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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-05
Mr.. Chance Hopeful.

While not attempting to minimize
The seriousness of the situation, City
Postmaster Merritt q. Chance today
expressed the hope that by Monday
the office could catch up with the
mails, although there is no telling
what may follow, if the epidemic con-
tinues.
High school boys will be a deciding
factor. One hundred of these boys
worked during the summer as mail
carriers and clerks. Upon the re-
sumption of school they gave up their
5obs. The minute schools were order
/ ed closed on account of the influenza.
many of the boys reported back to the
city post office.
Hurry-up calls were sent out to the
remainder of the boys today, and
tthere was an instant response. The
boys will work tomorrow in company
, with the regular employees not suffer-
| ing from the influenza or other
diseases.
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Public Health Nurse Service.
Call Main 5000.
Branch aga.

Branch 1854.
A special telephone line has
been put in the District health
office for exclusive use In receiv-
ing reports OF new influenza
cases and appeals for aid from
persons stricken with the mall
ady. Householders can receive
instructions as how best to pre-
vent the spread Of the contagion
in their homes.
Trained registered nurses will
be. dispatched to the persons
calling. This service, Health
officer Fowler says, must not be
looked upon as one of charity,
but an aid to the health author
tiles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-05
Col. C. S. Wallace Transferred.

Col Charles S Wallace. Signal Corps,
has been relieved from duty in the Of
fee of the chief signal officer in this
city and ordered to New York city for
duty as signal officer of the eastern
department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-05
Washington Stock Exchange.

SALES.
Washington Gas, at IS. at IS, at IS,
S at IS, 5 at IS.
After call:
Capital Traction, at IS.
Bid and Asked Prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-05
First Trust Notes for Sale

secured on improved d. c. real estate. Com
h,ns eood interest with best possible security.
Notes in depomina tons Of from $3.50 to s. ooo
transactions closed promptly. We collect In
t.,est and attend 70 every detail carefully
~ charge to investors. Certificates OF title
and Insurance policy Furnished.
SHANNON 4 LUCHS.
Investment Dept.
So .Ath St- nv. MALI -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-05
Follow Same Old Lines.

The statements from democratic and
republican headquarters continue
along the same old lines they have
been following year after year, at
taclls on personalities, distrust of each
others motives and kindred mutter-
ings AS for an Intelligent survey OF
what either political party hopes 10
be able to do to make America a pet
ter place in which to live or the Amerl-
can Congress more efficient pooy OF
legislators, less eXtravagant IN ex-
penditure, less concerned over the
fortunes of professional politicians
and more interested in sociological as
poets of the war, hardly a word had
issued from any of the party leaders
here-democratS or republicans-untll
Senator Weeks of Massachusetts, in
troduced a resolution for the forma-
ton of congressional committee to
was countered few days later by
resolution introduced by Senator
Oycrman and drawn presumably by
the administration for a commission
of five to be appointed by the Presl-
dent to tackle after-the-war ques-
tions.
The republicans may or may not
have intended to emphasize their
party's interest In the big items OF
reconstruction which must follow the
war, but if their action had the Ell
feet of drawing from the democratic
administration q statement or outline
of what it hopes to do it is an in
stance Of constructive effort that will
stand better in the republican record
than many thing it has hitherto
proposed. England is alive to recon
s:ruction problems. The British labor
,,artys program may contain many
things in it to which America need
not subscribe, but the spirit of that
platform once transmitted to the re-
publican party, for instance, would
make of that institution progressive
fundamentally for the public good.
Unfortunately, the republican leader
snip in Congress is still as reaction
airy and narrow-visioned as some of
the southern democratic chairmen OF
committees have been provincial.
Neither the western progressives
dominate the republican party nor
the western and eastern democrats
the democratic party.
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r Needs $3.50 to Pay Court Fees.

mo Attorney General asked Con-
resg today for an additional $4,000
4ex ices for clerks and jurors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-05
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

steady; January. SIS; March, SIS. Co.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
CHICAGO, October Omitted States
bureau of markets. Hogs-Receipts
5000 head; market 10 to Is lower;
| butchers. 18.75a19.25: light 1S25a
1900; packing, 17.65a1S65; rough, 17.4Oa
| 17.75; pigs, good to choice, 16.50a17.5O
| Cattle-Receipts, 1000 head; COM
pared with a week ago, best native
steers steady; 1900 to 1900 grades
to 25 higher; western steers. rs to
Gamers advancing most; stockers and
feeders mostly rs higher; bulls, Is to
| so higher.
| Sheep-Receipts. 1000 head: COM
pared with last week western lambs
rs to 1.25 lower; natives mostly sc
lower; fat sheep and yearlings, IS to
LOO lower; feeding and breeding sheer
25 to so lower.
NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT.
NEW YORK, October 5.-The actual
condition of clearing house banks and
| trust companies for the week shows
that they hold $36,704,010 reserve in
excess of legal requirements. This is
a decrease of $10,121,720 from lasl
| week.
LONDON MONEY.
! LONDON, October 5-Money, 3 Der
cent. Discount rates-Short bills and
three-month bills. 3 1882 per cent.
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INFLUENZA Brings
lCRlS|S AT CITY ?. 0.
Ma1 Becomes Congested
y When $50 Employees Are
Stricken.

: More than $50 clerks and letter car
pfiers of the city post office have been
stricken with Spanish influenza and
other diseases. with the result that
1 the local post Office today faces Sc
;Tious shortage of man power in the
face of the heaviest mails the National
Capital has ever known.
Only Sunday and high school boys
will save the city post office from an
embarrassing accumulation of mail, it
was stated today, together with a re-
,Eultant slowing up of delivery of let
tiers to the 100000 families now resid-
ang in Washington
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GERMAN SQUAD WIPED OUT
BY AMERICAN SOLDIERS
By the Associated Press.

BY .ASSUcfdteQ
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
LORRAINE. October 5. 11:s0 am
After forty-minute barrage the Ger
mans last night attempted to raid the
American lines east Of Geradmer, in
Lorraine, with strong party. The
attack was q total failure.
The German party comprised sixty
men and every member OF 1t who
reached the American lines was either
killed or captured. Five wounded
prisoners remained in the hands of
the Americans
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-05
GAS SHARES STEADY;
TRACTION SOLD AT s.
BY I. A. FLEMING.

The first Saturday session of the
fall. and winter season was not pro-
ductiye of much business. The only
transactions recorded were In Wash
inston Gas at SIS and Capital Traction
shares at IS, only a small lot OF the
latter changing hands, but the same
price was bid for more.
There were no transactions in Mer-
genthdler shares, but stock was held
very strongly at 11S, with 116& bid.
The strength in this stock is probably
due to the replacing of the shares as
peace investment on the theory that
old-time earnings will be possible
again.
American National Dividend.
The regular quarterly dividend of 2
per cent on the capital stock of the
American National Bank has been de-
clared and is payable October 10,
books remaining closed from the 5th
to the 9Th, inclusive.
Bankers Will Canvass.
At the various banks of the city. Sc
nfor and junior officials were busy to-
day preparing lists for tomorrow
canvass in the interest Of the fourth
liberty loan. Practically all officials
will join the workers tomorrow in an
effort to swell the city's total SUBJ
scriptfons and to make up. in SO faI
as possible, the necessary loss result
ing from the abandonment of SEIZED.
uled meetings and public gatherings.
Bargain Hunters Puzzled.
Investors seeking bargains in the
New York stock market are greatly
puzzled over what are actually wal
and what peace shares. Many equip.
ment and other peace" corporations
have been paying especial attention
to war orders of late. Then, too, the
query is frequently put. to brokers
concerning Steel and shipping shares
as to whether they are peace or wal
stocks.
Certainly the commerce of the world
will need tonnage in large degree
after the war, and the call for steel
will be an important item, for the
government has practically used ev-
cry ounce of production for some time
Commercial National in New Home
The Commercial National Bank will
be open for business in its new home
on the old site Monday morning. The
structure is practically completed, and
the bank itself will be about the last
occupant to take possession of quar-
ters in the building.
The work of moving will not be
arduous, as all the collateral Of the
bank is in the vaults of the Union
Savings Bank for Safekeeping, other
than that needed in the daily business
The Commercial National has been in
temporary quarters for over eighteen
months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-05
All Will Work Tomorrow.

The entire staff of the office will
report for work tomorrow, working
all day in an endeavor to catch up
with the steadily increasing piles of
mail pouring in and out of the office.
More than fifty letter carriers of
the already depleted force were today
reported on the sick list. while more
than 100 clerks and other employees of
Fthe city post Office, both men and
trwomen. were reported on sick leave.
Spanish influenza is given as the
reason for the bulk of the sickness
among the clerks. While this disease
IS held responsible for the sickness of
lBeveral of the letter carriers. the out
door life of these men makes them
less suscepIible to the influenza.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-05

Gerardmer is southeast Of Epinal
and eight miles from the German Dor
C., opposite Coimar.' Alsace.
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Records for Twenty-Four Hours.

The following were the readings of
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning at 2 pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-Yeste pm. 6S;
pm. 60; II midnight, 5s; today, 4
am, 81; am, SIS; IL noon, SO; 2 pm,
IA. Maximum, IA, at pm. today; min
imum, So, at am. today
Temperature same date last year
Maximum, IS; minimum, SIS.
Barometer-Yesterda Pm, 3035;
s Pm, 1929; - midnight, 1928; today,
am, 1921; am, 1924; IL noon, 80
2 PM, 1920.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-05
Position Taken by Woman Leaders

have talked with the woman lead
ers since the suffrage amendment re-
ccived it's temporary setback last
Tuesday, and I find that they have
changed their tactics. They are not
going out west and fight the demo-
cratic party. as it was feared they
might do. They have been convinced
by the Presidents speech in Congress,
as we'll as his personal expressions
since then, that he is with them to
the last ditch and that he means to
use his influence in their behalf until
the amendment triumphs. 1t would
be ingratitude and bad politics. they
think, to attack the President or his
party, especially when they must hold
every one of the thirty democratic
votes already lined up with them.
The Presidents chagrin at the ac-
ton of his southern senator's is deep,
but the damage the latter have done
is considerably diminished by the
plans of the woman campalgners to
keep out of the forthcoming congress
sional fight, except in two or three
states.
There is no likelihood that woman
suffrage therefore will be an issue
elsewhere. What then will be the
issue?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-05
BASE THE CAMPAIGN
ON SUPPORT OF WAR

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-05
ORDERED TO REPORT
INFLUENZA CASES
Commissioners Adopt Regu-
Iations PenaIizing Neglect
| of Physicians and Nurses.
Following a long conference yester-

Following long conference yester-
day between the District Commission
ers and Corporation Counsel Conrad
H. Syme, a general order was issued
late in the afternoon giving regula-
tons for the prevention of influenza
in the District of Columbia Those
regulations place influenza in the list
of compulsory reportable cases along
with the other contagious and COM
municable diseases.
The order is issued on the authority
vested in the District Commissioners
covering such an emergency case
where there is not a law and where
the public safety demands such &C
ton.
The regulation makes 1t mandatory
on the part of physicians, nurses.
friends, relatives or others who are in
attendance ON patients suffering from
influenza or who may be suffering
from like symptoms which the order
says, cannot be distinguished there
from with reasonable certainty, shall
be regarded as suffering from the dis
ease.
Failure to comply with the order
carries with it a fine of $50 for the
first offense and for each subsequent
offense a fine of not exceeding 500.
Text Of Regulations.
The regulations became effective at
once.
The regulations follow:
ITO isolate the patient Immediately
upon the discovery of the nature of
the disease, as thoroughly as is prac-
ticable, from all persons who are not
suffering from the same disease, and
who are not necessarily in attendance
upon the patient, and to maintain such
isolation until the temperature of the
patient has returned to normal.
ITO disinfect each and every article
used by or about the patient and all
excreta from the patient, and such
other articles, if any, as have been
specially exposed to infection, before
the removal of such article or excreta
from said room or rooms if practical
Bile, and otherwise as soon thereafter
as is practicable
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only the confusion of change II he
votes for a democratic or republican
Congress.
1t looked for a while as if woman
suffrage would furnish the oppor-
tunity for clean-cut fight as be-
tween progressive and reactionary
doctrines and types. But the Presi-
dents warm espousal of the woman
suffrage amendment has produced
such a feeling Of gratitude among the
leaders of both the National Ameri-
can Woman Suffrage Association and
the national woman's party that in
stead of attacking the democratic
party as whole, as they first planned
and threatened to do, it is now the
intention of these two organizations
to give unstinted support to the
President and take no part IN the
congressional elections except IN Two
or three states where they hope to
gain the two votes necessary to make
up two-thirds vote in the Senate
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American National Dividend.

The regular quarterly dividend of 2
per cent on the capital stock of the
American National Bank has been de-
clared and is payable October 10,
books remaining closed from the 5th
to the 9Th, inclusive.
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Up-River Waters.

Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va, October
5-The Potomac river was clear and
the Shenandoah very cloudy this
morning.
Weather in Various Cities.
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Grain. Produce
and Live Stock.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO, October 5.-Fresh de-
clines in the corn market today ac-
companied a renewal of peace gossip
and a continuation Of Teutonic mill
light, and any tendency to plunge
heavily on either side of the market
appeared to be lacking. All other fac
tors except the war outlook were
ignored. Opening prices, which ranged
from h off to 4 advance, with No
vember 1873 to 1907 and December
1.2Sts to 1923, were followed by ma
terial losses all around, but then by a
good rally.
Oats were easy with corn. Scantiness
of rural offerings, though, acted as a
sustaining influence. After opening
unchanged to * lower, with Novem-
Der 70Aa to 704, the market sagged
further and then recovered.
Provisions rose on account Of big
shipments. Nevertheless, pit trading
;ctla
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-05

NEW YORK, October 5.-Lard-
Strong: middle west, 26.75a26.S5; other
articles unchanged.
Coffee-Rio. No. z, 10. Futures,
steady; January, S.95; March, 9.25.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-07
AFFECTS CHURCH
BoIshevlki Order Separates Insti.
tuition From State.
All Church Realty Is confiscated BY
Russian Government-By
Decree.

Petrograd, Feb. THE soviet has
Issued a decree, signed by Nicolai
Lenine and other members of the de
fa1to government, absolutely separ.
ating the church and the state, elm
mating church income from the state
and confiscating all church realty, fur
nishings and paraphernalia. The de-
cree stipulates that religious societies
may continue to use the property ex-
clusively for religious services. al
though the title is vested in the state.
Religious freedom Is guaranteed so
long as religious societies do not in
terfere with social order, limit the
rights of individuals or hinder the re-
public. No religious scruples are to
exempt persons from their duties as
citizens. The religious oath is can
celled and replaced by promise.
Marriage ceremonies and birth reg.
istrations are to be performed by the
civil authorities. Religious teaching
is abolished in state schools and in
private schools with similar curricu
lum.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-07
HITS The MARK
SOUTH DAKOTA BOY STAR GUN.
NER ON VESSEL.

Manno, Feb. Arthur Suess. OF
this city, is a gun pointer on board
y. s. s. Oklahoma and recently won
an increase of $40 per month in sal
ary for making six hits with a a.
inch gun in one minute and nine sec
onds and has the right to wear the
sign on his sleeve. A crew of nine
men work one of these big guns. each
man having his station and particular
work to do. One man turns out the
breech plug which weighs over 1900
pounds; another jams down lever
which brings a 1,400-pound shell in
to place; the powder man put four
bags of smokeless powder, each
weighing 81 pounds, on tray which
is carried into the chamber behind
the shell, the breech plug is turned
into place and the gun is loaded In
is seconds or less. The six hits on
this trial practice were made when
the sea was rolling and at moving
target. The stop watch showed one
minute and 10 seconds, but 10 Sec
onds were taken off the time for the
rough sea at the time of the prac-
tice. Young Suess is the son of John
Suess, manager Of the Menno Lum-
ber company's yard and enlisted In
the navy three years ago.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-07
HOLIDAYS NOT TO STOP
Heatless Monday Order viii Not
Be Lifted.
Acute Coal Shortage and Sewers
Weather In East Prevents Lift
ing of Ban.

Washington, Feb. 1.-The govern.
ment has decided, in view OF the fact
that the east is facing the most acute
coal shortage of the winter and Is in
the grip of the coldest weather in a
generation, that the heatless Monday
program cannot be abandoned at this
time.
The conclusion to continue the clos
ing was reached at a conference be.
tween Fuel Administrator Garfield and
Railroad Director General McAdoo at.
tended by dozen state fuel admins.
traitors. There was no official an.
nouncement, but a joint statement
probably will be given out.
There had been every indication up
to Monday night that the Monday
holidays were over, but reports
brought to Washington by the state
fuel administrators that throughout
most of the East there is on hand but
one days supply Of coal, coupled with
the weather situation, were accepted
As convincing proof that the present
Is no time to lift the closing order.
Four-Day cIosinss considered.
There are some indications that Il
better weather does not come to i'm
prove the situation officials will take
up for consideration an amendment to
the closing order prescribing two four
day shut downs. one covering the
period Of Uncoln's birthday anniver
sary and the other Washington's birth
day. Lincoln's birthday, February IL
falls on Tuesday, bringing tnree-day
holiday over Sunday, Monday ant
Tuesday. IL Saturday, usually OBJ
served as half holiday, were made ,
complete holiday, this would give {
four-day closing.
Washington's birthday, February %
on Friday, offers another opportunit!
to make Saturday q complete holiday
and thus give another four-day CLOSING
period.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-07
Federal Food Administration Or
der Affects All Public Eating
Places.
TO SAVE WHEAT FLOUR
Move Intended to Save Supplies And
Encourage Use of Other
Grains-Double Rations
Of Substitutes Allowed.

st. Paul, Feb. THE food admin
istrstion, I'm order to save wheat and
encourage the use OF its substi.
tutes the food administration has or
dered a two-ounce wheat bread ra.
tion for patrons of hotels, cafes, res
taurants and dining cars, and decreed,
as an alternative, permission TO
Of a substitute alone-corn, oatmeal
or bran. The wheat bread allowance
is said to be about that now observed
In England.
Washington adyices to this effect
were received by Walter A. Pocock.
St Paul, Minnesota representative
for the food administration. Mr..
POcock at once wired chairmen of
his Is district committees instructing
them to pass the word TO all places
in their Jurisdiction.
Double Weight of Substitute.
Not more than two ounces OF wheat
bread may be served to any one at
any meal, according to the regula-
tion. Furthermore, when rolls or
bread made from corn, oatmeal or
bran are served in place of wheat
bread. and when only one such sub
stitute is served, the portion may be
four ounces. Rolls may not weig I
more than one ounce each.
The dispatches sent from Washing.
ton TO hotel representatives in all
states directed them also to see that
| immediate observance was given "a
hotels to Monday and Wednesday as
wheatless days Tuesday as a meat
less day, Saturday ~ a porkless
day and to having one wheatless and
one meatless meal every day.
Rye in Class With Wheat.
A. ID. Wilson, federal food admins
traitor for Minnesota, announces that
rye had been placed by the GOVERN
ment in the same class with wheat
and hereafter rye flour or meal
should not be sold except with an
equal weight of recognized wheat
substitutes. In other words, the lat
ter now become wheat-and-rye substi
tutes. Rye has Joined the class o.
"50-50" products.