.
Tomorrow-L4ow tide. 1852 am. and
I:12 pm; high tide, 6::5 am. and
= o.; pm.
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Losing Best Friend.

1t would have been loud and vocifer-
Gus if anybody had been permitted to
talk above a whisper in the trenches.
The soldiers felt that they were los
ing their best friend.
1t was the shade of George Washing
ton that saved the day. for when the
corporal plodded out of the frosty com
munication trepch on the morning of
Georges anniversary he whispered that
he had seen turkeys in the kitchen and
that there would be fowl for the after
noon breakfast" Before the next night
watch started everybody was happy.
you cannot expect fellow to fight
who has to eat alum all the time, said
one, and the othetS chimed in with ami
nation. Then the lieutenant suddenly
appeared and scattered them along the
trench as the group was too inviting a
target for German shell.
"Sir, that automatic gun ] have is
about as good as a base ball bat, said
a grizzled veteran.
ct will try to get you another. replied
the lieutenant. In the meantime do the
best you can with it.
He has been in the Army twenty
years and thinks he ought to have an
American rifle" the lieutenant explained
with a smile
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UNUSUAL MANUFACTURING SITE

For Sale-[-ast available location in the heart OF
great manufacturing activities in Chelsea, Mass.
Lot contains l525O0O So it. Fronts on Main street,
adjacent railroad yards, running back to Chelsea
creek channel, sufficiently deep to accommodate yes
sells OF deep draft. For details, information and
plans etc. address W. X. Corey, Trustee, IS State
street, Boston, Mass
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FUNERAL OF MRS. BLACKBURN.
Final Services Tomorrow Morning
at St. Faul's Church.

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary E.
blackburn. wife of former Senator
Black burn. who died Thursday even
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The Sun and Moon.

Today-Sun rose 6:29 am; sun sets
500 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 6:2I am; sun
sets Go pm.
Moon rises 10 a m: sets 3:53 pm
Automobile lamps TO be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
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Sentiment to Slow Down.

Franklin \ Taber. vice president of
New York state Agricultural Society,
made q survey of conditions in his
state recently. In the board OF trade
statement he is quoted, in part, as fol
lows.
Last year the farmer responded
periodically to the call for greater
production Planting and cultivating,
tent of his ability. OF the hundreds
of men with whom l came in contact,
one sentiment seemed almost universal
to slow down operations: not to plant
quite so much. and not to take so many
chances as last year. The reaSo why?
labor. The losses have been not on
one. but practically on every variety
of crop grown. Conspicuous among
them being potatoes and beans. Add
to this that the farmers are losing their
sons by draft. and their hired help
through excessive wages in factory
and city work
George W Vincent of the Oklahoma
Agricultural Department refers to the
farm labor problem as "a threatening
obstacle not only in winning the war.
but even in maintaining our present
equality with other lines of produc-
ton
10000 Needed in Kansas.
The statement of the New York trade
organization contains the following
summing UP of the situation by ]. c.
Mohler, secretary of the state board
of agriculture of Kansas:
The farm labor situation is becom-
ing more and more acute. Kansas, to
take care of an average yield, will re-
quire this year 10000 workers. Where
they are to come from is not clear to
US. although the government has de-
clared there is plenty of labor. I have
seen no plans Yet, however, as to any
methods the government expects to
employ TO get laborers out to the farm
ers; and as spring work is about to
open out farmers are anxious"
\. r. Corey of the Iowa Agricultural
department is quoted in the statement
as saying that farmers in his state are
offering $50 month and board for help
ana still are unable to find men.
The board makes no specific recon- =
! rnendations for meeting the situation.
| but urges Congress TO give the matter
careful consideration
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Yesterdays Temperatures.

Midnight. AZ; am, SO: am. 40: 6
An. 40; am. -; 10 am. ~; Il noon,
As. pm. IS; pm, IS; s pm, 40; s
pm, 50: 10 pm. So.
Highest, Sc: lowest. IS.
Relative bumidity-S am. II; . pm,
s.. pm. So.
Rainfall IS pm. TO PM, Ola.
Hours of sunshine. o.
Per cent OF possible sunshine, 0.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

LADIES' AND CEILDREN'S HEMP AND
Milan bats dyed and remodeled into the newest
spring models; best workmanship; reasonable
prices. Vienna Hat Factory, 435 1lth 81. PHI
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Fortunes. a characteristic of great
proportion of German women, has pass
ed. owing to bad food conditions. How
much do You weigh and How much
have YOU lost during the past two
weeks" are the usual Salutatlcns now
Adlys
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-10

Made in America by an
American firm - Smith,
Kline & French. Phila-
delphia. Pa.
100 5-grain <OC
tablets ... Wv
New-York tribune., 1918-08-06
Neuu Mexico Resents
Effort to Suppress
Anfi-Hearst Buttons

William Randolph Hearst's attempt
by court action to prevent the citizens
of New Mexico from wearing the
white and blue buttons inscribed, ~
Do Not Read Hearst Papers" has only
increased the demand for the emblems,
judging from the orders that are com
ing in from the Southwest to Lieu
tenant Claude w. Boyntan, rs William
Street.
In New Mexico last week Hearst
filed suit against Governor Lindsey
and the New Mexico Council of De-
fence to restrain the defendants from
driving Hearst publications out of the
state. One of the principal things the
Hearst attorneys wanted to stop was
the further circulation OF the anti
Hearst buttons. Of which hundreds are
being worn in New Mexico. Prominent
New Mexico lawyers volunteered to
defend the Governor and Defence
Courcil.
The move in New Mexico was the
first Hearst attempt to stop the cir
culation of the emblems. Lieutenant
Eoyntan. who originated the buttons,
has sent thousands of them to all
parts of the United States, and Hearst
made no effort to stop him. Lieu
tenant Boyntan related yesterday that
before he began distributing the but
tons he had the assurance of attorneys
that Hearst could not stop MIN if he
tried
New-York tribune., 1918-08-06
Packers Statements
Deny Infractions OF
Anti-Rebate Rulln

CHICAGO, Aug. 5.-Armour & V'
tonight issued a statement regafo'#
charges of rebating in connection W.
the Jersey City Stockyards Conp'''
which says in part:
The allowances received by the ''
sey City Stockyards Company for ~ ~
vices performed are the same as -
paid by other railroads IN the Eas' 4 r.
are the same as they have been ~ n
many years past, even though the ~
of operation has materially inetess, 's,s
and we believe there can be no va ~.
ton as to their reaSonableness % r
priety. 81,
I'VE believe the arrangement -
proper when made and IS now. ~
was improper or has become so We NJ \.
tainly desire 70 know 1t. 1t penn ,. 4
purpose and desire in all respes IL
conform to the spirit as wei! - i.ar.
letter of the law. and we VIII we.s
a speedy adjudication OF the ms'"rii "ssii,
Louis II. Swift. of Swift & VV;, Vc,.;i,S
The evidence will show tnSl 80 ~.
Co. has not received anv l!ies" ts
cessions or allowances and tnss tnss.m.rs
not violated the Interstate e0''
act "
New-York tribune., 1918-08-06
Socialist Leaders to
Meet in Chicago for
Campaign Planning

The Socialist party decided yesterday
to hold national conference in Chi
cago Saturday, at which plans for the
fall campaign will be perfected and
particular attention directed to the Ma
tional Security League, which, Socialist
leaders say, is planning to "knock out"
the Socialist party and to such situa-
tions as exist in New York where Re-
publicans and Democrats have COM
bined to defeat Socialist candidates.
In a statement it was said that not
withstanding efforts Of opponents in
this city, more Socialist votes than ever
before were expected. and that Wis
consin and Illinois also were gaining
in Socialist strength.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-06

body of men. They were all clean and
wholesome and could readily under
stand why such a body of men would
be such Il great inspiration to. France
and her allies"
Another traveller aboard the French
steamship was l.. w. Harris. of San
franclsco, who had been working for
the Red Cross in the Marine district.
He said that at II p. m on July 16 a
fleet of German aviators flew over the
root of the hospital at which he was
stationed and bombed it, killing
eleven wounded American soldiers.
"lhey knew the location of the hos
pltal, said Mr.. Harris. land they de-
libcrately attacked it. We had a cross
on the roof of the buildings 100 feet
square. 1t was visible on a clear night
at height of several thousand feet.
German prisoners who came to the
hospital for treatment told me that
they had been informed by their Of
ticcrs that there were only 25,O0O
Americans in France, and all were la
borers"
4azaro Miura, the Japanese Minis
ter to Switzerland, said that 70 per
cent of the Swiss people were pro-
German.
French Soldier Kills Himself
The ships officers reported on ar
rival that French soldier, formerly
waiter IN a New York hotel, who had
served three years on the Western
front, committed suicide on Wednes
gay The man, whose name was with
held, was wounded End was returning
nome Tor recuperation. He was found
IN his cabin hanging from rope made
OF blanket strips. The body was kept
one day and then consigned to the
sea with military honors.
=, Among the other passengers were
NJ NJ RS: James II. Snowden, Dr. and Mrs.
n; V. Wollosin, Miss Mary Stewart
Cla11ln and Alexander Claflin.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-06
Fight on Lowering
OF Draft Age Is
Breui1,g ir, Senate
Especial Dispatch to The T,-ibune)


WASHINGTON. Aug. 5--Considera-
tion of the Administration bill extend
ing the draft ages from the present
limits of twenty-one to thrty-one to
the proposed limits of eighteen to
forty-five will be begun by the Senate
Military Affairs Committee tomorrow
morning, Chairman Chamberlain an
nounced to-day.
A bitter fight over the new ages,
particularly on reducing the limit from
twentyone to eighteen, is assured. In
deed, if vote could have been taken
to-day, and every member had voted his
avowed sentiments, there is no doubt
whatever that the lower limit would
remain as it is in the present law, at
twenty-one.
This is apparent not only from what
was said and done in the consideration
by the two Houses of the first draft
bill, but from sentiments expressed in
the last few days. Many members Of
both Houses are willing to extend the
ages upward as far as the President
may ask, but they are not willing to
extend them downward, though tho
lower ages are, from the strictly mill
tary point of view, by far the more i'm
portant according to practically all
army officers who have studied the
situation.
Wilson Will Decide in End
But this does not by any means con-
stitute a demonstration that the ages
New-York tribune., 1918-08-06
Men Called to the
Colors Proudly Wear
Anti-Hearst Buttons

Several of the men whom local ex-
emption boards sent to cantonments
yesterday in New York wore in their
larels blue buttons on which was the
legend in white letters: "I Do Not
Read Hearst Papers" A young woman
has two brothers in the Italian army
and two in the United States army
declared that most of those wearing
the buttons were of Italian descent
"No Italian or American of Italian
descent reads Hearst papers," she said.
"They used to read them, and l don't
believe that any people with the cx-
oeption of the Jews bought so many
copies of Hearst's Journal as the
Italians. They quit buying the Jour
nal' more than year ago, when Hearst
began abusing the Italians and calling
upon the COVE rnment not to make war
loans to the Italian government"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-06

as fnally written on the statute books
Will not be eighteen to forty-five.
That depends entirely on the nross.
ure brought to bear on members of his
G' own party by President Wilson If the
PRESIDENT uses anything like the
amount of pressure he has used on
elght or ten occasions in the last few
years. there is no doubt but that he
VIII get exactly what he goes after.
mad the House of Representatives
voted the sentiments of the majority
when the original selec.;ve draft 10y 10y
was passed. the army would now he
struggling with the volunteer system
as large majority of Southern Demo
Gratis were opposed to the draft idea
lheir thoughts on that line were we'll
expressed by Speaker Clark, whom the
PRESIDENT could not swing when he
sand that "a conscript sounded nearly
as bad as a convict"
since that time, OF course, sentiment
OF the House has veered sharply. fol-
lowing the sentiment of the country.
"hich has very generally approved the
dra1t idea. But rightly or wrongly
most members of the House think that
the wise political play is to oppose re-
ducing the draft ages. Arguments as
TO the greater effectiveness of the
younger men have very little weight
Wlth many of them so long as thew
thlnk the voters in their districts might
be d'spleased at their voting to reduce
ages. They desire above everything eIso
IN the world to play safe
Opposition Comes From South
This is not n party lineup at all
though 1t happens now, as it happened
on the original draft bill, that the
great strength of the opposition lies
IN the South and Middle West.
The fact that there is so much on
position in the South is what gives the
President such a big possibility in
overcoming opposition. Members Of
the House who are enthusiastically in
favor of reducing the age limit to
eighteen declared to-day that the Pres
ldent can, if he really wishes it, nut
the eighteen year minimum over with
out cxerting any more influence than
ne has frequently done before. One
member said the President would have
comparatively easy time compared TO
the fight he had to make to line IN
enough members Of his own party on
the right side to lay the McLemore
resolution on the table
Almost every Democratic member of
the House Foreign Affairs Committee 4"
SAID this member of the House. who is
also a Republican member of the For.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-06

and upon confirmation by the Presi-
dent or other public notice given by
him or by his direction stating the
time or times and place or places Of
any such registration, it shall be the
duty of all persons Of the designated
ages except officers and enlisted men
OF the regular army, the navy and
the National Guard and Naval
Militia while in the service of the
United States to present themselves
for and submit to registration under
the provisions of this act;
Persons shall be subject to regis
tration as herein provided who shall
have attained their eighteenth birth
day and who shall not have attained
their forty sixth birthday on or be-
fore the day set for the registration
IN any such proclamation by the
president or any such other public
notice given by him or by his dis
cretion and all persons so registered
shall be and remain subject to draft
into the forces hereby authorized
unless exempted or excused there
from the President may
at such intervals as he may desire
from tune to time require all male
persons who have attained the age
OF eighteen years since the last pre-
cedlng date of registration and on
or before the next date set for regis
tration by proclamation of the Presi-
dent, except such persons as are cx-
cmpt from registration hereunder.
TO register IN the same manner and
subject to the same requirements
and liabilities as those previously
registered under the terms thereof.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-06
Gang Attacks Policeman
Seven Arrests Made After Shots
Are Fired In Brooklyn

The "White Hand Gang" attacked
Patrolman Lutz, of the Butler Street
Police Station, Brooklyn. before dawn
yesterday at Butler and Baltic Streets,
telling him with plank. Two shots,
which the policeman fired over their
heads. failed to disperse the hoodlums
and he fired two more shots into them
point blank.
Other patrolmen came to the rescue,
the neighbors joined in and the "White
Hands" retired to a roof, whence they
hurled bricks until the police charged
and they fed. Seven men were ar
rested, charged with disorderly con-
duct, and were held in the Fifth Ave
nue. police court for examination. Be
lieving that one or more of Lutz's shots
had found mark, the police asked
Brooklyn hospitals to notify them if
any wounded man presented himself
for treatment.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-06
Rice Admits One Count

George Graham Rice, mining stock
promoter, under indictment for using
the mails to defraud and under 1--WE
indictments for grand larceny in the
County Court, pleaded guilty yester-
day 20 one Of the latter Indictments
before Judge Malone in General Ses-
sions. Through his counsel, Herman
Josephs, Rice declared that, while
he did more than $l0,000,000 worth Of
year. the money involved in the indict-
ments against him didn't exceed $1,000.
Mr.. Josephs declared that 10 demand
mad ever been made on his client for
the return of the stock to any of the
four coTplairants involved. He said
Rice never even knew that the certiti-
Gates of stock had never been dcllv-
cred to the complainants until he was
arrested last week by the Fcderal au-
thorities. Mr.. Josephs said his client
had offered to turn over the shares to
District Attorney Swami.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-06
Six Brooklyn Women to Run
On Socialist Ticket

Six women are seeking election in
Brooklyn on the Socialist ticket this
fall. Among them is Mrs. Rosa Wa
ton, of 1909 Pitkin Avenue, who would
be justice of the Supreme Court.
She is a lawyer
81 believe that women have as good
sense of justice, if not higher con-
ception of it, than men," said Mrs.
Waton yesterday. "In the families the
ways, the judges, and their Judgment
is accepted by the men in nearly all
cases without question. The time is
ripe for woman Socialist judge, since
socialism is in the air, and its infiu-
ence on justice would be great"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-06
Tenants Meeting Sept. Is
Whitman and Hylan Will Be
Asked to Speak

Arrangements for mass meeting
for the members of the Tenants
League of Greater New York at Cooper
Union on September % were completed
by the executive committee of the
league yesterday morning as a further
step in the fight against the increase
in rentals.
Among those who will be asked to
address the meeting are Governor
Whitman and Mayor Hylan. Thou
sands already nave joined the league,
Mrs Mary Mardfn. of 1920 Washing
ton Avenue, executive secretary of the
league, announced. The league has
asked Governor Whitman to have a
special session of the Legislature take
action to prevent the contemplated in
creases in rents from being put into
effect. Mrs. Mardfn requests that any
tenant who wishes to Join the league
to send her 81 as annual dues.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-06


The President may draft such per-
sons liable to military service in
such sequence of ages and at such
time or times as he may prescribe
citizen or subject of q
who has declared his intention to
States shall be relieved from liza
bility to military service upon his
making declaration in accordance
with regulations as the President
may prescribe, Withdrawing his in
tenton to become citizen of the
United States and he shall
forever be debarrcd from becoming
a citizen of the United States.
The provisions referring to per-
sons engaged an industry and agri-
culture providing for their relief
from military duty would be amend
ed TO read:
Persons engaged in occupations or
employment found to be necessary
to the maintenance Of the military
establishment or the effective opera
ton Of the military forces or the
maintenance Of national interest
during the emergency
The principal section would rro-
ride:
All male persons between the ages
Of eighteen and forty five, both in
elusive, shall be subject to rcgistra-
tion in accordance with regulations
to be prescribed by the President,