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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
What Men Eat in Shacks.

Come into the cook shack and see"
a soldier replied to a question as to how
the men were fed In the shack a meal
of fresh beef, potatoes. onions, canned
corn. white bread, coffee and canned
peaches was found in preparation. The
general took the party of correspond
tents to his headquarters and pointed, out
the location of his troops on a large
map.
How much no mans land is there
between the trenches at this point?''
asked one of the visitors, pointing to
the map There is no mans land
there. 1t is all Americas land" replied
the general y French captain later
sIbstantiateG The generals statement
by SAYING the Americans had assumed
control of no mans land soon after en-
tering the trenches in that sector.
German prisoners captured in patrol
fighting there stated that the handful
of Americans attacked with so much
force and Nigor that the Germans
"kamerad," in the belief that there
were many more in the attacking party.
Although numerous daring cour-
aSeous deeds have been performed by
the Americans in that sector, one of the
most interesting is that of a German
born sergeant who, with small detail
took a German prisoner in a patrol
fight, but lost his way, with the result
that the party wound up at the German
harbed wire, where they could plainly
hear the Germans talking in their dug
outs. The sergeant pointed a revolver
II the prisoners head and whispered in
German: Maybe they will get US be-
fore we can get back. but if they try it
/ will Kill you first Now don't you
utter a sound and lead us back to our
line
The German prisoner silently led the
Americans back to their own trenches,
the sergeant following close behind
him with drawn revolver The prisoner
was turned over to the intelligence Off
GER of the unit, who gained much va1u-
able information from him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
ARCHBISHOP OF YORK PLEADS
British Primate Wants Closer o. S
Alliance With England.

NEW YORK. March 4.-The Most Rev.
Cusmo Gordon Lang, D. D., p. c., Lord
Archbishop of York. the first Of the eighty
nine archbishops of York to cross the seas
to America, delivered an eloquent plea for
a close partnership between the United
States and England during and after the
war at the Cathedral of st. John the
Divine here yesterday
distinguished congregation. in which
were included representatives from many
American. English and Canadian patriotic
societies and men and women in the serv-
ice of the United States and Great Britain
on land and sea listened to the English
primate's sermon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
PARLIAMENT TO RESUME.
Belgians Assemble First Time Since
Fall of Antwerp.

PARIS, March "A meeting of all
the Belgian senators and deputies re-
siding in France, England and Hol-
land, viii be held in Paris this month,
according to the Figaro. The assembly
will have an official character. it is
stated, and all the Belgian ministers
at Havre will attend. Resolutions will
be adopted to be presented to King
Albert for ratification.
This is the first time an attempt has
been made to hold a general meetin 9
of the Belgian parliament since the
fall of Antwerp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
Cadets Break Aviation Records

SAN DIEGO. Cal. March 4-Flying an
aggregate distance of 5000 miles in sew
enty-two hours. aviation cadets at the
Rockwell Field. North Island flying school.
have broken ali records for American
aviation training mileage. The number OF
machines used was not divulged. but the
mileage was attained without the break
mS of q single wing section or strut
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
ALLENBY'S FORCES GAIN
ON A 12-M!LE FRONT

LONDON, March 4.-Brtish troops
operating north of Jerusalem in Paies-
tine have made an advance along a front
of twelve miles to a maximum depth of
5000 yards astride and west of the
jerusalem -Nabuius road, the war Of
fee announced to-day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
Rated Effort to Escape Penalties.

Through this device defendant seeks
to escape the penalties of the law and
continue to conduct an unlawful bust
ness in this District. The Virginia
branch was opened for this purpose, not
through desire to establish a legit-
mate business in that state, but to
ena BILE defendant to conduct a prohibit
ed business here"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04

Neither is a peaceable assembly, un-
der the present statute. unlawful
says Justice Van Orsdel The statute
does not condemn the mere act of as
sembling on the street, but prohibits
assembling and congregatins, coupled
with the DOING OF the forbidden
acts. 1t would hardly be con-
tended that if defendants had met on
one of the spacious sidewalks of Penn
sy1yania avenue to conduct d peaceable
conversation, though in degree in
coryeniencing pedestrians, they would
he guilty under the statute of crowd
ing and obstructing the free use of
the walk.
The information was Worded in the
1.npuage of the statute and charged
,haf the women did consregate and
assemble on Pennsylvania avenue. did
then and there crowd, obstruct and
incommode the free use of the side
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
Plague Spreads in China

SHANGHAI. China. Thursday. Febru-
airy 2s.-The pneumonia plague has
spread to Shantung province from
Shansi province. where it has been
prevalent. Four deaths have occurred
at Tsianfu. capital of Shantung prov
ipce. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
Must Contain Acts.

The court holds this insufficient and
der,ares the information must contain
the acts relied upon to show that the
assembly was for AN unlawful purpose.
Those appealing from the Police
Court indictments and whose cases are
u,Iashed by the courts order today are
,.nrtrude < Hunter, Clara X. E'ueler.
Marv NJ Lockwood. Kate }. Boecke.
Pauline f. Adams, Margaret Mcintyre
I,Crthin.shan Maud Z. Jamison. Vivian
,pierce, Lucy Burns and Caroline 4.
Beach
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
Senator King Attacks
Postmaster General for
Submitting Argument

Following the order to print in the
Record The reply of the Postmaster
General to his resolution asking by
what authority the Postmaster Cen
eral had offered to take over the Dis
trict telephone system. Senator King Of
; Utah. after scanning the report, at
tackled Mr. Burleson because he had
sent to the Senate an argument" in
support of the governments taking the
telephone system.
1T was not a proper response to the
resolution adopted by the Senate to
submit an argument in favor of gov
ernment ownership of the telephone
system, declared Senator King. 1t was
a simple resolution, which could have
been answered categoricaIiy"
Senator Stone OF Missouri asked il
Senator King was opposed TO the TAX
ing over Of the telephone system here
by. the government
Il am was the reply. absolutely
opposed to it The government is bnr-
dened enough a this time without nut
ting up lot of money for this tele-
phone system"
Il have nothing 10 say at this time
IN regard TO the proper course to be
followed or whether the Postmaster
General has made a proper reply to the
senator's resolution said Senator
Stone But l do say that the system
mere now is absolutely inefficient that
it would seem TO me the government
business would require that some bet
ter service be rends red | do sav that
the service could not be worse than in
is now"
Senator Jones OF washingto, wanteo
to know if the Postmaster General had
included in his reply the answer to
the question asked by Senator Kings
resolution.
"In negative way" said Senator
King.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04

Prince Mirko, who was thirty-nine
years old. remained in Montenegro aft
the royal family fed from the Aus
triap invaders. He attempted to enter
into separate peace negotiations with
Austria, but his efforts were of no
avail. IT was reported in January,
1917, that Prince Mirko was to be made
the ruler of new south SlaVoDic state
to be created by the central powers.
His wife was Princess Natalie. and
they had three sons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
PRINCE MIRKO DIES.
Second Son of King Nicholas OF
Montenegro Succumbs.

AMSTERDAM, March 4.-Priuce Mir
ko. second son OF King Nicholas of
Montenegro. died in 4 sauitarium at
Vienna Sunday of hemorrhages of the
lungs. He entered the sanitarium two
wears ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
Germany's Debt Steadily Crews

AMSTERDAM, March 4.--Germany's ma.
,ioral debt has risen to nearly 124, ,000,-
ono ooO marks the rechStag has beer
nfnrmed by Count Won PoSadowSky-
Wahner. former vice chancellor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
Eight Suits to Be Pressed by Women

At the headquai ters of the woman's
Marty il was said that the eight suits
erainst the District Commissioners,
the superintendent of the Washington
;aiI and w IL Whitaker. sUuc~t1t- r-. I
Of The District workhouse at Occoquan n,
win be pressed with renewed vigor.
Eacb of the eight pickets is suing the
commissioners and Supt. Zinkna, Ct
the District jail for $4,000 each and
C,nt Whitaker for $4,000 each. aU.g-
M false arrest. false Imprisonment
and Illegal removal from the District
Of columbia Jail to the workhouse at
OcCoduGn.
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In Interest of Turkey.

(Tke new territorial claims upon Rus
STA are apparently advanced in the in
terest of Turkey Batoum. a strongly
fortified seaport on the Black coast,
in Transcaucasia. about twenty miles
north of the border of Turkish Armenia,
was one of the cities Ceded by Turkey
to Russia after the Russo-Turkish war
of 1S11-lS- Ears, also in Transcaucasia,
I05 miles northeast of Erzerum in
Turkish Armenia. has been in dispute
between the Turks and the Russians
for nearly century. and finally was
ceded to Russia at the same time as
was Batoum. The other region men,
toned probably is that of karabagh
Transcaucasia. lying to the east of the
Kars region and north of the Persian
border)
A German airman bombed various
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
Four Siberian Cities
of Importance Are Now
in MaximaIists' Hands

TOXIC, March 3.-According to re-
liable reports the cities of Irkutsk.
Observation-Disclosures, Omak and Kha-
barovsIs are completely in the hands of
the maximalists
All are important cities of eastern
Siberia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
Railway Runs Through Cave.

y small railway for carrying supplies
runs through the cave a sign over one
entrance reads: East Boston Tunnel
and one of the men standing near re-
marked THAT reminds me of home"
At another point the correspondent
saw some men who had just completed
their round of trench duty. The general
in command said they had begged to be
allowed TO STAY III the line a few more
days. why. they took US out before
we even had a decent scrap" said ma
chine gunner.
As soon as the Germans learned the
Americans were in The trenches oppo-
site them they put up a sign reading:
Welcome. Yankees bat the infantry
men riddled it with bullets until it
looked like Il sieve. All the soldiers
with whom the visitor talked expressed
pleasure at being in the trenches rather
than in training camp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
Postmaster General Burleson, in Reply to King
Resolution, Declares Private Rates Caused
Crisis Here---Urges Government
Ownership.
ASSERTS POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT
WOULD BOOM SERVICE, INCREASE USE
War Secrets Figure Plea Have United States Take Company.
Congress Should Give Authority to Change
Equipment Studied Situation.

Declaring that private rate making responsible for the
ofdate and inadequate telephone service and for resulting break
down of traffic Washington Postmaster General
Bureson reply the King resolution this told the
Senate that authority the Post Office Department
the telephones here great reduction The present
telephone in Washington be described time as
deporable.' according to the Postmaster General.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
Highest of Cities.

The quality of service rendered in
the city of Washington was extremely
low before the war, the answer to the
Senate declared, the lowest per tele-
phone reported for any city in the
United states in 1914, while the av-
erage rate charged for completed calls
was the highest for all the cities re-
porting, with one exception
The reply did not take up the ques-
ton of mechanical' equipment for the
local telephone system to replace the
present manual system. Z is known
that the Post Office Department is in
favor of the automatic phones, but will
not take any steps in this direction
unless Congress should give the desired
authority.
After recountins the shistory of the
bills now before Congress seeking gov
ernment ownership of telephones. Post
master General 3urleson declared that
if any of those measures had been
enacted into law the present telephone
system in Washington. which may be
described at this time IS deplorable,
would have been avoided"
The Postmaster General caused to be
made by telephone experts a careful
sfudy OF the telephone situation here.
with a view TO ascertaining definitely
the iecessagy ooerating expenses OF
conducting the system a part of the
service
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
u. s. MENUN z
FEET UNDERGROUND
Soldiers in France Occupy
Deep Quarries and Nat
uraI RecesSeS.

BY the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Sunday, March 3.-Some of
the American troops in the Chernin- -des-
Danes sector are having an experience
of cave life behind the front trenches,
their billets being deep underground
quarrIes and natural recesses beneath
the surface. The correspondent on a
visit to this sector found them thus
quartered, occupying positions held by
the Germans less than a year ago.
Most OF the Americans, however. are
living in the trenches and accompany
ing dugouts. The front line trenches
here have been cleaned, strengthened
and improved and are Well protected
with oaTbed wire entanglements.
The underground billets, some of
them old limestone quarries and others
partly natural in formation and i'm
proved through blasting operations by
the Germans, who occupied them for
nearly three years, are variousiy
named. One of them is called the pan
theon-' 1t accommodates a thousand
men. The correspondent found French
and American soldiers living together
there in perfect harmony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
Will End Congestion.

The Postmaster General criticised the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company, declaring the conclusion
cannot be escaped that private rate
making is responsible for the telephone
situation here.
And the local company proposes re-
lief only by destroying. through higher
rates, even more of the existing traffic
of the city the reply of the Postmaster
General declared. The rates now re-
strict the use of the, phone to about
one-half of the utilization obtained
throughout the country. Its proposed
remedy is to eliminate, by. higher rates.
a large part of the service that is left"
In his plea. for government ownership
of the local telephone system Post =
master General Burleson reiterated to
the Senate the proposal made by City
Postmaster Chance to the public util-
tiles commission and added another:
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i F0TWTTWU ITTg gUWVTF
pany for the year 1918 raises its capital
| TO $40. .sS4.00l. hut raises the number OF
telephones TO only 75,l0e.
! Should Be Accessible TO AL.
Communication is q means primal to
the qualification of all human require
ments- 1t should, therefore, be made
| accessible to all persons. whatever their
fortunes may be, as considerations Of
public economy viii allow. This means
that ample facilities should be provided
by the government which is charged by
the Constitution with this great func-
ton. 1t means 100, that the service
should be provided at reasonable cost
in fact at low cost as efficient Serv-
ice permits, SO that the largest number
possible may use it. The postal system
has so realized these great objects
formulated it's rates. that the poorest
self-sustaining human being can afford
10 use any service il performs. The
only postal limitation on his communi-
eating from end to end of the republic
is the cost of two-cent stamp.
'Dn the other hand the use of these
great facilities Of communicating by
| electricity is woefuIly restricted among
the masses of the people by the neces-
sites OF the interest Of private persons
who own and manage them. Among the
masses of the people, even here in
country of the world. the majority are
shown to be denied this great conven-
fence. The following table o nthe testi-
mony of the president of the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Conn
pany, teSufying a to the distribution
of the telephone service among the
residences Of the city, before the COM
mittee on the District of Columbia of
| the House OF Representatives, speaks
conclusively as to the effect of high
rates and private control upon this
great agency of communication.
Distributions of Phones.
one hundred families, paying a house
rent un to $50, have 10 phones. 10 per
cent; up to So, have % phones. % per
cent; above $50, have s. phones. So per
cent.
1T is no criticism of private endeavor
to quote the above facts. They repre-
sent failures. grave failures in modern
communication. but they are failures
judged by postal standards, not by the
standards of private enterprise. The
wealth of the United States is ample to
justify complete telephone service in
its capital. Private epdeavor does not
have the kind of motive necessary for
the accomplishment of this or other
postal objects Great organizations OF
national scope it has built up in that
part of the field Of communication
which the government has 50 long neg
iected; neglected, l say, but not surren-
dered either its right or duty to per-
form.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04

This Notwithstanding that the price of the
daily edition has necessarily been increased
from l cent to cents per copy
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Private Rates Responsible.

THAT within reasonable time after
receiving such authority the Post Of
flee Depa rtment will permanently re-
move the present congestion of tele-
phone traffic and bring about more
seneraD use of the lines to both the
government and private owners"
There is no government engaged in
the present war-there is hardly a gov
ernment hich intrustS its
official secrets and correspondence to
unofficial and private carriers" the re-
ply stated.
so much as might be necessary of
the surplus of the Post Office Depart
ment." the Postmaster General de-
clared. for the fiscal years 1916 and
1911. could nowhere and in no way
be more appropriately applied than in
giving the government. in its stress
and the people of the capital city
permanent. adequate facilities for com
munication and al rea sonable rates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04
Believes Senate Should Wait.

Senator Norris of Nebra ska suggested
that il the Senate was to pass on the
propriety of the reply II should wait
ua.il it has Eeea printed and laid be-
fore it.
Senator King said that il he had
known the character of the r-.ly, ne
would have objected to its t-iny print
ed in the record
Senator Williams insisted tina. the
Postmaster General had a right to in
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WEATHER.

Cloudy tonight and tomorrow, prob
ably rain; warmer tonight.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending . pm. today: Highest, 81, at
4:c0 pm. yesterday; lowest. -, at Z
am. today.
Full report on page II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-04

Mr.. Burleson personally carried his
reply to the Senate, and delivered it 10
Senator Salisbury of Delaware. presi-
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fndE Dc dtSCFlDtN at tIlls tlInc as
master General.
lapeake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany for the year 1918 raises its capital
| TO SO. 69+ .00l. hut raises the number OF
telephones TO only 75,I0o.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-12

AuO offers great Opportunities for
- q moderate means to secure
Aomeg on very easy terms. Inform
1etlon desired. For free book ana
no special railroad rates write
g TaiImadge, Colonization Agent
sceie. Ry Co.. First National Bauk
4xzEeouth half ab-l0-4s, Kit Car
ce4 - miles .. .. Burlington: level
~ Nbeat land. Price SIS; half cash.
yoaeA . per cent.
0edsatopk Council Bluffs, n.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-12
REAL EsTATE-other Cite,

REAL ESTATE-Other Cities
COTTAGE for sale or rent for summer;
Toxic Cottage. Glen Park. Colo: good
aize. good condition: magnificent view Ad-
dress w. +. H.. Box Y. SIS Omaha Bee.
AARGA1N-s2 cash. 50 monthly buys five
lots on Long Island. New York. full price,
$50: only 81 each. vaile. 1880 Broadway.
New York City. N. r.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-12

IN want to know about Coloradof The
eAeredo State Board OF immigration is
pRnxed to advise ~ to crop. climatic
esher conditions Of interest to anyone
- ecntemplating moving to the state.
< n4e ~ productive ~ any in the world
- - obtained ut half the cost Of lands
- high priced sections of the east.
Ddad climatic and good opportunities
eDyene Of reasonable means. Lands now
esins In value rapidly. For authentic
nation write the State Board OF
grafton. So Capitol Building, Denver,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-12

FOR sALE-Sec. is-ii-ss, Weld Co, Is
miles 20. Of Bushnell and miles so. OF
Kimball Co.. 500 acres reliable wheat land
bargain at tl3.6o per acre; $4,000 cash
bal. years. 8 per cent: also own eh e2-
lo-4G. sedgwick Co.: level south table.
land. near Julesburg. Price sss per acre
Carry $1,000, s yrs., 9 per cent.
WIZ =. sisdsntopfs Council BluffA Il
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-12
Today all 0aha and the territory Oaa
are reading studying Caa@g OF Wants and Opportunities
mvmsrm 'ApqA1
FARM AND RANCH LANDS
Nebraska Lands.
MERRIcK COUNTY BARGAIN.

160 acres, lies level, nicely improved, five
miles from good town. one-half mile to
rural high school, perfect level road to
town; improvements consist of a good
s-room house, well sheltered by plenty
of shade trees, good barn for IL horses
and tons of hay hog shed. chicken
house, granary and garage, good well
and windmill, best of water, so acres
under Jplow. Is acres in alfalfa, balance
pasture which can all be broken and prof.
itably farmed; all good, black sandy loan
soil that produces any crop grown In Me-
braska. Price $55 per acre, about one
half cash. balance good terms. This farm
will not be on the market long. Come and
look 1t over now.
SEE M. A. LARSON,
CENTRAL CITY, NEBRASKA.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-12
FARM LAND WANTED

FARMS WANTED.
Don't list your farm with us II you
want to keep 1t.
e. p. sNowDEN q SON.
x33 3. 18th. Douglas ss5t
WANTED-20.ooo acres of Kimball and
Banner county land. Must be first-class
farm land. improved or unimproved Ad-
dress Box 4s7. Omaha Bee.